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1.Out of sight, out of mind. 眼不见，心不念

2.Actions speak louder than word. 行动胜于雄辩

3.Beauty is only skin deep. 美貌不过一张皮

4.You have make your bed, so you must lie on it. 自作自受

5.Seeing is believing. 眼见为实

6.A bird in the hand is worth two in the bush. 一鸟在手,胜于二鸟在林.

7.Birds of a feather flock together. 物以类聚，人以群分

8.Blood is thicker than water. 血浓于水

9.Born with a silver spoon in one’s mouths. 出身富裕

10.When the cat's away, the mice will play. 猫不在，鼠自在

11.Charity begins at home. 博爱始于自家

12.Cut your coat according to your cloth. 量入为出

13.Too many cocks spoil the broth. 人多添乱

14.Don’t count your chickens before they are hatched. 蛋未孵化，别数小鸡

15.Curiosity killed the cat. 好奇害死猫

16.The devil makes work for idle hands. 人闲生事非

17.Every dog has his day. 人人皆有得意时

18.The early bird catches the worn. 早起的鸟儿有虫吃

19.Be easier said than done. 说时容易做时难

20.Easy come, easy go. 易得易失

21.An eye for an eye (and a tooth for a tooth ). 以眼还眼，以牙还牙

22.So for ,so good. 到目前为止，一切还算顺利

23.Like father, like son. 有其父必有其子

24.First come,first served. 先到先接待

25.A fool and his money are soon parted. 蠢人不积财

26.A friend in need is a friend indeed. 患难见真情

27.What goes around comes around. 你怎待人，人就怎么待你

28.All that glitters is not gold. 发光的未必是金子

29.The grass is always greener on the other side. 这山望着那山高

30.Half a loaf is better than no bread. 有总比没有强

31.Many hands make light work. 人多好办事

32.More haste, less speed. 欲速则不达

33.Make hay while the sun shines. 趁有太阳的时候晒干草（趁热打铁）

34.Two heads are better than one. 两人智慧胜一人（三个臭皮匠赛过诸葛亮）

35.He who hesitates is lost. 当断不断，必受其乱

36.Home is where the heart is. 家之所在，心之所安

37.You can lead a horse to water, but you can’t make it drink. 牵马近水易，逼马饮水难

38.Give somebody an inch and they’ll take a mile/yard. 得寸进尺

39.Don’t judge a book by its cover. 不要以貌取人

40.Kill the goose that lays the golden eggs. 杀鸡取卵，竭泽而渔

41.Better late than never. 迟到总比不盗号

42.He who laughs last laughs best. 笑到最后，笑得最甜

43.Look before you leap./Think twice before you take action. 三思而后行

44.Where there is life ,there is hope. 留得青山在不愁没柴烧

45.Live and let live. 宽以待人

46.Love is blind. 情人眼里出西施

47.One man’s meat is another man’s poison. 一人手中宝，他人脚下草

48.You can’t keep a good man down. 决心大的人必有出头之日

49.The more ,the merrier/better. 多多益善

50.Money talks. 财大气粗

51.No news is good news. 没有消息就是好消息

52.Once bitten ,twice shy. 一遭被蛇咬，十年怕井绳

53.You are young once. 青春只有一次

54.No pain, no gain. 不劳无获

55.The pen is mightier than the sword. 笔诛胜于剑伐

56.Pigs might fly. 太阳打西边出来了

57.Any port in a storm. 慌不择路，饥不择食

58.Practice makes perfect. 熟能生巧

59.Prevention is better than cure. 防范于未然是上策

60.Everyone has their price. 重赏之下必有勇夫

61.Pride comes/goes before a fall. 骄傲使人落后

62.It never rains but it pours. 祸不单行

63.The road to hell is paved with good. 黄泉路上好意多

64.Rob Peter to pay Paul. 拆东墙补西墙

65.A rolling stone gathers no moss. 滚石不生苔，频迁不聚财

66.Rome wasn’t built in a day. 罗马不是一天建成

67.When in Rome do as the Romes do. 入乡随俗

68.A rose by any other name would smell as sweet. 名称并不是重要的东西

69.Never say die. 别泄气，别气馁

70.Silence is golden. 沉默是金

71.It’s six of and half a dozen of the other. 半斤八两，不相上下

72.Let sleeping dogs lie. 别惹事生非

73.It’s a small world. 世界真小

74.The spirit is willing but the flesh is weak. 心有余而力不足、力不从心

75.Still waters run deep. 静水深流

76.A stitch in time saves nine. 及时缝一针能省九针；小洞及时补，负遭大洞苦

77.Strike while the iron is hot. 趁热打铁

78.One swallow doesn’t make a summer. 一燕不成夏

79.Time is money. 时间就是金钱

80.Only time will tell. 时间会证明

81.Truth will out. 真相中将告白，纸包不住火

82.One good turn deserves anther. 善有善报

83.Variety is the spice of life. 经历丰富多彩才令生活充满乐趣

84.Walls have ears. 隔墙有耳

85.Waste not ,want not. 勤俭节约，吃穿不缺

86.Where there is a will where is a way. 有志者事竟成

87.All work and no play makes jack a dull boy. 只工作不玩耍，聪明的孩子也变傻

88.A watched pot never boils. 心急水不开

89.Make something of yourself. 有所成就、学有所成

90.Scratch your head over something. 苦思冥想、苦苦琢磨

91.Thank God\Goodness\heavens. 谢天谢地

92.Thank your lucky stars. 真走运、吉星高照

93.Through thick and thin. 经历风风雨雨

94.A is one thing ,B is another. 两回事

95.Have the time of your life. 玩的痛快

96.Time and time again. 一而再，再而三

97.Have time to kill. 无所事事

98.Form top to bottom. 从上到下；彻底的

99.Odds and ends. 零碎的东西

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中国成语英文版100个中国成语的英文版100 个 1.赔了夫人又折兵Suffer a double loss; lose the bait along with the fish. 2.抛砖引玉A modest spur to induce others to come forward with valuable contributions; throw a sprat to catch a mackerel. 3.破釜沉舟Cut off all means of retreat；burn one"s own way of retreat and be determined to fight to the end. 3.抢得先机Take the preemptive opportunities. 4.巧妇难为无米之炊One can"t make bricks without straw. 5.千里之行始于足下 A thousand-li journey begins with the first step--the highest eminence is to be gained step by step. 6.前事不忘，后事之师Past experience, if not forgotten, is a guide for the future. 7.前怕狼，后怕虎Fear wolves ahead and tigers behind; hesitate in doing something. 8.强龙难压地头蛇The mighty dragon is no match for the native serpent. 9.瑞雪兆丰年A fall of seasonal snow gives promise of a fruitful year. 10.人逢喜事精神爽People are in high spirits when involved in happy events. 11.世上无难事，只怕有心人Where there is a will, there is a way. 12.世外桃源A retreat away from the turmoil of the world. 13.人之初，性本善Humans are born good. 14.上有天堂，下有苏杭Just as there is paradise in heaven, there are Suzhou and Hangzhou on earth 15.塞翁失马，焉知非福 A blessing in disguise; Every cloud has a silver lining. 16.三十而立A man should be independent at the age of thirty. /At thirty, a man should be able to think for himself. 17.水涨船高A ship rises with the tide 18.时不我待Time and tide wait for no man. 19.杀鸡用牛刀Use a steam-hammer to crack nuts. 20.实事求是Seek truth from facts; be practical and realistic; be true to facts. 21.说曹操，曹操到Speak of the devil. 22.实话实说Speak the plain truth; call a spade

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1. A cat may look at a king. [字面意思]猫也可以看国王。 [解释]无名小卒也可以评论大人物。人皆可以为尧舜。不要因为别人的资格不够老，或经不如你多，就不让他发表意见。 2. A penny saved is a penny earned. [字面意思]节省一个便士就等于挣了一个便士。 [解释]省钱是明智的做法。省一分就是赚一分。不要因为钱的数目不大就不把它当一回事瞧不起小钱是不对的，要记住A penny saved is a penny earned这条经验。 3. A watched pot never boils. [字面意思]眼睛盯着看的壶永远不会开。 [解释]事情在进行中，不到时候就不会有结果，要水到渠成才行。心急锅不开。你着急，急也没用！用眼睛盯着它看也无济于事，事情不会因为你着急就会有较快的进展。 4. A word to the wise. [字面意思]送给智者的一句话。 [解释]给明智而愿意接受别人意见或建议的人提出忠告。我知道你能听进去话，所以我才跟你这么说。我说的是正确的，对你有好处，而且我知道你也会听取我的意见。 5. All is well that ends well. [字面意思]结尾好就意味着一切都好。

[解释]结局好，一切都好。出自莎士比亚剧本名。在开始或中间环节出现的一些小的差错或麻烦无关紧要，没什么大不了的，只要最终的结局令人满意，那就是好的。 6. Bad news travels fast. [字面意思]坏消息传得快。 [解释]好事不出门，坏事传千里。 7.Beauty is only skin deep. [字面意思]美貌只是肤浅的。 [解释]美貌只是表面现象而已。以貌取人靠不住。你不能只看到她有漂亮的面孔就向她求爱，你还应该考虑其它方面的因素。找结婚伴侣是要过日子，不是当海报招贴画来看的。我的忠告是两句话：Beauty is only skin-deep. True feelings are more important. 8. Beggars can't be choosers. [字面意思]乞丐不可能有选择。 [解释]你得到的不完全是你想得到的，可能条件或质量等方面差一些，但没有再选择的余地，只能接受不十分满意的事物。这就叫Beggars can't be choosers. 9. Better safe than sorry. [字面意思]安全比遗憾好 [解释]最好不要去冒险。即使不冒险你得多费些功夫，多做些枯燥无味的工作，这都值得。总比为了省事而冒险强。变体：Better to be safe than sorry.

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1、守株待兔：相传在战国时代宋国，有一个农民，日出而作，日入而息．遇到好年景，也不过刚刚吃饱穿暖；一遇灾荒，可就要忍饥挨饿了．他想改善生活，但他太懒，胆子又特小，干什么都是又懒又怕，总想碰到送上门来的意外之财。奇迹终于发生了。深秋的一天，他正在田里耕地，周围有人在打猎。吆喝之声四处起伏，受惊的小野兽没命的奔跑。突然，有一只兔子，不偏不倚，一头撞死在他田边的树根上。当天，他美美地饱餐了一顿。从此，他便不再种地。一天到晚，守着那神奇的树根，等着奇迹的出现。成语“守株待兔”，比喻亡想不劳而得，或死守狭隘的经验，不知变通。 staying by a stump waiting for more hares to come and dash themselves against it this story took place more than 2,000 years ago,in the warring states period（475-221 b.c.）.tradition has it that in the state of song at that time there was a man who was famous for staying by a stump waiting for more hares to come and dash themselves against it. he was a yong farmer,and his family had been farmers for generations.year after year and generation after generation, farmers used to sow in spring and harvest in autumn,beginning to work at sunrise and retiring at sunset.in good harvest years,they could only have enough food to eat and enough clothing to wear.if there was a famine due to crop failure,they had to go hungry. this young farmer wanted to improve his life.but he was too lazy and too cowardly.being lazy and cowardly over everything,he often dreamed of having unexpected blessings. a miracle took place at last. one day in late autumn,when he was ploughing in the field,two groups of people were hunting nearby.as shoutings were rising one after another,scared hares were running desperately.suddenly,a blind hare dashed itself headlong against the stump of a dead tree in his field and died. that day,he ate his fill. from that day on,he no longer went in for farming again.from morning till night,he stayed by that miraculous stump,waiting for miracles to take place again. this story comes from"the five vermin"in the works of han https://www.wendangku.net/doc/c57290636.html,ter generations often use the set phrase"staying by a stump waiting for more hares to come and dash themselves against it"to