谚语

1.A miss is as good as a mile.

失之毫厘，谬以千里

2.Necessity is the mother of invention.

需要是发明的动力

3.It′s easy to be wise after the event.

事后诸葛亮。

4.A fair death honors the whole life.

死得其所，流芳百世。

5.A brave man may fall, but he can not yield.

勇者可能跌倒 ,但不会屈服.

6.In for a penny, in for a pound.

一不做，二不休。

7.Don’t ride the high horse.

不要摆臭架子;莫趾高气扬。

8.Who chatters to you, will chatter of you.

搬弄口舌者必是小人。

向你说别人坏话者,也会向别人说你的坏话。

9.The ass wags his ears.

驴子摇耳朵。

（傻瓜装聪明。）

（自鸣得意。）

10.A faithful friend is hard to find.

益友难得/知音难觅.

11.The world is but a little place, after all.

有缘千里来相会。

（海内存知己，天涯若比邻。）

12.We must not lie down, and cry, God help us.

求神不如求己

13.Love me little and love me long.

不求情意浓，但愿情义长。

（不求情意绵绵，但求天长地久。）

14.Life is short and time is fleeting.

人生短暂，光阴易逝

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How time flies.

光阴似箭，日月如梭。

15.None but the brave deserve the fair.

英雄才能配美人。

16.A good wife that never grumbles.

良马不失蹄，贤妻不聒絮

17.Christmas comes but once a year.

圣诞节一年才一次。（喻）佳节良辰，机会难得。

18.Devil must be driven out with devils.

以毒攻毒。

19.Laugh and grow fat.

常笑多福、心宽体胖。

笑一笑，十年少

20.The mountain has brought forth a mouse.

虎头蛇尾

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雷声大雨点小

21.Friendship cannot stand always on one side.

来而不往非礼也.

22.Love lives in cottages as well as in courts.

爱情无贵贱，贫富皆有之。

爱情不分贫贱与富贵。

23.It is good fishing in troubled waters.

混水好摸鱼

24.It's no use pumping a dry well.

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