Proverbs and sayings1. A bird in the hand is worth two in the bush.双鸟在林不如一鸟在手。
；千赊不如八百现；一鸟在手远胜两鸟在林. Here is a good advice: a bird in the hand is worth two in the bush.现在再给你一个忠告：一鸟在手胜过二鸟在林。
2. A fool and his money are soon parted.[谚]愚人有钱留不住。
3. A hedge between keeps friendship green.君子之交淡如水.4. A penny saved is a penny earned.积少成多省一便士就是挣一便士.5.Absence makes the heart grow fonder.小别胜新婚.fonder adj. 喜欢的( fond的比较级 )；多情的；溺爱的；盲目轻信的喜欢的6.Actions speak louder than words.pr. 事实胜于雄辩∙行动胜过言辞；∙事实胜于雄辩；∙行动比言语更有说服力；∙行动胜于语. Actions speak louder than words. I think your leader insufficiently diligently.百说不如一干。
我觉得你们的领导人不够努力。
7.Adversity leads to prosperity.逆境通向成功。
8.All good things must come to an end.天下没有不散的筵席.9.All is fair in love and war.战场,情场,不择手段.爱情与战争,只要能取胜,方法都可用By fair means千方百计，不择手段不择手段地；不择手段；千方百计地；用正当或不正当手段10.All that glitters is not gold.[谚]发光的东西未必都是黄金Remember that all that glitters is not gold.提醒你,发光的不见得是黄金.11.All work and no play makes Jack a dull boy.只学习,不玩耍,聪明孩子也变傻.12.An ounce of prevention is worth a pound of cure.防病为主,治疗为辅.Ounce[auns]少量Beauty is only skin deep.美丽只是外表Mike is handsome but selfish. Beauty is but skin deep.迈克挺英俊的，但是很自私。
人不可貌相啊。
13.Birds of a feather flock together.pr. 物以类聚（一丘之貉）羽毛相同的鸟总飞成一群（物以类聚）Ned: All his friends are dishonest Birds of a feather flock together.他所有的朋友都不诚实，物以类聚，人以群分嘛。
14.Blood is thicker than water.血浓于水15.Charity begins at home.（谚）好事从家里做起慈善要从家庭做起；仁爱始于家；仁爱先从家里开始；老吾老Charity begins at home, they say. 他们说，行善得由己及人嘛。
16.Custom is a second nature.习俗是人的第二本性17.Do not bite off more than you can chew.不要贪多嚼不烂.Don't be afraid to bite off more than you can chew.别害怕去尝试仿佛超过能力所及的事情.18.Do not count your chickens before they are hatched.鸡蛋还未孵,先别数鸡雏;莫过早乐观.19.Do not cross that bridge until you come to it.车到山前必有路,船到桥头自会直.20.Do not judge a book by its cover.You can't judge a book by its cover.你不能以貌取人嘛.22. Do not put all your eggs in one basket.不要把全部鸡蛋放在一只篮子里.23. Even Homer sometimes nods.人非圣贤，孰能无过。
24. Every cloud has a silver lining.乌云背后有阳光。
25. Every dog has its day每只狗都有它的一天26. God helps those who help themselves.自助者天助之.27. Good things come in small packages.勿以善小而不为。
28. Man propose, God dispose.谋事在人，成事在天。
29. Haste makes waste欲速30. He who would climb a ladder must begin at the bottom. 欲登梯者从底始.31. Honesty is the best policy.诚实为上策。
32. Hope for the best and prepare for the worst.抱最好的希望，做最坏的打算.33. If life gives you lemons, make lemonade.如果生活给你柠檬，就做柠檬汁。
34. If you risk nothing, then you risk everything.如果你不冒任何风险，那么你的风险是一切。
35. If you want something done right, do it yourself.如果你想做正确的事，做你自己。
36. Kill two birds with one stone.一箭双雕。
37. Let sleeping dogs lie.别惹麻烦。
38. Love is blind.情人眼里出西施。
39. Never put off until tomorrow what you can do today.不要把今天能做的事，直到明天。
40. Once bitten, twice shy一朝被蛇咬，十年怕井绳41. One man's meat is another man's poison.一个人的佳肴常为另一人的毒药.42. Penny wise and pound foolish贪小便宜吃大亏43. People who live in glass houses should not throw stones. 住在玻璃房子里的人不该扔石头。
44. Short accounts make long friends.帐算清，交情深.45. Tell me who walks with you, and I'll tell you who you are. 告诉我你身边的人是谁，我会告诉你是谁。
46. The apple does not fall far from the tree.苹果不会离树很远。
47. The early bird catches the worm.早起的鸟有虫吃。
48. The good seaman is known in bad weather.惊涛骇浪，方显出英雄本色。
49. There are plenty of other fish in the sea有很多在海里的鱼50. There is no such thing as a free lunch世上没有不要钱的好事51. There is no use crying over spilled milk对无法挽回的事抱怨后悔是毫无用处的52. Think twice, act wise.三思，明智的行为。
53. Too many cooks spoil the broth.人多误事。
54. Two wrongs do not make a right.两个错误，加不出一个正确.55. You are what you eat.你吃什么就是什么。
56. You can catch more flies with honey than with vinegar.你能捉到更多的苍蝇用蜂蜜比用醋。
57. You can lead a horse to water, but you cannot make him drink. 你可以把马牵到水边，但你不能让他喝。
58. You can never teach an old dog new tricks.你永远无法教老狗新的把戏。
59. You can't have your cake and eat it, too.你不能兼得，太。
60. Your defeat now is your victory in the future.你现在的失败是你未来的胜利。