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Absence makes the heart grow fonder. 别离情更浓。别久情更深。小别胜新婚。
Nobody can affect whether or not you're gonna have a good day,but yourself and your own mind. 除了你自己和你的思想,没人能够影响你是否拥有美好一天。
All are not hunters that blow the horn. 吹号角的未必都是猎人。All are not merry that dance lightly. 表面高兴的,未必都快乐。All are not saints that go to church. 去做礼拜者,未必皆圣人。
All are not thieves that dogs bark at. 狗咬的不见得都是小偷。
Getting angry is punishing oneself for mistakes of others. Forgive others, and relieve yourself. 生气,就是拿别人的过错来惩罚自己。原谅别人,放过自己。
Anger begins with folly, and ends in repentance. 愤怒以愚蠢开始,以后悔告终。
——毕达哥拉斯
Anyone can become angry—that is easy. But to be angry with the right person, to the right degree, at the right time, for the right purpose, And in the right way — that is not easy. 每个人都会发脾气——这个很容易做到。但是,要把脾气发在正确的人身上,用恰当的程度,在恰当的时间,为正确的目的——要做到以上这些却并不容易——亚里士多德
Accept that some days you are the pigeon and some days the statue. 接受这一事实--有时你是在雕像上随意排泄的鸽子,有时你是那倒霉的雕像。
Living without an aim is like sailing without a compass. 生活没有目标,犹如航海没有罗盘。
Do in Rome as the Romans do. 入乡随俗。
Ask and it will be given to you; seek and you will find; knock and the door will be opened to you. For everyone who asks receives; the one who seeks finds; and to the one who knocks, the door will be opened.
你们祈求,就给你们;寻找,就寻见;叩门,就给你们开门。因为凡祈求的,就得着;寻找的,就寻见;叩门的,就给他开门。你们中间谁有儿子求饼,反给他石头呢?求鱼,反给他蛇呢?求蛋,反给他蝎子呢?
B
A bargain is a bargain. 达成的协议不可撕毁。买卖一言为定。协议已成,不可反悔。说话要算数。言出必行。君子一言,驷马难追。
Beggars can't be choosers. 乞丐不能挑肥拣瘦。有求于人,就没有挑剔的权利。
Don't bite the hand that feeds you. 不要咬喂你的手。给你提供帮助的人,不要去惹他们生气,说他们的坏话。
A watched pot never boils. 心急水不开。着急等待事情的结果,只会觉得总也等不到头。
A burden of one's choice is not felt. 自己选的担子不嫌重。
C
You can't have your cake and eat it too. 怎能既想吃掉饼,又想饼常在。鱼与熊掌不可兼得。
He who keeps company with the wolf will learn to howl. 近朱者赤,近墨者黑。
A candle lights others and consumes itself. 蜡烛焚自身,光亮照别人。
A cat may look at a king. 猫也有权晋见国王。小人物也有权利。人人平等。
The people who get on in this world are the people who get up and look for circumstances they want, and if they cannot find them, make them. ( Bernard Shaw )—— 在这个世界上取得成功的人,都努力去寻找他们想要的机会,如果找不到时,他们就自己创造机会。(萧伯纳)Cleanliness is next to godliness. 清洁仅次于虔诚。保持干净,上帝喜欢。
Don't climb a tree to look for fish. 勿缘木求鱼。A broken clock is right twice a day. 就算是一个坏钟,每天也有两次准的时候。钟坏的时候,指针就会停在一个地方,一天24个小时钟走两圈,就会经过它两遍。所以再笨的人也有对的时候。
Keep good men company and you shall be of the number. 近朱者赤,近墨者黑。
Don't count your chickens before they hatch. 不要在鸡蛋孵化前,就开始数小鸡。不是所有计划都能圆满进行,所以等成功了以后再做后面的打算。
Two is company, three is a crowd. 两人成伴,三人嫌多。暗示第三个人为电灯泡,赶快走吧,让我们享受二人世界。
D
Danger past, God forgotten. 飞鸟尽,良弓藏。
Mountains look beautiful from a distance. 远处看山山更美。
Do not meddle in the affairs of dragons, because you are crunchy and taste good with ketchup.不要插手凶龙恶兽的事,因为你是松脆的,而被涂上番茄酱后味道好极了。
E
All asses wag their ears. 驴子爱摆耳朵,傻瓜爱装聪明。
Education is not the filling of a pail,but the lighting of a fire. 教育不是灌满一桶水,而是点燃一把火。
In education we are striving not to teach youth to make a living, but to make a life. —W. A. White
我们并不是通过教育努力教会青年人谋生,而是教会他们创造生活。 —W·A·怀特
The direction in which education starts a man will determine his future life. —Plato, ancient Creek philosopher
启蒙教育的方向将决定一个人的未来生活。 —柏拉图
What sculpture is to a block of marble, education is to the soul. —Joseph Addison, British writer
教育之于心灵,犹如雕刻之于大理石。 —约瑟夫·艾迪生
Don't put all your eggs in one basket. 不要把所有鸡蛋放在一个篮子里。凡事留后路,不要孤注一掷。
You can't make an omelet without breaking a few eggs. 要煎鸡蛋总要打破几个蛋。想成就一些伟大的事情,总会惹恼一些人,不要太在意他们,重要的是最后结果是好的。
All good things must come to an end. 天下无不散之筵席。
On the keyboard of life, always keep one finger on the escape key. 在生活的键盘上,始终要把一个手指按在“退出”键上。
Wisdom comes from experience. 不经一事不长一智。
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Ever tried. Ever failed. No matter. Try Again. Fail again. Fail better. 努力过,失败过,没关系。屡战屡败,屡败屡战,每一次失败都比上一次更好。屡战屡败,屡败屡战,纵然失败,更加出彩。
A man can fail many times, but he isn't a failure until he begins to blame somebody else.
一个人可以失败很多次,但是只要他没有开始责怪旁人,他就还不是一个失败者。
All is fair in love and war. 情场战场,不择手段。在爱情和战争中,为了得到自己想要的,采取一些违规行为是可以接受的。这句话往往用来作为欺骗或出轨时的借口。
The apple doesn't fall far from the tree.
苹果掉不到离树太远的地方。有其父(母)必有其子(女)。
Familiarity breeds contempt. 亲不尊,熟生蔑。太熟悉的人,知根知底,便难敬重起来。Fortune favors the bold. 幸运眷顾勇敢者。相较于安于现状者,勇于追求的人更容易成功。
If at first you don't succeed, try, try again. 如果一开始你没有成功,尝试,再尝试。一开始失败不要紧,努力奋进,终能成功。
G
There is no garden without its weeds. 沒有不长野草的花园。
Give me five.真棒!加油(互相鼓励)
H
Happiness is not getting everything you want, but enjoying everything you have. 幸福不是得到你想要的一切,而是享受你拥有的一切。Honesty is the best policy. 诚实乃上策。不要撒谎。
Never look down to test the ground before taking your step; only he who keeps his eye fixed on the far horizon will find his right road. Day Hammarskjold, American writer——迈步之前千万不能 向下看去试脚下的地面;只有注视远处地平线的人才能找到正确的道路。 美国作家 哈马舍尔德 D .
Never look a gift horse in the mouth. 别人送的马,不要看马齿。不要挑剔得到的礼物。
All lay load on the willing horse.人人善被人欺,马善被人骑。
Don't put the cart before the horse. 不要把马车放在马的前面。要按照正确的顺序做事。不要本末倒置。把注意力放在最重要的事情上。
A little pot is soon hot. 壶小易热,量小易怒。
I
Ignorance is bliss. 无知就是福。
The first method for estimating the intellingence of a ruler is to look at the men he has around him.——Niccolo Machiavelli, Italian statesman 估理一个统治者的智力,第一个方法就是看看他身边的人。意大利政治家 马基雅弗里 .N.
The road to hell is paved with good intentions.通往地狱的路是用良好愿望铺成的。光有良好的愿望不一定能成事,你的行动才是最重要的。
Do not let what you cannot do interfere with what you can do. 别让你不能做的事妨碍到你能做的事。
Necessity is the mother of invention. 需要乃发明之母。亟需的时候,才会有创造发明的动力。
J
You can't judge a book by its cover.不要根据封面来评价一本书。人不可貌相。
Don't judge a man until you have walked a mile in his boots. 要想评判一个人,先穿他的靴子走上一英里。没有亲身经历过同样的事情,不应当批评别人的做法。
L
A chain is only as strong as its weakest link. 最薄弱的一环决定了整个链条的强度。一环薄弱,全局皆输。
Love is blind. 情人眼里出西施。
M
It's the daily practice of all the monotonous little boring things like brushing your teeth that matter the most. 最重要的是每天都要做的,像是刷牙、洗脸那样单调乏味的小事。
Ask much,know much. 问得多,懂得多。
N
Nurture passes nature. 修养胜于天性。
Tell me what you need, and I’ll tell you how to get along without it. 告诉我你需要什么,然后我会告诉你没有它怎么过。
Needing someone is like needing a parachute. If they aren’t there the first time, chances are you won’t be needing them again. 需要某个人就像需要一顶降落伞。如果他们第一时间不在场,你就可能再也没有需要他们的机会了。
Oil and water don't mix. 油和水不能混合。
P
The pen is mightier than the sword. 笔尖胜过干戈。文字和思想是比暴力更有力的武器。
A picture is worth a thousand words. 一张图片胜过千言万语。这解释了为什么现在变成了读图时代。
After praising the wine they sell us vinegar. 挂羊头卖狗肉
The best preparation for tomorrow is doing your best today.啊对明天做好的准备就是今天做到最好!
There's no time like the present. 没有比现在更好的时候。如果要做什么,赶紧做,机不可失,时不再来。
Don’t be irreplaceable--if you can’t be replaced, you can’t be promoted. 切勿成为不可替代的人--如果没人能取代你,你便无法得到提升。
R
Better rely on yourself than look to others for help. 与其求人,不如求已.
A book that remains shut is but a block。 有书闭卷不阅读,无异是一块木头。书本不常翻,犹如一块砖。
The longest way round is the shortest way home. 近路反而远,捷径多误人。
S
Do not cut down the tree that gives you shade. 不要忘恩负义。
All is over but the shouting.夫大势已去。
If you're not part of the solution, you're part of the problem. 如果你不是解决方案的一部分,你就是问题的一部分。别光抱怨问题,做些什么来解决问题。
Stay hungry, stay foolish. 功成不息,坚守痴心。The best way to a man's heart is through his stomach. 拴住男人的心,先抓住他的胃。男人喜欢厨艺佳的女人。
Slow and steady wins the race. 慢而稳者得胜。不要一开始就用力过猛,保持体力,稳中求胜。
One man may steal a horse while another may not look over a hedge. 只许州官放火,不许百姓点灯。
Still waters run deep. 静水深流。沉默的人常有深邃的思想。
A still tongue makes a wise head. 寡言者智。
The way to a man's heart is through his stomach. 要抓住男人的心,先抓住他的胃。
If at first you don't succeed, try, try again. 如果一开始你没有成功,尝试,再尝试。初试不成功,努力勿懈怠。一开始失败不要紧,努力奋进,终能成功。
Every day is not Sunday. 好景不常在。
A valiant man's look is more than a coward's sword. 勇士的神色胜过懦夫的刀剑。
T
Take things as they come. 既来之,则安之。
Don't talk the talk if you can't walk the walk. 不要说一套做一套。如果你做不到,最好不要吹牛。
Man thinks, God laughs. 人类一思考,上帝就发笑。
Great minds think alike. 英雄所见略同。如果有人和你有同样的机智想法,就可以说这句话。Don't throw out the baby with the bath water. 不要把婴儿和洗澡水一起倒掉。抛弃糟粕时,别把好的东西也跟着扔掉了。
Tomorrow comes never. 切莫依赖明天。
When the going gets tough, the tough get going.遇到逆境,顽强者逆流而上。艰难之路,唯勇者行The going指境遇。坚强的人遇到困难不会放弃,只会迎难而上。
One man's trash is another man's treasure. 一个人的垃圾是另一个人的宝贝。每个人价值观和珍视的东西不同,彼之砒霜,吾之蜜糖。
Truth and oil are ever above. 真想如同油一样,迟早/总会浮出水面的。
The squeaking wheel gets the oil. 吱吱叫的轮子会得到(润滑)油。会哭的孩子有奶喝。
What goes up must come down. 有起必有落。再辉煌的事物也会有衰败的一天。
V
Variety is the spice of life. 世界之所以精彩,在于它的参差多态。
W
Don't waste your time living someone else's life.不要浪费你的时间过别人的生活 。不要为别人而活。
If man is an iron-balance that weigh pains and pleasures, the scales are sadly askew. 假如人是一架称量痛苦和快乐的铁质天平,不幸的是:天平斜了。
You reap what you sow. 种瓜得瓜,种豆得豆。做什么事,就会有什么样的结果。
Reading is to the mind while exercise to the body. 读书健脑,运动强身。
If wishes were horses, beggars would ride. 如果愿望都能实现,乞丐早就发财了。不要成天做白日梦,用实际行动来实现愿望吧。
You cannot see the wood for trees. 见树不见林。过于注重细节,忽视整体。
A bird in the hand is worth two in the bush. 双鸟在林不如一鸟在手。
Two wrongs don't make a right. 两个错误不等于一个正确。以牙还牙,以暴制暴,对于解决问题毫无帮助。