英諺三百句（上）

這是很久以前唸書時留下來的東西，一直放在櫃子裏沒有丟掉，
今天整理東西的時候翻了出來，
曾經想把它整理成電子檔，但覺得麻煩所以一直擱著，
既然又看到了，那就動手吧。

總共三百五十九句，目前完成三分之一，有些中文翻譯還蠻搞笑的，內容如下。

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001. A bad penny always comes back.
　　　惡有惡報。

002. A bad workman quarrels with his tools.
　　= A bad workman always blames his tools.
　　= A bad shearer never had a good sickle.
　　　劣工尤器。

003. A bird in hand is worth two in the bush.
　　　一鳥在手勝於二鳥在林。

004. A burnt child dreads the fire.
　　　一朝被蛇咬，十年怕草繩。

005. A cat has nine lives.
　　　吉人天相。

006. A cat may look at a king.
　　　君王卿相於我何。

007. A contented mind is a perpetual feast.
　　　知足長樂。

008. A drowning man will catch at a straw.
　　　急不暇擇。

009. A fault confessed is half redressed.
　　　肯認錯是改過的一半。

010. A friend in need is a friend indeed.
　　　患難之友乃為真友。

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011. A friend is not so soon gotten as lost.
　　　失友易，得友難。

012. A Jack (=man) of all trades is master of none.
　　　博藝無所精；樣樣通，樣樣鬆。

013. A (=The) leopard cannot change his spots.
　　　江山易改，本性難移。

014. A little learning is a dangerous thing.
　　　一知半解最危險。

015. A little pot is soon hot.
　　　小人物容易發怒。

016. A man is known by the company he keeps.
　　　觀其友，知其人。

017. A man speaks well when his clock strikes.
　　　人之將死，其言也善。

018. A miss is as good as a mile.
　　　大錯小錯終歸是錯，死裏逃生和輕易脫逃結果相同。

019. A new broom sweeps clean.
　　　新官上任三把火。

020. A penny saved is a penny earned.
　　　省一文則賺一文。

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021. A rolling stone gathers no moss.
　　　轉石不生苔；轉業不聚財。

022. A rose by any other name would smell as sweet. (as a rose)
　　　玫瑰化做其他名稱依然芳香。(本質不變)

023. A soft answer turns away wrath.
　　　和言足以息怒；柔足以克剛。

024. A sound mind is in a sound body.
　　　健全的頭腦寓於健康的身體。

025. A stitch in time saves nine.
　　　及時行事，事半功倍。

026. A watched pot never boils.
　　　心急水不沸。(等待的時間特別長)

027. A word spoken is past recalling.
　　　一言既出，駟馬難追。

028. Absence makes the heart grow fonder.
　　　小別勝新婚。

029. Actions speak louder than words.
　　　事實勝於雄辯。

030. Advice when most needed is least heeded.
　　　忠言逆耳。

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031. After a storm comes a calm.
　　　否極泰來。

032. All good things must come to an end.
　　　天下無不散之筵席；花無百日紅。

033. All is fair in love and war.
　　　戀愛與戰爭可不擇手段。

034. All is well that ends well. (all that = what)
　　　結果佳者方佳；善終為善。

035. All men naturally desire to know.
　　　人的天性皆欲求知。

036. All roads lead to Rome.
　　　行行出狀元。

037. All that glitters is not gold.
　　　人不可貌相。

038. All things come to him who waits.
　　　忍為上策。

039. All work and no play makes Jack a dull boy.
　　　只工作不逍遣，使人遲鈍。

040. An eye for an eye and a tooth for a tooth.
　　　以眼還眼，以牙還牙。

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041. An idle youth, a needy age.
　　　少壯不努力，老大徒傷悲。

042. Art is long, life is short.
　　　人生苦短而學術無窮。

043. As you make your bed, so you must lie in it.
　　　自做自受。

044. As you sow, so shall you reap.
　　= As a man sows, so he shall reap.
　　　種豆得豆，種瓜得瓜。

045. Bed news travels fast.
　　　壞事傳千里。

046. Barking dogs seldom bite.
　　　外強中乾；虛有其表；虛張聲勢。

047. Beauty is but (= only) skin deep.
　　　人不可貌相；美是膚淺的。

048. Beauty is in the eye of the beholder.
　　　情人眼裡出西施。

049. Beggars mustn't be choosers.
　　　飢者不該擇食挑剔。

050. Be it ever so humble, there's no place like home.
　　　家總是最美好的地方。

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051. Better be the head of an ass than the tail of a horse.
　　= Better be the head of a dog than the tail of a lion.
　　　寧為雞首，不為牛後。

052. Better late than never.
　　　過則勿憚改，寧遲勿缺；亡羊補牢，猶未晚也。

053. Between two stools you fall to the ground.
　　　腳踏雙凳必墜地。

054. Birds of a feather flock together.
　　　物以類聚。

055. Blood is thicker than water.
　　　血濃於水；親情最重要。

056. Brevity is the soul of wit.
　　　言簡為貴；簡潔是機智的靈魂。

057. Business is business.
　　　工作第一；公事公辦。

058. Call a spade a spade.
　　　直言不諱。

059. Care killed the cat.
　　　憂能傷神致命。

060. Cast pearls before swine.
　　　對牛彈琴。

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061. Charity begins at home.
　　　修身齊家治國愛天下。

062. Clever people often miss their mark.
　　　聰明常被聰明誤。

063. Clothes do not make the man.
　　　人不可光看外表。

064. Clothes make the man.
　　　人要衣裝，佛要金裝。

065. Coming events cast their shadows before.
　　　事前必有兆。

066. Comparisons are odious.
　　　人比人氣死人。

067. Constant dripping wears away the stone.
　　　滴水穿石。

068. Cowards die many times before their deaths.
　　　懦夫常有無謂的恐懼。

069. Cross the bridge when you come to it.
　　　船到橋頭自然直。

070. Cross the stream where it is shallowest.
　　　別自找麻煩；由易處下手。

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071. Cut your coat according to your cloth.
　　　量入為出。

072. Death is the great leveler.
　　　死後萬人皆平等。

073. Death quits all scores.
　　　一死百了。

074. Deeds, not words, are needed.
　　　行動勝於空言。

075. Diamond cut/cuts diamond.
　　　強中自有強中手。

076. Discretion is the better part of valor.
　　　勇敢貴在謹慎。(膽怯者的遁詞)

077. Distant kinsmen mean less than close neighbors.
　　　遠親不如近鄰。

078. Do as you would be done by.
　　　己所不欲，勿施於人。

079. Do (to others) as you would have others do to you.
　　　己所不欲，施於人。

080. Do in Rome as the Romans do.
　　　入境隨俗。

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081. Don't bite off more than you can chew.
　　　勿不自量力。

082. Don't change horses in mid-stream.
　　　陣前勿換將。

083. Don't count your chickens before they are hatched.
　　　別過早樂觀得意；別打如意算盤。

084. Don't fish in the troubled waters.
　　　勿混水摸魚。

085. Don't have too many irons in the fire.
　　　勿操之過急；勿同時辦多件事。

086. Don't judge a man by his looks. (= appearance)
　　　人不可貌相。

087. Do not kick against the pricks.
　　　勿以螳臂當車；勿做無謂之抵抗徒傷自己。

088. Don't (= Never) look a gift horse in the mouth.
　　　勿對所受之禮物挑剔抱怨。

089. Don't make a mountain out of a molehill.
　　　勿小題大作；勿誇大其辭。

090. Don't meet trouble halfway.
　　　勿杞人憂天。

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091. Don't put all yur eggs in one basket.
　　　不要孤注一擲。

092. Don't put off till tomorrow what you can do today.
　　　今日事今日畢。

093. Don't put the cart before the horse.
　　　勿本末倒置。

094. Don't quarrel with your bread and butter.
　　　勿自砸飯碗。

095. Don't ride the high horse. (= Don't put on airs.)
　　　勿擺架子。

096. Don't teach your grandmother to suck eggs.
　　　勿班門弄斧。

097. Don't wash your dirty linen in public.
　　　家醜不可外揚。

098. Dog does not eat dog.
　　　狗不咬狗；同類不相殘。

099. Early to bed and early to rise makes a man healthy, wealthy and wise.
　　　早起三光；晚起三慌。

100. Easier said than done.
　　　說易做難。

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101. Easy come, easy go.
　　　來得易，去得快。

102. Empty vessels make the most sound.
　　　好吹者不實在；半桶水響叮噹。

103. Even a worm will turn.
　　　狗急跳牆。

104. Even Homer sometimes nods.
　　　智者千慮，必有一失。

105. Everybody's business is nobody's business.
　　　眾人之事無人管。

106. Every cloud has a silver lining.
　　　否極泰來。

107. Every dog has his/its day.
　　　十年風水輪流轉；瓦片也有翻身日。

108. Every little helps.
　　　積少成多。

109. Every man has his taste.
　　　人各有所好。

110. Every man is the architect of his own fortunes.
　　　一切操之在我。

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111. Every minute counts.
　　　分秒必爭。

112. Everything must have a beginning.
　　　萬丈高樓平地起。

113. Every why has a wherefore.
　　　事出有因。

114. Example is better than precept.
　　　身教重於言教。

115. Extremes meet.
　　　物極必反。

116. Faint heart never wins fair lady.
　　　英雄方得美人。

117. Familiarity breeds contempt.
　　　熟悉易生輕蔑。

118. Fast bind, fast find.
　　　鎖得牢，丟不了。

119. Fine feathers make fine birds.
　　= Fine clothes make the man.
　　　人要衣裝，佛要金裝。

120. Fine words butter no parsnips.
　　　光說不練無用；花言巧語不如誠心；巧言令色鮮矣仁。

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