y is too many.

朋友千人尚觉少，仇敌一人犹嫌多。

332. a thousand probabilities do not make one truth. 一

千个“或有”不能造成一个事实。

333. a thousand words will not leave so deep an

impression as one deed. 千言万语不如一个行动。

334. a threatened blow is seldom given. 虚张声势，吓唬

而已。

335. at open doors dogs come in. 狗从开着的门中进

来。

336. a tree is known by its fruit. 观其行而知其人。

337. a true friend is known in the day of adversity. 疾

风知劲草，患难知友情。

338. a true friend is one soul in two bodies. 真正的朋友

好似两个身子长著一颗心。

339. a true jest is no jest. 真正的笑话不是笑话。

340. a true man and a thief think not the same. 君子和

窃贼的思想不同。

341. a useful trade is a mine of gold. 一样有用的手艺是

取之不尽的财富。

342. a valiant man's look is more than a coward's sword.

勇士的神色胜过懦夫的刀剑。

343. avarice blinds our eyes. 财迷心窍。

344. avarice increases with wealth. 越富越贪。

345. a wanderer who is determined to reach his

destination does not fear the rain. 决心赶到目的地，浪

汉何惧雨来淋。

346. a watched pot is long in boiling. 心急水不沸。

347. a wicked book is the wickeder because it cannot

repent. 一本坏书危害无穷。

348. a wilful man will have his way. 有志者是竟成。

349. a wise head makes a close mouth. 智者寡言。

350. a wise man cares not for what he cannot have. 智

者不作非凡之想。

351. a wise man changes his mind, a fool never will. 智

者通权达变，愚者刚愎自用。

352. a wise man needs not blush for changing his

purpose. 智者不耻于改变初衷。

353. a wise man thinks all that he says, a fool says all

that he thinks. 智者思其所言，愚者言其所思。

354. a wise man will make tools of what comes to hand.

聪明的人能随机应变。

355. a woman's work is never at an end. 妇女的活计做

不完。

356. a word is enough to the wise. 对明智者一言已足。

357. a word spoken is an arrow let fly. 一言既出，驷马

难追。

358. a word spoken is past recalling. 一言既出，驷马难

追。

359. a work ill done must be twice done. 未做好的活，

需要重新做。

360. a young man married is a man that's marred.男子

早婚，种下祸根。

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1. bacchus has drowned more men than nepture. 酒神淹

死的人比海神多。

2. bad news has wings. 坏事传千里。

3. bad workmen often blame their tools. 拙匠常怪工具

差。

4. bare words, no bargain. 空言不能成交易。

5. barking dogs seldom bite. 善吠的狗很少咬人。

6. be always as merry as ever you can, for no-one delights

in a sorrowful man. 务请心情常欢畅，只因无人喜忧

伤。

7. beauty is but a blossom. 美丽只是盛开的花朵。

8. beauty is but skin-deep. 红颜易变。

9. beauty is in the eye of the gazer. 情人眼里出西施。

10. beauty is potent; but money is omnipotent. 美丽是有

力量的，但金钱更有权威。

11. beauty is truth, truth beauty. 美就是真，真就是美。

12. beauty lies in lover's eyes. 情人眼里出西施。

13. beauty may have fair leaves, but bitter fruit. 美丽的

花或许长好叶，结苦果。

14. beauty, unaccompanied by virtue, is as a flower

without perfume. 美而无德犹如花之无香。

15. be considerate towards the poor. 要为穷人著想。

16. bees that have honey in their mouths have stings in

their tails. 口蜜腹剑。

17. bed is a midicine. 睡好觉，如服药。

18. before gold, even kings take off their hats. 有钱能使

鬼推磨。

19. beg from beggers and you'll never be rich. 向乞丐乞

讨，永远发不了财。

20. beggars cannot be choosers. 饥不择食。

21. beggars must be no choosers. 饥不择食。

22. behind bad luck comes good luck. 塞翁失马，焉知非

福。

23. be honest rather clever. 诚实比聪明更要紧。

24. being on sea, sail; being on land, settle. 随遇而安。

25. be just to all, but trust not all. 要公正对待所有的人，

但不要轻信所有的人。

26. believe no tales from the enemy. 切莫轻信敌人。

27. believe not all that you see nor half what you hear. 眼

见的不能全信，耳闻的也不能半信。

28. believe somebody on his bare word. 人言无据，切勿轻

信。

29. benefits please like flowers, while they are fresh. 恩泽

让人欣喜，犹如鲜花使人心醉。

30. be prepared to put one's hand in one's pocket. 准备慷

慨解囊。

31. be slow in choosing a friend; slower in changing. 选择

朋友要审慎，摒弃更要审又慎。

32. be slow to promise and quick to perform. 不轻诺，诺

必果。

33. be swift to hear, slow to speak. 多听少说。

34. better a bachelor's life than a slovenly wife. 过光棍生

活，胜过有一个邋遢老婆。

35. better ask twice than lose you way once. 宁愿问路两

次胜过迷路一次。

36. better a glorious death than a shameful life. 忍辱贪生

不如死得光荣。

37. better a little fire to warm us, than a great one to burn

us. 适量的火好取暖，熊熊烈火能焚身。

38. better an egg today than a hen tomorrow. 前程虽远

大，现实尤可贵。

39. better an empty purse than an empty head. 宁可钱袋

瘪，不要脑袋空。

40. better an open enemy than a false friend. 明枪易躲，

暗箭难防。

41. better are small fish than an empty dish. 有胜于无。

42. better be alone than in bad company. 交损友不如无

友。

43. better be out of the world than out of fashion. 不合潮

流不如脱离尘世。

44. better be poor than wicked. 宁可做穷人，不要做坏

人。

45. better be the head of a dog than the tail of a lion. 宁为

犬首，不作狮尾。

46. better be the head of an ass than the tail of a horse. 宁

为驴头，不为马尾。

47. better deny at once than promise long. 轻诺必寡信。

48. better die with honour than live with shame. 与其忍

辱偷生，不如光荣而死。

49. better early than late. 宁早勿迟。

50. better eye sore than all blind. 眼痛总比瞎眼好。

51. better good neighbours near than relations far away.

远亲不如近邻。

52. better go to bed supperless than rise in debt. 宁可饿

肚子，切莫去借债。

53. better half an egg than empty shell. 半只蛋也比空壳

好。

54. better is the neighbour's hen than mine. 人莫知其苗

之硕。

55. better late than never. 迟做总比不做好。

56. better lose a jest than a friend. 宁可不说一句俏皮话，

以免得罪朋友们。

57. better l