西总是美丽的。

37. that which one least anticipates soonest comes to pass.

事非逆料偏易发生。

38. that which was bitter to endure may be sweet to

remember. 苦楚往日难忍受，记起也许甜心头。

39. the abundance of money ruins youth. 钱多毁青年。

40. the ass wags his ears. 自鸣得意。

41. the battle is to the strong. 强者必胜。

42. the (or a) beggar may sing before the thief (or

footbad). 既是穷光蛋，何虑窃贼偷。

43. the beginnings of all things are small. 万事开头小。

44. the belly has no ears. 食欲不长耳。

45. the best fish smell when they are three days old. 鱼过

三天后，再鲜也变臭。

46. the best fish swim near the bottom. 好鱼游水底。

47. the best hearts are always the bravest. 最善良的人往

往是最勇敢的人。

48. the best horse needs breaking, and the aptest child

needs teaching. 玉不琢不成器。

49. the best is oftentimes the enemy of the good. 要求过

高反难成功。

50. the best is yet to be. 好戏在后头。

51. the best man stumbles. 智者千虑，必有一失。

52. the best mirror is an old friend. 老朋友是最好的镜

子。

53. the best of all governments is that which teaches us to

govern ourselves. 最好的政府是教导我们管理自己。

54. the best of friends must part. 莫逆至交，终有一别。

55. the best remedy against an ill man is much ground

between. 敬而远之。

56. the best smell is bread, the best savour salt, the best

love that of children. 面包的气味最香，食盐的滋味最

鲜，儿童的情爱最纯。

57. the best teacher one can have is necessity. 我们能得

到的最好教师是“需要”。

58. the best teachers of humanity are the lives of great

men. 启迪人性最好的导师是伟大人物的生活。

59. the better the day, the better the deed. 日子越美好，

事业越顺当。

60. the bough that bears most, hangs lowest. 枝头结果越

多，垂得越低。

61. the brave man hazards his life, but not his conscience.

英雄的人可以冒生命危险，但不冒良心危险。

62. the brightest of all things, the sun, has its spots. 金无

赤足，人无完人。

63. the burden on likes is cheerfully borne. 爱挑的担子，

就愉快轻松。

64. the busiest men find (or have) the most leisure (or

time). 最忙的人时间最多。

65. the cask savours of the first fill. 先入为主。

66. the cat and dog may kiss, yet are none the better. 猫

犬可相吻，莫逆却难成。

67. the catin glores catch no mice. 戴手套的猫捉不到老

鼠。

68. the cat shut its eyes while it steals cream. 掩耳盗铃。

69. the chief aim of man is not to get money. 人生的主要

目的不是为了挣钱。

70. the child is father of (or to) the man. 三岁定终身。

71. the cobbler must stick to his last. 安分守己。

72. the cobbler's wife is the worst shod. 鞋匠的老婆没有

好鞋穿。

73. the course of true love never did run smooth. 好事多

磨。

74. the cow knows not what her tail is worth until she has

lost it 牛失其尾，方知其贵。

75. the cowl (or hood) does not make the monk. 穿袈裟

的不一定是和尚。

76. the creditor has always a better memory than the

detor. 放债人的记性比借债人好。

77. the crow thinks her own birds fairest. 乌鸦总以为自

己的雏鸟最美丽。

78. the cruelest lies are often told in silence. 最残酷的谎

言常以沈默的方式说出。

79. the crushed worm will turn. 困兽犹斗。

80. the cuckoo comes in april, and stays the month of

may; sings a song at midsummer, and then goes away.

布谷鸟，四月来，五月在，仲夏唱支歌，然后就飞开。

81. the dainties of the great are the tears of the poor. 大

人物的美味是穷人的眼泪。

82. the darkest hour is that before the dawn. 黎明前是最

黑暗的时刻。

83. the day has eyes, the night has ears. 日有眼，夜有耳。

84. the day is long to him who knows not how to use it.

百无聊赖。

85. the devil can cite the scriptures for his purpose. 魔鬼

替其狡辩，也会引经据点。

86. the devil is good when he is pleased. 魔鬼高兴，也发

善心。

87. the devil is not so black as he is painted. 魔鬼不像所

描绘的那么黑。

88. the devil knows may things because he is old. 老马能

识途。

89. the devil lurks behind the cross. 貌善实恶。

90. the devil may get in by the keyhole, but the door

won't let him out. 魔鬼乘虚而入，开门撵它不出。

91. the diamonds of other countries are always the most

beautiful. 别国的钻石是最美丽的。

92. the doctor is often more to be feared than the disease.

医生往往比疾病更令人生畏。

93. the dogs bark, but the caravan goes on. 我行我素，岂

管他哉。

94. the dog that fetches will carry. 来道是非者，便是是非

人。

95. the drop hollows the stone, not by force, but by the

frequency of its fall. 滴水穿石不是由于使用强力所致，

而是由于滴水频繁所成。

96. the early bird catches the worm. 捷足先登。

97. the effect speaks, the tongue needs not. 事实胜于雄

辩。

98. the end crowns the work. 工作成败要看结果。

99. the end justifies (or sanctifies) the means. 只问目的，

不问手段。

100. the evils we bring on ourselves are the hardest to

bear. 自作孽不可活。

101. the evil wound is cured but not the evil name. 重

伤可治，臭名难除。

102. the exception proves the rule. 例外能反证规律。

103. the eye is blind if the mind is absent. 心不专则眼

不明。

104. the eye that sees all things else sees not itself. 眼睛

能看见一切的东西，但看不见自己。

105. the face is the index of the mind (or heart). 相为心

证。

106. the falling out of lovers is the renewing of love. 情

人越吵越亲密。

107. the farmers are the founders of civilization and

prosperity. 农民是文化和繁荣的奠基者。

108. the farthest way about is the nearest way home.

欲速则不达。

109. the fear of ill exceeds the ills we fear. 杞人忧天，庸

人自扰。

110. the finest diamond must be cut. 玉不琢不成器。

111. the fire is the test of gold; adversity of strong man.

烈火试真金，困苦练壮士。

112. the fire which lights (or warms) us at a distance

will burn us when near. 远火能照亮，近火要烧人。

113. the first blow is half the battle. 头炮打响，等于半

个胜仗。

114. the first element of success is the det