ermination to
succeed. 成功的首要因素是要有成功的决心。
115. the first step is as good as half over. 第一步的成功
等于事情的一半已完成。
116. the first step is the only difficulty. 万事起头难。
117. the first step to virtue is to abstain from vice. 避开
作恶是走向美德的第一步。
118. the first wealth is health. 健康是最重要的财富。
119. the fool does think he is wise, but the wise man
knows himself to be a fool. 愚者自以为聪明，智者则有
自知之明。
120. the fool has his heart on his tongue, the wise man
keeps his tongue in his heart. 蠢人的心在嘴上，聪明人
的嘴在心里。
121. the fool talks, and the wise man thinks. 蠢人嘴巴
讲，聪明人用心想。
122. the foundation of true joy is in the conscience. 真
正的愉快之根本在于良心。
123. the fox changes his skin but not his habit. 狐狸可
以改变皮毛，但不能改变习性。
124. the fox knew too much, that's how he lost his tail.
机关算尽太聪明，反误了卿卿性命。
125. the fox smells his own stink first. 狐狸的臭味道，
自己先嗅到。
126. the friar preached against stealing and had a goose
in his sleeve. 嘴上真君子，行动烂小人。
127. the frog in well knows nothing of the great ocean.
井底之蛙不知汪洋大海。
128. the future belongs to him who knows how to wait.
未来属于懂得等待的人。
129. the future of society is in the hands of mothers; if
the world was lost through woman she alone can save it.
社会的前途掌握在母亲们手中；如果世界由于女人而毁
灭，那么也只有女人才可挽救。
130. the good seaman is known in bad weather. 坏天气
才能认识良好的海员。
131. the government of the people, by the people, and
for the people shall not perish from the earth. 民有、民
治、民享的政府永世长存。
132. the grass is greener on the other side. 草是另一边
的绿。
133. the great and the little have need one of another.
伟大与渺小相得益彰。
134. the greater the truth, the greater the libel. 真理越
大，诽谤也越大。
135. the greatest fool is he who worries about what he
cannot help. 操心无法可想的事是最大的傻瓜。
136. the greatest friend of truth is time, her greatest
enemy is prejudice, and her constant companion is
humility. 真理最伟大的朋友是时间，最大的敌人是偏
见，她永恒的伴侣是谦逊。
137. the greatest hate springs from the greatest love. 最
大的恨产生于最大的爱。
138. the greatest liars talk most of themselves. 自吹自
擂的人是最大的谎言者。
139. the greatest obstacle to progress is prejudice. 进步
的最大障碍是偏见。
140. the greatest of faults is to be conscious of none. 最
大的错误就是不认识错误。
141. the greatest pleasure of life is love. 爱是人生最大
的乐趣。
142. the greatest talkers are always the least doers. 言
语的巨人往往是行动的侏儒。
143. the great fish ear up the small. 弱肉强食。
144. the heart of the giver makes the gift dear and
precious. 赠予者的心意可使馈赠的东西增加价值而显
得珍贵。
145. the heart sees further than the head. 心之所见远
胜于目。
146. the heart that once truly loves never forgets. 真正
的爱情是永不会忘记的。
147. the higher the ape goes, the more he shows his tail.
猴子爬得越高，尾巴越加暴露。
148. the highest art is to conceal art. 最高的艺术就是
不露艺术。
149. the honest penny is better than the stolen dollar.
正当得到的一分钱，胜过偷来的一元钱。
150. the house shows the owner. 文如其人。
151. the hungry belly has no ears. 饥寒起盗心。
152. the imnportant thing in life is to have a great aim,
and the determination to attain it. 人生至要的事是要
有伟大的目标和达到这个目标的决心。
153. the joy of the heart makes the face merry. 喜形于
色。
154. the last drop makes the cup run over. 失之过极。
155. the least said, the soonest mended. (or least said,
soonest mended) 少说为佳。
156. the leopard cannot change its spots. 江山易改，本
性难移。
157. the liar's punishment is not in the least that he is
not believed, but that he cannot believe anyone else. 说
谎者所受到的惩罚决不是在于没有人相信他，而是在于
他不会相信任何别人。
158. the life of the wolf is the death of the lamb. 狼的生
就是羔羊的死。
159. the lone sheep is in danger of the wolf. 孤独的羊
难免遭狼的危险。
160. the longest day has an end. 天下没有不散的盛筵。
161. the longest way round is the shortest way home.
绕道似最远，归程是捷径。
162. the love of beauty is an essential part of all healthy
human nature. 爱美是所有健康人天性中的一个重要
部分。
163. the love of money and the love of learning rarely
meet. 爱财与好学，实难相共容。
164. the love of money is the root of all evil. 爱财是万
恶之源。
165. the maintaining of one vice costs more than ten
virtues. 保持一件坏事的代价超过十件好事。
166. the man who makes no mistakes does not usually
make anything. 不犯错误的人往往也就是无所作为的
人。
167. the milk is spilled. 木已成舟。
168. the mill cannot grind with the water that is past.
覆水难收。
169. the mills of god grind slowly but sure. 天网恢恢，
疏而不漏。
170. the money the miser hoards will do him no good.
守财奴积的财富，对他自己没好处。
171. the moon does not heed the barking of dogs. 月亮
不怕狗吠。
172. the moon is a moon whether it shines or not. 或名
或暗，月亮总是月亮。
173. the moon is not seen where the sun shines. 小巫见
大巫。
174. the more a man knows, the less he knows he knows.
懂得越多，就越知道自己懂得不多。
175. the more a man knows, the more he is inclined to
be modest. 大智若愚。
176. the more a man knows, the more he see his
ignorance. 大智若愚。
177. the more haste, she less speed. 欲速则不达。
178. the more noble, the more humble. 越高尚，越谦
虚。
179. the more riches a fool hath, the greater fool he is.
愚人越富越愚蠢。
180. the more, the merrier. 多多益善。
181. the more the well is used, the more water it gives.
井水越打越多。
182. the more things a man is ashamed of the more
respectable he is. 一个人引以为耻的事情越多，就越可
尊敬。
183. the more we do, the more we can do; the more
busy we a