re, the more leisure we have. 做得越多,则能
做的越多;越是忙碌,则空闲越多。
184. the more we study, the more we discover our
ignorance. 学得越多,就越发觉自己无知。
185. the more women look in their glass, the less they
look to their house. 妇女照镜越多,照管家务就越少。
186. the morning sun never lasts a day. 好景不常。
187. the morning to the mountain the evening to the
fountain. 凡是都有一定时间。
188. the most busiest men find (or have) the most
leisure (or time) 最忙碌的人有最多的空闲。
189. the most useful learning in the world is that which
teches us how to die well. 世界上最有用的学问是告诉
我们怎样死得其所。
190. the most utterly lost of all days is that in which
you have not once laughed. 完全虚度的日子是你一次
也没有笑过的日子。
191. the mother's heart is the child's schoolroom. 母亲
的心肠是孩子的课堂。
192. the mountain has brought forth a mouse. 虎头蛇
尾。
193. the mouse that hath but one hole is quickly taken.
狡兔三窟。
194. the mouth of a wise man is in his heart; the heart
of a fool is in his mouth. 聪明人的嘴在心里,蠢人的心
在嘴上。
195. the nearer the bone the sweeter the flesh. 骨肉越
亲,恩情越深。
196. the nearer to church, the farther from god. 近庙
欺神。
197. the older the goose the harder to pluck. 越老越狡
猾。
198. the old goose plays not with foxes. 老鹅不和狐狸
一起玩。
199. the only cure for grief is action. 行动是对悲痛唯
一的治疗。
200. the only secret a woman can keep is that of her age.
女人能保守的唯一秘密是她的年龄。
201. the outsideer sees the best (or most) of the game.
旁观者清。
202. the pain of the mind is worse than the pain of the
body. 心头的痛苦比肉体的痛苦更厉害。
203. the past is for wisdom, the present for action, but
for joy the future. 过去是为了求取知识,现在是为了付
诸行动,而未来是为了享受欢乐。
204. the path down to evil is easy. 堕入罪恶的道路是容
易走的。
205. the path of duty is the path of safety. 尽职的路是
安全的路。
206. the path to glory is always rugged. 通向光荣的道
路常常是坎坷不平的。
207. the peacock has fair feathers, but foul feet. 孔雀虽
有华羽,但有贱足。
208. the person who arrives, ect early will (probably)
succeed.
209. the pen is mightier than the sword. 文能胜武。
210. the pen is the tougue of the mind. 笔是心之舌。
211. the poor are rich when they are satisfied. 贫能知
足即为富。
212. the poor man wants much, the miser everything.
贫穷人要求多,守财奴样样要。
213. the pot calls the kettle black. 五十步笑百步。
214. the proof of the pudding is in the eating. 空谈不如
实验。(实践出真知)
215. the raceis got by running. 赛跑要靠奔跑来赢得。
216. there are as good fish in the sea as ever came out
of it. 海里的好鱼是取之不尽的。
217. there are but three ways of living: by working, by
stealing, or by begging. 生活道路有三条∶劳动、偷盗
或乞讨。
218. there are lees to every wine. 美中有不足。
219. there are more foolish buyers than foolish sellers.
愚蠢的买主多鱼愚蠢的卖主。
220. there are no birds of this year in last year's nests.
事过境迁。
221. there are obviously two educations. one should
teach us how to make a living and the other how to live.
教育显然有两种∶一种是教人怎样谋生,另一种是教人
怎样生活。
222. there are only two powers in the world, the sword
and the pen; and in the end the former is always
conquered by the latter. 世界上只有两种力量∶刀和
笔;而其结果,后者总是战胜前者。
223. there are spots in (or on) the sum. 人孰无过。
224. there are three ways of spreading news. --
telegraph, telephone, and tel-a-woman. 传播新闻有三
种方法∶电报、电话和告诉女人。
225. there are two sides to every question. 每个问题都
有两个方面。
226. the receiver is as bad as the thief. 窝赃者和贼同
罪。
227. there is a black sheep in every flock. 群群羊中有
黑羊。
228. there is a crook in the lot of everyone. 人生皆有不
如意处。
229. there is a great deal of difference between the
eager man who wants to read a book, and the tired
man who wants a book to read. 渴望求知的人需要读
书,累得疲劳的人也需要书读,两种人的要求有很大的
区别。
230. there is a skeleton in every house. 每座房子都有
骨架。
231. there is a small choice in rotten apples. 朽木不可
雕。
232. there is a time to speak and a time to be silent. 该
说话时说话,该沈默时沈默。
233. there is but one step from the sublime to the
ridiculous. 可敬与可笑之间只有一步之差。
234. there is honour among thieves. 盗亦有道。
235. there is life in the old dog yet. 老当益壮。
236. there is more trouble in having nothing to do than
in having much to do. 无事可做比有许多事要做更伤
脑筋。
237. there is much to be said on both sides. 公说公有
理,婆说婆有理。
238. there is noaccounting for tastes. 人各有所好。
239. there is no fire without smoke. 无火没有烟。
240. there is no fool like an old fool. 老年荒唐无法可
想。
241. there is no general rule without some exception.
普遍规律必有例外。
242. there is none without a fault. 人孰无过。
243. there is no paradise on earth equal to the union of
love andd innocence. 人世间最大的幸福莫如既有爱情
而又清白无暇。
244. there is no place like home. 再好之处不如自己家。
245. there is no rose without a thorn. 玫瑰花没有不长
刺的。
246. there is no royal road to learning. 治学无坦途。
247. there is no smoke without fire. 无风不起浪。
248. there is nothing either good or bad, but thinking
makes it so. 事情本无好与坏,全在自己怎么想。
249. there is nothing which has not been bitter before
being ripe. 事情在成功前没有不艰苦的。
250. there is nothing worse than apathy. 哀莫大于心
死。
251. there is no time like the present. 机不可失,时不再
来。
252. there is no wealth like unto knowledge, for thieves
cannot steal it. 没有什么财富像知识那样保险,因为它
偷不去,抢不走。
253. thereis no wool so white but a dyer can make it
black. 羊毛再白,也能染黑。