2024年8月10日发(作者：公冶子琳)
一些经典的英文短句
Do or die.
生死攸关。
Win or bust.
志在必得。
Now or never.
千载难逢。
All or nothing.
孤注一掷。
Make or break.
成王败寇。
Use it or lose it.
用进废退。
Swim or drown.
破釜沉舟。
Divide and rule.
分而治之。
Winner takes all.
胜者为王。
Go with your gut.
相信直觉。
Seize the moment.
只争朝夕。
Take it or leave it.
态度坚定。
Murder will out.
纸包不住火。
Time is money.
时间就是金钱。
Rise from the ashes.
浴火重生。
All we have is now.
只争朝夕。
Go big or go home.
全力以赴。
Let them eat cake.
何不食肉糜。
You had me at hello.
一见钟情。
Live and learn.
吃一堑，长一智。
Do a good turn daily.
日行一善。
Man is mortal.
人生自古谁无死。
Patience is a virtue.
忍耐是美德。
Still waters run deep.
静水流深。
Trials and tribulations
艰辛磨难
Have nothing to lose.
无所畏惧。
Conquer from within.
战胜自我。
Easier said than done.
知易行难。
Years bring wisdom.
年长则智增。
Every man to his taste.
见仁见智。
First come, first served.
先到先得。
Look before you leap.
三思而后行。
Every dog has its day.
风水轮流转。
Good things come slow.
好事多磨。
The best is yet to come.
未来可期。
Every day is not Sunday.
好景不长。
The die is cast.
木已成舟，覆水难收。
Knowledge is power.
知识就是力量。
Leave no stone unturned.
不遗余力。
Carrot and stick
恩威并用，软硬兼施。
A cat may look at a king.
众生平等。
Live to fight another day.
不屈不挠。
Hunger is the best sauce.
饥不择食。
I will not forget who I am.
不忘初心。
Practise what you preach.
言行如一。
Let's call a spade a spade.
实事求是。
Pride comes before a fall.
骄兵必败。
More haste, less speed.
欲速则不达。
All glory is fleeting.
荣耀皆过眼云烟。
It never rains but it pours.
祸不单行。
Intelligent man looks dull.
大智若愚。
No man is an island.
一个好汉三个帮。
Live and let live.
与人方便，自己方便。
Rob Peter to pay Paul.
拆东墙补西墙。
All's well that ends well.
一笑泯恩仇。
Purpose fuels passion.
动力源于目标。
Don't cry over spilled milk.
覆水难收。
A bully is always a coward.
色厉内荏。
True love never grows old.
真爱不朽。
Comparisons are odious.
人比人得死。
Tall trees catch much wind.
树大招风。
The grass is greener.
这山望着那山高。
Eagles catch no flies.
君子不记小人过。
It takes two to tango.
一个巴掌拍不响。
Be a voice, not an echo.
切勿人云亦云。
Let things take their course.
顺其自然。
Great minds think alike.
英雄所见略同。
Rats desert a sinking ship.
树倒猢狲散。
Appearances are deceitful.
人不可貌相。
Don't sell yourself short.
切勿妄自菲薄。
Enough is as good as a feast.
知足常乐。
Love is without reason.
爱是没有理智的。
Confidence works miracles.
自信出奇迹。
No piper can please all ears.
众口难调。
Good medicine tastes bitter.
良药苦口。
Take things as they come.
既来之则安之。
What you think, you become.
相由心生。
He who talks much errs much.
言多语失。
Put the cart before the horse.
本末倒置。
Chickens come home to roost.
恶有恶报。
It takes a thief to catch a thief.
以毒攻毒。
A faithful friend is hard to find.
挚友难寻。
相知无远近，万里尚为邻如何翻译？
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True blue will never strain.
真金不怕火炼。
It's no use pumping a dry well.
徒劳无功。
If it happens, it happens.
既来之，则安之。
Time cures all things.
时间可抚平一切创伤。
Save for a rainy day.
有备无患，未雨绸缪。
Sweet are the uses of adversity.
苦尽甘来。
Time and tide wait for no man.
时不我待。
Make hay while the sun shines.
勿失良机。
As the call, so the echo.
种瓜得瓜种豆得豆。
Rumors stop with the wise.
流言止于智者。
You cannot clap with one hand.
孤掌难鸣。
Out of sight, out of mind.
眼不见，心不烦。
Time flies, never to be recalled.
白驹过隙。
Keep something for a rainy day.
未雨绸缪。
Every medal has its reverse.
凡事皆有两面。
A rotten apple spoils the barrel.
害群之马。
New brooms sweep clean.
新官上任三把火。
Grasp all, lose all.
贪得无厌，终将一无所获。
Too many cooks spoil the broth.
人多误事。
One flower makes no garland.
独木不成林。
Fortune favors the bold.
不入虎穴焉得虎子。
Whatever is, is right.
存在即合理，随遇而安。
Work hard, play hard.
努力工作，尽情娱乐。
Experience must be bought.
吃一堑长一智。
All the world's a stage.
人生如戏，戏如人生。
One good turn deserves another.
礼尚往来。
You can sleep when you're dead.
至死方休。
What is done cannot be undone.
木已成舟。
Wisdom is the beginning of fear.
怯源于智。
Be swift to hear, slow to speak.
多闻而少言。
Running water doesn't get stale.
流水不腐。
A still tongue makes a wise head.
寡言者智。
There is no time like the present.
时不我待。
No way is impossible to courage.
勇者无畏。
There is no smoke without fire.
无风不起浪。
Once a knave, ever a knave.
一失足成千古恨。
A word is enough to the wise.
响鼓不用重锤。
Two of a trade can never agree.
同行是冤家。
A penny saved is a penny earned.
勤俭节约。
All brawn and no brain.
四肢发达，头脑简单。
Every rose has its thorn.
金无足赤、人无完人。
Think today and speak tomorrow.
思而后言。
Good watch prevents misfortune.
有备无患。
What goes around comes around.
报应不爽。
Faith will move mountains.
精诚所至金石为开。
Every cook praises his own broth.
自卖自夸。
Winning the battle, losing the war.
得不偿失。
A leopard cannot change its spots.
本性难移。
Spilt water cannot be gathered up.
覆水难收。
A miss is as good as a mile.
失之毫厘谬以千里。
Where there is love there is life.
有爱就有生命。
Leap, and the net will appear.
车到山前必有路。
The first wealth is health.
健康是最重要的财富。
Facts speak louder than words.
事实胜于雄辩。
To think of danger in time of peace.
居安思危。
Trust is earned, not given.
没有平白无故的信任。
Lies will collapse by themselves.
谎言不攻自破。
Beggars can't be choosers.
别无选择/饥不择食。
Of two evils choose the lesser.
两害相权取其轻。
Many hands make light work.
众人拾柴火焰高。
There is no royal road to learning.
求知无坦途。
The pot calling the kettle black.
五十步笑百步。
Live by the sword, die by the sword.
恶有恶报。
He is happy that thinks himself so.
自乐者常乐。
“她这一生很不平凡”如何用英语唯美的翻译？
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Rome isn't built in a day.
欲成伟业，非一日之功。
There are other fish in the sea.
天涯何处无芳草。
The finest diamond must be cut.
玉不琢不成器。
Pride hurts, modesty benefits.
谦受益，满招损。
Once bitten, twice shy.
一朝遭蛇咬，十年怕井绳。
What is not wisdom is danger.
不明智即是危险。
Be positive. Be true. Be kind.
积极。真挚。友善。
The first step is always the hardest.
万事开头难。
Water the root, enjoy the fruit.
付出才会有收获。
A poor man's tale cannot be heard.
人微则言轻。
A friend in need is a friend indeed.
患难见真情。
No pressure, no diamonds.
天将与之，必先苦之。
He who wants nothing fears nothing.
无欲则刚。
Necessity is the mother of invention.
穷则思变。
An empty sack cannot stand upright.
人穷志短。
All for one，and one for all.
人人为我，我为人人。
Great hopes make great men.
伟大抱负成就伟人。
The heart wants what it wants.
情人眼里出西施。
Dream big and dare to fail.
锐意进取，无惧挫折。
Passion begets persistence.
唯有热爱，方能坚持。
Don't bite the hand that feeds you.
勿恩将仇报。
There is plenty of fish in the sea.
天涯何处无芳草。
The longest day has an end.
天下没有不散的筵席。
Failure is the mother of success.
失败乃成功之母。
Opportunity knocks but once.
机不可失时不再来。
Your only limit is your mind.
唯思想是人类的局限。
The rotten apple injures its neighbors.
近墨者黑。
Two wrongs don't make a right.
冤冤相报何时了。
Success comes to those who act.
有行动才能成功。
He that falls today may rise tomorrow.
东山再起。
God helps those who help themselves.
天道酬勤。
No great thing is created suddenly.
成功来之不易。
Man proposes, god disposes.
谋事在人，成事在天。
No man can do two things at once.
一心不可二用。
Example is better than precept.
训诫不如以身作则。
Every dark cloud has a silver lining.
天无绝人之路。
Every moment/minute counts.
争分夺秒/分秒必争。
Mere talk leads only to poverty.
空谈使人一无所有。
Things rashly taken end as ill.
行事草率，必有恶果。
Discretion is the better part of valour.
谨慎即大勇。
What you don't know won't hurt you.
眼不见为净。
Simplicity is the ultimate sophistication.
大道至简。
Need is the mother of courage.
需求使人产生勇气。
Your past will always catch up with you.
报应不爽。
Everything is coming up roses.
一帆风顺/诸事顺利。
The pen is mightier than the sword.
文笔胜于武力。
A good example is the best sermon.
言传不如身教。
The world is but a little place, after all.
天涯若比邻。
Be fearful when others are greedy.
他人贪婪我恐惧。
Absence to love is what wind is to fire.
离别情更浓。
Penny wise and pound foolish.
小事聪明，大事糊涂。
A wanderer isn't always lost.
浪迹天涯未必迷失本性。
History is written by the winner.
历史由胜利者书写。
Slow but steady wins the race.
厚积薄发，稳扎稳打。
There is more than one way to skin a cat.
殊途同归。
True happiness lies within you.
真正的快乐源自内心。
Happiness depends upon ourselves.
快乐源于内心。
When character is lost, all is lost.
无个性者一事无成。
Absence makes the heart grow fonder.
距离产生美。
Whatever man has done, man may do.
世上无难事。
A little leak will sink a great ship.
千里之堤毁于蚁穴。
Lucky at cards, unlucky in love.
赌场得意，情场失意。
Good things come to those who wait.
有志者事竟成。
What you believe, you can achieve.
有志者，事竟成。
A sure friend is known in unsure times.
患难见真情。
While we wait for life, life passes.
生命在等待中逝去。
An oak is not felled at one stroke.
凡事岂能一蹴而就。
Take not a musket to kill a butterfly.
杀鸡焉用宰牛刀。
One may smile, and smile, and be a villain.
笑里藏刀。
All good things come to an end.
天下没有不散的筵席。
Every day brings new opportunities.
每天都有新机遇。
Fortune sides with him who dares.
不入虎穴焉得虎子。
Better be envied than pitied.
宁为人羡慕，不被人怜悯。
A good start is half the battle.
开局顺利便已成功一半。
Misfortune tests the sincerity of friends.
患难见真情。
Nothing ventured, nothing gained.
不入虎穴焉得虎子。
Well done is better than well said.
说得好不如做得好。
It takes all sorts to make a world.
世界之大，无奇不有。
You only grow when you're alone.
只有孤独使人成长。
Life is not all beer and skittles.
生活并非总是轻松惬意。
Nothing comes of nothing.
付出才有收获。事出必有因。
Diligence is the mother of good luck.
勤奋会带来好运。
The wise man is always a good listener.
智者善于倾听。
You can't have your cake and eat it.
鱼与熊掌不可兼得。
between a rock and a hard place.
骑虎难下，进退维谷。
If not us, who? If not now, when?
义不容辞，时不我待。
Two heads are better than one.
三个臭皮匠顶个诸葛亮。
The price of excellence is discipline.
自律方能成就卓越。
The squeaky wheel gets the grease.
会哭的孩子有奶吃。
Good things come to those who wait.
功夫不负有心人。
Out of the frying pan into the fire.
才出虎穴，又入狼窝。
Teamwork makes the dream work.
团结合作，梦想成真。
The apple never falls far from the tree.
有其父必有其子。
One false move may lose the game.
一着不慎满盘皆输。
Choose kindness and laugh often.
与人为善，笑口常开。
To err is human; to forgive, divine.
人非圣贤，孰能无过。
Everything is possible for a willing heart.
有志者事竟成。
While the grass grows the horse starves.
远水不解近渴。
Do what you say, say what you do.
言出必行，表里如一。
There is an exception to every rule.
凡是规律，必有例外。
Where there are people, there is conflict.
有人就有是非。
Victory belongs to the most persevering.
坚持就是胜利。
Those who rush ahead do not get very far.
欲速则不达。
There is nothing that costs less than civility.
礼多人不怪。
When life gives you lemons, make lemonade.
苦中作乐。
One false move may lose the game.
一著不慎，满盘皆输。
Strive for progress, not perfection.
力图进步，不求完美。
Revenge is a dish best served cold.
君子报仇，十年不晚。
You've made your bed, now lie in it.
自作自受，自食恶果。
A man of courage is also full of faith.
勇敢者必信念坚定。
Every disadvantage has its advantage.
塞翁失马焉知非福。
Those who play with fire will perish by it.
玩火者必自焚。
Heaven is high and the emperor is far away.
天高皇帝远。
Talk of an angel and you'll hear his wings.
说曹操曹操到。
All things are difficult before they are easy.
凡事先难后易。
The surest way to be happy is to be busy.
忙碌使人快乐。
Don't teach your grandmother to suck eggs.
勿班门弄斧。
Cross that bridge when one comes to it.
船到桥头自然直。
The love of money is the root of all evil.
贪财是万恶之源。
Complacency is the enemy of progress.
自满是进步的大敌。
A little learning is a dangerous thing.
一知半解，危险至极。
Chance favors the prepared mind.
充分准备方能抓住机遇。
Goals determine what you are going to be.
目标决定成就。
Invincibility lies in the defense.
立足防守方能立于不败之地。
Greatness comes from humble beginnings.
伟大源自平凡。
Where there is life, there is hope.
留得青山在，不怕没柴烧。
If you pay peanuts, you get monkeys.
舍不得孩子套不着狼。
A fox may grow gray, but never good.
江山易改，本性难移。
No man learns but by pain or shame.
不经苦难，没有教训。
Progress is impossible without change.
不变通则无法进步。
Don't trouble trouble till trouble troubles you.
勿自寻烦恼。
Adversity often presents opportunities.
逆境往往蕴含机遇。
Earn more, spend less, invest the rest.
开源节流，理性投资。
A problem shared is a problem halved.
与人分担，忧愁减半。
A bad beginning makes a bad ending.
既无善始，便无善终。
One rotten apple spoils the barrel.
一粒老鼠屎，坏了一锅粥。
Safety lies in the middle of the course.
中庸之道，点到为止。
Complete cooperation is vital to success.
成功必须通力合作。
Don't try to teach your Grandma to suck eggs.
勿班门弄斧。
Even kings take off their hats before gold.
有钱能使鬼推磨。
What soberness conceals, drunkenness reveals.
酒后吐真言。
Willing is not enough, we must do.
有意愿还不够，必须行动。
He who digs a pit for others will fall in it himself.
作茧自缚。
The greatest talkers are the least doers.
夸夸其谈者无所作为。
Temperance is the greatest of virtues.
自我克制是最大的美德。
No beauty is like the beauty of mind.
心灵之美才是最美丽的。
Pay somebody back in his own coin.
以其人之道还治其人之身。
It's hard to beat someone who never gives up.
坚持就是胜利。
One false step makes a great difference.
失之毫厘，谬以千里。
There is nothing impossible to him who will try.
世上无难事。
Silence is better than unmeaning words.
沉默胜于空洞的言辞。
A man can not reel and spin at the same time.
一心不可二用。
A bad craftsman always complains about his tools.
怨天尤人。
It is as well to know the way the wind blows.
识时务者为俊杰。
A quiet conscience sleeps in thunder.
不做亏心事，不怕鬼叫门。
One man's meat is another man's poison.
吾之蜜糖，彼之砒霜。
Men trust their ears less than their eyes.
耳听为虚，眼见为实。
There is no rainbow without the rain.
不经历风雨，怎能见彩虹。
Give them an inch, and they'll take a mile.
得寸进尺/得陇望蜀。
Be strict to yourself, and gentle to others.
严于律己，宽以待人。
Don't raise your voice, improve your argument.
有理不在声高。
Hunger and fear are excellent causes.
饥饿与恐惧是强大的动力。
A false friend is worse than an open enemy.
明枪易躲暗箭难防。
Take time while time is, for time will away.
机不可失，时不再来。
All great achievements require time.
历经时光磨砺方能成就伟业。
Without respect, love cannot go far.
没有尊重，爱情则难以持久。
Complete cooperation is vital to success.
精诚团结是成功的关键。
Embrace mistakes as learning opportunities.
犯错是学习的机遇。
If you fail to plan, you are planning to fail.
疏谋少略，其事必败。
Don't be afraid to fail, be afraid not to try.
勇于尝试，无惧失败。
A straight foot is not afraid of a crooked shoe.
身正不怕影子斜。
A man is known by the company he keeps.
人以群分，物以类聚。
Either you run the day, or the day runs you.
计划不周则事倍功半。
When the cat's away, the mice will play.
山中无老虎，猴子称大王。
Hope is the only thing stronger than fear.
唯有希望才能战胜恐惧。
Dreaming, after all, is a form of planning.
梦想毕竟也是一种规划。
A little wind kindles, much puts out the fire.
点到为止，过犹不及。
Believe in yourself and you will be unstoppable.
自信者一往无前。
When one sows the wind one reaps the whirlwind.
自作孽不可活。
Wisdom is the supreme part of happiness.
智慧是快乐的最高境界。
All things in their being are good for something.
天生我材必有用。
Silence is the most perfect expression of scorn.
沉默是最大的蔑视。
True friends are always together in spirit.
真正的朋友必然心灵相通。
Every solution breeds new problems.
每个解决办法都会造成新问题。
Love your neighbor, yet pull not down your fence.
君子之交淡如水。
Deep rivers move in silence, shallow brooks are noisy.
真人不露相。
My hunger for success is fueled by my passion.
热爱使人渴望成功。
The best policy in war is to thwart the enemy's strategy.
上兵伐谋。
It is loss which teaches us about the worth of things.
失去才知珍贵。
Desperate diseases must have desperate remedies.
急病还需猛药医。
Think before you speak, read before you think.
学而后思，思而后言。
Follow your heart but take your brain with you.
相信直觉，保持理性。
Love makes man grow up or sink down.
爱情或使人成熟，或令人堕落。
Life begins at the end of your comfort zone.
不安于现状生活才有意义。
Life is not an exact science, it is an art.
生活并非严谨的科学，而是艺术。
Tough times never last, tough people do.
困境终将过去，强者得以生存。
Habits that took years to build don't take a day to change.
积习难改。
In the middle of every difficulty lies opportunity.
所有困境都蕴含机遇。
If heaven made him, earth can find some use for him.
天生我材必有用。
He who stands for nothing will fall for everything.
耳软心活，必遭蒙蔽。
Without practice, hopes will be reduced to zero.
没有实践，就没有希望。
Patience is bitter, but its fruit is sweet.
耐心是苦涩的，但其成果却很甜蜜。
Don't play with fire if you can't handle the flame.
没有金刚钻别揽瓷器活。
He who works all day has no time to make money.
整日工作，无暇赚钱。
If you can't stand the heat, get out of the kitchen.
没有金刚钻别揽瓷器
活。
Sweat more during peace, bleed less during war.
平时多流汗，战时少流
血。
Ability is of little account without opportunity.
没有机遇，空有能力也枉
然。
Youth is not a period of time, it is a state of mind.
青春并非年华，而是心
境。
Never let your emotions overpower your intelligence.
切勿使情感压倒理
智。
Man conquers the world by conquering himself.
欲征服世界，必先战胜自
我。
A journey of a thousand miles begins with a single step.
千里之行始于足
下。
If you love what you are doing, you will be successful.
热爱事业，方能成
功。
Pay less attention to what men say, watch what they do.
听其言，更观其
行。
Don't impose on others what you yourself do not desire.
己所不欲勿施于
人。
Don't miss opportunities, time doesn't come around again.
机不可失时不
再来。
Distance doesn't ruin a relationship, doubts do.
破坏感情的并非距离，而
是猜疑。
Take care of the pence and the pounds will take care of themselves.
聚
沙成塔。
Adversity doesn't build character, it reveals it.
逆境并不磨炼意志，而是彰
显个性。
Nothing is more honorable than a grateful heart.
最高尚的品德莫过于心存
感恩。
Theirs not to reason why, Theirs but to do and die.
忠心不二，鞠躬尽瘁死
而后已。
You can't change what you are, only what you do.
本质无法改变，唯有改
变行为。
Pessimism leads to weakness, optimism to power.
悲观使人懦弱，乐观使
人坚强。
At birth we bring nothing; at death we take away nothing.
生不带来，死
不带去。
Dependence is misery, independence is happiness.
依赖使人痛苦，独立使
人快乐。
The only wrong choice is choosing not to make one.
唯一错误的抉择是踌
躇不前。
Life is either a daring adventure or nothing at all.
如不大胆尝试，生活将一
事无成。
There is no great genius without some touch of madness.
伟大天才都有
些许疯狂。
Words show a man's wit, but actions his meaning.
言论展示智慧，而行动
表现意志。
Failure is one thing that can be achieved without effort.
不付出努力，则
只有失败。
Be brave no matter what your life is like to you.
无论生活境遇怎样，都要
勇于面对。
He who knows doesn't speak, he who speaks doesn't know.
知者不言，
言者不知。
Progress is impossible without deviation from the norm.
不破除常规，则
无法进步。
Don't justify mistakes, apologize and correct them.
不要为错误辩解，要道
歉并改正。
Living without an aim is like sailing without a compass.
生活无目标恰似航
行无罗盘。
A room without books is like a body without a soul.
室内没有书籍仿佛肉
体失去灵魂。
Don't be pushed by your problems, be led by your dreams.
追寻梦想，不
为问题所扰。
Mastering others is strength, mastering yourself is true power.
胜人者有
力，自胜者强。
A wise man makes more opportunities than he finds.
智者并不寻找机会，
而是创造机会。
Don't long for tomorrow. If you do, you will waste today.
勿期待未来，
否则会浪费现在。
The value of life is not measured by time, but by depth.
人生的价值在于
深度，而非时间。
Take care of your people, they'll take care of your business.
善待员工，
员工必兢兢业业。
Inner peace is more important than happiness or success.
内心平和比快
乐和成功更重要。
Knowledge gives you power, but character respect.
知识赋予人力量，而个
性使人赢得尊重。
Winners are not people who never fail，but people who never quit.
赢
家经受挫折，但从不气馁。
Alone we can do so little, together we can do so much.
单打独斗，一事无
成；团结一心，功成名就。
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一些经典的英文短句
Do or die.
生死攸关。
Win or bust.
志在必得。
Now or never.
千载难逢。
All or nothing.
孤注一掷。
Make or break.
成王败寇。
Use it or lose it.
用进废退。
Swim or drown.
破釜沉舟。
Divide and rule.
分而治之。
Winner takes all.
胜者为王。
Go with your gut.
相信直觉。
Seize the moment.
只争朝夕。
Take it or leave it.
态度坚定。
Murder will out.
纸包不住火。
Time is money.
时间就是金钱。
Rise from the ashes.
浴火重生。
All we have is now.
只争朝夕。
Go big or go home.
全力以赴。
Let them eat cake.
何不食肉糜。
You had me at hello.
一见钟情。
Live and learn.
吃一堑，长一智。
Do a good turn daily.
日行一善。
Man is mortal.
人生自古谁无死。
Patience is a virtue.
忍耐是美德。
Still waters run deep.
静水流深。
Trials and tribulations
艰辛磨难
Have nothing to lose.
无所畏惧。
Conquer from within.
战胜自我。
Easier said than done.
知易行难。
Years bring wisdom.
年长则智增。
Every man to his taste.
见仁见智。
First come, first served.
先到先得。
Look before you leap.
三思而后行。
Every dog has its day.
风水轮流转。
Good things come slow.
好事多磨。
The best is yet to come.
未来可期。
Every day is not Sunday.
好景不长。
The die is cast.
木已成舟，覆水难收。
Knowledge is power.
知识就是力量。
Leave no stone unturned.
不遗余力。
Carrot and stick
恩威并用，软硬兼施。
A cat may look at a king.
众生平等。
Live to fight another day.
不屈不挠。
Hunger is the best sauce.
饥不择食。
I will not forget who I am.
不忘初心。
Practise what you preach.
言行如一。
Let's call a spade a spade.
实事求是。
Pride comes before a fall.
骄兵必败。
More haste, less speed.
欲速则不达。
All glory is fleeting.
荣耀皆过眼云烟。
It never rains but it pours.
祸不单行。
Intelligent man looks dull.
大智若愚。
No man is an island.
一个好汉三个帮。
Live and let live.
与人方便，自己方便。
Rob Peter to pay Paul.
拆东墙补西墙。
All's well that ends well.
一笑泯恩仇。
Purpose fuels passion.
动力源于目标。
Don't cry over spilled milk.
覆水难收。
A bully is always a coward.
色厉内荏。
True love never grows old.
真爱不朽。
Comparisons are odious.
人比人得死。
Tall trees catch much wind.
树大招风。
The grass is greener.
这山望着那山高。
Eagles catch no flies.
君子不记小人过。
It takes two to tango.
一个巴掌拍不响。
Be a voice, not an echo.
切勿人云亦云。
Let things take their course.
顺其自然。
Great minds think alike.
英雄所见略同。
Rats desert a sinking ship.
树倒猢狲散。
Appearances are deceitful.
人不可貌相。
Don't sell yourself short.
切勿妄自菲薄。
Enough is as good as a feast.
知足常乐。
Love is without reason.
爱是没有理智的。
Confidence works miracles.
自信出奇迹。
No piper can please all ears.
众口难调。
Good medicine tastes bitter.
良药苦口。
Take things as they come.
既来之则安之。
What you think, you become.
相由心生。
He who talks much errs much.
言多语失。
Put the cart before the horse.
本末倒置。
Chickens come home to roost.
恶有恶报。
It takes a thief to catch a thief.
以毒攻毒。
A faithful friend is hard to find.
挚友难寻。
相知无远近，万里尚为邻如何翻译？
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True blue will never strain.
真金不怕火炼。
It's no use pumping a dry well.
徒劳无功。
If it happens, it happens.
既来之，则安之。
Time cures all things.
时间可抚平一切创伤。
Save for a rainy day.
有备无患，未雨绸缪。
Sweet are the uses of adversity.
苦尽甘来。
Time and tide wait for no man.
时不我待。
Make hay while the sun shines.
勿失良机。
As the call, so the echo.
种瓜得瓜种豆得豆。
Rumors stop with the wise.
流言止于智者。
You cannot clap with one hand.
孤掌难鸣。
Out of sight, out of mind.
眼不见，心不烦。
Time flies, never to be recalled.
白驹过隙。
Keep something for a rainy day.
未雨绸缪。
Every medal has its reverse.
凡事皆有两面。
A rotten apple spoils the barrel.
害群之马。
New brooms sweep clean.
新官上任三把火。
Grasp all, lose all.
贪得无厌，终将一无所获。
Too many cooks spoil the broth.
人多误事。
One flower makes no garland.
独木不成林。
Fortune favors the bold.
不入虎穴焉得虎子。
Whatever is, is right.
存在即合理，随遇而安。
Work hard, play hard.
努力工作，尽情娱乐。
Experience must be bought.
吃一堑长一智。
All the world's a stage.
人生如戏，戏如人生。
One good turn deserves another.
礼尚往来。
You can sleep when you're dead.
至死方休。
What is done cannot be undone.
木已成舟。
Wisdom is the beginning of fear.
怯源于智。
Be swift to hear, slow to speak.
多闻而少言。
Running water doesn't get stale.
流水不腐。
A still tongue makes a wise head.
寡言者智。
There is no time like the present.
时不我待。
No way is impossible to courage.
勇者无畏。
There is no smoke without fire.
无风不起浪。
Once a knave, ever a knave.
一失足成千古恨。
A word is enough to the wise.
响鼓不用重锤。
Two of a trade can never agree.
同行是冤家。
A penny saved is a penny earned.
勤俭节约。
All brawn and no brain.
四肢发达，头脑简单。
Every rose has its thorn.
金无足赤、人无完人。
Think today and speak tomorrow.
思而后言。
Good watch prevents misfortune.
有备无患。
What goes around comes around.
报应不爽。
Faith will move mountains.
精诚所至金石为开。
Every cook praises his own broth.
自卖自夸。
Winning the battle, losing the war.
得不偿失。
A leopard cannot change its spots.
本性难移。
Spilt water cannot be gathered up.
覆水难收。
A miss is as good as a mile.
失之毫厘谬以千里。
Where there is love there is life.
有爱就有生命。
Leap, and the net will appear.
车到山前必有路。
The first wealth is health.
健康是最重要的财富。
Facts speak louder than words.
事实胜于雄辩。
To think of danger in time of peace.
居安思危。
Trust is earned, not given.
没有平白无故的信任。
Lies will collapse by themselves.
谎言不攻自破。
Beggars can't be choosers.
别无选择/饥不择食。
Of two evils choose the lesser.
两害相权取其轻。
Many hands make light work.
众人拾柴火焰高。
There is no royal road to learning.
求知无坦途。
The pot calling the kettle black.
五十步笑百步。
Live by the sword, die by the sword.
恶有恶报。
He is happy that thinks himself so.
自乐者常乐。
“她这一生很不平凡”如何用英语唯美的翻译？
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Rome isn't built in a day.
欲成伟业，非一日之功。
There are other fish in the sea.
天涯何处无芳草。
The finest diamond must be cut.
玉不琢不成器。
Pride hurts, modesty benefits.
谦受益，满招损。
Once bitten, twice shy.
一朝遭蛇咬，十年怕井绳。
What is not wisdom is danger.
不明智即是危险。
Be positive. Be true. Be kind.
积极。真挚。友善。
The first step is always the hardest.
万事开头难。
Water the root, enjoy the fruit.
付出才会有收获。
A poor man's tale cannot be heard.
人微则言轻。
A friend in need is a friend indeed.
患难见真情。
No pressure, no diamonds.
天将与之，必先苦之。
He who wants nothing fears nothing.
无欲则刚。
Necessity is the mother of invention.
穷则思变。
An empty sack cannot stand upright.
人穷志短。
All for one，and one for all.
人人为我，我为人人。
Great hopes make great men.
伟大抱负成就伟人。
The heart wants what it wants.
情人眼里出西施。
Dream big and dare to fail.
锐意进取，无惧挫折。
Passion begets persistence.
唯有热爱，方能坚持。
Don't bite the hand that feeds you.
勿恩将仇报。
There is plenty of fish in the sea.
天涯何处无芳草。
The longest day has an end.
天下没有不散的筵席。
Failure is the mother of success.
失败乃成功之母。
Opportunity knocks but once.
机不可失时不再来。
Your only limit is your mind.
唯思想是人类的局限。
The rotten apple injures its neighbors.
近墨者黑。
Two wrongs don't make a right.
冤冤相报何时了。
Success comes to those who act.
有行动才能成功。
He that falls today may rise tomorrow.
东山再起。
God helps those who help themselves.
天道酬勤。
No great thing is created suddenly.
成功来之不易。
Man proposes, god disposes.
谋事在人，成事在天。
No man can do two things at once.
一心不可二用。
Example is better than precept.
训诫不如以身作则。
Every dark cloud has a silver lining.
天无绝人之路。
Every moment/minute counts.
争分夺秒/分秒必争。
Mere talk leads only to poverty.
空谈使人一无所有。
Things rashly taken end as ill.
行事草率，必有恶果。
Discretion is the better part of valour.
谨慎即大勇。
What you don't know won't hurt you.
眼不见为净。
Simplicity is the ultimate sophistication.
大道至简。
Need is the mother of courage.
需求使人产生勇气。
Your past will always catch up with you.
报应不爽。
Everything is coming up roses.
一帆风顺/诸事顺利。
The pen is mightier than the sword.
文笔胜于武力。
A good example is the best sermon.
言传不如身教。
The world is but a little place, after all.
天涯若比邻。
Be fearful when others are greedy.
他人贪婪我恐惧。
Absence to love is what wind is to fire.
离别情更浓。
Penny wise and pound foolish.
小事聪明，大事糊涂。
A wanderer isn't always lost.
浪迹天涯未必迷失本性。
History is written by the winner.
历史由胜利者书写。
Slow but steady wins the race.
厚积薄发，稳扎稳打。
There is more than one way to skin a cat.
殊途同归。
True happiness lies within you.
真正的快乐源自内心。
Happiness depends upon ourselves.
快乐源于内心。
When character is lost, all is lost.
无个性者一事无成。
Absence makes the heart grow fonder.
距离产生美。
Whatever man has done, man may do.
世上无难事。
A little leak will sink a great ship.
千里之堤毁于蚁穴。
Lucky at cards, unlucky in love.
赌场得意，情场失意。
Good things come to those who wait.
有志者事竟成。
What you believe, you can achieve.
有志者，事竟成。
A sure friend is known in unsure times.
患难见真情。
While we wait for life, life passes.
生命在等待中逝去。
An oak is not felled at one stroke.
凡事岂能一蹴而就。
Take not a musket to kill a butterfly.
杀鸡焉用宰牛刀。
One may smile, and smile, and be a villain.
笑里藏刀。
All good things come to an end.
天下没有不散的筵席。
Every day brings new opportunities.
每天都有新机遇。
Fortune sides with him who dares.
不入虎穴焉得虎子。
Better be envied than pitied.
宁为人羡慕，不被人怜悯。
A good start is half the battle.
开局顺利便已成功一半。
Misfortune tests the sincerity of friends.
患难见真情。
Nothing ventured, nothing gained.
不入虎穴焉得虎子。
Well done is better than well said.
说得好不如做得好。
It takes all sorts to make a world.
世界之大，无奇不有。
You only grow when you're alone.
只有孤独使人成长。
Life is not all beer and skittles.
生活并非总是轻松惬意。
Nothing comes of nothing.
付出才有收获。事出必有因。
Diligence is the mother of good luck.
勤奋会带来好运。
The wise man is always a good listener.
智者善于倾听。
You can't have your cake and eat it.
鱼与熊掌不可兼得。
between a rock and a hard place.
骑虎难下，进退维谷。
If not us, who? If not now, when?
义不容辞，时不我待。
Two heads are better than one.
三个臭皮匠顶个诸葛亮。
The price of excellence is discipline.
自律方能成就卓越。
The squeaky wheel gets the grease.
会哭的孩子有奶吃。
Good things come to those who wait.
功夫不负有心人。
Out of the frying pan into the fire.
才出虎穴，又入狼窝。
Teamwork makes the dream work.
团结合作，梦想成真。
The apple never falls far from the tree.
有其父必有其子。
One false move may lose the game.
一着不慎满盘皆输。
Choose kindness and laugh often.
与人为善，笑口常开。
To err is human; to forgive, divine.
人非圣贤，孰能无过。
Everything is possible for a willing heart.
有志者事竟成。
While the grass grows the horse starves.
远水不解近渴。
Do what you say, say what you do.
言出必行，表里如一。
There is an exception to every rule.
凡是规律，必有例外。
Where there are people, there is conflict.
有人就有是非。
Victory belongs to the most persevering.
坚持就是胜利。
Those who rush ahead do not get very far.
欲速则不达。
There is nothing that costs less than civility.
礼多人不怪。
When life gives you lemons, make lemonade.
苦中作乐。
One false move may lose the game.
一著不慎，满盘皆输。
Strive for progress, not perfection.
力图进步，不求完美。
Revenge is a dish best served cold.
君子报仇，十年不晚。
You've made your bed, now lie in it.
自作自受，自食恶果。
A man of courage is also full of faith.
勇敢者必信念坚定。
Every disadvantage has its advantage.
塞翁失马焉知非福。
Those who play with fire will perish by it.
玩火者必自焚。
Heaven is high and the emperor is far away.
天高皇帝远。
Talk of an angel and you'll hear his wings.
说曹操曹操到。
All things are difficult before they are easy.
凡事先难后易。
The surest way to be happy is to be busy.
忙碌使人快乐。
Don't teach your grandmother to suck eggs.
勿班门弄斧。
Cross that bridge when one comes to it.
船到桥头自然直。
The love of money is the root of all evil.
贪财是万恶之源。
Complacency is the enemy of progress.
自满是进步的大敌。
A little learning is a dangerous thing.
一知半解，危险至极。
Chance favors the prepared mind.
充分准备方能抓住机遇。
Goals determine what you are going to be.
目标决定成就。
Invincibility lies in the defense.
立足防守方能立于不败之地。
Greatness comes from humble beginnings.
伟大源自平凡。
Where there is life, there is hope.
留得青山在，不怕没柴烧。
If you pay peanuts, you get monkeys.
舍不得孩子套不着狼。
A fox may grow gray, but never good.
江山易改，本性难移。
No man learns but by pain or shame.
不经苦难，没有教训。
Progress is impossible without change.
不变通则无法进步。
Don't trouble trouble till trouble troubles you.
勿自寻烦恼。
Adversity often presents opportunities.
逆境往往蕴含机遇。
Earn more, spend less, invest the rest.
开源节流，理性投资。
A problem shared is a problem halved.
与人分担，忧愁减半。
A bad beginning makes a bad ending.
既无善始，便无善终。
One rotten apple spoils the barrel.
一粒老鼠屎，坏了一锅粥。
Safety lies in the middle of the course.
中庸之道，点到为止。
Complete cooperation is vital to success.
成功必须通力合作。
Don't try to teach your Grandma to suck eggs.
勿班门弄斧。
Even kings take off their hats before gold.
有钱能使鬼推磨。
What soberness conceals, drunkenness reveals.
酒后吐真言。
Willing is not enough, we must do.
有意愿还不够，必须行动。
He who digs a pit for others will fall in it himself.
作茧自缚。
The greatest talkers are the least doers.
夸夸其谈者无所作为。
Temperance is the greatest of virtues.
自我克制是最大的美德。
No beauty is like the beauty of mind.
心灵之美才是最美丽的。
Pay somebody back in his own coin.
以其人之道还治其人之身。
It's hard to beat someone who never gives up.
坚持就是胜利。
One false step makes a great difference.
失之毫厘，谬以千里。
There is nothing impossible to him who will try.
世上无难事。
Silence is better than unmeaning words.
沉默胜于空洞的言辞。
A man can not reel and spin at the same time.
一心不可二用。
A bad craftsman always complains about his tools.
怨天尤人。
It is as well to know the way the wind blows.
识时务者为俊杰。
A quiet conscience sleeps in thunder.
不做亏心事，不怕鬼叫门。
One man's meat is another man's poison.
吾之蜜糖，彼之砒霜。
Men trust their ears less than their eyes.
耳听为虚，眼见为实。
There is no rainbow without the rain.
不经历风雨，怎能见彩虹。
Give them an inch, and they'll take a mile.
得寸进尺/得陇望蜀。
Be strict to yourself, and gentle to others.
严于律己，宽以待人。
Don't raise your voice, improve your argument.
有理不在声高。
Hunger and fear are excellent causes.
饥饿与恐惧是强大的动力。
A false friend is worse than an open enemy.
明枪易躲暗箭难防。
Take time while time is, for time will away.
机不可失，时不再来。
All great achievements require time.
历经时光磨砺方能成就伟业。
Without respect, love cannot go far.
没有尊重，爱情则难以持久。
Complete cooperation is vital to success.
精诚团结是成功的关键。
Embrace mistakes as learning opportunities.
犯错是学习的机遇。
If you fail to plan, you are planning to fail.
疏谋少略，其事必败。
Don't be afraid to fail, be afraid not to try.
勇于尝试，无惧失败。
A straight foot is not afraid of a crooked shoe.
身正不怕影子斜。
A man is known by the company he keeps.
人以群分，物以类聚。
Either you run the day, or the day runs you.
计划不周则事倍功半。
When the cat's away, the mice will play.
山中无老虎，猴子称大王。
Hope is the only thing stronger than fear.
唯有希望才能战胜恐惧。
Dreaming, after all, is a form of planning.
梦想毕竟也是一种规划。
A little wind kindles, much puts out the fire.
点到为止，过犹不及。
Believe in yourself and you will be unstoppable.
自信者一往无前。
When one sows the wind one reaps the whirlwind.
自作孽不可活。
Wisdom is the supreme part of happiness.
智慧是快乐的最高境界。
All things in their being are good for something.
天生我材必有用。
Silence is the most perfect expression of scorn.
沉默是最大的蔑视。
True friends are always together in spirit.
真正的朋友必然心灵相通。
Every solution breeds new problems.
每个解决办法都会造成新问题。
Love your neighbor, yet pull not down your fence.
君子之交淡如水。
Deep rivers move in silence, shallow brooks are noisy.
真人不露相。
My hunger for success is fueled by my passion.
热爱使人渴望成功。
The best policy in war is to thwart the enemy's strategy.
上兵伐谋。
It is loss which teaches us about the worth of things.
失去才知珍贵。
Desperate diseases must have desperate remedies.
急病还需猛药医。
Think before you speak, read before you think.
学而后思，思而后言。
Follow your heart but take your brain with you.
相信直觉，保持理性。
Love makes man grow up or sink down.
爱情或使人成熟，或令人堕落。
Life begins at the end of your comfort zone.
不安于现状生活才有意义。
Life is not an exact science, it is an art.
生活并非严谨的科学，而是艺术。
Tough times never last, tough people do.
困境终将过去，强者得以生存。
Habits that took years to build don't take a day to change.
积习难改。
In the middle of every difficulty lies opportunity.
所有困境都蕴含机遇。
If heaven made him, earth can find some use for him.
天生我材必有用。
He who stands for nothing will fall for everything.
耳软心活，必遭蒙蔽。
Without practice, hopes will be reduced to zero.
没有实践，就没有希望。
Patience is bitter, but its fruit is sweet.
耐心是苦涩的，但其成果却很甜蜜。
Don't play with fire if you can't handle the flame.
没有金刚钻别揽瓷器活。
He who works all day has no time to make money.
整日工作，无暇赚钱。
If you can't stand the heat, get out of the kitchen.
没有金刚钻别揽瓷器
活。
Sweat more during peace, bleed less during war.
平时多流汗，战时少流
血。
Ability is of little account without opportunity.
没有机遇，空有能力也枉
然。
Youth is not a period of time, it is a state of mind.
青春并非年华，而是心
境。
Never let your emotions overpower your intelligence.
切勿使情感压倒理
智。
Man conquers the world by conquering himself.
欲征服世界，必先战胜自
我。
A journey of a thousand miles begins with a single step.
千里之行始于足
下。
If you love what you are doing, you will be successful.
热爱事业，方能成
功。
Pay less attention to what men say, watch what they do.
听其言，更观其
行。
Don't impose on others what you yourself do not desire.
己所不欲勿施于
人。
Don't miss opportunities, time doesn't come around again.
机不可失时不
再来。
Distance doesn't ruin a relationship, doubts do.
破坏感情的并非距离，而
是猜疑。
Take care of the pence and the pounds will take care of themselves.
聚
沙成塔。
Adversity doesn't build character, it reveals it.
逆境并不磨炼意志，而是彰
显个性。
Nothing is more honorable than a grateful heart.
最高尚的品德莫过于心存
感恩。
Theirs not to reason why, Theirs but to do and die.
忠心不二，鞠躬尽瘁死
而后已。
You can't change what you are, only what you do.
本质无法改变，唯有改
变行为。
Pessimism leads to weakness, optimism to power.
悲观使人懦弱，乐观使
人坚强。
At birth we bring nothing; at death we take away nothing.
生不带来，死
不带去。
Dependence is misery, independence is happiness.
依赖使人痛苦，独立使
人快乐。
The only wrong choice is choosing not to make one.
唯一错误的抉择是踌
躇不前。
Life is either a daring adventure or nothing at all.
如不大胆尝试，生活将一
事无成。
There is no great genius without some touch of madness.
伟大天才都有
些许疯狂。
Words show a man's wit, but actions his meaning.
言论展示智慧，而行动
表现意志。
Failure is one thing that can be achieved without effort.
不付出努力，则
只有失败。
Be brave no matter what your life is like to you.
无论生活境遇怎样，都要
勇于面对。
He who knows doesn't speak, he who speaks doesn't know.
知者不言，
言者不知。
Progress is impossible without deviation from the norm.
不破除常规，则
无法进步。
Don't justify mistakes, apologize and correct them.
不要为错误辩解，要道
歉并改正。
Living without an aim is like sailing without a compass.
生活无目标恰似航
行无罗盘。
A room without books is like a body without a soul.
室内没有书籍仿佛肉
体失去灵魂。
Don't be pushed by your problems, be led by your dreams.
追寻梦想，不
为问题所扰。
Mastering others is strength, mastering yourself is true power.
胜人者有
力，自胜者强。
A wise man makes more opportunities than he finds.
智者并不寻找机会，
而是创造机会。
Don't long for tomorrow. If you do, you will waste today.
勿期待未来，
否则会浪费现在。
The value of life is not measured by time, but by depth.
人生的价值在于
深度，而非时间。
Take care of your people, they'll take care of your business.
善待员工，
员工必兢兢业业。
Inner peace is more important than happiness or success.
内心平和比快
乐和成功更重要。
Knowledge gives you power, but character respect.
知识赋予人力量，而个
性使人赢得尊重。
Winners are not people who never fail，but people who never quit.
赢
家经受挫折，但从不气馁。
Alone we can do so little, together we can do so much.
单打独斗，一事无
成；团结一心，功成名就。