常用英语谚语

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　　常用英语谚语大全

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　　A bad beginning makes a bad ending. 开头不好，结尾必糟。

　　A bird in the hand is worth two in the bush. 两鸟在林，不如一鸟在手。

　　A body without knowledge is like a house without a foundation. 人无知犹如房屋无基。

　　A candle lights others and consumes itself. 蜡烛照亮了别人，燃尽了自己。

　　A good beginning makes a good ending. 欲善其终 , 必先善其始。

　　A good beginning is half done. 良好的开端是成功的一半。

　　A good medicine tastes bitter. 良药苦口利于病，忠言逆耳利于行。

　　A life without a friend is a life without a sun. 人生没有朋友，犹如生活没有阳光。

　　A little help is worth a deal of pity. 一次行动胜过一筐空话。

　　A little knowledge is a dangerous thing. 一知半解，害已误人。

　　A little learning is a dangerous thing. 浅学寡识是件危险的事。

　　A little of everything, and nothing at all. 样样皆通，样样稀松。

　　A man is never too old to learn. 活到老，学到老。

　　All rivers run into sea. 海纳百川。

　　A snow year, a good year. 瑞雪兆丰年。

　　A thousand mile trip begins with one step. 千里之行，始于足下。

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

　　Act fairly by all men. 一视同仁。

　　Actions speak louder than words. 事实胜于雄辩。

　　After supper walk a mile. 饭后百步走，活到九十九。

　　All beginnings are hard. 万事开头难。

　　All roads lead to Roma. 条条大道通罗马。

　　All things are difficult before they are easy. 万事开头难。

　　An apple a day keeps the doctor away. 一天一个苹果，医生不来找我。

　　An honest mans word is as good as his bond. 君子一言，驷马难追。

　　An hour in the morning is worth two in the evening. 一日之计在于晨。

　　An idle youth, a needy age. 少壮不努力，老大徒伤悲。

　　As a man sows, so shall he reap. 种瓜得瓜，种豆得豆。

　　All work and no play makes Jack a dull boy. 只会用功不玩耍，聪明孩子也变傻。

　　All that glitters is not gold. 闪光的东西并非都是金子。

　　Although the sun shine, leave not your cloak at home. 未雨绸缪。

　　A blessing in disguise. 因祸得福。

　　As you make your bed, so you must lie in it. 自食其果。

　　Actions speak louder than words. 事实胜于雄辩。

　　Adversity leads to prosperity. 穷则思变。

　　A fall into a pit, a gain in your wit. 吃一堑，长一智。

　　A fox may grow gray, but never good. 江山易改，本性难移。

　　A friend in need is a friend indeed. 患难见真情。

　　A miss is as good as a mile. 失之毫厘，差之千里

　　An eye for an eye and a tooth for a tooth. 以眼还眼，以牙还牙。

　　An hour in the morning is worth two in the evening. 一日之计在于晨。

　　A straight foot is not afraid of a crooked shoe. 身正不怕影子斜。

　　A word spoken is past recalling. 一言既出，驷马难追。

　　A years plan starts with spring. 一年之计在于春。

　　A young idler, an old beggar. 少壮不努力，老大徒伤悲。

　　All that glitters is not gold. 闪光的未必都是金子。

　　A journey of a thousand miles begins with a single step.千里之行始于足下。

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　　Bad news has wings. 好事不出门，坏事传千里。

　　Bad luck always comes in threes. 祸不单行。

　　Bad news travels fast. 坏事传千里。

　　Be swift to hear, slow to speak. 多听少说。

　　Beauty is but skin-deep. 不可以貌取人。

　　Better early than late. 宁早勿迟。

　　Better late than never. 这到总比不到强。

　　Better small fish than empty dish. 盘中小鱼胜无鱼。

　　Better the last smile than the first laughter. 笑在前不如笑在后。

　　Birds of a feather flock together. 物以类聚，人以群分。

　　Blood is thicker than water. 血浓于水。

　　Books and friends should be few but good. 择友如藏书，皆宜少而精。

　　Both together do best of all. 人心齐，泰山移。

　　Business before pleasure. 先工作，后娱乐。

　　Business is business. 生意是生意，交情归交情。

　　By uniting we stand, by dividing we fall. 团结则存，分裂则亡。

　　Blood will have blood. 血债血偿。

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　　Cannot see the wood for the trees. 一叶障目，不见泰山。

　　Care and diligence bring luck. 谨慎和勤奋才能抓住机遇。

　　Caution is the parent of safety. 小心驶得万年船。

　　Children are what the mothers are. 耳濡目染，身教言传。

　　.Choose an author as you choose a friend. 择书如择友。

　　Call a spade a spade. 直言不讳。

　　Care will kill a cat. 忧虑伤神。

　　Children and fools speak the truth. 童子吐真言。

　　Children are what the mothers are. 有其母，必有其子。

　　Clothes dont make the man. 好马不在鞍，人美不在衫。

　　Confidence in yourself is the first step on the road to success. 自信是走向成功的第一步。

　　Content is better than riches. 知足常乐。

　　Content is happiness. 知足常乐。

　　Cut your coat according to your cloth. 看布裁衣.

　　Constant dripping wears away a stone. 水滴石穿，绳锯木断。

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　　Do as you would be done by. 己所不欲，勿施于人。

　　Doing is better than saying. 与其挂在嘴上，不如落实在行动上。

　　Do it now. 机不可失，时不再来。

　　Do nothing by halves. 凡事不可半途而废。

　　Delays are dangerous. 拖延误事。

　　Diligence is the greatest of teachers. 勤奋是最伟大的导师。

　　Diligence is the mother of success. 成功来自勤奋。

　　Discontent is the first step in progress. 不满足是进取的第一步。

　　Do as the Romans do. 入国问禁，入乡随俗。

　　Do not attend to two things at a time. 一心不能二用。

　　Do not cut down the tree that gives you shade. 不能过河拆桥。

　　Do nothing by halves. 不可半途而废。

　　Do not teach fish to swim. 不要班门弄斧。

　　Deal with a man as he deals with you. 以其人之道还治其人之身。

　　Don‘t put off till tomorrow what should be done today. 今日事今日毕。

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　　East or west,home is the best. 金窝银窝不如自家草窝。

　　Every tide hath ist ebb. 潮涨必有潮落时.

　　Easy come, easy go. 来也匆匆，去也匆匆。

　　Eat to live, but not live to eat. 人吃饭是为了活着，但活着不是为了吃饭。

　　Even reckoning makes long friends. 亲兄弟，明算账。

　　Every advantage has its disadvantage. 有利必有弊。

　　Everybodys business is nobodys business. 人人负责，等于没人负责。

　　Every day is not Sunday. 好景不常在.

　　Every little helps a mickle. 聚沙成塔，集腋成裘。

　　Every man has his faults. 金无足赤，人无完人。

　　Every man has his hobbyhorse. 萝卜青菜，各有所爱。

　　Every man has his weak side. 人人都有弱点。

　　Every man is the architect of his own fortune. 自己的命运自己掌握。

　　Every minute counts. 分秒必争。

　　Experience must be bought. 吃一堑，长一智。

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　　Failure is the mother of success. 失败是成攻之母。

　　Fool may give a wise man counsel. 愚者千虑，必有一得.

　　Far water does not put out near fire. 远水救不了近火。

　　Four eyes see more than two. 集思广益。

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　　God helps those who help themselves. 自助者天助。

　　Great minds think alike. 英雄所见略同。

　　Great men have great faults. 英雄犯大错误。

　　Great mens sons seldom do well. 富不过三代。

　　Great trees are good for nothing but shade. 大树底下好乘凉。

　　Great wits have short memories. 贵人多忘事。

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　　Habit cures habit. 心病还需心药医。

　　Happy is the man who learns from the misfortunes of others.

　　吸取他人教训，自己才会走运。

　　Health is better than wealth. 健康胜过财富。

　　Haste makes waste. 忙乱易错。欲速则不达。

　　He knows most who speaks least. 大智若愚。

　　He laughs best who laughs last. 谁笑到最后，谁笑得最好。

　　He that climbs high falls heavily. 爬得越高，摔得越重。

　　He that will not work shall not eat. 不劳动者不得食。

　　He who does not advance loses ground. 逆水行舟，不进则退。

　　He who risks nothing gains nothing. 收获与风险并存。

　　History repeats itself. 历史往往重演。

　　Honesty is the best policy. 做人诚信为本。

　　Hope for the best, but prepare for the worst. 抱最好的愿望，做最坏的打算。

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　　If you venture nothing, you will have nothing. 不入虎穴，焉得虎子。

　　Industry is the parent of success. 勤奋是成功之母。

　　It is better to die when life is a disgrace. 宁为玉碎，不为瓦全。

　　It is no use crying over spilt milk. 覆水难收。

　　It is the first step that costs troublesome. 万事开头难。

　　It is the unforeseen that always happens. 天有不测风云，人有旦夕祸福。It never rains but it pours. 不鸣则已，一鸣惊人。

　　It takes three generations to make a gentleman十年树木，百年树人。

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　　Jack of all trades and master of none. 门门精通，样样稀松。

　　Judge not from appearances. 人不可貌相，海不可斗量。

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　　Knowledge is power. 知识就是力量。

　　Keep good men company and you shall be of the number.近朱者赤，近墨者黑。

　　Kill two birds with one stone. 一箭双雕。

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　　Little chips light great fires. 星星之火，可以燎原。

　　Like knows like. 惺惺相惜。

　　Love me, love my dog. 爱屋及乌。

　　Look before you leap. 三思而后行。

　　Learn to walk before you run. 循序渐进。

　　Like father, like son. 有其父必有其子。

　　Life without a friend is death. 没有朋友，虽生犹死。

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　　More haste, less speed. 欲速则不达。

　　Many hands make light work. 众人拾柴火焰高。

　　Many a little makes a mickle. 积少便成多。

　　Misfortune is a good teacher. 不幸是良好的教师

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　　No weal without woe. 福兮祸所伏, 祸兮福所倚。

　　Never deter till tomorrow that which you can do today. 今日事须今日毕，切勿拖延到明天。

　　Nothing is too difficult if you put your heart into it. 世上无难事只要肯登攀。Nature is the true law.天行有常，不为尧存，不为桀亡。

　　No man is born wise or learned.没有生而知之者。

　　Never say die.永不言败。

　　No cross, no crown.不经历风雨，怎么见彩虹。

　　No garden without its weeds.没有不长草的园子。

　　No pains，no gains. 不劳则无获。

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　　One man‘s meat is another man‘s poison. 萝卜青菜，各有所爱。

　　One false step will make a great difference. 失之毫厘，谬之千里。

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　　Put the cart before the horse. 本末倒置。

　　Pride goes before a fall. 骄兵必败。

　　Practice makes perfect. 熟能生巧。

　　Pleasure comes through toil. 苦尽甘来。

　　Promise is debt. 一诺千金。

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　　Rome was not built in a day.冰冻三尺，非一日之寒。

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　　Strike while the iron is hot. 趁热打铁。

　　Success belongs to the persevering. 坚持就是胜利。

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　　Time is money. 时光易逝。

　　Time and tide wait for no man. 一寸光阴一寸金。

　　Two heads are better than one. 三个臭皮匠顶一个诸葛亮。

　　Time is money. 时间就是金钱。

　　The finest diamond must be cut. 玉不琢，不成器。

　　The darkest hour is nearest the dawn. 黎明前的黑暗。

　　The more wit, the less courage. 初生牛犊不怕虎。

　　The water that bears the boat is the same that swallows it up. 水能载舟，亦能覆舟。

　　The world is but a little place, after all. 海内存知己，天涯若比邻。

　　Two dogs strive for a bone, and a third runs away with it. 鹬蚌相争，渔翁得利。

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　　You cannot eat your cake and have it. 鱼与熊掌，不可得兼。

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　　When in Rome, d o as Roman do. 入乡随俗。

　　Well begun is half done. 好的开端是成功的一半。

　　Where there is s will，there is a way. 有志者事竟成。

　　Words are but wind, but seeing is believing. 耳听为虚，眼见为实。

　　When a man is going down-hill, everyone will give him a push. 墙倒众人推。

　　When one will not, two cannot quarrel. 一个巴掌拍不响。

　　Where there‘s life there‘s hope. 留得青山在，不怕没柴烧。

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　　Obedience is the first duty of a soldier军人以服从命令为天职。

　　Observation is the best teacher.观察是最好的老师。

　　Offense is the best defense.进攻是最好的防御。

　　Old friends and old wines are best.陈酒味醇，老友情深。

　　Old sin makes new shame.一失足成千古恨。

　　Once a man and twice a child.一次老，两次小。

　　Once a thief, always a thief.偷盗一次，做贼一世。

　　Once bitten, twice shy.一朝被蛇咬，十年怕井绳。

　　One boy is a boy, two boys half a boy, three boys no boy.

　　一个和尚挑水喝，两个和尚抬水喝，三个和尚没水喝。

　　One cannot put back the clock.时钟不能倒转。

　　One eyewitness is better than ten hearsays.百闻不如一见。

　　One false move may lose the game.一着不慎，满盘皆输。

　　One good turn deserves another.行善积德。

　　One hour today is worth two tomorrow.争分夺秒效率高。

　　One man‘s fault is other man‘s lesson.前车之鉴。

　　One never loses anything by politeness.讲礼貌不吃亏。

　　One swallow does not make a summ一燕不成夏。

　　One‘s words reflect one‘s thinking.言为心声。

　　Out of debt, out of danger.无债一身轻。

　　Out of office, out of danger.无官一身轻。

　　Out of sight, out of mind.眼不见，心为静。

　　Patience is the best remedy.忍耐是良药。

　　眼见为实．seeing is believing.

　　人生短暂，学艺无穷。art is long, life is short.

　　三思而后行. look before you leap.

　　有其父，必有其子。like father,like son.

　　再晚也不算迟。better late than never.

　　条条大路通罗马。all roads lead to rome.

　　并非闪光的都是金子。all that glitters is not gold.

　　种瓜得瓜，种豆得豆。as you sow,so shall you reap.

　　物以类聚。birds of a feather flock together.

　　不劳无获。no pain,no gain.

　　入乡随俗，when in rome,do as the romans do.

　　那恰是我所喜欢的。its my cup of tea.

　　一日一苹果，医生远离我。an apple a day keeps the doctor away.

　　患难见真情。a friend in meed is a friend indeed.

　　少壮不努力，老大徒伤悲。a young idler; an old beggar.

　　熟能生巧。practice makes perfect.

　　一分耕耘，一分收获。no sweet without sweat.

　　时间就是金钱。time is money.

　　欲速则不达。haste makes waste.

　　说起来容易做起来难。easier said than done.

　　人各有所好。every man has his taste.

　　物极必反。extremes meet.

　　活到老学到老。live and learn.

　　事出必有因。nothing comes of nothing.

　　隔墙有耳。walls have ears.

　　失败是成功之母。failure is the mother of success.

　　江山易改，本性难移。a leopard can not change his spots.

　　好心有好报。good mind,good find.

　　得饶人处且饶人。forgive others whenever you can.

　　爱乌及乌。love me ,love my dog.

　　行动比语言有力。actions speak louder than words.

　　年华不虚度，生命自悠长。life is long ,if it is full.

　　既来之。则安之。take things as they come.

　　岁月不待人。time and tide wait for no man.

　　美德胜于美貌virtue is fairer than beauty.

　　活到老，学到老．never too old to learn.

　　礼尚往来．give and take.

　　知足者常乐．content is happiness.

　　言出必行 so said ,so done.

　　光阴似箭．time flies.

　　忍耐是美德．patience is virtue.

　　天下无不散之筵席．the best of friends must part.

　　经一事，长一智．it is easy to wise after the event.

　　少说少错．least said soonest mended.

　　少壮不努力，老大图伤悲．the young idler;an old beggar.

　　诚实为上策．honesty is the best policy.

　　切莫半途而废．never do things by halves.

　　积少成多．many a little makes a mickle.

　　He sits no sure that sits too high. 高处不胜寒。

　　He that respects not is not respected. 欲受人敬，要先敬人。

　　So said, so done. 说到做到。言出必行。

　　Haste makes waste. 忙乱易错。欲速则不达。

　　Better be envied than pitied. 宁被人妒，不受人怜。

　　Although the sun shine, leave not your cloak at home. 未雨绸缪。

　　So the world wags. 这就是人生。

　　One can not be in two places at once. 一心不可二用。

　　No weal without woe. 福兮祸所伏， 祸兮福所倚。

　　Little chips light great fires. 星星之火，可以燎原。

　　Like knows like. 惺惺相惜。

　　It is a poor mouse that has only one hole. 狡兔三窟。

　　Dreams are lies. 梦不足信。

　　Do not teach fish to swim. 不要班门弄斧。

　　A light heart live long. 心情开朗寿命长。不恼不愁，活到白头。

　　An apple a day keeps the doctor away. 日吃苹果一只，身体健康不求医。

　　Poverty is stranger to industry. 勤劳之人不受穷。

　　Deliberate in counsel, prompt in action. 考虑要仔细，行动要迅速。

　　One sin opens the door for another.

　　犯了一次罪恶就会犯另一次罪。

　　One mans meat is another mans poison. 萝卜青菜，各有所爱。

　　We never know the worth of water till the well is dry. 井干方知水珍贵

　　Less is more. 简单就是美

　　A blessing in disguise. 因祸得福

　　Love me, love my dog.爱屋及乌

　　Every dog has his day. 凡人皆有得意日

　　Sharpening your axe will not delay your job of cutting wood.

　　磨刀不误砍柴功。

　　Seeing is believing.眼见为实

　　Well begun is half done.好的开端是成功的一半

　　Time flies never to be recalled. 光阴一去不复返

　　When in Rome, do as Roman do.入乡随俗

　　He laughs best who laughs last. 谁笑到最后谁笑得最美

　　Deal with a man as he deals with you.　　以其人之道还治其人之身

　　Look before you leap.三思而后行

　　Two heads are better than one.　　三个臭皮匠顶一个诸葛亮。

　　A good beginning makes a good ending.　　善始善终

　　A friend in need is a friend indeed.　　患难中的朋友才是真正的朋友。

　　First come, first served.　　先来先招待。

　　Where there is s will, there is a way.　　有志者事竟成。

　　No pains, no gains.不劳则无获

　　Time and tide wait for no man.时不待人

　　Strike while the iron is hot.趁热打铁

　　Its never too late to mend.亡羊补牢

　　There is no smoke without fire.　　无风不起浪

　　Kill two birds with one stone.一箭双雕

　　East or west, home is best.　　走东串西，还是家里好

　　Equal pay for equal work.同工同酬

　　Put the cart before the horse. 本末倒置

　　Pride goes before a fall. 骄兵必败

　　Reading makes a full man. 　　读书使人完善

　　Knowledge is power.　　知识就是力量

　　Failure is the mother of success.　　失败是成攻之母

　　Practice makes perfect.熟能生巧

　　All roads lead to Roma.　　条条大道通罗马

　　Dont judge a person by the clothes he wears.　　不能以貌取人

　　Dont count your chickens before they are hatched.　　切莫过于乐观

　　Learn to walk before you run.　　循序渐进

　　Its easy to be wise after the event.　　事后诸葛亮

　　As you make your bed, so you must lie in it.　　自食其果

　　All that glitters is not gold.　闪光的东西并非都是金子

　　Many hands make light work.　　人多力量大

　　Nothing is too difficult if you put your heart into it.　　世上无难事只要肯登攀

　　Time is money. 时间就是金钱。

　　Like father, like son. 有其父必有其子。

　　Many hands make light work. 人多力量大。

　　Grasp all, lose all. 样样都要，全都失掉。

　　Better master one than engage with ten.会十事不如精一事。

　　Silly child is soon taught. 要想孩子好，教育要趁早。

　　More haste, less speed. 欲速则不达。

　　Easier said than done. 说起来容易，做起来难。

　　The first step is the hardest. 万事开头难。

　　Who knows most says least.懂的最多的人，说的最少。

　　Time and tide wait for no man. 岁月不待人。

　　Dont put off till tomorrow what should be done today.今日事今日毕。

　　Diligence is the mother of success.失败是成功之母。

　　Its never too late to learn. 活到老，学到老。

　　Walls have ears. 隔墙有耳

　　Wash your dirty linen at home. 家丑不可外扬

　　Waste not, want not. 俭则不匮

　　Weak things united become strong. 一根筷子易折断，十根筷子硬如铁

　　Wealth is best known by want.人穷方知钱可贵

　　We cant judge a person by what he says but by what he does.

　　判断一个人，不听言语看行动

　　We only live once, but if we work it right, once is enough.

　　年华没虚度，一生也足矣。

　　What is done by night appears by day. 若要人不知，除非已莫为

　　When a man is going down-hill, everyone will give him a push.

　　墙倒众人推

　　When one will not, two cannot quarrel. 一个巴掌拍不响

　　When the cat is away, the mice will play. 猫儿不在，鼠儿成精

　　When wine sinks, words swim. 美酒一下肚，话匣关不住

　　Where theres life theres hope. 留得青山在，不怕没柴烧

　　Wise men are silent; fools talk. 智者沉默寡言，愚者滔滔不绝

　　Wise men change their minds; fools never do. 智者通权达变，愚者刚愎自用

　　Wise men love truth, whereas fools shun it. 智者热爱真理，愚者回避真理

　　Words are but wind, but seeing is believing. 耳听为虚，眼见为实

　　people mountain people sea; 人山人海

　　常用成语英语翻译

　　天长地久——as old as the hills

　　胆小如鼠——as timid as a hare

　　坦然自若——as cool as a cucumber

　　水中捞月——to fish in the air

　　苦如黄连——as bitter as wormwood

　　鸡皮疙瘩——goose-flesh

　　轻如鸿毛——as light as a feather

　　旁观者清——the onlooker sees most of the game

　　艳如桃李——as red as rose

　　狐假虎威——ass in the lions skin

　　物以类聚——birds of a feather flock together

　　非驴非马——neither fish, nor flesh, nor fowl.

　　如释重负——to take a load off ones mind

　　挥金如土——to spend money like water

　　弱不禁风——as weak as water

　　瞬息之间——in the twinkle of an eye

　　泪如泉涌——a stream of tears

　　瓮中之鳖——a rat in a hole

　　扬眉吐气——to hold ones head high

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　　一针见血——to touch one on the raw

　　不翼而飞——to take wings to itself

　　小题大做——to make mountains out of molehills

　　格格不入——a square peg in a round hole

　　山穷水尽——at the end of ones rope

　　冷若冰霜——as cold as a marble

　　半斤八两——six of one and half a dozen of the other

　　胸有成竹——to have a card up ones sleeve

　　孤注一掷——to put all ones eggs in one basket

　　纸上谈兵——armchair strategy

　　白费口舌——to speak to the wind

　　同行相嫉——two of a trade can never agree.

　　一文不名——without a penny to ones name

　　收回前言——to eat ones words

　　令人毛骨悚然——to make ones hair stand on end

　　人身攻击——personal remark

　　请参考

　　where there is a will，there is a way 有志者事竟成。

　　Rome wasn’t built in a day 冰冻三尺 非一日之寒

　　all roads lead to Rome 条条大路通罗马。

　　Failure is the mother of success失败是成功之母

　　to win without pride, to lose with grace 胜不骄，败不馁

　　感觉不错就及时哦，谢谢。(*^__^*) 嘻嘻……