H Habit is second nature. 习惯是第二天性 Half a loaf is better than no bread半个面包总比没有好(意同：聊胜于无). Handsome is that handsome does.以美貌亦美。 Harm watch, harm catch. 害人反害已 Haste makes waste. 忙中有错 He is happy that he thinks himself so.自乐者常乐 He is only bright that shines by himself.真正的漂亮靠自身的光彩。 He is rich that has few wants. 无欲者为富 He knows most who speaks least. 博学者寡言 He laughs best who laughs last. 谁笑在最后，谁笑得最好 He that begins many things , finishes but few. 贪多嚼不烂 He that falls today may rise tomorrow.今天跌倒的人，明天可能会站起来。 He that is full of himself is very empty. 妄自尊大，腹中空空 He that runs fastest gets the ring. 捷足先登 He that travels far knows much. 远行者，见识广(广游者见识多) He who has a mind to beat a dog will easily find a stick. 想要打狗，找棍何愁 He who is ashamed of asking is ashamed of learning. 耻于问即耻于学 He who mistrusts most should be trusted least. He who plays with fire gets burnt. 玩火者必自焚 He who rides on a tiger can never dismount. 骑虎难下 Health is better than wealth健康胜于财富. Hear all parties. 兼听则明，偏听则暗 Hedges have eyes and walls have ears. 篱笆有眼，墙壁长耳 Home is where the heart is. 哪里最欢乐，那里就是家 Honesty is the best policy. 诚实乃上策 Hope for the best and prepare for the worst. 抱最好的希望，作最坏的准备 Humour must have its background of seriousness.幽默必须以严肃为背景。 Hunger is the best sauce. 饥者口中尽佳肴
I Idleness is the root of all evil. 懒惰是万恶之源 If a man once fall, all will tread on him. 人倒众人踩 If it were not for hope, the heart would break. 人若无希望，心碎肝肠断 If we can’t do as we would, we must do as we can.如不能如愿而行，定须尽力而为。 If we dream, everything is possible.敢于梦想，一切都将成为可能 If you run after two hares, you will catch neither. 同时追两兔，全都抓不住。 If you want a thing well done, do it yourself.要想真正做一件事，就得亲手去做。 Ill news flies apace. 恶事传千里 In books are embalmed the greatest thoughts. 古今伟大思想均载于书籍之中。 In for a penny, in for a pound. 一不做，二不休 In our expenditure the item that costs most is time.在我们的消费中时间是最昂贵的一项。 In the deepest water is the best fishing. 水深好钓鱼 In the end, things will mend. 车到山前必有路 It is a foolish sheep that makes the wolf his confessor. 蠢羊才向狼忏悔 It is better to be alone than in bad company. 宁可孤独，不交恶友 It is better to do well than to say well. 与其夸夸其谈，不如埋头苦干 It is easier to get money than to keep it.. 挣钱容易，积钱难 It is good fishing in troubled waters. 混水好摸鱼 It is good to have friends in trouble.患难得友是幸事。 It is never too late to learn. 活到老，学到老 It is never too late to mend. 改过不嫌晚 It is no use crying over spilt milk. 牛奶打泼，哭也无用(意同：覆水难收) It is the first step that is troublesome. 万事起头难 It is too late to shut the stable door after the horse has been stolen. 失马锁慨，为时已晚 It never rains but it pours. 不下则已，一下倾盆 It takes two to make a quarrel. 一个巴掌拍不响
J Jack of all trades, master of none. 样样皆通，样样稀松 Joy surfeited turns to sorrow. 乐极生悲 Judge not a book by its cover. 评价一本书，不能凭封面 Judge not from appearance. 人不可貌相 Judge not of men and things at first sight. 初次印象,难得真相 Justice has long arms. 天网恢恢，疏而不漏
K Keep your mouth shut and your ears open.少说为佳,多听为妙 Kill not the goose that lays the golden eggs. 杀鸡取蛋，愚蠢荒唐 Kill two birds with one stone. 一箭双雕 Kiss and be friends. 吵嘴后，和为贵 Knowledge in youth is wisdom in age. 少时有知识，老来有智慧 Knowledge is a treasure, but practice is the key to it. 知识是宝库，实践是钥匙 Knowledge is no burden. 知识再多不压身。 Knowledge is power. 知识就是力量 Knowledge is the food of the soul. 知识是精神食粮。 Knowledge makes humble. ignorance make proud. 知识使人谦虚，无知使人骄傲 Knowledge requires repeated explorations, and farmland needs intensive cultivation.知识需要反复探索,土地需要辛勤耕耘。
L Laugh, and the world laughs with you. Weep, and you weep alone. 欢笑，整个世界伴你欢笑。哭泣，只有你独自向隅而泣 Lay things by, they many come to use蓄物必有其用。 Learning is the eye of the mind.知识是心灵的慧眼。 Learning makes a good man better, and an ill man worse. 好人越学越好，坏人越学越糟 Learn not, and know not. 不学则无术 Learn to say before you sing. 先学说，后学唱 Least said, soonest mended. 少说为佳 Let beggars match with beggars. 龙配龙，凤配凤 Let bygones be bygones. 既往不咎 Lies have short legs. 谎言终究要败露 Life is not all beer and skittles. 人生并非尽是乐事 Lightly come, lightly go. 来得容易，去得快 Like father, like son. 有其父，必有其子 Little and often fills the purse. 小钱积成万，粒粮堆成山 Little 0drops of water make the mighty ocean.涓滴之水汇成洋 Long absent, soon forgotten. 别久情疏 Look at the bright side. 满怀信心 Look before you leap. 三思而后行 Lookers-on see most of the game. 旁观者清，当局者迷 Lost time is never found again. 光阴一去不复返 Love can neither be bought nor sold. its only prices is love. 爱情不能买和卖，只能以爱来报答 Love is blind. 爱情是盲目的 Love me little, love me long. 细水长流，淡交长久 Love me, love my dog. 爱屋及乌 Lovers’ quarrels are soon mended. 夫妻无隔宿之仇 Love thy neighbor, but pull not down thy hedge. 邻居无论多好，围篱不可推倒
M Make hay while the sun shines. 趁晴晒草(意同：趁热打铁) Man proposes, God disposes. 谋事在人，成事在天 Man struggles upwards. water flows downwards.人往高出走，水往低处流。 Manners make the man. 观其待人而知其人 Many 0drops make a shower. 涓涓清泉汇成流，滴滴水珠聚成雨 Many hands make light work. 人多好办事 Marry in haste, repent at leisure. 结婚太急，后悔莫及(意指：草率结婚必后悔) Men learn while they reach. 教学相长。 Men make houses, women make homes. 男人盖房，女人持家 Merry meet, merry part. 好聚好散 Mischiefs come by the pound, and go away by the ounce. 灾来如山倒，灾去如抽丝 Misfortune tests the sincerity of friends. 患难识知交 Misfortunes come on wings and depart on foot. 祸来如飞行，祸去似步行 Misfortunes never come singly. 祸不单行 Money breeds money. 钱生钱，利滚利 Money is the root of all evil. 金钱是万恶之源 More haste, less speed. 欲速则不达
N Necessity is the mother of invention. 需要是发明之母 Need makes the old wife trot. 事急老妪跑 Neither a borrower nor a lender be. 别借债，莫放债 Never buy a pig in a poke. 东西没看清，不要急着买 Never cross a bridge till you come to it. 还没到桥头，别为过桥愁 Never do things by halves. 凡事不可半途而废 Never hit a man when he’s down. 不要落井下石 Never judge from appearances. 人不可貌相 Never light your candle at both ends. 蜡烛切莫两头点(意指：不可过分消耗体力) Never make a mountain of a molehill. 切勿小题大做 Never put off till tomorrow what you can do today. 今天能够做的事，切莫拖延到明天 Never say "die". up, man, and try. 千难万险不灰心，昂首阔步向前进 New brooms sweep clean. 新官上任三把火 No bees, no honey. no work, no money. 无蜂则无蜜，不劳则无酬 No cross, no crown. 没有苦难，就没有快乐 No fool like an old fool. 老糊涂，最糊涂 No gains without pains. 不劳则无获 No man is born wise or learned. 人非生而知之，乃学而知之 No news is good news. 没有消息就是好消息 No pains, no gains. 不劳则无获 No road is long with good company. 旅途有好伴,千里不觉长 No way is impossible to courage. 勇士面前，无路不通 Nobody’s enemy but his own. 自寻苦恼 Nothing is cheap if you don’t want it.不要的东西,再便宜也贵 Nothing is difficult to the man who will try. 世上无难事，只怕有心人 Nothing seek, nothing find.无所求则无所获。 Nothing venture, nothing have. 不入虎穴，焉得虎子
O Observation is the best teacher.观察是最好的老师 Of nothing comes nothing. 巧妇难为无米之炊 Of two evils choose the less. 两害相权取其轻 Once a thief, always a thief. 一次做贼，永远做贼 Once bitten, twice shy. 一次被咬，下次胆小 One beats the bush, and another catches the birds. 人竭其力，汝享其成 One flower makes no garland. 一朵鲜花，难做花环 One man’s fault is another man’s lesson. 前车之覆，后车之鉴 One should eat to live, not live to eat.人应为生而食，不应为食而生。 One swallow does not make a summer. 一燕不成夏 One today is worth two tomorrow. 把握一个今天，胜似两个明天 Other times, other manners. 时移俗易 Out of sight, out of mind. 眼不见，心不念
P Pain is forgotten where gain follows.一朝得了利，痛苦便忘记 Pain past is pleasure. 苦尽甘来 Pardon all men, but never thyself. 严以律已，宽以待人 Penny wise, pound foolish. 小事聪明，大事糊涂(意同：抓了芝麻，丢了西瓜) Plenty is no plague. 多多益善 Poverty is the mother of health. 贫穷是健康之母 Practice makes perfect. 熟能生巧 Practise what you preach. 躬行已说，身体力行 Prevention is better than cure. 与其补救于已然，不如防止于未然
R Ragged colts may make fine horses. 别看小狗现在丑，长大可能成骏马 Reading makes a full man, conference a ready man, and writing an exact man .阅读使人渊博，会谈使 人机敏，写作使人严谨。 Reason is the guide and light of life. 理智是人生的灯塔 Remove an old tree and it will wither to death. 老树移栽活不了，老人迁居命不长 Rome was not build in a day罗马非朝夕建成. Roses have thorns. 玫瑰好看却有刺