In good years corn is hay, in ill years straw is corn.    豐年五谷賤如草，荒年稻草貴如糧.
In life, as in chess, forethought wins    人生如下棋，多謀得勝利.
In life's earnest battle they only prevail, who daily march onward and never say fail.    在人生的搏斗中，只有日日前進(jìn)不甘失敗的人，才能獲勝.
In moderating, not satisfying, desires, lies peace.    節(jié)欲不縱情，心情得安寧.
In prosperity caution, in adversity patience.    處順境時要小心，處逆境時要耐心.
In the day of prosperity be joyful, but in the day of adversity consider.    順利時要快樂，不利時要思索.
In the deepest water is the best fishing.    絕處能逢生.
In the election of a wife, as in a project of war, to err but once is to be undone for ever.    選擇妻子也象策畫戰(zhàn)爭，一時之錯將成終身之恨.
In the end things will mend.    船到橋頭自會直.
In the evening one may praise the day.    入夜方能贊美白晝.
In the grave the rich and poor lie equal.    人到黃泉，貧富同眠.
In the kingdom of blind men the one-eyed man is king.    盲人國里，獨眼稱王.
In the mirror we see the face; in wine, the heart.    明鏡照容顏，醇酒見人心.
In the multitude of counsellors there is safety.    謀士多，保安全.
In the world, who knows not to swim goes to the bottom.    處世似游泳，不會即下沈.
In time of peace prepare for war.    居安思危.
In time of prosperity, friends will be plenty; In time of adversity, not one amongst twenty.    富在深山有遠(yuǎn)親，窮在鬧市無人問.
In water you may see your own face; in wine, the heart of another    水中可見自己的臉，酒中可見別人的心.
In wine there is truth.    酒后吐真言.
In youth the hours are golden in mature years they are silver, in old age they are leaden.    青年時代是黃金的，壯年時代是白銀的，老年時代是灰鉛的.
Industry if fortune's right hand, and frugality her left.    勤勉是幸福的右手，節(jié)儉是幸福的左手.
Industry is the parent of success.    勤奮是成功之母。
Industry keeps the body healthy, the mind clear, the heart whole, the purse full.    勤奮使身體健康，使心情開朗，使思想專注，使經(jīng)濟(jì)充裕.
Interest will not lie.    興趣不會說謊.
It costs an arm and a leg.    它貴得要命。
It is a good horse that never stumbles.    良馬不失蹄.
It is a good tongue that says no ill, and a better heart that thinks none.    善心不想壞事，好舌不出惡聲.
It is a great art to laugh at your own misfortune.    對己之不幸付之一笑，這是一門偉大的藝術(shù).
It is a long lane that has no turning.    路必有彎.
It is a poor heart that never rejoices.    不知世間有樂者最可憐.
It is a silly fish that is caught twice with the same bait.    智者不上兩回當(dāng)。
It is a silly fish, that is caught twice with the same bait.    蠢人才吃兩次虧.
It is a silly goose that comes to the fox's sermon.    只有呆鵝才去聽狐貍說教.
It is a small flock that has not a black sheep.    家家難免有敗類.
It is a wise father that knows his own child.    父賢知其子.
It is an equal failing to trust everybody and trust nobody.    信任任何人和不信任任何人，同樣是缺點.
It is an evil sign too see a fox lick a lamb.    狐貍舔羔羊，這是兇跡象.
It is an ill bird that fouls its own nest.    家丑不可外揚(yáng).
It is better to be alone than in bad company.    無友要比交壞友好.
It is better to be clothed in rags, than to be clothed with shame.    寧可穿破衣，不可蒙羞恥.
It is better to be safe than sorry.    事后追悔不如事前穩(wěn)妥.
It is better to die when life is a disgrace.    寧為玉碎，不為瓦全。
It is better to do well than to say well.    理論好不如實際好.
It is better to fight for good than to rail at the ill.    與其抱怨，不如積善.
It is better to please a fool than to anger him.    惹得傻瓜發(fā)火，不如使他快活.
It is better to wear out than to rust out.    與其銹掉，不如用壞.
It is dangerous crisis when a proud heart meets with flattering lips    驕傲的心碰上獻(xiàn)媚的嘴，是最危險不過的.
It is dogged (that) does it.    天下無難事，只怕有心人.
It is easier to descend than to ascend.    下降容易上升難.
It is easier to get money than to keep it.    掙錢容易攢錢難。
It is easier to give good counsel than to follow it.    提出忠告易，照著辦事難.
It is easier to pull down than build.    敗事容易成事難.
It is easier to raise the devil than to lay him.    養(yǎng)虎易，馴虎難.
It is easy to be wise after the event.    當(dāng)事后諸葛亮容易.
It is easy to learn something about everything, but difficult to learn everything about anything.    對每一件事知道一些是容易的，對任何一件事詳細(xì)知道是困難的.
It is easy to open a shop but hard to keep it always open.    開設(shè)店鋪易，維持常開難.
It is easy to prophesy after the event.    事后諸葛亮，預(yù)言頂便當(dāng).
It is easy to swim if another holds up your head.    有人扶著頭，容易學(xué)游泳。
It is good fishing in troubled waters.    混水之中好摸魚.
It is good to be merry at meal.    席間心情愉快是為上策.
It is good to have friends in trouble.    在患難時得到朋友是幸運(yùn)的.
It is good to learn at another man's cost.    前車之覆，后車之鑒.
It is hard to please all parties.    取悅各方，談何容易.
It is hard to please all.    眾口難調(diào)。
It is hard to teach an old dog tricks.    人老則守舊。
It is harder to marry a daughter well than to bring her up well.    養(yǎng)女容易嫁女難.
It is impossible that a man who is false to his friends should be true to his country.    對朋友不義，不可能對國家效忠.
It is more blessed to give than to receive.    施恩比受惠更有福.
It is more pain to do nothing than something.    什麼都不做要比做一點更不好受.
It is my own fault if I am deceived by the same man twice.    在同一個人那里上兩次當(dāng)只能怪自己.
It is never too old to learn.    活到老，學(xué)到老。
It is no honour for an eagle to vanquish a dove.    老鷹勝鴿，不足為榮.
It is no use crying over spilt milk.    潑水難收.
It is not every couple that is a pair.    成雙并非皆配偶.
It is not helps, but obstaceles, not facilities but difficulties, that make men.    造就人的，不是幫助，而是磨難，不是方便，而是困難.
It is not how long but how well we live.    問題不是活得長不長而是活得好不好.
It is not shame for a man to learn that which he knows not, whatever be his age.    一個人不論年齡多大，都要學(xué)習(xí)不懂的東西，這不是羞恥.
It is not the beard that makes the philosopher.    并不是一個人長了胡子，就可以成為哲學(xué)家。
It is not the coat that makes the gentleman.    衣服不能使人成為君子。
It is not the gay coat that makes the gentleman.    君子在德不在衣.
It is not work that kills, but worry.    勞動不傷人，憂慮才傷人.
It is one thing to speak much and another to speak pertinently.    話講得多是一回事，講得恰當(dāng)是另一回事.
It is right to put everything in its proper use.    凡事都應(yīng)該用得其所.
It is the first step that costs troublesome.    萬事開頭難。
It is the first step that costs.    萬事開頭難.
It is the general rule, that all superior men inherit the elements ofsuperiority from their mother.    一切優(yōu)秀的人通常都從他們母親那里繼承優(yōu)良的因素.
It is the nature of every man to err, but only the fool perseveres in the error.    人總不免要犯錯誤，只有蠢人才堅持不改.
It is the nature of folly to see the faults of others and forget his own.    愚蠢的本質(zhì)是只看到別人的錯處而忘卻了自己的過失.
It is the peculiarity of knowledge that those who really thirst for it always get it.    只要真正渴求知識，都能得到，這是知識的特點.
It is the unforeseen that always happens.    天有不測風(fēng)云，人有旦夕禍福。
It is too late to cast anchor when the ship is on the rock.    船觸礁后在拋錨，為時已經(jīng)太晚了.
It is too late to come with the water when the house is burnt down.    馬后炮.
It is too late to grieve when the chance is past.    坐失良機(jī)，后悔已遲。
It is too late to lock the stable door when the steed is stolen.    賊出關(guān)門.
It is wisdom sometimes to seem a fool.    大智若愚.
It matters not how long we live but how.    問題不是活得多麼長，而是活得怎麼樣.
It never rains but it pours.    禍不單行.
It suits our palate.    它正合我們的口味。
It takes all sorts to make a world.    萬千事物，形成世界.
It takes three generations to make a gentleman.    十年樹木，百年樹人。
It takes two to make a quarrel.    要有兩個人才吵得起來.
It’s a day after the fair.    錯過良機(jī)，為時已晚。
"It’s dogged that does it.
"    世上無難事，只怕有心人。
It’s never too late to mend.    亡羊補(bǔ)牢，猶為未晚。
It’s no use crying over spilt milk.    覆水難收。
It's a good horse that never stumbles, A good wife that never grumbles.    良馬不失蹄，賢妻不聒絮.
It's a poor heart that never rejoices.    不知人間有樂趣者最可憐.
It's a poor mouse that has only on hole.    鼠只有一洞，必先把命送.
It's all Greek to me.    我全不懂.
It's easy to fall into a trap, but hard to get out again.    墮入陷阱易，脫離陷阱難.
It's hard sailing when there is no wind.    沒有風(fēng)難航行.
It's no use pumping a dry well.    徒勞無益.
It's not the gay coat that makes the gentleman.    君子重德不重衣.
Jack is making a meal out of a simple job.    杰克小題大作。
Jack of all trades and master of none.    什麼都會，樣樣不精
Jack of all trades is of no trade.    萬事皆通，一無所長.
Jadge not a book by its cover.    人不可貌相.
Jest with an ass and he will flap you in the face with his tail.    你跟驢子開玩笑，將被驢尾打耳光.
Joy and sorrow are next-door neighbours.    是喜是憂難以分.
Joy often comes after sorrow, like morning after night.    暮去必將朝至，苦盡常會甜來.
Joy shared with others are more enjoyed.    與人同樂，其樂無窮.
Judge not according to the appearance.    不要以貌取人.
Judge not from appearances.    人不可貌相，海不可斗量。
Judge not of men and things at first sight.    審人論事宜謹(jǐn)慎，一見之下莫斷定.
Justice has long arms.    天網(wǎng)恢恢，疏而不漏.
Keep good men company and you shall be of the number.    近朱者赤，近墨者黑。
Keep good men company, and you shall be of the number.    近朱者赤.
Keep some till more come.    更多的到手以前，要保持手里的一點.
Keep thing seven years and you will find a use for it.    備而不用.