一中英惯用短语:
  •   [谚]向守财奴求助, 好比向一无所有的人求助。   As good beg of a naked man as a miser.
  •   [谚]在家千日好, 出门一时难。   East or west, home is best.
  •   [谚]太阳一出,月亮失色;小巫见大巫。   The moon is not seen where the sun shines.
  •   [谚]婚姻决定一个人的成败。   Marriage makes or mars a man.
  •   [谚]孩子安静的时候, 一定是闯了祸。   When children stand quiet, they have done some harm.
  •   [谚]对一个人有利未必对另一个人也有利; 各有所好   One man's meat is another man's poison.
  •   [谚]对任何人都信任是一个缺点, 对任何人都不信任同样是一个缺点。   It is an equal failing to trust everybody and to trust nobody.
  •   [谚]对瞎马点头眨眼全部都一样(反正看不见); 勿需多说; 一暗示就明白。   A wink is as good as a nod (to a blind horse [man, bat, beggar])
  •   [谚]差一寸和差一尺一样; 小错大错都是错。   An inch is as good as an ell.
  •   [谚]带手套的猫捉不到耗子; 四肢不勤, 一事无成; 怕沾污手指的人做不出什么事。   A cat in gloves catches no mice.
  •   [谚]年纪越大, 越是一毛不拔。   The older the goose the harder to pluck.
  •   [谚]快淹死的人连一颗稻草也要去抓。   A drawning man will catch a straw.
  •   [谚]愚者千虑, 必有一得。   A fool's bolt may sometimes hit the mark.
  •   [谚]打个青红皂白, 一决雌雄。   Fight dog, fight bear.
  •   [谚]承认错误等于改正了一半。   A fault confessed is half redressed.
  •   [谚]新主人, 新规矩; 一个将军一个令。   New lords, new laws.