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<LI>I am cought between the devil and the deep blue sea. 进退维谷。
<LI>I am not a slave, I am not a captive, and by energy I can overcome the greater obstacles. 我不是奴隶,也不是俘虏,我有力量可以克服更大的艰难险阻。
<LI>I am not now that which I have been. (I am not what I used to be.) 今日之我已非昔日之我。
<LI>I am not only witty in myself, but the cause that wit is in other men. 我不仅要使自己有才智,而且也要使别人有才智。
<LI>I believe the first test of truly great man is his humility. 一个真正伟大的人,对他的第一个考验就是看他是否谦逊。
<LI>I cannot be your friend and your flatterer too. 我不能既是你的朋友,而又对你阿谀奉承。
<LI>I count myself in nothing else so happy as in a soul remem-bering my good friends. 我认为,只有在脑海中想起好朋友时我才会那样快乐。
<LI>Ideals are like the stars -- we never reach them, but like mariners, we chart our course by them. 理想好像星星,不能摘到,但我们犹如水手,可借它指引航向。
<LI>Idle folks have most labour. 懒汉总嫌活太多。
<LI>Idle folks lack no excuses. 懒汉辩解,何患无词。
<LI>Idleness is the key of beggary, and the root of all evil. 懒惰是行乞的敲门砖,是万恶的根源。
<LI>Idleness is the root (or mother) of all evil (or sin or vice). 懒惰是万恶之源。
<LI>Idleness is the rust of the mind. 懒惰使脑子生锈。
<LI>Idleness rusts the mind. 懒惰使人的头脑迟钝。
<LI>Idle young, needy old. 少壮不努力,老大徒伤悲。
<LI>If a donkey bray at you, don't bray at him. 傻瓜惹著你,你别跟他缠。
<LI>If a man empties his purse into his head, no man can take it away from him. 如果倒空钱袋,装入脑袋,那就无人能够把钱夺走。
<LI>If a man will begin with certainties, he shall end in doubts, but if he will be content to begin with doubts, he shall end in certaintics. 如果以肯定开始,必将以怀疑告终;如果愿以怀疑开始,必将以肯定告终。
<LI>If at first you don't succeed, try, try again. 初试不成功,努力勿懈怠。
<LI>If doctors fail thee, be these three thy doctors; rest, cheerful-ness, and moderate diet. 如果医药不能帮助,那么注意三件事∶休息,愉快,饮食调和。
<LI>If each would sweep before his own door, we should have a clean city (or street). 众擎易举。
<LI>I fear the Greeks, even when bringing gifts. 敌人献礼品,千万莫轻信。
<LI>If I take care of my character, my reputation will take care of itself. 注意好品行,自有美名声。
<LI>If it is not right, do not do it; if it is not true, do not say it. (If it is not broken, do not fix it.) 不正确的事不做,不真实的话不说。
<LI>If it were not for hope, the heart would break. 人是靠希望活著的。
<LI>If matters not how a man dies, but how he lives. 重要的并不在于一个人怎样死,而是在于他怎样生。
<LI>If money be not thy servant, it will be thy master. 不做金钱的主人,就会做金钱的奴隶。
<LI>If nobody loves you, be sure it is your own fault. 如果没有人爱你,肯定是你自己有问题。
<LI>If one desires to succeed in anything, he must pay the price. 如果想做成点事,就得付出代价一干。
<LI>If the beard were all, the goat might preach. 如果有了需就什么都行,那么山羊也可以说教了。
<LI>If the blind lead the blind, both shall fall into the ditch. 问道于盲,无益于事。
<LI>If the counsel be good no matter who gave it. 只要忠告中肯,谁提都行。
<LI>If the eye do no admire, the heart will not desire. 眼不馋,心不贪。
<LI>If the old dog barks, he gives counsel. 如果老狗叫,他是给忠告。
<LI>If the pills were pleasant, they would not be gilded. 丸药不苦不会加糖衣。
<LI>If there be neither snow nor rain, then will be dear all sorts of grain. 雨雪不调,五谷价高。
<LI>If there were no clouds, we should not enjoy the sun. 吃得苦中苦,方知甜中甜。
<LI>If the sky fll (or falls), we shall catch larks. 异想天开
<LI>If they say you are good, ask yourself if it be ture. 若有人称赞你,要自问对不对。
<LI>If things were to be done twice all would be wise. 事事倘能做两次,人人都可称明智。
<LI>If two men ride on a horse, one must ride behind. 两人同骑一马,必有一人在后。
<LI>If we are bound to forgive an enemy we are not bound to trust him. 如果我们决定宽恕一个敌人,但决不能相信他。
<LI>If we cannot get what we like, we have to like what we can get. 随遇而安。
<LI>If wise men play the fool, they do it with a vengeance. 智者干傻事,愚蠢到极点。
<LI>If wishes were horses, beggars might ride. 愿望不等于事实。
<LI>If you agree to carry the calf, they'll make you carry the cow. 得寸进尺。
<LI>If you are too fortunate, you will not know yourself; if you are too unfortunate, nobody will know you. 运气太好,得意忘形;运气太坏,无人理会。
<LI>If you can be well without health you may be happy without virtue. 如果不健康而能强强壮壮,那么无美德也可快快乐乐。
<LI>If you cannot bite, never show your teeth. 不能打仗,切莫出兵。
<LI>If you cannot have the best, make the best of what you have. 如果你不能有最好的,你就充分利用你现有的吧。
<LI>If you command wisely, you'll be obeyed cheerfully. 倘君指挥有方,人人欣然听命。
<LI>If you confer a benefit, never remember it; if you receive one, remember it always. 施恩勿记,受恩勿忘。
<LI>If you dance you must pay the fiddler. 要想寻欢作乐,代价非付不可。
<LI>If you don't aim high you will never hit high. 不立大志,难攀高峰。
<LI>If you have no hand, you cannot make a fist. 巧妇难为无米之炊。
<LI>If you lie upon roses when young, you'll lie upon thorns when old. 年青时躺在玫瑰上,老年时就会躺在荆棘上。
<LI>If you live with a lame person, you will learn to limp. 远朱者赤,近墨者黑。
<LI>If you remove stone by stone, even a mountain will be levelled. 一块一块把石移,高山也可变平地。
<LI>If you run after two heares, you will catch neither. 两头落空。
<LI>If you sell the cow, you sell her milk too. 蚀了本也输了利。
<LI>If you swear you will catch no fish. 咒骂无益,于事无济。
<LI>If you trust before you try, you may repent before you die. 不试就相信,死前要悔恨。
<LI>If you want a pretence to whip a dog, say that he ate the frying-pam. 欲加之罪,何患无辞。
<LI>If you want a thing (well) done, do it yourself. 要想做好事情,就要自己动手。
<LI>If you want knwledge, you must toil for it. 若要求知识,必须刻苦学习。
<LI>If you wish for peace, be prepared for war. 想要和平,必须备战。
<LI>If you wish good advice, consult an old man. 如要忠告向老人请教。
<LI>If you would build for your happiness a sure foundation, let the stone for the corner be a good reputation. 若想为快乐奠立可靠的基础,美好的名声便是奠基的石头。
<LI>If you would have a good wife marry one who has been a good daughter. 想得贤妻子,须娶好女儿。
<LI>If you would have a thing well done, do it yourself. 如要是情做得好,你须亲自动手搞。
<LI>If you would know the value of money, go and try to borrow some, for the that goes a-borrowing goes a-sorrowing. 欲知金钱价,不妨把钱借;借钱味难尝,使人心悲伤。
<LI>If you would make an enemy, lend a man money and ask it of him again. 你若想与人成仇结怨,只要借钱给人再催还。
<LI>Ignorance is the mother of impudence. 厚颜无耻由于愚昧无知。
<LI>Ignorance is the mother of suspicions. 无知会多疑。
<LI>Ignorance of the law excuses no man. 对法律不知不能免罪。
<LI>I hate to see things done by halves. -- If it be right, do it boldly, --if it be wrong, leave it undone. 事情不要做一半;对的,就做下去,不对,就丢开。
<LI>I have no secret of success but hard work. 成功无秘诀,只是努力干。
<LI>I know him not should I meet him in my pottage dish. 酒肉之交非朋友。
<LI>I know no such thing as genius, it is nothing but labour and diligence. 是上无天才,勤学加苦练。
<LI>Ill air slays sooner thant the sword. 污浊的空气杀人比刀还要快。
<LI>Ill-gotten goods never prosper. 发横财,家不发
<LI>Ill (or Evil) gotten, ill (or evil) spent. 悖入悖出。
<LI>Ill-gotten wealth never thrives. 悖入悖出。
<LI>Ill news comes space. 恶事传千里。
<LI>Ill news flies fast. 恶事传千里。
<LI>Ill news never comes too late 坏消息来得快。
<LI>Ill news travels fast. 坏事传千里。
<LI>Imagination is more important than knowledge. 想像力比知识更重要。
<LI>Imagination is sometimes more vivid than reality. 想像有时比现实生动得多。
<LI>Imagination is the source of creation. 想象是创作之源。
<LI>I might say that success is won by three things: first, effort; second, more effort; third, still more effort. 成功之道唯三点∶努力、努力、再努力。
<LI>Improve your time and your time will improve you. 珍惜时间,时间才会珍惜你。
<LI>In a calm sea, every man is a pilot. 平静的海上易驶船。
<LI>In a great river great fish are found; but take heed lest you be drowned. 发现大河有大鱼,可得注意别溺毙。
<LI>In all things, it is better to hope than to despair. 凡事抱希望为佳,不应悲观而失望。
<LI>In an enemy spots are soon seen. 敌人的缺点容易找。
<LI>In books, are embalmed the greatest thoughts of all ages. 历代最伟大的思想都载入史册而不朽。
<LI>In doing we learn. 行而知。
<LI>Industry if fortune's right hand, and frugality her left. 勤勉是幸福的右手,节俭是幸福的左手。
<LI>Industry keeps the body healthy, the mind clear, the heart whole, the purse full. 勤奋使身体健康,使心情开朗,使思想专注,使经济充裕。
<LI>In every beginning think of the end. 思前顾后。
<LI>In every country dogs bite. 天下的狗都要咬人。
<LI>In every rank, great or small, 'Tis industry supports us all. 不论高的低的各级人士,所持的都是勤劳。
<LI>In for a penny, in for a pound 一不做,二不休。
<LI>In good years corn is hay, in ill years straw is corn. 丰年五谷贱如草,荒年稻草贵如粮。
<LI>In life, as in chess, forethought wins 人生如下棋,多谋得胜利。
<LI>In life's earnest battle they only prevail, who daily march onward and never say fail. 在人生的搏斗中,只有日日前进不甘失败的人,才能获胜。
<LI>In moderating, not satisfying, desires, lies peace. 节欲不纵情,心情得安宁。 </LI></OL> |