一、学习成长类
1. Practice makes perfect. 熟能生巧。例句：You can improve your spoken English quickly if you practice talking with foreign teachers on the online platform every week—practice makes perfect.翻译：如果你每周都在在线平台上练习和外教对话，你的英语口语就能快速提升——熟能生巧。
2. Where there is a will, there is a way. 有志者事竟成。例句：Xiao Ming couldnt pass the physics exam at first, but he kept doing extra exercises and asking teachers for help. Finally, he got an A—where there is a will, there is a way.翻译：小明一开始物理考试不及格，但他坚持做额外练习并向老师请教，最后考了A——有志者事竟成。
3. All work and no play makes Jack a dull boy. 只工作不玩耍，聪明孩子也变傻。例句：You shouldnt sit in front of the desk doing homework all weekend; all work and no play makes Jack a dull boy—go play basketball with your friends.翻译：你不该整个周末都坐在书桌前写作业，只工作不玩耍，聪明孩子也变傻——去和朋友打打篮球吧。
4. Its never too old to learn.活到老，学到老。例句：My grandma is 65 years old, but shes learning to edit short videos with her smartphone—its never too old to learn.翻译：我奶奶65岁了，但她正在学用智能手机剪辑短视频——活到老，学到老。
5. No pains, no gains. 不劳无获。例句：If you want to get good grades in the final exam, you have to review lessons every evening—no pains, no gains.翻译：如果你想在期末考试中取得好成绩，就得每晚复习功课——不劳无获。
6. Knowledge is power. 知识就是力量。例句：We learn math, science and English not just for exams, but also because knowledge is power that helps us solve real-life problems.翻译：我们学数学、科学和英语不只是为了考试，更因为知识就是力量，能帮我们解决现实问题。
7. The early bird catches the worm.早起的鸟儿有虫吃/捷足先登。例句：Li Hua always gets up early to recite English words, so she remembers them better than others—the early bird catches the worm.翻译：李华总是早起背英语单词，所以她记单词比别人牢——早起的鸟儿有虫吃。
二、人际交往类
8. A friend in need is a friend indeed.患难见真情。例句：When I lost my schoolbag with my homework and wallet, Lily helped me look for it and lent me money—A friend in need is a friend indeed.翻译：当我弄丢装着作业和钱包的书包时，莉莉帮我寻找还借我钱——患难见真情。
9. Actions speak louder than words. 行动胜于言语。例句：Instead of promising to help your classmates, you can actually help them copy the notes you took in class—actions speak louder than words.翻译：与其承诺帮同学，不如实际帮他们抄你课堂上记的笔记——行动胜于言语。
10. East or west, home is the best. 金窝银窝不如自家草窝。例句：We stayed in a five-star hotel during the trip, but I still missed my own bed and dads cooking—east or west, home is the best.翻译：旅行时我们住了五星级酒店，但我还是想念自己的床和爸爸做的饭——金窝银窝不如自家草窝。
11. When in Rome, do as the Romans do.入乡随俗。例句：When we visit our foreign teachers home, we should take off our shoes at the door because when in Rome, do as the Romans do.翻译：去外教家拜访时，我们应该在门口脱鞋，因为要入乡随俗。
12. Two heads are better than one. 三个臭皮匠顶个诸葛亮/人多智广。例句：Our group couldnt figure out the group project topic until we discussed together and got a good idea—two heads are better than one.翻译：我们小组直到一起讨论想出好点子，才确定了小组课题——三个臭皮匠顶个诸葛亮。
13. Love me, love my dog. 爱屋及乌。例句：Tom likes playing football, and his girlfriend also starts to watch football matches with him—love me, love my dog.翻译：汤姆喜欢踢足球，他的女朋友也开始和他一起看足球比赛——爱屋及乌。
三、生活哲理类
14. Rome was not built in a day. 伟业非一日之功/冰冻三尺非一日之寒。例句：You cant master playing the guitar in a month; Rome was not built in a day—you need to practice every day.翻译：你不可能一个月就精通弹吉他，伟业非一日之功——你需要每天练习。
15. All that glitters is not gold.闪光的未必都是金子/外表光鲜者未必可靠。例句：Some cheap toys online look very beautiful, but they break easily—all that glitters is not gold.翻译：网上有些便宜的玩具看起来很漂亮，但很容易坏——闪光的未必都是金子。
16. Haste makes waste. 欲速则不达。例句：Xiao Hong rushed to finish her math homework and made many careless mistakes—haste makes waste.翻译：小红急于做完数学作业，犯了很多粗心的错误——欲速则不达。
17. Every coin has two sides. 事物皆有两面性。例句：Online learning can let us study at home, but it also makes some students easily distracted—every coin has two sides.翻译：线上学习能让我们在家学习，但也让一些学生容易分心——事物皆有两面性。
18. Time and tide wait for no man.时不我待/岁月不等人。例句：As Grade 9 students, we should cherish every minute to prepare for the high school entrance exam—time and tide wait for no man.翻译：作为九年级学生，我们要珍惜每一分钟备战中考——时不我待。
19. A bad beginning makes a bad ending.好的开始是成功的一半（反义：恶始者善终难）。例句：He didnt listen carefully in the first class of English, so he couldnt keep up with the teacher later—a bad beginning makes a bad ending.翻译：他第一节英语课就没认真听，后来根本跟不上老师的进度——恶始者善终难。
四、自然健康类
20. An apple a day keeps the doctor away. 一天一苹果，医生远离我。例句：My mom always puts an apple in my schoolbag and says, “An apple a day keeps the doctor away.”翻译：妈妈总是在我书包里放一个苹果，说：一天一苹果，医生远离我。
21. Early to bed and early to rise makes a man healthy, wealthy and wise. 早睡早起，使人健康、富有又聪明。例句：My brother goes to bed at 9:30 and gets up at 6:30 every day, so he is energetic in class—early to bed and early to rise makes a man healthy, wealthy and wise.翻译：我弟弟每天9点半睡觉、6点半起床，所以上课精力很充沛——早睡早起，使人健康、富有又聪明。
22. A bird in the hand is worth two in the bush. 一鸟在手胜过双鸟在林/把握当下更重要。例句：Its better to accept the certain scholarship than to wait for a bigger but uncertain one—a bird in the hand is worth two in the bush.翻译：接受确定的奖学金比等一个更大但不确定的要好——一鸟在手胜过双鸟在林。
23. Kill two birds with one stone. 一石二鸟/一举两得。例句：We can walk to the library to borrow books and exercise at the same time—thats killing two birds with one stone.翻译：我们可以步行去图书馆借书，同时锻炼身体——这真是一石二鸟。
五、行为处事类
24. Better late than never.迟做总比不做好。例句：You didnt finish your homework yesterday, but its better late than never to do it now.翻译：你昨天没完成作业，但现在做总比不做好——迟做总比不做好。
25. Dont put all your eggs in one basket. 不要把所有鸡蛋放在一个篮子里/不要孤注一掷。例句：You shouldnt spend all your pocket money on toys; dont put all your eggs in one basket—save some for books.翻译：你不该把所有零花钱都用来买玩具，不要把所有鸡蛋放在一个篮子里——存点钱买书本吧。
26. Every little helps. 积少成多/点滴皆有用。例句：Even saving one yuan a day can add up to 365 yuan a year—every little helps.翻译：即使每天存1元，一年也能存365元——积少成多。
27. Look before you leap.三思而后行。例句：Dont buy the expensive toy without asking your parents—look before you leap.翻译：没问父母就别买这个昂贵的玩具——三思而后行。
