if a man deceives me once, shame on him, if he deceives me twice, shame on me.
上當一回頭，再多就可恥。
if you make yourself an ass, don‘t complain if people ride you.
人善被人欺，馬善被人騎。
if your ears glow, someone is talking of you.耳朵發燒，有人念叨。
if you run after two hares, you will catch neither.腳踏兩條船，必定落空。
if you sell the cow, you sell her milk too.殺雞取卵。
if you venture nothing, you will have nothing.不入虎穴，焉得虎子。
if you want knowledge, you must toil for it.要想求知，就得吃苦。
industry is the parent of success.勤奮是之母。
it is better to die when life is a disgrace.寧為玉碎，不為瓦全。
it is easier to get money than to keep it.掙錢容易攢錢難。
it is easy to be wise after the event.事后諸葛亮好當。
it is easy to open a shop but hard to keep it always open.創業容易守業難。
it is hard to please all.眾口難調it is never too old to learn.活到老，學到老。
it is no use crying over spilt milk.覆水難收。
it is the first step that costs troublesome.萬事開頭難。
it is the unforeseen that always happens.天有不測風云，人有旦夕禍福。
it is too late to grieve when the chance is past.坐失良機，已遲。
it never rains but it pours.不鳴則已，一鳴驚人。
it takes three generations to make a gentleman.十樹木，百樹人。
jack of all trades and master of none.門門精通，樣樣稀松。
judge not from appearances.人不可貌相，海不可斗量。
justice has long arms.天網恢恢，疏而不漏。
keep good men company and you shall be of the number.近朱者赤近墨黑。
kill two birds with one stone.一箭雙雕。
kings go mad, and the people suffer for it君王發狂，百姓遭殃。
kings have long arms.普天之下，莫非王土。
knowledge is power.知識就是力量。
knowledge makes humble, ignorance makes proud.
博學使人謙遜，無知使人驕傲。 learn and live.活著，為了學習。
learning makes a good man better and ill man worse.
好人越學越好，壞人越學越壞。
learn not and know not.不學無術。let sleeping dogs lie.別惹麻煩
learn to walk before you run.先學走，再學跑。
let bygones be bygones.過去的就讓它過去吧。
let the cat out of the bag.泄漏天機。life is but a span.苦短。
lies can never changes fact.終究是謊言。
lies have short legs.謊言站不長。
life is half spent before we know what it is.人過半生，方知天命。
life is not all roses.人生并不是康莊大道。
life without a friend is death.沒有朋友，雖生猶死。
like a rat in a hole.甕中之鱉。
like author, like book.文如其人。
like father, like son.有其父必有其子。
like for like.一報還一報。 like knows like.惺惺相惜。
like mother, like daughter.有其母必有其女。
like teacher, like pupil.什么樣的教什么樣的學生。
like tree, like fruit.羊毛出在羊身上。
little things amuse little minds.小人無大志。
look before you leap.摸清情況再行動。
lookers－on see more than players.當局者迷，旁觀者清。
losers are always in the wrong.勝者為王，敗者為寇。
lost time is never found again.歲月既往，一去不回。
love at first sight.一見鐘情。 love cannot be compelled.不能強求。
love is blind.愛情是盲目的。 love is full of trouble.愛情充滿。
love is never without jealousy.沒有妒忌就沒有愛情。
love me, love my dog.愛屋及烏make hay while the sun shines.良機勿失。，
