2.Rome was not built in a day.羅馬不是一天造成的。

3.Business before pleasure.先苦後甘。

4.Mind your own business.少管閒事。

5.You can't have your cake and eat it, too.魚與熊掌難以得兼。

6.Don't count your chickens before they're hatched.如意算盤別打得太早。

7.Every cloud has a silver lining.凡事皆有好的一面。（烏雲也有銀邊）

8.Easy come, easy go.來得快去得也快。（尤指不義之財）

9.A man is known by the company he keeps.視其友，知其人。

10.Actions speak louder than words.坐而言不如起而行。

11.Age before beauty.年長（成熟）勝於美貌。

12.An apple a day keeps the doctor away.一天一蘋果，醫生遠離我。

13.Don't put all your eggs in one basket.不要孤注一擲。

14.The bigger they come , the harder they fall.捧得高，摔得重。

15.A bird in the hand is worth two in the bush.一鳥在手勝過二鳥在林。（能掌握到的，才算數）

16.Once bitten twice shy.上一次當，學一次乖。

17.Don't bite the hand that feeds you.別恩將仇報。

18.Don't judge a book by its cover.勿以貌取人。

19.Man does not live on bread alone.人非僅靠食物生活。

20.Too many cooks spoil the broth.人多難辦事。

21.The course of true love never did run  smooth.好事多磨。

22.There's many a slip between the cup and the lip.杯到嘴邊也會失手。（喻功虧一匱）

23.Seize the day.善用時間。把握光陰。

24.Never say die.別說洩氣話。別灰心。

25.Do unto  others as you would have them do unto you.想要別人如何待你，先如何對人。

26.Every  dog has his day.人總有得意（發達）之時。

27.Early to bed and early to  rise makes a man healthy,wealthy, and wise.早睡早起使人健康、富裕，有智慧。

28.Easier said than done.光說不鍊。說時容易做時難。

29.The proof of the pudding  is in the eating.布丁的味道，吃了才知道。

30.You can't make an omelet without breaking eggs.不打破蛋，就不能做蛋餅（喻不先耕耘便無收穫）