This document contains 64 Chinese proverbs and their English translations. Some key proverbs include: 1) A friend in need is a friend indeed - 患难见真情 2) Prevention is better than cure - 预防胜于治疗 3) Rome wasn't built in a day - 罗马不是一天建成的 4) Out of sight, out of mind - 眼不见为净 5) Make hay while the sun shines - 在阳光普照时做干草

1. Proverb
需要 真的
1 A friend in need is a friend indeed. 患难见真情。
2 A hungry man is an angry man. 饥饿的人是容易生气的。
3 An apple a day keeps the doctor away. 一天一苹果，医生远离我。
慈善
4 Charity begins at home. 慈善开始于家庭。
完美
5 Practice makes perfect. 实践使完美。
预防 治疗
6 Prevention is better than cure. 预防胜于治疗。
7 Two heads are better than one. 两个臭皮匠，胜过一个诸葛亮。
志 方法
8 Where there's a will, there's a way. 有志者，事竟成。
溢出
9 No use crying over a spilt milk. 哭也没有用。
行动
10 Actions speak louder than words. 行动胜于言辞。
11 Rome wasn't built in a day. 罗马不是一天建成的。
拖延 贼
12 Procastination is the thief of time. 拖延是时间的贼。
视力
13 Out of sight, out of mind. 眼不见为净。
值得
14 One good turn deserves another. 好心有好报。
被咬 害羞
15 Once bitten, twice shy. 一朝被蛇咬，十年怕草绳。
格言/谚语

2. 16 New brooms sweep clean. 新扫帚，好扫地。
17 The early bird catches the worm. 早起的鸟儿有虫吃。
干草
18 Make hay while the sun shines. 在阳光普照时做干草。（识时务者为俊杰）
缝纫 及时
19 A stitch in time saves nine. 一针及时省九。
在手 值得 野草
20 A bird in the hand is worth two in the bush.
求乞者 选择者
21 Beggars cannot be choosers. 求人者畏于人。
22 Better be safe than sorry. 安全比遗憾好。
羽毛
23 Birds of a feather flock together. 物以类聚，人以群分。
24 Curiosity killed the cat. 好奇心杀死猫。
根据 布
25 Cut your coat according to your cloth. 根据你的布，剪衣服。
篮子
26 Don’t put all your eggs in one basket. 不要把全部蛋放进同样的一个篮子。
空 容器
27 Empty vessels make the most noise. 空罐子发出巨大的噪音
28 Every cloud has a silver lining. 每一朵云都有它的一线希望。
29 Every dog has its day. 每只狗都有它的天（每朵花都有它盛开之时）
借贷 信用 截止
30 Give credit where credit is due. 当信用不再之时，不在加分。（credit)

3. 31 Good things to those who wait. 好东西是要等待的。
32 Haste makes waste. 欲速则废。
33 Honesty is the best policy. 诚实是最好的政策。
34 Laughter is the best medicine. 笑是最好的药。
35 Necessity is the mother of invention. 需要是发明之母。
毛钱 聪明 千金 笨
36 Penny wise, pound foolish. 省一毛钱，失千金。
37 Pride comes before a fall. 骄傲在跌倒之前。
38 Strike while the iron is hot. 趁热打铁。
潮水
39 Time and tide wait for no man. 时间不等人。
40 A penny saved is a penny earned. 省一分就是一分挣来的钱。
41 A picture is worth a thousand words. 一张图片胜过一千个字
42 All good things must come to an end. 一切美好的事物都必须结束。
43 Blood is thicker than water. 血浓于水。
44 Better be late than never. 迟到总比不来的好。
45 Don't bite the hand that feeds you. 不要咬那个喂你的手（不要忘恩负义）

4. 46 Easy come, easy go. 来得容易，去得容易。
47 God helps those who help themselves. 自助者，天助。
48 Kill two birds with one stone. 一石二鸟
孤岛
49 No man is an island. 人是群体的（都需要帮助）
较青
50 外面的月亮比较圆。
51 The pen is mightier than the sword. 笔比剑更有威力。
52 There's no such thing as a free lunch. 天下没有免费的午餐。
53 Too many cooks spoil the broth. 太多厨师破坏汤（越帮越忙）
54 All books and no play make Jack a dull boy. 一直读书而不玩的小孩是笨小孩。
55 Two wrongs do not make a right. 两个错的，不能把一个变成对的。
56 Hope for the best, but prepare for the worst. 希望最好，准备最差。
57 A watched pot never boils. 一个被观察的壶是不会滚的。
58 One man's trash is another man's treasure. 一个人的垃圾是另外一个人的宝。
59 A chain is only as strong as its weakest link. 一条链的强度决定于它最弱的连接。
60 A little bit of knowledge is a dangerous thing. 一点知识是一件危险的事
The grass is always greener on the other side of the
fence. 篱笆

5. 61 Do not put the cart before the horse. 不要把拖车放在马前（把重要的事情放在前段）
62 What goes around, comes around. 善有善报，恶有恶报。
63 Misery loves company. 同病相怜。
64 Seeing in believing 看到的是真的。