145句 英文諺語：有錢能使鬼推磨 | 中英文對照 | 「B」英文諺語6
1、Bacchus has drowned more men than Nepture.
酒神淹死的人比海多。醉死比溺死者多。
2、Bad company is the devil’s net
壞朋友為魔鬼的網。
3、Bad news has wings.
＝Bad news travels fast.
＝Bad news travels quickly.
好事不出門，壞事傳千里。
4、Bad workmen often blame their tools
批匠常怪工具差。劣工尤器。
5、Bare words, no bargain.
空言不成交易。
6、Bark up the wrong tree.
認錯目標看錯人，眼睛花花、匏瓜看做菜瓜。
7、Barking dogs seldom bite.
吠叫的狗不咬人。比喻：外強中乾、虛有其表、虚張聲勢。
8、Be always as merry as ever you can, for no-one delights in a
sorrowful man.
心情常歡暢，無人喜憂傷。
9、Be considerate towards the poor.
多要為窮人著想。
10、Be honest rather clever.
誠實比聰明更重要。
11、Be just to all, but trust not all.
要公正待人，但不要輕信人。
12、Be prepared to put one’s hand in one’s poker.
慷慨解囊。
13、Be slow in choosing a friend, slower in changing.
選擇朋友要謹慎，摒棄更要謹慎。
14、Be slow to promise and quick to perform.
不輕諾，諾必果。
15、Be swift to hear, slow to speak.
聽宜敏捷，言宜緩行，多聽少做。
16、Beautiful flowers are soon picked.
紅顏薄命。
17、Beauty is but a blossom.
美麗只是盛開的花朵。
18、Beauty is but only skin deep
＝Beauty is but skin deep.
＝Beauty is but skin-deep.
美色只是一層皮。紅顏易老。
21、Beauty is in the eye of the beholder.
＝Beauty is in the eye of the gazer
情人眼裡出西施。
23、Beauty is only skin deep, but ugly goes straight to the bone.
美麗流於膚淺，醜陋深入於骨。
24、Beauty is potent; but money is omnipotent.
美麗是有力量的，但金錢更有權威。
25、Beauty is truth, truth beauty
美就是真，真就是美。
26、Beauty lies in lover’s eyes.
＝Beauty lies in the lovers eyes
情人眼裏出西施。
28、Beauty may have fair leaves, but bitter fruit.
美麗的花或許長好葉結苦果。
29、Beauty, unaccompanied by virtue, is as a flower without perfume.
美而無德猶如花之無香。
30、Beautyis but skin deep
美貌只是一層皮，紅顏易老。
31、Bed is a midicine.
睡好覺，如服藥。
32、Beer before liquor, you’li never be sicker, but liquor before beer and you’re in the clear.
喝啤酒再喝白酒，你不會清醒；但先喝白酒再喝啤酒，你還會清醒，由淺入深難，由深入淺易。由儉入奢易，由奢入儉難。
33、Bees that have honey in their mouths have stings in their tails
口蜜腹劍。
34、Before gold, even kings take off their hats.
有錢能使鬼推磨。
35、Beg from beggers and you’ ll never be rich.
向乞丐乞討，永遠發不了財。
36、Beggars can not be choosers.
＝Beggars must be no choosers.
＝Beggars must not be choosers.
饑不擇食，饑者不得擇食。窮人無選擇權，饑不擇食、寒不擇衣、慌不擇路，貧不擇妻。
38、Behind bad luck comes good luck.
塞翁失馬，焉知非福。
39、Being on sea, sail: being on land, settle.
隨遇而安。
40、Believe no tales from the enemy.
切莫輕信敵人。
41、Believe not all that you see nor half what you hear.
眼見的不能全信，耳聞的也不能半信。
42、Believe somebody on his bare word.
人言無據，切勿輕信。
43、Benefits bind.
拿別人的手短，吃別人的嘴軟。
44、Benefits please like flowers, while they are fresh.
恩澤演人倫倪，猶如鮮花使人心醉。
45、Best is cheapest.
買貨買得真，折本折得輕。
46、Better a bachelor’s life than a slovenly wife.
過光棍生活，勝過有一個邋遢老婆。
47、Better a glorious death than a shameful life.
忍辱偷生不如死得光榮。
48、Better a little fire to warm us, than a great one to bum us.
適量的火好取暖，熊熊烈火會燒身。
49、Better an egg today than a hen tomorrow
前程雖遠大，現實尤可貴。
50、Better an empty purse than an empty head.
寧可錢袋空空，不要腦袋空空。
51、Better an open enemy than a false friend.
明槍易躱，暗箭難防。
52、Better are small fish than an empty dish.
有勝於無。
53、Better ask twice than lose you way once.
寧願問路兩次，勝過迷路一次。
54、 Better be alone than in bad company.
交損友不如無友。
55、Better be out of the world than out of fashion.
不合潮流不如脫離世。
56、Better be poe oor than wicked.
寧可做窮人，不要做壞人。
57、Better be the head of a dog than the tail ofa lion.
寧為狗頭不為獅尾。寧為雞首，不為牛後。
58、Better be the head of an ass than the tail of a horse.
＝Better be the head of an ass than the tail of a horse.
為驢頭不為馬尾。寧為雞首，不為牛後。
59、Better bend than break.
委曲求全。
60、Better deny at once than promise long.
輕諾寡信。
61、Better die with honour than live with shame.
與其忍辱偷生，不如光榮而死。
62、better early than late.
寧早勿遲。
63、Better eye sore than all blind
眼痛總比瞎眼好。
64、Better go to bed supperless than rise in debt.
寧可餓肚子，切莫去借錢。
65、Better good neighbours near than relations far away.
遠親不如近鄰。
66、Better half an egg than empty shell.
半顆蛋也比空殻好。
67、Better is the neighbour’s hen than mine
人不知其苗之碩。
68、Better late than never.
亡羊補车猶未晚也。不怕慢，單怕站，遲做總比不做好。
69、Better lose a jest than a friend.
不說俏皮話，以免得罪朋友們。
70、Better lose the saddle than the horse.
吃小虧估大便宜。
71、Better master one than engage with ten.
精通一事勝於會十事。
72、Better one-eyed than stone-bli ind.
獨眼總比全瞎好。
75、Better pills may have wholesome effects.
良藥苦口。
76、Better poor with honour tha ch wit shame.
窮而光榮，勝於富而可恥。
77、Better safe than sorry.
安全勝於遺，不怕一萬，只怕萬一。小心為上，流汗總比流血好。
78、Better say nothing than nothing to the purpose.
與其說話不中肯，不如一言不發好，與天花亂墜，不如保持沉默。
79、Better some of a pudding than none of a pie.
聊勝於無。
80、Better the devil you know than the devil you do not.
已知的魔鬼比未知的好。明槍易躲，暗箭難防。
81、Better the foot slip than the tongue trip.
寧可滑跤，不可失言。
82、Better to ask the way than go astray.
問路總比迷路好。
83、Better to be alone than in bad company.
與其交壊朋友不如沒有朋友。
84、Better to do well than to say well.
說得好不如做得好。
85、Better wear out shoes than sheets.
寧可因經常運動而穿破鞋子，也不要因長病臥床而磨破床單。
86、Better wear out than rust out.
與其閒逸不如忙碌。
87、Better wit than wealth.
智力勝過財富。
88、Between friends all is common.
朋友之間不分彼此。
89、Between the cup and the lip a morsel may slip.
功虧一簣。
90、Between two stools one falls to the ground.
腳踏兩頭要落空，腳踏兩條船。
91、Between two stools you fall to the ground.
腳踏雙凳必墜地，一心二用，將一事無成。
92、Beware beginnings.
慎始為上，謹慎開始為要。
93、Beware of a man of one book.
不要與有專業知識的人爭論。
94、Beware of a silent dog and still water.
警楊小心無聲之狗會咬人，平靜之水會覆舟。
95、Beware of him who regards not his reputation.
要謹防不重名節的人。
96、Big mouthfuls ofter choke.
貪多嚼不爛。
97、Bind the sack before it be full
適可而止。
98、Birds of a feather flock together.
物以類聚，人以群分。
99、Birth is much but breeding is more.
將相本無種，男兒當自強。英雄不怕出身低。
100、Birth is much, but breeding is more.
將相本無種，男兒當自強。英雄不怕出身低，出身固然重要，教養更重要，教養重於家世。
101、Bite off more than one can chew.
貪多嚥不下。貪多嚼不爛。
102、Bite the hand that feeds one.
恩將仇報。
103、Bitter pills may have blessed effects.
＝Bitter pills may have wholesome effects.
良藥苦口利於病，忠言逆耳利於行。
104、Blessed is he who expects nothing, for he shall never be
disappointed.
人無所求最享福，因他不為失望苦。無欲則剛。
105、Blessed is he who expressed nothing, for he shall never be
disappointed.
無奢者得福，因為他永無失之時。
106、Blind men can judge no colours.
不宜問道於盲。
107、Blood is thicker than water.
血濃於水。
108、Blood will have blood.
血債血償。血債要用血來還。
109、Blood will out.
謀殺必將敗露，真相大白，紙包不住火。
110、Books and friends should be few and good.
書與友貴精而不貴多・讀書如交友・應求少而精。
111、Books and friends should be few but good.
書與友貴精而不貴多，讀書如交友，應求少而精。
112、Books are by far the most lasting products of human effort.
書籍乃是人類努力成果中最能歷久彌新的產物。
113、Books like friends. should be few and well chosen.
書籍如朋友，應該少而精，與友貴精而不貴多，讀書如交友，應求少而精。
114、Borrowed garments never fit well.
借來的衣服不合身。
115、Boys will be boys.
孩子就是孩子・理當如此。
116、Brain is better than brawn.
智慧勝於武力，智慧勝於勇莽。
117、Brave actions never want a trumpet.
勇敢的行為不須要吹號。
118、Bread is the staff of life.
麵包是生活的主食。民以食為天。
119、Breadis the staff of life.
人是鐵·飯是鋼。
120、Breakfast like a king, lunch like a prince, dine like a pauper.
早餐像國王，午餐像王子，晚餐像乞丐。早餐吃飽，午餐吃得好，晚餐吃得少。
121、Brevity is the soul of wit.
言以簡潔為貴，精簡是智慧的精髓。
122、Bring up a raven and he’ll pick out your eyes.
養虎貽患。
123、Burn not your house to rid it of the mouse.
投鼠忌器。
124、Burn the midnight oil.
挑燈夜戰。開夜車。
125、Burnt child dreads the fire
一朝被蛇咬・十年怕草縄。
126、Business before pleasure.
工作先於玩樂。事業在先，享樂在後。
127、Business is business
公事公辦。
128、Business is the salt of life.
事業是人生的第一需要，事業是人生之鹽。
129、Business makes a man as well as tries him.
事業既考驗人，也造就人。
130、Business may be troublesome, but idleleness Is pernicious.
事業雖煩擾，懶惰更害人。
131、Business neglected is business lost.
玩忽事業等於丟失事業。
132、Business sweetens pleasure, and labour sweetens rest.
工作後消遣更愉快，勞動後休息更舒暢。
133、Butter is gold in the le morning, silver at noon, lead at night.
奶油在早餐是金、午餐是銀晚餐是鉛。・過猶不及。
134、Butter to butter is no relish.
千篇一律的東西令人厭煩。
135、By doing nothing we learn to do ill.
懶散學為非。
136、By doing we learn.
經一事，長一智。
137、By falling we learn to go safely 不經一事，不長一智。
138、By gambling we lose both time and treasure, two things most precious to the life of man.
賭博使我們丢失時間和金錢，人生兩樣最珍貴的東西。
139、By other’s faults, wise men correct their own.
他山之石，可以攻玉。
140、By reading we enrich the mind, by conversation we polish it.
讀書使心智豐富充實；交談使心智增美。
141、By reading we enrich the mind; by conversation we polish it.
識書使心智豐富充實；交談使心智增美。
142、By the hands of many a great work made light.
眾擎易舉 。
143、By the side of sickness health becomes sweet.
和疾病相比較，才顯得健康的可貴。
144、By the street of”Bye and bye”one arrives at the house of “Never”.
苟且因循，一事無成。
145、By writing you learn to write.
從寫作中學寫作。
