Idioms

‫ﮔﺰﯾﺪﻩ ﺿﺮب اﻟﻤﺜﻠﻬﺎﯼ‬ ‫ﮔﺮد آوري و ﺗﺮﺟﻤﻪ ‪ :‬ﻣﻬﻨﺪس ﻣﺤﺒﻮب اﺧﺪر‬ ‫ﭘﺎﺋﻴﺰ ‪85‬‬ ‫ﻣﻘﺪﻣﻪ‬ ‫ﻳﻜﻲ از روﺷﻬﺎي ﺑﻬﻴﻨﻪ ﺳﺎزي داﻧﺶ هﺮ زﺑﺎﻧﻲ ﺣﻔﻆ ﻧﻤﻮدن ﻣﺠﻤﻮﻋﻪ اي از ﺟﻤﻼت زﻳﺒﺎ و ﻣﻌﻨـﻲ دار ﺁن زﺑـﺎن اﺳـﺖ‪ ‬ﺗـﺎ‬ ‫هﻢ ﺑﺘﻮاﻧﻴﻢ داﻳﺮﻩ ﻟﻐﺎت ﺧﻮد را اﻓﺰاﻳﺶ دهﻴﻢ و هﻢ ﺳﺎﺧﺘﺎر زﺑﺎن )ﻣﺴﺎﺋﻞ ﮔﺮاﻣﺮي( ﺧﻮد را ﺗﻘﻮﻳﺖ آﻨﻴﻢ‪ ‬در اﻳﻦ ﻣﺠﻤﻮﻋـﻪ‬ ‫‪ ٨‬ﺻﻔﺤﻪ اي ﮔﺰﻳﺪﻩ اي از ﺿﺮب اﻟﻤﺜﻠﻬﺎي ﺟﺎﻟﺐ اﻧﮕﻠﻴﺴﻲ ﺑﺎ ﺗﺮﺟﻤﻪ ﻓﺎرﺳـﻲ ﺟﻤـﻊ ﺁوري ﺷـﺪﻩ اﻧـﺪ‪ ‬اﻳـﻦ ﺿـﺮب اﻟﻤﺜﻠﻬـﺎ‬ ‫ﻋﻤﺪﺗﺎ ﻣﻌﺎدﻟﻬﺎﺋﻲ در زﺑﺎن ﺧﻮدﻣﺎن ﻧﻴـﺰ دارﻧـﺪ‪ ‬روش ﭘﻴـﺸﻨﻬﺎدي ﺑـﺮاي ﺑﺨـﺎﻃﺮ ﺳـﭙﺎري اﻳـﻦ ﺟﻤـﻼت اﺳـﺘﻔﺎدﻩ از آﻠﻤـﺎت‬ ‫آﻠﻴﺪي ﺁن اﺳﺖ آﻪ در ﺳﻤﺖ ﭼﭗ ﺟﺪول ﺁﻣﺪﻩ اﻧﺪ و آﺎرﺑﺮ ﺑﺎﻳﺴﺘﻲ آﺎﻏﺬ ﭘﺮﻳﻨﺖ ﺷـﺪﻩ را ﻃـﻮري ﺗـﺎ ﻧﻤﺎﻳـﺪ آـﻪ ﻓﻘـﻂ اﻳـﻦ‬ ‫آﻠﻤﺎت دﻳﺪﻩ ﺷﻮﻧﺪ‪ ‬ﻣﺮاﺟﻌﻪ ﺑﻪ ﺟﻤﻠﻪ اﺻﻠﻲ ﻓﻘﻂ در ﺻﻮرت ﻋﺪم ﺑﺨﺎﻃﺮ ﺳﭙﺎري ﺧﻮاهﺪ ﺑﻮد‪.‬‬ ‫‪Absence makes the heart grow fonder.‬‬ ‫‪Absence ‬‬ ‫دوري ﺑﺎﻋﺚ ﻣﻴﺸﻮد ﻣﺤﺒﺖ ﻗﻠﺒﻬﺎ زﻳﺎد ﺷﻮد‪.‬‬ ‫‪Actions speak louder than words.‬‬ ‫‪Actions ‬‬ ‫اﻋﻤﺎل از آﻠﻤﺎت ﺑﻠﻨﺪﺗﺮ ﺣﺮف ﻣﻲ زﻧﻨﺪ‪.‬‬ ‫‪Better to be alone than in bad company.‬‬ ‫‪ Alone ‬‬ ‫ﺗﻨﻬﺎﺋﻲ از در ﺟﻤﻊ ﺑﺪ ﺑﻮدن ﺑﻬﺘﺮ اﺳﺖ‪.‬‬ ‫‪Appearances are deceptive.‬‬ ‫‪Appearances ‬‬ ‫ﻇﻮاهﺮ ﮔﻤﺮاﻩ آﻨﻨﺪﻩ اﻧﺪ‪.‬‬ ‫‪An Apple a day keeps the doctor away.‬‬ ‫‪ Apple ‬‬ ‫ﻳﻚ ﺳﻴﺐ در ﻳﻚ روز دآﺘﺮ را از ﺧﺎﻧﻪ دور ﻧﮕﻪ ﻣﻴﺪارد‪.‬‬ ‫‪Bad things happen in everybody's life, not just yours.‬‬ ‫‪Bad things ‬‬ ‫ﭼﻴﺰهﺎي ﺑﺪ در زﻧﺪﮔﻲ هﺮ آﺴﻲ رخ ﻣﻴﺪهﺪ‪ ،‬ﻧﻪ ﻓﻘﻂ درزﻧﺪﮔﻲ ﺗﻮ‪.‬‬ ‫‪Beggars can never be bankrupt.‬‬ ‫‪ Bankrupt.‬‬ ‫ﮔﺪاﻳﺎن هﺮﮔﺰ ﻧﻤﻴﺘﻮاﻧﻨﺪ ورﺷﻜﺴﺖ ﺑﺎﺷﻨﺪ‪.‬‬ ‫‪A barking dog never bites.‬‬ ‫‪ Barking ‬‬ ‫ﺳﮕﻲ آﻪ ﭘﺎرس ﻣﻴﻜﻨﺪ هﺮﮔﺰ ﮔﺎز ﻧﻤﻲ ﮔﻴﺮد‪.‬‬ ‫‪If you can't beat them, join them.‬‬ ‫‪ Beat ‬‬ ‫اﮔﺮ ﻧﻤﻴﺘﻮاﻧﻲ ﺁﻧﻬﺎ را ﺷﻜﺴﺖ دهﻲ ﺑﻬﺸﺎن ﻣﻠﺤﻖ ﺷﻮ‪.‬‬ ‫‪Beauty is only skin-deep.‬‬ ‫‪Beauty ‬‬ ‫زﻳﺒﺎﺋﻲ ﻓﻘﻂ ﻇﺎهﺮي اﺳﺖ‪.‬‬ ‫‪The busy bee has no time for sorrow.‬‬ ‫‪ Bee ‬‬ ‫زﻧﺒﻮر ﻣﺸﻐﻮل وﻗﺘﻲ ﺑﺮاي ﻏﻢ ﻧﺪارد‪.‬‬ ‫‪Beggars can't be choosers.‬‬ ‫‪Beggars ‬‬ ‫ﮔﺪاﻳﺎن ﻧﻤﻲ ﺗﻮاﻧﻨﺪ اﻧﺘﺨﺎب آﻨﻨﺪﻩ ﺑﺎﺷﻨﺪ‪.‬‬ ‫‪Seeing is believing.‬‬ ‫‪ Believing.‬‬ ‫دﻳﺪن ﺑﺎور آﺮدن اﺳﺖ‪.‬‬ ‫‪Better bend than break.‬‬ ‫‪ Bend ‬‬ ‫ﺧﻤﻴﺪن از ﺷﻜﺴﺘﻦ ﺑﻬﺘﺮ اﺳﺖ‪.‬‬ ‫‪Beware of the wolf in sheep's clothing.‬‬ ‫‪Beware ‬‬ ‫از ﮔﺮگ در ﻟﺒﺎس ﮔﻮﺳﻔﻨﺪ ﺑﺮ ﺣﺬر ﺑﺎش‪.‬‬ ‫‪A bird in the hand is worth two in the bush.‬‬ ‫‪ Bird ‬‬ ‫ﻳﻚ ﭘﺮﻧﺪﻩ در دﺳﺖ ارزش دو ﭘﺮﻧﺪﻩ در ﺑﻮﺗﻪ زار را دارد‪.‬‬ ‫‪Love is blind.‬‬ ‫‪١‬‬ ‫‪ Blind.‬‬ .‫ﻋﺸﻖ آﻮر اﺳﺖ‬ Country and blind In the country of the blind, the one-eyed man is king .‫در ﺳﺮزﻣﻴﻦ آﻮران ﻣﺮد ﻳﻚ ﭼﺸﻢ ﭘﺎدﺷﺎﻩ اﺳﺖ‬ .Bone Two dogs are fighting for a bone, a third runs away with it .‫ ﺳﻮﻣﻲ ﺑﺎ ﺁن ﻓﺮار ﻣﻴﻜﻨﺪ‬،‫دو ﺳﮓ دارﻧﺪ ﺑﺮاي اﺳﺘﺨﻮاﻧﻲ ﻣﻴﺠﻨﮕﻨﺪ‬ .Book A book holds a house of gold .‫ﻳﻚ آﺘﺎب ﻣﺜﻞ ﻳﻚ ﺧﺎﻧﻪ ﭘﺮ از ﻃﻼﺳﺖ‬ Business Business before pleasure .‫آﺎر ﻗﺒﻞ ازﺧﻮﺷﻲ‬ .Candle Better to light a candle, than to curse the darkness .‫ﺑﻬﺘﺮ اﺳﺖ ﺷﻤﻌﻲ روﺷﻦ آﻨﻲ ﺗﺎ اﻳﻨﻜﻪ ﺗﺎرﻳﻜﻲ را دﺷﻨﺎم دهﻲ‬ .Cart Don't put the cart before the horse .‫ﮔﺎري را ﺟﻠﻮ اﺳﺐ ﻧﺒﻨﺪ‬ .Castle An Englishman's house is his castle .‫ﺧﺎﻧﻪ ﻳﻚ ﻣﺮد اﻧﮕﻠﻴﺴﻲ دژاوﺳﺖ‬ Castle and air I think you are building a castle in the air .‫ﻣﻦ ﻓﻜﺮ ﻣﻴﻜﻨﻢ ﺷﻤﺎ دارﻳﺪ ﻗﺼﺮي در هﻮا ﻣﻴﺴﺎزﻳﺪ‬ .Cat's When the cat's away, the mice will play .‫ ﻣﻮش ﺑﺎزي ﺧﻮاهﺪ آﺮد‬،‫زﻣﺎﻧﻲ آﻪ ﮔﺮﺑﻪ دور اﺳﺖ‬ .Clock Even a clock that does not work is right twice a day .‫ﺣﺘﻲ ﺳﺎﻋﺘﻲ آﻪ آﺎر ﻧﻤﻴﻜﻨﺪ روزي دو ﺑﺎر درﺳﺖ اﺳﺖ‬ .Clouds Behind the clouds is the sun still shining .‫ﭘﺸﺖ اﺑﺮهﺎ ﺧﻮرﺷﻴﺪ هﻨﻮز ﻣﻴﺪرﺧﺸﺪ‬ .Companion Beauty and folly are often companion .‫زﻳﺒﺎﺋﻲ و ﺣﻤﺎﻗﺖ اﻏﻠﺐ هﻤﻨﺸﻴﻦ هﺴﺘﻨﺪ‬ .Company A man is known by the company he keeps .‫ﻳﻚ ﻣﺮد ﺑﺎ اﻓﺮادي آﻪ ﺑﺎ ﺁﻧﻬﺎﺳﺖ ﺷﻨﺎﺧﺘﻪ ﻣﻲ ﺷﻮد‬ .Cooks Too many cooks spoil the broth .‫اﺷﻜﻨﻪ را ﺧﺮاب ﻣﻴﻜﻨﻨﺪ‬،‫ﺗﻌﺪاد زﻳﺎد ﺁﺷﭙﺰ‬ .Correct By other's faults wise man correct his own .‫ﻣﺮد ﺑﺎ هﻮش ﺑﻮﺳﻴﻠﻪ اﺷﺘﺒﺎهﺎت دﻳﮕﺮان اﺷﺘﺒﺎهﺎت ﺧﻮدش را اﺻﻼح ﻣﻴﻜﻨﺪ‬ .Cures Time cures all things .‫زﻣﺎن هﺮ ﭼﻴﺰي را درﻣﺎن ﻣﻴﻜﻨﺪ‬ Curiosity Curiosity killed the cat .‫آﻨﺠﻜﺎوي ﮔﺮﺑﻪ را آﺸﺖ‬ .Dawn The dawn does not come twice to awaken a man .‫ﺳﭙﻴﺪﻩ دم ﺑﺮاي ﺑﻴﺪار آﺮدن ﻳﻚ ﻣﺮد دو ﺑﺎر ﻧﻤﻲ ﺁﻳﺪ‬ ٢ .Death Fear of death is worse than death itself .‫ﺗﺮس از ﻣﺮگ ﺑﺪﺗﺮ از ﺧﻮد ﻣﺮگ اﺳﺖ‬ .Devil Better the devil you know than the devil you don't know .‫ﺷﻴﻄﺎﻧﻲ آﻪ ﺗﻮ ﻣﻴﺸﻨﺎﺳﻲ ﺑﻬﺘﺮ اﺳﺖ از ﺷﻴﻄﺎﻧﻲ آﻪ ﺗﻮ ﻧﻤﻲ ﺷﻨﺎﺳﻲ‬ Diligence Diligence is the mother of good luck .‫ﭘﺸﺘﻜﺎر ﻣﺎدر ﺧﻮش ﺷﺎﻧﺴﻲ اﺳﺖ‬ .Doubt When in doubt, nothing .‫ آﺎري ﻧﻜﻦ‬،‫در زﻣﺎن ﺷﻚ‬ Eat Eat to live, not live to eat .‫ زﻧﺪﮔﻲ ﻧﻜﻦ ﺑﺮاي ﺧﻮردن‬،‫ﺑﺨﻮر ﺗﺎ زﻧﺪﮔﻲ آﻨﻲ‬ .Egg Better an egg today than a hen tomorrow .‫ ﺑﻬﺘﺮ اﺳﺖ از ﻓﺮدا ﻳﻚ ﻣﺮغ‬،‫اﻣﺮوز ﻳﻚ ﺗﺨﻢ ﻣﺮغ‬ .Enough You never know what is enough unless you know more than enough .‫ﺗﻮ هﺮﮔﺰ ﻧﻤﻴﺪاﻧﻲ ﭼﻘﺪر آﺎﻓﻲ اﺳﺖ ﻣﮕﺮ اﻳﻨﻜﻪ ﺗﻮ ﺑﻴﺸﺘﺮ از اﻧﺪازﻩ ﺑﺪاﻧﻲ‬ Experience Experience is the best teacher .‫ﺗﺠﺮﺑﻪ ﺑﻬﺘﺮﻳﻦ ﻣﻌﻠﻢ اﺳﺖ‬ .Eye Beauty is in the eye of the beholder .‫زﻳﺒﺎﺋﻲ در ﭼﺸﻢ ﻧﺎﻇﺮ اﺳﺖ‬ Failure Failure teaches success .‫ﺷﻜﺴﺖ ﭘﻴﺮوزي ﻣﻲ ﺁﻣﻮزد‬ .Falsehood One falsehood spoils a thousand truths .‫ﻳﻚ دروغ ﻳﻜﻬﺰار ﺣﻘﻴﻘﺖ را ﺧﺮاب ﻣﻴﻜﻨﺪ‬ Friend and faults If you are looking for a friend who has no faults, you will have no friends Love and faults Love sees no faults .‫ ﺷﻤﺎ هﻴﭻ دوﺳﺘﻲ ﻧﺨﻮاهﻴﺪ داﺷﺖ‬،‫اﮔﺮ ﺷﻤﺎ دﻧﺒﺎل دوﺳﺘﻲ ﻣﻲ ﮔﺮدﻳﺪ آﻪ او هﻴﭻ ﻋﻴﺒﻲ ﻧﺪارد‬ ‫ﻋﺸﻖ هﻴﭻ ﻋﻴﺒﻲ ﻧﻤﻲ ﺑﻴﻨﺪ‬ .Feeds Don't bite the hand that feeds you .‫دﺳﺘﻲ را آﻪ ﺑﻪ ﺗﻮﻏﺬا ﻣﻴﺪهﺪ ﮔﺎز ﻧﮕﻴﺮ‬ .Fences Good fences make good neighbors .‫ﺣﺼﺎرهﺎي ﺧﻮب هﻤﺴﺎﻳﮕﺎن ﺧﻮب ﻣﻴﺴﺎزﻧﺪ‬ .Fingers Your fingers can't be of the same length .‫اﻧﮕﺸﺘﺎن ﺷﻤﺎ ﻧﻤﻲ ﺗﻮاﻧﻨﺪ ﺑﻪ ﻳﻚ اﻧﺪازﻩ ﻳﻜﺴﺎن ﺑﺎﺷﻨﺪ‬ Fire Fire is a good servant, but a bad master .‫ﺁﺗﺶ ﺧﺪﻣﺘﻜﺎر ﺧﻮﺑﻲ اﺳﺖ اﻣﺎ ارﺑﺎب ﺑﺪي اﺳﺖ‬ .Fish Better are small fish than an empty dish .‫ﺑﻬﺘﺮاﺳﺖ ﻳﻚ ﻣﺎهﻲ آﻮﭼﻚ از ﻳﻚ ﺿﺮف ﺧﺎﻟﻲ‬ ٣ .Fleas If you lie down with dogs, you'll get up with fleas .‫اﮔﺮ ﺑﺎ ﺳﮕﻬﺎ ﺑﺨﻮاﺑﻲ ﺑﺎ آﻜﻬﺎ ﺑﻴﺪارﺧﻮاهﻲ ﺷﺪ‬ Focus Focus on making things better, not bigger .‫ﻧﻪ ﺑﺰرﮔﺘﺮ‬، ‫ﺑﻪ ﺳﺎﺧﺘﻦ ﭼﻴﺰهﺎي ﺑﻬﺘﺮ ﺗﻤﺮآﺰ آﻦ‬ Forgive Forgive and forget .‫ﺑﺒﺨﺶ و ﻓﺮاﻣﻮش آﻦ‬ .Go back Better go back than go wrong .‫ از اﺷﺘﺒﺎﻩ رﻓﺘﻦ ﺑﻬﺘﺮ اﺳﺖ‬،‫ﺑﺮﮔﺸﺘﻦ‬ God God helps them that help themselves .‫ﺧﺪا آﺴﺎﻧﻲ را آﻤﻚ ﻣﻴﻜﻨﺪ آﻪ ﺁﻧﻬﺎ ﺧﻮدﺷﺎن را آﻤﻚ آﻨﻨﺪ‬ .Gold All that glitters is not gold .‫ﺗﻤﺎم ﺁن درﺧﺸﻨﺪﻩ هﺎ ﻃﻼ ﻧﻴﺴﺘﻨﺪ‬ Goodness Goodness is better than beauty .‫ﻣﻬﺮﺑﺎﻧﻲ از زﻳﺒﺎﺋﻲ ﺑﻬﺘﺮ اﺳﺖ‬ Old habits Old habits die hard .‫ﻋﺎدﺗﻬﺎي آﻬﻨﻪ ﺳﺨﺖ ﻣﻴﻤﻴﺮﻧﺪ‬ Bad habits Bad habits are like a comfortable bed, easy to get into, but hard to get out of ‫ اﻣﺎ ﺳﺨﺖ ﺑﺮاي‬،‫ راﺣﺖ ﺑﺮاي وارد ﺷﺪن‬،‫ﻋﺎدﺗﻬﺎي آﻬﻨﻪ ﺷﺒﻴﻪ ﻳﻚ ﺗﺨﺘﺨﻮاب راﺣﺖ هﺴﺘﻨﺪ‬ ‫ﺧﺎرج ﺷﺪن‬ .Hares If you run after two hares, you'll catch neither .‫ هﻴﭽﻜﺪام را ﻧﺨﻮاهﻴﺪ ﮔﺮﻓﺖ‬،‫اﮔﺮ ﺷﻤﺎ دﻧﺒﺎل دو ﺧﺮﮔﻮش ﺑﺪوﻳﺪ‬ Haste Haste makes waste .‫ﻋﺠﻠﻪ ﺑﺎﻋﺚ هﺮز رﻓﺘﻦ اﺳﺖ‬ More haste More haste, less speed .‫ ﺳﺮﻋﺖ آﻤﺘﺮ‬،‫ﻋﺠﻠﻪ ﺑﻴﺸﺘﺮ‬ .Healer Time is a great healer .‫زﻣﺎن اﻟﺘﻴﺎم دهﻨﺪﻩ ﺑﺰرﮔﻲ اﺳﺖ‬ .Home There's no place like home .‫هﻴﺞ ﺟﺎﺋﻲ ﺷﺒﻴﻪ ﺧﺎﻧﻪ وﺟﻮد ﻧﺪارد‬ .Home's East west, home's best .‫ ﺧﺎﻧﻪ اﺳﺖ ﺑﻬﺘﺮﻳﻦ‬،‫ﺷﺮق ﻏﺮب‬ Honesty Honesty is the best policy .‫ﺻﺪاﻗﺖ ﺑﻬﺘﺮﻳﻦ روش اﺳﺖ‬ .Honor Better die with honor than live in shame .‫ﻣﺮگ ﺑﺎ ﻏﺰت ﺑﻪ از زﻧﺪﮔﻲ ﺑﺎ ذﻟﺖ‬ Hope Hope for the best and prepare for the worst .‫اﻣﻴﺪوﺗﺮ ﺑﺎش ﺑﺮاي ﺑﻬﺘﺮﻳﻦ و ﺁﻣﺎدﻩ ﺷﻮ ﺑﺮاي ﺑﺪﺗﺮﻳﻦ‬ ٤ .Horse You can lead a horse to water, but you cannot make him drink ‫ﺷﻤﺎ ﻣﻴﺘﻮاﻧﻴﺪ اﺳﺒﻲ را ﺑﻪ ﻃﺮف ﺁب ﺑﺒﺮﻳﺪ اﻣﺎ ﻧﻤﻴﺘﻮاﻧﻴﺪ او را ﻣﺠﺒﻮر ﺑﻪ ﻧﻮﺷﻴﺪن‬ ‫آﻨﻴﺪ‬ .Hurt What you don't know can't hurt you .‫ﺁﻧﭽﻪ ﻧﻤﻴﺸﻨﺎﺳﻲ ﻧﻤﻴﺘﻮاﻧﺪ ﺑﻪ ﺗﻮ ﺁﺳﻴﺐ رﺳﺎﻧﺪ‬ Ignorance Ignorance of the law is no excuse for breaking it .‫ﺑﻴﺨﺒﺮي از ﻗﺎﻧﻮن هﻴﭻ دﻟﻴﻠﻲ ﺑﺮاي ﺷﻜﺴﺘﻦ ان ﻧﻴﺴﺖ‬ .Judge Each person is his own judge .‫هﺮ آﺲ ﻗﺎﺿﻲ ﺧﻮدش اﺳﺖ‬ Never Judge Never judge from appearances .‫هﺮﮔﺰ از روي ﻇﺎهﺮ ﻗﻀﺎوت ﻧﻜﻦ‬ .Kiss The hand you cannot bite, kiss .‫ ﺑﺒﻮس‬،‫دﺳﺘﻲ را آﻪ ﻧﻤﻴﺘﻮاﻧﻲ ﮔﺎز ﺑﮕﻴﺮي‬ .Kitchen If you can't stand the heat, get out of the kitchen .‫ از ﺁﺷﭙﺰﺧﺎﻧﻪ ﺑﺮو ﺑﻴﺮون‬،‫اﮔﺮ ﻧﻤﻴﺘﻮاﻧﻲ ﮔﺮﻣﺎ را ﺗﺤﻤﻞ آﻨﻲ‬ Big talk Big talk means little knowledge .‫ﺣﺮﻓﻬﺎي ﺑﺰرگ ﺑﻪ ﻣﻌﻨﺎي داﻧﺎﺋﻲ اﻧﺪك اﺳﺖ‬ .Known A man is known by his friends .‫ﻳﻚ ﻣﺮد ﺑﺎ دوﺳﺘﺎﻧﺶ ﺷﻨﺎﺧﺘﻪ ﻣﻲ ﺷﻮد‬ .Late Better late than never .‫دﻳﺮ از هﺮﮔﺰ ﺑﻬﺘﺮ اﺳﺖ‬ .Laughs He who laughs last, laughs best .‫ ﺑﻬﺘﺮﻳﻦ ﻣﻴﺨﻨﺪد‬،‫آﺲ آﻪ ﺁﺧﺮ ﻣﻴﺨﻨﺪد‬ .Same language Everybody laughs in the same language .‫هﻤﻪ ﺑﺎ ﻳﻚ زﺑﺎن ﻳﻜﺴﺎن ﻣﻴﺨﻨﺪﻧﺪ‬ Laughter Laughter is the best medicine .‫ﺧﻨﺪﻩ ﺑﻬﺘﺮﻳﻦ دارو اﺳﺖ‬ .Law Every land has its own law .‫هﺮ ﺳﺮزﻣﻴﻨﻲ ﻗﺎﻧﻮن ﺧﻮدش را دارد‬ .Leopard A leopard cannot change his spots .‫ﻳﻚ ﭘﻠﻨﮓ ﻧﻤﻴﺘﻮاﻧﺪ ﺧﺎﻟﻬﺎي ﺧﻮدش را ﺗﻐﻴﻴﺮ دهﺪ‬ Lightning Lightning never strikes the same place twice .‫ﺻﺎﻋﻘﻪ هﺮﮔﺰ ﺑﻪ ﻳﻚ ﺟﺎي ﻳﻜﺴﺎن دو ﺑﺎر اﺻﺎﺑﺖ ﻧﻤﻴﻜﻨﺪ‬ .Loaf A loaf of bread is better than the song of many birds .‫ﻳﻚ ﺗﻜﻪ ﻧﺎن از ﺁواز ﭘﺮﻧﺪﮔﺎن زﻳﺎد ﺑﻬﺘﺮ اﺳﺖ‬ Love and world Love makes the world go round .‫ﻋﺸﻖ ﺑﺎﻋﺚ ﻣﻲ ﺷﻮد ﺟﻬﺎن ﮔﺮدش آﻨﺪ‬ True love True love never grows old ٥ .‫ﻋﺸﻖ راﺳﺘﻴﻦ هﺮﮔﺰ آﻬﻨﻪ ﻧﻤﻴﺸﻮد‬ .Lover All the world loves a lover .‫هﻤﻪ ﺟﻬﺎن ﻋﺎﺷﻖ ﻳﻚ ﻋﺎﺷﻖ اﺳﺖ‬ Master and himself He who is master of himself will soon be master of others .‫آﺴﻲ آﻪ ارﺑﺎب ﺧﻮدش اﺳﺖ ﺑﺰودي ارﺑﺎب دﻳﮕﺮان ﺧﻮاهﺪ ﺷﺪ‬ Might Might makes right .‫ﻗﺪرت ﺑﺎﻋﺚ ﺗﺤﻤﻴﻞ اﺳﺖ‬ .Minds Great minds think alike .‫اﻓﻜﺎر ﺑﺰرگ ﻣﺸﺎﺑﻪ ﻣﻲ اﻧﺪﻳﺸﻨﺪ‬ .Mistakes If you don't make mistakes, you don't make anything .‫ هﻴﭻ آﺎري ﻧﻤﻴﻜﻨﻲ‬،‫اﮔﺮ ﺷﻤﺎ اﺷﺘﺒﺎﻩ ﻧﻜﻨﻲ‬ Money Money is the root of all evil .‫ﭘﻮل رﻳﺸﻪ ﺗﻤﺎم ﺷﺮارﺗﻬﺎﺳﺖ‬ Lend Lend your money and lose your friend .‫ﭘﻮﻟﺖ را ﻗﺮض ﺑﺪﻩ و دوﺳﺘﺖ را از دﺳﺖ ﺑﺪﻩ‬ .Moneyless A moneyless man goes fast through market .‫ﻳﻚ ﻣﺮد ﺑﻲ ﭘﻮل از ﻣﻴﺎن ﺑﺎزار ﺳﺮﻳﻊ ﻣﻴﮕﺬرد‬ .Mouth Keep your mouth shut and your ears open .‫دهﺎﻧﺖ را ﺑﺒﻨﺪ و ﮔﻮﺷﺖ را ﺑﺎز آﻦ‬ Necessity Necessity is the mother of invention .‫ﻧﻴﺎز ﻣﺎدر اﺧﺘﺮاع اﺳﺖ‬ .Need A friend in need is a friend indeed .‫ﻳﻚ دوﺳﺖ دروﻗﺖ ﻧﻴﺎز ﻳﻚ دوﺳﺖ واﻗﻌﻲ اﺳﺖ‬ Never Never say never .‫هﺮﮔﺰﻧﮕﻮهﺮﮔﺰ‬ Bad news Bad news travels fast .‫ﺧﺒﺮهﺎي ﺑﺪ ﺳﺮﻳﻊ ﺳﻔﺮ ﻣﻴﻜﻨﻨﺪ‬ .News No news is good news .‫ﺑﻲ ﺧﺒﺮي ﺧﺒﺮ ﺧﻮﺑﻴﺴﺖ‬ .Obey He that cannot obey cannot command .‫ﺁﻧﻜﺴﻲ آﻪ ﻧﻤﻴﺘﻮاﻧﺪ ﻓﺮﻣﺎن ﺑﺮد ﻧﻤﻴﺘﻮاﻧﺪ ﻓﺮﻣﺎن دهﺪ‬ .Omelet You cannot make an omelet without breaking eggs .‫ﺷﻤﺎ ﻧﻤﻴﺘﻮاﻧﻴﺪ ﺑﺪون ﺷﻜﺴﺘﻦ ﺗﺨﻢ ﻣﺮﻏﻬﺎ اﻣﻠﺘﻲ درﺳﺖ آﻨﻴﺪ‬ Opportunity Opportunity never knocks twice at any man's door .‫ﻓﺮﺻﺖ هﺮﮔﺰ در هﻴﭻ ﻣﺮدي را دوﺑﺎر ﻧﻤﻴﺰﻧﺪ‬ .Pain No pain, no gain .‫ ﻧﻪ ﺳﻮد‬،‫ﻧﻪ رﻧﺞ‬ ٦ Paper Paper can't wrap up a fire .‫آﺎﻏﺬ ﻧﻤﻴﺘﻮاﻧﺪ ﻳﻚ ﺁﺗﺶ را ﺑﭙﻮﺷﺎﻧﺪ‬ .Patient Beware the fury of a patient man .‫از ﺧﺸﻢ ﻳﻚ ﻣﺮد ﺻﺒﻮر ﺑﺮ ﺣﺬر ﺑﺎش‬ .Picture One picture is worth ten thousand words .‫ﻳﻚ ﺗﺼﻮﻳﺮارزش دﻩ هﺰار آﻠﻤﻪ را دارد‬ .Poverty When poverty comes in at the door, love flies out of the window .‫ ﻋﺸﻖ از ﭘﻨﺠﺮﻩ ﺑﻪ ﺑﻴﺮون ﭘﺮواز ﻣﻲ آﻨﺪ‬،‫زﻣﺎﻧﻴﻜﻪ ﻓﻘﺮ از در داﺧﻞ ﻣﻴﺸﻮد‬ .Pretending You can't wake up a person who is pretending to be asleep .‫ﺷﻤﺎ ﻧﻤﻴﺘﻮاﻧﻴﺪ ﻣﺮدي را آﻪ ﺧﻮدش را ﺑﻪ ﺧﻮاب زدﻩ ﺑﻴﺪار آﻨﻴﺪ‬ Prevention Prevention is better than cure .‫ﭘﻴﺸﮕﻴﺮي از درﻣﺎن ﺑﻬﺘﺮ اﺳﺖ‬ .Put off Don't put off for tomorrow what you can today .‫ﺁﻧﭽﻪ را آﻪ ﻣﻴﺘﻮاﻧﻲ اﻣﺮوز اﻧﺠﺎم دهﻲ ﺑﻪ ﻓﺮدا ﻧﮕﺬار‬ .Quarrel The quarrel of lovers is the renewal of love .‫دﻋﻮا ﺑﻴﻦ ﻋﺸﺎق ﺗﺠﺪﻳﺪ ﻋﺸﻖ اﺳﺖ‬ .Rome All roads lead to Rome .‫ﺗﻤﺎم راﻩ هﺎ ﺑﻪ رم ﺧﺘﻢ ﻣﻴﺸﻮﻧﺪ‬ .Rose No rose without a thorn .‫هﻴﭻ رزي ﺑﺪون ﻳﻚ ﺧﺎر‬ .Sacks Empty sacks will never stand upright .‫ﮔﻮﻧﻲ هﺎي ﺧﺎﻟﻲ راﺳﺖ ﻧﺨﻮاهﻨﺪ اﻳﺴﺘﺎد‬ .Scratch You scratch my back, I'll scratch yours .‫ ﻣﻦ ﭘﺸﺖ ﺷﻤﺎ را ﺧﻮاهﻢ ﺧﺎرﻳﺪ‬،‫ﺷﻤﺎ ﭘﺸﺖ ﻣﺮا ﺑﺨﺎرﻳﺪ‬ .Seem Things are not always what they seem .‫ هﻤﻴﺸﻪ ﺁﻧﻄﻮري آﻪ ﺑﻪ ﻧﻈﺮ ﻣﻲ ﺁﻳﻨﺪ ﻧﻴﺴﺘﻨﺪ‬،‫ﭼﻴﺰهﺎ‬ .Serve No man can serve two masters .‫هﻴﭻ ﻣﺮدي ﻧﻤﻴﺘﻮاﻧﺪ دو ارﺑﺎب را ﺧﺪﻣﺖ آﻨﺪ‬ .Seven Keep a thing for seven years and you'll always find a use for it ‫ ﺷﻤﺎ هﻤﻴﺸﻪ اﺳﺘﻔﺎدﻩ اي ﺑﺮاي ﺁن ﭘﻴﺪا‬،‫ﭼﻴﺰي را ﺑﺮاي هﻔﺖ ﺳﺎل ﻧﮕﻪ دار‬ ‫ﺧﻮاهﻴﺪ آﺮد‬ .Often sisters Beauty and folly are often sisters .‫زﻳﺒﺎﺋﻲ و ﺣﻤﺎﻗﺖ اﻏﻠﺐ ﺧﻮاهﺮاﻧﻨﺪ‬ .Skin deep Beauty is but skin deep .‫زﻳﺒﺎﺋﻲ ﺑﻪ ﺿﺨﺎﻣﺖ ﭘﻮﺳﺖ اﺳﺖ‬ Speech Speech is silver, but silence is golden .‫ﺳﺨﻦ ﻧﻘﺮﻩ اﺳﺖ اﻣﺎ ﺳﻜﻮت ﻃﻼﺳﺖ‬ .Staff Bread is the staff of life ٧ .‫ﻧﺎن ﻣﺎﻳﻪ ﺣﻴﺎت اﺳﺖ‬ .Step The first step is the hardest .‫ ﺳﺨﺖ ﺗﺮﻳﻦ ﻗﺪم اﺳﺖ‬،‫اوﻟﻴﻦ ﻗﺪم‬ A rolling stone A rolling stone gathers no moss .‫ﻳﻚ ﺳﻨﮓ ﭼﺮﺧﺎن هﻴﭻ ﺧﺰﻩ اي ﺟﻤﻊ ﻧﺨﻮاهﺪ آﺮد‬ .Storm After a storm comes a calm .‫ﺑﻌﺪ از ﻳﻚ ﺗﻮﻓﺎن ﻳﻚ ﺁراﻣﺶ ﻣﻲ ﺁﻳﺪ‬ .Strokes Little strokes fell great oaks .‫ﺿﺮﺑﺎت آﻮ ﭼﻚ ﺑﻠﻮﻃﻬﺎي ﺑﺰرگ را ﻣﻲ اﻧﺪازد‬ Success Success has many fathers, while failure is an orphan .‫ درﺻﻮرﺗﻴﻜﻪ ﺷﻜﺴﺖ ﻳﻚ ﻳﺘﻴﻢ اﺳﺖ‬،‫ﭘﻴﺮوزي ﭘﺪران زﻳﺎدي دارد‬ .Swallow One swallow does not make a summer .‫ﻳﻚ ﭘﺮﺳﺘﻮ ﻧﻤﻲ ﺗﻮاﻧﺪ ﺗﺎﺑﺴﺘﺎن ﺑﻴﺎورد‬ .Tiger He who rides a tiger is afraid to dismount .‫ﺁﻧﻜﺴﻲ آﻪ ﻳﻚ ﺑﺒﺮ را ﻣﻴﺮاﻧﺪ از ﭘﻴﺎدﻩ ﺷﺪن ﻣﻴﺘﺮﺳﺪ‬ .Till you try You never know what you can till you try .‫ ﺗﺎ اﻳﻨﻜﻪ ﺳﻌﻲ آﻨﻲ‬،‫ﺗﻮ هﺮﮔﺰ ﻧﻤﻴﺪاﻧﻲ ﭼﻪ ﻣﻴﺘﻮاﻧﻲ اﻧﺠﺎم دهﻲ‬ .Unfathomable The heart of man and the bottom of the sea are unfathomable .‫ ﻏﻴﺮ ﻗﺎﺑﻞ ﺳﻨﺠﺶ هﺴﺘﻨﺪ‬،‫ﻗﻠﺐ ﻳﻚ ﻣﺮد و ﺗﻪ درﻳﺎ‬ Variety Variety is the spice of life .‫ ﭼﺎﺷﻨﻲ زﻧﺪﮔﻲ اﺳﺖ‬،‫ﺗﻨﻮع‬ .Wine The best wine is the oldest, the best water the newest .‫ﺑﻬﺘﺮﻳﻦ ﺷﺮاب آﻬﻨﻪ ﺗﺮﻳﻦ اﺳﺖ و ﺑﻬﺘﺮﻳﻦ ﺁب ﺗﺎزﻩ ﺗﺮﻳﻦ‬ .Woods Books are no better than woods without being opened always .‫ اﮔﺮ ﺑﺎز ﻧﺸﻮﻧﺪ‬،‫آﺘﺎﺑﻪ ﺑﻬﺘﺮ ازﭼﻮﺑﻬﺎ ﻧﻴﺴﺘﻨﺪ‬ Yesterday Yesterday is history, tomorrow is mystery .‫دﻳﺮوز ﺗﺎرﻳﺦ اﺳﺖ و ﻓﺮدا ﻣﻌﻤﺎ‬ ٨