Deliberate slowly, act promptly

　　慢慢酌量，快快行動(dòng)。

　　Put your shoulder to the wheel

　　努力工作。

　　Never do things by halves

　　做事不要半途而廢。

　　In for a penny, in for a pound

　　做事一開(kāi)頭，就要做到底;一不做，二不休。

　　Many hands make quick work

　　人多干活快。

　　Many hands make light work

　　眾擎易舉。

　　A bad workman quarrels with his tools

　　技術(shù)拙劣的工人抱怨自己的工具。

　　Diligence is the mother of success

　　勤奮是成功之母。

　　Idleness is the root of all evil

　　懶惰乃萬(wàn)惡之源。

　　Care and diligence bring luck

　　謹(jǐn)慎和勤奮帶來(lái)好運(yùn)。

　　The morning sun never lasts a day

　　好景不常;朝陽(yáng)不能光照全日。

　　Christmas comes but once a year

　　圣誕一年只一度。

　　Pleasant hours fly past

　　快樂(lè)時(shí)光去如飛。

　　Happiness takes no account of time

　　歡娛不惜時(shí)光逝。

　　Time tames the strongest grief

　　時(shí)間能緩和極度的悲痛。

　　The day is short but the work is much

　　工作多，光陰迫。

　　Never deter till tomorrow that which you can do today

　　今日事須今日畢，切勿拖延到明天。

　　Have you somewhat to do tomorrow, do it today

　　明天如有事，今天就去做。

　　To him that does everything in its proper time, one day is worth three

　　事事及時(shí)做，一日勝三日。

　　To save time is to lengthen life

　　節(jié)省時(shí)間就是延長(zhǎng)生命。

　　Everything has its time and that time must be watched

　　萬(wàn)物皆有時(shí)，時(shí)來(lái)不可失。

　　Take time when time comes lest time steal away

　　時(shí)來(lái)必須要趁時(shí)，不然時(shí)去無(wú)聲息。

　　When an opportunity is neglected, it never comes back to you

　　機(jī)不可失，時(shí)不再來(lái)。

　　Make hay while the sun shines

　　曬草要趁太陽(yáng)好。(抓緊時(shí)機(jī))

　　Strike while the iron is hot

　　趁熱打鐵。

　　Work today, for you know not how much you may be hindered tomorrow

　　今朝有事今朝做，明朝可能阻礙多。

　　Punctuality is the soul of business

　　守時(shí)為立業(yè)之要素。

　　Procrastination is the thief of time

　　因循拖延是時(shí)間的大敵;拖延就是浪費(fèi)時(shí)間。