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A labour of love 乐于做的事 (来源：英语麦当劳－英语杂志 http://www.EnglishCN.com)

Labour created man himself. 劳动创造了人类自己。

Labour had a bitter root but a sweet taste. 劳动的根苦，但尝起来是甜的。

The language of truth is simple. 真理的语言是朴素的。

The last five minutes determine the issue. 最后五分钟决定问题。

Laugh and grow. 心宽则体胖。

Lay something to heart 铭记在心

A lazy youth; a lousy age. 少壮不努力，老大徒伤悲

lead by the nose 牵着鼻子走

The leaner the dog, the fatter the flea. 狗越瘦，跳蚤越肥。

Learn not and know not. 不学无术

Learn to say before you sing. 先学说，再学唱

Learn even from the enemy. 即使是敌人也可以想他学习。

Learning is a bitter root, but it bears sweet fruit. 学问根苦果甜。

Learning makes a good man better, and an ill man worse. 知识使好人更好，坏人更坏。

Last talk, most work. 少说多干

leave someone in the lurch 不顾别人的安危

lend a hand 助一臂之力

Let another's shipwreck be your sea-mark. 别人的沉船就是你的航标

Let bygones be bygones. 过去的事就让它过去吧。

Let every man do what he was made for. 人尽其才。

Let one's hair down 放松一下

let the cat out of the bag 泄漏了秘密；走漏了风声

Let sleeping dogs lie. 不要惹是生非。

Let those who know the way go before. 让识途者先走

Lies have short legs. 谎言腿短

Life that is too short for the happy is too long for the miserable. 生命对幸福者太短，对痛苦者太长。

Life means struggle 生活就意味着斗争

Light burdens far heavy. 远途无轻担

Like another, like book. 有什麽样的作家，就有什麽样的作品。

Like cures like. 以毒攻毒

like a cat on hot bricks 热锅上的蚂蚁

like a red rag to a bull 惹人生气的事

Like father like son. 有其父必有其子

like water off a duck's back 不起作用

A lion at home, a mouse abroad. 在家是狮子，出门是老鼠。

A lion is known by his claws. 观其爪而知其狮

A little bait catches a large fish. 小本赚大利

a little bird told me 有人私下告诉我

A little child is the sweetest and purest thing in the world. 小孩是世界上最可爱和最纯洁的。

Little drops of water make the mighty ocean. 涓涓细流汇大海

Little goods; little care. 钱财少，不烦恼

Little pot is soon hot. 量小易怒

Little strokes fell great oaks. 滴水穿石

Live and learn 活到老，学到老

Live and let live 自己活也要让别人活

live from hand to mouth 勉强糊口

Live not to eat, but eat to live. 活着不是为了吃，但吃是为了活着

Lock the stable door after the horse is stolen. 亡羊补牢

lock, stock and barrel 全部

Loftiest trees most dread the thunder 最高的树怕雷电

The loftier the building, the deeper the foundation should be laid. 楼越高，地基就下的越深

Look before you leap. 三思而后行

look for a needle in a haystack 海里捞针

look like a dying duck in a thunderstorm 惊慌失措

The lone sheep is in danger of the wolf. 雇羊易落狼口

lord it over somebody 对……发号施令

lose one's head 失去理智

lose one's tongue 语塞

lose track 失去联系；不之所在

Losers are always in the wrong. 败者为寇

Lost time is never found again. 光阴一去不复返

Love asks faith, and faith firmness. 爱情要求信任，信任要求坚定。

Love at first sight 一见钟情

Love is neither bought nor sold. 爱情不能买卖

Love is the reward of love. 爱情是对爱的报答

Love me, love my dog. 爱屋及乌

Love me little, love me long. 爱不贵亲密， 而贵长久

The love of money grows as the wealth increases. 越富越爱钱

Lying rides upon debt's back. 借债的人谎言多