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The fox may grow
grey, but never good.
狐狸活到老，永久难变好
Without entering the tigers
lair, how can one catch the tigers cub?
不入虎穴，焉得虎子
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Dread is produced by a
powerlessness.
害怕是脆弱的体现。
One careless
move loses the whole game.
一着不慎
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满盘皆输。
He that respects not is not
respected.
欲受人敬，要先敬人。
Dog bark before
they bite.
恶行之前有恶声
Every cloud has
a silver lining.
乌云背面有阳光。
Spare the rod
and spoil the child.
不打不成器。
It is easy to
be wise after the event.
事后诸葛亮简略当。
Make the best of a bad
bargain.
已知吃亏，极力而为。
They brag most
who can do least.
身手最小的人最会吹嘘。
Sometimes the best gain is
to lose.
有时吃亏即是最大的廉价。
Look on both
sides of the shield.
看问题要从双面看。
bad workman quarrels with
his tools.
拙匠常怨东西差。
A bird in the
hand is worth two in the
bush.
双鸟在林不如一鸟在手。
A bird is known by its
note, and a man by his
talk.
闻其歌知其鸟，听其言知其人。
A blind man who
leans against a wall imagines that it's the
boundary of the world.
鼠目寸
光。
A burnt child dreads the
fire.
一朝被蛇咬，十年怕井绳。
Accidents will
happen.
天有不测风云。
A clean hand wants no
washing.
身正不怕影子斜。
A clear conscience is a
soft pillow.
心安理得，无忧无虑。
A clear
conscience is a sure card.
白日不做亏心事，夜半敲门心不惊。
A clear fast is better than
a dirty breakfast.
宁为清贫，不为浊富。
A close mouth catches no
flies.
病从口入，言多必失。
A cock is valiant on his
own dunghill.
自高自大。
A common danger
causes common action.
同仇敌慨。
A contented
mind is perpetual feast.
知足常乐。
Actions speak louder than
words.
实践胜於雄辩。
Admonish your friends in
private, praise them in public.
在私底下要劝告你的兄弟，在公共场所又表彰你的兄弟。
A fair face may
hide a foul heart.
人不可貌相。
A faithful
friend is hard to find.
益友可贵。
A fall into the
pit, a gain in your wit.
吃一堑，长一智。
After a storm comes a calm.
苦尽甘来。
After black clouds, clear
weather.
苦尽甘来。
After death, the doctor.
放马后炮。
A good appetite is a good
sauce.
饮鸩止渴。
A good example is the best
sermon.
身教胜似身教。
A good face is a letter of
recommendation.
好的容颜即是一封引荐的介绍信。
A good fame
is better than a good face.
好的声望良友如近亲。
A good marksman may miss.
智者千虑，必有一失。
A good maxim is never out
of season.
金玉良言不会过期。
A good medicine tastes
bitter.
良药苦口，忠言逆耳。
A good winter brings a good
summer.
瑞雪兆丰年。
A happy heart makes a
blooming visage.
心花怒放，喜逐颜开。
A lazy youth, a lousy
age.
少壮不极力，老大徒伤悲。
Ale will make a cat speak.
酒后吐真言。
A little is better than
none.
聊胜於无。
A little leak will sink a
great ship.
千丈之堤溃於蚁穴。
A little neglect may breed
great mischief.
小不忍则乱大谋。
A little spark kindles a
great fire.
星星之火，可以燎原。
A little wind kindles, much
puts out the fire.
恰到好处，过为己甚。
All covet, all lose.
贪多必失。
All is fair in war.
兵以诈立。
All is not gold that
glitters.
亮光的东西并不都是黄金。
All roads lead to Rome.
条条路途通罗马。
All shall be well, Jack
shall have Jill.
有情人终成眷属。
All the treasures of the
earth would not bring back one lost moment.
时机失掉不再来，千贯万贯难换回。
All things are easy that
are done willingly.
干事情愿，诸事简略。
All things are obedient to
money.
有钱能使鬼推磨。
A man can not spin and reel
at the same time.
专注不能二用。
A man cannot whistle and
drink at he same time.
专注不能二用。
A man has two ears and one
mouth that he may hear much and speak little.
人有两只耳朵一张嘴，即是为了多听少说话。
A man knows his
companion in a long journey and a little inn.
路遥知马力，日久见人心。
A man may dig his grave
with his teeth.
言多必失。
A man may lead a horse to
the water, but he cannot make him drink.
牵马到河易，强马饮水难。
A match will set fire to a
large building.
星星之火，可以燎原。
Ambition never dies until
there is no way out.
不到黄河心不死
A miss is as good as a
mile.
失之毫厘，差之千里。
Among the blind the one-
eyed man is king.
山中无老虎，山公称霸王。
A near friend is better
than a far-dwelling kinsman.
远亲不如近邻。
An enemy's
mouth seldom speaks well.
狗嘴里吐不出象牙。
An evil chance seldom comes
alone.
祸不单行。
A new broom sweeps clean.
新官上任三把火。
An hour in the morning is
worth two in the evening.
一日之计在於晨。
An old physician, and a
young lawyer.
医师年迈的好，律师年青的俏。
Answer a fool according to
his folly.
以其人之道，还治其人之身。
A penny saved is a penny
earned.
省钱即是挣钱。
Apparel makes the man.
马靠鞍装，人靠衣装。
Appearances are deceitful.
人不可貌相，海水不可斗量。
A road of a thousand miles
begins with one step.
千里之行始於足下。
A rolling stone gathers no
moss.
滚石不生苔，转业不敛财。
As a man sows, so he shall
reap.
种瓜得瓜，种豆得豆。
A secret between more than
two is no secret.
两人以上晓得的隐秘就不算隐秘。
A servant is known by his
master's absence.
主人不在可以看出家丁的品德来。
A silent tongue and true
heart are the most admirable things on earth.
沉默的嘴，真挚的心，是世界上最令人赞许的东西。
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