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A bad beginning makes a bad ending.不善始者不善终。
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A bad thing never dies.遗臭万年。
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A bad workman always blames his tools.不会撑船怪河弯。
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A bird in the hand is worth than two in the bush.一鸟在手胜过双鸟在林。
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A boaster and a liar are cousins-german.吹牛与说谎本是同宗。
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A bully is always a coward.色厉内荏。
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A burden of one's choice is not felt.爱挑的担子不嫌重。
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A candle lights others and consumes itself.蜡烛照亮别人,却毁灭了自己。
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A cat has 9 lives.猫有九条命。
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A cat may look at a king.人人平等。
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A close mouth catches no flies.病从口入。
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A constant guest is never welcome.常客令人厌。
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Actions speak louder than words.事实胜于雄辩。
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Adversity leads to prosperity.穷则思变。
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Adversity makes a man wise, not rich.逆境出人才。
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A fair death honors the whole life.死得其所,流芳百世。
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A faithful friend is hard to find.知音难觅。
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A fall into a pit, a gain in your wit.吃一堑,长一智。
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A fox may grow gray, but never good.江山易改,本性难移。
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A friend in need is a friend indeed.患难见真情。
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A friend is easier lost than found.得朋友难,失朋友易。
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A friend is never known till a man has need.需要之时方知友。
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A friend without faults will never be found.没有十全十美的朋友。
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'After you' is good manners."您先请"是礼貌。
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A good beginning is half done.良好的开端是成功的一半。
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A good beginning makes a good ending.善始者善终。
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A good book is a good friend.好书如挚友。
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A good book is the best of friends, the same today and forever.一本好书,相伴一生。
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A good conscience is a soft pillow.不做亏心事,不怕鬼叫门。
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A good fame is better than a good face.美名胜过美貌。
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A good husband makes a good wife.夫善则妻贤。
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A good medicine tastes bitter.良药苦口。
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A good wife health is a man's best wealth.妻贤身体好是男人最大的财富。
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A great talker is a great liar.说大话者多谎言。
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A hedge between keeps friendship green.君子之交淡如水。
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A joke never gains an enemy but loses a friend.戏谑不能化敌为友,只能使人失去朋友。
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A leopard cannot change its spots.积习难改。
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A liar is not believed when he speaks the truth.说谎者即使讲真话也没人相信。
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A light heart lives long.静以修身。
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A little body often harbors a great soul.浓缩的都是精品。
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A little knowledge is a dangerous thing.一知半解,自欺欺人。
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A little pot is soon hot.狗肚子盛不得四两油。
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All are brave when the enemy flies.敌人逃窜时,人人都成了勇士。
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All good things come to an end.天下没有不散的筵席。
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All rivers run into sea.海纳百川。
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All roads lead to Rome.条条大路通罗马。
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All that ends well is well.结果好,就一切都好。
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All that glitters is not gold.闪光的不一定都是金子。
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All things are difficult before they are easy.凡事总是由难而易。
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All work and no play makes Jack a dull boy.只会用功不玩耍,聪明孩子也变傻。
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A man becomes learned by asking questions.不耻下问才能有学问。
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A man can do no more than he can.凡事都应量力而行。
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A man cannot spin and reel at the same time.一心不能二用。
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A man is known by his friends.什么人交什么朋友。
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A man of words and not of deeds is like a garden full of weeds.光说空话不做事,犹如花园光长刺。
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A man without money is no man at all.一分钱难倒英雄汉。
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A merry heart goes all the way.心旷神怡,事事顺利。
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A miss is as good as a mile.失之毫厘,差之千里。
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A mother's love never changes.母爱永恒。
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An apple a day keeps the doctor away.一天一苹果,不用请医生。
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A new broom sweeps clean.新官上任三把火。
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An eye for an eye and a tooth for a tooth.以眼还眼,以牙还牙。
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An hour in the morning is worth two in the evening.一日之计在于晨。
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An old dog cannot learn new tricks.老狗学不出新把戏。
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An ounce of luck is better than a pound of wisdom.聪明才智,不如运气。
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An ounce of prevention is worth a pound of cure.预防为主,治疗为辅。
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A rolling stone gathers no moss.滚石不生苔,转业不聚财。
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As a man sows, so he shall reap.种瓜得瓜,种豆得豆。
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A single flower does not make a spring.一花独放不是春,百花齐放春满园。
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A snow year, a rich year.瑞雪兆丰年。
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A sound mind in a sound body.健全的精神寓于健康的身体。
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A still tongue makes a wise head.寡言者智。
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A stitch in time saves nine.小洞不补,大洞吃苦。
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A straight foot is not afraid of a crooked shoe.身正不怕影子斜。
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A wise head makes a close mouth.真人不露相,露相非真人。
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A word spoken is past recalling.一言既出,驷马难追。
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A year's plan starts with spring.一年之计在于春。
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A young idler, an old beggar.少壮不努力,老大徒伤悲。
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Bad news has wings.好事不出门,坏事传千里。
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Barking dogs seldom bite.吠犬不咬人。
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Beauty lies in the love's eyes.情人眼里出西施。
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Be swift to hear, slow to speak.听宜敏捷,言宜缓行。
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Better late than never.不怕慢,单怕站。
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Better to ask the way than go astray.问路总比迷路好。
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Between friends all is common.朋友之间不分彼此。
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Birds of a feather flock together.物以类聚,人以群分。
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Blood is thicker than water.血浓于水。
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Blood will have blood.血债血偿。
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Books and friends should be few but good.读书如交友,应求少而精。
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Business is business.公事公办。
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Business is the salt of life.事业是人生的第一需要。
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By reading we enrich the mind, by conversation we polish it.读书使人充实,交谈使人精明。
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Cannot see the wood for the trees.一叶障目,不见泰山。
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Care and diligence bring luck.谨慎和勤奋才能抓住机遇。
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Caution is the parent of safety.小心驶得万年船。
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Cheats never prosper.骗人发不了财。
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Children are what the mothers are.耳濡目染,身教言传。
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Choose an author as you choose a friend.择书如择友。
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Come what may, heaven won't fall.做你的吧,天塌不下来。
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Complacency is the enemy of study.学习的敌人是自己的满足。
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Confidence in yourself is the first step on the road to success.自信是走向成功的第一步。
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Constant dripping wears away a stone.水滴石穿,绳锯木断。
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Content is better than riches.知足者常乐。
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Count one's chickens before they are hatched.蛋未孵先数雏。
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Courtesy on one side only lasts not long.来而不往非礼也。
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Creep before you walk.循序渐进。 Cry for the moon.海底捞月。
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Custom is a second nature.习惯是后天养成的。
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Custom makes all things easy.有个好习惯,事事皆不难。
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Diamond cuts diamond.强中自有强中手。
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Do as the Romans do.入乡随俗。
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Do as you would be done by.己所不欲,勿施于人。
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Doing is better than saying.与其挂在嘴上,不如落实在行动上。
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Do it now.机不可失,时不再来。
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Do nothing by halves.凡事不可半途而废。
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Don't claim to know what you don't know.不要不懂装懂。
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Don't have too many irons in the fire.不要揽事过多。
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Don't make a mountain out of a molehill.不要小题大做。
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Don't put off till tomorrow what should be done today.今日事,今日毕。
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Don't put the cart before the horse.不要本末倒置。
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Don't trouble trouble until trouble troubles you.不要自找麻烦。
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Don't try to teach your grandmother to suck eggs.不要班门弄斧。
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Do well and have well.善有善报。
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Each bird love to hear himself sing.孤芳自赏。
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Early to bed and early to rise makes a man healthy, wealthy and wise.早睡早起身体好。
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Easier said than done.说得容易,做得难。
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Easy come, easy go.来也匆匆,去也匆匆。
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Eat to live, but not live to eat.人吃饭是为了活着,但活着不是为了吃饭。
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Empty vessels make the greatest sound.实磨无声空磨响,满瓶不动半瓶摇。
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Envy has no holidays.忌妒之人无宁日。
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Even Homer sometimes nods.智者千虑,必有一失。
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Even reckoning makes long friends.亲兄弟,明算账。
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Every advantage has its disadvantage.有利必有弊。
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Everybody's business is nobody's business.人人负责,等于没人负责。
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Every day is not Sunday.好景不常在。
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Every dog has his day.谁都有得意的时候。
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Every door may be shut, but death's door.人生在世,唯死难逃。
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Every heart has its own sorrow.各人有各人的苦恼。
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Every little helps a mickle.聚沙成塔,集腋成裘。
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Every man for himself, and the devil takes the hindmost.人不为己,天诛地灭。
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Every man has his faults.金无足赤,人无完人。
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Every man has his hobbyhorse.萝卜青菜,各有所爱。
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Every man has his weak side.人人都有弱点。
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Every man is the architect of his own fortune.自己的命运自己掌握。
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Every minute counts.分秒必争。
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Every mother's child is handsome.孩子是自己的好。
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Every potter praises hit pot.王婆卖瓜,自卖自夸。
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Everything is good when new, but friends when old.东西是新的好,朋友是老的亲。
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Example is better then percept.说一遍,不如做一遍。
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Experience is the father of wisdom and memory the mother.经验是智慧之父,记忆是智慧之母。
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Experience must be bought.吃一堑,长一智。
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Fact speak louder than words.事实胜于雄辩。
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Failure is the mother of success.失败是成功之母。
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False friends are worse than bitter enemies.明枪易躲,暗箭难防。
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Far from eye, far from heart.眼不见,心不烦。
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Far water does not put out near fire.远水救不了近火。
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Faults are thick where love is thin.一朝情意淡,样样不顺眼。
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Fear always springs from ignorance.恐惧源于无知。
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Fields have eyes, and woods have ears.隔墙有耳。
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Fire and water have no mercy.水火无情。
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Fire is a good servant but a bad master.火是一把双刃剑。
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First come, first served.先来后到。
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First impressions are half the battle.初次见面,印象最深。
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First think and then speak.先想后说。
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Fools grow without watering.朽木不可雕。
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Fool's haste is no speed.欲速则不达。
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Fools has fortune.呆人有呆福。
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Fools learn nothing from wise men, but wise men learn much from fools.愚者不学无术,智者不耻下问。
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Forbidden fruit is sweet.禁果格外香。
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Fortune favors those who use their judgement.机遇偏爱善断之人。
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Fortune knocks once at least at every man's gate.风水轮流转。
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Four eyes see more than two.集思广益。
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Friends agree best at distance.朋友之间也会保持距离。
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Friends are thieves of time.朋友是时间的窃贼。
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Friends must part.再好的朋友也有分手的时候。
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Genius is nothing but labor and diligence.天才不过是勤奋而已。
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Give a dog a bad name and hang him.众口铄金,积毁销骨。
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God helps those who help themselves.自助者天助。
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Gold will not buy anything.黄金并非万能。
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Good for good is natural, good for evil is manly.以德报德是常理,以德报怨大丈夫。
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Good health is over wealth.健康是最大的财富。
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Good medicine for health tastes bitter to the mouth.良药苦口利于病。
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Good watch prevents misfortune.谨慎消灾。
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Great barkers are no biters.好狗不挡道。
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Great hopes make great man.伟大的抱负造就伟大的人物。
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Great minds think alike.英雄所见略同。
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Great men have great faults.英雄犯大错误。
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Great men's sons seldom do well.富不过三代。
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Great trees are good for nothing but shade.大树底下好乘凉。
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Great wits have short memories.贵人多忘事。
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Greedy folks have long arms.心贪手长。
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Guilty consciences make men cowards.做贼心虚。
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Habit cures habit.心病还需心药医。
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Handsome is he who does handsomely.行为漂亮才算美。
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Happiness takes no account of time.欢乐不觉时光过。
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Happy is he who owes nothing.要想活得痛快,身上不能背债。
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Happy is the man who learns from the misfortunes of others.吸取他人教训,自己才会走运。
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Harm set, harm get.害人害己。
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Hasty love, soon cold.一见钟情难维久。
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Health is better than wealth.健康胜过财富。
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Health is happiness.健康就是幸福。
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Hear all parties.兼听则明。
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Heaven never helps the man who will not act.自己不动,叫天何用。
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He is a fool that forgets himself.愚者忘乎所以。
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He is a good friend that speaks well of us behind our backs.背后说好话,才是真朋友。
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He is a wise man who speaks little.聪明不是挂在嘴上。
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He is lifeless that is faultless.只有死人才不犯错误。
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He is not fit to command others that cannot command himself.正人先正己。
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He is not laughed at that laughs at himself first.自嘲者不会让人见笑。
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He is wise that is honest.诚实者最明智。
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He knows most who speaks least.大智若愚。
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He laughs best who laughs last.谁笑到最后,谁笑得最好。
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He sets the fox to keep the geese.引狼入室。
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He that climbs high falls heavily.爬得越高,摔得越重。
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He that will not work shall not eat.不劳动者不得食。
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He who does not advance loses ground.逆水行舟,不进则退。
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He who makes constant complaint gets little compassion.经常诉苦,没人同情。
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He who makes no mistakes makes nothing.想不犯错误,就一事无成。
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He who risks nothing gains nothing.收获与风险并存。
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History repeats itself.历史往往重演。
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Honesty is the best policy.做人诚信为本。
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Hope for the best, but prepare for the worst.抱最好的愿望,做最坏的打算。
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I cannot be your friend and your flatterer too.朋友不能阿谀奉承。
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If a man deceives me once, shame on him, if he deceives me twice, shame on me.上当一回头,再多就可耻。
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If you make yourself an ass, don't complain if people ride you.人善被人欺,马善被人骑。
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If your ears glow, someone is talking of you.耳朵发烧,有人念叨。
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If you run after two hares, you will catch neither.脚踏两条船,必定落空。
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If you sell the cow, you sell her milk too.杀鸡取卵。
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If you venture nothing, you will have nothing.不入虎穴,焉得虎子。
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If you want knowledge, you must toil for it.要想求知,就得吃苦。
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Industry is the parent of success.勤奋是成功之母。
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It is better to die when life is a disgrace.宁为玉碎,不为瓦全。
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It is easier to get money than to keep it.挣钱容易攒钱难。
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It is easy to be wise after the event.事后诸葛亮好当。
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It is easy to open a shop but hard to keep it always open.创业容易守业难。
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It is hard to please all.众口难调。
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It is never too old to learn.活到老,学到老。
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It is no use crying over spilt milk.覆水难收。
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It is the first step that costs troublesome.万事开头难。
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It is the unforeseen that always happens.天有不测风云,人有旦夕祸福。
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It is too late to grieve when the chance is past.坐失良机,后悔已迟。
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It never rains but it pours.不鸣则已,一鸣惊人。
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It takes three generations to make a gentleman.十年树木,百年树人。
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Jack of all trades and master of none.门门精通,样样稀松。
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Judge not from appearances.人不可貌相,海不可斗量。
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Justice has long arms.天网恢恢,疏而不漏。
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Keep good men company and you shall be of the number.近朱者赤,近墨者黑。
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Kill two birds with one stone.一箭双雕。
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Kings go mad, and the people suffer for it.君王发狂,百姓遭殃。
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Kings have long arms.普天之下,莫非王土。
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Knowledge is power.知识就是力量。
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Knowledge makes humble, ignorance makes proud.博学使人谦逊,无知使人骄傲。
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Learn and live.活着,为了学习。
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Learning makes a good man better and ill man worse.好人越学越好,坏人越学越坏。
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Learn not and know not.不学无术。
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Learn to walk before you run.先学走,再学跑。
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Let bygones be bygones.过去的就让它过去吧。
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Let sleeping dogs lie.别惹麻烦。
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Let the cat out of the bag.泄漏天机。
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Lies can never changes fact.谎言终究是谎言。
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Lies have short legs.谎言站不长。
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Life is but a span.人生苦短。
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Life is half spent before we know what it is.人过半生,方知天命。
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Life is not all roses.人生并不是康庄大道。
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Life without a friend is death.没有朋友,虽生犹死。
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Like a rat in a hole.瓮中之鳖。
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Like author, like book.文如其人。
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Like father, like son.有其父必有其子。
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Like for like.一报还一报。
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Like knows like.惺惺相惜。
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Like mother, like daughter.有其母必有其女。
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Like teacher, like pupil.什么样的老师教什么样的学生。
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Like tree, like fruit.羊毛出在羊身上。
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Little things amuse little minds.小人无大志。
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Look before you leap.摸清情况再行动。
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Lookers-on see more than players.当局者迷,旁观者清。
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Losers are always in the wrong.胜者为王,败者为寇。
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Lost time is never found again.岁月既往,一去不回。
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Love at first sight.一见钟情。
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Love cannot be compelled.爱情不能强求。
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Love is blind.爱情是盲目的。
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Love is full of trouble.爱情充满烦恼。
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Love is never without jealousy.没有妒忌就没有爱情。
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Love me, love my dog.爱屋及乌。
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Make hay while the sun shines.良机勿失。
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Make your enemy your friend.化敌为友。
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Man is the soul of the universe.人是万物之灵。
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Man proposes, God disposes.谋事在人,成事在天。
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Many hands make light work.众人拾柴火焰高。
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Many heads are better than one.三个臭皮匠,赛过诸葛亮。
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Many things grow in the garden that were never sown there.有心栽花花不发,无心插柳柳成荫。
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Measure for measure.针锋相对。
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Misfortunes never come alone.祸不单行。
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Misfortune tests the sincerity of friends.患难见真情。
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Money isn't everything.钱不是万能的。
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Murder will out.纸包不住火。
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My son is my son till he has got him a wife, but my daughter is my daughter all the days of her life.儿子婚前是儿子,女儿终生是女儿。
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Nature is the true law.天行有常,不为尧存,不为桀亡。
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Necessity is the mother of invention.需要是发明的动力。
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Never fish in trouble water.不要混水摸鱼。
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Never judge from appearances.不可以貌取人。
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Never say die.永不言败。
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Never too old to learn, never too late to turn.亡羊补牢,为时未晚。
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New wine in old bottles.旧瓶装新酒。
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No cross, no crown.不经历风雨,怎么见彩虹。
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No garden without its weeds.没有不长草的园子。
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No living man all things can.世上没有万事通。
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No man can do two things at once.一心不可二用。
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No man is born wise or learned.没有生而知之者。
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No man is content.人心不足蛇吞象。
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No man is wise at all times.聪明一世,糊涂一时。
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None are so blind as those who won't see.视而不见。
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None are so deaf as those who won't hear.充耳不闻。
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No news is good news.没有消息就是好消息。
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No one can call back yesterday.昨日不会重现。
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No pains, no gains.没有付出就没有收获。
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No pleasure without pain.没有苦就没有乐。
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No rose without a thorn.没有不带刺的玫瑰。
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No sweet without sweat.先苦后甜。
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No smoke without fire.无风不起浪。
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Nothing brave, nothing have.不入虎穴,焉得虎子。
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Nothing dries sooner than a tear.眼泪干得最快。
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Nothing in the world is difficult for one who sets his mind to it.世上无难事,只怕有心人。
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Nothing is difficult to the man who will try.世上无难事,只要肯登攀。
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Nothing seek, nothing find.没有追求就没有收获。
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Nothing is so necessary for travelers as languages.外出旅行,语言最要紧。
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Nothing is to be got without pains but poverty.世上唯有贫穷可以不劳而获。
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Not to advance is to go back.不进则退。
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Not to know what happened before one was born is always to be a child.不懂世故,幼稚可笑。
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No way is impossible to courage.勇者无惧。
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Obedience is the first duty of a soldier.军人以服从命令为天职。
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Observation is the best teacher.观察是最好的老师。
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Offense is the best defense.进攻是最好的防御。
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Old friends and old wines are best.陈酒味醇,老友情深。
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Old sin makes new shame.一失足成千古恨。
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Once a man and twice a child.一次老,两次小。
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Once a thief, always a thief.偷盗一次,做贼一世。
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Once bitten, twice shy.一朝被蛇咬,十年怕井绳。
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One boy is a boy, two boys half a boy, three boys no boy.一个和尚挑水喝,两个和尚抬水喝,三个和尚没水喝。
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One cannot put back the clock.时钟不能倒转。
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One eyewitness is better than ten hearsays.百闻不如一见。
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One false move may lose the game.一着不慎,满盘皆输。
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One good turn deserves another.行善积德。
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One hour today is worth two tomorrow.争分夺秒效率高。
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One man's fault is other man's lesson.前车之鉴。
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One never loses anything by politeness.讲礼貌不吃亏。
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One swallow does not make a summer.一燕不成夏。
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One's words reflect one's thinking.言为心声。
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Out of debt, out of danger.无债一身轻。
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Out of office, out of danger.无官一身轻。
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Out of sight, out of mind.眼不见,心为静。
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Patience is the best remedy.忍耐是良药。
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Penny wise, pound foolish.贪小便宜吃大亏。
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Plain dealing is praised more than practiced.正大光明者,说到的多,做到的少。
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Please the eye and plague the heart.贪图一时快活,必然留下隐祸。
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Pleasure comes through toil.苦尽甘来。
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Pour water into a sieve.竹篮子打水一场空。
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Practice makes perfect.熟能生巧。
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Praise is not pudding.恭维话不能当饭吃。
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Praise makes good men better, and bad men worse.好人越夸越好,坏人越夸越糟。
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Prefer loss to unjust gain.宁可吃亏,不贪便宜。
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Prevention is better than cure.预防胜于治疗。
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Pride goes before, and shame comes after.骄傲使人落后。
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Promise is debt.一诺千金。
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Proverbs are the daughters of daily experience.谚语是日常经验的结晶。
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Pull the chestnut out of fire.火中取栗。
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Put the cart before the horse.本末倒置。
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Put your shoulder to the wheel.鼎力相助。
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Reading enriches the mind.开卷有益。
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Reading is to the mind while exercise to the body.读书健脑,运动强身。
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Respect yourself, or no one else will respect you.要人尊敬,必须自重。
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Rome is not built in a day.冰冻三尺,非一日之寒。
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Saying is one thing and doing another.言行不一。
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Seeing is believing.眼见为实。
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Seek the truth from facts.实事求是。
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Send a wise man on an errand, and say nothing to him.智者当差,不用交代。
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Set a thief to catch a thief.以贼捉贼。
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Short accounts make long friends.好朋友勤算账。
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Something is better than nothing.聊胜于无。
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Soon learn, soon forgotten.学得快,忘得快。
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Soon ripe, soon rotten.熟得快,烂得快。
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Speech is silver, silence is gold.能言是银,沉默是金。
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Still water run deep.静水常深。
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Strike the iron while it is hot.趁热打铁。
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Success belongs to the persevering.坚持就是胜利。
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Take things as they come.既来之,则安之。
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Talking mends no holes.空谈无补。
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Talk of the devil and he will appear.说曹操,曹操就到。
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Tall trees catch much wind.树大招风。
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Teach others by your example.躬亲示范。
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The best hearts are always the bravest.无私者无畏。
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The best man stumbles.伟人也有犯错时。
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The cat shuts its eyes when stealing.掩耳盗铃。
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The danger past and God forgotten.过河拆桥。
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The darkest hour is nearest the dawn.黎明前的黑暗。
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The darkest place is under the candlestick.烛台底下最暗。
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The devil knows many things because he is old.老马识途。
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The devil sometimes speaks the truth.魔鬼有时也会说真话。
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The die is cast.木已成舟。
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The early bird catches the worm.早起的鸟儿有虫吃。
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The end justifies the means.只要目的正当,可以不择手段。
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The end makes all equal.死亡面前,人人平等。
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The eye is bigger than the belly.贪多嚼不烂。
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The farthest way about is the nearest way home.抄近路反而绕远路。
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The finest diamond must be cut.玉不琢,不成器。
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The fire is the test of gold, adversity of strong man.烈火验真金,艰难磨意志。
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The first step is the only difficulty.迈出第一步是最艰难的。
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The fox knew too much, that's how he lost his tail.机关算尽太聪明,反误了卿卿性命。
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The fox preys farthest from home.兔子不吃窝边草。
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The frog in the well knows nothing of the great ocean.坐井观天。
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The grass is greener on the other side.这山望着那山高。
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The greatest talkers are always least doers.语言的巨人总是行动的矮子。
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The higher up, the greater the fall.爬得高,摔得惨。
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The leopard cannot change its spots.本性难移。
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The more noble, the more humble.人越高尚,越谦虚。
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The more wit, the less courage.初生牛犊不怕虎。
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The outsider sees the most of the game.旁观者清。
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The pen is mightier than the sword.笔能杀人。
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The pot calls the kettle black.五十步笑百步。
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There are spots in the sun.太阳也有黑点。
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There are two sides to every question.问题皆有两面。
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There is a skeleton in the cupboard.家家有本难念的经。
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There is kindness to be found everywhere.人间处处有温情。
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There is no general rule without some exception.任何法规均有例外。
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There is no medicine against death.没有长生不老药。
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There is no place like home.金窝银窝不如咱的狗窝。
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There is no royal road to learning.书山有路勤为径,学海无涯苦作舟。
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The style is the man.字如其人。
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The tongue is not steel, yet it cuts.人言可畏。
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The water that bears the boat is the same that swallows it up.水能载舟,亦能覆舟。
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The wise man knows he knows nothing, the fool thinks he knows all.清者自清,浊者自浊。
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The wolf has a winning game when the shepherds quarrel.螳螂捕蝉,黄雀在后。
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The world is a ladder for some to go up and others to go down.世界如阶梯,有人上有人下。
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The world is but a little place, after all.海内存知己,天涯若比邻。
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Think twice before you do.三思而后行。
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Things at the worst will mend.否极泰来。
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Time and tide wait for no man.时不我待。
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Time cures all things.时间是医治一切创伤的良药。
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Time flies.光阴似箭。
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Time is money.时间就是金钱。
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Time lost cannot be won again.时光流逝,不可复得。
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Time past cannot be called back again.时间不能倒流。
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Time tries all.路遥知马力,日久见人心。
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Tit for tat is fair play.人不犯我,我不犯人;人若犯我,我必犯人。
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To err is human.人非圣贤,孰能无过。
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To know everything is to know nothing.什么都知道,一如什么都不知道。
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To know oneself is true progress.人贵有自知之明。
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Tomorrow never comes.我生待明日,万事成蹉跎。
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Too much familiarity breeds contempt.过分熟悉会使人互不服气。
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Too much knowledge makes the head bald.学问太多催人老。
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Too much liberty spills all.自由放任,一事无成。
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Too much praise is a burden.过多夸奖,反成负担。
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To save time is to lengthen life.节约时间就是延长生命。
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Touch pitch, and you will be defiled.常在河边走,哪有不湿鞋。
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Troubles never come singly.福无双至,祸不单行。
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Truth never grows old.真理永存。
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Turn over a new leaf.洗心革面,改过自新。
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Two dogs strive for a bone, and a third runs away with it.鹬蚌相争,渔翁得利。
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Two heads are better than one.一个好汉三个帮。
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Two of a trade seldom agree.同行是冤家。
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Two wrongs do not make a right.别人错了,不等于你对了。
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Unity is strength.团结就是力量。
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Unpleasant advice is a good medicine.忠言逆耳利于行。
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Until all is over one's ambition never dies.不到黄河心不死。
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Venture a small fish to catch a great one.吃小亏占大便宜。
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Virtue is fairer far than beauty.美德远远胜过美貌。
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Walls have ears.小心隔墙有耳。
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Wash your dirty linen at home.家丑不可外扬。
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Water dropping day by day wears the hardest rock away.滴水穿石。
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Wealth is nothing without health.失去健康,钱再多也没用。
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We know not what is good until we have lost it.好东西,失去了才明白。
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Well begun is half done.好的开始,是成功的一半。
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We never know the worth of water till the well is dry.井干方知水可贵。
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We shall never have friends if we expect to find them without fault.欲求完美无缺的朋友必然成为孤家寡人。
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We should never remember the benefits we have offered nor forget the favor received.自己的好事别去提,别人的恩惠要铭记。
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Wet behind the ears.乳臭未干。
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Whatever you do, do with all your might.不管做什么,都要一心一意。
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What is learned in the cradle is carried to the grave.儿时所学,终生难忘。
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What's done cannot be undone.生米煮成熟饭了。
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What's lost is lost.失者不可复得。
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What we do willingly is easy.愿者不难。
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When in Rome, do as the Romans do.入国问禁,入乡随俗。
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When everybody's somebody then nobody's anybody.人人都伟大,世间没豪杰。
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When sorrow is asleep, wake it not.伤心旧事别重提。
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When sorrows come, they come not single spies, but in battalions.新仇旧恨,齐上心头。
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When the fox preaches, take care of your geese.黄鼠狼给鸡拜年,没安好心。
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When wine is in truth, wit is out.酒后吐真言。
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Where there is a will, there is a way.有志者事竟成。
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Where there is life, there is hope.留得青山在,不怕没柴烧。
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Where there is smoke, there is fire.事出有因。
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While the priest climbs a post, the devil climbs ten.道高一尺,魔高一丈。
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Who chatters to you, will chatter of you.搬弄口舌者必是小人。
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Whom the gods love die young.好人不长命。
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Wise man have their mouths in their hearts, fools have their hearts in their mouths.智者嘴在心里,愚者心在嘴里。
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Work makes the workman.勤工出巧匠。
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You cannot burn the candle at both ends.蜡烛不能两头点,精力不可过分耗。
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You cannot eat your cake and have it.鱼与熊掌,不可得兼。
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You can take a horse to the water but you cannot make him drink.强扭的瓜不甜。
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You may know by a handful the whole sack.由一斑可知全貌。
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You never know what you can till you try.是驴子是马,拉出来遛遛。