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