朋友不能阿谀奉承。
I cannot be your friend and your flatterer too.
上当一回头，再多就可耻。
If a man deceives me once, shame on him, if he deceives me twice, shame on me.
人善被人欺，马善被人骑。
If you make yourself an ass, don‘t complain if people ride you.
耳朵发烧，有人念叨。
If your ears glow, someone is talking of you.
脚踏两条船，必定落空。
If you run after two hares, you will catch neither.
杀鸡取卵。
If you sell the cow, you sell her milk too.
不入虎穴，焉得虎子。
If you venture nothing, you will have nothing.
要想求知，就得吃苦。
If you want knowledge, you must toil for it.
勤奋是成功之母。
Industry is the parent of success.
宁为玉碎，不为瓦全。
It is better to die when life is a disgrace.
挣钱容易攒钱难。
It is easier to get money than to keep it.
事后诸葛亮好当。
It is easy to be wise after the event.
创业容易守业难。
It is easy to open a shop but hard to keep it always open.
众口难调
It is hard to please all.
活到老，学到老。
It is never too old to learn.
覆水难收。
It is no use crying over spilt milk.
万事开头难。
It is the first step that costs troublesome.
天有不测风云，人有旦夕祸福。
It is the unforeseen that always happens.
坐失良机，后悔已迟。
It is too late to grieve when the chance is past.
不鸣则已，一鸣惊人。
It never rains but it pours.
十年树木，百年树人。
It takes three generations to make a gentleman.
门门精通，样样稀松。
Jack of all trades and master of none. BangNiShouji.com
人不可貌相，海不可斗量。
Judge not from appearances.
天网恢恢，疏而不漏。
Justice has long arms.
A merry heart goes all the way.
心情愉快，办事痛快。
An honest man's word is as good as his bond.
君子一言，驷马难追。
All roads lead to Rome.
处处有路通长安。
An apple a day keeps the doctor away.
一天一个苹果，医生不来找我。
A man is never too old to learn.
活到老，学到老。
A little labour, much health.
常常走动，无病无痛。
A bad custom is like a good cake, better broken than kept.
蛋糕莫保留，坏习气要除掉。
A life without a friend is a life without a sun.
人生没有朋友，犹如生活没有阳光。
A little learning is a dangerous thing.
浅学寡识是件危险的事。
Act fairly by all men.
一视同仁。
A man can die but once.
人生只有一次死。
A match will set fire to a large building.
星星之火，可以燎原。
A miss is as good as a mile.
失之毫厘，差之千里。
A bad beginning makes a bad ending.
开头不好，结尾必糟。
A man can not spin and reel at the same time.
一心不能二用。
Adversity makes a man wise, not rich.
困难和不幸不能使人富有，却能使人聪明。
A word to the wise is enough.
聪明人不用细说。
A good beginning makes a good ending.
欲善其终 , 必先善其始。
After rain comes fair weather.
否极泰来。
A body without knowledge is like a house without a foundation.
人无知犹如房屋无基。
A door must be either shut or open.
门不关就得开，二者必居其一。非此即彼。
A little body often harbors a great soul.
浓缩的都是精品。
A man can do no more than he can.
凡事只能量力而行。
A little of everything, and nothing at all.
样样皆通，样样稀松。
