A man can do no more than he can. 凡事都应量力而行 。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 。
An hour in the morning is worth two in the evening. 一日之计在于晨 。A still tongue makes a wise head.寡言者智 。
A young idler, an old beggar. 少壮不努力 ， 老大徒伤悲 。Better to ask the way than go astray. 问路总比迷路好 。
By reading we enrich the mind, by conversation we polish it. 读书使人充实 ， 交谈使人精明 。Care and diligence bring luck. 谨慎和勤奋才能抓住机遇 。
Caution is the parent of safety. 小心驶得万年船 。Come what may, heaven won't fall. 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 。Confidence in yourself is the first step on the road to success. 自信是走向成功的第一步 。
Constant dripping wears away a stone. 水滴石穿 ， 绳锯木断 。Content is better than riches. 知足者常乐 。
Custom is a second nature. 习惯是后天养成的 。Do nothing by halves. 凡事不可半途而废 。
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 。Every advantage has its disadvantage. 有利必有弊 。
Experience is the father of wisdom and memory the mother. 经验是智慧之父 ， 记忆是智慧之母 。Fool's haste is no speed. 欲速则不达 。
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 。Genius is。
2. 英语谚语的翻译 . Like bamboo shoots after a spring shower.雨后春笋 2.To go through fire and water.赴汤蹈火 3.To apprehend danger in every sound.草木皆兵 4.It's never too late to learn.学无止境 ， 活到老学到老 5. Remember the past and it will guide your future.温故知新 6.A single spark can start a prairie fire.星星之火 ， 可以燎原毛遂自荐 to volunteer one's service （毛遂——战国时期人名） 初出茅庐 at the beginning of one's career （出自《三国演义》的典故） 东施效颦 crude imitation with ludicrous effect （东施——古代一丑女的名字） 南柯一梦 a fond dream or illusory joy （南柯——古代传说的梦中地名） 四面楚歌 to be besieged on all sides （楚——战国时期的地名）1.World is but a little place, after all. 天涯原咫尺 ， 到处可逢君 Explanation: it is used when a person meets someone he knows or is in someway connected with him in a place where he would never have expected to do so. Example: Who would have thought I would bump into an old schoolmate on a trek up Mount Tai.The world is but a little place after all. 2. When in Rome, do as the Romans do. 入乡随俗 Explanation: conform to the manners and customs of those amongst whom you live. Example: I know you have egg and bacon for breakfast at home, but now you are on the Continentyou will do as the Romans do and take coffee and rolls. 3. What you lose on the swings you get back on the roundabouts. 失之东隅 ， 收之桑榆 Explanation: a rough way of starting a law of average; if you have bad luck on one day you havegood on another; if one venture results in loss try a fresh one---it may succeed. Example: he may always possess merits which make up for everything; if he loses on the swings, he may win on the roundabouts. 4.What are the odds so long as you are happy. 知足者常乐 Explanation: what does anything else matter if a person is happy. Example: you complain so much, but you have a good family, parents, health, and money. What's the odd so long as you're happy. 5.Entertain an angel unawares. 有眼不识泰山 Explanation: to receive a great personage as a guest without knowing his merits. Example: in the course of evening someone informed her that she was entertaining an angel unawares, in the shape of a composer of the greatest promise 6.every dog has his day . 是人皆有出头日 Explanation: fortune comes to each in turn Example: they say that every dog has his day; but mine seems a very long time coming. 7.every potter praises his own pot. 王婆买瓜 ， 自卖自夸 Explanation: people are loath to refer to defects in their possessions or their family members Example: he said that his teacher considered his work brilliant, but I would rather hear it from his teacher's own mouth. Every potter praises his own pot 成语翻译（二） 1. Pain past is pleasure. （过去的痛苦就是快乐 。）