Happy is he that is happy in childhood. 童年时代快乐的人是幸福的。
Happy is he that is happy in his children. 对自己孩子感到高兴的，才是幸福的人。
Happy is he who knows his follies in his youth. 记得青年时所做的愚笨事的人是幸福的。
Hasty love is soon hot and soon cold. 草草率率谈恋爱，热得快也冷得快。
Hasty love, soon cold. 匆忙的爱情冷得快。
Idle folks have most labour. 懒汉总嫌活太多。
Idle folks lack no excuses. 懒汉辩解，何患无词。
Idle folks have most labour. 懒汉总嫌活太多。
Idle folks lack no excuses. 懒汉辩解，何患无词。
Joy put heart into a man. 人逢喜事精神爽。
Judge not a book by its cover. 人不可貌相。
Judge not according to the appearance. 不要以貌取人。
Keep your breath to cool your porridge. 少管闲事。
Keep your mouth shut and your eyes open. 要多看少说。
Kill the goose that laid the golden egg. 杀鸡取蛋。
Knowledge is long, life is short. 吾生有涯，而知无涯。
Laugh before breakfast you'll cry before supper. 乐极生悲。
Law makers should not be law breakers. 正人先正己。
Laws catch flies but let hornets go free. 法网只捉苍蝇，不捉黄蜂。
Learn to creep before you leap. 循序渐进。
Learn to say before you sing. 按部就班。
Make hay while the sun shines. 趁热打铁。
Make the best of a bad business (or job or bargain) 身处山穷水尽，力争柳暗花明。
Man is a tool-using animal. 人是用器之兽。
Man is mortal. 人生谁无死。
Mills of God grind slowly but sure. 天网恢恢，疏而不漏。
Money is the root of all evil. 金钱是万恶之源。
Money is the sinews of war. 无钱莫打仗。
Money makes the mare to go. 钱可通神。
No man (or one) is born wise or learned. 人非生而知之者。
No man is content. 人心是不满足的。
No man loves his fetters be they made of gold. 即使脚镣黄金铸，无人爱上这刑具。
No money, no honey. 没有金钱，就没有爱情。
No way is impossible to courage 勇敢面前没有通不过的路。
No wisdom like silence. 智者寡言。
Now or never. 机不可失，失不再来。
Old birds are not caught with new nests. 新巢捉不到老鸟。
Old birds are not to be caught with shaft. 老谋是不会失算的。
Old love will not be forgotten. 旧情永难忘。
Old vessels must leak. 旧船必漏。
Patience is a virtue. 忍耐是一种美德。
Patience is bitter, but its fruit is sweet. 忍耐是苦痛的，但它的果实是甜蜜的。
Patience is the best remedy (or medicine). 忍耐是最好的药物。
Penny wise and pound foolish. 小事聪明，大事糊涂。
People do not lack strength; they lack will. 人们不缺力量，缺的是决心。
Quality is better than quantity. 质重于量。
Quality matters more than quantity. 质量比数量重要。
Quarrels of lovers but renew their love. 情人争争吵吵，自会言归于好。
Quick at meal, quick at work. 吃得快，做得快。
Read not books alone, but men. 不要光是读书，还要识人。
Ready money is a ready medicine. 现钱等于成药。
Rest breeds rust. 停止须生锈。
Riches do not always bring happiness. 富未必永远带幸福。
Save a thief from gallows and he will help hang you. 放虎归山。
Save while you may, no morning sun lasts a whole day. 能节俭时就节俭，朝阳难照一整天。
Scratch my back and I'll scratch yours. 朋比为奸。
Second thoughts are best. 三思而行，再思可也。
Seeing is believing. 眼见为实。
Take one thing with another. 由此及彼。
Take the rough with the smooth. 既能享乐也能吃苦。
Take the world as it is. 随遇而安。
Tall trees catch much wind. 树大招风。
Tastes differ. 众口难调。
Teaching others teaches yourself. 教学相长。
Time reveals all things. 时间会揭露一切。
Time tames the strongest grief. 时间可以冲淡最强烈的悲伤。
Time tries all. 时间检验一切。
Time tries truth. 时间考验真理。
Union is strength. 团结就是力量。
Until all is over one's ambition never dies. 不到黄河心不死。
Use a book as a bee does flowers. 读书如蜜蜂采花，吸取其中之精华。
Virtue is a jewel of great price. 美德是无价之宝。
Virtue is fairer far than beauty. 美德远比美丽更美好。
Virtue is her (or its) own reward. 为善最乐。
Virtue is the only true nobility. 唯有美德是真正高贵的。
Wash a dog, comb a dog, Still a dog, remains a dog. 本性难移。
Weak men wait for opportunity, but the strong men make it. 若者等待机会，强者创造机会。
We all do fade as a leaf. 我们都要像树叶一样枯萎。
You can't eat your cake and have it. 不能既要吃饼，又要把饼保存。
You can't make omelets (or omeletts) without breaking eggs. 有失才有得。
You have no goats, and yet you sell kids. 你虽无老山羊，却出卖小山羊。
Zeal without knowledge is fire without light. 有热情而无知识，犹如有火焰而无光芒。
1. What is language for? Some people seem to think it's for practicing grammar rules and learning lists of words---the longer the words the better. That's wrong. Language is for the exchange of ideas, for communication. (语言到底是用来干什么的呢？一些人认为它是用来操练语法规则和学习一大堆单词--而且单词越长越好。这个想法是错误的。语言是用来交换思想，进行交流沟通的！）
2. The way to learn a language is to practice speaking it as often as possible. (学习一门语言的方法就是要尽量多地练习说。）
3. A great man once said it is necessary to dill as much as possible, and the more you apply it in real situations, the more natural it will become. (一位伟人曾说，反复操练是非常必要的，你越多的将所学到的东西运用到实际生活中，他们就变的越自然。）
4. Learning any language takes a lot of effort. But don't give up. (学习任何语言都是需要花费很多努力，但不要放弃。）
5. Relax! Be patient and enjoy yourself. Learning foreign languages should be fun. (放松点！要有耐性，并让自己快乐！学习外语应该是乐趣无穷的。）
6. Rome wasn't built in a day. Work harder and practice more. Your hard-work will be rewarded by god one day. God is equal to everyone! (冰冻三尺，非一日之寒。更加努力的`学习，更加勤奋的考(试^*大操练，你所付出的一切将会得到上帝的报答，上帝是公平的。）
7. Use a dictionary and grammar guide constantly. Keep a small English dictionary with you at all time. When you see a new word, look it up. Think about the word--use it, in your mind, in a sentence. (经常使用字典和语法指南。随身携带一本小英文字典，当你看到一个新字时就去查阅它，想想这个字---然后去用它，在你的心中，在一个句子里。）
8. Try to think in English whenever possible. When you see something think of the English word of it; then think about the word in a sentence. (一有机会就努力去用英文来思考。看到某事时，想想它的英文单词；然后把它用到一个句子中去。）
9. Practice tenses as much as possible. When you learn a new verb, learn its various forms. (尽可能多的操练时态。学习一个动词的时候，要学习它的各种形态。）
10. I would also like to learn more about the culture behind the language. When you understand the cultural background, you can better use the language. (我想学习和了解更多关于语言背后的文化知识，当你理解了文化背景，你就能更好地运用语言。）
