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// 刚看到的，好长
英语谚语集
When the cat's away, the mice will play
A bad workman always blames his tools."
直译：拙匠常怨工具差。
意译：劣工尤器。人笨怨刀钝。不会撑船怪河弯。拉不出屎来赖茅坑。
"A bird in the hand is worth two in the bush."
直译：双鸟在林不如一鸟在手。
意译：多得不如现得。
"Absence makes the heart grow fonder."
直译：别久情深。
意译：小别胜新婚。相聚爱益切，离别情更深。
"A cat may look at the king."
直译：猫也可以见国王。
意译：人人平等。小人物也应有权利。
"A chain is no stronger than its weakest link."
直译：链条的坚固程度取决于它最薄弱的环节。
意译：一环薄弱全局垮。一着不慎，满盘皆输。
"A creaking gate hangs long."
直译：吱吱响的门用得久。
意译：旧门久用，病夫长命。瑕不掩玉。户枢不蠹。
"Actions speak louder than words."
直译：行动比言语更响亮。
意译：事实胜于雄辩。
"A fool and his money are easily parted."
直译：愚人有钱留不住。
意译：笨蛋难聚财。
"A fox smells its own lair first."
直译：狐狸有恶臭，自己先嗅出。
意译：疑人先自疑，律人先律己。
"A friend in need is a friend indeed."
直译：患难朋友才是真朋友。
意译：患难见真情。
"After dinner sit a while, after supper walk a mile."
直译：午饭后坐一会，晚饭后走一里。
意译：
"A good beginning makes a good ending."
直译：善始者必善其终。欲善其终必先善其始。
意译：善始者善终。
"A good man in an evil society seems the greatest villain of all."
直译：道德败坏社会的好人看起来像最坏的人。
意译：丑小鸭。近墨者黑，近朱者赤。
"A good surgeon has an eagle's eye, a lion's heart, and a lady's hand."
直译：优秀的外科医生必须眼疾如鹰，心强如狮，手巧如妇。
意译：出色的外科医生必须心明眼亮和有一双灵巧的手。
"A guilty conscience needs no accuser."
直译：有罪的良心不需要原告。
意译：做贼心虚，良心自诛。多行不义必自毙，多走夜路必遇鬼。
"A jack of all trades is master of none."
直译：万事通什么都不精通。
意译：样样通样样松。三脚猫无所长。博艺无所精。
"A lie has no legs."
直译：谎言站不住脚。
意译：
"A lie can be halfway around the world before the truth gets its boots on."
直译：真理刚穿靴，谎言已在世界的中途。
意译：真理未出门，谎言传千里。好事不出门，坏事传千里。
"A little learning is a dangerous thing."
直译：一知半解最危险。
意译：浅学误人。一知半解，害已误人。一知半解，自欺欺人。
"All cats love fish but hate to get their paws wet."
直译：猫爱吃鱼怕爪湿。猫儿爱吃鱼，却怕爪弄湿。想吃鱼又怕腥。
意译：即想得好处，又不惹麻烦。名利双收。不劳而获。四肢不勤，一事无成。
"All flowers are not in one garland."
直译：鲜花不全在一个花环上。
意译：人各有志, 不可强求一致。
"All good things come to an end."
直译：好景不长。
意译：天下无不散之宴席。花无百日红。
"All roads lead to Rome."
直译：条条大路通罗马。
意译：殊途同归。行行出状元。
"All is fair in love and war."
直译：在情场和战场上所有东西都是公平的。
意译：情不禁巧，兵不厌诈。情场战场，各显神通。恋爱与战争可不择手段。
"All is well that ends well."
直译：结局好才算好。
意译：善终为善。吉人天相。
"All that glitters is not gold."
直译：闪光的未必都是金子。
意译：虚有其表。中看不中用。金玉其外，未必皆善。人不可貌相。
"All things come to he who waits."
直译：事物总是留给耐心等待的人。只要肯耐心等待，一切都会按时来。
意译：好事多磨。
"All work and no play makes Jack a dull boy."
直译：只工作不玩耍，聪明也变傻。
意译：
"A merry heart makes a long life."
直译：心情愉快的人长寿。
意译：乐者寿长。
"A miss is as good as a mile."
直译：大错小错都是错。
意译：失之毫厘，谬以千里。
"An apple a day keeps the doctor away."
直译：一天一个苹果，医生不上门。
意译：每天一苹果，健康不求医。
"An eye for an eye and a tooth for a tooth."
直译：以眼还眼，以牙还牙。
意译：以彼之道，还施彼身。以其人之道，还治其人之身。一报还一报。
"An ounce of prevention is worth a pound of cure."
直译：预防胜于治疗。治病不如防病。
意译：未雨绸缪。惩罚于已然，不如警惕于未然。
"A penny saved is a penny earned."
直译：省一分就是赚一分。省一文等于挣一文。
意译：省钱就是赚钱。
"A person is known by the company he keeps."
直译：你常保持联系的人了解你。
意译：观其友知其人。观其交友,知其为人。
"A pot of milk is ruined by a drop of poison."
直译：一滴毒药毁了一罐奶。
意译：一颗老鼠屎坏了一锅粥。千里之堤，毁于蚁穴。
"April showers bring May flowers."
直译：四月雨带来五月花。
意译：苦尽甘来。否极泰来。宝剑锋从磨砺出，梅花香自苦寒来。阳光总在风雨后。不经历风雨怎么见彩虹。
"A rolling stone gathers no moss."
直译：滚石不生苔。
意译：心浮气躁，一事无成。转业不聚财。
"Ask and you shall receive."
直译：勤问必有所得。
意译：好学多问。
"Ask me no questions, I will tell you no lies."
直译：不问我问题，我就不说谎。
意译：少问少受骗。
"Ask no questions and hear no lies."
直译：不发问，就听不到谎言。
意译：是非终日有，不听自然无。
"A sound mind in a sound body."
直译：健全的头脑寓于健康的身体。
意译：身体好，头脑活。
"A stitch in time saves nine."
直译：一针及时省九针。
意译：及时行事，事半功倍。小洞不补，大洞吃苦。
"As you make your bed, so you must lie in it."
直译：自己做的床，自己躺。
意译：自作自受。自食其果。
"As you sow, so shall you reap."
直译：有播种才有收获。
意译：一分耕耘，一分收获。种瓜得瓜，种豆得豆。
"A woman's work is never done."
直译：女人事，做不完。妇女的活计做不完。
意译：女人事多。
"A word to the wise is enough."
直译：忠告无须太多。
意译：智者一言已足。
"A word spoken is past recalling."
直译：说出的话无法收回。
意译：一言既出，驷马难追。
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B
"Barking dogs seldom bite."
直译：爱叫的狗不咬人，咬人的狗不露齿。吠犬不咬人。
意译：外强中干。虚有其表。虚张声势。
"Beauty is in the eye of the beholder."
直译：生活不缺乏美，而在于发现美。
意译：情人眼里出西施。
"Beauty is only skin deep, but ugly goes straight to the bone."
直译：美丽流于肤浅，丑陋深邃入骨。红颜易变，丑陋难改。
意译：江山易改，本性难移。
"Beer before liquor, you'll never be sicker, but liquor before beer and you're in the clear."
直译：喝啤酒再喝白酒，你不会清醒；喝白酒再喝啤酒，你还清醒。
意译：由浅入深难，由深入浅易。由俭入奢易，由奢入俭难。
"Beggars can't be choosers."
直译：乞丐绝无挑选的权利。讨饭的不能挑肥拣瘦。
意译：饥不择食，寒不择衣，慌不择路，贫不择妻。
"Better late than never."
直译：迟做总比不做好。不怕慢，单怕站。
意译：宁迟勿缺。亡羊补牢，犹未晚也。
"Better safe than sorry."
直译：安全胜过遗憾。
意译：不怕一万，就怕万一。
"Better the devil you know than the devil you don't."
直译：已知的魔鬼比未知的好。
意译：明枪易躲，暗箭难防。
"Birds of a feather flock together."
直译：同种类的鸟聚集在一起。
意译：物以类聚，人以群分。一丘之貉。
"Bitter pills may have blessed effects."
直译：苦药功效强。
意译：良药苦口利于病。
"Blood is thicker than water."
直译：血浓于水。
意译：亲不亲一家人。
"Blood will out."
直译：谋杀终必败露。
意译：真相大白。纸包不住火。
"Boys will be boys."
直译：男孩子总是男孩子。男孩子总是淘气的。
意译：理应如此。
"Brain is better than brawn."
直译：智慧胜过力量。
意译：智胜莽勇。
"Bread is the staff of life."
直译：面包是生活的主食。
意译：民以食为天。
"Breakfast like a king, lunch like a prince, dine like a pauper."
直译：早餐像国王，午餐像王子，晚餐像乞丐。
意译：早餐吃的好，午餐吃的饱，晚餐吃的少。
"Butter is gold in the morning, silver at noon, lead at night."
直译：黄油早餐是金，午餐是银，晚餐是铅。
意译：过犹不及。
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C
"Chance favors the prepared mind."
直译：机遇钟爱有准备的人。
意译：预则立，不预则废。胸有成竹。
"Cider on beer, never fear; beer upon cider, makes a bad rider."
直译：喝啤酒后再喝苹果酒不惧怕，喝苹果酒后再喝啤酒就不能开车。
意译：由浅入深难，由深入浅易。由俭入奢易，由奢入俭难。
"Close but no cigar."
直译：接近了，但不是雪茄。
意译：很接近，但还是错了。
"Clothes don't make the man."
直译：衣不合身。人不可貌相。不能以貌取人。
意译：好马不在鞍，人美不在衫。
"Cowards die many times, but a brave man only dies once."
直译：懦夫可死千百次，好汉一生死一回。
意译：风萧萧兮易水寒，壮士一去兮不复返。
"Cross the stream where it is the shallowest."
直译：渡溪当自浅处过。过河应走水浅处。
意译：从易处着手。凡事简单而为。
"Curiosity killed the cat."
直译：好奇心害死猫。
意译：好奇惹祸。
"Cut your coat according to your cloth."
直译：量体裁衣。
意译：量力而行。量入为出。
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D
"Desperate diseases must have desperate cures."
翻译：重病宜下重手治；死马也当活马医。[1]
"Desperate diseases must have desperate remedies."
翻译：重病宜下重手治；死马也当活马医。[1]
"Different sores must have different salves."
"Different strokes for different folks."
"Difficulty makes desire."
翻译：困苦制造愿望。
英国谚语
"Diseases come on horseback, but steal away on foot."
Alternative: "Diseases come on horseback, but go away on foot."
翻译：病来如山倒, 病去如抽丝。
"Do as you would be done by."
翻译：做你该做的。
"Do unto others as you would have done to you."
翻译：推己及人。/将心比心。[1]
"Doctors make the worst patients."
"Don't burn your bridges before they're crossed."
"Don't burn your bridges behind you."
翻译：不要过河拆桥。/为自己留条后路。[[1]
"Don't change horses in midstream."
翻译：勿中途换将
"Don't count your chickens before they're hatched."
"Don't cross a bridge until you come to it."
翻译：船到桥头自然直
Alternative: "Don't cross the bridge till you come to it."
"Don't cry over spilt milk."
直译：不要为洒了的牛奶而哭泣。
意译：不要做无谓的后悔。覆水难收。
"Don't cut off your nose to spite your face."
"Don't have too many irons in the fire."
"Don't make a mountain out of a molehill."
"Don't mend what ain't broken."
"Don't put all your eggs in one basket."
别把鸡蛋摆在同一篮子里。
"Don't put the cart before the horse."
不要本末倒置。
"Don't shut the barn door after the horse is gone."
"Don't shut the gate after the horse has bolted."
"Don't spit into the wind."
"Don't throw out the baby with the bathwater."
翻译：勿过河拆桥
"Doubt is the beginning, not the end, of wisdom."
E
"Early bird gets the worm."
翻译：早起的鸟儿有虫吃。
"Early to bed and early to rise makes a man healthy, wealthy, and wise."
翻译：早睡早起使人健康,财富,及智慧
"Eat to live, don't live to eat."
翻译: 为活而食,非为食而活
"Eat when you're hungry, and drink when you're dry."
"East or West, home is best."
翻译：不管东方西方，家就是最好的地方。
"Empty barrels make the most sound."
翻译：空桶发出大声
"Even a worm will turn."
"Every cloud has a silver lining."
"Every disease will have its course."
"Every dog has its day."
翻译：任何犬只均有自己的日子。
"Every man has a price."
翻译：任何人均有其价值。
"Every rule has its exception."
翻译：任何规则皆有例外的时候。
"Everything comes to him who waits."
"Every why has a wherefore."
F
"Faith will move mountains."
信仰可以移山
"Faint heart ne'er won fair lady."
"Familiarity breeds contempt."
"Fine feathers make fine birds."
"Fine words butter no parsnips."
"First come, first served."
"First deserve than desire."
"Fools rush in where angels fear to tread."
"Forbidden fruit is the sweetest."
"Forewarned is forearmed."
"Fresh pork and new wine kill a man before his time."
"Fretting cares make grey hairs."
"Friend to all is a friend to none."
H
"Hair of the dog that bit you."
"Half a loaf is better than none."
翻译：聊胜于无
"Hansome is as hansome does."
"Hang a thief when he's young,and he'll no' steal when he's old."
"Hard cases make bad law."
"Hard words break no bones."
"Haste makes waste."
欲速则不达（过于性急反而不能达到目的）
"Hawks will not pick out hawks eyes."
"Health is better than wealth."
翻译：健康胜于财富
"Heaven protects children, sailors and drunken men."
"Hell hath no fury like a woman scorned."
"Help a lame dog over a stile."
"He that lives too fast, goes to his grave too soon."
"He that will steal an egg will steal an ox."
"He who hesitates is lost."
"He who laughs last laughs best."
谁笑在最后，谁笑的最好
"He who laughs last laughs longest."
谁笑在最后，谁笑的最好
"He who lives by the sword shall die by the sword."
翻译：玩火自焚
"He who sleeps forgets his hunger."
"Hindsight is 20/20."
"His bark is worse than his bite."
"History repeats itself."
翻译：历史会重演
"Home is where the heart is."
翻译：家是心之所在
"Home is where you hang your hat."
"Honesty is the best policy."
翻译:诚实乃上策
"Honey catches more flies than vinegar."
"Hunger is the best spice."
翻译：饥饿是最佳调味料
"Hunger makes good kitchen."
I
"If at first you don't succeed, try, try, try again."
"If a thing is worth doing, it's worth doing well."
"If mama ain't happy, ain't nobody happy."
"If the cap fits, wear it."
"If the shoe fits, wear it."
"If you buy cheaply, you pay dearly."
"If you can't beat them, join them."
"If you can't be good, be careful."
"If you can't take the heat, get out of the kitchen."
"If you keep your mouth shut, you won't put your foot in it."
"If you want a thing done well, do it yourself."
"If you're in a hole, stop digging."
"In for a penny, in for a pound."
"In the land of the blind, the one-eyed man is king."
"In the end, a man's motives are second to his accomplishments."
"It's a good horse that never stumbles."
"It never rains, but it pours."
翻译：不鸣则已,一鸣惊人
"It's a long lane that has no turning."
"It's an ill wind that blows no good."
"It's better to give than to receive."
翻译：施比受有福
"It's better to have loved and lost than never to have loved at all."
"It's easy to be wise after the event."
"It's never too late to mend."
翻译：永不嫌迟
"It's not over till it's over."
"It's no use crying over spilt milk."
翻译:覆水难收
"It's often a person's mouth broke their nose."
"It's the early bird that gets the worm."
翻译:早起鸟有虫吃
"It's the empty can that makes the most noise."
"It's the squeaky wheel that gets the grease."
"It takes all sorts to make a world."
"It takes two to make a quarrel."
"It takes two to tango."
"It takes two to lie, one to lie and one to listen."
J
"Jack is as good as his master."
"Jack of all trades master of none."
"Jam tomorrow and jam yesterday, but never jam today."
"Jove but laughs at lover's perjury."
"Judge not, that ye be not judged."
K
"Keep a thing seven years and you will always find a use for it."
带着一件东西七年，你就总是会发现这东西的用途
"Keep no more cats that catch mice."
只养能抓老鼠的猫
L
"Laughter is the best medicine."
翻译:笑一笑十年少。
"Learn to walk before you run."
翻译:欲速则不达。
"Learning is the enterprise of a lifetime."
翻译:活到老学到老。学无止境。
"Let he who is without sin cast the first stone."
直译:你们中间谁是没有罪的，谁就可以先拿石头打他。 （圣经．约翰福音8:7）
意译:
"Like cures like（Cf. Agatha Christie's Sleeping Murder.）
"Lie down with dogs, wake up with fleas."
翻译:近朱者赤,近墨者黑
"Like cures like."
意译：心病还需心药医。以毒攻毒．
"Little enemies and little wounds must not be despised."
"Liquor before beer and you're in the clear. Beer before liquor and you'll never be sicker."
"Long absent, soon forgotten."
意译：久疏则必忘；别久情疏；一曝十寒。
"Look after the pennies and the pounds will look after themselves."
"Look before you leap."
翻译:三思而后行
"Love is the abnegation of self."
"Love is blind."
翻译:爱情是盲目的
M
"Make hay while the sun shines."
翻译:打铁趁热
"Many hands make light work."
意译：人多好办事．
"Money makes the mare go."
翻译:有钱能使鬼推磨
"Money talks."
翻译:金钱万能
"Money talks, bullxxxx walks."
意译:钱拿来再说;没钱免谈!
"More haste, less speed."
翻译:欲速则不达
N
"Nature abhors a vacuum."
"Nature, time, and patience are three great physicians."
直译：自然，时间以及耐心是三个最好的医生．
"Necessity is the mother of all invention."
翻译：需要是发明之母
"Ne'er cast a clout till May be out."
"Never put off till （until） tomorrow what you can do today."
翻译：今日事今日毕
"Never trouble trouble until trouble troubles you."
"New brooms sweep clear."
意译：新官上任三把火．
"New broom sweeps clean."
"No cross，no crown."
直译：未经苦难，则得不到皇冠。
"No cows, no cares."
"No gain without pain."
翻译:有所得必有所失。
"No man can serve two masters."
翻译：一仆难为二主
"No news is good news."
翻译：没消息就是好消息。
"No pain, no gain."
翻译：没付出就没有收获。一份耕耘，一份收获。
"No time to waste like the present."
"Nothing ventured, nothing gained."
不入虎穴，焉得虎子（不进老虎洞，怎能捉到小老虎。比喻不历艰险，就不能获得成功。）
"Nothing succeeds like success."
O
"Once bitten, twice shy."
翻译：一朝被蛇咬,十年怕草蛇
"One doctor makes work for another."
"One good turn deserves another."
意译：善有善报；待之以礼，回之以礼．
"One hour's sleep before midnight is worth two hours after."
"One man's meat is another man's poison."
"One swallow doesn't make a summer."
意译：一燕不成夏．
"One turnip，one pit."
翻译：一个萝卜，一个坑。
"Opposites attract."
意译：异性相吸．
"Out of sight, out of mind."
翻译:眼不见,心不恼
P
"Paddle your own canoe."
直译：你只管划你的独木舟．
意译：管好自己的事．
"Pain is only weakness leaving the body."
"Penny wise, pound foolish."
意译：小事聪明,大事糊涂．
"People who live in glass houses shouldn't throw stones."
直译：住在玻璃屋的人不要互掷石头．
意译：勿道人之短．
"Power corrupts; absolute power corrupts absolutely."
直译：权力使人腐化；绝对的权力使人绝对的腐化．
"Practice makes perfect."
翻译：熟能生巧
"Prevention is better than cure."
翻译：预防胜于治疗
"Pride goeth before a fall."
意译：骄傲在败坏以先．（圣经．箴言16:18）
"Penny saved is a penny earned."
意译:积少成多;积腋成裘．
"Pudding before praise."
"Procrastination is the thief of time."
R
"Red sky at night: shepherd's delight. Red sky in the morning: shepherd's warning."
翻译：朝霞不出门晚霞行千里。
"Rome wasn't built in a day."
翻译：罗马不是一天建成的。
"Rules are made to be broken."
翻译：不墨守成规。
S
"Seek and ye shall find."
直译：寻找，就寻见．（圣经．耶稣语）
意译：有志竟成（诚能感动天）．
"Six of one,half dozen of the other."
五十步笑百步
（比喻自己跟别人有同样的缺点或错误，只是程度上轻一些，可是却讥笑别人。）
"Still waters are the deepest."
意译：深藏不露（真人不露相）．
"Still waters run deep."
"Strike while the iron is hot."
翻译:打铁趁热
"Stay Hungry. Stay Foolish."
保持饥饿，保持愚蠢。
翻译:求知若饥，虚心若愚
T
"Talk is cheap."
意译：说的倒轻松．
"Talk of the devil - and the devil appears."
翻译:说曹操，曹操到
"The best things in life are free."
翻译:自由最为可贵
"The coat makes the man."
意译：佛要金装，人要衣装．
"The cure is worse than the disease."
"The early bird gets the worm."
翻译:早起的鸟儿有虫吃
"The early bird gets the worm, but the second mouse gets the cheese."
"The end justifies the means."
直译：结果决定手段是否正当．
意译：成败论英雄．
"The first step to health is to know that we are sick."
直译：保健的第一步就是知道自己有病．
意译：人贵在有自知之明．
"The grass is always greener on the other side of the fence."
"The head and feet keep warm, the rest will take no harm."
"The more things change, the more they stay the same."
"The opera ain't over until the fat lady sings."
"The pen is mightier than sword."
翻译：文胜于武
"The proof of the pudding is in the eating."
"There are too many chiefs and not enough Indians."
"There's always a calm before a storm."
翻译：暴风雨前的平静
"There's always a deep breath before a plunge"
"There's many a slip 'twixt the cup and the lip."
"There's no accounting for taste."
"There's no arguing with the barrel of a gun."
"There's no time like the present."
"The road to hell is paved with good intentions."
"The spirit is willing but the flesh is weak."
意译：立志行善由得我，行出来由不得我（圣徒保罗之言）；心有余，力不足．
"The squeaky wheel gets the grease."
直译：嘎嘎作响的轮子表示要上润滑油了．
意译：会吵的孩子有糖吃．
"The wish is father to the thought."
"Think before you speak."
翻译：在说之前先想想
"Those who live in glass houses shouldn't throw stones."
"Time is money."
翻译:时间就是金钱
"To each his own"
意译：人各有命．
"To err is human; to forgive, divine."
翻译:人无完人，金无足赤
"Tomorrow is another day."
"Too many cooks spoil the broth."
"Truth is stranger than fiction."
"Two's company, three's a crowd."
"Two heads are better than one."
翻译：三个臭皮匠,胜过诸葛亮
"Two things prolong your life: A quiet heart and a loving wife."
"Two wrongs don't make a right."
"The start of a journey should never be mistaken for success."
V
"Variety is the spice of life."
直译：变化是生命的调味品．
意译：丰富多彩是生活的情趣所在。
W
"Waste not, want not."
直译：不浪费，就不虞匮乏．
"We all make mistakes."
翻译：任何人皆会有错。
意译：人非圣贤，孰能无过？
"We must take the bad with the good."
翻译：将勤补拙。
"What doesn't kill you, makes you stronger."
直译：它不但杀不了你，反倒使你更强壮．
意译：把吃苦当作吃补．（越挫越勇）
"What goes around comes around."
意译：十年河东，十年河西；风水轮流转。
"What's sauce for the goose is sauce for the gander."
直译：雌鹅可以吃的，雄鹅也可以吃．
意译：依样画葫芦．
"When in Rome do as the Romans do."
翻译:入境随俗
"When the cat's away, the mice will play."
直译：猫不在，老鼠就闹翻天．
意译：山中无老虎，猴子称王．
"When the going gets tough, the tough get going."
意译：越挫越勇．
"When you hear hoofbeats, think horses, not zebras."
直译：当你听到蹄声时，要想到是马的蹄声，而不是斑马的．
意译：不可掉以轻心．
"Where one door shuts, another opens."
翻译：这门闭，那门开。
"Where there's a will there's a way."
翻译：有志者事竟成
"While the cat is away, the mice will play."
翻译:猫儿不在家,老鼠翻天车（江苏谚语）
"While there's life, there's hope."
翻译：有生命就有希望。
"Who keeps company with the wolves, will learn to howl."
翻译：近朱者赤，近墨者黑．
"Wide ears and short tongue are the best."
有耳无嘴（台语）
"Without sleep, no health."
翻译：没有睡眠，没有健康。
Y
"You can lead （take） a horse to water but you can't make it drink.
直译：你可以引马就水，不可以强迫马喝水．
意译：要顺势而为，不可逆势而为。
"You can't have it both ways."
直译：不能两头都圆。
意译：此事古难全。[特例]：忠孝不能两全。
"You can't have your cake and eat it too."
直译：又想吃掉饼，又想饼常在。
意译：天下哪有这么好的事！
"You can't make an omlette without breaking eggs."
直译：不把蛋打碎，哪得煎蛋饼。
意译：畏手畏脚，大事难图。
"You can't make a silk purse out of a sow's ear."
意译：粗手粗脚成不了大事．
"You can't run with the hare and hunt with the hounds."
直译：你不可以边跟著野兔跑，边带猎犬去打猎．
意译：不可脚踏两条船；不可两面讨好。
"You can't teach an old dog new tricks."
直译：老狗学不了新把戏。
意译：朽木不可雕也。
"You can't teach grandma to suck eggs."
直译：没牙的婆婆吸得出蛋。
意译：不要班门弄斧．
"You can't tell a book by its cover."
直译：光看封面，哪知书好书坏。
翻译: 人不可以貌相。
"You have to crawl before you can walk."
直译：你要先学会爬，再学如何走路．
翻译：别想一步冲天（要按步就班）．
"You never know what you've got till it's gone."
直译：当失去时，才知道曾经拥有的。
意译: 知福惜福。
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