pleasure comes through toil.
! e, Q0 B E) U3 A/ ^ 苦尽甘来。( y+ w, k. c% r1 x6 E( T
pour water into a sieve.. J; c2 T5 j8 G- g# E
竹篮子打水一场空。4 I9 z& o3 u a; q
practice makes perfect.
, w5 N3 L' [- ], g" U0 U 熟能生巧。
4 A7 ?9 F# V. F6 W8 k5 S* \3 e praise is not pudding.! B' a, p& U! ?; s& o9 W ]0 s4 F
恭维话不能当饭吃。* ^ f$ B* ]; z' z! g
praise makes good men better, and bad men worse.
7 D. P0 X, Y/ p 好人越夸越好,坏人越夸越糟。
7 [: e: Z1 w: ]' W# z prefer loss to unjust gain.% B' \! l5 w+ n6 I) T+ r
宁可吃亏,不贪便宜。! ^; Z8 Z- A: g% v
prevention is better than cure.
2 B. i" Q% D! d$ }9 j3 Y% w( W2 h: h 预防胜于治疗。
- b" z' ?% S1 q5 _9 Q5 o/ r pride goes before, and shame comes after.
5 b; U6 R/ K6 P* @) [ 骄傲使人落后。2 d' @$ x& `; x: |( {, c
promise is debt.& t9 o. U$ D( Z; x" f
一诺千金。
7 a; G( }* h. c4 G proverbs are the daughters of daily experience.3 R9 ^4 B4 A. ?% E+ ^0 Y' r
谚语是日常经验的结晶。 |