pleasure comes through toil.
. Q( l/ ^# t% ?# u) g 苦尽甘来。8 N9 o) _6 _3 S" z
pour water into a sieve.- s! K! R% P. J; Q: ], {
竹篮子打水一场空。" ~$ @: P0 s, _9 z4 _
practice makes perfect.
4 _* q9 Z5 G: x8 q 熟能生巧。
; y! _2 l2 M- r praise is not pudding.5 R* U c6 F8 G9 l% L/ W# g* A U- Z
恭维话不能当饭吃。
" k! |6 [* g4 f* D praise makes good men better, and bad men worse.
9 } d! _5 X/ ~! Q) i5 e 好人越夸越好,坏人越夸越糟。. K4 B, w( S8 O3 J4 @
prefer loss to unjust gain.
; U' w3 k6 i+ Z2 j 宁可吃亏,不贪便宜。4 W$ d2 i9 u7 j$ S8 }) C) o, D9 G' ^
prevention is better than cure.% G4 M- F/ _) Z/ T4 A# h
预防胜于治疗。, m( }1 a1 ^! ?& W- T2 v
pride goes before, and shame comes after.
+ @ }1 i$ K4 Q5 D 骄傲使人落后。! p! @# j c; o
promise is debt., m2 L, d1 D; P$ l) U( p7 ~9 x
一诺千金。
" k1 @+ e% P0 }1 K& Y$ `! y8 A proverbs are the daughters of daily experience.. Z% i, h/ n+ W- M6 \; b7 b
谚语是日常经验的结晶。 |