Hot potato 棘手的问题
A bad beginning makes a bad ending.
不善始者不善终.
A bad thing never dies.
遗臭万年.
A bad workman always blames his tools.
不会撑船怪河弯.
A cat may look at a king.
人人平等.
A close mouth catches no flies.
病从口入.
A constant guest is never welcome.
常客令人厌.
Actions speak louder than words.
事实胜于雄辩.
Adversity leads to prosperity.
穷则思变.
Adversity makes a man wise,not rich.
逆境出人才.
A fair death honors the whole life.
死得其所,流芳百世.
A faithful friend is hard to find.
知音难觅.
A fall into a pit,a gain in your wit.
吃一堑,长一智.
A fox may grow gray,but never good.
江山易改,本性难移.
A friend in need is a friend indeed.
患难见真情.
A friend is easier lost than found.
得朋友难,失朋友易.
A hedge between keeps friendship green.
君子之交淡如水.
All good things come to an end.
天下没有不散的筵席.
All rivers run into sea.
海纳百川.
All roads lead to Rome.
条条大路通罗马.
All that glitters is not gold.
闪光的不一定都是金子.
All work and no play makes Jack a dull boy.
只会用功不玩耍,聪明孩子也变傻.
A man becomes learned by asking questions.
不耻下问才能有学问.
A man can do no more than he can.
凡事都应量力而行.
A man cannot spin and reel at the same time.
一心不能二用.
A miss is as good as a mile.
失之毫厘,差之千里.
A mother's love never changes.
母爱永恒.
As a man sows,so he shall reap.
种瓜得瓜,种豆得豆.
A still tongue makes a wise head.
寡言者智.
A stitch in time saves nine.
小洞不补,大洞吃苦.
A straight foot is not afraid of a crooked shoe.
身正不怕影子斜.
A wise head makes a close mouth.
真人不露相,露相非真人.
A word spoken is past recalling.
一言既出,驷马难追.
A year's plan starts with spring.
一年之计在于春.
A young idler,an old beggar.
少壮不努力,老大徒伤悲.
Bad news has wings.
好事不出门,坏事传千里.
Barking dogs seldom bite.
吠犬不咬人.
Beauty lies in the love's eyes.
情人眼里出西施.
Don't claim to know what you don't know.
不要不懂装懂.
Every man has his faults.
金无足赤,人无完人.
He who does not advance loses ground.
逆水行舟,不进则退.