1、一言既出，驷马难追Do well and have well善有善报.Each bird love to hear himself sing孤芳自赏.Whom the gods love die young.神所爱的人多夭折; 好人不长寿。A cheerful wife is the joy of life。拥有快乐活泼的妻子是生活的乐事Big mouthfuls often choke贪多嚼不烂Gifts from enemies are dangerous.敌人的礼物是收不得的。After a storm comes a calm雨过天晴风平浪静After ones own heart 称
2、心如意A chain is no stronger than its weakest link链条的坚固程度取决于它最薄弱的环节A good face needs no paint.美貌无需涂抹。An ill workman quarrels with his tools拙匠常怪工具差Novelty is the great parent of pleasure. 新奇生乐趣。A true friend is known in the day of adversity疾风知劲草，患难知友情Seeing is believing眼见为实The wise man knows he knows no
3、thing, the fool thinks he knows all.清者自清，浊者自浊。Little things amuse little minds.小人无大志。There is no general rule without some exception.任何法规均有例外。True love never grows old真爱永恒Better master one than engage with ten精通一事胜于会十事Full bellies make empty skulls大腹便便，头脑空空Turn over a new leaf.洗心革面，改过自新。A bird is kn
4、own by its note and a man by his talk闻其歌知其鸟，听其言知其人Respect yourself, or no one else will respect you.要人尊敬，必须自重。 Care brings grey hair忧虑催人老 Misfortunes tell us what fortune is. 恶运临头后，才知幸运贵。It is never too old to learn. 为学不怕年高。Each man is the architect of his own fate命运掌握在自己手中 When everybodys somebody
5、then nobodys anybody.人人都伟大，世间没豪杰。 You cannot sell the cow and sup the milk. 你不可能出售乳牛，同时又要喝牛奶。 Great hopes make great man大希望造就大人物（有远大的抱负才能成为伟人） Do not praise a day before sun set切勿褒贬过早 Cut the coat according to the cloth量布裁衣 Idle young, needy old. 少壮不努力，老大徒伤悲。Health does not consist with intemperance
6、. 健康和放纵，彼此不相容。 Birth is much, but breeding is more出身固然重要，教养更重要Riches either serve or govern the possessor. 财富可以侍候主人，也可以支配主人。A man cannot serve two masters一仆不能事二主Make a sentence:A man cannot serve two masters,I wont betray my master A good heart conquers ill fortune善心克厄运（好人有好报/好人多福）每日一猜The firm is in
7、 the black for 3 years. 这家公司三年来一直盈利。有钱能使鬼推磨 Money makes the mare goWhat does it take to have a rich life?I think people everywhere dream about having lots of money. I know I do. I would give anything to make money hand over fist飞快地赚钱. I would like to earn large amounts of money. You could win a larg
8、e amount of money in the United States through lotteries彩票奖卷. People pay money for tickets with numbers. If your combination of numbers is chosen, you win a huge amount of money often in the millions. Winning the lottery is a windfall意外的收获，横财.A few years ago,my friend Al won the lottery. It changed
9、his life. He did not have a rich family. He was not born with a silver spoon in his mouth生在富贵人家 . Instead, my friend was always hard up缺钱，穷 for cash. He did not have much money. And the money he did earn was chicken feed 微不足道的一点钱 very little.Sometimes Al even had to accept hand-outs施舍物，救济品, gifts fr
10、om his family and friends. But do not get me wrong. My friend was not a deadbeat赖账者. He was not the kind of person who never paid the money he owed. He simply pinched pennies精打细算. He was always very careful with the money he spent. In fact, he was often a cheapskate吝啬鬼. He did not like to spend mone
11、y. The worst times were when he was flat broke 身无分文and had no money at all.One day, Al scraped together（艰难地）凑集、拼凑 a few dollars for a lottery ticket. He thought he would never strike it rich 发横财、走运or gain lots of money unexpectedly. But his combination of numbers was chosen and he won the lottery. H
12、e hit the jackpot赢大笔钱；获最大成功；交好运. He won a great deal of money.Al was so excited. The first thing he did was buy a costly new car. He splurged挥霍金钱 on the one thing that he normally would not buy. Then he started spending money on unnecessary things. He started to waste it. It was like he had money to
13、 burn有用不完的钱. He had more money than he needed and it was burning a hole in his pocket （钱）在口袋里留不住；乱花钱so he spent it quickly.When we got together for a meal at a restaurant, Al paid ever time. He would always foot the bill付帐、买单, and pick up the tab：（代他人）付帐；承担全部费用. He told me the money made him feel li
14、ke a million dollars感觉好极了，样子很神气. He was very happy.But, Al spent too much money. Soon my friend was down and out 穷困潦倒again. He had no money left. He was back to being strapped for cash极度缺钱. He had spent his bottom dollar最后一块钱, his very last amount. He did not even build up a nest egg储备金；（钱等的）积累基础. H
15、e had not saved any of the money.I admit I do feel sorry for my friend. He had enough money to live like a king. Instead, he is back to living on a shoestring小额资本 - a very low budget. Some might say he is penny wise and pound foolish小处精明，大处浪费. He was wise about small things, but not about important things
