殺雞取卵。
if you venture nothing, you will have nothing.
不入虎穴，焉得虎子。
if you want knowledge, you must toil for it.
要想求知，就得吃苦。
industry is the parent of success.
勤奮是成功之母。
it is better to die when life is a disgrace.
寧為玉碎，不為瓦全。
a bad beginning makes a bad ending.
不善始者不善終。（善始善終）
a bad thing never dies.
遺臭萬年。
a bad workman always blames his tools.
不會撐船怪河彎。
a bird in the hand is worth than two in the bush.
一鳥在手勝過雙鳥在林。
a boaster and a liar are cousins-german.
吹牛與說謊本是同宗。
a bully is always a coward.
色厲內(nèi)荏。
a burden of one‘s choice is not felt.
愛挑的擔(dān)子不嫌重。
a candle lights others and consumes itself.
蠟燭照亮別人，卻燃燒了自己。
a cat has 9 lives.
貓有九條命。
a cat may look at a king.
人人平等。
a close mouth catches no flies.
病從口入。
a constant guest is never welcome.
?？土钊藚?。
actions speak louder than words.
事實(shí)勝于雄辯。
adversity leads to prosperity.
窮則思變。
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.
知音難覓。
a fall into a pit, a gain in your wit.
吃一塹，長一智。
a fox may grow gray, but never good.
江山易改，本性難移。
a friend in need is a friend indeed.
患難見真情。
