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Proverbs1.Abirdinthehandisworthtwointhebush.一鸟在手胜过二鸟在林：珍惜当下。Itmeanspeopleshouldvaluethethingswehavealreayowned•Itisbettertotakethethingsthatareinfrontofusthanthethingsthatarefarawayfromus.Weliveinacolorfulworld,soweoftendon"tsatisfythecurrcntsituation.AsforEnglishlearning，it"sjustthesame.Forexample,youcanhavemanyvocabularybooks,butyounevertrytorememberthewordsinthebooks.YoujustbuyEnglishtapesinsteadoflisteningtothem,justdownloadalotofEnglishmovieswithoutwatchingthem.Inmyopinion,weshouldmakefulluseofthethingswhichwehavego.Weshouldcatchatleastonebirdinhandinstcadofjustlookingatthetwointhedistancc.2.Absencemakestheheartgrowfonder.别离情更浓：小别胜新婚。Theproverbmeansthatpeoplewillhaveabetterrelationshipaftertheywereapartfromtheirfamily,friendsorlover.Whenweleaveourparentstogotouniversityanddosomethingalone,wewillfeellonelyandmissourparentsalot.Atthistime，wecanuseittoexpressthefeeling.3.Allthatglittersisnotgold・闪光的未必都是金子：人不可以貌相。Itmeansthatjustbecausesomethingglitters,thatdoesnotmeanitisgold.Itcouldbesomeothermetalthatglitterssimilarlytogold.Itistosaythatthingsmaynotbeasitappearstobe.Inreallife,ifsomeoneappearstobeyourfriendastheytreatyounicelyandactfavorablytoyou,thisdoesnotnecessarilymeanthattheyarereallyyourfriendandholdyourbestinterestsatheart.Youcanalsoapplyittoitemsorproductsthatlookorsoundvaluable,butcanbeworthless.4.Birdsofafeatherflocktogether.物以类聚。Itreferstobirdsofthesamekindandcolorbecausetheyarewearingthesametypeoffeathers.Whenusedtodescribepeople,itpointstothefactthatpeopleofsimilarhobbiestendtobeattractedbyeachother.Therefore,peopleworktogether, andevenplaytogetherjustbecausetheysharethesameinterestsandthemodeofthinkingeThat"swhyitisoftensaidthatyoucancheckoutapersonbygettingtoknowthekindoffriendshekeeps.Andhisopponentsalsocangiveyoustrongevidenceofhispersonality.1.Donotcountyourchickensbeforetheyarehatched.蛋尚未孵出，不要先数鸡：不要过早打如意算盘。Itmeansthereisnoneedtomakeaconclusiontooearlyorbeingoptimistictooearly.Justimaginethatthereisabaskctofeggsinfrontofyou•Unt订alltheeggsarehatched,youwillnotknowexactlyhowmanychickensyouwillhavebecauseWecan"tpredictwhatwouldhappeninlhefuture.Wecan"timaginegettinggoodscoresbeforewestarttostudyhard.Andfinally,weknowtheanswerisgoingtorevealitselfinthenottoolongfuture.2.Donotputallyoureggsinonebasket.不要把所有鸡蛋都放在一个篮子里：不要孤注一掷。Thismeansyoushouldnotputal1ofyourresourcestogetherinoneplace.Becauseyoucan"trisklosingeverythingatonetime.Asaundergraduatestudent,althoughstudyisanimportantpartofourlife,itisn"tthewholelife.Ifyouspendyouralltimeonit,atlast,youmayjustbeabookworm.Ifyoutakepartinmanydiffcrcntactivities，maybeyouwillbegoodatlotsofdifferentthings.Sotrytouseyourtimereasonably,don"tputal1youtimeinonebasket.3.EvenHomersometimesnods・神仙也有打盹的时候：智者千虑，必有一失。Itmeanseveryonecanmakeamistake.Evenifthewisestman,healsocan"tsucceedcillthetime.Forexample,asoldierisverysuccessfulineillofthebattle.Butinonebattle,hethoughtthathehasconsiderateal1thequestions,buthecannotaccuratelyjudgewhattimewilltheenemyattacted.Soheislikelytofa订.Inreallife,whenyoudomath,youmightforgetoneimportantstepalthoughtyouthinkyoualreadydowellenough.Andweshouldforgivethosesmallmistake.4.Everycloudhasasilverlining.黑暗中总有一线光明：车到山前必有路。 Itmeansthereishopebehindeverytrouble.Everythingtherewillalwaysbechanged.IfGodclosesawindow,hewillopenanotherdoorforyou.Inreallife,whenweareintroubleinstudy,workorinterpersonalrelcitionship,wemustbelievethereisalwaysawaytoovercomethedifficulty.Believeyourselfandnevergiveupeasily.Onedayyouwillbesuccessful.1.Godhelpsthosewhohelpthemselves.自助者天助。Thesayingwantstotellusifwetriedourbest,ifwemadegreateffort,wewillstayinpositive.Ourpositivemoodtogetherwithourhardwork,wemightfindthatwearesoclosetosuccesslikegodhashelpedus.2.Hastemakeswaste.欲速则不达。Itmeansthatactingtooquicklymayactuallyslowthingsdown.Wecan"tsucceedwithoutalongtimeaccumulation.Ifonewantstobepresidentofacountry,heshouldfirstdisplayhisremarkableabilityinhisroutineworksothathisabilitywillberecognizedeindacceptedbyothers.However,ifheisimpatientforsuccess,hewillneverrealizehisgoal.Tfamanfallinlovewhithawoman,heshouldnotexpecttowinherheartwithinaday,otherwisehewillnevergettruelove.Inconclusion,oneshouldfollowinorderandadvancestepbystep,otherwisehewillsuffermoreclifficults.3.Honestyisthebestpolicy.诚实为上策。Itpointtotheimportanceofhonesty.Becauseifyouarehonesttoothers,theywillbehonesttoyouinreturn.Whenyouaresad,theywillcomfortyou.Whenyoueireintrouble,theywillhelpyou.IIonestynotonlybringsushonorandfriendship,butalsomaterialgains.Manysuccessfulpeoplewonthematerialwealthbyhonestlabour.HonestyisalsoregardasthetraditionalvirtueofourChinesenation.4.Iflifegivesyoulemons,makelemonade・如果生活给你柠檬，就榨柠檬汁：乐观面对逆境。Ittellsusweshouldalwaystrytomakethebestofabadsituation.Lemonstastesour,buttheymakenicejuicewhenyoumixtheirjuicewithsugarandwater.Iflife givesyousugar,justtasteandenjoyit.Iflifegivesyouatrouble,checkitoutandworkhardtosolvetheproblem.Tryourbesttoovercomethedifficulties,letthelifebecomeboautiful.1.Letsleepingdogslie.不要招惹是非。Sleepingdogscan"tbithuman,soit，sbettcTnotdisturbthem.Itmeansifamatterissettled,there"snoneedtobringitupagain.Forexample,weshouldnotforceotherstodowhattheydon，twanttodo.Weshouldn，ttalkaboutthingswhichletotherpeoplemind.Everythinghasitsownrules,sodon"tbreakit.2.Oncebitten,twiceshy.—朝被蛇咬,十年怕井绳。Ifyouhadbeenhurtbysomethingorsomeonebefore,evenjustonce,youwil1beafraideverytimeyouthinkaboutthatthingorperson.Forexample,Ifyouhadbeenbittenbyasnakeonce,thenyouwillbescaredeverytimelateryouseesomethinglookslikesnake-3.Oneman"smeatisanotherman"spoison.一个人的美食，可是另一人的毒药：萝卜青菜，各有所爱。Thatmeansdifferentpeoplelikedifferentfoodmaterials,inotherwords,it"sverycommontoseethattheattitudestowardonethingarequitedifferentamongthosepeople.Forexample,somepreferswatchingsportsprogrammes,othersloveTVplciys.SomearecalledcrazyfansofMichaelJackson，otherswillchooseLcidyGaGa.Wethinkaboutathingorpersondependsonourlifestyles,hobby,socialexperienee,thescaleofknowledgeandthewayweuseourbrains.Asamatteroffact,youarenotlikelytochangeothers，opnionsonsomethingandit，snotnecessary,too.Therefore,youshouldshowrcspccttoother"schoices,findoutdifferences,exchcingeviewswitheachother.Maybeyoucanexploreanewworldandmakemorefriends.4.Thereisnosuchthingasafreelunch・世上没有免费的午餐。Ittellusitisimpossibletogainwca1thorsuccesswithoutany work.Thefarmersharvestbyayearofhardwork,scientistsgainachievementsbyyearsofdevotedresearches.Iknowtherearealwayssomepeoplcwhowaitfortheopportuniticsfallingonthem,theymayattributctherefailurestolackofgoodchances-Therefore,therearemanypeoplegainingnothingatlast.Seeingtheword〃free〃inadsusedtoexciteus,butnowweknowitcan"tbesoniceasweimagine.Clevermenknowthatthemoreeffortstheymake,thebiggerchancetheywillhavetosucceed.1.Thereisnousecryingoverspilledmilk.不要为打翻的牛奶哭泣：既往不咎。Itmeanswhensomethinghappened,wecoulddonothingtochangeitbuttoacceptit.Whenwearehelpless,wemaybetoldevencomfortedbythatsentence.Sometimesbeforewearegoingtobegindoingsomcthingtomakeupformistakes,peoplearounduswillwarnusthatthereisnousecryingoverslippedmilk.Weshouldpaymoreattentionintofuture.2.Thinktwice,actwise.三思而后行。Itmeansoneshouldnotrushaheadtooquicklywithouthavingcarefullyprepared.Weshouldthinkmoreinsteadofactingblindly.Don"tmakepromisewhenyou，reinjoy.Don"treplywhenyou"resad.Don"takedecisionswhenyou"reangry.3.Toomanycooksspoilthebroth.厨子太多煮坏汤：人多误事。Themeaningofthisproverbisthatthemorepeopleworkonaproject,theworseitmayturnout,ortoomanypeopleorideasmaypreventfromgettingthingsdone.Oryoucansaythattoomanypeopleworkingtogetherwithoutaleadercanleadtoamasschaos.Sopeopleshouldmakeaplanandfollowitstrictlyeverytimetheymeet.Thentheywillneverdivertfromthedirectionofmakingtheubroth.”What?smore,italsotelIsusthatweneedtosolvethisproblemourselves.4.Twowrongsdonotmakearight.两错相加仍是错。 ItmeansdealingwiththefauItsofothersinwrongwaycan"tgetbetterresults.Ifsomeonehaddonesomethingwrong,weshouldn"tfilledwiththoughtsofrevenge.AIthoughitwasclearthatsomeonehadbeenwrong,youshouldn"thithim.Becausepunishmentdoesn‘tsolvetheproblem.Thismethodiswrong，too.1.Youarewhatyoueat.人女口其食。Whatyoucatcanreflectonyourlifeandcharacters.Therearcsomethingswhichyoudon"tcareaboutcanmakepeopleknowmoreabouthowyouare.Forexample,ifyouobserveone"seatinghabitwecanknowwherehecomesfromandhisphysicalcondition.Fromone"sdresswecanjudgeone5seconomicconditionandstyle.Soitpointsoutthatweshouldcareaboutournormalhabitandtryourbestgiveotherpeoplegoodimpression•Theothermeaningiswhatyoucatcanjudgeifyouarchealthy.2.Youcancatchmoreflieswithhoneythanwithvinegar.用蜜比用醋能捉到更多的苍蝇：好话比尖刻言词更管用。Honeyissweetwhilevinegarisnot.Inotherwords,youcanwinpeopletoyoursideeasilywithgentlepersuasionthanbyhostileactions.Itistrueinourdailylife,comfortingsomeonewhomakesmistakesinstcadofcritizinghim,hewillbegreeitfultoyouandstandsonyourside.Congratulatingsomeonewhosucceedsinsteadofdisdaininghissuccess,hewillbehappyandmakefriendswithyou.3.Youcanleadahorsetowater,butyoucannotmakehimdrink・牵马到河易，强马饮水难：只可引导，不可强求。Inotherwords,youcanprovideacourseofactionoradirectionforsomebody,butyoucannotforcethatpersontoacceptit.Forexample,nowadaysmanyparentshopethattheirchildrencanmakeabigsuccessorbebetterthanotherpeople.Asaresult,theybegantoforcetheirchildrentojoinvarietiesofinterestclassesandcramschoolinordertomakethemwinatthestartingline.However,ifchildrenarcunwillingtojointhoseclasses,forcingcantbeeffeetivc.4.Youcanneverteachanolddognewtricks・老狗学不了新把戏：积习难改。Itisdifficulttomakesomeonechangethewaytheydosomethingwhentheyhavebeen doingitthesamewayforalongtime.Habitsarehardtochange.Forexample,you"renevergoingtoteachyourfatherattheageofeightytouseacomputer.1.Youcan"thaveyourcakeandeatit,too.鱼与熊掌不可兼得。Usedforexpressingtheimpossibilityofhavingsomethingbothwaysifthosetwowaysconflict.Therearechiocesforallofus,andwealwayscanchooseonlyonething.Ifwedecidetoworkhard,wewillhavetogiveupsomeleisuretime.It"slikeanotherfamousproverb：Youcannotsellthecowanddrinkthemilk.