all work and no play makes jack a dull boy; all play and no work makes jack a mere boy.只工作，不玩耍，聪明孩子要变傻；尽玩耍，不学习，聪明孩子没出息。
although it rains, throw not away your watering pot. 纵然天下雨，休把水壶丢。
always taking out of the meal-tub and never putting in, soon comes to the bottom.坐吃山空。
a maiden with many wooers often chooses the worst. 少女有了许多求婚者往往选中了最差的一个。
a maid that laughs is half taken. 少女露笑脸，婚事半成全。
a man alone is either a saint or a devil. 孤身独处的人可以为圣哲，也可为恶魔。
a man apt to promise is apt to forget. 轻诺者易忘。
an evening red and a morning grey, is a sign of a fair day.晚霞红如火，晓色青如灰，定是晴朗天。
an occasion lost cannot be redeemed. 时机失了无法挽回。
an old dog barks not in vain. 老犬不空吠。
an old dog bites sore. 老狗咬人痛得很。
