1、 an old dog bites sore. 老狗咬人很痛。

2、 an old dog barks not in vain. 老狗不空吠。

3、 a man apt to promise is apt to forget. 輕諾者容易忘記。

4、 a maid that laughs is half taken. 少女露笑臉，婚事半成全。

5、 an occasion lost cannot be redeemed. 失去機會是無法挽回的。

6、 a man alone is either a saint or a devil. 孤獨的人可以是圣哲或惡魔。

7、 although it rains,throw not away your watering pot. 縱然天下雨，休把水壺丟。

8、 always taking out of the meal-tub and never putting in,soon comes to the bottom.坐吃山空。

9、 a maiden with many wooers often chooses the worst. 女孩有很多求婚者，經(jīng)常選擇最差的。

10、 an evening red and a morning grey,is a sign of a fair day.夕陽紅如火，小色青如灰，一定是晴天。

11、 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，聰明的孩子會變傻；玩，不學，聰明的孩子沒有前途。