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English Proverbs with Chinese Translation A book that remains shut is but a block. 有书闭卷不阅读，无异是一块木头。 A clear conscience is a soft pillow. 问心无愧，高枕无忧。 A clear fast is better than a dirty breakfast. 宁为清平，不为浊富。 Actions speak louder than words. 事实胜于雄辩。 A fall into the pit, a gain in your wit. 吃一堑, 长一智。 A friend in need is a friend indeed. 患难之交见真情。 A good book is a light to the soul. 好书一本，照亮心灵。 8．Ａgood medicine tastes bitter . 良药苦口，忠言逆耳。 A good winter brings a good summer. 瑞雪兆丰年。 10．A life without a purpose is a ship without a rudder . 人生无目的，犹如船失去了舵。 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。 An idle youth, a needy age . 少壮不努力，老大徒伤悲。 Appearances are deceitful. 人不可貌相，海水不可斗量。 A stitch in time saves nine. 小洞不补，大洞吃苦。 A straight foot is not afraid of a crooked shoe. 身正不怕影子斜。 As you brew, so must you drink. 自作自受 Beauty lies in lover’s eyes. 情人眼里出西施。 Better a little fire to warm us, than a great one to burn us. 适可而止。 Better good neighbours near than relations far away. 远亲不如近邻。 Birds of a feather flock together. 物以类聚，人以群分。 Books are the ever-burning lamps of accumulated wisdom. 书籍是智慧积累的长明灯。 Business is business. 公事公办 。 Constant dropping wears away a stone. 滴水穿石 。 Cry up wine and sell vinegar. 挂羊头，卖狗肉 。 Custom is a second nature. 习惯成自然 。 Cut the coat according to the cloth. 量力而行 。 27. Do as the Romans do. 入乡随俗 。 28. Do not to others what you do not wish them to do to you. 己所不欲，勿施于人。 29. Don’t put off till tomorrow what should be done today. 今日事，今日毕。 30. Each day brings its own bread. 天无绝人之路。 31. Easy come, easy go. 易得易失。 32. Eat one’s cake and have it. 又要马儿好，又要马儿不吃草。 33. Empty vessels make the greatest sound. 满瓶不响，半瓶叮当。 34. Every advantage has its disadvantage. 有利必有弊。 35. Every day is not Sunday. 好景不长在，好花不常开。 36. Every man has his liking. 人各有所好。 37. Every salesman boasts of his own wares. 老王卖瓜，自卖自夸。 38. Everythi