俚语、俗语与谚语

饥不择食

If a little knowledge is dangerous, where is the man who has so much as to be out of danger?

如果说知识短少是危险的话，到哪里去找知识丰富到足以 摆脱危险的人物呢?（生物学家汤马斯.赫胥黎（Thomas Huxley））

If the sky falls, we shall catch larks. 杞人忧天

If you kill one flea in March you kill a hundred. 二月杀跳蚤，杀一少百

If you run after two hares, you'll catch neither. 脚踏两头船摆渡难

in a hundred and one thousand ways 千方百计

In doing, we learn. 经一事，长一智

In fair weather prepare for the foul. 未雨绸缪

In for a penny, in for a pound. 一不做，二不休

in one's heart of heart 在内心深处

in spite of oneself

不由自主

In the country of the blind the one-eyed man is king. 比上不足，比下有余/山中无老虎，猴子称霸王 In wine there is truth. 酒後吐真言

invigorating/boosting/prospering China through science and technology 科技兴国 issue IOUs 打白条

It goes in one ear and out the other. 左耳朵进，右耳朵出 It is dogged that does it. 天下无难事，只怕有心人

It is easier to go up the hill than to run down. 上山容易，下山难

It is easier to pull down than to build. 百年成之不足，一旦毁之有余

It is love that makes the world go round. 情之一字，所以维持世界 It is never too late to mend. 亡羊补牢，时犹未晚

It is no use crying over spilt milk. 既坠釜甑，反顾无益

It takes ten years to grow trees but a hundred years to educate people.

十年树木,百年树人

It takes two to make a quarrel. 一个巴掌不响 It's a deal. 一言为定

It's a long story. 一言难尽

It's never too late to learn. 活到老，学到老

It's never too late to mend. 亡羊补牢，未为晚也 It's of great urgency that 当务之急

It's self-evident that 不言而喻

It's the nature of beasts. 本性难移

It′s easy to be wise after the event. 事后诸葛亮

Justice has long arms. 天网恢恢,疏而不漏

Keep something for a rainy day.

未雨绸缪

Kill two birds with one stone. 一箭双雕/一石二鸟 kind-hearted 心地慈祥的

Knowledge is power. 知识就是力量

Knowledge without practice makes half as artist. 有知识无实践只是半个艺术家

learn from other's strong points and close the gap 取长补短

learn to meet practical needs 学以致用

Learn to walk before you run. 循序渐进

Learning is like swimming upstream.If you don't go forward, you'll go back.

学如逆水行舟，不进则退 Let bygones be bygones. 既往不究

Let sleeping dogs lie. 莫惹是非/一动不如一静 Let things run their course. 听其自然