中英慣用短語:
  •   [諷]那豬也會飛了; 除非現奇跡; 除非公雞下蛋   pigs might fly (if they had wings)
  •   [諺]一言既, 駟馬難追。   A word spoken is past recalling.
  •   [諺]一釘入, 一釘; 新的擠掉舊的(指習慣, 感情, 愛情, 危險等)。   One nail drives out another.
  •   [諺]什麽匠人什麽活。   As is the workmanso is the work.
  •   [諺]什麽木匠什麽活。   Like carpenters, like chips.
  •   [諺]他們倆真是無獨有偶; 仿佛一個模子裏鑄來的。   There goes but a pair of shears between them.
  •   [諺]作客固佳, 在傢更好; 在傢千日好, 門一時難。   There is no place like home.
  •   [諺]在傢千日好, 門一時難。   East or west, home is best.
  •   [諺]夜鶯在籠子裏唱不歌來。   Nightingales will not sing in a cage.
  •   [諺]太陽一,月亮失色;小巫見大巫。   The moon is not seen where the sun shines.
  •   [諺]帶手套的貓捉不到耗子; 四肢不勤, 一事無成; 怕沾污手指的人做不什麽事。   A cat in gloves catches no mice.
  •   [諺]心裏有什麽, 嘴裏總要說來。   When the heart is afire, some sparks will fly out at the mouth.
  •   [諺]想跳舞就得付樂師費用; 要享受就必須付代價。   If you dance you must pay the fiddler.
  •   [諺]愚人總喜強出頭。   A fool always rushes to the fore.
  •   [諺]慢工出細活。   Soft fire makes sweet malt.
  •   [諺]提琴雖老, 仍可奏好的麯子; 老當益壯。   There's many a good tune played on an old fiddle.