过中英慣用短語:
  •   [諺] 被燙過的貓, 連冷水也怕(一朝被蛇咬, 三年怕井繩)   The scalded cat fears cold water.
  •   [諺]人非聖賢, 孰能無過。   Every man hath his faults.
  •   [諺]夜未來臨, 勿誇天晴; 尚未成功之事, 不可譽之過早。   Don't praise the day until evening.
  •   [諺]太多反有害; 過猶不及。   Too much water drowned the miller.
  •   [諺]好名聲勝過財富。   A good name is better than great riches.
  •   [諺]改過不嫌晚。   It is never too late to mend.
  •   [諺]既往不咎; 不念舊惡; 過去的事, 就讓它成為過去吧。   Let the dead bury the dead.
  •   [諺]杯子已滿, 多加一滴也會溢出(指超過限度的微小事情也會釀成重大後果)。   The last drop makes the cup run over.
  •   [諺]沒捉到魚別忙着開肚取腸(勿操之過急)。   Gut no fish till you get them.
  •   [諺]沒有受過傷的人總愛嘲笑別人的傷疤; 未經痛苦的人不懂得同情別人。   He jests at scars that never felt a wound.
  •   [諺]獅子沒有人們畫得那麽兇猛; 傳聞往往言過其實。   The lion is not so fierce as he is painted.
  •   [諺]穩穩到手的一半勝似毫無把握的全部; 過猶不及。   The half is more than the whole .
  •   [諺]要知河深淺, 須問過來人。   He knows the water the best who has waded through it.
  •   [諺]認罪是悔罪的第一步； 悔過必先認錯。   C-is the first step to repentance.
  •   [諺]足食猶如筵席。(不過分就好; 知足常樂。)   E-is as good as a feast.
  •   [諺]過去的事情無可輓回; 往者不可諫。   Things past can not be recalled.