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1、afriendinneedisafriendindeed.患难见真情

(inadversity,truefeelingsarerevealed.)2、theearlybirdgetstheworm.捷足先登(afastfootisfirsttoclimb.)3、we’llcrossthatbridgewhenwecometoit.船到桥头自然直(theshipwillreachtheendofthebridgeinduecourse.)4、miserylovescompany.同病相怜(patientswithsimilarconditionsempathisewitheachother.)5、

don’tputoffuntiltomorrowwhatcanbedonetoday.今日事，今日毕(today’stasktoday’sjobtocomplete.)6、whatgoesaround,comesaround.善有善报，恶有恶报(kinddeedspayrichdividends,evilisrepaidwithevil.)种瓜得瓜(asyousowamelon,soyoushallreapone.)种豆得豆(asyousowabean,soyoushallreapone.)媳妇熬成婆(adaughter-in-lawwhosufferswillonedaybecomeamother-in-law.)7、

there’snousecryingoverspiltmilk.覆水难收(spiltwaterishardtorecover.)8、likefather,likeson.有其父必有其子(thesonislikehisfather.)虎父无犬子(atigerdoesnotfatheradog.)9、oncebitten,twiceshy.一朝被蛇咬，十年怕井绳

yīzhāobèishéyǎo,shíniánpàjǐngshéng(bittenbyasnakeononemorning,afraido ftheropebythewellfortenyears.)10、wheninrome,doastheromansdo.入乡随俗(whenenteringavillage,followitscustoms.)11、

nopain,nogain;nothingventured,nothinggained.不入虎穴，焉得虎子

(ifyoudon’tenterthetiger’sden,howwillyougetthetiger’scub?)12、ifyouwantsomethingdonewell,doityourself.求人不如求己

(it’sbettertorelyonyourselfthanonthehelpofothers.)13、twoheadsarebetterthanone.三个臭皮匠，胜过诸葛亮(threeunskilledcobblersaresuperiortoonezhugeliang.)14、allgoodthingscometoanend.人无千日好，花无百日红(thereisnopersonthathas1000gooddaysinarow,andnoflowerthatstaysredfor 100days.)15、whenitrains,itpours.屋漏偏逢连夜雨(whentheroofisleaking,that’swhenyougetseveralcontinuousnightsofrain.)一波未平，一波又起(justasonewavesubsides,anotheronecomes.)喝口凉水都能塞牙缝(evenwatergetsstuckinyourteeth.)

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