1.After meat， mustard； after death， doctor .
雨後送傘
Explanation： this describes a situation where assistance or comfort is given when it is too late.
Example： just as I had cancelled my application to go abroad， I had a promise of money for my fare. It was a case of after death， the doctor.
2. After praising the wine they sell us vinegar.
掛羊頭賣狗肉
Explanation： to offer to give or sell something that is inferior to what you claim it to be.
Example： that fellow completely misled us about what he was capable of doing. After praising the wine， he sold us vinegar.
3. All is over but the shouting.
大勢已去
Explanation： finally decided or won； brought to the end； not able to be changed.
Example： after Bill‘s touch down， the game is all over but shouting.
4. All lay load on the willing horse.
人善被人欺，馬善被人騎
Explanation： a willing horse is someone who is always doing things for others. Very often the implication is that others impose on him.
Examples： the trouble is you're too good-natured and people take advantage of it. all lay load on the willing horse. You will have to learn to refuse people who ask too much.
5.anger and haste hinder good counsel.
小不忍則亂大謀
Explanation： one can not act wisely when one is angry or in a hurry.
Example： you should calm down before you decide the next move. Anger and haste hinder good counsel.
6. As poor as a church mouse
壹貧如洗
Explanation： to be exceedingly poor， having barely to live upon.
Example： he has a large family， and is poor as a church mouse.
Note： a church is one of the few buildings that contain no food.
7. A word spoken is past recalling.
壹言既出，駟馬難追
Explanation： the harm done by a careless word can not easily undo.
Example： for the rest of his life he regretted what he had said， but a word spoken is past recalling and he knew he could never repair the damage of that moment of harshness.
8.World is but a little place， after all.
天涯原咫尺，到處可逢君
Explanation： it is used when a person meets someone he knows or is in someway connected with him in a place where he would never have expected to do so.
Example： Who would have thought I would bump into an old schoolmate on a trek up Mount Tai. The world is but a little place after all.
9. When in Rome， do as the Romans do.
入鄉隨俗
Explanation： conform to the manners and customs of those amongst whom you live.
Example： I know you have egg and bacon for breakfast at home， but now you are on the Continent you will do as the Romans do and take coffee and rolls.
10. What you lose on the swings you get back on the roundabouts.
失之東隅，收之桑榆
Explanation： a rough way of starting a law of average； if you have bad luck on one day you have good on another； if one venture results in loss try a fresh one——it may succeed.
Example： he may always possess merits which make up for everything； if he loses on the swings， he may win on the roundabouts.
11.What are the odds so long as you are happy.
知足者常樂
Explanation： what does anything else matter if a person is happy.
Example： you complain so much， but you have a good family， parents， health， and money. What‘s the odd so long as you’re happy.
12.Entertain an angel unawares.
有眼不識泰山
Explanation： to receive a great personage as a guest without knowing his merits.
Example： in the course of evening someone informed her that she was entertaining an angel unawares， in the shape of a composer of the greatest promise
13.every dog has his day .
是人皆有出頭日
Explanation： fortune comes to each in turn
Example： they say that every dog has his day； but mine seems a very long time coming.
14.every potter praises his own pot.
王婆買瓜，自賣自誇
Explanation： people are loath to refer to defects in their possessions or their family members
Example： he said that his teacher considered his work brilliant， but I would rather hear it from his teacher‘s own mouth. Every potter praises his own pot
15.Pain past is pleasure.
（過去的痛苦就是快樂。）[無論多麽艱難壹定要咬牙沖過去，將來回憶起來壹定甜蜜無比。]
16.While there is life， there is hope.
（有生命就有希望/留得青山在，不怕沒柴燒。）
17.Wisdom in the mind is better than money in the hand.
（腦中有知識，勝過手中有金錢。）[從小灌輸給孩子的堅定信念。]
18.Storms make trees take deeper roots.
（風暴使樹木深深紮根。）[感激敵人，感激挫折！]
19.Nothing is impossible for a willing heart.
（心之所願，無所不成。）[堅持壹個簡單的信念就壹定會成功。]
20.The shortest answer is doing.
（最簡單的回答就是幹。）[想說流利的英語嗎？那麽現在就開口！心動不如嘴動。]
21.All things are difficult before they are easy.
（凡事必先難後易。）[放棄投機取巧的幻想。]
22.Great hopes make great man.（偉大的理想造就偉大的人。）
23.God helps those who help themselves.（天助自助者。）
24.Four short words sum up what has lifted most successful individuals above the crowd： a little bit more.
（四個簡短的詞匯概括了成功的秘訣：多壹點點！）
[比別人多壹點努力、多壹點自律、多壹點決心、多壹點反省、多壹點學習、多壹點實踐、多壹點瘋狂，多壹點點就能創造奇跡！]
25.In doing we learn.（實踐長才幹。）
26.East or west， home is best.（東好西好，還是家裏。）
27.Two heads are better than one.（三個臭皮匠，頂個諸葛亮。）
28.Good company on the road is the shortest cut.（行路有良伴就是捷徑。）
29.Constant dropping wears the stone.（滴水穿石。）
30.Misfortunes never come alone/single.（禍不單行。）
31.Misfortunes tell us what fortune is.（不經災禍不知福。）
32.Better late than never.（遲做總比不做好；晚來總比不來好。）
33.It`s never too late to mend.（過而能改，善莫大焉；亡羊補牢，猶未晚也。）
34.If a thing is worth doing it is worth doing well.（如果事情值得做，就值得做好。）
35.Nothing great was ever achieved without enthusiasm.（無熱情成就不了偉業。）
36.Actions speak louder than words.（行動比語言更響亮。）
37.Lifeless， faultless.（只有死人才不犯錯誤。）
38.From small beginning come great things.（偉大始於渺小。）
39.One today is worth two tomorrows.（壹個今天勝似兩個明天。）
40.Truth never fears investigation.（事實從來不怕調查。）
41.The tongue is boneless but it breaks bones.（舌無骨卻能折斷骨。）
42.A bold attempt is half success.（勇敢的嘗試是成功的壹半。）
43.Knowing something of everything and everything of something.
（通百藝而專壹長。）[瘋狂咬舌頭]
44.Good advice is beyond all price.（忠告是無價寶。）