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United we stand,divided we fall. ^团结则存，分裂而亡。

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Variety is the spice of life. ^丰富多彩，生活才有乐趣。  

Velvet paws hide sharp claws. ^口蜜腹剑。 佛口蛇心。 笑里藏刀。  

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Walls have ears. (或:Pitchers have ears. )   隔墙有耳。  

   War is the business of barbarians.   战争是野蛮人干的事。  

Waste not,want not. 不浪费，不愁缺。  

We know not what is good until we have lost it. 拥有之时不爱惜，失去以后空叹息。  

We never know the worth of water till the well is dry. 井干方知水宝贵。  

Well begun is half done. 开始得好就等于成功了一半。

   Well fed,well bred. 吃得饱，懂礼貌。  

What is done by night appears by day. 若要人不知，除非己莫为。  

What is done cannot be undone. 生米已成熟饭。 木已成舟。 覆水难收。

   What the eye does not see,the heart does not grieve over. 眼不见，心不烦。  

What the heart thinks,the tongue speaks. 心直口快。 言为心声。 心里所想，嘴上所讲。   

What we do willingly is easy. 世事并不难，只要愿意干。 世上无难事，只要肯登攀。   

What you lose on the swings you get back(或gain,make) on the roundabouts. 失之东隅，收之桑榆。  

Whatever man has done man may do. 天下无难事。  

What's bred in the bone will come out in the flesh. 本性总要表现出来。

   What's sauce for the goose is sauce for the gander. 适用于甲者也适用于乙。

    When a dog is drowning everyone offers him drink. 落水狗，众人揍。 落井下石。 乘人之危，加以陷害。   

When in Rome do as the Romans do. 入乡随俗。 入国问禁。

When one is about to act,one must reason first. 凡事要先思而后行。   

When the cat's away,the mice will play. 猫儿不在，鼠儿大玩。 大王外出，小鬼跳梁。   

When the fruit is scarcest,its taste is sweetest. 物以稀为贵。 果子最稀罕，味道最香甜。   

When the wound is healed,the pain is forgotten. 好了伤疤忘了痛。   

Where there is life there is hope. 留得青山在，不怕没柴烧

Where there's a will,there's a way. (或:A wilful man will have his way. ) 有志者事竟成。    

Where there's muck,there's brass. 要致富别怕脏。   

While the priest climbs a post,the devil climbs ten. 道高一尺，魔高一丈。  

While there is life there is hope. 有生命就有希望。 留得青山在，不怕没柴烧。  

Who holds the purse rules the house. 有钱就有势。   

Who will not keep a penny,shall never have many. 不积少，不会成多。 积少成多。

    Wit once bought is worth twice taught. 付出代价长一智，胜过别人教两次。  

With time and patience the leaf of the mulberry becomes satin. 只要工夫深，铁杵磨成针。   

Wonders will never cease. 世界真奇妙。

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You can catch more flies with honey than with vinegar. 蜜比醋更能抓住飞虫。 好话比尖刻言词管用。   

You cannot clap with one hand. 一个巴掌拍不响。 孤掌难鸣。

    You cannot judge a tree by its bark. 不要根据树皮判断树木。 人不可貌相。

    You cannot make a crab walk straight. 江山易改，本性难移。

   You can't eat your cake and have it. 不能既要吃饼，又要把饼保存。 两全不能齐美。

    You can't fit a square peg into a round hole. 方榫头插不进圆卯眼。 圆凿方枘不合适。   

You can't make a silk purse out of a sow's ear. 劣材难成器。  

You can't make an omelet(te) without breaking eggs. ^要炒蛋就得打破蛋。 有失才有得。   

You can't teach an old dog new tricks. ^你不能教老狗学新把戏。 你无法使年老守旧的人接受新事物。   

You have to crawl before you can walk. ^人要学走，先得学爬。  

You may go farther and fare worse. ^走得更远可能情形更坏。 应知足常乐。  

You may take a horse to the water,but you cannot make him drink. ^领马河边易，逼马饮水难。 不要逼人做不愿做的事。

   Youth is life's seed-time. ^青年时代是人生的播种期。

   Youth looks forward and age backward. ^青年人向前看，老年人向后看。   

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Zeal without knowledge is fire without light. ^