以下是一些常见的例子：
Practice makes perfect. 熟能生巧。
God helps those who help themselves. 自助者天助。
Easier said than done. 说起来容易做起来难。
Where there is a will， there is a way. 有志者事竟成。
A small mistake will trigger huge consequences. 失之毫厘，谬之千里。
Experience is the mother of wisdom. 经验是智慧之母。
All work and no play make Jack a dull boy. 只工作，不玩耍，聪明孩子也变傻。
Beauty without virtue is a rose without fragrance. 美貌无德如花无香。
Fact speak louder than words. 事实胜於雄辩。
Failure is the mother of success. 失败是成功之母。
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笨鸟先飞早入林 Clumsy birds have to start flying early.
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冰冻三尺,非一日之寒 It takes more than one cold day for the river to freeze threefeet deep. OR: The ground is frozen three feet deep ——a rather longprocess.
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长江后浪推前浪 In the Changjiang River the waves behind drive on thosebefore.
