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Answer 1

A bad beginning makes a bad ending.
不善始者不善终。
A bad thing never dies.
遗臭万年。
A bad workman always blames his tools.
不会撑船怪河弯。
A bird in the hand is worth than two in the bush.
一鸟在手胜过双鸟在林。
A boaster and a liar are cousins-german.
吹牛与说谎本是同宗。
A bully is always a coward.
色厉内荏。
A burden of one's choice is not felt.
爱挑的担子不嫌重。
A candle lights others and consumes itself.
蜡烛照亮别人，却毁灭了自己。
A cat has 9 lives.
猫有九条命。
A cat may look at a king.
猫也可以打量国王，意为人人平等。
A close mouth catches no flies.
病从口入。
A constant guest is never welcome.
常客令人厌。
Actions speak louder than words.
事实胜于雄辩。
Adversity leads to prosperity.
穷则思变。
Adversity makes a man wise, not rich.
逆境出人才。
A fair death honors the whole life.
死得其所，流芳百世。
A faithful friend is hard to find.
知音难觅。
A fall into a pit, a gain in your wit.
吃一堑，长一智。
A fox may grow gray, but never good.
江山易改，本性难移。
A friend in need is a friend indeed.
患难见真情。
A friend is easier lost than found.
得朋友难，失朋友易。
A friend is never known till a man has need.
需要之时方知友。
A friend without faults will never be found.
没有十全十美的朋友。
'After you' is good manners.
“您先请”是礼貌。
A good beginning is half done.
良好的开端是成功的一半。
A good beginning makes a good ending.
善始者善终。
A good book is a good friend.
好书如挚友。
A good book is the best of friends, the same today and forever.
一本好书，相伴一生。
A good conscience is a soft pillow.
不做亏心事，不怕鬼叫门。
A good fame is better than a good face.
美名胜过美貌。
A good husband makes a good wife.
夫善则妻贤。
A good medicine tastes bitter.
良药苦口。
A good wife health is a man's best wealth.
妻贤身体好是男人最大的财富。
A great talker is a great liar.
说大话者多谎言。
A hedge between keeps friendship green.
君子之交淡如水。
A joke never gains an enemy but loses a friend.
戏谑不能化敌为友，只能使人失去朋友。
A leopard cannot change its spots.
积习难改。
A liar is not believed when he speaks the truth.
说谎者即使讲真话也没人相信。
A light heart lives long.
静以修身。
A little body often harbors a great soul.
浓缩的都是精品。
A little knowledge is a dangerous thing.
一知半解，自欺欺人。
A little pot is soon hot.
狗肚子盛不得四两油。
All are brave when the enemy flies.
敌人逃窜时，人人都成了勇士。
All good things come to an end.
天下没有不散的筵席。
All rivers run into sea.
海纳百川。
All roads lead to Rome.
条条大路通罗马。
All that ends well is well.
结果好，就一切都好。
All that glitters is not gold.
闪光的不一定都是金子。
All things are difficult before they are easy.
凡事总是由难而易。
All work and no play makes Jack a dull boy.
只会用功不玩耍，聪明孩子也变傻。
A man becomes learned by asking questions.
不耻下问才能有学问。
A man can do no more than he can.
凡事都应量力而行。
A man cannot spin and reel at the same time.
一心不能二用。
A man is known by his friends.
什么人交什么朋友。
A man of words and not of deeds is like a garden full of weeds.
光说空话不做事，犹如花园光长刺。
A man without money is no man at all.
一分钱难倒英雄汉。
A merry heart goes all the way.
心旷神怡，事事顺利。
A miss is as good as a mile.
失之毫厘，差之千里。
A mother's love never changes.
母爱永恒。
An apple a day keeps the doctor away.
一天一苹果，不用请医生。
A new broom sweeps clean.
新官上任三把火。
An eye for an eye and a tooth for a tooth.
以眼还眼，以牙还牙。
An hour in the morning is worth two in the evening.
一日之计在于晨。
An old dog cannot learn new tricks.
老狗学不出新把戏。
An ounce of luck is better than a pound of wisdom.
聪明才智，不如运气。
An ounce of prevention is worth a pound of cure.
预防为主，治疗为辅。
A rolling stone gathers no moss.
滚石不生苔，转业不聚财。
As a man sows, so he shall reap.
种瓜得瓜，种豆得豆。
A single flower does not make a spring.
一花独放不是春，百花齐放春满园。
A snow year, a rich year.
瑞雪兆丰年。
A sound mind in a sound body.
健全的精神寓于健康的身体。
A still tongue makes a wise head.
寡言者智。
A stitch in time saves nine.
小洞不补，大洞吃苦。
A straight foot is not afraid of a crooked shoe.
身正不怕影子斜。
A wise head makes a close mouth.
真人不露相，露相非真人。
A word spoken is past recalling.
一言既出，驷马难追。
A year's plan starts with spring.
一年之计在于春。
A young idler, an old beggar.
少壮不努力，老大徒伤悲。
Bad news has wings.
好事不出门，坏事传千里。
Barking dogs seldom bite.
吠犬不咬人。
Beauty lies in the love's eyes.
情人眼里出西施。
Be swift to hear, slow to speak.
听宜敏捷，言宜缓行。
Better late than never.
不怕慢，单怕站。
Better to ask the way than go astray.
问路总比迷路好。
Between friends all is common.
朋友之间不分彼此。
Birds of a feather flock together.
物以类聚，人以群分。
Blood is thicker than water.
血浓于水。
Blood will have blood.
血债血偿。
Books and friends should be few but good.
读书如交友，应求少而精。
Business is business.
公事公办。
Business is the salt of life.
事业是人生的第一需要。
By reading we enrich the mind, by conversation we polish it.
读书使人充实，交谈使人精明。
Cannot see the wood for the trees.
一叶障目，不见泰山。
Care and diligence bring luck.
谨慎和勤奋才能抓住机遇。
Caution is the parent of safety.
小心驶得万年船。
Cheats never prosper.
骗人发不了财。
Children are what the mothers are.
耳濡目染，身教言传。
Choose an author as you choose a friend.
择书如择友。
Come what may, heaven won't fall.
做你的吧，天塌不下来。
Complacency is the enemy of study.
学习的敌人是自己的满足。
Confidence in yourself is the first step on the road to success.
自信是走向成功的第一步。
Constant dripping wears away a stone.
水滴石穿，绳锯木断。
Content is better than riches.
知足者常乐。
Count one's chickens before they are hatched.
蛋未孵先数雏。
Courtesy on one side only lasts not long.
来而不往非礼也。
Creep before you walk.
循序渐进。
Cry for the moon.
海底捞月。
Custom is a second nature.
习惯是后天养成的。
Custom makes all things easy.
有个好习惯，事事皆不难。
Diamond cuts diamond.
强中自有强中手。
Do as the Romans do.
入乡随俗。
Do as you would be done by.
己所不欲，勿施于人。
Doing is better than saying.
与其挂在嘴上，不如落实在行动上。
Do it now.
机不可失，时不再来。
Do nothing by halves.
凡事不可半途而废。
Don't claim to know what you don't know.
不要不懂装懂。
Don't have too many irons in the fire.
不要揽事过多。
Don't make a mountain out of a molehill.
不要小题大做。
Don't put off till tomorrow what should be done today.
今日事，今日毕。
Don't put the cart before the horse.
不要本末倒置。
Don't trouble trouble until trouble troubles you.
不要自找麻烦。
Don't try to teach your grandmother to suck eggs.
不要班门弄斧。
Do well and have well.
善有善报。
Each bird love to hear himself sing.
孤芳自赏。
Early to bed and early to rise makes a man healthy, wealthy and wise.
早睡早起身体好。
Easier said than done.
说得容易，做得难。
Easy come, easy go.
来也匆匆，去也匆匆。
Eat to live, but not live to eat.
人吃饭是为了活着，但活着不是为了吃饭。
Empty vessels make the greatest sound.
实磨无声空磨响，满瓶不动半瓶摇。
Envy has no holidays.
忌妒之人无宁日。
Even Homer sometimes nods.
智者千虑，必有一失。
Even reckoning makes long friends.
亲兄弟，明算账。
Every advantage has its disadvantage.
有利必有弊。
Everybody's business is nobody's business.
人人负责，等于没人负责。
Every day is not Sunday.
好景不常在。
Every dog has his day.
谁都有得意的时候。
Every door may be shut, but death's door.
人生在世，唯死难逃。
Every heart has its own sorrow.
各人有各人的苦恼。
Every little helps a mickle.
聚沙成塔，集腋成裘。
Every man for himself, and the devil takes the hindmost.
人不为己，天诛地灭。
Every man has his faults.
金无足赤，人无完人。
Every man has his hobbyhorse.
萝卜青菜，各有所爱。
Every man has his weak side.
人人都有弱点。
Every man is the architect of his own fortune.
自己的命运自己掌握。
Every minute counts.
分秒必争。
Every mother's child is handsome.
孩子是自己的好。
Every potter praises hit pot.
王婆卖瓜，自卖自夸。
Everything is good when new, but friends when old.
东西是新的好，朋友是老的亲。
Example is better then percept.
说一遍，不如做一遍。
Experience is the father of wisdom and memory the mother.
经验是智慧之父，记忆是智慧之母。
Experience must be bought.
吃一堑，长一智。
Fact speak louder than words.
事实胜于雄辩。
Failure is the mother of success.
失败是成功之母。
False friends are worse than bitter enemies.
明枪易躲，暗箭难防。
Far from eye, far from heart.
眼不见，心不烦。
Far water does not put out near fire.
远水救不了近火。
Faults are thick where love is thin.
一朝情意淡，样样不顺眼。
Fear always springs from ignorance.
恐惧源于无知。
Fields have eyes, and woods have ears.
隔墙有耳。
Fire and water have no mercy.
水火无情。
Fire is a good servant but a bad master.
火是一把双刃剑。
First come, first served.
先来后到。
First impressions are half the battle.
初次见面，印象最深。
First think and then speak.
先想后说。
Fools grow without watering.
朽木不可雕。
Fool's haste is no speed.
欲速则不达。
Fools has fortune.
呆人有呆福。
Fools learn nothing from wise men, but wise men learn much from fools.
愚者不学无术，智者不耻下问。
Forbidden fruit is sweet.
禁果格外香。
Fortune favors those who use their judgement.
机遇偏爱善断之人。
Fortune knocks once at least at every man's gate.

Answer 2

1. Two for three dollars.
很多人第一次来到美国的超市买东西都会有同样的疑问, 它上面写著 Two for three dollars 那倒底可不可以只买一个呢? 答案是可以的. 买一个会不会比较贵呢? 其实一点也不会, 如果 Two for three dollars 那么买一个就是一块半啦. 但是在速食店的情况又不同了, 像麦当劳或 Arby 常会有一些促销活动, 如 Arby 的 2 Sub for 4 dollars, 这种情况就不能单买一个.
2. Buy one get on free.
这是美国常见的一种促销手法, 小至日常用品, 大至汽车都有 buy one get one free 的优待. 但是由于是买一送一, 所以拿二个跟拿一个的价钱是一样的, 这跟上面所说的 Two for three dollars 是不一样的.
3. Never buying beers without your pictured ID in hand.
美国的法律规定, 凡是买酒精类的产品都是要看 picture ID 的. (要达到法定年龄才能买酒) 而且各州甚至各郡的规定都不同. 有些地方是可以卖 Liquor 的, 有些地方则不行. 有些州有些很奇怪的规定, 像是 Georgia , 规定星期日不得卖酒, (怎么会有这种奇怪的规定) 我第一次不知道, 星期日高高兴兴准备要去买了一箱啤酒准备去开 party, 结果柜台人员居然不卖给我, 还跟我说, Don't you know that? It's law!
4. Bring your I.D to the bar, movies and when you write a check.
一般跳舞的酒吧都有年龄的限制, 有些规定是 18 岁, 有些规定要 21 岁. 像 18 岁的地方, 如果你年纪超过 21 岁, 他会发给你一个手环 (bracelet), 这表示你可以在里面买酒. 至于电影有些戏院会把普通级和限制级电影分区, 没有 I.D 的话, 是不能进入的. 至于 check, 一般我们较不习惯使用支票, 但切记在使用支票时, 人家也会要看你的 I.D 的.
5. The malls close at 6pm on Sunday!
一般从亚洲地区来的人都很难理解为何在美国 (我想在欧洲也是) 星期日几乎所有的营业场所都是晚上六点就关门了. 所以星期日若想去逛 mall 请趁早. 而一般日子的营业时间多半是到晚上九点, 星期六则是开到晚上十点.
6. Remember to renew your insurance.
保险到期了要记得自己去续约, (续约在英文里叫 renew) 有些保险公司会忘了寄通知单给你, 要记得自己去 renew. 在美国的医疗费是很惊人的, 不要拿自己的生命和健康作赌注. 另外, 保险金叫 premium. 由于 premium 这个字也可以当作最好的意思, 所以在超市可以看到许多叫 premium 的产品, 如 orange juice, pizza 等. 所以不要把这二个意思弄混了. 当在讲到保险时, 说到 premium 都是指保险金的意思.
7. Down payment and monthly payment.
一般买东西付钱的方式有二种, 一种是付清, 另一种是分期付款. 分期付款又分为头期款 (Down payment) 和以后每个月要缴的钱. 一般买大一点的东西如车子或是保险, 上都会列出不同付款方式所应缴的金额. 有些促销广告就会打出 No down payment. 也就是不用付头期款的意思. 但是如果是分期付款, 通常都还要再交额外的 finance charge (相当于利息) 划不划算? 自己算看看.
8. Pay your tag fee before your birthday.
Tag fee 就是汽车的牌照税, 一年缴一次, 一般约在 $200-400 之间. 由于各州法律不同, 所以 交的方式和金额也不太相同. 但一般都是在生日之前必须预缴下一年度的 tag fee, 不然就会被罚 10% 的罚金.
9. Get your emission test for your car every odd year.
各州法律不同, 但应是大同小异, Georgia 的法律规定, 车子每二年要作一次 emission test, 收费是公定价 $25. 如果需要详细的地点提供 emission test 的服务, Georgia 的居民可以到 这个网站查询
10. Left turn first if there is a tune-left sign there.
在美国开车有一点和台湾很不同, 就是在由红灯变绿灯时, 如果有左转灯的话, 它是会先变成左转灯的, 所以是由左转车先走. (在台湾是直行灯亮完之后才换左转灯 ) 所以也没有什么绿灯待转这回事. 请勿耍宝. (像我刚到美国时一样) 但是如果没有左转灯的话, 则还是一样由直行车走完之后才换左转车.
11. Ten dollars rebate and ten dollars cash back.
Rebate 和 cash back 都是在美国很常用到的促销方式. 所谓 Rebate, 就是把东西买回家之后, 填一份申请书, 付上产品的计算机条码 (UPC) , 连同收据寄去给制造商, 他们就会寄一张支票给你. 需时从二星期到二个月不等. 而 Cash back 就是在结帐的时候就直接退现金给你, 但是退钱的这部份税还是要付. 例如你买 $20 的东西, cash back $10, 但是你付的税还是以 $20 计算. 也许小东西你不觉的, 可是如果买车 cash back $2,000 你就知道这差别有多大了.
12. Take advantage of the first courtesy.
所谓的 first courtesy 就是如果你是第一次犯错, 你可以请求别人( 通常是银行) 的原谅. 例如你支票跳票被银行罚钱, 或是信用卡过了时间没去缴, 被银行罚钱, 甚至车子被吊.. 你都可以问看看有没有 first courtesy 的政策. 每家银行都不一样, 有些有有些没有, 如果有的话, 你可以为自己省下一笔可观的罚金.

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Answer 3

Two for three dollars. Buy one get on free.
这是美国常见的一种促销手法, 小至日常用品, 大至汽车都有 buy one get one free 的优待. 但是由于是买一送一, 所以拿二个跟拿一个的价钱是一样的, 这跟上面所说的 Two for three dollars 是不一样的.
3. Never buying beers without your pictured ID in hand.
美国的法律规定, 凡是买酒精类的产品都是要看 picture ID 的. (要达到法定年龄才能买酒) 而且各州甚至各郡的规定都不同. 有些地方是可以卖 Liquor 的, 有些地方则不行. 有些州有些很奇怪的规定, 像是 Georgia , 规定星期日不得卖酒, (怎么会有这种奇怪的规定) 我第一次不知道, 星期日高高兴兴准备要去买了一箱啤酒准备去开 party, 结果柜台人员居然不卖给我, 还跟我说, Don't you know that? It's law!
4. Bring your I.D to the bar, movies and when you write a check.
一般跳舞的酒吧都有年龄的限制, 有些规定是 18 岁, 有些规定要 21 岁. 像 18 岁的地方, 如果你年纪超过 21 岁, 他会发给你一个手环 (bracelet), 这表示你可以在里面买酒. 至于电影有些戏院会把普通级和限制级电影分区, 没有 I.D 的话, 是不能进入的. 至于 check, 一般我们较不习惯使用支票, 但切记在使用支票时, 人家也会要看你的 I.D 的.
5. The malls close at 6pm on Sunday!
一般从亚洲地区来的人都很难理解为何在美国 (我想在欧洲也是) 星期日几乎所有的营业场所都是晚上六点就关门了. 所以星期日若想去逛 mall 请趁早. 而一般日子的营业时间多半是到晚上九点, 星期六则是开到晚上十点.
6. Remember to renew your insurance.
保险到期了要记得自己去续约, (续约在英文里叫 renew) 有些保险公司会忘了寄通知单给你, 要记得自己去 renew. 在美国的医疗费是很惊人的, 不要拿自己的生命和健康作赌注. 另外, 保险金叫 premium. 由于 premium 这个字也可以当作最好的意思, 所以在超市可以看到许多叫 premium 的产品, 如 orange juice, pizza 等. 所以不要把这二个意思弄混了. 当在讲到保险时, 说到 premium 都是指保险金的意思.
7. Down payment and monthly payment.
一般买东西付钱的方式有二种, 一种是付清, 另一种是分期付款. 分期付款又分为头期款 (Down payment) 和以后每个月要缴的钱. 一般买大一点的东西如车子或是保险, 上都会列出不同付款方式所应缴的金额. 有些促销广告就会打出 No down payment. 也就是不用付头期款的意思. 但是如果是分期付款, 通常都还要再交额外的 finance charge (相当于利息) 划不划算? 自己算看看.
8. Pay your tag fee before your birthday.
Tag fee 就是汽车的牌照税, 一年缴一次, 一般约在 $200-400 之间. 由于各州法律不同, 所以 交的方式和金额也不太相同. 但一般都是在生日之前必须预缴下一年度的 tag fee, 不然就会被罚 10% 的罚金.
9. Get your emission test for your car every odd year.
各州法律不同, 但应是大同小异, Georgia 的法律规定, 车子每二年要作一次 emission test, 收费是公定价 $25. 如果需要详细的地点提供 emission test 的服务, Georgia 的居民可以到 这个网站查询
10. Left turn first if there is a tune-left sign there.
在美国开车有一点和台湾很不同, 就是在由红灯变绿灯时, 如果有左转灯的话, 它是会先变成左转灯的, 所以是由左转车先走. (在台湾是直行灯亮完之后才换左转灯 ) 所以也没有什么绿灯待转这回事. 请勿耍宝. (像我刚到美国时一样) 但是如果没有左转灯的话, 则还是一样由直行车走完之后才换左转车.
11. Ten dollars rebate and ten dollars cash back.
Rebate 和 cash back 都是在美国很常用到的促销方式. 所谓 Rebate, 就是把东西买回家之后, 填一份申请书, 付上产品的计算机条码 (UPC) , 连同收据寄去给制造商, 他们就会寄一张支票给你. 需时从二星期到二个月不等. 而 Cash back 就是在结帐的时候就直接退现金给你, 但是退钱的这部份税还是要付. 例如你买 $20 的东西, cash back $10, 但是你付的税还是以 $20 计算. 也许小东西你不觉的, 可是如果买车 cash back $2,000 你就知道这差别有多大了.
12. Take advantage of the first courtesy.
所谓的 first courtesy 就是如果你是第一次犯错, 你可以请求别人( 通常是银行) 的原谅. 例如你支票跳票被银行罚钱, 或是信用卡过了时间没去缴, 被银行罚钱, 甚至车子被吊.. 你都可以问看看有没有 first courtesy 的政策. 每家银行都不一样, 有些有有些没有, 如果有的话, 你可以为自己省下一笔可观的罚金.

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Answer 4

An apple a day keeps the doctor away.