俚語(yǔ)、俗語(yǔ)與諺語(yǔ)

1、俚語(yǔ)、俗語(yǔ)與諺語(yǔ)(一) A bad beginning makes a bad ending. 不善始者不善終 A bad workman quarrels with his tools. 不會(huì)睡覺(jué)怪床歪 A bird in the hand is worth two in the bush. 十鳥(niǎo)在樹(shù)，不如一鳥(niǎo)在手 A bit trying 有些苦惱 A burnt child dreads the fire. 一朝被蛇咬，十年怕井繩 A cat has nine lives. 貓有九命 A cat may look at a king. 一視何傷 A constant guest is n

2、ever welcome. 久住令人賤 A contented mind is a perpetual feast. 知足常樂(lè) A crooked stick will have a crooked shadow. 上梁不正下梁歪 A fool may throw a stone into a well which a hundred wise men cannot put out. 一愚闖禍，百智難補(bǔ) a friend in need is a friend indeed/ tested friends/ share weal and woe. 患難中的朋友才是真正的朋友/雪中送炭真君子 A

3、 friend is easier lost than found. 朋友易失不易得 A good beginning is half done./Well begun is half done. 良好的開(kāi)端就是成功的一半. A good beginning is half done. 能善其始，事已半成 A good beginning makes a good ending. 善始善終 A good book is the best friends, the same today and forever. 好書(shū)如摯友，情誼永不 A good gain takes long pain. 好事

4、多磨 A good lather is half a shave. 良好的開(kāi)端等于成功的一半 A good name is better than riches. 名聲好，勝金寶 A good tale is none the worse for being told twice. 好戲不厭百回看 a heart of gold 道德高尚的人 a heart of oak 果斷的人 A hundred pounds of sorrow pays not one ounce of debt. 百鎊愁難還一分債 A Jack of all trades is master of none. 樣樣精

5、通樣樣稀松 A little learning is a dangerous thing. 一知半解是危險(xiǎn)的事。 A man cannot whistle and drink at the same time. 一心不能兩用 A man who has friends must show himself friendly. 要想交朋友，就得有誠(chéng)意 A man without a smiling face must not open a shop. 人無(wú)笑臉不開(kāi)店 A miss is as good as a mile. 失之毫厘，差之千里 A near neighbor is better t

6、han a distant cousin. 遠(yuǎn)親不如近鄰 A necessary lie is harmless. 必要的謊言無(wú)妨 A pin a day is a groat a year. 聚沙成塔 A reformed rake makes the best husband. 浪子回頭金不換 A rolling stone gathers no moss. 轉(zhuǎn)石不成苔，轉(zhuǎn)業(yè)不聚財(cái) A stitch in time saves nine. 一勞永逸 A stone in a wall is not lost. 金簪掉在井里頭?有你的就是有你的 A straw shows which way

7、 the wind blows. 見(jiàn)微知著 A three-hundred-mile journey starts with the first step. 千里之行,始于足下 A waterside pavilion gets the moonlight first.Flowers and plants facing the sun grow better. 近水樓臺(tái)先得月，向陽(yáng)花木早逢春。 a white elephant 暴殄天珍 A word is enough to the wise. 快馬一鞭 A word spoken is past recalling. 一言既出，駟馬難追 A

8、 work ill done must be twice done. 首次做不好，必須重新做 A young idler, an old beggar. 少壯不努力，老大徒傷悲 Absent-minded professor 無(wú)頭蒼蠅 Act one's age 適齡行為 Actions speak louder than words. 行動(dòng)勝于言辭/坐而言，不如起而行 After a fashion 差勁 After a storm comes a calm. 雨過(guò)天晴 All good things come to an end. 好花不常開(kāi)，好景不常在/一切美好的事物皆有終結(jié)之時(shí)

9、 All is fair in love and war. 情場(chǎng)如戰(zhàn)超不擇手段 All is fish that comes to the net. 抓到籃里便是菜 All lay loads on a willing horse. 人善被人欺，馬善被人騎 All roads lead to Roma. 條條大道通羅馬殊途同歸 All that glitters is not gold. 閃光的東西并非都是金子 All things are difficult before they are easy. 萬(wàn)事起頭難 All's well that ends well. 結(jié)局好的就算好

10、Amiss is as good as a mile. 差之毫厘，失之千里 an ax to grind 圖謀不軌 An empty sack cannot stand upright. 空袋立不直 An eye for an eye, and a tooth for a tooth. 以眼還眼，以牙還牙 An honest tale speeds best, being plainly told. 誠(chéng)實(shí)的故事，哪怕是平淡地講，也傳得最快 An hour in the morning is worth two in the evening. 一日之間在于晨 An onlooker sees m

11、ost of the game. 旁觀者清 Appearances are deceptive. 人不可貌相 Art is long, but life is short. 人生有限，學(xué)海無(wú)涯 Art is long, life is short. 人生朝露，藝業(yè)千秋 as always 一如既往 as poor as a church mouse 一貧如洗 as red as a rose 艷如桃花 As well be hanged for a sheep as a lamb. 一不做二不休 as wet as a drowned rat 濕如落湯雞 As you brew so you

12、must drink. 自作自受 As you make your bed, so you must lie in it. 自食其果/自作自受 As you sow, so shall you reap. 種豆得豆，種瓜得瓜 assess the situation, go with the tide 審時(shí)度勢(shì)，順應(yīng)潮流 at one's wit's end 智窮才盡 俚語(yǔ)、俗語(yǔ)與諺語(yǔ)(二) back and forth 前前后后 Bad news travels fast. 壞事傳千里 Barking dogs seldom bite. 愛(ài)叫的狗很少咬人 be all fin

13、gers and thumbs(be very awkward and clumsy in handling things) 做事笨手笨腳 Be careful with thing and merciful with people. 對(duì)物要愛(ài)惜，對(duì)人要感恩 be far-sighted 目光遠(yuǎn)大 be in the same boat 同舟共濟(jì) be kept waiting for some time 苦苦等候 be open and aboveboard 光明磊落 be true to one's name 名副其實(shí) be very ungrateful 以怨報(bào)德 Beauty

14、is but skin deep. 人不可貌相 Beauty is in the eye of the beholder. 情人眼里出西施 Beauty is only skin-deep. 人不可貌相 Beggars must not be choosers. 饑不擇食 bell the cat 風(fēng)險(xiǎn)重重 Better be the head of a dog than the tail of a lion. 寧為雞頭，不為鳳尾 Better late than never . 遲做總比不做好 Better master one than engage with ten. 會(huì)十事不如精一事

15、Better the devil you know than the devil you do not know. 明槍易躲，暗箭難防 Birds of a feather flock together. 鳥(niǎo)以群分，物以類聚 bite the hand that feeds one 忘恩負(fù)義 Bitter pills may have wholesome effects. 良藥苦口 Blood is thicker than water. 疏不間親/血濃于水 bonkers 瘋狂的 both feet on the ground 實(shí)事求是 Boys will be boys. 男孩子畢竟是男孩

16、子 Brazen-faced 厚臉皮 burn one's boats 破釜沉舟 bury one's head in the sand 無(wú)視事實(shí) Business comes before pleasure. 正事在先，玩樂(lè)在后 Buyers want a hundred eyes; sellers，none. 買東西的要有百只眼，賣東西的可以不長(zhǎng)眼. By George 的確 by the grapevine 小道消息 can of worms 一團(tuán)糟 cannot see the wood for the trees 只見(jiàn)樹(shù)木不見(jiàn)森林 carry the can 面對(duì)責(zé)備

17、,負(fù)起責(zé)任 change with each passing day 日新月異 chaos 烏煙瘴氣 Clothes do not make the man. 人不可貌相 Clothes make the man. 人要衣裝，佛要金裝 Come Across A Tiger In The Mountain 山中遇虎 come straight to the point 開(kāi)門(mén)見(jiàn)山 Coming events cast their shadows before. 山雨欲來(lái)風(fēng)滿樓 Comparisons are odious. 人比人，氣死人 Constant dropping wears away

18、 the stone. 滴水穿石 cool one's heels 坐冷板凳 Craft must have clothes, but truth loves to go naked. 詭計(jì)需要偽裝，真理喜歡陽(yáng)光 Custom makes all things easy. 熟能生巧 Custom reconciles us to everything. 習(xí)慣成自然 Cut your coat according to your cloth. 量入為出 Dead men tell no tales. 死無(wú)對(duì)證 Deal with a man as he deals with you. 以

19、其人之道還治其人之身 deli(delicatessen) 熟食店 deserve one's reputation 名不虛傳 Diamond cut diamond. 強(qiáng)中更有強(qiáng)中手 Diligence is the mother of success. 失敗是成功之母 disco(discotheque) 迪斯科 divi(dividend) 紅利 Do as I say, not as I do. 照我說(shuō)的做，別照我做的做 Do as you would be done by. 己所不欲,勿施于人 Do evil that good may come. 行惡以求善果 Do in

20、Rome as the Romans do. 入鄉(xiāng)隨俗 Don't count your chickens before they are hatched. 別過(guò)早地樂(lè)觀 Don't cross the bridge until you come to it. 不要杞人憂天 Don't cry stinking fish. 不要喊魚(yú)腥/賣瓜不說(shuō)瓜苦/老王賣瓜，自賣自夸 Don't do unto others what you don't want others do unto you. 己所不欲勿施于人 Don't let the cat ou

21、t of the bag. 不要泄露機(jī)密 Don't meet trouble half-way. 勿杞人憂天 Don't put all your eggs in one basket. 勿孤注一擲 Don't put off till tomorrow what should be done today. 今日事今日畢 Don't quarrel with your bread and butter. 端人家碗，服人家管 Don't ride the high horse. 勿擺架子 Don't teach your grandmother

22、to suck egg. 不要對(duì)著耶穌講道理 Don't wash your dirty linen in public. 家丑不外揚(yáng) Dont judge a person by the clothes he wears. 不能以貌取人 down-to-earth 平易近人 draw worldwide attention 舉世矚目 Early to bed and early to rise. 早睡早起 Easier said than done. 說(shuō)起來(lái)容易，做起來(lái)難 East or west, home is best. 管他東方或西方，家是最好的地方/兔兒滿山跑，依舊歸 老巢

23、 Easy come, easy go. 來(lái)的容易去的快 easy meat 易辨的事 Empty talks would lead the country astray, and hard work can rejuvenate the nation. 空談?wù)`國(guó),實(shí)干興邦 Empty vessels make the most sound. 滿瓶不響半瓶響叮當(dāng) engage in speculation 投機(jī)倒把/買空賣空 enjoy a happy get-together 歡聚一堂 enjoy popular support 深入人心 Enough is as good as a fea

24、st. 知足常樂(lè) Equal pay for equal work. 同工同酬 Even Homer sometimes nods. 智者千慮必有一失 Every dog has his day. 困龍也有上天時(shí) Every dog has its/his day./A man his hour, and a dog has his day. 人人均有得意 Every family has a skeleton in the cupboard. 家家有本難念的經(jīng) Every flow must have its ebb. 人有悲歡離合，月有陰晴圓缺 every little counts/he

25、lps 積少成多 Every man is his own worst enemy. 一個(gè)人最大的敵人就是他自己 every now and then 時(shí)時(shí)刻刻 Everyone to his taste. 人各有所好 Example is better than precept. 身教重於言教 Experience is the best teacher. 前事不忘後事之師 Experience is the mother of wisdom. 不經(jīng)一事，不長(zhǎng)一智 Extremes meet. 物極必反 Facts speak louder than words 事實(shí)勝于雄辯 Failure

26、 is the mother of success. 失敗為成功之母 faint-hearted 膽小的 Familiarity breeds contempt. 近之則不遜 feel like an old friends at first sight 一見(jiàn)如故 Fine feathers make fine birds. 人要衣裝，馬要鞍 First come, first served. 先來(lái)先招待 First impressions are most lasting. 先入為主 First time strangers, second time friends 一回生,二回熟 Foll

27、ow the river and you will get to the sea. 順藤摸瓜 Fools rush in where angels fear to tread. 初生牛犢不怕虎 Foot the bill. 俚語(yǔ)、俗語(yǔ)與諺語(yǔ)(三) Gather ye rosebuds while ye may. 花開(kāi)堪折直須折 get the opposite of what one intended 事與愿違 get the sack 炒魷魚(yú) Give a dog a bad name and hang him. 讒言可畏/欲加之罪，何患無(wú)辭 Give a thief enough rope

28、 and he, ll hang himself. 多行不義必自斃 give him an inch and he'll take an ell. 得寸進(jìn)尺 Give knaves an inch and they will take a yard. 得寸進(jìn)尺 go for broke 盡最大努力 go while the going is good. 三十六計(jì),走為上計(jì) God helps those who help themselves. 自助者天助之 Gold will not buy everything. 金錢(qián)并非萬(wàn)能 Good opportunity, favorable

29、 geographical location and support from the people. 天時(shí)、地利、人和 Good things come in small packages. 鄉(xiāng)人不識(shí)貨，盡撿大的摸 good wine needs no bush 酒香不怕巷子深 Grasp all, lose all. 樣樣都要，全都失掉 Great minds think alike. 英雄所見(jiàn)略同 Great oaks from little acorns grow. 萬(wàn)丈高樓從地起 grow with every passingdayflourishing 蒸蒸日上 Half a lo

30、af is better than no bread. 聊勝於無(wú) Half the world knows not how the other half lives. 一家不知一家事，神仙不知瓜里事 hard and fast 一成不變 hard-hearted 鐵石心腸的 Haste makes waste. 欲速則不達(dá) have one's wish fulfilled 如愿以償 He laughs best who laughs last. 最后笑的人笑得最得意 He that commits a fault thinks everyone speaks of it. 作賊心虛

31、He that hath a full purse never wanted a friend. 有錢(qián)有酒，必有朋友 He that is full of himself is very empty. 自滿的人是空虛的 He that touches pitch shall be defiled. 近朱者赤，近墨者黑 He who knows most speaks least. 識(shí)多者寡言 He who laughs last, Laughs Best. 誰(shuí)笑在最后誰(shuí)笑得最甜 He who rides a tiger is afraid to dismount. 騎虎難下 he who wo

32、uld climb the ladder must begin at the bottom. 千里之行,始于足下 heart and soul 全心全意地 heart of stone 石頭心腸 heart-to-heart 坦白的 Heaven helps those who help themselves. 天助自助者 Homer sometimes nods. 圣賢也有缺失 Honesty is the best policy. 誠(chéng)實(shí)是上策 How happy we are, To meet friends from afar! 有朋自遠(yuǎn)方來(lái),不亦樂(lè)乎! Hunger is the be

33、at sauce. 饑不擇食 If a little knowledge is dangerous, where is the man who has so much as to be out of danger? 如果說(shuō)知識(shí)短少是危險(xiǎn)的話，到哪里去找知識(shí)豐富到足以 擺脫危險(xiǎn)的人物呢?（生物學(xué)家湯馬斯.赫胥黎（Thomas Huxley） If the sky falls, we shall catch larks. 杞人憂天 If you kill one flea in March you kill a hundred. 二月殺跳蚤，殺一少百 If you run after two ha

34、res, you'll catch neither. 腳踏兩頭船擺渡難 in a hundred and one thousand ways 千方百計(jì) In doing, we learn. 經(jīng)一事，長(zhǎng)一智 In fair weather prepare for the foul. 未雨綢繆 In for a penny, in for a pound. 一不做，二不休 in one's heart of heart 在內(nèi)心深處 in spite of oneself 不由自主 In the country of the blind the one-eyed man is ki

35、ng. 比上不足，比下有余/山中無(wú)老虎，猴子稱霸王 In wine there is truth. 酒後吐真言 invigorating/boosting/prospering China through science and technology 科技興國(guó) issue IOUs 打白條 It goes in one ear and out the other. 左耳朵進(jìn)，右耳朵出 It is dogged that does it. 天下無(wú)難事，只怕有心人 It is easier to go up the hill than to run down. 上山容易，下山難 It is eas

36、ier to pull down than to build. 百年成之不足，一旦毀之有余 It is love that makes the world go round. 情之一字，所以維持世界 It is never too late to mend. 亡羊補(bǔ)牢，時(shí)猶未晚 It is no use crying over spilt milk. 既墜釜甑，反顧無(wú)益 It takes ten years to grow trees but a hundred years to educate people. 十年樹(shù)木,百年樹(shù)人 It takes two to make a quarrel.

37、 一個(gè)巴掌不響 It's a deal. 一言為定 It's a long story. 一言難盡 It's never too late to learn. 活到老，學(xué)到老 It's never too late to mend. 亡羊補(bǔ)牢，未為晚也 It's of great urgency that 當(dāng)務(wù)之急 It's self-evident that 不言而喻 It's the nature of beasts. 本性難移 Its easy to be wise after the event. 事后諸葛亮 Justice ha

38、s long arms. 天網(wǎng)恢恢,疏而不漏 Keep something for a rainy day. 未雨綢繆 Kill two birds with one stone. 一箭雙雕/一石二鳥(niǎo) kind-hearted 心地慈祥的 Knowledge is power. 知識(shí)就是力量 Knowledge without practice makes half as artist. 有知識(shí)無(wú)實(shí)踐只是半個(gè)藝術(shù)家 learn from other's strong points and close the gap 取長(zhǎng)補(bǔ)短 learn to meet practical needs

39、學(xué)以致用 Learn to walk before you run. 循序漸進(jìn) Learning is like swimming upstream.If you don't go forward, you'll go back. 學(xué)如逆水行舟，不進(jìn)則退 Let bygones be bygones. 既往不究 Let sleeping dogs lie. 莫惹是非/一動(dòng)不如一靜 Let things run their course. 聽(tīng)其自然 Life is but empty dream. 浮生若夢(mèng) like a lead balloon 毫無(wú)作用 Like father

40、, like son. 有其父必有其子 Little and often fills the purse. 集腋成裘 Live and learn. 活到老學(xué)到老/學(xué)無(wú)止境 Look back to the old, if you would learn the new. 溫故而知新 Look before you leap. 三思而后行 Lookers-on see most of the game. 旁觀者清 Lost time is never found again. 光陰一去不復(fù)返 Love me, love my dog. 愛(ài)屋及烏 make great/rapid strides

41、 突飛猛進(jìn) Make hay while the sun shines. 打鐵趁熱 make overall arrangements 統(tǒng)籌兼顧 make spectacle of oneself 出洋相 Make yourself all honey and the files will devour you. 招蜂引蝶 Man proposes, God disposes. 謀事在人，成事在天 Many a little makes a mickle. 積少成多 Many hands make light work. 人多力量大/只要人手多，牌樓搬過(guò)河 Many men, many min

42、ds. 百姓百姓，一百個(gè)心 marble-hearted 鐵右心腸 Marriages are made in heaven. 姻緣天注定 Men are blind in their own cause. 人不知自丑，馬不嫌臉長(zhǎng) merchant of death 死亡販子 Might is right. 強(qiáng)權(quán)即公理 misfortunes never come singly. 禍不單行 mod(modern) 時(shí)髦的,摩登的 Money begets money. 錢(qián)賺錢(qián) Money burns a hole in his pocket. 錢(qián)燒口袋漏，一有就不留 Money is ever

43、ything. 有錢(qián)能使鬼推磨 Money is the root of all evil. 金錢(qián)是萬(wàn)惡之源 Money makes the mare go. 有錢(qián)能使鬼推魔 Money talks. 金錢(qián)萬(wàn)能/有錢(qián)能使鬼推磨 More haste, less speed. 欲速則不達(dá) Murder will out. 紙包不住火 mutual understanding and mutual accommodation 互諒互讓 俚語(yǔ)、俗語(yǔ)與諺語(yǔ)(四) Necessity knows no law. 饑寒起盜心 neither fish nor flesh 非驢非馬 network of p

44、ersonal connections 關(guān)系網(wǎng) neut(neutron bomb) 中子彈 Never cackle till your egg is laid. 事未完成莫夸耀 Never do things by halves. 凡事不要半途而廢 Never judge by appearances. 人不可貌相 Never mind trouble troubles you. 明日愁來(lái)明日憂 Never put off till tomorrow what may be done today. 今日事，今日畢 Never put off what can be done today t

45、ill tomorrow. 今日之事今日畢 New broom sweeps clean. 新官上任三把火 No cross, no crown. 吃得苦中苦，方為人上人 No gain without pain. 舍不得兒子，套不了狼（若非一番寒徹骨，焉得梅花撲鼻香） No pains, no gains. 不勞則無(wú)獲 no work, no money. 不勞無(wú)獲 not to wear your heart on your sleeve 不要太情緒化 Nothing is impossible to a willing heart. 世上無(wú)難事，只怕有心人 Nothing is too

46、difficult if you put your heart into it. 世上無(wú)難事只怕有心人 Nothing venture, nothing have. 不入虎穴，焉得虎子 null and void 空洞無(wú)物 obedience is the first duty of a soldier. 服從是軍人的天職 Of two evils choose the lesser. 兩害相權(quán)取其輕 off and on 斷斷續(xù)續(xù) old chap 老兄 Old friends and old wine are best. 陳酒味純，老友情深 on one's last legs 日

47、暮途窮 Once bitten, twice shy. 一回遭蛇咬，二回不攢草 Once the tree falls, the monkeys on it will flee helter-skelter 樹(shù)倒猢猻散 One cannot be in two places at once. 分身乏術(shù) One cannot make an omelet without breaking eggs. 有得必有失 One cannot put back the clock. 盛年不重來(lái)，一日難再晨 One enemy is too much for a man in a great post，an

48、d a hundred friends too few. 身居要職，朋友百人太少，敵人一個(gè)太多 One father is more than a hundred school masters. 勝過(guò)師長(zhǎng)百位 One good head is better than a hundred strong hands. 強(qiáng)手百雙，莫如智者一人 One good turn deserves another. 好心有好報(bào) One is never too old to learn. 活到老，學(xué)到老 One man is worth a hundred and a hundred is not worth

49、 one. 一人可抵一百，一百不抵一人 One man sows and another reaps. 東家種竹，西家生筍 One must draw back in order to leap better. 以退為進(jìn) One pair of heels is often worth two pairs of hands. 走為上策 One swallow does not make a summer. 單絲不成線，獨(dú)木不成林 one's pound of flesh 合理不合情之要求 Opportunity makes the thief. 財(cái)不露白 Out of sight, o

50、ut of mind. 眼不見(jiàn)，心不想 Over shoes, over boots. 一不做，二不休 pell-mell development 盲目發(fā)展/欲速則不達(dá) Penny wise, pound foolish. 小事精明，大事糊涂 People who live in glass houses should not throw stones. 責(zé)人必先責(zé)己 person of insight 有識(shí)之士 Play by ear. 到時(shí)再看 Please give me a hand. 請(qǐng)幫我一個(gè)忙 posh 非常時(shí)髦的 Practice make perfect. 熟能生巧 pres

51、ent the facts and reason things out 擺事實(shí)講道理 Pretty feathers make pretty birds. 人要衣裝 Pride comes/goes before a fall. 驕兵必?cái)?Reading makes a full man. 讀書(shū)使人完善 Red shy in the morning, shepherd's warning. 早霞不出門(mén)，晚霞晴千里 remain fresh in one's memory 記憶猶新 renew friendship 共敘舊誼 rip off 宰客 risk one's f

52、ortune in business 下海 Rome was not built in a day. 冰凍三尺，非一日之寒/大器晚成 Rome was not built in a day. 羅馬不是一天造成的 second to none 首屈一指 Seeing is believing. 百聞不如一見(jiàn)/眼見(jiàn)為實(shí) seeking increasing perfection 精益求精 Self-praise is no recommendation. 自吹自擂并非推薦之道 serve as a bridge 牽線搭橋 Set a beggar on horseback and he'l

53、l ride to the devil. 叫花子發(fā)財(cái)忘乎所以然 short in weight 缺斤短兩 Silly child is soon taught. 要想孩子好，教育要趁早 single-hearted Devotion 專心致志 six of one and half a dozen of the other 半斤八兩 So many countries, so many customs. 各地各鄉(xiāng)風(fēng) Sooner or later, the truth comes to light. 真相遲早會(huì)大白 Spare the rod and spoil the child. 不打不成

54、器 spend money like water 花錢(qián)大手大腳 spick-and-span 煥然一新 street gossip 街談巷議 Strike the iron while it is hot./Strike while the iron is hot. 打鐵趁熱 Strike while the iron is hot. 趁熱打鐵 stuff and nonserse 亂七八糟 Talk of the devil and he is sure to appear./Talk of the devil and he will appear. 說(shuō)曹操曹操就到 Talk of the

55、devil and he's sure to appear. 說(shuō)曹操，曹操就到 tap new sources of revenue and husband existing resources 開(kāi)源節(jié)流 Tastes differ. 羊羹雖美，眾口難調(diào) The best fish swim near the bottom. 好戲在後頭/好酒沈甕底)/好魚(yú)居水底 The burnt child dreads the worm. 一朝被蛇咬，十年怕井繩 The child is father of (/to)the man. 歲訂到老 The early bird gets(/catches) t