英式智慧：Knowledge is power

Knowledge is power知识就是力量。Meaning: You should try to learn a lot. Knowing more things makes you more powerful. You can feel stronger.意思：你应该努力多学习。懂得越多，你就越有力量，内心也会更强大。Kill two birds with one stone一石二鸟 / 一举两得。Meaning: Accomplish two different things at the same time.意思：同时完成两件不同的事情。Example: I took the dog with me to the supermarket because I didn’t have enough time to go shopping and take him for a walk as well. That way, I killed two birds with one stone.例句：我带狗一起去超市，因为我没时间既购物又遛狗。这样一来，我就一举两得了。Kindness begets kindness善有善报。Meaning: If you are kind to people, your kindness will be returned.意思：如果你对别人友善，你的善意也会得到回报。Lie down with dogs, wake up with fleas近朱者赤，近墨者黑 / 与恶为伍，必染其弊。Meaning: If you associate with dishonest people, you will probably end up like them. Bad things will happen to you as a consequence.意思：如果你和不诚实的人交往，最终很可能会变得和他们一样，也会因此遭遇不好的事。*End up = in the end unexpectedly become/happen.最终 = 最后出乎意料地成为 / 发生。Necessity is the mother of invention需要是发明之母。Meaning: The need for something forces people to find a way of obtaining it.意思：对某样事物的需求，会迫使人们想办法去得到它、创造它。No news is good news没消息就是好消息。Meaning: If the news was bad, we would hear of it. Since we have heard nothing, we can assume that all is well.意思：如果有坏消息，我们早就听说了。既然一直没消息，就可以认为一切安好。One man's trash is another man's treasure汝之敝履，彼之珍宝 / 萝卜青菜，各有所爱。Meaning: What is valuable for one person may be of no value to another.意思：对一个人有用的东西，对另一个人可能毫无价值。Patience is a virtue忍耐是一种美德。Meaning: If you have the ability to wait for something without getting angry or upset then you have a really valuable quality.意思：如果你能耐心等待而不生气、不烦躁，那你就拥有一种非常可贵的品质。Rome was not built in a day罗马不是一天建成的 / 伟业非一日之功。Meaning: It takes time to a job properly. You should not expect to do it quickly.意思：把一件事做好需要时间，不要指望一蹴而就。Speech is silver, silence is golden雄辩是银，沉默是金。Meaning: Speaking is good, but discretion can be better.意思：说话是好的，但懂得谨慎沉默往往更好。Strike while the iron is hot趁热打铁。Meaning: When you have a good opportunity, go for it. Don't wait for too long to decide. If you have a problem, deal with it when it arises.意思：有好机会就要抓住，不要犹豫太久。遇到问题，要及时处理。*Go for it = accept an opportunity without thinking twice.抓住机会 = 毫不犹豫地接受机会。