Proverb of the week
Set 1 - 1st Term |
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Where there is a will, there is a way. 有志者事竟成。
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An hour in the morning is worth two in the evening. 一日之計在於晨。
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A man becomes learned by asking questions. 不恥下問才能有學問。
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Better to ask the way than go astray. 問路總比迷路好。
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He who does not advance loses ground. 逆水行舟, 不進則退。
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It is too late to grieve when the chance is past. 坐失良機,後悔已晚。
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Make hay while the sun shines. 勿失良機。
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Man proposes, God disposes. 謀事在人,成事在天。
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Pride goes before, and shame comes after. 驕傲使人落後。
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The early bird catches the worm. 早起的鳥才有能捉到蟲。
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Look before you leap. 三思而後行。/ 謀定而後動。
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Time and tide wait for no man. 歲月不饒人 。
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To err is human, to forgive divine. 人孰無過, 寬恕為上。
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Respect yourself, or no one else will respect you. 人必自重,然後人重之。
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Success belongs to the persevering. 堅持就是勝利。
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Set 1 - 2nd Term |
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Knowledge is power. 知識就是力量
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Trust men and they will be true to you. 信人者人恆信之。
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An eye for an eye, and we will all go blind. 以牙還牙,兩敗俱傷。
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Pardon is the most glorious revenge. 寬恕是最偉大的報復。
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He who has hope has everything. 擁有希望的人擁有一切。
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There is no rose without a thorn. 沒有十全十美的人生。
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Seeing is believing. 百聞不如一見。
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A word once spoken can never be recalled. 一言既出,駟馬難追。
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Never put off till tomorrow what you can do today. 今日事今日畢。
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It is more blessed to give than to receive. 施比受更有福。
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Out of sight, out of mind. 眼不見,心不念。
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Two heads are better than one. 三人行必有我師。
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Leopards cannot change their spots. 江山易改,本性難移。
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Beauty is in the eye of the beholder. 情人眼裡出西施。
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Appearances are deceptive. 外表是靠不住的。
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Rome was not built in a day. 羅馬不是一天造成的。
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