英文之旅

You cannot make an omelette without breaking eggs.
不打破蛋，做不了蛋饼。

You cannot make a silk purse out of a sow's ear.
猪耳朵做不了丝荷包。

You cannot have your cake and eat it.
蛋糕不能又要吃完又要留着。

You cannot get blood [water] out of a stone [from a turnip].
石头〔萝卜〕里挤不出血〔水〕来。

You cannot catch old birds with chaff.
用谷壳抓不到老鸟。

You can lead a horse to water; but you can't make it drink.
可以领马至水边，却无法强要它喝水。

Worse things happen at sea.
在海上还有更糟的事。

Work expands so as to fill the time available.
时间有多长，工作就会拖多长。

Why keep a dog and bark yourself?
何以养了狗还要自己吠？

Whom the gods love die young.
神的宠儿常早夭。

Where there's a will, there's a way.
有志者事竟成。

When the cat is away, the mice will play.
猫儿不在，老鼠闹翻天。