英文之旅

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。

When poverty [the wolf] comes in at the door, love flies [creeps] out of the window.
当贫穷走进门来，爱情便飞出窗外。

When one door shuts, another opens.
这门不开那门开。

When in Rome, do as the Romans do.
人在罗马，要跟罗马人学样。