Water dropping day by day wears the hardest rock away.
［译］滴水穿石。
We know not what is good until we have lost it.
［译］有的时候不爱惜，丢了以后空叹息；失去了方知可贵。
We never know the worth (or value) of water till the well is dry.
［译］井枯方知水可贵。
What makes life dreary is the want of motive.
［译］缺少动力将让生活无聊乏味。
What's bred in the bone will come out in the flesh.
［译］生就的本性，总会暴露的。
What you lose on the swings you gain on the roundabouts.
［译］失之东隅，收之桑榆。
When a dog is drowning everyone offers him drink.
［译］人人痛打落水狗；落井下石。
When the cat's away, the mice will play.
［注解］这条古谚语指当权者或能控制局面的人不在，下面的人便趁此机会为所欲为。
［译］猫儿一跑耗子闹。