谚语/惯用语

Out of office, out of danger.

无官一身轻。

Do it now.

机不可失，时不再来。

Not pleased by external gains, not saddened by personnel losses.

不以物喜不以己悲。

A good book is a good friend.

好书如挚友。

He sets the fox to keep the geese.

引狼入室。

A good conscience is a soft pillow.

不做亏心事，不怕鬼叫门。

One's words reflect one's thinking.

言为心声。

Do well and have well.

善有善报。

Hope for the best, but prepare for the worst.

抱最好的愿望，做最坏的打算。

Behind my back.

在我背后/在我不在的时候。

Pull the chestnut out of fire.

火中取栗。

Fortune favors those who use their judgment.

机遇偏爱善断之人。

As a man sows, so he shall reap.

种瓜得瓜，种豆得豆。

Throw good money after bad.

赔了夫人又折兵。

Touch pitch, and you will be defiled.

常在河边走，哪有不湿鞋。

A faithful friend is hard to find.

知音难觅。

Where there is smoke, there is fire.

事出有因。

Birds of a feather flock together.

物以类聚，人以群分。

No pleasure without pain.

没有苦就没有乐。

It's a fire hazard!

那会引起火灾呀!