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1. 은혜를 원수로 갚지 마라.

   1. Don't bite the hand that feeds you.
   2. Pride will have a fall.
   3. Your enemy makes you wise.
   4. The child is father of the man.
   • Pride will have a fall.자만은 추락을 갖는다.
   • Your enemy makes you wise.적은 너를 현명하게 한다.
   • The child is father of the man.아이는 어른의 아버지.

2. 부화하기도 전에 병아리를 세지 마라.

   1. Don't count your chickens before they are hatched.
   2. None are so blind as those who will not see.
   3. You can't eat your cake and have it.
   4. Money does not grow on trees.
   • None are so blind as those who will not see.보이지 않는 사람만큼 눈먼 사람은 없다.
   • You can't eat your cake and have it.양쪽 다 좋을 수는 없다.
   • Money does not grow on trees.감나무 밑에서 홍시 떨어지기만 바란다.

3. 아프기도 전에 고함을 지르지 마라.

   1. Don't cry before you are hurt.
   2. Much cry and little wool.
   3. The child is father of the man.
   4. A woman has an eye more than a man.
   • Much cry and little wool.소문난 잔치에 먹을 것 없다.
   • The child is father of the man.아이는 어른의 아버지.
   • A woman has an eye more than a man.직감에 관한 한 여자가 남자보다 더 낫다.

4. 수영을 배울 때까지는 물가에 가지 마라.

   1. Don't go near the water until you learn how to swim.
   2. The bird loves her nest.
   3. A watched pot never boils.
   4. Birds of a feather flock together.
   • The bird loves her nest.자기 집이 최고다.
   • A watched pot never boils.서두른다고 일이 되는 것은 아니다.
   • Birds of a feather flock together.유유상종

5. 받은 선물에 대해 불평하지 마라.

   1. Don't look a gift horse in the mouth.
   2. One swallow does not make a summer.
   3. Nothing ventured, nothing gained.
   4. He that would have the fruit must climb the tree.
   • One swallow does not make a summer.속단은 금물.
   • Nothing ventured, nothing gained.세상에 저절로 얻어지는 것은 없다.
   • He that would have the fruit must climb the tree.과일을 먹고 싶은 사람은 나무에 올라가야 한다.

6. 본말을 전도하지 마라.

   1. Don't put the cart before the horse.
   2. When one door shuts, another opens.
   3. One of these days is none of these days.
   4. After you is good manners.
   • When one door shuts, another opens.기회는 항상 있다.
   • One of these days is none of these days.차일피일 미루면 영원히 못한다.
   • After you is good manners.양보하는 것이 좋은 예절이다.

7. 행동에 옮기는거보다 말로 하는게 더 쉽다

   1. Easier said than done.
   2. A rolling stone gathers no moss.
   3. Love is blind, but sees afar.
   4. Wisdom is better than strength.
   • A rolling stone gathers no moss.구르는 돌에는 이끼가 끼지 않는다.
   • Love is blind, but sees afar.사랑은 눈이 멀었으나 멀리 본다.
   • Wisdom is better than strength.지혜가 힘보다 낫다.

8. 쉽게 번 돈은 쉽게 쓴다.

   1. Easy come, easy go.
   2. In wine there is truth.
   3. Don't bite the hand that feeds you.
   4. There is no rule but has some exceptions.
   • In wine there is truth.술 속에 진실이 있다.
   • Don't bite the hand that feeds you.은혜를 원수로 갚지 마라.
   • There is no rule but has some exceptions.예외 없는 규칙 없다.

9. 빈 수레가 요란하다.

   1. Empty vessels make the most sound.
   2. Slow and steady win the game.
   3. If you laugh, blessings will come your way.
   4. As long as there is life, there is hope.
   • Slow and steady win the game.천천히 그리고 꾸준히 하면 이긴다.
   • If you laugh, blessings will come your way.웃으면 복이 온다.
   • As long as there is life, there is hope.생명이 있는 한 희망이 있다.

10. 원숭이도 나무에서 떨어질 때가 있다.

    1. Even Homer sometimes nods.
    2. The best fish swim near the bottom.
    3. Fine feathers make fine birds.
    4. Time and tide wait for no man.
    • The best fish swim near the bottom.좋은 것을 얻으려면 많은 노력이 필요하다.
    • Fine feathers make fine birds.옷이 날개다.
    • Time and tide wait for no man.세월은 사람을 기다려 주지 않는다.

11. 하늘이 무너져도 솟아 날 구멍은 있다.

    1. Every cloud has a silver lining.
    2. Lock the stable door after the horse has been stolen.
    3. Patience is a virtue.
    4. Translators, traitors.
    • Lock the stable door after the horse has been stolen.소 잃고 외양간 고치기.
    • Patience is a virtue.참는자에게 복이 있다.
    • Translators, traitors.통역자는 배신자다.

12. 쥐구멍에도 볕들 날이 있다.

    1. Every dog has his day.
    2. There is no accounting for tastes.
    3. After you is good manners.
    4. A barking dog never bites.
    • There is no accounting for tastes.취향은 각양각색
    • After you is good manners.양보하는 것이 좋은 예절이다.
    • A barking dog never bites.짖는 개는 절대 물지 않는다.

13. 모든 지렁이는 그의 구멍이 있다.

    1. Every worm has his hole.
    2. Small is the seed of every greatness.
    3. Time and tide wait for no man.
    4. Patience is a virtue.
    • Small is the seed of every greatness.적은 것이 모여 위대함을 이룬다.
    • Time and tide wait for no man.세월은 사람을 기다려 주지 않는다.
    • Patience is a virtue.참는자에게 복이 있다.

14. 공동 책임의 일은 아무도 책임지지 않는다.

    1. Everybody's business is nobody's business.
    2. Heaven helps those who help themselves.
    3. Man does not live by bread alone.
    4. Make hay while the sun shines.
    • Heaven helps those who help themselves.하늘은 스스로 돕는 자를 돕는다.
    • Man does not live by bread alone.사람이 빵으로만 살 수는 없다.
    • Make hay while the sun shines.기회를 놓치지 마라.

15. 각인각색

    1. Everyone to his taste.
    2. Beggars can't be choosers.
    3. Don't bite off more than you can chew.
    4. Gain time, gain life.
    • Beggars can't be choosers.찬밥 더운밥 가릴 형편이 아니다.
    • Don't bite off more than you can chew.능력 밖의 일을 하려고 하지 마라.
    • Gain time, gain life.시간을 아끼면 인생을 얻는다.

16. 모든 일에는 원인이 있다.

    1. Everything has its seed.
    2. Character is a habit long continued.
    3. Never put off till tomorrow what you can do today.
    4. Everyone to his taste.
    • Character is a habit long continued.성격은 오래 계속된 습관이다.
    • Never put off till tomorrow what you can do today.오늘 할 일을 내일로 미루지 마라.
    • Everyone to his taste.각인각색

17. 실례는 교훈보다 낫다.

    1. Example is better than precept.
    2. Books and friends should be few and good.
    3. A friend in need is a friend indeed.
    4. He who runs after two hares will catch neither.
    • Books and friends should be few and good.책과 친구는 적고, 좋아야 한다.
    • A friend in need is a friend indeed.어려울 때의 친구가 진짜 친구이다.
    • He who runs after two hares will catch neither.두 마리 토끼를 쫒는 사람은 한 마리도 잡지 못한다.

18. 경험은 지혜의 어머니이다.

    1. Experience is the mother of wisdom.
    2. A little learning is a dangerous thing.
    3. Money is money's brother.
    4. Cut off one's nose to spite one's face.
    • A little learning is a dangerous thing.조금 아는 것이 더 위험하다.
    • Money is money's brother.돈은 돈의 형제다.
    • Cut off one's nose to spite one's face.누워서 침 뱉기.

19. 잘 알면 무례해지기 쉽다.

    1. Familiarity breeds contempt.
    2. Blood is thicker than water.
    3. The first property is the health.
    4. Little strokes fell great oaks.
    • Blood is thicker than water.피는 물보다 진하다.
    • The first property is the health.첫째 재산은 건강.
    • Little strokes fell great oaks.열번 찍어 안 넘어가는 나무 없다.

20. 옷이 날개다.

    1. Fine feathers make fine birds.
    2. They are rich who have true friends.
    3. If there is no wind, row.
    4. A sound mind in a sound body.
    • They are rich who have true friends.진실한 친구가 있는 자는 부유하다.
    • If there is no wind, row.바람이 없으면, 노를 저어라.
    • A sound mind in a sound body.건강한 신체에 건강한 마음이 깃든다.

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