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Forewarned is forearmed.

あらかじめ警告を受けているのは、あらかじめ武装しているに同じ。

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It's an ill wind that blows nobody any good.

誰にも利益を吹きあたえないような風は悪い風である。

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Slow and steady wins the race.

ゆっくりでも着実にやってゆけば勝負には勝つ。

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You can lead a horse to water, but you can't make him drink.

馬を水際まで連れて行くことは出来るが、水を飲ませることは出来ない。

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A man is known by the company he keeps.

人は付き合っている人間でわかる。

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He laughs best who laughs last.

早まって喜ぶな、最後に笑える者が勝ち。

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Early to bed and early to rise, makes a man healthy, wealthy and wise.

早寝早起きは健康と富と賢さのもと。

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It is the last straw that breaks the camel's back.

ぎりぎりの重荷を負ったラクダはわら1本でも積ませたら参ってしまう。

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As rust eats iron, so care eats the heart.

錆が鉄を虫食むのと同様に心配は心を虫食む。

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Every cloud has a silver lining.

どの雲にも銀の裏地がついている。

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Faint heart never won fair lady.

気の弱い男が美女を得たためしがない。

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To err is human, to forgive divine.

間違いをするのが人間で、許すのは神だ。

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You can lead a horse to water, but you can't make him drink.

馬を水の所まで連れていっても水を飲ませることはできない。

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It's never too late to make amends.

過ちを改むるにはばかることなかれ。

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When the cat is away, the mice will play.

猫がいなくなるとネズミたちが遊びだす。

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The spirit is willing, but the flesh is weak.

心熱けれど肉体は弱し。

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You can't teach an old dog new tricks.

老犬に新しい芸は教えられない。

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You scratch my back and I'll scratch yours.

あなたが私の背中をかいてくれれば、私もあなたの背中をかきます。

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You can't have your cake and eat it too.

ケーキを食べてしかもそのケーキを持っていることはできない。

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It is no use crying over spilt milk.

こぼれたミルクを嘆いても無駄だ。

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The last straw breaks the camel's back.

最後のわら一本がらくだの背骨を折る。

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What is learned in the cradle is carried to the tomb.

すずめ百まで踊り忘れず。

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You cannot teach an old dog new tricks.

老犬に新しい芸は仕込めない。

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Be it ever so humble, there's no place like home.

どんなにそまつでも、我が家が一番だ。

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Don't cross a bridge till you come to it.

橋の所へこないうちに橋を渡るな。

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What is done cannot be undone.

やってしまったことは取り返しがつかない。

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Slow and steady wins the race.

ゆっくりと着実なのが競争に勝つ。

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You can't make an omelet without breaking eggs.

卵を割らなければオムレツは作れない。

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You can't make an omelet without breaking eggs.

オムレツを作るには卵を割らなくてはならない。

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Where there's a will, there's a way.

意志があるところに道は開ける。

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Well begun is half done.

出だしがよければ半ばやり遂げたようなものだ。

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Two wrongs don't make a right.

他人が悪い事をしているからといって自分もそうしてよいということにはならない。

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The danger past and God forgotten.

危険が過ぎると神様は忘れられる。

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Be it ever so humble, there's no place like home.

どんなにみすぼらしくても、わが家にまさる所はない。

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