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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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Do as you would be done by.

人からして貰いたいように人にもなせ。

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A woman's mind and winter wind change oft.

女心と冬の風はしばしば変わる。

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A fool's bolt is soon shot.

愚者はすぐ奥の手を出し行き詰まる。

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To err is human, to forgive divine.

あやまちを犯すのは人の常、ゆるすのは神。

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A jack of all trades is a master of none.

何でもこなす者は名人にはなれない。

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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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You cannot have your cake and eat it, too.

菓子は食べたら残らない。

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

やる気があれば方法は見つかるもの。

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Money is a good servant, but a bad master.

金は善い召使だが悪い主人だ。

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Every cock crows on his own dunghill.

人はだれでもお山の大将になれる。

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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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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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There's many a true word spoken in jest.

冗談に言ったことが本当になる場合がたくさんある。

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You cannot get blood out of a stone.

石から血を取り出すことはできない。

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Every Jack must have his Jill.

どんな男にもそれ相当の嫁のきてがあるもの。

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

朝起きは三文の徳。

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Slow and steady wins the race.

ゆっくりで着実なのが競走に勝つ。

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You can't teach an old dog new tricks.

旧弊な人は新しい事になじめない。

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

意志あるところには道がある。

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He that cannot ask cannot live.

人にものを聞くことができないものは生きることもできない。

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You can't make an omelet without breaking eggs.

たまごを割らずにオムレツは作れない。

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It's a poor workman who blames his tools.

へたな職人は道具に難癖をつける。

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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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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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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できても、水を飲ませることはできない。

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As you sow, so will you reap.

種をまくように刈り入れることになる。

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Every cloud has a silver lining.

どんな悪いことにも良い面がある。

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There is a skeleton in every closet.

どんな家にも内輪の悩みはあるものだ。

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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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All work and no play makes Jack a dull boy.

勉強ばかりで遊ばないと子供はだめになる。

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Don't cry before you're hurt.

何もされていないうちから文句をいうな。

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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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Speak of the devil and he is sure to appear.

悪魔のことを話せば悪魔が現れる。

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Barking dogs seldom bite.

よく吠える犬はめったにかみつかない。

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

子宝に恵まれに粗末でも、我が家にまさる所はない。

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What is done cannot be undone.

なされたことは元通りにはならない。

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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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All his geese are swans.

自分のものならガチョウも白鳥に見える。

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Do in Rome as the Romans do.

ローマにおいてはローマ人がするようにせよ。

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

いかに粗末であろうとも我が家に勝る所はない。

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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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Well begun is half done.

滑り出しが好調なら事は半ば成就したのに等しい。

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A penny saved is a penny earned.

1ペニーの節約は1ペニーの儲け。

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A jack of all trades is a master of none.

あらゆる職業に手を出す者は何の熟練工にもなれない。

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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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You cannot teach an old dog new tricks.

老人に新しいことは無理だ。

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