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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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The greatest hate springs from the greatest love.

かわいさ余って憎さ百倍。

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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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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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Every cloud has a silver lining.

憂いの反面には喜びがあるものだ。

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His bark is worse than his bite.

彼は口やかましいが本心は悪くない。

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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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One man's meat is another man's poison.

ある人の食べ物が別の人には毒。

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It is hard for an empty sack to stand straight.

衣食足りて礼節を知る。

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Those who live in glass houses should not throw stones.

こわれやすいガラス張りの家に住む者は石を投げてはいけない。

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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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It is no use crying over spilt milk.

過ぎ去ったことを嘆いてもしょうがない。

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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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A fool and his money are soon parted.

愚か者の金はすぐにその手を離れる。

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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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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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The spirit is willing, but the flesh is weak.

心熱けれど肉体は弱し。

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Birds of a feather flock together.

同じ色の羽の鳥は共に集まるものだ。

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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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When poverty comes in at the door, love flies out the window.

赤貧戸口に至らば、恋は窓より飛び去る。

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

意志のあるところには道がある。

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It's never too late to make amends.

過ちては改むるに憚ることなかれ。

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A man is known by the company he keeps.

人は交わる友によってその人物がわかる。

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Spare the rod and spoil the child.

鞭を惜しむと子供は駄目になる。

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

たとえどんなに粗末であろうと、我が家ほどよいところはない。

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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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He who touches pitch shall be defiled therewith.

朱に交われば赤くなる。

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You can't take it with you when you die.

死んだらお金はあの世へ持っていけない。

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Nothing venture, nothing have.

何の冒険もしないなら、何も得られない。

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A friend in need is a friend indeed.

まさかのときの友こそ真の友。

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He who pays the piper calls the tune.

笛吹きに金を払う者が曲を注文する。

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He who pays the piper calls the tune.

費用を受け持つ者に決定権がある。

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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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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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Well begun is half done.

始まりがうまければ半ばうまくいったもおなじ。

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It is no use crying over spilt milk.

すんでしまったことをいつまでもくよくよしても始まらない。

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

どんなに粗末な家でも我が家にまさるところはない。

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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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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're never too old to learn.

どんなに年を取っても学問ができないことはない。

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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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Short accounts make long friends.

貸借の期間が短ければ交友期間は長い。

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He who would the daughter win, with the mother must begin.

将を射んと欲すれば先ず馬を射よ。

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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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Least said, soonest mended.

口数が少なければ言い直しもたやすい。

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"A rolling stone gathers no moss" is a proverb.

「転がる石は苔をもつけず」はことわざである。

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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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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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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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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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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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A sound mind dwells in a sound body.

健全な精神は健全な肉体に宿る。

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Those who live in glass houses should not throw stones.

ガラスの家に住む人は石を投げるべきではない。

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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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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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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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What is done cannot be undone.

いったんしたことは元どおりにならない。

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