EnglishSayingsandProverbsJaneCoatesCanyoucompletetheseEnglishproverbs?•Abirdinthehand…•Silenceis…•Birdsofafeather…•Don’trunbeforeyou…•Lookbeforeyou…Trythematchinggame!•Whatdoeseachproverbmean-canyouputitinasentence•AretheresimilarproverbsinChinese?Whichoneiscorrect?Everycloudhasasilverlining1.Youcangiveapersonachancebutyoucan’tmakehimorhertakeit2.There’salwayssomethinggoodinbadtimes3.Don’tworryaboutproblemsbeforetheyarriveWhichoneiscorrect?Outofthefryingpanandintothefire1.Youthinkthatyoucaneatmorethanyoucan2.Manywomenhavewonaman’slovebycookingdeliciousmealsforhim.Theyfedhisstomachandfoundloveinhisheart3.YoumayleaveoneproblemonlytogotoanotherproblemWhichoneiscorrect?Youcanleadahorsetowaterbutyoucannotmakehimdrink1.Youalwaysthinkthatotherpeople’slivesarebetterthanyours2.Youcangiveapersonachancebutyoucan’tmakehimorhertakeit3.WorkingformanyhourswithoutgettingenoughrestisnotgoodWhichoneiscorrect?Don’tcrossyourbridgesbeforeyoucometothem1.Tohavesomethingtobeproudof2.Thereisalimittoeverything.Itwillbethelastlittlethingthatwillbetoomuch.3.Don’tworryaboutproblemsbeforetheyarriveWhichoneiscorrect?Youcan’tjudgeabookbyitscover1.Youcannotknowwhatsomethingorsomeoneislikejustbylookingattheoutsideorbyoutwardappearance2.There’salwayssomethinggoodinbadtimes3.Don’tquestiongoodluckWhichoneiscorrect?Don’tlookagifthorseinthemouth1.Ifwehavethedeterminationtodosomethingwecanalwaysfindthepathorthemethodtodoit.2.Don’tquestiongoodluck-begladforit3.TohavesomethingtobeproudofWhichoneiscorrect?Don’tburnthecandleatbothends1.Tobefrightened2.Actearlyandyoucansavealotoftime3.WorkingformanyhourswithoutgettingenoughrestisnotgoodWhichoneiscorrect?Nothingventurednothinggained1.Tobepayingverycloseattention2.Itisalwaysworthtryingtoattempttodosomething-ifyoudonottry-thenyoucannotsucceed3.Thereisalimittoeverything.Itwillbethelastlittlethingthatwillbetoomuch.Whichoneiscorrect?Birdsofafeatherflocktogether1.Peopleoftendon’tlikethesamethings2.Peopleofthesamesortortypetendtomixwitheachotherandstaytogether3.TogetmarriedWhichoneiscorrect?Itwasthelaststrawthatbrokethecamelsback1.Thereisalimittoeverything.Itwillbethelastlittlethingthatwillbetoomuch.2.Tohaveawretchedlife3.There’salwayssomethinggoodinbadtimesWhichoneiscorrect?Astitchintimesavesnine1.Tohavesomethingtobeproudof2.Actearlyandyoucansavealotoftime3.WorkingformanyhourswithoutgettingenoughrestisnotgoodWhichoneiscorrect?Thewaytoaman’sheartisthroughhisstomach1.Youthinkthatyoucaneatmorethanyoucan2.Wedon’thavetopayforthethingsthatarereallyvaluable,likelove,friendshipandgoodhealth3.Manywomenhavewonaman’slovebycookingdeliciousmealsforhim.Theyfedhisstomachandfoundloveinhisheart
