1. 40all the rivers run into the sea;yet the sea is not full

1. All the rivers run into the sea; yet the sea is not full.

2. 谚语是语言的重要组成部分,在汉语里是如此,在英语里也一样。分享了英语谚语的直译，一起来看看吧！

2. Proverbs are an important part of any language, and this is true both in Chinese and in English. Let's take a look at the direct translations of English proverbs that have been shared!

3. Monkeys climb cherry trees and want to eat high-tasting food.

3. Monkeys climb cherry trees and desire to eat high-tasting food.

4. 5pour water off a steep roof（operate from a strategically advantageous position)

4. 5 Pour water off a steep roof (operate from a strategically advantageous position)

5. 48much ado about nothing

5. Much ado about nothing

6. Old monkey climbing the flagpole， no way.

6. Old monkey climbing the flagpole, no way.

7. 41for we brought nothing into whis world, and it is certain we can carry nothing out

7. 41 For we brought nothing into this world, and it is certain we can carry nothing out.

8. 巳蛇——Snake deep

8. Si She - Snake Deep

9. 16Like father, like son

9. As the father, so the son.

10. 压伤的苇杖。 不能依靠的东西或人。

10. A bruised reed. Something or someone that cannot be relied upon.

11. 29much cry and little wool

11. Much ado about nothing

12. 猴子捞月一场空。

12. The monkey fishing the moon comes up empty-handed.

13. 9Onw swallow does not make a summer

13.9 A single swallow does not make a summer.

14. 辰龙——Dragon healthy

14. Chen Long - Healthy Dragon

15. 洗手不干。 与某事无关。

15. Hand washing is not dry. Irrelevant to something.

16. 卯兔——Rabbit articulate

16. The sign of the Rabbit - Articulate Rabbit

17. 45strange bedfellows

17. 45 strange bedfellows

18. 猴子披上绸缎还是猴子。

18. Whether the monkey wears silk or not, it is still a monkey.

19. 猴子下井取月亮，想得美。

19. The monkey wants to fetch the moon from the well, what a beautiful thought.

20. 10No smoke without fire

20. Where there's smoke, there's fire.

21. 28entertain an angel unawares

21. 28 Welcome an angel unaware

22. 35wash one's hands of a thing

22. 35 to wash one's hands of something

23. There are no monkeys that are not up to the mark.

23. There are no monkeys that are not up to standard.

24. 老猴偷苞米，专找嫩的。

24. The old monkey steals corn, always going for the tender ones.

25. 没有不上竿的猴。

25. There's no monkey that won't climb the pole.

26. 46be hoist with one's own petard

26. 46be hoist with one's own petard (Note: It seems like there might be a typo or an error in the text provided. "46be" does not make sense in English. The correct phrase should be "hoist with one's own petard," which translates to: "to be hoisted on one's own petard," meaning to be defeated by one's own actions or to get oneself into trouble through one's own folly.)

27. 江湖佬耍猴子，名堂可多啦。?>

27. The rascal plays with monkeys in the江湖, there are many tricks and techniques. ?>

28. 32kick against the pricks

28. 32 Kick against the pricks

29. The monkey is a genie， but still does not know how to solve the rope.

29. The monkey is a genie, but still does not know how to solve the rope.

30. The monkey climbed the bamboo pole and reached the top.

30. The monkey climbed the bamboo pole and reached the top.

31. 猴子手上走不掉虱子。

31. Lice cannot walk on a monkey's hand.

32. 指心理现象，仿佛越是等待什么，什么就偏偏姗姗来迟 1财富是节约换来的

32. Refers to a psychological phenomenon, as if the more one waits for something, the later it comes. 1 Wealth is earned through frugality.

33. 21new wine in old bottles

33. 21 New Wine in Old Bottles

34. 未羊——Goat elegant

34. Un Sheep (We Sheep) - Elegant Goat

35. 路必有弯。（事必有变）。（瓦片也有翻身日）。

35. Where there is a path, there is a bend. (Where there is a matter, there is change.) (Even tiles have their day to turn over.)

36. 偷偷摸摸。 鬼鬼祟祟。

36. Sly and stealthy. Shady and secretive.

37. 猴子装人，忘了自己长尾巴。

37. Monkeys pretend to be human, forgetting they have tails.

38. 猕猴骑土牛。

38. Macaque riding an ox.

39. 23eye for eye, tooth for tooth

39. An eye for an eye, a tooth for a tooth.

40. 杀鸡给猴子看。

40. Make a show of slaughtering a chicken to scare the monkey.

41. 猴子吃辣椒，抓耳挠腮。

41. Monkeys eat chili peppers, scratching their ears and scratching their cheeks.

42. 4the children from well-fed family

42. 4 children from well-fed families

43. Old monkeys steal rice and look for tender ones.

43. Old monkeys steal rice and seek the tender ones.

44. Monkeys follow people.

44. Monkeys follow people.

45. 猴戴皮巴帽，毛手毛脚。

45. The monkey wears a leather hat, with rough and furry hands and feet.

46. 49love is blind

46. 49Love is blind.

47. 1There is no rose without a thorn

47. 1 There is no rose without a thorn.

48. 36cast pearls before swine

48. 36 Cast pearls before swine

49. 进退两难 进退维谷。

49. Between a rock and a hard place. / At a loss as to what to do or say.

50. 13Among the blind the one-eyed man is king

50. 13 Among the blind, the one-eyed man is king.

51. 午马——Horse popular

51. Noon Horse — Horse popular

52. 猴子爬樱桃树，想吃高口味。

52. The monkey climbs the cherry tree, wanting to taste the high flavor.

53. 生肖，又称属相或十二年兽，是以十二种动物代表年份，称为十二生肖，各文化有不同的动物，其中汉文化为鼠、牛、虎、兔、龙、蛇、马、羊、猴、鸡、狗、猪。它们依次与十二地支（子、丑、寅、卯、辰、巳、午、未、申、酉、戌、亥）相配，形成子鼠、丑牛、寅虎、卯兔、辰龙、巳蛇、午马、未羊、申猴、酉鸡、戌狗、亥猪。

53. The Chinese zodiac, also known as the animal sign or the twelve-year beast, represents the years with twelve different animals, referred to as the twelve animals of the zodiac. Different cultures have different animals, among which the Han culture includes the rat, ox, tiger, rabbit, dragon, snake, horse, goat, monkey, chicken, dog, and pig. They are sequentially paired with the twelve Earthly Branches (Zǐ, Chǒu, Yín, Mǎo, Chén, Sì, Wǔ, Wèi, Shēn, Yǒu, Xuē, Hài), forming the combinations such as Zǐ Rat, Chǒu Ox, Yín Tiger, Mǎo Rabbit, Chén Dragon, Sì Snake, Wǔ Horse, Wèi Goat, Shēn Monkey, Yǒu Chicken, Xuē Dog, and Hài Pig.

54. The monkeys are as red as buttocks.

54. The monkeys are as red as buttocks.

55. 47to paint the lily

55. Don't fix what isn't broken.

56. Monkeys wear fur hats and fur hands and feet.

56. Monkeys wear fur hats and have fur on their hands and feet.

57. 猴子**都一样红。

57. Monkeys are all the same red.

58. 17Where there is a will, there is a way

58. Where there is a will, there is a way.

59. 37the spirit is willing but the flesh is weak

59. The spirit is willing, but the flesh is weak.

60. 50a dog in the manger

60. A dog in the manger

61. 郭沫若认为由古巴比伦传入中国的。郭沫若在其著作《甲骨文字研究·释支干》中提出：“十二肖像于巴比伦、埃及、印度均有之，然均不甚古，无出于西纪后百年以上者。意者此始汉时西域诸国，仿巴比伦之十二宫而制定之，再向四周传播者也。”

61. Guo Moruo believed that the concept was introduced to China from ancient Babylonia. In his work "Research on甲骨文字·Explanation of Branches and Twigs", Guo Moruo proposed: "The twelve signs are present in Babylonia, Egypt, and India, but none are very ancient, and none are more than a century and a half after the Western Era. It is possible that this was created by various Western regions during the Han Dynasty, imitating Babylonia's twelve signs, and then spread to surrounding areas."

62. Monkeys pretend to be human， forgetting their long tails.

62. Monkeys pretend to be human, forgetting their long tails.

63. 寅虎——Tiger sensitive

63. Yín Hǔ — Tiger sensitive

64. 30a lion in the way

64. 30a lion in the way

65. 34no respecter of persons

65. 34 No respecter of persons

66. Monkeys twist twist twists and twists.

66. Monkeys twist, twist, twist, and twist.

67. 24between the devil and the deep sea

67. 24 Between the devil and the deep sea

68. 以卵击石。 螳臂当车。

68. To throw eggs against a stone. To wield a grasshopper's arm against a cart.

69. 己不正不正人(笑别人驼背的人得自己首先把身子挺直）

69. If one does not correct oneself, how can one correct others? (One must first straighten one's own back before laughing at others for their hunchback.)

70. 中国的十二生肖起源，众说纷纭。有认为《史记》中黄帝“建造甲子以命岁”以及“大挠作甲子”中的“甲子”，就是指十二生肖。

70. The origin of China's twelve zodiac signs is subject to various opinions. Some believe that the "Jiazi" mentioned in the Records of the Grand Historian where Emperor Huangdi "constructed the Jiazi to determine the years" and in "Da Nao created the Jiazi" refers to the twelve zodiac signs.

71. 老猴爬旗杆，不行啰。

71. The old monkey climbing the flagpole, no good.

72. The monkey's buttocks are red.

72. The monkey's buttocks are red.

73. 死里逃生。 幸免于死。

73. Escaped death.幸免于死.

74. 3A good dog deserves a good bone

74. 3 A good dog deserves a good bone.