If you want to catch a black goat you make haste before it's dark. 如果你想抓一只黑山羊，你得赶在天黑之前。
Cleaning the house will not pay the rent. 打扫房子付不起房租。
If you turn into a dog, be sure to choose a rich family. 如果你变成了一只狗，一定要选择一个富裕的家庭。
Never let a friend lie in your sheep farm he might get hungry. 永远不要让朋友躺在你的羊圈里，他可能会饿。
I used to keep my college roommate from reading my personal mail by hiding it in her textbooks. 我过去常常把我的大学室友的私人信件藏在她的课本里，不让她看。 -- Joan Maureen Walsh 琼·莫林·沃尔什
We are esteemed and treated by the company we keep. 我们受到公司的尊重和对待。
Who falls into the sea will take hold even of a snake. 凡掉在海里的，就是蛇也必咬他。
He takes from one ear, and lets it out from the other ear. 他取下一只耳朵，又从另一只耳朵放出去。