（83）A good medicine tastes bitter. 良药苦口。
（84）Every advantage has its disadvantage. 有利必有弊。
（85）One false step will make a great difference. 失之毫厘，谬之千里。
（86）You cannot have your cake and eat it too. 鱼与熊掌,不可得兼。
（87）Birds of a feather flock together. 物以类聚，人以群分。
（88）A journey of a thousand miles begins with a single step. 千里之行始于足下。
【小试牛刀】
让我们一起来快速完成下面的题目，以检测自己对英语谚语的掌握情况吧！
1.It shouldn’t take long to clear up after the party if we all volunteer to help.
—That’s right. .
A. Many hands make light work B. Something is better than nothing
C. The more, the merrier D. The sooner begun, the sooner done
2.You may not have played very well today，but at least you’ve got through to the next round and .
A. tomorrow never comes? B. tomorrow is another day?
C. never put off till tomorrow? D. there is no tomorrow
3.—It took me ten years to build up my business, and it almost killed me.?
—Well, you know what they say, .?
A. The is no smoke without fire? B. Practice makes perfect?
C. All roads lead to Rome? D. No pains, no gains
4. If you are traveling the customs are really foreign to your own, please do as Romans do.
A. in which B. what C. when D. where
5.—He eventually realized his own fault and wanted to reform.
—_______.
A. It’s no use pumping a dry well B. Never too late to mend
C. Better safe than sorry D. It never rains but it pours
6.— I got sick and tired of hotels and hotel food after the trip to Mexico.
— I can imagine. _________.
A.. Don’t meet trouble half-way B.. All’s well that ends well
C.. East or west, home is the best D.. Honesty is the best policy
7.— Learning a language isn’t easy. It takes time.
—I agree. _______. There’s no short cut.
A. All roads lead to Rome B. Rome wasn’t built in a day
C. Practice makes perfect D. Slow but sure wins the race
8.—Why did you drop the chance of earning big money?
—________. You know, I don’t want to get rich by taking risks.