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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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All that glitters is not gold.

輝くものすべてが金とは限らない。

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It's never too late to make amends.

過ちを改むるにはばかることなかれ。

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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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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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Better be the head of a cat than the tail of a lion.

大きな集団の尻につくより頭になれ。

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It's a poor workman who blames his tools.

へたな職人は道具に難癖をつける。

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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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You cannot have your cake and eat it, too.

菓子は食べたら残らない。

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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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Every cloud has a silver lining.

どんな悪いことにも良い面がある。

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You cannot teach an old dog new tricks.

老犬に新しい芸は仕込めない。

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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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Well begun is half done.

滑り出しが好調なら事は半ば成就したのに等しい。

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You can lead a horse to water, but you can't make him drink.

馬を水の所まで連れていっても水を飲ませることはできない。

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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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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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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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The shepherd, even when he become a gentleman, smells of the lamb.

お里が知れる。

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Rome wasn't built in a day.

ローマは、一日にして建設されたものではない。

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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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Early to bed and early to rise, makes a man healthy, wealthy and wise.

朝起きは三文の徳。

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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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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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What is learned in the cradle is carried to the tomb.

ゆりかごの中で覚えたことは墓場まで続く。

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

どんなに貧しくてとも我が家に優るところはない。

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You can't have your cake and eat it too.

ケーキを食べてしかもそのケーキを持っていることはできない。

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Forewarned is forearmed.

あらかじめ警告を受けているのは、あらかじめ武装しているに同じ。

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What is learned in the cradle is carried to the tomb.

すずめ百まで踊り忘れず。

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Absence makes the heart grow fonder.

会わないでいると人の心はいっそう愛情が深くなる。

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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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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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You cannot have your cake and eat it, too.

お菓子を持っていたり同時に食べたりはできない。

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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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Least said, soonest mended.

口数が少ないほど、訂正も早くできる。

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A fool's bolt is soon shot.

愚者はすぐ奥の手を出し行き詰まる。

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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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It's too late to shut the barn door after the horse is stolen.

泥棒を見て縄をなう。

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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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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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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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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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Love me, love my dog.

私と友達になりたいなら、私の友達とも友達になってくれ。

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Do in Rome as the Romans do.

ローマはローマ人のするようにせよ。

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Do in Rome as the Romans do.

ローマにおいてはローマ人がするようにせよ。

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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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