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SJK(C)SIN HWA
PROVERBS AND MEANINGS
1. A friend in need is a friend indeed Someone who helps you when you are
in trouble 患难之交
2. A hungry man is an angry man A hungry person can easily get angry
3. An apple a day keeps the doctor If you take fruits regularly, you will not sick
away easily
4. Practice makes perfect 熟能生巧 If you want to become a competent
person in any task, you must practice
regularly
5. Prevention is better than cure It is better to stop something bad from
happening earlier than to repair the
damage later.预防胜于治疗
6. Where there’s a will, there’s a way When you want to get something, you
will try to find the way to get it.
有志者事竞成
7. No use crying over a split milk It is useless to regret things which have
already happened 于事无补
8. Rome wasn’t built in a day To gain victory you need to take a long
time and have patience.
9. Procrastination is the thief of time Postponing your tasks will make you
be busier at the end
10. Out of sight, out of mind Once you are apart from a person, you
don’t think of him / her anymore
眼不见，心不想
11. One good turn deserves another If you do something good to others,
you get something good in return
善有善报
12. Once bitten, twice shy After an unpleasant experience, people
are more careful not to repeat it.
一朝被蛇咬，十年怕井绳
