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1、1. StrikewhiletheironishotItmeanstoactortakeadvantageofanopportunityattherightmoment,whenthepersonismostlikelytosucceed.AndinChinesewe“a趁热打铁”Value:PeopleintheEnglishspeakingcountriesstressonactionbecausetheopportunitygoesawayanddoesnotreturn.2. Hewhohesitatesislostapersonwhospendstoomuchtimedelibera

2、tingaboutwhattodolosesthechancetoactaltogether.AndinChinesewesay“当断不断必受其害”Value:thisalsoshowspeopleintheEnglishspeakingcountriesaredecisiveandaction-orientedandtheyknowifonewaitstoolong,theopportunityvanishes.3. GodhelpthosewhohelpthemselvesGodwillnotcometotheaidofthosewhorefusetotry;wemustexertours

3、elvesifwewanttosucceed.AndinChinesweesay“天道酬勤”Value:itshowspeopleintheEnglishspeakingcountriesemphasizestheimportanceofself-initiativeandagency.4. Thesqueakywheelgetsthegrease.Whenpeoplesaythatthesqueakywheelgetsthegrease,theymeanthatthepersonwhocomplainsorproteststheloudestattractsattentionandservi

4、ce.Ialwayslongforpeace,ButthewheelthatdoesthesqueakingIstheonethatgetsthegrease.However,theideaoftheidiomismucholder.Amanuscriptfromabout1400had:“Evertheworstspokeofthecartcreaks.”Similarsayingswererepeatedoverthesucceedingcenturies.AndthereisalsoasimilarChinesesayingcalled“会哭的孩子有奶吃”.1thinkbothstres

5、soncallingforothersandwhenyouhavesomerequirements,justspeakitout.5. AmanshomeishiscastlePeopleenjoythepositionofrulersintheirownhomes,andothershavenorighttoenterwithoutthehouseholderspermission.Thelegaldoctrine“Amanshomeishiscastle”isreflectedintheBillofRigh“Therightofthepeopletobesecureintheir.hous

6、es.againstunreasonablesearchesandseizuresshallnotbeviolated.”Thisproverbillustratestheprincipindividualprivacy,whichisfundamentaltotheAmericansystemofgovernment.6. Actionsspeaklouderthanwords.Thisidiommeansthatwhatyoudoismoreimportantthanwhatyousay,becausethethingsyoudoshowyourtrueintentionsandfeeli

7、ngs.ThisproverbshowsthatAmericansemphasizeonactionsratherthanwords.7. Onedoesnotmakethewindbutisblownbyit.Itmeansthatonewhodonthavehisownthoughtwillbeeasilyinfluencedbyothers.AnditshowsthatpeopleinmanyAsianandAfricancountrieshaveastrongsenseofcollectivism.8. Orderishalfoflife.Itmeansthatweshouldobey

8、theorderwithhighrespect.AnditissimilarwithanChineseproverb“军令如山”.ItshowsthatGermansareloyaltotheorder.9. Evenifthebridgebemadeofstone,makesureitissafe.ItissimilarwithanChineseproverb“小心驶得万年船”And.itshowsthatpeopleinKoreaseemtobemorecautiousaboutdoingthings.10. Hewhostirsanothersporridgeoftenburnshiso

9、wn.Itmeansthatpeopleshouldmindtheirownbusiness.AnditshowsthatpeopleinSwedenconsiderprivacyabigmatter.11. Whenspiderwebsunitetheycantieupalion.Itmeansthatunityisstrength.PeopleinmanyAsianandAfricancountrieshaveastrongsenseofcollectivism.ItissimilarwithanChineseproverb“团Itshowstheimportanceofcollectiv

10、ismandgroupsolidarity.12. Gothewaythatmanypeoplego;ifyougoaloneyouwillhavereasontolament.ItissimilarwithanChineseproverb“不听老人言，吃亏在眼前”.Itshowsimportanceofcollectivismandgroupsolidarity.13. Westartasfoolsandbecomewisethroughexperience.生而愚之，习而巧之ItreflectsthatTanzanianpeoplefocusonself-development.14. N

11、othingdonewithintelligenceisdonewithoutspeech.智者之成，离不开辩才ItreflectsthatGreekvaluetheimportanceofspeech.15. Themouthoftheolderismorepowerfulthanacharm.ItreflectsthatpeopleinGhanaarepast-oriented.16. Considerthepastandyouwillknowthepresent.InChinesewesay“鉴往知来”,whichmeansweshouldlearnexperiencefromthehi

12、storysothatwecanmakesurewewontmakethesamemistakeagain.ThisproverbindicatesChinesepeopleattachimportancetothepast.Sowealwayslearnhistorycarefullyandgetinflectionsfromthepastevent.17. Thenailthatsticksupgetspounded.InChinese,wesay“枪打出头鸟”.Itmeansthatpeopleallshouldbehavesame.Ifyoustandoutfromthecommonpeople,youwillbeattackedordespised.ThisproverbshowsJapanesepeoplehaveatraditionofcollectivismandtheyareopposedtoindividualism.此文档部分内容来源于网络，如有侵权请告知删除，文档可自行编辑修改内容，供参考，感谢您的配合和支持）