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第10章 成 功Success(1)

不成功则成仁。

Make or mar / break.

Either make or break saddle.

不犯错误者一事无成。

He who makes no mistakes makes nothing.

One who never made a mistake never made anything.

The man who makes no mistakes does not usually make anything.

不干则已,干必定成功。

Attempt not or accomplish.

不鸣则已,一鸣惊人。

It never / seldom rains but it pours.

不努力就不会成功。

Never shoot, never hit.

不擅言辞,很难成功。

Spare to speak, spare to speed.

不是每个人都能成功。

Not everyone can succeed.

不是所有的人都能得第一。

All men can’t be first.

不问收获,但问耕耘。

It is better to travel hope fully than to arrive.

不虚张声势才能成功。

Silence catches a mouse.

The still sow eats up all the draff(吃的)/ wash(喝的).

成大业不在力,而在韧。

Great works are performed not by strength but perseverance.

成功的秘诀是当机会来临时及时抓住。

The secret of success in life is for a man to be ready for his opportunity when it comes.

成功的秘诀是坚持不懈。

The secret of success is constancy of purpose.

成功的首要因素是要有成功的决心。

The first element of success is the determination to succeed.

成功地度过逆境是最大的光荣。

Adversity successfully overcome is the highest glory.

成功来自于克服困难的斗争。

Success grows out of struggles to overcome difficulties.

成功朋友多。

Success has many friends.

成功是因为下了决心,从不犹豫。

I succeeded because I willed it; I never hesitated.

成功属于坚忍不拔的人。

Success belongs to the persevering.

成功与否,不在智商高低。再差的布也能上颜色。

It is a bad cloth that will take no color.

成功与幸福同在。

Doing well and happiness are the same thing.

成功在于机遇。

Success depends on chance.

成功之道有三点:努力、努力、再努力。

I might say that success is won by three things: first, effort; second, more effort; third, still more effort.

成功之路艰难曲折。

Through hardship to the stars.

成也萧何,败也萧何。

Like the cow that gives a good pail of milk, and then kicks it over.

除了努力工作,成功无秘诀。

I have no secret of success but hard work.

大胆尝试等于成功了一半。

A bold attempt is half success.

大器晚成。

Late fruit keeps well.

大意失荆州。麻痹大意,前功尽弃。

If you slacken in vigilance, you might lose all you’ve gained.

第一步的成功等于事情的一半已完成。

The first step is as good as half over.

第一次印象好等于成功一半。

First impressions are half the battle.

懂得如何等待是成功的秘诀。

To know how to wait is the great secret of success.

多志寡成。

Dogs that put up many hares kill none.

Dogs that run after many hares kill none.

Doing everything is doing nothing.

凡事一经失败,就会议论纷纷。

When the cause is lost, there is enough of words.

反复无常之人难以出人头地。

Unstable as water, you shall not excel.

功到自然成。

Oft ettle, whiles hit.

Six awls make a shoemaker.

功到自然成。只要有耐心和时间,桑叶就会变成丝缎。

With patience and time, the mulberry-leaf becomes a silk gown.

With time and patienc, the leaf of mulberry becomes satin(绸缎).

怀着希望旅行比到达目的地更愉快;而真正的成功在于劳动的付出。

To travel hopefully is a better thing than to arrive, and the true success is to labor.

毁业容易建业难。

It is easier to raise the devil than to lay him.

坚持不懈就是十九次失败,第二十次成功。

Perseverance is failing nineteen times and succeeding the twentieth.

坚持不懈是成功的唯一途径。

Perseverance is the only road to success.

坚持不懈是成功之本。

Perseverance is vital to success.

见异思迁,一事无成。

A plant often removed cannot thrive.

Plants too often removed will not thrive.

A rolling stone gathers no moss.

The oft moved stone gathers no moss.

People often change and seldom do better.

谨慎是成功的保证。。

Take heed and you will surely speed.

惊奇是无知的产物。

Wonder is the daughter of ignorance.

看穿生死者,大多都会成功。

He who sees through life and death will meet with most success.

良好的开端等于成功了一半。

A good beginning is half the battle / done.