'2.it's never too old to learn. 活到老，学到老。 13.all that glitters is not gold. 闪光的未必都是金子。 14.a journey of a thousand miles begins with a single step。千里之行始于足下。 15.look before you leap. 三思而后行。 16.rome was not built in a day. 伟业非一日之功。 17.great minds think alike. 英雄所见略同。 18.well begun,half done. 好的开始等于成功的一半。 19.it is hard to please all. 众口难调。 20.out of sight,out of mind. 眼不见，心不念。 21.facts speak plainer than words. 事实胜于雄辩。 22.call back white and white back. 颠倒黑白。 23.first things first. 凡事有轻重缓急。24.ill news travels fast. 坏事传千里。 25.a friend in need is a friend indeed. 患难见真情。 26.live not to eat,but eat to live. 活着不是为了吃饭，吃饭为了活着。 27.action speaks louder than words. 行动胜过语言。 28.east or west,home is the best. 金窝银窝不如自家草窝。 29.it's not the gay coat that makes the gentleman. 君子在德不在衣。 30.beauty will buy no beef. 漂亮不能当饭吃。 31.like and like make good friends. 趣味相投。 32.the older, the wiser. 姜是老的辣。 33.do as romans do in rome. 入乡随俗。 34.an idle youth,a needy age. 少壮不努力，老大徒伤悲。 35.as the tree,so the fruit. 种瓜得瓜，种豆得豆。 36.to live is to learn,to learn is to better live。活着为了学习，学习为了更好的活着。

1. "否定+until (till)"结构，在否定词"no"，"not"，"never"，"little"，"few"，"seldom"等的后边 所接用的 "until/ till"，多数情况下译为"直到……才……"，"要……才……"，把否定译为肯定。 nobody knows what he can do till he has tried. 2. "not so…but"和"not such a …but"结构，这两个结构和"否定+but"的结构差不多，不 同之点是这两个结构中的"but"是含有"that…not"意味的连续词，表示程度。

可译为"还没 有……到不能做……的程度"，"并不是……不……"，"无论怎样……也不是不能……"等。