It''s no use pumping a dry well. 徒劳无益。

　　It takes all sorts to make a world. 万千事物，形成世界。

　　It takes two to make a quarrel. 要有两个人才吵得起来。

　　I was born anAmerican; I live an American; I shall die an American. 我生下来是美国人，活著是美国人，死时也是美国人。

　　I wept when I was born,, and every day shows why. 我生下时啼哭，后来每天的生活说明了为什么。

　　I would rather be a poor man in a garret with plenty of good books to read than a king who did not love reading 宁为穷汉住搁楼，拥有好书任我读，不愿身居帝王位，纵有好书不爱读。

　　I would rather have the affectionate regard of my fellow men than I would have heaps and mines of gold. 我宁愿得到人们的深情至爱，而不愿黄金成雄。

（实习编辑：杨冰玉）