The first step is always the hardest
跨出第一步永远是最难的
凡事起头难。事情的开始有时候是很困难的，如果你之前从未学习过英语，你也许会感到无所适从。但是，只要坚持下去，你将得到回报。
I try to quit smoking, but the first step is always the hardest.
If at first you don't succeed, try, try again
如果一开始不成功, 再试一次，继续努力
当我们努力却没有成功时，常常感到挫折，容易放弃。但是请不要在学习英语上失去信心！每个人在学习的路程上都会遭遇到困难，但不能让这些困难阻止你学习英文的决心。
You'll learn how to play the piano eventually. If at first you don't succeed, try, try again.
No pain, no gain
没有付出和努力，就没有收获
如果没有努力工作，你将不会成功获得任何结果。学习英语或许让人感到是一项困难的任务，但是只要有付出，你一定会有收获的！
When I said I couldn't do any more push-ups, my coach told me: no pain, no gain.
Don't cry over spilled milk 不作无益的后悔
如果某件事情已经发生而你不能改变些什么，千万不要再难过了。也许你已经后悔曾经浪费时间，而没认真在学习英语上，但是你可以好好反省思考，把未来当做重点取代对于过去的抱歉，为之后的目标而努力。
Sorry, we already submitted the report, so we can't fix it now. You'll be fine and don't cry over spilled milk.
Make hay while the sun shines
未雨绸缪、把握时机
这句话字面上的意思是：趁着有阳光时弄好干草，意思就是时机来临时要好好把握。你应该要善用时间与机会来做你必须要做的事情。
Let's make hay while the sun shines and get this thing done before next week.
Practice makes perfect 熟能生巧
有些时候你或许感觉自己的英语没有进步，但是千万不要因此感到失望。学习英文不可能立竿见影，必须把基础打好，你的练习越多，英语才会越流利。
It is like learning to ride a bike. You probably fall off a few times but practice makes perfect.
There's more than one way to skin a cat
要达成目标的方式有很多
要达成目标有很多种的方式，例如，如果你很想把英文学好，可是却因为没时间到外面补习班学习，这时候就可以换个方式来达成你的目标，例如可以加入EF English Live线上英语学习，运用专业母语师资的老师陪你做英语对话练习。
We can get around that by renting instead of buying a computer. There's more than one way to skin a cat.
You reap what you sow 种什么因，得什么果
种瓜得瓜，种豆得豆。成功的多少取决于你投入多少的心力。想要说一口流利英语，就得花时间学习英语喔！
A: I stayed up too late last night! I feel terrible now.
B: You reap what you sow.
Two heads are better than one
三个臭皮匠，胜过一个诸葛亮
三个臭皮匠，胜过一个诸葛亮。两个人一起合作，胜过一个人单打独斗。何不加入我们的学习系统内找个学习的伙伴一起学习英语呢？
Come over here and help me balance the checkbook. Two heads are better than one.
Don't put off until tomorrow what you can do today
今日事今日毕，不延迟
不要延迟，尽量将事情在今天做完。如果你有心想把英文学好，就马上行动吧！每天都拨出一点时间来学习，保证几个月后，你的英语能力突飞猛进！
Don't put off until tomorrow what you can do today. You will get too much work to do tomorrow.
