The cow that's first up gets the first of the dew.

　　早起母牛先得露。

　　Not all butter that the cow yields.

　　母牛所產(chǎn)的未必全是黃油。

　　Many good cows have evil calves.

　　很多好母牛，會生壞小犢。

　　You cannot sell the cow and sup the milk.

　　不能既要賣母牛，又想喝牛奶。

　　Old oxen have stiff horns.

　　牛老角硬。

　　The ox is never woe, till he to the harrowgo.

　　掛耙去耕地，牛才知辛苦。

　　An ox is taken by the horns, and the man by the tongue.

　　牛因角被執(zhí)，人因舌陷身。

　　If the ox falls, whet your knife.

　　牛一倒，快磨刀；人遭難，眾人踩。

　　The black ox has trod on his foot.

　　禍事臨頭。

　　The ox when weariest treads surest.

　　牛困走得穩(wěn)。

　　No one knows the luck of a lousycalf.

　　邋遢小牛的運氣如何,誰也不知道.

　　He has an ox on his tongue.

　　心事重得張不開口.

　　An old ox makes a straight furrow.

　　老牛犁溝直.(生姜還是老的辣)

　　You cannot flay the same ox twice.

　　一頭牛不能剝兩次皮。

　　You cannot sell the cow and sup the milk.

　　你不可能出售乳牛，同時又要喝牛奶。