1，Every man is the architect of his own fortune.

    2，Every advantage has its disadvantage.

    3，Each bird love to hear himself sing.

    4，Do as you would be done by.

    5，By reading we enrich the mind， by conversation we polish it.

    6，It is easier to fight for ones principles than to live up to them.

    7，He finds it hard to live up to his ideals.

    8，The new chairman will shake up the company.

    9，His illness has impaired his efficiency.

    10，The money I got was a useful supplement to my ordinary income.

    翻譯：1，自己的命運自己掌握。

    2，有利必有弊。

    3，孤芳自賞。

    4，己所不欲，勿施于人。

    5，讀書使人充實，交談使人精明。

    6，為自己的主義斗爭，要比把它們施諸實踐更容易。

    7，他認為很難按自己的理想辦事。

    8，新任董事長將改組這家公司。

    9，生病降低了他的效率。

    10，我得到的那筆錢是很管用的外快。