Beauty is only skin deep.
美色只是一层皮。
Beauty is only skin deep, and somebody peeled her.
美色只是一层皮，而有人扒了她的皮。
（皮之不存，美将焉附？）
Beauty is in the eyes of the beholder.
情人眼里出西施。
Beauty is in the eyes of the beholder. The trouble is, so is the ugliness.
情人眼里出西施。问题是，仇人眼里出东施。
（爱人越看越顺眼，仇人越看越碍眼。）
Pen is sharper than sword.
笔比剑利。
Pen is dirtier than sword.
笔比剑脏。
(文人相轻，写文章影射毁谤造谣中伤，杀人不见血。)
Early to bed and early to rise makes a man healthy, wealthy and wise.
早睡早起身体好，聪明钱不少。
Early to bed and early to rise till you make enough cash to do otherwise.
早睡早起等财到，发了财后睡懒觉。
（人穷志气高，起早贪黑拼命赚钱。有了钱就可以高枕无忧了。）
Behind every successful man stands a woman.
成功的男人背后都有一个女人。
Behind every successful woman stands a basket of dirty laundry.
成功的女人背后都有一筐脏衣服。
（整天在职场搏杀，哪还有闲功夫回家做饭洗衣服？）
