崇德文教基金會三重區親德青少年班

You cannot make a crab walk straight. 江山易改，本性難移。

You (or One) cannot make a silk purse out of a sow's ear. 粗瓷碗雕不出細花來。

You cannot sell the cow and sup the milk. 你不可能出售乳牛，同時又要喝牛奶。

You can take a horse to the water but you cannot make him drink. 馬到河邊不喝水，逼馬低頭亦枉然。(不要逼人做他不願做的事)

You can't eat your cake and have it. 不能既要吃餅，又要把餅保存。

You can't make bricks without straw. 沒有稻草，制磚難搞。

You can't make omelets (or omeletts) without breaking eggs. 有失才有得。

You have no goats, and yet you sell kids. 你雖無老山羊，卻出賣小山羊。

You make the failure complete when you stop strying. 不再努力之時，就是完全失敗之日。

You may force a man to shut his eyes, but you cannot make him sleep. 你可以迫人閉眼，但不能使他睡覺。