English proverbs:

1.An ill workman quarrels with his tools.

2.A little knowledge is a dangerous thing.

3.An empty bag cannot stand upright.

English riddles:

1.What key can run itself?

2.What is the longest word in the world?

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1.ill adj.作表语，意为有病；作名词定语，意为坏；不好；

His father is seriously ill in St Luke's hospital.

他的父亲住在圣路加医院，病情。

We both started to feel ill shortly after the meal.

饭后不久，我们都开始感到不舒服。

He resigned because of ill health.

由于健康状况不佳，他离职了。

She suffered no ill effects from the experience.

这段经历并没有使她受到不利影响。

She is a woman of ill repute.

她是一个名声不好的女人。

2.quarrel (with sb. about/over sth.):吵架；吵架；

My sister and I used to quarrel all the time.

以前我和姐姐吵架。

She quarrelled with her brother over their father's will.

由于父亲的遗书，她和弟弟发生了争执。

Nobody could quarrel with your conclusions.

你的结论无可辩驳。

3.upright adj.直立；直立；垂直；

She sat upright in bed.

她笔直地坐在床上。

Gradually raise your body into an upright position.

慢慢地站起来，进入直立状态。

Keep the bottle upright.

保持瓶子直立。

Translations of the English proverbs:

1.不会撑船怪河湾。

2.一知半解，害己误人。

3.空袋子放不直。

Answers to the English riddles:

1.Monkey (猴子)/ Turkey (火鸡). (Because both monkey and turkey have a key.)

2.Smiles. (Because there is a mile between the first "s" and the last "s".)