| 1. | The divorce left him a sadder but a wiser man .
他离婚是吃一堑长一智。 |
| 2. | A man must become wise at his own experience
经一事要长一智。 /吃一堑，长一智。 |
| 3. | The divorce left him a sadder but a wiser man
他离婚是吃一堑长一智 |
| 4. | You live and learn - it would have been cheaper to buy a new one
吃一堑，长一智? ?还不如买台新的便宜！ |
| 5. | Experience is what a man does with what happens to him
经验是一个人处理他所遭遇过的经历。经一事，长一智。 |
| 6. | Jin zhu : " yes i know , i will protect my ear the next time .
锦竹： “吃一堑长一智，下次我可要保护好我的耳朵。 ” |
| 7. | A fall into the pit , a gain in your wit . / a stumble may prevent a fall
小踬防大跌. /小惩大戒. /吃一堑,长一智 |
| 8. | Everyone is wiser after the event and we all learn from living through crises
经一事，长一智我们从危机中汲取教训。 |
| 9. | By doing we learn
经一事，长一智。 |
| 10. | 4 the ability to expect the unexpected should be considered something of a virtue for public officials
人类在遭受到同样的灾难时总是吃一堑长一智的，大自然为了使人类能够学会未雨绸缪而制造了诸多的灾难。 |
