The children's performances brought down the house.
孩子们的演出博得满场喝彩。
Many a slip (many things fall) between the cup and the lip.
酒杯来到嘴唇边,得饮与否未可知;物未到手前,未能算己有;凡事难以十拿九稳。
After all, all living creatures live by feeding on something else, whether it be plant or animal, dead or alive, and it is only by chance that such a fate is avoided.