Umm ... smell that coffee ... cinnamon and cloves.
呀……你闻一闻咖啡……一股肉桂和丁香的香味。
You (or One) cannot make a silk purse out of a sow's ear.
粗瓷碗雕不出细花来。
but as soon as a the question of prestige arises, as soon as you feel that you and some larger unit will be disgraced if you lose, the most savage combative instincts are aroused.