汉语谚语英译 95页

Thingsofakindcometogether;peopleofakindfallintothesamegroup.物以类聚，人以群分。Toomuchhumilityispride.过分谦虚即骄傲。Whenthewoundishealed,thepainisforgotten.好了伤疤忘了痛。Tohearahundredtimesisnotsogoodastoseeonce.百闻不如一见。Toomuchhumilityispride.过分谦虚即骄傲。crossyourheart你发誓 gate-crasher不请自来的不速之客; takeiteasy凡事看开些,不要太冲动,不要看得那么重 makeyourselfcomfortable不用约束(招待客人时说的话) youareallwet你完全误会了 sheishangover她昨夜喝醉了 it’samatteroftime这是迟早的问题 shepullsout她退出了 Ihavemylimit我的忍耐度有限 don’tbrushmeoff不要敷衍我 let’sgetitstraight我们打开天窗说亮话吧 whatyoucallthis你这算什么 howaboutabite随便吃些什么吧 youcancountonme你可以信得过我 heseethingsnotpeople他论事不论人 wesangthesamesongs我们志同道合 Ihopeyouintheroll我希望你也能来 let’sgoDutch我们各付各的吧 speakofthedevil说曹操,曹操就到 keepintouch保持联络 don’tturnmedown不要拒绝我 don’tletmedown别叫我失望 manproposesandgoddisposes谋事在人成事在天. theweakestgoestothewall.优胜劣败 tolookonewayandrowanother声东击西. ineveryone’smouth.脍炙人口 tokickagainstthepricks螳臂挡车. togivethelastmeasureofdevotion鞠躬尽瘁. tosufferforone’swisdom.聪明反被聪明误 toharponthesamestring.旧调重弹 what’sdonecannotbeundone覆水难收. toconvertdefeatintovictory.转败为胜 beyondone’sgrasp.鞭长莫及 tobeseverewithoneselfandlenientwithothers.严以律己宽以待人 aheartofsteel.铁石心肠 tobeguidedby destiny.听天由命pridegoesbeforeafall骄者必败.thesupremeartofwaristosubduetheenemywithout不战而屈人之兵whatisbuggingyou什么事使你心烦swornbrother干兄弟,盟兄弟it’sdyingart这是已失传的手艺gentlemenagreement君子协定Imtryingtomakeendsmeet我尽力要使收支平衡prosperitymakesfriends,adversitytriesthem.富贵结朋友,患难见真情ifyouwishtobethebestman,youmustsufferthebitterestofthebitter.吃得苦中苦,为人上人itisbettertofightforgoodthantofailattheill.宁为善而斗,毋屈服于恶hewhohashopehaseverything.怀有希望者,便拥有一切self-trustisthefirstsecretofsuccess.自信心是成功的首要关键thesecretofsuccessisconstancyofpurpose.成功的秘绝在于目标坚定有恒successgrowsoutofstrugglestoovercomedifficulties.成功源于努力克服困难experienceistheextractofsuffering.经验是受苦的结晶笨鸟先飞      Aslowsparrowshouldmakeanearlystart.　　不眠之夜      whitenight　　　不遗余力      sparenoeffort;goallout;doone’sbest　　不打不成交      Nodiscord,noconcord.　　拆东墙补西墙    robPetertopayPaul　　大开眼界      openone’seyes;broadenone’shorizon;beaneye-opener　　国泰民安      Thecountryflourishesandpeopleliveinpeace　　功夫不负有心人  Everythingcomestohimwhowaits.　　好了伤疤忘了疼  onceonshore,onepraysnomore　　和气生财      Harmonybringswealth　　活到老，学到老  Oneisnevertoooldtolearn.　　既往不咎      letbygonesbebygones　　金无足赤,人无完人Goldcan’tbepureandmancan’tbeperfect.　　金玉满堂      Treasuresfillthehome　　脚踏实地      bedown-to-earth　　脚踩两只船      sitonthefence　　老生常谈，陈词滥调cutanddried,cliché　　礼尚往来      Courtesycallsforreciprocity.　　留得青山在，不怕没柴烧Wherethereislife,thereishope.　　马到成功      achieveimmediatevictory;wininstantsuccess　　名利双收      gaininbothfameandwealth　　茅塞顿开      besuddenlyenlightened　　弄巧成拙      betoosmartbyhalf;Cunningoutwitsitself.　　拿手好戏      masterpiece　　赔了夫人又折兵  throwgoodmoneyafter bad　　抢得先机      takethepreemptiveopportunities　　强强联手      win-winco-operation　　瑞雪兆丰年      Atimelysnowpromisesagoodharvest.　　人之初,性本善    Man’snatureatbirthisgood.　　人逢喜事精神爽  Joyputsheartintoaman.　　人海战术      huge-crowdstrategy　　世上无难事，只要肯攀登  Wherethereisawill,thereisaway.　　世外桃源      afictitiouslandofpeaceawayfromtheturmoiloftheworld;　　死而后已      untilmyheartstopsbeating　　岁岁平安      Peaceallyearround　　塞翁失马，焉知非福    Misfortunemaybeanactualblessing.　　升级换代      updatingandupgrading(ofproducts)　　四十不惑      Lifebeginsatforty.　　水涨船高      Whentheriverrises,theboatfloatshigh.　　时不我待      Timeandtidewaitfornoman.　　杀鸡用牛刀      breakabutterflyonthewheel　　说曹操,曹操到    Talkofthedevilandhecomes.　　实话实说      speaktheplaintruth;callaspadeaspade;tellitasitis　　实践是检验真理的唯一标准  Practiceisthesolecriterionfortestingtruth.　　糖衣炮弹      sugar-coatedbullets　　天有不测风云    Anythingunexpectedmayhappen.aboltfromtheblue　　团结就是力量    Unityisstrength.　　歪风邪气      unhealthypracticesandevilphenomena　　物以类聚，人以群分  Birdsofafeatherflocktogether.　　望子成龙      holdhighhopesforone"schild　　屋漏又逢连阴雨  Misfortunesnevercomesingly.Whenitrainsitpours.　　文韬武略      militaryexpertise;militarystrategy　　唯利是图      drawwatertoone’smill　　无源之水,无本之木    waterwithoutasource,andatreewiithoutroots　　无中生有      make/createsomethingoutofnothing　　徇私枉法      bendthelawforthebenefitofrelativesorfriends　　新官上任三把火  anewbroomsweepsclean　　蓄势而发      accumulatestrengthforatake-off　　心想事成      Mayallyourwishcometrue　　先入为主      Firstimpressionsarefirmlyentrenched.　　先下手为强      catchtheballbeforethebound　　像热锅上的蚂蚁  likeanantonahotpan　　现身说法      warnpeoplebytakingoneselfasanexample　　息事宁人      pouroilontroubledwaters　　喜忧参半      mingledhopeandfear　　循序渐进      stepbystep　　鱼米之乡      alandofmilkand honey　　有情人终成眷属  JackshallhaveJill,allshallbewell.　　有钱能使鬼推磨  Moneymakesthemarego.Moneytalks.　　有识之士      peopleofvision　　有勇无谋      usebrawnratherthanbrain　　与时俱进      advancewithtimes　　以人为本      peopleoriented;peopleforemost　　因材施教      teachstudentsaccordingtotheiraptitude　　欲速则不达      Hastedoesnotbringsuccess.　　优胜劣汰      survivalofthefittest　　英雄所见略同    Greatmindsthinkalike.　　冤家宜解不宜结  Bettermakefriendsthanmakeenemies.　　一言既出，驷马难追    Arealmannevergoesbackonhiswords.　　招财进宝      Moneyandtreasureswillbeplentiful　　债台高筑      becomedebt-ridden　　致命要害      Achilles’heel　　众矢之的      targetofpubliccriticism　　纸上谈兵      beanarmchairstrategist　　纸包不住火      Truthwillcometolightsoonerorlater. 爱屋及乌Loveme,lovemydog.百闻不如一见Seeingisbelieving.半斤八两sixofoneandhalfadozenoftheother班门弄斧teachfishtoswim;teachone’sgrandmothertosuckeggs本末倒置putthecartbeforethehorse捕风捉影catchatshadows一个萝卜，一个坑（oneturnip，onepit）一寸光阴，一寸金（Timeisgold）  Betrueinwordandresoluteindeed.言必行，行必果。 富人四季穿衣，穷人衣穿四季（Awealthmanhasdifferentclothesfor1season，apoormanhasonepieceofclothesfor4seasons.）  玉不琢，不成器:C:Apieceofjadeunlesscutformsnoarticleofvertu./E:Anuncutgemgoesnotsparkle./Thefinestdiamondmustbecut./Unpolishedpearlsnevershine.十年树木，百年树人:C:Ittakestenyearstogrowatreeandahundredyearstobringupagenerationofgoodmen./E:Ittakesthreegenerationstomakeagentleman.学无止境:C:knowledgeisinfinite/E:progresssometimesusesacomma,butneverafullstop. 此地无银三百两:nevertrytoprovewhatnobodydoubts.严师出高徒:C:Goodpupilsaretobebroughtupbystrictteachers./E:Itisthebridleandspurthatmakesagoodhorse.得不偿失:givealarktocatchakite.对症下药:adiseaseknownishalfthecure.君子之交淡如水:ahedgebetweenkeepsfriendshipgreen.化干戈为玉帛:burythehatchet.家和万事兴:heishappiest,behekingorpeasant,whofindspeaceinhishome.江山易改，本性难移:theleopardcannotchangeitsspots.留得青山在，不怕没柴烧:wherethereislife,thereishope.狡兔三窟:themousethathasbutoneholeisquicklytaken.举一反三:halfataleisenoughforawiseman.当局者迷，旁观者清:outsidersseemorethaninsiders./standers-byseemorethangamesters.世上无难事，只怕有心人:doggeddoesit.笨鸟先飞:C:aslowsparrowshouldmakeanearlystart./E:alametravelershouldgetoutbetimes.冷暖自知:everymanisbestknowntohimself.有情人终成眷属:everyjackhasjill.宁为玉碎不为瓦全:betterdeaththandishonor. 情人眼里出西施:ifjackisinlove,heisnojudgeofjill’sbeauty.拳不离手，曲不离口:nodaywithoutaline.吃一堑，长一智:byfallingwelearntogosafely.塞翁失马:nogreatlosswithoutsomesmallgain.天无绝人之路:godtempersthewindtotheshornlamb.仁者见仁，智者见智:E:thedonkeymeansonething,andthedriveranother./C:thebenevolentseebenevolenceandthewiseseewisdom.不畏艰难Takethebullbythehorns.不告而别totakeFrenchleave亡羊补牢Betterlatethannever./It"snevertoolatetomend.小题大做Makeamountainoutofamolehill.大智若愚Hewhocanotplaythefoolisnotawiseman.千钧一发tohangbyahairthread人不可貌相Appearancesareoftendeceptive./Neverjudgealookbyitscover.人定胜天Mancanconquernature.人生如梦Lifeisbutadream.九死一生tohaveahair-breadthescape一气呵成Nevermaketwobitesofacherry.一箭双雕Killtwobirdswithonestone.一见钟情tofallinloveatfirstsight四大皆空Allisvanity.四海之内皆兄弟Allarebrotherswithinthefourseas.以德报怨torendergoodforevil以寡敌众tofightagainstlongerodds以逸待劳Towaitateasetilltheenemyisexhausted.以怨报德tobitethehandthatfeedsone以毒攻毒tosetathieftocatchathief以身作则topracticewhatonepractices毛遂自荐torecommendone"sownperson天下乌鸦一般黑Crowsareblackallovertheworld.少年老成tohaveanoldheadonyoungshoulders不入虎穴焉得虎子Howcanoneobtaintiger-cubswithoutenteringthetiger"slair.不战而屈人之兵Thesupremeartofwaristosubduetheenemywithoutfighting.仁者无敌Thebenevolenthavenoenemy.if you wish to be the best man, you must suffer the bitterest of the bitter.吃得苦中苦, 方为人上人we sang the same songs 我们志同道合YinflourisheswhileYangdeclines". 安妮:中国有句俗语“阴盛阳衰”the weakest goes to the wall.优胜劣败山穷水尽attheendofone"sresourcesto look one way and row another声东击西 .八仙过海，各显神通（liketheEightImmortalscrossingthesea,eachshowinghisorherspecialprowess–peopledoingthesamejob,buteachinhisownspecialway,andeachdoingitwell）  了如指掌=Knowsomethinglikethepalmorbackofone’shand.杞人忧天（Qiwasafraidoftheskyfalling,toentertaingroundlessfearorunnessaryworries）=bemorefrightenedorscaredthanhurt  ③“有朋自远方来，不亦乐乎？”（Thatfriendsshouldcometoonefromafar,isthisnotafteralldelightful）；  君子应讷于言而敏于行”（Agentlemanconvertsthereputationofbeingslowinwordsbutpromptindeed.）；“刚、毅、本、讷近仁”（Imperturbable,resolute,tree-like,slowtospeak-suchaoneisneartoGoodness.）；知己知彼，百战不殆”(Knowtheenemyandknowyourself;inahundredbattles,youwillneverbedefeated.)MandarinproverbsThefollowingproverbsaresortedalphabeticallybytheirpinyin.Ifyouknowtheliterarysource,pleaseaddit!Alsoaddotherpronunciationsifyouknowthem.百世修来同船渡，千载修得共枕眠百世修来同船渡，千载修得共枕眠(pinyin:bai3shi4xiu1lai2tong2chuan2du4,qian1zai4xiu1degong4zhen3mian2)·Literally:Ittakeshundredsofreincarnationstobringtwopersonstorideonthesameboat;ittakesathousandeonstobringtwopersonstosharethesamepillow.·Moral:Itisfateandyuanfenthatbringstwopersonstogether,valueanencounterandtreasurearelationship.·Note:Thesetwophrasesdonotrhyme,buthaveparallelgrammaticalstructure,i.e,subjecttosubject,verbtoverb,etc.·Usage:Sometimesusedinmarriagecounsellingtoadvisethecoupleshaving problemstoresolveit,beforemakinganyhastydecisions.冰封三尺，绝非一日之寒冰封三尺，绝非一日之寒(pinyin:bing1feng1san3chi3,jue2fei1yi2ri4zhi1han2)·Literally:Threefeetoficedoesnotresultfromonedayofcoldweather.·Moral:Trouble,forexample,inarelationship,indicatesalonghistoryofproblems.此地无银三百两，隔壁阿二不曾偷此地无银三百两，隔壁阿二不曾偷(ci3di4wu2yin2san1bai3liang3,ge2bi4a1er4bu4ceng2tou1)·Literally:Thereisn"tastashofthreehundredliang[Chineseunit]ofsilverbelowthisspot;yourneighborAh-erdidnotstealthem·Moral:Anervousheartispronetomistakes;overkillwillworsenasituationratherthanbetteringit.·Note:Theoriginalstoryconcernsamanwhohadhidseveralpilesofsilverbeneaththeearthwiththeonlyindicationbeingthatofasignsuggestingthatnosilverwasburiedhere.Naturally,thesilverwasstolenovernight,andthemanawokenextmorningtofindadug-uppileofdirtandasignexplainingwhyhisneighborcouldnotbetheculprit.大水冲了龙王庙(pinyin:da4shui3zhong1nelong2wang2miao4)·Literally:massiveamountofwaterfloodedthedragon-kingtemple·Moral:Misunderstandingsmaybringaboutadverseandunforseenconsequences.·Explanation:thedragon-kingisamysticalcreaturethatlivesunderwaterandcontrolsthenaturalbodiesofwater.Peoplevisitthedragon-kingtempletoplacatehimandpreventfloods,thushistemplebeingdestroyedbytheveryforceswhichhecontrolsisasituationalirony.画蛇添足画蛇添足(pinyin:hua4she2tian1zu2)·Literally:Addinglegswhenpaintingasnake.·Moral:Don"truinyourworkbyanunnecessaryaddition.·English:GildingtheLily(aLilyhavingitsownnaturalbeautywouldnotbeimprovedbygold-plating).空穴来风未必无因(pinyin:kong1xue4lai2feng2wei4bi4wu2yin1)·Literally:ifwindcomesfromanemptycave,itmaynotbewithoutreason.·Moral:Mostseeminglystrangeeventsandactionshavelogicalexplanations.老骥伏枥，志在千里 老骥伏枥，志在千里(pinyin:lao3ji4fu2li4,zhi4zai4qian1li3)·Literally:Theoldhorseinthestablestillwantstorun1000li1.·Moral:Don"tunderestimatethosewithexperience,peopleofgreatagemaypossessgreatambitionsandpotential.·Note:"stable"and"li"rhymeinMandarin1li:aChineseunitoflinearmeasurewhichcorrespondstoaboutahalfkilometer路遥知马力，日久见人心(pinyin:lu4yao2zhi1ma3li4,ri4jiu3jian4ren2xin1)·Literally:Overalongdistance,youlearnaboutthestrengthofyourhorse;overalongtime,youlearnaboutthetruecharacterofyourfriend.·Usage:Thiscanbeusedpositivelytopraiseatruefriend;ornegativelytocriticizefriendsthatcouldnotstandatest.人要面，树要皮人要面，树要皮(pinyin:ren2yao4lian3,shu4yao4pi2)·Literally:apersonneedsaface;atreeneedsbark·Meaning:apersonneedsacleanreputationtosurvive.·Note:Facehereisusedmetaphoricallyastheface(socialcustom).·Usage:whensomeonebehavesdishonorably(onceorrepeatedly),itcanbesaiddirectlytothatpersonasadmonishment(asparentstoanchild).肉包子打狗;一去不回头(pinyin:rou4bao1zida3gou3,yi2qu4bu4hui2tou2)·Literally:hitadogwithameatbun,itdoesnotreturn.·Interpretation:thedogisdrivenaway,butthebunisalsogone.·Moral:don"tactrashlytopreservewhatyouhave,youlosesomeofitanyway·Usage:whensomethingisloanedawayandonedoesn"texpecttogetitback,orsomethingisgiveninsomeexchange,butnothingisexpectedinreturn.世上无难事，只怕有心人(pinyin:shi4shang4you3nan2shi4zhi3pa4you3xing1ren2)·Literally:Onthisworldthereexistsnosuchimpossibletasks,theyfearonlythosewithperseverance.·Moral:Notaskinthisworldisimpossiblesolongastherearewillinghearts.树倒猢狲散树倒猢狲散(pinyin:shu4dao3hu2sun1san4)·Literally:whenatreefalls,themonkeysscatter.·Usage:Whenaleaderlosespower,hisfollowersbecomedisorganized.Thisproverbisanti-anarchistic.水能载舟亦能覆舟(pinyin:shui3neng2zai4zhou1,yi4neng2fu4zhou1) ·Literally:Notonlycanwatercanfloatacraft,itcansinkitalso.·Moral:Thereareoppositeaspectsofanytoolorpower.·Note:Thisconceptisrelatedtoyin-yang.司马昭之心,路人皆知(pinyin:si1ma3zhao1zhi1xin1,lu3ren2jie1zhi1)·Literally:EventhepedestriansknowtheambitionsofSimaZhao.·Moral:Evilplotsofanambitiouspersonarewidelyknown.·Usage:Showingdisapprovalofanambitiousperson.·Source:Biographyofthe"DukeofNobleTown"(GongguixiangGongZhuan)intheChroniclesoftheThreeKingdoms.CaoMao,emperoroftheKingdomofWei,ragedtohisfewtrustedofficialsaboutSimaZhao"sambitiontotakethethrone.天下乌鸦一样黑(pinyin:tian1xia4wu1ya1yi2yang4hei1)·Literally:Allcrowsintheworldareblack.·Meanings:Thereareseveralpossibleinterpretations:1.Anaturalinterpretation:Somerules,likethosenaturalforcesoftheUniverse,areunbendable,regardlesshowmuchyoumaywantittochange.2.Astereotypicalinterpretation:somethingorsomeone(bad)isnodifferentfromalltheothers(e.g.,Allgovernmentofficialsarecorrupt,alllawyersaresnakes,etc.).星星之火可以燎原(pinyin:xing1xing1zhi1huo3ke3yi3liao2yuan2)·Literally:asparkcanstartafirethatburnstheentireprairie.·Moral:don"tunderestimatethepotentialdestructivepowerthataseeminglyminorproblemcanspread.熊瞎子摘苞米，摘一个丢一个(pinyin:xiong2xia1zizhai1bao1mi3,zhai1yi2ge4diu1yi2ge4)·Literally:blindbearpickscorn,picksoneandthrowsone·Meaning:Inabilitytoappreciatewhatyouhave.淹耳盗铃掩耳盗铃(pinyin:yan3er3dao4ling2)·Literally:coveringone"searwhenpilferingabell·Moral:Foolingoneselfbyignoringthefacts.·Note:thisisanexampleofafour-characteridiom.Thestorybehinditsaidastupidthiefcoveredhisearwhenhestoleabell,believingthatnoonecouldhearthebellwhenhecouldnot. 也要马儿好，也要马儿不吃草也要马儿好，也要马儿不吃草(pinyin:ye3yao4ma3er2hao3,ye3yao4ma3er2bu4chi1cao3)·Literally:wantthehorsetobethebest,alsowantthehorsenottoeatanyhay·Moral:Youcan"thaveyourcakeandeatittoo(Englishequivalent)·Usage:someonehasanunrealisticexpectation.·Note:"best"and"hay"rhymeinMandarin有志者，事竟成有志者，事竟成(pinyin:you3zhi4zhe,shi4jing4cheng2)·Literally:Ifapersonhasstamina,thingswillbeaccomplished·Moral:Ifyoukeepworking,youwillhavesuccess.玉不琢不成器(pinyin:yu4bu4zhuo2bu4chen2qi4)·Literally:Jaderequireschisellingbeforebecomingagem.·Moral:apersonneedstraininganddisciplinetobuildcharacter.斩草不除根，春风吹又生斩草不除根，春风吹又生(pinyin:zhan3cao3bu4chu2gen1,chun1feng1chui1you4sheng1)·Literally:Iftherootsarenotremovedduringweeding,theweedsreturnnextspring.·Moral:Itisessentialtofinishataskthoroughlyortheeffortwouldbewasted,orastitchintimesavesnine(approximateEnglishequivalent).知子莫若父(pinyin:zhi1zi3mo3ru2fu4)·Literally:nooneknowsasonbetterthanthefather.·Moral:Havingspentdecadeswitheachother,familymembersknowwhattypeofpersonseachothersare."Sons"and"fathers"alsoapplytothefemaleequivalents.·Usage:Characterwitnessinatrial.Despitehis/herdenial,anhonestparentcantelliftheirchildrenarecapableofheinouscrimes,likemurder.[edit]Cantoneseproverbssortedalphabeticallybythepenkyamp,aCantoneseRomanization.好心冇好报，好柴烧烂灶(penkyamp:How2samp1mow5how2bow3,how2cai4siu1 lan6zow3)·Meaning:Gooddeedsmaynotberewarded;evengoodfirewoodmayruinthestove.·Note:"reward"and"stove"rhymeinCantonese.·Note:冇isusedonlyinCantoneseandcorrespondswithMandarin没有(without).宁教人打仔，莫教人分妻(penkyamp:Nenk4gau3yant4fant1cay1,mog6gau3yant4da2zay2)·Literally:Itisokaytoteachsomeonehowtodisciplineachild,butdon"tteachhowtodivorceone"swife.·Note:"child"and"wife"rhymeinCantonese妻贤夫祸少，损友狗不如(penkyamp:Cay1yin4fu1wo6siu2,sont2yaw2gaw2bat1yeu4)·Literally:Withagoodwife,thehusbandwon"tgetintrouble;abadwifeisworsethanadog.千金难买心头好(penkyamp:Cin1gamp1nan4mai5samp1taw4how2)·Literally:Athousandpiecesofgoldmaynotbuyyouwhatyoulike.·Moral:Moneyisn"teverything.事急马行田(penkyamp:Si6gap1ma5hang4tin4)·Literally:Incaseofemergency,thehorse(马)canmoveinthefield(田).·Explanation:ThisisinreferencetotherulesinChineseChess.Normallythehorsepiececanonlymoveinthe"sun"character(日ora1ײrectangle)pattern.·Moral:Inanemergency,onecanbreaktherules.狗上瓦坑有条路(penkyamp:Gaw2seong5nga5hang1yaw5tiu4low6)·Literally:Whenadogclimbstotheroof,ittakesitsusualpath.·Meaning:Avillainuseshisusualtricks,orbehaveslikeanyothervillain.·Usage:oftenusedtoimplyanimproperrelationship,suchasadultery.天上雷公地下舅公(penkyamp:Tin1seong6loy4gonk1,dey6seong6kaw5gonk1)·Literally:Inheaven,thereisthethundergod;onearth,thereisbrotherofyourmother.·Explanation:IntheoldChinesesocialhierarchy,onecanbedisciplinedbythebrothersofone"smother.Eventheparentscouldnotspoilachildinfrontofthatuncle. 树大有枯枝，族大有乞儿(penkyamp:Seu6dai6yaw5fu1zi1,zok6dai6yaw5hat1yi1)·Literally:Onabigtree,therearedeadbranches;inabigclan,therearebeggars.·Note:"branch"and"beggar"rhymeinCantonese秤不离铊(penkyamp:Cenk3bat1ley4to4)·Literally:asteelyardalwaysgoeswiththeweights.·Usage:XalwaysgoeswithY.落地喊三声，好丑命生成(penkyamp:Log6dey6ham3sam1seng1,how2caw2meng6sang1seng4)·Literally:Whenababyisborn,afterthethirdwail,itsgoodorbadfateisdetermined.·Moral:Thereisnofreewill,yourfateispre-determined.·Note:ThelastsyllableofthetwophrasesrhymeinCantonese风吹鸡蛋壳，财散人安乐(penkyamp:Fonk1coy1gay1dan2hog3,coi4san3yant4ngon1log6)·Literally:Likewindblowsoneggshells,whenthemoneyisgoneapersonfeelslight(atease).·Moral:Moneyisaburden.·Usage:Thisisusuallyusedbyagamblerwhojustlostallhismoney,butneedsaphilosophytomakethemselvesfeelbetter.·Note:thelastsyllablesofthetwophrasesrhymeinCantonese冤猪头都会遇到闻鼻菩萨(penkyamp:Yeun1zeu1taw4dow1wui5yeu6dow2mank4bey6pow4sad3)·Literally:Evenarottenpigheadforofferingwillsomedaymeetabodhisattvawithstuffednose.·Moral:Regardlessofanyshortcoming,therewillbesomeonewhodoesn"tmind.·Usage:Usuallyusedinthecontextofmatchmaking.夫妻本是同林鸟，大难临头各自飞(penkyamp:Fu1cay1bun2si6tonk4lamp4niu5,dai6nan6lamp4taw4gog3zi6fey1)·Literally:Husbandandwifearelikebirdsinthewoods,whentroublecomes,theyfleeseparately.·Explanation:ThisviewreflectsthelackofloveinarrangedmarriagesinancientChina.儿女眼前冤，夫妻渡客船(penkyamp:Yi4noy5ngan5cin4yeun1,fu1cay1dow6hag3seun4) ·Literally:Childrenareeyesores;marriageislikeanencounteronaferry.·Meaning:Marriagessometimesleadtodisasters.·Note:"eyesore"and"boat"rhymeinCantonese兄弟如手足，夫妇如衣服(penkyamp:Henk1day6yeu4saw2zok1,fu1fu5yeu4yi1fok6)·Literally:Brothersarelikearmsandlegs;husbandandwifearelikeclothing·Meaning:You"restuckwithyourfamily,butit"seasytochangeyourspouse.·Note:"leg"and"clothes"rhymeinCantonese[edit]HakkaproverbsTheHakkaproverbsaresortedbythenumberofstrokes(fewtomany).PleaseaddHakkapronunciationsInitialsource:客家谚语(HakkaProverbs)(http://raid.lcjh.tpc.edu.tw/客家語/guest5.htm)一下雷鸣天下知·Literally:Whenthethunderrumblesonce,alltheworldunderheavenimmediatelyknows.·Moral:Whenoneacts,s/heshouldn"texpectthatitwillbekeptasecretforever.一世作官三世绝·Literally:Havinganofficialinonegenerationwouldcausemisfortuneforthenextthreegenerations.·Moral:Regardlesshowvirtuousanofficialis,s/heisboundtooffendsomepeople,andhencecausinghis/herdescendantshardship.乞食仔唱山歌·Literally:Poormansingsfolksongs.·Moral:Povertydoesnotmeananabsolutelackofjoy.大目娘看不到灶头·Literally:Big-eyedladydoesn"tseethestove.·Moral:Everyone,eventhebestofus,canbecarelesssometimes.老鼠寻猫公 ·Literally:MouseseeksMr.Cat.·Usage:Self-destructivethoughtsoracts;lookingpurposefullyforanunfortunateend.没节的竹筒·Literally:Bamboocontainerswithoutthejoints.·Explanation:Emptyonbothends;thecontainercan"tholdanythingwithoutthejoints·UsageI:gettingbusyallovernothing.·UsageII:Jook-sing供子身，冇供子心·Literally:Providetheoffspringwithbodies,butnotthehearts.·Moral:Eventhoughoneisbornofparents,his/herthoughtsarehis/herown,notoftheparents.Parentscanonlyinfluencetheirchildrentoacertainextent.行莫嫖，坐莫赌·Literally:walkdon"tvisitprostitutes;sitdon"tgamble.·Moral:Bevirtuousnotjustinpublic,butinprivateaswell.你有初一，我有十五·Literally:Youhavethefirstdayofthemonth,Ithefifteenth.·Moral:Everyonehastheirowntalentthatwillbeusefulonedayoranother.·comment:(SimilartotheEnglishproverbof"Everydoghashisday".)·comment:Similarto(Everyonegets)15minutesofFame(AndyWarhol).妻贤子肖父之宽·Literally:Wifevirtuous,sonfilial,fatherlenient.·Moral:Theproperbehaviorofeachfamilymembertotheothersisdeterminedbybloodrelationship.食两粒黄豆仔，就想要学人上西天·Literally:Eatingtwoyellowbeans,thenwantingtogouptoheavenliketheothers.·Usage:whensomeoneissettingunrealisticgoalswithoutregardtotheirability;orsomeoneisexaggeratingtheirabilitytoothers(boasting)骨头剁圈都冇·Literally:Whenchoppingthebones,thereisn"tevenacircle(?).·Usage:Thereisnotonebitofsubstance. 清官难断家务事·Literally:Virtuousofficialfindsithardtopassjudgementsondomesticaffairs.·Moral:Inadomesticdisagreement,neitherpartyiseverclearlyrightorclearlywrong.麻布做衫·Literally:Usinghempenclothtomakegowns.·Usage:Easilyseen-through,transparentactionsorobjects.买咸鱼放生·Literally:Buyasaltedfishandsetitfree.·Usage:soignorantthattheycan"ttelldeadfromalive.游游野野·Literally:Wander,wander;wild,wild.·Usage:someonehasnothingtodoandwandersaround.·English:(perhaps)Footlooseandfancy-free(withoutlifecommitmentsorlifestyleconstraints).药方三抄毒死人·Literally:Themedicinefromarecipethathasbeencopiedthreetimes(oneafteranother)cankillpeople.·Moral:Excessiveenthusiasmcanbecounterproductivedespiteitsgoodintention.·Moral:Thecontentofsomethingcanbegreatlychangedwhenitisimperfectlytransferredrepeatedly.Don"ttellrumors.(seeChinesewhisper)骗鬼穿蓑衣·Literally:Cheattheghostsbywearingclothesmadeofleaves.·Usage:warnothersthatsomeoneisnoteasilydeceived.(?)烂泥扶不上壁·Literally:Muddoesn"tsupportthewall.·Moral:Somepeoplewhoareill-equippedbynaturearejustnotdestinedforgreatness·Usage:berealistic.烂鼓好救月·Literally:Brokendrumscansavemoonsaswell. ·Moral:Eventheagedpeopleandobjectshavepurposes.攫头底下出黄金·Literally:Graspgoldfrombeneaththehead.·Usage:Havingpracticalpurpose.(?)变头变面·Literally:Changehead,changeface.·Usage:Veryangry.穷人莫断猪，富人莫断书·Literally:Poormendon"tstopfeedingthepigs,richmendon"tstopstudying.·Usage:don"tdroptheskillandmeansthatcankeepyourlivelihood.[edit]TaiwaneselanguageproverbsInitialsource:台语俗谚(Taiwaneselanguageproverbs)(http://www.taiwanese-oki.idv.tw/t03.htm)恶马恶人骑，胭脂马遇着关老爷(ok1ve4ok1lang6kia2,en6zi6ve4du1dior3guan6lor1ia2)·Literally:Vicioushorseshaveviciousriders;aroguehorseencountersLordGuanQingtian.·Usage:Nomatterhowferocious--oruntamedforananimal--youare,thereisalwaysamatchwhoexcelsyou,andoften,controlsyourlife.一句毋知，百项无代(zit5gu4m3zai1,ba4hang6vor6/3dai6)·Literally:Ignorantofonephrase,andtherewon"tbeanything[wrong]withthehundredsofthematters·Usage:Somepeoplethinkthatbyacceptingnoresponsibility,theywouldnotgetintotroubleswiththelaw.父母疼囝长流水，囝想父母树尾风(be3vu4tiann4giann4dng6lau6zui4,giann4siunn3be3vu4ciu3vue1hong1)·Literally:Theparentalloveforchildrenislengthylikethestream,butthechildrenonlythinkoftheparentslikethewindontheedgeofatree.·Usage:Filialpietyisoftennotasreciprocalandasmuchastheparentallove, especiallywhenthechildrenareyoungandunappreciative.·English(similar):"Howsharperthanaserpent"stoothisanungratefulchild"-Shakespeare.打虎亲兄弟(pa4ho4cin6hiann6di6.)·Literally:Toclubatiger,ittakesbloodbrothers.·Usage:Withfamily,onecanaccomplisheventhemostdifficulttask.·Note:HeroesdefeatingferocioustigersthateatlivestockandevenhumanbeingsisthethemetovariousChineseliterature,suchasTheWaterMargin.惦惦较冇虻(diam3diam6ka4vr6vang4)·Literally:Accompaniedwithsilenceislessmosquitoes.·Usage:Ifwhatonewishesislittleattention,talklittle.Toavoidgettingintoanunnecessaryquarrels,donotspeakmorethanyouneedto.Perseveranceisproductive.·English:Aclosedmouthgathersnoflies.·English:Evenafool,whenheholdethhispeace,iscountedwise:andhethatshuttethhislipsisesteemedamanofunderstanding.(TheHolyBible:KingJamesVersion,TheProverbs17:28)做甲流汗嫌甲流澜(zor4ga4lau6guann6，hiam6ga4lau6nuann6.)·Literally:Ittakessweattoworkonthings,butitonlytakessalivatocriticizethings.·Usage:Criticismofothers"hardworkshouldbeconsiderate,constructiveandlimited,andnotfree-flowing,sincebynotphysicallydoingit,onecannotappreciatethedifficultyofatask.不战而屈人之兵，善之善者也”（Tosubduetheenemywithoutfightingisthesupremeexcellence司马昭之心，路人皆知（SimaZhao’sillintentisknowntoall,thevillain’sdesignisobvious）  光阴似箭，一去不返。Timeflieslikeanarrow,andtimelostneverreturns.好事不出门恶事传千里Goodnewsnevergoesbeyondthegate,whilebadnewsspreadfarandwide.瑞雪兆丰年Atimelysnowpromisesagoodharvest.三十而立Amanshouldbeindependentattheageofthirty.Atthirty,amanshouldbeabletothinkforhimself.每逢佳节倍思亲。Onfestiveoccasionsonethinksmorethaneverofone’slovedonesfaraway.其身正，不令而行。Iftheruleractsproperly,thefolkswouldobeyhimwithoutbeingorderedto. 前事不忘，后事之师。Pastexperience,ifnotforgotten,isaguideforthefuture.取之于民，用之于民。Fromthepeople,forthepeople.人心所向，大势所趋。Accordwithpublicwillandthegeneraltrendofevents.天无绝人之路。Heavennevercutsoffaman’smeans.天下为公。Allunderheavenareequal.欲穷千里目，更上一层楼。Foragrandersight,climbtoagreaterheight.万事俱备，只欠东风。Allisreadyexceptforwhatiscrucial.心有灵犀一点通。Heartswhichhaveacommonbeatarelinked.只可意会，不可言传。Thatcanonlybesensedandcannotbeexplainedinwords.二人同心，可以断金。　Iftwopeopleareofthesamemind,theirsharpnesscancutthroughmetal.敏而好学，不耻下问。Quick-mindedandeagertolearn,heisneverashamedtoconsulthisinferiors.顺天者昌，逆天者亡。ThosewhofollowtheHeaven’slawwillsurvive;thosewhogoagainstitwillperish.天生我才必有用。Heavenhasendowedmewithtalentsforeventualuse.学如逆水行舟，不进则退。Learningislikerowingupstreama:nottoadvanceistodropback.玉不琢，不成器。人不学，不知义。Asajadewithoutchiselingwillnotbecomeausefulobject。AmanwithoutlearningwillnotknowtheWay.比上不足比下有余worseoffthansome,betteroffthanmany;tofallshortofthebest,butbebetterthantheworst.不以物喜不以己悲notpleasedbyexternalgains,notsaddenedbypersonnallosses不打不成交Nodiscord,noconcord.大事化小小事化了tryfirsttomaketheirmistakesoundlessseriousandthentoreduceittonothingatall金无足赤人无完人Goldcan"tbepureandmancan"tbeperfect.君子之交淡如水thefriendshipbetweengentlemenisaspureascrystal;ahedgebetweenkeepsfriendshipgreen没有规矩不成方圆Nothingcanbeaccomplishedwithoutnormsorstandards.每逢佳节倍思亲Onfestiveoccasionsmorethaneveronethinksofone"sdearonesfaraway.Itisonthefestivaloccasionswhenonemisseshisdearmost.谋事在人成事在天Theplanninglieswithman,theoutcomewithHeaven.Manproposes,Goddisposes.千里之行始于足下athousand-lijourneybeginswiththefirststep--thehighesteminenceistobegainedstepbystep前事不忘后事之师Pastexperience,ifnotforgotten,isaguideforthefuture.前人栽树后人乘凉Onegenerationplantsthetreesinwhoseshadeanothergenerationrests.Onesowsandanotherreaps 前怕狼后怕虎fearthewolfinfrontandthetigerbehindhesitateindoingsomething强龙难压地头蛇Evenadragon(fromtheoutside)findsithardtocontrolasnakeinitsoldhaunt-Powerfuloutsiderscanhardlyaffordtoneglectlocalbullies.上有天堂下有苏杭Justasthereisparadiseinheaven,therareSuzhouandHangzhouonearth.谁言寸草心报得三春晖Suchkindnessofwarmsun,can"tberepaidbygrass.人无远虑，必有近忧。Hewhogivesnothoughttothefutureissuretobebesetbyworriesathand.有朋自远方来，不亦乐乎。Isn’titadelightwhenfriendscomefromafar?路漫漫其修远兮，　吾将上下而求索。Mywayaheadislong;Iseenoending;yethighandlowI’llSearchwithmywillunbending.桃李不言，下自成蹊。Peachesandplumsdonothavetotalk,theworldbeatsapathofthem.会当凌绝顶，一览众山小。WhenreachingthegreatpeakofMountTai,weholdallmountainsinasingleglance.国家兴亡，匹夫有责。Riseandfallofanationrestswitheveryoneofitscitizens.人之初，性本善。Everychildbornhasinnategoodness.人生自古谁无死，留取丹心照汗青。Sincethedawnoftimeeveryonewilldie,letthehistory。Booksnotemydeathwithloyaltyatheart.己所不欲，勿施于人。Whatyoudonotwishuponyourself,extendnottoothers.学而不思则罔，思而不学则殆。Tostudyandnotthinkisawaste.Tothinkandnotstudyisdangerous.子曰：三人行，必有我师焉：择其善者而从之，其不善者而改之。　　　　Confuciussaid:”Whenthreemenarewalkingtogether,thereisonewhocanbemyteacher.Ipickoutpeople’sGoodandfollowit.WhenIseetheirbadpoints,Icorrecttheminmyself.海内存知己，天涯若比邻。Ifyouhaveafriendafarwhoknowsyourheart,distancecannotkeepyoutwoapart.君子之交淡如水。Thefriendshipbetweengentlemenisaspureascrystal.学而不思则罔,思而不学则殆.Learningwithoutthoughtmeanslaborlost;thoughtwithoutlearningisperilous.温故而知新，可以为师矣。 Hewhobyreviewingtheoldcangainknowledgeofthenewandisfittobeateacher.Youtaketheopenroad,andI"llcrossthelogbridge--yougoyourway,andI"llgomine.你走你的阳关道，我过我的独木桥。敏而好学，不耻下问。Quick-mindedandeagertolearn,heisneverashamedtoconsulthisinferiors. 三人行，必有我师焉。择其善者而从之，其不善者而改之。Amonganythreepeoplewalking,Iwillfindsomethingtolearnforsure.Theirgoodqualitiesaretobefollowed,andtheirshortcomingsaretobeavoided.八字衙门朝南开，有理无钱莫进来Theyamengateiswideopen,yetwithonlyrightonyoursidebutnomoney,don"tgoinside. 兵马未动，粮草先行Provisionsshouldbearrangedbeforeanarmyismobilized. 不经一事，不长一智Wisdomcomesfromexperience. 不入虎穴，焉得虎子Howcanyoucatchtigercubswithoutenteringthetiger"slair? 差之毫厘，失之千里Alittleerrormayleadtoalargediscrepancy. 长江后浪催前浪，世上新人赶旧人JustasthewavesoftheYangtzeRiverbehinddriveonthoseahead,sodoeseachnewgenerationreplacetheoldone.  常将有日思无日，莫待无时想有时Whenrich,thinkofpoverty,butdon"tthinkofricheswhenyouarepoor. 吃一堑，长一智Afallintothepit,againinyourwit. 打蛇不死，后患无穷Unlessyoubeatasnaketodeath,itwillcauseendless 大处着眼，小处着手Keepthegeneralgoalinsightwhiletacklingdailytasks. 单丝不成线，独木不成林Asinglethreadcan"tmakeacord,norasingletreeaforest. 当局者迷，旁观者清Thespectatorsseemoreofthegamethantheplayers. 刀不磨要生锈，水不流要发臭Aknifewillrustifnotsharpenedregularly,andwaterwillstagnateifitisnotallowedtoflow. 道高一尺，魔高一丈Thelawisstrong,buttheoutlawsaretentimesstronger. 灯不拨不亮，理不辩不明Anoillampbecomesbrighteraftertrimming,atruthbecomesclearerafterbeingdiscussed. 读书需用意，一字值千金Whenreading,don"tletasinglewordescapeyourattention/onewordmaybeworthathousandpiecesofgold. 读万卷书，行万里路Readtenthousandbooksandwalktenthousandmiles. 儿不嫌母丑，狗不嫌家贫Asonneverthinkshismotherugly,andadognevershunsitsowner"shomehowevershabbyitis.  儿孙自有儿孙福，莫为儿孙做牛马Thechildrencantakecareofthemselveswhentheygrowup,sotheparentsdon"thavetoworktoohardforthefutureoftheiroffspring. 耳听为虚，眼见为实Whatyouhearaboutmaybefalse,butwhatyouseeistrue. 凡人不可貌相，海水不可斗量Asamancannotbeknownbyhislooks,neithercantheseabefathomedbyagourd. 放下屠刀，立地成佛Thebutcherwholaysdownhisknife,atoncebecomesaBuddha. 风无常顺，兵无常胜Aboatcan"talwayssailwiththewind;anarmycan"talwayswinbattles. 逢人只说三分话，未可全抛一片心Talkingtoastranger,itiswisetobesomewhatreserved. 瓜无滚圆，人无十全Nomeloniscompletelyround,andnopersonisperfect. 害人之心不可有，防人之心不可无Oneshouldn"thavethehearttoharmothers,butmustbevigilantsoasnottobeharmed. 花有重开日，人无再少年Flowersmaybloomagain,butapersonneverhasthechancetobeyoungagain. 画虎画皮难画骨，知人知面不知心Indrawingatiger,youshowitsskin,butnotitsbones;inknowingaman,youmayknowhisface,butnothisheart. 火要空心，人要虚心Afiremusthavespaceatitscentertoburnvigorously;amanmustbemodesttomakeprogress. 见怪不怪，其怪自败Faceoddthingsfearlesslyandtheirfearsomenesswilldisappear.  江山易改，本性难移Riversandmountainsmaybechanged,butitishardtoalterevenasingleperson"snature. 近水楼台先得月，向阳花木早逢春Awaterfrontpaviliongetsthemoonlightfirst;springcomesearlytoplantsexposedtothesun. 近水知鱼性，近山识鸟音Neartorivers,werecognizefish;neartomountains,werecognizethesongsofbirds. 近朱者赤，近墨者黑Nearvermilion,onegetsstainedpink;nearink,onegetsstainedblack. 酒逢知己千杯少，话不投机半句多Ifyoudrinkwithabosomfriend,athousandcupsarenotenough;ifyouarguewithsomeone,halfasentenceistoomuch. 老当益壮，穷当益坚Oldbutvigorous,poorbutambitious. 良药苦口利于病，忠言逆耳利于行Ittakesbittermedicinetocureadiseaseproperly,andittakesbluntadvicetoputusontherighttrack. 两虎相斗，必有一伤Whentwotigersfight,oneissuretolose. 留得青山在，不怕没柴烧Aslongasthegreenhillsremain,there"llbenoshortageoffirewood. 路遥知马力，日久见人心Asdistancetestsahorse"sstrength,sodoestimerevealaperson"srealcharacter. 麻雀虽小，五脏俱全Smallasitis,thesparrowhasallthevitalorgans. 马好不在鞍，人好不在衫Don"tjudgeahorsebyitssaddle,anddon"tjudgeapersonbyhisclothes.  名人不用细说，响鼓不用重捶Apersonofgoodsenseneedsnodetailedexplanation;aresonantdrumneedsnoheavybeating. 明知山有虎，偏向虎山行Goingdeepintothemountains,undeterredbythetigersthere. 宁为玉碎，不为瓦全Bettertobeashardofjadethanawholetile. 贫居闹市无人问，富在深山有远亲Ifyouarepoor,evenifyouliveinacrowdedcityyouwillbealone.Butifyouarerich,evenifyouliveinuninhabitedmountainsthemostdistantrelativeswillflocktoyou. 平生不做亏心事，半夜敲门心不惊Aclearconsciencesleepseventhroughthunder. 平时不烧香，临时抱佛脚Neverburningincensewhenalliswell,butclaspingBuddha"sfeetinanemergency. 千军易得，一将难求Itiseasytofindathousandsoldiers,buthardtofindagoodgeneral. 钱财如粪土，仁义值千金Richesareasworthlessasdust;benevolenceandjusticearethemostvaluablethings. 前人栽树，后人乘凉Onegenerationplantsthetreesunderwhoseshadeanothergenerationrests. 强中更有强中手，能人背后有能人Howeverstrongyouare,there"salwayssomeonestronger. 人过留名，雁过留声Amanleaveshisnamebehindwhereverhestays,justasagooseuttersitscrywhereveritflies. 人老心不老，人穷志不穷Oldbutyoungatheart;poorbutwithloftyideals.  人善被人欺，马善被人骑Aweakpersonisliabletobebullied;atamedhorseisoftenridden. 人往高处走，水望低处流Manseekstheheights,whilewaterseeksthelowlands. 人为财死，鸟为食亡Mandiesinpursuitofwealth,andbirdsdieinpursuitoffood. 人无千日好，花无百日红Mancannotbealwaysfortunate,norcanflowerslastforever. 人无完人，金无足赤Itisasimpossibletofindaperfectmanasitistofind100percentpuregold. 人无远虑，必有近忧Thosewhodonotplanforthefuturewillfindtroubleontheirdoorstep. 人心齐，泰山移Whenpeopleareofonemindandheart,theycanmoveMountTai. 人有失足，马有失蹄Amanispronetostumblewhenwalking,andahorseispronetostumblewhengalloping. 任凭风浪起，稳坐钓鱼船Sittightinthefishingboatdespitetherisingwindandwaves. 若要人不知，除非己莫为Ifyoudon"twantpeopletofindout,you"dbetternotdoit. 三个臭皮匠，顶个诸葛亮ThreecobblerswiththeirwitscombinedequalZhugeLiang,themastermind. 三人一条心，黄土变成金Ifpeopleareofoneheart,eventheyellowearthcanbecomegold.  少壮不努力，老大徒伤悲Amanwhodoesnotexerthimselfinhisyouthwillbesorryhedidn"twhenhegrowsold. 十年窗下无人问，一举成名天下知Onecanstudyfortenyearsinobscurity,butassoonasonepassestheexaminationthewholeworldpaysattention. 十年树木，百年树人Ittakestenyearstogrowatree,butahundredyearstobringupagenerationofgoodmen. 书到用时方恨少Itiswhenyouareusingwhatyouhavelearnedfrombooksthatyouwishyouhadreadmore. 天外有天，人上有人Ascapableasyouare,thereisalwayssomeonemorecapable——justasthereisanotherheavenbeyondheaven. 天下无难事，只怕有心人Nothingintheworldisdifficultforonewhosetshismindtoit. 天下兴亡，匹夫有责Everyoneisresponsibleforhiscountry. 天有不测风云，人有旦夕祸福Innaturethereareunexpectedstorms,andinlifeunpredictablevicissitudes. 万事俱备，只欠东风Everythingisreadyexcepttheeastwind. 小洞不补，大洞吃苦Asmallholenotmendedintimewillbecomeabigholemuchmoredifficulttomend. 小时偷针，大时偷金Achildwhostealsaneedlewillgrowuptostealgold. 心正不怕影斜，脚正不怕鞋歪Anuprightmanisnotafraidofanobliqueshadow;astraightfootisnotafraidofacrookedshoe.  秀才不出门，能知天下事Withoutevensteppingoutsidehisgatethescholarknowsallthewideworld"saffairs. 养兵千日，用兵一时Armiesaretobemaintainedinthecourseoflongyears,buttobeusedinthenickoftime. 一寸光阴一寸金，寸金难买寸光阴Aspeckoftimeismorepreciousthananounceofgold. 一个篱笆三个桩，一个好汉三个帮Justasafenceneedsthesupportofthreestakes,anablefellowneedsthehelpofthreeotherpeople. 一粒老鼠屎，坏了一锅粥Aspeckofmousedungwillspoilawholepotofporridge. 一年之计在于春，一日之计在于晨Thewholeyear"sworkdependsongoodplanninginspring,andthewholeday"sworkdependsongoodplanningintheearlymorning. 一人得道，鸡犬升天Whenamanisatcourt,allhisfollowersareinfavor. 一失足成千古恨，再回头是百年身Onesingleslipbringseternalregret,andlookingback,youfindthatyourwholelifehaspassedaway. 一言既出，驷马难追Aword,onceitisuttered,cannotbeovertakenevenbyswifthorses. 一朝被蛇咬，十年怕井绳Amanoncebittenbyasnakewillfortenyearsshyatarope. 一着不慎，满盘皆输Onecarelessmoveforfeitsthewholegame. 有借有还，再借不难Timelyreturnofaloanmakesiteasiertoborrowasecondtime.  有理走遍天下，无理寸步难行Withjusticeonyourside,youcangoanywhere;withoutit,youcan"ttakeastep. 有缘千里来相会，无缘对面不相逢Fatebringspeopletogethernomatterhowfaraparttheymaybe. 与君一夕话，胜读十年书Chattingwithyouforonenightismoreprofitablethanstudyingfortenyears. 远水不救近火，远亲不如近邻Distantwatercan"tputoutanearbyfire,andadistantrelativeisnotashelpfulasacloseneighbor. 月满则亏，水满则溢Themoonwaxesonlytowane,andwatersurgesonlytooverflow. 在家不会迎宾客，出外方知少主人Ifapersondoesnottreatguestsproperlywhenathome,fewwillwishtoentertainhimwhenheisawayfromhome. 知己知彼，百战百胜Knowtheenemy,knowyourself,andineverybattleyouwillbevictorious. 只许州官放火，不许百姓点灯Themagistratesarefreetosetfire,whilethecommonpeopleareforbiddeneventolightlamps. 只要功夫深，铁杵磨成针Ifyouworkhardenoughatit,youcangrindevenanironroddowntoaneedle. 种瓜得瓜，种豆得豆Asamansows,soshallhereap.老吾老以及人之老，幼吾幼以及人之幼。Expendtherespectoftheagedinone’sfamilytothatofotherfamilies;expendtheloveofthe youngonesinone’sfamilytothatofotherfamilies.礼尚往来。往而不来，非礼也；来而不往，亦非礼也。Proprietysuggestsreciprocity.Itisnotproprietynottogiveoutbuttoreceive,orviceversa.两情若是长久时，又岂在朝朝暮暮。Iflovebetweenbothsidescanlastforaye,whyneedtheystaytogethernightandday?路漫漫其修远兮，吾将上下而求索。Thewayaheadislong;Iseenoending,yethighandlowI’llsearchwithmywillunbending.民为贵，社稷次之，君为轻。Thepeoplearethemostimportantelementinastate;nextarethegodsoflandandgrain;leastistherulerhimself.千丈之堤，以蝼蚁之穴溃；百尺之屋，以突隙之烟焚。Alongdikewillcollapsebecauseofanant-holeinit;atallbuildingwillbeburneddownbyasparkfromachimney’schink.锲而舍之，朽木不折，锲而不舍，金石可镂。Carvebutgiveuphalfway,evenadecayed pieceofwoodwillnotbreak;carvewithoutstop,evenmetalandstonecanbeengraved.人有悲欢离合，月有阴晴阳缺，此事古难全。Peoplehavesorrowandjoy;theypartandmeetagain.Themoondimsorshines;itwaxesorwanes.Nothingisperfect,notevenintheoldendays.人之于文学也，犹玉之于琢磨也。Learningandculturearetoapersonwhatpolishedandgrindingaretojade.三人行，必有我师焉。择其善者而从之，其不善者而改之。Amonganythreepeoplewalking,Iwillfindsomethingtolearnforsure.Theirgoodqualitiesaretobefollowed,andtheirshortcomingsaretobeavoided.士不可以不弘毅，任重而道远。仁以为己任，不亦重乎？死而后己，不亦远乎？Aneducatedgentlemancannotbutberesoluteandbroad-minded,forhehastakenupaheavyresponsibilityandalongcourse.Isitnotaheavyresponsibility,whichistopractice benevolence?Isitnotalongcourse,whichwillendonlywithhisdeath?士之为人，当理不避其难，临患忘利，遗生行义，视死如归。Amoralintellectualisonewhoescapesnodangerinfaceoftruth,discardspersonalinterestsinfrontofdisaster,practicesrighteousnessattheexpenseoflife,andlooksupondeathasgoinghome.逝者如斯夫！不舍昼夜。Thepassageoftimeisjustliketheflowofwater,whichgoesondayandnight.顺天者存，逆天者亡。ThosewhofollowtheHeaven’slawwillsurvive;thosewhogoagainstitwillperish.天将降大任于斯人也，必先苦其心志，劳其筋骨，饿其体肤，空乏其身，行拂乱其所为，所以动心忍性，增益其所不能。WhenHeavenisabouttoplaceagreatresponsibilityonagreatman,italwaysfirstfrustrateshisspiritandwill,exhaustshismusclesandbones,exposeshimtostarvation andpoverty,harasseshimbytroublesandsetbackssoastostimulatehisspirit,toughenhisnatureandenhancehisabilities.Itishardertochangehumannaturethantochangeriversandmountains.江山易改，本性难移。患难见真情。Theadversityseesthetruefeelings.瑞雪兆丰年。Aheavysonwpromiseagoodharvest.Thetongueisbonelessbutitbreaksbones.舌无骨却能折断骨。Rearsonsforhelpinoldages;andstoreupgrainsagainstfamine.养儿防老，积谷防灾。Ablindmanwholeansagainstawallimaginesthatit"stheboundaryoftheworld.坐井观天。Abluntknifemaybesharpenedonastone,butifamanisstupidthereisnohelpforhisstupidity.刀钝石上磨，人蠢没奈何。Aroadofthousandmilesbeginswithonestep.千里之行始于足下。Thereisalwayssomethingtobecutoffyoungtreesiftheyaretogrowwell.树不修不成材，子不育不成人。Onetendstomakemistakeswhenoneisingreathaste.忙中Ifyoualwayswearyourbestclothestheywillsoonwearout.平时穿衣无好歹，假日出门无新衣。出错。Aslowsparrowshouldmakeanearlystart.笨鸟先飞。忠言逆耳。Honestadviceisunpleasanttotheear.夜长梦多。Lotsofdreamscanoccuroveralongnight.Thelongeryou wait,themoreunexpecteddevelopmentsmayoccur.一瓶子不满，半瓶子晃荡。Afullbottlemakesnosound;abottlehalffullswashes.一言既出，驷马难追】Awordoncespokencannotbetakenbackevenbyateamoffourhorses.有生必有死。Astherearelives,therearedeaths.燕雀安知鸿鹄之志哉。Swallowandsparrowscannotunderstandtheambitionofswan.光阴似箭Timeislikeanarrow./Timefliesfast.好戏在后头】C:Thebestplayinthebehind.E:Thebestisyettobe.既来之，则安之。Taketimetodeliberate;butwhenthetimeforactionarrivers,stopthinkingandgoin.精诚所至，金石为开。Completesinceritycanaffectevenmetalandstone.鞠躬尽瘁，死而后已。Giveonesalltillone’sheartsstopsbeating.涓涓之流，汇成大海。Anumberofsmallstreamsconvergeintoavastocean.君子之交淡如水。Thefriendshipbetweengentlemenisaspureascrystal.Ahedgebetweenkeepsfriendshipgreen.快淹死的人连草也要抓。Adrowningmanwillcatchatastraw.蜡烛照亮别人，却毁灭了自己。Acandlelightsothersandconsumesitself.千里之行始于足下。Ajourneyofathousandmilesbeginswithasinglestep.前人栽树，后人乘凉。Onegenerationplantsthetreesunderwhosecoolshadeanothergenerationrests.Onebeatsthebush,andanothercatchesthebird.青出于蓝而胜于蓝。The pupil outdoes the master. 人之将死，其言也善Thewordsofadyingmanaregoodwords． 生死有命，富贵在天。Lifeanddeath,fortuneandmisfortuneallrelyonfate.哀莫大于心死 There is no vulture like despair.爱情不分贫富】C: Youwillhaveyourlovenomatteryouarerichorpoor.E:Lovelivesincottagesaswellasincourts.爱情不需教导】C:Youdonotneedtolearnhowtolove. E:Loveneedsnoteaching.　爱屋及乌。Loveforapersonextendseventothecrowsonhisroof.把另一边脸也转过来让人打】C:Ifsomeonestrikesyouontherightcheek,turntohimtheotheralso.E:Turntheothercheek.笨鸟先飞。Aclumsybirdfliesfirst.不鸣则已，一鸣惊人】bumingzeyiyimingjingren<名词>译文:Itisnotsound,butwhenitsound,itmusthaveapowerE:Itneverrainsbutitpours不入虎穴，焉得虎子】C:Ifyouwanttoownatiger,youmustgointothetiger"snest.E:Onecannotexcepttoachieveanythingifonerisksnothing.不听老人言，吃亏在眼前。Ifyouwishgoodadvice,consultanoldman.大事化小小事化了。Tryfirsttomaketheirmistakesoundlessseriousandthentoreduceittonothingatall.大智若愚。Itiswisdomsometimestoseemafool.滴水穿石】E:Afallingdropatlastwillcaveastone.高不成，低不就】Hethinksahigherpositionisbeyondhim,andalowerpositionisbeneathhim.Onecan’thaveone’sheart’sdesirebutwon’tstooptoless.工欲善其事，必先利其器】E:Sharptoolsmakesgoodwork.狗拿耗子多管闲事】E:Amouse-catchingdogstepsonthecat"spaws.挂羊头，卖狗肉。Heappliedbait-and-switchfacticsinbusiness.水能载舟，亦能覆舟。Thewaterthatbearstheboatisthesamethatswallowsitup.Theweatherandthelifearebothunpredictable.天有不测风云,人有旦夕祸福。机不可失，时不再来。Whenanopportunityisneglecteditnevercomesbacktoyou.Nothingintheworldisdifficultforonewhosetshismindtoit.世上无难事，只怕有心人。Hewhowillnotlearnwhenheisyoungwillregretitwhenheisold.少不学习，老来后悔。少壮不努力，老大徒伤悲。黑发不知勤学早，白发方悔读书迟.狡兔三窟。Awilyharehasthreeburrows.Allcrowsunderthesunareblack.天下乌鸦一般黑。"Thoughdeathbefallsallmenalike.itmaybeweightierthanMountTaiorlighterthanafeather.”TodieforthepeopleisweightierthanMountTai."人固有一死,或重于泰山,或轻于鸿毛."为人民利益而死,就比泰山还重.明枪易躲，暗箭难防。Itiseasytododgeaspearintheopen,buthardtoguardagainstanarrowshot fromhiding.班门弄斧。showoffone’sskillwiththeaxebeforeLuBanthemastercarpenter;displayone’sslightskillbeforeanexpert.杯水车薪。tryingtoputoutablazingcartloadoffaggotswithacupofwater;anutterlyinadequacymeasure.城门失火，殃及池鱼。Afireoncitywallbringsdisastertothefishinthemoat. 初出茅庐。justcomeoutofone’sthatched cottages;atthebeginningofone’scareer;youngandinexperienced.初生牛犊不怕虎。New-borncalvesmakelittleoftigers.大树底下好乘凉。Agoodtreeisagoodshelter.对牛弹琴。playthelutetoacow;addressthewrongaudience;talkoversb’shead.过五关斩六将。forcefivepassesanslaysixcaptains;wingloryinbattle;surmountnumerousdifficulties.狐假虎威。thefoxborrowsthetiger’sfierceness;bullypeoplebyflauntingone’spowerfulconnections.画饼充饥。drawcakestoallayhunger;feedonillusions. 画龙点睛。bringapictureofdragontolifebyputtinginthepupilsofitseyes;addthetouchthatbringsaworkofarttolife;addthefinishingtouch.画蛇添足。drawasnakeandaddfeettoit;ruintheeffectbyaddingsth.Superfluous.居安思危。Tothinkofdangerintimepeace.留得青山在，不怕没柴烧。Aslongasgreenhillsremains,there"llneverbeashortageoffirewood.南辕北辙。trytogosouthbydrivingthechariotnorth;actinawaythatdefeatsone’spurpose.黔驴技穷。theproverbialdonkeyhasexhausteditstricks;atone’swit’send;attheendofone’srope.情人眼里出西施。aloverseesaXiShiinhisbeloved;intheeyesofthelover,hebelovedisabeauty.塞翁失马。theoldfrontiersmanlosingitshorse;ablessingindisguise.三十六计走为上计。ofthethirty-sixstrategies,thebestisrunningaway;thebestthingtodonowistoquit.水能载舟，亦能覆舟。Thewaterthatbearstheboatisthesamethatswallowsitup.说曹操，曹操到。mentionCaoCaoandthereheis;talkofthedevil(andhewillappear)天衣无缝。aseamlessheavenlyrobe;flaw-less.铁棒磨成针，功到自然成。Anironpestelcanbegrounddowntoaneedle,perseverancewillmakesuccess.完璧归赵。returnthejadeintacttotheStateofZhao;toitsownerinitsperfectcondition.亡羊补牢。mendthefoldafterthesheepislost;it’snevertoolatetomend.望洋兴叹。lamentone’slittlenessbeforethevastocean;bemoanonesinadequacyinthefaceofagreattask.揠苗助长。trytohelpshootsgrowbypullingthemup;spoilthingsbyexcessiveenthusiasm.眼中钉肉中刺。athorninone’sfleshorside.一朝天子一朝臣。everysovereignbringshisowncourtiers;anewchiefbringsinnewaids.一遭被蛇咬，十年怕井绳。Hethathathbeenbittenbyaserpent,isafraidofarope. 愚公移山。likethe foolisholdmanwhoremovedthemountains;withdoggedperseverance.宰相肚里能撑船。aprimeminister’sheartisbigenoughtopoleaboatin;agreatpersonislarge heartedormagnanimous.知己知彼，百战不殆。knowtheenemyandknowyourself,andyoucanfightahundredbattlewithoutdefeat.安居乐业。liveandworkinpeaceandcontentment.八九不离十。AlthoughIdidn"tseeitwithmyowneyes,Icanmakeaprettyclose.百炼成钢。(Tobe)temperedintosteel.不怕不识货，就怕货比货。Youmaynotbeabletodiscriminatebetweenthesundryarticles,butyoucancross-checkthem.不怕路难，就怕志短。Whatmattersisnotthethornypathbutaweakmind.不怕无能，就怕无恒。It"sinconstancy,butnotinability,that"stobefeared.不入虎穴，焉得虎子。Howcanyoucatchtigercubswithoutenteringthetiger"slair?柴垛火焰高，人多出良谋。Morelogsmakeabigfire,morepeopleofferbrightideas.[此一时，彼一时]theparesentsituationisdifferentfromwhatitwasbefore.[打草惊蛇]beatthegrassandstartlethesnake[打破沙锅问到底]insistongettingtothebottomofmatters.[待人以诚，严以律己]C:Besinceretowardsyourcomrades,andbestrictwithyourself.[凡事无绝对]nothingisimpossible;[飞蛾扑火，自取灭亡]C:Themothsseektheirowndoombyflyingintothefire.[钢铁怕火炼，困难怕志坚]C:Ironfearsthefire,difficultiesfearastrongwill.[患难之交永不忘]C:Wewillneverforgetourfriendsinneed.[患难之交永不忘]C:Wewillneverforgetthefriendshipsealedinadversity.[疾风知劲草]C:Strengthofcharacteristestedinacrisis.[己所不欲，勿施于人]C:Donotdotootherswhatyouwillbenothavethemtodotoyou.[骄傲使人落后，谦虚使人进步]C:Asconceitmakesonelagbehind,somodestyhelpsonemakeprogress.[理直则气壮，理屈则词穷]C:Withjusticeonone"sside,oneisboldandassured,withoutit,one"llbespeechless.[路遥知马力，日久见人心]C:Asdistancetestsahorse"sstrength,sotimerecealsaperson"sheart.[明人不做暗事]C:Anhonestmandoesn"tdoanythingunderhand.[千里之行，始于足下]C:Athousand-lijourneystartswiththefirststep.[人贵有志，学贵有恒]C:Cherishloftyaspirations,andstudyperseveringly.[三天不念口生，三年不做手生]C:Ifyoustoppractisingreadingaloudforthreedays,you"llbecometongue-tied;ifyoustopdoingthejobforthreeyears,you"llbecomeunskilled.[岁寒知松柏，患难之交情]c:Thecharacterofthepineandcypressisshowninfrigidwinter,thesincerityofone"sfriendisshowninadvercecircumstances.[天才在于勤奋，知识在于积累]C:Talentscomefromdiligence,andknowledgeisgainedbyaccumulation.[同甘共苦，患难与共]C:Sharejoysandsorrowswithyourcomrades,andsupportoneanotherinadversity.[瑕不掩瑜]oneflawcannotmarthejade. [学习要虚心，自满是敌人]C:Bemodestinlearning,forcomplacencyistheenemyofstudy.[学以致用]C:(We)learninordertopractise.[一知半解，不如不知不解]C:Havinghalf-bakedknowledgeisworsethanknowingnothingatall.[只要功夫深,铁杵磨成针]Solongasyouworkhardenough,anironrodcanbegroundintoaneedle欲穷千里目，更上一层楼"toascendanotherstoreytoseeathousandmilesfurther;Ascendfurther,wereyoutolookfarther;Wouldeyeembraceathousandmiles?Goup,oneflight."alandofmilkandhoney待人以诚，严以律己】a)      Besinceretowardsyourcomrades,andbestrictwithyourself.2.      Beindealingwithotherpeople,andhaveastrictdemandonyourself.留得青山在，不怕没柴烧。】                       i.             Aslongasthegreenhillsremain,there’llbenoshortageoffirewood.                     ii.             Wherethereislife,thereishope.路遥知马力，日久见人心】                       i.             Asdistancetestesahorse’sstrength,sotimerevealsaperson’sheart.                     ii.             Asalongroadtestesahorse’sstrength,soalongtaskprovesaperson’sheart.13) 瑞雪兆丰年。】                       i.             Agoodwinterbringsagoodsummer.                     ii.             Aheavysnowpromiseagoodharvest.哀兵必胜】Anarmyburningwithindignationisboundtowin.爱邻如爱己】C:Loveyourneighboursasyouloveyourself.E:Lovetheyneighboursasthemself.八仙过海,各显神通】TheEightFairiescrossedtheseaeachdisplayinghisowntalent.百闻不如一见，百见不如一做】Itisbettertoseeoncethanhearahundredtime,itisbettertodooncethanseeahundredtimes.宝石放在哪里也会闪光】Preciousstoneswillglitterwherevertheyareplaced.【卑鄙与狡诈的的开始，就是友谊的终结】1.      Friendshipendswheretreacherybegins.a)      Thebeginningoftreacherysignifiestheendoffriendship.23) P36—45【不吃苦中苦，哪来甜中甜】a)      Whohasnevertastedbitter,knowsnotwhatissweet.b)     Ifyouhavenevertastedthebitternessofgall,howcanyouknowthesweetnessofhoney.20) P18—26【不吃苦中苦，哪知甜中甜】Whohasnevertastedbitter,knowsnotwhatissweet.【不懂装懂，永世饭捅】He,whoknowsnothingbutpretendstoknoweverything,isindeedagood-for-nothing.【不经一事，不长一智。】                       i.             Nogainswithoutpains.                     ii.             Fomathingyoudid,youhaveagaininyouwit. 19) 18P18—22【不怕不识货，就怕货比货】Neversaythatcan’ttellgoodbad,thequalityofcommoditiescanbejudgedifcomparisonismade.【不怕无能，就怕无恒】Wearenotafraidofbeingincompetent,butarefearfulofbeingimpersistent.【不入虎穴，焉得虎子】C:Ifyouwenttoownatiger,youmustgointothetiger"snest.E:Onecannotexcepttoachieveanythingifonerisksnothing.【不入虎穴，焉得虎子】Ifyoudon’tenteratiger’sden,youcan’tgethiscubs.【不种今年竹，哪来来年笋】Ifyoudon’tplantbamboothisyear,howcanyouhavebambooshootsnextyear? 【藏龙卧虎】C:aplacewheredragonsandtigersarehiding.E:aplacewherepeopleofunusualabilityaretobefound.【柴多火焰高，人多出良谋】Morelogsmakeabigfire,morepeopleofferbrightideas.【沉默等于同意】C:Silenceequalstoagreement.E:Silencegivesconsent.【沉默等于同意】C:Silenceequalstoagreement.E:Silencegivesconsent.【沉默是更有说服力的言词】C:Silenceismorepowerthanwhatyouspeak.E:Silenceismoreeloquentthanwords.【陈酒味醇，老友情深】C:Friendshipislikewine-theolderthebetter.【城门失火，殃及池鱼】C:Afireintheneighbor"shouse,canealilybringdisatertoeveryone.【城门失火，殃及鱼池。】afireoncitywallbringsdisastertothefishinthemoat.【吃过黄连苦，更知蜜糖甜】Ifyouhavetastedthebitternessofgall,youknowbetterthesweetnessofhoney.【吃一堑，长一智】Every failure  one meets with adds toone"sexperience.【吃一堑，长一智】C: Youwillgainsomethingafteryouwerefall. E:Afallintoapit,againinyourwit.【初生牛犊不怕虎】C:New-borncalvesmakelittleoftigers.【除暴安良】rootoutthugsto reassurethepeople;【处世当克己短，交友应学人长】Insociety,trytoovercomeyourshortcomings,infriendship,trytolearnstrongpointsfromothers.【穿小鞋】C:givesomebodytightshoestowear.E:makethingsharderforsomeonebyabusingone’spower”【穿新鞋，走老路】C:treadtheoldpathinnewshoes.E:“makenotealchange”【此地无银三百两】C:No300taelsofsilverburiedhere.《谚语大全》（2007）【打肿脸充胖子，吃亏的是自己】Ifyouslapyourfaceuntilit’sswolleninanefforttolookimposing,you’llsufferforsure.【打肿脸充胖子，吃亏是自己】C:Ifyouslapyourfaceuntilit"sswolleninanefforttolookimposing,you"llsufferforsure.【大处着眼，小处着手】Takethewholeintoconsideration,butdothejobbitbybit.【大树底下好乘凉】Agoodtreeisagoodshelter.【大智若愚】C:Thewiselookslikestupid.E:Smoothwaterrunsdeep.【胆大心细，事事如意】Beboldbutcautiousinwhateveryoudo,andyou’llgoalforsure.【当断不断，反受其乱】C:Ifyouwaverinyourdecision,youaresuretogetintoconfusion.【当断不断，反受其乱】C:Ifyouwaverinyourdecision,youaresuretogetintoconfusion.【当断不断，反受其乱】C:Ifyouwaverinyourdecision,youaresuretogetintoconfusion./Iftheleaderwaversbetweentwochoices,thingswillgetintoaturmoil.【当断不断，反受其乱】Ifyouwaverinyourdecision,youaresuretogetintoconfusion.【颠倒黑白】C:Onetakeswhiteasblackandblackaswhite.E:Callbackwhiteandwhiteback.【东方不亮西方亮】C:Whenitisdarkintheeast,itislightintheweast.【独木不成林，独花不是春】Onetreedoesnotmakeaforest,oneflowerdoesnotmakeaspring.【对牛弹琴】C:playthelutetoacow.E:addressthewrongaudience;talkoversb.’shead.【多说反坏事】                       i.             Leastsaid,soonestmended.                     ii.             Theleastsaid ,thesoonestmended.8)      P388【恶有恶报】C:Whirlreturnwhilwind.E:Sowthewindandreapthewhirlwind. 【耳边风】unheededadvice【凡事有轻重缓急】C:Allthingshaveitsorder E:Firstthingsfirst.【放虎归山】C:Puttigerreturntothehill.E:Saveathieffromgallowsandhewillhelphangyou.【放虎归山】C:Puttigerreturntothehill.E:Saveathieffromgallowsandhewillhelphangyou.【放弃时间的人，时间也会放弃他】Iwastedtime,andnowdothtimewasteme.【赴汤蹈火】C:Gothroughfireandwater.【该书不如意，等于嚼树皮】Readingwithoutcomprehensionislikeeatingwithnorelish.【高处不胜寒】C: Itisverycoldwhenyoustayathighplace. E:He sits no sure that sits too high.【隔行如隔山】Differenttradesseparatedasbymountains.【工欲善其事，必先利其器】E:Sharptoolsmakesgoodwork.【工欲善其事必先利其器】Aworkmanmustfirstsharpenhistoolsifheistodohisworkwell.【工作成败要看结果】C:Theconsequenceisimportantaboutthework"ssuccesorfail.E:Theendcrownsthework.【狗拿耗子多管闲事】E:Amouse-catchingdogstepsonthecat"spaws.【狗咬吕洞宾，不识好人心】C:SnalandsnapatLuDongbin-wrongakind-heartedperson.《谚语大全》（2007）【狗嘴里吐不出象牙】C:Itisimpossionablethatelephant’tuskcomefromdog’smouth.E:Looknotformuskindog"skennel.【狗嘴里吐不出象牙】C：Noivorywillcomeofadog"smouth.《谚语大全》（2007）【挂羊头，卖狗肉】 C:Hehangtheheadofshep,butsellsthemeatofdog.E:Cryupwineandsellvinegar.【光阴似箭，稍纵即逝。】timefliesanarrow,andtimelostneverreturns.【国泰民安】Thecountryflourishesandpeopleliveinpeace【过街老鼠】C:aratcrossingthestreetE:apersonorthingthatprovokesahueandcry.【过犹不及】goingtoofarisasbadasnotgoingfarenough;beyondisaswrongasfallingshort;toomuchisasbadastoolittle【孩子不打不成器】C:Ifyouhopedownagoodboy,youshouldn"tspoilhim.E:Sparetherodandspoilthechild.【行动胜过语言】C:Actingoutisbetterthanspeakingout.E:Actionspeakslouderthanwords.【好的开始等于成功的一半】C:Agoodbeginnningishalfofthesuccess. E:wellbegun,halfdone.【好事不出门恶事传千里】Goodnewsnevergoesbeyondthegate,whilebadnewsspreadfarandwide.【好戏在后头】C:Thebestplayinthebehind.E:Thebestisyettobe.【好鱼游水底】C:Thegoodfishlikeswimminginthebottom.E:Thebestfishswimnearthebottom.【和气生财】Harmonybringswealth.【虎踞龙盘】C:acoilingdragonandacrouchingtiger.E:aforbiddingstrategicpoint.【虎口拔牙】C:pullatoothfromthetiger’smouth.E:darethegreatestdanger.【画蛇添足】Todrawasnakeandaddfeettoit.【坏事传千里】C:Abadthingspreadedathousandmilesaway E:Illnewstravelsfast.【坏事传千年】C:Badthingalwaysspreadthousandsyears.E:Abadthingneverdies.【患难见真情】C:Onecanonlyseetrueloveswhenheisindifficulties. E:Afriendinneedisafriendindeed. 【患难识人，泥泞知马】Thetruefeaturesofamanisshowninadversity,thestrengthofahorseistestedonamuddyroad.【黄鼠狼给鸡拜年----没安好心】Theweaselgoestopayrespeaptothehennotwiththebestofintentions.=Theweaselpayshenwithevilintend.【谎言是做贼的第一步】C:Lieisthefirststeptomakeathief.E:Showmealiar,andI"llshowyouathief.【谎言是做贼的第一步】C:Lieisthefirststeptomakeathief.E:Showmealiar,andI"llshowyouathief.【活到老，学到老】C: Wemuststudyalloverthelife. E:It’s never too late to learn. 【活到老，学到老】C:Oneshouldstudytillheisold.E:Itsnevertoooldtolearn.【活着为了学习，学习为了更好的活着】C:Oneshouldliveinordertostudy,andtostudyhardinordertolive.E:Toliveistolearn,tolearnistobetterlive【机不可失，失不再来】                       i.             Taketimewhentimecomeslesttimestealaway.                     ii.             Thereisnotimelikethepresent.14) 14P365【鸡蛋里挑骨头】C:lookforaboneinanegg.E:lookforaflawwherethere’snonetobefound.【鸡窝里飞出了金凤凰】C:agoldenphoenixflyingoutofahenhouse.E:apersonofhumbleoriginrisingtoprominence.【积少成多】C:Collectthefewseveryday,thenyoushouldhavethemore.E:Takecareofthepenceandthepoundswilltakecareofthemselves.【己所不欲，勿施于人。】Doasyouwouldbedoneby.Expecttobetreatedasyouwouldhavetreatedothers.【己所不欲，勿施于人】Donotdotootherwhatyouwouldnothavethemtodotoyou.【兼听则明，偏信则暗】Listentobothsidesandyouwillbeenlightened,heedonlyonesideandyouwillbebenighted【今日事，今日毕】C:Youmustfinishedthesethingsintodaywhatshouldbedonetoday.E:Don"tputofftilltomorrowwhatshouldbedonetoday.     【今日事今日毕】C: Youmustfinishwhatyouwanttodotoday. E:Don’t put off till tomorrow what should be done today．【金窝银窝不如自家草窝】C：goldorsilverhousearenotasgoodasonesgrass-madehouse.E:Eastorwest,homeisthebest.【金无足赤人无完人】Goldcan"tbepureandmancan"tbeperfect.【金玉满堂】Treasuresfillthehome.【进攻是最好的防御】E:Offenseisthebestdefense.【静水流深】【大智若愚】【人静心深】                       i.             Stillwatersrundeep.                     ii.             Smoothwaterrunsdeep.7)      P393【九牛二虎之力】C:thestrengthofninebullsandtwotigers.E:tremendousefforts.【居安思危】Tothinkofdangerintimepeace.【君子在德不在衣】C:Gentlemanisdependingonitsmoralnotonhiscoat.E:Itsnotthegaycoatthatmakesthegentleman.【君子之交淡如水】thefriendshipbetweengentlemenisaspureascrystal;ahedgebetweenkeepsfriendshipgreen【懒汉总会干坏事】C:Lazymanalwaysdoesthebadthings.E:Satanalwaysfindsworkforidlehands. 【老骥伏枥，志在千里。】                       i.             Anoldsteedinthestablestillaspiresto gallopathousandli.b)     Oldasheis,hestillcherisheshighaspirations.17) P17—18【老马能识途】C:Theoldhorsecanrecogizetheway.E:Thedevilknowsmaythingsbecauseheisold.【老朋友是最好的镜子】C:Oldfriendisthebestmirror.E:Thebestmirrorisanoldfriend.【老鼠过街，人人喊打】C:Whenaratscurriesacrossthestreet,everyonewillshout,"killit!"Cf.Anevil-doerishatedbyall.【老鼠过街，人人喊打】Whenaratscurriesacrossthestreet,everyonewillshout,"Killit!"【理直则气壮，理屈则词穷】                       i.             Withjustonone’sside,oneisboldandassured;withoutit,one’llbespeechless.b)     BeingIntheright,oneisboldandfullofconfidence;beinginthewrong,oneisdevoidofallargument.26) P70—12【理直则气壮，理屈则词穷】Withjusticeonone’sside,oneisboldandassured;withoutif,one’llbespeechless.【理直则气壮，理屈则词穷】Withjusticeonone"sside,oneisboldandassured;withoutit,one"llbespeechless.【良药苦口利于病，忠言逆耳利于行】Goodmedicine,thoughbittertothemouth,promoteshealth;honestadvice,thoughunpleasanttotheear,inducesgoodcondut【良药苦口利于病，忠言逆耳利于行】Goodmedicinetastesbittertothemouth,butitisgoodforone"shealth;criticaladviceisnotpleasanttoear,butitisgoodforone"sconduct.【烈火见真金，患难识真情。】fireisthetestofgold,adversityoffriendship.【留得青山在，不怕没柴烧】C: Thehopeisbasedonthelife. E:Where there’s life there’s hope.【留得青山在，不怕没柴烧】C:ifyouhavetheblue-green hill,don"tafraidoffewoffirewood.E: Wherethereislife,thereishope.【一朝被蛇咬，十年怕井绳】C:onedaybitedbysnake,afraidofthestringofwelltenyears.E:Oncebitten,twiceshy【一个和尚挑水喝，两个和尚抬水喝，三个和尚没水喝】C:onebuddhistmonkcarrywaterfordrink,twobuddhistmonksliftwaterfordrink,threebuddhistmonkshavenowatertodrink.E:Oneboyisaboy,twoboyshalfaboy,threeboysnoboy.【人非圣贤，孰能无过】C:personcouldn’thavenomistake,becauseheisn’taoracle,E:Toerrishuman.【鱼与熊掌，不可得兼】C:youcouldnotchoosefishandbear’spawatthesametime.E:oucannoteatyourcakeandhaveit.【是驴子是马，拉出来遛遛】C:tostrolltodistinguishwithdonkeyandhorse.E:Youneverknowwhatyoucantillyoutry【眼不见，心为静】C:seenothing,heartwillbekeepcalm.E:Outofsight,outofmind.【近朱者赤，近墨者黑】C:onetakesonthecolorofone’scompany.E:Keepgoodmencompanyandyoushallbeofthenumber.【不入虎穴，焉得虎子】C:afaintneverwinefairlady.E:Ifyouventurenothing,youwillhavenothing.【能言是银，沉默是金】C:communicativableissilver,silenceisgold.E:Speechissilver,silenceisgold.【既来之，则安之】C:sincearrive,orsosettledown.E:Takethingsastheycome.【黄鼠狼给鸡拜年，没安好心】C:theweaselpayaNewYearcalltothechicken,thefoxdon’thavegoodheart.E: Whenthefoxpreaches,takecareofyourgeese.【羊毛出在羊身上】C:thewoolencomefromthesheep.E:Liketree,likefruit.【玉不琢，不成器】C:jadecouldnothavevalueifithavenottocut.E:Thefinestdiamondmustbecut.【引狼入室】C:bringinthetroublemaker.E:Hesetsthefoxtokeepthegeese.【兔子不吃窝边草】C:therabbitdoesn’teatgrassesarounditsharbor.E:Thefoxpreysfarthestfromhome.【鹬蚌相争，渔翁得利】C:fishermangetbenefitwhenthecommonsnipestrugglewiththemussels.E:Twodogsstriveforabone,andathirdrunsawaywithit.【初生牛犊不怕虎】C:thecalfisnotafraidoftager.E:Themorewit,thelesscourage.【五十步笑百步】C:thepersonwhowalk50stepslaughatanother onewalk100steps.E:Thepotcallsthekettleblack【家家有本难念的经】C:everyfamilyhavedifferenttroubles.E:Thereisaskeletoninthecupboard.【金窝银窝不如咱的狗窝】C:goldorsilverhousecouldn’tcomparewithourpoorhouses.E:Thereisnoplacelikehome.【常在河边走，哪有不湿鞋】 C:usuallywalkingbesidetheriver,youcouldn’tkeepyourshoesdry.E:Touchpitch,andyouwillbedefiled.【螳螂捕蝉，黄雀在后】C:themantisgraspthecicada,theyellowlentigobehindthem.E:Thewolfhasawinninggamewhentheshepherdsquarrel.【人人平等】C:everyoneisequality.E:Acatmaylookataking.【亡羊补牢，为时未晚】C:takeprecautionsaftersufferingalossisnevertoolate.E:Nevertoooldtolearn,nevertoolatetoturn.【龙蛇混杂】C:dragonsandsnakesjumbledtogether.E:goodandbadpeoplemixedup.【路漫漫其修远兮，吾将上下而求索】c:Endlessroadasitis,Ishallstriveformyself-cultivation.【路是人走出来的。走的人多了，也就成了路。】1.      Pathsaremadebypeopletreadingonthem.wheremanypeopletread,therewehavethepaths.                     ii.             Apathresultsfrommen’streading.Soabeatenpathisnotmadebyoneman. 25) P70—11【路是人走出来的。走的人多了，也就成了路】Pathsaremadebypeopletreadingonthem.wheremanypeopletread,therewehavethepaths.【路遥知马力，日久见人心。】asdistancetestsahorse’sstrength,sotimerevealsaperson’sheart.【萝卜青菜，各有所爱】C: Differentpersonlikedifferentthing. E:One man"s meat is another man’s poison.【麻痹大意，全功尽弃】Ifyouslackeninvigilance,youmightloseallyou’vegained.【麻雀虽小，五脏俱全】【满招损，谦受益】E:Pridehurts,modestybenefits.【没有规矩不成方圆】Nothingcanbeaccomplishedwithoutnormsorstandards.【明知山有虎，偏向虎山行】C:godeepintothemountains,knowingwellthattherearetigersthere.E:goonundeterredbythedangersahead.【磨刀不误砍柴工】Sharpeningyouraxewillnotdelayyourjobofcuttingwood【磨刀不误砍柴工】Sharpeningyouraxewillnotdelayyourjobofcuttingwood.【内行看门道，外行看热闹】Aneapertisinterestedinthetechnicalknow-how,butalaymanisjustwatchingandwalkingabout.【泥菩萨过河，自身难保。】aclayidolfordingariverishardlyabletosaveitself.10，【十年树木，百年树人。】ittakestenyearstogrowtrees,butahundredtorearpeople.【泥菩萨过江，自身难保】C:Belikeabunchofclayidolscrossingariver-eachoneislookingoutforhisownsurvival.《汉英大辞典》（2003）【泥沙俱下，鱼龙混杂】C:Waterflowsdownwithsandandmudtogether.《汉英大辞典》（2003）【你笑，人人陪你笑；你哭，惟独你自哭】C:Ifyoulaugh,everybodylaughswithyou,ifyoucry,thereisonlyyou.E:Laugh,andtheworldlaughswithyou;weep,andyouweepalone.【你笑，人人陪你笑；你哭，惟独你自哭】C:Ifyoulaugh,everybodylaughswithyou,ifyoucry,thereisonlyyou.E:Laugh,andtheworldlaughswithyou;weep,andyouweepalone.【宁喝朋友水，不吃敌人蜜】 Betterdrinkthewatergivenbyafriend,thaneatthehoneyofferedbytheenemy.【宁为鸡首，不为牛后】E:Betterbetheheadofachickenthanthetailofanox.【牛不喝水强按头】C:trytomakeanoxdrinkbyforcinghisheadintothewater.E:trytoimposeone’swillonsb.;forceanoxtodrink. 【跑了和尚跑不了庙】Themonkcanrunawaybutnotthemonastery.【漂亮不能当饭吃】C:Beautycannotbeeatasmeals E:Beautywillbuynobeef.【千里之行始于足下】athousand-lijourneybeginswiththefirststep--thehighesteminenceistobegainedstepbystep【千里之行始于足下】C:Athousandjourneystartsfromthefeet. E:Ajourneyofathousandmilesbeginswithasinglestep.【前怕狼后怕虎】fearthewolfinfrontandthetigerbehindhesitateindoingsomething【前事不忘后事之师】Pastexperience,ifnotforgotten,isaguideforthefuture.【强龙难压地头蛇】Evenadragon(fromtheoutside)findsithardtocontrolasnakeinitsoldhaunt-Powerfuloutsiderscanhardlyaffordtoneglectlocalbullies.【情人眼里出西施】                       i.             Beautyisintheeyesofthebeholder.                     ii.             Everyloverseesathousandgracesinthebelovedobject.10) p383【趣味相投】C:Friendsarethosewhohavethesameinterests.E:Likeandlikemakegoodfriends.【人必自重，而后人重之】Amanisvaluedashemakeshimselfvaluable.【人贵有志，学贵有恒。】a)      Menshouldhavehighaspirations;studentsshouldstudyperseveringly.b)     Cherishloftyaspirationshighaspirations.16) P17—14【人贵有志，学贵有恒】Menshouldhavehighaspirations,studentsshouldstudyperseveringly.【人勤地不懒】C:Ifthetillerisindustrious,thefarmlandisproductive【人生一世，草木一春。】nanhasbutonelife,grassseesbutonespring.【人往高处走，水往低处流。】manstrugglesupwards,waterflowsdownwards.【人往高处走，水往低处流】E:Apersonmovesupwhilewaterrunsdown.【人误地一时，地误人一年】Ifyouneglectsthefarmlandforjustashorttime,thefarmlandwillproducenothingforhimforawholeyear.       【人要脸，树要皮】faceisasimportanttomanasthebarktothetree.【人正不怕影子斜】Amanofmoralintegritydoesnotfearanyslanderousattack【人正不怕影子斜】Amanofmoralintegritydoesnotfearanyslanderousattack【人正不怕影子斜逆耳利于行】Amanofmoralintegritydoesnotfearanyslanderousattack  【人之初性本善】Man"snatureatbirthisgood.【忍无可忍】C:attheendofone"srope【日有眼，夜有耳】C:Thedayhaseyes,andthenighthasears.E:Thedayhaseyes,thenighthasears.【如虎添翼】C:likeatigerthathasgrownwings.E:withmightredoubled.【入乡随俗】C:Oneshouldfollowthecustomesfromlocalpeople.E:DoasRomansdoinRome.【入乡随俗】C:Oneshouldfollowthecustomesfromlocalpeople.E:DoasRomansdoinRome.【瑞雪兆丰年】Atimelysnowpromisesagoodharvest.【瑞雪兆丰年】Timelysnowforetellsabumperharvest 【若想人不知，除非己莫为】C:Youcan"t todothethingifyou didn"twantotherknowit . E:What is done by night appears by day.【三个臭皮匠，顶一个诸葛亮】C: Thelarger powerwillbecomethemorepeople . E:Two heads are better than one.【三个臭皮匠顶得上一个诸葛亮】ThreecobberswiththeirwitscombinedequalZhuGeliangthemastermind. 【三个臭皮匠赛过诸葛亮】C：Twoheadsarebetterthanone.E:ThreecobblersaremorecleverthanMr.zhugeliang. 【眼不见，心不想】C:Outofsight,outofmind.E:Farfromeye,farfromheart.【眼见为实】C:Seeingisbelieving.E:Toseeistobelieve.【无风不起浪】C:Wherethereissmoke,thereisfire.E:Wherethereisn’tsmokewithoutfire.【一分耕耘，一分收获】C:Nopains,nogains.E:Youreapwhatyousow.【海内存知己，天涯若比邻】C:Abosomfriendafarbringsadistantlandnear.E:Theworldisbutalittleplace,afterall.【机不可失，时不再来】C:Taketimewhiletimeis,fortimewillbeaway.E:Alltimeisnotimewhenitispast.【知足常乐】C:Contentisbetterthanriches.E:Acontentedmindisacontinual/perpetualfeast.【习惯成自然】C:Aleopardcannotchangeitsspots.E:Custommakesallthingseasy.【世上无难事只怕有心人】C:Nothingintheworldisdifficultforonewhosetshismindtoit.E:Nothingisdifficultwhowilltry.【贪多嚼不烂】C:Donothavetoomanyironsinthefire.E:hethatbeginsmanythings,finishesbutfew.【不做亏心事，不怕鬼敲门】C:Aclearconsciencelaughsatfalseaccusations.E:Agoodconscienceisasoftpillow.【己所不欲，勿施于人】C:Doasyouwillbedoneby.E:Allthingswhateveryouwouldthatmenshouldnotdotoyou,doyouevennottothem.【一心不可两用】C:Amancannotspinandreelatthesametime.E:Ifyourunaftertwoharesyouwillcatchneither.【水滴石穿】C:Constantdroppingwearsawayastone.E:Drippingwaterwearsawaystone.【不要班门弄斧】C:Donottrytoteachyourgrandmothertosucheggs.E:Donotteachfishtoswim.【事实胜于雄辩】C:Actionsspeaklouderthanwords.D:Factspeakslouderthanwords.【英雄所见略同】C:Greatmindsthinkalike.E: Asheroesthink,sothoughtBruce.【人善被人欺，马善被人骑】C:Alllayloadonthewillinghorse.E:Ifyoumakeyourselfanass,don’tcomplainifpeoplerideyou.【众口难调】C:Itishardtopleaseall.E:Everyonetohistaste.【天外有天，山外有山】C:Diamondcutsdiamond.E:Behindthemountainstherearepeopletobefound.【冰冻三尺，非一日之寒】C:Romeisnotbuiltinaday.E:Atreewillnotfallatoneblow.【笨鸟先飞】C:Clumsybirdshavetostartflyingearly.E:Theearlybirdcatchestheworm.【吃一堑，长一智】C:Experiencemustbebought.E:Afallintothepit,againinyourwit.【先苦后甜】C:Nobitterwithoutsweat.E:Youshouldtastethebitterandthenyoucangetthesweat.【三军可以夺帅，匹夫不可夺志】Thecommanderofthethreearmedservicescanbecaptured,butthewillofamancannotbedaunted.【三人行，必有我师】C:Ifthreeofusarewalkingtogether,atleastoneoftheothertwoisgoodenoughtobemyteacher.《汉英大辞典》（2003）【三思而行】C:Beforeactionyoumustthinkthreetimes.E:Scoretwicebeforeyoucutonce.【三思而后行】C: Youshoudthinkagainandagainbeforeyoudoit. E:Look before you leap. 【三思而后行】C:Oneshouldthinktwicebeforehedosomething. E:Lookbeforeyouleap.【三天不念口生，三年不做手生】Ifyoustoppracticingreadingaloudforthreedays,you’llbecometongue-tied;ifyoustopdoingthejobforthreeyears,you’llbecomeunskilled.【山外有山，人外有人】E:Behindanablemantherearealwaysotherablemen.【闪光的未必都是金子】C:Notallthethingsshiningisgold.E:Allthatglittersisnotgold.【上梁不正下梁歪】C:Iftheupperbeamisnotstratght,theloweroneswillgoaslant.《谚语大全》（2007）【少年也可以成大事】C:Younthisalsocanmakethegreatthings.E:Littlepigeonscancarrygreatmessages.【少年也可以成大事】C:Younthisalsocanmakethegreatthings.E:Littlepigeonscancarrygreatmessages. 【少说话，多做事】C:Speakfewwordsandmakemanythings.E:Fewwords,manydeeds.【少说话，多做事】C:Speakfewwordsandmakemanythings.E:Fewwords,manydeeds.【少壮不努力，老大徒伤悲】C:Onewillbesadifhemakeslittleeffortwhenheisyoung.E:Anidleyouth,aneedyage. 【少壮不努力，老大徒伤悲】Hewhowillnotlearnwhenheisyoungwillregretitwhenheisold.【身居高位】C:atthetopofthetreeof【什么鸟唱什么歌】C:whatthebirdis,whatitsings.E:Abirdmaybeknownbyitssong.【什么鸟唱什么歌】C:whatthebirdis,whatitsings.E:Abirdmaybeknownbyitssong.【生龙活虎】C:doughtyasadragonandlivelyasatiger.E:fullofvimandvigor.    【失之毫厘，谬以千里】C:Onefalsestepwillmakeagreatdifference.【失之毫厘，谬以千里】C:Onefalsestepwillmakeagreatdifference.【浑水好摸鱼】Itisgoodfishingintroubledwaters.【十年树木，百年树人】C:Ittakestenyearstogrowatreeandahundredyearstobringupagenerationofgoodmen.E:Ittakesthreegenerationstomakeagentleman.【十年树木,百年树人】Ittakestenyearsgrowtrees,butahundredtorearpeople【十年树木，百年树人】Ittakestenyearstogrowatreeandahundredyearstobringupagenerationofgoodmen.E:Ittakesthreegenerationstomakeagentleman.【十五个扁担挑水，七上八下】C:One"sheartislikeawellinwhichsevenbucketsaredrewnupandeightdroppeddown.《谚语大全》（2007）【时光一去不复返】                       i.             Timelostcannotberecalled.                     ii.             Losttimeisneverfoundagain.Timepastcannotbecalledbackagain.【时间，就像海绵里的水一样，只要挤，总还是有的】Timeslikethewatersuckedinsponge:ifyousqueeze,youcanalwaysgetsome.【实践出真知】C:Practicecanactoutactualknowledge.E:Experienceisthemotherofwisdom.【世上没有不透风的墙】C:Thereisn"tawallintheworldwhichhasn"tacrack.《谚语大全》（2007）【世上无难事，只怕有心人】C:Nothingintheworldisdifficultforonewhosetshismindonit.【世上无难事，只要肯攀登】C: Youwillbesuccessif youwant to. E:Nothing is too difficult if you put your heart into it. 【事实胜于雄辩】C: Personwillbelievethefactwhateveryousaid. E:Actionsspeaklouderthanwords.【事实胜于雄辩】C:Factsaremorestrongerthanspeakers.E:Factsspeakplainerthanwords.【事实胜于雄辩】C:Thefactmorethanthedebate.E:Theeffectspeaks,thetongueneedsnot.【事实是不容改变的东西】C:Factionissomethingwhatcouldn’tchanged.E:Factsarestubbornthings.【事实是不容改变的东西】C:Factionissomethingwhatcouldn’tchanged.E:Factsarestubbornthings.【熟能生巧】Everyhardworkgrowseasyeasytothepracticed hand.【树大招风】C:Thetreeissobigthatcatchmuchwind.E:Talltreescatchmuchwind.【树大招风】C:Thetreeissobigthatcatchmuchwind.E:Talltreescatchmuchwind.【树大招风】C:Thebigtreescancatchmuchwind.E:Talltreescatchmuchwind.【树倒猢狲散】Whenthetreefallsthemonkeyscater.【谁言寸草心报得三春晖】Suchkindnessofwarmsun,can"tberepaidbygrass. 【水能载舟亦能覆舟】E:Thewaterthatbearstheboatisthesamethatswallowsitup.【水涨船高】Whentheriverrises,theboatfloatshigh.【说到曹操，曹操就到】C:SpeakoftheCaoCao,theCaoCaocoming.E:Speakofangelsandyouwillheartheirwings.【说到曹操，曹操就到】C:WhenwetalkaboutCaoCao,CaoCaoiscoming.E:Talkofanangelandyou"llhearhiswings.【说到曹操，曹操就到】C:WhenwetalkaboutCaoCao,CaoCaoiscoming.E:Talkofanangelandyou"llhearhiswings.【说到做到，言出必行】C: Apersonmustdoitwhenhehadanwsered. E:So said, so done．【说起来容易做起来难】C: It"ssoeasytotalkbutnoteasytodoit. E:Easier said than done.【说起来容易做起来难】C:Itiseasiertosaysomethingthandoit. E:Easiersaidthandone.【说是一回事，做是另一回事】C:Sayingisonething,anddoingisanother.E:Sayinganddoingaretwothings.【司马昭之心-----路人皆知】ThisShiMazhaotricksisobvioustoeverymaninthestreet.【岁岁平安】Peaceallyearround.【贪多嚼不烂】Bigmouthfulsoftenchoke.【螳螂捕蝉,黄雀在后】Themantisstalksthecicidabutbehindthemlurkstheoriol.【天下乌鸦一般黑。】Crowsareblackalltheworldover.【天助自助者】C:Thosewhohelpthemselveswillhelpedbygod.E:Godhelpsthosewhohelpthemselves.【铁杵磨成针，功到自然成。】anironpestlecanbegrounddowntoneedle,perseverancewillmakesuccess.【万事开头难】C: It"ssodifficulttostarttodosomething . E:The first step is the hardest.【万事开头小】C:Theeverythingissmallbeforebegin.E:Thebeginningsofallthingsaresmall.【万众一条心，力量大无边】Whenthebroadmassesareunitedasone,theirstrengthknowsnobounds.【亡羊补牢】C: It"snotlatetocorrectafteryoumakeamistake. E:It’s never too late to mend． 【温故而知新，可以为师矣】Hewhobyreceivingwhathasbeenlearnedcandrawnewinspirationandhavenewinsightisfittobeateacher.【问遍千家成行家】Afteraskingmanyexpectsforadvice,youcanbecomeanexpectyourself.【我们的失败多数是由于缺乏自信】C:ourfailureisthankstoSelf-distrust.E:Self-distrustisthecauseofmostofourfailure.【我们的失败多数是由于缺乏自信】C:ourfailureisthankstoSelf-distrust.E:Self-distrustisthecauseofmostofourfailure.【吾生也有涯，而知也无涯】Mylifeislimited,butlearningislimitless.【细水长流，遇灾不愁】C:Planyourconsumptioncarefullyonalongtermbasis,andyouneednotworrywhenafamineoccurs【先律己，后律人】C:Desciplineyourselfbeforeyoudesciplineothers.E:Sweepbeforeyourowndoor.【笑一笑，十年少】Asmilemakesyoutenyearsyounger.【鞋匠的老婆没有好鞋穿】C:Thecobbler"swifedon"thaveagoodshoe.E:Thecobbler"swifeistheworstshod.【新官上任三把火】Anewofficialappliesstrictmeasures. 【星星之火，可以燎原】C: Alittlefirewilldamageallovertheworld. E:Little chips light great fires. 【雄辩是银，沈默是金】C:Thedebateissilver,andthesilenceisgolden.E:Speechissilver(orsilvern),silenceisgolden.【秀才不出门，全知天下事】C:Withoutsteppingoutsidehisgate,thescholarknowallthewideworld"saffairs.【路遥知马力，日久见人心】C:Alongroadtestsahorse"sstrengthandalongtaskprovesaman"sheart.【选书如择友】C:Choosebooksarelikeyouchoosyourfriends.E: Chooseanauthorasyouchooseafriend【学得快，忘得快】C:Learnfast,andforgetfast.E:Soonlearnt,soonforgotten.【学了不用，等于耕地不种】Learningsomethingwithoutputtingitintopracticeislikeploughingthelandwithoutgrowinganythinginit.【实践出真理，实践长才干】Genuineknowledgecomesfrompractice,andpracticeenhancesone’sability.【迅雷不及掩耳】Asuddenpealofthunderleavesnotimetocovertheears.【言必信，行必果。】betureinwardandresoluteindeed.【言如其人】C:People"slaugageshowthepeople.E:Speechshowswhatamanis.【眼不见，心不烦】C:Onewillnotbeboredwithoutseeingsomethingboring. E:Outofsight,outofmind.【眼不见，心不烦】C:Onewillnotbeboredwithoutseeingsomethingboring. E:Outofsight,outofmind.【雁怕离群，人怕掉队】Awildgooseisafraidofleavingitsflock;amanisafraidoflaggingbehind.【咬人的狗不叫,要当心不说话的人】Becarefulofthepersonwhodoesnottalk,andthedogthatdoesnotbark.【一次被蛇咬，十年怕井绳。】Hethathasbeenbittenbyaserpentisafraidofarope.【一寸光阴一寸金，寸金难买寸光阴。】                       i.             Aspeckoftimeismorepreciousthananounceofgold.                     ii.             Timeisaspreciousasgoldbutevenwithgoldyoucan’tredeemtimewhenitflowsaway.3)      P401【一个巴掌拍不响】C: Ahandcan"tmakeavoice. E:When one will  not, two cannot quarrel.【一个和尚挑水吃，两个和尚抬水吃，三个和尚没水吃。】                       i.             Oneboyisaboy,twoboyshalfaboy,threeboysnobody.                     ii.             Two‘scompany,three’snone.12) P377【一根筷子容易折，十根筷子硬如铁】C:Onechopstickiseasytobreak,tenchopsticksare(as)hardasabrick【一根筷子容易折，十根筷子硬如铁】C:Onechopstickiseasytobreak,tenchopsticksare(as)hardasabrick【一年之计在于春】C:Ayear"splanstartswithspring.【一犬吠影，百犬吠声】C：Onedogdarksatashadowandthepackbarkatthenoise.《汉英大辞典》（2003）【一日为师，终身为父】Ateacherforadayisafatherforalifetime.【一日之计在于晨】C: Morningisthebesttimeinoneday. E:Anhourinthemorningisworthtwointheevening. 【一心不能二用】                       i.             Amancannotspinandreelatthesametime.                     ii.             Amancannotwhistleanddrinkatthesametime.9)      P387【衣不蔽体】C:bedressedinrags.E:havenothingbutragsonone’sback【衣冠楚楚】C:beelegantlydresses.E:oftenusedformen,posingasapersonofhighmorals.【衣冠禽兽】C:abeastonhumanclothing.E:aderogativesatongoftenfor”menwhoaremorallydegeneratedesp.inviolatingwomenthoughhelookslikegentle”【衣锦还乡/荣归】C:gobacktoone’soldhomeinsilkenrobesE:i.e.afteracquiringwealthandhonor.【衣衫褴褛】C:shabbilydresses.E:inrags【以其人之道，还治其人之身】C: Dealwithamanbywhatthemandealwithhe. E:Deal with a man as he deals with you. 【以其人之道还治其人之身】C:Whichpeoplegivemesomething,Iwillreturnittothem.E:Servesomebodywiththesamesauce.【以其人之道还治其人之身】C:Whichpeoplegivemesomething,Iwillreturnittothem.E:Servesomebodywiththesamesauce.【艺高人胆大】Boldnessofexecutionstemsformsuperbskill.【易得则易失】                       i.             Easycome,easygo.                     ii.             Lightlycome,lightlygo.5)      P396 【因小失大】C:Losebigbecausesmall.E:Spoil(orLose)theshipforhalfpennyworthoftar.【勇敢无往不利】1.      Thebraveareinvincible(or,all-conquering).2.      Nothingcanpreventthebravefromattainingtheirgoals.21) P18—28【有理走遍天下，无理寸步难行。】                       i.             Withjusticeonyourside,youcangoanywhere;withoutit,youcan’ttakeastep.                     ii.             Withjusticeonyourside,youcantravelfarandwide;withnojusticeonyourside,youcan’tmakeevenasinglestride.【有理走遍天下，无理寸步难行】Withjusticeonyourside,youcangoanywhere;withoutit,youcan’ttakeastep.【有其父必有其子】C: Whatthefatheriswhatthesonis. E:Like father, like son.【有胜于无】C:Owningismorethannoting.E:Abadbushisbetterthantheopenfield.【有胜于无】C:Owningismorethannoting.E:Abadbushisbetterthantheopenfield.【有失才有的】                       i.             Themillsofgodgrindslowly.                     ii.             Justicehasalongarm.6)      P395【有则改之，无则加勉】Correctthemistakesifyouhavecommitedthem,andavoidthemifyouhaveit.【有志者，事尽成】C:Youwillbecomesuccessifyouhavewill . E:Where there is s will，there is a way.【有志者事竟成】C:Onecandothingshethinkshecandoit.E:Wherethereisawill,thereisaway.【鱼过三天后，再鲜也变臭】C:Thefishwouldsmellthreedayslater.E:Thebestfishsmellwhentheyarethreedaysold.【欲速则不达】C: Youwillfallifyouonlywanttodoitfast. E:More haste, less speed. 【远水救不了近火】E:Distantwaterwon"theiptoputoutafirecloseathand. 【真的假不了，假的真不了】Whatistruecannotbecomefalse,andwhatisfalsecannotbecometrue.【真金不怕火，真理不怕驳】Genuinegoldfearsnofire;truthfearsnorefutation.【真正懂得利用时间的人，他的生命价值也就随之递增】Thevalueofama"slifeincreaseswiththefactthathereallyknowshowtomakefulluseofhistime.【只工作不玩耍，聪明孩子也变傻】C:Onewillbedullifheonlystudyhardwithoutplaying.E:Allworkandnoplaymakesjackadullboy.【只要功夫深铁杵磨成针】1.      Solongasyouworkhardenough,anironrodcanbegroundintoaneedle.2.      Constantgrindingcanturnanironrodintoaneedle.22) P36—43【芝麻开花节节高】C:risejointbyjointlikesesameflowersonthestem.《谚语大全》（2007）【芝麻开花节节高】C:Risejointbyjointlikesesameflowersonthestem.《谚语大全》（2007）【知己知彼，百战百胜】Knowtheenemyandknowyourself,andyoucanfightahundredbattleswithnodangerofdefeat【直树也有曲根】C:Thestraighttreeshavecrookedroots.E:Straighttreeshavecrookedroots.【智者千虑，必有一失】C:Thewisemustbeloseoneevenhethinkmore.E:Thebestmanstumbles.【种瓜得瓜，种豆得豆】C:Onewillgainmelonifhegrowsmelon,beansaswell.E:Asthetree,sothefruit.【众口难调】                       i.             It’shardtopleaseall.                     ii.             Oneshoewillnotfitallfeet.11) P379【竹篮打水-一场空】Itisasfutileasdrawingwaterabamboobasket【自食其果】C:Whattheresultyoumake,whatyouhaveachieved.E:Selfdo,selfhave.【自信是英雄的本色】C:Selt-trustisthepersonalityofheroism.E:Selt-trustistheessenceofheroism.【自信是英雄的本色】C:Selt-trustisthepersonalityofheroism.E:Selt-trustistheessenceofheroism.【纵虎归山，必有后患】Ifyouletatigerescapebacktothemountain,you"llcausecalamityforthefuture.【走走看看，不如亲手干干】Betterdoityourselfthanstandbyandwatchitdone.【最忙的人时间最多】C:Thebusy"smanhasmoretime.E:Thebusiestmenfind(orhave)themostleisure(ortime).【做一天和尚撞一天钟。】goontollingthebellaslongasoneisamonk.18.抱最好的希望，做最坏的准备（baozuihaodexiwangzuozuihuaidezhunbei）Hopeforthebestandpreparefortheworst.1、【水深火热】 shuishenhuore Deepinwaterandscorchedinfire2、【专心致志】 zhuanxinzhizhi Sing-heareddevotion3、【负隅顽抗】 fuyuwankang Fightstubbornlywiththebacktothewall4、【为虎作伥】 weihuzuochang Playthejackalthetiger5、【两袖清风】 liangxiuqingfeng Nothingbutafreshwindinthetwosleeves6、【信口开河】 xinkoukaihe Wagone’stongertoofreelytalkingnonsense7、【孤注一掷】 guzhuyizhi Stakeeverytingonasinglethrow8、【河东狮吼】 hedongshihou Thelionessofhedongroars9、【醉翁之意不在酒】 zuiwengzhiyibuzaijiuThedrinks’heartisnotinthecup10、           【名落孙山】 mingluoshunshan  Anameafterthelastonethelist11、           【反复推敲】fanfutuiqiao   “push”or“knock”–whichisbetter12、           【请君入瓮】qingjunruweng  Kinglystepintothevatofyourowndevice13、           【风声鹤唳】 fengshengheli Thesoundofthe windandthecryofcranes14、           【与虎谋皮】  yuhumoupi  Askatigerforitsskin15、           【李代桃僵】 lidaitaojiang  Theplumtreesuffersforthepeschtree16、           【走马观花】 zoumaguanhua  Enjoylookingatflowerswhileonhorseback17、           【天衣无缝】 tianyiwufeng    Aseamlessheavenlydress18、           【黔驴技穷】 qianlvjiqiong  Whenadonkeyhasexhausteditstricks19、           【画龙点睛】 hualongdianjing  Painteddragonsbroughttolife20、           【磨杵成针】 mochuchengzhen  Grindarodintoaneedle21、           【杯弓蛇影】 beigongsheying  Anillusorysnskeinagoblet22、           【空中楼阁】 kongzhonglouge  kongzhonglougeCastlesintheair23、           【瞎子摸象】xiazimoxiang Theblindmentryingtosizeuptheelephant24、           【望梅止渴】 wangmeizhike Quenchingthirstbythinkingofpluns25、           【盲人瞎马】 mangrenxiama Ablindmanridingablindhorse26、           【别无长物】 biewuchangwu Notathingwhichismorethannecessary27、           【梁上君子】 liangshangjunzi Agentlemanonthebearn28、           【覆水难收】 fushuinanshou Spiltwatercannotberetrieved29、           【枯木朽株】 kumuxiuzhu Witheredtreesandrottenbranches30、           【矫枉过正】 jiaowangguozheng Exceedtheproperlinrnitsinrightingawrong31、           【曲突徙薪】 qutuxixin Bengthechimneyandremovethefaggots32、           【危如累卵】 weiruleiluan Asprecariousasapileofeggs33、           【叶公好龙】 Lordye’sprofessedloveofdragons34、           【破釜沉舟】 pofuchenzhou Breakthecarnpcauldronsandsinktheboats35、           【指鹿为马】 zhiluweima Callastagahorse36、           【纸上谈兵】 zhishangtanbing Strategicplanningonpaper37、           【负荆请罪】 fujingqingzui Bearabirchtoofferahumbleapology38、           【完璧归赵】 wanbiguizhao Returnthejadeintacttozhao39、           【两败俱伤】 liangbaijushang Bothsidesloseneithersidegains40、           【门可罗雀】 menkeluoque Youcantrapsparrowsatthequietdoor41、           【围魏救赵】 weiweijiuzhao Besiegeweitorescuezhao42、           【毛遂自荐】 maosuizijian Maosuiofferhisownservices43、           【一鸣惊人】 yimingjingren Onceitcries,thecryshocksall44、           【一字千金】 yiziqianjin Onethousandyiforeveryword45、           【嗟来之食】 jielaizhishi Foodhandedoutincontempt46、           【尔虞我诈】 eryuwozha Cheatagainstcheat47、           【病入膏肓】 bingrugaohuang Sicktothevitals48、           【退避三舍】 tuibisanshe Retreatsanshetogiveway49、           【一鼓作气】 yiguozuoqi Accomplishinonego50、           【画蛇添足】 huashetianzu Supplyingfeettoapaintedsnake BorntoWinEachhumanbeingisbornassomethingnew,somethingthatneverexistedbefore.Eachisbornwiththecapacitytowinatlife.Eachpersonhasauniquewayofseeing,hearing,touching,tastingandthinking.Eachhashisorherownuniquepotentials---capabilitiesandlimitations.Eachcanbeasignificant,thinking,aware,andcreativebeing---aproductiveperson,awinner.Theword“winner”and“loser”havemanymeanings.Whenwerefertoapersonasawinner,wedonotmeanonewhomakessomeoneelselose.Tous,awinnerisonewhorespondsauthenticallybybeingcredible,trustworthy,responsive,andgenuine,bothasanindividualandasamemberofasociety.Winnersdonotdedicatedtheirlivestoaconceptofwhattheyimaginetheyshouldbe;rather,theyarethemselvesandassuchdonotusetheirenergyputtingonaperformance,maintainingpretenceandmanipulatingothers.Theyareawarethatthereisadifferencebetweenbeinglovingandactingloving,betweenbeingstupidandactingstupid,betweenbeingknowledgeableandactingknowledgeable.Winnersdonotneedtohidebehindamask.Winnersarenotafraidtodotheirownthinkingandtousetheirownknowledge.Theycanseparatefactsfromopinionsanddon’tpretendtohavealltheanswers.They listentoothers,evaluatewhattheysay,butcometotheirownconclusions.Althoughwinnerscanadmireandrespectotherpeople,theyarenottotallydefined,demolished,bound,orawedbythem.Winnersdonotplay“helpless”,nordotheyplaytheblaminggame.Instead,theyassumeresponsibilityfortheirownlives.Theydon’tgiveothersafalseauthorityoverthem.Winnersaretheirownbossesandknowit.Awinner’stimingisright.Winnersrespondappropriatelytothesituation.Theirresponsesarerelatedtothemessagesentandpreservethesignificance,worth,well-being,anddignityofthepeopleinvolved.Winnersknowthatforeverythingthereisaseasonandforeveryactivityatime.Althoughwinnerscanfreelyenjoythemselves,theycanalsopostponeenjoyment,candisciplinethemselvesinthepresenttoenhancetheirenjoymentinthefuture.Winnersarenotafraidtogoafterwhathewants,buttheydosoinproperways.Winnersdonotgettheirsecuritybycontrollingothers.Theydonotsetthemselvesuptolose.Awinnercaresabouttheworldanditspeoples.Awinnerisnotisolatedfromthegeneralproblemsofsociety,butisconcerned,compassionate,andcommittedtoimprovingthequalityoflife.Eveninthefaceofnationalandinternationaladversity,awinner’sself-imageisnotoneofapowerlessindividual.Awinnerworkstomaketheworldabetterplace.译文：生而为赢人皆生而为新，为前所未有之所存在；人皆生而能赢。人皆有其特立独行之方式去审视，聆听，触摸，品味及思考，因而都具备独特潜质-能力和局限。人皆能举足轻重，思虑明达，洞察秋毫，富有创意，成就功业。“成者”与“败者”含义颇多。谈及成者我们并非指令他人失意之人。对我们而言，成者必为人守信，值得信赖，有求必应，态度诚恳，或为个人，或为社会一员皆能以真诚回应他人。成者行事并不拘泥于某种信条，即便是他们认为应为其奉献一生的理念；而是本色行事，所以并不把精力用来表演，保持伪装或操控他人。他们明了爱与装家，愚蠢与装傻，博学与卖弄之间迥然有别。成者无须藏于面具之后。成者敢于利用所学，独立思考，区分事实与观点，且并不佯装通晓所有答案。他们倾听，权衡他人意见，但能得出自己的结论。尽管他们尊重，敬佩他们，但并不为他们所局限，所推翻，所束缚，也不对他人敬若神灵。成者既不佯装“无助”，亦不抱怨他人。相反，他们对人生总是独担责任，也不以权威姿态凌驾他人之上。他们主宰自己，而且能意识到这点。成者善于审时度势，随机应变。他们对所接受的信息做出回应，维护当事人的利益，康乐和尊严。成者深知成一事要看好时节，行一事要把握时机。尽管成者可以自由享乐，但他更知如何推迟享乐，适时自律，以期将来乐趣更盛。成者并不忌惮追求所想，但取之有道，也并不靠控制他们而获取安然之感。他们总是使自己立于不败。成者心忧天下，并不孤立尘世弊病之外，而是置身事内，满腔热情，致力于改善民生。即使面对民族，国家之危亡，成者亦非无力回天之个体。他总是努力令世界更好。1、人山人海：Lookingoutupontheseaoffaces.Isawaseaoffacesfromthetopofthebuilding. 2、家家有本难念的经：Everyfamilycookingpothasablackspot. Everyfamilyhasitsownproblem. 3、天下无不散的宴席：Allgoodthingscometoanend.Therearenofeastsintheworldwhichdonotbreakupatlast. 4、平时不烧香，临时抱佛脚：WorshipGodeveryday;notjustintimesofadversity. Whentimesareeasy,wedonotburntheincense,butwhenthetroublecomes,weembracethefeetoftheuddha. 5、挂羊头，卖狗肉：Sayonethinganddoanother. Headvertisesmutton,butsellsdog"sflesh.  6、人怕出名猪怕胖：Afamedpersonandafattenedpigarealikeindanger. Peopleareafraidofbeingfamedjustasthepigisafraidofbeingfat.1.山外有山，人外有人（shanwaiyoushan,renwaiyouren）Behindanablemantherearealwaysotherablemen.1【时光永不回头】C:Timegoesbyandnevercomeback.   E:Timemarcheson.。　2【好景不常在】C: Thebeautywillnotbethereforever.   E:Themorningsunneverlastsaday.3【时间检验一切】C:Timetriesall(thethings).  E: Everythingistextedbytime.4【时间检验真理】C:Truthistextedbytime.    E: Timetriestruth.  5【路遥知马力】 C:Thelongroadshowsyouweatherthehorseisgood.   E: Timewillshow[tell].6【机不可失，时不再来】C:Ifyouloseatide,youwillnevergetitagain. E:Nowornever.7【一日之计在于晨】C:Loseanhourinthemorning,andyou’llbealldayhuntingforit.  E:Anhourinthemorningisworthtwointheevening.8【今日事今日毕】 C:Don’tputofftilltomorrowwhatshouldbedonetoday.E:Neverdetertilltomorrowthatwhichyoucandotoday.　　　　9【机不可失，时不再来】 C:Whenanopportunityisneglected,itnevercomesbacktoyou.　E:Opportunityseldomknockstwice.10【岁月不待人】 C: Thetimeswillnotwaitforyou. E:Youmaydelay,buttimewillnot.11【贼去关门，为时已迟】C:Whenthethiefhasgone,(you)lockthestabledoor.  E:Itistoolatetolockthestabledoorwhenthehorseisstolen. 12【莫让年华似水流】C: Don’ttrifleawayyourtime.　E:Don‘tletthegrassgrowunderyourfeet.13【情生情，爱生爱】C: Loveisthemotheroflove.  E:Lovebegetslove.14【爱情不能强迫】C:Lovecannotbecompelled.  E:Lovecannotbeforced.15【爱情不需教导】C:Youdonotneedtolearnhowtolove. E:Loveneedsnoteaching.　16【情人眼里出西施】C:Sheisthemostbeautifulwomanintheworldinherlover’seyes.  E:Loveisblind.17【爱情使人看不见缺点】C: Loveisblind,andloverscannotseetheprettyfolliesthatthemselvescommit.   E:Loveblindsamantoimperfections.18【爱情是一种甜蜜的痛苦】C: Loveisasweettyranny,becausetheloverendureshistormentwillingly.   E:Loveisasweettorment.　　19【爱要独占，权要独揽】C: Theonewhoisinlovewanttoownhisloverallbyhimself,soislordship.  E:Loveandlordshipneverlikefellowship.20【一见倾心】C: Hefallsinlovewithherinthefirstsight. E:Loveatfirstsight.21【不要一见钟情】C: Neverlovesomeoneinthefirstsight.E:Lovenotatthefirstlook.22【狂热的爱不会持久】C: Thelovethatistooviolentwillnotlastlong. E:Hotloveissooncold.23【爱情不能买卖】C: Loveisnottobefoundinthemarket. E:Lovecanneitherbeboughtnorsold.　　10、小不忍则乱大谋 anger and haste hinder good counsel. 　　 One can not act wisely when one is angry or in a hurry. 　10.【十年树木，百年树人】10.不花力气，不下功夫是得不到知识的（buhualiqibuxiagongfushidebudaozhishide）Kenwledgewillnotbeaquiredwithoutpainandapplication.10.远水难救近火。     11、一贫如洗 : As poor as a church mouse  　   To be exceedingly poor, having barely to live upon. 11.【种瓜得瓜，种豆得豆】 11.待到炮声响，辩论已莫及（daidaopaoshengxiangbianlunyimoji）Whengunsspeakitistoolatetoargue.  　　12、一言既出，驷马难追   A word spoken is past recalling. 　　 The harm done by a careless word can not easily undo. 　  12.【出头的椽子先烂】12.沉默是最难反驳的论点之一（chenmoshizuinananbodelundianzhiyi）Silenceisoneofthehardestargumentsttorefute.12.吃着锅里看着碗里     13、 天涯原咫尺，到处可逢君World is but a little place, after all.         It is used when a person meets someone he knows or is in someway connected with him in a place where he 13.技能和信心是不可克服的军队（jinenghexinxinshibukekefudejundui）Skillandconfidenceareanunconqueredarmy.13.巧娘妇做不出没米的饭来13.竹篮打水–一场空Drawwaterwithabamboobasket–achievingnothing;fruitlesslabor14.擀面杖吹火–一窍不通Trytoblowthefirewitharollingpin–becompletelyignorantorirrelevant姜太公钓鱼–愿者上钩FishlikeJiangTaigong(primeministerofZhouDynastyinChinesehistory),whocastahook-lessandbait-lesslineforthefishthatwantstobecaught–askforwillingvictimorcollaborator13【树欲静而风不止】　　14、入乡随俗. When in Rome, do as the Romans do. 　　Conform to the manners and customs of those amongst whom you live.    14.平生不做亏心事，半夜敲门心不惊。14.吾生也有涯而知也无涯（wushengyeyouyaerzhiyewuya）Artislong,lifeisshort.     15 、失之东隅，收之桑榆 What you lose on the swings you get back on the roundabouts. 　　 A rough way of starting a law of average; if you have bad luck on one day you have good on another; if one venture results in loss try a fresh one---it may succeed. 15.浪子回头金不换。15.择书如择友（zeshuruzheyou）Chooseanathorasyouchooseafriend.　　16、知足者常乐  What are the odds so long as you are happy. 　　 16.不受诱惑就免与罪恶（bushouyouhuojiumianyuzuie）Hewhoavoildstemptationavoidsthesin.16.人无远虑，必有近忧。　　17、有眼不识泰山 Entertain an angel unawares. 　   To receive a great personage as a guest without knowing his merits. 17.【众口难调】17.贫居闹市无人问，富在深山有远亲。17.希望是美味的早点，但也是难咽的晚餐（,xiwangshimeiweidezaodian,danyeshinanyandewancan）Hopeisagoodbreskfast,butabadsupper　　18、是人皆有出头日: Every dog has his day .        Fortune comes to each in turn 18.留得青山在，不怕没柴烧。    19、王婆买瓜，自卖自夸: Every potter praises his own pot.   19.人心不同，犹如其面（renxinbutongyouruqimian）Allbreadisnotbakedinneoven.19．三人行，必有我师。2．【狡兔三窟】2.人心齐，泰山移Whenpeopleareofonemindandheart．theycanmoveMountTai2.事实胜于雄辩（shishishengyuxiongbian）Actionsspeaklouderthanwords.20.【心有灵犀一点通】20.千里之行始于足下（xianlizhixingshiyuzuxia）Aroadofathousandmilesbeginswithonestep.21.【天下乌鸦一般黑】21.爱情始甜而终苦（aiqingshitianerzhongku）loveissweetinthebeginningbutsourintheending.22.【表里如一】22.【不懂装懂，永世饭桶】He,whoknowsnothingbutpretendstokonweverything,isindeedagood-for-nothing.22.爬得越高，摔得越狠（padeyuegao,shuaideyuehen）Thehigherstanding,thelowerfall.22.三个臭皮匠–顶个诸葛亮ThreecobblerswiththeirwitscombinedequalthemastermindZhugeLiang–Collectivewisdomoftenprovessuperior;twoheadsarebetterthanone.23.【寡不敌众】23.一朝被蛇咬十年怕井绳（yizhaobeisheyaoshinianpajingsheng）Oncebit,twiceshy.23.周瑜打黄盖–一个愿打，一个愿挨ZhouYu(afamousmilitarystrategistfortheStateofWuduringtheperiodoftheThreeKingdoms)beatsHuangGai(amilitarygeneralfortheStateofWuduringtheThreeKingdoms)–Thepunishmentisappropriatelygivenbyoneandwillinglyacceptedbytheother.24.留得青山在–不怕没柴烧Aslongasthegreenmountainsarethere,oneneednotworryaboutfirewood.–Wherethereislife, thereishope.25.山中无老虎–猴子称大王Themonkeyrulesthemountainwhenthereisnotiger.–Inthekingdomoftheblind,theone-eyedmanrules..24.【福无双至，祸不单行】24.蠢人才吃两次亏（chunrencaichiliangcikui）Itisasillyfish,thatiscaughttwicewiththesamebait.25.读书如蜜蜂采蜜，吸取其中之精华（dushurumifengcaimi,xiquqizhongzhijinghua）Useabookasabeedoesflowers.26．【一回生，二回熟】26.黄鼠狼给鸡拜年–没安好心Aweaselmakesacourtesycalltoachicken–toharborevilintentions;tohaveulteriormotives27.【酒逢知己千杯少，话不投机半句多】27.裁缝的尺子–量人不量己Thetailor"sruleralwaysmeasuresothersbutneverthetailorhimself;beingcriticalofothersbutlenientononeself28.裁缝做衣–讲究分寸Whenatailormakesclotheshepaysgreatattentiontomeasurement;takingcare,beingcarefulindoingthings29.和尚打伞–无法无天ABuddhistmonkholdinganumbrella–thereisneitherlawnorheaven.Thisidiommeanstobecompletelylawless.Tounderstandwhy,youneedtoknowthat法fawhichmeanslawispronouncedthesamewayas发whichmeanshair,andthat天tianmeansbothskyandheaven.30.小和尚念经–有口无心Ayoungmonkmumblesprayers.–Doingsomethingwithoutputtingyourheartintoit27.一个巴掌拍不响28.【过犹不及】28.萝卜里榨不出血29.【远亲不如近邻】3.【会叫的狗不咬人】3.进步是今天的活动，明天的保证（jinbushijintiandehuodong,mingtiandebaozheng）Progressistheactivityoftodayandtheassuranceoftomorrow.3.满招损，谦受益3.做一天和尚撞一天钟SolongasIremainabone,Igoontollingthebell.30.【家丑不可外扬】31.秀才不出门，全知天下事31【.清官难断家务事】32.【名师出高徒】32.路遥知马力日久见人心33．【宰相肚里能撑船】34.【一日为师，终生为父】35.【隔行如隔山】36.【好汉做事一人当】37.【明人不做暗事】 38.【严以律己，宽以待人】39.【便宜无好货，好货不便宜】39.秃头上的虱子–明摆着Likeafleaonabaldhead–perfectlyclear40.孔夫子搬家–尽是书（输）WhenConfuciusmoves(houses),thereisnothingbutbooks(becauseheisaphilosopher).–Figuratively,itmeansyoualwayslose(书isahomophonefor输)41.鸡蛋里挑骨头–故意找茬；无中生有Lookforaboneinanegg–lookforaflawwherethereisnone;findfault;nitpick42.砒霜拌大葱–又毒又辣；毒辣LargegreenChineseonionservedwitharsenic–poisonousandpungent;sinister;malignant43.破罐子破摔–自暴自弃Smashajarintopiecesjustbecauseit"salreadycracked–actrecklesslyandirresponsiblywhenfacingadversityordespair45.老鼠碰上猫–在劫难逃Amouseencountersacat.–Itisimpossibletoescapeitsdoom;whatisdestinedcannotbeavoided.48.牛郎会织女–喜相逢TheCowherdandtheGirlWeaver(twofiguresinanancientChinesefairytale),meeteachother.–Apleasantreunion49.娶媳妇嫁女–双喜临门One"ssonanddaughtergetmarriedatthesametime.–Twohappyeventsoccuratthesametime;doublehappiness4.【宁做鸡头，不做凤尾】4.读书使人渊博，交谈使人机敏，写作使人严谨（dushushirenyuanbo,jiaotanshirenjimin,xiezuoshirenyanjin）Readingmakesafullman,conferenceareadyman,andwritinganexactman.4.天下乌鸦一般黑,老狼都是吃肉的Allcrowsareequallyblack,andallwolveseatmeat4．种瓜得瓜，种豆得豆。40.【置之死地而后生】44.【满招损，谦受益】45.【强中自有强中手】48.【笨鸟先飞】5．【大鱼吃小鱼，小鱼吃虾米】5.乐观的人看到玫瑰，悲观的人只看到它的刺（leguanderenkandaomeigui,beiguanderenkandaotadeci）Anoptimistseestherose;apessimistthethorn.5.外甥打灯笼–照旧（舅）Nephewcarryingalanterntogivelighttohisuncle–sameasbefore(apunon照舅and照旧,whicharehomophonesinChinese."照舅"means"togivelighttoone"suncle,while"照旧"refersto"sameasbefore".)6.老虎的屁股–摸不得Likeatigerwhosebacksidenoonedarestotouch–onewhowon"tallowanydifferentopinions;onewhoisnottobecrossed7.半斤八两–两个差不多Sixofoneandhalfadozenoftheother–Thereisnodifferencebetweenthetwo. 5.一朝被蛇咬，十年怕井绳。50.【心有灵犀一点通】6.【笨鸟先飞】6.八字衙门朝南开，有理无钱莫进来。6.宰相肚里能撑船：Aprimeminister"sheartisbigenoughtoholdaboatin.6.知识只能循序渐进，不能跃进（zhishizhinengxunxujianjin,bunengyuejin）Knowledgeadvancesbyystepsandnotbyleaps. 7、雨后送伞：After meat, mustard; after death, doctor .  This describes a situation where assistance or comfort is given when it is too late.  7.【星星之火，可以燎原】7.三个臭皮匠，顶个诸葛亮。7.要有单独自处的能力，不要放过孤寂的好处（yaoyoudanduzichudenengli,buyaofangguogujidehaochu）Beabletobealone,Losenottheadvantageofsolitude. 8、大势已去 :  All is over but the shouting. 　  Finally decided or won; brought to the end; not able to be changed. 8.【留得青山在，不怕没柴烧】8.得寸进尺（decunjinchi）Ifyouagreetocarrythecalf,they’llmakeyoucarrythecow.8.小葱拌豆腐–一清二白Whitebeancurdandgreenscallions–asclearasdaylight8.众人拾柴火焰高。　　9、人善被人欺，马善被人骑 : All lay load on the willing horse.   A willing horse is someone who is always doing things for others. Very often the implication is that others impose on him. 9.【人要脸，树要皮】9.狗拿耗子–多管闲事Dogtryingtocatchmice–meddlinginotherpeople"sbusiness10.哑巴吃黄连–有苦说不出Adumppersontastingbitterherbs–unabletoexpressone"sdiscomfort11.秋后的蚂蚱–蹦跶不了几天Agrasshopperinlateautumn–nearingone"send12.泥菩萨过河–自身难保Theclayidolcrossesariver–oneishardlyabletosaveoneself,letaloneassistothers9.千里之堤，溃于蚁穴。9.一穗两雀争，意见乱纷纷（yisuiliangquezheng,yijianluanfenfen）Twosparrowsononeearofcornmakeanillagreement.Abluntknifemaybesharpenedonastone,butifamanisstupidthereisnohelpforhisstupidity.刀钝石上磨，人蠢没奈何。Adrowningmanwillcatchatastraw.快淹死的人连草也要抓。Afamedpersonandafattenedpigarealikeindanger.人怕出名猪怕胖。 Afamedpersonandafattenedpigarealikeindanger.人怕出名猪怕胖。Afewarenomatchforthemany.Afriendinneedisafriendindeed.患难见真情。                      ——雷Agreatscholaroftenlooksdull大智若愚Agreatteacherproducesabrilliantstudent.Aheavysnowpromiseagoodharvest.瑞雪兆丰年。Ajourneyofathousandmilesbeginswithasinglestep.千里之行始于足下。Alongroadtestsahorsesstrengthandalongtaskprovesamansheart.Amanmusttaketheconsequenceofhisowndeeds.Amanofmoralintegritydoesnotfearanyslanderousattack.人正不怕影子斜。Aman"slifeislimited,butthereisnolimittoservingthepeople.Iwilldedicatemylimitedlifetothelimitlessjobofservingthepeople.人的生命是有限的,可是,为人民服务是无限的,我要把有限的生命,投入到无限的为人民服务之中去......Aplantmayproducenewflowers;manisyoungbutonce./Flowerswillbloomagaininduetime,butmancanneverregainhisyouth.花有重开日,人无再少年.Aprimeminister’sheartisbigenoughtoholdaboatin.AprodigalwhoreturnsismorepreciousthanArelativefaroffislessthananeighborcloseby.Asinglesparkcanstartaprairiefire.Asinglesparkcanstartaprairiefire.星星之火，可以燎原。Asparrowmaybesmallbutithasallthevitalorgans.Asparrowmaybesmallbutithasallthevitalorgans.麻雀虽小，五脏俱全Ateacherforadayisafatherforalifetime.Athousand-lijourneyisstartedbytakingthefirststep.千里之行,始于足下.Awilyharehasthreeburrows.awilyharehasthreeburrows狡兔三窟Awisebirdselectsitstree.良禽择木而栖awisebirdselectsitstree良禽择木而栖Awordoncespokencannotbetakenbackevenbyateamoffourhorses.一言既出，驷马难追。Ayear"splanstartswithspring.一年之计在于春。Achievementisfoundedondiligenceandwasteduponrecklessness.业精于勤,荒于嬉.Actualpracticebuildsupgenuineknowledge;astrictmasterbringsupaccomplisheddisciples./Fromactualpracticecomessoundknowledge;fromastrictmaster,abrilliantdisciple.实践出真知,严师出高徒.Alive,bemanofmen;dead,besoulofsouls.生当做人杰，死亦为鬼雄。           ——李清照AllcrowsunderthesunareblackAllcrowsunderthesunareblack.allcrowsunderthesunareblack天下乌鸦一般黑Allpeopleintherevolutionaryranksmustcareforeachother,mustloveandhelpeachother.一切革命队伍的人都要互相关心,互相爱护,互相帮助. Allpeopleintherevolutionaryranksmustcareforeachother,mustloveandhelpeachother.一切革命队伍的人都要互相关心,互相爱护,互相帮助.Anantmaywelldestroyanentiredam.千里之堤，溃于蚁穴。Anhonestmandoesnothingunderhand.Anhourinthemorningisworthtwointheevening.，ayear"splanstartswithspring.一日之计在于晨，一年之计在于春。Aseverythreadofgoldisvaluable,soeverymomentoftime.一寸光阴一寸金.AsintheChangjingRiverwavesurgewaves,sotheyoungergenerationexcelstheoldergeneration.长江后浪推前浪,一代更比一代强.Aslongasthegreenhilllast,there"llalwaysbewoodtoburn.Aslongasthegreenhilllast,there’llalwaysbewoodtoburn.Aslongasthegreenhillslast,there"llalwaysbewoodtoburn.留得青山在,不怕没柴烧.Aslongasthegreenhillsremain，there’iibenoshortageoffirewood．Barkingdogsseldombite.Beconcernedabouttheaffairsofstatebeforeothers,andenjoycomfortafterothers.Bethefirsttofeelconcernaboutstateaffairsandthelasttoenjoyyourself.先天下之忧,后天下之乐而乐.Beiteversohumble,thereisnoplacelikehome.金窝，银窝，不如自己的狗窝。      ——佩恩Bereadytotakeupthe cugelsforajustcause 见义勇为Bestrictwithyourselfandlenienttowardsothers.Bewhatyouappeartobe.becomesclearerafterbeingdiscussed.Betterbetheheadofaroosterthanthetailofaphoenix.Bigfisheatsmallfish,smallfisheatshrimp.Blessingsnevercomeinpair,misfortunesnevercomesingly.Cheapthingsarenotgood,goodthingsarenotcheap.ClumsybirdshavetostartflyingearlyClumsybirdshavetostartflyingearly.Confrontapersonwiththedangerofdeathandhewillfighttolive.Crowareblackthewholeworldover     天下乌鸦一般黑 Crowareblackthewholeworldover.     天下乌鸦一般黑DeathforthehomelandisheavierthanMountTai.为国家效死，死重于泰山。           ——孙中山Differenttradesareseparatedasbymountains.Difficultthefirsttime,easythesecond.Diligencebringaboutfruitfulresults勤劳出硕果Distantwaterwon’tputoutafirecloseathand。Aslowremedycannotmeetanurgentneed．Donotgivepublicitytofriendship.Donotgivepublieitytofamilyscandals.E:Don‘tletthegrassgrowunderyourfeet.Earlytobedandearlytorisemakesamanhealthy.早睡早起身体好。espeaptothehennotwiththebestofintentions.Theweaselpayshenwithevilintend.Evenanuprightofficialfindsithardtosettleafamilyquarrel. Eventhecleveresthousewifecan’tcookamealwithoutFaceisasimportanttomanasthebarkistothetree.Failureisthemotherofsuccess.失败是成功之母。                  ——潘恩Farwaterdoesnotputoutnearfire.远水救不了近火。Footnote:Bolewasafamoushorse-judgingmasterinancientChina.HewroteabookentitledXiangMaJing(classicsofhowtojudgeahorse)totellpeoplethewayofrecognizinggoodhorses.Foracongenialfriendathousandtoastsaretoofew,inadisagreeableconversationonewordmoreistoomany.Forthecultivationofone"smind,thereisnobetterwaythantoreducehismaterialdesires.养心莫善于寡欲。                   ——孟子Fristthink,thenact 三思而后行gold．guyswhokeeponeeyeonthebowlandtheotherHalftheworldknowsnothowtheotherhalflives.Hangupasheep"sheadandselldogmeat挂羊头，买狗肉Hardastheyare,diamondsandstonescanbecarvedifyoukeepon.锲而不舍，金石可镂。              ——荀子Haughtinessinvitesdisaster,humilityreceivesbenefit.Hethathathbeenbittenbyserpent,isafraidofarope(一朝被蛇咬。十年怕井绳)Hethinksahigherpositionsisbeyondhimandalowerpoitionisbeneathhim高不成，低不就HewhohasdonenothingshamefulallhislifeHewhoridesatigerisafraidtodismount.骑虎难下。hewhoseeswhatisrightanddoesn"sdoitisinwantofcourage.见义不为无勇也。                   ——孔子Heartswhichbeatinunisonarelinked.Heartswhichbeatinunisonarelinked.Heartswhichbeatinunisonarelinked心有灵犀一点通heartswhichbeatinunisonarelinked心有灵犀一点通Howeverstrongyouare,there’salwayssomeonestronger.Hsuehpanisanotherofthegreedy—Idon’tseewhatIamsupposedtodowithoutanycapita1．Eventhecleveresthousewifecan’tmakebreadwithoutflour．Ifthreeofusarewalkingtogether,atleastoneoftheothertwoisgoodenoughtobemyteacher.三人行必有我师焉。                ——孔子Ifwintercomes,canspringbefarbehind.冬天来了，春天还会远吗？          ——雪莱Ifyouarepoor，evenifyouliveinacrowdedcityyouWillbea1one．Butifyouarerich．evenifyouliveinuninhabitedmountainsthemostdistantrelativeswillflocktoyou．Ifyouhavebeenbittenbyasnakeyouareafraidofaneel.一朝被蛇咬,十年怕井绳.IfyouSOWmelon—seeds，you’Ureapmelons；ifyouSOWpeas，you’11reappeas．Itisdifficulttocaterforalltastes.Itisdifficulttocaterforalltastes.众口难调 Itisfateandyuanfenthatbringstwopersonstogether,valueanencounterandtreasurearelationship.Itisgoodforonetohaveself-knowledge人贵有自知之明Itisharmfultobeself-conceited,whilegoodtobehumble.满招损，谦受益。                    ——《尚书》Itisnevertoooldtolearn.活到老，学到老。                  ——米德尔顿Ittakestenyearstogrowtreesbutahundredtorearpeople.十年树木百年树人。Ittakestenyearstogrowtrees,butahundredtorearpeople.Ittakestenyearstogrowtrees,butahundredtorearpeople.十年树木，百年树人。Ittakestheclapoftwohandstomakeasound．It"sthenatureofbeasts.本性难改Knowtheenemyandknowyourself,andyoucanfightahundredbattleswithnodangerofdefeat知己知彼，百战百胜Knowledgeispower.知识就是力量。                     ——培根Letbygonesbebygones.过去的事就让它过去吧。             ——荷马Lifevaluessincerefriends,whystressgoldandmoney?人生贵相知，何必金与钱？          ——李白Littlechipslightgreatfires.星星之火，可以燎原。Manypeoplemakeabigfirebyaddingwoodtoit，themorepeople，themorestrength．neednotbealarmedbyaknockonthedooratNeverbetiredoflearning,neverbeweariedofteaching.学而不厌，诲人不倦。              ——孔子night；aclearconsciencesleepseventhroughthunder．Nooneintheworldcanchallengethebenignantman.仁者无敌于天下。                    ——孟子Thegentlemanknowswhatisright;themeanmanknowswhatisprofitable.君子喻于义，小人喻于利。           ——孔子onthepan．Oncebittenbyasnake，oneshiesatcoiledropefortenyears．Oneant—holemaycausethecollapseofathousand-lidyke，slightnegligencemayleadtogreatdisaster．OnelosesbyprideandgainsbymodestyPapercannotwrapfire 纸包不住火     People are loath to refer to defects in their possessions or their family members Plantmelonsandyougetmelons,sowbeansandyougetbeans.Pluckflowersastheybloom;waitandyou"llhaveonlythetwigs.   花开堪折直须折，莫待无花空折枝 Pluckflowersastheybloom;waitandyou"llhaveonlythetwigs.   花开堪折直须折，莫待无花空折枝Preparednesspreventscalamity 有备无患Readingneedsthreeorganattention:theheart,theeyesandthemouth.读书有三到：心到，眼到，口到。     ——朱熹Removefirewoodfromunderapot.     釜底抽薪Removefirewoodfromunderapot.     釜底抽薪Reshapeone"sfeettofitintonewshoes.     削足适履Reshapeone"sfeettofitintonewshoes.     削足适履saucepan”Scratchinganitchfromoutsidetheboot.    隔靴搔痒Scratchinganitchfromoutsidetheboot.    隔靴搔痒géxuēsāoyǎngseeingnottheancientsbeforeme;seeingnotthosecomingaftermeSendcharcoalinasnowstorm.      雪中送炭Sendcharcoalinasnowstorm.      雪中送炭Sharpeningyouraxewillnotdelayyourjobofcuttingwood.　　磨刀不误砍柴功。Sharpeningyouraxewillnotdelayyourjobofcuttingwood.【磨刀不误砍柴功】Sharpeningyouraxewillnotdelayyourjobofcuttingwood磨刀不误砍柴工Shednotearsuntilseeingthecoffin.       不见棺材不落泪Shednotearsuntilseeingthecoffin.       不见棺材不落泪Shootatsomeone"sshadowwithsand.        含沙射影Shootatsomeone"sshadowwithsand.        含沙射影Standonahighplace,andyoucanseemuchfartherahead站的高看的远Tenyear ofoblivioninschoolmaybringyoufameovernight.Tenyear ofoblivioninschoolmaybringyoufameovernight.    十年寒窗无人问，一举成名天下知Theerrorofa momentbecomestheregretofalifetime. 一失足成千古恨。 theoceanofknowledgestrechesoutbeyondthehorizon;painstakingresearchcanboatonesomewhereTherafterthatjustoutrotfirst.Thesoftcanovercomethehard,andtheweakcandefeatthestrong柔能克刚，弱能制强Thetreemaycravecalm,butthewindwillnotdrop.Theyamengate(GovernmentofficeinoldfeudalChina)iswideopen，yetwithonlyfightonyoursidebutnomoney，don’tgoinside．Therearelongroadsahead;Iwillexploreallfrontsinsearchofthedestination.路漫漫其修远兮，吾将上下而求索。  ——屈原ThosewhodonotplanforthefuturewillfindThosewhosecoursesaredifferentcannotlayplansforoneanother.道不同，不相为谋。                ——孔子ThreecobblerswiththeirwitscombinedequalZhugeLiang，themasermind．Threefeetoficedoesnotresultfromonedayofcold weather.    冰冻三尺，非一日之寒Threefeetoficedoesnotresultfromonedayofcold weather.    冰冻三尺，非一日之寒Timeflies(likeanarrow)时间飞逝（如箭）。Timeislife,timeismoney.时间就是生命，时间就是金钱。       ——富兰克林 Timelysnowforetellsabumperharvest 瑞雪兆丰年troubleontheirdoorstep．ways“oneeyeonthedish，andtheotheronthewefeelclosetoeachotherifwearegoodfriends,evenifwelivefarapartfromeachother.海内存知己，天涯若比邻。          ——王勃Wewisheachotheralonglifesoastosharethebeautyofthisgracefulmoonlight,eventhoughmilesapart.但愿人长久，千里共婵娟。          ——苏轼　　 What does anything else matter if a person is happy. Whenahealthyatmosphereprevails,theevilinfluencevanishes 正气高，邪气消Wheretherearethreemenwalkingtogether，oneofthemisboundtobeabletoteachmesomething．Wherethereisawill,thereisaway.有志者事竟成。                     ——爱迪生wishyouanendlessviewtocheeryoureyes?thenonemorestorymountandhigherriseWithoutsteppingoutsidehisgate,thescholarknowallthewideworldsaffairs.Workhardandmakeprogresseveryday(好好学习，天天向上) would never have expected to do so. Youcall’tgetbloodfromaturnip．Youcannotclapwithonehand.孤掌难鸣。YouknowwhatcousinXueislike：al—爱邻如爱己】Love your neighbors as yourself.爱邻如爱己】C:Loveyourneighboursasyouloveyourself.E:Lovetheyneighboursasthemself.爱情不分贫富】C: Youwillhaveyourlovenomatteryouarerichorpoor.爱情不能强迫】C:Lovecannotbecompelled.  E:Lovecannotbeforced.爱情不分贫富】C: Youwillhaveyourlovenomatteryouarerichorpoor.E:Lovelivesincottagesaswellasincourts.爱情不能买卖】C: Loveisnottobefoundinthemarket. E:Lovecanneitherbeboughtnorsold.爱情不能强迫】C:Lovecannotbecompelled.  E:Lovecannotbeforced.爱情不需教导】C:Youdonotneedtolearnhowtolove. E:Loveneedsnoteaching.　爱情使人看不见缺点】C: Loveisblind,andloverscannotseetheprettyfolliesthatthemselvescommit.   E:Loveblindsamantoimperfections.爱情是一种甜蜜的痛苦】C: Loveisasweettyranny,becausetheloverendureshistormentwillingly.   E:Loveisasweettorment.　　爱要独占，权要独揽】C: Theonewhoisinlovewanttoownhisloverallbyhimself,soislordship.  E:Loveandlordshipneverlikefellowship.按图索骥Lookingforasteedwiththeaidofitspicture百发百中Ahundredshots,ahundredbull"s-eyes班门弄斧Showingoffone"sproficiencywiththeaxebeforeLuBanthemastercarpenter杯弓蛇影Mistakingthereflectionofabowforasnake闭门造车Buildingacartbehindcloseddoors病入膏肓Thediseasehasattackedthevitals 草木皆兵everybushandtreelookslikeanenemy吹毛求疵Blowapartthehairsuponafurtodiscoveranydefect打草惊蛇Beatingthegrassandflushingoutthesnake故步自封Contentwithstayingwhereoneis含沙射影spittingsandonashadow-attackingbyinsinuation狐假虎威Baskinginreflectedglory囫囵吞枣Gulpingdownawholedate画饼充饥Allayinghungerwithpicturesofcakes画龙点睛Puttingthefinishingtouchtothepictureofadragon画蛇添足Drawingasnakeandaddingfeet惊弓之鸟Birdsstartledbythemeretwangofabowstring精卫填海Jingweifillsupthesea井底之蛙Afroginawell刻舟求剑Notchingtheboattofindthesword空中楼阁Acastleintheair滥竽充数Passingoneselfoffasamemberoftheorchestra狼狈为奸Awolfworkinghandinglovewithajackal老马识途Anoldhorseknowstheway梁上君子Agentlemanonthebeam临渴掘井Notdiggingawelluntiloneisthirsty满城风雨Astormenvelopingthecity盲人摸象Blindmentouchinganelephant毛遂自荐MaoSuirecommendinghimself门庭若市Acourtyardascrowdedasamarketplace名落孙山Failingtopassanexamination南辕北辙Goingsouthbydrivingthechariotnorth怒发冲冠Soangrythatone"shairliftsupone"shat披荆斩棘Breakingopenawaythroughbramblesandthorns蚍蜉撼树Ananttryingtoshakeabigtree破釜沉舟Smashingthecauldronsandsinkingtheboats破镜重圆Abrokenmirrormadewholeagain骑虎难下Whenoneridesatiger,itishardtodismount杞人忧天ThemanofQiwhoworriedthattheskywouldfall黔驴技穷TheGuizhoudonkeyhasexhausteditstricks日暮途穷Thedayiswaningandtheroadisending如火如荼Likearagingfire如鱼得水Tofeeljustlikeafishinwater入木三分Toenterthree-tenthsofaninchintothetimber塞翁失马Theoldmanoffrontierlosthishorse三顾茅庐payingthreevisitstothecottage三人成虎repeatalieenoughtimesanditwillbebelieved丧家之犬Ahomelessdog杀鸡吓猴Killingthechickentofrightenthemonkeys甚嚣尘上Makingagreatclamor 势如破竹Likesplittingbamboo世外桃源Aheavenofpeaceandhappiness手不释卷Alwayswithabookinhand守株待兔Sittingbyastump,waitingforacarelesshare蜀犬吠日ASichuandogbarksatthesun.束之高阁Puttingitonahighshelf水落石出whenthewaterebbs,stoneswillappear四面楚歌songsofChuonallsides谈虎色变Turnpaleatthementionofatiger昙花一现Aflowerthatvanishesassoonasitappears螳臂当车Amantistryingtohaltachariot天花乱坠Asifitwererainingflowers天涯海角Theendofskyandthecornerofthesea同舟共济Crossingariverinthesameboat偷天换日Stealingtheskyandchangingthesun天衣无缝Divinegarmentswithoutseams图穷匕见Whenthemapisunrolledthedaggerisrevealed完璧归赵ReturningthejadeintacttoZhao亡羊补牢Mendingthefoldafterthesheephavebeenstolen望梅止渴lookingatplumstoquenchthethirst望洋兴叹Gazingattheoceanandsighing为虎作伥helpingthetigertoPounceuponitsvictims卧薪尝胆Sleepingonbrushwoodandtastinggall笑里藏刀Hidingadaggerbehindasmile胸有成竹Havingaready-formedplan削足适履Cuttingone"sfeettofitone"sshoes揠苗助长Pullingupseedlingstohelpthemgrow掩耳盗铃Pluggingone"searswhilestealingabell偃旗息鼓Tolowerthebannersandsilencethedrums叶公好龙LordShelovesdragons夜郎自大theconceitedKingofYelang一鼓作气Rousingthespiritswiththefirstdrumroll一箭双雕Killingtwobidswithonestone一鸣惊人Amazingtheworldwithasinglefeat一丘之貉Jackalsofthesamelair愚公移山Thefoolisholdmanwhoremovedthemountains鱼目混珠Passingofffisheyesaspearls余音绕梁Thetunelingersinthehouse与虎谋皮Borrowingtheskinfromatiger鹬蚌相争Asnipeandaclamlockedincombat朝三暮四Threeinthemorningandfourintheevening趾高气扬Steppinghighandhaughtily指鹿为马Callingastagahorse纸上谈兵Discussingstratagemsonpaper 自相矛盾Contradictingoneself八字衙门朝南开,有理无钱莫进来Theyamengateiswideopen,yetwithonlyrightonyoursidebutnomoney,don"tgoinside.八字衙门朝南开，有理无钱莫进来Theyamengateiswideopen,yetwithonlyrightonyoursidebutnomoney,don’tgoinside.八字衙门朝南开,有理无钱莫进来Theyamengateiswideopen,yetwithonlyrightonyoursidebutnomoney,don"tgoinside.百尺竿头更进一步】Makeanotherstepatthetopofapolehundredfeethigh百世修来同船渡，千载修得共枕眠。Ittakeshundredsofreincarnationstobringtwopersonstorideonthesameboat./Ittakesathousandeonstobringtwopersonstosharethesamepillow.百闻不如一见。Itisbettertoseeoncethanhearahundredtimes.Seeingisbelieving.百无一失Notasinglemissinahundredtimes.百足之虫，死而不僵】Acentipededies,butitneverstiffens.Acentipededoesnottoppleoverevenwhendead.班门弄斧】banmennong<名词>E:Showingoffone’sproficiencywiththeAxebeforeLuBan,theMasterCarpenter译文:Thisidiomexcoriatesthosewhoshowofftheirslightaccomplishmentsinfrontofexperts豹死留皮，人死留名【C:Whenaleoparddies,itleavesitsskin;whenamandies,heleaveshisname.本命年（yearofbirth） Thedistinctivezodiacalwaycalculatingyearsdecidesthatevery12yearsisacirculation.Peoplewillmeettheyeartheyearoftheirbirth(Benmingnian)consideredinrelationtothe12TerrestrialBrancheswhichstartswiththeChineselunarNewyear.      Ifissaidthatinone’syearofbirth,hewilloffend“Taisui”,amyseriouspowerofcelestialbodythatcouldcontralpeople’sfortune.Thatishewillmeeteitherexultationormiseryduringthatyear.Thebestwayisavoidmiserableeventsistowearclothes,awaistband,ordecorationssuchasarebraceletandnecklaceastalismanthatmustbepurchasedbyothersifthepersonhimselfbuysthem,thefunctionisgreatlylessened.      Currentlytherearenewviewpointsaboutone’sbirthyearandoffending“Taisui”;therearejustmoreandgreaterchangesinthebirthyearthaninothers,whicharenotalwaysaminous. Ifhemakesaneffort,holdshisbelieffirmly,anddoesnotharmothers,hewillchangehisfotetopredominance,sothereisnoneedtobeanxious.                                           引自：《用英语说中国》科学技术文献出版社主编沈光煜浩瀚本性难移【C:Itisthenatureofbeasts.笨鸟先飞Aslowsparrowshouldmakeanearlystart.笨鸟先飞:aslowsparrowshouldmakeanearlystart./alametravelershouldgetoutbetimes.仁者见仁，智者见智:thedonkeymeansonething,andthedriveranother./thebenevolentseebenevolenceandthewiseseewisdom.Sharpeningyouraxewillnotdelayyourjobofcuttingwood.磨刀不误砍柴功。笨鸟先飞:C:aslowsparrowshouldmakeanearlystart./E:alametravelershouldgetoutbetimes.比上不足比下有余worseoffthansome,betteroffthanmany;tofallshortofthebest,butbebetterthantheworst. 比上不足比下有余worseoffthansome,betteroffthanmany;tofallshortofthebest,butbebetterthantheworst.比上不足比下有余：Worseoffthansome,betteroffthanmany;tofallshortofthebest.便宜无好货，好货不便宜】Cheatcommoditiesareofbadquality,andcommoditiesofgoodqualityarenotcheap.冰冻三尺非一日之寒】Ittakesmorethanonecolddayfortherivertofreezethreefeetdeep.冰封三尺，绝非一日之寒。Threefeetoficedoesnotresultfromonedayofcoldweather./Trouble,forexample,inarelationship,indicatesalonghistoryofproblems.兵马未动,粮草先行Provisionsshouldbearrangedbeforeanarmyismobilized.兵马未动，粮草先行Provisionsshouldbearrangedbeforeanarmyismobilized.病从口入，祸从口出。Sicknessgoesinthroughthemouthandtrouble comesoutofthemouth.Physicalillnessisusuallycausedbysomething youeatorinhalebuttroubleisusuallycausedbywhatyousay.病从口入祸从口出Illnesscomesinbymouthandcomesoutbyit.不耻下问Notfeelashamedtoseekadvicefromone"ssubordinates;learnfromthosebeneathoneb不到长城非好汉】HewhodosenotreachGreatWallisnotatrueman.不到长城非好汉】HewhodosenotreachGreatWallisnotatrueman.不经冬寒,不知春暖。Withoutthecoldwinter,Iwonderifafewwarm.不经一事,不长一智Wisdomcomesfromexperience.不经一事，不长一智Wisdomcomesfromexperience.不能以貌取人Don′tjudgeapersonbytheclotheshewears.不怕人穷,就怕志短。Arenotafraidofthepeoplearepoor,afraidChishort.不怕无能，就怕无恒。It"sinconstancy,butnotinability,that"stobefeared.不怕有过，就怕不改。C:Don"tbeafraidofmakingmistakes,butitisharmfultoletthemremainuncorrected.不入虎穴,焉得虎子Howcanyoucatchtigercubswithoutenteringthetiger"slair?不入虎穴，焉得虎子Howcanyoucatchtigercubswithoutenteringthetiger’slair?不入虎穴，焉得虎子。Ifyoudon"tenteratiger"sden,youcan"tgethiscubs.不入虎穴，焉得虎子】C:afaintneverwinefairlady.E:Ifyouventurenothing,youwillhavenothing.不入虎穴焉得虎子】Howcanyoucatchtigercubswithoutenteringthetiger"slair?不要一见钟情】C: Neverlovesomeoneinthefirstsight.E:Lovenotatthefirstlook.不以物喜不以己悲notpleasedbyexternalgains,notsaddenedbypersonnallosses不以物喜不以己悲：Notpleasedbyexternalgains,notsaddenedbypersonallosses.不在话下   letalone 不战而屈人之兵Thesupremeartofwaristosubduetheenemywithoutfighting.Bt$n=秀才不出门能知天下事Ascholordoesnotstepoutsidehisgate,yetheknowsthehappeningsunderthesun.b4WrIYU|路遥知马力日久见人心Adistantjourneyteststhestrengthofahorseandalongtaskprovesthecharacterofaman.>.}5%Tz远亲不如近邻Distantkinsmenmeanlessthancloseneighbors./Anearneighborisbetterthanadistantcousin.,6j{Ma Behind the mountains there are people to be found.天外有天，山外有山。 Better die standing than live kneeling 宁愿站着死，也不跪着生。The water that bears the boat is the same that swallows it up.水能载舟，亦能覆舟。 不战而屈人之兵】Thesupremeartofwaristosubduetheenemywithoutweapon不知所措   tobeataloss/atsea不做亏心事,不怕鬼叫门]C:Ifyou didnotdoanythingbadlly,you neednotfeelafriad. E:Agoodconscienceisasoftpillow.差之毫厘,失之千里Alittleerrormayleadtoalargediscrepancy.差之毫厘，失之千里Alittleerrormayleadtoalargediscrepancy.常将有日思无日，莫待无时想有时Whenrich,thinkofpoverty,butdon’tthinkofricheswhenyouarepoor.常将有日思无日,莫待无时想有时Whenrich,thinkofpoverty,butdon"tthinkofricheswhenyouarepoor.常用谚语600条 王国忠吴谦光粱启炎周振文编译1981年8月 15) P17—13常在河边走，哪有不湿鞋】 C:usuallywalkingbesidetheriver,youcouldn’tkeepyourshoesdry.E:Touchpitch,andyouwillbedefiled.车到山前必有路。Thecartwillfinditswayroundthehillwhenitgetsthere.巧妇难为无米之炊。Thecleveresthousewifecannotcookamealwithoutrice.笨鸟先飞。Clumsybirdshavetostartflyingearly.精诚所至，金石为开。Completesinceritycanaffectevenmetalandstone.置之死地而后生。Confrontapersonwiththedangerofdeathandhewillfighttolive.车到山前必有路。Thecarwillfinditswayroundthehillwhenitgetsthere.成者为王,败者为寇。Theonewhowinsthewarbecomeskingandtheloserisrelegatedinthehistorybookasthebandits.Thosewhowintherevolutionwritethehistorybooks.城门失火,殃及池鱼.Afireonthecityhallbringsdisastertothefishinthemoat.吃闭门羹”C:bedeniedareception.E:shutthedoorinsb"sface.吃不穷,穿不穷,盘算不到一世穷。Eatingisnotpoor,donotwearthepoor,lessthanIfiguredthepoor.吃得苦中苦,方为人上人】Ifyouwishtobethebestman,youmustsufferthebitterestofthebitter.吃得苦中苦，方为人上人。Hewhocanendurethegreatesthardshipswillbethegreatestamong men.]吃一堑，长一智。Everyfailureonemeetswithaddstoone"sexperience.吃一堑，长一智]C:Ifyoumadeamistake,youwillnotmakethesamemistakenexttime.E:Experiencemustbebought.吃着碗里的看着锅里的”C:begreedy.E:keepone"seyeonthepotwhileeatingfromabowl.吃着碗里瞧着锅里。(曹雪芹)Oneeyeonthedishandtheotheronthesaucepan.出自《现代汉语词典》初生牛犊不怕虎】C:thecalfisnotafraidoftager.E:Themorewit,thelesscourage.蠢人饶舌，智者思虑。C:Astupidfellowistalkative;awisemanismeditative.辞旧迎新bidfarewelltotheoldandusherinthenew;ringouttheoldyearandringinthenew此地无银三百两，隔壁阿二不曾偷。Thereisn"tastashofthreehundredliang[Chineseunit]ofsilverbelowthisspot;yourneighborAh-erdidnotstealthem./Anervousheartispronetomistakes;overkillwillworsenasituationratherthanbetteringit.此地无银三百两:nevertrytoprovewhatnobodydoubts.寸金难买寸光阴Money can"t buy time.打虎親兄弟。Toclubatiger,ittakesbloodbrothers./Withfamily,onecanaccomplisheventhemostdifficulttask.打蛇不死,后患无穷Unlessyoubeatasnaketodeath,itwillcauseendless打蛇不死,后患无穷Unlessyoubeatasnaketodeath,itwillcauseendless打蛇不死，后患无穷Unlessyoubeatasnaketodeath,itwillcauseendless打铁先要自身硬。Blacksmithfirstself-hard.打退堂鼓”C:withdraw.E:retreat.打肿脸充胖子–死要面子Trytolookfatbyslappingone"sfacetillit"sswollen–totrytolookimpressive;bekeenonface-saving打肿脸充胖子，吃亏是自己。】Ifyouslapyourfaceuntilit"sswolleninaneffecttolookimposing,you’llsufferforsure.打肿脸充胖子，吃亏是自己。C:Ifyouslapyourfaceuntilit"sswolleninanefforttolookimposing,you"llsufferforsure./You"rsuretosufferifyoupretendtobe whatyouarenot./Ifyouresorttodeception,youwillsuffer.大处着眼,小处着手Keepthegeneralgoalinsightwhiletacklingdailytasks.大处着眼，小处着手Keepthegeneralgoalinsightwhiletacklingdailytasks.大家一条心,黄土变成金。Allofonemind,loessintogold.大家一条心，其力可断金。C:Unitedandhavingthesamefaith,wehavewitsaskeenasasword"sblade.大事化小小事化了tryfirsttomaketheirmistakesoundlessseriousandthentoreduceittonothingatall 大水冲了龙王庙。Massiveamountofwaterfloodedthedragon-kingtemple/Misunderstandingsmaybringaboutadverseandunforseenconsequences.大智若愚】Agreatscholaroftenlooksdull.Amanofgreatwisdomoftenappearsslow—witted.大智若愚】C:Thewiselookslikestupid.E:Smoothwaterrunsdeep.单丝不成线，独木不成林Asinglethreadcan’tmakeacord,norasingletreeaforest.单丝不成线,独木不成林Asinglethreadcan"tmakeacord,norasingletreeaforest.胆大心细，事事如意。C:Beboldbutcautious(or,daringbutcareful)inwhateveryoudo,andyou"llattainyourgoalforsure.当断不断，反受其乱。C:Ifyouwaverinyourdecision,youaresuretogetintoconfusion./Iftheleaderwaversbetweentwochoices,thingswillgetintoaturmoil.当局者迷，旁观者清Thespectatorsseemoreofthegamethantheplayers.当局者迷，旁观者清。Theparticipant"sperspectivesarecloudedwhilethe bystanders"viewsareclear.Youcan"tseetheforestforthetrees,but onlookersseethewholegame.当一天和尚撞一天钟–得过且过Goontollingthebellaslongasoneisamonk–driftormuddlealong;dotheleastthatisexpectedofone;takeapassiveattitudetowardsone"swork.当一天和尚撞一天钟】C:SolongasIremainabonze,Igoontollingthebell.刀不磨要生锈,水不流要发臭Aknifewillrustifnotsharpenedregularly,andwaterwillstagnateifitisnotallowedtoflow.刀不磨要生锈，水不流要发臭Aknifewillrustifnotsharpenedregularly,andwaterwillstagnateifitisnotallowedtoflow.刀子嘴，豆腐心】Haveamouthassharpasadagger,butaheartassoftastofu.到什么山上唱什么歌Singdifferentsongsondifferentmountains.道不同不相为谋】 E:Nocommongoal,nocommoncausetocooperate.道高一尺,魔高一丈Thelawisstrong,buttheoutlawsaretentimesstronger.道高一尺，魔高一丈Thelawisstrong,buttheoutlawsaretentimesstronger.得道多助，失道寡助。Ajustcauseenjoysabundantsupportwhileanunjustcausefindslittle.灯不拨不亮,理不辩不明Anoillampbecomesbrighteraftertrimming,atruth灯不拨不亮，理不辩不明Anoillampbecomesbrighteraftertrimming,atruthbecomesclearerafterbeingdiscussed.颠倒黑白】C:Onetakeswhiteasblackandblackaswhite.E:Callbackwhiteandwhiteback.对牛弹琴–不起作用Playthelutetoacow–addressthewrongaudience;toacttolittleeffect丢了西瓜，抓了芝麻。C:Pickupthesesameseedsbutoverlookthewatermelons./(tobe)mindfulofsmallmatterstotheneglectoflargeones.Cf.Pennywise,poundfoolish./Gainlittle,butlosemuch. 冻死懒人,饿死馋人。Lazypeoplefrozetodeath,starvedtodeathmouth-watering.读书需用意,一字值千金Whenreading,don"tletasinglewordescapeyourattention/onewordmaybeworthathousandpiecesofgold.读书需用意,一字值千金Whenreading,don"tletasinglewordescapeyourattention/onewordmaybeworthathousandpiecesofgold.读万卷书,行万里路Readtenthousandbooksandwalktenthousandmiles.读万卷书,行万里路Readtenthousandbooksandwalktenthousandmiles.读万卷书，行万里路。Readtenthousandbooks,traveltenthousandmiles.对症下药Administerthemedicinethatcuresthemalady;givetherightprescriptionforanillness;takethepropersteps多吃无滋味，话多不值钱】Ifyoueattoomuch,thefoodbecomestasteless;ifyoutalktoomuch,thewordsbecomeworthless.多劳多得。Morepayformorework.儿不嫌母丑,狗不嫌家贫Asonneverthinkshismotherugly,andadognevershunsitsowner"shomehowevershabbyitis.儿不嫌母丑,狗不嫌家贫Asonneverthinkshismotherugly,andadognevershunsitsowner"shomehowevershabbyitis.儿孙自有儿孙福,莫为儿孙做牛马Thechildrencantakecareofthemselveswhentheygrowup,sotheparentsdon"thavetoworktoohardforthefutureoftheiroffspring.儿孙自有儿孙福,莫为儿孙做牛马Thechildrencantakecareofthemselveswhentheygrowup,sotheparentsdon"thavetoworktoohardforthefutureoftheiroffspring.耳听为虚,眼见为实Whatyouhearaboutmaybefalse,butwhatyouseeistrue.耳听为虚,眼见为实Whatyouhearaboutmaybefalse,butwhatyouseeistrue.二人同心，其利断金。Iftwopeopleareofthesamemind,theirsharpnesscancutthroughmetal.凡人不可貌相,海水不可斗量Asamancannotbeknownbyhislooks,neithercantheseabefathomedbyagourd.凡人不可貌相,海水不可斗量Asamancannotbeknownbyhislooks,neithercantheseabefathomedbyagourd.凡人不可貌相，海水不可斗量.Amanmustnotbejudgedbyhisappearance,justastheoceancannotbemeasuredingallons.饭后百步走，活到九十九。Aftersupperwalkamile.放虎归山】C:Puttigerreturntothehill.E:Saveathieffromgallowsandhewillhelphangyou.放下屠刀,立地成佛Thebutcherwholaysdownhisknife,atoncebecomesaBuddha.放下屠刀,立地成佛Thebutcherwholaysdownhisknife,atoncebecomesaBuddha.风吹墙头草–两边倒Thegrassontopofawallblowseitherwaywiththewind–someonewhositsonthefencewillendupgoingalongwiththecrowd;tositonthefence风声鹤唳，草木皆兵】Thesignofthewind,orthecrythecranes,wasenoughtomaketheenemytremblewithfear.Everybushandtreelookslikeanenemy.风无常顺,兵无常胜Aboatcan"talwayssailwiththewind;anarmycan"talwayswinbattles.风无常顺,兵无常胜Aboatcan"talwayssailwiththewind;anarmycan"talwayswinbattles.逢人只说三分话,未可全抛一片心Talkingtoastranger,itiswisetobesomewhatreserved.逢人只说三分话,未可全抛一片心Talkingtoastranger,itiswisetobesomewhatreserved.夫妻本是同林鳥，大難臨頭各自飛。Husbandandwifearelikebirdsinthewoods,whentrouble comes,theyfleeseparately.Explanation:ThisviewreflectsthelackofloveinarrangedmarriagesinancientChina.福无双至，祸不单行】Blessingsnevercomeinpair,misfortunesnevercomessingly.富贵在天。Richesandhonorscomefromheaven.感情深，一口闷；感情浅，舔一舔。Ifwearegreatfriends,weshoulddrinkitallinonemouthful.Ifweareonspeaking(nodding)terms,wecanjustsipit.擀面杖吹火-----一窍不通】Blowthefirewitharolling-pin—youcanneverdoit.高不成，低不就】Hethinksahigherpositionisbeyondhim,andalowerpositionisbeneathhim.Onecan’thaveone’sheart’sdesirebutwon’tstooptoless.工欲善其事，必先利其器:Aworkmanmustfirstsharpenhistoolsifheistodohisworkwell.狗拿耗子–多管闲事Dogtryingtocatchmice–meddlinginotherpeople"sbusiness狗嘴里吐不出象牙】C:Itisimpossionablethatelephant’tuskcomefromdog’smouth.E:Looknotformuskindog"skennel.瓜无滚圆,人无十全Nomeloniscompletelyround,andnopersonisperfect.瓜无滚圆,人无十全Nomeloniscompletelyround,andnopersonisperfect.寡不敌众。Afewarenomatchforthemany.挂羊头,卖狗肉:Heappliedbait-and-switchfacticsinbusiness.挂羊头，卖狗肉】 C:Hehangtheheadofshep,butsellsthemeatofdog.E:Cryupwineandsellvinegar.光阴似箭，日月如梭】 Mydayspassbywithouthope,passfasterthanaweaver’sshuttle.  Lifeisashuttle.光阴似箭。Timeflieslikeanarrow.光阴似箭。Time speeds by like an arrow. 国家兴亡，匹夫有责。Everymanhasashareofresponsibilityforthefateofhiscountry.国泰民安Thecountryflourishesandpeopleliveinpeace过五关，斩六将”C:wingloryinbattle,surmountnumerousdifficulties.E:forcefivepassesandslaysixcaptains.过犹不及goingtoofarisasbadasnotgoingfarenough;beyondisaswrongasfallingshort;toomuchisasbadastoolittle孩子不打不成器】C:Ifyouhopedownagoodboy,youshouldn"tspoilhim.E:Sparetherodandspoilthechild.海内存知己，天涯若比邻。Abosomfriendafarbringsadistantlandnear.害人之心不可有,防人之心不可无Oneshouldn"thavethehearttoharmothers,butmustbevigilantsoasnottobeharmed.害人之心不可有,防人之心不可无Oneshouldn"thavethehearttoharmothers,butmustbevigilantsoasnottobeharmed.行行出状元。Everyprofessionproducesitsownleadingauthority.好借好还，再借不难。Payonthespotandborrowalot;payslowandyou"llgetnodough.好景不常在】C:Thebeautywillnotbethereforever.   E:Themorningsunneverlastsaday.好景不常在】C: Thebeautywillnotbethereforever.   E:Themorningsunneverlastsaday.好了伤疤忘了痛】Whenthewoundishealed,thepainisforgotten.好事不出门，恶事传千里Goodnewsnevergoesbeyondthegate,whilebadnewsspreadfarand wide.君子之交淡如水thefriendshipbetweengentlemenisaspureascrystal;ahedgebetweenkeepsfriendshipgreen实事求是seektruthfromfacts;bepracticalandrealistic;betruetofacts屋漏又逢连阴雨Misfortunesnevercomesingly.Whenitrainsitpours.无风不起浪Therearenowaveswithoutwind.There"snosmokewithoutfire.ThreecobberswiththeirwitscombinedequalZhuGeliangthemastermind.三个臭皮匠顶得上一个诸葛亮Themantisstalksthecicidabutbehindthemlurkstheoriol.螳螂捕蝉,黄雀在后Theweaselgoestopayrespeaptothehennotwiththebestofintentions.=Theweaselpayshenwithevilintend.黄鼠狼给鸡拜年----没安好心ThisShiMazhaotricksisobvioustoeverymaninthestreet.司马昭之心-----路人皆知TheEightFairiescrossedtheseaeachdisplayinghisowntalent.八仙过海,各显神通Themonkcanrunawaybutnotthemonastery.跑了和尚跑不了庙ThreecobberswiththeirwitscombinedequalZhuGeliangthemastermind.三个臭皮匠顶得上一个诸葛亮Themantisstalksthecicidabutbehindthemlurkstheoriol.螳螂捕蝉,黄雀在后Theweaselgoestopayrespeaptothehennotwiththebestofintentions.=Theweaselpayshenwithevilintend.黄鼠狼给鸡拜年----没安好心ThisShiMazhaotricksisobvioustoeverymaninthestreet.司马昭之心-----路人皆知TheEightFairiescrossedtheseaeachdisplayinghisowntalent.八仙过海,各显神通Themonkcanrunawaybutnotthemonastery.跑了和尚跑不了庙Theburnedchilddreadsthefire.玉不琢，不成器:Apieceofjadeunlesscutformsnoarticleofvertu./Anuncutgemgoesnotsparkle./Thefinestdiamondmustbecut./Unpolishedpearlsnevershine.十年树木，百年树人:Ittakestenyearstogrowatreeandahundredyearstobringupagenerationofgoodmen./Ittakesthreegenerationstomakeagentleman.学无止境:knowledgeisinfinite/progresssometimesusesacomma,butneverafullstop.好事不出门，恶事传千里】Goodnewsnevergoesbeyondthegate，whilebadnewsspreadfarandwide。好事不出门恶事传千里Goodnewsnevergoesbeyondthegate,whilebadnewsspreadfarandwide.好戏在后头】C:Thebestplayinthebehind.E:Thebestisyettobe. 和气生财Harmonybringswealth.花有重开日,人无再少年Aplantmayproducenewflowers;manisyoungbutonce.花有重开日,人无再少年Flowersmaybloomagain,butapersonneverhasthechancetobeyoungagain.花有重开日,人无再少年Flowersmaybloomagain,butapersonneverhasthechancetobeyoungagain.花有重开日,人无再少年.】flowerscanbeinbloomrepeatedly,butmancannotbeyoungagain.画虎画皮难画骨,知人知面不知心Indrawingatiger,youshowitsskin,butnotitsbones;inknowingaman,youmayknowhisface,butnothisheart.画虎画皮难画骨,知人知面不知心Indrawingatiger,youshowitsskin,butnotitsbones;inknowingaman,youmayknowhisface,butnothisheart.画蛇添足   toplantthelily/todrawasnakeandaddfeettoit画蛇添足。Addinglegswhenpaintingasnake./Don"truinyourworkbyanunnecessaryaddition./English:GildingtheLily(aLilyhavingitsownnaturalbeautywouldnotbeimprovedbygold-plating).坏事传千里】C:Abadthingspreadedathousandmilesaway E:Illnewstravelsfast.患难见真情]C:whenyouintrouble,youcanfindrealfriendship.     E:Afriendinneedisafriendindeed.患难见真情】C:Onecanonlyseetrueloveswhenheisindifficulties. E:Afriendinneedisafriendindeed.患难之交永不忘。C:Wewillneverforgetthefriendshipsealedinadversity./Wewillneverforgetourfriendsinneed.皇天不负苦心人。Providencedoesnotletdownamanwhodoeshisbest.黄鼠狼给鸡拜年，没安好心】C:theweaselpayaNewYearcalltothechicken,thefoxdon’thavegoodheart.E: Whenthefoxpreaches,takecareofyourgeese.黄鼠狼给鸡拜年--没安好心。Theweaselgoestopayr活到老，学到老。Keeponlearningaslongasyoulive.知己知彼，百战不殆。Knowtheenemyandknowyourself,andyoucanfightahundredbattleswithoutdefeat.前事不忘，后事之师。Lessonslearnedfromthepastcanguideoneinthefuture.火要空心,人要虚心Afiremusthavespaceatitscentertoburnvigorously;amanmustbemodesttomakeprogress.火要空心,人要虚心Afiremusthavespaceatitscentertoburnvigorously;amanmustbemodesttomakeprogress.     机不可失，失不再来机不可失，时不再来,Whenanopportunityisneglected,itnevercomesbacktoyou.机不可失，时不再来:Ifyouloseatide,youwillnevergetitagain.机不可失，时不再来:Ifyouloseatide,youwillnevergetitagain.机不可失，时不再来】 C:Whenanopportunityisneglected,itnevercomesbacktoyou.　E:Opportunityseldomknockstwice.机不可失，时不再来】 C:Whenanopportunityisneglected,itnevercomesbacktoyou.　E:Opportunityseldomknockstwice.机不可失，时不再来】C:Ifyouloseatide,youwillnevergetitagain. E:Nowornever. 机不可失，时不再来】C:Ifyouloseatide,youwillnevergetitagain. E:Nowornever.鸡窝飞出了金凤凰”C:apersonofhumbleoriginrisingtoprominence.E:agoldenphoenixflyingoutofahenhouse.疾风知劲草，烈火见真金。Sturdygrasswithstandshighwinds;truegoldstandsthetestoffire.己所不欲，勿施于人]C:Ifyoudonotwantit,donotgiveittoothers.  E:Doasyouwouldbedoneby.既来之，则安之】C:sincearrive,orsosettledown.E:Takethingsastheycome.家丑不可外扬家家有本难念的经:Everyfamilyhasitsownsourceofshame.家家有本难念的经】C:everyfamilyhavedifferenttroubles.E:Thereisaskeletoninthecupboard.家家有本难念的经Manyfamilieshaveskeletonsinthecloset.(许多家庭的衣柜里都有骨骸)(骨骸就是指家丑)或者说：Everyfamilyhasitsownsourceofshame.Everyfamilyhasitsownproblem.嫁鸡随鸡，嫁狗随狗。Marryacockerelandfollowacockerel,marryadogandfollowadog----throwinone’slotwithone’shusband.见怪不怪,其怪自败Faceoddthingsfearlesslyandtheirfearsomenesswilldisappear.见怪不怪,其怪自败Faceoddthingsfearlesslyandtheirfearsomenesswilldisappear.见机行事。Actaccordingtocircumstances.见利不要命,钻头不顾腚。SeeLeetolife,regardlessofDingdrill.见利不要命,钻头不顾腚。SeeLeetolife,regardlessofDingdrill.江山难改，本性难移。Itishardertochangehumannaturethantochangeriversandmountains.一朝被蛇咬，十年怕草绳。Hethathathbeenbittenbyaserpentisafraidofarope.天下乌鸦一般黑。Ineverycountrydogsbite./Crowsareblackallovertheworld./Evilpeopleareequallybadallovertheworld. 江山易改,本性难移Riversandmountainsmaybechanged,butitishardtoalterevenasingleperson"snature.江山易改,本性难移Riversandmountainsmaybechanged,butitishardtoalterevenasingleperson"snature.浇花浇根,交人交心。Wateringpouringroots,turnhimovertoingratiatethemselveswith.骄傲使人落后，谦虚使人进步。】Asconceitnextmakesonelagbehind,somodestyhelpsonemakesprogress.狡兔三窟。Thecraftyrabbithasthreedifferententrancestoitslair.Donotputallyoureggsinonebasket.解铃还须系铃人。Theproperpersontoremovethebellshouldbetheonewhooriginallytiediton.Theproperpersontounravelamisunderstandingistheonewhocommittedsuchanerrortostartwith.今日事今日毕  Don’tputofftilltomorrowwhatshouldbedonetoday.E:Neverdetertilltomorrowthatwhichyoucandotoday.今日事今日毕】 C:Don’tputofftilltomorrowwhatshouldbedonetoday.E:Neverdetertilltomorrowthatwhichyoucandotoday.　　　　 金窝银窝不如咱的狗窝】C:goldorsilverhousecouldn’tcomparewithourpoorhouses.E:Thereisnoplacelikehome.金窝银窝不如自家草窝】C：goldorsilverhousearenotasgoodasonesgrass-madehouse.E:Eastorwest,homeisthebest.金无足赤,人无完人。Goldcan"tbepureandmancan"tbeperfect.Everymanhashisfaults.金无足赤，人无完人】jinwuzuchirenwuwanren<形容词>译文:Noprofectman,noprofectthingsE:Everymanhashisfaults金无足赤人无完人Goldcan"tbepureandmancan"tbeperfect.金玉满堂Treasuresfillthehome.金玉其外，败絮其中】Rubbishcoatedingoldandjade.Fairwithout,foulwithin.Havingaglitteringappearance,butwithrubbishinside.近墨者黑，近朱者赤。Onewhostaysnearvermiliongetsstainedred,andonewhostaysnearinkgetsstainedblack.Keepgoodmencompanyandyoushallbeofthenumber.近水楼台先得月，向阳花木易为春】Awaterfrontpaviliongetsthemoonlightfirst;theflowersandtreesonthesunnysidemeetspringearlier.近水楼台先得月,向阳花木早逢春Awaterfrontpaviliongetsthemoonlightfirst;springcomesearlytoplantsexposedtothesun.近水楼台先得月,向阳花木早逢春Awaterfrontpaviliongetsthemoonlightfirst;springcomesearlytoplantsexposedtothesun.近水楼台先得月，向阳花木早逢春。Awaterfrontpaviliongetsthemoonlightfirst;theflowersandtreesonthesunnysidemeetspringearlier.近水知鱼性,近山识鸟音Neartorivers,werecognizefish;neartomountains,werecognizethesongsofbirds.近水知鱼性,近山识鸟音Neartorivers,werecognizefish;neartomountains,werecognizethesongsofbirds.近水知鱼性，近山识鸟音】Livingneattheriver,oneknowsthenatureoffish;livingnearthemountain,onecandistinguishthesoundsmadebybirds.近朱者赤,近墨者黑Nearvermilion,onegetsstainedpink;nearink,onegetsstainedblack.近朱者赤,近墨者黑Nearvermilion,onegetsstainedpink;nearink,onegetsstainedblack.近朱者赤，近墨者黑】C:onetakesonthecolorofone’scompany.E:Keepgoodmencompanyandyoushallbeofthenumber.近朱者赤，近墨者黑】Stayingnearvermillion,onegetsstainedpink;stayingnearink,onegetsstainedblack.Hewhostaysnearvermilliongetsstainedred;hewhostaysnearinkgetsstainedblack.近朱者赤，近墨者黑Whatisnearredbecomesred；whatisnearblackbecomesblack．惊弓鸟”C:abadlyfrightenedperson.E:abirdthatstartsatthemeretwangofabow-steing.惊弓之鸟】jinggongzhiniao<名词>E:BirdsStartledbytheMereTwangofaBowstring译文:Thisidiommeansthatifonehasbeenfrightenedinthepast,one’swillmaybecomeparalysedasimilarsituation精诚所至,金石为开.Completesinceritycanaffectevenmetalandstone.精诚所至，金石为开：Completesinceritycanaffectevenmetalandstone精诚所至金石为开】C:Completesinceritycanaffectevenmetalandstone.《谚语大全》（2007）井底的蛤蟆–见识少Froginawell–Apersonwithaverylimitedoutlook井干方知水可贵Weneverkonwtheworthofwatertillthewellisdry.九牛二虎之力”C:tremendousefforts.E:thestrengthofninebullsandtwobeasts. 酒不醉人，人自醉】Winedoesnotintoxicatemen,menintoxicatethemselves.酒逢知己千杯少,话不投机半句多Ifyoudrinkwithabosomfriend,athousandcupsarenotenough;ifyouarguewithsomeone,halfasentenceistoomuch.酒逢知己千杯少,话不投机半句多Ifyoudrinkwithabosomfriend,athousandcupsarenotenough;ifyouarguewithsomeone,halfasentenceistoomuch.居安思危。Tothinkofdangerintimepeace.鞠躬尽瘁,死而后已.】workuntilthelastminuteofone"slife.涓涓之流,汇成大海.Anumberofsmallstreamsconvergeintoavastocean.君子成人之美】C:Agentlemanisalwaysreadytohelpothersattaintheiraims.君子在德不在衣】C:Gentlemanisdependingonitsmoralnotonhiscoat.E:Itsnotthegaycoatthatmakesthegentleman.君子之交淡如水thefriendshipbetweengentlemenisaspureascrystal;ahedgebetweenkeepsfriendshipgreen君子之交淡如水。Thefriendshipofagentlemanisinsipidaswater.看菜吃饭，量体裁衣。Fittheappetitetothedishesandthedresstothefigure.空穴来风未必无因。Ifwindcomesfromanemptycave,itmaynotbewithoutreason./Mostseeminglystrangeeventsandactionshavelogicalexplanations.孔夫子搬家–尽是书（输）WhenConfuciusmoves(houses),thereisnothingbutbooks(becauseheisaphilosopher).–Figuratively,itmeansyoualwayslose(书isahomophonefor输)孔夫子的口袋–书呆（袋）子Confucius"bagisfullofbooks(ConfuciusistheChinesephilosopher,educatorandfounderofConfucianisminlateSpringandAutumnPeriod.).–Somebodyisapedantorbookworm.口蜜腹剑Honeyinhismouth,knivesinhisheart.苦海无边，回头是岸。Theseaofbitternesshasnobounds,repentandtheshoreisat　hand.苦尽甘来：Aftersufferingcomeshappiness.狂热的爱不会持久】C: Thelovethatistooviolentwillnotlastlong. E:Hotloveissooncold.来者不善善者不来。Hewhohascomeissurelystrongorhe’dneverhascomealong.爛泥扶不上壁。Muddoesn"tsupportthewall./Somepeoplewhoareill-equippedbynaturearejustnotdestinedforgreatness.老当益壮,穷当益坚Oldbutvigorous,poorbutambitious.老当益壮,穷当益坚Oldbutvigorous,poorbutambitious.老虎屁股摸不得”C:nottobeprovoked.E:likeatigerwhosebacksidenoonedarestotouch.老骥伏枥，志在千里。Theoldhorseinthestablestillwantstorun1000li./Don"tunderestimatethosewithexperience,peopleofgreatagemaypossessgreatambitionsandpotential.老马能识途】C:Theoldhorsecanrecogizetheway.E:Thedevilknowsmaythingsbecauseheisold.老生常谈,陈词滥调)cutanddried,cliché老鼠过街–人人喊打Aratrunsacrossthestreet.–Everybodyshouts,"Killit!";tobeextremelyunpopular老鼠过街，人人喊打。C:Whenaratscurriesacrossthestreet,everyonewillshout,"killit!"Cf.Anevil-doerishatedbyall.老鼠入风箱----两头受气】Justlikeamousethatgetsintothebellows–-itispressedfromboth ends.乐极生悲Afterjoycomessadness.了如指掌】C:Shehasthisuniversityatherfingertips礼轻情意重。Thegiftistriflingbutthefeelingisprofound.鲤鱼跳龙门”C:Succeedintheimperialcivilserviceexam.E:Carpleapingintothedragon"sgate.良药苦口 goodmedicinetastesbitter 良药苦口利于病Goodmedicineforhealthtastesbittertothemouth.良药苦口利于病,忠言逆耳利于行Ittakesbittermedicinetocureadiseaseproperly,andittakesbluntadvicetoputusontherighttrack.良药苦口利于病,忠言逆耳利于行Ittakesbittermedicinetocureadiseaseproperly,andittakesbluntadvicetoputusontherighttrack.良药苦口利于病。Goodmedicinetastesbittertothemouth,butisgoodforadisease.两虎相斗,必有一伤Whentwotigersfight,oneissuretolose.两虎相斗,必有一伤Whentwotigersfight,oneissuretolose.留得青山在,不怕没柴烧Aslongasthegreenhillsremain,there"llbenoshortageoffirewood.留得青山在,不怕没柴烧.Aslongasgreenhillsremains,there"llneverbeashortageoffirewood留得青山在,不怕没柴烧.Aslongasthegreenhillslast,there"llalwaysbewoodtoburn.留得青山在，不怕没柴烧。Aslongasthegreenhillslast,there"llalwaysbewoodtoburn.留得青山在，不怕没柴烧】Aslongasgreenhillsremains，there"llneverbeashortageoffirewood.留得青山在，不怕没柴烧】C:ifyouhavetheblue-green hill,don"tafraidoffewoffirewood.E: Wherethereislife,thereishope.留得青山在不愁没柴烧】Aslongasthegreenmountainsarethere,oneneednotworryaboutfirewood.Ifyoucankeepfit,youneedn’tworryaboutyourfuture.留得青山在不怕没柴烧留得青山在不怕没柴烧。Hewhofightsandrunsawaylivestofightsanotherday.流水不腐，户枢不蠹】Runningwaterdoesnotgetstale;adoor-hingeisneverworm-eaten.聋子的耳朵–摆设Adeafman"sears-theyaremerelyornamental;somethingdonejustforshow路遥知马力 C:Thelongroadshowsyouweatherthehorseisgood.路遥知马力 C:Thelongroadshowsyouweatherthehorseisgood.路遥知马力﹐日久见人心。Whenthereisalotofdistancetocover,you"llknowhowgoodyourhorseis,theheartofotherswillberevealedoveralongperiodoftime.Ahardtaskseparatestheweakfromthestrongandtimewilltellthetruthfulfromtheguile.路遥知马力，日久见人心)：Asdistancetestsahorse"sstrength,sotimerevealsaperson"sheart.路遥知马力，日久见人心。Overalongdistance,youlearnaboutthestrengthofyourhorse;overalongtime,youlearnaboutthetruecharacterofyourfriend.路遥知马力】 C:Thelongroadshowsyouweatherthehorseisgood.   E: Timewillshow[tell].落井下石Dropstonesonsomeonewhohasfallenintoawell;hitapersonwhenheisdown落平阳被犬欺。Whenthetigercomesdownfromthemountaintotheplains,itisbulliedbythedogs.Whenyouareoutofyourelement,yourpowerisgreatlydiminished.麻雀虽小，五脏俱全。Asparrowmaybesmallbutithasallthevitalorgans.麻雀虽小，五脏俱全】Smallasasparrowis,ithasalltheinternals. 马后炮】Itistoolatetocomewiththewaterwhenthehouseisburntdown.满招损，谦受益。Haughtinessinvitesdisaster,humilityreceivesbenefit.盲人骑瞎马–乱闯乱碰Ablindmanonablindhorse–rushingheadlongintodisaster没有规矩不成方圆Nothingcanbeaccomplishedwithoutnormsorstandards.没有规矩不成方圆。Nothingcanbeaccomplishedwithoutnormsorstandards.　每逢佳节倍思亲Onfestiveoccasionsmorethaneveronethinksofone"sdearonesfaraway.Itisonthefestivaloccasionswhenonemisseshisdearmost.民以食为天”C：Foodiseveryoneneed.E:Foodisthefirstnecessityofthepeople.明枪易躲,暗箭难防.Itiseasytododgeaspearintheopen.buthardtoguardagainstanarrowshotfromhiding.明枪易躲，暗箭难防】Itiseasytododgeaspearintheopen,buthardtoguardagainstanarrowshotfromhiding.Easytoparryaspear-thrustintheopen,butdifficulttoevadeanarrowshotinthedark.明抢易挡，暗箭难防。】Becarefulofthepersonwhodoesnottalk,andthedogthatdoesnotbark.明人不做暗事。Anhonestmandoesnothingunderhand.明知山有虎，偏向虎山行”C:goonundeterredbythedangersahead.E:godeepintothemountains,knowingwellthattherearetigersthere.磨刀不误砍柴功]Sharpeningyouraxewillnotdelayyourjobofcuttingwood.莫道君行早，更有早行人】therearealwayspeoplewhostartearlyanddobetterthanyou.莫让年华似水流】C: Don’ttrifleawayyourtime.　莫让年华似水流】C: Don’ttrifleawayyourtime.　E:Don‘tletthegrassgrowunderyourfeet.墨守成规】C:Healwaysdoesthingsbythebook谋事在人，成是在天】moushizairenchengshizaitian<形容词>译文:Thingsisyouselfdoing,nototherpeoplethinksE:Manproposes,Goddisposes谋事在人成事在天Theplanninglieswithman,theoutcomewithHeaven.Manproposes,Goddisposes.谋事在人成事在天：Theplanninglieswithman,theoutcomewithheaven.内行看门道，外行看热闹】Anexpertisinterestedinthetechnicalknow-how,butalaymanisjustwatchingandwalkingabout.能言是银，沉默是金】C:communicativableissilver,silenceisgold.E:Speechissilver,silenceisgold.你有初一，我有十五。Youhavethefirstdayofthemonth,Ithefifteenth./Everyonehastheirowntalentthatwillbeusefulonedayoranother./Everydoghashisday./Everyonegets15minutesofFame.牛不喝水强按头”C:trytoimposeone"swillonsb.;forceanoxtodrink.Etrytomakeanoxdrinkbyforcinghisheadintothewater.牛头不对马嘴–胡拉乱扯Horses"jawsdon"tmatchcows"heads–incongruous;irrelevant弄巧成拙betoosmartbyhalf;Cunningoutwitsitself抛砖引玉amodestspurtoinduceotherstocomeforwardwithvaluablecontributions;throwasprattocatchawhale跑得了和尚跑不了庙。 The monk may run away, but the temple won"s run with him.跑了和尚跑不了庙。Themonkmayrunaway,butthetemplecan"trunwithhim.朋友遍天下，同志最知心】Wehavefriendsallovertheworld,andcomradesareclosesttoourhearts.平生不做亏心事，半夜敲门心不惊。Clear conscience never fears midnight knocking. 破釜沉舟cutoffallmeansofretreat；burnone‘sownwayofretreatandbedeterminedtofighttotheend骑驴看唱本–走着瞧Readingaplaywhileridingadonkey–waitandsee杞人忧天”C:entertainimaginaryorgroundlessfears.E:likethemanofQiwhofearedthattheskymightfall.千里送鹅毛--礼轻情意重Goosefeathersentfrom500kilometersaway–asmallgiftsentfromafarconveysdeepfeeling千里之行，始于足下。】Athousand-lijourneyisstartswiththefirststep.千里之行，始于足下。Ajourneyofathousandmilesbeginswithonestep./Don’tbeputoffbythemagnitudeofthetaskaheadofyou--theimportantthingistomakeastart.千里之行，始于足下。Athousandmiletripbeginswithonestep./Thelongestjourneystartswithasinglestep.千里之行,始于足下。Athousand-lijourneybeginswiththefirststep.Thehighesteminenceistobegainedstepbystep.千里之行始于足下athousand-lijourneybeginswiththefirststep--thehighesteminenceistobegainedstepbystep千里之行始于足下】C:Athousandjourneystartsfromthefeet. E:Ajourneyofathousandmilesbeginswithasinglestep.谦虚的人学十当一，骄傲的人学一当十。Themodest,proudoftenwhenahumanonewhenten.前不见古人，后不见来者前怕狼后怕虎fearthewolfinfrontandthetigerbehindhesitateindoingsomething前怕狼后怕虎：Fearthewolfinfrontandthetigerbehindhesitateindoingsomething.前人栽树,后人乘凉 Onegenerationplantsthetreesinwhoseshadeanothergenerationrests.前人栽树,后人乘凉 Onegenerationplantsthetreesinwhoseshadeanothergenerationrests.前人栽树,后人乘凉 Onegenerationplantsthetreesinwhoseshadeanothergenerationrests.前人栽树，后人乘凉】Onegenerationplantsthetreesunderwhosecoolshadeanothergenerationrests.Onebeatsthebush,andanothercatchesthebird.前人栽树后人乘凉Onegenerationplantsthetreesinwhoseshadeanothergenerationrests.Onesowsandanotherreaps.前三十年睡不醒，后三十年睡不着。Threeyearsbeforesleeping,afterthreeyearsofsleep.前事不忘，后事之师/前车之覆，后车之鉴Theremembranceofthepastistheteacherofthefuture.前事不忘后事之师Pastexperience,ifnotforgotten,isaguideforthefuture.前事不忘后事之师Rememberthepastanditwillguideyourfuture. 前事不忘后事之师：Pastexperience,ifnotforgotten,isaguideforthefuture.欠火候”C:notperfect,nottothestandard.E:undercooked.强将手下无弱兵。Therearenopoorsoldiersunderagoodgeneral.天无绝人之路。Thereisalwaysawayout.强龙难压地头蛇Evenadragon(fromtheoutside)findsithardtocontrolasnakeinitsoldhaunt-Powerfuloutsiderscanhardlyaffordtoneglectlocalbullies.强龙难压地头蛇Evenadragonfindsithardtocontrolasnakeinitsoldhaunt.强强联手win-winco-operation抢得先机takethepreemptiveopportunities巧妇难为无米之炊Ifyouhavenohandyoucan"tmakeafist.Onecan"tmakebrickswithoutstraw.巧媳妇做不出没米的粥来。Eventhecleveresthousewifecan’tmakebreadwithoutflour!亲不过父母，近不过夫妻Closebutparents,nearlybutcouples.秦岭山脉一条线，南吃大米北吃面。Qinlingmountainsline,southeatricenorthtoeatnoodles.勤能补拙】Diligenceredeemsstupidity.擒龙要下海，打虎要上山。Pianodragontogouptothemountainandthesea,dozentiger.擒贼先擒王。QinZeiXianQinWang.清官難斷家務事。Virtuousofficialfindsithardtopassjudgementsondomesticaffairs./Inadomesticdisagreement,neitherpartyiseverclearlyrightorclearlywrong清明忙种麦，谷雨种大田。Clarityofwheat,abusyguyufield.情人眼里出西施Sheisthemostbeautifulwomanintheworldinherlover’seyes.情人眼里出西施。Intheeyesofthelover,pock-marksaredimples./Intheeyesofthelover,hissweetieisasbeautifulasXiShi(abeautyinSpringandAutumnPeriod)./Beautyliesinthelover’seyes.情人眼里出西施】C:Sheisthemostbeautifulwomanintheworldinherlover’seyes.  E:Loveisblind.情生情，爱生爱】C: Loveisthemotheroflove.  E:Lovebegetslove.穷家难舍，熟地难离。Poorfamilyofcultivatedlanddifficult.曲高和寡。Weshallneverhavefriendsifweexpecttofindthemwithoutfault.人不可貌相,海水不可斗量Amancannotbeknownbyhislook,norcantheoceanbemeasuredbyadipper.Youcannotjudgeabookbyitscover.人非圣贤，孰能无过】C:personcouldn’thavenomistake,becauseheisn’taoracle,E:Toerrishuman.人非圣贤，孰能无过】renfeishengxianshengwuguo<名词>译文Noprofectman,everyman hasbadmerryE:Toerrishuman人固有一死，或重于泰山，或轻于鸿毛。】Thoughdeathbefallsallmenalike,itmaybeweightierthanMountTaiorlighterthanafeather.人贵有自知之明】Itisgoodforonetohaveself-knowledge.Itisgoodforonetobeconsciousofhisownshortcomings.人海战术huge-crowdstrategy人好水也甜。 Toadevotedcoupleevenwatetastessweet.人敬我一尺,我敬人一丈。Respectandmyfoot,IrespectpeopleYiZhang人怕出名猪怕壮。Fameportendstroubleformenjustasfatteningdoesforpigs.人怕出名猪怕壮】Menareafraidofbecomingfamous,justaspigsareafraidoffattening.Fameportendstroubleformenjustasfatteningdoesforpig.人勤地不懒。C:Ifthetillerisindustrious,thefarmlandisproductive.人穷志短。When a man is poor his ambition is not far-reaching.Poverty stifles ambition. stifle: to stop something from happening or developing8、人穷志不短。Though one is poor, he has high aspirations.aspiration: a strong desire to have or achieve somethingOne maybe poor, but with lofty ideas.人有脸，树有皮。The face is as important to a man as the bark to a tree.10、人不犯我，我不犯人。We will not attack unless we are attacked.春蚕到死丝方尽，蜡炬成灰泪始干(Thesilkwormtillitsspinssilkfromlove-silkheart;thecandleonlywhenburnthasnotearstoshed.人人平等】C:everyoneisequality.E:Acatmaylookataking.人人是圣人,人多出韩信。Everyoneisasaint,manypeopleoutofHanXin.人山人海:poeticexpression人往高处走，水往低处流】E:Apersonmovesupwhilewaterrunsdown.人无远虑，必有近忧。Hewhogivesnothoughttodifficultiesinthefutureissuretobebesetby　　　worriesmuchcloserathand.来者不善，善者不来。Hewhohascomeissurelystrongorhe"dneverhavecomealong.人无远虑必有近忧】Hewhogivesnothoughttodifficultiesinthefutureissuretobebesetbyworriesmuchcloserathand.人心齐,泰山移。PeopleQi,removethemountain人心要实,火心要虚。Thepeopletobereal,thefireandthinkingthatvirtual. 人要脸,树要皮。Peoplehavetoface,thetreeshouldbeleather.人要面，树要皮。Apersonneedsaface;atreeneedsbark./Apersonneedsacleanreputationtosurvive.人有称心时，狗有得意日】Amanhashishour,andadayhashisday.人之初性本善Man"snatureatbirthisgood.人之于文学也，犹玉之于琢磨也。Learningandculturearetoapersonwhatpolishedandgrindingaretojade.仁者见仁，智者见智:E:thedonkeymeansonething,andthedriveranother./C:thebenevolentseebenevolenceandthewiseseewisdom.仁者见仁，智者见智:E:thedonkeymeansonething,andthedriveranother./C:thebenevolentseebenevolenceandthewiseseewisdom.仁者见仁，智者见智:E:thedonkeymeansonething,andthedriveranother./C:thebenevolentseebenevolenceandthewiseseewisdom.仁者无敌。Thebenevolenthavenoenemy.日有所思，夜有所梦】Asyouthinkaboutathinginthedaytime,soyoumaydreamaboutitinthenight.Youmayseeinyourdreaminthenightwhatyouthinkaboutinthedaytime.肉包子打狗，一去不回。Hitadogwithameatbun,itdoesnotreturn./Don"tactrashlytopreservewhatyouhave,youlosesomeofitanyway.入乡随俗.Aguestmustdoashishostdoes.DoastheRomansdo.入乡随俗】WheninRome,doastheRomansdo.Explanation:Conformtothemannersandcustomsofthoseamongstwhomyoulive.瑞雪兆丰年Atimelysnowpromisesagoodharvest.瑞雪兆丰年Atimelysnowpromisesagoodharvest.瑞雪兆丰年：Atimelysnowpromisesagoodharvest.若要人不知，除非己莫为。Ifyoudonotwishanyonetoknowwhatyouhavedone,itisbetternottohave　　　doneitinthefirstplace.只要功夫深，铁杵磨成针。Ifyouworkatithardenough,youcangrindanironrodintoaneedle.病从口入，祸从口出。Illnesscomesfromfoodandtroublefromspeech.贵人多忘事。Importantpeoplehaveshortmemories.若要人不知，除非己莫为]theonlywaytostoppeoplefromknowingitistorestrainfromdoingit若要人不知除非己莫为Ifyouwouldnotbeknowntodoanything,neverdoit.塞翁失马焉知非福Misfortunemaybeanactualblessing.三个臭皮匠–顶个诸葛亮ThreecobblerswiththeirwitscombinedequalthemastermindZhugeLiang–Collectivewisdomoftenprovessuperior;twoheadsarebetterthanone. 三十而立Amanshouldbeindependentattheageofthirty.Atthirty,amanshouldbeabletothinkforhimself.三思而行】C:Beforeactionyoumustthinkthreetimes.E:Scoretwicebeforeyoucutonce.三思而后行】C:Oneshouldthinktwicebeforehedosomething. E:Lookbeforeyouleap.三思而后行】sansierhouxing<形容词>译文:Morethinks,youcandobetterE:Thinktwicebeforeyouleap杀鸡用牛刀–小题大做Useabutcher"sknifeorcleavertokillachicken–breakabutterflyonthewheel;useahammertoswatafly山不在高，有仙则名"Nomatterhowhighthemountainis,itsnamewillspreadfarandwideifthereisafairy;山不在高，有仙则名:Nomatterhowhighthemountainis,itsnamewillspreadfarandwideifthereisafairy.闪光的不一定都是金子】shanguangdebuyidingdoushijinzi<形容词>译文:NotonlythegoldglittersbutalsosomethinghavelightsE:Allthatglittersisnotgold闪光的未必都是金子】C:Notallthethingsshiningisgold.E:Allthatglittersisnotgold.善有善报，恶有恶报。】goodwillberewarededingood,andevilwithevil.善有善报，恶有恶报。Goodwillberewardedwithgood,andevilwithevil.名师出高徒。Agreatteacherproducesabrilliantstudent.上梁不正下梁歪。Iftheupperbeamisnotstraight,theloweroneswillgoaslant.上有天堂下有苏杭Justasthereisparadiseinheaven,therareSuzhouandHangzhouonearth少吃多滋味，多吃坏肠胃。LessXiLi,oldnotXieXin.少壮不努力，老大徒伤悲]C:Ifyoudonotworkhard whenyouare young,youmayregretwhatyoudidwhenyouold.  E:Ayoungidler,anoldbeggar.少壮不努力，老大徒伤悲】C:Onewillbesadifhemakeslittleeffortwhenheisyoung.E:Anidleyouth,aneedyage. 少壮不努力，老大徒伤悲】Hewhowillnotlearnwhenheisyoungwillregretitwhenheisold.少壮不努力，老大徒伤悲】shaozhuangbunulilaodatushangbei<形容词>译文:Whenyouyoung,youmustdoyourbestsoyouwillnotsadE:Ayoungidler,anoldbeggar射人先射马，擒贼先擒王。ShootfirstshotQinZeiXianQinWanghorse.身正不怕影子斜。Thebodyisnotafraidoftheshadowoblique.升级换代updatingandupgrading(ofproducts)生不带来，死不带去】Atbirthwebringnothing;atdeathwetakeawaynothing.生米煮成了熟饭。What’sdonecannotbeundone./Ricehasalreadybeencooked.生命不息，奋斗不止】C:Ceasetostruggleyouceasetolive.生命有限，知识无涯】Ourlifehasalimit,butknowledgeiswithoutlimit.生气，是拿别人的错误惩罚自己。Angry,takethemistakesofotherspunishoneself.失败是成功之母】shibaishichenggongahimu<形容词>译文:Don’tafraidofthefailure,successisthefailure’ssonE:Failureisthemotherofsuccess 失之东隅，收之桑榆】Whatyouloseontheswingsyougetbackontheroundabouts.Explanation:Aroughwayofstartingalawofaverage;ifyouhavebadluckononedayyouhavegoodonanother;ifoneventureresultsinlosstryafreshone---itmaysucceed.    十年寒窗无人问，一举成名天下知十年树木，百年树人:C:Ittakestenyearstogrowatreeandahundredyearstobringupagenerationofgoodmen./E:Ittakesthreegenerationstomakeagentleman.十年树木百年树人：Ittakestenyearstogrowtreesbutahundredtorearpeople十五个吊桶打水–七上八下Haveone"sheartclanglikefifteenbucketsinonewell,sevengoingupandeightgoingdown–haveone"sheartpoundwithuncertainty,fearorturmoil石沉大海，杳无音讯】Likeastonedroppedintothesea,ithasproducednoreaction.时光永不回头】C:Timegoesbyandnevercomeback.   E:Timemarcheson.时间不等人。】Timewaitsfornoman.时间检验一切】C:Timetriesall(thethings).  E: Everythingistextedbytime.时间检验真理】C:Truthistextedbytime.    E: Timetriestruth.  时间检验真理】C:Truthistextedbytime.    E:Timetriestruth.  实话实说speaktheplaintruth;callaspadeaspade;tellitasitis实践出真知,严师出高徒.Actualpracticebuildsupgenuineknowledge;astrictmasterbringsupaccomplisheddisciples./Fromactualpracticecomessoundknowledge;fromastrictmaster,abrilliantdisciple.实践出真知，严师出高徒。】Actualpracticebuildsupgenuineknowledge;astrictmasterbringsupaccomplisheddisciples.实践出真知】C:Practicecanactoutactualknowledge.E:Experienceisthemotherofwisdom.实践是检验真理的唯一标准：Practiceisthesolecriterionfortestingtruth.实践是检验真理的唯一标准Practiceisthesolecriterionfortestingtruth.实事求是seektruthfromfacts;bepracticalandrealistic;betruetofacts世上无难事，只怕有心人。Onthisworldthereexistsnosuchimpossibletasks,theyfearonlythosewithperseverance./Notaskinthisworldisimpossiblesolongastherearewillinghearts.世上无难事，只怕有心人】Nothingistoodiffcult,ifyouputyourheartintoit.世外桃源afictitiouslandofpeaceawayfromtheturmoiloftheworld;世外桃源”C:afictitiouslandofpeace,awayfromtheturmoiloftheworld;aheavenofpeace.E:thelandofpeachblossoms.世有伯乐，然后有千里马。千里马常有，而伯乐不常有。OnlyafterBolecameintotheworld,couldwingedhorsesbedistinguished.Suchhorsesarecommon,butaBoleisrare.事如春梦了无痕。Life is like a spring dream that vanishes without a trace. 是非自有公论。Publicopinionisthebestjudge.是驴子是马，拉出来遛遛】C:tostrolltodistinguishwithdonkeyandhorse.E:Youneverknowwhatyoucantillyoutry是亲三分向,是灰热起土。Isapro-thirdto,ishotashfromsoil.是人皆有出头日】Everydoghashisday.Explanation:Fortunecomestoeachinturn. 守株待兔】shouzhundaitu<名词>Sittingbyastumpwaitingforacarelesshare译文Thisidiomsatirizesthosewhojustwaitforastrokeofluck,ratherthanmakingeffortstootainwhattheyneed书到用时方恨少。Bookswhenyouneedthem,youwillfindyouhavetoolittleofthem.Youwillonlyregrethowlittleyouhavelearntwhenyouneedtoutilizewhatyouhavelearnt.书山有路勤为径，学海无涯苦作舟熟能生巧。Ifyoualwaysdoit,youwillbegoodatit.   熟能生巧] C:Themoreyoudid,theskillfullyouwillbe. E:Practicemakesperfect.树大招风】C:Thetreeissobigthatcatchmuchwind.E:Talltreescatchmuchwind.树倒猢狲散。Whenatreefalls,themonkeysscatter./Whenaleaderlosespower,hisfollowersbecomedisorganized.树欲静则风不止】Thetreeswanttoremainquiet,butthewindwillnotstop.谁言寸草心报得三春晖Suchkindnessofwarmsun,can"tberepaidbygrass.谁言寸草心报得三春晖：Suchkindnessofwarmsuncan’tberepaidbygrass.水能载舟，亦能覆舟。Thewaterthatbearstheboatisthesamethatswallowsitup.水能载舟，亦能覆舟。Thewaterthatbearstheboatisthesamethatswallowsitup.水能载舟，亦能覆舟。The water that bears the boat is the same that swallows it up. 水能载舟亦能覆舟。Notonlycanwatercanfloatacraft,itcansinkitalso./Thereareoppositeaspectsofanytoolorpower.水涨船高Whentheriverrises,theboatfloatshigh.说曹操，曹操到】shuocaocaocaocaodao<动词>译文Saysomebody,somebodycomeinE:Talkofthedevil,andherehecomes说曹操，曹操就到。Speakofthedevilandhecomes./SpeakofCaoCao(theKingofWeiinthePeriodoftheThreeKingdoms)andhecomes.说到曹操，曹操就到】C:SpeakoftheCaoCao,theCaoCaocoming.E:Speakofangelsandyouwillheartheirwings.说到做到，威信必高。C:Dowhatyousay,andyou"llenjoyhighprestige./Beasgoodasyourword,andyou"llwintherespectofall.说起来容易做起来难】C:Itiseasiertosaysomethingthandoit. E:Easiersaidthandone.司马昭之心,路人皆知。EventhepedestriansknowtheambitionsofSimaZhao./Evilplotsofanambitiouspersonarewidelyknown.司马昭之心路人皆知。ThisShimazhaotricksisobvioustoeverymaninthestreet.死而后已untilmyheartstopsbeating四海之内皆兄弟Allarebrotherswithinthefourseas.四十不惑Lifebeginsatforty.岁岁平安Peaceallyearround.岁月不待人】 C: Thetimeswillnotwaitforyou. E:Youmaydelay,buttimewillnot.糖衣炮弹sugar-coatedbullets螳螂捕蝉，黄雀在后】C:themantisgraspthecicada,theyellowlentigobehindthem.E:Thewolfhasawinninggamewhentheshepherdsquarrel.螳螂捕蝉黄雀在后。Themantisstalksthecicidabutbehindthemlurkstheoriol.韬光养晦hideone"scapacitiesandbideone"stime 桃李满天下”C:anoutstandingteacherwhohasforalongtimebeenteachingandwhosepupilsarescatteredintheworld.E:havepupilseverywhere.天才出于勤奋,知识来自实践。Geniusforhardwork,knowledgecomesfrompractice.天上下雨地上滑,自己跌倒自己爬。Heavenandrainonthegroundslipperyandfallingdownhisclimb.天网恢恢，疏而不漏】tianwanghuihui,shuerbulou<形容词>译文:EverythingwillhavetheirjusticeE:Justichaslongarms天无绝人之路。Theskydoesnotmakedeadendstreetsforpeople.Whengodclosesonedooritopensanother.天下没有不散的宴席:Eventually,allbosomfriendswilldriftapart.天下乌鸦一般黑】Allcrowsareblack天下乌鸦一样黑。Allcrowsintheworldareblack./Anaturalinterpretation:Somerules,likethosenaturalforcesoftheUniverse,areunbendable,regardlesshowmuchyoumaywantittochange./Astereotypicalinterpretation:somethingorsomeone(bad)isnodifferentfromalltheothers(e.g.,Allgovernmentofficialsarecorrupt,alllawyersaresnakes,etc.).天下无不散的宴席::"Allgoodthingscometoanend.或Eventually,allbosomfriendswilldriftapart.天下无不散的宴席:Therearenofeastsintheworldwhichdonotbreakupatlast天下无不散的宴席Therearenofeastsintheworldwhichdonotbreakupatlast.Allgoodthingscometoanend.Eventually,allbosomfriendswilldriftapart.(天有不测风云,人有旦夕祸福]Theweatherandthelifearebothunpredictable.天有不测风云。Astormmayarisefromaclearsky.条条大路通罗马]C:Wecandoanything tomake ourlifebetter.E:AllroadsleadtoRome.条条大路通罗马】tiaotiaodalutongluoma<形容词>译文EverymethodhasthethingsgettobestE:AllroadsleadtoRome跳进黄河洗不清”"eveifonejumpedintotheYellowRiver,onecannotwashoneselfclean--there"snothingonecandotoclearone"sname跳进黄河也洗不清：EvenifonejumpedintotheYellowRiver,onecannotwashoneselfclean.铁棒磨成针】1:Perseverancecanreduceanironrodtoasewingneedle.2:Withtimeandpatiencetheleafofthemullberrybecomessatin.同舟共济。Those are in the same boat should row together.秃头上的虱子–明摆着Likeafleaonabaldhead–perfectlyclear兔子不吃窝边草。Arabbitdoesn"teatthegrassnearitsownhole.兔子不吃窝边草】C:therabbitdoesn’teatgrassesarounditsharbor.E:Thefoxpreysfarthestfromhome.兔子尾巴长不了”C:tosweaesomebodyaway,telling"yougooddayswon"tlastlong".E:thetailofarabbitcan"tbelong.歪风邪气unhealthypracticesandevilphenomena万事开头难Everythingisdifficultatthestart.万事开头难】Indoinganythingitishardtomakeastart.Everythingishardinthebeginning.万象更新Everythinglooksfreshandgay;everythingtakesonanewlook. 亡羊补牢，为时未晚】C:takeprecautionsaftersufferingalossisnevertoolate.E:Nevertoooldtolearn,nevertoolatetoturn.往事如风"Thepasthasvanished(frommemory)likewind.;Whatinpast,ispas望子成龙holdhighhopesforone"schild唯利是图drawwatertoone"smill位高遭人妒，峰高招风怒】Envyassailsthenoblest,thewindshowlaroundthehighestpeak喂猪有肉，种田有谷”C：Pigisnotanicesubjecttowriteabout,soinhistorytherewaslittlenliteraturedescribingit.however,thereisaverysuccessfulpictureofpiginliterature.E:Ifyoutakegreatpains,youcangetwhateveryouwant.文韬武略militaryexpertise;militarystrategy无风不起浪，无火不冒烟】Thereisnowaveswithoutwind;thereisnosmokewithoutfire.无风不起浪Therearenowaveswithoutwind.There"snosmokewithoutfire.无源之水,无本之木waterwithoutasource,andatreewiithoutroots无中生有makecreatesomethingoutofnothing五十步笑百步】C:thepersonwhowalk50stepslaughatanotheronewalk100steps.E:Thepotcallsthekettleblack物以类聚，人以群分】wuyileijurenyiqunfen<形容词>译文：Otherpeoplehavetheirlifeanotherhavedifferentlife,everythinghaveeverylivingE:Birdsofafeatherflocktogether物以类聚Thingsofthesamecharacteristicscongregatetogether.Birdsofafeatherflocktogether.息事宁人pouroilontroubledwaters喜忧参半mingledhopeandfear细水长流，遇灾不愁。C:Planyourconsumptioncarefullyonalongtermbasis,andyouneednotworrywhenafamineoccurs.瞎子点灯–白费蜡Lightingacandleforablindman–awasteofeffortortime先律己，后律人】C:Desciplineyourselfbeforeyoudesciplineothers.E:Sweepbeforeyourowndoor.现身说法warnpeoplebytakingoneselfasanexample向雷锋同志学习】：learnfromComradeLeiFeng;emulateLeiFeng;followhisexample.像热锅上的蚂蚁：Likeanantonahotpan.像热锅上的蚂蚁likeanantonahotpan小菜一碟”C:somethingextremelyeasytodo ormanage.E:adishofcase.小葱拌豆腐–一清二白Whitebeancurdandgreenscallions–asclearasdaylight鞋匠的老婆没有好鞋穿】C:Thecobbler"swifedon"thaveagoodshoe.E:Thecobbler"swifeistheworstshod.心想事成Mayallyourwishcometrue心有灵犀一点通。Heartswhichbeatinunisonarelinked.心有余而力不足（贪多嚼不烂）。Theeyeisbiggerthanthebelly.心照不宣haveatacitunderstanding;givetacitconsent;tacitunderstanding星星之火可以燎原。Asparkcanstartafirethatburnstheentireprairie./Don"tunderestimatethepotentialdestructivepowerthataseeminglyminorproblemcanspread.兄弟如手足，夫婦如衣服。Brothersarelikearmsandlegs;husbandandwifearelikeclothing.Meaning:You"restuckwithyourfamily,butit"seasytochangeyourspouse. 熊瞎子摘苞米，摘一个丢一个。Ablindbearpickscorn,picksoneandthrowsone./Inabilitytoappreciatewhatyouhave.虚心使人进步骄傲使人落后：Modestyhelpsonegoforward,whereasconceitmakesonelagbehind.虚心使人进步,骄傲使人落后Modestyhelpsonegoforward,whereasconceitmakesonelagbehind.蓄势而发accumulatestrengthforatake-off学而不思则罔，思而不学则殆.Learningwithoutthoughtislabourlost;thoughtwithoutlearningisperilous.学如行舟,不进则退Learningislikerowingupstream;nottoadvanceistodropback.Ifyoudon"tmakeprogress,youwillfallbehind.学无止境:C:knowledgeisinfinite/E:progresssometimesusesacomma,butneverafullstop.循序渐进stepbystep徇私枉法bendthelawforthebenefitofrelativesorfriends哑巴吃黄连-----有苦说不出】Justlikeadumbpersonwhohaseatenbitterherbs-hehastastedsomethingbitter,buthecan’ttellit.Justlikeadumbpersontastingbitterherbs–-heisunabletoexpresshisdiscomfort.哑巴吃饺子–心里有数Adumbpersoneatsdumplings.–(literally)Heknowsthenumberinhismind,althoughhecannotsayit.Figuratively,itmeanssomebodyhasaclearideaofthesituation.严师出高徒:C:Goodpupilsaretobebroughtupbystrictteachers./E:Itisthebridleandspurthatmakesagoodhorse.严师出高徒:Goodpupilsaretobebroughtupbystrictteachers./Itisthebridleandspurthatmakesagoodhorse.严以律己,宽以待人bestrictwithoneselfandlenienttowardsothers言必信，行必果】Promisesmustbekeptandactionmustberesolute.Alwaysbetrueinwordandresoluteindeed.言必信，行必果Betrueinwordandresoluteindeed言者无罪闻者足戒】Blamenotthespeakerbutbewarnedbyhiswords.掩耳盗铃。Coveringone"searwhenpilferingabell./Foolingoneselfbyignoringthefacts.眼不见，心为静】C:seenothing,heartwillbekeepcalm.E:Outofsight,outofmind.眼高手低，志大才疏】Havegrandioseaimsbutpunyabilities,greatambitionbutlittletalent.燕雀安知鸿鹄之志。A sparrow cannot understand the ambition of a swan.羊毛出在羊身上】C:thewoolencomefromthesheep.E:Liketree,likefruit.养兵千日，用兵一时。Maintainanarmyforathousanddaystouseitforanhour.大丈夫能屈能伸。Amanamongmenishewhoknowswhentoeathumblepieandwhentoholdhisheadhigh.人生一世，草木一春。Manhasbutonelife,grassseesbutonespring.大智若愚。Amanofgreatwisdomoftenseemsslowwitted. 藥方三抄毒死人。Themedicinefromarecipethathasbeencopiedthreetimes(oneafteranother)cankillpeople./Excessiveenthusiasmcanbecounterproductivedespiteitsgoodintention./Thecontentofsomethingcanbegreatlychangedwhenitisimperfectlytransferredrepeatedly.Don"ttellrumors.也要馬兒好，也要馬兒不吃草。Wantthehorsetobethebest,alsowantthehorsenottoeatanyhay./Youcan"thaveyourcakeandeatittoo.夜长梦多。Lotsofdreamscanoccuroveralongnight.Thelongeryou wait,themoreunexpecteddevelopmentsmayoccur.夜长梦多。Lotsofdreamscanoccuroveralongnight.Thelongeryou wait,themoreunexpecteddevelopmentsmayoccur.一场秋雨一场寒】Aspellofautumnrain,andaspellofcold.一朝被蛇咬，十年怕井绳】C:onedaybitedbysnake,afraidofthestringofwelltenyears.E:Oncebitten,twiceshy一朝被蛇咬，十年怕井绳Hethathasbeenbittenbyaserpent,isafraidofarope.一朝天子一朝臣”C:anewchiefbringsinnewaids.E:everysovereignbrighshisowncourtiers.一寸光阴一寸金，寸金难买寸光阴。】Aspeckoftimeismorepreciousthananounceofgold.    一寸光阴一寸金】Aseverythreadofgoldisvaluable,soeverymomentoftime.一个和尚挑水吃，两个和尚抬水吃，三个和尚没水吃。Alonemonkbringshisownbucketwatertodrink,twomonkscarrytheirbucketwaterjointly,butwhenthreemonksaretogether,thereisnowateratall.一个和尚挑水喝，两个和尚抬水喝，三个和尚没水喝】C:onebuddhistmonkcarrywaterfordrink,twobuddhistmonksliftwaterfordrink,threebuddhistmonkshavenowatertodrink.E:Oneboyisaboy,twoboyshalfaboy,threeboysnoboy.一个篱笆十根桩,一个好汉三个帮。Afence10piles,onehero3help.一花独放不是春，百花齐放春满园。Asingleflowerdoesnotmakeaspring.一花独放不是春，百花齐放春满园。Asingleflowerdoesnotmakeaspring.一回生，两回熟，三回四回成师傅。C:Awkwardatfirst,buteasythesecondtime,andafterrepeatedpracticeyou"llbecomeaskilfulmaster./Firsttimeclumsy,secondtimeskilful,andafterpractisingnumeroustimesyou"llbecomeanexpert.一见倾心.Hefallsinlovewithherinthefirstsight.一见倾心】C: Hefallsinlovewithherinthefirstsight. E:Loveatfirstsight.一路平安，一路顺风speedsomebodyontheirway;speedthepartingguest一年之计在於春，一日之计在於晨Planyouryearinspringandyourdayatdawn.一人难称百人意Youcannotpleaseeveryone.一年之计在于春，一日之计在于晨。Planyouryearinspringandyourdayatdawn.一年之计在于春】yinianzhijizaiyuchen<名词>译文:Springisabestseason,wemuststartdosomething一年之计在于春，一天之计在于晨：Makeyourwholeyear"splansinthespring,andyourday"splansearlyinthemorning.一日春雷十日雨。C:Whenforawholedaythespringthundersroar,therewillbeaten-daydownpour. 一日为师，终身为父：Ateacherforadayisafatheralifetime.一日为师，终身为父：Ateacherforadayisafatheralifetime.一日之计在于晨。Oneday"splanstartswiththemorning.Anhourinthemorningisworthtwointheevening.一日之计在于晨:Loseanhourinthemorning,andyou’llbealldayhuntingforit.一日之计在于晨】C:Loseanhourinthemorning,andyou’llbealldayhuntingforit.  E:Anhourinthemorningisworthtwointheevening.一失足成千古恨Theerrorcommittedonimpulsemayturnouttobethesorrowofawholelife.一失足成千古恨Theerrorcommittedonimpulsemayturnouttobethesorrowofawholelife一失足成千古恨。Awrongstepresultsineternalregret.一失足成千古恨。Amoment"serrorcanbringalifelongregret.一失足成千古恨。Onefalsestepbringseverlastinggrief.无事不登三宝殿。Onenevergoestothetemplefornoreason.一把钥匙开一把锁。Opendifferentlockswithdifferentkeys.一失足成千古恨】Asingleslipmaycauselastingsorrow.Theerrorofamomentbecomestheregretofalifetime.一穗两雀争，意见乱纷纷（yisuiliangquezheng,yijianluanfenfen）Twosparrowsononeearofcornmakeanillagreement. 一鞋难合百人足】C: Everyshoefitsnoteveryfoot.E:Somanymen,somanyminds.一心不能二用。One"smindcannotworkontwothingstogether.Amancannotspinandreelatthesametime.一言既出,驷马难追.Onewordletsslipandfourhorseswillfailtocatchit.Awordspokenispastrecalling.一言既出，驷马难追。Arealmannevergoesbackonhiswords.一遭被蛇咬，十年怕井绳） Hethathathbeenbittenbyaserpent,isafraidofarope.  以德报德是常理，以德报怨大丈夫】Goodforgoodisnatural,goodforevilismanly.以其人之道，还治其人之身。Dealwithamanashedealswithyou.血债要用血来还。Debtsofbloodmustbepaidinblood.隔行如隔山。Differenttradesareseparatedasbymountains.以其人之道还治其人之身】C:Whichpeoplegivemesomething,Iwillreturnittothem.E:Servesomebodywiththesamesauce.以人为本peopleoriented;peopleforemost因材施教teachstudentsaccordingtotheiraptitude引狼入室】C:bringinthetroublemaker.E:Hesetsthefoxtokeepthegeese.英雄所见略同。Theviewsofheroesareroughlythesame.Greatmindsthinkalike.英雄所见略同】yingxiongsuojianloutong<形容词>译文:GreatpersonshavesamemindsE:Greatmindsthinkalike优胜劣汰survivalofthefittest有麝自然香，何必大风扬】Wherethereismuskthereisfragrance;itdoesn’tneedtobewaftedeverywherebythewind.Ifyouhaveamerit,everybodywillknowit,soyouneedn’tbragaboutit.有识之士peopleofvision 有勇无谋usebrawnratherthanbrain有缘千里来相会：Separatedaswearethousandsofmilesapart,wecometogetherasifbypredestination.有缘千里来相会Separatedaswearethousandsofmilesapart,wecometogetherasifbypredestination.有则改之无则加勉】Correctthemistakesifyouhavecommittedthem,andavoidthemifyouhavenot.有志者，事竟成。Ifapersonhasstamina,thingswillbeaccomplished./Ifyoukeepworking,youwillhavesuccess.有志者事竟成】C:Onecandothingshethinkshecandoit.E:Wherethereisawill,thereisaway.有志者事竟成】youzhizheshijingcheng<名词>译文：Whenyouhaveawilling,youmustdo,andreachthebestE:Wherethereisawill,thereisaway幼有所学，老有所为。Ifonestudiesveryhardwhenyoung，hewillbecomeaveryusefulmanwhenold鱼和熊掌不可兼得】yuhexiongzhangbukejianbe<形容词>译文:Youcan’tgettwogoodthingsinthesametimeE:Youcannoteatyourcakeandhaveittoo鱼与熊掌，不可得兼】C:youcouldnotchoosefishandbear’spawatthesametime.E:oucannoteatyourcakeandhaveit.与其求人，不如求己】Betterrelyonyourselfthanlooktoothersforhelp.Betterdoathingyourselfthanaskothersforhelp.与时俱进advancewithtimes玉不琢，不成器:C:Apieceofjadeunlesscutformsnoarticleofvertu./E:Anuncutgemgoesnotsparkle./Thefinestdiamondmustbecut./Unpolishedpearlsnevershine.玉不琢，不成器】C:jadecouldnothavevalueifithavenottocut.E:Thefinestdiamondmustbecut.欲加之罪，何患无词。Ifyouareouttocondemnsomebody,youcanalwaystrumpupacharge.（Giveadoganillnameandhanghim.)欲穷千里目，更上一层楼欲穷千里目，更上一层楼。】Ifyouwanttofeastyoureyesonscenesof1,000lids,willnevercomeagain.欲速则不达：Hastedoesnotbringsuccess.欲速则不达Hastedoesnotbringsuccess.鹬蚌相争，渔翁得利】C:fishermangetbenefitwhenthecommonsnipestrugglewiththemussels.E:Twodogsstriveforabone,andathirdrunsawaywithit.冤家宜解不宜结Bettermakefriendsthanmakeenemies.冤家宜解不宜结：Bettermakefriendsthanmakeenemies.冤假错案"casesinwhichpeoplewereunjustly,falselyorwronglychargedorsentenced;unjust,falseorwrongcases"远亲不如近邻,近邻不如对门。Dearerthandistantrelativesandcloseneighbors,notasgoodasdoorneighbor. 远亲不如近邻。Arelativefaroffislesshelpthananeighbourcloseby.流水不腐，户枢不蠢。Runningwaterisneverstaleandadoor-hingenevergetsworm-eaten.远水救不了近火】E:Distantwaterwon"theiptoputoutafirecloseathand.1.Teachotherstofishandtheywillfishforalifetime.1.授人以鱼，不如授人以渔。远在天边，近在眼前）Whatyouthinksisfarawayisactuallyrightinfrontofyoureyes.宰相肚里能撑船”C:agreatpersonislargeheartedormagnanimous.E:aprimeminister"sheartisbigenoughtopoleaboatin.贼去关门，为时已迟】C:Whenthethiefhasgone,(you)lockthestabledoor.  E:Itistoolatetolockthestabledoorwhenthehorseisstolen. 债台高筑becomedebt-ridden斬草不除根，春風吹又生。Iftherootsarenotremovedduringweeding,theweedsreturnnextspring./Itisessentialtofinishataskthoroughlyortheeffortwouldbewasted,orastitchintimesavesnine.长江后浪催前浪,世上新人赶旧人JustasthewavesoftheYangtzeRiverbehinddriveonthoseahead,sodoeseachnewgenerationreplacetheoldone.长江后浪催前浪，世上新人赶旧人JustasthewavesoftheYangtzeRiverbehinddriveonthoseahead,sodoeseachnewgenerationreplacetheoldone.长江后浪推前浪，一代更比一代强】AsintheChangjiangRiverwavesurgewaves,sotheyoungergenerationexcels,theoldergeneration.招财进宝Moneyandtreasureswillbeplentiful这山看来那山高，到了那山没柴烧】Lookingfromthishill,youthinktheoppositehillishigher;butafterclimbingupthere,youcan’tfindwoodtomakeafire.针尖大的窟窿，斗大的风。Abigwindcanblowthroughasmallhole.真金不怕火，真理不怕驳。C:Genuinegoldfearsnofire;truthfearsnorefutation./amanofmoralintegritycanstandseveretests.Cf.Truebluewillneverstain.真金不怕火炼,脚正不怕鞋歪。Truegoldfearsnofiery,feetarenotafraidofshoesdistortion.真人不露相,露相非真人。Hewhoknowsthemostsaystheleast.Awiseheadmakesaclosemouth.知己知彼,百战不殆Knowtheenemyandknowyourself,andyoucanfightahundredbattleswithnodangerofdefeat.知己知彼百战不殆;Knowtheenemyandknowyourself,andyoucanfightahundredbattleswithnodangerofdefeat.知人知面不知心It"seasytoknowmen"sfaces,butnottheirhearts.知人知面不知心。It"seasytoknowmen"sfaces,butnottheirhearts.Catshidetheirclaws.知人知面不知心。A man"s face one can know, but not his heart. 知子莫若父。Nooneknowsasonbetterthanthefather./Havingspentdecadeswitheachother,familymembersknowwhattypeofpersonseachothersare.纸包不住火。Papercannotwrapupafire.Youcannotcoverupa scandaleasily.纸包不住火。C:Papercannotwrapfire.纸上谈兵beanarmchairstrategist指鹿为马”C:deliberatelymisrepresent.E:callastagahorse.智者千虑，必有一失】C:Thewisemustbeloseoneevenhethinkmore.E:Thebestmanstumbles.忠言逆耳，良药苦口。Faithfulwordsoffendtheears,goodmedicinetastesbitter.Honestadvicemaybedistastefultotherecipient.Honestadviceishardtoaccept.忠言逆耳goodadviceisharshtotheear种瓜得瓜，种豆得豆。Ifyouplantmelons,yougetmelons;ifyouplantbeans,yougetbeans.Youreapwhatyousow.种瓜得瓜，种豆得豆。Plantmelonsandyougetmelons,sowbeansandyougetbeans.种瓜得瓜，种豆得豆】C:Onewillgainmelonifhegrowsmelon,beansaswell.E:Asthetree,sothefruit.种瓜得瓜，种豆得豆】Plantmelonsandyougetmelons,sowbeansandyougetbeans.Asamansows,soheshallreap.Whateveramansows,thatshallhereap.种瓜得瓜，种豆得豆】Plantmelonsandyougetmelons，sowbeansandyougetbeans.众矢之的targetofpubliccriticism周瑜打黄盖–一个愿打，一个愿挨ZhouYu(afamousmilitarystrategistfortheStateofWuduringtheperiodoftheThreeKingdoms)beatsHuangGai(amilitarygeneralfortheStateofWuduringtheThreeKingdoms)–Thepunishmentisappropriatelygivenbyoneandwillinglyacceptedbytheother.猪八戒倒打一耙”C:makeacounterattackorcountercharge.E:pigsystrikingbackwardswithhisrake.竹篮打水一场空”C:allinvain,achievenothing.E:drawwaterwithabamboobasket.竹篮打水-----一场空】Itisasfutileasdrawingwaterwithabamboobasket.Useabamboobaskettodrawwater–justmakingafutileeffort.竹筒倒豆子”C:withholdnothing.E:pourbeansoutofabambootube.纵虎归山，必有后患。 Ifyouletatigerescapebacktothemountain,you"llcausecalamityforthefuture.嘴上无毛,说话不牢.Downylipsmakethoughtlessslips.醉翁之意不在酒】Thedrinkerisreallynotinterestedinwine.Thedrinker’sheartisnotinthecup–hehassomethingelseinmind.左右为难betweenthedevilandthedeepbluesea坐山观虎斗”C:watchinsafetywhileothersfight,thenreapthespoilswhenbothsidesareexhausted.E:sitontopofthemountaintowatchthetigersfight.做事要稳，改错要狠。C:Besteadyindoingyourwork;beresoluteincorrectingyourmistakes.水涨船高Whentheriverrises,theboatfloatshigh.你走你的阳关道，我过我的独木桥。Youtaketheopenroad,andI"llcrossthelogbridge--yougoyourway,andI"llgomine.言必信行必果：Meanswhathesaysandsayswhathemeant 授人以鱼，不如授人以渔。Giveamanafishandhewilleatforaday.Teachamantofishandhewilleatfortherestofhislife.“中为洋用”地翻译为“GivemeafishandIwilleattoday.TeachmetofishandIwilleatforalifetime(给我一条鱼，今天就吃完；教我钓鱼，受益终身)”狡兔三窟。Awilyharehasthreeburrows.Ifyouwantyourdreamcometrue,workhardandsleepless.(要想梦成真，少睡多用功) Ittakestenyearstogrowtrees,butahundredtorearpeople.十年树木，百年树人。初生之犊不畏虎。A-day-oldpuppydoesn"tknowtobeafraidofthetiger.