愛屋及烏 Love me, love my dog。
百聞不如一見 Seeing is believing。
笨鳥先飛 A slow sparrow should make an early start。
不以物喜,不以己悲 not pleased by external gains, not saddened bypersonnal losses
不打不成交 "No discord, no concord。
拆東墻補西墻 rob Peter to pay Paul
大開眼界 open one’s eyes; broaden one’s horizon; be aneye-opener
過猶不及 going too far is as bad as not going far enough; beyondis as wrong as falling short; too much is as bad as too little
活到老,學(xué)到老 One is never too old to learn。
既往不咎 let bygones be bygones
金無足赤,人無完人 Gold can’t be pure and man can’t be perfect。
謀事在人,成事在天 "The planning lies with man, the outcome withHeaven. / Man proposes, God disposes. "
弄巧成拙 be too smart by half; Cunning outwits itself。
賠了夫人又折兵 throw good money after
拋磚引玉 a modest spur to induce others to come forward withvaluable contributions; throw a sprat to catch a whale
破釜沉舟 cut off all means of retreat;burn one‘s own way of retreatand be determined to fight to the end
巧婦難為無米之炊 If you have no hand you can’t make a fist./ One can’tmake bricks without straw。
千里之行始于足下 a thousand-li journey begins with the first step--thehighest eminence is to be gained step by step
前事不忘,后事之師 Past experience, if not forgotten, is a guide forthe future。
前人栽樹,后人乘涼 One generation plants the trees in whose shadeanother generation rests。
One sows and another reaps。
塞翁失馬,焉知非福 Misfortune may be an actual blessing。
三十而立 "A man should be independent at the age of thirty。
四十不惑 Life begins at forty。
說曹操,曹操到 Talk of the devil and he comes。
物以類聚,人以群分 Birds of a feather flock together。
望子成龍 hold high hopes for one’s child
功夫不負(fù)有心人 Everything comes to him who waits。
好了傷疤忘了疼 once on shore, one prays no more
屋漏又逢連陰雨 Misfortunes never come singly. When it rains itpours。
有情人終成眷屬 "Jack shall have Jill, all shall be well."
有錢能使鬼推磨 Money makes the mare go. Money talks。
有緣千里來相會 Separated as we are thousands of miles apart, we cometogether as if by predestination。
冤家宜解不宜結(jié) Better make friends than make enemies。
一言既出,駟馬難追 A real man never goes back on his words。
紙上談兵 be an armchair strategist
紙包不住火 Truth will come to light sooner or later. |