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爱屋及乌 Love me, love my dog。
百闻不如一见
Seeing is believing。
笨鸟先飞
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。
拆东墙补西墙
rob Peter to pay Paul
大开眼界
open one's eyes; broaden one's horizon; be aneye-opener
过犹不及
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，学到老
One is never too old to learn。
既往不咎
let bygones be bygones
金无足赤，人无完人
Gold can't be pure and man can't be perfect。
谋事在人，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。
赔了夫人又折兵
throw good money after bad
抛砖引玉
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
巧妇难为无米之炊
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，后事之师
Past experience, if not forgotten, is a guide forthe
future。
前人栽树，后人乘凉
One generation plants the trees in whose shadeanother
generation rests。
One
sows and another reaps。
塞翁失马，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。
说曹操，曹操到
Talk of the devil and he comes。
物以类聚，人以群分
Birds of a feather flock together。
望子成龙
hold high hopes for one's child
功夫不负有心人
Everything comes to him who waits。
好了伤疤忘了疼
once on shore, one prays no more
屋漏又逢连阴雨
Misfortunes never come singly. When it rains itpours。
有情人终成眷属
"Jack shall have Jill, all shall be well."
有钱能使鬼推磨
Money makes the mare go. Money talks。
有缘千里来相会
Separated as we are thousands of miles apart, we
cometogether as if by predestination。
冤家宜解不宜结
Better make friends than make enemies。
一言既出，驷马难追
A real man never goes back on his words。
纸上谈兵
be an armchair strategist
纸包不住火
Truth will come
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