中国经典谚语英文

中国经典谚语英文篇一

中国谚语的英文对照

1. 否定一切也就承认了一切

He who commences many things finishes but few.

黎明前最黑暗

The darkest hour is that before the dawn

结交好友，启迪心灵；结交坏人，败坏一生

The conpany of a good man is the light of the soul,of an evil man the poison of life . 真正的爱情之路从来不会是平坦的

The course of true love never did run smooth .

虚度年华谓之生存，奋斗不息才叫生活

Time wasted is existence,used is life.

失之东隅，收之桑榆

What we lose in hake we shall have in herring.

种瓜得瓜，种豆得豆

Whatsoever a man soweth ,that shall be also reap.

舍得鱼饵才能钓到大鱼

You must lose a fly to catch a trout.

从来没有树敌则永远不会有朋友

You've never made a friend if you've never made a foe.

不经历痛苦就不懂得幸福

He who has not tasted bitter doesn't konw what sweet is.

熟能生巧

Practice makes perfect.

言出必行

Practice what you preach.

老柴最好烧，老马最好骑

Old wood is best to burn,old horse to ride

水中可见己面，酒中可见人心

In water you may see your own face ,in wine,the heart of another.

知人者智，自知者明

He who knows others is learned ,and he who knows himself is wise.

逆境是通往顺境之路

Adversity often leads to prosperity.

赛翁失马,焉之非福

Afflictions are sometimes blessings in disguise.

少壮不努力,老大徒伤悲

A lazy youth ,a lousy age.

患难时的朋友才是真正的朋友

A friend in need is a firend indeed.

愚者千虑，必有一得

A fool's bolt may sometimes hit the mark.

蜡烛燃烧了自己，却照亮了别人

A candle lights others and consumes itself.

一朝被蛇咬，十年怕井绳

A burnt child dreads the fire.

勇敢者可能跌倒，但不会屈服

A brave man may fall ,but he cannot yield.

中国经典谚语英文篇二

中国经典谚语的英文表达

典谚语的英文表达

文化

盲目的 Love is blind.

青一块紫一块 be beaten black and blue

无获 No pains ,no gains.

只怕不做 Better late than never.

通 Blocks！

断，必受其患 He who hesitates is lost.

并不都是金子 All is not gold that glitters.

吵闹闹的生活（夫妻） lead a cat and dog life

银窝，不如自己的草窝。 East,west，home is best．

必挂幌子 Good wine needs no bush.

开端是成功的一半 Well begun is half done.

ink like a fish

里出西施 Love blinds a man to imperfections.

实践开始 Knowledge begins with practice.

接下气 out of breath

Day breaks;Day dawns.

由你 Believe it or not.

于空谈 Actions speak louder than words.

发明之母 Necessity is the mother of invention.

朵进，一只耳朵出 go in at one ear and out at the other

必有其子 Like father,like son.

着谁 No one is to blame for it.

一天学一天 Live and learn.

怪工具差 Bad workmen often blame their tools.

手 can’t bear to part with it / stand parting with it / putting it down (backng it aside

飞 the early bird catches the worn

册 make/create history

书 browse through/over some books be well/widely read

意 be not all rose

用 spare no expense

力 to the best of one's power

下 let alone

措 to be at a loss/at sea

庐 to be young and inexperienced/to be a green hand

思 be buried in thought

疵 find faults with/be particular about

然 purely by accident

脚 from head to foot

尾 from beginning to end

叶 to be crude and careless/to be carele

愚 still waters run deep

鸡 to be dumbstruck/dumbfounded

望 look around

心 be original

援 (all) on one's own

琴 to cast pearls before a swine/to play the lute to a cow

为 be aggressive

耳 Walls have ears.

办 Business is business.

见 stick to one's own opinion

看 look at sb differently/with new eyes/regard sb in a totally different li耻 be shamele

言 without complaint

足 to plant the lily/to draw a snake and add feet to it

梦 a dream/a fond dream

土 to spend money like water/dirt

新 turn over a new leaf

渝 hold on/out

石 as solid as a rock

斗 fight one's way

卖 buy cheap and sell dear

安 be restle

沛 be full of energy

友 fair-weather friend

生 a narrow escape

下 be commanding

山 to come/get to the point

阁 a castle in the air

荐 to offer to do sth./to volunteer one’s service 采 feel blue

下 go from bad to worse

击 beat around/about the bush

恙 safe and sound

人 be approachable

反 just on the contrary/just the opposite 处 to the point

簧 to have a smooth tongue

计 try every mean

城 to be extremely beautiful

中国经典谚语英文篇三

中国俗语的英文翻译

学号：1801110709 姓名：张帆

俗话说：兔子不吃窝边草；但俗话又说：近水楼台先得月。

A saying says that a man doesn't want anything within reach. But another saying says that the nearest person gets things first.

俗话说：宰相肚里能撑船；但俗话又说：有仇不报非君子。

A saying says that a great man can tolerate a lot. But another saying says that a noble man must avenge themselves.

俗话说：人不犯我，我不犯人；但俗话又说：先下手为强，后下手遭殃。

A saying says that one offends others only being offended. But another saying says that he who moves first will get the benefit, while the later one gets nothing.

俗话说：男子汉大丈夫，宁死不屈；但俗话又说：男子汉大丈夫，能屈能伸。

A saying says that a real man prefers dying to giving in. But another saying says that a real man can both be humble and noble.

俗话说：知无不言，言无不尽；但俗话又说：交浅勿言深，沉默是金。

A saying says that if you know something, you must say it; if you are going to say it, you must say all you know about it. But another saying says that you needn't talk too much of yourself to a common friend. Silence is gold.

俗话说：车到山前必有路；但俗话又说：不撞南墙不回头。

A saying says that anywhere you go, there is a way. But another saying says that one continues his road and never turns back until there is no way to go.

俗话说：条条大路通罗马；但俗话又说：一条道走到黑。

A saying says that every road leads to Rome. But another saying says that one sticks to the road which will not lead him to his destination.

俗话说：人多力量大；但俗话又说：人多嘴杂。

A saying says that more people, more strength. But another saying says that more people, more noises.

俗话说：买卖不成仁义在；但俗话又说：亲兄弟，明算账。

A saying says that we fail to make a deal, but we still have brotherhood. But another saying says that even between brothers, every cent should be clear.

俗话说：一个好汉三个帮；但俗话又说：靠人不如靠己。

A saying says that your success needs the help of others. But another saying says that it is better to depend on ourselves rather than others.

俗话说：人往高处走；但俗话又说：爬得高，摔得重。

A saying says that people always step towards higher place. But another saying says that the higher you climb, the heavier you hurt when you fall down.

俗话说：瘦死的骆驼比马大；但俗话又说：拔了毛的凤凰不如鸡。

A saying says that the poorest people in the upper class are richer than the richest people in the lower class. But another saying says that taken away the wealth, the rich are not superior to the poor.

俗话说：宁可玉碎，不为瓦全；但俗话又说：留得青山在，不怕没柴烧。

A saying says that one prefers being a jade that is broke to being a tile that is intact. But another saying says that as long as you have your true strength, it doesn't matter you have lost anything else.

俗话说：人不可貌相，海水不可斗量；但俗话又说：人靠衣裳马靠鞍。

A saying says that you can't judge one only by his appearance. But another saying says that a good suit can improve your impression.

俗话说：退一步海阔天空；但俗话又说：狭路相逢勇者胜。

A saying says that it is wise to make one step back. But another saying says that the braver one win the fight.

俗话说：三百六十行，行行出状元；但俗话又说：万般皆下品，惟有读书高。

A saying says that whatever you do, you can succeed. But another saying says that all walks of life are lowly; only the scholar stands high.

俗话说：书到用时方恨少；但俗话又说：百无一用是书生。

A saying says that you regret about the lack of knowledge only when you need it. But another saying says that scholars are useless.

俗话说：金钱不是万能的；但俗话又说：有钱能使鬼推磨。

A saying says that money is not almighty. But another saying says that money can talk.

俗话说：出淤泥而不染；但俗话又说：近朱者赤，近墨者黑。

A saying says that lotus is growing out of silt but is not stained by muddy water. But another saying says that you will be like what the others near you are like.

俗话说：贫贱不能移；但俗话又说：人贫志短，马瘦毛长。

A saying says that being poor and inferior cannot change our principle. But another saying says that poverty reduces people's aspiration.

俗话说：青出于蓝而胜于蓝；但俗话又说：姜还是老的辣。

A saying says that blue from indigo is deeper than its original color. But another saying says that the older are wiser.

中国经典谚语英文篇四

中国俗语的英文翻译)

无源之水,无本之木water without a source, and a tree wiithout roots

无中生有make/create something out of nothing

无风不起浪There are no waves without wind. There\\\'s no smoke without fire. 徇私枉法bend the law for the benefit of relatives or friends

新官上任三把火a new broom sweeps clean

虚心使人进步,骄傲使人落后Modesty helps one go forward, whereas conceit makes one lag behind.

蓄势而发accumulate strength for a take-off

心想事成May all your wish come true

心照不宣have a tacit understanding; give tacit consent; tacit understanding 先入为主First impressions are firmly entrenched.

先下手为强catch the ball before the bound

像热锅上的蚂蚁like an ant on a hot pan

现身说法warn people by taking oneself as an example

息事宁人pour oil on troubled waters

喜忧参半mingled hope and fear

循序渐进step by step

一路平安，一路顺风speed somebody on their way; speed the parting guest 严以律己,宽以待人be strict with oneself and lenient towards others 鱼米之乡a land of milk and honey

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.

有识之士people of vision

有勇无谋use brawn rather than brain

有缘千里来相会Separated as we are thousands of miles apart, we come together as if by predestination.

与时俱进advance with times

以人为本people oriented; people foremost

因材施教teach students according to their aptitude

欲穷千里目，更上一层楼"to ascend another storey to see a thousand miles further; Ascend further, were you to look farther; Would eye embrace a thousand miles? Go up, one flight."

欲速则不达Haste does not bring success.

优胜劣汰survival of the fittest

英雄所见略同Great minds think alike.

冤家宜解不宜结Better make friends than make enemies.

冤假错案"cases in which people were unjustly, falsely or wrongly charged or sentenced; unjust, false or wrong cases"

一言既出，驷马难追A real man never goes back on his words.

招财进宝Money and treasures will be plentiful

债台高筑become debt-ridden

致命要害Achilles\\\' heel

众矢之的target of public criticism

知己知彼,百战不殆Know the enemy and know yourself, and you can fight a hundred battles with no danger of defeat.

纸上谈兵be an armchair strategist

纸包不住火Truth will come to light sooner or later.

左右为难between the devil and the deep blue sea; between the rock and the hard place

前人栽树,后人乘凉One generation plants the trees in whose shade another generation rests.

前怕狼,后怕虎fear the wolf in front and the tiger behind/ hesitate in doing something

强龙难压地头蛇Even a dragon (from the outside) finds it hard to control a snake in its old haunt - Powerful outsiders can hardly afford to neglect local bull ies. 强强联手win-win co-operation

瑞雪兆丰年A timely snow promises a good harvest.

人之初,性本善Man\\\'s nature at birth is good.

人逢喜事精神爽Joy puts heart into a man.

人海战术huge-crowd strategy

世上无难事，只要肯攀登"Where there is a will, there is a way. "

世外桃源a fictitious land of peace away from the turmoil of the world; 死而后已until my heart stops beating

岁岁平安Peace all year round{中国经典谚语英文}.

上有天堂，下有苏杭"Just as there is paradise in heaven, ther are Suzhou and Hangzhou on earth."{中国经典谚语英文}.

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.

At thirty, a man should be able to think for himself."

升级换代updating and upgrading (of products)

四十不惑Life begins at forty.

谁言寸草心，报得三春晖"Such kindness of warm sun, can\\\'t be repaid by grass.

水涨船高When the river rises, the boat floats high.

时不我待Time and tide wait for no man.

杀鸡用牛刀break a butterfly on the wheel

实事求是seek truth from facts; be practical and realistic; be true to facts 说曹操,曹操到Talk of the devil and he comes.

实话实说speak the plain truth; call a spade a spade; tell it as it is

实践是检验真理的唯一标准Practice is the sole criterion for testing truth.

山不在高，有仙则名"No matter how high the mountain is, its name will spread far and wide if there is a fairy; "

韬光养晦hide one\\\'s capacities and bide one\\\'s time

糖衣炮弹sugar-coated bullets

天有不测风云Anything uneXPected may happen. a bolt from the blue 团结就是力量Unity is strength.

“跳进黄河洗不清”"eve if one jumped into the Yellow River, one can not wash oneself clean--there\\\'s nothing one can do to clear one\\\'s name "

歪风邪气unhealthy practices and evil phenomena

物以类聚，人以群分Birds of a feather flock together.

往事如风"The past has vanished (from memory) like wind.; What in past, is past."

望子成龙hold high hopes for one\\\'s child

屋漏又逢连阴雨Misfortunes never come singly. When it rains it pours. 文韬武略military eXPertise; military strategy

唯利是图draw water to one\\\'s mill

爱屋及乌Love me, love my dog.

百闻不如一见Seeing is believing.{中国经典谚语英文}.

比上不足，比下有余"worse off than some, better off than many; to fall short of the best, but be better than the worst

笨鸟先飞A slow sparrow should make an early start.

不眠之夜white night

不以物喜，不以己悲not pleased by external gains, not saddened by personnal losses

不遗余力spare no effort; go all out; do one\\\'s best

不打不成交"No discord, no concord.

拆东墙补西墙rob Peter to pay Paul

辞旧迎新bid farewell to the old and usher in the new; ring out the old year and ring in the new

大事化小，小事化了try first to make their mistake sound less serious and then to reduce it to nothing at all

大开眼界open one\\\'s eyes; broaden one\\\'s horizon; be an eye-opener 国泰民安The country flourishes and people live in peace

过犹不及going too far is as bad as not going far enough; beyond is as wrong as falling short; too much is as bad as too little

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

好事不出门，恶事传千里Good news never goes beyond the gate, while bad news spread far and wide.

和气生财Harmony brings wealth

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. 金玉满堂Treasures fill the home

脚踏实地be down-to-earth

脚踩两只船sit on the fence

君子之交淡如水the friendship between gentlemen is as pure as crystal; a hedge between keeps friendship green

老生常谈，陈词滥调cut and dried, cliché

礼尚往来Courtesy calls for reciprocity.

留得青山在，不怕没柴烧"Where there is life, there is hope."{中国经典谚语英文}.

马到成功achieve immediate victory; win instant success

名利双收gain in both fame and wealth

茅塞顿开be suddenly enlightened

没有规矩不成方圆Nothing can be accomplished without norms or standards. 每逢佳节倍思亲On festive occasions more than ever one thinks of one\\\'s dear ones far away.

It is on the festival occasions when one misses his dear most.

谋事在人，成事在天"The planning lies with man, the outcome with Heaven. / Man proposes, God disposes. "

弄巧成拙be too smart by half; Cunning outwits itself.

拿手好戏masterpiece

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 with valuable contributions; throw a sprat to catch a whale

破釜沉舟cut off all means of retreat;burn one„s own way of retreat and be determined to fight to the end

抢得先机take the preemptive opportunities

巧妇难为无米之炊If you have no hand you can\\\'t make a fist./ One can\\\'t make bricks without straw.

千里之行始于足下a thousand-li journey begins with the first step--the highest eminence is to be gained step by step

前事不忘,后事之师Past eXPerience, if not forgotten, is a guide for the future. 知己知彼,百战不殆;不知彼而知己,一胜一负;不知己不知彼,每战必殆。 Know the enemy and know yourself and you can fight a hundred battles with no danger of defeat.If you only know yourself, but not your opponent, you may win or may lose.If you know neither yourself nor your enemy, you will always endanger yourself.

中国经典谚语英文篇五

100个中国成语俗语的英文翻译

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01

爱屋及乌

Love me, love my dog.

02

百闻不如一见

One look is worth a thousand words.

Seeing is believing.

03

比上不足，比下有余

To fall short of the best, but be better than the worst.

04

笨鸟先飞

A slow sparrow should make an early start.

05

不遗余力

Spare no effort; go all out; do one's best.

06

不打不成交

No discord, no concord.

07

拆东墙补西墙

Rob Peter to pay Paul.

08

辞旧迎新

Bid farewell to the old and usher in the new.

09

大事化小，小事化了

Try first to make their mistake sound less serious and then to reduce it to nothing at all. 10

大开眼界

Broaden one's horizon; be an eye-opener.

11

国泰民安

The country flourishes and people live in peace.

12

过犹不及

Going beyond the limit is as bad as falling short; excess is just as bad as deficiency; too much is as bad as too little.

13

好了伤疤忘了疼

Once on shore, one prays no more.

14

好事不出门，坏事传千里

Bad news travels fast.

15

和气生财

Harmony brings wealth;

friendliness is conducive to business success.

16

活到老学到老

Never too old to learn.

17

既往不咎

Let bygones be bygones.

18

金无足赤，人无完人

There are spots even on the sun.

19

金玉满堂

Treasures fill the home.

20

脚踏实地

Be down-to-earth.

21

脚踩两只船

Sit on the fence; be a fence-sitter; have a foot in either camp.

22

君子之交淡如水

A hedge between keeps friendship green.

23

老生常谈，陈词滥调

Cut and dried; cliché

24

礼尚往来

Courtesy calls for reciprocity.

25

留得青山在，不怕没柴烧

Where there is life, there is hope.

26

马到成功

Achieve immediate victory; win instant success.

27

名利双收

Gain both fame and wealth.

28

茅塞顿开

Be suddenly enlightened.

29

没有规矩，不成方圆

Nothing can be accomplished without norms or standards.

30

每逢佳节倍思亲

On festive occasions more than ever one thinks of one's dear ones far away.

31

谋事在人，成事在天

Man proposes; God disposes.

32

弄巧成拙

Make a fool of oneself in trying to be smart.

33

赔了夫人又折兵

Suffer a double loss; lose the bait along with the fish.

34

抛砖引玉

A modest spur to induce others to come forward with valuable contributions; throw a sprat to catch a whale.

35

破釜沉舟

Cut off all means of retreat；burn one's own way of retreat and be determined to fight to the end.

36

抢得先机

Take the preemptive opportunities.

37

巧妇难为无米之炊

One can't make bricks without straw.

38

千里之行始于足下

A thousand-li journey begins with the first step--the highest eminence is to be gained step by step.

39

前事不忘，后事之师

Past experience, if not forgotten, is a guide for the future.

40

前怕狼，后怕虎

Fear wolves ahead and tigers behind; hesitate in doing something.

41

强龙难压地头蛇

The mighty dragon is no match for the native serpent.

42

瑞雪兆丰年

A fall of seasonal snow gives promise of a fruitful year.

43

人逢喜事精神爽

People are in high spirits when involved in happy events.

44

世上无难事，只怕有心人

Where there is a will, there is a way.

45

世外桃源

A retreat away from the turmoil of the world.

46

人之初，性本善

Humans are born good.

47

上有天堂，下有苏杭

Just as there is paradise in heaven, there are Suzhou and Hangzhou on earth

48

塞翁失马，焉知非福

A blessing in disguise;

Every cloud has a silver lining.

49

三十而立

A man should be independent at the age of thirty. /At thirty, a man should be able to think for himself.

50

水涨船高

A ship rises with the tide

51

时不我待

Time and tide wait for no man.

52

杀鸡用牛刀

Use a steam-hammer to crack nuts.

53

实事求是

Seek truth from facts; be practical and realistic; be true to facts.

54

说曹操，曹操到

Speak of the devil.

55

实话实说

Speak the plain truth; call a spade a spade; tell it as it is.

56

实践是检验真理的唯一标准

Practice is the sole criterion for testing truth.

57

韬光养晦

Hide one's capacities and bide one's time.

58

糖衣炮弹

Sugar-coated bullets.

59

天有不测风云

Anything unexpected may happen. a bolt from the blue.

60

团结就是力量

Unity is strength.

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跳进黄河洗不清

Even if one jumped into the Yellow River, one can not wash oneself clean - there's nothing one can do to clear one's name

62{中国经典谚语英文}.

歪风邪气

Unhealthy trends and vulgar practices.

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物以类聚，人以群分

Birds of a feather flock together.

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望子成龙

Hold high hopes for one's child.

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唯利是图

Seek nothing but profits; be blind to all but one's own interests.

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无中生有

A sheer fabrication out of nothing; fabricate rumors out of thin air.

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无风不起浪

There are no waves without wind. Nothing comes of nothing.

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徇私枉法

Twist the law to suit one's own purpose.

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中国经典谚语英文篇六

100个中国成语俗语的英文翻译

1.爱屋及乌.Love me, love my dog.

2.百闻不如一One look is worth a thousand words./Seeing is believing.

3.比上不足，比下有余to fall short of the best, but be better than the worst

4.笨鸟先飞A slow sparrow should make an early start.

5.不遗余力spare no effort; go all out; do one's best

6不打不成交No discord, no concord.

7拆东墙补西墙rob Peter to pay Paul

8辞旧迎新bid farewell to the old and usher in the new

9大事化小,小事化了

try first to make their mistake sound less serious and then to reduce it to nothing at all

10.大开眼界broaden one's horizon; be an eye-opener

11国泰民安the country flourishes and people live in peace

12过犹不及going beyond the limit is as bad as falling short; excess is just as bad as deficiency; too much is as bad as too little

13好了伤疤忘了疼once on shore, one prays no more

14好事不出门，坏事传千里Bad news travels fast.

15和气生财harmony brings wealth;/friendliness is conducive to business success

16活到老学到老never too old to learn

17既往不咎let bygones be bygones

18金无足赤，人无完人There are spots even on the sun.

19金玉满堂Treasures fill the home.

20脚踏实地be down-to-earth

21脚踩两只船sit on the fence; be a fence-sitter; have a foot in either camp

22君子之交淡如水A hedge between keeps friendship green.

23老生常谈，陈词滥调cut and dried; cliché

24礼尚往来Courtesy calls for reciprocity.

25留得青山在，不怕没柴烧Where there is life, there is hope.

26马到成功achieve immediate victory; win instant success

27名利双收gain both fame and wealth

28茅塞顿开be suddenly enlightened

29没有规矩，不成方圆Nothing can be accomplished without norms or standards.

30每逢佳节倍思亲On festive occasions more than ever one thinks of one's dear ones far away. 31谋事在人，成事在天Man proposes; God disposes.

32弄巧成拙make a fool of oneself in trying to be smart

33赔了夫人又折兵suffer a double loss; lose the bait along with the fish

34抛砖引玉a modest spur to induce others to come forward with valuable contributions; throw a sprat to catch a whale

35破釜沉舟cut off all means of retreat；burn one's own way of retreat and be determined to fight to the end

36抢得先机take the preemptive opportunities

37巧妇难为无米之炊One can't make bricks without straw.

38千里之行始于足下

a thousand-li journey begins with the first step--the highest eminence is to be gained step by step 39前事不忘，后事之师Past experience, if not forgotten, is a guide for the future.

40前怕狼，后怕虎fear wolves ahead and tigers behind； hesitate in doing something 41强龙难压地头蛇The mighty dragon is no match for the native serpent.

42瑞雪兆丰年A fall of seasonal snow gives promise of a fruitful year

43人逢喜事精神爽People are in high spirits when involved in happy events.

44世上无难事，只怕有心人Where there is a will, there is a way.

45世外桃源a retreat away from the turmoil of the world

46人之初，性本善Humans are born good.

47上有天堂下有苏杭Just as there is paradise in heaven, there are Suzhou and Hangzhou on earth 48塞翁失马，焉知非福a blessing in disguise;/Every cloud has a silver lining.

49三十而立A man should be independent at the age of thirty. /At thirty, a man should be able to think for himself.

50水涨船高A ship rises with the tide

51时不我待Time and tide wait for no man.

52杀鸡用牛刀use a steam-hammer to crack nuts

53实事求是seek truth from facts; be practical and realistic; be true to facts

54说曹操，曹操到speak of the devil

55实话实说speak the plain truth; call a spade a spade; tell it as it is

56实践是检验真理的唯一标准Practice is the sole criterion for testing truth.57

57韬光养晦hide one's capacities and bide one's time58

58糖衣炮弹sugar-coated bullets59

59天有不测风云Anything unexpected may happen. a bolt from the blue60

60团结就是力量Unity is strength.

61跳进黄河洗不清Even if one jumped into the Yellow River, one can not wash oneself clean - there's nothing one can do to clear one's name

62歪风邪气unhealthy trends and vulgar practices

63物以类聚，人以群分Birds of a feather flock together.

64望子成龙hold high hopes for one's child

65唯利是图seek nothing but profits; be blind to all but one's own interests