1、骄兵必败 pride comes before a fall五十步笑百步 the pot calls the kettle black知足常乐 enough is as good as feast孤掌难鸣 two can play the game新官上任三把火 new broom sweeps clean纸包不住火水落石出 murder will out祸不单行 troubles never come singly患难显真情 a friend in need is a friend indeed失之毫厘，差之千里 a miss is as good as mile条条大路通罗马 all ro
2、ads lead to Rome好事不出门坏事传千里 bad news has wings情人眼里出西施 beauty lies in the lovers eyes一年之计在于春 a years plan stars with spring以眼还眼，以牙还牙 eye for eye,tooth for tooth入乡随俗 do as the Romans do己所不欲勿施于人 do as you would be done by公事公办 business on business善有善报 do well and have well眼不见心不烦 out of sight out of mind吃
3、一堑长一智 experience must be bought害人害己 harm set harm get集思广益 four eyes see more than two自助者天助 god helps those who help themselves活到老学到老 its never too old to learn贵人多忘事 great wits have short memory英雄所见略同 great minds think alike覆水难收 it is no use crying over spilt milk众口难调 it is hard to please all英雄是英雄，惺惺
4、相惜 like knows like路遥知马力，日久见人心 time tries all不告而别 To take French leave了如指掌 At ones fingertips噤若寒蝉 As mute as a fish视若无睹 to shut ones eyes against充耳不闻 to turn a deaf ear to临危不惧 to face the music烂醉如泥 to be dead drunk半斤八两 tweedledee and tweedledum海底捞针 to look for a needle in a haystack原形毕露 to show ones
5、colours欲速不达 more haste, less speed吹毛求疵 to pick holes in山穷水尽 to be at the end of ones rope改过自新 to turn over a new leaf铁石心肠 a stony heart笨手笨脚 to have a hand like a foot以德报怨 to return good for evil颠倒黑白 to talk black into white熟能生巧 practice makes perfect一帆风顺 plain sailing心宽体胖 laugh and grow fat勃然大怒 to f
6、ly into a rage轻举妄动 a leap in the dark名噪一时 to make a noise in the world不伦不类 neither fish nor flesh谨言慎行 to mind ones Ps and Qs徒劳无益 to flog a dead horse孤注一掷 to put all ones eggs in one basket混水摸鱼 to fish in troubled waters火上加油 to add fuel to the fire如履薄冰 to be on thin ice隔墙有耳 walls have ears趁热打铁 strike
7、 while the iron is hot沧海一粟 a drop in the ocean笑掉牙齿 to laugh off ones head猫哭老鼠 to shed crocodile tears捉襟见肘 to be out at elbows挥金如土 to spend money like water乱七八糟 at sixes and sevens三人行，必有我师焉。择其善者而从之，其不善者而该之。Among an three people walking, I will find something to learn for sure. Their good qualities ar
8、e to be followed, and their shortcomings are to be avoided.天行健，君子以自强不息。As Heavens movement is ever vigorous, so must a gentleman ceaselessly strive along.无为其所不为，无欲其所不欲，如此而已矣。Dont do what should not be done; dont desire what should not be desired. That is all.吾日三省吾身；为人谋而不忠乎？于朋友交而不信乎？传而不习乎？Every day I
9、 examine myself time and again: Have I been unfaithful in giving counsels to others? Have I been insincere in getting along with my friends? Have I failed to review what I have been taught?不闻不若闻之，闻之不若见之，见之不若知之，知之不若行之。学至于行之而止矣。It is better to hear a thing than not to hear it. Still better to see it;
10、still better to know it; still better to practice it. Practice is the final stage of learning.不知则问，不能则学，虽能必让，然后为德。It makes a moral man to ask for what he doesnt know, to learn what he cant do, and be restrained for what he is capable of.博学之，审问之，慎思之，明辨之，笃行之。有弗学，学之弗能无措也；有弗问，问之弗能弗措也；有弗思，思之弗能无措也；有弗辨，辨之弗
11、能无措也；有弗行，行之弗能无措也。Learn extensively, inquire thoroughly, ponder prudently, discriminate clearly, and practice devotedly. Do not learn, or learn till you grasp utterly. Do not inquire, or inquire till you understand thoroughly. Do not ponder, or ponder till you reach a conclusion. Do not discriminate
12、till the discrimination is attained. Do not practice or practice till the sincerity is offered. 多知而无亲，博学而无方，好多而无定者，君子不与。The gentleman does not agree with those who know too much but are close to nothing, or learn too broadly but without direction, or love too many but without fixed ones.合抱之木，生于毫末，九层之台，起于累土； 千里之行始于足下。A huge tree that fills ones arms grows from a tiny seedling; a nine-storied tower rises from a heap of earth; a thousand kilometer journey starts with the first step.
