All things are difficult before they are easy.
凡事必先难后易.
Nothing is impossible to a willing heart.
心之所愿,无事不成.
Where there is life, there is hope.
有生命必有希望.
百闻不如一见 Seeing is believing.
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
辞旧迎新 bid farewell to the old and usher in the new; ring out the old year and ring in the new
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
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.
脚踏实地 be down-to-earth
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.
马到成功 achieve immediate victory; win instant success
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.
弄巧成拙 be too smart by half; Cunning outwits itself.
抢得先机 take the preemptive opportunities
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
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.
世上无难事,只要肯攀登 Where there is a will, there is a way.
岁岁平安 Peace all year round
塞翁失马,焉知非福 Misfortune may be an actual blessing.
谁言寸草心,报得三春晖 Such kindness of warm sun, can′t be repaid by grass.
时不我待 Time and tide wait for no man.
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
天有不测风云 Anything unexpected may happen. a bolt from the blue
往事如风 The past has vanished (from memory) like wind.; What in past, is past.
无源之水,无本之木 water without a source, and a tree wiithout roots
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
像热锅上的蚂蚁 like an ant on a hot pan
循序渐进 step by step
一路平安,一路顺风 speed somebody on their way; speed the parting guest
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.
一言既出,驷马难追 A real man never goes back on his words.
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.
左右为难 between the devil and the deep blue sea; between the rock and the hard place
Nothing for nothing.
不费力气,一无所得.
Of nothing comes nothing.
无中不能生有.
He who makes no mistakes makes nothing.
不犯错误者一事无成.
Better say nothing than nothing to the purpose.
话不中肯,不如不说.
Nothing succeeds like success.
一事如意,万事顺利.
Nothing stake, nothing draw.
不顶千里浪,哪来万斤鱼.
Nothing is as good as it seems beforehand.
期待比现实更美好.
Nothing is given so freely as advice.
劝人最容易.
Nothing is so certain as the unexpected.
天有不测风云,人有旦夕祸福.
Nothing seek, nothing find.
无所求则无所获.
A little of every thing is nothing in the main.
每事浅尝辄止,事事都告无成.
A great ship asks deep waters.
大船要走深水.（蛟龙要在海中游.）
The best physicians are Dr. Diet, Dr. Quiet, and Dr. Merryman.
节食博士、精心博士、快乐博士,三人都是最好的医生.
He that once deceives is ever suspected.
骗人一次,受疑一世.
Empty wagons rattle loudest.
空车响声大.
Nothing so bad but might be a blessing.
塞翁失马,焉知非福.
A lazy youth, a lousy age.
少壮不努力,老大徒伤悲.
A good medicine tastes bitter.
良药苦口,忠言逆耳.
A friend is best found in adversity.
患难见真友.
A fall into the pit, a gain in your wit.
吃一堑,长一智.
A fair face may hide a foul heart.
人不可貌相.
What's in a name? That which we call a rose by any other name would smell as sweet.
名称有什么关系呢?玫瑰不叫玫瑰,依然芳香如故.——Shakespeare
There is but one step from the sublime to the ridiculous.
崇高与荒谬仅一步之遥.——Napoleon
