考研英语丨知识积累之100个常用谚语

　　18.和气生财Harmony brings wealth.

　　19.活到老学到老One is never too old to learn.

　　20.既往不咎 let bygones be bygones

　　21.金无足赤人无完人Gold can't be pure and man can't be perfect.

　　22.金玉满堂 Treasures fill the home.

　　23.脚踏实地be down-to-earth

　　24.脚踩两只船sit on the fence

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

　　26.老生常谈,陈词滥调cut and dried,

　　27.礼尚往来 Courtesy calls for reciprocity.

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

　　29.马到成功 achieve immediate victory; win instant success

　　30.名利双收gain in both fame and wealth

　　31.茅塞顿开be suddenly enlightened

　　32.没有规矩不成方圆?Nothing can be accomplished without norms or standards.

　　33.每逢佳节倍思亲It is on the festival occasions when one misses his dear most.

　　34.谋事在人成事在天Man proposes, Goddisposes.

　　35.弄巧成拙 be too smart by half; Cunningoutwits itself

　　36.拿手好戏masterpiece

　　37.赔了夫人又折兵 throw good money after bad

　　38.抛砖引玉 a modest spur to induce others tocome forward with valuable contributions; throw asprat to catch a whale

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

　　40.抢得先机 take the preemptive opportunities

　　41.巧妇难为无米之炊If you have no hand you can't make a fist. One can't make bricks withoutstraw.

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

　　43.前事不忘后事之师 Past experience, if notforgotten, is a guide for the future.

　　44.前人栽树后人乘凉 One generation plants the trees in whoseshade another generation rests.One sows andanother reaps.

　　45.前怕狼后怕虎 fear the wolf in front and the tiger behind hesitate in doing something

　　46.强龙难压地头蛇Even a dragon (from the outside) finds it hard to control a snake in its oldhaunt - Powerful outsiders can hardly afford toneglect local bullies.

　　47.强强联手 win-win co-operation

　　48.瑞雪兆丰年A timely snow promises a goodharvest.

　　49.人之初性本善 Man's nature at birth is good.

　　50.人逢喜事精神爽Joy puts heart into a man.

　　51.人海战术 huge-crowd strategy

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

　　53.世外桃源a fictitious land of peace away from the turmoil of the world;

　　54.死而后E until my heart stops beating

　　55.岁岁平安 Peace all year round.

　　56.上有天堂下有苏杭Just as there is paradise in heaven, ther are Suzhou and Hangzhou on earth

　　57.塞翁失马焉知非福Misfortune may be an actual blessing.

　　58.三十而立A man should be independent at the age of thirty.At thirty, a man should be able tothink for himself.

　　59.升级换代 updating and upgrading (ofproducts)

　　60.四十不惑 Life begins at forty.

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

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

　　63.时不我待Time and tide wait for no man.

　　64.杀鸡用牛刀break a butterfly on the wheel

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

　　66.说曹操,曹操到Talk of the devil and he comes.

　　67.实话c说speak the plain truth; call a spadea spade; tell it as it is

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

　　69.山不在高,有仙则名'No matter how high the mountain is, its name will spread far and wide ifthere is a fairy;'

　　70.韬光养晦hide one's capacities and bide one's time

　　71.糖衣炮弹sugar-coated bullets

　　72.天有不测风云Anything unexpected may happen. a bolt from the blue

　　73.团结就是力量Unity is strength.

　　74. "跳进黄河洗不清” 'eve if one jumped into the Yellow River, one can not wash oneselfclean--there's nothing one can do to clear one'sname

　　75.歪风邪气unhealthy practices and evilphenomena

　　76.物以类聚,人以群分Birds of a feather flocktogether.

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

　　78.望子成龙hold high hopes for one's child

　　79.屋漏又逢连阴雨Misfortunes never come singly. When it rains it pours.

　　80.文韬武略military expertise; military strategy

　　81.唯利是图draw water to one's mill

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

　　83.无中生有make create something out of nothing

　　84.无风不起浪There are no waves without wind. There's no smoke without fire.

　　85.徇私r法bend thelaw for the benefit of relatives or friends

　　86.新官上任三把火a new broom sweeps clean

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

　　88. 蓄势而发accumulate strength for a take-off

　　89.心想事成May all your wish come true

　　90.心照不宣have a tacit understanding; givetacit consent; tacit understanding

　　91.先入为主First impressions are firmly entrenched.

　　92.先下手为强catch the ball before the bound

　　93.像热锅上的蚂蚁like an ant on a hot pan

　　94.现身说法warn people by taking oneself as anexample

　　95.息事宁人pour oil on troubled waters

　　96.喜忧参半mingled hope and fear

　　97.循序渐进step by step

　　98.一路平安,一路顺风speed somebody on their way; speed the parting guest

　　99.严以律己,宽以待人be strict with oneself and lenient towards others

　　100.以人为本people oriented; people foremost