英語中常見的俗語英語中常見的俗語學如逆水行舟，不進則退。learningislikesailingagainstthecurrent;ifyoudon'tadvance,youwillretreat.常在有時思無時，莫到無時想有時。sometimesithinkaboutitallthetime,butsometimesidon'tthinkaboutitallthetime.臉皮遮攔，肚里幫尖。facecovered,stomachtip.見人說人話，見鬼說鬼話。seepeopletalkandghoststalk.肚里沒水水，輕狂哄鬼鬼。there'snowaterinmystomach.i'mcrazyaboutghostsandghosts.兒大不由爺，女大不由娘。childrencan'thelptheirfather,butwomencan'thelptheirmother.人怕老來窮，苗怕鉆心蟲。peopleareafraidofoldageandpoverty,butseedlingsareafraidofborers.三分靠教，七分靠學。threepointsdependonteachingandsevenpointsonlearning.世上無難事，只怕有心人。nothingisdifficultifyouputyourheartintoit.有志不在年高，無志空長百歲。theambitionisnottobeold,buttobeahundredyearsold.與有肝膽人共事，從無字句處讀書。workwithcourageouspeopleandreadfromwordlesssentences.一寸光陰一寸金，寸金難買寸光陰。aninchoftimeandaninchofgoldmakeitdifficulttobuyaninchoftime.從小差一歲，到老不同年。fromoneyearaparttodifferentyearsold.路是走近的，經驗是積累的。theroadisapproaching,andexperienceisaccumulated.缺個玉米塞個豆，拔棵蘿卜栽棵蔥。lackacornstuffedwithbeans,pulluparadishandgrowonions.江山易改，本性難移。riversandmountainsareeasytochange,butnatureishardtochange.不怕事情難，就怕不耐煩。ifyouarenotafraidofdifficulties,youareafraidofimpatience.善學者，假人之長以補其短。agoodscholarisadummytomakeupforhisshortcomings.莫看江面平如鏡，要看水底萬丈深。don'tlookattheriverasflatasamirror,butatthebottomofthewater.撐死膽大的人，餓死膽小的鬼。supportstheboldperson,starvesthecowardlyghost.不怕家里窮，只怕出懶蟲。theyarenotafraidofbeingpoorathome,butofbeinglazy.人橫有道理，馬橫有韁繩。ahorsehasareins.東西越用越少，學問越學越多。thelessthingsyouuse,themoreyoulearn.不怕不識貨，只怕貨比貨。notafraidofnotknowingthegoods,butafraidofcomparingthegoods.練到老，唱到老，學到八十不算老。it'snottoooldtopractice,tosingandtolearneighty.君子報仇，十年不晚。itisnottoolateforagentlemantorevenge.雙手是活寶，一世用不了。handsarealivingtreasurethatwillneverbeusedforalifetime.寧吃開眉粥，不吃皺眉飯。bettereatporridgewithopeneyebrowsthanfrownrice.鳥往明處飛，人往高處去。birdsflytotheopen,peoplegotothehigh.知不足者好學，恥下問者自滿。hewhoknowsnotenoughisfondoflearning,andhewhoasksshameiscomplacent.學在苦中求，藝在勤中練。learninpain,andpracticeindiligence.飽帶饑糧，晴帶雨傘。fullofhunger,sunnywithumbrella.樹老根子深，人老骨頭硬。theoldrootsoftreesaredeep,buttheoldbonesofmenarehard.打虎要力，捉猴要智。fightingtigersrequiresstrengthandcatchingmonkeysrequireswisdom.魚在水中不知水，人在風中不知風。fishdonotknowwaterinwater,butmandoesnotknowwindinwind.滴水成河，粒米成籮。dropsofwatermakeriversandgrainsmakebarrels.立身以立學為先，立學以讀書為本。settingupone'sownstudyisthefirst,andstudyingisthefoundation.珍寶丟失了還可以找到，時間丟失了永遠找不到。Ifthetreasureislost,itcanbefound.Iftimeislost,itwillneverbefound.交人交心，澆花澆根。Makefriends,wateringflowersandroots.夏至冬風搖，麥子坐水牢。Windinthesummersolsticeandwinter,wheatinawaterjail.經常打打預防針，體內駐了防疫軍。Theywereoftenvaccinatedandtheepidemicpreventionarmywasstationedintheirbodies.君子喻于義，小人喻于利。Thegentlemanknowswhatisright;themeanpersonkeepshismindonlyongains.千日造船，一日過江。Shipbuildinginathousanddaysandrivercrossinginoneday.有則改之，無則加勉。Ifthereisone,itwillbechanged;ifthereisnone,itwillbeencouraged.數子十過，不如獎子一長。Alongprizeisbetterthanten.一只雞蛋吃不飽，一身臭名背到老。Aneggisnotenoughtoeat,anditisnotoriousallthetime.人過留名，雁過留聲。Peopleleavetheirnames,geeseleavetheirvoices.從小愛勞動，老來藥不用。Lovetoworkfromchildhood,oldmedicineisnotused.寧可折斷骨頭，不可背棄信念。Betterbreakabonethanbetrayfaith.不喝隔夜茶，不飲過量酒。Donotdrinkovernighttea,donotdrinkexcessivealcohol.好酒不過量，好菜不過食。Goodwineisnotenough,goodfoodisnotenough.若要身體壯，飯菜嚼成漿。Ifyouwanttobestrong,chewthefoodintopulp.美食不可盡用，貪吃使人生病。Gourmetfoodcannotbeusedup,greedmakespeoplesick.人到四十五，還是出山虎。Whenpeoplereachforty-five,theystillgooutofthemountaintiger.常洗衣裳常洗澡，常曬被褥疾病少。Frequentlywashclothes,oftenbathe,oftensunbeddingdiseaseless.不吸煙，不吃酒，病魔見了繞道走。Nosmoking,nodrinking,thediseasesawadetour.路是人開的，樹是人栽的。Theroadisopenedbyman,andthetreeisplantedbyman.學文化，從字母開始;講文明，從小事做起。Learningculturestartswithletters,stressingcivilizationanddoingsmallthings.一人傳虛，百人傳實。Onepersontellsthetruth,onehundredpeopletellthetruth.九里雪大，伏里雨大。Ninemilesissnowyanditrainsheavily.路是走熟的，事是做順的。Theroadisfamiliarandeverythinggoessmoothly.飯菜清淡，身體強健。Thefoodislightandthebodyisstrong.人望高處走，水向低處流。Peoplelookupandwaterflowsdown.寧可無肉，不可無豆。Betterwithoutmeatthanwithoutbeans.頭對風，暖烘烘;腳對風，請郎中。Headtowind,warmandbaking;feettowind,pleaseLangzhong.蘿卜就開茶，餓掉大夫牙。Theradishmakesteaandstarvesthedoctor'steeth.預防腸胃病，吃喝要干凈。Topreventgastrointestinaldiseases,eatanddrinkclean.酒多傷人，色多傷身。Winehurtsmorepeoplethancolor.不見高山，那知平地。Nomountains,noplains.喝開水、吃熱飯，身體健康無病害。Drinkboiledwaterandeathotmeals,healthyanddisease-free.不怕不識貨，就怕貨比貨。Ifyouareafraidofnotknowingthegoods,youareafraidofcomparingthem.路遙知馬力，日久見人心。LuYaoyaoknowshorsepower,andhasseenpeople'sheartsandmindsforalongtime.把握一個今天，勝似兩個明天。Onetodayisbetterthantwotomorrows.什么都缺別缺錢，什么都有別有病。Everythingisshortofmoney,everythingisdifferent.養兒防老，積谷防荒。Raisechildrenandpreventoldage,accumulategr