尺有所短,寸有所长
Sometimes a foot is too short and an inch is too long.
当局者迷,旁观者者清
Lookers-on see most of the qing dynasty
独木不成林
One tree doesn't make a forest
前事不忘,后事之师
Today is yesterday's pupil
The past,if not forgotten,can serve as a guide for the future
Lessons learned from the past can guide one in the future.
十年树木,百年树人
It takes ten years to grow trees but a hundred years to rear people."
玉不琢不成器
Gems unwrought can do nothing useful.
The more you beat iron the harder it grows.
冰冻三尺,非一日之寒
Rome wasn't built in a day
吃一堑,长一智
A fall into the pit,a gain in your wit.
初生牛犊不怕虎
The more wit,the less courage
磨刀不误砍柴工
Sharpening the axe will not interfere with the cutting of firewood.
曲不离口,拳不离手
practice boxing and singing all the time
The Boxer's fist must stick to its task,and the singer's mouth no rest must ask.
世上无难事,只怕有心人
Nothing in the world is difficult for one who sets his mind to/on it
行百里者半九十
To cover 90 percent of one's destined distance Brings the traveler no farther than the midway point.-
一叶障目,不见泰山
One eloud is enough
Cannot see the wood for the trees
众人拾柴火焰高
Many hands make light work
When everybody adds fuel the flames rise high.
尚未解决的:
书到用时方恨少
滴水之恩,当涌泉相报
一方水土养一方人