exhale考研英语万能谚语

2.

百闻不如一见

Seeing is believing.

4.

笨鸟先飞

A slow sparrow should make an early start.

5.

不眠之夜

white night

7.

不遗余力

spare no effort; go all out; do one's best

8.

不打不成交

No discord, no concord.

12.

大开眼界

open one's eyes; broaden one's horizon; be an eye- opener

13.

国泰民安

The country flourishes and people live in peace

14.

过犹不及

going too far is as bad as not going far enough; beyond is

as wrong as falling short; too much is as bad as too little

15.

功夫不负有心人

Everything comes to him who waits.

17.

好事不出门恶事传千里

Good

news

never

goes

beyond

the

gate,

while

bad

news spread far and wide.

19.

活到老学到老

One is never too old to learn.

21.

金无足赤人无完人

Gold can't be pure and man can't be perfect.

23.

脚踏实地

be down- to-earth

24.

脚踩两只船

sit on the fence

26.

老生常谈陈词滥调

cut and dried, clich

é

27.

礼尚往来

Courtesy calls for reciprocity.

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.

35.

弄巧成拙

be too smart by half; Cunning outwits itself

36.

拿手好戏

masterpiece

38.

抛砖引玉

a

modest

spur

to

induce

others

to

come

forward

with

valuable

contributions; throw a sprat 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 to fight to the end

40.

抢得先机

take the preemptive opportunities

42.

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

43.

前事不忘后事之师

Past experience, if not forgotten, is a guide for

the

future.

44.

前人栽树后人乘凉

One

generation

plants

the

trees

in

whose

shade another generation sows and another reaps.

45.

前怕狼后怕虎

fear the wolf in front and the tiger behind hesitate in

doing something

47.

强强联手

win-win co-operation

48.

瑞雪兆丰年

A timely snow promises a good harvest.

52.

世上无难事只要肯攀登

Where there is a will, there is a way.

59.

升级换代

updating and upgrading (of products)

61.

谁言寸草心报得三春晖

Such kindness of warm sun, can't be repaid by

grass..

63.

时不我待

Time and tide wait for no man.

65.

实事求是

seek truth from facts; be practical and realistic; be true

to facts .

67.

实话实说

speak the plain truth; call a spade a 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.

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.

75.

歪风邪气

unhealthy practices and evil phenomena

76.

物以类聚，人以群分

Birds of a feather flock together.

79.

屋漏又逢连阴雨

Misfortunes

never

come

singly.

When

it

rains

it

pours.

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.

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

90.

心照不宣

have a tacit understanding; give tacit 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

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

.

103.

有识之士

people of vision

104.

有勇无谋

use brawn rather than brain

106.

与时俱进

advance with times

107.

以人为本

people oriented; people foremost

108.

因材施教

teach students according to their aptitude

110.

欲速则不达

Haste does not bring success.

111.

优胜劣汰

survival of the fittest

.

115.

一言既出，驷马难追

A real man never goes back on his words.

118.

致命要害

Achilles' heel