51时不我待

Time and tide wait for no man。

 

52杀鸡用牛刀

use a steam-hammer to crack nuts

 

53实事求是

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

 

54说曹操，曹操到

speak of the devil

 

55实话实说

speak the plain truth；call a spade a spade； tell it as it is

 

56实践是检验真理的唯一标准

Practice is the sole criterion for testing truth。

 

57韬光养晦

hide one’s capacities and bide one’s time

 

58糖衣炮弹

sugar-coated bullets

 

59天有不测风云

Anything unexpected may happen。 a bolt from the blue

 

60团结就是力量

Unity is strength。

 

61跳进黄河洗不清

Even if one jumped into the Yellow River， one can not wash oneself clean - there’s nothing one can do to clear one’s name

 

62歪风邪气

unhealthy trends and vulgar practices

 

63物以类聚，人以群分

Birds of a feather flock together。

 

64望子成龙

hold high hopes for one’s child

 

 

65唯利是图

seek nothing but profits； be blind to all but one’s own interests

 

66无中生有

a sheer fabrication out of nothing； fabricate rumors out of thin air

 

67无风不起浪

There are no waves without wind。 Nothing comes of nothing。

 

68徇私枉法

twist the law to suit one’s own purpose

 

69新官上任三把火

a new broom sweeps clean

 

70蓄势待发

accumulate strength for a take-off

 

71心想事成

May all your wish come true

 

72心照不宣

have a tacit understanding； thoroughly understand each other， without having exchanged a word of explanation

 

73先入为主

First impressions are firmly entrenched。

 

74先下手为强

He who strikes first gains the advantage。

The best defense is offense。

 

75热锅上的蚂蚁

ants on a hot pan

 

76现身说法

warn people by taking oneself as an example

 

77息事宁人

pour oil on troubled waters； patch up a quarrel and reconcile the parties concerned

 

78循序渐进

proceed in an orderly way and step by step； advance gradually in due order

 

 

79严以律己，宽以待人

be strict with oneself and lenient with others

 

80有情人终成眷属

Jack shall have Jill， all shall be well。

 

81有钱能使鬼推磨

Money makes the mare go。/ Money talks。

 

82有识之士

a man of insight

 

83有勇无谋

bold but not crafty

 

84有缘千里来相会

Separated as we are thousands of miles apart， we come together as if by predestination。

 

85与时俱进

keep pace with the times

 

86以人为本

people-oriented

 

87因材施教

teach students according to their aptitude

 

88欲穷千里目，更上一层楼

to ascend another storey to see a thousand miles further； Ascend further， were you to look farther。

 

89欲速则不达

Haste makes waste。

More haste， less speed。

 

90优胜劣汰

survival of the fittest

 

91英雄所见略同

Great minds think alike。

 

92冤家宜解不宜结

Better make friends than make enemies。

93冤假错案

cases in which people were unjustly， falsely or wrongly charged or sentenced； unjust， false or wrong cases

 

94一言既出，驷马难追

A promise is a promise。

A real man never goes back on his words。

 

95招财进宝

bring in wealth and treasure

 

96债台高筑

become debt-ridden

 

97众矢之的

target of public criticism

 

98纸上谈兵

be an armchair strategist

 

99纸包不住火

You can’t wrap fire in paper。

What’s done by night appears by day。

 

100 左右为难

caught in a dilemma； between the devil and the deep blue sea