
1.Is it not a pleasure to frequently practice what you’ve learned?
学而时习之,不亦说(yuè)乎?
2.Is it a delight to have like-minded people coming from afar to visit you?
有朋自远方来,不亦乐(lè)乎?
3.Since you are here, you’d better be at ease.
既来之则安之。
4.In giving and receiving, man and woman must not touch.
男女授受不亲。
5.Where there’s a will, there’s a way.
有志者事竟成。
6.His efforts proved worthwhile.
功夫不负有心人。
7.God rewards the diligent.
天道酬勤。
8.No man can succeed without honesty.
人无信不立,业无信不兴。
9.At thirty, I was well established in society.
三十而立
10.At forty, I was no longer confused about the world.
四十而不惑
11.At fifty, I was clear about the mandate of the Heaven.
五十而知天命
12.At sixty, I could understand what I heard without feeling offended.
六十而耳顺
13.At seventy, I could follow my own inclinations without transgressing the norms.
七十而从心所欲,不逾矩。
14.A good name is better than riches.
声誉胜于财富。
15.Haste trips over its own heels.
忙易出错。
16.It takes two to make a quarrel.
一个巴掌拍不响。
17.single spark can start a prairie fire.
星星之火,可以燎原。
18.A friend in need is a friend indeed.
患难见真情。
19.Beware beginning.
以谨慎开始。
20.Don't trouble trouble till trouble troubles you.
麻烦没有来找你,不要去找麻烦。