人生哲理(六)


新官上任三把火 a new broom sweeps clean
虚心使人进步，骄傲使人落后 Modesty helps one go forward,whereas conceit makes one lag behind
心想事成 May all your wishes come true
心照不宣 have a tacit understanding / give tacit consent/ tacit understanding
先入为主 First impressions are firmly entrenched
先下手为强 catch the ball before the bound
像热锅上的蚂蚁 like an ant on a hot pan
现身说法 warn people by taking oneself as an example
息事宁人 pour oil on troubled waters
喜忧参半 mingled hope and fear
循序渐进 step by step
一路平安/一路顺风 speed somebody on their way/ speed the parting guest
严于律己，宽以待人 be strict with oneself and lenient towards others
有情人终成眷属 Jack shall have Jill, all shall be well.
有钱能使鬼推磨 Money makes the mare go. / Money talks.
有勇无谋 use brawn rather than brain
有缘千里来相会 Separated as we are thousands of miles apart,we come together as if by predestination.
与时俱进 advance with times
以人为本 people-oriented/ people foremost
因材施教 teach students according to their aptitude
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./Would eye embrace a thousand miles? Go up, one flight.
欲速则不达 Haste does
not bring success.
英雄所见略同 Great minds think alike
冤家宜解不宜结 Better make friends than make enemies