1. 有一天晚上，匡衡躺在床上背白天读过的书。背着背着，突然看到东边的墙壁上透过来一线亮光。他嚯地站起来，走到墙壁边一看，啊！原来从壁缝里透过来的是邻居的灯光。于是，匡衡想了一个办法：他拿了一把小刀，把墙缝挖大了一些。这样，透过来的光亮也大了，他就凑着透进来的灯光，读起书来。

1. One evening, Kuang Heng lay in bed reciting the books he had read during the day. As he was reciting, he suddenly saw a ray of light shining through the eastern wall. He abruptly stood up and went to the wall, only to find out that the light was coming through the crack between the bricks. Kuang Heng thought of a solution: he took a small knife and widened the crack. As a result, more light came through, and he used the light that shone through to read his books.

2. 出笼的鸟儿难回，出口的话儿难收。

2. Once a bird is out of the cage, it's hard to bring it back, and once words are out of the mouth, they're hard to take back.

3. 只可劝人家圆，不可劝人家离。

3. You can only persuade people to reconcile, not to separate.

4. 耳闻不如目见，目见不如足践。

4. Hearing is not as good as seeing, and seeing is not as good as experiencing with one's own feet.

5. 一位伟人曾说，反复操练是非常必要的，你越多地将所学到的东西运用到实际生活中，他们就变得越自然。

5. A great person once said, "Repetition is very necessary; the more you apply what you have learned to real life, the more natural they become."

6. Relax! be patient and enjoy yourself learning foreign languages should be fun

6. Relax! Be patient and enjoy yourself—learning foreign languages should be fun.

7. 清晨不起早，误一天的事；幼年不勤学，误一生的事。

7. Not waking up early in the morning can mess up one's day; not studying diligently in one's youth can mess up one's whole life.

8. 罗马不是一天建起来的。更加努力地学习，更加勤奋地操练，你所付出的一切将会得到报答。

8. Rome was not built in a day. Work harder at your studies and be more diligent in your practice, and all your efforts will be rewarded.

9. 从善如登，从恶如崩。

9. To follow the good is like climbing a mountain, to follow the evil is like tumbling down a cliff.

10. 卖炭得钱何所营，身上衣裳口中食。

10. From selling charcoal, where does the money come from? It is used for clothes on my back and food in my mouth.

11. 两个人高高兴兴地起来，拿下壁上挂的剑，走出屋子，在熹微的晨光下舞起剑来。

11. Two people got up happily, took down the sword hanging on the wall, went out of the house, and started to practice swordsmanship under the faint morning light.

12. 逢人莫乱讲，逢事莫乱闯。

12. Do not talk nonsense when meeting people, and do not act recklessly when dealing with matters.

13. 近河莫枉费水，近山莫枉烧柴。

13. Do not waste water when near a river, do not waste firewood when near a mountain.

14. 宁可一日没钱使，不可一日坏行止。

14. It is better to have no money for a day than to have bad conduct for a day.

15. 牛角越长越弯，财主越大越贪。

15. The longer the horn of the ox, the more curved it is; the richer the master, the more greedy he becomes.

16. 只可救人起，不可拖人倒。

16. Only save people, never drag them down.

17. 刘琨年青的时候，有一个要好的朋友叫祖逖。在西晋初期，他们一起在司州（治所在今

17. Liu Kuan, when he was young, had a close friend named Zu Ti. In the early Western Jin Dynasty, they worked together in the office of the Supervisory Commandant of Shizhou (headquarters located in present-day)

18. 儿童相见不相识，笑问客从何处来。

18. When children meet, they do not recognize each other, smilingly they ask, "Where do you come from, guest?"

19. 一山出虎，百家猪死。

19. A mountain yields a tiger, a hundred households lose their pigs.

20. 食多伤胃，言多语失。

20. Eating too much harms the stomach, and talking too much leads to mistakes in speech.

21. 人老心不老，身穷志不穷。

21. Old in years but not in spirit, poor in body but not in will.

22. 世上无难事，只怕有心人。

22. There are no difficulties in the world, only people with determination.

23. 紧行无好步，慢尝得滋味。

23. Hurry brings no good step, and slow tasting yields true flavor.

24. 心要常操，身要长劳。

24. The mind should be constantly exercised, and the body should be kept constantly active.

25. 不是你比别人差，只是付出不够多。

25. It's not that you're worse than others, it's just that you haven't put in enough effort.

26. 笔落惊风雨，诗成泣鬼神。

26. The pen stirs up storms and rain, and the poem moves ghosts and gods to tears.

27. 一天夜里，他们睡得正香的时候，一阵鸡叫的声音，把祖逖惊醒了。祖逖往窗外一看，

27. One night, as they were sound asleep, a sound of roosters crowing startled Zu Ti. Zu Ti looked out the window and saw...

28. 多鸣之猫，捕鼠必少。

28. A cat that meows too much will catch fewer mice.

29. 12星星使天空绚烂夺目；知识使人增长才干。

29. The 12 stars make the sky resplendent; knowledge enhances one's abilities.

30. 乌云拦东，不下雨也有风。乱云天顶绞，风雨来不小。

30. Clouds block the east, no rain but there's wind. Chaotic clouds twist at the zenith, bringing significant wind and rain.

31. 灯不亮，要人拨；事不明，要人说。

31. When the lamp is not lit, someone has to light it; when a matter is unclear, someone has to explain it.

32. 不怕一万，就怕万一。

32. Better safe than sorry.

33. 车胤捉来萤火虫当读书用的灯，孙康就着雪地的反光读书学习，俩人都是刻苦读书的典范。

33. Chu Yìn caught fireflies to use as lamps for reading, while Sun Kang studied by reflecting light off the snowy ground, and both were exemplars of diligence in studying.

34. 长江不拒细流，泰山不择土石。

34. The Yangtze River does not reject the tiny streams, and Mount Tai does not discriminate against soil and stones.

35. 马看牙板，人看言行。

35. Horses are judged by their teeth, and people by their words and actions.

36. 歹马害群，臭柑豁筐。

36. A bad horse can spoil the whole stable, a rotten orange can burst the basket.

37. 听，这可不是坏声音呀。它在催我们起床了。”

37. Listen, this isn't a bad sound at all. It's urging us to wake up."

38. 不怕不识货，就怕货比货。

38. It's not about not knowing the goods; it's about comparing goods with goods.

39. 打一巴掌，给个甜枣。

39. Beat someone with one hand and give them a sweet date. (This idiom in English is not a direct translation, but it conveys a similar meaning of rewarding someone after a reprimand or punishment.)

40. 学好千日不足，学坏一日有余。

40. A good habit takes a thousand days to cultivate, but a bad habit can take root in just one day.

41. 眼睛不识宝，灵芝当蓬蒿。

41. Eyes cannot recognize treasures, lingzhi is treated as common reed grass.

42. 君子报仇，十年不晚。

42. A gentleman's revenge, it is never too late.

43. 穷人心肠好，富人心如刀。

43. The poor have kind hearts, while the rich have hearts like knives.

44. 志高品高，志下品下。

44. A person of high aspirations has high character, and a person of low aspirations has low character.