1. Hearing is false， seeing is true.

1. Hearing is false, seeing is true.

2. Woodworking should not be afraid of lines， lines will not deceive you.

2. Woodworking should not be afraid of lines; lines will not deceive you.

3. 染坊里染不出白布，阴沟里流不出清水。

3. You can't dye white cloth in a dye shop, nor can you get clear water from a drain.

4. First impressions are half the battle

4. First impressions are half the battle.

5. East or west, home is the best

5. East or west, home is the best.

6. A letter from home is a priceless treasure

6. A letter from home is an invaluable treasure.

7. 东奔西跑，还是家里好。

7. No matter how much running around one does, home is still the best.

8. Quick horses need not be whipped， drums need not be beaten heavily.

8. Quick horses need not be whipped; drums need not be beaten heavily.

9. Qiaokou said that the peak contains the first nod， soft hand to grasp the rock bow.

9. Qiaokou said that the peak contains the first node; with a soft hand, grasp the rock bow.

10. The layman Zagger， the layman shakes the box.

10. The layman Zagger, the layman shakes the box.

11. Don't buy a cow from a winemaker. It's too fat to eat grains.

11. Don't buy a cow from a winemaker. It's too fat to eat grains. Translation to English: 11. Don't purchase a cow from a winemaker. It's too fatty to consume grains.

12. 学习不日进则日退。

12. If one does not make progress in learning every day, they will regress daily.

13. If you don't walk ten thousand miles， you can't get iron footboards.

13. If you don't walk ten thousand miles, you can't acquire iron footboards.

14. Do not pull all your eggs in one basket

14. Don't put all your eggs in one basket.

15. 尚未悟透真法，铃声却使气闷。

15. Not yet understanding the true method, the bell sounds bring a feeling of闷气.

16. 哑姑娘的话娘知道。

16. The mother knows what the mute girl said.

17. 只有勤奋，应有尽有，若是懒散，一无所有。

17. Only through diligence can one have everything; if one is lazy, one will have nothing.

18. 不走万里路，哪来铁脚板。

18. If you don't walk ten thousand miles, how can you develop strong legs?

19. 不挑担子不知重，不生孩子肚不疼。

19. One doesn't know the weight of a load until one carries it, and one doesn't know the pain of childbirth until one gives birth.

20. It's better to go through it with your hands than with your ears.

20. It's better to go through it with your hands than with your ears.

21. Every disorder has its head， and every accident has its cause.

21. Every disorder has its source, and every accident has its cause.

22. 批注：“金玉其外，败絮其中”的有趣说法，非常形象生动。

22. Annotation: The interesting saying "Golden on the outside, rags within" is very vivid and expressive.

23. 饱汉子不知饿汉饥。

23. The well-fed man does not know the hunger of the hungry.

24. 手持胫骨号筒，不定都懂佛法。

24. Holding a shinbone horn in hand, one does not necessarily understand the Dharma.

25. Learning gets worse and worse.

25. Learning gets worse and worse.

26. 空想一百年，不值一文钱。

26. Daydreaming for a hundred years is worth no more than a handful of change.

27. 耳听为虚，眼见为实。

27. "What you hear is not always true, but what you see is real."

28. Beauty without virtue is a rose without fragrance

28. Beauty without virtue is like a rose without fragrance.

29. 批注：trigger，表示“引发”，可用cause, result in, lead to等替代。

29. Annotation: trigger, meaning "to trigger," can be substituted with words like cause, result in, or lead to.

30. 抓药三年会看病。

30. Three years of picking medicine will make one a doctor.

31. There is no gateway in the mountains and beggars can't afford it.

31. There is no gateway in the mountains, and beggars can't afford it.

32. 莫买酿酒女的牛，吃了酒糟多虚胖。

32. Don't buy the cow of the woman who brews wine; it becomes bloated and thin from eating too much lees.

33. Two rabbits were lost in the chase.

33. Two rabbits were lost during the chase.

34. Thousands of hammers make sharp tools， and all steels make pure steel.

34. Thousands of hammers forge sharp tools, and all steels produce pure steel.

35. He who rides donkeys knows not how to drive donkeys， but a full man knows not how hungry he is.

35. He who rides donkeys knows not how to drive donkeys, but a full man knows not how hungry he is.

36. Black and white should be distinguished， and the rope and lasso should be untied.

36. Black and white should be distinguished, and the rope and lasso should be undone.

37. Do not teach fish to swim

37. Do not teach fish to swim

38. Although the father's elder son， there are braver sons than his father.?>

38. Although he is the elder son of the father, there are braver sons than his father.

39. The rodents spread their wings at different times and show their teeth at different times.

39. The rodents spread their wings at different times and show their teeth at different times.

40. 巧口说来山峰含首点头，柔手抓来岩石弯腰鞠躬。

40. With a clever tongue, the peaks nod their heads, and with a gentle hand, the rocks bow and bow in respect.

41. A guest should suit the convenience of the host

41. A guest should accommodate the convenience of the host.

42. When the firewood is sharp， one knows whether the axe is right or not.

42. When the wood is sharp, one can tell if the axe is properly balanced or not.

43. Only when the sheep herder knows how to herd the sheep.

43. Only when the shepherd knows how to herd the sheep.

44. 远近走了知道，苦甜尝了知道。

44. It's known by those who have walked far and near, and by those who have tasted both bitter and sweet.

45. Fact is stranger than fiction

45. The fact is stranger than fiction.

46. 木工不要怕线条，线条不会哄骗你。

46. Woodworkers should not fear lines, as lines will not deceive you.

47. New houses were built by parents， and houses were demolished and sold in the age of children.

47. New houses were built by parents, and houses were demolished and sold in the children's age.

48. Flowers know the nature of flowers， birds know the sound of birds.

48. Flowers know the nature of flowers, birds know the sound of birds.

49. A needle has been inserted in the heart， and he is good at treating difficult diseases.

49. A needle has been inserted into the heart, and he is skilled at treating difficult diseases.

50. 父母在时修建新房，子女时代拆房卖梁。

50. When the parents are alive, they build a new house; when the children come of age, they tear down the house to sell the beams.

51. 听过不如看过，看过不如干过。

51. Seeing is better than hearing, and doing is better than seeing.

52. There are several Sutras in my stomach， and the articles are high and low.

52. There are several Sutras in my stomach, and the articles are of varying heights and depths.

53. 下河才知水深浅。

53. Only when you go down the river will you know how deep the water is.

54. No white cloth can be dyed in the dyeing shop， no clear water can flow in the sewer.

54. No white cloth can be dyed in the dyeing shop, no clear water can flow in the sewer.

55. 别把所有的蛋都放在一个篮子里。（不要孤注一掷。）

55. Don't put all your eggs in one basket. (Don't bet everything on one thing.)

56. An outsider is the master， and the master pushes the door.

56. An outsider is the master, and the master opens the door.

57. It’s never too old to learn 活到老，学到老。

57. It's never too old to learn – Live long and keep learning.

58. Sparrows eat grain when they land， and foxes steal chickens when they enter the house.

58. Sparrows eat grain when they land, and foxes steal chickens when they enter the house.

59. Clumsy birds have to start flying early

59. Clumsy birds have to start flying early

60. You don't have to go to India to learn. You can tell by closing the door.

60. You don't have to go to India to learn. You can tell by closing the door.

61. Far and near walk to know， bitter and sweet taste to know.

61. To know the far and the near, to know the bitter and the sweet.

62. Hope is in the sky， but Oda is in the sun.

62. Hope is in the sky, but Oda is in the sun.

63. 朝食三片姜，胜过人参汤。

63. Eating three slices of ginger for breakfast is better than a ginseng soup.

64. 批注：mother是经典的表示“原因”的比喻，…is the mother of…也是一个经典句型。比如failure is the mother ofsuccess

64. Annotation: "Mother" is a classic metaphor to represent "cause"… "is the mother of…" is also a classic sentence pattern. For example, failure is the mother of success.

65. 实践是打开理论宝库的钥匙。

65. Practice is the key to opening the treasure house of theory.

66. A hundred years of fantasy is not worth a penny.

66. A hundred years of fantasy is not worth a penny.

67. 小孩摔百跤，才能会走路。

67. A child must fall a hundred times before they learn to walk.

68. Easier said than done 说起来容易做起来难。

68. Easier said than done - It's easier to say than to do.

69. 骑驴不知赶驴苦，饱汉不知饿汉饥。

69. Those who ride donkeys do not know the hardship of driving them, and those who are full do not understand the hunger of the hungry.

70. Do not have too many irons in the fire

70. Do not have too many projects or tasks on the go at once.

71. 耳过干遍，不如手过一遍。

71. It's better to go over the ear once than to go over the hand once.

72. More hasty, less speed 欲速则不达。

72. More haste, less speed. (The more one desires to achieve something quickly, the less likely one is to succeed.)

73. 批注：where引导地点状语从句;运用了押韵，比如will和way。

73. Annotation: "where" introduces a place adverbial clause; uses alliteration, such as "will" and "way."