1. 28entertain an angel unawares

1. Entertain an angel unaware

2. 7A burden of one's choice is not felt 爱挑的担子不嫌重。

2. 7A burden of one's own choosing is not heavy to bear.

3. 149Example is better then percept 说一遍，不如做一遍。

3. 149 Example is better than perception. It's better to do than to say.

4. 鱼儿出水跳，风雨就来到。

4. When fish leap out of the water, the storm arrives.

5. 90Business is business 公事公办。

5. Business is business, do business as it should be done.

6. 谚语 是一种熟语，是在群众中广泛流传的固定语句，用简单通俗的话语反映深刻的道理。英语谚语也将成为 英语学习 的重要内容， 世上没有十全的幸福。

6. Proverbs are a type of idiomatic expression, widely spread among the people, fixed sentences that reflect profound truths through simple and通俗 words. English proverbs will also become an important part of English learning. There is no perfect happiness in the world.

7. 18A fall into a pit, a gain in your wit 吃一堑，长一智。

7. 18 "A fall into a pit, a gain in your wit" translates to: "A fall into a pit, an increase in your wisdom."

8. 27A good book is a good friend 好书如挚友。

8. A good book is a good friend — A fine book is akin to an intimate friend.

9. 182Good medicine for health tastes bitter to the mouth 良药苦口利于博

9. 182 A good medicine for health tastes bitter to the mouth. (A proverb meaning that beneficial things often come with a price or are not always pleasant.)

10. You can't wear pants because of your belly

10. You cannot wear pants due to your belly.

11. When an Oolong dam is struck， it rains when it is not cloudy.

11. When an Oolong dam is struck, it rains when it is not cloudy.

12. Water does not excite, people do not excite

12. Water does not stir up, people do not stir up.

13. 84Better to ask the way than go astray 问路总比迷路好。

13. It's better to ask for directions than to get lost.

14. The fox will always show its tail, and the serpent will always put out its tongue

14. The fox will always show its tail, and the serpent will always stick out its tongue.

15. A thousand hammers make sharp tools, and a hundred times refine them into pure steel

15. A thousand hammers forge sharp tools, and a hundredfold refine them into pure steel.

16. Too much familiarity breeds contempt

16. Too much familiarity breeds contempt.

17. The south wind is only three. It will be cloudy after three days without rain.

17. The south wind is but three. It will be cloudy after three days without rain.

18. 83Better late than never 不怕慢，单怕站。

18. 83 Better late than never: It's better to be late than never. Don't be afraid of taking your time, just don't stand still.

19. 185Great hopes make great man 伟大的抱负造就伟大的人物。

19. Great hopes breed great men. Great aspirations make great individuals.

20. 56A man without money is no man at all

20. A man without money is a man of no account at all.

21. 23A friend without faults will never be found 没有十全十美的朋友。

21. A friend without faults will never be found. (Translation: There will never be a friend without flaws.)

22. 2A bad thing never dies 遗臭万年。

22. 2 A bad thing never dies — It is臭 for all eternity.

23. 230If you want knowledge, you must toil for it

23. 230 If you want knowledge, you must toil for it.

24. 蚂蚁搬家蛇过道，明日必有大雨到。

24. Ants moving home, a snake crossing the path, a heavy rain is sure to come tomorrow.

25. 113Doing is better than saying 与其挂在嘴上，不如落实在行动上。

25. 113 Doing is better than saying: It's better to put it into action than just talk about it.

26. 鸡进笼晚兆阴雨。

26. The late entry of chickens into the coop heralds overcast and rainy weather.

27. Who chatters to you, will chatter of you

27. Who talks to you will talk about you.

28. 166Fool's haste is no speed 欲速则不达。

28. A fool's haste is no speed. - Desire for speed leads to no achievement.

29. Rainy sky bright， no rain top light.

29. Bright sky under rain, no rain above the light.

30. Truth never grows old

30. Truth never ages

31. 132Even reckoning makes long friends 亲兄弟，明算账。

31. A fair account makes long friends. (Close relatives should have a clear and honest reckoning with each other.)

32. 久晴鹊噪雨，久雨鹊噪晴。

32. Long sunny weather, magpies chirp for rain; long rainy weather, magpies chirp for sunny skies.

33. Knowledge conquers ignorance forever

33. Knowledge conquers ignorance forever

34. 110Diamond cuts diamond 强中自有强中手。

34. 110 Diamond cuts diamond - The strong have their own strong competitors.

35. 细雨没久晴，大雨无久落。

35. Light rain doesn't last long after a clear sky, heavy rain doesn't last long after a downpour.

36. The sun is shining now， and we don't see each other for three days.

36. The sun is shining now, and we haven't seen each other for three days.

37. 15Adversity makes a man wise, not rich 逆境出人才。

37. Adversity makes a man wise, not rich. — Adversity brings out a person's wisdom, not wealth.

38. 有雨天边亮，无雨顶上光。

38. If it rains, the horizon is bright; if it doesn't rain, the top is shiny.

39. More file out fast saw, more knowledge

39. The more files you have, the faster the saw, the more knowledge.

40. 9Onw swallow does not make a summer

40. 9A single swallow does not make a summer.

41. To know oneself is true progress

41. Knowing oneself is true progress.

42. 180Good for good is natural, good for evil is manly 以德报德是常理，以德报怨大丈夫。

42. To repay kindness with kindness is natural, to repay malice with kindness is manly.

43. Time lost cannot be won again

43. Time lost cannot be regained.

44. This moment, that moment

44. This moment, that moment

45. 16Like father, like son

45. Like father, like son.

46. 171Fortune knocks once at least at every man's gate 风水轮流转。

46. "Fortune knocks at least once at every man's gate." - The wheel of fortune turns around.

47. Magpie branches shout， go out sunny day.

47. Crow branches shout, go out sunny day.

48. 雨水落雨三大碗，大河小河都要满。

48. Rainwater falls in three big bowls, both the great rivers and the small rivers will be full.

49. 165Fools grow without watering 朽木不可雕。

49. Fools grow without watering; rotten wood cannot be carved.

50. 191Greedy folks have long arms 心贪手长。

50. 191 Greedy people have long arms. (Literally: Greedy folks have long arms)

51. 239It is the first step that costs troublesome

51. 239 The first step is the one that costs trouble.

52. The boatman will not let the wind when the crops are not allowed

52. The boatman will not let the wind when the crops are not allowed.

53. It must be a fine day for sparrows to bark happily.

53. It must be a fine day for the sparrows to bark happily.

54. 206He is a wise man who speaks little 聪明不是挂在嘴上。

54. 206 A wise man speaks little. Wisdom is not something to be炫耀 on one's lips.

55. 13Among the blind the one-eyed man is king

55. 13 Among the blind, the one-eyed man is king.

56. 雨下黄昏头，明天是个大日头。

56. The rain falls at dusk, and tomorrow will be a sunny day.

57. 春雨满街流，收麦累死牛。

57. Spring rain fills the streets with flowing water, reaping wheat exhausts the cows to the point of near death.

58. 地瓜育苗早打谱，抓紧盘炕和挖坑。

58. Early planning for sweet potato seedling cultivation, seize the time for arranging the hotbeds and digging the pits.

59. Thunder before rain， rain and snow.

59. Thunder before rain, rain and snow.

60. Orchards are carefully managed， pruning and scraping to loosen the soil.

60. Orchards are carefully managed, involving pruning and scraping to loosen the soil.

61. 177Give a dog a bad name and hang him 众口铄金，积毁销骨。

61. 177 Give a dog a bad name and hang him: Words can destroy, accumulated vilification can erode the bones.

62. 有雨西风晴，无雨西风雨。

62. When it rains, there is west wind and clear skies; when it does not rain, there is west wind and rain.

63. If the casserole is not rammed, the wood will not be cut through

63. If the casserole is not compacted, the wood will not be cut through.

64. 鱼鳞天，不雨也风颠。

64. Fish scales sky, no rain and the wind is crazy.

65. 154First think and then speak 先想后说。

65. Think first and then speak.

66. 117Don't have too many irons in the fire 不要揽事过多。

66. 117 Don't have too many irons in the fire - Don't take on too many tasks or responsibilities at once.

67. 68As a man sows, so he shall reap

67. 68 As a man sows, so shall he reap.

68. There is a limit to my life and no end to knowledge

68. There is a limit to my life, but no end to knowledge.

69. 西南阵，单过也落三寸。

69. In the southwestern array, a single step is as wide as three inches.

70. you should not cast the first stone欲责他人，先思己过

70. You should not cast the first stone before you think of your own faults.

71. Early rain， late sunshine， late rain one day.

71. Early rain, late sunshine, and rain in the late afternoon.

72. 25A good beginning is half done 良好的开端是成功的一半。

72. A good beginning is half the battle. A good beginning is half done.

73. 220History repeats itself

73. History repeats itself

74. As long as you work hard, you can grind a pestle into a needle

74. As long as you work hard, you can grind a pestle into a needle.

75. 168Fools learn nothing from wise men, but wise men learn much from fools 愚者不学无术，

75. Fools learn nothing from wise men, but wise men learn much from fools. (The fool learns nothing from the wise, but the wise learn much from the fool.)

76. 120Don't put the cart before the horse 不要本末倒置。

76. 120 Don't put the cart before the horse - Don't do things in the wrong order; don't be hasty or put the wrong thing first.

77. 221Honesty is the best policy

77. 221 Honesty is the best policy.

78. 18The days of our years are three-score years and ten

78. 18 The days of our years are seventy years, or three-score years and ten.

79. 早晨天发红，海上警渔翁。

79. In the morning, the sky turns red, the fisherman on the sea is warned.

80. 17Where there is a will, there is a way

80. 17 Where there is a will, there is a way.