1. 讨饭怕狗咬，秀才怕岁考。

1.乞讨时害怕狗咬，秀才害怕岁考。

2. lets get it straight 我们打开天窗说亮话吧

2. Let's get it straight; let's open the window and talk things out clearly.

3. A good beginning makes a good ending--善始者善终。

3. A good beginning makes a good ending -- A good start is half the battle.

4. Fish eat and jump, pigs bark

4. Fish eat and jump, pigs bark.

5. 三人同行，必有我师。

5. If three people walk together, there must be someone I can learn from.

6. Good and evil do as others do， and good and evil do as they please.

6. Good and evil act as others do, and good and evil act as they please.

7. Save meals and meals， and save time and space.

7. Save meals and food, and save time and space.

8. 食鱼要肥，食肉要瘦。

8. Fish should be fat, and meat should be lean.

9. A single flower does not make a spring--一花独放不是春，百花齐放春满园。

9. A single flower does not make a spring -- a single bloom does not signal the arrival of spring; only when all flowers bloom together does the garden overflow with the essence of spring.

10. A gentleman is grateful for his vengeance.

10. A gentleman is grateful for his revenge.

11. Sleeping people shout， but pretending to sleep is difficult.

11. Sleepy people shout, but feigning sleep is difficult.

12. 说人别说短，打人别打脸。

12. Don't talk about others' shortcomings, and don't hit them in the face.

13. No wind， no waves， no fish， no deep water.

13. No wind, no waves, no fish, no deep water.

14. 武官会杀，文官会刮。

14. Military officers can be killed, civil officers can be shaved.

15. Barking dogs seldom bite--吠犬不咬人。

15. Rarely do barking dogs bite--A barking dog rarely bites.

16. Shipping takes advantage of the wind and iron takes advantage of the fire.

16. Shipping takes advantage of the wind, and iron takes advantage of the fire.

17. Fishing is better than eating fish

17. Fishing is better than eating fish.

18. Children are what the mothers are--耳濡目染，身教言传。

18. Children are what their mothers are -- they are influenced by their mothers' words and actions, both by seeing and hearing.

19. Xiucai rebellion， not three years.

19. The Xiucai Rebellion, not three years.

20. One bite won't make a fat man， one step won't make it across the horizon.

20. One bite won't fatten a man, one step won't take him across the horizon.

21. Caution is the parent of safety--小心驶得万年船。

21. Caution is the parent of safety—Safety comes from careful driving.

22. Rain more in time and fire less afterwards.

22. Rain more in time and have less fire afterwards.

23. A straight foot is not afraid of a crooked shoe--身正不怕影子斜。

23. A straight foot is not afraid of a crooked shoe -- A person with a good character has no fear of criticism or faultfinding.

24. 团结一条心，黄土变成金。

24. United as one, the loess turns to gold.

25. A sound mind in a sound body--健全的精神寓于健康的身体。

25. A sound mind in a sound body--A healthy body houses a sound mind.

26. 细水长流，吃穿不愁。

26. A steady stream of water, never worrying about food and clothing.

27. Perseverance is failing nineteen times and succeeding the twentieth十九次失败，到第二十次获得成功，这就叫坚持。

27. Perseverance is defined as failing nineteen times and succeeding on the twentieth; this is what it means to be persistent.

28. Look for chicken along feathers， garlic along skins.

28. Look for chicken along feathers, garlic along skins.

29. No seedling， no ladle.

29. No seedling, no ladle.

30. No shuttle， no needle， no embroidery.

30. No shuttle, no needle, no embroidery.

31. All rivers run into sea--海纳百川。

31. All rivers run into the sea -- "The sea receives all rivers."

32. No doubt about the employer， no doubt about the suspect.

32. No doubt about the employer, no doubt about the suspect.

33. Military officers kill， civil officers scrape.

33. Military officers kill, civil officers scrape.

34. 十个钱要花，一个钱要省。

34. Ten cents should be spent, one cent should be saved.

35. 顺藤摸瓜，顺水求源。

35. Follow the vine to find the melon; follow the stream to find its source.