pull the chestnut out of fire.: J+ v7 ^# v1 o/ j
火中取栗。2 Z( n$ E) k! C- t! u D
put the cart before the horse.( K. A2 V. k; l" c
本末倒置。
2 `0 P9 B- w9 B) G# _9 V' | put your shoulder to the wheel.5 l4 i2 V& B% b) ~" w2 n. p
鼎力相助。
* h$ m" ^) _( S8 g reading enriches the mind.8 ~: y, l8 |6 v3 t; G
开卷有益。
5 I2 u( X! I; |% B1 s reading is to the mind while exercise to the body.. B) k7 f% m/ c' w% \2 X
读书健脑,运动强身。% ]* V* V. Z" ~: D, \: H; e Y
respect yourself, or no one else will respect you.0 }, n4 G9 N3 p' R) Z& j
要人尊敬,必须自重。# ~- D6 C6 h* ^. F4 s: @2 `$ P% G
rome is not built in a day.
6 Q8 E+ ^9 g3 X' w7 a! g 冰冻三尺,非一日之寒。( ^& ~- y6 ~8 q! M$ ?7 D
saying is one thing and doing another.
9 D1 K: x+ C8 c, W( M1 K 言行不一。( F ?: V- V C) @; D
seeing is believing.& D3 m* Y D! d1 F
眼见为实。1 a" `6 w" }1 p: ~1 c) u
seek the truth from facts.
" ^/ ~' E/ b3 @+ D* H' q' n8 U) z 实事求是。) h9 l* H! i. \
send a wise man on an errand, and say nothing to him.; J: S" y# j, c# C- `0 z4 x
智者当差,不用交代。
% W' z+ C. u7 h: |) @ set a thief to catch a thief.
- a9 _: S; N4 s/ Y- X* E$ n/ O, s 以贼捉贼。2 M- T7 T* K" ?, p7 e
short accounts make long friends.
/ h; S. {' [2 F$ L4 n 好朋友勤算账。
% z/ o) b! ^* A; C8 E9 t something is better than nothing.
) ?% w% [/ o. V. }' W r' i3 E 聊胜于无。 |