俗语 Flashcards
know your enemy and yourself and you can fight a hundred battles without defeat
知己知彼,百战百胜
Lessons learned from the past can guide one in the future.
前事不忘,后事之师
you reap what you sow
种瓜得瓜,种豆得豆
learning by hand is better than learning by listening
身教胜于言教
habit becomes second nature
习惯成自然
a great teacher produces a brilliant student
名师出高徒
If the upper beam is not straight, the lower beam will also be crooked
上梁不正下梁歪
live until you are old and learn until you are old
活到老,学到老
like teacher, like pupil
有其师必有其徒
Read thousands of books and travel thousands of miles
读万卷书,行万里路
A journey of a thousand miles begins with a single step
千里之行,始于足下
no pain, no gain
吃得苦中苦,方为人上人
An apple a day keeps the doctor away
一天一苹果,医生远离我
He who does not advance loses ground.
逆水行舟,不进则退
different situations call for different action.
兵来将挡,水来土掩