哀兵必胜                    An army burning with righteous       indignation is sure to win 哀鸿遍野                    a land swarming with famished refugees 矮个子里拔将军              choose the best person available 爱屋及乌                    love me ,love my dog 安居乐业                    live and work in peace and contentment 暗送秋波                    make secret(love) overtures to sb. 按下葫芦浮起瓢              solve one problem only to find another cropping up 八杆子打不着                far-fetched ; unrelated 八九不离十                  pretty close ; just right 白日做梦                  spin daydreams ; indulge in wishful thinking;be in a fool’s paradise 百足之虫，死而不僵          a centipede dies but never falls down ; old institutions die hard 百尺竿头，更进一步          make still further progress 百孔千疮                    afflicted with all ills 白马王子                    Mr.Right ; Prince Charming 白头偕老                    live in conjugal bliss to a ripe old age 百年大计，质量第一          A project vital and lasting importance calls for good quality 百闻不如一见                Seeing is believing 百折不饶                    be indomitable 摆龙门阵                    chat;gossip 拜读                        have the honor of reading 班门弄斧                    display one’s slight skill before an expert 搬起石头打自己的脚          pick up a stone only to drop it on one’s own feet 板上钉钉                   It’s final 半途而废                   give up half way 帮倒忙                     be more of a hindrance than a help 包罗万象                   all-embracing ; all-inclusive 包治百病                   gurantee to cure all diseases ; a cure-all 饱经风霜                   weather-beaten ; having experienced the hardships of life 本命年                     year of one’s birth ; birth year 笨鸟先飞                   A slow sparrow should make an early start 比上不足，比下有余          worse off than some , better off than many ; fall short of the best, but be better than the worst 不打不成交                 No discord , no concord 不到长城非好汉             He who has never been to the Great Wall is not a ture man . 不到黄河不死心             refuse to give up until all hope is gone 不登大雅之堂               not appeal to refined taste 不费吹灰之力               as easy as blowing off dust 不分清红皂白               indiscriminately 不敢越雷池一步             dare not go one step beyond the prescribed limit 不可同日而语               cannot be mentioned in the same breath 不入虎穴，焉得虎子         how can you catch tiger cubs without entering the tiger’s lair 蝉噪林愈静，鸟鸣山更幽     The forest is more peaceful while cicadas are chirping                            The mountain is more secluded while the birds are singing. 拆东墙补西墙               rob Peter to pay Paul 成事在人，谋事在天         Man proposes , God disposes 大路货                     popular goods of reliable quality 大事化小，小事化了         reduce a big trouble into a small one and a small one into nothing 大庭广众                   in public 大义灭亲                   place righteousness above family loyalty 独木不成林                 One tree does not make a forest. 独辟溪径                   blaze a new trail by oneself 个人自扫门前雪，莫管他人瓦上霜 hoe one’s own potatoes 功夫不负有心人             Where there is a will , there is a way 狗眼看人低                 be damned snobbish 好事不出门，恶事传千里     Good news never goes beyond the gate , while bad news spreads far and wide . 红颜薄命                   an ill-fated beauty 虎父无犬子                 A wise goose never lays a tame egg. 狡兔三窟                   Wily hare has three burrows 金无足赤，人无完人         Gold can’t be pure and man can’t be perfect . 近水楼台先得月             First come , first served ./A water-front pavilion gets the moonlight first-the advantage of being in a favored position. 九牛二虎之力               tremendous effort 久旱逢甘雨                 have a welcome rain after a long drought 君子之交淡如水             The friendship between gentlemen is as pure as crystal / A hedge between keeps friendship green 拦路虎                      stumbling block 礼尚往来                    Courtesy calls for reciprocity 临渊羡鱼，不如退而结网      It’s better to go back and make a net than to stand by the pond and long for fish . 留得青山在，不怕没柴烧      Where there is life , there is hope . 略备薄酒，不成敬意          I’m honored to prepare this small dinner to welcome you . 每逢佳节倍思亲              On festive occasions more than ever one thinks of one’s dear ones far away / It is on the festival occasions that one misses his dear most . 抛砖引玉                    a modest spur to induce others to come forward with valuable contributions ; throw a sprat to catch a whale 平时不烧香，临时抱佛脚      never burn incense when all is well , but clasp Buddha’s feet when in distress 千里共婵娟                  share the beauty of the moonlight , though a thousand mile away 巧妇难为无米之炊            The cleverest housewife can’t cook a meal without rice 人不为己，天诛地灭          everyone for himself and the devil take the hindmost 仁者见仁，智者见智          Different people have different views . 塞翁失马，焉知非福          Misfortune may be an actual blessing 三十而立                    A man should be independent at the age of thirty / At thirty , a man should be able to think for himself 山不在高，有仙则名          No matter how high the mountain is , its name will spread far and wide if there is a fairy 十年寒窗                    ten years of study in straitened circumstances 世上无难事，只要肯攀登      Where there is a will , there is a way 谁言寸草心，报得三春晖      Such kindness of warm sun , can’t be repaid by grass 天网恢恢，疏而不漏          Justice has a long arm 天无绝人之路                There is always a way out . 喜怒哀乐                    the gamut of human feeling 下逐客令                    show sb.the door 新官上任三把火              A new official applies strict measures ./A new broom sweeps clean 一方有难，八方支援          When disaster struck , help came from all sides 一言既出，驷马难追          A real man never goes back on his words ./What is said connot be unsaid 一衣带水                    a narrow strip of water 有情人终成眷属              Jack shall have Jill , and shall be well . 有朋自远方来，不亦乐乎？    Isn’t it a delight should friends come from afar ? 欲穷千里目，更上一层楼      Would you command a view of a thousand li?                             Climb yet one storey higher . 欲速则不达                  Haste does not bring success 鹬蚌相争，渔翁得利          When the snip and the calm grapple , it is the fisherman who stands to benefit . / Two dogs strive for a bone , and a third runs away with it . 诸葛亮会                   a meeting to pool the wisdom of the collective