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熟能生巧，多练几次吧。

Shúnéngshēngqiǎo, duō liàn jǐcì ba.

Practice makes perfect, so try a few more times.
熟读《唐诗三百首》，不会吟诗也会吟

shúdú《Tángshīsānbǎishǒu》, búhuì yínshī yě huì yín

read the Three Hundred Tang Poems until you know them well, and even if you can't compose poetry you will be able to
熟读王叔和，不如临症多

shúdú Wáng shū hé, bùrú línzhèng duō

reading Wang Shuhe thoroughly is not as good as seeing many patients
熟透了的藕，眼儿多

shútòule de ǒu, yǎn ér duō

a fully ripe lotus root: many holes
熬了一夜，大家都无精打采。

Áole yí yè, dàjiā dōu wújīngdǎcǎi.

After staying up all night, everyone looked washed out.
熬夜以后，我的脑子很迟钝。

Áoyè yǐhòu, wǒ de nǎozi hěn chídùn.

After staying up late, my mind is very sluggish.
熬夜会打乱作息时间。

Áoyè huì dǎluàn zuòxīshíjiān.

Staying up late will throw off your daily routine.
熬夜会让生物钟紊乱。

Áoyè huì ràng shēngwùzhōng wěnluàn.

Staying up late throws your body clock into disorder.
熬夜太多也会影响生育。

Áoyè tài duō yě huì yǐngxiǎng shēngyù.

Staying up late too often can also affect fertility.
熬夜太多，生物钟都紊乱了。

Áoyè tài duō, shēngwùzhōng dōu wěnluànle.

Staying up too late has thrown my body clock into disorder.
熬夜对身体不好。

Áoyè duì shēntǐ bù hǎo.

Staying up is bad for your body.
熬夜对身体是一种慢性毒药。

Áoyè duì shēntǐ shì yìzhǒng mànxìng dúyào.

Staying up late is a slow poison for the body.
熬夜时别靠兴奋剂撑着。

Áoyè shí bié kào xīngfènjì chēngzhe.

Don't rely on stimulants to get you through a late night.
熬夜是一种不良习惯。

Áoyè shì yìzhǒng bùliáng xíguàn.

Staying up late is a bad habit.
熬夜是他生病的罪魁祸首。

Áoyè shì tā shēngbìng de zuìkuíhuòshǒu.

Staying up late is the main reason he got sick.
熬过冬就是夏

áo guòdōng jiùshì xià

Get through the winter and summer comes
燃油表坏了。

Rányóu biǎo huàile.

The fuel gauge is broken.
燕子不大飞千里

yànzi bú dà fēi qiānlǐ

though the swallow is small, it flies a thousand miles
燕子在屋檐下建了巢穴。

Yànzi zài wūyán xià jiànle cháoxué.

The swallows built a nest under the eaves.
燕子在屋檐下搭了一个窝。

Yànzi zài wūyán xià dāle yí gè wō.

The swallows built a nest under the eaves.
燕子在迁移。

Yànzi zài qiānyí.

The swallows are migrating.
燕子的尾巴,两股叉

yànzi de wěiba,liǎng gǔ chā

a swallow's tail: two forks
燕子飞得非常快。

Yànzi fēi de fēicháng kuài.

A swallow flies very swiftly.
燕雀安知鸿鹄志

yànquè'ānzhīhónghúzhì

how could a sparrow know the ambitions of a swan
爆炒鹅卵石，不进油盐

bàochǎo éluǎnshí, bú jìn yóu yán

stir-frying pebbles over high heat: oil and salt won't go in
爆炸声震动了整个小区。

Bàozhà shēng zhèndòngle zhěnggè xiǎoqū.

The sound of the explosion shook the whole neighborhood.
爆炸是由什么导致的呢？

Bàozhà shì yóu shénme dǎozhì de ne?

What was the cause of the explosion?
爆炸的原因是什么？

Bàozhà de yuányīn shì shénme?

What was the cause of the explosion?
爬上了热锅的蚂蚁，上得来下不去

pá shàng le rè guō de mǎyǐ, shàng delái xiàbúqù

an ant that has climbed onto a hot pot: it got up but can't get down
爬了一天山，我已经没有体力了。

Pále yì tiān shān, wǒ yǐjīng méiyǒu tǐlì le.

After climbing the mountain all day, I have no strength left.
爬到桌子底下去。

Pá dào zhuōzi dǐxia qù.

Get under the table.
爬完山，我的腿都酥了。

Pá wán shān, wǒ de tuǐ dōu sūle.

After climbing the mountain, my legs have gone weak.
爬山以后，我的腿有点儿疼。

Páshān yǐhòu, wǒ de tuǐ yǒudiǎnr téng.

After the hike, my legs hurt a little.
爬山很能锻炼人的耐力。

Páshān hěn néng duànliàn rén de nàilì.

Hiking is a great way to build endurance.
爬山我已经力不从心了。

Páshān wǒ yǐjīng lìbùcóngxīn le.

I'm no longer up to climbing mountains.
爬山能增强同事的凝聚力。

Páshān néng zēngqiáng tóngshì de níngjùlì.

Hiking can strengthen the cohesion among colleagues.
爬得高，跌得重

pá de gāo, diē de zhòng

the higher you climb, the harder you fall
爬楼梯摘月亮，白费力气

pá lóutī zhāi yuèliang, báifèi lìqi

climbing stairs to pick the moon: wasted effort
爬这座山很困难。

Pá zhè zuò shān hěn kùnnan.

Climbing this mountain is very difficult.
爬高山，过大河

pá gāoshān, guò dàhé

climb high mountains, cross great rivers
爱一个人不等于占有他。

Ài yí gè rén bù děngyú zhànyǒu tā.

Loving someone doesn't mean possessing them.
爱不过是发明。

Ài búguò shì fāmíng.

Love is only an invention.
爱从不是错的。

Ài cóng bú shì cuò de.

Love is never wrong.
爱你的敌人。

Ài nǐ de dírén.

Love your enemies.
爱克斯光照人，看透你了

àikèsīguāng zhào rén, kàntòu nǐ le

Shining X-rays on a person: I see right through you
爱叫的麻雀不长肉，咬人的狗不露齿

ài jiào de máquè bù zhǎng ròu, yǎoréndegǒubúlòuchǐ

The sparrow that chirps a lot grows no flesh; the dog that bites doesn't bare its teeth
爱和咳嗽是无法隐藏的。

Ài hé késou shì wúfǎ yǐncáng de.

Love and cough cannot be hidden.
爱和希望帮助她迅速复原。

Ài hé xīwàng bāngzhù tā xùnsù fùyuán.

Love and hope helped her to recover quickly.
爱和被爱是最大的幸福。

Ài hé bèi ài shì zuì dà de xìngfú.

To love and to be loved is the greatest happiness.
爱和被爱是生活中最大的幸福。

Ài hé bèi ài shì shēnghuó zhōng zuì dà de xìngfú.

It is the greatest happiness in life to love and to be loved.
爱在心里，狠在脸上

ài zài xīnli, hěn zài liǎnshàng

Love in the heart, harshness on the face
爱就像氧气。

Ài jiù xiàng yǎngqì.

Love is like oxygen.
爱得深，恨得也深。

Ài de shēn, hèn de yě shēn.

Those who love too much, hate in like extreme.
爱情不属于科学范畴。

Àiqíng bù shǔyú kēxué fànchóu.

Love doesn't belong to the category of science.
爱情是盲目的。

Àiqíng shì mángmù de.

Love is blind.
爱情是给予一个人所没有的东西。

Àiqíng shì jǐyǔ yí gè rén suǒ méiyǒu de dōngxi.

Love is giving something one doesn't have.
爱情比死亡更强大。

Àiqíng bǐ sǐwáng gèng qiángdà.

Love is more powerful than death.
爱情让他盲目到看不到她的错。

Àiqíng ràng tā mángmù dào kàn búdào tā de cuò.

Love blinded him to her faults.
爱拼才会赢。

Ài pīn cái huì yíng.

Whether you will succeed or not depends on your efforts.
爱是人类文明的奇迹。

Ài shì rénlèi wénmíng de qíjì.

Love is the miracle of civilization.
爱是文明的奇迹。

Ài shì wénmíng de qíjì.

Love is the miracle of civilization.
爱是盲目的。

Ài shì mángmù de.

Love is blind.
爱民主就是爱平等。

Ài mínzhǔ jiùshì ài píngděng.

The love of democracy is that of equality.
爱沙尼亚有它自己的国歌。

Àishāníyà yǒu tā zìjǐ de guógē.

Estonia has its own national anthem.
爱花的人是幸福的。

Ài huā de rén shì xìngfú de.

Happy are those who love flowers.
爱让世界转动。

Ài ràng shìjiè zhuàndòng.

Love makes the world go round.
爱都是嫉妒的。

Ài dōu shì jídù de.

There's no love without jealousy.
父不慈则子不孝

fù bù cí zé zǐ búxiào

if the father is not kind, the son will not be filial
父不记子过

fù bú jì zǐ guò

a father doesn't hold his son's faults against him
父亲买了一辆新自行车给我。

Fùqīn mǎile yí liàng xīn zìxíngchē gěi wǒ.

Father bought me a new bicycle.
父亲买了部相机给我。

Fùqīn mǎile bù xiàngjī gěi wǒ.

Dad bought me a camera.
父亲以他姑姑的名字为我命名。

Fùqīn yǐ tā gūgu de míngzi wèi wǒ mìngmíng.

Father named me after his aunt.
父亲住院了，我心急如焚。

Fùqīn zhùyuàn le, wǒ xīnjírúfén.

My father was in the hospital, and I was extremely anxious.
父亲写了一封信勉励远方的儿子。

Fùqīn xiěle yìfēng xìn miǎnlì yuǎnfāng de érzi.

The father wrote a letter to encourage his son far away.
父亲去世后，他守孝三年。

Fùqīn qùshì hòu, tā shǒuxiào sān nián.

After his father died, he observed three years of mourning.
父亲在房间里。

Fùqīn zài fángjiān lǐ.

Dad is in the room.
父亲将会接受手术。

Fùqīn jiāng huì jiēshòu shǒushù.

Father is going to undergo an operation.
父亲常用慎独这个词提醒我。

Fùqīn cháng yòng shèndú zhège cí tíxǐng wǒ.

My father often reminds me with the word shendu.
父亲很健康。

Fùqīn hěn jiànkāng.

The father is in good health.
父亲总是不确定。

Fùqīn zǒngshì bú quèdìng.

The father is always uncertain.
父亲把闹钟调到六时。

Fùqīn bǎ nàozhōng diào dào liù shí.

Father set the alarm for six o'clock.
父亲是个勤奋的人。

Fùqīn shì gè qínfèn de rén.

Dad is a hard worker.
父亲是好的。

Fùqīn shì hǎo de.

The father is good.
父亲是这个家的经济支柱。

Fùqīn shì zhège jiā de jīngjì zhīzhù.

My father is the financial mainstay of this family.
父亲的英语讲得比妈妈好。

Fùqīn de Yīngyǔ jiǎng de bǐ māma hǎo.

Dad's English is better than Mum's.
父亲的话一直勉励着我往前走。

Fùqīn de huà yìzhí miǎnlìzhe wǒ wǎngqián zǒu.

My father's words have always encouraged me to keep moving forward.
父亲示意我离开房间。

Fùqīn shìyì wǒ líkāi fángjiān.

Father gestured to me to leave the room.
父亲给我买了最新型的摩托车。

Fùqīn gěi wǒ mǎile zuì xīnxíng de mótuōchē.

Father bought me the latest model motorcycle.
父亲给我买了本书。

Fùqīn gěi wǒ mǎile běn shū.

Father bought a book for me.
父亲肩负着养家的责任。

Fùqīn jiānfù zhe yǎngjiā de zérèn.

My father shoulders the responsibility of supporting the family.
父亲让我洗汽车。

Fùqīn ràng wǒ xǐ qìchē.

My father had me wash the car.
父亲这边的亲戚里，你最喜欢谁？

Fùqīn zhèbiān de qīnqi lǐ, nǐ zuì xǐhuan shéi?

Who's your favorite family member on your father's side of the family?
父亲退休，他接替了这份工作。

Fùqīn tuìxiū, tā jiētìle zhè fèn gōngzuò.

When his father retired, he took over the job.
父女两人坐在门口聊天。

Fùnǚ liǎng rén zuò zài ménkǒu liáotiān.

The father and daughter sat at the door chatting.
父子不和家不旺，邻里不和是非多

fùzǐ bù hé jiā bú wàng, línlǐ bù hé shìfēi duō

if father and son are at odds the family won't prosper; if neighbours are at odds there'll be much quarrelling
父子两个人在公园里踢球。

Fùzǐ liǎng gè rén zài gōngyuán lǐ tīqiú.

The father and son are playing soccer in the park.
父母一直守护着这个家。

Fùmǔ yìzhí shǒuhùzhe zhège jiā.

My parents have always protected this family.
父母不应该过分约束孩子。

Fùmǔ bù yīnggāi guòfèn yuēshù háizi.

Parents shouldn't restrict their children too much.
父母不应该过多干扰孩子的选择。

Fùmǔ bù yīnggāiguo duō gānrǎo háizi de xuǎnzé.

Parents shouldn't interfere too much in their children's choices.
父母与孩子之间的亲情最深。

Fùmǔ yǔ háizi zhījiān de qīnqíng zuì shēn.

The love between parents and children is the deepest.