当古诗句、古谚语遇到英语

No shame in asking questions，even to people of lower status.

不耻下问。

If a son is uneducated， his dad is to blame.

子不教，父之过。

Give a man a fish，and you feed him for a day. Teach a man to fish，and you feed him for a lifetime.

授人以鱼，不如授人以渔。

The journey of a thousand miles starts with a single step.

千里之行，始于足下。

While the green hills last，there’ll be wood toburn.

留得青山在，不怕没柴烧。

Three humble shoemakers brainstorming will make a great statesman.

三個臭皮匠，赛过诸葛亮。

An inch of time is an inch of gold，but you can’t buy that inch of time with an inch of gold.

一寸光阴一寸金，寸金难买寸光阴。

Only when all contribute their firewood can they build up a strong fire.

众人拾柴火焰高。

Past experience， if not forgotten，is a guide for the future.

前事不忘，后事之师。

The fallen blossoms are not an unfeeling thing;

Though turned to mud， they’d nurture flowers' growth next spring.

落红不是无情物，化作春泥更护花。

A time will come to ride the wind and cleave the waves;

I'll set my cloud-like sail to cross the sea which raves.

长风破浪会有时，直挂云帆济沧海。

You can enjoy a grander sight， by climbing to a greater height.

欲穷千里目，更上一层楼。

An ant may well destroy a whole dam.

千里之堤，溃于蚁穴。

If one doesn't make good use of his youth，invain will he pass his old age in ruth.

少壮不努力，老大徒伤悲。