中国成语的英文形式(5)

　　严以律己,宽以待人be strict with oneself and lenient¹ towards others

　　鱼米之乡a land of milk and honey

　　有情人终成眷属Jack shall have Jill, all shall be well.

　　有钱能使鬼推磨Money makes the mare³ go. Money talks.

　　有识之士people of vision

　　有勇无谋use brawn⁴ rather than brain

　　有缘千里来相会Separated as we are thousands of miles apart, we come together as if by predestination.

　　与时俱进advance with times

　　以人为本people oriented; people foremost

　　因材施教teach students according to their aptitude⁵

　　欲穷千里目，更上一层楼to ascend⁶ another storey to see a thousand miles further; Ascend further, were you to look farther; Would eye embrace a thousand miles? Go up, one flight.

　　欲速则不达Haste does not bring success.

　　优胜劣汰survival of the fittest

　　英雄所见略同Great minds think alike.

　　冤家宜解不宜结Better make friends than make enemies.

　　冤假错案cases in which people were unjustly, falsely or wrongly charged or sentenced; unjust, false or wrong cases

　　一言既出，驷马难追A real man never goes back on his words.

　　招财进宝Money and treasures will be plentiful⁷

　　债台高筑become debt-ridden

　　致命要害Achilles' heel

　　众矢之的target of public criticism

　　知己知彼,百战不殆Know the enemy and know yourself, and you can fight a hundred battles with no danger of defeat.

　　纸上谈兵be an armchair strategist

　　纸包不住火Truth will come to light sooner or later.

　　左右为难between the devil and the deep blue sea; between the rock and the hard place