随心所欲at one’s will 一瓶不满半瓶乱晃(A showy man thinks he knows all) 说起来容易做起来难Easier said than done 冰冻三尺非一日之寒Rome is not built in a day. 刻舟求剑take measures without attention to the changes in circumstances 守株待兔wait for windfalls 梅花香自苦寒来No cross, no crown. 不经历风雨，怎么见彩虹。 船到桥头自然直Cross the bridge when you come to it 最后一根稻草the last straw last hope 野火烧不尽，春风吹又生 少壮不努力，老大徒伤悲A young idler, an old beggar. 春蚕到死丝方尽A candle lights others and consumes itself. 蜡烛照亮别人，却毁灭了自己。
心想事成(all wishes come true) 事与愿违go against one’s will 不达目的不罢休(try until reaching the aim) MAKE-AND-BREAK (make and break n.电流断续器) 你真行 capable/ you are somebody.
精诚所至，金石为开(good faith is a key.) 学而优则仕 a man of great learning shall be an official
吃一堑，长一智A fall into a pit, a gain in your wit. 恩将仇报bite the hand that feeds one
不怀好意(ill-intentioned) 拉肚子have loose bowels 口的巨人，行动的矮子The greatest talkers are always least doers. 塞翁失马，焉知非福a blessing in disguise 先天下之忧而忧 (should show the first concern for) 自杀性爆炸 suicide bomb. 反恐战争anti-terrorism war
一朝被蛇咬，十年怕井绳Once bitten, twice shy. 三人行必有我师 two heads are always better than one. 朝三暮四 play fast and loose
