中 国 成 语（第三十一期）
(Chinese sayings and proverbs)
(何国龙收集整理)

·实践是检验真理的唯一标准
Practice is the sole criterion for judging truth.

·物质文明和精神文明
Material progress and ideological and cultural progress.

·走自己的路，让人家去说吧
Walk along your own way,no matter what others say.

·靠山吃山，靠水食水
Anyone living on a mountain lived off the mountain and those living near water lived off water.

·妇女能顶半边天
Woman can hold up half the sky.

·旧的不去，新的不来
No going of the old ,no coming of the new.

·不经一番风霜苦，哪有寒梅吐春芳
No bitterness today ,no sweetness tomorrow.

·一失足成千古恨
A wrong step can cause a lasting sorrow.

·人不可貌相
Don’t judge a man by his looks.

·良禽择木而栖
Good birds choose the best trees in which to rest.

·养儿防老
One raise children as a guarantee against old age.

·未雨绸缪
to repair the house before it rains.

·科学技术是第一生产力
Science and technology are primary productive forces.

·饮水思源
When you drink water, think of its source.

·知识越多越反动
The more knowledge you have, the more counter-revolutionary you are.

·无限风光在险峰
The boundless scenery is at the perilous peak.

·事实胜于雄辩
Facts speak louder than words.

·善有善报，恶有恶报，若然不报时晨未到
Good has its reward and evil has its recompense. The payback is just a matter of time.