1.饮水思源,我们应该好好地去报效国家.

    1) We should never forget what the country has done for us, thus trying our best to serve its best interest.

    2) Considering all that ourcountry has done for us, we should in turn serve her heart and soul.

    2.我建议你只管走自己的路,让别人说去吧!

    I'd suggest that you do as you want to and never mind what others would say.

    3.首先,读书要思考,不能囫囵吞枣.

    Firstly, we need to set our mind thinking while reading and should not just read without understanding what we are reading.

    4.路漫漫其修远兮,吾将上下而求索.

    However hard it may be, I'll never stop pursuing my goal till I attain it.

    5.知我者谓我无忧,不知我者谓我何求.

    Those who know my mind would say I'm free of worries while those who don't know my mind would wonder what I'm seeking.

    6.俗话说:吃一堑,长一智.

    As the saying goes: one learns from his past mistakes.

    7.雅思考高分,准备要充分.没听说嘛,工夫不负有心人.

    To score high on IELTS, one needs to make full preparations. As it is often said: if you keep trying, you'll finally succeed.

    8.才能学好英语?先买本好词典,这就叫作"公欲善其事,必先利其器".

    How can we learn English well? I would say that you need to have a good dictionary in the first place. As the a Chinese saying goes: If you hope to do a good job, you need to be fully prepared for it.

    9.我们的先辈们抛头颅,洒热血,就是为了我们今天的幸福生活.

    Our forefathers sacrificed their precious lives in exchange for the happy life we are enjoying today.

    10.许多人的工作理念是:不求有功,但求无过.

    Many people's philosophy with work is: no merits, no demerits.

    11.人非圣贤,孰能无过?

    It's just human to make mistakes.

    12.许多人始终遵循"你敬我一尺,我敬你一丈"的处世原则.

    Many people live by the principle: nice to me and I'll be nicer to you.

    13.这就叫作:投之以桃,报之以李.

    This is what people say "a good turn deserves another".

    His English is nothing much to write home about.

    14.司机在车祸中只受了轻伤,幸免于难,但汽车却完全报废了.

    The driver survived the crash with minor injuries, but the car was #pletely written off.

    15.他是一个乐呵呵的人,但周一早上却是一副可怜相.

    He's a cheerful guy, but Monday morning found him miserable.

    16.黄浦江在崇明岛附近汇入东海.

    The Huangpu River finds its way to the East Sea at around Chongming Island.

    17.那一击正好打中了他的下巴.

    The blow found his chin.

    18.这小孩刚刚开始学会走路.

    The baby is just starting to find its feet.

    19.我气得都说不出话来了.

    I was so angry that I couldn't find my tongue.

    20.我来到这家公司才一星期的时间,所以一切还在摸索.

    I've only joined the firm for only a week, so I'm still finding my feet.

    21.告诉我你把我的小狗怎么着了!你哑巴了吗?

    Say what you have done to my puppy! Have you lost your tongue?

    22.我对你的根本要求就是要诚实.

    All I request of you is to be honest with me.

    23.他再三请求帮助.

    He has made repeated requests for help.

    24.应他本人要求,他被调到了另外一个部门.

    He was transferred to another department at his own request.

    25.这里是公交车招呼站.

    Buses stop here by request.