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1.但愿人长久，千里共婵娟。Wewisheachotheralonglifesoastosharethebeautyofthisgracefulmoonlight,eventhoughmilesapart.2.独在异乡为异客，每逢佳节倍思亲。AlonelystrangerinastrangelandIamcast,Imissmyfamilyallthemoreoneveryfestiveday.3.大江东去，浪淘尽，千古风流人物。Theendlessrivereastwardflows;withitshugewavesaregoneallthosegallantheroesofbygoneyears.4.二人同心，其利断金。Iftwopeopleareofthesamemind,theirsharpnesscancutthroughmetal.5.富贵不能淫，贫贱不能移，威武不能曲，此之谓大丈夫。Itisatruegreatmanwhomnomoneyandrankcanconfuse,nopovertyandhardshipcanshake,andnopowerandforcecansuffocate.6.海内存知己，天涯若比邻。Abosomfriendafarbringsdistancenear.7.合抱之木，生于毫末，九层之台，起于累土；千里之行始于足下。Ahugetreethatfillsone’sarmsgrowsfromatinyseedling;anine-storiedtowerrisesfromaheapofearth;athousandlijourneystartswiththefirststep.8.祸兮，福之所依；福兮，祸之所伏。Misfortune,thatiswherehappinessdepends;happiness,thatiswheremisfortuneunderlies.9.见贤思齐焉，见不贤而内自省也。Onseeingamanofvirtue,trytobecomehisequal;onseeingamanwithoutvirtue,examineyourselfnottohavethesamedefects.10.江山如此多娇，引无数英雄尽折腰。Thislandsorichinbeautyhasmadecountlessheroesbowinhomage.11.举头望明月，低头思故乡。Raisingmyhead,Iseethemoonsobright;withdrawingmyeyes,mynostalgiacomesaround.12.俱往矣，数风流人物，还看今朝。Allarepastandgone;welooktothisagefortrulygreatmen.13.君子成人之美，不成人之恶。Thegentlemanhelpsotherstoachievetheirmoralperfectionbutnottheirevilconduct.14.君子独立不惭于影，独寝不愧于魂。Arighteousmanneverfeelsashamedtofacehisshadowwhenstandingaloneandtofacehissoulwhensleepingalone.15.君子之交淡如水，小人之交甘如醴。君子淡以亲，小人甘以绝。Thefriendshipbetweenmenofvirtueislightlikewater,yetaffectionate;thefriendshipbetweenmenwithoutvirtueissweetlikewine,yeteasilybroken.16.老吾老以及人之老，幼吾幼以及人之幼。Expendtherespectoftheagedinone’sfamilytothatofotherfamilies;expendtheloveoftheyoungonesinone’sfamilytothatofotherfamilies.17.礼尚往来。往而不来，非礼也；来而不往，亦非礼也。Proprietysuggestsreciprocity.Itisnotproprietynottogiveoutbuttoreceive,orviceversa.18.两情若是长久时，又岂在朝朝暮暮。Iflovebetweenbothsidescanlastforaye,whyneedtheystaytogethernightandday?19.路漫漫其修远兮，吾将上下而求索。Thewayaheadislong;Iseenoending,yethighandlowI’llsearchwithmywillunbending.20.民为贵，社稷次之，君为轻。Thepe