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爱屋及乌Love me, love my dog. W/ q. R- S! G
百闻不如一见Seeing is believing.
" l' k( s! C# v6 ?& y! x% E比上不足，比下有余"worse off than some, better off than many; to fall short of the best, but be better than the worst
0 |. O l. o* h' a- @8 T C$ n: G笨鸟先飞A slow sparrow should make an early start.$ l$ `/ j% V) X% w' h" b
不眠之夜white night 4 C: c P3 X& p* ~* U
不以物喜，不以己悲not pleased by external gains, not saddened by personnal losses
1 z& E& y) V' S6 h$ T5 S不遗余力spare no effort; go all out; do one's best
% L& b3 n; S4 o, X# C不打不成交"No discord, no concord. " O/ p, d, V$ U0 x8 c! m
拆东墙补西墙rob Peter to pay Paul : x; X, ~' v' ]6 _
辞旧迎新bid farewell to the old and usher in the new; ring out the old year and ring in the new
6 I: o/ f+ S$ u/ q0 h& r* d% s大事化小，小事化了try first to make their mistake sound less serious and then to reduce it to nothing at all
& X# }# Y" U* X大开眼界open one's eyes; broaden one's horizon; be an eye-opener
- k p' o! a$ W/ v国泰民安The country flourishes and people live in peace
6 e1 c4 P9 `, Q5 Z7 ?# w4 r; t# \过犹不及going too far is as bad as not going far enough; beyond is as wrong as falling short; too much is as bad as too little % h, r- W8 z, ?, P& B; M
功夫不负有心人Everything comes to him who waits.
& G- H2 i' [* g9 S6 Z好了伤疤忘了疼once on shore, one prays no more& X" O3 b/ v: N
好事不出门，恶事传千里Good news never goes beyond the gate, while bad news spread far and wide. : V: P9 |% I" A3 k* |
和气生财Harmony brings wealth T' e0 ]) E: n
活到老，学到老One is never too old to learn. # a$ M0 m' r- o* h. [: [
既往不咎let bygones be bygones 6 P8 M0 O2 S8 |! x! z" N/ i" ] f+ o# G
金无足赤,人无完人Gold can't be pure and man can't be perfect. ! s# Y+ d) i, s! i
金玉满堂Treasures fill the home, e, ^ `3 Q6 A% v% [% I7 X- ?8 t
脚踏实地be down-to-earth
( x- c1 a6 C O0 J* b脚踩两只船sit on the fence ' s/ a. g' A% ^' Y
君子之交淡如水the friendship between gentlemen is as pure as crystal; a hedge between keeps friendship green
% G6 `0 K. Y& y$ b) p8 w) T( D老生常谈，陈词滥调cut and dried, cliché
$ C- Z, O, u/ \" W礼尚往来Courtesy calls for reciprocity. 2 n. \' n; T8 u! a0 q2 j+ H# [/ p
留得青山在，不怕没柴烧"Where there is life, there is hope."
/ D" U z) t1 ` j$ K0 y) X马到成功achieve immediate victory; win instant success9 E+ z" P* p3 G) a, f/ T
名利双收gain in both fame and wealth
7 p2 A2 Z1 V/ l: c3 S- E茅塞顿开be suddenly enlightened; z% c5 E; ~( i/ r5 t) B
没有规矩不成方圆Nothing can be accomplished without norms or standards., K) ]8 d. ?9 I) E+ P
每逢佳节倍思亲
! ~1 ? S1 ^9 M2 L8 TOn festive occasions more than ever one thinks of one's dear ones far away.' M5 Q! {) K3 c/ h) I
It is on the festival occasions when one misses his dear most.
( L4 \& M( o) f1 C. Z7 ^5 g谋事在人，成事在天"The planning lies with man, the outcome with Heaven. / Man proposes, God disposes. "
$ {. p4 t8 T) F, M' m. b7 O7 ?) P弄巧成拙be too smart by half; Cunning outwits itself.2 n- s) |- {; I2 n+ W
拿手好戏masterpiece
% H( A1 `+ b2 H Z. {/ V赔了夫人又折兵throw good money after bad( b( x+ j4 X* v) e6 H9 H
抛砖引玉a modest spur to induce others to come forward with valuable contributions; throw a sprat to catch a whale' R, T! s; |. m
破釜沉舟cut off all means of retreat；burn one‘s own way of retreat and be determined to fight to the end6 S- t' U- B- t7 E9 \
抢得先机take the preemptive opportunities " ^2 L$ r! k" {0 v1 x3 N
巧妇难为无米之炊If you have no hand you can't make a fist./ One can't make bricks without straw.
" j, o7 _& g& Y( i4 ]+ W% L) I千里之行始于足下a thousand-li journey begins with the first step--the highest eminence is to be gained step by step, x7 ]+ K( H: H$ u1 I4 v
前事不忘,后事之师Past experience, if not forgotten, is a guide for the future.
& g) v' G+ { ?" w- D& D前人栽树,后人乘凉One generation plants the trees in whose shade another generation rests.3 Q, \- I8 y. N/ m. A$ E
One sows and another reaps.
7 c0 @7 }; i4 M* q# x前怕狼,后怕虎fear the wolf in front and the tiger behind/ hesitate in doing something2 t$ M2 d: W* k- z$ H+ w
强龙难压地头蛇Even a dragon (from the outside) finds it hard to control a snake in its old haunt - Powerful outsiders can hardly afford to neglect local bullies. ) D! z; d) V1 t {3 ]# x
强强联手win-win co-operation
7 n. ~, N4 Q3 Z# H1 w( \- W瑞雪兆丰年A timely snow promises a good harvest.
% C: x2 M( W9 q# A( d人之初,性本善Man's nature at birth is good.$ Z1 i8 d) t. H& K2 o3 j1 ]" D1 |9 q
人逢喜事精神爽Joy puts heart into a man.: ~" k1 E# `+ J7 H
人海战术huge-crowd strategy
' }5 ?$ v; D0 O3 M7 A# {" Q+ V世上无难事，只要肯攀登"Where there is a will, there is a way. "
0 z6 E3 \3 y; b8 R. X+ T. K% v6 C世外桃源a fictitious land of peace away from the turmoil of the world;
# d* _) v. ^# v5 d. ~- E0 c+ D, ^死而后已until my heart stops beating$ M$ s2 a3 w1 X
岁岁平安Peace all year round
9 ^# m8 A; C( _! }' F# N \4 a上有天堂，下有苏杭"Just as there is paradise in heaven, ther are Suzhou and Hangzhou on earth."
9 `3 p- P5 T) |' {9 y: {. z9 h塞翁失马，焉知非福Misfortune may be an actual blessing.
1 j; Q4 c& T, m三十而立"A man should be independent at the age of thirty. : `( L% t$ m2 }, d" ?( ~2 i
At thirty, a man should be able to think for himself." / v6 l/ f1 u9 u' K+ N
升级换代updating and upgrading (of products)( Q: T9 X3 v5 D$ L
四十不惑Life begins at forty. % F! n6 G% U8 I! \7 ~0 F
谁言寸草心，报得三春晖"Such kindness of warm sun, can't be repaid by grass. " ! p: Z6 y$ B4 g- d3 t8 o# Y8 s& \. E
水涨船高When the river rises, the boat floats high.
! V; w& W$ y; T9 X$ l时不我待Time and tide wait for no man. 7 c; }6 {: I% A2 P0 N3 j/ e
杀鸡用牛刀break a butterfly on the wheel! S7 b0 L- M, n$ w: L' k
实事求是seek truth from facts; be practical and realistic; be true to facts + ^* G) O% `+ g
说曹操,曹操到Talk of the devil and he comes.
. X6 X6 k# V: m1 w1 V实话实说speak the plain truth; call a spade a spade; tell it as it is ( x- h8 T6 c0 b" |* Q7 H, }
实践是检验真理的唯一标准Practice is the sole criterion for testing truth.
3 h2 P/ l1 w! q, Q: d% v山不在高，有仙则名"No matter how high the mountain is, its name will spread far and wide if there is a fairy; "
; ]9 b& Q0 x; N0 b- _韬光养晦hide one's capacities and bide one's time
2 m! M) C' h2 [糖衣炮弹sugar-coated bullets/ B! ^+ b5 p; g9 H; ^. u$ f
天有不测风云Anything unexpected may happen. a bolt from the blue
! `/ k0 `4 `* D1 {" n4 @5 I2 t. @团结就是力量Unity is strength., k! ?0 P! S2 ^* t) \
跳进黄河洗不清eve if one jumped into the Yellow River, one can not wash oneself clean--there's nothing one can do to clear one's name & V# q/ p& ]/ E% M+ P# H: U' }9 F
歪风邪气unhealthy practices and evil phenomena8 C# R. F8 l7 D
物以类聚，人以群分Birds of a feather flock together.& O* r# B/ S, S3 L A: ~1 o
往事如风"The past has vanished (from memory) like wind.; What in past, is past." 9 i4 k& b9 z3 S# h/ B% W8 j
望子成龙hold high hopes for one's child
1 g$ K$ J2 S; f2 g( T( J& z屋漏又逢连阴雨Misfortunes never come singly. When it rains it pours.
; I1 h, ^+ ]' k0 M6 F2 Y! V2 _" @文韬武略military expertise; military strategy
; \" Q" O* Y; r, ^+ ^唯利是图draw water to one's mill 6 L. X8 I/ ], k6 \0 @$ S
无源之水,无本之木water without a source, and a tree wiithout roots
0 }+ H0 N" A( u, i无中生有make/create something out of nothing
1 D" Z5 u' ~5 A无风不起浪There are no waves without wind. There's no smoke without fire.
5 R: ]9 E$ y2 V/ j0 u徇私枉法bend the law for the benefit of relatives or friends 6 i5 Z5 ~0 d- M/ k& j% e
新官上任三把火a new broom sweeps clean ( t" i! \2 n* q8 @- r6 }6 x
虚心使人进步,骄傲使人落后Modesty helps one go forward, whereas conceit makes one lag behind.
' P0 c) J) H* k- [+ ]5 a蓄势而发accumulate strength for a take-off
0 ]0 `& F4 t" h7 \; s# f4 g心想事成May all your wish come true
8 `& M0 S* I8 D* s1 O心照不宣have a tacit understanding; give tacit consent; tacit understanding
5 L I& ^$ h6 L3 H先入为主First impressions are firmly entrenched.
. W1 |- N: `$ m9 J7 Z) Q先下手为强catch the ball before the bound
( |* t" [, ~0 z4 | \像热锅上的蚂蚁like an ant on a hot pan
; B1 T+ S9 v6 k1 m* G4 q( U现身说法warn people by taking oneself as an example
* v& d: Q! g. y* \8 i: N! e; w: }, J息事宁人pour oil on troubled waters
) l5 X% N9 a* q2 N) K- {" W9 _- y喜忧参半mingled hope and fear
. ^$ ^# z+ h+ K6 A循序渐进step by step, m0 X1 P1 M. d
一路平安，一路顺风speed somebody on their way; speed the parting guest
: V7 m% s, ^; w3 M& x1 F严以律己,宽以待人be strict with oneself and lenient towards others2 g7 h0 j4 R+ F+ y6 N' q9 u
鱼米之乡a land of milk and honey
! a* v9 n. }( k, q( G有情人终成眷属"Jack shall have Jill, all shall be well." : H, |, u7 v6 G* f" v
有钱能使鬼推磨Money makes the mare go. Money talks.2 ?6 J) s- |7 F1 W/ F! z
有识之士people of vision) m& U/ y8 \6 C
有勇无谋use brawn rather than brain
" c ?4 @ x: }% z有缘千里来相会Separated as we are thousands of miles apart, we come together as if by predestination.
' A( z4 S6 F( f8 X与时俱进advance with times! |8 N. _! F4 K3 u
以人为本people oriented; people foremost
+ ~8 ?4 K# V$ g% H# _因材施教teach students according to their aptitude " M, H5 q4 v' n& G
欲穷千里目，更上一层楼"to ascend 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."
' j% I" X! s" ?" d# Z' }7 ^欲速则不达Haste does not bring success. % O. X2 n( B0 c% z j
优胜劣汰survival of the fittest ) v+ R. ^+ f& |; A a! |9 f0 ^
英雄所见略同Great minds think alike.
9 J8 E* C0 N5 j1 g! e冤家宜解不宜结Better make friends than make enemies.9 p. b+ I' {1 e9 d5 p4 U$ \- Q7 Q4 K% X
冤假错案"cases in which people were unjustly, falsely or wrongly charged or sentenced; unjust, false or wrong cases" - `4 N8 _/ U; \5 A
一言既出，驷马难追A real man never goes back on his words. H0 u# g9 A/ B2 i
招财进宝Money and treasures will be plentiful: n1 g0 ]) e) R* n% ~& C1 S+ O
债台高筑become debt-ridden4 v* {; w6 N% L: _+ l& u7 Z& d
致命要害Achilles' heel
' x* X8 u8 o% _8 L) K! P8 t众矢之的target of public criticism2 m9 q( `( o+ |
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.
5 E) @2 g; O8 t% R5 P纸上谈兵be an armchair strategist6 o* Q- w/ g+ G1 m8 ?7 M0 W
纸包不住火Truth will come to light sooner or later. V% ?9 ^- a- W, Y; G
左右为难between the devil and the deep blue sea; between the rock and the hard place |
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