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爱屋及乌Love me, love my dog.
' O' r% k+ S* J# g百闻不如一见Seeing is believing.: _/ A* L8 [; B6 b% {' D
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
/ l* E' i: |+ c9 @- E) i$ \# I% C笨鸟先飞A slow sparrow should make an early start.
5 }: T* o/ }/ o) |- R8 Y( H6 i! l不眠之夜white night 2 j+ o$ A, D* |
不以物喜，不以己悲not pleased by external gains, not saddened by personnal losses
* Z- U5 U9 ~0 c; \: ?不遗余力spare no effort; go all out; do one's best
/ \5 `% [- O! P" u8 h% K不打不成交"No discord, no concord. ( W/ q" q- ?: k; U. j" \7 |3 y* E
拆东墙补西墙rob Peter to pay Paul # U1 D6 Q# Z3 b$ l# ]: v9 Q/ b
辞旧迎新bid farewell to the old and usher in the new; ring out the old year and ring in the new 1 o7 }/ P% H; E: n) B, O! ?
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$ \ v' n# d0 ^
大开眼界open one's eyes; broaden one's horizon; be an eye-opener
3 h# k$ {! t8 D. l- O, D5 N4 h国泰民安The country flourishes and people live in peace
- ~3 g/ B& l7 h6 Q Q X, D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 1 b" X/ e) A* c( u M
功夫不负有心人Everything comes to him who waits. ' x- x, G* ]5 T- t6 W2 q; `
好了伤疤忘了疼once on shore, one prays no more0 Z! d T1 B! A4 {* V: C
好事不出门，恶事传千里Good news never goes beyond the gate, while bad news spread far and wide.
. t' T f8 C8 ?7 D I和气生财Harmony brings wealth
- D( M$ K# V5 ^6 j" A- {# `0 W, ~活到老，学到老One is never too old to learn.
% |. D+ v4 @4 [+ I3 T既往不咎let bygones be bygones # c, y$ R' E* H3 |: F
金无足赤,人无完人Gold can't be pure and man can't be perfect. ) K% R4 v+ o+ K$ h
金玉满堂Treasures fill the home
8 N; T1 |& `8 Y, @4 I脚踏实地be down-to-earth
8 ^) g; P$ w- m6 e脚踩两只船sit on the fence 8 H# ]7 p8 L, V% b: w+ u# f
君子之交淡如水the friendship between gentlemen is as pure as crystal; a hedge between keeps friendship green ! R9 a) f( X4 n1 K2 c
老生常谈，陈词滥调cut and dried, cliché
, {& V) A# Q( _# P3 b7 ^: @, L礼尚往来Courtesy calls for reciprocity. " g! p. K, g) y3 [5 v
留得青山在，不怕没柴烧"Where there is life, there is hope."' d u i8 h0 A+ Z3 o- z( ?
马到成功achieve immediate victory; win instant success% D4 }' f( u+ L7 o" Z1 m
名利双收gain in both fame and wealth4 Y# {6 ?( C2 \4 h" E
茅塞顿开be suddenly enlightened( a, k3 m' I- G* ]
没有规矩不成方圆Nothing can be accomplished without norms or standards.; S* c2 \; A6 n8 h0 x
每逢佳节倍思亲
' _) |' R% K* ]* N) Z% y) i( F( \: v5 fOn festive occasions more than ever one thinks of one's dear ones far away.
/ E8 ]/ F" D; kIt is on the festival occasions when one misses his dear most. 1 {# p. M' Q8 `% b6 N9 I! |
谋事在人，成事在天"The planning lies with man, the outcome with Heaven. / Man proposes, God disposes. "4 d4 t" o, {1 Y" T8 H K( h
弄巧成拙be too smart by half; Cunning outwits itself.
2 J9 |, T/ x3 p" Z8 R2 W: Y- q拿手好戏masterpiece
7 M2 q0 w9 Y4 V! A5 X& w% p赔了夫人又折兵throw good money after bad( n, p* s- u! s, s) s! M
抛砖引玉a modest spur to induce others to come forward with valuable contributions; throw a sprat to catch a whale
5 z) [+ @" u5 e: R7 g% ^4 k破釜沉舟cut off all means of retreat；burn one‘s own way of retreat and be determined to fight to the end1 ?" l. u2 d' u4 E1 x2 ~: y5 U
抢得先机take the preemptive opportunities
# @. Z8 K; X! 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.
+ v: X: L2 q, n6 ?0 U# R+ u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
* k4 x7 Z4 i& B& K, E4 R Q. j前事不忘,后事之师Past experience, if not forgotten, is a guide for the future.
) T. m$ r; D$ \% h! w5 m& e前人栽树,后人乘凉One generation plants the trees in whose shade another generation rests.5 U7 }! M H) d8 k1 t% N/ Y
One sows and another reaps.
: W ^- H# d0 S+ h+ K0 R# m前怕狼,后怕虎fear the wolf in front and the tiger behind/ hesitate in doing something
p" R0 N# q5 w# x, @6 ~4 }- _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. ; h) S# f4 G2 ?# N) T
强强联手win-win co-operation
' X' d8 L% V2 c1 ]- l瑞雪兆丰年A timely snow promises a good harvest.0 H1 j- F, S& w
人之初,性本善Man's nature at birth is good.
# J% L, [8 o" D8 a7 v l人逢喜事精神爽Joy puts heart into a man.4 j7 c6 H; m: I* ^7 u( [. j3 ?3 _
人海战术huge-crowd strategy
& P" v5 h! y }. H T% M世上无难事，只要肯攀登"Where there is a will, there is a way. " 9 I7 u! y# z1 \
世外桃源a fictitious land of peace away from the turmoil of the world; 6 J0 H g4 ~( b2 b
死而后已until my heart stops beating! N* y+ ?) F- h2 Q# F: h
岁岁平安Peace all year round6 u( m% G: Y5 i* p1 u4 M
上有天堂，下有苏杭"Just as there is paradise in heaven, ther are Suzhou and Hangzhou on earth." $ E7 L9 a8 ]. d2 n$ ~* k
塞翁失马，焉知非福Misfortune may be an actual blessing.4 `$ n5 s2 \0 Z) _0 a
三十而立"A man should be independent at the age of thirty. ; g y q- d! Z' `, B& U1 r7 A
At thirty, a man should be able to think for himself." 2 `. V+ {5 M* m7 b4 v4 o8 Q* h
升级换代updating and upgrading (of products)6 j$ ]1 E4 k% V0 \! l
四十不惑Life begins at forty.
" B9 v% A& T9 `3 f谁言寸草心，报得三春晖"Such kindness of warm sun, can't be repaid by grass. " 8 {, F' w- ^- G4 u& V
水涨船高When the river rises, the boat floats high.1 h4 j( N( z0 A
时不我待Time and tide wait for no man. * R) @# ]& E8 s/ u k( Z9 n
杀鸡用牛刀break a butterfly on the wheel1 |6 r7 P0 w1 S9 \, K
实事求是seek truth from facts; be practical and realistic; be true to facts
C2 f. u( t$ j2 q6 F! X# g说曹操,曹操到Talk of the devil and he comes.
1 C/ r8 k; ~) Z0 ?0 d. Y& P: K实话实说speak the plain truth; call a spade a spade; tell it as it is ! P+ C" L9 d; L9 d+ k' E( w
实践是检验真理的唯一标准Practice is the sole criterion for testing truth.
3 T+ b3 ~3 Y# q. |3 I: Y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; " e6 O- Q+ B. G3 @8 B
韬光养晦hide one's capacities and bide one's time
; g- e' F9 j6 s$ n3 S3 r: t糖衣炮弹sugar-coated bullets0 p* l% p1 Q5 K- C' o
天有不测风云Anything unexpected may happen. a bolt from the blue
& C# }, R' J1 Z8 `, p- N- N& ^* @' K团结就是力量Unity is strength., a' v( J' y ]* ?/ H0 @0 [5 c
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
' f( }; A! W, v2 q @+ c歪风邪气unhealthy practices and evil phenomena. {% O6 G$ j- n
物以类聚，人以群分Birds of a feather flock together.
( `2 ^9 @0 v, q! ]往事如风"The past has vanished (from memory) like wind.; What in past, is past."
. ~! y* w8 A" G# j望子成龙hold high hopes for one's child
% j1 E0 [7 ~* z! M! n1 W% c" s屋漏又逢连阴雨Misfortunes never come singly. When it rains it pours.
; R0 D7 x3 `8 u0 _$ I1 C1 b文韬武略military expertise; military strategy
* G, @7 s/ O/ s# [, ^4 w! ~唯利是图draw water to one's mill 7 H# { w9 O W# Q3 z- F+ ?
无源之水,无本之木water without a source, and a tree wiithout roots. {- K' P! W; p2 q' u* j# Z
无中生有make/create something out of nothing
- G$ |. y. X+ x! Y* c3 g1 p7 O2 Z无风不起浪There are no waves without wind. There's no smoke without fire.
9 \6 Y* z" a: @; `徇私枉法bend the law for the benefit of relatives or friends 9 v; l% V" P6 b6 x. O( m
新官上任三把火a new broom sweeps clean
% g5 Y0 ?9 [- s: E7 J虚心使人进步,骄傲使人落后Modesty helps one go forward, whereas conceit makes one lag behind.
4 ~$ c* K! E) {. v/ C蓄势而发accumulate strength for a take-off' x+ B4 b( x% H3 h$ w" w
心想事成May all your wish come true
! ^) A, @5 D8 j6 M心照不宣have a tacit understanding; give tacit consent; tacit understanding8 ~& E2 t9 Z; ]$ ~/ n
先入为主First impressions are firmly entrenched.
. Z* @% D. P% Q( |4 m1 z1 V5 s# X& Q先下手为强catch the ball before the bound7 R3 \9 e+ X! @6 `+ y/ P* z; {, c
像热锅上的蚂蚁like an ant on a hot pan5 {- p, v6 X$ _
现身说法warn people by taking oneself as an example/ n3 O* Q* j. a1 P3 k; W+ Z/ q
息事宁人pour oil on troubled waters
: b5 z0 p, R! f. k! T喜忧参半mingled hope and fear 6 I# `1 B+ w5 Q4 N( d
循序渐进step by step! x; f6 w, D7 V
一路平安，一路顺风speed somebody on their way; speed the parting guest 7 k4 P/ P, k! C% O5 i! c5 _
严以律己,宽以待人be strict with oneself and lenient towards others5 W y p# j% [" n3 r9 t: K
鱼米之乡a land of milk and honey
4 S0 n$ w+ I: Q, A3 X0 X有情人终成眷属"Jack shall have Jill, all shall be well."
; J9 i" A# ? A5 D* H6 }% c( @: F有钱能使鬼推磨Money makes the mare go. Money talks.
- m* L. v4 i0 A( l$ d有识之士people of vision
% A# h/ g8 ?8 @3 p" ?2 Q# C1 J有勇无谋use brawn rather than brain
& o- U X0 _, u* W/ u有缘千里来相会Separated as we are thousands of miles apart, we come together as if by predestination.0 h: `, O5 G; W7 u
与时俱进advance with times/ R& {. I# n E/ l( u# D# k
以人为本people oriented; people foremost 0 C& u! j# W0 B+ N/ _
因材施教teach students according to their aptitude , U) I: n" g$ [4 H1 B
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." 9 ]4 \" y+ _9 B k
欲速则不达Haste does not bring success. 2 q$ d1 v% V- f" P1 Y9 v- ^
优胜劣汰survival of the fittest
! A% J9 J3 o' ?$ S0 \英雄所见略同Great minds think alike., G% f+ k- X: D
冤家宜解不宜结Better make friends than make enemies.* D0 @6 R0 l7 y3 j5 j
冤假错案"cases in which people were unjustly, falsely or wrongly charged or sentenced; unjust, false or wrong cases"
; |6 x6 Q- O" ^; {9 L; K一言既出，驷马难追A real man never goes back on his words.
) R% G0 W3 {" u/ G招财进宝Money and treasures will be plentiful9 }/ W% \; G# `- L }& h
债台高筑become debt-ridden
8 O' ?" w8 N. o* O- L, X1 s; i致命要害Achilles' heel $ v; Z& j7 b. H& |
众矢之的target of public criticism3 [+ Y; Q, G0 P' I. m! a
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.2 c3 o1 K3 ^; H% M6 K6 D
纸上谈兵be an armchair strategist
2 M' Q% H; q; G2 b纸包不住火Truth will come to light sooner or later.
3 @8 @2 }5 y+ T; T左右为难between the devil and the deep blue sea; between the rock and the hard place |
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