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爱屋及乌Love me, love my dog.! f' w# u8 y8 N, i+ k
百闻不如一见Seeing is believing.
$ [( L+ h: d* x) w! M: s/ `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
3 }$ z. R" r' d& S% J笨鸟先飞A slow sparrow should make an early start.9 Z7 C4 e7 ^" @3 \) \
不眠之夜white night 2 Q4 D" y. o! b- X& l" n1 I, j
不以物喜，不以己悲not pleased by external gains, not saddened by personnal losses
/ q8 t1 S: B! W2 [$ }不遗余力spare no effort; go all out; do one's best
$ z5 o/ c# N6 X" K1 C8 w不打不成交"No discord, no concord. 3 S; n2 A/ \- a2 K$ [: [* w* F& q3 M
拆东墙补西墙rob Peter to pay Paul . i- R2 g% e- a) H/ }# p6 j! j2 |
辞旧迎新bid farewell to the old and usher in the new; ring out the old year and ring in the new ( X: Y7 D3 n, {4 P$ F+ A: Z# ^
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 all6 I) W- I9 m$ ?
大开眼界open one's eyes; broaden one's horizon; be an eye-opener
; _7 y+ ^: S, o& j1 ^国泰民安The country flourishes and people live in peace5 B) c0 S6 Q7 d* g/ A) ]& v" i
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 " u5 Y* H- Q. a, _
功夫不负有心人Everything comes to him who waits. - n5 ?- \9 q0 F+ F, R! r, r# \
好了伤疤忘了疼once on shore, one prays no more( \4 o/ B1 E- H0 C" E( y% d4 O5 h! j
好事不出门，恶事传千里Good news never goes beyond the gate, while bad news spread far and wide.
6 t# J5 m+ O+ P1 @7 }! U7 @' f和气生财Harmony brings wealth- X% m7 M* n' F
活到老，学到老One is never too old to learn. : T2 y" r; N8 R6 E, ]/ T7 h
既往不咎let bygones be bygones
: ~7 k. q: i- A5 h( D金无足赤,人无完人Gold can't be pure and man can't be perfect. 8 k- ^( Q. _8 ?
金玉满堂Treasures fill the home
; E% ?/ F& l! R G+ j. H脚踏实地be down-to-earth 8 C6 j; t) I$ [ i# i- c
脚踩两只船sit on the fence
. r$ \% Y8 _' N君子之交淡如水the friendship between gentlemen is as pure as crystal; a hedge between keeps friendship green ( a* B& @2 e. g! K
老生常谈，陈词滥调cut and dried, cliché
' c& p& ]/ D4 d) I G$ J礼尚往来Courtesy calls for reciprocity.
* P3 M4 Q+ Z2 i" F留得青山在，不怕没柴烧"Where there is life, there is hope."1 x v7 o- V6 ?/ p: R* x
马到成功achieve immediate victory; win instant success
6 [, P0 _* g/ z' f% ~( G名利双收gain in both fame and wealth
4 m- m. }% ]! R T ?1 F4 o# k% T0 _茅塞顿开be suddenly enlightened/ Q9 ?! Q! p! K5 `8 o
没有规矩不成方圆Nothing can be accomplished without norms or standards.2 _/ P5 j6 ]/ O; q1 P# y5 s* R
每逢佳节倍思亲
. P0 x+ \: D; s8 ~On festive occasions more than ever one thinks of one's dear ones far away./ F2 H2 J% n6 K, ~
It is on the festival occasions when one misses his dear most.
2 T. i* k2 p8 A5 l, h9 w谋事在人，成事在天"The planning lies with man, the outcome with Heaven. / Man proposes, God disposes. "
: M' w& _4 ?: @( D弄巧成拙be too smart by half; Cunning outwits itself.
0 ~$ v0 ?5 {7 ?) P! X _ X- h2 {0 y/ v拿手好戏masterpiece$ T$ h- r0 Y; Y$ X. e4 q
赔了夫人又折兵throw good money after bad
+ V' V- v, I/ i% Q" [2 ~5 j2 m) U抛砖引玉a modest spur to induce others to come forward with valuable contributions; throw a sprat to catch a whale
6 j' q3 A4 k3 Y! E8 Q. n破釜沉舟cut off all means of retreat；burn one‘s own way of retreat and be determined to fight to the end
' j3 z* K- b/ f; y! L& w3 j% ^抢得先机take the preemptive opportunities
' g' S9 v7 p! o1 S9 P: 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.
" c9 |9 d+ P/ E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
: P: U7 o7 P& S+ u前事不忘,后事之师Past experience, if not forgotten, is a guide for the future.
6 C9 f5 \1 U0 v前人栽树,后人乘凉One generation plants the trees in whose shade another generation rests.
$ K1 [ S7 k6 H. h4 v" o& cOne sows and another reaps.
* F' p# _' j( t$ i" r: N前怕狼,后怕虎fear the wolf in front and the tiger behind/ hesitate in doing something3 m( x: y$ q: C& t% h1 V
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. $ s4 L. W0 S8 K. ?8 i7 ]
强强联手win-win co-operation M7 O; b7 z8 p! r5 m
瑞雪兆丰年A timely snow promises a good harvest.9 O+ u# ? H/ g7 H( [; u
人之初,性本善Man's nature at birth is good.8 y4 b# a0 d7 S7 b
人逢喜事精神爽Joy puts heart into a man.
* g5 w$ [' B4 s& ?2 }/ O' c5 t* Z人海战术huge-crowd strategy
1 U( q& ^, s: k. o$ k/ ^' h7 X$ a世上无难事，只要肯攀登"Where there is a will, there is a way. "
' U( G# @. p3 _/ j. C$ G% K5 Y/ S$ t世外桃源a fictitious land of peace away from the turmoil of the world; 2 _' r% g. h" u. M, K8 Q
死而后已until my heart stops beating
- S' N" y+ j7 L$ b+ x' ^岁岁平安Peace all year round
8 H& I5 s# k& L7 a* p/ B上有天堂，下有苏杭"Just as there is paradise in heaven, ther are Suzhou and Hangzhou on earth."
- Y; q: u: O6 u6 d6 ]: y塞翁失马，焉知非福Misfortune may be an actual blessing.. p6 Y1 T( _3 u
三十而立"A man should be independent at the age of thirty.
# p1 T# b% K# W& b0 WAt thirty, a man should be able to think for himself."
4 l# i0 A$ F2 `' r* z N$ j' q升级换代updating and upgrading (of products)9 P% L# X" M2 E7 c6 y
四十不惑Life begins at forty.
8 d3 M. Z7 Y4 V, A: t2 ?/ `7 a" G谁言寸草心，报得三春晖"Such kindness of warm sun, can't be repaid by grass. "
9 L+ H+ v. H+ t, A! A0 ^水涨船高When the river rises, the boat floats high.* a/ o6 e! d# `+ g9 t( n' O& Z2 Z7 O
时不我待Time and tide wait for no man.
[: F" ~2 s# h- g. w' H杀鸡用牛刀break a butterfly on the wheel% r9 R2 {4 t% s( j
实事求是seek truth from facts; be practical and realistic; be true to facts 9 K4 `- p5 K& G6 m
说曹操,曹操到Talk of the devil and he comes.% s, ?! [* d* W- b" f+ p$ J7 ?
实话实说speak the plain truth; call a spade a spade; tell it as it is
" x- f* @) {8 R( q* K实践是检验真理的唯一标准Practice is the sole criterion for testing truth.6 G l7 }) k1 g8 u2 d3 c. E
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; "
7 G* c3 L" G: w* J韬光养晦hide one's capacities and bide one's time$ `* ]3 w! n, P, u& Q5 }, t/ o
糖衣炮弹sugar-coated bullets
- ^$ W4 Z/ }5 k天有不测风云Anything unexpected may happen. a bolt from the blue$ L$ D# E3 g. M
团结就是力量Unity is strength.
3 I5 t" B& F3 u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
4 r$ i1 m3 a5 W1 U歪风邪气unhealthy practices and evil phenomena6 d/ h* P8 n B: N# u
物以类聚，人以群分Birds of a feather flock together.
$ _, O$ Y. c8 C/ }4 Q, Q6 f7 X9 k往事如风"The past has vanished (from memory) like wind.; What in past, is past." : Q& D: {) l% {, F: D
望子成龙hold high hopes for one's child/ V, ^# }- p2 [' z3 J+ E8 V
屋漏又逢连阴雨Misfortunes never come singly. When it rains it pours.
7 o. o$ q9 N+ c) {; d8 _7 E# `! Q$ ~文韬武略military expertise; military strategy
" }) _8 X) P/ ?+ l& v1 B唯利是图draw water to one's mill
; ~& I% n% |7 B; O无源之水,无本之木water without a source, and a tree wiithout roots; N+ }. `* v' x8 M
无中生有make/create something out of nothing % ]5 t1 w# ?! s2 q5 {, L
无风不起浪There are no waves without wind. There's no smoke without fire.; [2 M+ i+ R; F0 `9 `: N4 s8 |
徇私枉法bend the law for the benefit of relatives or friends 4 O5 u( y& B j3 l
新官上任三把火a new broom sweeps clean
0 k8 n5 e# O; h虚心使人进步,骄傲使人落后Modesty helps one go forward, whereas conceit makes one lag behind.
$ ~: j d% q; {$ e0 \蓄势而发accumulate strength for a take-off5 H2 n/ c1 l9 W, b0 F6 `# ~
心想事成May all your wish come true4 h9 ~) z3 `1 Q K6 e' O, l. O
心照不宣have a tacit understanding; give tacit consent; tacit understanding
5 V5 C. b% }) N& e先入为主First impressions are firmly entrenched.
4 P/ o0 |% U9 r/ w) s4 [先下手为强catch the ball before the bound5 s5 @3 ?* T5 J) p* i" E$ a
像热锅上的蚂蚁like an ant on a hot pan+ @6 _7 s3 v; g3 E
现身说法warn people by taking oneself as an example
C9 b0 {# p/ }# w8 Q% Z+ Y息事宁人pour oil on troubled waters * s' t1 Z7 c. i" d: |" A$ J
喜忧参半mingled hope and fear 1 Y9 M- v: i, q2 G; o% R
循序渐进step by step8 }0 a5 R$ t, u Z R0 M
一路平安，一路顺风speed somebody on their way; speed the parting guest
* v* J8 u5 e7 j6 c, I严以律己,宽以待人be strict with oneself and lenient towards others
# f% i$ \1 r' \* O鱼米之乡a land of milk and honey$ F8 ^) y5 T- ~
有情人终成眷属"Jack shall have Jill, all shall be well."
. x& k1 L0 j' r5 z. }/ g L4 R8 R有钱能使鬼推磨Money makes the mare go. Money talks.
- f+ X! I; ]6 M# R' h6 p( E有识之士people of vision
+ D: o1 u+ O0 o. [" F6 r! r, T有勇无谋use brawn rather than brain , E) Q9 Y7 j6 {! |- F) m
有缘千里来相会Separated as we are thousands of miles apart, we come together as if by predestination.0 X$ N% `; @9 q# t4 `
与时俱进advance with times* k0 e* `3 q3 Y& G) W; F& C
以人为本people oriented; people foremost
# F& P5 j* i4 m" p( l" w; Y因材施教teach students according to their aptitude
6 T& o% s- d% q7 [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."
1 Y7 ], y! ~& |5 j欲速则不达Haste does not bring success. , l/ a4 F6 U. W$ ?" u( p4 H6 t
优胜劣汰survival of the fittest
8 v5 M; N6 Q# J4 d0 @英雄所见略同Great minds think alike.0 o, o( W) }9 i# X `. M
冤家宜解不宜结Better make friends than make enemies.
b1 M3 a4 W% |, D6 o5 p% h$ k冤假错案"cases in which people were unjustly, falsely or wrongly charged or sentenced; unjust, false or wrong cases"
' c/ c9 w; K. ~- F9 e一言既出，驷马难追A real man never goes back on his words.
. v5 F5 m( y/ ~# h, x- o招财进宝Money and treasures will be plentiful
& J2 R, r4 R. \( N/ F* z债台高筑become debt-ridden6 n" o/ F ?8 A* E9 A/ U \8 l
致命要害Achilles' heel
0 a* V' Z/ F1 o0 T" g& I众矢之的target of public criticism
$ n9 O- Q- \; F$ a; U$ f/ X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.( E" @/ E5 d! c7 m
纸上谈兵be an armchair strategist; a" o% w+ r3 O. G1 u" [
纸包不住火Truth will come to light sooner or later.
" b) t% w ]3 o3 Y2 k3 k1 z左右为难between the devil and the deep blue sea; between the rock and the hard place |
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