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爱屋及乌Love me, love my dog.2 T, P$ j3 \# j
百闻不如一见Seeing is believing.
4 e; o' C, ]$ j2 z; G' f8 c8 c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
8 I0 e& d* R: @: c6 X# E笨鸟先飞A slow sparrow should make an early start.2 H \) C: X% ~/ g
不眠之夜white night
( I- e) u& J/ p% l; D不以物喜，不以己悲not pleased by external gains, not saddened by personnal losses
' n4 K5 W( w' F6 |0 A不遗余力spare no effort; go all out; do one's best
: p0 }# L8 N0 |! t8 z# r不打不成交"No discord, no concord.
* X. |% k5 J( u- f. e- ]拆东墙补西墙rob Peter to pay Paul ' W# d( |5 k4 l7 p
辞旧迎新bid farewell to the old and usher in the new; ring out the old year and ring in the new
: `& I# P+ F$ G h' b; ^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
. y4 X# Z, f; b- \" |! n$ w大开眼界open one's eyes; broaden one's horizon; be an eye-opener
* {' q7 K- {9 y3 F- Y国泰民安The country flourishes and people live in peace) h7 G+ `( O6 i( M9 X1 d' s
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 0 Z! n2 r7 S! V) t2 }$ S+ c5 o6 Q7 t
功夫不负有心人Everything comes to him who waits. 8 `8 c" m$ ?, Y/ l0 b! b; o
好了伤疤忘了疼once on shore, one prays no more9 @7 x/ B1 b! {( g: s# x
好事不出门，恶事传千里Good news never goes beyond the gate, while bad news spread far and wide.
! P2 x. p' h3 J+ @$ q k+ e和气生财Harmony brings wealth) v' m9 _* z8 h' T
活到老，学到老One is never too old to learn.
: c8 j' t" s8 ^既往不咎let bygones be bygones
6 r1 v5 |' |, ~% d& k9 d4 z: Y( ~; Q金无足赤,人无完人Gold can't be pure and man can't be perfect.
5 A, o+ n* p; \: K8 `2 B8 I6 R金玉满堂Treasures fill the home
6 ^; M0 X" U, e; [# c# j脚踏实地be down-to-earth " K6 ]2 ^, t# i
脚踩两只船sit on the fence $ K2 g g5 E2 A* b/ I, q u
君子之交淡如水the friendship between gentlemen is as pure as crystal; a hedge between keeps friendship green ) y8 Z# L' [" }, |& a' F
老生常谈，陈词滥调cut and dried, cliché6 Z, t, P( c+ {! Z% b
礼尚往来Courtesy calls for reciprocity.
$ A& [/ s0 w( O留得青山在，不怕没柴烧"Where there is life, there is hope."% V' d3 z3 x! [! Z# b" e {) t
马到成功achieve immediate victory; win instant success
- W$ e; z+ |$ ?7 K$ y1 ?' k名利双收gain in both fame and wealth
1 e2 }" _# p/ z3 t茅塞顿开be suddenly enlightened/ {- z# C2 O m* Z- E4 d$ x( P
没有规矩不成方圆Nothing can be accomplished without norms or standards.
+ O, ~1 a/ v' ] h) ~每逢佳节倍思亲& H2 ?2 f- S! q) J
On festive occasions more than ever one thinks of one's dear ones far away.
8 S3 k7 t/ G3 l% K9 v# C% ~0 Q4 {It is on the festival occasions when one misses his dear most.
, _, _1 S$ c3 Q" C- C谋事在人，成事在天"The planning lies with man, the outcome with Heaven. / Man proposes, God disposes. "- T3 x/ O' l4 C# P8 _# L. R
弄巧成拙be too smart by half; Cunning outwits itself.
7 Q0 ?: ?# a. A* y4 R) r0 E1 l拿手好戏masterpiece
3 |+ Y2 [" w$ d: ]: b! B赔了夫人又折兵throw good money after bad5 l/ _6 ~* e2 K V5 F) ^' J
抛砖引玉a modest spur to induce others to come forward with valuable contributions; throw a sprat to catch a whale
* E& @: J' V) Y- O c% V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
3 Q' }8 ?% i0 G2 Z& D8 o抢得先机take the preemptive opportunities
, `' Y: C: R: r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.0 j. O) t" M1 m/ X* C
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
4 R* _/ g- D. y( }1 X- i* d前事不忘,后事之师Past experience, if not forgotten, is a guide for the future.- b) `& U# D% b4 _, t
前人栽树,后人乘凉One generation plants the trees in whose shade another generation rests.
4 Z7 K0 l) R O8 M) _: p' b. w" |One sows and another reaps./ q* W) s; u. Z- [; Z
前怕狼,后怕虎fear the wolf in front and the tiger behind/ hesitate in doing something
" \! D$ D3 p7 t( @# ~$ T. U% ~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.
" m3 l& E4 ?3 u1 V! X _强强联手win-win co-operation
1 W/ z0 L8 y$ V p3 q6 \! d$ o瑞雪兆丰年A timely snow promises a good harvest.
1 C. ]' l1 J+ O g1 i% u人之初,性本善Man's nature at birth is good./ o8 W+ X4 Q5 A; |
人逢喜事精神爽Joy puts heart into a man.
- T2 m% f6 X5 N+ @* o6 c/ `& U3 y人海战术huge-crowd strategy
( q0 _# Q, h# [8 Y9 Q世上无难事，只要肯攀登"Where there is a will, there is a way. " V& o) d& J+ M' F8 U
世外桃源a fictitious land of peace away from the turmoil of the world; " X' ]' Q4 w* ]1 W4 A+ n w2 W v
死而后已until my heart stops beating
4 K' U' d# {7 k9 I4 T6 J岁岁平安Peace all year round
. ?6 v6 T4 P# h! `4 t7 y上有天堂，下有苏杭"Just as there is paradise in heaven, ther are Suzhou and Hangzhou on earth." 8 `: g/ J6 z L
塞翁失马，焉知非福Misfortune may be an actual blessing.
+ C% |4 E3 c. `! B4 z1 L三十而立"A man should be independent at the age of thirty.
2 U4 A9 c4 w1 e0 v) bAt thirty, a man should be able to think for himself."
3 g3 S3 S1 [. w9 y% s升级换代updating and upgrading (of products) \3 r! ]* `- c" q* }
四十不惑Life begins at forty. 6 O1 g2 C2 d+ E3 u
谁言寸草心，报得三春晖"Such kindness of warm sun, can't be repaid by grass. "
. @0 H+ Z' C1 K- Q. n2 [ A1 p# o水涨船高When the river rises, the boat floats high.
2 U R& s; Q6 {1 n0 r- O4 d6 r) l% \时不我待Time and tide wait for no man. 6 a, ^6 C/ ~0 O2 |- O
杀鸡用牛刀break a butterfly on the wheel" A6 d1 S3 V# W% G1 h: V
实事求是seek truth from facts; be practical and realistic; be true to facts
8 M) E) K" _' r! O4 ?! v说曹操,曹操到Talk of the devil and he comes.+ q# M2 q* o1 T: p, I
实话实说speak the plain truth; call a spade a spade; tell it as it is % G# b' v. v$ y, E" w
实践是检验真理的唯一标准Practice is the sole criterion for testing truth.
; f, i& X- W9 l& k7 f! @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; "8 r, a& f; G& Y" I; a# Y8 k/ L
韬光养晦hide one's capacities and bide one's time
/ D& h1 O2 p4 o2 A6 x9 b+ Y, e( O6 ~糖衣炮弹sugar-coated bullets
7 A+ f6 r" s' j: e2 C( Z# }5 t天有不测风云Anything unexpected may happen. a bolt from the blue: O+ q; ?9 G% f( U: t& C+ W
团结就是力量Unity is strength.( @2 u+ b8 Q: o' M5 U& V& 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 ( b# C4 k0 n! k u" c8 F
歪风邪气unhealthy practices and evil phenomena7 n( V D) l# I' n( ?" u
物以类聚，人以群分Birds of a feather flock together.7 R g+ q1 v# m. Z7 J
往事如风"The past has vanished (from memory) like wind.; What in past, is past." q6 W% g' [% ]2 H
望子成龙hold high hopes for one's child0 Y4 @7 I7 R4 b# I
屋漏又逢连阴雨Misfortunes never come singly. When it rains it pours.
; f3 d' n4 ] _# k% x0 `( P9 Q文韬武略military expertise; military strategy
: p @& T/ @9 H- S' U [& _) w9 r唯利是图draw water to one's mill b8 _4 ]& i7 ?, x0 Y7 A
无源之水,无本之木water without a source, and a tree wiithout roots7 m* t' d( q3 q0 t* E6 G
无中生有make/create something out of nothing % U3 C1 A2 c7 l
无风不起浪There are no waves without wind. There's no smoke without fire." j3 I. ~; V" J/ ?; L7 K
徇私枉法bend the law for the benefit of relatives or friends
; R+ a/ S' K9 k6 u9 D% M% V新官上任三把火a new broom sweeps clean , K0 O" `; D5 L5 D$ c
虚心使人进步,骄傲使人落后Modesty helps one go forward, whereas conceit makes one lag behind.
* J R; ]; E7 ?4 `3 I% {% n蓄势而发accumulate strength for a take-off( d! S1 B' I# M/ ?" A1 r' @
心想事成May all your wish come true
+ X8 e4 q- ]! u' X% N# [% s3 y+ B心照不宣have a tacit understanding; give tacit consent; tacit understanding/ |/ I( }' l C: @/ O4 r. h5 h3 F
先入为主First impressions are firmly entrenched.
$ X. B& X8 ~" r) \2 ]. ?: l( K. b先下手为强catch the ball before the bound
* q4 e+ ]( M9 J J! C像热锅上的蚂蚁like an ant on a hot pan$ b7 i/ r' Z+ ?# Q
现身说法warn people by taking oneself as an example* I8 r* S! S1 Z: u
息事宁人pour oil on troubled waters
/ y/ o# S+ T+ D! s喜忧参半mingled hope and fear 3 q V$ y$ x I6 M- W. y8 Z
循序渐进step by step. ~+ K, w- n) h+ n# B5 v" C
一路平安，一路顺风speed somebody on their way; speed the parting guest
6 p$ [ O! g; Y* Y5 i严以律己,宽以待人be strict with oneself and lenient towards others
# R a" F; _5 G0 E. H. `鱼米之乡a land of milk and honey1 A9 W1 H0 z% G/ A
有情人终成眷属"Jack shall have Jill, all shall be well."
# l1 B8 e8 X* a' [" t* C. b8 H有钱能使鬼推磨Money makes the mare go. Money talks.4 ^2 q1 ^, `* [7 F# J7 a. i, f
有识之士people of vision' u3 A$ i9 G4 [) M, ~( s
有勇无谋use brawn rather than brain
2 z- a8 W' J8 X. |; J+ w有缘千里来相会Separated as we are thousands of miles apart, we come together as if by predestination.
, W+ G! U* c- Q* t' k: F与时俱进advance with times
6 i% \' B' Z" t! ] i5 b7 d* f以人为本people oriented; people foremost
( G% V% Z& I+ |* R: G- P. g因材施教teach students according to their aptitude . J! d- i v, c- y- R
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."
4 c3 t2 U; C6 G, P- c; I欲速则不达Haste does not bring success.
, |& L0 b) `$ ~8 l! H7 x优胜劣汰survival of the fittest & I( g6 n% i6 b
英雄所见略同Great minds think alike.
" M) {* @5 R# D6 O9 S冤家宜解不宜结Better make friends than make enemies.
+ b2 j# s) G7 T6 Q, N! @) u冤假错案"cases in which people were unjustly, falsely or wrongly charged or sentenced; unjust, false or wrong cases" & D# d: h6 C7 O- O$ n9 O
一言既出，驷马难追A real man never goes back on his words.
' ?: x0 q8 f% `$ A1 g" U招财进宝Money and treasures will be plentiful' A8 T5 z+ q3 Y7 K
债台高筑become debt-ridden6 ^- d' e1 ^" [, |$ f$ |
致命要害Achilles' heel
- w3 p6 | w# d众矢之的target of public criticism
0 \- d1 l- ^) L( }" s* d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.
* ^1 m- I0 S5 T* d0 ^ _: R1 V纸上谈兵be an armchair strategist
4 d3 e9 j- M: Z; m( U纸包不住火Truth will come to light sooner or later.- g. c; P' l& H3 ?4 i
左右为难between the devil and the deep blue sea; between the rock and the hard place |
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