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爱屋及乌Love me, love my dog." j5 k5 B6 ]! ^! _9 I
百闻不如一见Seeing is believing./ M8 k- Y, h) U5 }7 h% j( Q4 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+ h* f0 E1 l2 e) ?2 j5 {+ K
笨鸟先飞A slow sparrow should make an early start.
# l' @) }5 P& z% Z8 `$ R( B0 i! }不眠之夜white night
5 H Y; s# h L9 f, S j不以物喜，不以己悲not pleased by external gains, not saddened by personnal losses/ U; v: B1 ]# x
不遗余力spare no effort; go all out; do one's best
. L% j) s. C& c' Y+ x" ^, T不打不成交"No discord, no concord. 4 V4 t# k: n0 r# n
拆东墙补西墙rob Peter to pay Paul
& a1 d% D1 w2 W+ i& B' W+ ]7 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 ( ]2 |, C3 W3 ^
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 b* B+ z6 C0 n& f: t
大开眼界open one's eyes; broaden one's horizon; be an eye-opener 2 I7 O5 P/ N2 M5 b- D
国泰民安The country flourishes and people live in peace, N: z% G& H: w, P f c% u6 Z0 u
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+ l$ U5 a$ D功夫不负有心人Everything comes to him who waits.
7 i! H7 H0 ?3 {好了伤疤忘了疼once on shore, one prays no more( ]* n9 f+ t0 d1 r0 W+ \5 N6 i" ]
好事不出门，恶事传千里Good news never goes beyond the gate, while bad news spread far and wide. 5 j: T B8 A( M9 l$ l0 J! B4 j
和气生财Harmony brings wealth
i% M$ t# e r# z# q5 [活到老，学到老One is never too old to learn.
& R) t, P4 q: Z) ?( j既往不咎let bygones be bygones
( i+ M5 u" o0 d) H9 c( u) ~! T金无足赤,人无完人Gold can't be pure and man can't be perfect. + o* V! p: y3 y
金玉满堂Treasures fill the home
# w1 A0 @1 k. {2 V脚踏实地be down-to-earth
. l7 H3 k% u3 Z脚踩两只船sit on the fence $ `, ~8 F: P% U, T
君子之交淡如水the friendship between gentlemen is as pure as crystal; a hedge between keeps friendship green
, i% W# p) C3 D4 Z老生常谈，陈词滥调cut and dried, cliché
6 Q; ?/ N3 @( _) T) E( h) }( `. {礼尚往来Courtesy calls for reciprocity.
2 t4 b+ p3 X( c! n3 {4 A/ s留得青山在，不怕没柴烧"Where there is life, there is hope.", \$ ^3 N8 t. A, w1 ]
马到成功achieve immediate victory; win instant success( c1 q1 c9 f, |3 t; U
名利双收gain in both fame and wealth+ N5 ]3 k& a7 W
茅塞顿开be suddenly enlightened: C4 P( R! {6 {9 n" |+ [+ E
没有规矩不成方圆Nothing can be accomplished without norms or standards.
+ \0 q& i8 \* N, p, {% O/ {, [2 t每逢佳节倍思亲
3 G8 J& b! _! u# cOn festive occasions more than ever one thinks of one's dear ones far away.
( y1 j2 G/ `5 U; ^! s! OIt is on the festival occasions when one misses his dear most.
0 _0 ]5 r" l' N0 {' \+ o! K谋事在人，成事在天"The planning lies with man, the outcome with Heaven. / Man proposes, God disposes. "
: u0 W7 y% I! Z4 `; h, t; m弄巧成拙be too smart by half; Cunning outwits itself.
& _) X* \+ h4 e# E拿手好戏masterpiece
% C1 s, z& d4 d' V9 a; S赔了夫人又折兵throw good money after bad5 k% Y5 h" P0 ?! I5 h
抛砖引玉a modest spur to induce others to come forward with valuable contributions; throw a sprat to catch a whale, T2 ]! G1 C& [. D) 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
' z0 G+ y9 [) H抢得先机take the preemptive opportunities 9 Y j' N1 G1 W; F
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.6 b6 r8 d, H ?- t/ 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# c. v2 f8 Z! {: S/ @
前事不忘,后事之师Past experience, if not forgotten, is a guide for the future.
r7 k. L) q0 a/ }) {2 j前人栽树,后人乘凉One generation plants the trees in whose shade another generation rests.5 H- |% z7 P$ h& U% ^" y: y8 D z
One sows and another reaps.
! P% |4 ]* l6 o. K$ W, o前怕狼,后怕虎fear the wolf in front and the tiger behind/ hesitate in doing something
' u! v! O6 i4 s+ [' l& Y& z! 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. 9 H* O. E* ^& t1 J% s
强强联手win-win co-operation
# |* a% T* V1 J2 e5 G瑞雪兆丰年A timely snow promises a good harvest. q& a+ |+ ^/ h7 o' i0 c3 W
人之初,性本善Man's nature at birth is good.9 p: p: j, j' X( v8 g* b2 _; N
人逢喜事精神爽Joy puts heart into a man.; S" s8 p3 q6 ~. g9 n
人海战术huge-crowd strategy ; j; N: J [5 j* J1 S2 v2 E
世上无难事，只要肯攀登"Where there is a will, there is a way. "
) X" A8 W8 L5 G) \世外桃源a fictitious land of peace away from the turmoil of the world; P3 v* k$ W7 g2 `$ ?# b0 @
死而后已until my heart stops beating
8 a' W0 ]0 S) q L) n9 {; z' h岁岁平安Peace all year round
# p, `0 G; [" o7 A- E% D- z; X上有天堂，下有苏杭"Just as there is paradise in heaven, ther are Suzhou and Hangzhou on earth." 4 X i R, l8 X
塞翁失马，焉知非福Misfortune may be an actual blessing.
5 V1 ]: ]; h4 I8 U三十而立"A man should be independent at the age of thirty.
2 j7 S4 i I: A3 j+ dAt thirty, a man should be able to think for himself." 9 t% K9 f6 n8 C/ g7 Z9 I
升级换代updating and upgrading (of products)0 k1 b! T. S4 B; ]: Q& ?3 N$ c
四十不惑Life begins at forty. $ E6 ?1 }' b; [# q. E$ p" i
谁言寸草心，报得三春晖"Such kindness of warm sun, can't be repaid by grass. "
8 U( R( D: h( Z水涨船高When the river rises, the boat floats high.9 J/ P1 r, p8 F
时不我待Time and tide wait for no man.
; `* N+ V0 G6 ^) ^6 g杀鸡用牛刀break a butterfly on the wheel; ^ _' s) k; f D. S' _5 V
实事求是seek truth from facts; be practical and realistic; be true to facts 3 n; Q( r: ?3 R, m; }
说曹操,曹操到Talk of the devil and he comes.
5 u0 e8 S7 \6 ?实话实说speak the plain truth; call a spade a spade; tell it as it is $ C) m- U# ?9 B
实践是检验真理的唯一标准Practice is the sole criterion for testing truth.8 W% a4 ~: |3 t7 B9 L9 d
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; ", J9 w& S. H9 s$ L1 ~! a2 Z+ G& M& u
韬光养晦hide one's capacities and bide one's time
) w( V# n6 L5 u6 E糖衣炮弹sugar-coated bullets! n" o M% @& w
天有不测风云Anything unexpected may happen. a bolt from the blue
: I7 v: [; h s) i( A5 Z* H3 ^团结就是力量Unity is strength.
. a5 ?9 }5 T" o; r. \5 I: N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
- p$ z* Z; p5 x& |$ P2 _0 x6 t歪风邪气unhealthy practices and evil phenomena
9 O" r# w3 t! f* R& E. N) w0 ]物以类聚，人以群分Birds of a feather flock together.
6 w/ K& K5 A$ ~+ P, b往事如风"The past has vanished (from memory) like wind.; What in past, is past."
7 J6 p% s$ c7 |8 B' z+ V; S望子成龙hold high hopes for one's child6 w8 K7 d" I8 l6 ?" ^2 N5 V( X6 ~9 d) X
屋漏又逢连阴雨Misfortunes never come singly. When it rains it pours./ N2 V g' L, a/ E5 g+ p: {0 M
文韬武略military expertise; military strategy
# ~$ {$ C T" r2 f+ O) m6 v唯利是图draw water to one's mill ' r, i- R3 |( `! ~
无源之水,无本之木water without a source, and a tree wiithout roots
3 W. @4 U+ V R8 J1 y$ ]# K3 e. `1 Z无中生有make/create something out of nothing 3 m2 s/ i% U' s& K0 E9 @
无风不起浪There are no waves without wind. There's no smoke without fire.
5 ]( y6 J$ r: [, U) Z徇私枉法bend the law for the benefit of relatives or friends : V$ o9 _& r# S2 B& @
新官上任三把火a new broom sweeps clean 9 I# |9 r" @# | t. o
虚心使人进步,骄傲使人落后Modesty helps one go forward, whereas conceit makes one lag behind.
0 A4 J2 i* n2 K& s' n蓄势而发accumulate strength for a take-off
- e/ w7 R2 P, d- D4 \8 o心想事成May all your wish come true
+ ?7 A+ G5 R( B4 h4 y心照不宣have a tacit understanding; give tacit consent; tacit understanding
# s* g+ j3 W, Y5 u2 ~5 \# A7 |: ~4 e先入为主First impressions are firmly entrenched., D7 o+ l2 C2 Q5 U
先下手为强catch the ball before the bound5 F" I+ G" d+ s8 K8 r
像热锅上的蚂蚁like an ant on a hot pan
8 v7 P* o; w [; W- l现身说法warn people by taking oneself as an example
( e. A/ `& y" [# _* U6 r8 A7 T- P息事宁人pour oil on troubled waters
. p% c. h- w) m& H喜忧参半mingled hope and fear : t+ K- O7 U* g. N; e$ t; E
循序渐进step by step: y: r" m- {# c5 t o6 S$ ^( c) u
一路平安，一路顺风speed somebody on their way; speed the parting guest
8 p: e: f6 x2 n0 `5 N, ]$ j& R! z% A严以律己,宽以待人be strict with oneself and lenient towards others/ x0 X4 r, G- v+ O' B6 h' e
鱼米之乡a land of milk and honey/ ?8 F- F; K# I6 M% O2 d! ^' t
有情人终成眷属"Jack shall have Jill, all shall be well." 5 Z, Y- n. @; d
有钱能使鬼推磨Money makes the mare go. Money talks.- s- w2 D. e0 U/ b+ P
有识之士people of vision
1 J5 ]) _1 R$ B" J8 T有勇无谋use brawn rather than brain
3 w' Y5 w) ]+ e) @( }0 V! ]有缘千里来相会Separated as we are thousands of miles apart, we come together as if by predestination.' Q0 B7 M U! Q" L; A Q, z
与时俱进advance with times6 ^, R4 Z, d. c- V1 Z% D2 i
以人为本people oriented; people foremost
1 a: i( ~1 L r6 x. e; S因材施教teach students according to their aptitude & J+ N5 C5 j# {( @' \$ X9 F
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."
0 b0 h. c( e7 U; }- q! f欲速则不达Haste does not bring success.
' S7 ?/ c2 f3 a5 v. w' Q优胜劣汰survival of the fittest
9 z% ^5 @+ ]/ l/ Q. Y: T1 `英雄所见略同Great minds think alike.8 c: X5 ^# g% @0 Z( c
冤家宜解不宜结Better make friends than make enemies.
& K. n; y- D. C' [1 v. x冤假错案"cases in which people were unjustly, falsely or wrongly charged or sentenced; unjust, false or wrong cases"
9 H' j: o! ~3 W2 x; k |. e& u一言既出，驷马难追A real man never goes back on his words.
2 f$ z1 y v7 i$ W2 ~6 E招财进宝Money and treasures will be plentiful
: Q& [. A8 } ~5 }" ^8 u" C债台高筑become debt-ridden9 `# c) g" o' `
致命要害Achilles' heel ' n! T/ P7 W- v* }) x& T) R
众矢之的target of public criticism( z$ e/ g9 _* }) K$ y! L' Z
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.
; j- L- H! t1 \( t3 p3 D4 d纸上谈兵be an armchair strategist
3 ]# `- t: A, U8 K- c( J纸包不住火Truth will come to light sooner or later.0 {5 }) y I! K( y/ H7 C
左右为难between the devil and the deep blue sea; between the rock and the hard place |
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