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爱屋及乌Love me, love my dog.1 @8 d Q( a, {. U H+ Q4 E6 m
百闻不如一见Seeing is believing.# c1 e% ?5 y. j) t
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
) g3 O6 F7 P) @笨鸟先飞A slow sparrow should make an early start.* v! v- y3 V2 [: m. t
不眠之夜white night ' i3 O# Y% Y$ ~+ B; `7 ~2 p
不以物喜，不以己悲not pleased by external gains, not saddened by personnal losses7 V5 \! b- Y* {
不遗余力spare no effort; go all out; do one's best! Q8 S) O2 _0 u9 N+ K- w2 t
不打不成交"No discord, no concord. 1 r7 _/ b8 X0 K O4 ]
拆东墙补西墙rob Peter to pay Paul
! \4 w, Z0 A( g) R" W9 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
j3 l1 X3 _% T: J* M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 all5 s; U* s G4 p/ o1 l
大开眼界open one's eyes; broaden one's horizon; be an eye-opener
1 }# p9 x0 E( L# `- c9 m* g5 d国泰民安The country flourishes and people live in peace
. e0 \& ?% J) x8 L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
$ e& A6 x0 ]' |$ g6 y功夫不负有心人Everything comes to him who waits. . O: y& n6 J* w9 v0 ]
好了伤疤忘了疼once on shore, one prays no more
' Q8 _- e, O; d% h# f/ X" o+ v好事不出门，恶事传千里Good news never goes beyond the gate, while bad news spread far and wide. 9 ?& }6 |9 G# C x3 g- @
和气生财Harmony brings wealth$ ~4 H7 |3 y& o
活到老，学到老One is never too old to learn. - h& p9 y) [2 q0 }
既往不咎let bygones be bygones ' Q8 S& b( [7 O) S' }# V8 p* X
金无足赤,人无完人Gold can't be pure and man can't be perfect.
' |) a1 }& {) t" h( }, a9 |1 |金玉满堂Treasures fill the home3 {7 J( ]1 x" m5 K2 l
脚踏实地be down-to-earth
8 i( b m5 J* z$ v) n脚踩两只船sit on the fence ) \: X8 p" v6 t% \/ }7 N+ v
君子之交淡如水the friendship between gentlemen is as pure as crystal; a hedge between keeps friendship green
$ [$ e/ ?1 R1 d" {老生常谈，陈词滥调cut and dried, cliché d7 \0 B. q2 t( y
礼尚往来Courtesy calls for reciprocity.
3 [& O3 ]( p( v) x+ P留得青山在，不怕没柴烧"Where there is life, there is hope."6 C: _% }6 }* v1 n
马到成功achieve immediate victory; win instant success, G8 F+ M' Z; {% C. f0 j
名利双收gain in both fame and wealth% q% \2 D$ g6 }! r2 f/ O
茅塞顿开be suddenly enlightened
, L( Q: g! e9 `9 y( U. W! v# q6 E没有规矩不成方圆Nothing can be accomplished without norms or standards.+ b7 U& N: Q0 r# i
每逢佳节倍思亲
" N# \! ~7 @0 p9 W4 X4 IOn festive occasions more than ever one thinks of one's dear ones far away.
& T/ C: L& M4 @! Y9 c4 l* `) jIt is on the festival occasions when one misses his dear most.
* D! [$ d m& o4 E5 {谋事在人，成事在天"The planning lies with man, the outcome with Heaven. / Man proposes, God disposes. "
# ^" t- K; S& q3 m. r; r! n4 C弄巧成拙be too smart by half; Cunning outwits itself.
9 a$ X/ ]9 M3 F' Y拿手好戏masterpiece+ b% f. M' U7 A
赔了夫人又折兵throw good money after bad' N: Q6 O! A/ q" ]0 E) S" Y8 w
抛砖引玉a modest spur to induce others to come forward with valuable contributions; throw a sprat to catch a whale0 J0 m* P0 Q+ p- x7 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 end) D7 H% \& g! d; }8 @, q0 E S
抢得先机take the preemptive opportunities 8 r0 l: m1 D% }* W0 Q4 v- |7 ]
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.
- y7 ]3 _- m' @7 G }1 h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; V/ e, N( E! c. `" K; `
前事不忘,后事之师Past experience, if not forgotten, is a guide for the future.
- a2 M9 L% s! F& D前人栽树,后人乘凉One generation plants the trees in whose shade another generation rests.
! S# Z/ P; H/ d% i, A2 rOne sows and another reaps.6 Q3 t2 l3 h% c! ?3 ^1 n; i" a
前怕狼,后怕虎fear the wolf in front and the tiger behind/ hesitate in doing something
$ ]+ x# L/ i0 S7 S' J0 A1 l+ L# N/ r, {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.
* v2 Y; {6 e1 V! T, c/ g) @强强联手win-win co-operation
; U( M+ v1 |0 ^" ?瑞雪兆丰年A timely snow promises a good harvest.4 Q; x" {7 o3 `
人之初,性本善Man's nature at birth is good.+ r- i( a4 G+ E' F) c
人逢喜事精神爽Joy puts heart into a man.
$ u3 h% o; P; z3 W人海战术huge-crowd strategy
9 ]( f+ B. z5 @! I! V a- E世上无难事，只要肯攀登"Where there is a will, there is a way. " % ]& _- j) C+ k9 @- \7 ]& R1 B
世外桃源a fictitious land of peace away from the turmoil of the world; 5 m3 S( b2 M5 x5 l' F: e$ L8 e9 y. R
死而后已until my heart stops beating4 y% L, I* o+ u4 w" r
岁岁平安Peace all year round
$ ~& q Q; ?4 T j0 G+ [上有天堂，下有苏杭"Just as there is paradise in heaven, ther are Suzhou and Hangzhou on earth."
+ |9 J- \1 y; I' G塞翁失马，焉知非福Misfortune may be an actual blessing.8 C0 v# D8 @( J! ]9 P4 q% n; E. ?' s
三十而立"A man should be independent at the age of thirty. ; b" A6 b; ~/ H, x6 ?
At thirty, a man should be able to think for himself."
" {$ q& M8 r! {1 ]/ F z5 Z0 r: h2 t' J升级换代updating and upgrading (of products)2 M% |; h: C0 l+ c( Y
四十不惑Life begins at forty. " {1 l# u: A! ^4 |
谁言寸草心，报得三春晖"Such kindness of warm sun, can't be repaid by grass. " , Y6 S: n, Q" G+ F! Z, T
水涨船高When the river rises, the boat floats high.: c# _; j. _2 R4 ]4 h
时不我待Time and tide wait for no man. - j3 D$ m9 a G% G5 q
杀鸡用牛刀break a butterfly on the wheel! L! H3 B. d5 U. z) l n7 N5 n; ]
实事求是seek truth from facts; be practical and realistic; be true to facts ' g+ V6 {# c0 F {" S6 |
说曹操,曹操到Talk of the devil and he comes.
$ i1 \& \- N* F6 i% I实话实说speak the plain truth; call a spade a spade; tell it as it is
& ^/ ~: V) G) q( x- P- v7 m实践是检验真理的唯一标准Practice is the sole criterion for testing truth.& V1 ?8 [9 i( |4 d* R- U
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; "
# {: {4 \7 U [韬光养晦hide one's capacities and bide one's time% W1 X) Q6 ]$ ^. y
糖衣炮弹sugar-coated bullets
, E2 K4 O. W: W8 \! j) j天有不测风云Anything unexpected may happen. a bolt from the blue
- M: `& N8 Z+ @& l团结就是力量Unity is strength." S% Z" C& x2 I$ n( ?; Y+ r
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
$ I# B( H$ A8 X) s0 E# {4 r J& j歪风邪气unhealthy practices and evil phenomena$ q; Z. H7 V" N3 E3 v4 h& @% R
物以类聚，人以群分Birds of a feather flock together.7 G) |9 H- L: l. }. Q
往事如风"The past has vanished (from memory) like wind.; What in past, is past."
$ w9 @4 J$ w" V3 J望子成龙hold high hopes for one's child8 ]/ \4 z+ r" w0 j
屋漏又逢连阴雨Misfortunes never come singly. When it rains it pours.4 ?+ D+ E* G4 k
文韬武略military expertise; military strategy 0 H# l* ^( c; D( ~! p
唯利是图draw water to one's mill
2 ` b& @+ e2 \" ?3 T, D! k无源之水,无本之木water without a source, and a tree wiithout roots; R) {2 ?% P! [+ x- A# d3 @! ?
无中生有make/create something out of nothing 4 d' k9 K( i0 _
无风不起浪There are no waves without wind. There's no smoke without fire.' ~) o m. L1 S& l
徇私枉法bend the law for the benefit of relatives or friends
6 `$ K& r, y' E N5 R; T4 F) c8 A" s新官上任三把火a new broom sweeps clean : W' e- R4 d* K( A3 D
虚心使人进步,骄傲使人落后Modesty helps one go forward, whereas conceit makes one lag behind.$ l8 u/ w4 Z; Y+ z1 @
蓄势而发accumulate strength for a take-off
# Y0 g% q1 z0 N: O( P心想事成May all your wish come true
9 b! O7 j; b+ p) {心照不宣have a tacit understanding; give tacit consent; tacit understanding
& x0 M% a6 e* y1 A% A j先入为主First impressions are firmly entrenched.
1 k2 \9 c L2 s先下手为强catch the ball before the bound. W( K l% q* L& O$ Q0 N
像热锅上的蚂蚁like an ant on a hot pan
A+ ]0 y. r" s现身说法warn people by taking oneself as an example
8 n* w3 z* K0 T/ ~1 G' @! ~" N息事宁人pour oil on troubled waters # q8 V0 f4 \0 k, P* V- X, M: K' U: s
喜忧参半mingled hope and fear
2 d: x6 ?1 V8 d( r循序渐进step by step5 t( I* `4 _: p, p
一路平安，一路顺风speed somebody on their way; speed the parting guest
7 O- `6 T A8 C3 O& k严以律己,宽以待人be strict with oneself and lenient towards others
8 [8 X9 [( P* a g8 Q+ \# k8 D4 z; o鱼米之乡a land of milk and honey' o% v6 X) \! l8 b; _
有情人终成眷属"Jack shall have Jill, all shall be well." & [- o G0 m( t5 h+ h* D
有钱能使鬼推磨Money makes the mare go. Money talks.
, C v1 f2 H" ^, `8 k有识之士people of vision$ C/ D' e+ x# C! O' S- b2 s* ]8 z+ ~
有勇无谋use brawn rather than brain 0 P. j T7 Y$ l9 x
有缘千里来相会Separated as we are thousands of miles apart, we come together as if by predestination.
: |- J* W$ F: ?# l与时俱进advance with times
) e& R, b" S% S: G; y8 f/ w! @: P以人为本people oriented; people foremost
3 |- g5 U. x5 h) F: {! T因材施教teach students according to their aptitude Q# o3 L% o! t4 \! f5 ]2 Z
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."
; g/ r' Y/ a( z' R欲速则不达Haste does not bring success. 5 t0 C [+ G! q
优胜劣汰survival of the fittest
& k6 E- H i; i6 n% e9 y英雄所见略同Great minds think alike.0 P" S8 A9 G% X* t/ z2 m- t
冤家宜解不宜结Better make friends than make enemies.
3 _( ?) Q5 P9 q/ @8 n冤假错案"cases in which people were unjustly, falsely or wrongly charged or sentenced; unjust, false or wrong cases" ) w7 }* A; t q" \* Q) R
一言既出，驷马难追A real man never goes back on his words.
3 k# f% X8 R: G' |' n4 p4 J8 T招财进宝Money and treasures will be plentiful
- V+ B% s* D: e. [债台高筑become debt-ridden
7 ]5 b& q* a( E' N% t0 F致命要害Achilles' heel
1 o3 Z+ i, f. X/ S3 C众矢之的target of public criticism
" F% O8 S q% ^/ b# @) }' i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.
; c$ N9 f/ ? ?' j纸上谈兵be an armchair strategist
1 ]1 R7 H: O5 ?' S/ Y7 y7 G纸包不住火Truth will come to light sooner or later.
% i0 l5 k% e# H8 L" ^* y7 @左右为难between the devil and the deep blue sea; between the rock and the hard place |
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