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爱屋及乌Love me, love my dog.3 }- n3 h/ I2 | S, `
百闻不如一见Seeing is believing.! S' }- {3 f5 {2 b6 U! _7 u* d X. `# k
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
' m' `8 u. U1 n+ l! k/ B4 L笨鸟先飞A slow sparrow should make an early start.8 H4 a, s- i" K4 `0 y
不眠之夜white night
! L" w; h; U& [2 k- d不以物喜，不以己悲not pleased by external gains, not saddened by personnal losses$ b( `* s/ C2 K0 k+ q; M* J- F d4 u
不遗余力spare no effort; go all out; do one's best0 ^ M+ O9 R7 T
不打不成交"No discord, no concord. / @6 w Z! Q& w( `
拆东墙补西墙rob Peter to pay Paul / B8 F; m9 y" D# s# ^
辞旧迎新bid farewell to the old and usher in the new; ring out the old year and ring in the new 8 M7 E: L0 z- D 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 all4 A# u- [! c, N7 X) K
大开眼界open one's eyes; broaden one's horizon; be an eye-opener 5 ~) S0 w+ Q9 G
国泰民安The country flourishes and people live in peace2 R2 p7 s4 {1 l2 x: q
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
' N$ V2 P( N- \( [4 h+ y; y功夫不负有心人Everything comes to him who waits. 7 ~: Z* l. C; f9 O
好了伤疤忘了疼once on shore, one prays no more' j1 d# l0 \7 H4 [+ E: x8 A
好事不出门，恶事传千里Good news never goes beyond the gate, while bad news spread far and wide.
. y8 G- [# g8 F和气生财Harmony brings wealth
1 i% Y& S0 G3 n活到老，学到老One is never too old to learn.
# ?& V. _# L% u3 P9 [$ Z- h既往不咎let bygones be bygones ; }( H" ~- y6 K
金无足赤,人无完人Gold can't be pure and man can't be perfect. ( z* ?; H8 H4 g( L4 x
金玉满堂Treasures fill the home6 m- T/ x0 d; w3 i
脚踏实地be down-to-earth
$ R. v/ I! j8 H8 v S脚踩两只船sit on the fence 1 K+ T- w+ I% R+ X
君子之交淡如水the friendship between gentlemen is as pure as crystal; a hedge between keeps friendship green
, d2 _& M* L9 v+ N2 v- f% }* \老生常谈，陈词滥调cut and dried, cliché
& h# ^3 U6 E' K8 |礼尚往来Courtesy calls for reciprocity. 0 J" |/ N9 `3 S
留得青山在，不怕没柴烧"Where there is life, there is hope."
: k" _! t0 ]5 e0 W- ?马到成功achieve immediate victory; win instant success a) I/ O; g5 Z
名利双收gain in both fame and wealth
4 G" J; ]. E0 a) v" A- c茅塞顿开be suddenly enlightened
2 Z! W: f, w3 H+ k5 b8 D2 t没有规矩不成方圆Nothing can be accomplished without norms or standards.
! M5 V+ R" {# v" i. H* p7 q7 e每逢佳节倍思亲
9 p+ Z5 k! j9 d. QOn festive occasions more than ever one thinks of one's dear ones far away.
" o- x$ C) s. {! r: w1 DIt is on the festival occasions when one misses his dear most. : c/ X) M# f1 b! u& f# ~
谋事在人，成事在天"The planning lies with man, the outcome with Heaven. / Man proposes, God disposes. " z0 s9 I0 _5 k( V; Z
弄巧成拙be too smart by half; Cunning outwits itself.
X. B p- {3 ^0 U( [拿手好戏masterpiece
+ O. s( y. S- m9 B赔了夫人又折兵throw good money after bad
" x5 Y! v H, s; p抛砖引玉a modest spur to induce others to come forward with valuable contributions; throw a sprat to catch a whale
- w R# z, O+ c- J" l6 G: `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
. k# F; n" V" y8 t6 ~. u抢得先机take the preemptive opportunities % D* [3 Y* h0 Z# P
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.
" E& ^; { ?5 R0 w O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
8 D: A) }# g/ I- t* L前事不忘,后事之师Past experience, if not forgotten, is a guide for the future.9 j0 k% g. a, J0 B1 o6 }
前人栽树,后人乘凉One generation plants the trees in whose shade another generation rests.) v; L* G3 i: [, S0 p
One sows and another reaps.2 ^) K- s2 n8 b5 b7 Y |7 ?2 M% x
前怕狼,后怕虎fear the wolf in front and the tiger behind/ hesitate in doing something
3 k8 d. i6 |/ v+ k! r+ }1 c0 k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. c! K- m" G! q5 _5 X% c
强强联手win-win co-operation. R" o4 v7 D2 J- x4 Y6 c
瑞雪兆丰年A timely snow promises a good harvest.* ?& k' l3 P7 g c( ^( T' h* |$ A/ J
人之初,性本善Man's nature at birth is good.
; s- Z+ v% e8 a4 I5 G) w; T人逢喜事精神爽Joy puts heart into a man.9 r9 i! e( F+ [" V& s
人海战术huge-crowd strategy
( u, a# a! _! W世上无难事，只要肯攀登"Where there is a will, there is a way. " , i* s9 ^0 _% |2 Z. y/ O
世外桃源a fictitious land of peace away from the turmoil of the world;
( s) Y |" L/ q& `/ r死而后已until my heart stops beating5 g0 c+ g% d3 r% G6 ^ m
岁岁平安Peace all year round, B& |9 o s9 j8 F# N
上有天堂，下有苏杭"Just as there is paradise in heaven, ther are Suzhou and Hangzhou on earth."
* B9 z$ j( K2 n8 T塞翁失马，焉知非福Misfortune may be an actual blessing.* d7 |) j% @) O) l* L4 J
三十而立"A man should be independent at the age of thirty. 1 a( }4 L( p, {! V$ J6 S* T6 o
At thirty, a man should be able to think for himself."
# k6 r A) Z, X, O' X: t R8 n升级换代updating and upgrading (of products)
+ k2 G- N# y8 `8 g4 p& w四十不惑Life begins at forty. & N9 T$ P& Z4 w" l7 |
谁言寸草心，报得三春晖"Such kindness of warm sun, can't be repaid by grass. " 3 K( j- }5 w- x) F( O/ K
水涨船高When the river rises, the boat floats high.
+ H/ {; o; u2 @! x5 c7 A3 D时不我待Time and tide wait for no man. & x- v3 R2 y7 t/ A# Q
杀鸡用牛刀break a butterfly on the wheel
' e. X6 @! j6 y. @% C实事求是seek truth from facts; be practical and realistic; be true to facts
: [6 C" G$ d: V7 g说曹操,曹操到Talk of the devil and he comes.. {1 ~; `# S' P( E U
实话实说speak the plain truth; call a spade a spade; tell it as it is
2 ]2 b: S/ h% r$ w& Y, ]3 S( W实践是检验真理的唯一标准Practice is the sole criterion for testing truth.
/ E" U# N. }4 }1 J) C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; "9 O( |. @+ [8 s, `3 T6 H/ D
韬光养晦hide one's capacities and bide one's time
5 ]/ |/ r7 F; N糖衣炮弹sugar-coated bullets
' ], J" O: s( |' d7 ?3 \4 S( w天有不测风云Anything unexpected may happen. a bolt from the blue
# |0 G6 d& T' J+ Z6 Y h! Z团结就是力量Unity is strength.
0 @/ e5 R9 q5 F i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
6 O6 l- U9 n' ^; L歪风邪气unhealthy practices and evil phenomena/ R! O& _) h* J
物以类聚，人以群分Birds of a feather flock together.
) l& N8 L& Z2 K往事如风"The past has vanished (from memory) like wind.; What in past, is past."
( `0 n( |7 g3 c2 y5 J望子成龙hold high hopes for one's child9 H+ ]3 a- t% ^
屋漏又逢连阴雨Misfortunes never come singly. When it rains it pours.* ^4 J7 \6 J3 e$ w' V+ c! s
文韬武略military expertise; military strategy
( }& q8 b' s/ U6 b7 h1 q唯利是图draw water to one's mill
6 w6 d( B o7 I无源之水,无本之木water without a source, and a tree wiithout roots
# l3 H# c# Q3 @7 o无中生有make/create something out of nothing 6 A0 K+ v9 R, F4 N0 j% g/ `
无风不起浪There are no waves without wind. There's no smoke without fire.
`; G1 O. ~9 ]# |& [8 }徇私枉法bend the law for the benefit of relatives or friends
+ ?* F/ B+ ~6 y1 d新官上任三把火a new broom sweeps clean
0 u9 M: @) V c# ^' X7 j# W虚心使人进步,骄傲使人落后Modesty helps one go forward, whereas conceit makes one lag behind.
3 U4 [' t; Q4 k3 ?, }& i5 _蓄势而发accumulate strength for a take-off- m1 V+ \! m, l/ [# |, n
心想事成May all your wish come true
: d/ D# U% D% U# h- R4 {- ?心照不宣have a tacit understanding; give tacit consent; tacit understanding
$ j8 F! J' @/ Y先入为主First impressions are firmly entrenched.; L; f R2 e) v6 }
先下手为强catch the ball before the bound
2 {+ ]4 h8 j; L% s# n像热锅上的蚂蚁like an ant on a hot pan
% |; U8 ~; j3 {/ u. P9 j. X1 q! b3 ~现身说法warn people by taking oneself as an example! y. n6 y; ]* M# u7 } N3 ]
息事宁人pour oil on troubled waters , m w. W, H9 a9 C% K' R& E$ d3 m
喜忧参半mingled hope and fear
7 s: N8 s; i; W$ |! k: r6 d循序渐进step by step) U8 x: Z+ u* M0 c+ I2 m$ H- B
一路平安，一路顺风speed somebody on their way; speed the parting guest
& T1 v# s2 A' a/ }0 s: q严以律己,宽以待人be strict with oneself and lenient towards others
9 A+ t5 e1 [8 M1 E7 K: u) P) b鱼米之乡a land of milk and honey% {) w4 G& q h8 c$ z: {
有情人终成眷属"Jack shall have Jill, all shall be well." # {5 O& A$ q- \, l& [ ~, X
有钱能使鬼推磨Money makes the mare go. Money talks.
/ c; [( O- B; \* y5 r( W3 ~有识之士people of vision
3 k9 p$ e/ e9 `. f. K' F, ^有勇无谋use brawn rather than brain
+ Z/ k+ s7 I& H& s0 R2 D( c有缘千里来相会Separated as we are thousands of miles apart, we come together as if by predestination.
1 L' x$ ~1 \& c# w' S& ~6 b与时俱进advance with times# S% ~9 E! v7 O3 i1 G+ ?/ S( U
以人为本people oriented; people foremost
: B0 y, h. z' Z! j: x4 K! H因材施教teach students according to their aptitude
! y: z& W4 G! r! D# `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."
: S# }2 v" r3 Y2 {0 e$ r欲速则不达Haste does not bring success.
1 ^" T1 f$ W' M( o: D- d4 Z优胜劣汰survival of the fittest 0 F9 H2 U7 @& G+ \
英雄所见略同Great minds think alike.
/ @8 _$ ~) M, k d冤家宜解不宜结Better make friends than make enemies.
6 A% h! k I+ C( B" ]6 p6 z0 A冤假错案"cases in which people were unjustly, falsely or wrongly charged or sentenced; unjust, false or wrong cases"
7 f7 f' B% R1 F6 {一言既出，驷马难追A real man never goes back on his words.
$ B4 h: g8 {3 s0 {! e% b' l9 w/ f招财进宝Money and treasures will be plentiful" M7 {; Z5 _ Z+ D. X# n
债台高筑become debt-ridden ~8 N/ s3 b# F y
致命要害Achilles' heel
5 ^) c/ q2 F$ j. b# w7 ~4 u/ ^ I众矢之的target of public criticism% q! r- T# R' c. P+ M' T+ t
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.
& {8 ^. P* e# r9 m" Z$ A. P% k纸上谈兵be an armchair strategist/ R! G2 x$ T* [3 A
纸包不住火Truth will come to light sooner or later.) E) v; j6 K0 y& o2 C1 a% r! u
左右为难between the devil and the deep blue sea; between the rock and the hard place |
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