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爱屋及乌Love me, love my dog.1 |# D# Z2 H+ A* H
百闻不如一见Seeing is believing.
$ p. t7 r$ ^7 L9 y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 worst0 K/ w3 y8 J0 g4 _: r% v9 T$ i
笨鸟先飞A slow sparrow should make an early start.
( M) `# Q% J7 h不眠之夜white night
. O5 h2 }- H( p) `, F. m8 E6 L不以物喜，不以己悲not pleased by external gains, not saddened by personnal losses) Y# |8 c* C2 J+ I! \5 [+ B
不遗余力spare no effort; go all out; do one's best- E H( ~1 f& a- E* Z. L
不打不成交"No discord, no concord. ' k: @; o$ {; { N! g. H
拆东墙补西墙rob Peter to pay Paul
1 ?7 G5 T* N; o4 N8 C7 o辞旧迎新bid farewell to the old and usher in the new; ring out the old year and ring in the new
) `0 W8 [$ w# w% V1 G% L( D ~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
% g7 R* O; M' h$ X6 n大开眼界open one's eyes; broaden one's horizon; be an eye-opener 4 ~; R, O# ^( {
国泰民安The country flourishes and people live in peace1 Y5 K! a; }* l( }/ p3 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 1 H5 J! E+ V* E4 W4 q
功夫不负有心人Everything comes to him who waits.
E; V' D" E2 d* r好了伤疤忘了疼once on shore, one prays no more$ S$ j, i' V# 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. . u$ I- n$ Q" S# Z
和气生财Harmony brings wealth' y/ K8 U7 e3 O6 E
活到老，学到老One is never too old to learn. - J2 v5 }0 r t1 Z2 O/ S
既往不咎let bygones be bygones % B; Y. K9 u# z. Q' X8 M
金无足赤,人无完人Gold can't be pure and man can't be perfect.
1 e1 }8 O) b n A @, e+ x8 V金玉满堂Treasures fill the home8 {# i/ u' q$ O6 W4 c
脚踏实地be down-to-earth 1 k( z& A! x7 G8 j
脚踩两只船sit on the fence
/ b) T0 y0 [- F3 m君子之交淡如水the friendship between gentlemen is as pure as crystal; a hedge between keeps friendship green 9 |6 z- t- {) }, R" c0 [
老生常谈，陈词滥调cut and dried, cliché
0 ^$ M# {! ]. S5 F3 z, J2 C) z礼尚往来Courtesy calls for reciprocity.
: ~' h8 ]/ }- s' s7 F留得青山在，不怕没柴烧"Where there is life, there is hope.", h3 a$ r2 o+ i! ^3 R; x
马到成功achieve immediate victory; win instant success! A% F" ]) h0 t$ J: l) s6 b; @
名利双收gain in both fame and wealth
- L5 O4 D' v8 ^6 F5 R茅塞顿开be suddenly enlightened$ c& S/ }) k5 \7 R% N2 a) O
没有规矩不成方圆Nothing can be accomplished without norms or standards.
" \. M5 z( A" H4 h每逢佳节倍思亲
$ |4 W. R' Y2 V( BOn festive occasions more than ever one thinks of one's dear ones far away.
$ C6 w1 P% _- O t% g; WIt is on the festival occasions when one misses his dear most.
% O/ u# D0 H) X E& z9 x谋事在人，成事在天"The planning lies with man, the outcome with Heaven. / Man proposes, God disposes. ", U# F' o) O! F' J* g
弄巧成拙be too smart by half; Cunning outwits itself.
3 h [ M! n. \拿手好戏masterpiece- T+ v8 h: Z* b8 A- l# `
赔了夫人又折兵throw good money after bad
; l' J' C) Q6 J抛砖引玉a modest spur to induce others to come forward with valuable contributions; throw a sprat to catch a whale
- {4 m. e. Y& J- _8 `1 I- N/ U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
B* k4 k8 Z" y. \' S* M1 `抢得先机take the preemptive opportunities
# O; k2 O9 P" z, J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.9 u/ a/ ^) Q' O/ U
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
' {# | j( a1 P; [前事不忘,后事之师Past experience, if not forgotten, is a guide for the future.
& \6 K3 q) w/ x5 l8 P* J. U前人栽树,后人乘凉One generation plants the trees in whose shade another generation rests.# S, U0 h1 k& W8 T# v/ T
One sows and another reaps.
5 W$ v$ N& X' M前怕狼,后怕虎fear the wolf in front and the tiger behind/ hesitate in doing something
9 a7 r/ y# d# V( H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.
h) Q: J# B: b: A- G0 h强强联手win-win co-operation
! A" {. C q" B8 n瑞雪兆丰年A timely snow promises a good harvest.
$ u2 q+ R. B/ e" Y人之初,性本善Man's nature at birth is good.9 P. q; l: J9 Y. n
人逢喜事精神爽Joy puts heart into a man.
" d, S: F8 Y9 v# h人海战术huge-crowd strategy ' O) @' _% w( k7 z! A8 U# o% M, P8 u
世上无难事，只要肯攀登"Where there is a will, there is a way. " % L5 C z# w+ R4 u( q* C1 `
世外桃源a fictitious land of peace away from the turmoil of the world;
3 x3 O! x0 p$ }死而后已until my heart stops beating
; X- Q3 g0 G G; h8 t; @岁岁平安Peace all year round/ D6 M; r- c& D/ ]" G
上有天堂，下有苏杭"Just as there is paradise in heaven, ther are Suzhou and Hangzhou on earth." ' g' W( f7 a6 M
塞翁失马，焉知非福Misfortune may be an actual blessing.; Y' S7 C) d$ \' F& ?
三十而立"A man should be independent at the age of thirty. 1 b7 `8 F, M5 z2 Z3 S; [
At thirty, a man should be able to think for himself." 8 {1 x) o1 p6 b% `% B# k
升级换代updating and upgrading (of products)
9 `) Y# d& A% _7 d, o9 H9 n四十不惑Life begins at forty.
0 n$ N8 @: m7 Q3 d8 E4 j, l谁言寸草心，报得三春晖"Such kindness of warm sun, can't be repaid by grass. "
* Z. ?0 a% e( D1 m" |9 Q水涨船高When the river rises, the boat floats high.
- A$ {+ q. T, _$ I时不我待Time and tide wait for no man. + N1 F) G( O7 z
杀鸡用牛刀break a butterfly on the wheel8 q) s& B! I* W3 f% ^* b' a+ x
实事求是seek truth from facts; be practical and realistic; be true to facts
M9 N( g* C9 G6 x' v1 g说曹操,曹操到Talk of the devil and he comes.
9 w/ l& N. K; C* R1 f; e实话实说speak the plain truth; call a spade a spade; tell it as it is
. R4 U, V+ v% t实践是检验真理的唯一标准Practice is the sole criterion for testing truth.
! o6 C+ j- L$ g4 b7 u7 B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; "
! e+ v( x; m* ` N& M. S) w韬光养晦hide one's capacities and bide one's time9 c6 H, V3 y- u
糖衣炮弹sugar-coated bullets
2 ^. W. v7 \8 a2 g! j天有不测风云Anything unexpected may happen. a bolt from the blue
6 p( w9 u. E" i团结就是力量Unity is strength." u5 m4 ^; }2 n! P: 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
% i+ X i ^& z, u歪风邪气unhealthy practices and evil phenomena
$ y1 l! r4 ?/ h9 ^% t }2 T物以类聚，人以群分Birds of a feather flock together.$ |$ C, T! H" n* j
往事如风"The past has vanished (from memory) like wind.; What in past, is past."
( D5 L% g) w$ ~# M1 t0 O望子成龙hold high hopes for one's child
: S6 w9 c6 I/ {. }屋漏又逢连阴雨Misfortunes never come singly. When it rains it pours.
0 ~9 Y# f5 C R' Q# C' L5 r文韬武略military expertise; military strategy ; l! @6 O+ A# b+ G9 Y4 B# p' n. r
唯利是图draw water to one's mill # V- X3 D5 {& B+ X4 s) o0 f
无源之水,无本之木water without a source, and a tree wiithout roots
~- x$ y/ U' s2 x. z& h无中生有make/create something out of nothing . I% @4 n) U8 F' [7 f) O+ \
无风不起浪There are no waves without wind. There's no smoke without fire.
3 P7 F" T. c' ]6 ]* S1 i. b" p徇私枉法bend the law for the benefit of relatives or friends ! i7 T' `: L2 q) @6 O8 @ P
新官上任三把火a new broom sweeps clean % g: t# q% u ^7 ^% d
虚心使人进步,骄傲使人落后Modesty helps one go forward, whereas conceit makes one lag behind./ i( P2 }; y6 [( ~/ X* U# P
蓄势而发accumulate strength for a take-off. S) l) V0 N# x% j) U+ x7 |
心想事成May all your wish come true8 }# r5 U: j. v/ ?4 W6 m
心照不宣have a tacit understanding; give tacit consent; tacit understanding
; c/ b, h2 [3 M% r: j# W; P* d: |& f先入为主First impressions are firmly entrenched.9 _" U. h0 X- v! A1 s# A1 U5 O! _
先下手为强catch the ball before the bound2 ~4 E' _+ Y' p% ]
像热锅上的蚂蚁like an ant on a hot pan" \, [# y* o _3 ^& p& E
现身说法warn people by taking oneself as an example
3 M8 ]" v6 F: t6 D息事宁人pour oil on troubled waters + c( d9 C9 M7 s- j8 b9 @- u
喜忧参半mingled hope and fear $ e6 G1 r3 s7 h& {+ P
循序渐进step by step# C- A* R0 m- M+ o
一路平安，一路顺风speed somebody on their way; speed the parting guest & f7 j' t' g" X$ V, r
严以律己,宽以待人be strict with oneself and lenient towards others. }/ S% N) q. ?3 f
鱼米之乡a land of milk and honey
" t k! u9 Q! o: ]/ K有情人终成眷属"Jack shall have Jill, all shall be well."
# L. |1 O) P( P4 o7 q有钱能使鬼推磨Money makes the mare go. Money talks., I+ \1 p, S% S3 B! S
有识之士people of vision
4 E! r2 E. @) {) P0 l* a有勇无谋use brawn rather than brain ' L" `; k; } z: b7 k |
有缘千里来相会Separated as we are thousands of miles apart, we come together as if by predestination." s: v& u t/ e6 U6 Y
与时俱进advance with times: o; W% A3 C2 _: r5 A
以人为本people oriented; people foremost
% Y- o4 F/ h7 E因材施教teach students according to their aptitude 8 ?9 L2 r9 b" P @; x
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 ^$ [ x- q0 D欲速则不达Haste does not bring success.
% y" O% L* D b; r1 G* U6 c优胜劣汰survival of the fittest 4 d. W2 ^; o. o# ]8 Z4 O4 ~
英雄所见略同Great minds think alike.
0 x" g' k8 W& n; Z) u" f$ M9 n ?冤家宜解不宜结Better make friends than make enemies.
H2 q5 @% |. E: j0 ?6 P冤假错案"cases in which people were unjustly, falsely or wrongly charged or sentenced; unjust, false or wrong cases" ; b: V% h) c! P8 k/ O) L
一言既出，驷马难追A real man never goes back on his words.
* N7 ~* X- K' K* F1 Q9 p招财进宝Money and treasures will be plentiful
( l3 d( D8 b1 A4 \* u债台高筑become debt-ridden: I, H0 [# P7 W$ x& y
致命要害Achilles' heel ! E$ b n3 M1 w( N/ z. M0 s9 o
众矢之的target of public criticism
, K8 i+ Q$ ?7 d% [2 a" s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.
$ o- ]. r' s5 \$ Y纸上谈兵be an armchair strategist
2 b8 n; y ^+ B- O4 z5 N( y9 T0 ^纸包不住火Truth will come to light sooner or later.% t4 L7 n2 _6 l/ ^; {# g8 }7 N
左右为难between the devil and the deep blue sea; between the rock and the hard place |
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