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爱屋及乌Love me, love my dog.& a$ H! j, m; @ E# ^) j+ ~
百闻不如一见Seeing is believing.: U. M F+ f4 g) U
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
: [3 s) R8 U! p. `, B! ]( ]& y笨鸟先飞A slow sparrow should make an early start.$ p# i/ V# H* P' F
不眠之夜white night
" h5 W& f* V( B. m7 W不以物喜，不以己悲not pleased by external gains, not saddened by personnal losses& F6 H2 P4 Z7 y% }. m
不遗余力spare no effort; go all out; do one's best
( c9 V' g/ h7 |8 N不打不成交"No discord, no concord. 9 T% K2 L5 e( U. S; \
拆东墙补西墙rob Peter to pay Paul
9 j1 ?$ S7 V" r7 w0 H辞旧迎新bid farewell to the old and usher in the new; ring out the old year and ring in the new
) \6 f" S2 U C1 x1 n' w0 J2 L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
4 O! W" }$ l) q. O# x1 c; {- f大开眼界open one's eyes; broaden one's horizon; be an eye-opener ) p5 g$ k5 p3 V* O/ V. {' L
国泰民安The country flourishes and people live in peace5 d" x' _! m1 Q* y% l3 \
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( [3 H' j# h" M功夫不负有心人Everything comes to him who waits.
! c9 }1 { `9 n: \+ o. |好了伤疤忘了疼once on shore, one prays no more
n' K1 ^8 m4 ~# W' U/ q好事不出门，恶事传千里Good news never goes beyond the gate, while bad news spread far and wide. % O, k" |, Q+ M8 H+ A1 E
和气生财Harmony brings wealth" z5 ]3 R' C" d9 Q
活到老，学到老One is never too old to learn. 5 N' a0 z8 i! }
既往不咎let bygones be bygones
" V3 \; V! n& }* ?金无足赤,人无完人Gold can't be pure and man can't be perfect.
9 _& f$ ]( S$ e4 ~. k金玉满堂Treasures fill the home
1 [# p+ P1 ^0 Q脚踏实地be down-to-earth $ H9 |! f# ^: h# g. P! [! }
脚踩两只船sit on the fence
# c4 C* B; d! Q O9 f君子之交淡如水the friendship between gentlemen is as pure as crystal; a hedge between keeps friendship green # o4 O1 f5 H4 w2 {) R" L7 X( D
老生常谈，陈词滥调cut and dried, cliché( I) X( B' E& E) q
礼尚往来Courtesy calls for reciprocity. 9 ]3 v. @1 r) X o: L, v/ A, l7 [
留得青山在，不怕没柴烧"Where there is life, there is hope."5 Y" C4 D7 W0 v0 u; j# v
马到成功achieve immediate victory; win instant success, v3 F- v5 e4 O: H$ R) k: ]7 \
名利双收gain in both fame and wealth
6 p4 n3 d- V% L- z( _& e% g茅塞顿开be suddenly enlightened, D. I3 n$ `# ?% p d* y% l
没有规矩不成方圆Nothing can be accomplished without norms or standards.
; S2 Z1 D' A; r8 Y* e c每逢佳节倍思亲6 Z$ i6 x3 B. n* A: T
On festive occasions more than ever one thinks of one's dear ones far away.( {3 k" p; X+ l7 r- b
It is on the festival occasions when one misses his dear most. ; U9 @5 E/ u8 H' `+ w6 L
谋事在人，成事在天"The planning lies with man, the outcome with Heaven. / Man proposes, God disposes. "
2 x+ A$ v6 P( }4 W弄巧成拙be too smart by half; Cunning outwits itself.
" J0 E) B9 O& x) a; J& }+ t拿手好戏masterpiece& q2 F/ S+ E2 c8 ^) P2 A, `
赔了夫人又折兵throw good money after bad
! Q) V% e& Q5 l抛砖引玉a modest spur to induce others to come forward with valuable contributions; throw a sprat to catch a whale. Q# v; G+ \) j0 o- z; n/ W. o3 E" 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* T+ C" t- d! {: E9 k( ~
抢得先机take the preemptive opportunities # x/ b) x7 g, L, |/ u
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.8 \ F# T6 K( Q. Z! G
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 G* \1 T5 _( Q9 N/ @前事不忘,后事之师Past experience, if not forgotten, is a guide for the future.$ L' t% j% |2 x' e3 O% Z) E
前人栽树,后人乘凉One generation plants the trees in whose shade another generation rests.
- x0 F; a% W" pOne sows and another reaps.. F9 d. j M- N. W# M8 t
前怕狼,后怕虎fear the wolf in front and the tiger behind/ hesitate in doing something
! z1 {9 S4 [9 p4 D3 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.
' f! h9 e8 O; E$ g$ \% R& m强强联手win-win co-operation* |* ]9 ~( N' v: E
瑞雪兆丰年A timely snow promises a good harvest.
: a# N1 j5 y$ p2 X人之初,性本善Man's nature at birth is good.
7 l" [6 S) k0 y% U( e! L4 b人逢喜事精神爽Joy puts heart into a man." r" G( @9 ^( m; R+ I8 N% q0 E9 ?5 [
人海战术huge-crowd strategy 5 i4 o2 s" y1 p1 q" T
世上无难事，只要肯攀登"Where there is a will, there is a way. "
' e4 r+ k( n( k! q世外桃源a fictitious land of peace away from the turmoil of the world;
2 u8 j5 P/ X$ ]# \死而后已until my heart stops beating
$ S# e. ?% L: E3 `. p岁岁平安Peace all year round
( t W' X# z6 }5 a4 ~/ e# ^1 l上有天堂，下有苏杭"Just as there is paradise in heaven, ther are Suzhou and Hangzhou on earth." + t4 Z* v$ i! R
塞翁失马，焉知非福Misfortune may be an actual blessing.$ H8 s. d, m" v* x$ G
三十而立"A man should be independent at the age of thirty. 5 r9 E+ ]$ T) ]* G A+ O/ z
At thirty, a man should be able to think for himself." ; F+ _7 Y, z' d: o4 ^+ E* p
升级换代updating and upgrading (of products)' i' }7 \/ `) x" [8 H
四十不惑Life begins at forty.
3 S7 P) A& N0 A" E/ L谁言寸草心，报得三春晖"Such kindness of warm sun, can't be repaid by grass. "
: ~# _) c" p# D8 `6 s水涨船高When the river rises, the boat floats high. i f8 A( @( y' @6 d0 H7 F
时不我待Time and tide wait for no man. * U$ S0 u" D8 ~! r. ]- V7 {+ B8 \2 _
杀鸡用牛刀break a butterfly on the wheel7 i! b- u7 k* w+ K \% `( r
实事求是seek truth from facts; be practical and realistic; be true to facts
- X9 m& G$ `5 M" C说曹操,曹操到Talk of the devil and he comes.' K% T* D) t" x7 w# G$ x
实话实说speak the plain truth; call a spade a spade; tell it as it is " p, ^& {2 `: C( l8 g
实践是检验真理的唯一标准Practice is the sole criterion for testing truth.: l2 x: E+ d2 @" s3 g1 a( J" o( 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; "! Z5 c) r) ]6 r+ [4 o! l
韬光养晦hide one's capacities and bide one's time
: d! O/ H5 ^& T/ I- E糖衣炮弹sugar-coated bullets2 L- m! A* L4 i3 _
天有不测风云Anything unexpected may happen. a bolt from the blue
* E; d/ y1 {# ~" S) }: g团结就是力量Unity is strength.
- E$ ?1 T; ~' ~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
0 c. Q) ^/ M) A- @( ?7 L0 H歪风邪气unhealthy practices and evil phenomena
3 @: O5 H8 F7 M; L3 d/ e物以类聚，人以群分Birds of a feather flock together.
3 r, C% z) E2 H0 Y5 T8 n( l往事如风"The past has vanished (from memory) like wind.; What in past, is past."
* a% F& N/ ]. h! S, P6 a望子成龙hold high hopes for one's child$ u1 i# I! `1 h( I w9 f, H
屋漏又逢连阴雨Misfortunes never come singly. When it rains it pours.
5 d2 a- ]) J4 ?7 k文韬武略military expertise; military strategy
8 S2 S( k: t. Z. w1 m) q6 D唯利是图draw water to one's mill ! r+ b( j( X! H& K! ^
无源之水,无本之木water without a source, and a tree wiithout roots C% R# c( m8 A' j1 @9 c' H! T2 Y5 ?
无中生有make/create something out of nothing ) T4 G- c" P0 E: M
无风不起浪There are no waves without wind. There's no smoke without fire.
( C, ?/ b. m* W" ?8 ?徇私枉法bend the law for the benefit of relatives or friends + _$ K1 c3 K) o) |1 x4 l7 P
新官上任三把火a new broom sweeps clean . L2 Q2 h6 [, X3 V
虚心使人进步,骄傲使人落后Modesty helps one go forward, whereas conceit makes one lag behind.
* ]: }+ M1 L* B% z/ p5 n! u$ x# k蓄势而发accumulate strength for a take-off
! h% q5 k1 }5 J4 w/ V2 y心想事成May all your wish come true
5 I/ k" A, p1 D心照不宣have a tacit understanding; give tacit consent; tacit understanding2 l* h3 o1 `; m, q6 e
先入为主First impressions are firmly entrenched.
h/ D4 Z. q! E. g( L+ g8 s先下手为强catch the ball before the bound/ Z g0 z6 O% z' `% s, M
像热锅上的蚂蚁like an ant on a hot pan
7 Y) G' w$ C. h6 f1 H& {0 h9 `" K现身说法warn people by taking oneself as an example
& }7 n6 W r, e+ L( y息事宁人pour oil on troubled waters * [1 P; c% y0 ~
喜忧参半mingled hope and fear 4 \. F+ Y# {7 D( C0 m
循序渐进step by step
( @4 J% D4 w: |2 M4 K7 a一路平安，一路顺风speed somebody on their way; speed the parting guest , x* k2 r' B( m3 _! Z0 Q, h
严以律己,宽以待人be strict with oneself and lenient towards others d; ^/ Z9 o) B* ^9 C4 I% {
鱼米之乡a land of milk and honey! N) L' k! h0 n! A" s, q
有情人终成眷属"Jack shall have Jill, all shall be well." 7 p& w% d0 \9 W) j" d
有钱能使鬼推磨Money makes the mare go. Money talks.
% H1 G( N- i. v7 W有识之士people of vision
* N) S5 g( Q/ X0 {3 a6 B1 M' d有勇无谋use brawn rather than brain
3 N9 j) ^5 x; {3 e2 P- I. O有缘千里来相会Separated as we are thousands of miles apart, we come together as if by predestination.* y% c# y \" g0 i! @- X9 M9 J6 A
与时俱进advance with times
7 g+ t: p9 ?. e% ~ _以人为本people oriented; people foremost " a- L6 s, A" O j2 k
因材施教teach students according to their aptitude M# p" Q5 Z9 I% W' 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." 0 j3 X0 f4 X8 c- a) p8 Z
欲速则不达Haste does not bring success. + B* _: o6 G. n$ w& S
优胜劣汰survival of the fittest
2 }7 w# E$ z2 J8 |$ f. O, x+ w2 c英雄所见略同Great minds think alike.( R2 |% L @: f
冤家宜解不宜结Better make friends than make enemies.
$ g0 M& Y& [; a冤假错案"cases in which people were unjustly, falsely or wrongly charged or sentenced; unjust, false or wrong cases" 8 h' _! A3 y5 [2 t
一言既出，驷马难追A real man never goes back on his words.
; E d5 ^$ z9 Y) Z0 _: _招财进宝Money and treasures will be plentiful1 |% f& n9 U3 E1 ?4 P
债台高筑become debt-ridden
5 g* L) r' B. I j6 Y致命要害Achilles' heel
( H- F2 K( S5 u4 k/ }3 v j众矢之的target of public criticism. a* d3 g/ Q+ T# V' S0 i/ f
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.0 z/ P4 v& r/ B' v4 o" H
纸上谈兵be an armchair strategist* O7 Y4 r, ]) j' C
纸包不住火Truth will come to light sooner or later.; z4 f/ L3 W# V v
左右为难between the devil and the deep blue sea; between the rock and the hard place |
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