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爱屋及乌Love me, love my dog.8 k* _5 f2 H7 E1 L5 x- @& \
百闻不如一见Seeing is believing.0 }3 y* A: a: Y$ T' B
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 ]) L5 w' ?) k+ x* A- P2 s
笨鸟先飞A slow sparrow should make an early start.
, y- G; l% |' i' S/ O不眠之夜white night / z4 a( k+ D5 b9 a
不以物喜，不以己悲not pleased by external gains, not saddened by personnal losses5 k6 T6 C/ E) c. B
不遗余力spare no effort; go all out; do one's best
+ r8 L, ~- l6 b5 o* p3 R" R不打不成交"No discord, no concord. 7 s/ e2 L% V: S+ W+ B. r7 p5 f
拆东墙补西墙rob Peter to pay Paul
) w' f5 b0 y7 E; v: ^1 F辞旧迎新bid farewell to the old and usher in the new; ring out the old year and ring in the new
- k9 d2 l C+ H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
3 Q& l% l0 }: d! a+ q大开眼界open one's eyes; broaden one's horizon; be an eye-opener
' G, I: \) i# V" Q5 A国泰民安The country flourishes and people live in peace
' o: J: |$ D3 B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 " c3 ~7 C+ y' s
功夫不负有心人Everything comes to him who waits.
( n& b1 X6 n- m) P好了伤疤忘了疼once on shore, one prays no more
9 ?, f- x7 u) E7 y5 P$ 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.
! d3 s: v* ~) i, u+ _和气生财Harmony brings wealth' A ]. f, D( q7 P" s, x& a4 e
活到老，学到老One is never too old to learn. * V, q& x' c/ M9 J5 D0 R1 T; Y v
既往不咎let bygones be bygones ' _+ A2 Q0 _% ^; }, {
金无足赤,人无完人Gold can't be pure and man can't be perfect. 8 z0 H' ?5 e0 K1 A
金玉满堂Treasures fill the home
$ ] E# [+ e: `# u脚踏实地be down-to-earth
% \4 v. [" T+ j0 @' z% J) @, F脚踩两只船sit on the fence
G$ Q! G1 R1 d" ]0 p君子之交淡如水the friendship between gentlemen is as pure as crystal; a hedge between keeps friendship green $ O$ g, z5 V3 v; G% ]
老生常谈，陈词滥调cut and dried, cliché# J |* a4 J+ v! m
礼尚往来Courtesy calls for reciprocity. - Z$ q. P* r' o6 D* s0 G! C" I
留得青山在，不怕没柴烧"Where there is life, there is hope."
, k0 P. W' p2 a" i马到成功achieve immediate victory; win instant success# L w: E' k) P" \. z/ P
名利双收gain in both fame and wealth, \+ `; v8 H( ~2 R8 F; w* a: P: q4 F
茅塞顿开be suddenly enlightened
3 v9 F" @: r2 b! d8 u! |没有规矩不成方圆Nothing can be accomplished without norms or standards.
8 g" u% |8 M& r& L; x. X每逢佳节倍思亲; ~" H7 u! d. s2 w8 t6 b# J, x
On festive occasions more than ever one thinks of one's dear ones far away.
8 R, O% ^6 s/ R8 P# |; VIt is on the festival occasions when one misses his dear most.
- ~0 I9 i2 I1 P2 x6 }5 g( B谋事在人，成事在天"The planning lies with man, the outcome with Heaven. / Man proposes, God disposes. ", ^/ b. A. u- d! U' C2 @1 U
弄巧成拙be too smart by half; Cunning outwits itself.3 [8 L+ x. g+ ?4 }$ q
拿手好戏masterpiece2 w$ I3 p) a+ P" c* r) A( ^
赔了夫人又折兵throw good money after bad
* I) ^' ]3 y0 \4 S# `% J0 f: k抛砖引玉a modest spur to induce others to come forward with valuable contributions; throw a sprat to catch a whale/ k# }* H' _5 I- A" h 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
8 K; P4 @/ P& M6 `) [+ G抢得先机take the preemptive opportunities
]! s& V/ V" i7 o* ], D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.2 X# a4 l9 I! }7 {! P9 b7 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' ~, u7 c) N$ B, E, B
前事不忘,后事之师Past experience, if not forgotten, is a guide for the future.) l! g' q5 R& K. a6 O& W8 k/ A1 P
前人栽树,后人乘凉One generation plants the trees in whose shade another generation rests.
' Y" s# f, ^* @One sows and another reaps.
$ L0 i% E) S# q, B' i1 p前怕狼,后怕虎fear the wolf in front and the tiger behind/ hesitate in doing something' D- L( G* Z& T# s# ^
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.
+ }0 ]0 e$ U" L+ {* v4 ~' Q- x: |' h1 V强强联手win-win co-operation' o3 ^# k" `3 c: h" A
瑞雪兆丰年A timely snow promises a good harvest.
* E/ g4 k& D, E% X$ |3 s人之初,性本善Man's nature at birth is good.. q- d+ r) a3 l) M) M b$ R7 B* \
人逢喜事精神爽Joy puts heart into a man.
: w8 K5 ~ j+ J" I; I& m人海战术huge-crowd strategy ; k- |& u8 L, p* Z) F% C
世上无难事，只要肯攀登"Where there is a will, there is a way. "
* ?5 z1 E4 Z& R" ~$ u世外桃源a fictitious land of peace away from the turmoil of the world;
6 H$ ?- \0 [$ u D6 n$ Z死而后已until my heart stops beating: F1 L9 C# a4 J/ R9 ]: i3 @
岁岁平安Peace all year round
6 P$ g" Q8 H l' o4 {上有天堂，下有苏杭"Just as there is paradise in heaven, ther are Suzhou and Hangzhou on earth." ; m" |0 S" J) s
塞翁失马，焉知非福Misfortune may be an actual blessing.
% S6 w# h0 J: t( ^& W; G& T三十而立"A man should be independent at the age of thirty. ' ^- t- \4 M9 U) b6 v# }+ P
At thirty, a man should be able to think for himself."
" D( p# N3 N7 X3 M9 C) {升级换代updating and upgrading (of products)
" ^% g* v9 N- C四十不惑Life begins at forty.
% @9 I5 J; G0 |- ^+ U: H" B谁言寸草心，报得三春晖"Such kindness of warm sun, can't be repaid by grass. "
0 r0 d9 [9 i- i6 e4 t/ ^( M! q水涨船高When the river rises, the boat floats high.
& M0 m. S& i# J- V6 }8 P时不我待Time and tide wait for no man.
& J1 }& _/ Y" w8 n杀鸡用牛刀break a butterfly on the wheel
0 P) G3 G" ?. t# I实事求是seek truth from facts; be practical and realistic; be true to facts ( p( J3 }/ y" J: ~. J: E
说曹操,曹操到Talk of the devil and he comes.
* p! ], @8 D4 {) I+ Z, d. e, f实话实说speak the plain truth; call a spade a spade; tell it as it is ! Z$ J9 n; G X+ `% x. E7 S
实践是检验真理的唯一标准Practice is the sole criterion for testing truth.
h' W( S: t' q- P" h( T8 ]2 ~! X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; "
; W8 a+ g9 t0 W+ Q& x4 N韬光养晦hide one's capacities and bide one's time
0 N- i* z* s; r5 I糖衣炮弹sugar-coated bullets- c, S6 k, d+ I
天有不测风云Anything unexpected may happen. a bolt from the blue9 u( d. W" g# l1 i& G* s' J. C
团结就是力量Unity is strength.
4 z/ \+ |; G! N6 U \) Z* \) E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 ! N" a7 o( L! c+ d
歪风邪气unhealthy practices and evil phenomena
% ]& v5 M, J: _1 w# F物以类聚，人以群分Birds of a feather flock together.% C7 _. S0 c `2 |7 Y( B# R3 t
往事如风"The past has vanished (from memory) like wind.; What in past, is past."
5 z p5 S K! ~! F% G望子成龙hold high hopes for one's child7 T$ \: P1 z& u' o4 R0 `
屋漏又逢连阴雨Misfortunes never come singly. When it rains it pours.' u3 I w! i4 T/ [& e8 W% B
文韬武略military expertise; military strategy ! P0 f: @8 p7 T
唯利是图draw water to one's mill . {/ C6 \4 E; \. }' p1 d" d* p
无源之水,无本之木water without a source, and a tree wiithout roots4 w) ?( Y8 h- a2 I; Q
无中生有make/create something out of nothing
5 _2 H" C) v7 ]2 K5 R无风不起浪There are no waves without wind. There's no smoke without fire.
4 G1 V% `$ I: D* w) L3 ]& a' |徇私枉法bend the law for the benefit of relatives or friends
( X$ A$ B3 [" ]" s0 V. T0 A新官上任三把火a new broom sweeps clean
0 u' j8 c {: u& y% ^) U) X5 m+ C! G虚心使人进步,骄傲使人落后Modesty helps one go forward, whereas conceit makes one lag behind.+ Y6 p8 e$ s4 g% J
蓄势而发accumulate strength for a take-off: z6 c& D6 r+ d3 ^
心想事成May all your wish come true6 q9 f8 C" R/ F' `
心照不宣have a tacit understanding; give tacit consent; tacit understanding
3 h' i y- J' b5 \* S. h; r! K( W先入为主First impressions are firmly entrenched.
/ f( a! Q" F! c先下手为强catch the ball before the bound
, j& T( L- z7 T1 [" w) ~像热锅上的蚂蚁like an ant on a hot pan
' h5 w, Z' `& a. l+ U* H现身说法warn people by taking oneself as an example' H4 ]$ }- ~; }2 F" U
息事宁人pour oil on troubled waters
9 Y; E) P9 ^, u/ r喜忧参半mingled hope and fear : l2 o7 v6 r0 y
循序渐进step by step2 q0 }/ t, _0 `$ A" y' ?3 ?: X
一路平安，一路顺风speed somebody on their way; speed the parting guest ! J3 [) E' {8 |3 x1 o) o. L
严以律己,宽以待人be strict with oneself and lenient towards others3 E9 l. m- E( s0 r5 `
鱼米之乡a land of milk and honey
0 Y" Q' p' r: n- m8 u有情人终成眷属"Jack shall have Jill, all shall be well."
8 L' e4 w. D. T. v$ u+ r) ^! n有钱能使鬼推磨Money makes the mare go. Money talks.# J, Y' S2 N/ u
有识之士people of vision
$ z/ h/ C' u. I+ j有勇无谋use brawn rather than brain
" j8 C5 _4 `0 D, K& i! W' O+ N# x# W有缘千里来相会Separated as we are thousands of miles apart, we come together as if by predestination.
& v; i: N! `# _1 k; |1 G! n与时俱进advance with times
k3 D% P F& I以人为本people oriented; people foremost
2 q7 S3 s5 q" p& G因材施教teach students according to their aptitude
, H: [3 [6 ]: }6 f$ W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 z n. r8 r: b- k" g( T
欲速则不达Haste does not bring success. $ E5 \, M3 X! T8 ^- s8 V" `
优胜劣汰survival of the fittest
b2 S% Q9 G2 p) m0 o2 g& v英雄所见略同Great minds think alike.# d: S8 q- c4 ]. a1 r$ e x7 z. G
冤家宜解不宜结Better make friends than make enemies.% L0 f+ t$ N, X6 ? r% t, }# k
冤假错案"cases in which people were unjustly, falsely or wrongly charged or sentenced; unjust, false or wrong cases" ; Q# c3 Y# T7 q* q. L. m- c: S4 T
一言既出，驷马难追A real man never goes back on his words. , ]; f/ L# S( [$ g8 T. K4 y9 Q: ~
招财进宝Money and treasures will be plentiful! S: t3 ~# Z2 U& K) v5 \
债台高筑become debt-ridden
# o: M2 a1 Z) v/ p% r; g& ?5 B致命要害Achilles' heel
* N W+ P* Z2 D( H4 [& c0 I( W, v2 j众矢之的target of public criticism) `4 }( E' d6 }
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.9 [3 G) Q1 O+ I* F- [
纸上谈兵be an armchair strategist
9 o1 {2 ~- c$ }. a) D4 o' R纸包不住火Truth will come to light sooner or later.2 n" R; J$ x; `6 g8 p
左右为难between the devil and the deep blue sea; between the rock and the hard place |
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