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爱屋及乌Love me, love my dog.
5 b* h% v1 t$ D& L# ~8 M; r百闻不如一见Seeing is believing.' B; s9 ?) _; W4 l
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. I B" Y, {, h- F2 l# Q2 K& u
笨鸟先飞A slow sparrow should make an early start.( k, q; x* P. V) ~, t
不眠之夜white night
0 n7 R( S+ \2 o+ i( i6 u; `9 ~. B- L不以物喜，不以己悲not pleased by external gains, not saddened by personnal losses
# h$ H1 t0 X' @- R/ U不遗余力spare no effort; go all out; do one's best
( u; U" B) V$ a3 ]* i% m ~+ a不打不成交"No discord, no concord. / V6 |1 [( H+ R' z$ T% c% _ h" W
拆东墙补西墙rob Peter to pay Paul
# Y% [8 ]( c6 p1 [- x辞旧迎新bid farewell to the old and usher in the new; ring out the old year and ring in the new
) q/ H8 |/ a% R4 x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
/ `5 n6 r, p9 d" C+ u( D大开眼界open one's eyes; broaden one's horizon; be an eye-opener
% D$ r2 ^- G" m; F. F( v国泰民安The country flourishes and people live in peace4 X8 b' O1 f" e7 U" j# X4 C# N
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 9 s7 C' N- @" J/ }' }2 c
功夫不负有心人Everything comes to him who waits. & S7 s$ i* K1 a/ K& N2 j1 h
好了伤疤忘了疼once on shore, one prays no more
* h: p) E! k' _# p( ?3 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.
+ Q; Z0 E$ I8 i5 I% u和气生财Harmony brings wealth
, G& `1 k3 P, L9 Q活到老，学到老One is never too old to learn. 8 o+ y5 X' Y4 \3 D- [9 i
既往不咎let bygones be bygones
% ]- f7 F/ w4 \金无足赤,人无完人Gold can't be pure and man can't be perfect.
+ d- z( A/ s7 D% d金玉满堂Treasures fill the home
2 k# a; ?( H7 y6 ~7 q! }脚踏实地be down-to-earth 6 ]# N5 P* |1 ?% O2 v
脚踩两只船sit on the fence 6 e% a9 D% e. y7 G0 P+ e
君子之交淡如水the friendship between gentlemen is as pure as crystal; a hedge between keeps friendship green 5 S6 M0 y! H; \0 G& c' Z9 c% c) O. e
老生常谈，陈词滥调cut and dried, cliché) {/ j6 J3 o/ G' D/ A: |6 f: J# g
礼尚往来Courtesy calls for reciprocity. # p& _+ _+ A `6 |5 L* s6 `
留得青山在，不怕没柴烧"Where there is life, there is hope.", ]2 n# Z" P/ {0 ?- v
马到成功achieve immediate victory; win instant success
: \4 h6 H# H' h# q% g4 Z/ q1 y% t名利双收gain in both fame and wealth% Y2 [) a; C9 [1 n7 d* R
茅塞顿开be suddenly enlightened
4 q, T4 g; n2 @3 o没有规矩不成方圆Nothing can be accomplished without norms or standards.0 `# z8 t2 Y7 Y6 B3 u* _: f
每逢佳节倍思亲0 }) J1 s2 p6 g- _& W
On festive occasions more than ever one thinks of one's dear ones far away.
: m, i( c( {: D. bIt is on the festival occasions when one misses his dear most. ! C v; e' s5 \
谋事在人，成事在天"The planning lies with man, the outcome with Heaven. / Man proposes, God disposes. "
7 |% G, q, k0 E6 s. `弄巧成拙be too smart by half; Cunning outwits itself.
2 U' A+ ^, A# z) \. W4 f6 l拿手好戏masterpiece# _/ i' k, \* W7 o" B
赔了夫人又折兵throw good money after bad
' B( B! a( e; [7 u3 x% c) Y抛砖引玉a modest spur to induce others to come forward with valuable contributions; throw a sprat to catch a whale
# M3 S, N/ B8 e/ A$ }5 n! Q: S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
" \6 a/ k2 l- }% ~7 F) @9 J6 j抢得先机take the preemptive opportunities
' L1 J4 m& r$ `) g. z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." W' |0 z) w# Q6 m" G( s( I4 r
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
% f, s) A6 i4 p前事不忘,后事之师Past experience, if not forgotten, is a guide for the future." y, }8 D& a) k
前人栽树,后人乘凉One generation plants the trees in whose shade another generation rests.; H4 \/ U) K9 k" v' j% \
One sows and another reaps.
& z+ h/ Q7 S& M7 T4 @, u前怕狼,后怕虎fear the wolf in front and the tiger behind/ hesitate in doing something
$ t& h6 K; Z) |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.
3 p6 n/ ~% s9 G; S- @; m8 u! Y强强联手win-win co-operation7 H! ~7 u, { w8 s
瑞雪兆丰年A timely snow promises a good harvest.
/ L1 |( v, n' A& R" w7 [; u$ A人之初,性本善Man's nature at birth is good.
: d# T8 U A# G) A/ e) r人逢喜事精神爽Joy puts heart into a man.
* I6 r' {* S6 \' \6 c, `3 ?人海战术huge-crowd strategy
$ d- c4 @9 _3 e, l5 D1 [$ ~( O世上无难事，只要肯攀登"Where there is a will, there is a way. " # A' O, o9 h2 M/ n% I8 D- q
世外桃源a fictitious land of peace away from the turmoil of the world; 6 m+ a- Y1 h" W, Z6 g: ]
死而后已until my heart stops beating
% t4 S- W$ U0 g) S6 U k5 W岁岁平安Peace all year round
+ s" \0 K* |1 {/ _" {上有天堂，下有苏杭"Just as there is paradise in heaven, ther are Suzhou and Hangzhou on earth." 9 J! J! H5 u5 W: J, z, \, D2 y' Q
塞翁失马，焉知非福Misfortune may be an actual blessing.
2 ~$ {) B6 v4 Y8 d/ M0 @+ [三十而立"A man should be independent at the age of thirty. # v# w% ?( A1 R- y( r* R
At thirty, a man should be able to think for himself."
' }* e6 d* H' Q- c( d升级换代updating and upgrading (of products)
' L% e) `4 p6 d9 V4 v! A四十不惑Life begins at forty.
9 e8 R/ J3 g' i5 y4 ^5 \- L谁言寸草心，报得三春晖"Such kindness of warm sun, can't be repaid by grass. " 7 n9 D6 e4 n9 E$ u _
水涨船高When the river rises, the boat floats high.
) b2 p" _) L9 d/ r2 L时不我待Time and tide wait for no man.
. c0 U5 W7 r1 v M4 Y: ^: E& ^7 A杀鸡用牛刀break a butterfly on the wheel- v# n/ E/ J: n1 ]) p. H
实事求是seek truth from facts; be practical and realistic; be true to facts
! [0 N( Z- r5 i: L说曹操,曹操到Talk of the devil and he comes.. q: V4 O" f1 _8 X( }9 E6 {
实话实说speak the plain truth; call a spade a spade; tell it as it is
) k' u* y( ~' k7 v实践是检验真理的唯一标准Practice is the sole criterion for testing truth.+ Q/ k, Z3 U! r. \. A4 a: a) ^ j
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; "
3 B/ {9 Z& u7 b% X% R韬光养晦hide one's capacities and bide one's time, W) i2 Z) B& g( b2 E) B
糖衣炮弹sugar-coated bullets
- Q5 T7 Y4 R3 ] x) ]2 R天有不测风云Anything unexpected may happen. a bolt from the blue" m/ b) ^/ ~) F8 T, |
团结就是力量Unity is strength.
! a- `3 p0 d$ Y9 M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 ( F) n2 H0 Q: @) }9 M4 G$ ~
歪风邪气unhealthy practices and evil phenomena6 \. J0 w. z8 ~9 {7 n; v9 V: b6 V
物以类聚，人以群分Birds of a feather flock together.
/ R9 \" F* F/ d/ l往事如风"The past has vanished (from memory) like wind.; What in past, is past." : u& g# [; r& F9 u
望子成龙hold high hopes for one's child
' f+ t" r {6 W) p" f$ M屋漏又逢连阴雨Misfortunes never come singly. When it rains it pours.
9 f# `/ V$ y2 \4 d文韬武略military expertise; military strategy
" ?& B/ |/ a/ Q( n唯利是图draw water to one's mill / A' u9 Q$ y# n$ X( C
无源之水,无本之木water without a source, and a tree wiithout roots5 g$ {& u! v3 ?3 w; \3 {6 {
无中生有make/create something out of nothing
+ K% J, f3 i- f% J8 M T无风不起浪There are no waves without wind. There's no smoke without fire.# [0 M" Z2 q( M2 u& V
徇私枉法bend the law for the benefit of relatives or friends
: {: H4 E2 n2 B) \* o) g) B a/ R新官上任三把火a new broom sweeps clean
6 l0 f: M/ P, T. ~1 J7 i* V虚心使人进步,骄傲使人落后Modesty helps one go forward, whereas conceit makes one lag behind.2 b( f% b- H$ |, }' Z* \% o& A3 s
蓄势而发accumulate strength for a take-off
* P/ x8 ?4 G' U1 k/ F1 b& n1 ~+ F心想事成May all your wish come true
( o) ^4 F/ G+ P心照不宣have a tacit understanding; give tacit consent; tacit understanding
; m) J. l9 }! I先入为主First impressions are firmly entrenched.; a$ T% K( }& f N9 K! g1 P
先下手为强catch the ball before the bound
( {; s5 \5 R* V像热锅上的蚂蚁like an ant on a hot pan( G1 n6 A; A+ W$ R) M
现身说法warn people by taking oneself as an example
+ E v1 \4 h s息事宁人pour oil on troubled waters
& v h3 \3 D5 z, y喜忧参半mingled hope and fear
9 b& j' P" \* y& D$ K* m循序渐进step by step
+ N2 p* T6 E% f3 G4 d9 r$ w& m一路平安，一路顺风speed somebody on their way; speed the parting guest ; ?3 Z E }. ?; d+ h2 g/ r
严以律己,宽以待人be strict with oneself and lenient towards others
. \' Y0 u* ]4 j: o. t8 _鱼米之乡a land of milk and honey8 D4 b C3 J* n; t' o
有情人终成眷属"Jack shall have Jill, all shall be well." . t+ |9 ]: J- l, D: q+ H% ~$ v
有钱能使鬼推磨Money makes the mare go. Money talks.
* P' @8 m0 h; a: Z有识之士people of vision% a4 A4 L- l ~0 R( U6 D
有勇无谋use brawn rather than brain
8 D, [5 E- X0 m8 W8 W有缘千里来相会Separated as we are thousands of miles apart, we come together as if by predestination.: }) s; a$ }9 Q
与时俱进advance with times5 b; i3 g# C. E/ G
以人为本people oriented; people foremost
9 A! o0 K; J/ d; F1 n. @5 \. `因材施教teach students according to their aptitude ; u1 _6 V. C3 k. ]
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."
7 M8 C* l( p. R2 x/ E6 W, i6 F c欲速则不达Haste does not bring success.
e d8 h; B4 Q, I+ ^" l/ y优胜劣汰survival of the fittest
1 F, E0 r& p3 R0 L1 t5 m英雄所见略同Great minds think alike.- \% ^8 }' o( H* N$ n$ \( i9 R
冤家宜解不宜结Better make friends than make enemies.
" T0 o5 W+ p0 ~3 }冤假错案"cases in which people were unjustly, falsely or wrongly charged or sentenced; unjust, false or wrong cases"
0 R0 k+ c1 M& k) B1 s4 c一言既出，驷马难追A real man never goes back on his words. * x* K/ f0 U# ]
招财进宝Money and treasures will be plentiful
' f1 J6 H5 K" V债台高筑become debt-ridden: q/ y: c2 L$ H
致命要害Achilles' heel . H3 E% J3 {4 ] O+ E+ V% ~( @! m$ |, f! A
众矢之的target of public criticism
: {/ L8 v2 R: |6 G4 ]( f( e$ S' B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.
& @) G. D! G" \( q& I1 E, G纸上谈兵be an armchair strategist
. E' P0 N4 `& Y/ M' k纸包不住火Truth will come to light sooner or later.
- z, S8 l+ J: L# A8 i左右为难between the devil and the deep blue sea; between the rock and the hard place |
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