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爱屋及乌Love me, love my dog.+ [* q* w N7 ^
百闻不如一见Seeing is believing.9 s6 W, a ]9 g3 K9 |6 e
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
" f$ a" T1 q. R1 D笨鸟先飞A slow sparrow should make an early start.
2 D2 ]- q' I b& S! k9 i( G不眠之夜white night 8 i0 h& e% [' v
不以物喜，不以己悲not pleased by external gains, not saddened by personnal losses
6 G2 q& S+ d, v不遗余力spare no effort; go all out; do one's best7 C8 O$ y1 W3 E9 j2 f
不打不成交"No discord, no concord.
. ~+ o# ^4 C7 i拆东墙补西墙rob Peter to pay Paul , W: m; g% K* d$ W% n
辞旧迎新bid farewell to the old and usher in the new; ring out the old year and ring in the new 2 K( ?3 |$ ^& d" \1 o% r% `4 b
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) x4 H/ l# v* I: w7 r7 w
大开眼界open one's eyes; broaden one's horizon; be an eye-opener
. ^: k5 v- K, }" a1 { X4 y6 f+ ?' `国泰民安The country flourishes and people live in peace
8 Q$ D" @" F3 g' @+ {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
' F o, h+ O9 K: _) M4 E功夫不负有心人Everything comes to him who waits. " d R" N* Y* Z1 `. c3 t3 v
好了伤疤忘了疼once on shore, one prays no more
6 `4 K* [# U% f! u" E好事不出门，恶事传千里Good news never goes beyond the gate, while bad news spread far and wide. - i: o; A( U0 ], d0 w
和气生财Harmony brings wealth
5 G. _6 w: G& O活到老，学到老One is never too old to learn.
3 w% _1 S x9 j, \; I* j既往不咎let bygones be bygones
+ z! x+ p R9 }" S; S* T1 U金无足赤,人无完人Gold can't be pure and man can't be perfect. ! E# D B" R9 q9 i/ U, e+ N
金玉满堂Treasures fill the home1 J2 e- G% X. K$ D& p* P+ t
脚踏实地be down-to-earth % _; v6 |+ d% V! f9 l
脚踩两只船sit on the fence
) I: h) k; R1 E9 N, O% e君子之交淡如水the friendship between gentlemen is as pure as crystal; a hedge between keeps friendship green
6 m9 l" r* `* ?6 u7 N老生常谈，陈词滥调cut and dried, cliché, Y7 t- M! g8 r) {" f; s4 h
礼尚往来Courtesy calls for reciprocity. 3 L: S: X4 P- G3 b( v) P6 S5 E
留得青山在，不怕没柴烧"Where there is life, there is hope."# T% b B. U" D% e
马到成功achieve immediate victory; win instant success8 Q7 M7 F5 I4 E) o' Y5 A- o
名利双收gain in both fame and wealth3 ~; \4 }9 F( S
茅塞顿开be suddenly enlightened9 Q/ {9 [+ T- s* H* U
没有规矩不成方圆Nothing can be accomplished without norms or standards.
1 X5 g# w3 r. n2 w. N. S每逢佳节倍思亲) k0 K/ p. {; {- E2 a
On festive occasions more than ever one thinks of one's dear ones far away.; P& i8 l9 p% e0 e
It is on the festival occasions when one misses his dear most. ' T! D. f) n8 G0 ]& E# _
谋事在人，成事在天"The planning lies with man, the outcome with Heaven. / Man proposes, God disposes. "8 X$ P: k m' ?2 k0 T9 a q0 O8 h/ i% h
弄巧成拙be too smart by half; Cunning outwits itself.* A2 @7 t2 H. u- C/ a, l
拿手好戏masterpiece
8 w j) U9 t* \1 |% t赔了夫人又折兵throw good money after bad8 ]4 s) N2 Q) b5 |) j) Z# z
抛砖引玉a modest spur to induce others to come forward with valuable contributions; throw a sprat to catch a whale9 e. c4 u/ I8 c) \- 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 end2 }) D% y' H( |+ a5 G( h
抢得先机take the preemptive opportunities
8 K! V8 M3 w, O! y# Q, p$ r k0 l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.
+ ] T2 z* m( l% @1 f( s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 step3 s1 ?# X9 x5 r* G, u, m" Q( ~3 ~
前事不忘,后事之师Past experience, if not forgotten, is a guide for the future.
/ r% r) N* ^4 x. D4 u前人栽树,后人乘凉One generation plants the trees in whose shade another generation rests.$ E+ R; W2 l! t. w6 T
One sows and another reaps.+ v' A* D6 J8 L5 P5 }/ U3 c
前怕狼,后怕虎fear the wolf in front and the tiger behind/ hesitate in doing something
( e9 b' `! s* d+ G* @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. 8 J6 v, k: l' ^# a. V
强强联手win-win co-operation2 b' J6 I: R7 q \# J
瑞雪兆丰年A timely snow promises a good harvest./ E2 l) t. l& G- f }8 M
人之初,性本善Man's nature at birth is good.
9 Z$ \/ R- [3 {1 [: D9 O人逢喜事精神爽Joy puts heart into a man.! i9 K* f. U( s, H7 [ r) _
人海战术huge-crowd strategy
. w4 \9 z/ B: H6 W1 D4 Y& J/ p世上无难事，只要肯攀登"Where there is a will, there is a way. "
- `6 l# F; V/ S: L- r1 Q/ h, }0 M世外桃源a fictitious land of peace away from the turmoil of the world; - I( o) l" h7 @; F y
死而后已until my heart stops beating
* C4 l! V0 I7 P$ ` ]) X5 {岁岁平安Peace all year round
5 A+ Q! N8 ?- ?3 R' Y& H上有天堂，下有苏杭"Just as there is paradise in heaven, ther are Suzhou and Hangzhou on earth."
! v: w8 F( _# B+ j& L6 G5 V塞翁失马，焉知非福Misfortune may be an actual blessing." ^' M7 E- L d. K8 ?) y( m; L
三十而立"A man should be independent at the age of thirty. # {! C! C$ o. ~: x/ w$ Z+ N# J! B
At thirty, a man should be able to think for himself."
! z& M8 a) u i升级换代updating and upgrading (of products)
" t: h. m" h9 `9 M8 Z5 c- R! j四十不惑Life begins at forty. % F0 }* p' v! N. E- \3 I: x. x4 C! A
谁言寸草心，报得三春晖"Such kindness of warm sun, can't be repaid by grass. "
& T$ Y/ a& L& l8 {水涨船高When the river rises, the boat floats high.2 N3 `' W4 \# |
时不我待Time and tide wait for no man.
7 L- a: c0 b; q- ]6 A$ E2 x杀鸡用牛刀break a butterfly on the wheel0 D p2 j3 l. a2 X! P- X
实事求是seek truth from facts; be practical and realistic; be true to facts
# U" w6 U, \) `1 |9 }2 V说曹操,曹操到Talk of the devil and he comes.; Z: d. E- Y g7 R
实话实说speak the plain truth; call a spade a spade; tell it as it is
/ w. O8 V( c. h0 R E实践是检验真理的唯一标准Practice is the sole criterion for testing truth.3 V+ @! T. Y" d& F2 Z! I0 ]
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; "
; `; I7 d+ F% v( ~- ^/ R1 U! t韬光养晦hide one's capacities and bide one's time$ d. d' B- w/ u' C
糖衣炮弹sugar-coated bullets' c. l+ l+ b& u2 X5 n
天有不测风云Anything unexpected may happen. a bolt from the blue
# n1 B# I. Y0 s; s# y {团结就是力量Unity is strength.. G7 W- x1 u( W- ]" 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
0 k. J; k1 P" f8 l; l歪风邪气unhealthy practices and evil phenomena7 f& u) ?! r5 c1 g0 q
物以类聚，人以群分Birds of a feather flock together.
! E" ^& k( V s: M% E往事如风"The past has vanished (from memory) like wind.; What in past, is past." * I- w9 p. O- B1 Z4 o0 e
望子成龙hold high hopes for one's child( t2 B5 l7 b: r/ i2 D' Q6 @, h6 g1 w, }
屋漏又逢连阴雨Misfortunes never come singly. When it rains it pours.' F" ~6 K. [$ r w
文韬武略military expertise; military strategy
, `' H+ R+ U2 C+ a& Z v) _唯利是图draw water to one's mill
$ Z2 _' o# t5 [+ G b无源之水,无本之木water without a source, and a tree wiithout roots, W( ?1 B$ n: u0 n) {
无中生有make/create something out of nothing
- F' s) S, d. L无风不起浪There are no waves without wind. There's no smoke without fire.9 F: }; H. D/ K0 R
徇私枉法bend the law for the benefit of relatives or friends
9 o+ M/ @' l/ m9 d; T' K% v新官上任三把火a new broom sweeps clean
; j) o& I& \1 }( G# r虚心使人进步,骄傲使人落后Modesty helps one go forward, whereas conceit makes one lag behind.
2 G( }$ S5 }; t蓄势而发accumulate strength for a take-off
" D6 I. h0 ]8 f) W) E心想事成May all your wish come true
+ N4 x7 x3 M& Q" Y5 i$ L心照不宣have a tacit understanding; give tacit consent; tacit understanding
6 j- Y% v& E1 Q! n0 V" W& a先入为主First impressions are firmly entrenched.
! | D) g9 F9 N3 u先下手为强catch the ball before the bound* _6 Q' O# k% b& D
像热锅上的蚂蚁like an ant on a hot pan( g) m) t$ b! g/ K9 ~, d! l
现身说法warn people by taking oneself as an example
, [6 r+ H, M. P7 V) j |; e2 [5 k息事宁人pour oil on troubled waters
4 Y1 t z2 W7 [/ `0 g+ R8 D喜忧参半mingled hope and fear
& K5 e# V8 I% J! X7 j l; j循序渐进step by step
$ @: J k2 A5 |& i" J8 m `2 H# F一路平安，一路顺风speed somebody on their way; speed the parting guest ) t5 W* I4 [" z
严以律己,宽以待人be strict with oneself and lenient towards others
, z/ Q) b8 d# S! G% \0 c鱼米之乡a land of milk and honey
( V* ~$ t8 c3 x, x有情人终成眷属"Jack shall have Jill, all shall be well." 7 j# Z1 K: \: S3 A2 b+ u2 ^" j) P; O3 t5 f
有钱能使鬼推磨Money makes the mare go. Money talks.& R4 B8 h( b. B
有识之士people of vision
% N* u, Z7 V, j4 y有勇无谋use brawn rather than brain 7 r5 ]# t* L/ B! D; P
有缘千里来相会Separated as we are thousands of miles apart, we come together as if by predestination.
! ^" e& i6 o# C* ~: L! c# t与时俱进advance with times
. {! N& k0 u- ~; V+ g) h以人为本people oriented; people foremost
6 w- ?4 m6 f4 h: g8 @7 X因材施教teach students according to their aptitude
9 \# k h" d3 C9 _$ C$ a0 U& B C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." ) B: K; G8 U: f' l3 b9 v8 w% ]
欲速则不达Haste does not bring success.
/ R# \' u9 F! }; T* G( m优胜劣汰survival of the fittest
) p" ^9 i+ w5 {7 ^' I; |英雄所见略同Great minds think alike.9 H( j/ q% y1 Z9 C3 z# i
冤家宜解不宜结Better make friends than make enemies.
/ w! s' H; _6 w X冤假错案"cases in which people were unjustly, falsely or wrongly charged or sentenced; unjust, false or wrong cases" $ l+ O3 e4 u' M
一言既出，驷马难追A real man never goes back on his words.
% g9 h, H& T' [招财进宝Money and treasures will be plentiful
: k' l; V! z, J' j债台高筑become debt-ridden* t" F3 E. Q6 D! l
致命要害Achilles' heel
6 ?9 t0 N2 X0 o% f. `5 I, i众矢之的target of public criticism8 Y1 p8 a e* A' p& j/ K& K
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.. y* l$ B$ e. ?% K: M9 D
纸上谈兵be an armchair strategist% Z8 S6 V4 }2 s& E
纸包不住火Truth will come to light sooner or later.
: A6 i% @. c& n左右为难between the devil and the deep blue sea; between the rock and the hard place |
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