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爱屋及乌Love me, love my dog.6 R. {+ e# b, Q+ U, k
百闻不如一见Seeing is believing.
! c' P5 e2 Y& s7 b0 c+ _% k ^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; O! i( d, N& T8 Q# Y- O
笨鸟先飞A slow sparrow should make an early start.
" W. s; c& D# r% |0 \不眠之夜white night & p4 y* J$ g8 }# w
不以物喜，不以己悲not pleased by external gains, not saddened by personnal losses
2 J1 i) S6 d! t( h9 d W! e! h不遗余力spare no effort; go all out; do one's best
6 m" \- Y/ F/ r& Q9 F" n不打不成交"No discord, no concord. 9 E, }/ C4 F( N5 U1 \
拆东墙补西墙rob Peter to pay Paul
" t/ ]/ Q+ K! K* h- w1 f7 @. |辞旧迎新bid farewell to the old and usher in the new; ring out the old year and ring in the new
, }/ f: K4 [+ k8 X' r) n/ P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
& y1 |/ c; [3 ?# |* ~. B大开眼界open one's eyes; broaden one's horizon; be an eye-opener ; D) z# v: F! q8 H: Z
国泰民安The country flourishes and people live in peace0 {3 o+ W3 q7 b# X$ J! o- Z
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 ; w( t! Q8 J& G/ d+ w+ R# p& P
功夫不负有心人Everything comes to him who waits.
2 J9 F( ^' T/ R. y2 J好了伤疤忘了疼once on shore, one prays no more
5 S$ X6 }# J- |$ Q6 D* A0 \好事不出门，恶事传千里Good news never goes beyond the gate, while bad news spread far and wide.
5 O- v' v- T/ a+ K9 Q% r和气生财Harmony brings wealth2 u% `: g: y$ N3 x, m/ N, ~8 G
活到老，学到老One is never too old to learn.
' k& O4 d& h' ]) E5 j: i5 M既往不咎let bygones be bygones
2 i( p C! J- ~( U金无足赤,人无完人Gold can't be pure and man can't be perfect.
$ k8 \) {: [. t; `2 D Z) O金玉满堂Treasures fill the home- r. \9 Z2 C% @6 ^
脚踏实地be down-to-earth
% ~$ X" w3 I" h脚踩两只船sit on the fence ' g! e' N; H3 d# {" c8 ]& O7 j1 q
君子之交淡如水the friendship between gentlemen is as pure as crystal; a hedge between keeps friendship green ) o' x' X' X1 j
老生常谈，陈词滥调cut and dried, cliché- f0 k7 y ~7 n( k: e/ |( C5 o
礼尚往来Courtesy calls for reciprocity. 5 u6 A& i( j" h) }" `- F
留得青山在，不怕没柴烧"Where there is life, there is hope."' N5 h7 ?% c! b6 a! `. t1 u
马到成功achieve immediate victory; win instant success
6 {! w0 u$ N7 j) d- c名利双收gain in both fame and wealth0 \$ a ?$ w5 s5 J0 w" r* G( H# t
茅塞顿开be suddenly enlightened
% H) y* U/ v$ k0 F1 K: n没有规矩不成方圆Nothing can be accomplished without norms or standards.$ I8 x2 D5 W! s' f8 q" _4 a
每逢佳节倍思亲
! J4 q# G8 r) I; o FOn festive occasions more than ever one thinks of one's dear ones far away.
5 m8 C ]6 o. L/ A# PIt is on the festival occasions when one misses his dear most.
: o9 b* b% j; S; `9 H0 U5 ] q谋事在人，成事在天"The planning lies with man, the outcome with Heaven. / Man proposes, God disposes. "! w) i3 S5 E2 f5 R
弄巧成拙be too smart by half; Cunning outwits itself.2 N3 T6 x% j3 X1 N
拿手好戏masterpiece
% r& e" Y' x0 {1 C+ ^赔了夫人又折兵throw good money after bad/ d' j6 m5 K) s( U6 p
抛砖引玉a modest spur to induce others to come forward with valuable contributions; throw a sprat to catch a whale
. s. v$ h2 R0 i4 V- O. M1 w) }破釜沉舟cut off all means of retreat；burn one‘s own way of retreat and be determined to fight to the end3 s9 w% k$ l3 D0 B5 H
抢得先机take the preemptive opportunities O4 F4 h0 F b U7 I* S4 q4 {8 E
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.$ ?" J3 H# ?+ l9 }0 z
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 step0 a6 |) }3 t6 [% G0 g& E
前事不忘,后事之师Past experience, if not forgotten, is a guide for the future.
( H! J4 k6 W _+ N" j! i& K前人栽树,后人乘凉One generation plants the trees in whose shade another generation rests.. n; h6 c( Z. Y4 ~1 _7 @; c& K4 C
One sows and another reaps.
' U1 s n& H+ @$ g5 J$ U1 _前怕狼,后怕虎fear the wolf in front and the tiger behind/ hesitate in doing something
! h& ` `4 g2 z. ~) 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. & @. \ i* J& C' k" o2 x
强强联手win-win co-operation& g3 b& R9 `! p& X
瑞雪兆丰年A timely snow promises a good harvest.
; M) m, t4 @( V1 w: p X9 P人之初,性本善Man's nature at birth is good./ o3 U' F6 n7 ^- F I
人逢喜事精神爽Joy puts heart into a man.
! }6 }( C" W. i% o+ S% s- C0 o人海战术huge-crowd strategy
" Q; Q1 W5 s, y3 a世上无难事，只要肯攀登"Where there is a will, there is a way. " " h0 M. F9 i" i* [
世外桃源a fictitious land of peace away from the turmoil of the world;
# t6 b( Q/ N, O$ I! q6 ?' t7 o死而后已until my heart stops beating. R9 R% _: V: h d2 \
岁岁平安Peace all year round
# g7 F1 S7 b2 L- {2 J% T& W上有天堂，下有苏杭"Just as there is paradise in heaven, ther are Suzhou and Hangzhou on earth."
5 e- [. J8 ~7 A; L; G, B塞翁失马，焉知非福Misfortune may be an actual blessing.
3 j) O7 [1 R6 V7 a/ _三十而立"A man should be independent at the age of thirty. " T' E1 U/ q! @* D
At thirty, a man should be able to think for himself."
/ o1 w* _( d1 ]% n& X3 t5 ]升级换代updating and upgrading (of products)
) f; Y, m: _( e四十不惑Life begins at forty.
, A# ^7 v* G& {; I5 C; B5 B谁言寸草心，报得三春晖"Such kindness of warm sun, can't be repaid by grass. "
$ `8 z. k% ~; r/ ]& A5 c1 w+ W9 T! S% r水涨船高When the river rises, the boat floats high.
" Q0 g' u4 o3 C N$ I时不我待Time and tide wait for no man.
8 E- |: l9 S. n3 D. k杀鸡用牛刀break a butterfly on the wheel0 G. ^% N1 v, _
实事求是seek truth from facts; be practical and realistic; be true to facts
F6 ^/ O" G% ?, [4 ~% z3 _1 u说曹操,曹操到Talk of the devil and he comes.% N' l$ k$ R5 @& r
实话实说speak the plain truth; call a spade a spade; tell it as it is
; |8 u5 E% Y8 m& H. p% @实践是检验真理的唯一标准Practice is the sole criterion for testing truth., s0 u# d$ ^6 T% e
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: X' V; G& h$ c8 x
韬光养晦hide one's capacities and bide one's time
+ g. G9 w- m: ~ z7 G+ J糖衣炮弹sugar-coated bullets
1 U! `+ [+ s. `天有不测风云Anything unexpected may happen. a bolt from the blue: s, `4 X& d% b
团结就是力量Unity is strength.
- h; x* V1 q5 y0 d) K9 y0 s. o* e6 \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 / \8 D) B# W% d5 n" d3 |3 V
歪风邪气unhealthy practices and evil phenomena& W# u' Q" e# K& f7 m) b! Z
物以类聚，人以群分Birds of a feather flock together.# l; [2 v/ R0 V' ~! k3 g7 C
往事如风"The past has vanished (from memory) like wind.; What in past, is past."
" |5 i3 b4 v3 }: o; [( Q望子成龙hold high hopes for one's child2 f. B+ q: v% M7 P- X) p+ ~) Y
屋漏又逢连阴雨Misfortunes never come singly. When it rains it pours.
# S& L" M3 A/ H9 g/ C' G文韬武略military expertise; military strategy 6 C0 ~* H. R5 s$ o3 H/ V- j
唯利是图draw water to one's mill
/ u% n$ s% f1 s, H! ]无源之水,无本之木water without a source, and a tree wiithout roots
% w# a) X7 N6 R) j无中生有make/create something out of nothing 7 L8 N1 r! l6 {+ k: s6 K! H; v$ A
无风不起浪There are no waves without wind. There's no smoke without fire.
* |3 x- V& y" l( f* `9 c) Q徇私枉法bend the law for the benefit of relatives or friends
0 L: n: | m- s4 J7 ^新官上任三把火a new broom sweeps clean 2 C& U% d! V y
虚心使人进步,骄傲使人落后Modesty helps one go forward, whereas conceit makes one lag behind.
* v% H, P$ L7 [% \/ \( ?蓄势而发accumulate strength for a take-off
( c7 E" x+ g% w5 b5 v$ w1 F心想事成May all your wish come true
& j( {6 P V. i( F, `心照不宣have a tacit understanding; give tacit consent; tacit understanding
( C- w9 Q' J7 [先入为主First impressions are firmly entrenched.
1 B* f' [% I! J( W1 \先下手为强catch the ball before the bound+ a9 g) M+ z1 H& d
像热锅上的蚂蚁like an ant on a hot pan
8 T7 P! H7 u7 k& h+ j现身说法warn people by taking oneself as an example' U# ?* J0 G) V7 j; F& t
息事宁人pour oil on troubled waters
G& g3 w. O% N s喜忧参半mingled hope and fear
+ F( T: V' S3 D# g1 D2 z/ _* ^循序渐进step by step7 m3 x& g$ R9 P: ^6 j
一路平安，一路顺风speed somebody on their way; speed the parting guest * O) y" x" {% d& ?# _
严以律己,宽以待人be strict with oneself and lenient towards others# M# f" J3 Y0 N. ~4 E* f; [
鱼米之乡a land of milk and honey1 p$ v8 r6 n& j1 h& m- I
有情人终成眷属"Jack shall have Jill, all shall be well." " q# j4 [0 e, x! l O
有钱能使鬼推磨Money makes the mare go. Money talks.
5 h) w" w2 _! E+ n) j1 x- [; ~有识之士people of vision
& o2 C+ X2 u4 q( {有勇无谋use brawn rather than brain & {( I1 G& m6 s+ W5 m
有缘千里来相会Separated as we are thousands of miles apart, we come together as if by predestination.3 Q% `. k' w) N2 o
与时俱进advance with times- D! T0 l2 W1 j h+ }5 i
以人为本people oriented; people foremost 0 x2 G9 `- f" S% k) r& x9 |) A
因材施教teach students according to their aptitude
4 k, e+ W: x8 b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." 8 D4 R" d0 o; Q: l6 i' v6 I
欲速则不达Haste does not bring success. , @$ g' j8 X) U) n
优胜劣汰survival of the fittest 3 J! H9 O- I# O2 q: ^" D, z6 w
英雄所见略同Great minds think alike.
( ]4 N: y0 h& c- B" d. y冤家宜解不宜结Better make friends than make enemies.; c, D7 c. b7 H& N5 n5 i
冤假错案"cases in which people were unjustly, falsely or wrongly charged or sentenced; unjust, false or wrong cases" ! N4 S" q1 b( o
一言既出，驷马难追A real man never goes back on his words.
4 {0 f# e, J6 |# X招财进宝Money and treasures will be plentiful- x* l5 M& o' ]& x
债台高筑become debt-ridden
, b, e- H* J0 _, B6 w' U1 P" D! u9 |) _致命要害Achilles' heel ) p5 j5 z' J+ R9 P1 [2 e
众矢之的target of public criticism
" v7 }2 G& X, @9 p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.
- D2 Y7 X* N/ F$ r: d纸上谈兵be an armchair strategist
. J; v7 Z3 F# K* X纸包不住火Truth will come to light sooner or later., U: @: G6 u& f* X: n
左右为难between the devil and the deep blue sea; between the rock and the hard place |
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