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爱屋及乌Love me, love my dog.8 i- m+ j$ L: E& s0 D( w
百闻不如一见Seeing is believing.! i7 ? `* M. f' T* w/ k1 R2 X
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. ~+ l2 R5 m, c0 O1 v
笨鸟先飞A slow sparrow should make an early start.
, w3 `; u( f4 n: u6 M不眠之夜white night
, X& D8 W9 g% K! Q不以物喜，不以己悲not pleased by external gains, not saddened by personnal losses& a( ?0 T+ o% Y- N- r
不遗余力spare no effort; go all out; do one's best3 p k' J$ N* Z0 Z" ]4 ?
不打不成交"No discord, no concord. . Z- a! Z3 M3 _
拆东墙补西墙rob Peter to pay Paul
9 p+ D' ?/ X, B" c* z9 t: f! L辞旧迎新bid farewell to the old and usher in the new; ring out the old year and ring in the new 4 @1 u* m. b$ l: `9 w
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
( d! R$ ~' B# u# D- {9 _; ]大开眼界open one's eyes; broaden one's horizon; be an eye-opener
/ s" k! Y0 o1 _3 D5 c1 \8 x国泰民安The country flourishes and people live in peace
, z1 p* [& b9 l! N2 e/ P. V& \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
6 P3 e( t- ~8 D( @6 F2 R8 x功夫不负有心人Everything comes to him who waits. - J: y9 @0 k) M9 {" a& w" Q
好了伤疤忘了疼once on shore, one prays no more
# O) Q( T6 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.
+ v" [7 e; e5 {$ [: U和气生财Harmony brings wealth
0 ]0 F9 ~2 x r* ~1 o活到老，学到老One is never too old to learn. " V; X9 Z4 z- d+ W( M& \0 v) _
既往不咎let bygones be bygones
$ M! I8 m. W. }. T- ]! J金无足赤,人无完人Gold can't be pure and man can't be perfect. 9 {# o3 l7 n/ V9 n
金玉满堂Treasures fill the home
/ Z5 F( G& ~ M( O2 \" r脚踏实地be down-to-earth - c$ l8 Y) ^& |; @2 k( Q) b
脚踩两只船sit on the fence
6 \+ a. Q1 E0 t& O6 B; g7 v君子之交淡如水the friendship between gentlemen is as pure as crystal; a hedge between keeps friendship green
5 ^; u. H2 s3 U老生常谈，陈词滥调cut and dried, cliché
2 P. a( K7 R5 S5 l* p+ e. T* x {礼尚往来Courtesy calls for reciprocity.
+ b' o- R( K' s- j8 ?- |$ I3 b$ o) c留得青山在，不怕没柴烧"Where there is life, there is hope."
% ~% Q0 q' E6 t马到成功achieve immediate victory; win instant success0 L. _0 _" k, s+ B# Z
名利双收gain in both fame and wealth
1 M4 D4 ~: H0 k/ D+ {" u% k茅塞顿开be suddenly enlightened
2 x. e; l2 _3 ~9 U8 g" q没有规矩不成方圆Nothing can be accomplished without norms or standards.
3 ~. F2 L1 y8 W) z每逢佳节倍思亲; @ s- E* L, b: Q0 v
On festive occasions more than ever one thinks of one's dear ones far away.
4 Q6 e& F5 t( I# e9 kIt is on the festival occasions when one misses his dear most. % g& T) D9 P m$ @) Z1 s0 L7 h
谋事在人，成事在天"The planning lies with man, the outcome with Heaven. / Man proposes, God disposes. "5 V4 D, b( {+ s7 c
弄巧成拙be too smart by half; Cunning outwits itself.6 \! f6 q7 I3 } E
拿手好戏masterpiece
* d4 N/ `+ q5 v" x! }赔了夫人又折兵throw good money after bad& U. Q0 @1 I; g
抛砖引玉a modest spur to induce others to come forward with valuable contributions; throw a sprat to catch a whale
+ n% d0 h' Y1 ^7 C! @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, g4 \: E' b* q! r1 N
抢得先机take the preemptive opportunities
9 y$ D! P, L: }8 h- D' Z7 t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.
' c; K9 U8 n5 Y& E8 N4 \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
0 u6 M( e% W+ d( P前事不忘,后事之师Past experience, if not forgotten, is a guide for the future.: _0 n. l& n4 x& p5 j
前人栽树,后人乘凉One generation plants the trees in whose shade another generation rests.# J9 }9 T4 V% ^8 \2 F1 A, K
One sows and another reaps.
5 ?; o5 ^& O* `! _- D前怕狼,后怕虎fear the wolf in front and the tiger behind/ hesitate in doing something5 Z' E' i& z+ U9 d2 `
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. ) V! m# @- |; }/ [, ?
强强联手win-win co-operation) R6 F1 O/ T( m7 R, i- [) @6 b
瑞雪兆丰年A timely snow promises a good harvest.7 o) T7 h" \$ s3 O+ l' F! q
人之初,性本善Man's nature at birth is good.
$ ?. h8 R8 {0 P3 a6 v5 S人逢喜事精神爽Joy puts heart into a man.
0 X& E% H% g6 d$ O* j' S人海战术huge-crowd strategy 1 Q+ W/ o8 D- V; r4 M$ N# u
世上无难事，只要肯攀登"Where there is a will, there is a way. "
7 [4 V$ V, U. H世外桃源a fictitious land of peace away from the turmoil of the world; , h" K2 i9 t' a `5 P' g
死而后已until my heart stops beating
# \4 v6 ~3 b4 ? J5 D5 h I岁岁平安Peace all year round
" ~) m0 v9 y4 X* {上有天堂，下有苏杭"Just as there is paradise in heaven, ther are Suzhou and Hangzhou on earth." S. L: F! M% }, V6 m4 N
塞翁失马，焉知非福Misfortune may be an actual blessing.
" ?( u% L( v2 p9 U* _5 i三十而立"A man should be independent at the age of thirty.
$ P* m* d0 Q- `' D. t6 b kAt thirty, a man should be able to think for himself." 8 s) n3 a. f) V3 w
升级换代updating and upgrading (of products)$ O) s: a d( F: _; h O
四十不惑Life begins at forty. ! n8 r& s2 V5 G
谁言寸草心，报得三春晖"Such kindness of warm sun, can't be repaid by grass. "
2 A$ }8 D$ M% B4 S- T水涨船高When the river rises, the boat floats high.
6 g; T) R/ g% ]4 `! F- _& r8 U时不我待Time and tide wait for no man. $ P& u7 S: x4 a) b8 c1 q% v
杀鸡用牛刀break a butterfly on the wheel$ }, ~! {6 \0 @ D
实事求是seek truth from facts; be practical and realistic; be true to facts ! i% p; R4 O8 ^& c: c/ n
说曹操,曹操到Talk of the devil and he comes., o7 w& p2 I% p& o( n$ v: w" E, `9 V
实话实说speak the plain truth; call a spade a spade; tell it as it is
* i* D+ E. I6 N实践是检验真理的唯一标准Practice is the sole criterion for testing truth.; Z' ^, l2 E$ J, T. L8 \$ `* P
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; "$ r- w6 s, p* t+ `: x/ ^% w- w( _
韬光养晦hide one's capacities and bide one's time& U+ d. Z' Z2 r( s
糖衣炮弹sugar-coated bullets
9 J6 {$ z7 u5 j4 ^5 x& \天有不测风云Anything unexpected may happen. a bolt from the blue2 I9 N3 o2 C, R
团结就是力量Unity is strength.: M9 A4 L$ y) z- [, z
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 & h* `# k4 j# v# S& P" T3 w3 \) I8 {& g
歪风邪气unhealthy practices and evil phenomena. {2 h( r+ E7 ~ S4 |6 @. \
物以类聚，人以群分Birds of a feather flock together.
! M, `( v' S& h0 j9 U0 V( r) T4 l往事如风"The past has vanished (from memory) like wind.; What in past, is past." , K& F# _$ \+ y$ L8 V1 E
望子成龙hold high hopes for one's child$ U" d& A: ?$ @# Z1 E* u. r
屋漏又逢连阴雨Misfortunes never come singly. When it rains it pours.
% N$ h( u" I. ?文韬武略military expertise; military strategy
9 M' Z. x7 s6 X5 ~$ V2 [唯利是图draw water to one's mill $ k: R' ]( M5 g! M
无源之水,无本之木water without a source, and a tree wiithout roots, P& r4 W% z' A* W' v' t( K! }
无中生有make/create something out of nothing
* W+ G* g o- a" u r8 H- v* k7 K N无风不起浪There are no waves without wind. There's no smoke without fire.
8 u$ u! x9 f. r) V4 C徇私枉法bend the law for the benefit of relatives or friends
. z- [* H( P# M. v+ H2 g新官上任三把火a new broom sweeps clean 0 h6 t! G/ U7 V
虚心使人进步,骄傲使人落后Modesty helps one go forward, whereas conceit makes one lag behind./ [- }6 U% g W8 `: A3 M8 T
蓄势而发accumulate strength for a take-off0 a& N h3 e; d5 m) E% b8 N
心想事成May all your wish come true
" L2 q5 i G8 \心照不宣have a tacit understanding; give tacit consent; tacit understanding% b' B1 W/ f7 W9 i+ [2 H, N8 j
先入为主First impressions are firmly entrenched.
: s9 f* N* T' k先下手为强catch the ball before the bound, Y s% w# U$ O+ [
像热锅上的蚂蚁like an ant on a hot pan
0 |, \6 {8 a; q8 M ^" B现身说法warn people by taking oneself as an example
( h" E# M, F8 k息事宁人pour oil on troubled waters
1 F+ s" s) C- n喜忧参半mingled hope and fear # m( v4 L9 C/ }; I" D; c
循序渐进step by step( V* f2 M- r ~* B) t0 ?) a. z2 C
一路平安，一路顺风speed somebody on their way; speed the parting guest 9 i$ B! @# e- }, j
严以律己,宽以待人be strict with oneself and lenient towards others
! i* P% Q5 }; \鱼米之乡a land of milk and honey
. d2 U: J' R- ] A7 V) b有情人终成眷属"Jack shall have Jill, all shall be well."
: u6 f* x* X* B; l" X有钱能使鬼推磨Money makes the mare go. Money talks.
/ K h/ h& I) a; {有识之士people of vision
& J; Q& x, Z6 J! F# c4 C8 @! a有勇无谋use brawn rather than brain
2 u' D8 `6 Y B( N p5 K有缘千里来相会Separated as we are thousands of miles apart, we come together as if by predestination.
G, e4 o% x0 h$ C0 K6 B8 P9 u; V! J与时俱进advance with times
, e: k; D9 W2 t# ]& }& n6 C& J以人为本people oriented; people foremost
* g7 s* `/ N& y7 [4 B, ? Y因材施教teach students according to their aptitude
2 M- z4 P0 l' G! f# Y+ F* ]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."
. v( \1 D# q! t. }4 \- \欲速则不达Haste does not bring success.
^4 ~ h! \5 k5 W# a. i& Q优胜劣汰survival of the fittest 6 t5 c1 _/ w8 c3 i: `
英雄所见略同Great minds think alike.
5 o; n* J1 [; X) T& S% f冤家宜解不宜结Better make friends than make enemies.
; W5 a: G% q) h6 Q) j冤假错案"cases in which people were unjustly, falsely or wrongly charged or sentenced; unjust, false or wrong cases"
3 B& T/ c: q. C7 i$ v9 d一言既出，驷马难追A real man never goes back on his words.
: S/ a# E' T o, \) J" r2 h招财进宝Money and treasures will be plentiful5 s" ]* t1 m& i1 p
债台高筑become debt-ridden/ m4 r& k; t" }5 J3 i
致命要害Achilles' heel
4 o5 t% Q F+ i. c% F众矢之的target of public criticism4 c3 K' Y1 _' K# ^' n& `/ g
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.: U) j5 X/ ~0 M0 d7 y
纸上谈兵be an armchair strategist- E! {& P' Z3 b. H5 e/ l# q) X* s
纸包不住火Truth will come to light sooner or later.
: w" w+ A7 K' e4 h9 q& V左右为难between the devil and the deep blue sea; between the rock and the hard place |
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