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爱屋及乌Love me, love my dog.. Y# m! x3 c, |2 e) s
百闻不如一见Seeing is believing.0 W' m/ Z) H m* Z7 M9 G* 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# O1 Z& s" d' c. m1 U
笨鸟先飞A slow sparrow should make an early start.
1 Z1 C l- K) O不眠之夜white night
: m5 }& O2 q: f/ u不以物喜，不以己悲not pleased by external gains, not saddened by personnal losses+ R9 }) N- Q9 d) L9 v) L
不遗余力spare no effort; go all out; do one's best; o, f9 S6 f2 M" w( N7 ?9 t6 _
不打不成交"No discord, no concord. ) D# h4 R: Y' w6 v$ y8 e
拆东墙补西墙rob Peter to pay Paul * c- q% i* q4 N8 j& X; q. o
辞旧迎新bid farewell to the old and usher in the new; ring out the old year and ring in the new % ~% T" P T& A, @$ c g
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
( U& D$ [& w, A: h. W& j! N1 g大开眼界open one's eyes; broaden one's horizon; be an eye-opener
9 x# C) Z# \9 G1 l4 y国泰民安The country flourishes and people live in peace2 w0 e0 a7 a2 ?- a9 O6 S# V/ \+ a4 ?
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
& W8 f* Q z5 H& {1 F功夫不负有心人Everything comes to him who waits. 8 }; V2 ^) w; ] Z
好了伤疤忘了疼once on shore, one prays no more5 B' X6 H& t z1 M% o2 v% r
好事不出门，恶事传千里Good news never goes beyond the gate, while bad news spread far and wide. : m- C+ t! B( f" m4 F
和气生财Harmony brings wealth
+ _! x; Z {) D活到老，学到老One is never too old to learn. 3 a' G7 v3 L, ^9 Q8 d
既往不咎let bygones be bygones
5 {! Z" d8 R% ~3 ^% G( r# @$ L9 w& w金无足赤,人无完人Gold can't be pure and man can't be perfect.
6 c6 I: J9 b' {! M金玉满堂Treasures fill the home
" f3 a& V3 Y# G) M6 V脚踏实地be down-to-earth 6 T" W6 {) q' N5 |' L4 N( O& N5 ?5 K
脚踩两只船sit on the fence " H3 F0 |0 B& u: Y5 i
君子之交淡如水the friendship between gentlemen is as pure as crystal; a hedge between keeps friendship green
0 v9 g6 |( x; }' a老生常谈，陈词滥调cut and dried, cliché% i: d4 }3 X! m' j* u' }
礼尚往来Courtesy calls for reciprocity.
4 w, T, y8 u0 K/ U留得青山在，不怕没柴烧"Where there is life, there is hope."
. Y, S' Z- t# \# o+ Y" m/ ]) t马到成功achieve immediate victory; win instant success
. K2 {% l: I, A$ y9 C/ y: ~+ u5 ]名利双收gain in both fame and wealth
/ I4 ^, p4 k) ?, M茅塞顿开be suddenly enlightened
* f/ m. a$ M- Y5 S0 c8 m没有规矩不成方圆Nothing can be accomplished without norms or standards.
3 A) `9 v" z* I! F( I# @每逢佳节倍思亲
4 o) W j: H* X. A" Z% ~ ROn festive occasions more than ever one thinks of one's dear ones far away.; W' R$ N0 }$ v* ]! ^( H
It is on the festival occasions when one misses his dear most. : _6 v$ o8 s. z3 C. m: }7 @% ^
谋事在人，成事在天"The planning lies with man, the outcome with Heaven. / Man proposes, God disposes. "* c# B0 k# |# Q
弄巧成拙be too smart by half; Cunning outwits itself.
5 Z* w' ?4 P! k7 L% E/ B& R }( X拿手好戏masterpiece
8 n) C' ~" `1 e' h赔了夫人又折兵throw good money after bad3 f n4 _2 ^1 L
抛砖引玉a modest spur to induce others to come forward with valuable contributions; throw a sprat to catch a whale
^3 C: r' n ?* y$ W% h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, ?; V- B9 z! h; ~
抢得先机take the preemptive opportunities
" j# K! P$ }/ Z& E( e' j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., l% i' Q" R* ]7 ?
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 step9 P( x9 F) a- B. W( O
前事不忘,后事之师Past experience, if not forgotten, is a guide for the future.- K, x) l2 M! G8 S* o. G+ G; K
前人栽树,后人乘凉One generation plants the trees in whose shade another generation rests.0 l# E; @; } D2 c( |. K# y
One sows and another reaps.
5 K' k! n" d/ A2 D) l前怕狼,后怕虎fear the wolf in front and the tiger behind/ hesitate in doing something6 c% a5 w7 S1 e7 y
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.
q$ q0 K6 T' W9 I! {- {) Q强强联手win-win co-operation0 E! w- i, K/ S* a3 q- L
瑞雪兆丰年A timely snow promises a good harvest.5 B: h& v* \+ p4 ?' S$ a0 Y
人之初,性本善Man's nature at birth is good.
, I% ?* v# `# T: r人逢喜事精神爽Joy puts heart into a man.
- m5 ? q' j+ q: d1 k人海战术huge-crowd strategy : J H& G5 L4 n1 [! X4 P
世上无难事，只要肯攀登"Where there is a will, there is a way. " 7 N9 }5 c2 @' h P5 T; d) n
世外桃源a fictitious land of peace away from the turmoil of the world; " S6 ]/ d7 K! R% c
死而后已until my heart stops beating: X6 R/ Z, |3 N( C: X5 n' G/ ]8 m4 c
岁岁平安Peace all year round6 i3 M3 R1 {3 i" O) C
上有天堂，下有苏杭"Just as there is paradise in heaven, ther are Suzhou and Hangzhou on earth." - W8 G8 u6 h b3 O2 V7 D" o
塞翁失马，焉知非福Misfortune may be an actual blessing.: O9 J5 v* L1 P* i3 N+ J
三十而立"A man should be independent at the age of thirty. / k7 t4 W4 A. ? d* ^
At thirty, a man should be able to think for himself."
5 H3 x+ N( ? e* `升级换代updating and upgrading (of products)
2 n$ E- g) t& X9 Y- p$ |0 y四十不惑Life begins at forty. / [" ~7 G/ ] u% U9 d) R2 {9 H& o# b
谁言寸草心，报得三春晖"Such kindness of warm sun, can't be repaid by grass. "
0 k$ M* f' y: {2 b+ Y水涨船高When the river rises, the boat floats high.+ V S( r4 Z* T. s. x. r
时不我待Time and tide wait for no man. + A0 y' Z6 E5 `! Y/ `
杀鸡用牛刀break a butterfly on the wheel
# @' y+ v# f$ U; e @" D* Y" X: H实事求是seek truth from facts; be practical and realistic; be true to facts / r8 @ V$ d Q/ Q4 A
说曹操,曹操到Talk of the devil and he comes.9 f4 J' L3 S! i# x
实话实说speak the plain truth; call a spade a spade; tell it as it is
& i, q1 y* \8 K; G1 D实践是检验真理的唯一标准Practice is the sole criterion for testing truth.
5 J3 a! P* d8 M' \7 A% Y) n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; " O7 |) g2 n% U+ I; x N
韬光养晦hide one's capacities and bide one's time
8 ^% }; O" B( S9 b糖衣炮弹sugar-coated bullets/ g' W& k; k/ L
天有不测风云Anything unexpected may happen. a bolt from the blue
( {( W/ D" p9 h团结就是力量Unity is strength.
2 L9 N7 ]- R9 a* ]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 / X5 x/ H) m: S' }
歪风邪气unhealthy practices and evil phenomena
3 s0 L5 o8 ?) N f) Z( Y. _% m物以类聚，人以群分Birds of a feather flock together.9 Q- A: {4 P& {$ w' f' G; y" i
往事如风"The past has vanished (from memory) like wind.; What in past, is past."
8 F+ n5 b1 ?) o7 |% D2 `望子成龙hold high hopes for one's child
% n1 b5 ]0 k2 r# |; G% m屋漏又逢连阴雨Misfortunes never come singly. When it rains it pours.
# d2 \8 T$ h1 a8 D" `. F$ }文韬武略military expertise; military strategy
6 K" k4 k; F5 s2 N, Q P/ h唯利是图draw water to one's mill & y0 j) w# U I% g2 k/ V
无源之水,无本之木water without a source, and a tree wiithout roots
2 ?& q" k$ N0 E l; t无中生有make/create something out of nothing % x4 q3 _) K ]; r% { }: Y
无风不起浪There are no waves without wind. There's no smoke without fire.! F+ A) G% p* n- b5 p/ k8 E" h
徇私枉法bend the law for the benefit of relatives or friends
, a$ C) z4 k( w* u8 I新官上任三把火a new broom sweeps clean
' X: `, t% `3 T5 F: B虚心使人进步,骄傲使人落后Modesty helps one go forward, whereas conceit makes one lag behind.! j) l- v& T$ D, t: r
蓄势而发accumulate strength for a take-off
+ l9 |2 b7 t5 N) m8 {$ m7 @心想事成May all your wish come true
# j9 R1 ?: y- }) c心照不宣have a tacit understanding; give tacit consent; tacit understanding& ~% z4 S( A3 t2 m4 W+ d0 R5 p
先入为主First impressions are firmly entrenched.
4 T ~ x$ K; Q5 A先下手为强catch the ball before the bound
% S) A& N" W, ?; P* D( X" v+ S1 Z# P( Q像热锅上的蚂蚁like an ant on a hot pan/ @% m# U! u; r1 j2 l9 y+ b7 [
现身说法warn people by taking oneself as an example
. | p+ C3 G. a5 p3 a息事宁人pour oil on troubled waters 2 a. r' `, V) Z; }2 h; \
喜忧参半mingled hope and fear * t v/ u' _( V2 J4 P
循序渐进step by step V) M. ?" o a; R' J y! k
一路平安，一路顺风speed somebody on their way; speed the parting guest % p {" f0 j% g
严以律己,宽以待人be strict with oneself and lenient towards others5 t0 `6 |" W6 \# v/ Q$ U
鱼米之乡a land of milk and honey
- a% h1 J& g# n* k3 {. X有情人终成眷属"Jack shall have Jill, all shall be well."
! |4 {( h1 e+ G( ]有钱能使鬼推磨Money makes the mare go. Money talks.
- \9 [; C6 ~& d9 c9 P有识之士people of vision
4 U3 x* L! |2 {% w# I" a% x8 ^有勇无谋use brawn rather than brain
! j6 a8 J9 W% m有缘千里来相会Separated as we are thousands of miles apart, we come together as if by predestination.
5 N d/ X0 S8 t/ M3 r% E% d与时俱进advance with times0 H; Y1 y: ~7 Y' P
以人为本people oriented; people foremost
8 }! X; l9 w( S( u" h9 M因材施教teach students according to their aptitude
3 b- d1 p4 E" G: t( o: `2 \9 [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." . d: V: z. l" P8 H. X- A
欲速则不达Haste does not bring success.
% C& R% J0 j" S: A, R优胜劣汰survival of the fittest : O+ |( Z/ N# v( T
英雄所见略同Great minds think alike.
1 ^. J& D* `* J" _* ^ y冤家宜解不宜结Better make friends than make enemies.
& I% h4 H- V# X p0 I; m, v: i冤假错案"cases in which people were unjustly, falsely or wrongly charged or sentenced; unjust, false or wrong cases" . x) W+ V. p, p5 P( O: e
一言既出，驷马难追A real man never goes back on his words.
/ m; v8 y1 t" f Q+ ]% b: M招财进宝Money and treasures will be plentiful
7 J# C# |& a# G% Y+ @1 W债台高筑become debt-ridden, z5 ~. i. R, v) X5 Q" S
致命要害Achilles' heel
* B( Y) o/ ~- [众矢之的target of public criticism
+ p% a& E3 Q5 F$ j7 S* D+ Q% `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.0 K! y5 K% e; I, s' F
纸上谈兵be an armchair strategist K- K+ V. g* h5 P* i& A
纸包不住火Truth will come to light sooner or later.3 L' j4 o6 t5 o$ K, x1 s. s
左右为难between the devil and the deep blue sea; between the rock and the hard place |
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