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爱屋及乌Love me, love my dog.- M8 ^- E. o9 u
百闻不如一见Seeing is believing.
# @/ G1 m# o4 P, h" b. 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
* i0 v! l9 B4 Z6 r Q笨鸟先飞A slow sparrow should make an early start.
6 Z4 a6 P& u0 ?9 |4 S4 X9 P* C不眠之夜white night $ l& T+ s1 C/ ~! P; [9 ?! r# v
不以物喜，不以己悲not pleased by external gains, not saddened by personnal losses
9 @! n1 `$ X% x. S; }1 b! u, ]不遗余力spare no effort; go all out; do one's best
5 S% k* B. l* ^8 d# v z不打不成交"No discord, no concord.
' t# S) n( F7 x5 z; _拆东墙补西墙rob Peter to pay Paul
4 b6 O' p& V) A4 a* I% j辞旧迎新bid farewell to the old and usher in the new; ring out the old year and ring in the new
9 i: g% _" `/ D, q8 w. B, v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
- s* n3 ~1 e) Q+ S! R- u( p! s+ M大开眼界open one's eyes; broaden one's horizon; be an eye-opener
! S* m% ~8 o8 O1 H9 q% L国泰民安The country flourishes and people live in peace
$ Z: y( U+ @, v; K4 H+ A( ^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 . Y1 Z c7 M& z: ?4 s: `- N, [8 p6 u2 ?
功夫不负有心人Everything comes to him who waits. ! ^& k3 T1 F. R& Z# @
好了伤疤忘了疼once on shore, one prays no more) t: g4 u2 p9 @
好事不出门，恶事传千里Good news never goes beyond the gate, while bad news spread far and wide.
2 ?/ w2 V+ s7 N: O4 ~3 i和气生财Harmony brings wealth
/ e- N( m0 p7 o3 P8 r% [4 M2 ` t, j4 R活到老，学到老One is never too old to learn. & L# q; O1 d5 Q) l& _* f0 w4 @
既往不咎let bygones be bygones
5 g6 d1 M+ K/ a; i& u- H$ ?金无足赤,人无完人Gold can't be pure and man can't be perfect. ; @4 D' L. ^' Q4 a& m
金玉满堂Treasures fill the home+ B8 y% b; I! s. V# e) i
脚踏实地be down-to-earth 9 ?; z4 E, B$ Z! L/ h/ F
脚踩两只船sit on the fence
8 G' ~2 B0 o/ Z君子之交淡如水the friendship between gentlemen is as pure as crystal; a hedge between keeps friendship green
9 K ?: u- M! N, M% Q4 w" l C老生常谈，陈词滥调cut and dried, cliché
4 B; ]% c0 y; s" L礼尚往来Courtesy calls for reciprocity.
8 E, G/ n1 Z, ~留得青山在，不怕没柴烧"Where there is life, there is hope."
5 r6 M; B9 t6 j+ b: M马到成功achieve immediate victory; win instant success {$ E+ e( B$ e2 z( b# ]
名利双收gain in both fame and wealth; r+ |6 M, W$ |' H. Q4 ]8 S
茅塞顿开be suddenly enlightened
2 Q- ?; N7 |! S, ]& G$ Q5 B没有规矩不成方圆Nothing can be accomplished without norms or standards.
$ |: \8 X) C2 c+ q* A每逢佳节倍思亲
* a3 a) O5 J6 ~, | S/ [& N1 wOn festive occasions more than ever one thinks of one's dear ones far away." A, a* f0 Y: `& u
It is on the festival occasions when one misses his dear most.
+ G" z5 h3 u9 i% i谋事在人，成事在天"The planning lies with man, the outcome with Heaven. / Man proposes, God disposes. "9 ? E" f+ j$ ]" ~8 X
弄巧成拙be too smart by half; Cunning outwits itself.
& G- Y1 Q# |" Q& k拿手好戏masterpiece
" Q7 H- S. p' H* f; F4 b赔了夫人又折兵throw good money after bad
3 z$ b6 E8 O6 b% U8 ^# w! S抛砖引玉a modest spur to induce others to come forward with valuable contributions; throw a sprat to catch a whale
- X/ V+ n1 t g# z' _* 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
3 b' _' u4 Y1 m' [0 a) f% ^3 c抢得先机take the preemptive opportunities
/ ~. A* z# p2 W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.9 Y1 A I2 u p& C7 a. e
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
6 s! V1 H5 c0 Z' `前事不忘,后事之师Past experience, if not forgotten, is a guide for the future.% q' t* d1 q n' P4 E( k
前人栽树,后人乘凉One generation plants the trees in whose shade another generation rests.
. X3 @6 t/ m8 y g3 LOne sows and another reaps.
0 H) a2 v+ c& b( `2 Y前怕狼,后怕虎fear the wolf in front and the tiger behind/ hesitate in doing something! n, g# A5 O& h, @+ ^) O$ v
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.
' b; x5 |' Q4 ?9 }; ]强强联手win-win co-operation( m2 h9 c3 e* {
瑞雪兆丰年A timely snow promises a good harvest.) P3 ?$ I, E2 y( s1 m! s e1 Q% n
人之初,性本善Man's nature at birth is good.
. j( `3 P7 l6 p9 Y& T* L- w人逢喜事精神爽Joy puts heart into a man.8 C B% j9 a/ ?! n2 x
人海战术huge-crowd strategy : b, C& l: P V t
世上无难事，只要肯攀登"Where there is a will, there is a way. " 8 ~/ N; L3 P$ O% V/ f/ |* r6 e) M
世外桃源a fictitious land of peace away from the turmoil of the world; ( ^3 n' R+ Z+ ~7 r3 w( v3 G& z
死而后已until my heart stops beating
7 U. i; _( o0 s! B$ P1 `岁岁平安Peace all year round6 O- [. e3 V- }- `
上有天堂，下有苏杭"Just as there is paradise in heaven, ther are Suzhou and Hangzhou on earth."
( i+ K. Z( A5 t' z塞翁失马，焉知非福Misfortune may be an actual blessing.# f; ?1 o' g) i: r- }0 c1 c
三十而立"A man should be independent at the age of thirty.
O3 u8 f4 v2 c0 ?# |At thirty, a man should be able to think for himself." ?6 U* C9 Z8 z, P
升级换代updating and upgrading (of products)
# F* K0 ~" k$ X% B四十不惑Life begins at forty.
: ]3 u2 F/ C# e谁言寸草心，报得三春晖"Such kindness of warm sun, can't be repaid by grass. " $ b7 c8 A! M$ S+ W" ?0 O3 |
水涨船高When the river rises, the boat floats high.
1 e) T6 D- V- `' G1 W; G+ U时不我待Time and tide wait for no man.
( j4 P/ E0 \/ c杀鸡用牛刀break a butterfly on the wheel
( {/ {3 p' f( [9 i7 X" d实事求是seek truth from facts; be practical and realistic; be true to facts $ T) j9 F; T4 s
说曹操,曹操到Talk of the devil and he comes./ e6 y% Z1 R. O' Y& |2 \
实话实说speak the plain truth; call a spade a spade; tell it as it is
3 W$ F, _7 c5 L9 p( ^ |实践是检验真理的唯一标准Practice is the sole criterion for testing truth. f$ d6 F# R& p6 T8 z
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; "9 h( q4 u4 D; ?, D; n
韬光养晦hide one's capacities and bide one's time! O* Q6 E9 A3 c" {5 q# @
糖衣炮弹sugar-coated bullets6 m. f$ m" ]2 E9 X( Z6 e, T
天有不测风云Anything unexpected may happen. a bolt from the blue% j0 @( p3 `- z
团结就是力量Unity is strength.0 I m/ ?! {6 V5 L; L, H1 E4 Q5 l
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 ! g% s; L l3 \( G
歪风邪气unhealthy practices and evil phenomena
& ?5 r* P9 w8 ^; a! M# Y物以类聚，人以群分Birds of a feather flock together.0 z2 |: H& O2 {% U4 }7 B* g: L [
往事如风"The past has vanished (from memory) like wind.; What in past, is past." # ~! ]$ n W% A; V3 |' v$ T) R/ f
望子成龙hold high hopes for one's child) ], {6 ^7 i \* E. U4 {
屋漏又逢连阴雨Misfortunes never come singly. When it rains it pours.$ T0 V- f- `3 p) b6 b! t
文韬武略military expertise; military strategy
( ?" `. U+ a2 S唯利是图draw water to one's mill
2 t% w+ I& i, O6 r无源之水,无本之木water without a source, and a tree wiithout roots
: W7 j3 V1 I% g9 U u; p无中生有make/create something out of nothing
+ n8 S& c' o+ A) l& M/ _无风不起浪There are no waves without wind. There's no smoke without fire.5 U# ^6 r' g8 ?- S* w
徇私枉法bend the law for the benefit of relatives or friends
* ~0 k1 C7 o( _4 |2 H1 u2 k$ h新官上任三把火a new broom sweeps clean ' O( P1 v- E' A6 F
虚心使人进步,骄傲使人落后Modesty helps one go forward, whereas conceit makes one lag behind.$ [9 `: A# l. b4 f: Y0 [
蓄势而发accumulate strength for a take-off1 }0 D6 c" Y/ P; h
心想事成May all your wish come true
L$ U: |4 r/ Y; d. n心照不宣have a tacit understanding; give tacit consent; tacit understanding0 G- v6 [2 x4 J5 g' B& \9 `, V
先入为主First impressions are firmly entrenched.
- K) a& `. R, ^/ I" |& P/ M先下手为强catch the ball before the bound: Q* C$ K+ ~5 X' c
像热锅上的蚂蚁like an ant on a hot pan
" v3 S4 t# P4 ?8 h) s% G+ b现身说法warn people by taking oneself as an example$ Q$ S, e2 i q
息事宁人pour oil on troubled waters
+ n# s. {! y; O! Q. d3 L" i$ @+ }喜忧参半mingled hope and fear ' l6 R- ^8 D, M t/ m! @! W A
循序渐进step by step
9 V- i" w, p1 F/ u+ V4 r# @一路平安，一路顺风speed somebody on their way; speed the parting guest
$ J7 T# D" f8 N. d! @& Z0 m严以律己,宽以待人be strict with oneself and lenient towards others" i0 }- |; S1 a! j, {) {
鱼米之乡a land of milk and honey
- {4 C1 z+ B$ W有情人终成眷属"Jack shall have Jill, all shall be well." 8 }2 J/ o1 L1 A: Y# e' x
有钱能使鬼推磨Money makes the mare go. Money talks.% m; V. N( v! F; E" e" H& o
有识之士people of vision
" R# _# \1 L9 H有勇无谋use brawn rather than brain # u4 f# J3 h: c7 X) k5 y% x
有缘千里来相会Separated as we are thousands of miles apart, we come together as if by predestination.% h2 i1 ]: k+ ?( S# {( \) Q% K
与时俱进advance with times# S6 Z4 q+ k. @
以人为本people oriented; people foremost 0 L3 z5 |. p! d3 n/ w
因材施教teach students according to their aptitude
. c- ~$ R& E$ N- v# F* S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."
" S1 S/ @- G0 r1 A2 L欲速则不达Haste does not bring success.
$ l+ h5 {1 _* O% P+ Y优胜劣汰survival of the fittest 1 j8 W; u) z# ^1 B# m3 W
英雄所见略同Great minds think alike.2 b2 X( n/ O2 R& B' i
冤家宜解不宜结Better make friends than make enemies.5 B- K# f1 S6 S' W- }3 S# g. w; [
冤假错案"cases in which people were unjustly, falsely or wrongly charged or sentenced; unjust, false or wrong cases" ( T+ c' }& B+ }
一言既出，驷马难追A real man never goes back on his words. . g; q" _3 [" Y5 X- L) [8 ]
招财进宝Money and treasures will be plentiful' l' x; ?- \5 E4 q8 l
债台高筑become debt-ridden4 P) E- [0 g }) {9 s1 Q
致命要害Achilles' heel
/ |( i3 X( Q7 y: j" ]" p, H众矢之的target of public criticism! S% l( R# J% c( ~/ l
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., H! ]" D2 d2 }0 S
纸上谈兵be an armchair strategist
% o( B2 ~$ s7 }4 G: l纸包不住火Truth will come to light sooner or later.
+ r, D5 {) t6 Z! H左右为难between the devil and the deep blue sea; between the rock and the hard place |
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