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爱屋及乌Love me, love my dog.3 L1 ~; z' n E5 t$ r7 u$ J" D! b5 E
百闻不如一见Seeing is believing., v t, n: U3 I6 Z
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
u' @8 J, L+ W5 j1 `笨鸟先飞A slow sparrow should make an early start.
- I% X- j- v( `- O0 ?不眠之夜white night
2 M" }6 b- V) x不以物喜，不以己悲not pleased by external gains, not saddened by personnal losses
+ |5 ]+ z: X% y不遗余力spare no effort; go all out; do one's best( c) N- Y# `7 h5 U5 {
不打不成交"No discord, no concord. % u2 B$ j" ?# }- z
拆东墙补西墙rob Peter to pay Paul
$ ~) T/ ~$ 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 ' f" T) p- p$ C3 x7 @% {. ~/ h
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; ?- h* p$ s; A1 [# @$ e$ F* @9 D
大开眼界open one's eyes; broaden one's horizon; be an eye-opener - {2 C: c5 Q) \7 N
国泰民安The country flourishes and people live in peace x5 y) L( s1 p: n+ q
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 4 V9 u4 y' Y# ]1 q' c% Q4 [4 l
功夫不负有心人Everything comes to him who waits.
' C. p: ]& S3 U7 m B0 |好了伤疤忘了疼once on shore, one prays no more
7 G9 ~9 {6 B$ [& |. ?' f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 q$ i& E' w, ` }和气生财Harmony brings wealth
, d( V5 c6 T! p' Q+ E/ s活到老，学到老One is never too old to learn. % F1 S( i& _# J$ _% Q$ u- X* B
既往不咎let bygones be bygones
0 X9 q, H; f4 { W1 m; Y; _金无足赤,人无完人Gold can't be pure and man can't be perfect. 7 a# w T% H. e! |
金玉满堂Treasures fill the home
7 y$ Z8 I; ?5 B+ [3 i0 u, ^脚踏实地be down-to-earth 3 f$ e1 r6 `5 h) ?5 t
脚踩两只船sit on the fence
* |( Y$ \6 R: K4 N, r' A/ \+ P; H君子之交淡如水the friendship between gentlemen is as pure as crystal; a hedge between keeps friendship green + b0 R8 G" _( A) q$ k) E
老生常谈，陈词滥调cut and dried, cliché( n( R3 u! U" Y) l- r+ `0 I
礼尚往来Courtesy calls for reciprocity. ^) e$ z$ C8 x% i8 i$ Z
留得青山在，不怕没柴烧"Where there is life, there is hope."' r& X9 F8 `, i' m/ V. G b
马到成功achieve immediate victory; win instant success
: c1 e# S, R* V4 ?( n, B名利双收gain in both fame and wealth1 d( E: {5 X5 W2 y) k6 |! {
茅塞顿开be suddenly enlightened
/ U ^2 k; F6 y. L6 d4 n没有规矩不成方圆Nothing can be accomplished without norms or standards., D! r; `: t5 n1 D7 v; M
每逢佳节倍思亲
. B9 u5 Y6 E3 H3 MOn festive occasions more than ever one thinks of one's dear ones far away.( v/ Z, i. F9 b2 b/ `7 ^* {
It is on the festival occasions when one misses his dear most.
) n0 k: q" ?; O谋事在人，成事在天"The planning lies with man, the outcome with Heaven. / Man proposes, God disposes. ": b; G9 y k7 Y+ H# V6 F# y
弄巧成拙be too smart by half; Cunning outwits itself.
, R: F J/ f/ T- @6 { t拿手好戏masterpiece) Y$ p1 t$ z# V) C2 D8 E! Z
赔了夫人又折兵throw good money after bad
8 ~3 f2 h& Y- I( i抛砖引玉a modest spur to induce others to come forward with valuable contributions; throw a sprat to catch a whale2 W8 y/ i( T% o' g* I5 h, A# F
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- {' y) R0 V' S7 z- g' ]# a+ K
抢得先机take the preemptive opportunities
& h6 _1 d$ M& i) x5 n% 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.
0 |4 v. [" c' j' u" W( H! d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 t- P8 n2 N: Q$ @9 A; a! g
前事不忘,后事之师Past experience, if not forgotten, is a guide for the future.7 ~* Z+ [, V1 T' O
前人栽树,后人乘凉One generation plants the trees in whose shade another generation rests.
1 g( X. m: ^5 V+ c/ Q0 GOne sows and another reaps.) s3 u }) B; g. ~5 w& s
前怕狼,后怕虎fear the wolf in front and the tiger behind/ hesitate in doing something
& [" Z6 j$ q+ o0 N: K* N* c8 X3 k3 b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. ; M4 a6 E/ ^4 v$ C' y2 ?
强强联手win-win co-operation; X6 C! \7 }: q* _& h
瑞雪兆丰年A timely snow promises a good harvest.
9 E. _* B7 t r人之初,性本善Man's nature at birth is good.+ i" @6 F y- }! m
人逢喜事精神爽Joy puts heart into a man.
0 S% H- O. y! O% p$ ~: W4 `6 k人海战术huge-crowd strategy
& S: n- j. H9 I: }* H$ g. A) r% j世上无难事，只要肯攀登"Where there is a will, there is a way. "
% Z' D9 F) d+ n, S6 o/ t- r世外桃源a fictitious land of peace away from the turmoil of the world;
2 | Q. j$ g$ t0 A' I( C死而后已until my heart stops beating! i; k5 b& ^, {# D6 l( `
岁岁平安Peace all year round/ Z% F; w% ?5 Q: H7 y- \
上有天堂，下有苏杭"Just as there is paradise in heaven, ther are Suzhou and Hangzhou on earth." 2 p4 Y2 t. w w
塞翁失马，焉知非福Misfortune may be an actual blessing.
6 x3 |$ e8 P2 z3 E e3 b* U$ ?三十而立"A man should be independent at the age of thirty.
- z+ N% N0 h* w4 u. U, M' vAt thirty, a man should be able to think for himself."
& E: D/ A1 d% K7 j* h升级换代updating and upgrading (of products)
) Q8 n3 M/ H; B1 ]四十不惑Life begins at forty.
& O1 X$ j- O8 u: t5 \$ M, O$ g谁言寸草心，报得三春晖"Such kindness of warm sun, can't be repaid by grass. "
6 S8 j1 C& W1 K" l水涨船高When the river rises, the boat floats high.
s% L; f9 z% ?, i6 U时不我待Time and tide wait for no man. & C' L6 }% M' _
杀鸡用牛刀break a butterfly on the wheel
. w* p- y5 \( G2 N# o/ q% s6 S实事求是seek truth from facts; be practical and realistic; be true to facts 9 A* T9 z7 f- x+ T3 B
说曹操,曹操到Talk of the devil and he comes.
( r2 j9 S1 g8 g8 P: ]0 n# p实话实说speak the plain truth; call a spade a spade; tell it as it is
' b# O4 P- t% ]% N6 Y实践是检验真理的唯一标准Practice is the sole criterion for testing truth.) F6 F2 r: j# Q; T: a
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; "4 i9 J1 R2 I6 i0 ]. J$ B- o* x
韬光养晦hide one's capacities and bide one's time( z$ Z. v2 V I, B! r+ E
糖衣炮弹sugar-coated bullets7 c/ z( z$ U$ \+ g
天有不测风云Anything unexpected may happen. a bolt from the blue0 w% Q! \8 Z4 b8 z
团结就是力量Unity is strength.3 B0 ]+ a8 a& E6 O
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
. M# s1 b* X) A+ p, ]歪风邪气unhealthy practices and evil phenomena# B$ L6 p" B1 S! w2 p% u6 F# |- y
物以类聚，人以群分Birds of a feather flock together.
7 A1 y. T, R5 W6 h; _; A往事如风"The past has vanished (from memory) like wind.; What in past, is past." : a; R i2 B/ D* I/ O
望子成龙hold high hopes for one's child
) g( o7 s& ]) q) P' r% C屋漏又逢连阴雨Misfortunes never come singly. When it rains it pours.
0 K# F) T" C0 Q' Y" T文韬武略military expertise; military strategy 5 ~- i% h: {' V: w& H) `% n* D
唯利是图draw water to one's mill 5 ]: t. m$ d, G. ]' ^
无源之水,无本之木water without a source, and a tree wiithout roots
% E' T9 @" I$ d4 z1 u无中生有make/create something out of nothing
. t5 B# G) A; f! j% X5 x无风不起浪There are no waves without wind. There's no smoke without fire. I; U e; J8 S
徇私枉法bend the law for the benefit of relatives or friends
\# x' D$ D. G& w* {2 \3 W$ z新官上任三把火a new broom sweeps clean 0 j( F6 H4 n( A& j/ U" w
虚心使人进步,骄傲使人落后Modesty helps one go forward, whereas conceit makes one lag behind. d1 V: t* m3 w$ u/ x
蓄势而发accumulate strength for a take-off
7 n$ X, P, S# G+ n+ d: _心想事成May all your wish come true
4 u2 B/ T) ~. ~心照不宣have a tacit understanding; give tacit consent; tacit understanding- e" V- G6 P9 H* c' E% L H
先入为主First impressions are firmly entrenched.
# K. E! k% h$ v) P% [先下手为强catch the ball before the bound$ s! t( X, K( d% g; o* u' q$ o: ~
像热锅上的蚂蚁like an ant on a hot pan2 t p3 p9 n& f2 c" S- f, I3 r! t" p$ u
现身说法warn people by taking oneself as an example; i6 x2 ?9 y0 i% S, ~3 b) j
息事宁人pour oil on troubled waters
& @4 Q& ]- ]2 u* \喜忧参半mingled hope and fear
8 D6 E/ ?5 k, [" ~1 y' E' v) F循序渐进step by step
6 d( l4 _* q8 Y9 B' b% A一路平安，一路顺风speed somebody on their way; speed the parting guest
) S, _% I) Y# ?严以律己,宽以待人be strict with oneself and lenient towards others
: s% b7 f1 @8 [4 i$ `鱼米之乡a land of milk and honey4 a# T) a c0 Y, ]2 J! f; ~
有情人终成眷属"Jack shall have Jill, all shall be well." ' \& a" |2 f" r# M) l
有钱能使鬼推磨Money makes the mare go. Money talks.
' s- {# @( ` y* k' z有识之士people of vision
- H! F; V2 ?$ }. K; q" ~. `) x有勇无谋use brawn rather than brain ; ] Q: ~2 B9 ~; _% v- O$ k+ o0 l8 l
有缘千里来相会Separated as we are thousands of miles apart, we come together as if by predestination.. H! V/ E' g' k; j+ a: i: e2 e( M
与时俱进advance with times/ T8 q5 v) J7 X8 T: T" s. P- v2 C8 i- s, |
以人为本people oriented; people foremost
; {6 p5 S% V1 _' v因材施教teach students according to their aptitude 5 |9 C& O) f0 T6 E4 ~" k; 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." * i- f% M3 T/ ^( z- y; P, S: D# V) x
欲速则不达Haste does not bring success. 1 o- o4 v( Q2 ]( e0 U3 K
优胜劣汰survival of the fittest
/ ]$ |# a- G, D! v9 h英雄所见略同Great minds think alike.; L& L6 P2 d& r5 q+ ^
冤家宜解不宜结Better make friends than make enemies.
. Y4 `' l+ D- [/ D c7 J冤假错案"cases in which people were unjustly, falsely or wrongly charged or sentenced; unjust, false or wrong cases" ; l, Y4 V3 Q1 K7 \4 a! y
一言既出，驷马难追A real man never goes back on his words.
; ^3 W- w; `& T. k- p招财进宝Money and treasures will be plentiful
. S& l; }6 ?% D6 T- O4 Y债台高筑become debt-ridden' F6 N+ u2 ?/ F1 D2 _2 p
致命要害Achilles' heel * g/ [% A# j& i/ X
众矢之的target of public criticism
# q" h7 Y+ }1 ], p) 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.0 S$ C0 e T d9 q( u5 C: _* o
纸上谈兵be an armchair strategist% @# {- R# k% n, d1 }
纸包不住火Truth will come to light sooner or later.
9 i4 L9 b& O B4 K2 B左右为难between the devil and the deep blue sea; between the rock and the hard place |
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