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爱屋及乌Love me, love my dog.. x5 j* e) k( X) p* m4 A
百闻不如一见Seeing is believing.8 C( q" l% u0 G7 E
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
8 ~) P; I/ q+ }: t" D笨鸟先飞A slow sparrow should make an early start.
5 k( j2 T* h9 j @4 k0 s不眠之夜white night ) O9 ]- {1 l9 G0 ^9 r3 Q
不以物喜，不以己悲not pleased by external gains, not saddened by personnal losses5 J# z# D- y; v- i* ] V
不遗余力spare no effort; go all out; do one's best$ D0 g9 f8 ?# |0 U6 t4 y5 y
不打不成交"No discord, no concord. . A8 h! R9 a. k2 W+ _ W
拆东墙补西墙rob Peter to pay Paul
3 u6 w0 a, l2 `* T# x% T2 y辞旧迎新bid farewell to the old and usher in the new; ring out the old year and ring in the new
8 Y/ P# Y" o2 G" i- B1 z* l6 t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
" K3 `8 H2 ?* ~ h大开眼界open one's eyes; broaden one's horizon; be an eye-opener - k6 I' y1 S8 v
国泰民安The country flourishes and people live in peace
+ J( y* t4 t, Z9 O* w. c' I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
/ O5 m- K1 B6 ^& c功夫不负有心人Everything comes to him who waits. ) h" E& X4 \1 w4 m. Q F
好了伤疤忘了疼once on shore, one prays no more5 K) f! J; F4 b9 y
好事不出门，恶事传千里Good news never goes beyond the gate, while bad news spread far and wide.
8 j% D' X9 c- _' H8 }- e和气生财Harmony brings wealth4 i/ I6 U' ?1 o' c
活到老，学到老One is never too old to learn. 5 x5 d7 W+ B5 T! S5 K* K% ?
既往不咎let bygones be bygones ! q! V; |: q# [3 T3 k% _
金无足赤,人无完人Gold can't be pure and man can't be perfect.
# y, b* I# [* }4 b+ A金玉满堂Treasures fill the home& T( `5 J! @+ g- w
脚踏实地be down-to-earth . _) V& X: X. [9 A4 @
脚踩两只船sit on the fence * s0 W5 a' G2 ]" S, i% e
君子之交淡如水the friendship between gentlemen is as pure as crystal; a hedge between keeps friendship green 0 w7 I0 F2 Z6 o$ f/ m
老生常谈，陈词滥调cut and dried, cliché& G2 [$ I8 f( Q6 V9 Q( m# Q
礼尚往来Courtesy calls for reciprocity. ) _) V! p/ Q. \: W) @4 T
留得青山在，不怕没柴烧"Where there is life, there is hope.") H" R# }& F3 f& J
马到成功achieve immediate victory; win instant success
1 W M T& h O0 E4 S! X, h名利双收gain in both fame and wealth3 @6 \2 g. m0 k W3 _! s7 A n( J* S4 J
茅塞顿开be suddenly enlightened
: v) c; H! k7 S0 R6 P/ C+ K没有规矩不成方圆Nothing can be accomplished without norms or standards.8 d' x$ r! c+ y
每逢佳节倍思亲
7 [4 ?9 H/ a( c b. T( vOn festive occasions more than ever one thinks of one's dear ones far away.
, D- d0 b+ ^8 n) Q! u# H' f: ]/ vIt is on the festival occasions when one misses his dear most.
4 x" P; a0 i% Q' w* G谋事在人，成事在天"The planning lies with man, the outcome with Heaven. / Man proposes, God disposes. "5 C [7 ?/ U# A4 U+ P
弄巧成拙be too smart by half; Cunning outwits itself.
! p3 w, G9 i: @- k! J I& R拿手好戏masterpiece+ k2 ^6 s" e# V! ^6 ] v
赔了夫人又折兵throw good money after bad
* R% k! Z2 ^, ?1 U" K8 x3 x抛砖引玉a modest spur to induce others to come forward with valuable contributions; throw a sprat to catch a whale
% O }, [, p+ U破釜沉舟cut off all means of retreat；burn one‘s own way of retreat and be determined to fight to the end4 P) W. {. m c
抢得先机take the preemptive opportunities
' F% A( |7 _9 v1 y. b+ E5 Y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.
4 O- a! p @$ ^0 q) C% 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 step b$ {3 F9 \5 @) f! r
前事不忘,后事之师Past experience, if not forgotten, is a guide for the future.3 I- _4 L2 G* a
前人栽树,后人乘凉One generation plants the trees in whose shade another generation rests.
$ R4 @/ |. t. w7 v5 ^* C. FOne sows and another reaps.. }, o7 V& w0 P+ K5 |6 Z+ A: z
前怕狼,后怕虎fear the wolf in front and the tiger behind/ hesitate in doing something
3 ^# u7 m7 ]3 B0 P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. 5 S9 Q. |/ f7 g) s
强强联手win-win co-operation
& N6 T9 s2 H! t- R8 L瑞雪兆丰年A timely snow promises a good harvest." D% r9 B9 I9 j+ j+ B
人之初,性本善Man's nature at birth is good.
6 }: w$ T2 e) ^人逢喜事精神爽Joy puts heart into a man.5 i1 o/ R1 o% R3 }" ]+ I& i. n: u
人海战术huge-crowd strategy
. V( |; \; v) O+ n, E. V; f I世上无难事，只要肯攀登"Where there is a will, there is a way. " 3 b; O- Z v+ A+ t6 ~8 @0 N
世外桃源a fictitious land of peace away from the turmoil of the world;
; O1 o* z: W, p& j$ b: L4 h死而后已until my heart stops beating# h" W% U. Y; o% L2 |/ g [
岁岁平安Peace all year round/ g/ p! P- U! N( m9 h2 l: t" }- }
上有天堂，下有苏杭"Just as there is paradise in heaven, ther are Suzhou and Hangzhou on earth."
6 @0 a( ]& E# a* a+ a: @塞翁失马，焉知非福Misfortune may be an actual blessing.* M' e" N t6 H
三十而立"A man should be independent at the age of thirty.
1 ^( w. ~+ h: C% Z; i$ [At thirty, a man should be able to think for himself."
0 s U L S! l9 ?( p7 o升级换代updating and upgrading (of products)" b- }5 l4 e4 g
四十不惑Life begins at forty. ( m& P# E9 _" Y! ]/ Z
谁言寸草心，报得三春晖"Such kindness of warm sun, can't be repaid by grass. "
# q. B: G1 `" [# b: f水涨船高When the river rises, the boat floats high.4 U( a, o: Q" D5 N% |. k' y9 [+ W
时不我待Time and tide wait for no man. 9 }( M) I) B! f, G
杀鸡用牛刀break a butterfly on the wheel: a3 h3 c5 _' _% Q% V* K" M
实事求是seek truth from facts; be practical and realistic; be true to facts . }- z) W$ N& M" i7 h8 N
说曹操,曹操到Talk of the devil and he comes.
/ c* Z- @" @6 g2 @5 p2 b6 F6 W实话实说speak the plain truth; call a spade a spade; tell it as it is
3 t' f* C# Y6 d" D8 t, k实践是检验真理的唯一标准Practice is the sole criterion for testing truth.
# C& p" m Y9 b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; "* q* x, p; a% x4 s9 y* ~
韬光养晦hide one's capacities and bide one's time: x% ~# c4 F- A h2 O& P0 V
糖衣炮弹sugar-coated bullets% c( [% I& N9 K
天有不测风云Anything unexpected may happen. a bolt from the blue# x1 T' R( W; C0 |
团结就是力量Unity is strength.
. m5 E% w3 p3 @6 ?" q+ K% d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 * D3 K# ~: c) x6 p$ o. `7 k
歪风邪气unhealthy practices and evil phenomena, O% D/ M9 Z2 \$ k
物以类聚，人以群分Birds of a feather flock together.
- n7 v& O2 Y8 r& Z; @6 g往事如风"The past has vanished (from memory) like wind.; What in past, is past." & l( S$ C# ~( i! K/ J
望子成龙hold high hopes for one's child
) a4 ~& J$ d# F U屋漏又逢连阴雨Misfortunes never come singly. When it rains it pours.
' \/ B g& e$ n文韬武略military expertise; military strategy
# \4 w- ^" O/ N* K+ X* h. ]唯利是图draw water to one's mill : t) d, K, p; ?
无源之水,无本之木water without a source, and a tree wiithout roots5 U7 \/ [% ]4 V" f
无中生有make/create something out of nothing
& p& y; C; o7 \ Y9 O/ ^" b: {0 v, e/ n0 k无风不起浪There are no waves without wind. There's no smoke without fire.
# `& l+ j+ _2 \: o( x6 l5 O% I徇私枉法bend the law for the benefit of relatives or friends
% b: H. A& m8 C. a1 }8 f2 y新官上任三把火a new broom sweeps clean
1 v- V9 o. J( c# _虚心使人进步,骄傲使人落后Modesty helps one go forward, whereas conceit makes one lag behind.6 r- `9 q, m5 @& T: l1 p$ q$ F
蓄势而发accumulate strength for a take-off
9 i! T5 v* Y5 K; n, U* I# ]心想事成May all your wish come true' ]) f: [5 Y2 a
心照不宣have a tacit understanding; give tacit consent; tacit understanding
9 }* x# ], E- V9 P先入为主First impressions are firmly entrenched.
~& Q! }' L! S3 {4 v先下手为强catch the ball before the bound
+ y1 `% R9 }3 o$ M- J# y5 q像热锅上的蚂蚁like an ant on a hot pan
+ h0 N, o. \( v2 }# L现身说法warn people by taking oneself as an example
& O! v4 h& B* g; ~息事宁人pour oil on troubled waters 7 L. J) t$ P: D4 z7 i% V7 e
喜忧参半mingled hope and fear $ P/ b) i' ~+ F* f$ ?9 x0 ?& l
循序渐进step by step
) x0 b8 y5 Q8 Y+ Z一路平安，一路顺风speed somebody on their way; speed the parting guest ' G) U# ~) p3 E6 M! j
严以律己,宽以待人be strict with oneself and lenient towards others% _# h9 i; P5 H3 _" f- Z4 ~# ^
鱼米之乡a land of milk and honey% G. P1 R! ]. o* Q x, |$ O
有情人终成眷属"Jack shall have Jill, all shall be well." 0 J" j) X% j) N( i' {+ \0 D$ J8 S
有钱能使鬼推磨Money makes the mare go. Money talks.6 C1 ^4 l7 _! K8 M, ~+ s/ G
有识之士people of vision& N" U# B0 z2 u! n/ j
有勇无谋use brawn rather than brain 5 ^: ~! G3 t$ G
有缘千里来相会Separated as we are thousands of miles apart, we come together as if by predestination.+ z2 ~+ P$ o7 @0 U! N0 C6 E5 R
与时俱进advance with times3 b! n% \& d3 n Y$ A( R. L/ ~
以人为本people oriented; people foremost
8 p" @. y* [3 L; \7 b因材施教teach students according to their aptitude
2 o4 Z& Z2 {- u6 k7 E$ u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." / k/ Q1 b7 x1 j- {( ]! \4 d
欲速则不达Haste does not bring success.
: P9 k, \$ n# M1 o& Z. \. y. ~优胜劣汰survival of the fittest
- t% M7 ]7 E- C英雄所见略同Great minds think alike., x$ s1 a- a$ f, [- ]
冤家宜解不宜结Better make friends than make enemies.7 D3 A$ H- E3 ]+ z1 O( P9 z
冤假错案"cases in which people were unjustly, falsely or wrongly charged or sentenced; unjust, false or wrong cases" - d& C4 d5 z0 J
一言既出，驷马难追A real man never goes back on his words.
, \2 D% [/ t4 c2 ~0 u招财进宝Money and treasures will be plentiful \! _" F H4 u. r
债台高筑become debt-ridden
+ v8 j" e( o/ E* j, N% w致命要害Achilles' heel ' S& h6 e6 C5 B h
众矢之的target of public criticism( b1 O% F- U2 s# h" `
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.% k) I" n, z5 Y! k& J& B
纸上谈兵be an armchair strategist) I6 r# T; y, j
纸包不住火Truth will come to light sooner or later." u6 `: J" p% o4 X) o7 p6 ^
左右为难between the devil and the deep blue sea; between the rock and the hard place |
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