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爱屋及乌Love me, love my dog.1 q& P2 p2 \* F o; f
百闻不如一见Seeing is believing.
; N8 b' L. e* I0 |# s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 worst0 [# t% y( U# y+ n9 K+ g: \4 H/ p
笨鸟先飞A slow sparrow should make an early start.
& j, i u( T& K6 ]# D( V+ o1 E不眠之夜white night 1 I: N$ U9 Y! e ]: k
不以物喜，不以己悲not pleased by external gains, not saddened by personnal losses
% P: z7 ?& d3 G不遗余力spare no effort; go all out; do one's best* m9 I* u) G p: s) O
不打不成交"No discord, no concord. ! U( I7 _: J9 C' |# _
拆东墙补西墙rob Peter to pay Paul : b7 ^7 ?" Y: ?* Z0 l, p3 S% J7 B
辞旧迎新bid farewell to the old and usher in the new; ring out the old year and ring in the new
. Y5 |% P0 A/ b3 f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& k' L/ U; j s1 I. c2 [
大开眼界open one's eyes; broaden one's horizon; be an eye-opener 9 L& }/ t/ q* B% _' J
国泰民安The country flourishes and people live in peace
8 h' j& n$ Z6 u" V0 ]( g7 w4 E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
9 i( g3 s0 t" A* c( L, j功夫不负有心人Everything comes to him who waits. * g1 s1 z7 K ~6 L: q* P
好了伤疤忘了疼once on shore, one prays no more
V' C0 f. z3 P4 Y8 ?) r8 G! }* }好事不出门，恶事传千里Good news never goes beyond the gate, while bad news spread far and wide.
. _: B6 g% S# |. T; H& b! m和气生财Harmony brings wealth+ {& Z( M$ |' n* \% V
活到老，学到老One is never too old to learn. * L- ]- K7 D- d: T3 n8 x
既往不咎let bygones be bygones
. u ?3 x ~8 r& _* ]# i. V" E7 x金无足赤,人无完人Gold can't be pure and man can't be perfect. / f* V7 m, H' P* o/ \0 s
金玉满堂Treasures fill the home
F& X6 |! i! f脚踏实地be down-to-earth ; g2 i" N* D# a+ v0 a: {
脚踩两只船sit on the fence
) |' u& N5 m' @; B' p8 b君子之交淡如水the friendship between gentlemen is as pure as crystal; a hedge between keeps friendship green ( O% n* x+ c- w4 ]1 s
老生常谈，陈词滥调cut and dried, cliché
$ M' {7 s, ~; ?) D- _礼尚往来Courtesy calls for reciprocity. % H7 y5 {6 V9 |; G4 d4 k" ^/ ^' |
留得青山在，不怕没柴烧"Where there is life, there is hope."1 P- _8 b$ A+ m9 p; w" L; {- N$ `
马到成功achieve immediate victory; win instant success
; ]/ [1 f" k) ?- p. Y' V名利双收gain in both fame and wealth# [, Y3 y' ?2 G0 P5 m5 @: k
茅塞顿开be suddenly enlightened% ]' C/ [% ^. G
没有规矩不成方圆Nothing can be accomplished without norms or standards.6 Z. I* ]- N6 f1 C
每逢佳节倍思亲
9 B; z: K; \) xOn festive occasions more than ever one thinks of one's dear ones far away.2 l9 a' ^6 C* x* W u
It is on the festival occasions when one misses his dear most. - b: g5 g( E$ l1 W. c% u: u: @
谋事在人，成事在天"The planning lies with man, the outcome with Heaven. / Man proposes, God disposes. "3 U2 v2 u+ P. S3 d% j
弄巧成拙be too smart by half; Cunning outwits itself.
9 M' w) k. Y4 i拿手好戏masterpiece
: N; o+ E& l& o# s5 n+ G2 p' ~赔了夫人又折兵throw good money after bad. D! X t) F6 m
抛砖引玉a modest spur to induce others to come forward with valuable contributions; throw a sprat to catch a whale
1 k1 G# b: ]% q& i破釜沉舟cut off all means of retreat；burn one‘s own way of retreat and be determined to fight to the end9 x: ~$ Q) i/ u
抢得先机take the preemptive opportunities : z0 E( x/ a* ^$ Z. Z6 \1 Q& |7 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.! x( `/ j/ c: S8 ?7 a! D+ j4 ^3 F6 I
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
7 a1 R4 x6 S3 f* _1 w/ \( N( x前事不忘,后事之师Past experience, if not forgotten, is a guide for the future.0 G# O5 E( m8 _% M' [; z* e
前人栽树,后人乘凉One generation plants the trees in whose shade another generation rests." h, j% ]' a; p4 m8 |! t1 {0 e
One sows and another reaps.7 w8 b- q, _/ r2 Z- t# F! n
前怕狼,后怕虎fear the wolf in front and the tiger behind/ hesitate in doing something# J: @# ^* p+ x: V8 r r2 c+ q2 `
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.
2 I$ ?/ M; B0 m+ R5 d, h8 |5 ` q, {强强联手win-win co-operation* ^6 P$ v1 ~. _, C- G0 D
瑞雪兆丰年A timely snow promises a good harvest.6 |) V6 }4 V' ]4 z5 C9 t6 @
人之初,性本善Man's nature at birth is good.! P5 O! q/ T7 l4 x- Z3 B
人逢喜事精神爽Joy puts heart into a man.; v5 u5 f' s) |6 q! o8 m( `' b1 L; h
人海战术huge-crowd strategy
, S: c) t% l" x. X1 {世上无难事，只要肯攀登"Where there is a will, there is a way. "
5 t7 u [1 T/ u2 d8 x$ ], f5 o世外桃源a fictitious land of peace away from the turmoil of the world; , }! x6 @; I4 r a: D
死而后已until my heart stops beating
- C% n9 F% D- ~" | F岁岁平安Peace all year round4 ^5 G5 p; g0 |1 G' |4 ]9 z; i
上有天堂，下有苏杭"Just as there is paradise in heaven, ther are Suzhou and Hangzhou on earth." / n$ ?3 o9 [- w
塞翁失马，焉知非福Misfortune may be an actual blessing.
) d8 q7 ]8 c" R) Z/ F& X% @三十而立"A man should be independent at the age of thirty. . q, G8 t! a* o" y& p8 X0 M
At thirty, a man should be able to think for himself."
% X$ A* y6 b2 f, V: J3 p9 I升级换代updating and upgrading (of products)
2 o8 B. l% f7 I1 O5 Q四十不惑Life begins at forty.
: ?* _! L) G7 y$ w0 Z谁言寸草心，报得三春晖"Such kindness of warm sun, can't be repaid by grass. "
" _/ i% c) n6 g1 e水涨船高When the river rises, the boat floats high.
7 S3 X `. y- i7 P3 x时不我待Time and tide wait for no man.
3 y$ P2 d1 G. {! j; d/ }1 t k杀鸡用牛刀break a butterfly on the wheel. H" N* O6 A" q3 ]
实事求是seek truth from facts; be practical and realistic; be true to facts
" O2 p2 b7 Z0 h; ?! h. I+ ^说曹操,曹操到Talk of the devil and he comes.
: W: ^ V" m; z& K2 k( I/ o5 O1 K# c实话实说speak the plain truth; call a spade a spade; tell it as it is
" P- A7 L1 i/ d- r4 E8 e F2 N实践是检验真理的唯一标准Practice is the sole criterion for testing truth.8 A. P) ?; \. ^7 D
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; "
0 T3 a; D! ?& _1 W" d+ v, D韬光养晦hide one's capacities and bide one's time/ g/ N; ]! ~4 Y8 e6 _
糖衣炮弹sugar-coated bullets# D) |% ~" {4 m o x
天有不测风云Anything unexpected may happen. a bolt from the blue
# T/ ? u% v: M* c' Y( U% F1 S团结就是力量Unity is strength.
* Q8 P i) e. ~. _* T9 n/ K5 Y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
, B+ D% T }; I4 [歪风邪气unhealthy practices and evil phenomena
* V" O! ]% Z1 z2 c物以类聚，人以群分Birds of a feather flock together.
0 C) v. S @2 ^/ e/ `2 f- C) `5 y3 u往事如风"The past has vanished (from memory) like wind.; What in past, is past."
* b# P7 ~4 g1 r# B: I) F望子成龙hold high hopes for one's child
/ B+ C' l V' d/ _4 v屋漏又逢连阴雨Misfortunes never come singly. When it rains it pours.3 A# X: ^# a8 `* ^8 f; s0 O
文韬武略military expertise; military strategy + J$ {* [1 C# y) o
唯利是图draw water to one's mill 8 f% o6 G' U5 P5 H+ N( x
无源之水,无本之木water without a source, and a tree wiithout roots8 p% k' d7 F2 l$ `& h4 [
无中生有make/create something out of nothing
# L, a6 f4 q- H+ @; B4 E. E无风不起浪There are no waves without wind. There's no smoke without fire.
$ z/ w2 J& z3 F" M; r) P1 A- J徇私枉法bend the law for the benefit of relatives or friends 1 o6 x B' s7 z/ `4 a p9 d
新官上任三把火a new broom sweeps clean 1 ]/ K/ P) V( g5 u! e5 w
虚心使人进步,骄傲使人落后Modesty helps one go forward, whereas conceit makes one lag behind.
+ y- J2 m1 o0 a蓄势而发accumulate strength for a take-off
6 b+ R, p( |3 Q. W9 Q心想事成May all your wish come true* x5 i5 N* U; j7 z$ z- h/ N
心照不宣have a tacit understanding; give tacit consent; tacit understanding' y& A! R4 W% w5 t4 M$ r
先入为主First impressions are firmly entrenched.( P0 T5 b! @3 j$ w2 L! Q
先下手为强catch the ball before the bound+ Y2 C% j! p" l9 \
像热锅上的蚂蚁like an ant on a hot pan
3 g7 r3 K8 B }1 f: U现身说法warn people by taking oneself as an example
" O3 J, Y- q Q息事宁人pour oil on troubled waters 2 L' _) l1 }. E) N/ \
喜忧参半mingled hope and fear 1 P l! z1 Q7 U. v+ y) f
循序渐进step by step
0 u0 ~$ D& H. A1 d# P一路平安，一路顺风speed somebody on their way; speed the parting guest ) g& K& S7 o- P: E) {
严以律己,宽以待人be strict with oneself and lenient towards others0 Y/ a/ q7 `3 Q
鱼米之乡a land of milk and honey
8 `: T( c0 m1 H5 B& Q' K有情人终成眷属"Jack shall have Jill, all shall be well." " k P. b, C( @
有钱能使鬼推磨Money makes the mare go. Money talks.- T$ Y' F9 ]" n4 `) c
有识之士people of vision# i; u. |" P+ B$ U9 T0 t
有勇无谋use brawn rather than brain
. R$ f+ J6 y' O, V, N. b: N有缘千里来相会Separated as we are thousands of miles apart, we come together as if by predestination.
' d4 A1 \& d+ F3 J" m与时俱进advance with times
0 H( Y8 t" ?2 R; \' j以人为本people oriented; people foremost
: \8 W( @; r1 {. J因材施教teach students according to their aptitude 7 |+ o- C+ I1 a
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."
/ ?3 j5 b2 D% x' y/ l$ ^- Y- H; v1 {欲速则不达Haste does not bring success.
8 `4 v! C/ s% G" S优胜劣汰survival of the fittest
~& v( T7 k+ S' M# O T英雄所见略同Great minds think alike.
" C: j% U9 Q C2 b6 n. E% P冤家宜解不宜结Better make friends than make enemies.& S+ g: R3 K; z
冤假错案"cases in which people were unjustly, falsely or wrongly charged or sentenced; unjust, false or wrong cases"
$ D1 j& o+ Q5 r( a; D" g' g. f一言既出，驷马难追A real man never goes back on his words.
2 o" `% B+ L4 p. ^2 K4 ?招财进宝Money and treasures will be plentiful' D I) @: \0 t3 } v! e; r
债台高筑become debt-ridden, V- `, Z/ M% b# e3 M# ?
致命要害Achilles' heel
& F1 C* L' W+ }) s众矢之的target of public criticism- @/ s9 q: z' P ?# I; Y
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.
" m5 o, k% N7 F0 A4 Y纸上谈兵be an armchair strategist
0 Q/ U2 N1 Y5 s8 ~9 _- [) s. Y纸包不住火Truth will come to light sooner or later.
$ T+ ^8 l$ f4 d! J8 M$ ]左右为难between the devil and the deep blue sea; between the rock and the hard place |
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