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爱屋及乌Love me, love my dog.3 t* e0 N5 g+ `9 M
百闻不如一见Seeing is believing.
% P, ~+ v" a! o* C2 ]1 A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 worst5 X- N: x' J& K# x* C; Z
笨鸟先飞A slow sparrow should make an early start.5 C% {+ j2 Y2 s( s4 Y3 A
不眠之夜white night + j7 ]5 O+ R% r+ _7 P2 Z
不以物喜，不以己悲not pleased by external gains, not saddened by personnal losses* p9 d. U7 a: t. ?$ o) G# T
不遗余力spare no effort; go all out; do one's best
5 Q1 Z0 e8 m" \6 J, R \不打不成交"No discord, no concord.
1 }4 c: \9 Z/ S+ S( D拆东墙补西墙rob Peter to pay Paul : J* N$ f. o$ I9 |
辞旧迎新bid farewell to the old and usher in the new; ring out the old year and ring in the new # d$ @$ N7 ?% @
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: C3 G/ I1 O7 i! {) b) t
大开眼界open one's eyes; broaden one's horizon; be an eye-opener
. ]6 ~; M- b% i" }国泰民安The country flourishes and people live in peace; X8 N! m$ P; r1 R9 @' i+ g2 G/ t
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 W; o6 r: w3 s, ~功夫不负有心人Everything comes to him who waits. . r2 h; q" k9 Q& e
好了伤疤忘了疼once on shore, one prays no more4 E T$ O; k6 t2 I3 t0 K+ N% g2 ~8 ?
好事不出门，恶事传千里Good news never goes beyond the gate, while bad news spread far and wide.
9 Z( ~# v( s6 `7 h( w1 j: k9 ~+ o ]和气生财Harmony brings wealth, g2 c6 w Z& P, n2 y
活到老，学到老One is never too old to learn.
2 I. X" f! M5 C& |$ n6 u既往不咎let bygones be bygones 6 \. X7 P0 l j
金无足赤,人无完人Gold can't be pure and man can't be perfect. : u# t+ t/ `2 a4 ^6 B, a
金玉满堂Treasures fill the home: s# y% P3 @4 q9 W1 C) A" I1 }
脚踏实地be down-to-earth 5 @0 ~- @ B9 ~) j- t: B) J
脚踩两只船sit on the fence
) {/ o7 J. j% {# J5 w君子之交淡如水the friendship between gentlemen is as pure as crystal; a hedge between keeps friendship green
7 m% K2 j, `% {% W4 s- ]% Y老生常谈，陈词滥调cut and dried, cliché% a- D/ U4 O6 \. B5 U/ K
礼尚往来Courtesy calls for reciprocity. c9 N2 C# y1 S6 | L& [9 G# c
留得青山在，不怕没柴烧"Where there is life, there is hope."
. z4 x/ \& i/ C5 k o7 ]马到成功achieve immediate victory; win instant success( @% Z& X2 W9 v. }
名利双收gain in both fame and wealth+ W3 D. \ A& W7 z$ Z
茅塞顿开be suddenly enlightened
3 P6 o. K- H6 e: e' Q- }" e4 ]没有规矩不成方圆Nothing can be accomplished without norms or standards.
, H. o$ b5 I; O9 [ g5 A0 F. ^每逢佳节倍思亲
% ~) s( ? {# e4 ]. a8 n# g3 uOn festive occasions more than ever one thinks of one's dear ones far away.' O: A s. O- B; v
It is on the festival occasions when one misses his dear most.
- M) A) _& D: G$ L. u( m谋事在人，成事在天"The planning lies with man, the outcome with Heaven. / Man proposes, God disposes. "2 S9 W8 h" i# {. t" K
弄巧成拙be too smart by half; Cunning outwits itself.
8 l4 l2 N4 T3 w拿手好戏masterpiece
- r' U: j( w d! k1 I4 E3 J赔了夫人又折兵throw good money after bad& C N3 B" P: _7 A; j& E- v. L
抛砖引玉a modest spur to induce others to come forward with valuable contributions; throw a sprat to catch a whale
. Z$ W2 O' n8 n {) N$ v+ z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
+ R6 g* a2 q b' d抢得先机take the preemptive opportunities & w/ g; V$ V; @* O) J$ Q# |
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.8 f% x/ S; G4 U6 p: o) Z( C
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. V3 ?8 ^) p( I6 b
前事不忘,后事之师Past experience, if not forgotten, is a guide for the future.5 J9 l6 k# S v1 ^
前人栽树,后人乘凉One generation plants the trees in whose shade another generation rests.
2 D" S/ N% B8 v- u) I0 UOne sows and another reaps.
- w, u3 q0 m% A$ h0 M前怕狼,后怕虎fear the wolf in front and the tiger behind/ hesitate in doing something
6 X0 d4 I0 G; q v$ b' E, I& v+ F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 ]- R1 K3 M+ A$ K4 z7 M! L
强强联手win-win co-operation( g3 a d( t1 ?; h0 a
瑞雪兆丰年A timely snow promises a good harvest.) K0 H& D' e1 _
人之初,性本善Man's nature at birth is good.$ u6 M8 g0 y. q2 g
人逢喜事精神爽Joy puts heart into a man.
) J' f5 y6 b' X) X人海战术huge-crowd strategy
: |0 d! G& L& a7 Z, k* q" m5 }世上无难事，只要肯攀登"Where there is a will, there is a way. " G1 A" s9 m! h0 Y1 ^1 |$ E
世外桃源a fictitious land of peace away from the turmoil of the world;
, T9 ]; I& c/ M5 n死而后已until my heart stops beating
: J) c0 ]6 K1 a2 R" ~& L岁岁平安Peace all year round
4 B" w5 w7 ?& p上有天堂，下有苏杭"Just as there is paradise in heaven, ther are Suzhou and Hangzhou on earth."
' b) ~# B/ T2 Z9 {; `' i塞翁失马，焉知非福Misfortune may be an actual blessing.0 p; ^& X9 o* n3 `9 c2 N l
三十而立"A man should be independent at the age of thirty. " g: ]8 X# e3 B
At thirty, a man should be able to think for himself." M; a7 |/ ~! z) N
升级换代updating and upgrading (of products)
) h# q2 G9 _6 ~) _9 L7 z/ d: G四十不惑Life begins at forty. 5 B- Y. X$ s: h# i- O& O- g# T, f# Z
谁言寸草心，报得三春晖"Such kindness of warm sun, can't be repaid by grass. "
" u1 q C' T% x) t, G0 {* ^水涨船高When the river rises, the boat floats high.
3 [9 K( j/ k/ t; {. Z, W+ u时不我待Time and tide wait for no man. . V; {1 |5 Y( R" C. a: y
杀鸡用牛刀break a butterfly on the wheel5 _# l* k9 x4 H/ }) A& g+ [
实事求是seek truth from facts; be practical and realistic; be true to facts
$ F3 Y: i% y& C3 W% c! C说曹操,曹操到Talk of the devil and he comes.
# A9 n5 \. N% R2 i" k6 L( ^实话实说speak the plain truth; call a spade a spade; tell it as it is
7 p8 f) S) ]. f实践是检验真理的唯一标准Practice is the sole criterion for testing truth., S+ X: i% F U) {& S6 Q# O2 s% G
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; ") O: U- M- s3 b1 Z9 \
韬光养晦hide one's capacities and bide one's time
% f/ L1 K5 o. d0 V% Q/ q糖衣炮弹sugar-coated bullets
" l: ?; h9 w' x3 s9 C天有不测风云Anything unexpected may happen. a bolt from the blue
: |8 s+ ^1 K$ G* I' r' \团结就是力量Unity is strength.
e1 M. a) Y4 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 ; p# [1 O7 E8 A# H# ~+ d. L* a
歪风邪气unhealthy practices and evil phenomena1 f# h! r+ ^. X3 U6 r0 M5 l
物以类聚，人以群分Birds of a feather flock together.
$ ?. O; }6 w3 v往事如风"The past has vanished (from memory) like wind.; What in past, is past." ( g& q6 N2 \1 ^& \) r
望子成龙hold high hopes for one's child7 h7 w W: W/ Q& j* Y* u
屋漏又逢连阴雨Misfortunes never come singly. When it rains it pours.
. c# h( f7 _ y文韬武略military expertise; military strategy 3 a, z" e3 o9 E3 \* [/ s
唯利是图draw water to one's mill 3 p; Z3 F! m: M6 Z8 \ v' ]
无源之水,无本之木water without a source, and a tree wiithout roots
3 Z% M" ?9 \0 {2 A7 z" Y# Y无中生有make/create something out of nothing
0 s+ ^% t% ]+ ?4 {* _0 Q" m无风不起浪There are no waves without wind. There's no smoke without fire.
4 D' q% @& D) k, Q徇私枉法bend the law for the benefit of relatives or friends
# {- D R @: s' P1 `+ ?新官上任三把火a new broom sweeps clean ) V+ T3 I* K. }: X& Y5 j6 E. x! v
虚心使人进步,骄傲使人落后Modesty helps one go forward, whereas conceit makes one lag behind.
0 @0 s' E) I% @* `& z& T蓄势而发accumulate strength for a take-off
, w! h( |% _- D% D4 i, R心想事成May all your wish come true5 T/ G+ s% P1 q d% u; @2 y
心照不宣have a tacit understanding; give tacit consent; tacit understanding% C2 E+ a1 q, [" @0 I$ N3 t( |
先入为主First impressions are firmly entrenched.5 T2 `1 o" Z3 |! i; J* S
先下手为强catch the ball before the bound
; Q- g8 M1 O: }% m. {# e像热锅上的蚂蚁like an ant on a hot pan
' f5 H, `+ [$ K5 d+ M现身说法warn people by taking oneself as an example
* ]$ A* _& B5 b; m) O. m0 P息事宁人pour oil on troubled waters
" v9 u+ _% d0 E% }8 V喜忧参半mingled hope and fear {# y, [7 x Y
循序渐进step by step! @ c G: V6 r, K1 G. P% ]! q
一路平安，一路顺风speed somebody on their way; speed the parting guest
9 @% [* w( P- u, u# ?8 W9 y# }严以律己,宽以待人be strict with oneself and lenient towards others. `) Y& |# i+ ?: f
鱼米之乡a land of milk and honey
( F3 |6 f' S' G6 c6 m( O有情人终成眷属"Jack shall have Jill, all shall be well." 7 U9 g& E! [- L: u
有钱能使鬼推磨Money makes the mare go. Money talks.
: F" x8 l N( C8 k4 @, `有识之士people of vision
' G# v& `4 ^4 R; X5 }% S/ e* p有勇无谋use brawn rather than brain
/ n8 ^' W+ e; {5 d- Y |有缘千里来相会Separated as we are thousands of miles apart, we come together as if by predestination.$ p1 i$ b7 `! y3 C& n
与时俱进advance with times x: z; ^" j2 m: G7 p; [5 O8 @
以人为本people oriented; people foremost ; V5 b5 x) u J! t' G( D& X( Q1 G8 @' Y+ M
因材施教teach students according to their aptitude ) u* e1 l$ L! N
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."
& \. v8 \8 E; `: c欲速则不达Haste does not bring success. 6 T8 B# v+ l% m; Y6 ?/ e2 y( \! e
优胜劣汰survival of the fittest : U+ L; F' I0 @9 V$ A& O; r
英雄所见略同Great minds think alike.0 D; R$ i$ H6 g( D7 [2 {. j$ \
冤家宜解不宜结Better make friends than make enemies.
# [. J2 r( x5 I冤假错案"cases in which people were unjustly, falsely or wrongly charged or sentenced; unjust, false or wrong cases" 3 e- g* H. C- }3 I! j' i$ Z* N2 r$ j9 O
一言既出，驷马难追A real man never goes back on his words. ! a$ q) f- P0 f
招财进宝Money and treasures will be plentiful
& F1 C) D/ W/ S( j; V债台高筑become debt-ridden$ [5 z3 H" W3 Y* x
致命要害Achilles' heel 7 e4 G6 [% N/ F: ]7 l+ I
众矢之的target of public criticism
5 i+ I' R! G+ K6 w: r; b$ F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.# ^- y2 o4 S( x* a, C
纸上谈兵be an armchair strategist5 G9 `1 o6 E% h% ~
纸包不住火Truth will come to light sooner or later.+ a* r+ R1 V0 R/ Z( M; m# O
左右为难between the devil and the deep blue sea; between the rock and the hard place |
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