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爱屋及乌Love me, love my dog.3 Z# h' r' Y& E7 x" f _
百闻不如一见Seeing is believing.3 W/ Y/ }$ A) c
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" ]# G6 j7 R9 m" R, ^3 w
笨鸟先飞A slow sparrow should make an early start.# m p9 S1 [4 W2 `. K
不眠之夜white night
: a) s- B0 Q' Z" T5 _: J不以物喜，不以己悲not pleased by external gains, not saddened by personnal losses
; [4 l" ]5 X7 k不遗余力spare no effort; go all out; do one's best' g, Q+ R. a' |* z* z" s# u. Q# l; d* _
不打不成交"No discord, no concord.
9 I3 H( p3 Q5 @% ~" p; L) _拆东墙补西墙rob Peter to pay Paul ) P9 W6 v7 W4 ?
辞旧迎新bid farewell to the old and usher in the new; ring out the old year and ring in the new
7 T* u! Y9 w' `) `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- p" E; R" W% O; [" P2 F3 p8 W. I" S
大开眼界open one's eyes; broaden one's horizon; be an eye-opener : R* m! f- c- S W
国泰民安The country flourishes and people live in peace
6 b4 }& {, H5 e, h% J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
2 X. c7 t/ N$ v2 [& W+ h功夫不负有心人Everything comes to him who waits. + q5 b% h/ s- S& n) q$ ^$ e
好了伤疤忘了疼once on shore, one prays no more! m* U a; [, B( ~% A) \% w1 Q9 }
好事不出门，恶事传千里Good news never goes beyond the gate, while bad news spread far and wide.
# h. k* Q6 o3 {9 }2 T B/ t" U: w" }和气生财Harmony brings wealth% @; }& Q$ E) f0 V+ B( p! I1 \$ o: {
活到老，学到老One is never too old to learn. - _6 s6 f& z* }5 b3 j* S! F) E
既往不咎let bygones be bygones , q1 u+ {: c' Q$ o4 h
金无足赤,人无完人Gold can't be pure and man can't be perfect.
$ m0 o/ `7 @/ t5 r金玉满堂Treasures fill the home* Y1 _. f1 y3 b0 e4 C i
脚踏实地be down-to-earth
/ g; L. u1 N& [脚踩两只船sit on the fence
1 q/ I" C2 h/ K% ^* Z君子之交淡如水the friendship between gentlemen is as pure as crystal; a hedge between keeps friendship green
) X1 Q* D0 k8 ^ H6 }老生常谈，陈词滥调cut and dried, cliché& k* S! k) U2 X0 l& I+ ]+ D
礼尚往来Courtesy calls for reciprocity.
( i6 \7 T, s! c# Q4 E留得青山在，不怕没柴烧"Where there is life, there is hope."" X6 W j5 T0 s' n% z9 L6 b
马到成功achieve immediate victory; win instant success
( O8 |: m- ?6 ^, \, V6 N, l名利双收gain in both fame and wealth
7 y: R1 e( ] B$ F3 U1 t4 ~* B: m茅塞顿开be suddenly enlightened
. n/ Y1 B, M8 q" ^$ k9 G! x+ @没有规矩不成方圆Nothing can be accomplished without norms or standards.
" j' M% n4 [ P+ h- |每逢佳节倍思亲 ~0 I- Y) U# Z4 _
On festive occasions more than ever one thinks of one's dear ones far away.$ M% |0 [% q/ u) b
It is on the festival occasions when one misses his dear most.
. V1 B1 \" S- F6 r, @谋事在人，成事在天"The planning lies with man, the outcome with Heaven. / Man proposes, God disposes. "# W6 w7 \/ C! C0 R
弄巧成拙be too smart by half; Cunning outwits itself.- a' r: j- g, ?% y
拿手好戏masterpiece2 Z7 l# a' }4 l9 W
赔了夫人又折兵throw good money after bad
& _. a1 z$ i4 m3 l, v. d8 A; |抛砖引玉a modest spur to induce others to come forward with valuable contributions; throw a sprat to catch a whale Y7 y1 `5 w4 Y! ^" 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 end1 h3 H& {& C2 N
抢得先机take the preemptive opportunities - ^6 w# n; a5 k) D) h5 @
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.* \/ t9 I- l7 G# _
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 step8 l X$ w2 M s2 L& t
前事不忘,后事之师Past experience, if not forgotten, is a guide for the future.
/ p" t" ~. t( G. B! q( f6 j前人栽树,后人乘凉One generation plants the trees in whose shade another generation rests.
) V) j4 ^0 U: d, C) D. N2 U* VOne sows and another reaps.- G: y% z. s/ ?$ F7 J4 p
前怕狼,后怕虎fear the wolf in front and the tiger behind/ hesitate in doing something
8 O4 ]( a/ w& l8 t% ?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.
6 w+ U8 U, L: I o8 A强强联手win-win co-operation, n" l" S# `+ J- @) ^7 {# J1 Q" R$ ^( @
瑞雪兆丰年A timely snow promises a good harvest.! X/ I* @. y/ I
人之初,性本善Man's nature at birth is good.
5 S4 Z. n/ P( P6 A人逢喜事精神爽Joy puts heart into a man.
* t# x1 V g0 x4 r9 f% W0 V' a \人海战术huge-crowd strategy " w; j" L' Q5 v
世上无难事，只要肯攀登"Where there is a will, there is a way. "
7 D$ u9 ]3 A! V% v W- s世外桃源a fictitious land of peace away from the turmoil of the world; 3 U' @' G% Z! u2 V8 Q9 Q
死而后已until my heart stops beating
% M5 O3 f4 I! U+ S岁岁平安Peace all year round
# e. w! |/ B; t上有天堂，下有苏杭"Just as there is paradise in heaven, ther are Suzhou and Hangzhou on earth." ( |* P8 y* _+ \3 d: a
塞翁失马，焉知非福Misfortune may be an actual blessing.5 G0 z8 k/ k% `8 Z! @% R
三十而立"A man should be independent at the age of thirty.
, c! K6 e( Z' ^, gAt thirty, a man should be able to think for himself."
) Z! f" N3 o0 F5 ~' ] f8 U# V升级换代updating and upgrading (of products)
! j E J: U; i# L& Y6 z S四十不惑Life begins at forty.
6 f) L( {# C& d- o4 n9 C谁言寸草心，报得三春晖"Such kindness of warm sun, can't be repaid by grass. "
, }2 Y1 b7 a* B水涨船高When the river rises, the boat floats high.
; r; |$ x' x5 v9 y* X% h时不我待Time and tide wait for no man. {3 D. ~( `) N; N @
杀鸡用牛刀break a butterfly on the wheel) M. s. q( g7 s, } b
实事求是seek truth from facts; be practical and realistic; be true to facts ' T$ n% \! ?' K8 V* F
说曹操,曹操到Talk of the devil and he comes.
' L) ^1 [0 V) o实话实说speak the plain truth; call a spade a spade; tell it as it is , q1 m f1 T! l: u% ?
实践是检验真理的唯一标准Practice is the sole criterion for testing truth.3 T9 z& Z% Y* M
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; "
% W n5 J3 {! Y/ D$ t韬光养晦hide one's capacities and bide one's time- Y7 {5 t% B- U& A
糖衣炮弹sugar-coated bullets8 \. t+ b, L6 V* l
天有不测风云Anything unexpected may happen. a bolt from the blue; g3 ?0 q5 J! i, H# m g
团结就是力量Unity is strength.
' O7 p3 r. X' {" M, Q' A' [/ S 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
6 y' \) R9 ^" N# L4 `歪风邪气unhealthy practices and evil phenomena
1 \# W6 l% V" d0 o物以类聚，人以群分Birds of a feather flock together.2 N( f" ~2 A- k# _1 l
往事如风"The past has vanished (from memory) like wind.; What in past, is past."
3 a0 m. H8 h) Q1 q5 T- @望子成龙hold high hopes for one's child
8 A9 M% g6 ] B1 |! K屋漏又逢连阴雨Misfortunes never come singly. When it rains it pours.) S9 \! y9 {( p! Z
文韬武略military expertise; military strategy
) u' f* r% R; \$ u1 O; R8 T' R唯利是图draw water to one's mill
4 o8 J8 l5 V2 a; v6 J, t无源之水,无本之木water without a source, and a tree wiithout roots) U" i( O8 ?; m Z; p
无中生有make/create something out of nothing + m* X, C# D% D) Q% \3 b& E
无风不起浪There are no waves without wind. There's no smoke without fire.
0 n, Q& J1 s5 |/ \/ S徇私枉法bend the law for the benefit of relatives or friends - x. l3 \0 E6 u8 O; X% q: m( T, E
新官上任三把火a new broom sweeps clean & p, T$ b F: h3 q8 Q( X. l
虚心使人进步,骄傲使人落后Modesty helps one go forward, whereas conceit makes one lag behind.
$ M$ c( q6 f/ ^5 E& I蓄势而发accumulate strength for a take-off
, Y1 a$ f1 l1 M4 T心想事成May all your wish come true
0 J& o0 w0 H- R; Y心照不宣have a tacit understanding; give tacit consent; tacit understanding
3 {! g- T3 S* I$ ? @先入为主First impressions are firmly entrenched.
- G5 `' C! M$ J* t% b8 i% s先下手为强catch the ball before the bound. ^7 t# g/ t6 o! C( j
像热锅上的蚂蚁like an ant on a hot pan, L1 ~ h2 h0 {. \, ?" k( O% |
现身说法warn people by taking oneself as an example& I7 V, }( r4 Q- j* b z9 R- U8 j
息事宁人pour oil on troubled waters - F- `7 u* `4 P, D# [: U
喜忧参半mingled hope and fear 2 J8 u+ T7 M% n: s# b
循序渐进step by step, }; |) k+ D8 E# w
一路平安，一路顺风speed somebody on their way; speed the parting guest / t% L0 Y1 x( }( c
严以律己,宽以待人be strict with oneself and lenient towards others
. y- D# y' @) B2 {鱼米之乡a land of milk and honey
0 k) ]) _, H, E, w& G7 _! L有情人终成眷属"Jack shall have Jill, all shall be well." $ i! i( y3 j; s, h4 \
有钱能使鬼推磨Money makes the mare go. Money talks.2 v8 h5 K- f; U3 x4 \$ v$ n
有识之士people of vision; O! C3 S! j& r
有勇无谋use brawn rather than brain
% |9 X! t: r; v有缘千里来相会Separated as we are thousands of miles apart, we come together as if by predestination.% S/ m5 {, H- e; r) a7 ~; E
与时俱进advance with times! u) e$ v; y6 Y
以人为本people oriented; people foremost
) M& D* A3 ?. _- K& @因材施教teach students according to their aptitude
2 I* M3 p" d, p! \2 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." & N d! |" h6 v* }9 `9 b; W
欲速则不达Haste does not bring success.
8 _& ^0 }( t" J3 H0 \, I优胜劣汰survival of the fittest
+ N3 x, X. } ]# o- i英雄所见略同Great minds think alike.
; F2 y* W" E5 x! o; L6 p8 j冤家宜解不宜结Better make friends than make enemies.9 S- ^- V$ z& M3 |$ }/ w8 \
冤假错案"cases in which people were unjustly, falsely or wrongly charged or sentenced; unjust, false or wrong cases"
! ?2 n" F1 {- M4 ]8 h: {一言既出，驷马难追A real man never goes back on his words. 1 }* {/ f8 g0 k8 c
招财进宝Money and treasures will be plentiful
" l% u+ B# T4 p2 g- B5 ]1 Z3 Y债台高筑become debt-ridden$ o e# b9 j6 j0 w
致命要害Achilles' heel
! m: C" N% s" D _众矢之的target of public criticism2 e& T" D$ v2 o$ E4 j8 t# z
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.1 D! e8 o) S* m4 e5 _7 o
纸上谈兵be an armchair strategist
" H2 H( C0 [: l6 P5 x纸包不住火Truth will come to light sooner or later.) ]( X* M f5 T
左右为难between the devil and the deep blue sea; between the rock and the hard place |
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