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爱屋及乌Love me, love my dog.7 k. d6 b8 K% y5 O) n$ u; ~9 `4 \1 V/ v8 A
百闻不如一见Seeing is believing.8 d" c2 {% ]. \
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
# S! R9 |* K% R: L* [) I笨鸟先飞A slow sparrow should make an early start.5 |: s$ u8 u5 D. H7 T, R% B: N5 [) m
不眠之夜white night
6 i1 H) q7 Z: |# J不以物喜，不以己悲not pleased by external gains, not saddened by personnal losses6 P! G& @4 P/ z0 K
不遗余力spare no effort; go all out; do one's best
" N0 @% f4 b& \- \; \不打不成交"No discord, no concord.
) v* C. x9 m3 ~& p w( H3 j拆东墙补西墙rob Peter to pay Paul
1 C' p3 O, W5 S. E辞旧迎新bid farewell to the old and usher in the new; ring out the old year and ring in the new
1 T; [3 b9 s5 o( {- w) g) U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
- s2 w$ p; ~8 I- c& p/ a5 q大开眼界open one's eyes; broaden one's horizon; be an eye-opener
9 W# P, K* R7 K5 K国泰民安The country flourishes and people live in peace- L0 y0 i# W& x9 t1 q9 L
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 1 E; n3 m" [& o2 }! ?( X
功夫不负有心人Everything comes to him who waits. " _8 v0 _) j" ?# B
好了伤疤忘了疼once on shore, one prays no more
" F/ u4 s9 `5 M1 Q8 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.
9 e+ P$ }! V/ Y+ B) t/ x和气生财Harmony brings wealth4 s: M7 ^! v+ o' b/ ]
活到老，学到老One is never too old to learn. + \9 q8 b+ i- a) P
既往不咎let bygones be bygones
6 s3 O; e a9 Q* c4 u/ a) h0 h金无足赤,人无完人Gold can't be pure and man can't be perfect. : N& B p' h7 G1 L
金玉满堂Treasures fill the home
0 ?1 f; I l2 r4 s4 G脚踏实地be down-to-earth
5 D0 A/ A4 w$ {0 M脚踩两只船sit on the fence
9 H$ ^' _: v. F& o君子之交淡如水the friendship between gentlemen is as pure as crystal; a hedge between keeps friendship green 5 K l" [! u$ `6 A B
老生常谈，陈词滥调cut and dried, cliché
B3 E/ f0 W9 n7 _; I礼尚往来Courtesy calls for reciprocity.
+ L, t4 W. u( x留得青山在，不怕没柴烧"Where there is life, there is hope."+ |" n0 [3 U; j0 u5 R- C" J
马到成功achieve immediate victory; win instant success
+ ^* ]& f- D( R: I u/ b名利双收gain in both fame and wealth/ h0 a. K6 G( ^' O# @* a9 _. Y1 t
茅塞顿开be suddenly enlightened, A3 y3 i' ?9 M" }$ A
没有规矩不成方圆Nothing can be accomplished without norms or standards.
+ O! _; R- y8 U9 O5 K* w8 D每逢佳节倍思亲" a4 b5 t" A. X) q4 k
On festive occasions more than ever one thinks of one's dear ones far away.
: p0 m. `0 y% Z; q& c0 R: FIt is on the festival occasions when one misses his dear most. & S' H, [9 x3 \( v1 X: H* r7 B
谋事在人，成事在天"The planning lies with man, the outcome with Heaven. / Man proposes, God disposes. "
9 `+ s3 P* L) I, B弄巧成拙be too smart by half; Cunning outwits itself.
# N: V5 v) r% f0 d9 P; |% a拿手好戏masterpiece
7 S) U& Q" ]9 U! u" _赔了夫人又折兵throw good money after bad3 g# g K- F4 ~# |3 i& k
抛砖引玉a modest spur to induce others to come forward with valuable contributions; throw a sprat to catch a whale7 T0 C' h" e7 {, A8 j/ l/ t: K
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
0 v$ E, p9 }# R) u4 g3 P抢得先机take the preemptive opportunities * z/ |* D* J/ j( 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.9 T) H' c. Z$ k# P1 l
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 c& l0 t0 L( n- Q6 `
前事不忘,后事之师Past experience, if not forgotten, is a guide for the future.! B$ j6 i! [4 l2 \2 A4 x d8 Z
前人栽树,后人乘凉One generation plants the trees in whose shade another generation rests.
F, m5 T+ {5 T( R) ROne sows and another reaps.
5 H: ?) ]" O7 F+ _- R+ K前怕狼,后怕虎fear the wolf in front and the tiger behind/ hesitate in doing something0 ^- }: @2 f8 N
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.
+ n5 B7 Q- C' z0 ^+ n( t! G8 }1 ^强强联手win-win co-operation
: x; v4 [9 I* ~0 Y瑞雪兆丰年A timely snow promises a good harvest. x k/ ~& Y+ E& N
人之初,性本善Man's nature at birth is good.
* R, \; R; P# p* |人逢喜事精神爽Joy puts heart into a man.3 T; O& U' S& d
人海战术huge-crowd strategy
2 s4 l8 m7 d8 ]1 E: t0 Y! g6 j世上无难事，只要肯攀登"Where there is a will, there is a way. " % m/ v6 K, e6 b. `( t7 w
世外桃源a fictitious land of peace away from the turmoil of the world;
- s0 `6 g& k0 m死而后已until my heart stops beating
. h6 L" _5 c: \& d0 [; }( K$ E岁岁平安Peace all year round! m. i0 f: k) v e/ W
上有天堂，下有苏杭"Just as there is paradise in heaven, ther are Suzhou and Hangzhou on earth." " Q: I% a1 m* j& d) B) R
塞翁失马，焉知非福Misfortune may be an actual blessing.
* Y" c: x }* k% B三十而立"A man should be independent at the age of thirty.
/ p; C K& |8 y) I4 LAt thirty, a man should be able to think for himself." 2 O6 ~4 g& q2 G; ]4 ]
升级换代updating and upgrading (of products)
1 `8 A2 v, c; Y: I& l' o5 E5 Z四十不惑Life begins at forty.
$ g$ [) \0 i2 E3 e9 \2 D* n7 R谁言寸草心，报得三春晖"Such kindness of warm sun, can't be repaid by grass. "
, W# O3 A; R/ R/ W& a/ c水涨船高When the river rises, the boat floats high.0 A; W% ]: Q$ n8 |- {
时不我待Time and tide wait for no man.
- C# @9 n' }$ E杀鸡用牛刀break a butterfly on the wheel
, D r1 n7 C3 h: w实事求是seek truth from facts; be practical and realistic; be true to facts 4 D! i: u; D Q) }0 u% E
说曹操,曹操到Talk of the devil and he comes.( u' t$ P) D# m* s6 v6 ]2 ^; V
实话实说speak the plain truth; call a spade a spade; tell it as it is
: {9 z1 e6 {9 O9 n实践是检验真理的唯一标准Practice is the sole criterion for testing truth.
9 E8 B# K0 \2 G) l2 O4 s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; ": a* P" B2 N- L8 @
韬光养晦hide one's capacities and bide one's time4 g1 k1 w9 U* b7 k, F! H
糖衣炮弹sugar-coated bullets
; \9 o+ B! U4 v- K天有不测风云Anything unexpected may happen. a bolt from the blue5 I6 S2 |1 @" k% x5 O
团结就是力量Unity is strength.
/ p% V2 m( i/ u; o& W! 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 ; L6 w# P& h- \3 D- u# B
歪风邪气unhealthy practices and evil phenomena1 {9 f5 U9 Q* @# T) I
物以类聚，人以群分Birds of a feather flock together./ i) c1 Z/ X/ l# |8 R4 _
往事如风"The past has vanished (from memory) like wind.; What in past, is past."
- N% `' B+ g& q( l' @望子成龙hold high hopes for one's child
! W, u3 o5 y( Y' Y* \# A! j屋漏又逢连阴雨Misfortunes never come singly. When it rains it pours.
1 L% H8 }" W% O; w2 U5 F5 P: U文韬武略military expertise; military strategy 0 R/ ^; v% \6 |# H) K
唯利是图draw water to one's mill " ~3 Q. q. m: s5 S/ R+ s
无源之水,无本之木water without a source, and a tree wiithout roots
) p' q+ ]$ Z( G! f. A无中生有make/create something out of nothing
. I4 b- [6 p* c' Y4 j* `' |无风不起浪There are no waves without wind. There's no smoke without fire.. `+ j$ v8 K; X
徇私枉法bend the law for the benefit of relatives or friends
1 R5 \9 G) G6 _3 p新官上任三把火a new broom sweeps clean 3 O6 x8 B: f- k2 D, p5 h
虚心使人进步,骄傲使人落后Modesty helps one go forward, whereas conceit makes one lag behind.
5 ~5 d# I* q0 f5 Y; o2 S蓄势而发accumulate strength for a take-off9 L$ g. x6 |' E- a. b- C9 u) B
心想事成May all your wish come true7 q9 B# b% s& b4 [- \6 E- j1 x- }
心照不宣have a tacit understanding; give tacit consent; tacit understanding P/ K; D: y+ q- r& w1 j
先入为主First impressions are firmly entrenched.
+ M3 D( @, k' p9 U, g$ {% ~. |/ J先下手为强catch the ball before the bound
# I4 X' z. S" S9 N& q& ]像热锅上的蚂蚁like an ant on a hot pan2 A" d4 _4 B. T9 M% b1 {
现身说法warn people by taking oneself as an example
. I) U, P0 }. l3 P息事宁人pour oil on troubled waters
, B. N. I% i* E喜忧参半mingled hope and fear
6 ~. @" ]- B! }7 o循序渐进step by step
, C" h- t8 _& w# |- H一路平安，一路顺风speed somebody on their way; speed the parting guest 8 l& }, ^$ @. }8 Y4 j7 d
严以律己,宽以待人be strict with oneself and lenient towards others% C3 K4 K" {3 f% U2 \3 U( u! s; W/ r& H
鱼米之乡a land of milk and honey
. |& j/ J2 U, v有情人终成眷属"Jack shall have Jill, all shall be well."
# @5 V& ?1 [% O. O有钱能使鬼推磨Money makes the mare go. Money talks.' o( R3 P3 c+ F3 S
有识之士people of vision, y2 c# n5 C& b, S0 N. x
有勇无谋use brawn rather than brain ; U6 Y$ b1 c! G5 L( X# \# Q
有缘千里来相会Separated as we are thousands of miles apart, we come together as if by predestination.6 K0 C8 M8 {5 N& n& N
与时俱进advance with times
5 I8 f( o* n5 o+ r: X" \5 Z' \! T以人为本people oriented; people foremost
5 i8 _6 f$ G* V' s% r b! M9 K& z因材施教teach students according to their aptitude
& W% X( L# i. V o( d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."
0 I. x. W3 _3 Z0 H' ]8 S欲速则不达Haste does not bring success.
% I6 }# i2 W6 N( j6 J- H优胜劣汰survival of the fittest
" v. E& D' l/ d2 y( s! K F# v英雄所见略同Great minds think alike.: W/ f" ?( c# ^ T# `4 T( t
冤家宜解不宜结Better make friends than make enemies.# {3 i }0 V+ `4 [0 s
冤假错案"cases in which people were unjustly, falsely or wrongly charged or sentenced; unjust, false or wrong cases" ; y3 Z0 ~* n+ M3 H& D7 t
一言既出，驷马难追A real man never goes back on his words. 2 P+ r+ S" p8 V: l) i
招财进宝Money and treasures will be plentiful
2 W- @9 D; x1 F6 u1 s0 n& f债台高筑become debt-ridden
: U$ x8 d. E* e2 E/ X; l$ H' ^致命要害Achilles' heel ! S2 s, z1 ?$ c, F0 c1 o" E
众矢之的target of public criticism
% G6 T. {$ p" \6 ]. l/ F9 x% d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.
4 e) D, C7 ^7 D4 ?纸上谈兵be an armchair strategist
7 S* V6 b, M6 h x% ?纸包不住火Truth will come to light sooner or later.
7 F1 c/ J* G9 x1 F; D左右为难between the devil and the deep blue sea; between the rock and the hard place |
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