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爱屋及乌Love me, love my dog.: F2 {! m2 w5 X4 g" J
百闻不如一见Seeing is believing.
: E) W; k: M* 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 worst6 ~- X( \* u3 O6 S
笨鸟先飞A slow sparrow should make an early start.
+ Z ], n9 [+ h9 A/ X% G# a不眠之夜white night
$ v9 |0 r3 d6 k ^" l r不以物喜，不以己悲not pleased by external gains, not saddened by personnal losses+ ]& u/ {4 u7 D, l+ n0 v0 ?
不遗余力spare no effort; go all out; do one's best1 b/ }) U* N! S
不打不成交"No discord, no concord.
, _ N' g9 y I a0 I3 N拆东墙补西墙rob Peter to pay Paul
5 Z- l2 Q( i% O2 \' N. g3 ]辞旧迎新bid farewell to the old and usher in the new; ring out the old year and ring in the new
E9 I' n0 U7 H# M- n& r7 h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
; `! G% ]! b# G: I( x大开眼界open one's eyes; broaden one's horizon; be an eye-opener
r! f2 O5 G/ |. P0 o+ m. Y! U. |国泰民安The country flourishes and people live in peace
' n" b1 ?, n- J! g' \- 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
% ^8 {2 [5 J* b! U9 c功夫不负有心人Everything comes to him who waits.
* d+ U8 S( O7 z+ J/ F好了伤疤忘了疼once on shore, one prays no more
2 _3 ^$ v, G( ?% G# a/ C& R% H好事不出门，恶事传千里Good news never goes beyond the gate, while bad news spread far and wide.
& g6 Q- ^8 T9 l* A+ [% ?' @和气生财Harmony brings wealth
8 A+ L t2 g& ]( f6 N9 P活到老，学到老One is never too old to learn.
- \: s" L: V$ x; }% _既往不咎let bygones be bygones
; B: o4 G# i# i金无足赤,人无完人Gold can't be pure and man can't be perfect. ) i$ v, N, h4 ?7 [$ o% X! E
金玉满堂Treasures fill the home
5 g" u7 Q5 p2 Z脚踏实地be down-to-earth 2 b& b: S5 c6 g, o
脚踩两只船sit on the fence % q* d' x" i# x7 |/ q6 _- O( y6 S
君子之交淡如水the friendship between gentlemen is as pure as crystal; a hedge between keeps friendship green
|3 X& v% ]2 l: S8 F# m3 i& C老生常谈，陈词滥调cut and dried, cliché
; ~7 P- ~0 k9 c1 { J* ]礼尚往来Courtesy calls for reciprocity.
* W% j2 L* b+ n' o2 s1 Y留得青山在，不怕没柴烧"Where there is life, there is hope."
5 M; {: R, B# o/ d* R' G* m9 N马到成功achieve immediate victory; win instant success
6 j& i, ]# Q8 p/ B9 K5 }# p' V名利双收gain in both fame and wealth
3 V6 X9 O- L: `$ g8 J' N茅塞顿开be suddenly enlightened h; C4 Y+ `% N& g
没有规矩不成方圆Nothing can be accomplished without norms or standards.( R3 a, ^/ X" k" f, ^$ _4 F
每逢佳节倍思亲
. p& Z8 j. F7 f* U- y: `On festive occasions more than ever one thinks of one's dear ones far away.
( d1 z) s, L0 x5 z5 A0 p! U8 H4 q; DIt is on the festival occasions when one misses his dear most. & D: ~3 i2 {& ]. z. N2 p
谋事在人，成事在天"The planning lies with man, the outcome with Heaven. / Man proposes, God disposes. "& k& `1 P: k4 o3 p. x4 @* K
弄巧成拙be too smart by half; Cunning outwits itself.3 _8 t' h2 D# m$ k
拿手好戏masterpiece
% l4 ]% E- d5 A( ~; P赔了夫人又折兵throw good money after bad
) J! @" T6 l1 X8 d ?5 @8 |抛砖引玉a modest spur to induce others to come forward with valuable contributions; throw a sprat to catch a whale
% }, ?& d$ T! k8 ]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
7 L! L8 f, H1 P抢得先机take the preemptive opportunities 9 V- S( T6 i! r; R4 [6 G7 i
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.# w# B7 X. B: W7 t/ 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* r& Z. ~4 P- m2 |) U' J
前事不忘,后事之师Past experience, if not forgotten, is a guide for the future.% R; h% z \ i8 A# C
前人栽树,后人乘凉One generation plants the trees in whose shade another generation rests.
2 h' j- ]$ t! O8 T. j" w; rOne sows and another reaps.3 a5 i# ~) @3 i! p d# x
前怕狼,后怕虎fear the wolf in front and the tiger behind/ hesitate in doing something1 [( D1 m- I1 D4 e
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 s3 S/ i) V, O) P: r
强强联手win-win co-operation/ t* v6 y: O4 s' t
瑞雪兆丰年A timely snow promises a good harvest.4 Q) Z: y" c5 Z4 g0 ^) ^, l) ~; K
人之初,性本善Man's nature at birth is good.
& O: ^: R1 R1 \. l% y/ d2 U' @人逢喜事精神爽Joy puts heart into a man. B, B6 L; K, S: Z. H& P! k* m
人海战术huge-crowd strategy
: B7 P0 _9 W9 D5 a: B( C. \世上无难事，只要肯攀登"Where there is a will, there is a way. " 1 \2 b" @+ Y9 m4 z: N k
世外桃源a fictitious land of peace away from the turmoil of the world;
: e0 ~' }& \6 H- P' _) J死而后已until my heart stops beating
+ f( s: R, c+ b+ J岁岁平安Peace all year round+ J4 @2 t4 S/ F5 m3 ^* {/ z. s6 H0 `
上有天堂，下有苏杭"Just as there is paradise in heaven, ther are Suzhou and Hangzhou on earth." 3 h" `( H8 m3 [) W& {
塞翁失马，焉知非福Misfortune may be an actual blessing., d& \% l% v0 e5 x" {+ @# B6 v
三十而立"A man should be independent at the age of thirty. , l# ?, I# Q* f `' F
At thirty, a man should be able to think for himself."
8 [9 m6 Y5 T' @0 V升级换代updating and upgrading (of products)$ K) m9 l: [5 u9 C! q) L
四十不惑Life begins at forty.
" u- U6 K; n3 I& y谁言寸草心，报得三春晖"Such kindness of warm sun, can't be repaid by grass. "
& c9 v% [9 |$ s. ~) Q, l3 i水涨船高When the river rises, the boat floats high.* b F4 e5 Z9 h$ I
时不我待Time and tide wait for no man.
0 ~- O: e- j) K2 Y+ @杀鸡用牛刀break a butterfly on the wheel
9 ]! j! `: P" ]3 t; c; d实事求是seek truth from facts; be practical and realistic; be true to facts / G) x8 O) J; P
说曹操,曹操到Talk of the devil and he comes.) S5 c" o# w+ L* k/ h1 d5 W
实话实说speak the plain truth; call a spade a spade; tell it as it is
5 W/ m/ ?5 T; K实践是检验真理的唯一标准Practice is the sole criterion for testing truth.
9 s0 ]' I) Y4 @' W' g0 D* 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; "
$ A2 j# X0 @5 c+ o( `: _韬光养晦hide one's capacities and bide one's time
9 A: y8 X' T; c3 |* }糖衣炮弹sugar-coated bullets
, U/ t d8 z( ?. o$ N- a天有不测风云Anything unexpected may happen. a bolt from the blue6 K5 d8 b4 H# ^7 z
团结就是力量Unity is strength.
) @/ M8 F# 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
8 ?9 P1 Q5 f8 @歪风邪气unhealthy practices and evil phenomena/ ~$ a7 x' m& f# g' {! f+ i
物以类聚，人以群分Birds of a feather flock together.
2 @3 _' q* K# E0 {( ^往事如风"The past has vanished (from memory) like wind.; What in past, is past." 5 r* w# a& c! Y0 s
望子成龙hold high hopes for one's child
; [2 t1 E c( ?5 u) \9 K屋漏又逢连阴雨Misfortunes never come singly. When it rains it pours.
- Y( ?( D/ q; m2 [6 o7 [ X; T文韬武略military expertise; military strategy % T0 S2 Z5 u$ E' O) F1 L
唯利是图draw water to one's mill 4 ^% H* w' S; d. n( {4 l3 Z I! k
无源之水,无本之木water without a source, and a tree wiithout roots: N$ H- ]9 t" ~9 G. N7 l
无中生有make/create something out of nothing 5 V) ~2 {3 O, z' D
无风不起浪There are no waves without wind. There's no smoke without fire.
" z+ o6 n- X$ s2 a徇私枉法bend the law for the benefit of relatives or friends
2 d" T4 I5 ~ B' T: O- K新官上任三把火a new broom sweeps clean
, O/ d% L# s) Z! F虚心使人进步,骄傲使人落后Modesty helps one go forward, whereas conceit makes one lag behind.
6 n& z, J" f) m! @' Z7 m蓄势而发accumulate strength for a take-off
' L' v2 _- H% m0 L心想事成May all your wish come true
% b4 ]# S/ Q! [, Z( L' Z+ C心照不宣have a tacit understanding; give tacit consent; tacit understanding' H# R; i. i# a4 f: i/ o% N
先入为主First impressions are firmly entrenched.% l; t" J. Q- r! X2 m
先下手为强catch the ball before the bound4 ]! E$ k# t- m$ \! s7 r) _, O
像热锅上的蚂蚁like an ant on a hot pan0 }& F; M9 V$ i3 I
现身说法warn people by taking oneself as an example1 _2 D) w- Y" n" B# r& q
息事宁人pour oil on troubled waters
& i- e$ @: H9 K喜忧参半mingled hope and fear
& U+ M' r) W8 U8 |循序渐进step by step$ q. M) Y e5 h8 g- \/ t" C7 c
一路平安，一路顺风speed somebody on their way; speed the parting guest
5 q5 B/ u) @3 A& P3 a; s8 I严以律己,宽以待人be strict with oneself and lenient towards others' K) l: N @5 `$ F+ H' c
鱼米之乡a land of milk and honey
0 p7 y9 q q9 s8 W: o3 {; a& }! \有情人终成眷属"Jack shall have Jill, all shall be well." / F/ g& D! U3 ^$ t! C; H" |8 u
有钱能使鬼推磨Money makes the mare go. Money talks.
1 ]* B2 R' |% n0 Y; c: F有识之士people of vision: i5 F; @7 F) ^* o
有勇无谋use brawn rather than brain
2 P" v( v/ X, k& {8 O9 L有缘千里来相会Separated as we are thousands of miles apart, we come together as if by predestination. }/ ~8 u' f* X' n$ M
与时俱进advance with times N( [/ n9 J! L f" o" Q6 n, O" }
以人为本people oriented; people foremost
2 f! \& m3 [1 w+ K1 |因材施教teach students according to their aptitude 6 L+ ~3 ? L; M/ I
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$ Y5 b" y7 ~) E欲速则不达Haste does not bring success. # o/ L% L& C" r" D! W1 K% P7 A5 F
优胜劣汰survival of the fittest
% [9 j; r5 Z0 p* j+ u英雄所见略同Great minds think alike.2 m6 G% S/ H- K6 Q) c
冤家宜解不宜结Better make friends than make enemies.# T8 b' @' ?/ H
冤假错案"cases in which people were unjustly, falsely or wrongly charged or sentenced; unjust, false or wrong cases"
8 q% |4 J5 \5 p1 j& u+ O" e一言既出，驷马难追A real man never goes back on his words.
" t8 c; I8 i2 ~! d招财进宝Money and treasures will be plentiful. Y8 b- `4 S5 S, u4 @' z9 \6 Z" r
债台高筑become debt-ridden
, y- L7 i% P: ]' r致命要害Achilles' heel ( y( e( D! C# Q* Y2 N* s" a4 A
众矢之的target of public criticism# g; Y! b9 v. Y2 U" l. Y8 b* u- S
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./ E) X8 x' ?! {. O- ]
纸上谈兵be an armchair strategist
! H2 U2 v9 E5 w0 ?" _' E# ~纸包不住火Truth will come to light sooner or later.
# j) A' u( t$ e3 q) Z# m4 X _左右为难between the devil and the deep blue sea; between the rock and the hard place |
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