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爱屋及乌Love me, love my dog." i1 d* E- Z# F" h, u, {, p
百闻不如一见Seeing is believing.
4 v% d, @& ~. S# L' 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 worst4 Y8 F8 Z, k8 k" N
笨鸟先飞A slow sparrow should make an early start.
' ?" N0 G5 i: _4 D( R& |- Y不眠之夜white night
4 G1 ]- s" }& A: J/ ~& a; A* J不以物喜，不以己悲not pleased by external gains, not saddened by personnal losses
$ V; f, S( P0 C' v/ F( P0 Q8 T不遗余力spare no effort; go all out; do one's best8 r. L/ G* ~" G8 g% F9 e
不打不成交"No discord, no concord.
6 c( f# C# ~# n3 s' B拆东墙补西墙rob Peter to pay Paul ( `! r8 v( {2 Y R7 Y" ~* G5 V
辞旧迎新bid farewell to the old and usher in the new; ring out the old year and ring in the new
r, Z9 I- g- s# ? G" L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
) n& e/ f; b: f- ?7 |大开眼界open one's eyes; broaden one's horizon; be an eye-opener & k" f) d, ]$ n7 M% s
国泰民安The country flourishes and people live in peace
& c4 E* p6 B0 ^; [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
: x/ U! D+ N3 r3 h& _( u6 B功夫不负有心人Everything comes to him who waits. ! T2 j) x# _3 Y3 e, w9 d( w# f7 v/ Y
好了伤疤忘了疼once on shore, one prays no more
# a- o3 M. O/ y& T/ i6 \/ L好事不出门，恶事传千里Good news never goes beyond the gate, while bad news spread far and wide. / ?7 W0 y. D' F
和气生财Harmony brings wealth6 f1 W" l/ R" z; d' }
活到老，学到老One is never too old to learn. / H) F+ t0 n6 f1 P+ V% s
既往不咎let bygones be bygones
0 V* t2 n7 M' w& e金无足赤,人无完人Gold can't be pure and man can't be perfect.
. n" Q( W1 J$ W8 ]! D' Q金玉满堂Treasures fill the home" p9 d- Z6 w+ y; |: |
脚踏实地be down-to-earth
) r" d2 n4 j' c+ }脚踩两只船sit on the fence 2 O8 M) v( X# o0 Q# B, }0 H5 q
君子之交淡如水the friendship between gentlemen is as pure as crystal; a hedge between keeps friendship green
. x- V! t1 Z! a* e老生常谈，陈词滥调cut and dried, cliché, _0 ^9 W9 M' T7 l: W" l
礼尚往来Courtesy calls for reciprocity. 8 H: F9 ]% i* J
留得青山在，不怕没柴烧"Where there is life, there is hope."
7 f$ L/ m% r! u8 p+ Z d+ V& b马到成功achieve immediate victory; win instant success
" n2 t3 i" l& l名利双收gain in both fame and wealth. i1 P4 W( b6 d8 F/ ^! G5 I
茅塞顿开be suddenly enlightened
" w( C/ t% M H没有规矩不成方圆Nothing can be accomplished without norms or standards.9 j" u, _ O0 I8 k K$ v$ A h+ d" N- T
每逢佳节倍思亲7 B" O2 _ D7 L9 h( L
On festive occasions more than ever one thinks of one's dear ones far away.
8 j5 C# U: z- GIt is on the festival occasions when one misses his dear most.
, ?0 T8 c% t8 z谋事在人，成事在天"The planning lies with man, the outcome with Heaven. / Man proposes, God disposes. "
% j9 u2 M5 b6 U- Y) A: W; X弄巧成拙be too smart by half; Cunning outwits itself.6 w( p' V! f# q: U
拿手好戏masterpiece7 C, l8 w5 O$ E
赔了夫人又折兵throw good money after bad
: k" Y- R8 y/ f抛砖引玉a modest spur to induce others to come forward with valuable contributions; throw a sprat to catch a whale0 s3 U1 k! E% ?% T$ J; R
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
9 p" E5 _& V1 _抢得先机take the preemptive opportunities
/ @# O, A% z4 {9 r0 X2 u: I2 e$ P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.
/ F7 M& b1 u2 w |% K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
- l9 {" `( w6 M4 N7 k; K2 z前事不忘,后事之师Past experience, if not forgotten, is a guide for the future.
) x; n) R: @) b8 P- S2 Q5 T% Z前人栽树,后人乘凉One generation plants the trees in whose shade another generation rests.% u) V# W# l R8 Q9 O7 l
One sows and another reaps.- l" r7 Q, i& l/ R: M! Y
前怕狼,后怕虎fear the wolf in front and the tiger behind/ hesitate in doing something" b& s- k- i9 A# _8 h
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.
9 K! A* ?' c9 n `- p强强联手win-win co-operation, Y# s+ f! L) I0 T5 i
瑞雪兆丰年A timely snow promises a good harvest.
, x7 M0 _ i9 @+ T8 j3 @/ N人之初,性本善Man's nature at birth is good.
4 ^# i, t$ P2 Q; w n人逢喜事精神爽Joy puts heart into a man.
- u/ |2 I+ b, O人海战术huge-crowd strategy ) ?" U* I Q0 l2 J
世上无难事，只要肯攀登"Where there is a will, there is a way. "
) @( t& F8 N3 m7 a9 W/ {$ w3 I# ?# G世外桃源a fictitious land of peace away from the turmoil of the world; 2 B& H- A% g' p7 s6 q
死而后已until my heart stops beating+ y; K5 r5 y) Z. K
岁岁平安Peace all year round, K0 {' G- O+ c: z5 M9 K
上有天堂，下有苏杭"Just as there is paradise in heaven, ther are Suzhou and Hangzhou on earth." 4 t* Q Q' n% M
塞翁失马，焉知非福Misfortune may be an actual blessing.. G+ w0 j( Z4 U# V q5 c$ A
三十而立"A man should be independent at the age of thirty. 2 K/ l' Z6 H. a1 y* m; l
At thirty, a man should be able to think for himself." . Y! B: o, _1 ^+ y% f6 f7 N6 c
升级换代updating and upgrading (of products)7 \3 Y$ b! C) u* D8 t. t- f
四十不惑Life begins at forty.
; ~2 V% V, E& t9 K8 T- {+ m- Q3 O6 E+ W谁言寸草心，报得三春晖"Such kindness of warm sun, can't be repaid by grass. "
/ K$ b: h7 y' x" {/ z/ A水涨船高When the river rises, the boat floats high.( ]8 T7 T3 [6 m0 c
时不我待Time and tide wait for no man.
6 R% U& G. S7 q1 a, O杀鸡用牛刀break a butterfly on the wheel
0 t5 V% w ~. J6 P实事求是seek truth from facts; be practical and realistic; be true to facts ; t- M9 X4 C0 W3 m. o
说曹操,曹操到Talk of the devil and he comes.
4 W" \/ ]0 Q6 F8 b实话实说speak the plain truth; call a spade a spade; tell it as it is . {, L3 z! m7 y+ U
实践是检验真理的唯一标准Practice is the sole criterion for testing truth.
1 e) J, e" m- _3 t* r2 a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; "
, q/ `$ o: C3 s韬光养晦hide one's capacities and bide one's time
! i' l) P- E) W0 q2 O. h G糖衣炮弹sugar-coated bullets
7 X+ P2 {, f3 t0 a8 l4 `天有不测风云Anything unexpected may happen. a bolt from the blue, a7 N. A. M( f. _0 u# u/ m1 m
团结就是力量Unity is strength.
; x @0 e4 }7 c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
9 p; ~$ R. {& H& k% c; q! p9 \7 Q歪风邪气unhealthy practices and evil phenomena7 ^# U- Q3 W6 Y) ^5 i& A
物以类聚，人以群分Birds of a feather flock together.7 s% F* w% U# j
往事如风"The past has vanished (from memory) like wind.; What in past, is past."
3 G+ K w6 T" f; H' D; {1 ]0 ]9 C# n望子成龙hold high hopes for one's child
4 \# c+ d9 |5 n% N! w, i8 B屋漏又逢连阴雨Misfortunes never come singly. When it rains it pours.
0 s8 q5 ]! a1 r4 w* K, H文韬武略military expertise; military strategy
3 s+ g# L) j5 I0 h唯利是图draw water to one's mill
8 B' `( R* K4 X0 P无源之水,无本之木water without a source, and a tree wiithout roots
. n4 A& ?! q5 k4 v; H无中生有make/create something out of nothing
" X4 u3 M, c# Y# x; X- W# N: X无风不起浪There are no waves without wind. There's no smoke without fire.
+ Q: E1 h. V0 v8 y! g徇私枉法bend the law for the benefit of relatives or friends " M; M3 {# `8 x- H7 l% t" n4 i$ z
新官上任三把火a new broom sweeps clean ! R& _) P) B3 d" q; j
虚心使人进步,骄傲使人落后Modesty helps one go forward, whereas conceit makes one lag behind.7 ~1 ?: ^: J6 F5 v' r
蓄势而发accumulate strength for a take-off
7 x, E5 l0 G$ @0 [8 n1 p4 M6 R心想事成May all your wish come true/ H+ p$ |* x0 [5 R
心照不宣have a tacit understanding; give tacit consent; tacit understanding
' x8 x1 d7 w. M0 w% k5 T, k先入为主First impressions are firmly entrenched. H! M) s, b8 R3 ` P: x
先下手为强catch the ball before the bound
7 J; v1 \: L l3 c7 Q4 [9 m# \像热锅上的蚂蚁like an ant on a hot pan, ?' c' V2 _5 ^
现身说法warn people by taking oneself as an example
* o. o' ^$ I; ?' g% r3 [! j6 s2 j息事宁人pour oil on troubled waters ! C8 P3 s# z0 L4 v
喜忧参半mingled hope and fear / \& j' @+ q, r0 J9 u+ P) u
循序渐进step by step
, [9 K. J4 _! ]* P1 `一路平安，一路顺风speed somebody on their way; speed the parting guest
% y U, D% E% `( N( U严以律己,宽以待人be strict with oneself and lenient towards others; r8 g. h9 k7 v
鱼米之乡a land of milk and honey7 X; [" ?6 D! ~4 a7 r, ^7 b" U6 a
有情人终成眷属"Jack shall have Jill, all shall be well."
- q: Z6 l" Y) i有钱能使鬼推磨Money makes the mare go. Money talks.. p& B# O5 E4 j/ N* Z
有识之士people of vision
g3 P2 M' |. O3 _3 B! s- B有勇无谋use brawn rather than brain $ }8 \8 H' s8 \% k7 `
有缘千里来相会Separated as we are thousands of miles apart, we come together as if by predestination.% {3 `# V. z& Q1 `
与时俱进advance with times
- T) B3 n+ D0 ?+ w5 O! J以人为本people oriented; people foremost
& w/ t* c$ _' F. k- d4 n" x因材施教teach students according to their aptitude 9 M; }& _' [! Y3 G y4 V0 x" t6 F- M9 E
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."
( k0 v2 }7 o- @2 {0 x4 g欲速则不达Haste does not bring success. % F# O- h" C" H% ]' a4 q
优胜劣汰survival of the fittest . C7 c1 z% R, [% d
英雄所见略同Great minds think alike.
0 W- D2 X! g8 y. S# Q冤家宜解不宜结Better make friends than make enemies.
7 a& B! U& L8 x5 t% x* O冤假错案"cases in which people were unjustly, falsely or wrongly charged or sentenced; unjust, false or wrong cases" ; K8 k' t. L+ A8 Q; c9 d' b/ W( _
一言既出，驷马难追A real man never goes back on his words. $ v, k$ z) z( A+ h1 J9 h: y
招财进宝Money and treasures will be plentiful* W3 k1 \6 z/ D% g
债台高筑become debt-ridden+ T) [$ a, T H/ U3 V% W
致命要害Achilles' heel y% _% X5 R1 o3 h: R
众矢之的target of public criticism. l, ^- U6 J; j- k5 w+ 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.3 C D/ R" ?3 @: }$ P/ X
纸上谈兵be an armchair strategist+ T1 d9 e& d3 `8 [3 n2 M2 I, ]7 @
纸包不住火Truth will come to light sooner or later.; ?5 v" R+ F' N& m% F
左右为难between the devil and the deep blue sea; between the rock and the hard place |
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