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爱屋及乌Love me, love my dog.+ c( H0 s! ^2 ~ n3 h
百闻不如一见Seeing is believing.
9 j6 Z0 d5 r2 S1 U4 E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
+ i( R; q4 K8 A$ n- E笨鸟先飞A slow sparrow should make an early start.
' o/ K* U2 y3 p不眠之夜white night 3 y+ I% Y1 Q/ @; C- N
不以物喜，不以己悲not pleased by external gains, not saddened by personnal losses
; [% |8 B, r6 m6 F. }3 K3 _, D不遗余力spare no effort; go all out; do one's best$ z: N* B7 e( T* B" D# P
不打不成交"No discord, no concord.
4 S6 u/ J( q7 ]# c# p5 ?( M9 [拆东墙补西墙rob Peter to pay Paul
( G' j2 m7 n; L6 b6 j) P' N# d- R" G辞旧迎新bid farewell to the old and usher in the new; ring out the old year and ring in the new
$ |& F( S, {# {/ K9 J6 u; L& W1 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) n) }" H$ m& {* \
大开眼界open one's eyes; broaden one's horizon; be an eye-opener . c$ Q2 b7 _, t7 d# {* n. B0 {3 U) a
国泰民安The country flourishes and people live in peace
, [# p! X6 ^& M t- O% B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
6 g9 E* n; A# |功夫不负有心人Everything comes to him who waits.
" F* [7 j- s: C+ e7 Z好了伤疤忘了疼once on shore, one prays no more& @% K8 W- k: i% r8 s* T
好事不出门，恶事传千里Good news never goes beyond the gate, while bad news spread far and wide.
' z2 v) v( M" O* Q! ?( c和气生财Harmony brings wealth+ y# d$ y% x, X; p. O' Y
活到老，学到老One is never too old to learn.
6 L# d9 W6 O3 H7 y" J. `. x" M, ^3 \既往不咎let bygones be bygones
9 T" q2 A; G+ c2 U- ~4 E% h金无足赤,人无完人Gold can't be pure and man can't be perfect. ) \. O* Z( F' `8 {! C4 _5 A# F4 n
金玉满堂Treasures fill the home. m9 B& I4 H- R' m& y/ @3 d
脚踏实地be down-to-earth
; [* N" U L/ ?. m) C脚踩两只船sit on the fence
: m D4 V' {2 J* J( ~/ k8 M+ h君子之交淡如水the friendship between gentlemen is as pure as crystal; a hedge between keeps friendship green
d6 q: n! k% i( K f老生常谈，陈词滥调cut and dried, cliché
$ E5 w% y1 [# Q9 t s) G礼尚往来Courtesy calls for reciprocity.
; V& Y4 a# B( H& w留得青山在，不怕没柴烧"Where there is life, there is hope."9 O, f) ?: ?8 N3 M( M5 _4 X) Y0 U1 \
马到成功achieve immediate victory; win instant success
' T+ H9 U. M" Q3 y4 |名利双收gain in both fame and wealth
, e: b8 ~2 {( ?& a6 ^# b茅塞顿开be suddenly enlightened" z8 B/ L; V7 B
没有规矩不成方圆Nothing can be accomplished without norms or standards.4 S' b/ Y" r. U/ N' Q; O" ^2 p
每逢佳节倍思亲6 j; [- q/ s( H/ C+ F) F% d
On festive occasions more than ever one thinks of one's dear ones far away.
; ]. d9 N+ ?' bIt is on the festival occasions when one misses his dear most.
6 t4 Q0 I, X& ]7 \谋事在人，成事在天"The planning lies with man, the outcome with Heaven. / Man proposes, God disposes. "
0 d- M3 C5 q: v9 i9 |. ?弄巧成拙be too smart by half; Cunning outwits itself.5 ?0 f! x4 h. a5 d) h
拿手好戏masterpiece
. y4 ]" Z# R; W赔了夫人又折兵throw good money after bad% B, ~1 h! m$ J1 W8 Z: ]% j# N; I
抛砖引玉a modest spur to induce others to come forward with valuable contributions; throw a sprat to catch a whale. ?( B( u$ A$ H. H1 C8 S! ?( W
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
4 a6 g% ^$ b* F抢得先机take the preemptive opportunities ) `2 G, `5 { a7 Z
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.1 H7 p4 x, b' U6 o
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! F, w) g- ^( u- |
前事不忘,后事之师Past experience, if not forgotten, is a guide for the future.. D+ l# F% R/ [: z* t
前人栽树,后人乘凉One generation plants the trees in whose shade another generation rests.
- i0 ~2 T3 c: d) l: vOne sows and another reaps.
, \% N& _$ U) N& d前怕狼,后怕虎fear the wolf in front and the tiger behind/ hesitate in doing something
/ U% ^ g: E" r I! ~+ b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. ' a% I. [. E* D& j
强强联手win-win co-operation
* [: e. k8 @" { ~& x; c瑞雪兆丰年A timely snow promises a good harvest.; T7 G& H+ r3 W) l
人之初,性本善Man's nature at birth is good.& n' H/ c( M" ^% f ^
人逢喜事精神爽Joy puts heart into a man.
7 h1 L2 k) g8 r人海战术huge-crowd strategy 3 h. v/ l" F A, M: [) t3 M3 a
世上无难事，只要肯攀登"Where there is a will, there is a way. " * u& g+ ?6 q, o* B
世外桃源a fictitious land of peace away from the turmoil of the world;
; Q& l- J, Y l1 U& I, c) r死而后已until my heart stops beating
6 J/ T4 \" W* e T" ~岁岁平安Peace all year round
& t" I7 q5 i! W& k* z4 a3 n上有天堂，下有苏杭"Just as there is paradise in heaven, ther are Suzhou and Hangzhou on earth." , b% N/ G( V2 W% k
塞翁失马，焉知非福Misfortune may be an actual blessing.4 S' p L* m$ l" X0 p" V* W5 C2 r* C8 n
三十而立"A man should be independent at the age of thirty. " W u/ r" X i1 W, ?9 a- _
At thirty, a man should be able to think for himself."
0 v1 ^; Q7 `( \( X( R升级换代updating and upgrading (of products): T) m9 D" V: `
四十不惑Life begins at forty.
% v W& f$ z* D$ @/ X* t! q5 s谁言寸草心，报得三春晖"Such kindness of warm sun, can't be repaid by grass. "
# K B; ^) ]. n L水涨船高When the river rises, the boat floats high.
0 H P4 C6 H. t0 E' y( f时不我待Time and tide wait for no man. + m: q; H" N5 J1 K
杀鸡用牛刀break a butterfly on the wheel& d" i [2 ]2 B* t
实事求是seek truth from facts; be practical and realistic; be true to facts
4 }9 V0 `; y2 Q说曹操,曹操到Talk of the devil and he comes.
8 f! j/ A _2 D6 P; _实话实说speak the plain truth; call a spade a spade; tell it as it is
4 `8 i" q$ }2 s5 L1 |/ ?8 ~. d实践是检验真理的唯一标准Practice is the sole criterion for testing truth.7 u. F3 M* X+ e8 n; t! t
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; "
3 p2 a8 A2 J( Q2 Z9 [ U3 I& ~韬光养晦hide one's capacities and bide one's time
% J$ A/ n6 D* g7 ~糖衣炮弹sugar-coated bullets' U5 b* b" L/ r
天有不测风云Anything unexpected may happen. a bolt from the blue! w9 M/ H% _4 a7 Y0 |
团结就是力量Unity is strength.6 {. C1 F0 I; M* I
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 - j9 I; B# a! n- O3 O! d% c
歪风邪气unhealthy practices and evil phenomena S4 t! [( K2 H
物以类聚，人以群分Birds of a feather flock together.; H7 _/ ~, }; v! g& S
往事如风"The past has vanished (from memory) like wind.; What in past, is past."
+ C+ T9 M5 W. h# o8 q! D望子成龙hold high hopes for one's child' m1 i# }* ?. u% v+ w8 F
屋漏又逢连阴雨Misfortunes never come singly. When it rains it pours.8 P5 G0 l9 U: ?) Z; A
文韬武略military expertise; military strategy 4 @3 |. q; B) k8 Z& O( n
唯利是图draw water to one's mill ) K$ ^* m4 G0 c4 T9 D/ \+ ]+ K2 Y
无源之水,无本之木water without a source, and a tree wiithout roots
8 L5 f4 M& H2 ]( d6 R+ w无中生有make/create something out of nothing : `) S: P) D/ u" p
无风不起浪There are no waves without wind. There's no smoke without fire.) E% q: e* y$ X; R
徇私枉法bend the law for the benefit of relatives or friends
3 T' u [" C- i5 g3 Q! J1 I% u新官上任三把火a new broom sweeps clean " U, N/ A& K+ ]
虚心使人进步,骄傲使人落后Modesty helps one go forward, whereas conceit makes one lag behind., I1 L* _% i4 c! ^9 w4 f
蓄势而发accumulate strength for a take-off k: F2 K$ L# R+ j ^. m Q% {
心想事成May all your wish come true; \- F9 a4 Z5 Z: H$ x$ N6 _
心照不宣have a tacit understanding; give tacit consent; tacit understanding
* K$ p% _- n1 Q/ u' B6 v先入为主First impressions are firmly entrenched.
8 i: w: O. T+ ], o# i先下手为强catch the ball before the bound
. r; z) U0 b9 B/ U" A S像热锅上的蚂蚁like an ant on a hot pan# r# b$ k' G2 A$ l
现身说法warn people by taking oneself as an example' a3 ?4 L: j: k8 N# p: Q
息事宁人pour oil on troubled waters
3 |9 S1 u4 t; h0 p# Q" o喜忧参半mingled hope and fear
, ?! E+ \8 n+ _循序渐进step by step
7 }+ p0 o9 M/ ]一路平安，一路顺风speed somebody on their way; speed the parting guest
I; o+ G7 v( }4 {* K严以律己,宽以待人be strict with oneself and lenient towards others
& E3 _% [* J5 w1 _鱼米之乡a land of milk and honey
) y( O& b, E% m! v3 \有情人终成眷属"Jack shall have Jill, all shall be well." x6 E' \ F, I: t( ^; R
有钱能使鬼推磨Money makes the mare go. Money talks.# X* s1 _& y( V; `, {+ q- z
有识之士people of vision$ z% N$ E& V- ]
有勇无谋use brawn rather than brain
- Z$ b1 x; P% I/ ?有缘千里来相会Separated as we are thousands of miles apart, we come together as if by predestination.
2 l1 S& T" W1 c# q1 V与时俱进advance with times
( e/ G7 {( {% B# }3 t9 V以人为本people oriented; people foremost
+ {2 r% a1 x( S9 j8 b# I因材施教teach students according to their aptitude $ r* R( j3 y# [# N* a0 F5 H
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." 9 p$ k9 L% i% E2 f
欲速则不达Haste does not bring success.
& Z- r7 K, z# k* V% h9 ^$ t" }8 z优胜劣汰survival of the fittest 5 n' g8 n! o" c7 v+ s ~
英雄所见略同Great minds think alike.) @ [, ?, m F, o+ [
冤家宜解不宜结Better make friends than make enemies./ N+ Q5 ~: B! f- b7 p
冤假错案"cases in which people were unjustly, falsely or wrongly charged or sentenced; unjust, false or wrong cases" / T# i' } L% [/ E
一言既出，驷马难追A real man never goes back on his words.
1 [1 i6 c' _9 S" ?5 Q招财进宝Money and treasures will be plentiful8 }7 s6 O' q( V3 a! i8 g3 [
债台高筑become debt-ridden# q6 V: [- d5 {/ C1 x( }6 l
致命要害Achilles' heel 9 B: v% b G- x2 A
众矢之的target of public criticism
* @$ b8 Z" [" r0 ~" ~ `: q+ B. ]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.* l! n, F$ T& B* j+ c. S: x5 W+ T
纸上谈兵be an armchair strategist
* ?: @3 s; q) c6 g* Y' u纸包不住火Truth will come to light sooner or later.
6 @7 `* _4 V, _' x左右为难between the devil and the deep blue sea; between the rock and the hard place |
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