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爱屋及乌Love me, love my dog.; g& R" Q" A4 T+ t+ W
百闻不如一见Seeing is believing.
$ U, D( ?0 ~9 x8 w) W, } V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& ~" @% |( b# `! g( M: L
笨鸟先飞A slow sparrow should make an early start.
6 F& _2 C9 m) s! ?6 {) v不眠之夜white night 2 Z; { w/ P5 L$ r3 n% C# w8 J
不以物喜，不以己悲not pleased by external gains, not saddened by personnal losses2 r5 h& K+ k: P$ I+ m
不遗余力spare no effort; go all out; do one's best r1 }& C- m, i4 M2 s
不打不成交"No discord, no concord. ! x/ s8 F; k- k
拆东墙补西墙rob Peter to pay Paul 3 |, r2 w- ]0 z
辞旧迎新bid farewell to the old and usher in the new; ring out the old year and ring in the new
# |5 h0 |+ ~+ E% c6 |" v3 Z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
' H. X$ E$ S" e; u7 A大开眼界open one's eyes; broaden one's horizon; be an eye-opener / Z. ^" a8 s1 O: j0 W
国泰民安The country flourishes and people live in peace( l' ]2 V0 c* I0 B# V7 c% V
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
, Z# S! ?3 M) [# y" O6 F功夫不负有心人Everything comes to him who waits. 8 n" I" u; o7 t: ]8 }
好了伤疤忘了疼once on shore, one prays no more/ e2 }1 y f& W
好事不出门，恶事传千里Good news never goes beyond the gate, while bad news spread far and wide. ' A5 @% D! m8 z7 q
和气生财Harmony brings wealth6 q6 l- p0 K. L
活到老，学到老One is never too old to learn.
8 C J* V) S% s2 _+ Y- C6 A既往不咎let bygones be bygones
( I7 h2 [. |# B! N金无足赤,人无完人Gold can't be pure and man can't be perfect. 6 i! H4 K: M! C. |
金玉满堂Treasures fill the home& e8 X! q1 q% R) n
脚踏实地be down-to-earth
/ c- I" O# q* V9 P6 l2 O" }脚踩两只船sit on the fence
3 i$ ?1 D8 E9 z君子之交淡如水the friendship between gentlemen is as pure as crystal; a hedge between keeps friendship green
; D1 C3 m& J7 l' ]: m老生常谈，陈词滥调cut and dried, cliché6 z5 H. u k6 J! _7 l0 P
礼尚往来Courtesy calls for reciprocity. 2 z9 y! t' @, E5 \& q' L' ]1 s
留得青山在，不怕没柴烧"Where there is life, there is hope.": Y6 `" s% M$ U' y( @' D
马到成功achieve immediate victory; win instant success8 Y& G) M( |6 H B9 o% S( z4 Y
名利双收gain in both fame and wealth
$ q: ^% c. j- g5 a8 P4 }* e8 `# D茅塞顿开be suddenly enlightened4 T7 G/ Q. W; W" q" ` V. G
没有规矩不成方圆Nothing can be accomplished without norms or standards.* P* Z& H7 N3 E' t6 u2 ]% W+ ^
每逢佳节倍思亲' N) \ i6 _! ^* L9 u+ t: D2 Z4 Y- ?
On festive occasions more than ever one thinks of one's dear ones far away.
. P8 S5 M* k6 [* n9 \$ WIt is on the festival occasions when one misses his dear most. 9 L' d2 ?. g! |9 V' L
谋事在人，成事在天"The planning lies with man, the outcome with Heaven. / Man proposes, God disposes. "
' \2 Q1 c5 G$ ] a, Z$ v弄巧成拙be too smart by half; Cunning outwits itself.% V( k! X0 C8 K* C# t: r
拿手好戏masterpiece v- o+ M5 @, J0 _. ?
赔了夫人又折兵throw good money after bad( T \1 ^, v5 H% `. ~5 |
抛砖引玉a modest spur to induce others to come forward with valuable contributions; throw a sprat to catch a whale) N! }% {% r* ^7 P$ u1 J! N
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
@2 [+ G! K& E( V3 o5 I抢得先机take the preemptive opportunities : P, v7 p) u, ^( |8 i1 q; w
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.
( j% j5 }8 O' j' N% e; J8 y3 Z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
( ]3 B( J6 l" A3 k前事不忘,后事之师Past experience, if not forgotten, is a guide for the future.
/ d; K" A6 V0 o; V1 R% Z前人栽树,后人乘凉One generation plants the trees in whose shade another generation rests.0 f- \% A9 P5 J8 E# T6 L8 R* D
One sows and another reaps.) X1 l: v. Z7 F, [7 l, b( o
前怕狼,后怕虎fear the wolf in front and the tiger behind/ hesitate in doing something% t% {1 Z2 ~4 c8 y( 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. & s: L' i) i( _( H7 k) R" V
强强联手win-win co-operation G* m- |# _* r0 _9 V
瑞雪兆丰年A timely snow promises a good harvest.( }; b N5 [2 |6 F
人之初,性本善Man's nature at birth is good.
( G, o9 t; ^9 Y9 f. R. t人逢喜事精神爽Joy puts heart into a man.
9 F/ q) S- x7 V人海战术huge-crowd strategy 0 ]( U% n! t5 y) z; s3 B- S
世上无难事，只要肯攀登"Where there is a will, there is a way. " . T; Z0 v6 [% p6 V
世外桃源a fictitious land of peace away from the turmoil of the world;
p- a; b# d" h7 D" o死而后已until my heart stops beating7 v( L) `$ @5 t2 |0 g5 A8 z
岁岁平安Peace all year round
9 j6 G, o+ Y- L上有天堂，下有苏杭"Just as there is paradise in heaven, ther are Suzhou and Hangzhou on earth." . f% g3 i/ c: h5 D( M
塞翁失马，焉知非福Misfortune may be an actual blessing.0 N$ K. B& @6 ` {& X$ W
三十而立"A man should be independent at the age of thirty. . Z1 @ ^: ^6 m. p. j+ i1 {
At thirty, a man should be able to think for himself." / Z, @9 b, i1 u) S' X5 y
升级换代updating and upgrading (of products)3 D' _: R, k5 }+ R5 G2 N% [ a* n
四十不惑Life begins at forty.
4 |: U4 u# e/ u4 w谁言寸草心，报得三春晖"Such kindness of warm sun, can't be repaid by grass. "
9 i* P i. S( Q: H6 _3 ^/ T# d水涨船高When the river rises, the boat floats high.
; `9 u* O* _$ ~2 a5 L时不我待Time and tide wait for no man. & N( R- ^7 R8 g) j+ u
杀鸡用牛刀break a butterfly on the wheel" v1 }2 |9 Q5 }6 Q9 ~/ S% v' v1 b
实事求是seek truth from facts; be practical and realistic; be true to facts 9 b( ~1 W$ L; @: f. u
说曹操,曹操到Talk of the devil and he comes.
! C* l* j9 g `9 o3 x实话实说speak the plain truth; call a spade a spade; tell it as it is r% X6 K- S" D7 j0 K" v
实践是检验真理的唯一标准Practice is the sole criterion for testing truth.6 {- `: E* J4 x6 i1 ~( c& _
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 J& Y0 n* E# f' i# B" M韬光养晦hide one's capacities and bide one's time
, O$ d1 ^, j+ `( {% Z9 _糖衣炮弹sugar-coated bullets
: o( M9 ]3 ^3 T6 {$ \: N天有不测风云Anything unexpected may happen. a bolt from the blue! i6 e7 H& ]( |3 F! g
团结就是力量Unity is strength.- X9 Z8 O( Z# \1 I) u
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 ( O5 H0 G8 k$ j W& d: L5 }
歪风邪气unhealthy practices and evil phenomena5 g( `7 Z) h, Z$ {) C+ v5 q( _
物以类聚，人以群分Birds of a feather flock together.. ?% X3 Y* ]) { ^+ c
往事如风"The past has vanished (from memory) like wind.; What in past, is past." ) v5 M) P! X, p3 W9 T7 o( y
望子成龙hold high hopes for one's child( K( G; B" ~9 s- v* ~
屋漏又逢连阴雨Misfortunes never come singly. When it rains it pours.
) g" ^4 P7 @! R" h- E; p$ \文韬武略military expertise; military strategy
9 r. z6 a1 I* E H1 n4 ]2 P唯利是图draw water to one's mill ! A- e( u8 b7 A" \" y( k
无源之水,无本之木water without a source, and a tree wiithout roots
! F& t" l0 q) A5 g无中生有make/create something out of nothing
9 F- ~/ {/ N- {! l2 l无风不起浪There are no waves without wind. There's no smoke without fire./ `) d |* b% }) K9 i/ ?% n0 m
徇私枉法bend the law for the benefit of relatives or friends
9 ^) l- u- C7 c" t新官上任三把火a new broom sweeps clean # I; O$ N9 w3 @) N" p1 m& e5 S
虚心使人进步,骄傲使人落后Modesty helps one go forward, whereas conceit makes one lag behind.- u* C- ]# ~6 U' o7 Z
蓄势而发accumulate strength for a take-off+ n7 ?1 p( t. Q. s
心想事成May all your wish come true
( Q; X' T0 s; V1 ^$ z心照不宣have a tacit understanding; give tacit consent; tacit understanding" u' r% W+ H( ?) ^/ m
先入为主First impressions are firmly entrenched.
5 W8 f, F: \4 V先下手为强catch the ball before the bound& ?! T+ k& I+ X: |. f
像热锅上的蚂蚁like an ant on a hot pan
e: d! O; U' S3 c3 a现身说法warn people by taking oneself as an example
2 o) ~7 E% i: @( v息事宁人pour oil on troubled waters * i% }7 k6 s" x2 F0 d$ p3 E; P2 q
喜忧参半mingled hope and fear
5 H# x' d7 k: g' Y: _; R循序渐进step by step
& m2 I& ?" ?1 f) Y7 k* v$ [, X( j一路平安，一路顺风speed somebody on their way; speed the parting guest 8 O. r- R& j, ]2 Y
严以律己,宽以待人be strict with oneself and lenient towards others
; ^: p; W+ d6 J: i鱼米之乡a land of milk and honey
; T: V1 N* Z8 F* K( ^) @4 N有情人终成眷属"Jack shall have Jill, all shall be well."
/ k# w# N. d g- a; l2 t; b! X; ^有钱能使鬼推磨Money makes the mare go. Money talks.
. ]6 B! K T; u7 q* n1 n) Y6 F2 ~有识之士people of vision
0 R" |1 d3 c& q- v3 `, @有勇无谋use brawn rather than brain 5 }: T v8 N9 ]: n
有缘千里来相会Separated as we are thousands of miles apart, we come together as if by predestination.
& S4 O7 [' y4 `6 s与时俱进advance with times
6 M7 u3 X# [+ Q) t* |& k9 |1 E9 z4 Y以人为本people oriented; people foremost ) X) V7 W9 |3 y2 N7 t; j. f
因材施教teach students according to their aptitude
, V* O+ K. `! N" J0 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." 2 n5 q+ q. j. |7 q. h2 w2 I
欲速则不达Haste does not bring success.
. W* j" B" W \! F/ m- R优胜劣汰survival of the fittest
9 [/ _6 B, e6 w) C @8 {5 U: f; D英雄所见略同Great minds think alike.
3 c4 f+ e3 x( I8 w- u* @+ E2 N5 w. V, s冤家宜解不宜结Better make friends than make enemies.
+ l& O8 w7 K& s- d4 P8 S1 d冤假错案"cases in which people were unjustly, falsely or wrongly charged or sentenced; unjust, false or wrong cases"
2 A* Z8 n5 o, w1 v9 D4 z9 h3 f一言既出，驷马难追A real man never goes back on his words.
+ ?4 L4 Q, s, h3 W招财进宝Money and treasures will be plentiful Q3 A3 g: T* k. L# D* J, k. ?
债台高筑become debt-ridden
5 r4 ~/ q" p+ q/ P3 K: E: J9 D致命要害Achilles' heel
7 M' c& \/ L7 r Y7 D众矢之的target of public criticism
$ W9 i5 G( @+ A9 I4 ^% d; 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.$ {. V- n3 w5 k
纸上谈兵be an armchair strategist
/ B) _+ F, H* @# ^& l$ o纸包不住火Truth will come to light sooner or later.
. m' e' F ^' E; ]( E) V) K左右为难between the devil and the deep blue sea; between the rock and the hard place |
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