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爱屋及乌Love me, love my dog.
& w1 C% g t: }! X百闻不如一见Seeing is believing./ `& Z0 n; r* h* K1 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 worst( e! J4 _2 j( a9 v" t6 R+ Q
笨鸟先飞A slow sparrow should make an early start.
% I8 }" E/ T ?5 k+ `3 b不眠之夜white night
( U, e2 R- Y/ z, m/ d- y2 j8 b6 M不以物喜，不以己悲not pleased by external gains, not saddened by personnal losses- L" w+ s; K5 }( t! T
不遗余力spare no effort; go all out; do one's best
y! B+ b& ?/ ?" u4 w! a5 L" e# p不打不成交"No discord, no concord.
, y7 x. M% I$ l1 [! L- \拆东墙补西墙rob Peter to pay Paul
- i: O" W+ L( [3 W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) k3 T5 h5 A% d# w% S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
0 a! d0 j* `/ u3 O s大开眼界open one's eyes; broaden one's horizon; be an eye-opener
. `: n8 C# o+ |; ~; {( u国泰民安The country flourishes and people live in peace. Z+ f- x. a3 h/ i; 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 3 x8 x9 _- D( A$ z' I9 G
功夫不负有心人Everything comes to him who waits.
9 m3 Y; V9 ^; f, W* }" I X好了伤疤忘了疼once on shore, one prays no more! E* K# I0 o) u& ?& s0 D
好事不出门，恶事传千里Good news never goes beyond the gate, while bad news spread far and wide.
- {$ Q A% |9 ^; r# O! o5 ~: K+ s+ H和气生财Harmony brings wealth
3 Q- N6 q7 j' L9 C E/ l9 n* a- }; L活到老，学到老One is never too old to learn. # L6 w3 Y# N" ]- v b
既往不咎let bygones be bygones 5 A+ v" o( ]4 u. K
金无足赤,人无完人Gold can't be pure and man can't be perfect.
4 l9 D2 G* S* D {5 r( g金玉满堂Treasures fill the home
$ t' e6 b' C2 B2 p/ S/ j脚踏实地be down-to-earth
$ d; k0 ]* F% t脚踩两只船sit on the fence - S$ s( ^6 S+ v+ ?
君子之交淡如水the friendship between gentlemen is as pure as crystal; a hedge between keeps friendship green ; f- `; j. P: S, l, \2 x4 y/ u- [
老生常谈，陈词滥调cut and dried, cliché# g7 y. C: v8 S. x
礼尚往来Courtesy calls for reciprocity.
+ p$ o1 w$ O* f1 J" U) Z. t$ O* \. y5 m留得青山在，不怕没柴烧"Where there is life, there is hope."
, L, S) j4 [# u0 ~马到成功achieve immediate victory; win instant success
: A/ q! x1 A; A5 z* |( }4 A名利双收gain in both fame and wealth
/ g5 A) l C/ d- w; L茅塞顿开be suddenly enlightened k, W1 |, J0 k9 Z! m% l
没有规矩不成方圆Nothing can be accomplished without norms or standards.9 M6 H2 B9 H2 H0 @7 x- j- F
每逢佳节倍思亲0 T; b7 ~) ?/ E$ l
On festive occasions more than ever one thinks of one's dear ones far away.
' E! t3 f% E# [1 EIt is on the festival occasions when one misses his dear most. ; t5 m" c& W! Z
谋事在人，成事在天"The planning lies with man, the outcome with Heaven. / Man proposes, God disposes. "
# z3 O' A: _: n- ~- @弄巧成拙be too smart by half; Cunning outwits itself.+ ^3 K$ l# b. j9 V& @3 g
拿手好戏masterpiece
& A5 t! O0 H; B! N% q赔了夫人又折兵throw good money after bad
o" n/ s3 p8 n0 B抛砖引玉a modest spur to induce others to come forward with valuable contributions; throw a sprat to catch a whale
7 G& R5 D- F7 @( H g7 Y破釜沉舟cut off all means of retreat；burn one‘s own way of retreat and be determined to fight to the end9 L! G9 \. W: U0 c6 O. a
抢得先机take the preemptive opportunities
, ~& a1 w: g& N% q0 G6 Y/ G* |( H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.
2 O: |( i! e% s7 G5 L, 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
3 k" |/ H8 [: G" L" y6 q; X前事不忘,后事之师Past experience, if not forgotten, is a guide for the future.' W1 o9 @1 H5 f7 N5 e2 q
前人栽树,后人乘凉One generation plants the trees in whose shade another generation rests.
9 P3 K4 c$ X I" gOne sows and another reaps." t; e# T5 j8 }# K3 R& h+ {8 Z" N. B
前怕狼,后怕虎fear the wolf in front and the tiger behind/ hesitate in doing something8 i9 }. q2 [8 m: N5 v. W5 K
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. 1 G+ e* f$ c* ~' o
强强联手win-win co-operation
, z% t R% x2 [* g6 H4 y0 h8 A; b瑞雪兆丰年A timely snow promises a good harvest.6 E( [/ ~4 M7 d7 d& {7 A( h3 T
人之初,性本善Man's nature at birth is good.9 {- i! K7 z; s; i% d" `7 J
人逢喜事精神爽Joy puts heart into a man., r+ X& U/ f' L
人海战术huge-crowd strategy
3 {' ]1 x; b) ?' s: l# C世上无难事，只要肯攀登"Where there is a will, there is a way. "
. g9 i0 d$ p, o* y5 y/ e+ E! {世外桃源a fictitious land of peace away from the turmoil of the world; 3 V1 z o9 d$ d" x8 i
死而后已until my heart stops beating* m0 [( o1 U7 F, b7 f7 {/ S
岁岁平安Peace all year round
- k5 J0 o) `& j- k* r' M( L上有天堂，下有苏杭"Just as there is paradise in heaven, ther are Suzhou and Hangzhou on earth."
" w- W8 t& r/ m F- k. V塞翁失马，焉知非福Misfortune may be an actual blessing.
( F$ p& c5 A6 C; ^: [2 ]+ _) |三十而立"A man should be independent at the age of thirty.
# h) L" _" `# v' J0 v7 FAt thirty, a man should be able to think for himself."
0 s Z6 g# s* F+ I4 E升级换代updating and upgrading (of products)
& d( ?7 Z9 q% N8 C四十不惑Life begins at forty.
+ @( l# A8 Q6 c谁言寸草心，报得三春晖"Such kindness of warm sun, can't be repaid by grass. "
$ B2 s C7 p& V水涨船高When the river rises, the boat floats high.
3 N) |9 d. }5 B$ P2 _时不我待Time and tide wait for no man.
" A7 z4 s: e7 G$ _6 H" r0 H2 S/ p杀鸡用牛刀break a butterfly on the wheel
6 q& T" s0 a2 a8 M8 g3 Y* |实事求是seek truth from facts; be practical and realistic; be true to facts
" {* P, P$ B# R' X: y" R9 \说曹操,曹操到Talk of the devil and he comes. o' H3 g9 a" a& N6 L
实话实说speak the plain truth; call a spade a spade; tell it as it is 0 g6 N8 N* s6 ^ @
实践是检验真理的唯一标准Practice is the sole criterion for testing truth.! o! P8 E% B. L8 Q6 F
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; "" [& ^1 t; k, x
韬光养晦hide one's capacities and bide one's time
7 x7 p+ L8 }3 }4 H5 E9 ~ F糖衣炮弹sugar-coated bullets) v6 g2 T* b) w+ x" Y$ `
天有不测风云Anything unexpected may happen. a bolt from the blue; K* K& C+ ]3 O3 B% N6 E5 [
团结就是力量Unity is strength.
E; [5 N! A7 ?% E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
' k, a; L3 m6 y9 x# `3 V+ k9 R歪风邪气unhealthy practices and evil phenomena% v7 V' A) Z7 N0 u6 C
物以类聚，人以群分Birds of a feather flock together.% K/ v! Y+ c6 u
往事如风"The past has vanished (from memory) like wind.; What in past, is past."
. o2 U" d5 q/ s1 i5 N望子成龙hold high hopes for one's child7 ^ `8 w! C5 J- E& ^
屋漏又逢连阴雨Misfortunes never come singly. When it rains it pours., t& P( e# U" ]! n# T
文韬武略military expertise; military strategy & f% J+ f1 S% ~
唯利是图draw water to one's mill
5 E) e! j; F5 R8 T4 S& o: B+ w& |无源之水,无本之木water without a source, and a tree wiithout roots
- I$ i; R/ \8 ]4 i2 v1 n无中生有make/create something out of nothing ; |0 R7 N8 f& Z! \) _+ _
无风不起浪There are no waves without wind. There's no smoke without fire.
6 n, `9 H0 W. T: L徇私枉法bend the law for the benefit of relatives or friends
) E, f9 F! Q1 @7 A5 d5 h: W新官上任三把火a new broom sweeps clean + t& _+ ~" t/ n5 b+ I
虚心使人进步,骄傲使人落后Modesty helps one go forward, whereas conceit makes one lag behind.
1 k9 s3 Y& j0 ?9 d2 C% }& q蓄势而发accumulate strength for a take-off
" V$ z% L$ P3 T1 `心想事成May all your wish come true0 I2 I. t. n! f V
心照不宣have a tacit understanding; give tacit consent; tacit understanding
% {. ~6 O$ Q/ F0 O! N先入为主First impressions are firmly entrenched.
5 e2 H" Y4 h! W8 h4 l2 H/ r先下手为强catch the ball before the bound
) |& W+ R8 ~7 |8 ~1 C像热锅上的蚂蚁like an ant on a hot pan
, g5 F/ ?& w; W* t+ h8 F' ?+ G/ `现身说法warn people by taking oneself as an example6 N! }4 `% Z* R3 q3 }
息事宁人pour oil on troubled waters $ Z5 g* R3 M' ~% L
喜忧参半mingled hope and fear
+ u+ d) @8 n% n5 _! U' _循序渐进step by step
$ m, I: Z. t; N) g) G; K一路平安，一路顺风speed somebody on their way; speed the parting guest # D' u' c) d' e/ d' E+ D# V
严以律己,宽以待人be strict with oneself and lenient towards others
. c0 C' ~( S7 V) l$ N鱼米之乡a land of milk and honey
; `1 t& i2 n d" a' t! T. R9 R) c有情人终成眷属"Jack shall have Jill, all shall be well." " ?; r a' }$ M2 T# `
有钱能使鬼推磨Money makes the mare go. Money talks.) k" o- l) T4 D
有识之士people of vision2 J1 q" f' q2 I8 o
有勇无谋use brawn rather than brain
3 [) o( \' R3 B4 E6 H有缘千里来相会Separated as we are thousands of miles apart, we come together as if by predestination.2 @) @9 i& t4 v- ?7 v4 X" |
与时俱进advance with times4 x2 Z; L2 Z: R. z0 I8 t( J" d
以人为本people oriented; people foremost 3 E: f* K1 d3 A8 C) M- \* \
因材施教teach students according to their aptitude
6 p. J( N, J# ^: @: F1 t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."
; @5 O" i8 K& q" n, P欲速则不达Haste does not bring success. ' e5 y" O( m2 {, R
优胜劣汰survival of the fittest
0 V3 u1 Z) S/ @, _! B英雄所见略同Great minds think alike.
: e3 x' Q' F9 Q1 S冤家宜解不宜结Better make friends than make enemies.+ X) u8 P6 ?. q# {6 s' X) K8 S. y
冤假错案"cases in which people were unjustly, falsely or wrongly charged or sentenced; unjust, false or wrong cases" 7 X1 j" u( e& J) {" X# A& d: Z
一言既出，驷马难追A real man never goes back on his words.
6 B: ~) u9 n% d3 l+ \招财进宝Money and treasures will be plentiful
6 i7 V9 n) ? D8 z( p债台高筑become debt-ridden& a. `; F$ b8 |
致命要害Achilles' heel
1 v" |# X+ E9 B( g7 \2 I众矢之的target of public criticism; E3 Z. @" V3 r2 N4 Z* J% Z$ C
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.2 M* X* d$ n+ P& U l6 V, h
纸上谈兵be an armchair strategist
& W3 Y- b- i- U) i* A# _" ^纸包不住火Truth will come to light sooner or later.: s5 \9 P' b- ?% q- ?+ N
左右为难between the devil and the deep blue sea; between the rock and the hard place |
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