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爱屋及乌Love me, love my dog.! y3 F* D; R+ D J
百闻不如一见Seeing is believing./ \" ~, w' v( T* W q+ P
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
5 t) C6 W/ b2 i5 O8 g, O笨鸟先飞A slow sparrow should make an early start., \" x+ y' ~- S5 s0 K5 K: H
不眠之夜white night
. A' B0 Q3 \# f不以物喜，不以己悲not pleased by external gains, not saddened by personnal losses
: v, `2 w4 z! G* o! D% A不遗余力spare no effort; go all out; do one's best5 o+ g2 n3 K5 {: | E5 D: i
不打不成交"No discord, no concord.
. | W2 M9 ^2 c( f" b6 F4 e拆东墙补西墙rob Peter to pay Paul $ g- J% @% q& M- E$ o
辞旧迎新bid farewell to the old and usher in the new; ring out the old year and ring in the new
1 d& q9 \4 @4 s& 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" B% @2 I6 d8 o( A
大开眼界open one's eyes; broaden one's horizon; be an eye-opener
9 L. Z$ O5 Q" O* p4 L国泰民安The country flourishes and people live in peace
) B4 U& O5 l: u7 _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
/ y7 a F" v! Y. G% i4 x功夫不负有心人Everything comes to him who waits.
' A- M7 v5 Z1 }3 Y% R% H) `+ A好了伤疤忘了疼once on shore, one prays no more
; u: Z6 k) F9 u" i6 b- S6 @$ Y好事不出门，恶事传千里Good news never goes beyond the gate, while bad news spread far and wide.
% U5 v2 `. _3 G( H7 z( M和气生财Harmony brings wealth
7 s1 E0 @" ?& o; _% @, F/ X活到老，学到老One is never too old to learn.
# T# w3 I4 o( j7 C# R3 R既往不咎let bygones be bygones
9 U+ U( b5 v8 f% N) Q( m金无足赤,人无完人Gold can't be pure and man can't be perfect.
$ D' A) A/ Z+ M, H( E金玉满堂Treasures fill the home
! Q: c( H6 e: [% v脚踏实地be down-to-earth - m) t4 n; l8 g" ]- L0 {
脚踩两只船sit on the fence 4 ^# k' P5 o1 m j( N
君子之交淡如水the friendship between gentlemen is as pure as crystal; a hedge between keeps friendship green
0 o, E$ ]. t, _1 P* ]" C+ Z% o老生常谈，陈词滥调cut and dried, cliché+ l% F7 L1 x C( e5 S8 ^* O& O' t
礼尚往来Courtesy calls for reciprocity. 4 h$ W1 f' d/ Q* h& v" l
留得青山在，不怕没柴烧"Where there is life, there is hope."- M# q& o, p: c$ F" |7 S" T
马到成功achieve immediate victory; win instant success5 Z8 W* M. ~! f6 }8 \- |, U) X
名利双收gain in both fame and wealth! H- M8 }7 \& c* V/ c
茅塞顿开be suddenly enlightened* M# O- d- c) V# ~
没有规矩不成方圆Nothing can be accomplished without norms or standards.! s1 W+ n+ W" b
每逢佳节倍思亲
; {7 R; M$ f6 b" x) X" L6 EOn festive occasions more than ever one thinks of one's dear ones far away.
6 |; N: j$ z; o E8 r% AIt is on the festival occasions when one misses his dear most. ; N; c, J5 _4 o
谋事在人，成事在天"The planning lies with man, the outcome with Heaven. / Man proposes, God disposes. "( D0 f6 b' I7 j% @7 t! X
弄巧成拙be too smart by half; Cunning outwits itself.) h( T. s% F6 w) g4 u' H' L7 {2 y- w
拿手好戏masterpiece
5 f9 J9 q2 G9 i1 s' X. S赔了夫人又折兵throw good money after bad
# m u4 P w* q b. B/ \抛砖引玉a modest spur to induce others to come forward with valuable contributions; throw a sprat to catch a whale
+ q- g7 y6 w$ d; n# i1 E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
/ O* ?" N3 v/ j; N" n R抢得先机take the preemptive opportunities 7 ?$ M5 L* [7 J" U) |# r
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.
% ]" o" g6 r' o1 q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
9 k. ~% d5 l* c4 \' T* ]' y! C3 p前事不忘,后事之师Past experience, if not forgotten, is a guide for the future.
: H7 @. F* v$ [7 O) z前人栽树,后人乘凉One generation plants the trees in whose shade another generation rests.# b3 Z l+ o+ t/ q/ ~) v1 A
One sows and another reaps.
5 N% X! [' L& b4 h6 D1 D$ c- v前怕狼,后怕虎fear the wolf in front and the tiger behind/ hesitate in doing something5 b; |$ @/ t) 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. + Q" [. l! @+ I0 p [- u
强强联手win-win co-operation! R% r! ]( v$ d9 Q9 v4 L- S% u% t: X
瑞雪兆丰年A timely snow promises a good harvest.6 z$ w4 L$ z. y' J+ K
人之初,性本善Man's nature at birth is good.
' N+ @; h* s' F3 p/ j人逢喜事精神爽Joy puts heart into a man.
0 x! V9 O: o) H- R/ q人海战术huge-crowd strategy ( N0 U9 k+ O. b3 `
世上无难事，只要肯攀登"Where there is a will, there is a way. "
2 z3 h; ?% g7 h+ U: C/ U9 R世外桃源a fictitious land of peace away from the turmoil of the world; ) K+ X4 f6 U4 E3 h2 n0 Y
死而后已until my heart stops beating) u/ x" A- H) d) W/ f
岁岁平安Peace all year round
9 R# ~9 v: }! y' Z上有天堂，下有苏杭"Just as there is paradise in heaven, ther are Suzhou and Hangzhou on earth."
' r, m/ G" u5 }! |塞翁失马，焉知非福Misfortune may be an actual blessing.
& b+ x+ f' i( |3 s, g9 E三十而立"A man should be independent at the age of thirty.
- W& q6 a/ m2 \& s8 c% d% xAt thirty, a man should be able to think for himself."
- i3 @4 e6 k0 {8 K8 k1 ~0 ~: e升级换代updating and upgrading (of products)" q- T+ U% B4 O. i
四十不惑Life begins at forty. , j! A# B8 C% {2 a! y6 `
谁言寸草心，报得三春晖"Such kindness of warm sun, can't be repaid by grass. "
4 V( q! [ y! X' b水涨船高When the river rises, the boat floats high.
' n% t1 B$ W8 C1 z时不我待Time and tide wait for no man. - E0 ~4 @, f* _6 t# g; f( T& l
杀鸡用牛刀break a butterfly on the wheel
4 R, c8 Y+ Q3 {/ _实事求是seek truth from facts; be practical and realistic; be true to facts / r8 z( O2 y" S/ n
说曹操,曹操到Talk of the devil and he comes.! ?) ]& i- h5 w. e$ L
实话实说speak the plain truth; call a spade a spade; tell it as it is
1 q3 ]8 n2 G+ w9 N0 q$ z7 o实践是检验真理的唯一标准Practice is the sole criterion for testing truth.6 l! D! `5 g0 z' e
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; "8 N" a5 Q# V) |
韬光养晦hide one's capacities and bide one's time4 J8 r6 r+ C0 P" g; }
糖衣炮弹sugar-coated bullets
" d6 {: B; I6 K2 w1 w7 x& m& X天有不测风云Anything unexpected may happen. a bolt from the blue
) n: Q! y1 y! c8 p2 y. F% c! z* d6 j2 [团结就是力量Unity is strength.
6 z* L) ]4 S4 h% r7 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 8 M0 \' K1 a$ ~) a2 v( Z0 j
歪风邪气unhealthy practices and evil phenomena
3 x+ \: G) U% H% n2 v物以类聚，人以群分Birds of a feather flock together. u/ _0 i( V! z% G9 ~. x' h
往事如风"The past has vanished (from memory) like wind.; What in past, is past." % U7 i& P- c) B. a
望子成龙hold high hopes for one's child
0 \" `# {; W# F# I- f& j6 j/ c6 h屋漏又逢连阴雨Misfortunes never come singly. When it rains it pours.. k; i+ G) {6 @: D
文韬武略military expertise; military strategy c! p& p. E7 O1 W5 r
唯利是图draw water to one's mill 7 F) [# Z' i; m3 W( A* c
无源之水,无本之木water without a source, and a tree wiithout roots* K1 g/ O- ~ \1 O$ _. \
无中生有make/create something out of nothing
' P A# q. R4 V无风不起浪There are no waves without wind. There's no smoke without fire.6 t0 r/ ?; @0 k6 A
徇私枉法bend the law for the benefit of relatives or friends
; c: w4 c% g# n% @* a新官上任三把火a new broom sweeps clean ( X" ~. m: z6 g/ L$ d1 {
虚心使人进步,骄傲使人落后Modesty helps one go forward, whereas conceit makes one lag behind.# {( E: o& U. Y0 G
蓄势而发accumulate strength for a take-off
5 K6 ?8 L0 o: F心想事成May all your wish come true
) i3 }& T6 N& n心照不宣have a tacit understanding; give tacit consent; tacit understanding
~% A- Y+ b: M& R* s! X先入为主First impressions are firmly entrenched.# f% F( j0 N+ L ^
先下手为强catch the ball before the bound6 Q u) t5 g% {& ?: l. F9 G ^
像热锅上的蚂蚁like an ant on a hot pan9 K. {, a$ I+ I6 j8 `
现身说法warn people by taking oneself as an example
" Y8 r1 I5 Z$ R8 _; e, m5 q f, ]4 s* b息事宁人pour oil on troubled waters
7 T7 d1 A9 V, D4 A+ l% A8 P喜忧参半mingled hope and fear # ]* V) A# V9 n) q6 d( q
循序渐进step by step, n0 M% [! H3 u m
一路平安，一路顺风speed somebody on their way; speed the parting guest
! L/ I5 d% u# f* P0 W$ Q1 ?严以律己,宽以待人be strict with oneself and lenient towards others+ v1 Q0 ~9 h6 U3 e- u
鱼米之乡a land of milk and honey% M% N1 P" R+ O
有情人终成眷属"Jack shall have Jill, all shall be well." # o. V0 W( \2 ?: V% Z* h/ F
有钱能使鬼推磨Money makes the mare go. Money talks.: Y; O+ {; n% c- s! J- b5 A+ ~" c8 [
有识之士people of vision
( h' P: z) Y2 ^" J+ ^, D有勇无谋use brawn rather than brain 3 \( M( Z% Y4 I% _/ \9 m& G1 X
有缘千里来相会Separated as we are thousands of miles apart, we come together as if by predestination.
& z4 R; t {8 l/ x9 [与时俱进advance with times
. |! O- a& g1 G4 s. k以人为本people oriented; people foremost & z4 p3 L; d- t* B1 J1 K+ Z" s
因材施教teach students according to their aptitude
( M- u1 L4 b' O# g+ \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."
- P2 x1 M+ }$ j2 j* N欲速则不达Haste does not bring success.
3 o9 b" `& B, K0 i: N优胜劣汰survival of the fittest 0 D% e1 L- G! q) I2 p$ }; T
英雄所见略同Great minds think alike.
3 W) M% A% ~' R) ~* V冤家宜解不宜结Better make friends than make enemies.* q0 w' u ?* W4 j+ h( d! g7 g6 ^# ~
冤假错案"cases in which people were unjustly, falsely or wrongly charged or sentenced; unjust, false or wrong cases" . } [& b- t: ~4 [" B/ d
一言既出，驷马难追A real man never goes back on his words. , e# P) N6 G$ v) z# g0 n0 i* x
招财进宝Money and treasures will be plentiful( ^$ R% g$ Q$ Y4 Z( `. P
债台高筑become debt-ridden
, D: g% m, ?8 [致命要害Achilles' heel * ?( [( G% G# B7 [
众矢之的target of public criticism4 E1 O3 r& O* S) y$ ~* ~$ \: l
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.6 }. S4 a7 Y. V% D
纸上谈兵be an armchair strategist
7 x& W' R3 L f9 j纸包不住火Truth will come to light sooner or later.
4 @; q# m7 k7 r9 N- a' h& G1 F左右为难between the devil and the deep blue sea; between the rock and the hard place |
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