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爱屋及乌Love me, love my dog.% f; u) W4 q' {5 e. S- V# |: B3 p3 U
百闻不如一见Seeing is believing.: a$ U0 W8 w" s) D) Q
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
8 R+ u; t. I8 }& C' R4 x笨鸟先飞A slow sparrow should make an early start.
' T. V7 V- o, l' i$ P @不眠之夜white night " A, C: F* Z# p1 O* s+ Q0 A
不以物喜，不以己悲not pleased by external gains, not saddened by personnal losses( G4 |0 C2 l A6 {8 m
不遗余力spare no effort; go all out; do one's best6 Q8 p0 }8 A) {1 j4 |) [
不打不成交"No discord, no concord.
" S& z+ }6 A# P$ v拆东墙补西墙rob Peter to pay Paul
. ^3 w/ a& Y. \( v- l2 J( Q辞旧迎新bid farewell to the old and usher in the new; ring out the old year and ring in the new
/ k2 [: p7 B' M9 v2 ^8 a5 M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 all0 [+ w9 Z: N# {) f+ j, K1 r0 |, `
大开眼界open one's eyes; broaden one's horizon; be an eye-opener
5 e( q2 H" I0 ~: r( Z$ i1 W国泰民安The country flourishes and people live in peace
$ D6 ~) w" Q1 s% K4 ?1 R9 G0 ]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
) Q5 W# [/ U' a' P( c+ ~功夫不负有心人Everything comes to him who waits. ) K8 L" ~1 M- a f8 p I
好了伤疤忘了疼once on shore, one prays no more; b" g9 Y! ^( C" {
好事不出门，恶事传千里Good news never goes beyond the gate, while bad news spread far and wide. 1 e, E- q# W2 i/ Z K V
和气生财Harmony brings wealth) H1 B& V) _4 W; A% v
活到老，学到老One is never too old to learn.
& G* ~8 s4 f5 c- n5 r8 o5 C- }( C3 J既往不咎let bygones be bygones ( u" P s6 `5 ^
金无足赤,人无完人Gold can't be pure and man can't be perfect.
( {6 ^; Q8 x8 g2 c; X* B) ]金玉满堂Treasures fill the home
: b/ U; z+ F5 L. k" {) F脚踏实地be down-to-earth 2 I9 x# _8 R/ O# o+ i
脚踩两只船sit on the fence
$ ]# }+ t! \5 u3 p4 s& P- Q君子之交淡如水the friendship between gentlemen is as pure as crystal; a hedge between keeps friendship green ( i% W [7 k" H$ k$ p
老生常谈，陈词滥调cut and dried, cliché
R2 n& Z$ @3 ?% ?礼尚往来Courtesy calls for reciprocity. : B D) W/ K9 J% A2 S8 J
留得青山在，不怕没柴烧"Where there is life, there is hope."- ~; Y/ ]% p- Z
马到成功achieve immediate victory; win instant success
5 `" N& e. [: h2 m- Z# O7 u名利双收gain in both fame and wealth) z* s8 e" I5 K4 r; |1 O* C
茅塞顿开be suddenly enlightened0 N; S, G; W* r& ], ?# i
没有规矩不成方圆Nothing can be accomplished without norms or standards.
" b0 L& ?2 k* ]7 r每逢佳节倍思亲
- C/ O8 u w C! l# G: P8 s: lOn festive occasions more than ever one thinks of one's dear ones far away.7 n6 v$ c g2 L7 R/ | G
It is on the festival occasions when one misses his dear most.
: f" K6 }# j# _9 t# ^谋事在人，成事在天"The planning lies with man, the outcome with Heaven. / Man proposes, God disposes. "9 T) d( M) s1 f
弄巧成拙be too smart by half; Cunning outwits itself.
+ `& o, O; [6 _% r拿手好戏masterpiece. A# U5 H2 U. J5 U y- h8 V: E+ W! X
赔了夫人又折兵throw good money after bad+ e6 c, a. T% [* w7 f& B1 Q- h
抛砖引玉a modest spur to induce others to come forward with valuable contributions; throw a sprat to catch a whale$ U& B/ B+ A- A9 K9 z9 P% ?
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
: o9 V9 d, l2 J7 _: S抢得先机take the preemptive opportunities
$ U* O1 h* e Z0 D0 a+ X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.
* n, C4 Q7 e; i8 o2 q. ^% b+ i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
/ ]2 o; x/ ~% Q7 w Z- a前事不忘,后事之师Past experience, if not forgotten, is a guide for the future.
: W$ o `9 _5 O) z0 m3 Y前人栽树,后人乘凉One generation plants the trees in whose shade another generation rests.1 A, H% @; V0 W& N9 c% E
One sows and another reaps.
# f& O5 g2 X5 w前怕狼,后怕虎fear the wolf in front and the tiger behind/ hesitate in doing something
/ x* L6 b1 a1 t8 x v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. ! P/ h" I# L' M$ e
强强联手win-win co-operation
+ ?" D t5 b$ F/ R/ ^9 I瑞雪兆丰年A timely snow promises a good harvest.
) V5 l+ C' y( J r, O人之初,性本善Man's nature at birth is good.# \# Y) j, X1 P6 I
人逢喜事精神爽Joy puts heart into a man.
9 \3 A% T6 d- _3 q3 K! E. h! R. j人海战术huge-crowd strategy 8 N, V u. p {+ m
世上无难事，只要肯攀登"Where there is a will, there is a way. "
. \6 s! Z$ G) B1 }/ A0 d世外桃源a fictitious land of peace away from the turmoil of the world; . f% ~# E9 o& M W x2 B) n+ e
死而后已until my heart stops beating
1 E0 Z0 }, c& U/ d8 E+ j岁岁平安Peace all year round
$ f" ]" B! p6 T( K9 c上有天堂，下有苏杭"Just as there is paradise in heaven, ther are Suzhou and Hangzhou on earth."
3 E: ?" w+ g; u- h塞翁失马，焉知非福Misfortune may be an actual blessing.9 O# B, j# t4 f0 e. a9 q# p- J7 z
三十而立"A man should be independent at the age of thirty. . H" _" J$ ^, }, K1 k
At thirty, a man should be able to think for himself."
8 ?0 U- b6 E+ f升级换代updating and upgrading (of products)+ N' n9 L# Z+ h% G5 a
四十不惑Life begins at forty. " z' \. r F1 E2 Q M) X- r
谁言寸草心，报得三春晖"Such kindness of warm sun, can't be repaid by grass. "
1 q2 H: {/ m, w水涨船高When the river rises, the boat floats high. W- Z+ C4 L* A
时不我待Time and tide wait for no man. ( f9 P O& t8 r# ^$ Z
杀鸡用牛刀break a butterfly on the wheel/ |/ L4 ~% |1 U4 L
实事求是seek truth from facts; be practical and realistic; be true to facts
2 d" @; J+ J$ J9 R3 v& w4 }% B说曹操,曹操到Talk of the devil and he comes.' g5 k" h6 A$ l
实话实说speak the plain truth; call a spade a spade; tell it as it is
9 H5 ], d* d- A; y! W4 I实践是检验真理的唯一标准Practice is the sole criterion for testing truth.
8 l, m" \. V) J: d2 j# \3 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; "( X% X$ n8 k' j0 j
韬光养晦hide one's capacities and bide one's time1 l0 ?( H3 D8 c! ], z' {( `% L
糖衣炮弹sugar-coated bullets
2 f/ X: j3 A8 _8 m. I! T天有不测风云Anything unexpected may happen. a bolt from the blue" {4 b# e' z& ?2 X
团结就是力量Unity is strength.3 y6 B, L6 B8 ?) e6 |
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
) p. z9 G1 t. n5 F0 ]3 b歪风邪气unhealthy practices and evil phenomena& O' K; W4 I6 x! l D' I0 o
物以类聚，人以群分Birds of a feather flock together.- V; {& B# p' }7 G1 e: U
往事如风"The past has vanished (from memory) like wind.; What in past, is past."
$ x/ f/ }% ?6 W望子成龙hold high hopes for one's child
9 C6 U3 i0 x# D; K/ \屋漏又逢连阴雨Misfortunes never come singly. When it rains it pours.+ E0 G* T m+ R; A+ }" y$ s
文韬武略military expertise; military strategy & I6 c: O! A' }9 T& l$ ^3 i
唯利是图draw water to one's mill 8 \( M5 Z f) U& n: `% x2 r
无源之水,无本之木water without a source, and a tree wiithout roots0 E, ~" n( u' c9 u t( S; A
无中生有make/create something out of nothing 2 H1 _$ P5 o+ \
无风不起浪There are no waves without wind. There's no smoke without fire.; c: e+ a% L( l S# n
徇私枉法bend the law for the benefit of relatives or friends
1 \0 k1 c7 z7 E8 P( U0 b( ~: p新官上任三把火a new broom sweeps clean
$ b4 ?# q W2 y: M( M3 R3 ?* |虚心使人进步,骄傲使人落后Modesty helps one go forward, whereas conceit makes one lag behind.
& @0 Z$ v6 v5 g蓄势而发accumulate strength for a take-off( u) `* Q2 ?% l" ]. P
心想事成May all your wish come true
; d1 Y) D A9 l+ M7 r& H心照不宣have a tacit understanding; give tacit consent; tacit understanding# S. X; }0 H, e. Y0 L5 Z
先入为主First impressions are firmly entrenched.
" V6 l# s" x% f& \ X先下手为强catch the ball before the bound
4 z( u9 F D5 F' ~像热锅上的蚂蚁like an ant on a hot pan0 [! N& Z( W3 A" T% N
现身说法warn people by taking oneself as an example9 }% \4 n4 A( X. T# M
息事宁人pour oil on troubled waters % H: ~: Z; n: e; L8 G
喜忧参半mingled hope and fear ! m% O$ t3 C+ M; x# w5 `% i+ \
循序渐进step by step
3 S" c9 p( S1 x/ e$ R' V1 K7 c一路平安，一路顺风speed somebody on their way; speed the parting guest
" B8 T8 I$ X5 i) x) N严以律己,宽以待人be strict with oneself and lenient towards others
6 f! Z3 N( i& }) k鱼米之乡a land of milk and honey# C0 l+ z+ V0 }7 A3 J3 X
有情人终成眷属"Jack shall have Jill, all shall be well."
6 V* |6 z1 p" N* D! Z: E2 U有钱能使鬼推磨Money makes the mare go. Money talks.
5 G5 _; p6 e0 n x4 d( ^: o有识之士people of vision$ ~3 y6 {+ q o
有勇无谋use brawn rather than brain 7 E, t, j3 o$ Y ]! a( ~
有缘千里来相会Separated as we are thousands of miles apart, we come together as if by predestination./ `! p/ u) _, p* W( t) e
与时俱进advance with times6 A5 x6 D$ D$ @4 Y, ]( t3 F
以人为本people oriented; people foremost
0 A5 R3 T4 t4 _7 Q; \7 T6 e因材施教teach students according to their aptitude
9 Q. N" j: J y- \: i' ]' o- w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." * r, e' Z2 J( t" d( H
欲速则不达Haste does not bring success.
2 A; r9 @( m. i$ f" z6 S( o优胜劣汰survival of the fittest , t4 x5 \3 z( T/ [ i
英雄所见略同Great minds think alike.
6 T# |, Z2 h2 {; [( S冤家宜解不宜结Better make friends than make enemies.
' O. o; R% @, {# O7 y冤假错案"cases in which people were unjustly, falsely or wrongly charged or sentenced; unjust, false or wrong cases"
Q% ~. B% q% b4 R9 n一言既出，驷马难追A real man never goes back on his words.
& |) ~% c1 D$ n" f招财进宝Money and treasures will be plentiful
0 c% b5 D+ G- k债台高筑become debt-ridden
- q% V7 c T+ s0 Z9 p致命要害Achilles' heel
* W6 X# v9 ]2 b) v众矢之的target of public criticism
- q( m( A& [* O+ k$ @! j6 X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 k- W& W; c% _, e; q纸上谈兵be an armchair strategist
, h* q, U; o/ z. m纸包不住火Truth will come to light sooner or later.
! i" X. c' X* C5 x, B+ q0 Z左右为难between the devil and the deep blue sea; between the rock and the hard place |
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