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爱屋及乌Love me, love my dog.
0 f% J5 L4 A/ a8 D百闻不如一见Seeing is believing.3 m2 P1 Z4 e: Y& n
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
* q4 L& v6 t9 K笨鸟先飞A slow sparrow should make an early start.
! f5 H. M/ u+ d不眠之夜white night - h" z& N2 g, D' c/ i3 S% S2 H
不以物喜，不以己悲not pleased by external gains, not saddened by personnal losses9 e% U$ t) H/ @, Q5 p5 w( x* k3 @# X
不遗余力spare no effort; go all out; do one's best) Z( Y+ b; R4 y
不打不成交"No discord, no concord.
0 T6 O; B4 G' ~* S4 O2 I6 ]拆东墙补西墙rob Peter to pay Paul
9 i; }0 U: W- E, _7 F7 O: k辞旧迎新bid farewell to the old and usher in the new; ring out the old year and ring in the new
4 t+ S' S3 H) v6 |/ w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
8 g$ U* j! Q- g) h& J7 C7 F% P0 s: W大开眼界open one's eyes; broaden one's horizon; be an eye-opener
* h3 m# e$ Q2 A% E: G5 X6 o6 G9 C5 K国泰民安The country flourishes and people live in peace
5 x- {" ?# @0 r+ z+ d3 y9 u2 F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
9 ?! b& Z+ `8 x! A1 |功夫不负有心人Everything comes to him who waits. \4 ^* v% l7 ^
好了伤疤忘了疼once on shore, one prays no more
1 e% d7 @3 ]1 M7 \好事不出门，恶事传千里Good news never goes beyond the gate, while bad news spread far and wide. : o; Y: G) S, v5 g/ [# l
和气生财Harmony brings wealth& L& a0 m1 G0 v0 t# r
活到老，学到老One is never too old to learn.
. L8 `# i7 {% {% z) ~既往不咎let bygones be bygones
1 v; z T H0 i9 X2 o" T! P金无足赤,人无完人Gold can't be pure and man can't be perfect. $ Z+ v0 }1 M% @" l
金玉满堂Treasures fill the home
9 F q9 V) A* P" V2 G' K& m脚踏实地be down-to-earth
7 ?2 X; O0 E' w) l6 K5 d. R$ W脚踩两只船sit on the fence . F6 d l+ h, Q6 f2 i$ F
君子之交淡如水the friendship between gentlemen is as pure as crystal; a hedge between keeps friendship green
* O! U; g+ e& M! Q老生常谈，陈词滥调cut and dried, cliché+ o* K1 C7 _, b& O
礼尚往来Courtesy calls for reciprocity.
5 f& T6 |* V; m2 p留得青山在，不怕没柴烧"Where there is life, there is hope."
c! }% h( f4 i5 q马到成功achieve immediate victory; win instant success
7 c- ^' T6 g7 Z; A: O1 ]) z* ] S名利双收gain in both fame and wealth* ?: {: b" ]* L9 k* H
茅塞顿开be suddenly enlightened
0 w9 \# V8 u' R! g没有规矩不成方圆Nothing can be accomplished without norms or standards.
1 k% l( M( U- Z6 O3 i: e每逢佳节倍思亲1 V* j& B2 }) l |5 Z% l
On festive occasions more than ever one thinks of one's dear ones far away.
; S+ g7 ?" p3 BIt is on the festival occasions when one misses his dear most.
( D# @& I$ ~0 {$ o/ Z谋事在人，成事在天"The planning lies with man, the outcome with Heaven. / Man proposes, God disposes. ") Q! S6 @% u; `9 n% r# p
弄巧成拙be too smart by half; Cunning outwits itself. U! w* r9 X% e4 M8 F
拿手好戏masterpiece
- m) Q( }: b" N B! A0 |赔了夫人又折兵throw good money after bad
7 w, h& o: Q; A* b3 J抛砖引玉a modest spur to induce others to come forward with valuable contributions; throw a sprat to catch a whale
# l- k7 ^' E3 E7 F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
: v1 E2 A2 Y( A- O1 n抢得先机take the preemptive opportunities
: I( s: l! F3 Q4 s! C* M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.4 S4 X) D" \8 j7 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 step4 G; a* }9 ~5 g7 H; V: K3 r! ^
前事不忘,后事之师Past experience, if not forgotten, is a guide for the future.
) q6 @$ s$ z( H5 U0 `前人栽树,后人乘凉One generation plants the trees in whose shade another generation rests.% \6 u: q& R; V5 q3 d( A5 W- [
One sows and another reaps.
+ S/ {+ N2 S' e1 ]! g" o- w2 p前怕狼,后怕虎fear the wolf in front and the tiger behind/ hesitate in doing something
4 k: E5 D% f2 k, B9 g' z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.
2 w2 q/ j/ e. l强强联手win-win co-operation) C$ Y# |" n" o1 n
瑞雪兆丰年A timely snow promises a good harvest.
, W' @# E+ H! Z1 s' C2 J7 E人之初,性本善Man's nature at birth is good.
$ C" q i% t! R' M; A人逢喜事精神爽Joy puts heart into a man.7 g' y3 ^+ T. R7 ^% |
人海战术huge-crowd strategy - d7 Y1 D- V+ ]8 L5 h8 r2 _8 j9 \, X
世上无难事，只要肯攀登"Where there is a will, there is a way. " . d" x1 I7 Z# }. z$ E$ N
世外桃源a fictitious land of peace away from the turmoil of the world; - m* p* v" v5 R, j* s2 Y) I- J
死而后已until my heart stops beating
$ i _8 v+ H1 c1 v岁岁平安Peace all year round
Y' ^, ^: [1 }3 k9 U1 P" L4 c上有天堂，下有苏杭"Just as there is paradise in heaven, ther are Suzhou and Hangzhou on earth." ' L7 q8 V3 m* ?. U# a; Q- X
塞翁失马，焉知非福Misfortune may be an actual blessing.
; {/ L* H( a8 r9 f8 j. G) ~3 ?: _三十而立"A man should be independent at the age of thirty. 6 k' a* S; A& ?- o7 F& A
At thirty, a man should be able to think for himself."
' Z s8 a6 s+ N, [" x; x0 @升级换代updating and upgrading (of products)
$ _7 _1 O0 y( X四十不惑Life begins at forty. 3 v! @0 w& ~9 f4 Q' f0 a" P
谁言寸草心，报得三春晖"Such kindness of warm sun, can't be repaid by grass. "
6 J, s* t n* |! ]" c2 F! e水涨船高When the river rises, the boat floats high., c! B( Y2 Q" ]$ ~0 p( X
时不我待Time and tide wait for no man.
u9 S! B. ^; N( B杀鸡用牛刀break a butterfly on the wheel H5 V: a' G& L( h4 F3 m
实事求是seek truth from facts; be practical and realistic; be true to facts
G# C; [' J9 {) ~说曹操,曹操到Talk of the devil and he comes.
) a. W$ }4 o+ N$ m实话实说speak the plain truth; call a spade a spade; tell it as it is
- S5 S& G: T1 j8 ^ a- }实践是检验真理的唯一标准Practice is the sole criterion for testing truth.
, }1 k; l0 M& t! s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; "
: J; [/ N% q9 p- w韬光养晦hide one's capacities and bide one's time( q5 l% ]% J+ V! L7 o4 c8 H5 u
糖衣炮弹sugar-coated bullets
% e0 E4 X" ^+ o; Z2 A: Z% ?天有不测风云Anything unexpected may happen. a bolt from the blue: K" D' f7 M! t" a4 o) d
团结就是力量Unity is strength.3 L) U9 m" A* Z! }4 l3 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
" F7 \: a l! I. _- I8 f歪风邪气unhealthy practices and evil phenomena* P' l2 r, Q: j1 ~# f$ F" c
物以类聚，人以群分Birds of a feather flock together.
; ~/ k! I# }" b2 T- n9 u往事如风"The past has vanished (from memory) like wind.; What in past, is past."
( |/ J y7 u, q' s; ]望子成龙hold high hopes for one's child
- k; S8 f9 m" O5 _* J) s屋漏又逢连阴雨Misfortunes never come singly. When it rains it pours., Y" K& t" R3 m" t# y {: b/ k, O
文韬武略military expertise; military strategy
9 m" W& |! r+ F/ g4 e+ k唯利是图draw water to one's mill
( s. K7 ~) W! z7 B无源之水,无本之木water without a source, and a tree wiithout roots
0 \1 Y- g5 F) M6 {无中生有make/create something out of nothing
0 d5 n- a7 t" P7 a I+ t, ?无风不起浪There are no waves without wind. There's no smoke without fire.
3 Q3 ]- x% j8 b. z/ V6 l% `" j徇私枉法bend the law for the benefit of relatives or friends
3 B' g1 z' I. v' ?- ^新官上任三把火a new broom sweeps clean 2 E& L9 M* F# d: V- {* q Y2 v6 W
虚心使人进步,骄傲使人落后Modesty helps one go forward, whereas conceit makes one lag behind.$ T4 |! P/ Z/ u$ b# K8 [7 |
蓄势而发accumulate strength for a take-off: n9 y, w- Q( M8 D! q1 `- T
心想事成May all your wish come true
. n2 P3 v) z7 N4 q& u n2 p6 I% t# { b心照不宣have a tacit understanding; give tacit consent; tacit understanding' E! t9 y" v. I' j- _
先入为主First impressions are firmly entrenched.
& Y8 w* F1 |/ f+ T8 Z5 ]; Z先下手为强catch the ball before the bound9 ]: _4 O7 S5 N' V
像热锅上的蚂蚁like an ant on a hot pan/ |% N ~0 g4 O) }
现身说法warn people by taking oneself as an example
7 `( M( I4 }$ Y% N- z& W1 i# A6 z5 y息事宁人pour oil on troubled waters
# G0 K8 h. \8 z# f3 w喜忧参半mingled hope and fear
. v O3 _8 k! v# w8 t6 k* H循序渐进step by step
3 ]; @* p1 L! I9 F5 C9 _一路平安，一路顺风speed somebody on their way; speed the parting guest
0 i/ e/ ~; s! w3 E# v- d严以律己,宽以待人be strict with oneself and lenient towards others
& J- i, X/ m+ ^1 x5 N! [鱼米之乡a land of milk and honey8 Q) p* K3 V1 y0 y' O8 s- s
有情人终成眷属"Jack shall have Jill, all shall be well."
2 s! x# l$ K0 q0 P1 ?8 N有钱能使鬼推磨Money makes the mare go. Money talks.
$ F+ l; d9 v: |1 h: @有识之士people of vision
6 O* Q& u" s; t& C0 q有勇无谋use brawn rather than brain
2 V# l' F8 m# m6 V( v1 h9 W有缘千里来相会Separated as we are thousands of miles apart, we come together as if by predestination.+ S6 g6 d$ m$ ?: K
与时俱进advance with times
8 I0 U' c% k) h# X; s! ~以人为本people oriented; people foremost : g, L% [3 u' Y8 E$ T4 z! ^
因材施教teach students according to their aptitude * u0 Z' K b4 m( 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."
6 V9 m' y$ y( g欲速则不达Haste does not bring success.
2 j/ x( z# V9 ~6 g; j2 I8 v, _( A优胜劣汰survival of the fittest # J1 U6 P9 S1 a- y* l4 |( o
英雄所见略同Great minds think alike.
$ m; A1 w# y0 w6 l1 \冤家宜解不宜结Better make friends than make enemies.4 m) D$ n) R& W
冤假错案"cases in which people were unjustly, falsely or wrongly charged or sentenced; unjust, false or wrong cases" * w' l; P' B3 t: h5 U( y2 O
一言既出，驷马难追A real man never goes back on his words. 5 A, e0 q8 Q& S; F
招财进宝Money and treasures will be plentiful
: u0 I L( g' _- c2 D3 e! E债台高筑become debt-ridden) j) g' n7 u$ _
致命要害Achilles' heel 6 t& Q4 z2 p4 f; f' i
众矢之的target of public criticism6 C6 ~; E* z2 p9 S, I1 h$ r
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 B9 U, F" u- f2 P
纸上谈兵be an armchair strategist
. N7 D0 b' b% u! F* \纸包不住火Truth will come to light sooner or later.
* p% q9 p2 m4 D# h0 ~/ x左右为难between the devil and the deep blue sea; between the rock and the hard place |
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