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爱屋及乌Love me, love my dog.
1 M2 I% N- Z1 a6 c百闻不如一见Seeing is believing.; d, C& O, U! `$ p+ 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
- h' d. K) B, `' B笨鸟先飞A slow sparrow should make an early start.6 J, B Q4 T9 T3 |
不眠之夜white night
. z9 V" x2 s5 {4 ]4 O不以物喜，不以己悲not pleased by external gains, not saddened by personnal losses
$ j1 A# D9 w" p* S; G不遗余力spare no effort; go all out; do one's best
4 B1 l7 o7 t4 q( Z9 e* {不打不成交"No discord, no concord.
# N$ k9 H! B9 q拆东墙补西墙rob Peter to pay Paul 1 u5 q$ h. X% F: X, ~: ?6 h$ t
辞旧迎新bid farewell to the old and usher in the new; ring out the old year and ring in the new
7 m" P- ?- ^; F. N9 O' E! r% j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 all2 V+ {1 e- @( Z+ g/ j8 Q3 l
大开眼界open one's eyes; broaden one's horizon; be an eye-opener
1 U& a. H: p9 T c. m& ~, q国泰民安The country flourishes and people live in peace
4 N+ R3 p# k6 @( E+ N" r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
7 h4 T8 Y+ w1 d" m; ]6 E) b, t功夫不负有心人Everything comes to him who waits.
9 T4 V# k/ n& @; H5 k* N好了伤疤忘了疼once on shore, one prays no more( ~' s; T2 P# ?+ v3 J& G, t# p1 V
好事不出门，恶事传千里Good news never goes beyond the gate, while bad news spread far and wide. 9 v' w8 ^7 |4 r& v# w
和气生财Harmony brings wealth
, j) L0 Q/ `7 w) T- R: A# q活到老，学到老One is never too old to learn. 6 t/ h5 I# X q* y
既往不咎let bygones be bygones
2 A( J4 \1 z2 n+ B, b( {* b金无足赤,人无完人Gold can't be pure and man can't be perfect.
, `" Q$ b4 e) _ G金玉满堂Treasures fill the home
+ M6 g' H% a: s" f- i: u) y9 |0 S7 h脚踏实地be down-to-earth ) H* L5 `# _$ S* `: F7 a
脚踩两只船sit on the fence t2 }; Q# L# U1 v( ?
君子之交淡如水the friendship between gentlemen is as pure as crystal; a hedge between keeps friendship green
4 O; d: ~- c& O) J$ b老生常谈，陈词滥调cut and dried, cliché
1 j0 f a) A( u$ R) ?# e7 b礼尚往来Courtesy calls for reciprocity. * }0 r' h) m% @" k$ H3 g
留得青山在，不怕没柴烧"Where there is life, there is hope.", p/ f1 S, k! b4 i3 r9 p
马到成功achieve immediate victory; win instant success* `- r) A" u( U$ y0 @2 b
名利双收gain in both fame and wealth! c* P- X3 A% @- L8 E; z
茅塞顿开be suddenly enlightened
/ T9 V+ O% m: }4 _0 s没有规矩不成方圆Nothing can be accomplished without norms or standards.
/ W8 |" }9 Y; k i6 C0 h# K每逢佳节倍思亲) j! E# b, f& Z' {
On festive occasions more than ever one thinks of one's dear ones far away.
1 I& ? H% w/ x' o' ^It is on the festival occasions when one misses his dear most.
0 Z8 G5 t0 Y" j1 N B5 o5 P谋事在人，成事在天"The planning lies with man, the outcome with Heaven. / Man proposes, God disposes. "
/ b: D, ?$ h4 E/ @弄巧成拙be too smart by half; Cunning outwits itself.
! t1 K1 K7 H& p. Z" m( _. V拿手好戏masterpiece( h& @; W2 a! L6 }
赔了夫人又折兵throw good money after bad& _6 k/ X; A4 @2 f
抛砖引玉a modest spur to induce others to come forward with valuable contributions; throw a sprat to catch a whale8 C4 b3 G0 W& p: R; {
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
+ u" ]+ M( _) \ P' V O抢得先机take the preemptive opportunities
: Y4 |# C5 r4 ^7 a- K/ B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.3 Q! z' M+ j) i9 n1 h* m! e$ B
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
& w! @# W% }$ U1 R# N" x6 E, ^( J- ~前事不忘,后事之师Past experience, if not forgotten, is a guide for the future.
1 I& B% g$ T7 E% q; T前人栽树,后人乘凉One generation plants the trees in whose shade another generation rests.
& R* C3 |6 _) [/ n {7 Y( C0 aOne sows and another reaps.
9 w5 O" q6 P! G; M; b前怕狼,后怕虎fear the wolf in front and the tiger behind/ hesitate in doing something3 j4 o, ?: E( m- Q2 Z5 l
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.
5 ]8 Q3 y# {1 f: m+ M强强联手win-win co-operation
3 Q# G" ? t& S% G5 I8 m瑞雪兆丰年A timely snow promises a good harvest.4 q* W; E) S6 F) g- V
人之初,性本善Man's nature at birth is good.
) x5 r( T4 u2 `, c1 H0 c, A4 W人逢喜事精神爽Joy puts heart into a man.
1 S0 ~7 ^+ ]9 m人海战术huge-crowd strategy ( W7 Z( c# W. o' w( _
世上无难事，只要肯攀登"Where there is a will, there is a way. " 9 b! v2 X7 S3 c: ?! J5 ?) a
世外桃源a fictitious land of peace away from the turmoil of the world; 5 n' B) c6 `& h; M$ F4 H* |4 r* C2 _# J; c
死而后已until my heart stops beating
( p, W/ ]' e' I+ J; c2 L岁岁平安Peace all year round
x. M) u& _7 B, \2 a( G上有天堂，下有苏杭"Just as there is paradise in heaven, ther are Suzhou and Hangzhou on earth." ( \, b- o' {5 D& @# B& O; B
塞翁失马，焉知非福Misfortune may be an actual blessing.' `4 j. D0 A* r u* r9 a6 J
三十而立"A man should be independent at the age of thirty.
4 ^" x+ X' z4 C6 WAt thirty, a man should be able to think for himself." ; ]8 ~: l F( {( O
升级换代updating and upgrading (of products)
9 m* w& k7 z& Z: j四十不惑Life begins at forty. " E% f& j" o% U! n
谁言寸草心，报得三春晖"Such kindness of warm sun, can't be repaid by grass. " # E1 C2 c8 D/ C7 c. ]
水涨船高When the river rises, the boat floats high.% T6 G, N2 F$ X; y9 J
时不我待Time and tide wait for no man.
; S1 ^- j5 Y4 c- c6 o& ~& o杀鸡用牛刀break a butterfly on the wheel% D; [9 h L2 [/ H
实事求是seek truth from facts; be practical and realistic; be true to facts # U/ c0 \; a, z( o4 [4 P" {
说曹操,曹操到Talk of the devil and he comes., E: e$ J, ^: q( Q* I
实话实说speak the plain truth; call a spade a spade; tell it as it is
8 g m7 R7 k3 y实践是检验真理的唯一标准Practice is the sole criterion for testing truth.
: ^9 H% B* z+ {; L8 S6 h$ ]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 I& p2 ? m! [0 F) @. t( Y韬光养晦hide one's capacities and bide one's time
9 p; o# M5 n7 C$ ~- W糖衣炮弹sugar-coated bullets# Q$ p& w. X8 h1 P9 r" o4 A3 F
天有不测风云Anything unexpected may happen. a bolt from the blue& b& ~7 ~7 r# h/ Q
团结就是力量Unity is strength.
' m! \; `: R6 @6 }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+ |& q; L9 }: [, _. K$ H歪风邪气unhealthy practices and evil phenomena! Q8 P- v$ B+ C: K
物以类聚，人以群分Birds of a feather flock together.9 G! k" N) ^9 `: f6 n& o- R* A
往事如风"The past has vanished (from memory) like wind.; What in past, is past."
0 ?' ~0 z% K: q, b; u5 U望子成龙hold high hopes for one's child
! { W" h$ D1 A6 d/ f4 I屋漏又逢连阴雨Misfortunes never come singly. When it rains it pours.0 P* M& T5 f; B! u% P. L
文韬武略military expertise; military strategy
, g b z t5 I: ^唯利是图draw water to one's mill
( h, G4 ]+ f0 z2 Q0 D1 e" [无源之水,无本之木water without a source, and a tree wiithout roots/ i- W: B; l0 K, M, }% `- A
无中生有make/create something out of nothing
' S, q0 D# x! E9 n2 b无风不起浪There are no waves without wind. There's no smoke without fire.
3 W$ m6 ]% }6 Y0 ^0 o0 c徇私枉法bend the law for the benefit of relatives or friends
' d2 |' d+ o' A, B* I5 T+ r: V新官上任三把火a new broom sweeps clean
/ j9 ~5 l" y0 F虚心使人进步,骄傲使人落后Modesty helps one go forward, whereas conceit makes one lag behind.
/ E/ ?# Y' r4 y. E; p) z蓄势而发accumulate strength for a take-off& W8 Y2 I8 {) \+ B
心想事成May all your wish come true
/ I% n; C6 Y H5 U0 B9 U心照不宣have a tacit understanding; give tacit consent; tacit understanding/ \: n1 e* R) Y! L
先入为主First impressions are firmly entrenched.1 M# \5 e. w! ]4 J' b1 v* d3 H
先下手为强catch the ball before the bound9 e; B' `+ M9 G9 ]$ c" Z8 R
像热锅上的蚂蚁like an ant on a hot pan8 p0 J0 L* w9 m& p: Y" q* ?+ |! R
现身说法warn people by taking oneself as an example. J! t7 d. [) r% Y* v' j
息事宁人pour oil on troubled waters
4 D6 B9 w! t9 z7 H喜忧参半mingled hope and fear
& y7 J: T( M2 o1 r5 X; j循序渐进step by step0 ?$ {" L) Y$ }/ A$ S) m" ]
一路平安，一路顺风speed somebody on their way; speed the parting guest
+ E6 _7 X V: U/ K2 y严以律己,宽以待人be strict with oneself and lenient towards others
: w' z/ E0 K& L& m鱼米之乡a land of milk and honey }: x7 R7 u: ^* f1 L
有情人终成眷属"Jack shall have Jill, all shall be well."
" j! S, T( E1 p$ @6 R有钱能使鬼推磨Money makes the mare go. Money talks.
: k8 L4 `0 {, L有识之士people of vision {- ^* E9 p7 A1 q
有勇无谋use brawn rather than brain
$ U- N* a/ f& X/ y有缘千里来相会Separated as we are thousands of miles apart, we come together as if by predestination.
, e# m- G4 F6 K& b V. f, i! v) O与时俱进advance with times5 K( g8 P7 ~: V2 p9 f
以人为本people oriented; people foremost z l: P' r. Q6 u
因材施教teach students according to their aptitude
, \+ s; q4 D. h) }1 B8 j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."
" ^1 i3 ^( J/ Y2 V& [* r欲速则不达Haste does not bring success. * Q& M, r! S2 Z5 {9 `. `
优胜劣汰survival of the fittest ' }! {' u1 ^' h2 o
英雄所见略同Great minds think alike.+ j6 p- k3 H8 x0 a( g9 r
冤家宜解不宜结Better make friends than make enemies.
* v- t& x) U# ?7 t" S" p5 j冤假错案"cases in which people were unjustly, falsely or wrongly charged or sentenced; unjust, false or wrong cases" ' F/ ^% b9 F x
一言既出，驷马难追A real man never goes back on his words.
2 z* k9 R% \* j5 j招财进宝Money and treasures will be plentiful
% T k3 }$ |! K3 c" Y3 l t+ j& p债台高筑become debt-ridden
2 Y- t! t$ e `; d致命要害Achilles' heel 3 E7 z" R- g9 |, w. {( X) j% m
众矢之的target of public criticism* |/ M8 s5 h1 m% R4 Y" E8 ]+ 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.& C1 D9 a2 g! \ H0 R J2 X* {
纸上谈兵be an armchair strategist% ], {# o8 s5 Y. }
纸包不住火Truth will come to light sooner or later.
0 X, ]2 m2 f6 n8 O7 d! s/ e左右为难between the devil and the deep blue sea; between the rock and the hard place |
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