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爱屋及乌Love me, love my dog.9 |! W+ M# v4 k9 K& e
百闻不如一见Seeing is believing.$ A' h5 i4 y; M6 }
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 worst0 y6 }% E5 O3 @7 [" r
笨鸟先飞A slow sparrow should make an early start./ ~8 Q3 b+ A% E. o5 I
不眠之夜white night 0 m" ]1 Z3 L' f+ d4 W
不以物喜，不以己悲not pleased by external gains, not saddened by personnal losses3 T8 P3 R& q" b) U7 \/ o3 E
不遗余力spare no effort; go all out; do one's best
* _: V! \7 q4 [& U9 ~不打不成交"No discord, no concord. . k) x$ X0 A, X- ]# O3 Z
拆东墙补西墙rob Peter to pay Paul
3 l2 g% v7 ]5 I4 ], ^+ o- b辞旧迎新bid farewell to the old and usher in the new; ring out the old year and ring in the new
# i$ E4 M( F& }2 o( C$ ]3 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 all; ]& S9 l! B/ M+ K5 U
大开眼界open one's eyes; broaden one's horizon; be an eye-opener
* j* I* q" g+ y6 T9 X% z国泰民安The country flourishes and people live in peace6 G8 A. r3 i4 {6 q/ x1 b5 i* U5 D
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 t9 W5 S( ~0 J6 x% k, h
功夫不负有心人Everything comes to him who waits.
( m# n* t/ c( ~, `* v好了伤疤忘了疼once on shore, one prays no more' O8 A$ F' `! i4 H4 B* O
好事不出门，恶事传千里Good news never goes beyond the gate, while bad news spread far and wide.
) g. n' R1 N- t+ X2 k和气生财Harmony brings wealth' h: `: ^5 s; G: h: t8 e2 C
活到老，学到老One is never too old to learn.
1 K+ f# S( Z+ x9 T' B' |6 r既往不咎let bygones be bygones
1 Q4 I- n5 |; k: g0 J金无足赤,人无完人Gold can't be pure and man can't be perfect. ' F+ M/ T# {7 U% n3 w) K
金玉满堂Treasures fill the home- ?- s0 r: ]; @; V* {- k' \
脚踏实地be down-to-earth
/ E. J, I$ g2 \$ d x脚踩两只船sit on the fence
5 r8 q" x4 o& C君子之交淡如水the friendship between gentlemen is as pure as crystal; a hedge between keeps friendship green % R2 q3 O1 M& m1 J, G
老生常谈，陈词滥调cut and dried, cliché9 R. Y# u% l9 |6 s. y/ t2 \
礼尚往来Courtesy calls for reciprocity.
) p' D) n) u \8 C3 `留得青山在，不怕没柴烧"Where there is life, there is hope."& `2 P2 E' V/ b% x7 V3 B- h
马到成功achieve immediate victory; win instant success
) d Z& z. f( e& E名利双收gain in both fame and wealth
! v, T$ ~. M0 }( K2 Q4 ?& {茅塞顿开be suddenly enlightened% p1 ]1 O$ ?9 M$ M! u
没有规矩不成方圆Nothing can be accomplished without norms or standards.
& E2 I$ u% v+ z' K. @每逢佳节倍思亲
|, v' r V+ R+ M) ]& w4 t# ^On festive occasions more than ever one thinks of one's dear ones far away.: a4 Q3 R9 |+ e
It is on the festival occasions when one misses his dear most.
; I5 \3 V3 t- K- n1 Z7 _$ F% X谋事在人，成事在天"The planning lies with man, the outcome with Heaven. / Man proposes, God disposes. "
7 t+ a# M; ^% B+ d弄巧成拙be too smart by half; Cunning outwits itself.
/ f9 l) W# M$ c2 K. f拿手好戏masterpiece3 j: s+ {3 P) m8 i; }* H1 E; @
赔了夫人又折兵throw good money after bad% E; `) K1 w% ~
抛砖引玉a modest spur to induce others to come forward with valuable contributions; throw a sprat to catch a whale+ z. M1 o1 U, C$ j! u( g
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
& e4 e' u! h8 i' J7 Y" }2 ?- x! z抢得先机take the preemptive opportunities
% G9 v0 U. _0 R" A- B8 C$ l1 J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.
; a# ~! \+ i4 F9 ?$ 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
* {. B% p+ O+ i I; o* j' J: T0 |! H前事不忘,后事之师Past experience, if not forgotten, is a guide for the future.
" _' A* P4 X- D9 z0 {前人栽树,后人乘凉One generation plants the trees in whose shade another generation rests. Z! H/ M+ O( a9 f0 k
One sows and another reaps.0 r( p: ]- L! n. q5 O& C
前怕狼,后怕虎fear the wolf in front and the tiger behind/ hesitate in doing something
) T% l# n* D. 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.
, y7 L6 z C6 Z- r4 r9 i1 |强强联手win-win co-operation
9 F. R0 H& g; }; @瑞雪兆丰年A timely snow promises a good harvest.- J8 ]# W, U1 e& z
人之初,性本善Man's nature at birth is good.8 F( g4 z! e% [8 {3 A
人逢喜事精神爽Joy puts heart into a man.+ g/ \4 `" c$ S7 {- Y( s+ |2 O
人海战术huge-crowd strategy
0 b" z- E( S3 Z e( s4 f5 p世上无难事，只要肯攀登"Where there is a will, there is a way. "
& _6 B4 Z2 I- |6 y7 I* B5 M7 G, O世外桃源a fictitious land of peace away from the turmoil of the world; c+ L0 w$ l: S u0 J; s
死而后已until my heart stops beating# Y* _; j; a) Z
岁岁平安Peace all year round
: S' v: q( g/ V" x2 `# E7 X上有天堂，下有苏杭"Just as there is paradise in heaven, ther are Suzhou and Hangzhou on earth." % @6 K# X6 k! Q, ]
塞翁失马，焉知非福Misfortune may be an actual blessing.
4 b. ]7 i- w) h' E) [三十而立"A man should be independent at the age of thirty. 1 t4 x" Y q7 r. s
At thirty, a man should be able to think for himself." ' \$ x- ~% l0 o' {) C/ K# }6 a# J ^
升级换代updating and upgrading (of products)- F. C; x3 l& y0 ?
四十不惑Life begins at forty.
: h8 l3 D4 Z* S5 F% D谁言寸草心，报得三春晖"Such kindness of warm sun, can't be repaid by grass. " ; ]% V! t, z0 ~" h( j" Q
水涨船高When the river rises, the boat floats high.6 o5 i; v% P- }; _
时不我待Time and tide wait for no man.
, I2 V2 h0 `9 G x+ r T3 i杀鸡用牛刀break a butterfly on the wheel6 r+ ~5 Q% s1 W L
实事求是seek truth from facts; be practical and realistic; be true to facts m& S; ?( B+ E8 G3 |
说曹操,曹操到Talk of the devil and he comes.
( D; `, j' V, |3 T; Z& W实话实说speak the plain truth; call a spade a spade; tell it as it is
& f* r% H, s T, d! o" m, Q {6 g实践是检验真理的唯一标准Practice is the sole criterion for testing truth.
: W* Z! H+ o8 s1 G, {2 N& ?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; "/ Y1 `( n, }+ S/ ^. W+ J/ j6 E# m
韬光养晦hide one's capacities and bide one's time& _) g/ y e# O% G# \% Q6 l! k
糖衣炮弹sugar-coated bullets
! s) J; L q( A" [+ Z天有不测风云Anything unexpected may happen. a bolt from the blue
" h* e* ~) L5 P7 n o团结就是力量Unity is strength.
* u1 a/ T' e% z; y/ ?+ 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 . a9 A3 z1 U/ l
歪风邪气unhealthy practices and evil phenomena
7 F$ l. T5 X& M; D物以类聚，人以群分Birds of a feather flock together.
, i7 h6 c% ^/ v( e8 Z3 `3 t3 L1 V往事如风"The past has vanished (from memory) like wind.; What in past, is past." 0 k1 z: L1 M3 F! ^* j
望子成龙hold high hopes for one's child
$ W, ?5 k2 F- V* F0 E2 S; r6 T屋漏又逢连阴雨Misfortunes never come singly. When it rains it pours.
/ b% F$ M5 O4 B- y2 `. t; F; {文韬武略military expertise; military strategy 5 Q9 F; y/ [% h8 V
唯利是图draw water to one's mill * M- d2 |6 Q! Q/ j
无源之水,无本之木water without a source, and a tree wiithout roots& E% x& G, a" ]
无中生有make/create something out of nothing 2 @2 F7 t2 z( c9 C# {" a- d6 {: M' C1 R
无风不起浪There are no waves without wind. There's no smoke without fire.
4 c6 ]% q& e* T$ i0 @8 H; J0 Q; m徇私枉法bend the law for the benefit of relatives or friends . C$ f7 \2 e' S0 k5 N8 H# a
新官上任三把火a new broom sweeps clean
1 O+ `5 j7 C6 v6 Q% X9 F1 b8 f虚心使人进步,骄傲使人落后Modesty helps one go forward, whereas conceit makes one lag behind.) k) m! j+ m, @- Z) z4 q
蓄势而发accumulate strength for a take-off9 v" l8 v0 Z3 z. x7 E
心想事成May all your wish come true
% R5 o' [4 u, c' `9 n心照不宣have a tacit understanding; give tacit consent; tacit understanding
" U7 _' V3 R% b$ B0 }先入为主First impressions are firmly entrenched.
8 y/ L; P3 F* P Y先下手为强catch the ball before the bound
1 u5 c0 ?: e2 ?; N+ n1 X像热锅上的蚂蚁like an ant on a hot pan. d. ^. P" M0 u0 p
现身说法warn people by taking oneself as an example
% b- C S9 _9 P息事宁人pour oil on troubled waters 7 {" N7 |" o9 ?# O: |! ]
喜忧参半mingled hope and fear / F; H& f+ O- b7 r7 r4 {$ Z
循序渐进step by step
8 }8 r1 W" K7 L1 B一路平安，一路顺风speed somebody on their way; speed the parting guest 6 y4 M8 {* p9 g, G9 r; s& b
严以律己,宽以待人be strict with oneself and lenient towards others
7 j* Z: N8 O0 b$ Y鱼米之乡a land of milk and honey
. Q; K5 `+ H* w) p( Q有情人终成眷属"Jack shall have Jill, all shall be well." 2 X% s$ Y9 R0 |/ n8 K5 \4 p6 j
有钱能使鬼推磨Money makes the mare go. Money talks.
- A- i& g) E* S) k; z5 `有识之士people of vision
0 Q& g6 I. U; q( W1 z" \- C4 l有勇无谋use brawn rather than brain - S* E* l7 h' b
有缘千里来相会Separated as we are thousands of miles apart, we come together as if by predestination.
2 ~+ O" O7 ^/ f0 \9 R- A与时俱进advance with times
9 Q( q1 y9 Z: t2 d2 O$ K! y以人为本people oriented; people foremost 9 R } t- k, U" A! U
因材施教teach students according to their aptitude
0 z J _5 k( s7 \' E+ N, v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."
0 r! M! U. m' U, l' X* _欲速则不达Haste does not bring success.
5 F; U; }% d- S7 p8 i优胜劣汰survival of the fittest
6 b$ o0 B T# ]2 g% t2 }英雄所见略同Great minds think alike.; h- `' `$ t- x/ ^4 y+ ?3 O
冤家宜解不宜结Better make friends than make enemies.
7 M( o' c; v) b冤假错案"cases in which people were unjustly, falsely or wrongly charged or sentenced; unjust, false or wrong cases"
) }* @8 p& Y% t1 ]+ H# e一言既出，驷马难追A real man never goes back on his words. ) u9 G/ ?4 Q) y+ [ c% T
招财进宝Money and treasures will be plentiful# d8 r' R4 V) P: x
债台高筑become debt-ridden$ o8 |; r) [1 V* l; b# `, w, T
致命要害Achilles' heel
l2 ~; I- F2 e2 e- u# q+ d, H H众矢之的target of public criticism
# O6 h# s" w9 j6 x# M; W# `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.8 R) i$ h% O, D3 X2 O
纸上谈兵be an armchair strategist
7 _. L1 p4 l) j) c" q! p纸包不住火Truth will come to light sooner or later.
2 H. V& T7 a& c左右为难between the devil and the deep blue sea; between the rock and the hard place |
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