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爱屋及乌Love me, love my dog.7 U3 c% Q$ |8 p, }
百闻不如一见Seeing is believing.* N& s0 u% D* N7 [! n5 J0 J) i6 c2 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
: n1 o) `( F3 H$ I笨鸟先飞A slow sparrow should make an early start.
2 _' D. t) v' e不眠之夜white night 2 w% w: j1 n% W8 B# m j5 F$ ^
不以物喜，不以己悲not pleased by external gains, not saddened by personnal losses
/ K* C4 J( a, c; u! n* T不遗余力spare no effort; go all out; do one's best- s. g' C; h, v: h
不打不成交"No discord, no concord. . T0 H4 K" o* ^4 m0 j4 Y
拆东墙补西墙rob Peter to pay Paul 0 l) ~' M* n# i9 y
辞旧迎新bid farewell to the old and usher in the new; ring out the old year and ring in the new
& p+ B( h* `) H$ s3 g2 A" A/ L+ _; y' |$ 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 all1 B/ w0 d" ^1 l
大开眼界open one's eyes; broaden one's horizon; be an eye-opener
* L5 ~7 v: ^3 s( @: {国泰民安The country flourishes and people live in peace3 i! p: y' G: i% S" j1 ?: e b
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
6 N j+ q6 E" v9 g- F- m* `8 o% C功夫不负有心人Everything comes to him who waits.
& Z5 w, D. Y+ I好了伤疤忘了疼once on shore, one prays no more
# G8 p; ~7 c$ n3 [, A2 H6 y9 r好事不出门，恶事传千里Good news never goes beyond the gate, while bad news spread far and wide.
. D7 O7 Q- [+ Q, N+ O6 G5 ]4 D$ j和气生财Harmony brings wealth+ Z$ ?9 ?4 ~& ^: b6 `
活到老，学到老One is never too old to learn.
0 S$ t& y/ h5 g既往不咎let bygones be bygones 2 D) i" a( ?* J0 L
金无足赤,人无完人Gold can't be pure and man can't be perfect.
- m" v( ] j1 {金玉满堂Treasures fill the home
; r: I0 h! I0 e( ?: D脚踏实地be down-to-earth . R3 s" h2 o# M
脚踩两只船sit on the fence / W5 O/ k$ n; [. b
君子之交淡如水the friendship between gentlemen is as pure as crystal; a hedge between keeps friendship green . `; e3 U( {9 l5 q. u0 n
老生常谈，陈词滥调cut and dried, cliché6 N. {% G8 M% _, k
礼尚往来Courtesy calls for reciprocity.
" L8 F7 o9 R$ _- P l* x留得青山在，不怕没柴烧"Where there is life, there is hope."
8 R% r$ y+ X( f, o% ?9 t/ D6 s马到成功achieve immediate victory; win instant success
# F M4 [# h/ @' b0 z名利双收gain in both fame and wealth' Q; T/ \! K) h
茅塞顿开be suddenly enlightened
0 V" `' z# s7 w没有规矩不成方圆Nothing can be accomplished without norms or standards., z/ ^# z8 S' }% P
每逢佳节倍思亲
' f* J) F0 |* k0 U# ROn festive occasions more than ever one thinks of one's dear ones far away." x% }4 L+ w7 Z3 [
It is on the festival occasions when one misses his dear most. " x) T+ k8 s; [4 B! Y
谋事在人，成事在天"The planning lies with man, the outcome with Heaven. / Man proposes, God disposes. "
4 L: {1 X; `; b1 }% Q弄巧成拙be too smart by half; Cunning outwits itself.
2 `- H7 i9 k/ w! f+ e拿手好戏masterpiece2 Y+ B8 m$ ]1 q
赔了夫人又折兵throw good money after bad
9 |8 g$ Z- i) ^6 W7 E抛砖引玉a modest spur to induce others to come forward with valuable contributions; throw a sprat to catch a whale; ~. N' D( `7 q
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
* J! L2 j( J% @6 N+ A0 A" M6 c抢得先机take the preemptive opportunities I; K; x/ |7 ~" l
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.5 N7 \1 ]! p. o7 n% L% A# }
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
! O" d( M: [3 `8 b* \/ s前事不忘,后事之师Past experience, if not forgotten, is a guide for the future.4 i2 J* E/ C) n& ~; S$ d, S
前人栽树,后人乘凉One generation plants the trees in whose shade another generation rests.
5 q/ x, k8 K7 AOne sows and another reaps.
% C$ F3 e# v( y4 S: Y k+ X前怕狼,后怕虎fear the wolf in front and the tiger behind/ hesitate in doing something
e) g- x# p7 k2 F1 T% c: t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. / r1 ^% s9 {' E8 ~4 h6 j2 V
强强联手win-win co-operation
: z9 V7 D* V; p0 b l瑞雪兆丰年A timely snow promises a good harvest.
4 {) ` a/ m( E: N% g4 k! d: o8 m人之初,性本善Man's nature at birth is good.5 y4 }4 e8 R7 V1 k
人逢喜事精神爽Joy puts heart into a man.# Z$ X! h8 i" U" I9 u5 d2 D
人海战术huge-crowd strategy 7 G0 l" e( ^$ [0 c7 c, ~0 x. P ?
世上无难事，只要肯攀登"Where there is a will, there is a way. "
6 [1 i+ V0 H& c" K世外桃源a fictitious land of peace away from the turmoil of the world; % q! H8 T' N) g. t7 E a
死而后已until my heart stops beating$ J) {" F' f' f9 U: G) d ? z/ h1 e
岁岁平安Peace all year round
0 B# \$ L& G+ S( U上有天堂，下有苏杭"Just as there is paradise in heaven, ther are Suzhou and Hangzhou on earth."
7 u# |. b! y) g% I3 c! d塞翁失马，焉知非福Misfortune may be an actual blessing.# a3 _$ p' K4 |: _2 x0 e% c
三十而立"A man should be independent at the age of thirty.
' w4 `$ ?2 g9 E9 t: {; N) ?' sAt thirty, a man should be able to think for himself."
6 _% l' x1 N* B+ a7 g [升级换代updating and upgrading (of products)2 }4 A7 H ^. V2 _6 k1 j8 Y4 U/ e
四十不惑Life begins at forty.
- R0 m5 P/ b6 g n谁言寸草心，报得三春晖"Such kindness of warm sun, can't be repaid by grass. "
/ B, n& {2 j! J, g( s" [' o- A水涨船高When the river rises, the boat floats high.8 }* u$ b3 f7 z- z4 ^
时不我待Time and tide wait for no man.
* n/ o1 \( j* k5 B杀鸡用牛刀break a butterfly on the wheel
3 A7 Q; D# h% a5 y7 P实事求是seek truth from facts; be practical and realistic; be true to facts 4 p6 ~* R8 O9 y4 W! a
说曹操,曹操到Talk of the devil and he comes.
1 L1 @, Q0 w" b$ y) ^实话实说speak the plain truth; call a spade a spade; tell it as it is + Y, v( f% H: K+ h+ U- z, k
实践是检验真理的唯一标准Practice is the sole criterion for testing truth.* A5 X- p, q" y$ 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; "
! b' b2 \/ m I3 j ?+ h韬光养晦hide one's capacities and bide one's time9 b( e. _0 j- z, s+ t ^' E; r
糖衣炮弹sugar-coated bullets
) _; R: @+ |8 D9 a8 r天有不测风云Anything unexpected may happen. a bolt from the blue- \1 `, V8 D6 c3 j2 ~8 Z% s
团结就是力量Unity is strength.. B& E2 l% w! m5 A( ?: [4 ?" ]
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 6 b+ @+ p# L( E/ p3 q! Y
歪风邪气unhealthy practices and evil phenomena
, U" U4 N, @1 `0 `; T7 p( u7 G物以类聚，人以群分Birds of a feather flock together.: m( ~& Z( g9 K& Z% P
往事如风"The past has vanished (from memory) like wind.; What in past, is past."
" X3 J7 F4 T, g8 S) _5 I& ^望子成龙hold high hopes for one's child- @+ ^5 L4 i" _) N
屋漏又逢连阴雨Misfortunes never come singly. When it rains it pours.
1 ~% w2 l3 s. N2 ^% v文韬武略military expertise; military strategy 0 h; V% G8 }, S/ g
唯利是图draw water to one's mill
8 ^ F: y1 A: E( l* J2 i无源之水,无本之木water without a source, and a tree wiithout roots
0 f2 B! }- V% i* J# L无中生有make/create something out of nothing
2 @, W2 O% ~, q: i无风不起浪There are no waves without wind. There's no smoke without fire.
9 Q$ Y. ]' ~4 O$ d4 b. V' g7 @徇私枉法bend the law for the benefit of relatives or friends
a* R. X3 j8 g新官上任三把火a new broom sweeps clean ; l* @5 `) T1 r* ?/ @! T
虚心使人进步,骄傲使人落后Modesty helps one go forward, whereas conceit makes one lag behind.. x5 q y4 L5 }0 ~% g& y, |
蓄势而发accumulate strength for a take-off
; |: X* c. |! L1 M6 w心想事成May all your wish come true) l7 @& n" l3 i4 l7 A$ Y& @3 \* \. `
心照不宣have a tacit understanding; give tacit consent; tacit understanding
" h9 k6 ?1 u. c9 g2 ]: a: _先入为主First impressions are firmly entrenched.
- }2 J# I- G+ _" [. x+ d0 s先下手为强catch the ball before the bound" N' V0 t; n9 \/ P. P
像热锅上的蚂蚁like an ant on a hot pan! J0 ]0 z2 u) m: b
现身说法warn people by taking oneself as an example& R/ H0 v( f, j7 ^! W' T; J
息事宁人pour oil on troubled waters
d; V. B/ A* _; H3 ^+ P0 O喜忧参半mingled hope and fear
! n( e# ^1 d8 u9 @, F8 H循序渐进step by step
+ H" l' n' X6 c+ s一路平安，一路顺风speed somebody on their way; speed the parting guest
6 y5 G a' b# Z8 Z( s: g2 i严以律己,宽以待人be strict with oneself and lenient towards others
" t% U4 c, y, p+ D u- g3 v8 y9 K7 }鱼米之乡a land of milk and honey: Z }3 [' |2 X! k
有情人终成眷属"Jack shall have Jill, all shall be well."
! B2 V3 m# H+ C4 @- i有钱能使鬼推磨Money makes the mare go. Money talks.
" F$ p6 V3 j' V7 M2 C有识之士people of vision
" [& m- z5 f$ m6 z& N _9 W有勇无谋use brawn rather than brain * _+ Y# w3 v7 H
有缘千里来相会Separated as we are thousands of miles apart, we come together as if by predestination.- n& N$ k" E1 j4 \( c( P- N
与时俱进advance with times/ s; u" M1 O o- S) ?# E
以人为本people oriented; people foremost % u* s+ Y. |! Q# O* D b5 J6 A& g
因材施教teach students according to their aptitude
; Z7 \% O# G/ X0 f0 Z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."
! d- ~9 l# S2 s9 e0 o; n2 f欲速则不达Haste does not bring success.
; ?: D( n7 A* G4 {& |/ u! _优胜劣汰survival of the fittest 3 i8 M# {( G$ D0 h) X$ m1 p, R0 b
英雄所见略同Great minds think alike.! m& s0 n2 N* C7 p' c1 j
冤家宜解不宜结Better make friends than make enemies.$ N* S. u8 u" [' X/ d o6 j5 a
冤假错案"cases in which people were unjustly, falsely or wrongly charged or sentenced; unjust, false or wrong cases"
1 ?/ y) g) x# i0 _$ H一言既出，驷马难追A real man never goes back on his words.
3 D, B* {6 i- V1 C招财进宝Money and treasures will be plentiful# X# o6 J: ]* D
债台高筑become debt-ridden4 S4 n% c8 r. F$ @3 ?
致命要害Achilles' heel
: s7 @: x: I* L5 q2 M7 B众矢之的target of public criticism
" l) F9 C9 r/ _' 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.
/ F5 F4 o, |9 R4 W, P; z z纸上谈兵be an armchair strategist5 t; C% v5 u# V- ]4 \! g9 ?2 A
纸包不住火Truth will come to light sooner or later.9 m' X1 q( X: M3 V6 c( k$ Z
左右为难between the devil and the deep blue sea; between the rock and the hard place |
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