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爱屋及乌Love me, love my dog.3 ]6 r7 L: o% H- }. V; a
百闻不如一见Seeing is believing.3 J. V3 s' E7 e7 C# h) x$ E
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' c+ ~7 E7 p! r+ a$ U" @8 ^
笨鸟先飞A slow sparrow should make an early start.* r5 q' [2 U6 p: l2 r
不眠之夜white night / m0 ?- z7 r/ j) n7 a6 {
不以物喜，不以己悲not pleased by external gains, not saddened by personnal losses1 r: `8 {- M( ?; V0 \
不遗余力spare no effort; go all out; do one's best
5 y+ }/ I( Z0 \3 r: l+ |不打不成交"No discord, no concord. 1 I9 _( A. S3 {0 J8 l5 N* }
拆东墙补西墙rob Peter to pay Paul
^( j9 G# [' k, _5 ?辞旧迎新bid farewell to the old and usher in the new; ring out the old year and ring in the new
) Y0 U1 O% Q" Z% ?( H' B l" 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 all
( n+ K4 c6 K+ T+ x1 }$ X$ i# q! W大开眼界open one's eyes; broaden one's horizon; be an eye-opener
. Q7 ^4 o9 M \- V4 ?/ Z. A国泰民安The country flourishes and people live in peace
/ ~0 i4 B, }) [' A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 ' A* q6 \; t) {) B$ c
功夫不负有心人Everything comes to him who waits. 9 T& o+ Z. ^: L) z% y% ~" j/ E4 c
好了伤疤忘了疼once on shore, one prays no more
% v# k- [7 Y" W) c7 s: Y- X好事不出门，恶事传千里Good news never goes beyond the gate, while bad news spread far and wide. , O8 ^8 [! e$ @
和气生财Harmony brings wealth2 z1 ^* } e p5 F. U. i8 ~
活到老，学到老One is never too old to learn. . q% k, b; x! x0 H% G& a" q4 s4 e
既往不咎let bygones be bygones , Q6 z9 w* `: X( ~' U2 H
金无足赤,人无完人Gold can't be pure and man can't be perfect.
$ ^5 G; b3 Z) \金玉满堂Treasures fill the home6 o9 a3 G# d4 r0 X8 {1 H# X
脚踏实地be down-to-earth
( L3 e3 P9 C& H5 g" W脚踩两只船sit on the fence
9 t/ W. {% P% C7 ^/ i- c5 z君子之交淡如水the friendship between gentlemen is as pure as crystal; a hedge between keeps friendship green
( @7 b, u( a* H; o* T3 z7 _& M老生常谈，陈词滥调cut and dried, cliché* u+ K' E' V! [! c7 N
礼尚往来Courtesy calls for reciprocity. ; w% Z% ^5 `: v. r1 d$ {
留得青山在，不怕没柴烧"Where there is life, there is hope."" n" ^2 n A0 g) ~% |! {
马到成功achieve immediate victory; win instant success8 Z6 U$ Q9 Y0 d, F1 I: i4 S
名利双收gain in both fame and wealth% i$ N! a+ j. B& |8 w
茅塞顿开be suddenly enlightened
@: F1 Z8 k: G, l没有规矩不成方圆Nothing can be accomplished without norms or standards.7 V+ H( y3 k; a; a2 }1 D
每逢佳节倍思亲
/ L- y- `* Y! [8 X7 z& j2 E% BOn festive occasions more than ever one thinks of one's dear ones far away.
o, ^6 T* K# i" OIt is on the festival occasions when one misses his dear most. 3 z( Y1 U* B! q# Y( j+ Y
谋事在人，成事在天"The planning lies with man, the outcome with Heaven. / Man proposes, God disposes. "
% K/ k& @' T! D7 T2 g- X弄巧成拙be too smart by half; Cunning outwits itself.) y5 [; g3 h! q5 l
拿手好戏masterpiece
5 J4 _1 V2 O6 A- o7 B赔了夫人又折兵throw good money after bad& G1 d# X. C6 }1 k$ f
抛砖引玉a modest spur to induce others to come forward with valuable contributions; throw a sprat to catch a whale2 ~" Y% C n l" N; o6 D
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. \5 k- J ^+ x$ h
抢得先机take the preemptive opportunities
" C! q* `" }1 c' K7 P2 v' N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.. X# z# W6 r' R5 X
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 y5 q( _) J7 B; C9 m7 W3 y前事不忘,后事之师Past experience, if not forgotten, is a guide for the future., i' @) C0 n/ G; [9 p
前人栽树,后人乘凉One generation plants the trees in whose shade another generation rests.8 o; W7 V% a" v& g
One sows and another reaps.6 E# Z" x _* K! b
前怕狼,后怕虎fear the wolf in front and the tiger behind/ hesitate in doing something1 q( m6 P, |6 K5 ^; a1 p+ |
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.
4 z, Q$ l! H+ P# V( V强强联手win-win co-operation9 l8 {* a1 N, F2 r) E
瑞雪兆丰年A timely snow promises a good harvest./ [( h& V: M( f* j
人之初,性本善Man's nature at birth is good.+ M: F$ x" P7 ]; b6 U& A( ?7 J' n
人逢喜事精神爽Joy puts heart into a man.& A6 \7 V, a* B2 p1 D7 \3 ?
人海战术huge-crowd strategy
$ \4 v6 c) {5 `1 C; P$ s. s# F& _4 @+ n世上无难事，只要肯攀登"Where there is a will, there is a way. "
3 A, f4 q0 O, |9 K# a( i+ X世外桃源a fictitious land of peace away from the turmoil of the world;
9 k; @( ^ o6 O5 W# H死而后已until my heart stops beating
5 c# f2 `8 Q* l岁岁平安Peace all year round
; P) ~# J3 j1 b5 c0 p+ W上有天堂，下有苏杭"Just as there is paradise in heaven, ther are Suzhou and Hangzhou on earth."
7 X( y0 g2 [- P2 Y% q' ~塞翁失马，焉知非福Misfortune may be an actual blessing.
& R5 p; k" y$ f( l' a三十而立"A man should be independent at the age of thirty.
" a$ Q X2 g- B& T: L3 gAt thirty, a man should be able to think for himself."
- O& ?+ E& R3 B# m* Q8 S升级换代updating and upgrading (of products)" P- x/ a$ x9 y7 g" n7 |, F
四十不惑Life begins at forty.
! F3 q2 _9 G( V; A谁言寸草心，报得三春晖"Such kindness of warm sun, can't be repaid by grass. "
1 V8 h# ~7 U2 t' ^5 u水涨船高When the river rises, the boat floats high.
$ u Z) D+ d( z时不我待Time and tide wait for no man.
: P1 t2 o! y: q) o& D* n6 {' Y杀鸡用牛刀break a butterfly on the wheel
) T5 d) v: b1 z% z实事求是seek truth from facts; be practical and realistic; be true to facts
1 S2 }2 ]* t, E1 v. J. p说曹操,曹操到Talk of the devil and he comes.
: y5 H& q% P% W+ t7 a* d0 R实话实说speak the plain truth; call a spade a spade; tell it as it is
* a0 Z7 g5 J4 e& a5 e( z7 e实践是检验真理的唯一标准Practice is the sole criterion for testing truth.2 x3 |9 m, q1 I. |
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; "
/ h6 m6 M6 B/ T( p8 H' @, B韬光养晦hide one's capacities and bide one's time
& K5 o' n, n5 H! y; n糖衣炮弹sugar-coated bullets
8 U$ ?$ c8 c* M' I% V/ }+ w天有不测风云Anything unexpected may happen. a bolt from the blue
, h ~1 X# o. _# N团结就是力量Unity is strength." i* ~2 x: H8 i: b' w+ c
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 0 f0 O6 l3 [% @' @! {, X" @
歪风邪气unhealthy practices and evil phenomena
3 D `- S) u- J) [0 U. _. o物以类聚，人以群分Birds of a feather flock together.2 \( R: p' c r3 K7 z1 \
往事如风"The past has vanished (from memory) like wind.; What in past, is past." + L7 v. S4 m& O1 p% V; F
望子成龙hold high hopes for one's child
" \$ c& [& M0 r/ Q# W" j屋漏又逢连阴雨Misfortunes never come singly. When it rains it pours., W4 o4 V5 G0 ^, C) X5 o8 R% y( M
文韬武略military expertise; military strategy
- ~! J# a' S* J9 v/ v: h$ x& r唯利是图draw water to one's mill
% {( M( G# y! [3 t: z/ A无源之水,无本之木water without a source, and a tree wiithout roots
* a0 E1 k% {3 o- F( A" s* {无中生有make/create something out of nothing
+ K2 E2 p* A3 O% i2 P3 z5 Z( s无风不起浪There are no waves without wind. There's no smoke without fire.4 O$ I. R9 v; I0 i
徇私枉法bend the law for the benefit of relatives or friends
! T+ g: _. D$ @- ^8 d1 }1 A8 Z# y新官上任三把火a new broom sweeps clean
- X# |" d1 m; A$ {- ^% j, @, n虚心使人进步,骄傲使人落后Modesty helps one go forward, whereas conceit makes one lag behind.6 Y3 b8 V* y8 r% Z
蓄势而发accumulate strength for a take-off0 |8 M& q7 ?% Z- }
心想事成May all your wish come true
( m; o0 [6 h8 X心照不宣have a tacit understanding; give tacit consent; tacit understanding
3 {. L' m! K2 C先入为主First impressions are firmly entrenched.
! Y. B. |* P! W, G9 F, n* E先下手为强catch the ball before the bound/ N9 k1 E' _' E. W. x) i m
像热锅上的蚂蚁like an ant on a hot pan
4 v7 n" K! S. {- n& ` V现身说法warn people by taking oneself as an example& Y$ }0 D$ M; X$ l" ]
息事宁人pour oil on troubled waters # @3 w1 r) p0 Y$ {: k6 k. P" v: m1 w
喜忧参半mingled hope and fear " C) _5 G& c( f J4 R4 t
循序渐进step by step
5 _' C+ L; J9 B" Z7 X一路平安，一路顺风speed somebody on their way; speed the parting guest # |5 P7 Z# K1 A0 x
严以律己,宽以待人be strict with oneself and lenient towards others+ F+ Z8 S5 i0 m- F& K
鱼米之乡a land of milk and honey; F+ M& V6 D& I
有情人终成眷属"Jack shall have Jill, all shall be well." t# ?! o2 x! C' [! o& K
有钱能使鬼推磨Money makes the mare go. Money talks.
$ C# f1 d. e% i& I$ v' s* |有识之士people of vision5 f: v) o5 V1 i
有勇无谋use brawn rather than brain 9 x! U4 f7 j& t
有缘千里来相会Separated as we are thousands of miles apart, we come together as if by predestination.
- X! S: g5 d# Q* f与时俱进advance with times0 p+ H: f, g% Z( _
以人为本people oriented; people foremost 3 L2 k; l/ a6 `3 \" P$ S2 ]# R
因材施教teach students according to their aptitude
; I7 _, ]" K: |+ T7 v( p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." " ]3 N7 M+ j3 ]" K
欲速则不达Haste does not bring success. , `" Y% ~6 W0 n
优胜劣汰survival of the fittest
# ?" A% d; r8 Z& _! c: q5 r4 O英雄所见略同Great minds think alike.* v( Q: G/ h8 k* i {/ _3 y
冤家宜解不宜结Better make friends than make enemies.
, b- P4 ?$ o3 _7 h) E: L1 x& ~冤假错案"cases in which people were unjustly, falsely or wrongly charged or sentenced; unjust, false or wrong cases"
% e8 r1 d3 V. x一言既出，驷马难追A real man never goes back on his words. 6 G$ X# g6 r1 _+ U/ e% l+ H
招财进宝Money and treasures will be plentiful% M: A: i# c/ n9 l0 U) V# T- _
债台高筑become debt-ridden
: I5 T4 v/ C4 J致命要害Achilles' heel 7 @6 }0 ^+ g. Z, x1 P2 J
众矢之的target of public criticism
. [! b D: b# u9 m/ s5 _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.3 M& r$ ^ n! z" t
纸上谈兵be an armchair strategist% F4 v: Y! S& o ]! v# ]
纸包不住火Truth will come to light sooner or later.8 m5 y3 K9 k2 P9 c
左右为难between the devil and the deep blue sea; between the rock and the hard place |
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