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爱屋及乌Love me, love my dog.4 { @- z5 D3 ^+ h3 y- H
百闻不如一见Seeing is believing.
. T$ h' Y9 `- |8 @+ Z% B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# W. R& D) M% ]* L8 K
笨鸟先飞A slow sparrow should make an early start.
1 E' `0 y! ]8 n# l9 o8 k* c+ }不眠之夜white night . H' |9 _# b4 P& U! g- K" k+ l& h: W
不以物喜，不以己悲not pleased by external gains, not saddened by personnal losses! y3 @, P& P$ t, I' i/ L& d5 I" V
不遗余力spare no effort; go all out; do one's best
2 S: [+ L. I" S. L. O8 O) B2 y不打不成交"No discord, no concord. 1 \4 ^2 I j. j; G7 ]' E7 F
拆东墙补西墙rob Peter to pay Paul / p* }0 U5 G+ f# ?3 y8 J
辞旧迎新bid farewell to the old and usher in the new; ring out the old year and ring in the new
8 H4 T* w# u' e) c" B. b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 all8 g% F' z% o6 I. N$ t1 M
大开眼界open one's eyes; broaden one's horizon; be an eye-opener ) S: a0 L/ C& ^- X+ ?5 G1 ^+ U/ ?7 M
国泰民安The country flourishes and people live in peace
% u% ?& \8 S4 t' I6 F& s4 u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 - K4 \$ x; D! v$ m% P* p
功夫不负有心人Everything comes to him who waits.
4 c7 u- i* [. b' j; [好了伤疤忘了疼once on shore, one prays no more
/ I, a; z, ?1 H6 n5 h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 k& n: ?1 r2 c) e t. K* J+ |4 T F和气生财Harmony brings wealth3 R1 X6 j5 Q& Z8 M
活到老，学到老One is never too old to learn. * z j' w; u, U/ \0 q
既往不咎let bygones be bygones # U4 ^% ], {9 e. v" n! j
金无足赤,人无完人Gold can't be pure and man can't be perfect. $ x @# r( n8 f4 v( G
金玉满堂Treasures fill the home
6 a& y; K# T E h9 Z: k7 v脚踏实地be down-to-earth
, [4 p; J$ F" a3 z6 @# M, I脚踩两只船sit on the fence
0 K, O+ ?# e2 \! O3 l君子之交淡如水the friendship between gentlemen is as pure as crystal; a hedge between keeps friendship green
; {$ j+ Y2 T ~老生常谈，陈词滥调cut and dried, cliché2 @8 |5 Q/ d5 V! X ?* d# h
礼尚往来Courtesy calls for reciprocity.
. t1 M% p' f7 c留得青山在，不怕没柴烧"Where there is life, there is hope."9 p9 o: M3 B, p! i) X$ z
马到成功achieve immediate victory; win instant success
* O' L& c2 K" c$ o% S! b名利双收gain in both fame and wealth
# w6 Q; @/ [+ ~& {4 t" v- v茅塞顿开be suddenly enlightened+ a2 |) p% ~0 P. k4 V2 F
没有规矩不成方圆Nothing can be accomplished without norms or standards.
8 R- Q' m8 F- U7 V1 E每逢佳节倍思亲
5 z" `# ]( h+ h2 a4 T9 TOn festive occasions more than ever one thinks of one's dear ones far away." c# q! m# u4 z3 M
It is on the festival occasions when one misses his dear most.
1 }1 S% i& M/ _' s. W& K( w* w7 b谋事在人，成事在天"The planning lies with man, the outcome with Heaven. / Man proposes, God disposes. "4 ]8 y! r/ }0 d2 Y
弄巧成拙be too smart by half; Cunning outwits itself.( t1 ^8 N7 ~9 W5 f3 A* N
拿手好戏masterpiece
" h" R& P% D# ^赔了夫人又折兵throw good money after bad4 g, M5 x8 z L$ R$ c6 e- v
抛砖引玉a modest spur to induce others to come forward with valuable contributions; throw a sprat to catch a whale
' V5 e7 D5 t0 g9 U& L( v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
{+ e+ `. R% p) e抢得先机take the preemptive opportunities
# m1 m/ m) \+ ^6 a0 y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.
9 b8 p! m9 h9 S, G; t1 ^5 T9 `4 @# E( L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% n' P) k1 P4 G) {
前事不忘,后事之师Past experience, if not forgotten, is a guide for the future.$ M" ]1 J) p- @$ S
前人栽树,后人乘凉One generation plants the trees in whose shade another generation rests.# E" I& J/ {5 G2 L B, g
One sows and another reaps.
0 x4 B! _# j% D9 y- A$ h前怕狼,后怕虎fear the wolf in front and the tiger behind/ hesitate in doing something
* k+ \: v- F3 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.
# I7 ]. D0 t9 l9 Y: d" l强强联手win-win co-operation
: F3 J! j9 Z/ B- \. n8 K瑞雪兆丰年A timely snow promises a good harvest. @. L5 G' q! M# B9 s
人之初,性本善Man's nature at birth is good.- m# q, \# w% Y* I* B, x* M8 c
人逢喜事精神爽Joy puts heart into a man.* A; ?9 _+ q: {( L
人海战术huge-crowd strategy
1 p2 q# j( s/ k Q5 A5 N0 P c世上无难事，只要肯攀登"Where there is a will, there is a way. "
/ s+ T$ L( }; [" w0 f) h! b世外桃源a fictitious land of peace away from the turmoil of the world;
& r7 J2 I5 p! S, ^: }1 A+ d! z: _死而后已until my heart stops beating
4 g" w' H: v3 m/ G* _岁岁平安Peace all year round7 x4 O0 d( O) h: f0 e
上有天堂，下有苏杭"Just as there is paradise in heaven, ther are Suzhou and Hangzhou on earth."
; q! [" Y# X, t8 u4 l; Q塞翁失马，焉知非福Misfortune may be an actual blessing.
5 y0 ~/ W4 I- q9 r三十而立"A man should be independent at the age of thirty.
# w- @0 y4 v8 VAt thirty, a man should be able to think for himself."
+ Q9 M$ Q( V! L7 F. d1 ]8 r升级换代updating and upgrading (of products)
% v* E4 m. Z2 \& @, r) i0 {! {四十不惑Life begins at forty.
o7 E% I, J# T$ A/ W3 F% v) o谁言寸草心，报得三春晖"Such kindness of warm sun, can't be repaid by grass. " . }/ p7 g; \$ C) w8 g
水涨船高When the river rises, the boat floats high.
% z2 A/ M/ e$ I7 K( c时不我待Time and tide wait for no man.
8 k/ F! V, g N" K: d杀鸡用牛刀break a butterfly on the wheel
- |/ P5 a, k& p, o" y3 D( q8 Z) w8 W实事求是seek truth from facts; be practical and realistic; be true to facts 8 Z3 E9 d# [$ k/ ?0 W
说曹操,曹操到Talk of the devil and he comes.' p! N- h# m% O- Q( R
实话实说speak the plain truth; call a spade a spade; tell it as it is $ K% X" @# `$ |+ w
实践是检验真理的唯一标准Practice is the sole criterion for testing truth.
5 v9 H/ t# P& z& z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; "5 q+ W. s# \; |. f: J/ s2 Q
韬光养晦hide one's capacities and bide one's time
1 d5 x0 Y9 a" V$ M: Z+ C, x糖衣炮弹sugar-coated bullets
6 W3 u$ g# ]3 g; L天有不测风云Anything unexpected may happen. a bolt from the blue! j. D( E/ z) s0 R* V- ^
团结就是力量Unity is strength.
, |1 e: W' b" `$ T/ ]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 / B7 X' K- p0 o, l u2 f7 E; l
歪风邪气unhealthy practices and evil phenomena# [, o, }% h- N! b( `* R: o
物以类聚，人以群分Birds of a feather flock together.2 F/ ]/ Q) t! g& T4 X5 l
往事如风"The past has vanished (from memory) like wind.; What in past, is past."
$ |# x+ D: M" p6 o8 _, ^望子成龙hold high hopes for one's child
! R4 w" w. |# V2 G" I* p5 r屋漏又逢连阴雨Misfortunes never come singly. When it rains it pours.' s& A" E6 K+ c3 F1 f I4 I
文韬武略military expertise; military strategy ) H4 O, z j: ?" d6 u
唯利是图draw water to one's mill $ u$ P; O; a, G* u2 f
无源之水,无本之木water without a source, and a tree wiithout roots
8 w+ d1 I$ q, J* ~- y X/ U8 D6 Y无中生有make/create something out of nothing
$ l3 ^6 H/ u D# j无风不起浪There are no waves without wind. There's no smoke without fire.+ i* Z% J2 e1 C
徇私枉法bend the law for the benefit of relatives or friends
! D1 [$ j7 p1 U/ s0 N% ?新官上任三把火a new broom sweeps clean
* L4 c( @, p+ x% L" o3 C虚心使人进步,骄傲使人落后Modesty helps one go forward, whereas conceit makes one lag behind.- q$ g9 r' B G, T+ A F8 i5 J
蓄势而发accumulate strength for a take-off/ C% u5 V4 {3 r, N) I
心想事成May all your wish come true
7 ]+ d5 Z0 E" S- N心照不宣have a tacit understanding; give tacit consent; tacit understanding
S& R. ?" p2 @( h/ b2 N- Z# m先入为主First impressions are firmly entrenched.
5 a5 |( J2 ]% E* D/ d1 ?2 e% n先下手为强catch the ball before the bound
0 r4 ~2 ^) K8 D( M( k2 S/ m像热锅上的蚂蚁like an ant on a hot pan
) i% D8 ?% C( y k+ p9 I# S9 \( M现身说法warn people by taking oneself as an example! [( s7 c& p3 S2 Q( e2 G
息事宁人pour oil on troubled waters & r1 ^! c3 {/ X
喜忧参半mingled hope and fear . j( p# |% \' c! q3 g4 O( S
循序渐进step by step$ Z. [, g8 R6 g8 P. u c
一路平安，一路顺风speed somebody on their way; speed the parting guest ; }- k4 `0 _4 \- W# a; R! Z% }
严以律己,宽以待人be strict with oneself and lenient towards others( L- a ~) F! k x
鱼米之乡a land of milk and honey, z- U; I( E; D+ ]# A/ \
有情人终成眷属"Jack shall have Jill, all shall be well."
9 b# \: N2 j" v& w' g, S& g, m有钱能使鬼推磨Money makes the mare go. Money talks./ X3 f5 _% k/ M% R& q+ m
有识之士people of vision
' S6 G; J2 t8 F8 i& f) V+ c% [# Q有勇无谋use brawn rather than brain
3 m4 ~4 x6 k' ?9 m6 f有缘千里来相会Separated as we are thousands of miles apart, we come together as if by predestination.- X* ^4 ]; ^2 y9 k5 N
与时俱进advance with times
& V1 P7 D( b+ }' I, o7 h0 @以人为本people oriented; people foremost 1 M: ^+ o1 p& G3 e* L2 Y
因材施教teach students according to their aptitude
. R( ~0 v7 q+ t z5 R( E0 Y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 \" c9 N1 F: s5 R/ c( `% l8 g欲速则不达Haste does not bring success.
9 O0 t& H4 ?1 w0 n; `- F优胜劣汰survival of the fittest
" x O7 V6 a5 ]1 G英雄所见略同Great minds think alike./ r$ b+ v" a$ p# \0 k. D3 K, v
冤家宜解不宜结Better make friends than make enemies.
1 R# G1 n+ \ H/ E& C: P1 p( Q7 x冤假错案"cases in which people were unjustly, falsely or wrongly charged or sentenced; unjust, false or wrong cases"
( R/ X- h$ B$ @* U# k一言既出，驷马难追A real man never goes back on his words. # Z$ P0 h9 v* r" N) B( q0 V/ o+ w
招财进宝Money and treasures will be plentiful B' I' I' Q! L9 J. a0 c. T
债台高筑become debt-ridden2 x1 q5 o' H% Y' x$ F. o$ |
致命要害Achilles' heel " x0 N; u0 u# P# z% U
众矢之的target of public criticism" n& n9 r* R0 ^$ i& }& 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.
: T+ O5 y3 y, C% I9 M$ N+ `, z( z纸上谈兵be an armchair strategist
- T; }, H# ?4 e5 z. b6 m纸包不住火Truth will come to light sooner or later.- g) }; Q8 r4 p4 r1 ?. @! u
左右为难between the devil and the deep blue sea; between the rock and the hard place |
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