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爱屋及乌Love me, love my dog.1 R) I, |2 z9 q. s
百闻不如一见Seeing is believing.- i! X$ V; Y+ Y' a5 p0 C$ o) x
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% v1 e m; X( J
笨鸟先飞A slow sparrow should make an early start.: b& p' \3 G0 b8 h9 {4 l
不眠之夜white night
) u6 R* G' K9 q9 ^; D不以物喜，不以己悲not pleased by external gains, not saddened by personnal losses
" F8 b1 L/ x3 ?( Q" P# M- N/ R1 j不遗余力spare no effort; go all out; do one's best) z R A9 [% D) C" b! Q7 w
不打不成交"No discord, no concord. " ~2 V$ J0 }; g
拆东墙补西墙rob Peter to pay Paul ! a5 Y8 q3 }4 M/ U- o
辞旧迎新bid farewell to the old and usher in the new; ring out the old year and ring in the new
" E$ {/ ]* ?" s% g y3 k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
9 B. }2 v9 G7 G+ G大开眼界open one's eyes; broaden one's horizon; be an eye-opener / Z. M' k0 g3 a0 M4 _) S
国泰民安The country flourishes and people live in peace4 `0 K* j6 X1 L. U$ E
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 % u+ _" B) V9 M% A
功夫不负有心人Everything comes to him who waits.
- H) \* K9 l3 {" s1 A% m* H7 e好了伤疤忘了疼once on shore, one prays no more+ M+ g- y% O1 {/ K |) 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. 8 f( m. |3 w! Q9 f- t2 L
和气生财Harmony brings wealth( b' F' P- U* g# P
活到老，学到老One is never too old to learn.
# s, I' b& E; i- g% T- V. h9 N既往不咎let bygones be bygones & a: J$ B8 V/ o, a
金无足赤,人无完人Gold can't be pure and man can't be perfect. 4 J1 U7 z2 W4 X5 \# c: v0 ?7 R2 j
金玉满堂Treasures fill the home
* K# }" U0 f& V脚踏实地be down-to-earth
4 |( i( r$ z& m* Q脚踩两只船sit on the fence
3 G( |8 b' Q% |1 k& i君子之交淡如水the friendship between gentlemen is as pure as crystal; a hedge between keeps friendship green
3 \/ O2 h& A R6 y6 o$ c+ o, C$ Y老生常谈，陈词滥调cut and dried, cliché. d+ G- X; n7 B5 K" c1 _# \
礼尚往来Courtesy calls for reciprocity. M" N1 F6 H: g% w/ i! k
留得青山在，不怕没柴烧"Where there is life, there is hope.". u) N8 ?! ~- A4 _1 b
马到成功achieve immediate victory; win instant success
: Y& x7 |* ]4 y- p* L名利双收gain in both fame and wealth
8 O1 a- |: u5 k3 L( g% r6 n5 w茅塞顿开be suddenly enlightened
7 ^4 {3 M J: r! r+ v没有规矩不成方圆Nothing can be accomplished without norms or standards.. N2 e. H4 I4 i6 f( c- h8 P5 }
每逢佳节倍思亲9 e+ }. @. s# n
On festive occasions more than ever one thinks of one's dear ones far away.
! f3 S& E: |2 ]9 ^" eIt is on the festival occasions when one misses his dear most. ' \1 s6 e+ v/ v- t9 ]3 }
谋事在人，成事在天"The planning lies with man, the outcome with Heaven. / Man proposes, God disposes. "
" T9 C4 h# c( ]; m8 y( Y# p弄巧成拙be too smart by half; Cunning outwits itself.
; g/ N. `& d" C拿手好戏masterpiece
5 C0 i$ ?0 {4 w. g6 j: V" \) X赔了夫人又折兵throw good money after bad8 H+ R2 f3 o4 ~" C/ b9 X+ l
抛砖引玉a modest spur to induce others to come forward with valuable contributions; throw a sprat to catch a whale
) M/ A5 ]( }1 n5 ~# 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( U) c1 \8 }8 U8 H/ [
抢得先机take the preemptive opportunities
' i- W; V) |& f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.
) {) w; q' r. |. m+ H# 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 step3 c) ^8 H: b8 D" ~, d+ Y& U
前事不忘,后事之师Past experience, if not forgotten, is a guide for the future.5 x- d: @; |4 M f
前人栽树,后人乘凉One generation plants the trees in whose shade another generation rests.
7 W. r9 m, k% A2 C! OOne sows and another reaps.
3 @+ w7 Y7 R; J前怕狼,后怕虎fear the wolf in front and the tiger behind/ hesitate in doing something
; d# [) q6 ?- p7 E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. $ M* H; I, v# F
强强联手win-win co-operation
2 _1 c j* J9 q; P0 u瑞雪兆丰年A timely snow promises a good harvest.7 F a. j- y S8 L
人之初,性本善Man's nature at birth is good.
2 v8 [, p2 k7 I5 P! u# Y& k. J* O人逢喜事精神爽Joy puts heart into a man." F, n9 o/ y8 o
人海战术huge-crowd strategy
x" }* D5 }* V" {3 i) S世上无难事，只要肯攀登"Where there is a will, there is a way. " 0 f3 @2 a3 v1 ^/ d
世外桃源a fictitious land of peace away from the turmoil of the world; $ [. Z: _4 e/ C7 j) K% N5 v$ G u1 y1 |
死而后已until my heart stops beating
/ ?7 \, [9 }2 s M8 T. ^岁岁平安Peace all year round
0 E# Q/ Y, \2 }5 P8 k. s1 H上有天堂，下有苏杭"Just as there is paradise in heaven, ther are Suzhou and Hangzhou on earth." ( \ x, {: j$ z2 i0 O, M0 _, x
塞翁失马，焉知非福Misfortune may be an actual blessing.
+ W- s, l0 ^6 n三十而立"A man should be independent at the age of thirty. % i- v# V2 z# D5 @- `) _
At thirty, a man should be able to think for himself." . T, W0 \, z, A# [
升级换代updating and upgrading (of products)0 |8 S0 }* @- f3 D
四十不惑Life begins at forty.
) Q+ K4 B9 w' p6 L: l0 W$ w谁言寸草心，报得三春晖"Such kindness of warm sun, can't be repaid by grass. " 4 R; X' P P# q/ H* I/ w
水涨船高When the river rises, the boat floats high.+ V7 p! _2 z; q- f1 k
时不我待Time and tide wait for no man.
2 l7 |/ E, Z0 ^$ {杀鸡用牛刀break a butterfly on the wheel0 C- @) |5 I+ T: @) s( j. ^! J* _
实事求是seek truth from facts; be practical and realistic; be true to facts 1 J6 p M% }7 z: m* F( I; X5 q
说曹操,曹操到Talk of the devil and he comes.4 d2 R2 v* O! v+ D- S8 R. K2 A
实话实说speak the plain truth; call a spade a spade; tell it as it is
, |+ F% b0 d) F0 a0 K& u3 o实践是检验真理的唯一标准Practice is the sole criterion for testing truth.; V6 J( d+ d' V/ l& ^6 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; "
9 _0 l2 [7 `( b( v4 y韬光养晦hide one's capacities and bide one's time
4 `( [8 j' c/ p" L y0 k: `! G5 A# d糖衣炮弹sugar-coated bullets5 W+ ?' M: a; d: H2 i; z3 o
天有不测风云Anything unexpected may happen. a bolt from the blue
; U& G$ m6 t& g3 M# J5 c' O团结就是力量Unity is strength.
: m. B! {9 k: h4 }5 s: 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
, }5 ?1 B$ N5 R/ g5 \歪风邪气unhealthy practices and evil phenomena/ e5 v$ r; t. }) @
物以类聚，人以群分Birds of a feather flock together.0 W8 ?$ `8 }' {1 X
往事如风"The past has vanished (from memory) like wind.; What in past, is past."
9 H2 U7 A' b+ H) u8 G) j$ W望子成龙hold high hopes for one's child
; ~$ g/ b2 E4 [屋漏又逢连阴雨Misfortunes never come singly. When it rains it pours.
5 M' ~# D9 ]0 C3 W; o% E文韬武略military expertise; military strategy * E, e0 }# M: M
唯利是图draw water to one's mill 1 y% u1 e/ N# F1 t
无源之水,无本之木water without a source, and a tree wiithout roots
+ ^3 u. o. [* m: V无中生有make/create something out of nothing
6 t/ S3 f1 _! B3 W无风不起浪There are no waves without wind. There's no smoke without fire.+ f, C+ r# U" `+ {' U9 ?
徇私枉法bend the law for the benefit of relatives or friends
+ r' g W+ _7 [8 m9 i新官上任三把火a new broom sweeps clean 3 h) Z. [# v# g' W8 r
虚心使人进步,骄傲使人落后Modesty helps one go forward, whereas conceit makes one lag behind.
4 a& S1 b( w6 Y" H% w蓄势而发accumulate strength for a take-off
% h2 A( c$ u; f( R+ J- a% {心想事成May all your wish come true
' a! ^8 g N5 S6 \1 f0 m心照不宣have a tacit understanding; give tacit consent; tacit understanding4 [6 ?+ ^) Z6 X1 ?; A
先入为主First impressions are firmly entrenched. v8 Q* ^5 i% I- o, o
先下手为强catch the ball before the bound Z* e1 R; I4 C/ v# F
像热锅上的蚂蚁like an ant on a hot pan
* n; v2 }# D2 n; l8 R$ L现身说法warn people by taking oneself as an example. `9 C% s1 x$ h
息事宁人pour oil on troubled waters
+ I l6 I- z; z9 q8 G喜忧参半mingled hope and fear 8 I: F( G% j, P4 q, h+ q1 L2 A" O
循序渐进step by step
! }* t# u b9 M' _' d2 R一路平安，一路顺风speed somebody on their way; speed the parting guest , `$ L6 d$ y% F2 e
严以律己,宽以待人be strict with oneself and lenient towards others
0 |) U4 v- u( R* R& k) K2 N鱼米之乡a land of milk and honey" a0 Z' s7 c6 S' R! ]9 {
有情人终成眷属"Jack shall have Jill, all shall be well."
: p7 A' J8 J* K4 o% y1 [5 \% V, @有钱能使鬼推磨Money makes the mare go. Money talks.
' K! `) [- G( W+ n4 G% w Y有识之士people of vision
+ e5 E0 C& i" K8 s有勇无谋use brawn rather than brain
9 {% t% Q0 E3 \+ v. _3 F, H有缘千里来相会Separated as we are thousands of miles apart, we come together as if by predestination.- T3 X/ J* O5 r- A' b4 l4 I
与时俱进advance with times* j' F) V6 k5 T. G0 p3 H4 i! @8 G
以人为本people oriented; people foremost 2 [1 D; c% q3 M$ ?) D7 W& J4 O
因材施教teach students according to their aptitude
6 p- y% h+ L) e/ \! l& 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." 2 V! K0 S2 s# Q7 H' V. G9 b" g) i
欲速则不达Haste does not bring success. 7 U0 o, C! W. [! J8 y
优胜劣汰survival of the fittest
; \- l$ c$ i. a7 r$ O2 R英雄所见略同Great minds think alike.$ M1 L) e. d' O' a' Q$ T: m
冤家宜解不宜结Better make friends than make enemies.* [) |; O( J: ^9 ?9 v: }
冤假错案"cases in which people were unjustly, falsely or wrongly charged or sentenced; unjust, false or wrong cases"
( h# u% Y7 D7 D, L一言既出，驷马难追A real man never goes back on his words.
0 {4 K0 v) Q( [招财进宝Money and treasures will be plentiful9 V% l6 K0 ]. a. C- u8 f/ L, I
债台高筑become debt-ridden
. B6 ?5 i i) b5 ^8 @0 m" {致命要害Achilles' heel ) F- T' d' n/ ^* I
众矢之的target of public criticism
; U$ G* C/ B) @# O6 q; |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.
# f+ v( f2 h8 {7 M5 C+ H纸上谈兵be an armchair strategist
+ m$ R8 q" o% M6 H+ \9 j纸包不住火Truth will come to light sooner or later.
- ?; R2 z9 j1 D1 S3 f# \; v1 j左右为难between the devil and the deep blue sea; between the rock and the hard place |
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