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爱屋及乌Love me, love my dog.' B% U' O" A, m/ E0 `+ q
百闻不如一见Seeing is believing.7 A& Y _$ [7 n O" Z4 e7 A0 Q
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
: A$ F% B$ f8 {, z) O! w) t笨鸟先飞A slow sparrow should make an early start.
2 g+ u6 { T4 C! x7 s" B5 g不眠之夜white night ( j" t% |, W3 t( Q
不以物喜，不以己悲not pleased by external gains, not saddened by personnal losses( }/ Q. g. }- A
不遗余力spare no effort; go all out; do one's best4 Z& X4 I$ v2 y1 U1 t
不打不成交"No discord, no concord. ' W8 V3 I3 \4 d/ L, D* x" k1 j
拆东墙补西墙rob Peter to pay Paul 0 \* R- C* J7 ]6 m, m# N5 H& q
辞旧迎新bid farewell to the old and usher in the new; ring out the old year and ring in the new
& U8 X) i( K/ G6 N- M, P! Y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" Z( K+ t: ]6 W
大开眼界open one's eyes; broaden one's horizon; be an eye-opener / q5 G. f/ h! s0 T
国泰民安The country flourishes and people live in peace
h, j7 H- \4 N# Y( S6 g$ P9 i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
& c! `5 c/ ?( g: D+ S4 ]功夫不负有心人Everything comes to him who waits.
z% N2 f0 s- x Q9 g7 E8 h好了伤疤忘了疼once on shore, one prays no more
& Y) L0 x# w9 D. \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 _. F- [, O$ @! d. Z( f" N和气生财Harmony brings wealth
6 f) H+ q1 Q9 {活到老，学到老One is never too old to learn.
& |6 R+ q0 D2 W( i8 [3 j& e( z既往不咎let bygones be bygones
% o$ t5 }+ G1 s. a6 ?& G金无足赤,人无完人Gold can't be pure and man can't be perfect. 5 Q V! z3 Y1 _- o
金玉满堂Treasures fill the home
# v# }) Q. l3 l9 H8 Z脚踏实地be down-to-earth 7 W8 t& C7 |8 R- r) _) x, c
脚踩两只船sit on the fence # q/ e4 W' b; t$ z! v3 P0 P8 F8 u
君子之交淡如水the friendship between gentlemen is as pure as crystal; a hedge between keeps friendship green
* Y+ u7 G {0 C1 q- W老生常谈，陈词滥调cut and dried, cliché
) K3 j B, T: L( i# O礼尚往来Courtesy calls for reciprocity. ' `- r# Z' m3 K7 \+ K J
留得青山在，不怕没柴烧"Where there is life, there is hope."/ Z9 X+ [6 v$ O
马到成功achieve immediate victory; win instant success
: t- P1 f/ w" S9 ~! U名利双收gain in both fame and wealth! A4 N2 C( I( m& A; C& K$ F
茅塞顿开be suddenly enlightened
- |+ _2 {( w6 Y) z) e' v没有规矩不成方圆Nothing can be accomplished without norms or standards.
' T3 j# r. F' W" S每逢佳节倍思亲, A! q: S/ s$ `8 P8 Z
On festive occasions more than ever one thinks of one's dear ones far away.
1 X# h/ c( v0 `! |" y2 ]& { yIt is on the festival occasions when one misses his dear most. 9 Z4 l: N% e. T! {' V+ A
谋事在人，成事在天"The planning lies with man, the outcome with Heaven. / Man proposes, God disposes. "
9 O ]5 k0 n& w弄巧成拙be too smart by half; Cunning outwits itself.
0 U" g2 v, O6 U- a拿手好戏masterpiece Y- n9 r0 s) G& P: T7 d$ P
赔了夫人又折兵throw good money after bad8 P6 H2 i3 p) W% t
抛砖引玉a modest spur to induce others to come forward with valuable contributions; throw a sprat to catch a whale6 w* Q, S% u* _1 H, Y
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
. b0 D/ _* _2 B! J5 s抢得先机take the preemptive opportunities
- O' d6 a9 q; m7 ^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.
2 K+ ]1 h' R1 c: Q6 a$ I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( W0 Q前事不忘,后事之师Past experience, if not forgotten, is a guide for the future.
! M* a( s1 y, b. A前人栽树,后人乘凉One generation plants the trees in whose shade another generation rests.
. E1 D+ Y D, s, NOne sows and another reaps.
) N; k+ T/ }$ {! V4 Z前怕狼,后怕虎fear the wolf in front and the tiger behind/ hesitate in doing something
; a! I. M7 v7 Z 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. - W. Y# h6 ~8 d8 J- a$ G* q
强强联手win-win co-operation
1 ^4 C l8 M) F* K; J) q) l瑞雪兆丰年A timely snow promises a good harvest.
7 a: l4 Y& ~6 J" \人之初,性本善Man's nature at birth is good.
0 U5 ^% A* z; a: Y- B+ M人逢喜事精神爽Joy puts heart into a man.& d) ?6 x. |" S' _% X
人海战术huge-crowd strategy
) \$ } E1 r) J" _! V4 ~' Y世上无难事，只要肯攀登"Where there is a will, there is a way. "
/ E/ L' ~+ P$ _! J0 |世外桃源a fictitious land of peace away from the turmoil of the world;
: J' G$ Q( `' \; w# \2 ~, N# D" L5 r死而后已until my heart stops beating
8 w$ d4 L T9 P- q v% T8 k* ~9 r8 c岁岁平安Peace all year round u( ?+ t7 V" M1 f3 z: E( I
上有天堂，下有苏杭"Just as there is paradise in heaven, ther are Suzhou and Hangzhou on earth." . w# T. A: U- R
塞翁失马，焉知非福Misfortune may be an actual blessing.; d. E8 c* Z! Y+ O" I/ ^
三十而立"A man should be independent at the age of thirty. & A0 m5 X2 F* O$ B) Z3 M/ C
At thirty, a man should be able to think for himself." - L9 Q/ y! s" u- W1 v2 p/ Y
升级换代updating and upgrading (of products), E5 P% ]0 E% a. A0 j% [
四十不惑Life begins at forty. . Y% e k. @6 g# k0 [
谁言寸草心，报得三春晖"Such kindness of warm sun, can't be repaid by grass. "
4 I# c7 i. g5 |4 }' o水涨船高When the river rises, the boat floats high.4 X3 U7 @% E! U
时不我待Time and tide wait for no man.
' p* b; y, Y' e+ C- G杀鸡用牛刀break a butterfly on the wheel
4 y: @6 ] c( Q; b5 v1 x1 ?实事求是seek truth from facts; be practical and realistic; be true to facts ; x- {5 @& V$ }* T& P
说曹操,曹操到Talk of the devil and he comes.0 E; A+ \, y, F# M5 @ H! I% n
实话实说speak the plain truth; call a spade a spade; tell it as it is
2 n4 i8 I) K! t% m3 b# P5 a2 [实践是检验真理的唯一标准Practice is the sole criterion for testing truth.
- ^8 o& @" a% R! v# L* p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; "0 n9 I2 H$ \ }3 D8 {' }. ~. b
韬光养晦hide one's capacities and bide one's time3 u) T7 v( N) F7 n7 A
糖衣炮弹sugar-coated bullets6 ~, b+ E, y" N5 q E
天有不测风云Anything unexpected may happen. a bolt from the blue( B3 T0 d, B* U& X' g# V7 M8 _
团结就是力量Unity is strength./ Z2 _! v/ Q5 Z$ Z
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 3 p8 M7 l' n' A) ?7 Z
歪风邪气unhealthy practices and evil phenomena- ~# x$ g3 I( y/ @6 H' }
物以类聚，人以群分Birds of a feather flock together.
j0 P: G& F8 t# d. a$ @往事如风"The past has vanished (from memory) like wind.; What in past, is past."
; h; U) T' x# s3 {0 o望子成龙hold high hopes for one's child$ x( X$ ~! h- b% o
屋漏又逢连阴雨Misfortunes never come singly. When it rains it pours.2 Y7 D9 m. R6 C' m. s6 w
文韬武略military expertise; military strategy
1 F$ W& a, s' @/ G唯利是图draw water to one's mill ! @" C, e: G8 n* L* Y+ \
无源之水,无本之木water without a source, and a tree wiithout roots5 b$ @+ O R s2 q+ `$ d) L0 J0 u
无中生有make/create something out of nothing
6 c! s# Y5 A2 K; o8 K% d无风不起浪There are no waves without wind. There's no smoke without fire.1 c6 e$ k. S2 l. m0 z: m5 g% ?
徇私枉法bend the law for the benefit of relatives or friends
! I6 k- R6 W# _9 R& `9 l新官上任三把火a new broom sweeps clean / i- L/ c4 [7 L- L$ K% ~ h
虚心使人进步,骄傲使人落后Modesty helps one go forward, whereas conceit makes one lag behind.
6 P! ~, s& n! G, D/ z2 n蓄势而发accumulate strength for a take-off* e/ {1 H. }( v5 ^
心想事成May all your wish come true% D9 I) D! n8 T3 ^' C
心照不宣have a tacit understanding; give tacit consent; tacit understanding; g) h5 w9 i- q2 b
先入为主First impressions are firmly entrenched.8 q9 G# E7 A2 s, M' Y: r- r
先下手为强catch the ball before the bound. @5 d' p1 z" M, y9 W( F
像热锅上的蚂蚁like an ant on a hot pan
! m/ G: k- v6 C现身说法warn people by taking oneself as an example
8 K9 @+ w1 U5 a, z$ U" {# |息事宁人pour oil on troubled waters ) c. E# l, j! v+ T$ ^9 P% [
喜忧参半mingled hope and fear
' r3 F3 B% l; B! F循序渐进step by step6 u5 B( @, Q% D- W8 Q) X4 A
一路平安，一路顺风speed somebody on their way; speed the parting guest ( E; i8 g2 l+ B7 s7 T* Q7 L) H6 f
严以律己,宽以待人be strict with oneself and lenient towards others. c$ N, d8 l! @$ e$ J! J( l0 E" J
鱼米之乡a land of milk and honey* X7 E" k) |. B. T4 u( p, m2 Y
有情人终成眷属"Jack shall have Jill, all shall be well." 5 N* Z! ]% x( C
有钱能使鬼推磨Money makes the mare go. Money talks.
3 ?9 H7 S0 w% `7 \有识之士people of vision! T. B8 Q y1 M r% ?% ~
有勇无谋use brawn rather than brain * m8 |) U, Z: Y
有缘千里来相会Separated as we are thousands of miles apart, we come together as if by predestination.
8 q4 y4 H. Z* z) w5 S: ]与时俱进advance with times
5 ^/ h8 g C* U8 t/ C以人为本people oriented; people foremost ! n& ~* n7 U0 R" x
因材施教teach students according to their aptitude
/ R& l) X) c) |$ 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."
- ]# g9 g; b. Y- q+ K! H5 W" R欲速则不达Haste does not bring success. ; V8 F8 U6 u: I. J9 {" n) Q
优胜劣汰survival of the fittest D7 w$ l2 @- K1 d2 C0 x
英雄所见略同Great minds think alike.
1 M1 a. y! Y; F/ w. T冤家宜解不宜结Better make friends than make enemies.
; Q& [! D: O& F3 u/ o- `0 o冤假错案"cases in which people were unjustly, falsely or wrongly charged or sentenced; unjust, false or wrong cases" 3 k9 v% i3 D; p$ p) |7 o9 J
一言既出，驷马难追A real man never goes back on his words. % s& ~/ [$ L$ q
招财进宝Money and treasures will be plentiful
# r8 V0 o, }% @" `4 t9 k7 {1 D1 b债台高筑become debt-ridden
: e6 {& O( c$ d9 F2 Z3 _致命要害Achilles' heel
" I) ?: d s2 n, }' t众矢之的target of public criticism
. F ?% p; S, C1 [; X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.
$ Z- q% L% Y/ o纸上谈兵be an armchair strategist
/ b; c/ S' d: V, x: S% V! i纸包不住火Truth will come to light sooner or later.' O* K) @ u) v
左右为难between the devil and the deep blue sea; between the rock and the hard place |
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