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爱屋及乌Love me, love my dog." `4 r5 f# x; v9 D/ |1 _6 O
百闻不如一见Seeing is believing.
0 n4 y3 @3 a9 b7 k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. u: Y. A6 Z. M. U( Z; D) e( h
笨鸟先飞A slow sparrow should make an early start.
4 B' H6 T* ~% K b8 B不眠之夜white night
% [# \9 Z+ C+ y- x8 r不以物喜，不以己悲not pleased by external gains, not saddened by personnal losses6 p3 p e* g, q
不遗余力spare no effort; go all out; do one's best# D* p- \1 l/ E8 J' N
不打不成交"No discord, no concord. # ~! _5 {2 I6 F. W; C& t
拆东墙补西墙rob Peter to pay Paul
; n% ~& A, H- t* K辞旧迎新bid farewell to the old and usher in the new; ring out the old year and ring in the new
5 D0 m6 S# v# ^ M5 H+ X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* s- h0 k* d3 {/ X. p8 L3 ~
大开眼界open one's eyes; broaden one's horizon; be an eye-opener " g, v- g; @6 {6 X
国泰民安The country flourishes and people live in peace$ W9 I3 a8 l- m! |* p
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
0 O2 ?; p8 F, S9 f* l) q功夫不负有心人Everything comes to him who waits. + g O0 P: ]+ w+ H7 L5 K5 X- @
好了伤疤忘了疼once on shore, one prays no more6 P& `& N/ b1 V
好事不出门，恶事传千里Good news never goes beyond the gate, while bad news spread far and wide. 5 K6 N1 _: U) r6 ~8 c7 u
和气生财Harmony brings wealth
6 \4 N; C3 `9 K活到老，学到老One is never too old to learn. ) p5 k# D Y. X; Z# ~6 |# \* {( E& d. {
既往不咎let bygones be bygones
3 K+ H' d8 L) K* z- Y( E金无足赤,人无完人Gold can't be pure and man can't be perfect. 6 q$ Y$ V! s4 l, x0 q' Q
金玉满堂Treasures fill the home4 K* B* L6 {, A$ K
脚踏实地be down-to-earth
- e1 v; Y. S; ?3 [' h$ t% e脚踩两只船sit on the fence
3 X- q# |/ Y7 f6 J0 j1 ^5 c君子之交淡如水the friendship between gentlemen is as pure as crystal; a hedge between keeps friendship green
$ E/ Y5 i4 w# R- S- Z& f/ B老生常谈，陈词滥调cut and dried, cliché" M5 o! J1 `8 d& R' ]/ t) f
礼尚往来Courtesy calls for reciprocity. ( W1 K7 @& \) R9 ]3 w( j7 x
留得青山在，不怕没柴烧"Where there is life, there is hope."
/ y5 B, }' J5 e! N H4 y马到成功achieve immediate victory; win instant success
$ v6 \7 {# r# p6 O名利双收gain in both fame and wealth; q6 L E+ `& W0 C
茅塞顿开be suddenly enlightened4 ]) z6 n- a+ W: K
没有规矩不成方圆Nothing can be accomplished without norms or standards.
8 Y- d- v) b% ?. v每逢佳节倍思亲. u. q0 m; j% ?0 J6 f% G+ @
On festive occasions more than ever one thinks of one's dear ones far away. R$ ]8 G& `4 P
It is on the festival occasions when one misses his dear most. 2 _* J1 J7 W9 R: r1 f6 r
谋事在人，成事在天"The planning lies with man, the outcome with Heaven. / Man proposes, God disposes. "/ S+ U3 H* G& Y. G
弄巧成拙be too smart by half; Cunning outwits itself.9 x3 Z6 N; }' H* {8 D. g
拿手好戏masterpiece
2 r1 w k. p& M; r赔了夫人又折兵throw good money after bad# ?: h/ Y, Y9 B+ h% s1 S- k; c" G
抛砖引玉a modest spur to induce others to come forward with valuable contributions; throw a sprat to catch a whale; `9 M: w: M0 m* f. O" K" E
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
" t# N& v0 q5 _0 O抢得先机take the preemptive opportunities . M6 y; G' `! R& _; I
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.
% h2 x+ J8 \* Y0 f! o, F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
, R/ H, I8 [4 a4 f9 }3 v/ u前事不忘,后事之师Past experience, if not forgotten, is a guide for the future.' W' P; S6 h) J. V7 }" C' D
前人栽树,后人乘凉One generation plants the trees in whose shade another generation rests.
$ ]$ F0 o0 T3 VOne sows and another reaps.# l# H% g+ f4 W2 G9 k; Y
前怕狼,后怕虎fear the wolf in front and the tiger behind/ hesitate in doing something" k! N4 b( s# W3 C
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.
) q4 f+ \, b( z4 C& e# R& g强强联手win-win co-operation. _3 Z. Y8 q) q0 c7 Y' j1 |
瑞雪兆丰年A timely snow promises a good harvest.2 y3 a g, e+ s; k: V! e( K
人之初,性本善Man's nature at birth is good.
5 f$ K8 i u8 D' J. s5 r5 g, m/ `人逢喜事精神爽Joy puts heart into a man.: ?2 _- }( o; w; t5 j
人海战术huge-crowd strategy ) L& y; `5 v+ p a/ A# R
世上无难事，只要肯攀登"Where there is a will, there is a way. " $ l0 u3 O' u/ m; D/ P
世外桃源a fictitious land of peace away from the turmoil of the world;
( K+ I: X* A' @8 L7 k0 Y! t死而后已until my heart stops beating
4 R6 D2 R2 `8 b$ d4 f岁岁平安Peace all year round
+ E: h) @5 m2 `9 n( X- } y( g# u9 B' Y上有天堂，下有苏杭"Just as there is paradise in heaven, ther are Suzhou and Hangzhou on earth." . l# W6 n, [7 m4 W" P' h9 r/ _ g9 _
塞翁失马，焉知非福Misfortune may be an actual blessing.6 P* d' K8 q( s D* r9 _, O% ?1 M
三十而立"A man should be independent at the age of thirty. ) l$ }4 ^ P) j3 S! s4 |
At thirty, a man should be able to think for himself." 3 e% P1 J. e" i+ `
升级换代updating and upgrading (of products)( P0 q8 z/ t! u5 r8 X$ ?6 F* e
四十不惑Life begins at forty.
/ q4 [6 n6 f9 k2 f7 f/ [5 A谁言寸草心，报得三春晖"Such kindness of warm sun, can't be repaid by grass. "
+ P" n/ n5 W# A! D, m* T水涨船高When the river rises, the boat floats high.
, R6 @1 q% {; D/ E; I时不我待Time and tide wait for no man. / b) O) Y* W- u2 ^$ C
杀鸡用牛刀break a butterfly on the wheel
% J" ^. t& u; @# F实事求是seek truth from facts; be practical and realistic; be true to facts M2 L4 F) a) r( s5 a1 \. N
说曹操,曹操到Talk of the devil and he comes.
. d1 p. ~" L5 y" m7 h实话实说speak the plain truth; call a spade a spade; tell it as it is 8 U) l2 W8 `; s
实践是检验真理的唯一标准Practice is the sole criterion for testing truth.
7 M* b! ]7 Q1 K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; "* Q% f4 m6 B+ t% d
韬光养晦hide one's capacities and bide one's time' e6 m/ r9 J* O3 N& f
糖衣炮弹sugar-coated bullets) K' C" t$ `8 p: Y/ H1 K
天有不测风云Anything unexpected may happen. a bolt from the blue
; D( X4 q9 i' n+ h团结就是力量Unity is strength.. C# \2 A" y" 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 4 S, M/ ]! t' r& ~7 r; |9 R
歪风邪气unhealthy practices and evil phenomena
! v; V$ ^( d! {( v物以类聚，人以群分Birds of a feather flock together.! S* k0 ?4 r3 [/ P
往事如风"The past has vanished (from memory) like wind.; What in past, is past." ; j7 g3 P( N& s8 p
望子成龙hold high hopes for one's child
- R C* I' T$ z9 A% f8 `屋漏又逢连阴雨Misfortunes never come singly. When it rains it pours.
7 |) e9 \; y i. i文韬武略military expertise; military strategy # z' l2 M+ Q+ w* f* ^% [( y
唯利是图draw water to one's mill
( ^3 t( w4 M0 W4 c0 c无源之水,无本之木water without a source, and a tree wiithout roots
: K' U, s4 h! T7 t/ a无中生有make/create something out of nothing
: u4 n3 b G! R' e1 x0 n4 _& z' ] m无风不起浪There are no waves without wind. There's no smoke without fire.
9 F4 Y( |# j6 r! E5 K& m6 Z( o徇私枉法bend the law for the benefit of relatives or friends ' I( K2 |( I2 b- ^" ?/ k
新官上任三把火a new broom sweeps clean
* h- V7 D3 W$ ]3 ^( b) c) Q+ s$ F- A虚心使人进步,骄傲使人落后Modesty helps one go forward, whereas conceit makes one lag behind.
3 y2 U9 \0 v/ z, D蓄势而发accumulate strength for a take-off
6 g( }- C- S; p c* c0 {心想事成May all your wish come true1 E, G0 T9 c, j- [
心照不宣have a tacit understanding; give tacit consent; tacit understanding& t8 n. l1 x; S6 C) y" i
先入为主First impressions are firmly entrenched.
I' h1 f! Z! U8 j$ w( A先下手为强catch the ball before the bound% k) G0 H- w* G/ L) |5 c( j( \1 z
像热锅上的蚂蚁like an ant on a hot pan
& M S$ `: X0 \* U" P+ s" S1 ?现身说法warn people by taking oneself as an example. y6 K9 x! g3 ~# C+ d x" P
息事宁人pour oil on troubled waters
( Y; U. ^5 q: [; M$ V( _4 D$ B% T喜忧参半mingled hope and fear
+ @3 W# o* N$ A$ C* Q' `" `循序渐进step by step
9 a! w& q& j4 m+ Y8 K$ ~) s# y一路平安，一路顺风speed somebody on their way; speed the parting guest 4 F# l2 o) N8 H7 u
严以律己,宽以待人be strict with oneself and lenient towards others
& u: k+ x, A) A- r3 C$ \3 B& ?鱼米之乡a land of milk and honey
! _1 I) O5 Z, `- i有情人终成眷属"Jack shall have Jill, all shall be well."
% z& q% |2 l* B4 ~4 r1 }有钱能使鬼推磨Money makes the mare go. Money talks./ H/ W: _ X! @; R& X% W* T+ @8 S
有识之士people of vision3 A) C- a+ C$ O) U. x5 f2 q' J& E
有勇无谋use brawn rather than brain * i( C6 @2 L3 E5 H0 c
有缘千里来相会Separated as we are thousands of miles apart, we come together as if by predestination.* Y1 r$ G* |4 N) N6 P0 v5 T+ @
与时俱进advance with times- x# f3 T" f% ]7 Y' v* o5 s4 E
以人为本people oriented; people foremost
i8 u; a8 N! o+ A5 _5 M$ [因材施教teach students according to their aptitude
: V; Y! I: T' R6 U. j: k% J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."
* |: P: i! L8 |3 s- {欲速则不达Haste does not bring success. }$ Y+ z* ^5 \. D7 O7 ? ~9 l
优胜劣汰survival of the fittest
6 F, [7 |- `$ t; Q9 e英雄所见略同Great minds think alike.( \+ Z: g2 l5 }
冤家宜解不宜结Better make friends than make enemies.
: K) L& W0 c! K2 H冤假错案"cases in which people were unjustly, falsely or wrongly charged or sentenced; unjust, false or wrong cases"
$ U' H" p7 S2 D8 b* o一言既出，驷马难追A real man never goes back on his words. $ n% k; n; S% [1 x a; E' j, b
招财进宝Money and treasures will be plentiful
4 B1 d6 _, w3 i6 B8 x% t债台高筑become debt-ridden/ K( n" L1 J- c
致命要害Achilles' heel
2 J; c9 W6 }7 p6 i/ K% p: P8 u众矢之的target of public criticism
& H; D" u3 c6 Z0 q) E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.
# s* H1 K, Z& Q$ H6 F纸上谈兵be an armchair strategist4 X( }# k" C5 w& ~4 w, {
纸包不住火Truth will come to light sooner or later.
0 o6 o4 E+ V9 o# ^8 P& x% e左右为难between the devil and the deep blue sea; between the rock and the hard place |
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