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爱屋及乌Love me, love my dog.
8 [4 {4 s+ c! i l8 y; [百闻不如一见Seeing is believing.% ~' _8 }9 T3 g# ^' Q! y1 N
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
$ H6 n& U+ Y# `8 N) o7 h& c笨鸟先飞A slow sparrow should make an early start./ C. i3 g; Y8 j' T
不眠之夜white night
! X7 x$ a1 ]5 ?不以物喜，不以己悲not pleased by external gains, not saddened by personnal losses
2 k8 L; P1 H% y) n( _$ k, H' h$ G# x不遗余力spare no effort; go all out; do one's best" \ Y- a5 S2 ^5 R8 u
不打不成交"No discord, no concord.
- g& s/ w: s, c6 z0 x拆东墙补西墙rob Peter to pay Paul
# d U% ~( f* k/ a辞旧迎新bid farewell to the old and usher in the new; ring out the old year and ring in the new
t4 J* L+ H3 n; g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
6 K W6 l* C) o1 I1 S大开眼界open one's eyes; broaden one's horizon; be an eye-opener
" t& T" X& n; F- k国泰民安The country flourishes and people live in peace4 [( l$ N" u# p. I5 u9 V
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
; N6 m2 V- t5 K/ ~* a+ Z8 a功夫不负有心人Everything comes to him who waits.
1 U3 D( M9 B. r) \! \( ~6 z- [好了伤疤忘了疼once on shore, one prays no more
+ J! ]' \6 ~* A9 S0 @) y. B好事不出门，恶事传千里Good news never goes beyond the gate, while bad news spread far and wide. . N5 ~7 M {! n7 j4 y
和气生财Harmony brings wealth+ S. ]/ d* u0 n+ B8 u
活到老，学到老One is never too old to learn.
. E8 B: T6 }3 `/ Y0 ]2 e! Q5 w% y既往不咎let bygones be bygones 9 R9 [5 \8 F# R' g
金无足赤,人无完人Gold can't be pure and man can't be perfect.
6 }' I, [' Q7 z5 T9 U2 ~( }金玉满堂Treasures fill the home' f! V6 Y$ \8 L
脚踏实地be down-to-earth
: L: D" i' V' I J! Z2 u) k7 U* L脚踩两只船sit on the fence
) w0 e7 M3 B3 M1 U0 z0 V) c君子之交淡如水the friendship between gentlemen is as pure as crystal; a hedge between keeps friendship green
( _- S: O( Z9 _' S( L- {# G老生常谈，陈词滥调cut and dried, cliché& O% E' a; ~6 \; C9 |
礼尚往来Courtesy calls for reciprocity. / D/ Y6 A+ ^6 @3 y
留得青山在，不怕没柴烧"Where there is life, there is hope."
5 F$ z2 q$ |! m' g) |1 @马到成功achieve immediate victory; win instant success* M, E( [9 a5 d8 Z$ u3 Y
名利双收gain in both fame and wealth& J2 j( X3 i1 a& O8 Q' v5 D
茅塞顿开be suddenly enlightened
# c. s" H- ]# V. s$ U没有规矩不成方圆Nothing can be accomplished without norms or standards.
# B I1 [1 f& A1 h' i+ K U- E+ R每逢佳节倍思亲( H7 J4 k6 u4 @8 l& f+ k; r, b
On festive occasions more than ever one thinks of one's dear ones far away.
. ]0 D0 [/ w) y* {It is on the festival occasions when one misses his dear most.
9 @ \. u( ?8 n谋事在人，成事在天"The planning lies with man, the outcome with Heaven. / Man proposes, God disposes. ") D4 G; R* g* i' W6 \) g' c
弄巧成拙be too smart by half; Cunning outwits itself.
! c L+ ?2 o6 o' g/ M6 E拿手好戏masterpiece( z3 \& _9 W; ~! I
赔了夫人又折兵throw good money after bad- y- C$ C* S. p. C, M
抛砖引玉a modest spur to induce others to come forward with valuable contributions; throw a sprat to catch a whale2 `( b& U4 H3 u) }4 x( }# 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 end5 g5 z3 y. F) M; N, h, C
抢得先机take the preemptive opportunities
9 e5 t! W5 P1 _6 a' F6 a( K& K; A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.4 v0 ~, B, d% h2 d9 a A4 t0 p {
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
+ J$ i# w8 E$ V; o. r) z' o9 ^5 z% U前事不忘,后事之师Past experience, if not forgotten, is a guide for the future.. u8 N- S! e+ M$ U6 p
前人栽树,后人乘凉One generation plants the trees in whose shade another generation rests.
8 s# l7 V; F8 H( j6 jOne sows and another reaps.
( U1 |: ^/ r5 S4 K前怕狼,后怕虎fear the wolf in front and the tiger behind/ hesitate in doing something& _- o. F7 p* `3 U1 W$ q* `% 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. 0 ~7 y. [8 W' e- P8 H
强强联手win-win co-operation
0 u: B# s1 A+ P% X: Q7 |! p瑞雪兆丰年A timely snow promises a good harvest.
3 i5 @3 {+ s9 E2 u% C人之初,性本善Man's nature at birth is good.
. ?. L; c4 a ^人逢喜事精神爽Joy puts heart into a man.. B& T! i& e' T; O
人海战术huge-crowd strategy
% ]; N9 ^7 z+ U: `8 e3 A& C世上无难事，只要肯攀登"Where there is a will, there is a way. "
4 i+ O: o/ H+ _8 w' u( w# M世外桃源a fictitious land of peace away from the turmoil of the world; 0 K/ L9 g& c( j- B' X9 p4 e
死而后已until my heart stops beating
! b; u+ x. H, T8 S2 ]; T5 H岁岁平安Peace all year round
/ [2 g' F# U0 y% j* M" {上有天堂，下有苏杭"Just as there is paradise in heaven, ther are Suzhou and Hangzhou on earth."
/ @& [; ^, ]$ W' d7 v1 B塞翁失马，焉知非福Misfortune may be an actual blessing.0 h T5 P! ?6 E; u6 K
三十而立"A man should be independent at the age of thirty. 0 o g/ ?# y% X d/ \' z. a. F
At thirty, a man should be able to think for himself." ! e2 }$ h; i& Q; I# t$ e% O% j: r
升级换代updating and upgrading (of products)! L9 f7 t# U" `4 m
四十不惑Life begins at forty. 2 I' I) Y7 e& A4 ?0 b9 B
谁言寸草心，报得三春晖"Such kindness of warm sun, can't be repaid by grass. " 3 C$ b, p2 l1 J$ ^7 p
水涨船高When the river rises, the boat floats high.! s, m' P5 u+ Q7 G" I
时不我待Time and tide wait for no man.
" r Q4 j$ q9 k6 U杀鸡用牛刀break a butterfly on the wheel
+ B$ m6 F2 L. h实事求是seek truth from facts; be practical and realistic; be true to facts
5 M3 Y& q" h: ?, e7 V. i1 V说曹操,曹操到Talk of the devil and he comes.
4 y! b; T* R$ L5 Y" T3 m' |8 @8 m实话实说speak the plain truth; call a spade a spade; tell it as it is u9 K. o! q2 H. H" |
实践是检验真理的唯一标准Practice is the sole criterion for testing truth.
1 e# ~# T( y3 L: S" p$ 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; "* r$ i5 E7 f' L6 e7 b5 h
韬光养晦hide one's capacities and bide one's time9 \* H! C; b& e5 I4 o
糖衣炮弹sugar-coated bullets' Q" ^2 d7 V+ P6 Y+ M
天有不测风云Anything unexpected may happen. a bolt from the blue
" x8 \7 Q1 R M3 S$ _团结就是力量Unity is strength.
2 q9 N2 k1 t$ D3 y* A6 l/ s2 _9 z0 h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 % l6 ?6 B* c& x( w/ ]
歪风邪气unhealthy practices and evil phenomena- F" c# \) `. D: P2 v
物以类聚，人以群分Birds of a feather flock together.& A) B0 I9 d- }6 ]' @6 k6 A" a- b4 a; ?+ c
往事如风"The past has vanished (from memory) like wind.; What in past, is past."
! V4 y0 P( z" l0 }- e4 `9 P望子成龙hold high hopes for one's child" C( |, D8 |) @, b' k
屋漏又逢连阴雨Misfortunes never come singly. When it rains it pours.3 e, A6 u5 m# a, Q8 V9 ]
文韬武略military expertise; military strategy 1 r4 y9 }% ~, m8 b
唯利是图draw water to one's mill
2 Y$ e w( `3 _9 k/ V无源之水,无本之木water without a source, and a tree wiithout roots
9 p$ z; E" M j# L0 v! X" J无中生有make/create something out of nothing
6 X; M( a8 `7 y# s& C无风不起浪There are no waves without wind. There's no smoke without fire.; [" A. ?/ |8 s8 O
徇私枉法bend the law for the benefit of relatives or friends + x! K9 H7 Y0 z) j' Y. I! @& i% b O
新官上任三把火a new broom sweeps clean 5 _! y4 M! `7 M [
虚心使人进步,骄傲使人落后Modesty helps one go forward, whereas conceit makes one lag behind./ \+ Q( T5 }4 L- X& a3 \ V1 m
蓄势而发accumulate strength for a take-off ?, A+ A2 l( T. Y
心想事成May all your wish come true" e, A e, e6 u" n f! H
心照不宣have a tacit understanding; give tacit consent; tacit understanding2 D$ z) Q# k6 A+ W
先入为主First impressions are firmly entrenched.% z( g4 Q$ P( h% a5 I* L
先下手为强catch the ball before the bound
, G H8 \# [2 f" u: k3 u像热锅上的蚂蚁like an ant on a hot pan$ h: t3 Q3 ?4 ]7 D$ ~. r
现身说法warn people by taking oneself as an example
8 j, O1 r/ o$ M9 t3 w8 a, X1 P息事宁人pour oil on troubled waters
6 @8 _/ q( I+ j, L' V4 Y9 d5 [喜忧参半mingled hope and fear
5 d& I$ z& \4 g. w4 E循序渐进step by step- L [: M4 t6 k0 _1 S
一路平安，一路顺风speed somebody on their way; speed the parting guest " A# p- O J2 b. ?2 \$ a, i) W
严以律己,宽以待人be strict with oneself and lenient towards others
5 @' G/ e+ H. Y鱼米之乡a land of milk and honey- ~( u+ h9 _" S7 K1 l- d
有情人终成眷属"Jack shall have Jill, all shall be well." # E' g3 A q: Y, _
有钱能使鬼推磨Money makes the mare go. Money talks.
5 X( B/ r7 n* ^. m' E) ]$ }# {有识之士people of vision/ A8 y3 n) R" D
有勇无谋use brawn rather than brain
- ?5 Y5 G9 g% s( t; `0 ~$ [! B有缘千里来相会Separated as we are thousands of miles apart, we come together as if by predestination.- i6 p/ o, k# P' I( Q P( z. O
与时俱进advance with times) B2 R8 G" t/ ]" \7 z3 h
以人为本people oriented; people foremost
& y1 g/ Z/ g+ f- f5 Y8 b9 @因材施教teach students according to their aptitude
6 q! u, u* N7 u& j0 o9 r" C9 Q, ?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." , a) e$ ?8 n! q9 X D
欲速则不达Haste does not bring success. z# j, O) n$ b6 p a( Z2 E, c
优胜劣汰survival of the fittest ( P* g' N* r' ~
英雄所见略同Great minds think alike.
, O' C i* g% c. U' b; A冤家宜解不宜结Better make friends than make enemies.
% m8 w7 C& v6 }6 l5 Q7 E( E冤假错案"cases in which people were unjustly, falsely or wrongly charged or sentenced; unjust, false or wrong cases"
n/ A: \0 K. E: l; F5 n0 b一言既出，驷马难追A real man never goes back on his words.
* {8 y* L$ M- I; P4 `招财进宝Money and treasures will be plentiful1 t+ U" {3 G$ O0 V
债台高筑become debt-ridden' p7 e! q" b) D6 c
致命要害Achilles' heel " ~) V; `( C9 ?# z' h9 V
众矢之的target of public criticism
, J- q, Y Z) }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.2 X- k$ N, R3 ]! I& w0 O
纸上谈兵be an armchair strategist) I# w' m0 ^! S K
纸包不住火Truth will come to light sooner or later.
: _( B5 Q4 J- T. H1 L1 z左右为难between the devil and the deep blue sea; between the rock and the hard place |
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