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爱屋及乌Love me, love my dog.# ]: Y9 `2 t. R
百闻不如一见Seeing is believing.% N( a) p8 R& e2 Z: W- B8 ?
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 worst3 l/ \+ v; C7 h8 g
笨鸟先飞A slow sparrow should make an early start.
; @) v( r" [ H7 C不眠之夜white night ' `. ?0 g4 G' `# }
不以物喜，不以己悲not pleased by external gains, not saddened by personnal losses$ f! z5 S( O d: V) n. e! h
不遗余力spare no effort; go all out; do one's best
$ k2 R9 z P, `. s不打不成交"No discord, no concord.
. q1 h& g, f$ a2 z拆东墙补西墙rob Peter to pay Paul
/ t% F+ E/ t" j2 f" a% U辞旧迎新bid farewell to the old and usher in the new; ring out the old year and ring in the new
7 T9 l1 ?4 m1 k( Y- A, ?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
5 F# [' b& w, [5 ~8 N- S大开眼界open one's eyes; broaden one's horizon; be an eye-opener . o& r* R- L/ M$ B
国泰民安The country flourishes and people live in peace0 ?5 a: d* X: e. K/ m/ o) Z
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
$ b3 |, p2 z2 }# K功夫不负有心人Everything comes to him who waits. 6 L5 w$ q. `' ~, ~, s, j& a/ f& z
好了伤疤忘了疼once on shore, one prays no more2 u' c' ~9 z, ?) `
好事不出门，恶事传千里Good news never goes beyond the gate, while bad news spread far and wide. . r+ ^- E. F% }3 f+ f
和气生财Harmony brings wealth# r! T* {8 b& ?
活到老，学到老One is never too old to learn.
! e4 ]! G" A# N: a既往不咎let bygones be bygones
7 \6 d( J7 E; I2 B+ ` L. A; k/ i+ [金无足赤,人无完人Gold can't be pure and man can't be perfect. + K- _ b/ t4 o4 R5 {8 Z( x$ u' \
金玉满堂Treasures fill the home
) i z. w$ U. Q$ o+ q9 |& K脚踏实地be down-to-earth 1 N9 l4 i( y2 a
脚踩两只船sit on the fence ) f8 d" D; R: d8 z
君子之交淡如水the friendship between gentlemen is as pure as crystal; a hedge between keeps friendship green
8 S9 Q, f8 u9 _: o* ^) W# s- F" O老生常谈，陈词滥调cut and dried, cliché/ o" e6 b8 s, }9 f
礼尚往来Courtesy calls for reciprocity. ! {( ?$ j+ V8 b9 R4 ]
留得青山在，不怕没柴烧"Where there is life, there is hope."6 \2 |+ n, [, ]" c
马到成功achieve immediate victory; win instant success
- O' C' C. v' n! C. ?% p+ {名利双收gain in both fame and wealth
' @4 Z2 U. Y1 f. o. f2 y8 m茅塞顿开be suddenly enlightened0 g* [3 I. \' I1 r- n5 }6 m
没有规矩不成方圆Nothing can be accomplished without norms or standards.6 s& c+ h' |! }9 Y# x& }4 o
每逢佳节倍思亲& T$ ~7 m7 u6 }: ^2 }& }; Z
On festive occasions more than ever one thinks of one's dear ones far away.
+ e* @; R- F/ T) q6 WIt is on the festival occasions when one misses his dear most. ) t* U+ }% ^! b7 `) G2 B1 f
谋事在人，成事在天"The planning lies with man, the outcome with Heaven. / Man proposes, God disposes. "; K5 G" Y& M, I1 c: P" U2 G
弄巧成拙be too smart by half; Cunning outwits itself.0 G- ?, f8 Z+ n2 g6 B7 K0 C
拿手好戏masterpiece
?7 @, o5 R" g- T) O赔了夫人又折兵throw good money after bad# O7 ~6 `4 H' n" B) U" G0 I. ^/ y1 W
抛砖引玉a modest spur to induce others to come forward with valuable contributions; throw a sprat to catch a whale# W. D L& U# S
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 Z1 G' i n: E# |# g1 H5 _2 c
抢得先机take the preemptive opportunities 4 W6 X$ f3 w' ^8 T
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. u1 w3 D& |) X; a4 t' { L. B* h
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) D/ h+ \5 T9 {. `" P5 x# L5 `
前事不忘,后事之师Past experience, if not forgotten, is a guide for the future.
" J+ W `% s: J# Y& R前人栽树,后人乘凉One generation plants the trees in whose shade another generation rests.* o) b# l7 T% |
One sows and another reaps.5 v) i W8 m6 R" ^1 s& y$ p3 B
前怕狼,后怕虎fear the wolf in front and the tiger behind/ hesitate in doing something
. J3 o [$ ]! d4 |) P% ~% j6 G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.
9 O* W# L: y9 b* j强强联手win-win co-operation
$ [, U F( Y) l0 H* W" I瑞雪兆丰年A timely snow promises a good harvest.
" \" ]$ v: {3 a% C人之初,性本善Man's nature at birth is good.- ]. I) C& K) C4 L" n' S; r
人逢喜事精神爽Joy puts heart into a man.+ s$ C/ b1 d* j) f' s$ L9 K0 @
人海战术huge-crowd strategy
! a/ M# R# g3 w# f世上无难事，只要肯攀登"Where there is a will, there is a way. "
9 i! Y' J) F+ B世外桃源a fictitious land of peace away from the turmoil of the world;
* }) g5 z7 O7 `( h& R死而后已until my heart stops beating" f1 e8 y, i6 _8 o0 {
岁岁平安Peace all year round# z! c: d5 |8 j) G& h! w
上有天堂，下有苏杭"Just as there is paradise in heaven, ther are Suzhou and Hangzhou on earth." + U+ a& ~ ^. K' J" Q8 O# h8 K
塞翁失马，焉知非福Misfortune may be an actual blessing.
8 p7 z' E0 ^2 |& s三十而立"A man should be independent at the age of thirty.
7 {0 o) ?: @4 J: F# G& J, R- m9 d9 ]1 _At thirty, a man should be able to think for himself."
4 d# H9 A9 D6 ]- E/ {. a C. a升级换代updating and upgrading (of products)
# k7 n' ~- Q9 y( p. i四十不惑Life begins at forty.
l1 M0 W2 b, v; ?2 [% Q5 Q谁言寸草心，报得三春晖"Such kindness of warm sun, can't be repaid by grass. "
! O. f( |5 s- u9 k- F; p水涨船高When the river rises, the boat floats high.
+ x B5 R! q0 ~: P& X3 b0 V$ A时不我待Time and tide wait for no man. $ [1 _; F3 A. h! v
杀鸡用牛刀break a butterfly on the wheel
! X( T6 z7 s, J, S0 c7 w3 t A实事求是seek truth from facts; be practical and realistic; be true to facts 9 L5 O$ B7 y* Q6 {: v9 e8 L: T% o
说曹操,曹操到Talk of the devil and he comes." e# d. K) c% Q+ j6 Z
实话实说speak the plain truth; call a spade a spade; tell it as it is
! F! V9 \1 B' H4 O! c0 o7 h; A3 A" E实践是检验真理的唯一标准Practice is the sole criterion for testing truth.
* d5 A) {: T7 D6 p7 B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; "
3 i5 H. H. k7 J* r8 c; B7 b韬光养晦hide one's capacities and bide one's time
9 W, D" o$ W/ Q; S4 k& t' h糖衣炮弹sugar-coated bullets9 r2 q, [7 _9 R, g/ m
天有不测风云Anything unexpected may happen. a bolt from the blue: `" ]: G$ y' X2 I
团结就是力量Unity is strength.
& z0 _$ W+ W6 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 9 g; O e3 }6 u$ X0 }2 F o! a( O9 ?
歪风邪气unhealthy practices and evil phenomena
4 U. K" y; n, y8 _6 j物以类聚，人以群分Birds of a feather flock together.
- R$ X6 A1 t, M I5 h: B9 [往事如风"The past has vanished (from memory) like wind.; What in past, is past."
7 D' L( c3 C7 K1 _8 @望子成龙hold high hopes for one's child$ G2 s2 T; }, ~: c. {, ^, E
屋漏又逢连阴雨Misfortunes never come singly. When it rains it pours.4 _7 r0 @: E* e8 C3 D
文韬武略military expertise; military strategy
- M- V) b; D. A+ l* I7 ?+ Q" T唯利是图draw water to one's mill - n! ~- Q+ k, V
无源之水,无本之木water without a source, and a tree wiithout roots
- Q. M3 e8 u/ r6 `7 P5 C7 F; P无中生有make/create something out of nothing : K5 F; ^' {& C
无风不起浪There are no waves without wind. There's no smoke without fire." ^7 A6 A3 r3 g6 |( j1 b
徇私枉法bend the law for the benefit of relatives or friends + j( s" P, Y3 {
新官上任三把火a new broom sweeps clean 0 i& z1 F" \/ u# x% I& t
虚心使人进步,骄傲使人落后Modesty helps one go forward, whereas conceit makes one lag behind. }: |- j+ l5 |: [. K/ f0 @
蓄势而发accumulate strength for a take-off G% [# s- `' |1 l5 p1 i$ S3 r3 G' R) n
心想事成May all your wish come true" w% J5 l% `2 n) |7 W
心照不宣have a tacit understanding; give tacit consent; tacit understanding
3 X! R" o) i v. x% A& d先入为主First impressions are firmly entrenched." ^0 g. o) n9 Y7 q
先下手为强catch the ball before the bound1 P5 n5 V# z( G5 B9 F
像热锅上的蚂蚁like an ant on a hot pan- Q# a5 ~, w4 g. K5 n; u
现身说法warn people by taking oneself as an example& Y9 ?6 y1 q: \1 L
息事宁人pour oil on troubled waters 2 M, A* i, m. ~; X* a
喜忧参半mingled hope and fear
1 H! v) I+ Q% [# M8 ?3 b循序渐进step by step; M2 O! l' O$ C; l1 w* n
一路平安，一路顺风speed somebody on their way; speed the parting guest ( N z/ K# b3 S
严以律己,宽以待人be strict with oneself and lenient towards others
' h5 i& t1 U/ K- [: q5 j鱼米之乡a land of milk and honey$ w* b2 a' Z+ x9 l) N
有情人终成眷属"Jack shall have Jill, all shall be well."
3 U& E8 ?1 I! o* E' z: R( k有钱能使鬼推磨Money makes the mare go. Money talks.
5 I. q: Y+ D! S: c8 b有识之士people of vision
2 \ j& c1 |, t- u( C9 Y+ ?有勇无谋use brawn rather than brain
( Z j/ @) n7 W9 S有缘千里来相会Separated as we are thousands of miles apart, we come together as if by predestination.
& |+ Q' L, f7 ~! {/ E! ?/ T0 b与时俱进advance with times y* K* a8 A1 W9 B5 T/ u
以人为本people oriented; people foremost
, S9 W* S( M; R8 j' V因材施教teach students according to their aptitude
+ l# s0 F. v. P6 `2 _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." ' ^% _9 M, t! H# P
欲速则不达Haste does not bring success. 2 Z) u/ p w* B$ h7 b6 v P0 H
优胜劣汰survival of the fittest
2 X5 K8 a0 ?$ Z0 {) _( e' r% ~. g英雄所见略同Great minds think alike.
+ R* p8 D1 n" e* o冤家宜解不宜结Better make friends than make enemies.9 t8 W" v P& \
冤假错案"cases in which people were unjustly, falsely or wrongly charged or sentenced; unjust, false or wrong cases"
7 y4 e5 b. ^7 w/ F/ F. O1 a- d一言既出，驷马难追A real man never goes back on his words.
; x- }3 g, J8 c/ V招财进宝Money and treasures will be plentiful; d; P. a7 x/ }% W* ^; Z6 r/ A; _; a
债台高筑become debt-ridden' d6 I; i; }- u% P% W
致命要害Achilles' heel
' P1 t, O N8 I: I+ P& C众矢之的target of public criticism
$ }9 J* D, l s! P8 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. i$ ^# `) j: {2 G, ?8 q6 z, }0 K3 W5 f
纸上谈兵be an armchair strategist. V; H, l3 G. t5 D& A9 [; }! A
纸包不住火Truth will come to light sooner or later.2 R5 W8 j N0 @% N9 |' d
左右为难between the devil and the deep blue sea; between the rock and the hard place |
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