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爱屋及乌Love me, love my dog.6 N0 k7 Q. h9 G3 a& I6 `
百闻不如一见Seeing is believing.
! K* g8 G( }) U1 R$ z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- ?# l* }6 S: W h5 y J
笨鸟先飞A slow sparrow should make an early start.
. w& J; I2 N: L: a% w7 z6 t& O不眠之夜white night + I _) n+ F% l; |" q
不以物喜，不以己悲not pleased by external gains, not saddened by personnal losses8 S; U7 }5 H/ x8 O* X
不遗余力spare no effort; go all out; do one's best
/ Q0 |" f3 a. |+ e不打不成交"No discord, no concord.
* \+ D" f# ?5 N# A! a |拆东墙补西墙rob Peter to pay Paul
7 y" f/ |% M6 Q" L5 _" n. K1 a. ^" C2 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 4 B; T2 N5 D5 |( S7 N' 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
2 k0 v [# I' n& n大开眼界open one's eyes; broaden one's horizon; be an eye-opener 3 R( s7 c% v8 P1 q" k# Y- r
国泰民安The country flourishes and people live in peace
8 R# u8 E, g' r6 M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
3 ^& C7 j8 e$ X功夫不负有心人Everything comes to him who waits.
* u/ J- ]+ Z8 w6 |好了伤疤忘了疼once on shore, one prays no more5 B ^0 P. |* j% m9 @0 q
好事不出门，恶事传千里Good news never goes beyond the gate, while bad news spread far and wide.
/ u" P2 }: H' y和气生财Harmony brings wealth
) i. Y; {5 m& [5 \! Y5 Y活到老，学到老One is never too old to learn. % n1 b/ Z% \; o
既往不咎let bygones be bygones 6 ]- i: q9 U6 C' _3 {( j! n' p
金无足赤,人无完人Gold can't be pure and man can't be perfect. 8 \! ~+ g$ i' j# Y
金玉满堂Treasures fill the home
, j. a0 o2 Y- F9 n1 g3 l脚踏实地be down-to-earth 4 R, T+ Z- v+ x) ?# j. ^8 c
脚踩两只船sit on the fence ! e" z8 k9 f; {- s" O
君子之交淡如水the friendship between gentlemen is as pure as crystal; a hedge between keeps friendship green
6 m/ B8 S1 u3 ?' [- t k老生常谈，陈词滥调cut and dried, cliché! D- Z/ \7 S) o9 g/ U
礼尚往来Courtesy calls for reciprocity.
3 @% H( L- `- }; y3 f) I: k8 z# |留得青山在，不怕没柴烧"Where there is life, there is hope."; K! [6 ]4 r, C8 T2 f8 l
马到成功achieve immediate victory; win instant success
2 v( s/ j% B/ h& Q, a8 o/ o名利双收gain in both fame and wealth
1 R+ D( Y0 e0 k7 L/ u/ l+ O# ~/ W$ E茅塞顿开be suddenly enlightened {6 X, ^, |% j5 J) A) [8 z/ e
没有规矩不成方圆Nothing can be accomplished without norms or standards., D) `+ W1 d s- v4 Q
每逢佳节倍思亲/ S) _: A0 ]! e8 `+ m: { O
On festive occasions more than ever one thinks of one's dear ones far away.) f8 i }% }; C5 E; a2 x' X8 q
It is on the festival occasions when one misses his dear most.
( [6 [/ n; `3 d2 h7 t4 e谋事在人，成事在天"The planning lies with man, the outcome with Heaven. / Man proposes, God disposes. "
8 t! q+ ]" Z$ V: Z6 _. @" c弄巧成拙be too smart by half; Cunning outwits itself.
! n# \6 r! u; B0 A" _; t0 P+ W拿手好戏masterpiece. I; R# @1 i1 x! T
赔了夫人又折兵throw good money after bad! X/ k6 a9 A# d3 [$ s$ M
抛砖引玉a modest spur to induce others to come forward with valuable contributions; throw a sprat to catch a whale/ X. M9 w5 Q6 E. [/ j$ g) b1 b
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
5 O5 i( P$ e4 C4 ~. o3 v$ w抢得先机take the preemptive opportunities ' ^( r; [- d$ |" U- [7 D9 C
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." y5 i0 s4 N1 z5 h1 c
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* B6 ~6 i% G3 J) z x" T
前事不忘,后事之师Past experience, if not forgotten, is a guide for the future.! e6 Q, a% n. ?2 z: r7 s* c
前人栽树,后人乘凉One generation plants the trees in whose shade another generation rests.
' X. q! M) {4 K {! [: mOne sows and another reaps.
2 F7 |/ \6 H Y( V8 ?前怕狼,后怕虎fear the wolf in front and the tiger behind/ hesitate in doing something
% {% T- g# u( E! h- p4 ?) a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. . E* J* Q- j8 V# M, R. ^" Z! b! T
强强联手win-win co-operation
; {* E) z; f* ^1 E7 X- i G! a瑞雪兆丰年A timely snow promises a good harvest.
# P, f f# h. `/ z. J! o6 ~人之初,性本善Man's nature at birth is good.
7 E- I- r7 x, M' j; J人逢喜事精神爽Joy puts heart into a man.9 x3 m4 ?4 g& u3 |4 d% k4 I2 c2 H
人海战术huge-crowd strategy
" ^1 @6 a6 Z0 ]世上无难事，只要肯攀登"Where there is a will, there is a way. " . E& p9 t6 f3 y% H- ~' `0 s8 |4 P
世外桃源a fictitious land of peace away from the turmoil of the world;
( }: c3 ~/ _ ?( g8 h' v/ }死而后已until my heart stops beating5 @1 u/ d2 ^, A% @7 M1 ]. a$ u. a |
岁岁平安Peace all year round
3 C) b7 U1 {! ?; g& L" ?' B+ n上有天堂，下有苏杭"Just as there is paradise in heaven, ther are Suzhou and Hangzhou on earth."
9 [9 l: ~9 u5 o" v# f& A塞翁失马，焉知非福Misfortune may be an actual blessing.9 [5 F! n, s7 H4 B# s
三十而立"A man should be independent at the age of thirty.
7 }2 u, B9 L! Z- CAt thirty, a man should be able to think for himself." 8 b2 W- m/ v f& M9 N( W
升级换代updating and upgrading (of products)( e2 H0 Y/ q; I1 o! C2 H; Y
四十不惑Life begins at forty.
& l" `$ @5 f* S$ \5 a6 d2 \& |谁言寸草心，报得三春晖"Such kindness of warm sun, can't be repaid by grass. " 0 g, E3 w; u) U* Q+ H
水涨船高When the river rises, the boat floats high.
! X0 F' Q* {( j! F" J/ C4 A3 j时不我待Time and tide wait for no man.
7 f4 `' j7 f& R5 Y5 }& H& h- M$ w杀鸡用牛刀break a butterfly on the wheel& e K- t! B _, H' g+ c
实事求是seek truth from facts; be practical and realistic; be true to facts ' j8 Y P- k" o0 h7 P6 o
说曹操,曹操到Talk of the devil and he comes.4 N; I V0 E7 ?: ]9 f5 W
实话实说speak the plain truth; call a spade a spade; tell it as it is
* C* l( B6 }5 _* e实践是检验真理的唯一标准Practice is the sole criterion for testing truth.
: `+ o U( K7 f: O. i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; "
1 j s+ _8 d* `$ m9 A$ N韬光养晦hide one's capacities and bide one's time1 r8 I5 k& P# ~
糖衣炮弹sugar-coated bullets
! |& D. Z8 D( D' @( ?9 q) Q天有不测风云Anything unexpected may happen. a bolt from the blue
1 e9 a3 k0 l# L# E) S4 Z团结就是力量Unity is strength.
7 I0 W0 g" }1 M7 w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 ' h' z0 K W( O7 k7 B
歪风邪气unhealthy practices and evil phenomena
, v) {" n+ ^/ O% @& O物以类聚，人以群分Birds of a feather flock together.
9 O0 u, ]( A0 c# E9 L2 t往事如风"The past has vanished (from memory) like wind.; What in past, is past." 4 ~8 S: H# D" _! M1 @
望子成龙hold high hopes for one's child) j, j" ` e5 d$ H8 ]3 T! k# D% J2 |
屋漏又逢连阴雨Misfortunes never come singly. When it rains it pours.
* ?* @) M0 }/ L Q) ~文韬武略military expertise; military strategy ( f* o3 h0 p! G
唯利是图draw water to one's mill ( M" |. K2 E# E" l
无源之水,无本之木water without a source, and a tree wiithout roots8 V$ f: F0 `% T& R+ W) j
无中生有make/create something out of nothing ! V1 G% Y) L/ X. d' E) Y4 j
无风不起浪There are no waves without wind. There's no smoke without fire.
1 l* n6 G" o4 E徇私枉法bend the law for the benefit of relatives or friends 5 G0 J$ B1 K) P D. g
新官上任三把火a new broom sweeps clean
" `8 i0 B. T+ `1 z- Y9 z虚心使人进步,骄傲使人落后Modesty helps one go forward, whereas conceit makes one lag behind.* ], w3 V) F, i1 }
蓄势而发accumulate strength for a take-off4 m) I' ~. ^- ?; t: e9 V
心想事成May all your wish come true
8 l: \- N8 ]8 g, y& Y心照不宣have a tacit understanding; give tacit consent; tacit understanding
! O0 o5 o8 q% m! i" [" d/ N k先入为主First impressions are firmly entrenched.( ?$ _+ o' k# G5 A7 D* q+ P
先下手为强catch the ball before the bound5 p c7 p. ?; P, u
像热锅上的蚂蚁like an ant on a hot pan K. M/ r- m6 k# |1 S# v
现身说法warn people by taking oneself as an example
; r9 |& v# P4 G7 C: C0 t8 R% P2 M5 q4 X4 K息事宁人pour oil on troubled waters
* p$ i6 z( C& u喜忧参半mingled hope and fear
' D3 A, Y9 d" u+ |; O- Y6 h3 f循序渐进step by step! u& b [5 `- z+ k; U
一路平安，一路顺风speed somebody on their way; speed the parting guest 7 ~$ V# F' a5 }; w
严以律己,宽以待人be strict with oneself and lenient towards others
2 y" @2 z: ~) B鱼米之乡a land of milk and honey! t5 l! e# v3 W
有情人终成眷属"Jack shall have Jill, all shall be well."
- R# X1 ?- O7 k: X7 v+ `% F1 W有钱能使鬼推磨Money makes the mare go. Money talks.$ |0 S; K. A& g( Q, i: m1 |
有识之士people of vision
, x b* ]1 K. R8 d4 P. f有勇无谋use brawn rather than brain # C0 V0 }" |- O5 [+ X6 ^
有缘千里来相会Separated as we are thousands of miles apart, we come together as if by predestination.
6 j6 s2 \6 y ^ [: b0 X( E与时俱进advance with times
6 B4 F% I9 f7 T( N B以人为本people oriented; people foremost
: E U! ~6 n1 F. }, I因材施教teach students according to their aptitude
+ w5 j1 ^( j, x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." ; g) o, V! g* n1 _ f( y) x- h
欲速则不达Haste does not bring success.
; `3 m0 G$ K* C3 A& d9 x优胜劣汰survival of the fittest # t2 a# @" W3 t" A- E
英雄所见略同Great minds think alike.4 q+ j8 W2 F) J9 x- c/ `
冤家宜解不宜结Better make friends than make enemies.9 m* A* \0 O3 F* X; L+ a
冤假错案"cases in which people were unjustly, falsely or wrongly charged or sentenced; unjust, false or wrong cases" - i- ^- C) |& m' t+ h$ A- |" }
一言既出，驷马难追A real man never goes back on his words.
7 I- g& L. c5 W8 [7 W0 j招财进宝Money and treasures will be plentiful0 Y9 \- w/ k% }" q0 v
债台高筑become debt-ridden
1 n8 h! w" x6 D! f8 l3 v5 H致命要害Achilles' heel
# ~" q% o" P$ Y5 a# P2 }* m众矢之的target of public criticism0 W% M, Z! l" M& e6 S m
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.6 P4 R: U- i+ r5 e) i; D
纸上谈兵be an armchair strategist# T5 l1 c% F0 w8 o* p1 ]; S
纸包不住火Truth will come to light sooner or later.
* z# h% v% d0 x- d }左右为难between the devil and the deep blue sea; between the rock and the hard place |
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