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爱屋及乌Love me, love my dog.8 a1 S- x( u* S! ]) B8 [
百闻不如一见Seeing is believing.
. F+ R3 g3 X$ |2 v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, O" u# e- Z4 A, e8 T
笨鸟先飞A slow sparrow should make an early start.
! K6 Z8 x( r7 |7 G4 } v8 I不眠之夜white night ; V* F6 W, H1 ~. |* P1 o
不以物喜，不以己悲not pleased by external gains, not saddened by personnal losses
! l9 W3 i7 k- \; n- v& p不遗余力spare no effort; go all out; do one's best
6 h1 B ~5 x/ S不打不成交"No discord, no concord. 3 J. U k: _9 ?: C& E
拆东墙补西墙rob Peter to pay Paul
" V' w2 R/ A# m V. J辞旧迎新bid farewell to the old and usher in the new; ring out the old year and ring in the new
2 B8 l% j4 t6 T- V$ 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. B3 C) c, o8 C# X- r0 N
大开眼界open one's eyes; broaden one's horizon; be an eye-opener
, G, z* U. @/ s$ Z" u$ C$ h国泰民安The country flourishes and people live in peace
( g( M' t: |4 K5 ?4 A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
& i7 D4 c, {9 j5 B7 g! n& j2 C7 C功夫不负有心人Everything comes to him who waits. - T4 Z$ h# e) c& T8 {% `- F$ T+ p
好了伤疤忘了疼once on shore, one prays no more6 U* v4 j" M9 q; b! E( s* m ~& g+ j
好事不出门，恶事传千里Good news never goes beyond the gate, while bad news spread far and wide.
3 G6 a) v* b1 v4 w! W6 |' g和气生财Harmony brings wealth% I0 w/ `: t9 ?# n+ q9 }
活到老，学到老One is never too old to learn.
5 r# T2 f) O) X- F2 y既往不咎let bygones be bygones
' z3 l, u' g3 ~ Q/ r金无足赤,人无完人Gold can't be pure and man can't be perfect. ; o+ k; A3 R' b6 h/ l( ~
金玉满堂Treasures fill the home
" F2 ~7 l/ y* }9 G" e1 Q, _脚踏实地be down-to-earth 8 R7 c% |* m) g* \
脚踩两只船sit on the fence & {2 R' f; e- \+ f
君子之交淡如水the friendship between gentlemen is as pure as crystal; a hedge between keeps friendship green + m# D' ] x; Y( g9 G% B
老生常谈，陈词滥调cut and dried, cliché( t7 _# ^7 I+ w7 d, n f
礼尚往来Courtesy calls for reciprocity. ) V% [7 x6 ^: `# h* }2 m
留得青山在，不怕没柴烧"Where there is life, there is hope."$ @$ g/ p* O* ?' |% m5 x
马到成功achieve immediate victory; win instant success n( o2 a) { Y, [
名利双收gain in both fame and wealth/ P! a* R4 e/ I' p/ _6 k
茅塞顿开be suddenly enlightened
- l) x8 ?2 B1 b8 S/ q没有规矩不成方圆Nothing can be accomplished without norms or standards.
* z, U& C2 o# y2 W3 o0 x3 x每逢佳节倍思亲: a$ w5 R* D; @4 Q1 @1 G) w5 a! `- H" E
On festive occasions more than ever one thinks of one's dear ones far away.
- x O! F# G$ |, o' k3 X( i L/ nIt is on the festival occasions when one misses his dear most. 3 H% K# J4 ^; E/ I q
谋事在人，成事在天"The planning lies with man, the outcome with Heaven. / Man proposes, God disposes. "
5 k, i) U( q4 L' G弄巧成拙be too smart by half; Cunning outwits itself.
' C& F% K8 r" Y7 m拿手好戏masterpiece0 j5 B' L+ }* b7 ^# l! b
赔了夫人又折兵throw good money after bad
# l+ M; ?! b6 I( E8 W抛砖引玉a modest spur to induce others to come forward with valuable contributions; throw a sprat to catch a whale
# d$ {1 l. ~! ^' }4 L# 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 end1 }. Z% ?, q+ _3 |/ k
抢得先机take the preemptive opportunities
6 n3 Q4 ]& o& l! _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." Y' M% a' D3 D+ M3 Q
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 step0 W% J- S: I# p- d, a
前事不忘,后事之师Past experience, if not forgotten, is a guide for the future.8 s9 h% e- M8 T# i
前人栽树,后人乘凉One generation plants the trees in whose shade another generation rests.8 q( l5 s8 o! |' J% i+ G' N
One sows and another reaps.
( L: G1 a9 e5 a f$ q前怕狼,后怕虎fear the wolf in front and the tiger behind/ hesitate in doing something
2 ?) B- y4 U' v9 H; l/ D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.
- ?$ D: i3 {4 w& j T强强联手win-win co-operation
, W) \ H; k6 X4 I4 e, t) g瑞雪兆丰年A timely snow promises a good harvest.
* o( c( L6 L) K1 \0 u3 I9 O人之初,性本善Man's nature at birth is good.
0 b$ r8 Z, l8 ?2 h人逢喜事精神爽Joy puts heart into a man.
: ]$ l; U, @; k( _$ O4 Q7 k3 f人海战术huge-crowd strategy
5 i# ?" i5 U+ |) ~* e3 I世上无难事，只要肯攀登"Where there is a will, there is a way. " / a% m5 W* ~6 F A/ [" t, w% D
世外桃源a fictitious land of peace away from the turmoil of the world; 0 n( A+ y& B# @! H; d
死而后已until my heart stops beating
; F% X5 w$ A! _- {) b" J岁岁平安Peace all year round
/ e/ D! [9 ~; Z2 G上有天堂，下有苏杭"Just as there is paradise in heaven, ther are Suzhou and Hangzhou on earth."
2 H9 |4 L( M* v% K/ ?7 V' k5 }塞翁失马，焉知非福Misfortune may be an actual blessing.
% o7 I: o* m: O8 ?' @. y# X三十而立"A man should be independent at the age of thirty.
) Y9 @9 h5 U' A( i! ?At thirty, a man should be able to think for himself." 3 c, \7 m( l5 P$ k
升级换代updating and upgrading (of products)2 Z) z+ e/ T2 }' ^ y
四十不惑Life begins at forty. 6 Z$ C/ M$ ]- f, E7 H1 |
谁言寸草心，报得三春晖"Such kindness of warm sun, can't be repaid by grass. "
1 | P% j! A) D# I1 p4 m水涨船高When the river rises, the boat floats high.
9 C$ E( Z2 j+ {; i4 e$ }8 X时不我待Time and tide wait for no man. 2 c/ K* [- Q. ]) ]1 Y" i
杀鸡用牛刀break a butterfly on the wheel" m6 t2 w* k7 B( u6 ~
实事求是seek truth from facts; be practical and realistic; be true to facts
( N5 D; V) M5 H' }( d5 ^说曹操,曹操到Talk of the devil and he comes.
7 h" F0 R' G X1 M4 y7 m实话实说speak the plain truth; call a spade a spade; tell it as it is
% C/ z6 Q8 n; P' Q& P6 A实践是检验真理的唯一标准Practice is the sole criterion for testing truth.
2 X, Y8 `/ r3 a/ p1 [3 \! r7 U8 R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; "# ~; X) B/ d( W- ~ t/ ~3 ]
韬光养晦hide one's capacities and bide one's time
& V7 O6 e) x7 e" x! S1 z糖衣炮弹sugar-coated bullets
5 B4 I" P+ P' |- o' u天有不测风云Anything unexpected may happen. a bolt from the blue
" u, s0 t" ?. ?) c& J9 t团结就是力量Unity is strength.
1 H9 t$ t" n9 p7 U( b7 i1 S7 J2 f- r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 ' w: ^) l5 x$ k) J
歪风邪气unhealthy practices and evil phenomena
6 E9 b# G( B' s物以类聚，人以群分Birds of a feather flock together.
! i" u1 N9 ` E% Y往事如风"The past has vanished (from memory) like wind.; What in past, is past." ; G8 {1 \) e# x( a' R
望子成龙hold high hopes for one's child
4 b5 Y$ Z1 x0 b" E1 u屋漏又逢连阴雨Misfortunes never come singly. When it rains it pours.
% _$ U# r. H' P7 l文韬武略military expertise; military strategy * r9 C5 }) [; D! x) m
唯利是图draw water to one's mill
# N# Z( S4 e4 D2 `, r无源之水,无本之木water without a source, and a tree wiithout roots. T. Y; o6 y* q( a# e* K3 y
无中生有make/create something out of nothing 9 T D9 J# u5 I0 R
无风不起浪There are no waves without wind. There's no smoke without fire.( K8 \. @1 h3 `7 `+ m# o4 K
徇私枉法bend the law for the benefit of relatives or friends 9 {) K2 W% u8 W& A0 p
新官上任三把火a new broom sweeps clean : C* I2 B/ w" `8 m. [( x% t Z) h
虚心使人进步,骄傲使人落后Modesty helps one go forward, whereas conceit makes one lag behind.! V3 O: [' H; \+ Q5 [& w; V. j
蓄势而发accumulate strength for a take-off/ D ^6 |* D: s) K
心想事成May all your wish come true
5 }( N1 K5 O1 H心照不宣have a tacit understanding; give tacit consent; tacit understanding. i1 W: i( K3 r6 x8 ^* ~
先入为主First impressions are firmly entrenched.3 @: z! Q0 F" O; e; T2 Y
先下手为强catch the ball before the bound; Z U3 U1 Y5 P- h
像热锅上的蚂蚁like an ant on a hot pan
. z+ G2 z# r' ^: e a+ l/ `现身说法warn people by taking oneself as an example
. B% @# u4 V# ]" m, q息事宁人pour oil on troubled waters
- }1 C# ]. M; n7 v喜忧参半mingled hope and fear
0 r1 n% c& ^' b; u% S循序渐进step by step
; ?: ]7 {# E- H: ]一路平安，一路顺风speed somebody on their way; speed the parting guest
( `: c3 Z, ?$ N2 h. u严以律己,宽以待人be strict with oneself and lenient towards others% E* Y/ u. x: B1 H& H
鱼米之乡a land of milk and honey
. i5 f2 L1 h2 O' r4 ]0 A有情人终成眷属"Jack shall have Jill, all shall be well." 0 a" k( V" a/ |5 l! }
有钱能使鬼推磨Money makes the mare go. Money talks.
4 B& t. y: h+ E有识之士people of vision
: M( v' K) M3 j% x- n* Y有勇无谋use brawn rather than brain " x/ k# P/ q0 k# Y. q
有缘千里来相会Separated as we are thousands of miles apart, we come together as if by predestination.
: a6 _5 H% d: ~$ H! y1 z @$ C2 E. b与时俱进advance with times
! C( u! ^ J6 m# K- G% ?! S以人为本people oriented; people foremost
0 X( E2 u, q+ x7 T因材施教teach students according to their aptitude . K1 k$ l% F1 M9 j' ^: O
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) ?4 g; P, ]- g
欲速则不达Haste does not bring success.
" p$ A% t N& q8 t) D优胜劣汰survival of the fittest ( c( {$ v( J$ V1 C4 J: x3 [# \, Y" E/ @
英雄所见略同Great minds think alike./ R4 W4 J( q0 e; K/ M# r1 r: l( m2 U
冤家宜解不宜结Better make friends than make enemies.8 r$ j4 l) a8 ~+ w1 t
冤假错案"cases in which people were unjustly, falsely or wrongly charged or sentenced; unjust, false or wrong cases" 2 i; [; @$ \9 s3 T% ]
一言既出，驷马难追A real man never goes back on his words. $ L k* u; I. Y8 z: p" C. o
招财进宝Money and treasures will be plentiful7 k8 |& b6 w' o5 \; K
债台高筑become debt-ridden1 e/ v. O+ `: ?
致命要害Achilles' heel
, h: t( [$ f# h" ]6 e# Y4 j众矢之的target of public criticism1 z7 b/ _9 F, u
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.
0 C Q1 D8 c/ U T' X) a纸上谈兵be an armchair strategist+ G* M+ Z A; N" T- h$ s
纸包不住火Truth will come to light sooner or later., b, j% I: H5 h& q2 d& v. j; [0 i$ H8 m
左右为难between the devil and the deep blue sea; between the rock and the hard place |
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