 鲜花( 0)  鸡蛋( 0)
|
爱屋及乌Love me, love my dog.
% \; \& k. m3 n) Z7 D百闻不如一见Seeing is believing.
5 p5 l1 W) ?5 t! T) Y/ c B. _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
0 h9 r: r8 z2 M' t% b6 i5 a笨鸟先飞A slow sparrow should make an early start.
" @: Y2 z3 h$ A" V+ \不眠之夜white night
% y$ H) Q* Q2 ?# r不以物喜，不以己悲not pleased by external gains, not saddened by personnal losses
8 w/ U: U8 X: S) a! W" P不遗余力spare no effort; go all out; do one's best3 Y6 \3 A. Z) {
不打不成交"No discord, no concord.
2 U' a7 u6 Z( _8 F3 R) C# y2 C拆东墙补西墙rob Peter to pay Paul
& `2 x4 o( c: D; B6 }辞旧迎新bid farewell to the old and usher in the new; ring out the old year and ring in the new
3 D" K1 Z3 f6 a4 k, X/ K( X d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/ L- j4 K( K1 V6 T
大开眼界open one's eyes; broaden one's horizon; be an eye-opener - }, z, a7 ~. b; Q: T' V1 |
国泰民安The country flourishes and people live in peace
5 f) `/ X0 ~9 i! J; W# [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
; A1 s& e% v o功夫不负有心人Everything comes to him who waits.
* S2 ]# C2 V! \+ d" X0 |* G好了伤疤忘了疼once on shore, one prays no more
0 ~* P2 a% y$ h好事不出门，恶事传千里Good news never goes beyond the gate, while bad news spread far and wide. 9 f, f; n7 y- ]; ?+ O1 t+ T
和气生财Harmony brings wealth$ N' \* B3 e% {, J+ n; l8 s
活到老，学到老One is never too old to learn. ( `% K: f! f5 T
既往不咎let bygones be bygones - {- O; O9 p1 S _
金无足赤,人无完人Gold can't be pure and man can't be perfect.
7 z# K* B+ c1 w) U) \金玉满堂Treasures fill the home
$ g7 q6 @1 h U, o* w5 V/ m$ L; G5 I脚踏实地be down-to-earth
7 u( }4 C' }6 a" g" i脚踩两只船sit on the fence + y$ @$ ^" T0 y7 M |
君子之交淡如水the friendship between gentlemen is as pure as crystal; a hedge between keeps friendship green
1 D2 K% e; Z& o# L$ E. B1 [. }老生常谈，陈词滥调cut and dried, cliché
; a! t; G8 r3 Y3 u* A9 c4 H礼尚往来Courtesy calls for reciprocity. 7 U0 }* }( X6 O5 g' B/ Q
留得青山在，不怕没柴烧"Where there is life, there is hope.": S3 Y" V# R" k, q- Z& v# Y5 b
马到成功achieve immediate victory; win instant success: W8 w J" z5 [* _; i' C6 `# w
名利双收gain in both fame and wealth1 L- [# A) [6 z5 ^. D
茅塞顿开be suddenly enlightened- e: R; u7 f1 ]. f- t
没有规矩不成方圆Nothing can be accomplished without norms or standards.- z$ U) c% j9 ] Q' V" j9 R1 T
每逢佳节倍思亲
) z5 K3 Z; s; s. n. u* ?: mOn festive occasions more than ever one thinks of one's dear ones far away.- o, U* }; R' `1 F2 F/ E* J$ r+ I
It is on the festival occasions when one misses his dear most. $ Y* u" y; q3 `* p k) v$ a
谋事在人，成事在天"The planning lies with man, the outcome with Heaven. / Man proposes, God disposes. "7 w$ |) q8 R4 f$ ?
弄巧成拙be too smart by half; Cunning outwits itself.7 i3 V4 O* |8 T1 [
拿手好戏masterpiece
; N3 |; [% ~- G8 i5 j- d- \0 ^) y赔了夫人又折兵throw good money after bad
( W6 n; g) J( F抛砖引玉a modest spur to induce others to come forward with valuable contributions; throw a sprat to catch a whale5 ]- w4 }. @9 n# n7 I* 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
3 p* b1 i; K9 i- X$ f" U抢得先机take the preemptive opportunities
" D5 j0 u+ O1 c4 ^2 I( n2 M" 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.
3 m+ I; D% G' K5 L" v4 Z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
0 Q: q6 \) ^* g& `前事不忘,后事之师Past experience, if not forgotten, is a guide for the future.2 K# S' |" q, ]: r
前人栽树,后人乘凉One generation plants the trees in whose shade another generation rests.2 H/ a! V* T' P" [( m9 v
One sows and another reaps.
+ X0 M5 j9 n+ c% j8 h5 W- c I4 W前怕狼,后怕虎fear the wolf in front and the tiger behind/ hesitate in doing something
) J' e' ~- G5 `2 v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.
: x- F6 t6 ]/ X4 H强强联手win-win co-operation
9 t/ Q; O) V# Q瑞雪兆丰年A timely snow promises a good harvest.
" n6 y$ B$ ?! \- Q人之初,性本善Man's nature at birth is good.
+ u# m0 n5 k0 R+ \- W$ I人逢喜事精神爽Joy puts heart into a man.
$ g0 E' F% u# {5 v- T4 ^) g人海战术huge-crowd strategy , K3 p9 [/ k! U& ?8 J* d
世上无难事，只要肯攀登"Where there is a will, there is a way. "
" g" ?4 w9 R5 _% G' B, m U世外桃源a fictitious land of peace away from the turmoil of the world;
& B1 s/ r- J5 l. N: [0 y死而后已until my heart stops beating
) N; q% [2 H* y- o2 Y岁岁平安Peace all year round
* Y3 }9 h, F# h0 A上有天堂，下有苏杭"Just as there is paradise in heaven, ther are Suzhou and Hangzhou on earth." 1 c* e5 m; C8 U: N, ~2 Z
塞翁失马，焉知非福Misfortune may be an actual blessing.0 m! e: [5 m: G, Z3 S4 x8 J( z( Z
三十而立"A man should be independent at the age of thirty. " u9 B9 W" ^. G2 d: ^
At thirty, a man should be able to think for himself." 2 y- S% q* ~. p/ Q$ R, j. g
升级换代updating and upgrading (of products)- X5 U: e* |( x; |; f3 P
四十不惑Life begins at forty. 6 V2 \! ]& t3 E) x
谁言寸草心，报得三春晖"Such kindness of warm sun, can't be repaid by grass. "
' K& }; X9 s) G8 W } Y- K水涨船高When the river rises, the boat floats high.) V" |: m4 w2 u/ H7 v" A) E
时不我待Time and tide wait for no man. 6 ~8 W! G3 j8 x, ], K, `
杀鸡用牛刀break a butterfly on the wheel
: o3 h% W" O m* E; X- c实事求是seek truth from facts; be practical and realistic; be true to facts $ G2 h ?+ @& W1 o
说曹操,曹操到Talk of the devil and he comes., |: Z. m: I6 e$ i+ R( ]
实话实说speak the plain truth; call a spade a spade; tell it as it is
( w x- g. _" J实践是检验真理的唯一标准Practice is the sole criterion for testing truth.8 [, r# e- r* {- ^! E7 m! u8 k$ q7 n2 G0 v
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; "$ w1 z- q: i, A4 E
韬光养晦hide one's capacities and bide one's time
% S% R1 B! a# C2 j1 _3 w糖衣炮弹sugar-coated bullets0 u& L" h8 _7 r
天有不测风云Anything unexpected may happen. a bolt from the blue! g# r# Q6 o+ I- {
团结就是力量Unity is strength.
3 K3 L% x! s/ @+ g. 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
5 E ^6 t. r& b8 F歪风邪气unhealthy practices and evil phenomena& [. A7 |1 ?" ^' I1 t# q& R
物以类聚，人以群分Birds of a feather flock together.
& r$ z- {$ I, u9 x, T2 J往事如风"The past has vanished (from memory) like wind.; What in past, is past."
2 U5 _( I c J% _6 Q! {6 Q望子成龙hold high hopes for one's child" k' H* T8 t7 x5 }
屋漏又逢连阴雨Misfortunes never come singly. When it rains it pours.- d) {4 X: Y0 j3 }5 b) P8 I6 F
文韬武略military expertise; military strategy
# O7 M8 w" J0 F, w* d1 P唯利是图draw water to one's mill ' P- o1 U, b# {) \& ^0 [
无源之水,无本之木water without a source, and a tree wiithout roots
0 V" r* J& U. Z' J2 F5 i" o无中生有make/create something out of nothing
0 y3 H" G# D! `7 F6 G& U无风不起浪There are no waves without wind. There's no smoke without fire.
& R# X3 y3 ?( a1 d* g7 f( U9 g/ w- J徇私枉法bend the law for the benefit of relatives or friends
8 z9 J# [# I, b+ `) `& P新官上任三把火a new broom sweeps clean
- @4 F% j4 q z( F. X虚心使人进步,骄傲使人落后Modesty helps one go forward, whereas conceit makes one lag behind.
+ t+ [( K( b& J/ Q蓄势而发accumulate strength for a take-off
0 Y7 l+ T" b" u! [- b4 v心想事成May all your wish come true
9 X3 z1 k* S# C5 L) X9 t6 i7 @心照不宣have a tacit understanding; give tacit consent; tacit understanding" U, |" C3 _8 X' X1 N9 f1 P S( Z
先入为主First impressions are firmly entrenched.1 w1 S. n$ U! e: M2 j" f7 O
先下手为强catch the ball before the bound
' w% B# g+ N0 f, Z4 d$ v! T6 N像热锅上的蚂蚁like an ant on a hot pan8 J+ G* X" T# V0 I E- E3 i. j
现身说法warn people by taking oneself as an example$ i; `9 V" o* Z5 |$ O5 y1 N
息事宁人pour oil on troubled waters
- f! {' Y D" C喜忧参半mingled hope and fear ( t$ l3 \: ] S+ ^2 @
循序渐进step by step
* W. U/ B7 w& x; |8 W0 l7 f一路平安，一路顺风speed somebody on their way; speed the parting guest
a& j2 f& N2 k- }# h严以律己,宽以待人be strict with oneself and lenient towards others
1 ]. t7 C$ a' F/ n鱼米之乡a land of milk and honey
8 i* b. W: u) ^有情人终成眷属"Jack shall have Jill, all shall be well."
% i7 h, r; c" F( Q! m有钱能使鬼推磨Money makes the mare go. Money talks.
4 j% s( Z, j+ p+ X, m有识之士people of vision
- Q* r1 n( y! c( Y: \有勇无谋use brawn rather than brain : T! S7 n9 v/ {1 `' k: j. D* k1 n: }
有缘千里来相会Separated as we are thousands of miles apart, we come together as if by predestination.* `" I) I+ v, B" Y& ]% M+ D: B3 Z
与时俱进advance with times
# C- X$ u& Z+ |2 H0 J) s" D以人为本people oriented; people foremost
/ V! V' P9 b: j, O" n因材施教teach students according to their aptitude
/ Z0 p% b! Y# o6 u6 E/ f) _) e% u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." * ^8 y8 h/ J% ~- ^- {4 q9 [3 ?
欲速则不达Haste does not bring success.
9 ~+ |1 ?8 }, q优胜劣汰survival of the fittest ) _8 I8 Z4 b/ y
英雄所见略同Great minds think alike.
7 A* F1 e# j& J! K9 o- \9 l8 _ K- }冤家宜解不宜结Better make friends than make enemies.
: l6 j4 x9 J% U( k# d冤假错案"cases in which people were unjustly, falsely or wrongly charged or sentenced; unjust, false or wrong cases" ; d) U& A% S j. O/ Y3 }1 [+ a" q
一言既出，驷马难追A real man never goes back on his words. . n* [ M- g; c" X: P0 P! ^, w* v
招财进宝Money and treasures will be plentiful8 z1 D$ {- _/ U: i% k
债台高筑become debt-ridden
- `' t. @# w o致命要害Achilles' heel 6 e: W2 @% S. v+ f" R9 U* U
众矢之的target of public criticism% d1 o9 t* |( J! a0 l* D+ U& B
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./ f. {8 e3 `0 [. H
纸上谈兵be an armchair strategist
/ L5 K/ Z$ q, y T, x- q纸包不住火Truth will come to light sooner or later.
: X7 Z& i* \9 F/ [+ Q# g2 z左右为难between the devil and the deep blue sea; between the rock and the hard place |
|
狗仔卡
发表于 2004-11-3 04:04
提升卡
置顶卡
沉默卡
喧嚣卡
变色卡
显身卡
发表于 2004-11-4 12:11
