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爱屋及乌Love me, love my dog.2 I7 x. P1 j4 i+ b4 G* q1 N) `3 L
百闻不如一见Seeing is believing.: ]5 L8 m+ U, ?$ L2 C3 k
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 worst7 Z9 t$ p* Q0 g/ `' ?, L N4 B s
笨鸟先飞A slow sparrow should make an early start.) @9 ~, v/ p9 V' w6 V. T
不眠之夜white night 8 I( e; v2 o# R
不以物喜，不以己悲not pleased by external gains, not saddened by personnal losses
" d0 A$ W f7 U& {) Z1 Y不遗余力spare no effort; go all out; do one's best
$ ]$ B5 {" V2 w. _, s不打不成交"No discord, no concord.
4 M, o/ I( U3 A' C拆东墙补西墙rob Peter to pay Paul 4 k* h7 E/ p9 |3 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
d: |: A+ }* Z: M* i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
: ^. x. G* V ^$ {2 L大开眼界open one's eyes; broaden one's horizon; be an eye-opener
6 t# H8 |3 [* b: t- _国泰民安The country flourishes and people live in peace( v/ ?; o) |* E8 |
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 , K( `8 ?6 i, U
功夫不负有心人Everything comes to him who waits. $ X1 d1 V! |8 C' C1 N5 I6 C
好了伤疤忘了疼once on shore, one prays no more
6 s& J. i# t5 O0 R- o好事不出门，恶事传千里Good news never goes beyond the gate, while bad news spread far and wide. : r0 c2 _. S( U+ R, ^. o+ q
和气生财Harmony brings wealth' X0 Q4 ]7 b) ?% {. y+ M
活到老，学到老One is never too old to learn.
E& X* @3 x! r: e+ F1 h0 V% w既往不咎let bygones be bygones
3 Y: w: p- n& a: M$ S" C6 c# ^& K金无足赤,人无完人Gold can't be pure and man can't be perfect.
$ V1 q/ F# f {8 b E. Z金玉满堂Treasures fill the home
: r) n2 G% K, Q* f b: }脚踏实地be down-to-earth
" Z# x, k0 M9 p3 G脚踩两只船sit on the fence ( k* _ {. l, C$ ]! K) U, r
君子之交淡如水the friendship between gentlemen is as pure as crystal; a hedge between keeps friendship green
. o6 @. i2 e ^- T老生常谈，陈词滥调cut and dried, cliché
1 G& `- d" D$ R& m9 ^礼尚往来Courtesy calls for reciprocity. % k" f5 h$ Q% Y/ G
留得青山在，不怕没柴烧"Where there is life, there is hope."3 V o4 y; v/ N9 m b1 m6 [8 \
马到成功achieve immediate victory; win instant success
* g5 F* I& |/ ]* x名利双收gain in both fame and wealth
3 X/ e% y; ?8 G. C8 F0 O茅塞顿开be suddenly enlightened
6 l5 q4 N) s- h. q/ Y; b没有规矩不成方圆Nothing can be accomplished without norms or standards.. Z2 g% i6 i9 M2 L* [
每逢佳节倍思亲 ]* Y3 F9 p7 e" r' }
On festive occasions more than ever one thinks of one's dear ones far away.% T: I; @1 b j
It is on the festival occasions when one misses his dear most.
$ C% w% @( Q7 x7 ~, P4 v谋事在人，成事在天"The planning lies with man, the outcome with Heaven. / Man proposes, God disposes. "
; s& _9 T! a, K4 D' H弄巧成拙be too smart by half; Cunning outwits itself.. a4 C/ V( z; ?2 Y% _8 y
拿手好戏masterpiece V0 h# Y6 e8 Y# G& M& h" k; C
赔了夫人又折兵throw good money after bad
$ s+ b/ e$ S! b+ i) d1 ?抛砖引玉a modest spur to induce others to come forward with valuable contributions; throw a sprat to catch a whale7 P; e: Q3 f6 V( p! |* p
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# x" u# ~. A! Y3 X8 e2 \
抢得先机take the preemptive opportunities
! ]. l; w" I; Q% a: f/ j* H4 H; y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.
0 k9 }0 H0 \+ r4 K, r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
# B5 ?' p4 Y9 d% e前事不忘,后事之师Past experience, if not forgotten, is a guide for the future.- _ J( {% m) I( v* R6 P5 X1 s5 G, h
前人栽树,后人乘凉One generation plants the trees in whose shade another generation rests.
1 t; m/ L+ n( e' rOne sows and another reaps." ^% w7 l8 L# D2 m
前怕狼,后怕虎fear the wolf in front and the tiger behind/ hesitate in doing something
5 ]5 |6 b: _# R4 t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. % H0 v" e4 Q8 J6 i/ d
强强联手win-win co-operation0 g/ h1 l- B- D7 r, y+ k6 Q
瑞雪兆丰年A timely snow promises a good harvest.
$ A) C7 [3 J, h9 L/ u人之初,性本善Man's nature at birth is good.
( i0 y# v/ p- T. R+ C3 h人逢喜事精神爽Joy puts heart into a man.; ]& Q9 l, F, X4 n, Y
人海战术huge-crowd strategy 1 |8 H" w& Z% Y1 b1 Z* X
世上无难事，只要肯攀登"Where there is a will, there is a way. "
* b$ G+ Q3 b E! {- Q% h' _1 m世外桃源a fictitious land of peace away from the turmoil of the world;
& v$ Q8 ?* M. F/ w3 F死而后已until my heart stops beating6 U, ^$ p2 ]) ?6 N% L: K( U% L2 l& K1 _
岁岁平安Peace all year round
/ z2 u, f4 y0 V. T+ V1 o, a上有天堂，下有苏杭"Just as there is paradise in heaven, ther are Suzhou and Hangzhou on earth."
: {7 t/ J, `( X P; U4 X塞翁失马，焉知非福Misfortune may be an actual blessing.' T( U: }- I9 x5 I
三十而立"A man should be independent at the age of thirty.
# v' `) Y( G" e$ ?; OAt thirty, a man should be able to think for himself." 9 z6 r7 o0 }4 k' ?2 C% W
升级换代updating and upgrading (of products)3 g0 c- F" e( m. E2 @4 o; G
四十不惑Life begins at forty.
) k" F# S+ d1 o7 b# k; ?5 D8 E谁言寸草心，报得三春晖"Such kindness of warm sun, can't be repaid by grass. " , [; }- T3 c9 r9 T9 Z- X- b* Q
水涨船高When the river rises, the boat floats high.
( X" `+ n4 ?* Z" F2 ^7 P5 {时不我待Time and tide wait for no man.
* F* @" j: {0 ]' b* `( T杀鸡用牛刀break a butterfly on the wheel( q# a( K5 X$ j" {. U$ C; X/ H
实事求是seek truth from facts; be practical and realistic; be true to facts 0 ]4 E( b' W' O* h- h+ q
说曹操,曹操到Talk of the devil and he comes.
; J1 H# T- T. T& i& W实话实说speak the plain truth; call a spade a spade; tell it as it is i. T! N# y7 h. _
实践是检验真理的唯一标准Practice is the sole criterion for testing truth.3 O$ N' H8 x6 ^: m7 U
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% T& H( y- f" v6 g% G3 M韬光养晦hide one's capacities and bide one's time
" |) k1 D# _8 I' f9 X糖衣炮弹sugar-coated bullets& [( P) P' H) C" `# R
天有不测风云Anything unexpected may happen. a bolt from the blue/ k' D( r0 z. }& S( P" L4 B) Q# M0 K
团结就是力量Unity is strength.
1 E) i' x$ R8 u! H- @0 Q6 t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 # O( @. O9 N& I# F
歪风邪气unhealthy practices and evil phenomena
/ [: r+ C+ K. c( G6 B- \物以类聚，人以群分Birds of a feather flock together.
( G% a7 V" `( i3 E往事如风"The past has vanished (from memory) like wind.; What in past, is past." 4 x# `; @% ?7 K# R8 x5 ]
望子成龙hold high hopes for one's child& V4 M A' h* D8 u$ `
屋漏又逢连阴雨Misfortunes never come singly. When it rains it pours.
! i- l+ h0 a% m( `# E/ s" ~; g文韬武略military expertise; military strategy , { _$ M8 H- e4 U
唯利是图draw water to one's mill
: E- k3 F0 C( o5 G- Z0 F无源之水,无本之木water without a source, and a tree wiithout roots4 R! y6 g' S! ~0 g: W/ J9 V; m4 w
无中生有make/create something out of nothing
0 z W5 g4 w. B2 H无风不起浪There are no waves without wind. There's no smoke without fire.
( W* d# M _) |8 [/ x& X/ j- Z徇私枉法bend the law for the benefit of relatives or friends
4 f/ F4 q1 `* l6 c% c4 N S新官上任三把火a new broom sweeps clean
& e3 Y$ a% s, x虚心使人进步,骄傲使人落后Modesty helps one go forward, whereas conceit makes one lag behind.
' [- X) X5 ^. i* ]9 j5 V n) k蓄势而发accumulate strength for a take-off
6 w7 @. P. u9 H. V心想事成May all your wish come true9 i8 z+ B7 n7 Y
心照不宣have a tacit understanding; give tacit consent; tacit understanding0 [1 @1 {: ~ r" T
先入为主First impressions are firmly entrenched. a# c( X- t' y# W z3 _5 U
先下手为强catch the ball before the bound4 B: w. k; J- f/ A" ]3 N5 U
像热锅上的蚂蚁like an ant on a hot pan
5 x) g) r* q, b+ ]7 V; e现身说法warn people by taking oneself as an example; I! c8 `& P0 }, i2 D
息事宁人pour oil on troubled waters
" _& U/ K( b! E% I' |喜忧参半mingled hope and fear
% p( C0 D7 g) }9 l循序渐进step by step
6 n* Z8 {" i& u' f# x1 q! e4 n一路平安，一路顺风speed somebody on their way; speed the parting guest ' G! q. a4 P0 x0 s
严以律己,宽以待人be strict with oneself and lenient towards others9 j% Y" y* b! I: y& q
鱼米之乡a land of milk and honey
- E9 E) K; c( [0 S0 o有情人终成眷属"Jack shall have Jill, all shall be well."
2 i% F; L; G7 m6 P8 I2 ]有钱能使鬼推磨Money makes the mare go. Money talks.
O& D# `1 ^5 h$ _7 ^1 f5 G有识之士people of vision
/ E9 @8 |/ }& \+ b- |3 o6 m0 j) O有勇无谋use brawn rather than brain
# [" u+ x7 w/ C1 `% j6 W6 V5 ?5 X有缘千里来相会Separated as we are thousands of miles apart, we come together as if by predestination.0 q+ C6 L2 M8 e/ K' X7 E2 M
与时俱进advance with times5 L t" R `; }% e
以人为本people oriented; people foremost ; v1 p4 x) i* Y& C, b4 J
因材施教teach students according to their aptitude ' e3 g) @. O7 X' z& M; L" K" M
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." ' O$ ^8 @6 T& ~7 ^8 G5 U9 L
欲速则不达Haste does not bring success. * f u1 h: \3 w: {/ |
优胜劣汰survival of the fittest
. o' |# A0 ~$ T- w8 E ~" G' e! k英雄所见略同Great minds think alike.
# D+ E4 }& C& P- u冤家宜解不宜结Better make friends than make enemies.- j/ `* p, L% _- n; z$ P8 C
冤假错案"cases in which people were unjustly, falsely or wrongly charged or sentenced; unjust, false or wrong cases"
# ~2 ?0 D6 j" S1 J4 x一言既出，驷马难追A real man never goes back on his words. : {4 R9 g3 t: w! `0 o
招财进宝Money and treasures will be plentiful
" K) L ~/ b5 {& m" E' W7 F8 Y债台高筑become debt-ridden
9 V- Z2 `$ P* w8 e致命要害Achilles' heel 6 H* C" m7 J$ L" f$ M
众矢之的target of public criticism+ l% Y9 B5 k* s6 C
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.1 B' t$ t6 V, h
纸上谈兵be an armchair strategist
+ r3 c: G3 R* {: M' m8 D纸包不住火Truth will come to light sooner or later.: f4 `6 o' F+ M
左右为难between the devil and the deep blue sea; between the rock and the hard place |
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