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爱屋及乌Love me, love my dog.: c2 y' O7 ^( q( o6 k% W) l9 [
百闻不如一见Seeing is believing." n, I/ w& }- |) ^" K/ L
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% F+ K3 `: n9 M a
笨鸟先飞A slow sparrow should make an early start.
% I7 q6 H* v+ u1 ~% h7 ?不眠之夜white night
2 E% w* X4 B4 o4 y5 i不以物喜，不以己悲not pleased by external gains, not saddened by personnal losses
& E h# }; A3 k: O# G不遗余力spare no effort; go all out; do one's best' k0 k1 w3 |. p
不打不成交"No discord, no concord. ( ?3 Z( F N4 _, ~" e
拆东墙补西墙rob Peter to pay Paul + {- H' [/ K5 ~9 q3 g9 w! R
辞旧迎新bid farewell to the old and usher in the new; ring out the old year and ring in the new , O X& x$ Y( ]( n# H% [9 z9 ?# G+ s
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 j" s- V5 S' d# j8 a6 `
大开眼界open one's eyes; broaden one's horizon; be an eye-opener 0 @. ^: o. `# ^* d1 f; n/ g
国泰民安The country flourishes and people live in peace
3 h; Q! b# L$ l% h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 ; o" `! s/ @2 q+ J4 o* C3 d& B
功夫不负有心人Everything comes to him who waits.
% a- s4 u8 u2 c# u3 C好了伤疤忘了疼once on shore, one prays no more
( l6 u5 h+ s7 f+ v好事不出门，恶事传千里Good news never goes beyond the gate, while bad news spread far and wide.
5 F+ Y3 H: E- |. Y和气生财Harmony brings wealth. l% t; l9 n k1 h9 E! H+ o# B
活到老，学到老One is never too old to learn.
' {8 G( |6 T2 g- Y) X既往不咎let bygones be bygones : }- h; L3 ]% S! h( `
金无足赤,人无完人Gold can't be pure and man can't be perfect.
! E# X' ]( v: [! f: U0 `6 e& O+ @金玉满堂Treasures fill the home8 E6 T" K: M f4 u1 K {! q8 A5 p
脚踏实地be down-to-earth : X( K# `1 h( `9 q. Y3 T6 l* i2 x
脚踩两只船sit on the fence
& ~) l1 ^) o* Q: J$ {2 V3 w# x1 v君子之交淡如水the friendship between gentlemen is as pure as crystal; a hedge between keeps friendship green 5 k5 m- p* V3 f- ~. e
老生常谈，陈词滥调cut and dried, cliché
9 ^6 l! ]+ v U( L0 Y0 @礼尚往来Courtesy calls for reciprocity. * Y' Q, W. h% B8 W {( e, _7 Z
留得青山在，不怕没柴烧"Where there is life, there is hope."
3 ]) `& A* \1 q' N k$ ]0 X马到成功achieve immediate victory; win instant success$ I- v: ?6 L2 t, A& X5 N
名利双收gain in both fame and wealth/ ]# p+ x$ a9 R: U0 D
茅塞顿开be suddenly enlightened
x$ d1 ?- t: ^3 L' E+ |没有规矩不成方圆Nothing can be accomplished without norms or standards.. T, e! D3 c. M! j- E# P
每逢佳节倍思亲0 X2 \& i2 g$ y: m
On festive occasions more than ever one thinks of one's dear ones far away.
$ C X- B) Z% B1 r) J- _It is on the festival occasions when one misses his dear most. 6 T# V) X3 H) W( X" L, M: X% ^
谋事在人，成事在天"The planning lies with man, the outcome with Heaven. / Man proposes, God disposes. "3 C$ z; ]9 {- p8 Z" j6 t1 Y! a
弄巧成拙be too smart by half; Cunning outwits itself.
. K! K4 B) h6 K1 i% V0 g拿手好戏masterpiece
! K) k w% `4 E e赔了夫人又折兵throw good money after bad
t. J C9 p% D抛砖引玉a modest spur to induce others to come forward with valuable contributions; throw a sprat to catch a whale+ w A7 c- T* _. @) 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 end& f' }, N1 k6 D6 ?
抢得先机take the preemptive opportunities ' D; _3 x# Z" n% b% e
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.
5 X- Z! s0 k( X3 f/ e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
9 F- {# G& r" w) p" a. j# x4 Z前事不忘,后事之师Past experience, if not forgotten, is a guide for the future./ d; o9 F1 J8 ^4 K* q( o
前人栽树,后人乘凉One generation plants the trees in whose shade another generation rests.
: h/ C* e. _& R$ S. f2 H+ ]One sows and another reaps.
+ Y$ {1 z0 K' r前怕狼,后怕虎fear the wolf in front and the tiger behind/ hesitate in doing something
! U: ~! s9 S$ d# w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. ; g. {- W: a1 C0 F8 ^
强强联手win-win co-operation/ G2 A( W0 ^) z$ B* r( [
瑞雪兆丰年A timely snow promises a good harvest.5 ]. t$ k0 _0 @ o; D$ W K) G$ H
人之初,性本善Man's nature at birth is good. P' x v" w' |
人逢喜事精神爽Joy puts heart into a man.+ @' G p0 M9 ^% g4 [
人海战术huge-crowd strategy
0 ]: D9 A1 T1 ]0 b1 {5 k1 ?世上无难事，只要肯攀登"Where there is a will, there is a way. "
% d$ F& j; `4 m" j4 f- M世外桃源a fictitious land of peace away from the turmoil of the world; 9 |" Q9 F5 w& h7 D) N
死而后已until my heart stops beating
: g; G3 D8 M( P+ a s岁岁平安Peace all year round
3 F0 L: P _ W0 R3 W1 O上有天堂，下有苏杭"Just as there is paradise in heaven, ther are Suzhou and Hangzhou on earth." 9 o* t( i. R- Q }/ V' l
塞翁失马，焉知非福Misfortune may be an actual blessing.0 t: ]- t& H* L- _( ^% k7 i! e% m& B
三十而立"A man should be independent at the age of thirty. 0 O$ t: F4 a" W3 ^+ I. B
At thirty, a man should be able to think for himself."
- _. [9 i7 H. V0 |升级换代updating and upgrading (of products)0 y$ q `% t. y1 C
四十不惑Life begins at forty.
+ v6 f6 C% }( j& H+ H- u9 H谁言寸草心，报得三春晖"Such kindness of warm sun, can't be repaid by grass. "
: d7 H" U! n% i1 ]6 d水涨船高When the river rises, the boat floats high.' f5 S$ i* ?/ J: p: H" Z( I
时不我待Time and tide wait for no man.
0 X6 R7 S7 C# J6 b& N! p$ h/ m' N. p杀鸡用牛刀break a butterfly on the wheel
# Z! J+ D- v! c2 T, |5 @! e实事求是seek truth from facts; be practical and realistic; be true to facts 4 g* W# p4 S9 n9 B! s6 ^
说曹操,曹操到Talk of the devil and he comes.& I8 [2 ^- {, K* L: V0 z
实话实说speak the plain truth; call a spade a spade; tell it as it is
( ]5 t* }6 _: V实践是检验真理的唯一标准Practice is the sole criterion for testing truth.) D0 Q4 \- l* g2 k' E+ g' ~# m# e
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; "
2 _8 `( U1 b6 o韬光养晦hide one's capacities and bide one's time6 m6 }3 Y$ S4 V, K. \: | j& g* M- Y
糖衣炮弹sugar-coated bullets; C. K1 L2 P6 p( F7 J5 ?6 k* c m# E
天有不测风云Anything unexpected may happen. a bolt from the blue7 z/ Z* Z% {! K- Z8 [, A. p
团结就是力量Unity is strength.
4 o C0 e) D8 ]4 ]& j) i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 1 i' k! H9 B) t/ ^% n. Q- f! |) \# b
歪风邪气unhealthy practices and evil phenomena+ P( J# {& I0 I* R' ]7 u5 w
物以类聚，人以群分Birds of a feather flock together.
9 ~3 `6 i; J. b ~往事如风"The past has vanished (from memory) like wind.; What in past, is past."
1 I/ X5 N) Z1 `* k' X- |望子成龙hold high hopes for one's child
( n* }8 ?( F. h6 ~7 X0 z9 i. s屋漏又逢连阴雨Misfortunes never come singly. When it rains it pours.
2 A& w+ k: B {/ [5 b8 R8 m, L文韬武略military expertise; military strategy
0 Z- m( T# b6 S! I& w* U3 }% R唯利是图draw water to one's mill
2 o2 h6 Z4 J* C# U3 B无源之水,无本之木water without a source, and a tree wiithout roots4 y; k/ L4 E; k
无中生有make/create something out of nothing 9 ?- p3 {! r: o6 ]# S8 Q
无风不起浪There are no waves without wind. There's no smoke without fire.' ^5 i0 h1 ~1 w" G" u2 ]' x# J. |
徇私枉法bend the law for the benefit of relatives or friends
9 B9 y2 V7 D2 U9 _" y新官上任三把火a new broom sweeps clean & z# ^' l% l( L- d( a2 f' P
虚心使人进步,骄傲使人落后Modesty helps one go forward, whereas conceit makes one lag behind.
% Y( L+ N5 ?* I u _蓄势而发accumulate strength for a take-off
% {* D7 Z* O6 \3 T5 I* b6 M心想事成May all your wish come true! a/ ]' g, ]' U% W. @4 K/ J9 O
心照不宣have a tacit understanding; give tacit consent; tacit understanding
; e* v9 G) |5 [ E先入为主First impressions are firmly entrenched.
8 @3 W% c- v, f5 c% b先下手为强catch the ball before the bound. \4 I5 O! r9 f6 r, ^9 s, @2 d
像热锅上的蚂蚁like an ant on a hot pan
2 u" P1 Q! l- g. s2 U$ Y8 ^现身说法warn people by taking oneself as an example, F. k& c5 x* `+ }2 S/ V
息事宁人pour oil on troubled waters
/ ^. M5 }; N5 G. S喜忧参半mingled hope and fear % h: H+ q& d! U, @
循序渐进step by step
; v6 r3 j, L* i& M: w8 _% M5 n一路平安，一路顺风speed somebody on their way; speed the parting guest
/ z: N c) G; p5 o严以律己,宽以待人be strict with oneself and lenient towards others' q, ^, c2 n9 x7 Z/ r# `
鱼米之乡a land of milk and honey: K% G& p7 S/ E; y
有情人终成眷属"Jack shall have Jill, all shall be well."
& C c: N$ O' n7 P4 X有钱能使鬼推磨Money makes the mare go. Money talks.
1 M( k& w' ]# y有识之士people of vision# j% d% q8 e5 }2 I u" V
有勇无谋use brawn rather than brain
% D. t3 I d4 K1 ]! ]$ m# I0 |有缘千里来相会Separated as we are thousands of miles apart, we come together as if by predestination.
& S- z4 _* L- `/ @3 I! c' |8 P$ V/ \与时俱进advance with times
t& [* j3 t0 z% H8 l- H以人为本people oriented; people foremost
2 \5 q, z/ `5 Y K. D因材施教teach students according to their aptitude 1 a+ Y9 p* g* o c- N# m' E9 g
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."
# ~5 |: ]3 ~& n! L& z, ~欲速则不达Haste does not bring success.
L) D, f8 b. _% `; ]优胜劣汰survival of the fittest " K1 A8 }7 B" |# H; @' b; T
英雄所见略同Great minds think alike., r6 R% t ?9 k2 u" w0 D' N" q& j
冤家宜解不宜结Better make friends than make enemies.9 [' H" Y* I) Z
冤假错案"cases in which people were unjustly, falsely or wrongly charged or sentenced; unjust, false or wrong cases"
2 @* |( P" a1 @3 A一言既出，驷马难追A real man never goes back on his words.
, e: h8 f+ l" r5 d$ Z招财进宝Money and treasures will be plentiful
2 n; b4 M" q1 Q$ [债台高筑become debt-ridden \0 f: s1 a, U X
致命要害Achilles' heel ; j, g) D1 D, t( W* ^8 L
众矢之的target of public criticism# y1 T/ s. o: S' O$ o$ D. I4 {* Z
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.+ }9 k3 n+ x" n9 x w$ ]% r
纸上谈兵be an armchair strategist
4 _& s8 y1 Y8 X: S# c纸包不住火Truth will come to light sooner or later.: \2 O4 h- I+ q! N
左右为难between the devil and the deep blue sea; between the rock and the hard place |
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