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爱屋及乌Love me, love my dog.5 Q6 Q0 {; u& X9 _
百闻不如一见Seeing is believing.
/ X! n; p! k! `* W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
6 ?% ?; _/ E. g0 H3 [/ `* U笨鸟先飞A slow sparrow should make an early start.! ^' B4 h& f+ H, y: b- m4 X1 X
不眠之夜white night
5 n( V$ T) u& @% t! w5 f Q不以物喜，不以己悲not pleased by external gains, not saddened by personnal losses
4 d- a8 m; B4 L, ^2 h不遗余力spare no effort; go all out; do one's best0 x' H! l& o' K2 R: ?+ Q
不打不成交"No discord, no concord.
( B7 Q) V8 M" y拆东墙补西墙rob Peter to pay Paul
2 Y; J8 P, F# K3 B$ t* E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 L, Z) Y/ {: t, `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% ^8 m9 b& Z# i8 B
大开眼界open one's eyes; broaden one's horizon; be an eye-opener : n$ J+ C# q6 u1 V$ Y0 E# J
国泰民安The country flourishes and people live in peace: ], M: ]7 I. P/ F8 C. 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 0 R, P8 Z5 G' i& o; i. \
功夫不负有心人Everything comes to him who waits. # y: g4 u0 l8 I5 a
好了伤疤忘了疼once on shore, one prays no more
) Y9 b5 q5 ^! G/ A J, R好事不出门，恶事传千里Good news never goes beyond the gate, while bad news spread far and wide. 6 A( O' x( \7 [, R' v) t
和气生财Harmony brings wealth
. B+ j9 B* F& E$ r! ^$ E" H' O活到老，学到老One is never too old to learn.
$ [ ]1 s/ z4 L9 Z. a* H* l既往不咎let bygones be bygones ) K" {2 l! T/ W9 b, C u/ v
金无足赤,人无完人Gold can't be pure and man can't be perfect. 2 U4 I6 E$ v% s8 l
金玉满堂Treasures fill the home8 H7 @! }8 u6 I2 e' z N2 n
脚踏实地be down-to-earth
3 ]' Z/ {% o) z8 U" S7 Z. S脚踩两只船sit on the fence 6 T, ~( y7 N+ q) n! @' F
君子之交淡如水the friendship between gentlemen is as pure as crystal; a hedge between keeps friendship green
, C6 j5 g; F; S9 Y8 ]老生常谈，陈词滥调cut and dried, cliché; B& w- V/ r1 o/ U! F
礼尚往来Courtesy calls for reciprocity.
- I9 w5 ]( E+ v; `0 H留得青山在，不怕没柴烧"Where there is life, there is hope."
& \' t3 Q: y$ f% @7 b0 a马到成功achieve immediate victory; win instant success1 V( C8 G& ?- D! M. `
名利双收gain in both fame and wealth" g7 T2 z& K- ~$ k- k
茅塞顿开be suddenly enlightened9 |. `. Q. c- V
没有规矩不成方圆Nothing can be accomplished without norms or standards.
( i- r+ {( v* x; D2 r每逢佳节倍思亲
! `' c5 E# A# S/ `* P. H9 h4 kOn festive occasions more than ever one thinks of one's dear ones far away.% T% T) {! Q$ f& z+ a* A
It is on the festival occasions when one misses his dear most. , s, @. S4 _& f& J5 N3 Y- Y, R
谋事在人，成事在天"The planning lies with man, the outcome with Heaven. / Man proposes, God disposes. "
/ F7 d; H" ]( a: k$ Z弄巧成拙be too smart by half; Cunning outwits itself.6 [/ W' L& x2 g; O( s
拿手好戏masterpiece, E' B( { ]5 ^( K1 ?' W- h
赔了夫人又折兵throw good money after bad! i- @% X) g- k) v/ k
抛砖引玉a modest spur to induce others to come forward with valuable contributions; throw a sprat to catch a whale& r3 ]5 L) C$ F
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/ s8 c! K3 s# j, ^3 e
抢得先机take the preemptive opportunities 7 T' W$ a3 r1 t4 T" ]
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.; d0 C3 e! u" S
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' b: M" ^) s2 b
前事不忘,后事之师Past experience, if not forgotten, is a guide for the future.
$ l% `% e. R. a: O5 q前人栽树,后人乘凉One generation plants the trees in whose shade another generation rests.0 U" C1 U: m6 O
One sows and another reaps.
$ W2 @) l4 b* L$ Q! F6 H+ u前怕狼,后怕虎fear the wolf in front and the tiger behind/ hesitate in doing something
3 f4 ]1 E2 z- G9 ?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.
- d1 c0 R" `; |, g强强联手win-win co-operation
1 }+ z5 B4 H3 _$ m1 h- ~% k* _瑞雪兆丰年A timely snow promises a good harvest.; C& D% _% Z! I& V( z% O
人之初,性本善Man's nature at birth is good.: i1 w0 b$ E! T; F' X' S
人逢喜事精神爽Joy puts heart into a man.. s- m2 n, E" N4 K4 y
人海战术huge-crowd strategy , |# s, N$ ^, w9 T5 W E5 C! o
世上无难事，只要肯攀登"Where there is a will, there is a way. " ' O, h3 W) V& L% X* k# a! x: I+ Y
世外桃源a fictitious land of peace away from the turmoil of the world; ( m, X# f' g' P) X
死而后已until my heart stops beating
' k( o9 G' y4 H% h岁岁平安Peace all year round" n9 m: ?: {5 d/ {+ `7 e
上有天堂，下有苏杭"Just as there is paradise in heaven, ther are Suzhou and Hangzhou on earth."
+ J7 F6 ^# M4 M% L6 x5 X. l塞翁失马，焉知非福Misfortune may be an actual blessing. F/ @) X6 L- D! P1 V5 U
三十而立"A man should be independent at the age of thirty.
8 a; r# Z; f' s8 JAt thirty, a man should be able to think for himself."
4 N. @; Q% Y6 |. |1 y8 p升级换代updating and upgrading (of products)
$ D8 G8 X3 ]' i9 T) _四十不惑Life begins at forty.
2 n. s/ {$ x _. G( N谁言寸草心，报得三春晖"Such kindness of warm sun, can't be repaid by grass. "
, c. P7 |) }/ _水涨船高When the river rises, the boat floats high.1 A" q$ w, H3 z; [6 {" f
时不我待Time and tide wait for no man. % f; f$ s* C+ f4 }
杀鸡用牛刀break a butterfly on the wheel0 k; e$ ]5 ~/ ~# ~5 U! s
实事求是seek truth from facts; be practical and realistic; be true to facts
7 I4 l% J# A4 [3 t说曹操,曹操到Talk of the devil and he comes.
9 h- N' S" O) s' z& I实话实说speak the plain truth; call a spade a spade; tell it as it is
5 y( n. o* _/ j8 m; c# e% q0 h5 ^实践是检验真理的唯一标准Practice is the sole criterion for testing truth.
% @8 k, `# j$ S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 g* z5 l2 E' ^# S. A: C: j韬光养晦hide one's capacities and bide one's time
5 V) _1 I" w+ F糖衣炮弹sugar-coated bullets
; s4 ?" w# r5 ]! z. R天有不测风云Anything unexpected may happen. a bolt from the blue
/ Z& c, |4 X1 ^: \) K团结就是力量Unity is strength.
" t! y6 n& A! A9 P. H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 4 `! f9 D6 M) j5 b5 j
歪风邪气unhealthy practices and evil phenomena
; D7 A3 G" Q$ G. X. B# k物以类聚，人以群分Birds of a feather flock together.3 C7 e$ o, N% S( R: f, u9 E {$ Y
往事如风"The past has vanished (from memory) like wind.; What in past, is past." , h+ c+ e4 g& A5 e' ~9 u7 |
望子成龙hold high hopes for one's child* |: ]7 b7 W( a) c( | n
屋漏又逢连阴雨Misfortunes never come singly. When it rains it pours.
4 J0 J& ~' H) k( A* x3 F文韬武略military expertise; military strategy
6 ^' Q" `: y: O唯利是图draw water to one's mill
) s' F5 Y% h3 K) p0 U无源之水,无本之木water without a source, and a tree wiithout roots
% V0 v& ~8 k! ~5 G. F无中生有make/create something out of nothing
( E' U/ |* g1 e) ^+ T. d$ L- R无风不起浪There are no waves without wind. There's no smoke without fire.
. x* m: X3 n/ W$ [8 i徇私枉法bend the law for the benefit of relatives or friends . s! P" q7 ^2 g/ m7 H
新官上任三把火a new broom sweeps clean
4 ]: r+ P7 Y9 ]5 c虚心使人进步,骄傲使人落后Modesty helps one go forward, whereas conceit makes one lag behind.
& `7 ?: [7 `" ^ T8 m- j$ n蓄势而发accumulate strength for a take-off
- T$ Q" F' H8 x* ^, |1 \心想事成May all your wish come true% N Y9 q+ I) w& W+ F6 ~
心照不宣have a tacit understanding; give tacit consent; tacit understanding
. Y' Z4 s* M* e2 @* `# G+ q; g: F先入为主First impressions are firmly entrenched.: D$ E7 g$ }( c7 f, R
先下手为强catch the ball before the bound2 _, Q# X: `9 C) H* w/ M; U% K
像热锅上的蚂蚁like an ant on a hot pan9 ~) x: t6 o* v3 n$ i) V
现身说法warn people by taking oneself as an example1 s1 A6 [/ g/ [' j
息事宁人pour oil on troubled waters
9 ?0 i( e6 X7 L; Z: N0 S/ l喜忧参半mingled hope and fear
& x, {$ I" v& P | G循序渐进step by step
, u. q' O& Q6 W! Y7 q! a一路平安，一路顺风speed somebody on their way; speed the parting guest
/ i, Y4 u0 T% d4 w5 R6 D: d严以律己,宽以待人be strict with oneself and lenient towards others
0 s: l8 z" h2 q" C3 S* C2 I7 P鱼米之乡a land of milk and honey P8 l7 @3 ~) \5 R
有情人终成眷属"Jack shall have Jill, all shall be well."
0 z+ [* y9 [9 T2 z: Z4 j1 A$ p6 \0 t有钱能使鬼推磨Money makes the mare go. Money talks.
& u' G6 m7 B* T# M. {0 }% u) ]有识之士people of vision
D8 a- ?9 Q/ {# }有勇无谋use brawn rather than brain . `3 ?7 o! v& d9 Q
有缘千里来相会Separated as we are thousands of miles apart, we come together as if by predestination.
/ d8 c" G/ m4 r, W% U1 P与时俱进advance with times8 ]9 e3 l& t9 M' H) c
以人为本people oriented; people foremost
0 s! D( d( [, a9 c6 @7 \6 {% _! u因材施教teach students according to their aptitude ) e/ a) |4 M1 p7 a- p+ r8 \
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." & y2 [! c+ m. i5 b& Z+ p: {& _
欲速则不达Haste does not bring success.
9 C4 {5 H# Y2 J* e6 _5 e5 a" l9 P1 J' K优胜劣汰survival of the fittest & L ^2 u7 f E; s3 ^3 I& U
英雄所见略同Great minds think alike.* z# H+ i: Y, g# G+ B
冤家宜解不宜结Better make friends than make enemies.
3 K% Y9 z% \; S: I8 Y冤假错案"cases in which people were unjustly, falsely or wrongly charged or sentenced; unjust, false or wrong cases"
8 g l/ V A4 A1 _一言既出，驷马难追A real man never goes back on his words.
/ u" Q9 `2 z; J6 y- N招财进宝Money and treasures will be plentiful9 x' {. @& R4 P5 ~8 C' u1 A
债台高筑become debt-ridden2 A7 p' l3 W8 o
致命要害Achilles' heel
4 h+ e% i1 y8 [5 [众矢之的target of public criticism% C0 a) y/ ]9 F" _" N6 ?
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% A( Z1 s9 D/ q; g/ j# d1 ^纸上谈兵be an armchair strategist. ~4 s$ t8 y, ^+ E- i% e4 M
纸包不住火Truth will come to light sooner or later./ s3 L+ `. X9 ?1 b8 R. O
左右为难between the devil and the deep blue sea; between the rock and the hard place |
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