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爱屋及乌Love me, love my dog.& ~, |: h, E9 x5 p$ r) C7 d
百闻不如一见Seeing is believing.
& m! O( F% D; W0 V7 t+ r h" i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% l0 A2 t4 B" |- k( K8 ?3 {
笨鸟先飞A slow sparrow should make an early start.6 R6 A b+ d4 ^7 F6 E9 ?: W
不眠之夜white night
- Z6 k7 o/ U/ R' u7 A# v不以物喜，不以己悲not pleased by external gains, not saddened by personnal losses
0 E: H5 g+ n' E9 g6 y不遗余力spare no effort; go all out; do one's best
9 F, N* D; l f E6 s9 r不打不成交"No discord, no concord. 6 M& J4 X2 x2 S* h- k
拆东墙补西墙rob Peter to pay Paul ( u. E" U3 q/ ?4 c3 [7 }! k6 z
辞旧迎新bid farewell to the old and usher in the new; ring out the old year and ring in the new $ U. V9 Q5 Y$ G! d0 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
: U1 Y1 V& s* @$ e5 p大开眼界open one's eyes; broaden one's horizon; be an eye-opener
. T) L5 W' H0 m: P8 U* R国泰民安The country flourishes and people live in peace9 \& M. O0 D/ y+ \7 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 ' t9 r; q8 v3 V% {/ V
功夫不负有心人Everything comes to him who waits. . q: {7 y7 }( n/ P" f+ m+ h
好了伤疤忘了疼once on shore, one prays no more* x; B4 h5 s4 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. ; X/ y$ O. d( }& e% A8 ~5 _
和气生财Harmony brings wealth( H0 F9 [# K$ W2 G9 c/ L
活到老，学到老One is never too old to learn. 6 Q* o5 O& v. z0 g- [
既往不咎let bygones be bygones
9 f; s9 c" n. m金无足赤,人无完人Gold can't be pure and man can't be perfect. 1 b+ Q2 f9 ~; K
金玉满堂Treasures fill the home" R) u% d* R- u3 U9 s/ k7 p8 a* M% }
脚踏实地be down-to-earth 4 K) _+ Z7 o8 m' k* v5 `* V4 U
脚踩两只船sit on the fence 2 [. `1 f$ n' A1 H
君子之交淡如水the friendship between gentlemen is as pure as crystal; a hedge between keeps friendship green - [2 i( y7 c( c
老生常谈，陈词滥调cut and dried, cliché) b7 L% v& C; v2 D; r
礼尚往来Courtesy calls for reciprocity. . V$ }% _$ t2 `0 o
留得青山在，不怕没柴烧"Where there is life, there is hope."
6 Q, p+ w2 z/ S' F% Y9 |9 f& ]7 g马到成功achieve immediate victory; win instant success( b4 d1 w2 H+ k# _6 r
名利双收gain in both fame and wealth
8 d* s: K! c: g" O+ `% t4 l3 l茅塞顿开be suddenly enlightened
# l/ W& Z5 i* q9 V# b' {& b8 R没有规矩不成方圆Nothing can be accomplished without norms or standards.0 _4 B( Z- b# E5 R0 j
每逢佳节倍思亲' G+ |6 j+ j/ A4 Q! B Q% j
On festive occasions more than ever one thinks of one's dear ones far away.
! a6 Q$ ]* i2 z# w4 p! u9 YIt is on the festival occasions when one misses his dear most.
& g. G9 R& Z7 {) L4 S. |/ {: T( R( |谋事在人，成事在天"The planning lies with man, the outcome with Heaven. / Man proposes, God disposes. "5 @* R9 `3 p$ T5 z Y- K
弄巧成拙be too smart by half; Cunning outwits itself.% ?$ u( d7 L5 ^ L) t) k% f! \
拿手好戏masterpiece5 x5 O% H/ `- [+ p9 H. W+ }$ b
赔了夫人又折兵throw good money after bad
' m4 ]# c* _1 ]4 J; F' u抛砖引玉a modest spur to induce others to come forward with valuable contributions; throw a sprat to catch a whale
; B [ L7 ~" w% R) u- {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
( A, T' {- d8 f0 v抢得先机take the preemptive opportunities
3 j* ]5 o4 `0 A" q/ K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.9 x" V, e8 D" u& o; Y+ r3 w
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
" Y5 d' ?% D; v: Q/ q: {前事不忘,后事之师Past experience, if not forgotten, is a guide for the future.
+ ~/ u* A" ~5 K) j0 y前人栽树,后人乘凉One generation plants the trees in whose shade another generation rests." F& }/ _$ m: F+ \5 Y- a0 ]2 O4 |/ H8 X: ^
One sows and another reaps.
. j9 w+ i6 m: C h; m前怕狼,后怕虎fear the wolf in front and the tiger behind/ hesitate in doing something8 P' I! g% Q$ d* z! [# O
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.
2 I5 q a l/ _/ ~强强联手win-win co-operation
$ X% x; {8 Z- w& ~瑞雪兆丰年A timely snow promises a good harvest.
' x& s ^/ n, d8 ~人之初,性本善Man's nature at birth is good.
/ x# y5 W2 [6 F. d* {人逢喜事精神爽Joy puts heart into a man., Z5 {$ E4 k7 ^! z
人海战术huge-crowd strategy & r8 ~" d1 r2 }8 ^0 N' U' A
世上无难事，只要肯攀登"Where there is a will, there is a way. "
: _# a, B1 |3 q2 D* k7 D世外桃源a fictitious land of peace away from the turmoil of the world; # @6 X: _) Z: O* j2 g: T. v
死而后已until my heart stops beating4 E g4 M, v7 ]2 @
岁岁平安Peace all year round2 h. \" t" v8 u! G0 O3 x3 w5 v1 Y
上有天堂，下有苏杭"Just as there is paradise in heaven, ther are Suzhou and Hangzhou on earth." # ^5 Q0 l( m: i: o
塞翁失马，焉知非福Misfortune may be an actual blessing.* D2 h" B5 }( ]4 m7 _! a% b
三十而立"A man should be independent at the age of thirty. b) c4 y5 z% h# L) R
At thirty, a man should be able to think for himself."
* A! o b; o" Z: b0 w升级换代updating and upgrading (of products)
3 b6 Y( P8 d1 g" D4 Q% [2 R四十不惑Life begins at forty. 1 n. _/ z; ^6 m) _" W# I0 R1 ?, X
谁言寸草心，报得三春晖"Such kindness of warm sun, can't be repaid by grass. " * C7 x5 _& r3 e, z {. G% [
水涨船高When the river rises, the boat floats high.
* z: C, F: ]& k* l# @# X时不我待Time and tide wait for no man.
4 d- ?9 F" ]4 g) j+ ~% t杀鸡用牛刀break a butterfly on the wheel& v9 o8 F3 ~+ q6 K9 R3 P
实事求是seek truth from facts; be practical and realistic; be true to facts
& [8 W* H" G: q9 d3 C说曹操,曹操到Talk of the devil and he comes.# ~) M+ }" L7 P4 Z: g
实话实说speak the plain truth; call a spade a spade; tell it as it is 5 @% P% P+ H8 b! n5 d
实践是检验真理的唯一标准Practice is the sole criterion for testing truth.
4 e* G5 x2 v! q X3 Z* o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; "
7 Y% N/ Q) B( ?9 d0 d) g4 n. S6 U韬光养晦hide one's capacities and bide one's time7 y: U5 t: M# _2 a
糖衣炮弹sugar-coated bullets" u7 y3 O) @; T' o& ?- N* B8 z
天有不测风云Anything unexpected may happen. a bolt from the blue; T8 n, X8 B5 ~1 z# {- w
团结就是力量Unity is strength.
) {( X) Q+ ?# U. ]$ y- T4 Z, ]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
7 ~, {0 i- | @9 U7 n) v# N歪风邪气unhealthy practices and evil phenomena
' B- {! q) R8 G% a6 C物以类聚，人以群分Birds of a feather flock together.
' U d1 g" r/ C) z往事如风"The past has vanished (from memory) like wind.; What in past, is past." ( C" \' r# N w+ D( j' S
望子成龙hold high hopes for one's child
3 C8 t. i* S4 a) v9 e n8 I屋漏又逢连阴雨Misfortunes never come singly. When it rains it pours.; ?6 M4 z7 h7 k# M. w
文韬武略military expertise; military strategy
; |2 q9 l9 ^7 A, N唯利是图draw water to one's mill
! q4 [1 X9 G; y. [3 l无源之水,无本之木water without a source, and a tree wiithout roots
* z3 U' i9 s, S- F无中生有make/create something out of nothing
$ g, ?1 D1 K+ A3 |, e4 h4 \无风不起浪There are no waves without wind. There's no smoke without fire.
8 M, e* D' [( v8 ]1 Y; X: t1 G徇私枉法bend the law for the benefit of relatives or friends 8 G8 K* s& x4 ~( a% D. z
新官上任三把火a new broom sweeps clean * d3 P2 n$ I7 a) X$ M+ }1 s( X4 w
虚心使人进步,骄傲使人落后Modesty helps one go forward, whereas conceit makes one lag behind.2 h& Q6 i, Y) H1 o0 _
蓄势而发accumulate strength for a take-off4 e2 B% i" c( r
心想事成May all your wish come true6 v& k" c/ Y# _' w1 {. F2 o- x5 a
心照不宣have a tacit understanding; give tacit consent; tacit understanding# u" J1 o/ O: i/ Z- u p
先入为主First impressions are firmly entrenched.% U1 U# K9 ?" ?1 a% _# n
先下手为强catch the ball before the bound
6 s5 V0 G9 H) y4 G @像热锅上的蚂蚁like an ant on a hot pan
% p, N( P9 \' m1 z9 w7 A现身说法warn people by taking oneself as an example
' i2 A [4 y; f" P* N$ H" d息事宁人pour oil on troubled waters
+ O: J# p/ s/ S1 n. l6 i喜忧参半mingled hope and fear ' i- r* S1 F% [. T- ?& L: M* x |: g
循序渐进step by step
) |& j# S5 m2 N一路平安，一路顺风speed somebody on their way; speed the parting guest
- U4 } r$ n. S& m j* {2 C; |+ y' q严以律己,宽以待人be strict with oneself and lenient towards others
+ k6 `- r# Z% K3 }5 l9 c鱼米之乡a land of milk and honey
, I' p% v8 i. N. `有情人终成眷属"Jack shall have Jill, all shall be well."
& o: [% }" a. ^/ _* Z3 W7 I有钱能使鬼推磨Money makes the mare go. Money talks.
8 Q" s1 I6 w; C8 v1 P有识之士people of vision" C7 O# S; [# P$ a& Q: q8 L) x
有勇无谋use brawn rather than brain
7 y4 s; x3 U' j& M/ Y/ ~9 f有缘千里来相会Separated as we are thousands of miles apart, we come together as if by predestination.
9 K0 @, H, I' A" @! ~" @- J9 o) g与时俱进advance with times
0 h4 u0 t( s6 f6 [以人为本people oriented; people foremost
! O2 O5 X/ P9 Z, _- l! O因材施教teach students according to their aptitude
$ ~' h! l% C1 I( R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."
. k, D9 S7 K, o$ r. Q欲速则不达Haste does not bring success. ; d. q/ s8 c. b$ ~. t4 E
优胜劣汰survival of the fittest
K8 ]# I, q$ q# D. [# k英雄所见略同Great minds think alike.5 B h% D$ `+ A; @/ Z
冤家宜解不宜结Better make friends than make enemies.
' T. ^+ d- ~+ F1 t0 \冤假错案"cases in which people were unjustly, falsely or wrongly charged or sentenced; unjust, false or wrong cases"
* [& @) g3 ~" b) I I一言既出，驷马难追A real man never goes back on his words.
5 t3 n& @2 @4 G4 v招财进宝Money and treasures will be plentiful& G+ V* Z, i8 L4 K; p. ?
债台高筑become debt-ridden
1 V u- @( [7 N8 R6 q致命要害Achilles' heel + e) S. m. z8 L0 m% B! }8 g/ d
众矢之的target of public criticism
. Y! z1 X, f* i6 L7 s) l" Y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.
8 y# f0 i i+ X) v3 s纸上谈兵be an armchair strategist
$ `( a7 A9 e& s纸包不住火Truth will come to light sooner or later.+ Z7 o6 ^+ h; c/ t6 M3 e6 t0 V
左右为难between the devil and the deep blue sea; between the rock and the hard place |
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