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爱屋及乌Love me, love my dog.! O6 y& s t3 {# x$ T: K3 @# a3 K
百闻不如一见Seeing is believing.
! S) M2 b& N1 C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" r6 T7 G0 p* w0 h. v% z
笨鸟先飞A slow sparrow should make an early start.& h. s/ Q |) w; Q1 g
不眠之夜white night
0 [+ \! Y& Q1 c不以物喜，不以己悲not pleased by external gains, not saddened by personnal losses
' u; d6 @ n4 n/ ?, G% n不遗余力spare no effort; go all out; do one's best
& f" K, A% J9 Y0 {) B% S* z `不打不成交"No discord, no concord. 7 B- A( G: j: Z/ V' l5 ^) i
拆东墙补西墙rob Peter to pay Paul 9 X9 s" v i0 \* 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
+ C" _) Z/ G6 a# u2 k U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
/ e/ R0 ~/ N( R( v2 S( ]2 \( _大开眼界open one's eyes; broaden one's horizon; be an eye-opener
1 P0 N# W: F; \0 D# U& e国泰民安The country flourishes and people live in peace
3 G2 G/ G+ t- o$ 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 0 p* a7 \3 F v2 H: V- o
功夫不负有心人Everything comes to him who waits.
5 x8 `& H& j7 _: R$ h6 x好了伤疤忘了疼once on shore, one prays no more
; _# A% ~# t& J- i1 s好事不出门，恶事传千里Good news never goes beyond the gate, while bad news spread far and wide.
8 E% V* p9 m( H0 ?和气生财Harmony brings wealth3 m2 B w1 J b: a+ U* f9 p, n
活到老，学到老One is never too old to learn. ' [5 n* p8 ~0 [3 ^9 n7 R8 D, f5 Q
既往不咎let bygones be bygones
+ J: [: ]+ c, W( D# Z& o+ Y金无足赤,人无完人Gold can't be pure and man can't be perfect. ( z; ]1 y. b$ L; J0 K
金玉满堂Treasures fill the home
6 l1 k& B$ `# i0 |/ I- Z* N脚踏实地be down-to-earth
( W) y- L$ S. o* d脚踩两只船sit on the fence 0 }7 S+ @" K, ?$ V+ \
君子之交淡如水the friendship between gentlemen is as pure as crystal; a hedge between keeps friendship green
6 M" H: ^/ }3 S2 s* f老生常谈，陈词滥调cut and dried, cliché+ @$ u$ E: q: H, T, N0 x
礼尚往来Courtesy calls for reciprocity.
9 n/ E& c6 l9 s, `. z! _* W留得青山在，不怕没柴烧"Where there is life, there is hope.", u3 F# k9 [- g) v( q! Z. u3 Q
马到成功achieve immediate victory; win instant success1 r% n! F |1 V7 J; i
名利双收gain in both fame and wealth
/ _; M: f1 J4 s* c. ]茅塞顿开be suddenly enlightened& a5 H5 o1 `9 I8 H6 V2 w
没有规矩不成方圆Nothing can be accomplished without norms or standards.
7 q: O4 f' j3 J2 [4 g6 F1 T每逢佳节倍思亲7 }( F! U5 p1 k9 y. P4 ^: {
On festive occasions more than ever one thinks of one's dear ones far away.
9 O k1 ^) @: ~: ]' n2 G) _It is on the festival occasions when one misses his dear most. 7 A5 l' s7 y3 `4 G
谋事在人，成事在天"The planning lies with man, the outcome with Heaven. / Man proposes, God disposes. "
3 N' F6 O& m4 W7 x: _6 I& n弄巧成拙be too smart by half; Cunning outwits itself.
% v& a0 S) A/ Q; B q! T6 R2 B拿手好戏masterpiece% i7 S& M, O( Y$ t: z- v
赔了夫人又折兵throw good money after bad8 Z" q* l8 a5 L
抛砖引玉a modest spur to induce others to come forward with valuable contributions; throw a sprat to catch a whale I* I: t, Y+ U: _5 q, s3 c+ \, A
破釜沉舟cut off all means of retreat；burn one‘s own way of retreat and be determined to fight to the end3 a8 r+ j3 ~/ v1 D$ i
抢得先机take the preemptive opportunities 5 v0 J7 p4 M7 [' [2 m+ {
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.
- R2 N, @$ F0 {; f( f! B6 p0 b) Q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! K4 Y+ S9 h; F8 Q: s9 `2 I
前事不忘,后事之师Past experience, if not forgotten, is a guide for the future.
2 l& A8 ]6 A- \前人栽树,后人乘凉One generation plants the trees in whose shade another generation rests.2 Q: c. G$ R8 M6 N
One sows and another reaps.
+ Q: U* \7 L, d- t0 Y前怕狼,后怕虎fear the wolf in front and the tiger behind/ hesitate in doing something9 {* P, A9 D% Z+ [" U. G9 | Q
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. 1 V( t& K2 o/ c
强强联手win-win co-operation
; c+ h! X# P. k& N瑞雪兆丰年A timely snow promises a good harvest.. ]0 E8 i9 c0 C- P5 i# H
人之初,性本善Man's nature at birth is good.
1 ]6 s T. P8 v. M! ~0 I人逢喜事精神爽Joy puts heart into a man.. |' @, o7 G5 z! ~
人海战术huge-crowd strategy 3 `4 q) {2 C, T; r" i; v
世上无难事，只要肯攀登"Where there is a will, there is a way. " 9 L2 \ U+ R1 s3 T) l9 }1 d' t
世外桃源a fictitious land of peace away from the turmoil of the world; : ]1 K Y% e2 y) ~ y+ K7 L6 z% ^
死而后已until my heart stops beating/ r0 l, u$ ]. @* g
岁岁平安Peace all year round
* [6 c4 C7 @+ V5 H: v5 F上有天堂，下有苏杭"Just as there is paradise in heaven, ther are Suzhou and Hangzhou on earth." 4 T& O8 y! \# a) w. Q: K
塞翁失马，焉知非福Misfortune may be an actual blessing.
. z. H8 b& Z8 {! S三十而立"A man should be independent at the age of thirty. / b% p9 ~1 q; X) ?1 z3 Q4 @2 E" ~
At thirty, a man should be able to think for himself." + i4 A2 L; C) o( h0 U
升级换代updating and upgrading (of products)
$ h0 W8 {. n' \* \4 t( X四十不惑Life begins at forty. + m* b: f1 L- J* S7 z
谁言寸草心，报得三春晖"Such kindness of warm sun, can't be repaid by grass. " 3 E3 V$ B- K' s
水涨船高When the river rises, the boat floats high.
' E: T4 [, X( i8 |7 i' ~! E$ O时不我待Time and tide wait for no man.
0 t5 Q9 ?& x+ N1 N) A0 t$ ]杀鸡用牛刀break a butterfly on the wheel
, w" O5 Q, i& g- x实事求是seek truth from facts; be practical and realistic; be true to facts % I! Q9 v0 b8 t- _
说曹操,曹操到Talk of the devil and he comes.0 C2 Y) B; _* |& J+ y6 E7 w
实话实说speak the plain truth; call a spade a spade; tell it as it is
+ A( |: b- ^; y1 E# m% q4 ?5 D实践是检验真理的唯一标准Practice is the sole criterion for testing truth.
- |$ t' q q- u2 N* I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; "
[/ R, a5 `7 Z. o: Z韬光养晦hide one's capacities and bide one's time
8 ?8 F' p" [+ _+ Z5 l3 R3 J! t糖衣炮弹sugar-coated bullets
4 a& ~8 z) C+ }7 \: N2 l天有不测风云Anything unexpected may happen. a bolt from the blue( z1 {4 l5 {/ S9 g, L" z, v+ B
团结就是力量Unity is strength.7 S0 ~" x% W0 K4 |
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
3 h/ {: N7 L6 I' h( d( X$ d歪风邪气unhealthy practices and evil phenomena
, A2 W' {: z) R# o4 t物以类聚，人以群分Birds of a feather flock together.1 K! m9 ~; Y9 m" S
往事如风"The past has vanished (from memory) like wind.; What in past, is past." / [2 M; n* x& [- i
望子成龙hold high hopes for one's child
3 w# M* |! l* F屋漏又逢连阴雨Misfortunes never come singly. When it rains it pours.
/ \% _+ O3 q2 o6 B文韬武略military expertise; military strategy / s# h# T1 V- Y+ V( [. ~
唯利是图draw water to one's mill 5 ?; C! i) V q9 y7 t+ ?# a2 d
无源之水,无本之木water without a source, and a tree wiithout roots
0 O# E6 \3 I/ W. e: z无中生有make/create something out of nothing
9 ]9 M' `' Z7 k7 y. c, M! h无风不起浪There are no waves without wind. There's no smoke without fire.
7 `- {% g; r9 M: \" O8 O9 ?& E徇私枉法bend the law for the benefit of relatives or friends ( _7 U0 N/ T. G1 h
新官上任三把火a new broom sweeps clean . k! w4 u+ k3 k7 \) ]3 B
虚心使人进步,骄傲使人落后Modesty helps one go forward, whereas conceit makes one lag behind.
, x$ O5 J" }) A; J$ {" n+ Q; [蓄势而发accumulate strength for a take-off
+ [5 O X! Y" f: r, p8 A心想事成May all your wish come true
6 W/ S/ ^6 `# v# a& r3 g心照不宣have a tacit understanding; give tacit consent; tacit understanding* i0 z9 d. A/ m5 p; I& f0 b
先入为主First impressions are firmly entrenched.
8 G+ ]* g2 X: i# j1 C先下手为强catch the ball before the bound. Y# E: x- p# w
像热锅上的蚂蚁like an ant on a hot pan4 P' e, _( N1 K, J; i/ }8 ]
现身说法warn people by taking oneself as an example
; }- l1 w$ ~ t; k! K息事宁人pour oil on troubled waters
' M) w' T9 Q3 `( i) K! l9 n喜忧参半mingled hope and fear
9 D9 f/ `" m2 S% ]8 F w3 T. S2 o0 s循序渐进step by step
( t9 C4 w8 v! d8 _5 R( H一路平安，一路顺风speed somebody on their way; speed the parting guest
3 s' v0 w% D& `, N严以律己,宽以待人be strict with oneself and lenient towards others Y2 X8 O; m4 `9 M1 r5 Y7 @
鱼米之乡a land of milk and honey" v9 N4 L9 f/ v$ w) v) {
有情人终成眷属"Jack shall have Jill, all shall be well."
* z+ x2 q( C& Y有钱能使鬼推磨Money makes the mare go. Money talks.
& H" X; v/ ^" C* ?6 t4 i* k, A) f有识之士people of vision" n1 |& }/ Y4 j; v1 E s' n: Z1 l
有勇无谋use brawn rather than brain 9 \1 n- Z) T& W0 y j5 c
有缘千里来相会Separated as we are thousands of miles apart, we come together as if by predestination.
q6 x- I0 c2 Q- d( B与时俱进advance with times
, g2 a7 Z) N; p' Q" I以人为本people oriented; people foremost : ~, H) k+ K: P9 L
因材施教teach students according to their aptitude
# E$ d1 r2 o) {0 b& L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." b, N7 B$ m0 z$ P: I
欲速则不达Haste does not bring success.
0 g7 [2 `! i4 N, W; \优胜劣汰survival of the fittest 7 L5 N# h' D ?" y# O7 b4 ]
英雄所见略同Great minds think alike.
9 b- r% _- w" {5 Q: j& M冤家宜解不宜结Better make friends than make enemies.8 S5 ]! ]9 P+ v5 `; t
冤假错案"cases in which people were unjustly, falsely or wrongly charged or sentenced; unjust, false or wrong cases" " b, [& d: A! U, Y
一言既出，驷马难追A real man never goes back on his words. / X9 P# O2 x6 G! W. P+ n1 B0 k- C
招财进宝Money and treasures will be plentiful
7 S3 M9 b# B* Y5 N+ b2 G债台高筑become debt-ridden
9 d. k. y; `) J. V# ~' T, t6 t致命要害Achilles' heel % L% ?0 Z" C( o& K0 n
众矢之的target of public criticism
! y. ]/ w1 @8 \/ V! 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.
0 Z, v# X5 k' E) {7 H# O纸上谈兵be an armchair strategist5 \8 p" S: a. A' n: ?! r% U3 z& c
纸包不住火Truth will come to light sooner or later.
5 s0 d. }3 _. c% i1 K( C+ D3 `0 c, Z左右为难between the devil and the deep blue sea; between the rock and the hard place |
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