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爱屋及乌Love me, love my dog./ n0 [8 m5 P; h0 I
百闻不如一见Seeing is believing.1 h: d* q. J1 u2 V4 v5 H# r% Q* \
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
- Y' J2 a. u. U8 ^: ]笨鸟先飞A slow sparrow should make an early start.3 K8 o4 R& t; j& \) Q
不眠之夜white night
& R; [ h3 C# [3 j" O1 e1 H4 |不以物喜，不以己悲not pleased by external gains, not saddened by personnal losses
" b* k% s$ a3 J2 c8 d. s不遗余力spare no effort; go all out; do one's best( X$ g$ E2 E1 A! c% k! z
不打不成交"No discord, no concord.
( r7 U; n- T; @5 v3 d+ ^拆东墙补西墙rob Peter to pay Paul 3 s/ u4 @. e- 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: R; D! _5 g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
, V3 j5 V% _: x( V0 I: j大开眼界open one's eyes; broaden one's horizon; be an eye-opener $ Y0 d5 J, f" x% ^5 g4 Y
国泰民安The country flourishes and people live in peace" _1 d/ t7 _3 i- H3 M/ 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 p. u: q4 F& v! t
功夫不负有心人Everything comes to him who waits. 9 N4 a" L1 r4 s4 k* c' o
好了伤疤忘了疼once on shore, one prays no more
/ h; n0 N* B. B( u3 K% a好事不出门，恶事传千里Good news never goes beyond the gate, while bad news spread far and wide.
1 ^7 V* H4 W f) L! q* E0 A/ V, R和气生财Harmony brings wealth/ u: D% c# r6 S$ e" C+ h3 u4 G: S
活到老，学到老One is never too old to learn.
4 U4 I/ t# q) j% y5 t既往不咎let bygones be bygones 2 I! |. l% G2 N" i* f4 Z0 }# x/ P, T
金无足赤,人无完人Gold can't be pure and man can't be perfect.
Q0 q/ [& f9 K$ f$ C8 w! H# f# A0 A金玉满堂Treasures fill the home3 z& ^" h$ |4 l- N4 ^
脚踏实地be down-to-earth
/ A! r! p$ z# `3 Q, p脚踩两只船sit on the fence
: y, @" f$ r; b( a9 z君子之交淡如水the friendship between gentlemen is as pure as crystal; a hedge between keeps friendship green 1 ~" e2 _# y' c" u. ]. e& x( i, ?) R: b
老生常谈，陈词滥调cut and dried, cliché: U* c6 P4 U' R# o j# W
礼尚往来Courtesy calls for reciprocity.
8 M3 S+ l4 M5 R6 p; E, [ i留得青山在，不怕没柴烧"Where there is life, there is hope.") V& a x: G b- H p6 d' U; p
马到成功achieve immediate victory; win instant success
& S0 i" k3 p, _, S. u" d; \名利双收gain in both fame and wealth
6 B$ m; x* j x# S1 l茅塞顿开be suddenly enlightened
( y) n* @" `7 d" W0 D没有规矩不成方圆Nothing can be accomplished without norms or standards.& m. A6 n+ \- U& q3 ?7 ]
每逢佳节倍思亲
+ V& j* q2 t0 i+ G. r, f4 TOn festive occasions more than ever one thinks of one's dear ones far away.1 N9 }( Y. }- c$ V# q8 ]& T" k) {
It is on the festival occasions when one misses his dear most.
' V. M* p4 x& f谋事在人，成事在天"The planning lies with man, the outcome with Heaven. / Man proposes, God disposes. "
; i: G$ K6 j6 V; }5 b2 G$ @1 m% x0 `* v弄巧成拙be too smart by half; Cunning outwits itself.6 Y( U: D+ \8 r$ ]* u4 H5 M) _
拿手好戏masterpiece+ H- h/ [: g3 g: ?1 _: m
赔了夫人又折兵throw good money after bad0 ^8 ^1 D0 c1 r
抛砖引玉a modest spur to induce others to come forward with valuable contributions; throw a sprat to catch a whale
4 k) d4 Z; i* Z% a2 `& j" v破釜沉舟cut off all means of retreat；burn one‘s own way of retreat and be determined to fight to the end5 O w+ x; A& S! W
抢得先机take the preemptive opportunities
* N" B6 r9 q, g: n. |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.
7 K3 A8 Z' ]$ R+ }! Q1 M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% r5 N8 |$ \. I: p0 C' \8 t( p1 L
前事不忘,后事之师Past experience, if not forgotten, is a guide for the future.( ]9 |3 [ V$ T' D$ E. z
前人栽树,后人乘凉One generation plants the trees in whose shade another generation rests.$ u+ u _: E8 z: V
One sows and another reaps.0 l5 |! F- S9 l3 G8 d
前怕狼,后怕虎fear the wolf in front and the tiger behind/ hesitate in doing something
9 B8 ]0 ]: T3 x9 c% O; r5 ?1 U) ?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.
/ }$ n5 i, V) H" ^* S. U% r强强联手win-win co-operation
9 Z! v* a: `) V+ [" |# T# {瑞雪兆丰年A timely snow promises a good harvest.9 {$ m1 F2 R* p3 m
人之初,性本善Man's nature at birth is good.
6 `& w; \6 Q! f% l! F人逢喜事精神爽Joy puts heart into a man.. o% k( S( F3 l# Z/ |4 {
人海战术huge-crowd strategy 7 o ~" F8 i2 q9 ~- l5 N2 f+ R
世上无难事，只要肯攀登"Where there is a will, there is a way. "
: }. D; V- Y8 T世外桃源a fictitious land of peace away from the turmoil of the world; * X* z3 E$ a( Q% l- X2 }
死而后已until my heart stops beating/ L0 ?& V; {0 y
岁岁平安Peace all year round+ h% P0 L( N1 s: P( C/ @) ` `
上有天堂，下有苏杭"Just as there is paradise in heaven, ther are Suzhou and Hangzhou on earth." 3 e4 e+ [) Z* z# }
塞翁失马，焉知非福Misfortune may be an actual blessing.) R" S) F/ ?: x7 p6 c
三十而立"A man should be independent at the age of thirty.
5 y( ^& ?0 F) h! \4 g, r% ?At thirty, a man should be able to think for himself."
6 Y" y( A9 O# _( X0 n升级换代updating and upgrading (of products)
o* e/ P* O) O- a/ n, H四十不惑Life begins at forty.
1 L" Q! E. m3 B谁言寸草心，报得三春晖"Such kindness of warm sun, can't be repaid by grass. "
4 C$ B6 A5 Y6 M9 Q$ l/ ]% Q1 }' w水涨船高When the river rises, the boat floats high." n3 n5 J F; E& q' G
时不我待Time and tide wait for no man.
8 B; C* g+ d& [3 {杀鸡用牛刀break a butterfly on the wheel. A) i D4 v1 m: v* t# _. t
实事求是seek truth from facts; be practical and realistic; be true to facts + ~$ Y3 m- x4 ~' t
说曹操,曹操到Talk of the devil and he comes.
q' u% e# L* x* v8 Y. n6 ]$ w实话实说speak the plain truth; call a spade a spade; tell it as it is
: n4 T0 _9 y4 ^2 Z& }6 K5 ]实践是检验真理的唯一标准Practice is the sole criterion for testing truth.
7 H+ ^9 j$ m5 v2 U' F( s; z+ R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; "
$ s( n) n$ V f$ t韬光养晦hide one's capacities and bide one's time
1 G! S7 b5 V% A1 ^2 ?4 K% ^糖衣炮弹sugar-coated bullets* F& {8 ~( ^8 l7 h, w2 x' i5 w
天有不测风云Anything unexpected may happen. a bolt from the blue/ I3 N) H3 r% C7 _# G- E7 O
团结就是力量Unity is strength.7 p h9 [/ ~! s
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 d) Y% p; z" E+ ~歪风邪气unhealthy practices and evil phenomena
, l% i* l" {: s物以类聚，人以群分Birds of a feather flock together.
# m7 }" ^! E1 i往事如风"The past has vanished (from memory) like wind.; What in past, is past."
! H8 ^8 ?" P+ j1 Q望子成龙hold high hopes for one's child
/ @5 \5 ?: D/ u1 {( G% u屋漏又逢连阴雨Misfortunes never come singly. When it rains it pours., r9 m( l6 h) {( E
文韬武略military expertise; military strategy 7 d d( Y/ l, A- m6 E! s% e2 S
唯利是图draw water to one's mill
1 M5 ~; h2 V6 j无源之水,无本之木water without a source, and a tree wiithout roots0 n3 n/ d: U/ ]0 Q' o. W
无中生有make/create something out of nothing k* T# A) J) B+ N. R# X, [. V# k; k
无风不起浪There are no waves without wind. There's no smoke without fire.! h8 F8 ]: P7 x6 t
徇私枉法bend the law for the benefit of relatives or friends
! a, J$ m; q+ Q$ _0 h* R- t5 Q新官上任三把火a new broom sweeps clean / S+ S }8 W% n1 J4 v2 X; [
虚心使人进步,骄傲使人落后Modesty helps one go forward, whereas conceit makes one lag behind.6 o- P/ f2 i X$ k2 \2 O
蓄势而发accumulate strength for a take-off9 l* F5 X' {. u7 f1 v' h* ^% y
心想事成May all your wish come true
, V" B- _" B+ C' O心照不宣have a tacit understanding; give tacit consent; tacit understanding
: R( m& k) F' m先入为主First impressions are firmly entrenched.
/ ? V4 ~: o1 o% K; M先下手为强catch the ball before the bound3 z8 V, h$ s: ?( N. @" L. t5 ]
像热锅上的蚂蚁like an ant on a hot pan: e' C- ?& i8 [6 Q
现身说法warn people by taking oneself as an example
" }, J, i1 y3 v7 s- s息事宁人pour oil on troubled waters 4 K* Q9 j' }. [8 t
喜忧参半mingled hope and fear 1 Y4 o5 R/ q2 G0 \
循序渐进step by step
0 a4 a- r, c, q- R& F, P一路平安，一路顺风speed somebody on their way; speed the parting guest 7 `$ i# m; I2 K$ f7 `: a2 u/ ^
严以律己,宽以待人be strict with oneself and lenient towards others1 t6 {8 y! q, J: u4 @# c
鱼米之乡a land of milk and honey* g7 V9 K% V- @9 H/ R
有情人终成眷属"Jack shall have Jill, all shall be well." $ N/ e# e) H% ?$ U {
有钱能使鬼推磨Money makes the mare go. Money talks.+ Z" P8 V8 ~$ \/ x+ P4 \- f
有识之士people of vision# I/ \5 g0 x0 X7 @
有勇无谋use brawn rather than brain
7 d6 D, [- \( r( t/ D( V有缘千里来相会Separated as we are thousands of miles apart, we come together as if by predestination.# ~' v2 ?9 A/ W3 k8 Y$ U
与时俱进advance with times
P* m, e+ T4 w$ x ~! Z4 w以人为本people oriented; people foremost
( I$ m8 d) ~6 W r8 m+ d. P因材施教teach students according to their aptitude 5 r8 d' g! y5 k6 b; G
欲穷千里目，更上一层楼"to ascend another storey to see a thousand miles further; Ascend further, were you to look farther; Would eye embrace a thousand miles? Go up, one flight." # ?2 B7 L* U9 \; k) d" b
欲速则不达Haste does not bring success. 7 k* K/ s/ |/ b0 _
优胜劣汰survival of the fittest
* A' r! [; \" ~; H+ e3 V英雄所见略同Great minds think alike.6 f! {0 ~4 h4 j% ?0 b, b; a# F4 q% @
冤家宜解不宜结Better make friends than make enemies.
: B# w* X- \4 r9 f1 S& u* }* \) E冤假错案"cases in which people were unjustly, falsely or wrongly charged or sentenced; unjust, false or wrong cases"
9 ]) X8 k3 f0 S. o6 K$ G+ t! d/ ]1 v. v一言既出，驷马难追A real man never goes back on his words. 0 k& y f- a4 o) m7 P$ o+ M( G3 F$ Q
招财进宝Money and treasures will be plentiful
- i3 k3 }! _% i$ `& P债台高筑become debt-ridden
; {' R. s% k% r" O: K: w: A致命要害Achilles' heel
5 Q. f8 Q9 |7 \! F2 Z众矢之的target of public criticism
* k/ k/ J7 s: d7 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 Q: I% M( a4 I* c4 B纸上谈兵be an armchair strategist
, S+ P9 n+ D1 m( H3 M纸包不住火Truth will come to light sooner or later.
( h0 ]8 y/ y, x8 I4 V, T% q左右为难between the devil and the deep blue sea; between the rock and the hard place |
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