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爱屋及乌Love me, love my dog." @$ [$ W% Q3 P2 @, C7 `
百闻不如一见Seeing is believing.+ i) f* j, J- ^# u
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) |1 f8 B3 P( N! ~! l- Z1 {
笨鸟先飞A slow sparrow should make an early start.. a0 k5 |2 n# }& f3 e0 K
不眠之夜white night 5 G& j7 e, Q0 P0 v1 B" R4 ]2 T
不以物喜，不以己悲not pleased by external gains, not saddened by personnal losses
4 L$ B" ]; i* y5 c3 `( Y不遗余力spare no effort; go all out; do one's best
y1 m2 s) q, L6 ?3 ?9 K% A不打不成交"No discord, no concord. ! s9 _6 p& E6 P! Z# y
拆东墙补西墙rob Peter to pay Paul
! h1 y$ o' l& l辞旧迎新bid farewell to the old and usher in the new; ring out the old year and ring in the new
5 ?; ?/ j& N& H5 \( 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
7 s1 A4 i5 E) P! Y( B, X* W大开眼界open one's eyes; broaden one's horizon; be an eye-opener & a8 r( U0 U: X+ p9 _
国泰民安The country flourishes and people live in peace
+ O6 y( u4 W! H2 [& p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
9 v# D0 s W) H$ [: g2 D0 N8 Q; t7 F功夫不负有心人Everything comes to him who waits. : \# t: Z3 D: b& G
好了伤疤忘了疼once on shore, one prays no more$ t' T6 p+ C4 b1 S' f
好事不出门，恶事传千里Good news never goes beyond the gate, while bad news spread far and wide. . x1 G/ t* y e+ w. C7 }
和气生财Harmony brings wealth
5 r0 b+ t) J! Z) ^6 ?活到老，学到老One is never too old to learn. & t" d* P: O4 q$ K6 H
既往不咎let bygones be bygones
3 [- d; V( x: p' F$ b1 w金无足赤,人无完人Gold can't be pure and man can't be perfect.
$ F2 `( ^. I6 t1 ~8 d金玉满堂Treasures fill the home
* R% S2 v: A: \脚踏实地be down-to-earth 6 `+ ?7 U/ y- {4 O4 l
脚踩两只船sit on the fence
. N3 A; _, Z; r$ i君子之交淡如水the friendship between gentlemen is as pure as crystal; a hedge between keeps friendship green ; n! j* @& j6 T
老生常谈，陈词滥调cut and dried, cliché
2 d) k* M' ^0 k. f7 K0 a$ L礼尚往来Courtesy calls for reciprocity. 2 l/ |! Z) W- ~5 ?$ J& R: V' s4 N
留得青山在，不怕没柴烧"Where there is life, there is hope."! s( g( B* L. [
马到成功achieve immediate victory; win instant success
* }# R! M# c+ A. r- d# Q名利双收gain in both fame and wealth
( \' ^; g( r2 M' k5 O4 Y茅塞顿开be suddenly enlightened
, K/ }) J u3 i) m" T6 k没有规矩不成方圆Nothing can be accomplished without norms or standards.* o# k* l, B' s4 `
每逢佳节倍思亲& q; }7 E9 \# T, W
On festive occasions more than ever one thinks of one's dear ones far away./ u& g' I& z7 c" N, F* R3 A8 ?4 D- U4 w: w
It is on the festival occasions when one misses his dear most.
. Y) Y5 X. D+ t! S$ v2 Y8 x3 R* B谋事在人，成事在天"The planning lies with man, the outcome with Heaven. / Man proposes, God disposes. "8 O9 B$ O1 _9 w( z+ e0 e( ?
弄巧成拙be too smart by half; Cunning outwits itself." z0 U( K" d$ [! o1 `$ c
拿手好戏masterpiece
# p: e9 C$ e, `' G1 F, L赔了夫人又折兵throw good money after bad+ d- A" X( w/ ?# E
抛砖引玉a modest spur to induce others to come forward with valuable contributions; throw a sprat to catch a whale
% E+ v' S. K) t# L) ~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, a9 R% k2 E' d$ S
抢得先机take the preemptive opportunities + W6 k% j" \* E# {7 \7 Z
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.! t2 b* L, f0 K3 U
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 step7 q2 W. I3 K7 K. p+ F& \1 w
前事不忘,后事之师Past experience, if not forgotten, is a guide for the future.: P V7 K: k9 L3 [# u6 N
前人栽树,后人乘凉One generation plants the trees in whose shade another generation rests.
/ C: p6 _2 m, J+ U' IOne sows and another reaps.
# ?6 l& e! D1 A$ M- b前怕狼,后怕虎fear the wolf in front and the tiger behind/ hesitate in doing something+ H) l- M! V0 [5 @
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. 4 B1 S" i: L8 j, W7 o8 b
强强联手win-win co-operation
6 @. k, w" F! l: k8 Y瑞雪兆丰年A timely snow promises a good harvest.
6 h4 j2 B4 ]' b' s3 D9 f人之初,性本善Man's nature at birth is good." @: X. o& b: D9 _+ N8 Z8 {
人逢喜事精神爽Joy puts heart into a man.
3 Y# `# m# \" x3 A4 x人海战术huge-crowd strategy ' h; w" B( x B ]& {* m& v( v
世上无难事，只要肯攀登"Where there is a will, there is a way. " 4 c% h" p! ?" D# y
世外桃源a fictitious land of peace away from the turmoil of the world; " r+ ?1 J/ E5 I* L% j
死而后已until my heart stops beating, D& o, G i3 m. Q1 `4 p
岁岁平安Peace all year round; \' Y8 C0 M' Z$ W, F6 O7 i
上有天堂，下有苏杭"Just as there is paradise in heaven, ther are Suzhou and Hangzhou on earth."
$ F: A' ?5 {) S z% \2 G3 r+ `8 }7 _塞翁失马，焉知非福Misfortune may be an actual blessing.
. H+ O; P8 \# [+ n) \6 n三十而立"A man should be independent at the age of thirty. $ U$ q g; W1 t: a5 z
At thirty, a man should be able to think for himself." 5 N( g* f: D2 T
升级换代updating and upgrading (of products)1 ]. M" R, x- ?
四十不惑Life begins at forty. 3 ^, D; ^' P9 H# a6 I6 s8 g' k
谁言寸草心，报得三春晖"Such kindness of warm sun, can't be repaid by grass. " 8 \5 f% `: |/ @, }
水涨船高When the river rises, the boat floats high.
& M0 I0 D# ~3 R6 ~时不我待Time and tide wait for no man.
1 V( R$ m1 P- z* J# ?, K杀鸡用牛刀break a butterfly on the wheel
# V( [& a# \7 m# f% ?- H7 @实事求是seek truth from facts; be practical and realistic; be true to facts 6 g. I1 Q& T# d& f) } K# O; C
说曹操,曹操到Talk of the devil and he comes.- u; T" j6 i2 h6 l; ]* H
实话实说speak the plain truth; call a spade a spade; tell it as it is 6 r6 u q$ k. }9 r3 A
实践是检验真理的唯一标准Practice is the sole criterion for testing truth.* V' U6 U' Q* a0 y9 u1 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; "
' M: b- d& g$ I1 z韬光养晦hide one's capacities and bide one's time* k4 v# k% D/ h" k
糖衣炮弹sugar-coated bullets
5 Z" ]$ z+ B& T9 |天有不测风云Anything unexpected may happen. a bolt from the blue, Y2 @% F+ A- H$ R) p* q* [
团结就是力量Unity is strength.
+ }, b" ]4 X$ e+ D9 O( c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 A4 t) f/ x7 J/ Y" y6 {歪风邪气unhealthy practices and evil phenomena
r" c4 C# ` ?物以类聚，人以群分Birds of a feather flock together.
% d0 M5 O- G4 K往事如风"The past has vanished (from memory) like wind.; What in past, is past."
# g; a; E! W) x2 i- h$ J望子成龙hold high hopes for one's child
5 Z" `$ R* \4 c8 _ H. H屋漏又逢连阴雨Misfortunes never come singly. When it rains it pours./ Z' y' f2 e# V9 z; u) P, t
文韬武略military expertise; military strategy
}, r; s$ s T$ @& }9 R) G唯利是图draw water to one's mill
7 _2 Y* \+ Z( F8 `- O无源之水,无本之木water without a source, and a tree wiithout roots
9 [ I9 B* c' Q无中生有make/create something out of nothing ' F {3 k* z% ^1 b
无风不起浪There are no waves without wind. There's no smoke without fire.# j' t) j& X# O
徇私枉法bend the law for the benefit of relatives or friends 2 }% {- F' F J& t7 C
新官上任三把火a new broom sweeps clean
7 x# \. t! h9 |3 H" I! i虚心使人进步,骄傲使人落后Modesty helps one go forward, whereas conceit makes one lag behind.
0 d0 |1 I! I9 D& {蓄势而发accumulate strength for a take-off# w/ D# m) p2 |* O# Z8 q% ]2 x
心想事成May all your wish come true% v7 }+ x4 `. Q3 U2 L( o& L8 g
心照不宣have a tacit understanding; give tacit consent; tacit understanding% J9 M7 }* H& a
先入为主First impressions are firmly entrenched.
6 W& j# h8 `! m6 J6 d0 v+ r先下手为强catch the ball before the bound* H L( h# u1 F: ?* h
像热锅上的蚂蚁like an ant on a hot pan* R$ l2 w8 v( n& V' y: C
现身说法warn people by taking oneself as an example r2 V- u* t8 }5 s
息事宁人pour oil on troubled waters 4 ^ E) `/ W8 y2 q3 a, I. R2 O
喜忧参半mingled hope and fear 3 z( T2 P( b! n, e9 d. l* b
循序渐进step by step, x$ |9 P' J0 g2 K2 `; d. k
一路平安，一路顺风speed somebody on their way; speed the parting guest ) V: i! p; d7 i$ J, ]
严以律己,宽以待人be strict with oneself and lenient towards others& m l# v, R* R$ T
鱼米之乡a land of milk and honey
3 k; G* u" ^" H h/ H有情人终成眷属"Jack shall have Jill, all shall be well." % L2 V) S+ T& E: m% E
有钱能使鬼推磨Money makes the mare go. Money talks.
$ }6 G' ~! K8 q. I) b6 r有识之士people of vision
' h* [1 ^1 k* `' N有勇无谋use brawn rather than brain
% w$ b e; p) Y" l7 B: }有缘千里来相会Separated as we are thousands of miles apart, we come together as if by predestination.
% Q: @0 q2 j4 w0 ~ u与时俱进advance with times& j! W4 U! m A o/ d& _
以人为本people oriented; people foremost
3 `. a9 y/ n m' a+ K7 Q因材施教teach students according to their aptitude
1 @. ~1 d% k. f- z/ V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." 4 \! Z4 v# u/ R/ x+ j6 z
欲速则不达Haste does not bring success. 9 F/ y. O# V) }6 b2 x, J5 L' J
优胜劣汰survival of the fittest * ?; e3 e9 u0 i: o8 ^, i% n, m
英雄所见略同Great minds think alike.
) ?1 o! U, Z1 }1 k) b& Q冤家宜解不宜结Better make friends than make enemies.
0 s2 `# c# R, c3 f; s6 y( U冤假错案"cases in which people were unjustly, falsely or wrongly charged or sentenced; unjust, false or wrong cases"
& j7 K! u- b4 R) o$ t8 f9 r一言既出，驷马难追A real man never goes back on his words.
1 g9 q% T4 Z, w, D' X% V5 u% F招财进宝Money and treasures will be plentiful
) H3 P8 J+ g4 f债台高筑become debt-ridden
; a' F) C9 B: _% {2 |- v致命要害Achilles' heel 5 E1 z5 H# F Y/ L4 ~
众矢之的target of public criticism* J2 ~1 W9 p. s
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./ R# ~; I- [: C$ l% Z i
纸上谈兵be an armchair strategist# Z3 J: K0 S! k; z+ d! e
纸包不住火Truth will come to light sooner or later.% T6 R1 U( R& B0 J+ m
左右为难between the devil and the deep blue sea; between the rock and the hard place |
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