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爱屋及乌Love me, love my dog., y/ Z, U/ U' i- {1 C7 z& q
百闻不如一见Seeing is believing. j2 l r; y3 D5 u3 m9 S# m
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
~% h. t$ n# I; u- n% A5 p9 d笨鸟先飞A slow sparrow should make an early start.; A9 a- b K6 h/ l q* P0 a
不眠之夜white night
* ^) \ H2 Y9 S4 {不以物喜，不以己悲not pleased by external gains, not saddened by personnal losses! K! Y. J/ V2 w$ ^2 B6 V5 `( C
不遗余力spare no effort; go all out; do one's best
4 q; L9 |! [) O7 Y) G- ~7 _不打不成交"No discord, no concord.
8 e. ~! x( M6 R- l3 }3 n拆东墙补西墙rob Peter to pay Paul : s4 _4 A2 N, {1 d! c
辞旧迎新bid farewell to the old and usher in the new; ring out the old year and ring in the new 7 s$ p3 ]6 F. E+ C! L* T. l; z( c
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
- V: n. N% t- G4 Z, e大开眼界open one's eyes; broaden one's horizon; be an eye-opener 2 {3 Z2 e, l$ l2 \0 D t
国泰民安The country flourishes and people live in peace- S+ O% x! r" ~" ?1 G* J
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 - P' Q8 ~' |9 C$ p/ ?0 [2 t' B8 D
功夫不负有心人Everything comes to him who waits. ) u o3 d# ]2 z! `! z K* P) X n
好了伤疤忘了疼once on shore, one prays no more5 [! `2 u( n" }
好事不出门，恶事传千里Good news never goes beyond the gate, while bad news spread far and wide.
( @2 B5 d) `) \5 ?/ I0 j! y& d- R和气生财Harmony brings wealth0 X/ n4 g* }1 @( E3 G7 ?7 @: `' z5 k
活到老，学到老One is never too old to learn. . X8 k4 V0 H, ~
既往不咎let bygones be bygones
! m c4 a9 Y; E# j3 R, s金无足赤,人无完人Gold can't be pure and man can't be perfect.
) ^) S: i7 r( v2 Q0 r9 f金玉满堂Treasures fill the home$ ^4 `: i0 J: j) O
脚踏实地be down-to-earth
! `; e2 [4 Z$ Y1 I) w/ `6 b/ J脚踩两只船sit on the fence : n' M' m/ G. H& L, k
君子之交淡如水the friendship between gentlemen is as pure as crystal; a hedge between keeps friendship green
1 x) J) q/ ~" a. B老生常谈，陈词滥调cut and dried, cliché
7 } s) ?3 P7 b4 T. N+ o礼尚往来Courtesy calls for reciprocity.
8 Q8 D, {/ v1 s& N/ t4 k留得青山在，不怕没柴烧"Where there is life, there is hope."
* ]9 f! y9 C- ]' j马到成功achieve immediate victory; win instant success, f6 @# p% o+ G# e9 e% C# j& B
名利双收gain in both fame and wealth) H: f7 v+ {* `8 }
茅塞顿开be suddenly enlightened4 O# f5 t( G$ E& g$ I4 X) y& w+ ]- D
没有规矩不成方圆Nothing can be accomplished without norms or standards.% _7 q3 ?) h) q$ R" f7 w0 h$ k- b/ K* w
每逢佳节倍思亲
o. b) }0 s( Q, z0 F0 d5 g1 oOn festive occasions more than ever one thinks of one's dear ones far away.
& r1 n5 H2 G3 W x- y/ r& \It is on the festival occasions when one misses his dear most.
- I2 n/ f+ g1 ]2 `. Y谋事在人，成事在天"The planning lies with man, the outcome with Heaven. / Man proposes, God disposes. "
& c5 y1 f& b6 i& p. A; f( F) V弄巧成拙be too smart by half; Cunning outwits itself.5 x& `5 O1 ]( ?2 H# h
拿手好戏masterpiece
* H) j/ s) Y3 y. M1 @8 Y& i赔了夫人又折兵throw good money after bad& |+ m0 m! j$ M( u0 l2 w5 f9 k* U
抛砖引玉a modest spur to induce others to come forward with valuable contributions; throw a sprat to catch a whale
- X7 q0 l9 \, E1 V; {0 v9 E破釜沉舟cut off all means of retreat；burn one‘s own way of retreat and be determined to fight to the end2 I. u2 F# S& `
抢得先机take the preemptive opportunities 9 S5 i% R3 F2 w& k' |: \) M4 e, _
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.( z& J3 [' F: K8 Q! A
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# I" t; b( v7 r: v, I+ s
前事不忘,后事之师Past experience, if not forgotten, is a guide for the future.# C; o3 x }/ _- H
前人栽树,后人乘凉One generation plants the trees in whose shade another generation rests.
" l$ K0 f; M, Q3 o& w( M9 I' F' QOne sows and another reaps.
2 ~3 b) ^* p4 }, n$ d/ K. i前怕狼,后怕虎fear the wolf in front and the tiger behind/ hesitate in doing something
$ G1 L$ Z5 `7 V. O" D) `9 D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. e' s) q K$ C( b( h+ c6 k8 L
强强联手win-win co-operation7 p; m8 O7 B0 Q6 K# w# O
瑞雪兆丰年A timely snow promises a good harvest.5 P: o8 w: Q; [
人之初,性本善Man's nature at birth is good.9 V; U# U( v7 I6 x# F9 |
人逢喜事精神爽Joy puts heart into a man.
) I& h; N2 \4 S人海战术huge-crowd strategy
" n! }1 R4 w7 x* p- J3 M8 {6 E- |世上无难事，只要肯攀登"Where there is a will, there is a way. " ) W6 r8 a2 e }9 e+ Z
世外桃源a fictitious land of peace away from the turmoil of the world; : Q; I5 y) Q) P7 W* }* o) f
死而后已until my heart stops beating+ p7 C% ^* D/ a- d$ I0 i; @# z" |" S
岁岁平安Peace all year round
; y7 I, x5 X, p% t上有天堂，下有苏杭"Just as there is paradise in heaven, ther are Suzhou and Hangzhou on earth."
- S+ B5 X% \& ~0 E. J ~塞翁失马，焉知非福Misfortune may be an actual blessing.
( j1 v* X0 o2 y三十而立"A man should be independent at the age of thirty.
$ v% s2 X) o) r! ~& P- e9 X2 [At thirty, a man should be able to think for himself."
! L5 J; A! O+ L' b* h [0 f升级换代updating and upgrading (of products)! X& F( R* @( }/ n4 N
四十不惑Life begins at forty. ( t8 N( I& }; ]# j6 {
谁言寸草心，报得三春晖"Such kindness of warm sun, can't be repaid by grass. "
& P* t6 O% ~' \ Q$ r水涨船高When the river rises, the boat floats high.3 v9 s8 D% ~8 _$ u9 ?+ J2 F
时不我待Time and tide wait for no man.
' _" w+ i. `+ _4 |; [6 n2 [; b1 U杀鸡用牛刀break a butterfly on the wheel C3 e5 ]6 e8 ^5 B
实事求是seek truth from facts; be practical and realistic; be true to facts . f+ c J, o% M& A
说曹操,曹操到Talk of the devil and he comes.
7 a. f5 z0 J/ T3 w, ]# }实话实说speak the plain truth; call a spade a spade; tell it as it is
8 M9 D7 i6 ~. c% A, s: ~) I实践是检验真理的唯一标准Practice is the sole criterion for testing truth.
! j' x/ ~3 |. d" F( R# e. L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; "2 q* q6 ?0 g9 j* y, u) E8 J
韬光养晦hide one's capacities and bide one's time
1 t. d, C+ d/ o/ f( y$ O, a S9 K糖衣炮弹sugar-coated bullets
( j4 T5 n# W) N0 s9 z9 ]' m! X天有不测风云Anything unexpected may happen. a bolt from the blue4 ~4 j; z* n* f& Z- J* q: \# r
团结就是力量Unity is strength.
. l( a- Z/ U5 B7 C& A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
+ O: z) p: R/ i, m歪风邪气unhealthy practices and evil phenomena
# t& t9 P5 F5 A+ k物以类聚，人以群分Birds of a feather flock together.5 i8 U8 v3 v9 \0 ~! s* l
往事如风"The past has vanished (from memory) like wind.; What in past, is past."
4 i# D- u3 z% g7 \9 C+ } a6 P望子成龙hold high hopes for one's child
7 j: U- Q0 S) \7 X屋漏又逢连阴雨Misfortunes never come singly. When it rains it pours.& Y( X& l% O# k, A
文韬武略military expertise; military strategy 0 v0 z: W/ Y1 g- d( j/ @ |
唯利是图draw water to one's mill
5 O$ Z# ]' y* b* }1 l+ {. q无源之水,无本之木water without a source, and a tree wiithout roots
8 c# m! W3 g" s, A/ H& T无中生有make/create something out of nothing
c2 ]( s% F) ~3 ]无风不起浪There are no waves without wind. There's no smoke without fire.& Q# A4 S" J O& F
徇私枉法bend the law for the benefit of relatives or friends ( W; I, l( _0 u: b
新官上任三把火a new broom sweeps clean
0 K1 u& `+ D1 q+ E0 S, a2 n8 K- w虚心使人进步,骄傲使人落后Modesty helps one go forward, whereas conceit makes one lag behind.
1 H) J# w4 Q- K; L3 E% y9 i3 `. c蓄势而发accumulate strength for a take-off& t1 x1 A; l) Q: \% p# W
心想事成May all your wish come true& r& n. p; Q4 Q# r D. l
心照不宣have a tacit understanding; give tacit consent; tacit understanding, f6 L9 r* ^4 ]- O; x7 K
先入为主First impressions are firmly entrenched., u8 _. S" a7 m( r
先下手为强catch the ball before the bound
& c8 v" J* z( @! j( p a像热锅上的蚂蚁like an ant on a hot pan7 s8 H Q' p/ m7 O
现身说法warn people by taking oneself as an example
6 z0 y. e4 `: g: T$ W息事宁人pour oil on troubled waters 5 m F7 m" n' P/ k% T
喜忧参半mingled hope and fear 3 h' S# [. v, f. V
循序渐进step by step
/ k$ }' g, g! X8 n ^/ M3 A3 t一路平安，一路顺风speed somebody on their way; speed the parting guest
( x% J9 L- q" P; N严以律己,宽以待人be strict with oneself and lenient towards others
. E6 X3 q; B1 I7 D- l4 s) D0 M" \! \鱼米之乡a land of milk and honey
/ q3 _( r# a8 G7 P' o# @6 N4 y4 W有情人终成眷属"Jack shall have Jill, all shall be well."
& J! y# N, ~# Y# g2 x( P: V有钱能使鬼推磨Money makes the mare go. Money talks.' b+ L4 C: i" B
有识之士people of vision3 T' F9 v5 G/ U6 \+ y/ h0 I! G
有勇无谋use brawn rather than brain
/ b' L0 c. w+ K) P6 I有缘千里来相会Separated as we are thousands of miles apart, we come together as if by predestination." R* h0 o. e) a
与时俱进advance with times4 S; `# H/ h6 t' T
以人为本people oriented; people foremost
8 ^8 j- t7 g K! J因材施教teach students according to their aptitude 2 X7 ?$ Q6 X" M
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."
7 Z. o7 v) c! [# U4 h! H欲速则不达Haste does not bring success. 8 U# }, e7 k6 n; |6 V/ V
优胜劣汰survival of the fittest
! h1 o9 z- f" Y8 i8 G7 J( P# f1 R* B英雄所见略同Great minds think alike.2 M1 F# E; J: S8 X+ u: _
冤家宜解不宜结Better make friends than make enemies.# w0 I$ _$ x# n5 f* _+ c( }0 B
冤假错案"cases in which people were unjustly, falsely or wrongly charged or sentenced; unjust, false or wrong cases"
3 M2 _+ h) t9 F一言既出，驷马难追A real man never goes back on his words.
# [9 r( F, V( l2 h招财进宝Money and treasures will be plentiful
# | n4 a) k0 e0 X0 y债台高筑become debt-ridden3 m5 k# A% v% M9 j7 U& ^; v4 Y) v1 E
致命要害Achilles' heel
& k( w1 s/ Z1 O% X* L众矢之的target of public criticism
1 t B. q3 Z% ] e9 a5 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.
' }+ A- u( t1 M, r9 Z2 M* W纸上谈兵be an armchair strategist! \- G" u! u9 o0 _
纸包不住火Truth will come to light sooner or later.8 m8 N3 j4 d/ \2 Z& f: q9 Y/ S
左右为难between the devil and the deep blue sea; between the rock and the hard place |
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