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爱屋及乌Love me, love my dog.$ X5 y" ^' ~5 Q9 H4 @
百闻不如一见Seeing is believing.
! p) r( X9 A4 w6 w( b3 b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
5 q5 `( a' }: N笨鸟先飞A slow sparrow should make an early start.
- p$ `; A. N, B3 ]/ K不眠之夜white night ; m* ~, i1 _1 g, C9 w5 _% c0 P. M5 T
不以物喜，不以己悲not pleased by external gains, not saddened by personnal losses
* p; r4 l# J: s0 p+ @+ {& F) W不遗余力spare no effort; go all out; do one's best
* C. ~5 a: U8 T) Q1 H" g不打不成交"No discord, no concord.
! t' Y4 e# B/ u- Y) K8 l+ I. W拆东墙补西墙rob Peter to pay Paul
0 T$ m) \4 {4 U1 r9 W" ^9 V7 N辞旧迎新bid farewell to the old and usher in the new; ring out the old year and ring in the new 4 D. J# H+ d/ D8 f
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# d. S$ n* b/ ~2 j4 G- Z0 N
大开眼界open one's eyes; broaden one's horizon; be an eye-opener 4 _0 a( i" Z+ [
国泰民安The country flourishes and people live in peace
! ^" W. N- ?) ?1 v6 C0 q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
6 G( g c9 Q: D# t+ V功夫不负有心人Everything comes to him who waits.
: Z/ V5 w* d3 A d1 p好了伤疤忘了疼once on shore, one prays no more
8 v4 k4 A: g+ O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 i; r9 c z$ f1 W) V
和气生财Harmony brings wealth
+ O8 ~$ G8 P1 c5 c5 J/ X活到老，学到老One is never too old to learn.
+ h- y5 I" [3 t9 R: N" S6 e( t# F2 O9 r既往不咎let bygones be bygones
9 p3 ]' j1 }7 ~4 B4 K- Y+ G6 i金无足赤,人无完人Gold can't be pure and man can't be perfect.
, T( J+ N+ F5 [/ v) E; F1 ~8 U金玉满堂Treasures fill the home
/ a8 E0 ?) }( Z0 `; x( v9 I% L, X脚踏实地be down-to-earth
4 s p' d c j脚踩两只船sit on the fence
- a/ b; W/ G, P2 t6 u4 f君子之交淡如水the friendship between gentlemen is as pure as crystal; a hedge between keeps friendship green 2 U6 J- J" ~' D% _* D
老生常谈，陈词滥调cut and dried, cliché
2 L+ @" ^. p% b% D2 P4 Z礼尚往来Courtesy calls for reciprocity.
6 q' ^7 I$ C2 ], J6 U: P留得青山在，不怕没柴烧"Where there is life, there is hope."
% `0 Z5 @$ p9 x _1 c马到成功achieve immediate victory; win instant success( i' ]4 F1 Y5 v" e! B% @
名利双收gain in both fame and wealth
, ~0 D- N5 m5 ~& E茅塞顿开be suddenly enlightened
* U {( e ` l4 O- i' O- @, ~没有规矩不成方圆Nothing can be accomplished without norms or standards.
, Q1 U) ^5 n) |7 O4 G( w每逢佳节倍思亲
- D% }' l; |; \5 c o2 f, f1 xOn festive occasions more than ever one thinks of one's dear ones far away.3 m% y' D2 p! j2 i
It is on the festival occasions when one misses his dear most. , c$ G- b$ Z3 I; r* i- d$ D
谋事在人，成事在天"The planning lies with man, the outcome with Heaven. / Man proposes, God disposes. "6 k0 w6 x, d9 M' a, y; K
弄巧成拙be too smart by half; Cunning outwits itself.1 \6 Q% c. }% Q" i
拿手好戏masterpiece" W* _+ v! I2 I! P8 J6 E
赔了夫人又折兵throw good money after bad) ~' t0 D B" ?, P8 Y. n9 e
抛砖引玉a modest spur to induce others to come forward with valuable contributions; throw a sprat to catch a whale
4 S8 j3 x4 T. N2 ^) P" ^+ n4 r* n破釜沉舟cut off all means of retreat；burn one‘s own way of retreat and be determined to fight to the end4 ~7 @$ j5 }' k2 Q* }
抢得先机take the preemptive opportunities + e) U1 O4 W! X4 ]- Y4 s* ]
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.: T) I! U& Z- H- r4 r
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
6 t! f4 H1 [. E2 X" ~5 Q) \前事不忘,后事之师Past experience, if not forgotten, is a guide for the future.% j0 Q3 Y3 Z2 ]4 q
前人栽树,后人乘凉One generation plants the trees in whose shade another generation rests.
7 {6 Y4 [, s2 n+ Y5 V2 }. KOne sows and another reaps.5 }- s4 H" x4 B r! Z
前怕狼,后怕虎fear the wolf in front and the tiger behind/ hesitate in doing something9 L8 ^4 `( I r$ P. v" h
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. ' D1 S* S/ T0 L- o5 j5 d$ Y
强强联手win-win co-operation
" y" J' H% f4 E- }2 K3 J瑞雪兆丰年A timely snow promises a good harvest.
! [# I0 Q" r% ^8 a# |4 U/ k人之初,性本善Man's nature at birth is good.1 `' w: y/ @. B4 j$ v) b% J3 F7 o2 b& Q
人逢喜事精神爽Joy puts heart into a man.! Y0 m( J- l# Z, c# o4 E `& `
人海战术huge-crowd strategy , n6 v8 e' b n1 |4 K- _3 l" t
世上无难事，只要肯攀登"Where there is a will, there is a way. "
% s7 }" }* `8 j2 U世外桃源a fictitious land of peace away from the turmoil of the world;
6 Y& l$ E7 r# J, A: z( v死而后已until my heart stops beating9 |4 S: M1 A) L5 t
岁岁平安Peace all year round
2 w: Z, s0 f( D& Z ~9 h上有天堂，下有苏杭"Just as there is paradise in heaven, ther are Suzhou and Hangzhou on earth."
1 n9 a/ l6 X, D" k7 e: f/ R% h塞翁失马，焉知非福Misfortune may be an actual blessing." x6 e& S( g7 c3 n* M/ c
三十而立"A man should be independent at the age of thirty.
6 j7 [7 g7 {8 a! y: YAt thirty, a man should be able to think for himself."
0 ]( f+ U: `( M2 _+ |升级换代updating and upgrading (of products)
/ q8 c* k, B. L, }- o9 ^四十不惑Life begins at forty. . P% n. V7 v+ v Z4 q7 e! `
谁言寸草心，报得三春晖"Such kindness of warm sun, can't be repaid by grass. " % y" P, a! ~8 |0 b# J5 K4 X
水涨船高When the river rises, the boat floats high./ {' B* T6 L) Z& w8 e# h1 C
时不我待Time and tide wait for no man.
- Z; C& q9 ~7 ^+ l( b/ B杀鸡用牛刀break a butterfly on the wheel
' b6 v9 H' b/ W1 {6 C实事求是seek truth from facts; be practical and realistic; be true to facts - l3 d( n4 r b- ?0 _! s
说曹操,曹操到Talk of the devil and he comes.* G0 S. X0 x: E# \$ t' U& n% w; {
实话实说speak the plain truth; call a spade a spade; tell it as it is
+ U; h5 D% e9 y/ W* l1 z6 Q实践是检验真理的唯一标准Practice is the sole criterion for testing truth.
/ L& G6 M7 x$ [. J2 [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; "( F6 M; f, ?2 A; S4 Y
韬光养晦hide one's capacities and bide one's time0 U" ]3 Q1 |$ J1 s
糖衣炮弹sugar-coated bullets
I0 ~4 [3 O" g6 V$ C9 r7 a- b天有不测风云Anything unexpected may happen. a bolt from the blue5 ]/ A' f6 G2 D1 Q2 m
团结就是力量Unity is strength.6 \# h# Q) M2 O* k
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 v/ y r2 N& t
歪风邪气unhealthy practices and evil phenomena
" s% L: B k7 v. z物以类聚，人以群分Birds of a feather flock together.
& q; ~! \. ]# {2 B7 g3 ]往事如风"The past has vanished (from memory) like wind.; What in past, is past."
: X+ n/ Y( d& z# H8 P9 |+ e4 O望子成龙hold high hopes for one's child
; X. I+ y* r2 h& U" A屋漏又逢连阴雨Misfortunes never come singly. When it rains it pours.; g/ F; t: K+ {. o4 ^
文韬武略military expertise; military strategy $ N8 V: M, O( ^. S7 a3 b1 G- X
唯利是图draw water to one's mill ' c" J& Q3 T4 w# e% k7 U
无源之水,无本之木water without a source, and a tree wiithout roots+ Q* O" Y# e( y r2 @( z% h
无中生有make/create something out of nothing ; z3 c( x+ I/ [. u( t1 a( {# a C
无风不起浪There are no waves without wind. There's no smoke without fire.
" x% X7 r, B9 ~徇私枉法bend the law for the benefit of relatives or friends
; N/ M6 O1 j6 U; X# p2 k新官上任三把火a new broom sweeps clean
! _0 y9 D4 y; m+ m% a& e n* i! \% R; G虚心使人进步,骄傲使人落后Modesty helps one go forward, whereas conceit makes one lag behind.
& N$ Z& \3 a6 o: d! v$ [蓄势而发accumulate strength for a take-off' g _3 T- P2 c& f4 G
心想事成May all your wish come true
: a0 R2 C( I- P心照不宣have a tacit understanding; give tacit consent; tacit understanding2 R7 r( d3 P; \0 Q2 Y4 Q
先入为主First impressions are firmly entrenched.
: P# @# o: N; F6 S* p1 K& b, |: ^先下手为强catch the ball before the bound; W- b. d8 J" U8 O/ q6 q# H
像热锅上的蚂蚁like an ant on a hot pan
5 _. Q4 B! P, D1 g现身说法warn people by taking oneself as an example
1 y6 R3 J' \1 l; h1 Y/ Y' [- n息事宁人pour oil on troubled waters
- E' X- {) ?/ N+ ]9 W: B. m喜忧参半mingled hope and fear
, S9 w! m$ B1 R循序渐进step by step
* c. i, L a9 R+ a% p0 C一路平安，一路顺风speed somebody on their way; speed the parting guest 3 N& p6 }: d5 D# p; S; B9 K
严以律己,宽以待人be strict with oneself and lenient towards others
( K$ i+ o, I6 N' k. ]鱼米之乡a land of milk and honey" n* C0 s, a( V# y. l7 D8 x' C5 s2 K
有情人终成眷属"Jack shall have Jill, all shall be well." $ W4 O& g/ U% P( {
有钱能使鬼推磨Money makes the mare go. Money talks.
3 }: Y; p8 O% R. P- j有识之士people of vision5 @& M3 r; Q, E+ W, o
有勇无谋use brawn rather than brain : u; y7 D- @! _1 f
有缘千里来相会Separated as we are thousands of miles apart, we come together as if by predestination.
# M& d. E* \& ~9 e* N与时俱进advance with times! S+ J: @4 A% w1 F
以人为本people oriented; people foremost
/ L" n0 i( d# o/ F因材施教teach students according to their aptitude
U0 P! ?" K" C* S1 q5 N. 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."
9 R8 N0 V8 g* V& s5 l' m欲速则不达Haste does not bring success. ; C. a! p$ S7 S U$ E! a2 ]
优胜劣汰survival of the fittest 2 K( W+ o2 q5 `% e
英雄所见略同Great minds think alike.
7 W) l$ W" h3 E! l冤家宜解不宜结Better make friends than make enemies.6 }5 L2 ]- L* \) t* C
冤假错案"cases in which people were unjustly, falsely or wrongly charged or sentenced; unjust, false or wrong cases"
' i; B s0 s* S# j2 X- d5 D( ~$ w一言既出，驷马难追A real man never goes back on his words.
" s5 [# @1 e6 o& T! A招财进宝Money and treasures will be plentiful
6 {2 j' ^; X3 u2 N1 J债台高筑become debt-ridden; p3 V+ U& U- A4 M! i
致命要害Achilles' heel
* `% q# @ E4 R8 p# \% K5 E9 c众矢之的target of public criticism# b# K* g* o {
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.9 \- R4 P+ G% q) `$ W8 _ y/ _) L
纸上谈兵be an armchair strategist3 H6 Z: b+ `# z! {1 X
纸包不住火Truth will come to light sooner or later.% }% S0 m; N& U% S
左右为难between the devil and the deep blue sea; between the rock and the hard place |
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