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爱屋及乌Love me, love my dog.- S0 w/ z8 K1 f8 P; J
百闻不如一见Seeing is believing.
' [6 x" ]# M. W6 [$ z+ f9 e' ~, R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 worst4 V, u8 ^$ H" O9 r* z( I
笨鸟先飞A slow sparrow should make an early start.
5 z! p& o8 h9 A% [不眠之夜white night
1 C, `1 z3 l K. }" i* y不以物喜，不以己悲not pleased by external gains, not saddened by personnal losses/ ?& S# s' F+ }( B" P3 u
不遗余力spare no effort; go all out; do one's best) X8 G% c& A2 k5 Z( [9 R
不打不成交"No discord, no concord.
' T: q# e/ m% D/ T/ z& Y; ~* n e: a拆东墙补西墙rob Peter to pay Paul
. Y# e" J, J2 |1 M/ r9 e$ k; p辞旧迎新bid farewell to the old and usher in the new; ring out the old year and ring in the new 6 s, e1 h1 _: d7 I8 h) Q7 m1 z, ^
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 all8 |( u9 y8 a1 Z) g! ^
大开眼界open one's eyes; broaden one's horizon; be an eye-opener
9 o1 D9 [6 @* t' ?国泰民安The country flourishes and people live in peace
, a$ l$ O; W# X$ z, g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 s/ Y: F! y# l& N. k& Q. ^2 ^
功夫不负有心人Everything comes to him who waits. r3 R( \2 E: G4 z5 z0 I# ]
好了伤疤忘了疼once on shore, one prays no more
- I. D( W. h) s7 T5 j好事不出门，恶事传千里Good news never goes beyond the gate, while bad news spread far and wide.
u, _7 _2 M) m! R: p/ G和气生财Harmony brings wealth
6 e; j; ] a' q% a活到老，学到老One is never too old to learn. * s4 S, b' Y' p4 I- \
既往不咎let bygones be bygones
' r( {' w6 _5 ^2 m6 W金无足赤,人无完人Gold can't be pure and man can't be perfect.
7 D3 D3 b; N& d/ l" K金玉满堂Treasures fill the home# T, [ O. `& [- [/ k, ]
脚踏实地be down-to-earth
2 ~3 z8 i2 M& ?. e$ l$ Y脚踩两只船sit on the fence 4 e5 u; ]" V4 `& j$ L
君子之交淡如水the friendship between gentlemen is as pure as crystal; a hedge between keeps friendship green
2 U& ?( ]1 I9 d. b, V) R# `; J老生常谈，陈词滥调cut and dried, cliché
9 _+ S; m# |! K" c* w& b" L; c礼尚往来Courtesy calls for reciprocity.
% {6 p d% _ R) h留得青山在，不怕没柴烧"Where there is life, there is hope."
* l- z' f6 e4 ~1 U! H9 ?" F马到成功achieve immediate victory; win instant success7 h* x9 x& ~( C8 F: ?, N% R
名利双收gain in both fame and wealth& A' @+ Z2 v) @5 _
茅塞顿开be suddenly enlightened2 ]+ g! E6 q2 e: N! m
没有规矩不成方圆Nothing can be accomplished without norms or standards.
' x6 U1 C, T& c; v每逢佳节倍思亲
I5 H! j$ D( G" uOn festive occasions more than ever one thinks of one's dear ones far away.) k: m; ]( `3 a$ w9 m
It is on the festival occasions when one misses his dear most.
$ ~5 F! `2 o7 ?0 U谋事在人，成事在天"The planning lies with man, the outcome with Heaven. / Man proposes, God disposes. "
/ U0 ~0 \- N' E$ j. P弄巧成拙be too smart by half; Cunning outwits itself.0 m* X7 J- c6 H
拿手好戏masterpiece% R1 K0 L: e7 H% T/ t6 |5 U
赔了夫人又折兵throw good money after bad
+ W% B8 L% H* D抛砖引玉a modest spur to induce others to come forward with valuable contributions; throw a sprat to catch a whale3 F5 M! i: U7 |% D) 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
$ @6 D6 C" ^& w8 q, K4 s; y抢得先机take the preemptive opportunities
- _; b' {. T! h/ g0 `: f' n7 @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.
" }4 E, k j4 f# z) g$ ^7 Y$ s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( x1 e! i* m6 X0 }+ v
前事不忘,后事之师Past experience, if not forgotten, is a guide for the future.! Z, ?8 C' R/ Z4 ^$ {* S y; p
前人栽树,后人乘凉One generation plants the trees in whose shade another generation rests.
$ U- N/ p1 j) @3 ^0 K, \One sows and another reaps.5 R7 P4 y# @, R2 B& {* q4 C
前怕狼,后怕虎fear the wolf in front and the tiger behind/ hesitate in doing something
+ m+ t5 r% V& P. [% ^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. 2 ^/ y& H k, d+ ?3 a1 U$ i
强强联手win-win co-operation) f8 Q8 s) b- r6 f% o
瑞雪兆丰年A timely snow promises a good harvest.) a9 p: i3 C9 b' [! p; Z
人之初,性本善Man's nature at birth is good.8 E& B( i) S" @ y
人逢喜事精神爽Joy puts heart into a man.
7 P6 z! z& P* `6 K; o人海战术huge-crowd strategy
- b+ U- ]$ I6 f" I9 p1 F' h+ p世上无难事，只要肯攀登"Where there is a will, there is a way. " $ h" I/ {: L: {7 b3 K' Z8 V
世外桃源a fictitious land of peace away from the turmoil of the world; w' q* h$ w7 ~0 |7 V/ `
死而后已until my heart stops beating
6 @! h/ |2 w! X9 V岁岁平安Peace all year round
) N" {' J; Z: o# y, g$ n/ L上有天堂，下有苏杭"Just as there is paradise in heaven, ther are Suzhou and Hangzhou on earth."
8 g% R6 X2 B5 K4 D7 z6 z1 z7 q塞翁失马，焉知非福Misfortune may be an actual blessing./ k4 y1 z' t6 J3 p
三十而立"A man should be independent at the age of thirty. 1 g# I9 q! f9 S f2 e
At thirty, a man should be able to think for himself." # X4 f6 n; C3 S- ]/ o& D
升级换代updating and upgrading (of products)# V% F% M- _+ q$ `" K+ i7 a( N
四十不惑Life begins at forty.
/ c8 u' d8 P! [% f* Y谁言寸草心，报得三春晖"Such kindness of warm sun, can't be repaid by grass. " 2 {8 ?! \' P) x$ N7 n# g
水涨船高When the river rises, the boat floats high." A i+ K' l; {5 `
时不我待Time and tide wait for no man. ) \ m4 P# y. Y# j3 R! h
杀鸡用牛刀break a butterfly on the wheel
( H! K) l* I' ~2 K# e0 k5 Y: P9 a5 {实事求是seek truth from facts; be practical and realistic; be true to facts ( J5 U* A, v) [ h, L8 {# S% I& l* A" F
说曹操,曹操到Talk of the devil and he comes.& y( \# F% p% Q
实话实说speak the plain truth; call a spade a spade; tell it as it is
. z" B; Z* v$ O实践是检验真理的唯一标准Practice is the sole criterion for testing truth.3 K. ^* i5 Y- V; ^: @/ w
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; "/ W2 Q4 Y9 P* E: K$ O0 n
韬光养晦hide one's capacities and bide one's time1 r' ~7 N) U/ k+ l
糖衣炮弹sugar-coated bullets! M( Y3 ~7 m0 y1 j7 f/ k- G* r
天有不测风云Anything unexpected may happen. a bolt from the blue
( S/ {4 m' E5 a9 W团结就是力量Unity is strength.
3 |, a0 E( w( i/ v! t+ n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 " z1 ^, W' y( v$ F5 h/ L
歪风邪气unhealthy practices and evil phenomena
- f# b$ _$ o: A! I! C物以类聚，人以群分Birds of a feather flock together.# c& K- e* ~0 Q& ?! E
往事如风"The past has vanished (from memory) like wind.; What in past, is past." ! v4 I4 y! ]$ {' K
望子成龙hold high hopes for one's child
" Q! P/ z1 m0 h屋漏又逢连阴雨Misfortunes never come singly. When it rains it pours.6 N3 H0 Q0 W2 l% Q
文韬武略military expertise; military strategy
) Z: r) A _2 D( k7 D! x唯利是图draw water to one's mill
" U0 w' \! G q3 ^. @, E无源之水,无本之木water without a source, and a tree wiithout roots
+ K5 F( u5 m1 m/ `4 C无中生有make/create something out of nothing - r+ x4 S* i2 S& [, q6 z* D
无风不起浪There are no waves without wind. There's no smoke without fire.) P/ A5 v3 C( q) E) x
徇私枉法bend the law for the benefit of relatives or friends 4 s4 ^! o6 N3 D, X- X4 B" T
新官上任三把火a new broom sweeps clean 8 g! {+ B. F9 {# T3 Q- F! ]
虚心使人进步,骄傲使人落后Modesty helps one go forward, whereas conceit makes one lag behind.# _/ ^! `/ A* @* f; X
蓄势而发accumulate strength for a take-off
1 a. V8 \4 m A" Q* B1 n/ j心想事成May all your wish come true- x! \( R. |. K% {! z6 ]1 x/ U
心照不宣have a tacit understanding; give tacit consent; tacit understanding
% y; l5 X# J! q3 M先入为主First impressions are firmly entrenched.
' w7 L1 l" S7 p$ l- ~( f先下手为强catch the ball before the bound
8 l/ A! ~- Q6 O" p像热锅上的蚂蚁like an ant on a hot pan
0 M- y7 ^3 n9 i/ w, }现身说法warn people by taking oneself as an example
+ p7 X1 Z9 _4 k u息事宁人pour oil on troubled waters & N/ ^7 \8 `8 y& K, [. ~
喜忧参半mingled hope and fear f* b; n# F" z
循序渐进step by step5 P2 e, T$ C* o" n; P, N
一路平安，一路顺风speed somebody on their way; speed the parting guest
; v" V) A8 |7 [ m. E8 C0 J严以律己,宽以待人be strict with oneself and lenient towards others
6 x& J5 X4 x1 i% O8 y+ Q/ F6 k鱼米之乡a land of milk and honey9 D. O4 \- l' z8 |
有情人终成眷属"Jack shall have Jill, all shall be well."
9 h/ A) a( H7 C" q! k有钱能使鬼推磨Money makes the mare go. Money talks.
! Y1 Q7 Z" M3 t& X有识之士people of vision! t# Y, B% [; d" V% e
有勇无谋use brawn rather than brain 6 F- k3 c7 J9 ~7 l: B; C
有缘千里来相会Separated as we are thousands of miles apart, we come together as if by predestination.
0 Z. ? k; m3 ] f; \与时俱进advance with times) g& v& m: G! k2 B) H9 F& ?
以人为本people oriented; people foremost . ~- i2 X8 s' \& |$ w* z
因材施教teach students according to their aptitude ; s3 l/ U* B) [7 m: I
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 C3 P) P: r; N( ]
欲速则不达Haste does not bring success. 0 {+ ?) r2 k/ v
优胜劣汰survival of the fittest ' G2 Q, Y Y1 I h/ J
英雄所见略同Great minds think alike.
/ p7 Q3 k$ D! P$ l冤家宜解不宜结Better make friends than make enemies.
( P( u$ D1 F9 r6 }" y& ~# c2 L冤假错案"cases in which people were unjustly, falsely or wrongly charged or sentenced; unjust, false or wrong cases" - z* [, b) D( E. \0 B
一言既出，驷马难追A real man never goes back on his words.
- x' D+ z. H/ e( A* S( Q: U& [招财进宝Money and treasures will be plentiful
$ d) u6 L2 E$ m+ @9 u! a债台高筑become debt-ridden
2 |$ s9 ?8 @ V0 [致命要害Achilles' heel
. \- X0 Q) W0 ~+ L$ Y+ `众矢之的target of public criticism
5 @: P( ^. P+ Q, {, l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.
* l- Q) u, \7 R. l+ Z2 B纸上谈兵be an armchair strategist& s" u$ c V! a! f, P' C* S* y
纸包不住火Truth will come to light sooner or later.. s* k" ?1 d! @! k
左右为难between the devil and the deep blue sea; between the rock and the hard place |
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