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爱屋及乌Love me, love my dog.5 `& W( @6 Q. E' A2 l* v1 P
百闻不如一见Seeing is believing., @. d9 b% |: \% s. U1 R0 g) D
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 X) {1 Y' C# \: U4 W5 B9 @
笨鸟先飞A slow sparrow should make an early start.
' q1 ?6 H0 H9 A. b% X; C! Z不眠之夜white night
0 k% c& ?+ R- ~不以物喜，不以己悲not pleased by external gains, not saddened by personnal losses
% w5 Q+ r7 r4 c* r' g# J不遗余力spare no effort; go all out; do one's best, D5 I& G9 ?* G2 I$ t$ v4 T
不打不成交"No discord, no concord. # u# g; z L' @3 [- Y/ B1 ^+ v
拆东墙补西墙rob Peter to pay Paul
: a! j6 M/ {+ g7 V& ^8 {辞旧迎新bid farewell to the old and usher in the new; ring out the old year and ring in the new
# M, h) Y) T' c* P5 \% X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% M1 N x. b- I" Z6 ~, `* x$ t+ f
大开眼界open one's eyes; broaden one's horizon; be an eye-opener ( c+ P5 X" ]+ O. t+ |6 t- G' e
国泰民安The country flourishes and people live in peace0 P, I" j* }+ x: z0 B U+ R$ s
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
# S" f+ g: V- u4 X* C功夫不负有心人Everything comes to him who waits.
' r" Z* I6 `6 d+ e2 `好了伤疤忘了疼once on shore, one prays no more
* N1 S' |9 R+ s' d; q# M4 y5 D好事不出门，恶事传千里Good news never goes beyond the gate, while bad news spread far and wide. # R% V9 u# t+ h+ ]
和气生财Harmony brings wealth/ k$ g8 |; A, M- k
活到老，学到老One is never too old to learn. , \3 [* z4 D" k& y
既往不咎let bygones be bygones
; y5 T3 d" K6 r6 ?金无足赤,人无完人Gold can't be pure and man can't be perfect. % S% J+ ^$ ?- W5 w: Q
金玉满堂Treasures fill the home6 s! W( E/ Q% a7 _
脚踏实地be down-to-earth
5 N" u: d* @$ x2 L+ y9 e脚踩两只船sit on the fence % a. r' u1 u* r% U/ m: t/ P
君子之交淡如水the friendship between gentlemen is as pure as crystal; a hedge between keeps friendship green , R+ b/ e3 d/ j9 P: d2 a
老生常谈，陈词滥调cut and dried, cliché# w+ n" j, x9 I
礼尚往来Courtesy calls for reciprocity.
1 \1 V% D# K- O) c# S# P3 V留得青山在，不怕没柴烧"Where there is life, there is hope."8 q( y9 W3 r- s! a
马到成功achieve immediate victory; win instant success" c' K0 T! ?7 p, r: e
名利双收gain in both fame and wealth
! `. j# K& L Y- {. c茅塞顿开be suddenly enlightened6 J" \+ S% ]6 ~- y3 `$ n
没有规矩不成方圆Nothing can be accomplished without norms or standards.
4 S" u- T3 @4 j! g7 }每逢佳节倍思亲
' Z5 |/ s# m. b$ t* I' `On festive occasions more than ever one thinks of one's dear ones far away.' i% X* ?, h% P5 M4 m. @$ R
It is on the festival occasions when one misses his dear most. 1 [ v8 C; V2 B! j; b' N
谋事在人，成事在天"The planning lies with man, the outcome with Heaven. / Man proposes, God disposes. "1 ~$ W( x# R7 H1 |, S
弄巧成拙be too smart by half; Cunning outwits itself.
5 B% F& a7 S/ J. A. G+ U9 u拿手好戏masterpiece/ J0 A9 B H( L" X/ L$ ^
赔了夫人又折兵throw good money after bad4 J; [1 ~% x Q1 T
抛砖引玉a modest spur to induce others to come forward with valuable contributions; throw a sprat to catch a whale
7 @* J% F% N/ L) u j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
1 ~( E1 W$ m- d9 q抢得先机take the preemptive opportunities
1 t+ p2 j8 \8 n: o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.; G; x4 b( z: K
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
& }0 C! H& n4 `4 r$ r! |. N8 z/ _前事不忘,后事之师Past experience, if not forgotten, is a guide for the future.$ Z9 ]' j' `" A9 }
前人栽树,后人乘凉One generation plants the trees in whose shade another generation rests.
k/ J1 U$ P! B# kOne sows and another reaps. ~- x; p% \% X' b2 t4 d7 p
前怕狼,后怕虎fear the wolf in front and the tiger behind/ hesitate in doing something
- C# b1 C; k0 ~) J: q( p. J# V; N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. & g7 g; w0 L: E2 O4 j, e; B" D
强强联手win-win co-operation
& a% i: o- e: X* L瑞雪兆丰年A timely snow promises a good harvest.
) d8 a, Q, J p) w! O人之初,性本善Man's nature at birth is good.
9 x, Y5 K/ D/ M0 d1 m" {+ k人逢喜事精神爽Joy puts heart into a man. L% S {+ e$ O( O4 `3 h6 O
人海战术huge-crowd strategy 7 u( O. x4 Q# B1 {" P) K% b
世上无难事，只要肯攀登"Where there is a will, there is a way. " - q3 ]" h( o' C8 q
世外桃源a fictitious land of peace away from the turmoil of the world; " M( h O, ~+ q5 l% ?; R! v
死而后已until my heart stops beating2 b( ~( q( R2 P( B2 ]- H
岁岁平安Peace all year round
% o$ f W1 y+ w! s上有天堂，下有苏杭"Just as there is paradise in heaven, ther are Suzhou and Hangzhou on earth." }& |3 [. b/ P h
塞翁失马，焉知非福Misfortune may be an actual blessing.
V9 }2 ?- J/ {3 F4 Y- h1 u三十而立"A man should be independent at the age of thirty. . P5 C% ~) O( Q& Y
At thirty, a man should be able to think for himself." % i! o/ v5 Z- I6 Y
升级换代updating and upgrading (of products)" b" c' F1 A' k! X# N
四十不惑Life begins at forty. & h7 Y' B: c8 O- v' K
谁言寸草心，报得三春晖"Such kindness of warm sun, can't be repaid by grass. " & C+ G' }; Y# o }: r
水涨船高When the river rises, the boat floats high.2 s: s8 s( S% _ I: n
时不我待Time and tide wait for no man. 7 p/ M3 e( Y- Q" J' Z+ e0 A$ j
杀鸡用牛刀break a butterfly on the wheel4 Q1 _$ f) l2 k! y/ i% z. j
实事求是seek truth from facts; be practical and realistic; be true to facts
) G: @9 b% g9 }) z; l说曹操,曹操到Talk of the devil and he comes.
: w3 U) V5 g+ z, z实话实说speak the plain truth; call a spade a spade; tell it as it is % O7 {" f2 \$ r C1 x: J
实践是检验真理的唯一标准Practice is the sole criterion for testing truth.. S# ^* \$ j2 j4 N' X
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; "
4 ~' b+ h+ \/ o$ \6 C1 V韬光养晦hide one's capacities and bide one's time
r1 Z% f* J$ e7 K% L糖衣炮弹sugar-coated bullets
: u0 x, I+ Z0 y, `# a8 O/ w天有不测风云Anything unexpected may happen. a bolt from the blue6 U" z& P F; o2 Y2 @# w6 _+ ^, \
团结就是力量Unity is strength.
0 e4 m3 T* r3 R( g7 b, s- 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
6 {7 c1 I- K7 D/ O+ i( P5 S0 X歪风邪气unhealthy practices and evil phenomena
7 i2 v, x1 u& b/ T- J4 {物以类聚，人以群分Birds of a feather flock together.
# U, {$ H6 X# P. t1 H往事如风"The past has vanished (from memory) like wind.; What in past, is past." : m$ _4 f/ F' J1 a
望子成龙hold high hopes for one's child: S3 O3 e4 v9 `1 z' i; z
屋漏又逢连阴雨Misfortunes never come singly. When it rains it pours.) ?$ U! b8 S- U1 ], R5 q
文韬武略military expertise; military strategy
7 H- w G& V }- B( `唯利是图draw water to one's mill
O+ L; q3 S r无源之水,无本之木water without a source, and a tree wiithout roots
: [8 G) A e4 F7 u2 O3 d无中生有make/create something out of nothing
/ |9 v9 ~% b" | M8 B无风不起浪There are no waves without wind. There's no smoke without fire.
2 c# G- U# o4 T% l徇私枉法bend the law for the benefit of relatives or friends , f: ~! S4 @( `4 y( i
新官上任三把火a new broom sweeps clean
. d0 J" ` R. e* s& k虚心使人进步,骄傲使人落后Modesty helps one go forward, whereas conceit makes one lag behind.! B: e, K' v; E) g
蓄势而发accumulate strength for a take-off
+ M9 ?, X9 i& y; r% _心想事成May all your wish come true
1 J8 i) B* a6 ?: h; K( p) ^/ _心照不宣have a tacit understanding; give tacit consent; tacit understanding
1 w* H+ v' l( p* E B( v4 {) W- x2 t先入为主First impressions are firmly entrenched.
" h0 `2 W" I2 I/ z* `5 l先下手为强catch the ball before the bound* J+ p2 q" O% ?8 `( C
像热锅上的蚂蚁like an ant on a hot pan$ T, v1 [5 [, \1 B M) a, e" M
现身说法warn people by taking oneself as an example; t% l- C3 m5 w, F! \! W
息事宁人pour oil on troubled waters ' R: |2 H% p5 D
喜忧参半mingled hope and fear ) C D) Z7 ?' O& a5 ]
循序渐进step by step1 @1 M' @! g2 `8 [
一路平安，一路顺风speed somebody on their way; speed the parting guest
4 G5 n, b u8 z/ X3 D$ O严以律己,宽以待人be strict with oneself and lenient towards others% U$ [2 @8 {& g' Y# W) t0 ?+ Q9 U
鱼米之乡a land of milk and honey
0 X! @5 p- {. {3 v' Y有情人终成眷属"Jack shall have Jill, all shall be well." 5 C# M) B/ j( ~* l! ~$ F6 o+ M3 F
有钱能使鬼推磨Money makes the mare go. Money talks.
) v: Z0 H& h0 B6 l有识之士people of vision/ ~8 ?1 |/ u$ o0 L8 U6 \- V6 r
有勇无谋use brawn rather than brain - T1 G5 o. G" b: y
有缘千里来相会Separated as we are thousands of miles apart, we come together as if by predestination.0 F* d+ _2 H5 Z3 A
与时俱进advance with times
- K: Z, r N0 R( p' q+ D以人为本people oriented; people foremost
4 _8 E$ {$ D0 T3 }9 d; g因材施教teach students according to their aptitude % F! b) J4 T5 g* l% ^' 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." 5 r; H6 i8 _# S2 ~, ~5 M e0 |
欲速则不达Haste does not bring success. + v" v: u8 \9 u3 ^$ _; s2 K3 V
优胜劣汰survival of the fittest
5 f9 x9 }) }0 U- [英雄所见略同Great minds think alike.) |' Y; v& v( M' S" {( l: `! `1 J7 y
冤家宜解不宜结Better make friends than make enemies.
9 O8 X n5 p2 Z6 S冤假错案"cases in which people were unjustly, falsely or wrongly charged or sentenced; unjust, false or wrong cases"
' J; \$ k* Q( D% j3 T2 }一言既出，驷马难追A real man never goes back on his words.
, V; c8 H' }! b( j招财进宝Money and treasures will be plentiful
# R* A& ?" z( H4 t债台高筑become debt-ridden
2 o# o1 ~& w- F8 K致命要害Achilles' heel + g4 F, W) J. S7 K3 r# z( h
众矢之的target of public criticism
, |/ B) I# ~/ u) m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.
: n' ?2 j) L8 V纸上谈兵be an armchair strategist
0 z9 d' \# G( h5 O4 i; y+ ?纸包不住火Truth will come to light sooner or later.
! o6 E. b# @# {4 I左右为难between the devil and the deep blue sea; between the rock and the hard place |
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