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爱屋及乌Love me, love my dog.
5 y& \( O" _2 R1 ]百闻不如一见Seeing is believing. m7 h" A+ B9 V5 C+ A
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
. | X m, }8 J6 l$ G" I/ J笨鸟先飞A slow sparrow should make an early start.
+ y5 r. P/ ?1 G不眠之夜white night 9 B5 c# Q x9 l h, S+ R
不以物喜，不以己悲not pleased by external gains, not saddened by personnal losses2 c/ Y6 V; |. J# ]2 B
不遗余力spare no effort; go all out; do one's best
9 r, W' T/ R7 m* H# ]3 V) Z不打不成交"No discord, no concord. " i% p( N1 i. b. ~% Z; s
拆东墙补西墙rob Peter to pay Paul
0 i' b5 `7 A7 x; o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 ?/ b) T2 ^0 {* W4 B6 A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% L! K! B! @ w' v- T
大开眼界open one's eyes; broaden one's horizon; be an eye-opener 5 O, J5 A8 V. q
国泰民安The country flourishes and people live in peace2 m1 ~0 u$ T+ O- l! I* p; 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 5 W9 y+ j# I4 _0 T
功夫不负有心人Everything comes to him who waits.
2 J" A( a. C0 R9 U. h0 h0 _好了伤疤忘了疼once on shore, one prays no more
( s' l6 C8 B6 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. ' u" c7 ?, t* }! z+ h
和气生财Harmony brings wealth- s2 O/ Z! e: K6 l
活到老，学到老One is never too old to learn.
2 D. U0 r. g* V. H既往不咎let bygones be bygones
# q( ~' s/ }; Y金无足赤,人无完人Gold can't be pure and man can't be perfect.
; ~. C! ~* ?, b7 u金玉满堂Treasures fill the home# b' |6 ?) c5 w9 x4 r9 U
脚踏实地be down-to-earth " G1 u* ~! m; H! v
脚踩两只船sit on the fence
# S% F) z5 Y6 ]$ ~ n3 X; F君子之交淡如水the friendship between gentlemen is as pure as crystal; a hedge between keeps friendship green . L+ D- {* [# D# H1 `. x& [. A+ c/ v
老生常谈，陈词滥调cut and dried, cliché
; _, ?* X( [2 n# _9 h9 |礼尚往来Courtesy calls for reciprocity. 3 ~ T3 Z, g. l( N/ A6 f
留得青山在，不怕没柴烧"Where there is life, there is hope."3 @. E5 k# \( g. Q/ V' X
马到成功achieve immediate victory; win instant success+ n0 @/ Q! ^- P$ X
名利双收gain in both fame and wealth
; [. m& e+ H, V; H0 U茅塞顿开be suddenly enlightened
2 v( ~+ l8 R% D6 V+ v没有规矩不成方圆Nothing can be accomplished without norms or standards.
$ z* ^ |3 r6 l# ^1 J- `每逢佳节倍思亲
; }- O0 w, d K0 x q' `On festive occasions more than ever one thinks of one's dear ones far away.
2 k8 g5 ^$ Y; R$ A; T5 T3 m( G3 Z9 [+ J+ vIt is on the festival occasions when one misses his dear most. # i4 T8 W& i' h! R9 m8 s+ R8 F/ U
谋事在人，成事在天"The planning lies with man, the outcome with Heaven. / Man proposes, God disposes. "0 O8 k3 M7 N+ H$ s: `4 c' R1 a2 F
弄巧成拙be too smart by half; Cunning outwits itself.$ V s0 E6 [5 Z; S# }
拿手好戏masterpiece
5 _0 m; G5 o9 v6 `) K赔了夫人又折兵throw good money after bad
J; z @6 D$ e7 ?) m; f抛砖引玉a modest spur to induce others to come forward with valuable contributions; throw a sprat to catch a whale* E' K# w# t# O" n3 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 end4 ~% f! `( `2 A( s; S. c8 Y
抢得先机take the preemptive opportunities
% r6 |5 J/ x7 ?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.: B( c$ E0 W! h$ Y9 o3 e' 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 step3 F* l. f/ M6 C5 {! X/ D' J; j3 d
前事不忘,后事之师Past experience, if not forgotten, is a guide for the future.+ D5 Y- A& E% F5 G7 R, e
前人栽树,后人乘凉One generation plants the trees in whose shade another generation rests.
* i3 `2 w1 N, E# V" XOne sows and another reaps.
! w( T! C6 w: a/ k/ x前怕狼,后怕虎fear the wolf in front and the tiger behind/ hesitate in doing something
: M; g' x$ x) O5 q, z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.
9 l5 Z9 Y" r0 S5 H5 z' a8 x强强联手win-win co-operation: |0 L! t7 T; ^( `! O q
瑞雪兆丰年A timely snow promises a good harvest.
; o) j: u( R- Y2 H* x1 V人之初,性本善Man's nature at birth is good.% p) G7 t8 B% U& y7 R6 V. X2 n+ r
人逢喜事精神爽Joy puts heart into a man.
4 y+ a* ] F2 }6 q5 j0 B3 @人海战术huge-crowd strategy " S; x3 y! r1 I8 s& w4 t9 e
世上无难事，只要肯攀登"Where there is a will, there is a way. "
3 x0 ?8 q( r& f$ i d% R, j% Z& m世外桃源a fictitious land of peace away from the turmoil of the world; 7 m6 Z! W1 w+ x* n, |
死而后已until my heart stops beating: B- t# W% ^. k7 l( V U
岁岁平安Peace all year round
' z% A# M+ f+ `! |. ^- U上有天堂，下有苏杭"Just as there is paradise in heaven, ther are Suzhou and Hangzhou on earth." $ }# [" f& |' W8 t# \$ ]
塞翁失马，焉知非福Misfortune may be an actual blessing.# e) }" s* y$ g: w, U2 A
三十而立"A man should be independent at the age of thirty.
/ j& Y6 c( R. @2 E; ~, EAt thirty, a man should be able to think for himself." 3 f) s5 ]+ Q% V1 v p, }
升级换代updating and upgrading (of products)
$ `+ z1 n, }" p) Q/ i+ O四十不惑Life begins at forty.
3 H8 u& g9 {7 ~; `, x谁言寸草心，报得三春晖"Such kindness of warm sun, can't be repaid by grass. "
8 o5 U; V7 ^$ m. V6 {0 M) R c水涨船高When the river rises, the boat floats high.
+ O! z" t! K2 V8 s6 ~+ o( I时不我待Time and tide wait for no man.
+ }# k% k) s2 e杀鸡用牛刀break a butterfly on the wheel+ B q% w4 \) r2 W' N
实事求是seek truth from facts; be practical and realistic; be true to facts
# V) }) l# I6 p6 y# u说曹操,曹操到Talk of the devil and he comes., k8 ]9 M2 _2 @0 X( N5 b
实话实说speak the plain truth; call a spade a spade; tell it as it is
- D+ ?2 G) n+ _2 P& e4 N4 h实践是检验真理的唯一标准Practice is the sole criterion for testing truth.
2 p5 {) G8 k& C2 y& C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; "
9 V& _7 B* U4 m4 e韬光养晦hide one's capacities and bide one's time1 E* P3 H% G! X
糖衣炮弹sugar-coated bullets: l# V" ^! P; h
天有不测风云Anything unexpected may happen. a bolt from the blue4 i; U! r" s9 x3 `. x6 i3 M
团结就是力量Unity is strength.
& ^5 E8 y: J* F3 h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
0 G# q6 I* d- z! \# E歪风邪气unhealthy practices and evil phenomena
, [ G9 O# O3 c物以类聚，人以群分Birds of a feather flock together.
3 ]! K( P3 H w3 X9 ]往事如风"The past has vanished (from memory) like wind.; What in past, is past."
5 H$ I9 p/ G2 Z9 p望子成龙hold high hopes for one's child
3 B8 ^. b$ F; m( Y4 y8 S屋漏又逢连阴雨Misfortunes never come singly. When it rains it pours.0 b: g( ]/ p* H
文韬武略military expertise; military strategy
0 k: r: @+ M1 P# u0 K1 I唯利是图draw water to one's mill 8 X2 X! a1 Q! O4 M
无源之水,无本之木water without a source, and a tree wiithout roots
" ?- U* U1 d7 F0 w无中生有make/create something out of nothing & u( c" P5 d! r
无风不起浪There are no waves without wind. There's no smoke without fire." U9 _9 Y3 W# Z, |, i8 y- J
徇私枉法bend the law for the benefit of relatives or friends
# I, Q4 Q: r5 u6 Z1 d3 A- f" y: ]新官上任三把火a new broom sweeps clean 2 ]3 c4 O# g$ L p6 U
虚心使人进步,骄傲使人落后Modesty helps one go forward, whereas conceit makes one lag behind.$ c7 [- ], y0 s2 a) \
蓄势而发accumulate strength for a take-off9 Z6 W+ M" ^% l/ L& W R- G
心想事成May all your wish come true8 _! K0 X# V" z5 g/ m S
心照不宣have a tacit understanding; give tacit consent; tacit understanding2 c8 d: p P3 H- n
先入为主First impressions are firmly entrenched.
9 K' C0 u1 d! i; \3 A `4 f5 H6 E先下手为强catch the ball before the bound2 I6 Y, \( U; t
像热锅上的蚂蚁like an ant on a hot pan
* J% R1 B$ p9 E5 a e5 W现身说法warn people by taking oneself as an example6 @2 [/ E# e, s% V2 q6 ~
息事宁人pour oil on troubled waters
( U$ u3 v8 F+ M. U% I* s喜忧参半mingled hope and fear / t+ `, z% [! P7 x, U8 Y
循序渐进step by step
! }( _) F( ?2 s一路平安，一路顺风speed somebody on their way; speed the parting guest
6 W/ v, t8 A/ W. ]# q f严以律己,宽以待人be strict with oneself and lenient towards others
# k9 G( d& z" v) T5 m! m鱼米之乡a land of milk and honey
5 ^8 U J N* D* |/ k3 F% B. Y有情人终成眷属"Jack shall have Jill, all shall be well."
6 h& k. g6 c1 ?; ~; y, q有钱能使鬼推磨Money makes the mare go. Money talks., `" K9 F! a( n! u3 `- P3 V' U
有识之士people of vision8 ~; Y% o# P* M+ C) J2 A
有勇无谋use brawn rather than brain 2 t) m: P. v1 [0 O, W( c: E" l
有缘千里来相会Separated as we are thousands of miles apart, we come together as if by predestination.
$ ?* H" d; i3 @2 m) y0 _与时俱进advance with times$ {0 N6 {7 u" Q( A9 I; G( z3 B
以人为本people oriented; people foremost
& v) |, Y) ~/ P$ k! Q因材施教teach students according to their aptitude
4 T% |4 o* d4 j c/ 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."
: {4 m% u- c, ?. O欲速则不达Haste does not bring success.
% ^! W, a; z& B; [优胜劣汰survival of the fittest , a% O Z0 i: z6 b% V: z
英雄所见略同Great minds think alike.6 Y# D4 \8 W. y; o* k( M
冤家宜解不宜结Better make friends than make enemies.3 F7 c' S7 L$ s2 z
冤假错案"cases in which people were unjustly, falsely or wrongly charged or sentenced; unjust, false or wrong cases"
+ t4 N% A. [5 t( m ^一言既出，驷马难追A real man never goes back on his words. 9 `3 O4 ?5 X" V1 `
招财进宝Money and treasures will be plentiful5 Q* a0 t+ D+ |0 @1 Y9 G
债台高筑become debt-ridden+ |% \; G) ?; c* L0 A
致命要害Achilles' heel
& |: H& I5 ~ v% @众矢之的target of public criticism
2 W$ ~0 V" b- q2 F( N5 G2 _- O: ]4 r; K+ ]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.
+ W. x- J; ?# S% ~" h纸上谈兵be an armchair strategist) I& c( T+ E6 w- Y. i$ \0 m
纸包不住火Truth will come to light sooner or later.. Y& F: E$ a4 E; r, R
左右为难between the devil and the deep blue sea; between the rock and the hard place |
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