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爱屋及乌Love me, love my dog.
' t! `1 ^$ x) k0 _* P百闻不如一见Seeing is believing.
, M3 \+ G. [; Y7 m4 C I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
7 ]+ N( M) B; L6 Y! l) D+ v笨鸟先飞A slow sparrow should make an early start.; U7 O1 p* o5 z$ ]* F
不眠之夜white night
. @1 R- ]) ]6 d3 q不以物喜，不以己悲not pleased by external gains, not saddened by personnal losses
1 g3 `# D0 o8 N C3 p不遗余力spare no effort; go all out; do one's best" ]$ r& T% I/ O, j/ }
不打不成交"No discord, no concord. & M" m# e y" F1 a/ m4 C
拆东墙补西墙rob Peter to pay Paul # h9 u" M/ U$ V' T' K3 X6 p# J4 y
辞旧迎新bid farewell to the old and usher in the new; ring out the old year and ring in the new % i7 B. R6 D' @" [
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+ g0 I; H9 }& s$ h8 J& ]. m* X
大开眼界open one's eyes; broaden one's horizon; be an eye-opener 4 V% x/ E# q8 V! F) {
国泰民安The country flourishes and people live in peace
* j! W! C+ R9 R2 v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
: {% }* _$ y# g功夫不负有心人Everything comes to him who waits.
' `6 C3 O- ^5 k/ N; p4 v H8 E好了伤疤忘了疼once on shore, one prays no more
0 x% m& F7 ^& _: i好事不出门，恶事传千里Good news never goes beyond the gate, while bad news spread far and wide.
( J, F/ x7 O7 E- |$ c- l和气生财Harmony brings wealth L c) {$ d0 Y# e% n# E/ Z
活到老，学到老One is never too old to learn. ) y4 ?0 t! u4 T2 B) F, B
既往不咎let bygones be bygones
: k9 C9 c W9 W6 `8 i金无足赤,人无完人Gold can't be pure and man can't be perfect. & R" [ e' @6 W5 u2 p
金玉满堂Treasures fill the home
) i6 ~+ i l0 a' B脚踏实地be down-to-earth
& [$ g5 C3 G' u2 Q. O* a脚踩两只船sit on the fence
/ S1 {2 J0 C, \! t/ z+ C君子之交淡如水the friendship between gentlemen is as pure as crystal; a hedge between keeps friendship green
6 u) [. U' \7 l4 X老生常谈，陈词滥调cut and dried, cliché
* x7 o7 r1 c: a# Z- g" G3 _礼尚往来Courtesy calls for reciprocity. E2 Q& U/ Q9 u
留得青山在，不怕没柴烧"Where there is life, there is hope."
$ p7 ]2 k% J) V: o; b& O马到成功achieve immediate victory; win instant success
: P0 s2 b, [+ H+ [# P- ~名利双收gain in both fame and wealth
# e% T/ s) H4 m; f茅塞顿开be suddenly enlightened
! { O, U- ~. N/ n, b+ \. g没有规矩不成方圆Nothing can be accomplished without norms or standards.
/ @5 ~# M! g" L每逢佳节倍思亲
$ T3 T- C3 e* J" [! p% M5 ^5 M* BOn festive occasions more than ever one thinks of one's dear ones far away.
X6 E. D+ I- t& w/ I [It is on the festival occasions when one misses his dear most. * i& s+ y6 j* d6 P# j1 c1 V4 P
谋事在人，成事在天"The planning lies with man, the outcome with Heaven. / Man proposes, God disposes. "
6 \3 K, O6 P8 z* e6 `弄巧成拙be too smart by half; Cunning outwits itself.
8 n3 J* l5 G$ ]* t. U拿手好戏masterpiece
, f& W) F* t4 e& _赔了夫人又折兵throw good money after bad
; O( o, u( a9 _8 f4 ?抛砖引玉a modest spur to induce others to come forward with valuable contributions; throw a sprat to catch a whale
2 m, U* N) C5 x/ }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
* g+ l% |! ?+ G g: |抢得先机take the preemptive opportunities / t3 M2 Q$ g, U" @6 @$ P4 a4 S" ]5 }& 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.
4 T% S8 `3 I+ y0 t. W5 `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 step0 n( j- G7 ^% v$ u Y
前事不忘,后事之师Past experience, if not forgotten, is a guide for the future.
, N$ g( _: m8 N0 M4 ]/ O) e0 ^前人栽树,后人乘凉One generation plants the trees in whose shade another generation rests.% n9 v# e) B2 a( m
One sows and another reaps./ K6 R! P7 F- [( O n) H
前怕狼,后怕虎fear the wolf in front and the tiger behind/ hesitate in doing something
& u. j: [5 e# B: E* _; ~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. $ q# Z+ H( i% H2 b' X
强强联手win-win co-operation( H7 ~& ]% h4 X; j4 E! @! ] Z$ ~$ x
瑞雪兆丰年A timely snow promises a good harvest.0 k, U6 v2 q/ h" z4 W7 m
人之初,性本善Man's nature at birth is good., S3 i" h* F. X4 S a& h
人逢喜事精神爽Joy puts heart into a man.7 c1 J; W) ^4 w& K1 l% L
人海战术huge-crowd strategy
6 d( W5 Y3 }0 y( O( A世上无难事，只要肯攀登"Where there is a will, there is a way. " . J( e# A2 z* z' e0 z) b
世外桃源a fictitious land of peace away from the turmoil of the world; , ^4 k% o3 A; k- k& }7 d: m
死而后已until my heart stops beating
" m) H0 E4 P( [: {7 ^岁岁平安Peace all year round
7 Z6 ]6 e* j& m' D上有天堂，下有苏杭"Just as there is paradise in heaven, ther are Suzhou and Hangzhou on earth." # \5 h* g4 S+ _
塞翁失马，焉知非福Misfortune may be an actual blessing.! t u Y0 Q; J1 ^- f# o2 A0 _
三十而立"A man should be independent at the age of thirty.
% T8 i( r6 K# o: [: W( o6 QAt thirty, a man should be able to think for himself." * J& ~: G, G6 O, i
升级换代updating and upgrading (of products)! `8 P- Z4 G1 C2 C) p) l
四十不惑Life begins at forty.
/ T+ B E* t8 Q9 X$ q6 H0 ]6 `谁言寸草心，报得三春晖"Such kindness of warm sun, can't be repaid by grass. "
3 T: O, D( y8 z水涨船高When the river rises, the boat floats high.- @9 D3 ~+ f% ?: P$ \) p
时不我待Time and tide wait for no man.
V4 b4 l ~: B) f: X% x杀鸡用牛刀break a butterfly on the wheel2 s" \+ ]; r6 ?" L
实事求是seek truth from facts; be practical and realistic; be true to facts : s' j2 ^" @: a1 B$ t( K
说曹操,曹操到Talk of the devil and he comes.3 q8 u5 W; ~- b. l: J4 p. M5 C+ b/ R
实话实说speak the plain truth; call a spade a spade; tell it as it is : D5 ~! [9 u( q
实践是检验真理的唯一标准Practice is the sole criterion for testing truth.
' H( X9 ]6 I& d; P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; "' N# N5 T1 d4 F; \; @ T. ?
韬光养晦hide one's capacities and bide one's time, V! f, W- e4 T- v5 z$ p
糖衣炮弹sugar-coated bullets
6 K, a( S5 y) W: t3 Y天有不测风云Anything unexpected may happen. a bolt from the blue% O1 [* h( l! G- _
团结就是力量Unity is strength.
+ T4 }$ r W6 g4 C R5 c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
) S4 s- L0 i( o6 P. M, ^1 i2 ^! v歪风邪气unhealthy practices and evil phenomena8 q- ~5 J0 j2 N6 w
物以类聚，人以群分Birds of a feather flock together.
; {0 m8 [/ i8 p9 p往事如风"The past has vanished (from memory) like wind.; What in past, is past." ; K7 b# s6 @7 a `/ R0 L; `
望子成龙hold high hopes for one's child
' P" q3 h3 z9 w0 w屋漏又逢连阴雨Misfortunes never come singly. When it rains it pours., g) D2 P6 p6 U6 T1 K. C# _+ ]5 Q
文韬武略military expertise; military strategy
$ Y/ m, O2 S$ Z0 \唯利是图draw water to one's mill
7 E1 y: D8 {2 |8 ^2 R* c8 N0 v; f无源之水,无本之木water without a source, and a tree wiithout roots
- M" B5 ~. K+ u$ t5 M1 S0 z无中生有make/create something out of nothing 3 z2 p2 i* m# p/ E9 [
无风不起浪There are no waves without wind. There's no smoke without fire.5 g7 @ H; \1 W d4 o8 v
徇私枉法bend the law for the benefit of relatives or friends 1 P8 l. O3 u4 _ | k
新官上任三把火a new broom sweeps clean
) }/ R# S( r1 \8 G% Y4 @虚心使人进步,骄傲使人落后Modesty helps one go forward, whereas conceit makes one lag behind.
2 H, _2 P/ ], I3 a4 W" I蓄势而发accumulate strength for a take-off
. b4 N2 g2 X i0 M$ Z# X心想事成May all your wish come true( X2 A3 ?) L! G( U+ Q
心照不宣have a tacit understanding; give tacit consent; tacit understanding
5 r% y" I$ x- D0 y" ~先入为主First impressions are firmly entrenched.
. [" m* M% y. R" f1 m0 D- x先下手为强catch the ball before the bound" h1 N# V% g$ J8 j" U+ u; ~
像热锅上的蚂蚁like an ant on a hot pan l* ?8 S' t8 B
现身说法warn people by taking oneself as an example
% C3 i# L2 z2 [: I" @' r! Z息事宁人pour oil on troubled waters
9 J- f; J- m. c0 w1 L喜忧参半mingled hope and fear ' Z; i& R; S- N( M* z
循序渐进step by step
2 D# H: N: i! H) r( c一路平安，一路顺风speed somebody on their way; speed the parting guest ! w2 R. M6 L+ b3 x+ n- _
严以律己,宽以待人be strict with oneself and lenient towards others
& O: R0 n' a) _鱼米之乡a land of milk and honey* b. n" q8 }# Z8 F5 ?4 C* ~& k
有情人终成眷属"Jack shall have Jill, all shall be well."
: a7 i' K# v& V# ]. c+ f有钱能使鬼推磨Money makes the mare go. Money talks.
) ?5 X& K# \' S! [( }有识之士people of vision' S- d$ y+ I6 `& p# W/ r: I+ r
有勇无谋use brawn rather than brain
! |( O" ?; A2 b& g7 Z有缘千里来相会Separated as we are thousands of miles apart, we come together as if by predestination.9 Z6 ~! X# }4 O+ C# M
与时俱进advance with times
% e$ Z W# p6 o. _! H a% B! D. P5 y以人为本people oriented; people foremost # \1 D0 [( n* P' V1 j
因材施教teach students according to their aptitude
/ R1 L- g5 F x+ N. @3 r4 H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."
% F$ T: Z; Y% g- t- X欲速则不达Haste does not bring success.
3 o2 r4 ]5 f+ d8 `. I优胜劣汰survival of the fittest - N4 E. H+ K6 t% H3 h0 O- |+ h! N5 u' p
英雄所见略同Great minds think alike.
4 A" i2 N3 u4 M/ E0 J. z! @ D冤家宜解不宜结Better make friends than make enemies.
: x+ @& l6 o' R9 d3 B6 @0 G冤假错案"cases in which people were unjustly, falsely or wrongly charged or sentenced; unjust, false or wrong cases" - V( y2 }# e7 M
一言既出，驷马难追A real man never goes back on his words. 4 C: J C3 P- U1 T
招财进宝Money and treasures will be plentiful5 t9 J7 g. o/ R) P' [, }) e. `7 l! W7 n
债台高筑become debt-ridden/ N3 j& P- p* H% c! i
致命要害Achilles' heel
3 E9 V1 ^) l* Y/ v/ z众矢之的target of public criticism
; e- q( p/ c L$ d5 l5 [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.0 }) X0 P3 i t3 V8 p6 W" M( {
纸上谈兵be an armchair strategist$ k O/ c6 }5 ~* E% H0 ~ {
纸包不住火Truth will come to light sooner or later.
; C4 m1 I& \- i. Z) t左右为难between the devil and the deep blue sea; between the rock and the hard place |
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