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爱屋及乌Love me, love my dog. ]7 [6 E! C% o; J; M8 X
百闻不如一见Seeing is believing.4 t! A1 Z$ v2 p: {& X* 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
6 j5 z# I& a. b* m" V4 }笨鸟先飞A slow sparrow should make an early start.
# Z) T) ?' \/ J' \: Y" I, {不眠之夜white night
' F# p9 ]" q* _8 |1 p/ A不以物喜，不以己悲not pleased by external gains, not saddened by personnal losses" Q* `/ V" A5 w
不遗余力spare no effort; go all out; do one's best
, n" L+ C- b- |% y不打不成交"No discord, no concord.
% O6 T9 S4 }/ \4 a' G8 L拆东墙补西墙rob Peter to pay Paul $ C/ @# n1 p3 @
辞旧迎新bid farewell to the old and usher in the new; ring out the old year and ring in the new : p" I# J, U9 h$ }3 Z: 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
0 O# G7 o, M% R& A! f大开眼界open one's eyes; broaden one's horizon; be an eye-opener
0 a8 N; ]& {0 h9 U, [; b. C国泰民安The country flourishes and people live in peace
1 m# \( y) g q0 {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 $ C" G- e1 _% Z1 Z9 x
功夫不负有心人Everything comes to him who waits.
1 v, G3 e( Y+ n6 A2 V1 @好了伤疤忘了疼once on shore, one prays no more' R6 M; h) I) t( u) y
好事不出门，恶事传千里Good news never goes beyond the gate, while bad news spread far and wide.
" l% G' z6 g4 j& G8 H0 ^和气生财Harmony brings wealth
1 W5 H/ m; f# n1 X活到老，学到老One is never too old to learn. % A# X/ g$ y' _7 p
既往不咎let bygones be bygones " ~& B8 `- }& H# k9 X+ a. [6 Q6 |
金无足赤,人无完人Gold can't be pure and man can't be perfect. $ i# ?1 m! x% Y1 _4 N
金玉满堂Treasures fill the home
1 F/ ^+ _! |7 t脚踏实地be down-to-earth
; C" L% V5 c M% M' b脚踩两只船sit on the fence 7 O7 L6 D& Z. W7 ]4 _
君子之交淡如水the friendship between gentlemen is as pure as crystal; a hedge between keeps friendship green
. i( D, k! \: g$ i' y' ~. n老生常谈，陈词滥调cut and dried, cliché
! L( ]$ Q7 J$ b7 i4 {: _0 |% ~礼尚往来Courtesy calls for reciprocity. $ X0 q% V8 P+ L- V( {4 n1 o9 z
留得青山在，不怕没柴烧"Where there is life, there is hope." E* ]2 Z( E, v2 h2 m
马到成功achieve immediate victory; win instant success/ s! K8 C! T8 l% Z
名利双收gain in both fame and wealth
3 l% K$ k' V- ]# l茅塞顿开be suddenly enlightened* Q8 s/ `; d* } o& M: ]2 E. o
没有规矩不成方圆Nothing can be accomplished without norms or standards.
: A, T3 \" Q! L: Q% p每逢佳节倍思亲2 M% E% u7 m& x* D
On festive occasions more than ever one thinks of one's dear ones far away.0 G' }/ V+ K7 g& i' @
It is on the festival occasions when one misses his dear most.
B" I1 s; r5 B1 e谋事在人，成事在天"The planning lies with man, the outcome with Heaven. / Man proposes, God disposes. "2 {6 O ` `2 T1 V. H# t2 {
弄巧成拙be too smart by half; Cunning outwits itself.) _3 b0 `( I8 b! Q6 `6 r
拿手好戏masterpiece
6 _: `) M) k. a赔了夫人又折兵throw good money after bad
% ~5 o1 R9 S: C' h4 L Q抛砖引玉a modest spur to induce others to come forward with valuable contributions; throw a sprat to catch a whale
3 c' w7 ?- e! z0 K# V. u破釜沉舟cut off all means of retreat；burn one‘s own way of retreat and be determined to fight to the end5 `7 S* z. V, x
抢得先机take the preemptive opportunities 2 }" d- V9 G7 x! t
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.) n A9 t9 g" ~( J
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 step8 @* Z( M5 l. O3 L+ c5 t4 o M; I
前事不忘,后事之师Past experience, if not forgotten, is a guide for the future.2 b2 m& Z7 |7 k, i
前人栽树,后人乘凉One generation plants the trees in whose shade another generation rests.! U; B+ X, \" b A. R# g. x7 }
One sows and another reaps.
$ w$ F' ]! n( o. p7 i* K前怕狼,后怕虎fear the wolf in front and the tiger behind/ hesitate in doing something
+ f g3 o9 R: j% q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. @ u9 P1 [: R) ~
强强联手win-win co-operation9 R/ W0 v2 x, G& u% e
瑞雪兆丰年A timely snow promises a good harvest.
( `- M% W# @% x0 {1 g人之初,性本善Man's nature at birth is good.
+ B( K7 A, U' |% S* p5 }人逢喜事精神爽Joy puts heart into a man.4 o* ^0 I( j5 x) |% x
人海战术huge-crowd strategy
W2 Y, r* m7 K& H8 A& N世上无难事，只要肯攀登"Where there is a will, there is a way. " , Y7 v" q- g7 V9 p
世外桃源a fictitious land of peace away from the turmoil of the world;
% l% \$ w7 C- ~7 N! H' |! Q3 E- ^死而后已until my heart stops beating
2 _1 {% t6 k% g- l岁岁平安Peace all year round
/ \5 z# R# R# e4 @! A上有天堂，下有苏杭"Just as there is paradise in heaven, ther are Suzhou and Hangzhou on earth." + Y6 }+ b& Q( x6 X
塞翁失马，焉知非福Misfortune may be an actual blessing.
f8 ]+ }, g: X T三十而立"A man should be independent at the age of thirty.
! q6 w$ ~) a8 d; |: P) Y lAt thirty, a man should be able to think for himself."
. e5 @( w0 F' h/ Y0 n3 E5 A& [; ~! w升级换代updating and upgrading (of products); R3 @( b7 N" f
四十不惑Life begins at forty.
4 ]5 ?! [) p% b+ p# m7 g7 \谁言寸草心，报得三春晖"Such kindness of warm sun, can't be repaid by grass. "
/ m0 x d w7 B& Y% ~) Y6 l水涨船高When the river rises, the boat floats high.
7 i n7 a/ g- @时不我待Time and tide wait for no man.
- L9 Q: A* R" v5 S" N杀鸡用牛刀break a butterfly on the wheel2 W- v# X! }4 l' j q3 l( X+ z
实事求是seek truth from facts; be practical and realistic; be true to facts 6 G8 G1 R; g( A! u
说曹操,曹操到Talk of the devil and he comes.
5 i$ D3 E9 @* s% w9 Z! X实话实说speak the plain truth; call a spade a spade; tell it as it is
- l9 k' v/ D2 R/ W, D4 ]! z1 {) g7 @实践是检验真理的唯一标准Practice is the sole criterion for testing truth., u' f T5 z8 {+ t
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; "
) k5 G9 G( ?! K6 b# |! x7 x韬光养晦hide one's capacities and bide one's time
( E$ D( g' Q! M- J$ m$ b$ _; g糖衣炮弹sugar-coated bullets6 g+ z; {$ Y8 I7 ]4 G# ]7 t( R) C \
天有不测风云Anything unexpected may happen. a bolt from the blue, V- q7 W3 V5 C4 ]) }
团结就是力量Unity is strength.4 _3 U# _/ R, f9 e2 p
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 I: ^. B E# G; \( u' e歪风邪气unhealthy practices and evil phenomena* Y) W8 s+ _5 W7 l5 C; ~" j
物以类聚，人以群分Birds of a feather flock together.
) P, A$ \3 a! D8 P往事如风"The past has vanished (from memory) like wind.; What in past, is past." 1 J) `9 O6 @" t, ^% L7 Q
望子成龙hold high hopes for one's child8 p& Z5 _. A: P$ \- x4 |
屋漏又逢连阴雨Misfortunes never come singly. When it rains it pours.
; C# W* e: k/ l6 b) U文韬武略military expertise; military strategy
/ q5 `/ O+ T4 R" D唯利是图draw water to one's mill / Z+ z1 t2 S+ S$ }- t7 d7 N& [; E
无源之水,无本之木water without a source, and a tree wiithout roots
' h- |+ S+ A& {2 E: J无中生有make/create something out of nothing 1 D. J1 N" c/ x: h" V- k
无风不起浪There are no waves without wind. There's no smoke without fire.
0 N6 [; D5 W" |8 U* X Y6 P徇私枉法bend the law for the benefit of relatives or friends ) G0 @5 r2 j, Y/ _% ^! n4 T! ]8 n
新官上任三把火a new broom sweeps clean 0 Y9 Y/ V1 O& K4 C! U/ s
虚心使人进步,骄傲使人落后Modesty helps one go forward, whereas conceit makes one lag behind.* a/ M' c( k3 L$ L P
蓄势而发accumulate strength for a take-off
$ e" u3 @: M3 N& a6 H心想事成May all your wish come true
5 I: |: P% e. w D. N* e# z! x心照不宣have a tacit understanding; give tacit consent; tacit understanding! \, R* U" x/ R$ R0 o U: V/ G
先入为主First impressions are firmly entrenched.
) \! r5 o8 r/ c" j$ H. q先下手为强catch the ball before the bound
1 ]6 S/ D- r" d$ @5 D8 M像热锅上的蚂蚁like an ant on a hot pan
3 ^% x0 H8 p+ X& `/ c4 d现身说法warn people by taking oneself as an example
) i2 U1 g, G0 Y$ K5 b+ {( ]息事宁人pour oil on troubled waters
3 o* w6 K9 s/ z. |% W8 l喜忧参半mingled hope and fear
3 X0 | E" \" s循序渐进step by step
/ i) u, X; V( h0 V0 |, B一路平安，一路顺风speed somebody on their way; speed the parting guest
9 I0 Z2 a! u, o( h& ~严以律己,宽以待人be strict with oneself and lenient towards others
& S2 U1 e" d3 h; J6 v, z* t0 d鱼米之乡a land of milk and honey. j1 x% v3 M) k
有情人终成眷属"Jack shall have Jill, all shall be well."
8 D8 a+ O1 x, \+ c有钱能使鬼推磨Money makes the mare go. Money talks.
7 B j8 H6 ]3 F2 o4 c8 ^7 w7 @/ o有识之士people of vision
) O; c; `6 |% @! k! O, w/ |有勇无谋use brawn rather than brain
! ~6 v" b, F: _4 y% s有缘千里来相会Separated as we are thousands of miles apart, we come together as if by predestination.
6 k" ~$ D1 s+ g与时俱进advance with times
$ W- A0 |* f' Z* s* q$ D9 {$ ]( j以人为本people oriented; people foremost
6 l% L- @! V) X' A" u& G因材施教teach students according to their aptitude 3 {, \ R5 T" X/ {
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 L$ }( o n! _* K
欲速则不达Haste does not bring success. 1 F1 }$ w- @3 q
优胜劣汰survival of the fittest Y4 A: x* H Y' F0 a; f, Q
英雄所见略同Great minds think alike.
3 U! T( x' O: f冤家宜解不宜结Better make friends than make enemies.
8 O* r& h8 c. N( c% _冤假错案"cases in which people were unjustly, falsely or wrongly charged or sentenced; unjust, false or wrong cases" . p* D# S1 Y* k! n: Q4 ]5 V
一言既出，驷马难追A real man never goes back on his words.
7 Z0 j8 \7 V; M" |招财进宝Money and treasures will be plentiful2 o9 p2 h) D& G3 d7 z0 j2 y
债台高筑become debt-ridden
. d) h. f2 I8 j! ]% T% O$ p致命要害Achilles' heel + I; k k5 y: u" w6 H4 U* [
众矢之的target of public criticism" ]- T7 j& x. m: J8 D- `
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.
8 n$ Z7 H4 i2 E! A纸上谈兵be an armchair strategist
: x6 J( @6 x# J1 @( k2 L. _纸包不住火Truth will come to light sooner or later.: a# W$ ]3 X/ D! a1 [
左右为难between the devil and the deep blue sea; between the rock and the hard place |
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