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爱屋及乌Love me, love my dog.* i) L, m4 u& t) v
百闻不如一见Seeing is believing.3 H/ W* K' j2 |3 r% `7 @0 {0 ]5 E
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$ r$ {" M) v$ t/ y0 P" ^- e
笨鸟先飞A slow sparrow should make an early start.
% n) r+ P" p5 {/ \8 P' `( o不眠之夜white night
$ T% i: ~8 j$ x: l$ d b- t j% T不以物喜，不以己悲not pleased by external gains, not saddened by personnal losses, i( `0 r! g0 @8 \; s& a. |
不遗余力spare no effort; go all out; do one's best
: T7 \" ]" k) S$ M0 F$ t$ o不打不成交"No discord, no concord.
6 e. X7 G+ i# `' s$ e拆东墙补西墙rob Peter to pay Paul D# c+ e1 }" A+ ^$ \
辞旧迎新bid farewell to the old and usher in the new; ring out the old year and ring in the new
1 e P6 t2 S& f" G4 Q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
: R: f9 ?; y1 z# H/ s( i1 D1 V大开眼界open one's eyes; broaden one's horizon; be an eye-opener
, c. o, k# L. p0 \国泰民安The country flourishes and people live in peace
- {0 C3 T, L S; H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
8 ]) c4 K& _9 L9 c功夫不负有心人Everything comes to him who waits.
6 r) k$ g3 e, {* N' l. Z) D好了伤疤忘了疼once on shore, one prays no more
. @* C- b1 { }好事不出门，恶事传千里Good news never goes beyond the gate, while bad news spread far and wide.
; F( p2 Q; h3 |( Z8 N% j' C和气生财Harmony brings wealth
( P) d) f5 Y2 Y活到老，学到老One is never too old to learn.
2 ]" L' }/ C. x! i既往不咎let bygones be bygones 4 |. M( Z( g1 I6 O' a
金无足赤,人无完人Gold can't be pure and man can't be perfect. 6 d P9 g) \2 e! v) ^
金玉满堂Treasures fill the home; J) e7 F' W. G# @. k8 W
脚踏实地be down-to-earth H7 K- ^6 z+ C) ~$ F& m
脚踩两只船sit on the fence
, } K0 o& D, V- B/ s1 H君子之交淡如水the friendship between gentlemen is as pure as crystal; a hedge between keeps friendship green * p1 V7 u! }8 Q
老生常谈，陈词滥调cut and dried, cliché$ r6 F) ~# W# U
礼尚往来Courtesy calls for reciprocity.
* |+ F# M ?1 @- n) e# M- W留得青山在，不怕没柴烧"Where there is life, there is hope."
. e" V4 u u* h: c0 }. W+ _! m马到成功achieve immediate victory; win instant success1 e# m0 P6 f. G# u" h
名利双收gain in both fame and wealth& w$ z+ x9 t1 [# o2 e6 r
茅塞顿开be suddenly enlightened
, H9 W/ ?* C9 C5 s) I o没有规矩不成方圆Nothing can be accomplished without norms or standards.! l& M: X5 x! t& ?/ X3 A! }
每逢佳节倍思亲
4 b3 V; _4 T$ B, Q t8 ^1 TOn festive occasions more than ever one thinks of one's dear ones far away.
3 x) e, Y4 n2 j3 h4 Q) ?3 M& y. FIt is on the festival occasions when one misses his dear most.
! n5 X! O1 u% _谋事在人，成事在天"The planning lies with man, the outcome with Heaven. / Man proposes, God disposes. "
7 x$ Q, B8 c4 b7 T& D弄巧成拙be too smart by half; Cunning outwits itself.
- g+ l1 Z: ^0 {/ a% B" x拿手好戏masterpiece
% e9 [8 I2 r4 v8 E! a赔了夫人又折兵throw good money after bad. x4 ^. r3 P; v: N0 T" V
抛砖引玉a modest spur to induce others to come forward with valuable contributions; throw a sprat to catch a whale
7 T4 n2 |* h( f- U& A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+ e/ J& G7 l% w" K1 ^5 t5 W
抢得先机take the preemptive opportunities # U- {$ ^, {* G1 }* x
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.
8 k3 R* v% v, j, H, }+ ^8 _9 ]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 K% |- ^ f5 k. P6 A
前事不忘,后事之师Past experience, if not forgotten, is a guide for the future.7 m' [) _0 F( W) _, p* ]
前人栽树,后人乘凉One generation plants the trees in whose shade another generation rests.4 d3 v7 W" i* ~2 j/ i$ c8 e! S2 k
One sows and another reaps.& j% X& t4 R$ y9 s* t) [. ^; [
前怕狼,后怕虎fear the wolf in front and the tiger behind/ hesitate in doing something
. b) r* d. D: Q' \% H; 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. * }/ Z2 A J/ S* \. Q& ^/ k
强强联手win-win co-operation
+ q1 `- R2 g3 c0 q% I% D瑞雪兆丰年A timely snow promises a good harvest.7 A! u E: B; l; q- \
人之初,性本善Man's nature at birth is good.0 z3 O% h1 k+ y/ ~( _ b% K$ a; q+ T
人逢喜事精神爽Joy puts heart into a man.
B# \ v7 x$ H9 Q% E/ C6 G人海战术huge-crowd strategy
) x6 I, i6 Z2 H3 E2 `世上无难事，只要肯攀登"Where there is a will, there is a way. " , ~! ?# i% J- H9 I
世外桃源a fictitious land of peace away from the turmoil of the world;
5 x$ Z4 _$ i& a& h% J+ S2 v死而后已until my heart stops beating) n. G R4 b/ y# [* q
岁岁平安Peace all year round: W9 p. G5 [0 E9 X' E
上有天堂，下有苏杭"Just as there is paradise in heaven, ther are Suzhou and Hangzhou on earth." $ L3 n5 ]6 }! m2 [" k
塞翁失马，焉知非福Misfortune may be an actual blessing.
$ q; y0 ~* b, a( |. {, |% a三十而立"A man should be independent at the age of thirty. 1 o: c/ X! L* P( b6 i* f2 O7 C2 @
At thirty, a man should be able to think for himself."
# e* f w+ o8 h4 B升级换代updating and upgrading (of products)8 T* ^# y+ u. ~1 R! j$ N# b. U0 G# ~
四十不惑Life begins at forty. 9 q. x ~; ^8 M$ |+ E4 @
谁言寸草心，报得三春晖"Such kindness of warm sun, can't be repaid by grass. "
- U% N0 M9 {3 [6 }3 g4 k. ^水涨船高When the river rises, the boat floats high.
+ l9 ]9 N) O7 Z2 x8 Y8 U! q时不我待Time and tide wait for no man. 7 D6 ]% l& f8 N7 ]. Q" D' L" Y- I
杀鸡用牛刀break a butterfly on the wheel
! o8 @4 y: b Q- |实事求是seek truth from facts; be practical and realistic; be true to facts * W d: a- o& x# N2 W
说曹操,曹操到Talk of the devil and he comes.
7 Q$ q: _1 L$ d实话实说speak the plain truth; call a spade a spade; tell it as it is
" ?) F4 j1 W! m, b/ U; m8 Y- l$ y9 }实践是检验真理的唯一标准Practice is the sole criterion for testing truth.
9 K. B* f+ E/ O! N0 \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 g9 R/ v! k+ t7 b1 B/ L: I韬光养晦hide one's capacities and bide one's time, F: [8 l5 b* o" P; ^
糖衣炮弹sugar-coated bullets# q, K" f+ R$ }( c$ ]# ]
天有不测风云Anything unexpected may happen. a bolt from the blue- \: g9 ^) l4 ` \& Q1 l
团结就是力量Unity is strength.' e, N, R) \3 Z; 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 1 E& E. t9 ` `6 l. w c
歪风邪气unhealthy practices and evil phenomena
0 ?0 I0 t" Z4 n! n# D/ M D$ ?: P物以类聚，人以群分Birds of a feather flock together.9 A. Q. L( a" C% U( r
往事如风"The past has vanished (from memory) like wind.; What in past, is past." 0 g# M8 [4 g2 e0 H5 J% v( }5 I5 \$ b
望子成龙hold high hopes for one's child
- ]( {/ u0 Q8 Q6 ^% r屋漏又逢连阴雨Misfortunes never come singly. When it rains it pours.
: G, S% ?8 I9 Y8 l, T. o0 I( Q文韬武略military expertise; military strategy ) o6 _/ T% A, T& h7 O4 c: _
唯利是图draw water to one's mill - W! A, u8 v: ?3 y
无源之水,无本之木water without a source, and a tree wiithout roots' D+ {# z% y& V M
无中生有make/create something out of nothing
: Y% Y. s0 Q: S3 b0 `3 @2 S无风不起浪There are no waves without wind. There's no smoke without fire.- q9 p- h, q W9 S1 U6 k! k- z% b2 d
徇私枉法bend the law for the benefit of relatives or friends 0 G% }8 P$ L7 o* l2 V
新官上任三把火a new broom sweeps clean 1 x: U' g1 N6 X( n1 D- w
虚心使人进步,骄傲使人落后Modesty helps one go forward, whereas conceit makes one lag behind.
( ^; q4 k# g# Q4 ^1 U ]3 T蓄势而发accumulate strength for a take-off
; b7 h& y6 ?% T" C) l% B心想事成May all your wish come true
' w, U* Q: Q: h. B4 {- H心照不宣have a tacit understanding; give tacit consent; tacit understanding
% W f! B) P: Y4 `先入为主First impressions are firmly entrenched.
& J) }1 l- Y( R! g% E先下手为强catch the ball before the bound+ n' L. W6 f6 {# D0 L* H
像热锅上的蚂蚁like an ant on a hot pan
+ Q0 x& J2 X" b3 ^: S现身说法warn people by taking oneself as an example
+ u$ x8 M0 j) I3 b; Y. I, z息事宁人pour oil on troubled waters * G) W- E4 s9 B
喜忧参半mingled hope and fear 2 U! E* ^8 M# e: y( O2 n
循序渐进step by step
7 o) [; ?7 h/ \, g' N L一路平安，一路顺风speed somebody on their way; speed the parting guest 0 M' \5 ~+ ?& }5 d5 W. y
严以律己,宽以待人be strict with oneself and lenient towards others9 c# ?* _8 ~5 c0 n. O9 m f
鱼米之乡a land of milk and honey
& k5 U& |8 A2 K有情人终成眷属"Jack shall have Jill, all shall be well." ' x# D; |( D6 S5 V
有钱能使鬼推磨Money makes the mare go. Money talks." R2 r, _+ t" B
有识之士people of vision
1 v3 J# V4 X" m* W! l6 w有勇无谋use brawn rather than brain
, S& H: e# \) l$ T有缘千里来相会Separated as we are thousands of miles apart, we come together as if by predestination.2 Z1 y5 z1 n# Y7 F1 k( l5 S
与时俱进advance with times. c. h+ D {3 n
以人为本people oriented; people foremost & f2 Y) [; G# \5 A! E/ _
因材施教teach students according to their aptitude - F) u4 L. Y8 Q7 P: f. 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 S! W/ y/ @/ z' y. V
欲速则不达Haste does not bring success. 9 M. V6 Z$ S; H. J" ~
优胜劣汰survival of the fittest
( R9 L& r' P! K+ X! G英雄所见略同Great minds think alike.
( W) C& |3 ?+ G. U- t冤家宜解不宜结Better make friends than make enemies.
9 @1 U8 {+ M9 H) J' k3 _& K" @ G冤假错案"cases in which people were unjustly, falsely or wrongly charged or sentenced; unjust, false or wrong cases" 9 ]2 t' F' I0 T4 G @
一言既出，驷马难追A real man never goes back on his words. # R) ?5 z9 R9 Y' z
招财进宝Money and treasures will be plentiful
" }. w2 g; O5 ^% L债台高筑become debt-ridden9 @: N; f0 ^2 K
致命要害Achilles' heel ) [2 Z: b; R" G: h7 V" Y
众矢之的target of public criticism/ n% _1 R% Q1 X! U3 U
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.
/ V8 V c$ e; U# Q纸上谈兵be an armchair strategist" K( R7 c3 P+ F. y/ D
纸包不住火Truth will come to light sooner or later.6 ?8 N. l, z7 x. r. X7 n% }
左右为难between the devil and the deep blue sea; between the rock and the hard place |
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