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爱屋及乌Love me, love my dog.* z; k- Q0 p0 f5 Z3 M0 B; w
百闻不如一见Seeing is believing.7 o3 w* I4 G+ A) r# _
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: q* K1 K) z- H+ n; J
笨鸟先飞A slow sparrow should make an early start.) C9 ^9 N% j4 t/ ?+ T+ \# v3 P
不眠之夜white night - E* A" d) y" V4 w6 f% g; P. s: a
不以物喜，不以己悲not pleased by external gains, not saddened by personnal losses5 {) }$ _7 O; u
不遗余力spare no effort; go all out; do one's best6 q! `, O# {+ ~: _# w0 X
不打不成交"No discord, no concord. 2 j! M, [% R' {0 |& r. k
拆东墙补西墙rob Peter to pay Paul % S% \& y6 N& u! |* S) B. `
辞旧迎新bid farewell to the old and usher in the new; ring out the old year and ring in the new
. x& n* q3 U# a% M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 @2 u/ }0 V) ]0 B! C5 J8 d8 Y7 j大开眼界open one's eyes; broaden one's horizon; be an eye-opener
. \ u q# Z/ k; f0 d. v& c% \; q国泰民安The country flourishes and people live in peace
- ~% Z% E; w: ?0 x0 L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 6 }/ E. r( }2 d8 e- S
功夫不负有心人Everything comes to him who waits. ! h: i% C2 c( d) ~' @
好了伤疤忘了疼once on shore, one prays no more2 I8 k* c! R' `8 `
好事不出门，恶事传千里Good news never goes beyond the gate, while bad news spread far and wide. 8 j/ b: j/ Z. n- R
和气生财Harmony brings wealth* O* a2 `- Y+ X
活到老，学到老One is never too old to learn. 2 Q2 U( [' U3 z# k
既往不咎let bygones be bygones 3 {: x* u9 I% T5 V
金无足赤,人无完人Gold can't be pure and man can't be perfect.
% v! @. P4 o1 B7 u2 @金玉满堂Treasures fill the home
. ?% I. N3 R4 v& M+ ~9 _脚踏实地be down-to-earth
4 K6 F2 n: g+ W0 S# B+ h脚踩两只船sit on the fence " `6 v- } Q A8 k$ _2 w, G- r
君子之交淡如水the friendship between gentlemen is as pure as crystal; a hedge between keeps friendship green
7 A2 c! s* p+ {3 Y1 g老生常谈，陈词滥调cut and dried, cliché
8 ~* r0 n1 N; X3 i礼尚往来Courtesy calls for reciprocity.
$ t. W" e" N, `5 _4 H3 x+ S; j留得青山在，不怕没柴烧"Where there is life, there is hope."$ F) G; t6 z6 }
马到成功achieve immediate victory; win instant success
. T& S) {+ E2 z# E名利双收gain in both fame and wealth
3 u" w% Z1 B y8 a5 n% ]8 r# W3 m- Y茅塞顿开be suddenly enlightened& f1 |6 x- n3 Z- |9 v4 M- w& r
没有规矩不成方圆Nothing can be accomplished without norms or standards.* ^( G) w. C. t% t! V/ t
每逢佳节倍思亲, [. M* C: R4 [" O# l& ?
On festive occasions more than ever one thinks of one's dear ones far away.) u2 ?9 `& Z8 |
It is on the festival occasions when one misses his dear most.
4 @: k! l; d @3 E( P' b% |- [5 A( c9 Z谋事在人，成事在天"The planning lies with man, the outcome with Heaven. / Man proposes, God disposes. ") {6 k" ]3 W5 X4 ~3 ]
弄巧成拙be too smart by half; Cunning outwits itself.
) @& n, @& Q6 k( S拿手好戏masterpiece
& `7 R9 h. c5 \3 O赔了夫人又折兵throw good money after bad- }! O; T3 i% ]3 y4 I" a" B/ y+ n
抛砖引玉a modest spur to induce others to come forward with valuable contributions; throw a sprat to catch a whale
7 R" d( X$ p! q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 a) z& ~4 |, Y1 a X+ s$ M
抢得先机take the preemptive opportunities
( {; R$ @- v1 S0 Y" S 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.: }5 k5 P8 B g9 L6 [0 \ e* z d' {
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
' ^. W; _0 A i, o! h; v! Z前事不忘,后事之师Past experience, if not forgotten, is a guide for the future.
$ E" O) ~: T* z0 n前人栽树,后人乘凉One generation plants the trees in whose shade another generation rests.
& O% R6 m4 Q. W+ E' Z) { p; QOne sows and another reaps.) U1 C& i! D; s- @
前怕狼,后怕虎fear the wolf in front and the tiger behind/ hesitate in doing something
# k$ E W( z+ o. A/ @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. 5 D* U8 b/ ~! q% R/ \
强强联手win-win co-operation
9 Z: u1 _0 c' k- l瑞雪兆丰年A timely snow promises a good harvest.
, N' i$ @8 Y, ]8 P+ y& p: f* w( Y人之初,性本善Man's nature at birth is good.
1 {2 n: Y+ c9 B! D人逢喜事精神爽Joy puts heart into a man.' I2 a# \( u0 T8 o" N$ L8 u
人海战术huge-crowd strategy * h# n& f' |& w' z
世上无难事，只要肯攀登"Where there is a will, there is a way. " : h) L. @3 C2 `& f/ c
世外桃源a fictitious land of peace away from the turmoil of the world;
0 Z& `+ e; Q/ g. I' q1 g7 G% f死而后已until my heart stops beating
9 _* x3 s( V( ~0 G. s& ^' N1 U0 \岁岁平安Peace all year round
l9 X, b8 V9 H" X- d上有天堂，下有苏杭"Just as there is paradise in heaven, ther are Suzhou and Hangzhou on earth." # _( a$ v9 J* ]8 \, X r6 u
塞翁失马，焉知非福Misfortune may be an actual blessing.
- m$ Z1 l" b# s三十而立"A man should be independent at the age of thirty.
- S' p% j( o) }% x/ j9 O( S; `At thirty, a man should be able to think for himself."
' f1 p% o& \. Q! J9 `升级换代updating and upgrading (of products)5 G! W2 \- y, u2 e3 R: F- t
四十不惑Life begins at forty. 7 c% w0 W1 k2 }( e* C+ e' O
谁言寸草心，报得三春晖"Such kindness of warm sun, can't be repaid by grass. "
) s2 w: w. @5 L a# K水涨船高When the river rises, the boat floats high.2 U0 \+ W) u8 u
时不我待Time and tide wait for no man. $ ~8 c. O: j* T3 G5 G6 R. X
杀鸡用牛刀break a butterfly on the wheel0 b/ u* P: q& p
实事求是seek truth from facts; be practical and realistic; be true to facts ) h% n- e9 b8 b2 F
说曹操,曹操到Talk of the devil and he comes. Z6 H" D7 R1 P
实话实说speak the plain truth; call a spade a spade; tell it as it is : P8 u" j& E$ u8 `" l" {1 K
实践是检验真理的唯一标准Practice is the sole criterion for testing truth.
2 G& f8 Z8 @2 R1 [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; "7 `. _: c# H7 S$ m$ r1 T" M1 U+ L
韬光养晦hide one's capacities and bide one's time9 P( W' S. W# X
糖衣炮弹sugar-coated bullets
& e9 i& E/ U% K# Y+ T6 j- S e天有不测风云Anything unexpected may happen. a bolt from the blue% B. j" O2 {" h' `' A2 K, Y
团结就是力量Unity is strength.
+ W: f, O6 f/ g+ T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
' l- [, E' h- G歪风邪气unhealthy practices and evil phenomena
' L9 }7 O% T' x" t- t/ k物以类聚，人以群分Birds of a feather flock together.8 H) ]. `7 U$ ~$ k6 ?1 e& K
往事如风"The past has vanished (from memory) like wind.; What in past, is past."
. w4 h5 m9 r/ J& a2 Y3 O! P* @) `望子成龙hold high hopes for one's child
# v6 w* O9 m6 D- O/ t+ d# C( s4 Q屋漏又逢连阴雨Misfortunes never come singly. When it rains it pours.
0 i& C9 Y6 M. q; q4 |文韬武略military expertise; military strategy
# g* h. O: T) S7 ~% u+ O7 d1 x唯利是图draw water to one's mill 9 ^' b1 f& O: W" E- M1 x2 P
无源之水,无本之木water without a source, and a tree wiithout roots$ H- e3 Q6 A* h# A& ]! Q
无中生有make/create something out of nothing 4 ?( J0 M: c' `$ ]0 f
无风不起浪There are no waves without wind. There's no smoke without fire./ U4 Y& c$ X7 w) \
徇私枉法bend the law for the benefit of relatives or friends 5 W; [6 L( R( Q& n
新官上任三把火a new broom sweeps clean
4 j& e( B# v9 A虚心使人进步,骄傲使人落后Modesty helps one go forward, whereas conceit makes one lag behind.$ V8 c; u: M( w* @% L' a
蓄势而发accumulate strength for a take-off
* @5 e* M! g( I R心想事成May all your wish come true
! R7 ^1 m) Z/ ~6 p9 ]: \/ @1 l( E# R心照不宣have a tacit understanding; give tacit consent; tacit understanding
3 j0 H4 c, Z, [先入为主First impressions are firmly entrenched.
( T. S+ T* j2 G& t先下手为强catch the ball before the bound
7 C! X5 }6 B/ U2 P! S+ W像热锅上的蚂蚁like an ant on a hot pan- M) u' e) S. q* z0 S( n( o7 K# Z% l
现身说法warn people by taking oneself as an example
! |, Y$ x# L7 c: p息事宁人pour oil on troubled waters 7 D# ` w# w! q9 V4 T. a4 g6 \
喜忧参半mingled hope and fear / \/ j1 c; O3 T* Y# R# c
循序渐进step by step
8 e& K8 W: A, S3 v一路平安，一路顺风speed somebody on their way; speed the parting guest ^& e+ D4 W, z' e
严以律己,宽以待人be strict with oneself and lenient towards others
" o+ U* N7 y1 w" d% P鱼米之乡a land of milk and honey! G% g L" w/ H# J
有情人终成眷属"Jack shall have Jill, all shall be well." ' P- Y9 e7 E: z
有钱能使鬼推磨Money makes the mare go. Money talks., R* i' |' A2 d" v
有识之士people of vision
; B! P' w( p0 p& m有勇无谋use brawn rather than brain
6 u1 E( I+ l' F9 o0 o6 H8 L8 c有缘千里来相会Separated as we are thousands of miles apart, we come together as if by predestination.
o [& v8 E+ `与时俱进advance with times
& }' s1 @* S, g- u5 U以人为本people oriented; people foremost 8 G4 I, ?) r& L$ x
因材施教teach students according to their aptitude
: D( }) u% l. g0 w' H& I- n8 e( ` {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." - ~/ c6 t' ^- Y& W. U
欲速则不达Haste does not bring success.
. P. U- F/ V! L0 ^5 X优胜劣汰survival of the fittest
6 V) w& W8 ]! D英雄所见略同Great minds think alike.
- f2 c3 K& _7 C# D: h冤家宜解不宜结Better make friends than make enemies.8 Z) j/ p$ p$ ?$ L9 P
冤假错案"cases in which people were unjustly, falsely or wrongly charged or sentenced; unjust, false or wrong cases"
5 W6 B" \! n" {' D8 H/ a$ N一言既出，驷马难追A real man never goes back on his words. & m7 Z; n4 i( ~: `1 \/ V- S
招财进宝Money and treasures will be plentiful
( O9 _% n' N7 s3 m3 c' w# }) L& }债台高筑become debt-ridden" m7 S) I# W/ X. q
致命要害Achilles' heel 4 }) I/ m9 _. h2 `" j8 @1 a
众矢之的target of public criticism! X4 B0 d0 l7 G7 Z
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.- Y+ t: V0 n9 V) z! q
纸上谈兵be an armchair strategist
2 q% x2 e$ H6 G1 i5 J2 [纸包不住火Truth will come to light sooner or later.& [% R" F! I3 H5 H
左右为难between the devil and the deep blue sea; between the rock and the hard place |
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