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爱屋及乌Love me, love my dog.
4 z9 n2 x7 G5 m. m" w百闻不如一见Seeing is believing.6 ]: B+ i$ Y( m2 s, a( w
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
% M v% ?- _3 M- |1 A笨鸟先飞A slow sparrow should make an early start.* \) K/ \6 @4 `0 F' [/ u( x9 }1 g
不眠之夜white night
7 l% [# i4 ?' K7 ?, D不以物喜，不以己悲not pleased by external gains, not saddened by personnal losses' G ~& C" R8 \. `: B' i
不遗余力spare no effort; go all out; do one's best
8 {3 N( Z2 y$ y0 S2 |4 `9 `, X不打不成交"No discord, no concord. 6 i- I% g/ a( j8 h, E [- k% p+ @: d
拆东墙补西墙rob Peter to pay Paul $ K$ J. K4 h6 g* U$ k/ P9 r" t0 [6 {
辞旧迎新bid farewell to the old and usher in the new; ring out the old year and ring in the new
4 ?; s0 R, y. d5 E" 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
6 z7 q: d6 P: ?7 d. k大开眼界open one's eyes; broaden one's horizon; be an eye-opener
3 W: R& }8 x/ |6 ]& l" W国泰民安The country flourishes and people live in peace. Z0 x7 w4 u m \( m
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 , R' a/ b2 ]( M, \
功夫不负有心人Everything comes to him who waits. + N) Q0 d" Q# V6 ^3 U* M
好了伤疤忘了疼once on shore, one prays no more
; \* V8 H/ M: v: Q8 q+ H好事不出门，恶事传千里Good news never goes beyond the gate, while bad news spread far and wide.
7 Z3 }5 W. B/ ` s! n和气生财Harmony brings wealth
3 O7 R: K2 }$ ]- N& |( f6 {活到老，学到老One is never too old to learn. % V$ M+ Z s* y2 e9 X
既往不咎let bygones be bygones
6 `; [9 n+ r; R& m! A0 C金无足赤,人无完人Gold can't be pure and man can't be perfect. " t- l/ o( S Q e
金玉满堂Treasures fill the home
& y. M" j1 n# l% D, L# v( p4 r脚踏实地be down-to-earth 8 g4 C+ ]2 a' T
脚踩两只船sit on the fence
1 Q: x7 ]! E2 r# Y9 `7 l君子之交淡如水the friendship between gentlemen is as pure as crystal; a hedge between keeps friendship green - u2 W/ F" ^/ _0 S' B
老生常谈，陈词滥调cut and dried, cliché
) l& U L+ q4 a; q2 ] [/ M礼尚往来Courtesy calls for reciprocity. $ {% p: x8 _0 H$ e0 ?
留得青山在，不怕没柴烧"Where there is life, there is hope."
9 `) `+ H5 P L( p) ?, @) p( o, D马到成功achieve immediate victory; win instant success+ U, c% j- m/ A- F+ \6 Y3 P. Y: R
名利双收gain in both fame and wealth
. c5 g- s2 |, ]) U; Y茅塞顿开be suddenly enlightened7 F7 I5 t C. L5 C' R
没有规矩不成方圆Nothing can be accomplished without norms or standards.0 t* j' X( W% e8 A
每逢佳节倍思亲; E6 P9 Z A/ V+ `, g% V
On festive occasions more than ever one thinks of one's dear ones far away.
" i$ |" z: N8 b- m* P! SIt is on the festival occasions when one misses his dear most. 7 O @! w8 \- l4 x) n& x
谋事在人，成事在天"The planning lies with man, the outcome with Heaven. / Man proposes, God disposes. "3 ~! T4 k, N0 e" i# A
弄巧成拙be too smart by half; Cunning outwits itself.
$ @% H# x2 j+ |9 S0 D拿手好戏masterpiece
8 g: H5 V$ h c2 r; ^赔了夫人又折兵throw good money after bad
' r) z) z2 \" O$ V6 F抛砖引玉a modest spur to induce others to come forward with valuable contributions; throw a sprat to catch a whale
, J8 {6 M5 n7 F# i7 b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 Z+ I# O5 P, c( z2 A) M
抢得先机take the preemptive opportunities
6 T/ @7 K( P. J, W' d* g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." J- M+ x1 \+ G2 y6 G& [4 j' O
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 step6 H5 N/ \& T f
前事不忘,后事之师Past experience, if not forgotten, is a guide for the future.
- [; M9 a# o$ ^) W5 A前人栽树,后人乘凉One generation plants the trees in whose shade another generation rests.) z7 \" }- K0 z' i
One sows and another reaps., _9 E- b6 v1 A, G6 [2 M
前怕狼,后怕虎fear the wolf in front and the tiger behind/ hesitate in doing something
7 s" z0 W1 ` x5 b$ }! }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. 4 f+ r' z& b0 |
强强联手win-win co-operation- T2 `! ]1 \9 b1 t, q' ~2 M4 J
瑞雪兆丰年A timely snow promises a good harvest.
' J; D- c/ U2 O' ?$ a7 F" U2 L人之初,性本善Man's nature at birth is good.
5 C: U5 _; G, a! b! c. ?# \. A人逢喜事精神爽Joy puts heart into a man.
2 e, H8 d+ X* @/ C% o( A: c人海战术huge-crowd strategy 3 |; @" ~6 x" _# \1 i
世上无难事，只要肯攀登"Where there is a will, there is a way. " + Q/ Y7 z, J/ T; r: D) R% l
世外桃源a fictitious land of peace away from the turmoil of the world; ( |" o4 y- B0 e9 Q" a; l0 o0 t2 Z
死而后已until my heart stops beating1 y ^$ S* \3 n; r6 J, v
岁岁平安Peace all year round2 J2 N0 n0 d# e
上有天堂，下有苏杭"Just as there is paradise in heaven, ther are Suzhou and Hangzhou on earth." 8 M: P1 b0 {* f' p: Y) D( B$ N8 x
塞翁失马，焉知非福Misfortune may be an actual blessing." Y( ^9 [/ h! W3 A q
三十而立"A man should be independent at the age of thirty.
+ B: ] y. J# p* |$ W9 v6 M b- iAt thirty, a man should be able to think for himself." " Y# A/ c, `4 y" L2 O
升级换代updating and upgrading (of products), T5 {& I3 e, {; L2 G8 @
四十不惑Life begins at forty. / X; q3 y1 w8 x/ X# h3 e8 k" a: T$ t4 ?1 m
谁言寸草心，报得三春晖"Such kindness of warm sun, can't be repaid by grass. " 8 W4 z1 ?" x& e! p& `- j
水涨船高When the river rises, the boat floats high./ V3 q( w$ R* Q
时不我待Time and tide wait for no man. " Y9 b5 }2 I) @2 ^! N
杀鸡用牛刀break a butterfly on the wheel
% d/ A: g+ W8 p- [, ~' S7 @实事求是seek truth from facts; be practical and realistic; be true to facts
! o6 a0 e# o" |9 o& A. W说曹操,曹操到Talk of the devil and he comes.
9 ?+ _* A* u. s* U* ~5 c实话实说speak the plain truth; call a spade a spade; tell it as it is 3 x6 F; O: K! n, ]
实践是检验真理的唯一标准Practice is the sole criterion for testing truth.
- |) G7 V8 Z. K9 d& K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; ", G' }* G. M- U6 Y8 v6 c6 _/ v8 g6 z
韬光养晦hide one's capacities and bide one's time
6 I% x2 b* j1 c3 v9 Z糖衣炮弹sugar-coated bullets
/ Q, A! Q& e9 n5 t9 ?7 B' @0 `天有不测风云Anything unexpected may happen. a bolt from the blue0 O7 r' _" z1 o% w4 }0 q, o9 f7 `( \
团结就是力量Unity is strength.* F% q1 `' p$ B6 f* q& s
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 % x4 `: t, k, [5 S8 d$ G$ P
歪风邪气unhealthy practices and evil phenomena- H2 [9 T: V" p1 J
物以类聚，人以群分Birds of a feather flock together.. d' N, `% O4 }/ h) ^
往事如风"The past has vanished (from memory) like wind.; What in past, is past." / t% u: `% D8 [' ]) P! ^
望子成龙hold high hopes for one's child
I5 _; l1 }+ X& }" J5 ]屋漏又逢连阴雨Misfortunes never come singly. When it rains it pours.
! i3 E) l/ h% {3 h8 v: q文韬武略military expertise; military strategy
4 l3 M0 t" E5 H6 L) v唯利是图draw water to one's mill 0 A: Z* x- G6 k) |. \, S
无源之水,无本之木water without a source, and a tree wiithout roots
$ I! Y' y3 u! N, z9 X无中生有make/create something out of nothing 4 U/ N4 m6 X/ g' h R" ]: C2 R4 P
无风不起浪There are no waves without wind. There's no smoke without fire.
4 \& Z0 h1 N5 `9 R' k1 b. [徇私枉法bend the law for the benefit of relatives or friends
, t) y2 t3 [0 H2 `' N; Z新官上任三把火a new broom sweeps clean / Z* I1 ?' `, ], ^$ s' G
虚心使人进步,骄傲使人落后Modesty helps one go forward, whereas conceit makes one lag behind.8 |1 x: Y% C) P# h0 ~9 A Q
蓄势而发accumulate strength for a take-off
[, q! v/ Y+ R K: b4 [心想事成May all your wish come true
% |6 U; E" Z8 j: t. v% ~心照不宣have a tacit understanding; give tacit consent; tacit understanding
2 ^9 Q& `4 [9 ]/ y先入为主First impressions are firmly entrenched.4 T- h8 d8 n+ O" [0 Y- l
先下手为强catch the ball before the bound# @& ~/ F0 Y/ } u7 m
像热锅上的蚂蚁like an ant on a hot pan* P* E/ ?( h0 Z
现身说法warn people by taking oneself as an example4 i0 h- ]4 S8 V
息事宁人pour oil on troubled waters
/ _- l. |0 F7 }+ Y喜忧参半mingled hope and fear
9 {6 |( i0 q( f. N3 q8 x6 R循序渐进step by step4 Q! `5 J: W0 Y' r2 K
一路平安，一路顺风speed somebody on their way; speed the parting guest 6 {, X5 r/ [' @
严以律己,宽以待人be strict with oneself and lenient towards others' C, y5 |( _! y) o+ h
鱼米之乡a land of milk and honey
2 }3 l' S1 ^) K j% [# t有情人终成眷属"Jack shall have Jill, all shall be well."
% W0 N0 e2 m" y" o有钱能使鬼推磨Money makes the mare go. Money talks.9 G. L; J9 ?& o$ n8 N6 {. B" M7 n
有识之士people of vision
6 Z4 Q( H7 m( \& V) t有勇无谋use brawn rather than brain / O' C) _0 U4 o F$ Z \3 b9 V
有缘千里来相会Separated as we are thousands of miles apart, we come together as if by predestination.
# B2 N6 d7 M" M$ W2 l7 f与时俱进advance with times% x3 `+ M) Q9 p
以人为本people oriented; people foremost 4 Q% q! n. Z9 ~) ]$ c# q
因材施教teach students according to their aptitude
, b1 z( _% y# B3 C' F; q6 s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."
* W1 d% W. o- l) K, z* V欲速则不达Haste does not bring success. / M7 a! g! v+ `- }* f
优胜劣汰survival of the fittest 8 v, [# x+ | q/ ~# N
英雄所见略同Great minds think alike.
" K4 N# E1 P. P4 M冤家宜解不宜结Better make friends than make enemies.
, g( N) C7 i% D冤假错案"cases in which people were unjustly, falsely or wrongly charged or sentenced; unjust, false or wrong cases" : v. W0 M- ]; R) o2 ~/ ]! d
一言既出，驷马难追A real man never goes back on his words.
1 _( t) j5 W/ S. b2 \! r2 m3 e招财进宝Money and treasures will be plentiful% E; U. s1 ? A8 F/ l& C5 R: k
债台高筑become debt-ridden
+ D& K( K8 ]- r3 L) ~7 L致命要害Achilles' heel 2 z5 {/ l/ y8 |3 @8 Y" r& A+ e: b
众矢之的target of public criticism- E2 W* t5 O! p( }" L
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.& f( W) C0 N# F* t# e# m( \8 h
纸上谈兵be an armchair strategist
9 C# y. i' \" k2 B纸包不住火Truth will come to light sooner or later.
0 i5 M- v9 e8 M" z左右为难between the devil and the deep blue sea; between the rock and the hard place |
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