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爱屋及乌Love me, love my dog.- k, x" _3 `5 _: A- {$ @+ l
百闻不如一见Seeing is believing.
6 D. R. H$ f6 g2 A4 [; x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) p2 A: j( S& I9 I( S2 k: |
笨鸟先飞A slow sparrow should make an early start.
3 r O0 x. Q' G* y不眠之夜white night + i; Y9 l/ q- ]1 T9 x8 K, P
不以物喜，不以己悲not pleased by external gains, not saddened by personnal losses1 k& l! R: Z9 q( b. F" v: u
不遗余力spare no effort; go all out; do one's best4 z4 l7 u, F- L$ D( w% `
不打不成交"No discord, no concord.
% E5 v' A4 Z. T |1 n3 U9 P拆东墙补西墙rob Peter to pay Paul
$ H* L3 ~) A% O' F辞旧迎新bid farewell to the old and usher in the new; ring out the old year and ring in the new % n8 D, Y0 G/ e- ^
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 all3 z& f% `0 v! c) o/ x, S a. w; r
大开眼界open one's eyes; broaden one's horizon; be an eye-opener
: j7 D. U0 B" @+ k Z国泰民安The country flourishes and people live in peace
t% R/ Z) V+ q- z( o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
; w( q. W- i5 J, Y功夫不负有心人Everything comes to him who waits. 6 W; B( R5 c2 B* P
好了伤疤忘了疼once on shore, one prays no more# k$ Y/ l) o! F
好事不出门，恶事传千里Good news never goes beyond the gate, while bad news spread far and wide.
# K( o1 O! q6 h, m+ F和气生财Harmony brings wealth' X: O- C9 R$ w5 I( Z, ?8 @) M/ q, W
活到老，学到老One is never too old to learn.
% J- b8 H" N( {既往不咎let bygones be bygones 8 T2 L5 k: |' L3 t$ {: g. F
金无足赤,人无完人Gold can't be pure and man can't be perfect. 5 s4 E! Y/ ?7 H$ v$ `: U4 U
金玉满堂Treasures fill the home
- q& y; Z4 ^* e$ c4 s/ L) y" s脚踏实地be down-to-earth }" B1 @- ]+ _5 P/ ^
脚踩两只船sit on the fence ! C' D+ l9 Y7 |% t
君子之交淡如水the friendship between gentlemen is as pure as crystal; a hedge between keeps friendship green 2 _- p, s% A" u% E5 ~
老生常谈，陈词滥调cut and dried, cliché
8 Y. c& R; ?2 _+ ^" Z礼尚往来Courtesy calls for reciprocity.
5 O! O2 W; i1 w8 `留得青山在，不怕没柴烧"Where there is life, there is hope."
8 x4 @" ]- U7 y9 q) s7 D6 ?) a马到成功achieve immediate victory; win instant success: x/ A, L7 K: v# C/ R. T7 r
名利双收gain in both fame and wealth
4 l. p% l+ x% Z# S2 g% Z) V茅塞顿开be suddenly enlightened
$ v/ |* u) E: Y3 h$ [: Q5 J没有规矩不成方圆Nothing can be accomplished without norms or standards.( N& _: i7 f0 D8 I: q* d$ o
每逢佳节倍思亲# a6 z4 w; `' ]- g- q
On festive occasions more than ever one thinks of one's dear ones far away.
8 E; W! _& N8 h6 T9 WIt is on the festival occasions when one misses his dear most.
. t! v; u7 K3 r0 n" \- d谋事在人，成事在天"The planning lies with man, the outcome with Heaven. / Man proposes, God disposes. "
0 K( G$ f9 Q+ o! v" R弄巧成拙be too smart by half; Cunning outwits itself." E: b: J8 [) N: p
拿手好戏masterpiece
+ b, E6 ]; v; B2 s, ?赔了夫人又折兵throw good money after bad
, b) f. P# o- ~6 |$ y/ q2 O: H% r抛砖引玉a modest spur to induce others to come forward with valuable contributions; throw a sprat to catch a whale
' M* J: g R, s4 G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
" k8 V* ^# ] }* u. U抢得先机take the preemptive opportunities
0 o, r7 W$ U, ^' ^0 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.
) V) @+ p& G" X( S2 S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
|* l" f/ f2 [$ k& \, q前事不忘,后事之师Past experience, if not forgotten, is a guide for the future.7 o) W, W) o/ Q2 }5 @4 _
前人栽树,后人乘凉One generation plants the trees in whose shade another generation rests.( p& _- e' ]( `' h
One sows and another reaps.
& r* q- h5 p( \3 h7 b$ v8 q前怕狼,后怕虎fear the wolf in front and the tiger behind/ hesitate in doing something' {" I ^5 V* V" x
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. # ^' L2 p G7 R5 p
强强联手win-win co-operation
6 V& m' B$ }8 N7 }, s瑞雪兆丰年A timely snow promises a good harvest.
) Z4 {. Y' k- \, K9 J4 I9 c; L人之初,性本善Man's nature at birth is good.
: l$ r9 F+ t( v: ~; J人逢喜事精神爽Joy puts heart into a man.
$ a: T3 F+ c% C$ c: o# ?' x+ V人海战术huge-crowd strategy # E# @7 c' p" d
世上无难事，只要肯攀登"Where there is a will, there is a way. "
: z6 E8 Q4 u. d& J世外桃源a fictitious land of peace away from the turmoil of the world;
- X/ h; |5 J# _; k6 ?死而后已until my heart stops beating
: c( b- k4 o' A- R8 j岁岁平安Peace all year round
+ U o( y1 f' B$ [7 m' c- D上有天堂，下有苏杭"Just as there is paradise in heaven, ther are Suzhou and Hangzhou on earth." + K8 S) O( J# P8 z. g: A2 ^- q
塞翁失马，焉知非福Misfortune may be an actual blessing.& c3 }7 E' P" \2 `
三十而立"A man should be independent at the age of thirty. 3 S) g* ~. {9 F
At thirty, a man should be able to think for himself." ' T% Z1 M% L/ [% J7 C) b) |! T
升级换代updating and upgrading (of products)+ P5 U( |) I; Q; f( x! S
四十不惑Life begins at forty.
8 z, m( b. b) V$ g: P) h谁言寸草心，报得三春晖"Such kindness of warm sun, can't be repaid by grass. " ) l. `8 A0 W9 m0 h& i+ `
水涨船高When the river rises, the boat floats high.3 v# u: P" q" Y; N0 J
时不我待Time and tide wait for no man. . T9 s/ N) N1 b8 ]2 z: O( ]0 ~
杀鸡用牛刀break a butterfly on the wheel% l3 s. l: t7 @* T# O/ X# ?* R
实事求是seek truth from facts; be practical and realistic; be true to facts
N; q7 E5 g$ Y% N: U7 b: }* c0 C说曹操,曹操到Talk of the devil and he comes.
0 q" E; i5 Y) M. H. q0 B实话实说speak the plain truth; call a spade a spade; tell it as it is 6 X4 d& L& O5 h3 Q% }
实践是检验真理的唯一标准Practice is the sole criterion for testing truth.
+ n- W4 c8 T+ y4 ~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; "
, \" A% ?7 E' f4 u+ Q韬光养晦hide one's capacities and bide one's time7 R* j W$ ]3 i- Z6 w: A! _# l' G
糖衣炮弹sugar-coated bullets
3 c- }! O- h$ d3 y) S% i& y天有不测风云Anything unexpected may happen. a bolt from the blue
4 z- Q" h" |4 O! F- Q团结就是力量Unity is strength.
7 A3 _& Y4 T9 i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
; [9 k2 n# d* s% U) G* F! h( {歪风邪气unhealthy practices and evil phenomena5 {* [) I, s9 o, _0 j4 Y0 C9 r
物以类聚，人以群分Birds of a feather flock together.
& t6 f0 f6 W- c: B. d6 j往事如风"The past has vanished (from memory) like wind.; What in past, is past." * L, b, ^7 _2 o n" ~. q' D: j
望子成龙hold high hopes for one's child
+ _- u# D5 I( z# H屋漏又逢连阴雨Misfortunes never come singly. When it rains it pours.% f# y; i2 @. Z6 b
文韬武略military expertise; military strategy
5 F& }( W: t( J' X) v( c唯利是图draw water to one's mill
& b5 z; Y+ w4 k% h4 [无源之水,无本之木water without a source, and a tree wiithout roots1 l, ~ j d& A( o# {( N% L4 Y6 h
无中生有make/create something out of nothing ) }2 i l5 n( W2 K, P z4 X
无风不起浪There are no waves without wind. There's no smoke without fire.( M# M& I5 y4 }5 f8 }$ ^
徇私枉法bend the law for the benefit of relatives or friends
) e3 o. I6 q( A- F/ Q! a9 m! z新官上任三把火a new broom sweeps clean 8 a5 _! s* e/ h6 h, Y% r1 f& Q* |
虚心使人进步,骄傲使人落后Modesty helps one go forward, whereas conceit makes one lag behind.7 P: u' d* D* k: Q/ M
蓄势而发accumulate strength for a take-off& n* m. y0 \6 |5 @0 M
心想事成May all your wish come true
% d3 _5 @" l9 `: a4 [; T心照不宣have a tacit understanding; give tacit consent; tacit understanding3 M& M+ {5 s) D1 Y/ K' ~( M
先入为主First impressions are firmly entrenched.
6 _: ]! [- X: _, X0 L( u3 G% R先下手为强catch the ball before the bound, g9 k3 n/ Q6 H' s
像热锅上的蚂蚁like an ant on a hot pan
5 p( a3 Q; \4 F& e% z, Y" M. Q现身说法warn people by taking oneself as an example3 M1 I8 T9 e) y% e- k" T
息事宁人pour oil on troubled waters
' G* B' V2 l( y9 I) x4 z喜忧参半mingled hope and fear
2 r5 t3 R" Q- ~, M" Z9 ?循序渐进step by step
, P6 _8 `# x9 V3 I一路平安，一路顺风speed somebody on their way; speed the parting guest + F6 p7 W" V7 J
严以律己,宽以待人be strict with oneself and lenient towards others
o" N/ j8 C7 R/ A( ^: I% D5 H+ ^鱼米之乡a land of milk and honey
9 W( {( x8 ]6 F; V, A) g有情人终成眷属"Jack shall have Jill, all shall be well." " x: p: S# @, o4 m, ~
有钱能使鬼推磨Money makes the mare go. Money talks.
# B" X ^8 w: r: ~! S! @有识之士people of vision4 g2 P1 |7 X3 n, {& s$ x+ C4 F9 ~
有勇无谋use brawn rather than brain
8 v; S! Z( p8 f' E' j4 w/ W有缘千里来相会Separated as we are thousands of miles apart, we come together as if by predestination.
5 d7 q: A# n' y1 {; ~8 |9 c$ `与时俱进advance with times
! i9 t/ J" V8 s/ _9 W/ M以人为本people oriented; people foremost
8 J1 k" a5 P. E' s+ d9 m因材施教teach students according to their aptitude
4 g! j% R9 M' D& H8 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."
5 V w& h6 f2 |- R4 H8 P欲速则不达Haste does not bring success. 8 s$ K1 N9 ]6 @* S4 U" \7 k2 }
优胜劣汰survival of the fittest 7 c/ D% h* a+ Z" n- ]
英雄所见略同Great minds think alike., ? Q+ z! e; A- X. b4 B
冤家宜解不宜结Better make friends than make enemies.7 ?. y/ G! x. [3 D$ X$ _
冤假错案"cases in which people were unjustly, falsely or wrongly charged or sentenced; unjust, false or wrong cases"
- @: |! L8 N. D' H$ j一言既出，驷马难追A real man never goes back on his words. ( N; q8 _! d( V4 a- U1 h5 j
招财进宝Money and treasures will be plentiful) D i" B7 S# a, g! K) A; _
债台高筑become debt-ridden
4 B! J$ a; A0 X( X致命要害Achilles' heel * f5 {3 T/ L. C# H5 o/ i
众矢之的target of public criticism
* E* }6 a. W) q! q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.. G; B# e2 t: `. p
纸上谈兵be an armchair strategist
" a) i$ G. ~5 [( K纸包不住火Truth will come to light sooner or later.
3 T" J! r, s& o- j0 O9 w左右为难between the devil and the deep blue sea; between the rock and the hard place |
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