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爱屋及乌Love me, love my dog.6 ^, h3 S; l2 Y6 K
百闻不如一见Seeing is believing.
. ~% I# `% {# Z0 T- l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, ]* z# N( v- j. E6 W# `
笨鸟先飞A slow sparrow should make an early start.
! e8 Y1 F& X1 Y2 f: w不眠之夜white night
7 Z! e$ b# M& m7 [3 X, f8 [不以物喜，不以己悲not pleased by external gains, not saddened by personnal losses
8 v* g v6 N4 O6 N1 L, ]4 y不遗余力spare no effort; go all out; do one's best
u: V: e/ K" T不打不成交"No discord, no concord.
* T! v# g9 O u5 Y* M; ~拆东墙补西墙rob Peter to pay Paul
3 z& @, G5 ^$ l辞旧迎新bid farewell to the old and usher in the new; ring out the old year and ring in the new $ ~) v" l6 w, C+ h$ S. o0 v
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
' M+ E# P- _5 X2 N, ~) f大开眼界open one's eyes; broaden one's horizon; be an eye-opener
( j, w$ l6 N; A, b国泰民安The country flourishes and people live in peace" c2 W4 O# q. G# 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 " `3 M ?6 G3 L/ x7 h
功夫不负有心人Everything comes to him who waits. 3 |* ^( x' I. p. z; ~* T7 b
好了伤疤忘了疼once on shore, one prays no more
" p; @6 r" ]; U% f1 y/ P$ J好事不出门，恶事传千里Good news never goes beyond the gate, while bad news spread far and wide.
2 B6 C) Q( u0 ]7 j- I' y和气生财Harmony brings wealth
' a1 `4 y1 h4 X! p0 u7 ^; ?活到老，学到老One is never too old to learn.
3 x2 N; V! }; K4 ?7 g既往不咎let bygones be bygones
2 l; b1 x) p |( N9 ]+ k4 Y金无足赤,人无完人Gold can't be pure and man can't be perfect.
- ]3 ^6 [" L8 G" w2 s# C金玉满堂Treasures fill the home
; h) V; g1 p+ I3 b脚踏实地be down-to-earth ' y) V: Y+ F) l8 X
脚踩两只船sit on the fence
' X8 q7 b* e6 H* e3 t君子之交淡如水the friendship between gentlemen is as pure as crystal; a hedge between keeps friendship green & a& |' a J6 X( p! j2 J
老生常谈，陈词滥调cut and dried, cliché
7 ]+ q( u9 ?6 H0 `* k礼尚往来Courtesy calls for reciprocity.
% c6 `& w/ E( e2 }! o7 q8 Y留得青山在，不怕没柴烧"Where there is life, there is hope."
$ ^0 v5 _* h. J3 v8 C+ P0 s! D马到成功achieve immediate victory; win instant success4 ?9 D; C3 k, h' {
名利双收gain in both fame and wealth7 S, [; `8 L* z3 i# E1 ?1 j
茅塞顿开be suddenly enlightened
9 T; F4 R% f$ m5 B" A* e没有规矩不成方圆Nothing can be accomplished without norms or standards.: R/ y+ ] J9 w: \
每逢佳节倍思亲
- J" t$ ~* }7 h' d' o3 ?! dOn festive occasions more than ever one thinks of one's dear ones far away.
# _3 z$ T$ u6 S, A+ z( J' \It is on the festival occasions when one misses his dear most. 6 ]: d' y" Q$ F# y3 e& B% p
谋事在人，成事在天"The planning lies with man, the outcome with Heaven. / Man proposes, God disposes. "
6 n# ~+ ?& l" \; ` d& r弄巧成拙be too smart by half; Cunning outwits itself.
: Q" `; w; G+ W' C: M5 Q拿手好戏masterpiece2 @$ K+ y {8 m2 M" o: R- D
赔了夫人又折兵throw good money after bad
; [4 u# `5 E* e8 n抛砖引玉a modest spur to induce others to come forward with valuable contributions; throw a sprat to catch a whale
* V O) s" k/ a) O) [& N& S" l0 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 end8 r# A9 ^, B5 l) k
抢得先机take the preemptive opportunities
2 a9 z, u: e# k ^# F& ]6 a6 k8 I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.
1 _7 \ W- o# @) i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/ ?1 x4 G( I+ J% P: p8 N
前事不忘,后事之师Past experience, if not forgotten, is a guide for the future.+ W0 f; M# H3 r, T8 {. c ~4 C2 X3 O
前人栽树,后人乘凉One generation plants the trees in whose shade another generation rests.3 [+ ] T. \6 e' t
One sows and another reaps.6 q0 ]7 T' x9 c0 I( O
前怕狼,后怕虎fear the wolf in front and the tiger behind/ hesitate in doing something
$ {* d! C4 L7 y. u5 K6 [" ^7 I( H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. # H0 ^; m$ `: ]3 n* D
强强联手win-win co-operation
' J; i, z9 ~! w7 ]' O$ q% \" s( C瑞雪兆丰年A timely snow promises a good harvest.
! x+ L7 B% ]- R' i2 Y& Y人之初,性本善Man's nature at birth is good.
2 e7 Q& s: i* e8 [; S0 o; S' J人逢喜事精神爽Joy puts heart into a man.7 w0 W* ]/ L. ^* x% A, ^
人海战术huge-crowd strategy ; \; R+ g8 m8 d' S1 N I; U2 O
世上无难事，只要肯攀登"Where there is a will, there is a way. "
) B9 P8 c! h8 A+ x世外桃源a fictitious land of peace away from the turmoil of the world;
' v; h4 X+ r, L) Z死而后已until my heart stops beating6 Y! n; L6 Y' `; ~ s% y
岁岁平安Peace all year round
+ |# H5 j% \6 W( R) `& K上有天堂，下有苏杭"Just as there is paradise in heaven, ther are Suzhou and Hangzhou on earth." ' O: \: V- x. j
塞翁失马，焉知非福Misfortune may be an actual blessing.7 n8 E) g& p/ k
三十而立"A man should be independent at the age of thirty. % K" E) m: M* V, L6 O% F' H
At thirty, a man should be able to think for himself."
8 g. A0 K V, e8 L" I) k升级换代updating and upgrading (of products), C" }5 B7 x2 V0 r: X
四十不惑Life begins at forty. 6 c4 ^8 P$ ? q0 H2 w
谁言寸草心，报得三春晖"Such kindness of warm sun, can't be repaid by grass. "
; W( u/ S7 g7 p. g. P* h水涨船高When the river rises, the boat floats high.3 J& m- T7 Y1 ]( h
时不我待Time and tide wait for no man. ; [9 z) T% c: O F9 N/ l
杀鸡用牛刀break a butterfly on the wheel; P0 S* z& c8 l/ v, w* ?& ?& T2 W+ w
实事求是seek truth from facts; be practical and realistic; be true to facts - `/ f( K) |! M8 h; M. y
说曹操,曹操到Talk of the devil and he comes., g9 E' k0 C3 G3 u+ A; P4 ]
实话实说speak the plain truth; call a spade a spade; tell it as it is
! y! ^. Y1 T, [5 E& f实践是检验真理的唯一标准Practice is the sole criterion for testing truth." w4 v, a# V: c) G5 n) A9 x! W
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 s7 O- E" ?9 g) r3 d" z0 @; u! e韬光养晦hide one's capacities and bide one's time2 M* T/ b/ a$ [, ^/ u. E
糖衣炮弹sugar-coated bullets
7 s( A6 V2 i0 @1 R+ P, B: @8 k天有不测风云Anything unexpected may happen. a bolt from the blue, R$ m9 l! I8 \# B* R
团结就是力量Unity is strength.
c3 p8 y* O/ M. D# k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
* z% C1 ^7 h# |% ?歪风邪气unhealthy practices and evil phenomena3 {5 x# P0 V" s+ N, O2 {8 h
物以类聚，人以群分Birds of a feather flock together., }: N/ H+ z R3 ^3 \$ W3 V/ J- b1 ~3 r
往事如风"The past has vanished (from memory) like wind.; What in past, is past."
( a ]& ^: {2 Q8 _. ^8 G望子成龙hold high hopes for one's child& X$ P) b9 Z8 u1 s. a
屋漏又逢连阴雨Misfortunes never come singly. When it rains it pours.
8 M/ f0 o5 s& j- ^) _文韬武略military expertise; military strategy
: E: X0 C, q3 I. \唯利是图draw water to one's mill ; q+ b- O6 S2 c
无源之水,无本之木water without a source, and a tree wiithout roots
8 N* Y% q; i7 }$ R$ T5 Y% R无中生有make/create something out of nothing ( ?/ R& y3 h) g2 I
无风不起浪There are no waves without wind. There's no smoke without fire.( L! S- |2 ]7 Z, K
徇私枉法bend the law for the benefit of relatives or friends , V, o [, v; U" a) o0 G
新官上任三把火a new broom sweeps clean . I' n: p9 I$ S# N N
虚心使人进步,骄傲使人落后Modesty helps one go forward, whereas conceit makes one lag behind.
z. ^9 l8 Z- ?" i8 ]- J蓄势而发accumulate strength for a take-off
) y6 M0 D3 g3 U( o! ^. Z3 i心想事成May all your wish come true( f* l* Y* f1 ]
心照不宣have a tacit understanding; give tacit consent; tacit understanding3 Q# W! R- O, L" P @" U
先入为主First impressions are firmly entrenched.
( u! f, _) M, g6 b9 F6 m. ]先下手为强catch the ball before the bound
8 @1 j! q: ]( h) u9 V像热锅上的蚂蚁like an ant on a hot pan
0 ^0 _6 `/ j0 I& U4 z现身说法warn people by taking oneself as an example' V2 U) ]! E! t
息事宁人pour oil on troubled waters $ L" b6 p+ g6 Q ?
喜忧参半mingled hope and fear
. K, @& K0 x8 s$ L" J* f" k循序渐进step by step
3 _) N$ F: s5 g' D# d" Q一路平安，一路顺风speed somebody on their way; speed the parting guest
/ O5 G+ w$ G7 [4 R1 v严以律己,宽以待人be strict with oneself and lenient towards others
% l! N8 g" W- i, `5 G/ {5 Y鱼米之乡a land of milk and honey& x) P9 s, M w3 @& i7 ?' M
有情人终成眷属"Jack shall have Jill, all shall be well."
. u, V/ b9 t# b' b* ~有钱能使鬼推磨Money makes the mare go. Money talks.& p4 M" L* `" ~6 J5 d/ G; N, D4 ?* x
有识之士people of vision$ R& T7 U( Y4 U" M
有勇无谋use brawn rather than brain
4 W# [! S# q! q/ x: ]/ ^; y有缘千里来相会Separated as we are thousands of miles apart, we come together as if by predestination.% y- E3 }6 P) C, n$ x6 _! U* `
与时俱进advance with times. E q5 a; U1 ^, R4 {
以人为本people oriented; people foremost
, b* E+ N' q8 `! X8 v$ X因材施教teach students according to their aptitude
, f; N) A( o+ T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." / d, k& L. i8 f
欲速则不达Haste does not bring success. % e9 F' D6 f" T6 d8 ^8 _: t w
优胜劣汰survival of the fittest 9 }8 N& |" |. S7 ~
英雄所见略同Great minds think alike.
( Z5 Q4 g2 B4 ?冤家宜解不宜结Better make friends than make enemies., }, F3 P1 O' y3 \7 u: k) Y! [
冤假错案"cases in which people were unjustly, falsely or wrongly charged or sentenced; unjust, false or wrong cases"
+ U. D; C' h( L4 f# M4 f( q一言既出，驷马难追A real man never goes back on his words.
' t1 ]* u5 {# j- B招财进宝Money and treasures will be plentiful
. x) ]2 V. F( }" ?6 a# n1 j债台高筑become debt-ridden( F5 v2 e( t+ w6 j4 l
致命要害Achilles' heel
3 Q) |+ w, k) u: ^( Y! F& }/ F众矢之的target of public criticism
) Z1 @8 t: }4 a; X' H# j/ y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.: S1 r o5 o( C+ g& d
纸上谈兵be an armchair strategist( f% C; U7 b" p% y2 Q, R, A
纸包不住火Truth will come to light sooner or later.
$ {; p! k" K+ d6 ?, D6 e! }7 z左右为难between the devil and the deep blue sea; between the rock and the hard place |
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