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爱屋及乌Love me, love my dog./ u c3 A" k. C/ x
百闻不如一见Seeing is believing.- K1 y1 D, m$ o% x- f
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$ c. j* G+ @$ q; u3 l
笨鸟先飞A slow sparrow should make an early start.
E4 ]) @% d. q& ~不眠之夜white night * S) L# w, R' {2 r2 `* _
不以物喜，不以己悲not pleased by external gains, not saddened by personnal losses
, @: Y' i& a8 _4 K. W2 g# G不遗余力spare no effort; go all out; do one's best
6 M$ w# { d" ~/ q. Z% k5 f& Y不打不成交"No discord, no concord. + b ]. [, N! P p
拆东墙补西墙rob Peter to pay Paul 7 }7 {; N% W& D% b4 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 # q1 M& O! o0 e0 z4 _
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
/ B4 ]; u. |9 \2 X; x大开眼界open one's eyes; broaden one's horizon; be an eye-opener & f- d' b! X" {. I$ V) q
国泰民安The country flourishes and people live in peace9 ^& g" _9 c6 I* \9 B! S
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
& m9 E. {4 w' D7 B q% H* W$ U: n' R功夫不负有心人Everything comes to him who waits. 3 d8 e0 H3 k: O7 B6 w3 t
好了伤疤忘了疼once on shore, one prays no more
: z* Z3 }& Q* x' z好事不出门，恶事传千里Good news never goes beyond the gate, while bad news spread far and wide.
" _( z) S4 d" K" c和气生财Harmony brings wealth
" ~0 @' j W) z2 F9 d# P2 x$ v. G8 Z活到老，学到老One is never too old to learn.
) d+ _# B+ `7 {0 v* O6 k既往不咎let bygones be bygones ( L N& x* @9 N0 n
金无足赤,人无完人Gold can't be pure and man can't be perfect. ! z9 W$ |5 E) S+ @, v
金玉满堂Treasures fill the home1 Q$ W7 ~; p% ?* ] j9 C, o
脚踏实地be down-to-earth # O5 n9 m) A: W
脚踩两只船sit on the fence
1 U- e' s& G* m0 g: }; R8 A0 O君子之交淡如水the friendship between gentlemen is as pure as crystal; a hedge between keeps friendship green
9 L- ?9 Q/ m |; `0 A8 \4 C( _1 r# `老生常谈，陈词滥调cut and dried, cliché3 r5 d0 z& }' x1 f
礼尚往来Courtesy calls for reciprocity. ' {3 d4 w7 V& U3 L: `. z
留得青山在，不怕没柴烧"Where there is life, there is hope.") e$ v8 c. L6 B* T
马到成功achieve immediate victory; win instant success
4 ~) O4 V3 O! M: e, u7 R名利双收gain in both fame and wealth( K3 A& t0 o- y0 C
茅塞顿开be suddenly enlightened9 H2 g4 I# v/ s+ W
没有规矩不成方圆Nothing can be accomplished without norms or standards.
9 F# W, r& L8 K) H+ a每逢佳节倍思亲
5 i) t2 \- p+ S. h F( I$ gOn festive occasions more than ever one thinks of one's dear ones far away.8 A6 F4 c0 V! W, |, h+ ^9 p0 [
It is on the festival occasions when one misses his dear most.
, X+ @+ z$ d0 Y' e谋事在人，成事在天"The planning lies with man, the outcome with Heaven. / Man proposes, God disposes. "9 F7 E9 h* c9 ~' C# X
弄巧成拙be too smart by half; Cunning outwits itself.
- q9 J8 l. Z7 o, @7 e+ \3 T: |拿手好戏masterpiece
]" V. W: o$ R8 r赔了夫人又折兵throw good money after bad
" y! a# R+ h0 ~& `& H6 i$ ^抛砖引玉a modest spur to induce others to come forward with valuable contributions; throw a sprat to catch a whale+ b4 ~( z6 ]* }3 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 end& J* B/ z. A0 @+ }1 y: G+ S) f
抢得先机take the preemptive opportunities
1 t3 W ?: @+ c& J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.9 w2 [! C( M: ~! A
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, `2 j( x( ^5 X- Q4 w) E
前事不忘,后事之师Past experience, if not forgotten, is a guide for the future.
3 X; e2 `$ ?3 P! Y7 c& G' a前人栽树,后人乘凉One generation plants the trees in whose shade another generation rests.
2 x& a& q2 i W% w, X% `& P" UOne sows and another reaps.
/ `+ G( h; E) ]+ h前怕狼,后怕虎fear the wolf in front and the tiger behind/ hesitate in doing something
6 t5 N+ Y, a" C4 G0 l N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.
. s( o' h7 [% e: U% E! Y8 W, m5 B强强联手win-win co-operation8 p- e$ T- a8 ^7 B7 C* B
瑞雪兆丰年A timely snow promises a good harvest.8 |3 R/ d: F1 E. K; c" a
人之初,性本善Man's nature at birth is good.9 Z6 Z0 b+ D1 V
人逢喜事精神爽Joy puts heart into a man.
, B6 L7 r/ q* z% f1 d人海战术huge-crowd strategy
) d& Q# G* g3 \9 o世上无难事，只要肯攀登"Where there is a will, there is a way. " ; J. N' F/ O$ N$ a' y
世外桃源a fictitious land of peace away from the turmoil of the world; " @6 G( _' Y1 E# r6 B4 I: V" `
死而后已until my heart stops beating( T3 L0 b Z3 q5 k# c9 f& Q) h
岁岁平安Peace all year round& X! m- L8 G9 n6 I5 x& c8 _( x% z
上有天堂，下有苏杭"Just as there is paradise in heaven, ther are Suzhou and Hangzhou on earth." 5 y6 p) l0 |" |, y5 A! D) ]
塞翁失马，焉知非福Misfortune may be an actual blessing.
+ }6 P) [! K. d4 Q三十而立"A man should be independent at the age of thirty. ' C* e0 V7 Q$ @0 f& ]5 I; L
At thirty, a man should be able to think for himself." 2 k' U$ s1 G' m/ f1 I/ I0 ~
升级换代updating and upgrading (of products)- |* l2 I2 k: ~9 S
四十不惑Life begins at forty.
# t7 @6 E& ^, O8 V2 I/ B4 ?& [$ M谁言寸草心，报得三春晖"Such kindness of warm sun, can't be repaid by grass. "
# l# n% O( a. z1 V9 ^水涨船高When the river rises, the boat floats high.
4 ?+ L% O( \; D6 M3 b- n7 p# G* C2 m时不我待Time and tide wait for no man. 4 J; s2 z0 V, m% y; b1 P1 e6 W
杀鸡用牛刀break a butterfly on the wheel: Z5 W% o4 a5 q \
实事求是seek truth from facts; be practical and realistic; be true to facts
( a6 x( b6 y# u9 x/ T' B& _( o3 c2 o( V说曹操,曹操到Talk of the devil and he comes.
# B- O8 p( a* E# X0 P* S; f% _实话实说speak the plain truth; call a spade a spade; tell it as it is
; a8 L* X+ D0 p# \4 d. b9 {实践是检验真理的唯一标准Practice is the sole criterion for testing truth./ K9 h( P/ \3 S
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 t2 Q9 v6 X& o/ Z! A3 C
韬光养晦hide one's capacities and bide one's time" p. O! i: g0 w2 f
糖衣炮弹sugar-coated bullets
: [/ J4 W* s( t& O# z" Z s8 s天有不测风云Anything unexpected may happen. a bolt from the blue
% k: ^2 |% v& m- B团结就是力量Unity is strength.
5 S A8 Z& _7 P: `1 \' L/ q- s- c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 & b4 K$ S# S, Q3 o w% F
歪风邪气unhealthy practices and evil phenomena3 o7 t/ Q' X1 m" @6 ~. W. k
物以类聚，人以群分Birds of a feather flock together.8 T0 B x! C4 f" M
往事如风"The past has vanished (from memory) like wind.; What in past, is past."
$ x, o$ t- ?8 ?/ @1 m望子成龙hold high hopes for one's child
' \& N3 j2 @( z屋漏又逢连阴雨Misfortunes never come singly. When it rains it pours.
! M3 d3 t4 Q1 y# [# s" n1 R6 X文韬武略military expertise; military strategy ; r9 [; S# F7 f7 `
唯利是图draw water to one's mill
9 T- @7 V/ z6 M( g% C+ T Q无源之水,无本之木water without a source, and a tree wiithout roots9 [9 c7 ]7 M9 ~
无中生有make/create something out of nothing 6 b. g8 K1 A" L* T1 t& B( `
无风不起浪There are no waves without wind. There's no smoke without fire.
0 `( c' D( {" V/ I6 W$ q' ?徇私枉法bend the law for the benefit of relatives or friends
. |! k+ u4 l) M' Y# I/ P新官上任三把火a new broom sweeps clean
8 j4 _' m; [ A3 w虚心使人进步,骄傲使人落后Modesty helps one go forward, whereas conceit makes one lag behind.
$ e( T% H( V2 v1 }, u- R* k# j# o) D9 _蓄势而发accumulate strength for a take-off
2 t9 c. N+ p! }, s: U心想事成May all your wish come true
, r, Q5 U- Q( n7 b8 }/ c& o. c心照不宣have a tacit understanding; give tacit consent; tacit understanding
6 p/ s* T. X# g& |: l先入为主First impressions are firmly entrenched.
& H! T8 J" o1 u- e( u0 y先下手为强catch the ball before the bound; e& p5 \* `$ q+ T4 ?2 i- p' q
像热锅上的蚂蚁like an ant on a hot pan- E4 x* A: i! @3 v: E8 H: P0 e% W2 d
现身说法warn people by taking oneself as an example# I% ~- j& N2 r1 X. w5 z
息事宁人pour oil on troubled waters
" K2 q# a2 f9 b! P# o9 y) P3 t$ h喜忧参半mingled hope and fear
- h% M$ b5 @4 ?循序渐进step by step6 H; f( k1 {1 Y7 X2 F$ I. a
一路平安，一路顺风speed somebody on their way; speed the parting guest " T7 A0 H4 N4 k# O; U
严以律己,宽以待人be strict with oneself and lenient towards others
9 a1 j' c* I5 g+ G$ T% H/ G( E鱼米之乡a land of milk and honey/ [0 f; ^% L0 j% S, `8 z8 \
有情人终成眷属"Jack shall have Jill, all shall be well." 0 S$ M6 u4 `6 W9 i
有钱能使鬼推磨Money makes the mare go. Money talks.8 D( J- r! D2 Y. @0 R0 I! S8 ]
有识之士people of vision
$ S3 z0 D" ~* W0 ~/ c" o有勇无谋use brawn rather than brain + d% ?5 K. |' d" q y: S4 @
有缘千里来相会Separated as we are thousands of miles apart, we come together as if by predestination.1 V! h3 y6 `+ s( Q
与时俱进advance with times
7 M. P4 D& s% Z J4 R$ F# k9 t+ U以人为本people oriented; people foremost
: e' p! m* ?4 C' q" h9 I8 r* w因材施教teach students according to their aptitude & D+ M: ]9 T R3 {
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." / y9 c2 x7 [; J/ p2 C/ O
欲速则不达Haste does not bring success. * |& v# @: i! F, v
优胜劣汰survival of the fittest 6 J% v3 X" v# i2 j) T5 o
英雄所见略同Great minds think alike.5 }1 j; l0 g$ B, w7 n( V1 h
冤家宜解不宜结Better make friends than make enemies.
# [- w/ W1 |* u' L }冤假错案"cases in which people were unjustly, falsely or wrongly charged or sentenced; unjust, false or wrong cases" 5 T' {# U% u; k& C7 H: O& a
一言既出，驷马难追A real man never goes back on his words.
9 @. ~) d7 I! _" I4 f& ~( \招财进宝Money and treasures will be plentiful
6 R! r3 ~% i. v. _% ]) l- q: C债台高筑become debt-ridden
9 |5 M% R: V) Y: F2 S2 E致命要害Achilles' heel
3 U. n5 m7 h/ _; c众矢之的target of public criticism
& u) }/ t3 r/ C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.
( ?5 H8 ^9 f7 f! T( T# r2 ^纸上谈兵be an armchair strategist
0 k: u% ~, F2 R, E8 j: J9 [5 d6 N纸包不住火Truth will come to light sooner or later.$ j$ I+ @) G9 Y
左右为难between the devil and the deep blue sea; between the rock and the hard place |
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