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爱屋及乌Love me, love my dog.$ `7 g% I" T; p7 L/ J: L4 ?
百闻不如一见Seeing is believing.
7 A1 I3 l3 q7 r/ o1 |0 d0 |3 ]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
4 S- P- O8 A( n5 T* M _笨鸟先飞A slow sparrow should make an early start.
: |, r. x: |* P! A; l* D不眠之夜white night
: S+ q" x$ R% g" H' G3 b不以物喜，不以己悲not pleased by external gains, not saddened by personnal losses8 O, r* Y9 U/ J3 b& e; L/ R: G3 C" z
不遗余力spare no effort; go all out; do one's best3 R2 U# }4 x& `8 s9 }' u6 d
不打不成交"No discord, no concord. 6 V. a7 F! O7 L7 p% N1 X$ X7 V
拆东墙补西墙rob Peter to pay Paul
9 X. G' S! g% W) F1 V辞旧迎新bid farewell to the old and usher in the new; ring out the old year and ring in the new $ [! _# p" h: [3 t# c" v5 B0 f
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 all2 ?0 H# n& m* G2 F. `% D; ~$ g" P7 U
大开眼界open one's eyes; broaden one's horizon; be an eye-opener , ?7 y$ V" ?8 @' }9 Z2 |
国泰民安The country flourishes and people live in peace
0 v( L- \3 ^+ c! l0 ?- O8 ~! 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 0 w9 V9 V, B% |' @& L6 P+ l. P! P
功夫不负有心人Everything comes to him who waits.
. r" D. i9 T$ g" F8 N- s好了伤疤忘了疼once on shore, one prays no more
. ?+ @, A+ E$ p6 A好事不出门，恶事传千里Good news never goes beyond the gate, while bad news spread far and wide. 9 `8 W1 C8 ?+ n0 w( n
和气生财Harmony brings wealth
% \* Z+ f9 S6 T1 k% Y7 x活到老，学到老One is never too old to learn. & Y* ~- w$ f$ f) ?0 j6 H
既往不咎let bygones be bygones ; E* \& a( m$ f3 L$ }
金无足赤,人无完人Gold can't be pure and man can't be perfect. ( S, }) W! x) c. _6 s2 r- R
金玉满堂Treasures fill the home
7 p! p9 s- B" p; a7 R% G2 ? b脚踏实地be down-to-earth
/ u* m8 [' O' u9 ~脚踩两只船sit on the fence
8 r+ x" Q, ?- I6 M$ b; `6 G" i. x* d5 U4 u君子之交淡如水the friendship between gentlemen is as pure as crystal; a hedge between keeps friendship green
, I! L0 i8 H0 V$ T0 c老生常谈，陈词滥调cut and dried, cliché
7 W. v9 N; {$ E8 b$ O8 g3 N/ r, y礼尚往来Courtesy calls for reciprocity.
5 R, o2 I* c1 U b7 X留得青山在，不怕没柴烧"Where there is life, there is hope."0 T3 P, M; m3 t$ T4 y
马到成功achieve immediate victory; win instant success
: S. m. |( p. z [+ Z名利双收gain in both fame and wealth
1 o2 |2 t' Z4 l4 w& D茅塞顿开be suddenly enlightened
/ k7 |" S6 t0 W" }) ^没有规矩不成方圆Nothing can be accomplished without norms or standards.
- ^: \. k' j' w! o+ f每逢佳节倍思亲- B; A0 B2 L/ D7 J! g
On festive occasions more than ever one thinks of one's dear ones far away.3 [0 d, E% x8 o3 l* y
It is on the festival occasions when one misses his dear most. 2 R2 M" }6 }7 I- O
谋事在人，成事在天"The planning lies with man, the outcome with Heaven. / Man proposes, God disposes. "
$ F! F. p7 C5 q m8 q弄巧成拙be too smart by half; Cunning outwits itself., k0 q% Q. y: ?' \
拿手好戏masterpiece" K+ M: C0 l* l: N5 G8 }
赔了夫人又折兵throw good money after bad
4 D$ d: L6 e" d, c+ ~1 _抛砖引玉a modest spur to induce others to come forward with valuable contributions; throw a sprat to catch a whale
1 J7 P0 t$ X0 V! K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
, l. z( t0 F! f% E& h+ z$ x& M抢得先机take the preemptive opportunities " {0 l5 y# n" M! }8 @, 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.0 C4 r8 l+ \9 \$ 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 G+ z) B& } J6 q( H; D
前事不忘,后事之师Past experience, if not forgotten, is a guide for the future.
; p/ |; b. r3 @0 c+ w前人栽树,后人乘凉One generation plants the trees in whose shade another generation rests.$ I6 B$ t# ~. q- q6 a
One sows and another reaps.
; R) k4 z( L a9 V+ G% q; ]前怕狼,后怕虎fear the wolf in front and the tiger behind/ hesitate in doing something! _5 D7 x8 Z7 q. p) @, _: 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. / g% X9 O& O* A4 Z6 f8 ]" l
强强联手win-win co-operation
1 V! N! ^ I! p$ D" E0 e6 G瑞雪兆丰年A timely snow promises a good harvest.
7 h; I' ? L2 O, K; m人之初,性本善Man's nature at birth is good." w8 Y3 p& m& e! p" m, y
人逢喜事精神爽Joy puts heart into a man.
- N8 C2 b7 E% `人海战术huge-crowd strategy
% c ], E& G2 ~) R世上无难事，只要肯攀登"Where there is a will, there is a way. " , L9 A- C/ M3 ?& f U7 f
世外桃源a fictitious land of peace away from the turmoil of the world;
9 l- a" s' n$ M+ f& v死而后已until my heart stops beating4 o; s' i2 g- Y8 H# A% ~: z
岁岁平安Peace all year round( P3 V& @4 k; k/ U( z& c
上有天堂，下有苏杭"Just as there is paradise in heaven, ther are Suzhou and Hangzhou on earth." + y4 b* b. V) L0 k; V# \
塞翁失马，焉知非福Misfortune may be an actual blessing.
# a0 a S- F" d; `. x三十而立"A man should be independent at the age of thirty. 7 P2 ^' |% F& _
At thirty, a man should be able to think for himself." / ~1 ?3 R. v$ ?# G1 K
升级换代updating and upgrading (of products)
* V+ i' M; ]4 p/ E4 D* |3 _四十不惑Life begins at forty.
9 G- q) v5 D2 ]- E+ {谁言寸草心，报得三春晖"Such kindness of warm sun, can't be repaid by grass. " 2 E4 a7 K; v* U5 ~0 G
水涨船高When the river rises, the boat floats high.
& x' e# G$ Z2 A. \; p, {时不我待Time and tide wait for no man.
) S2 `$ v0 F+ A6 M1 P2 d杀鸡用牛刀break a butterfly on the wheel
' q) d$ q4 D F5 g0 b! f实事求是seek truth from facts; be practical and realistic; be true to facts , E" P- \( g; G: @# W% d0 X
说曹操,曹操到Talk of the devil and he comes.% L2 d* a* F, G* F) h
实话实说speak the plain truth; call a spade a spade; tell it as it is
/ c% Q) ^* o3 p0 O实践是检验真理的唯一标准Practice is the sole criterion for testing truth.
; s1 B. B( }0 U7 H2 ~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; "+ D9 x* @8 {5 Q0 m
韬光养晦hide one's capacities and bide one's time
; Z/ I% h2 X/ W# S糖衣炮弹sugar-coated bullets! I1 J, S7 r; v- @
天有不测风云Anything unexpected may happen. a bolt from the blue
" p( S$ V# g! u: V- `团结就是力量Unity is strength.7 n% j4 [" D3 V9 N) c7 Q
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 ( u8 e" l* O8 {: ~: o) ?
歪风邪气unhealthy practices and evil phenomena, z- r( q' b7 |% F* I& l9 l
物以类聚，人以群分Birds of a feather flock together.
. w9 y& H, s! @, o3 B2 U) \往事如风"The past has vanished (from memory) like wind.; What in past, is past." , }% I7 ?* Z! E/ I3 r, j+ I d
望子成龙hold high hopes for one's child
2 J, |/ c6 A0 C& M; F% [5 W% \屋漏又逢连阴雨Misfortunes never come singly. When it rains it pours.
. T: J% G; d0 q7 v文韬武略military expertise; military strategy
& L" a' _. x7 Q7 }8 F唯利是图draw water to one's mill 5 ?; {2 y6 R- W9 c
无源之水,无本之木water without a source, and a tree wiithout roots
) F ^; t6 _$ i3 T* W无中生有make/create something out of nothing
* n& P2 `, Q* f. S4 c& a+ E6 _ ^$ K无风不起浪There are no waves without wind. There's no smoke without fire.
& Y5 ]& ]4 j( y: B( x6 A J徇私枉法bend the law for the benefit of relatives or friends
+ m# G+ k% O0 w# g9 P新官上任三把火a new broom sweeps clean * @1 }7 D+ Y6 @1 v/ E0 o% l3 o
虚心使人进步,骄傲使人落后Modesty helps one go forward, whereas conceit makes one lag behind.! k, s8 g2 }5 t# V$ l8 S
蓄势而发accumulate strength for a take-off+ _' |1 F! ]% ?' ]7 d
心想事成May all your wish come true" Z7 K* K B5 f$ y3 i
心照不宣have a tacit understanding; give tacit consent; tacit understanding) O- }$ r' v0 G- I
先入为主First impressions are firmly entrenched.
: K. F% g" T, P' A- o) V先下手为强catch the ball before the bound" S4 }+ `* q4 `0 y) i
像热锅上的蚂蚁like an ant on a hot pan, T. A6 X$ C& Q+ b
现身说法warn people by taking oneself as an example3 ~ z6 c+ A6 I8 G1 \- u
息事宁人pour oil on troubled waters 2 o- w# s- @' r6 M8 `. t
喜忧参半mingled hope and fear . T' ]! I8 [) S$ ^2 q
循序渐进step by step
f, j8 M- k$ m0 o$ g一路平安，一路顺风speed somebody on their way; speed the parting guest
, g' s2 Y& V4 o, {: O严以律己,宽以待人be strict with oneself and lenient towards others) ~9 R4 |8 @8 g# T( ^- x
鱼米之乡a land of milk and honey9 ]+ ^; U8 p: q9 H) { t) e- ]
有情人终成眷属"Jack shall have Jill, all shall be well."
9 f, L \. e! G4 [- B- @+ L: `有钱能使鬼推磨Money makes the mare go. Money talks.
& F, b0 O" ]' W0 O$ \有识之士people of vision: ~0 ~8 o; a0 d+ { ]5 n
有勇无谋use brawn rather than brain
# a+ r+ b! P+ d2 k2 |有缘千里来相会Separated as we are thousands of miles apart, we come together as if by predestination.
4 H2 P' j5 Y- L2 _; Y! g6 \与时俱进advance with times# m% q9 G) e# {
以人为本people oriented; people foremost 6 j% ^0 x: I, p( `. W: x( h1 c, e" z
因材施教teach students according to their aptitude L0 k& Q ~6 Y! I( m
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." % [& S/ y) ^+ P" S' b
欲速则不达Haste does not bring success. 9 B" ?; W1 ~5 g) J Q" N
优胜劣汰survival of the fittest o$ ]' E- q* |2 t" B
英雄所见略同Great minds think alike.( w" U7 x* t" e% S
冤家宜解不宜结Better make friends than make enemies.
5 g+ I' M. J: E! w$ v( R冤假错案"cases in which people were unjustly, falsely or wrongly charged or sentenced; unjust, false or wrong cases" ' G9 I2 k# i# J; X4 v* G
一言既出，驷马难追A real man never goes back on his words. " r: x0 _; e4 {$ T. N' t# S
招财进宝Money and treasures will be plentiful
3 s& ]- B- a( L8 T$ u) u债台高筑become debt-ridden
" Q, k6 c+ R$ I9 |致命要害Achilles' heel
6 V5 j( j' N: T5 w: }" _众矢之的target of public criticism
* k& \5 E: f0 v* G4 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.1 m; k5 E+ U$ {$ x
纸上谈兵be an armchair strategist# b% @5 u; c4 M
纸包不住火Truth will come to light sooner or later.
6 z3 f& \: g0 v M左右为难between the devil and the deep blue sea; between the rock and the hard place |
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