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爱屋及乌Love me, love my dog.
' Z+ B0 h F {- c9 _百闻不如一见Seeing is believing.2 z8 B8 y/ o v: W6 c* M
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; A% s4 T" M6 \ {# J z, S
笨鸟先飞A slow sparrow should make an early start.8 C! N* T* P( n1 i
不眠之夜white night + k% R* p1 L- k3 {; d. \
不以物喜，不以己悲not pleased by external gains, not saddened by personnal losses0 m" F% w: C; d$ S- V9 H& j1 o
不遗余力spare no effort; go all out; do one's best( ~& F$ k8 s' K" L; O
不打不成交"No discord, no concord.
1 A) x8 k2 G4 R2 Y$ m拆东墙补西墙rob Peter to pay Paul : M' n" u. K; ]8 k
辞旧迎新bid farewell to the old and usher in the new; ring out the old year and ring in the new + A3 e0 |+ g% L9 y3 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
! r( @: I# e5 p" x大开眼界open one's eyes; broaden one's horizon; be an eye-opener
* R& B7 t8 i$ }) { s/ w国泰民安The country flourishes and people live in peace9 z3 @0 [4 g5 ^# S) q7 V
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 4 r1 G p/ G- r
功夫不负有心人Everything comes to him who waits. ( M# k" m. I/ K6 ` }7 m; L
好了伤疤忘了疼once on shore, one prays no more$ G8 `1 o5 g" I i
好事不出门，恶事传千里Good news never goes beyond the gate, while bad news spread far and wide. ! T# j- y- A* l' O1 x
和气生财Harmony brings wealth- V: M8 ^7 I* Q" H0 p% M
活到老，学到老One is never too old to learn. 0 m8 D0 D+ c8 q0 [8 I! S
既往不咎let bygones be bygones
2 X% m! B4 R% N, |6 F, `3 o+ X8 \金无足赤,人无完人Gold can't be pure and man can't be perfect.
' N6 u/ o. {! t5 F金玉满堂Treasures fill the home
+ @0 p# v2 I; H脚踏实地be down-to-earth 5 Z2 _6 L+ h3 e6 { | a! {
脚踩两只船sit on the fence
0 {' o; c+ n; ~0 I/ Z君子之交淡如水the friendship between gentlemen is as pure as crystal; a hedge between keeps friendship green
# Y' R# U1 z' i' z老生常谈，陈词滥调cut and dried, cliché; c$ a/ G( m* M
礼尚往来Courtesy calls for reciprocity. ) H' Z- n4 a: {& x7 _- v4 y
留得青山在，不怕没柴烧"Where there is life, there is hope."9 a7 r5 s1 e+ B4 c, h- v5 U; ~
马到成功achieve immediate victory; win instant success8 ~# r5 V: p& m; S( `
名利双收gain in both fame and wealth
( g! Y: a3 H- }7 T# ^茅塞顿开be suddenly enlightened3 I7 }: [% o) M4 S
没有规矩不成方圆Nothing can be accomplished without norms or standards.% M! M: ]& {) ?
每逢佳节倍思亲
7 ?. o6 N% k; r8 g* JOn festive occasions more than ever one thinks of one's dear ones far away.
1 H7 H9 G9 [ ~! b% e0 k# Q, mIt is on the festival occasions when one misses his dear most. : w s- f# t/ B; c, D3 t8 D
谋事在人，成事在天"The planning lies with man, the outcome with Heaven. / Man proposes, God disposes. "
9 A( d* N+ _3 z弄巧成拙be too smart by half; Cunning outwits itself.
4 ~8 M8 v- [- h2 i% R0 s' L+ ^拿手好戏masterpiece
" i: ^! h0 y/ b5 s8 a赔了夫人又折兵throw good money after bad
: C0 H9 h* K; M+ d; A; M9 [6 g* H' z抛砖引玉a modest spur to induce others to come forward with valuable contributions; throw a sprat to catch a whale
) T1 u |5 b, c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, H0 _+ G. ^+ T/ @& [5 z/ D7 }
抢得先机take the preemptive opportunities " m, V8 p4 P% o2 E/ e' q
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.
8 C6 n( e V' O7 `8 _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
3 r) ~- f; u5 |6 M前事不忘,后事之师Past experience, if not forgotten, is a guide for the future., W( q' v# h. v9 W8 }8 }' w
前人栽树,后人乘凉One generation plants the trees in whose shade another generation rests.
& y/ X- e) P' z& }) d6 XOne sows and another reaps.# c8 d, N8 y1 ?/ {( b
前怕狼,后怕虎fear the wolf in front and the tiger behind/ hesitate in doing something
* C Y8 k# p- F- L3 k+ H( j# 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. / `, ~5 {* D: {, ^$ n
强强联手win-win co-operation
" u6 a2 G) g4 g2 }' B) Q3 C& O& i瑞雪兆丰年A timely snow promises a good harvest.
, i0 t) ?( F: @8 q人之初,性本善Man's nature at birth is good.4 o& r2 X( s& g1 Q
人逢喜事精神爽Joy puts heart into a man.
) I0 E; K [5 B; c人海战术huge-crowd strategy
# o; d2 [, p; [1 B) j世上无难事，只要肯攀登"Where there is a will, there is a way. "
2 f# Q! }. S; P0 B: G世外桃源a fictitious land of peace away from the turmoil of the world; 2 }: J. f: ^' G3 m* C
死而后已until my heart stops beating
2 ~$ N* y+ B# P, a! s岁岁平安Peace all year round
/ ?% \# e' g% f. z2 w! K" V8 P3 B, r上有天堂，下有苏杭"Just as there is paradise in heaven, ther are Suzhou and Hangzhou on earth." ( A3 r9 ?, a r- c# x, p1 e. D
塞翁失马，焉知非福Misfortune may be an actual blessing.
) q1 @7 S, U, {" B三十而立"A man should be independent at the age of thirty. 9 C! F( B K5 m# e P
At thirty, a man should be able to think for himself." , h% \+ z: k7 M3 Z" {$ L$ M! P+ G# }
升级换代updating and upgrading (of products)2 p4 U, b6 J; W6 x- d, {3 _) m1 W7 B
四十不惑Life begins at forty.
( j' c+ t6 I7 R k M# W谁言寸草心，报得三春晖"Such kindness of warm sun, can't be repaid by grass. "
! S% L" L% _: q5 I3 ]7 K! v水涨船高When the river rises, the boat floats high.
P: ]* M# x; y9 H时不我待Time and tide wait for no man. 1 F( a, `! u( F
杀鸡用牛刀break a butterfly on the wheel
2 a" t5 w G2 D6 b8 w实事求是seek truth from facts; be practical and realistic; be true to facts # y) y% k. f0 [' D9 ]
说曹操,曹操到Talk of the devil and he comes.; O$ K# q0 L" g$ U' k
实话实说speak the plain truth; call a spade a spade; tell it as it is
, r2 M2 G' Q' o- p实践是检验真理的唯一标准Practice is the sole criterion for testing truth.3 ?( L- T+ G5 Q
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; "
, Z: j; E) b& g韬光养晦hide one's capacities and bide one's time
. @ {7 ?& }+ x/ g2 h) v$ L+ {4 `+ a4 e糖衣炮弹sugar-coated bullets
( w# R; V. x# H) w. r- i; w天有不测风云Anything unexpected may happen. a bolt from the blue) Z0 N. J f! N/ o
团结就是力量Unity is strength.# k' i1 P: P5 M8 ]
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
& F& m( M, S3 i* n歪风邪气unhealthy practices and evil phenomena
: G% w, {! D& G6 F9 Y物以类聚，人以群分Birds of a feather flock together.
. P( T( G" ~" x9 V往事如风"The past has vanished (from memory) like wind.; What in past, is past."
( X9 A- f, s. t. d& r0 [; d* Z望子成龙hold high hopes for one's child/ U8 i. @6 \& c0 ]
屋漏又逢连阴雨Misfortunes never come singly. When it rains it pours.: G1 Q1 C( q$ e, B* t
文韬武略military expertise; military strategy
5 ?4 ~& \% O; Y% D# z: [1 i) O- N唯利是图draw water to one's mill
# ?& z1 m- {. F无源之水,无本之木water without a source, and a tree wiithout roots, S5 U( j# H6 U0 ^' L0 g* n
无中生有make/create something out of nothing : p8 b" \" \9 ?6 }" p
无风不起浪There are no waves without wind. There's no smoke without fire.: a8 N% y6 `' S( j) \
徇私枉法bend the law for the benefit of relatives or friends
1 V& A0 M# w; o% X0 Q" h新官上任三把火a new broom sweeps clean
% \; f/ |8 N5 {) Y8 M {虚心使人进步,骄傲使人落后Modesty helps one go forward, whereas conceit makes one lag behind./ n i4 G- S. O! w7 G. [5 I7 z9 _
蓄势而发accumulate strength for a take-off
. q- d8 T; }& x& P% Y9 ?' x$ b& `心想事成May all your wish come true, _! l' _: a2 y$ J, {
心照不宣have a tacit understanding; give tacit consent; tacit understanding5 F' M, L2 V( D, b! Y2 T; a7 A. k
先入为主First impressions are firmly entrenched.
- H: k- i0 b* _% W先下手为强catch the ball before the bound! v# l4 M: X1 e: e$ y. ` Z% ]0 U
像热锅上的蚂蚁like an ant on a hot pan% [! |" _2 R& ~& \1 F% a! ]
现身说法warn people by taking oneself as an example
, C1 W% r* Z! M9 P- v息事宁人pour oil on troubled waters
' J$ Z/ B5 [! b6 H3 O1 x喜忧参半mingled hope and fear / V% S; R6 l1 e& y) z
循序渐进step by step
& n9 f; e! x4 r- `* V$ p5 y一路平安，一路顺风speed somebody on their way; speed the parting guest
! S6 A7 p- U( a7 t7 s) x+ y严以律己,宽以待人be strict with oneself and lenient towards others
8 q2 S! A; e3 E- Z$ G( o鱼米之乡a land of milk and honey0 X$ ~% o$ C5 G' H& Y
有情人终成眷属"Jack shall have Jill, all shall be well."
" n) f: Q# q& a2 F4 p有钱能使鬼推磨Money makes the mare go. Money talks.- K5 z' k& a1 q. r
有识之士people of vision
' l- I& S4 Q' ?; e% C4 J# `( d, K有勇无谋use brawn rather than brain
1 k T1 a$ E" ^( B3 L( t有缘千里来相会Separated as we are thousands of miles apart, we come together as if by predestination.8 w, w2 |- ?6 m7 h
与时俱进advance with times7 @! Z' u! L# ]/ @
以人为本people oriented; people foremost
8 b& V$ e- g9 b" P; F因材施教teach students according to their aptitude 8 I, U3 l8 Y$ c4 s& 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." 5 p- X O5 k1 r5 I; ^
欲速则不达Haste does not bring success.
" u- q, W. _, a! _3 w% E优胜劣汰survival of the fittest
; K+ | [, e) X8 H& k5 d英雄所见略同Great minds think alike.
/ K& t3 N5 E$ U, j1 ^冤家宜解不宜结Better make friends than make enemies.; K7 Y+ }" c. k5 C
冤假错案"cases in which people were unjustly, falsely or wrongly charged or sentenced; unjust, false or wrong cases"
( n0 C/ M/ o; m8 u一言既出，驷马难追A real man never goes back on his words. % O6 s4 T6 \: N) D$ x
招财进宝Money and treasures will be plentiful
. C2 s* |8 c* ^; V& d: [8 A债台高筑become debt-ridden
, G8 U9 x) C& G4 r$ E6 P5 b2 K+ B致命要害Achilles' heel 3 \3 L; I6 l! c5 B2 S" D+ x1 e
众矢之的target of public criticism8 p0 V8 _$ ^% ~, E& O
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.
, l- c! y2 b A9 u1 b1 Y纸上谈兵be an armchair strategist* W' s w$ N# x1 l u
纸包不住火Truth will come to light sooner or later.+ v& z& D, g3 C5 ^! ^+ w
左右为难between the devil and the deep blue sea; between the rock and the hard place |
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