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爱屋及乌Love me, love my dog.9 O$ d/ M; r: @( t4 b1 m
百闻不如一见Seeing is believing.
6 B: I8 s2 {/ v7 a7 N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 worst4 }6 ~3 r: ?5 B) h4 e
笨鸟先飞A slow sparrow should make an early start.
% D0 B7 a: q4 I不眠之夜white night
3 g0 N" N) W' x6 d5 b- ?" J0 T不以物喜，不以己悲not pleased by external gains, not saddened by personnal losses
5 L, p6 ^% a3 ^* R1 H不遗余力spare no effort; go all out; do one's best* b+ M5 F% f# a3 J' d& o, ~
不打不成交"No discord, no concord.
$ ^2 v4 I7 U8 C/ U+ G拆东墙补西墙rob Peter to pay Paul 9 ~4 s. p8 {+ |
辞旧迎新bid farewell to the old and usher in the new; ring out the old year and ring in the new 6 x2 t- y; |* e; p
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
& q; g' Y$ O+ Z* W3 N大开眼界open one's eyes; broaden one's horizon; be an eye-opener - y5 m4 H' E }; B. l
国泰民安The country flourishes and people live in peace
4 b& `& z- w: }: q( w* T9 Q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 ( }: }2 \* b4 P. h3 W$ K
功夫不负有心人Everything comes to him who waits.
1 y- X' U* c& e6 r8 e J6 E( i好了伤疤忘了疼once on shore, one prays no more
, q8 S3 r8 }$ Z8 P; H9 H好事不出门，恶事传千里Good news never goes beyond the gate, while bad news spread far and wide. 8 d: l+ \, a0 Z7 J
和气生财Harmony brings wealth
" V- T" ^. q7 f% Z活到老，学到老One is never too old to learn.
" @: B: g* q+ j3 H$ C' R既往不咎let bygones be bygones 9 i V' c1 T) u4 Y. T# e& s% {4 t
金无足赤,人无完人Gold can't be pure and man can't be perfect. ' D. n& D9 v9 k
金玉满堂Treasures fill the home* D% w5 v( r# u1 m; i4 K
脚踏实地be down-to-earth / g9 p' V: D5 h# |& a# Y, ~3 y
脚踩两只船sit on the fence . O3 h L( R( s+ l/ N2 e- a
君子之交淡如水the friendship between gentlemen is as pure as crystal; a hedge between keeps friendship green
9 X4 T) R: `8 O老生常谈，陈词滥调cut and dried, cliché7 W0 Y2 e" }; B5 t
礼尚往来Courtesy calls for reciprocity. / e, A5 T7 A% |' W U' b
留得青山在，不怕没柴烧"Where there is life, there is hope."- Z7 B+ j7 X3 ~ W2 y# I1 v
马到成功achieve immediate victory; win instant success
! `0 k" a5 W7 ]- ^名利双收gain in both fame and wealth
$ @5 a. {% N3 a# O' [. s0 k/ y" L) p茅塞顿开be suddenly enlightened& h, U9 U8 H0 E
没有规矩不成方圆Nothing can be accomplished without norms or standards." x8 h8 ?/ `% ]1 a
每逢佳节倍思亲& @: v. H' d& e8 _% `" g8 `- @! H) M
On festive occasions more than ever one thinks of one's dear ones far away.' i( u- d6 d7 ~+ Y2 A9 W0 i4 E
It is on the festival occasions when one misses his dear most. 7 o$ @! z' ^' a% |
谋事在人，成事在天"The planning lies with man, the outcome with Heaven. / Man proposes, God disposes. "' L3 K; R2 e8 X; H, U2 ^' l9 G+ y
弄巧成拙be too smart by half; Cunning outwits itself.
4 M5 Q- s k4 C P9 f( c; O拿手好戏masterpiece* n, L2 [; D0 `% [/ @ s
赔了夫人又折兵throw good money after bad% s% T4 b5 F) M9 @* z0 S7 i
抛砖引玉a modest spur to induce others to come forward with valuable contributions; throw a sprat to catch a whale
7 \( ~3 c5 O9 l0 I& Z6 Q破釜沉舟cut off all means of retreat；burn one‘s own way of retreat and be determined to fight to the end
* X( V& B6 x/ [$ e" @! y# A抢得先机take the preemptive opportunities # V9 h! t& Q. B9 P9 C7 M+ Z
巧妇难为无米之炊If you have no hand you can't make a fist./ One can't make bricks without straw.
+ X3 r& ^( E3 u千里之行始于足下a thousand-li journey begins with the first step--the highest eminence is to be gained step by step [8 t8 H, E, n P
前事不忘,后事之师Past experience, if not forgotten, is a guide for the future.0 \# m' V6 F' c5 e
前人栽树,后人乘凉One generation plants the trees in whose shade another generation rests.( |1 h4 M8 a7 a+ l6 z: [! y. J
One sows and another reaps.
0 w, n3 V0 L6 a: b0 B' V. u d前怕狼,后怕虎fear the wolf in front and the tiger behind/ hesitate in doing something
0 `6 h+ g3 M, ^$ g# s强龙难压地头蛇Even a dragon (from the outside) finds it hard to control a snake in its old haunt - Powerful outsiders can hardly afford to neglect local bullies.
+ M8 J7 K! k0 |0 A6 M; Q- \强强联手win-win co-operation0 R: r) h. U. ?
瑞雪兆丰年A timely snow promises a good harvest.# z9 Z2 g; n2 w$ R8 Q. h
人之初,性本善Man's nature at birth is good.0 ^. E; E1 i' X; w
人逢喜事精神爽Joy puts heart into a man.5 H- Y; y5 ? ?
人海战术huge-crowd strategy O9 z; x; ]$ E: p9 F. A& s Z
世上无难事，只要肯攀登"Where there is a will, there is a way. " 0 V% e, l) o& D3 ^2 Y& i! a
世外桃源a fictitious land of peace away from the turmoil of the world; ( K) i7 {9 Q! F: V' @2 z# {
死而后已until my heart stops beating, s. s& W7 s3 n& u: o6 b* B
岁岁平安Peace all year round i+ P" m6 ?! q+ O
上有天堂，下有苏杭"Just as there is paradise in heaven, ther are Suzhou and Hangzhou on earth." ( a. L8 C; j1 t3 B. l
塞翁失马，焉知非福Misfortune may be an actual blessing.+ {* j+ y$ m: s$ Y
三十而立"A man should be independent at the age of thirty.
0 a" A4 V8 C3 i4 NAt thirty, a man should be able to think for himself." 9 J' D8 V2 J& s5 b' \
升级换代updating and upgrading (of products)' o- {5 @! P7 `- a }! f+ }
四十不惑Life begins at forty.
9 R' a, s$ `" `/ \) |& u) t谁言寸草心，报得三春晖"Such kindness of warm sun, can't be repaid by grass. " 8 t4 F4 T. B: u/ F4 B
水涨船高When the river rises, the boat floats high.
8 T7 h7 N! x7 ?! W% v时不我待Time and tide wait for no man.
3 } |! y* O0 ]( @0 c5 \杀鸡用牛刀break a butterfly on the wheel
2 Z" N$ |3 b, y9 ?3 N1 A, \7 `实事求是seek truth from facts; be practical and realistic; be true to facts
8 _! Z. U8 A! z1 C$ g, B/ `说曹操,曹操到Talk of the devil and he comes.
. Z5 d6 z Q5 d9 s4 ~- D8 m实话实说speak the plain truth; call a spade a spade; tell it as it is
+ B o5 |$ Y4 e/ V& O7 f7 a7 w实践是检验真理的唯一标准Practice is the sole criterion for testing truth.
+ v% c$ O( c( }8 Q1 @0 g5 e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; "
% P& P* L7 t x) [- T韬光养晦hide one's capacities and bide one's time
, H6 y; ]/ ~3 r( h. r7 A& J糖衣炮弹sugar-coated bullets
7 a' d' C9 \0 j% x7 H7 l B天有不测风云Anything unexpected may happen. a bolt from the blue* ^ x, @ n8 S( B+ m3 Y6 Z+ x* |
团结就是力量Unity is strength." R3 f2 P8 |- J
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% [9 P( J) J% u+ |7 {
歪风邪气unhealthy practices and evil phenomena
E7 b2 M o8 L5 T, s物以类聚，人以群分Birds of a feather flock together.
+ |% E- m5 s- K3 v6 t5 `9 J往事如风"The past has vanished (from memory) like wind.; What in past, is past."
; B; l7 z( F2 d8 n. o) s0 H y) l望子成龙hold high hopes for one's child
- o; n- ^3 }- F6 b" q+ s5 |屋漏又逢连阴雨Misfortunes never come singly. When it rains it pours.
& q( H5 r9 G! U6 }6 x# @( D文韬武略military expertise; military strategy
3 m" A( z/ B# n3 Y唯利是图draw water to one's mill
2 w1 Z/ c! S0 Y2 t6 O$ J无源之水,无本之木water without a source, and a tree wiithout roots
' [, ~' q' i1 y S- j' O7 \/ {$ c9 y无中生有make/create something out of nothing ( S# t3 Y; ]9 f8 [* M0 L1 O
无风不起浪There are no waves without wind. There's no smoke without fire.
+ F0 i- c6 g' ?3 t徇私枉法bend the law for the benefit of relatives or friends
. C0 ~2 |4 h( J( H" v8 W, e3 _新官上任三把火a new broom sweeps clean 8 p; \: a Y7 Z& J: |2 D& X( B5 D
虚心使人进步,骄傲使人落后Modesty helps one go forward, whereas conceit makes one lag behind.; Z7 r+ G1 J+ h3 j \0 G4 B
蓄势而发accumulate strength for a take-off* Y- y) ~% a! I+ [/ `/ l" r; n- }
心想事成May all your wish come true
0 h5 z6 q" n5 e心照不宣have a tacit understanding; give tacit consent; tacit understanding
6 D/ @- J" d! W8 E先入为主First impressions are firmly entrenched.& N. z) M4 m `3 h) g. A
先下手为强catch the ball before the bound+ P( X) ]8 G5 o3 |4 i5 }( L$ w
像热锅上的蚂蚁like an ant on a hot pan
6 T4 k6 J) V( Z8 m" X5 z现身说法warn people by taking oneself as an example
6 _' L8 C7 c- a8 r) L息事宁人pour oil on troubled waters ?5 v# O! `" ~- d4 k1 z' g3 @
喜忧参半mingled hope and fear : {0 t/ e- ~! V( S
循序渐进step by step4 O, l+ \3 o5 g) E T) k
一路平安，一路顺风speed somebody on their way; speed the parting guest 4 s; R3 l) S2 n5 D8 k# `
严以律己,宽以待人be strict with oneself and lenient towards others. ~/ Q/ H; `5 d1 K% Y- G4 B
鱼米之乡a land of milk and honey- j8 ~; s$ u4 }" D6 {0 R! g
有情人终成眷属"Jack shall have Jill, all shall be well." / p/ _) [2 \! X- g
有钱能使鬼推磨Money makes the mare go. Money talks.* y, o7 c# {1 @# U7 ^. v% J
有识之士people of vision
1 i( s8 f. M) D1 N4 ?$ M有勇无谋use brawn rather than brain
3 v2 j. ~$ T/ B: _, x5 i% R: t有缘千里来相会Separated as we are thousands of miles apart, we come together as if by predestination.5 C+ q! q% y2 H8 L9 p
与时俱进advance with times, z' B. G! p/ u8 L$ ^
以人为本people oriented; people foremost
; H. u, c$ u" Z; |4 L% X因材施教teach students according to their aptitude
/ O% O9 f, y* i5 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." + c9 Q0 g$ y& N6 `$ F# R
欲速则不达Haste does not bring success.
1 `% o# `! K5 }- E; o; y7 {% K优胜劣汰survival of the fittest # b/ S6 i) ^+ J3 O6 B; e9 J
英雄所见略同Great minds think alike.
( i' |1 U; C! q1 Z8 y: G冤家宜解不宜结Better make friends than make enemies.
: }$ H' I2 n. w# G$ a冤假错案"cases in which people were unjustly, falsely or wrongly charged or sentenced; unjust, false or wrong cases" o9 |1 S5 v6 n7 i% R0 j6 E6 {, d
一言既出，驷马难追A real man never goes back on his words. 2 K$ ^6 ^7 `) p h: h
招财进宝Money and treasures will be plentiful0 e$ R: F2 W$ j! [# k6 P
债台高筑become debt-ridden
; }+ ^& V/ Z- x9 t( N! e+ g致命要害Achilles' heel
& E3 P7 j+ b/ p. A7 m& r众矢之的target of public criticism
% ]' g9 o& J5 `2 u* s: G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.: e o3 J: \& q2 m
纸上谈兵be an armchair strategist
% @- h2 u, Z7 K1 Q# M% r纸包不住火Truth will come to light sooner or later.
5 s* p0 A+ q* v( o7 L左右为难between the devil and the deep blue sea; between the rock and the hard place |
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