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爱屋及乌Love me, love my dog.2 j+ i; I2 U% |4 S7 ` G
百闻不如一见Seeing is believing.2 n1 z4 V$ W+ c7 _
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
h$ ~# z8 h8 p3 ^笨鸟先飞A slow sparrow should make an early start.$ X3 D! L/ V X
不眠之夜white night
1 Z0 ]9 p# i2 ?不以物喜，不以己悲not pleased by external gains, not saddened by personnal losses
8 F+ ?9 l( ]8 G- c- H不遗余力spare no effort; go all out; do one's best
# i8 Y4 f$ J( W不打不成交"No discord, no concord. ) D7 q$ C2 F: Y6 v: E' J! J
拆东墙补西墙rob Peter to pay Paul
8 ]" M) }, `3 z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 s& J/ \, k# ?" Z) R+ j4 i
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
- ~+ e+ G' u. Z& ~& M/ H- I+ q* q大开眼界open one's eyes; broaden one's horizon; be an eye-opener . Q- j# Z+ m; i0 x
国泰民安The country flourishes and people live in peace
7 a4 ~4 T& J$ c5 K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 |2 {: Z' I) e6 H
功夫不负有心人Everything comes to him who waits.
8 E J) @# o: T5 h) n0 ~) o: u好了伤疤忘了疼once on shore, one prays no more, g' K. I" a& m% e
好事不出门，恶事传千里Good news never goes beyond the gate, while bad news spread far and wide.
6 F4 o" p1 c: |4 J6 r8 B* E和气生财Harmony brings wealth
, R$ |' b W9 C9 H% M% h活到老，学到老One is never too old to learn.
: ~8 m/ w6 K+ ~& S- s: M7 r/ w既往不咎let bygones be bygones
# p3 B0 _0 T4 b. P5 z金无足赤,人无完人Gold can't be pure and man can't be perfect.
# i; I" o5 W Y' }& J金玉满堂Treasures fill the home
2 d3 S7 t8 L1 j8 k脚踏实地be down-to-earth % b$ G8 n M* g( J: C
脚踩两只船sit on the fence 5 ~& Y* @/ {0 } Y5 N
君子之交淡如水the friendship between gentlemen is as pure as crystal; a hedge between keeps friendship green 7 z$ t6 B) V S8 g
老生常谈，陈词滥调cut and dried, cliché
# b& f. e/ H9 F' {0 O8 B礼尚往来Courtesy calls for reciprocity. ) v6 d" k( z3 E% B$ k
留得青山在，不怕没柴烧"Where there is life, there is hope."
! t9 B. n2 T/ Z9 `马到成功achieve immediate victory; win instant success. }7 l8 ?1 W3 a2 u; H4 r5 |
名利双收gain in both fame and wealth
+ o9 a$ N& T+ m5 B茅塞顿开be suddenly enlightened1 k2 Z% d3 ]$ z, u( v! F
没有规矩不成方圆Nothing can be accomplished without norms or standards.; \' b9 y D% s( d0 J
每逢佳节倍思亲! U2 |5 W* H6 L, Q4 c
On festive occasions more than ever one thinks of one's dear ones far away.$ P- b4 d% O4 R4 \
It is on the festival occasions when one misses his dear most.
) M2 b! @& g9 P* \. |谋事在人，成事在天"The planning lies with man, the outcome with Heaven. / Man proposes, God disposes. "
% R; ~5 } n2 a4 e6 K4 m9 f弄巧成拙be too smart by half; Cunning outwits itself.2 H: y9 F0 d+ ~8 _, m3 V7 Z
拿手好戏masterpiece' G8 y& d/ M" R0 x6 Q$ D. Y/ N
赔了夫人又折兵throw good money after bad
& I; ?& r2 d& |2 O! r抛砖引玉a modest spur to induce others to come forward with valuable contributions; throw a sprat to catch a whale
; F" w" R% T' X* W* U) b4 d, \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: D. W/ t$ }& I& ]/ y
抢得先机take the preemptive opportunities
( S4 O. [0 c% k" N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 U+ s6 Y# |: F6 b% Z3 Y2 @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 step8 U& h3 I, F# @; Q6 F% d
前事不忘,后事之师Past experience, if not forgotten, is a guide for the future.
+ k. q3 G' k4 [" H: X' ~: h前人栽树,后人乘凉One generation plants the trees in whose shade another generation rests.
" E8 O' P* b/ [) MOne sows and another reaps.
$ Z% q5 ^0 H7 k2 k% M前怕狼,后怕虎fear the wolf in front and the tiger behind/ hesitate in doing something
7 n/ s1 G) o0 W+ U5 \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.
* ^. O# P7 }8 x; R强强联手win-win co-operation
& q( h) _( G8 T8 \瑞雪兆丰年A timely snow promises a good harvest.6 N: C* l2 `* q2 P1 g
人之初,性本善Man's nature at birth is good.
+ v3 h. y0 r* e7 @9 [2 {人逢喜事精神爽Joy puts heart into a man.
2 b* |2 X/ C8 \" p) _0 O, \: h人海战术huge-crowd strategy 8 H% O; S) i5 c1 r, _
世上无难事，只要肯攀登"Where there is a will, there is a way. " 5 g9 K! W4 k& ?: e& {9 }) t
世外桃源a fictitious land of peace away from the turmoil of the world;
) |! a( o" w+ o& X, O/ N死而后已until my heart stops beating# ^ M: S) p% i2 \
岁岁平安Peace all year round' E. r5 B7 {2 P
上有天堂，下有苏杭"Just as there is paradise in heaven, ther are Suzhou and Hangzhou on earth." ( @$ e' e% k- I: l, v& _9 v; [8 [
塞翁失马，焉知非福Misfortune may be an actual blessing.
$ V5 B- p9 D: P* L三十而立"A man should be independent at the age of thirty.
# R5 W, w+ W4 Z- t# _% E: uAt thirty, a man should be able to think for himself." O K/ P) Y' B) d0 R
升级换代updating and upgrading (of products)
5 M, q& E6 x+ j+ B# Q L四十不惑Life begins at forty. 8 C! A( y' E/ x, y8 C6 p2 p4 b
谁言寸草心，报得三春晖"Such kindness of warm sun, can't be repaid by grass. " 3 J" |% T* ?% E3 H
水涨船高When the river rises, the boat floats high." h- A& O3 ?! ~3 T' d7 V; {; ^
时不我待Time and tide wait for no man.
) n7 q+ s+ [5 L- t: m, K3 y杀鸡用牛刀break a butterfly on the wheel' |+ K$ E& o: E& {" k
实事求是seek truth from facts; be practical and realistic; be true to facts
) C6 p$ ]3 V* }) P9 `说曹操,曹操到Talk of the devil and he comes.* F" @# }3 O; x
实话实说speak the plain truth; call a spade a spade; tell it as it is 7 g, ^; L K3 `) y
实践是检验真理的唯一标准Practice is the sole criterion for testing truth.) P% `+ P; J6 \, d3 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; "
' l6 U5 ]/ y! H8 f韬光养晦hide one's capacities and bide one's time
' n1 S% t$ {8 S# a/ T8 a糖衣炮弹sugar-coated bullets) r: P/ Y; Y7 V
天有不测风云Anything unexpected may happen. a bolt from the blue
$ ~8 Q" U' s7 k2 T7 I5 E# d团结就是力量Unity is strength." |8 z# [% t. ]& T h* W' G
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
5 Q7 T2 A1 m- o" C% @3 K+ z歪风邪气unhealthy practices and evil phenomena
, F! c" H7 u- W# h. p: p) P7 l物以类聚，人以群分Birds of a feather flock together.
8 i# b5 P) L4 a4 f往事如风"The past has vanished (from memory) like wind.; What in past, is past."
3 V3 q4 M9 t8 K& W4 O. W望子成龙hold high hopes for one's child, y. V: k0 J& ?! k: M
屋漏又逢连阴雨Misfortunes never come singly. When it rains it pours.% p- s+ U( v) r
文韬武略military expertise; military strategy
" ?; A& M0 R: }2 @& ?唯利是图draw water to one's mill * Q: H/ V- S$ L8 G% \& `, ~
无源之水,无本之木water without a source, and a tree wiithout roots
; F, o5 l( [' ^$ s无中生有make/create something out of nothing : w: O" j& R7 m' K* b! o
无风不起浪There are no waves without wind. There's no smoke without fire.
7 \) e) e! J5 m! ? w0 f s徇私枉法bend the law for the benefit of relatives or friends 0 V: O3 d! F, c9 B& ^
新官上任三把火a new broom sweeps clean & o5 i; k) p+ b+ @- r5 C
虚心使人进步,骄傲使人落后Modesty helps one go forward, whereas conceit makes one lag behind.
0 Z- O6 H8 D6 A( X% R蓄势而发accumulate strength for a take-off
7 D0 p- _2 H, y& d心想事成May all your wish come true
& t0 ]% n' p Q, {8 U9 @0 g l心照不宣have a tacit understanding; give tacit consent; tacit understanding
" p; y f7 w# E6 @) ?& _0 T先入为主First impressions are firmly entrenched.
& R/ l0 A3 c1 [7 Q$ f先下手为强catch the ball before the bound, [* U# n; X8 j0 R' u I
像热锅上的蚂蚁like an ant on a hot pan
. ]) C6 v8 B7 E# h现身说法warn people by taking oneself as an example
! h* G6 S, C% U2 P6 y- [息事宁人pour oil on troubled waters % P2 h. k8 C P* d# ^0 R6 \
喜忧参半mingled hope and fear
3 i8 z7 o O! {2 d! }( N5 @循序渐进step by step
/ i- U' ?6 q3 L! ^' [- p3 \一路平安，一路顺风speed somebody on their way; speed the parting guest
& k9 u! @" W. Q6 D) \: b* p严以律己,宽以待人be strict with oneself and lenient towards others+ q# s3 t2 q) c$ H* Y
鱼米之乡a land of milk and honey
0 Q2 i" N: O8 _- W有情人终成眷属"Jack shall have Jill, all shall be well." + p8 D5 b o2 n6 y. \# s
有钱能使鬼推磨Money makes the mare go. Money talks.' {: K- L; G( u6 v# i
有识之士people of vision% }5 H6 P7 `2 j* z3 E) j3 u
有勇无谋use brawn rather than brain
6 k! g3 v8 Z* L$ a有缘千里来相会Separated as we are thousands of miles apart, we come together as if by predestination.1 x" W1 c$ v5 }& `/ j9 W# F' F0 O
与时俱进advance with times% h9 ^. B: b7 E
以人为本people oriented; people foremost
$ D. E9 @1 h: t9 g" i; I因材施教teach students according to their aptitude 1 D# L8 p- v+ i( L' T+ m5 ^
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." 4 D% K j. F* }3 a9 {& M
欲速则不达Haste does not bring success. 9 s1 o1 f2 d; G0 g; i
优胜劣汰survival of the fittest
4 _" z+ ^ B5 D% Z A( F0 t1 t: k英雄所见略同Great minds think alike.9 t9 h0 n b" V2 M+ M; x, f
冤家宜解不宜结Better make friends than make enemies." I4 o U+ c2 G6 T1 e8 c {5 N
冤假错案"cases in which people were unjustly, falsely or wrongly charged or sentenced; unjust, false or wrong cases" - P4 ~2 Q: L) { Q+ @ \, c+ y
一言既出，驷马难追A real man never goes back on his words. 5 P# _6 ~9 ]6 M* S
招财进宝Money and treasures will be plentiful
8 _* l( q5 @" W' x) Q) T5 A债台高筑become debt-ridden& L% ~6 C1 t' `- N3 ^
致命要害Achilles' heel ' J# l7 H% ~& V5 a0 J) z
众矢之的target of public criticism% D3 D" w4 V+ I
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.
8 g& f" _: g% \8 w纸上谈兵be an armchair strategist# } d* f+ J3 A4 f; l+ M
纸包不住火Truth will come to light sooner or later.
) a6 B3 B# H# C" g. N* }左右为难between the devil and the deep blue sea; between the rock and the hard place |
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