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爱屋及乌Love me, love my dog.: R x. ?* g# q1 y6 l( @( y
百闻不如一见Seeing is believing.4 E0 f- ]. q0 d& I& 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% m6 X" J( @% }- U% `7 l7 t9 _
笨鸟先飞A slow sparrow should make an early start.- {; v% V, P) d* s& i& Z
不眠之夜white night
, E `% w5 O' J2 Z" r% m x不以物喜，不以己悲not pleased by external gains, not saddened by personnal losses! ]* W) P$ R" L. e' K- b5 g3 ]
不遗余力spare no effort; go all out; do one's best1 Q. ~# n- u, S0 o
不打不成交"No discord, no concord. * Y: S! }- ^& w' h9 E) s
拆东墙补西墙rob Peter to pay Paul ) I* R' @1 o3 s; 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
' f, h; B) \! z; n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
! d- _/ U# f0 u* w0 {大开眼界open one's eyes; broaden one's horizon; be an eye-opener
3 U- f; \0 l( u S国泰民安The country flourishes and people live in peace$ W5 ?# X' P4 Z9 x* [
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
5 v4 l' C* c9 I* Y( p" m功夫不负有心人Everything comes to him who waits.
& A% b. f) |- Q% m9 g& |: s2 c好了伤疤忘了疼once on shore, one prays no more
" i2 s, @' o$ J$ @7 s$ S& G" Y好事不出门，恶事传千里Good news never goes beyond the gate, while bad news spread far and wide.
0 c8 n+ P D, ]" I! v/ T和气生财Harmony brings wealth
+ e' `& G' P+ e8 S( A活到老，学到老One is never too old to learn. 1 _! G4 n1 \! {: R ~0 U2 ?
既往不咎let bygones be bygones
, r9 T; N# `$ Q3 |+ F$ g0 k金无足赤,人无完人Gold can't be pure and man can't be perfect.
4 [- W7 z' G8 P' a2 i1 m) R! O1 J金玉满堂Treasures fill the home) P* S' g' f5 e" e# G
脚踏实地be down-to-earth
4 f$ W1 I+ l! e, Y脚踩两只船sit on the fence
" T0 W. z: M; ?君子之交淡如水the friendship between gentlemen is as pure as crystal; a hedge between keeps friendship green
. W4 G1 s- w4 e" {. U老生常谈，陈词滥调cut and dried, cliché
2 Z! c0 V: C* D B3 k' i! A* N礼尚往来Courtesy calls for reciprocity.
8 c: E. Z( e4 }* _9 l6 d! w留得青山在，不怕没柴烧"Where there is life, there is hope."
P3 ^3 u! e( Y- ]' T [7 x9 t6 E马到成功achieve immediate victory; win instant success
; Y* y( K5 ]7 X* N! l$ c" l! Q名利双收gain in both fame and wealth/ T. S2 `" `3 ]/ Z1 `
茅塞顿开be suddenly enlightened1 [3 V: J/ H$ }& m- S& q# H: p
没有规矩不成方圆Nothing can be accomplished without norms or standards.
6 u2 H* Y* l8 ]8 P9 S! o每逢佳节倍思亲# Z+ k* [& Q& `5 U1 h* ]" p
On festive occasions more than ever one thinks of one's dear ones far away.3 P2 t" [* p2 N6 j1 z9 P9 \$ K
It is on the festival occasions when one misses his dear most. 9 o! Q8 y, l8 u% L# L! c8 r" n5 X
谋事在人，成事在天"The planning lies with man, the outcome with Heaven. / Man proposes, God disposes. "
" R$ i* r7 c9 [* ]3 x* ^! e弄巧成拙be too smart by half; Cunning outwits itself.
3 S; @, n5 y( c0 m! j; D% C拿手好戏masterpiece" i0 T8 u: G% z" y
赔了夫人又折兵throw good money after bad
7 d3 G% P8 J: o9 Y抛砖引玉a modest spur to induce others to come forward with valuable contributions; throw a sprat to catch a whale
& R5 W+ F8 @9 J5 C9 G. B: ^, ?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' K9 r( f( |, h$ g. A- v/ q8 f
抢得先机take the preemptive opportunities . J" i4 V2 {1 i4 ~) x8 a5 C8 `, }
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.
' w* w: j8 j! D+ h2 n! }3 d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
0 R" C( {, B) Q* Y& k/ b3 m8 R前事不忘,后事之师Past experience, if not forgotten, is a guide for the future.
) P6 N$ v: S4 R# ~1 y/ ?. P前人栽树,后人乘凉One generation plants the trees in whose shade another generation rests.
1 Z% o- Y0 F7 I$ [+ K# Y, iOne sows and another reaps., p" x2 w8 n6 M: ^* H
前怕狼,后怕虎fear the wolf in front and the tiger behind/ hesitate in doing something6 _7 Y. V/ \( T9 U! y( M, V3 o
强龙难压地头蛇Even a dragon (from the outside) finds it hard to control a snake in its old haunt - Powerful outsiders can hardly afford to neglect local bullies.
: B5 H2 Z# y1 J, U6 s# M( n强强联手win-win co-operation
; W# J9 e M% o; G5 M5 }5 ^瑞雪兆丰年A timely snow promises a good harvest.% ^4 u1 L8 Y1 l- O7 g, F
人之初,性本善Man's nature at birth is good.
! m% l: W K" F% Y人逢喜事精神爽Joy puts heart into a man.% E/ p* U1 }" g, S$ }1 \) B% A
人海战术huge-crowd strategy " X+ v3 t) I7 k% M; c6 n% |
世上无难事，只要肯攀登"Where there is a will, there is a way. " $ R) i3 q: \& \( Y
世外桃源a fictitious land of peace away from the turmoil of the world;
. U, x0 } q3 m死而后已until my heart stops beating- ^' ~0 m! W# N4 M0 q9 |
岁岁平安Peace all year round
$ L% s2 G! {3 l; b4 y) P% C7 o' c上有天堂，下有苏杭"Just as there is paradise in heaven, ther are Suzhou and Hangzhou on earth."
) X- i$ T! D a+ c+ S7 p塞翁失马，焉知非福Misfortune may be an actual blessing.! Z9 z8 A! M7 `( u5 h
三十而立"A man should be independent at the age of thirty.
8 \, J: W! ]4 W% rAt thirty, a man should be able to think for himself." h$ C2 ?$ X7 Q3 K
升级换代updating and upgrading (of products)" [) M. p3 b1 L; ^- s/ U+ E W9 \9 _
四十不惑Life begins at forty. 1 S" O6 D- _' x( \& V+ Z; B( Q
谁言寸草心，报得三春晖"Such kindness of warm sun, can't be repaid by grass. " + V2 ]- {+ j ~9 [2 v2 `' R6 K
水涨船高When the river rises, the boat floats high.
- C. {. |7 e3 ]% W% f时不我待Time and tide wait for no man. 1 r/ Z- j0 D, c6 p% R
杀鸡用牛刀break a butterfly on the wheel+ C6 h! y2 F0 T) @
实事求是seek truth from facts; be practical and realistic; be true to facts % ^6 ^. r/ ?6 H
说曹操,曹操到Talk of the devil and he comes.! ]. ?( ~5 C5 j2 q
实话实说speak the plain truth; call a spade a spade; tell it as it is
2 n: ], h6 p1 n' L. J! w; B. H# c- [实践是检验真理的唯一标准Practice is the sole criterion for testing truth.$ |! Z& ?& i3 K8 H- |+ z& z& j
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; "
2 ?- b0 t$ z4 h% R/ n韬光养晦hide one's capacities and bide one's time. N a+ z. _$ m* U1 G. {
糖衣炮弹sugar-coated bullets
- C/ W. U$ S1 m天有不测风云Anything unexpected may happen. a bolt from the blue
7 R4 |5 j/ y3 m l7 z; i6 V* h团结就是力量Unity is strength.
) `, Z6 a$ G4 I* N4 B) b" p4 e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 * G5 r( p9 u u* |/ |: V% t$ d; A
歪风邪气unhealthy practices and evil phenomena6 V7 i/ K% e# R8 t
物以类聚，人以群分Birds of a feather flock together.; @; B0 i. e) Z+ V. I
往事如风"The past has vanished (from memory) like wind.; What in past, is past."
8 v( q; _9 W9 y( h9 y d3 k望子成龙hold high hopes for one's child
1 p% |; j1 c% A# N屋漏又逢连阴雨Misfortunes never come singly. When it rains it pours.
& h( d. E- M5 a# K% j, E* Y e文韬武略military expertise; military strategy
! `, I p! d1 ^. k, g: r5 r; f唯利是图draw water to one's mill
6 N" B v2 Z U/ K. D# k% E, K无源之水,无本之木water without a source, and a tree wiithout roots4 P' |/ M# |. @ L' ^8 u
无中生有make/create something out of nothing
$ z: M! K, c& V6 n' i无风不起浪There are no waves without wind. There's no smoke without fire.
2 |& b( R8 y- J6 X# j2 [徇私枉法bend the law for the benefit of relatives or friends * `$ ~) P0 c/ ^' i- y. P$ b
新官上任三把火a new broom sweeps clean
- o$ z" t' r6 U4 \虚心使人进步,骄傲使人落后Modesty helps one go forward, whereas conceit makes one lag behind.' i* `& ?, k' R: L
蓄势而发accumulate strength for a take-off
: t) n" E# C" f; @3 `3 s1 y心想事成May all your wish come true, g+ R6 L3 X/ M- T' Q# o
心照不宣have a tacit understanding; give tacit consent; tacit understanding
; t {, z; p) ]% d6 ^先入为主First impressions are firmly entrenched.
) |9 h& V. J5 C先下手为强catch the ball before the bound
1 M- n9 @8 Q7 T; f! r像热锅上的蚂蚁like an ant on a hot pan
6 O( r, t% c9 m# w: ?; P# j现身说法warn people by taking oneself as an example
- W, W5 H, w: R3 P: Y. n息事宁人pour oil on troubled waters * F( D* W" I1 m3 [
喜忧参半mingled hope and fear ' c- Z) x' Y5 Z7 Z5 z5 F) e4 o
循序渐进step by step
, l& U7 F2 N. Y+ q# N( ^3 t一路平安，一路顺风speed somebody on their way; speed the parting guest
! k9 X- `& j: {. J严以律己,宽以待人be strict with oneself and lenient towards others
/ O+ R. s/ W: C, s! F鱼米之乡a land of milk and honey
4 m( Q! M# W1 W: g( _# s# A2 ~有情人终成眷属"Jack shall have Jill, all shall be well."
) T' [. {) S# @1 ~1 w; I有钱能使鬼推磨Money makes the mare go. Money talks.
# b; W6 H* p* R7 L有识之士people of vision: }2 R* j4 G( k! |3 ~* R3 R
有勇无谋use brawn rather than brain x; g0 C* S+ E; g9 e* z
有缘千里来相会Separated as we are thousands of miles apart, we come together as if by predestination.
; t; D& n& I% c- W3 a( _与时俱进advance with times; Y5 |: {1 m2 P" _. s+ s
以人为本people oriented; people foremost
7 ?, K9 k: q$ `因材施教teach students according to their aptitude
9 h6 w6 y% Y, E' s' _* r+ h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."
" D: o% M& B0 |0 L& V# F欲速则不达Haste does not bring success.
- R8 ^3 U+ Y4 g/ @$ y( E优胜劣汰survival of the fittest 6 \( {$ p- f' G* O. h! R. `
英雄所见略同Great minds think alike.
, D. m6 R' n/ q5 E- r: ^冤家宜解不宜结Better make friends than make enemies.
- F9 _5 F2 b* `0 g# b' }, w冤假错案"cases in which people were unjustly, falsely or wrongly charged or sentenced; unjust, false or wrong cases"
W' B3 Y& b" L8 L) w一言既出，驷马难追A real man never goes back on his words. # P& j& ]: A% B# k: u
招财进宝Money and treasures will be plentiful
! k% _ D) }$ e" Y$ m5 I# B8 D债台高筑become debt-ridden! h: f# g3 g% h: J: _7 A
致命要害Achilles' heel
- T* {9 b f: D, g* g9 f众矢之的target of public criticism$ x$ A8 B3 H, R- `4 ~
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.
$ K. g% t3 M" Y5 E纸上谈兵be an armchair strategist2 H9 S1 v# q$ j. K' \3 P* A
纸包不住火Truth will come to light sooner or later.
* p* D. Z) ]! \6 h* U左右为难between the devil and the deep blue sea; between the rock and the hard place |
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