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爱屋及乌Love me, love my dog./ C" T- s5 w* M6 h
百闻不如一见Seeing is believing.; q' }: |0 k. r8 s
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
: E4 g1 m" ]$ K% c2 j! A2 E笨鸟先飞A slow sparrow should make an early start.
! Q/ K8 R: N/ p+ e不眠之夜white night 3 S' { m% U* [ |
不以物喜，不以己悲not pleased by external gains, not saddened by personnal losses
) `0 ^$ L' X }% y# {不遗余力spare no effort; go all out; do one's best
, s# g$ ^# ]1 r; q1 ^不打不成交"No discord, no concord.
. ?7 r% v2 x. N% J- l7 B( B拆东墙补西墙rob Peter to pay Paul
7 {) @# G$ Z; ^9 F7 o& I辞旧迎新bid farewell to the old and usher in the new; ring out the old year and ring in the new " `2 k" E2 h( T1 l
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$ p+ b Z( B, b大开眼界open one's eyes; broaden one's horizon; be an eye-opener
5 I: E7 `& K% R* n国泰民安The country flourishes and people live in peace
/ O. _" N- X4 b7 C1 D& ~2 {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 ' A/ a* H# i( a: \1 W. f3 @
功夫不负有心人Everything comes to him who waits. & l, R! p( Y6 u: D& I
好了伤疤忘了疼once on shore, one prays no more
+ _7 U! r; V& S2 ^+ G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 h c! g; ^; X$ F
和气生财Harmony brings wealth& P; }/ X+ O2 h7 ^6 J: x
活到老，学到老One is never too old to learn. 9 I. G9 Q! K' F6 f
既往不咎let bygones be bygones
# i8 r1 N# Z$ P- @# r金无足赤,人无完人Gold can't be pure and man can't be perfect. ; p. E( ^8 s) `, u3 m l: D: N$ d/ Y2 H
金玉满堂Treasures fill the home
9 ~% v% J/ X) G4 w& X$ w. l脚踏实地be down-to-earth
! P3 ]# _# s) f: f' u# G, y脚踩两只船sit on the fence & u! W8 u! e" ? m6 c
君子之交淡如水the friendship between gentlemen is as pure as crystal; a hedge between keeps friendship green
7 t' q# ~, [# }( e/ L老生常谈，陈词滥调cut and dried, cliché. p. I& v" t% O
礼尚往来Courtesy calls for reciprocity.
- U% ~0 u7 X: j% @# `$ Y' _留得青山在，不怕没柴烧"Where there is life, there is hope."' K6 u C/ G' q8 p/ F1 w5 l
马到成功achieve immediate victory; win instant success
2 a$ J4 s" M9 `1 w+ r4 S& q名利双收gain in both fame and wealth
5 S, R" O3 u2 U. b$ G' V( T茅塞顿开be suddenly enlightened
5 r$ R# @$ u& Z$ B没有规矩不成方圆Nothing can be accomplished without norms or standards.+ J, b0 M+ e. ?4 O0 j1 f
每逢佳节倍思亲
1 Y8 w p0 S! x8 X- C, U! u( rOn festive occasions more than ever one thinks of one's dear ones far away.8 d$ o* \% P3 ?9 j$ p3 D
It is on the festival occasions when one misses his dear most.
% S# I" C# T! J) R K9 V* R谋事在人，成事在天"The planning lies with man, the outcome with Heaven. / Man proposes, God disposes. "4 _0 v/ m/ y1 Y* z, C W1 j
弄巧成拙be too smart by half; Cunning outwits itself., Z: t" l% c. b- J6 C
拿手好戏masterpiece q" A9 ~3 \) `. |/ m8 u( S
赔了夫人又折兵throw good money after bad2 _% n5 u0 r5 N& I- @* J6 p [4 i
抛砖引玉a modest spur to induce others to come forward with valuable contributions; throw a sprat to catch a whale
" h7 N$ \) N1 T* N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
) o. f/ Y$ @) v" F抢得先机take the preemptive opportunities
: D* u5 E0 E; X! w' j7 c) G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 z2 k5 @9 ]5 z/ g' n
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/ K \2 G: j5 k) r1 u$ b2 H+ M
前事不忘,后事之师Past experience, if not forgotten, is a guide for the future.
2 t' j q# j/ G! l% D) f+ l前人栽树,后人乘凉One generation plants the trees in whose shade another generation rests.
& t7 ]. t" G/ {* }One sows and another reaps.3 v, A' U: E ?& D
前怕狼,后怕虎fear the wolf in front and the tiger behind/ hesitate in doing something
* |) Z T: ^; n7 k: ]9 U+ 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.
]3 r ~8 m* c强强联手win-win co-operation) O2 X6 M4 q4 X
瑞雪兆丰年A timely snow promises a good harvest.3 K4 |+ Y v2 z
人之初,性本善Man's nature at birth is good.* S% ]) ^3 D' ?
人逢喜事精神爽Joy puts heart into a man.
# U6 I+ e7 E" b, }人海战术huge-crowd strategy * B$ F0 L i" F+ N; K
世上无难事，只要肯攀登"Where there is a will, there is a way. "
( K. v, ~; D' _3 T世外桃源a fictitious land of peace away from the turmoil of the world; 9 h' H2 y2 y4 v6 u7 l$ f6 v
死而后已until my heart stops beating
: ]8 d$ a+ \3 d- i. z岁岁平安Peace all year round
" n% D% i1 {( V上有天堂，下有苏杭"Just as there is paradise in heaven, ther are Suzhou and Hangzhou on earth."
8 t( l+ l; }2 U: ^塞翁失马，焉知非福Misfortune may be an actual blessing.3 [5 }$ X; n* q( u4 Z1 B4 z
三十而立"A man should be independent at the age of thirty.
: P) S- ]" Z& X2 T0 x' I/ {At thirty, a man should be able to think for himself."
' S! u0 H3 r7 F' ^4 K# t/ n0 x% w, F升级换代updating and upgrading (of products)1 D. R9 d# ?% R: q
四十不惑Life begins at forty. ( G% O3 f9 r: R; E. ?
谁言寸草心，报得三春晖"Such kindness of warm sun, can't be repaid by grass. " 7 k; p, `: x1 T" k
水涨船高When the river rises, the boat floats high.1 E& `6 o/ v v5 @: M+ K
时不我待Time and tide wait for no man.
* l+ v% Q4 j. V M杀鸡用牛刀break a butterfly on the wheel1 Z1 `, q4 t2 I; Q% ?
实事求是seek truth from facts; be practical and realistic; be true to facts
; Y) _1 P, `- E: ^说曹操,曹操到Talk of the devil and he comes.
0 J* t- P- Z) s( h9 r: ^实话实说speak the plain truth; call a spade a spade; tell it as it is
* r$ {) ^- h* x* f9 I2 S4 s( {实践是检验真理的唯一标准Practice is the sole criterion for testing truth.
! l) U$ N" m* M' z) p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; "% J: t% Y: g ]4 M# Q
韬光养晦hide one's capacities and bide one's time
3 }& B: M" `" Q7 s糖衣炮弹sugar-coated bullets
. j# E, ?1 v/ {6 f t/ Y0 {天有不测风云Anything unexpected may happen. a bolt from the blue
/ ]. E! p$ L" [& A% V团结就是力量Unity is strength.
7 l9 u8 G; S, d1 `3 D! X3 N7 X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
% X0 k1 a: ?, |6 |- E歪风邪气unhealthy practices and evil phenomena5 S/ ?9 D: y+ x+ ]% E
物以类聚，人以群分Birds of a feather flock together.% _+ l8 M j; E1 z; L4 i$ G
往事如风"The past has vanished (from memory) like wind.; What in past, is past." % v7 B) ^* ]/ u0 S/ ~& o
望子成龙hold high hopes for one's child B+ k- K2 Q0 ?, L6 r1 y
屋漏又逢连阴雨Misfortunes never come singly. When it rains it pours.4 n3 V6 n: ~( }% G# m9 m
文韬武略military expertise; military strategy 0 v# e, H! A/ e+ V+ i1 y! c
唯利是图draw water to one's mill ' Y$ k4 r) S% y8 p1 x w y- Q
无源之水,无本之木water without a source, and a tree wiithout roots2 Z4 }& N% T& E% C H9 `
无中生有make/create something out of nothing v" K# w& w M, E
无风不起浪There are no waves without wind. There's no smoke without fire.9 M$ f1 n7 ^% E
徇私枉法bend the law for the benefit of relatives or friends
3 n/ N Y) l2 P4 _, [* z$ D: O新官上任三把火a new broom sweeps clean & k0 X2 X$ | R& W; d* C( M5 r
虚心使人进步,骄傲使人落后Modesty helps one go forward, whereas conceit makes one lag behind.
" F# |5 F% C, Y蓄势而发accumulate strength for a take-off% a! [0 P( L" S0 R' U: |3 _" O0 G$ K5 r- F
心想事成May all your wish come true
- B' G1 X0 s( W心照不宣have a tacit understanding; give tacit consent; tacit understanding
4 ~, M1 @) L, ^先入为主First impressions are firmly entrenched.
3 J8 k: _" Z: l& M' b先下手为强catch the ball before the bound
8 k! `6 t1 U2 f- ]* V& u& I像热锅上的蚂蚁like an ant on a hot pan
$ H2 a& \* B+ z) x7 M% L W现身说法warn people by taking oneself as an example$ R4 w( s8 T1 U6 q/ t
息事宁人pour oil on troubled waters
" b; K+ O! m0 P% U b喜忧参半mingled hope and fear 8 U3 O- }% V& }, v8 B5 |
循序渐进step by step
, ?, J8 `( w4 q1 O% c一路平安，一路顺风speed somebody on their way; speed the parting guest 5 w+ f+ g( K0 A
严以律己,宽以待人be strict with oneself and lenient towards others% Q- X8 N( ?+ s: }$ m, |3 A8 \
鱼米之乡a land of milk and honey; [1 U5 e+ W2 f O
有情人终成眷属"Jack shall have Jill, all shall be well."
9 p' ~1 _5 q: U( D: Y" y+ @9 S; n& T! x有钱能使鬼推磨Money makes the mare go. Money talks.+ }: g. g& w% N1 e$ a+ t
有识之士people of vision3 W5 q+ j# `% C- a6 f1 s H
有勇无谋use brawn rather than brain + f" J! {: a& o s# j3 n
有缘千里来相会Separated as we are thousands of miles apart, we come together as if by predestination.
: y) ^! e9 {- y/ }; V与时俱进advance with times
& H C' ^! h! \; t4 m以人为本people oriented; people foremost
- o5 [2 ]# N3 `: R0 @: r } D因材施教teach students according to their aptitude
. i7 b% j4 ?: Y c, b* F, ~; H0 Q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." & }7 d9 {7 k% D
欲速则不达Haste does not bring success.
4 N7 S g8 f) L) u' m4 O优胜劣汰survival of the fittest
, @6 [. f: h1 I' n( }英雄所见略同Great minds think alike.# s; I e9 A1 V/ r# D: o
冤家宜解不宜结Better make friends than make enemies.% W1 e/ S' D. C W1 c" C9 w
冤假错案"cases in which people were unjustly, falsely or wrongly charged or sentenced; unjust, false or wrong cases" $ l2 n3 m5 C/ p3 t
一言既出，驷马难追A real man never goes back on his words.
! ?" M& D" k7 ]6 k招财进宝Money and treasures will be plentiful# R3 Q3 k: [# w0 u
债台高筑become debt-ridden4 j1 b8 u5 |/ g
致命要害Achilles' heel
4 n1 Z& `# m% n! ^众矢之的target of public criticism: b: b) d: W s
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./ \/ l3 U$ w8 G! ]9 S
纸上谈兵be an armchair strategist
& u9 J" ?0 X, u% E# i7 K纸包不住火Truth will come to light sooner or later.
# U! Y) r" S/ V; r左右为难between the devil and the deep blue sea; between the rock and the hard place |
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