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爱屋及乌Love me, love my dog.
5 K O$ m* N7 @7 J# o: n: ` d百闻不如一见Seeing is believing.
+ O: r1 O; Z$ c2 d; H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
) J: {/ V$ [. T% a B: n7 l笨鸟先飞A slow sparrow should make an early start.& [- @: Q* i/ B7 M" C1 e
不眠之夜white night
$ L8 O W# @6 i( Q' X9 ]不以物喜，不以己悲not pleased by external gains, not saddened by personnal losses
8 V% O+ \5 _& e; }9 K4 [不遗余力spare no effort; go all out; do one's best. _" R( P7 I- t) y: r
不打不成交"No discord, no concord. 4 o/ R; X) ^4 x( [4 q5 X+ \
拆东墙补西墙rob Peter to pay Paul
/ b M, l5 Z* z. p) h辞旧迎新bid farewell to the old and usher in the new; ring out the old year and ring in the new
% y' \( L9 i1 w5 ^) a% U5 }大事化小，小事化了try first to make their mistake sound less serious and then to reduce it to nothing at all
w: d; c$ A4 @- g大开眼界open one's eyes; broaden one's horizon; be an eye-opener $ t, @) p! ^- Y$ n; Z. t
国泰民安The country flourishes and people live in peace r! K) g7 j& E, d
过犹不及going too far is as bad as not going far enough; beyond is as wrong as falling short; too much is as bad as too little
( L9 ^; l2 k8 m" \1 z) S功夫不负有心人Everything comes to him who waits. . h5 N9 P* |9 |
好了伤疤忘了疼once on shore, one prays no more% |, Q) X( {0 D z7 x5 y, n p
好事不出门，恶事传千里Good news never goes beyond the gate, while bad news spread far and wide. . C5 Y8 [ M+ p# a5 h; [+ ?; h/ J* l* \
和气生财Harmony brings wealth
$ m: _0 F. V; r3 a+ M活到老，学到老One is never too old to learn. 7 _7 ]. M/ e4 O( z. N9 O
既往不咎let bygones be bygones / x e8 x. D3 T, z q: E- o
金无足赤,人无完人Gold can't be pure and man can't be perfect.
# `( a: G" g8 P: u2 {7 w/ Q2 f金玉满堂Treasures fill the home* U w, e8 T1 ~& b
脚踏实地be down-to-earth % o5 W$ M5 C6 F
脚踩两只船sit on the fence
+ P, x) u% u" v, D君子之交淡如水the friendship between gentlemen is as pure as crystal; a hedge between keeps friendship green 8 H4 S0 y4 y: V( T" R* k3 L& E7 }3 M
老生常谈，陈词滥调cut and dried, cliché$ `/ e! c% \) O' B
礼尚往来Courtesy calls for reciprocity. 7 [2 B$ q# N) O' [" d! R1 C) K0 a
留得青山在，不怕没柴烧"Where there is life, there is hope."
4 c( x4 v2 D: ?& ?& N- R马到成功achieve immediate victory; win instant success
+ W5 t- ^# ~& Q6 R4 h0 D4 i名利双收gain in both fame and wealth4 t/ G5 E9 `& x" n; t0 Z2 x
茅塞顿开be suddenly enlightened
6 O' ~8 T( }% V; I3 t# L0 i没有规矩不成方圆Nothing can be accomplished without norms or standards.- t7 d) e# E I9 D- a
每逢佳节倍思亲% C" R$ |5 f/ ?1 _
On festive occasions more than ever one thinks of one's dear ones far away.
" \% y q- |! B/ I/ _3 m+ [It is on the festival occasions when one misses his dear most. , W5 o4 E- p0 ^( @1 i: m
谋事在人，成事在天"The planning lies with man, the outcome with Heaven. / Man proposes, God disposes. "
% p; S+ g3 }9 w. s弄巧成拙be too smart by half; Cunning outwits itself., V" s7 S" w$ @. U5 Z
拿手好戏masterpiece
- `$ ]1 D2 b6 `1 q" _* g' ~) a# V赔了夫人又折兵throw good money after bad! x D6 E0 ~) v V. o
抛砖引玉a modest spur to induce others to come forward with valuable contributions; throw a sprat to catch a whale
- H' l; A7 `1 K9 r/ G) A7 i! @5 h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
- U1 |9 P( y, i; H7 D抢得先机take the preemptive opportunities # |, J4 x+ H2 ]6 X
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.
* r2 `5 O5 ~/ {3 i. ^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
! A& b* R2 @2 {+ J2 P/ ]* x5 |前事不忘,后事之师Past experience, if not forgotten, is a guide for the future.# V, p% E' @+ p; X8 r
前人栽树,后人乘凉One generation plants the trees in whose shade another generation rests.
, B `1 `4 T; y# {0 r- AOne sows and another reaps.3 l% k5 N! o' H7 y- b
前怕狼,后怕虎fear the wolf in front and the tiger behind/ hesitate in doing something
" }) s' C* I6 T' z$ r( U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. $ w5 y% L! q( }3 a% U+ b9 u
强强联手win-win co-operation' H8 W" d* x: j
瑞雪兆丰年A timely snow promises a good harvest.
( }9 _' p7 P' u2 ^8 W9 Y- f人之初,性本善Man's nature at birth is good.
. A3 ]' I1 h( \0 i6 ^人逢喜事精神爽Joy puts heart into a man.
* ?" ]; J: r. K6 h; n" V人海战术huge-crowd strategy
( N! U3 a, D9 ]" A6 k7 t/ z7 b+ z世上无难事，只要肯攀登"Where there is a will, there is a way. " ) L; \# R0 Z+ Y$ F p5 M$ |
世外桃源a fictitious land of peace away from the turmoil of the world; # R0 ~6 H3 e+ A& R2 @& B& K
死而后已until my heart stops beating
6 v7 j% G9 J# @" G7 J岁岁平安Peace all year round
' `$ m; I1 Q" [3 {上有天堂，下有苏杭"Just as there is paradise in heaven, ther are Suzhou and Hangzhou on earth."
7 U. w O* ?6 r! D' L塞翁失马，焉知非福Misfortune may be an actual blessing.! P- F1 [' d9 E1 L+ t Q1 R/ v- G
三十而立"A man should be independent at the age of thirty.
$ O: Z1 G% p6 a* e1 W( tAt thirty, a man should be able to think for himself."
1 R+ D7 ]! n3 L D' ^升级换代updating and upgrading (of products)
; n$ i& L9 C7 `0 z2 s四十不惑Life begins at forty. 3 g0 G. a2 N$ m2 l
谁言寸草心，报得三春晖"Such kindness of warm sun, can't be repaid by grass. " 3 R) Z( {- e( \3 @" A* e
水涨船高When the river rises, the boat floats high.( e$ `' }3 {) T; U$ C
时不我待Time and tide wait for no man. 8 T6 f9 B- z- V
杀鸡用牛刀break a butterfly on the wheel$ K8 n4 f- z( d" b
实事求是seek truth from facts; be practical and realistic; be true to facts
# v; |- H; U* {; b说曹操,曹操到Talk of the devil and he comes.
9 d# D" [! u) }3 J! [4 }; l, z实话实说speak the plain truth; call a spade a spade; tell it as it is
7 v5 e" A. N9 S" g& m5 W& F实践是检验真理的唯一标准Practice is the sole criterion for testing truth.4 o8 w5 |9 U Y3 s. s9 g! r
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; "% l. }2 l* m( W; H: z
韬光养晦hide one's capacities and bide one's time
9 S) H4 A( x* E3 G* u糖衣炮弹sugar-coated bullets
" |. R3 C1 w6 |4 a, _5 j$ E' b天有不测风云Anything unexpected may happen. a bolt from the blue
8 Z+ R% [5 d# t. l) K团结就是力量Unity is strength.1 ^* q; N& }- V6 `6 ^: F5 ?
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
8 j- Z, n& j- z- h+ r* d. v歪风邪气unhealthy practices and evil phenomena
" n6 K% B. Z1 p$ F& T* r0 k* P& V. C2 W物以类聚，人以群分Birds of a feather flock together., E k1 i& n; v6 n& I0 b: J
往事如风"The past has vanished (from memory) like wind.; What in past, is past."
. D X# a& _0 K3 R) B: f" \0 C% _0 K望子成龙hold high hopes for one's child
4 u1 }# @' m7 q) M# r4 s屋漏又逢连阴雨Misfortunes never come singly. When it rains it pours.
5 ~4 ^1 m: L, d2 g文韬武略military expertise; military strategy ! V. t+ \1 D& |, ^, ~6 e5 a
唯利是图draw water to one's mill
+ c+ C4 b- x0 n% B p无源之水,无本之木water without a source, and a tree wiithout roots
. t0 w9 d% _( _& f# T无中生有make/create something out of nothing ' w! ^/ g! o0 p8 e# i U
无风不起浪There are no waves without wind. There's no smoke without fire., h! I- R2 G, A$ x8 k4 P
徇私枉法bend the law for the benefit of relatives or friends
: }8 |! V3 w) y( `2 f' q新官上任三把火a new broom sweeps clean 3 V1 q- r8 `0 h2 x" _( n5 V9 ^. @3 G
虚心使人进步,骄傲使人落后Modesty helps one go forward, whereas conceit makes one lag behind.
( T% i; p, T/ Z蓄势而发accumulate strength for a take-off
' a: G# ^7 B$ \' n心想事成May all your wish come true* y ]; g1 ]" _% K v
心照不宣have a tacit understanding; give tacit consent; tacit understanding$ W6 z# f" n0 o: ~
先入为主First impressions are firmly entrenched.
% x4 w) J H! y先下手为强catch the ball before the bound: X% M3 N% N7 W1 \
像热锅上的蚂蚁like an ant on a hot pan
1 J B1 a" ]" W& _8 u现身说法warn people by taking oneself as an example
& r6 L6 I" {# }! _- H2 X# ?息事宁人pour oil on troubled waters
! B6 f0 m0 w. c8 G! W喜忧参半mingled hope and fear
# T, s! e* d) z0 e1 f循序渐进step by step6 _( ~' |0 Z2 z" {' v
一路平安，一路顺风speed somebody on their way; speed the parting guest
9 ?; P. a7 _2 g7 P严以律己,宽以待人be strict with oneself and lenient towards others
8 y" E' A0 l- e) t ~( v& b鱼米之乡a land of milk and honey2 l5 t5 ]( N) t. I. s9 i! Y
有情人终成眷属"Jack shall have Jill, all shall be well." & e8 Y9 E. i2 Q$ [3 ]
有钱能使鬼推磨Money makes the mare go. Money talks.
( o8 P4 p3 K/ m# m3 ]有识之士people of vision# E2 Q2 ?! r, t' e8 ^' t
有勇无谋use brawn rather than brain
+ I' a" B- H2 T7 Z' p* ?1 V有缘千里来相会Separated as we are thousands of miles apart, we come together as if by predestination.
2 r6 l( F5 e+ z$ U/ z与时俱进advance with times
0 s1 \9 U0 e% D( O: q3 [以人为本people oriented; people foremost
. a/ J) }$ x, T; x: R/ O因材施教teach students according to their aptitude
. [& C! m, V( ]' B$ Z* r1 e; [. y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 O" \) g9 `1 Q! ~8 i0 M1 M. r欲速则不达Haste does not bring success.
7 t* C; r" }5 w* s7 S1 X优胜劣汰survival of the fittest
, c8 @1 J# o R英雄所见略同Great minds think alike.
$ G- E, \8 r( E! D冤家宜解不宜结Better make friends than make enemies.* r6 _8 ~$ S Z# ~" e5 H/ ~
冤假错案"cases in which people were unjustly, falsely or wrongly charged or sentenced; unjust, false or wrong cases"
; W) ?$ h7 j: r一言既出，驷马难追A real man never goes back on his words.
# z: T8 u* o" Z) V招财进宝Money and treasures will be plentiful. P# Z/ z6 i5 r9 Y
债台高筑become debt-ridden
, d* u. M* K6 L0 P* l# o致命要害Achilles' heel ! W0 c1 D! u4 v2 u* e" P! s8 @
众矢之的target of public criticism- r& A; q0 A. W" j, _
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.
}+ f3 J2 W1 @, W9 j+ ~$ `纸上谈兵be an armchair strategist; d& D2 p+ c. I4 A" h4 o9 _+ k
纸包不住火Truth will come to light sooner or later.
2 {) {% L) z9 X1 f' v左右为难between the devil and the deep blue sea; between the rock and the hard place |
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