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爱屋及乌Love me, love my dog., @0 p# D! }% L( c4 n: E" q
百闻不如一见Seeing is believing.
1 d3 _5 G) W& E1 C5 I# Y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 worst1 O. C4 x' E( O( y3 A9 J& M
笨鸟先飞A slow sparrow should make an early start.
2 y6 H3 {+ d2 N4 F7 R3 T" d6 x不眠之夜white night - j" H( s9 S* T+ d2 l2 V
不以物喜，不以己悲not pleased by external gains, not saddened by personnal losses
: P9 p2 m( ~% X- S$ C: ?不遗余力spare no effort; go all out; do one's best
9 M, Q1 k; s+ t) k- R J' r" y不打不成交"No discord, no concord. ) G+ [: M a- l* w% p3 r- C$ Q
拆东墙补西墙rob Peter to pay Paul
; k; g# K! k4 X5 \6 d/ {辞旧迎新bid farewell to the old and usher in the new; ring out the old year and ring in the new ; ?; Q5 X6 k, {. ^) Z, d
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( r0 [, |5 ^" n2 [% F$ T2 ]. M
大开眼界open one's eyes; broaden one's horizon; be an eye-opener . ^, O3 w6 ^9 S8 x5 N
国泰民安The country flourishes and people live in peace% c: K7 M# T5 \1 ~
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
7 H5 i* O+ j! N, ], j+ k4 \功夫不负有心人Everything comes to him who waits.
8 w2 i1 j& B* Q+ O' ]& f# C好了伤疤忘了疼once on shore, one prays no more. \% r0 T- {. H! z
好事不出门，恶事传千里Good news never goes beyond the gate, while bad news spread far and wide. : ^' k) q* {9 o+ ^3 V
和气生财Harmony brings wealth+ y4 \" ~2 i$ I- @( h, ~# l3 |2 U
活到老，学到老One is never too old to learn. 9 s. u# Z( i. p0 c7 U6 H: u" I/ t
既往不咎let bygones be bygones + E) B/ y, o6 f0 n8 d& g" _
金无足赤,人无完人Gold can't be pure and man can't be perfect.
" y7 O1 r5 }3 _ {金玉满堂Treasures fill the home2 s" U; q% s" d2 O9 a
脚踏实地be down-to-earth
6 W/ ?) g: p3 a脚踩两只船sit on the fence 5 Z* s4 A1 i# w3 V) L$ I4 I8 e
君子之交淡如水the friendship between gentlemen is as pure as crystal; a hedge between keeps friendship green
$ o/ {" G$ D6 t; C. q老生常谈，陈词滥调cut and dried, cliché: t2 l$ s3 y5 J4 n( F, t
礼尚往来Courtesy calls for reciprocity.
5 \, ]2 o2 r$ p' O- _- X留得青山在，不怕没柴烧"Where there is life, there is hope."
/ H& x, Q* B7 c R马到成功achieve immediate victory; win instant success
1 Z) {) z2 Y. X0 o* a( z名利双收gain in both fame and wealth4 M7 H; e* I2 \/ i7 ^
茅塞顿开be suddenly enlightened. S3 F u: L8 M" ^( ~5 _
没有规矩不成方圆Nothing can be accomplished without norms or standards.
. r8 U1 o0 l2 b每逢佳节倍思亲
. h0 X+ R: d7 B& s) P% TOn festive occasions more than ever one thinks of one's dear ones far away.
5 Z% N& H- o1 R; }. E$ AIt is on the festival occasions when one misses his dear most. ' k) D6 s0 b7 t
谋事在人，成事在天"The planning lies with man, the outcome with Heaven. / Man proposes, God disposes. "# n8 M" S5 V( F: E4 f) {& g
弄巧成拙be too smart by half; Cunning outwits itself.& } m% D' Q, N3 |
拿手好戏masterpiece
0 K. e% ^0 @. b \! S赔了夫人又折兵throw good money after bad. |8 V9 ^6 l. i% ~
抛砖引玉a modest spur to induce others to come forward with valuable contributions; throw a sprat to catch a whale0 d: q+ g4 x$ A2 ]
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
1 X% W9 J6 N( W- H, u% }7 c2 H抢得先机take the preemptive opportunities
4 U( H. Y$ l# K0 M$ I; H) t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./ D* W/ }. {& q6 r0 A1 T
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" \- X0 M5 ]# M- i+ ?
前事不忘,后事之师Past experience, if not forgotten, is a guide for the future.8 E* l$ |9 \2 K) y5 y8 O2 I) d
前人栽树,后人乘凉One generation plants the trees in whose shade another generation rests.% O) C- C/ r' c) G4 s1 P
One sows and another reaps.* J% D7 B( q2 w: A
前怕狼,后怕虎fear the wolf in front and the tiger behind/ hesitate in doing something/ a1 j. F8 Q* N4 L9 h* |
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. $ u: S; _' h9 e4 a
强强联手win-win co-operation
5 u7 }9 F( I p6 Q4 t瑞雪兆丰年A timely snow promises a good harvest.
8 e( `! H; W/ o人之初,性本善Man's nature at birth is good.
5 O1 H+ q! @" m人逢喜事精神爽Joy puts heart into a man.
, n. ]8 G7 M4 Z% \5 ?人海战术huge-crowd strategy $ t' Q: q; }! J/ w1 h' ~
世上无难事，只要肯攀登"Where there is a will, there is a way. " H+ h' R& B& P1 e+ V. y
世外桃源a fictitious land of peace away from the turmoil of the world;
2 @" Z7 w) B! u7 T9 i死而后已until my heart stops beating
& ^% L( J% l' g8 k. \0 m4 @岁岁平安Peace all year round
1 @. _0 X- {* m9 L上有天堂，下有苏杭"Just as there is paradise in heaven, ther are Suzhou and Hangzhou on earth." 6 q8 N% f. l D" P) I3 N
塞翁失马，焉知非福Misfortune may be an actual blessing.
, r! I% S) J5 b% s# q三十而立"A man should be independent at the age of thirty.
: `: h, N( B5 K0 x, u3 t2 sAt thirty, a man should be able to think for himself." 2 o, j& X# S1 A \$ |" c
升级换代updating and upgrading (of products)" L/ a/ q2 f" A1 ^7 v9 W
四十不惑Life begins at forty.
. i* V! o6 l; o7 T" q* W谁言寸草心，报得三春晖"Such kindness of warm sun, can't be repaid by grass. " 3 ~8 ]: I- z6 C% z% q
水涨船高When the river rises, the boat floats high.
! \5 U0 L3 a$ d$ O: u, M' m时不我待Time and tide wait for no man.
% R) `+ k9 X) T/ g/ X杀鸡用牛刀break a butterfly on the wheel
! F( t' X, ?/ |实事求是seek truth from facts; be practical and realistic; be true to facts & j- L0 K7 O, W _. h1 p
说曹操,曹操到Talk of the devil and he comes.
1 k4 I" k" Z% u, S: }/ {实话实说speak the plain truth; call a spade a spade; tell it as it is 8 N Q9 g2 y1 x/ n8 \& V. T
实践是检验真理的唯一标准Practice is the sole criterion for testing truth.8 n- w' _7 f) w: q& b% K
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; "4 o8 q! a+ B: m( a7 m7 j6 q: h: w
韬光养晦hide one's capacities and bide one's time1 N1 [% i& Y5 h9 H' ~4 u
糖衣炮弹sugar-coated bullets0 G4 ]( \: A7 g% X1 j+ _+ O; V
天有不测风云Anything unexpected may happen. a bolt from the blue0 d1 u& _, W" p
团结就是力量Unity is strength.. E+ V7 V1 R7 ?9 t* _5 g7 b! I* F* H8 i
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
! ~' Q1 f) L' r$ g歪风邪气unhealthy practices and evil phenomena
5 }5 ]( e1 f: @3 Q: c物以类聚，人以群分Birds of a feather flock together.0 h: B6 O& E r* B0 X7 K; [! ?! `8 |
往事如风"The past has vanished (from memory) like wind.; What in past, is past." ! ~3 s! h0 w. o0 o1 h
望子成龙hold high hopes for one's child
6 k$ i o9 S8 I" U: Y$ n: U% J屋漏又逢连阴雨Misfortunes never come singly. When it rains it pours., z' A$ P8 A0 ~, m. X; |- U
文韬武略military expertise; military strategy / r8 p2 m) N6 z) D8 ]/ }" Y
唯利是图draw water to one's mill ; m5 \1 Y+ E( h6 g5 f
无源之水,无本之木water without a source, and a tree wiithout roots3 E8 A6 k. Y, _0 J) p
无中生有make/create something out of nothing
( W D& S+ h% G& F无风不起浪There are no waves without wind. There's no smoke without fire.9 m; _/ i) X+ n6 r# @2 L2 A
徇私枉法bend the law for the benefit of relatives or friends
* z1 f! g" h2 ?( O# c0 X3 {( g新官上任三把火a new broom sweeps clean * G2 j8 E+ D# U c' M
虚心使人进步,骄傲使人落后Modesty helps one go forward, whereas conceit makes one lag behind.& f& Q, F* z1 Z
蓄势而发accumulate strength for a take-off
- L( I7 ?% o/ Q n心想事成May all your wish come true
: A6 F: E" r! b+ `* d4 ^# Z7 h* y7 c心照不宣have a tacit understanding; give tacit consent; tacit understanding
) q2 W0 L/ F( s! x5 \. |先入为主First impressions are firmly entrenched.) @% X+ S! \2 y
先下手为强catch the ball before the bound B# R6 E/ D* O; b, ]. {
像热锅上的蚂蚁like an ant on a hot pan) H5 y: l$ V, S; w7 Y
现身说法warn people by taking oneself as an example0 ]/ @. \% K5 l$ s! c7 I
息事宁人pour oil on troubled waters 9 u3 B C j4 V+ N* J
喜忧参半mingled hope and fear ' s1 G. q2 e5 j4 b* i5 V2 P
循序渐进step by step. v$ s2 H1 F; M% B- c* u# M* R
一路平安，一路顺风speed somebody on their way; speed the parting guest ' \/ z2 d2 a$ e! [! u
严以律己,宽以待人be strict with oneself and lenient towards others) z r0 m9 w9 w! L1 d
鱼米之乡a land of milk and honey
" a; K6 \- y/ V8 d# y9 S有情人终成眷属"Jack shall have Jill, all shall be well."
( x$ Q; N# G8 y* K5 k有钱能使鬼推磨Money makes the mare go. Money talks.
; V7 K4 J+ x+ R4 b6 o$ {3 Y8 f& r" m: K有识之士people of vision
6 d( I C3 k1 F* i4 F" c! f' K5 w有勇无谋use brawn rather than brain
, |/ i7 W- h& a; \有缘千里来相会Separated as we are thousands of miles apart, we come together as if by predestination.
" G+ \# `2 M+ {1 ^- m* D* ~与时俱进advance with times4 I l+ g- x+ _) [! C' X
以人为本people oriented; people foremost
: L9 |$ ]8 I, u& }: s5 F! \ \因材施教teach students according to their aptitude , ]3 o0 ]/ V5 @
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." 1 a M+ |( n) q/ @$ _& y v
欲速则不达Haste does not bring success.
. A0 L8 M) {9 X8 l' ~优胜劣汰survival of the fittest
" M/ z" F8 p; I4 N, {( g$ D英雄所见略同Great minds think alike.
; J" s, E" V- f6 e冤家宜解不宜结Better make friends than make enemies.8 Q0 x" e9 L+ j7 O* \. Q2 G6 ^, k
冤假错案"cases in which people were unjustly, falsely or wrongly charged or sentenced; unjust, false or wrong cases"
/ `& z5 c C' {一言既出，驷马难追A real man never goes back on his words.
: Z; N+ Z3 C( p招财进宝Money and treasures will be plentiful
. M- X( G4 q# S5 n债台高筑become debt-ridden' B- J- |. L R" {2 X- S: f
致命要害Achilles' heel
" o* D& v' {( @ `众矢之的target of public criticism5 t' ]7 J5 J3 f# Q5 {
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.
* D1 |% V, M2 q2 r- j- y" Y* J: G& S纸上谈兵be an armchair strategist
W% N1 z* \8 G+ [8 Z& y纸包不住火Truth will come to light sooner or later.
; l" z8 b% d$ ]8 ]左右为难between the devil and the deep blue sea; between the rock and the hard place |
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