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爱屋及乌Love me, love my dog.
4 s ^! ~5 J6 Z3 \百闻不如一见Seeing is believing.9 r, w! r, m% A5 e
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 worst7 |) ?$ h* g. M; z
笨鸟先飞A slow sparrow should make an early start.% y: [- s8 U0 \6 U
不眠之夜white night 8 r- X W" l& l- @ e
不以物喜，不以己悲not pleased by external gains, not saddened by personnal losses0 Q! O/ e' c, D5 p
不遗余力spare no effort; go all out; do one's best% z5 I2 K+ h/ d" y9 R% ?
不打不成交"No discord, no concord. 0 L3 R- @ Q9 M$ s% q/ v
拆东墙补西墙rob Peter to pay Paul
% e9 M: Y6 Y1 i- [: W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 d9 @. h# F8 S {0 ?0 o/ ?
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 all9 ^% [. w. s4 W* @
大开眼界open one's eyes; broaden one's horizon; be an eye-opener
# E# o$ i4 Q L7 A! V, @ V国泰民安The country flourishes and people live in peace3 n5 V: b4 i) `+ l4 F
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 z( w3 A& i$ D
功夫不负有心人Everything comes to him who waits.
9 A9 X. F, {+ s3 Z好了伤疤忘了疼once on shore, one prays no more: t1 ]* ]% K( ?0 I) v3 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. - ]( t& C$ k. |7 `
和气生财Harmony brings wealth4 x1 H) F! m# l: k
活到老，学到老One is never too old to learn. ; t% t3 L( N; g9 f3 j! U' h
既往不咎let bygones be bygones - O+ b9 F6 r6 G% D- H; R
金无足赤,人无完人Gold can't be pure and man can't be perfect. ; w- a' W+ h5 p" R& F6 ^. i
金玉满堂Treasures fill the home
, D) J+ l2 ~4 T( M1 P脚踏实地be down-to-earth , k8 F1 h- W _' X( G
脚踩两只船sit on the fence
' X: P3 ~2 B9 L6 V) T$ C* k& ~$ l君子之交淡如水the friendship between gentlemen is as pure as crystal; a hedge between keeps friendship green
5 v3 }; J5 X( x' M$ Z9 d- N( s1 H老生常谈，陈词滥调cut and dried, cliché
/ j9 x3 h" b5 U8 h% j礼尚往来Courtesy calls for reciprocity. 5 z# p! O4 y( j+ I
留得青山在，不怕没柴烧"Where there is life, there is hope."
( G0 y9 e5 q& q- Q# |马到成功achieve immediate victory; win instant success
: q/ G1 O! W9 y7 [4 c# H名利双收gain in both fame and wealth
' I4 n) l9 U6 [- [: I' t* k: b茅塞顿开be suddenly enlightened" K* K* t$ ]1 h. q7 s
没有规矩不成方圆Nothing can be accomplished without norms or standards.7 A( K: H6 E M
每逢佳节倍思亲
1 }8 m! v7 h* j& c3 C$ kOn festive occasions more than ever one thinks of one's dear ones far away.0 ?5 X8 A5 ]" t" t: T- r2 j7 E0 h* u
It is on the festival occasions when one misses his dear most.
. [, y9 b ^0 l) N. f& U谋事在人，成事在天"The planning lies with man, the outcome with Heaven. / Man proposes, God disposes. "' ]8 t4 N1 Y! R9 |* s2 s( h* h
弄巧成拙be too smart by half; Cunning outwits itself.- R2 U, }# r- N5 y4 q) U4 T
拿手好戏masterpiece
1 V: ^8 O5 C) L* G赔了夫人又折兵throw good money after bad$ b# w1 s! p+ \2 o O2 [5 ?
抛砖引玉a modest spur to induce others to come forward with valuable contributions; throw a sprat to catch a whale
# T$ |* y( R6 y# K6 V9 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. W0 L# d1 Y: k5 r$ v: s; o
抢得先机take the preemptive opportunities
0 {0 p# o1 w' z, v- s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.
, D0 _& T0 q5 a0 `6 W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% T. R, x2 ^1 v, W2 [. ]
前事不忘,后事之师Past experience, if not forgotten, is a guide for the future.
* h5 d4 ]+ t) ?前人栽树,后人乘凉One generation plants the trees in whose shade another generation rests.
! n% U$ P' @! t* M2 ]1 gOne sows and another reaps.7 T/ {. \) u0 q* u
前怕狼,后怕虎fear the wolf in front and the tiger behind/ hesitate in doing something& n* q: q' x, S. N3 b, `) Z
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.
- A% u5 j, M8 y) }- H3 a强强联手win-win co-operation
) i8 Y/ j$ ` }0 I8 g5 S1 j4 W+ H瑞雪兆丰年A timely snow promises a good harvest." u. W( u( y# P: z5 H' a+ c
人之初,性本善Man's nature at birth is good.4 w: G5 M5 H0 K" F2 y0 J
人逢喜事精神爽Joy puts heart into a man.) z( j1 o/ A/ G9 I7 ?
人海战术huge-crowd strategy
4 y5 i, F4 i4 T" `" U世上无难事，只要肯攀登"Where there is a will, there is a way. "
2 v% i! l7 O- m% y. K世外桃源a fictitious land of peace away from the turmoil of the world; / i5 B9 M' j3 b3 H
死而后已until my heart stops beating
4 f* H: s: F* c+ \岁岁平安Peace all year round
9 {5 @, U+ t" ~+ m/ p1 t1 _上有天堂，下有苏杭"Just as there is paradise in heaven, ther are Suzhou and Hangzhou on earth."
/ E# o6 D7 _7 [ d* ^" P4 i塞翁失马，焉知非福Misfortune may be an actual blessing.
- _& m- I: o2 R: b+ S三十而立"A man should be independent at the age of thirty.
- L/ {% W- t( X$ x/ m1 EAt thirty, a man should be able to think for himself."
, u* V* Y3 G0 X0 U9 v {" N; y升级换代updating and upgrading (of products)( u( N3 H) `6 n) j$ Y
四十不惑Life begins at forty.
7 O4 a! z2 c5 {4 i谁言寸草心，报得三春晖"Such kindness of warm sun, can't be repaid by grass. "
I# G# C+ b; T$ {$ A水涨船高When the river rises, the boat floats high.8 p% K5 L' Z* A, ?3 x# q& Y
时不我待Time and tide wait for no man. 2 v0 j- E) n6 V
杀鸡用牛刀break a butterfly on the wheel
) m: `$ D( o+ u+ X/ G$ a实事求是seek truth from facts; be practical and realistic; be true to facts $ R( d# v2 z0 L* C9 n/ G3 _* u
说曹操,曹操到Talk of the devil and he comes.
' X' S* Q6 I( {) n" }7 |实话实说speak the plain truth; call a spade a spade; tell it as it is
, O) Z' T( O5 Q实践是检验真理的唯一标准Practice is the sole criterion for testing truth.
7 Z2 @% d. {# o5 J \2 U9 |6 m: ^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; J1 h+ g! u
韬光养晦hide one's capacities and bide one's time5 z/ S* t- C( V, [$ s+ H
糖衣炮弹sugar-coated bullets1 n9 f* K$ x( o& r; }3 ?# i+ j
天有不测风云Anything unexpected may happen. a bolt from the blue
$ y% F$ w! i/ A5 {0 r' d团结就是力量Unity is strength.. ~- C2 X( ]1 ~) d# [4 V# B* j
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
* Y- r2 _9 P2 j$ G. _歪风邪气unhealthy practices and evil phenomena
9 [. o- i4 q6 f+ ]6 M1 m物以类聚，人以群分Birds of a feather flock together.
8 c2 b( @6 t! ]5 j2 e H1 U往事如风"The past has vanished (from memory) like wind.; What in past, is past."
`1 [3 ]! y z' d) q/ d0 y+ C+ ? H望子成龙hold high hopes for one's child2 P4 d4 Z$ o, u2 \
屋漏又逢连阴雨Misfortunes never come singly. When it rains it pours.4 {) b$ L& [* x" {
文韬武略military expertise; military strategy ! Z6 X- m* c. a' F( M1 l
唯利是图draw water to one's mill 6 N+ P* P: ~( o5 P1 P, `0 f
无源之水,无本之木water without a source, and a tree wiithout roots/ q N4 L/ t1 j! V( u
无中生有make/create something out of nothing ; f+ ?& Q A2 q+ h1 Q1 R3 v
无风不起浪There are no waves without wind. There's no smoke without fire.. S1 i7 s9 D3 ?" w+ D; \5 N3 Y
徇私枉法bend the law for the benefit of relatives or friends , h6 W+ G" j0 q9 Y" P- e/ u; f
新官上任三把火a new broom sweeps clean ( v, Z" V) g$ n5 a+ D. P9 i
虚心使人进步,骄傲使人落后Modesty helps one go forward, whereas conceit makes one lag behind.
- H4 k4 n4 K3 z7 V+ ~1 i4 R7 `; z蓄势而发accumulate strength for a take-off
/ Q: Y- f) x Z' _5 O& a心想事成May all your wish come true H4 X0 s ]; t' n! g* F
心照不宣have a tacit understanding; give tacit consent; tacit understanding3 q0 I l7 U' `$ i7 Y
先入为主First impressions are firmly entrenched.
: D8 f( I, T7 x' R+ p8 H8 d+ R0 u先下手为强catch the ball before the bound7 y9 |0 X0 V2 a# \5 |: ?$ d
像热锅上的蚂蚁like an ant on a hot pan }& b. o) w/ }/ Z2 d3 Z6 q2 D
现身说法warn people by taking oneself as an example
- L+ Z$ p2 S5 m& Z. i: ?( S- h息事宁人pour oil on troubled waters
- i7 J3 L, M" u- g8 u) Y. m喜忧参半mingled hope and fear
: I! u; m) E4 `/ H4 T循序渐进step by step
0 i$ f$ v2 `% f( l6 O$ @- X) T& z一路平安，一路顺风speed somebody on their way; speed the parting guest
/ I7 N9 Z# G. K" a4 t" Z严以律己,宽以待人be strict with oneself and lenient towards others5 C) R/ W1 r/ k V
鱼米之乡a land of milk and honey
: ]+ |. ~' b4 N- G) w; G" V4 q有情人终成眷属"Jack shall have Jill, all shall be well." 9 p; {$ @7 H- q# R6 l
有钱能使鬼推磨Money makes the mare go. Money talks.+ M& v& z8 E9 `& o4 h ~1 l
有识之士people of vision: l, u: h$ w, `6 _
有勇无谋use brawn rather than brain / R% j: B0 V/ ?5 C* S$ b6 s
有缘千里来相会Separated as we are thousands of miles apart, we come together as if by predestination.
4 c2 S: Z2 Y7 q; Y7 B: L+ Q3 Z% o" I1 N与时俱进advance with times
1 M8 w/ N f7 U1 Q: B# c以人为本people oriented; people foremost
+ W" L# b. e: K" u因材施教teach students according to their aptitude
0 C7 A9 ^2 z8 b" D, i. h* M. @/ 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."
# {) M& F1 @: D2 j! v. J0 }$ H欲速则不达Haste does not bring success.
1 M6 R/ m; y" t8 i优胜劣汰survival of the fittest
' o# u2 d6 a: J英雄所见略同Great minds think alike.' y( H* I |6 o0 h
冤家宜解不宜结Better make friends than make enemies.2 d4 d5 e! ^( F2 R# [) P) I
冤假错案"cases in which people were unjustly, falsely or wrongly charged or sentenced; unjust, false or wrong cases"
0 R& T* ^ J! B+ a; l3 m1 Q一言既出，驷马难追A real man never goes back on his words.
: L B6 `/ [: b招财进宝Money and treasures will be plentiful
: P3 N5 K/ r! H* |0 k债台高筑become debt-ridden
" l% P% M8 V$ v2 A% o# Y致命要害Achilles' heel
q1 M {5 A- E _ _( Z! g4 n众矢之的target of public criticism) Z6 Z9 v* H( w( s; O
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.1 J% a& Q8 s& Q: {5 s: ^, H
纸上谈兵be an armchair strategist
7 ~! |" \: w B/ K3 K: K* u6 k+ _0 N* d纸包不住火Truth will come to light sooner or later.8 w1 {3 I- v( x: p% R
左右为难between the devil and the deep blue sea; between the rock and the hard place |
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