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爱屋及乌Love me, love my dog.+ Y, o7 X' y$ m/ W, {9 x( ?
百闻不如一见Seeing is believing.7 p6 B$ T6 Z7 h' _, l
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
( W+ W+ ^- h; e2 o0 }: L笨鸟先飞A slow sparrow should make an early start.' J3 k Y/ S; _
不眠之夜white night
: ^; d; H, l" r' z不以物喜，不以己悲not pleased by external gains, not saddened by personnal losses
! F* ?$ O/ b/ p1 Q不遗余力spare no effort; go all out; do one's best
7 a1 H0 ~3 q+ v: F不打不成交"No discord, no concord. # y6 Q, R/ X- E Z, o/ d7 n3 L7 \3 d
拆东墙补西墙rob Peter to pay Paul ) x J* h j1 _/ S9 d8 R4 ?3 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 ; n, t$ p7 [! i
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- B9 ?* Y+ `+ G1 `1 J" g' P2 R
大开眼界open one's eyes; broaden one's horizon; be an eye-opener ( I- I4 H+ ]6 _: J% @* M
国泰民安The country flourishes and people live in peace! x' w% u }: R+ K- b7 m
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 y; c+ ~2 I7 h; f" l# V0 M: K
功夫不负有心人Everything comes to him who waits.
' ?8 o, L) E% d5 P好了伤疤忘了疼once on shore, one prays no more0 w6 n; F. f8 x" 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. ' [ r( a+ F7 Q* C3 T
和气生财Harmony brings wealth( @$ O$ ~( p ]' N! J; Y! v: A# n
活到老，学到老One is never too old to learn.
; U" t4 Y+ [. @' W* j既往不咎let bygones be bygones 5 n* U! Q: ?, b1 S+ s8 B
金无足赤,人无完人Gold can't be pure and man can't be perfect. $ l- s$ ^+ M2 e5 l4 U
金玉满堂Treasures fill the home+ e3 K+ z- c3 X4 _8 B
脚踏实地be down-to-earth
; H# D8 g3 G0 @2 T/ ?, K脚踩两只船sit on the fence
9 q0 X2 S" z# h1 d. v0 O* K君子之交淡如水the friendship between gentlemen is as pure as crystal; a hedge between keeps friendship green ' Y# [# n/ |& _3 F
老生常谈，陈词滥调cut and dried, cliché
& B4 }) T1 w8 u8 ^礼尚往来Courtesy calls for reciprocity.
6 P: B" w% ] C0 Q4 r" k2 S! l留得青山在，不怕没柴烧"Where there is life, there is hope."- b) z: y* w6 P% w! H$ y$ \9 h3 }
马到成功achieve immediate victory; win instant success9 }, } S' U7 u6 E* c
名利双收gain in both fame and wealth% w @5 B& ^3 c5 ?( E
茅塞顿开be suddenly enlightened! ?% a. }' E5 i1 F6 z) Q
没有规矩不成方圆Nothing can be accomplished without norms or standards.8 C! s4 j: E2 _: T( m9 k/ D
每逢佳节倍思亲6 M! H/ M- ]! q3 r0 C0 s" {( \) I0 e
On festive occasions more than ever one thinks of one's dear ones far away.
1 A7 h2 x x- j/ s: P/ _It is on the festival occasions when one misses his dear most.
, }* _& P7 p" O1 M$ s2 W1 z谋事在人，成事在天"The planning lies with man, the outcome with Heaven. / Man proposes, God disposes. ") I; U, Y) S; l2 V8 D
弄巧成拙be too smart by half; Cunning outwits itself.8 T. \; N! ?" {' @# H! }2 a
拿手好戏masterpiece- s: @6 G/ }* I3 E
赔了夫人又折兵throw good money after bad
/ i L: l) V4 L- w' z9 T2 Z: [抛砖引玉a modest spur to induce others to come forward with valuable contributions; throw a sprat to catch a whale T, z) Z' ?( w. h% @2 ]8 m
破釜沉舟cut off all means of retreat；burn one‘s own way of retreat and be determined to fight to the end7 f+ M, g8 _; G) b2 Z5 Z/ q; X
抢得先机take the preemptive opportunities / o) y$ Q5 Q& [4 ?3 b9 u
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.
; e# d% u3 m" n0 G4 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
( N) _$ r4 P, F4 z# N, t3 N前事不忘,后事之师Past experience, if not forgotten, is a guide for the future.
' i, a3 c- h. ^前人栽树,后人乘凉One generation plants the trees in whose shade another generation rests. d( @8 ]& ~( C7 W' O
One sows and another reaps.. u+ p" ~* i; @" o0 F* `: F, k
前怕狼,后怕虎fear the wolf in front and the tiger behind/ hesitate in doing something# n1 k9 Z C" b( Y, m. {
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.
5 p4 f) ]! v+ ]7 C0 E8 C强强联手win-win co-operation
4 [9 A9 R9 y& f8 O- V瑞雪兆丰年A timely snow promises a good harvest.
5 G. T: x0 C3 M; H w人之初,性本善Man's nature at birth is good.' h5 M; S# h( F' }0 q! x+ x0 l
人逢喜事精神爽Joy puts heart into a man.
6 }/ V$ W/ X+ R/ {9 E) K人海战术huge-crowd strategy
/ D7 b+ {: k. C7 T世上无难事，只要肯攀登"Where there is a will, there is a way. " $ \& } [2 P6 W
世外桃源a fictitious land of peace away from the turmoil of the world; 2 O5 `% ^2 l& A- a- G" L+ n' x
死而后已until my heart stops beating
( w8 s1 y) |' T8 u岁岁平安Peace all year round
* E2 u7 o6 T; P- |; b) D7 {- X上有天堂，下有苏杭"Just as there is paradise in heaven, ther are Suzhou and Hangzhou on earth." 0 \/ S u4 }) f# d) K3 Q/ ]" r
塞翁失马，焉知非福Misfortune may be an actual blessing.
& w# V- H+ [+ F, [三十而立"A man should be independent at the age of thirty. ( B" X5 {: n$ Q* ~3 a
At thirty, a man should be able to think for himself." 1 @$ A, G* R- \9 ]4 Q- Y% _/ B
升级换代updating and upgrading (of products)
, W0 w) Q5 u* e' f2 b四十不惑Life begins at forty. D( W. } O& S0 @* v& l
谁言寸草心，报得三春晖"Such kindness of warm sun, can't be repaid by grass. "
. ^! B3 D( q6 S3 C% T/ e/ ]水涨船高When the river rises, the boat floats high.
8 T" c. L; |. z4 [时不我待Time and tide wait for no man.
" n5 b) T4 Q9 a% h" ^+ ]杀鸡用牛刀break a butterfly on the wheel
( f$ b/ y' a8 b! t8 H; E) N) _实事求是seek truth from facts; be practical and realistic; be true to facts * P, W( {1 x" t
说曹操,曹操到Talk of the devil and he comes.0 D, @( |! i- M/ T: w4 w# p8 t0 x
实话实说speak the plain truth; call a spade a spade; tell it as it is $ L R( ]! _" ?% s( t3 s
实践是检验真理的唯一标准Practice is the sole criterion for testing truth.: w6 y" B! Z; X3 Q, k2 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; "
) ?) R# z4 o8 a) ]* e韬光养晦hide one's capacities and bide one's time, i( C) ^3 t& h6 w2 c+ C3 e
糖衣炮弹sugar-coated bullets
2 w# M/ u8 u5 d: ^0 f0 s+ w. V/ S天有不测风云Anything unexpected may happen. a bolt from the blue( \; o: s6 [! }) s! X3 Z( R
团结就是力量Unity is strength.
9 z! T' N$ G Y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 & h% f6 l- m! O8 _5 G
歪风邪气unhealthy practices and evil phenomena
# W* Z- [) B2 L物以类聚，人以群分Birds of a feather flock together.
: z9 j+ e5 ~1 U, T1 J往事如风"The past has vanished (from memory) like wind.; What in past, is past." 7 v2 I# z6 }' M: }& k
望子成龙hold high hopes for one's child
, B, g" N7 I3 v+ a) z( Q7 L L屋漏又逢连阴雨Misfortunes never come singly. When it rains it pours.: G2 \& f3 T% A* b& f0 q0 H+ R
文韬武略military expertise; military strategy
- |( Q: {7 z! X唯利是图draw water to one's mill $ e9 |' m, f# M- e, \" Z
无源之水,无本之木water without a source, and a tree wiithout roots$ n4 l1 f3 p d; L0 J; T
无中生有make/create something out of nothing + w) c0 l$ I6 w4 a9 \( m
无风不起浪There are no waves without wind. There's no smoke without fire.- E7 p1 S2 i0 @3 J9 g8 ?$ E. @
徇私枉法bend the law for the benefit of relatives or friends
8 j d3 ?' K) w1 ]: j# M. I新官上任三把火a new broom sweeps clean
' A/ j4 y! ?3 ^虚心使人进步,骄傲使人落后Modesty helps one go forward, whereas conceit makes one lag behind.
( t3 [2 H# f0 {0 n4 ]1 k! T% y+ D9 I B0 [蓄势而发accumulate strength for a take-off2 u% V- [& X \
心想事成May all your wish come true- N3 r8 f. Z* v% o) h
心照不宣have a tacit understanding; give tacit consent; tacit understanding
# r, E% S: [" y# s+ W先入为主First impressions are firmly entrenched.2 c l [: ]% d5 d9 A+ ]
先下手为强catch the ball before the bound2 j, Z P' \% g$ a: j3 b d
像热锅上的蚂蚁like an ant on a hot pan
0 n% L$ T7 r9 J' U+ ^+ l% m/ z" N现身说法warn people by taking oneself as an example
5 V" q* b: N! E息事宁人pour oil on troubled waters
# j1 `% m# q2 ~喜忧参半mingled hope and fear
3 }* S4 y1 C4 u- |循序渐进step by step. o6 V; ~, I+ w r" o
一路平安，一路顺风speed somebody on their way; speed the parting guest
1 [8 I! R" p6 W- q* @' ~7 d严以律己,宽以待人be strict with oneself and lenient towards others
) X7 R+ i; N: }' Q鱼米之乡a land of milk and honey
5 `- B! |' ?+ E7 D7 h有情人终成眷属"Jack shall have Jill, all shall be well."
. Q" B+ i* a1 x0 Q+ S C) v. a* L有钱能使鬼推磨Money makes the mare go. Money talks., G* z5 h; U% j
有识之士people of vision
9 u1 }: P( `* y; B3 D7 A3 B有勇无谋use brawn rather than brain
( T h- W' J9 {$ V+ n有缘千里来相会Separated as we are thousands of miles apart, we come together as if by predestination.
( B8 G- {9 [' J3 V+ ]+ i与时俱进advance with times% ~2 A0 I% @) [: U/ I
以人为本people oriented; people foremost / w) R; [% Z. V! X* J" j! V. O
因材施教teach students according to their aptitude ) U7 R" @( r; D. E$ |7 q3 _7 I
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."
4 Y0 S6 W4 f- j7 p欲速则不达Haste does not bring success.
. ]- L" A% |4 T. |7 y优胜劣汰survival of the fittest
! i. v& t/ }7 A5 C' H1 h英雄所见略同Great minds think alike.
' Z3 ] e% \" T0 S( P冤家宜解不宜结Better make friends than make enemies.8 N: M! `# R* b, c/ z* D: T
冤假错案"cases in which people were unjustly, falsely or wrongly charged or sentenced; unjust, false or wrong cases"
; j: ~0 b" h3 \' S& M3 z一言既出，驷马难追A real man never goes back on his words.
! r u* J0 B. `$ P2 g9 A招财进宝Money and treasures will be plentiful7 W# _+ B' C4 n6 w
债台高筑become debt-ridden
. k8 z4 x' z4 _3 {$ {致命要害Achilles' heel 6 [) z3 Y3 [) C: ]# _
众矢之的target of public criticism
2 r6 D/ y" q7 G5 B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.: i& k; e$ Z% M" ]- j% f$ h
纸上谈兵be an armchair strategist$ B) i/ h; G7 }8 f
纸包不住火Truth will come to light sooner or later.) P5 G1 x* V1 Y4 W- z. Y
左右为难between the devil and the deep blue sea; between the rock and the hard place |
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