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爱屋及乌Love me, love my dog." U# S I* w1 Y* x6 B T% C
百闻不如一见Seeing is believing.. f, _& x2 T; E, @: k5 I2 X ]
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' }8 F0 O% _1 P- O
笨鸟先飞A slow sparrow should make an early start./ h' t8 ]8 m7 [+ ?
不眠之夜white night
8 Z, Z; S: w- ?# m不以物喜，不以己悲not pleased by external gains, not saddened by personnal losses' G, a' f; O& Y$ D; n* k* c. T( ^
不遗余力spare no effort; go all out; do one's best
) M" n& P4 \9 Q. l不打不成交"No discord, no concord. ' Q/ v+ b6 |% a. W, L5 j, y/ s
拆东墙补西墙rob Peter to pay Paul ) h9 O- O$ \: x. b+ _# Q
辞旧迎新bid farewell to the old and usher in the new; ring out the old year and ring in the new - m- R( `2 @! c6 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
c6 V# f4 Q5 s' G& `大开眼界open one's eyes; broaden one's horizon; be an eye-opener 4 \2 o+ U- w# @& o/ c
国泰民安The country flourishes and people live in peace
5 N U; l8 a" f4 H% |6 Z/ U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
* V t7 y, u& `, X& D功夫不负有心人Everything comes to him who waits.
7 q) q0 s, T1 s$ _' E" ?: a好了伤疤忘了疼once on shore, one prays no more: y. r4 i$ Q" m a4 Y+ C
好事不出门，恶事传千里Good news never goes beyond the gate, while bad news spread far and wide. 0 V4 I7 Y( T0 W7 E/ E
和气生财Harmony brings wealth
; D% }1 g% h5 R/ w活到老，学到老One is never too old to learn. ) Y* O' p# B( m3 J, I0 Q X
既往不咎let bygones be bygones
2 N+ z m- m9 k- L6 f( m6 l1 P9 Z金无足赤,人无完人Gold can't be pure and man can't be perfect.
6 }: S+ n. n, b" f9 Y `5 K( `金玉满堂Treasures fill the home
6 B$ P: i( y+ [4 x9 f. |( {% W脚踏实地be down-to-earth
% u5 |. k6 c) U |2 f7 s% _脚踩两只船sit on the fence
7 F9 m4 b1 k' r* ` |1 D君子之交淡如水the friendship between gentlemen is as pure as crystal; a hedge between keeps friendship green & a3 ]1 N, X$ D7 F0 t; W5 f5 F( U
老生常谈，陈词滥调cut and dried, cliché: ?" z+ c" y2 U& F1 e
礼尚往来Courtesy calls for reciprocity. & s' `" m% U1 N6 ?% ]. s
留得青山在，不怕没柴烧"Where there is life, there is hope."
# z0 O) n& a7 Z9 n0 T马到成功achieve immediate victory; win instant success" Q% U3 M2 U, \$ D! i
名利双收gain in both fame and wealth
4 p4 m. S7 [' k7 D( b8 T茅塞顿开be suddenly enlightened# \: R! H! j* z/ o
没有规矩不成方圆Nothing can be accomplished without norms or standards.' s, O3 u9 [' l; m8 T/ y
每逢佳节倍思亲# _( }2 `) R' P; g
On festive occasions more than ever one thinks of one's dear ones far away.; Y' ^% F; q- e' N/ w
It is on the festival occasions when one misses his dear most. 8 q) q a D% t! u& K; `
谋事在人，成事在天"The planning lies with man, the outcome with Heaven. / Man proposes, God disposes. "2 Z5 [* T( V0 J7 H1 e5 p0 z5 G
弄巧成拙be too smart by half; Cunning outwits itself.
% s) L* {, ]- U5 E# m8 z拿手好戏masterpiece
( x0 X3 K, C3 O/ y4 B赔了夫人又折兵throw good money after bad0 a0 g5 |: K3 M! V
抛砖引玉a modest spur to induce others to come forward with valuable contributions; throw a sprat to catch a whale
, t5 J, S4 w& E- k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
+ l$ `2 P/ J0 y6 u ^5 [' @抢得先机take the preemptive opportunities ! f# T3 o: f) G6 M _- I
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.
& {" q! l$ Z" a, u3 n, q& ^, N1 o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
3 s3 T: ]! I0 K前事不忘,后事之师Past experience, if not forgotten, is a guide for the future.
# \9 e; l, v& |前人栽树,后人乘凉One generation plants the trees in whose shade another generation rests.
# M& l' d# x+ y0 t3 ~9 C) F$ }One sows and another reaps.6 {& o8 ]3 ~3 _, h- Z! F7 Z
前怕狼,后怕虎fear the wolf in front and the tiger behind/ hesitate in doing something P( T% N" C! V4 H6 B
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. U3 _$ H5 P' Q
强强联手win-win co-operation7 d6 z2 e) S) E
瑞雪兆丰年A timely snow promises a good harvest./ ]: @: r# A z+ I# e2 ~! D
人之初,性本善Man's nature at birth is good./ \* \# e$ p4 n `8 ]1 o
人逢喜事精神爽Joy puts heart into a man.
# X) p& s+ X6 H! K人海战术huge-crowd strategy 1 O6 k7 b4 J ~/ N& h6 O6 V
世上无难事，只要肯攀登"Where there is a will, there is a way. "
7 j5 K' Z" p: _+ A+ j- `世外桃源a fictitious land of peace away from the turmoil of the world; 9 v8 |; Y V5 u% z* b5 x' c0 W% J
死而后已until my heart stops beating
3 }$ c4 Q. s4 v岁岁平安Peace all year round
; F1 _3 ]3 f% I% V3 L/ u上有天堂，下有苏杭"Just as there is paradise in heaven, ther are Suzhou and Hangzhou on earth."
, `! x D* E* z" U' ]* a塞翁失马，焉知非福Misfortune may be an actual blessing.! T2 K0 h6 m2 Y+ m, h
三十而立"A man should be independent at the age of thirty. 5 W# f2 n- c$ l# y
At thirty, a man should be able to think for himself." " ]' V5 r' G3 x. v- r
升级换代updating and upgrading (of products): `' Z/ B! N/ C7 a5 v2 R
四十不惑Life begins at forty. 8 N3 Q# ~* b$ K, W/ ]/ F* M
谁言寸草心，报得三春晖"Such kindness of warm sun, can't be repaid by grass. " 1 m% a' {4 y# }$ P$ d
水涨船高When the river rises, the boat floats high.
2 C$ L; C4 r8 ~- B9 S时不我待Time and tide wait for no man. ) c2 P9 p5 p) W
杀鸡用牛刀break a butterfly on the wheel3 l, [. @2 Z) k3 t
实事求是seek truth from facts; be practical and realistic; be true to facts * H9 {9 x& s! z# g; X# }
说曹操,曹操到Talk of the devil and he comes.
) E4 l# Y' ], s) c$ a+ @实话实说speak the plain truth; call a spade a spade; tell it as it is 5 v S2 K9 p: _. S/ B$ a4 A
实践是检验真理的唯一标准Practice is the sole criterion for testing truth.* z- ?3 }3 P9 F$ u4 |$ J
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 P1 }6 e# @$ u- `9 w! i" ?+ m韬光养晦hide one's capacities and bide one's time9 @+ z# U* S/ h
糖衣炮弹sugar-coated bullets
: m$ s0 @( T" G* u( p天有不测风云Anything unexpected may happen. a bolt from the blue
* C& p( q. Y! H/ A( ~6 r: L) V+ S团结就是力量Unity is strength. R, u ^( z; 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 ! h* B: ]" h) j
歪风邪气unhealthy practices and evil phenomena
* M) m" ]) P; M( H: ^物以类聚，人以群分Birds of a feather flock together.5 }9 ^+ _/ V* a2 L7 ~7 |+ I
往事如风"The past has vanished (from memory) like wind.; What in past, is past." T( A% x! T1 l0 d, `" G- s/ H7 H
望子成龙hold high hopes for one's child2 L; H( ~, N) f, M1 h! ?) N
屋漏又逢连阴雨Misfortunes never come singly. When it rains it pours.
. b. A* Q z% O文韬武略military expertise; military strategy
( a. Y2 ]" [8 X! C唯利是图draw water to one's mill
0 y7 X3 y/ T' @0 i9 A3 Q无源之水,无本之木water without a source, and a tree wiithout roots% L- M8 x9 V# s! e5 r0 C- r
无中生有make/create something out of nothing 8 q" [% I" @; A* X; t, K! l( r
无风不起浪There are no waves without wind. There's no smoke without fire.
& V8 e m" f0 p徇私枉法bend the law for the benefit of relatives or friends ) N2 {7 x M* G3 T9 R
新官上任三把火a new broom sweeps clean 0 e2 d4 A6 {" x" _& E" Q# Q i/ A
虚心使人进步,骄傲使人落后Modesty helps one go forward, whereas conceit makes one lag behind.& L& p3 H! y5 j3 T
蓄势而发accumulate strength for a take-off, G f# s8 b8 M' } I
心想事成May all your wish come true* W) G3 Y8 B0 A1 Q' |! ^
心照不宣have a tacit understanding; give tacit consent; tacit understanding6 O$ T+ c; _0 E/ w7 k4 @$ F: f; z" i
先入为主First impressions are firmly entrenched.
+ Z% ]$ D! l* U* f& r4 ~, _先下手为强catch the ball before the bound5 ~6 C8 l" b6 S: l" v" M% b6 q
像热锅上的蚂蚁like an ant on a hot pan- P/ I/ e% H Q* H7 ~8 {
现身说法warn people by taking oneself as an example
4 B! u8 y! [2 O0 u0 U0 [息事宁人pour oil on troubled waters 6 T, g& E/ u& I( }! P
喜忧参半mingled hope and fear
- E/ |7 `0 M; P$ w. w/ L循序渐进step by step
5 w" V( z4 i* m6 p8 }一路平安，一路顺风speed somebody on their way; speed the parting guest
# C6 I! K7 D! h1 B5 Z* T1 Z. `严以律己,宽以待人be strict with oneself and lenient towards others
* w5 V" m" {7 X! T' s鱼米之乡a land of milk and honey
* q' ^( ~# z P! h# P5 N+ e有情人终成眷属"Jack shall have Jill, all shall be well." 2 ~) e; t. N+ L3 @ C+ I: L$ G
有钱能使鬼推磨Money makes the mare go. Money talks.- G* `3 n% n) z1 y! H f7 j: E
有识之士people of vision
# [9 M3 s2 i0 v有勇无谋use brawn rather than brain
( l( A0 ?5 Y# Q有缘千里来相会Separated as we are thousands of miles apart, we come together as if by predestination.9 B) F7 y* `. A' C2 z
与时俱进advance with times8 P5 r0 o2 g- u# `0 A) }' s5 T; w
以人为本people oriented; people foremost
3 i" q) }# p" f9 C因材施教teach students according to their aptitude / g5 ~0 a3 M. Z* y* U; K
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." ! s& H! E& r$ u3 ]$ L% O, g% e# D
欲速则不达Haste does not bring success. : L1 E8 @' W+ u; m' d$ \+ ~
优胜劣汰survival of the fittest
" C9 ^9 F5 m" L英雄所见略同Great minds think alike.
' R0 Y* ~- c2 @# ^- t: V冤家宜解不宜结Better make friends than make enemies.
. x# F# C q/ j( e6 k! F3 e冤假错案"cases in which people were unjustly, falsely or wrongly charged or sentenced; unjust, false or wrong cases"
2 q3 D( n5 f( }% c* G- C一言既出，驷马难追A real man never goes back on his words.
3 y, S( O# f0 b9 l& {; d招财进宝Money and treasures will be plentiful
. [! H+ p( t5 w% e; p- m! A债台高筑become debt-ridden
; `8 o/ L+ O8 a$ r. m致命要害Achilles' heel
2 m( _, x5 R6 H9 a众矢之的target of public criticism( x) {' h! w' c M# Q
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. _- x% y8 Y& @) z6 L
纸上谈兵be an armchair strategist& {$ Z( X8 e# L, M+ Q' B7 s
纸包不住火Truth will come to light sooner or later.; Z. T+ r9 L/ G, Y4 n3 S
左右为难between the devil and the deep blue sea; between the rock and the hard place |
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