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爱屋及乌Love me, love my dog.+ \) l4 e: H+ L3 e4 I2 i" B b
百闻不如一见Seeing is believing.
7 q: |7 T F) d1 ~' ]/ K3 B 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
5 e" ^6 z" w z2 K笨鸟先飞A slow sparrow should make an early start., r3 d( A, R7 v% S5 }
不眠之夜white night
[% V" G9 d3 e9 ^4 @4 D不以物喜，不以己悲not pleased by external gains, not saddened by personnal losses P# w% J& V$ U, w# M
不遗余力spare no effort; go all out; do one's best+ N x( Q7 S% ]2 M0 D, U) v
不打不成交"No discord, no concord. # R4 ~# h! x9 |* J; o+ y
拆东墙补西墙rob Peter to pay Paul 4 t% X# X5 j7 q z8 a0 a9 f! H! V O* I* y
辞旧迎新bid farewell to the old and usher in the new; ring out the old year and ring in the new " n0 ]0 J! }8 \1 P* w* Q
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% @; v* s! x" Q- b! d8 L
大开眼界open one's eyes; broaden one's horizon; be an eye-opener " d) y c* t V! u. T# W
国泰民安The country flourishes and people live in peace
' h6 [5 w- _2 l/ 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 8 G$ Z' h% d4 o
功夫不负有心人Everything comes to him who waits. 7 M6 Q5 e. U) G/ J- n
好了伤疤忘了疼once on shore, one prays no more
$ \0 H" B* ]/ Q好事不出门，恶事传千里Good news never goes beyond the gate, while bad news spread far and wide.
3 g$ M5 i9 t( x+ T8 c/ a和气生财Harmony brings wealth
1 O4 P3 y, {3 \2 B3 M O活到老，学到老One is never too old to learn. , U% d5 H5 Q% H5 Y7 A
既往不咎let bygones be bygones
\6 }5 \) e% g7 s& r, a; _ Q0 O金无足赤,人无完人Gold can't be pure and man can't be perfect. : ?" ?/ I) `2 e3 r
金玉满堂Treasures fill the home+ [. \4 A3 M8 u0 j
脚踏实地be down-to-earth % g0 P2 V- K5 q" V& {3 \
脚踩两只船sit on the fence & l( m& ~2 g# T5 C8 S3 I1 c0 |7 M3 d
君子之交淡如水the friendship between gentlemen is as pure as crystal; a hedge between keeps friendship green
$ r: _+ q0 J T" @. C4 ?老生常谈，陈词滥调cut and dried, cliché
8 f9 ^& `" l/ c# a# V+ k7 P礼尚往来Courtesy calls for reciprocity.
% N: U( z3 b6 a' G+ e留得青山在，不怕没柴烧"Where there is life, there is hope."
, P/ g7 S% \' \0 z& Z( Q马到成功achieve immediate victory; win instant success: R( ?7 C: d, A5 |
名利双收gain in both fame and wealth
* z( l( @/ w6 R& ~6 D- G5 i2 N茅塞顿开be suddenly enlightened% g9 x1 X( W# Z& M6 x# M0 L
没有规矩不成方圆Nothing can be accomplished without norms or standards.
; @/ x5 A% ]& H S7 d: K每逢佳节倍思亲: w7 W) f( o. N3 J" \2 n
On festive occasions more than ever one thinks of one's dear ones far away.+ v1 o+ t2 _0 [& ^
It is on the festival occasions when one misses his dear most. * |- l' e+ ^9 m1 r! D3 m! g1 O
谋事在人，成事在天"The planning lies with man, the outcome with Heaven. / Man proposes, God disposes. "% g4 h8 x9 X" Q; ~) f9 I
弄巧成拙be too smart by half; Cunning outwits itself.9 S! H- b% R# r/ H; W. t4 O7 `' ]
拿手好戏masterpiece
6 q3 n1 ]' `% \; n* e- S) O( h赔了夫人又折兵throw good money after bad
+ \/ ?" ^$ I+ w4 p& t抛砖引玉a modest spur to induce others to come forward with valuable contributions; throw a sprat to catch a whale
# }8 W B& p. [% @7 P1 ^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 Q3 w0 I% P0 C4 v1 o# ~+ [
抢得先机take the preemptive opportunities + T( h: O. q2 J: G
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.: k: k' c) E3 K' F0 q. h a& s
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$ _! ^6 L7 `/ N. D( m
前事不忘,后事之师Past experience, if not forgotten, is a guide for the future.
2 J: T: e; B8 y6 z- W6 X) P前人栽树,后人乘凉One generation plants the trees in whose shade another generation rests.5 f; W' p# ], N* P
One sows and another reaps.. c7 w$ s# W, G) {* \7 g
前怕狼,后怕虎fear the wolf in front and the tiger behind/ hesitate in doing something
9 o# {3 w' r' t9 W( t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.
8 K; T2 Q4 b" U+ a9 O1 u: l! G强强联手win-win co-operation+ K; ]; }/ ^+ }
瑞雪兆丰年A timely snow promises a good harvest.! f4 M4 c/ Z; s5 j* S7 J7 \
人之初,性本善Man's nature at birth is good.
, e3 H) m/ c$ g人逢喜事精神爽Joy puts heart into a man.
8 e0 e1 E) o. l8 f% f人海战术huge-crowd strategy 2 H3 h2 ?8 `6 p U/ b8 ^
世上无难事，只要肯攀登"Where there is a will, there is a way. " ; @7 I) N6 ]. c2 M, k# V! T* v$ a
世外桃源a fictitious land of peace away from the turmoil of the world; : r9 g- A0 J* M6 K# L' D; s) W
死而后已until my heart stops beating! R: J2 {; F/ Y/ ^$ X! f
岁岁平安Peace all year round
- E" g- v7 z, o+ h上有天堂，下有苏杭"Just as there is paradise in heaven, ther are Suzhou and Hangzhou on earth." ( x5 \5 ?$ O. s8 \9 P3 \9 e
塞翁失马，焉知非福Misfortune may be an actual blessing.
3 b F- }; Z7 p/ n三十而立"A man should be independent at the age of thirty.
- F# G" E5 F1 y. KAt thirty, a man should be able to think for himself." 7 E( e) [- r. L5 J5 Z8 T: c7 H+ E
升级换代updating and upgrading (of products)) f8 g, T9 I8 M% C! u
四十不惑Life begins at forty. 0 M4 Z- [2 P' a' X) n$ j* n
谁言寸草心，报得三春晖"Such kindness of warm sun, can't be repaid by grass. "
' T. g; E# C. i. ?& Q! x$ h5 R/ R+ E水涨船高When the river rises, the boat floats high.
; s( e! k2 W) H5 {9 o+ ~; I时不我待Time and tide wait for no man.
9 u3 Q4 n0 X' k; y& h) n+ E杀鸡用牛刀break a butterfly on the wheel
; }5 R$ v0 h7 J6 o2 G实事求是seek truth from facts; be practical and realistic; be true to facts 2 C1 s; y$ M) k; U' g
说曹操,曹操到Talk of the devil and he comes.6 w$ d/ G) a+ {( T' p" g
实话实说speak the plain truth; call a spade a spade; tell it as it is
) N1 p& d& O5 Q! |4 k2 m实践是检验真理的唯一标准Practice is the sole criterion for testing truth.
' C0 L8 e, \' b4 L 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; "
$ w/ k% W% F2 Q0 h% o* T: \韬光养晦hide one's capacities and bide one's time
9 L, R; U1 u9 r! P3 K3 z! E糖衣炮弹sugar-coated bullets5 H# g# n/ n m2 U) `5 y
天有不测风云Anything unexpected may happen. a bolt from the blue1 k% }6 A6 i, z9 ]6 a: A/ X# m7 _
团结就是力量Unity is strength.
+ M0 I1 y, g" E, K9 ]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
4 Y. T$ d# R$ E: s7 b3 x) x; E% a% o歪风邪气unhealthy practices and evil phenomena# t0 F+ E Q R: {+ {- S- V) V
物以类聚，人以群分Birds of a feather flock together." X3 Q7 h* A$ V: H
往事如风"The past has vanished (from memory) like wind.; What in past, is past." - K# q% J$ b Q% V2 i
望子成龙hold high hopes for one's child, A5 Q! V) A6 E8 i6 T. m, M" t, i
屋漏又逢连阴雨Misfortunes never come singly. When it rains it pours.7 E$ }5 \4 x- m" D
文韬武略military expertise; military strategy * x9 ^, k6 H. n) ` ~/ r- \
唯利是图draw water to one's mill 7 [3 V6 ^* R3 h* I& E6 b& I( ?
无源之水,无本之木water without a source, and a tree wiithout roots
O4 n* ^2 w+ c i6 j7 [无中生有make/create something out of nothing
* {9 x* C, k3 r# o无风不起浪There are no waves without wind. There's no smoke without fire.
# O4 y; d0 p0 R% Z7 f0 i徇私枉法bend the law for the benefit of relatives or friends 8 w! u% q1 C9 j/ a9 q
新官上任三把火a new broom sweeps clean
* m. ~+ [5 D- \虚心使人进步,骄傲使人落后Modesty helps one go forward, whereas conceit makes one lag behind.
0 X% ^" ]7 ~ q* Y6 C$ I蓄势而发accumulate strength for a take-off, {4 a6 \/ [( l% P; L
心想事成May all your wish come true
' J& Y+ ?! K) K! K0 N( d4 F8 ?心照不宣have a tacit understanding; give tacit consent; tacit understanding
# h" [/ [4 Z% x/ g( {' k( E/ x0 v先入为主First impressions are firmly entrenched.
- R' e; L2 _$ u* z8 E3 p) X- f先下手为强catch the ball before the bound
( v! X5 z5 i! V; x$ i5 f像热锅上的蚂蚁like an ant on a hot pan4 \" q/ ?6 H- \4 t+ n. y a$ q
现身说法warn people by taking oneself as an example
7 ^9 O! ^4 _; @& w9 p0 j息事宁人pour oil on troubled waters 2 z1 Z$ t. p0 {7 C! L( x7 ?8 U
喜忧参半mingled hope and fear ' X9 T# s' ?0 @
循序渐进step by step
. m) J* l; h( a6 E( ?$ O一路平安，一路顺风speed somebody on their way; speed the parting guest
( ?) ] ^2 B5 ~& [8 K; B3 B, h严以律己,宽以待人be strict with oneself and lenient towards others
* V# D( y* A. ~; Z: w3 L/ D- Z( g! P鱼米之乡a land of milk and honey
- G) ~- ]6 ?% l7 ?% w7 N有情人终成眷属"Jack shall have Jill, all shall be well." 3 V0 r2 Q ^2 I4 s" z' o2 `' i
有钱能使鬼推磨Money makes the mare go. Money talks.; \7 \8 R1 w# y" C$ s: u; h
有识之士people of vision0 z! A( a4 \0 G& N4 y
有勇无谋use brawn rather than brain
! K' n2 X6 l# `有缘千里来相会Separated as we are thousands of miles apart, we come together as if by predestination.
* h- j- f* e7 q% k U与时俱进advance with times
9 ^" v1 @8 L* ~以人为本people oriented; people foremost " g) ]9 t% K8 M; ?# _* @
因材施教teach students according to their aptitude 4 a% I' E5 Y r* ]
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."
$ u$ M; f4 d1 s% O欲速则不达Haste does not bring success.
3 F5 y! D1 G% x- n" j优胜劣汰survival of the fittest
* j1 h! S, E6 a% M8 L; \% t, E英雄所见略同Great minds think alike./ ^( M: a( n5 h4 @
冤家宜解不宜结Better make friends than make enemies.8 O) v# v% k3 X2 ]
冤假错案"cases in which people were unjustly, falsely or wrongly charged or sentenced; unjust, false or wrong cases" 8 C8 p3 n4 g7 t5 n. s2 `
一言既出，驷马难追A real man never goes back on his words.
: h) L- t( m" F招财进宝Money and treasures will be plentiful
7 O5 j6 p: l, ?7 m5 t4 l8 w6 ^6 h债台高筑become debt-ridden+ s& g* t8 Y+ @% x/ y- s; s; v* C
致命要害Achilles' heel
9 E4 z2 _6 w2 p0 X, u, u3 ^4 X众矢之的target of public criticism: H; }* w; j" M, E$ [4 i g
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.4 d* i; P% |" s" A9 u
纸上谈兵be an armchair strategist2 O& q/ F) @& Y2 V* k6 n7 |* W
纸包不住火Truth will come to light sooner or later.- x! ]9 R( q$ v6 M6 ]( m$ A
左右为难between the devil and the deep blue sea; between the rock and the hard place |
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