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爱屋及乌Love me, love my dog.6 k8 L, O5 s- `% R5 [! }
百闻不如一见Seeing is believing.6 P& @- w6 Z8 E- 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
! x+ d+ [* {6 C5 U& O笨鸟先飞A slow sparrow should make an early start.
1 ^6 D1 X4 t. G# C9 @" j+ R$ c2 B8 o不眠之夜white night
0 T, H8 m* _1 a5 z7 U不以物喜，不以己悲not pleased by external gains, not saddened by personnal losses: @. Z B) e- y% a+ S2 v
不遗余力spare no effort; go all out; do one's best
- P( X' G0 [/ U) _; ]7 q2 v不打不成交"No discord, no concord. - i! }7 \9 K$ j8 V) M$ P
拆东墙补西墙rob Peter to pay Paul
: o7 Z9 ?! v; d& n$ y; N0 x# U8 K辞旧迎新bid farewell to the old and usher in the new; ring out the old year and ring in the new
- D+ }1 q2 W# s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
: y+ M1 H1 _. X* W# z& R3 r大开眼界open one's eyes; broaden one's horizon; be an eye-opener
* K. I- C) C+ Y+ b3 U [2 x国泰民安The country flourishes and people live in peace
, y" B1 z1 C+ O5 V5 `7 I# P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
5 F; u3 ]* j$ o& x功夫不负有心人Everything comes to him who waits.
: ~9 {" P4 p) j0 a+ q6 F好了伤疤忘了疼once on shore, one prays no more
( {3 l( T/ U* h0 |好事不出门，恶事传千里Good news never goes beyond the gate, while bad news spread far and wide.
$ v! L4 L- g% w4 O3 Y& U' B和气生财Harmony brings wealth$ k$ n! y9 l' U( `' _
活到老，学到老One is never too old to learn.
' }( B Z* d0 z5 N1 k5 ~既往不咎let bygones be bygones
6 O8 J+ M$ _3 p- n金无足赤,人无完人Gold can't be pure and man can't be perfect.
+ E( r" d' K" p% ]! F; g金玉满堂Treasures fill the home/ f0 s* e0 ]8 c6 j* f8 g& v% m
脚踏实地be down-to-earth
6 |3 R9 C9 i. `7 j! O9 c( T) P# w7 M脚踩两只船sit on the fence
9 ~& u/ c9 _7 {. k3 k* j/ B3 B君子之交淡如水the friendship between gentlemen is as pure as crystal; a hedge between keeps friendship green
& x: l( M( O& k2 D% e; V" H. w老生常谈，陈词滥调cut and dried, cliché
$ C2 h0 _& E6 ]0 J礼尚往来Courtesy calls for reciprocity. : g( P8 z3 H* q" ?
留得青山在，不怕没柴烧"Where there is life, there is hope."
1 j+ q9 b8 h5 l9 s3 |马到成功achieve immediate victory; win instant success
8 |5 Y9 H9 ^2 H名利双收gain in both fame and wealth* C. M1 x5 n9 Y, S y2 p4 V
茅塞顿开be suddenly enlightened w0 e1 B H. C5 u+ n
没有规矩不成方圆Nothing can be accomplished without norms or standards.
# w5 @; Q. B* w) X: ~每逢佳节倍思亲
2 P7 o+ \# u2 F" b5 t" F0 TOn festive occasions more than ever one thinks of one's dear ones far away.
9 e( V: y8 m _; n. q" O1 UIt is on the festival occasions when one misses his dear most. % }+ C/ I! C: K' v3 g u' S
谋事在人，成事在天"The planning lies with man, the outcome with Heaven. / Man proposes, God disposes. "
% T) I' c" Q; u$ Z8 f弄巧成拙be too smart by half; Cunning outwits itself.- w1 N t8 G% T6 E2 }5 l) @" H
拿手好戏masterpiece& J. B7 p/ I; ?" Q/ ^% d
赔了夫人又折兵throw good money after bad
' t+ R8 R2 X& p8 P4 Y) L8 K' g抛砖引玉a modest spur to induce others to come forward with valuable contributions; throw a sprat to catch a whale- ?$ i9 L4 b$ ^3 P0 U7 ?2 W8 S8 o
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; V6 q5 p% E) z6 m
抢得先机take the preemptive opportunities ! x1 D9 g+ d, _8 ?
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.
" }8 j8 P8 Y' {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( u f5 B. ~5 P
前事不忘,后事之师Past experience, if not forgotten, is a guide for the future.
$ i. y/ w5 E' x/ P- }+ [$ T前人栽树,后人乘凉One generation plants the trees in whose shade another generation rests.3 G+ u: y% E% @$ U R4 ]8 |6 a* N. n
One sows and another reaps.* q6 k1 ]+ r# c9 g& Y
前怕狼,后怕虎fear the wolf in front and the tiger behind/ hesitate in doing something
* g p: R$ u! w) {5 y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. 6 M4 ~( s6 Q( O: u' {
强强联手win-win co-operation8 _* d- W- S' X: Q
瑞雪兆丰年A timely snow promises a good harvest.! w O7 M' M! s( w/ W5 |
人之初,性本善Man's nature at birth is good.
& J g2 I/ z0 Z- G, T7 M3 ^% j5 a! u8 ]人逢喜事精神爽Joy puts heart into a man.. b5 W2 W) B4 E0 K8 Z
人海战术huge-crowd strategy # ~( l, ~1 m0 N" j# c' [3 h6 V( g
世上无难事，只要肯攀登"Where there is a will, there is a way. "
+ T) |; W. f; b4 ]5 q世外桃源a fictitious land of peace away from the turmoil of the world;
$ c+ e# Q6 |: b7 J' W死而后已until my heart stops beating
: }1 A9 z, V9 Y' D岁岁平安Peace all year round# m5 p1 L# v6 R. {* B$ c2 U
上有天堂，下有苏杭"Just as there is paradise in heaven, ther are Suzhou and Hangzhou on earth." # d0 ?9 _) T2 z$ s8 p6 J4 s# G
塞翁失马，焉知非福Misfortune may be an actual blessing.) z" _; }5 ?) ] ^
三十而立"A man should be independent at the age of thirty. : Z2 }8 U5 N# r
At thirty, a man should be able to think for himself."
- g6 `* ?- z4 J5 A: r+ ?升级换代updating and upgrading (of products)
* Y0 P( J& l; [3 P& ^: F# M四十不惑Life begins at forty.
- i$ p5 e4 |) ?! | @4 g4 \谁言寸草心，报得三春晖"Such kindness of warm sun, can't be repaid by grass. "
1 q9 I! \# m' E5 y- } u* V7 d7 n. V水涨船高When the river rises, the boat floats high.( b8 P: B; |, f y$ D% |& p
时不我待Time and tide wait for no man. / z8 Q0 R: w8 B6 k6 \4 T4 w0 L: O
杀鸡用牛刀break a butterfly on the wheel
% B! u& V7 f3 k6 p T实事求是seek truth from facts; be practical and realistic; be true to facts
* Q, E, f% D1 k0 [1 A; i说曹操,曹操到Talk of the devil and he comes.
X0 }( w0 r+ k( @) N& S5 ~实话实说speak the plain truth; call a spade a spade; tell it as it is
/ b+ y; Q5 _% L: O) t3 u8 A7 k实践是检验真理的唯一标准Practice is the sole criterion for testing truth.
/ |% D+ j4 f4 y, ?; P" F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; " N) `) b4 h- ]- e- m( j
韬光养晦hide one's capacities and bide one's time
% v# Y7 W) i8 L1 ?糖衣炮弹sugar-coated bullets& v. [. P5 m: J. B% T- k; }3 X$ Q
天有不测风云Anything unexpected may happen. a bolt from the blue5 n; n) j2 `3 w1 P% T* g
团结就是力量Unity is strength." W4 r: t+ f( _+ o
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
! z8 ^7 d2 P! {! c& q% R5 ~歪风邪气unhealthy practices and evil phenomena/ h9 O8 j: e: m+ [) J. }8 u9 n
物以类聚，人以群分Birds of a feather flock together.; `8 E! E! J" r1 U+ I
往事如风"The past has vanished (from memory) like wind.; What in past, is past." $ O9 }0 W! P6 {- u/ O/ Z
望子成龙hold high hopes for one's child5 F% U3 d; F4 g# k/ w) {: H
屋漏又逢连阴雨Misfortunes never come singly. When it rains it pours.
( t( A6 f* [4 H* e5 u7 e3 `文韬武略military expertise; military strategy 4 d# x: m' n1 x% C) C
唯利是图draw water to one's mill : Z; _+ g' A: N$ W# L
无源之水,无本之木water without a source, and a tree wiithout roots2 K9 s" q: P3 J5 W: _2 d) J7 R
无中生有make/create something out of nothing % k, O2 P1 z& k/ I5 Q
无风不起浪There are no waves without wind. There's no smoke without fire.! s) y& [8 C* O! K
徇私枉法bend the law for the benefit of relatives or friends ( z! O) m8 P2 Q4 J3 \/ G
新官上任三把火a new broom sweeps clean
' n1 T; `& a! G( v% H0 [5 b9 [虚心使人进步,骄傲使人落后Modesty helps one go forward, whereas conceit makes one lag behind.
2 v& d( K3 i2 A# b4 p& G, k* c蓄势而发accumulate strength for a take-off
" P* c% L6 O( X+ _心想事成May all your wish come true& Z# |& Y- R, R6 Q# X+ \ z
心照不宣have a tacit understanding; give tacit consent; tacit understanding; D9 Y" `2 S4 w3 x' B9 c
先入为主First impressions are firmly entrenched.
1 v& m6 l! I1 |4 n ~8 \先下手为强catch the ball before the bound
# ?3 g9 y" w/ j像热锅上的蚂蚁like an ant on a hot pan5 R5 s+ t# y2 \$ x
现身说法warn people by taking oneself as an example
; B( m4 L7 Z1 B/ z; ~息事宁人pour oil on troubled waters 0 B8 H. v8 z4 b/ }+ Q2 n
喜忧参半mingled hope and fear " ?- K0 T9 O, o" K2 I9 w( G. d
循序渐进step by step
* z" j6 b! C4 K5 j9 U& s% J5 z' T一路平安，一路顺风speed somebody on their way; speed the parting guest
4 O% C, C; W7 e( s/ S9 m严以律己,宽以待人be strict with oneself and lenient towards others: _; R5 R- W4 _# v2 ?7 |3 J3 c& ~
鱼米之乡a land of milk and honey. H& ]5 W: D+ g" \% r% n3 @
有情人终成眷属"Jack shall have Jill, all shall be well."
( C, e( p! J& v5 L: X$ [有钱能使鬼推磨Money makes the mare go. Money talks.
0 }6 @2 q& a( d7 z, J有识之士people of vision \1 G @3 G; z1 f/ Y& Z
有勇无谋use brawn rather than brain
1 ~+ H6 U# @ N. H有缘千里来相会Separated as we are thousands of miles apart, we come together as if by predestination.2 d4 e8 `- d0 b O/ z6 A
与时俱进advance with times) @# }6 `) g- p9 Y d9 s! X6 B# L
以人为本people oriented; people foremost % {2 M( X7 L% _; G8 b( f* n
因材施教teach students according to their aptitude 9 [- n9 P- F2 E$ j: z7 g( C
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." / N/ q0 y- f; S. ^
欲速则不达Haste does not bring success.
1 v2 T1 i2 F# G0 Y5 {. G0 W% `3 n优胜劣汰survival of the fittest
# i+ H3 ]9 }: J" \& w/ S英雄所见略同Great minds think alike.' q& l+ _: ^6 Q9 A
冤家宜解不宜结Better make friends than make enemies.; c, j; _9 n/ X# x/ e* h
冤假错案"cases in which people were unjustly, falsely or wrongly charged or sentenced; unjust, false or wrong cases"
3 A+ M3 `. ]4 x& P8 _( ~一言既出，驷马难追A real man never goes back on his words.
4 D0 V; J4 I; d9 Z2 `) v! T招财进宝Money and treasures will be plentiful) `/ Y! @) ~$ p( l; x- p
债台高筑become debt-ridden- e: |- @) w) D7 s$ p
致命要害Achilles' heel 9 r7 A# w* S1 k3 R* F' }
众矢之的target of public criticism
8 T* F, [$ k1 A- ~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./ D0 Y7 h" K8 h# O+ ^
纸上谈兵be an armchair strategist
( C ?) E. j' H4 F B9 K/ f纸包不住火Truth will come to light sooner or later.
) M% t' l1 Q. ?) N左右为难between the devil and the deep blue sea; between the rock and the hard place |
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