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爱屋及乌Love me, love my dog.0 b+ K& R7 a& p
百闻不如一见Seeing is believing." O% N3 P8 u/ j B
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
6 w( y9 h5 z c% f* b! v) z* I8 p笨鸟先飞A slow sparrow should make an early start.8 U. ]5 _+ L0 R# N
不眠之夜white night
: c5 Q: T, X, [0 v不以物喜，不以己悲not pleased by external gains, not saddened by personnal losses
$ W, O) f4 H. `0 C( V; Q& O1 n不遗余力spare no effort; go all out; do one's best/ ]( b9 V" U# k5 b, F/ _2 e
不打不成交"No discord, no concord. 7 g6 b2 P b( w% N8 r
拆东墙补西墙rob Peter to pay Paul ' Y- X7 S+ h3 o9 R+ S g5 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
; U, Y3 X' z% K8 J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
# N$ m* Q0 G! d2 G$ F! M大开眼界open one's eyes; broaden one's horizon; be an eye-opener ' o5 \$ c3 r- }3 f$ z/ {/ t* y& a
国泰民安The country flourishes and people live in peace' Q- b% a {2 ?6 w" P5 J
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 7 w/ u$ T5 b J, } S
功夫不负有心人Everything comes to him who waits. 7 M6 {8 V6 T6 T4 Q% ^3 l
好了伤疤忘了疼once on shore, one prays no more% S/ Q' k0 z- i. 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.
1 X* l) s7 F0 p5 {和气生财Harmony brings wealth+ r( \+ e4 H$ f5 ~6 V
活到老，学到老One is never too old to learn.
0 f+ b6 A1 q3 |8 X7 o既往不咎let bygones be bygones
) p$ K! L/ w" \/ E4 ]金无足赤,人无完人Gold can't be pure and man can't be perfect.
- L9 `3 i/ o5 X$ v6 j* p4 k金玉满堂Treasures fill the home
+ W$ k2 m! [6 a8 {" q/ d% A6 u脚踏实地be down-to-earth " c7 ~4 u; v6 O2 G8 v+ }
脚踩两只船sit on the fence
' c6 r+ R* [+ Y君子之交淡如水the friendship between gentlemen is as pure as crystal; a hedge between keeps friendship green
7 [* H# b H6 v0 M4 Q0 ?2 T老生常谈，陈词滥调cut and dried, cliché
+ {5 h3 P0 W* n p/ ?/ \2 f# t& H s礼尚往来Courtesy calls for reciprocity. , O3 v# w5 V+ @. }( t+ ~* z
留得青山在，不怕没柴烧"Where there is life, there is hope."
- P3 @6 g9 A( I5 s) a马到成功achieve immediate victory; win instant success
B" W; q! V8 i: A: a3 |名利双收gain in both fame and wealth O8 Y: Q% [& ]4 w) j8 L* q
茅塞顿开be suddenly enlightened
% Q( Z% G0 T6 P' `没有规矩不成方圆Nothing can be accomplished without norms or standards.
$ K. x+ u1 H: A每逢佳节倍思亲) J: |; \+ W" c1 O1 |" M' I% ?
On festive occasions more than ever one thinks of one's dear ones far away.( F: |2 z/ ]# I1 F: x; F
It is on the festival occasions when one misses his dear most. 5 f) c% ?* }3 C- L* K3 M( l$ ?0 G
谋事在人，成事在天"The planning lies with man, the outcome with Heaven. / Man proposes, God disposes. "6 o4 E& Y/ ~1 A7 k+ g4 q. t/ a6 W
弄巧成拙be too smart by half; Cunning outwits itself.
8 C! J. \4 i: b N( t1 p拿手好戏masterpiece
5 ^" n& J4 y' I+ i5 u2 a- `! f赔了夫人又折兵throw good money after bad# ~/ ~9 ?; x7 `+ 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 i" @7 Z6 t! 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 end7 G) u- X% {% W" h/ v) |, \: w& h
抢得先机take the preemptive opportunities ' D- K( z( ^) {7 w$ _
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.
. z2 }5 C* v; h- N: B3 [3 y: G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
- ?; `# L/ K3 w5 E6 o4 h( Z前事不忘,后事之师Past experience, if not forgotten, is a guide for the future.
6 {) M E) B: R% y$ c前人栽树,后人乘凉One generation plants the trees in whose shade another generation rests.1 E% r; j' n# R8 h! K- _ _
One sows and another reaps.& E0 @! Y+ E' R9 Y2 G
前怕狼,后怕虎fear the wolf in front and the tiger behind/ hesitate in doing something$ J5 E, L4 N6 G/ i8 i0 z1 N
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 x- z# F7 q) n' O6 G) A强强联手win-win co-operation
+ r* s# V9 ?0 f R& m0 z瑞雪兆丰年A timely snow promises a good harvest.
, D8 @( Y" b! b& t: j0 r人之初,性本善Man's nature at birth is good.) S1 |/ N- c; C
人逢喜事精神爽Joy puts heart into a man.
2 c" z. c2 T; E1 l s9 u人海战术huge-crowd strategy 0 F& o# s% R* S9 N) Y$ F k
世上无难事，只要肯攀登"Where there is a will, there is a way. " ' b+ z: x$ r6 p1 m2 C
世外桃源a fictitious land of peace away from the turmoil of the world; & H& j6 F/ A. C' l1 O- H! R0 N1 }
死而后已until my heart stops beating; M7 X' _0 A6 J
岁岁平安Peace all year round
% b2 E( j1 t! q9 Z, I上有天堂，下有苏杭"Just as there is paradise in heaven, ther are Suzhou and Hangzhou on earth."
. o7 `+ ^; {+ X7 G塞翁失马，焉知非福Misfortune may be an actual blessing." j$ T+ I8 r7 B2 c+ ?
三十而立"A man should be independent at the age of thirty. 4 k' p1 ~/ p- r: y: U! ~3 M
At thirty, a man should be able to think for himself."
" p, @9 t- C9 ~9 ~升级换代updating and upgrading (of products)
8 M% [: z, J% t四十不惑Life begins at forty.
' _! t' L6 _6 ]. ~2 J谁言寸草心，报得三春晖"Such kindness of warm sun, can't be repaid by grass. "
9 G+ L9 I, n" M水涨船高When the river rises, the boat floats high.% f l2 e( i; x, c# P$ E" H
时不我待Time and tide wait for no man. ! ]; Y9 e$ G t% S
杀鸡用牛刀break a butterfly on the wheel
: ]* P8 Z1 o/ B: P实事求是seek truth from facts; be practical and realistic; be true to facts 0 J* P0 f* N1 W6 r8 P
说曹操,曹操到Talk of the devil and he comes.
" A/ f% F2 D4 c7 @ x* [( U0 }# {实话实说speak the plain truth; call a spade a spade; tell it as it is . W3 N" o, W3 y; s$ R2 k/ X
实践是检验真理的唯一标准Practice is the sole criterion for testing truth.
) A1 d% {( v5 D$ d; h" 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; "
+ L- P/ A7 I6 G6 U# G6 Z1 @韬光养晦hide one's capacities and bide one's time: s9 T4 D3 M9 w, j. g7 `+ o& F
糖衣炮弹sugar-coated bullets
3 O+ p) `4 @/ q1 g; G0 H天有不测风云Anything unexpected may happen. a bolt from the blue
2 k/ ^- ?, o, S' N& W团结就是力量Unity is strength.
- j( D( B- ~4 K7 U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 F) \! Z0 W$ z& L/ y! W: K
歪风邪气unhealthy practices and evil phenomena8 z+ T7 C* A: H# w- T
物以类聚，人以群分Birds of a feather flock together.
! ?" m+ [; _' n" B9 D往事如风"The past has vanished (from memory) like wind.; What in past, is past." 9 {8 `. l; A$ e6 h
望子成龙hold high hopes for one's child& {0 H# E. j F- r( x
屋漏又逢连阴雨Misfortunes never come singly. When it rains it pours.( y0 N: }% Y& j
文韬武略military expertise; military strategy : Y( A" T+ H$ s/ y+ A- ^& t
唯利是图draw water to one's mill + B: o2 \( j" V' h
无源之水,无本之木water without a source, and a tree wiithout roots2 p3 C. H; e( C: Q' h/ l3 z# |% G1 c5 r
无中生有make/create something out of nothing ( z. i+ M! S3 a' e, {7 {0 Y0 J
无风不起浪There are no waves without wind. There's no smoke without fire.
' `# |" z; x; |9 T7 X4 k徇私枉法bend the law for the benefit of relatives or friends ) G# q/ k( _! ]7 R5 g; y- R
新官上任三把火a new broom sweeps clean
2 `. U' t3 j1 v9 t |: S虚心使人进步,骄傲使人落后Modesty helps one go forward, whereas conceit makes one lag behind. R6 D4 F. x, Y! x! F
蓄势而发accumulate strength for a take-off
# B j' H9 }0 d) u& I$ k. e2 o心想事成May all your wish come true
( j% R% Q" G6 a) v) Q3 S" ^# S心照不宣have a tacit understanding; give tacit consent; tacit understanding+ D- T& Q3 X; l, \( F
先入为主First impressions are firmly entrenched.
" H7 Z& y! M- |先下手为强catch the ball before the bound
4 \" z) ]3 L" `像热锅上的蚂蚁like an ant on a hot pan
; _3 y6 `; i$ h现身说法warn people by taking oneself as an example
' Z' Z6 F3 d0 E1 X息事宁人pour oil on troubled waters
W, u- B, D& A喜忧参半mingled hope and fear
$ O) k9 W( {2 M1 r* X循序渐进step by step
* E4 Y& K9 D( b+ R0 u$ `. l, @/ u一路平安，一路顺风speed somebody on their way; speed the parting guest 7 }3 k! i* K# b+ B
严以律己,宽以待人be strict with oneself and lenient towards others
+ v" l$ b5 B$ t1 A0 k) ]4 p鱼米之乡a land of milk and honey8 {+ u. ~& C: S1 Y2 P. f# H
有情人终成眷属"Jack shall have Jill, all shall be well."
# L+ i @0 p, |# s有钱能使鬼推磨Money makes the mare go. Money talks.. o( u2 {3 X& H
有识之士people of vision- t7 @% t ?- O( O
有勇无谋use brawn rather than brain
1 a9 a7 X" m! |$ G: p# G- \! |0 }有缘千里来相会Separated as we are thousands of miles apart, we come together as if by predestination.
) W" o5 e0 h* a与时俱进advance with times3 N) S8 T r3 |+ l4 S2 A! x: z
以人为本people oriented; people foremost 4 r0 F. O1 x% i$ d1 y
因材施教teach students according to their aptitude
. }0 ]' h5 ~+ n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." ! ^. J5 \2 ?5 d+ l0 C% C
欲速则不达Haste does not bring success.
" G3 K( X+ ]+ ]. J3 m: m( c优胜劣汰survival of the fittest + G# @2 O* O7 e( ]3 D: @/ p
英雄所见略同Great minds think alike.9 s5 s& m' t+ J
冤家宜解不宜结Better make friends than make enemies.; |# C1 g" G. l9 H0 H6 R
冤假错案"cases in which people were unjustly, falsely or wrongly charged or sentenced; unjust, false or wrong cases"
( x6 ^4 J1 }1 |% V" ]' R% s一言既出，驷马难追A real man never goes back on his words. ' a* _! y' r; R) n: V7 k
招财进宝Money and treasures will be plentiful8 E/ h. q9 R' H9 [* u2 I
债台高筑become debt-ridden& z4 m1 K; L+ ~9 ~/ H' A
致命要害Achilles' heel 8 M# D2 E. K! Y
众矢之的target of public criticism
% b9 Y( z! ]9 n, U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.
0 [4 t, y9 \8 D" q# f" z纸上谈兵be an armchair strategist: Q! z: X1 J1 l! N. O H' H0 `
纸包不住火Truth will come to light sooner or later.
- l, E* V/ T& ]% U左右为难between the devil and the deep blue sea; between the rock and the hard place |
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