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爱屋及乌Love me, love my dog.. ?, D+ h7 i; I- v8 x
百闻不如一见Seeing is believing.8 S4 Z, q! Z- A& H6 z6 u
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
1 a+ L- M8 K: Z+ e U7 ~! @# J! M5 j笨鸟先飞A slow sparrow should make an early start.
: P/ t: l8 v1 s不眠之夜white night
, M O- B3 Z" d- _0 M& x5 V7 Z! L不以物喜，不以己悲not pleased by external gains, not saddened by personnal losses3 I& p% w' G. C8 l. b6 O
不遗余力spare no effort; go all out; do one's best7 `* v0 d) H. M- o" X
不打不成交"No discord, no concord.
8 N" k4 d: C. o5 z* V拆东墙补西墙rob Peter to pay Paul
' |/ X9 t" c/ H% m! v) ?辞旧迎新bid farewell to the old and usher in the new; ring out the old year and ring in the new ' \+ a( ]7 g% x; Y# N
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
" K8 W( }6 ]; `' ^大开眼界open one's eyes; broaden one's horizon; be an eye-opener " E& M3 ]+ V5 M, p7 b
国泰民安The country flourishes and people live in peace
$ K: t( c1 K0 j4 [2 K; i- Y9 A- 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 ( B( Y6 m3 e) [2 ]& c
功夫不负有心人Everything comes to him who waits. 1 H* ^. a8 n# A. L5 O; }
好了伤疤忘了疼once on shore, one prays no more
0 q. H5 a/ G' k7 t# D$ s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 V. E9 n" A0 |7 B) Z8 ^和气生财Harmony brings wealth4 N+ x0 ?8 L8 {+ w
活到老，学到老One is never too old to learn. . s: R% i% O; a$ K' l
既往不咎let bygones be bygones . I+ A. H- \& ~6 i t4 z3 u
金无足赤,人无完人Gold can't be pure and man can't be perfect. % e0 ~6 X& @/ A4 p
金玉满堂Treasures fill the home
1 l" i; ?5 ]' U. K, X3 K脚踏实地be down-to-earth 4 m u( }7 r: L7 l) _
脚踩两只船sit on the fence ( W: R. S) ?+ O! x
君子之交淡如水the friendship between gentlemen is as pure as crystal; a hedge between keeps friendship green
( m& R! h7 b7 Y老生常谈，陈词滥调cut and dried, cliché$ z5 B* A* X) W- v% ?
礼尚往来Courtesy calls for reciprocity.
V: Q7 \, k* [/ h% r留得青山在，不怕没柴烧"Where there is life, there is hope.") L4 h: }, J; A6 ?2 W
马到成功achieve immediate victory; win instant success. f* { [0 v$ p1 @, b7 V7 r1 p/ [: q. r; `
名利双收gain in both fame and wealth
& v' p* V2 A8 G; h% O6 b茅塞顿开be suddenly enlightened! R3 s( o3 E N* }4 L% ]
没有规矩不成方圆Nothing can be accomplished without norms or standards.% x8 k) _ P6 D$ l- I
每逢佳节倍思亲
! s. F9 Y3 J- w9 H+ JOn festive occasions more than ever one thinks of one's dear ones far away.8 U: P- F5 x. Z' f% k: X5 _
It is on the festival occasions when one misses his dear most. + K' Y& L9 o4 d+ K+ _, |2 m: E- j
谋事在人，成事在天"The planning lies with man, the outcome with Heaven. / Man proposes, God disposes. "
" h+ x# u( W+ S" f5 x4 S; O" L弄巧成拙be too smart by half; Cunning outwits itself.8 D. E% ~3 I# N) |7 S+ E& \# Y7 r) O, x
拿手好戏masterpiece
0 a: S, c6 y" u& P" F6 D赔了夫人又折兵throw good money after bad* k W- Z, j4 A- O, j N
抛砖引玉a modest spur to induce others to come forward with valuable contributions; throw a sprat to catch a whale* b& D6 G) C) h, U& y0 }
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
$ Y7 a8 B6 J$ S" o9 h( V2 P6 V- G! Q" f% y抢得先机take the preemptive opportunities 1 q% O. h9 ~2 w3 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.7 m0 i& y. H; G! x& n) |" x
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; P0 ~* g, J( b8 I! i
前事不忘,后事之师Past experience, if not forgotten, is a guide for the future.
% B' g/ D; E9 M7 C, L8 U2 F. N1 [前人栽树,后人乘凉One generation plants the trees in whose shade another generation rests.
- l. f) s( Y5 }One sows and another reaps.3 a- A) U+ m5 t4 D! t. K
前怕狼,后怕虎fear the wolf in front and the tiger behind/ hesitate in doing something: I9 ]5 ]2 F: o b# z+ w& }# ?: N1 s! Q
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. 2 J% N: \/ Z$ z& I
强强联手win-win co-operation
3 D+ S% ^ o% x% l) ~8 W" j; E! M瑞雪兆丰年A timely snow promises a good harvest.+ D7 A: q7 s/ |
人之初,性本善Man's nature at birth is good.
6 K. b _. c, k( B/ d- Y$ E1 v( N4 c人逢喜事精神爽Joy puts heart into a man.; X# h' |9 Q: t5 L
人海战术huge-crowd strategy
) A2 O+ d: @) X' ?) v7 x7 n9 K世上无难事，只要肯攀登"Where there is a will, there is a way. " `0 z7 R5 r7 U- K1 r
世外桃源a fictitious land of peace away from the turmoil of the world; o( i# u# r3 @* m
死而后已until my heart stops beating
3 K0 w4 Z3 q( ]: E! A+ g7 Z- f1 P# A岁岁平安Peace all year round
/ a% h- d& L5 m# Q上有天堂，下有苏杭"Just as there is paradise in heaven, ther are Suzhou and Hangzhou on earth." 7 b7 ^2 u" P: @. |6 X
塞翁失马，焉知非福Misfortune may be an actual blessing., ]* p# [% {7 h/ |( G: ~1 p
三十而立"A man should be independent at the age of thirty.
- n/ B8 f: K; j! kAt thirty, a man should be able to think for himself."
1 H1 c2 H9 S$ l4 m升级换代updating and upgrading (of products)0 o& [* ^) W% n" l& G8 b, ]
四十不惑Life begins at forty.
3 I8 W; x& c. I6 n o' u" z谁言寸草心，报得三春晖"Such kindness of warm sun, can't be repaid by grass. "
8 J) z+ W" w7 f9 M# m水涨船高When the river rises, the boat floats high.
2 ?* j3 t+ J! V4 h n: x时不我待Time and tide wait for no man. $ n; K k, p- q& U
杀鸡用牛刀break a butterfly on the wheel7 j- ?9 Y+ W5 G! y( Y' \) ^
实事求是seek truth from facts; be practical and realistic; be true to facts
: N% W* Q5 n6 r9 V7 I/ h F" D说曹操,曹操到Talk of the devil and he comes.
* R6 N$ M7 c) I0 c实话实说speak the plain truth; call a spade a spade; tell it as it is ) f% j6 O* E( k* d; K1 e: u2 |
实践是检验真理的唯一标准Practice is the sole criterion for testing truth.5 m7 H3 W6 q' Y! ^5 y# F3 R! z- w. b
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; ") _/ p) ^. d5 }, ?7 t
韬光养晦hide one's capacities and bide one's time
) I/ L9 `( ]: z& P糖衣炮弹sugar-coated bullets, _3 y- M+ Y8 N" x$ A) [( F" ^
天有不测风云Anything unexpected may happen. a bolt from the blue
! j9 ~. k9 W* }8 _7 S团结就是力量Unity is strength." o* Y% ^0 F! l, 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 : Y. Q- W# Z* J4 i% F( s
歪风邪气unhealthy practices and evil phenomena; a& X2 ]# Q9 ~6 T9 Y% b# U
物以类聚，人以群分Birds of a feather flock together. A j l: j& K1 @. Z
往事如风"The past has vanished (from memory) like wind.; What in past, is past." 7 v+ d3 H' _4 ?; p6 ?" Z
望子成龙hold high hopes for one's child
5 K) D1 L- H1 p屋漏又逢连阴雨Misfortunes never come singly. When it rains it pours., ]9 h5 c5 E. N Y8 F; S
文韬武略military expertise; military strategy , Q! M6 k1 T+ @1 x& N. |
唯利是图draw water to one's mill
) L. M8 A- J4 N9 k$ j* K无源之水,无本之木water without a source, and a tree wiithout roots
+ O) j2 R) |# \ l+ U# V无中生有make/create something out of nothing
N) O* O# b" l9 I无风不起浪There are no waves without wind. There's no smoke without fire.
% A2 G8 [+ O7 @ |6 t( N徇私枉法bend the law for the benefit of relatives or friends * K7 A5 \2 M3 W) u! K
新官上任三把火a new broom sweeps clean $ ~$ u5 P* y/ U6 B) ^
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& h. |& S% h6 s/ ~* T
蓄势而发accumulate strength for a take-off2 P1 [( j) D( H; h9 h P
心想事成May all your wish come true
# ?8 y/ l$ g" u% Y7 d心照不宣have a tacit understanding; give tacit consent; tacit understanding
# W1 X. z2 L0 f5 P先入为主First impressions are firmly entrenched.5 l F8 U3 f/ R o D4 x" v
先下手为强catch the ball before the bound* Z4 E" t: p. n. W* Z S
像热锅上的蚂蚁like an ant on a hot pan
( G# j/ ~! f0 S现身说法warn people by taking oneself as an example
+ `& U: ]; z; b2 ?: q9 d息事宁人pour oil on troubled waters - [7 C2 G' o4 u7 `
喜忧参半mingled hope and fear 6 s% i+ f& m# x- ^. ^3 S5 j
循序渐进step by step7 P1 R' {# S( H5 o: I1 J
一路平安，一路顺风speed somebody on their way; speed the parting guest ; g( r, w6 n6 u; @
严以律己,宽以待人be strict with oneself and lenient towards others
, u/ M' s- G2 a鱼米之乡a land of milk and honey" a1 u# i6 [ r+ u0 ^; a
有情人终成眷属"Jack shall have Jill, all shall be well."
Z% C: Q/ c( w8 T0 k `有钱能使鬼推磨Money makes the mare go. Money talks.
, T) ~3 q- t: D& n' Q# K& A% k$ Q有识之士people of vision6 Z. m3 m/ Y1 S" _/ J3 m* ^' @
有勇无谋use brawn rather than brain
2 S& o- P; d/ P. x4 R有缘千里来相会Separated as we are thousands of miles apart, we come together as if by predestination.3 b$ B' u. f5 m) L* V
与时俱进advance with times
/ t/ D! y5 v; ?4 E9 Z4 Q9 q以人为本people oriented; people foremost $ r8 q3 m1 @1 |+ K
因材施教teach students according to their aptitude
6 |$ B8 V2 |5 `. `( x7 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& g, }$ I: ?/ D3 i% R欲速则不达Haste does not bring success. % X0 n; q0 S; F8 R j0 I$ Q' u
优胜劣汰survival of the fittest 2 c( O/ F1 v' U) p4 R' o
英雄所见略同Great minds think alike.& S2 W1 i# ~' \* X* w2 {
冤家宜解不宜结Better make friends than make enemies.( a9 b* v! C6 B' B u
冤假错案"cases in which people were unjustly, falsely or wrongly charged or sentenced; unjust, false or wrong cases"
: c. L# U3 f1 d1 ]5 A一言既出，驷马难追A real man never goes back on his words.
+ t+ u( t/ ^7 J2 G$ \招财进宝Money and treasures will be plentiful3 K/ ], _" |- |( B3 n6 P% }
债台高筑become debt-ridden* ^1 M' v9 G9 a4 e0 c0 S
致命要害Achilles' heel
% W5 e; Z4 X" z9 I众矢之的target of public criticism
' W2 H3 i4 N0 H6 r, V4 c( ~' p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.
6 ~2 V# i, ?& ]- ~3 k纸上谈兵be an armchair strategist
$ N, v) n5 D: F: t$ h w纸包不住火Truth will come to light sooner or later.' ]# ^ K1 e, ^) }, ~
左右为难between the devil and the deep blue sea; between the rock and the hard place |
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