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爱屋及乌Love me, love my dog.9 R- u* A/ u) `0 l1 G2 g [
百闻不如一见Seeing is believing.! |9 T0 P' b/ M+ e' F
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
" S* K+ C! Q( [' W3 L/ V o% l笨鸟先飞A slow sparrow should make an early start.8 C+ _, V% `( Q% P+ `8 C: j
不眠之夜white night
4 [- A3 T1 M: r) b) K! G# X不以物喜，不以己悲not pleased by external gains, not saddened by personnal losses
5 ~2 a0 b' p& c( O' M5 S不遗余力spare no effort; go all out; do one's best
# X/ }3 r V8 t# t, t, }2 e不打不成交"No discord, no concord. $ ?! e, B2 p8 \' S$ ^5 K$ F
拆东墙补西墙rob Peter to pay Paul
- _0 {2 N; P+ d: o$ s5 l; l, Z7 j, C辞旧迎新bid farewell to the old and usher in the new; ring out the old year and ring in the new * c5 L& E: ^7 h. ~9 i) O( W 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
) @+ I/ b( W! {2 f大开眼界open one's eyes; broaden one's horizon; be an eye-opener # g& A$ |# ]) x" u
国泰民安The country flourishes and people live in peace
3 ?& U5 a- f5 {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 " t; v s( Z$ H: I; O4 A- v
功夫不负有心人Everything comes to him who waits.
2 [$ x% j' A$ H$ j! h" t5 D! |好了伤疤忘了疼once on shore, one prays no more* q& F5 N6 F0 S/ B
好事不出门，恶事传千里Good news never goes beyond the gate, while bad news spread far and wide. ; w( q( [, W$ W5 [& U
和气生财Harmony brings wealth, M0 L9 U5 A7 G+ X& e" F; s
活到老，学到老One is never too old to learn.
: O0 Y- ~- H6 G& E9 K+ j) v既往不咎let bygones be bygones
2 B( ~) p+ P, o R金无足赤,人无完人Gold can't be pure and man can't be perfect. 8 k" A% [2 O7 v7 v
金玉满堂Treasures fill the home
; h9 w( }$ \# R/ v/ [' a. _7 X脚踏实地be down-to-earth & K7 J; x; b3 |0 y7 U3 d6 N& }4 H
脚踩两只船sit on the fence
# M( [8 X$ E0 D! x# d) \, ?; i君子之交淡如水the friendship between gentlemen is as pure as crystal; a hedge between keeps friendship green
" N% H! h8 ]4 s- c老生常谈，陈词滥调cut and dried, cliché
$ Y7 i1 l( w) P4 L* e礼尚往来Courtesy calls for reciprocity. ' H. g0 T3 g6 O: R
留得青山在，不怕没柴烧"Where there is life, there is hope."
8 L8 F5 I( {8 C5 E& v' X" j8 \马到成功achieve immediate victory; win instant success* A: b2 W3 ^+ b4 T1 K. i
名利双收gain in both fame and wealth
$ Q- i/ ^3 G! K$ |6 x% |1 O茅塞顿开be suddenly enlightened9 g K' E& J) f5 S1 P( x
没有规矩不成方圆Nothing can be accomplished without norms or standards.* a! U5 t) y$ C
每逢佳节倍思亲7 S. {1 x* a( L
On festive occasions more than ever one thinks of one's dear ones far away.2 m& I# f9 {, x, I9 p. v+ B
It is on the festival occasions when one misses his dear most. 4 m" n3 F/ s% u8 I, Q6 e- |" q
谋事在人，成事在天"The planning lies with man, the outcome with Heaven. / Man proposes, God disposes. "
' K, S) R% w) |$ t* u9 w/ p" o8 s弄巧成拙be too smart by half; Cunning outwits itself./ U: h, j2 r- W4 o4 H/ `! a, `; g
拿手好戏masterpiece8 z3 q+ w5 Q$ E3 C
赔了夫人又折兵throw good money after bad
8 _9 e2 G) y3 v$ w抛砖引玉a modest spur to induce others to come forward with valuable contributions; throw a sprat to catch a whale
5 e7 D" c; p( D, 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
- M: U# D/ S2 J. v$ x/ W" W抢得先机take the preemptive opportunities
}: F7 f+ A+ v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.
5 s( X P _+ N: `8 [# ^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
% T0 X( v7 d: g& L, H/ n: J: y. K6 ?前事不忘,后事之师Past experience, if not forgotten, is a guide for the future.
$ r: }* p3 ]' p# F2 r- @前人栽树,后人乘凉One generation plants the trees in whose shade another generation rests.
) ]$ f; Q( V4 t+ |One sows and another reaps.
3 g- c7 [4 C4 B# z! d, i, P前怕狼,后怕虎fear the wolf in front and the tiger behind/ hesitate in doing something
! q h. \3 r; C* H6 A0 H$ X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.
' o4 m, A; @" ? [6 K3 ^- c0 I: \0 O0 [强强联手win-win co-operation/ z4 N+ ~! u# p ^
瑞雪兆丰年A timely snow promises a good harvest.
: L4 o6 T0 W" c; s& U5 Q( z人之初,性本善Man's nature at birth is good.
4 G& ^0 w- d2 i- F' t+ P人逢喜事精神爽Joy puts heart into a man.
+ P. L. B$ w! U# X" I5 i% V* O人海战术huge-crowd strategy
' f( C* v& ]7 W z世上无难事，只要肯攀登"Where there is a will, there is a way. " 9 S/ I" |, W/ Q( |
世外桃源a fictitious land of peace away from the turmoil of the world;
# B3 l! Z$ j0 v+ F) W+ F$ i死而后已until my heart stops beating0 y4 k X9 ^1 M
岁岁平安Peace all year round w) s. S& M8 p) Y. S2 r: O
上有天堂，下有苏杭"Just as there is paradise in heaven, ther are Suzhou and Hangzhou on earth." ' k7 {& ~: D) s8 z, X& v. w
塞翁失马，焉知非福Misfortune may be an actual blessing.' a$ v! }# u/ b) B9 E# r
三十而立"A man should be independent at the age of thirty. ' _- Y3 ?/ S" c6 i
At thirty, a man should be able to think for himself." / m$ f( j) \$ G, F; o; v/ U3 t1 m
升级换代updating and upgrading (of products)
" J6 w$ C/ K9 y6 u! I四十不惑Life begins at forty. ) ~$ U- M/ b5 O p% G/ x! {
谁言寸草心，报得三春晖"Such kindness of warm sun, can't be repaid by grass. "
! _$ S8 t7 Y1 ~8 k2 I$ S水涨船高When the river rises, the boat floats high." l9 l" Q2 e& x B0 r5 i, R$ T1 j1 M
时不我待Time and tide wait for no man. 7 _9 Z2 \6 L, l3 M& D! x- j
杀鸡用牛刀break a butterfly on the wheel
# J, P( u6 T( \* k5 } o: X实事求是seek truth from facts; be practical and realistic; be true to facts
% v: [6 l2 q" j) q0 q+ y/ `说曹操,曹操到Talk of the devil and he comes.
/ G) a8 j/ t3 D) H$ u9 t, m实话实说speak the plain truth; call a spade a spade; tell it as it is
7 e# t9 {9 Q( ^+ }# b) ?实践是检验真理的唯一标准Practice is the sole criterion for testing truth.
( U" N j d( n- i8 T8 p% r/ 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; "
t2 T* N2 b7 x& F韬光养晦hide one's capacities and bide one's time t; [/ M2 |1 _9 w& P& W/ {/ i
糖衣炮弹sugar-coated bullets, f0 |2 M3 t8 v2 w* a
天有不测风云Anything unexpected may happen. a bolt from the blue
: k& ]2 a9 T( G+ ^团结就是力量Unity is strength.
* Z9 C3 K3 U' u2 `+ 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
* @% m* \$ j2 z8 W' p歪风邪气unhealthy practices and evil phenomena) `. c4 N$ ^: x- P& j9 c; ^: G
物以类聚，人以群分Birds of a feather flock together.! S( E- U# T: q! `& X6 Z! i
往事如风"The past has vanished (from memory) like wind.; What in past, is past."
+ j0 n' B3 k, E' n望子成龙hold high hopes for one's child
: f2 G/ N' W$ Y# I: G& ^屋漏又逢连阴雨Misfortunes never come singly. When it rains it pours.
, f+ a) B+ K! d+ I文韬武略military expertise; military strategy
. N4 A! n: b' i* r唯利是图draw water to one's mill 9 \$ ^) z) w8 |9 L6 c" X& b3 w) ?
无源之水,无本之木water without a source, and a tree wiithout roots
0 G; m% k( E6 m9 v- B. S无中生有make/create something out of nothing
. N- ^6 E; O3 D0 L) L7 O无风不起浪There are no waves without wind. There's no smoke without fire.
% ^. I1 y4 U1 a* d4 v5 c徇私枉法bend the law for the benefit of relatives or friends 1 p- Z [! M3 d. L- k( Q" A
新官上任三把火a new broom sweeps clean
o } X6 Y+ \! r: Z3 L4 A% A. }虚心使人进步,骄傲使人落后Modesty helps one go forward, whereas conceit makes one lag behind.
# a7 h; Q( f( j6 o, g蓄势而发accumulate strength for a take-off- L* @# m# W5 r, M+ y5 T' r
心想事成May all your wish come true! R) }5 L2 f/ B0 ?9 w r( S
心照不宣have a tacit understanding; give tacit consent; tacit understanding9 W9 W5 x' {6 u6 z
先入为主First impressions are firmly entrenched.
m1 q( ~/ i( J' ]5 Z# v先下手为强catch the ball before the bound0 e& b* h# f( T4 h6 G }# ]" D4 k
像热锅上的蚂蚁like an ant on a hot pan# Y. O8 Y" ^+ d& d1 i. f- D8 Z4 m
现身说法warn people by taking oneself as an example
6 f8 L, G( ^7 [) L" W3 {息事宁人pour oil on troubled waters a" [- Q6 w! \1 K
喜忧参半mingled hope and fear * k5 u) J$ {8 A* _8 @' ] h
循序渐进step by step d: x. |) X& ~& x. y
一路平安，一路顺风speed somebody on their way; speed the parting guest 8 }0 L7 w3 c: O u- L
严以律己,宽以待人be strict with oneself and lenient towards others C; i7 ~& i- U0 v9 Z
鱼米之乡a land of milk and honey% V" q7 {/ D- G1 S
有情人终成眷属"Jack shall have Jill, all shall be well." 1 b5 s3 T- |" M/ }6 S5 }
有钱能使鬼推磨Money makes the mare go. Money talks.
9 h3 R5 X- | s0 y6 w有识之士people of vision
) O- L' x! t$ U; d! I7 F" n有勇无谋use brawn rather than brain $ Z% o0 @% u$ s) U5 Q
有缘千里来相会Separated as we are thousands of miles apart, we come together as if by predestination.3 L1 h* H$ p0 ?
与时俱进advance with times
, v# K9 ?6 {: |, y' N+ N7 i! i以人为本people oriented; people foremost
: ~# }) w2 z9 |' F( F5 J因材施教teach students according to their aptitude $ {. H0 ` N! 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."
- k3 B1 O; D6 N' s欲速则不达Haste does not bring success.
& `6 O' I& o& Q4 I优胜劣汰survival of the fittest 2 f! L. Y9 G! p
英雄所见略同Great minds think alike.
* V7 \: E6 q! ^% N- M冤家宜解不宜结Better make friends than make enemies.4 x2 {1 ~' r7 w: g7 v: s3 G
冤假错案"cases in which people were unjustly, falsely or wrongly charged or sentenced; unjust, false or wrong cases" 8 L6 ]& b: m3 ]" R
一言既出，驷马难追A real man never goes back on his words. & M' u% c; Z" J
招财进宝Money and treasures will be plentiful" W& z( ]4 A; M2 f( [6 L
债台高筑become debt-ridden
% i/ m& m1 L2 y& B致命要害Achilles' heel 4 N9 t9 x0 \) K& o+ i
众矢之的target of public criticism. F0 f* r/ G$ E) J; z
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.
( b/ t- ]: }6 {, P. c/ W纸上谈兵be an armchair strategist
$ H2 ~1 u2 E7 F! ?1 h, T纸包不住火Truth will come to light sooner or later.
3 S( W9 ?9 w/ Z' y左右为难between the devil and the deep blue sea; between the rock and the hard place |
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