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爱屋及乌Love me, love my dog. `" ^ |9 P- @+ [% i' I- @& ]0 N
百闻不如一见Seeing is believing.
: U+ M7 R3 @$ f1 K, F* Y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
" o7 W7 o2 F: }/ M0 U; N! X( `笨鸟先飞A slow sparrow should make an early start.% k2 U( ?- `* h1 U: K, ~* |
不眠之夜white night
( e% A# S4 O/ C5 t+ S* k不以物喜，不以己悲not pleased by external gains, not saddened by personnal losses, l0 n/ T3 U- W3 c) ?- y, F' |
不遗余力spare no effort; go all out; do one's best4 R2 X' _! Q" }2 W& D% F
不打不成交"No discord, no concord. 4 d7 V/ e' C3 t9 T* B& Y4 `
拆东墙补西墙rob Peter to pay Paul
) `- h9 e- ]! {% I2 x辞旧迎新bid farewell to the old and usher in the new; ring out the old year and ring in the new
, [. f! l. x" {- ^' ~4 G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& o1 @* _0 t- @/ _
大开眼界open one's eyes; broaden one's horizon; be an eye-opener & j2 c7 {9 D# l" H8 k0 h4 h
国泰民安The country flourishes and people live in peace
, @- \1 K# Y/ M% Q- c6 b+ Q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 6 }3 w% j* J7 Q* J$ P7 ]
功夫不负有心人Everything comes to him who waits. 1 ?, c+ w* y+ F# p j1 ?+ ^6 u
好了伤疤忘了疼once on shore, one prays no more
/ Z' Z0 U) K6 p! f( k5 I5 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.
; d% z5 [3 h( `2 P4 H和气生财Harmony brings wealth2 C' r9 P7 ~' ]$ `$ @2 P
活到老，学到老One is never too old to learn.
. L2 J# t2 ^6 h1 t既往不咎let bygones be bygones
; L! `+ |+ X3 j6 m( f, G0 _金无足赤,人无完人Gold can't be pure and man can't be perfect. # h1 ^4 q' ~7 H! L" D; r. r/ W
金玉满堂Treasures fill the home/ q* D* d7 E H8 z/ S, P
脚踏实地be down-to-earth
/ X. G# a6 l3 N0 L6 ]& ?' O; f+ o- e4 a脚踩两只船sit on the fence
3 f q; i& m4 ^/ \# c9 _. L君子之交淡如水the friendship between gentlemen is as pure as crystal; a hedge between keeps friendship green 0 S. T W8 u* `' M9 ]7 P% M
老生常谈，陈词滥调cut and dried, cliché
5 C0 T! i5 z4 T& D; T: P礼尚往来Courtesy calls for reciprocity. & |2 l( F8 h$ L
留得青山在，不怕没柴烧"Where there is life, there is hope."
1 S4 B! B: C& V/ m5 M% G马到成功achieve immediate victory; win instant success
9 r( `" a4 w# N& c2 ?0 J名利双收gain in both fame and wealth$ w! H+ @5 u0 T
茅塞顿开be suddenly enlightened
& |$ q+ x' E2 @1 _6 s d没有规矩不成方圆Nothing can be accomplished without norms or standards./ c) s7 ]. ]0 y; M( S$ r$ E
每逢佳节倍思亲) {& L6 K' @* u( {( _+ W9 B
On festive occasions more than ever one thinks of one's dear ones far away.
- l8 i9 B& U. h6 e! B: y( H: rIt is on the festival occasions when one misses his dear most.
8 c* n9 F/ K( u( q5 x5 T谋事在人，成事在天"The planning lies with man, the outcome with Heaven. / Man proposes, God disposes. "9 W$ a! O% f4 Z$ @
弄巧成拙be too smart by half; Cunning outwits itself.& v# j* \* R1 T+ q% N* u
拿手好戏masterpiece
' H' P, Y2 ~# t2 s$ A赔了夫人又折兵throw good money after bad: R8 L( I. G0 n! y7 A
抛砖引玉a modest spur to induce others to come forward with valuable contributions; throw a sprat to catch a whale
# S4 W5 e, X9 C5 x, D) R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
+ D" n7 d. m( }8 ?3 x) G抢得先机take the preemptive opportunities
% H' P3 ]" N- w* e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.% T1 M/ y( E$ \" w; t7 `
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% E" f# w# k0 F) s; y
前事不忘,后事之师Past experience, if not forgotten, is a guide for the future." A' l0 u8 u& [
前人栽树,后人乘凉One generation plants the trees in whose shade another generation rests.+ D0 W# V( }$ f0 t2 G/ h
One sows and another reaps.- R- n0 S% r. W* s% z
前怕狼,后怕虎fear the wolf in front and the tiger behind/ hesitate in doing something t1 x4 ?8 E7 r, A/ C
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.
; n6 U/ G4 j3 C) a* Q( V2 Y; U2 u( ^强强联手win-win co-operation
& c3 P) Q* D4 g, z# \! a3 T, L瑞雪兆丰年A timely snow promises a good harvest.
1 X4 A0 E% k/ Y) `人之初,性本善Man's nature at birth is good.3 i3 \0 u) s9 p% w: q
人逢喜事精神爽Joy puts heart into a man.
$ m1 d( [# Y1 D人海战术huge-crowd strategy
* T% ~8 s, l2 V) E5 A4 u$ m& y# n世上无难事，只要肯攀登"Where there is a will, there is a way. "
4 z/ s6 T' I% ~' O/ m8 j( ^世外桃源a fictitious land of peace away from the turmoil of the world;
, v& s: V, s& Z, h4 U死而后已until my heart stops beating
' \# k; j: u3 T$ R2 P岁岁平安Peace all year round
' U; ~/ C5 F! y- L上有天堂，下有苏杭"Just as there is paradise in heaven, ther are Suzhou and Hangzhou on earth." Q& U+ e/ ~- R/ G$ _
塞翁失马，焉知非福Misfortune may be an actual blessing.. ?) F6 T ]% _" f: I
三十而立"A man should be independent at the age of thirty. 3 R3 d" d. l7 o6 i4 G* U
At thirty, a man should be able to think for himself."
4 X6 F2 e' V+ @& ^升级换代updating and upgrading (of products)
9 c# ^9 r' q1 y$ E, _ j. Z- S% t8 h四十不惑Life begins at forty. 1 S4 _' K8 D* M6 S# g( P. E
谁言寸草心，报得三春晖"Such kindness of warm sun, can't be repaid by grass. " / ]: `0 @6 Q) r4 M
水涨船高When the river rises, the boat floats high.) |( f" }: x4 v4 k: e! j
时不我待Time and tide wait for no man. ( Z7 i% u$ Z9 K! K2 p
杀鸡用牛刀break a butterfly on the wheel
* D" c& T0 P# U: [) {实事求是seek truth from facts; be practical and realistic; be true to facts
/ g/ D! D! }8 @6 S2 S1 Z8 x说曹操,曹操到Talk of the devil and he comes.
6 ]' t1 d- I$ E实话实说speak the plain truth; call a spade a spade; tell it as it is + T0 S3 }$ A% H. S+ [
实践是检验真理的唯一标准Practice is the sole criterion for testing truth.6 g) \4 p6 f7 H3 m. t7 ]
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; "
( K" N6 o4 _, x% r- E5 M# M/ K5 X- f韬光养晦hide one's capacities and bide one's time
* c. q9 Z- m* l+ m6 x- y! K9 V- E1 {糖衣炮弹sugar-coated bullets. r+ |. ?3 h9 ^# \; a
天有不测风云Anything unexpected may happen. a bolt from the blue
4 y# E% x2 I6 _3 F" I n团结就是力量Unity is strength.9 E+ |6 G* y7 x: p6 l
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 * r7 b9 g3 I8 Z3 h$ ^
歪风邪气unhealthy practices and evil phenomena, D/ J2 i8 z0 @' M1 U. h' h
物以类聚，人以群分Birds of a feather flock together.: T( w4 {% V' B
往事如风"The past has vanished (from memory) like wind.; What in past, is past." # M9 c9 m1 r2 Z, l
望子成龙hold high hopes for one's child& `4 }" Z# c% `% w1 c
屋漏又逢连阴雨Misfortunes never come singly. When it rains it pours.
* L( D+ r2 n' [) g0 j文韬武略military expertise; military strategy
8 O! P! [+ s! c唯利是图draw water to one's mill 1 c7 [; n1 P" n( l; Q' Z
无源之水,无本之木water without a source, and a tree wiithout roots
! R, k, Z- N. F无中生有make/create something out of nothing
& n1 W Z7 x7 P+ N V无风不起浪There are no waves without wind. There's no smoke without fire.' _2 r' S3 Q5 D5 c# h4 f6 S
徇私枉法bend the law for the benefit of relatives or friends # D( X$ w# d/ N& W& Q1 a
新官上任三把火a new broom sweeps clean
/ L& y M v# j- A) r* K8 O+ f1 R虚心使人进步,骄傲使人落后Modesty helps one go forward, whereas conceit makes one lag behind.
+ V/ [1 l% H- B8 N蓄势而发accumulate strength for a take-off
9 \+ O3 G$ L* D9 H+ Q心想事成May all your wish come true
3 d0 E) M7 D% Y& T: a心照不宣have a tacit understanding; give tacit consent; tacit understanding
- a0 O" T7 k2 ^/ M$ Y先入为主First impressions are firmly entrenched.
5 D( j/ Y- V% Q9 K Z先下手为强catch the ball before the bound# V+ q4 y: k! U. y7 C1 K
像热锅上的蚂蚁like an ant on a hot pan
- G# R& J" R. y. F现身说法warn people by taking oneself as an example3 X8 v* o2 `% D2 o+ l
息事宁人pour oil on troubled waters 7 ~- A6 W- P/ V r$ Q: g2 ?
喜忧参半mingled hope and fear
$ P- S# M7 J! v! V* S循序渐进step by step
4 ^1 }* c M5 {6 H+ I6 ~一路平安，一路顺风speed somebody on their way; speed the parting guest
# y0 R' K3 T% s7 {' F严以律己,宽以待人be strict with oneself and lenient towards others6 C- G7 ?! Y- N( J$ z8 o5 V
鱼米之乡a land of milk and honey
+ W+ s$ L8 A. b2 `! w有情人终成眷属"Jack shall have Jill, all shall be well."
+ k/ Y* B' E1 o有钱能使鬼推磨Money makes the mare go. Money talks.
( j: a% i: r; I5 l5 t. o/ m有识之士people of vision
9 ?! C; z% U" F有勇无谋use brawn rather than brain
( m w8 n: X) @0 D- M) k$ w. V有缘千里来相会Separated as we are thousands of miles apart, we come together as if by predestination.
6 t/ a) D: j" m7 M+ z, `8 }! A与时俱进advance with times
% R! H9 d, N8 B# Q% v, f以人为本people oriented; people foremost
% q9 I5 j- c: j& J- c* N- ]1 Q9 `因材施教teach students according to their aptitude ; t! G# P- G9 }, ^& l, K
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."
8 w+ Y, R$ y5 j3 S欲速则不达Haste does not bring success. " C* x0 {- p- N7 m
优胜劣汰survival of the fittest
3 M1 N0 O2 B# G英雄所见略同Great minds think alike.% |" R0 S1 L7 T) f& T2 e- T+ y
冤家宜解不宜结Better make friends than make enemies., i* n& O: d) {! e$ ]1 j- q
冤假错案"cases in which people were unjustly, falsely or wrongly charged or sentenced; unjust, false or wrong cases" * n. M, U9 b: |7 d, |+ m" X
一言既出，驷马难追A real man never goes back on his words. ; e r% i/ c2 V t
招财进宝Money and treasures will be plentiful- u; @/ D! g: S6 w
债台高筑become debt-ridden
$ [$ y, U/ ^# C+ f& {- p8 B致命要害Achilles' heel
6 c7 J* I+ F1 }' k1 a& |众矢之的target of public criticism4 T/ Y& }" h4 m1 l8 o; D/ r
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.( ~) x3 ]3 `0 T! z- F4 V$ i4 t7 V
纸上谈兵be an armchair strategist3 h2 L0 E" U& |8 R7 j
纸包不住火Truth will come to light sooner or later.7 S' e9 W/ l# e: D7 W
左右为难between the devil and the deep blue sea; between the rock and the hard place |
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