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爱屋及乌Love me, love my dog.
9 x+ ]5 \ y; ^" [+ r百闻不如一见Seeing is believing.: c; W5 o" t! w# i
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$ d6 \; W1 D9 H v" ^; V: |
笨鸟先飞A slow sparrow should make an early start.
: A% A9 e2 f0 l: C不眠之夜white night
0 Q5 f9 K8 C2 L4 D: g5 \5 g不以物喜，不以己悲not pleased by external gains, not saddened by personnal losses
7 l3 j% r& M+ Q: \不遗余力spare no effort; go all out; do one's best: o% g6 R3 ]3 S. A( e" o$ o- |6 N
不打不成交"No discord, no concord.
9 m K0 o2 l2 X拆东墙补西墙rob Peter to pay Paul 5 J8 v, k: H) |
辞旧迎新bid farewell to the old and usher in the new; ring out the old year and ring in the new
7 [8 `4 [: J3 u3 |, \; E8 H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" x$ |: m' c# m) e$ Y1 S
大开眼界open one's eyes; broaden one's horizon; be an eye-opener ) d$ q9 I. Y2 G
国泰民安The country flourishes and people live in peace
7 t1 \% B9 T5 D7 y8 p' b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
& N$ F8 I1 z+ S" N功夫不负有心人Everything comes to him who waits. 9 `3 ` }; w D: B( f$ ~9 l
好了伤疤忘了疼once on shore, one prays no more
z3 M0 g- z' S+ a6 g5 a$ ^好事不出门，恶事传千里Good news never goes beyond the gate, while bad news spread far and wide. + T$ K$ T' S, Z) S
和气生财Harmony brings wealth2 L# i5 K1 L6 @# s. }% V
活到老，学到老One is never too old to learn.
2 A/ q2 @; O7 W ?既往不咎let bygones be bygones
+ ?! x J5 _" I' |金无足赤,人无完人Gold can't be pure and man can't be perfect. . l2 I: X- Y7 l+ o% m, @
金玉满堂Treasures fill the home' |, b' f' s8 B
脚踏实地be down-to-earth
: Z1 O, R- i+ h6 U脚踩两只船sit on the fence & v z5 B9 A3 w q5 c$ z
君子之交淡如水the friendship between gentlemen is as pure as crystal; a hedge between keeps friendship green
. l' h# K$ n6 l3 f6 A老生常谈，陈词滥调cut and dried, cliché
# E9 w) P6 i7 N' W( G8 n礼尚往来Courtesy calls for reciprocity. 3 r# T( z: Y/ h! O8 @9 H
留得青山在，不怕没柴烧"Where there is life, there is hope."
4 ?/ L& E- b4 x2 R马到成功achieve immediate victory; win instant success9 V% F/ l& D s+ d4 z
名利双收gain in both fame and wealth5 f6 x/ L* k% @/ [6 t& F
茅塞顿开be suddenly enlightened4 T! Z- I8 b; o$ y6 X! E
没有规矩不成方圆Nothing can be accomplished without norms or standards.
6 x. \/ W; s3 W2 o v) g3 E每逢佳节倍思亲
/ m# R( o3 i$ {% d/ gOn festive occasions more than ever one thinks of one's dear ones far away.
3 j* y; S1 |( o2 P1 |It is on the festival occasions when one misses his dear most. % A8 S$ C6 d* m5 [3 p9 a/ F H9 z# C
谋事在人，成事在天"The planning lies with man, the outcome with Heaven. / Man proposes, God disposes. "
( x$ J2 ~* d7 \# @4 d弄巧成拙be too smart by half; Cunning outwits itself.2 x9 C! q. \+ {
拿手好戏masterpiece6 n! a+ I: R! `
赔了夫人又折兵throw good money after bad
7 U. \+ S; a; q N抛砖引玉a modest spur to induce others to come forward with valuable contributions; throw a sprat to catch a whale. s$ J/ Q! b! G) o' L
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
* z0 Y$ L9 z0 |& S/ x3 v抢得先机take the preemptive opportunities 9 I$ ~2 n/ v! L2 U4 t
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.
1 p6 K. C1 V+ L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) `/ ^0 I5 |" O7 e
前事不忘,后事之师Past experience, if not forgotten, is a guide for the future.0 W1 C) U* w) L' L) n
前人栽树,后人乘凉One generation plants the trees in whose shade another generation rests.
( l. V) {- z: q& b3 {. H* f, R" POne sows and another reaps.
2 G& F; E. n: L( I, V前怕狼,后怕虎fear the wolf in front and the tiger behind/ hesitate in doing something
) w' g E/ G* N! n9 j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.
* @! }, Z" X' y4 {+ D. r强强联手win-win co-operation
' ^) J) n& B0 z( _瑞雪兆丰年A timely snow promises a good harvest.
' m% }) A" p) X% p" l/ s7 X4 Q人之初,性本善Man's nature at birth is good.# {9 k% ?# e9 F8 {4 H. J' m
人逢喜事精神爽Joy puts heart into a man.
$ k( e5 J, J7 x9 }3 l7 C人海战术huge-crowd strategy
# E6 |0 q; w- _: t5 v$ Q0 |世上无难事，只要肯攀登"Where there is a will, there is a way. " 0 r: J- _. E; p5 M& c7 k
世外桃源a fictitious land of peace away from the turmoil of the world;
: q- U8 [9 z. {死而后已until my heart stops beating
* r2 _; U" v0 y5 k# C, E$ U+ v$ E7 P+ a岁岁平安Peace all year round
* H, B% H1 h( F1 E: ^上有天堂，下有苏杭"Just as there is paradise in heaven, ther are Suzhou and Hangzhou on earth." + @5 U1 }3 B& \; z
塞翁失马，焉知非福Misfortune may be an actual blessing.
! Y- w% d- x/ h" [+ p9 X* A三十而立"A man should be independent at the age of thirty. : \8 Q5 S, n3 x0 H
At thirty, a man should be able to think for himself."
" e% J! Z" q4 k( ?升级换代updating and upgrading (of products)8 v0 B6 x$ R5 Q* N' `% m
四十不惑Life begins at forty. ) `) B) p7 t8 M& D. T& W! x+ ]
谁言寸草心，报得三春晖"Such kindness of warm sun, can't be repaid by grass. "
/ r* k% L1 n* r4 f8 M$ j" r) Q, p- p* s水涨船高When the river rises, the boat floats high.$ X( k9 a$ Z( }) q
时不我待Time and tide wait for no man. 3 }$ C& ^$ u" F; @( Z' ?7 i a
杀鸡用牛刀break a butterfly on the wheel
5 h$ S. e: E. _7 ]2 l: h实事求是seek truth from facts; be practical and realistic; be true to facts 4 N3 F! E% I% l9 {0 ~ q& t
说曹操,曹操到Talk of the devil and he comes.
7 W- L* B7 T o1 t实话实说speak the plain truth; call a spade a spade; tell it as it is & d9 M. U2 N" T) g
实践是检验真理的唯一标准Practice is the sole criterion for testing truth.$ @3 g4 R+ ^( X: l4 o/ x
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; "8 `- P" h2 }- g+ O( h2 f6 W/ o6 W
韬光养晦hide one's capacities and bide one's time6 D$ J+ ]% \% I! v' |' a
糖衣炮弹sugar-coated bullets+ v' U+ o, ~8 J& Z% d& O8 x
天有不测风云Anything unexpected may happen. a bolt from the blue3 |1 P8 c7 }" E, w
团结就是力量Unity is strength.* ?+ @" k9 X8 T
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
/ ^3 G5 D7 G3 M) P9 |# F歪风邪气unhealthy practices and evil phenomena# N/ g$ U: W: j& {+ A, D: d. p
物以类聚，人以群分Birds of a feather flock together.
2 z% _2 S- v/ e5 }$ y* G+ e! p. C8 Z往事如风"The past has vanished (from memory) like wind.; What in past, is past." % t7 o" S% @* w7 R9 P
望子成龙hold high hopes for one's child
3 X/ I& i" t) L( u+ i5 u3 C7 a$ _屋漏又逢连阴雨Misfortunes never come singly. When it rains it pours.
! B2 g6 b& b8 ]2 k9 i% q文韬武略military expertise; military strategy ) ~" Z4 I9 g; S% D2 d; `8 c
唯利是图draw water to one's mill
" Q8 L3 ?4 \) r1 |# e" h无源之水,无本之木water without a source, and a tree wiithout roots
8 I$ ~( ]- u8 _. }' O) ?. n A无中生有make/create something out of nothing
: f6 k8 P) M6 k Q' E" ~/ O6 \无风不起浪There are no waves without wind. There's no smoke without fire.
/ }7 f+ K9 e" ^) x# u徇私枉法bend the law for the benefit of relatives or friends
8 G2 H0 a6 A; e) S% F新官上任三把火a new broom sweeps clean
4 w, s- E* Y$ {7 u虚心使人进步,骄傲使人落后Modesty helps one go forward, whereas conceit makes one lag behind.
+ c+ `$ `7 d$ [( B- R- k( Q2 @蓄势而发accumulate strength for a take-off6 t$ z5 ?6 z" C9 F3 L, Q9 A- e
心想事成May all your wish come true/ F- ]$ T# I' }' b7 Y; }6 Y
心照不宣have a tacit understanding; give tacit consent; tacit understanding
+ t4 r% U/ v/ f! c8 ]/ G1 [先入为主First impressions are firmly entrenched.
+ T) }' E+ X/ I5 A7 ]先下手为强catch the ball before the bound/ G9 \' I0 \$ S0 i% T9 g8 n2 Y3 M
像热锅上的蚂蚁like an ant on a hot pan& p# n" A8 t2 n( ~& d3 @( t
现身说法warn people by taking oneself as an example
5 |% n8 O. V, h! @0 }& @: A息事宁人pour oil on troubled waters / I8 [+ L" E5 x1 G4 g, N, U
喜忧参半mingled hope and fear " u* h+ _% ~# Q E3 I! G- D) D
循序渐进step by step
% G! i) E" Q9 [, e- y. o一路平安，一路顺风speed somebody on their way; speed the parting guest
, I; X, h( ?! a( h: S严以律己,宽以待人be strict with oneself and lenient towards others7 f j/ N# m% J
鱼米之乡a land of milk and honey
8 [/ ?; ~8 U5 n8 {7 l1 A1 `有情人终成眷属"Jack shall have Jill, all shall be well." 2 b9 Q4 ^( S: |( p$ n
有钱能使鬼推磨Money makes the mare go. Money talks.5 f$ M+ m) s" M" k" P
有识之士people of vision J& ~7 F. ^! I3 O
有勇无谋use brawn rather than brain , C5 Y: n4 L% E+ [, B$ p
有缘千里来相会Separated as we are thousands of miles apart, we come together as if by predestination.) V, ^( J" z. ?; s: [: w9 x5 Q2 a3 A
与时俱进advance with times
9 z; c l/ T/ l6 s$ I# H' y以人为本people oriented; people foremost
0 {# z, }) ?3 I; L因材施教teach students according to their aptitude
, \# [7 Q8 [& j: T, r) T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."
' B2 [# F" \) i$ [) K ^) l, D7 b欲速则不达Haste does not bring success.
! l. I& q8 u( E& I优胜劣汰survival of the fittest ; K" B+ B2 x' Z2 V1 A
英雄所见略同Great minds think alike., ~; Q% m3 |, ?# M& y7 ~( f( p1 o) C& P
冤家宜解不宜结Better make friends than make enemies.+ W @5 s, ~3 S$ i! m( H* L( u
冤假错案"cases in which people were unjustly, falsely or wrongly charged or sentenced; unjust, false or wrong cases"
) A$ o; u' d3 Z' i- R! b5 O$ W一言既出，驷马难追A real man never goes back on his words.
; d4 H& G; h7 ?) u* j; Y3 |: f招财进宝Money and treasures will be plentiful/ e+ O' B8 K' [2 O, T( z
债台高筑become debt-ridden
& G$ E+ A) u4 l9 k% _致命要害Achilles' heel
0 b i' |$ a, t* Y2 z众矢之的target of public criticism) Q6 c* V# l2 i" j: z5 ?. C. @
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.
O* w! ^2 u, H7 X" E纸上谈兵be an armchair strategist
, W" m3 w+ R5 N, ~; r纸包不住火Truth will come to light sooner or later.
0 j9 N( s& L& G2 H! g左右为难between the devil and the deep blue sea; between the rock and the hard place |
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