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爱屋及乌Love me, love my dog.- u a' |* t) X6 W9 G4 R* s
百闻不如一见Seeing is believing.
+ n$ e5 Z B! U2 k7 j: Q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 worst3 T9 h4 H7 L8 h- s8 R/ e1 _+ N2 j6 J
笨鸟先飞A slow sparrow should make an early start.
: U2 q* P8 q* Q0 e) M0 w不眠之夜white night
0 `# r+ B. j* c+ b1 p6 \& K1 E不以物喜，不以己悲not pleased by external gains, not saddened by personnal losses3 n( V* R9 r9 S2 p7 Q# \, _. Q
不遗余力spare no effort; go all out; do one's best0 z0 z7 W6 X$ H" {6 n' }' D* B
不打不成交"No discord, no concord. % q- X1 K; z; ^7 j: g0 W
拆东墙补西墙rob Peter to pay Paul C; H8 a0 C6 x# S% D1 i# J
辞旧迎新bid farewell to the old and usher in the new; ring out the old year and ring in the new & E, w# P; p( D
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
1 P( d0 P! E9 @9 f' M3 r大开眼界open one's eyes; broaden one's horizon; be an eye-opener " S& h' S! D: Y0 @- Q. T
国泰民安The country flourishes and people live in peace" n- M- p+ L. o3 |/ G, N7 R" ~- ?" {$ S" g
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 " x2 M' g% c4 Q! {
功夫不负有心人Everything comes to him who waits.
% y" v- I, Q, k4 a; ~好了伤疤忘了疼once on shore, one prays no more, G+ v# j- b( c
好事不出门，恶事传千里Good news never goes beyond the gate, while bad news spread far and wide. & x+ x- X0 N8 U6 s5 {1 E1 N
和气生财Harmony brings wealth3 m$ I5 a5 j& ?& @* [, _
活到老，学到老One is never too old to learn.
- F/ n. m, Y; O$ w: j4 h既往不咎let bygones be bygones
' a! i% m( }- n; w) S7 Z金无足赤,人无完人Gold can't be pure and man can't be perfect.
& X4 p1 r/ `3 q" r金玉满堂Treasures fill the home
5 [$ \! b$ O8 d- o& I# i" e脚踏实地be down-to-earth
3 x6 X: d, ?4 o8 ?; W脚踩两只船sit on the fence : b# ~% _, B" A0 E& R. J" a
君子之交淡如水the friendship between gentlemen is as pure as crystal; a hedge between keeps friendship green 8 p: w0 R3 x5 z& f' Y
老生常谈，陈词滥调cut and dried, cliché! |% K, Q( J7 O0 f
礼尚往来Courtesy calls for reciprocity.
4 n% O4 p3 \- F留得青山在，不怕没柴烧"Where there is life, there is hope."
5 f" E' N+ {# G. q: Q; k8 L5 x马到成功achieve immediate victory; win instant success
$ B/ l' \4 d+ v* u! w9 o名利双收gain in both fame and wealth
3 _) X- X! H( q茅塞顿开be suddenly enlightened
, A. d' N" {, L* S* a* N没有规矩不成方圆Nothing can be accomplished without norms or standards.
6 e7 V, e# L2 P( D" k$ `每逢佳节倍思亲4 J! T4 A: D6 p$ F; X
On festive occasions more than ever one thinks of one's dear ones far away.
/ m9 e, {; h+ t$ Z) _, j9 jIt is on the festival occasions when one misses his dear most. 3 n- m" H' N# E9 [+ H& ^
谋事在人，成事在天"The planning lies with man, the outcome with Heaven. / Man proposes, God disposes. "
3 ]) x# ^7 C8 s" u3 }弄巧成拙be too smart by half; Cunning outwits itself.
+ H1 T2 v9 I/ o# h2 ^- |& u. y拿手好戏masterpiece
- V) e+ z7 I7 e+ ]% F+ }赔了夫人又折兵throw good money after bad
! n. P: a9 Z4 m5 s( w抛砖引玉a modest spur to induce others to come forward with valuable contributions; throw a sprat to catch a whale
( k s+ z4 {+ w& ?* x( w q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. N4 J/ F/ z! O- x1 q
抢得先机take the preemptive opportunities , e: l% T9 @0 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.
+ G. W" z5 c3 W8 R, p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
2 d- E1 v2 ]9 K' v& p前事不忘,后事之师Past experience, if not forgotten, is a guide for the future.% L" _7 [: `" K: Q; W
前人栽树,后人乘凉One generation plants the trees in whose shade another generation rests.
+ T: y0 O4 Q/ d Z- s0 @) h7 kOne sows and another reaps.# @- g. X# s. q- V/ ^. Z
前怕狼,后怕虎fear the wolf in front and the tiger behind/ hesitate in doing something! o& p8 F: V$ T; }# w6 Z5 u% b
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. - X0 R+ `/ s/ Z, X& I
强强联手win-win co-operation1 @( H/ m4 T' G
瑞雪兆丰年A timely snow promises a good harvest.
* W' \& T4 w* e% w人之初,性本善Man's nature at birth is good.
; _! J. c! u* d4 z6 p人逢喜事精神爽Joy puts heart into a man.# j5 [2 a; Z7 V0 V8 `5 {# a. `
人海战术huge-crowd strategy
2 l8 Q( ]: D6 S: T) g* `世上无难事，只要肯攀登"Where there is a will, there is a way. " 8 R, N) @- g! \* ?: V* G2 Z
世外桃源a fictitious land of peace away from the turmoil of the world;
/ u9 s/ Z. K2 e5 T1 t% y( _6 D死而后已until my heart stops beating3 p9 f: o1 Z" F) [5 k9 D3 r6 ~9 Z
岁岁平安Peace all year round
, q) J$ E9 s$ k1 K上有天堂，下有苏杭"Just as there is paradise in heaven, ther are Suzhou and Hangzhou on earth."
& D4 ^; Q# j, l. r( F- F塞翁失马，焉知非福Misfortune may be an actual blessing.0 s: }6 g9 q$ x% x; W% M9 O# i
三十而立"A man should be independent at the age of thirty. $ i( Y7 _7 W7 B- P2 m
At thirty, a man should be able to think for himself."
+ f. s* |3 m* w. y+ m1 x' d升级换代updating and upgrading (of products)
6 y9 o" e) q/ [: P/ M! ?# R四十不惑Life begins at forty. % d$ x9 V( D+ E# c
谁言寸草心，报得三春晖"Such kindness of warm sun, can't be repaid by grass. "
( {) k& l) q, U) g* a% I水涨船高When the river rises, the boat floats high.
# Z+ u- ?( X7 l# r- E4 C, X时不我待Time and tide wait for no man. ; J# t4 z7 g" J/ Z
杀鸡用牛刀break a butterfly on the wheel
" m+ x5 g2 s5 X7 _实事求是seek truth from facts; be practical and realistic; be true to facts , e9 T& `* Q# `8 o9 N
说曹操,曹操到Talk of the devil and he comes.
7 D) y6 [4 f( f3 o9 b! m实话实说speak the plain truth; call a spade a spade; tell it as it is
1 p$ T3 ^! \& t/ o- C实践是检验真理的唯一标准Practice is the sole criterion for testing truth.1 | ~5 l0 m( Z# h& D
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; "
! N2 |: R: a2 L$ S5 ?韬光养晦hide one's capacities and bide one's time3 E! x1 H( @. G$ P/ L$ A/ k* P- q
糖衣炮弹sugar-coated bullets
3 U" z: d# M2 M! x4 w% i$ c天有不测风云Anything unexpected may happen. a bolt from the blue E3 y1 O) i/ m5 T% M9 Z
团结就是力量Unity is strength.
+ I, h5 v# E$ |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 % }! s2 _# y9 U: ]6 Y1 ]
歪风邪气unhealthy practices and evil phenomena, E+ l: D* p- f B
物以类聚，人以群分Birds of a feather flock together.# I& ]9 o2 C" e. p
往事如风"The past has vanished (from memory) like wind.; What in past, is past." & Q; r! ?: p6 _& t. E7 N$ S5 I
望子成龙hold high hopes for one's child+ }! F X" e3 K5 }) g, g+ b( Y
屋漏又逢连阴雨Misfortunes never come singly. When it rains it pours.
' D' x2 x5 s0 e+ j' S3 v( R2 s. L6 W文韬武略military expertise; military strategy
$ m6 H, F2 u4 w: a, y3 A/ _唯利是图draw water to one's mill
! d! i* m" u: x无源之水,无本之木water without a source, and a tree wiithout roots4 p1 f! q9 M, l
无中生有make/create something out of nothing 8 L' X( c5 _; ?3 V4 }# \. B
无风不起浪There are no waves without wind. There's no smoke without fire.
7 q8 I+ q, C3 C5 N+ h0 h9 r) W徇私枉法bend the law for the benefit of relatives or friends
& d9 Q+ k% B* S9 D$ P新官上任三把火a new broom sweeps clean : [% q) l h5 `
虚心使人进步,骄傲使人落后Modesty helps one go forward, whereas conceit makes one lag behind./ S& j+ m( S; K( b
蓄势而发accumulate strength for a take-off
) v1 m& k' i y$ U2 a3 v- v心想事成May all your wish come true
" l, Z! Y x! D0 X心照不宣have a tacit understanding; give tacit consent; tacit understanding) U" F; H, ?/ c4 {/ Q9 Q( {$ u( ?
先入为主First impressions are firmly entrenched.
2 Q6 U5 S; P5 J- n" Q) I v0 _7 U( H先下手为强catch the ball before the bound) [' q9 h. c7 b
像热锅上的蚂蚁like an ant on a hot pan0 ~2 b5 o% ^4 E- q, K2 O5 p$ o
现身说法warn people by taking oneself as an example. F0 S- ~+ B, c1 ~9 Y5 P4 ?
息事宁人pour oil on troubled waters % [- s* P6 R! H8 g
喜忧参半mingled hope and fear
! P- C! T9 E2 J; H4 @' q循序渐进step by step
0 @9 H b, Z4 R5 m' q一路平安，一路顺风speed somebody on their way; speed the parting guest
. j, y4 D' s7 N# l5 i3 U6 E严以律己,宽以待人be strict with oneself and lenient towards others) P1 v$ C0 G! C+ L( Z: \- F: D
鱼米之乡a land of milk and honey
: Z B( G/ C+ U3 f9 @有情人终成眷属"Jack shall have Jill, all shall be well." . K) d% f- X) M
有钱能使鬼推磨Money makes the mare go. Money talks., h( C9 ?+ d, U/ k
有识之士people of vision/ h4 {$ Z7 | ]5 V0 _
有勇无谋use brawn rather than brain
( f' |- J$ q% u! G有缘千里来相会Separated as we are thousands of miles apart, we come together as if by predestination.
5 d; \# c' _+ R( K/ t$ l& \+ C与时俱进advance with times
1 u! V, j: e, n: s2 d4 r) c! s以人为本people oriented; people foremost
% Q9 j/ N% D- c/ j+ T因材施教teach students according to their aptitude 7 H) R; t6 Z7 ~* l% [& E, j
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." 7 p% [9 Q7 _% }" `
欲速则不达Haste does not bring success.
2 a- g. j+ J* x) [优胜劣汰survival of the fittest 4 O. z6 ^0 F- \" y: p
英雄所见略同Great minds think alike.6 V1 D8 d8 C& I+ |
冤家宜解不宜结Better make friends than make enemies.
" [- u. O. |! F冤假错案"cases in which people were unjustly, falsely or wrongly charged or sentenced; unjust, false or wrong cases"
# T K: ]9 b @" s6 z一言既出，驷马难追A real man never goes back on his words.
1 e' Z& C5 B, ^" l, J/ ^招财进宝Money and treasures will be plentiful. K$ u- c. L: L% m2 q
债台高筑become debt-ridden
) [ |7 L% Z4 r& E9 a致命要害Achilles' heel
5 Z) O5 u& `1 R9 y众矢之的target of public criticism( I+ ^) {$ c! 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.( ` _/ S; H. J4 w! Y- N
纸上谈兵be an armchair strategist
. i6 K( {$ N* q3 L- D( J8 K纸包不住火Truth will come to light sooner or later.9 z! e5 M/ d9 L/ N
左右为难between the devil and the deep blue sea; between the rock and the hard place |
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