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爱屋及乌Love me, love my dog.: j1 Y5 j3 s2 o4 A6 l) h. T
百闻不如一见Seeing is believing.% P1 M% X& Q- y: \; Y( B" O% C( K
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+ _! k) J' L% S7 V4 Q3 h/ G3 O
笨鸟先飞A slow sparrow should make an early start.
5 A' k' F9 s6 h3 b. x& m不眠之夜white night
4 Q+ L, V Q8 s8 E0 |不以物喜，不以己悲not pleased by external gains, not saddened by personnal losses
, u- d( s5 l7 i/ Y/ }3 W不遗余力spare no effort; go all out; do one's best
5 O- m& n+ U* u, m: W5 P/ G- j不打不成交"No discord, no concord. 1 x, t( @, v! i
拆东墙补西墙rob Peter to pay Paul 9 b4 b8 ?: D; @% p9 @
辞旧迎新bid farewell to the old and usher in the new; ring out the old year and ring in the new
4 v( E+ _1 G3 w) ^) v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
/ E% G6 q3 ?5 P E/ J大开眼界open one's eyes; broaden one's horizon; be an eye-opener
; T/ z: v. S0 L国泰民安The country flourishes and people live in peace" V/ [- \- o- k6 I8 y
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 + Z8 A% x$ S" x6 i0 x# r
功夫不负有心人Everything comes to him who waits. 5 Q7 j7 C0 n5 Z* I* u! @0 t! [
好了伤疤忘了疼once on shore, one prays no more3 k- B" x% v$ d8 z* w
好事不出门，恶事传千里Good news never goes beyond the gate, while bad news spread far and wide. ) ]7 i8 ^% W: t! m# w
和气生财Harmony brings wealth
8 l4 _7 m' @7 Z5 ^3 w, W活到老，学到老One is never too old to learn.
2 L/ d1 J; ?4 ]+ h- { p+ }! q既往不咎let bygones be bygones
! J) h1 e4 _. P+ [" T2 l9 ~) J7 c金无足赤,人无完人Gold can't be pure and man can't be perfect.
4 W* ]9 E- G% G% }金玉满堂Treasures fill the home: v3 k9 ~3 S9 X6 {4 _. ^$ S
脚踏实地be down-to-earth 6 m( [; M& c2 j$ _
脚踩两只船sit on the fence ( J R" n1 j1 `8 l) A
君子之交淡如水the friendship between gentlemen is as pure as crystal; a hedge between keeps friendship green
- m, Z! N) f" [/ I8 p老生常谈，陈词滥调cut and dried, cliché
- |- B+ S G3 S: {9 |" w礼尚往来Courtesy calls for reciprocity.
. F; ?* d1 t4 M. s6 S, x3 C留得青山在，不怕没柴烧"Where there is life, there is hope." d$ k2 J8 ^9 W0 B% L8 h
马到成功achieve immediate victory; win instant success- U4 K8 @$ r' n2 V
名利双收gain in both fame and wealth
* q( L( \' Z8 P1 U& e8 s茅塞顿开be suddenly enlightened
0 i/ Z: h- a( t( J没有规矩不成方圆Nothing can be accomplished without norms or standards." i7 [* Z8 c0 s# T& S
每逢佳节倍思亲- W- D* l, A5 h8 F6 p
On festive occasions more than ever one thinks of one's dear ones far away.( _! i0 I) I/ l8 O" v3 H9 x
It is on the festival occasions when one misses his dear most.
6 \, x W8 P; j+ ~" {. c/ j, i1 t; o谋事在人，成事在天"The planning lies with man, the outcome with Heaven. / Man proposes, God disposes. " W- M' m2 }7 z- {9 c I
弄巧成拙be too smart by half; Cunning outwits itself.
" R& e( v7 ~7 o: D! d. }5 x拿手好戏masterpiece/ n# h( R9 ^/ Y# o2 x) u. _; f
赔了夫人又折兵throw good money after bad; u- R3 \9 R, I2 {" v
抛砖引玉a modest spur to induce others to come forward with valuable contributions; throw a sprat to catch a whale b1 M# c. A2 @" u
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) L8 q' u8 n5 W6 u0 i, I
抢得先机take the preemptive opportunities
* D9 }( g8 a, e4 p2 }: H% s' c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.9 a7 |# l0 }. j* k/ ]4 N
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: s- i I) }5 N# {
前事不忘,后事之师Past experience, if not forgotten, is a guide for the future., ~( X$ ~$ R. q- E6 v
前人栽树,后人乘凉One generation plants the trees in whose shade another generation rests.
; D( Z! c3 b: Y7 HOne sows and another reaps.
, t! \0 P" k* u" v& f5 G9 M- h) G前怕狼,后怕虎fear the wolf in front and the tiger behind/ hesitate in doing something
, S# S+ u2 i( h) w2 A4 T1 w7 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.
; o+ m- \$ t/ x强强联手win-win co-operation
" h" ?7 `' W8 n4 w0 p. t瑞雪兆丰年A timely snow promises a good harvest.
2 }0 F9 f; G# U& W5 Q3 p& G人之初,性本善Man's nature at birth is good.( S# C) y4 s/ u9 M/ D# z
人逢喜事精神爽Joy puts heart into a man.
1 G' C3 G# ~7 F+ x# K* f$ q人海战术huge-crowd strategy
* n& @" w1 P, S* W8 x世上无难事，只要肯攀登"Where there is a will, there is a way. "
% }% n& q; E! J1 V世外桃源a fictitious land of peace away from the turmoil of the world; ( h; h+ f) _% e7 F6 a6 w
死而后已until my heart stops beating
( L$ p+ C5 T& w7 g岁岁平安Peace all year round
; @! M( }# A8 f$ W9 v3 \上有天堂，下有苏杭"Just as there is paradise in heaven, ther are Suzhou and Hangzhou on earth."
Q9 f( b5 v4 l2 q, U塞翁失马，焉知非福Misfortune may be an actual blessing.
/ n! |- R/ s0 T# f/ {三十而立"A man should be independent at the age of thirty. 0 ~% i* @7 Y% j7 A6 |! d' s
At thirty, a man should be able to think for himself."
+ B H/ b/ b. _升级换代updating and upgrading (of products)
/ R$ C, S2 u9 Z! E0 R. N四十不惑Life begins at forty.
8 O( b1 a+ P: K6 ?; L1 W5 U谁言寸草心，报得三春晖"Such kindness of warm sun, can't be repaid by grass. "
$ Z6 I% h( E7 h, C* K. _/ r, L5 q' k水涨船高When the river rises, the boat floats high.
# V! }/ H. m7 |/ Z时不我待Time and tide wait for no man.
- `- v" H1 K. o9 f) ?杀鸡用牛刀break a butterfly on the wheel' g: K [: \& Z$ H" {" U& z
实事求是seek truth from facts; be practical and realistic; be true to facts
2 D d) D# C7 ^+ v. {( H' Y说曹操,曹操到Talk of the devil and he comes.
3 w$ G# w6 {/ ?/ D实话实说speak the plain truth; call a spade a spade; tell it as it is
6 I, X! j. Y* P# M" {实践是检验真理的唯一标准Practice is the sole criterion for testing truth.( V9 f7 ?. Y! H, ~
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; "
9 `8 [/ z, i7 c0 Q5 T5 n x- u韬光养晦hide one's capacities and bide one's time
4 Z. G% e' W2 E& N- y* D( }! u0 b糖衣炮弹sugar-coated bullets
3 I% o% d8 F$ [! Q8 J6 R天有不测风云Anything unexpected may happen. a bolt from the blue6 j7 \/ d9 y! m' U; i4 D4 H# A
团结就是力量Unity is strength.
7 \7 D7 e% P0 i. J4 j$ Z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
# K* v3 W+ v( ^3 \; | `- k; R歪风邪气unhealthy practices and evil phenomena5 p/ H% g& U" m# t3 @# |
物以类聚，人以群分Birds of a feather flock together.: S/ c& d+ K" l
往事如风"The past has vanished (from memory) like wind.; What in past, is past." ) ` K, C4 a) `- s `
望子成龙hold high hopes for one's child n2 p) B* Z# p" l) p. F' i& \
屋漏又逢连阴雨Misfortunes never come singly. When it rains it pours./ c7 _" C$ t* H! [
文韬武略military expertise; military strategy
0 U, t+ n! }1 h- x+ ^唯利是图draw water to one's mill
5 F% n m D: s* ?" {无源之水,无本之木water without a source, and a tree wiithout roots# o! U4 v; ?- k$ d8 e
无中生有make/create something out of nothing 4 l2 A& X5 h. W- C7 k
无风不起浪There are no waves without wind. There's no smoke without fire.# K5 S2 Y8 p" P
徇私枉法bend the law for the benefit of relatives or friends # l" x: ]5 ]8 O4 k6 h. Y( k
新官上任三把火a new broom sweeps clean
( v! F6 T3 k% n: R4 ], T% _0 v虚心使人进步,骄傲使人落后Modesty helps one go forward, whereas conceit makes one lag behind.! q1 e" w5 D0 ?! W" L
蓄势而发accumulate strength for a take-off4 E1 s1 s" _8 S& T/ N) J+ O
心想事成May all your wish come true
% H# l% j/ X3 `2 K; h% a, Z心照不宣have a tacit understanding; give tacit consent; tacit understanding
1 m" V# b( w3 Z; ~: H( l* o0 g$ |先入为主First impressions are firmly entrenched.
) c$ M2 R4 e* w. O" }3 v; g先下手为强catch the ball before the bound( v9 F, x; s! b3 j5 p6 l
像热锅上的蚂蚁like an ant on a hot pan! x# K3 }2 b i* a9 s1 h0 V
现身说法warn people by taking oneself as an example( d' e! t6 w" r" R- d8 Y' _
息事宁人pour oil on troubled waters . e1 a$ y3 l! s/ h
喜忧参半mingled hope and fear
8 O6 O% ^; y {循序渐进step by step
: p/ p1 J( _& B q& a# t6 \3 b& d一路平安，一路顺风speed somebody on their way; speed the parting guest
6 t* i h0 e. q& p. n" Z6 M# u2 Q8 U严以律己,宽以待人be strict with oneself and lenient towards others
8 v1 q2 H7 C. y, Q: Z8 _鱼米之乡a land of milk and honey
) H& R; E: b5 |3 B" d# }有情人终成眷属"Jack shall have Jill, all shall be well."
& c( v3 @: }% U3 X# o9 {8 g有钱能使鬼推磨Money makes the mare go. Money talks.
& ?# s. r7 A+ j- Q有识之士people of vision
k; v! l+ v: U$ k. @有勇无谋use brawn rather than brain 7 d2 `* a' Z' F; }" R9 Y) e- C, { `5 z
有缘千里来相会Separated as we are thousands of miles apart, we come together as if by predestination./ K9 u5 D( T: k* G: L
与时俱进advance with times/ N! _) B# y p5 W2 i2 [) _- Z- a
以人为本people oriented; people foremost
' }+ y; |7 C& x& f3 A3 H- _因材施教teach students according to their aptitude % {) w# h; m& |2 Y. {) o1 I
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."
# e; W+ }# _) e; E' d6 _欲速则不达Haste does not bring success.
$ \* N% A; J S* a% D$ Y优胜劣汰survival of the fittest
! K, J3 z: m1 A/ O英雄所见略同Great minds think alike.( _+ d. b1 c" e& m, J6 O; O
冤家宜解不宜结Better make friends than make enemies.) G- v r9 T7 y! q, M$ {* W' i
冤假错案"cases in which people were unjustly, falsely or wrongly charged or sentenced; unjust, false or wrong cases" 8 l2 u1 ^* B# v1 G R" C" O) M
一言既出，驷马难追A real man never goes back on his words.
, q) |5 ^3 i" G" k2 |; n! S招财进宝Money and treasures will be plentiful
" A4 i0 `$ _4 X: E) Q8 h债台高筑become debt-ridden' z* o/ G& n4 Q, P- P2 ]' [
致命要害Achilles' heel : P/ }2 t, Y3 g6 T
众矢之的target of public criticism( K( t9 |% C' S, K/ y
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.
& @5 i% N+ ^+ D1 ]8 c纸上谈兵be an armchair strategist
6 M& F" T5 g' B3 V n' [! w! g纸包不住火Truth will come to light sooner or later.
" N! j$ v" w. r! `1 C+ J. E% _左右为难between the devil and the deep blue sea; between the rock and the hard place |
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