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爱屋及乌Love me, love my dog.
- ^- S8 Z9 d @8 k9 F百闻不如一见Seeing is believing.
e8 F* H: D" ~" a4 b% _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 R4 a$ }5 g4 C; {
笨鸟先飞A slow sparrow should make an early start.
v: F) s1 E+ ]# e3 f2 |不眠之夜white night " o# ?* p- k& e4 S/ [; J! J% R
不以物喜，不以己悲not pleased by external gains, not saddened by personnal losses
0 D0 ~/ P1 G& e- `3 @不遗余力spare no effort; go all out; do one's best6 H \6 ?: Z5 u, s4 _: |
不打不成交"No discord, no concord. % p1 C( o7 E- T3 u4 Q4 d
拆东墙补西墙rob Peter to pay Paul
0 C9 V; H2 o F辞旧迎新bid farewell to the old and usher in the new; ring out the old year and ring in the new 2 S8 a \* b& G' z
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
) z: W5 b7 p5 P大开眼界open one's eyes; broaden one's horizon; be an eye-opener
! y% F& U: t1 L& T( N; j- X国泰民安The country flourishes and people live in peace
+ h9 e6 H9 \2 x' x2 `0 y( D0 F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 4 \. z+ Q6 U- ?. U% U$ i, |
功夫不负有心人Everything comes to him who waits.
5 [1 b% g8 ~' G) Y5 M, f" Z好了伤疤忘了疼once on shore, one prays no more
9 Z: n% J Y, S5 e* w5 v好事不出门，恶事传千里Good news never goes beyond the gate, while bad news spread far and wide.
L( I; ^6 G2 P) ^和气生财Harmony brings wealth% T u" [; }) A4 G& m
活到老，学到老One is never too old to learn.
) _3 y* T! U5 b7 u- L4 w1 D既往不咎let bygones be bygones 5 o' J$ m8 C6 e' q- @3 C
金无足赤,人无完人Gold can't be pure and man can't be perfect. - h% S7 x' @& x5 V9 H K
金玉满堂Treasures fill the home- y4 T2 T& Q$ i) @; P4 l
脚踏实地be down-to-earth / G7 B; C3 p! z' S0 J3 f
脚踩两只船sit on the fence , H0 @, x5 r7 ]$ i2 _4 a1 I
君子之交淡如水the friendship between gentlemen is as pure as crystal; a hedge between keeps friendship green % ~2 d. L) y) V* P! Z
老生常谈，陈词滥调cut and dried, cliché; m1 J9 h8 r4 U) u( Q2 [
礼尚往来Courtesy calls for reciprocity. 8 `2 }. o/ F2 O3 n
留得青山在，不怕没柴烧"Where there is life, there is hope."
" q; u% E5 Y% o+ i2 [0 p马到成功achieve immediate victory; win instant success. A) m! k$ ^8 e ^/ D+ ^/ y( @; l
名利双收gain in both fame and wealth/ m& D- X( C) p+ ]
茅塞顿开be suddenly enlightened
0 n6 [, _$ D5 N+ g7 J' m没有规矩不成方圆Nothing can be accomplished without norms or standards.
5 [3 y1 F- w: ?3 _/ i, L4 m- d; a每逢佳节倍思亲/ K( `7 Z" G2 F5 i9 Q3 e& @
On festive occasions more than ever one thinks of one's dear ones far away.
' N2 b6 N% ^4 J! v9 N6 w/ kIt is on the festival occasions when one misses his dear most. ) g" s9 W w: p. b- [
谋事在人，成事在天"The planning lies with man, the outcome with Heaven. / Man proposes, God disposes. ", g$ E0 j9 u Z$ V n7 O1 r
弄巧成拙be too smart by half; Cunning outwits itself.
* @' |( u% J; P拿手好戏masterpiece
3 m8 s, `$ y; N! y# i8 L1 V9 D赔了夫人又折兵throw good money after bad
( j4 Y( j* k7 |% J4 n( {' x抛砖引玉a modest spur to induce others to come forward with valuable contributions; throw a sprat to catch a whale' L8 a: w! p% G! R# V c
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
. o% W1 x7 W& j. b8 V( {抢得先机take the preemptive opportunities
9 k6 W" ?* c0 b% u$ r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.2 l7 P! B% x) v$ t
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
* E1 T& z: a4 q- t% P前事不忘,后事之师Past experience, if not forgotten, is a guide for the future.
1 T1 N9 H$ I- C1 p前人栽树,后人乘凉One generation plants the trees in whose shade another generation rests.8 L! [$ T/ m% U4 d* l' V
One sows and another reaps.
1 {$ L! @: w1 h1 N前怕狼,后怕虎fear the wolf in front and the tiger behind/ hesitate in doing something9 k& k' |; r, [% q8 w, \) r
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. 1 W# d) G# t( C, ]( f* I2 t
强强联手win-win co-operation; G5 c* Y" K) T# E5 u; `
瑞雪兆丰年A timely snow promises a good harvest.% l% @; O, M$ S6 W' S; q& W, {
人之初,性本善Man's nature at birth is good./ M7 W) c8 I2 A% [ _5 X
人逢喜事精神爽Joy puts heart into a man.
4 U. [; |2 \. V# u& K' ~人海战术huge-crowd strategy 5 T# A; U- m4 \" C$ ^
世上无难事，只要肯攀登"Where there is a will, there is a way. " + K2 E4 i9 v9 A( P% S7 q' I
世外桃源a fictitious land of peace away from the turmoil of the world;
& M' r3 k( Y/ Y! I7 \; B3 M死而后已until my heart stops beating
# d1 l# y& j6 }7 d' ^7 |: Y3 c岁岁平安Peace all year round
' W# h9 \1 _7 M( \上有天堂，下有苏杭"Just as there is paradise in heaven, ther are Suzhou and Hangzhou on earth." / A) b9 q' O2 @9 o/ \+ m, Z! b6 v
塞翁失马，焉知非福Misfortune may be an actual blessing. v% ^- K1 {* c1 M/ b8 x) Q
三十而立"A man should be independent at the age of thirty.
b5 |/ B5 K6 n! EAt thirty, a man should be able to think for himself."
! c8 L" n: P7 ~! L2 p" o升级换代updating and upgrading (of products)
: B7 j7 H+ n0 k3 ]5 s( m四十不惑Life begins at forty.
3 X( F% }0 ~% V4 n5 j0 i谁言寸草心，报得三春晖"Such kindness of warm sun, can't be repaid by grass. " . j. Z) B6 c% Y m% D% c, K3 A
水涨船高When the river rises, the boat floats high.& u$ g, I0 X( X: J: }
时不我待Time and tide wait for no man.
6 Z& B! p# i7 `1 `1 f; M杀鸡用牛刀break a butterfly on the wheel7 h9 X& h- z9 i3 }
实事求是seek truth from facts; be practical and realistic; be true to facts
8 z9 }0 I4 _5 V" \( u9 L说曹操,曹操到Talk of the devil and he comes.6 j- R0 d- b6 \+ V* c
实话实说speak the plain truth; call a spade a spade; tell it as it is
$ X" Y% Y' L+ z3 K- n- o实践是检验真理的唯一标准Practice is the sole criterion for testing truth.
7 G0 _+ {, f0 |# B b: k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; ") J1 I2 J0 F. \! n# s4 h/ M5 O0 H
韬光养晦hide one's capacities and bide one's time: j! m/ {* x9 }
糖衣炮弹sugar-coated bullets( c) k; ^: a, l5 j1 |: U
天有不测风云Anything unexpected may happen. a bolt from the blue
2 t k# k2 v4 n& R: f( t: d9 f% y- s( y团结就是力量Unity is strength.
* D% Z( O8 X# C& J8 q B" X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
5 P9 {8 T& U; y; b* g4 t6 }歪风邪气unhealthy practices and evil phenomena
' S1 i8 u' z4 Q' M, q2 r物以类聚，人以群分Birds of a feather flock together.
2 E4 y* ^7 x) _- ]往事如风"The past has vanished (from memory) like wind.; What in past, is past."
0 W) Z% V* G5 X1 `望子成龙hold high hopes for one's child0 E" h6 \3 |6 E
屋漏又逢连阴雨Misfortunes never come singly. When it rains it pours.' `+ j" v7 D2 X9 }, \; J
文韬武略military expertise; military strategy
- `( D% q* u( Q( J- i3 y唯利是图draw water to one's mill
& w" F* @$ n# e; F R! s5 H9 c无源之水,无本之木water without a source, and a tree wiithout roots/ T# u1 i+ u H; x0 Y+ K2 |9 i
无中生有make/create something out of nothing
$ j/ b5 y* |6 g8 o6 Q* G# f无风不起浪There are no waves without wind. There's no smoke without fire.
, F; }7 E6 r3 H2 \* M徇私枉法bend the law for the benefit of relatives or friends
, p. n6 n) O* m1 H9 o新官上任三把火a new broom sweeps clean
3 L! y7 H Z- R& y/ Z. c/ V虚心使人进步,骄傲使人落后Modesty helps one go forward, whereas conceit makes one lag behind.% ?6 e( L- o! l) w
蓄势而发accumulate strength for a take-off
/ y9 d7 S T" w* F+ _; P心想事成May all your wish come true6 Z) ]$ z3 Q' i0 E
心照不宣have a tacit understanding; give tacit consent; tacit understanding0 k* D2 h, K5 r, H6 |
先入为主First impressions are firmly entrenched.! M7 b; }4 N) f( `+ d* d9 K+ K T
先下手为强catch the ball before the bound6 ^6 q/ D, s) d4 s
像热锅上的蚂蚁like an ant on a hot pan3 N7 d0 X5 E8 }1 O- f1 J
现身说法warn people by taking oneself as an example
& K) d5 s# v4 z/ v0 @ i, j息事宁人pour oil on troubled waters
0 z. T3 Y/ l; N3 ^3 A喜忧参半mingled hope and fear / J$ X0 |/ J; h, D( i: n# ?" v
循序渐进step by step' `2 U" r' b2 B$ `7 _) k2 G
一路平安，一路顺风speed somebody on their way; speed the parting guest
1 O5 h0 q' U7 d- X: n严以律己,宽以待人be strict with oneself and lenient towards others; z4 O5 V% A: @2 O* p# f
鱼米之乡a land of milk and honey+ `6 I3 K( F" D% h) S m7 q
有情人终成眷属"Jack shall have Jill, all shall be well." 6 l% G1 |& J1 p. b) R1 d+ B
有钱能使鬼推磨Money makes the mare go. Money talks.
O2 n/ g2 `- C. A$ r. F有识之士people of vision' j9 M/ x2 M/ i' t @% a, j
有勇无谋use brawn rather than brain
4 E' m, _4 r' H$ M0 P有缘千里来相会Separated as we are thousands of miles apart, we come together as if by predestination.
9 Q a; k- C- w! I, I( ]与时俱进advance with times& L2 K9 j$ r O; o0 J; [
以人为本people oriented; people foremost
! Y; E, C% ]6 l/ E' M( F( v% ~! T因材施教teach students according to their aptitude 5 U6 d: M4 u- t) m* S8 S& 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." % s8 x# j% w: R
欲速则不达Haste does not bring success.
. e7 |) l) V6 [ m* R$ C& [' x优胜劣汰survival of the fittest ( P7 o, o8 e% }: l8 G% J
英雄所见略同Great minds think alike.( B3 T0 ~' }( X) W8 r" l
冤家宜解不宜结Better make friends than make enemies.6 g: Z" f5 X( Y( Q5 i
冤假错案"cases in which people were unjustly, falsely or wrongly charged or sentenced; unjust, false or wrong cases" 1 H5 A. J1 \3 v: }9 u6 K7 w# H
一言既出，驷马难追A real man never goes back on his words. 8 U& { J3 |! `# w% Z8 u
招财进宝Money and treasures will be plentiful; f3 A L. Y4 g$ |) K$ R
债台高筑become debt-ridden
3 Z" ]! D* u+ B3 L8 K. J. D致命要害Achilles' heel
" n4 C3 h( w2 H众矢之的target of public criticism" e' P% r L3 R. @1 H* U+ E
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.
3 n2 C1 d) |6 y; X/ u$ D5 w纸上谈兵be an armchair strategist
' ~ C3 r7 e8 \, p纸包不住火Truth will come to light sooner or later.
* B7 ?1 ?& ], E% \1 C* X9 }' l左右为难between the devil and the deep blue sea; between the rock and the hard place |
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