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爱屋及乌Love me, love my dog.% @0 h% W& N0 d# z
百闻不如一见Seeing is believing.
6 l, l; {/ w c7 @$ U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
1 ^/ L( N( D+ d) R$ O! J笨鸟先飞A slow sparrow should make an early start.
1 Y L$ {7 J& F% j5 p: z5 g不眠之夜white night ! S" A! f9 t" f6 {+ P, V
不以物喜，不以己悲not pleased by external gains, not saddened by personnal losses
, R |6 J) A5 {+ o7 h不遗余力spare no effort; go all out; do one's best
, j( u& {( k8 F, O0 D9 }- S1 y不打不成交"No discord, no concord.
8 W; B) F# N6 U" T: V$ r拆东墙补西墙rob Peter to pay Paul
; H( Q5 t7 Y7 C1 |3 k辞旧迎新bid farewell to the old and usher in the new; ring out the old year and ring in the new * ?5 J3 m* s/ j- f* z7 `
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 all6 _. o. C: c0 F
大开眼界open one's eyes; broaden one's horizon; be an eye-opener - n9 C }( p$ Z
国泰民安The country flourishes and people live in peace2 L3 G; j g$ A
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
$ X, i" a4 a% x3 b* N B" e功夫不负有心人Everything comes to him who waits. 8 \6 m. z2 C$ y' `. |9 Q0 O
好了伤疤忘了疼once on shore, one prays no more
6 U7 M$ L% D! m 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. & X: e+ ^) S0 i7 U$ E& X6 ?
和气生财Harmony brings wealth3 ^9 n3 t1 M0 b
活到老，学到老One is never too old to learn. - P* L1 ~6 Y( v& k
既往不咎let bygones be bygones 1 f: c8 x0 \; {
金无足赤,人无完人Gold can't be pure and man can't be perfect. # G5 u5 F* `4 S, |5 M3 m
金玉满堂Treasures fill the home/ e# _, N# }! f _4 k
脚踏实地be down-to-earth , {7 v: w% }! f2 ?2 {
脚踩两只船sit on the fence ( m: O" a7 B- S' o7 B
君子之交淡如水the friendship between gentlemen is as pure as crystal; a hedge between keeps friendship green
. M* o Z0 |! E- j老生常谈，陈词滥调cut and dried, cliché( Z' ^, u2 K, a8 N
礼尚往来Courtesy calls for reciprocity.
7 c! N b- X1 ^' A5 R留得青山在，不怕没柴烧"Where there is life, there is hope."5 ?5 D- h) E3 @6 ]+ f7 B3 Q6 v% B1 l
马到成功achieve immediate victory; win instant success3 G) U/ R' o% V: G9 v( }
名利双收gain in both fame and wealth+ k7 [) S3 G8 F) w& L7 A8 C5 Z/ {2 D9 K
茅塞顿开be suddenly enlightened/ N' |; W$ F( Z3 F6 v M6 [( b
没有规矩不成方圆Nothing can be accomplished without norms or standards. D1 C* U! W# D! B# m" ~2 z
每逢佳节倍思亲
c0 ~, M2 X: ?+ _0 Y# |! wOn festive occasions more than ever one thinks of one's dear ones far away.
7 u- u3 c2 Q; b- ?It is on the festival occasions when one misses his dear most.
% P5 A1 }/ m, K- k4 y4 Z% a谋事在人，成事在天"The planning lies with man, the outcome with Heaven. / Man proposes, God disposes. "
G; m' l3 _( D弄巧成拙be too smart by half; Cunning outwits itself.! e" u! v! D7 y8 d
拿手好戏masterpiece
9 _ s. y) v7 x1 d' b- O赔了夫人又折兵throw good money after bad
% o( V" [( B3 B6 E) t抛砖引玉a modest spur to induce others to come forward with valuable contributions; throw a sprat to catch a whale+ r* K+ x" x" L) Z
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/ F6 X/ C3 |; b9 y* d+ h; e; {2 N
抢得先机take the preemptive opportunities
& J0 V# z) u" l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." w3 f _" z1 \3 X
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' L, ~' {$ m6 ~8 e- O$ \, b
前事不忘,后事之师Past experience, if not forgotten, is a guide for the future.
$ ?' H" h: W: p+ O$ j前人栽树,后人乘凉One generation plants the trees in whose shade another generation rests.
% r% J* {, n2 oOne sows and another reaps.
, b! h/ J- P j前怕狼,后怕虎fear the wolf in front and the tiger behind/ hesitate in doing something
1 A/ p$ i$ V6 _, T$ L2 S! z1 G5 A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. - ^2 Z0 N2 ?6 J1 D0 [! f( I( ?5 s8 p
强强联手win-win co-operation* l L0 P5 K9 c; X
瑞雪兆丰年A timely snow promises a good harvest.
" @& I: m. R( c7 Q* i人之初,性本善Man's nature at birth is good.7 k6 t& Q, ^6 _% n
人逢喜事精神爽Joy puts heart into a man.3 z% z% P' n! {2 t0 [, Z
人海战术huge-crowd strategy
# h+ E* }% h' d# T世上无难事，只要肯攀登"Where there is a will, there is a way. " ; V$ \( A! B6 A$ _7 f
世外桃源a fictitious land of peace away from the turmoil of the world;
/ v+ v) l) o( [死而后已until my heart stops beating! B- R. S- L- b" N7 C
岁岁平安Peace all year round: r0 m( K7 m, ~
上有天堂，下有苏杭"Just as there is paradise in heaven, ther are Suzhou and Hangzhou on earth." * `3 i* W! C: ?9 ?3 i1 ^: D6 A5 |
塞翁失马，焉知非福Misfortune may be an actual blessing.4 [" G7 ?* b# ?9 t) C/ U
三十而立"A man should be independent at the age of thirty.
% C. V, m8 S! H. {At thirty, a man should be able to think for himself."
]) v, Z9 k! b) Z8 ]& s4 h8 V升级换代updating and upgrading (of products)
7 V: ?2 Q& C' K3 n0 l四十不惑Life begins at forty.
% z- P/ S! O' j2 S" e: S# P谁言寸草心，报得三春晖"Such kindness of warm sun, can't be repaid by grass. " / \/ T+ L2 }8 h+ B! |
水涨船高When the river rises, the boat floats high. T) \% c6 Q/ o0 m* x
时不我待Time and tide wait for no man.
% H0 O9 u. A: \& T0 o1 W* N; ^杀鸡用牛刀break a butterfly on the wheel2 K9 `9 |# i( J, A8 N+ s
实事求是seek truth from facts; be practical and realistic; be true to facts & i% J" L M: d3 Q; H3 i
说曹操,曹操到Talk of the devil and he comes.3 g; u! m: r+ p0 v% J' M
实话实说speak the plain truth; call a spade a spade; tell it as it is 5 g: L. N3 E4 b- ]* M) F, {
实践是检验真理的唯一标准Practice is the sole criterion for testing truth.
6 o! C, P* n$ q; @- p* ?7 Z- N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; "
' U3 [) W. R6 R; x- |) {韬光养晦hide one's capacities and bide one's time
6 `2 T1 u# I; Q+ s( [) y糖衣炮弹sugar-coated bullets
# _& z6 R) c3 |& w8 u天有不测风云Anything unexpected may happen. a bolt from the blue
- Y# @" f" c) ~2 ]: i& m团结就是力量Unity is strength., ` |! Z; g. 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
' Z$ i2 |6 G: Z/ Q% i0 O$ X歪风邪气unhealthy practices and evil phenomena
( O3 R) V" N6 j1 r7 z物以类聚，人以群分Birds of a feather flock together.
5 s3 r/ i$ X5 m9 q A往事如风"The past has vanished (from memory) like wind.; What in past, is past."
! R1 \. y% c# j. F( d望子成龙hold high hopes for one's child! o, M, }( x: C' H, b* _
屋漏又逢连阴雨Misfortunes never come singly. When it rains it pours., V; U' Y& o8 [! D
文韬武略military expertise; military strategy
; `1 m( b- C& O2 z唯利是图draw water to one's mill ( a7 E- U: D1 a% \+ t+ a
无源之水,无本之木water without a source, and a tree wiithout roots2 h: D/ b! w; n* K) Y( H
无中生有make/create something out of nothing
: \ y# W/ ?2 f) H无风不起浪There are no waves without wind. There's no smoke without fire.0 c2 N: m: p4 E4 f- n
徇私枉法bend the law for the benefit of relatives or friends
8 A. [$ M8 N/ B/ h( { v! |. V新官上任三把火a new broom sweeps clean
( f2 Z! @6 u0 ~5 G' W虚心使人进步,骄傲使人落后Modesty helps one go forward, whereas conceit makes one lag behind.- _3 H7 f# ?! K5 g9 ~) n& A9 ~- R+ F
蓄势而发accumulate strength for a take-off, w8 I5 w2 A2 _
心想事成May all your wish come true
1 t* d) s) X4 ^$ \* k心照不宣have a tacit understanding; give tacit consent; tacit understanding
/ Q% G( R+ K) K+ t2 F8 J. e, K先入为主First impressions are firmly entrenched. v0 F, c* W5 p$ b4 R6 b; N! M& l$ R
先下手为强catch the ball before the bound3 L) ]" ^# F+ U. n/ M
像热锅上的蚂蚁like an ant on a hot pan! r$ S3 @ t8 C/ ?, n
现身说法warn people by taking oneself as an example
& E$ }4 @. e% }. a& Z息事宁人pour oil on troubled waters 8 C3 f9 }1 A0 _
喜忧参半mingled hope and fear
4 U& F9 ^2 E, w& |9 M. U循序渐进step by step
2 A) l9 M O- K/ @6 T! I一路平安，一路顺风speed somebody on their way; speed the parting guest
; A3 T F. J% x) r. W严以律己,宽以待人be strict with oneself and lenient towards others- T! t9 b- w9 `8 l- f8 H
鱼米之乡a land of milk and honey; h; b8 A# R8 `, f
有情人终成眷属"Jack shall have Jill, all shall be well." ; I% W3 S* k, k5 x; V `
有钱能使鬼推磨Money makes the mare go. Money talks.
- j1 Y2 z+ l4 G# D4 @5 h有识之士people of vision
8 U' k5 _. \% V. M2 p3 k9 Q- h有勇无谋use brawn rather than brain
/ q, C- b3 X- C' _. l7 W ~1 D有缘千里来相会Separated as we are thousands of miles apart, we come together as if by predestination.
% f" M& s/ j# Y% ?% j% B# e与时俱进advance with times$ y; T: ~- T' @6 M; J4 q8 Z
以人为本people oriented; people foremost , Z' T0 N! \' `; c% C: k% d* s
因材施教teach students according to their aptitude : O# p3 K* X& X/ }7 |8 G! ^; ?
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."
' i+ j; ]% ]7 c8 ^4 \欲速则不达Haste does not bring success. , R/ f4 G3 F/ v: i8 i8 p
优胜劣汰survival of the fittest
2 w1 {& s- Y8 y. G5 m3 z英雄所见略同Great minds think alike.
; F& g: |& X. M* G; s) l# k. A" i冤家宜解不宜结Better make friends than make enemies.
" {$ |6 ~* B7 w, t H$ K冤假错案"cases in which people were unjustly, falsely or wrongly charged or sentenced; unjust, false or wrong cases"
! a7 Q; ~' P8 R& b: Y- B一言既出，驷马难追A real man never goes back on his words. , X1 x- k J/ n3 ~+ h0 d* M
招财进宝Money and treasures will be plentiful
* Y2 d0 R" T3 O: T+ T' X债台高筑become debt-ridden
' P& F: ~) Q9 I! r' T致命要害Achilles' heel : j# e9 s3 U' J2 S" C) r
众矢之的target of public criticism
7 U& n. l$ ]/ H O8 W6 q( m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.
1 r' g0 m5 `7 G2 c+ j5 h# T& f纸上谈兵be an armchair strategist; x: r! Y5 W0 N! y
纸包不住火Truth will come to light sooner or later.# c9 Z; }3 o6 y8 n7 C
左右为难between the devil and the deep blue sea; between the rock and the hard place |
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