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爱屋及乌Love me, love my dog.7 C/ N/ i5 o( t
百闻不如一见Seeing is believing.
; s8 |$ `' f: @+ t% b1 O! ], T. |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* Y& U% G1 A1 x+ Z
笨鸟先飞A slow sparrow should make an early start.
$ M) }4 o' v" M" f }- u不眠之夜white night
6 L. F; _" e1 j8 R. g不以物喜，不以己悲not pleased by external gains, not saddened by personnal losses
5 G0 ~5 d/ b% o3 _+ O不遗余力spare no effort; go all out; do one's best$ d7 Y* t O0 J6 ], @
不打不成交"No discord, no concord.
6 i/ H: h# D1 Q/ x( _' c拆东墙补西墙rob Peter to pay Paul
$ T+ P* Y- Z, e0 n }辞旧迎新bid farewell to the old and usher in the new; ring out the old year and ring in the new
8 ]# R! H& [6 V- C5 \! ]" {" u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
$ o( Q8 t0 I5 L: [2 P0 p大开眼界open one's eyes; broaden one's horizon; be an eye-opener
2 e! N% P1 G. d国泰民安The country flourishes and people live in peace6 s0 d* K) S' `1 r& d+ N" D) j
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 8 ]$ d0 ]" s4 T; K% N* L
功夫不负有心人Everything comes to him who waits.
! P2 h9 Y( U9 m, n+ E好了伤疤忘了疼once on shore, one prays no more
: @1 {3 Q8 H" w2 h( r' x好事不出门，恶事传千里Good news never goes beyond the gate, while bad news spread far and wide.
: A1 k8 c% j% Y$ F$ s3 G和气生财Harmony brings wealth7 P& G( s+ U7 W6 j y7 E& d4 `
活到老，学到老One is never too old to learn.
& s6 D; h3 V0 M: W既往不咎let bygones be bygones
2 S& m* S: o4 n+ C3 {金无足赤,人无完人Gold can't be pure and man can't be perfect.
1 r) }) @; p, }( S& {* J金玉满堂Treasures fill the home
4 @& T4 m [6 O9 J& y% w' f脚踏实地be down-to-earth
3 o$ V2 Z) c2 V3 E/ \& C脚踩两只船sit on the fence # ]1 W6 D* a- C
君子之交淡如水the friendship between gentlemen is as pure as crystal; a hedge between keeps friendship green
. E# t5 Q% _/ m" ]5 b老生常谈，陈词滥调cut and dried, cliché
6 Z1 ^$ I7 x1 u- N. J, `. H2 _礼尚往来Courtesy calls for reciprocity. % p+ e0 \- a2 k1 D* E" P0 o v
留得青山在，不怕没柴烧"Where there is life, there is hope."( v) J; X# C# u" Y, V1 _) C! x
马到成功achieve immediate victory; win instant success
( c2 L) `5 z* m& e( P0 }2 R名利双收gain in both fame and wealth
+ j+ `* O3 Q* o茅塞顿开be suddenly enlightened
8 T% y. R" \9 r- I( w0 X没有规矩不成方圆Nothing can be accomplished without norms or standards.
+ J0 Q/ q9 }: V2 p每逢佳节倍思亲
7 I- A1 [ R6 i, lOn festive occasions more than ever one thinks of one's dear ones far away.
: X6 Z% n. \7 x8 d) F0 h @It is on the festival occasions when one misses his dear most.
5 e) k: Q5 G8 Y) m9 V谋事在人，成事在天"The planning lies with man, the outcome with Heaven. / Man proposes, God disposes. "
& u8 U( _- [+ t弄巧成拙be too smart by half; Cunning outwits itself.
" E, b( r0 ?& X! M拿手好戏masterpiece
5 k# V% R1 j9 k$ w8 K! p: K! ?赔了夫人又折兵throw good money after bad
1 i( L) A* k# k) ?2 H' ], b抛砖引玉a modest spur to induce others to come forward with valuable contributions; throw a sprat to catch a whale% e3 k% t2 s! ^2 `# I h# K
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
' [/ z* e6 f" G7 u9 ^, P抢得先机take the preemptive opportunities
' H8 q+ s" Y- 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.9 d4 D& M0 n4 i% l/ A2 N k
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# j; T0 L6 Q前事不忘,后事之师Past experience, if not forgotten, is a guide for the future.
3 M, W8 @# M$ Q) p( v前人栽树,后人乘凉One generation plants the trees in whose shade another generation rests.9 o. e! s. X' L6 z# u' ?
One sows and another reaps.
4 K9 I! `5 {% T: v3 c前怕狼,后怕虎fear the wolf in front and the tiger behind/ hesitate in doing something
& T7 Q! }6 d1 e( b# W! z" N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.
) F; H+ L( k7 `7 l- y强强联手win-win co-operation
- I8 n- B) w) T' e$ w/ O! _- H4 c瑞雪兆丰年A timely snow promises a good harvest.
2 G: a+ m& T& A+ W' K) L人之初,性本善Man's nature at birth is good.
9 o0 J) Y7 D+ f- I$ U& i9 o人逢喜事精神爽Joy puts heart into a man.
" _+ q9 S' Y$ ^$ w+ \* N人海战术huge-crowd strategy
5 @9 n. V# \$ O4 j世上无难事，只要肯攀登"Where there is a will, there is a way. "
( r/ y" p7 u- N. k# U; } l世外桃源a fictitious land of peace away from the turmoil of the world;
* ]; G4 u) v/ M3 c5 o- x5 H; X) H死而后已until my heart stops beating
4 V- K1 ~8 I+ D% k7 ?4 G! q. @% \岁岁平安Peace all year round
; b1 r" ^! q, w/ r# y0 Z上有天堂，下有苏杭"Just as there is paradise in heaven, ther are Suzhou and Hangzhou on earth."
: h" A/ T9 M6 y- p8 g塞翁失马，焉知非福Misfortune may be an actual blessing.8 Y2 Q n, X, C
三十而立"A man should be independent at the age of thirty.
) }. E( T0 L1 ?" f0 t! oAt thirty, a man should be able to think for himself." $ T( z$ @3 b6 d4 ]5 F$ t; p
升级换代updating and upgrading (of products)% ]5 }1 r+ r8 ?3 z8 |6 }6 x
四十不惑Life begins at forty. $ N: W- @7 A5 u. h% m% S0 m0 x
谁言寸草心，报得三春晖"Such kindness of warm sun, can't be repaid by grass. "
& s' C, U7 O) r水涨船高When the river rises, the boat floats high.
" @3 E4 t' J' u, L时不我待Time and tide wait for no man. 2 F3 l5 L$ G+ H3 K' H6 J) ~$ P4 E
杀鸡用牛刀break a butterfly on the wheel9 g/ K) `) W S% j# }# L
实事求是seek truth from facts; be practical and realistic; be true to facts
, y b& |6 d7 u; l) g说曹操,曹操到Talk of the devil and he comes.; Z, W0 }) P \4 l: r
实话实说speak the plain truth; call a spade a spade; tell it as it is % Z8 o& A8 U5 A: _3 J! [+ A
实践是检验真理的唯一标准Practice is the sole criterion for testing truth.
0 }( z1 l5 _$ `6 e S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; ") ~, k, ]3 E; O
韬光养晦hide one's capacities and bide one's time2 z# g1 W9 H# m! a+ N' U
糖衣炮弹sugar-coated bullets+ ]7 r6 r3 F h o/ X
天有不测风云Anything unexpected may happen. a bolt from the blue
5 q: x% e- n( Y; P/ ~& j团结就是力量Unity is strength.
! [0 {" d# n$ U. H% \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 % m5 I+ T) x& g
歪风邪气unhealthy practices and evil phenomena
( `+ y2 J# P" \$ j6 }物以类聚，人以群分Birds of a feather flock together.0 A1 @0 L. F. a1 N, x: y0 k5 A T
往事如风"The past has vanished (from memory) like wind.; What in past, is past." 8 q4 `# e( c( L) u+ m$ w
望子成龙hold high hopes for one's child
! e- H Q1 u* W屋漏又逢连阴雨Misfortunes never come singly. When it rains it pours./ L+ ~) P$ u8 @1 X' h" p% A( |
文韬武略military expertise; military strategy
: e% o4 S# R3 z, G2 `0 c唯利是图draw water to one's mill 9 E1 W5 p; {3 {7 k
无源之水,无本之木water without a source, and a tree wiithout roots: P f) @/ c8 |5 N2 c: x
无中生有make/create something out of nothing
( O6 _; G6 T" I, Y无风不起浪There are no waves without wind. There's no smoke without fire.
# u# g0 t' @8 Q- E6 s$ i1 j徇私枉法bend the law for the benefit of relatives or friends ' r* E! K4 z( t8 a6 ~5 r6 H
新官上任三把火a new broom sweeps clean
2 }4 X+ M2 X9 P; w2 L3 \1 d虚心使人进步,骄傲使人落后Modesty helps one go forward, whereas conceit makes one lag behind.4 d% p9 F) U3 R2 ?' f
蓄势而发accumulate strength for a take-off
* y9 |9 N' w0 c( b4 N9 x" n心想事成May all your wish come true5 }2 H! r/ F6 g% ]9 v- V( t, b. k
心照不宣have a tacit understanding; give tacit consent; tacit understanding
+ r6 _# }5 I% v1 x/ P) d7 M3 J先入为主First impressions are firmly entrenched.2 {* Q0 x! o: |
先下手为强catch the ball before the bound8 x$ B" I& n f7 f
像热锅上的蚂蚁like an ant on a hot pan
) b0 g; W3 K( m" K& K现身说法warn people by taking oneself as an example
# f5 J) ^7 ~+ D息事宁人pour oil on troubled waters 6 b9 V C0 {$ p( c" \+ t' Z1 v
喜忧参半mingled hope and fear ; r* i$ |# [& p3 s
循序渐进step by step
" F6 @/ C# N# W }) S ?一路平安，一路顺风speed somebody on their way; speed the parting guest
) F8 F2 G4 n1 Q2 O. n. n/ F严以律己,宽以待人be strict with oneself and lenient towards others$ w f x2 U! J4 Y) n0 q
鱼米之乡a land of milk and honey! P( O! Y# @( r/ m. A8 K
有情人终成眷属"Jack shall have Jill, all shall be well."
0 [6 j3 e# p: c7 Y+ I: e4 }有钱能使鬼推磨Money makes the mare go. Money talks.
/ i1 D- t. o" \有识之士people of vision
, Z* `2 o# f: N7 t有勇无谋use brawn rather than brain
: i+ ~: K+ p9 V \) B有缘千里来相会Separated as we are thousands of miles apart, we come together as if by predestination.
: F( k0 u' {$ d- T8 a9 _与时俱进advance with times
- q8 U' x" n3 Z, \以人为本people oriented; people foremost
3 A) {9 _; K; U因材施教teach students according to their aptitude
& k% X3 O) N" Q6 @9 W: u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."
+ Z% h# V% v8 B7 I欲速则不达Haste does not bring success.
& i8 l O* D, K优胜劣汰survival of the fittest
$ W: y& w c F% C1 s. p) |6 s英雄所见略同Great minds think alike.% y" L8 g& o: c- a
冤家宜解不宜结Better make friends than make enemies.% m8 M3 v4 e3 w% C: X. v* K) o6 \
冤假错案"cases in which people were unjustly, falsely or wrongly charged or sentenced; unjust, false or wrong cases" 2 @$ |3 l6 E7 G5 w
一言既出，驷马难追A real man never goes back on his words. 7 p3 f, A( J7 ^' {* \% J
招财进宝Money and treasures will be plentiful
# X8 N) w" x1 ^* C# x债台高筑become debt-ridden1 G, w2 W X# H( }
致命要害Achilles' heel 0 E6 b. M$ Y* D$ @: w
众矢之的target of public criticism
9 u. `3 k/ D( v: P) X& K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.
: v+ Z9 |6 ^; [: t, ]纸上谈兵be an armchair strategist
. W- H: C! V% B2 H* y) C' J P纸包不住火Truth will come to light sooner or later.+ Z/ b6 d, N3 Y% _7 r
左右为难between the devil and the deep blue sea; between the rock and the hard place |
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