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爱屋及乌Love me, love my dog.: O7 C D8 e R( H
百闻不如一见Seeing is believing.% B* b# U% J, P$ Q* 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' n1 m) }5 Z9 e; R3 N; u( U
笨鸟先飞A slow sparrow should make an early start.
3 S# |' X m# |不眠之夜white night 2 _2 Y! g0 \: F$ W0 w
不以物喜，不以己悲not pleased by external gains, not saddened by personnal losses4 p1 L/ C- t6 d" n& e
不遗余力spare no effort; go all out; do one's best
& K" S& [( }, Y F不打不成交"No discord, no concord.
0 q( J( z9 p* z$ J( j拆东墙补西墙rob Peter to pay Paul , [% }5 `. n. l4 t v
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 j4 r/ P8 Z4 a, d2 i5 Q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) }" K; D! B% |) ~0 c( q
大开眼界open one's eyes; broaden one's horizon; be an eye-opener 5 b4 |- z; ?4 `! c( k
国泰民安The country flourishes and people live in peace
8 v4 P. H' G; h0 E8 [+ z7 f- t) {3 q 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 $ N; V+ O+ A0 _, r0 z. h
功夫不负有心人Everything comes to him who waits.
* a. v( S0 g2 V. {% S* B% ?好了伤疤忘了疼once on shore, one prays no more
) I: E/ [# j0 E; ~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/ f" K. q2 l和气生财Harmony brings wealth! K4 ^- n9 H/ i! h4 I a/ @6 Z: [
活到老，学到老One is never too old to learn.
* f' ~+ G. J, y# D4 f4 l既往不咎let bygones be bygones / A- L# Y& |' c6 q
金无足赤,人无完人Gold can't be pure and man can't be perfect. 6 g$ ?( H% A7 v: L
金玉满堂Treasures fill the home( S" x" @3 o% _7 f: V
脚踏实地be down-to-earth % Z" @" Z6 D. s( M1 e# [
脚踩两只船sit on the fence
4 @4 C3 M' |3 s* M1 S君子之交淡如水the friendship between gentlemen is as pure as crystal; a hedge between keeps friendship green 3 t o, m1 A& s( K" n: p& |
老生常谈，陈词滥调cut and dried, cliché) |" O1 I2 a) {: w
礼尚往来Courtesy calls for reciprocity.
/ o9 K$ L S$ U, u L# j+ j! q留得青山在，不怕没柴烧"Where there is life, there is hope."
; L+ w* T) E* i" V V- @6 a马到成功achieve immediate victory; win instant success) @7 d# o+ w/ p. G& q. E6 b+ w( C' d
名利双收gain in both fame and wealth
2 e4 P4 y+ Y) J4 o" P9 }* z9 l茅塞顿开be suddenly enlightened# t: y& k6 B5 |& }1 R6 S3 l+ I" @' Z/ A
没有规矩不成方圆Nothing can be accomplished without norms or standards.6 D& X1 [4 v8 x/ c0 R
每逢佳节倍思亲, f5 X+ | r' t& _; X
On festive occasions more than ever one thinks of one's dear ones far away.
9 S& b' X; o$ ^( cIt is on the festival occasions when one misses his dear most.
( z# @8 [0 V8 p$ A* g1 I1 ^谋事在人，成事在天"The planning lies with man, the outcome with Heaven. / Man proposes, God disposes. "
! a# W5 I ~# S( q" a, E, ~1 S弄巧成拙be too smart by half; Cunning outwits itself.* z' D- K/ c1 R" E0 ^- E7 {! _# S
拿手好戏masterpiece
. o, e; H: p5 c8 O5 }# F赔了夫人又折兵throw good money after bad
3 j7 Z/ ^2 L/ d' ?抛砖引玉a modest spur to induce others to come forward with valuable contributions; throw a sprat to catch a whale
6 C( b, m5 S1 P/ [, k+ y( O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
: L$ e8 [: b s* {' @# Q抢得先机take the preemptive opportunities
" G# x2 g k6 j4 U9 X/ Q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.% x6 S5 |. Q, Q, v3 ^
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) x, G/ Y4 ^0 G- j
前事不忘,后事之师Past experience, if not forgotten, is a guide for the future.% s4 k2 X' @: `; y0 a6 b
前人栽树,后人乘凉One generation plants the trees in whose shade another generation rests.
! {: [( w) ]8 M SOne sows and another reaps.
: Z C# U9 p1 k2 A6 X/ ~" o前怕狼,后怕虎fear the wolf in front and the tiger behind/ hesitate in doing something
7 m: w4 h* D7 Q. [ P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.
$ t1 b ~! w$ k# B: {2 j% [强强联手win-win co-operation3 B2 E8 E1 Q. W3 L7 K: [; K* G
瑞雪兆丰年A timely snow promises a good harvest." g7 f4 v6 b3 |2 K: `
人之初,性本善Man's nature at birth is good.
. P( J1 n* |5 E+ K7 F; v8 L人逢喜事精神爽Joy puts heart into a man.) N5 c) ?# @( W7 X- Z D" A
人海战术huge-crowd strategy
! d8 K% K" @) h1 ~; F* B世上无难事，只要肯攀登"Where there is a will, there is a way. "
4 B- s+ O# u' s/ d" N0 N7 r; f9 @+ v世外桃源a fictitious land of peace away from the turmoil of the world;
4 H' L9 |, G/ D; M死而后已until my heart stops beating
* g0 z. E" p l/ M7 n岁岁平安Peace all year round- r/ V$ }7 H2 t5 C! s$ Q% U
上有天堂，下有苏杭"Just as there is paradise in heaven, ther are Suzhou and Hangzhou on earth." $ o8 M4 U _& x
塞翁失马，焉知非福Misfortune may be an actual blessing.) ]- e! L3 @+ M; n0 S
三十而立"A man should be independent at the age of thirty.
9 Y4 S0 L2 _4 E, g! h7 m+ x: f" n) PAt thirty, a man should be able to think for himself."
4 M' ]6 |6 y8 [. I3 A升级换代updating and upgrading (of products)) @$ q' H# h& R/ t& H I4 Y
四十不惑Life begins at forty.
+ R: T( Y4 e6 a! G# _7 k* W9 ^6 g+ \谁言寸草心，报得三春晖"Such kindness of warm sun, can't be repaid by grass. " 4 l& h% N, E, m
水涨船高When the river rises, the boat floats high.
4 Z0 S7 K" {4 Q6 p' V* m" u- L0 C时不我待Time and tide wait for no man. 2 s3 D0 q! `6 m+ l! Y8 _6 I$ S5 z
杀鸡用牛刀break a butterfly on the wheel# Y- B1 i, r& u
实事求是seek truth from facts; be practical and realistic; be true to facts 0 R" ~! F3 ` J8 m
说曹操,曹操到Talk of the devil and he comes.( p$ \5 T3 C9 A$ \' }# b# _) C7 F% P
实话实说speak the plain truth; call a spade a spade; tell it as it is
/ d* z: f, o9 y d; X实践是检验真理的唯一标准Practice is the sole criterion for testing truth. ?( E1 Z6 r0 F- }$ Y
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; "
, R9 d3 P2 y9 v# Z8 _9 ]4 H韬光养晦hide one's capacities and bide one's time
' W! t2 O# k/ z6 A' c! {4 n糖衣炮弹sugar-coated bullets; u2 q9 s- R; s# X
天有不测风云Anything unexpected may happen. a bolt from the blue0 |5 Z& @/ V$ ~1 [$ v: a
团结就是力量Unity is strength.- L" r7 }# W. ]% b3 ?
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 ( o% J) T) ?6 x/ j p0 r
歪风邪气unhealthy practices and evil phenomena
$ A3 }* P' n" s2 M7 V x8 ^; G物以类聚，人以群分Birds of a feather flock together.7 U0 l# e& ?% t5 _& [+ G6 N
往事如风"The past has vanished (from memory) like wind.; What in past, is past." 5 g( }/ z) N/ ^# E
望子成龙hold high hopes for one's child
p- K. W+ k$ \9 n' `7 }7 b: O屋漏又逢连阴雨Misfortunes never come singly. When it rains it pours., C1 R p+ E; i, f9 _
文韬武略military expertise; military strategy
# n9 G+ S8 P3 ~6 R+ ^) V/ {+ n3 N: B唯利是图draw water to one's mill
4 }' n" U$ Y4 q7 T/ S0 T无源之水,无本之木water without a source, and a tree wiithout roots
5 {& Y& h; V! u( i0 S无中生有make/create something out of nothing
) Q3 }) `* |% Z1 ^无风不起浪There are no waves without wind. There's no smoke without fire.
$ r3 r. }1 E; t2 ^( x徇私枉法bend the law for the benefit of relatives or friends
) v8 ^+ @# _1 z! X新官上任三把火a new broom sweeps clean 4 H! c/ u5 z7 C2 t& k$ m4 E
虚心使人进步,骄傲使人落后Modesty helps one go forward, whereas conceit makes one lag behind.0 R! Q* m/ G1 T$ A+ E' u5 j5 M
蓄势而发accumulate strength for a take-off
$ P* I( h2 D% G% W" }心想事成May all your wish come true. g$ Q) `' a0 h0 u% L/ f! l
心照不宣have a tacit understanding; give tacit consent; tacit understanding
7 ~. T9 }5 c7 i; X* n. I先入为主First impressions are firmly entrenched.* \+ ^% N9 s) C" ]) l- o
先下手为强catch the ball before the bound8 x9 P: N3 V8 G7 o4 ^
像热锅上的蚂蚁like an ant on a hot pan# D/ B: Y- G7 }; j
现身说法warn people by taking oneself as an example- ]) w* Q. w7 k3 B2 x) n
息事宁人pour oil on troubled waters
, n4 c3 x. t3 A喜忧参半mingled hope and fear 9 Q; j( @7 x8 e- }, |3 V- U) E& Y
循序渐进step by step- k2 t/ \ S/ F# t" g
一路平安，一路顺风speed somebody on their way; speed the parting guest 1 |1 L) J( x5 K8 o
严以律己,宽以待人be strict with oneself and lenient towards others
' B" f1 m& |! r- Z# b鱼米之乡a land of milk and honey! K5 W" Y4 r- s* t
有情人终成眷属"Jack shall have Jill, all shall be well." 4 h- ] P: [8 w: x8 C
有钱能使鬼推磨Money makes the mare go. Money talks.
( q+ Y0 |2 O, J% Z V' V ]) p有识之士people of vision
5 n6 ~! x, U" K' c* \7 C& H有勇无谋use brawn rather than brain 8 c. z: v' }* Z
有缘千里来相会Separated as we are thousands of miles apart, we come together as if by predestination.$ z( c$ T, E) T& q X, t
与时俱进advance with times
# J; ] {/ i4 K) H& L以人为本people oriented; people foremost
+ T; d C) {* P* l+ K5 C0 B因材施教teach students according to their aptitude ( N& {; }# v- q" d. M+ e
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."
0 @. ]: ^! f m x: C欲速则不达Haste does not bring success.
7 ]/ q4 |6 [3 h优胜劣汰survival of the fittest 6 `7 X6 a0 L3 U! T. W7 ]9 n/ C u3 Z
英雄所见略同Great minds think alike.
3 f# `( Z- z/ k% z+ d; l3 g冤家宜解不宜结Better make friends than make enemies.
) H( ~0 `1 D) P# b$ X: x冤假错案"cases in which people were unjustly, falsely or wrongly charged or sentenced; unjust, false or wrong cases" ! w- X) ~& @/ @
一言既出，驷马难追A real man never goes back on his words. ' |. A8 d- z! n: s
招财进宝Money and treasures will be plentiful
# \7 w" L. g3 }; `/ T# q! F T债台高筑become debt-ridden0 V; B# W! p7 a* P# s9 S7 H3 R6 s- \
致命要害Achilles' heel
. [! B+ F' I% a0 g1 w9 \. j众矢之的target of public criticism1 o) `1 w5 h* ~8 V h3 t+ q
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.
" _" j& R1 }9 s9 Y/ [$ I. e纸上谈兵be an armchair strategist. x! A5 Q! z U d
纸包不住火Truth will come to light sooner or later.( S& f, Z+ y$ A
左右为难between the devil and the deep blue sea; between the rock and the hard place |
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