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爱屋及乌Love me, love my dog.
( e( L, |- ?7 I: y百闻不如一见Seeing is believing.
8 E& h8 M7 l, m6 X0 Y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' E/ F# L7 B* z' d
笨鸟先飞A slow sparrow should make an early start.
! Y% c U7 W9 h9 \不眠之夜white night
0 I7 u6 T. J; q! P8 T不以物喜，不以己悲not pleased by external gains, not saddened by personnal losses
7 b8 _. \7 A$ S' u不遗余力spare no effort; go all out; do one's best8 r, J1 j) c' F" G
不打不成交"No discord, no concord.
$ n6 G+ h; k6 A4 \0 Q# k拆东墙补西墙rob Peter to pay Paul
' x# n+ U, | q6 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 ; n% _2 u) z; L7 S) w0 t
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
0 X9 J1 c$ {9 \ h/ l9 Y大开眼界open one's eyes; broaden one's horizon; be an eye-opener / c0 X J2 R7 }( p8 [
国泰民安The country flourishes and people live in peace
$ h& q T1 e+ v' Z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 + [* w8 H; @ u y) V6 f1 T
功夫不负有心人Everything comes to him who waits.
: E {/ U G7 O( p* M3 z好了伤疤忘了疼once on shore, one prays no more6 c9 h/ B! _; p" 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.
6 v$ `0 m: i) C0 [2 O: C和气生财Harmony brings wealth
; \4 l; W( y" v4 n活到老，学到老One is never too old to learn. ' d: i$ A; F. n9 H& J/ ?# S& h
既往不咎let bygones be bygones
) ?. f% k$ e3 o3 u+ C4 E7 r金无足赤,人无完人Gold can't be pure and man can't be perfect. ' m* j) b2 f4 Q
金玉满堂Treasures fill the home
$ Q# a( \/ B6 C8 w脚踏实地be down-to-earth
: h' Q7 |/ K6 Z脚踩两只船sit on the fence
- P! G2 N7 R5 `; p君子之交淡如水the friendship between gentlemen is as pure as crystal; a hedge between keeps friendship green 2 F6 L8 y+ I& N! B1 Q) u
老生常谈，陈词滥调cut and dried, cliché4 u6 ]5 c4 }; E7 t6 Y" l
礼尚往来Courtesy calls for reciprocity. / Y ~9 n7 \$ C2 L, e, g
留得青山在，不怕没柴烧"Where there is life, there is hope."' x- N; { d! g, @* k, s
马到成功achieve immediate victory; win instant success
# ~' X# \% m; v' {名利双收gain in both fame and wealth
: d6 R; w Y3 x: w9 r" d; ^) x茅塞顿开be suddenly enlightened
# g7 y6 x z* s0 h* p没有规矩不成方圆Nothing can be accomplished without norms or standards.
J' Z" z4 n; u4 q' g( @' {6 O3 U每逢佳节倍思亲& J' g5 y: a5 g7 ~7 A8 A6 n
On festive occasions more than ever one thinks of one's dear ones far away./ `2 ~- U% b# z6 T T( K6 `% _
It is on the festival occasions when one misses his dear most. / a, Q- s; d$ j% R
谋事在人，成事在天"The planning lies with man, the outcome with Heaven. / Man proposes, God disposes. "
' y( A) `- y( c* C; h: g弄巧成拙be too smart by half; Cunning outwits itself.+ V% j M" x. k7 B+ \' L7 B+ o. S8 f! R
拿手好戏masterpiece
: @4 S: U6 K4 J/ B- X+ M+ A赔了夫人又折兵throw good money after bad
/ v4 U. n$ y* l' y; l4 S抛砖引玉a modest spur to induce others to come forward with valuable contributions; throw a sprat to catch a whale
2 U4 z; V% K' r0 {* n8 }& n' M破釜沉舟cut off all means of retreat；burn one‘s own way of retreat and be determined to fight to the end4 a) a% c$ Y1 y- {: `0 R; R( ?
抢得先机take the preemptive opportunities 0 @3 |) h6 r# @0 v, H" 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.
5 u/ b# a' u: V- A+ Z# q5 g6 i' G* o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 step3 \3 ^! D7 A/ s1 I) I' D' O
前事不忘,后事之师Past experience, if not forgotten, is a guide for the future.
4 A* U* c2 R8 W! \, ]# R2 _前人栽树,后人乘凉One generation plants the trees in whose shade another generation rests.
4 M$ c( z( n% N0 t8 r5 Z, S: f9 |One sows and another reaps.
0 Y, R: |) I: ~1 l! u- O前怕狼,后怕虎fear the wolf in front and the tiger behind/ hesitate in doing something
" U- @7 a6 H2 u6 [) y0 G: G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 j4 j/ [+ P9 j. Q- i" ?4 M, g
强强联手win-win co-operation
! R/ X f) I( w- M8 J# N瑞雪兆丰年A timely snow promises a good harvest.
; f5 z( f& m' h, k7 B$ P人之初,性本善Man's nature at birth is good.
. t9 L, H# ?. m人逢喜事精神爽Joy puts heart into a man.
: ~& q! I: M9 `5 ]. `人海战术huge-crowd strategy
2 \8 W6 S7 |8 n% L7 f世上无难事，只要肯攀登"Where there is a will, there is a way. "
' D) g* u0 I) z- u4 k8 W, z世外桃源a fictitious land of peace away from the turmoil of the world;
" A, ^- j9 k0 W& [% P, L, W6 A8 _死而后已until my heart stops beating
! [. j" a" s+ R" @* E, t岁岁平安Peace all year round \# o1 L; h0 v) x5 y: T3 p
上有天堂，下有苏杭"Just as there is paradise in heaven, ther are Suzhou and Hangzhou on earth."
, ?5 h/ m0 X0 y塞翁失马，焉知非福Misfortune may be an actual blessing.
; ?5 F9 B6 X5 D+ S$ ]" s; \三十而立"A man should be independent at the age of thirty. $ Z% {$ Y1 ~/ F9 Q" F& R5 Y! d0 T! E
At thirty, a man should be able to think for himself."
3 e# V5 Y9 e0 ?' f9 t7 m升级换代updating and upgrading (of products)
+ ^4 Z* V# z/ Q3 m四十不惑Life begins at forty.
6 b9 G; n: [2 b K# r0 s谁言寸草心，报得三春晖"Such kindness of warm sun, can't be repaid by grass. "
' B1 R1 b; K" y: E( Z U) f水涨船高When the river rises, the boat floats high.
, |$ R" l! y. E' ~6 q% `- J; J时不我待Time and tide wait for no man.
?# ]; y7 U. b! t X* \7 H% w杀鸡用牛刀break a butterfly on the wheel" _& W; m& K9 o* o+ l, H8 ^! \0 ]
实事求是seek truth from facts; be practical and realistic; be true to facts & F: o5 y2 `% ~/ E1 q
说曹操,曹操到Talk of the devil and he comes.
3 {& G! M' ~. f4 T c% R实话实说speak the plain truth; call a spade a spade; tell it as it is ' ?# A: q4 q' S/ ]0 S
实践是检验真理的唯一标准Practice is the sole criterion for testing truth.9 A9 t# Z1 W6 l/ ?1 K% B: \
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; "
! w9 m2 w9 ?, D韬光养晦hide one's capacities and bide one's time
9 f# @9 M( A* V糖衣炮弹sugar-coated bullets5 F' P2 b- K3 F* |. S! S
天有不测风云Anything unexpected may happen. a bolt from the blue
$ r. Y* V1 u9 Y) H团结就是力量Unity is strength." `7 {6 f- L5 F8 u: L4 b9 \& J
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 + ?! b5 s/ [* p9 O% Y: t7 @
歪风邪气unhealthy practices and evil phenomena* q, F( m" A3 A% B5 S M
物以类聚，人以群分Birds of a feather flock together.
2 Z) O+ c$ V0 J) p+ ^6 p+ h9 j往事如风"The past has vanished (from memory) like wind.; What in past, is past."
- w3 x- Y% \; G0 B望子成龙hold high hopes for one's child" w0 \% v+ c7 K, o# }9 [# r
屋漏又逢连阴雨Misfortunes never come singly. When it rains it pours.7 {( A% v7 o: G7 l2 Y
文韬武略military expertise; military strategy
b' m: O& u' v. r& N1 F唯利是图draw water to one's mill : Z& U& x9 [+ ~+ G$ D. O
无源之水,无本之木water without a source, and a tree wiithout roots( [2 k8 u% l' h6 L
无中生有make/create something out of nothing 1 D; s K1 z# X# S& M2 Q1 [
无风不起浪There are no waves without wind. There's no smoke without fire.
, E' q4 V( e+ `: w徇私枉法bend the law for the benefit of relatives or friends
: D8 N* q( q) L3 N' y* a4 t新官上任三把火a new broom sweeps clean % l8 b% Q: B% ?' s+ o
虚心使人进步,骄傲使人落后Modesty helps one go forward, whereas conceit makes one lag behind.
- r! C' P- e1 q7 N# G4 C, Z蓄势而发accumulate strength for a take-off3 b! |5 _* c. B6 n: M
心想事成May all your wish come true- g4 {+ b2 ^& q0 \
心照不宣have a tacit understanding; give tacit consent; tacit understanding5 V/ @7 P2 I8 |* c
先入为主First impressions are firmly entrenched.
+ z" Z' A, w+ w: |# p% m8 [先下手为强catch the ball before the bound
2 s- d4 a( {+ l; D) q% x0 O! P9 C像热锅上的蚂蚁like an ant on a hot pan7 @ P8 o# m, V. x. C% B( {
现身说法warn people by taking oneself as an example! @) @. G f& [. i( T* Y5 n$ p
息事宁人pour oil on troubled waters
; L, x% s1 F7 [ K4 u喜忧参半mingled hope and fear
. T0 |% _* q# W- v6 B( T循序渐进step by step$ l/ v' A5 c! @8 E. d
一路平安，一路顺风speed somebody on their way; speed the parting guest
3 n8 W) o) ?# b严以律己,宽以待人be strict with oneself and lenient towards others( H& {) Z' }3 e! y/ ]; F
鱼米之乡a land of milk and honey( f( L0 b% W! U
有情人终成眷属"Jack shall have Jill, all shall be well." ' P: T- R: v0 A2 J
有钱能使鬼推磨Money makes the mare go. Money talks.0 o/ c) V% \" j9 }$ N% L; o
有识之士people of vision$ a4 p- d6 {5 F+ c" M
有勇无谋use brawn rather than brain 1 V5 S" T7 J/ T5 L9 I5 |
有缘千里来相会Separated as we are thousands of miles apart, we come together as if by predestination.2 ]/ K2 A3 h' P- J$ E. a1 n; o
与时俱进advance with times
' F4 B0 Y1 c1 X; \8 T4 p以人为本people oriented; people foremost 8 R. ]+ U. ?9 y6 Q3 X' ?
因材施教teach students according to their aptitude ! C s! \6 N7 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- d0 X2 q0 W) E欲速则不达Haste does not bring success.
. @' L" V8 q7 e9 N0 L6 B0 V优胜劣汰survival of the fittest 4 S$ R& k( d8 q2 H& l7 h% Z2 A) w
英雄所见略同Great minds think alike.
7 }3 |+ F# M J7 s; \冤家宜解不宜结Better make friends than make enemies.
5 }9 X. s9 f# b) V/ s冤假错案"cases in which people were unjustly, falsely or wrongly charged or sentenced; unjust, false or wrong cases"
( S+ O) b/ D+ p0 V: E8 f4 p4 o4 F3 b一言既出，驷马难追A real man never goes back on his words.
: T& y9 v% L9 N& D: @3 C招财进宝Money and treasures will be plentiful3 O# v* r/ w- \6 P, p/ o" \' Q
债台高筑become debt-ridden
( L4 ]' j$ R+ e+ g致命要害Achilles' heel 7 b* r# {( {+ E; a" \9 Y
众矢之的target of public criticism
) U- S& B) n/ b) m+ |2 q, H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.
/ i+ B$ n0 Y7 a$ p5 S3 R8 o纸上谈兵be an armchair strategist
- p3 [1 K+ J7 d! B2 o纸包不住火Truth will come to light sooner or later.
, b8 W F9 M, [; Y2 q, j2 J左右为难between the devil and the deep blue sea; between the rock and the hard place |
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