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爱屋及乌Love me, love my dog.' M7 n# S# a0 j0 P. D3 m% z& H! L
百闻不如一见Seeing is believing.1 r& a3 Z2 Y$ I% ^ V( G
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
$ @2 }- H! i, g; { j: j& |% L) s笨鸟先飞A slow sparrow should make an early start.
9 L2 C+ T9 r6 D, d* ~1 t8 N, B不眠之夜white night
2 I- j# l6 b( G9 x. t" c, f不以物喜，不以己悲not pleased by external gains, not saddened by personnal losses( D5 |% W$ R8 W- n
不遗余力spare no effort; go all out; do one's best
2 \3 ~( Q3 m8 R+ |不打不成交"No discord, no concord. - |- r" Q7 t7 P
拆东墙补西墙rob Peter to pay Paul , x/ Z f+ F" P8 q, e% e
辞旧迎新bid farewell to the old and usher in the new; ring out the old year and ring in the new . G- C4 U6 t3 ~/ `/ ]
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 all1 ^, ]3 b _. h& _( `% ~
大开眼界open one's eyes; broaden one's horizon; be an eye-opener
/ ~' R0 U2 ]0 {# G8 q7 v国泰民安The country flourishes and people live in peace
" I1 C8 M) J3 K1 C9 d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 2 n. M0 p7 f% H8 t& D
功夫不负有心人Everything comes to him who waits.
( x9 r7 j( }! v/ p$ Q# G6 F5 t好了伤疤忘了疼once on shore, one prays no more9 q5 L1 w1 }/ ]0 R: Q( U6 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.
1 w0 d/ D& U4 n6 D8 s5 K和气生财Harmony brings wealth
) c1 F5 j7 D+ _活到老，学到老One is never too old to learn. ! j. [$ h* B" j' t$ m- s/ f
既往不咎let bygones be bygones # x0 Z, g( S! s& f6 c; H" p2 k
金无足赤,人无完人Gold can't be pure and man can't be perfect. + E. g3 S/ X/ ^& X
金玉满堂Treasures fill the home/ c# n- S. W* `4 q n
脚踏实地be down-to-earth 1 `8 m( o" U* @
脚踩两只船sit on the fence / o( u0 j5 f- K; Q1 h2 D. i
君子之交淡如水the friendship between gentlemen is as pure as crystal; a hedge between keeps friendship green + O6 s8 a7 c; c, w
老生常谈，陈词滥调cut and dried, cliché
5 c& l0 U! ?1 Q/ k礼尚往来Courtesy calls for reciprocity.
" L, G; j0 j) N$ l+ H留得青山在，不怕没柴烧"Where there is life, there is hope."
' s F" V- }2 m# [/ h p3 T, N马到成功achieve immediate victory; win instant success
* z9 r4 a& B3 e: @3 f! y- o* [名利双收gain in both fame and wealth+ D) Z7 |9 ^. I9 o- d! @
茅塞顿开be suddenly enlightened5 Z$ S* d$ s* I& _0 ?3 {% X
没有规矩不成方圆Nothing can be accomplished without norms or standards. H6 s6 Y- h' U. _$ I% J0 ]( ?/ P. a
每逢佳节倍思亲8 x5 a. L, q. X& U( e# F" z
On festive occasions more than ever one thinks of one's dear ones far away.
# i1 z' R0 K" b& b1 P }It is on the festival occasions when one misses his dear most. ; k/ {) @$ E: T; {
谋事在人，成事在天"The planning lies with man, the outcome with Heaven. / Man proposes, God disposes. "8 [2 N1 P0 A9 K- E0 K
弄巧成拙be too smart by half; Cunning outwits itself.5 k* u0 N2 \6 M( D7 o7 t
拿手好戏masterpiece! n# e2 o3 G. q. C
赔了夫人又折兵throw good money after bad
7 |/ K" U7 |' g抛砖引玉a modest spur to induce others to come forward with valuable contributions; throw a sprat to catch a whale2 T% Y6 x; K8 S- B% a6 _9 E
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
: |9 r# f- p7 ?; [抢得先机take the preemptive opportunities
' V9 V+ ` [3 j I# n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.
3 {* }/ t4 W/ g' Q! J: 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 step5 o' {9 U3 W& r
前事不忘,后事之师Past experience, if not forgotten, is a guide for the future.
- m1 Y: O2 L+ i$ K: M前人栽树,后人乘凉One generation plants the trees in whose shade another generation rests.7 {* I1 {. q7 {1 a& m8 p4 e
One sows and another reaps.
" u+ k4 z* I9 b, z' h8 t4 A前怕狼,后怕虎fear the wolf in front and the tiger behind/ hesitate in doing something$ ~5 T" c+ \5 R0 R/ k
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.
4 u. B1 ?6 Z0 n2 H0 t( ~1 _强强联手win-win co-operation
: L$ w# O% K3 [! b! g瑞雪兆丰年A timely snow promises a good harvest.
0 B2 x2 }) I. R) i0 W人之初,性本善Man's nature at birth is good.5 a- }1 n% x; K
人逢喜事精神爽Joy puts heart into a man.7 `0 m2 \* }& A; R8 S+ x
人海战术huge-crowd strategy
6 Y1 [/ r3 r8 m- a2 w% i世上无难事，只要肯攀登"Where there is a will, there is a way. " ; a& o/ x# \& x% _8 Y
世外桃源a fictitious land of peace away from the turmoil of the world; % E* M" A% u$ e; s7 ` A6 `
死而后已until my heart stops beating
* n# ^) | D: @/ p8 O岁岁平安Peace all year round
. t# c% f5 t f6 a& _' a5 N" ]上有天堂，下有苏杭"Just as there is paradise in heaven, ther are Suzhou and Hangzhou on earth." . C' ~, @* d1 h! m, J
塞翁失马，焉知非福Misfortune may be an actual blessing./ |% Y; F2 x" U- A% l8 P
三十而立"A man should be independent at the age of thirty.
- m8 |: F! b# W# J& w# j3 E( tAt thirty, a man should be able to think for himself."
( \, Y! Z/ W6 h! n; C' l2 Y升级换代updating and upgrading (of products)( X1 r6 X( E$ ]- |
四十不惑Life begins at forty.
# I+ H& R2 r; z8 p谁言寸草心，报得三春晖"Such kindness of warm sun, can't be repaid by grass. " 0 d7 W& w G2 w; `) G
水涨船高When the river rises, the boat floats high.3 R7 L$ Y$ Y: m, h
时不我待Time and tide wait for no man.
; j" Q% B4 }# X" h' z! O; h杀鸡用牛刀break a butterfly on the wheel$ }; ?/ i6 ~) E0 l+ g, a
实事求是seek truth from facts; be practical and realistic; be true to facts
& L+ U! z4 D( T, g说曹操,曹操到Talk of the devil and he comes.
' S4 x/ |- O$ U$ Q实话实说speak the plain truth; call a spade a spade; tell it as it is , c8 @( A& |) D) ]$ I& b8 @3 [0 A
实践是检验真理的唯一标准Practice is the sole criterion for testing truth.7 _) H4 \. _& s0 B) p
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; "
[: x# s8 R8 b* ` s& L* {) \( U韬光养晦hide one's capacities and bide one's time
. v" w' a& c& ~7 h! c9 u9 w. x糖衣炮弹sugar-coated bullets
! d& ? F6 ?4 \2 K# u; _- F天有不测风云Anything unexpected may happen. a bolt from the blue
0 ~. ~9 e, C' w; K O8 e; s3 [团结就是力量Unity is strength.% l5 B7 S6 D }! k* Y. o" 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 4 s. o, o g$ l+ ?) ]; E% N
歪风邪气unhealthy practices and evil phenomena
2 S9 w8 i1 K0 @7 g# y8 ?物以类聚，人以群分Birds of a feather flock together.5 L. `/ [6 L; i3 I' z! z+ l4 A+ G
往事如风"The past has vanished (from memory) like wind.; What in past, is past." - H/ E [- K& T+ `' {- d( T* t
望子成龙hold high hopes for one's child
+ s d' y: ]; S/ W1 m: U屋漏又逢连阴雨Misfortunes never come singly. When it rains it pours." X7 E2 c6 G) l
文韬武略military expertise; military strategy 8 v+ G" _" e! G. w f2 k8 F6 z
唯利是图draw water to one's mill & w% f; g2 I( X3 V# \
无源之水,无本之木water without a source, and a tree wiithout roots: o7 C0 d8 g5 I7 p+ O# n0 J' ^# H
无中生有make/create something out of nothing
5 T" D: O6 [9 M2 t& n* M无风不起浪There are no waves without wind. There's no smoke without fire.
$ V& ^& }9 x( P- I& }0 C ?徇私枉法bend the law for the benefit of relatives or friends
* ?8 W: @' b+ q% i3 E' m# ]新官上任三把火a new broom sweeps clean
2 V2 C0 Z0 h7 I- u3 ~8 X4 Y. X虚心使人进步,骄傲使人落后Modesty helps one go forward, whereas conceit makes one lag behind.
- F' s4 {1 G2 u1 M蓄势而发accumulate strength for a take-off
: Y4 u. C4 x( ^心想事成May all your wish come true8 \- I: }2 \, f2 e9 a% m
心照不宣have a tacit understanding; give tacit consent; tacit understanding
4 D% k @+ q9 @" v先入为主First impressions are firmly entrenched.
& t4 F' C |$ h7 }7 j5 l7 H先下手为强catch the ball before the bound
3 T" [# x7 D) X7 R( Z像热锅上的蚂蚁like an ant on a hot pan; V; h( X6 I; B
现身说法warn people by taking oneself as an example* l" {4 g- [) ?
息事宁人pour oil on troubled waters
?0 B2 P- K+ z: A. P喜忧参半mingled hope and fear
/ V% }& [. w5 A Z循序渐进step by step* \7 M _5 f% O0 A0 t
一路平安，一路顺风speed somebody on their way; speed the parting guest 2 n* D- X6 T( h. a" f
严以律己,宽以待人be strict with oneself and lenient towards others8 a" @$ B: y& G' `, E. x* o
鱼米之乡a land of milk and honey; s& q5 t( r4 Z, u; o; D( J
有情人终成眷属"Jack shall have Jill, all shall be well."
$ _" w2 E. R$ h; g. b有钱能使鬼推磨Money makes the mare go. Money talks.6 x9 v7 o4 [2 B$ a/ s8 V
有识之士people of vision# S1 p- R0 K# \9 {7 J" T) V' k
有勇无谋use brawn rather than brain , n3 O4 V$ V* [. k
有缘千里来相会Separated as we are thousands of miles apart, we come together as if by predestination.
1 R6 v9 D' Z( _% r与时俱进advance with times
6 X- [3 s* m# u, V, D7 u% r以人为本people oriented; people foremost
8 X" F7 Q: [% f, e* _1 z3 H因材施教teach students according to their aptitude
, }4 M; \. b8 c5 l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- C, u( e" u% J% }
欲速则不达Haste does not bring success. 3 ]5 M3 f! P* K' D2 ~/ g
优胜劣汰survival of the fittest
- P9 t( J: r: r1 @6 D英雄所见略同Great minds think alike.4 f5 G* w% G) X9 q# b4 G, f( C( m, N4 g! M
冤家宜解不宜结Better make friends than make enemies.) e* A0 M& b* D. h" Y
冤假错案"cases in which people were unjustly, falsely or wrongly charged or sentenced; unjust, false or wrong cases" ! o) V' E: k, p4 z0 Z9 D
一言既出，驷马难追A real man never goes back on his words.
9 }8 ]6 F Z+ v" o& W. L招财进宝Money and treasures will be plentiful
2 d$ F) R6 W+ W债台高筑become debt-ridden
: ?! ?" }( }: d6 { r4 A+ |5 o1 ~致命要害Achilles' heel
& C- b7 \1 V5 U+ F3 O+ b, `众矢之的target of public criticism4 h1 g9 n4 N1 z# Y) W [, `
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.
4 p6 c7 N6 n) W纸上谈兵be an armchair strategist
$ F' H2 b s! @纸包不住火Truth will come to light sooner or later.
: f) c' l* b0 i$ i左右为难between the devil and the deep blue sea; between the rock and the hard place |
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