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爱屋及乌Love me, love my dog.: f ]7 t& U5 M9 H, O
百闻不如一见Seeing is believing.
0 ^( V; S& Y( e8 z$ m( Q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 worst1 A+ h/ g3 u, [( J
笨鸟先飞A slow sparrow should make an early start.
0 o: o4 q7 o3 Y" d不眠之夜white night
5 }6 Z1 \8 S9 F8 m6 W U y9 S不以物喜，不以己悲not pleased by external gains, not saddened by personnal losses
3 a* c4 D: J4 \, @& D( p, J不遗余力spare no effort; go all out; do one's best# Q" z: X8 x: U T
不打不成交"No discord, no concord. + H. e' Z: N2 ]
拆东墙补西墙rob Peter to pay Paul " z) ^; h( B @! H2 i, u3 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
+ C9 Y. o7 A7 M1 O' Z$ A$ X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! q0 _4 _6 n2 I
大开眼界open one's eyes; broaden one's horizon; be an eye-opener
1 i, B0 y( G1 I( m国泰民安The country flourishes and people live in peace
0 G2 s- R; t p) [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
7 e3 r# p3 \/ m7 _! I- h* w功夫不负有心人Everything comes to him who waits.
, i) ~* D+ N% Q' N好了伤疤忘了疼once on shore, one prays no more7 b$ y: c5 D- S2 i: X/ n6 v. 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.
$ P' r9 J& H0 W# G' M$ i4 B" Z和气生财Harmony brings wealth1 [2 ^ Z7 g0 a$ n4 A. f9 ^2 @
活到老，学到老One is never too old to learn.
/ K) O% d+ v9 y' F- k% v既往不咎let bygones be bygones
4 [2 H5 V, d: T( l金无足赤,人无完人Gold can't be pure and man can't be perfect.
0 A8 n% S7 m7 x金玉满堂Treasures fill the home
) B& W; L! ]) W3 F: x( T脚踏实地be down-to-earth 9 c( _" h a* J* G8 R& S+ U
脚踩两只船sit on the fence
" z! K# l( T& e" t: h- G$ ]0 n5 n君子之交淡如水the friendship between gentlemen is as pure as crystal; a hedge between keeps friendship green
$ Y! @# f% m# o% W, ^4 ~老生常谈，陈词滥调cut and dried, cliché
7 N( M. m. Z! b/ G礼尚往来Courtesy calls for reciprocity. ( r( @: g" U( l$ {
留得青山在，不怕没柴烧"Where there is life, there is hope."1 m3 ^( [, C+ P* w( t( j
马到成功achieve immediate victory; win instant success/ B& P6 c4 @. h3 P2 C
名利双收gain in both fame and wealth
+ m! P' ~, [1 F \( u茅塞顿开be suddenly enlightened
# s1 H3 R8 I9 T没有规矩不成方圆Nothing can be accomplished without norms or standards.. F, t+ z2 b4 L, f% p7 x0 t5 f: r
每逢佳节倍思亲! r: t. L/ x [& U. Y, ?2 K- z/ p
On festive occasions more than ever one thinks of one's dear ones far away.
# x1 u3 E4 |, tIt is on the festival occasions when one misses his dear most.
$ l8 e* _/ r* P+ u5 }9 e谋事在人，成事在天"The planning lies with man, the outcome with Heaven. / Man proposes, God disposes. "
6 R) {" R/ S, P1 a弄巧成拙be too smart by half; Cunning outwits itself.0 [( {+ B. B+ m" n8 Q! q' J# S
拿手好戏masterpiece; w8 U) L; z4 i0 N1 K& ?
赔了夫人又折兵throw good money after bad
; u8 S4 u- ]) N3 N* V抛砖引玉a modest spur to induce others to come forward with valuable contributions; throw a sprat to catch a whale
! R( N: W; H6 y破釜沉舟cut off all means of retreat；burn one‘s own way of retreat and be determined to fight to the end8 k! _. H& S- V3 f# {% o& s
抢得先机take the preemptive opportunities
$ ]" p) {9 t. A) L$ w* A @' Y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.
* v1 u! f( b1 F+ n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# C3 X' y; d, W: L
前事不忘,后事之师Past experience, if not forgotten, is a guide for the future.: w m. T4 f% E$ T. N+ x
前人栽树,后人乘凉One generation plants the trees in whose shade another generation rests.. D4 @/ E/ Z6 d% L+ W6 q1 i4 y8 {
One sows and another reaps.
7 q, f8 a. E, V' b1 w! @1 z, X+ S前怕狼,后怕虎fear the wolf in front and the tiger behind/ hesitate in doing something
( s6 r7 r2 Y: R+ I1 S2 `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. - F3 {8 f$ V4 U. w, ]
强强联手win-win co-operation
2 H9 ]" V; z/ C瑞雪兆丰年A timely snow promises a good harvest.% \6 e& V" i9 H9 v( A3 |
人之初,性本善Man's nature at birth is good.
0 k; Q& t% a( d% p8 n: b" ^/ I人逢喜事精神爽Joy puts heart into a man.2 z9 o; T$ J5 f/ g' }
人海战术huge-crowd strategy 8 a9 k6 w n- K9 g
世上无难事，只要肯攀登"Where there is a will, there is a way. "
# ^2 {8 o5 B7 O" S% i7 L世外桃源a fictitious land of peace away from the turmoil of the world; ) a- k5 C2 s+ M, N9 s5 u# ?0 @
死而后已until my heart stops beating) [: g8 ]7 Y' M+ x; N$ M
岁岁平安Peace all year round8 s8 K7 {7 X x3 D/ G
上有天堂，下有苏杭"Just as there is paradise in heaven, ther are Suzhou and Hangzhou on earth." * O4 ], C/ ?: y8 a6 |1 n
塞翁失马，焉知非福Misfortune may be an actual blessing.
9 v8 s. l" g( U5 X- s3 R三十而立"A man should be independent at the age of thirty. 9 u; [1 f* e) `: u1 V4 ?
At thirty, a man should be able to think for himself."
' _1 V# H. I8 L' p! \6 b! z' W升级换代updating and upgrading (of products)
) s8 i# i4 ~% c四十不惑Life begins at forty.
$ Z4 O4 j# \. h$ R谁言寸草心，报得三春晖"Such kindness of warm sun, can't be repaid by grass. "
- ~ Z, m/ e) W" o' V1 i水涨船高When the river rises, the boat floats high.
, _& \* l! I, m时不我待Time and tide wait for no man.
- l) u7 q2 }3 P$ |4 X- C3 [杀鸡用牛刀break a butterfly on the wheel
: b! I3 h. O8 Z* h. b5 Q9 I2 S i2 }8 A实事求是seek truth from facts; be practical and realistic; be true to facts . H, H- [$ v7 D4 Q6 d2 l
说曹操,曹操到Talk of the devil and he comes.
$ |( A' b4 g+ {) W实话实说speak the plain truth; call a spade a spade; tell it as it is - b6 D d( ~# n$ g K
实践是检验真理的唯一标准Practice is the sole criterion for testing truth.
' N! P8 ~- n3 R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; "
% ~2 ?: g" ]& K* ?% E5 L# i* j韬光养晦hide one's capacities and bide one's time, q. r; D4 z- m7 B
糖衣炮弹sugar-coated bullets
9 `; e- g K# b' z8 s天有不测风云Anything unexpected may happen. a bolt from the blue
, {4 X" U2 K3 Q团结就是力量Unity is strength.9 d$ Q, f2 R9 {3 Y: o: _' m& A- s
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
# K9 {# N# i1 H! H歪风邪气unhealthy practices and evil phenomena
7 k# C! b7 _( @! h5 B物以类聚，人以群分Birds of a feather flock together.
) A) u3 }. M0 i- n6 B# D8 l往事如风"The past has vanished (from memory) like wind.; What in past, is past." ; ~; b* {2 ]& ?$ _, h
望子成龙hold high hopes for one's child" [7 p4 c8 J. V6 e( P: Y
屋漏又逢连阴雨Misfortunes never come singly. When it rains it pours." e r% X* S0 ]5 `) F
文韬武略military expertise; military strategy + j, t; F1 ]7 R7 E8 e/ I8 K
唯利是图draw water to one's mill
, |- g! c! J' S1 J5 c! G无源之水,无本之木water without a source, and a tree wiithout roots
* p; Q& b- `# {: W5 k, n无中生有make/create something out of nothing 0 p9 L$ ]: K$ O0 q) ^2 A: ~4 n
无风不起浪There are no waves without wind. There's no smoke without fire.
: |, \! Z Z2 [徇私枉法bend the law for the benefit of relatives or friends * Q# _5 ]* Z( |
新官上任三把火a new broom sweeps clean
. ^1 q9 d8 M- M5 p- T6 U虚心使人进步,骄傲使人落后Modesty helps one go forward, whereas conceit makes one lag behind.3 y# p! ~! g0 u M" j
蓄势而发accumulate strength for a take-off
# {3 o% |! A2 `' D; v2 B2 H) Q, J+ a心想事成May all your wish come true
, L# Q) k% b/ D心照不宣have a tacit understanding; give tacit consent; tacit understanding/ v/ Y- C- v* B
先入为主First impressions are firmly entrenched.- ?3 h9 F* ]& ]8 a5 C
先下手为强catch the ball before the bound
0 P# x! _) `% V- V7 x像热锅上的蚂蚁like an ant on a hot pan, X& u% I/ r& V3 [+ F5 G+ m/ @$ p
现身说法warn people by taking oneself as an example
7 f' c1 X1 _8 m" b6 }& T) U% g( L息事宁人pour oil on troubled waters 9 k0 X Z2 X L6 O3 W$ j
喜忧参半mingled hope and fear # ]6 L4 p# \ A# m L6 H4 _
循序渐进step by step& N* @* \: ^3 }
一路平安，一路顺风speed somebody on their way; speed the parting guest
1 ~7 H+ Y8 B& P! C$ S3 S! `# D严以律己,宽以待人be strict with oneself and lenient towards others) _1 k$ g! t" Y- t8 A2 S9 }9 v4 R
鱼米之乡a land of milk and honey
$ ?. I& U( k: H1 Y$ E有情人终成眷属"Jack shall have Jill, all shall be well." - {* b* G6 m' _
有钱能使鬼推磨Money makes the mare go. Money talks.
5 h+ h% W7 p$ k' d& N0 t有识之士people of vision
2 ~ W# N/ v- N) r有勇无谋use brawn rather than brain ; M9 d: C6 ^& _" y8 {( M
有缘千里来相会Separated as we are thousands of miles apart, we come together as if by predestination.
: Y X6 G5 q6 V- o" `* p1 Z' B$ g& ^与时俱进advance with times9 H2 v1 C; Z. Q5 F
以人为本people oriented; people foremost
2 b' @% \0 s% O因材施教teach students according to their aptitude # P/ _3 @# {* r5 S, F% o; k
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." 1 h7 v1 _, E9 `4 @ Y% U/ m
欲速则不达Haste does not bring success. 0 D3 s7 d x6 h: p8 R% T
优胜劣汰survival of the fittest U/ U( w' r6 G F/ X3 ]+ m+ X
英雄所见略同Great minds think alike.% P( p" U* w2 C9 s- J
冤家宜解不宜结Better make friends than make enemies.; K6 S) F% I6 e" D4 K2 Q, j
冤假错案"cases in which people were unjustly, falsely or wrongly charged or sentenced; unjust, false or wrong cases"
6 E9 N' A( r6 \" L( y4 B5 a一言既出，驷马难追A real man never goes back on his words. - W# c# s! h7 ?# ~/ V/ g% C$ x: ]
招财进宝Money and treasures will be plentiful( o: s, g2 }) v" j) {
债台高筑become debt-ridden1 I" ]+ c& u4 P# a, t
致命要害Achilles' heel ! K0 k; {2 x. Q
众矢之的target of public criticism9 [ ~( d1 t# g7 e
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.
% `9 c- Y6 ~4 U( ?: \" @4 @纸上谈兵be an armchair strategist
# ]3 ]; M% a$ ] v3 ?6 A1 ~$ {纸包不住火Truth will come to light sooner or later.
3 j. z5 B4 \, M+ Q左右为难between the devil and the deep blue sea; between the rock and the hard place |
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