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爱屋及乌Love me, love my dog.- a4 \9 ~* ]; p/ g# s. |
百闻不如一见Seeing is believing.1 Y2 c9 p& g' Z
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/ W: e* c1 Q1 M, w
笨鸟先飞A slow sparrow should make an early start.
8 D5 q0 ~5 w! R% z& G+ L7 P. l2 `不眠之夜white night , B; Q) O0 Y5 {
不以物喜，不以己悲not pleased by external gains, not saddened by personnal losses( l: o. V8 \3 Z$ D) q
不遗余力spare no effort; go all out; do one's best
4 H& q1 I' {# j- |2 w不打不成交"No discord, no concord.
6 k5 M/ Y* _ S0 v( v3 S拆东墙补西墙rob Peter to pay Paul 2 n: v+ V. X3 b. p& f/ f
辞旧迎新bid farewell to the old and usher in the new; ring out the old year and ring in the new 5 |. @; T) h5 u& e
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
) T# B8 Q- N U7 f大开眼界open one's eyes; broaden one's horizon; be an eye-opener : s0 \3 z0 K- r I/ R! X
国泰民安The country flourishes and people live in peace' q* K0 G9 x: {; I- V2 n" E" r% c
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 9 y. Q: x6 ? D3 b
功夫不负有心人Everything comes to him who waits.
* D; N$ l; k9 E好了伤疤忘了疼once on shore, one prays no more) R: y f( K: O
好事不出门，恶事传千里Good news never goes beyond the gate, while bad news spread far and wide. $ s, G& {7 [. C/ H. _2 h
和气生财Harmony brings wealth: n+ L" ]$ B: D! ~$ \6 @% t, N" y/ j! Z
活到老，学到老One is never too old to learn. 9 U5 l1 o0 z$ u7 F
既往不咎let bygones be bygones
6 [' l2 W; ?" C$ J% v I金无足赤,人无完人Gold can't be pure and man can't be perfect. + H2 h9 J" `( N
金玉满堂Treasures fill the home
0 J' c" ]8 [0 X. |# T: L( m4 B脚踏实地be down-to-earth 5 \% ~3 {( Q. z/ {; a/ d
脚踩两只船sit on the fence : z* A( L2 b) Q
君子之交淡如水the friendship between gentlemen is as pure as crystal; a hedge between keeps friendship green
' t7 w. T" u7 z# v$ L老生常谈，陈词滥调cut and dried, cliché5 h# X, }) z; [; O e4 W& R5 M" ?
礼尚往来Courtesy calls for reciprocity. ) o1 N1 ]% T, w& D/ i2 H% J1 R
留得青山在，不怕没柴烧"Where there is life, there is hope."
6 o8 H8 ?5 w' F3 ]; i马到成功achieve immediate victory; win instant success: r9 K6 j2 q+ I5 Z5 V, g
名利双收gain in both fame and wealth
5 _/ @( H* |+ _ G8 i# d k+ P0 f茅塞顿开be suddenly enlightened' _ B) a1 g2 B, W1 |+ F$ i
没有规矩不成方圆Nothing can be accomplished without norms or standards.: J+ t- e% h& u1 B; T- ?
每逢佳节倍思亲
; m% s! y2 I& N9 k: DOn festive occasions more than ever one thinks of one's dear ones far away.
: e d. z# b7 w9 a+ wIt is on the festival occasions when one misses his dear most. , S6 K( b% g) e X" w; M, F
谋事在人，成事在天"The planning lies with man, the outcome with Heaven. / Man proposes, God disposes. "
4 L" B% \) l/ t8 `& }9 r弄巧成拙be too smart by half; Cunning outwits itself.: i+ C( Z8 s3 I7 a
拿手好戏masterpiece
! G" w* N0 Y( A8 | q% l6 U9 @% i' b0 H赔了夫人又折兵throw good money after bad, u, X* V _1 t0 X5 O5 h- e
抛砖引玉a modest spur to induce others to come forward with valuable contributions; throw a sprat to catch a whale" z: P- Z( h+ {+ a5 }3 F5 q" P B
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! g3 @) ?7 J2 n6 w+ ?
抢得先机take the preemptive opportunities
- t" I7 ?& i4 | p5 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.
& f* x% i/ B0 A2 ~7 c* X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
& h2 H+ q1 D- q前事不忘,后事之师Past experience, if not forgotten, is a guide for the future.* L! G8 Y$ V$ ?3 D0 ~5 H
前人栽树,后人乘凉One generation plants the trees in whose shade another generation rests.
3 Z( U$ A7 _7 b* t7 F+ vOne sows and another reaps.9 D& J G) x9 m9 ^% ^) W
前怕狼,后怕虎fear the wolf in front and the tiger behind/ hesitate in doing something
, B7 {% O) H t" s4 N3 u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.
/ N" N8 x( l1 f& B* _' j) B强强联手win-win co-operation" X0 e, |8 V" [
瑞雪兆丰年A timely snow promises a good harvest.5 ?4 ^% `) D. w+ {: o' `
人之初,性本善Man's nature at birth is good.
$ I$ l+ H0 X+ B; M0 z8 `人逢喜事精神爽Joy puts heart into a man.
' c' x. ^4 w$ U0 F% c' S- {人海战术huge-crowd strategy
- d( g( P* {4 d) Y世上无难事，只要肯攀登"Where there is a will, there is a way. " ( m( | A% v& u/ U, O4 b
世外桃源a fictitious land of peace away from the turmoil of the world;
* A, I0 r! I: B" @+ `. p2 [死而后已until my heart stops beating i H+ _) X' T: |& Y
岁岁平安Peace all year round
9 {. A) w3 L" x0 \: `5 c上有天堂，下有苏杭"Just as there is paradise in heaven, ther are Suzhou and Hangzhou on earth." 3 o- b | C0 K' x
塞翁失马，焉知非福Misfortune may be an actual blessing.
! ]5 x7 v5 C0 t三十而立"A man should be independent at the age of thirty. - s9 a* H3 c7 F+ D! f
At thirty, a man should be able to think for himself."
, L! U1 `- _, {升级换代updating and upgrading (of products)
7 ?7 j: m; M( o/ q四十不惑Life begins at forty.
* P& d" W, b: T6 [ C1 t* c谁言寸草心，报得三春晖"Such kindness of warm sun, can't be repaid by grass. "
9 {5 `4 o& j0 B; |6 H8 w7 R水涨船高When the river rises, the boat floats high.* K% e) f1 ?5 D9 ~) B+ P
时不我待Time and tide wait for no man.
- R6 E# {8 R _ t! U; g. f杀鸡用牛刀break a butterfly on the wheel9 w4 a9 w# ?' p6 ?6 ^
实事求是seek truth from facts; be practical and realistic; be true to facts
3 h5 Q$ e8 c" k说曹操,曹操到Talk of the devil and he comes.( k, o9 y9 h4 }* z) @
实话实说speak the plain truth; call a spade a spade; tell it as it is
4 Q. x! T, ]9 d, `9 y3 O实践是检验真理的唯一标准Practice is the sole criterion for testing truth.4 N( F* R" f" I" p3 q7 v' M; G; w
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; "
4 ~& k; M7 V5 }- c ]$ h韬光养晦hide one's capacities and bide one's time
/ E& G: b7 q. p$ V糖衣炮弹sugar-coated bullets# s9 ?6 z0 N o2 v. c8 R. c. ?
天有不测风云Anything unexpected may happen. a bolt from the blue+ |' t$ ~. a0 b1 a
团结就是力量Unity is strength.6 R. Z" V3 P8 q Q% I# ?
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
9 ]/ B% ?' s1 g5 d6 ]* I6 G! J* @歪风邪气unhealthy practices and evil phenomena* r" V: r7 m e. E
物以类聚，人以群分Birds of a feather flock together.- d& h3 a2 B9 v& t
往事如风"The past has vanished (from memory) like wind.; What in past, is past."
" J- Y5 i$ q4 U% _( E4 z$ z望子成龙hold high hopes for one's child
4 N# C1 p( E3 }% q0 x屋漏又逢连阴雨Misfortunes never come singly. When it rains it pours.
6 r9 J% q8 x$ \7 @1 ^文韬武略military expertise; military strategy ' J% r3 Y4 p1 k* T9 A2 o" h
唯利是图draw water to one's mill
0 Z [6 k9 S. M; r" z无源之水,无本之木water without a source, and a tree wiithout roots& D& h- u5 m% t& ` @& c
无中生有make/create something out of nothing % @6 V1 K4 v, E2 Y
无风不起浪There are no waves without wind. There's no smoke without fire.
8 X, e5 \9 F8 y A. o/ c$ k1 [徇私枉法bend the law for the benefit of relatives or friends
! `& J6 `& B$ l4 I新官上任三把火a new broom sweeps clean
& W( Q G2 n, e$ A" B虚心使人进步,骄傲使人落后Modesty helps one go forward, whereas conceit makes one lag behind.) U7 S0 V( l1 i) c& h, O
蓄势而发accumulate strength for a take-off4 r2 K/ s3 Z9 n% V% Q' g$ c/ U( t
心想事成May all your wish come true
) k- ^* f& V3 ?: t1 a心照不宣have a tacit understanding; give tacit consent; tacit understanding/ z8 |" c, v2 e1 Q( y
先入为主First impressions are firmly entrenched., ], `3 _+ o) p5 a' @ [
先下手为强catch the ball before the bound
& Z3 ?* e! Z# [ P' H像热锅上的蚂蚁like an ant on a hot pan
( j3 f! }* g3 }9 A$ J现身说法warn people by taking oneself as an example% G) A4 L% y4 l( _! q+ |0 d
息事宁人pour oil on troubled waters 0 `9 d9 t8 X7 e2 N- o( r
喜忧参半mingled hope and fear
1 L6 J7 |0 I! w$ N3 }( ], }- _2 X循序渐进step by step
# q, |1 P$ J1 M0 K( T9 q一路平安，一路顺风speed somebody on their way; speed the parting guest
' f. e1 V- ]1 h" Y# }/ P严以律己,宽以待人be strict with oneself and lenient towards others
, |% r; x3 `" }) @鱼米之乡a land of milk and honey
+ x9 S! f$ W" l* C) ~! F有情人终成眷属"Jack shall have Jill, all shall be well."
9 C! y: ]% E: K* a9 H i( O有钱能使鬼推磨Money makes the mare go. Money talks.
- `" o T! M' j+ f7 ?! t3 x4 U有识之士people of vision
; z4 Z9 R$ {# b+ W+ A4 `% Y有勇无谋use brawn rather than brain 9 Q0 ?1 h& e: k$ O, n$ X* x2 D
有缘千里来相会Separated as we are thousands of miles apart, we come together as if by predestination.
0 K1 A- g. U1 {与时俱进advance with times
* Y# T. l. v8 R2 {/ {以人为本people oriented; people foremost - q, @0 O6 b% o7 j: w
因材施教teach students according to their aptitude $ F" r' ]# s1 u7 Y7 R' e7 K4 @
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." 9 L, O4 [* X; E, j0 j, q r
欲速则不达Haste does not bring success.
: a% z- ]& Q/ c4 U" [$ t9 R优胜劣汰survival of the fittest 5 k$ r) }0 o W- x2 W0 a5 w
英雄所见略同Great minds think alike.
5 i1 u# h! y1 `# y7 @/ _+ K冤家宜解不宜结Better make friends than make enemies.$ R3 `$ l: i, W$ x f
冤假错案"cases in which people were unjustly, falsely or wrongly charged or sentenced; unjust, false or wrong cases"
( l9 P$ i/ E& @6 ^* p+ `一言既出，驷马难追A real man never goes back on his words.
3 u& o* J$ X) K3 B招财进宝Money and treasures will be plentiful" ? W# t2 ] V8 G( h: s
债台高筑become debt-ridden; [) w2 N' R# g p3 N; Z9 _
致命要害Achilles' heel 5 e$ s/ a6 A/ e, n1 [. K
众矢之的target of public criticism% k$ ^9 w9 e6 [7 _& H( _4 n
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& ]; _. Y6 V v0 Y
纸上谈兵be an armchair strategist
6 g3 p- ]4 ~% a0 b& J0 Y纸包不住火Truth will come to light sooner or later.
0 B7 |* K3 P3 Q; x+ F2 _9 c3 P2 U左右为难between the devil and the deep blue sea; between the rock and the hard place |
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