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爱屋及乌Love me, love my dog.# ~: X+ L( S& A C: O
百闻不如一见Seeing is believing.9 l( z, \5 `0 W+ y. l4 h- i/ e
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 worst9 b3 R# V2 T9 O
笨鸟先飞A slow sparrow should make an early start.
/ C0 I4 r; h- q不眠之夜white night
& ~. T0 o5 t$ w* d% k) K不以物喜，不以己悲not pleased by external gains, not saddened by personnal losses
# [' W0 e. I1 ^0 e3 [" M' h6 z不遗余力spare no effort; go all out; do one's best
) _! C8 P7 M+ O不打不成交"No discord, no concord. + X# z$ b& ]) V- C$ i& m
拆东墙补西墙rob Peter to pay Paul
4 s& h* R, ^- {& r辞旧迎新bid farewell to the old and usher in the new; ring out the old year and ring in the new " V* O! m) R# n6 v9 r5 u& t4 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
1 \: W8 J2 r8 V- t8 k5 b6 |- x大开眼界open one's eyes; broaden one's horizon; be an eye-opener $ d( p! [9 o# C; w b9 }% N+ S
国泰民安The country flourishes and people live in peace0 Z& @9 b3 _$ |: S7 Y
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 - @$ Y1 d2 |9 {: K2 {! p/ d+ M
功夫不负有心人Everything comes to him who waits. 9 M, b- f! a" D) }7 Q: G5 I
好了伤疤忘了疼once on shore, one prays no more* z; I4 [; A8 O- t0 p
好事不出门，恶事传千里Good news never goes beyond the gate, while bad news spread far and wide.
0 N+ P+ b( a+ L! |, W; M! z7 {和气生财Harmony brings wealth
1 Y0 A, y1 T v8 }活到老，学到老One is never too old to learn. 2 n$ C( g* }, a( B5 P
既往不咎let bygones be bygones
4 j" V" d+ W: a- V( t% \! A金无足赤,人无完人Gold can't be pure and man can't be perfect.
8 r4 {- T H* w& D金玉满堂Treasures fill the home7 e* b" D7 H3 l+ j8 m
脚踏实地be down-to-earth - U! V: T( e7 @+ b
脚踩两只船sit on the fence
8 E/ b+ k+ s8 k8 H+ V* n. U君子之交淡如水the friendship between gentlemen is as pure as crystal; a hedge between keeps friendship green 4 ~* U, I$ }+ C, B( d/ m0 t1 o
老生常谈，陈词滥调cut and dried, cliché
1 q& f9 ]6 x- }9 ~/ S8 Y0 |$ Q( o礼尚往来Courtesy calls for reciprocity. 4 ], i$ Y0 M: B3 I! i
留得青山在，不怕没柴烧"Where there is life, there is hope."
% u' m+ a* p/ O* d- F T马到成功achieve immediate victory; win instant success
! \" Y7 c2 s8 E名利双收gain in both fame and wealth
/ Q2 }% L, u% w' e+ ?# B茅塞顿开be suddenly enlightened9 q1 U/ _/ W4 h* f) ?$ W5 ^* \
没有规矩不成方圆Nothing can be accomplished without norms or standards.
# T- c j, R: ?/ e每逢佳节倍思亲/ u8 a& q s% T M2 y% H5 G. j
On festive occasions more than ever one thinks of one's dear ones far away., T/ T5 K! c" u' D: q Q
It is on the festival occasions when one misses his dear most. # G" A3 X) w( ^+ p( `$ V2 Q. \+ o
谋事在人，成事在天"The planning lies with man, the outcome with Heaven. / Man proposes, God disposes. "
& }9 B5 c# ?6 i! y# X+ Q, `8 X弄巧成拙be too smart by half; Cunning outwits itself.1 M K- c0 i$ m# Y
拿手好戏masterpiece$ u" H1 |% Z1 n2 B5 C9 \- L! b Q
赔了夫人又折兵throw good money after bad
3 d' C! {7 o% }% L/ N抛砖引玉a modest spur to induce others to come forward with valuable contributions; throw a sprat to catch a whale
9 v5 [8 ^4 a# Q' N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
4 w7 o9 y% r; U抢得先机take the preemptive opportunities 9 L2 N6 `8 s ^4 f
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.
4 w3 M' e$ O9 b 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 step
- X8 M, n1 v, y9 f$ I! n: y前事不忘,后事之师Past experience, if not forgotten, is a guide for the future.
& ^1 Q/ w/ T7 l: B3 G1 J前人栽树,后人乘凉One generation plants the trees in whose shade another generation rests.
" k4 H8 N, C) U6 i3 _0 R1 B; B8 Y/ jOne sows and another reaps.
( [7 U# R2 [! a* m前怕狼,后怕虎fear the wolf in front and the tiger behind/ hesitate in doing something
% y1 v8 {* O0 {; q) Z) o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. ) a; J- U* t) l3 ^( z4 |
强强联手win-win co-operation
: c4 O3 j4 s4 L瑞雪兆丰年A timely snow promises a good harvest.- z# R, W; a8 A- H, k
人之初,性本善Man's nature at birth is good.
% U6 ^) l6 Z. ^" `; Z人逢喜事精神爽Joy puts heart into a man.
/ T3 J" P, ~) s: ]; ^5 [: w人海战术huge-crowd strategy 4 |* ?* ? u" Y$ H* X
世上无难事，只要肯攀登"Where there is a will, there is a way. "
. w4 y) w8 @. x8 J/ h5 r' b世外桃源a fictitious land of peace away from the turmoil of the world; $ _3 |* F$ y! ]2 O- g
死而后已until my heart stops beating
$ O ^ r9 z+ e) N2 J, @5 d8 I$ [岁岁平安Peace all year round
8 E; Y/ T3 i0 ]% h" a8 N8 q' k上有天堂，下有苏杭"Just as there is paradise in heaven, ther are Suzhou and Hangzhou on earth."
' J5 T( k/ F4 s" ^% E塞翁失马，焉知非福Misfortune may be an actual blessing.
* |5 S9 z8 D$ `% }三十而立"A man should be independent at the age of thirty. + d9 k, ` G, n. D3 r. R2 b
At thirty, a man should be able to think for himself."
0 C% j; X% x. \2 x9 z" u升级换代updating and upgrading (of products)1 Q* A& {& ~3 t
四十不惑Life begins at forty. 4 y- S- X) B) t
谁言寸草心，报得三春晖"Such kindness of warm sun, can't be repaid by grass. " ( V. Q" ^8 J# d6 {" S" S! r) i
水涨船高When the river rises, the boat floats high.
' \" M: ^+ Z1 I时不我待Time and tide wait for no man.
& e! U# x6 Y: c& _) ?+ r. U& O6 r% t杀鸡用牛刀break a butterfly on the wheel7 a* U8 y# B6 A; x, S/ ^% j4 I1 D
实事求是seek truth from facts; be practical and realistic; be true to facts 2 V- x/ ?9 L+ [( l, {" e4 r
说曹操,曹操到Talk of the devil and he comes.0 g: s6 t) B; G/ @0 U6 [# G1 K- x
实话实说speak the plain truth; call a spade a spade; tell it as it is f) P% K# `0 }% z+ n6 J" h
实践是检验真理的唯一标准Practice is the sole criterion for testing truth.6 C- f, b0 L6 i# |) C
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 v7 p4 n6 l% q( P9 y, h韬光养晦hide one's capacities and bide one's time
' b& u4 b: D% i8 S糖衣炮弹sugar-coated bullets- M( r/ u! W, C4 ?- d/ x
天有不测风云Anything unexpected may happen. a bolt from the blue2 \# A6 N; I* ^( R f
团结就是力量Unity is strength.- c) h* G6 V1 y; m2 E) E
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
) }* J9 t# [$ U- Y8 _5 Z6 |歪风邪气unhealthy practices and evil phenomena
# [0 ]9 }( ^: u+ O- y k' M+ n) {! x) N物以类聚，人以群分Birds of a feather flock together.* v0 b, A9 a8 a; w" g( d
往事如风"The past has vanished (from memory) like wind.; What in past, is past."
; T: t% o& Q. W& s4 b" K1 { D6 ]望子成龙hold high hopes for one's child7 T9 Y/ w2 L2 n) P
屋漏又逢连阴雨Misfortunes never come singly. When it rains it pours.
% x( F/ M! G: N文韬武略military expertise; military strategy + }* Q9 T( |0 M* V6 R6 D+ R
唯利是图draw water to one's mill
' V4 A( A6 `+ S. e( _0 Q c无源之水,无本之木water without a source, and a tree wiithout roots: K/ E- X1 }2 R" G) M- o3 K
无中生有make/create something out of nothing
( b1 X: C( Z$ }无风不起浪There are no waves without wind. There's no smoke without fire.+ F# p4 S; m O& k. |
徇私枉法bend the law for the benefit of relatives or friends
3 }+ x- v3 y+ J% m新官上任三把火a new broom sweeps clean
7 }+ c+ i1 y/ e! h% F1 X虚心使人进步,骄傲使人落后Modesty helps one go forward, whereas conceit makes one lag behind.
5 y7 X1 Y8 r8 l" l蓄势而发accumulate strength for a take-off
0 V$ `3 @' q4 {! }! Z. u心想事成May all your wish come true! m% P) f8 L+ `- P
心照不宣have a tacit understanding; give tacit consent; tacit understanding. o" s& k4 g, k
先入为主First impressions are firmly entrenched.: A, P: |7 l0 d( \
先下手为强catch the ball before the bound" F% @( F( z" z1 f/ h. T
像热锅上的蚂蚁like an ant on a hot pan
" z6 E0 t# {5 Z现身说法warn people by taking oneself as an example
2 U0 T0 Q1 y7 W; |% o息事宁人pour oil on troubled waters $ H* l7 I/ h# A( R
喜忧参半mingled hope and fear 7 U) m; m/ ^9 v0 z; C' C* K! ], m5 g
循序渐进step by step
3 J t/ k) {0 h' m* ^8 o4 O$ F一路平安，一路顺风speed somebody on their way; speed the parting guest # v1 w# i. F: X/ V7 Z8 E6 s
严以律己,宽以待人be strict with oneself and lenient towards others! u5 W$ S& d# t; L: L( r1 d, K
鱼米之乡a land of milk and honey& E# F9 Q6 J# z* r% i
有情人终成眷属"Jack shall have Jill, all shall be well." & X8 ^) F& L# Y$ A* V& e
有钱能使鬼推磨Money makes the mare go. Money talks.
# D( Y% T1 C7 q有识之士people of vision' r$ \2 c6 P' K @- i! }* w, l0 t
有勇无谋use brawn rather than brain
- k4 U- |$ g1 I9 Z2 L8 \# t" D有缘千里来相会Separated as we are thousands of miles apart, we come together as if by predestination. x2 X: ^5 x$ x( }, n
与时俱进advance with times0 i% \5 ]: {( C# U7 s! |
以人为本people oriented; people foremost 1 A6 _* p0 w7 J! y# `" S
因材施教teach students according to their aptitude
8 {9 w/ P' m9 J, v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 q0 ^- C+ L. ~8 j2 H0 p欲速则不达Haste does not bring success. 7 M) o/ d- M# H
优胜劣汰survival of the fittest
/ Q! c& a& I6 ~+ W' M英雄所见略同Great minds think alike.
8 |2 E$ N9 J, s, M冤家宜解不宜结Better make friends than make enemies.
3 o: n! Z2 C$ `# N& P2 K- j3 }% Y$ V冤假错案"cases in which people were unjustly, falsely or wrongly charged or sentenced; unjust, false or wrong cases" ' [# G( s" f6 N# `* W$ \1 o
一言既出，驷马难追A real man never goes back on his words. * ]+ c! d {, S# t7 `2 y
招财进宝Money and treasures will be plentiful# B# \) ]. _- x0 w/ A
债台高筑become debt-ridden
& e4 ^, Z0 M9 _ d; I致命要害Achilles' heel
W9 Q" N3 ^; m4 J2 G众矢之的target of public criticism
9 H$ B! d/ Z t6 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.
5 k5 r. @0 T! G, b8 z0 L$ Y纸上谈兵be an armchair strategist
& u8 h3 u: Q# O8 R4 R纸包不住火Truth will come to light sooner or later.
; @% C C+ P% L左右为难between the devil and the deep blue sea; between the rock and the hard place |
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