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爱屋及乌Love me, love my dog.8 L% }# I8 h! N
百闻不如一见Seeing is believing.) A7 R3 Y K& N( S4 L
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& K7 E3 s# f6 p$ d8 L7 @$ ~5 x. @
笨鸟先飞A slow sparrow should make an early start.) B2 I% `, S+ R3 B
不眠之夜white night 2 U( c: l8 ^# n1 K$ O
不以物喜，不以己悲not pleased by external gains, not saddened by personnal losses
9 G; Q0 @1 w. _9 i) ~不遗余力spare no effort; go all out; do one's best
, x/ B) ?$ I: O$ ^不打不成交"No discord, no concord.
$ w8 Q; w1 N6 o拆东墙补西墙rob Peter to pay Paul ( \' K3 a& A5 X- B
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 A t e8 @4 U. ]
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# @7 Y& w: G9 m# e3 c, c
大开眼界open one's eyes; broaden one's horizon; be an eye-opener
3 [) j$ v, f$ I2 @国泰民安The country flourishes and people live in peace$ S8 j: J; c, s: w8 a
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 o! e4 `; V9 J1 o* C8 ^功夫不负有心人Everything comes to him who waits.
5 W- s* } ?6 i1 ?& w; N好了伤疤忘了疼once on shore, one prays no more
$ t4 I. f. s3 N0 m) i9 l \( K: i好事不出门，恶事传千里Good news never goes beyond the gate, while bad news spread far and wide.
" i) Y# { q- {* |1 V1 X6 i" Y和气生财Harmony brings wealth
( X0 R9 F, V7 f3 C9 N- R# c活到老，学到老One is never too old to learn. ~) p# p, A( `
既往不咎let bygones be bygones 3 L! H: W" \3 H1 Q. J+ S
金无足赤,人无完人Gold can't be pure and man can't be perfect.
& h2 P+ Z3 {0 o' [! l6 ?6 Y( \5 a金玉满堂Treasures fill the home4 D% N V; {0 L+ X T% L
脚踏实地be down-to-earth # ~+ O4 o3 N1 G1 e/ O2 l( V
脚踩两只船sit on the fence
( }1 D# H0 c# [( K+ D! y8 [君子之交淡如水the friendship between gentlemen is as pure as crystal; a hedge between keeps friendship green
1 Z/ W' e7 ^- b6 M老生常谈，陈词滥调cut and dried, cliché
" t$ S' t; d& ^5 E# P- T) W礼尚往来Courtesy calls for reciprocity.
8 q3 K. Q0 e. L5 D! ?8 I留得青山在，不怕没柴烧"Where there is life, there is hope."8 h' J- B l. ]9 o6 x4 ~
马到成功achieve immediate victory; win instant success$ L+ l, U; H1 E0 ]; M' u+ ^6 x
名利双收gain in both fame and wealth, F8 M% ^3 D. ^0 R1 A% k
茅塞顿开be suddenly enlightened
. l2 O, |7 l! u: {: N- T- L9 t; u没有规矩不成方圆Nothing can be accomplished without norms or standards.; X4 H2 J3 g0 E9 {6 I
每逢佳节倍思亲
5 `9 {# x* Z3 h% NOn festive occasions more than ever one thinks of one's dear ones far away.
1 J" C$ A3 c) eIt is on the festival occasions when one misses his dear most. " G/ N1 Y( ]- S: w3 c5 j: g6 U
谋事在人，成事在天"The planning lies with man, the outcome with Heaven. / Man proposes, God disposes. "
/ ]; _2 `# |. I6 V1 g弄巧成拙be too smart by half; Cunning outwits itself.
- e8 X2 F" ~6 Q" T拿手好戏masterpiece
9 x6 |( M* P- f+ k5 G赔了夫人又折兵throw good money after bad* j" k s6 T/ R& f3 f' c* g
抛砖引玉a modest spur to induce others to come forward with valuable contributions; throw a sprat to catch a whale
8 X' Q7 V7 P: ]8 O- g3 p" `! P$ i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: `; H$ X. M8 Z9 K+ C I& u2 i
抢得先机take the preemptive opportunities # z, f5 G; F* [, h0 C* Z
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.
* m- _9 h( Q7 B3 R5 H$ 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
. q. O$ e1 A6 @/ a! i# k前事不忘,后事之师Past experience, if not forgotten, is a guide for the future./ I! B$ g' z1 X5 G, I Q- k
前人栽树,后人乘凉One generation plants the trees in whose shade another generation rests.6 T) {' f: d$ X- g5 ~
One sows and another reaps.
" |- M! _1 v# e1 B前怕狼,后怕虎fear the wolf in front and the tiger behind/ hesitate in doing something4 L1 [+ E/ C# N, B( c" A' `
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.
) J0 q9 ]9 S. }强强联手win-win co-operation0 L5 s8 J6 o3 c& p% `6 ~
瑞雪兆丰年A timely snow promises a good harvest.8 v! p, u! Z7 C
人之初,性本善Man's nature at birth is good.
2 U d6 v& Z# S* \人逢喜事精神爽Joy puts heart into a man." P. v. W# g1 K# m) G4 e3 N: q9 ?
人海战术huge-crowd strategy 7 K! Q+ i8 v* L9 `: Y6 D
世上无难事，只要肯攀登"Where there is a will, there is a way. " 3 P k, E1 z, C& f/ Z3 X$ n
世外桃源a fictitious land of peace away from the turmoil of the world; 1 t' w0 P' _/ A( K+ m
死而后已until my heart stops beating
1 X8 f7 Q) x1 X0 h5 c岁岁平安Peace all year round
d- r$ P8 ?% M- l; q" W' T- P1 ?( A上有天堂，下有苏杭"Just as there is paradise in heaven, ther are Suzhou and Hangzhou on earth." ! @' ~, J+ t9 O5 O+ A
塞翁失马，焉知非福Misfortune may be an actual blessing.
5 @. c, G8 s' y* h三十而立"A man should be independent at the age of thirty.
J" ] T' @' b' R8 y! k* r5 mAt thirty, a man should be able to think for himself."
& U Y5 T' l5 ~$ g& G+ y升级换代updating and upgrading (of products)
+ D7 W: o' J. I8 g; |四十不惑Life begins at forty. 2 M7 y( b: y5 `5 A6 H; v) W+ G. e" {
谁言寸草心，报得三春晖"Such kindness of warm sun, can't be repaid by grass. " . B4 L; t$ U8 f# b
水涨船高When the river rises, the boat floats high.
5 m* f) J& V8 E* e4 m" E# t时不我待Time and tide wait for no man. + |+ k. ]. C' w2 L( A
杀鸡用牛刀break a butterfly on the wheel
* ^% Y/ a/ P& X$ g% u( x实事求是seek truth from facts; be practical and realistic; be true to facts ' a' L4 {& Z/ U$ l/ K# [* B
说曹操,曹操到Talk of the devil and he comes.
4 L' ]; t+ E* P% n+ T实话实说speak the plain truth; call a spade a spade; tell it as it is 7 J, O( p) t/ Z# G$ p
实践是检验真理的唯一标准Practice is the sole criterion for testing truth.
% ~+ F9 D5 @ u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 O( u: J0 }0 ?' K! `. W: V
韬光养晦hide one's capacities and bide one's time
* l: c! \. E8 C3 t1 \# s% g糖衣炮弹sugar-coated bullets4 e4 |) `. t% q2 D o6 T o5 v
天有不测风云Anything unexpected may happen. a bolt from the blue
7 `; D8 G. X9 k& j团结就是力量Unity is strength.( T# f2 W: y# z& ]9 G; Y, {* g4 l0 [
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
; p$ z7 {; R+ V2 E. e歪风邪气unhealthy practices and evil phenomena
, Q) h; Q/ S D/ Y8 M( G物以类聚，人以群分Birds of a feather flock together." a0 Z* h; V' p A6 \
往事如风"The past has vanished (from memory) like wind.; What in past, is past." * y9 P- x" E' x8 f
望子成龙hold high hopes for one's child
( w# l# V! v8 I4 _6 ?& ^屋漏又逢连阴雨Misfortunes never come singly. When it rains it pours.
3 z# K: e/ D6 Y$ G文韬武略military expertise; military strategy
3 w) X& L4 `) v5 L7 F/ {; b3 O唯利是图draw water to one's mill ! l4 x/ O, s5 U9 g7 s Y+ S
无源之水,无本之木water without a source, and a tree wiithout roots
- @, l Z# T2 A6 a无中生有make/create something out of nothing
9 y$ n2 c0 A% H. ~无风不起浪There are no waves without wind. There's no smoke without fire.4 `2 [+ b+ A& F1 R# f$ K" e
徇私枉法bend the law for the benefit of relatives or friends . Z* R# o4 L4 A- Z* O1 c
新官上任三把火a new broom sweeps clean
2 E; U4 _& Z4 D3 j! q( |- X2 k% V4 Q1 d虚心使人进步,骄傲使人落后Modesty helps one go forward, whereas conceit makes one lag behind.
9 |8 X: j- ~/ Y' p" I) o蓄势而发accumulate strength for a take-off
3 q! |+ a" j0 d( ?( g- p心想事成May all your wish come true2 u( Y& [7 V" o
心照不宣have a tacit understanding; give tacit consent; tacit understanding
9 U4 E! i3 o, k" N! T先入为主First impressions are firmly entrenched.3 ?9 g% k+ b& v \1 x8 h
先下手为强catch the ball before the bound
* L. g4 K9 {* K( s" [像热锅上的蚂蚁like an ant on a hot pan% H2 F" V7 J; e" [. V
现身说法warn people by taking oneself as an example
+ N' y' y6 h4 X4 p+ ^/ u1 j* L G息事宁人pour oil on troubled waters
# I9 J; r# ^! e6 r喜忧参半mingled hope and fear
& \+ z8 F1 K- Q" D, t( M+ a循序渐进step by step5 h" \' f- _) V+ i. h. _
一路平安，一路顺风speed somebody on their way; speed the parting guest / @9 s' `/ L- R! R
严以律己,宽以待人be strict with oneself and lenient towards others
! y) X' q: a9 e! ]鱼米之乡a land of milk and honey" F+ b! f: v3 g* q5 _
有情人终成眷属"Jack shall have Jill, all shall be well."
. c. h1 |' L, A有钱能使鬼推磨Money makes the mare go. Money talks.
/ ^6 J: x* z1 S" B5 ], E9 A有识之士people of vision
9 E5 ~! d% ~# ^8 ^有勇无谋use brawn rather than brain ) q+ i% J3 d8 J6 x$ f+ e# D
有缘千里来相会Separated as we are thousands of miles apart, we come together as if by predestination.
, c, ]9 L, L1 g# Z与时俱进advance with times
7 a* m8 R6 O' T: C7 Y0 v- ~+ K以人为本people oriented; people foremost
3 H3 o8 \ m# f1 N" I. C因材施教teach students according to their aptitude
& Q# D! j1 X: ^* m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." : ]( Y" B2 Z7 S* `$ ^. [, _
欲速则不达Haste does not bring success. ; X! T- j/ p- R
优胜劣汰survival of the fittest
" [( ^0 I0 f9 m/ O. k& I1 q+ ^3 c英雄所见略同Great minds think alike.
0 G1 m7 z5 d2 N. Z% ]9 _9 J冤家宜解不宜结Better make friends than make enemies.
! B- `/ o' f5 c( ~$ s冤假错案"cases in which people were unjustly, falsely or wrongly charged or sentenced; unjust, false or wrong cases" ' n0 Y U; ~6 |: m% }/ Z0 a
一言既出，驷马难追A real man never goes back on his words. 8 w: Y2 S, {# e: }
招财进宝Money and treasures will be plentiful
# [/ i! h9 a0 r+ ]/ e V. q债台高筑become debt-ridden
4 ~- X0 U9 A0 `; o2 _致命要害Achilles' heel
. Y3 S2 ]& A5 i众矢之的target of public criticism
]/ C& g v r( L; c/ }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.
- a# l" R; P9 Z0 S纸上谈兵be an armchair strategist$ I6 i% H. t- n0 J6 x
纸包不住火Truth will come to light sooner or later.! e" _& m* }1 n
左右为难between the devil and the deep blue sea; between the rock and the hard place |
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