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爱屋及乌Love me, love my dog.8 x- D" z1 z9 I4 e; E9 ^. U
百闻不如一见Seeing is believing.
& Q% _! x6 T3 W' C% 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 worst1 @" r- C. h4 _* [5 [
笨鸟先飞A slow sparrow should make an early start.
& h! q: f$ K! N! N C不眠之夜white night / Z9 k: s- ^- I# @6 W
不以物喜，不以己悲not pleased by external gains, not saddened by personnal losses
/ k) x! Q& j/ j# j- I; P1 H- v不遗余力spare no effort; go all out; do one's best
% I, ~( p p0 X H9 {) D+ Z不打不成交"No discord, no concord. 6 P" h; L, S; g/ y
拆东墙补西墙rob Peter to pay Paul 6 G* j# z% }5 B; ~5 `7 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
; C7 A& z/ p9 P4 {( q1 ^, m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
4 i0 B, o1 b* r% l' v" X. U大开眼界open one's eyes; broaden one's horizon; be an eye-opener 3 M, A1 u B$ \
国泰民安The country flourishes and people live in peace
. f( j" L& g, q1 T! L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
# L. y" B$ w# ^功夫不负有心人Everything comes to him who waits. & }) |; E/ w' |- |/ O
好了伤疤忘了疼once on shore, one prays no more
: x5 w% A2 A! ]! Y1 B$ \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 Z9 L' a( n/ b% k
和气生财Harmony brings wealth
4 |. U2 W7 g. T4 M, M8 |活到老，学到老One is never too old to learn. % v, o! k1 X# g) ^
既往不咎let bygones be bygones ( [( M. t8 K* I! m# B& a
金无足赤,人无完人Gold can't be pure and man can't be perfect.
+ f1 M8 u6 {1 g1 ^8 I金玉满堂Treasures fill the home# X# R8 E/ S5 M; v% P7 O! z/ J- O; d
脚踏实地be down-to-earth
' p; b: [& V" m9 H# m) n1 N脚踩两只船sit on the fence
4 R" ~& P: o( M君子之交淡如水the friendship between gentlemen is as pure as crystal; a hedge between keeps friendship green , d' l& F. e- d7 [
老生常谈，陈词滥调cut and dried, cliché! B( f1 W9 F5 E8 ]0 W# g
礼尚往来Courtesy calls for reciprocity. 1 M$ b1 h) _+ U/ m0 P
留得青山在，不怕没柴烧"Where there is life, there is hope."* n& t- D v0 q" ]2 b+ N+ e
马到成功achieve immediate victory; win instant success% f6 H" B$ P; U
名利双收gain in both fame and wealth
1 R- [7 \; T8 v+ E+ `* l1 O9 e茅塞顿开be suddenly enlightened$ K3 h% p/ A0 M! O8 M
没有规矩不成方圆Nothing can be accomplished without norms or standards.: {! Y( U2 l' `3 E& C( l# z
每逢佳节倍思亲
6 S( V3 h8 |- ]4 Z0 Z: b4 ]On festive occasions more than ever one thinks of one's dear ones far away.5 u2 {* U, l( J+ T5 t8 h7 Y
It is on the festival occasions when one misses his dear most.
4 W) N* n# P- f谋事在人，成事在天"The planning lies with man, the outcome with Heaven. / Man proposes, God disposes. "* c2 y6 H0 e( d; @2 l
弄巧成拙be too smart by half; Cunning outwits itself.$ T$ R. n4 Z0 Z7 q5 c) H
拿手好戏masterpiece. f; }* r5 \% j" u/ J, m5 v/ J7 `
赔了夫人又折兵throw good money after bad' _0 @* _5 ]% G+ I. b j
抛砖引玉a modest spur to induce others to come forward with valuable contributions; throw a sprat to catch a whale
3 S1 t$ u3 |( b+ s0 s# W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) h0 e: z! O: t' z! ~, _" w: J6 M
抢得先机take the preemptive opportunities
* O, }+ z$ y* W1 B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.. L0 v3 B, l8 ^) f" W% e
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" T5 r& h: J, y* N9 y0 F
前事不忘,后事之师Past experience, if not forgotten, is a guide for the future.
2 w0 p7 U9 b+ E+ s- R1 O; d前人栽树,后人乘凉One generation plants the trees in whose shade another generation rests. g1 i8 F1 y* l* ]& Q2 J% u
One sows and another reaps.6 b5 D( j8 u8 f; p
前怕狼,后怕虎fear the wolf in front and the tiger behind/ hesitate in doing something
7 V, G J% r0 F V' F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. ; M$ W( E5 }& _* t) Q
强强联手win-win co-operation/ [* Y+ h. N( ]# ?
瑞雪兆丰年A timely snow promises a good harvest.
7 a9 x. f! t9 N+ m人之初,性本善Man's nature at birth is good.
2 } O$ M# S: q3 T& Y6 `人逢喜事精神爽Joy puts heart into a man.
+ } F0 }9 I4 ^- d1 B& e( q人海战术huge-crowd strategy * u. Z7 [! C! F* g1 s8 _+ o' n0 I: x
世上无难事，只要肯攀登"Where there is a will, there is a way. "
' v3 I$ s+ p2 E$ i7 s+ S) P世外桃源a fictitious land of peace away from the turmoil of the world;
1 B( y$ H6 w) z$ g死而后已until my heart stops beating
' H1 }2 l3 r8 d" Y+ W& P岁岁平安Peace all year round
4 }4 q, N" D! M上有天堂，下有苏杭"Just as there is paradise in heaven, ther are Suzhou and Hangzhou on earth." 4 c8 R7 m; {3 w' R' u$ o
塞翁失马，焉知非福Misfortune may be an actual blessing.: l: C, V7 B5 P8 E" F! r7 x) t
三十而立"A man should be independent at the age of thirty. 6 U' w8 D5 D l) Z! E* z: [; P
At thirty, a man should be able to think for himself."
2 l. L1 i, W" N; G+ B升级换代updating and upgrading (of products)
! y6 f, q4 i: `! U% E! A& k! Z' z四十不惑Life begins at forty. 4 s- t; k- G4 h. G$ }$ ~; ~
谁言寸草心，报得三春晖"Such kindness of warm sun, can't be repaid by grass. " 1 e5 S) m0 [: f" b9 h I9 E
水涨船高When the river rises, the boat floats high.
& q# A% u$ I' R- @时不我待Time and tide wait for no man. ) Q' e9 [' X! x
杀鸡用牛刀break a butterfly on the wheel
4 s# D' g8 M1 D6 ]: v实事求是seek truth from facts; be practical and realistic; be true to facts " y+ d# \$ E/ s: N# P' `
说曹操,曹操到Talk of the devil and he comes.
& i* i) {9 s+ p' [3 x实话实说speak the plain truth; call a spade a spade; tell it as it is
/ H% f+ B- ~7 Y: i! A5 a6 B/ w实践是检验真理的唯一标准Practice is the sole criterion for testing truth.6 x0 M: Y/ U: h% u1 j0 c0 s; L0 \
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; "
5 j" ^0 L4 z% b q4 E韬光养晦hide one's capacities and bide one's time) Z' o0 X1 j, f4 p9 o
糖衣炮弹sugar-coated bullets
3 a9 z& X A8 Q% n' A6 f+ @天有不测风云Anything unexpected may happen. a bolt from the blue
* W K+ `6 L0 D7 L# X6 }7 b团结就是力量Unity is strength.! S9 ?5 `( M E0 ?
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 7 R( I( |2 g' U% j4 Q- k1 }& k8 h9 I2 K
歪风邪气unhealthy practices and evil phenomena
. R: ], M' G! [5 |% q' T& h物以类聚，人以群分Birds of a feather flock together.
: C2 M! z4 v. C! s. z6 J往事如风"The past has vanished (from memory) like wind.; What in past, is past."
0 u2 B4 x8 j9 A- C望子成龙hold high hopes for one's child
[4 x+ F0 Z9 Y+ N h# n屋漏又逢连阴雨Misfortunes never come singly. When it rains it pours.
; L* \% V% s$ _4 j" `文韬武略military expertise; military strategy
! o7 v+ S/ o% [" ]# e6 W& D唯利是图draw water to one's mill 4 w9 e0 B6 u$ w4 d, {
无源之水,无本之木water without a source, and a tree wiithout roots8 \) }9 b5 N5 a, Q% C
无中生有make/create something out of nothing : M; ~: r8 N1 k* x0 X( u: l
无风不起浪There are no waves without wind. There's no smoke without fire.7 B" v( X* t, ?; {
徇私枉法bend the law for the benefit of relatives or friends % P: H' l& d- f' Z \/ ^0 q
新官上任三把火a new broom sweeps clean
; l( @# [' R0 f虚心使人进步,骄傲使人落后Modesty helps one go forward, whereas conceit makes one lag behind.
, w# h) P _) S( m. j蓄势而发accumulate strength for a take-off* e; `& ~, M, M1 h
心想事成May all your wish come true
$ o5 ?; d: \3 b7 e/ |7 _9 s心照不宣have a tacit understanding; give tacit consent; tacit understanding
! m* y2 `! v/ y, g( e+ Q" `8 ~先入为主First impressions are firmly entrenched.
1 r' x( W* k( d6 _先下手为强catch the ball before the bound* g! O* D3 f( @2 S9 p9 A, z
像热锅上的蚂蚁like an ant on a hot pan& E4 U8 f5 R! i8 x: O) q& R# [: N- m
现身说法warn people by taking oneself as an example8 D+ \; N" O4 Y
息事宁人pour oil on troubled waters 2 |' U; H0 C" \$ J
喜忧参半mingled hope and fear . r- H7 w G. ^4 {' e
循序渐进step by step' A( r) D; {8 d* Z
一路平安，一路顺风speed somebody on their way; speed the parting guest ( M1 C2 h3 g# a' P/ o( l& q
严以律己,宽以待人be strict with oneself and lenient towards others
1 c& D/ Z$ W' F7 ~- \" \! O鱼米之乡a land of milk and honey
; c+ I* F$ X' ~; s0 W8 d8 o有情人终成眷属"Jack shall have Jill, all shall be well." ; L- K' Q+ h3 O V/ ?& _
有钱能使鬼推磨Money makes the mare go. Money talks.
" _% |, O: g9 U+ ?4 V2 D3 J5 Z有识之士people of vision
* @. `+ K2 C8 l0 \/ k) G有勇无谋use brawn rather than brain 0 W1 e6 T3 }2 L& ?
有缘千里来相会Separated as we are thousands of miles apart, we come together as if by predestination.& R- J; _1 V4 J7 v' h6 k& ~% i8 H
与时俱进advance with times- h; ^4 c/ M0 w) L1 d; n* ~
以人为本people oriented; people foremost
3 k1 ?" k E% P9 U3 H3 o1 h( D因材施教teach students according to their aptitude T! E8 F7 [; T. M' V3 n/ S6 _
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 k+ O+ {* o. R+ k欲速则不达Haste does not bring success.
5 W4 K9 O5 `, r: w6 L0 R6 f2 |优胜劣汰survival of the fittest 2 d. j# \- W7 [9 M6 ?% U
英雄所见略同Great minds think alike., W, i) v) P: G: E
冤家宜解不宜结Better make friends than make enemies.) l6 C0 A: H7 E
冤假错案"cases in which people were unjustly, falsely or wrongly charged or sentenced; unjust, false or wrong cases"
7 [ f: x0 C& R8 o# \: w) R- U6 R一言既出，驷马难追A real man never goes back on his words.
# v. _9 h |- Q# r: f+ l8 W招财进宝Money and treasures will be plentiful
7 \* j2 G* K; |0 d5 ]债台高筑become debt-ridden+ e# U- n) z/ K3 K
致命要害Achilles' heel
+ i9 S+ H8 K9 a- B众矢之的target of public criticism# d8 t3 E( n6 e! 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.
; h+ k7 U" d& _) P. B纸上谈兵be an armchair strategist' a. |# u* u" D5 ?4 g. v. X
纸包不住火Truth will come to light sooner or later.
- E; b7 e2 [' U* u8 d5 x左右为难between the devil and the deep blue sea; between the rock and the hard place |
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