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爱屋及乌Love me, love my dog.& {) [, R3 i! H5 L1 x; ?
百闻不如一见Seeing is believing.
3 l$ e' U$ g1 V0 p: W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( g3 t3 |" T& E+ V
笨鸟先飞A slow sparrow should make an early start.
4 `7 f$ n9 w0 q7 d' E: Q1 G不眠之夜white night |- Y) u: y# g
不以物喜，不以己悲not pleased by external gains, not saddened by personnal losses# A- r: e+ V/ _0 q8 Y
不遗余力spare no effort; go all out; do one's best
6 |( T }# f# T! [( t+ B不打不成交"No discord, no concord. $ v& B4 I3 [, n2 ?1 i; ^' y% i1 R
拆东墙补西墙rob Peter to pay Paul
6 o. Q Z3 u" V& J5 f V辞旧迎新bid farewell to the old and usher in the new; ring out the old year and ring in the new 3 H1 E4 y) C. p! @0 I8 v
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
- R$ O! c! h& L/ @, A, \大开眼界open one's eyes; broaden one's horizon; be an eye-opener . D# G: D! S1 {5 m% K
国泰民安The country flourishes and people live in peace/ @5 j# h* `9 D4 Z1 s
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% u5 m# _" K1 |& [# `+ p功夫不负有心人Everything comes to him who waits. ! k% c" ~5 Y7 M: g0 J
好了伤疤忘了疼once on shore, one prays no more
" W; ]+ [4 `8 w( G% j! t# D好事不出门，恶事传千里Good news never goes beyond the gate, while bad news spread far and wide. % ?) {9 S* F& W
和气生财Harmony brings wealth
; a% o8 U% V0 J活到老，学到老One is never too old to learn.
. u! K# x1 y1 Y- u$ t# F. Z, D, I既往不咎let bygones be bygones " g$ ?& Y6 D/ T& [
金无足赤,人无完人Gold can't be pure and man can't be perfect.
) V4 Z0 v( b5 J$ }. `金玉满堂Treasures fill the home) g5 f: e! I/ B/ s; n$ J+ m8 m
脚踏实地be down-to-earth , t F2 i+ ]5 x/ M
脚踩两只船sit on the fence + B/ K5 Y4 ?% s
君子之交淡如水the friendship between gentlemen is as pure as crystal; a hedge between keeps friendship green
* D1 @& m; w: L* S8 Q$ |老生常谈，陈词滥调cut and dried, cliché
# f+ M+ R8 z( H8 g7 z# N7 g% t礼尚往来Courtesy calls for reciprocity. 9 |0 G6 g9 i0 \# X+ F3 \. b
留得青山在，不怕没柴烧"Where there is life, there is hope."
2 n" B2 w+ E; I% Z# [, N马到成功achieve immediate victory; win instant success; t+ ]. m$ _# M' B
名利双收gain in both fame and wealth
4 V' T, x. O7 E) t1 d茅塞顿开be suddenly enlightened
8 g, K4 j, R6 }没有规矩不成方圆Nothing can be accomplished without norms or standards.
$ n, y1 D1 @5 P! j每逢佳节倍思亲5 U% |# x- i/ W7 Q& j+ {
On festive occasions more than ever one thinks of one's dear ones far away.
7 v. ^7 O( i. T0 ]! Z2 M7 uIt is on the festival occasions when one misses his dear most.
8 q0 w \. ` I4 y) }/ E ^谋事在人，成事在天"The planning lies with man, the outcome with Heaven. / Man proposes, God disposes. "
9 ^/ B! x* ~- o9 S弄巧成拙be too smart by half; Cunning outwits itself.# J$ K& T5 E. P
拿手好戏masterpiece
2 _1 R3 I2 M6 s. y赔了夫人又折兵throw good money after bad
+ A" b& A) c( O: O4 l抛砖引玉a modest spur to induce others to come forward with valuable contributions; throw a sprat to catch a whale. m5 S; n: M6 y* V
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
' R8 Z$ r3 T7 F! m$ T) q抢得先机take the preemptive opportunities : g) O( r( \5 E& @" b6 Q( | \
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.
% b; u( I5 s4 i# H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' q2 E4 _9 B0 u$ Y8 ?9 q! ~
前事不忘,后事之师Past experience, if not forgotten, is a guide for the future.0 V; [( j1 \$ b; S8 S& J
前人栽树,后人乘凉One generation plants the trees in whose shade another generation rests.: K0 S: t6 T5 _$ u2 r+ o$ e- v: s2 r; N
One sows and another reaps.
; s+ h( x% X* L2 n: _前怕狼,后怕虎fear the wolf in front and the tiger behind/ hesitate in doing something: l l6 \4 S2 E9 b& }
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. " G9 q# ^1 C% ^: G$ ~# u9 y
强强联手win-win co-operation
$ m8 d! v* B2 ^% J! l) B瑞雪兆丰年A timely snow promises a good harvest.
, g4 Q8 L( u$ _# S. A人之初,性本善Man's nature at birth is good.
- [! J6 [. E4 ]$ E' O; w人逢喜事精神爽Joy puts heart into a man.
9 {" p( q& ~. m1 k人海战术huge-crowd strategy . J5 s2 Q8 g& Q7 f$ }' ^% @$ _
世上无难事，只要肯攀登"Where there is a will, there is a way. "
' m2 u. x. |+ n6 _+ m2 A世外桃源a fictitious land of peace away from the turmoil of the world; 2 o" ? C- I# i9 V( D7 J
死而后已until my heart stops beating
3 R$ D: i/ T, M. I" e岁岁平安Peace all year round3 M3 m- ]) c# B
上有天堂，下有苏杭"Just as there is paradise in heaven, ther are Suzhou and Hangzhou on earth." 5 n2 \/ j" M0 T: s
塞翁失马，焉知非福Misfortune may be an actual blessing.! q/ B+ [8 j6 p/ ?
三十而立"A man should be independent at the age of thirty. . O% @% D$ S9 }3 h( d
At thirty, a man should be able to think for himself." ) I) H* `$ K! w/ p
升级换代updating and upgrading (of products)' { P5 O" _. L4 w7 T
四十不惑Life begins at forty. ! B5 y) n$ R: a
谁言寸草心，报得三春晖"Such kindness of warm sun, can't be repaid by grass. " 3 K5 y; P4 D: B# I& A% V
水涨船高When the river rises, the boat floats high." |* H1 I9 q9 k0 n- c
时不我待Time and tide wait for no man. 9 M1 J! O! k- Z' A$ b- c+ K
杀鸡用牛刀break a butterfly on the wheel
$ ^+ `; s$ [' ?- o# b# A/ o实事求是seek truth from facts; be practical and realistic; be true to facts ) J! i$ t( I' a: i: h& |
说曹操,曹操到Talk of the devil and he comes.
# T) u' p! x, c* ]0 }: {; H实话实说speak the plain truth; call a spade a spade; tell it as it is 1 |0 G8 L5 S" \( f, o8 M! c6 t. A
实践是检验真理的唯一标准Practice is the sole criterion for testing truth.$ O4 k/ v U" S* v0 P; [2 p9 G6 `
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; "
/ Q& K+ A" k5 m/ b% O( `韬光养晦hide one's capacities and bide one's time3 D4 n9 _: G9 B6 ~
糖衣炮弹sugar-coated bullets! r; u" W4 n. f8 R
天有不测风云Anything unexpected may happen. a bolt from the blue
" u7 s0 D; Z* H% A0 _3 y9 v团结就是力量Unity is strength.% ~% @0 b& ` \& o
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
5 |2 m9 r: O0 `" }0 z+ D歪风邪气unhealthy practices and evil phenomena
' w& i7 [# m5 U物以类聚，人以群分Birds of a feather flock together. t2 e" H+ o: R% ~- h
往事如风"The past has vanished (from memory) like wind.; What in past, is past." / m0 ~& }' I9 B: M4 u7 B8 w
望子成龙hold high hopes for one's child3 j2 `" {+ V: H; {
屋漏又逢连阴雨Misfortunes never come singly. When it rains it pours.' I( D" O9 t# [% ^6 D% u( B
文韬武略military expertise; military strategy
* q, s$ w: _8 Y: h唯利是图draw water to one's mill + P. F# `/ K4 [, S- o
无源之水,无本之木water without a source, and a tree wiithout roots# ]3 G# ^! F( l4 [# ^
无中生有make/create something out of nothing 6 V& `2 k, |$ \( W+ v
无风不起浪There are no waves without wind. There's no smoke without fire.; ?4 v% H" C8 F' j' P* P# p7 m
徇私枉法bend the law for the benefit of relatives or friends
# Z) ?6 C0 t6 Q& R3 R' N b新官上任三把火a new broom sweeps clean ! L4 R( e1 H$ ?: ?5 ^$ m4 j7 w
虚心使人进步,骄傲使人落后Modesty helps one go forward, whereas conceit makes one lag behind.
, Y, I# e& X' }# O4 c) W蓄势而发accumulate strength for a take-off
% m# ?# @- m, g3 S- I心想事成May all your wish come true
) ~8 x6 M8 R8 ?2 [ Y% \心照不宣have a tacit understanding; give tacit consent; tacit understanding! p1 W# t; V/ ?( M. K
先入为主First impressions are firmly entrenched.
3 A1 f2 ^- |( R, w C# G( z5 L' O先下手为强catch the ball before the bound
2 X/ m6 ^4 ]% d& X+ c像热锅上的蚂蚁like an ant on a hot pan
8 m0 `& R$ V, k* z* F$ |/ ^现身说法warn people by taking oneself as an example
# `) a) ~' s2 _4 v! v息事宁人pour oil on troubled waters 4 s2 j" M: \8 F& P
喜忧参半mingled hope and fear . N- `% y1 W+ e" C$ `5 L
循序渐进step by step
" ^9 s4 K' T! D, g0 q一路平安，一路顺风speed somebody on their way; speed the parting guest
1 [5 `# O7 x& N9 e0 N @% i' g1 e严以律己,宽以待人be strict with oneself and lenient towards others
8 z3 b! u, C$ k0 u' Q( g8 O" Z鱼米之乡a land of milk and honey
3 k# ] H- h9 Q2 N9 E8 _有情人终成眷属"Jack shall have Jill, all shall be well." ' d3 Z( R# [1 P
有钱能使鬼推磨Money makes the mare go. Money talks.& G4 c; |! Z# p& U
有识之士people of vision* F3 ^* B( Q: l. B0 ]( \
有勇无谋use brawn rather than brain
4 j. j: O, l) j7 y! B4 {/ N有缘千里来相会Separated as we are thousands of miles apart, we come together as if by predestination.
! j! w5 l; c* j# I2 N5 c与时俱进advance with times
' u4 ?( N8 g' D) C2 i以人为本people oriented; people foremost 4 H ^" P- ^2 |, Q
因材施教teach students according to their aptitude
, z- G* ?% @& e% q6 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."
5 s7 B2 G1 P+ A; q" J欲速则不达Haste does not bring success. 8 A, K8 n4 G- {. o) ?* q5 B6 F
优胜劣汰survival of the fittest & h3 y0 i, t3 ~1 p5 h
英雄所见略同Great minds think alike.
; {3 @. K% K) _1 m4 l) p7 n9 Q% e冤家宜解不宜结Better make friends than make enemies.
* L t! m+ V8 V冤假错案"cases in which people were unjustly, falsely or wrongly charged or sentenced; unjust, false or wrong cases"
" T9 n1 p7 |% o/ N一言既出，驷马难追A real man never goes back on his words. : u! A4 N. p' ^5 v2 A" {! ^6 t
招财进宝Money and treasures will be plentiful! l' b' g; r8 E. }* |3 g/ ~: X
债台高筑become debt-ridden; N0 f0 J. ?0 x! ]9 N }- F
致命要害Achilles' heel
: ? }7 W5 h7 z9 k: B0 i众矢之的target of public criticism
. o8 [- u- l c {) P" W/ R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.2 G+ C) \4 C9 r* ]/ }2 T
纸上谈兵be an armchair strategist4 Q/ C* Q+ L4 P4 e
纸包不住火Truth will come to light sooner or later.
0 E: f4 S5 R4 I, o左右为难between the devil and the deep blue sea; between the rock and the hard place |
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