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爱屋及乌Love me, love my dog.
' c. h# Q* U4 u百闻不如一见Seeing is believing.: O; I* P; d- z u9 V! q7 C
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
4 e5 H: [" N& W* X; }! g笨鸟先飞A slow sparrow should make an early start.
. B" C; |* [# A/ X( a不眠之夜white night : ]6 F0 g* s. b1 Y4 g. r. ^- A: f
不以物喜，不以己悲not pleased by external gains, not saddened by personnal losses
# W7 s0 b* b' ~9 }( ^5 P不遗余力spare no effort; go all out; do one's best4 f8 b6 f) ~$ r, P5 ?, N
不打不成交"No discord, no concord. # y) b. x( a( J) F
拆东墙补西墙rob Peter to pay Paul
' H$ J, P2 Q+ _* X8 |辞旧迎新bid farewell to the old and usher in the new; ring out the old year and ring in the new
' C( t& D! l p4 h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
" A* `6 ^1 N" S+ r大开眼界open one's eyes; broaden one's horizon; be an eye-opener
4 v( X4 w; d1 V& n$ J3 X国泰民安The country flourishes and people live in peace% {" M( L" t$ o) e7 N' `) |
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 b$ \0 v5 x* ]& c3 r
功夫不负有心人Everything comes to him who waits.
4 ]2 C# N5 `1 Q6 R1 t$ i好了伤疤忘了疼once on shore, one prays no more
- _% ~$ {% l* ^# H4 b" E i3 p* ]/ 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. 5 `! L8 d+ b# s' k6 A" |
和气生财Harmony brings wealth
4 [8 C" Q: I0 `- d7 ]4 H/ J活到老，学到老One is never too old to learn. ' ~0 D8 o. T' m' T( w
既往不咎let bygones be bygones
& x1 e$ D. V- Z/ f, y# v# _金无足赤,人无完人Gold can't be pure and man can't be perfect.
0 h4 r. C1 a8 B, t- j9 |0 s金玉满堂Treasures fill the home
! ?# }% d5 W+ @9 C( u脚踏实地be down-to-earth ) |3 U4 J: G7 m+ o6 z- p
脚踩两只船sit on the fence
; I) p$ h- h" G君子之交淡如水the friendship between gentlemen is as pure as crystal; a hedge between keeps friendship green 8 n% [! [& ]) r6 z
老生常谈，陈词滥调cut and dried, cliché
/ p: _. n2 `, H3 x- c- o礼尚往来Courtesy calls for reciprocity.
8 M; K4 T, q0 q4 Z3 B4 T留得青山在，不怕没柴烧"Where there is life, there is hope."
. z+ K; }( O0 H% D马到成功achieve immediate victory; win instant success) n+ d3 |& g) G1 G8 g, @2 |
名利双收gain in both fame and wealth% s F" O) ?5 P5 ?! l. H
茅塞顿开be suddenly enlightened& P+ u1 N1 z* m
没有规矩不成方圆Nothing can be accomplished without norms or standards.+ H" l: V4 v0 n( w/ M
每逢佳节倍思亲9 ^; b0 N* O9 r7 s( b8 X% B
On festive occasions more than ever one thinks of one's dear ones far away.
8 t# E9 h- W V# q& S5 M# IIt is on the festival occasions when one misses his dear most. & @1 P/ E4 I; e" S$ y, H q7 y
谋事在人，成事在天"The planning lies with man, the outcome with Heaven. / Man proposes, God disposes. "
: M L; ?+ t+ Y0 Q- r9 z; c弄巧成拙be too smart by half; Cunning outwits itself.: v( e7 O# \* s9 K0 ?* x% F
拿手好戏masterpiece, D% H+ ~& ^8 s+ E1 p4 N; m! u
赔了夫人又折兵throw good money after bad/ C4 |) Y+ u }9 Q& F& D
抛砖引玉a modest spur to induce others to come forward with valuable contributions; throw a sprat to catch a whale1 f2 x6 l9 m5 P- Z
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
6 o, K& E2 |9 |* v0 ]抢得先机take the preemptive opportunities 4 e2 K' G4 D6 `: w/ [
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." ^0 P/ ?% I+ o4 o& Q+ i7 c
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" `3 E5 [( m, ~, z6 a
前事不忘,后事之师Past experience, if not forgotten, is a guide for the future.
1 p- r: v; ~5 q/ m前人栽树,后人乘凉One generation plants the trees in whose shade another generation rests.
! i F/ f- u) f5 W! \$ k& AOne sows and another reaps.
T0 v4 _4 p8 j7 E2 L前怕狼,后怕虎fear the wolf in front and the tiger behind/ hesitate in doing something U2 B0 ?# \/ e% _% ^5 e' n- S( ^% 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. " g* Y. l1 N; r- {
强强联手win-win co-operation6 e3 V+ J) X! p2 g, g( h
瑞雪兆丰年A timely snow promises a good harvest.! P. Z) A5 M6 x; N
人之初,性本善Man's nature at birth is good.2 Y/ g4 h+ |5 M+ `; N# Z9 o* N$ F8 W6 v
人逢喜事精神爽Joy puts heart into a man.
( \- Q6 ~4 k6 b/ z" W( j9 P3 H人海战术huge-crowd strategy , S6 n% y, D" g+ @
世上无难事，只要肯攀登"Where there is a will, there is a way. " ! h2 \. d( R/ u0 N8 V8 r% d
世外桃源a fictitious land of peace away from the turmoil of the world; ; O* P$ @1 E( O. W Y
死而后已until my heart stops beating4 c7 o- k0 F1 _9 S% u8 O
岁岁平安Peace all year round" H$ f$ Q3 R5 i" Y3 H
上有天堂，下有苏杭"Just as there is paradise in heaven, ther are Suzhou and Hangzhou on earth." 8 x/ G: w+ R% Y! Z4 F: B1 C( N
塞翁失马，焉知非福Misfortune may be an actual blessing.
# K8 c2 f- ~' e- q% [3 P5 c% s" X三十而立"A man should be independent at the age of thirty.
$ z1 w' S, j$ f! R1 e0 ~- DAt thirty, a man should be able to think for himself."
; P+ i. s5 z& N升级换代updating and upgrading (of products)* }! B2 x% m2 Q5 D2 ^3 S
四十不惑Life begins at forty. ! f& n/ `0 N3 u# ^9 ~2 f* K" z
谁言寸草心，报得三春晖"Such kindness of warm sun, can't be repaid by grass. "
: f- {/ [& w4 C- Q% g. J水涨船高When the river rises, the boat floats high.$ \- p" J/ ^: G* N/ V/ i% x: W% M
时不我待Time and tide wait for no man.
, Q; {. ?) j* ^2 _) L杀鸡用牛刀break a butterfly on the wheel
; O0 V/ ^- O' s8 I) d2 \4 W3 q实事求是seek truth from facts; be practical and realistic; be true to facts
0 C0 p1 }% P5 r, F说曹操,曹操到Talk of the devil and he comes.
4 H# ?; w4 q: x: t实话实说speak the plain truth; call a spade a spade; tell it as it is # u8 U7 f4 p6 J% u% ~
实践是检验真理的唯一标准Practice is the sole criterion for testing truth.
: l5 m4 Z# T# k' a- @, I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; ". r4 [2 C B$ O8 @9 a, K$ m0 r8 A
韬光养晦hide one's capacities and bide one's time% z2 H. b9 Q# c+ t0 Z4 ?3 c1 `+ L- f
糖衣炮弹sugar-coated bullets
2 s4 I- A" T+ X' K) |$ I; e天有不测风云Anything unexpected may happen. a bolt from the blue
0 |# l1 m5 D2 ]. H1 T3 y团结就是力量Unity is strength.4 G$ V: p' s( y, ?# C
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 " l2 Y7 L. O/ Z2 T. h! c: a4 s J
歪风邪气unhealthy practices and evil phenomena' f. ?4 r0 ?3 f0 y
物以类聚，人以群分Birds of a feather flock together.; U, q0 ~9 x' v6 p: P8 o
往事如风"The past has vanished (from memory) like wind.; What in past, is past." & i$ C n( _2 f$ M1 |
望子成龙hold high hopes for one's child
2 G) z& y; {" e$ k屋漏又逢连阴雨Misfortunes never come singly. When it rains it pours.
w! B. I7 I1 r8 m& S: x: \文韬武略military expertise; military strategy
/ W1 W% _5 J. |% F2 a) h4 P+ k唯利是图draw water to one's mill . C% B7 A& c, K& T) g9 N: G
无源之水,无本之木water without a source, and a tree wiithout roots6 p, p7 H) ?' w3 c; z
无中生有make/create something out of nothing $ {( @- s# X! O7 s0 @
无风不起浪There are no waves without wind. There's no smoke without fire.
, z$ P+ ~9 H+ [徇私枉法bend the law for the benefit of relatives or friends
2 M; t N1 v/ @$ i4 `新官上任三把火a new broom sweeps clean
. c8 E2 R$ G2 @4 O虚心使人进步,骄傲使人落后Modesty helps one go forward, whereas conceit makes one lag behind.
7 \; w2 j1 b/ s( p蓄势而发accumulate strength for a take-off* s* k6 R. ~7 `4 d& B
心想事成May all your wish come true
$ m5 m- h; ?5 G0 [- g心照不宣have a tacit understanding; give tacit consent; tacit understanding
, F. x! y% L- ^3 U1 m先入为主First impressions are firmly entrenched.1 q# [6 B% J9 U1 z; Q; D4 D
先下手为强catch the ball before the bound* A% P& o: D {, o+ e
像热锅上的蚂蚁like an ant on a hot pan' J2 Z$ x( ~9 I# H, ~7 J; W
现身说法warn people by taking oneself as an example
/ j t8 U4 @$ \8 r' P1 @9 b9 k息事宁人pour oil on troubled waters : V4 l1 a5 d4 S$ e. K% F; l
喜忧参半mingled hope and fear
7 T9 u( B/ N2 L7 n循序渐进step by step
' {2 f, N4 S: [+ k/ Y一路平安，一路顺风speed somebody on their way; speed the parting guest . B$ S" |7 E8 B" X4 [! v2 j
严以律己,宽以待人be strict with oneself and lenient towards others
, K' j2 I% C% Y鱼米之乡a land of milk and honey
3 q; E( \% o2 b有情人终成眷属"Jack shall have Jill, all shall be well." ) U& g d$ `! p+ v2 g+ X
有钱能使鬼推磨Money makes the mare go. Money talks.7 d: U* G: w( s
有识之士people of vision9 V# K8 P# }* K6 S/ i
有勇无谋use brawn rather than brain ! s3 m I5 V! \& k( V6 ~
有缘千里来相会Separated as we are thousands of miles apart, we come together as if by predestination.
: x/ f+ c. b) r# B( U: n4 L$ s) a与时俱进advance with times6 T5 b: k- R; _% W; _9 n
以人为本people oriented; people foremost
2 A' _. I$ c- _8 b因材施教teach students according to their aptitude * M" v, H& a9 b4 w1 A# y
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 i+ i+ P/ V/ V( n' s$ h
欲速则不达Haste does not bring success.
0 z* n4 c- Z, i z" E& t优胜劣汰survival of the fittest ( `: t0 [; J" h6 u
英雄所见略同Great minds think alike.5 s# S, ^. Q" S6 G: V! V" f W
冤家宜解不宜结Better make friends than make enemies.
8 I i( i" d1 X6 Q% e" l冤假错案"cases in which people were unjustly, falsely or wrongly charged or sentenced; unjust, false or wrong cases"
+ L& g% E S) B, N; f1 q) o一言既出，驷马难追A real man never goes back on his words.
4 d3 G. I2 ^3 y% q- v招财进宝Money and treasures will be plentiful
8 O! R( o; o" _$ q3 T# n债台高筑become debt-ridden
4 m' [, l3 A4 j _3 n致命要害Achilles' heel
% `+ F* N# }3 }$ {' m众矢之的target of public criticism
6 r% j+ E. B. ]* ^; e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.% Y ^% _+ N9 X2 ^# ]& x! y; j- p# [& x
纸上谈兵be an armchair strategist3 H7 i# r& f- z$ T. F1 s6 x2 ]
纸包不住火Truth will come to light sooner or later.
- D. N) d$ c+ M3 W! d左右为难between the devil and the deep blue sea; between the rock and the hard place |
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