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爱屋及乌Love me, love my dog.2 p$ ^- K9 E" a9 f" m
百闻不如一见Seeing is believing.# a2 y% o I9 [; ^* S# R
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
1 V0 ]3 y* x, P! Y0 e' A笨鸟先飞A slow sparrow should make an early start.
7 D8 _, B/ y9 f$ E不眠之夜white night ! q, V- k4 g; d# d
不以物喜，不以己悲not pleased by external gains, not saddened by personnal losses
+ g. N) H; d; Z& x5 P+ g1 l不遗余力spare no effort; go all out; do one's best
2 u& d& Y3 N) K不打不成交"No discord, no concord.
4 y* L' A; A6 j" c) h4 p5 }$ T拆东墙补西墙rob Peter to pay Paul
' _! c$ a6 }- I' e4 |/ z- L辞旧迎新bid farewell to the old and usher in the new; ring out the old year and ring in the new - D2 ]* `9 _* k9 @( P \9 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 all2 j/ \! e% `- H+ u) i( m) S
大开眼界open one's eyes; broaden one's horizon; be an eye-opener / Y- w* N& C1 z# F/ m: i
国泰民安The country flourishes and people live in peace1 U8 f8 |7 f: N' g% ~
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 ) Z% ]9 U+ v5 P0 U
功夫不负有心人Everything comes to him who waits.
% X; K+ b; \6 h2 _* j, H好了伤疤忘了疼once on shore, one prays no more! y) H5 u8 P$ V9 q
好事不出门，恶事传千里Good news never goes beyond the gate, while bad news spread far and wide.
# z1 O* b7 M% G( d2 p5 o5 L# @9 E# {和气生财Harmony brings wealth, `% O0 n" \, p! X0 o
活到老，学到老One is never too old to learn. 2 j+ u) ]. J4 m- H
既往不咎let bygones be bygones : E8 k. }* h/ b! p! r3 w
金无足赤,人无完人Gold can't be pure and man can't be perfect. & A2 k4 @$ ^! F P5 H6 Z
金玉满堂Treasures fill the home
; }4 J% m3 _0 O" O) C脚踏实地be down-to-earth
% M" j8 V4 \! ]+ {' A脚踩两只船sit on the fence
$ n6 R2 u$ M- Q; d& b* J君子之交淡如水the friendship between gentlemen is as pure as crystal; a hedge between keeps friendship green 1 c2 l" }0 z3 N- C H5 x
老生常谈，陈词滥调cut and dried, cliché: j0 G' O- r: k$ ?
礼尚往来Courtesy calls for reciprocity. : `$ y6 j) W4 `: T
留得青山在，不怕没柴烧"Where there is life, there is hope." D( `4 B! C/ T' `
马到成功achieve immediate victory; win instant success4 y! f4 _4 t/ s+ P8 p
名利双收gain in both fame and wealth
- X$ y4 G+ c/ t* V8 w- c+ |茅塞顿开be suddenly enlightened
3 W L5 {: F" m; D7 N% O0 P没有规矩不成方圆Nothing can be accomplished without norms or standards.0 Q& E0 Q4 W9 j( l9 D9 w# w5 k
每逢佳节倍思亲
5 c8 d$ `2 q6 w1 W* D2 H* uOn festive occasions more than ever one thinks of one's dear ones far away.
: s# W7 x& n" I$ p2 eIt is on the festival occasions when one misses his dear most.
4 g1 m; _: I3 \7 }% k谋事在人，成事在天"The planning lies with man, the outcome with Heaven. / Man proposes, God disposes. "' S1 q1 y7 a6 n0 B6 Z* g, s! _ ]% W
弄巧成拙be too smart by half; Cunning outwits itself.. e$ T6 i# x7 e5 L: }
拿手好戏masterpiece
. W" h( n, \' l! ]赔了夫人又折兵throw good money after bad; t- D: u# j$ {5 @! x5 Z
抛砖引玉a modest spur to induce others to come forward with valuable contributions; throw a sprat to catch a whale
. y# m8 ~3 s; b% e破釜沉舟cut off all means of retreat；burn one‘s own way of retreat and be determined to fight to the end3 S$ O- J6 v0 {( {8 |
抢得先机take the preemptive opportunities
5 p, d$ R3 d) O+ ^* Z, x4 ?4 e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.
6 b5 F/ d: p _9 |* a. E! m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
& B3 V$ q# k8 W. @% Y前事不忘,后事之师Past experience, if not forgotten, is a guide for the future.6 m- S6 K9 {8 \
前人栽树,后人乘凉One generation plants the trees in whose shade another generation rests.0 O# x1 Y% }( w
One sows and another reaps.4 _8 c( K/ O1 Q; C: M8 J
前怕狼,后怕虎fear the wolf in front and the tiger behind/ hesitate in doing something/ }$ r- J! K& }4 B- d' q- b/ 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.
9 K2 U& a# h% Z1 O; k4 V- v7 M强强联手win-win co-operation
- F9 V7 P4 @9 \0 |* N2 Y* |瑞雪兆丰年A timely snow promises a good harvest.
; g1 K1 c( A' V' Y8 A人之初,性本善Man's nature at birth is good.. m+ z. v/ M7 e6 i- {3 \1 S" `! c6 Z
人逢喜事精神爽Joy puts heart into a man.
- `3 A4 m& W, }1 P* S人海战术huge-crowd strategy ; ~7 e- A: z6 R
世上无难事，只要肯攀登"Where there is a will, there is a way. "
, n' t/ `, B, L6 O" {5 m( g8 A世外桃源a fictitious land of peace away from the turmoil of the world; 4 k ~8 @( H; s
死而后已until my heart stops beating
0 J) d1 x! n. G0 i9 q. ~岁岁平安Peace all year round3 g/ |! p2 s2 n8 ^+ q" c4 m" q0 p
上有天堂，下有苏杭"Just as there is paradise in heaven, ther are Suzhou and Hangzhou on earth."
3 V, d6 y6 U" x; a* }塞翁失马，焉知非福Misfortune may be an actual blessing.
8 m. W5 `4 s# d7 j8 v9 V三十而立"A man should be independent at the age of thirty. , m5 ]0 z* q3 |+ q+ r8 l
At thirty, a man should be able to think for himself." % W4 _( X! y3 Y
升级换代updating and upgrading (of products)
6 a) M' Z) q/ K6 m+ w: _+ F四十不惑Life begins at forty. % |: h; I7 i+ f8 i9 f
谁言寸草心，报得三春晖"Such kindness of warm sun, can't be repaid by grass. " : c1 N; z" J r# `; Z3 y: Y
水涨船高When the river rises, the boat floats high./ y6 |/ S3 @* p7 F: t) y% {
时不我待Time and tide wait for no man. 2 b4 p* \ m' |3 d- A6 f
杀鸡用牛刀break a butterfly on the wheel! [" |. r8 s9 Z$ T9 l+ j6 E |( S* ^
实事求是seek truth from facts; be practical and realistic; be true to facts 5 F! }+ ~ f6 V
说曹操,曹操到Talk of the devil and he comes.
* {+ H$ L0 x5 _/ ^$ T实话实说speak the plain truth; call a spade a spade; tell it as it is
( ]2 K; n( w; n R. a# k实践是检验真理的唯一标准Practice is the sole criterion for testing truth.
. X9 k/ i3 M! U. h- U: v" e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; "
, U, @$ u+ L/ A' h韬光养晦hide one's capacities and bide one's time8 Y5 |- d; g" l) a0 G
糖衣炮弹sugar-coated bullets' [* S2 G* D+ R% Z2 f+ c
天有不测风云Anything unexpected may happen. a bolt from the blue' U0 @/ z: ~0 v" `* ~
团结就是力量Unity is strength.1 C6 [% k' A6 a( Y6 t$ d, V% 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
! t- R2 ?: P: B( B' l歪风邪气unhealthy practices and evil phenomena W& @3 h( Y$ o& g3 u& S$ |+ j& F
物以类聚，人以群分Birds of a feather flock together.
- f& q7 l3 a! g往事如风"The past has vanished (from memory) like wind.; What in past, is past." - \5 U: G- {: h) d
望子成龙hold high hopes for one's child: u- n: G+ Q( I
屋漏又逢连阴雨Misfortunes never come singly. When it rains it pours.
: C1 q8 D* G* ?7 x) C5 |" u文韬武略military expertise; military strategy . k* U7 _% c9 |' P' E: H% s g
唯利是图draw water to one's mill
& I) g, G! k- G1 L无源之水,无本之木water without a source, and a tree wiithout roots& r0 g) Q) w! }) ]
无中生有make/create something out of nothing
( d6 U( _/ {0 Q无风不起浪There are no waves without wind. There's no smoke without fire.
# R5 M7 z3 U8 N. ~: r/ T徇私枉法bend the law for the benefit of relatives or friends ! L0 B& a7 S: D# ?
新官上任三把火a new broom sweeps clean 8 b' i5 y* _6 M5 u
虚心使人进步,骄傲使人落后Modesty helps one go forward, whereas conceit makes one lag behind.
/ V. N! `( n$ j W0 E蓄势而发accumulate strength for a take-off5 Z# E* ^: s" ?
心想事成May all your wish come true u& p; e/ g v, _. E+ p: D
心照不宣have a tacit understanding; give tacit consent; tacit understanding, ~% g' @+ q# f) R# m4 z+ p% ]
先入为主First impressions are firmly entrenched.
. I) P. n% \% v/ X1 B. t4 x% u先下手为强catch the ball before the bound* H5 @1 |3 O0 l4 u' I6 U. W2 K
像热锅上的蚂蚁like an ant on a hot pan; d: i0 I, o3 C$ x' s/ E; E
现身说法warn people by taking oneself as an example/ ~, e$ Z* \8 L T2 _1 F( e
息事宁人pour oil on troubled waters C# S5 R3 N5 F. Y. X
喜忧参半mingled hope and fear $ R; N: `( D' _4 f
循序渐进step by step9 C8 h. j0 [* [- c$ i K6 D" n
一路平安，一路顺风speed somebody on their way; speed the parting guest * G O' n- q" U
严以律己,宽以待人be strict with oneself and lenient towards others7 T P0 }& f$ J0 L# ~7 \2 A
鱼米之乡a land of milk and honey
1 ]( P4 t5 i" w3 ^$ y; \5 p- k* J; _' v有情人终成眷属"Jack shall have Jill, all shall be well." 4 d' e) o+ M) A! z$ n m
有钱能使鬼推磨Money makes the mare go. Money talks.
+ h. \& P) T$ |1 ~+ n有识之士people of vision7 K z$ S: U- e6 ?2 b# i
有勇无谋use brawn rather than brain
. E3 ~" I4 x' l1 L; C/ A4 U! V有缘千里来相会Separated as we are thousands of miles apart, we come together as if by predestination.
5 ]: G, f+ p' f" |, V- c9 H与时俱进advance with times
9 f$ N3 k8 z; O; H; J; S以人为本people oriented; people foremost
* E- ~$ S' w ~因材施教teach students according to their aptitude
( t$ z/ c+ W4 l6 O% Q( A W& @& }8 w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."
/ x$ W7 n) O) h( L8 B+ ~欲速则不达Haste does not bring success. ! v6 c3 b) B; @! b
优胜劣汰survival of the fittest % z8 p& ~4 f7 _$ M! C
英雄所见略同Great minds think alike.
. u; |1 s8 q: M4 @: a冤家宜解不宜结Better make friends than make enemies.5 l3 q5 _# ?4 g. J# r
冤假错案"cases in which people were unjustly, falsely or wrongly charged or sentenced; unjust, false or wrong cases" " b- V& O5 X/ Y0 T
一言既出，驷马难追A real man never goes back on his words. 5 n4 t% \* F6 X( Q
招财进宝Money and treasures will be plentiful
, G' z; B6 {( g3 W0 e债台高筑become debt-ridden
' `1 E( [5 _4 F6 ]: X- \致命要害Achilles' heel $ l' e9 O$ K! j
众矢之的target of public criticism5 Z+ t1 w3 {# I6 u1 R/ t
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.
' L2 _# n7 q w纸上谈兵be an armchair strategist' g" K1 x# @: k; X: a/ P: L# N
纸包不住火Truth will come to light sooner or later.
3 K6 W2 P2 w9 F2 ^左右为难between the devil and the deep blue sea; between the rock and the hard place |
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