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爱屋及乌Love me, love my dog.: k" V- R5 g- m5 M
百闻不如一见Seeing is believing.: h4 E f/ c8 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 worst
- W9 U5 s) J& z笨鸟先飞A slow sparrow should make an early start.% i" M' o! `. [! O+ Q, O
不眠之夜white night
, z0 ^. _# v2 Z% j: m不以物喜，不以己悲not pleased by external gains, not saddened by personnal losses" x% O7 X( V. i& U8 K! O) L# X
不遗余力spare no effort; go all out; do one's best
9 L* v+ J5 I+ K% V不打不成交"No discord, no concord. 6 Z) e9 Z" y, Y( V: X: J% l! ~( Z
拆东墙补西墙rob Peter to pay Paul
# n" T9 N. D& l, D+ I4 A辞旧迎新bid farewell to the old and usher in the new; ring out the old year and ring in the new
( W3 r: T0 E; n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
3 T9 n* T" r3 x- E+ D$ `3 c1 h大开眼界open one's eyes; broaden one's horizon; be an eye-opener 5 ~5 S9 b# e' a/ E" A+ ]
国泰民安The country flourishes and people live in peace( V) n3 D# W3 n s3 }) z, B) v* F
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
* U3 ~. g" a. @+ Z功夫不负有心人Everything comes to him who waits.
0 n T1 a! o7 R7 l( v* N好了伤疤忘了疼once on shore, one prays no more
" c1 j, H8 v: ]8 D7 ^4 y& l好事不出门，恶事传千里Good news never goes beyond the gate, while bad news spread far and wide. 3 k+ r9 g0 ^, n' o# U' u
和气生财Harmony brings wealth, v$ c/ Y( [5 m7 _+ F
活到老，学到老One is never too old to learn. * K5 h" T6 s& {5 ^5 _ u
既往不咎let bygones be bygones 5 e7 ^5 m# S' q1 V( Q3 f( d
金无足赤,人无完人Gold can't be pure and man can't be perfect.
, J3 L) |9 k& f! c" _金玉满堂Treasures fill the home& v' ?& ?! b, Y1 C( ]! w" ~
脚踏实地be down-to-earth
" A& ^6 y( B& u/ X; U脚踩两只船sit on the fence + J, y( S4 ?. u3 y4 e
君子之交淡如水the friendship between gentlemen is as pure as crystal; a hedge between keeps friendship green o* S% P( w& F8 D: v* t; N
老生常谈，陈词滥调cut and dried, cliché
1 m- m; g5 C/ M5 R* j) T0 @礼尚往来Courtesy calls for reciprocity.
: H0 H" o/ C8 m6 X$ ^' A. I6 c留得青山在，不怕没柴烧"Where there is life, there is hope."+ }5 Z# u2 Q6 C1 B! C) p
马到成功achieve immediate victory; win instant success
u. F% h* B8 `! J名利双收gain in both fame and wealth
& ^3 ^: @, y" Z# F茅塞顿开be suddenly enlightened0 O" X# q7 W8 K9 }
没有规矩不成方圆Nothing can be accomplished without norms or standards.; _( L; q4 |# V" x9 L0 A. s& ~& ~
每逢佳节倍思亲
$ c, a' n6 X- q" G$ L/ f: lOn festive occasions more than ever one thinks of one's dear ones far away.
4 P" X \; Q2 o# U. M7 t: I- O6 tIt is on the festival occasions when one misses his dear most. 5 s* t( _+ B5 Y3 K2 F. W& x9 [
谋事在人，成事在天"The planning lies with man, the outcome with Heaven. / Man proposes, God disposes. "+ ~5 l9 \ P* s Y" g. g
弄巧成拙be too smart by half; Cunning outwits itself.6 K. {2 s- Z3 o; w, P, w
拿手好戏masterpiece; d7 ?" d" r/ Q/ G8 V
赔了夫人又折兵throw good money after bad; [8 `7 W; e( c) } I3 L0 c
抛砖引玉a modest spur to induce others to come forward with valuable contributions; throw a sprat to catch a whale, P0 N! k- I6 Y
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
4 C9 Y1 \, f! W; R; h抢得先机take the preemptive opportunities
) A+ p4 |: F+ {' a) I/ |# n2 m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.
+ H' s- o6 C7 R3 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
5 i; M( ^. p/ j( i* {" Y+ G前事不忘,后事之师Past experience, if not forgotten, is a guide for the future.
5 v6 B) t( l. s, B6 q0 s# z0 E前人栽树,后人乘凉One generation plants the trees in whose shade another generation rests.+ ^/ n! `! K: P2 G4 L3 y
One sows and another reaps.
7 m$ S% I7 Z; _- K0 I前怕狼,后怕虎fear the wolf in front and the tiger behind/ hesitate in doing something
2 Y% Z& G3 e5 {5 t( k) M; s3 D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 X: {$ K( z. B8 v
强强联手win-win co-operation$ `$ E9 k% v! [- Q8 ?
瑞雪兆丰年A timely snow promises a good harvest.+ F0 ?' e A9 G* F2 A
人之初,性本善Man's nature at birth is good.+ s N! T0 t; ~
人逢喜事精神爽Joy puts heart into a man.
. y- D: s/ Y: n" S人海战术huge-crowd strategy
& P4 f' ?. K* `+ ?4 Q世上无难事，只要肯攀登"Where there is a will, there is a way. "
8 p$ m( |9 u& L# E' I) o世外桃源a fictitious land of peace away from the turmoil of the world;
5 i4 A, D( @' P. B- p4 p( l死而后已until my heart stops beating. i. t8 i7 N) T7 s; U0 N+ g0 S
岁岁平安Peace all year round
1 O. l% s( H, {1 g; c# X- f: D上有天堂，下有苏杭"Just as there is paradise in heaven, ther are Suzhou and Hangzhou on earth." ! V8 m- Z5 X: X8 G
塞翁失马，焉知非福Misfortune may be an actual blessing.$ Q0 {. S; p% ~) ]
三十而立"A man should be independent at the age of thirty.
U0 w# B0 e3 JAt thirty, a man should be able to think for himself." ! ~# p) Y* e* j: _
升级换代updating and upgrading (of products) Q6 @8 [$ u% o
四十不惑Life begins at forty.
! ~& J& u$ J1 i/ x; e/ D; X谁言寸草心，报得三春晖"Such kindness of warm sun, can't be repaid by grass. " # B& P/ X3 F& B8 p9 q- u
水涨船高When the river rises, the boat floats high.
4 h! b/ w; `9 f! P+ X% ^时不我待Time and tide wait for no man.
; |* f/ P) y! ?0 o杀鸡用牛刀break a butterfly on the wheel
4 `* J8 L/ u) _6 ]( j实事求是seek truth from facts; be practical and realistic; be true to facts ' Y8 p5 o0 ~0 ^2 l, ^! V6 a* f: V
说曹操,曹操到Talk of the devil and he comes.
3 L. Y$ _. i( G9 ^; F1 K9 M实话实说speak the plain truth; call a spade a spade; tell it as it is 4 U& J8 s+ ?, \2 A5 M$ z
实践是检验真理的唯一标准Practice is the sole criterion for testing truth.
% q2 C e& T" v; A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; "
& w; o9 J. [% s9 Z. m2 w; h韬光养晦hide one's capacities and bide one's time) F( ~% c. B" c# R. k
糖衣炮弹sugar-coated bullets* N+ u* C- @2 {" ?3 f
天有不测风云Anything unexpected may happen. a bolt from the blue
/ v4 A4 c, f3 h6 u2 w团结就是力量Unity is strength.
3 Y) o) d' s& ?, s! G& V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 + E2 O, u. a$ B. R
歪风邪气unhealthy practices and evil phenomena
/ f( e3 s% v$ h- K0 Y# V/ ]( L+ Q; o' U物以类聚，人以群分Birds of a feather flock together." @ B- x1 V5 q: }* ~9 V( M
往事如风"The past has vanished (from memory) like wind.; What in past, is past."
" ~; ?$ E5 r: |( P望子成龙hold high hopes for one's child
. K0 Z, m6 ~$ E7 u5 _" b屋漏又逢连阴雨Misfortunes never come singly. When it rains it pours.
: y8 H7 n( j2 C* L! V& N8 e文韬武略military expertise; military strategy
5 ~- }4 k2 o# [: `4 s2 M唯利是图draw water to one's mill
' j! Z& N- f8 P. L8 b% B无源之水,无本之木water without a source, and a tree wiithout roots
# M8 j1 t$ C' x+ r5 w7 M) R* ?- v% S无中生有make/create something out of nothing 3 _3 b5 ~( J" z8 ]5 z0 w2 q
无风不起浪There are no waves without wind. There's no smoke without fire.! }) h& r" U* B% |
徇私枉法bend the law for the benefit of relatives or friends : T, o5 ?4 l- A. W- b
新官上任三把火a new broom sweeps clean + M+ u+ {: q. l) S
虚心使人进步,骄傲使人落后Modesty helps one go forward, whereas conceit makes one lag behind.
/ n1 A: U0 \ y5 j7 i/ ~" u3 |蓄势而发accumulate strength for a take-off
" u( W7 O. d& r- V心想事成May all your wish come true
* ]* z. Q: V- J `6 R心照不宣have a tacit understanding; give tacit consent; tacit understanding4 d' x. P! `, D3 O7 t) t
先入为主First impressions are firmly entrenched.
9 u: ?& ]; n! J/ C+ F# F1 a4 t先下手为强catch the ball before the bound, \9 t9 M! y, K% y: O
像热锅上的蚂蚁like an ant on a hot pan
0 J- H. S1 X- v5 @7 a# `现身说法warn people by taking oneself as an example
( P4 e+ E8 \- A2 z- W* n C4 ~息事宁人pour oil on troubled waters
* [* {. P2 \# o$ V喜忧参半mingled hope and fear
6 z/ a5 R! }2 Q* I/ _- }) P: F% D' g6 K循序渐进step by step0 X3 c. w5 U- m
一路平安，一路顺风speed somebody on their way; speed the parting guest / j3 Z- ` _. `: V2 s2 _5 Y& w
严以律己,宽以待人be strict with oneself and lenient towards others
* H2 L5 d+ q# `1 ]( F& a鱼米之乡a land of milk and honey2 P* z) T) ]8 i2 T! Q( M `& z
有情人终成眷属"Jack shall have Jill, all shall be well."
. Q: h$ q. ^" u7 t有钱能使鬼推磨Money makes the mare go. Money talks.
$ v8 f3 G- |3 U2 L有识之士people of vision
; f, J1 F; |+ h: g* B& ~: V有勇无谋use brawn rather than brain ' n+ h" w/ b- j2 Y- a) b" ?! x
有缘千里来相会Separated as we are thousands of miles apart, we come together as if by predestination.: \ g$ E8 P) w1 w$ C9 v( z5 E2 y
与时俱进advance with times
|# U, a" W1 x8 H( G S2 w$ @以人为本people oriented; people foremost
' Y- R1 q( N9 f4 M3 }4 d4 G因材施教teach students according to their aptitude 3 V1 E X$ e5 g% s* G8 M9 X
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."
; E0 e+ u5 [) M) W1 _' k: G# B欲速则不达Haste does not bring success. : c( o c0 `; I9 Z( ^( P
优胜劣汰survival of the fittest
9 q/ r. U! g+ H( a! K$ U英雄所见略同Great minds think alike.7 S$ ~- L' b6 j1 B! v
冤家宜解不宜结Better make friends than make enemies.5 U6 D& q: f% f8 _ P
冤假错案"cases in which people were unjustly, falsely or wrongly charged or sentenced; unjust, false or wrong cases" - {6 y7 V4 E0 }. n5 ]; D8 D
一言既出，驷马难追A real man never goes back on his words. " x; }# R; ?9 T7 M
招财进宝Money and treasures will be plentiful/ U) j% Y0 }& @8 A5 P1 z! @
债台高筑become debt-ridden
) |- x, O, L5 z6 V4 x致命要害Achilles' heel
% L% A7 t& H: x. u/ e3 Q" N! m+ r8 W众矢之的target of public criticism
( @ u6 S1 `/ Y* n. `/ `! Y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- {: N& _8 c$ q
纸上谈兵be an armchair strategist7 p: ]* l+ c) J i( q* V
纸包不住火Truth will come to light sooner or later.& o& n/ Q5 [/ r% Q6 k0 V
左右为难between the devil and the deep blue sea; between the rock and the hard place |
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