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爱屋及乌Love me, love my dog.# a7 P, `4 C8 v
百闻不如一见Seeing is believing.9 Q0 A4 b; @5 t1 [' S( W; s, y
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
% s' a& O1 P m8 {笨鸟先飞A slow sparrow should make an early start.; X- U% p4 ^ l; }/ O( n
不眠之夜white night
! \) P; Q) W) F! a3 b) q- D不以物喜，不以己悲not pleased by external gains, not saddened by personnal losses
- L& A" ^9 S5 z6 c! G不遗余力spare no effort; go all out; do one's best
0 [8 l% ^# E" f D不打不成交"No discord, no concord. # d9 a( s" j% l1 O# f
拆东墙补西墙rob Peter to pay Paul 2 X) l5 ? x% r9 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
8 _3 [5 g+ w7 C7 V# z; g5 U! W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
9 E, m C" p2 f- G, c; I4 W+ c大开眼界open one's eyes; broaden one's horizon; be an eye-opener 4 s+ c4 `+ p5 z
国泰民安The country flourishes and people live in peace
6 G! D2 J! x" E/ }0 a1 T, k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 8 b9 [4 [) t$ @+ k# A
功夫不负有心人Everything comes to him who waits. 5 r Q$ M" Z0 v# N0 x8 X
好了伤疤忘了疼once on shore, one prays no more
7 W. S/ J: w/ O) A5 `2 y3 A2 C. t好事不出门，恶事传千里Good news never goes beyond the gate, while bad news spread far and wide. 6 t0 L7 ~+ ]9 @2 z% T6 Y, Z8 u
和气生财Harmony brings wealth' t$ \' Y% j, z5 {, x
活到老，学到老One is never too old to learn.
: X3 F% H' h) m既往不咎let bygones be bygones
0 H3 M7 F1 F+ o4 Y4 ]2 t) R金无足赤,人无完人Gold can't be pure and man can't be perfect. * o3 O' u& ^; F& v# r
金玉满堂Treasures fill the home
+ Z5 D4 n2 v: m6 ~" O* ]* S: K1 ~脚踏实地be down-to-earth
! q0 f+ Z! M- [3 W# C* n脚踩两只船sit on the fence
9 e( v7 q4 Q# k4 M. m! Q君子之交淡如水the friendship between gentlemen is as pure as crystal; a hedge between keeps friendship green / S- }) n+ ]6 B# v
老生常谈，陈词滥调cut and dried, cliché
v* ?" T# y! C2 Y- Z礼尚往来Courtesy calls for reciprocity. & ~+ \% y+ a! Z" a! g, W6 K* m9 [
留得青山在，不怕没柴烧"Where there is life, there is hope."
# p% o6 [9 n" k8 f马到成功achieve immediate victory; win instant success: k# x- c! c+ _: \, C
名利双收gain in both fame and wealth1 U& u% R1 B9 B& R& w
茅塞顿开be suddenly enlightened
2 S; h5 s% u- z% {没有规矩不成方圆Nothing can be accomplished without norms or standards.
1 r) n, o; _* H每逢佳节倍思亲! s: y' F+ P" H
On festive occasions more than ever one thinks of one's dear ones far away.
2 Q/ _3 t% w* D8 J/ `+ lIt is on the festival occasions when one misses his dear most. # Z: J( c; b5 a0 |
谋事在人，成事在天"The planning lies with man, the outcome with Heaven. / Man proposes, God disposes. "
: @. g* ]# m. o; [+ N4 I( T! C弄巧成拙be too smart by half; Cunning outwits itself.
& v6 y }3 e D" g* h' M% A" S拿手好戏masterpiece
6 m3 E3 k% F: ?1 A* g: Z赔了夫人又折兵throw good money after bad0 f( P" n; O5 M
抛砖引玉a modest spur to induce others to come forward with valuable contributions; throw a sprat to catch a whale, L0 x5 \% h0 Y9 n, H
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
8 ~) B( W/ Z0 n; f& q抢得先机take the preemptive opportunities
8 Q# m. l8 H& c1 L7 ^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.5 e. t0 _* K- p/ K
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 j5 @3 B' }& r* G; f7 O, @
前事不忘,后事之师Past experience, if not forgotten, is a guide for the future.- R2 T1 I# u! T6 M8 c) b" {( F9 d
前人栽树,后人乘凉One generation plants the trees in whose shade another generation rests.% A: V9 [7 U$ }& `6 }/ Z& F
One sows and another reaps.
: [1 ~0 Y7 K+ X6 _: n6 R4 ^前怕狼,后怕虎fear the wolf in front and the tiger behind/ hesitate in doing something+ L0 F4 R* l. q! L1 T
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.
0 v/ h0 J; Q% u( \4 H6 O强强联手win-win co-operation
* d3 p5 e+ t1 G$ J6 @瑞雪兆丰年A timely snow promises a good harvest.2 Y3 q Q8 G9 }% i
人之初,性本善Man's nature at birth is good.# [) i8 Q! r! R8 }
人逢喜事精神爽Joy puts heart into a man.
e s" q+ f# X# d6 x人海战术huge-crowd strategy
$ r; f0 z) @9 s" f3 c9 T% v世上无难事，只要肯攀登"Where there is a will, there is a way. "
7 }& o5 f! M: s) H世外桃源a fictitious land of peace away from the turmoil of the world;
/ g% k' L& Q' f/ C: {; j/ A3 b死而后已until my heart stops beating' M, }9 E$ }6 H v* p
岁岁平安Peace all year round& K/ S y: P& Y3 _& z- d0 Y5 Y
上有天堂，下有苏杭"Just as there is paradise in heaven, ther are Suzhou and Hangzhou on earth." 0 R. {4 _, `, e% f
塞翁失马，焉知非福Misfortune may be an actual blessing., {1 q4 |2 m% g5 I- |
三十而立"A man should be independent at the age of thirty.
5 ~) s5 ~/ z5 c6 X+ [At thirty, a man should be able to think for himself."
3 }$ Q9 p: `. H! [. U, |升级换代updating and upgrading (of products)
2 G* g( r. A( x四十不惑Life begins at forty. 0 D7 a9 `1 ]6 n# r6 d2 D* z9 u2 J
谁言寸草心，报得三春晖"Such kindness of warm sun, can't be repaid by grass. " 0 R' ~! K. B! q+ q, C
水涨船高When the river rises, the boat floats high.. n0 A; G! V! G
时不我待Time and tide wait for no man. 4 o0 W. S; i/ Q6 t& L7 M. P
杀鸡用牛刀break a butterfly on the wheel8 N6 c& L& l: p9 Q1 u; j5 s
实事求是seek truth from facts; be practical and realistic; be true to facts
1 d- [3 x8 `" b说曹操,曹操到Talk of the devil and he comes.
) P, e/ `& M; {3 O实话实说speak the plain truth; call a spade a spade; tell it as it is
% @5 ^9 C; C+ F- v! j/ v实践是检验真理的唯一标准Practice is the sole criterion for testing truth.
; o+ |4 `! R* L8 {0 }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; "; V1 o6 G6 A+ L2 t( U& C
韬光养晦hide one's capacities and bide one's time* I4 I; C5 ]4 `! \7 }$ `
糖衣炮弹sugar-coated bullets$ e7 k7 f) Q3 {
天有不测风云Anything unexpected may happen. a bolt from the blue
! F. Q. Z2 _3 h6 L, ~1 O) Z团结就是力量Unity is strength.1 _& Z" ^* e4 a) m: p6 O) E) q
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 " J/ Q. {& W) Y9 ^
歪风邪气unhealthy practices and evil phenomena
7 T+ ]/ R: e- j: I物以类聚，人以群分Birds of a feather flock together.
# y! e2 y4 Z2 f9 S' g0 j- y$ g往事如风"The past has vanished (from memory) like wind.; What in past, is past." . _ p5 B2 Z* [
望子成龙hold high hopes for one's child
1 C( `" H% d+ [, ]3 l屋漏又逢连阴雨Misfortunes never come singly. When it rains it pours.
2 a3 U2 P o) n7 B- @; @+ c文韬武略military expertise; military strategy , G$ o& d) C( M( w3 i# w2 H" K
唯利是图draw water to one's mill
4 M+ B; I2 `- }: k2 l- X+ h无源之水,无本之木water without a source, and a tree wiithout roots
7 Y) Q# D3 q2 I4 |, @5 |, M9 O无中生有make/create something out of nothing n* S$ L! L6 l8 t& U
无风不起浪There are no waves without wind. There's no smoke without fire.
) }/ i2 |- H* U/ a5 y% [# o R* C徇私枉法bend the law for the benefit of relatives or friends
, P/ r6 u$ E, R* G新官上任三把火a new broom sweeps clean
3 W9 M; a% l1 J" ~# {' l虚心使人进步,骄傲使人落后Modesty helps one go forward, whereas conceit makes one lag behind.
, V3 C! U( v2 e; F蓄势而发accumulate strength for a take-off
$ k* W/ k: R9 d# O3 \7 [- S心想事成May all your wish come true
( \, U) w+ z7 |心照不宣have a tacit understanding; give tacit consent; tacit understanding1 t/ z2 a1 e: o3 _7 D6 n% ?
先入为主First impressions are firmly entrenched.
" n7 J2 G5 `# _3 m) Z% T先下手为强catch the ball before the bound6 O, G/ p& H6 d, T) d! y' f
像热锅上的蚂蚁like an ant on a hot pan2 r' c' s2 R$ ^: W. u! L5 X% |
现身说法warn people by taking oneself as an example
; {9 [4 V1 v! q2 s4 t( M息事宁人pour oil on troubled waters
5 [. i: y u3 v! x) |6 _6 o" \喜忧参半mingled hope and fear 1 h$ t. v# }' b- q
循序渐进step by step& h+ g3 {0 w. `$ R; z: ~8 v
一路平安，一路顺风speed somebody on their way; speed the parting guest
+ N% P1 g' R- [ G1 v严以律己,宽以待人be strict with oneself and lenient towards others
3 F& P% P! A+ ?6 F鱼米之乡a land of milk and honey
/ |: L9 G1 c' J" J: M. P有情人终成眷属"Jack shall have Jill, all shall be well."
1 s$ j3 |; M1 n) S$ Q* c% ]有钱能使鬼推磨Money makes the mare go. Money talks.* @: }1 X% |: v/ r# m3 N) i
有识之士people of vision
& O. G& T- R8 D( f有勇无谋use brawn rather than brain
. X8 Z* Z6 t, e% V. n有缘千里来相会Separated as we are thousands of miles apart, we come together as if by predestination.9 ?( B1 s2 } t" [1 z2 j6 n- F
与时俱进advance with times
* Z/ O8 J9 z1 R7 \以人为本people oriented; people foremost 2 O, Q# q7 S4 g/ M$ ]1 h
因材施教teach students according to their aptitude
' F7 L2 P# G4 t' g) L {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." ' Y1 C. J; N w: V8 T3 Q
欲速则不达Haste does not bring success. " Y; o- F. u( ?6 |: t
优胜劣汰survival of the fittest 4 @! T! R7 N: Q- U% Y$ g+ j
英雄所见略同Great minds think alike.5 n2 o: u; h7 i! n" r
冤家宜解不宜结Better make friends than make enemies.. |0 ?' O+ u, ^. k3 `; K j
冤假错案"cases in which people were unjustly, falsely or wrongly charged or sentenced; unjust, false or wrong cases" : a! L) Z8 w. e9 ^, {: J
一言既出，驷马难追A real man never goes back on his words.
. u* p4 q- Y/ @) Q( _( s! q( `招财进宝Money and treasures will be plentiful
& p+ v- L$ R! J" T: F债台高筑become debt-ridden
0 \& H8 \! l- e7 C2 {致命要害Achilles' heel $ e! R: ]/ G% D4 T8 M
众矢之的target of public criticism
- {* K" ~ k( g5 Z- B& x& O- \' H( 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.% V. Z. F0 t( o8 i Z) i' r+ r, r t
纸上谈兵be an armchair strategist
8 P+ M. K( S r$ u t5 P2 V纸包不住火Truth will come to light sooner or later.
0 C5 A; N8 U# r- z7 [2 p左右为难between the devil and the deep blue sea; between the rock and the hard place |
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