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爱屋及乌Love me, love my dog./ ^: t5 J J9 M
百闻不如一见Seeing is believing.
) F* o. Y6 U8 F6 X; 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
; y# T% o8 \: B" V笨鸟先飞A slow sparrow should make an early start.
7 R; [: e7 f5 F/ k1 e4 I4 Z不眠之夜white night
' t3 e+ D' [6 Y. J$ |! D; F0 Z不以物喜，不以己悲not pleased by external gains, not saddened by personnal losses
. }4 s& e2 Q4 n- V0 x W不遗余力spare no effort; go all out; do one's best
3 G2 K) D( l7 p) a \8 y不打不成交"No discord, no concord.
# K7 [/ P' q/ x拆东墙补西墙rob Peter to pay Paul
- _; L8 I5 C) @! i O辞旧迎新bid farewell to the old and usher in the new; ring out the old year and ring in the new
1 ~7 i3 ^. H1 E, R' q8 V# F& ^% g6 }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
% Y$ s. {" Z: R9 R大开眼界open one's eyes; broaden one's horizon; be an eye-opener 6 n' C; L: O5 Y. f
国泰民安The country flourishes and people live in peace4 C6 |4 `7 E' ~
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 ~* F& N+ X& a$ ~: W
功夫不负有心人Everything comes to him who waits. $ m! i, J/ t9 s2 w8 i! J
好了伤疤忘了疼once on shore, one prays no more
) l3 x! U# H; O7 m# [9 ^2 ^好事不出门，恶事传千里Good news never goes beyond the gate, while bad news spread far and wide.
& F% O2 Y) A7 D7 k4 v* W8 x和气生财Harmony brings wealth
* ~4 x: D3 U- `+ T4 i1 A活到老，学到老One is never too old to learn. ; K7 D6 z9 t5 r+ S' V- I$ u
既往不咎let bygones be bygones 1 R/ g. z3 x4 ^4 Q9 p I
金无足赤,人无完人Gold can't be pure and man can't be perfect. . v/ z6 A% W& G, y+ {# c: N
金玉满堂Treasures fill the home, l' F8 y h( U) ~
脚踏实地be down-to-earth
J1 u8 |7 `2 ~3 V( c脚踩两只船sit on the fence ) P# t* d7 w6 `$ C
君子之交淡如水the friendship between gentlemen is as pure as crystal; a hedge between keeps friendship green
9 \ f2 Q. J O) ^# Q3 m+ C老生常谈，陈词滥调cut and dried, cliché+ T# o4 _1 C; e! R0 V1 L6 r E1 F1 q
礼尚往来Courtesy calls for reciprocity. 2 k) K9 s1 R0 C7 z0 x% k
留得青山在，不怕没柴烧"Where there is life, there is hope.". M) [( Z9 U% l; D
马到成功achieve immediate victory; win instant success9 ~: o, N5 |' Q* z
名利双收gain in both fame and wealth8 ]* N' }1 P1 H+ n2 r7 y9 e
茅塞顿开be suddenly enlightened
& h+ B+ g; t9 E没有规矩不成方圆Nothing can be accomplished without norms or standards.
+ Z% G) Q& h% B每逢佳节倍思亲4 _. q. C" l7 a* P0 g- Y, Q
On festive occasions more than ever one thinks of one's dear ones far away.2 y+ U+ O. o4 T7 G3 d5 r1 k
It is on the festival occasions when one misses his dear most. , ?6 L7 ^! s/ h& {" a0 t
谋事在人，成事在天"The planning lies with man, the outcome with Heaven. / Man proposes, God disposes. "8 {- \, K6 S% b; Z3 F% }% }
弄巧成拙be too smart by half; Cunning outwits itself.- a, V1 Z, I. A
拿手好戏masterpiece
, X" V: [# x+ _1 ?赔了夫人又折兵throw good money after bad' N$ c" d: r) t7 f- m
抛砖引玉a modest spur to induce others to come forward with valuable contributions; throw a sprat to catch a whale
# S. U" @3 i' D7 L. o. W* ^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 a9 N) v2 k: U
抢得先机take the preemptive opportunities
7 u7 Y# j# q. \) V6 \6 Y/ G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., M$ B+ T# r' d: @
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
! m* j8 y0 F8 C' F1 s1 }% V前事不忘,后事之师Past experience, if not forgotten, is a guide for the future.# D7 \2 H; r! H! A: p- I) q; ]8 K
前人栽树,后人乘凉One generation plants the trees in whose shade another generation rests.$ c4 |% y7 ~6 }8 e7 R' |0 r9 z
One sows and another reaps.3 [2 N3 |* e# n: _2 Z4 v1 e
前怕狼,后怕虎fear the wolf in front and the tiger behind/ hesitate in doing something
4 v% |% d" J7 n1 v; `6 o- }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.
( X2 X1 M- O3 l: D7 W强强联手win-win co-operation
+ J- X) E* ~9 S2 u$ Y9 J0 W瑞雪兆丰年A timely snow promises a good harvest.
, k* }- b% R+ N5 v人之初,性本善Man's nature at birth is good.) W( }$ n# g* E% n" L
人逢喜事精神爽Joy puts heart into a man.
8 A7 `" C- \' C6 h人海战术huge-crowd strategy 7 @% M0 D+ D& [$ q
世上无难事，只要肯攀登"Where there is a will, there is a way. "
9 U2 G7 O* N% U- J5 m4 T) y世外桃源a fictitious land of peace away from the turmoil of the world;
0 E+ ~' ]3 \/ [3 d# q; ~- K8 c死而后已until my heart stops beating
" n7 l+ K, s) `# O b7 V岁岁平安Peace all year round6 p/ i% X& `5 p6 z
上有天堂，下有苏杭"Just as there is paradise in heaven, ther are Suzhou and Hangzhou on earth."
: z- Y: |! |& n8 k. }/ I; n塞翁失马，焉知非福Misfortune may be an actual blessing.1 d3 v$ F) [! i4 a4 b0 H0 C
三十而立"A man should be independent at the age of thirty. ( p% Y* j3 J3 G
At thirty, a man should be able to think for himself."
" K; }. ~. D0 I5 `( F升级换代updating and upgrading (of products)
- @5 V) C) W6 ]$ Z四十不惑Life begins at forty.
# O" p, i8 v3 d- R谁言寸草心，报得三春晖"Such kindness of warm sun, can't be repaid by grass. " 8 l$ {# R, ?7 E- q( r
水涨船高When the river rises, the boat floats high.
8 \: Y. K( i3 h. H6 e" j时不我待Time and tide wait for no man.
; A2 r6 o# |2 F; c杀鸡用牛刀break a butterfly on the wheel
# \3 ^4 k ^5 T8 m/ e t) j# c实事求是seek truth from facts; be practical and realistic; be true to facts ! f# {) _, R! I- T
说曹操,曹操到Talk of the devil and he comes.* x) n- d0 [. v& W/ t3 _1 A5 Y: V2 z
实话实说speak the plain truth; call a spade a spade; tell it as it is $ Z8 F! O2 {* {
实践是检验真理的唯一标准Practice is the sole criterion for testing truth.9 U- g5 q* S: N. c1 p0 [7 P, [
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; "
2 _1 e/ D$ L: O5 m韬光养晦hide one's capacities and bide one's time U2 |" r5 ?& b7 ]8 X0 B8 Z! I
糖衣炮弹sugar-coated bullets
' g& a+ @3 A% E天有不测风云Anything unexpected may happen. a bolt from the blue6 Q' F6 V9 v! W! U7 v4 \/ T2 X
团结就是力量Unity is strength.
, N% {" x/ _& V8 S* }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 6 B2 K$ s2 {- K7 C% n$ {8 I1 \
歪风邪气unhealthy practices and evil phenomena
; |1 x! B8 d5 F& s6 W, s物以类聚，人以群分Birds of a feather flock together.
& {/ \( k8 \" l7 R# Y5 g3 Y# s往事如风"The past has vanished (from memory) like wind.; What in past, is past."
3 K/ Z3 T. k8 ^) W望子成龙hold high hopes for one's child
! N4 _1 H& v5 z- W$ v3 p7 _) a屋漏又逢连阴雨Misfortunes never come singly. When it rains it pours.
' g7 o9 c3 \- u# Z+ H1 q9 Q: X3 [0 M文韬武略military expertise; military strategy
, \3 c5 e% J6 J唯利是图draw water to one's mill
2 z" [5 ?% Y1 E) c# P无源之水,无本之木water without a source, and a tree wiithout roots1 S; e& m o' ^
无中生有make/create something out of nothing
& e: t; g2 S. @& p无风不起浪There are no waves without wind. There's no smoke without fire.
6 k+ d' y8 {8 Y( D. U% I徇私枉法bend the law for the benefit of relatives or friends
* z3 C* e# Z# ]* O9 W- d# V新官上任三把火a new broom sweeps clean * E$ B; S0 s$ A/ n4 J/ K; l
虚心使人进步,骄傲使人落后Modesty helps one go forward, whereas conceit makes one lag behind.9 A1 S" w( W/ @0 E4 u# A
蓄势而发accumulate strength for a take-off* P1 g* [- |6 Q8 Z0 z
心想事成May all your wish come true
% f, ]# h5 V6 K- Q+ S心照不宣have a tacit understanding; give tacit consent; tacit understanding8 L0 e% L5 e5 R$ J' O% A: c
先入为主First impressions are firmly entrenched.5 E) w0 f5 q0 K) c4 n0 Y- ]
先下手为强catch the ball before the bound
; {! S2 x, }" V6 E% D! i5 k像热锅上的蚂蚁like an ant on a hot pan& F# {' z- i# Z4 X& |! W' I
现身说法warn people by taking oneself as an example
0 C$ e9 b- T; w8 U! h. M% @息事宁人pour oil on troubled waters
& J; A0 \; K- U& E2 t喜忧参半mingled hope and fear
, C9 Z o2 o# L# `循序渐进step by step
( P% H+ T* |% Z, Z' B/ l+ n9 d一路平安，一路顺风speed somebody on their way; speed the parting guest
/ q; M5 [+ D, t) {严以律己,宽以待人be strict with oneself and lenient towards others/ z( D C) P5 H5 F
鱼米之乡a land of milk and honey
# k5 Z8 r. E2 M2 e/ y' x* G有情人终成眷属"Jack shall have Jill, all shall be well." . V1 T6 l$ p- S2 v, o8 O% }
有钱能使鬼推磨Money makes the mare go. Money talks.
% q" {5 L! Z0 L6 F; q# f有识之士people of vision; g+ D; v& W& y+ B! t
有勇无谋use brawn rather than brain + g" \' N+ O8 B1 h) T9 h
有缘千里来相会Separated as we are thousands of miles apart, we come together as if by predestination.
! ]. s( t/ q. s: U0 h与时俱进advance with times+ G/ B3 n* `; \4 a( Z! V% q5 y
以人为本people oriented; people foremost 6 S: c* L, _6 I0 l9 r* I. ~2 O, I
因材施教teach students according to their aptitude 3 U+ z0 y5 C9 p* Z3 B+ Q
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."
3 o4 E1 `% D/ l; \7 J欲速则不达Haste does not bring success. & U' w% U" W6 p9 f0 l' G, Q5 @
优胜劣汰survival of the fittest 7 N( S( C5 S- G5 p- W: r
英雄所见略同Great minds think alike.
2 |& M3 }" J% C3 Q$ O% H; ]8 _冤家宜解不宜结Better make friends than make enemies.9 J; A/ c7 D. O, b8 E
冤假错案"cases in which people were unjustly, falsely or wrongly charged or sentenced; unjust, false or wrong cases"
* t% P9 ^5 n4 T1 i: o9 ~7 U3 M2 y一言既出，驷马难追A real man never goes back on his words.
/ D4 ^. r' {( U- k+ X. L' j2 s$ m招财进宝Money and treasures will be plentiful
4 x& p$ P# @# a7 j6 u& e债台高筑become debt-ridden
( [3 o0 L0 r7 m' P) t( R! M3 A% i致命要害Achilles' heel 2 c6 R P; ?7 C% ^
众矢之的target of public criticism5 f+ H4 i$ o U# ~3 \0 ?) F
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.
# \ h8 Q8 K a1 { e! ~' p7 o纸上谈兵be an armchair strategist+ Y' p6 ?4 ~5 k. `4 y
纸包不住火Truth will come to light sooner or later.
' P7 _: D! `1 M5 A左右为难between the devil and the deep blue sea; between the rock and the hard place |
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