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爱屋及乌Love me, love my dog.! y' \% D. R/ `9 L5 g
百闻不如一见Seeing is believing.1 |0 m% o& r0 N* y3 F8 R- `/ B
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# \9 Q4 K) x2 M+ W1 s0 a4 N; O
笨鸟先飞A slow sparrow should make an early start., N. V# J, a! \/ F! d& R
不眠之夜white night 7 o% t$ o+ y3 W8 C) S$ Q8 Z
不以物喜，不以己悲not pleased by external gains, not saddened by personnal losses! B3 \' o, b0 P2 R
不遗余力spare no effort; go all out; do one's best
1 ], K9 O2 h1 X8 O/ k不打不成交"No discord, no concord. + l0 |& q4 D& E& `9 N
拆东墙补西墙rob Peter to pay Paul
m4 ]$ v# N; | z; r0 U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 }" L! J7 d1 t! L3 B
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
. p/ F! Y3 t" H+ Q大开眼界open one's eyes; broaden one's horizon; be an eye-opener
. w" A& t6 H" o& q, l6 ^( t: `国泰民安The country flourishes and people live in peace
0 w w' r( D9 @; {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 n4 f$ C0 S; c; t, X. K
功夫不负有心人Everything comes to him who waits.
5 V8 v; {5 b7 I! H; r好了伤疤忘了疼once on shore, one prays no more# R3 _! s$ O$ `* f9 j8 l' P
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 H' ^% H# x) w, B
和气生财Harmony brings wealth
' O r' I5 P5 h4 F: r0 `活到老，学到老One is never too old to learn. 2 L, L! P/ U: i$ n" F
既往不咎let bygones be bygones
7 X: Y. @3 S& }# s: b金无足赤,人无完人Gold can't be pure and man can't be perfect. % h1 y9 M6 k; L" I- l5 V
金玉满堂Treasures fill the home, \7 h$ x) N( a
脚踏实地be down-to-earth ; \' m) c- x2 G1 l2 m3 b6 `
脚踩两只船sit on the fence
3 p6 z- P( d1 \) q$ f6 h5 {君子之交淡如水the friendship between gentlemen is as pure as crystal; a hedge between keeps friendship green
( `1 W) h5 d! E1 t, f# V! e老生常谈，陈词滥调cut and dried, cliché2 A2 |" F4 O* b2 m$ M0 y
礼尚往来Courtesy calls for reciprocity. $ ~ \9 s$ L4 `( Q
留得青山在，不怕没柴烧"Where there is life, there is hope."
+ m$ \( S3 F' v0 ?! `9 `: P' o; O9 J马到成功achieve immediate victory; win instant success: E+ ~- I8 ?& G/ _5 u, [' |
名利双收gain in both fame and wealth% X+ ^) F4 W5 L1 z
茅塞顿开be suddenly enlightened# u! ^, {4 j" Q0 `6 J2 ~- y
没有规矩不成方圆Nothing can be accomplished without norms or standards.
! t$ {+ c) O6 T3 Z) Q+ T6 _) k9 m( b每逢佳节倍思亲
% ^: E1 E) \" a5 iOn festive occasions more than ever one thinks of one's dear ones far away.
1 q. D+ r0 ]# m: Z4 n d) `0 tIt is on the festival occasions when one misses his dear most. + L7 ?8 a0 v/ V* a
谋事在人，成事在天"The planning lies with man, the outcome with Heaven. / Man proposes, God disposes. "& _! a+ S; w8 t# a8 w
弄巧成拙be too smart by half; Cunning outwits itself.
$ U/ S Y: a6 H! X拿手好戏masterpiece
' e! Y s( n7 \9 P1 n赔了夫人又折兵throw good money after bad' T' }8 m4 [. ~ @
抛砖引玉a modest spur to induce others to come forward with valuable contributions; throw a sprat to catch a whale
" r2 `! A0 \7 w3 I. j9 m破釜沉舟cut off all means of retreat；burn one‘s own way of retreat and be determined to fight to the end6 r8 V9 ]' e \5 U4 d" p1 e8 i1 B
抢得先机take the preemptive opportunities
0 p! l4 m. Z4 I& T1 i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.( u$ b: `0 G$ ]# J1 X8 u2 i! b
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
3 |) M/ ?$ H2 K6 J前事不忘,后事之师Past experience, if not forgotten, is a guide for the future.
: [% X% O9 R8 C7 k; a* t) g2 S9 g前人栽树,后人乘凉One generation plants the trees in whose shade another generation rests.
* [) ]6 m: t- B$ f4 x9 Q# NOne sows and another reaps.
$ b6 Q P. H+ D, X前怕狼,后怕虎fear the wolf in front and the tiger behind/ hesitate in doing something
" |' l: T9 A1 n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 y* e$ Y3 Z% c c2 I6 w强强联手win-win co-operation
# Y- m* B6 ~/ O5 ~7 o" E k5 ~# ?瑞雪兆丰年A timely snow promises a good harvest.6 u, U v. ^8 |" A
人之初,性本善Man's nature at birth is good.. e# \% e) v6 m6 Q. d( e( Y* u
人逢喜事精神爽Joy puts heart into a man.* @/ T6 H% m8 {7 b" ?3 J7 V! i V9 t
人海战术huge-crowd strategy / M# `& d8 g' D
世上无难事，只要肯攀登"Where there is a will, there is a way. "
# ? Z! v7 T. q b0 W' a世外桃源a fictitious land of peace away from the turmoil of the world;
% u; a# p6 |/ c$ p4 @死而后已until my heart stops beating
) K4 k0 b4 |' l+ I- h岁岁平安Peace all year round
3 y* j8 F' \% B( ]+ o& m上有天堂，下有苏杭"Just as there is paradise in heaven, ther are Suzhou and Hangzhou on earth." 6 i( F0 ^0 j8 U% s! s
塞翁失马，焉知非福Misfortune may be an actual blessing.
& }) _, n( C: }% W三十而立"A man should be independent at the age of thirty. 7 h$ i1 u$ y4 F# x
At thirty, a man should be able to think for himself." 0 ]3 @2 k* S( t2 h. t& {
升级换代updating and upgrading (of products)
% Y! ~6 b$ M, _' V( h四十不惑Life begins at forty.
- z0 I' Z/ i( a; k& j- u谁言寸草心，报得三春晖"Such kindness of warm sun, can't be repaid by grass. " ' x# ~5 ]1 F( {8 t0 R( @
水涨船高When the river rises, the boat floats high./ D, ^' w9 r0 n( p( h S+ [$ x9 g
时不我待Time and tide wait for no man.
6 E) P: C$ V' r0 |杀鸡用牛刀break a butterfly on the wheel
4 g) {/ |* F) z- T实事求是seek truth from facts; be practical and realistic; be true to facts
& m" q' t- E/ |3 g说曹操,曹操到Talk of the devil and he comes.
3 C( {8 ^3 z/ w- ~实话实说speak the plain truth; call a spade a spade; tell it as it is
& T) }* {' _6 Z/ L实践是检验真理的唯一标准Practice is the sole criterion for testing truth.
4 r l8 D0 Y: ]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; "
( n, E" g) i1 [! Y$ N韬光养晦hide one's capacities and bide one's time4 a: r6 h0 X; G! o; p# j' A6 p
糖衣炮弹sugar-coated bullets4 m0 \' J: x/ q8 F8 _! x
天有不测风云Anything unexpected may happen. a bolt from the blue% e2 O* A, h h& f" t8 ^. X- e8 h
团结就是力量Unity is strength.* r) y2 ]# s8 w5 u
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
) h+ m a) m% F4 N ]0 W% `2 y, \9 K歪风邪气unhealthy practices and evil phenomena
1 d% b* G W& {$ m `7 a; R' q物以类聚，人以群分Birds of a feather flock together.) K% w2 ~' E" R( m
往事如风"The past has vanished (from memory) like wind.; What in past, is past." l! I5 F4 ^" [+ F2 y2 m
望子成龙hold high hopes for one's child
8 k$ M! l6 @3 g% S& u; g& @6 w屋漏又逢连阴雨Misfortunes never come singly. When it rains it pours.
2 H0 {# i1 g: |, |$ j& @7 J7 z4 x文韬武略military expertise; military strategy
" ]- x, x* E5 Q) [" |/ x3 F唯利是图draw water to one's mill
/ U0 Z- W1 x {" A8 c9 j无源之水,无本之木water without a source, and a tree wiithout roots2 p) h# E3 ]; e, o9 M' J, _
无中生有make/create something out of nothing ( f& Q! Y% h4 O; D7 P9 I
无风不起浪There are no waves without wind. There's no smoke without fire.
$ F5 y; Z; h# @3 z0 y" ^! E8 o6 u; d徇私枉法bend the law for the benefit of relatives or friends - P% v0 ~' x) ~! \2 ]
新官上任三把火a new broom sweeps clean ) Z {: ~9 f) {" u& O
虚心使人进步,骄傲使人落后Modesty helps one go forward, whereas conceit makes one lag behind.
) w' V/ n7 @# x8 [) A, i- L5 V1 E蓄势而发accumulate strength for a take-off7 U5 `; ^8 _5 N5 y9 S
心想事成May all your wish come true
" Z: x% {1 Q, [心照不宣have a tacit understanding; give tacit consent; tacit understanding( F& \8 I9 l1 M9 ]( [0 {
先入为主First impressions are firmly entrenched.6 K4 O w/ ~! }% W1 b# L" y
先下手为强catch the ball before the bound
& k+ Q4 D* y2 e& ?3 x7 L像热锅上的蚂蚁like an ant on a hot pan: D6 ]) m! n% n- K5 Q% o4 I
现身说法warn people by taking oneself as an example
! t7 @& R0 T6 V* `+ W( X息事宁人pour oil on troubled waters / |- X' T3 ?7 ^
喜忧参半mingled hope and fear " I: s. I1 Q8 I7 d+ G3 Z
循序渐进step by step
9 J6 a2 K! ^) Z l9 F一路平安，一路顺风speed somebody on their way; speed the parting guest
2 H9 J3 I F6 k. y1 M( _严以律己,宽以待人be strict with oneself and lenient towards others3 r7 _& q& c' q
鱼米之乡a land of milk and honey k- m V N" _9 {
有情人终成眷属"Jack shall have Jill, all shall be well."
4 Y7 d4 M' Z1 C4 P: k* D有钱能使鬼推磨Money makes the mare go. Money talks.
- ?- m/ C5 r+ }! @6 @. C7 W7 I0 `8 \6 P有识之士people of vision& `. H- v6 ]$ U# ~$ Y+ p( h- L6 @
有勇无谋use brawn rather than brain " [1 x B: a8 U: K# f
有缘千里来相会Separated as we are thousands of miles apart, we come together as if by predestination.
$ J$ m3 i2 y I与时俱进advance with times
2 N* ?" V6 M) G' Q& B$ {以人为本people oriented; people foremost
3 g. w& e. `( c4 }$ a1 Q因材施教teach students according to their aptitude ! O1 A5 T% U4 ] P' N# ?+ t
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."
0 u7 c" p: K( u5 o7 l8 w欲速则不达Haste does not bring success. 7 P3 F5 i% ]/ W
优胜劣汰survival of the fittest # x! x+ g+ x0 B
英雄所见略同Great minds think alike.
0 u% L, o8 |# `( C1 N冤家宜解不宜结Better make friends than make enemies.
8 d5 u, d$ E5 W1 @& S0 V6 T冤假错案"cases in which people were unjustly, falsely or wrongly charged or sentenced; unjust, false or wrong cases"
6 z9 [* H, z0 n$ p一言既出，驷马难追A real man never goes back on his words. , _( ], T9 b& q; z
招财进宝Money and treasures will be plentiful8 ~: L7 A4 G, s+ Q$ Y6 |
债台高筑become debt-ridden* {& b! Y0 m9 H; N) Q4 E$ |
致命要害Achilles' heel ! U: K: q1 a! R+ k) t H9 W
众矢之的target of public criticism0 {( X# a0 Y6 B7 @
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.8 D0 s) N! M7 z/ @
纸上谈兵be an armchair strategist
5 S3 G) p$ X! Y1 r8 i t纸包不住火Truth will come to light sooner or later.
5 s7 B0 \! T% Q: b/ \* w) Q左右为难between the devil and the deep blue sea; between the rock and the hard place |
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