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爱屋及乌Love me, love my dog." V) v# N$ Y0 ]. V5 \+ i( E
百闻不如一见Seeing is believing.
8 l) ]1 Q; ?% P9 o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 worst1 k' V( U% c8 {0 X4 ^( Z
笨鸟先飞A slow sparrow should make an early start.
! B! X! L. n% h; z. R不眠之夜white night 4 \/ F# A8 \: u9 \# j' C. X" e
不以物喜，不以己悲not pleased by external gains, not saddened by personnal losses
L o$ ]6 A5 O不遗余力spare no effort; go all out; do one's best
% i5 G" k. w2 [) ]8 V/ a不打不成交"No discord, no concord. $ D% T1 C( j& \+ n: _- y4 `; U
拆东墙补西墙rob Peter to pay Paul
4 A. Q. |, J+ s# 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
( m$ \9 E4 B H$ c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
8 n5 z9 e( i. l+ b! N( K1 `大开眼界open one's eyes; broaden one's horizon; be an eye-opener 2 I; T4 j3 z; a! Z3 U$ r9 @' r. z
国泰民安The country flourishes and people live in peace2 _* |5 M3 p' x
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
% V. ^# O3 t+ B$ ]/ X" X A' p功夫不负有心人Everything comes to him who waits. ! u7 `* q) R7 L
好了伤疤忘了疼once on shore, one prays no more
3 H" j# @5 Y- o) n/ s好事不出门，恶事传千里Good news never goes beyond the gate, while bad news spread far and wide. # C. e0 c0 {0 Z. N( H
和气生财Harmony brings wealth
' b8 H3 F8 U% m* X活到老，学到老One is never too old to learn. ( O' d0 D+ F# E) B. |- i
既往不咎let bygones be bygones
! M9 b- ~* @) d! v/ h, j金无足赤,人无完人Gold can't be pure and man can't be perfect.
' J+ S3 d. h$ k; m) A# ~) s- J5 j金玉满堂Treasures fill the home
7 E7 l9 C' K3 D/ v; D脚踏实地be down-to-earth
% `. _; E( N; s' h2 p* a9 s6 b脚踩两只船sit on the fence 3 G8 V1 A, ?' i2 L
君子之交淡如水the friendship between gentlemen is as pure as crystal; a hedge between keeps friendship green ; ?% `( X, V2 r ?; i
老生常谈，陈词滥调cut and dried, cliché
1 I* b+ N' N- m礼尚往来Courtesy calls for reciprocity.
5 {) z+ s- S9 T) ^7 i留得青山在，不怕没柴烧"Where there is life, there is hope."9 G9 C& u. z9 m' i
马到成功achieve immediate victory; win instant success: c2 E+ e$ t& n, Q: Q/ E
名利双收gain in both fame and wealth
# Y! }0 k& C2 X5 p茅塞顿开be suddenly enlightened9 }/ U9 J7 I( U, }1 F1 l
没有规矩不成方圆Nothing can be accomplished without norms or standards.
) I) p }& G+ z' n$ ~. g每逢佳节倍思亲
( b) l0 z4 h: [; @On festive occasions more than ever one thinks of one's dear ones far away.
1 d0 P/ A, S3 t3 v6 g! f( b. `It is on the festival occasions when one misses his dear most.
1 _9 o; f( A3 ^0 v) l0 Z谋事在人，成事在天"The planning lies with man, the outcome with Heaven. / Man proposes, God disposes. "
0 K4 { P5 N2 P* E+ ^弄巧成拙be too smart by half; Cunning outwits itself." n* ? Q e1 K; Y4 \1 N& c
拿手好戏masterpiece- M% r- d4 i0 a+ g
赔了夫人又折兵throw good money after bad& U v y: [6 U _" t5 t
抛砖引玉a modest spur to induce others to come forward with valuable contributions; throw a sprat to catch a whale. X3 S9 f1 O4 b7 ^
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
) K4 z' g1 r7 p7 Y5 ?1 j: q7 y抢得先机take the preemptive opportunities
- b1 S% C4 I1 w8 C/ G8 Y/ ^% n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.
* Y9 O: k9 l& N) }4 _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
! w& ^0 I' e9 c' H1 C- W前事不忘,后事之师Past experience, if not forgotten, is a guide for the future.
: n+ v! H9 Q7 p2 V0 @- v前人栽树,后人乘凉One generation plants the trees in whose shade another generation rests.( _) Q" A. d) G$ C; ]
One sows and another reaps.
+ }* g6 V; u, L: Q# [3 S前怕狼,后怕虎fear the wolf in front and the tiger behind/ hesitate in doing something+ W0 X- f# O- w7 F9 `
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.
$ i0 V" j8 W8 F$ d/ {- z强强联手win-win co-operation( D- q) F' o: ~2 v5 s; i' ]# t$ [' f* ?3 }
瑞雪兆丰年A timely snow promises a good harvest.2 v# D) Q @9 x b( K/ ~
人之初,性本善Man's nature at birth is good.
( {5 b1 i* Q1 S" n- x人逢喜事精神爽Joy puts heart into a man.3 Z' n7 H2 r2 _* D C
人海战术huge-crowd strategy 9 x6 `4 Y' L. r
世上无难事，只要肯攀登"Where there is a will, there is a way. " . m, S% ^+ X. |( C, o$ x; Q
世外桃源a fictitious land of peace away from the turmoil of the world;
4 o, r, i1 j) v+ `% Z死而后已until my heart stops beating" x# H; U* b5 V6 ]2 r0 c/ Q- q
岁岁平安Peace all year round
" G* ^; Z: }" Q; [上有天堂，下有苏杭"Just as there is paradise in heaven, ther are Suzhou and Hangzhou on earth." ; }' }# z$ Q/ [
塞翁失马，焉知非福Misfortune may be an actual blessing.
$ M9 m |8 w' S( e9 y$ Z4 s* f6 Q) ~三十而立"A man should be independent at the age of thirty.
/ e8 F( Y% K& K" G0 UAt thirty, a man should be able to think for himself."
2 T; j \* D; e7 h7 b1 r* F: c升级换代updating and upgrading (of products)( ?% o! R% t1 i5 L5 I
四十不惑Life begins at forty.
6 \8 g5 U4 g0 h谁言寸草心，报得三春晖"Such kindness of warm sun, can't be repaid by grass. "
" g/ A4 [/ I1 C. L' C水涨船高When the river rises, the boat floats high.
|" }4 L5 w! t" `/ M) r时不我待Time and tide wait for no man.
8 R. o7 M8 @, V杀鸡用牛刀break a butterfly on the wheel5 Y; X/ Y1 [+ O8 F M
实事求是seek truth from facts; be practical and realistic; be true to facts 6 n# a p: z- | B
说曹操,曹操到Talk of the devil and he comes.
7 R' i0 g1 p; K% y实话实说speak the plain truth; call a spade a spade; tell it as it is 9 h6 p O0 W; ?9 e1 S# B2 V
实践是检验真理的唯一标准Practice is the sole criterion for testing truth.# n# ]& D3 O1 q! t4 _" V
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; ", r* t% ~0 N- v
韬光养晦hide one's capacities and bide one's time
V8 Z# }$ [$ g4 \. \' z6 }' L糖衣炮弹sugar-coated bullets" |; W& B. D1 j: u0 |) t
天有不测风云Anything unexpected may happen. a bolt from the blue, g6 Y# w7 i. ]: i
团结就是力量Unity is strength.& B$ q, a( |2 m$ D
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 4 t( O9 v- d8 G1 J$ o; g/ U
歪风邪气unhealthy practices and evil phenomena
( n" ^8 f0 i& p# U* l, ]3 a8 o物以类聚，人以群分Birds of a feather flock together.
5 x- ]2 T1 s0 D' t8 q4 x往事如风"The past has vanished (from memory) like wind.; What in past, is past." 7 T3 r' \4 O5 l
望子成龙hold high hopes for one's child& |& c# l( W& ~0 E E5 _( B
屋漏又逢连阴雨Misfortunes never come singly. When it rains it pours.
q& v! T) x& g2 A: s6 d) G2 l文韬武略military expertise; military strategy
5 j. X8 z6 s% j: {% N( B3 U, x唯利是图draw water to one's mill
0 x8 r: i& q) j无源之水,无本之木water without a source, and a tree wiithout roots
) S4 X: S# F5 _. q0 |无中生有make/create something out of nothing
+ P& I# w" W, P O( f1 w5 s无风不起浪There are no waves without wind. There's no smoke without fire.
7 N* t, U5 L4 F$ x6 i- v徇私枉法bend the law for the benefit of relatives or friends
1 }. P1 U6 b' b) R0 y9 _, Y" F新官上任三把火a new broom sweeps clean ) O( s, y5 S5 H: z; E
虚心使人进步,骄傲使人落后Modesty helps one go forward, whereas conceit makes one lag behind.9 s: H: `! z( I% D ~* `. y
蓄势而发accumulate strength for a take-off
0 ]1 }' D! S2 r9 L) o B心想事成May all your wish come true
/ H Z; P0 e" F1 W! E( p心照不宣have a tacit understanding; give tacit consent; tacit understanding
9 L- A% O; x( j' z- Z& Z先入为主First impressions are firmly entrenched.
# t, X6 ^! y+ U8 b( ]. K/ t先下手为强catch the ball before the bound
& _2 z/ d- a) K0 p像热锅上的蚂蚁like an ant on a hot pan
, R% \/ g B8 H: I p/ R现身说法warn people by taking oneself as an example6 r9 L( C; y5 a- D) Q1 _: r$ \
息事宁人pour oil on troubled waters 0 z2 O* C9 F; O# K0 C( O( K
喜忧参半mingled hope and fear $ g8 }) f6 L" X: o
循序渐进step by step8 D# v' k( ^: E; b; T+ O! Z; M: {
一路平安，一路顺风speed somebody on their way; speed the parting guest ' v2 H8 t9 w, V1 J3 U3 _! l
严以律己,宽以待人be strict with oneself and lenient towards others
4 d) ]( y$ g+ k9 {鱼米之乡a land of milk and honey
4 P6 n7 n" U7 X+ e# N: r" K有情人终成眷属"Jack shall have Jill, all shall be well."
- T! f) u8 t& w有钱能使鬼推磨Money makes the mare go. Money talks., W( a+ ^6 J+ ], L# d
有识之士people of vision, C* @: y* H$ G# P8 V7 l
有勇无谋use brawn rather than brain 0 S( t$ p: Z, t+ s# _. q1 T
有缘千里来相会Separated as we are thousands of miles apart, we come together as if by predestination.
9 O3 D3 d0 S1 C: \与时俱进advance with times ]" f# p4 j3 n/ ~8 }. U
以人为本people oriented; people foremost 4 J1 x7 _. G @, L. `' s6 S
因材施教teach students according to their aptitude
5 S# x+ X' `6 [1 ~$ Z' u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."
% G- D0 v5 ~: y+ l; {2 p; Q欲速则不达Haste does not bring success.
4 X7 \0 b- H1 F/ S优胜劣汰survival of the fittest
U, W% {5 I& `8 S+ h8 a英雄所见略同Great minds think alike.' _+ l d7 a: S" M3 i
冤家宜解不宜结Better make friends than make enemies. v0 D# f5 [8 p+ m( @1 K! ]
冤假错案"cases in which people were unjustly, falsely or wrongly charged or sentenced; unjust, false or wrong cases"
$ Y: N. z( {2 R4 u一言既出，驷马难追A real man never goes back on his words. 7 z) D, d0 _7 O
招财进宝Money and treasures will be plentiful9 k$ A5 @7 f# G' \. l7 C/ A2 b! j" T. u
债台高筑become debt-ridden
6 p+ t- s; T8 q; Z9 L致命要害Achilles' heel
$ C9 d0 ]0 h5 H& r0 q) r/ H众矢之的target of public criticism' M# I) u# \1 W: _8 c9 t, k# \
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.5 M+ @% o1 c! N" ?1 h
纸上谈兵be an armchair strategist
" Y1 E- d5 o: N5 g纸包不住火Truth will come to light sooner or later.
8 l; Z, F- x& Z2 F3 P2 f" k左右为难between the devil and the deep blue sea; between the rock and the hard place |
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