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爱屋及乌Love me, love my dog.! H- ~' K6 P5 O! N
百闻不如一见Seeing is believing., [9 {4 P" o% n3 T
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- n6 ?' o, I, i
笨鸟先飞A slow sparrow should make an early start.
& q/ d8 o' `( t不眠之夜white night
9 a# S# s) h: l. [5 ^8 p) w, L不以物喜，不以己悲not pleased by external gains, not saddened by personnal losses
$ X2 p) G8 n& [& Z. Q% Y不遗余力spare no effort; go all out; do one's best. Q! i( |+ ~9 T6 s
不打不成交"No discord, no concord.
% {' H& n) w( x- Q O! ^4 W% k# F拆东墙补西墙rob Peter to pay Paul
9 ^$ H q; s, L! D% B辞旧迎新bid farewell to the old and usher in the new; ring out the old year and ring in the new
% V$ o/ u- a* ], T) ~% n/ l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& ?7 M S$ H. y; P* e大开眼界open one's eyes; broaden one's horizon; be an eye-opener & V8 J6 q3 q) I* Y" |# W6 m
国泰民安The country flourishes and people live in peace/ X4 v% i" I! e7 q
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 4 M- u2 }% w! y# D0 H$ Z7 v' ~
功夫不负有心人Everything comes to him who waits. # H' y8 {" |6 @" L4 c
好了伤疤忘了疼once on shore, one prays no more
, B/ D/ J* Q7 u$ E1 a( f( 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. ) b# F" w$ i- c4 D, [
和气生财Harmony brings wealth; q1 a2 o5 i/ a8 h- ^
活到老，学到老One is never too old to learn.
. z& |8 T1 ~* j i/ `* a既往不咎let bygones be bygones
, O+ q/ D& [$ F8 h& p金无足赤,人无完人Gold can't be pure and man can't be perfect. + n1 ~- `2 {. l: T: S- ~
金玉满堂Treasures fill the home/ p7 G0 W, d4 H# F( z s z( L: `
脚踏实地be down-to-earth ' v& _: V+ q9 p
脚踩两只船sit on the fence
/ L; K6 V; ~3 v5 L君子之交淡如水the friendship between gentlemen is as pure as crystal; a hedge between keeps friendship green
0 q0 c* A/ Z8 x老生常谈，陈词滥调cut and dried, cliché
1 j/ F" ]" ^- w2 ]7 c% ^$ Q礼尚往来Courtesy calls for reciprocity. & ^$ Z) D+ f' M% V2 X
留得青山在，不怕没柴烧"Where there is life, there is hope."
" s7 L, H- L! R$ a/ l' O8 X马到成功achieve immediate victory; win instant success
. g0 E7 }5 p- T Y1 d t( }- o名利双收gain in both fame and wealth
. D% [6 Y5 |, D5 g# M& p9 G' q1 }0 I茅塞顿开be suddenly enlightened; |; ] d/ }3 D0 }* S+ Y$ y- j
没有规矩不成方圆Nothing can be accomplished without norms or standards.
! @% }2 `) P' @" ~: O( T4 a. _每逢佳节倍思亲
7 }$ Z7 j: Y% N3 y l8 ?On festive occasions more than ever one thinks of one's dear ones far away.
" ?" }2 q# o0 }8 {0 |7 QIt is on the festival occasions when one misses his dear most. 9 n2 a# M2 f( \1 n7 f, h( ?
谋事在人，成事在天"The planning lies with man, the outcome with Heaven. / Man proposes, God disposes. "
$ q) x: W0 }6 x/ T% e弄巧成拙be too smart by half; Cunning outwits itself.
6 b) D$ W* g) w# J$ M8 v: d拿手好戏masterpiece
5 W* `1 G* Y6 G1 W+ D2 R1 d赔了夫人又折兵throw good money after bad
0 M: B. K* X; O T `2 p1 m抛砖引玉a modest spur to induce others to come forward with valuable contributions; throw a sprat to catch a whale1 O$ L0 h' [- c; d: ^3 Z2 r4 S+ t9 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
. u; G% X( G/ `% E ]/ d' h抢得先机take the preemptive opportunities
) u5 b( q! f+ G Z* X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.. b# n; \, c! G& 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
9 y) C) t2 Y+ W- F. u3 O" u前事不忘,后事之师Past experience, if not forgotten, is a guide for the future.
! d. s1 Z* v+ E前人栽树,后人乘凉One generation plants the trees in whose shade another generation rests.1 V$ T: j+ G9 l0 \' M
One sows and another reaps.9 u7 `# Y1 ?! V, U5 G
前怕狼,后怕虎fear the wolf in front and the tiger behind/ hesitate in doing something
$ ~" z) Z' `6 ~2 c- g/ k% R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.
2 P v* h8 O4 R9 e- `2 x; _强强联手win-win co-operation
/ e+ p# j5 n [7 j瑞雪兆丰年A timely snow promises a good harvest.
! u$ n6 P+ A; }5 n人之初,性本善Man's nature at birth is good.
7 T) y! U. L, s; n, o+ d- I) x人逢喜事精神爽Joy puts heart into a man.
. a: G! c# @0 I7 ^6 @1 u6 s2 h人海战术huge-crowd strategy
l9 ]( w' ?% s1 W8 |4 z) S世上无难事，只要肯攀登"Where there is a will, there is a way. "
" a6 T1 m3 |) F& y0 m世外桃源a fictitious land of peace away from the turmoil of the world; . A8 [6 s# @' M/ A/ I0 M9 }; l8 q
死而后已until my heart stops beating( B# x! ]6 M1 P
岁岁平安Peace all year round
5 B# D* y1 Z) d5 u上有天堂，下有苏杭"Just as there is paradise in heaven, ther are Suzhou and Hangzhou on earth." % G% _% q9 U0 _4 t* }1 t- G+ q2 K
塞翁失马，焉知非福Misfortune may be an actual blessing.
, q+ u4 n- ]* R$ ?3 ]& G三十而立"A man should be independent at the age of thirty.
9 A! v9 q- s% v+ ` @- ]- CAt thirty, a man should be able to think for himself." / @0 C) m% X; }, K7 R* h8 J! @# j
升级换代updating and upgrading (of products)7 f% @% h2 w, q) d
四十不惑Life begins at forty. 4 g* i A1 z; p2 h; u
谁言寸草心，报得三春晖"Such kindness of warm sun, can't be repaid by grass. " 9 C2 i: E4 @ t* A/ t
水涨船高When the river rises, the boat floats high.$ Q1 S' z* w7 b% i2 V4 c2 z
时不我待Time and tide wait for no man. + L# |" s+ {8 }. C* W- F
杀鸡用牛刀break a butterfly on the wheel* H" m s) H6 k) v( `) l
实事求是seek truth from facts; be practical and realistic; be true to facts
) E% h4 ?# |% N! l' |! J说曹操,曹操到Talk of the devil and he comes.+ r$ V/ C) u1 L+ N @& T6 f0 h
实话实说speak the plain truth; call a spade a spade; tell it as it is
, s, k% J7 I2 F6 r; B) | C* P实践是检验真理的唯一标准Practice is the sole criterion for testing truth.
; X) S4 F2 M: _8 K 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; "3 H+ G& E: A5 `+ H. ?
韬光养晦hide one's capacities and bide one's time
3 t" R$ C( L9 o糖衣炮弹sugar-coated bullets) P8 \0 j( ]" u6 ?# x
天有不测风云Anything unexpected may happen. a bolt from the blue; i! c: J' m% d5 H4 t( _% q
团结就是力量Unity is strength.8 S" y/ B7 p9 u1 Z4 B6 j- f, n
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
7 N2 q: _6 I. Z1 f7 O g歪风邪气unhealthy practices and evil phenomena2 q/ C& H+ M1 b5 H, f& `0 Y Z
物以类聚，人以群分Birds of a feather flock together.3 B5 d; D1 R2 G. k# }4 ?5 w
往事如风"The past has vanished (from memory) like wind.; What in past, is past." : b* H8 X+ i+ e8 B/ C% `
望子成龙hold high hopes for one's child2 G' K5 O2 [, i2 ?" L) ]' L
屋漏又逢连阴雨Misfortunes never come singly. When it rains it pours.# I. v% Q) ]9 L& k$ I2 R( x
文韬武略military expertise; military strategy & k0 F; k) _; ^9 Y5 r; Z& F ~/ E
唯利是图draw water to one's mill - \" H( x' e9 O- ^/ ]. T: {
无源之水,无本之木water without a source, and a tree wiithout roots
0 S; X3 O2 a$ D无中生有make/create something out of nothing
9 Y9 f% R0 \/ N; Z1 x无风不起浪There are no waves without wind. There's no smoke without fire.
7 p4 j* ?: p o徇私枉法bend the law for the benefit of relatives or friends
) u6 }0 x/ B. j$ @* B新官上任三把火a new broom sweeps clean 1 _7 H+ A0 x" B* ~9 V4 { N
虚心使人进步,骄傲使人落后Modesty helps one go forward, whereas conceit makes one lag behind.
/ V& E! X. H& J蓄势而发accumulate strength for a take-off
% u% I/ y7 G* c心想事成May all your wish come true. V7 k' ~: H9 d0 j* p/ c5 A
心照不宣have a tacit understanding; give tacit consent; tacit understanding
5 z; y6 y8 `' Q5 N先入为主First impressions are firmly entrenched.
% e" f& r4 c5 t, Q2 Z先下手为强catch the ball before the bound; O7 c' p" r' @& o$ e; n
像热锅上的蚂蚁like an ant on a hot pan
( R1 t" i) x1 {0 {* q. _+ r. W现身说法warn people by taking oneself as an example6 c' n0 y# h+ u6 f
息事宁人pour oil on troubled waters
& B; U2 U' O. d7 \9 p/ m8 g: g+ i9 z喜忧参半mingled hope and fear L( x1 v3 }: [5 Z
循序渐进step by step" c9 A% o3 }' `% p" _
一路平安，一路顺风speed somebody on their way; speed the parting guest $ n% S/ w; y h) H
严以律己,宽以待人be strict with oneself and lenient towards others
0 x' ?* w8 q6 Y$ D# O( ]$ W J2 d鱼米之乡a land of milk and honey
! i: e" D% T9 s% P9 ?4 _ y有情人终成眷属"Jack shall have Jill, all shall be well."
/ \' P7 D& [ d, }有钱能使鬼推磨Money makes the mare go. Money talks.
' ~$ S; T# u+ [# r有识之士people of vision
4 V3 C0 X c6 M0 H有勇无谋use brawn rather than brain 3 E% c- n) x* t* \# H
有缘千里来相会Separated as we are thousands of miles apart, we come together as if by predestination.
3 v8 k# ^4 f7 ?* b8 a+ g与时俱进advance with times
0 k, V: S3 ]# Z! I" Q9 t以人为本people oriented; people foremost 5 w( O5 J2 |6 v/ a
因材施教teach students according to their aptitude 5 o8 q6 H% |2 J; k& J
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." 5 `( j, S- K" Q4 w, y* e4 }
欲速则不达Haste does not bring success. 6 G* _, N, N2 j0 s( h
优胜劣汰survival of the fittest
- y& j' y, t8 }+ h英雄所见略同Great minds think alike.( i2 d9 R4 i" e; R B+ }8 [
冤家宜解不宜结Better make friends than make enemies.
$ y: d7 N" V2 _& M, Y冤假错案"cases in which people were unjustly, falsely or wrongly charged or sentenced; unjust, false or wrong cases" 3 R: A, T/ g+ }) J& ^4 q9 {
一言既出，驷马难追A real man never goes back on his words.
H+ b7 E& h U1 @+ q) V! A招财进宝Money and treasures will be plentiful
/ t$ F: j$ L6 F! S8 ~6 O债台高筑become debt-ridden2 q ^ \+ m8 u3 D7 g3 c
致命要害Achilles' heel / f, f# O& c4 V0 P, a9 o$ i5 L
众矢之的target of public criticism5 n% O' W1 V7 `0 _
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.
- f1 F6 ~# I2 z" \纸上谈兵be an armchair strategist2 j; l4 a- o: b, W0 K" L) {( W
纸包不住火Truth will come to light sooner or later.
$ U1 c& h; L9 k左右为难between the devil and the deep blue sea; between the rock and the hard place |
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