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爱屋及乌Love me, love my dog.# n: S& H* y2 ~
百闻不如一见Seeing is believing.; K* ^8 S+ Q+ g, e, p. l
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 worst6 H# i& C" v! Z
笨鸟先飞A slow sparrow should make an early start.6 B2 j2 N6 D5 H
不眠之夜white night / M6 P. b! o0 P, h8 h* K/ O
不以物喜，不以己悲not pleased by external gains, not saddened by personnal losses
; H7 W2 n) I# f8 J不遗余力spare no effort; go all out; do one's best
& D1 Q) Z. m+ `! i4 S9 Z不打不成交"No discord, no concord. . a; }+ K- Q9 g2 p _5 R
拆东墙补西墙rob Peter to pay Paul
6 \$ H" E9 @+ ?. I& e6 \辞旧迎新bid farewell to the old and usher in the new; ring out the old year and ring in the new 2 z" ?# R* R: ^: b7 N8 f% u$ 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; [% B( U) B7 [) m; A) s
大开眼界open one's eyes; broaden one's horizon; be an eye-opener 9 h+ c8 m/ `) G9 Z& T- F9 b
国泰民安The country flourishes and people live in peace# N2 G5 r4 u' f$ p$ G7 g
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 ! G4 [" a X; J% n
功夫不负有心人Everything comes to him who waits. ; S4 n H& S/ H
好了伤疤忘了疼once on shore, one prays no more
$ K) B+ G, ]) |! _' x好事不出门，恶事传千里Good news never goes beyond the gate, while bad news spread far and wide.
$ H0 v5 R' a! D- R8 ^& Y$ K, K和气生财Harmony brings wealth6 E. J6 r! V3 ]1 p+ ~+ ^! ?$ P) U
活到老，学到老One is never too old to learn. / Y9 a" Y' i. e' o/ R
既往不咎let bygones be bygones % g8 q3 N1 b8 l- ?7 Z
金无足赤,人无完人Gold can't be pure and man can't be perfect.
& D) @+ _! g7 J% M1 b金玉满堂Treasures fill the home- V0 C* O" @& U( m
脚踏实地be down-to-earth # B( ~+ T) ]2 p) m9 d' g
脚踩两只船sit on the fence - T1 a. b" `) R
君子之交淡如水the friendship between gentlemen is as pure as crystal; a hedge between keeps friendship green
0 D! C8 l- D$ w6 m M8 B' M老生常谈，陈词滥调cut and dried, cliché
4 ?1 ~( R% y# v$ s. R, C礼尚往来Courtesy calls for reciprocity.
1 _+ i8 J# x2 S ?' c留得青山在，不怕没柴烧"Where there is life, there is hope."
0 ?/ S, l' P) t马到成功achieve immediate victory; win instant success. l2 P0 p9 N1 Q" i: n6 J$ g
名利双收gain in both fame and wealth
3 x. N4 t% Z6 d0 i e茅塞顿开be suddenly enlightened0 p# c& x2 q3 f3 X
没有规矩不成方圆Nothing can be accomplished without norms or standards.4 Y1 E) o( h c5 W5 ?
每逢佳节倍思亲
( \+ A! O1 i# J4 Y! FOn festive occasions more than ever one thinks of one's dear ones far away.9 f* z$ l" F0 R! O
It is on the festival occasions when one misses his dear most. 2 |$ a/ p4 R, z- `: o
谋事在人，成事在天"The planning lies with man, the outcome with Heaven. / Man proposes, God disposes. "
& F8 v* T/ J8 r/ L弄巧成拙be too smart by half; Cunning outwits itself.
9 r( @$ k( z! W' ?5 F1 B# s% y拿手好戏masterpiece5 f8 X/ H; F3 f* H7 s- I+ e! y3 J
赔了夫人又折兵throw good money after bad6 d1 R0 h+ M& j& @8 T
抛砖引玉a modest spur to induce others to come forward with valuable contributions; throw a sprat to catch a whale$ |( [! e$ i% e+ |
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 |& C, _, j. |2 o: E抢得先机take the preemptive opportunities
) y) U( S: z' M5 ?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.1 V% \+ D( ~$ o4 q: J& t' 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
& r& M/ s9 p: a- A/ |前事不忘,后事之师Past experience, if not forgotten, is a guide for the future.
5 z2 F& ]: r8 [9 d2 `$ U: c前人栽树,后人乘凉One generation plants the trees in whose shade another generation rests.
. x) N$ R4 V+ DOne sows and another reaps.
* O3 D& W- H2 l前怕狼,后怕虎fear the wolf in front and the tiger behind/ hesitate in doing something) l1 x7 T$ X6 }) x
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.
; k7 H( u8 a6 B% S2 n1 ^强强联手win-win co-operation8 d' u5 g5 y" R! [/ n7 q; C
瑞雪兆丰年A timely snow promises a good harvest.( [8 @' L7 Y: r/ D# ~, j
人之初,性本善Man's nature at birth is good.7 @4 y+ o) F) ?) c. p" d
人逢喜事精神爽Joy puts heart into a man.4 [" D9 ^. R0 m+ _8 R+ o
人海战术huge-crowd strategy
( T; N7 x r. O {& k4 P) K世上无难事，只要肯攀登"Where there is a will, there is a way. " 4 X" ?& K, U& z0 h
世外桃源a fictitious land of peace away from the turmoil of the world; 7 A0 O: a5 d' u! o; w, B
死而后已until my heart stops beating9 ], M* l, d- Y; w$ j
岁岁平安Peace all year round) j! E; X1 T; Y, D8 W5 R' y
上有天堂，下有苏杭"Just as there is paradise in heaven, ther are Suzhou and Hangzhou on earth."
; \& r2 m, L' f" Y塞翁失马，焉知非福Misfortune may be an actual blessing.9 K4 b+ w' ^3 g, I! {& }2 I N
三十而立"A man should be independent at the age of thirty.
3 {( P) O5 C6 i: U6 h$ g* i) D4 oAt thirty, a man should be able to think for himself." ! \ f2 w2 n( r7 U- q
升级换代updating and upgrading (of products)
4 D: |! i& @; K0 P' B四十不惑Life begins at forty. : @! A- T2 v- @6 i4 q
谁言寸草心，报得三春晖"Such kindness of warm sun, can't be repaid by grass. " ' v* d/ j4 s" N7 J) e
水涨船高When the river rises, the boat floats high.( Q! ~2 f2 V- K; `" d
时不我待Time and tide wait for no man. 9 e6 r* v% C) h! \. G) u! ^
杀鸡用牛刀break a butterfly on the wheel
D& y6 k3 Q- V5 _实事求是seek truth from facts; be practical and realistic; be true to facts
# h5 I8 N8 o- w, p& w说曹操,曹操到Talk of the devil and he comes.
& m3 M! h9 ~* k5 X i! J实话实说speak the plain truth; call a spade a spade; tell it as it is
( F* P; w; q% r$ Z实践是检验真理的唯一标准Practice is the sole criterion for testing truth.
3 J6 c; Y$ A- E5 w) ^$ M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 v% o0 ^" O8 A- [韬光养晦hide one's capacities and bide one's time7 b9 R9 t4 X: X/ h! M& o
糖衣炮弹sugar-coated bullets
+ `7 b+ s& H* e; i+ M" Z天有不测风云Anything unexpected may happen. a bolt from the blue
( D2 p3 s: G' S4 z7 t+ B9 o团结就是力量Unity is strength.
- e/ v6 A1 B5 H W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
( S: z7 Z6 V* d. j歪风邪气unhealthy practices and evil phenomena
1 O, k6 j+ V$ Z物以类聚，人以群分Birds of a feather flock together.- R2 ~' |) j( W& G
往事如风"The past has vanished (from memory) like wind.; What in past, is past." + h$ [; ?" s9 Z9 k
望子成龙hold high hopes for one's child
1 w! A/ ?) j$ @! Q' B$ ~6 }- C) R屋漏又逢连阴雨Misfortunes never come singly. When it rains it pours.' r, U8 _6 }9 B$ @8 K
文韬武略military expertise; military strategy @- Z D2 W: L
唯利是图draw water to one's mill
4 ]5 Q' L- M& C9 {; g4 `无源之水,无本之木water without a source, and a tree wiithout roots, D: B+ M- `6 f- a
无中生有make/create something out of nothing
1 c' ~4 X* |7 k/ Q无风不起浪There are no waves without wind. There's no smoke without fire.3 E/ y8 O( L+ V3 A
徇私枉法bend the law for the benefit of relatives or friends
) H2 a5 H/ `5 J5 G新官上任三把火a new broom sweeps clean
7 j* _8 R0 C+ `9 }虚心使人进步,骄傲使人落后Modesty helps one go forward, whereas conceit makes one lag behind.
" s# o& ?# N5 j! M7 ?+ o蓄势而发accumulate strength for a take-off
G: c' p% t" b- z8 Y心想事成May all your wish come true6 E' ]- R9 B2 p+ T2 Y
心照不宣have a tacit understanding; give tacit consent; tacit understanding3 d, x% m5 L. k& O/ G+ R8 v; U
先入为主First impressions are firmly entrenched.
& ?- O- Y# w5 c. @先下手为强catch the ball before the bound4 g- U5 d, C: H( D/ j6 r
像热锅上的蚂蚁like an ant on a hot pan
, V% `; k: A8 M0 S1 |. ^现身说法warn people by taking oneself as an example
0 v) Y+ ]& _# P1 t1 T息事宁人pour oil on troubled waters , ]6 @; C6 f4 n
喜忧参半mingled hope and fear 7 j5 Y5 ]2 Q2 z* G3 J
循序渐进step by step
" d2 K0 H9 W5 X6 n5 r' N+ d7 m: K+ M一路平安，一路顺风speed somebody on their way; speed the parting guest + G& U. ^$ r0 S# p6 k
严以律己,宽以待人be strict with oneself and lenient towards others
. f: V. N4 K# L9 U8 s鱼米之乡a land of milk and honey
& s0 z3 L, d) D% L" U7 e有情人终成眷属"Jack shall have Jill, all shall be well."
# t6 H8 d- E/ U! _; ~, I0 L; N4 W有钱能使鬼推磨Money makes the mare go. Money talks.
% U( v1 s$ w% E4 E v2 W有识之士people of vision
9 O5 C1 M. r+ t/ u) Q有勇无谋use brawn rather than brain : N. m0 T+ ^6 }5 N
有缘千里来相会Separated as we are thousands of miles apart, we come together as if by predestination.
6 ]1 O0 A, N$ G. e与时俱进advance with times' Z7 T4 k& y- S" l% e
以人为本people oriented; people foremost , R0 x5 u4 d% z; K0 f" n9 n
因材施教teach students according to their aptitude
' B* M q: m/ n ? }' f+ H5 h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."
; r* t: P' h( j; @- |8 W5 l欲速则不达Haste does not bring success. / r% M! i/ s8 G2 u- a9 {; M) P
优胜劣汰survival of the fittest 5 n( _8 B# H" c i3 p ]5 L
英雄所见略同Great minds think alike.( D _- J, v. k `
冤家宜解不宜结Better make friends than make enemies.5 O* p2 \5 v1 w) g
冤假错案"cases in which people were unjustly, falsely or wrongly charged or sentenced; unjust, false or wrong cases" / o ^- M* Q4 ~) O* t) V8 B
一言既出，驷马难追A real man never goes back on his words. " r4 F& A" t' m
招财进宝Money and treasures will be plentiful3 Z/ b+ N" I& @& |
债台高筑become debt-ridden
- M- v; z h- Q9 s致命要害Achilles' heel
* ]) _5 G( H9 [1 H- e+ L众矢之的target of public criticism
' W6 N5 }+ I" c( j- 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.
8 ]. a A. L/ x, i( v p/ s" k纸上谈兵be an armchair strategist
* a1 d5 y; F! E( D E* d' A1 d纸包不住火Truth will come to light sooner or later.
! [( ]2 p* ?9 @左右为难between the devil and the deep blue sea; between the rock and the hard place |
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