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爱屋及乌Love me, love my dog.7 R5 G3 L7 W+ U$ w
百闻不如一见Seeing is believing.
. m+ a, A$ z2 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 worst
" J4 W! V0 Z2 z4 e+ t$ h& Y笨鸟先飞A slow sparrow should make an early start.
5 O$ K& }+ e& s3 \# g* ]6 z0 U不眠之夜white night $ _& L, g& R a0 Q) S
不以物喜，不以己悲not pleased by external gains, not saddened by personnal losses
% A. k% A8 ?0 n9 [& `2 }不遗余力spare no effort; go all out; do one's best0 g4 C( l6 t2 e$ ^! m# {. t9 _
不打不成交"No discord, no concord.
" U" s# X% t' w, S! b" ~拆东墙补西墙rob Peter to pay Paul
$ b7 l9 M r1 }, w' p- j% |辞旧迎新bid farewell to the old and usher in the new; ring out the old year and ring in the new ' J( {1 k: q# J: ]! i. c) X7 D a x
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# i' t d, u! q7 \
大开眼界open one's eyes; broaden one's horizon; be an eye-opener
- m! s; ]+ m! T7 o3 t+ K国泰民安The country flourishes and people live in peace
' T, A4 I5 v8 n; A! s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 / b$ Q% m+ f- C; o1 y4 M; A' x8 X' r
功夫不负有心人Everything comes to him who waits.
' D8 J1 Q9 I! }8 o好了伤疤忘了疼once on shore, one prays no more, q4 [' L; B7 U y. [+ E; M- M6 U
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 N2 M! p& H/ h! A
和气生财Harmony brings wealth; O' J2 X( I7 p3 m5 J
活到老，学到老One is never too old to learn. % x9 @, n3 w0 r4 F" k3 w) L) T$ m
既往不咎let bygones be bygones ( n3 J! H* P2 w* I, [
金无足赤,人无完人Gold can't be pure and man can't be perfect.
5 e/ x+ P x) ]' n金玉满堂Treasures fill the home5 ]% d% N% p2 _* @
脚踏实地be down-to-earth
, M, m( X% T8 y: Z2 z脚踩两只船sit on the fence , Z! S5 q9 a) E2 _9 A
君子之交淡如水the friendship between gentlemen is as pure as crystal; a hedge between keeps friendship green 6 v# v$ K7 K4 X- u; `. R
老生常谈，陈词滥调cut and dried, cliché+ ]9 L) ]: a0 X
礼尚往来Courtesy calls for reciprocity.
( s7 v q7 P( [+ g. e+ p留得青山在，不怕没柴烧"Where there is life, there is hope."* r5 b$ K% V$ p% X$ k$ ~& Y! p* ?. W
马到成功achieve immediate victory; win instant success* Y, {; s9 P" X% i+ x4 O
名利双收gain in both fame and wealth
& ^' f& C0 \8 H/ m- n茅塞顿开be suddenly enlightened& M* D6 v5 m8 L' m" ^0 S
没有规矩不成方圆Nothing can be accomplished without norms or standards.
) N3 {7 E/ n/ {每逢佳节倍思亲0 i$ d9 i) ^: X1 ], z. X
On festive occasions more than ever one thinks of one's dear ones far away.3 C6 W4 C( [9 m3 `4 j
It is on the festival occasions when one misses his dear most. ) x$ q" f& i, p$ C: P T
谋事在人，成事在天"The planning lies with man, the outcome with Heaven. / Man proposes, God disposes. "
8 c {3 u; l; \( `0 M' L弄巧成拙be too smart by half; Cunning outwits itself.
1 @6 E" o6 W5 E7 z拿手好戏masterpiece, v7 N/ _" h6 ~
赔了夫人又折兵throw good money after bad
$ E% V+ k8 Q" r抛砖引玉a modest spur to induce others to come forward with valuable contributions; throw a sprat to catch a whale
* p& i$ C# h7 B0 q% H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+ Y8 R0 Y# h$ `" h5 R
抢得先机take the preemptive opportunities % o4 w' \+ u6 {, l* j
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.% Q7 a9 i2 s: v
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# I! S% i' }1 I5 y/ }' l3 J
前事不忘,后事之师Past experience, if not forgotten, is a guide for the future.
' G7 i- r0 v% G! z% T) d前人栽树,后人乘凉One generation plants the trees in whose shade another generation rests.
5 U% a7 R9 v9 M' j3 Z# ]- mOne sows and another reaps.1 `" r U4 o( U! L
前怕狼,后怕虎fear the wolf in front and the tiger behind/ hesitate in doing something
' \/ {! g+ v6 i9 M) S: 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.
$ [" i& p! R) J$ s T强强联手win-win co-operation$ X* n$ ?; } l* x1 q5 s1 |
瑞雪兆丰年A timely snow promises a good harvest.. l9 Z, C, O4 q i
人之初,性本善Man's nature at birth is good.
: b0 P! L5 i6 Z' l, V8 i5 E* S: l人逢喜事精神爽Joy puts heart into a man.* C& v9 ^( e* }" i( a
人海战术huge-crowd strategy % J" ^7 d$ e& {% P9 L
世上无难事，只要肯攀登"Where there is a will, there is a way. " 3 D u" I8 d( a4 K7 l% K
世外桃源a fictitious land of peace away from the turmoil of the world; ) ~/ r6 U. g9 b( ~# O: {0 T
死而后已until my heart stops beating
0 I7 q6 M2 [2 M& K岁岁平安Peace all year round
1 F) Q" k2 ]0 n/ u' S1 e上有天堂，下有苏杭"Just as there is paradise in heaven, ther are Suzhou and Hangzhou on earth."
' \' }( \+ t! H" ^塞翁失马，焉知非福Misfortune may be an actual blessing.
5 o; Y0 b7 h7 Z9 u( K+ O$ @, X" }4 x三十而立"A man should be independent at the age of thirty.
) L( a7 o& I" j: Q& x% Z0 d" i+ pAt thirty, a man should be able to think for himself." & P+ ?; W1 ~0 d
升级换代updating and upgrading (of products)
. A7 \6 p9 a4 l# S( G; w四十不惑Life begins at forty.
' E% d. }) w& I谁言寸草心，报得三春晖"Such kindness of warm sun, can't be repaid by grass. "
?7 X) W- y1 v3 \水涨船高When the river rises, the boat floats high.
" T: s5 q$ M* T5 l% [7 C! p时不我待Time and tide wait for no man.
2 Z6 \$ z8 t9 w4 h9 q杀鸡用牛刀break a butterfly on the wheel* m" ]* D9 T# @- ? i7 _5 ^! b
实事求是seek truth from facts; be practical and realistic; be true to facts ) R. C1 b G- ^8 ?0 C
说曹操,曹操到Talk of the devil and he comes.0 `+ R( j9 w, {, V# ~, _
实话实说speak the plain truth; call a spade a spade; tell it as it is * b0 Z: L2 f& m
实践是检验真理的唯一标准Practice is the sole criterion for testing truth.
- \) M. O8 O8 p. g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; "
* l/ J: m6 \5 m) K( x: Z1 X9 g' j韬光养晦hide one's capacities and bide one's time
) B, s! V- o( E: ]糖衣炮弹sugar-coated bullets
: P& z4 j9 {$ r/ L* T2 R H天有不测风云Anything unexpected may happen. a bolt from the blue7 o8 T$ y7 l% x
团结就是力量Unity is strength.
* k2 [- l" ~; H t* e6 }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 . |1 U# E* W! }! x4 U. T! r( A
歪风邪气unhealthy practices and evil phenomena
& \4 V5 ?: ^. o, R; J2 a物以类聚，人以群分Birds of a feather flock together.! B3 P; z- I' A" S- B- r
往事如风"The past has vanished (from memory) like wind.; What in past, is past."
1 X9 `' i2 L* @3 ^6 l0 `望子成龙hold high hopes for one's child2 v5 @0 M2 V1 b9 O& f
屋漏又逢连阴雨Misfortunes never come singly. When it rains it pours.
3 }* n# O0 C0 V, Q# q V& j2 y文韬武略military expertise; military strategy
, q! ~ N4 Y# L$ l唯利是图draw water to one's mill * F# S! G7 g! l; n- w
无源之水,无本之木water without a source, and a tree wiithout roots
( u8 Y' ~2 h" S无中生有make/create something out of nothing
1 Q4 I; z7 J+ l$ v7 N无风不起浪There are no waves without wind. There's no smoke without fire.
- L( O6 f) r+ k$ n0 e5 X/ k徇私枉法bend the law for the benefit of relatives or friends
1 T7 R- G) a. |. n3 n; o7 f新官上任三把火a new broom sweeps clean 1 Z: b6 k4 v8 V
虚心使人进步,骄傲使人落后Modesty helps one go forward, whereas conceit makes one lag behind.
/ R& _. o! s: ~$ j4 H' k% F& T蓄势而发accumulate strength for a take-off1 o9 G) L# ]9 R$ K8 Y$ F# J9 h
心想事成May all your wish come true: `$ D# d$ L. H. P+ g% j
心照不宣have a tacit understanding; give tacit consent; tacit understanding; P' `. b" ^" x4 b, M( ]6 E
先入为主First impressions are firmly entrenched.
. j) U) G# j8 x8 ?- W; n先下手为强catch the ball before the bound
# T, X7 R4 F D3 D! A- q像热锅上的蚂蚁like an ant on a hot pan# U8 i r) H$ |
现身说法warn people by taking oneself as an example, {; M9 t$ v5 \$ H$ k9 E, |
息事宁人pour oil on troubled waters
) w! i: E7 n( G, \喜忧参半mingled hope and fear }1 }! o4 B8 p: y/ G1 L
循序渐进step by step
5 j5 o) y5 ~' `( X一路平安，一路顺风speed somebody on their way; speed the parting guest $ r& L9 X: k: S: f
严以律己,宽以待人be strict with oneself and lenient towards others
7 J9 H. Y A4 I, J. H1 k- U, H: Y鱼米之乡a land of milk and honey5 F% V, ~% l! I0 i; W
有情人终成眷属"Jack shall have Jill, all shall be well."
( S/ `6 N3 i& }8 A有钱能使鬼推磨Money makes the mare go. Money talks.
; D* @3 T5 d* Q) Y3 b- L7 A& T5 U有识之士people of vision. F: E3 j" G' Q2 k& @ o) r3 y5 K
有勇无谋use brawn rather than brain 3 S" N% N5 R+ y, ^( I
有缘千里来相会Separated as we are thousands of miles apart, we come together as if by predestination.) E$ |3 d# K" R! _6 b" c
与时俱进advance with times
# I$ [; ~ `. M6 f$ q以人为本people oriented; people foremost $ c. F9 e, B+ z4 s: j# o, K
因材施教teach students according to their aptitude * V8 C* \1 m- i) R& W& n
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." ; u- x" Y3 [' A" G) ?
欲速则不达Haste does not bring success.
6 F) C8 H) X: @2 O# v( D优胜劣汰survival of the fittest 3 R% o9 P% @6 h0 f
英雄所见略同Great minds think alike.
* m: h, z% ~% S6 ~冤家宜解不宜结Better make friends than make enemies. A% S: h+ W6 T" M6 S4 O: }/ E
冤假错案"cases in which people were unjustly, falsely or wrongly charged or sentenced; unjust, false or wrong cases"
( B* b9 o" Z8 M1 v4 R4 `5 r `5 A一言既出，驷马难追A real man never goes back on his words.
" o- e; H/ M m! M; e3 d$ N招财进宝Money and treasures will be plentiful
0 i1 U5 ~# i! c' D3 ]( f2 y V债台高筑become debt-ridden
: n1 a' m; V. ~* P致命要害Achilles' heel
I( Z% f' ~; x0 ]+ y( i% l$ w众矢之的target of public criticism
% G* _5 f, @* M8 S, R9 E; a! [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 X. R3 G! w' r- ~! e z4 K9 h
纸上谈兵be an armchair strategist7 ?8 k/ m9 o( q4 h( M& a2 O
纸包不住火Truth will come to light sooner or later.
" ^4 m, @# H4 t# w# e& I左右为难between the devil and the deep blue sea; between the rock and the hard place |
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