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爱屋及乌Love me, love my dog.( h8 P! X$ Y( [/ I, X H
百闻不如一见Seeing is believing.
0 [# l, I/ @) r z( 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 a* b! O0 D; o% M! U笨鸟先飞A slow sparrow should make an early start.
( K1 }- e6 ~* Z, n' L/ C不眠之夜white night 6 _7 ^9 y: h5 L+ Y$ t% t! D( d% i
不以物喜，不以己悲not pleased by external gains, not saddened by personnal losses8 n" C0 f5 J2 P$ }
不遗余力spare no effort; go all out; do one's best
2 [% b9 ]& C% r6 g7 e不打不成交"No discord, no concord. 1 u% ~9 D4 N8 C
拆东墙补西墙rob Peter to pay Paul 5 v- w+ M; s" a3 Q4 r4 O$ z1 V
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 ?3 c& y4 R" h0 U1 c; N: r+ r
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
2 F5 z/ z- E4 c! f6 v1 t大开眼界open one's eyes; broaden one's horizon; be an eye-opener
6 F2 _/ q$ J- ^& Y. R. `国泰民安The country flourishes and people live in peace
' A" D- E9 m5 s% ]# M9 o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 \9 v d6 e. k" \1 g
功夫不负有心人Everything comes to him who waits.
f" t# N6 E4 r0 f- u( @/ G好了伤疤忘了疼once on shore, one prays no more, H" _+ g/ g" Y o$ L s9 `
好事不出门，恶事传千里Good news never goes beyond the gate, while bad news spread far and wide. # ^! r1 A% `& Z: ]6 A
和气生财Harmony brings wealth# b; N) d6 x) W/ [
活到老，学到老One is never too old to learn. / [/ X' I6 L5 |( c
既往不咎let bygones be bygones ! W" ~6 f' `# X- L1 ^2 {+ z
金无足赤,人无完人Gold can't be pure and man can't be perfect. ! _. z% u; e. f! S' f0 b
金玉满堂Treasures fill the home4 U3 I8 x8 _; G+ V5 ^- z
脚踏实地be down-to-earth
, `9 y# V4 Z& d脚踩两只船sit on the fence 7 i1 Z) U$ Q/ T* A$ c6 g* z# g
君子之交淡如水the friendship between gentlemen is as pure as crystal; a hedge between keeps friendship green
) k' m3 I# a o$ U7 M老生常谈，陈词滥调cut and dried, cliché* q4 `9 Z, n8 C8 ?
礼尚往来Courtesy calls for reciprocity. ' a3 C, \( t+ c5 ?/ K0 V( g
留得青山在，不怕没柴烧"Where there is life, there is hope."1 }- X* M$ O: {! b- y! B3 R
马到成功achieve immediate victory; win instant success
+ B3 i4 O+ w/ w: A. S+ {名利双收gain in both fame and wealth
5 h1 s( |0 d) v$ L茅塞顿开be suddenly enlightened5 R/ b2 Q5 z+ E2 y: ?- e7 @
没有规矩不成方圆Nothing can be accomplished without norms or standards.$ n5 Z9 F+ N! v, K& r7 q* {4 v8 y
每逢佳节倍思亲
5 O: ]6 u- T: |On festive occasions more than ever one thinks of one's dear ones far away.
, e7 r0 k/ _/ VIt is on the festival occasions when one misses his dear most.
- V' Q) B D1 f* G* z谋事在人，成事在天"The planning lies with man, the outcome with Heaven. / Man proposes, God disposes. "
/ ~& F; I$ o* }& `弄巧成拙be too smart by half; Cunning outwits itself.
/ [ _1 y+ `! d8 R3 Y+ ~6 q拿手好戏masterpiece
; v- N" T$ J' f* A9 K* e! A% _赔了夫人又折兵throw good money after bad
( I Y. v4 p0 T抛砖引玉a modest spur to induce others to come forward with valuable contributions; throw a sprat to catch a whale
" n& o/ D) |2 ^. r) s& ?- z, 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
/ K, O0 `( \, ?- s9 ^0 x抢得先机take the preemptive opportunities 9 W6 g* K5 f+ y! w+ Y
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.
; x5 c9 [6 [" j# \: u/ J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
( E5 U9 i @- D$ O前事不忘,后事之师Past experience, if not forgotten, is a guide for the future.
`; a# q/ {' T3 V. f2 m& g+ O* |前人栽树,后人乘凉One generation plants the trees in whose shade another generation rests.
/ a* H/ {2 h7 vOne sows and another reaps.* n; ~2 s) ^" _/ c$ J9 Q( d
前怕狼,后怕虎fear the wolf in front and the tiger behind/ hesitate in doing something
Z* f/ l; |8 o) l2 A& ~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# A# {4 Y: S. A$ f- j- R
强强联手win-win co-operation. V$ Y! }- D. r' V3 p5 N" j+ c
瑞雪兆丰年A timely snow promises a good harvest.
/ g$ X# A2 {. R+ r2 w人之初,性本善Man's nature at birth is good.
( ]) b( W) Z) n# V/ j9 Q人逢喜事精神爽Joy puts heart into a man.
: j8 g' c$ W+ `9 L人海战术huge-crowd strategy
( \7 g4 s( W) k6 j4 p3 A, m世上无难事，只要肯攀登"Where there is a will, there is a way. "
1 i/ @" i+ @: k世外桃源a fictitious land of peace away from the turmoil of the world; " N4 F4 y: l g$ q' Q N. }
死而后已until my heart stops beating7 G# Q# C4 } i" l; |7 }- E
岁岁平安Peace all year round% l% E, j5 ?" }% o
上有天堂，下有苏杭"Just as there is paradise in heaven, ther are Suzhou and Hangzhou on earth."
$ p. t2 ]; X" ^塞翁失马，焉知非福Misfortune may be an actual blessing.
6 s4 R3 {2 D3 z9 s三十而立"A man should be independent at the age of thirty.
. e/ K6 W$ L2 z1 Y8 MAt thirty, a man should be able to think for himself."
/ K) T' b1 B c& q G升级换代updating and upgrading (of products)
H; |6 Y; J! N四十不惑Life begins at forty.
, p( J0 |8 ?* B) |谁言寸草心，报得三春晖"Such kindness of warm sun, can't be repaid by grass. " Z2 z, j- f* @; t5 u: j* d% {5 G
水涨船高When the river rises, the boat floats high.
$ ?5 T) y1 ~; {& }时不我待Time and tide wait for no man. # Z" d! ^* V/ C" l5 m
杀鸡用牛刀break a butterfly on the wheel
8 c& D* n; f- y6 j2 w$ B实事求是seek truth from facts; be practical and realistic; be true to facts . b: |7 e6 L* _8 ?, ~
说曹操,曹操到Talk of the devil and he comes.
! L9 d- }4 ?. r3 z实话实说speak the plain truth; call a spade a spade; tell it as it is 8 @8 R/ r. D8 g/ b
实践是检验真理的唯一标准Practice is the sole criterion for testing truth.$ k8 o/ B1 A- v4 Z5 f) ?1 h
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; "
J: t6 d8 J+ f9 j5 Y- n韬光养晦hide one's capacities and bide one's time4 ^9 l3 H* v2 i7 `% l" \& u5 W
糖衣炮弹sugar-coated bullets! a; Y/ ]/ g* W) d& n+ Y4 a+ m, v
天有不测风云Anything unexpected may happen. a bolt from the blue
. A. Y6 p0 ^3 }1 H团结就是力量Unity is strength.' A; }; s6 w- k ~ q
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 5 S: g# O$ j* l5 \6 G9 D v% U( G
歪风邪气unhealthy practices and evil phenomena
& w( `5 n$ B' r$ c4 E物以类聚，人以群分Birds of a feather flock together.
/ p4 W4 ~) t& j! F7 M往事如风"The past has vanished (from memory) like wind.; What in past, is past."
1 {, e/ c% M6 M& M- b/ r4 V, s* I望子成龙hold high hopes for one's child
% S2 c( M" K% a+ a) _. q& L屋漏又逢连阴雨Misfortunes never come singly. When it rains it pours.
3 }! `/ A2 j# V& l2 I文韬武略military expertise; military strategy
% R- N0 `7 Q3 B9 N6 E1 ?. a唯利是图draw water to one's mill
, @/ g3 T( \9 e6 X7 r7 k$ E. D无源之水,无本之木water without a source, and a tree wiithout roots" ]& f$ j. e" G( u- C& y; H
无中生有make/create something out of nothing R- U2 t4 D1 {% P ]
无风不起浪There are no waves without wind. There's no smoke without fire.
$ @0 Q! |) \0 v( Y- y; D3 J$ F4 l5 L; \3 O徇私枉法bend the law for the benefit of relatives or friends / r% _3 f. H* T) V0 e
新官上任三把火a new broom sweeps clean $ w6 ]2 g% s% \$ Y9 T' Y9 L
虚心使人进步,骄傲使人落后Modesty helps one go forward, whereas conceit makes one lag behind.
8 q F |" O0 m( e# T& y8 o蓄势而发accumulate strength for a take-off& Y7 b, X) M# d
心想事成May all your wish come true' v" x$ s( K$ }/ K4 M
心照不宣have a tacit understanding; give tacit consent; tacit understanding
" I! g' V2 ~. m$ N& ~; Q先入为主First impressions are firmly entrenched.
; B- i- V6 ], o" i先下手为强catch the ball before the bound
$ @( K5 T6 f2 F; k像热锅上的蚂蚁like an ant on a hot pan+ N$ R# e% E/ d( q
现身说法warn people by taking oneself as an example' ~' o* R! c$ x. ^1 R7 a
息事宁人pour oil on troubled waters , K5 @7 B+ f% d8 H6 a. t+ U
喜忧参半mingled hope and fear & ~6 [2 R% `! j* \/ L
循序渐进step by step( F1 @4 j: h; E" d1 n9 M
一路平安，一路顺风speed somebody on their way; speed the parting guest 3 G1 V& m6 T- v$ I/ D6 L7 H5 Z% H _, }
严以律己,宽以待人be strict with oneself and lenient towards others
. W# v$ C: M& M# a- P0 c5 T鱼米之乡a land of milk and honey
# ?& ^7 X$ p/ q% T v有情人终成眷属"Jack shall have Jill, all shall be well." - s4 i) p0 L* \9 P! G. k
有钱能使鬼推磨Money makes the mare go. Money talks.
% U6 G' f5 e1 m1 Q# G/ a有识之士people of vision" |% k3 A! }; M8 ]1 b
有勇无谋use brawn rather than brain + V7 L, L0 M* p) }( q# e: U: ~
有缘千里来相会Separated as we are thousands of miles apart, we come together as if by predestination.3 n* D O) Q' g0 `
与时俱进advance with times: ]2 q0 _0 f2 h" N8 d+ t
以人为本people oriented; people foremost
& v7 w0 D1 b7 {/ Q因材施教teach students according to their aptitude
& I8 D6 ]) d- L5 K# B: k3 N9 l/ 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."
! I1 j6 o: h3 q: ?( ~+ V* x欲速则不达Haste does not bring success. ( E# }! i* t' Z: W# r: q/ ^3 x
优胜劣汰survival of the fittest ) n6 p B0 m, Q1 s
英雄所见略同Great minds think alike.
^: G) p! ^- F* ~7 N冤家宜解不宜结Better make friends than make enemies.' G& }; `) d. K- M
冤假错案"cases in which people were unjustly, falsely or wrongly charged or sentenced; unjust, false or wrong cases"
h/ {8 C4 L- H# {- q一言既出，驷马难追A real man never goes back on his words. . } i, e1 ^- l
招财进宝Money and treasures will be plentiful, F) Z7 t! Z4 ^0 M, [
债台高筑become debt-ridden
. z9 d7 F7 T: H9 j- d2 r6 {6 M致命要害Achilles' heel " L, h$ B9 q- ~5 X
众矢之的target of public criticism+ g; j- Z: a& g$ u, |- }
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.
, Q1 B* G8 b# U6 z0 @" P5 E纸上谈兵be an armchair strategist
, A( |) \6 b% E2 C纸包不住火Truth will come to light sooner or later.9 v7 p, C4 [/ N
左右为难between the devil and the deep blue sea; between the rock and the hard place |
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