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爱屋及乌Love me, love my dog.9 X' I) d( N6 G7 o
百闻不如一见Seeing is believing.& r# |, {" a: I7 q% B0 \! b7 ?
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
/ e1 Y( H8 U t笨鸟先飞A slow sparrow should make an early start.
2 m) w' q9 q2 ~$ ]6 N6 h. N, A不眠之夜white night
, O) S2 q9 _. X2 H n+ [" p' ]. y不以物喜，不以己悲not pleased by external gains, not saddened by personnal losses5 g8 ?* a( N/ l
不遗余力spare no effort; go all out; do one's best# P4 V7 S0 ^( n) B& i1 }- T
不打不成交"No discord, no concord.
+ l/ {5 ~3 {6 [! ?+ U拆东墙补西墙rob Peter to pay Paul
( l. U0 E& q0 X5 ]* f1 \3 f- i辞旧迎新bid farewell to the old and usher in the new; ring out the old year and ring in the new - m0 c/ f4 a, y! V
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# g* W% k, y: u! ]8 s# ~; e
大开眼界open one's eyes; broaden one's horizon; be an eye-opener
3 q3 `; W! C+ k4 W6 ?0 h* \) z国泰民安The country flourishes and people live in peace
* Q6 L9 h( x/ ~& M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 N" Q5 J1 ] Q* o( b' y功夫不负有心人Everything comes to him who waits.
% E# `- h$ _9 X1 a好了伤疤忘了疼once on shore, one prays no more
- S" E7 K: y, X# n! [好事不出门，恶事传千里Good news never goes beyond the gate, while bad news spread far and wide.
% x2 Y. I' i% E* L9 ^- ~0 g和气生财Harmony brings wealth) K: i/ ?3 p5 c1 s8 c
活到老，学到老One is never too old to learn.
( t5 |4 D, ^9 R5 ~( Y既往不咎let bygones be bygones
2 C1 f- W; `# H0 |3 C; m金无足赤,人无完人Gold can't be pure and man can't be perfect. % H' V% M1 P7 q: t2 }1 |+ h2 ?$ P
金玉满堂Treasures fill the home
" J5 q5 W, ] `6 C脚踏实地be down-to-earth
, ^& R/ v* g5 }/ u3 R m! B脚踩两只船sit on the fence " `1 o' F! V1 F m8 _, j" Y0 U$ ~
君子之交淡如水the friendship between gentlemen is as pure as crystal; a hedge between keeps friendship green 0 D5 e! t" H( Q2 \: w v( ]
老生常谈，陈词滥调cut and dried, cliché3 M! b( R& G' y6 |
礼尚往来Courtesy calls for reciprocity.
/ ?$ b( `+ y, R! k& r" s4 l留得青山在，不怕没柴烧"Where there is life, there is hope."
9 ?, J) n" }+ @0 v, w6 J马到成功achieve immediate victory; win instant success
4 J9 S0 E" ]) l' U名利双收gain in both fame and wealth( \; a& b) C; Z; s$ o# z, H; }0 h
茅塞顿开be suddenly enlightened, U5 S1 ^2 y- E
没有规矩不成方圆Nothing can be accomplished without norms or standards.
0 i5 j! J' p3 r( d3 L/ q每逢佳节倍思亲. K. n m! i" X; n
On festive occasions more than ever one thinks of one's dear ones far away.
- I0 W2 I9 p/ \/ P, f5 Q7 SIt is on the festival occasions when one misses his dear most.
/ z, }5 w6 W6 i' q2 q* Q3 n, E谋事在人，成事在天"The planning lies with man, the outcome with Heaven. / Man proposes, God disposes. "# K( } o4 p% F
弄巧成拙be too smart by half; Cunning outwits itself.+ X- W- I0 d3 s- L$ |. `/ n
拿手好戏masterpiece
' _ L/ F3 J2 B赔了夫人又折兵throw good money after bad
# M( O# Z( O. z/ s o3 K+ l; d( |抛砖引玉a modest spur to induce others to come forward with valuable contributions; throw a sprat to catch a whale
, P) s/ r2 n4 w o: i; e3 t1 l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
4 q1 @9 [/ ?; [ n; N* a抢得先机take the preemptive opportunities
2 x3 j4 l/ F) D" Y; s" }5 Z& c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.
, r( T: K) k/ }9 F( c, A, a. E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/ n* F( y: |6 R' z5 B
前事不忘,后事之师Past experience, if not forgotten, is a guide for the future.. y$ i. @* R6 H
前人栽树,后人乘凉One generation plants the trees in whose shade another generation rests.7 d: [5 D: J, z7 V4 N1 {4 z
One sows and another reaps.
8 C4 d0 u9 C# k$ a* q Z" ]前怕狼,后怕虎fear the wolf in front and the tiger behind/ hesitate in doing something, v1 I$ A) l: M0 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.
" x4 K7 _7 Z+ [; h3 a6 c' L强强联手win-win co-operation
6 D, ~9 r; K5 {" I3 Z3 |瑞雪兆丰年A timely snow promises a good harvest.
% U+ d: e, k% \$ R* b% s: Y人之初,性本善Man's nature at birth is good.3 O, m* s- }, x q* O
人逢喜事精神爽Joy puts heart into a man.6 i, U- W6 S2 o0 v+ x8 }
人海战术huge-crowd strategy , l" r( @/ C5 }0 U; a' J
世上无难事，只要肯攀登"Where there is a will, there is a way. "
: K* v+ V+ c- ?6 O世外桃源a fictitious land of peace away from the turmoil of the world; 1 F2 o; i' E0 E3 P2 b( n) _4 b
死而后已until my heart stops beating
) j! E0 H7 ^5 F9 |" \' w岁岁平安Peace all year round% [6 L; A4 \& G9 V) O; G
上有天堂，下有苏杭"Just as there is paradise in heaven, ther are Suzhou and Hangzhou on earth." ) I1 u1 h+ \6 d* Z" d( y; v, c
塞翁失马，焉知非福Misfortune may be an actual blessing.1 f6 T/ f7 J5 \1 L3 O9 q0 x
三十而立"A man should be independent at the age of thirty.
: z4 ?. R7 A0 M) c) t5 l* JAt thirty, a man should be able to think for himself."
( V- B+ L! H" L G+ @( V& s! R升级换代updating and upgrading (of products)* I; y7 e' n& S6 O
四十不惑Life begins at forty. 5 r, Y. {2 c7 j0 S$ S
谁言寸草心，报得三春晖"Such kindness of warm sun, can't be repaid by grass. " 0 h0 X( T S: s$ s# S0 v
水涨船高When the river rises, the boat floats high.
: Y& v/ j; h; F8 W' x& N& @( s: b' `# N时不我待Time and tide wait for no man.
( h) o }1 y% D" \8 X- B2 ~杀鸡用牛刀break a butterfly on the wheel( e) l4 S9 @2 k0 g! g
实事求是seek truth from facts; be practical and realistic; be true to facts 6 x" L; c5 ?: N& r W2 K
说曹操,曹操到Talk of the devil and he comes.
8 @2 _# o7 ~) T9 [; T3 |5 w实话实说speak the plain truth; call a spade a spade; tell it as it is
" f, \* |1 i" M2 e. @$ ?实践是检验真理的唯一标准Practice is the sole criterion for testing truth.2 k a4 `0 E7 C8 T* N* 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; "
$ v$ C7 D& K& ~% i* ]+ M, \韬光养晦hide one's capacities and bide one's time5 D# y' k+ v) f4 g0 M# {
糖衣炮弹sugar-coated bullets
4 n8 ~( k1 j' G8 p! I( W, O天有不测风云Anything unexpected may happen. a bolt from the blue
8 R. A, { _7 _# H6 R团结就是力量Unity is strength.
8 n$ j* s* o7 }* 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
7 ]! B: l, g) @# s0 ~歪风邪气unhealthy practices and evil phenomena" `5 v& X$ k* p% a" ^* p- X
物以类聚，人以群分Birds of a feather flock together.
4 z: B$ _. j# Y. z/ o. F+ W+ A& k$ }& j往事如风"The past has vanished (from memory) like wind.; What in past, is past." % u$ R& J2 T5 Z3 ?5 q- e! Y) \5 \/ z
望子成龙hold high hopes for one's child
& o" @9 y2 n3 z! K屋漏又逢连阴雨Misfortunes never come singly. When it rains it pours.* Q, |) g4 ] l$ H/ p/ W N c/ I
文韬武略military expertise; military strategy 8 i6 K1 m/ h' T6 b5 m; h6 s* ]
唯利是图draw water to one's mill " C( m) E5 P( G4 j
无源之水,无本之木water without a source, and a tree wiithout roots
& C; R* b, N0 h; m5 L' a9 M% W无中生有make/create something out of nothing
+ r. @; I' u* V. w% }6 O无风不起浪There are no waves without wind. There's no smoke without fire.
! [* w4 ~# U7 [/ y( s7 A$ S' |徇私枉法bend the law for the benefit of relatives or friends
! {* D0 _) W' ]3 C新官上任三把火a new broom sweeps clean ; b( v' D1 p& ^' \3 ~! w+ d
虚心使人进步,骄傲使人落后Modesty helps one go forward, whereas conceit makes one lag behind.
7 V! p7 T" k6 O: e蓄势而发accumulate strength for a take-off
: N, x @# j' P% Y `5 t, [; C心想事成May all your wish come true
* D( t+ J2 U4 Q' G" L心照不宣have a tacit understanding; give tacit consent; tacit understanding
# f7 K5 u& M* t0 d先入为主First impressions are firmly entrenched.
* z4 @( l+ L! v+ N0 r/ ~* [- c先下手为强catch the ball before the bound) `' w+ ]* \( P# L# P
像热锅上的蚂蚁like an ant on a hot pan; n$ }* y, ^& u4 @" y4 f
现身说法warn people by taking oneself as an example a4 t @3 a3 y& w
息事宁人pour oil on troubled waters 5 Q7 x4 O9 w/ O1 k
喜忧参半mingled hope and fear & b4 `/ p2 b. o: {$ R z0 h
循序渐进step by step
5 o- ?/ S! I+ T, F8 c# N7 Z一路平安，一路顺风speed somebody on their way; speed the parting guest
3 ^/ L2 ~$ Z) }) @严以律己,宽以待人be strict with oneself and lenient towards others" b7 \0 i. E) {4 c! s& m
鱼米之乡a land of milk and honey
3 a+ j# k: ~8 `% s- b7 ^有情人终成眷属"Jack shall have Jill, all shall be well."
9 z2 Z2 K8 x$ I& F" E# O! y r有钱能使鬼推磨Money makes the mare go. Money talks.. m& y3 }5 a% D% I0 o
有识之士people of vision, o% l9 a: D# k* l& Q' N# u
有勇无谋use brawn rather than brain ( t5 O& c: l3 R: o% x7 Q
有缘千里来相会Separated as we are thousands of miles apart, we come together as if by predestination.& z( y A6 q& T) |/ Z* Q
与时俱进advance with times3 c4 y: s! v8 {
以人为本people oriented; people foremost
" H, { r$ {2 j因材施教teach students according to their aptitude ( A7 V4 |( ]9 R* N0 }
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 v. H$ D6 j8 z; m7 ^6 v: s
欲速则不达Haste does not bring success.
9 B- Q7 X8 _1 z, T0 ~/ e) C; `优胜劣汰survival of the fittest - S+ h" {$ G5 N4 R9 O
英雄所见略同Great minds think alike.
0 M0 T# v) n9 i0 L冤家宜解不宜结Better make friends than make enemies.
: z. I2 n, @, ?* F冤假错案"cases in which people were unjustly, falsely or wrongly charged or sentenced; unjust, false or wrong cases" + [4 L3 `7 J! [& c3 | }3 C
一言既出，驷马难追A real man never goes back on his words.
, ?+ _5 t" {' _& }! T. p) C4 N招财进宝Money and treasures will be plentiful
; [# [. A6 r% L7 K" ~' M6 R债台高筑become debt-ridden
( u3 _8 S0 N' K# v6 I+ t致命要害Achilles' heel + N! e; R1 `, M$ K( q3 T) V
众矢之的target of public criticism _0 i) z/ m1 J7 U' {( A3 b
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.
7 `2 h( G6 C# V$ z0 d- X纸上谈兵be an armchair strategist
, P; e2 B' n# j; a; d7 P纸包不住火Truth will come to light sooner or later.
0 j$ [( ]3 \4 y$ b- q左右为难between the devil and the deep blue sea; between the rock and the hard place |
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