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爱屋及乌Love me, love my dog.
5 k, k( G3 Q( h( W6 Y- c百闻不如一见Seeing is believing.% V3 s2 v: A0 `: H& X& K+ 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 worst
' G* V5 A. A6 e+ k+ b* J, t, g笨鸟先飞A slow sparrow should make an early start., [& c0 ?6 u1 E; N# J( a+ S. o
不眠之夜white night
. }8 f' H0 q/ @不以物喜，不以己悲not pleased by external gains, not saddened by personnal losses! _2 {. P$ z7 b! P1 t
不遗余力spare no effort; go all out; do one's best" a3 j$ I4 ^) l6 x
不打不成交"No discord, no concord.
8 w0 m: |7 d# q9 P拆东墙补西墙rob Peter to pay Paul
. R" g4 ~/ k2 p3 V, ?8 ]辞旧迎新bid farewell to the old and usher in the new; ring out the old year and ring in the new ! \# _% r3 ?& p1 z: M+ L- {- ]& M
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
/ V9 O: Q, T" q, A7 i) P, o大开眼界open one's eyes; broaden one's horizon; be an eye-opener ( Y$ O) h5 Q% {. i4 _1 C/ [5 ~
国泰民安The country flourishes and people live in peace- a4 w" U0 E- t& v* t' Q, L9 P
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
+ q3 k8 c9 u5 O功夫不负有心人Everything comes to him who waits.
0 }5 |, U, t. i好了伤疤忘了疼once on shore, one prays no more* u9 T7 S0 G' f+ J
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 }' i8 h T$ N$ N
和气生财Harmony brings wealth; D; ?7 d+ G1 k2 G0 j. ~# b4 n
活到老，学到老One is never too old to learn. 8 m; H6 R4 w) H9 y! ?
既往不咎let bygones be bygones ) {' h( ]' c0 A0 [1 d
金无足赤,人无完人Gold can't be pure and man can't be perfect.
% a+ F1 ^# u0 J7 E9 O7 _金玉满堂Treasures fill the home& ~. M' O% q. h# j9 l. W/ O: y9 g
脚踏实地be down-to-earth
. U! s, B. r. ]! G7 H7 r脚踩两只船sit on the fence
+ B& A7 g9 P% M1 n9 I; L2 b君子之交淡如水the friendship between gentlemen is as pure as crystal; a hedge between keeps friendship green
; J% ^- [4 L |) z' ]老生常谈，陈词滥调cut and dried, cliché1 s' H) x$ i O W
礼尚往来Courtesy calls for reciprocity.
" T! t9 \& I" F+ m) c( v5 f留得青山在，不怕没柴烧"Where there is life, there is hope."
# A7 ` ^' g" i( ]) p% O' \马到成功achieve immediate victory; win instant success4 S6 m) F. V( O% X7 U
名利双收gain in both fame and wealth
* S- m) H3 y. p6 K7 T' r茅塞顿开be suddenly enlightened
( | S- @$ q2 G没有规矩不成方圆Nothing can be accomplished without norms or standards.
' s! q5 ?3 P7 g( d+ K4 k每逢佳节倍思亲
- E. ?8 l, O% e( P& dOn festive occasions more than ever one thinks of one's dear ones far away.
& R( O1 w% C( P( s/ \It is on the festival occasions when one misses his dear most.
r( X' s! u$ K. E谋事在人，成事在天"The planning lies with man, the outcome with Heaven. / Man proposes, God disposes. "" ~% h! u( f' _5 f" n) O7 t
弄巧成拙be too smart by half; Cunning outwits itself.$ v: x! w5 }* }! H$ ^& X0 \+ t
拿手好戏masterpiece
: Y# |* I% X" e* T; C3 d' k* {% [7 O4 q赔了夫人又折兵throw good money after bad' k& d5 g& o) P: W5 F) L6 w
抛砖引玉a modest spur to induce others to come forward with valuable contributions; throw a sprat to catch a whale/ a6 h$ Q) R( A) F- 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
) v! k) J1 r: P$ Q/ r抢得先机take the preemptive opportunities ) Z% i: E. d" S6 e
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.9 f" Q+ H+ r5 R7 } f/ p
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
! g% L2 R q6 l; M% K3 A前事不忘,后事之师Past experience, if not forgotten, is a guide for the future.4 N0 O8 m6 f# X) T6 E5 ?" ?
前人栽树,后人乘凉One generation plants the trees in whose shade another generation rests.
" H3 [! s5 f- [- YOne sows and another reaps.
- y8 _3 t9 q" ]) F, o前怕狼,后怕虎fear the wolf in front and the tiger behind/ hesitate in doing something
b/ w; H) ]. o! w. o$ ^7 p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. + Q, z, [( U; r% N
强强联手win-win co-operation
) f; m* a; F* j* ~9 t瑞雪兆丰年A timely snow promises a good harvest.9 T6 Z' i. v( T' Q
人之初,性本善Man's nature at birth is good.
. H( M: q! N; M人逢喜事精神爽Joy puts heart into a man.
8 L7 t" J) M# Y; a, m人海战术huge-crowd strategy
3 f* p7 X& c* j6 v9 _" \7 } Z世上无难事，只要肯攀登"Where there is a will, there is a way. "
3 |" k8 M4 U# U7 A U世外桃源a fictitious land of peace away from the turmoil of the world; n6 u9 @' L% K0 \2 Z
死而后已until my heart stops beating
( } F& S# U% I2 w& J1 d8 j/ w岁岁平安Peace all year round, c" U% P* _* p. ]
上有天堂，下有苏杭"Just as there is paradise in heaven, ther are Suzhou and Hangzhou on earth."
# Q5 H! _' E5 ?9 Z塞翁失马，焉知非福Misfortune may be an actual blessing.$ U0 q; h9 q/ ]4 i* }
三十而立"A man should be independent at the age of thirty.
9 Y, x: B3 {$ ?0 C1 |9 SAt thirty, a man should be able to think for himself."
8 n7 X# j. p4 M; V0 P; x6 v/ k升级换代updating and upgrading (of products)5 V* A/ p! P/ U: f
四十不惑Life begins at forty. ; O9 _, T* _2 G2 P! |1 z* {& V
谁言寸草心，报得三春晖"Such kindness of warm sun, can't be repaid by grass. "
% e3 J+ A U6 J' T$ S* T水涨船高When the river rises, the boat floats high.
. G, Q: p8 V7 {* K* v% Z! _时不我待Time and tide wait for no man.
5 V# Y2 E8 `, \, C7 b杀鸡用牛刀break a butterfly on the wheel: t3 b/ P& l j( \
实事求是seek truth from facts; be practical and realistic; be true to facts & S$ J0 o7 ~+ c! c: l* x6 V
说曹操,曹操到Talk of the devil and he comes.5 ~& O* P1 B$ x
实话实说speak the plain truth; call a spade a spade; tell it as it is
3 a+ O. D0 U$ X3 _. T实践是检验真理的唯一标准Practice is the sole criterion for testing truth.) V- s N$ J: X* r
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; "1 J' m, V& v- t+ _& `0 w
韬光养晦hide one's capacities and bide one's time
: |, F. m9 f3 ]7 R( t6 P6 w$ Q W糖衣炮弹sugar-coated bullets- C% Z5 _8 b% g( X
天有不测风云Anything unexpected may happen. a bolt from the blue
/ f7 b' b1 v/ b& M- _( _团结就是力量Unity is strength.
7 V* d9 k8 q8 F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 u6 \- }8 F# q歪风邪气unhealthy practices and evil phenomena
# ]3 i7 T/ T, n( F7 J$ `3 t物以类聚，人以群分Birds of a feather flock together.* q1 A( z4 |6 B$ J
往事如风"The past has vanished (from memory) like wind.; What in past, is past." V' v% S5 E( ]- r5 p
望子成龙hold high hopes for one's child
2 _2 B9 ~0 {& G ~' `/ U( F屋漏又逢连阴雨Misfortunes never come singly. When it rains it pours.9 H6 Q3 T, Q/ i0 o; o
文韬武略military expertise; military strategy
( f6 r/ s, q; E9 |* {唯利是图draw water to one's mill ; o u1 ~9 P& x Q
无源之水,无本之木water without a source, and a tree wiithout roots+ v/ v# L0 h! m% L3 [
无中生有make/create something out of nothing
: c3 c8 y9 S; H% }4 \7 m; A6 a无风不起浪There are no waves without wind. There's no smoke without fire.8 K5 y: x+ W' X8 T- y
徇私枉法bend the law for the benefit of relatives or friends ( C" I U' z- n$ H& p0 W# q
新官上任三把火a new broom sweeps clean $ z5 Q+ `: T- c, ]7 }
虚心使人进步,骄傲使人落后Modesty helps one go forward, whereas conceit makes one lag behind.
- ^( w% b4 e6 |+ p4 }! v蓄势而发accumulate strength for a take-off
L: b+ K- ], X心想事成May all your wish come true6 B5 R. L1 J' m2 `
心照不宣have a tacit understanding; give tacit consent; tacit understanding
: K7 i8 n U4 G/ `6 _0 u先入为主First impressions are firmly entrenched.7 i0 D6 R5 e& [3 K6 W
先下手为强catch the ball before the bound$ g9 Q: S- ~/ e
像热锅上的蚂蚁like an ant on a hot pan
6 ~# q2 E/ l! X; x/ j5 P/ y- t现身说法warn people by taking oneself as an example% P& m8 T: {' W. Z" b7 C
息事宁人pour oil on troubled waters " G9 g1 |2 {& K
喜忧参半mingled hope and fear " o+ R! f( Q+ u
循序渐进step by step
, g7 s, g( f" O) n一路平安，一路顺风speed somebody on their way; speed the parting guest
' Y! ^# ]- z% {$ o$ O! T' x! N严以律己,宽以待人be strict with oneself and lenient towards others& j% y) h8 f7 c5 K( e% U% @
鱼米之乡a land of milk and honey: W* b. }! f5 ~# e$ g
有情人终成眷属"Jack shall have Jill, all shall be well." 2 S! O+ G/ v+ w& }/ O C
有钱能使鬼推磨Money makes the mare go. Money talks.
$ h% v7 C. ?, Y5 F4 i有识之士people of vision1 T& _1 J3 ~4 h, [ G' V0 E
有勇无谋use brawn rather than brain
2 F% w/ {" w; S% a3 A有缘千里来相会Separated as we are thousands of miles apart, we come together as if by predestination.
' f6 F0 I2 v+ i$ T6 Y" C }( z7 a与时俱进advance with times/ G! i9 w! O' \5 y
以人为本people oriented; people foremost
: s$ S- @1 L, e8 y$ F6 p. {因材施教teach students according to their aptitude : l, e+ h6 O, n9 i. j% P8 S! j2 s
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." 2 r& O8 O6 n. d- q$ f4 g0 L2 Y
欲速则不达Haste does not bring success.
, X5 u6 y8 J, l$ o8 x) h优胜劣汰survival of the fittest ) W/ H) m2 c) c4 ~
英雄所见略同Great minds think alike.
9 X0 o* p, Q6 M8 N, O M: j+ z/ K+ R冤家宜解不宜结Better make friends than make enemies.
% F6 T! R6 M* H: I冤假错案"cases in which people were unjustly, falsely or wrongly charged or sentenced; unjust, false or wrong cases" # M p- z8 k& W9 I' T- y2 g
一言既出，驷马难追A real man never goes back on his words.
+ g7 D; Z5 h9 d/ h3 i招财进宝Money and treasures will be plentiful
* J( F# V2 q0 \- O1 R6 P2 S债台高筑become debt-ridden4 d" F* |- L" _2 {' Q( ]
致命要害Achilles' heel 1 Q7 e( ^$ A8 \, C' d5 u
众矢之的target of public criticism
; C* [- J' _' }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.& Z8 G+ @7 H7 q% i) m u0 w
纸上谈兵be an armchair strategist- k+ e6 C+ r g( `. U
纸包不住火Truth will come to light sooner or later.
( C+ @( @; m3 U0 F左右为难between the devil and the deep blue sea; between the rock and the hard place |
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