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爱屋及乌Love me, love my dog.' G; W) i; u$ e3 v8 e" e$ e) ]
百闻不如一见Seeing is believing.7 W$ I, U& e, J5 N$ [
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
+ Z9 u, N1 T7 M' e笨鸟先飞A slow sparrow should make an early start.
# K" W% Y6 b& c' {2 E* d( ^, }不眠之夜white night
# f7 j- h- c6 I6 N4 R* e不以物喜，不以己悲not pleased by external gains, not saddened by personnal losses
. O- s9 B5 O+ V/ a0 K; Z N( r不遗余力spare no effort; go all out; do one's best# n1 j4 O3 _1 I8 Z8 R: b! `" r1 O
不打不成交"No discord, no concord.
' P+ C" r0 g0 G) {/ A拆东墙补西墙rob Peter to pay Paul
! |. }8 ~/ O( E9 F6 P, {! l辞旧迎新bid farewell to the old and usher in the new; ring out the old year and ring in the new
0 I% Y0 c+ H, G7 i' y9 e4 d5 B$ L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- \$ M6 v4 t) ^# R- ?
大开眼界open one's eyes; broaden one's horizon; be an eye-opener " }+ i) G* b# e1 j* p
国泰民安The country flourishes and people live in peace
: w+ S- v) b5 a W9 r. z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
+ l% Q; U! D- k7 ~/ P功夫不负有心人Everything comes to him who waits.
" P4 m1 V+ b2 C& h好了伤疤忘了疼once on shore, one prays no more% \( e) d. m7 s# |6 U4 j4 H7 M
好事不出门，恶事传千里Good news never goes beyond the gate, while bad news spread far and wide.
1 ]8 |) W1 g+ c7 z# b8 e和气生财Harmony brings wealth$ H) Z: o' E+ L) @8 \, D6 r" @7 p6 C
活到老，学到老One is never too old to learn.
N# H: f% L. z: o1 ]既往不咎let bygones be bygones . F0 h/ [1 I& n9 J- o* Q" q* H3 A9 U9 \$ P
金无足赤,人无完人Gold can't be pure and man can't be perfect.
7 N$ d1 V9 ~8 t* \( i( H金玉满堂Treasures fill the home% J4 L* U* e+ K2 F0 f1 f
脚踏实地be down-to-earth ' V, {: |: X0 a& B' A6 v$ A4 a2 N
脚踩两只船sit on the fence 6 w. a+ b* L3 w9 h5 p
君子之交淡如水the friendship between gentlemen is as pure as crystal; a hedge between keeps friendship green & R' r: U( P/ e- n9 h9 B- O' b
老生常谈，陈词滥调cut and dried, cliché# `$ H8 m3 h7 c; H4 }* z
礼尚往来Courtesy calls for reciprocity.
3 E6 |2 y* L# f( |% b2 q4 y) }留得青山在，不怕没柴烧"Where there is life, there is hope."1 O% I' g, ~3 S' ~
马到成功achieve immediate victory; win instant success
8 A7 Y9 }+ P) K; K' q/ L名利双收gain in both fame and wealth9 ^* Y; _* a7 Z( q4 t1 v* _
茅塞顿开be suddenly enlightened& f7 U* \ C/ `& V9 N7 K! d* U. n3 Q
没有规矩不成方圆Nothing can be accomplished without norms or standards.- c: ~. ~/ A3 |/ X0 k* C1 C" C+ w
每逢佳节倍思亲) `, q: z: N+ x1 L W2 [4 A
On festive occasions more than ever one thinks of one's dear ones far away.
. j; Y2 ^$ A9 ?" xIt is on the festival occasions when one misses his dear most.
. g, {* P& L2 l- |谋事在人，成事在天"The planning lies with man, the outcome with Heaven. / Man proposes, God disposes. "
1 U, J$ T4 z6 R弄巧成拙be too smart by half; Cunning outwits itself.2 ~* P6 j% Q- j* n& C4 B
拿手好戏masterpiece4 g) ^+ |! \" M' p2 Y( d! y
赔了夫人又折兵throw good money after bad, |2 }, @& s( f: ~7 p! S
抛砖引玉a modest spur to induce others to come forward with valuable contributions; throw a sprat to catch a whale
- x& ^) H% @6 J% k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$ [8 X" L0 ]! A W# G6 w- {# j! ^
抢得先机take the preemptive opportunities 1 I5 C W7 H* b" W7 |
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.
) E7 k; Q6 ^+ F) t7 Q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. h; Q% S! P( U. {前事不忘,后事之师Past experience, if not forgotten, is a guide for the future.
7 T, V9 P: B. H5 |$ L& l8 p前人栽树,后人乘凉One generation plants the trees in whose shade another generation rests.
. `$ k' F- N4 F' V4 lOne sows and another reaps.& N1 _; l; S3 t) F* v' F* j
前怕狼,后怕虎fear the wolf in front and the tiger behind/ hesitate in doing something$ w" z$ v8 ^& K. p, G
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 N6 [) \8 B/ l3 U- m ^
强强联手win-win co-operation
" c! d) o( R9 U- |9 U( [瑞雪兆丰年A timely snow promises a good harvest.3 B8 i1 y( z9 d
人之初,性本善Man's nature at birth is good.+ n4 M! ^( Y2 T8 g
人逢喜事精神爽Joy puts heart into a man.3 f8 x- |$ T; G$ R
人海战术huge-crowd strategy
3 m+ d7 Y$ e ^! T* Y世上无难事，只要肯攀登"Where there is a will, there is a way. " & N8 f2 l* w) k1 z& k
世外桃源a fictitious land of peace away from the turmoil of the world; - n: |2 Q9 m1 t( u3 S
死而后已until my heart stops beating' V7 h* q, Y# M+ c
岁岁平安Peace all year round
) @9 a5 C" l3 @7 d( D! F+ D上有天堂，下有苏杭"Just as there is paradise in heaven, ther are Suzhou and Hangzhou on earth." / v" i/ h( ]( N5 R* P' [( C
塞翁失马，焉知非福Misfortune may be an actual blessing.
: b( J4 ]/ N, L" X三十而立"A man should be independent at the age of thirty. * D) Q4 e. }% O* W9 C8 T
At thirty, a man should be able to think for himself."
* r7 U6 j: p; E) g' B: r升级换代updating and upgrading (of products)
8 P; D' \9 Z0 `) o) I1 W, ~4 ?四十不惑Life begins at forty. ) X" u1 M1 {4 A' f
谁言寸草心，报得三春晖"Such kindness of warm sun, can't be repaid by grass. "
) j2 l5 `2 ~! h# U+ R水涨船高When the river rises, the boat floats high.
+ X' O5 t( s- X4 Z! T! o时不我待Time and tide wait for no man. $ d4 W# H9 ^6 E4 M. T
杀鸡用牛刀break a butterfly on the wheel+ t4 |/ _- B$ q- c2 u: H" P% A( g
实事求是seek truth from facts; be practical and realistic; be true to facts / g) o1 M! D) g# N# K0 g1 A$ L
说曹操,曹操到Talk of the devil and he comes.+ z0 [6 Y$ ], E$ {( L
实话实说speak the plain truth; call a spade a spade; tell it as it is
1 a. c- t8 ^, V, C实践是检验真理的唯一标准Practice is the sole criterion for testing truth.
' m9 e1 L$ a3 w+ ^) l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; "
G- | X8 Q7 |" @0 q) }# H: E韬光养晦hide one's capacities and bide one's time
# d, m3 C7 Y# A$ I4 e- y u8 q糖衣炮弹sugar-coated bullets3 V$ i# y9 T2 G. B; @2 H+ {+ v9 D' a
天有不测风云Anything unexpected may happen. a bolt from the blue
7 S" d! Z* M8 S团结就是力量Unity is strength.. u. x- `1 G' T% D4 |4 S: _
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 y# E1 x1 [7 N, s ~! O: n
歪风邪气unhealthy practices and evil phenomena% C a# V! H( S) D
物以类聚，人以群分Birds of a feather flock together.
) q$ H. I1 U' R0 ^! {5 }! E2 j8 W往事如风"The past has vanished (from memory) like wind.; What in past, is past." ' u" l8 Q. Z, G) f& E' Y/ E
望子成龙hold high hopes for one's child
6 {1 P+ b+ E/ K1 V% m+ k屋漏又逢连阴雨Misfortunes never come singly. When it rains it pours.% ~6 ]# C* ]7 s6 V9 ~& F
文韬武略military expertise; military strategy 9 H, e$ v l7 S/ ]9 n4 t) A7 P7 \
唯利是图draw water to one's mill : h$ Q. F1 \6 {& L
无源之水,无本之木water without a source, and a tree wiithout roots
7 J! Z0 n: B& W$ m" ~无中生有make/create something out of nothing
+ u+ O/ u/ _- y& p无风不起浪There are no waves without wind. There's no smoke without fire.3 E1 F9 r+ X6 k4 `1 K
徇私枉法bend the law for the benefit of relatives or friends
4 W3 ^( j8 L4 ^% ?' F e6 _' X新官上任三把火a new broom sweeps clean # P& O4 G8 q' Q0 I4 q
虚心使人进步,骄傲使人落后Modesty helps one go forward, whereas conceit makes one lag behind.
5 ~! M) p( n2 C蓄势而发accumulate strength for a take-off# c9 J: P$ @+ |& C+ b
心想事成May all your wish come true5 W; _- }- o( K2 w# e
心照不宣have a tacit understanding; give tacit consent; tacit understanding
- @" s6 b3 }2 _先入为主First impressions are firmly entrenched.- e0 x7 q. E7 U4 V1 @, F
先下手为强catch the ball before the bound- X. S: @) `9 C, k* Y [* D. U
像热锅上的蚂蚁like an ant on a hot pan3 s0 j) H+ j% p
现身说法warn people by taking oneself as an example u' F/ b5 m5 u I5 U
息事宁人pour oil on troubled waters . }" b% T- X6 a9 T. w6 J/ b
喜忧参半mingled hope and fear , C' @! {: u& H9 b j
循序渐进step by step
" o. K. ^5 r @) h$ Q2 f一路平安，一路顺风speed somebody on their way; speed the parting guest 9 u$ A5 O/ P( e! `# [$ q9 Y% Z3 K
严以律己,宽以待人be strict with oneself and lenient towards others0 Q9 ]( g+ Z2 d; M
鱼米之乡a land of milk and honey0 y6 W ^2 {; F
有情人终成眷属"Jack shall have Jill, all shall be well."
' B1 W4 r7 G2 Y有钱能使鬼推磨Money makes the mare go. Money talks.
) C4 L# ^! K; ~/ E: M2 v6 M有识之士people of vision6 D) f3 ]; B6 @% [( I9 K# s
有勇无谋use brawn rather than brain
1 y7 |3 s: q% [有缘千里来相会Separated as we are thousands of miles apart, we come together as if by predestination.
* ` \- O) P9 E- y8 M与时俱进advance with times+ _9 V3 e: l6 O9 o# f6 Z! |
以人为本people oriented; people foremost : t2 h) M& d: N% G6 p* l1 E
因材施教teach students according to their aptitude
4 |" c' E8 ?1 l' b9 v, ]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."
9 e4 g* L% a0 s4 }( ?欲速则不达Haste does not bring success.
7 k+ h7 k9 i* c优胜劣汰survival of the fittest 0 i) L+ e, {" j+ X* v: n! N4 {
英雄所见略同Great minds think alike.
% z: M' g! Z. A8 j( T' T- n) t$ t. k冤家宜解不宜结Better make friends than make enemies.
8 B. _0 y0 w% F5 b T6 n冤假错案"cases in which people were unjustly, falsely or wrongly charged or sentenced; unjust, false or wrong cases"
7 X4 J- J6 k( U7 [0 y1 o' G8 ?* k7 s一言既出，驷马难追A real man never goes back on his words.
$ t" Y1 b3 Q7 d2 A% ]/ e: i8 w1 H招财进宝Money and treasures will be plentiful
1 J( _* C+ b' j: Z债台高筑become debt-ridden' d0 ]; h- k9 C+ a8 u, o; T D
致命要害Achilles' heel ; s+ t& [7 Z m# C5 ^" y
众矢之的target of public criticism
; [( X; i( ^- c) |0 B2 Q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.
' y7 l- t/ l* m8 [8 D纸上谈兵be an armchair strategist
1 F7 C: I8 {- i- T/ h( K纸包不住火Truth will come to light sooner or later.
3 X8 x" |; ^1 b& N# C左右为难between the devil and the deep blue sea; between the rock and the hard place |
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