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爱屋及乌Love me, love my dog.
( w" r) R/ a' ?6 b& I百闻不如一见Seeing is believing.! n* C" c$ j! k) z& z+ |
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* P; x3 p4 h% h3 e7 ~9 E2 {2 \6 N
笨鸟先飞A slow sparrow should make an early start.3 r) T& I- f6 S1 b# ]' X
不眠之夜white night 6 ~' I% e: |+ U _$ r
不以物喜，不以己悲not pleased by external gains, not saddened by personnal losses; R4 R; s+ K1 H. ~- p, B7 k
不遗余力spare no effort; go all out; do one's best
3 Y: E( R/ _( [7 Q: R$ {; n不打不成交"No discord, no concord. 8 i0 n# b6 a+ A% o/ Q& C* U- Z0 r
拆东墙补西墙rob Peter to pay Paul
5 G* k) n: k/ a; q2 |辞旧迎新bid farewell to the old and usher in the new; ring out the old year and ring in the new
1 o* r7 n( i }$ d& a. K5 z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 all9 X9 A9 n* C* _
大开眼界open one's eyes; broaden one's horizon; be an eye-opener
) L2 M( d% A0 \% G国泰民安The country flourishes and people live in peace7 N: W5 `8 R2 D+ h& s7 \5 t0 [
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
2 {, U; B% \1 l& a/ b( X功夫不负有心人Everything comes to him who waits. C4 T, q' z4 y9 }: \
好了伤疤忘了疼once on shore, one prays no more% q$ ?+ Y4 u5 o; N Z: }# b
好事不出门，恶事传千里Good news never goes beyond the gate, while bad news spread far and wide.
# ]% N; O( w9 \/ n: N和气生财Harmony brings wealth! A# g Z* k; c# F. R
活到老，学到老One is never too old to learn.
& n, ?- Y3 E* y既往不咎let bygones be bygones
' I) q& W6 m) l( f金无足赤,人无完人Gold can't be pure and man can't be perfect.
! ?$ q# m- i5 [2 R. X( t金玉满堂Treasures fill the home6 O+ b8 {0 p+ K3 k! k
脚踏实地be down-to-earth . ^$ `9 v' ^9 U: n3 d! X# O1 s b
脚踩两只船sit on the fence
& }: \# Y( @4 M: o$ z4 M君子之交淡如水the friendship between gentlemen is as pure as crystal; a hedge between keeps friendship green
+ C9 [ w: O; r: D& v6 X! A老生常谈，陈词滥调cut and dried, cliché& X! m7 q7 r) h
礼尚往来Courtesy calls for reciprocity.
, j3 t; r) X- j ]- U( D留得青山在，不怕没柴烧"Where there is life, there is hope."5 Z: y9 k& u- T% f: x! [4 N0 l6 \8 n
马到成功achieve immediate victory; win instant success
: I# X7 b5 ]1 c- F名利双收gain in both fame and wealth0 B% l# d/ d \* x( H# r
茅塞顿开be suddenly enlightened
1 B1 e) N7 o- \/ J; l/ F, @没有规矩不成方圆Nothing can be accomplished without norms or standards.
. V/ R2 |" e+ I- | T每逢佳节倍思亲
/ a# ~, i' E8 bOn festive occasions more than ever one thinks of one's dear ones far away.
7 l& |3 B+ @0 E8 QIt is on the festival occasions when one misses his dear most. + |& Q" S# G$ f1 x* L$ `
谋事在人，成事在天"The planning lies with man, the outcome with Heaven. / Man proposes, God disposes. "
$ }$ T9 \! Y$ Q. W. ^( e: S弄巧成拙be too smart by half; Cunning outwits itself.
, L8 R7 X P7 k3 e" V拿手好戏masterpiece
0 W' Y( ~& ?8 k3 @# l; v( i赔了夫人又折兵throw good money after bad
5 [" v* M4 _4 @6 P抛砖引玉a modest spur to induce others to come forward with valuable contributions; throw a sprat to catch a whale! A' u- M- R+ C" m- I( t
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 {- T# a- o9 U- j抢得先机take the preemptive opportunities % Q8 h% t" r3 k) c8 C2 C2 R
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.
0 _" v6 t3 ^% o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
/ o# ? G8 ^" n _3 h$ R( S3 r4 v前事不忘,后事之师Past experience, if not forgotten, is a guide for the future.
/ x, e3 G- I" g0 r; m8 n前人栽树,后人乘凉One generation plants the trees in whose shade another generation rests.7 c9 \4 s& y/ R
One sows and another reaps.
3 L) m6 a( O9 t6 n( f1 H1 {前怕狼,后怕虎fear the wolf in front and the tiger behind/ hesitate in doing something
' u8 q4 p3 x$ d& T( o9 R6 I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. , E% Z% K- K7 T4 k0 G( A# y% b Q
强强联手win-win co-operation) S9 E+ q! z! b |
瑞雪兆丰年A timely snow promises a good harvest.
1 |4 o$ [5 |# _( L9 ?, p; w+ `人之初,性本善Man's nature at birth is good.) P4 B% N/ k/ x% c
人逢喜事精神爽Joy puts heart into a man.
; Z9 O" d1 F/ N- {人海战术huge-crowd strategy
; _6 S' Y4 d* }. q: [! E* ^: A% E! Z世上无难事，只要肯攀登"Where there is a will, there is a way. " - k% q3 `5 I9 ^
世外桃源a fictitious land of peace away from the turmoil of the world;
# H2 f7 x0 |# b# u7 P- m死而后已until my heart stops beating/ Y C" t, e: S$ T2 v3 p& k! \9 r. e
岁岁平安Peace all year round
5 ?# a4 z$ B9 h3 P+ W6 M! a上有天堂，下有苏杭"Just as there is paradise in heaven, ther are Suzhou and Hangzhou on earth."
% x6 r( w9 d% q1 i/ Y% f塞翁失马，焉知非福Misfortune may be an actual blessing.; L& P' k [% M0 n
三十而立"A man should be independent at the age of thirty.
+ t) Q) N. @2 S& t2 ~At thirty, a man should be able to think for himself."
$ k' d2 m. @; {/ k% R# M升级换代updating and upgrading (of products)2 U7 Y& q0 ?8 \
四十不惑Life begins at forty.
" r$ q- h1 ?: ~9 V. @; i) ^4 T谁言寸草心，报得三春晖"Such kindness of warm sun, can't be repaid by grass. "
1 T6 b6 A6 I% p N水涨船高When the river rises, the boat floats high.& N# v, C5 F) e3 D. w" _, R
时不我待Time and tide wait for no man.
/ a$ D- C! t' B) {4 A1 \杀鸡用牛刀break a butterfly on the wheel5 A* l0 O8 q7 ]$ L
实事求是seek truth from facts; be practical and realistic; be true to facts 6 d# h7 ]) ]* L* Q% M, u! l
说曹操,曹操到Talk of the devil and he comes.
/ h. [, p; L* v/ d# i5 t, z实话实说speak the plain truth; call a spade a spade; tell it as it is
* ~3 O4 h, S; m# |9 ^& M8 l实践是检验真理的唯一标准Practice is the sole criterion for testing truth.( \( w5 i4 k/ T! Q0 D/ w B# S( Z
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; "
% L9 H( }+ \7 N# l: g/ }/ G韬光养晦hide one's capacities and bide one's time
, u' M8 y5 Q; W糖衣炮弹sugar-coated bullets
0 n+ @# i* B3 l( X6 b, l. W# I天有不测风云Anything unexpected may happen. a bolt from the blue
5 n/ f1 }( I% D9 m9 e$ [团结就是力量Unity is strength.7 Q7 s$ i5 ]( L' F2 r
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
. W6 H7 v; e+ R/ w& y# k# C' E% P歪风邪气unhealthy practices and evil phenomena
. e% n$ o- M/ z3 R( d; I物以类聚，人以群分Birds of a feather flock together.0 `5 V9 Z' {! y. ?
往事如风"The past has vanished (from memory) like wind.; What in past, is past." - {7 i x8 V4 t S( R4 N* @
望子成龙hold high hopes for one's child4 Z5 g, `5 b6 R
屋漏又逢连阴雨Misfortunes never come singly. When it rains it pours." z$ E0 A2 |$ R4 r3 p1 k: ?
文韬武略military expertise; military strategy $ `+ \5 p1 o+ m! B3 N/ w* s
唯利是图draw water to one's mill * @7 B) x+ @' }+ S2 }4 C2 N
无源之水,无本之木water without a source, and a tree wiithout roots2 X/ y; H, d9 f5 n) b' l
无中生有make/create something out of nothing
8 N7 ?7 Y# B+ f- B无风不起浪There are no waves without wind. There's no smoke without fire./ ~$ E8 Y6 f0 Z; k! k- }$ ~4 c
徇私枉法bend the law for the benefit of relatives or friends 5 m0 m2 X8 m; C3 [! H
新官上任三把火a new broom sweeps clean ) |/ m& o3 [ o5 U
虚心使人进步,骄傲使人落后Modesty helps one go forward, whereas conceit makes one lag behind.8 p; Z- D+ F/ X6 O- ~( N
蓄势而发accumulate strength for a take-off$ l; H5 M( z8 g, M( C
心想事成May all your wish come true; M. X t M. _$ D5 N" K
心照不宣have a tacit understanding; give tacit consent; tacit understanding$ b. s( q+ b) ]- C! O
先入为主First impressions are firmly entrenched.# b8 A+ m, E& I3 k
先下手为强catch the ball before the bound! T5 l0 W- @: N" E
像热锅上的蚂蚁like an ant on a hot pan
0 k8 I* V8 g& ]( z现身说法warn people by taking oneself as an example
& t/ b# v) i! X5 k! e( Z* z息事宁人pour oil on troubled waters
* {. ~* V. j I+ I5 n6 q喜忧参半mingled hope and fear " |# G5 L/ `, d1 E
循序渐进step by step
% P2 C x$ A* a2 I; y+ o5 v! o一路平安，一路顺风speed somebody on their way; speed the parting guest
6 s- z* g+ ^' L5 A2 |. Z! t$ z严以律己,宽以待人be strict with oneself and lenient towards others
9 |" A5 o/ X, ?7 ]* d' O鱼米之乡a land of milk and honey
* g0 M8 @8 Y" i T9 |有情人终成眷属"Jack shall have Jill, all shall be well." / c6 {8 u- a) o1 t R& _
有钱能使鬼推磨Money makes the mare go. Money talks.+ ]% ?0 n6 g( t: K# n: j! o( }
有识之士people of vision. r: K- R) E& M: D! M- V' y
有勇无谋use brawn rather than brain
! C4 J; G# W* x, @! S: ]有缘千里来相会Separated as we are thousands of miles apart, we come together as if by predestination.7 [) x" S$ O5 h
与时俱进advance with times n. V8 p& h9 T% ~
以人为本people oriented; people foremost # s! L1 o" A8 @1 \
因材施教teach students according to their aptitude
; M* v1 R8 | K+ C$ t- 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."
) F2 u4 G& l7 }+ a+ W" n, u欲速则不达Haste does not bring success. % O W2 d& Y8 Z: @+ l
优胜劣汰survival of the fittest 5 X& f r/ W5 X7 P' q- o( J; R
英雄所见略同Great minds think alike.5 e: O4 C) b. o3 V4 d) M& t
冤家宜解不宜结Better make friends than make enemies.+ s7 l# D( p1 p; a. Q/ d. Z* Z7 [
冤假错案"cases in which people were unjustly, falsely or wrongly charged or sentenced; unjust, false or wrong cases"
$ T6 e1 ~5 H, {% c3 h( Q一言既出，驷马难追A real man never goes back on his words. & N+ `, y$ n0 @8 r
招财进宝Money and treasures will be plentiful- I W! J! u7 ?. C2 Q+ [8 @& B4 e
债台高筑become debt-ridden
# t1 d; `, K$ ~+ W5 R. ~致命要害Achilles' heel 1 b- S: S) M) Z1 N6 I& f+ U
众矢之的target of public criticism& J2 u& f1 X! X% n% }- @" i
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.
5 J# T! l( z& R$ n) j% B' S8 D纸上谈兵be an armchair strategist
; j: [9 P4 J0 \: Y5 S& L" N. k" n纸包不住火Truth will come to light sooner or later.
- Z* v- h+ {$ C9 @2 J左右为难between the devil and the deep blue sea; between the rock and the hard place |
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