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爱屋及乌Love me, love my dog., C0 a; _" |3 n$ E) W
百闻不如一见Seeing is believing.6 d5 N" Z! G% o7 ~
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
1 B, Q& N, d8 `2 B笨鸟先飞A slow sparrow should make an early start.
6 c% | ^# F {0 L3 a" D不眠之夜white night
- q$ s2 [! V! r不以物喜，不以己悲not pleased by external gains, not saddened by personnal losses% J6 _4 g% `; f# ` z s: [) z
不遗余力spare no effort; go all out; do one's best
6 o5 L3 ^! K+ M# o5 B$ Q) p不打不成交"No discord, no concord.
2 Z. x3 {: ]5 N. b拆东墙补西墙rob Peter to pay Paul $ r- Z0 P2 d4 k" O# B: y- \
辞旧迎新bid farewell to the old and usher in the new; ring out the old year and ring in the new % g2 J$ O" o% ]& g0 T1 s
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
6 p2 u: T) b5 o( ^' F4 ~9 }" L大开眼界open one's eyes; broaden one's horizon; be an eye-opener % |3 \. z5 ^) }! p4 R8 j V
国泰民安The country flourishes and people live in peace0 U G( `. _1 e6 {
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 0 Q* m/ Z3 C+ Z8 j, K6 |
功夫不负有心人Everything comes to him who waits. / ?' n1 \0 ~! }7 F d# [3 B; H- F$ E7 z
好了伤疤忘了疼once on shore, one prays no more* C6 q3 _6 c$ k6 }
好事不出门，恶事传千里Good news never goes beyond the gate, while bad news spread far and wide. u, t }5 Z4 J2 O
和气生财Harmony brings wealth
$ R$ ] ]+ ^9 _) [活到老，学到老One is never too old to learn. " J) u5 x& V5 _9 f/ c
既往不咎let bygones be bygones ; B* {, Q- q$ m3 y& U0 e" _, d+ F
金无足赤,人无完人Gold can't be pure and man can't be perfect. , J! y: k/ }! R: _8 M
金玉满堂Treasures fill the home
8 Y$ t/ F V" U! R6 ~ p! `脚踏实地be down-to-earth , b. s. o9 y$ `) j- j
脚踩两只船sit on the fence 2 O! t; q+ }5 g5 J, C6 Y
君子之交淡如水the friendship between gentlemen is as pure as crystal; a hedge between keeps friendship green
7 o/ N' D$ h( T' z. R M老生常谈，陈词滥调cut and dried, cliché( ?# [7 t' y* v# [2 F: D# B
礼尚往来Courtesy calls for reciprocity.
+ y' o% z( t' R留得青山在，不怕没柴烧"Where there is life, there is hope."$ d$ t7 x5 ?, `' B, I
马到成功achieve immediate victory; win instant success
: b$ l2 b: n% V" ]; D名利双收gain in both fame and wealth
7 U+ t* V* N: J- B. O茅塞顿开be suddenly enlightened
% h* {- B1 ]# K7 H3 Q" n没有规矩不成方圆Nothing can be accomplished without norms or standards.
: e' _, ], D. D2 o, c! i v9 E9 \, |5 {6 i每逢佳节倍思亲
, z, p n0 s) a0 H; pOn festive occasions more than ever one thinks of one's dear ones far away.
6 c8 _) j1 D& I" W( {It is on the festival occasions when one misses his dear most. 2 l, T! R* V& g; U7 e
谋事在人，成事在天"The planning lies with man, the outcome with Heaven. / Man proposes, God disposes. "
$ I4 k4 }5 E3 @$ O& E弄巧成拙be too smart by half; Cunning outwits itself.. s# y% Q8 r: K' K
拿手好戏masterpiece4 y% r" d6 M- W7 F/ M" N* k9 L# J
赔了夫人又折兵throw good money after bad; L& ~5 ]) F1 X7 C& p/ d
抛砖引玉a modest spur to induce others to come forward with valuable contributions; throw a sprat to catch a whale8 w: O! Y: B- V! 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 end6 ]# L9 f) ?- L, ?; c' v; M
抢得先机take the preemptive opportunities 6 A* G% u' g. j- [5 K
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 t3 D$ @4 z% ^1 T
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' H* B! ?3 O! e, R7 `, h. |
前事不忘,后事之师Past experience, if not forgotten, is a guide for the future.- ~4 s) n q3 j% l
前人栽树,后人乘凉One generation plants the trees in whose shade another generation rests.6 k9 W+ f. [0 B
One sows and another reaps.
4 ~5 p6 D S4 m; S$ Y前怕狼,后怕虎fear the wolf in front and the tiger behind/ hesitate in doing something
7 p; a; w9 { F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.
' x6 Y% m* D, S- V6 D1 J5 O! g# v$ ~强强联手win-win co-operation
& `% s1 a! K3 Y0 h1 @瑞雪兆丰年A timely snow promises a good harvest.
. g9 e/ X' e) U6 N$ e& J: P" W人之初,性本善Man's nature at birth is good.
- g. W0 ?- ~2 I4 V$ J( p人逢喜事精神爽Joy puts heart into a man.
5 K- V% C% Z) X7 E+ i: O8 S+ X; ]人海战术huge-crowd strategy & z: R. p* N9 y1 a
世上无难事，只要肯攀登"Where there is a will, there is a way. " 4 P6 }; m2 M/ |! z! w4 ?/ Q) a- ]
世外桃源a fictitious land of peace away from the turmoil of the world; ! d! Q/ E& Y) b; I T
死而后已until my heart stops beating/ g! C ~) ?: z2 Z1 M& |+ [
岁岁平安Peace all year round
0 v: L) E2 }8 {上有天堂，下有苏杭"Just as there is paradise in heaven, ther are Suzhou and Hangzhou on earth." + t! W5 ^+ i! G
塞翁失马，焉知非福Misfortune may be an actual blessing.4 L1 G0 N; z4 M( o$ [/ J
三十而立"A man should be independent at the age of thirty.
d" }) y% H) k* G- }At thirty, a man should be able to think for himself."
! g8 C( ^1 R! j9 o9 F9 q2 u" s升级换代updating and upgrading (of products)
2 D+ Q; F2 U6 t9 O四十不惑Life begins at forty.
" ?9 m& B# y- V! _6 r4 U- {谁言寸草心，报得三春晖"Such kindness of warm sun, can't be repaid by grass. " 5 X7 t4 O! @# t5 e% r. F+ b" e3 G* `
水涨船高When the river rises, the boat floats high.
, ^; X* s: l' ?4 E1 L0 |5 k时不我待Time and tide wait for no man.
2 c& E6 @4 i! y杀鸡用牛刀break a butterfly on the wheel$ e/ T5 h' d4 L0 x& G, ~
实事求是seek truth from facts; be practical and realistic; be true to facts
5 b. l% {" F9 I9 l9 \说曹操,曹操到Talk of the devil and he comes.1 y5 z) D! ?! ^! c- ~9 f
实话实说speak the plain truth; call a spade a spade; tell it as it is
0 f5 x) o" {3 N4 q$ s& \实践是检验真理的唯一标准Practice is the sole criterion for testing truth.
) y' ~7 w3 y* g# Y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; "9 m8 T7 {$ [: ~6 A+ h
韬光养晦hide one's capacities and bide one's time
% \2 Y5 s5 M1 k0 U8 {2 {7 B糖衣炮弹sugar-coated bullets. J1 f% Y$ ~1 v s9 D
天有不测风云Anything unexpected may happen. a bolt from the blue
6 o) t( k( }, t% I! N团结就是力量Unity is strength.
P$ k9 I/ x0 \4 v5 a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 k+ U; Q! t/ F } q
歪风邪气unhealthy practices and evil phenomena' w3 g% I+ y& T
物以类聚，人以群分Birds of a feather flock together.* E7 E- }, ~" r1 c
往事如风"The past has vanished (from memory) like wind.; What in past, is past."
, d/ B( r8 A% b9 W( `望子成龙hold high hopes for one's child
% Z' O' x2 n( P7 G屋漏又逢连阴雨Misfortunes never come singly. When it rains it pours.
4 V1 n$ k/ r! q" B& g文韬武略military expertise; military strategy
. U8 Q8 ~3 X/ n1 p) s1 z唯利是图draw water to one's mill
2 x% L& z* v) t0 L! \无源之水,无本之木water without a source, and a tree wiithout roots0 N5 V+ A. l/ h" d1 u2 W
无中生有make/create something out of nothing 3 [' q |+ K8 w
无风不起浪There are no waves without wind. There's no smoke without fire.& _0 E% J4 U4 U c( @3 H
徇私枉法bend the law for the benefit of relatives or friends 2 D' j* F6 F: q3 S; x
新官上任三把火a new broom sweeps clean ; Z5 L. ?8 b% q6 T
虚心使人进步,骄傲使人落后Modesty helps one go forward, whereas conceit makes one lag behind. y% r' P" L' s
蓄势而发accumulate strength for a take-off
2 P, Z. U" G8 v' U+ X心想事成May all your wish come true! \7 M7 o' E7 L5 A5 S$ P
心照不宣have a tacit understanding; give tacit consent; tacit understanding
7 r+ R! Q$ R2 `2 j" [, s0 C先入为主First impressions are firmly entrenched.
}# }: s2 o5 M+ m: V先下手为强catch the ball before the bound; u- i2 c5 J( ?, h7 R( v# U5 k
像热锅上的蚂蚁like an ant on a hot pan
e m# I7 j3 d3 s" o2 F现身说法warn people by taking oneself as an example
; F$ R2 S; a; x' r" R% i息事宁人pour oil on troubled waters 2 j& n9 |3 C4 p- y
喜忧参半mingled hope and fear
( Y: J* J7 j& \# g% A( U: H) p循序渐进step by step5 B) D$ X8 L9 b
一路平安，一路顺风speed somebody on their way; speed the parting guest {2 ^: M$ W8 i3 \
严以律己,宽以待人be strict with oneself and lenient towards others8 @, A( F& f& ^; ^3 ~7 H U
鱼米之乡a land of milk and honey6 y$ ]) ]7 `! q
有情人终成眷属"Jack shall have Jill, all shall be well." & w O" b& a5 m3 {% {. V. |
有钱能使鬼推磨Money makes the mare go. Money talks.% {' k* f8 w8 H/ B B
有识之士people of vision
U0 T- E% Q" e9 {有勇无谋use brawn rather than brain 9 Q7 E( h) B" b4 L
有缘千里来相会Separated as we are thousands of miles apart, we come together as if by predestination.' l B! p+ S, n/ C. Y
与时俱进advance with times
! U1 J4 e2 z0 G3 R* \7 c! Z; [$ w以人为本people oriented; people foremost 9 |, Q1 I8 M& d) J7 h% b7 y! M1 G
因材施教teach students according to their aptitude
( W! @5 z+ s: y6 D8 g3 }7 l% s8 @9 x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." ! S: [/ W$ D3 Y" q- s) y: ?3 t z
欲速则不达Haste does not bring success. ! N+ P9 C5 ?. q
优胜劣汰survival of the fittest : k. z2 |$ m/ g. h. l* \! v
英雄所见略同Great minds think alike.! x8 b7 W- \( `8 b
冤家宜解不宜结Better make friends than make enemies.
! i) u6 B( e0 j0 X D冤假错案"cases in which people were unjustly, falsely or wrongly charged or sentenced; unjust, false or wrong cases"
# y$ b( h7 v7 D7 \: W一言既出，驷马难追A real man never goes back on his words. % H# ]" Q2 [& p; a/ [- u6 G8 |5 U
招财进宝Money and treasures will be plentiful: c' ?9 [' L& W o- r/ U
债台高筑become debt-ridden: ]0 ]5 h x- D3 o
致命要害Achilles' heel 5 {' |' j2 E1 a! g( w2 n
众矢之的target of public criticism
0 j. N/ [2 N+ l; \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.4 p4 I# s l& L' I/ N S( M T
纸上谈兵be an armchair strategist
+ e: m5 H2 g% U8 W9 d纸包不住火Truth will come to light sooner or later.; T e) F- d6 x" F
左右为难between the devil and the deep blue sea; between the rock and the hard place |
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