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爱屋及乌Love me, love my dog.3 l6 d! t2 N/ I! H- R8 l/ f
百闻不如一见Seeing is believing.
- R. z/ R8 }$ I8 \0 B* I. ~7 T9 _* ~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" n" i0 k; W% z. N
笨鸟先飞A slow sparrow should make an early start.
0 G2 i& O! d6 c; F1 r/ I* q不眠之夜white night 8 l, \0 Q. L+ I. a* L1 O; T0 _
不以物喜，不以己悲not pleased by external gains, not saddened by personnal losses. E8 Q* U+ H# P. p# F
不遗余力spare no effort; go all out; do one's best; I3 D" [# G6 x4 E- l
不打不成交"No discord, no concord.
- h8 F, p a; B/ Z* r拆东墙补西墙rob Peter to pay Paul / @2 M$ l$ r/ h; c% i2 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
$ U! s- n- n- ^- }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
0 f4 a2 {# O, n3 g大开眼界open one's eyes; broaden one's horizon; be an eye-opener 2 L$ o# U* I% }7 F, g0 L0 }* c; e" z
国泰民安The country flourishes and people live in peace. Z$ Q# ^) a6 V3 g, ]
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 " h% J1 s- f7 ~6 F0 ?% b; N
功夫不负有心人Everything comes to him who waits. & \4 B0 K. ?; D# H8 j
好了伤疤忘了疼once on shore, one prays no more
/ q8 F' m- h. u7 Y* ?" h8 q! s+ S1 k好事不出门，恶事传千里Good news never goes beyond the gate, while bad news spread far and wide.
0 {3 L1 N- i: v! s2 T! b- ]和气生财Harmony brings wealth6 _: f/ D; \# X" ^9 }2 h. `* u* J
活到老，学到老One is never too old to learn.
8 p; P; v- s9 t+ F既往不咎let bygones be bygones 5 o8 W2 _: u. r3 F3 f
金无足赤,人无完人Gold can't be pure and man can't be perfect. / P5 l3 j3 b* Q6 A) G
金玉满堂Treasures fill the home: v2 `; ~& C- `/ e' ^: Q
脚踏实地be down-to-earth
0 G) |$ r2 ^2 [! \脚踩两只船sit on the fence ; B5 \8 X8 W: S- k3 g3 H
君子之交淡如水the friendship between gentlemen is as pure as crystal; a hedge between keeps friendship green ! ]( s: }- ]6 G6 ^+ T* q
老生常谈，陈词滥调cut and dried, cliché
1 P3 `5 A c! r" ^+ d' y( B% H5 k礼尚往来Courtesy calls for reciprocity.
, z' S5 H6 [, ~& V1 `留得青山在，不怕没柴烧"Where there is life, there is hope."% j: g6 n! s3 V! {* Y+ T
马到成功achieve immediate victory; win instant success) f; s' n) u, I. F" _; Q
名利双收gain in both fame and wealth+ x" Y a4 W0 W) O0 R' x. B3 ?) h
茅塞顿开be suddenly enlightened: u& {$ V5 @8 a1 m6 ^1 f
没有规矩不成方圆Nothing can be accomplished without norms or standards.' G$ T, M( B K; j8 p
每逢佳节倍思亲7 f) P" {7 B! P3 k4 B
On festive occasions more than ever one thinks of one's dear ones far away.2 m/ X' n0 I' h2 _
It is on the festival occasions when one misses his dear most.
h9 U. t5 x3 F ^& B谋事在人，成事在天"The planning lies with man, the outcome with Heaven. / Man proposes, God disposes. "! w/ g" h8 P9 k; n3 G2 M
弄巧成拙be too smart by half; Cunning outwits itself.
" K+ L2 V- I( m7 X+ S/ Y6 \ e拿手好戏masterpiece
9 s; W0 d; Q. i% f2 h赔了夫人又折兵throw good money after bad
& S* M& Z6 F/ H, w# `2 d抛砖引玉a modest spur to induce others to come forward with valuable contributions; throw a sprat to catch a whale
1 E o k- O) Y$ Q9 F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( ^0 c) O' h _% g1 X% c: c
抢得先机take the preemptive opportunities ) S0 F2 q$ Q- v& v
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.
, p# J: J4 M- H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 step3 V, h; F6 v/ A* X2 q, G
前事不忘,后事之师Past experience, if not forgotten, is a guide for the future.8 r7 x. d( B5 X1 f6 \% K
前人栽树,后人乘凉One generation plants the trees in whose shade another generation rests.
1 ]4 a5 l9 M F. s5 ?3 DOne sows and another reaps.
( ^* Q+ X. F, p前怕狼,后怕虎fear the wolf in front and the tiger behind/ hesitate in doing something
! k/ O' ^! `1 u& v! h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. / [4 T+ L7 l j# W- J) k' l8 Q" n' r
强强联手win-win co-operation' k5 C# R0 z2 ~! n
瑞雪兆丰年A timely snow promises a good harvest.. }" C9 {+ }7 K: n
人之初,性本善Man's nature at birth is good.
8 O1 i! M, R2 d人逢喜事精神爽Joy puts heart into a man.( N' \6 `& L. M0 u; }2 V
人海战术huge-crowd strategy
7 E% _0 D: x1 {+ H世上无难事，只要肯攀登"Where there is a will, there is a way. " 7 s* x. L: a% v; Z
世外桃源a fictitious land of peace away from the turmoil of the world;
5 p7 u: j9 _( H( C死而后已until my heart stops beating
' g; b; d& J/ Z3 Y岁岁平安Peace all year round
) ]* X1 `1 T+ N上有天堂，下有苏杭"Just as there is paradise in heaven, ther are Suzhou and Hangzhou on earth." ( @$ [# _4 n* }, |8 s6 T' l
塞翁失马，焉知非福Misfortune may be an actual blessing.
+ }9 l G& M$ f+ G% n三十而立"A man should be independent at the age of thirty.
* s5 b* H3 {; l5 r. RAt thirty, a man should be able to think for himself."
/ h" \. G5 K& W3 F+ u3 u升级换代updating and upgrading (of products)- Y/ a3 P0 \% _- n( ^7 @0 U7 g Q
四十不惑Life begins at forty.
, P5 K) L$ _; g* K' Z谁言寸草心，报得三春晖"Such kindness of warm sun, can't be repaid by grass. " " @) ^7 [" ~ Q& T, o9 j) D
水涨船高When the river rises, the boat floats high.
+ p3 W* g+ c7 S+ r时不我待Time and tide wait for no man.
( _6 V8 E+ r4 T" v/ C3 \杀鸡用牛刀break a butterfly on the wheel& e# p, H, u H: Y7 @; z
实事求是seek truth from facts; be practical and realistic; be true to facts . m: h d1 h- j
说曹操,曹操到Talk of the devil and he comes.2 }8 v# l% C+ j$ m4 @& ~" s
实话实说speak the plain truth; call a spade a spade; tell it as it is 6 s3 a! Y) C( n: `* ~
实践是检验真理的唯一标准Practice is the sole criterion for testing truth.% Z: M0 `* e+ m
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; "
' c" K( Y# z$ L' ?0 M- A* z韬光养晦hide one's capacities and bide one's time9 \- j/ l4 {; S! d
糖衣炮弹sugar-coated bullets
1 ?- k: Y: t$ E天有不测风云Anything unexpected may happen. a bolt from the blue) `9 t0 \' F2 ~. O9 E" o* c
团结就是力量Unity is strength.; a- N; W9 l+ D" K- y
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 * r' H6 k) V, {) ^ B& A2 w8 d ^9 V
歪风邪气unhealthy practices and evil phenomena/ g4 L& q# M% S9 T8 J
物以类聚，人以群分Birds of a feather flock together.- e* H6 K# ]. V. W4 r. o* S
往事如风"The past has vanished (from memory) like wind.; What in past, is past." 0 Q7 w6 Q, R. I, p5 u0 I
望子成龙hold high hopes for one's child, X8 d+ A! d6 |: g2 n2 l
屋漏又逢连阴雨Misfortunes never come singly. When it rains it pours.9 X' G4 V* G7 j$ `8 j
文韬武略military expertise; military strategy
/ k9 U0 x, ]" e唯利是图draw water to one's mill
, v( p, W W+ q( D @无源之水,无本之木water without a source, and a tree wiithout roots
4 e: S& ~, f: Q0 y% @无中生有make/create something out of nothing 8 c! Z! y0 ]5 ?# k5 Y' ?
无风不起浪There are no waves without wind. There's no smoke without fire.
( x. ]- w) Y" C' `徇私枉法bend the law for the benefit of relatives or friends
2 V! {7 N# v' K# T新官上任三把火a new broom sweeps clean - j- G, r- {3 |9 ]9 D& w
虚心使人进步,骄傲使人落后Modesty helps one go forward, whereas conceit makes one lag behind.
/ l+ [$ m5 J6 \; {! p) ?& T5 {蓄势而发accumulate strength for a take-off
! h/ R0 U4 q+ s/ o. H. M- ]心想事成May all your wish come true0 `: ]4 B! g7 O* _4 ^/ ^! |
心照不宣have a tacit understanding; give tacit consent; tacit understanding& O; y- |" W8 N0 t+ c
先入为主First impressions are firmly entrenched.
6 s/ B4 X, O8 n# Q) n0 A先下手为强catch the ball before the bound; r/ M+ O/ U( {8 k" C2 ^
像热锅上的蚂蚁like an ant on a hot pan
+ A, Y9 C5 U4 Q j" d9 G) { l1 J, N2 V现身说法warn people by taking oneself as an example
1 f4 n* f5 F2 n; q息事宁人pour oil on troubled waters
3 g# \! n/ @; T2 q/ P喜忧参半mingled hope and fear & N# {4 j! e* s. U3 y( u
循序渐进step by step
7 s' L$ e+ n0 s, Y/ Z) j一路平安，一路顺风speed somebody on their way; speed the parting guest 9 x' E' A1 A M) Y# y0 y
严以律己,宽以待人be strict with oneself and lenient towards others
1 ]9 n, o6 G. K* i+ H K鱼米之乡a land of milk and honey
4 Z* _5 h7 x% n8 N6 ^有情人终成眷属"Jack shall have Jill, all shall be well."
: ~, T, k7 ?% O- n有钱能使鬼推磨Money makes the mare go. Money talks.% X) I1 g' `5 I8 ]0 F$ P
有识之士people of vision
. H8 ^8 L1 [7 D# f3 F2 g有勇无谋use brawn rather than brain 8 w! {* Y p4 f, H$ h) r
有缘千里来相会Separated as we are thousands of miles apart, we come together as if by predestination.& ], q0 W7 Z2 W$ V( v" X# \5 O
与时俱进advance with times
& v, R, R8 _( a0 w6 v以人为本people oriented; people foremost
/ G5 J; h: \+ o" ^2 j因材施教teach students according to their aptitude - B# q) [1 r) W) w4 S U% f
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."
, `: K+ {& b0 o& f+ |1 i欲速则不达Haste does not bring success.
1 m7 X1 Y) L4 [% }优胜劣汰survival of the fittest ! r- ?0 S9 w! S5 Y
英雄所见略同Great minds think alike.
" ?/ A u, I! h# M冤家宜解不宜结Better make friends than make enemies.
9 K Q, A4 S& |/ Y冤假错案"cases in which people were unjustly, falsely or wrongly charged or sentenced; unjust, false or wrong cases"
3 h& e/ o: h# U7 U, i一言既出，驷马难追A real man never goes back on his words. - ^4 @* P* ?" h5 @) w' B; ?8 R
招财进宝Money and treasures will be plentiful' o/ P1 `$ b0 x9 _9 [8 Q' ?0 k, s* g
债台高筑become debt-ridden
; C: E8 R$ i M致命要害Achilles' heel + _7 T& i# Y/ _: U4 v' X
众矢之的target of public criticism% [' |. i4 Q1 [; a( v. k. 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.2 k$ L" F8 B6 w
纸上谈兵be an armchair strategist# `: ^, q" t: R8 k a N
纸包不住火Truth will come to light sooner or later.
4 M9 J0 t) k6 ^" d% h左右为难between the devil and the deep blue sea; between the rock and the hard place |
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