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爱屋及乌Love me, love my dog.
- q/ W( F* [ y9 a8 ]8 C百闻不如一见Seeing is believing./ [( U9 L E: u6 C
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
3 E' H' R# S0 i( g+ U笨鸟先飞A slow sparrow should make an early start.* P+ \. H' |& F
不眠之夜white night
9 B, C/ g0 @- y" s不以物喜，不以己悲not pleased by external gains, not saddened by personnal losses
, u% @4 J8 H' B+ f& H3 D. O; ^( M不遗余力spare no effort; go all out; do one's best% a( W0 o) D6 |! C) s
不打不成交"No discord, no concord.
; X2 ?4 y3 N, |, G( ?# n3 u1 @拆东墙补西墙rob Peter to pay Paul
; k+ c: S1 D+ i4 Q辞旧迎新bid farewell to the old and usher in the new; ring out the old year and ring in the new
; K: G* F+ q2 ~5 h) h8 j/ Y' 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
/ m, v' w8 W4 k6 W6 Z3 T8 S: P3 t大开眼界open one's eyes; broaden one's horizon; be an eye-opener
; \, M0 ~8 h# ?4 @7 \" q5 k/ @国泰民安The country flourishes and people live in peace' \9 D1 z6 C/ z* @; `6 {
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 1 Z# ?+ T0 ]- V. L, x" p
功夫不负有心人Everything comes to him who waits.
( ]$ R5 g: b8 n6 R7 D# [好了伤疤忘了疼once on shore, one prays no more( }" [8 t0 j# F& E8 t
好事不出门，恶事传千里Good news never goes beyond the gate, while bad news spread far and wide. 9 P _' I7 h% v+ v3 H
和气生财Harmony brings wealth' x* ^; Y& L n5 b
活到老，学到老One is never too old to learn.
9 f$ u( L. y6 e% q5 b) g! X既往不咎let bygones be bygones 8 D3 r0 `; ~( C. \6 y- r7 H+ |5 B
金无足赤,人无完人Gold can't be pure and man can't be perfect. 8 t. L- C4 E) Z* x
金玉满堂Treasures fill the home
! l- D$ l9 Q3 V2 j' l9 ]脚踏实地be down-to-earth
4 Q* w2 R- M+ M, z& a: T8 O脚踩两只船sit on the fence
) R6 q* B7 E6 N; ?3 L8 G; s君子之交淡如水the friendship between gentlemen is as pure as crystal; a hedge between keeps friendship green 0 ?2 M6 Q3 j' s; ?! B% h% G6 }
老生常谈，陈词滥调cut and dried, cliché
* {7 `/ [9 e0 l; M7 Q3 C. Q礼尚往来Courtesy calls for reciprocity.
7 V' b/ j- @% S& U留得青山在，不怕没柴烧"Where there is life, there is hope."
# w. N U3 X5 t; j) `0 U. x马到成功achieve immediate victory; win instant success
/ ^. ^8 D; {" _6 w6 c( u, r! p名利双收gain in both fame and wealth
3 l) [" \/ f {4 m茅塞顿开be suddenly enlightened6 F! q5 }' n6 e! k3 A" y
没有规矩不成方圆Nothing can be accomplished without norms or standards.
% t% S6 W: T, c- Y; Y# }每逢佳节倍思亲5 M7 Z% Y4 K/ l% e
On festive occasions more than ever one thinks of one's dear ones far away.
8 Y, G9 O. ?8 U8 |; ?It is on the festival occasions when one misses his dear most.
, z: Y% C. \5 p, `谋事在人，成事在天"The planning lies with man, the outcome with Heaven. / Man proposes, God disposes. " z/ l2 A* I$ }, @
弄巧成拙be too smart by half; Cunning outwits itself." S! p( @0 y a& G7 T
拿手好戏masterpiece
! H" ~2 I9 r; u3 U1 n1 D赔了夫人又折兵throw good money after bad
1 t! V1 N. U' {抛砖引玉a modest spur to induce others to come forward with valuable contributions; throw a sprat to catch a whale
- o* |# S' ]9 k/ r- l8 Z) V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 Y/ Q0 h$ J) W7 q5 s
抢得先机take the preemptive opportunities
2 ^! S2 \% _. F; Y# t3 l" a& v! O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.4 L& C- e# y2 U& Y% `5 r! \9 X
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 s$ p- V$ _- b+ c
前事不忘,后事之师Past experience, if not forgotten, is a guide for the future.% ~; `- ]7 N; g. o
前人栽树,后人乘凉One generation plants the trees in whose shade another generation rests.1 a( S$ O) F: C$ u2 n; i, i
One sows and another reaps.
$ J' W: Z; t; o前怕狼,后怕虎fear the wolf in front and the tiger behind/ hesitate in doing something# q5 c, M; c8 }% \ 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. / e' k- E% ~7 Y D: v7 ^
强强联手win-win co-operation
h+ t5 E7 h* |瑞雪兆丰年A timely snow promises a good harvest.
4 r" x( Q2 i! H' @人之初,性本善Man's nature at birth is good.4 }) e* W6 o3 b% P
人逢喜事精神爽Joy puts heart into a man.
* W: R5 P5 y. `人海战术huge-crowd strategy " t) [+ G/ T9 m! _( I5 v
世上无难事，只要肯攀登"Where there is a will, there is a way. " , d/ Z; h/ i- T/ u! i! z
世外桃源a fictitious land of peace away from the turmoil of the world;
. x8 v: d+ N( R1 l+ y! w死而后已until my heart stops beating
; H. P6 I2 |! q; X* u/ ?岁岁平安Peace all year round4 H& X* \# j- r; X% o, U+ y
上有天堂，下有苏杭"Just as there is paradise in heaven, ther are Suzhou and Hangzhou on earth."
7 m4 p E+ W# S. h( ^1 [塞翁失马，焉知非福Misfortune may be an actual blessing.+ u- b8 X- ]/ l9 o- S9 _" M W( v
三十而立"A man should be independent at the age of thirty.
. I7 ]. H" G6 G* R ]6 P6 h3 EAt thirty, a man should be able to think for himself."
7 b4 J- @) W0 q2 _/ V2 ~1 T. s% Q升级换代updating and upgrading (of products)
2 S! v8 z s/ C7 W+ n四十不惑Life begins at forty. % [2 f& O* u- x$ _8 _/ W8 n. V
谁言寸草心，报得三春晖"Such kindness of warm sun, can't be repaid by grass. "
# B c: Y. Z4 @水涨船高When the river rises, the boat floats high." g: B U6 c/ U6 N. M8 \5 I
时不我待Time and tide wait for no man.
8 A6 R- r7 t( D4 Z" Q杀鸡用牛刀break a butterfly on the wheel
5 ] r' S5 X$ U1 ^: g实事求是seek truth from facts; be practical and realistic; be true to facts
* T6 W6 j. ]' H说曹操,曹操到Talk of the devil and he comes.
1 ?" ~9 Z( U: a Y实话实说speak the plain truth; call a spade a spade; tell it as it is
7 ~' d' ^* q# S) ~$ ^& \实践是检验真理的唯一标准Practice is the sole criterion for testing truth.
, d v+ o1 l' [6 T) c: g6 {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; " ^2 o' a4 n) \" ?; U' x
韬光养晦hide one's capacities and bide one's time
1 u) v. H) U x8 X: h/ R糖衣炮弹sugar-coated bullets; p! I! |( V" K( c8 |
天有不测风云Anything unexpected may happen. a bolt from the blue
6 k; `& { j( w5 M( \- J! u团结就是力量Unity is strength.
' k- d+ y* i5 w$ X. K- \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
4 k% G; q, I& c9 ~歪风邪气unhealthy practices and evil phenomena
$ g, M, a6 X- k3 S1 d# X物以类聚，人以群分Birds of a feather flock together.. I+ ~2 \' u# Z7 l8 o7 I
往事如风"The past has vanished (from memory) like wind.; What in past, is past." : _% Z$ I+ \( ~3 u& g; R
望子成龙hold high hopes for one's child
6 |/ b+ {6 I8 }2 M p屋漏又逢连阴雨Misfortunes never come singly. When it rains it pours.
' p$ K& X5 J4 z/ V2 g8 w6 f8 `/ `文韬武略military expertise; military strategy 0 R3 A9 o% o" k, Z7 M) L; Y" {
唯利是图draw water to one's mill
, U: y8 ?/ \: a* A无源之水,无本之木water without a source, and a tree wiithout roots E5 C; Y) e% p0 s' K6 K+ J2 Z0 T
无中生有make/create something out of nothing
2 n& A5 p/ ?& M3 ?5 F9 s. P无风不起浪There are no waves without wind. There's no smoke without fire.' i& I+ ^$ ]$ n* M* {, r
徇私枉法bend the law for the benefit of relatives or friends
/ W8 \! }: T0 b ?, x* g新官上任三把火a new broom sweeps clean
1 e3 D; B# U2 s虚心使人进步,骄傲使人落后Modesty helps one go forward, whereas conceit makes one lag behind.
) m" D; W' k8 E# X2 \9 \( ?蓄势而发accumulate strength for a take-off+ Q' ^4 ~5 V7 `3 z7 y# L) X
心想事成May all your wish come true* n" f. i- S' Q; E
心照不宣have a tacit understanding; give tacit consent; tacit understanding
& K; Z- a% N: L, C先入为主First impressions are firmly entrenched.& ^7 ]7 b( U& r2 q+ A# V
先下手为强catch the ball before the bound- ~3 J$ Y5 U* e' ^: y& p
像热锅上的蚂蚁like an ant on a hot pan) Z0 Z) A1 \1 [, h1 N
现身说法warn people by taking oneself as an example
6 L/ g$ ?! }) y; P* D* Y息事宁人pour oil on troubled waters
& B9 v0 M+ j: A' Q9 }1 ~喜忧参半mingled hope and fear $ m8 u2 F4 l I! A3 S. b3 i
循序渐进step by step
' H. L# J; y: p! k( [一路平安，一路顺风speed somebody on their way; speed the parting guest
( n, q5 T( ?0 O% M# I% A# Q严以律己,宽以待人be strict with oneself and lenient towards others5 e! s8 J& c* `3 \
鱼米之乡a land of milk and honey
, h G; x4 K( H有情人终成眷属"Jack shall have Jill, all shall be well." " m o: T5 A/ ?9 O' ~% x; B3 }
有钱能使鬼推磨Money makes the mare go. Money talks.+ J6 x" J* N7 V; ~
有识之士people of vision4 e/ d5 [ }: a' Y6 g- H& N0 C6 X
有勇无谋use brawn rather than brain 7 I7 Q3 M$ q! e9 X, v
有缘千里来相会Separated as we are thousands of miles apart, we come together as if by predestination.
+ w9 K& ?% Z' R. i, P与时俱进advance with times& X6 k0 z. M9 j
以人为本people oriented; people foremost # S; o1 J# a8 J$ v
因材施教teach students according to their aptitude 1 r, ^" o; f. R. h7 v$ o
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. u' e: F* @7 ~, h
欲速则不达Haste does not bring success.
: t6 A9 u; L0 S0 \; O( e优胜劣汰survival of the fittest
: Z6 p& L8 [" c$ ?" c! q英雄所见略同Great minds think alike.( z( n7 ^- }0 e. P3 }8 N
冤家宜解不宜结Better make friends than make enemies.
; E( ^5 B5 ~. X" l% M! Q冤假错案"cases in which people were unjustly, falsely or wrongly charged or sentenced; unjust, false or wrong cases"
2 ]8 e6 r+ _3 ?5 D( N" o3 B一言既出，驷马难追A real man never goes back on his words. 6 S7 G" l- V- O4 G6 T' p7 a- [
招财进宝Money and treasures will be plentiful6 I: V+ X5 k. b/ Q
债台高筑become debt-ridden0 y& N) B; }# L+ M G! v3 I
致命要害Achilles' heel / W* T: C! ]# q
众矢之的target of public criticism0 Z- d; ]0 d7 U9 x/ l- h. H
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." }7 m1 m& T& R* \" H
纸上谈兵be an armchair strategist$ h% K, F) o0 G
纸包不住火Truth will come to light sooner or later.
4 e, h' R/ [* I% `, G" [! n左右为难between the devil and the deep blue sea; between the rock and the hard place |
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