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爱屋及乌Love me, love my dog.1 b8 O% z2 c, @* ~3 ]# Z. P/ h7 V/ b
百闻不如一见Seeing is believing.
2 B) m& g, `: D- H9 _9 p2 A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 worst4 q" q: P& J& K) n X8 c7 v& _
笨鸟先飞A slow sparrow should make an early start.5 l V: ^9 Q7 W8 \: U ~
不眠之夜white night
& ]2 w- u# g5 U4 ]0 o) H) X& `不以物喜，不以己悲not pleased by external gains, not saddened by personnal losses) Z! ^2 i2 j3 I1 e2 s8 a' E
不遗余力spare no effort; go all out; do one's best
0 {9 F+ [! L, u. g5 [2 q- I% E6 q不打不成交"No discord, no concord.
$ r \/ g! e+ l& N; C& e拆东墙补西墙rob Peter to pay Paul 6 @# H, u8 z* D
辞旧迎新bid farewell to the old and usher in the new; ring out the old year and ring in the new ! ?5 _* T9 j* f5 ^' w' Y
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
3 _" O! j8 h0 ?9 c+ O+ `3 [- N. ~大开眼界open one's eyes; broaden one's horizon; be an eye-opener
3 W. ?. K) E! _! n1 _国泰民安The country flourishes and people live in peace) Y; r: X% Q2 }3 A) Y
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 % n% b3 Z7 W. ]! ~" T
功夫不负有心人Everything comes to him who waits. " s0 j4 B+ i2 `- t* b, [9 {9 Y3 l7 W$ V
好了伤疤忘了疼once on shore, one prays no more
0 u* z6 ]+ @1 n" _好事不出门，恶事传千里Good news never goes beyond the gate, while bad news spread far and wide.
2 q5 k1 A# @+ K9 F& {和气生财Harmony brings wealth
" z' ?: R, i1 W4 e* A! B- y活到老，学到老One is never too old to learn.
7 e+ P$ A2 I8 ~* @( e3 c: a; K既往不咎let bygones be bygones # `7 f! @- a# S. T7 x1 p
金无足赤,人无完人Gold can't be pure and man can't be perfect.
, R1 c" C2 X2 l0 ^/ V1 I金玉满堂Treasures fill the home( r1 A/ u3 F" r( i1 u3 Z
脚踏实地be down-to-earth
9 c, P$ I+ b6 v( r4 \脚踩两只船sit on the fence . v/ M* G$ t+ h! Q
君子之交淡如水the friendship between gentlemen is as pure as crystal; a hedge between keeps friendship green ! }. Q! ^; I/ H
老生常谈，陈词滥调cut and dried, cliché
O* @/ |% c% H' c% d/ F礼尚往来Courtesy calls for reciprocity.
2 B/ S) H& M) ?留得青山在，不怕没柴烧"Where there is life, there is hope."5 e0 k' u1 _* ^6 C1 Q: l1 v, t
马到成功achieve immediate victory; win instant success2 A7 [. q6 j. D* d
名利双收gain in both fame and wealth
6 b% g3 E- H2 j; r茅塞顿开be suddenly enlightened* D% E( x3 J4 ^0 A& N) ~. j1 r
没有规矩不成方圆Nothing can be accomplished without norms or standards.2 e+ i' M. f/ q
每逢佳节倍思亲0 L ]0 j `/ j" N4 N9 |
On festive occasions more than ever one thinks of one's dear ones far away.
# y# a) j- t1 B- \/ @, BIt is on the festival occasions when one misses his dear most. # W0 f' F& L" m7 c( k
谋事在人，成事在天"The planning lies with man, the outcome with Heaven. / Man proposes, God disposes. "
M5 h$ s; a, q8 s3 i# ^0 U弄巧成拙be too smart by half; Cunning outwits itself.
4 s) y1 n% \& ~/ }( L c拿手好戏masterpiece8 X. j5 J7 A _6 p h& t) p
赔了夫人又折兵throw good money after bad
1 A3 p( U) `3 ?/ D1 u2 j抛砖引玉a modest spur to induce others to come forward with valuable contributions; throw a sprat to catch a whale( {4 U( h! J8 B$ ]: m: E
破釜沉舟cut off all means of retreat；burn one‘s own way of retreat and be determined to fight to the end4 k7 `% j1 G$ E
抢得先机take the preemptive opportunities : c* m! y$ ^9 e$ x, }( @ C! A7 k/ m
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.& \$ {5 B' x% ~: g, C" Z
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- g/ D% v/ h) P3 S
前事不忘,后事之师Past experience, if not forgotten, is a guide for the future.
( ?4 _8 Z% G( Z% m# k前人栽树,后人乘凉One generation plants the trees in whose shade another generation rests.
( Z8 a4 G2 s/ z$ u* d9 NOne sows and another reaps.
7 V8 d: f$ g! U! n% x前怕狼,后怕虎fear the wolf in front and the tiger behind/ hesitate in doing something4 H: A; T3 X1 s7 c! }
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.
; I8 y0 R% T6 |强强联手win-win co-operation9 o- R6 Z: Y" r/ V% O
瑞雪兆丰年A timely snow promises a good harvest.; v$ T9 V l$ G
人之初,性本善Man's nature at birth is good.
1 S/ Y, s0 S* b3 N9 P1 U5 n9 _. ]人逢喜事精神爽Joy puts heart into a man.
( a& b% s" A% `$ g人海战术huge-crowd strategy 4 b, M% r6 ]& Z) B& o
世上无难事，只要肯攀登"Where there is a will, there is a way. " , _. u) ~/ O" Q
世外桃源a fictitious land of peace away from the turmoil of the world;
- ^, B; R/ W- |死而后已until my heart stops beating
1 }+ F' W I7 ?- s* q. _( Y8 U岁岁平安Peace all year round
* N; L- T+ j6 w+ v+ ]上有天堂，下有苏杭"Just as there is paradise in heaven, ther are Suzhou and Hangzhou on earth." 9 ?+ e+ i/ z$ r( }# s
塞翁失马，焉知非福Misfortune may be an actual blessing.
. p& x" x* P( G* y# w& I$ x1 w三十而立"A man should be independent at the age of thirty. + J" ^% i9 a* `0 p/ Y: A2 j5 C9 O
At thirty, a man should be able to think for himself." 2 n+ I3 \4 b; y2 l+ ?
升级换代updating and upgrading (of products)
/ j1 W& ]) M- B四十不惑Life begins at forty. / i" }( B1 A, W- h9 C: _8 u
谁言寸草心，报得三春晖"Such kindness of warm sun, can't be repaid by grass. "
9 W, g4 C9 n+ ~/ ?# t水涨船高When the river rises, the boat floats high.8 ^5 x2 L/ e8 d
时不我待Time and tide wait for no man.
" u9 O9 W ?! h( }杀鸡用牛刀break a butterfly on the wheel' ~0 P) E, l' B
实事求是seek truth from facts; be practical and realistic; be true to facts
' V/ V, c5 T8 m说曹操,曹操到Talk of the devil and he comes.9 E- a4 O: r, }- O
实话实说speak the plain truth; call a spade a spade; tell it as it is , G# g' S7 ~/ }4 s, [; b
实践是检验真理的唯一标准Practice is the sole criterion for testing truth.+ G( N h E% @& A/ _( M' S
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; "& ]" U& z& k' y
韬光养晦hide one's capacities and bide one's time; r- I; D2 W% R. n& _5 f, w1 W8 W0 R& v
糖衣炮弹sugar-coated bullets
- S$ e- H! l+ ^4 E. L7 {天有不测风云Anything unexpected may happen. a bolt from the blue
+ r8 C: D3 O; T团结就是力量Unity is strength.
: k; I3 s' j- w6 |$ N. [6 c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
! o8 m4 i; o. B4 q1 ]* s5 l% V$ j歪风邪气unhealthy practices and evil phenomena8 X7 L n6 D- s- v, d
物以类聚，人以群分Birds of a feather flock together.
; v$ o% Z" P) B往事如风"The past has vanished (from memory) like wind.; What in past, is past." % f- G$ y+ _8 V/ _- |
望子成龙hold high hopes for one's child
3 ~1 x+ L; c4 r; g6 o屋漏又逢连阴雨Misfortunes never come singly. When it rains it pours.
! ], Q+ i5 G- Y$ ?2 P* S( M- t2 |文韬武略military expertise; military strategy 1 R9 Q3 X0 z7 `1 {- q& H
唯利是图draw water to one's mill
. f( k% p+ ]0 k: g" J: N无源之水,无本之木water without a source, and a tree wiithout roots7 w4 l8 |: p; V. r
无中生有make/create something out of nothing * z4 k3 {# c( d/ f4 T
无风不起浪There are no waves without wind. There's no smoke without fire.
- H7 g) o* T/ V6 E0 R2 r9 K. g徇私枉法bend the law for the benefit of relatives or friends
3 g; r/ {$ e W# W新官上任三把火a new broom sweeps clean
M* T$ k4 }$ L' M! Y3 \3 f虚心使人进步,骄傲使人落后Modesty helps one go forward, whereas conceit makes one lag behind.
% s* l# |* x/ W蓄势而发accumulate strength for a take-off
% e4 J b) {2 \- E1 A6 o5 q4 I: c心想事成May all your wish come true
' u7 ]: N' P3 y: ~. c* P% T y心照不宣have a tacit understanding; give tacit consent; tacit understanding
- o1 O! f9 p% L. K' t先入为主First impressions are firmly entrenched.1 R% K7 t2 c3 h: @- x2 q
先下手为强catch the ball before the bound
2 Q: S4 J- }( j8 \像热锅上的蚂蚁like an ant on a hot pan
8 h! g" d# q9 u7 H" q) k现身说法warn people by taking oneself as an example
) _7 ~6 K9 |, r息事宁人pour oil on troubled waters ! G) V4 f: u4 |) U! \' [
喜忧参半mingled hope and fear . V, e/ g1 J, s, {3 ?
循序渐进step by step: H- V& W) r/ ?. Q2 v
一路平安，一路顺风speed somebody on their way; speed the parting guest
" [4 |! c+ t2 w严以律己,宽以待人be strict with oneself and lenient towards others
# f$ y) O# T4 P' T- \1 s% L鱼米之乡a land of milk and honey7 h3 ^& l3 h3 }
有情人终成眷属"Jack shall have Jill, all shall be well." + O* s/ N7 k) ~% Y
有钱能使鬼推磨Money makes the mare go. Money talks.
- S+ n4 Y0 u6 V5 C( S有识之士people of vision
/ ~3 P' ]+ z, ?1 D+ q有勇无谋use brawn rather than brain
- y/ m2 ?2 e1 [( v$ r+ \2 {) F有缘千里来相会Separated as we are thousands of miles apart, we come together as if by predestination.
6 V, b/ l8 Z. H/ G- D/ m与时俱进advance with times6 x5 r; s/ G3 S& U1 a3 d- H, W
以人为本people oriented; people foremost . S$ }- w9 b9 h2 H3 K
因材施教teach students according to their aptitude
: @9 p/ V2 O; W* M8 \& `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." - N+ ?5 p( g9 k* F2 Y% o3 }
欲速则不达Haste does not bring success.
, a! Y! Q1 x+ q: h! `优胜劣汰survival of the fittest ; G* p7 a' V* u4 f
英雄所见略同Great minds think alike.0 c9 z" V$ e) v* a
冤家宜解不宜结Better make friends than make enemies.
+ B7 x9 T* I5 [" ?* C' F冤假错案"cases in which people were unjustly, falsely or wrongly charged or sentenced; unjust, false or wrong cases" * T. h H* G7 j
一言既出，驷马难追A real man never goes back on his words. 2 Z( y% A; h, g( s$ ]
招财进宝Money and treasures will be plentiful% U; A7 F3 | Q3 p6 l; ?3 U
债台高筑become debt-ridden
) V# I( c& G) c. I% ?* n致命要害Achilles' heel 4 j" M% @7 u! A( y3 E9 h* b
众矢之的target of public criticism a2 C& }1 z, ]. x L2 ~
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 K2 w+ B! r% G8 a8 P" ]纸上谈兵be an armchair strategist
$ a+ J/ n" U: F纸包不住火Truth will come to light sooner or later.
! C$ Y9 }- j( h左右为难between the devil and the deep blue sea; between the rock and the hard place |
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