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爱屋及乌Love me, love my dog. ~- |& R, ^ T
百闻不如一见Seeing is believing.
9 S( }# X# K# P+ f; j0 d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 X; w/ E$ r: I! b1 ]. B. x笨鸟先飞A slow sparrow should make an early start.
( f. ]& ^8 y' O% K不眠之夜white night : x( d0 b5 P3 m. `8 `" y# P
不以物喜，不以己悲not pleased by external gains, not saddened by personnal losses
( x3 H# v9 I% ]$ _3 |: a3 A) J& _5 N. h不遗余力spare no effort; go all out; do one's best
, e8 X# _, X; n# K; l' T( b不打不成交"No discord, no concord.
$ c$ y. ~# o" g拆东墙补西墙rob Peter to pay Paul / V, i- l: M9 d" M! w$ v$ f% s
辞旧迎新bid farewell to the old and usher in the new; ring out the old year and ring in the new
, g* c+ L3 q7 X4 O; h# X1 d. t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
/ n) Q: a/ K+ _# M8 _' l5 N8 d) y' w大开眼界open one's eyes; broaden one's horizon; be an eye-opener
" c% O+ u6 T/ O0 p8 p T国泰民安The country flourishes and people live in peace$ c0 F& }" g3 ], z3 J/ a
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 ) ]& l @; V1 @% e
功夫不负有心人Everything comes to him who waits.
1 I2 M) a- V. R6 w2 d8 C3 B好了伤疤忘了疼once on shore, one prays no more% i& ^5 Y, ?& i- i' \9 @
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 q5 e& W: R9 o+ `- R( T# j1 k% k' a
和气生财Harmony brings wealth8 |5 O7 v( D% F1 B* X
活到老，学到老One is never too old to learn.
- d# L E- ~1 p& `7 d% [* H既往不咎let bygones be bygones
! | P, A9 S; [) S金无足赤,人无完人Gold can't be pure and man can't be perfect.
2 b5 x6 C5 W: l6 `# J$ n金玉满堂Treasures fill the home7 _6 T+ K" @0 y2 i# w
脚踏实地be down-to-earth
1 ]* t& t: U$ W9 q x脚踩两只船sit on the fence : U0 _3 b; E: U3 ^2 w; i+ r7 Q
君子之交淡如水the friendship between gentlemen is as pure as crystal; a hedge between keeps friendship green
2 G# I- x. F/ d" @ H老生常谈，陈词滥调cut and dried, cliché
1 y0 T& O7 d J7 x- w礼尚往来Courtesy calls for reciprocity. % f: [' S; ~! {' Y9 h
留得青山在，不怕没柴烧"Where there is life, there is hope."6 E( g& m. T& [2 y
马到成功achieve immediate victory; win instant success
3 ~4 d8 C' ]3 i8 O6 Y名利双收gain in both fame and wealth
1 s8 [1 o: x U# t+ p2 |茅塞顿开be suddenly enlightened: ]# ~/ Y9 P/ V6 A: @
没有规矩不成方圆Nothing can be accomplished without norms or standards.! X# \; y/ b o- O
每逢佳节倍思亲# x, Z+ P+ q/ i1 [' u2 B
On festive occasions more than ever one thinks of one's dear ones far away.0 M* _- H+ W% W; a4 t
It is on the festival occasions when one misses his dear most.
2 C1 y5 x; W9 w谋事在人，成事在天"The planning lies with man, the outcome with Heaven. / Man proposes, God disposes. "
$ c* K9 \5 p8 j1 A% A& F弄巧成拙be too smart by half; Cunning outwits itself.
( C. T" b) j: N+ a/ l7 B+ z7 ~. ~拿手好戏masterpiece
: L4 p" f$ Y Y/ T* S3 |% Z* D赔了夫人又折兵throw good money after bad, x! r- i2 S# V: Y: M( _
抛砖引玉a modest spur to induce others to come forward with valuable contributions; throw a sprat to catch a whale# G# w c7 U# N# U1 r# ~
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& h' L) |5 }) |. i7 R* q9 f- R) E- Q
抢得先机take the preemptive opportunities
" h2 P: ]2 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 |& c7 C8 k. 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 step, V" l% V# j$ @; g
前事不忘,后事之师Past experience, if not forgotten, is a guide for the future.; D) K3 O3 y! S+ Y' Z' e Z; m# W
前人栽树,后人乘凉One generation plants the trees in whose shade another generation rests.) e8 p$ B6 j6 \: L" E( i
One sows and another reaps.* L* Z0 R T' r. r \
前怕狼,后怕虎fear the wolf in front and the tiger behind/ hesitate in doing something4 }7 @! B& H+ T4 f+ K
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. . U, O2 Z" A% P; d$ L9 P2 ^, F
强强联手win-win co-operation
# }& }0 T l8 x, U0 d+ f3 |瑞雪兆丰年A timely snow promises a good harvest.4 `; {/ Z. W `- o
人之初,性本善Man's nature at birth is good.
4 L" `1 e3 J7 e人逢喜事精神爽Joy puts heart into a man. X0 o% ? K+ S- b( @5 A$ Z3 E
人海战术huge-crowd strategy 2 x8 f) m6 S% Z0 L
世上无难事，只要肯攀登"Where there is a will, there is a way. "
& `5 G6 b2 P @9 M: m9 Q p世外桃源a fictitious land of peace away from the turmoil of the world;
/ a8 n5 A' \# o8 _0 |* k死而后已until my heart stops beating
$ n1 b# \5 t6 U) R& ]! |+ R' O岁岁平安Peace all year round: R& S" v( {1 v
上有天堂，下有苏杭"Just as there is paradise in heaven, ther are Suzhou and Hangzhou on earth."
* B/ G) z$ S$ v6 j( W. \# |+ }塞翁失马，焉知非福Misfortune may be an actual blessing.8 U+ J% o* L+ G# x! n" T' t/ n. p
三十而立"A man should be independent at the age of thirty.
$ o) y$ t' V2 }+ L1 r5 ?At thirty, a man should be able to think for himself."
- u# j3 ~6 M; _" h( L1 S升级换代updating and upgrading (of products)
5 G4 `* _0 A( S& V四十不惑Life begins at forty.
$ y2 I, }# N% f$ m" p& |7 w谁言寸草心，报得三春晖"Such kindness of warm sun, can't be repaid by grass. " / F. Q; b8 W9 e* \% p/ e
水涨船高When the river rises, the boat floats high.
- J" V @' H( |0 N( N' b时不我待Time and tide wait for no man. M+ B @0 `" E% K' r. A2 R- P5 k
杀鸡用牛刀break a butterfly on the wheel3 c8 J; C0 w$ f; ]- v: R( N
实事求是seek truth from facts; be practical and realistic; be true to facts
, D& A' @# X& y说曹操,曹操到Talk of the devil and he comes.$ B; R. ^% Q) A3 |
实话实说speak the plain truth; call a spade a spade; tell it as it is
. I; P- F" _) g5 g/ T实践是检验真理的唯一标准Practice is the sole criterion for testing truth.
# J- H5 I7 w2 J- J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+ h! h& w; I3 M2 Z% ?韬光养晦hide one's capacities and bide one's time
) z) }: I" e- Z3 M糖衣炮弹sugar-coated bullets
! p5 M, f& r" q" H8 X% m天有不测风云Anything unexpected may happen. a bolt from the blue `. K5 M# I9 b- Q- [' Q# l8 ]& w# y& C
团结就是力量Unity is strength.
2 }* N b2 a# a3 R0 Q s) i: Q. h- u" t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
! g+ W+ d1 r4 c/ ?' M) x( s歪风邪气unhealthy practices and evil phenomena
! G% t" r+ x8 V物以类聚，人以群分Birds of a feather flock together.4 v/ D! Q: T/ V2 m6 v
往事如风"The past has vanished (from memory) like wind.; What in past, is past."
( t4 z, |; I7 u- @望子成龙hold high hopes for one's child
h0 n/ j# v) ]4 T: C* _! G; G屋漏又逢连阴雨Misfortunes never come singly. When it rains it pours.2 H, e+ Y8 `7 C# p
文韬武略military expertise; military strategy ! _; u% s5 R# Z8 c9 {2 X4 c
唯利是图draw water to one's mill 9 @7 ~" o- f+ ^9 T, n8 y% @
无源之水,无本之木water without a source, and a tree wiithout roots) u5 b8 a% g, v3 G2 n0 P# t1 w
无中生有make/create something out of nothing
9 A. F/ P! D* F+ w& q# L无风不起浪There are no waves without wind. There's no smoke without fire.
" C: @/ z' a/ \) W' V徇私枉法bend the law for the benefit of relatives or friends
. Z$ L# a# X" B; ?/ k新官上任三把火a new broom sweeps clean * |7 j( H. H, p% r
虚心使人进步,骄傲使人落后Modesty helps one go forward, whereas conceit makes one lag behind.
& \$ L: t A" ` j4 [) h# k蓄势而发accumulate strength for a take-off
; f) Y( O0 ?- s6 B _心想事成May all your wish come true: a6 b/ ^& Q& D8 v$ H4 D/ q$ \
心照不宣have a tacit understanding; give tacit consent; tacit understanding! s0 ~6 ` u. Q+ O9 K4 k
先入为主First impressions are firmly entrenched.6 R8 Y5 ~8 a, {
先下手为强catch the ball before the bound
8 ^) h! u; Q* g0 o像热锅上的蚂蚁like an ant on a hot pan
1 d, G8 A; r |8 s现身说法warn people by taking oneself as an example
1 G( p0 J. J" G. d息事宁人pour oil on troubled waters
2 x9 ~' ^4 `- V7 L' I a喜忧参半mingled hope and fear % r" f6 v: P$ `& C; Q8 ]
循序渐进step by step' m; e M' K! F0 o% ^4 M
一路平安，一路顺风speed somebody on their way; speed the parting guest , ?* `* X0 M% t
严以律己,宽以待人be strict with oneself and lenient towards others
5 l; K6 r; V6 w* I3 D8 S鱼米之乡a land of milk and honey
7 P; b [# V/ Y2 x有情人终成眷属"Jack shall have Jill, all shall be well." 2 ]3 r: N6 e* {! N* z
有钱能使鬼推磨Money makes the mare go. Money talks.
+ o( \$ V4 H6 U" e有识之士people of vision
: q+ p' j( A+ S1 X2 v8 Y. l/ C+ |, B有勇无谋use brawn rather than brain 6 O, ^5 J, L+ u% d
有缘千里来相会Separated as we are thousands of miles apart, we come together as if by predestination.
; x5 r# O/ {+ n/ _' B" q* i4 m与时俱进advance with times
# C# P& r" j5 f7 U" G以人为本people oriented; people foremost # {2 A; t. @% t( h3 d- f& a( ^& W
因材施教teach students according to their aptitude ; A+ I! y2 }: G3 M7 L% J- I; Z2 B+ b
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." ; A. Q) `5 b0 Y2 O) u" w+ U1 D2 p
欲速则不达Haste does not bring success.
" ` t6 O8 S6 z# V( P优胜劣汰survival of the fittest
$ U0 I3 {6 O. E5 ^: E c英雄所见略同Great minds think alike.
3 ^) F+ } x) g0 f5 _0 v, h冤家宜解不宜结Better make friends than make enemies.$ L T, c0 _+ N* T/ I/ ]
冤假错案"cases in which people were unjustly, falsely or wrongly charged or sentenced; unjust, false or wrong cases" ( e: M0 Q7 |! q3 t4 K+ h! W& c! C
一言既出，驷马难追A real man never goes back on his words. - t% C1 F& T* C' T) c+ e% p$ ]
招财进宝Money and treasures will be plentiful {" y" I6 Y2 g$ J9 @& L. A" C! [# q
债台高筑become debt-ridden
' \3 v: T1 O u4 b致命要害Achilles' heel
' ?2 ]( g* K! v- u2 w4 h0 }众矢之的target of public criticism
; X+ m! _$ p) k! J- C5 u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.
3 N" _( \2 m6 |$ R/ l纸上谈兵be an armchair strategist
- M6 o$ P8 M' E# ^' x纸包不住火Truth will come to light sooner or later.( y* l! Q. K4 r+ a0 B) u7 F
左右为难between the devil and the deep blue sea; between the rock and the hard place |
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