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爱屋及乌Love me, love my dog./ X V! e5 n- l* I) l! H; K1 ?" n
百闻不如一见Seeing is believing.
5 C; G0 c, ` f6 l% E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* S8 k0 @- r4 U5 a/ F6 B
笨鸟先飞A slow sparrow should make an early start.1 g& ^ l0 ]& _% j! N! F
不眠之夜white night - r3 g" j# Q8 C0 p# S5 m" _
不以物喜，不以己悲not pleased by external gains, not saddened by personnal losses) G# q; U% T- B7 \6 g
不遗余力spare no effort; go all out; do one's best% o, e1 [: L( P
不打不成交"No discord, no concord. & I5 @5 x; V, E- K/ n/ r9 H
拆东墙补西墙rob Peter to pay Paul * Y1 ?# i2 h# f5 J( u
辞旧迎新bid farewell to the old and usher in the new; ring out the old year and ring in the new 1 k/ q7 W# d0 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! Q* b- W# V5 c: y2 X' C9 h' Z. L9 O
大开眼界open one's eyes; broaden one's horizon; be an eye-opener : L9 w1 Z# a, v5 b. O7 B: V
国泰民安The country flourishes and people live in peace
% t, v `" p6 s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 9 v' ]; r% e; E2 r% U
功夫不负有心人Everything comes to him who waits. 9 U3 e" O, V& L* b/ y5 v
好了伤疤忘了疼once on shore, one prays no more7 D8 G' K% P. Z- B& 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.
' b8 ?5 `" ^& j# u# r1 J0 L和气生财Harmony brings wealth8 l, y$ e( J; G3 N8 d
活到老，学到老One is never too old to learn.
1 L- |. g0 s# I/ R既往不咎let bygones be bygones
& Z' i+ d3 f% [" w) j5 q2 F4 I金无足赤,人无完人Gold can't be pure and man can't be perfect. 3 D2 h$ q4 |7 d* f( x
金玉满堂Treasures fill the home
5 `( T3 i3 r! z3 G9 t脚踏实地be down-to-earth
# p0 b. J w- b/ T* k2 m' O; {脚踩两只船sit on the fence
' W3 f0 y) ~. [4 l君子之交淡如水the friendship between gentlemen is as pure as crystal; a hedge between keeps friendship green 8 M$ p! W3 [9 I0 U6 f( F9 M
老生常谈，陈词滥调cut and dried, cliché1 _* S& ^# {4 P+ Q
礼尚往来Courtesy calls for reciprocity. $ }. W% F8 v; q) j( \ ^! V
留得青山在，不怕没柴烧"Where there is life, there is hope."- I8 b; a3 W- H
马到成功achieve immediate victory; win instant success3 Y( c0 @& _4 p( \# U' z% \; v( B
名利双收gain in both fame and wealth
; u2 v- L9 O2 O- V茅塞顿开be suddenly enlightened+ \1 V. _8 G4 b& T: j. O4 U
没有规矩不成方圆Nothing can be accomplished without norms or standards.( d f' o \1 Y$ m- b8 v& j# w8 r7 ]
每逢佳节倍思亲
6 k" S* ^+ z: t' @+ f; h; }On festive occasions more than ever one thinks of one's dear ones far away.* E v A8 p4 Z2 b3 s
It is on the festival occasions when one misses his dear most.
, v/ P+ q- r( u) j+ H, I$ f. |谋事在人，成事在天"The planning lies with man, the outcome with Heaven. / Man proposes, God disposes. "
4 ?! z/ L, b8 E# R7 R; E9 E* u弄巧成拙be too smart by half; Cunning outwits itself.
' z% Q0 A* g& }# c, q& N: M3 [+ W2 [ {拿手好戏masterpiece& l4 G+ w, E( {
赔了夫人又折兵throw good money after bad4 `1 i: i' j% J f
抛砖引玉a modest spur to induce others to come forward with valuable contributions; throw a sprat to catch a whale3 z" ]8 k+ r& P9 _1 F! Z+ `0 u
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
5 ]6 e6 L. `& `' [& p! @% S抢得先机take the preemptive opportunities 7 m5 `0 |$ v, P7 F9 t7 `' C
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." a& s) z/ X' q8 p2 q
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
0 j1 b5 h; v9 E5 r. }前事不忘,后事之师Past experience, if not forgotten, is a guide for the future., b! q* _ x- [' J
前人栽树,后人乘凉One generation plants the trees in whose shade another generation rests." u0 n6 K: ]$ X# `
One sows and another reaps.
# k( H* p g# C9 R6 [前怕狼,后怕虎fear the wolf in front and the tiger behind/ hesitate in doing something
# F7 i; A M" y5 [% ]( r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.
2 `1 u0 g) E6 e1 t- a- f强强联手win-win co-operation. L2 {" q0 C# g- D6 ~
瑞雪兆丰年A timely snow promises a good harvest.+ G$ G! J: F2 q; m2 C% ~
人之初,性本善Man's nature at birth is good.
6 ]! s2 F q z/ B- l人逢喜事精神爽Joy puts heart into a man. E. x$ c, q+ m6 l
人海战术huge-crowd strategy
' P1 m9 g5 E/ w1 s/ Z世上无难事，只要肯攀登"Where there is a will, there is a way. "
4 K ^/ @9 x6 ~9 P0 R& K' z世外桃源a fictitious land of peace away from the turmoil of the world;
0 t6 [' S1 A# a9 u死而后已until my heart stops beating
% ], g4 C; y+ l# S岁岁平安Peace all year round
' T" p4 j- j/ y- Z1 {- z' y; x6 z/ E+ t# g上有天堂，下有苏杭"Just as there is paradise in heaven, ther are Suzhou and Hangzhou on earth."
& L. v$ D$ W$ ]1 k塞翁失马，焉知非福Misfortune may be an actual blessing.8 m) {1 |2 w/ @8 t3 K, A' F
三十而立"A man should be independent at the age of thirty.
% R7 ^2 L) q# d" H5 j. Y9 pAt thirty, a man should be able to think for himself." ! [- n9 [% H9 V: _
升级换代updating and upgrading (of products)
* X+ H) ]1 r& d f4 W四十不惑Life begins at forty.
( ~9 h7 v, v9 K6 k! @+ |, g谁言寸草心，报得三春晖"Such kindness of warm sun, can't be repaid by grass. " 5 w9 d# X3 }/ z; Q
水涨船高When the river rises, the boat floats high.
! b* `2 p0 y, s时不我待Time and tide wait for no man. & d. e% x" K8 G% f- B+ {
杀鸡用牛刀break a butterfly on the wheel
) _5 U3 w( o S. G! k. Q- I实事求是seek truth from facts; be practical and realistic; be true to facts
$ W4 S6 M) Q0 z5 Y, }说曹操,曹操到Talk of the devil and he comes.' x7 _, H9 w* d$ v& V- Y+ x2 P
实话实说speak the plain truth; call a spade a spade; tell it as it is # A2 |0 n/ P+ f
实践是检验真理的唯一标准Practice is the sole criterion for testing truth.+ A& [4 n9 k* g6 J4 t8 I( v) W, w
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; "
8 C1 m4 t X1 c8 a韬光养晦hide one's capacities and bide one's time
: H8 l" Z9 q- {7 m' m6 j糖衣炮弹sugar-coated bullets
0 u* V( T' k) j3 h* P6 f' M! \天有不测风云Anything unexpected may happen. a bolt from the blue
( j! J4 N' N7 P/ Z+ L w* `$ C, W, ~团结就是力量Unity is strength.
. c, Q* S. \- `7 `7 H' T4 Y. s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 : k0 @# H) i# e5 _1 ~; Z
歪风邪气unhealthy practices and evil phenomena) M9 T7 i& k$ S! ^0 S2 l9 V# G
物以类聚，人以群分Birds of a feather flock together.
: I; s. Z% ] U1 z3 V: E% r( B往事如风"The past has vanished (from memory) like wind.; What in past, is past." . X ?3 I$ N' `) ~9 X
望子成龙hold high hopes for one's child
: Q% {' H R" o2 k) q) V! u屋漏又逢连阴雨Misfortunes never come singly. When it rains it pours.
6 T' I' Y2 a/ @% G文韬武略military expertise; military strategy
! q: Z( |0 I4 R0 t唯利是图draw water to one's mill
5 s& C0 C4 u0 q$ S, m无源之水,无本之木water without a source, and a tree wiithout roots
/ \9 }+ D' T7 d5 N5 a0 k9 f3 b3 y无中生有make/create something out of nothing
& k) |. y* B) g) Z* i% m) G( I# c0 ?无风不起浪There are no waves without wind. There's no smoke without fire., e1 [7 L. b2 B
徇私枉法bend the law for the benefit of relatives or friends ) f8 r) c0 c3 e i" o8 {9 g
新官上任三把火a new broom sweeps clean ; b. D8 t, c5 V+ m( K! U# a
虚心使人进步,骄傲使人落后Modesty helps one go forward, whereas conceit makes one lag behind.
V7 z) R! U# A6 Q) S& d# j3 H% U蓄势而发accumulate strength for a take-off
6 F5 u/ }/ n; Q. `0 u/ J/ K; g) n心想事成May all your wish come true
( u0 y6 U2 a8 T8 F: [ b) I9 u心照不宣have a tacit understanding; give tacit consent; tacit understanding
" i2 @) `. X5 C6 X先入为主First impressions are firmly entrenched.
2 `( n' S: u* n( N3 i$ i0 W先下手为强catch the ball before the bound- N" W+ B( }3 ^/ ?
像热锅上的蚂蚁like an ant on a hot pan, J% J/ D* Z2 C. W
现身说法warn people by taking oneself as an example
( l9 T \9 U+ \! @/ ~+ y" e% q息事宁人pour oil on troubled waters
. k2 D* T8 D' H0 G' E) P C8 [喜忧参半mingled hope and fear . ?1 H6 @) R& p
循序渐进step by step2 ^, s3 \# J: C- @& R
一路平安，一路顺风speed somebody on their way; speed the parting guest
* e) j/ y/ o! d4 B: j严以律己,宽以待人be strict with oneself and lenient towards others
' L9 l( l! W# J5 a: m P& O鱼米之乡a land of milk and honey
6 J, M' |% B# u1 R! O有情人终成眷属"Jack shall have Jill, all shall be well."
1 O' s" M p+ O有钱能使鬼推磨Money makes the mare go. Money talks.
" b! ]' Q1 S& D3 S( |有识之士people of vision. |, M) W4 J1 e6 H. O2 V! {, z
有勇无谋use brawn rather than brain % G4 L: x1 k9 l! d( n% D
有缘千里来相会Separated as we are thousands of miles apart, we come together as if by predestination.
1 p" o/ o9 e9 ^) p* F* A. h& X与时俱进advance with times! Y4 [, K+ s1 U
以人为本people oriented; people foremost # G0 ]. G5 O. v5 x0 _; v
因材施教teach students according to their aptitude . o0 ]2 l6 _! |
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." ( }" n6 S$ c4 O
欲速则不达Haste does not bring success.
" f; w$ L! f3 [优胜劣汰survival of the fittest / P9 `. p. ]7 s3 P5 V
英雄所见略同Great minds think alike./ W2 V4 T# }* ^- t$ f
冤家宜解不宜结Better make friends than make enemies.: ^1 ^3 q& Y5 F( L, r, j! S
冤假错案"cases in which people were unjustly, falsely or wrongly charged or sentenced; unjust, false or wrong cases"
j* f, H1 y1 q1 w一言既出，驷马难追A real man never goes back on his words. 6 }$ i Z _4 u. y0 v2 i2 B& |+ H s
招财进宝Money and treasures will be plentiful
' @) T9 G% q2 Z& X: ?0 A债台高筑become debt-ridden
) M* p, m! X4 u( ]: f3 E致命要害Achilles' heel
2 g& X; t5 f3 H6 q b6 }( t众矢之的target of public criticism7 G$ Z9 H% Y& M+ e
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.
1 R/ A o* H, D3 m- p0 r纸上谈兵be an armchair strategist: i' K- o! B3 J5 e+ c# G
纸包不住火Truth will come to light sooner or later.
/ C0 V* H& _! B5 N; T左右为难between the devil and the deep blue sea; between the rock and the hard place |
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