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爱屋及乌Love me, love my dog.$ u' y @0 B: g7 j
百闻不如一见Seeing is believing.5 h; U9 Z2 n$ `& V
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+ V' R; Y$ M' D( n$ r+ C
笨鸟先飞A slow sparrow should make an early start.
) ~' r: ] U0 `5 r/ S" y- j不眠之夜white night ; r! @% x, P8 i4 M; i1 {
不以物喜，不以己悲not pleased by external gains, not saddened by personnal losses/ O' Y0 Z& d% c8 Y
不遗余力spare no effort; go all out; do one's best
. q. z: C% ~: Y6 y& _& j9 ^不打不成交"No discord, no concord. 4 }- S0 O* X5 k( Y+ \# S S
拆东墙补西墙rob Peter to pay Paul
# m0 c* }! J z/ Z5 k# [ X$ x4 [辞旧迎新bid farewell to the old and usher in the new; ring out the old year and ring in the new
, ?( y5 G J( p# X$ V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 c/ `2 t+ v2 R% M大开眼界open one's eyes; broaden one's horizon; be an eye-opener
T2 _! @$ @7 j5 G% k国泰民安The country flourishes and people live in peace
u. F8 H/ Z+ k, h/ P% P* O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 ; q( A n! |) @/ y
功夫不负有心人Everything comes to him who waits. : y) t( c4 D ]2 w ~
好了伤疤忘了疼once on shore, one prays no more
7 [2 C, O# h) D @( a) i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 V+ u1 j! N和气生财Harmony brings wealth
1 M- h0 R6 u" p* d& ]( T0 @. k活到老，学到老One is never too old to learn.
! i" e+ `( I2 n! M既往不咎let bygones be bygones
+ E6 P. Y1 W; q! |金无足赤,人无完人Gold can't be pure and man can't be perfect.
. S( X) Q3 _# S' V9 I. f金玉满堂Treasures fill the home
" y7 d# T) A, i. | K4 s脚踏实地be down-to-earth 4 t9 O5 ~' Q e% p2 \
脚踩两只船sit on the fence
/ C* U7 [% v( d. h君子之交淡如水the friendship between gentlemen is as pure as crystal; a hedge between keeps friendship green
& w* t c- R$ g* S" \6 L老生常谈，陈词滥调cut and dried, cliché5 t5 l; R4 u+ r
礼尚往来Courtesy calls for reciprocity.
. v6 [1 X/ V( H( ^+ E# s留得青山在，不怕没柴烧"Where there is life, there is hope.". N [$ ~6 v0 k+ e8 S
马到成功achieve immediate victory; win instant success
5 ~* `; J4 {3 x+ z% c8 o名利双收gain in both fame and wealth
- p' m- o- G0 j5 V茅塞顿开be suddenly enlightened8 \+ `3 l' B8 F8 f X- x
没有规矩不成方圆Nothing can be accomplished without norms or standards.
8 L3 k% B6 t6 G1 W每逢佳节倍思亲
2 m" \; }% `6 G2 C* ^9 r* fOn festive occasions more than ever one thinks of one's dear ones far away.
/ Z( a$ D" P% b. n) I* F jIt is on the festival occasions when one misses his dear most.
7 K& l: \0 O: e谋事在人，成事在天"The planning lies with man, the outcome with Heaven. / Man proposes, God disposes. "+ F, f! i: X7 |! L
弄巧成拙be too smart by half; Cunning outwits itself.
V q+ J8 v2 i* S# R% f拿手好戏masterpiece
! j7 r) S) y, M, G7 P* O赔了夫人又折兵throw good money after bad$ f' @' x: S( m2 U6 y! N. Z: c
抛砖引玉a modest spur to induce others to come forward with valuable contributions; throw a sprat to catch a whale+ M- D9 {9 m2 H4 g8 a9 n( K* |
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
8 F$ n# o1 q3 G1 P) }7 e抢得先机take the preemptive opportunities ! U# \9 J7 v- g+ e* x4 J: e# c. j1 A. b
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.
3 ^4 n# X8 x, S& u! \# 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) T, P- D8 | p8 C* {
前事不忘,后事之师Past experience, if not forgotten, is a guide for the future.
0 r% v* u& m% E' F5 x7 H前人栽树,后人乘凉One generation plants the trees in whose shade another generation rests.3 Z& n- N3 X3 i! s- p7 t" D/ f K
One sows and another reaps.* I! F4 @+ z% T) z7 V# Z" x
前怕狼,后怕虎fear the wolf in front and the tiger behind/ hesitate in doing something
* ~' d3 y) N2 u Z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.
; ^5 S, F' y: Q9 p强强联手win-win co-operation: i" j- M# a( G
瑞雪兆丰年A timely snow promises a good harvest.
+ U+ g4 I2 D" w' o人之初,性本善Man's nature at birth is good.8 D6 W0 b U7 W( u
人逢喜事精神爽Joy puts heart into a man.$ u" h: c. r" L0 q
人海战术huge-crowd strategy 3 H3 z6 p. J4 [4 h( r3 ~
世上无难事，只要肯攀登"Where there is a will, there is a way. " " `1 r% F! z: K3 D
世外桃源a fictitious land of peace away from the turmoil of the world;
( J6 ?" [& u3 D# q7 A0 V死而后已until my heart stops beating. ^: H$ Q- K: C1 K7 k) A6 d& X% C
岁岁平安Peace all year round5 p3 d9 n* F" f1 i \& g) @; Y5 ~
上有天堂，下有苏杭"Just as there is paradise in heaven, ther are Suzhou and Hangzhou on earth."
5 b7 f# j% v9 U) g I2 ]5 F0 l5 P塞翁失马，焉知非福Misfortune may be an actual blessing.
* F5 U+ n5 T) ^# u) K9 U三十而立"A man should be independent at the age of thirty.
! D9 F2 u/ v& K. ^3 w- RAt thirty, a man should be able to think for himself."
' m* o1 y5 p& \+ X9 N升级换代updating and upgrading (of products)9 ^# h5 p; S# i# R
四十不惑Life begins at forty.
2 `: b+ e6 ]7 b谁言寸草心，报得三春晖"Such kindness of warm sun, can't be repaid by grass. "
# g5 N O/ [) f# ^2 @水涨船高When the river rises, the boat floats high.
5 b9 q: H# l/ L( g% ]7 [& B) u" s时不我待Time and tide wait for no man.
9 W2 [/ D; _3 Z, B! B杀鸡用牛刀break a butterfly on the wheel6 c, o% h8 A/ c# b8 s. z
实事求是seek truth from facts; be practical and realistic; be true to facts 6 f7 n# i, j8 |
说曹操,曹操到Talk of the devil and he comes.; j2 Z/ T* w+ T Z9 q: a- J2 _
实话实说speak the plain truth; call a spade a spade; tell it as it is : Q4 z' w d' o# l5 v+ @ C9 o- L
实践是检验真理的唯一标准Practice is the sole criterion for testing truth.
6 b, l5 f0 Z. p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 C# O8 b* ]3 S# ]) ~! d韬光养晦hide one's capacities and bide one's time
& ], d$ B5 M6 t糖衣炮弹sugar-coated bullets
1 C" t- j1 C4 L天有不测风云Anything unexpected may happen. a bolt from the blue7 C8 Y9 J; S* c7 U) P, T* t" u
团结就是力量Unity is strength.+ k) }4 m7 b5 ^- j
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 W5 r2 G4 C歪风邪气unhealthy practices and evil phenomena
6 ^' l% N( r# i) P4 A1 B% o7 M物以类聚，人以群分Birds of a feather flock together.
F8 Y) s4 V$ R6 e& S往事如风"The past has vanished (from memory) like wind.; What in past, is past."
% T' G- z$ d4 P* e4 q望子成龙hold high hopes for one's child) |; |4 {$ z- I5 }+ p0 @
屋漏又逢连阴雨Misfortunes never come singly. When it rains it pours.
4 Z4 ^: y! d9 u+ Q0 f. q: k7 j/ C* ?& }文韬武略military expertise; military strategy
. Z8 b8 G! u$ w9 v+ _' ?( }唯利是图draw water to one's mill
2 g7 G" j7 l+ j5 I+ ?4 p无源之水,无本之木water without a source, and a tree wiithout roots; c' }2 y& L! A( W0 F
无中生有make/create something out of nothing
& ^0 B7 e. M, w无风不起浪There are no waves without wind. There's no smoke without fire.
) Y4 P: b0 E) n徇私枉法bend the law for the benefit of relatives or friends
; q- f3 u& ?- C) M0 a, u; ]新官上任三把火a new broom sweeps clean / u2 L8 h3 ~* L) I
虚心使人进步,骄傲使人落后Modesty helps one go forward, whereas conceit makes one lag behind.
; ]% c1 R$ R- @# L/ g: ]蓄势而发accumulate strength for a take-off
' Y2 P8 N* t1 G& [! e& f( ^2 k5 M心想事成May all your wish come true
+ W' I. Z* v: M( r( M; u2 F9 c2 W心照不宣have a tacit understanding; give tacit consent; tacit understanding& m( k' f# r4 P. `/ g7 A
先入为主First impressions are firmly entrenched.% e' a- Q8 {8 Z/ q
先下手为强catch the ball before the bound
m8 m5 o* r Z# I% D; e$ f8 a3 o) E像热锅上的蚂蚁like an ant on a hot pan
' m. G0 Y0 a2 Y8 c6 }; A现身说法warn people by taking oneself as an example) n0 N& d- a* m3 F+ {
息事宁人pour oil on troubled waters
( J3 c% f o- R0 @5 t0 M喜忧参半mingled hope and fear + F# L7 i+ K% p$ L
循序渐进step by step8 |8 ]4 |( A/ j
一路平安，一路顺风speed somebody on their way; speed the parting guest * Q4 V- p. T: o3 n* C4 q, U/ t' N
严以律己,宽以待人be strict with oneself and lenient towards others
: F- D& q- B D C% }: {+ K3 u鱼米之乡a land of milk and honey
2 O* |* \1 L0 N! _. T有情人终成眷属"Jack shall have Jill, all shall be well." 5 @* n7 q- \4 T, @% v; F; \
有钱能使鬼推磨Money makes the mare go. Money talks.& ~7 e ?8 a8 d# @
有识之士people of vision
, e/ Y0 G2 h+ o& t有勇无谋use brawn rather than brain
& f0 g$ @- L" ?9 J有缘千里来相会Separated as we are thousands of miles apart, we come together as if by predestination.8 c7 S7 Z+ a8 x Y8 b
与时俱进advance with times
: p- B* v: p- F以人为本people oriented; people foremost 5 T( e" H) P, n
因材施教teach students according to their aptitude
7 o: `9 e4 s3 Y# Y" e+ }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." 8 G4 O1 K( l- O" ]+ _
欲速则不达Haste does not bring success. 7 Q, k7 u! }1 O6 P. X
优胜劣汰survival of the fittest # R9 _+ T8 I6 ^$ v- p, `
英雄所见略同Great minds think alike./ b% l) h4 f( w7 f' \9 t
冤家宜解不宜结Better make friends than make enemies.
3 g1 C* I) k) `% S: c |% h5 T冤假错案"cases in which people were unjustly, falsely or wrongly charged or sentenced; unjust, false or wrong cases" * l/ X; W4 v; a1 g
一言既出，驷马难追A real man never goes back on his words.
# d r2 b5 |% v& h招财进宝Money and treasures will be plentiful e9 e9 z1 T# p* M7 S- o$ E a
债台高筑become debt-ridden7 \3 T0 [5 T3 t3 Y D6 P1 m/ t2 P& F
致命要害Achilles' heel 6 ~$ A; M" B6 `) N
众矢之的target of public criticism
( q7 i5 l, p$ ?/ r& y" O" R9 ^/ ]- @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.! C, N% P! B- O n
纸上谈兵be an armchair strategist8 z, ^# n3 C8 s+ E4 X
纸包不住火Truth will come to light sooner or later.5 e `! v. V0 E9 n2 q0 k; ]
左右为难between the devil and the deep blue sea; between the rock and the hard place |
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