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爱屋及乌Love me, love my dog.0 s* s% O2 _1 v$ \9 r6 \' l5 v
百闻不如一见Seeing is believing.
) W( q1 M+ r) [; t# M' 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
7 {1 E. y/ L1 } f笨鸟先飞A slow sparrow should make an early start.0 Z& X5 X0 `! T1 \
不眠之夜white night
8 k# Z [7 x. P* ~+ }不以物喜，不以己悲not pleased by external gains, not saddened by personnal losses
6 \+ F7 O; O1 I; t不遗余力spare no effort; go all out; do one's best
( F- m9 P, O* w3 m3 r! O不打不成交"No discord, no concord.
; b$ H* u" K7 S' T: h1 J2 l; T3 h拆东墙补西墙rob Peter to pay Paul 3 |# q* B1 _4 h( _( }4 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
# W3 u* R8 G7 c1 p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! `9 c. A: X( W. m# G
大开眼界open one's eyes; broaden one's horizon; be an eye-opener
/ F; d' ]' k! Z8 F# p+ {9 n% H x国泰民安The country flourishes and people live in peace f% C0 c! F; C2 S7 u
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
: v/ g! t3 K! y* x* n7 o功夫不负有心人Everything comes to him who waits.
9 E) J$ D! P9 |& {+ |/ @2 z0 e好了伤疤忘了疼once on shore, one prays no more# Y4 B/ ^/ I: v8 U) m5 `
好事不出门，恶事传千里Good news never goes beyond the gate, while bad news spread far and wide. 5 k: x6 c. G. B
和气生财Harmony brings wealth
; e y. k+ v/ `+ F Z" y活到老，学到老One is never too old to learn.
# g h' }3 y% P! F& w既往不咎let bygones be bygones # _% [* u) [/ _! D6 U% k N
金无足赤,人无完人Gold can't be pure and man can't be perfect.
/ s0 p% t' w( a! y金玉满堂Treasures fill the home' A6 S# v0 A2 u0 k& [$ ]. S# S
脚踏实地be down-to-earth 5 t! m V2 G& Y9 g$ e% b. i, W
脚踩两只船sit on the fence
& e& F! e0 S, Y! u) U0 T君子之交淡如水the friendship between gentlemen is as pure as crystal; a hedge between keeps friendship green
6 V- {) N: m$ t e. C老生常谈，陈词滥调cut and dried, cliché" n) H2 o7 s4 n" R l/ P* ~/ _4 O
礼尚往来Courtesy calls for reciprocity. ( \" E0 o) h! u0 E+ o& V
留得青山在，不怕没柴烧"Where there is life, there is hope.": ^& f* B( }: I3 D: C8 f7 e* ^
马到成功achieve immediate victory; win instant success1 o2 Y& \' ?! g3 B! g1 o/ ^
名利双收gain in both fame and wealth
" [9 `2 p% ]) C( j茅塞顿开be suddenly enlightened
5 [5 m) t: z/ ~- U) }1 M没有规矩不成方圆Nothing can be accomplished without norms or standards.
0 I4 i- l3 G9 d2 Y3 p每逢佳节倍思亲
" N! }3 F: z; ^$ H$ x7 g) xOn festive occasions more than ever one thinks of one's dear ones far away.) m; o" L1 v2 O$ l1 f; |( d0 X
It is on the festival occasions when one misses his dear most.
; p+ V i- L$ w- V6 F谋事在人，成事在天"The planning lies with man, the outcome with Heaven. / Man proposes, God disposes. "
3 ~1 F! _. @0 `, \弄巧成拙be too smart by half; Cunning outwits itself.
2 I/ f, T5 Y' f: `" t, q+ F5 S拿手好戏masterpiece
7 L* f' e5 J* P$ Q9 x9 _9 o. Y# z赔了夫人又折兵throw good money after bad
+ A/ N; }7 u" S& a- t! e抛砖引玉a modest spur to induce others to come forward with valuable contributions; throw a sprat to catch a whale
( @6 @% ?* k) X7 M) e' c0 L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
% I( e# B/ r; K" W; f* a n抢得先机take the preemptive opportunities
d: i; S! I h3 j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 M: O8 h, Y" R: [; k9 E/ T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( j& e5 r" J6 _# [- D# p
前事不忘,后事之师Past experience, if not forgotten, is a guide for the future.6 C4 @% [; M$ W. {% E0 Z
前人栽树,后人乘凉One generation plants the trees in whose shade another generation rests.
7 f/ L) W" D, q+ I# M7 |* p0 C" ]" SOne sows and another reaps.7 [$ c9 {" y2 z. g' q. U Z
前怕狼,后怕虎fear the wolf in front and the tiger behind/ hesitate in doing something$ I, j' A5 [2 q( 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.
" s4 Q8 C9 Z' r( _ f! j9 Y9 Q强强联手win-win co-operation
' q3 W( j9 h% K& D瑞雪兆丰年A timely snow promises a good harvest.1 o% ^7 c$ z0 @+ g
人之初,性本善Man's nature at birth is good.0 A. L R6 B1 E3 L+ t) N
人逢喜事精神爽Joy puts heart into a man.
- g: Z/ L; U+ [1 O+ I a人海战术huge-crowd strategy
2 y" W' x2 J r, _世上无难事，只要肯攀登"Where there is a will, there is a way. " ( O+ j; q0 I0 B# c" I- o& J
世外桃源a fictitious land of peace away from the turmoil of the world; $ R; R7 _$ v# G' t2 E6 `
死而后已until my heart stops beating
( s$ ]: R3 W. {$ s岁岁平安Peace all year round* W' G8 C6 X- w' V$ Z, X
上有天堂，下有苏杭"Just as there is paradise in heaven, ther are Suzhou and Hangzhou on earth."
2 I7 I+ K# v0 |) K5 T, _( c塞翁失马，焉知非福Misfortune may be an actual blessing.
# l \: F3 e4 Q+ r' s三十而立"A man should be independent at the age of thirty. # n- V2 t, z9 F. D5 z; ^
At thirty, a man should be able to think for himself."
1 I2 R) D7 j; k" {6 E8 m: }+ I升级换代updating and upgrading (of products)- o1 a/ W; s9 A. M0 _
四十不惑Life begins at forty. 4 |; R/ S/ n. v& g
谁言寸草心，报得三春晖"Such kindness of warm sun, can't be repaid by grass. " : u" I; p) D+ U! g9 r/ o, O9 W& A
水涨船高When the river rises, the boat floats high.
! I R& T1 F' d( {, a( i时不我待Time and tide wait for no man.
( p9 @7 G( z) W5 Z7 o/ s杀鸡用牛刀break a butterfly on the wheel
; o9 Y3 c1 X, }9 J! h实事求是seek truth from facts; be practical and realistic; be true to facts
" K/ ^$ P( j, [8 {( R3 C$ `+ }说曹操,曹操到Talk of the devil and he comes.9 P. g- q4 F) [; j! }- w( X7 h
实话实说speak the plain truth; call a spade a spade; tell it as it is
( M5 i$ n. X, s$ ^* |$ ~实践是检验真理的唯一标准Practice is the sole criterion for testing truth.
5 _8 V8 N2 K6 U% L) Z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 Q- o/ L1 A9 Y3 P7 x! O& {3 [: z韬光养晦hide one's capacities and bide one's time$ _: R, h) k) W6 l
糖衣炮弹sugar-coated bullets
2 @$ W0 R2 S: k2 S+ \# F5 O天有不测风云Anything unexpected may happen. a bolt from the blue+ x% n1 |* m0 X8 Q
团结就是力量Unity is strength.5 ]- I5 n: q2 ~6 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% E5 I d6 }5 l6 h( K& |歪风邪气unhealthy practices and evil phenomena( x* F; S9 e3 w7 n: M/ `
物以类聚，人以群分Birds of a feather flock together.0 [' w$ E, j- z3 c
往事如风"The past has vanished (from memory) like wind.; What in past, is past."
9 w6 T2 }; B, K望子成龙hold high hopes for one's child
/ M. F2 y9 F4 u6 K$ v9 b% A屋漏又逢连阴雨Misfortunes never come singly. When it rains it pours.: ?9 h7 {& I A
文韬武略military expertise; military strategy / R3 t% ~$ |8 U* h
唯利是图draw water to one's mill
- H1 L" t7 |2 h4 ] E' @$ |& x无源之水,无本之木water without a source, and a tree wiithout roots! x9 }2 E2 Q- {. c- ]
无中生有make/create something out of nothing
& \( `# {$ K; c: R; o# E% H; ^无风不起浪There are no waves without wind. There's no smoke without fire./ ~ i# d+ c. }- S& @& p
徇私枉法bend the law for the benefit of relatives or friends
! ?4 K( X$ Q8 V& m7 E新官上任三把火a new broom sweeps clean
9 `# ~- O- o' o3 P5 U6 b; t虚心使人进步,骄傲使人落后Modesty helps one go forward, whereas conceit makes one lag behind.8 a B7 V$ X& z. H% Q, c0 \' p
蓄势而发accumulate strength for a take-off5 X; D7 y; J/ V6 A9 C# i
心想事成May all your wish come true
1 ` d% f+ r C1 E心照不宣have a tacit understanding; give tacit consent; tacit understanding
- q) h. ?/ C0 N6 C( H! X先入为主First impressions are firmly entrenched." B$ H9 I1 p8 v! i: d# d& D
先下手为强catch the ball before the bound
- o: a; J, K+ { n; r- Z像热锅上的蚂蚁like an ant on a hot pan
' O/ d0 a1 j/ H1 D现身说法warn people by taking oneself as an example% e6 s E; ^0 B3 s7 o
息事宁人pour oil on troubled waters
& h& l* P/ |* e2 e m6 r6 ?喜忧参半mingled hope and fear ; x0 y1 g6 [+ k, T2 C8 N9 _# c4 ?+ `: n
循序渐进step by step
+ M1 ^% c8 ~! U# ~一路平安，一路顺风speed somebody on their way; speed the parting guest
2 S% u( i- Y6 ^+ c严以律己,宽以待人be strict with oneself and lenient towards others7 t8 S% J& u; K+ O. b" V
鱼米之乡a land of milk and honey
3 g4 a$ L7 W6 I8 Y$ K! U有情人终成眷属"Jack shall have Jill, all shall be well."
! j6 F8 w8 u: a( V有钱能使鬼推磨Money makes the mare go. Money talks.* F& z8 p0 v6 C
有识之士people of vision
( r& O* D |: ?4 X% K) [7 w* }有勇无谋use brawn rather than brain
% l z% v- b% k' U% O" R# F% x1 _ p有缘千里来相会Separated as we are thousands of miles apart, we come together as if by predestination.5 i/ O' A: [8 V: o1 G$ _
与时俱进advance with times$ [2 Q+ ~4 k2 a8 I( x6 }8 x- m
以人为本people oriented; people foremost
4 c) r0 j7 Q! M" A& y1 c因材施教teach students according to their aptitude
?+ Y+ t5 H5 N 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."
8 S0 Q1 y8 J/ k' j2 Y欲速则不达Haste does not bring success. - `& C; E' Z) Y- e- i$ |' ^
优胜劣汰survival of the fittest
* Q* t3 p# v4 V' ]8 `' _" N* d英雄所见略同Great minds think alike.0 z$ @; V. m+ Y9 M% q0 \3 f7 |
冤家宜解不宜结Better make friends than make enemies.- H" L2 M2 F- C) y- L# g& v7 b9 z
冤假错案"cases in which people were unjustly, falsely or wrongly charged or sentenced; unjust, false or wrong cases"
4 @; o, }4 I1 B2 M1 F一言既出，驷马难追A real man never goes back on his words.
6 y# ^6 l3 h) [# p2 i4 M招财进宝Money and treasures will be plentiful
8 m5 P* Z- T' ]2 q债台高筑become debt-ridden8 }; \* [2 W7 E T& P
致命要害Achilles' heel
5 Q @' W6 F7 ~1 L2 K) l- O7 {8 A众矢之的target of public criticism
! L2 J9 j, E9 q" g, b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.
! K( x( x* \- O1 d" Z6 W纸上谈兵be an armchair strategist; l1 b1 P- b0 z" O! o
纸包不住火Truth will come to light sooner or later.
2 r) _' [5 T: s' Q, c6 L0 i左右为难between the devil and the deep blue sea; between the rock and the hard place |
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