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爱屋及乌Love me, love my dog.9 n2 y) y& v) _8 L; a( b/ z/ W; c: [
百闻不如一见Seeing is believing.
4 h* ^2 y/ o" m" ~; O& I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
( e) c3 G1 D* E笨鸟先飞A slow sparrow should make an early start.
: N# _1 F/ x" B' t S不眠之夜white night 2 r) w( \0 N/ D& {
不以物喜，不以己悲not pleased by external gains, not saddened by personnal losses: L$ O# y9 [3 }
不遗余力spare no effort; go all out; do one's best
' c {6 d2 x' Q+ w2 J不打不成交"No discord, no concord.
4 }( N$ L( F: s: u" R拆东墙补西墙rob Peter to pay Paul
) V W7 G/ M4 b, Y" k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 x9 x8 X' i. n( ~( 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- O5 b# n4 L# X( z" ?# t% P# Y
大开眼界open one's eyes; broaden one's horizon; be an eye-opener
! {' y% G/ T q% B0 M国泰民安The country flourishes and people live in peace
4 v4 [5 M3 C8 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 1 W$ p; w- F- A; b
功夫不负有心人Everything comes to him who waits.
' @# M+ G1 P( X: @1 P9 z3 S9 N好了伤疤忘了疼once on shore, one prays no more
8 D4 {7 y0 f l7 K好事不出门，恶事传千里Good news never goes beyond the gate, while bad news spread far and wide. 3 p8 z& T1 ]6 H9 O) T
和气生财Harmony brings wealth
0 p2 ~* `* V# `- j$ D: R3 e* Z6 q) q活到老，学到老One is never too old to learn.
& T# E J1 f) c: q& q既往不咎let bygones be bygones , T' A- ]* |' z
金无足赤,人无完人Gold can't be pure and man can't be perfect.
) X; B" p# j! e# G4 c: `+ `金玉满堂Treasures fill the home: ~! D e) _' P& A6 W1 Y. j2 }
脚踏实地be down-to-earth 5 J( V3 |, {$ b Q8 d
脚踩两只船sit on the fence $ Z& \1 T. y, T" z
君子之交淡如水the friendship between gentlemen is as pure as crystal; a hedge between keeps friendship green 9 [, b5 H! M, t2 l( B, |
老生常谈，陈词滥调cut and dried, cliché
3 f1 ]% P1 N. I3 y礼尚往来Courtesy calls for reciprocity. - s" w' F- o! y( _* c, [
留得青山在，不怕没柴烧"Where there is life, there is hope."
! [$ B9 m! \, S马到成功achieve immediate victory; win instant success
9 Y8 [* S5 r6 a9 f4 p/ n) N9 C名利双收gain in both fame and wealth0 m8 v: v9 n# Z) v5 I
茅塞顿开be suddenly enlightened
( P8 O: m. C! w$ X! c没有规矩不成方圆Nothing can be accomplished without norms or standards.+ ^4 |3 H' k: x2 I
每逢佳节倍思亲8 l2 P+ C) `: ?! M* j: [
On festive occasions more than ever one thinks of one's dear ones far away.
/ I* \& n6 b2 C4 c" k& ZIt is on the festival occasions when one misses his dear most.
) R. l9 ^+ F( ~0 I/ x3 E谋事在人，成事在天"The planning lies with man, the outcome with Heaven. / Man proposes, God disposes. "' \1 ~0 r8 @ m4 L+ K' M+ F
弄巧成拙be too smart by half; Cunning outwits itself.7 S6 e& W2 i% v1 X
拿手好戏masterpiece3 V- N% o i- y4 I
赔了夫人又折兵throw good money after bad& J4 J6 H/ Y2 y* r: ]
抛砖引玉a modest spur to induce others to come forward with valuable contributions; throw a sprat to catch a whale
/ d @# [/ 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
- C/ ^# S; y7 x$ j& V8 T$ J抢得先机take the preemptive opportunities & y" R7 `+ w' a' g8 z# {$ o
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.% X) f) h/ g9 T! m/ ]- J
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
) b/ ^3 S; X" H5 v" a" w前事不忘,后事之师Past experience, if not forgotten, is a guide for the future., A3 F4 ^% ?0 J O
前人栽树,后人乘凉One generation plants the trees in whose shade another generation rests.
$ i1 y- q% U6 vOne sows and another reaps.
# W, x2 A. O# e; j前怕狼,后怕虎fear the wolf in front and the tiger behind/ hesitate in doing something
' _ a r n f* `) g" u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. # \& t2 g2 `! F
强强联手win-win co-operation5 v+ H$ v: j L/ U* V% W
瑞雪兆丰年A timely snow promises a good harvest.: G! v% V& L5 }: v9 t
人之初,性本善Man's nature at birth is good.6 n. d- r. J5 T
人逢喜事精神爽Joy puts heart into a man.# p* L% N4 v; l$ |, z
人海战术huge-crowd strategy
# C& |) w5 q% |世上无难事，只要肯攀登"Where there is a will, there is a way. "
/ S. s! O& U, s1 H' x0 f世外桃源a fictitious land of peace away from the turmoil of the world; * D4 Q" N5 S: {
死而后已until my heart stops beating
! C8 D9 f9 F7 V8 V! `" _岁岁平安Peace all year round. e, ?5 Z& H; s7 x- ^9 H7 J' [$ `8 Z
上有天堂，下有苏杭"Just as there is paradise in heaven, ther are Suzhou and Hangzhou on earth." 4 e5 I" B; b* E9 S, ]
塞翁失马，焉知非福Misfortune may be an actual blessing., t) }4 ~% x7 f5 {8 Y) s- B3 f3 d- O
三十而立"A man should be independent at the age of thirty. % A# Z' y1 G5 U R( X2 g
At thirty, a man should be able to think for himself."
9 A. q3 t' V$ d+ {升级换代updating and upgrading (of products)
2 _1 j \0 p# B6 h1 A; o四十不惑Life begins at forty. & F$ V2 ]% h& e3 D1 [
谁言寸草心，报得三春晖"Such kindness of warm sun, can't be repaid by grass. " - S( y- A- q( D/ m# Z! t9 t$ W
水涨船高When the river rises, the boat floats high.
* Q( t, U% p6 L时不我待Time and tide wait for no man. " q1 s2 h) N5 H% v$ }* q* b
杀鸡用牛刀break a butterfly on the wheel
+ Y& F3 E! R! |1 s0 m0 e* ]实事求是seek truth from facts; be practical and realistic; be true to facts
4 q6 }9 X4 K! x0 K5 @# B3 q* R. ?0 P说曹操,曹操到Talk of the devil and he comes.
7 \4 R6 Y* F! c: n) m- ?实话实说speak the plain truth; call a spade a spade; tell it as it is : j8 M" I& | V2 @0 j
实践是检验真理的唯一标准Practice is the sole criterion for testing truth.
" ?1 w' t& H$ {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; "
( H' Q. q( Y5 z" ]9 \韬光养晦hide one's capacities and bide one's time
) d& Q$ X$ Q$ } T# N; B糖衣炮弹sugar-coated bullets3 C- Q. y% \# R) W* G
天有不测风云Anything unexpected may happen. a bolt from the blue
' v1 Y' U0 Q1 t ~; {团结就是力量Unity is strength.- q, \. _& [* [, k& N8 p; V
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 # H2 l' X6 j: {% T+ ?, s6 H5 Z( Y6 [
歪风邪气unhealthy practices and evil phenomena+ |2 Q* o+ e/ r! i$ c. P! o* l- U' Y
物以类聚，人以群分Birds of a feather flock together., H# r' `* J% E; I6 D% o+ Q
往事如风"The past has vanished (from memory) like wind.; What in past, is past." 4 _# ]. Z7 i6 b7 }( p
望子成龙hold high hopes for one's child
) x; w/ @6 s8 z, w2 |屋漏又逢连阴雨Misfortunes never come singly. When it rains it pours.! `( G9 Y* D, C- m: v
文韬武略military expertise; military strategy
; M! o1 I6 x' x8 O% @3 o7 }唯利是图draw water to one's mill ) R- u) }; F9 L8 E' d+ r F6 J
无源之水,无本之木water without a source, and a tree wiithout roots
) P: {: m$ X3 m+ Q3 e无中生有make/create something out of nothing
{6 _4 _( }; B2 v无风不起浪There are no waves without wind. There's no smoke without fire.
( W8 L/ ^5 c1 k/ O徇私枉法bend the law for the benefit of relatives or friends
`4 S. j* \9 ^" [, K8 J& s3 h1 ?新官上任三把火a new broom sweeps clean " j; a) F* r+ V9 a) n7 i5 J# L5 o
虚心使人进步,骄傲使人落后Modesty helps one go forward, whereas conceit makes one lag behind.8 U- F5 F; m9 U4 {! o" a k
蓄势而发accumulate strength for a take-off8 @3 C+ g A4 W
心想事成May all your wish come true! p. [0 y& e' `3 y2 `
心照不宣have a tacit understanding; give tacit consent; tacit understanding
D; ^4 [) z* R. r' w# F( g$ ?先入为主First impressions are firmly entrenched.
2 m) _5 w: q% z先下手为强catch the ball before the bound% T" |3 M: }0 ^- G8 } f" o
像热锅上的蚂蚁like an ant on a hot pan
/ h8 B2 m' e& y4 t! Y现身说法warn people by taking oneself as an example
^1 w; @: v8 d+ z# W p# w息事宁人pour oil on troubled waters ' Q7 ]* s- V5 `& N& Q6 D7 A
喜忧参半mingled hope and fear & a; T9 m2 d' u9 i" T+ N% g; X* _0 I1 C
循序渐进step by step2 q, O3 j/ `2 h- B/ J( D7 e9 y
一路平安，一路顺风speed somebody on their way; speed the parting guest
$ a* ]; G3 @4 r( q- @8 Z% Z2 P严以律己,宽以待人be strict with oneself and lenient towards others
; l" b6 E/ q" O5 v: C3 x鱼米之乡a land of milk and honey5 s' B. c' [2 @/ \
有情人终成眷属"Jack shall have Jill, all shall be well." : a- B1 `/ d& V/ g! f- `
有钱能使鬼推磨Money makes the mare go. Money talks.7 o3 b( {. Q% I. s" I, l' l
有识之士people of vision
8 V9 T8 W* i' R i6 x+ T+ M3 E2 D有勇无谋use brawn rather than brain / g' p+ ^# K$ e# g: U( m, y* F
有缘千里来相会Separated as we are thousands of miles apart, we come together as if by predestination.3 B& K! B, t6 Q8 D8 O8 l
与时俱进advance with times
, q0 f' L; t% N! L1 C以人为本people oriented; people foremost % c* V1 }, ^* S; e
因材施教teach students according to their aptitude
& Q C! |# i9 ~% L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." 3 v: O m; R6 M' w2 h* l1 ?
欲速则不达Haste does not bring success. * c, i1 e! f3 t* I& F; C
优胜劣汰survival of the fittest
+ a! C$ X3 H2 D! [% y7 J英雄所见略同Great minds think alike.
* n- [5 `4 K" R& H2 i冤家宜解不宜结Better make friends than make enemies.
7 e1 M+ i( s! Z% T9 ~冤假错案"cases in which people were unjustly, falsely or wrongly charged or sentenced; unjust, false or wrong cases" : N$ z0 _4 @0 T- `# ~
一言既出，驷马难追A real man never goes back on his words.
& H7 O+ ^; {# o# p$ U" @, b7 S. V6 m招财进宝Money and treasures will be plentiful- F3 h* u% d; ?( B) ^
债台高筑become debt-ridden$ g1 C! a/ d6 d% h
致命要害Achilles' heel
* l5 V. m1 P: q众矢之的target of public criticism
$ t" d! V& w- X6 g3 h1 D1 c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.9 j: J! Z4 N. ]4 w$ @
纸上谈兵be an armchair strategist
, i; y+ ?7 o. m. ^纸包不住火Truth will come to light sooner or later.
0 Q. b6 x: t0 g7 S* p, Q# p左右为难between the devil and the deep blue sea; between the rock and the hard place |
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