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爱屋及乌Love me, love my dog.
2 ~% ]4 V. N$ {7 m百闻不如一见Seeing is believing.- b. d2 @' S0 H* U: A# p/ N
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
% K3 H4 Q4 P3 B笨鸟先飞A slow sparrow should make an early start.
% w& p! o/ B; t1 E不眠之夜white night ! r) C, | F/ X( q( s; M- v, _7 \* P
不以物喜，不以己悲not pleased by external gains, not saddened by personnal losses0 l$ D7 h4 `! d: e
不遗余力spare no effort; go all out; do one's best; e$ o1 A+ \4 U4 w9 ?
不打不成交"No discord, no concord. 3 p6 C6 m7 t) G& h X0 ~. v. R
拆东墙补西墙rob Peter to pay Paul
& O8 O T; J' t4 u7 x- n辞旧迎新bid farewell to the old and usher in the new; ring out the old year and ring in the new
4 ^$ _( T+ E1 F! E4 n" ` ~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, |4 n+ \0 P! `# j7 Q$ \0 q
大开眼界open one's eyes; broaden one's horizon; be an eye-opener l; I: n9 E# e* T
国泰民安The country flourishes and people live in peace3 c' l+ K! \5 x. Q2 C: ?
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 z) e. L7 a% c4 ^7 s功夫不负有心人Everything comes to him who waits. # G& h H2 |/ L. ]: a
好了伤疤忘了疼once on shore, one prays no more( ?. L) R! Z, a {+ p" n7 Q
好事不出门，恶事传千里Good news never goes beyond the gate, while bad news spread far and wide. # J4 H5 H# Q0 s0 M J1 d: L
和气生财Harmony brings wealth
6 H0 m! p! x$ ]* M8 v活到老，学到老One is never too old to learn. 5 S! s* J/ X; I" H* k$ d$ ^& A
既往不咎let bygones be bygones ' b# l9 z, y0 c- ]
金无足赤,人无完人Gold can't be pure and man can't be perfect. 3 a; n8 k- V& [7 c2 Y
金玉满堂Treasures fill the home
& o/ i" O1 S2 j/ O6 _% b脚踏实地be down-to-earth
4 r0 s! i5 y8 N脚踩两只船sit on the fence
' w* }2 B# c9 J2 _3 \& |. ^君子之交淡如水the friendship between gentlemen is as pure as crystal; a hedge between keeps friendship green
4 r6 k$ Q" I' ^0 a h老生常谈，陈词滥调cut and dried, cliché/ g6 |# O! Y3 \0 l! t% |
礼尚往来Courtesy calls for reciprocity. " ^. C: a4 i2 W* \; F# q! ~) B+ u
留得青山在，不怕没柴烧"Where there is life, there is hope."* [* Z) w- T/ X+ F, V/ q
马到成功achieve immediate victory; win instant success
( i# f+ w1 S. \名利双收gain in both fame and wealth
- O2 K* I( O# l$ V7 `茅塞顿开be suddenly enlightened8 `# B3 V C: L$ V* z( ^! L
没有规矩不成方圆Nothing can be accomplished without norms or standards.; @9 r. U7 V C( ]$ l5 t2 h
每逢佳节倍思亲- n5 T) |# L4 z- \/ _* }# I
On festive occasions more than ever one thinks of one's dear ones far away.2 D% j2 D% p& u9 K. x
It is on the festival occasions when one misses his dear most. & E4 H* L8 F7 h( {
谋事在人，成事在天"The planning lies with man, the outcome with Heaven. / Man proposes, God disposes. "5 f" Z, V2 o+ ?1 `
弄巧成拙be too smart by half; Cunning outwits itself.
. {* j# ]3 p7 T: N3 H- J; o拿手好戏masterpiece
, ]" R& N& a1 Y. @+ K u赔了夫人又折兵throw good money after bad1 Q9 ], ~, j4 i+ i
抛砖引玉a modest spur to induce others to come forward with valuable contributions; throw a sprat to catch a whale" o. O. c; m" N5 W( J n
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
' E+ v1 h0 B% J& ^, o# t8 P, w抢得先机take the preemptive opportunities 8 D9 a/ l7 G( W% u# c+ ^8 o% g
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.
) Y/ }2 l# y( n; W4 y0 `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
/ c( ~! Q& ?( `& f+ Y( q前事不忘,后事之师Past experience, if not forgotten, is a guide for the future.
. ?& ]. n) O9 x6 r" O7 x# E6 i! w前人栽树,后人乘凉One generation plants the trees in whose shade another generation rests.0 L( s1 ?2 ?4 |" Y& v0 a ?
One sows and another reaps.
* a) a+ y2 L4 R" r5 P8 U前怕狼,后怕虎fear the wolf in front and the tiger behind/ hesitate in doing something$ z2 y# W( X6 c4 B5 ~6 v, e, h
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.
& L8 J, Q+ o$ o- g: Z. R# x& Q强强联手win-win co-operation
; ]6 x7 [0 |/ ~$ o4 s$ j1 u瑞雪兆丰年A timely snow promises a good harvest.; E, N- E6 w& ?. `5 o4 G I9 w% y t# q
人之初,性本善Man's nature at birth is good.$ r% w0 P/ ^; e* L3 a
人逢喜事精神爽Joy puts heart into a man.
3 k: T4 X7 g% J& S人海战术huge-crowd strategy ' f p0 u! h) s
世上无难事，只要肯攀登"Where there is a will, there is a way. " 8 p& u$ T. a9 }6 C' b
世外桃源a fictitious land of peace away from the turmoil of the world;
& p; F/ _0 a( W1 ~" }/ Y0 v死而后已until my heart stops beating: B* J0 P% j4 |6 o, W, @
岁岁平安Peace all year round
n5 @! T$ a( M- j1 o6 j上有天堂，下有苏杭"Just as there is paradise in heaven, ther are Suzhou and Hangzhou on earth."
( m$ T4 l, ~: `% l塞翁失马，焉知非福Misfortune may be an actual blessing.* ?( f! ?) K9 Q. A
三十而立"A man should be independent at the age of thirty. & Z, a5 _( D. R8 W% A4 s
At thirty, a man should be able to think for himself." ' p/ r+ T7 ` T) I% Z9 K
升级换代updating and upgrading (of products)- {3 w! z1 z: } S* P2 `* E
四十不惑Life begins at forty.
% J) @/ ]4 t# P( y. l谁言寸草心，报得三春晖"Such kindness of warm sun, can't be repaid by grass. "
- H% X, _6 m: D4 A* O8 X- b水涨船高When the river rises, the boat floats high.' T1 x6 l- r* ^9 q& k c. Q
时不我待Time and tide wait for no man. - L& i! S- S, ~7 e0 _
杀鸡用牛刀break a butterfly on the wheel
: t3 G; J: k& X& {* _' N实事求是seek truth from facts; be practical and realistic; be true to facts & y* o9 X0 L" O0 ~/ ~9 ~9 K
说曹操,曹操到Talk of the devil and he comes.
% j8 u) O: `! \' E$ s0 |实话实说speak the plain truth; call a spade a spade; tell it as it is 9 E. o! |: X- R) Z1 c3 N1 d
实践是检验真理的唯一标准Practice is the sole criterion for testing truth.% w1 D5 M( d* h, v" V
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& @6 h3 d4 o+ l* P4 s韬光养晦hide one's capacities and bide one's time' U: X; q" h. `2 c5 [( \) T4 B8 S
糖衣炮弹sugar-coated bullets
3 @; _7 ^8 F) z; ?& F天有不测风云Anything unexpected may happen. a bolt from the blue/ Z8 f' C( d7 Z& P4 v, Q& l
团结就是力量Unity is strength.
, }& F, A% e1 H1 }4 U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 % A: `. k! w% j# b$ q: b
歪风邪气unhealthy practices and evil phenomena
7 }% l) v1 B9 {8 k/ s J物以类聚，人以群分Birds of a feather flock together.9 }+ j& U g/ r7 L- J, n
往事如风"The past has vanished (from memory) like wind.; What in past, is past."
0 t# l2 h$ @" _ a望子成龙hold high hopes for one's child
! `: z8 K# x- C* n7 z& r, I5 R- l* N屋漏又逢连阴雨Misfortunes never come singly. When it rains it pours.4 Q _) m6 x9 |/ \- s" r; x! Q
文韬武略military expertise; military strategy 2 z# k) v" P: Y
唯利是图draw water to one's mill $ j0 ]3 w3 R) x) D
无源之水,无本之木water without a source, and a tree wiithout roots
4 e: A' n/ w; z2 q8 b/ ?无中生有make/create something out of nothing
7 u2 B9 F, _* k, o& j5 u1 X2 B无风不起浪There are no waves without wind. There's no smoke without fire.8 n+ o1 h- Q# [ X
徇私枉法bend the law for the benefit of relatives or friends
2 ~) j7 ~+ M! p3 g新官上任三把火a new broom sweeps clean
8 b( }0 q5 V. ?& k7 E( e8 r虚心使人进步,骄傲使人落后Modesty helps one go forward, whereas conceit makes one lag behind.9 N! v0 M$ k9 o. I
蓄势而发accumulate strength for a take-off0 ^; y+ j8 D9 A- w9 i
心想事成May all your wish come true* ~* j. C1 x1 J$ X
心照不宣have a tacit understanding; give tacit consent; tacit understanding
9 U% {1 W1 J7 j) O5 Y- \先入为主First impressions are firmly entrenched.
p$ |, o. `' z, y, d先下手为强catch the ball before the bound3 Y3 h5 {. G' [* a! V
像热锅上的蚂蚁like an ant on a hot pan
- `2 B4 L, R' ^1 d5 a! R7 T现身说法warn people by taking oneself as an example
* @! V2 E4 C, E5 Z$ P: E! b息事宁人pour oil on troubled waters
" Q& J6 d% F- j' V! `4 B喜忧参半mingled hope and fear
8 k L/ W" F, s7 a2 D) W/ A! E循序渐进step by step
8 q5 l7 r9 t" f4 h8 [一路平安，一路顺风speed somebody on their way; speed the parting guest
. C0 r1 W* u5 O) ` Z严以律己,宽以待人be strict with oneself and lenient towards others3 d9 a. f5 j k C: {4 X: }6 J
鱼米之乡a land of milk and honey
1 x$ x: @6 t" R有情人终成眷属"Jack shall have Jill, all shall be well." k+ x5 b$ o+ q
有钱能使鬼推磨Money makes the mare go. Money talks.. u* d! G. U3 X- |' w; J
有识之士people of vision3 g7 K3 N6 @3 z! @& f0 P) ?) P- X. v
有勇无谋use brawn rather than brain
% s$ t- B7 G5 L5 H8 b# F* [7 }有缘千里来相会Separated as we are thousands of miles apart, we come together as if by predestination.
/ a1 i! z9 K# v6 G$ u v与时俱进advance with times9 n/ q) n$ s/ ]# K* G/ |
以人为本people oriented; people foremost 7 g/ e5 `9 r& n& x
因材施教teach students according to their aptitude $ R2 B3 \ _! R) `
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." 9 R, t, l5 x% M% ?# N5 O/ h8 J
欲速则不达Haste does not bring success.
& u& f6 j7 ?6 h7 F0 _优胜劣汰survival of the fittest ) W8 u7 ~7 c6 y* j
英雄所见略同Great minds think alike.0 k: f) Y% s% G" K+ S
冤家宜解不宜结Better make friends than make enemies.% B* Z1 I; }3 L3 q6 j) P9 B; V
冤假错案"cases in which people were unjustly, falsely or wrongly charged or sentenced; unjust, false or wrong cases"
; }2 }& M3 H0 q0 s& x" P; `一言既出，驷马难追A real man never goes back on his words. 2 m$ d# C0 m/ g: j
招财进宝Money and treasures will be plentiful
" x5 d- E$ l& K债台高筑become debt-ridden: }9 ~- C- K5 o$ ]
致命要害Achilles' heel : H4 l% _8 D) s; N G
众矢之的target of public criticism# ?( G+ F3 ~! _0 G8 e7 Y% l2 m0 |
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.; Y4 A$ @$ N1 Q6 Y1 K3 U7 k" Z
纸上谈兵be an armchair strategist, u" @$ d; ^. y2 t( I& m8 d. z; [
纸包不住火Truth will come to light sooner or later.
8 `) x/ }, ]; ?左右为难between the devil and the deep blue sea; between the rock and the hard place |
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