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爱屋及乌Love me, love my dog.8 g" v- Q0 i2 s9 A1 v
百闻不如一见Seeing is believing.
, Y0 L' W' m2 q; v& D2 q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' W% H6 p9 ?7 ~3 t3 y" F: x
笨鸟先飞A slow sparrow should make an early start.
" j" U- f2 p% X" }" M* F不眠之夜white night
/ c( G6 w# _* H; o不以物喜，不以己悲not pleased by external gains, not saddened by personnal losses
8 Y) c3 y6 B' u/ y3 t不遗余力spare no effort; go all out; do one's best
; W) }9 `* G4 x, B- n6 o* L& S不打不成交"No discord, no concord. 8 h- y8 Q n) u2 v2 z0 E% D& v
拆东墙补西墙rob Peter to pay Paul 0 e9 f7 W5 {9 ?
辞旧迎新bid farewell to the old and usher in the new; ring out the old year and ring in the new 9 F; J. c/ a9 X. v' ` J6 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
! S. I( L/ u! \) J0 f- b% ^大开眼界open one's eyes; broaden one's horizon; be an eye-opener
3 |; a- Z/ m N6 X7 ?国泰民安The country flourishes and people live in peace
% ~8 Y! J" O* S, ?0 v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
* ^" Y7 s8 l) y8 g6 M) T功夫不负有心人Everything comes to him who waits.
# @2 J& y" ^' `好了伤疤忘了疼once on shore, one prays no more/ M* l {) n9 U4 B5 v. R7 D" @
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 Y$ w7 f0 \5 s+ |: d V; N/ Z
和气生财Harmony brings wealth0 m1 n# D. B0 {& G8 C3 V; W; B
活到老，学到老One is never too old to learn. 1 x1 ~3 n( R7 M# P: X* D: p
既往不咎let bygones be bygones + d# d& y* V" ]# e6 {
金无足赤,人无完人Gold can't be pure and man can't be perfect. ' J0 ~2 l. u1 q+ ^! O) T
金玉满堂Treasures fill the home
6 A/ {- w9 w0 c, |' E* p脚踏实地be down-to-earth " l' p4 e( y' S3 n# N- s" @4 s% _
脚踩两只船sit on the fence
7 p5 J" B1 t: C# b4 H! h君子之交淡如水the friendship between gentlemen is as pure as crystal; a hedge between keeps friendship green , K4 j) ~( B( B* u1 L3 l
老生常谈，陈词滥调cut and dried, cliché+ x$ L6 D* R2 F7 I }
礼尚往来Courtesy calls for reciprocity. 9 H! e, M$ U' T
留得青山在，不怕没柴烧"Where there is life, there is hope."
3 F- K% K' j+ |6 s- e' I9 v7 N马到成功achieve immediate victory; win instant success
8 Y' N' G% k3 u# T1 G7 v名利双收gain in both fame and wealth
g7 w1 }9 A6 O9 {5 Q6 v: K9 B茅塞顿开be suddenly enlightened N1 V5 g; ~3 F3 M- g
没有规矩不成方圆Nothing can be accomplished without norms or standards.
, ?) @- I3 c! d! D A每逢佳节倍思亲
3 A8 i5 \, M. r+ F8 R2 yOn festive occasions more than ever one thinks of one's dear ones far away./ [ p/ u! b" C
It is on the festival occasions when one misses his dear most.
! P+ o2 M/ a" P! x谋事在人，成事在天"The planning lies with man, the outcome with Heaven. / Man proposes, God disposes. "
! p. v+ r$ S3 F! Y2 t& @, | j8 U/ m弄巧成拙be too smart by half; Cunning outwits itself.
. I2 g- @4 P7 ]1 t4 c* q" Q2 Y! `拿手好戏masterpiece0 f- y! D3 i5 C, D, z# X. i0 a
赔了夫人又折兵throw good money after bad
$ S7 o! N& q1 b( R: Z抛砖引玉a modest spur to induce others to come forward with valuable contributions; throw a sprat to catch a whale
& t& p0 N" O! G! H5 Z& _& w1 @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
* K+ i* {0 a8 a7 D抢得先机take the preemptive opportunities $ Z, r& f$ U% j. 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.- d8 ~. R" `3 f- J- 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
& f; M( B( D0 j( K$ k8 t, @前事不忘,后事之师Past experience, if not forgotten, is a guide for the future.
) a& T2 i, r$ G) N3 y# r9 ^, c前人栽树,后人乘凉One generation plants the trees in whose shade another generation rests.& l- v' Q+ e* R4 E
One sows and another reaps.$ G$ z/ T' g; {/ n; |
前怕狼,后怕虎fear the wolf in front and the tiger behind/ hesitate in doing something
p- M2 T" t# g2 }6 d9 }+ P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. ; c* B. m! n! S4 ~: J- Q
强强联手win-win co-operation
7 v4 x3 S% |% S) g; [瑞雪兆丰年A timely snow promises a good harvest.. @& J4 _! a- c+ v( ~
人之初,性本善Man's nature at birth is good.: s* O$ i! E& v' R, @) m
人逢喜事精神爽Joy puts heart into a man.3 V, h# |- t% y7 |8 s
人海战术huge-crowd strategy
1 K0 R* P; p. D+ g j' J( G世上无难事，只要肯攀登"Where there is a will, there is a way. " $ X- b7 r# d( F8 i; r
世外桃源a fictitious land of peace away from the turmoil of the world; % s7 E" W8 M* Y$ v
死而后已until my heart stops beating4 U1 U1 H, r$ c1 x
岁岁平安Peace all year round6 O n7 X+ U) M4 S
上有天堂，下有苏杭"Just as there is paradise in heaven, ther are Suzhou and Hangzhou on earth."
3 J- r: k8 E- y' F4 u7 `塞翁失马，焉知非福Misfortune may be an actual blessing.1 ?" R u: Q+ W. y" O
三十而立"A man should be independent at the age of thirty. / ~& ^6 u4 n+ h0 d) A( C
At thirty, a man should be able to think for himself." " C& Z& }' s+ K
升级换代updating and upgrading (of products)8 A6 j$ G% L+ V5 [# L8 |
四十不惑Life begins at forty. 7 J* e) q. g" {$ o4 K( F- `" j a7 z
谁言寸草心，报得三春晖"Such kindness of warm sun, can't be repaid by grass. "
# Q' w- r, T4 I+ n# [水涨船高When the river rises, the boat floats high.+ @/ I. a" g4 d* C. O; `
时不我待Time and tide wait for no man.
* w# [3 f7 K; _$ s; h杀鸡用牛刀break a butterfly on the wheel. g T$ O# _! \
实事求是seek truth from facts; be practical and realistic; be true to facts
7 ]; }# I" e: a, f! K说曹操,曹操到Talk of the devil and he comes.
, l( H; R0 B9 D实话实说speak the plain truth; call a spade a spade; tell it as it is # ^, U" ^) J: q! t9 T- |! |
实践是检验真理的唯一标准Practice is the sole criterion for testing truth.: o: l6 _5 _5 H! P. z+ q
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; "
! { v2 a& Z+ ^' ]1 V* m) L韬光养晦hide one's capacities and bide one's time
6 `# ]- x5 [# t0 N9 `% t糖衣炮弹sugar-coated bullets& K6 L/ P+ J1 _7 E+ S, m
天有不测风云Anything unexpected may happen. a bolt from the blue
/ |) d' g0 o7 X团结就是力量Unity is strength.$ T/ i7 x# O$ u @0 X
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 2 D' V* L2 V0 D
歪风邪气unhealthy practices and evil phenomena$ x% S/ z* @+ A$ H" ?" t5 b
物以类聚，人以群分Birds of a feather flock together.
5 p0 @$ d9 |/ g( R2 ?$ g2 C往事如风"The past has vanished (from memory) like wind.; What in past, is past."
& g2 _5 F+ B; w0 W* _' H, l2 @% u6 @望子成龙hold high hopes for one's child! h% Q9 i1 u. P7 V, w9 L
屋漏又逢连阴雨Misfortunes never come singly. When it rains it pours.0 p3 @- {7 g" w0 ^( c
文韬武略military expertise; military strategy " O [! v: R3 W/ p6 ]) C0 a2 V- r
唯利是图draw water to one's mill 3 ?' W5 H6 U, o. d E: _
无源之水,无本之木water without a source, and a tree wiithout roots! f, D7 L. Z7 E @
无中生有make/create something out of nothing
0 N- b' A, L' r$ d. S无风不起浪There are no waves without wind. There's no smoke without fire.
( ?: b9 \, i8 g; u+ f徇私枉法bend the law for the benefit of relatives or friends ( l5 c2 a- g+ I# X
新官上任三把火a new broom sweeps clean 3 C- b# r4 M. s8 G" v+ G
虚心使人进步,骄傲使人落后Modesty helps one go forward, whereas conceit makes one lag behind.$ w4 G1 ^. a' @& v& J1 q. p. R4 P
蓄势而发accumulate strength for a take-off! H' _0 M2 c$ f2 o
心想事成May all your wish come true: l& O! \4 Y4 z3 h+ ^. t
心照不宣have a tacit understanding; give tacit consent; tacit understanding$ o' {9 N. G0 U/ O0 |/ @( X D
先入为主First impressions are firmly entrenched.
( r# j1 t" N; g先下手为强catch the ball before the bound
& R0 l. k" X6 r) D像热锅上的蚂蚁like an ant on a hot pan5 N% W7 o( `! R% n' S3 }9 n
现身说法warn people by taking oneself as an example
( ?5 |7 x7 N" T3 g& c( \息事宁人pour oil on troubled waters * W( z# M3 a4 U3 F$ `; \$ p/ V* y
喜忧参半mingled hope and fear
8 V0 q/ I4 s" w2 W循序渐进step by step/ o4 |3 J* P' e$ N% w, ], P K
一路平安，一路顺风speed somebody on their way; speed the parting guest
6 c% p4 q& x n$ \' o严以律己,宽以待人be strict with oneself and lenient towards others
, o7 O E' x. S7 e+ j鱼米之乡a land of milk and honey+ d a% L( v& M5 x; e% A
有情人终成眷属"Jack shall have Jill, all shall be well."
6 [# m! I! |- ^/ F- O j' a有钱能使鬼推磨Money makes the mare go. Money talks.
: x/ [( V* p! T0 w0 l; q! \有识之士people of vision
) V' s! z" i* W8 t9 G2 }& d$ i. D有勇无谋use brawn rather than brain 4 Q; A1 `0 L1 o" b! g. K4 ?: F8 m
有缘千里来相会Separated as we are thousands of miles apart, we come together as if by predestination.4 }# i0 C7 L+ P3 C7 p r
与时俱进advance with times
& a, K2 z C" \以人为本people oriented; people foremost
3 C) h0 G5 U @因材施教teach students according to their aptitude ! f6 F7 ^7 f- y! Y1 I o
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."
) u5 Y7 H) f# a$ u5 |欲速则不达Haste does not bring success.
8 G9 q/ l g7 U1 U* a优胜劣汰survival of the fittest ; H# |% }* `- g% ^
英雄所见略同Great minds think alike.
4 g7 z; D4 A$ C7 @7 F冤家宜解不宜结Better make friends than make enemies.
% S' u: b6 m1 H) [6 ]$ J: X冤假错案"cases in which people were unjustly, falsely or wrongly charged or sentenced; unjust, false or wrong cases"
* w# o) `# I) E Y一言既出，驷马难追A real man never goes back on his words.
0 X- Y3 b( b. w, d8 i招财进宝Money and treasures will be plentiful
+ P) V5 ?% j$ e债台高筑become debt-ridden' k3 L% N8 W5 g4 s2 [2 @) m9 q* u7 B8 [
致命要害Achilles' heel
# b/ K: N B5 k) k+ l |众矢之的target of public criticism
5 @. l* K/ S% ]1 z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.) o4 E5 t$ E1 o6 P% Y; P
纸上谈兵be an armchair strategist
% r5 z, C3 D1 c6 d/ T% q纸包不住火Truth will come to light sooner or later.% t1 [% S/ N+ C6 L( j6 }" ^
左右为难between the devil and the deep blue sea; between the rock and the hard place |
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