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爱屋及乌Love me, love my dog.# \$ F C5 `" l9 p8 C+ ?" R& g
百闻不如一见Seeing is believing.
+ M. t" _: m# d/ x- I6 R( J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# j# b2 | D, |! \; |. s2 c" H
笨鸟先飞A slow sparrow should make an early start.
! O# k! `( d8 Q; x不眠之夜white night
( G- T" @2 v& N1 f/ J3 t不以物喜，不以己悲not pleased by external gains, not saddened by personnal losses
' k: g" u- _" h# K( O3 ^, w不遗余力spare no effort; go all out; do one's best
" `5 T, B* K2 B7 b; c" V5 I不打不成交"No discord, no concord. 4 q* y# i+ F4 ~2 [* I9 X
拆东墙补西墙rob Peter to pay Paul
, j3 p7 ]( n6 H* C; G5 ~1 @" Z辞旧迎新bid farewell to the old and usher in the new; ring out the old year and ring in the new
- N- _$ |7 O* |0 A& T# n' O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$ z1 Z* n7 |; N, x
大开眼界open one's eyes; broaden one's horizon; be an eye-opener
: t; A% x1 i! ^3 s国泰民安The country flourishes and people live in peace
$ P) k* c5 S+ |' H ?' Y# b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
4 a5 F* H! E8 j" m功夫不负有心人Everything comes to him who waits. 0 u' a, r$ i+ r5 s1 U- E7 c+ g( o0 D
好了伤疤忘了疼once on shore, one prays no more
; B1 i$ h* V/ z o( 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. ) y7 n9 }2 ?$ [) I u
和气生财Harmony brings wealth
1 S( p2 d- q% j. m' L活到老，学到老One is never too old to learn. 7 V7 Y9 B% o6 y* K. W
既往不咎let bygones be bygones
! M" a4 }; [. ]金无足赤,人无完人Gold can't be pure and man can't be perfect. " {: G, `# Y, t; _- g
金玉满堂Treasures fill the home6 f7 N0 t0 n6 X. ` r* ]3 G
脚踏实地be down-to-earth : k, ?5 V8 m4 G; `( y, d$ k9 M
脚踩两只船sit on the fence ) N' w# ~, |3 i& m$ q
君子之交淡如水the friendship between gentlemen is as pure as crystal; a hedge between keeps friendship green ; Y1 }6 i& q! c3 I, b. n
老生常谈，陈词滥调cut and dried, cliché
. h2 {8 B1 w, t1 Q8 V9 B8 d礼尚往来Courtesy calls for reciprocity. ( P7 I' v# Z- N5 t3 O
留得青山在，不怕没柴烧"Where there is life, there is hope."$ J9 N8 k9 m5 R
马到成功achieve immediate victory; win instant success
5 l4 i' P: {1 s% J1 F0 ~" ^名利双收gain in both fame and wealth
1 U- `, a/ w* Z' D/ j: B2 O9 d茅塞顿开be suddenly enlightened
$ p) H7 G Z: v7 a6 p$ F) k没有规矩不成方圆Nothing can be accomplished without norms or standards.
8 v4 j! ^* R, b" n每逢佳节倍思亲
! r" F1 x8 {' Q \* I8 FOn festive occasions more than ever one thinks of one's dear ones far away.
( E" J. t# ?; {* z6 L: A: KIt is on the festival occasions when one misses his dear most. 7 [+ i+ T7 I( O& i0 O @" x/ ~
谋事在人，成事在天"The planning lies with man, the outcome with Heaven. / Man proposes, God disposes. "& o& ]% [6 U% x9 u$ _- g, z
弄巧成拙be too smart by half; Cunning outwits itself.
1 g% l& o6 @& F& w: g拿手好戏masterpiece
) e' {) H3 p7 n2 H$ X赔了夫人又折兵throw good money after bad
& M% j5 a. ^8 B抛砖引玉a modest spur to induce others to come forward with valuable contributions; throw a sprat to catch a whale
; v$ ~+ w0 r: H2 a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
# P6 Z8 F" H& \" T( b抢得先机take the preemptive opportunities
6 J% l+ w$ Q( y& R* y' }. a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.# ]2 ?7 K) j8 u- i) }1 c# [
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 step6 I4 O% W& Y5 a% U& l m9 h
前事不忘,后事之师Past experience, if not forgotten, is a guide for the future.% u" a; ~& A& F! A; I: Y4 p; S
前人栽树,后人乘凉One generation plants the trees in whose shade another generation rests.
2 l# h8 d9 _6 w2 |7 b6 E8 HOne sows and another reaps.
+ B" R5 h+ s% ]8 n# Q/ B/ Y前怕狼,后怕虎fear the wolf in front and the tiger behind/ hesitate in doing something+ b# [- Z8 O3 K* M
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. * f6 X+ I! i$ L# v# l$ M2 e
强强联手win-win co-operation
& R8 {$ Y8 k' m3 s: E) k6 C$ A瑞雪兆丰年A timely snow promises a good harvest.7 E. c3 h$ T$ r6 U& a
人之初,性本善Man's nature at birth is good.! Z0 o* @! I3 ^+ M' t
人逢喜事精神爽Joy puts heart into a man.$ O- F) l4 n: ^% ?, D
人海战术huge-crowd strategy
8 }/ B+ V1 t# c6 I( n& E$ j世上无难事，只要肯攀登"Where there is a will, there is a way. "
# H6 D& \' G6 U& H* f% P世外桃源a fictitious land of peace away from the turmoil of the world; 4 ^% n1 V; C3 _
死而后已until my heart stops beating
* V8 X. |( _( Z( `; Q- j$ N岁岁平安Peace all year round$ _, C% E- f3 {) n
上有天堂，下有苏杭"Just as there is paradise in heaven, ther are Suzhou and Hangzhou on earth." : j" S$ Y [1 E2 W1 v% P9 {
塞翁失马，焉知非福Misfortune may be an actual blessing.
$ m6 Z r5 V/ `1 l8 X9 m三十而立"A man should be independent at the age of thirty. / p# U2 Y0 q3 d" _( F
At thirty, a man should be able to think for himself."
, G7 B" ^. u% T+ _: d. m升级换代updating and upgrading (of products)
6 M% K% C6 L. R; q. Z四十不惑Life begins at forty. 1 v4 H6 Z* g6 P/ G7 }: P
谁言寸草心，报得三春晖"Such kindness of warm sun, can't be repaid by grass. "
* f8 ~$ j$ j) }# d3 D$ I W9 W水涨船高When the river rises, the boat floats high.2 b% B, E5 ]. s3 z) ` A
时不我待Time and tide wait for no man. # R3 A$ [8 m5 ^0 i5 ~! G
杀鸡用牛刀break a butterfly on the wheel# D0 j1 y" k- p. C, ^5 e
实事求是seek truth from facts; be practical and realistic; be true to facts
" C D- H' `3 X. t! h# {说曹操,曹操到Talk of the devil and he comes.! Y3 C) L. e: A ?2 W+ @
实话实说speak the plain truth; call a spade a spade; tell it as it is - P0 w, T( k2 }
实践是检验真理的唯一标准Practice is the sole criterion for testing truth.' h8 l- d+ X: J) l7 h6 R1 K" W& ` 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; "2 m6 O: D0 K5 {. g
韬光养晦hide one's capacities and bide one's time
, j3 j* _ R) }: U" J, f; V" N糖衣炮弹sugar-coated bullets
_3 T6 h3 A5 _1 x [天有不测风云Anything unexpected may happen. a bolt from the blue
# H3 n y. [, S* B4 _5 r8 o2 L+ C团结就是力量Unity is strength./ d3 i" R. o _$ I
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
$ O4 Z2 D2 m: A6 k4 X; U- ]歪风邪气unhealthy practices and evil phenomena
* Z' V' M0 p" P8 e; i6 P; Q( @7 w物以类聚，人以群分Birds of a feather flock together.* n( E4 A: A* X
往事如风"The past has vanished (from memory) like wind.; What in past, is past." 4 ^ ?* d& c1 e
望子成龙hold high hopes for one's child1 d1 O$ @' Q6 V) q2 s l% v4 O; ~( a
屋漏又逢连阴雨Misfortunes never come singly. When it rains it pours.
2 E: `1 a# g# o( Y1 b+ v7 b. i文韬武略military expertise; military strategy
. ^: {! N: [" q$ o1 N9 j唯利是图draw water to one's mill % L& J2 G& ]* K1 m6 t. U: W; c
无源之水,无本之木water without a source, and a tree wiithout roots9 }8 C* b j% t! m
无中生有make/create something out of nothing
2 C3 \; G! v) ?9 c) ^" h无风不起浪There are no waves without wind. There's no smoke without fire.& y) P1 }- x* l) y; V8 h1 U; M& b
徇私枉法bend the law for the benefit of relatives or friends
( {4 e! q, J& ^* P% ?# h3 N- O. W新官上任三把火a new broom sweeps clean % ~; E; r+ ?, t7 H
虚心使人进步,骄傲使人落后Modesty helps one go forward, whereas conceit makes one lag behind.
# N6 p+ D& `- `, W蓄势而发accumulate strength for a take-off( f7 F& R5 N% y! K
心想事成May all your wish come true
, Y# w' V9 G. N8 D: U I心照不宣have a tacit understanding; give tacit consent; tacit understanding
/ y0 ^) b2 l9 A: x先入为主First impressions are firmly entrenched.
) [5 u5 a& Y+ G* o5 [, Q2 e1 k7 s先下手为强catch the ball before the bound8 q6 `6 M6 n4 Q. z9 E
像热锅上的蚂蚁like an ant on a hot pan( H% V& J+ d( d- R. [* O
现身说法warn people by taking oneself as an example
' ~ d9 x) J' P息事宁人pour oil on troubled waters P% ~1 p# j& U+ A. H7 @8 w) w
喜忧参半mingled hope and fear
' l. S# D" z/ |) }4 |/ c0 n; a循序渐进step by step8 g# Y, S. A8 i: G- q/ Q
一路平安，一路顺风speed somebody on their way; speed the parting guest
% ~) k6 b& Z, }3 S3 _/ w0 U: l( W2 Q( w严以律己,宽以待人be strict with oneself and lenient towards others
" N5 c8 C( T: u) S6 i% d鱼米之乡a land of milk and honey
' `' U8 t5 v( _, b有情人终成眷属"Jack shall have Jill, all shall be well." % W# j; U& S1 [8 G6 h" z- P( E/ G
有钱能使鬼推磨Money makes the mare go. Money talks.# u& b W+ J+ r% E h3 R2 [$ Y; {
有识之士people of vision
: ~( `2 r% {& |+ m' ^5 S有勇无谋use brawn rather than brain 5 b2 A/ N" q6 I: |! `" O
有缘千里来相会Separated as we are thousands of miles apart, we come together as if by predestination.
- L1 |1 Z2 k J2 r% `# P* u/ N与时俱进advance with times( X/ Q, F. U t5 K0 M( R
以人为本people oriented; people foremost ! J- ?8 A$ {+ G# P! A
因材施教teach students according to their aptitude ! [6 w1 E& H# o1 C# m% c1 N
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 s0 v8 l! n- j, U2 o( s3 R4 ?
欲速则不达Haste does not bring success.
3 F0 g5 H9 S. ^6 l- r q优胜劣汰survival of the fittest
. f4 U! e9 i; X- t" R8 ^+ Y0 _! [英雄所见略同Great minds think alike.. m3 o* M/ ~, V) Y" }. k
冤家宜解不宜结Better make friends than make enemies.5 [; K. h2 q+ k" l) A
冤假错案"cases in which people were unjustly, falsely or wrongly charged or sentenced; unjust, false or wrong cases"
; E- A( X- M8 S) W0 K一言既出，驷马难追A real man never goes back on his words. 5 k" j' _9 F) O* T
招财进宝Money and treasures will be plentiful
" X) R l8 P+ D; G" G9 ]债台高筑become debt-ridden+ N: @( f: E; H% Q: t
致命要害Achilles' heel
G- ~2 _' R/ K众矢之的target of public criticism
$ p3 F6 r9 m+ X1 Q8 z2 Q0 f, S" M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$ g X/ h" n1 u( D" |0 y
纸上谈兵be an armchair strategist: }1 H5 a L: f" V. _8 B) T# ~
纸包不住火Truth will come to light sooner or later.0 c2 N5 P0 x5 e$ ^1 ]
左右为难between the devil and the deep blue sea; between the rock and the hard place |
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