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爱屋及乌Love me, love my dog.4 D: R. i/ D5 x
百闻不如一见Seeing is believing.4 E$ U y( n$ u# w) v9 _& c
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 worst9 Y; F3 O" S+ i1 X$ e
笨鸟先飞A slow sparrow should make an early start.
; v) @' `: g, Q3 {不眠之夜white night
6 L0 V! |5 o7 F% l- w% A# x不以物喜，不以己悲not pleased by external gains, not saddened by personnal losses+ V, ~6 v+ z! r8 ~6 {
不遗余力spare no effort; go all out; do one's best
5 }( I" V+ G8 t8 d) D8 x+ Z9 _" B: `不打不成交"No discord, no concord. - g2 [- A3 C# i+ c- z. }
拆东墙补西墙rob Peter to pay Paul ; i! z2 e7 b* n& k9 g9 H q+ 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 " B0 w2 J' w/ M7 O9 K4 E
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
: h& e6 O3 H) q. |6 I1 u大开眼界open one's eyes; broaden one's horizon; be an eye-opener . S' b3 i+ ^* S
国泰民安The country flourishes and people live in peace7 f2 O$ J/ N- a7 Y( W
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
2 J* J" B. {' P( v功夫不负有心人Everything comes to him who waits. 7 r; p U5 _. a1 H% T; o
好了伤疤忘了疼once on shore, one prays no more3 u4 {( [- C: f' \* y
好事不出门，恶事传千里Good news never goes beyond the gate, while bad news spread far and wide. + B$ I+ h+ X g% P( \2 b$ H. T
和气生财Harmony brings wealth) U3 {! p6 b8 g u1 s, |; T+ o
活到老，学到老One is never too old to learn.
) u" O/ U6 F2 f既往不咎let bygones be bygones
. p. M6 s! n: {2 O) [; Y" r金无足赤,人无完人Gold can't be pure and man can't be perfect.
! E+ z) k/ P0 d' F2 Z* a9 M, O% D金玉满堂Treasures fill the home
& G6 E) m0 h: h. d0 T! \9 d7 g: L脚踏实地be down-to-earth 6 F; X6 t. W, D: U! P# R. q9 U# I
脚踩两只船sit on the fence
6 b, ?2 A; X* \: O君子之交淡如水the friendship between gentlemen is as pure as crystal; a hedge between keeps friendship green 0 L& j8 C% S2 x3 T' P
老生常谈，陈词滥调cut and dried, cliché. K9 x7 V+ s3 c+ P
礼尚往来Courtesy calls for reciprocity. 8 m! B5 {1 l/ Z; M) k- {! X& j; x
留得青山在，不怕没柴烧"Where there is life, there is hope."
" x& O3 }0 G4 o9 A" e# `马到成功achieve immediate victory; win instant success
' |+ |2 H& y: z+ F0 h5 h: a名利双收gain in both fame and wealth
3 T+ I! `1 l( Y) O茅塞顿开be suddenly enlightened
! k3 m W% t. A% d( ?没有规矩不成方圆Nothing can be accomplished without norms or standards.
8 }3 E$ l8 w2 i/ b. R4 q% ^每逢佳节倍思亲
. X. v* P0 V6 E" R6 A2 `! O/ n7 kOn festive occasions more than ever one thinks of one's dear ones far away.. _ u5 y* B, J# s7 ~& x, `# J0 o9 ~
It is on the festival occasions when one misses his dear most.
% F+ D& K& E5 A$ F# R) c& E谋事在人，成事在天"The planning lies with man, the outcome with Heaven. / Man proposes, God disposes. "* o0 w0 F$ Y* j3 w! H
弄巧成拙be too smart by half; Cunning outwits itself.
# V5 v1 y8 [0 ~ t. z拿手好戏masterpiece
/ d$ b7 j- G p: r# S+ W; _, D9 |赔了夫人又折兵throw good money after bad% T" M# K9 d+ A* L8 ]) ^# R
抛砖引玉a modest spur to induce others to come forward with valuable contributions; throw a sprat to catch a whale
- A7 j$ V- p' E2 s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
# ]4 Q, q/ Y* Y1 y9 P. z抢得先机take the preemptive opportunities $ t& v, @5 E, \* c- N x( f* f
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 ]2 K7 r1 }0 A0 J, h9 _4 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
- C- p& J7 h- Z- n4 z前事不忘,后事之师Past experience, if not forgotten, is a guide for the future.
. k7 K, X* J. n3 t6 f+ c前人栽树,后人乘凉One generation plants the trees in whose shade another generation rests.3 N" z1 m( x k% H. T9 B
One sows and another reaps.
0 ?0 N) L, G* o; r) X8 m+ ^前怕狼,后怕虎fear the wolf in front and the tiger behind/ hesitate in doing something+ Q5 \- R. X1 l( S* b% L7 S) N
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.
8 M1 \; E8 E1 J- ` ^5 Z强强联手win-win co-operation
( z Q7 _% ~8 Y, j1 ^9 I瑞雪兆丰年A timely snow promises a good harvest.
& Z1 U" l1 W% o! Y$ M人之初,性本善Man's nature at birth is good.9 k! C; o# h+ q* z# Z( n
人逢喜事精神爽Joy puts heart into a man.
2 H* P* u2 R* _" @0 c人海战术huge-crowd strategy
$ Q; d |, m6 ~* i) L8 ^% W$ A3 j世上无难事，只要肯攀登"Where there is a will, there is a way. "
/ i6 Z; j' J& Y4 E0 O8 P$ S/ y& A. }世外桃源a fictitious land of peace away from the turmoil of the world;
: @. B" {( f3 C y) c V% o死而后已until my heart stops beating
7 G8 k. X! V* K, R% Z1 T6 `岁岁平安Peace all year round
9 {) v4 `6 T& M$ W7 j上有天堂，下有苏杭"Just as there is paradise in heaven, ther are Suzhou and Hangzhou on earth." / C, c6 e; l" |6 Q0 `; E8 A8 o( @
塞翁失马，焉知非福Misfortune may be an actual blessing.' p. s' Z& r: t& c& m4 H7 g
三十而立"A man should be independent at the age of thirty.
$ w8 L6 n, o+ hAt thirty, a man should be able to think for himself."
% j9 ]1 p1 r% \/ M* u& }升级换代updating and upgrading (of products)8 [" ~- W. S; D; ]
四十不惑Life begins at forty. & ~% L. C2 j( _
谁言寸草心，报得三春晖"Such kindness of warm sun, can't be repaid by grass. " 2 w/ |+ P2 [, B4 C' ]
水涨船高When the river rises, the boat floats high.
4 [+ O( e& x& v' J6 P3 j1 n/ P# Y' M时不我待Time and tide wait for no man.
; [& P1 a% e! `6 q: k9 g杀鸡用牛刀break a butterfly on the wheel0 d- D1 s9 P' @+ m
实事求是seek truth from facts; be practical and realistic; be true to facts
+ ^- b( }! F7 r. Y5 d. e9 L6 X说曹操,曹操到Talk of the devil and he comes.; C; B9 J- z) m; i t, w/ j
实话实说speak the plain truth; call a spade a spade; tell it as it is 8 t( w2 e. x' `9 s! o
实践是检验真理的唯一标准Practice is the sole criterion for testing truth.
+ w; Y# F: M, s7 T' m. e: _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; ": ~4 C) b* S6 E) H2 G% W
韬光养晦hide one's capacities and bide one's time
8 M; R% z1 i& V! w, t7 J6 e糖衣炮弹sugar-coated bullets
+ Z+ ~, r' A4 e5 ] {. _ N天有不测风云Anything unexpected may happen. a bolt from the blue& K/ y5 p% | D! E; A5 v* k
团结就是力量Unity is strength.
' N2 x3 _: |0 P8 O% J9 H3 z% ^! U! j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
0 M+ K9 Z* n9 B歪风邪气unhealthy practices and evil phenomena5 p0 H$ f+ G( Q4 o* w
物以类聚，人以群分Birds of a feather flock together.8 ~% Y4 o$ i) h" W K
往事如风"The past has vanished (from memory) like wind.; What in past, is past."
8 K, [- R" s! `& Q' i9 x( K) ^4 c望子成龙hold high hopes for one's child
( O/ t' r: X3 x' f. h屋漏又逢连阴雨Misfortunes never come singly. When it rains it pours.. P- E- E- t# u2 N( v
文韬武略military expertise; military strategy ; Q5 b" _ k8 e1 D5 S2 A6 v% k
唯利是图draw water to one's mill 5 K, B& q, X2 e4 g. k; B. y% W
无源之水,无本之木water without a source, and a tree wiithout roots6 \9 |4 p# O/ x! W- e$ ^9 j' ]
无中生有make/create something out of nothing 1 C5 s* l M- V! o7 i
无风不起浪There are no waves without wind. There's no smoke without fire.
" Z" r, x, ?4 x1 i5 a9 R徇私枉法bend the law for the benefit of relatives or friends
- j3 @! P: A/ C新官上任三把火a new broom sweeps clean , X! A. ^' a+ [: Q" M- U
虚心使人进步,骄傲使人落后Modesty helps one go forward, whereas conceit makes one lag behind.
P3 R, }; n$ }蓄势而发accumulate strength for a take-off c# v, N6 X9 j9 @
心想事成May all your wish come true
B6 @% ?0 M$ K1 V, [! }心照不宣have a tacit understanding; give tacit consent; tacit understanding2 y: g* G9 ~$ a. I! u
先入为主First impressions are firmly entrenched.+ Y8 S- y: M6 W2 y: @- t2 M
先下手为强catch the ball before the bound
/ I! c. O: o! v1 c像热锅上的蚂蚁like an ant on a hot pan
! d% r' F2 ~, R- L# ~7 T- m8 _8 R现身说法warn people by taking oneself as an example- z. W6 z) v3 \5 E
息事宁人pour oil on troubled waters 3 w: C4 F* t! ^) _* y- n6 q
喜忧参半mingled hope and fear
+ P. j6 Y) L# P7 R8 @! P循序渐进step by step* V8 `! @. I a L
一路平安，一路顺风speed somebody on their way; speed the parting guest , y) X% h3 l# A0 L
严以律己,宽以待人be strict with oneself and lenient towards others
. }" }' R8 ~$ _1 h# x2 M5 O$ ]鱼米之乡a land of milk and honey6 }- R4 r2 _* w1 W6 P2 h$ z
有情人终成眷属"Jack shall have Jill, all shall be well." 6 ?- e" v3 {+ V+ F
有钱能使鬼推磨Money makes the mare go. Money talks.3 ] e6 K+ V% T% v3 q/ _# a4 P3 p$ B
有识之士people of vision2 x' Y8 ~2 c" f& O, B
有勇无谋use brawn rather than brain , t ?% U& w7 @* `
有缘千里来相会Separated as we are thousands of miles apart, we come together as if by predestination.
2 q( I* N4 w8 o; {- P. S. A& |与时俱进advance with times! Y+ n. t4 m W4 @7 S8 W0 s
以人为本people oriented; people foremost
( S+ i' ]: g1 m2 L因材施教teach students according to their aptitude
. p+ y. A' T5 e$ a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."
- E* Q0 _; t8 n# a, v! q欲速则不达Haste does not bring success. - ]" e; b3 y# |' @! l" G
优胜劣汰survival of the fittest
$ Z' g, m' o. m, x9 c P) f英雄所见略同Great minds think alike.+ f% g7 s X3 a# D
冤家宜解不宜结Better make friends than make enemies.
. }2 M# ~7 e* }- ?; y冤假错案"cases in which people were unjustly, falsely or wrongly charged or sentenced; unjust, false or wrong cases"
- A/ |* Q0 _* v6 b3 A8 m& i一言既出，驷马难追A real man never goes back on his words.
) o# N2 O# e/ C0 {- `招财进宝Money and treasures will be plentiful
1 b& ^: a6 ]- v! A1 |! C债台高筑become debt-ridden
7 b" j: L+ ^- V* m6 n: a9 s致命要害Achilles' heel
, ` k/ }- E9 O: q2 r/ @2 P4 L, S* x$ [众矢之的target of public criticism
A3 W1 c( m. ~. K# A; @! v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.
" l/ r; O8 o! h* t纸上谈兵be an armchair strategist, w) S, r7 W+ y: H4 _; l: M0 X
纸包不住火Truth will come to light sooner or later.
7 z m. J" ~0 K& d% z6 p左右为难between the devil and the deep blue sea; between the rock and the hard place |
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