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爱屋及乌Love me, love my dog.3 @1 {% l7 P7 Z0 v1 y- Z
百闻不如一见Seeing is believing.9 ~, b+ G7 d1 [( e2 L6 r; Z
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' `7 [; s+ Y$ V$ @4 o
笨鸟先飞A slow sparrow should make an early start.4 m( Q' v. ?8 G& a
不眠之夜white night 5 Q% ]8 c' w% P. o1 q4 ]7 y, D
不以物喜，不以己悲not pleased by external gains, not saddened by personnal losses
7 P/ l% N: x8 J5 ]/ c5 J2 W# M不遗余力spare no effort; go all out; do one's best3 s3 ?0 [ F* V+ t4 e( X0 ~, A0 w, \
不打不成交"No discord, no concord.
' R4 V, C/ v8 T0 V) E V! r拆东墙补西墙rob Peter to pay Paul
+ j& J4 s8 ^. X3 I3 B; G' F辞旧迎新bid farewell to the old and usher in the new; ring out the old year and ring in the new 6 R4 j7 N I: ]' `. y
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 all9 {+ x0 d% ?) O' t* {4 E* d
大开眼界open one's eyes; broaden one's horizon; be an eye-opener / Y$ Q. H, S) t- }
国泰民安The country flourishes and people live in peace
( w6 S1 d: I, v8 v8 k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
5 l9 B' n5 G: f) t9 X1 r5 q( e功夫不负有心人Everything comes to him who waits.
M3 {# p" P1 m. v% k2 x4 p/ C, A好了伤疤忘了疼once on shore, one prays no more
# v% O# ]7 E! g' w' \& l( 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. : b6 T: Q! d3 o, M% U( ?
和气生财Harmony brings wealth
2 d5 S; t& }5 w4 X活到老，学到老One is never too old to learn.
7 o) X5 f2 Z# _$ a: f既往不咎let bygones be bygones
3 N$ ~) H" k7 M% u8 d金无足赤,人无完人Gold can't be pure and man can't be perfect.
: V0 i0 m$ {1 \9 T/ x金玉满堂Treasures fill the home
~$ g; u5 J! }! L脚踏实地be down-to-earth 3 n; E3 Z0 ^9 ~
脚踩两只船sit on the fence
$ V0 C! p& _# m. g) h君子之交淡如水the friendship between gentlemen is as pure as crystal; a hedge between keeps friendship green
3 j& ?& X* E5 c% l+ C老生常谈，陈词滥调cut and dried, cliché
; @' v# `" t2 Q礼尚往来Courtesy calls for reciprocity. 1 K9 }5 q. ]) h/ D2 d3 k6 p- `
留得青山在，不怕没柴烧"Where there is life, there is hope."( O( M! p, ^6 g# C+ M" A
马到成功achieve immediate victory; win instant success
6 U* z0 O. X% i0 H8 v$ W3 o名利双收gain in both fame and wealth
5 ?% R. W9 _) s, F" `( B# j" R茅塞顿开be suddenly enlightened
8 X, W4 c8 P% O! y# }没有规矩不成方圆Nothing can be accomplished without norms or standards.
# l& g5 `' U0 t# L0 V: h: |. a每逢佳节倍思亲6 t: I/ n( [' W( H/ `
On festive occasions more than ever one thinks of one's dear ones far away.8 s& Q9 h. W9 A$ n
It is on the festival occasions when one misses his dear most. # i' W1 Q6 p* P- v# y9 L! U
谋事在人，成事在天"The planning lies with man, the outcome with Heaven. / Man proposes, God disposes. "
. R, j8 V6 p: p% S% h0 S8 I/ S3 z弄巧成拙be too smart by half; Cunning outwits itself.( A `% L' A: _
拿手好戏masterpiece/ r+ x; C8 W+ P( _; T/ n
赔了夫人又折兵throw good money after bad
: o/ \! F! W& ?& o) L抛砖引玉a modest spur to induce others to come forward with valuable contributions; throw a sprat to catch a whale
- h4 z) A& _; u. j* K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
* o! R' K8 ]: j4 C抢得先机take the preemptive opportunities ) U7 _. k% p/ y+ W
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.
3 H$ J! }9 c+ U: N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 step5 G& H8 R0 t1 X7 K6 t3 c
前事不忘,后事之师Past experience, if not forgotten, is a guide for the future.
9 D& y2 [+ c1 Z% S前人栽树,后人乘凉One generation plants the trees in whose shade another generation rests.
7 b8 G8 }# p! | Q4 _- NOne sows and another reaps.9 x7 |8 U3 m1 Y9 f- @' M+ C( H
前怕狼,后怕虎fear the wolf in front and the tiger behind/ hesitate in doing something, i; W8 g4 d2 z+ V. H" z
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. ! G2 V! h9 ]* m- |* H6 Q
强强联手win-win co-operation9 v" s3 T! s K
瑞雪兆丰年A timely snow promises a good harvest.0 C# c/ g) v2 u7 u. ?
人之初,性本善Man's nature at birth is good.* f5 y) J: E$ q2 Z- c6 S9 ] I- X
人逢喜事精神爽Joy puts heart into a man.; ^9 ?; \8 B# R( }' u+ }& {
人海战术huge-crowd strategy
! u- Z! y. ?3 t9 ]世上无难事，只要肯攀登"Where there is a will, there is a way. " # f& H' ?& P7 X" M8 s+ v$ V+ D( t, t
世外桃源a fictitious land of peace away from the turmoil of the world;
L2 D+ i1 X f& W死而后已until my heart stops beating
% s$ N" ]0 V3 D) Z9 H* c/ J岁岁平安Peace all year round
7 J0 X; a: r: F$ @, N: e上有天堂，下有苏杭"Just as there is paradise in heaven, ther are Suzhou and Hangzhou on earth." 1 R! R; v. s$ m2 x, {
塞翁失马，焉知非福Misfortune may be an actual blessing.
5 R# z4 B$ S: @* u! s* \三十而立"A man should be independent at the age of thirty.
' Z/ L, w- ~' L6 DAt thirty, a man should be able to think for himself." 0 [( q; ]( D( L8 s! D9 _3 i Q
升级换代updating and upgrading (of products); b' C# ^5 J4 c. r. w
四十不惑Life begins at forty. 2 s- x7 V7 m+ P& t
谁言寸草心，报得三春晖"Such kindness of warm sun, can't be repaid by grass. " ) n& X% Y) u, y
水涨船高When the river rises, the boat floats high.
- u2 ]5 E5 H/ ?时不我待Time and tide wait for no man.
' K9 A0 ~. W8 Y0 z0 A& P& g杀鸡用牛刀break a butterfly on the wheel
( c F' f$ O3 R) b* G% V实事求是seek truth from facts; be practical and realistic; be true to facts & Y ?) n4 i( b
说曹操,曹操到Talk of the devil and he comes.
6 E1 Q- g7 ]$ f4 D2 d9 F% l实话实说speak the plain truth; call a spade a spade; tell it as it is
: d' u& Q9 ]! |" p }- u" |% c; A实践是检验真理的唯一标准Practice is the sole criterion for testing truth.
0 c: Y0 G) ~+ e7 D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; "5 P. a% S( Q4 a. y+ D
韬光养晦hide one's capacities and bide one's time
) J0 \& w a9 s" M0 w糖衣炮弹sugar-coated bullets
- ^. m4 f2 ]/ Q0 }- `& H' D1 k天有不测风云Anything unexpected may happen. a bolt from the blue7 l& Q" |0 P1 t! e7 _
团结就是力量Unity is strength.$ U; U3 A! u5 e5 D* Y# 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 7 n7 g7 M) U1 b7 T/ M$ s1 F* ]6 U
歪风邪气unhealthy practices and evil phenomena
( a: n; _& ?9 U: o物以类聚，人以群分Birds of a feather flock together.
7 ?0 T& b; N& K3 X* B8 _; w# M往事如风"The past has vanished (from memory) like wind.; What in past, is past." 4 J6 v. b4 e1 Q" }) }
望子成龙hold high hopes for one's child0 T' x% R6 d1 P3 i2 B
屋漏又逢连阴雨Misfortunes never come singly. When it rains it pours.
) M1 j! [5 N- T2 }文韬武略military expertise; military strategy
0 ^, \% T) `. b+ x, y唯利是图draw water to one's mill
8 |1 e; b' l4 \( t. o7 ]: q) y3 z无源之水,无本之木water without a source, and a tree wiithout roots
4 ?8 g) k0 f1 |* Y- v无中生有make/create something out of nothing
5 v K4 U. t& d8 G- L无风不起浪There are no waves without wind. There's no smoke without fire.* |: I+ P% L# {$ A8 Z; W
徇私枉法bend the law for the benefit of relatives or friends % O! Z5 H/ { J6 k' ^9 S+ H
新官上任三把火a new broom sweeps clean 2 R4 W6 J. L! I9 r; o# y. t
虚心使人进步,骄傲使人落后Modesty helps one go forward, whereas conceit makes one lag behind.) @9 T b: L# u; Z
蓄势而发accumulate strength for a take-off% [) D5 Y3 u3 v& ?0 B& w- p
心想事成May all your wish come true
9 d- g0 ?: Q' I0 I5 Y4 V% Z心照不宣have a tacit understanding; give tacit consent; tacit understanding
7 Y' y" k, v% n% j+ c先入为主First impressions are firmly entrenched., u* x: `+ H' T9 o) Z- K% r
先下手为强catch the ball before the bound
. L* a* @. s$ J, T' R& R& f8 j7 l像热锅上的蚂蚁like an ant on a hot pan
( L6 a; S! J3 L! G) d) E, z9 L2 x现身说法warn people by taking oneself as an example
) I$ k$ D4 @2 b8 q, o息事宁人pour oil on troubled waters . h8 o, a* f- Y; o' u4 w+ n
喜忧参半mingled hope and fear
+ B/ n0 u/ v; n+ D循序渐进step by step' c9 B* j- M- y2 U7 @/ Y
一路平安，一路顺风speed somebody on their way; speed the parting guest
5 k1 O4 {1 m! D8 c严以律己,宽以待人be strict with oneself and lenient towards others) N. \* i% Q: i* K
鱼米之乡a land of milk and honey' E$ a1 Q+ r) D: E8 X' G6 g8 z/ j
有情人终成眷属"Jack shall have Jill, all shall be well."
3 t# W2 p1 A) G3 w% I* k' n有钱能使鬼推磨Money makes the mare go. Money talks., Z4 B. T% W7 o7 o
有识之士people of vision
: h: X8 V3 o, [" P有勇无谋use brawn rather than brain 1 u. u$ b* O" f8 C" M4 ~
有缘千里来相会Separated as we are thousands of miles apart, we come together as if by predestination.+ r+ l3 P* d3 S' l& B
与时俱进advance with times0 u! [7 r6 ` ~& U+ D% j
以人为本people oriented; people foremost ^& r0 E4 F$ j( s5 X3 L/ l
因材施教teach students according to their aptitude 3 {3 [6 f, S# \" \2 B
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% Q: u$ s8 r" a+ ]% {
欲速则不达Haste does not bring success. 9 D( ]7 p, b$ f- V5 W* A
优胜劣汰survival of the fittest
7 h( j- L+ q4 N" H英雄所见略同Great minds think alike./ c5 }2 r5 p$ D% r; q( V& V+ O
冤家宜解不宜结Better make friends than make enemies./ v# H8 t s3 I" X* c1 Z8 Z9 Z" W
冤假错案"cases in which people were unjustly, falsely or wrongly charged or sentenced; unjust, false or wrong cases"
; |0 s+ C$ n3 S) U一言既出，驷马难追A real man never goes back on his words.
) F8 B/ k4 f0 |3 ^1 P招财进宝Money and treasures will be plentiful
3 v4 @; i* C# ]+ w. ^0 |债台高筑become debt-ridden% B. R' Y1 n$ H
致命要害Achilles' heel 2 z! z2 l5 {, S0 V; |
众矢之的target of public criticism
' J0 e8 `0 }- Q8 f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.' K0 Q, a9 Y" ?. z& I k) ~
纸上谈兵be an armchair strategist
/ K- }, T) V3 w9 H纸包不住火Truth will come to light sooner or later.# u- W2 w' B" U4 b
左右为难between the devil and the deep blue sea; between the rock and the hard place |
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