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爱屋及乌Love me, love my dog.4 O3 c% h' d9 C. z
百闻不如一见Seeing is believing.% D1 I2 I3 p' I2 r
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
9 J, i. A- m: E1 }+ L笨鸟先飞A slow sparrow should make an early start.7 S; a1 u4 N$ Y( _# U5 t
不眠之夜white night
" j3 d# _7 A% P! O5 m, V0 i不以物喜，不以己悲not pleased by external gains, not saddened by personnal losses
{/ y' ?! ^+ `不遗余力spare no effort; go all out; do one's best3 W' q5 U) }' s7 \' n7 ~
不打不成交"No discord, no concord.
( O4 n/ A8 t5 d6 G) W5 p6 |拆东墙补西墙rob Peter to pay Paul : P! g4 S" ^% J+ ^
辞旧迎新bid farewell to the old and usher in the new; ring out the old year and ring in the new
z+ G* E4 y% V) w5 g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 all7 [; J9 Y" H; o
大开眼界open one's eyes; broaden one's horizon; be an eye-opener
1 j4 Y* z) {5 E6 j3 R7 j$ B国泰民安The country flourishes and people live in peace A0 J1 C5 P+ h; b5 G, z1 |0 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 5 o' ^2 z. _: G7 @# O# S- r: U
功夫不负有心人Everything comes to him who waits.
1 n8 O$ B8 i* W1 s3 g2 }7 M好了伤疤忘了疼once on shore, one prays no more
/ U2 q% C' j$ f# m好事不出门，恶事传千里Good news never goes beyond the gate, while bad news spread far and wide. ! Y5 I0 S* D" i" L. Y
和气生财Harmony brings wealth
! p9 ?. C: H h活到老，学到老One is never too old to learn.
$ }+ A: C, @7 u既往不咎let bygones be bygones 9 k- x/ d2 i2 v! G
金无足赤,人无完人Gold can't be pure and man can't be perfect.
4 `: G9 w4 t1 a9 w! e金玉满堂Treasures fill the home# V* r+ {7 i' [# I! _: q" c
脚踏实地be down-to-earth : p7 L) S' n7 q, l5 m
脚踩两只船sit on the fence * m0 t2 P* ]! R8 c* E
君子之交淡如水the friendship between gentlemen is as pure as crystal; a hedge between keeps friendship green
4 |; z" @4 P0 z, ]) M; w老生常谈，陈词滥调cut and dried, cliché
1 Z! g$ U: E: ?6 A% Z6 a- @1 J礼尚往来Courtesy calls for reciprocity.
/ ?! c! e0 H/ i3 R* p& R8 N9 S2 }留得青山在，不怕没柴烧"Where there is life, there is hope."7 S c9 N7 J; a2 l9 }+ \
马到成功achieve immediate victory; win instant success
6 N* G3 j, {' C$ M" w名利双收gain in both fame and wealth
/ }6 |2 f% l1 e3 }6 I茅塞顿开be suddenly enlightened0 o2 E# w6 ~9 [' S$ [6 d1 M$ S
没有规矩不成方圆Nothing can be accomplished without norms or standards.
z& @7 @3 t7 C0 z每逢佳节倍思亲
+ }) i. r1 B0 oOn festive occasions more than ever one thinks of one's dear ones far away.1 a: f% \) m( r* d+ K/ y# M5 K
It is on the festival occasions when one misses his dear most.
, Z8 p: P7 ^" x9 w' `谋事在人，成事在天"The planning lies with man, the outcome with Heaven. / Man proposes, God disposes. "% Q, u, C/ Z% ^$ Y! { ?
弄巧成拙be too smart by half; Cunning outwits itself.& y8 n4 t3 X. N, O+ n. Q" z
拿手好戏masterpiece7 V( d) Z/ ]% @6 ?5 z
赔了夫人又折兵throw good money after bad
- ^& U- }: t) Y* }4 n3 A: t抛砖引玉a modest spur to induce others to come forward with valuable contributions; throw a sprat to catch a whale
. c: R7 j/ ]5 i6 ]6 K* U破釜沉舟cut off all means of retreat；burn one‘s own way of retreat and be determined to fight to the end2 U# l" t- R3 S* [
抢得先机take the preemptive opportunities # Q" x* o; g& ?. p2 t8 r' a+ |7 @
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.
! c5 Q" S" J6 E& ~' Y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
: k! M" y, O% }5 ^+ s/ V前事不忘,后事之师Past experience, if not forgotten, is a guide for the future.
5 `6 c% ?& G' X: S! Y前人栽树,后人乘凉One generation plants the trees in whose shade another generation rests.
' O& d& S$ X: w) V- T6 L4 gOne sows and another reaps.
6 B' C; p. F% h. M: k前怕狼,后怕虎fear the wolf in front and the tiger behind/ hesitate in doing something
1 d$ l9 ^7 @3 B k; d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. : p1 Z6 {: r- Z) X0 ?; V
强强联手win-win co-operation, x6 j" C n7 l! w8 n
瑞雪兆丰年A timely snow promises a good harvest.7 ]6 V& E- A# L# ~4 A2 G
人之初,性本善Man's nature at birth is good./ @+ J/ F0 b" e5 |
人逢喜事精神爽Joy puts heart into a man.. o' p8 S3 S8 l( k* t+ R9 i- E
人海战术huge-crowd strategy # M5 I) _% m- E% y; ^+ l0 i
世上无难事，只要肯攀登"Where there is a will, there is a way. "
/ T q6 T/ W" Y4 v7 O. H' o* }世外桃源a fictitious land of peace away from the turmoil of the world;
9 \' z, B7 V. |0 J: d! N死而后已until my heart stops beating
* ~! N( i7 d2 g岁岁平安Peace all year round. a9 w P9 D/ e0 o3 ~+ V0 |' J
上有天堂，下有苏杭"Just as there is paradise in heaven, ther are Suzhou and Hangzhou on earth." 6 \2 g6 f& g1 D' {5 H
塞翁失马，焉知非福Misfortune may be an actual blessing.4 y J6 {- o! g* g+ S$ `
三十而立"A man should be independent at the age of thirty. ! ]* |9 N+ Z/ s: s8 m4 P( R8 V8 I. w+ k
At thirty, a man should be able to think for himself."
& }4 Z/ O2 @0 N/ K4 O升级换代updating and upgrading (of products)+ a9 f7 y- O3 e2 ?1 c- }
四十不惑Life begins at forty. 6 v) z# ^2 v1 X+ A: b
谁言寸草心，报得三春晖"Such kindness of warm sun, can't be repaid by grass. "
2 I6 T' A" O4 G6 V水涨船高When the river rises, the boat floats high.
3 `6 L+ k& P( T( `2 W时不我待Time and tide wait for no man.
9 o. T4 M9 ^) N: w' ^杀鸡用牛刀break a butterfly on the wheel% N- p6 l& E; }/ k
实事求是seek truth from facts; be practical and realistic; be true to facts & D& G3 ?" X, Q# V/ ^3 [3 c
说曹操,曹操到Talk of the devil and he comes.% e# y X, _8 z8 x. \! b& w9 D
实话实说speak the plain truth; call a spade a spade; tell it as it is ' M$ H- [6 D4 }6 ?/ Q: p
实践是检验真理的唯一标准Practice is the sole criterion for testing truth.1 V0 D" [+ W: @: \
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; "" \6 h" b, y X0 F8 {
韬光养晦hide one's capacities and bide one's time
+ @! O5 q4 K$ B8 K糖衣炮弹sugar-coated bullets
3 x; `- l- v( h! O天有不测风云Anything unexpected may happen. a bolt from the blue% v0 J) w) D" h* C1 ?
团结就是力量Unity is strength.
/ S' d* K2 j3 R: _8 N' @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 8 f9 T, g- Z. D
歪风邪气unhealthy practices and evil phenomena
% S7 I {' F3 i5 e0 X9 `; v7 q9 |2 m物以类聚，人以群分Birds of a feather flock together.; G! v3 w6 [# @+ y; ?+ s. a, U5 L/ E
往事如风"The past has vanished (from memory) like wind.; What in past, is past." 2 c4 y A6 {6 P
望子成龙hold high hopes for one's child
. X+ j4 t3 ?6 m+ n( h* y屋漏又逢连阴雨Misfortunes never come singly. When it rains it pours.
. P |; S* d5 `9 z文韬武略military expertise; military strategy 6 w4 F. p' {5 R' X! `/ E' I4 z
唯利是图draw water to one's mill
) A8 r. S1 f6 E& h6 Y9 n! o6 s无源之水,无本之木water without a source, and a tree wiithout roots
( }2 P0 ~: U8 _' A8 H# e' z无中生有make/create something out of nothing
/ e7 `5 S2 x' }/ S4 m* C7 O无风不起浪There are no waves without wind. There's no smoke without fire." G9 K; n/ Y& y, J% ]
徇私枉法bend the law for the benefit of relatives or friends / m1 I0 x. w6 Z( \
新官上任三把火a new broom sweeps clean # `" g; |) K9 B
虚心使人进步,骄傲使人落后Modesty helps one go forward, whereas conceit makes one lag behind.( e5 ]# W4 S9 o0 v+ o
蓄势而发accumulate strength for a take-off( a: a1 b# v$ ] b8 x4 i* P/ F& v
心想事成May all your wish come true: c# V8 y4 i) m8 ~/ T6 g( }
心照不宣have a tacit understanding; give tacit consent; tacit understanding
! K2 t7 L `/ O* K先入为主First impressions are firmly entrenched.
* ]- C( W& I, o先下手为强catch the ball before the bound2 }; w. `: B! u
像热锅上的蚂蚁like an ant on a hot pan8 |* q" n, t4 o& M& M
现身说法warn people by taking oneself as an example* b1 D& W4 ^7 d1 a3 A! c2 G
息事宁人pour oil on troubled waters
6 Q) k- }& O2 j+ \1 k喜忧参半mingled hope and fear
1 e! [7 q& ~$ Y0 O循序渐进step by step
% y4 T# ^1 P& Z: w4 S- L x一路平安，一路顺风speed somebody on their way; speed the parting guest , N9 [' [- _5 D1 a# ?* Z" W$ w
严以律己,宽以待人be strict with oneself and lenient towards others
- T' B0 y1 c. S" w鱼米之乡a land of milk and honey1 ?9 O/ Z d2 j6 m- C3 Z
有情人终成眷属"Jack shall have Jill, all shall be well."
4 W, K5 p2 x4 A% a有钱能使鬼推磨Money makes the mare go. Money talks.
" N* H2 b9 n6 R2 _7 t( _2 K/ m8 U3 g有识之士people of vision6 W; I; n5 ?6 [
有勇无谋use brawn rather than brain
( | l$ X1 F" N! h8 C$ G有缘千里来相会Separated as we are thousands of miles apart, we come together as if by predestination.
; t7 i0 w& p( A d% [& {与时俱进advance with times
- u7 [3 N0 v6 O: T1 Q以人为本people oriented; people foremost
0 K+ U2 a9 x4 B因材施教teach students according to their aptitude
! p' u# J5 M/ k1 g C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." # W6 H) k C: [, O
欲速则不达Haste does not bring success. ) @! u# F. `' ?4 y6 W; T
优胜劣汰survival of the fittest
7 s; o: H1 W/ D& p5 R! b; C英雄所见略同Great minds think alike.
$ h8 @' F$ F: D( G冤家宜解不宜结Better make friends than make enemies.
4 M5 D9 B2 }; l; d! c7 V8 Y+ E, K冤假错案"cases in which people were unjustly, falsely or wrongly charged or sentenced; unjust, false or wrong cases"
( C4 K9 e" k: x" R+ y! _7 D; _一言既出，驷马难追A real man never goes back on his words.
0 f& g$ e: m4 J+ f0 h* V; h. U招财进宝Money and treasures will be plentiful* D: d$ A& ?! x$ a: k2 n
债台高筑become debt-ridden5 e: W) \# h( [: e8 H% P
致命要害Achilles' heel % j2 C4 _3 x; J6 |1 i D U
众矢之的target of public criticism6 _2 Z+ b) m; ~, ^! G5 }
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.
& m! u1 i& P N; m纸上谈兵be an armchair strategist( v1 u4 N* {1 @+ p2 ~( _
纸包不住火Truth will come to light sooner or later.% S: Z+ T8 d6 F% }# a
左右为难between the devil and the deep blue sea; between the rock and the hard place |
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