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爱屋及乌Love me, love my dog.
4 K1 y% @5 i* i0 V' @百闻不如一见Seeing is believing.$ s9 r' q' `' J0 Z- s0 B3 C+ v% [
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 o& E. g; j: V
笨鸟先飞A slow sparrow should make an early start.
* D, L* ^2 ?6 O ]不眠之夜white night * S; |( @0 z, a v8 X6 F. x0 F, o
不以物喜，不以己悲not pleased by external gains, not saddened by personnal losses
/ d$ e$ ?8 g% ?( T8 @( L- k不遗余力spare no effort; go all out; do one's best$ e( S E- C1 x: ]7 O* Y
不打不成交"No discord, no concord.
* V1 M8 W6 x4 o, t8 l. D/ H( ^拆东墙补西墙rob Peter to pay Paul : Q' E, `' u3 I0 v ^ a
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 c* b% a% B8 c) l6 F, X* X6 s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
! U% e# m$ l8 p) }大开眼界open one's eyes; broaden one's horizon; be an eye-opener
$ i& q: B T# E4 U5 T6 w0 J7 T6 ~: L国泰民安The country flourishes and people live in peace9 @" l# A/ R/ X
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
- d! \9 `% f# N5 D' ~功夫不负有心人Everything comes to him who waits. . ?8 V+ n& x$ e# n9 G3 g
好了伤疤忘了疼once on shore, one prays no more8 W0 b! C5 M, V' e
好事不出门，恶事传千里Good news never goes beyond the gate, while bad news spread far and wide.
& Z+ x- }2 ?7 ]& e. R" S; s8 ]和气生财Harmony brings wealth* E \/ p. [' S: t; o* A7 G4 F
活到老，学到老One is never too old to learn. ; X: ^9 Q, L' `4 E0 N
既往不咎let bygones be bygones
; V5 h7 n( l/ h t7 o金无足赤,人无完人Gold can't be pure and man can't be perfect. 2 j4 i( e' ~1 R) p- a5 F$ |
金玉满堂Treasures fill the home
, f- G; g4 ]$ Y脚踏实地be down-to-earth ( ]4 r/ p2 [+ Y/ A* S+ O
脚踩两只船sit on the fence
, X# w# g6 z. ^! d; B君子之交淡如水the friendship between gentlemen is as pure as crystal; a hedge between keeps friendship green 0 ]" T( n; X" x4 ]# E# w
老生常谈，陈词滥调cut and dried, cliché
. p& L. j H3 p* B7 q. i' t礼尚往来Courtesy calls for reciprocity. + C0 c' o% c v! \7 Z
留得青山在，不怕没柴烧"Where there is life, there is hope."
( \2 Q% D% o+ C) d马到成功achieve immediate victory; win instant success
" n: Y( E; ?' F名利双收gain in both fame and wealth+ G! z% N3 q3 v2 j7 q* v3 ?' K
茅塞顿开be suddenly enlightened
& R; x5 V% k( N/ Q没有规矩不成方圆Nothing can be accomplished without norms or standards.
! C- {8 g4 D9 d/ P% s每逢佳节倍思亲
6 n+ N& C" \+ kOn festive occasions more than ever one thinks of one's dear ones far away.
/ ~9 t7 Y6 \/ |" k# O1 B& A7 g7 T" u' ]( N, CIt is on the festival occasions when one misses his dear most.
- d; |3 }1 [" |, m" y" M9 M谋事在人，成事在天"The planning lies with man, the outcome with Heaven. / Man proposes, God disposes. "% S% ~) ?) L: ^! L Q& T
弄巧成拙be too smart by half; Cunning outwits itself.
5 N+ u: e L- C& V拿手好戏masterpiece( G1 U' ]7 L7 t# \1 v' T! \% D
赔了夫人又折兵throw good money after bad
, b6 J: H# z. m5 i7 b( P/ @抛砖引玉a modest spur to induce others to come forward with valuable contributions; throw a sprat to catch a whale- |1 K& T& M: d# n% T' s3 Y
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
2 K. M- i# ]# s- o# {7 N6 U: f抢得先机take the preemptive opportunities 2 \2 W" r* D. P; x4 D8 \
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.
8 @' ?6 u$ f7 M/ b$ q: ~4 L( _9 m- 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% e1 f0 H$ I. _& I
前事不忘,后事之师Past experience, if not forgotten, is a guide for the future. d, P% W! Q8 q% \6 I
前人栽树,后人乘凉One generation plants the trees in whose shade another generation rests.
$ i& t# n. T* ]$ H, L% t! }7 ]One sows and another reaps./ R; b: J$ x6 B$ X
前怕狼,后怕虎fear the wolf in front and the tiger behind/ hesitate in doing something
) C2 @5 N+ w0 A$ i, A$ n& H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. / w/ Y" A; W6 T, d J" R
强强联手win-win co-operation& B- M+ K+ r+ A8 n+ T
瑞雪兆丰年A timely snow promises a good harvest.
' D$ A: {' Z. J5 G5 c% s; @人之初,性本善Man's nature at birth is good.
I. h- k) o$ T% l人逢喜事精神爽Joy puts heart into a man.2 d, ~6 g; y# X5 G# |# ^' s: x; h2 p
人海战术huge-crowd strategy
, w8 N: c, o( Y( |/ q# e2 m% V世上无难事，只要肯攀登"Where there is a will, there is a way. "
, @; B0 M) E1 b世外桃源a fictitious land of peace away from the turmoil of the world; 2 a& O1 m, E" R9 T* `
死而后已until my heart stops beating& R' f0 o8 M2 F
岁岁平安Peace all year round
! {- M1 O$ [: j- J2 n; n上有天堂，下有苏杭"Just as there is paradise in heaven, ther are Suzhou and Hangzhou on earth." . c7 H: B- P$ w! q; H% t
塞翁失马，焉知非福Misfortune may be an actual blessing.
1 S9 D0 P" s0 a$ s# K5 p三十而立"A man should be independent at the age of thirty. ( E! ~4 q% E m) E( k
At thirty, a man should be able to think for himself."
% u, T1 c# R( ^6 J$ S$ V; A8 J升级换代updating and upgrading (of products)
9 U; A: x( ?( R, l- o四十不惑Life begins at forty.
6 m# t6 p- J8 w+ Q谁言寸草心，报得三春晖"Such kindness of warm sun, can't be repaid by grass. " " \: V8 i u* [8 M" `
水涨船高When the river rises, the boat floats high./ Z O: W2 b& H9 U& u- w
时不我待Time and tide wait for no man. ( O, N; g; F( u+ v, b
杀鸡用牛刀break a butterfly on the wheel
4 I, D( Q" ~& o" H6 @4 [9 Q0 b实事求是seek truth from facts; be practical and realistic; be true to facts 4 h( L) [& e( l+ Y
说曹操,曹操到Talk of the devil and he comes.
9 v3 ?( _4 M' T实话实说speak the plain truth; call a spade a spade; tell it as it is
1 m- \" C+ i+ M& V7 N. B: Y实践是检验真理的唯一标准Practice is the sole criterion for testing truth.% K- Y9 x Z' L$ s
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; "
( u( T* r; J9 ?+ Y) ?! S韬光养晦hide one's capacities and bide one's time
3 h F L& S" A& i8 J糖衣炮弹sugar-coated bullets) t% f& ^& i: {3 ~! p( |
天有不测风云Anything unexpected may happen. a bolt from the blue
' x( x; o0 G% n$ ` u2 B团结就是力量Unity is strength.% @+ R3 a" S" ?: @/ k( M
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 / n& v7 @! ]! e, \" j- {$ y+ ?
歪风邪气unhealthy practices and evil phenomena
, f6 H% }9 y a" ~! e* g物以类聚，人以群分Birds of a feather flock together.1 [6 L8 v ?5 I8 c1 d( b& u
往事如风"The past has vanished (from memory) like wind.; What in past, is past." & h% D0 f: ]0 Y, S2 k2 m' p0 D
望子成龙hold high hopes for one's child! [; h: ?1 G' U% j/ B
屋漏又逢连阴雨Misfortunes never come singly. When it rains it pours.
* x1 ]/ @ w# Y; p4 j文韬武略military expertise; military strategy
3 |8 i2 } O% ^. ]唯利是图draw water to one's mill 7 a: e) I4 {4 p" M, Y! t
无源之水,无本之木water without a source, and a tree wiithout roots
8 n. f9 X8 A7 G- C% W无中生有make/create something out of nothing - A3 p7 |; F- X
无风不起浪There are no waves without wind. There's no smoke without fire.: }, e* Y2 y6 V- P. V
徇私枉法bend the law for the benefit of relatives or friends % u; |$ B, {: B3 U9 V0 A y
新官上任三把火a new broom sweeps clean , F' y: v$ ^& R3 A& h# m1 o
虚心使人进步,骄傲使人落后Modesty helps one go forward, whereas conceit makes one lag behind.0 x1 q, S5 ]9 s& ^' O" P; s
蓄势而发accumulate strength for a take-off
4 Z: v3 }' \' [0 P% j* l; {心想事成May all your wish come true L, x w/ t1 R0 ]2 V5 ^
心照不宣have a tacit understanding; give tacit consent; tacit understanding
; N% Q- |- m X5 q% i- n( r先入为主First impressions are firmly entrenched.
% Y$ M( g6 d: j, h先下手为强catch the ball before the bound
& w( }" ^% E Y' a像热锅上的蚂蚁like an ant on a hot pan. V" l( c; t4 P4 ?5 ]& K0 D
现身说法warn people by taking oneself as an example: k7 r, j7 K" h2 V
息事宁人pour oil on troubled waters * Z2 i' z# j# c
喜忧参半mingled hope and fear 0 O) o# i' ~* Z& p" _
循序渐进step by step! H. h2 p+ W8 m# [ l
一路平安，一路顺风speed somebody on their way; speed the parting guest
4 v* G9 G8 r/ V; D! |! e& [严以律己,宽以待人be strict with oneself and lenient towards others
. |( q8 W" p9 B. I" B" j鱼米之乡a land of milk and honey
& i. n6 X3 P- e# U5 l/ X有情人终成眷属"Jack shall have Jill, all shall be well." O+ p" }; N1 L3 \; c
有钱能使鬼推磨Money makes the mare go. Money talks.6 i" j& f0 \+ n
有识之士people of vision8 A5 Y5 D' R. V6 i, e+ p
有勇无谋use brawn rather than brain
7 ^: L# Y) s/ R/ l4 s3 \有缘千里来相会Separated as we are thousands of miles apart, we come together as if by predestination.
* Z6 u0 @; W. m& b2 t" A# P( |与时俱进advance with times
3 B j: x _9 d以人为本people oriented; people foremost / P I/ y& a* j+ I1 j6 f
因材施教teach students according to their aptitude
U. u, J% F* u# v/ b B+ J' T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."
* b/ J- P9 v J4 Y欲速则不达Haste does not bring success.
! E) P' g# i6 ~: T$ Y优胜劣汰survival of the fittest * V$ A. z5 u. E4 U, Z' @
英雄所见略同Great minds think alike./ h5 u& v; }( v% v2 p9 g
冤家宜解不宜结Better make friends than make enemies.
5 k, w9 P7 d. T( u9 ^) @冤假错案"cases in which people were unjustly, falsely or wrongly charged or sentenced; unjust, false or wrong cases" 5 H9 q5 v# n- ^; \2 M3 Q
一言既出，驷马难追A real man never goes back on his words. 3 T- i0 f0 K1 B1 R% K
招财进宝Money and treasures will be plentiful& _3 [% [) t( r k7 n4 F3 _7 R
债台高筑become debt-ridden
' P, o8 c, A+ ]; J7 V8 B致命要害Achilles' heel + h8 p( w2 Y9 \( J7 }& [
众矢之的target of public criticism1 I% Z) S/ @" q5 ^; x/ _
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.
. `( X6 }3 [& [$ f4 `9 d纸上谈兵be an armchair strategist- M. P8 Q/ @2 X9 s' H
纸包不住火Truth will come to light sooner or later.
! V* K g# ~% I: w. h左右为难between the devil and the deep blue sea; between the rock and the hard place |
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