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爱屋及乌Love me, love my dog.
: m0 F: i: G+ @百闻不如一见Seeing is believing.
% o% |* v4 l k! f$ X2 I6 B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$ B' s9 [' ^$ O, b' K5 _
笨鸟先飞A slow sparrow should make an early start.
# q$ Y9 s9 I `) G- J3 @2 R: B不眠之夜white night
5 Y) k, `% F! c5 p不以物喜，不以己悲not pleased by external gains, not saddened by personnal losses* y& d& }; u& p/ i. o' A2 U
不遗余力spare no effort; go all out; do one's best8 ^) A# q, M6 A' o) h
不打不成交"No discord, no concord. $ U$ Y) w5 w7 A2 R& P
拆东墙补西墙rob Peter to pay Paul
/ P9 L) @1 w: p5 ~( P8 p辞旧迎新bid farewell to the old and usher in the new; ring out the old year and ring in the new $ N7 U- B F5 R$ W
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 C, k. F7 e4 H: ^/ R3 ?6 r
大开眼界open one's eyes; broaden one's horizon; be an eye-opener 5 _3 Y6 k' |" x0 Y9 ~" w
国泰民安The country flourishes and people live in peace
2 n2 L0 f$ C0 g9 u# H1 a( S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 3 d" |* |0 b9 U5 j# o; d" _
功夫不负有心人Everything comes to him who waits.
8 U% s# W v; i; v. G7 a好了伤疤忘了疼once on shore, one prays no more
" M6 A! f7 k- j+ b9 C好事不出门，恶事传千里Good news never goes beyond the gate, while bad news spread far and wide. ; _. N% i& K6 h- b3 s" L
和气生财Harmony brings wealth
- C& [# s8 V3 M7 N活到老，学到老One is never too old to learn.
! ^2 F1 V+ X/ x( M, O4 s! v既往不咎let bygones be bygones
2 Q) k+ L8 `! ~' F% t9 b7 A; V3 i- K金无足赤,人无完人Gold can't be pure and man can't be perfect. 8 K8 @! V( ~1 H' h/ i e
金玉满堂Treasures fill the home
/ N3 A6 ^8 Q+ Y M( R5 r, X脚踏实地be down-to-earth
3 P7 v& A) ]$ V7 l4 F. O$ T3 J. F脚踩两只船sit on the fence
. S" m. y0 F/ O$ B君子之交淡如水the friendship between gentlemen is as pure as crystal; a hedge between keeps friendship green , a% V9 o/ S; v+ |# ], r8 S
老生常谈，陈词滥调cut and dried, cliché
1 K Y- C# l/ I6 {: z, h% t f2 v礼尚往来Courtesy calls for reciprocity.
" A" F* v* O& ?' y留得青山在，不怕没柴烧"Where there is life, there is hope."' Q# c1 W2 Q7 o2 r7 A8 n5 o
马到成功achieve immediate victory; win instant success
/ P7 m5 F% N: l4 d名利双收gain in both fame and wealth2 r. V) h0 [6 o; H; H5 |
茅塞顿开be suddenly enlightened
6 j4 W$ V& _: d6 p( Z! Q没有规矩不成方圆Nothing can be accomplished without norms or standards.
- Z2 b+ ?# Y/ K; A8 a9 q每逢佳节倍思亲1 ^: p1 x" y8 O; n3 Y
On festive occasions more than ever one thinks of one's dear ones far away.
, z: f8 H d" ?' ^) u3 v' S! F7 i' CIt is on the festival occasions when one misses his dear most.
# P3 Z; U9 l7 z3 ]+ L* p谋事在人，成事在天"The planning lies with man, the outcome with Heaven. / Man proposes, God disposes. "
" m" r, ~$ f" `6 A弄巧成拙be too smart by half; Cunning outwits itself.0 g% I s" ~/ Y6 i
拿手好戏masterpiece3 H0 j; o: t5 M8 |1 E
赔了夫人又折兵throw good money after bad
: [6 q+ B0 \. g9 u! e1 O! }$ }- R抛砖引玉a modest spur to induce others to come forward with valuable contributions; throw a sprat to catch a whale7 l/ `' P1 X" H6 a9 E2 s0 U! X
破釜沉舟cut off all means of retreat；burn one‘s own way of retreat and be determined to fight to the end1 f0 H2 O1 `% @( j- Q+ R
抢得先机take the preemptive opportunities
$ U9 Y8 d* r$ A3 H! h! 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.# L; R5 k" s* b ]) `
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 step2 w* K5 X1 J1 }/ W4 `8 @4 X: J6 V
前事不忘,后事之师Past experience, if not forgotten, is a guide for the future.
1 Q- Z6 V* L1 G! m) B8 D前人栽树,后人乘凉One generation plants the trees in whose shade another generation rests.
7 Q* B) q" T6 J' E; {One sows and another reaps.+ E* f' z0 _5 K! o7 E4 O, Q
前怕狼,后怕虎fear the wolf in front and the tiger behind/ hesitate in doing something
* o/ _# q8 d0 f% j0 t+ 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. # a/ C7 A& ~& E- f ^" b1 E, W
强强联手win-win co-operation8 ?3 M3 q, \2 J7 ~7 l
瑞雪兆丰年A timely snow promises a good harvest.
, D; W- \1 j3 |; z. [; P人之初,性本善Man's nature at birth is good.( C( f* e& J6 f( p: R# Q
人逢喜事精神爽Joy puts heart into a man.
6 p; k' I% S: l% E人海战术huge-crowd strategy - |# t0 i5 ]" |7 J! m8 J& n, v3 i
世上无难事，只要肯攀登"Where there is a will, there is a way. " , v$ D# ~( f9 e6 [+ B0 n# l
世外桃源a fictitious land of peace away from the turmoil of the world;
! n8 _! Z u( Z, A* M- \8 z; `9 M0 d死而后已until my heart stops beating% ~0 z% B# J* g: t I( O
岁岁平安Peace all year round" M- _4 i1 h; Z7 z
上有天堂，下有苏杭"Just as there is paradise in heaven, ther are Suzhou and Hangzhou on earth." * z$ z, p* o/ ~
塞翁失马，焉知非福Misfortune may be an actual blessing., ]/ y) O$ [' a5 ]8 F x9 |$ q! ^
三十而立"A man should be independent at the age of thirty. ) R( ^3 T+ Z6 N3 b% M4 |1 Z, t" p
At thirty, a man should be able to think for himself." 9 O- t: M/ ?+ o" y1 B3 E* E
升级换代updating and upgrading (of products)5 f* y* E8 h. W6 R! m0 X
四十不惑Life begins at forty.
0 ]1 c$ y7 K# F6 [# Q& h! Y/ ]* T谁言寸草心，报得三春晖"Such kindness of warm sun, can't be repaid by grass. "
! W* x/ d5 I, B2 Q3 Z% [. L* `水涨船高When the river rises, the boat floats high.
+ `+ f0 ^+ ?8 l$ \. |1 J# v时不我待Time and tide wait for no man.
. m& ^' H7 d7 C7 O* d0 {) V& L9 V杀鸡用牛刀break a butterfly on the wheel% H* }% W3 L9 a" y9 I Z
实事求是seek truth from facts; be practical and realistic; be true to facts # h F. G, I. R3 `
说曹操,曹操到Talk of the devil and he comes.- I/ n, X7 t) W; b1 C' J
实话实说speak the plain truth; call a spade a spade; tell it as it is 5 v8 a9 I# b: ], V' a5 b( V* S' i8 |
实践是检验真理的唯一标准Practice is the sole criterion for testing truth.
: O$ ~+ V2 }% m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; "/ R( k- C0 M( w+ n
韬光养晦hide one's capacities and bide one's time
: i |1 j$ [- z* s糖衣炮弹sugar-coated bullets3 X. D! H0 l: _) m' ?& n
天有不测风云Anything unexpected may happen. a bolt from the blue
- U8 K6 e; O: z6 x; Q团结就是力量Unity is strength.. _, O# S) I" a: 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
3 @( T$ b, M' L) S1 z5 Z" P歪风邪气unhealthy practices and evil phenomena
9 `# ?, b2 x( j _) R物以类聚，人以群分Birds of a feather flock together.
4 c" M9 ?" q7 N6 z& y9 \往事如风"The past has vanished (from memory) like wind.; What in past, is past."
- e! n: t1 C9 v5 L望子成龙hold high hopes for one's child( U$ |" K; R& l# z5 {/ D2 F
屋漏又逢连阴雨Misfortunes never come singly. When it rains it pours.. O! w p% h! h# f. Q
文韬武略military expertise; military strategy
7 r; f5 e1 u( h) L: W+ n$ a唯利是图draw water to one's mill % C4 d3 y ^9 l8 @$ k. Q" a/ f) i
无源之水,无本之木water without a source, and a tree wiithout roots
+ s4 E+ D! e# J1 |$ D2 S) p无中生有make/create something out of nothing ) J" ^. M: u) l7 S/ B
无风不起浪There are no waves without wind. There's no smoke without fire. u, N$ }& _ J4 |! C3 c
徇私枉法bend the law for the benefit of relatives or friends ! [3 }) h( @) K7 ]5 S$ R, v" i [
新官上任三把火a new broom sweeps clean
; v1 \3 p4 l( W- S5 ]% V# ^虚心使人进步,骄傲使人落后Modesty helps one go forward, whereas conceit makes one lag behind.
5 ^7 z9 V! g' W' }6 o( }4 i蓄势而发accumulate strength for a take-off
( T' F: B& Q7 p: X/ l" D7 B心想事成May all your wish come true) |8 m: N. {" q$ T& s5 g
心照不宣have a tacit understanding; give tacit consent; tacit understanding2 a% E6 i1 G" w- G# m. S. e
先入为主First impressions are firmly entrenched.& `- p2 G0 q2 B' B; F8 \
先下手为强catch the ball before the bound
5 A$ g3 V2 ]0 i. X; j像热锅上的蚂蚁like an ant on a hot pan" L& `& [5 i- l$ V: z+ y
现身说法warn people by taking oneself as an example
) z- U- u3 o T' [# p: W$ `6 U息事宁人pour oil on troubled waters
' D9 \' g7 j( |2 A0 s喜忧参半mingled hope and fear
$ U: s4 \" M# i3 v循序渐进step by step
# Y* R' t5 i" N, |4 t一路平安，一路顺风speed somebody on their way; speed the parting guest
7 D+ u) p, M( U' d$ u; E严以律己,宽以待人be strict with oneself and lenient towards others
- L1 n1 `* ^4 Y. y* Z, ^鱼米之乡a land of milk and honey
; R' E$ e* D! R$ l3 f; n; Y; r有情人终成眷属"Jack shall have Jill, all shall be well."
& A% b2 @& a$ F5 d- h" K2 k9 ^有钱能使鬼推磨Money makes the mare go. Money talks.) H. v4 U4 O6 u- F. _
有识之士people of vision
) t0 G0 o! Y- x, n有勇无谋use brawn rather than brain ' D4 E( ^" \! j: U& N) I# [
有缘千里来相会Separated as we are thousands of miles apart, we come together as if by predestination.
p1 U! J. O5 F! z. ~, B" w与时俱进advance with times
5 L: E) J& [0 J6 D' |+ [- e/ g& _. V* B以人为本people oriented; people foremost
0 E% E* L1 Y/ V( g5 h7 T/ k因材施教teach students according to their aptitude 9 f# G% a" h% |( {' V; A9 y
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. a, Q# g7 }0 z/ X* A
欲速则不达Haste does not bring success.
1 D5 D1 y, L7 k) }5 `, m优胜劣汰survival of the fittest , E; f2 L0 q1 t, N% Z( b1 j
英雄所见略同Great minds think alike., K4 D9 p4 W1 {, b2 j
冤家宜解不宜结Better make friends than make enemies.. A# _- _' K/ }2 ^2 @0 {
冤假错案"cases in which people were unjustly, falsely or wrongly charged or sentenced; unjust, false or wrong cases"
& g/ k8 w3 R `" g1 a一言既出，驷马难追A real man never goes back on his words.
4 O9 J, [" a' l9 N0 a招财进宝Money and treasures will be plentiful1 C" e$ @9 u7 l* o
债台高筑become debt-ridden
6 m% Q( z& K; Z1 Z& \+ p3 z致命要害Achilles' heel 0 V6 D( P$ N9 Q( `9 ?' j
众矢之的target of public criticism7 r6 G6 |( G) @* E: k
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., V V) }$ a+ R2 v1 a6 S
纸上谈兵be an armchair strategist
& {" v4 d, n' @$ K' F { }纸包不住火Truth will come to light sooner or later.
( g- N* ^( c3 H0 E$ E左右为难between the devil and the deep blue sea; between the rock and the hard place |
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