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爱屋及乌Love me, love my dog.# ]& s+ \( j8 G" {. z6 D# n# M- {. S
百闻不如一见Seeing is believing.
& {; Q; P+ z+ A) q6 C& i+ v. A' I 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 worst
- c$ ^# a8 E2 F" I- s" L笨鸟先飞A slow sparrow should make an early start.
+ H. y' ?5 v" r8 E不眠之夜white night
8 |( U2 v) {0 E不以物喜，不以己悲not pleased by external gains, not saddened by personnal losses
) A, [7 H" ?3 a( N" z不遗余力spare no effort; go all out; do one's best+ B+ ` r7 R0 V" u8 K5 s( w8 `
不打不成交"No discord, no concord.
6 p3 I+ T& F* Z1 v6 f. D5 S拆东墙补西墙rob Peter to pay Paul
! b' r3 ?: A( p c辞旧迎新bid farewell to the old and usher in the new; ring out the old year and ring in the new
1 L6 o0 j9 B& e+ l- ?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
5 m5 u l7 F s9 Z3 T0 v' R1 }2 T, p大开眼界open one's eyes; broaden one's horizon; be an eye-opener
, V) r1 M, |6 p8 ^. c0 d! O国泰民安The country flourishes and people live in peace& w* F! J) c* o# y" F
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 ' h5 w& X, A# \/ B; j- h, C
功夫不负有心人Everything comes to him who waits.
$ J6 _ Z. D8 Q. F& ~+ z* S( U好了伤疤忘了疼once on shore, one prays no more- B, B( \2 _0 @& 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. % U9 b8 u1 g) r! z* @* L5 }6 R
和气生财Harmony brings wealth/ U/ i! G Q4 |- {- s
活到老，学到老One is never too old to learn. . I2 j4 s+ T6 h5 Z' E8 M
既往不咎let bygones be bygones ) \. [/ W& F& u9 N2 E( c
金无足赤,人无完人Gold can't be pure and man can't be perfect.
8 M) u- p3 V& O* a' z金玉满堂Treasures fill the home, w% `$ X3 ~7 Q& ]7 o8 g0 g( J5 ?
脚踏实地be down-to-earth
# p9 c2 A7 w' z脚踩两只船sit on the fence
: I- v& d- r: j4 h9 a君子之交淡如水the friendship between gentlemen is as pure as crystal; a hedge between keeps friendship green $ |% @3 s" S# k( T) c
老生常谈，陈词滥调cut and dried, cliché6 z; l) W1 |$ r0 D' |* f; T
礼尚往来Courtesy calls for reciprocity.
' }# u% u' o& n( z) j; V! W- T: y留得青山在，不怕没柴烧"Where there is life, there is hope."
3 q/ M& U& M, W6 O" H马到成功achieve immediate victory; win instant success
9 V7 w+ R+ S. H+ }8 t) g名利双收gain in both fame and wealth
9 X) ~# ?0 ~. ]6 Y: S* c茅塞顿开be suddenly enlightened3 a7 O$ X3 n* Y5 n) h
没有规矩不成方圆Nothing can be accomplished without norms or standards.7 u+ ^1 ]2 Z. g+ u2 m/ h/ O
每逢佳节倍思亲
8 K# O, R1 O1 e/ a" b. B% ], JOn festive occasions more than ever one thinks of one's dear ones far away." U0 ?6 l4 V. l M5 F) t& \" V( u
It is on the festival occasions when one misses his dear most.
& Z8 {: W: S- \" r" V; Y谋事在人，成事在天"The planning lies with man, the outcome with Heaven. / Man proposes, God disposes. "
- R' S- v5 P7 e0 U2 ^4 _弄巧成拙be too smart by half; Cunning outwits itself.
, W$ [/ e6 t: r5 e& X$ j' N' {拿手好戏masterpiece
6 `3 x/ i: n3 A赔了夫人又折兵throw good money after bad
; C: T. J4 k5 f4 o抛砖引玉a modest spur to induce others to come forward with valuable contributions; throw a sprat to catch a whale
% M+ E4 W7 r; w$ T% S( j破釜沉舟cut off all means of retreat；burn one‘s own way of retreat and be determined to fight to the end6 {$ V& s6 R+ \- c3 z% @; ^4 j$ C
抢得先机take the preemptive opportunities " V# m; j* f o* \9 |; M8 l; \
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.. M7 K7 l8 P2 x6 p
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
: `0 [# q! O8 R9 }前事不忘,后事之师Past experience, if not forgotten, is a guide for the future.3 A6 ~: t' g( j9 t6 [* U
前人栽树,后人乘凉One generation plants the trees in whose shade another generation rests.6 ]' }0 ?) }( v: w) r
One sows and another reaps.
O5 r) ^1 F) I% Q2 N& |' n- g' _4 ^前怕狼,后怕虎fear the wolf in front and the tiger behind/ hesitate in doing something
% \$ [* ]6 j2 D" ~ X" v' p! T: H5 t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.
9 L6 W9 o( D# i/ c; s9 {强强联手win-win co-operation
' t2 v8 X* o2 x7 K m. o% {5 Q5 T) J瑞雪兆丰年A timely snow promises a good harvest.
" y& y/ ?2 Z* ~# F9 M. e: M人之初,性本善Man's nature at birth is good., \' y9 \6 {0 F% @
人逢喜事精神爽Joy puts heart into a man.
- ^) `& |( O" j4 q! F人海战术huge-crowd strategy 5 M6 y, _* E+ d) \0 H
世上无难事，只要肯攀登"Where there is a will, there is a way. " 8 y# h2 _0 a5 V& I4 s6 o
世外桃源a fictitious land of peace away from the turmoil of the world; $ B3 W0 N6 I6 G1 p# ]/ ]" w7 K, Q
死而后已until my heart stops beating
" f3 r9 e. E8 K* X% @- N% _岁岁平安Peace all year round6 A! V$ F9 \3 O
上有天堂，下有苏杭"Just as there is paradise in heaven, ther are Suzhou and Hangzhou on earth."
R' I+ d- Z& e1 b; Q: `2 p塞翁失马，焉知非福Misfortune may be an actual blessing.
4 Y& q* @0 z' |- f" x' ~! F8 y/ {三十而立"A man should be independent at the age of thirty. # i K% A( I+ w, M
At thirty, a man should be able to think for himself." 1 u" w7 e3 f2 D( D
升级换代updating and upgrading (of products)/ u/ v, b& S8 b3 I2 M. @
四十不惑Life begins at forty.
: F. K6 S/ x6 A& _谁言寸草心，报得三春晖"Such kindness of warm sun, can't be repaid by grass. " ' ^9 D: w( }6 g, R. t& `" h
水涨船高When the river rises, the boat floats high.
' D3 v% M; d1 V/ ~时不我待Time and tide wait for no man.
# T3 _% n8 M2 l+ V杀鸡用牛刀break a butterfly on the wheel& I" {) o5 ~4 y4 P U, L. ~0 {& Q) }# D
实事求是seek truth from facts; be practical and realistic; be true to facts 1 x! g) R" { X) w- I% ]4 F
说曹操,曹操到Talk of the devil and he comes.
, r( c) o4 ` k: H# k* k/ c" T实话实说speak the plain truth; call a spade a spade; tell it as it is
3 O2 `7 T6 ~/ H& d1 }& G, R实践是检验真理的唯一标准Practice is the sole criterion for testing truth.
. E6 s$ J4 t9 v- q3 n2 Z+ 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; "
- V, I% q2 B& `; t9 F1 b韬光养晦hide one's capacities and bide one's time9 K1 y Z2 B8 D$ O9 E; S# W
糖衣炮弹sugar-coated bullets
5 A4 u& |' a7 a j. ^天有不测风云Anything unexpected may happen. a bolt from the blue8 G$ N0 b1 Y3 p! S
团结就是力量Unity is strength.
' r) z% f2 J2 v1 Q3 |! r, Z' F5 p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 ! Q9 q% Z: J6 U
歪风邪气unhealthy practices and evil phenomena% g8 l7 d, G4 M' ^9 {4 L( @2 M- A
物以类聚，人以群分Birds of a feather flock together.! H2 O C5 f3 O
往事如风"The past has vanished (from memory) like wind.; What in past, is past." ( `# B0 C+ s, P" U7 s+ A. }3 {
望子成龙hold high hopes for one's child
0 v, U- D% j8 i$ k! O屋漏又逢连阴雨Misfortunes never come singly. When it rains it pours.
& |( q8 b0 |) N3 H3 e5 P文韬武略military expertise; military strategy 7 I0 m: B" N9 \* K0 [
唯利是图draw water to one's mill - y ~ p# X& O! ~+ @
无源之水,无本之木water without a source, and a tree wiithout roots; }3 v( |! t4 [% A- M+ c
无中生有make/create something out of nothing 7 c9 S% A8 H, T$ ]7 R2 a# s! d
无风不起浪There are no waves without wind. There's no smoke without fire.0 M( C4 |/ S+ o' w
徇私枉法bend the law for the benefit of relatives or friends # S: ^( `8 B2 G# _
新官上任三把火a new broom sweeps clean
5 \) |" R4 s% |1 s# _) v虚心使人进步,骄傲使人落后Modesty helps one go forward, whereas conceit makes one lag behind.4 s5 `4 a9 W/ t" P7 ^/ l
蓄势而发accumulate strength for a take-off
/ R; c8 ]9 l0 o心想事成May all your wish come true
, h3 J% {4 X$ w; j0 a) o; I2 n' e心照不宣have a tacit understanding; give tacit consent; tacit understanding# @" C! M9 _6 P9 P6 m% E7 H
先入为主First impressions are firmly entrenched.; D# K- U- p& p8 ]8 ]
先下手为强catch the ball before the bound" `2 U$ J* u. H3 i' A |
像热锅上的蚂蚁like an ant on a hot pan
2 P Y H t0 o现身说法warn people by taking oneself as an example) u$ a( `* N4 `: S7 t
息事宁人pour oil on troubled waters
) M% d8 K V+ q& G$ W5 Q喜忧参半mingled hope and fear ! ?: ^4 r- Y$ E, d5 L
循序渐进step by step9 Q9 R: T9 D, E: c! v' _ Z& c- y
一路平安，一路顺风speed somebody on their way; speed the parting guest
) D. V9 K7 \* i$ E7 X严以律己,宽以待人be strict with oneself and lenient towards others
# X3 M N4 u5 v8 g, d- ^鱼米之乡a land of milk and honey3 z N! b7 p( f1 K
有情人终成眷属"Jack shall have Jill, all shall be well." ; I2 `6 P* H6 Y7 ~
有钱能使鬼推磨Money makes the mare go. Money talks.
( x7 s4 L! R' S' o3 g9 h0 [有识之士people of vision) ?7 e! R, ]4 {4 o, Q X! `
有勇无谋use brawn rather than brain / g& Z# s3 v0 O, Q3 P% w
有缘千里来相会Separated as we are thousands of miles apart, we come together as if by predestination.8 f1 K. }/ o/ C3 b; }: |. m
与时俱进advance with times
5 F0 s) r; n! F以人为本people oriented; people foremost ; C9 o5 G! P: g4 L. [: @
因材施教teach students according to their aptitude
7 i& M$ l; F2 t5 B+ C }% q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."
* V; ~. P( q/ N欲速则不达Haste does not bring success. + a8 m. Z/ s5 j
优胜劣汰survival of the fittest
. d9 T) u' O7 d5 \英雄所见略同Great minds think alike.; Z: T# [8 H" c$ l
冤家宜解不宜结Better make friends than make enemies.
9 D. }+ p7 y2 J5 K* r( G+ [' y; S冤假错案"cases in which people were unjustly, falsely or wrongly charged or sentenced; unjust, false or wrong cases"
; D8 I9 {) x7 A1 u8 C% M6 Q: C6 L一言既出，驷马难追A real man never goes back on his words. 6 v3 r( `6 P* N/ @3 Q3 Q3 n' s" q
招财进宝Money and treasures will be plentiful
: b9 r! E: M f J债台高筑become debt-ridden" Y0 N* Z$ ]$ ]5 j5 G3 g* K
致命要害Achilles' heel - x+ R# Q( K( r. J9 y: k
众矢之的target of public criticism% U" ?& m. k2 e' w8 T
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.
3 B9 r5 l. D9 c: g9 A纸上谈兵be an armchair strategist$ C% T, ~% V# e x% Y
纸包不住火Truth will come to light sooner or later.
0 Z w# h) i, w4 p左右为难between the devil and the deep blue sea; between the rock and the hard place |
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