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爱屋及乌Love me, love my dog.
3 _* o. n9 L, m+ \4 a- R, R: t- L百闻不如一见Seeing is believing.
) e% L/ ?; @$ \" B3 [/ 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 worst1 W2 s, `4 b7 T; |2 X. S2 b
笨鸟先飞A slow sparrow should make an early start.3 b, D% I8 k- ?0 c9 O( T6 W
不眠之夜white night
E5 N9 `% k. b5 P& ?8 z- E+ [不以物喜，不以己悲not pleased by external gains, not saddened by personnal losses
* D% I; q. y8 H4 }3 S4 t不遗余力spare no effort; go all out; do one's best
% P9 m% v, `6 v" q9 M8 _ D不打不成交"No discord, no concord.
2 F; V3 D5 j; ]拆东墙补西墙rob Peter to pay Paul
1 L5 Y9 G- F% ~% a8 U/ h辞旧迎新bid farewell to the old and usher in the new; ring out the old year and ring in the new % }- N/ ]& T4 [. x# H, G z: P
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
9 w( q1 m- {. c0 {- i1 n大开眼界open one's eyes; broaden one's horizon; be an eye-opener ! v" W8 L" n2 a( J8 T
国泰民安The country flourishes and people live in peace5 w: J8 J. z& y" q6 F( l# i
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 M; J" Z M5 [! x9 W$ h& l, R功夫不负有心人Everything comes to him who waits.
% m, [, M/ T$ E4 G9 G1 H4 _- S好了伤疤忘了疼once on shore, one prays no more; b1 {( [) d6 d' T- o& h$ A3 F
好事不出门，恶事传千里Good news never goes beyond the gate, while bad news spread far and wide. 3 {2 c; _, Q) _; |! `! I9 D
和气生财Harmony brings wealth& I) a F2 i2 a1 b4 U9 E
活到老，学到老One is never too old to learn.
3 m5 b' k. P+ u2 D. H既往不咎let bygones be bygones $ {3 A6 q L9 P/ C. F0 G- ` P
金无足赤,人无完人Gold can't be pure and man can't be perfect.
% f6 n5 T2 ]; K) U0 t* y金玉满堂Treasures fill the home
+ t* f2 S, j* ~脚踏实地be down-to-earth
2 T6 Q! e3 C/ H5 r" m脚踩两只船sit on the fence 2 }/ S0 L/ o8 }: U0 [
君子之交淡如水the friendship between gentlemen is as pure as crystal; a hedge between keeps friendship green " Y! I& l0 n$ }8 c# i
老生常谈，陈词滥调cut and dried, cliché* R% @4 t. `3 F& [
礼尚往来Courtesy calls for reciprocity.
2 M3 d6 ^! R9 x' H( d) g留得青山在，不怕没柴烧"Where there is life, there is hope."
- ~3 e6 z0 g7 h- h马到成功achieve immediate victory; win instant success
& J& j, J+ P* p" g. k名利双收gain in both fame and wealth- V+ G. B/ L. M
茅塞顿开be suddenly enlightened
7 I: k& O. X3 q7 a j8 w7 V' u( v2 [4 v% V没有规矩不成方圆Nothing can be accomplished without norms or standards.
* S v# S$ \0 |; H$ I+ V; c; s' s每逢佳节倍思亲
6 p$ V0 i) D( x# VOn festive occasions more than ever one thinks of one's dear ones far away.5 Z* \' N" r& G" }$ o
It is on the festival occasions when one misses his dear most.
3 o, n& y; a$ E7 ^谋事在人，成事在天"The planning lies with man, the outcome with Heaven. / Man proposes, God disposes. "9 [# m# g1 s1 q0 O2 W
弄巧成拙be too smart by half; Cunning outwits itself.
* C" V9 Q# I: E0 K+ {$ _) e/ M拿手好戏masterpiece
. E+ O0 Y6 r" B1 r3 J- [9 W% P赔了夫人又折兵throw good money after bad' g; q& g k/ e
抛砖引玉a modest spur to induce others to come forward with valuable contributions; throw a sprat to catch a whale
5 G* P( u6 J' V/ i# b2 M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& J! W+ p2 v8 b, m# r- b
抢得先机take the preemptive opportunities 6 }0 w- |: m0 N1 I! v0 O7 m$ Q r
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.' N- F r. p$ O3 O
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 step6 b: X1 @6 c5 `1 S5 }
前事不忘,后事之师Past experience, if not forgotten, is a guide for the future.
' u# w u5 ^# r/ z+ I前人栽树,后人乘凉One generation plants the trees in whose shade another generation rests.7 @1 P* U( Z. e' J( g. ^% c
One sows and another reaps.0 g9 l0 Y3 ^7 U$ k7 v4 |
前怕狼,后怕虎fear the wolf in front and the tiger behind/ hesitate in doing something
: O* k& ^' ^, Q8 p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.
$ @( X- U, a4 h5 d强强联手win-win co-operation
& t/ S1 V: P, T# H. I瑞雪兆丰年A timely snow promises a good harvest.% g/ m& x( E6 w4 N- i! T
人之初,性本善Man's nature at birth is good.
3 Y9 b. N6 b0 d& e6 P6 ?: t人逢喜事精神爽Joy puts heart into a man.
1 E6 G. {1 d- O% v+ M+ V人海战术huge-crowd strategy ; x, E2 I# v& \9 G/ X
世上无难事，只要肯攀登"Where there is a will, there is a way. "
! e- ?! Y) e" t* J+ b% B世外桃源a fictitious land of peace away from the turmoil of the world;
6 D& n. a; z1 o* m死而后已until my heart stops beating
; d9 c0 w( {. ]- X: T" i岁岁平安Peace all year round
% w- B% K& K) F( T. e+ ~上有天堂，下有苏杭"Just as there is paradise in heaven, ther are Suzhou and Hangzhou on earth." 6 \! o# _) g; B1 Q
塞翁失马，焉知非福Misfortune may be an actual blessing.
% J0 {; e1 K/ o0 h+ {% ?' S三十而立"A man should be independent at the age of thirty.
' F; `$ H1 c" c7 V" dAt thirty, a man should be able to think for himself."
# s: ~+ X1 ~4 D1 K' c升级换代updating and upgrading (of products)) v. h" ~5 z/ X6 w1 p4 e
四十不惑Life begins at forty.
7 y0 [- }; Q( q! M9 o谁言寸草心，报得三春晖"Such kindness of warm sun, can't be repaid by grass. " : x9 m5 _4 ?. Z9 Q) X
水涨船高When the river rises, the boat floats high.
# X8 l" E; x: n V' j9 E$ c时不我待Time and tide wait for no man.
6 b. Z$ h' I; g! F @; ?5 \5 |# u, t杀鸡用牛刀break a butterfly on the wheel( v0 b+ W1 s0 l5 F* d( a+ o
实事求是seek truth from facts; be practical and realistic; be true to facts 9 v3 p f2 F, { r" ~
说曹操,曹操到Talk of the devil and he comes.) ?* |1 _! d' P7 b7 q6 e v0 s
实话实说speak the plain truth; call a spade a spade; tell it as it is - @3 L0 A8 q( Q$ o9 a
实践是检验真理的唯一标准Practice is the sole criterion for testing truth.
1 i) v4 u& w }" u- 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; "8 C; F9 q& R# k7 k j3 ^% {: M, Q
韬光养晦hide one's capacities and bide one's time
) E; z2 z8 D n糖衣炮弹sugar-coated bullets
" w! |4 n. i/ ?; L! l天有不测风云Anything unexpected may happen. a bolt from the blue
$ F. C, r9 @1 `5 B7 m" ?0 z9 y团结就是力量Unity is strength.# U: g% V* J1 [* ^# N! 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
' y% I. I2 i3 q* D2 e8 p/ q歪风邪气unhealthy practices and evil phenomena$ x8 L# ^. k( G8 x- g; v
物以类聚，人以群分Birds of a feather flock together.
4 P% Q ~% Q q/ N5 ^1 I往事如风"The past has vanished (from memory) like wind.; What in past, is past."
- y6 v" b: m' m9 L; q望子成龙hold high hopes for one's child! ]' C) e W) H- Y/ Z
屋漏又逢连阴雨Misfortunes never come singly. When it rains it pours.- n2 p& F9 V: m$ R# {' Q9 \" Y
文韬武略military expertise; military strategy
" r/ n: \ C: o8 Y唯利是图draw water to one's mill
) H: b4 }& w7 u& d; _无源之水,无本之木water without a source, and a tree wiithout roots7 h! W2 A+ @, I# `) g
无中生有make/create something out of nothing
% D2 c& v7 H+ h2 B6 V3 O无风不起浪There are no waves without wind. There's no smoke without fire.
' J( p8 d3 s# d徇私枉法bend the law for the benefit of relatives or friends
p* ?' D$ I0 ]. C3 }! m新官上任三把火a new broom sweeps clean
: k( \8 e9 {" {+ e! w+ T虚心使人进步,骄傲使人落后Modesty helps one go forward, whereas conceit makes one lag behind.
' g! n6 {) d5 `7 X' [蓄势而发accumulate strength for a take-off
I/ R: C7 H8 |0 `# p心想事成May all your wish come true/ c+ V! h7 g9 q- f( J; C
心照不宣have a tacit understanding; give tacit consent; tacit understanding
% Q8 z% F, p. u% X7 h$ P+ {先入为主First impressions are firmly entrenched.
+ X# u3 v- n0 P; o1 x7 s2 h; [先下手为强catch the ball before the bound
% j+ w& l/ \; R+ y! [& y, Z像热锅上的蚂蚁like an ant on a hot pan) v& G/ y k/ u
现身说法warn people by taking oneself as an example
+ O" i% {) y9 f3 a8 {6 v! ^息事宁人pour oil on troubled waters
3 |) r1 r. }8 `0 l4 V% ~+ s喜忧参半mingled hope and fear 0 X! e3 _9 A! Q+ `% u( n! L2 @: U9 l
循序渐进step by step2 k; J7 S3 V% Y
一路平安，一路顺风speed somebody on their way; speed the parting guest ; u3 Z8 E; d' \( p B0 Y4 P3 F
严以律己,宽以待人be strict with oneself and lenient towards others
! O5 f: N' K# X) @鱼米之乡a land of milk and honey! K+ [7 ]1 e# q0 g4 X6 s3 W& b" M1 E
有情人终成眷属"Jack shall have Jill, all shall be well."
$ x9 y& j; }& |% M+ H/ s" }6 H: ]有钱能使鬼推磨Money makes the mare go. Money talks.
) r$ y' Z4 u4 a% s$ j: d有识之士people of vision
3 o, p7 ]0 O8 d3 w有勇无谋use brawn rather than brain
# p C9 l' R# b' Q, M, h8 y: V) \有缘千里来相会Separated as we are thousands of miles apart, we come together as if by predestination.
% f5 q8 Y2 ~# Y8 @, O与时俱进advance with times" n# ]( `0 f* X& R+ R
以人为本people oriented; people foremost ) } N s% z9 A: _' M1 s
因材施教teach students according to their aptitude
& a% y6 u8 R5 A! q6 X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."
$ i5 {) ?; G' ?4 ~& s3 H欲速则不达Haste does not bring success. 9 T( Q0 P; g+ B, Z1 E" j: o+ I
优胜劣汰survival of the fittest 3 j9 W# z0 C' s0 w$ E7 }& f
英雄所见略同Great minds think alike.
- i: V8 ~ Z8 v冤家宜解不宜结Better make friends than make enemies.
# b' T( w& p/ V+ I A冤假错案"cases in which people were unjustly, falsely or wrongly charged or sentenced; unjust, false or wrong cases"
/ }- A5 P/ c$ e. n一言既出，驷马难追A real man never goes back on his words. 5 l' I' ?0 r- W
招财进宝Money and treasures will be plentiful7 G" U8 z' B* }- J' G
债台高筑become debt-ridden
, u# m6 [5 m4 F+ K* s致命要害Achilles' heel $ I* V( z! |, t! P5 z, k0 R
众矢之的target of public criticism f, q4 c B$ Z/ a
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.
" J' D; L0 G! G& j% V# E7 Y纸上谈兵be an armchair strategist7 g m) p! l r
纸包不住火Truth will come to light sooner or later.
+ P6 k* T9 d9 H左右为难between the devil and the deep blue sea; between the rock and the hard place |
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