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爱屋及乌Love me, love my dog. x+ L ^4 ~- m' L r# R3 h
百闻不如一见Seeing is believing., c/ f F8 c9 s5 Y M1 I
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
. v- x1 |& K) H笨鸟先飞A slow sparrow should make an early start.
f: S$ j5 M& {) Y; m. Q9 ?' Y不眠之夜white night 0 \, F& Z4 K* W- F, Q
不以物喜，不以己悲not pleased by external gains, not saddened by personnal losses: ~4 X: T% `9 K4 f
不遗余力spare no effort; go all out; do one's best) L3 H# S' J8 J. i2 \
不打不成交"No discord, no concord.
( X# |# A& z6 {0 ~+ k6 W, u! p拆东墙补西墙rob Peter to pay Paul . L0 ~7 _) y/ v+ ?4 t
辞旧迎新bid farewell to the old and usher in the new; ring out the old year and ring in the new # a" I# t7 ~$ v; Z
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
# u2 ~9 h- I! t; [* u3 j4 t大开眼界open one's eyes; broaden one's horizon; be an eye-opener ' C; y# e* H$ B6 D7 |1 \4 l
国泰民安The country flourishes and people live in peace$ k! \: U5 `8 L% M. {# l9 _3 O4 e
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 P& v. |' R- B6 g g
功夫不负有心人Everything comes to him who waits. " p$ P. b0 `' m. H9 J$ o4 @* }; }" Q
好了伤疤忘了疼once on shore, one prays no more
# P1 k; {4 p* O+ w1 P好事不出门，恶事传千里Good news never goes beyond the gate, while bad news spread far and wide.
5 H0 i7 H; T5 q6 ]. Z1 P& f和气生财Harmony brings wealth4 j9 f! d" ^0 q1 F$ r
活到老，学到老One is never too old to learn. ( }* X5 u1 z3 K7 O9 w" E+ U& u2 H
既往不咎let bygones be bygones $ B0 C2 {) G4 f7 p" ^, I
金无足赤,人无完人Gold can't be pure and man can't be perfect.
% b& b( v! |8 h9 p金玉满堂Treasures fill the home' ^8 s6 \! l+ o$ O8 j. j1 d: ^# R; h
脚踏实地be down-to-earth , C# }7 ~# I4 B/ @* y, e+ E
脚踩两只船sit on the fence % z5 {8 h/ h( x e2 n9 u% J* z
君子之交淡如水the friendship between gentlemen is as pure as crystal; a hedge between keeps friendship green $ I5 r5 X) _2 T. s! x" j
老生常谈，陈词滥调cut and dried, cliché
( o" f, Z H: j- q礼尚往来Courtesy calls for reciprocity. 6 @ h/ y+ Q, ?% @0 W [8 t
留得青山在，不怕没柴烧"Where there is life, there is hope."
. L; x5 f; ?! [0 y2 I马到成功achieve immediate victory; win instant success, \) B6 H) a O' G
名利双收gain in both fame and wealth* n- p" y1 [4 N' ?1 g6 T3 @; Z9 _
茅塞顿开be suddenly enlightened
, h h! B7 z5 H9 y* J6 m没有规矩不成方圆Nothing can be accomplished without norms or standards.; {4 U9 z: P) O* r6 L3 ?& O+ K
每逢佳节倍思亲
# \7 o* ?7 A3 f" W t! D7 q5 wOn festive occasions more than ever one thinks of one's dear ones far away.& D) W/ c9 s" j1 G5 Z, H
It is on the festival occasions when one misses his dear most. : H: d( s# j. r+ d9 T0 A: L- z
谋事在人，成事在天"The planning lies with man, the outcome with Heaven. / Man proposes, God disposes. "' ^: O: z! B1 {# p& @$ y! h
弄巧成拙be too smart by half; Cunning outwits itself.% E; m7 O U- l% O7 V$ I
拿手好戏masterpiece
2 n" |6 s' V- H4 ?& r4 s. m赔了夫人又折兵throw good money after bad. W3 m4 p# i( A$ z5 \/ V
抛砖引玉a modest spur to induce others to come forward with valuable contributions; throw a sprat to catch a whale
0 J3 B& b% L1 q N& 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 end
: w" ~2 f. ^- y( k- V抢得先机take the preemptive opportunities
u" K8 ~7 P" Y% D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./ J: S; E, y3 A
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& R* e$ t: L& V3 V) Z
前事不忘,后事之师Past experience, if not forgotten, is a guide for the future.* I+ u+ L. e# k' q( p; B
前人栽树,后人乘凉One generation plants the trees in whose shade another generation rests. o A- ?( I4 }$ q
One sows and another reaps.: _) ^* C: [( u% A7 l @& q
前怕狼,后怕虎fear the wolf in front and the tiger behind/ hesitate in doing something) Q9 ~8 X) E* z6 N
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.
/ R( \: I L3 E5 P0 s8 D强强联手win-win co-operation
8 |9 G/ c0 z+ _0 r) o. T瑞雪兆丰年A timely snow promises a good harvest.
% t: a2 d' \; s# w3 m人之初,性本善Man's nature at birth is good.
. `6 w$ \7 }8 }5 m人逢喜事精神爽Joy puts heart into a man.9 @+ S& Y0 d/ J/ V1 {; a
人海战术huge-crowd strategy
- U6 T4 }" K% R: E4 I世上无难事，只要肯攀登"Where there is a will, there is a way. " & i/ r, Z T, f) k/ T6 t& J7 b5 r
世外桃源a fictitious land of peace away from the turmoil of the world; ' t9 W- O# m& ^* w4 n; I: X
死而后已until my heart stops beating, c" J" b( |& u
岁岁平安Peace all year round
6 z2 `. P) N4 c( I7 w2 L4 c" v0 m0 ]1 u上有天堂，下有苏杭"Just as there is paradise in heaven, ther are Suzhou and Hangzhou on earth." ( R5 f) m' a6 i: |( k4 J2 a, N
塞翁失马，焉知非福Misfortune may be an actual blessing.4 s$ G/ b5 e' k+ X# c5 C6 [8 n
三十而立"A man should be independent at the age of thirty. 4 i# [! ?; C P4 R5 C$ ]2 J1 H, h' K
At thirty, a man should be able to think for himself."
+ j9 u+ V" Y2 p* m* H7 L( N; j升级换代updating and upgrading (of products)/ r* F) z8 {' r! S- k' l
四十不惑Life begins at forty.
7 U4 \6 x t% |2 B; a谁言寸草心，报得三春晖"Such kindness of warm sun, can't be repaid by grass. " ) I4 S! c; Z3 z
水涨船高When the river rises, the boat floats high.0 N8 _: @2 T6 e1 S" E; u( _
时不我待Time and tide wait for no man.
) M/ u# f( H2 A' ?: L9 c杀鸡用牛刀break a butterfly on the wheel* g6 W9 p; X2 n9 [- {3 Y
实事求是seek truth from facts; be practical and realistic; be true to facts % B* V" Q$ [& R
说曹操,曹操到Talk of the devil and he comes.
; T% g$ ?9 M4 c3 M0 t实话实说speak the plain truth; call a spade a spade; tell it as it is / M4 i+ a+ ? Z$ D! G
实践是检验真理的唯一标准Practice is the sole criterion for testing truth.) V. @& q2 \$ f; Y5 }4 @$ n" t
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; "4 u. n( A. r7 q0 e( s, u, g( t
韬光养晦hide one's capacities and bide one's time5 j2 `% z6 C2 j; S% L4 Q
糖衣炮弹sugar-coated bullets6 Q0 L5 a* A5 q
天有不测风云Anything unexpected may happen. a bolt from the blue; t! P- e6 x1 M5 G& Q7 P4 E
团结就是力量Unity is strength.
1 ?6 _# A" M. ?. g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 " l- O, C2 e) U i8 ?1 C: O* f" [
歪风邪气unhealthy practices and evil phenomena+ g! o5 u$ u* H; V9 f/ J: Z2 S
物以类聚，人以群分Birds of a feather flock together.
) }( a' J/ W3 d" f5 R往事如风"The past has vanished (from memory) like wind.; What in past, is past."
# d- B$ g# e6 z7 |* ~望子成龙hold high hopes for one's child9 Y( p9 b0 I$ ]. j1 u
屋漏又逢连阴雨Misfortunes never come singly. When it rains it pours.
' @; d& l7 M5 I6 I文韬武略military expertise; military strategy 4 Q1 e( {0 r' i M
唯利是图draw water to one's mill
3 w( _+ j3 H! P" z! k; m无源之水,无本之木water without a source, and a tree wiithout roots
; X) G0 ?8 z8 O9 m) [无中生有make/create something out of nothing
" O! u' ?; g6 Y: |. o' k( j# \无风不起浪There are no waves without wind. There's no smoke without fire.
) Z& p( C, b2 b# ^徇私枉法bend the law for the benefit of relatives or friends 3 n- J5 q: m* T: F/ \
新官上任三把火a new broom sweeps clean
X& \( T8 J7 G8 x3 |4 U虚心使人进步,骄傲使人落后Modesty helps one go forward, whereas conceit makes one lag behind.
* v5 z6 E& R1 @8 M' E9 O0 P( K蓄势而发accumulate strength for a take-off
0 _& }" w, \: n9 ~心想事成May all your wish come true- k' R! N- q& n8 [6 i
心照不宣have a tacit understanding; give tacit consent; tacit understanding) H# C% a0 w, |, F8 }2 p
先入为主First impressions are firmly entrenched.
o+ g" s7 \: R9 m; _2 o6 Z) ~% ^先下手为强catch the ball before the bound
: u- i8 ~ x( t9 K6 F% f' ~像热锅上的蚂蚁like an ant on a hot pan! P0 ~1 S# }8 l+ i0 i0 o- {
现身说法warn people by taking oneself as an example7 X3 T! C( Y# z2 k |, g
息事宁人pour oil on troubled waters
& O7 M6 y: S2 g5 s喜忧参半mingled hope and fear
+ p9 f. {% M1 W1 D' i' `循序渐进step by step, V6 \- e# a7 ]+ c0 l
一路平安，一路顺风speed somebody on their way; speed the parting guest 2 {/ ^9 U: u% P: J9 C; G4 ~
严以律己,宽以待人be strict with oneself and lenient towards others
/ i/ |1 O, N B6 S3 N6 u4 q鱼米之乡a land of milk and honey
4 t Q, H: x% Y6 n1 W3 u有情人终成眷属"Jack shall have Jill, all shall be well."
' i. p* |5 ~+ \0 g: }有钱能使鬼推磨Money makes the mare go. Money talks.
. ~0 z6 e( b$ Y有识之士people of vision# ]: y, M# w/ z3 D
有勇无谋use brawn rather than brain / B$ e, q$ o" |# c
有缘千里来相会Separated as we are thousands of miles apart, we come together as if by predestination.! E# B. I" C/ r5 _
与时俱进advance with times; M. d5 l( M! _5 V) q
以人为本people oriented; people foremost
9 K7 u8 H5 ]9 a因材施教teach students according to their aptitude
' X$ X, B3 f' m9 w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."
) I7 m0 P. {. s" y# b# I欲速则不达Haste does not bring success. * O4 |: A& k6 p- n
优胜劣汰survival of the fittest + M8 T) ]& x! d
英雄所见略同Great minds think alike.
' _* O6 K# b2 V7 j冤家宜解不宜结Better make friends than make enemies.
0 S# l" g! D9 b6 G0 ]! D! c8 P/ }冤假错案"cases in which people were unjustly, falsely or wrongly charged or sentenced; unjust, false or wrong cases"
) C9 q/ ]% ?, Q0 S: N+ E% h6 q一言既出，驷马难追A real man never goes back on his words. 9 Y. S9 n2 L- q+ M
招财进宝Money and treasures will be plentiful
' \+ p7 `# e7 A9 _债台高筑become debt-ridden. R+ B! ?# E$ U3 W8 W. R. M
致命要害Achilles' heel , L& X) Z% S- c* t$ l
众矢之的target of public criticism5 s: d/ E% u) Z$ O
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.
5 a+ p2 h! W x& L+ o% d% t! W# V8 b纸上谈兵be an armchair strategist
% h6 ]- b" N3 D/ b& @# y纸包不住火Truth will come to light sooner or later.& \+ I6 ] A1 i8 ~* j+ w) m$ C
左右为难between the devil and the deep blue sea; between the rock and the hard place |
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