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爱屋及乌Love me, love my dog., m0 N) ?5 A+ W
百闻不如一见Seeing is believing.
& S2 A6 c4 m" o6 f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) g! D" B9 q) r/ W8 W
笨鸟先飞A slow sparrow should make an early start.
$ \8 V/ @, V$ k/ t不眠之夜white night
& {8 W6 J/ H7 _不以物喜，不以己悲not pleased by external gains, not saddened by personnal losses
& U+ ~5 h% Q9 K) C8 n3 I不遗余力spare no effort; go all out; do one's best
! s6 e F! L! H1 J2 k不打不成交"No discord, no concord. 0 q; T+ Q A) L9 w
拆东墙补西墙rob Peter to pay Paul
; H3 ?6 _0 t, q9 t- [/ t5 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 & Q" [7 Q( E; ], ?. }) N% 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
6 W% ?% v- I% T4 B0 r# G. J大开眼界open one's eyes; broaden one's horizon; be an eye-opener 0 R( G- ^2 h4 `; |
国泰民安The country flourishes and people live in peace
% Y# W1 L" |/ G0 s# ^8 P! B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
" }- W: q* I- R" m& |! ?1 n功夫不负有心人Everything comes to him who waits.
/ k4 T/ E0 n: }1 |好了伤疤忘了疼once on shore, one prays no more# d3 X6 d1 K$ M2 V
好事不出门，恶事传千里Good news never goes beyond the gate, while bad news spread far and wide.
) ?' z4 i, b3 B4 X# ~7 `& F w3 g. b$ D和气生财Harmony brings wealth% N/ o- ^1 P* k; H: O
活到老，学到老One is never too old to learn. 1 y) Z/ M8 o! v$ k/ X. A1 g
既往不咎let bygones be bygones
! j4 K3 M+ v1 M' T9 Q4 x! k: G$ v金无足赤,人无完人Gold can't be pure and man can't be perfect.
. A- q5 V0 J4 ~9 V: {金玉满堂Treasures fill the home
9 Q9 l2 n! u. L# Z4 y! b脚踏实地be down-to-earth $ o4 S2 }% V! M
脚踩两只船sit on the fence
% Y* k6 l: D0 }7 ~& i+ V/ W, S君子之交淡如水the friendship between gentlemen is as pure as crystal; a hedge between keeps friendship green . h! i8 _' K( M9 k/ b! g
老生常谈，陈词滥调cut and dried, cliché
/ d8 C$ f. Z4 n4 B8 |! O礼尚往来Courtesy calls for reciprocity. - F& x% {7 } o, H5 {
留得青山在，不怕没柴烧"Where there is life, there is hope."0 d6 n5 M+ N9 W" [# e8 p3 M
马到成功achieve immediate victory; win instant success9 `; `2 p$ _/ o3 N
名利双收gain in both fame and wealth! Q, P* ]5 b" m$ S9 _+ h
茅塞顿开be suddenly enlightened
^: Q' _, C" K, a没有规矩不成方圆Nothing can be accomplished without norms or standards.
5 y- _# ^4 W/ D8 n( S0 W每逢佳节倍思亲6 y0 x& `; l9 T3 t$ N+ f
On festive occasions more than ever one thinks of one's dear ones far away.
! l4 n! c7 G) p: EIt is on the festival occasions when one misses his dear most. : c& t" j: C% C; _& `) R
谋事在人，成事在天"The planning lies with man, the outcome with Heaven. / Man proposes, God disposes. "9 C8 x# w+ Y0 P! I) d
弄巧成拙be too smart by half; Cunning outwits itself.
$ D4 p( @ C3 {! W6 P" m8 V5 y拿手好戏masterpiece- D. F- b$ F3 p: A
赔了夫人又折兵throw good money after bad
. T# J& ^ S& P5 |( r" L抛砖引玉a modest spur to induce others to come forward with valuable contributions; throw a sprat to catch a whale
) F7 {3 E* w' F* _+ f( b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
1 p) M2 T, x! P* N抢得先机take the preemptive opportunities - @# |9 U% j# ]4 f) ?# k; S. _
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.) w: N& v5 C. v9 F- m: _
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 step3 l Q0 g3 g- ?! ]# ]/ r
前事不忘,后事之师Past experience, if not forgotten, is a guide for the future.( {) x# Y! O7 q9 x- n: w9 Z! [0 h0 b
前人栽树,后人乘凉One generation plants the trees in whose shade another generation rests. w" X5 Y! H$ V4 M
One sows and another reaps.$ J" h: Z( Q- J& z" q
前怕狼,后怕虎fear the wolf in front and the tiger behind/ hesitate in doing something
+ \: T: v" c, a& i+ q5 S$ B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. % q% n! z: ~$ w4 H
强强联手win-win co-operation9 |! y4 _2 f- R
瑞雪兆丰年A timely snow promises a good harvest.- w( K2 i8 } j0 U' v; m
人之初,性本善Man's nature at birth is good.
# t1 D( j5 M; z9 w人逢喜事精神爽Joy puts heart into a man.
5 M: C' V* Q; R0 d! g/ k8 c人海战术huge-crowd strategy
% Z+ [( b; R6 Y) C" B世上无难事，只要肯攀登"Where there is a will, there is a way. "
/ P2 ~/ F( M: a, }/ ~$ u世外桃源a fictitious land of peace away from the turmoil of the world; : ]0 b [6 `9 V6 P* _
死而后已until my heart stops beating
& N& `9 w& O, r- n岁岁平安Peace all year round+ ~( u& }) `: s5 g, T. Q' Y# g
上有天堂，下有苏杭"Just as there is paradise in heaven, ther are Suzhou and Hangzhou on earth."
g5 J, U3 f: m5 z塞翁失马，焉知非福Misfortune may be an actual blessing.
) `1 I3 l- v y% N/ [1 L三十而立"A man should be independent at the age of thirty. ! L; _3 O X7 Y, \& u% _7 d- V
At thirty, a man should be able to think for himself."
$ v3 X1 m" P+ c/ `0 s4 T, c升级换代updating and upgrading (of products), V( W) B; `4 Y, X1 s% o: j' g* T* J; }
四十不惑Life begins at forty.
/ m% z4 Y4 V; m$ @6 }谁言寸草心，报得三春晖"Such kindness of warm sun, can't be repaid by grass. " + r0 h/ u$ T" f3 H5 k- f9 D1 n+ _- t
水涨船高When the river rises, the boat floats high.$ e! H2 l7 X% [% f6 R" [
时不我待Time and tide wait for no man.
: t" X- I* l* C+ x5 t& K% f杀鸡用牛刀break a butterfly on the wheel
$ Z1 e9 G8 W; T实事求是seek truth from facts; be practical and realistic; be true to facts " R8 g. O( X& ?$ L @" {
说曹操,曹操到Talk of the devil and he comes.
$ n( a% x5 m) P1 C* I5 V7 ^1 C实话实说speak the plain truth; call a spade a spade; tell it as it is
0 {: L# b5 I7 }5 g实践是检验真理的唯一标准Practice is the sole criterion for testing truth.
3 R+ F9 ?1 ^# v5 o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; "9 g) v" `, t. A
韬光养晦hide one's capacities and bide one's time% ?/ j+ h1 S( Q# U$ \" u9 U
糖衣炮弹sugar-coated bullets
5 @1 a$ n% t% v7 Y5 V! ^' [6 c天有不测风云Anything unexpected may happen. a bolt from the blue3 V/ h6 `9 f8 H6 d5 h& c
团结就是力量Unity is strength.5 u6 m0 G% x/ @3 q2 `. }4 @5 r' b
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
$ z O* b, T/ I j5 q歪风邪气unhealthy practices and evil phenomena- X9 W3 O4 i5 m1 m7 ~
物以类聚，人以群分Birds of a feather flock together.& x& w0 j5 T/ n! w% P% Y
往事如风"The past has vanished (from memory) like wind.; What in past, is past." . B3 V/ c! O, G) B
望子成龙hold high hopes for one's child
! W1 n: o: @1 {. A; |屋漏又逢连阴雨Misfortunes never come singly. When it rains it pours.
}5 L- J/ _" h4 B' i文韬武略military expertise; military strategy
5 X( {9 Z j% D x) r4 b唯利是图draw water to one's mill
# Y+ n3 V6 ~& a* k% P无源之水,无本之木water without a source, and a tree wiithout roots& d o+ c* c+ T" Y9 _# B; a
无中生有make/create something out of nothing
8 h" V- f2 S% g& Y) b7 y) m无风不起浪There are no waves without wind. There's no smoke without fire.& e3 ?# A0 l+ L+ x
徇私枉法bend the law for the benefit of relatives or friends
6 z5 H: H" e! l新官上任三把火a new broom sweeps clean 7 W# h j" g+ z, O, T
虚心使人进步,骄傲使人落后Modesty helps one go forward, whereas conceit makes one lag behind.
; j9 ]4 r6 r6 \; M' Y蓄势而发accumulate strength for a take-off
) J. {* B* P8 R4 ?心想事成May all your wish come true
3 K- \3 @" \. y. V心照不宣have a tacit understanding; give tacit consent; tacit understanding5 s) a: m& H3 \7 V
先入为主First impressions are firmly entrenched.
$ v; @9 F& Z9 h$ {& s Y先下手为强catch the ball before the bound# q2 Q6 X+ f6 [& }- C
像热锅上的蚂蚁like an ant on a hot pan; \- A3 L% i S7 Y+ t. ]% s
现身说法warn people by taking oneself as an example
# I6 T. M6 i5 a) H; x+ F息事宁人pour oil on troubled waters
) X9 U3 ]9 Z; m8 `, d喜忧参半mingled hope and fear
' ? v# p& {1 R% s$ D& n循序渐进step by step7 [% j- Z5 ]+ |
一路平安，一路顺风speed somebody on their way; speed the parting guest
2 ~ @9 t/ H1 ~: t$ ?: C( U严以律己,宽以待人be strict with oneself and lenient towards others4 ?4 h2 G3 F; x( `/ F7 j4 u
鱼米之乡a land of milk and honey- n, k2 A& ?' O( ]; v3 F
有情人终成眷属"Jack shall have Jill, all shall be well." ! { i F6 |: ?" A% i
有钱能使鬼推磨Money makes the mare go. Money talks.
( i9 f l- K; K2 P3 m4 M# R4 V有识之士people of vision6 g) O r H0 ?/ b
有勇无谋use brawn rather than brain
$ X( l# |# X) ^: f/ C- G有缘千里来相会Separated as we are thousands of miles apart, we come together as if by predestination.
0 W1 [/ }+ ^, N; c+ s% a% c3 y与时俱进advance with times
, ^! B. H. V+ M0 v7 A以人为本people oriented; people foremost ; e4 z3 R0 @5 R' s5 q) Z2 C& P
因材施教teach students according to their aptitude 9 }, I: V/ g T2 S* B
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." - o1 u5 o3 W k; ]0 i
欲速则不达Haste does not bring success.
8 r* P$ Z t/ [0 K9 ~" `优胜劣汰survival of the fittest
K! G5 a1 W" W2 n英雄所见略同Great minds think alike.
. g: i' w8 n+ p& b冤家宜解不宜结Better make friends than make enemies.
" r7 G2 Z1 h- [冤假错案"cases in which people were unjustly, falsely or wrongly charged or sentenced; unjust, false or wrong cases"
/ p# y* J# {# N( T( |; H一言既出，驷马难追A real man never goes back on his words.
% e; J# V% i4 a1 l招财进宝Money and treasures will be plentiful; W0 l; h: C z4 F( z N- G: {8 b6 J
债台高筑become debt-ridden# k- G5 ^; c, U) }4 r/ h4 C; q. d* w) v
致命要害Achilles' heel 9 P5 r( h' O/ f
众矢之的target of public criticism& l0 o. x% D* `1 {8 n4 g6 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.) s+ D! H% E4 c+ B/ ~8 u" g
纸上谈兵be an armchair strategist
d" k) v1 H/ S8 q+ R& k纸包不住火Truth will come to light sooner or later./ q, M, Z( ~! u' L- }. i
左右为难between the devil and the deep blue sea; between the rock and the hard place |
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