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爱屋及乌Love me, love my dog.& E" `6 A' |7 s! d0 g
百闻不如一见Seeing is believing.* D U5 o! q1 t. W5 r) h
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
+ X/ }. y' U+ n# V7 K笨鸟先飞A slow sparrow should make an early start.
6 L8 ?1 `! p" W1 r) U+ ]不眠之夜white night
% a2 r \0 [3 @2 L5 R不以物喜，不以己悲not pleased by external gains, not saddened by personnal losses
7 v$ h* z2 f3 ^/ j不遗余力spare no effort; go all out; do one's best
4 v* L3 C# V( W9 p9 m' b$ @6 ]不打不成交"No discord, no concord.
N; J" m. R1 V6 b拆东墙补西墙rob Peter to pay Paul
" o/ q2 |4 ]% C$ A5 t7 f) Z辞旧迎新bid farewell to the old and usher in the new; ring out the old year and ring in the new ) n1 s" `6 H8 U) S2 K1 r/ _3 H
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 all4 C' o, }! y3 _ Y& ?8 \
大开眼界open one's eyes; broaden one's horizon; be an eye-opener ! O0 H% Z9 C( s8 e p0 J* \
国泰民安The country flourishes and people live in peace
$ W3 `/ Q) w n8 I4 Y R6 w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
0 L X. j" ^% H: T" r, x( K2 i功夫不负有心人Everything comes to him who waits. " T7 E$ h- `% y3 R( N% j+ }
好了伤疤忘了疼once on shore, one prays no more
. z' ~) P0 P' u9 M; c7 }7 P# y好事不出门，恶事传千里Good news never goes beyond the gate, while bad news spread far and wide. ! w M! D9 o; a! g
和气生财Harmony brings wealth" E' C+ \7 b+ t+ g% t
活到老，学到老One is never too old to learn. 6 ?; j+ E( D5 p" n2 x. { ^" B+ s
既往不咎let bygones be bygones 6 d! B: v! p; d
金无足赤,人无完人Gold can't be pure and man can't be perfect.
3 s7 {* h2 t: k' L& }金玉满堂Treasures fill the home
L2 [: q( O7 ~5 I: m* M脚踏实地be down-to-earth $ [ H/ E( w( Z- x: b
脚踩两只船sit on the fence
- K4 G8 Z" E& R6 j o: W; L君子之交淡如水the friendship between gentlemen is as pure as crystal; a hedge between keeps friendship green 4 M! @% f9 c v* U
老生常谈，陈词滥调cut and dried, cliché
* j9 U' ^2 e9 P- `) ?$ r4 ?1 \礼尚往来Courtesy calls for reciprocity.
, P3 |& r$ d" U6 v7 n留得青山在，不怕没柴烧"Where there is life, there is hope."2 ~! D n R" q5 v8 F9 M/ R
马到成功achieve immediate victory; win instant success
% r1 I$ x! @% l名利双收gain in both fame and wealth/ B* H, Y4 H; a) K3 I- V4 J
茅塞顿开be suddenly enlightened R1 F; R, K' r+ ~
没有规矩不成方圆Nothing can be accomplished without norms or standards.
# ]! m2 u" r# J0 g8 A+ w每逢佳节倍思亲5 w: F6 e2 i# X0 {
On festive occasions more than ever one thinks of one's dear ones far away.
! u/ |6 l5 `' N9 P( HIt is on the festival occasions when one misses his dear most.
. {: h9 i& N0 ?9 ^! T9 Q谋事在人，成事在天"The planning lies with man, the outcome with Heaven. / Man proposes, God disposes. ", {5 Z+ K8 a U/ R
弄巧成拙be too smart by half; Cunning outwits itself.
' l0 C$ ]5 R% n9 N" F- B拿手好戏masterpiece2 ^( G) z/ X1 F; h3 S- O, g1 e
赔了夫人又折兵throw good money after bad
0 m' C+ a, \9 _: m, }8 }抛砖引玉a modest spur to induce others to come forward with valuable contributions; throw a sprat to catch a whale
1 m) X" W/ w! {0 j' N6 ~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
" y' A D) U; X* ~+ q抢得先机take the preemptive opportunities . C0 h5 k9 S c- }! p- U
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.7 ?! D6 C9 V; H) q) V: d+ Z2 H
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
; g) {) X; U1 ]/ {( v; l. R前事不忘,后事之师Past experience, if not forgotten, is a guide for the future./ R) W: B) h2 @' r* f
前人栽树,后人乘凉One generation plants the trees in whose shade another generation rests.
" o( z. A9 D! \% i6 SOne sows and another reaps.
4 L: l+ ]# _8 y8 p- V _前怕狼,后怕虎fear the wolf in front and the tiger behind/ hesitate in doing something9 _" W* M5 l1 F" J
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.
3 t9 H& o6 o$ F+ O$ I5 P1 C, n- z强强联手win-win co-operation
7 Y; R% J& Y2 g+ i! `" U. W# Z) j. ~瑞雪兆丰年A timely snow promises a good harvest.
2 F- }$ N9 C/ o' X! y$ [( q人之初,性本善Man's nature at birth is good.- `0 N6 K' ]" p1 @2 m0 @$ q# W
人逢喜事精神爽Joy puts heart into a man.
! k* V9 n5 U8 f( x; A0 N3 G, K人海战术huge-crowd strategy
: `0 S7 l% l/ M' t6 }7 z# w: H0 V% W世上无难事，只要肯攀登"Where there is a will, there is a way. "
, {% V6 G8 ~ ]" ~! n世外桃源a fictitious land of peace away from the turmoil of the world; + m9 T& O# A! L l9 x d2 {
死而后已until my heart stops beating0 X9 ^; b9 f- B4 x
岁岁平安Peace all year round
% a H6 t+ [/ i0 s+ P8 H' ]上有天堂，下有苏杭"Just as there is paradise in heaven, ther are Suzhou and Hangzhou on earth."
- f* l9 Z$ v4 G2 i9 {塞翁失马，焉知非福Misfortune may be an actual blessing., ?4 n* x* k7 y7 I0 U9 g) k7 P
三十而立"A man should be independent at the age of thirty.
# K0 \3 Q+ w" ^; FAt thirty, a man should be able to think for himself."
% z& R6 b& X0 Q5 [7 H! _" e升级换代updating and upgrading (of products)8 p) Y0 v+ s* u1 v! q4 x) G9 l2 v
四十不惑Life begins at forty. 4 e5 @7 u3 T( t
谁言寸草心，报得三春晖"Such kindness of warm sun, can't be repaid by grass. " - F' I6 f! v/ D) ]+ G& z" @
水涨船高When the river rises, the boat floats high.
/ t7 X6 R$ O) n: ?9 `& @# u时不我待Time and tide wait for no man.
! M y- C' E+ e3 k; j3 P5 \* U杀鸡用牛刀break a butterfly on the wheel7 ?/ ]5 ]7 j% y0 k$ g+ T- _
实事求是seek truth from facts; be practical and realistic; be true to facts # T0 s3 }1 X3 P0 a! @( G0 n5 b
说曹操,曹操到Talk of the devil and he comes." ?8 H- w+ v+ T" `
实话实说speak the plain truth; call a spade a spade; tell it as it is 1 b/ q5 T3 J* v% B t
实践是检验真理的唯一标准Practice is the sole criterion for testing truth.0 B. P) V7 e$ i+ Z
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; ": ^( ]3 v4 a+ z6 ]
韬光养晦hide one's capacities and bide one's time
) R" i- T+ A, O3 {3 |# t/ x; b糖衣炮弹sugar-coated bullets
: z& h1 {( }0 f5 ?$ t, e天有不测风云Anything unexpected may happen. a bolt from the blue
! b! h& z# F a3 r3 I& O团结就是力量Unity is strength.
0 m8 C7 A$ Q/ R5 |6 n" I6 Z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 % S+ O4 }) f: e! h) R: S
歪风邪气unhealthy practices and evil phenomena
% H% [4 r5 G5 [5 D9 h0 B9 R0 i1 J物以类聚，人以群分Birds of a feather flock together.3 Q: I+ E: M$ F! C" z
往事如风"The past has vanished (from memory) like wind.; What in past, is past." ' s3 u) V: U4 t) E2 V- Z
望子成龙hold high hopes for one's child
( n# B3 M# i* u7 c9 M. {屋漏又逢连阴雨Misfortunes never come singly. When it rains it pours.- d; |1 U2 O6 t: t; @, D! {
文韬武略military expertise; military strategy ! R6 R- }$ K/ e9 J
唯利是图draw water to one's mill
6 B9 w; t3 l5 a; w* Y6 I$ A/ E无源之水,无本之木water without a source, and a tree wiithout roots
1 G9 w' s7 x0 T2 o无中生有make/create something out of nothing
! q9 D; p; l, `5 O/ {% R无风不起浪There are no waves without wind. There's no smoke without fire.9 C' U+ s; W8 y$ A% L
徇私枉法bend the law for the benefit of relatives or friends
( a; O3 w* h8 X9 D Y& Z% Q新官上任三把火a new broom sweeps clean * @2 Q& q0 f s, i$ Y
虚心使人进步,骄傲使人落后Modesty helps one go forward, whereas conceit makes one lag behind.
x+ @2 t8 o5 k4 I* c0 |! m蓄势而发accumulate strength for a take-off
4 {# S& _. e& p; @2 G, ^5 B" e心想事成May all your wish come true+ H* v1 Q# ~6 R, n* t: w, V) }
心照不宣have a tacit understanding; give tacit consent; tacit understanding# L$ B w/ B V9 L! z
先入为主First impressions are firmly entrenched.
+ P& |% _ Z' v3 q( e先下手为强catch the ball before the bound
% J! V* V1 P& ]& ~# s3 I2 h像热锅上的蚂蚁like an ant on a hot pan4 C$ A! z- g& D0 D* _
现身说法warn people by taking oneself as an example1 T+ J5 I1 a* `7 |, N0 M2 r( l7 k% ]
息事宁人pour oil on troubled waters . t! O4 \9 ~$ m2 h5 Z' q
喜忧参半mingled hope and fear
4 H/ R+ E% p9 O2 ^( n1 {循序渐进step by step; I/ z5 `( [) B
一路平安，一路顺风speed somebody on their way; speed the parting guest 1 I( j9 d) o( q3 C: i& D7 O
严以律己,宽以待人be strict with oneself and lenient towards others( T4 {( `, z- W3 c
鱼米之乡a land of milk and honey
3 N8 m( O% I3 l! m有情人终成眷属"Jack shall have Jill, all shall be well." ) j- ^; ]7 p* S
有钱能使鬼推磨Money makes the mare go. Money talks.4 K9 O: S2 ?$ \9 k6 J, t2 t
有识之士people of vision
: X0 [# D' v8 {有勇无谋use brawn rather than brain 7 Y P+ t2 j1 E3 s7 }) @8 c
有缘千里来相会Separated as we are thousands of miles apart, we come together as if by predestination.
0 z; v4 O! ?4 q5 v5 W与时俱进advance with times
0 m8 c: U& M" L/ b+ z以人为本people oriented; people foremost
# t" D3 W7 h0 R- h因材施教teach students according to their aptitude
1 }0 Z9 v8 T* l/ l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."
( m& P; {) d7 g" |欲速则不达Haste does not bring success.
9 _: \ J) G: X: {优胜劣汰survival of the fittest
5 L/ L/ X [, `/ e# F英雄所见略同Great minds think alike.4 S* N N$ ?& d0 W0 T( p* G
冤家宜解不宜结Better make friends than make enemies.
% T0 T% y( S( @) c冤假错案"cases in which people were unjustly, falsely or wrongly charged or sentenced; unjust, false or wrong cases" 9 _) Q$ ~0 ?8 B) O0 X- t) ~
一言既出，驷马难追A real man never goes back on his words.
; h) F Q- A" P3 S招财进宝Money and treasures will be plentiful
2 m* b( J; e9 E# c2 V债台高筑become debt-ridden8 {! C1 w4 `6 D
致命要害Achilles' heel
7 {8 W) G4 N( `/ r众矢之的target of public criticism
- r; C) _% D. {4 [0 L8 r* c, V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 W! U- P6 a$ G- y" ]5 Q* e纸上谈兵be an armchair strategist& Z! _7 @9 m7 Z% s; R6 V
纸包不住火Truth will come to light sooner or later.
+ b; o) J% p: ^# I1 v4 t y3 q左右为难between the devil and the deep blue sea; between the rock and the hard place |
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