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爱屋及乌Love me, love my dog.+ I9 L0 o Q) U4 l% w2 }0 i0 J; z, D8 Y
百闻不如一见Seeing is believing.( N7 w* y, Z$ c" b; \+ F2 `& T$ k
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
0 H2 F) X8 P7 N( u5 c' R+ A2 i# D3 {2 U7 O笨鸟先飞A slow sparrow should make an early start.
/ G& c$ |# n) L5 l不眠之夜white night , U1 j9 ?$ o, e2 r$ e6 v+ r
不以物喜，不以己悲not pleased by external gains, not saddened by personnal losses( j/ ^+ u- h, ^
不遗余力spare no effort; go all out; do one's best# [) z' `7 Q, m [- p
不打不成交"No discord, no concord. " D+ Z1 E& R' H" ~ J K
拆东墙补西墙rob Peter to pay Paul
6 ]9 R( c# f4 y2 v8 G, i3 Q辞旧迎新bid farewell to the old and usher in the new; ring out the old year and ring in the new 8 L5 q) W4 @0 ?$ E2 M, e0 y
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
( U Q# p6 S" J, l0 H0 h4 {大开眼界open one's eyes; broaden one's horizon; be an eye-opener : [7 V) p! Z8 V0 A7 i R& i; v
国泰民安The country flourishes and people live in peace; _; V9 T: e- c/ a& K; [+ P1 U
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
5 b3 |/ P" ^& z/ C% s S$ W; H# }) h" v功夫不负有心人Everything comes to him who waits.
0 ^) S3 a T2 \! Y* D1 {好了伤疤忘了疼once on shore, one prays no more
8 S8 n# M$ `- W: J: W( W6 J好事不出门，恶事传千里Good news never goes beyond the gate, while bad news spread far and wide.
! N2 s( X6 g/ e2 L和气生财Harmony brings wealth
1 ^0 k8 y/ n0 `- _' |4 N9 E% u活到老，学到老One is never too old to learn.
. @( a, D. Z } m7 W, T. E既往不咎let bygones be bygones
@, \ |$ f- }) I金无足赤,人无完人Gold can't be pure and man can't be perfect.
* _: ?( A2 r7 `& H金玉满堂Treasures fill the home; |; ?" U; t" \
脚踏实地be down-to-earth
2 ?3 ?2 ]5 a: n2 R& N4 ~, U+ W脚踩两只船sit on the fence 6 i/ ], S- A, U3 }+ O4 _! w2 q0 v
君子之交淡如水the friendship between gentlemen is as pure as crystal; a hedge between keeps friendship green
. L& ]2 V3 B9 @* e' M) s老生常谈，陈词滥调cut and dried, cliché1 {# u6 j% m* ?% e
礼尚往来Courtesy calls for reciprocity.
; q( }& D9 H1 P {% H7 ?, k9 V留得青山在，不怕没柴烧"Where there is life, there is hope."8 z, ]' ]$ y* s3 L( @" d
马到成功achieve immediate victory; win instant success
* s2 U' J" y+ E! |3 {& W, X q4 _名利双收gain in both fame and wealth( Y0 N2 a3 f$ T9 a# x& A
茅塞顿开be suddenly enlightened4 Q7 e2 t- [8 |# d9 u8 L, l
没有规矩不成方圆Nothing can be accomplished without norms or standards.
7 x: {5 r4 w2 J P* z6 @" f每逢佳节倍思亲
! A' I3 D2 ]; Y4 `On festive occasions more than ever one thinks of one's dear ones far away.( v* |8 }6 w# D. n, O( w
It is on the festival occasions when one misses his dear most. * D6 Z0 O. {& E# }; _
谋事在人，成事在天"The planning lies with man, the outcome with Heaven. / Man proposes, God disposes. "
& K: c; _2 U% R) z! V) {- d弄巧成拙be too smart by half; Cunning outwits itself.) D- q' Q2 Y/ r& c9 n+ x# C8 \
拿手好戏masterpiece+ A' a$ |0 p5 o
赔了夫人又折兵throw good money after bad
, u' e3 t: |* A$ P7 U抛砖引玉a modest spur to induce others to come forward with valuable contributions; throw a sprat to catch a whale* Z4 \9 f) Y; d! a8 n8 ], G
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% J3 [- F! c7 X% I
抢得先机take the preemptive opportunities
2 |* o) i5 `; P# L% 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.) ^5 @+ v6 A6 Z! t, S
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
; A5 X, `" t' U) O7 p- y2 X! ^前事不忘,后事之师Past experience, if not forgotten, is a guide for the future." C6 X" X2 P( T
前人栽树,后人乘凉One generation plants the trees in whose shade another generation rests.
/ w+ ^* N5 Q# j" I7 UOne sows and another reaps.+ U# C0 q* E, n
前怕狼,后怕虎fear the wolf in front and the tiger behind/ hesitate in doing something
* S. B+ i0 p" B, i8 k* 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.
, h; n, G4 n: z7 x强强联手win-win co-operation: y6 \3 j+ m5 T$ e5 m; l
瑞雪兆丰年A timely snow promises a good harvest.
; o k' j. h, h: F# g人之初,性本善Man's nature at birth is good. u7 N& B0 h. Z' O/ j9 m' }
人逢喜事精神爽Joy puts heart into a man.
* t/ N8 `2 d- P0 }6 l人海战术huge-crowd strategy ( a# A5 z$ L- W
世上无难事，只要肯攀登"Where there is a will, there is a way. " ' q4 A; y. C" p$ b4 S0 X
世外桃源a fictitious land of peace away from the turmoil of the world;
* q' I3 o3 o* l0 q; h死而后已until my heart stops beating+ @1 B; N `' }5 R9 {+ E
岁岁平安Peace all year round
# e4 N5 J2 u- E- g: a# f1 v( [' K上有天堂，下有苏杭"Just as there is paradise in heaven, ther are Suzhou and Hangzhou on earth." 8 C' B4 d- A" |% x/ N
塞翁失马，焉知非福Misfortune may be an actual blessing." T3 N& U$ K2 X" Y& p
三十而立"A man should be independent at the age of thirty. / y6 C! Z2 ~; ]) p
At thirty, a man should be able to think for himself." 7 t3 [4 q, L( \1 m
升级换代updating and upgrading (of products)
6 v. b8 G. J& P% W6 E四十不惑Life begins at forty. % A8 i4 Y) P% m
谁言寸草心，报得三春晖"Such kindness of warm sun, can't be repaid by grass. "
- |- v" M4 i7 a' d$ G水涨船高When the river rises, the boat floats high.- {9 i) {0 b+ q
时不我待Time and tide wait for no man. ) k" D0 m4 |- v. i: F/ c
杀鸡用牛刀break a butterfly on the wheel# } [" `- u# u0 m' e9 r
实事求是seek truth from facts; be practical and realistic; be true to facts
$ I/ b/ T9 B' m D4 ?) F2 {7 l0 U说曹操,曹操到Talk of the devil and he comes.0 P) V% f4 ]# g2 r
实话实说speak the plain truth; call a spade a spade; tell it as it is
! T- f6 x( `& S ?( A H! [实践是检验真理的唯一标准Practice is the sole criterion for testing truth.: U$ i: r7 ^: R: ]" F2 `( 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; "
/ q' V& n0 B# k" o: f/ v' h6 _韬光养晦hide one's capacities and bide one's time
1 b G L) H" k/ S4 ]0 ~糖衣炮弹sugar-coated bullets
8 N( T A1 U: \2 b( ~天有不测风云Anything unexpected may happen. a bolt from the blue7 F( D. K' l. W5 Q$ ]
团结就是力量Unity is strength." Q) K! s5 s' v' q2 \. Y6 D3 L ~9 y
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 / J4 r( q8 n7 j) A2 W; M
歪风邪气unhealthy practices and evil phenomena
" Y# Y0 [. g4 d. {% g物以类聚，人以群分Birds of a feather flock together.
9 O v9 a1 O8 b6 W, a) l往事如风"The past has vanished (from memory) like wind.; What in past, is past."
8 J$ T- _, ]% s/ ^ x5 O' ]+ B% ^望子成龙hold high hopes for one's child4 T9 P; k& {6 C# K$ T* I
屋漏又逢连阴雨Misfortunes never come singly. When it rains it pours.
5 T1 w) z, v. f$ g文韬武略military expertise; military strategy
, ]+ O8 u& B' t4 J) d唯利是图draw water to one's mill
% F$ d* R+ [* h, W$ z j, C无源之水,无本之木water without a source, and a tree wiithout roots
5 @# {; U1 M9 Q无中生有make/create something out of nothing " {! C E5 i, E2 ~/ }
无风不起浪There are no waves without wind. There's no smoke without fire.5 B' l) M" p! |; \( {& x
徇私枉法bend the law for the benefit of relatives or friends
1 v. G5 M& b5 C6 s新官上任三把火a new broom sweeps clean
# f& i8 Z0 X& L* A7 c2 @虚心使人进步,骄傲使人落后Modesty helps one go forward, whereas conceit makes one lag behind.
8 E ^" j/ z* s* I蓄势而发accumulate strength for a take-off! j0 o! p! q5 R2 i1 e
心想事成May all your wish come true- z2 _# C v6 u! ]: C9 c# Z
心照不宣have a tacit understanding; give tacit consent; tacit understanding4 ^( V- q5 P) \* U$ F' i* c6 @
先入为主First impressions are firmly entrenched.+ J) i5 {% W& }) D
先下手为强catch the ball before the bound' }3 k+ ?3 x8 c
像热锅上的蚂蚁like an ant on a hot pan
- g7 h/ P& U; H: w6 M4 S" g; K现身说法warn people by taking oneself as an example
* }6 B _. ~5 a3 }0 q- ^" x1 ~息事宁人pour oil on troubled waters & O! l! R. E8 @/ ?/ R D$ `% P
喜忧参半mingled hope and fear $ C7 G- d; l8 {7 M
循序渐进step by step
# Q2 N5 H# s0 L z6 e" A一路平安，一路顺风speed somebody on their way; speed the parting guest
8 W) ~) ^6 A: o/ S严以律己,宽以待人be strict with oneself and lenient towards others- i1 \7 t# Z# O. G
鱼米之乡a land of milk and honey% n7 d5 K d X* i
有情人终成眷属"Jack shall have Jill, all shall be well." 4 y' x+ \3 G+ @: n6 l, o
有钱能使鬼推磨Money makes the mare go. Money talks." ?$ A/ b3 ]+ y4 ?+ o/ }6 a4 j2 k
有识之士people of vision
' u' q+ ]0 Y6 j' _有勇无谋use brawn rather than brain , K3 O9 j" y! g4 X4 u
有缘千里来相会Separated as we are thousands of miles apart, we come together as if by predestination./ ~( n2 j. b( m, c
与时俱进advance with times
1 D6 [8 V. E1 c- b; }以人为本people oriented; people foremost
3 G8 Y7 {( a& ?5 S% {6 G因材施教teach students according to their aptitude
2 {) e. I$ [2 T" n( |- ]" 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."
" A g( j( W4 b4 e5 c# k. F2 ^! k9 D欲速则不达Haste does not bring success.
% ~# t# r" k6 t. {6 b9 y9 y优胜劣汰survival of the fittest
9 C. i) G9 o( E/ Y" O英雄所见略同Great minds think alike.- c* q" d) k r, a
冤家宜解不宜结Better make friends than make enemies.: w% k: U/ \/ E: {# _8 X$ S& W
冤假错案"cases in which people were unjustly, falsely or wrongly charged or sentenced; unjust, false or wrong cases"
( J, \/ z2 S. y) a一言既出，驷马难追A real man never goes back on his words. 6 y) E* n! g4 ]/ w
招财进宝Money and treasures will be plentiful1 s) `: w9 P6 o ^
债台高筑become debt-ridden
0 Q3 i$ Z4 W: j" O/ P* v致命要害Achilles' heel
- R* Y9 P- g) i) H* z& M众矢之的target of public criticism8 `1 f5 v; V; p7 b& b& a4 [1 h
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.
; H. T: D, f1 i/ `$ Q2 ]: ?纸上谈兵be an armchair strategist! e# m9 P: j& H& g
纸包不住火Truth will come to light sooner or later.
1 ?5 D, E& i9 `( N& I. E左右为难between the devil and the deep blue sea; between the rock and the hard place |
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