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爱屋及乌Love me, love my dog.3 [. A6 P( e; |" C
百闻不如一见Seeing is believing.& e$ }& v5 L* _6 x7 p) q
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
* E- Y0 T# @! o k. e! }& A笨鸟先飞A slow sparrow should make an early start.
& [' X( X5 D( H" u! _不眠之夜white night
( t: f- S @4 b不以物喜，不以己悲not pleased by external gains, not saddened by personnal losses$ }* r1 }2 R& H4 k& [4 a
不遗余力spare no effort; go all out; do one's best8 p7 c1 c [' ~7 m7 T O
不打不成交"No discord, no concord.
! y% ?9 _4 d3 a) V7 R6 z1 g% }拆东墙补西墙rob Peter to pay Paul 1 m- n6 S) d! [' a+ P
辞旧迎新bid farewell to the old and usher in the new; ring out the old year and ring in the new + f% D- N( q1 v. K
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$ W! m3 Y$ x6 I
大开眼界open one's eyes; broaden one's horizon; be an eye-opener % ]6 i* t- Q1 R( M
国泰民安The country flourishes and people live in peace
8 T4 |0 Z7 e7 M! m0 Y+ 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 & ^* m/ E' B L o
功夫不负有心人Everything comes to him who waits.
- p$ j* e3 y! r. f4 Q好了伤疤忘了疼once on shore, one prays no more$ S x9 C6 q: d$ H6 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. ! \$ u& l7 T) R* u+ |
和气生财Harmony brings wealth
4 s' R/ j& C3 _# W! ^: E, K活到老，学到老One is never too old to learn. 2 ?6 p% t. ^6 d+ J3 R
既往不咎let bygones be bygones 8 V! y3 I" r# l8 G$ I1 b
金无足赤,人无完人Gold can't be pure and man can't be perfect. 8 ~* c7 s5 n/ T, {: [6 ]: U
金玉满堂Treasures fill the home
+ j; \ [6 u% L# f, B' Q% N7 A2 t5 L脚踏实地be down-to-earth
) S7 g$ @" k& r! F脚踩两只船sit on the fence & H$ T( J: t& t' I( `4 H4 l% t0 D
君子之交淡如水the friendship between gentlemen is as pure as crystal; a hedge between keeps friendship green
! p% }/ E0 s2 \+ @$ d老生常谈，陈词滥调cut and dried, cliché/ A! q+ L5 l; ]+ g) f+ R1 g
礼尚往来Courtesy calls for reciprocity.
$ M5 U! l1 S4 _* z' `$ C留得青山在，不怕没柴烧"Where there is life, there is hope."
6 T/ K3 ]; M/ ? U" C马到成功achieve immediate victory; win instant success. C% `* G/ f/ d$ f
名利双收gain in both fame and wealth
+ h4 A) l, {) `& f' w茅塞顿开be suddenly enlightened- A. u b8 t1 _' s
没有规矩不成方圆Nothing can be accomplished without norms or standards.
7 W- b4 y2 G7 G2 a. n5 R E每逢佳节倍思亲
, V. n& `: c8 ~ z6 A6 S; v5 {On festive occasions more than ever one thinks of one's dear ones far away.) H; I9 n: Z- Y; d$ c
It is on the festival occasions when one misses his dear most.
' s% R/ F9 w' d7 n5 N* P谋事在人，成事在天"The planning lies with man, the outcome with Heaven. / Man proposes, God disposes. "
8 b7 N5 g R& B4 b弄巧成拙be too smart by half; Cunning outwits itself.
0 Y* Q! L9 W* o0 S3 H" O4 N3 G& c拿手好戏masterpiece
( l+ |6 `! \) t0 u赔了夫人又折兵throw good money after bad
! @! Y3 m& h7 y抛砖引玉a modest spur to induce others to come forward with valuable contributions; throw a sprat to catch a whale
: c6 Q5 w4 Q5 Y8 x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
4 ^0 e. w, u; o. s$ J- \抢得先机take the preemptive opportunities ' ^5 m8 ]/ _: ?; _4 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.
2 ] G4 e* K; E( D+ o4 V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
! Z( W- k/ ~. F6 X) _前事不忘,后事之师Past experience, if not forgotten, is a guide for the future.
- x6 f1 \" u) f* F' O前人栽树,后人乘凉One generation plants the trees in whose shade another generation rests.: s- U) B$ r! q c& P5 U8 M9 k' K
One sows and another reaps.
, u: ?$ Y2 }3 u$ A1 p* g. Z前怕狼,后怕虎fear the wolf in front and the tiger behind/ hesitate in doing something
% U! @) j/ r+ A9 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.
" I6 |3 X' p9 c, t' U, u0 N强强联手win-win co-operation- O- v1 W' p" {, j$ g( H0 b; P- F+ z! ~6 j
瑞雪兆丰年A timely snow promises a good harvest./ z" ~* e# K. A1 k
人之初,性本善Man's nature at birth is good., g; R) m, {% s- H+ k9 @) h. f( B$ W
人逢喜事精神爽Joy puts heart into a man.
/ x E" A5 d0 l D人海战术huge-crowd strategy
" {. c/ [) b% p# {世上无难事，只要肯攀登"Where there is a will, there is a way. " 8 k$ }8 f& P8 `( ?; }
世外桃源a fictitious land of peace away from the turmoil of the world; ; m$ e# k3 ?" G4 b% U6 D, \
死而后已until my heart stops beating
% |$ C$ u6 n) H# |9 Z岁岁平安Peace all year round7 |+ b* d8 w+ f2 b
上有天堂，下有苏杭"Just as there is paradise in heaven, ther are Suzhou and Hangzhou on earth." % `! @+ m$ q$ o( B; x5 `
塞翁失马，焉知非福Misfortune may be an actual blessing.! R L" k1 _* I# @7 {1 ^) O( ^
三十而立"A man should be independent at the age of thirty.
, m& c/ G& f& \2 K# N. {! P9 VAt thirty, a man should be able to think for himself." . a, W: p7 ?2 ?5 H5 I; \# ]
升级换代updating and upgrading (of products)
9 x8 q7 D- L; @四十不惑Life begins at forty. ! m$ ?. T: S9 c$ K% m
谁言寸草心，报得三春晖"Such kindness of warm sun, can't be repaid by grass. "
; _6 w0 f* R& N水涨船高When the river rises, the boat floats high.# B% o# y& A! q# P+ p3 y: t
时不我待Time and tide wait for no man.
6 D" V8 J2 J! B; X- ]: G" b杀鸡用牛刀break a butterfly on the wheel
9 j! Z% x& N) R* c5 g- `实事求是seek truth from facts; be practical and realistic; be true to facts
$ ~" c! {( {# {7 b说曹操,曹操到Talk of the devil and he comes.
3 n% @1 s8 g h: |0 ^; ]实话实说speak the plain truth; call a spade a spade; tell it as it is
8 ~4 [" x' M, S$ O |实践是检验真理的唯一标准Practice is the sole criterion for testing truth.
+ U5 D" B0 D' N$ z0 o' \! s# u( |$ 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; "0 l* I% e4 ]' a. j4 v! n- s- y) M
韬光养晦hide one's capacities and bide one's time
0 w( r7 h* ~2 Q. ?0 `糖衣炮弹sugar-coated bullets4 A; F) g# i. T6 P; Y
天有不测风云Anything unexpected may happen. a bolt from the blue; h8 V2 C, p+ J, u- | F# a4 I$ S
团结就是力量Unity is strength.
4 f5 y \! i* \- d0 T. Q! e0 i4 @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 $ ]5 e2 X) g' O6 y* ?# b% Q
歪风邪气unhealthy practices and evil phenomena- K! f# ^# N+ q+ A, _( \7 [
物以类聚，人以群分Birds of a feather flock together.
) U* i" ]+ ?: j8 _3 z往事如风"The past has vanished (from memory) like wind.; What in past, is past."
+ ]6 E. R+ I. p: `/ o+ G# R7 C望子成龙hold high hopes for one's child7 M7 ]" c$ V$ V: @
屋漏又逢连阴雨Misfortunes never come singly. When it rains it pours.$ n! o2 w: [8 K1 Z4 |
文韬武略military expertise; military strategy ) A1 A6 q1 ^ N! p4 N$ @7 |( U
唯利是图draw water to one's mill 4 H; I" v4 _7 t2 _( q
无源之水,无本之木water without a source, and a tree wiithout roots* C) T* Q6 H# W4 B H7 C; t1 g
无中生有make/create something out of nothing 0 S9 R( W5 D7 j y/ Z' s) w
无风不起浪There are no waves without wind. There's no smoke without fire.8 X5 b+ q1 H( C$ w9 _$ m6 U! ]2 @
徇私枉法bend the law for the benefit of relatives or friends
1 J. h) [3 }, E- T/ ~! s: t7 D新官上任三把火a new broom sweeps clean 6 M0 B# u+ L8 J7 a, f
虚心使人进步,骄傲使人落后Modesty helps one go forward, whereas conceit makes one lag behind.
6 w* |2 e2 d- { i, _蓄势而发accumulate strength for a take-off6 ~0 S: [: _( B3 q! X$ C
心想事成May all your wish come true6 I. A4 ^- Z, }/ _7 E$ o0 f( ?
心照不宣have a tacit understanding; give tacit consent; tacit understanding7 h g% v- w( {3 X) ^
先入为主First impressions are firmly entrenched.. [7 }: x& ?3 {. x' N5 L0 z) Q- ~9 n
先下手为强catch the ball before the bound( L6 X- n1 p9 g% V( s/ D0 z
像热锅上的蚂蚁like an ant on a hot pan0 H2 b! c! \- K# l
现身说法warn people by taking oneself as an example) o K! ^. B* W# e! j! O
息事宁人pour oil on troubled waters ) V v: ~& k9 I+ a, S, Z
喜忧参半mingled hope and fear
& R/ _! |" R* K9 b' A x循序渐进step by step+ E( ?$ ^! I% [# M6 C
一路平安，一路顺风speed somebody on their way; speed the parting guest
! j7 P2 ~! M9 L r( I; d严以律己,宽以待人be strict with oneself and lenient towards others6 N( Y7 Y: m$ c4 `7 j ^/ ~# M
鱼米之乡a land of milk and honey3 T- ?% E% [" d0 v3 x4 V
有情人终成眷属"Jack shall have Jill, all shall be well."
- K* T3 V$ W5 d( k, `2 Z, n; P+ E4 W有钱能使鬼推磨Money makes the mare go. Money talks.
1 f8 f5 k5 l; |3 K有识之士people of vision
3 ~' g2 k1 \1 w m4 e有勇无谋use brawn rather than brain
' y" v9 n+ ?- e- L. q" `有缘千里来相会Separated as we are thousands of miles apart, we come together as if by predestination.
5 N Z4 _7 W9 _0 E- e' `与时俱进advance with times& t! [' R8 @" o. A$ N# g6 U: u
以人为本people oriented; people foremost
1 t' s [! h' e+ b2 ~, s: Q因材施教teach students according to their aptitude * A! Y, u* o5 M( [1 d: }1 ], I2 M, f
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." - _9 f T! w2 P
欲速则不达Haste does not bring success. ( i( X+ k5 ?$ o) L0 c/ q; i8 q+ v
优胜劣汰survival of the fittest
; u7 H# E8 e: D0 x x英雄所见略同Great minds think alike.
- i1 V% V5 }6 W; B冤家宜解不宜结Better make friends than make enemies.1 Y# W/ @7 p$ ]) u i4 D4 ^, @
冤假错案"cases in which people were unjustly, falsely or wrongly charged or sentenced; unjust, false or wrong cases"
7 R; W2 I9 p7 R+ q6 E- p5 n一言既出，驷马难追A real man never goes back on his words. _7 m r' H" F" \
招财进宝Money and treasures will be plentiful+ x& G' I. |3 D
债台高筑become debt-ridden: J' R! a% c) ~6 y* f
致命要害Achilles' heel / H$ D ]7 C( k! h& y9 R
众矢之的target of public criticism1 y. ?" W3 r, O5 q. G+ {+ y. Z
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.
* K7 K l8 ]2 z7 p' U" j7 C纸上谈兵be an armchair strategist
3 \' @. ~4 [! {纸包不住火Truth will come to light sooner or later.4 a: [/ J/ t- [% P
左右为难between the devil and the deep blue sea; between the rock and the hard place |
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