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爱屋及乌Love me, love my dog.3 t+ y, q6 e& E l3 k V( m
百闻不如一见Seeing is believing.& F6 O: E- D, Y3 c) R
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- D! C% L9 Q$ O4 q4 x" H/ [: O
笨鸟先飞A slow sparrow should make an early start.* M3 S% P6 W( `! p4 V/ R& }$ M
不眠之夜white night
/ o$ e% |9 f1 _不以物喜，不以己悲not pleased by external gains, not saddened by personnal losses+ G% Y+ Y: q0 J% k* C' y+ z% V
不遗余力spare no effort; go all out; do one's best
6 E; d, e6 t3 ]1 I不打不成交"No discord, no concord.
& `3 t1 N( c! m" Z, u拆东墙补西墙rob Peter to pay Paul % }* B+ G9 m/ h" n" m
辞旧迎新bid farewell to the old and usher in the new; ring out the old year and ring in the new
: S6 {7 m8 z* W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$ b; c5 g2 T7 d! I2 k2 _4 P
大开眼界open one's eyes; broaden one's horizon; be an eye-opener / t* m8 a- j" v8 Q; J1 K# ], ~, |
国泰民安The country flourishes and people live in peace0 b' K3 \# t8 w; o
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 1 v6 l0 x$ | u; r& t3 {5 d
功夫不负有心人Everything comes to him who waits. & o( d5 S p F( A2 l) |! W
好了伤疤忘了疼once on shore, one prays no more
4 q% f0 n+ ?8 |; H4 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.
7 j5 ~6 y% H' Y. M. G% W和气生财Harmony brings wealth
4 Z+ P' ~) r3 C9 P' d3 P* j6 @活到老，学到老One is never too old to learn.
! A, B; C5 Y0 w# D既往不咎let bygones be bygones
3 v9 v% S& F9 ]金无足赤,人无完人Gold can't be pure and man can't be perfect. , ?8 i7 z) w" s6 i: h
金玉满堂Treasures fill the home! _+ l" I# Q' v* q% a; ^
脚踏实地be down-to-earth 2 D2 _; g1 Q( u6 Z( P2 k
脚踩两只船sit on the fence : u# _: Z/ q3 W
君子之交淡如水the friendship between gentlemen is as pure as crystal; a hedge between keeps friendship green
* v" P3 z6 ~# X: G& D老生常谈，陈词滥调cut and dried, cliché
: P9 G4 f5 K5 s# p7 j礼尚往来Courtesy calls for reciprocity.
; }* ? G- j# @' t9 @- R留得青山在，不怕没柴烧"Where there is life, there is hope."
1 K5 I) n* i. @& V! R3 M马到成功achieve immediate victory; win instant success
/ J# f% |5 l5 g名利双收gain in both fame and wealth9 r5 k% h* O+ e3 ]' x$ _
茅塞顿开be suddenly enlightened. t# m) l7 I; I. C; ?
没有规矩不成方圆Nothing can be accomplished without norms or standards.0 J2 p$ @) }5 a9 h
每逢佳节倍思亲
, x$ t# n& l" F) G" oOn festive occasions more than ever one thinks of one's dear ones far away.- ~1 \- l; u9 N
It is on the festival occasions when one misses his dear most.
2 ~0 p: i- e' C. P b+ v3 |) F9 P谋事在人，成事在天"The planning lies with man, the outcome with Heaven. / Man proposes, God disposes. "
& s4 O! `! U9 @2 E6 D4 B# M) N弄巧成拙be too smart by half; Cunning outwits itself.. h4 Q& b2 _8 A; ]7 o) L0 X
拿手好戏masterpiece' J% I* A1 J& p
赔了夫人又折兵throw good money after bad
+ r1 p' I ?8 ^1 f$ G8 Y; p抛砖引玉a modest spur to induce others to come forward with valuable contributions; throw a sprat to catch a whale t" ^3 L; a( ]. w) p
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* A; g4 f0 A7 h5 i7 [! ` H/ L
抢得先机take the preemptive opportunities / V# Q) n- @9 [" w y3 z
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; g2 D/ u: V) _, U' O7 |
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
3 F$ Z. S. H$ X; e) n N/ k% R/ G! f前事不忘,后事之师Past experience, if not forgotten, is a guide for the future.
$ S4 I9 X, K7 g( R6 p9 E2 \前人栽树,后人乘凉One generation plants the trees in whose shade another generation rests.+ u: j. C8 r) j0 w, I% J
One sows and another reaps.
* d# f+ u; k" N z# l前怕狼,后怕虎fear the wolf in front and the tiger behind/ hesitate in doing something! k4 ^( @# Q% z( Z5 F' v
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.
4 @6 R2 {' q$ {4 C* m% r强强联手win-win co-operation
$ B0 P. [- H# s7 E+ D瑞雪兆丰年A timely snow promises a good harvest.
) `; L3 Y/ s8 W7 ]7 Z4 L' A% Q人之初,性本善Man's nature at birth is good.4 I: a2 v* x8 ]0 I p' v
人逢喜事精神爽Joy puts heart into a man.8 d+ C7 I6 g" T3 A9 r5 C3 R
人海战术huge-crowd strategy + B/ J N7 n3 P% ^& C1 c% f
世上无难事，只要肯攀登"Where there is a will, there is a way. " 8 o6 O o+ `" ~3 {
世外桃源a fictitious land of peace away from the turmoil of the world;
3 u, c3 T- I, L. F+ V Z" X1 Y% C死而后已until my heart stops beating4 z' [, @8 H+ y( ^1 P, K. E
岁岁平安Peace all year round6 R6 f% f+ V6 `* U$ Z* ^/ u
上有天堂，下有苏杭"Just as there is paradise in heaven, ther are Suzhou and Hangzhou on earth." + X6 _) M9 o! I& o @8 \1 A
塞翁失马，焉知非福Misfortune may be an actual blessing.* I3 ]1 J* v! }3 R" y2 Y- F' F
三十而立"A man should be independent at the age of thirty. . N4 X5 S( h% b M
At thirty, a man should be able to think for himself."
( e: m' p, k6 L. \. p升级换代updating and upgrading (of products)
+ d4 V8 p& y, M6 H四十不惑Life begins at forty.
5 y" Y; B/ x! h# `+ Y- [3 v谁言寸草心，报得三春晖"Such kindness of warm sun, can't be repaid by grass. "
+ ]! }/ B1 b5 K* ^水涨船高When the river rises, the boat floats high.+ W) {5 L8 V; ^9 B+ t* b' q
时不我待Time and tide wait for no man.
. M; P% i* w, O# D9 D1 m2 G) b杀鸡用牛刀break a butterfly on the wheel( f" d2 T6 b) W* a+ j
实事求是seek truth from facts; be practical and realistic; be true to facts ' _ a3 m6 e1 C$ m) x9 [. C
说曹操,曹操到Talk of the devil and he comes." _ c3 X( Z" p* d
实话实说speak the plain truth; call a spade a spade; tell it as it is
, @+ ?' e: w Q# J8 Z实践是检验真理的唯一标准Practice is the sole criterion for testing truth.* h3 x' }: m' F" {. l* e
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; "
) K- N: X/ a8 O* D+ E韬光养晦hide one's capacities and bide one's time
D8 O" r$ a( [: L* s& y, C糖衣炮弹sugar-coated bullets! ?3 v5 s" c: d8 A# V
天有不测风云Anything unexpected may happen. a bolt from the blue
+ O: R1 e3 \3 J: v# a5 V+ I; N% r团结就是力量Unity is strength.7 z3 b+ U' u1 x5 ~' B% u0 x
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 - V/ r$ X! [: ?) G, y
歪风邪气unhealthy practices and evil phenomena
+ Q& W: B6 h7 Z: l物以类聚，人以群分Birds of a feather flock together.
+ v3 Y1 G+ p+ f4 I! `" O" g0 g. d往事如风"The past has vanished (from memory) like wind.; What in past, is past."
$ u2 C( \" ?8 P$ D6 m8 D% W& Z望子成龙hold high hopes for one's child" P/ d6 i2 Y9 d
屋漏又逢连阴雨Misfortunes never come singly. When it rains it pours.! G9 j9 g6 r D, m) B7 @
文韬武略military expertise; military strategy
6 r; w- }- e B' l. C唯利是图draw water to one's mill
! s; P# s! J0 U7 h0 I" @无源之水,无本之木water without a source, and a tree wiithout roots( }2 {3 z. R# I) B- B2 v
无中生有make/create something out of nothing
7 a. t' d* H; @* c8 p4 p- v3 U无风不起浪There are no waves without wind. There's no smoke without fire.
4 ^( h$ p1 G d* \) W# h7 H徇私枉法bend the law for the benefit of relatives or friends 9 l6 t' x1 @. b: {7 Z# w
新官上任三把火a new broom sweeps clean
; i, z/ N% g+ ] N+ b虚心使人进步,骄傲使人落后Modesty helps one go forward, whereas conceit makes one lag behind.$ i) z( h' ?2 q0 n8 t
蓄势而发accumulate strength for a take-off* {8 {" x. S2 Y! V8 N! K M# f
心想事成May all your wish come true
; ]0 P! {/ G! h. [3 l. V6 v0 R$ _% z& g心照不宣have a tacit understanding; give tacit consent; tacit understanding
1 o4 ^2 N1 P6 s; _' m先入为主First impressions are firmly entrenched.# p. X+ Y) b, U2 P" v3 [
先下手为强catch the ball before the bound
" U( J. t p. T) E* G9 d- ?- L像热锅上的蚂蚁like an ant on a hot pan; G8 E/ y* |* y+ ~
现身说法warn people by taking oneself as an example) l2 _+ [; c+ U' h8 M( H- T
息事宁人pour oil on troubled waters
$ o& ^5 z3 W3 ?5 l喜忧参半mingled hope and fear
8 l1 K( q2 G5 ^( q& a+ D4 p- h循序渐进step by step( l. D. t8 b6 n8 \$ n
一路平安，一路顺风speed somebody on their way; speed the parting guest
9 J3 N1 t$ W$ \0 f+ t严以律己,宽以待人be strict with oneself and lenient towards others; {6 U% B$ F/ t( C$ U
鱼米之乡a land of milk and honey: Y5 B% `# K& K$ S
有情人终成眷属"Jack shall have Jill, all shall be well." . t' l/ ~ ?. f4 P! _3 B
有钱能使鬼推磨Money makes the mare go. Money talks.
4 E9 C3 P+ ?& z有识之士people of vision
- U z8 h1 r+ r6 V有勇无谋use brawn rather than brain ) ?1 F0 T; W; N7 M6 R
有缘千里来相会Separated as we are thousands of miles apart, we come together as if by predestination.
5 @5 [: C( y1 n: }与时俱进advance with times
8 V; k7 a) `7 _" i# O以人为本people oriented; people foremost + }' u4 |7 N' }
因材施教teach students according to their aptitude
( E/ w" l$ t/ w+ E0 v, q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."
7 p- @' }- K6 }5 Y欲速则不达Haste does not bring success.
5 ^) ~! s3 M4 g# R0 p/ H优胜劣汰survival of the fittest
7 B/ ~! A6 M( g c( v- e英雄所见略同Great minds think alike.% B" F6 F# q; {, H: n) s
冤家宜解不宜结Better make friends than make enemies.
% ?! p6 y+ F7 d冤假错案"cases in which people were unjustly, falsely or wrongly charged or sentenced; unjust, false or wrong cases"
+ T" X" w e' l9 d) r一言既出，驷马难追A real man never goes back on his words.
$ Y! O: a' E$ x8 N; C+ Y6 g( C' y招财进宝Money and treasures will be plentiful8 Z8 D% ~2 C9 A3 d( T' a, F1 j
债台高筑become debt-ridden5 L% h7 J/ Z+ \/ T6 d
致命要害Achilles' heel
) W8 v4 @6 C0 q/ ^" n }% {众矢之的target of public criticism) b. f* Y5 Q* J+ g! ~
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/ e2 H- f B* c( D: y+ m J. E纸上谈兵be an armchair strategist0 K" M6 x( o! O/ z/ y! @7 f# n O, G
纸包不住火Truth will come to light sooner or later.
+ \8 E; v; E4 y8 j+ w左右为难between the devil and the deep blue sea; between the rock and the hard place |
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