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爱屋及乌Love me, love my dog. C/ H$ c$ J; [# B2 m1 `: Q# U3 u
百闻不如一见Seeing is believing.
: g3 s6 F& C! Q8 M' {! ?7 S& \- k, D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
" B/ G+ M9 H/ ^6 d7 S! Q笨鸟先飞A slow sparrow should make an early start.! n9 d" H G; y& G& A
不眠之夜white night
9 ?' t: W2 N* Z- C$ w8 L! [, I不以物喜，不以己悲not pleased by external gains, not saddened by personnal losses) K) o* {* N8 A. F6 X
不遗余力spare no effort; go all out; do one's best+ ]: [; o# W9 q: H; W1 N; }
不打不成交"No discord, no concord. ) j+ x; }; F$ C) ?$ M, [
拆东墙补西墙rob Peter to pay Paul ( C! a2 a+ c @9 s y
辞旧迎新bid farewell to the old and usher in the new; ring out the old year and ring in the new
- d% `- `2 {1 }; z$ `# M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$ _5 l, z1 x& f* Z, Z) H% Z
大开眼界open one's eyes; broaden one's horizon; be an eye-opener * I: z4 K/ _! L, `4 B
国泰民安The country flourishes and people live in peace
3 H: y0 v2 ^$ `' k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 % C- b9 I( X9 j" m: m; J& }
功夫不负有心人Everything comes to him who waits.
- a. t( S4 l6 {+ u好了伤疤忘了疼once on shore, one prays no more
; B) C% M! W! m4 a. y/ C5 e好事不出门，恶事传千里Good news never goes beyond the gate, while bad news spread far and wide.
# _1 M& K7 [. b8 A. _和气生财Harmony brings wealth6 a. y1 p! ^) U3 N( b# p; ~
活到老，学到老One is never too old to learn.
, E1 z% Z9 ~ v; l# L" d+ s7 ]" x既往不咎let bygones be bygones 5 a! d$ U4 g* ~& _2 B
金无足赤,人无完人Gold can't be pure and man can't be perfect.
; [1 P1 v; [9 x5 o) M8 L金玉满堂Treasures fill the home# }! T* v0 r$ m' P2 k$ k7 x
脚踏实地be down-to-earth ( S- C+ O2 d7 x% w7 H2 n1 p
脚踩两只船sit on the fence 1 \ U# \; r2 L
君子之交淡如水the friendship between gentlemen is as pure as crystal; a hedge between keeps friendship green
. a; f# ?; {: }/ j7 d老生常谈，陈词滥调cut and dried, cliché
* E: y6 L2 \% x5 W礼尚往来Courtesy calls for reciprocity. 2 v- x; w- W0 G) B z" Y
留得青山在，不怕没柴烧"Where there is life, there is hope."6 D4 ]" m9 V) t
马到成功achieve immediate victory; win instant success5 v* R1 y) W1 P4 T4 U
名利双收gain in both fame and wealth* U4 @& n) O% k+ |( W- e' @
茅塞顿开be suddenly enlightened
( C+ G' I$ k2 m- j8 D没有规矩不成方圆Nothing can be accomplished without norms or standards.
0 |8 q |' G& O2 @每逢佳节倍思亲
! t. h: V; F1 t. C0 p" J6 c8 eOn festive occasions more than ever one thinks of one's dear ones far away.
+ c0 q# b0 f! J* f$ lIt is on the festival occasions when one misses his dear most.
: G+ N) {9 W# b# n0 N; A谋事在人，成事在天"The planning lies with man, the outcome with Heaven. / Man proposes, God disposes. "# ?+ e) ?, H- z4 ]% G0 q5 r0 g
弄巧成拙be too smart by half; Cunning outwits itself.0 k8 l: F' G9 G6 b
拿手好戏masterpiece
2 ^8 ?+ V3 q, h d. T赔了夫人又折兵throw good money after bad
( ^* \2 v! a) O抛砖引玉a modest spur to induce others to come forward with valuable contributions; throw a sprat to catch a whale9 e" V! }" o6 I( L# N4 z
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$ \. F3 A- D8 `# p1 v
抢得先机take the preemptive opportunities $ ?' m" Z: w# ?7 E/ I/ R* e
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 I; D, p, |# f/ [
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
% W5 S u$ Y H; {1 w9 s1 B9 Z前事不忘,后事之师Past experience, if not forgotten, is a guide for the future.' ?4 r# P6 }# }; x8 Z7 @; @
前人栽树,后人乘凉One generation plants the trees in whose shade another generation rests.; j/ _: F% n! I
One sows and another reaps.
- ^* R& b* x9 Y, R5 o6 O前怕狼,后怕虎fear the wolf in front and the tiger behind/ hesitate in doing something$ ]- ~! z0 v. Z5 S) G- f# L
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. ( U# y/ p# U. y& V, P7 D
强强联手win-win co-operation
0 s& P) V ]7 B2 v3 H5 k瑞雪兆丰年A timely snow promises a good harvest.9 r9 x E- J1 G$ p
人之初,性本善Man's nature at birth is good.
/ c) k$ R/ P, t人逢喜事精神爽Joy puts heart into a man.
' @$ t1 J- k( o; p5 Z {人海战术huge-crowd strategy
7 o0 u9 C3 C$ x4 @& ^世上无难事，只要肯攀登"Where there is a will, there is a way. "
% r' i% |. A2 z9 T$ K- {8 E世外桃源a fictitious land of peace away from the turmoil of the world;
) o/ o6 Y! L, |7 ?9 t" [( z" j死而后已until my heart stops beating
! c# P J/ ^) n ^4 [. j6 {岁岁平安Peace all year round
% P* f5 l* f: ^* c上有天堂，下有苏杭"Just as there is paradise in heaven, ther are Suzhou and Hangzhou on earth."
/ q$ ]; L# W, q* V: b! o塞翁失马，焉知非福Misfortune may be an actual blessing.
2 I+ J! D/ Y6 |# p三十而立"A man should be independent at the age of thirty. 9 J* w; K6 i* l# G7 H* O# }2 ~ R/ r9 D' y
At thirty, a man should be able to think for himself."
" ~( S8 ]0 F C! c5 S5 U升级换代updating and upgrading (of products), K4 V, G; u- w$ [3 q
四十不惑Life begins at forty. $ m4 b0 { d, }# R; }% F
谁言寸草心，报得三春晖"Such kindness of warm sun, can't be repaid by grass. "
) H% B% u+ l9 L$ Y" ~水涨船高When the river rises, the boat floats high.
4 O/ k! ~* U8 ?7 Y7 A( ?2 X2 q" f3 I时不我待Time and tide wait for no man. " ?' C- m2 x% P# Y$ M$ |
杀鸡用牛刀break a butterfly on the wheel
! ?& ?$ k9 i8 }. r7 G8 C实事求是seek truth from facts; be practical and realistic; be true to facts
" b- h! T2 l& ]* Y说曹操,曹操到Talk of the devil and he comes.
( i$ K" u6 _2 J+ @. Q实话实说speak the plain truth; call a spade a spade; tell it as it is ' V& K6 L# T+ x E* G
实践是检验真理的唯一标准Practice is the sole criterion for testing truth.
1 t9 {7 h* Z% G' R8 D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; "4 M# O8 e2 |' Q7 Q7 j3 D% m" S1 [
韬光养晦hide one's capacities and bide one's time5 S6 g. Y) L5 ?6 U0 z
糖衣炮弹sugar-coated bullets
# |9 A, I, R: b: V- \/ c3 P天有不测风云Anything unexpected may happen. a bolt from the blue5 w( ?( F0 l6 r; Y6 k6 K
团结就是力量Unity is strength.' _7 f8 l2 ~% G+ b3 }
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
: D5 A, O: i+ m, T8 c1 N. G9 e$ r歪风邪气unhealthy practices and evil phenomena
) Q7 {: @" R1 B9 e物以类聚，人以群分Birds of a feather flock together.
7 B" @: V" N5 K& f# ?往事如风"The past has vanished (from memory) like wind.; What in past, is past."
' v4 @$ D5 W' f2 h望子成龙hold high hopes for one's child
! C1 z" i9 Z3 w8 C" E屋漏又逢连阴雨Misfortunes never come singly. When it rains it pours.
+ Z( [# f; p% l" A/ `5 f8 K- B文韬武略military expertise; military strategy
' V- i, c" S/ d9 S唯利是图draw water to one's mill + V7 L" \* y( u# n
无源之水,无本之木water without a source, and a tree wiithout roots4 r9 Z; l% }. _) D
无中生有make/create something out of nothing
# [/ Y+ C. e4 r+ {8 _# q无风不起浪There are no waves without wind. There's no smoke without fire.5 { o- S6 D/ ?2 |+ p
徇私枉法bend the law for the benefit of relatives or friends
+ e& Y* y; H1 [9 J新官上任三把火a new broom sweeps clean
) Q; b% v. K' q2 s7 r虚心使人进步,骄傲使人落后Modesty helps one go forward, whereas conceit makes one lag behind.$ k% O$ C3 K, k+ ~5 U
蓄势而发accumulate strength for a take-off
f X9 s( i5 F7 ?, I心想事成May all your wish come true6 A" f# D2 ^. E+ N
心照不宣have a tacit understanding; give tacit consent; tacit understanding
1 d8 d6 o( g. ?% Z$ |先入为主First impressions are firmly entrenched.6 d2 B4 G& A9 i8 Z2 F" T. Q
先下手为强catch the ball before the bound
6 }' g# j/ T! s! c6 Q像热锅上的蚂蚁like an ant on a hot pan9 f8 v# j T; ]+ h5 p9 A7 N
现身说法warn people by taking oneself as an example+ ~; x. b) E2 C9 Q4 W/ f
息事宁人pour oil on troubled waters
9 d( Y: G0 D" S5 p喜忧参半mingled hope and fear
1 A) }: D# J3 S+ o0 D/ `$ r( K: Q$ h" R循序渐进step by step
5 b, N2 M& v1 l. K7 f" v, ?. H一路平安，一路顺风speed somebody on their way; speed the parting guest " m4 j9 I1 E' u8 W; q5 G3 G
严以律己,宽以待人be strict with oneself and lenient towards others
% C9 S1 f& o" c F6 x. B3 }7 |5 G; G鱼米之乡a land of milk and honey, p$ w! H4 E5 J: R) |
有情人终成眷属"Jack shall have Jill, all shall be well." ; m4 o7 s+ L$ N N
有钱能使鬼推磨Money makes the mare go. Money talks.
8 x- e5 Q5 z: L" l0 A, y有识之士people of vision6 I, c# H, J9 J. T4 K# A# Z- v
有勇无谋use brawn rather than brain
o& k6 e u! }, H0 N- ]有缘千里来相会Separated as we are thousands of miles apart, we come together as if by predestination.
4 d# B F, h( G2 ?% r与时俱进advance with times6 f. P7 B( H1 n W( `
以人为本people oriented; people foremost 4 x1 S$ z* o! M3 K) G( h
因材施教teach students according to their aptitude . n( m' c5 o* H1 P9 @- X& H$ 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." ' b8 y7 N. i# l* j/ z. ?; J
欲速则不达Haste does not bring success.
* N5 v. p7 U8 _! ^优胜劣汰survival of the fittest
: d- L2 ~* @ z h1 Q0 ]' ]8 ]+ u英雄所见略同Great minds think alike.
+ o- u% E; E7 |, b$ ~; J冤家宜解不宜结Better make friends than make enemies.
k8 A( B! N9 }0 f( z: X冤假错案"cases in which people were unjustly, falsely or wrongly charged or sentenced; unjust, false or wrong cases"
6 R3 m3 i1 Y) w! ~0 U) h% |5 e一言既出，驷马难追A real man never goes back on his words.
4 K1 x4 Z1 a1 _& P$ ?! _& @+ {招财进宝Money and treasures will be plentiful
0 ?( J8 t+ N) ]) n债台高筑become debt-ridden$ i l" I' B* Y `
致命要害Achilles' heel , s& S' N) j0 h
众矢之的target of public criticism
( ]. I/ A% J7 W- X% `, y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.
% C5 f ~9 V5 `! k1 _5 U5 O5 ^纸上谈兵be an armchair strategist
: B/ r+ X; [6 s, [4 B; e6 ]纸包不住火Truth will come to light sooner or later.4 ]1 q( R5 V. C1 r: S- F; t% w1 w
左右为难between the devil and the deep blue sea; between the rock and the hard place |
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