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爱屋及乌Love me, love my dog.; y/ H! f5 a# A
百闻不如一见Seeing is believing.
, v9 I& A: X. m* T( p ^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, O1 N( c. m" C! R( n
笨鸟先飞A slow sparrow should make an early start.
5 b: K, `3 W5 ~) K7 j1 j. O- I. A) Q不眠之夜white night 3 E+ Q6 o) q5 o- {& ?
不以物喜，不以己悲not pleased by external gains, not saddened by personnal losses1 G# \* R+ q1 W* f# H9 \* I
不遗余力spare no effort; go all out; do one's best
6 w" s8 D- C# v不打不成交"No discord, no concord.
3 w# ^: G2 p4 w( Y0 J拆东墙补西墙rob Peter to pay Paul
- J: j% _8 Y' K) j4 L5 h. J& O辞旧迎新bid farewell to the old and usher in the new; ring out the old year and ring in the new
4 F0 z9 {( K9 ^: D& O9 |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 all5 K' V) G0 }) p! w1 Y
大开眼界open one's eyes; broaden one's horizon; be an eye-opener
! z& Y* j2 y( \7 D6 }/ V1 z国泰民安The country flourishes and people live in peace
4 N) e* O. \( U0 a1 f2 q+ z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
( Q* A; o9 @$ h' K5 P功夫不负有心人Everything comes to him who waits.
' R' Y7 o% W% w: |/ S好了伤疤忘了疼once on shore, one prays no more- s1 z e7 @2 M' ]- x. V$ 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. + |4 }( ^. w6 t
和气生财Harmony brings wealth
; t! g" q: y- d- u' E/ l9 b+ h) i9 L活到老，学到老One is never too old to learn. ) |6 { V8 X( ~) J: L
既往不咎let bygones be bygones 2 A# N2 I, r. W% `
金无足赤,人无完人Gold can't be pure and man can't be perfect.
& H- p; W, n, M" V4 x金玉满堂Treasures fill the home
7 D9 g( x8 B$ r$ d% W, n% ?+ C脚踏实地be down-to-earth 5 \% S. { l8 }9 m. \# z
脚踩两只船sit on the fence 4 p5 `/ m5 }, U$ b; H
君子之交淡如水the friendship between gentlemen is as pure as crystal; a hedge between keeps friendship green / v! }& f4 d$ }) t; l$ ~- R
老生常谈，陈词滥调cut and dried, cliché8 J- W, E- z" E6 x/ P* u
礼尚往来Courtesy calls for reciprocity.
4 s' e) T- ~0 f" ?留得青山在，不怕没柴烧"Where there is life, there is hope."
# A& b" t$ T% D Y" X马到成功achieve immediate victory; win instant success
/ }0 ^) B8 M# Y$ h0 x8 M名利双收gain in both fame and wealth) u7 o9 {, V1 ~
茅塞顿开be suddenly enlightened
1 u7 F, m6 @& f, L5 f* Y( j7 h没有规矩不成方圆Nothing can be accomplished without norms or standards.
$ \1 | s0 X# T, c% q9 x每逢佳节倍思亲
+ {+ V, @# N" L) O! j0 HOn festive occasions more than ever one thinks of one's dear ones far away.
$ }6 L" ^& o+ r+ s8 |& }It is on the festival occasions when one misses his dear most.
+ L+ i0 f" A' f1 B+ `$ [5 h谋事在人，成事在天"The planning lies with man, the outcome with Heaven. / Man proposes, God disposes. "
1 g k& |9 o: [- f弄巧成拙be too smart by half; Cunning outwits itself.
- k! G- \" Z6 {: \( S. L3 d拿手好戏masterpiece+ }; J: Y6 N; e8 _2 B
赔了夫人又折兵throw good money after bad
. B3 U& s+ E) j: y* j+ e; N抛砖引玉a modest spur to induce others to come forward with valuable contributions; throw a sprat to catch a whale
3 G% b% M L1 D* t7 r. D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
, M, }, v4 p. F! M& g( F% t& V抢得先机take the preemptive opportunities
( m( B$ p* @5 E: f1 [. q S- 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.
( u% C6 T0 J4 A8 U& @8 B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& P$ T. l4 Y' ?" B4 J5 k$ b
前事不忘,后事之师Past experience, if not forgotten, is a guide for the future.
: [ v3 e$ y5 U' i+ ^5 f+ X前人栽树,后人乘凉One generation plants the trees in whose shade another generation rests.$ }3 p$ u. V1 p& i
One sows and another reaps.
7 x" o/ [7 w( V8 a# x9 |前怕狼,后怕虎fear the wolf in front and the tiger behind/ hesitate in doing something
+ o3 d B" F7 v* y( }6 C* Z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. * |, V' k4 e+ X3 _. K) F- B
强强联手win-win co-operation1 `5 }; N" x, R E5 o
瑞雪兆丰年A timely snow promises a good harvest.9 z( ~' F/ k4 n s1 w1 N/ l0 a5 V) Q$ e
人之初,性本善Man's nature at birth is good.
! _+ F- E" G5 U4 u! ~人逢喜事精神爽Joy puts heart into a man.7 ~+ X& \- M: ^% R8 z* t, p% n
人海战术huge-crowd strategy 1 x3 k5 O; ]0 d0 x, S9 _! u
世上无难事，只要肯攀登"Where there is a will, there is a way. " " \+ _( i0 n d8 W, @
世外桃源a fictitious land of peace away from the turmoil of the world;
; n( c/ d- S/ F w% U; Q死而后已until my heart stops beating
! G1 q2 e+ S; A岁岁平安Peace all year round
' U( L) _ P7 l& y上有天堂，下有苏杭"Just as there is paradise in heaven, ther are Suzhou and Hangzhou on earth." 6 z6 C/ C# ]9 H$ z' l7 o7 I
塞翁失马，焉知非福Misfortune may be an actual blessing.7 N/ Z. x* U2 L. Q1 x0 F" p# K/ F
三十而立"A man should be independent at the age of thirty.
7 Y1 j" l! r% Z$ I7 Z- rAt thirty, a man should be able to think for himself." 8 Z+ h3 N# b8 ?* `/ f! Y
升级换代updating and upgrading (of products)
8 G! j( W7 F$ m四十不惑Life begins at forty.
( g% Z/ f% S. t/ y6 H1 m谁言寸草心，报得三春晖"Such kindness of warm sun, can't be repaid by grass. "
, G, Y% N4 f3 D: t" P- ^水涨船高When the river rises, the boat floats high.
7 R0 Z2 g! r; @+ Z- o时不我待Time and tide wait for no man.
$ s/ R0 i+ {. e8 p5 M, ^5 x+ F; a杀鸡用牛刀break a butterfly on the wheel
2 I1 {! |6 i% d' E9 K实事求是seek truth from facts; be practical and realistic; be true to facts : N6 {/ P/ d5 P* Y7 H' s5 L! l* F
说曹操,曹操到Talk of the devil and he comes.
' @/ {. b+ s! `7 {0 R实话实说speak the plain truth; call a spade a spade; tell it as it is 1 K, b3 ? u. B2 s s0 ` h# y
实践是检验真理的唯一标准Practice is the sole criterion for testing truth.
" P P% f4 n' q' B- D" N! I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; "; M! u( v2 P4 x6 Y/ r
韬光养晦hide one's capacities and bide one's time
4 s; R/ b8 w1 L& q" p g1 ^糖衣炮弹sugar-coated bullets
, r3 p. k4 t7 L8 M# P天有不测风云Anything unexpected may happen. a bolt from the blue, |* \; O. f$ o/ b, L* L) K- v4 _
团结就是力量Unity is strength.! \0 g q& l: h. 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
. X) D2 k. U3 a6 b" f3 K/ m歪风邪气unhealthy practices and evil phenomena: G+ E% O, n( x# {& I. U% }
物以类聚，人以群分Birds of a feather flock together. p- l. A2 ^6 l2 T' X U
往事如风"The past has vanished (from memory) like wind.; What in past, is past."
: D" ]; s' F6 S望子成龙hold high hopes for one's child
& P l9 ?. }) F# y$ z, r7 U# x' `' o屋漏又逢连阴雨Misfortunes never come singly. When it rains it pours.) {0 G# J% S, \' Z8 H
文韬武略military expertise; military strategy
# i ?0 x# H* F! i唯利是图draw water to one's mill
# d0 [2 q9 I2 e无源之水,无本之木water without a source, and a tree wiithout roots
) x3 z4 k* v6 I: X# ~) ?6 Z0 k无中生有make/create something out of nothing
+ v9 X( M1 L! r5 w$ r无风不起浪There are no waves without wind. There's no smoke without fire., E/ R# E( X4 g. d( R6 d
徇私枉法bend the law for the benefit of relatives or friends
6 G* m, g* |; V% ]1 H5 V' U新官上任三把火a new broom sweeps clean * W5 E9 U8 e6 u0 {- p0 s$ p: k& u7 R
虚心使人进步,骄傲使人落后Modesty helps one go forward, whereas conceit makes one lag behind.
f& |+ B- \; C2 U/ [7 j& S: c蓄势而发accumulate strength for a take-off
& v- C8 J0 L/ G. ^心想事成May all your wish come true
$ G2 v% M# V, i% _心照不宣have a tacit understanding; give tacit consent; tacit understanding
' K& q! T- _+ t( `9 ?& F& e先入为主First impressions are firmly entrenched.0 _2 w; U3 J, ~ J, \
先下手为强catch the ball before the bound
9 r0 X7 m6 Q$ z! V像热锅上的蚂蚁like an ant on a hot pan9 |' C$ L$ a8 k
现身说法warn people by taking oneself as an example6 O6 l1 j4 \+ o7 u1 e
息事宁人pour oil on troubled waters
6 O4 f K4 }! Q5 G& i2 W' A喜忧参半mingled hope and fear
U- p! N# a( H+ L; E- t循序渐进step by step5 z1 ~* c5 N x. A. ~4 A# {
一路平安，一路顺风speed somebody on their way; speed the parting guest
3 V7 a9 F; F6 P$ J4 l. i) B3 ^, b严以律己,宽以待人be strict with oneself and lenient towards others
7 N, H( _, W9 u" w# F鱼米之乡a land of milk and honey
5 y$ I- Y, S3 o有情人终成眷属"Jack shall have Jill, all shall be well."
- S7 S, |. Q8 O) B有钱能使鬼推磨Money makes the mare go. Money talks." j3 N4 ^6 p$ R
有识之士people of vision
) ~, p" @" | p; {$ x v有勇无谋use brawn rather than brain
: i- k. B+ t, _: Q. Y) h0 @4 e有缘千里来相会Separated as we are thousands of miles apart, we come together as if by predestination.2 u% }. a: x1 o" g
与时俱进advance with times' I+ @1 Z0 R( c+ r. Y( v) ^+ m
以人为本people oriented; people foremost 6 d2 y8 e7 R$ r& v) a3 E7 ^
因材施教teach students according to their aptitude
. a& E9 c1 c" E+ [2 V- 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."
) c& x7 E& @9 L4 ~- f" c, I, V" C欲速则不达Haste does not bring success.
& A2 c; J z3 Y) M0 P; p优胜劣汰survival of the fittest " c" W i$ M: z" ~5 k& \. p/ V
英雄所见略同Great minds think alike.+ `5 v3 [0 f: Y! a# r2 g
冤家宜解不宜结Better make friends than make enemies.2 {3 c* t8 Q" ?4 q6 o) |
冤假错案"cases in which people were unjustly, falsely or wrongly charged or sentenced; unjust, false or wrong cases" 8 } o* I! E8 q4 D$ O/ a! \) q
一言既出，驷马难追A real man never goes back on his words.
* Q8 @4 b# d. J6 U% R招财进宝Money and treasures will be plentiful
" v/ W9 J1 `# B; {债台高筑become debt-ridden4 q4 E& K6 W6 _/ q7 K- F
致命要害Achilles' heel - Z7 m1 f, \8 g8 z0 E( [
众矢之的target of public criticism
# m |+ ?. M2 S" ~! s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.! w4 ^8 @% l# g3 T1 m& U. D* P( Z4 ^
纸上谈兵be an armchair strategist
3 L9 Y6 h$ [; X- c3 a y* z纸包不住火Truth will come to light sooner or later.
3 n2 L, J+ z2 s S- ~左右为难between the devil and the deep blue sea; between the rock and the hard place |
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