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爱屋及乌Love me, love my dog.! K" J# w" P3 Z
百闻不如一见Seeing is believing. k7 m, s0 v* {8 ~8 v
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* U' G, Y1 m; l3 @7 G
笨鸟先飞A slow sparrow should make an early start.0 _1 Q$ W+ s2 r, t0 A
不眠之夜white night $ q4 [2 G: y6 F
不以物喜，不以己悲not pleased by external gains, not saddened by personnal losses7 X4 O. V( G2 ^: a4 q4 r6 H- C
不遗余力spare no effort; go all out; do one's best
( A/ t+ n b5 K$ K/ E0 Q不打不成交"No discord, no concord. ; D/ D2 G. R- A& d1 u: E
拆东墙补西墙rob Peter to pay Paul
& |# i8 L% j+ X8 l3 |( E: y% g辞旧迎新bid farewell to the old and usher in the new; ring out the old year and ring in the new
% I+ |2 E/ ]5 M* W% s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
: K& M+ D$ f" b2 {* P Q+ u大开眼界open one's eyes; broaden one's horizon; be an eye-opener
4 E9 `9 X% D6 v/ i4 o& \. \- k1 X国泰民安The country flourishes and people live in peace8 G1 N3 B, q% M, L3 |8 L
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 6 b. j0 q' x. @# s3 L
功夫不负有心人Everything comes to him who waits. 4 ^$ R7 J6 ?% f: t
好了伤疤忘了疼once on shore, one prays no more! N0 {9 M* {' b8 |8 l
好事不出门，恶事传千里Good news never goes beyond the gate, while bad news spread far and wide. ( {+ Z, |$ A+ `6 K; z/ L
和气生财Harmony brings wealth8 D, k% t7 r+ B! A( _
活到老，学到老One is never too old to learn.
' l2 N& H$ y4 \5 z. p5 h: J既往不咎let bygones be bygones
3 g" h% {) p% f. D9 P金无足赤,人无完人Gold can't be pure and man can't be perfect. ! h k ?0 D |2 ?( d
金玉满堂Treasures fill the home; }. d) b1 e" v ^& g; ~
脚踏实地be down-to-earth
4 N: O. E9 o" f; _8 S脚踩两只船sit on the fence
# i3 a' e5 E8 H6 `; d君子之交淡如水the friendship between gentlemen is as pure as crystal; a hedge between keeps friendship green 6 v7 G& Z6 W( m9 f' M
老生常谈，陈词滥调cut and dried, cliché
! z- w, V) C3 h" K礼尚往来Courtesy calls for reciprocity. $ k+ r; ]3 P$ j+ ]
留得青山在，不怕没柴烧"Where there is life, there is hope."
2 y) |) a, A: S0 x) w马到成功achieve immediate victory; win instant success+ o: u; R% ~$ S/ f: B0 n0 h
名利双收gain in both fame and wealth
- }. N7 j0 ~6 S W( H茅塞顿开be suddenly enlightened' n( ?0 l1 J& L4 Q9 `
没有规矩不成方圆Nothing can be accomplished without norms or standards.# r4 O/ X- u! R7 g" u
每逢佳节倍思亲' T) s0 B% Q7 j
On festive occasions more than ever one thinks of one's dear ones far away.
, r- @, f' ~1 Z e( _ A! [3 l' EIt is on the festival occasions when one misses his dear most. ! {0 w5 A# V, ^# J
谋事在人，成事在天"The planning lies with man, the outcome with Heaven. / Man proposes, God disposes. "7 X: o% q3 w8 p
弄巧成拙be too smart by half; Cunning outwits itself.
% F/ z9 Y' \" P& k& @- [6 M* e拿手好戏masterpiece
0 N! d9 u3 `: n+ c8 S赔了夫人又折兵throw good money after bad
, ?: O5 A5 L/ w9 {抛砖引玉a modest spur to induce others to come forward with valuable contributions; throw a sprat to catch a whale
- \5 _) Q' t; T5 K: A2 A2 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) F; w4 C; W l+ G0 W% P
抢得先机take the preemptive opportunities $ ]* i4 w: M; `& C1 B2 J
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.# V) g3 n- q4 T* i: t( K" T
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
8 K9 r, { L7 k9 z9 _' d+ \前事不忘,后事之师Past experience, if not forgotten, is a guide for the future.8 Y2 S" X0 Q/ A8 ?
前人栽树,后人乘凉One generation plants the trees in whose shade another generation rests.
2 I$ }# }1 |% o6 sOne sows and another reaps., A9 ]: t1 p7 Y- b/ O) I' t- ?
前怕狼,后怕虎fear the wolf in front and the tiger behind/ hesitate in doing something1 j( K( I2 |1 i$ a
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. , `" G+ T% A* E
强强联手win-win co-operation# S6 v& A# ?+ z5 x! |9 l: O
瑞雪兆丰年A timely snow promises a good harvest.
; N! p }3 ^, J" v' A$ k6 Z人之初,性本善Man's nature at birth is good.' l8 a: { U) R; M% q, _: u7 j
人逢喜事精神爽Joy puts heart into a man.) V) D/ j p3 B' [: o
人海战术huge-crowd strategy
. O* r" _& m" f/ Y) r- ^5 {世上无难事，只要肯攀登"Where there is a will, there is a way. " . S7 I8 f. g4 i' ]
世外桃源a fictitious land of peace away from the turmoil of the world;
3 m! w M3 u2 y. d* O死而后已until my heart stops beating. e- q& X# R8 w' A! K3 ^
岁岁平安Peace all year round
7 q& s, ^; g$ E' |5 o+ J上有天堂，下有苏杭"Just as there is paradise in heaven, ther are Suzhou and Hangzhou on earth." % T) a; ]$ Z' O) U
塞翁失马，焉知非福Misfortune may be an actual blessing.
7 s$ G8 v( x- E8 J2 q7 E三十而立"A man should be independent at the age of thirty.
' x. I+ M* ^7 ~At thirty, a man should be able to think for himself."
0 R# u5 _. H3 c) @" j升级换代updating and upgrading (of products)& u& N3 z* z+ q) g( `
四十不惑Life begins at forty. ) f! ^. N* g" }
谁言寸草心，报得三春晖"Such kindness of warm sun, can't be repaid by grass. " $ g7 y/ }+ n( F$ \/ e4 G T
水涨船高When the river rises, the boat floats high.
# I; h6 S, w) R( p; d时不我待Time and tide wait for no man.
) A9 }4 J7 |! `( s6 X# B$ x n( ?杀鸡用牛刀break a butterfly on the wheel
. s1 m; S. E4 J# l9 \$ e- h实事求是seek truth from facts; be practical and realistic; be true to facts
1 }# M9 o7 L) @) B4 i' D说曹操,曹操到Talk of the devil and he comes.# }7 c& r% `& u
实话实说speak the plain truth; call a spade a spade; tell it as it is
; b, {# d% [/ n7 `( |7 \+ d+ T, I实践是检验真理的唯一标准Practice is the sole criterion for testing truth. w4 b$ Q* q5 t/ ?2 @. n
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; "3 \( }- U7 `% g$ B
韬光养晦hide one's capacities and bide one's time
" n* i6 o" {% O9 H* j糖衣炮弹sugar-coated bullets
7 B# ] ^+ E+ u( V天有不测风云Anything unexpected may happen. a bolt from the blue7 \8 F! Q% t( b% L
团结就是力量Unity is strength.
5 r$ Q' r4 g2 a6 ]3 J# m# S: s& o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 ' ]) `7 L& p, n/ A7 }# ]; ?6 N. _
歪风邪气unhealthy practices and evil phenomena6 s# A! X3 P7 Y' a6 B, L0 b5 I: x
物以类聚，人以群分Birds of a feather flock together.
4 y! f* G: o! E7 T9 k/ {往事如风"The past has vanished (from memory) like wind.; What in past, is past." 1 X$ s* C' e; j. u! Y+ p
望子成龙hold high hopes for one's child
8 }& C4 j$ O/ Z; ]4 C屋漏又逢连阴雨Misfortunes never come singly. When it rains it pours.
/ _/ M: C' ]7 m0 A; ?文韬武略military expertise; military strategy 0 m, b# @" Q7 b0 G& s
唯利是图draw water to one's mill
: K( W" Z0 h4 |4 F% r# f: k# u无源之水,无本之木water without a source, and a tree wiithout roots# R( r, Q& M Y; `0 t1 [! ]+ l
无中生有make/create something out of nothing
& s( G& P% d' P0 s+ z9 V, q" l无风不起浪There are no waves without wind. There's no smoke without fire.3 E; N/ y5 W9 M: ]' y
徇私枉法bend the law for the benefit of relatives or friends + D# I: W' Y. F3 a
新官上任三把火a new broom sweeps clean ) A7 w' Z" j2 K3 [ J
虚心使人进步,骄傲使人落后Modesty helps one go forward, whereas conceit makes one lag behind.7 F9 g0 h: \+ O1 I* z
蓄势而发accumulate strength for a take-off# m) x( G/ x) [: _
心想事成May all your wish come true" _ f( @3 O( L
心照不宣have a tacit understanding; give tacit consent; tacit understanding5 x% g* f2 @( V1 _
先入为主First impressions are firmly entrenched.1 ^7 L. F' e5 S' \5 u
先下手为强catch the ball before the bound
5 p4 \9 m/ B& X" d像热锅上的蚂蚁like an ant on a hot pan
) b+ @% A: v3 R+ M) R: c# D3 n现身说法warn people by taking oneself as an example
0 D" |& | L0 f2 c) t% c' Z息事宁人pour oil on troubled waters / S, `: d4 \: J' |
喜忧参半mingled hope and fear
$ @! `2 n, |. Y循序渐进step by step
# {( D- y3 E) a一路平安，一路顺风speed somebody on their way; speed the parting guest
, E4 T1 x/ Y; S& G' A/ \* w& U- V严以律己,宽以待人be strict with oneself and lenient towards others
0 r6 N: t8 m. H7 O) f; N4 W0 b# Z! {+ R鱼米之乡a land of milk and honey$ L$ S3 n3 h0 J+ a Y
有情人终成眷属"Jack shall have Jill, all shall be well." 9 x6 B. e8 a* B; Y4 G) ~( F$ q4 w
有钱能使鬼推磨Money makes the mare go. Money talks.
\# U$ s+ O9 S7 Q, l有识之士people of vision
& o+ r1 s' b: `: E( Z) }有勇无谋use brawn rather than brain
" J# f$ f( \6 G- M9 l' w# I有缘千里来相会Separated as we are thousands of miles apart, we come together as if by predestination./ F! R4 b" Q- s9 H
与时俱进advance with times
7 S1 E+ }) t6 q; O9 R以人为本people oriented; people foremost $ a0 A" c" z8 y5 B r
因材施教teach students according to their aptitude
2 D R3 m2 G$ s9 B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 H* H/ O: L8 x& m
欲速则不达Haste does not bring success.
$ l! V4 U8 J& W2 v" ]0 @8 ~" \& ?优胜劣汰survival of the fittest
6 ~2 W0 D& U' P) _英雄所见略同Great minds think alike.
+ o) x& d7 h8 i8 _ o3 I2 V* |冤家宜解不宜结Better make friends than make enemies.
. ^1 j: s3 j& X! b# Y& c冤假错案"cases in which people were unjustly, falsely or wrongly charged or sentenced; unjust, false or wrong cases" ' [" |% [: P `( x
一言既出，驷马难追A real man never goes back on his words. 8 r, n) N4 X& B
招财进宝Money and treasures will be plentiful; s% \! r# i5 o5 {
债台高筑become debt-ridden- v2 s: r( Z# M" H# t( r6 u# s
致命要害Achilles' heel
/ ^& q1 @2 P# }! @# L众矢之的target of public criticism
1 R4 E- e' z) Q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.3 w5 e2 F- L6 M: k8 Z$ ]
纸上谈兵be an armchair strategist. ?" m; p2 G* q' b3 o( I4 O% S
纸包不住火Truth will come to light sooner or later.
5 X* r2 a5 o, }0 w& m' {左右为难between the devil and the deep blue sea; between the rock and the hard place |
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