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爱屋及乌Love me, love my dog.
7 C5 K1 D6 a8 i: V- F+ j百闻不如一见Seeing is believing.0 N% b) i7 ^6 |
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) L4 ]' M! S* R A( o
笨鸟先飞A slow sparrow should make an early start.
+ y( p9 P' ?8 k3 Q( y2 F' b2 B不眠之夜white night 7 O/ a6 L/ M% K& a
不以物喜，不以己悲not pleased by external gains, not saddened by personnal losses
* f) Q- N5 d, ~0 O" L不遗余力spare no effort; go all out; do one's best
9 C. ` s1 k N2 r, F! D; F不打不成交"No discord, no concord. * @! q" B2 q; [& f$ U% p6 M
拆东墙补西墙rob Peter to pay Paul $ Z. ~4 U" B+ q6 v0 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
1 F0 R+ k4 r! P9 D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
6 d! X$ M0 e, H" w# J/ @大开眼界open one's eyes; broaden one's horizon; be an eye-opener 4 I( ^/ }1 K7 T7 t+ Q/ p
国泰民安The country flourishes and people live in peace
% J: K' |" K2 }) |% 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
0 y$ s: [, W( n, G; T1 _/ \功夫不负有心人Everything comes to him who waits.
0 D; J: X# R- X& _1 ^ ?) e+ I好了伤疤忘了疼once on shore, one prays no more
8 E# t& t+ r4 i3 @好事不出门，恶事传千里Good news never goes beyond the gate, while bad news spread far and wide.
" e5 b( M- M8 d" |1 Q# K5 }1 S和气生财Harmony brings wealth
) I6 X; x4 E" \3 K1 I% X活到老，学到老One is never too old to learn.
, t3 P( u. @# k) J: ?, e; u既往不咎let bygones be bygones
5 h0 h# D- R: K: n! K金无足赤,人无完人Gold can't be pure and man can't be perfect.
( j0 I/ `6 j& h2 h" R金玉满堂Treasures fill the home
+ R N; o6 [( O' o" j, B J* m: I脚踏实地be down-to-earth
# x! t) g/ s: `; S$ Q8 K脚踩两只船sit on the fence
3 r7 S7 e/ g3 u! D$ {( j7 j4 g君子之交淡如水the friendship between gentlemen is as pure as crystal; a hedge between keeps friendship green
& o% c! G0 r! f- s* s# M1 ~( o老生常谈，陈词滥调cut and dried, cliché
8 ~: d& N6 m2 d# o# W礼尚往来Courtesy calls for reciprocity. 9 t, Q! R: a# m% W) p/ ^# A
留得青山在，不怕没柴烧"Where there is life, there is hope."- q# z! S) L9 w& B
马到成功achieve immediate victory; win instant success& I& b) C) p: q& J/ j: I& ~+ j: z9 p
名利双收gain in both fame and wealth
% U% K, V: b! N) w2 G1 A) I* z1 L2 R茅塞顿开be suddenly enlightened$ ^# f2 r* E4 a: Y+ Q! j
没有规矩不成方圆Nothing can be accomplished without norms or standards.; C+ l, E0 p4 ?& I1 F3 y
每逢佳节倍思亲# E% h7 N9 ]3 @; t( q( z% r
On festive occasions more than ever one thinks of one's dear ones far away.
4 {2 C( |# t3 @5 SIt is on the festival occasions when one misses his dear most.
! s8 _" m, ]. Q- w% {! [! |谋事在人，成事在天"The planning lies with man, the outcome with Heaven. / Man proposes, God disposes. "# @& ~( e) U2 I9 Y
弄巧成拙be too smart by half; Cunning outwits itself.$ P" q5 h' b& V) N: e2 M4 a1 v
拿手好戏masterpiece
( y! w" D( Q" a: v* W i赔了夫人又折兵throw good money after bad
" k4 M8 r. K8 a, D抛砖引玉a modest spur to induce others to come forward with valuable contributions; throw a sprat to catch a whale0 }- N0 N& x8 a1 r# z' J0 S
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
- [; s2 [8 m/ F% @, t8 x8 Z抢得先机take the preemptive opportunities U& p9 j* J9 f9 D- F8 Q
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" y I) J0 j0 ~9 U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
" r c' o& r. A* Q: K) Q前事不忘,后事之师Past experience, if not forgotten, is a guide for the future.( f' i8 h6 G/ R8 Y1 f6 f8 C
前人栽树,后人乘凉One generation plants the trees in whose shade another generation rests.- P6 f6 T2 z8 y' {. {; e
One sows and another reaps.
6 e/ M* v& F, ~7 r前怕狼,后怕虎fear the wolf in front and the tiger behind/ hesitate in doing something
: b. e2 `, h4 c/ H5 _/ R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. ! p' @ W9 g( s; x, y
强强联手win-win co-operation
7 ?! @! t" H& s9 J0 N% T3 W* k瑞雪兆丰年A timely snow promises a good harvest.0 v' c% z- N6 ~1 c
人之初,性本善Man's nature at birth is good.. B& i) v& ]) B& l
人逢喜事精神爽Joy puts heart into a man.
" _* L- B& L: J! L6 t( c* L人海战术huge-crowd strategy 6 S/ y6 x5 {3 V. Q
世上无难事，只要肯攀登"Where there is a will, there is a way. " 8 N2 j' A& P$ Q& r
世外桃源a fictitious land of peace away from the turmoil of the world;
- r5 o4 e2 Y9 i6 h死而后已until my heart stops beating
- } y1 R- s* u9 X$ H9 W岁岁平安Peace all year round" A+ ?$ R3 ]( b, a
上有天堂，下有苏杭"Just as there is paradise in heaven, ther are Suzhou and Hangzhou on earth."
3 i& @/ j' f5 G- h塞翁失马，焉知非福Misfortune may be an actual blessing.
- U6 ]( U1 \1 P: q2 `+ S三十而立"A man should be independent at the age of thirty. 8 o8 Y$ n1 O$ M. q
At thirty, a man should be able to think for himself."
1 E' B& z5 }/ I+ B升级换代updating and upgrading (of products)+ E3 a+ _4 J5 S* ~9 m6 w
四十不惑Life begins at forty.
1 l* T0 i# Z w5 ?" M谁言寸草心，报得三春晖"Such kindness of warm sun, can't be repaid by grass. " # R) N6 }6 o) d/ O# o$ I" ]
水涨船高When the river rises, the boat floats high.9 r6 d# @7 t) |8 Q
时不我待Time and tide wait for no man. 6 c" R/ p/ {5 h
杀鸡用牛刀break a butterfly on the wheel$ V4 c% [* [$ j0 j7 U
实事求是seek truth from facts; be practical and realistic; be true to facts 4 f& }4 t/ T: r* S
说曹操,曹操到Talk of the devil and he comes.
1 k8 g7 j9 r3 t$ {2 K2 y实话实说speak the plain truth; call a spade a spade; tell it as it is & L8 ^, u' o! H: l5 O1 k" g) p$ X5 B
实践是检验真理的唯一标准Practice is the sole criterion for testing truth.) h( `) x6 J0 L5 _" Q0 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; "
+ S- c' k% j% c$ N, n韬光养晦hide one's capacities and bide one's time4 s- k+ Z& J6 N7 Z# ?) l
糖衣炮弹sugar-coated bullets' Y) Q6 r. Y) p2 p$ ^
天有不测风云Anything unexpected may happen. a bolt from the blue
, W8 y, o# f7 L$ l! e5 @8 p) o团结就是力量Unity is strength." q2 x0 _3 y/ E/ B4 b1 w4 e7 c
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 [ J/ I0 z) d4 `+ c5 K! C' E
歪风邪气unhealthy practices and evil phenomena
& I% d. q4 c+ D# L物以类聚，人以群分Birds of a feather flock together.
/ x n" \5 m1 f E% @/ ^2 u往事如风"The past has vanished (from memory) like wind.; What in past, is past."
. r, h( }( k5 j) z6 R- F望子成龙hold high hopes for one's child
1 K2 h( `; i1 D' y( ?' A" C0 d屋漏又逢连阴雨Misfortunes never come singly. When it rains it pours.9 P. z& {( |2 S7 v* x
文韬武略military expertise; military strategy * E' M, C3 E. c/ ^
唯利是图draw water to one's mill
* B; u6 W9 p8 X8 G! h7 E无源之水,无本之木water without a source, and a tree wiithout roots- g* P1 p) w! c& H; s' w
无中生有make/create something out of nothing ) P0 ]+ Y9 @2 N
无风不起浪There are no waves without wind. There's no smoke without fire.
+ A- i0 G" E; j4 k i% Q. ^: ~: ^徇私枉法bend the law for the benefit of relatives or friends # u, _4 F- q" {. g3 N% X( W
新官上任三把火a new broom sweeps clean + Z; K" g2 @9 Z+ \
虚心使人进步,骄傲使人落后Modesty helps one go forward, whereas conceit makes one lag behind.4 Q! L) H1 R& Y) B. j% A7 U
蓄势而发accumulate strength for a take-off
( Q( `7 E7 Q5 i- s) A Q1 p( \心想事成May all your wish come true
$ ?6 c0 J. R: \" b8 J( P心照不宣have a tacit understanding; give tacit consent; tacit understanding
% f5 x9 A9 D* J* {8 V$ O先入为主First impressions are firmly entrenched.
- Y' M1 c+ y G先下手为强catch the ball before the bound! U3 O; h/ ?* O4 c7 ]3 f
像热锅上的蚂蚁like an ant on a hot pan
' e0 \- w1 i5 G! e5 r; E. ]( h ?现身说法warn people by taking oneself as an example
6 ?6 [8 D, ^2 g( m7 Q3 t息事宁人pour oil on troubled waters ' x1 ^1 k# E+ g( P! z
喜忧参半mingled hope and fear 5 t% V4 }' ^& y
循序渐进step by step
$ O! q) `& Y& I; b% H一路平安，一路顺风speed somebody on their way; speed the parting guest / r5 \. H" y3 J( a# P3 Z
严以律己,宽以待人be strict with oneself and lenient towards others+ p- P2 {: q9 Z" g9 A9 C A
鱼米之乡a land of milk and honey
! K# s& T& W! }5 L8 _! Y7 }( V有情人终成眷属"Jack shall have Jill, all shall be well."
8 i0 \6 ^0 a, i# i9 q有钱能使鬼推磨Money makes the mare go. Money talks.
9 \5 V; p) k; a9 F' w' `' h s2 R有识之士people of vision* \6 d. V2 L6 ?( W8 p8 D0 R
有勇无谋use brawn rather than brain 4 {' ?9 g7 F9 Q y0 J
有缘千里来相会Separated as we are thousands of miles apart, we come together as if by predestination.
! v# @ m1 d( y7 H, ~与时俱进advance with times* R- V1 V; V9 m: B- {
以人为本people oriented; people foremost
: L4 Q" i! w0 e5 {. o因材施教teach students according to their aptitude ; A: a( r. A& a. c* 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." 8 z) c G0 u& E$ L2 n" C
欲速则不达Haste does not bring success. 7 x& l( t0 E* ?0 [ Q- A+ x: N v: K
优胜劣汰survival of the fittest ! @: z& e: f6 S# y
英雄所见略同Great minds think alike. e. p5 p5 n! d/ C2 s" Q" f# @% P
冤家宜解不宜结Better make friends than make enemies.2 b! u5 R! W2 X% I, i
冤假错案"cases in which people were unjustly, falsely or wrongly charged or sentenced; unjust, false or wrong cases"
+ w. z* d3 d! N" A' N( T* L; S一言既出，驷马难追A real man never goes back on his words. ' T9 Q* ?9 N5 I2 ~7 |, i
招财进宝Money and treasures will be plentiful# N4 i; H! r# }
债台高筑become debt-ridden
9 u( ]* ^7 U" _6 _/ d: q- ~0 c+ i致命要害Achilles' heel
/ ~$ @& D3 E9 m M) ^# y- |. a8 t- x+ P众矢之的target of public criticism$ \. v! C- U9 J
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.
1 Y1 A/ K7 j ]/ X* ]) j3 d纸上谈兵be an armchair strategist
5 `7 i# x8 c9 n m0 n- O; ^& _. M纸包不住火Truth will come to light sooner or later./ P2 f) p# h* t+ |2 t% J) l* t
左右为难between the devil and the deep blue sea; between the rock and the hard place |
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