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爱屋及乌Love me, love my dog.* n3 |& ^* C7 A) l6 N
百闻不如一见Seeing is believing./ Y0 s \ W O2 U 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
# s) x: ?. g, ~9 z& N+ j, G( w笨鸟先飞A slow sparrow should make an early start.
3 @ L; g4 l8 B2 {) G/ Y9 |不眠之夜white night
% p9 v$ g$ k+ Q( `. @: q不以物喜，不以己悲not pleased by external gains, not saddened by personnal losses
5 U8 F# M- o: Z5 H% ~' a% G不遗余力spare no effort; go all out; do one's best0 z" a* j% m) { z+ _( n
不打不成交"No discord, no concord. ) g9 m% Y3 ]$ i' V6 r+ W" b5 o
拆东墙补西墙rob Peter to pay Paul
( C% U' g9 O6 {9 k辞旧迎新bid farewell to the old and usher in the new; ring out the old year and ring in the new
; f/ b( ^- a6 G8 i% ?( f4 z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
8 V8 i# |0 V. B- ^1 Z大开眼界open one's eyes; broaden one's horizon; be an eye-opener
1 ?( j8 a2 H8 D0 [6 Q5 I- x8 h) \+ r1 b国泰民安The country flourishes and people live in peace
4 J; n' X5 [" |% r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
?/ ^$ A$ C. {+ |功夫不负有心人Everything comes to him who waits.
# R) E2 w& N1 V( j) F好了伤疤忘了疼once on shore, one prays no more
. _, g/ P5 @3 s好事不出门，恶事传千里Good news never goes beyond the gate, while bad news spread far and wide. 8 C7 X6 j" f0 U1 n7 ?# e. K6 O7 X
和气生财Harmony brings wealth
$ s( M4 l2 O; `2 h活到老，学到老One is never too old to learn. $ p1 T2 _8 Z6 y) N2 U
既往不咎let bygones be bygones
% Q" z$ R) e e: L金无足赤,人无完人Gold can't be pure and man can't be perfect.
( ^2 N/ f! H+ q金玉满堂Treasures fill the home
4 u/ B$ V5 q% H5 }& _脚踏实地be down-to-earth
; v* h5 E5 E( i: O脚踩两只船sit on the fence
* K2 W8 K9 g( r; ^! O0 O君子之交淡如水the friendship between gentlemen is as pure as crystal; a hedge between keeps friendship green
, W1 T: S U' m7 O0 v9 V老生常谈，陈词滥调cut and dried, cliché( x0 c" S& p- H9 ?
礼尚往来Courtesy calls for reciprocity.
% R6 k& K, a& [ }留得青山在，不怕没柴烧"Where there is life, there is hope."
! L( F) g7 f$ {马到成功achieve immediate victory; win instant success+ f4 z7 _6 m3 i' Y" Y
名利双收gain in both fame and wealth2 Z# P: D" t; w, ^' \
茅塞顿开be suddenly enlightened! I0 d/ g( j3 Q- b/ ]( p
没有规矩不成方圆Nothing can be accomplished without norms or standards.! B$ R) j0 a+ g; `. f4 f, i
每逢佳节倍思亲$ \ c: f0 B6 X
On festive occasions more than ever one thinks of one's dear ones far away.
; N% P3 |+ [1 A3 t$ b" @8 ~, ~It is on the festival occasions when one misses his dear most. . K+ j" v' ^* `1 Y+ S
谋事在人，成事在天"The planning lies with man, the outcome with Heaven. / Man proposes, God disposes. "
% W0 u# R( c8 l弄巧成拙be too smart by half; Cunning outwits itself.2 T, V2 X$ l; P
拿手好戏masterpiece
: S7 }- F9 g" i. [5 Y, T* j赔了夫人又折兵throw good money after bad
0 W+ p! T2 D& S抛砖引玉a modest spur to induce others to come forward with valuable contributions; throw a sprat to catch a whale
& Y: k$ l. W( T) i- e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
: `7 @4 {- K! h, W+ w3 g7 z抢得先机take the preemptive opportunities 9 E. m' Y6 Z6 Y2 h+ D2 ^) `: z% w
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.
0 J' c, e. g: y* P$ C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
7 G& Q- t* L/ l" K+ n" d9 v4 S" C2 p前事不忘,后事之师Past experience, if not forgotten, is a guide for the future.5 Z5 i8 q6 g+ @, B+ |2 V. Y4 X
前人栽树,后人乘凉One generation plants the trees in whose shade another generation rests.3 l, v# N2 r) w4 C3 f( S
One sows and another reaps.
1 V& T0 h2 |7 Z" T前怕狼,后怕虎fear the wolf in front and the tiger behind/ hesitate in doing something3 q/ S/ I U- g- 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.
3 Z* E( t3 D# q* [强强联手win-win co-operation/ D- U$ X4 K8 N% ^4 { n
瑞雪兆丰年A timely snow promises a good harvest.: v/ a, e# A" h% A# t3 ^- Q
人之初,性本善Man's nature at birth is good.
: N9 D* L( ~0 P0 n1 R. D人逢喜事精神爽Joy puts heart into a man.
5 ]! J% Z+ c- R' t! Q! A7 i9 Y人海战术huge-crowd strategy + y" U" ]- v: v: a8 E% t4 P
世上无难事，只要肯攀登"Where there is a will, there is a way. " ! ~( k) U; |" j, \. t0 h: n
世外桃源a fictitious land of peace away from the turmoil of the world;
7 |. V/ |' a" z9 ]死而后已until my heart stops beating
1 f* _7 Y3 K! e岁岁平安Peace all year round
2 x; E2 ~- \ Z( S# a上有天堂，下有苏杭"Just as there is paradise in heaven, ther are Suzhou and Hangzhou on earth."
5 r ^* t$ q9 r& e塞翁失马，焉知非福Misfortune may be an actual blessing.+ [: h4 \/ n, _; g$ Z
三十而立"A man should be independent at the age of thirty.
) B4 E) z+ l( c& ^- M( gAt thirty, a man should be able to think for himself." * b1 [# ~/ t8 ]8 l" @; }
升级换代updating and upgrading (of products)
j& k+ A# C7 G' [4 a7 d四十不惑Life begins at forty. : I( D- Y# |' m6 k4 L5 R! j
谁言寸草心，报得三春晖"Such kindness of warm sun, can't be repaid by grass. " 7 H, A% @. _( H7 b9 z3 B
水涨船高When the river rises, the boat floats high.; z, z$ e. ^# I7 n' }& }: z
时不我待Time and tide wait for no man. ' X& J P3 |: M/ K0 t. A
杀鸡用牛刀break a butterfly on the wheel* k6 ^' y' g3 g [3 ?
实事求是seek truth from facts; be practical and realistic; be true to facts
% y! y. R9 Q; ~6 Y9 y3 i! R说曹操,曹操到Talk of the devil and he comes.
: Z2 G# _* O# o: Z实话实说speak the plain truth; call a spade a spade; tell it as it is . S( V5 _6 R( O7 j g. `( p1 A
实践是检验真理的唯一标准Practice is the sole criterion for testing truth.& ?: T' j( f+ r* K
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 E; ]" p* E4 @' t- |5 Z
韬光养晦hide one's capacities and bide one's time
; G# {- {, y h: _+ @糖衣炮弹sugar-coated bullets+ W V2 C X) n2 M
天有不测风云Anything unexpected may happen. a bolt from the blue" g( d7 K0 c, }+ J5 L4 K
团结就是力量Unity is strength.
' o2 L. ]. T; j" p0 P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
, r+ w7 V; H7 D# Q, @9 i; N* `/ j( R* t歪风邪气unhealthy practices and evil phenomena
! L \2 t0 t. H0 F. z3 G& [* Y物以类聚，人以群分Birds of a feather flock together.* d' s3 Q) B- l# h8 e9 a$ A& I
往事如风"The past has vanished (from memory) like wind.; What in past, is past." 3 |$ u, g' P4 N& k/ V; y1 v+ }
望子成龙hold high hopes for one's child0 G3 T: F9 Q* `6 e- l U
屋漏又逢连阴雨Misfortunes never come singly. When it rains it pours.
9 L4 n+ h P) w7 n* i! H0 I文韬武略military expertise; military strategy 2 ^8 G O! H# z7 V$ z
唯利是图draw water to one's mill
; [# x1 T, B9 t! t无源之水,无本之木water without a source, and a tree wiithout roots
% }, O5 A& S8 ?3 V# H- [. x+ R5 _无中生有make/create something out of nothing
) o& z/ O" r: _) I+ }; B$ x无风不起浪There are no waves without wind. There's no smoke without fire.
( L P, Y3 D/ e1 @- T! p; T徇私枉法bend the law for the benefit of relatives or friends 9 N* Q: e* \7 m3 p$ B' h
新官上任三把火a new broom sweeps clean
* F' }( X- U3 X5 o6 f虚心使人进步,骄傲使人落后Modesty helps one go forward, whereas conceit makes one lag behind./ ~4 ^( |/ C9 f& M* o( j# F2 H
蓄势而发accumulate strength for a take-off# R s1 k0 ]; g* ^$ u v. g& J( U
心想事成May all your wish come true
! {! p2 [ u7 p' l* T心照不宣have a tacit understanding; give tacit consent; tacit understanding$ j- ]* ~7 m5 y! b( O+ _6 L7 Q
先入为主First impressions are firmly entrenched.. J# \7 s+ Q+ G* X+ d+ q
先下手为强catch the ball before the bound: ~* R2 P5 Z6 t Z* p& C- T4 ~
像热锅上的蚂蚁like an ant on a hot pan' Y7 _# R/ t% U
现身说法warn people by taking oneself as an example
- d$ ?: _1 Y) e, h# y. y6 z* L息事宁人pour oil on troubled waters 7 `- @3 [' l ^/ j" L+ M; w
喜忧参半mingled hope and fear
' d+ S5 x; `4 o% U ?$ Y& _9 m( S* ~循序渐进step by step' I4 y7 Z% e/ Z6 n/ E& H6 a1 k
一路平安，一路顺风speed somebody on their way; speed the parting guest ; \2 m& g5 [# w) P
严以律己,宽以待人be strict with oneself and lenient towards others- z1 R" \5 Q9 b/ V$ e) r2 I
鱼米之乡a land of milk and honey$ w' H; H# Y: V# e
有情人终成眷属"Jack shall have Jill, all shall be well." ( r) c t( A. P: T" _
有钱能使鬼推磨Money makes the mare go. Money talks.
( q! C4 g+ ?% F. C+ q/ d有识之士people of vision
9 f; ]" I+ a8 `! R9 B7 i, [有勇无谋use brawn rather than brain
3 p3 l7 h: U0 h5 n6 B有缘千里来相会Separated as we are thousands of miles apart, we come together as if by predestination.
) d' [5 }# z7 a3 }9 r/ U与时俱进advance with times
1 `# a3 z& K' r* h0 w$ d以人为本people oriented; people foremost : `$ z$ ]6 g' h* M$ W3 s
因材施教teach students according to their aptitude ; [( A- h& }- _6 q' l& M% U" N; 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."
- P& E, r1 S; w" h( i& E欲速则不达Haste does not bring success.
2 s! F* A4 G3 i7 ~8 a- t" Q优胜劣汰survival of the fittest
/ q. _: C! o' i: Z k, s; V4 B) B英雄所见略同Great minds think alike.
8 G/ V8 {/ @* A+ a- L7 f冤家宜解不宜结Better make friends than make enemies.) w8 g1 E+ S8 V& Q
冤假错案"cases in which people were unjustly, falsely or wrongly charged or sentenced; unjust, false or wrong cases"
, p5 t- k3 ?7 D一言既出，驷马难追A real man never goes back on his words. ' q7 I. Y' _' J p
招财进宝Money and treasures will be plentiful
2 B, t; W' A% o. o5 y+ K债台高筑become debt-ridden! c) I, Y$ G( i9 M
致命要害Achilles' heel / E) g8 o* ~$ W: C
众矢之的target of public criticism
* g" k5 n: ^0 V( T0 W2 [3 V+ b, {- @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.
( I, j# {9 w. U" g& C纸上谈兵be an armchair strategist ~7 {6 G8 d, f
纸包不住火Truth will come to light sooner or later.
& j8 H( f8 @. {" c) Y左右为难between the devil and the deep blue sea; between the rock and the hard place |
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