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+ Y. Q# h4 I/ n- {# `5 l9 s$ R爱屋及乌 Love me, love my dog.4 M2 O6 S- d, C1 m: @( i! @' s' @
百闻不如一见 Seeing is believing.: O' d4 k# i8 @$ G) R
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- s9 p; m5 N9 p# R' C" G
笨鸟先飞 A slow sparrow should make an early start.
* \6 [ _4 m* z/ i' P& J/ J不眠之夜 white night
8 c, e% U- z5 L不以物喜,不以己悲 not pleased by external gains, not saddened by personnal losses
; h7 w# _( Z- r不遗余力 spare no effort; go all out; do one's best
# N" |' t$ }4 q# O2 h6 [; H不打不成交 "No discord, no concord.
1 r) O# P3 X) ]( i& `0 W拆东墙补西墙 rob Peter to pay Paul ) D5 h) A! O( m5 u
辞旧迎新 bid farewell to the old and usher in the new; ring out the old year and ring in the new
- J6 B# V: L3 j' L! P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
L* [1 D# u0 p: W: O% L( K/ i大开眼界 open one's eyes; broaden one's horizon; be an eye-opener 5 f# B( A8 _# b. h. Q4 U
国泰民安 The country flourishes and people live in peace
* q4 s T) ?6 u; q m: s) J" O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
* z7 g& [1 n x! q% t" h" D功夫不负有心人 Everything comes to him who waits.
2 u- P! ^" h; T0 J好了伤疤忘了疼 once on shore, one prays no more9 Y1 N3 n0 Z5 i# L( N
好事不出门,恶事传千里 Good news never goes beyond the gate, while bad news spread far and wide.
0 S6 b7 u# [& g- i; x5 v* v4 o和气生财 Harmony brings wealth
% b R) L. i, A9 F4 r4 U活到老,学到老 One is never too old to learn. : d% A# [! k. ^6 g# ~
既往不咎 let bygones be bygones
0 T- P1 Q; @6 r% m" c/ e/ \7 e金无足赤,人无完人 Gold can't be pure and man can't be perfect. " K3 ]+ I2 {- {- B1 G! k: G
金玉满堂 Treasures fill the home
9 t: \) {5 n9 R* |6 h+ h脚踏实地 be down-to-earth U1 o( f4 v7 {' D: m
脚踩两只船 sit on the fence # B( k# ?6 t, S+ S* N% z1 j
君子之交淡如水 the friendship between gentlemen is as pure as crystal; a hedge between keeps friendship green ( P' e, c% G" b6 B1 N, b
老生常谈,陈词滥调 cut and dried, cliché # W5 O) `' {, u) M
礼尚往来 Courtesy calls for reciprocity. / S9 m/ y* M' ^. l' f
留得青山在,不怕没柴烧 "Where there is life, there is hope."
3 d j$ N' ~/ {5 B" `马到成功 achieve immediate victory; win instant success
) a6 O: f+ X. S名利双收 gain in both fame and wealth
+ v, l# G& a' Y' e3 l茅塞顿开 be suddenly enlightened
+ [2 b/ {, ?: P; w1 f4 a没有规矩不成方圆 Nothing can be accomplished without norms or standards.
, Q$ J8 x5 v/ t: F% x Z8 i V" E* S每逢佳节倍思亲 ; q; i2 D$ [% F/ E3 Z7 d& e9 {
On festive occasions more than ever one thinks of one's dear ones far away.
, @3 I \3 D$ f' r+ EIt is on the festival occasions when one misses his dear most. + a7 ~! p- j6 S! L; ]8 [
谋事在人,成事在天 "The planning lies with man, the outcome with Heaven. / Man proposes, God disposes. ": ^# T% H9 W% x* U' R ~2 S
弄巧成拙 be too smart by half; Cunning outwits itself.& s1 L% p" Q# J: | n
拿手好戏 masterpiece; y' j, _& K# ?- [* c4 t$ J. k
赔了夫人又折兵 throw good money after bad
4 ^$ I% r6 o; U. u. A* j; O5 r2 @( K抛砖引玉 a modest spur to induce others to come forward with valuable contributions; throw a sprat to catch a whale
, i' l" U4 f/ D* P1 L% f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! P, M) k( Q7 w5 u
抢得先机 take the preemptive opportunities
. Q& d( Q9 ]; { R% f( I' `* i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.
& {' o& N; t) v% S# i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 step8 k8 q* ~" K8 E8 N" K
前事不忘,后事之师 Past experience, if not forgotten, is a guide for the future.* d* J7 J7 [) @* k/ f% ]
前人栽树,后人乘凉 One generation plants the trees in whose shade another generation rests.
Q$ R0 t6 ]8 c4 g1 }* p) Q/ AOne sows and another reaps.
7 g7 B& M7 u' W, U& s( V前怕狼,后怕虎 fear the wolf in front and the tiger behind/ hesitate in doing |
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