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, s! R6 K" ^' |6 ~" Y+ n爱屋及乌 Love me, love my dog.9 Q; u, w/ o8 I. ~; m4 T& L5 w
百闻不如一见 Seeing is believing.
$ g3 ?, o. c9 V! b* R* r; a- H0 z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 worst1 s U( s0 N; s$ D
笨鸟先飞 A slow sparrow should make an early start.
) v; T6 ~+ ^/ N+ x& F4 G% {+ \不眠之夜 white night
. q* H" y0 { U: r) C# x1 F8 B4 x不以物喜,不以己悲 not pleased by external gains, not saddened by personnal losses: Q5 P6 F- {2 [/ T- s$ G L
不遗余力 spare no effort; go all out; do one's best
3 p, K( w6 v' M$ l6 ~, S. w% K( A不打不成交 "No discord, no concord. 1 y# F0 B7 y2 i# d, x& v
拆东墙补西墙 rob Peter to pay Paul ( u& ~" f1 Y: n+ _0 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 - k4 |$ K, z0 B: q" d1 G9 `$ n( 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% c9 W# ^. S- O* G3 S
大开眼界 open one's eyes; broaden one's horizon; be an eye-opener
! _3 u4 H" r( _国泰民安 The country flourishes and people live in peace3 \( l0 c# n9 U5 M
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
& L& J3 a" E. |1 O6 U, B功夫不负有心人 Everything comes to him who waits.
* O6 l8 k. ^* C8 c- N好了伤疤忘了疼 once on shore, one prays no more9 i6 P; N9 @, e
好事不出门,恶事传千里 Good news never goes beyond the gate, while bad news spread far and wide.
2 \2 A3 p! c) G# U" Y% o0 Y和气生财 Harmony brings wealth
' M8 y5 E$ s, V/ K2 y活到老,学到老 One is never too old to learn. ; v; N2 L+ r, ]2 V2 ]1 X
既往不咎 let bygones be bygones
, n' ?2 Z& R& Q- S, z' K$ I金无足赤,人无完人 Gold can't be pure and man can't be perfect. " v" t; {) I( `! z+ e8 x
金玉满堂 Treasures fill the home
' O: i! Q1 }0 I/ V) Z& G脚踏实地 be down-to-earth
& R- v$ J" _. S$ u' u! o脚踩两只船 sit on the fence
4 l; S; X( F9 A0 a君子之交淡如水 the friendship between gentlemen is as pure as crystal; a hedge between keeps friendship green 7 y4 w" ~+ A3 e2 X$ u, S" }9 l% H
老生常谈,陈词滥调 cut and dried, cliché
4 L9 Y8 q6 p& A3 P' A! V礼尚往来 Courtesy calls for reciprocity. 8 S! C4 }& A& d0 e- j
留得青山在,不怕没柴烧 "Where there is life, there is hope."8 {3 N! k o/ m F$ ?$ G5 Y3 \* S
马到成功 achieve immediate victory; win instant success$ l1 C: ]; k- c! i t
名利双收 gain in both fame and wealth7 P9 o5 U. a9 u7 R2 u7 I+ O. q
茅塞顿开 be suddenly enlightened
8 Q: b6 p# J* ` ^" G* ^* S没有规矩不成方圆 Nothing can be accomplished without norms or standards.$ k, Q- N8 o/ O7 a5 w
每逢佳节倍思亲
& P. u* _2 W3 e+ i, g. T0 rOn festive occasions more than ever one thinks of one's dear ones far away.) j: M5 G, E2 ~$ b3 S4 h4 ]1 A
It is on the festival occasions when one misses his dear most. 1 t) F5 h$ f/ j9 q) G, A* U7 B B
谋事在人,成事在天 "The planning lies with man, the outcome with Heaven. / Man proposes, God disposes. "+ V# o4 f8 a7 ]1 |6 x7 Q9 Q% i" b8 d& `
弄巧成拙 be too smart by half; Cunning outwits itself.* q+ m. o3 n" s$ @7 {4 W2 I
拿手好戏 masterpiece5 ~ h _6 n. e0 X1 f
赔了夫人又折兵 throw good money after bad
! I1 o. A* O" \* _8 K% g抛砖引玉 a modest spur to induce others to come forward with valuable contributions; throw a sprat to catch a whale
7 x! H6 K, k8 z% |破釜沉舟 cut off all means of retreat; burn one‘s own way of retreat and be determined to fight to the end1 p# v" K5 V6 ~0 E
抢得先机 take the preemptive opportunities ( ?) Y( d; 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.
" k$ F3 Y8 U) z; u) 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: x1 ]# p3 _5 J) G7 ?
前事不忘,后事之师 Past experience, if not forgotten, is a guide for the future.1 k8 \ v2 ?! D
前人栽树,后人乘凉 One generation plants the trees in whose shade another generation rests.4 I( m: U5 Z9 k! ?1 d
One sows and another reaps.7 A% G) N! c9 A% w! {$ U$ U+ M0 X
前怕狼,后怕虎 fear the wolf in front and the tiger behind/ hesitate in doing |
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