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O! a5 j* f; b$ [6 F爱屋及乌 Love me, love my dog.% F% @0 H2 g" b9 K0 e$ A9 w7 t
百闻不如一见 Seeing is believing.
8 m; f- E" q4 z0 J7 B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" _1 v b9 t5 A; Z
笨鸟先飞 A slow sparrow should make an early start.
* J0 c- n9 p% Y* t0 D不眠之夜 white night
* x) G" m# u& X( Z2 T# J" P& f+ x" @不以物喜,不以己悲 not pleased by external gains, not saddened by personnal losses' N2 B& q- c( k2 z3 W0 a
不遗余力 spare no effort; go all out; do one's best- N/ L$ V) `; O. b1 G- ]' ~% T- w
不打不成交 "No discord, no concord. 7 i; Z, P9 X# s6 c
拆东墙补西墙 rob Peter to pay Paul
% r6 D& G1 r' q辞旧迎新 bid farewell to the old and usher in the new; ring out the old year and ring in the new
0 q+ v2 X7 G4 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 all4 s. \; `) S: @! `" g9 I3 z+ Y/ T
大开眼界 open one's eyes; broaden one's horizon; be an eye-opener
+ z b+ M; @5 d I国泰民安 The country flourishes and people live in peace; e. E3 N# G$ y, t' K; z, u4 F
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 & L3 e$ N) L B2 k8 ^
功夫不负有心人 Everything comes to him who waits.
. }) C0 O2 Z# T) {% j6 V. c好了伤疤忘了疼 once on shore, one prays no more1 p1 z0 }& w* z, 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. 9 X0 q% k& t' U. d" d+ ^/ z
和气生财 Harmony brings wealth
8 P& T! }' P0 v# x) M/ `活到老,学到老 One is never too old to learn. " u5 D# ]$ B- |- {, s% l/ }
既往不咎 let bygones be bygones
% X! S" E: j) `# r- {5 {4 T! V6 Z0 N金无足赤,人无完人 Gold can't be pure and man can't be perfect. , m9 O3 w2 l% J* D
金玉满堂 Treasures fill the home c. q) u2 P' l# d( ?
脚踏实地 be down-to-earth ( g& K Y9 P- W" W6 l! r
脚踩两只船 sit on the fence
* D( S D5 Y% s2 M" i君子之交淡如水 the friendship between gentlemen is as pure as crystal; a hedge between keeps friendship green
6 \) j9 q) C7 D; c \' Z4 @3 O/ t0 K老生常谈,陈词滥调 cut and dried, cliché
, t t6 M/ R# p$ Y- r礼尚往来 Courtesy calls for reciprocity.
; r$ s0 w* \, F6 y' z/ T留得青山在,不怕没柴烧 "Where there is life, there is hope."; j( b% y4 X. l+ K Y
马到成功 achieve immediate victory; win instant success
/ B$ d( g, m' b5 J7 K名利双收 gain in both fame and wealth% e# s7 Z' x3 |+ p% H1 Y- p
茅塞顿开 be suddenly enlightened3 F/ E2 S" E8 T1 j
没有规矩不成方圆 Nothing can be accomplished without norms or standards.4 }! g4 g1 y4 Q2 E, K
每逢佳节倍思亲
( X9 B0 \4 U$ B* Y% H8 T: P, ROn festive occasions more than ever one thinks of one's dear ones far away.# S9 _" Y0 C/ y* j' s! ?: ^
It is on the festival occasions when one misses his dear most.
1 n' ]' z& r( E/ N' f谋事在人,成事在天 "The planning lies with man, the outcome with Heaven. / Man proposes, God disposes. "$ p5 X& t1 ?- Y. U
弄巧成拙 be too smart by half; Cunning outwits itself.
! C+ t6 A, B9 A8 a' L$ P拿手好戏 masterpiece% o( U3 s8 R) ~+ F1 v5 a
赔了夫人又折兵 throw good money after bad
" S9 Z9 E+ c1 C$ j* [ A _$ A抛砖引玉 a modest spur to induce others to come forward with valuable contributions; throw a sprat to catch a whale6 Q: K5 A0 U; a8 {/ @
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" i, J% }9 |- U: N/ A* E
抢得先机 take the preemptive opportunities : p& E J( K6 }
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.( U4 v+ r6 C& Y* w
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- | c8 r" }6 [6 {/ S
前事不忘,后事之师 Past experience, if not forgotten, is a guide for the future.+ ]+ |2 w" b, S+ W3 k- R
前人栽树,后人乘凉 One generation plants the trees in whose shade another generation rests. w3 p: |& \, H9 U1 Y
One sows and another reaps.
( [- C6 m% M* }0 s" t前怕狼,后怕虎 fear the wolf in front and the tiger behind/ hesitate in doing |
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