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爱屋及乌 Love me, love my dog.
' h/ e% c3 F) m6 J5 X0 Z- I百闻不如一见 Seeing is believing.# D% r6 }* f& R j u6 i
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
. O5 m6 X" A: v' @9 M笨鸟先飞 A slow sparrow should make an early start.7 z/ W1 C) V, z5 P* e! A
不眠之夜 white night
" }4 j' l- u- o不以物喜,不以己悲 not pleased by external gains, not saddened by personnal losses+ s5 D4 |/ a {8 x- S
不遗余力 spare no effort; go all out; do one's best# l5 {- `8 [ f- n; W9 K/ J' C
不打不成交 "No discord, no concord.
$ K9 R8 z/ Z9 O拆东墙补西墙 rob Peter to pay Paul , {( V- q2 I% G5 D6 c) F
辞旧迎新 bid farewell to the old and usher in the new; ring out the old year and ring in the new
* ]' V5 R2 t# b6 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
8 H0 ~0 \6 m4 n9 z大开眼界 open one's eyes; broaden one's horizon; be an eye-opener
8 d7 o4 B* K0 E* l国泰民安 The country flourishes and people live in peace
0 s h$ ~( M4 {* U9 t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 ; k- b8 z5 l3 x; [8 I$ E# A
功夫不负有心人 Everything comes to him who waits. ) M" a$ A8 p$ v
好了伤疤忘了疼 once on shore, one prays no more
, n$ |) y, R2 s7 [# C: j好事不出门,恶事传千里 Good news never goes beyond the gate, while bad news spread far and wide. % N5 y, E0 u& X
和气生财 Harmony brings wealth
6 r1 ]% n+ B' z" C3 Q活到老,学到老 One is never too old to learn. 0 p* [9 @- k) I {) n8 U0 v
既往不咎 let bygones be bygones
4 v |# q( v+ j6 R' s- |金无足赤,人无完人 Gold can't be pure and man can't be perfect. ) [/ ^" l4 s" k/ g* B$ x
金玉满堂 Treasures fill the home
3 I# f+ V. A, s* L脚踏实地 be down-to-earth 7 w+ F- f& R6 O* D9 u2 M; i1 Z
脚踩两只船 sit on the fence
4 F N; u# Y1 H/ U" B君子之交淡如水 the friendship between gentlemen is as pure as crystal; a hedge between keeps friendship green
' a- o1 o% }3 ?/ |/ G( h2 b6 N! K( ]老生常谈,陈词滥调 cut and dried, cliché
( s8 _ |6 t! m+ }. c( X礼尚往来 Courtesy calls for reciprocity. $ @9 I2 n G2 {4 a& n3 n/ ]2 c
留得青山在,不怕没柴烧 "Where there is life, there is hope.") z8 B, C* z' w5 t/ C
马到成功 achieve immediate victory; win instant success
l' [' c F) ^名利双收 gain in both fame and wealth z, J. ~( }# u# y
茅塞顿开 be suddenly enlightened5 @5 ]( Q9 Q- ?
没有规矩不成方圆 Nothing can be accomplished without norms or standards.( E8 Y+ _& j: u# B# h y! S! n
每逢佳节倍思亲 $ e. w2 }1 ^- n! U1 d
On festive occasions more than ever one thinks of one's dear ones far away.
- O4 Y$ J4 o1 G" u- S3 G' FIt is on the festival occasions when one misses his dear most. " Y0 g, {1 F1 o R7 w5 \
谋事在人,成事在天 "The planning lies with man, the outcome with Heaven. / Man proposes, God disposes. "7 A1 z% j1 x! f3 q2 q" o2 |
弄巧成拙 be too smart by half; Cunning outwits itself.
2 y6 {7 y4 y5 Y# M* r拿手好戏 masterpiece
% q4 J' `1 F) c- f N3 B. O7 q赔了夫人又折兵 throw good money after bad% m4 G' p0 G% k* m1 O% d
抛砖引玉 a modest spur to induce others to come forward with valuable contributions; throw a sprat to catch a whale% Q' n8 ^2 v: K( }& V
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( [5 ]# {! B& u$ c( @
抢得先机 take the preemptive opportunities % Z. X* d2 G# j2 J" H
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.5 O- H9 M7 {3 P7 W+ A
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
4 g; J1 S; H) a. j! x1 a* A前事不忘,后事之师 Past experience, if not forgotten, is a guide for the future.; U* l: m- ~% F4 G9 a3 q# a* h
前人栽树,后人乘凉 One generation plants the trees in whose shade another generation rests.- I# L1 s0 x# O! `+ ~
One sows and another reaps.
* _; C4 x4 s2 B前怕狼,后怕虎 fear the wolf in front and the tiger behind/ hesitate in doing |
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