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爱屋及乌 Love me, love my dog.
9 {* n3 x* E& j- g百闻不如一见 Seeing is believing.3 d7 t+ k! _9 ^
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
9 u& n7 h! @# ?笨鸟先飞 A slow sparrow should make an early start.8 e: f& _ y& D4 e3 U3 N: J
不眠之夜 white night $ G. ~. o$ b# q5 Y
不以物喜,不以己悲 not pleased by external gains, not saddened by personnal losses9 L- b6 N [/ Z2 T
不遗余力 spare no effort; go all out; do one's best
5 D) A: u0 g5 Z4 C* s; q5 s不打不成交 "No discord, no concord. ( S' T1 C; c! U# v
拆东墙补西墙 rob Peter to pay Paul
* z' o |* ]2 i辞旧迎新 bid farewell to the old and usher in the new; ring out the old year and ring in the new " U4 S% W0 x2 J9 a f0 {) u" f
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 all0 @; @, T/ l3 G
大开眼界 open one's eyes; broaden one's horizon; be an eye-opener : T3 d6 P( N, Z
国泰民安 The country flourishes and people live in peace
/ @0 _+ w; h' o! {/ g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
8 y) X, H5 J) l8 m$ I功夫不负有心人 Everything comes to him who waits. 5 F$ p$ {! U( g
好了伤疤忘了疼 once on shore, one prays no more
9 u, n$ J: U5 ]* I9 N3 T+ l, }% B好事不出门,恶事传千里 Good news never goes beyond the gate, while bad news spread far and wide. # z; G! `* i! C8 U! [5 a4 C% P) U
和气生财 Harmony brings wealth7 N" n) h" t ~, T0 Y: |! T6 @8 f
活到老,学到老 One is never too old to learn.
6 I; [: G; U* F5 s& e+ \4 K既往不咎 let bygones be bygones , p$ R4 w% @. k
金无足赤,人无完人 Gold can't be pure and man can't be perfect. 6 d: r* P, J. b* n, E; W
金玉满堂 Treasures fill the home; I% o# U# g7 o" G% E* [
脚踏实地 be down-to-earth : a: f5 H3 L* ~! `5 k
脚踩两只船 sit on the fence
" g7 D( f3 E0 N/ I |' W( g4 A5 {0 W君子之交淡如水 the friendship between gentlemen is as pure as crystal; a hedge between keeps friendship green 8 Z2 e, ?' [$ |: ]
老生常谈,陈词滥调 cut and dried, cliché
4 V5 j) ?( _+ B礼尚往来 Courtesy calls for reciprocity.
+ p6 l: w o2 x& s _7 w) g留得青山在,不怕没柴烧 "Where there is life, there is hope."* [; a# D0 e2 O: i( J
马到成功 achieve immediate victory; win instant success' t$ j* X, q( G: }! ~# J4 @( e2 ]
名利双收 gain in both fame and wealth
7 U2 |- _6 L9 ~- h茅塞顿开 be suddenly enlightened
* Z% A& P* H8 {% n6 m5 }没有规矩不成方圆 Nothing can be accomplished without norms or standards.
) y& F, Q1 f/ N每逢佳节倍思亲 6 i! ]2 B% ?* r: h
On festive occasions more than ever one thinks of one's dear ones far away.
' d+ e, C% X- @4 MIt is on the festival occasions when one misses his dear most.
; i5 \' l8 f! a7 H3 j$ e" |* K谋事在人,成事在天 "The planning lies with man, the outcome with Heaven. / Man proposes, God disposes. " |0 J+ R- `# {# N6 J
弄巧成拙 be too smart by half; Cunning outwits itself.5 D! J6 `! [; B# Q7 f, w
拿手好戏 masterpiece
_2 W W0 d2 \* b; o; I赔了夫人又折兵 throw good money after bad
: V3 ]% ^2 g+ b [; s抛砖引玉 a modest spur to induce others to come forward with valuable contributions; throw a sprat to catch a whale1 j& r/ {# M* }+ z1 ]: c/ c) ~" l
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
3 l- K( {) k+ H- n& @2 l抢得先机 take the preemptive opportunities + i2 g# E5 p" i5 K9 G) 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." `( @7 N8 M* E3 i0 G( B
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- E( @4 Z t; `1 x" ?1 e
前事不忘,后事之师 Past experience, if not forgotten, is a guide for the future.: u" N% _+ X8 M& r$ \
前人栽树,后人乘凉 One generation plants the trees in whose shade another generation rests.& I; X$ d, T/ X1 O5 m4 c# D* s
One sows and another reaps.
+ x, \# _3 s; M9 E* {( u前怕狼,后怕虎 fear the wolf in front and the tiger behind/ hesitate in doing |
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