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0 I' U& g& Z8 i4 e! d* E' I9 g爱屋及乌 Love me, love my dog.
; h; S5 g* H$ m5 I3 P4 {) A, t百闻不如一见 Seeing is believing.
; F& R& Q6 O% M( U& r0 N/ D; h1 ~& U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
! T" |& [6 E* J2 |笨鸟先飞 A slow sparrow should make an early start.
& Y. T+ y7 V8 F- k! T: B! v$ U% x不眠之夜 white night
; J* g' \# [' T# c/ X. O不以物喜,不以己悲 not pleased by external gains, not saddened by personnal losses
6 u3 h- |; r2 b1 V! E不遗余力 spare no effort; go all out; do one's best( Q9 Q: A+ `$ z7 W5 x+ [$ C1 z3 y
不打不成交 "No discord, no concord.
& X# P$ a. u) ?- P拆东墙补西墙 rob Peter to pay Paul
9 W3 g, V$ Q$ x! x- `辞旧迎新 bid farewell to the old and usher in the new; ring out the old year and ring in the new
8 E6 _" P9 V8 r! `/ `5 |: B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 O3 ^" n9 z1 s, Z- E, X
大开眼界 open one's eyes; broaden one's horizon; be an eye-opener 8 S8 o) I: ?& e0 a$ E J/ t u; B
国泰民安 The country flourishes and people live in peace- z! Z9 K v5 X8 a6 @' D: u
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 / }3 L) v; _- s1 e L5 r# F- G
功夫不负有心人 Everything comes to him who waits. ( |3 E7 H; j0 q6 c
好了伤疤忘了疼 once on shore, one prays no more5 B0 z5 R) H3 z& y" ?. p2 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. 5 ^6 K% O0 {7 S. X9 S
和气生财 Harmony brings wealth
6 C; s+ W B1 w活到老,学到老 One is never too old to learn. : l+ F! E% V2 e
既往不咎 let bygones be bygones
1 u, ?& o' e- g' m8 U金无足赤,人无完人 Gold can't be pure and man can't be perfect. 2 D! H( ^$ n/ p. Y% j# d
金玉满堂 Treasures fill the home2 n2 M7 s, N. c! c
脚踏实地 be down-to-earth & I x/ Z- R8 G! A- W
脚踩两只船 sit on the fence + o8 ?5 m& o* k, g; f1 B+ b
君子之交淡如水 the friendship between gentlemen is as pure as crystal; a hedge between keeps friendship green 0 Z0 c8 n3 d+ `! v4 h7 U& E* @
老生常谈,陈词滥调 cut and dried, cliché
8 E3 @! i* \. c( w; e礼尚往来 Courtesy calls for reciprocity. $ e, o4 x( O/ D/ {$ P. ~
留得青山在,不怕没柴烧 "Where there is life, there is hope."& B! G. w m0 q+ e7 _
马到成功 achieve immediate victory; win instant success
0 r: P @1 J, a+ |5 C+ O7 P9 @名利双收 gain in both fame and wealth, i. W h0 W+ e3 s/ n5 L# T
茅塞顿开 be suddenly enlightened4 y- t }% H; g" Y& h9 m' m {) g
没有规矩不成方圆 Nothing can be accomplished without norms or standards.
! J9 n2 T2 A d a5 Q! d/ ~每逢佳节倍思亲
) k) o, W( e H. s, N6 oOn festive occasions more than ever one thinks of one's dear ones far away.. u0 M9 I c' u
It is on the festival occasions when one misses his dear most. . y8 G4 K: j) j/ h7 t: v
谋事在人,成事在天 "The planning lies with man, the outcome with Heaven. / Man proposes, God disposes. "
) h! G* s: J4 n2 ^3 P9 H弄巧成拙 be too smart by half; Cunning outwits itself.8 @0 ?" G' @! i
拿手好戏 masterpiece
5 p+ f. c; N; e! {赔了夫人又折兵 throw good money after bad. j; }' {$ d' s: g! x/ f3 i- X
抛砖引玉 a modest spur to induce others to come forward with valuable contributions; throw a sprat to catch a whale5 C9 B" o: n4 Y) Q* W) [
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
% D# m$ ?* ]. m" ^抢得先机 take the preemptive opportunities
/ \! L- W/ `5 V" X9 w' W0 q! Q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.
: [" n! ?" Z' X: S, S5 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
# i& Y$ s- X% R; L' I- n9 t前事不忘,后事之师 Past experience, if not forgotten, is a guide for the future.+ I1 h y. v9 p/ |) Z
前人栽树,后人乘凉 One generation plants the trees in whose shade another generation rests.; W/ N, m! Z% d8 V: B$ g: _1 _
One sows and another reaps.* c5 [0 O- t8 m
前怕狼,后怕虎 fear the wolf in front and the tiger behind/ hesitate in doing |
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