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爱屋及乌 Love me, love my dog.
+ t0 x& W, D: i1 ~+ B# @# r百闻不如一见 Seeing is believing.
( L2 @4 t. B* l/ F5 `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( X+ j1 h! K# ?5 S" Q( C% S' j% j
笨鸟先飞 A slow sparrow should make an early start.
$ C' }1 v* f" F& W" o不眠之夜 white night
" e1 V: v. F x不以物喜,不以己悲 not pleased by external gains, not saddened by personnal losses
5 n) c! {* B# c7 i4 M- x; H9 f. Z不遗余力 spare no effort; go all out; do one's best E! _! U) f, n9 @- d
不打不成交 "No discord, no concord.
) J# _& c& Z1 R D2 R7 E- K拆东墙补西墙 rob Peter to pay Paul
' U- B' A/ O5 ~5 S% c3 g9 s5 d辞旧迎新 bid farewell to the old and usher in the new; ring out the old year and ring in the new * V4 R( ~4 `! S' ?: G3 ]; a+ k5 T
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
, t9 [+ }: c" p9 ] s; h大开眼界 open one's eyes; broaden one's horizon; be an eye-opener : @8 k5 W! X2 o5 _
国泰民安 The country flourishes and people live in peace
3 d7 V' Q' C; g1 b( D3 t' F$ U+ t# Z/ R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
, W; M( s3 P& [( m/ K1 P1 h7 a功夫不负有心人 Everything comes to him who waits.
# Z; w/ s8 }3 G1 I好了伤疤忘了疼 once on shore, one prays no more
( o& Z3 ]: |7 v' Y+ G+ E- s好事不出门,恶事传千里 Good news never goes beyond the gate, while bad news spread far and wide.
4 X- O8 ]) t( _) a" ?- {和气生财 Harmony brings wealth- W" u1 ~# `/ c5 Q8 q
活到老,学到老 One is never too old to learn.
5 C( E9 d; t& p. q! O既往不咎 let bygones be bygones
! P8 ?" ?7 |( q9 n金无足赤,人无完人 Gold can't be pure and man can't be perfect.
5 P+ v/ F9 A: f1 y# |. F金玉满堂 Treasures fill the home0 F( f2 i$ j' |- X
脚踏实地 be down-to-earth : K \ p3 l$ V! \2 E2 Z! T6 Y/ Z
脚踩两只船 sit on the fence 2 G/ y& |# x+ k% o: X) Q- W F @6 w
君子之交淡如水 the friendship between gentlemen is as pure as crystal; a hedge between keeps friendship green
& s" @& V3 S3 W- B老生常谈,陈词滥调 cut and dried, cliché
" `' W0 q, @: T" }% i# b礼尚往来 Courtesy calls for reciprocity.
; E1 l9 x- f+ L* u8 Z" S6 k7 @留得青山在,不怕没柴烧 "Where there is life, there is hope."
8 p1 B, V q, v- ?马到成功 achieve immediate victory; win instant success0 A; |% k- G8 E3 p
名利双收 gain in both fame and wealth
# }' f) N+ B/ e/ Z+ L1 c茅塞顿开 be suddenly enlightened: ^+ x3 ~& L2 M3 R
没有规矩不成方圆 Nothing can be accomplished without norms or standards.
; M) ~+ w, E2 r0 M' f$ L% H每逢佳节倍思亲
1 s+ ]: v1 K6 M: J9 G" D! |3 Q1 GOn festive occasions more than ever one thinks of one's dear ones far away.
4 |! K( @4 r8 {6 ?8 uIt is on the festival occasions when one misses his dear most.
) x6 ~+ S7 M$ y+ ~! h谋事在人,成事在天 "The planning lies with man, the outcome with Heaven. / Man proposes, God disposes. "
) F" t+ s! @7 U" b( e! l$ c弄巧成拙 be too smart by half; Cunning outwits itself.
J3 q! r& U6 A1 n拿手好戏 masterpiece5 o3 w' s. t( ^+ H* Z% {$ L
赔了夫人又折兵 throw good money after bad4 l H r0 e M9 X1 O9 A j
抛砖引玉 a modest spur to induce others to come forward with valuable contributions; throw a sprat to catch a whale% H% C/ Q# o! ~- f% x* ` 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
' _7 e9 i( `# X! G- N; j8 N抢得先机 take the preemptive opportunities 3 G& E) K5 m* z' [9 v
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.
1 j) j; z2 E8 ~7 y5 T O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( Z: O4 P& G( }
前事不忘,后事之师 Past experience, if not forgotten, is a guide for the future.
+ }0 r* \4 k2 G: u3 X8 P {3 s前人栽树,后人乘凉 One generation plants the trees in whose shade another generation rests.9 p" p4 s- u4 C' N: w) c
One sows and another reaps.4 g2 I h$ m* h) J, K, `0 [
前怕狼,后怕虎 fear the wolf in front and the tiger behind/ hesitate in doing |
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