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# K5 y0 g" c L, C爱屋及乌 Love me, love my dog.; ]% H1 P4 \9 B" p8 O k7 t6 o
百闻不如一见 Seeing is believing.
" B$ W5 r+ {; K# i: Y- Z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
& y1 K* x; r: G' c笨鸟先飞 A slow sparrow should make an early start.
( X% \4 R; M7 l2 F不眠之夜 white night
; @+ L9 X' `$ H$ K1 L: l% N+ D不以物喜,不以己悲 not pleased by external gains, not saddened by personnal losses
' e& ^9 T* e% Y1 A不遗余力 spare no effort; go all out; do one's best7 K B u8 c- @. r7 ^, m
不打不成交 "No discord, no concord. 9 p b4 I3 b @( S
拆东墙补西墙 rob Peter to pay Paul ! j8 a" C9 A, U8 X- D. p- Z# {
辞旧迎新 bid farewell to the old and usher in the new; ring out the old year and ring in the new % t5 S! h7 R: f" b* Z+ D2 z
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
: C" V. k% f0 ]' ?% J$ o6 D8 L* N大开眼界 open one's eyes; broaden one's horizon; be an eye-opener : I( m, Z- x. b8 A M, R
国泰民安 The country flourishes and people live in peace
6 e+ ~/ m9 c( [) j# V. L k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 O! E4 ?9 W$ d7 n
功夫不负有心人 Everything comes to him who waits. . z" v3 q9 y ]# u; s( c
好了伤疤忘了疼 once on shore, one prays no more+ O& V( Z& l0 }; T
好事不出门,恶事传千里 Good news never goes beyond the gate, while bad news spread far and wide.
% p- s' R" m1 j2 `6 d$ D和气生财 Harmony brings wealth
* a& M- D* i% b! R! C/ `活到老,学到老 One is never too old to learn. & J; g' t7 L* R9 }
既往不咎 let bygones be bygones
. ` r5 b5 w# B2 A0 U$ h金无足赤,人无完人 Gold can't be pure and man can't be perfect.
" j2 [5 G( r1 L: v5 [8 r金玉满堂 Treasures fill the home
& y9 E2 ?9 r" [+ G& T脚踏实地 be down-to-earth 0 w' v+ G% X4 \) `5 A
脚踩两只船 sit on the fence
+ C4 Y, s. p3 u1 p9 M& {君子之交淡如水 the friendship between gentlemen is as pure as crystal; a hedge between keeps friendship green
" i7 F9 T2 @4 e7 Y$ F老生常谈,陈词滥调 cut and dried, cliché / i: D: R: K' ~6 U4 O
礼尚往来 Courtesy calls for reciprocity.
" ~) t% ^) W# I# B& f# w3 m留得青山在,不怕没柴烧 "Where there is life, there is hope."4 M a# ^6 `9 r8 s: I+ {
马到成功 achieve immediate victory; win instant success! H0 H4 J3 m3 E, n* H1 l2 S
名利双收 gain in both fame and wealth
1 v3 [4 |( \. j7 U( H茅塞顿开 be suddenly enlightened" k' @; `- n' o% M$ M7 l3 G* y
没有规矩不成方圆 Nothing can be accomplished without norms or standards.
. j4 I* p; a: K: f N; N每逢佳节倍思亲 . ^+ J1 F* i* f7 P$ j% t; P
On festive occasions more than ever one thinks of one's dear ones far away.
# |3 V* K1 ~# U" sIt is on the festival occasions when one misses his dear most.
5 {$ F& W. N' v9 C+ ?9 Y谋事在人,成事在天 "The planning lies with man, the outcome with Heaven. / Man proposes, God disposes. "
* t. D+ C8 o5 K! d" q8 l9 {弄巧成拙 be too smart by half; Cunning outwits itself.
+ p* ]- r' L- C2 d拿手好戏 masterpiece0 _8 [# N5 w" C. R' P& v. E
赔了夫人又折兵 throw good money after bad
% d8 R! L5 o# k' P. }% c抛砖引玉 a modest spur to induce others to come forward with valuable contributions; throw a sprat to catch a whale6 b# p, u8 ~2 \3 v% j9 A M& \
破釜沉舟 cut off all means of retreat; burn one‘s own way of retreat and be determined to fight to the end1 i) M2 g! r2 V& [9 h) f) T
抢得先机 take the preemptive opportunities . J6 N) w# @2 C4 {7 o
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.; U, y4 t% C3 l9 X0 }* U6 c
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) p, H! ~7 J' [+ D4 |2 A
前事不忘,后事之师 Past experience, if not forgotten, is a guide for the future.
8 |. E2 u- A- h) r8 d+ x6 h# B$ h前人栽树,后人乘凉 One generation plants the trees in whose shade another generation rests.
$ G. Z( @, o9 yOne sows and another reaps.
5 ^1 z1 b! {" v0 e N. |5 D1 j% b7 V前怕狼,后怕虎 fear the wolf in front and the tiger behind/ hesitate in doing |
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