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; _: i/ C) A+ X0 W$ _爱屋及乌 Love me, love my dog.* G' W- A3 z0 h. A
百闻不如一见 Seeing is believing.
+ Y1 C- E2 z+ L3 a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
+ a O2 G# B( N' m' B: R1 R# `/ Q笨鸟先飞 A slow sparrow should make an early start.4 ?5 U" G2 j, m& o0 u
不眠之夜 white night
, N, a4 B: Y* j: O$ u% X5 E不以物喜,不以己悲 not pleased by external gains, not saddened by personnal losses$ S( A- c9 D! V
不遗余力 spare no effort; go all out; do one's best4 I: p: Q/ m' S, r0 }9 {
不打不成交 "No discord, no concord.
+ T A2 `1 h8 r; _. T8 _拆东墙补西墙 rob Peter to pay Paul
, c3 S: z. ^! G辞旧迎新 bid farewell to the old and usher in the new; ring out the old year and ring in the new
- b8 `- [2 Q" f' x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+ }' e' B( v- o1 t* Z$ ]1 ^/ _
大开眼界 open one's eyes; broaden one's horizon; be an eye-opener
" K# x- P3 W% F9 _( c( l国泰民安 The country flourishes and people live in peace
+ l* |, D2 t$ F, c+ I: z! c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 5 ?! K/ D( n- l9 F5 @' A
功夫不负有心人 Everything comes to him who waits. * }% V1 z5 p- X2 y
好了伤疤忘了疼 once on shore, one prays no more
3 c: `' X1 y- d$ d- \( L" e好事不出门,恶事传千里 Good news never goes beyond the gate, while bad news spread far and wide.
2 ~( n$ K; t1 n) ^/ j和气生财 Harmony brings wealth
- \1 `, d3 y; c! Y" b4 s# m活到老,学到老 One is never too old to learn. , W& L& D. r6 l
既往不咎 let bygones be bygones - r3 x! w5 I( W7 P& i/ q; S
金无足赤,人无完人 Gold can't be pure and man can't be perfect. " E, j( h, p8 {( N1 z2 |
金玉满堂 Treasures fill the home# L: u7 ^' ]. j: C8 {: Y) x* D) y
脚踏实地 be down-to-earth
~8 ?- |# U1 z- J5 H, O% N脚踩两只船 sit on the fence 1 A3 r' o4 Q) J( {
君子之交淡如水 the friendship between gentlemen is as pure as crystal; a hedge between keeps friendship green
5 M" ^' Z3 P6 Q. J' X ~8 q4 V老生常谈,陈词滥调 cut and dried, cliché
) i0 p; p- X3 x' {1 D' T礼尚往来 Courtesy calls for reciprocity.
( _. s, ~9 ~# m7 D2 B7 |留得青山在,不怕没柴烧 "Where there is life, there is hope."
9 O1 Q! a; |+ P8 l. V马到成功 achieve immediate victory; win instant success2 u- [7 S* k5 _: s
名利双收 gain in both fame and wealth7 T, Z7 z4 M# b; L- e) A G& o
茅塞顿开 be suddenly enlightened
* E8 x5 [/ p& {0 }; f2 r6 b) p没有规矩不成方圆 Nothing can be accomplished without norms or standards.
6 L5 x( y' I6 c$ c每逢佳节倍思亲
$ T% l# y9 n% l$ D; Z0 n! MOn festive occasions more than ever one thinks of one's dear ones far away.
: E! T: l5 @) bIt is on the festival occasions when one misses his dear most.
' J# n0 K4 R' o. f5 ?谋事在人,成事在天 "The planning lies with man, the outcome with Heaven. / Man proposes, God disposes. "
3 j" b+ {9 j6 g. v, W弄巧成拙 be too smart by half; Cunning outwits itself.
6 y4 _8 b" W: p; I拿手好戏 masterpiece' x; q x( I& J1 ?9 h# ~$ e
赔了夫人又折兵 throw good money after bad
' B, L& K8 N( I2 U4 k3 b) l( @抛砖引玉 a modest spur to induce others to come forward with valuable contributions; throw a sprat to catch a whale
' U# n5 D$ Z; 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 end7 \9 I! A" ?' x3 X, w. E: D
抢得先机 take the preemptive opportunities 8 Z1 e5 Y2 C/ x% N
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.+ g; r p" y6 L$ x+ o: g
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 a, B) ~. {; A9 d; `) |0 m
前事不忘,后事之师 Past experience, if not forgotten, is a guide for the future.
R p7 f0 c' @, r/ }+ g前人栽树,后人乘凉 One generation plants the trees in whose shade another generation rests.; X+ |9 w2 N& o( V9 a$ A' W9 S3 y
One sows and another reaps.7 C5 w, n2 a- C) h, l: |
前怕狼,后怕虎 fear the wolf in front and the tiger behind/ hesitate in doing |
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