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; |0 R& y r" ~- S& i, ]爱屋及乌 Love me, love my dog.' u1 Y4 e! v( v* D0 a
百闻不如一见 Seeing is believing.
8 R, {! P* m. c6 l! e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
3 V2 z9 t- R8 X8 X7 Y: h笨鸟先飞 A slow sparrow should make an early start.
$ P5 |9 R, O+ p不眠之夜 white night
' O3 R, `; `8 {# b H不以物喜,不以己悲 not pleased by external gains, not saddened by personnal losses
7 l; n' \; [) s. t不遗余力 spare no effort; go all out; do one's best
8 q! u M' p3 _% |& I不打不成交 "No discord, no concord. - x! ^# b' b5 B1 f1 x
拆东墙补西墙 rob Peter to pay Paul
) W. P. k9 L' u( ^辞旧迎新 bid farewell to the old and usher in the new; ring out the old year and ring in the new - P3 ^5 @; {( X$ a
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
6 B _% J; g4 q5 J大开眼界 open one's eyes; broaden one's horizon; be an eye-opener
5 ^" x" h$ ~8 I! Z! U2 H国泰民安 The country flourishes and people live in peace- T( b' X) a% W* ?9 a. 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 ; l. ]9 c! q$ p5 i
功夫不负有心人 Everything comes to him who waits.
% Q( d9 K' r$ ` p0 x2 C好了伤疤忘了疼 once on shore, one prays no more
$ i7 z% T6 ]' ]/ k. z好事不出门,恶事传千里 Good news never goes beyond the gate, while bad news spread far and wide. ( c% I5 B8 T% H+ z3 Y% ]( E
和气生财 Harmony brings wealth8 i( G" N2 }/ l Y
活到老,学到老 One is never too old to learn.
, X; G9 @0 N1 Z2 A3 d; |* l既往不咎 let bygones be bygones ) I# Z1 H4 U1 [0 O+ t
金无足赤,人无完人 Gold can't be pure and man can't be perfect. ) `4 j6 r, f0 \: o$ ^
金玉满堂 Treasures fill the home
! P' m1 l* l+ u9 v, [脚踏实地 be down-to-earth & A% M2 v* B- d$ P/ X% k
脚踩两只船 sit on the fence
/ e S" M( v1 A, z君子之交淡如水 the friendship between gentlemen is as pure as crystal; a hedge between keeps friendship green
$ k8 o+ h& `/ J# i( H# W老生常谈,陈词滥调 cut and dried, cliché 7 y- |% x& m1 s. A6 B r6 {
礼尚往来 Courtesy calls for reciprocity. 4 {; k+ J) b& V' {( r
留得青山在,不怕没柴烧 "Where there is life, there is hope."5 y8 h% {0 k$ V6 {
马到成功 achieve immediate victory; win instant success1 j& G7 P2 j1 z1 Q6 }' F0 l( e* w
名利双收 gain in both fame and wealth! I9 I- e. s( d; c" H+ @
茅塞顿开 be suddenly enlightened
6 l. n% J* I2 {) w8 j3 ?没有规矩不成方圆 Nothing can be accomplished without norms or standards.: \8 u0 I P' c _1 U7 Y1 @
每逢佳节倍思亲
6 p; T! x' r# W JOn festive occasions more than ever one thinks of one's dear ones far away.& ^( \" M9 T/ h" F% \3 L& z0 b
It is on the festival occasions when one misses his dear most.
+ H1 ]: u+ G# p3 T1 p谋事在人,成事在天 "The planning lies with man, the outcome with Heaven. / Man proposes, God disposes. "2 k% n O( J* d z
弄巧成拙 be too smart by half; Cunning outwits itself.2 @* v/ z, W' X0 ]3 U$ U, A0 Q/ j
拿手好戏 masterpiece; x( a- P$ ~! A g
赔了夫人又折兵 throw good money after bad# ^$ |6 X/ c6 p) F/ q+ o6 ?( ?
抛砖引玉 a modest spur to induce others to come forward with valuable contributions; throw a sprat to catch a whale
' v8 M$ K! `) O4 L% c2 O9 h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
. v4 w3 l! w) c( }抢得先机 take the preemptive opportunities 7 h* C2 `4 ~: ^' }; r) K8 y) [
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.5 Y$ L9 f; A2 j, f6 j( a3 Y, d
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
0 Z1 i m" b( `& v& X$ g+ e4 `0 x前事不忘,后事之师 Past experience, if not forgotten, is a guide for the future.
" H8 w4 T$ m% Y. g前人栽树,后人乘凉 One generation plants the trees in whose shade another generation rests.7 n8 k# O" E I: @ m4 ]4 Q) q9 p+ |
One sows and another reaps.7 N7 r& m6 K2 m
前怕狼,后怕虎 fear the wolf in front and the tiger behind/ hesitate in doing |
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