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( ^8 r9 `, w" M) H; N" _爱屋及乌 Love me, love my dog.9 H; e! V7 @2 ^8 m
百闻不如一见 Seeing is believing.$ y+ q: \' ^4 k' _ A: p: B* R0 C
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% F8 p1 u( N: N& m# E. J* o8 [% Q
笨鸟先飞 A slow sparrow should make an early start.; t2 t' ?; D) T$ A4 c/ h, j
不眠之夜 white night
0 N% h9 j' T3 z5 A不以物喜,不以己悲 not pleased by external gains, not saddened by personnal losses
4 w3 T0 b6 b" f* P不遗余力 spare no effort; go all out; do one's best
8 j9 N2 E# v$ [1 ^! S n4 N. c不打不成交 "No discord, no concord. * f& m# V J1 m
拆东墙补西墙 rob Peter to pay Paul
. \* h( C. L, |/ m) g( ~+ x! S辞旧迎新 bid farewell to the old and usher in the new; ring out the old year and ring in the new
. P* p% I' c& E( t. m. H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
4 ?& j2 z, e) {4 h7 R大开眼界 open one's eyes; broaden one's horizon; be an eye-opener
6 r8 g* _$ k }! }3 P$ p国泰民安 The country flourishes and people live in peace9 x8 ]1 ~! v- ~% _$ b
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
! e7 m( f- [7 I7 a( v* Y. ~$ R功夫不负有心人 Everything comes to him who waits. ( S/ H5 s7 o' }" {' e% z9 H8 s. a1 \
好了伤疤忘了疼 once on shore, one prays no more
8 _( S0 s, S( h$ r$ e2 u好事不出门,恶事传千里 Good news never goes beyond the gate, while bad news spread far and wide. . M) E1 m( p( y* Y( \
和气生财 Harmony brings wealth
. a8 C) b* Q6 l7 f" O. J! D活到老,学到老 One is never too old to learn.
7 o6 B0 r3 k, c0 w: l1 u- i既往不咎 let bygones be bygones 0 H1 p8 b4 P% y2 d( @, Q5 [- A
金无足赤,人无完人 Gold can't be pure and man can't be perfect. W/ P7 d- W0 E) C# f! a: S
金玉满堂 Treasures fill the home, A+ T. Q& o6 V, |5 w$ x
脚踏实地 be down-to-earth 9 B; F! g/ Q3 G- ~' O \" F! F( l
脚踩两只船 sit on the fence
1 l' s c8 ^: f+ [: U& e6 L8 U君子之交淡如水 the friendship between gentlemen is as pure as crystal; a hedge between keeps friendship green - J' n$ i+ ~( ~) x) P! m5 D
老生常谈,陈词滥调 cut and dried, cliché
2 ?2 D7 c8 ~! W9 N: W礼尚往来 Courtesy calls for reciprocity. 3 E. o( J. y5 W) G6 M3 ^' C
留得青山在,不怕没柴烧 "Where there is life, there is hope."$ a7 j. [( m: t" c
马到成功 achieve immediate victory; win instant success
" m1 I) o# ^+ i9 I+ g6 _1 @名利双收 gain in both fame and wealth( r& N& t" X3 _4 H7 e; K- r
茅塞顿开 be suddenly enlightened
- z* w, _( S' M `/ F8 g2 k1 ]& }# r' Z没有规矩不成方圆 Nothing can be accomplished without norms or standards.& O' H. r3 d" T- e# V5 l! q- z& j" A
每逢佳节倍思亲 2 g: r* V$ Q) ]0 s; o" x
On festive occasions more than ever one thinks of one's dear ones far away.
5 q& i+ l" S! F* IIt is on the festival occasions when one misses his dear most. 8 H% n; s& U, o: W# T0 o: G
谋事在人,成事在天 "The planning lies with man, the outcome with Heaven. / Man proposes, God disposes. "
3 S& o/ i' T! D3 z! T' u8 B弄巧成拙 be too smart by half; Cunning outwits itself.2 f% p; z R" G( _
拿手好戏 masterpiece E8 O5 T2 R! s
赔了夫人又折兵 throw good money after bad+ k' r1 `; `& c* H, B7 ?8 z1 Y
抛砖引玉 a modest spur to induce others to come forward with valuable contributions; throw a sprat to catch a whale R+ D6 I4 J2 E, `
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
, I. b/ G! k! x3 V) q, i5 V& M5 h抢得先机 take the preemptive opportunities
1 M$ ?1 e }/ W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% a0 ?* |3 c, K! A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
) i8 q5 J* {' n3 I前事不忘,后事之师 Past experience, if not forgotten, is a guide for the future.
- H l0 a% w" T4 P& P3 j% E前人栽树,后人乘凉 One generation plants the trees in whose shade another generation rests.
3 x7 W, ]) {/ [7 V* P7 {# hOne sows and another reaps.
9 B# M4 ?' A& t C- ?前怕狼,后怕虎 fear the wolf in front and the tiger behind/ hesitate in doing |
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