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爱屋及乌 Love me, love my dog.
% q2 c, n7 z( B! q' u8 ^百闻不如一见 Seeing is believing.
K" o: F, O+ b: B. ]7 X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 worst1 u9 a4 t( y0 }4 p: G: L
笨鸟先飞 A slow sparrow should make an early start.$ V! P8 v0 b2 U3 d: _
不眠之夜 white night
( m# o! e; q5 O0 @9 V, c. G, x: U% ?% s/ k不以物喜,不以己悲 not pleased by external gains, not saddened by personnal losses
2 z: k7 q9 l: m/ E' Z% E不遗余力 spare no effort; go all out; do one's best7 ?6 e/ k; m3 V1 I* t
不打不成交 "No discord, no concord. + y. a# k. L. a& @- g% {
拆东墙补西墙 rob Peter to pay Paul
' v3 K7 G& x+ o6 | J" s y辞旧迎新 bid farewell to the old and usher in the new; ring out the old year and ring in the new
* a' K1 d' p7 D& m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 all1 |' r7 w' w# B. k2 A% `# ]: s
大开眼界 open one's eyes; broaden one's horizon; be an eye-opener
" a! W! J, M2 M; b- a) Y+ @国泰民安 The country flourishes and people live in peace
6 r8 L& [: G/ D1 y, ~( ]8 `( ?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
/ H8 [- D) T9 _! t/ ^2 y功夫不负有心人 Everything comes to him who waits. 0 ]3 I- v& |, {( C3 v) F* B+ ?
好了伤疤忘了疼 once on shore, one prays no more
$ `) D2 W, t5 k6 F1 [好事不出门,恶事传千里 Good news never goes beyond the gate, while bad news spread far and wide. 0 @* S3 ~7 u' g/ ^' a' ]* | p
和气生财 Harmony brings wealth5 i7 \+ _0 n9 V/ `) M. V v
活到老,学到老 One is never too old to learn.
3 _$ P; r& H& E8 C9 d7 |# w6 \既往不咎 let bygones be bygones
. I8 o2 B3 Y; {" x% ^金无足赤,人无完人 Gold can't be pure and man can't be perfect. ) z/ T2 A( G2 l" U4 t Z5 \
金玉满堂 Treasures fill the home
0 |$ z. j& d* U3 S) O3 A脚踏实地 be down-to-earth
; p) t: h u8 k* w脚踩两只船 sit on the fence
1 C5 ?% {# ]" Y8 w; s0 P君子之交淡如水 the friendship between gentlemen is as pure as crystal; a hedge between keeps friendship green 4 C8 O m3 w+ q* i6 j/ w4 f3 A
老生常谈,陈词滥调 cut and dried, cliché 9 _) x! ^( ]0 B1 X# s! U
礼尚往来 Courtesy calls for reciprocity. ! I Q* t, Q( |
留得青山在,不怕没柴烧 "Where there is life, there is hope."
9 j1 q4 R6 M7 B3 E, i1 x马到成功 achieve immediate victory; win instant success
5 x# K* j3 a; ^' z5 z名利双收 gain in both fame and wealth$ x# _5 Z" K/ l1 N8 i. o
茅塞顿开 be suddenly enlightened
, T7 o4 P0 d) U) v8 d没有规矩不成方圆 Nothing can be accomplished without norms or standards.
, {0 M5 S; s7 w3 f) K o每逢佳节倍思亲 3 i+ Y9 _. x& f0 \ c; I
On festive occasions more than ever one thinks of one's dear ones far away.1 o) }: f9 }- H. f* O, I
It is on the festival occasions when one misses his dear most.
7 o3 h% P; }, ]. G3 d1 c7 n1 ?谋事在人,成事在天 "The planning lies with man, the outcome with Heaven. / Man proposes, God disposes. "" u4 R; \- o8 t1 G
弄巧成拙 be too smart by half; Cunning outwits itself., |. p: U: l8 @0 C: D% s' \
拿手好戏 masterpiece
& X+ P" |8 `5 V, x0 ?" v& K赔了夫人又折兵 throw good money after bad8 `6 b! [$ Y3 s7 b$ e- g% p
抛砖引玉 a modest spur to induce others to come forward with valuable contributions; throw a sprat to catch a whale' w, |8 \2 L" ]0 R5 P; l* p5 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 end4 l2 @/ z \9 r% u
抢得先机 take the preemptive opportunities ' @. D% a* D6 a) U: `9 _6 J g+ _
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.
( ]2 M4 P: {) D" g+ J7 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 D- W& \6 {' z6 Y5 I+ _8 v; O( k前事不忘,后事之师 Past experience, if not forgotten, is a guide for the future.
; d; T- d7 k- {8 |" r前人栽树,后人乘凉 One generation plants the trees in whose shade another generation rests.
6 W, J. [) k" Z. XOne sows and another reaps. v6 R4 j; U/ E) M6 C( w2 Y! t6 z
前怕狼,后怕虎 fear the wolf in front and the tiger behind/ hesitate in doing |
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