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4 H% w& c- B/ F爱屋及乌 Love me, love my dog.' z. a8 |8 J$ G" v, r
百闻不如一见 Seeing is believing.0 A0 z6 c% X6 t- e: _. B; V
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
) F# m0 ]. k {% Q" [1 J笨鸟先飞 A slow sparrow should make an early start./ }3 `! s! h1 {
不眠之夜 white night % F5 s/ L. C4 X) l% X, _
不以物喜,不以己悲 not pleased by external gains, not saddened by personnal losses- l( h" M; K6 g+ b N, |
不遗余力 spare no effort; go all out; do one's best t1 ^ I5 w; n6 c1 q! { Q K
不打不成交 "No discord, no concord. 4 a6 }9 D% ~$ y4 O6 P8 E' m: X
拆东墙补西墙 rob Peter to pay Paul 0 i/ }# V2 }, W' J
辞旧迎新 bid farewell to the old and usher in the new; ring out the old year and ring in the new 2 @: m" Y, g" T( A) L2 L
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$ l3 ]% I8 f a3 D# s8 x' S
大开眼界 open one's eyes; broaden one's horizon; be an eye-opener 9 ]4 V( ~4 V4 y& i
国泰民安 The country flourishes and people live in peace, w( F) h8 i1 V) ^, X
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 2 r# b O- W3 P# S1 q4 [
功夫不负有心人 Everything comes to him who waits.
: `0 ?5 P( W5 |+ V& d b好了伤疤忘了疼 once on shore, one prays no more& _* J+ F# K! O( C. T a
好事不出门,恶事传千里 Good news never goes beyond the gate, while bad news spread far and wide. + A" I9 X- l* W2 g8 V |! K
和气生财 Harmony brings wealth
" V3 B! \/ [4 p/ c k活到老,学到老 One is never too old to learn. 4 H2 U' F" \$ Y3 I
既往不咎 let bygones be bygones
; w7 r0 m; l# ^金无足赤,人无完人 Gold can't be pure and man can't be perfect. ( t5 q$ V1 t; r7 I
金玉满堂 Treasures fill the home
0 T1 v$ L0 f$ y+ M脚踏实地 be down-to-earth 8 I6 K: X p( u! D" X! ]
脚踩两只船 sit on the fence
8 S- q1 X5 E m6 Q( k' I君子之交淡如水 the friendship between gentlemen is as pure as crystal; a hedge between keeps friendship green
1 {: r6 r. c% S* E老生常谈,陈词滥调 cut and dried, cliché
7 X* q7 B, R! Z% \礼尚往来 Courtesy calls for reciprocity.
6 C( D+ e2 ^7 Z3 ]6 x留得青山在,不怕没柴烧 "Where there is life, there is hope."
q! X! N: k& i! ?马到成功 achieve immediate victory; win instant success
- P; r7 k- y6 m, ~% B8 i: o5 O名利双收 gain in both fame and wealth4 a U* `1 `3 X* V0 t. E: t* G
茅塞顿开 be suddenly enlightened
3 T& N9 N7 b: O没有规矩不成方圆 Nothing can be accomplished without norms or standards.+ E" q4 o) W- G% e
每逢佳节倍思亲 6 [4 `2 Y2 G, X1 t1 K2 @
On festive occasions more than ever one thinks of one's dear ones far away.
! C3 x" b( F9 ?6 fIt is on the festival occasions when one misses his dear most. $ S, S( r+ o- T2 z' r
谋事在人,成事在天 "The planning lies with man, the outcome with Heaven. / Man proposes, God disposes. "- R5 W! k2 h# W% u. r3 v& h
弄巧成拙 be too smart by half; Cunning outwits itself.5 z' u4 L9 p: | D
拿手好戏 masterpiece- [2 L ?! q2 N. Z" [
赔了夫人又折兵 throw good money after bad9 F3 c3 s! B7 G+ v7 p
抛砖引玉 a modest spur to induce others to come forward with valuable contributions; throw a sprat to catch a whale
" ~0 [" }: Q/ C% ~& Y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
& J) K- M: s" h3 N" I抢得先机 take the preemptive opportunities 0 s. s6 b+ T) I$ U7 Z; x; a5 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.& Y* g% e/ |4 n2 o! p' D" ], k/ 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# R& v! ]$ f9 b" }8 ]) @+ K
前事不忘,后事之师 Past experience, if not forgotten, is a guide for the future.2 L' p3 G) ^& z) [9 ^
前人栽树,后人乘凉 One generation plants the trees in whose shade another generation rests.
/ C6 u# ?8 ?/ F( K; B& aOne sows and another reaps.
7 e, z; L0 X& T/ @& r前怕狼,后怕虎 fear the wolf in front and the tiger behind/ hesitate in doing |
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