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% Z4 {$ u5 b2 v' @% g爱屋及乌 Love me, love my dog.
' j$ v, T! g4 B" E2 t; I8 X百闻不如一见 Seeing is believing.
! }2 ]2 ^0 m) H; f) 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
$ W7 J4 f8 u! f7 b笨鸟先飞 A slow sparrow should make an early start.4 {$ b% |( \+ x h+ l2 k
不眠之夜 white night
! W C8 g9 o" Y M R! @不以物喜,不以己悲 not pleased by external gains, not saddened by personnal losses2 F" t* W6 W1 } `' _
不遗余力 spare no effort; go all out; do one's best7 S; g! z6 t7 B' @! I# @
不打不成交 "No discord, no concord. 5 U5 a. b: E2 T
拆东墙补西墙 rob Peter to pay Paul
. P+ H& ]! E+ O$ h0 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
& B) K1 j K% W% s; g! 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 all: d+ z7 W1 C6 C" L* C5 Z& N
大开眼界 open one's eyes; broaden one's horizon; be an eye-opener
* I/ q; Z$ Q; g国泰民安 The country flourishes and people live in peace3 T0 S+ T2 O, y2 |. ?
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 6 ~* K/ {5 Z1 i, ^* O
功夫不负有心人 Everything comes to him who waits.
- n) A. j. ?: a% V; ]好了伤疤忘了疼 once on shore, one prays no more. T1 w3 \/ K6 Z7 |( ?
好事不出门,恶事传千里 Good news never goes beyond the gate, while bad news spread far and wide. ( q7 }7 i7 n( V. A: }/ s) t
和气生财 Harmony brings wealth9 j2 ^0 J( i; Z
活到老,学到老 One is never too old to learn.
R; @, h3 I% j8 p既往不咎 let bygones be bygones 2 `+ u0 p* d8 X' f3 t
金无足赤,人无完人 Gold can't be pure and man can't be perfect.
# @8 R: Z6 o! \* m( {金玉满堂 Treasures fill the home- T7 s% U7 b# \+ f8 p& z
脚踏实地 be down-to-earth
, e) i8 W% G" R! f0 u0 O脚踩两只船 sit on the fence
' D" v$ w" q6 |( h6 u3 Y3 Y0 o君子之交淡如水 the friendship between gentlemen is as pure as crystal; a hedge between keeps friendship green
4 i, I3 a' y3 I9 V- ?老生常谈,陈词滥调 cut and dried, cliché
2 q5 D7 G6 U) v5 L礼尚往来 Courtesy calls for reciprocity.
- B2 S) w$ Y8 Y( G留得青山在,不怕没柴烧 "Where there is life, there is hope."
' y4 N0 l3 k& q+ L马到成功 achieve immediate victory; win instant success) B8 p- R; h- z3 r
名利双收 gain in both fame and wealth8 n) p. s# O4 U8 Y' _
茅塞顿开 be suddenly enlightened
' A( _, r7 g/ G" @5 m- c没有规矩不成方圆 Nothing can be accomplished without norms or standards.' p/ _" u& Z2 O. k6 h7 S2 M0 T
每逢佳节倍思亲
4 t+ U9 G2 I( v2 t$ k9 Q( NOn festive occasions more than ever one thinks of one's dear ones far away.
; ^3 s( @8 c, }It is on the festival occasions when one misses his dear most. & n! e# f9 C3 K5 M7 B+ x( V
谋事在人,成事在天 "The planning lies with man, the outcome with Heaven. / Man proposes, God disposes. "
+ ~! G B+ I, B) r7 ^' A9 H弄巧成拙 be too smart by half; Cunning outwits itself.
5 S" L7 ~: V% ]' ^( l2 E& S拿手好戏 masterpiece
: b( Q- `8 |) X" S4 ?4 M- |赔了夫人又折兵 throw good money after bad
( i8 }4 h# e) F1 u8 A6 S抛砖引玉 a modest spur to induce others to come forward with valuable contributions; throw a sprat to catch a whale/ W% \4 p/ U2 \$ U" z' X+ s5 V
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
( C' y& o) U& [+ Z3 }3 G抢得先机 take the preemptive opportunities 5 j- h; S9 J' w9 P% h2 f
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; v1 J, Q4 M H- M) S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" C* \) l6 e3 O( Q1 Z0 M/ P* r8 H
前事不忘,后事之师 Past experience, if not forgotten, is a guide for the future.9 q+ `/ V" j' v, }2 _6 R9 C
前人栽树,后人乘凉 One generation plants the trees in whose shade another generation rests.- \0 `, M9 d# J# s: H3 B' J
One sows and another reaps.; Q5 F2 |5 K+ B6 a6 P
前怕狼,后怕虎 fear the wolf in front and the tiger behind/ hesitate in doing |
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