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. d! }; o o: N$ H/ G爱屋及乌 Love me, love my dog.8 i6 v) Z) B2 e% f
百闻不如一见 Seeing is believing.2 r/ f* r& ~1 o/ `7 D) U9 b$ q8 m
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 worst7 j# D& u- n B B" V/ c1 `
笨鸟先飞 A slow sparrow should make an early start." W9 p' e9 s# K U; W
不眠之夜 white night - @4 R* B4 W4 \+ _
不以物喜,不以己悲 not pleased by external gains, not saddened by personnal losses8 Q5 g0 y& A* V7 ^4 n/ [" I
不遗余力 spare no effort; go all out; do one's best
- o; }4 c- a# u' X不打不成交 "No discord, no concord. 6 h4 }) R s! b |' M' o4 {6 J8 y& j
拆东墙补西墙 rob Peter to pay Paul
' d2 D( A( }5 Z8 A f `辞旧迎新 bid farewell to the old and usher in the new; ring out the old year and ring in the new
9 W5 x E5 ~( }* _6 x* q: i* d1 S/ F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
) M, w: x+ e4 r7 _5 I$ ]; F大开眼界 open one's eyes; broaden one's horizon; be an eye-opener
9 Y- E) E) Y3 N1 o- ?7 i& J0 a国泰民安 The country flourishes and people live in peace
$ d y# C1 L( u0 e+ H2 v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
# y% c0 f" d- O2 ~功夫不负有心人 Everything comes to him who waits. # e p. r# \4 \8 O4 Q7 a2 {1 N
好了伤疤忘了疼 once on shore, one prays no more6 x/ C+ \& `! D! |6 h& K4 O
好事不出门,恶事传千里 Good news never goes beyond the gate, while bad news spread far and wide. ( e# X% f7 E0 E8 _. q5 N
和气生财 Harmony brings wealth# @" A9 b# V, O
活到老,学到老 One is never too old to learn. F# f9 `2 H2 I: e. x0 ?: O$ V7 p
既往不咎 let bygones be bygones 5 V5 j2 O- e0 E- y
金无足赤,人无完人 Gold can't be pure and man can't be perfect.
1 O! p4 |$ [( _8 G金玉满堂 Treasures fill the home
: r5 ?! O( E7 R; R- I8 p脚踏实地 be down-to-earth
8 x# R0 c2 L& A p5 g. `- |脚踩两只船 sit on the fence
7 H5 J1 W" P8 y& n: E; e& D- C9 i君子之交淡如水 the friendship between gentlemen is as pure as crystal; a hedge between keeps friendship green
" h/ S }: _1 ~6 I7 ?) e老生常谈,陈词滥调 cut and dried, cliché
/ t% |: v- x8 o+ n% [礼尚往来 Courtesy calls for reciprocity. 7 f) ]( u; h# h6 {% e/ U: b4 z4 }
留得青山在,不怕没柴烧 "Where there is life, there is hope."
) ~" q: C" S* G6 R+ [0 E5 D马到成功 achieve immediate victory; win instant success
2 y; _0 d- b8 S3 l名利双收 gain in both fame and wealth, w3 X. p \2 Y. o- n' H
茅塞顿开 be suddenly enlightened
0 s9 a% [/ T% j2 `$ l没有规矩不成方圆 Nothing can be accomplished without norms or standards.2 p5 l% w; _# t! h
每逢佳节倍思亲
% V* v) [. f# L( `% S1 GOn festive occasions more than ever one thinks of one's dear ones far away.
$ n- \1 |( ~% m0 ^$ @& Y* g9 ZIt is on the festival occasions when one misses his dear most.
6 f* z/ z; I1 o" p4 V谋事在人,成事在天 "The planning lies with man, the outcome with Heaven. / Man proposes, God disposes. "
! l X! S) j! l1 ^# d弄巧成拙 be too smart by half; Cunning outwits itself.
5 g7 C1 m& L4 I% \5 ]拿手好戏 masterpiece1 E! V. u6 ]7 G: {; M$ F
赔了夫人又折兵 throw good money after bad
7 ` }8 D( T. _+ c/ J9 R) l: V抛砖引玉 a modest spur to induce others to come forward with valuable contributions; throw a sprat to catch a whale
7 d! P& ^5 q7 X# l$ c. W" V$ C破釜沉舟 cut off all means of retreat; burn one‘s own way of retreat and be determined to fight to the end6 q7 r% i+ e( I) ?7 p
抢得先机 take the preemptive opportunities & V4 H, j# L! X- R4 C6 k
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.% W9 v! s7 V0 B w+ L" Y
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
3 A1 l+ \' N2 m* ]; a; x前事不忘,后事之师 Past experience, if not forgotten, is a guide for the future.
/ _1 q& ]8 ?" c前人栽树,后人乘凉 One generation plants the trees in whose shade another generation rests.
. |( v8 @) m$ h3 _One sows and another reaps.
, ]2 V* w' i) c前怕狼,后怕虎 fear the wolf in front and the tiger behind/ hesitate in doing |
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