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6 J( E6 {; y4 m" n; S$ X爱屋及乌 Love me, love my dog.4 H6 K0 \0 P5 m' D4 I- S6 ^7 O& }
百闻不如一见 Seeing is believing.
6 W$ k2 r3 v+ N8 ~2 F+ u. J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 worst8 X+ c( F& v2 ]
笨鸟先飞 A slow sparrow should make an early start.' m* M% A6 N( D$ G0 R1 @
不眠之夜 white night
# k/ r G, T' b不以物喜,不以己悲 not pleased by external gains, not saddened by personnal losses9 Q2 G8 y# S0 d* g9 q3 G/ N
不遗余力 spare no effort; go all out; do one's best
" ^9 ?% _3 W7 ?不打不成交 "No discord, no concord. " Z& D* A1 o8 I5 j; l$ C2 [
拆东墙补西墙 rob Peter to pay Paul # d9 X8 O. E( n. g0 E1 y# D/ a/ V6 T
辞旧迎新 bid farewell to the old and usher in the new; ring out the old year and ring in the new * {' }) r; C$ }1 v5 p2 Y
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 p4 K* d' Q$ A# P
大开眼界 open one's eyes; broaden one's horizon; be an eye-opener . K2 t4 R6 }' y! b4 {1 _
国泰民安 The country flourishes and people live in peace) U A+ Z) y% ~% E& E$ Y" R
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
/ E% L+ d! \. k# J8 j! g功夫不负有心人 Everything comes to him who waits.
8 m: f3 U" }# G2 r6 @4 J好了伤疤忘了疼 once on shore, one prays no more
4 o4 P4 r$ e; K3 a$ r2 D7 w9 V- Z1 \好事不出门,恶事传千里 Good news never goes beyond the gate, while bad news spread far and wide.
4 L( x2 z1 r9 W# }# i0 ?1 x! F和气生财 Harmony brings wealth
! \5 E& M3 J: d$ S6 U; u活到老,学到老 One is never too old to learn. % R2 ` J+ w# E+ V5 B
既往不咎 let bygones be bygones
+ c% Z1 H/ y F+ j# Y9 d7 [6 l金无足赤,人无完人 Gold can't be pure and man can't be perfect. ( ~4 [1 t. e# U M, ?
金玉满堂 Treasures fill the home/ Y$ V0 b2 r' h4 K; @7 d
脚踏实地 be down-to-earth
0 X6 N( S! L) I' `" q& B7 s- o) y脚踩两只船 sit on the fence
$ s& c5 c6 X! j君子之交淡如水 the friendship between gentlemen is as pure as crystal; a hedge between keeps friendship green
+ N7 ~- V* c; w& ]" [* S老生常谈,陈词滥调 cut and dried, cliché 5 e6 ?. w# n$ U1 M+ N
礼尚往来 Courtesy calls for reciprocity.
0 s( i/ l' T& t& P留得青山在,不怕没柴烧 "Where there is life, there is hope."0 o& Z" Z" J4 Z" ~1 ?% c9 @
马到成功 achieve immediate victory; win instant success, J) }3 h+ h. A, r' x; `3 u
名利双收 gain in both fame and wealth8 D; }2 h V7 E- a [& B% [/ S4 `! `
茅塞顿开 be suddenly enlightened8 f# C# B; s6 B* B( w
没有规矩不成方圆 Nothing can be accomplished without norms or standards.
; `4 ?' F. e/ J4 Y6 M) N8 C每逢佳节倍思亲 L5 p7 d$ {% U1 T) P( o
On festive occasions more than ever one thinks of one's dear ones far away.. y4 \! p. r! ]8 a* i
It is on the festival occasions when one misses his dear most.
8 n1 A3 C' @5 `9 ^6 W谋事在人,成事在天 "The planning lies with man, the outcome with Heaven. / Man proposes, God disposes. "& s( y p4 `/ L1 B! s+ Z- T
弄巧成拙 be too smart by half; Cunning outwits itself.) t5 r9 ?3 e: u4 p, h! F
拿手好戏 masterpiece
" Y9 p/ H% X4 f1 l3 ^赔了夫人又折兵 throw good money after bad
/ \: ?- V/ S) l2 I* ?抛砖引玉 a modest spur to induce others to come forward with valuable contributions; throw a sprat to catch a whale' | u" j8 w4 n0 B7 |. u
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' E3 W9 e" G$ l. U/ A2 Z
抢得先机 take the preemptive opportunities 6 C0 H- y( Y$ [
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.
: Y3 d2 d7 y; 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
8 _& d/ ?& M( t! j- Q5 ^前事不忘,后事之师 Past experience, if not forgotten, is a guide for the future.& |! E4 i4 Z1 _* O* R* n' o) ?! z: B" m
前人栽树,后人乘凉 One generation plants the trees in whose shade another generation rests.
$ W" i7 o N0 C' s+ t- \; iOne sows and another reaps.
+ q. D; E# F0 W- \. b前怕狼,后怕虎 fear the wolf in front and the tiger behind/ hesitate in doing |
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