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1.
爱屋及乌
love me, love my dog.
2.
百闻不如一见
seeing is
believing.
3.
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.
4.
笨鸟先飞
a slow
sparrow should make an early start.
5.
不眠之夜
white night
6.
不以物喜不以己悲
not
pleased by external gains , not saddened by
personnal losses
7.
不遗余力
spare no
effort; go all out do one`s best
8.
不打不成交
no discord
, no concord.
9.
拆东墙补西墙
rob peter
to pay paul
10.
辞旧迎新
bid farewell
to the old and usher in the new; ring out the
old year and ring in the new.
11.
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.
12.
大
开
眼
界
open
one`s
eyes;
broaden
one`s
horizon;
be
an
eye-opener.
13.
国泰民安
the country
flourishes and people live in peace.
14.
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 .
15.
功夫不负有心人
everything comes to him who waits.
16.
好了伤疤忘了痛
once on
shore, one prays no more
17.
好事不出门恶事行千里
good
news
never
goes
beyond
the
gate
,
while bad news spread far
and wide.
18.
和气生财
harmony
brings wealth
19.
活到老学到老
one is
never too old to learn
20.
既往不咎
let bygones
be bygones
21.
金无足赤人无完人
gold
can`t be pure and man can`t be perfect.
22.
金玉满堂
treasures fill the home
.
23.
脚踏实地
be down-to-earth
24.
脚踩两只船
sit on the
fence
25.
君子之交淡如水
the
friendship
between
gentlemen
is
as
pure
as
crystal;
a hedge between keeps friendship green.
26.
老生常谈，陈词滥调
cut and
dried, cliche
27.
礼尚往来
courtesy calls for
reciprocity
28.
留得青山在不愁没柴烧
where there is
life, there is hope
29.
马到成功
achieve
immediate victory win instant success.
30.
名利双收
gain in both
fame and wealth
31.
茅塞顿开
be suddenly
enlightened
32.
没有规矩不成方圆
nothing
can be accomplished without norms or
standards.
33.
每逢佳节倍思亲
on
festive occasions more than ever one thinks of
one`s
dear
ones
far
away.
It
is
on
the
festival
occasions
when
one
misses
his dear most.
34.
谋事在人成事在天
the
planning
lies
with
man,
the
outcome
with
heaven. Man proposes, god disposes
35.
弄巧成拙
be too smart
by half; cunning outwits itself.
36.
拿手好戏
masterpiece
37.
赔了夫人又折兵
throw
good money after bad.
38.
抛砖引玉
a
modest
spur
to
induce
others
to
come
forward
with
valuable contributions; throw a sprat
to catch a whale
39.
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
40.
取得先机
take the
preemptive opportunities
41.
巧妇难为无米之炊
if you
have no hand you can`t make a first. One
can`t make bricks without straw.
42.
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
43.
前事不忘后事之师
past
experience, if not forgotten, is a guide for
the future.
44.
前人栽树后人乘凉
one
generation plants the trees in whose shade
another
generation
rests.
One
sows
and
another
generation
rests.
One sows and another reaps.
45.
前怕狼后怕虎
fear the
wolf in front and the tiger behind hesitate in
doing something
。
46.
强龙难压地头蛇
even
a
dragon
(from
the
outside
)finds
it
hard
to
control a
snake in its old haunt-powerful outsiders can
hardly afford
to neglect local bullies.
47.
强强联手
win-win co-
operation
48.
瑞雪兆丰年
a timely
snow promises a good harvest.
49.
人之初性本善
man`s nature at birth
is good.
50.
人逢喜事精神爽
joy puts heart into a
man.
51.
人海战术
huge-crowd
strategy
52.
世上无难事只要肯攀登
where
there is a will, there is a way.
53.
世外桃源
a
fictitious
land
of
peace
away
from
the
turmoil
of
the
world;
54.
死而后已
until my
heart stops beating.
55.
岁岁平安
peace all
year round.
56.
上有天堂下有苏杭
just
as
there
is
paradise
in
heaven,
ther
are
suzhou and hangzhou on earth.
57.
塞翁失马焉知非福
misfortune may be an actual blessing
58.
三十而立
a man should
be indepent at the age of thirty; at thirty, a
man should be able to think for
himself.
59.
升级换代
updating and
upgrading (of products)
60.
四十不惑
life begins
at forty
61.
谁言寸草心报得三春晖
such
kindness of warm sun, can`t be repaid
by grass.
62.
水涨船高
when the
river rises, the boat floats high.