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[交流] 英语常用语俗（2）

爱屋及乌Love me, love my dog.
　　百闻不如一见Seeing is believing.
　　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
　　笨鸟先飞A slow sparrow should make an early start.
　　不眠之夜white night　
　　不以物喜，不以己悲not pleased by external gains, not saddened by personnal losses
　　不遗余力spare no effort; go all out; do one's best
　　不打不成交"No discord, no concord.
　　拆东墙补西墙rob Peter to pay Paul
　　辞旧迎新bid farewell to the old and usher in the new; ring out the old year and ring in the new
　　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
　　大开眼界open one's eyes; broaden one's horizon; be an eye-opener
　　国泰民安The country flourishes and people live in peace
　　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
　　功夫不负有心人Everything comes to him who waits.
　　好了伤疤忘了疼once on shore, one prays no more
　　好事不出门，恶事传千里Good news never goes beyond the gate, while bad news spread far and wide.
　　和气生财Harmony brings wealth
　　活到老，学到老One is never too old to learn.
　　既往不咎let bygones be bygones
　　金无足赤,人无完人Gold can't be pure and man can't be perfect.
　　金玉满堂Treasures fill the home
　　脚踏实地be down-to-earth
　　脚踩两只船sit on the fence
　　君子之交淡如水the friendship between gentlemen is as pure as crystal; a hedge between keeps friendship green
　　老生常谈，陈词滥调cut and dried, cliché
　　礼尚往来Courtesy calls for reciprocity.
　　留得青山在，不怕没柴烧"Where there is life, there is hope."
　　马到成功achieve immediate victory; win instant success
　　名利双收gain in both fame and wealth
　　茅塞顿开be suddenly enlightened
　　没有规矩不成方圆Nothing can be accomplished without norms or standards.
　　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.
　　谋事在人，成事在天"The planning lies with man, the outcome with Heaven. / Man proposes, God disposes. "
　　弄巧成拙be too smart by half; Cunning outwits itself.
　　拿手好戏masterpiece
　　赔了夫人又折兵throw good money after bad
　　抛砖引玉a modest spur to induce others to come forward with valuable contributions; throw a sprat to catch a whale
　　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
　　抢得先机take the preemptive opportunities
　　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.
　　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
　　前事不忘,后事之师Past experience, if not forgotten, is a guide for the future.
　　前人栽树,后人乘凉One generation plants the trees in whose shade another generation rests.
　　One sows and another reaps.
　　前怕狼,后怕虎fear the wolf in front and the tiger behind/ hesitate in doing something
　　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.
　　强强联手win-win co-operation
　　瑞雪兆丰年A timely snow promises a good harvest.
　　人之初,性本善Man's nature at birth is good.
　　人逢喜事精神爽Joy puts heart into a man.
　　人海战术huge-crowd strategy
　　世上无难事，只要肯攀登"Where there is a will, there is a way. "
　　世外桃源a fictitious land of peace away from the turmoil of the world;
　　死而后已until my heart stops beating
　　岁岁平安Peace all year round
　　上有天堂，下有苏杭"Just as there is paradise in heaven, ther are Suzhou and Hangzhou on earth."
　　塞翁失马，焉知非福Misfortune may be an actual blessing.
　　三十而立"A man should be independent at the age of thirty.
　　At thirty, a man should be able to think for himself."
　　升级换代updating and upgrading (of products)
　　四十不惑Life begins at forty.
　　谁言寸草心，报得三春晖"Such kindness of warm sun, can't be repaid by grass. "
　　水涨船高When the river rises, the boat floats high.
　　时不我待Time and tide wait for no man.
　　杀鸡用牛刀break a butterfly on the wheel
　　实事求是seek truth from facts; be practical and realistic; be true to facts
　　说曹操,曹操到Talk of the devil and he comes.

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