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1、Four short words sum up what has lifted most successful individuals above the crowd: a little bit more.-author-date中国俚语翻译11.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 sl

2、ow sparrow should make an early start.5.不眠之夜 white night6.不以物喜不以己悲 not pleased byexternalgains, not saddened by personnal losses7.不遗余力 spare no effort; go all out; do ones best8.不打不成交 Nodiscord, noconcord.9.拆东墙补西墙 rob Peter to pay Paul10.辞旧迎新 bid farewell to the old andusherin the new; ring out the

3、old year and ring in the new11.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 all12.大开眼界 open ones eyes; broaden oneshorizon; be an eye-opener13.国泰民安 The countryflourishesand people live in peace14.过犹不及 going too far is as bad as not going far enough;

4、 beyond is as wrong as falling short; too much is as bad as too little15.功夫不负有心人 Everything comes to him who waits.16.好了伤疤忘了疼 once on shore, onepraysno more17.好事不出门恶事传千里 Good news never goes beyond the gate, while bad newsspreadfar and wide.18.和气生财Harmonybrings wealth.19.活到老学到老 One is never too old

5、to learn.20.既往不咎 letbygonesbe bygones21.金无足赤人无完人 Gold cant be pure and man cant be perfect.22.金玉满堂Treasuresfill the home.23.脚踏实地 be down-to-earth24.脚踩两只船 sit on the fence25.君子之交淡如水 the friendship between gentlemen is as pure ascrystal; a hedge between keeps friendship green26.老生常谈,陈词滥调 cut and dried

6、,clich27.礼尚往来 Courtesy calls forreciprocity.28.留得青山在不怕没柴烧 Where there is life, there is hope.29.马到成功 achieve immediate victory; wininstantsuccess30.名利双收 gain in both fame and wealth31.茅塞顿开 be suddenlyenlightened32.没有规矩不成方圆 Nothing can be accomplished withoutnormsorstandards.33.每逢佳节倍思亲 On festiveocca

7、sionsmore than ever one thinks of ones 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 itself36.拿手好戏masterpiece37.赔了夫人又折兵 throw

8、good money after bad38.抛砖引玉 a modest spur toinduceothers to come forward with valuablecontributions; throw a sprat to catch a whale39.破釜沉舟 cut off all means ofretreat；burn ones own way of retreat and be determined to fight to the end40.抢得先机 take thepreemptiveopportunities41.巧妇难为无米之炊 If you have no h

9、and you cant make a fist. One cant 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 gainedstep by step43.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 Onegenerationplants the trees in whose shade

10、another generation rests. One sows and another reaps.45.前怕狼后怕虎 fear the wolf in front and the tiger behindhesitatein doing something46.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

11、-winco-operation48.瑞雪兆丰年 A timely snowpromisesa good harvest.49.人之初性本善 Mans 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-crowdstrategy52.世上无难事只要肯攀登 Where there is a will, there is a way.53.世外桃源 afictitiousland of peace away from the turmoil of the world;54.死而后已 until my

12、heart stops beating55.岁岁平安 Peace all year round.56.上有天堂下有苏杭 Just as there isparadisein heaven, ther are Suzhou and Hangzhou on earth.57.塞翁失马焉知非福Misfortunemay be an actual blessing.58.三十而立 A man should be independent at the age of thirty; At thirty, a man should be able to think for himself.59.升级换代 u

13、pdating 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, cant be repaid by grass.62.水涨船高 When the river rises, the boat floats high.63.时不我待 Time and tide wait for no man.64.杀鸡用牛刀 break a butterfly on the wheel65.实事求是 seek truth from facts; bepracticala

14、ndrealistic; be true to facts66.说曹操，曹操到 Talk of the devil and he comes.67.实话实说 speak the plain truth; call a spade a spade; tell it as it is68.实践是检验真理的唯一标准 Practice is thesolecriterionfor testing truth.69.山不在高，有仙则名 No matter how high the mountain is, its name will spread far and wide if there is afa

15、iry.70.韬光养晦 hide ones capacities and bide ones time71.糖衣炮弹 sugar-coated bullets72.天有不测风云 Anything unexpected may happen.73.团结就是力量 Unity is strength.74.跳进黄河洗不清 even if one jumped into the Yellow River, one can not wash oneself clean; theres nothing one can do to clear ones name75.歪风邪气 unhealthy pract

16、ices and evil phenomena76.物以类聚,人以群分 Birds of a feather flock together.77.往事如风 The past hasvanished(from memory) like wind; What in past, is past.78.望子成龙 hold high hopes for ones child79.屋漏又逢连阴雨 Misfortunes never come singly. When it rains it pours.80.文韬武略militaryexpertise; military strategy81.唯利是图 d

17、raw water to ones mill82.无源之水,无本之木 water without a source, and a tree wiithout roots83.无中生有 make create something out of nothing84.无风不起浪 There are no waves without wind. Theres no smoke without fire.85.徇私枉法 bend the law for the benefit of relatives or friends86.新官上任三把火 a new broom sweeps clean87.虚心使

18、人进步,骄傲使人落后Modestyhelps one go forward, whereas conceit makes one lag behind.88.蓄势而发accumulatestrength for atake-off89.心想事成 May all your wish come true.90.心照不宣 have atacitunderstanding; give tacit consent; tacit understanding91.先入为主 First impressions are firmly entrenched.92.先下手为强 catch the ball befo

19、re the bound93.像热锅上的蚂蚁 like an ant on a hot pan94.现身说法 warn people by taking oneself as an example95.息事宁人 pour oil on troubled waters96.喜忧参半 mingled hope and fear97.循序渐进 step by step98.一路平安，一路顺风 speed somebody on their way; speed the parting guest99.严以律己,宽以待人 bestrictwith oneself andlenienttowards o

20、thers100.鱼米之乡a land of milk and honey;a land flowing with milk and honey101.有情人终成眷属 Jack shall have Jill, all shall be well.102.有钱能使鬼推磨 Money makes the mare go; Money talks.103.有识之士 people of vision104.有勇无谋 use brawn rather than brain105.有缘千里来相会 Separated as we are thousands of miles apart, we come

21、together as if by predestination.106.与时俱进 advance with times107.以人为本 peopleoriented; people foremost108.因材施教 teach students according to theiraptitude109.欲穷千里目，更上一层楼 to ascend another storey to see a thousand miles further; Ascend further, were you to look farther; Would eye embrace a thousand miles

22、? Go up, one flight.110.欲速则不达 Haste does not bring success.111.优胜劣汰survivalof the fittest112.英雄所见略同 Great minds think alike.113.冤家宜解不宜结 Better make friends than make enemies.114.冤假错案 cases in which people were unjustly, falsely or wrongly charged or sentenced; unjust, false or wrong cases115.一言既出，驷马

23、难追 A real man never goes back on his words.116.招财进宝 Money and treasures will beplentiful117.债台高筑 become debt-ridden118.致命要害Achilles heel119.众矢之的 target of publiccriticism120.知己知彼,百战不殆 Know the enemy and know yourself, and you can fight a hundred battles with no danger of defeat.121.纸上谈兵 be anarmchairstrategist122.左右为难 between the devil and the deep blue sea123.纸包不住火 Truth will come to light sooner or later.-