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1. blue Monday:忧郁的星期一(尤指与欢乐的周末对比) 2. blue blood:贵族血统 3. blue-eyed boys:宠儿 4. once in a blue moon:千载难逢的机会 5. blue-sky: 无价值的, 不切实际的 blue sky bargaining:漫天讨价 6. blue fear:极度的惊恐 7. drink till all’s blue:一醉方休 8. out of the blue:完全出于意外 9. a bolt from the blue:晴天霹雳 9. a blue joke:下流的笑话 (记住,不是yellow哦) 10. blue stocking:女学者 11. blue ribbon:蓝绶带;最高的荣誉;一流的 12. blue-pencil:编辑;修订;删除
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call white black /call black white:混淆是非 black money:黑钱(指来源不正当而且没有向政府报税的钱) black tie:黑领结;小礼服 in the black:盈利、赚钱、顺差 black and blue:遍体鳞伤的 black sheep: 害群之马 black Friday:耶稣受难日;不吉利的星期五 black lie:用心险恶的谎言 blackmail:勒索 the pot calls the kettle black. 五十步笑百步。 white war:没有硝烟的战争,常指“经济竞争”。 white sale:大减价 white money:银币 white elephant:无用而累赘的东西 white crow:罕见的事物 the white way:白光大街(指城里灯光灿烂的商业区) a white lie:善意的谎言 white coffee:牛奶咖啡 white feather:胆怯 Oh, don’t forget Black and White, which means 白纸黑字.
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Things done can not be undone.(覆水难收) The shortest way round is the longest way home .(欲速则不达) Qf nothing comes nothing.(巧妇难为无米之炊) Measure for measure.(一报还一报) Nothing like leather.(老王卖瓜,自卖自夸) In for a penny ,in for a pound .(一不做,二不休 ) One man's meat is anther man's poison.(萝卜青菜各有所爱) There are plenty of other fish in the sea.(天涯何处无芳草) 谚语
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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
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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.
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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.
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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;
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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.
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“跳进黄河洗不清” "eve if one jumped into the Yellow River, one can not wash oneself clean--there's nothing one can do to clear one's name " 歪风邪气 unhealthy practices and evil phenomena 物以类聚,人以群分 Birds of a feather flock together. 往事如风 "The past has vanished (from memory) like wind.; What in past, is past." 望子成龙 hold high hopes for one's child 屋漏又逢连阴雨 Misfortunes never come singly. When it rains it pours. 文韬武略 military expertise; military strategy 唯利是图 draw water to one's mill
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无源之水,无本之木 water without a source, and a tree wiithout roots 无中生有 make/create something out of nothing 无风不起浪 There are no waves without wind. There's no smoke without fire. 徇私枉法 bend the law for the benefit of relatives or friends 新官上任三把火 a new broom sweeps clean 虚心使人进步,骄傲使人落后 Modesty helps one go forward, whereas conceit makes one lag behind. 蓄势而发 accumulate strength for a take-off 心想事成 May all your wish come true 心照不宣 have a tacit understanding; give tacit consent; tacit understanding 先入为主 First impressions are firmly entrenched.
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先下手为强 catch the ball before the bound 像热锅上的蚂蚁 like an ant on a hot pan 现身说法 warn people by taking oneself as an example 息事宁人 pour oil on troubled waters 喜忧参半 mingled hope and fear 循序渐进 step by step 一路平安,一路顺风 speed somebody on their way; speed the parting guest 严以律己,宽以待人 be strict with oneself and lenient towards others 鱼米之乡 a land of milk and honey 有情人终成眷属 "Jack shall have Jill, all shall be well." 有钱能使鬼推磨 Money makes the mare go. Money talks.
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有识之士 people of vision 有勇无谋 use brawn rather than brain 有缘千里来相会 Separated as we are thousands of miles apart, we come together as if by predestination. 与时俱进 advance with times 以人为本 people oriented; people foremost 因材施教 teach students according to their aptitude 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? Go up, one flight." 欲速则不达 Haste does not bring success. 优胜劣汰 survival of the fittest 英雄所见略同 Great minds think alike.
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