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爱屋及乌Love me, love my dog.
/ R# {0 U1 ~/ y+ x6 R/ C+ J百闻不如一见Seeing is believing.
$ H7 T; V$ Y' K% m& a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. H1 |9 W0 c! y! s }# e! m
笨鸟先飞A slow sparrow should make an early start.
! a+ b. ]: L* @/ j7 m& |, @3 @不眠之夜white night
8 K( w. I7 p0 a& B+ e9 [9 g不以物喜，不以己悲not pleased by external gains, not saddened by personnal losses
- J0 q3 T6 \" g% |4 L& m, B9 F不遗余力spare no effort; go all out; do one's best
0 y4 h4 t4 q8 X b0 Q" |不打不成交"No discord, no concord.
& ?/ [) C* ]% P& F3 O6 P拆东墙补西墙rob Peter to pay Paul + E) _0 p! o( w' ~/ P+ q
辞旧迎新bid farewell to the old and usher in the new; ring out the old year and ring in the new $ G+ N: D5 u" _$ S, C. \
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
e% t) `0 ~6 x1 h5 y: j6 n; C; z大开眼界open one's eyes; broaden one's horizon; be an eye-opener
3 n5 m0 ]! q$ V- ]- S国泰民安The country flourishes and people live in peace, K$ d9 c4 o+ {9 r' n
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 : v% j# y4 J+ D2 m$ q" y
功夫不负有心人Everything comes to him who waits. 3 V* I4 K1 s+ v9 I$ v2 B/ \
好了伤疤忘了疼once on shore, one prays no more5 U" U: S* w* P R; }
好事不出门，恶事传千里Good news never goes beyond the gate, while bad news spread far and wide.
& R6 a, F# g' }/ V0 t和气生财Harmony brings wealth6 C3 R7 E5 T7 K8 F6 P" m
活到老，学到老One is never too old to learn.
) O C2 V1 E! M# }既往不咎let bygones be bygones
! U! J4 }7 \2 _- Q$ Y" U8 L' y1 u金无足赤,人无完人Gold can't be pure and man can't be perfect. 4 a4 J/ C, U. y u" T. q! _; e3 @
金玉满堂Treasures fill the home+ k0 t) q# K# X3 Q! R( s( C: c
脚踏实地be down-to-earth + G9 E* k+ H P' v2 T
脚踩两只船sit on the fence 4 ]) D: L8 M w; s2 f' d! \5 s
君子之交淡如水the friendship between gentlemen is as pure as crystal; a hedge between keeps friendship green
) _ Z& I: c2 v' w8 b* w3 G+ O& f老生常谈，陈词滥调cut and dried, cliché
0 [5 t- K* D0 |; u" D) |" T礼尚往来Courtesy calls for reciprocity.
2 u2 U# ~6 B, L7 O! y9 }留得青山在，不怕没柴烧"Where there is life, there is hope."- G' b' k% q7 R/ T* [
马到成功achieve immediate victory; win instant success% k% j+ i M! X+ Z, I: I
名利双收gain in both fame and wealth7 e% t7 ?& L6 O: E; u! v
茅塞顿开be suddenly enlightened
& j# E g G9 L7 \' _没有规矩不成方圆Nothing can be accomplished without norms or standards.- y2 r t3 d& K; P; g
每逢佳节倍思亲
6 K) g! B8 z. x9 W' o5 |6 sOn festive occasions more than ever one thinks of one's dear ones far away.; B* t% S) D- Y# n4 C3 r
It is on the festival occasions when one misses his dear most.
% i; m" N( s' K- a7 ~, u谋事在人，成事在天"The planning lies with man, the outcome with Heaven. / Man proposes, God disposes. " b: m3 G8 s d& n) T% O, i& h
弄巧成拙be too smart by half; Cunning outwits itself.
5 M, h/ J; y/ I( m; m+ [拿手好戏masterpiece. O/ n* X( D) a
赔了夫人又折兵throw good money after bad
4 [0 r2 Z2 ^" u% ]抛砖引玉a modest spur to induce others to come forward with valuable contributions; throw a sprat to catch a whale8 L) `. ^$ K, [( F3 W& Y
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
$ y+ V; q& m) O0 R抢得先机take the preemptive opportunities
, n- l: I9 a2 w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.
/ i! D5 m' ^& {/ t% A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( F! I9 @' q/ Q' R" F
前事不忘,后事之师Past experience, if not forgotten, is a guide for the future.
+ W3 J! n* Z8 V, d) o. p前人栽树,后人乘凉One generation plants the trees in whose shade another generation rests.5 `- ` F+ r4 |& J3 L
One sows and another reaps.& e% k3 v, `% S8 L
前怕狼,后怕虎fear the wolf in front and the tiger behind/ hesitate in doing something. B5 [1 o: R6 U; E
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. 0 `8 C) m, I) ]+ }& d! U* k& J
强强联手win-win co-operation' m M8 p: a& R( n2 q7 `) W- D
瑞雪兆丰年A timely snow promises a good harvest.
9 M' A/ F& O! {7 u+ D, D" Y人之初,性本善Man's nature at birth is good.
; A+ N5 W5 s& R( V人逢喜事精神爽Joy puts heart into a man.
$ m. g$ D- f3 _! o0 e+ n: s8 A: p人海战术huge-crowd strategy & k* t* t- `2 I( _3 J
世上无难事，只要肯攀登"Where there is a will, there is a way. " a* B0 u' O. W% t
世外桃源a fictitious land of peace away from the turmoil of the world; * l9 K$ ~9 h2 K( x8 d
死而后已until my heart stops beating+ y$ D7 Q) Z" a# z3 O
岁岁平安Peace all year round
/ F8 F% a$ l! s0 x7 H) u上有天堂，下有苏杭"Just as there is paradise in heaven, ther are Suzhou and Hangzhou on earth." * C: L N6 v: l7 @) Z' b, R
塞翁失马，焉知非福Misfortune may be an actual blessing.
$ Q: T6 k: b3 L' W* j三十而立"A man should be independent at the age of thirty. ' B( P! ~7 T( W2 Q. B! O3 e
At thirty, a man should be able to think for himself."
0 _% h1 c% a5 K% v/ v升级换代updating and upgrading (of products)2 F( G( K: z# ?' X
四十不惑Life begins at forty. " O Y/ w3 D9 D' O3 [) [3 f
谁言寸草心，报得三春晖"Such kindness of warm sun, can't be repaid by grass. " 7 D5 A# c- [' b9 _
水涨船高When the river rises, the boat floats high.
8 T. _9 T, C) y( h4 |" `- O时不我待Time and tide wait for no man. " ?! ]3 E* Q/ P1 [/ b; v
杀鸡用牛刀break a butterfly on the wheel
2 o' z& z" V7 _; N实事求是seek truth from facts; be practical and realistic; be true to facts
( f1 z$ D+ y5 {, @4 U% Y* n! Q说曹操,曹操到Talk of the devil and he comes., _* T6 E% u6 h: O* U6 W
实话实说speak the plain truth; call a spade a spade; tell it as it is . P9 L& S* ?4 V1 i7 ]
实践是检验真理的唯一标准Practice is the sole criterion for testing truth.
9 Z# o+ v' l% p1 o1 p. e: n' w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 a fairy; "
; N; B9 K3 S5 h韬光养晦hide one's capacities and bide one's time2 l" X( t! @* `+ K
糖衣炮弹sugar-coated bullets
3 T5 _! w1 ^, g7 W天有不测风云Anything unexpected may happen. a bolt from the blue2 L; T- E) w- d/ |* j9 g
团结就是力量Unity is strength.2 q' u5 m9 @% r& B
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
# _3 w9 y7 ]6 A( { a, k歪风邪气unhealthy practices and evil phenomena7 B8 S, P4 `, j7 u, d' Y
物以类聚，人以群分Birds of a feather flock together.
4 q2 ^3 u- J7 {往事如风"The past has vanished (from memory) like wind.; What in past, is past."
8 E' ]$ J- T( m望子成龙hold high hopes for one's child
+ ]1 F" R$ t: X屋漏又逢连阴雨Misfortunes never come singly. When it rains it pours.
$ I# ~5 ]5 ^- J; L. w' [% o( p* O文韬武略military expertise; military strategy ; C' X; s, X0 G2 S. ^0 I- _) u" u
唯利是图draw water to one's mill
2 X% F8 ~; r5 B无源之水,无本之木water without a source, and a tree wiithout roots% J ]) K% I. s9 i- N H( _$ ]
无中生有make/create something out of nothing
: z, e; f+ p+ e* Y- k1 ?无风不起浪There are no waves without wind. There's no smoke without fire.
7 b: \7 f: g# I徇私枉法bend the law for the benefit of relatives or friends
; b; {) p; M$ P$ ~/ @6 M新官上任三把火a new broom sweeps clean
' V9 b) L6 ]! W. o/ {& V虚心使人进步,骄傲使人落后Modesty helps one go forward, whereas conceit makes one lag behind.: ]2 [3 E+ \" s; y' A7 J4 w/ L, Z$ p
蓄势而发accumulate strength for a take-off& `0 \5 j2 F5 S* E: V
心想事成May all your wish come true
( }% t; {% h) A/ [心照不宣have a tacit understanding; give tacit consent; tacit understanding7 f3 c0 C0 G* H8 w, B- r
先入为主First impressions are firmly entrenched.
& b: `+ i; ]& k% g" L$ a* D r. J! f先下手为强catch the ball before the bound
* i# F1 v- s% E1 P$ f4 u- s像热锅上的蚂蚁like an ant on a hot pan: m: V& J+ \/ A* V' B
现身说法warn people by taking oneself as an example4 x; D, P5 I; Q! x6 {
息事宁人pour oil on troubled waters 0 J4 Q! b; n$ z6 |+ d. q% A1 W$ x
喜忧参半mingled hope and fear 3 K/ q5 X- G& s# A4 L
循序渐进step by step+ U+ i' s1 E/ p5 b4 |' _& U7 P
一路平安，一路顺风speed somebody on their way; speed the parting guest 9 u; Y k; ~6 d; H5 Z2 h
严以律己,宽以待人be strict with oneself and lenient towards others Z3 Y3 `* u0 B! ^. B
鱼米之乡a land of milk and honey
: e* x Z5 v4 n( x3 M/ B. }有情人终成眷属"Jack shall have Jill, all shall be well." + Y: v$ Q& G: q# ?& z
有钱能使鬼推磨Money makes the mare go. Money talks.# U' w0 E* S, L; ^) L
有识之士people of vision
5 ?- F m$ U+ w9 T, }4 W' N* T4 k有勇无谋use brawn rather than brain 1 T) Y6 c* j3 ?* D) S4 ~6 O. U
有缘千里来相会Separated as we are thousands of miles apart, we come together as if by predestination./ k4 {# `/ x* D/ X! ^
与时俱进advance with times
, Z p0 J7 x2 t/ Y2 N J& ?以人为本people oriented; people foremost
- f. }3 u- w6 r& Y7 {$ _# c" ^2 _因材施教teach students according to their aptitude - [" _2 d/ N& D* E3 X: f. Y
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." ; J: Y4 o7 N' ~; ]7 U% u+ L
欲速则不达Haste does not bring success.
/ ~3 ~. g* i; H1 N9 `3 P优胜劣汰survival of the fittest 7 e8 j% S- g$ h; o
英雄所见略同Great minds think alike.. S3 R7 \- q! f/ v* t3 x$ @% s, O+ f! e
冤家宜解不宜结Better make friends than make enemies.8 H0 B7 z) c. h% q
冤假错案"cases in which people were unjustly, falsely or wrongly charged or sentenced; unjust, false or wrong cases" 5 b5 X- N3 I$ n" }% p1 h
一言既出，驷马难追A real man never goes back on his words. % w3 ]/ I3 K2 H% {; f( c" E0 a
招财进宝Money and treasures will be plentiful
. C$ J5 y* G% O; L: j债台高筑become debt-ridden i8 d' s4 U* L: k
致命要害Achilles' heel 1 c3 h& `# l* Y' [, j- L
众矢之的target of public criticism
3 I ]$ _( a5 Z7 K# D! T9 y8 m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.
1 u9 r7 E! |$ Y9 \( F( P' Z纸上谈兵be an armchair strategist
5 A# B* O2 s. @# l$ X. R纸包不住火Truth will come to light sooner or later.
' I+ r I4 \ h8 n2 j0 s左右为难between the devil and the deep blue sea; between the rock and the hard place |
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