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爱屋及乌Love me, love my dog.
9 _3 v0 X; k0 y. [百闻不如一见Seeing is believing.
- k; g u: M0 U4 q; N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
; |* O- K5 R9 X7 N" W! V) c1 n' D2 o笨鸟先飞A slow sparrow should make an early start.% S/ z% }' c# S2 E; p
不眠之夜white night T: |# {) @2 Y7 W/ N. I; U
不以物喜，不以己悲not pleased by external gains, not saddened by personnal losses
3 ^. ?. E. a' c0 X. J" O! F- B不遗余力spare no effort; go all out; do one's best+ I' M H7 @) F8 j; d* E
不打不成交"No discord, no concord. $ S. [+ c- k- A( k' O3 s
拆东墙补西墙rob Peter to pay Paul ! q3 R! [. x7 G; B- t
辞旧迎新bid farewell to the old and usher in the new; ring out the old year and ring in the new $ R8 K' B2 A+ P3 @
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
+ m" y: N/ n7 s, q$ I1 F/ n7 q大开眼界open one's eyes; broaden one's horizon; be an eye-opener $ r% a8 m B7 v9 V% l
国泰民安The country flourishes and people live in peace2 V1 [- g& c; w% z
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
1 _+ N" J/ q7 d4 o功夫不负有心人Everything comes to him who waits. t- V' `" p O- M F4 m' d5 ?/ o
好了伤疤忘了疼once on shore, one prays no more/ l6 C! q" k [7 N! \& K
好事不出门，恶事传千里Good news never goes beyond the gate, while bad news spread far and wide. $ J" {$ p4 O F
和气生财Harmony brings wealth" \8 f4 b) a. ?$ t/ A/ z& b7 o; ?" D
活到老，学到老One is never too old to learn. f$ e4 F$ J, @5 u% d% l( a
既往不咎let bygones be bygones
! G. H; U( t1 v+ \( k2 C" N/ h金无足赤,人无完人Gold can't be pure and man can't be perfect. 3 Y' |" K1 z" e7 j, }; }
金玉满堂Treasures fill the home
; V) ?! m2 x) b" Z% I% B脚踏实地be down-to-earth + w" _0 R" a- C# W ]+ v
脚踩两只船sit on the fence
& P1 \1 E/ U, w% ^君子之交淡如水the friendship between gentlemen is as pure as crystal; a hedge between keeps friendship green 8 X" f O/ z1 B" R$ G) P& o
老生常谈，陈词滥调cut and dried, cliché, b) o" t8 S$ y. ^0 Z6 K8 p
礼尚往来Courtesy calls for reciprocity.
0 D& W6 i& Q& |, \留得青山在，不怕没柴烧"Where there is life, there is hope."
: o! a9 |4 c/ `# U6 U7 H1 M0 i" }马到成功achieve immediate victory; win instant success
- ]- D- x: {# I, G; t4 A! I名利双收gain in both fame and wealth$ z) o! P! x; g! ]2 e A2 y: |
茅塞顿开be suddenly enlightened- ^ X! C3 y. {' ?3 n" Q% J2 F! ]
没有规矩不成方圆Nothing can be accomplished without norms or standards.
' ~0 z+ A) u5 ]% C, q6 m3 m3 A每逢佳节倍思亲
. ^1 b$ c# O. a% A7 h/ O2 FOn festive occasions more than ever one thinks of one's dear ones far away.
+ h- f8 D9 y% R1 v, @# v' QIt is on the festival occasions when one misses his dear most. 9 w, Y& G8 ~7 m7 |! ~ ^! a
谋事在人，成事在天"The planning lies with man, the outcome with Heaven. / Man proposes, God disposes. ". ]; Z4 n @- }8 f, x4 _
弄巧成拙be too smart by half; Cunning outwits itself.. j6 k* n M" J" V" f
拿手好戏masterpiece
$ H0 ` ]- X/ U5 [- K+ J3 j$ U赔了夫人又折兵throw good money after bad
- z# V- P) }8 Z/ E1 d' a" U$ ] G抛砖引玉a modest spur to induce others to come forward with valuable contributions; throw a sprat to catch a whale
9 d0 E& m1 c( w, Y& U; [# `1 {) p破釜沉舟cut off all means of retreat；burn one‘s own way of retreat and be determined to fight to the end9 O$ m, ?* @7 Z* b
抢得先机take the preemptive opportunities
% Y& w, w! e4 y* C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.
, D1 k% p6 d9 ~& w4 q, C: o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
# w& ~* U. R m8 g9 m: d前事不忘,后事之师Past experience, if not forgotten, is a guide for the future.
* z. ?) B; g, R9 ?前人栽树,后人乘凉One generation plants the trees in whose shade another generation rests.4 N$ Y. L5 I$ \
One sows and another reaps.( B1 l) N+ C) _
前怕狼,后怕虎fear the wolf in front and the tiger behind/ hesitate in doing something. K) v6 {: S2 x
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. ; m! P2 J* }1 w7 p, o# a1 U/ t7 @8 n
强强联手win-win co-operation
5 f! G/ e4 T( Y/ n% h% ]9 N3 [: |瑞雪兆丰年A timely snow promises a good harvest.: Q3 g n+ B. \: k) C1 U5 l
人之初,性本善Man's nature at birth is good.
5 z: x+ |& p) g- s H1 W人逢喜事精神爽Joy puts heart into a man.
V2 H+ g% M2 [; [3 a+ \& q9 \人海战术huge-crowd strategy , W$ k( y7 V+ u- X' M% [6 T
世上无难事，只要肯攀登"Where there is a will, there is a way. " & K2 J& f0 K0 K8 Z! H
世外桃源a fictitious land of peace away from the turmoil of the world; d- H' j# K+ x+ V! h
死而后已until my heart stops beating% O! I) c1 o8 q
岁岁平安Peace all year round
9 v: @' ~. |. j( \" @2 p5 X上有天堂，下有苏杭"Just as there is paradise in heaven, ther are Suzhou and Hangzhou on earth." 5 i5 d" j2 a: z0 H
塞翁失马，焉知非福Misfortune may be an actual blessing.
9 K; r2 ~; |* p- w5 t三十而立"A man should be independent at the age of thirty.
7 \' z; A+ W# _$ ?At thirty, a man should be able to think for himself." + k6 {# d# h( k
升级换代updating and upgrading (of products); _ ^3 p6 r# e( k7 g/ `
四十不惑Life begins at forty. 9 M) \5 K- z5 K2 p
谁言寸草心，报得三春晖"Such kindness of warm sun, can't be repaid by grass. " , y+ g+ b. ], T' g7 K$ G* L
水涨船高When the river rises, the boat floats high.4 V: C, |) }. x
时不我待Time and tide wait for no man. # [/ X# B7 |% t; v& E
杀鸡用牛刀break a butterfly on the wheel
* l6 b* J- l7 N6 \6 U M" F$ X+ `7 L1 f实事求是seek truth from facts; be practical and realistic; be true to facts / O3 G9 o1 _$ I/ n$ Q
说曹操,曹操到Talk of the devil and he comes.
. g4 g0 a3 ?( R1 `4 Z实话实说speak the plain truth; call a spade a spade; tell it as it is
! J! h2 E0 o7 r" ~7 n实践是检验真理的唯一标准Practice is the sole criterion for testing truth.
' [3 D1 a8 [% K4 l! U3 {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; "
. Q# v8 w- O1 c. K% C7 Z& p; A韬光养晦hide one's capacities and bide one's time4 s! q) p5 ~, d( }: @
糖衣炮弹sugar-coated bullets
) ~& R: E% _2 M3 a7 N$ [+ q天有不测风云Anything unexpected may happen. a bolt from the blue
, z( N) G% o& {* Y2 N团结就是力量Unity is strength.
0 {6 E- o( Y. H4 z( Z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
. q9 m, W7 d* z歪风邪气unhealthy practices and evil phenomena
" N9 {* q x6 T' ~) g% c. S物以类聚，人以群分Birds of a feather flock together.% Y* ^" N, O% I! t
往事如风"The past has vanished (from memory) like wind.; What in past, is past."
' z0 {: H: S1 z- @望子成龙hold high hopes for one's child) e# x5 r3 S+ E' w* K/ ]
屋漏又逢连阴雨Misfortunes never come singly. When it rains it pours.
4 N$ k5 K3 j' }文韬武略military expertise; military strategy
. ]! y" q0 \4 y# Y唯利是图draw water to one's mill % K! F3 \. \& L+ s2 |! P" r0 j
无源之水,无本之木water without a source, and a tree wiithout roots
6 W) S" M7 V/ ?& S& @- a无中生有make/create something out of nothing " q1 v) Z" s# h2 R: n8 @
无风不起浪There are no waves without wind. There's no smoke without fire.
" O% Y3 P2 U' ~9 e徇私枉法bend the law for the benefit of relatives or friends ! ^, |' Q0 i/ n0 U& S' ]3 n
新官上任三把火a new broom sweeps clean 1 t4 S# [. | H) d, f0 W
虚心使人进步,骄傲使人落后Modesty helps one go forward, whereas conceit makes one lag behind.
5 @8 @, `9 @ D+ d% z0 x6 m; @蓄势而发accumulate strength for a take-off
W$ W/ P1 j( \9 e心想事成May all your wish come true
" j" I8 a& H* C: k }$ V9 ^- C心照不宣have a tacit understanding; give tacit consent; tacit understanding" Y0 ^1 d% ^" t9 ~6 n% P& A1 m
先入为主First impressions are firmly entrenched.2 n3 ?0 V; H5 D+ x* N( g3 Q
先下手为强catch the ball before the bound3 [, _' b* G; o& ?
像热锅上的蚂蚁like an ant on a hot pan9 f+ P8 @) e! c/ `8 F. S
现身说法warn people by taking oneself as an example* d% K4 w( h4 k6 c1 S0 }
息事宁人pour oil on troubled waters ! e) U- Z. Q! N$ ]- N9 J
喜忧参半mingled hope and fear 0 Z/ A ^! ^0 n
循序渐进step by step! I; n9 W0 h4 Z% L% ^: X
一路平安，一路顺风speed somebody on their way; speed the parting guest 6 V4 d, a2 b, b9 w3 }; p! t% L& p
严以律己,宽以待人be strict with oneself and lenient towards others
/ x; k' T8 `, I+ ^. {鱼米之乡a land of milk and honey
" Q: X* P6 f/ d3 }4 q有情人终成眷属"Jack shall have Jill, all shall be well."
0 o; s- m( b% S9 L. o有钱能使鬼推磨Money makes the mare go. Money talks.+ b5 J. _ t5 e y
有识之士people of vision
* C, P: ]/ ^" B! i, r% [有勇无谋use brawn rather than brain & {% S i8 `" U* n
有缘千里来相会Separated as we are thousands of miles apart, we come together as if by predestination.
2 U% i$ c) z3 I `, }与时俱进advance with times
9 x/ x8 f5 s; Z1 [ u' K以人为本people oriented; people foremost $ U+ t# z# U2 ~' ?) z6 ^2 G
因材施教teach students according to their aptitude
- I9 o) l& X* j* |9 V4 Y: H+ p. m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."
8 G5 u3 t; f q; c欲速则不达Haste does not bring success.
$ o% g# ~( ^1 h& p) A. K, g优胜劣汰survival of the fittest 4 s8 J8 u- X+ t# A+ G: Y3 P
英雄所见略同Great minds think alike.0 z: j+ Y+ A3 q. Q0 B8 X( ?; P& a
冤家宜解不宜结Better make friends than make enemies.
1 k# _2 e9 T5 c8 `冤假错案"cases in which people were unjustly, falsely or wrongly charged or sentenced; unjust, false or wrong cases" # h% Z! ?2 t( i! t
一言既出，驷马难追A real man never goes back on his words.
% M- |6 x# u- X. U0 S' g) T招财进宝Money and treasures will be plentiful
; t5 V9 s; i) f2 j' r! |% E债台高筑become debt-ridden& y+ U! D# k9 m6 E- @
致命要害Achilles' heel * w( L$ [+ @$ U) ]
众矢之的target of public criticism
3 T. c6 ?# w" o8 u. s9 X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.
# P" W B$ x# i+ E% c纸上谈兵be an armchair strategist6 H$ `! \; |' V$ ?# F9 l
纸包不住火Truth will come to light sooner or later.2 ]: x8 @) `# C. j
左右为难between the devil and the deep blue sea; between the rock and the hard place |
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