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爱屋及乌Love me, love my dog.
' H8 L7 e, A7 \; @7 S Z百闻不如一见Seeing is believing.
3 u6 S- s3 \6 U, z, [1 F% J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
$ J4 \+ R& a4 r4 t. ^笨鸟先飞A slow sparrow should make an early start.
3 y2 V8 ^4 g% A/ ~1 A' M- J不眠之夜white night ) C2 b- `8 L. h
不以物喜，不以己悲not pleased by external gains, not saddened by personnal losses
) k9 J7 J+ S1 e0 k# U/ F% l Z不遗余力spare no effort; go all out; do one's best
: t1 m2 U+ \) w, _- e* r2 [不打不成交"No discord, no concord. 1 {5 x) X1 b7 G8 h+ h
拆东墙补西墙rob Peter to pay Paul
! M0 ~( [3 Y6 I6 s辞旧迎新bid farewell to the old and usher in the new; ring out the old year and ring in the new * S+ O' S( y# f: t
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- N# S6 g3 n! F( I, u& p: v
大开眼界open one's eyes; broaden one's horizon; be an eye-opener
0 W/ ^) ^: H# x: H, ~国泰民安The country flourishes and people live in peace
! d, o% g$ w$ d3 D& m' O, q5 s) O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 l5 X) ~; f% L4 E9 B
功夫不负有心人Everything comes to him who waits. 6 _9 T0 C! I7 f* K" {8 q
好了伤疤忘了疼once on shore, one prays no more
# ^0 \( S. C2 p/ i: {好事不出门，恶事传千里Good news never goes beyond the gate, while bad news spread far and wide.
7 _3 S' a2 C) E: }, G4 j( n K和气生财Harmony brings wealth3 `) q- W, e8 X6 M
活到老，学到老One is never too old to learn.
# r) |3 ]+ x T3 X) B既往不咎let bygones be bygones
8 h4 D7 w+ W: h! b( {/ O+ _金无足赤,人无完人Gold can't be pure and man can't be perfect. " x$ _2 |# v0 t- f' [8 w
金玉满堂Treasures fill the home
4 E8 t$ M% B- W8 h+ D5 U" k" w0 i脚踏实地be down-to-earth D/ L7 x- F( `! B/ r" B6 M# E; g7 }
脚踩两只船sit on the fence
, q2 p+ Z& D8 b* k& ^$ `+ w2 }君子之交淡如水the friendship between gentlemen is as pure as crystal; a hedge between keeps friendship green + D ^" i$ K6 O1 [8 `! J0 H3 J
老生常谈，陈词滥调cut and dried, cliché3 H% N5 ?# d( O
礼尚往来Courtesy calls for reciprocity. 5 J2 U5 H/ v9 a! u
留得青山在，不怕没柴烧"Where there is life, there is hope."
- |2 I- }) v/ W1 I马到成功achieve immediate victory; win instant success3 O/ h' m3 x! ]+ C0 `2 }
名利双收gain in both fame and wealth6 E: v1 V( V8 Y4 B/ W
茅塞顿开be suddenly enlightened# R% \) z6 Z( ~* N' M
没有规矩不成方圆Nothing can be accomplished without norms or standards.$ D% L c" s/ Z4 B# z% c3 C
每逢佳节倍思亲% O3 n2 c3 K! o, s+ N) d# K
On festive occasions more than ever one thinks of one's dear ones far away.
7 Q* u5 j& f4 t% J4 aIt is on the festival occasions when one misses his dear most.
4 h7 W* g* ^$ M" L谋事在人，成事在天"The planning lies with man, the outcome with Heaven. / Man proposes, God disposes. "! `) b! t( ?5 W
弄巧成拙be too smart by half; Cunning outwits itself.
( ]6 [- d( d. \2 z拿手好戏masterpiece
' ~2 i& h" H5 ] s3 d# t7 \, ^赔了夫人又折兵throw good money after bad
5 h8 K+ }0 T& C抛砖引玉a modest spur to induce others to come forward with valuable contributions; throw a sprat to catch a whale
3 v. W9 B. W2 [7 N" v) t2 W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
( v: {) c( e3 C- F: _2 [1 t3 B; ?抢得先机take the preemptive opportunities
| G7 J& p: C0 C% g* p! W! l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.+ F3 F2 l' [5 k( u6 P, |7 t% @
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
8 f: M& h4 Z0 O. f' a. T前事不忘,后事之师Past experience, if not forgotten, is a guide for the future.; c3 a& H4 m9 Y9 b; Y
前人栽树,后人乘凉One generation plants the trees in whose shade another generation rests.
" {% D8 D, h& ~1 }( rOne sows and another reaps.4 M- \, R# V2 K
前怕狼,后怕虎fear the wolf in front and the tiger behind/ hesitate in doing something
) Y5 b4 N2 V. b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. 5 K1 V! I0 n* I1 e1 a
强强联手win-win co-operation* E0 j4 `/ e" X2 a. Z
瑞雪兆丰年A timely snow promises a good harvest.
9 [* H+ Z. q |# b+ p" P人之初,性本善Man's nature at birth is good.1 l J: e2 s0 m/ b S7 B9 J! t
人逢喜事精神爽Joy puts heart into a man.7 ^3 n# ^, R6 S! \6 |+ u
人海战术huge-crowd strategy ) p2 {4 Z0 u/ Y* n) p1 q& \
世上无难事，只要肯攀登"Where there is a will, there is a way. " 4 A5 r k6 d0 h+ W0 \
世外桃源a fictitious land of peace away from the turmoil of the world;
. T1 I i5 q# W死而后已until my heart stops beating5 u; {7 z' ^3 L. T2 a
岁岁平安Peace all year round
( J/ ^ ]1 R. ?+ v9 `9 C% d5 j上有天堂，下有苏杭"Just as there is paradise in heaven, ther are Suzhou and Hangzhou on earth."
- s* Y1 \6 I3 q$ t) c塞翁失马，焉知非福Misfortune may be an actual blessing.$ r. ]# ]7 Z" ?9 w0 ]" |
三十而立"A man should be independent at the age of thirty.
; }, w6 \$ M2 M4 F6 B! gAt thirty, a man should be able to think for himself." 0 |! c& A1 S8 M# @
升级换代updating and upgrading (of products)
! P2 _1 Y4 K# X. Y: I四十不惑Life begins at forty. 2 I$ p1 [/ _0 l$ l6 G+ J
谁言寸草心，报得三春晖"Such kindness of warm sun, can't be repaid by grass. "
8 o5 {3 F# w8 n& u水涨船高When the river rises, the boat floats high.- q: L, e9 q0 C" \' h6 E# P$ ^
时不我待Time and tide wait for no man.
8 t" Q: {$ I0 ~( f杀鸡用牛刀break a butterfly on the wheel1 q ]. a: O" H+ F6 p5 n) n
实事求是seek truth from facts; be practical and realistic; be true to facts - R! L1 f m! }5 K& m
说曹操,曹操到Talk of the devil and he comes.) d* C: a/ j. q$ c
实话实说speak the plain truth; call a spade a spade; tell it as it is
) }* e: @* \6 r- t: K [# `/ k4 \实践是检验真理的唯一标准Practice is the sole criterion for testing truth.) ]0 B5 R" M) @$ k; O, N: h
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) x# G# V/ S- _' d& s' o
韬光养晦hide one's capacities and bide one's time
3 ^2 C* o5 c( X4 ~% b3 w糖衣炮弹sugar-coated bullets( Q1 Q" v3 @) i1 R( `' {
天有不测风云Anything unexpected may happen. a bolt from the blue
, ^$ k+ w+ ?; s C/ x团结就是力量Unity is strength.0 p# I# g- S! i
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 - `2 l0 r& }4 E1 V9 p3 l2 x# b
歪风邪气unhealthy practices and evil phenomena
; ~1 F4 f# J5 {6 s$ u7 ~物以类聚，人以群分Birds of a feather flock together.4 |8 C$ A4 s) s
往事如风"The past has vanished (from memory) like wind.; What in past, is past."
: j" K: F+ v, [2 t8 @" n望子成龙hold high hopes for one's child
0 s& w& V! r5 O屋漏又逢连阴雨Misfortunes never come singly. When it rains it pours.
+ _" @/ d$ g: n- ^文韬武略military expertise; military strategy ' x" u( r. W4 R) w1 d% U! a8 A, W+ T
唯利是图draw water to one's mill
% N& o* N$ D7 w7 O9 z) x' ]- x1 z无源之水,无本之木water without a source, and a tree wiithout roots
2 ?0 y1 Y1 v, T2 D" O无中生有make/create something out of nothing ]! H' }# {, o+ \' M% U
无风不起浪There are no waves without wind. There's no smoke without fire.+ y; A0 U `; ~0 v1 f3 u/ p
徇私枉法bend the law for the benefit of relatives or friends . P* k4 w$ R: T
新官上任三把火a new broom sweeps clean
3 `+ y& \& s# F I: P虚心使人进步,骄傲使人落后Modesty helps one go forward, whereas conceit makes one lag behind.
& W I7 o% n$ n蓄势而发accumulate strength for a take-off
; }/ R5 V" k7 }! [心想事成May all your wish come true
( I4 e( a! ^- ^心照不宣have a tacit understanding; give tacit consent; tacit understanding- m" R5 e7 u J- D, t0 l
先入为主First impressions are firmly entrenched.
1 ]3 ]1 H7 [& L; ~先下手为强catch the ball before the bound- U$ o) a9 q6 ^* W" V2 ]
像热锅上的蚂蚁like an ant on a hot pan
2 v8 @0 ~4 X% t/ \3 Y8 o现身说法warn people by taking oneself as an example* Q8 i, E1 X. g' K5 ~% z) b
息事宁人pour oil on troubled waters - [; X+ w# b8 P2 ~
喜忧参半mingled hope and fear
) `8 [3 j( e# C7 }, O0 L: h o: _循序渐进step by step
9 |6 |6 b$ c/ {7 v1 ~! J- y一路平安，一路顺风speed somebody on their way; speed the parting guest / j8 X P4 x8 o! T4 T# \8 s
严以律己,宽以待人be strict with oneself and lenient towards others
( v4 _# y9 `* n% N) {鱼米之乡a land of milk and honey
, k5 c* @0 U' o+ o8 v有情人终成眷属"Jack shall have Jill, all shall be well."
0 c: y- d4 d+ u8 I7 G% v8 I有钱能使鬼推磨Money makes the mare go. Money talks.2 B9 V0 Q0 P6 I; N1 U2 |' n
有识之士people of vision
2 x) ^' _' d( |有勇无谋use brawn rather than brain
9 i( R+ E- M& @; I有缘千里来相会Separated as we are thousands of miles apart, we come together as if by predestination.: [( J- W: S& p; j7 T8 `
与时俱进advance with times
' F; I3 D1 l' S5 {6 r- G$ x1 q以人为本people oriented; people foremost
# B. T1 W2 x7 w" F: [7 M因材施教teach students according to their aptitude
( o( t% M$ H6 e Q7 L# D3 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." ' e4 Q# b& J. w4 G4 G) s! C2 A
欲速则不达Haste does not bring success.
7 t7 L9 v0 V! f: c6 q$ I$ @7 l+ p优胜劣汰survival of the fittest
4 E& p' w4 z& J- J' B英雄所见略同Great minds think alike.+ h2 r3 {% O5 v/ s5 q: K8 u, Q
冤家宜解不宜结Better make friends than make enemies.
2 h- i0 h6 L' R6 c% J冤假错案"cases in which people were unjustly, falsely or wrongly charged or sentenced; unjust, false or wrong cases"
2 m. Y0 G( _5 R2 p一言既出，驷马难追A real man never goes back on his words. 7 Q% t: j* g* G$ S; |
招财进宝Money and treasures will be plentiful/ J( p2 d {( i b' N7 T
债台高筑become debt-ridden0 d9 y0 V8 [6 v/ c5 l4 N- w
致命要害Achilles' heel ) H F% @) \" N( L$ G3 e3 g
众矢之的target of public criticism
% r+ T2 }( w8 b, L- K- A( 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.! u, O8 V# u; H2 P8 y3 l
纸上谈兵be an armchair strategist$ g5 }* W) H6 v9 X: L+ Q6 j
纸包不住火Truth will come to light sooner or later.( s0 J6 n- a0 g1 c1 N, U- X: _
左右为难between the devil and the deep blue sea; between the rock and the hard place |
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