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爱屋及乌Love me, love my dog.+ g8 X2 F: y' q0 Y4 i! c
百闻不如一见Seeing is believing.9 o# r/ s* r" U" P" z1 X, s
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$ H+ o7 Q2 T6 a1 j% X6 ]5 H, G
笨鸟先飞A slow sparrow should make an early start.8 l* o6 S# s$ I y; Z
不眠之夜white night
, ^7 c" O+ j! V% ?不以物喜，不以己悲not pleased by external gains, not saddened by personnal losses W+ n' v& C b7 Y$ i+ Y
不遗余力spare no effort; go all out; do one's best
$ J3 Z- }. K2 U: n" [% K不打不成交"No discord, no concord.
y9 |. d- w1 H- |# u拆东墙补西墙rob Peter to pay Paul 0 B1 |' p# ^' z6 ?, @
辞旧迎新bid farewell to the old and usher in the new; ring out the old year and ring in the new 6 U! A# \9 I @, x3 E8 B$ z$ P7 S
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! \, U0 ]) A! ]+ U) g- ]& W# j8 F" ^
大开眼界open one's eyes; broaden one's horizon; be an eye-opener
3 {8 @6 w8 B: U6 T* l/ B/ ?8 D国泰民安The country flourishes and people live in peace: D: B% f- @0 C4 D6 P) _% W. d
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
) r8 O; u" Z. Z功夫不负有心人Everything comes to him who waits.
( D9 M" j2 R; z3 k. F& q好了伤疤忘了疼once on shore, one prays no more1 T5 I1 H' {4 B, O3 p
好事不出门，恶事传千里Good news never goes beyond the gate, while bad news spread far and wide. + J2 P/ L0 a0 i4 o, w8 N. H q, |
和气生财Harmony brings wealth
1 i( m( C5 a# Q( ~2 K& G1 c" u* l活到老，学到老One is never too old to learn.
/ A4 \% \ N/ t+ H8 X既往不咎let bygones be bygones * G. r) A# r, Z; j
金无足赤,人无完人Gold can't be pure and man can't be perfect.
F6 K6 G, h+ W. Z, {" B" J) ]金玉满堂Treasures fill the home( x- `$ Y5 e! M
脚踏实地be down-to-earth + l6 ~7 T( h; M3 V- E
脚踩两只船sit on the fence ' Y& t5 p- Y5 H- U
君子之交淡如水the friendship between gentlemen is as pure as crystal; a hedge between keeps friendship green
* ]2 D) T' E( m8 ^2 o' e; i2 M: E老生常谈，陈词滥调cut and dried, cliché( f4 |% T' G% m) ]* V# R3 @/ B0 |
礼尚往来Courtesy calls for reciprocity.
7 N3 w6 ? ^6 o0 v留得青山在，不怕没柴烧"Where there is life, there is hope."" w9 \0 m+ ~# {
马到成功achieve immediate victory; win instant success
2 a, D r$ R! f名利双收gain in both fame and wealth
! a8 B0 \% c$ @' P& k茅塞顿开be suddenly enlightened
: `4 l5 |8 C; F; w- s; Z没有规矩不成方圆Nothing can be accomplished without norms or standards.0 Z+ d* B( O+ P, }, N
每逢佳节倍思亲
- T; R, u3 [8 r4 E* \# _2 Q( {On festive occasions more than ever one thinks of one's dear ones far away.& m4 G! y \, R6 G
It is on the festival occasions when one misses his dear most. ( I# [; r7 `- a
谋事在人，成事在天"The planning lies with man, the outcome with Heaven. / Man proposes, God disposes. "8 i* U9 s y# {' h* w! i, I
弄巧成拙be too smart by half; Cunning outwits itself.+ @+ r% `9 J0 s+ n+ l" a- `
拿手好戏masterpiece2 Q7 t# e& D) T0 X d) \
赔了夫人又折兵throw good money after bad2 z8 B5 i% {, W7 i* M+ U3 G
抛砖引玉a modest spur to induce others to come forward with valuable contributions; throw a sprat to catch a whale( \$ P) N9 M7 R8 b% b6 D# g
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
: O- k; u9 Q3 U+ h抢得先机take the preemptive opportunities
h, ~9 m- p% w5 y F 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.
, B- X! i' r. T4 x4 o; T- i3 k' O- y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$ l: E) V3 M, z9 d
前事不忘,后事之师Past experience, if not forgotten, is a guide for the future.
( L, b0 p% @& W! O前人栽树,后人乘凉One generation plants the trees in whose shade another generation rests.
5 c, f2 _7 G& XOne sows and another reaps.' O7 c9 |6 H, f& L
前怕狼,后怕虎fear the wolf in front and the tiger behind/ hesitate in doing something) f1 X- J' b8 q1 ~
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.
* [: K2 h* c& @) P2 @# d强强联手win-win co-operation
( L" i" L2 d' _/ A( i瑞雪兆丰年A timely snow promises a good harvest.
6 o3 I+ [, U/ Q7 o人之初,性本善Man's nature at birth is good.* P& d' T$ O+ \& `
人逢喜事精神爽Joy puts heart into a man.' G) q/ ]1 n3 G9 B1 J- o5 z5 v+ L
人海战术huge-crowd strategy
& m7 m* Y9 [, a5 ^, I世上无难事，只要肯攀登"Where there is a will, there is a way. "
Z! P0 l) X8 q1 i/ s, O) s& ?世外桃源a fictitious land of peace away from the turmoil of the world; ' i( V+ j9 E: Q Q) H
死而后已until my heart stops beating
( q+ s2 P9 Z6 F) O* P岁岁平安Peace all year round
5 }" a1 x2 S" Z1 O' k3 F* P9 k上有天堂，下有苏杭"Just as there is paradise in heaven, ther are Suzhou and Hangzhou on earth."
( t* U" |/ D; ?塞翁失马，焉知非福Misfortune may be an actual blessing.- o7 r2 S0 \( @' W% ?" [0 U" J
三十而立"A man should be independent at the age of thirty.
( u( S: ?& e* m, tAt thirty, a man should be able to think for himself."
, q; u% H) h2 y3 A6 H1 x升级换代updating and upgrading (of products)
9 b; C& ?' p% _7 y5 [7 \# Z四十不惑Life begins at forty. 3 B. c4 S* i, x% s0 Y$ t1 O
谁言寸草心，报得三春晖"Such kindness of warm sun, can't be repaid by grass. " 6 c! t: m: j2 C7 P2 X" f
水涨船高When the river rises, the boat floats high.
& e+ i9 C" @" C- `' D6 B, c时不我待Time and tide wait for no man. ; k' q; v4 i9 A1 W8 [: S* R
杀鸡用牛刀break a butterfly on the wheel
1 v, [% u: _) A- G# J实事求是seek truth from facts; be practical and realistic; be true to facts / j8 @3 [# x, P3 w: `
说曹操,曹操到Talk of the devil and he comes.+ v% B a) v- o
实话实说speak the plain truth; call a spade a spade; tell it as it is : I1 Q$ z5 m4 v# V
实践是检验真理的唯一标准Practice is the sole criterion for testing truth.
4 d. _& |0 r9 i2 j' Q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; "
. c, q. D8 X- M- B韬光养晦hide one's capacities and bide one's time- @6 x* ^0 Y1 s1 s4 b2 Y8 M1 ~
糖衣炮弹sugar-coated bullets
$ ~+ X% u2 [8 M, f; w' s( _天有不测风云Anything unexpected may happen. a bolt from the blue1 Z6 ~' @$ g# P+ o1 U9 t2 T8 S% J2 v% P
团结就是力量Unity is strength.
% }, h+ h/ u* [1 o: g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
& t& M8 d2 `+ I+ G歪风邪气unhealthy practices and evil phenomena8 F" I6 ~) _. ?4 \
物以类聚，人以群分Birds of a feather flock together.$ K4 x' r- j; t( q$ Z
往事如风"The past has vanished (from memory) like wind.; What in past, is past." + ~5 ~2 D( M' O
望子成龙hold high hopes for one's child- i+ Z b' y8 L" B8 c1 m
屋漏又逢连阴雨Misfortunes never come singly. When it rains it pours.7 |8 D# U2 j/ j* q
文韬武略military expertise; military strategy ( Y* `: X& U9 }9 j6 W/ T
唯利是图draw water to one's mill
6 O8 ?: e# k% _3 Z7 S" I5 _6 a无源之水,无本之木water without a source, and a tree wiithout roots% g* p7 }4 t& y6 r0 a
无中生有make/create something out of nothing
7 A8 X( Q/ s w2 l0 Y无风不起浪There are no waves without wind. There's no smoke without fire.
3 H3 J2 }& C4 M' H徇私枉法bend the law for the benefit of relatives or friends # g% N- y. z, h" F9 Y. c
新官上任三把火a new broom sweeps clean
[' X4 R" ^/ K( \2 J虚心使人进步,骄傲使人落后Modesty helps one go forward, whereas conceit makes one lag behind.3 U7 v9 D# _, t7 Z# F% q! x* e
蓄势而发accumulate strength for a take-off8 l% }" U, v8 r. I
心想事成May all your wish come true
3 o/ f7 [1 h6 F( |# `% Y) D心照不宣have a tacit understanding; give tacit consent; tacit understanding
: S* r% B5 G! J6 k/ K先入为主First impressions are firmly entrenched.
0 S' |4 g) i ~4 w+ R先下手为强catch the ball before the bound
9 U ~, C! i" F; q. U像热锅上的蚂蚁like an ant on a hot pan( y& o: ]7 }8 S$ D& j4 q
现身说法warn people by taking oneself as an example4 p# C3 V E$ M. \. H1 u
息事宁人pour oil on troubled waters
/ r' J1 p7 K/ _( @! c- i+ y% g& y喜忧参半mingled hope and fear
) V+ F& o- }0 m5 s循序渐进step by step
- [& r" e& Z" U一路平安，一路顺风speed somebody on their way; speed the parting guest 2 m. r. C3 {( h
严以律己,宽以待人be strict with oneself and lenient towards others! R; S: t* O# D3 \, d- k$ `
鱼米之乡a land of milk and honey
- {6 C3 H& x$ q" P2 \+ u$ T8 w5 r( d有情人终成眷属"Jack shall have Jill, all shall be well." , \! T. {; c2 V* U
有钱能使鬼推磨Money makes the mare go. Money talks.* i$ h' \ N; e! \ _3 Q3 X
有识之士people of vision
6 t( m; {, g! x: H! Q% }. G有勇无谋use brawn rather than brain ; t- d: ?. e% D4 q0 u/ L
有缘千里来相会Separated as we are thousands of miles apart, we come together as if by predestination.
* g4 B1 q. a) |与时俱进advance with times
4 S5 m4 W; k- j以人为本people oriented; people foremost 7 b8 M' ^7 p* z* z' O3 ?" ~
因材施教teach students according to their aptitude . b- E0 N$ e) z9 ?6 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."
7 Q* {: Z0 F7 x# q# r: }4 q$ ?欲速则不达Haste does not bring success. * @0 W7 `9 `& O" N9 L# K
优胜劣汰survival of the fittest
S, I- T; h3 P( e& Z& E英雄所见略同Great minds think alike.3 I; L2 m2 i9 l6 \6 }# D7 s/ L6 t: R
冤家宜解不宜结Better make friends than make enemies.
[+ O8 b: W6 o D5 x& \# Z0 }冤假错案"cases in which people were unjustly, falsely or wrongly charged or sentenced; unjust, false or wrong cases"
! k( @/ }7 G- P1 I4 \一言既出，驷马难追A real man never goes back on his words.
' s0 S/ a% \0 G) l6 g9 A招财进宝Money and treasures will be plentiful
$ p+ T$ m9 a5 U2 M- }0 G: X) c债台高筑become debt-ridden# g2 x0 \/ b7 C( _: z
致命要害Achilles' heel & t& W$ u2 U5 y. C. ~! b9 H5 M
众矢之的target of public criticism
: H l6 e" t3 b9 M5 i( b9 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.
! p0 q# B4 o3 r2 e! u纸上谈兵be an armchair strategist* _) f/ ?4 H4 ?; |
纸包不住火Truth will come to light sooner or later.
3 F. x+ V6 \; {, P( o; v左右为难between the devil and the deep blue sea; between the rock and the hard place |
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