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爱屋及乌Love me, love my dog.1 ~" U# X& \% G8 }) w
百闻不如一见Seeing is believing.
" r" d' b5 p$ r6 w% K; d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
% }/ V7 r8 Q3 x F笨鸟先飞A slow sparrow should make an early start.
r$ N, V: t" B; f$ m+ M不眠之夜white night 5 ]$ a$ E) k5 x, D1 `3 [! k
不以物喜，不以己悲not pleased by external gains, not saddened by personnal losses6 J2 G) U% E" L* ]! j) V( f
不遗余力spare no effort; go all out; do one's best
% f1 @* F' M' J不打不成交"No discord, no concord. " @" h1 j5 v$ j4 _
拆东墙补西墙rob Peter to pay Paul / c' L$ }. M& C8 U" Y y
辞旧迎新bid farewell to the old and usher in the new; ring out the old year and ring in the new
! y8 x2 |+ w+ [- R W7 n- f9 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
3 ]+ L1 D. _. a* z3 Z# g8 o$ Y8 M+ l大开眼界open one's eyes; broaden one's horizon; be an eye-opener # S# u( K; X. y
国泰民安The country flourishes and people live in peace
: d) E- \( y5 w3 b. ] M4 q% t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 & m5 q. v. s( A( E
功夫不负有心人Everything comes to him who waits.
V( b; f, s0 w& W好了伤疤忘了疼once on shore, one prays no more
9 s- R; K! U2 ^4 l- 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.
% x) T+ `) B+ _' \+ a9 X和气生财Harmony brings wealth
: e- d0 F+ q; Y- n" x活到老，学到老One is never too old to learn.
& s/ D7 E; f, }+ h- T8 G: q既往不咎let bygones be bygones
& [1 R8 L! k* g金无足赤,人无完人Gold can't be pure and man can't be perfect. - p0 H& o9 T, d+ K T
金玉满堂Treasures fill the home
+ s Y5 d: l6 Y( Z脚踏实地be down-to-earth
, s1 r5 f- [5 x. ]脚踩两只船sit on the fence
4 J3 \+ @1 V2 k君子之交淡如水the friendship between gentlemen is as pure as crystal; a hedge between keeps friendship green ; Y; Q' V' m# K Q6 U! Y0 {
老生常谈，陈词滥调cut and dried, cliché
4 w- ~& ~& n8 f X7 } i s0 }礼尚往来Courtesy calls for reciprocity.
}2 Q# o- m1 `5 k/ v( {留得青山在，不怕没柴烧"Where there is life, there is hope."9 ~1 m! k. ^+ L/ f4 V K
马到成功achieve immediate victory; win instant success
" v" B7 V! J8 X3 w" C5 p名利双收gain in both fame and wealth
: N! U' l( i& D2 k7 ]茅塞顿开be suddenly enlightened
$ W4 @& a9 v1 ?( d& c7 M# A没有规矩不成方圆Nothing can be accomplished without norms or standards.
, {" p1 U' W+ ]% D. R每逢佳节倍思亲* z! [% e( h. H! [$ h
On festive occasions more than ever one thinks of one's dear ones far away.
, u+ r! q8 \ Z- M1 h) WIt is on the festival occasions when one misses his dear most. - v0 K' m n0 ]/ ~/ u
谋事在人，成事在天"The planning lies with man, the outcome with Heaven. / Man proposes, God disposes. "
- m0 u( X8 I- {弄巧成拙be too smart by half; Cunning outwits itself.
! p: v: r. G8 m% s% A: H拿手好戏masterpiece
& e" _7 ?! D1 S0 j. \9 C赔了夫人又折兵throw good money after bad% R; S5 g& P9 F' O9 o' L
抛砖引玉a modest spur to induce others to come forward with valuable contributions; throw a sprat to catch a whale. M3 g# U7 u9 b# q/ y( r
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
( V5 J' r) Y" t9 V; n抢得先机take the preemptive opportunities ' E: U: x% v. D+ {$ I
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.
5 _& m$ M. ?) c4 v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
5 M6 \3 r" _; ]7 ^. V O4 ~前事不忘,后事之师Past experience, if not forgotten, is a guide for the future.
. ?: s% ] R$ S( a" _4 z& |7 o* I前人栽树,后人乘凉One generation plants the trees in whose shade another generation rests.
5 Z$ m6 H1 S4 \2 KOne sows and another reaps.
0 n* e7 d( F: M$ {) O, C3 B/ m6 Z前怕狼,后怕虎fear the wolf in front and the tiger behind/ hesitate in doing something
2 T& r( b8 F- y: c% E* T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.
! [7 H# b" [8 F0 Y5 y强强联手win-win co-operation
7 P0 j) T9 j# t) h3 R. K+ K' r瑞雪兆丰年A timely snow promises a good harvest.
" C+ {6 n( F {& }- g/ Z2 p人之初,性本善Man's nature at birth is good.! b3 ~3 Q! A/ Z! w9 B+ J/ P
人逢喜事精神爽Joy puts heart into a man.5 Y. [8 p, f4 B6 O, q* [
人海战术huge-crowd strategy 5 O2 k+ }: `# O9 ~. ~. ]
世上无难事，只要肯攀登"Where there is a will, there is a way. " , j8 Z/ f7 U: \( z
世外桃源a fictitious land of peace away from the turmoil of the world; ; }/ Z& A* f, `% R5 h" h
死而后已until my heart stops beating0 K0 J% Y" a$ `# c* F9 Q
岁岁平安Peace all year round, ~2 b- H! n; P2 S! }
上有天堂，下有苏杭"Just as there is paradise in heaven, ther are Suzhou and Hangzhou on earth." 1 e8 Z: m& P$ @7 {4 V
塞翁失马，焉知非福Misfortune may be an actual blessing./ ^1 f7 @5 o+ _8 b
三十而立"A man should be independent at the age of thirty. ( Y4 [; C6 p7 u. `& N+ H& V$ |; \' a
At thirty, a man should be able to think for himself."
. W0 G7 u b1 L! v: V+ c# ~, M升级换代updating and upgrading (of products)1 ~9 x1 p% Z, O. m/ B+ c
四十不惑Life begins at forty.
0 N- Y- ~) Q6 I9 w; x4 ~( d2 K) _6 n谁言寸草心，报得三春晖"Such kindness of warm sun, can't be repaid by grass. "
$ R% V" f4 n8 l5 O水涨船高When the river rises, the boat floats high.
* ^9 Z* s0 k! {时不我待Time and tide wait for no man.
( g! R' {0 r; l4 Z# F6 g5 |杀鸡用牛刀break a butterfly on the wheel
0 W, T6 y" x# ]% G, M9 I& i实事求是seek truth from facts; be practical and realistic; be true to facts / l' E' ~3 D7 {" o
说曹操,曹操到Talk of the devil and he comes.
9 x! M$ h9 T' F, X实话实说speak the plain truth; call a spade a spade; tell it as it is ) D5 a, Z& a+ M: q+ K
实践是检验真理的唯一标准Practice is the sole criterion for testing truth./ Q. ]- m5 a& @9 ~$ ?
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; "- ]: Y. e; t4 H% d; c8 z2 |* w
韬光养晦hide one's capacities and bide one's time$ R2 M1 Y. Z: t: b1 P
糖衣炮弹sugar-coated bullets( q' J2 w/ `0 Z: _3 Z0 o! X" ]
天有不测风云Anything unexpected may happen. a bolt from the blue( v2 I/ {* C* X& C; y
团结就是力量Unity is strength.
3 y' D9 m2 h1 v% x$ a3 ]; 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
6 p- T, S) O( ?! \5 ]' X8 i% _歪风邪气unhealthy practices and evil phenomena
6 T! P4 F& W! q/ W" q. c物以类聚，人以群分Birds of a feather flock together.
8 Y5 y3 z# A0 m: g0 Q( ?往事如风"The past has vanished (from memory) like wind.; What in past, is past."
, q) y9 D7 `3 B% ^2 k9 s- S望子成龙hold high hopes for one's child
9 R. z& l0 i" A4 f7 m/ v4 S屋漏又逢连阴雨Misfortunes never come singly. When it rains it pours.( q$ W2 g# m( A6 D/ Y
文韬武略military expertise; military strategy
* X1 R$ M P/ |. \% B# P+ C唯利是图draw water to one's mill
1 j3 `' r- g v) Z无源之水,无本之木water without a source, and a tree wiithout roots& I$ E- Q1 I+ D! w. B
无中生有make/create something out of nothing
: i" _/ q& F" f0 p0 Z8 D. l4 R, q无风不起浪There are no waves without wind. There's no smoke without fire.- U' ~$ O8 @2 e! t$ K
徇私枉法bend the law for the benefit of relatives or friends 7 K! b" d3 P) ]+ {% S8 C N `. F
新官上任三把火a new broom sweeps clean 9 o2 Z' L, U: S0 h. \2 m
虚心使人进步,骄傲使人落后Modesty helps one go forward, whereas conceit makes one lag behind.
% D3 _8 a4 W9 y. j; U0 s蓄势而发accumulate strength for a take-off/ Z% r. I5 S( v S
心想事成May all your wish come true) D5 V6 `8 T K1 ^
心照不宣have a tacit understanding; give tacit consent; tacit understanding5 v t# z3 W C6 m9 O2 f) \
先入为主First impressions are firmly entrenched.
) n0 C2 s3 u/ e h先下手为强catch the ball before the bound
# x O% b. `! d0 @9 T8 |4 P像热锅上的蚂蚁like an ant on a hot pan. y4 A4 G- w5 l
现身说法warn people by taking oneself as an example8 h, z0 g' N/ i8 @' h
息事宁人pour oil on troubled waters . k: X2 i7 |4 Z4 F! x; b
喜忧参半mingled hope and fear % O, I, f" T" E6 l* g
循序渐进step by step3 h. U/ Y+ Z4 ]+ h3 ]& ]/ i5 T! N
一路平安，一路顺风speed somebody on their way; speed the parting guest
, y2 C( R9 J; a! [严以律己,宽以待人be strict with oneself and lenient towards others
5 [: T4 l; F: c鱼米之乡a land of milk and honey+ V v! J- @0 k3 C/ l$ Z g: R/ r
有情人终成眷属"Jack shall have Jill, all shall be well." ) @& B) @( o+ S1 F- a+ q5 O) ~
有钱能使鬼推磨Money makes the mare go. Money talks.
5 Y+ i! b. Y) _8 `7 g4 x4 R4 O有识之士people of vision& a7 b+ O9 r6 ` b6 b
有勇无谋use brawn rather than brain ( q5 D) @4 V+ J( n: v" C$ k
有缘千里来相会Separated as we are thousands of miles apart, we come together as if by predestination./ \# o" \: X# n2 B) z7 T
与时俱进advance with times6 e+ U7 [6 g$ H
以人为本people oriented; people foremost
$ y. U0 V2 J4 ^7 s因材施教teach students according to their aptitude 4 M* ^" A' m2 j8 O Y" d
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." ' H q; Y$ |' F* ^7 h( y
欲速则不达Haste does not bring success. & R% Q/ ]6 j: v0 [ V5 K
优胜劣汰survival of the fittest
9 B5 _* g( o# h" t4 M4 }6 r$ F英雄所见略同Great minds think alike.- ^1 U5 b% H; X: e% i9 m
冤家宜解不宜结Better make friends than make enemies.
6 e4 t- ~7 P2 t8 B( a冤假错案"cases in which people were unjustly, falsely or wrongly charged or sentenced; unjust, false or wrong cases" - a! I% N5 W7 ^5 ]
一言既出，驷马难追A real man never goes back on his words. ( L- _ t! j3 w5 ^1 b
招财进宝Money and treasures will be plentiful1 K' K* V% L0 l. B1 X
债台高筑become debt-ridden3 h; f! n/ c: f4 k, D
致命要害Achilles' heel ; Z6 W0 V' i- v: }
众矢之的target of public criticism- z7 a# Z6 j8 J/ E! K J
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.- y9 x; l! u$ o1 g6 b0 ?
纸上谈兵be an armchair strategist: S+ d: P$ {/ H- L) E* ]
纸包不住火Truth will come to light sooner or later.
1 @$ Q# w; l9 n# T: W左右为难between the devil and the deep blue sea; between the rock and the hard place |
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