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爱屋及乌Love me, love my dog.
, h: _, V& Y9 v- j2 X, G百闻不如一见Seeing is believing.
- ~& r2 j% e9 n0 M- e3 P7 `! 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 worst4 q0 Y6 C, }7 W% g$ w
笨鸟先飞A slow sparrow should make an early start.( g' z. F, ^. j+ e0 q: H. q; ^
不眠之夜white night
7 J! }( u! @+ d( @3 F0 A* `) X: a! W6 f不以物喜，不以己悲not pleased by external gains, not saddened by personnal losses9 g& r4 Q2 q6 U7 v, U1 ?7 I
不遗余力spare no effort; go all out; do one's best! n/ G. Z% t" }6 Z! o$ S6 |5 B+ e
不打不成交"No discord, no concord.
4 d; i+ H$ w4 K" G4 a拆东墙补西墙rob Peter to pay Paul
+ t6 d9 R# v1 j辞旧迎新bid farewell to the old and usher in the new; ring out the old year and ring in the new
. A3 U; m( y" @9 T4 V+ O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
& `4 W6 g' t5 q1 {- d8 E大开眼界open one's eyes; broaden one's horizon; be an eye-opener
2 L, W a/ f2 T! K$ ~国泰民安The country flourishes and people live in peace+ s8 q! s+ |8 ?: B% n# g4 @7 A* 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
) I1 ` t; I3 }4 s+ [功夫不负有心人Everything comes to him who waits. 4 H @; h, ^2 t7 d& x
好了伤疤忘了疼once on shore, one prays no more/ I% w# K5 @" }, z
好事不出门，恶事传千里Good news never goes beyond the gate, while bad news spread far and wide.
% R, e1 v2 \: ^, O7 B3 `9 C和气生财Harmony brings wealth7 H1 M0 e0 r: N' d! M: B
活到老，学到老One is never too old to learn. 9 _4 w3 @ R. b, ~' ]3 ~3 U, g' U
既往不咎let bygones be bygones + {6 n, ] X5 c4 A
金无足赤,人无完人Gold can't be pure and man can't be perfect.
8 A/ A% O: Y4 G8 T- B, R金玉满堂Treasures fill the home" G$ C$ Z: @" c; u, x
脚踏实地be down-to-earth
! R% O9 s/ ?! \/ m脚踩两只船sit on the fence 2 A7 V3 [5 J5 N
君子之交淡如水the friendship between gentlemen is as pure as crystal; a hedge between keeps friendship green
* z' f4 C- h# D老生常谈，陈词滥调cut and dried, cliché
5 O) T0 N) b! @5 u/ N/ O: f* |礼尚往来Courtesy calls for reciprocity. + k) i9 x8 s- E+ t- j& b; T
留得青山在，不怕没柴烧"Where there is life, there is hope."! \) |9 F; ~9 G! A
马到成功achieve immediate victory; win instant success
& ]0 n- f4 B1 H; f$ O名利双收gain in both fame and wealth
4 R# [8 N, T& g茅塞顿开be suddenly enlightened' I" M9 n+ w; p" ]% c, }
没有规矩不成方圆Nothing can be accomplished without norms or standards.! |, J2 }9 `8 s
每逢佳节倍思亲8 F2 u9 Z1 f0 f8 G
On festive occasions more than ever one thinks of one's dear ones far away.
% w1 T5 `& A2 m" j% |5 ZIt is on the festival occasions when one misses his dear most.
4 ^* M5 D. \7 J" s" c5 P) e谋事在人，成事在天"The planning lies with man, the outcome with Heaven. / Man proposes, God disposes. "
! T. j( F! r3 A4 ^! Q w7 R弄巧成拙be too smart by half; Cunning outwits itself.+ ^3 Q5 O5 k) w3 f- t6 L5 w( j# w3 l
拿手好戏masterpiece
% s2 i. G/ V" W赔了夫人又折兵throw good money after bad
' Z( _+ @" n- P/ [1 G. e抛砖引玉a modest spur to induce others to come forward with valuable contributions; throw a sprat to catch a whale
2 w+ _6 `% p$ Y4 Y3 d3 L5 Z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% G! [" `$ j I( u6 N5 n
抢得先机take the preemptive opportunities ! i& |, R" W3 V
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.
* @7 A& f- |% v( H+ {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 step4 B2 j4 C) {' w( x& U( ~) n& _
前事不忘,后事之师Past experience, if not forgotten, is a guide for the future.! W2 ]5 b8 C" P7 \0 v' q9 ^0 T/ M
前人栽树,后人乘凉One generation plants the trees in whose shade another generation rests.
$ C- r i' L% v) vOne sows and another reaps.6 ]: X; u8 W5 ~) d6 q* m4 i
前怕狼,后怕虎fear the wolf in front and the tiger behind/ hesitate in doing something
9 O( {4 W. |! M4 R( h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. , X9 D; l, w. W. O$ N' _1 E& O
强强联手win-win co-operation
- d0 S. k6 M7 i) C瑞雪兆丰年A timely snow promises a good harvest.6 x+ s0 |- H! {
人之初,性本善Man's nature at birth is good.& t' b! a5 r; t6 {$ E) Y
人逢喜事精神爽Joy puts heart into a man.8 O ?* k; H3 ^ c1 o) S6 C
人海战术huge-crowd strategy
( x* X4 [' c# t世上无难事，只要肯攀登"Where there is a will, there is a way. " # }+ E- R W& ^+ X* P0 ?
世外桃源a fictitious land of peace away from the turmoil of the world;
8 S6 f4 K9 {' o死而后已until my heart stops beating* E+ L% n: i( T
岁岁平安Peace all year round
: I- u6 d; n7 b1 N8 x( f2 z上有天堂，下有苏杭"Just as there is paradise in heaven, ther are Suzhou and Hangzhou on earth."
" M) [; N0 X4 C4 u塞翁失马，焉知非福Misfortune may be an actual blessing.
* l( D& R( Y% J8 O ]1 l三十而立"A man should be independent at the age of thirty. 9 h: y* T6 [& \" n/ w
At thirty, a man should be able to think for himself."
: x' r% P' V" ~& B升级换代updating and upgrading (of products)
5 I7 g% [% j' i ?四十不惑Life begins at forty.
$ ?4 v! Y' ^& L7 r1 ~6 N谁言寸草心，报得三春晖"Such kindness of warm sun, can't be repaid by grass. "
. d, [! }: _1 F水涨船高When the river rises, the boat floats high.6 u0 m$ z. O& Y ]5 t: i9 q
时不我待Time and tide wait for no man.
$ \( u+ {0 o9 ~0 ?+ k杀鸡用牛刀break a butterfly on the wheel4 M/ y% A3 _7 {# @2 h
实事求是seek truth from facts; be practical and realistic; be true to facts ; | }. Z# y6 K/ L( W1 c
说曹操,曹操到Talk of the devil and he comes.+ b% n2 S/ U* n- c/ L
实话实说speak the plain truth; call a spade a spade; tell it as it is / u# r( {6 p* |- F* i5 z7 |
实践是检验真理的唯一标准Practice is the sole criterion for testing truth.0 H( ~/ p5 @2 M+ |. Q6 M; 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; "
1 P& g' p q: H& t3 G/ q/ P韬光养晦hide one's capacities and bide one's time9 P; ]' a- h _4 l$ h0 p: }
糖衣炮弹sugar-coated bullets
) P9 j9 V9 r0 i3 M* q) B+ \天有不测风云Anything unexpected may happen. a bolt from the blue
& R, X3 C9 V6 i- t' b7 s团结就是力量Unity is strength.& X+ _& C0 I. v
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 ' G4 `0 u7 t' v
歪风邪气unhealthy practices and evil phenomena
- m& t. }3 m+ u- c物以类聚，人以群分Birds of a feather flock together. z, Y& U8 ]! V
往事如风"The past has vanished (from memory) like wind.; What in past, is past." 1 q, f1 X% l8 F
望子成龙hold high hopes for one's child: @( k/ c& g1 g4 T& ]2 f
屋漏又逢连阴雨Misfortunes never come singly. When it rains it pours.& e& b9 e9 s4 Y3 e7 |3 q2 p( T
文韬武略military expertise; military strategy
! M1 E; O6 x- i7 Q9 ~4 F唯利是图draw water to one's mill
i$ d, X) s1 h% T* S7 f无源之水,无本之木water without a source, and a tree wiithout roots
, A" y% j: u& h0 A5 a9 Q无中生有make/create something out of nothing
/ o3 s; ?4 n: |# M无风不起浪There are no waves without wind. There's no smoke without fire.
. H6 Z2 X) R( {, [徇私枉法bend the law for the benefit of relatives or friends
4 n/ ~7 [- m8 [ Z* G# {新官上任三把火a new broom sweeps clean
% r' f$ |8 q1 }3 I虚心使人进步,骄傲使人落后Modesty helps one go forward, whereas conceit makes one lag behind.
* l) h/ j4 e* L/ J _8 _5 C1 j蓄势而发accumulate strength for a take-off* S$ K3 f- X8 j( {
心想事成May all your wish come true+ b3 l; B) n' W1 }1 ?( f! X
心照不宣have a tacit understanding; give tacit consent; tacit understanding. h, g5 }# Y+ M; x
先入为主First impressions are firmly entrenched.! l9 H4 o) ~+ y
先下手为强catch the ball before the bound0 z6 T7 H7 v. b( c& l# b
像热锅上的蚂蚁like an ant on a hot pan
7 s& W( }; |7 _# x$ I1 L现身说法warn people by taking oneself as an example
6 h3 U5 j0 O$ v/ }. F/ [息事宁人pour oil on troubled waters
5 e2 w" e, l6 k: V喜忧参半mingled hope and fear
2 t! x$ p+ {1 J循序渐进step by step. F9 p9 C! P" Y8 B! T
一路平安，一路顺风speed somebody on their way; speed the parting guest - S" d& J) s s$ Q
严以律己,宽以待人be strict with oneself and lenient towards others" I8 h' ~* a" c; N. ]* w. c
鱼米之乡a land of milk and honey
0 A5 m1 {- {4 W6 q有情人终成眷属"Jack shall have Jill, all shall be well." 6 v5 z+ `* J4 x. H
有钱能使鬼推磨Money makes the mare go. Money talks./ @7 [- v3 G5 t
有识之士people of vision
4 F6 v. z: k0 M4 p3 N有勇无谋use brawn rather than brain / G" Q# g& L( u* w0 q$ ^8 t
有缘千里来相会Separated as we are thousands of miles apart, we come together as if by predestination.$ b; i5 u: Y( i! j/ g3 H% F/ r$ C
与时俱进advance with times2 m; Q8 f U: M
以人为本people oriented; people foremost ; A- G/ v; t. X, a+ a
因材施教teach students according to their aptitude
: ^+ A" w# k5 Z h: v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."
4 V/ [5 h6 e7 F- P1 w. b7 J欲速则不达Haste does not bring success.
( K$ {2 u" R: D; v4 G/ N3 \优胜劣汰survival of the fittest 3 N z2 h: l! P/ x4 v$ _. f
英雄所见略同Great minds think alike.
8 X( P% Y" A' @0 _冤家宜解不宜结Better make friends than make enemies.
1 D7 U, s$ {+ G, R$ M冤假错案"cases in which people were unjustly, falsely or wrongly charged or sentenced; unjust, false or wrong cases"
. ]4 ~$ X" L, U- w一言既出，驷马难追A real man never goes back on his words.
3 N ^" z! D7 \* D: l s招财进宝Money and treasures will be plentiful
8 Z& d5 w9 v( O, @! l% {# ~债台高筑become debt-ridden
+ Q, l4 n5 j. X s) l' M致命要害Achilles' heel + x6 v5 [4 a+ M
众矢之的target of public criticism. l/ F# S( \- B: K. R1 O0 }
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.
" ~2 w8 F2 _" ?. B! h纸上谈兵be an armchair strategist
/ G- k8 P9 }/ s5 K7 {纸包不住火Truth will come to light sooner or later." _! C' V$ t# I! q1 {* S/ `( j
左右为难between the devil and the deep blue sea; between the rock and the hard place |
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