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爱屋及乌Love me, love my dog.
, T" n6 Y& j1 l0 ] U4 u百闻不如一见Seeing is believing.5 ~9 Z4 I& A3 ?; F: h/ 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; L+ l$ I/ Z$ S' }# m! F/ H
笨鸟先飞A slow sparrow should make an early start.
0 H4 H1 S" \8 ]% B: q" N不眠之夜white night
1 A% W7 ^, K( l# i0 s不以物喜，不以己悲not pleased by external gains, not saddened by personnal losses" W* h$ F" S" R( p& N
不遗余力spare no effort; go all out; do one's best, w9 B. _( B" b; B4 l/ E2 L5 b
不打不成交"No discord, no concord.
: N, u4 v+ _( u2 ]拆东墙补西墙rob Peter to pay Paul % f. `& P" g' t. p3 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
% O3 w. o2 @" a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
5 \2 v* k6 N) d, C( ]大开眼界open one's eyes; broaden one's horizon; be an eye-opener
& |; n1 ^; B1 O2 a. W* U8 x- k+ i国泰民安The country flourishes and people live in peace3 H q9 e! Q8 ?' w# ]9 n. R G
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 + v" V2 \+ ~1 `) x
功夫不负有心人Everything comes to him who waits. * J- ]: W6 B7 v0 Y5 Q
好了伤疤忘了疼once on shore, one prays no more7 O9 R, S( d) r) D6 {/ R- w
好事不出门，恶事传千里Good news never goes beyond the gate, while bad news spread far and wide.
C# o) f& ?% k0 b" Y- _和气生财Harmony brings wealth
D8 V( Z! i. X! {* M1 y5 S( y活到老，学到老One is never too old to learn. , {0 r' H M' `8 a7 a/ _8 s; r
既往不咎let bygones be bygones & H: d# [( Q! R* r; i; a2 F5 @
金无足赤,人无完人Gold can't be pure and man can't be perfect.
# } X1 e+ q+ r: J金玉满堂Treasures fill the home6 b/ M- _& D# v" T5 B$ R! K. i
脚踏实地be down-to-earth * C5 y3 R2 {' w7 O$ E) t
脚踩两只船sit on the fence % F7 q1 s! {9 u) w) f8 I1 F" h P
君子之交淡如水the friendship between gentlemen is as pure as crystal; a hedge between keeps friendship green
$ F e; e/ @+ Y4 O2 q老生常谈，陈词滥调cut and dried, cliché* I( @+ V3 t0 s+ J n, Z
礼尚往来Courtesy calls for reciprocity. 6 G/ P) Q7 D8 B+ X: f
留得青山在，不怕没柴烧"Where there is life, there is hope."
5 L% ?- c7 v) q* m马到成功achieve immediate victory; win instant success
/ g; W K8 h) X6 [! w! _名利双收gain in both fame and wealth
( ^9 y0 A( u3 Y5 Z7 |5 k; k茅塞顿开be suddenly enlightened
$ }9 N% y8 B: j6 a* l没有规矩不成方圆Nothing can be accomplished without norms or standards.
: _/ @! O& J- ?' s每逢佳节倍思亲7 Z& k, [3 P" i/ o9 S
On festive occasions more than ever one thinks of one's dear ones far away.
# m: W% @8 P# |8 Z' UIt is on the festival occasions when one misses his dear most. $ Y$ ~. ?) x1 I' I
谋事在人，成事在天"The planning lies with man, the outcome with Heaven. / Man proposes, God disposes. "
[; ^+ v( R' U. e7 n弄巧成拙be too smart by half; Cunning outwits itself.
. ]; y1 N6 D. j/ G& I9 F拿手好戏masterpiece" R3 ~! t7 b/ S- M
赔了夫人又折兵throw good money after bad
. A( m' ?: N) i. E1 w! t8 L! g! F抛砖引玉a modest spur to induce others to come forward with valuable contributions; throw a sprat to catch a whale4 }0 X7 P" z5 q& ?" V% k
破釜沉舟cut off all means of retreat；burn one‘s own way of retreat and be determined to fight to the end2 h1 n' R8 u- p7 B1 u
抢得先机take the preemptive opportunities 0 c3 s* u; M& n) Z
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.
' j9 \3 \8 n2 `$ o* C9 l$ m6 z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" U' P% W' H. b! ^4 u2 o
前事不忘,后事之师Past experience, if not forgotten, is a guide for the future.. n8 b% b, O5 _8 a4 H7 }% E
前人栽树,后人乘凉One generation plants the trees in whose shade another generation rests.# s4 U, s8 M( C' u9 S# W
One sows and another reaps.
" n9 ]9 A5 d. n! i前怕狼,后怕虎fear the wolf in front and the tiger behind/ hesitate in doing something8 B P* x4 w; z1 a3 V
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.
# q% X- s* T% f6 G; F" T, u. U强强联手win-win co-operation
% Y: d1 M% t W/ |瑞雪兆丰年A timely snow promises a good harvest.
4 E3 A, A7 E! S; p% q% B. l( m/ d人之初,性本善Man's nature at birth is good. J) e9 h9 p( ?$ V, \
人逢喜事精神爽Joy puts heart into a man.1 J* s1 H" i! @3 O% V8 [3 K. k
人海战术huge-crowd strategy ' _) F% |- Y# w: _- E: P
世上无难事，只要肯攀登"Where there is a will, there is a way. "
9 |' ]( r) v' i9 ]6 V3 v/ _! R* Q+ a9 k世外桃源a fictitious land of peace away from the turmoil of the world; . [: @& m7 O4 b7 O
死而后已until my heart stops beating3 t3 f% s5 c, y( C/ o
岁岁平安Peace all year round x+ a/ _3 v5 `' T* K& h; K
上有天堂，下有苏杭"Just as there is paradise in heaven, ther are Suzhou and Hangzhou on earth." 0 ?( a" m* _7 T* [ D
塞翁失马，焉知非福Misfortune may be an actual blessing.
+ R8 f- z) q# x三十而立"A man should be independent at the age of thirty.
( r; M& Z" ?! J) m- t/ |At thirty, a man should be able to think for himself."
1 K* H1 Q+ J( h- I升级换代updating and upgrading (of products); _: d1 c9 S5 D' H8 j7 J
四十不惑Life begins at forty.
+ W+ X7 [- S. y3 ~( x谁言寸草心，报得三春晖"Such kindness of warm sun, can't be repaid by grass. " 9 m& H: [+ u. G) m/ d
水涨船高When the river rises, the boat floats high.
! a1 \ n2 Y; k: j时不我待Time and tide wait for no man.
6 `4 P9 I. G5 u1 l. B0 e杀鸡用牛刀break a butterfly on the wheel3 F* t, w$ U8 D+ D t/ }' B
实事求是seek truth from facts; be practical and realistic; be true to facts 2 \* O/ y' q. W5 w4 O
说曹操,曹操到Talk of the devil and he comes.
! B6 f3 c4 K% Y实话实说speak the plain truth; call a spade a spade; tell it as it is
* p7 U% W% x% f/ f+ j实践是检验真理的唯一标准Practice is the sole criterion for testing truth.
( F" h3 c6 |/ ?6 `. M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; "
- z* R# e w, |% Z1 v( r( A韬光养晦hide one's capacities and bide one's time
/ o) m" V% Z% n, A% Z1 Z7 X3 }糖衣炮弹sugar-coated bullets P1 r& a. T2 v8 g
天有不测风云Anything unexpected may happen. a bolt from the blue
! A/ o3 V- H" Q3 u3 J团结就是力量Unity is strength.
J5 T7 j$ ~9 j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
7 R6 j5 ]. F& c3 D歪风邪气unhealthy practices and evil phenomena
* j. i/ |: {& f$ r物以类聚，人以群分Birds of a feather flock together.
# T h. s1 j- h6 E' f往事如风"The past has vanished (from memory) like wind.; What in past, is past."
, m( l8 d/ y9 O' B! P' f望子成龙hold high hopes for one's child
# M7 a) K0 R7 Z/ J. s( |, `5 \屋漏又逢连阴雨Misfortunes never come singly. When it rains it pours.
# ]/ u" L5 W8 v7 b文韬武略military expertise; military strategy , m" j$ \/ U5 `1 }8 {" ` C2 [
唯利是图draw water to one's mill
: {" Y) b; ]" I0 T3 J* ?无源之水,无本之木water without a source, and a tree wiithout roots
$ H5 ^) ]% g. s! q* ?5 ]& j无中生有make/create something out of nothing
- ^8 O2 ^ N, X# l& n1 \无风不起浪There are no waves without wind. There's no smoke without fire.
# V* F8 m) |) n* E徇私枉法bend the law for the benefit of relatives or friends 5 t$ B0 N0 ]' z v
新官上任三把火a new broom sweeps clean
5 Y- R& j2 F. ?7 Z8 Y J+ E虚心使人进步,骄傲使人落后Modesty helps one go forward, whereas conceit makes one lag behind.
6 _) {1 M6 w9 B( N+ v蓄势而发accumulate strength for a take-off& c, O$ {0 ? t# V
心想事成May all your wish come true, N5 j+ K8 E. a f
心照不宣have a tacit understanding; give tacit consent; tacit understanding/ s. g) f$ b+ j3 R+ E6 ]
先入为主First impressions are firmly entrenched.
+ [- U [2 D# |$ C先下手为强catch the ball before the bound
$ @$ j3 I7 y5 y" T+ L8 o像热锅上的蚂蚁like an ant on a hot pan
& K! ?7 B: O# J; Q, p现身说法warn people by taking oneself as an example, d! p( B4 ]# j2 ~3 W3 [" P
息事宁人pour oil on troubled waters - i- }0 i+ h) n, A! T
喜忧参半mingled hope and fear
( ~: M/ J) H$ l& l. c4 J* a4 V8 L循序渐进step by step
; O+ S1 f$ g( u* v6 S一路平安，一路顺风speed somebody on their way; speed the parting guest ! d. q5 C; m r: @6 t+ b
严以律己,宽以待人be strict with oneself and lenient towards others. K7 X4 ~& V1 S$ f3 e9 N
鱼米之乡a land of milk and honey9 r4 I# u. L5 \9 t
有情人终成眷属"Jack shall have Jill, all shall be well."
! |; F: C! z7 d Z0 D2 d- r有钱能使鬼推磨Money makes the mare go. Money talks.
7 j3 n9 Q# F6 _) J1 ]& P有识之士people of vision, E2 o5 m. ?& I2 V8 t+ m
有勇无谋use brawn rather than brain
d* J5 G" Q3 x# [% I* ] C, H" `" v! S有缘千里来相会Separated as we are thousands of miles apart, we come together as if by predestination.
' n( D* ?* ^) \与时俱进advance with times, r4 K: D9 z8 y# X8 E6 \$ J+ o2 C
以人为本people oriented; people foremost 0 X9 f/ f) @: M- o
因材施教teach students according to their aptitude / p" W9 f8 {6 c2 S9 C
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." $ c* |- I4 P) M% i+ g) v V
欲速则不达Haste does not bring success.
6 Z5 S9 H H2 a; w: D优胜劣汰survival of the fittest 7 A+ @9 b; `! F+ ]. V1 X7 P4 c% C! i9 f
英雄所见略同Great minds think alike.
& f+ \' N7 B) x) I7 q6 F冤家宜解不宜结Better make friends than make enemies. z V! p5 o7 z, r: k
冤假错案"cases in which people were unjustly, falsely or wrongly charged or sentenced; unjust, false or wrong cases"
# ^7 M, N) I4 W$ ]( D" q- X& j一言既出，驷马难追A real man never goes back on his words. 2 @) E4 b$ Q2 k! b
招财进宝Money and treasures will be plentiful5 C) E0 V; |: w1 D) a8 M% V% _: g
债台高筑become debt-ridden
& U* R0 ? }( U- c1 z% Z! {9 D致命要害Achilles' heel # z9 H) c3 |5 z
众矢之的target of public criticism2 R: J7 h$ C, U; U' I
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 c5 v1 }0 r
纸上谈兵be an armchair strategist
2 A+ G" u, u3 o+ E# k* E, w( v纸包不住火Truth will come to light sooner or later.- B% c7 j9 b3 q J( k5 G
左右为难between the devil and the deep blue sea; between the rock and the hard place |
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