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爱屋及乌Love me, love my dog.
: Y7 n- M! B4 a4 R I9 d$ ~: C! L0 F百闻不如一见Seeing is believing.) I* C2 s- F4 b. T: o5 T5 V
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
; b6 h, M1 j' @1 Z& ?3 b4 I8 T& \8 P笨鸟先飞A slow sparrow should make an early start.; P5 i3 k- y( |/ r2 P/ r* d- q
不眠之夜white night
* u' `8 b9 c* L4 `( x不以物喜，不以己悲not pleased by external gains, not saddened by personnal losses. Q5 ^5 [5 B Y7 N3 O o- s
不遗余力spare no effort; go all out; do one's best2 k" q9 W: Z7 O
不打不成交"No discord, no concord.
8 j9 _$ M5 m/ R% v5 j. G. Y拆东墙补西墙rob Peter to pay Paul , p8 K# p, n6 Q1 k
辞旧迎新bid farewell to the old and usher in the new; ring out the old year and ring in the new
# V( F+ C5 r: E: S x* W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
. i/ q% N" D W1 t0 l大开眼界open one's eyes; broaden one's horizon; be an eye-opener
* w% d. ?/ i) K国泰民安The country flourishes and people live in peace, ~$ T2 K/ L9 F
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
$ g; j1 Y v8 z* _, I. }; C" m功夫不负有心人Everything comes to him who waits. # Q- T- ^4 ]2 b2 I! g6 x
好了伤疤忘了疼once on shore, one prays no more7 m v" W" M/ {9 N4 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.
& O* h3 M$ k; N! W0 ]7 P4 W和气生财Harmony brings wealth) X7 N0 K) @$ j3 o8 c
活到老，学到老One is never too old to learn. ' s$ Z, ~ u9 H/ g! p- }
既往不咎let bygones be bygones
8 q2 N0 _: @. q+ E r金无足赤,人无完人Gold can't be pure and man can't be perfect. $ i. A( o5 Z: z5 T; _# p0 K
金玉满堂Treasures fill the home
3 D' u& N; L* g( f/ H1 u% r脚踏实地be down-to-earth " w, L! P0 I& q. z. i- L; `7 r6 w! z
脚踩两只船sit on the fence 4 o! E B- f, k/ ]5 q
君子之交淡如水the friendship between gentlemen is as pure as crystal; a hedge between keeps friendship green
8 K j: p) L2 {$ {; H老生常谈，陈词滥调cut and dried, cliché2 `( e: N$ U% z. B8 f2 M; n* E
礼尚往来Courtesy calls for reciprocity.
& G+ B6 y4 W' [, C& s留得青山在，不怕没柴烧"Where there is life, there is hope."4 U, m8 ^* ~$ q, m" Y
马到成功achieve immediate victory; win instant success
1 {8 d7 i- K' ^' ^$ }" W9 v名利双收gain in both fame and wealth
- d1 O1 G' |$ t% @茅塞顿开be suddenly enlightened
9 d, b& K7 G' b, h. c: D: ]: l没有规矩不成方圆Nothing can be accomplished without norms or standards.: V2 E: |: P1 `+ Z, G7 G+ a( t
每逢佳节倍思亲) r: P9 A- _ X; l( L
On festive occasions more than ever one thinks of one's dear ones far away.& A. y/ j; V: ^5 q! y, m
It is on the festival occasions when one misses his dear most.
9 W- a5 @2 Z |5 `谋事在人，成事在天"The planning lies with man, the outcome with Heaven. / Man proposes, God disposes. "
" P; ]0 C) J U0 d* v: z弄巧成拙be too smart by half; Cunning outwits itself.
; c' z% h6 W1 p1 r拿手好戏masterpiece
8 m/ o. t& M6 W; w; @) z7 N- a赔了夫人又折兵throw good money after bad m0 x1 L+ R% F) j9 z5 P
抛砖引玉a modest spur to induce others to come forward with valuable contributions; throw a sprat to catch a whale
9 f2 ~5 n+ e1 r8 ]( i6 V: [( {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/ `7 Y- f% P0 N' F! p4 y
抢得先机take the preemptive opportunities 2 K. s' }! R& m$ @* B7 Y
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.6 X9 e! H- v# f% C$ ?
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 r+ k* n: [- A3 M* X ]前事不忘,后事之师Past experience, if not forgotten, is a guide for the future.
_- U! x6 Z( r前人栽树,后人乘凉One generation plants the trees in whose shade another generation rests." s) t8 W' r$ [" g; U( H6 O$ T
One sows and another reaps.9 {+ M& t/ ?0 H$ F& e3 \: W0 H
前怕狼,后怕虎fear the wolf in front and the tiger behind/ hesitate in doing something) k' T* i% {, c' Z( {: Z/ a
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. - K0 i3 h3 e" _7 S" }% k9 p* y" A+ E
强强联手win-win co-operation: e6 b$ ?# @: C0 m
瑞雪兆丰年A timely snow promises a good harvest.
! r, k8 d/ K+ u' q6 W. N人之初,性本善Man's nature at birth is good.
( J' @/ @! u; d1 e$ D人逢喜事精神爽Joy puts heart into a man.5 A$ O; u( K( \1 s a
人海战术huge-crowd strategy
8 L# z7 e( B7 S# q; d7 P0 y3 u世上无难事，只要肯攀登"Where there is a will, there is a way. " 1 r* r3 ]- g5 t+ B+ \: M% c: |
世外桃源a fictitious land of peace away from the turmoil of the world;
3 y, h5 w/ d, f- S死而后已until my heart stops beating
) C6 A1 S. B" j" d( d9 E4 t! o' t岁岁平安Peace all year round" Z/ J' k3 E' n! I
上有天堂，下有苏杭"Just as there is paradise in heaven, ther are Suzhou and Hangzhou on earth." $ b0 p9 C5 U# a) J1 u) s
塞翁失马，焉知非福Misfortune may be an actual blessing.* S' f' R' U2 E0 u: k, \3 G6 `
三十而立"A man should be independent at the age of thirty. 4 T8 b! \5 l% c$ e) v' r
At thirty, a man should be able to think for himself."
5 D. O8 H' s- Q3 v) h; M ^升级换代updating and upgrading (of products)
) d+ X0 T; A ]( _' k四十不惑Life begins at forty. ' P3 H0 z! m' `4 ~
谁言寸草心，报得三春晖"Such kindness of warm sun, can't be repaid by grass. " u Z" w9 q; E+ b b$ M) j/ v
水涨船高When the river rises, the boat floats high.
+ b S0 m1 b; q! w" o# Y: Q4 k时不我待Time and tide wait for no man.
7 g+ Y- ]% ~8 g' q" @& ~杀鸡用牛刀break a butterfly on the wheel+ }) H: P- D9 B+ c( @8 P
实事求是seek truth from facts; be practical and realistic; be true to facts
! |* w2 d$ @8 l6 ?, F说曹操,曹操到Talk of the devil and he comes.
+ w& l* K! E+ t9 S7 [实话实说speak the plain truth; call a spade a spade; tell it as it is % l0 e) a' L- S$ V: q
实践是检验真理的唯一标准Practice is the sole criterion for testing truth.
/ t+ E! u' |; k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; ") w+ ?' D7 c7 A: {& m: c2 e
韬光养晦hide one's capacities and bide one's time
9 Y7 V9 h: Q2 s糖衣炮弹sugar-coated bullets3 N5 r* Q2 N& Y) r7 P. l0 s: H; q
天有不测风云Anything unexpected may happen. a bolt from the blue
2 k0 @4 e X9 A6 d, v+ q3 h) [团结就是力量Unity is strength.+ P4 L: U& P$ d
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 _+ \' i; N1 x歪风邪气unhealthy practices and evil phenomena
4 o6 [7 C/ C9 o物以类聚，人以群分Birds of a feather flock together.
' p7 P; W2 p H6 Z( R& ]5 l# i往事如风"The past has vanished (from memory) like wind.; What in past, is past."
* v5 {. \! o# k! K; i望子成龙hold high hopes for one's child
# P, S: v" g1 U4 d) k屋漏又逢连阴雨Misfortunes never come singly. When it rains it pours.
4 b x5 C* N v( A3 k文韬武略military expertise; military strategy ; D! f' C% _2 J- a1 p
唯利是图draw water to one's mill ( F# ~4 r1 |5 R8 A$ n; l
无源之水,无本之木water without a source, and a tree wiithout roots$ B# D. C- n& b! w5 i. d
无中生有make/create something out of nothing
7 \" w9 K. N" W/ E/ n6 n/ d( a: K% U无风不起浪There are no waves without wind. There's no smoke without fire.
! j/ N# j6 R; R& b1 d" B徇私枉法bend the law for the benefit of relatives or friends
# ?. {. `8 g3 x. P/ v. l3 V新官上任三把火a new broom sweeps clean , U' [/ ?3 F5 d# s5 n
虚心使人进步,骄傲使人落后Modesty helps one go forward, whereas conceit makes one lag behind.
% r$ \- L2 Q8 k" C蓄势而发accumulate strength for a take-off
+ F6 t# _* |7 ]: t; z8 h心想事成May all your wish come true7 h: ?0 Z. l+ K1 {3 p
心照不宣have a tacit understanding; give tacit consent; tacit understanding- x! |+ b5 x/ T% G
先入为主First impressions are firmly entrenched.2 G7 e0 d7 D; V- `8 G! k
先下手为强catch the ball before the bound
. k) x* Y$ M' I+ J像热锅上的蚂蚁like an ant on a hot pan; n9 y' I+ a: B- x) ~3 [4 f5 o( u& A
现身说法warn people by taking oneself as an example* x6 g6 p. m* W' U6 O& G. C2 N
息事宁人pour oil on troubled waters 2 }+ w! J- H" W8 u7 T$ g0 x$ |$ E: [: y
喜忧参半mingled hope and fear
. Q; B) L; \! W" Z: |& Z3 q# i. {循序渐进step by step
. L+ C9 q; i) l- V, }/ ]一路平安，一路顺风speed somebody on their way; speed the parting guest 8 h3 t8 V8 e! a6 k
严以律己,宽以待人be strict with oneself and lenient towards others
4 A' i9 c; u3 u3 X8 x. G鱼米之乡a land of milk and honey' b# R* }! @( a- N" E5 u
有情人终成眷属"Jack shall have Jill, all shall be well." " Q( U3 u2 T: z, j! p
有钱能使鬼推磨Money makes the mare go. Money talks. Q# L' A! O& z6 n
有识之士people of vision, W8 S9 G- Z( ]% l. a- ~! j
有勇无谋use brawn rather than brain
' E% [3 w4 S+ j3 Y* i1 v有缘千里来相会Separated as we are thousands of miles apart, we come together as if by predestination.4 [9 \9 u$ n' u% H
与时俱进advance with times
4 ?& }2 U& R" _7 V- M" i/ S以人为本people oriented; people foremost
. ^/ x' A3 \/ H5 F6 s6 h因材施教teach students according to their aptitude 5 _% z+ v: Q, l1 l3 \
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." ) L% Z& N1 @3 d8 P
欲速则不达Haste does not bring success. ( V, q% \0 X/ F) O u t9 R G
优胜劣汰survival of the fittest
9 h% U O$ L; B9 f* j8 E英雄所见略同Great minds think alike.* R- l5 Y" }. ]/ x3 X5 `1 _! Y
冤家宜解不宜结Better make friends than make enemies.
& D* W# k( X7 ?8 U5 {1 v冤假错案"cases in which people were unjustly, falsely or wrongly charged or sentenced; unjust, false or wrong cases" & _; a/ \5 u5 j% s6 U; y9 \9 J1 P a
一言既出，驷马难追A real man never goes back on his words. 1 h( J2 h) j" [1 I# K
招财进宝Money and treasures will be plentiful# m$ l. V q9 |7 Z0 g5 d
债台高筑become debt-ridden& k& n1 c g- |3 N
致命要害Achilles' heel
2 f+ i+ u/ W/ ^0 I2 f& L众矢之的target of public criticism
6 j4 W- c, X4 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.
# Z# n4 m; j# p! l" X' I, m纸上谈兵be an armchair strategist
3 N, x& ?( ?, }3 K, r纸包不住火Truth will come to light sooner or later.$ K, B' l* c8 L# ~
左右为难between the devil and the deep blue sea; between the rock and the hard place |
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