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爱屋及乌Love me, love my dog.
% k! A8 ]" `9 x6 i( W百闻不如一见Seeing is believing.: @% c$ _. H/ h; K0 k- x1 y
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
" [! j0 D4 D# q, W$ E5 \笨鸟先飞A slow sparrow should make an early start.
6 P/ l$ f& ~' Z: N, B不眠之夜white night
+ a; V$ j0 V+ Y; t$ g- E; |不以物喜，不以己悲not pleased by external gains, not saddened by personnal losses/ s& Q( z9 b- B. B7 Y) m
不遗余力spare no effort; go all out; do one's best
) T" }; n" ] C% `8 Q不打不成交"No discord, no concord. 3 I& ~: a" f. y+ U
拆东墙补西墙rob Peter to pay Paul
# U- Q; h/ i6 U' 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
+ _, D: _; C. ~, 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 all3 O% |7 A& C- ^
大开眼界open one's eyes; broaden one's horizon; be an eye-opener
! h) J1 k; a; f) O6 z& U国泰民安The country flourishes and people live in peace
. l5 ^: W$ a; O" i: S/ Q+ 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 7 ^( x2 i, Q4 ~& H$ ?( m5 R; ^" g9 ~; W
功夫不负有心人Everything comes to him who waits.
9 I/ s. G! R$ f1 Q- f/ S x% V: _好了伤疤忘了疼once on shore, one prays no more3 J3 ?3 _* _ F
好事不出门，恶事传千里Good news never goes beyond the gate, while bad news spread far and wide.
/ m: |* w! @+ y& q/ O' N4 ` o和气生财Harmony brings wealth
[0 e5 y2 U" U0 n3 @+ C) ?) o+ n# C0 T活到老，学到老One is never too old to learn. ' s' t2 H9 j9 m/ R& z. j4 B
既往不咎let bygones be bygones 8 Q% l( [8 n/ k4 C3 e
金无足赤,人无完人Gold can't be pure and man can't be perfect. ; j. S5 u3 M k$ ]$ O' i
金玉满堂Treasures fill the home5 y# C7 H, S( k7 N$ S& w* u# n
脚踏实地be down-to-earth : e* u3 Y- M; S
脚踩两只船sit on the fence # t+ T* z7 F: h7 P
君子之交淡如水the friendship between gentlemen is as pure as crystal; a hedge between keeps friendship green
( n) b4 v% g/ `: X老生常谈，陈词滥调cut and dried, cliché
( j8 y7 \2 L z0 h6 P) H, }' j礼尚往来Courtesy calls for reciprocity.
. L- [! t5 A& x( z; W留得青山在，不怕没柴烧"Where there is life, there is hope."
% s4 b7 K' O; E$ [& D" U马到成功achieve immediate victory; win instant success0 e& D0 `8 w! X* W7 k" T( ?( w+ H
名利双收gain in both fame and wealth$ `7 b6 g! n- T0 C- e/ V- K
茅塞顿开be suddenly enlightened) W4 S) m7 P1 T- ]9 H8 R# c
没有规矩不成方圆Nothing can be accomplished without norms or standards.: O( t1 o/ f8 t! ?2 H8 |8 g1 W
每逢佳节倍思亲& V- b& k' ~ t" C
On festive occasions more than ever one thinks of one's dear ones far away.
2 [* U6 x2 ~3 B( |8 MIt is on the festival occasions when one misses his dear most.
1 U2 p- I1 z9 M: ]谋事在人，成事在天"The planning lies with man, the outcome with Heaven. / Man proposes, God disposes. "
% j, t1 s9 X! M8 j5 g4 f弄巧成拙be too smart by half; Cunning outwits itself.6 v9 E1 U5 T, v+ M& Y/ Y7 X( D
拿手好戏masterpiece1 H! M. P0 R& K$ N
赔了夫人又折兵throw good money after bad" U) H" D8 p: D5 @& Z, r
抛砖引玉a modest spur to induce others to come forward with valuable contributions; throw a sprat to catch a whale
7 ~3 g) N% L S/ K: m$ 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
9 A" V/ Q2 t% s) J抢得先机take the preemptive opportunities
$ D' S+ }# v8 ~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 J7 w- N$ e: U& j f
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, n# q: Z1 f, I& ?1 A
前事不忘,后事之师Past experience, if not forgotten, is a guide for the future.
. \4 {+ C/ r6 E: f* K1 w1 ?前人栽树,后人乘凉One generation plants the trees in whose shade another generation rests.: c* [) t1 {. B. A3 w
One sows and another reaps.
9 a* s" ]4 e s0 K1 G前怕狼,后怕虎fear the wolf in front and the tiger behind/ hesitate in doing something
# Q) q3 u% f; } 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. $ b9 @ f3 G1 q
强强联手win-win co-operation1 O& d* B+ t- p8 m
瑞雪兆丰年A timely snow promises a good harvest.
8 b+ h4 y a6 a' S7 f+ C" ]4 h人之初,性本善Man's nature at birth is good.
( ^: U. r% I: C; M @0 A" n/ W人逢喜事精神爽Joy puts heart into a man.
' Q9 c% L- G! E. F人海战术huge-crowd strategy
( [# A4 Z, @9 }' z世上无难事，只要肯攀登"Where there is a will, there is a way. "
& p, V6 G" M$ k9 f" o+ h0 u& o世外桃源a fictitious land of peace away from the turmoil of the world; + J/ T+ F0 ~; u% Z( {
死而后已until my heart stops beating" I8 A! T, n& E
岁岁平安Peace all year round* R( P$ n& O8 j: u8 b5 ]0 {/ N
上有天堂，下有苏杭"Just as there is paradise in heaven, ther are Suzhou and Hangzhou on earth." : X% ~; |- e* Y7 j ^
塞翁失马，焉知非福Misfortune may be an actual blessing.
) @$ A e( P9 @) x2 P- ?三十而立"A man should be independent at the age of thirty. 9 T- p* q- q9 T( H
At thirty, a man should be able to think for himself." 1 W0 } h6 u$ v3 _7 r
升级换代updating and upgrading (of products)
% G" H; b* r, L% M$ M四十不惑Life begins at forty.
! d3 `: e, I* T! H2 q谁言寸草心，报得三春晖"Such kindness of warm sun, can't be repaid by grass. "
. ^4 p/ r6 u2 W; V* ~5 g水涨船高When the river rises, the boat floats high.
m( t) W" y. v时不我待Time and tide wait for no man. - n1 a7 {9 l% M( h' G5 }: }) U
杀鸡用牛刀break a butterfly on the wheel4 t8 \! N$ j+ {" e4 R7 Q
实事求是seek truth from facts; be practical and realistic; be true to facts ' s8 H5 Z( L S# G8 O
说曹操,曹操到Talk of the devil and he comes.: ^4 k; v. x/ P+ j
实话实说speak the plain truth; call a spade a spade; tell it as it is
9 n: \0 Q/ l; B: F/ r8 t实践是检验真理的唯一标准Practice is the sole criterion for testing truth.; M- q' Q0 |( |6 W6 I
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: y& @$ a& R# e3 v9 S韬光养晦hide one's capacities and bide one's time
7 G8 E# }5 I F1 C6 S1 y糖衣炮弹sugar-coated bullets
5 n, g0 Y% X3 L' L. c) m9 q/ g; E, U; H天有不测风云Anything unexpected may happen. a bolt from the blue
9 }2 W# w/ e3 M2 I2 d团结就是力量Unity is strength.1 `3 ~7 t) i( {. n' f) A, p
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 3 ~/ U- d2 F) X( ?' `$ A) x( j
歪风邪气unhealthy practices and evil phenomena
; R: O+ O8 b5 Q7 n' T. z物以类聚，人以群分Birds of a feather flock together." O% c; ]$ M- y& ^
往事如风"The past has vanished (from memory) like wind.; What in past, is past."
! a+ `4 f$ z% Q- g0 f, Y6 K2 S望子成龙hold high hopes for one's child# n) O, c: Y. l0 ~0 a7 \
屋漏又逢连阴雨Misfortunes never come singly. When it rains it pours.7 x5 C5 J1 ]5 @+ u
文韬武略military expertise; military strategy
7 |0 S4 x [7 C* y唯利是图draw water to one's mill
6 X9 x H8 V$ c" g3 F8 s无源之水,无本之木water without a source, and a tree wiithout roots
! g' N" R4 c; E, q无中生有make/create something out of nothing / ~9 M- v% a) i- b( L4 _$ q
无风不起浪There are no waves without wind. There's no smoke without fire.* I3 y# d) h3 z* C6 J; k7 I
徇私枉法bend the law for the benefit of relatives or friends d W: Z" m/ t, N: P+ v0 ~
新官上任三把火a new broom sweeps clean
% G H. Y; i' z; |# k9 `虚心使人进步,骄傲使人落后Modesty helps one go forward, whereas conceit makes one lag behind.3 q4 z! o( H& V" S7 I% m1 E7 `
蓄势而发accumulate strength for a take-off* ]- o- G$ e$ g8 E
心想事成May all your wish come true
! G. M3 f% L% `) t, D" t心照不宣have a tacit understanding; give tacit consent; tacit understanding
$ k0 m( X' f/ K% {- L+ f先入为主First impressions are firmly entrenched.8 n8 a- s0 X0 D$ s' U. X5 W3 Q& {
先下手为强catch the ball before the bound! @2 A1 d9 c9 g; z1 k- N
像热锅上的蚂蚁like an ant on a hot pan
4 P3 u2 x3 v3 m2 H' j1 [现身说法warn people by taking oneself as an example
7 T+ t" o: B F: z. `' ?! Q# }息事宁人pour oil on troubled waters
" V/ [# s3 T: b u- w喜忧参半mingled hope and fear
; {/ F2 r! t! V循序渐进step by step
7 q/ l! B! ]3 D- }; j) B3 |一路平安，一路顺风speed somebody on their way; speed the parting guest # T i1 d5 s4 ]; q
严以律己,宽以待人be strict with oneself and lenient towards others9 U! F" e0 m* {9 j& J8 q
鱼米之乡a land of milk and honey9 M/ |) l5 q1 B
有情人终成眷属"Jack shall have Jill, all shall be well." 3 [. _ e* ?: y5 t! g+ p% z7 S
有钱能使鬼推磨Money makes the mare go. Money talks.7 M6 k! G0 P) X ?& P; A
有识之士people of vision9 y' E; {( a9 D$ u# ^2 a
有勇无谋use brawn rather than brain ( N4 O+ g. V) H# Y" a' U) Y
有缘千里来相会Separated as we are thousands of miles apart, we come together as if by predestination.& g5 \6 A+ K7 L9 y; K' Q
与时俱进advance with times" }0 x% R0 O6 f, ] X; v
以人为本people oriented; people foremost
( C; s4 N8 x* x9 p6 s; f8 M因材施教teach students according to their aptitude
( `$ c: I3 w# u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" K( l4 y! d8 w) U欲速则不达Haste does not bring success. % V: q& V: ? |* B" U3 Y
优胜劣汰survival of the fittest 1 y& J0 R' Z+ n v, y8 {: t
英雄所见略同Great minds think alike.4 a5 ]% ?7 _" ?6 ~6 m! i8 z4 a8 h
冤家宜解不宜结Better make friends than make enemies.% V3 Y6 R7 H% i1 ^+ c! v: c
冤假错案"cases in which people were unjustly, falsely or wrongly charged or sentenced; unjust, false or wrong cases" $ M+ m ?' E6 Y. o# P
一言既出，驷马难追A real man never goes back on his words. + O4 d5 W8 d% b4 _
招财进宝Money and treasures will be plentiful
( g2 w) D! r+ Q0 \( Q& Y债台高筑become debt-ridden
% q6 N1 X& O. e; ]" ?) `7 i2 t致命要害Achilles' heel
, I. I! o0 E: T: x s众矢之的target of public criticism
6 h6 b, s: [* t( k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.
7 F/ A9 U! |7 O( c, l6 L+ ]纸上谈兵be an armchair strategist
0 P' M; R' K$ z+ i$ S$ {; o纸包不住火Truth will come to light sooner or later.
$ X8 z8 s" k3 j1 @左右为难between the devil and the deep blue sea; between the rock and the hard place |
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