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爱屋及乌Love me, love my dog.
5 x( Q. Z5 y3 ^8 f百闻不如一见Seeing is believing.
4 H/ ?+ Z9 Z! ^( A- ]9 @* q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 worst9 Y5 V3 B+ k4 p+ A
笨鸟先飞A slow sparrow should make an early start.9 M& {: F F9 C p! H% T4 k4 r* f0 z
不眠之夜white night
6 x/ Z% [" w0 d) l不以物喜，不以己悲not pleased by external gains, not saddened by personnal losses
P3 n4 D" G+ m7 Q! t不遗余力spare no effort; go all out; do one's best
% x" R8 N8 F. z: |8 N4 v# Q不打不成交"No discord, no concord. , C0 B5 v# p1 ~* J: B' E
拆东墙补西墙rob Peter to pay Paul ) U4 H1 J$ C/ W2 l7 r
辞旧迎新bid farewell to the old and usher in the new; ring out the old year and ring in the new 9 y: b$ s6 T3 {- M" Z
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
6 N3 z+ Q3 }% l5 m9 N. v0 ]( t( N大开眼界open one's eyes; broaden one's horizon; be an eye-opener
6 V1 J, F8 ~: a9 k国泰民安The country flourishes and people live in peace
: M s2 H# [" r6 @$ D, v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
! X4 n% G1 y+ \' |! Z, R7 |% O功夫不负有心人Everything comes to him who waits.
, m, x# ^* v% S好了伤疤忘了疼once on shore, one prays no more" H) E; ^ d/ V3 p" e% @) |5 l0 m8 _
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; b* }5 x3 Z4 o" A& B2 i和气生财Harmony brings wealth
0 E* W9 S8 k6 Y+ f活到老，学到老One is never too old to learn. 7 f' s5 n7 @5 P/ r$ N4 \6 ^ G, @
既往不咎let bygones be bygones & F1 |$ a/ U/ N/ D
金无足赤,人无完人Gold can't be pure and man can't be perfect. 3 O% r! v F0 R ?
金玉满堂Treasures fill the home: ?- j+ L/ c% Y( J! `, F* I( B
脚踏实地be down-to-earth , V2 t$ q- M( W- I- P/ S4 W4 r
脚踩两只船sit on the fence
5 D8 |- }- [) Z5 f5 C. ]7 T. q君子之交淡如水the friendship between gentlemen is as pure as crystal; a hedge between keeps friendship green
" F6 U+ Y& l4 ^: O3 t老生常谈，陈词滥调cut and dried, cliché
2 B' ^9 W# F8 b/ t5 b* O9 |8 [1 ?礼尚往来Courtesy calls for reciprocity.
- G8 |4 a/ i6 z3 L8 t9 E留得青山在，不怕没柴烧"Where there is life, there is hope.": L/ `4 I( S% S. i8 n
马到成功achieve immediate victory; win instant success- H8 g3 x1 }/ t; R; E
名利双收gain in both fame and wealth
) z0 R5 o6 x3 W8 U$ o& x. \4 b7 O6 B茅塞顿开be suddenly enlightened" P! P6 ]) d: q w& i& k6 d
没有规矩不成方圆Nothing can be accomplished without norms or standards.
7 z \ Q* g& V j: z/ a& F( h每逢佳节倍思亲
' ~6 x- N* U4 C7 B; v: J' i: WOn festive occasions more than ever one thinks of one's dear ones far away.2 |& f5 n4 U9 E9 x3 g
It is on the festival occasions when one misses his dear most. / C6 q Y& p. K+ b+ Z* R$ v V
谋事在人，成事在天"The planning lies with man, the outcome with Heaven. / Man proposes, God disposes. "% T& H" U: o: u8 u6 g F. `
弄巧成拙be too smart by half; Cunning outwits itself.
+ P8 r% Q9 Z' Z5 Q4 N+ D: h+ `$ {# a. q拿手好戏masterpiece. F! u- |1 e7 j' O1 S6 v( a2 @" G
赔了夫人又折兵throw good money after bad- R7 C$ v* _% e6 U! c' r" ~+ i
抛砖引玉a modest spur to induce others to come forward with valuable contributions; throw a sprat to catch a whale, Z8 g* k$ c0 Y
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; a. C& f1 d1 T& C' N# `: {; o
抢得先机take the preemptive opportunities ' \, h3 _( D1 _- S
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.( [0 v# V' C9 [3 g0 Y: u
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; W+ p8 i' w1 _' U4 u) |
前事不忘,后事之师Past experience, if not forgotten, is a guide for the future.
: i- D( C& g v前人栽树,后人乘凉One generation plants the trees in whose shade another generation rests.
( ^. _* h4 W0 w+ a g, gOne sows and another reaps.
7 i' u# F; Z7 _( Q前怕狼,后怕虎fear the wolf in front and the tiger behind/ hesitate in doing something+ _+ x$ \7 J6 z9 ~8 W- b
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. ( ^$ P! K1 K6 P& {" l, h
强强联手win-win co-operation
& ~$ a" y9 W% O' l3 W% w# M* o: u瑞雪兆丰年A timely snow promises a good harvest.
( G* H! |: W5 _人之初,性本善Man's nature at birth is good.3 B( Q2 m" b& h4 U" g
人逢喜事精神爽Joy puts heart into a man.
l6 ?# x( U9 ?人海战术huge-crowd strategy . W" l2 Q& {. m
世上无难事，只要肯攀登"Where there is a will, there is a way. "
# q' v' q( e6 y$ l, Q# j1 q! C' s世外桃源a fictitious land of peace away from the turmoil of the world; 0 |3 B2 |6 O6 L
死而后已until my heart stops beating
, z5 o( T& }; ~- m岁岁平安Peace all year round
" E4 e) ]' ?8 I7 Z/ C" A! @上有天堂，下有苏杭"Just as there is paradise in heaven, ther are Suzhou and Hangzhou on earth."
2 ]0 Z3 }8 L9 z0 ~6 T塞翁失马，焉知非福Misfortune may be an actual blessing./ D+ }$ e- p. A k' n: I
三十而立"A man should be independent at the age of thirty.
1 h" {& Y7 P; k6 R W, U aAt thirty, a man should be able to think for himself." ( G- C) {& Q; R- G% M8 h
升级换代updating and upgrading (of products)
8 ?0 r# L" J" } y3 b四十不惑Life begins at forty.
" Z* P" Q% C$ t' n! l6 W) t" |0 b$ h谁言寸草心，报得三春晖"Such kindness of warm sun, can't be repaid by grass. " 5 T$ J, c$ u1 X! t- D, {
水涨船高When the river rises, the boat floats high.
S% }, X2 ?& H! ^8 E) r/ W时不我待Time and tide wait for no man.
# O" o* o4 O; H杀鸡用牛刀break a butterfly on the wheel
3 t; ^% m# w. w实事求是seek truth from facts; be practical and realistic; be true to facts
H' v" ~8 V, x+ N, X说曹操,曹操到Talk of the devil and he comes.% L! Q! h. u3 t( s* W
实话实说speak the plain truth; call a spade a spade; tell it as it is
2 l8 q, d# ~6 O/ O实践是检验真理的唯一标准Practice is the sole criterion for testing truth.6 {8 o" e6 P( \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; "8 U# C* L$ e: k& O8 \
韬光养晦hide one's capacities and bide one's time
4 \9 l! c' `/ T7 n( [% s" _糖衣炮弹sugar-coated bullets
+ `5 c6 `! d. K/ s0 i% A天有不测风云Anything unexpected may happen. a bolt from the blue
' k6 n% w J! L6 t团结就是力量Unity is strength.0 @8 R: |6 D$ _) M; ~# g
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 F: u# r H4 N6 d! h& S
歪风邪气unhealthy practices and evil phenomena
' a& H# ^( |- ?/ |: L6 M. W物以类聚，人以群分Birds of a feather flock together.
# x% `4 h2 q7 G! j- _5 U) n往事如风"The past has vanished (from memory) like wind.; What in past, is past." 1 ^7 g6 `9 A4 Q3 U4 |
望子成龙hold high hopes for one's child
+ U$ h1 O* m( U$ A! S0 ?. D; p屋漏又逢连阴雨Misfortunes never come singly. When it rains it pours.
: u; r0 h2 L; A文韬武略military expertise; military strategy
1 x* P/ @' D/ B1 e2 Y唯利是图draw water to one's mill
( `4 o8 N8 D9 L: b! G$ s% }无源之水,无本之木water without a source, and a tree wiithout roots
; `% D$ `: g5 a* L- G- Q( O无中生有make/create something out of nothing - ]5 m) f4 F* V1 j; K
无风不起浪There are no waves without wind. There's no smoke without fire.2 H8 Y" @6 @- J9 y4 T
徇私枉法bend the law for the benefit of relatives or friends % q. B0 F5 i" \& A+ F
新官上任三把火a new broom sweeps clean
0 Q# H% a: W* M8 b" W" G虚心使人进步,骄傲使人落后Modesty helps one go forward, whereas conceit makes one lag behind.5 z' B& h7 d+ u" b
蓄势而发accumulate strength for a take-off+ I7 N6 r8 L1 T
心想事成May all your wish come true
( B0 o3 t- I7 u# R2 T心照不宣have a tacit understanding; give tacit consent; tacit understanding5 W [8 c3 j1 b& Y* V1 q5 [: _8 {
先入为主First impressions are firmly entrenched.2 f$ h6 C3 e9 C; p+ \- h/ S/ ?
先下手为强catch the ball before the bound
0 ^' O) b" f+ d4 W像热锅上的蚂蚁like an ant on a hot pan
( a# ?7 Z) m- b3 W, h% k现身说法warn people by taking oneself as an example
& j/ t; }. N: Z, G# Y9 P' s息事宁人pour oil on troubled waters 4 J8 ]% F6 L0 a' B6 D) _
喜忧参半mingled hope and fear # ?+ E$ w9 V2 O+ `- Q. E6 G
循序渐进step by step
4 v9 T: G2 m6 z. O' w4 k一路平安，一路顺风speed somebody on their way; speed the parting guest
8 j; W6 I- e) s: ~7 P1 G+ H, q# F严以律己,宽以待人be strict with oneself and lenient towards others
$ t# [$ m5 f. W鱼米之乡a land of milk and honey5 J7 D$ m. I+ I4 ?2 Q3 s5 A
有情人终成眷属"Jack shall have Jill, all shall be well."
( S0 U8 Z: C7 g8 i有钱能使鬼推磨Money makes the mare go. Money talks.- E. Y" a3 j/ I* w2 Q
有识之士people of vision, n! W7 I/ h7 Q2 k7 j+ N. s! q
有勇无谋use brawn rather than brain 3 l* s2 L0 d) S- Q) ~4 E& r1 k. M9 l# v
有缘千里来相会Separated as we are thousands of miles apart, we come together as if by predestination.# v/ G; D/ o9 |
与时俱进advance with times9 n0 J; {3 B2 F2 h p
以人为本people oriented; people foremost $ F% N5 \% E; [, b. u
因材施教teach students according to their aptitude 1 I# P0 g+ i" E6 D$ j) J0 K3 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." 5 R& [7 @" C- ]& t5 c2 l7 o" B3 I
欲速则不达Haste does not bring success.
0 G8 W6 g, B$ n; A- w1 u6 C优胜劣汰survival of the fittest
- o9 i2 B% ]0 }4 Y4 Z! ]0 ~英雄所见略同Great minds think alike.2 R+ \2 \, u/ Q( ^# o
冤家宜解不宜结Better make friends than make enemies.- d# D- ~: m( a* B
冤假错案"cases in which people were unjustly, falsely or wrongly charged or sentenced; unjust, false or wrong cases"
8 _0 q% k) Q, j2 o6 I一言既出，驷马难追A real man never goes back on his words. & |3 q* `7 A$ l( ~* `
招财进宝Money and treasures will be plentiful1 H1 D9 B4 F d- l/ R
债台高筑become debt-ridden
( {" g3 ?, W( Q, O9 A致命要害Achilles' heel ; |6 L1 C; B4 O. w f* C4 K: w' f, C
众矢之的target of public criticism
: j6 u7 g& z6 |* T0 ?' v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.0 \- T' C. _& D/ `( Z
纸上谈兵be an armchair strategist
+ N9 V- w4 K! X9 }: t/ W! d' l纸包不住火Truth will come to light sooner or later.
\( N! I1 c' h$ G9 P左右为难between the devil and the deep blue sea; between the rock and the hard place |
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