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爱屋及乌Love me, love my dog.5 @" A: s% j8 y! `
百闻不如一见Seeing is believing.2 b5 N* L* t* N1 N5 ^) y/ i
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
% ^# r4 l6 V! @- }$ X笨鸟先飞A slow sparrow should make an early start.
7 V: \: f6 z2 X* [! i3 }5 a/ [不眠之夜white night ! x1 J4 p& q" K# ~5 o
不以物喜，不以己悲not pleased by external gains, not saddened by personnal losses5 z2 V! N. w0 q7 h1 E7 |# F9 w
不遗余力spare no effort; go all out; do one's best
' W5 r5 C. N7 K Q% l6 M' R" ~不打不成交"No discord, no concord.
2 @8 e9 S$ L) ^+ \ q* O/ _0 D) x拆东墙补西墙rob Peter to pay Paul , ^7 V! Q: K4 a) {! L+ s4 T6 K, n$ I
辞旧迎新bid farewell to the old and usher in the new; ring out the old year and ring in the new 4 {. \* D/ {* Y }* t
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 h* W# H- m. O# p: V
大开眼界open one's eyes; broaden one's horizon; be an eye-opener
; F' V) _' F0 D$ L" N7 g国泰民安The country flourishes and people live in peace
8 P( k- y1 s$ }+ N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
' E5 W5 P& e4 e$ d9 H% g& P7 m功夫不负有心人Everything comes to him who waits. 4 W# C9 \5 w- O, o9 E( j- J7 n; g
好了伤疤忘了疼once on shore, one prays no more
0 v" P- S# `8 ?: k4 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. * ]% l7 N) e, o
和气生财Harmony brings wealth
* B7 J# L8 g! P8 Q E活到老，学到老One is never too old to learn.
* D. Y& k5 t8 O1 L既往不咎let bygones be bygones
. |8 n7 ]6 D0 u% t3 T$ [3 K金无足赤,人无完人Gold can't be pure and man can't be perfect. , l8 c3 O; p0 x0 v
金玉满堂Treasures fill the home7 g' R! K6 E4 u0 @+ z% y0 V* @* Q6 ~
脚踏实地be down-to-earth 9 i$ ^( \" ]1 x3 S$ r5 p- U
脚踩两只船sit on the fence
, B7 l, b/ V9 O) t1 I0 T( R5 M君子之交淡如水the friendship between gentlemen is as pure as crystal; a hedge between keeps friendship green - Z# U2 |; \: A; [ }, Y
老生常谈，陈词滥调cut and dried, cliché5 O6 o$ o; Z/ X$ Z4 p
礼尚往来Courtesy calls for reciprocity.
. h3 T$ H; H. u) |' t# B4 Z留得青山在，不怕没柴烧"Where there is life, there is hope."2 }- R- }' g' i! J" C. }
马到成功achieve immediate victory; win instant success( i; H* T. \; n( u0 g7 c) H
名利双收gain in both fame and wealth! `8 J% _; Y6 {( ?4 [+ z+ C6 g3 a
茅塞顿开be suddenly enlightened& N9 C2 ^4 W$ S% c" f, m- E/ M' j
没有规矩不成方圆Nothing can be accomplished without norms or standards.
" s' t8 W4 L J9 u" Q9 o$ H, ^0 a每逢佳节倍思亲. p0 G6 q- D$ f O! y9 E/ ~" o
On festive occasions more than ever one thinks of one's dear ones far away.
7 z( {' `/ F' s: N% W+ wIt is on the festival occasions when one misses his dear most.
4 Y) c- j F* i6 c8 K谋事在人，成事在天"The planning lies with man, the outcome with Heaven. / Man proposes, God disposes. ": g! W% I e: f& S) {
弄巧成拙be too smart by half; Cunning outwits itself.
$ g" U( L% f3 {2 C拿手好戏masterpiece, V& Y" u- |5 G2 f9 Q! m$ a+ r
赔了夫人又折兵throw good money after bad
' W1 {- O% [+ \! d$ Y抛砖引玉a modest spur to induce others to come forward with valuable contributions; throw a sprat to catch a whale
4 K1 n2 d8 m9 H2 R9 S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
$ {3 n) K) |; r" G' A6 r. z( q抢得先机take the preemptive opportunities
3 q {/ K3 [8 W' k5 m" q9 B0 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.
' U2 S% ]) a0 K* x+ _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! @6 r% C8 v+ f, `5 X* e V
前事不忘,后事之师Past experience, if not forgotten, is a guide for the future.. U7 g- B. @, r, u
前人栽树,后人乘凉One generation plants the trees in whose shade another generation rests.! Z S. k- U0 U8 B
One sows and another reaps.$ W0 ~" W/ F- b) j
前怕狼,后怕虎fear the wolf in front and the tiger behind/ hesitate in doing something$ M: b5 n S( f. O+ o0 L& z
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. 5 j, ?7 _# |5 w* T* S
强强联手win-win co-operation
2 Q3 A0 B/ k! \1 x瑞雪兆丰年A timely snow promises a good harvest.4 I1 Y; O; B8 N( q! B
人之初,性本善Man's nature at birth is good.
7 |& X& \+ g/ i* F0 h5 F人逢喜事精神爽Joy puts heart into a man.
! p. H @5 G3 V人海战术huge-crowd strategy . l+ A6 }3 h! F% k5 O8 I
世上无难事，只要肯攀登"Where there is a will, there is a way. " c$ o2 { f* e$ X5 S
世外桃源a fictitious land of peace away from the turmoil of the world;
' P8 `& j4 H4 r* ^( [死而后已until my heart stops beating
~1 o [3 n% m" p( P; S9 u& e岁岁平安Peace all year round& L- s: @' F: n
上有天堂，下有苏杭"Just as there is paradise in heaven, ther are Suzhou and Hangzhou on earth."
/ t" }, |+ h! B' j: d3 H塞翁失马，焉知非福Misfortune may be an actual blessing." \ n. W$ p! k+ S) H
三十而立"A man should be independent at the age of thirty. " M2 l% ^; X7 E- q+ b% z
At thirty, a man should be able to think for himself." / |; V# t1 \3 _
升级换代updating and upgrading (of products)
; L7 W) A7 U( V四十不惑Life begins at forty. 8 R! I4 U' W+ K
谁言寸草心，报得三春晖"Such kindness of warm sun, can't be repaid by grass. "
% x' j, X; I& t4 n, E. G( }水涨船高When the river rises, the boat floats high.
; }" R: h+ y. F时不我待Time and tide wait for no man. - v* |; m1 b" H/ J
杀鸡用牛刀break a butterfly on the wheel3 F2 J! J' a$ ]: x. R3 W) O
实事求是seek truth from facts; be practical and realistic; be true to facts 5 A( M* f5 z* ]4 \
说曹操,曹操到Talk of the devil and he comes.
$ z% P$ \& E! c9 y9 S实话实说speak the plain truth; call a spade a spade; tell it as it is , J0 w l9 Y- _4 Z+ z
实践是检验真理的唯一标准Practice is the sole criterion for testing truth.
9 \8 t: ^4 t8 u3 q7 f$ f1 g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; "/ S0 D# L# K% c- O( L
韬光养晦hide one's capacities and bide one's time
; t$ X0 M6 V d) o0 ]糖衣炮弹sugar-coated bullets
7 ?2 ?) k2 `& E0 n天有不测风云Anything unexpected may happen. a bolt from the blue8 R5 r6 |; r7 t' |, E
团结就是力量Unity is strength.
O! V1 U7 |4 e: Q3 E9 \5 b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 . k, L1 G' I6 A, {
歪风邪气unhealthy practices and evil phenomena
; k7 D* D. [7 X- c- {物以类聚，人以群分Birds of a feather flock together.4 T) W" H( s6 g- r! O% Z0 s
往事如风"The past has vanished (from memory) like wind.; What in past, is past."
4 O$ S* j" z" c! \: V: i' P望子成龙hold high hopes for one's child
2 N: z5 B' i1 N$ O! `# i屋漏又逢连阴雨Misfortunes never come singly. When it rains it pours.
/ M5 i6 U$ }, J. l* n文韬武略military expertise; military strategy 8 h& U6 A0 ~% r2 j4 b% N5 S
唯利是图draw water to one's mill
, l' U! E* O* K* L" C1 @/ A无源之水,无本之木water without a source, and a tree wiithout roots( M6 F. F( R* I3 j; l. @; p
无中生有make/create something out of nothing 8 q1 T/ i y3 ^
无风不起浪There are no waves without wind. There's no smoke without fire.
) S5 D( W8 h% G/ q' J2 r" w徇私枉法bend the law for the benefit of relatives or friends ! b4 s* m' b* A0 h
新官上任三把火a new broom sweeps clean & U2 [6 m6 p- x( q* n
虚心使人进步,骄傲使人落后Modesty helps one go forward, whereas conceit makes one lag behind.7 P1 y* x" I1 x$ n9 {5 x2 g% d
蓄势而发accumulate strength for a take-off: C+ G6 R- {" K6 l
心想事成May all your wish come true4 K! R% h, _4 X8 i
心照不宣have a tacit understanding; give tacit consent; tacit understanding
2 `: I7 j. x3 m. u9 G7 G先入为主First impressions are firmly entrenched.
) P$ l3 _6 p# Y4 T先下手为强catch the ball before the bound$ s. `/ {3 a5 r: v9 M; v: F; i
像热锅上的蚂蚁like an ant on a hot pan5 u. [" M& |, K# s6 |
现身说法warn people by taking oneself as an example
3 ^, r ] t! Z* m5 O; q息事宁人pour oil on troubled waters
/ V& u: q# d( m& s, D6 u+ d( a% @喜忧参半mingled hope and fear
# i# e e" r% B0 Y) ~0 v' Y. W6 z& x循序渐进step by step9 Y3 ]; [ [6 Y' [
一路平安，一路顺风speed somebody on their way; speed the parting guest 6 Z, r% c, u; p2 v) [' ]
严以律己,宽以待人be strict with oneself and lenient towards others' e3 H2 X$ z+ n* [; W, |
鱼米之乡a land of milk and honey' D. B8 r6 H9 G4 D
有情人终成眷属"Jack shall have Jill, all shall be well." ; {4 N" r. O- \
有钱能使鬼推磨Money makes the mare go. Money talks.& u1 ^6 h+ `; x* C6 a& W) u% Q! Y
有识之士people of vision/ p" v1 R0 z$ M
有勇无谋use brawn rather than brain 0 r; r0 X/ d. p; \
有缘千里来相会Separated as we are thousands of miles apart, we come together as if by predestination.
; Q8 f z. A7 _: M. w/ B8 [ L与时俱进advance with times% U( V; [, E& @; _
以人为本people oriented; people foremost
2 r K" J. @" H6 H因材施教teach students according to their aptitude + l3 i1 T6 s. H' J1 }
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." & H: Y9 B7 N2 ^$ S" c
欲速则不达Haste does not bring success.
& O) E0 _+ l2 d7 Y. C* p优胜劣汰survival of the fittest 4 r; j/ {$ n4 \2 w" ~
英雄所见略同Great minds think alike. K1 @% ]7 w7 c
冤家宜解不宜结Better make friends than make enemies.
|5 l4 h5 N* z+ v/ G$ B3 H冤假错案"cases in which people were unjustly, falsely or wrongly charged or sentenced; unjust, false or wrong cases" 1 S, ?( Z1 `4 a8 Z% x! Y
一言既出，驷马难追A real man never goes back on his words. # W+ W* Q1 f6 Q7 U/ B
招财进宝Money and treasures will be plentiful
. A% @% L! a# B2 Y2 F* U3 w0 i债台高筑become debt-ridden Q5 H# o1 r$ y1 O8 t
致命要害Achilles' heel
+ N# q; L& l6 ]! V6 j众矢之的target of public criticism
- M4 k8 x8 Q2 u7 j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.
' g3 o! [& J4 I3 v纸上谈兵be an armchair strategist
( u/ {) [7 I5 A- H% H4 w纸包不住火Truth will come to light sooner or later.
2 n2 M" E% A4 A左右为难between the devil and the deep blue sea; between the rock and the hard place |
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