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爱屋及乌Love me, love my dog.
" q- ~% F' V7 [9 i1 C+ {9 V百闻不如一见Seeing is believing.2 Z/ {( H# l" i8 g8 E, w1 D
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
( T4 T. h" ]4 ^8 b; @3 u, c# K笨鸟先飞A slow sparrow should make an early start.' v" C x0 Q' N/ B' d" V3 L3 d
不眠之夜white night % A) X6 V, c. y7 P0 `* M" i* S
不以物喜，不以己悲not pleased by external gains, not saddened by personnal losses
. F3 I( P: a! C) S) g不遗余力spare no effort; go all out; do one's best
: \. h6 F7 H }) I不打不成交"No discord, no concord.
" n2 o# }( N. [* W. \6 h2 Y; g; J0 ?拆东墙补西墙rob Peter to pay Paul 0 {5 @! T+ u. [( g9 C
辞旧迎新bid farewell to the old and usher in the new; ring out the old year and ring in the new
5 L! H3 ]; A( f$ @6 E+ p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
/ B; J1 E& C% F8 d& P7 `1 L大开眼界open one's eyes; broaden one's horizon; be an eye-opener
# A1 s/ s n3 Y+ Q3 x. |国泰民安The country flourishes and people live in peace2 W3 @# [# z' ~% E
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
2 H* e: J3 C- k a9 I: V功夫不负有心人Everything comes to him who waits. 3 j* l8 b$ }* F5 q3 [4 ]$ }- n
好了伤疤忘了疼once on shore, one prays no more
' x( O/ n# G( {$ U3 U好事不出门，恶事传千里Good news never goes beyond the gate, while bad news spread far and wide. ( \3 z( C* H: J8 Z% d" w) O
和气生财Harmony brings wealth4 W$ I; r" L# p2 S
活到老，学到老One is never too old to learn. 8 Z0 V! o4 X2 t Q) ^
既往不咎let bygones be bygones
0 R1 x0 t, S M金无足赤,人无完人Gold can't be pure and man can't be perfect. ! V& o3 v# x0 B J
金玉满堂Treasures fill the home3 @+ O7 J9 _: q+ M; Y) y. x1 j" }( S* [8 \
脚踏实地be down-to-earth
7 y+ C+ ]0 X" z: W脚踩两只船sit on the fence 9 q$ `( q7 H1 Z) ^ ~/ J
君子之交淡如水the friendship between gentlemen is as pure as crystal; a hedge between keeps friendship green [8 B! ?& p, D- M" M0 q/ Z' f; m
老生常谈，陈词滥调cut and dried, cliché
2 O3 z+ [8 P( e/ p4 k6 G6 }' D礼尚往来Courtesy calls for reciprocity.
( ]! g7 f8 k$ t6 F! x* x留得青山在，不怕没柴烧"Where there is life, there is hope." ~, E& i3 {; E: k) D' z8 W8 ?
马到成功achieve immediate victory; win instant success
' s2 g9 M! X& b名利双收gain in both fame and wealth
w1 ?& |8 M9 [, {! J. {; X1 K5 ]2 k茅塞顿开be suddenly enlightened$ @( P' {9 ]4 k) a
没有规矩不成方圆Nothing can be accomplished without norms or standards.
+ Y4 B' D9 E# Y! @ \: d4 ?每逢佳节倍思亲* Z3 d( u+ Y- w( h; L T; v4 c
On festive occasions more than ever one thinks of one's dear ones far away.
4 q4 L- u8 d1 p5 J8 f( F7 rIt is on the festival occasions when one misses his dear most.
4 v% U2 u# w$ A% V8 L+ ]# D谋事在人，成事在天"The planning lies with man, the outcome with Heaven. / Man proposes, God disposes. "% F, Y+ g$ D( a
弄巧成拙be too smart by half; Cunning outwits itself.) ]0 | w) P0 ]$ y# b) T% {; l
拿手好戏masterpiece3 ~9 y( O4 k* K; N0 G2 U
赔了夫人又折兵throw good money after bad
2 g; V* J* N. C抛砖引玉a modest spur to induce others to come forward with valuable contributions; throw a sprat to catch a whale3 v& X* w, C" U5 ]
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! G% J( v" b9 B: P1 l
抢得先机take the preemptive opportunities ) v& W4 [4 i6 e4 H
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 W+ }# Z9 n* q+ H# d5 c" I8 f: 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 step2 w1 b+ @' Q) E' }% J1 V
前事不忘,后事之师Past experience, if not forgotten, is a guide for the future.6 x! p$ P6 I W- |4 n" L+ z
前人栽树,后人乘凉One generation plants the trees in whose shade another generation rests.
4 `8 m& b7 {2 D! _! f/ rOne sows and another reaps.
9 _& i% h# S7 O( P% g前怕狼,后怕虎fear the wolf in front and the tiger behind/ hesitate in doing something
& d3 V: V" ]7 \" l8 n4 f/ ]+ |6 E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.
I: P; s# Q: E4 w- _4 {8 I强强联手win-win co-operation
0 |' W/ O% K0 v' b k7 M. j+ {3 ]瑞雪兆丰年A timely snow promises a good harvest.
, v0 h2 m* @, d) \0 s F+ F+ C+ n& ^人之初,性本善Man's nature at birth is good.
4 v% b' t5 k4 V1 u+ X7 G2 }; W人逢喜事精神爽Joy puts heart into a man.
v, x+ }# G2 f7 h3 U人海战术huge-crowd strategy # a% w) e: ~4 ~) J, Q% E
世上无难事，只要肯攀登"Where there is a will, there is a way. " 3 a. |; Q) D6 g7 `4 x3 ]5 ^
世外桃源a fictitious land of peace away from the turmoil of the world;
. ~% E# S. u7 D$ r0 @. `死而后已until my heart stops beating0 D4 _' \" c9 X9 J
岁岁平安Peace all year round
1 Z& ]; m7 K1 {; m" Y/ a上有天堂，下有苏杭"Just as there is paradise in heaven, ther are Suzhou and Hangzhou on earth."
* `3 F9 X" r7 G6 p" y塞翁失马，焉知非福Misfortune may be an actual blessing.
, x: u+ g* V+ o三十而立"A man should be independent at the age of thirty.
L7 P% l! K* }At thirty, a man should be able to think for himself."
6 A4 h% \' U; f. P& h* d升级换代updating and upgrading (of products)4 O2 d. `0 n0 y& O: X' ^" J" ]
四十不惑Life begins at forty. # P/ ^1 `6 O; ?
谁言寸草心，报得三春晖"Such kindness of warm sun, can't be repaid by grass. " 7 |" N: ^+ ]& w) G h/ Z; W; ^
水涨船高When the river rises, the boat floats high.1 j4 Z- x6 ^" T" @' F
时不我待Time and tide wait for no man.
; S4 D7 G7 d& E% f- c杀鸡用牛刀break a butterfly on the wheel
$ v3 U( ]' i4 U2 R* E实事求是seek truth from facts; be practical and realistic; be true to facts ! y2 d, h) @6 B: B
说曹操,曹操到Talk of the devil and he comes.( M8 u' d3 Y0 A# w1 ?8 M A+ D
实话实说speak the plain truth; call a spade a spade; tell it as it is ) h# r4 J* |4 Q: x. A
实践是检验真理的唯一标准Practice is the sole criterion for testing truth.+ Y# N" Y* t( q9 B5 h/ V) P
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; "9 w- Y2 l- `, h/ r* G4 w w
韬光养晦hide one's capacities and bide one's time* R1 V, b3 z y
糖衣炮弹sugar-coated bullets4 c* y% r, h+ \& x; _
天有不测风云Anything unexpected may happen. a bolt from the blue
0 J4 l; k6 k2 x3 l8 f. q2 C2 i4 Q1 n团结就是力量Unity is strength./ h r6 y% }. S5 {* w6 X, 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
+ I. R& V/ H7 ^8 D/ M3 }5 n3 x歪风邪气unhealthy practices and evil phenomena
" |2 ^0 H: N) M$ b, Y( D' B物以类聚，人以群分Birds of a feather flock together.
; L1 Q4 R3 z; h9 Y4 R往事如风"The past has vanished (from memory) like wind.; What in past, is past."
( n/ m* g; A A" C/ _" x7 u8 L( I望子成龙hold high hopes for one's child
/ a; E, o& {$ ~6 ~2 s* t屋漏又逢连阴雨Misfortunes never come singly. When it rains it pours.7 g. z: |+ ]9 K+ z- Y8 e/ r( p
文韬武略military expertise; military strategy ; ~2 }. ^; X2 k
唯利是图draw water to one's mill ) q8 `. A& p2 x5 C, C% R- \0 L
无源之水,无本之木water without a source, and a tree wiithout roots5 o+ L! O J: n6 @! n( i9 Y
无中生有make/create something out of nothing
7 T6 z4 u1 y1 i& s+ L2 x7 d无风不起浪There are no waves without wind. There's no smoke without fire. ~1 \. H9 a9 B a! d
徇私枉法bend the law for the benefit of relatives or friends 2 P* F: H; S4 } F d
新官上任三把火a new broom sweeps clean $ s g3 C) e% v0 ?" q- c
虚心使人进步,骄傲使人落后Modesty helps one go forward, whereas conceit makes one lag behind., j! U, B. C8 h2 W' \1 I0 h
蓄势而发accumulate strength for a take-off4 l' s: p% U) F
心想事成May all your wish come true
" r2 _2 _( I. ~# L心照不宣have a tacit understanding; give tacit consent; tacit understanding& a {! d3 A: T3 k: l* f
先入为主First impressions are firmly entrenched.
$ N& i1 A0 m, C* h( H1 y先下手为强catch the ball before the bound% T) w# J: \# _0 o, d6 B* Z: n
像热锅上的蚂蚁like an ant on a hot pan6 d8 c7 R, p* Y v/ [
现身说法warn people by taking oneself as an example
- C( c1 `6 s: D, V- D* W2 R2 l息事宁人pour oil on troubled waters
5 h3 }5 c0 y* Z4 q5 u0 u喜忧参半mingled hope and fear
# t# V1 T5 h' X+ d) D循序渐进step by step5 B2 o$ K; {: h. W
一路平安，一路顺风speed somebody on their way; speed the parting guest . N+ n' ~5 F7 B7 Y6 H
严以律己,宽以待人be strict with oneself and lenient towards others
$ D1 ]. |) h1 R7 C, t j鱼米之乡a land of milk and honey) g3 [ T% y0 X! Y6 B
有情人终成眷属"Jack shall have Jill, all shall be well."
. E' Q$ H* {. j. `7 t有钱能使鬼推磨Money makes the mare go. Money talks.
1 u, q$ D+ D5 p) {# M有识之士people of vision* i) x3 p1 b- X: w. @
有勇无谋use brawn rather than brain
" `! \+ v: R7 |4 A G有缘千里来相会Separated as we are thousands of miles apart, we come together as if by predestination.5 x0 ]' c& H7 E* @* F
与时俱进advance with times
* N" E; d) {' S; v8 I! R# l. ~ y* Y以人为本people oriented; people foremost & h3 j I7 _& F) f8 ?- a {
因材施教teach students according to their aptitude
9 S: h" n( W/ }& k# f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+ e& s/ W7 J8 e- _* n# R
欲速则不达Haste does not bring success.
# t- d% D/ q, u8 ~* w) V优胜劣汰survival of the fittest
# a0 ~9 V; b8 Z8 T英雄所见略同Great minds think alike.2 W6 W6 c# z/ W, z
冤家宜解不宜结Better make friends than make enemies.* J5 T3 T( E. F+ H
冤假错案"cases in which people were unjustly, falsely or wrongly charged or sentenced; unjust, false or wrong cases" 6 Q. d6 M0 f) k( r0 b! [
一言既出，驷马难追A real man never goes back on his words. ' v3 T. d5 ]: R' C& i/ u F- f
招财进宝Money and treasures will be plentiful
$ {' K) B$ R6 V4 s7 `债台高筑become debt-ridden, c, I/ d! _/ x3 M! Z1 H1 |3 W/ Y6 t, k
致命要害Achilles' heel % T9 {* M9 q2 b/ ^) h
众矢之的target of public criticism
3 M3 F) ?; b& k0 T" R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.
' n) n5 S; O2 W! s* q8 c* x纸上谈兵be an armchair strategist& ^3 B0 R7 p- F$ O( X
纸包不住火Truth will come to light sooner or later.
& o3 g+ U3 j! P8 f$ G' a8 n/ E左右为难between the devil and the deep blue sea; between the rock and the hard place |
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