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爱屋及乌Love me, love my dog.
$ y2 k# P7 f; R* n8 R百闻不如一见Seeing is believing.* Z. q5 j7 ]( f6 [3 G" @0 w0 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' H8 L2 \7 g8 T3 A8 N6 j) V7 i$ Y
笨鸟先飞A slow sparrow should make an early start.
0 p) Z' [5 G" l `) n8 H不眠之夜white night
+ P4 r! ~7 W e* P" a# O. i不以物喜，不以己悲not pleased by external gains, not saddened by personnal losses& k/ c9 K k# V4 ?
不遗余力spare no effort; go all out; do one's best
! V4 F: Z. m; k不打不成交"No discord, no concord.
w$ u; d* r) \. U, |. q d拆东墙补西墙rob Peter to pay Paul . r. X3 e+ \1 m6 u8 I6 U2 t
辞旧迎新bid farewell to the old and usher in the new; ring out the old year and ring in the new
; z) G3 ^* c+ W* }- V8 Z* g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
( c8 i4 O# a( t3 C: Z大开眼界open one's eyes; broaden one's horizon; be an eye-opener ' @8 c+ T3 M! c1 R. C
国泰民安The country flourishes and people live in peace
% W3 [, j5 J8 J8 F$ w! ]( P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
& N! y9 O' q* B" `( c0 X功夫不负有心人Everything comes to him who waits. Y. i, r. ~1 Z8 h- J: M2 a( d' C
好了伤疤忘了疼once on shore, one prays no more# m! d' z$ E/ u' M
好事不出门，恶事传千里Good news never goes beyond the gate, while bad news spread far and wide. & z7 V$ m' l, v
和气生财Harmony brings wealth+ d' y* k; _7 G* D
活到老，学到老One is never too old to learn. 1 l5 X1 ^1 w0 q' x2 n2 X2 \8 `
既往不咎let bygones be bygones U b) h4 N; k# Z' [
金无足赤,人无完人Gold can't be pure and man can't be perfect.
0 `7 m; ?3 U; s7 V- J/ ?6 u金玉满堂Treasures fill the home
: ^* R. N7 t9 u ?% k4 e: ^脚踏实地be down-to-earth
6 H1 B( \, r. U5 Y! J脚踩两只船sit on the fence 9 F! ?+ j1 I( x* H* L/ M& l7 {8 T
君子之交淡如水the friendship between gentlemen is as pure as crystal; a hedge between keeps friendship green
! {9 _) R. ^( A5 i) C; Y& L老生常谈，陈词滥调cut and dried, cliché, M7 @1 N# S% W! V0 ]6 X2 Q
礼尚往来Courtesy calls for reciprocity.
* x, M" i+ `. G/ ]1 l+ ?+ O/ N留得青山在，不怕没柴烧"Where there is life, there is hope."6 m, U7 P- \7 y; p" s4 `7 f( |
马到成功achieve immediate victory; win instant success7 s# s) ?; c4 c
名利双收gain in both fame and wealth
+ z6 w! Q6 r* G3 @0 K" o茅塞顿开be suddenly enlightened* w2 w# u Y, l* K9 f+ u
没有规矩不成方圆Nothing can be accomplished without norms or standards.+ p! \( {7 ?# h: @" ^/ h2 P+ N4 [
每逢佳节倍思亲: T' ~; M) o9 b
On festive occasions more than ever one thinks of one's dear ones far away.1 Z* ?; A4 h5 G! J$ z, {" l T" u' ]
It is on the festival occasions when one misses his dear most. 1 {+ t# U$ ^, F% {8 R+ g
谋事在人，成事在天"The planning lies with man, the outcome with Heaven. / Man proposes, God disposes. "4 s3 q; S4 i/ y, T
弄巧成拙be too smart by half; Cunning outwits itself.. e* }" k: l$ D/ R; w
拿手好戏masterpiece
3 @' d, o# W) @+ B" o0 o赔了夫人又折兵throw good money after bad3 M' x6 |; v: k- M/ O% \
抛砖引玉a modest spur to induce others to come forward with valuable contributions; throw a sprat to catch a whale
+ o$ i- A8 q: N. N$ ^5 s- M3 l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
& P2 G/ f3 c# J l8 e j抢得先机take the preemptive opportunities d# S& T. d9 I# ~9 j7 t
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.
' M/ K h n; z6 Z1 G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
, L$ d: [% |" A" P) \: ~2 I前事不忘,后事之师Past experience, if not forgotten, is a guide for the future.
! i) w/ F& s" m% [! p前人栽树,后人乘凉One generation plants the trees in whose shade another generation rests.! s2 s( _3 m0 i/ p6 ~6 E
One sows and another reaps.
$ j- |. y0 k% u5 \前怕狼,后怕虎fear the wolf in front and the tiger behind/ hesitate in doing something+ v- h* V- ~2 W5 R
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.
7 O, C4 n+ f0 f( d* z. g强强联手win-win co-operation; h3 h% w- p: C
瑞雪兆丰年A timely snow promises a good harvest.9 E. u4 _" }) }- u: {$ |0 F
人之初,性本善Man's nature at birth is good.0 c p: r' y: E" K: o- @% G
人逢喜事精神爽Joy puts heart into a man.
; l- k" U- r9 r: T4 N8 u& z! ^& [ U人海战术huge-crowd strategy
" ~# a, m% {$ ^ }) C世上无难事，只要肯攀登"Where there is a will, there is a way. " * L3 e% |, |2 t( b3 T7 F: X
世外桃源a fictitious land of peace away from the turmoil of the world;
3 C% u: W7 V& D" j0 }死而后已until my heart stops beating; G! s0 d* U$ i y
岁岁平安Peace all year round
1 m: A" a" Z9 J6 I5 c9 p上有天堂，下有苏杭"Just as there is paradise in heaven, ther are Suzhou and Hangzhou on earth."
4 ` n; j1 f/ ]1 |塞翁失马，焉知非福Misfortune may be an actual blessing.* j# n6 v V/ S+ w
三十而立"A man should be independent at the age of thirty.
2 B+ N8 T) S# Q7 ]' w) g: X% s- cAt thirty, a man should be able to think for himself." 3 ^- x' ~5 b* p4 [9 k' F6 T
升级换代updating and upgrading (of products); O" Q. W' H3 @4 ]4 k
四十不惑Life begins at forty.
* V% Z$ D3 p, X3 l. n谁言寸草心，报得三春晖"Such kindness of warm sun, can't be repaid by grass. " * k% b" e7 f9 [* {" d9 z" ~
水涨船高When the river rises, the boat floats high.
+ {6 }; @& J! m( J# \7 C4 I时不我待Time and tide wait for no man.
; `5 y! Q- W$ R# B& D杀鸡用牛刀break a butterfly on the wheel
3 R( \* q- h' i; f实事求是seek truth from facts; be practical and realistic; be true to facts * `. A% t- a7 A; T
说曹操,曹操到Talk of the devil and he comes.4 E' K* U, M$ x* A) [
实话实说speak the plain truth; call a spade a spade; tell it as it is ! m; K7 I4 b) j8 T3 H3 B4 n
实践是检验真理的唯一标准Practice is the sole criterion for testing truth.0 J \% g' Y5 x k, B2 X
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; " d2 Y0 N1 F, {* L0 F
韬光养晦hide one's capacities and bide one's time! J% @1 ]8 P* M4 Z+ H$ P* q5 Q
糖衣炮弹sugar-coated bullets
0 q# m& I9 |0 }* D5 q+ X天有不测风云Anything unexpected may happen. a bolt from the blue# D( M6 |1 ^: b' z$ a$ J" F% i
团结就是力量Unity is strength.
9 k; U9 M7 y# I$ ]* ^( ~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
+ E+ V/ I& W1 H' k/ z0 Y歪风邪气unhealthy practices and evil phenomena
$ t! L2 g; k; t物以类聚，人以群分Birds of a feather flock together.
" Z. J* ]* S0 c3 z往事如风"The past has vanished (from memory) like wind.; What in past, is past."
% N! ?* O% G, Y$ v& v+ M5 |望子成龙hold high hopes for one's child
4 n" t) p1 }0 q屋漏又逢连阴雨Misfortunes never come singly. When it rains it pours.
p" `, _! A6 _: c文韬武略military expertise; military strategy 4 i: ~! T; ~$ k9 X; b
唯利是图draw water to one's mill
1 h" Q& `: X8 j, F6 E无源之水,无本之木water without a source, and a tree wiithout roots) ]# U- ~1 E: ?/ u, E8 k* I5 w p
无中生有make/create something out of nothing 0 r# |: l8 q2 f; V ^
无风不起浪There are no waves without wind. There's no smoke without fire.. }$ y; u3 `& a. u1 d3 m/ Q
徇私枉法bend the law for the benefit of relatives or friends
3 u l/ \) K8 F0 s6 J* V$ X- M新官上任三把火a new broom sweeps clean
4 u/ f5 h) f0 M虚心使人进步,骄傲使人落后Modesty helps one go forward, whereas conceit makes one lag behind.+ R: F5 x. n3 l1 a
蓄势而发accumulate strength for a take-off
. ]' {- m$ L2 k% Z心想事成May all your wish come true9 _, k! w7 l E% R. v
心照不宣have a tacit understanding; give tacit consent; tacit understanding/ f1 ~' f2 }$ C* W; c; P
先入为主First impressions are firmly entrenched.
! J+ ]! K, I) x" L先下手为强catch the ball before the bound) J! f [5 v0 @. f+ l" g' P% h- w. I
像热锅上的蚂蚁like an ant on a hot pan* S. b$ d$ T0 D9 @% S9 M
现身说法warn people by taking oneself as an example
7 H7 X6 V I* a息事宁人pour oil on troubled waters
9 ?' k8 ]! `1 h: b喜忧参半mingled hope and fear
H2 f0 F- O1 w3 M$ e* G循序渐进step by step% I. v6 p4 {1 N
一路平安，一路顺风speed somebody on their way; speed the parting guest
' `5 S; `: C9 T$ K& M, r严以律己,宽以待人be strict with oneself and lenient towards others
& h; U5 a& r. x8 u/ g7 n/ d: ?0 g鱼米之乡a land of milk and honey% W' O: O8 L" u% ]) y# c+ k6 s
有情人终成眷属"Jack shall have Jill, all shall be well."
2 W, g) A, s4 C- G4 ~有钱能使鬼推磨Money makes the mare go. Money talks.' Z7 y3 x9 o( H
有识之士people of vision
- [8 l0 \) D+ A: o7 j+ t J& ^有勇无谋use brawn rather than brain
( E/ X, ?) E2 ~有缘千里来相会Separated as we are thousands of miles apart, we come together as if by predestination. \0 L7 C4 w$ l: Z9 c
与时俱进advance with times
3 Z# r% n2 w( K w' [: m$ _: a以人为本people oriented; people foremost
& `+ d% |8 Z/ G, U2 i/ O" W因材施教teach students according to their aptitude : n9 q/ P# f/ I3 Q5 W' n
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."
% N% L9 o$ g* z* U欲速则不达Haste does not bring success.
( ?" Y" `- \* B/ R优胜劣汰survival of the fittest
& z5 M9 u3 g4 S, b% s英雄所见略同Great minds think alike.
5 c7 G" C7 z3 l; M$ X冤家宜解不宜结Better make friends than make enemies.
& X7 a# a$ Y# q" T% d冤假错案"cases in which people were unjustly, falsely or wrongly charged or sentenced; unjust, false or wrong cases" ( N5 ~7 P ^" Q* q
一言既出，驷马难追A real man never goes back on his words. : Y3 c7 l) L4 c4 c1 j
招财进宝Money and treasures will be plentiful4 Q$ l3 m' m! {8 N. W
债台高筑become debt-ridden
; \' g* r" Y) ~致命要害Achilles' heel % e8 N" h( C, P! G% f' X
众矢之的target of public criticism
% t ?" B( _7 R5 Q$ g5 ^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./ v1 u* Y$ I6 u0 n, g% p( e
纸上谈兵be an armchair strategist* _3 N* A/ V# @7 M7 T7 l& ~- v
纸包不住火Truth will come to light sooner or later.% j& D# N4 u- O7 P0 ?
左右为难between the devil and the deep blue sea; between the rock and the hard place |
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