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爱屋及乌Love me, love my dog.
+ ~; R3 V W# ?6 P! x百闻不如一见Seeing is believing.
8 X9 T/ r9 m0 y9 r5 ]3 W7 G$ b) B3 O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
9 j& a! b6 ?5 x+ ^4 c2 q- J笨鸟先飞A slow sparrow should make an early start.
' ^* ]6 d* h6 g7 u# M8 H) [. ^9 {. f不眠之夜white night
4 Z- P" E! t- b* k6 W/ R! T, h不以物喜，不以己悲not pleased by external gains, not saddened by personnal losses( C @* i& L! G
不遗余力spare no effort; go all out; do one's best
3 F! z; F) y6 l不打不成交"No discord, no concord. ! b: \; v$ {- p( J
拆东墙补西墙rob Peter to pay Paul 2 b' |6 c$ `# s6 J
辞旧迎新bid farewell to the old and usher in the new; ring out the old year and ring in the new
/ V @% c7 ?, b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/ y5 Z" g5 o# b' V4 \' O
大开眼界open one's eyes; broaden one's horizon; be an eye-opener % l7 P" O$ }1 e( Y l$ i
国泰民安The country flourishes and people live in peace* z% W+ e" x$ O2 G/ [+ [( g
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 * n0 O& w! q) f* r* Q
功夫不负有心人Everything comes to him who waits. 4 Z( K4 k& s; f' |5 F
好了伤疤忘了疼once on shore, one prays no more! c; i3 u3 p7 ]* i. H7 Z3 j! \: k n
好事不出门，恶事传千里Good news never goes beyond the gate, while bad news spread far and wide.
. u; J9 P9 ^ P4 b3 T2 Z和气生财Harmony brings wealth! @6 m. W( l0 e- [1 l
活到老，学到老One is never too old to learn. ' c6 M2 Z) y" H4 ]0 f1 R& M2 R
既往不咎let bygones be bygones $ a: s# P# @! A! w
金无足赤,人无完人Gold can't be pure and man can't be perfect. 1 [3 O& z8 p5 I: t, e- i
金玉满堂Treasures fill the home. t) {6 [; y$ y
脚踏实地be down-to-earth
$ ^ w# B5 v1 Z/ b8 \. k7 M脚踩两只船sit on the fence
: q' t, g& [4 |8 U7 F& c君子之交淡如水the friendship between gentlemen is as pure as crystal; a hedge between keeps friendship green - v p8 n5 Q! N# s0 v
老生常谈，陈词滥调cut and dried, cliché2 L' A$ |$ q: q3 g: B. o
礼尚往来Courtesy calls for reciprocity. c4 c0 G6 `, p8 U- t h
留得青山在，不怕没柴烧"Where there is life, there is hope."
. q3 K- M4 e" o( T) l$ j; Z2 n, e马到成功achieve immediate victory; win instant success u; F6 P; N/ m# U* Y: G
名利双收gain in both fame and wealth
9 C6 Y+ O- M F$ c4 A/ B6 y) u+ t. q- C茅塞顿开be suddenly enlightened
6 W$ X- W+ N p& Z6 I3 o没有规矩不成方圆Nothing can be accomplished without norms or standards.
) l* |; B# t) |7 s, ^* `每逢佳节倍思亲
- A! a5 R% A& }0 b- pOn festive occasions more than ever one thinks of one's dear ones far away.! p( w6 ]! O( _
It is on the festival occasions when one misses his dear most. 5 ?, y2 H/ R9 i4 R! D/ e4 Z
谋事在人，成事在天"The planning lies with man, the outcome with Heaven. / Man proposes, God disposes. "3 v# R$ r$ m0 p- K v6 u( ^
弄巧成拙be too smart by half; Cunning outwits itself.
' h2 N! z) L! b+ f7 m3 U3 Q. e1 F拿手好戏masterpiece& M0 @* L0 K6 P b' _; v$ s! l
赔了夫人又折兵throw good money after bad
6 ?- I" R5 F: |4 ]7 K8 z抛砖引玉a modest spur to induce others to come forward with valuable contributions; throw a sprat to catch a whale) }1 R: @1 n+ T9 o9 H3 f' X
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
, P+ @4 ~- R- }9 M- `( y) j9 s抢得先机take the preemptive opportunities
V2 m, |" N* }( E1 }) E- x$ G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 Q9 v# u! ^+ ?6 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
/ B& G% e% ]2 @: A5 s% t/ z' F/ t前事不忘,后事之师Past experience, if not forgotten, is a guide for the future.
8 k# w) H" N! b! m- H/ x2 m前人栽树,后人乘凉One generation plants the trees in whose shade another generation rests.
6 h2 e% N/ X& \* S* @ WOne sows and another reaps.
8 L7 G1 r, T9 ?3 w前怕狼,后怕虎fear the wolf in front and the tiger behind/ hesitate in doing something% u( v R. ~5 @( K
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.
# y* I2 \+ n# A) w/ F8 X强强联手win-win co-operation
$ ?7 t4 \* e/ o$ L6 J; Y瑞雪兆丰年A timely snow promises a good harvest.. t4 |+ ?; w/ r" G* H& |2 }; @
人之初,性本善Man's nature at birth is good.9 s5 |- Q; d9 t
人逢喜事精神爽Joy puts heart into a man.
/ f. @+ o5 t( o8 z5 i/ D人海战术huge-crowd strategy 2 D# o3 |! n; c6 O/ g
世上无难事，只要肯攀登"Where there is a will, there is a way. " m( C7 X7 C, o6 U0 j8 n
世外桃源a fictitious land of peace away from the turmoil of the world;
# E+ G- A& P0 i R死而后已until my heart stops beating
6 C# Y3 H: | }+ A) V) L) y3 O& v岁岁平安Peace all year round
# A$ S) U$ y$ v上有天堂，下有苏杭"Just as there is paradise in heaven, ther are Suzhou and Hangzhou on earth." 9 F& g, @4 }# o$ A
塞翁失马，焉知非福Misfortune may be an actual blessing.% g o+ H' `+ G3 Q0 c2 V
三十而立"A man should be independent at the age of thirty.
|4 ]6 J9 T. tAt thirty, a man should be able to think for himself." 3 G, X* _; k% g0 `# b
升级换代updating and upgrading (of products)
6 s, ~! y- f" t' |. A四十不惑Life begins at forty. 2 B7 s- x( u# e' M+ w8 M4 D
谁言寸草心，报得三春晖"Such kindness of warm sun, can't be repaid by grass. "
, ?) q- N* p% n" h! c# U- n水涨船高When the river rises, the boat floats high.
- q* s% S: G! s" {* a/ ~, z& p: f% Q7 L时不我待Time and tide wait for no man.
0 ^% M" U/ q0 }杀鸡用牛刀break a butterfly on the wheel
7 G" F/ \ \3 H! n" H1 l7 T实事求是seek truth from facts; be practical and realistic; be true to facts
/ J, D) ]" T4 @7 M( |0 x说曹操,曹操到Talk of the devil and he comes.
% n0 ^1 i& x8 y, e% V实话实说speak the plain truth; call a spade a spade; tell it as it is 1 k, b+ i. V- S/ l# z B* {
实践是检验真理的唯一标准Practice is the sole criterion for testing truth.* k3 A" Q X2 o
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; "
! R3 p4 h/ z/ g! V, P韬光养晦hide one's capacities and bide one's time% y8 R8 G' K; B8 I, d/ G% o
糖衣炮弹sugar-coated bullets8 \) w4 z7 [ x% k
天有不测风云Anything unexpected may happen. a bolt from the blue
6 X/ P1 `) O2 ^$ a* R1 ?* }团结就是力量Unity is strength.
& g/ J* }( D9 x8 [8 K8 C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 8 O/ x0 u# A* U5 ?
歪风邪气unhealthy practices and evil phenomena
+ C; t4 {+ ^0 X7 d, k. o0 h物以类聚，人以群分Birds of a feather flock together./ f0 o h& w+ L3 q! `
往事如风"The past has vanished (from memory) like wind.; What in past, is past." : ^7 E2 M! n1 f. O( h0 K C+ n" a
望子成龙hold high hopes for one's child
7 @5 H0 w( ?8 \) H屋漏又逢连阴雨Misfortunes never come singly. When it rains it pours.: ]! @+ ~* _. m/ T
文韬武略military expertise; military strategy + c/ R9 y4 {) c3 {6 H% N
唯利是图draw water to one's mill % }. g, g/ m4 O8 l0 l# I h H4 T
无源之水,无本之木water without a source, and a tree wiithout roots
0 ~: f; E& f8 D) K5 R4 |# z5 U. g无中生有make/create something out of nothing 4 k' s. \. ?- U! m. J" K3 A& p. Z
无风不起浪There are no waves without wind. There's no smoke without fire.0 U, B6 |: ]/ ]* ]2 S
徇私枉法bend the law for the benefit of relatives or friends 6 \4 u: j7 H R+ U. W+ S$ e# L R. z
新官上任三把火a new broom sweeps clean
, |7 d; N! \, u; y+ Y1 ? [虚心使人进步,骄傲使人落后Modesty helps one go forward, whereas conceit makes one lag behind.
1 }; z: \9 W e4 E蓄势而发accumulate strength for a take-off! y9 u/ f' ]- ?) z7 |% i
心想事成May all your wish come true$ z B: R7 N; [6 U1 @# x
心照不宣have a tacit understanding; give tacit consent; tacit understanding
6 t, s8 t, v) _+ T7 S1 w6 t先入为主First impressions are firmly entrenched.
6 Y0 x; ]% j+ a- T先下手为强catch the ball before the bound
7 n. S6 t* L2 Q k6 M( i+ e" b像热锅上的蚂蚁like an ant on a hot pan
( C- n. U3 Y8 c9 M% r现身说法warn people by taking oneself as an example
+ r+ T8 G$ E1 P& q9 p0 l! V息事宁人pour oil on troubled waters ! L5 a, m, |) @9 w+ Q
喜忧参半mingled hope and fear 5 |+ d. U# A/ t4 L
循序渐进step by step
2 Z: W# F: O; o: T% u% R一路平安，一路顺风speed somebody on their way; speed the parting guest
6 g- ?0 u% k8 p+ ?/ N) o严以律己,宽以待人be strict with oneself and lenient towards others" b, M( N0 k/ W' L
鱼米之乡a land of milk and honey
. a' `2 Q5 R1 o# G, q有情人终成眷属"Jack shall have Jill, all shall be well."
: k- I4 u/ k+ ]有钱能使鬼推磨Money makes the mare go. Money talks.
# i# q" i6 R( g有识之士people of vision
. p9 j4 h/ q C$ ^6 V j有勇无谋use brawn rather than brain Q) ~- x% Q; |0 N; t2 @) G
有缘千里来相会Separated as we are thousands of miles apart, we come together as if by predestination." ]0 a5 V5 j* h0 d9 M7 T8 T
与时俱进advance with times
5 k+ }$ S& o0 P+ `0 C以人为本people oriented; people foremost 0 ]( }# N/ \6 X" A( g5 F9 E# B
因材施教teach students according to their aptitude
8 K9 O* w k( `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."
; @+ x/ K# c* a+ b3 N; U欲速则不达Haste does not bring success.
! |; a$ `# ]6 h* o" {优胜劣汰survival of the fittest 7 X) m, l8 c) Z1 D7 X
英雄所见略同Great minds think alike.0 K/ n! `0 x% x
冤家宜解不宜结Better make friends than make enemies.5 Z9 d& G3 Y1 @# H4 n
冤假错案"cases in which people were unjustly, falsely or wrongly charged or sentenced; unjust, false or wrong cases"
; x" ~. B; `, s! }- v4 k- B/ Q5 ~! A一言既出，驷马难追A real man never goes back on his words. 9 T E7 } }0 L0 u2 s, w% x0 B
招财进宝Money and treasures will be plentiful# n3 |' ], L7 M- n6 S/ x
债台高筑become debt-ridden
: x3 f! G! k z: `0 L, ~致命要害Achilles' heel ) l0 ~' W/ [, q0 O
众矢之的target of public criticism
: Y i) k; K6 k2 E; `8 Q2 b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.
" G: t. f# u0 z" F% ^% b5 e' @纸上谈兵be an armchair strategist! p. Z @$ s( n% o
纸包不住火Truth will come to light sooner or later.+ O* m0 Y& Q3 F" A; i$ \( o0 \
左右为难between the devil and the deep blue sea; between the rock and the hard place |
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