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爱屋及乌Love me, love my dog.% m5 S) {# k9 I( C" V; Y
百闻不如一见Seeing is believing.5 Z9 M( b, K8 r3 M: C8 e9 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 e# k8 C9 F' K1 a
笨鸟先飞A slow sparrow should make an early start.
2 p# Q' l M& m8 N4 @4 P( r不眠之夜white night
3 J( N; C" p8 w ^1 ^不以物喜，不以己悲not pleased by external gains, not saddened by personnal losses7 N0 ]+ D9 B" W) A `
不遗余力spare no effort; go all out; do one's best
; o# M5 ~# |$ ^. e$ A5 x3 |不打不成交"No discord, no concord.
1 x& L% }* J& x* A0 D6 q6 f拆东墙补西墙rob Peter to pay Paul ( L* v! K3 U O2 m1 |, l! p& V4 L
辞旧迎新bid farewell to the old and usher in the new; ring out the old year and ring in the new
/ w) e ~" q) `. [( `6 E- Y' S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( r7 u; U. Y+ O8 x6 `1 z
大开眼界open one's eyes; broaden one's horizon; be an eye-opener
( U0 L8 |3 h Z( s+ N* d国泰民安The country flourishes and people live in peace9 _, I3 X- L B8 T% `# u
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 9 s1 p/ M& t+ B
功夫不负有心人Everything comes to him who waits.
. {; b7 S! f. F9 A好了伤疤忘了疼once on shore, one prays no more. l2 }8 ?0 J! f; v. L
好事不出门，恶事传千里Good news never goes beyond the gate, while bad news spread far and wide. ' F8 s& s- R& H. W& }( X
和气生财Harmony brings wealth8 D' g( {2 }: U
活到老，学到老One is never too old to learn.
$ d1 [" b" g0 Z2 f9 a; _, e既往不咎let bygones be bygones * G$ N( ]- e; g9 V
金无足赤,人无完人Gold can't be pure and man can't be perfect.
\+ G# D7 ^) V! L5 ^4 @2 r# q金玉满堂Treasures fill the home
" l2 O& ]! s7 e% e" }脚踏实地be down-to-earth / }5 | Q6 _3 [: j
脚踩两只船sit on the fence ! C( w, q/ b/ U- H
君子之交淡如水the friendship between gentlemen is as pure as crystal; a hedge between keeps friendship green * x/ S: T2 b0 u; a
老生常谈，陈词滥调cut and dried, cliché
+ }) ] N" u6 P9 G0 w$ J$ i+ D礼尚往来Courtesy calls for reciprocity. 4 I3 _( @* ]( ~6 p3 y$ a
留得青山在，不怕没柴烧"Where there is life, there is hope.". [% y: V: w- L# s7 C! C
马到成功achieve immediate victory; win instant success
& z0 l+ Z' b) E$ v名利双收gain in both fame and wealth( L* t/ l: U& a- B1 ]
茅塞顿开be suddenly enlightened/ ], s. _# j7 E$ P. o5 |
没有规矩不成方圆Nothing can be accomplished without norms or standards.7 h- `, `8 x7 v3 c' S8 w( W, [2 w
每逢佳节倍思亲
7 N& ?$ P( ^3 t/ e5 T9 mOn festive occasions more than ever one thinks of one's dear ones far away.
8 {0 z/ N" B3 E" L; Q7 O) fIt is on the festival occasions when one misses his dear most. ; C% c; {5 f' s5 J. G7 Y
谋事在人，成事在天"The planning lies with man, the outcome with Heaven. / Man proposes, God disposes. "
( _9 `; v; Q( o- Y* v6 P6 C弄巧成拙be too smart by half; Cunning outwits itself.
. b. j4 m6 s, O$ F拿手好戏masterpiece4 f$ n1 t# {! y) \9 v. s
赔了夫人又折兵throw good money after bad
7 E* \# }2 X3 v! b9 U抛砖引玉a modest spur to induce others to come forward with valuable contributions; throw a sprat to catch a whale+ ~* X- l& u8 j7 M! `1 Q
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; q: M; ?3 G5 Y' w5 P S C
抢得先机take the preemptive opportunities
8 G" b, ~- [" C+ } J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.
) F* Y) Z$ J0 X0 W- \/ t9 [& l5 `- s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
$ l3 ]: l! T# N9 h前事不忘,后事之师Past experience, if not forgotten, is a guide for the future.
* L+ N: l* U; J前人栽树,后人乘凉One generation plants the trees in whose shade another generation rests.
5 ]' L# _4 \0 g5 zOne sows and another reaps.
. A5 y) k2 i5 l1 Q' z" |6 R前怕狼,后怕虎fear the wolf in front and the tiger behind/ hesitate in doing something: [: S0 K2 ~, \
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. ! e3 }) u$ I, }
强强联手win-win co-operation5 W- {/ D g) E/ M* n
瑞雪兆丰年A timely snow promises a good harvest.$ ~( o+ v( u% `0 Q0 |( U
人之初,性本善Man's nature at birth is good.% F. A) L0 K0 C5 y0 i: R/ ?3 v
人逢喜事精神爽Joy puts heart into a man.
1 K+ p. X6 F- Q人海战术huge-crowd strategy . ^, _% E- o& Z# m) K* \- E5 N
世上无难事，只要肯攀登"Where there is a will, there is a way. "
" F9 I1 l, _) B* v2 n K世外桃源a fictitious land of peace away from the turmoil of the world;
" ~- ?* A2 j+ w1 l. M) i死而后已until my heart stops beating
2 B( N6 u. Y$ H: l3 c岁岁平安Peace all year round5 v% d. r- S! m9 n
上有天堂，下有苏杭"Just as there is paradise in heaven, ther are Suzhou and Hangzhou on earth." # D. W0 S/ J. ^3 p+ I" r4 h
塞翁失马，焉知非福Misfortune may be an actual blessing. Z" O' _ l; R- J2 S- B
三十而立"A man should be independent at the age of thirty.
5 }* w( I7 ?; o' o) q, f% eAt thirty, a man should be able to think for himself." & O: D* d; s' n
升级换代updating and upgrading (of products)1 I' M" K: c" d( z: _+ }7 ^- Z
四十不惑Life begins at forty.
- g4 T R, x2 O' A: H5 m" V5 b谁言寸草心，报得三春晖"Such kindness of warm sun, can't be repaid by grass. " $ k& }3 p5 t- Q
水涨船高When the river rises, the boat floats high.$ t! P8 P3 p h+ @/ [
时不我待Time and tide wait for no man.
# t4 i- N5 ^! ] _. a杀鸡用牛刀break a butterfly on the wheel' {/ Y' q. @* j
实事求是seek truth from facts; be practical and realistic; be true to facts
: w' i1 T& e# O4 T$ r说曹操,曹操到Talk of the devil and he comes.' ^1 `/ L5 |' |( C' |8 ]
实话实说speak the plain truth; call a spade a spade; tell it as it is ) S# Z9 s6 Q; I6 Q( X% x
实践是检验真理的唯一标准Practice is the sole criterion for testing truth.
( v8 N( m S3 F3 S |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; "
% e! E" C2 s; T( W; y韬光养晦hide one's capacities and bide one's time8 \) Y' Y( W M. U6 H) O% i! ^
糖衣炮弹sugar-coated bullets
- P/ V$ y6 R Y1 }# X天有不测风云Anything unexpected may happen. a bolt from the blue
: l2 O, J* W9 @团结就是力量Unity is strength.
$ H+ y3 u. @6 S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 + |: b4 L* W6 G' s; {6 @) V
歪风邪气unhealthy practices and evil phenomena& m/ O7 t+ e% Q5 l2 U! [
物以类聚，人以群分Birds of a feather flock together.
9 M. S$ d0 V+ y+ p4 w往事如风"The past has vanished (from memory) like wind.; What in past, is past." 6 z0 A' z8 Q. ] ~
望子成龙hold high hopes for one's child0 H& d1 k" P5 c
屋漏又逢连阴雨Misfortunes never come singly. When it rains it pours./ B9 R% H1 L! N* ^) J; I% A
文韬武略military expertise; military strategy , d+ g4 r; ^# y9 p' K! T7 I6 S
唯利是图draw water to one's mill
7 k6 d& C, F" I' I* a无源之水,无本之木water without a source, and a tree wiithout roots
1 E3 a6 M5 ~5 o3 M无中生有make/create something out of nothing . f" P! ~ U7 }6 u5 |+ \9 X5 M
无风不起浪There are no waves without wind. There's no smoke without fire." a5 b4 H" h9 r' v, q0 B: U
徇私枉法bend the law for the benefit of relatives or friends ) k- j7 a; c% B: q, x. g
新官上任三把火a new broom sweeps clean
* X5 A3 s& ^- v虚心使人进步,骄傲使人落后Modesty helps one go forward, whereas conceit makes one lag behind.
- w8 [& d7 M8 ~蓄势而发accumulate strength for a take-off8 j4 |4 d4 v2 z) T' G R
心想事成May all your wish come true( p4 s6 G! M# M P7 z/ V
心照不宣have a tacit understanding; give tacit consent; tacit understanding
! n' ]/ f! x( p$ e先入为主First impressions are firmly entrenched.
9 H) t) R2 G, z* r: X$ r6 |, z$ \# Q先下手为强catch the ball before the bound- T+ p( J2 L% q+ c
像热锅上的蚂蚁like an ant on a hot pan
8 f! R" k& M; U9 F/ z现身说法warn people by taking oneself as an example8 U& d- p' @+ s! q1 d' p6 V: U
息事宁人pour oil on troubled waters
h/ g* R/ u# E& u7 w$ }' o N- f3 G/ N喜忧参半mingled hope and fear % _% u& g: _/ O4 ~- M/ a9 C0 E
循序渐进step by step- r5 z% [/ N' N! n* n5 c
一路平安，一路顺风speed somebody on their way; speed the parting guest + a9 [8 r1 u; V- j4 u
严以律己,宽以待人be strict with oneself and lenient towards others5 z; i% P. O+ W( \' f
鱼米之乡a land of milk and honey
0 w9 u& b: s& h9 k# I$ t% a e有情人终成眷属"Jack shall have Jill, all shall be well."
+ H# g) F. @8 B6 ~9 O7 e有钱能使鬼推磨Money makes the mare go. Money talks.
. G f. N! `; N$ ~3 L" y) q有识之士people of vision
; H. C0 ]) |' F/ \2 i$ B& }有勇无谋use brawn rather than brain 0 D1 l# A: p) R* t6 d5 }% Q7 R
有缘千里来相会Separated as we are thousands of miles apart, we come together as if by predestination.- O$ ~6 ^! q) u% j& J7 k/ c
与时俱进advance with times
" v1 ^& E2 ?+ [" h' S% r4 s7 `0 L/ e- e以人为本people oriented; people foremost ( U* L( N* L* ?4 v" I& [: h
因材施教teach students according to their aptitude ; J$ g6 r6 P" _# x
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." # k' A8 e: d& k# W
欲速则不达Haste does not bring success. " ~) ]* W/ i6 P; m: x
优胜劣汰survival of the fittest ; l+ F7 u' Q& `6 x% C
英雄所见略同Great minds think alike.
- G! ^. ]# Z1 A3 O: z冤家宜解不宜结Better make friends than make enemies.. S1 C5 Q |8 g5 I6 j. C0 i c- X
冤假错案"cases in which people were unjustly, falsely or wrongly charged or sentenced; unjust, false or wrong cases"
, Y$ S+ K, P( ~' Q8 `一言既出，驷马难追A real man never goes back on his words. / f/ ~/ z7 p+ Z: u) H" E4 v, [' ^
招财进宝Money and treasures will be plentiful/ B j7 L! f; [
债台高筑become debt-ridden4 L4 X# j( }& e
致命要害Achilles' heel 8 H( O B# I0 Z) W
众矢之的target of public criticism
6 I: \! M8 p! [) j8 i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.
; \9 z' T+ Y7 I; }1 \: \8 K0 j' |纸上谈兵be an armchair strategist
& H/ |) Z7 e5 c8 [+ w# [纸包不住火Truth will come to light sooner or later.
6 H/ E; V3 ~1 x& ?0 \左右为难between the devil and the deep blue sea; between the rock and the hard place |
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