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爱屋及乌Love me, love my dog.7 o4 H4 i5 n; U' f8 _6 Z% b9 W
百闻不如一见Seeing is believing. B2 Y0 m t! e5 y; Q
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# y+ e5 p/ }' I9 p7 m
笨鸟先飞A slow sparrow should make an early start.) b- |. i1 e! O6 m! ~
不眠之夜white night 1 T5 q& `2 A6 M) R H0 }8 S( f$ f
不以物喜，不以己悲not pleased by external gains, not saddened by personnal losses* H% s- S' [) O9 |8 r+ R8 t
不遗余力spare no effort; go all out; do one's best: [! Z; g* X" q, r4 A+ J% O
不打不成交"No discord, no concord.
; [, }/ \+ e% x' K& c }拆东墙补西墙rob Peter to pay Paul ( C3 L; S" {& B" d6 J! E% _
辞旧迎新bid farewell to the old and usher in the new; ring out the old year and ring in the new
7 _3 \. \) |, Y( R5 w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
: m! v0 F6 m5 h大开眼界open one's eyes; broaden one's horizon; be an eye-opener 6 b' X0 ^' Z# S6 X
国泰民安The country flourishes and people live in peace& U* m5 n* W# N2 x" p# \0 p3 t
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
$ r" a: m7 G) D9 i( x8 E0 | q功夫不负有心人Everything comes to him who waits.
+ T: K$ A4 g7 a% k) K: M6 r好了伤疤忘了疼once on shore, one prays no more" g" X# U: K& z8 @1 C) h& p& g
好事不出门，恶事传千里Good news never goes beyond the gate, while bad news spread far and wide.
# w6 D8 G, ^, K和气生财Harmony brings wealth8 U% N, s$ W% z: R H- W
活到老，学到老One is never too old to learn. 5 j3 E3 l* x0 Y4 Y
既往不咎let bygones be bygones $ E. W3 a" ^/ ^, p, ?+ r. l
金无足赤,人无完人Gold can't be pure and man can't be perfect.
4 T* I d6 a/ w% d& b8 C/ x3 m金玉满堂Treasures fill the home
2 k7 F' t' S! h/ s8 W# T! Z脚踏实地be down-to-earth , ^2 ^% P9 ~6 J3 C6 L8 J+ a
脚踩两只船sit on the fence / l1 N# O2 o! ?* S& D5 n8 ~9 c, v7 K
君子之交淡如水the friendship between gentlemen is as pure as crystal; a hedge between keeps friendship green
E. K6 `( b3 D a. E: I& `1 m老生常谈，陈词滥调cut and dried, cliché
5 R$ p! c; W0 T3 b9 a- Q' O" P礼尚往来Courtesy calls for reciprocity.
9 q& v; R* f+ I1 E( z2 c* w% p9 E5 P留得青山在，不怕没柴烧"Where there is life, there is hope."
3 Z' f$ M2 J# w' l; h* {马到成功achieve immediate victory; win instant success
6 M. V$ t; ^- h名利双收gain in both fame and wealth& K7 A2 i1 M& k; }2 v R# e9 t, n
茅塞顿开be suddenly enlightened0 T* g5 M/ `7 }
没有规矩不成方圆Nothing can be accomplished without norms or standards.
5 P9 n j( j( q0 g每逢佳节倍思亲
# t. y: G$ }" P" l* t( vOn festive occasions more than ever one thinks of one's dear ones far away.
9 |: J# n5 n& N4 T! \( bIt is on the festival occasions when one misses his dear most. 3 O; z% [) e& w8 i
谋事在人，成事在天"The planning lies with man, the outcome with Heaven. / Man proposes, God disposes. "& t4 d$ K! B- X) z0 a! }) o
弄巧成拙be too smart by half; Cunning outwits itself., F$ Q* R8 l" `: C8 l# Q
拿手好戏masterpiece
: j9 |% R/ p/ C" U- @% w4 `赔了夫人又折兵throw good money after bad8 f P9 P) a& N- P0 ^
抛砖引玉a modest spur to induce others to come forward with valuable contributions; throw a sprat to catch a whale6 e" U; F3 c: R- T5 q1 |
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# T, |& b5 l8 s) \: c* i F
抢得先机take the preemptive opportunities
' b' Q/ }: X9 i1 E' F8 V' A K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.
. a' N8 f, E) i7 S# w) A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 step5 P: g% M3 R6 |# Z
前事不忘,后事之师Past experience, if not forgotten, is a guide for the future.
7 b* f# Q H0 [& q. n前人栽树,后人乘凉One generation plants the trees in whose shade another generation rests., }) Q, e/ L$ V4 |% F
One sows and another reaps.
) X& k: l' X3 M; ^4 V前怕狼,后怕虎fear the wolf in front and the tiger behind/ hesitate in doing something
7 v0 ~6 e8 `& O& v% }/ x8 u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. 4 N( W5 r2 a5 y
强强联手win-win co-operation
. k- g3 t2 C7 L) c# H瑞雪兆丰年A timely snow promises a good harvest.8 [: {6 h( s9 @8 K( H
人之初,性本善Man's nature at birth is good.+ K$ A1 J6 e5 b5 c* z& A3 I0 w# R
人逢喜事精神爽Joy puts heart into a man.
$ J* d5 D2 v! ?3 B" [% a人海战术huge-crowd strategy
# e" W7 m) t1 {# [+ D世上无难事，只要肯攀登"Where there is a will, there is a way. " * H! m3 l6 r& [4 l
世外桃源a fictitious land of peace away from the turmoil of the world;
! W7 a7 b6 h8 h+ n1 e, U$ ?死而后已until my heart stops beating
~# |9 m1 Q4 {& n; z5 Q% _岁岁平安Peace all year round' B2 h, V) W! j( z" G h( @) Y. B
上有天堂，下有苏杭"Just as there is paradise in heaven, ther are Suzhou and Hangzhou on earth."
5 O- {0 a) e7 c) E1 T3 K塞翁失马，焉知非福Misfortune may be an actual blessing.
- U3 b3 l; O3 x0 J/ T三十而立"A man should be independent at the age of thirty. * n1 f( L9 g0 O' f, G" k
At thirty, a man should be able to think for himself."
2 H1 a' K# V; _, F4 j升级换代updating and upgrading (of products)
4 v4 y0 h: J& R! S, [+ t四十不惑Life begins at forty.
0 v& |: z7 f6 T) y1 w& \/ ]1 \谁言寸草心，报得三春晖"Such kindness of warm sun, can't be repaid by grass. "
( X8 a! q, q3 I: ?2 _- k% r( O2 f水涨船高When the river rises, the boat floats high.
L% ]* c0 C8 k$ {9 I3 E, w2 o时不我待Time and tide wait for no man.
" G8 D& m; @5 m: K$ z杀鸡用牛刀break a butterfly on the wheel
8 a5 ^6 {9 n: q% F: G: b3 g: [实事求是seek truth from facts; be practical and realistic; be true to facts * O2 K7 _: h1 Y7 U
说曹操,曹操到Talk of the devil and he comes.
! W! n" K$ y) `1 D' @# h2 D实话实说speak the plain truth; call a spade a spade; tell it as it is 0 K: Q, x7 X! l8 D$ v6 S6 Z
实践是检验真理的唯一标准Practice is the sole criterion for testing truth.
7 g: Y# a+ D( Q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; "
* h8 U( c, z; w7 F3 W- @0 X2 e韬光养晦hide one's capacities and bide one's time
- _1 l. I5 H5 C: m糖衣炮弹sugar-coated bullets) U/ E& d& x5 i
天有不测风云Anything unexpected may happen. a bolt from the blue
$ ~% l+ E; V2 I( [- |0 v团结就是力量Unity is strength.. x* ]3 [) S- F# L1 z2 s2 x. e$ D
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 O$ Y$ x% a4 |) \5 k
歪风邪气unhealthy practices and evil phenomena
( i$ ^& B6 H8 O; X) |1 Q8 d* f+ r物以类聚，人以群分Birds of a feather flock together.
7 w; R8 b" @6 h6 Z, ?" p往事如风"The past has vanished (from memory) like wind.; What in past, is past."
+ c. _4 U: W$ L望子成龙hold high hopes for one's child
$ s$ l' ^: r8 f# E屋漏又逢连阴雨Misfortunes never come singly. When it rains it pours." D& r% v- y( K1 `' w0 o
文韬武略military expertise; military strategy
. o& s% ?# I" B唯利是图draw water to one's mill 9 l5 {+ H& o" X6 B4 p* |
无源之水,无本之木water without a source, and a tree wiithout roots! U" n9 W$ X9 _( R+ u1 H) O/ E
无中生有make/create something out of nothing
* h" D/ h9 u7 Y无风不起浪There are no waves without wind. There's no smoke without fire.
6 Q; f- Q+ i+ F1 \- z I徇私枉法bend the law for the benefit of relatives or friends 4 u( H8 q* j9 f4 A" M0 t4 C/ u
新官上任三把火a new broom sweeps clean ) B7 C- G% x! g \1 K, L1 X& T
虚心使人进步,骄傲使人落后Modesty helps one go forward, whereas conceit makes one lag behind.
6 O& {4 o4 P3 ~9 I: c蓄势而发accumulate strength for a take-off
3 I' M5 [- ^% ^心想事成May all your wish come true. d6 C5 e% q% t- e) P
心照不宣have a tacit understanding; give tacit consent; tacit understanding
# u, S# p6 M3 P1 ?+ i) M: u先入为主First impressions are firmly entrenched.) b I7 I4 l" N& E7 W: z
先下手为强catch the ball before the bound
2 D& d- U4 ~4 g# A5 V+ m b像热锅上的蚂蚁like an ant on a hot pan" \" X9 w& J6 H: w. ]' D
现身说法warn people by taking oneself as an example
' u6 a& Y, @: ~# B息事宁人pour oil on troubled waters " ]3 a' Y( h6 `$ g+ ~2 t* W' v
喜忧参半mingled hope and fear
1 \5 n6 |2 R- r/ w- ^) b$ L% b循序渐进step by step
! E: K1 b( r5 _8 _6 p7 S0 @1 _; @一路平安，一路顺风speed somebody on their way; speed the parting guest
+ C9 o' `$ s/ V; p/ ?严以律己,宽以待人be strict with oneself and lenient towards others) X0 v8 B* J4 m" S* d
鱼米之乡a land of milk and honey. q( N% ^2 A+ ~* T. ?' h
有情人终成眷属"Jack shall have Jill, all shall be well."
/ v+ S! |, Z6 R有钱能使鬼推磨Money makes the mare go. Money talks.3 m5 u0 z6 n+ O( O
有识之士people of vision$ v3 o( F. |4 W9 ], f" ~
有勇无谋use brawn rather than brain
; b0 Y# K* A+ m" }) G4 q8 q有缘千里来相会Separated as we are thousands of miles apart, we come together as if by predestination.; n" y# n3 s2 P1 y D
与时俱进advance with times' [; k' z$ F$ b! C. J. i1 s
以人为本people oriented; people foremost W' Y3 m' z3 ?( C
因材施教teach students according to their aptitude ; [! @1 ^9 t3 d& j8 X0 k$ m2 z% 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."
5 U; Z, x; Z; x6 l2 i5 v5 h# {# K欲速则不达Haste does not bring success.
7 P9 @1 F: y4 ~1 e8 t0 C4 k优胜劣汰survival of the fittest
| {1 T, R& v) ^( e9 |& y英雄所见略同Great minds think alike.$ Q; A5 H, [; _$ x _6 V* a
冤家宜解不宜结Better make friends than make enemies.
% U1 J. S. e, S1 ~0 A! K0 m冤假错案"cases in which people were unjustly, falsely or wrongly charged or sentenced; unjust, false or wrong cases" ; q, P: n; s' ^) f! R/ _& q6 G3 E# W9 L
一言既出，驷马难追A real man never goes back on his words. $ @) M+ s- T' n) M5 q ^' u- y5 c
招财进宝Money and treasures will be plentiful
% C; r# t+ ^4 A+ |债台高筑become debt-ridden. ~$ |0 D9 i# t6 Y8 Y; T X
致命要害Achilles' heel
4 W+ n% `$ H1 N6 q: H众矢之的target of public criticism/ Y- \8 p! v+ C2 ^6 c" {
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* z4 r& C! S5 `! p$ x& n, r纸上谈兵be an armchair strategist5 A' E% ?' O) P$ Y
纸包不住火Truth will come to light sooner or later." d: ]; b4 X$ k
左右为难between the devil and the deep blue sea; between the rock and the hard place |
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