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爱屋及乌Love me, love my dog.0 F# L6 @4 c* c) B* |1 I. g$ U$ V. `
百闻不如一见Seeing is believing.7 k& I* u: v8 _2 u! _9 Z- U: g
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% m$ ^1 z" b. z) M
笨鸟先飞A slow sparrow should make an early start.7 y$ D7 O" V9 K/ J& l( v# x
不眠之夜white night
( R5 {3 N4 N5 ?% d2 j不以物喜，不以己悲not pleased by external gains, not saddened by personnal losses' v4 ^6 O- Y3 p H" }) D; ^( O
不遗余力spare no effort; go all out; do one's best
! H. H* S$ W4 I8 B不打不成交"No discord, no concord.
3 e; o) R3 L7 v! U o5 e拆东墙补西墙rob Peter to pay Paul . d/ p1 [$ g: 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 $ S6 ^0 X; _2 t5 w1 |
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
' ?& ~! ]6 j! a2 z5 U; `大开眼界open one's eyes; broaden one's horizon; be an eye-opener - e6 k. k2 `+ ]$ r
国泰民安The country flourishes and people live in peace) b3 {. y7 G6 [+ M0 _5 Q
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
& P8 w- t7 Z# N! z% f+ U6 o功夫不负有心人Everything comes to him who waits.
& `, p5 R" D G1 X" K! b" M好了伤疤忘了疼once on shore, one prays no more8 k* I# Y; s8 T6 G+ Q
好事不出门，恶事传千里Good news never goes beyond the gate, while bad news spread far and wide.
8 u# t" G& Z8 z. ~和气生财Harmony brings wealth
8 y" B) i( O) v# w" x活到老，学到老One is never too old to learn.
9 Z4 h* B) c. _- i& s既往不咎let bygones be bygones ' H9 Z- \( |5 h) E- X0 g* |. N
金无足赤,人无完人Gold can't be pure and man can't be perfect. 3 _8 V5 u% r, e
金玉满堂Treasures fill the home
" u% A/ p6 m0 k+ E) E5 I脚踏实地be down-to-earth
3 o9 }* p) c# B Y脚踩两只船sit on the fence
- e8 g% m# P* w, O- G: N' n君子之交淡如水the friendship between gentlemen is as pure as crystal; a hedge between keeps friendship green & x& m) b, K1 f% E
老生常谈，陈词滥调cut and dried, cliché
. n8 }( z \/ u( [礼尚往来Courtesy calls for reciprocity.
X+ t# k- M4 W留得青山在，不怕没柴烧"Where there is life, there is hope."
8 Z+ [ z( T# Y2 B; z马到成功achieve immediate victory; win instant success/ f) O" a# C- P4 b: H- B
名利双收gain in both fame and wealth2 t8 p& r3 v( Z/ |* w( i% h
茅塞顿开be suddenly enlightened
6 O* P y6 a( V没有规矩不成方圆Nothing can be accomplished without norms or standards. a) M9 ]8 M' i' P. C8 r
每逢佳节倍思亲
+ W+ F3 q! t7 xOn festive occasions more than ever one thinks of one's dear ones far away.$ b" m# O0 e; v. p. k( U# f
It is on the festival occasions when one misses his dear most. 5 M* J4 `3 i1 L$ A* ]& I
谋事在人，成事在天"The planning lies with man, the outcome with Heaven. / Man proposes, God disposes. "
8 @. n6 a1 u) I! E. O. `弄巧成拙be too smart by half; Cunning outwits itself.
* f+ D1 [# J8 ~; z9 ^; ?; ^拿手好戏masterpiece
. o) L! g0 S. Z# O1 C赔了夫人又折兵throw good money after bad
9 e- @, `1 Z3 T, i* W. m6 B抛砖引玉a modest spur to induce others to come forward with valuable contributions; throw a sprat to catch a whale _+ F( C5 l. T Z# s
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
8 |! j" r0 [& C" [: m抢得先机take the preemptive opportunities
- B0 h$ o. I% @ h) f D4 X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.
7 N6 [7 d# _$ A8 A$ @' R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
. a4 D# A, r* `& i前事不忘,后事之师Past experience, if not forgotten, is a guide for the future.4 T! C6 N& Y0 ?; Y- E: N2 l. B) S
前人栽树,后人乘凉One generation plants the trees in whose shade another generation rests.
8 G; o, F* \. [( I7 ]" `One sows and another reaps.8 L0 v% p2 p! T3 F
前怕狼,后怕虎fear the wolf in front and the tiger behind/ hesitate in doing something$ x- b! @0 Z M0 y$ \$ j1 V2 J
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. & q4 t8 a4 }1 B( [
强强联手win-win co-operation: \, g8 o% e% m6 d
瑞雪兆丰年A timely snow promises a good harvest.
. s3 @7 U4 i# w( e! k) n人之初,性本善Man's nature at birth is good.+ A; d, J/ G& G
人逢喜事精神爽Joy puts heart into a man.
5 O" d; A: R: {' F8 G( V人海战术huge-crowd strategy : x' n+ \5 ?, e. ^$ \' `
世上无难事，只要肯攀登"Where there is a will, there is a way. " $ N }/ N1 `, ]5 h
世外桃源a fictitious land of peace away from the turmoil of the world;
' h6 B3 r+ ]. R1 r9 E, i& P死而后已until my heart stops beating
8 Y6 \: a( c2 C# C9 c岁岁平安Peace all year round$ m% X2 U( Z& L' }) s3 W# @0 n
上有天堂，下有苏杭"Just as there is paradise in heaven, ther are Suzhou and Hangzhou on earth." + e6 X7 b R e5 L1 t/ k* w
塞翁失马，焉知非福Misfortune may be an actual blessing.2 C( R1 c0 U1 _2 ~
三十而立"A man should be independent at the age of thirty. ( S5 |* K. j& s A( [, `9 l* p7 L
At thirty, a man should be able to think for himself."
5 P% A4 u6 x' }9 g$ R1 e$ Y升级换代updating and upgrading (of products)6 ?' M' O$ M8 p6 _* M# X7 w
四十不惑Life begins at forty. / c" p4 ~/ S& e3 x
谁言寸草心，报得三春晖"Such kindness of warm sun, can't be repaid by grass. "
) ?* B- c9 z+ H水涨船高When the river rises, the boat floats high.: m5 T* M7 L, I1 [5 @1 z7 I
时不我待Time and tide wait for no man.
) I& i/ L, F. q/ M" ^5 e杀鸡用牛刀break a butterfly on the wheel
1 v6 U. {" O+ v' v& }实事求是seek truth from facts; be practical and realistic; be true to facts
& ~7 q& B3 Z+ m, X3 P说曹操,曹操到Talk of the devil and he comes., m6 J; g* J3 {$ i' w
实话实说speak the plain truth; call a spade a spade; tell it as it is X7 u6 M. N' h9 a+ v- d" ]7 A
实践是检验真理的唯一标准Practice is the sole criterion for testing truth./ h2 h# E& d6 b5 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; "
# v$ k+ O! S0 |: G韬光养晦hide one's capacities and bide one's time
4 R- ^9 G. [, N7 G糖衣炮弹sugar-coated bullets
% a! X: V4 {* ^* c* l天有不测风云Anything unexpected may happen. a bolt from the blue
& {# K s8 Y, q8 R# ?4 q% k$ v! s( U团结就是力量Unity is strength.
) A; M$ F2 r0 T8 `2 f7 }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
| q6 ^0 ^ F歪风邪气unhealthy practices and evil phenomena
) s# q B5 @1 c& G1 a X; Q物以类聚，人以群分Birds of a feather flock together.
1 A' M4 n# j) e7 Y往事如风"The past has vanished (from memory) like wind.; What in past, is past." # L7 I8 [4 S' J9 J5 m- J
望子成龙hold high hopes for one's child
R4 @8 V' ^, |! u屋漏又逢连阴雨Misfortunes never come singly. When it rains it pours.7 J e6 M6 |8 }
文韬武略military expertise; military strategy
q" x [7 F! g5 m S唯利是图draw water to one's mill
) {% L. D m7 h9 H; n5 e无源之水,无本之木water without a source, and a tree wiithout roots
r8 Y! B: I8 M0 b无中生有make/create something out of nothing 3 c" N1 P6 j9 \7 h& w: R: n+ E
无风不起浪There are no waves without wind. There's no smoke without fire.
' l8 Q3 N, R& [( c徇私枉法bend the law for the benefit of relatives or friends 0 k" O# s0 _/ l8 k6 h
新官上任三把火a new broom sweeps clean % i6 d0 G/ X% }9 ]7 @8 |
虚心使人进步,骄傲使人落后Modesty helps one go forward, whereas conceit makes one lag behind.' @6 u5 G: b- }% p6 W, m
蓄势而发accumulate strength for a take-off
# R% }- c f! Z# q心想事成May all your wish come true! U8 ~# _( u: l" I) S6 S7 v
心照不宣have a tacit understanding; give tacit consent; tacit understanding
* E0 U: n9 i$ O$ N2 Z, n5 }先入为主First impressions are firmly entrenched.3 Z+ X% x, \; H; ^# `, |2 W
先下手为强catch the ball before the bound% z ]& [: l5 r. s
像热锅上的蚂蚁like an ant on a hot pan- f+ Z1 |. N5 h/ a, [
现身说法warn people by taking oneself as an example7 e1 }, \ F9 h
息事宁人pour oil on troubled waters ( }( K- ^$ d/ `9 h
喜忧参半mingled hope and fear
0 G( F& s$ |/ o$ v/ l: [循序渐进step by step
. M; F F" r6 j w& ?一路平安，一路顺风speed somebody on their way; speed the parting guest
: \2 b7 P- D5 ^* q/ G% Q严以律己,宽以待人be strict with oneself and lenient towards others P8 b! N6 ?! p9 _8 ?+ Z/ B4 Q
鱼米之乡a land of milk and honey% g# \2 m9 D. Z7 z# @& N8 s
有情人终成眷属"Jack shall have Jill, all shall be well." : W' @8 O* E1 Z1 t4 A$ P
有钱能使鬼推磨Money makes the mare go. Money talks.% d( I, ], I+ F: {3 u
有识之士people of vision+ O: }# p0 d t% T
有勇无谋use brawn rather than brain : [* v, e% ?% p
有缘千里来相会Separated as we are thousands of miles apart, we come together as if by predestination.2 P5 K' A( I- l3 N5 a( S+ f
与时俱进advance with times4 h- g) f- l! Y2 Q9 q
以人为本people oriented; people foremost * x& f8 c$ y3 g
因材施教teach students according to their aptitude 0 ]) k3 U/ F4 J: z6 @& @! ^
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."
4 b5 V/ B" [& F& _欲速则不达Haste does not bring success.
" g4 g/ H) D3 n& v" A6 {优胜劣汰survival of the fittest
, y+ d7 i( k$ X1 U7 Y# U, [ X. j英雄所见略同Great minds think alike.
+ I: Y+ t) T# e7 Y1 T/ F冤家宜解不宜结Better make friends than make enemies.3 [: Y! G1 t; x
冤假错案"cases in which people were unjustly, falsely or wrongly charged or sentenced; unjust, false or wrong cases" * t: r9 O+ j. D8 p: g; g
一言既出，驷马难追A real man never goes back on his words.
* X7 L. V1 q' I D# l c招财进宝Money and treasures will be plentiful
# A; M. I' _- P4 g债台高筑become debt-ridden
4 ]/ x! e& |4 Z致命要害Achilles' heel
* N- ]! F6 w0 j P# H5 `众矢之的target of public criticism5 W) n1 Q: ?# Z/ k
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.) r- o; F1 x' j, O% p" }
纸上谈兵be an armchair strategist X1 b+ K v# z2 O \$ j
纸包不住火Truth will come to light sooner or later. R/ U( T1 V' ] k" ?
左右为难between the devil and the deep blue sea; between the rock and the hard place |
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