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爱屋及乌Love me, love my dog.; o/ M9 w7 ]( s8 U: ~
百闻不如一见Seeing is believing.
8 R" a+ V; P0 k" a: M! F; q1 j8 R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
/ H: S8 [2 f5 @' B2 S' ^1 h* n笨鸟先飞A slow sparrow should make an early start.
4 |/ W" o: V. M4 @: Z' R1 w不眠之夜white night
0 C, D+ W! ?' {& c不以物喜，不以己悲not pleased by external gains, not saddened by personnal losses
/ O* p0 C& o+ a2 a* g+ n* U' \不遗余力spare no effort; go all out; do one's best
) Y0 c! Q; ]1 D4 o, T" w; F% ~不打不成交"No discord, no concord. : M" d1 c. M s6 h: W; r* D& ?
拆东墙补西墙rob Peter to pay Paul
3 f2 Y* ^/ v" y/ x/ X5 ?& V+ Y, [. c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) ^( d) |6 }, A% 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
( T7 \ }5 t% j# b6 j, m2 V大开眼界open one's eyes; broaden one's horizon; be an eye-opener
! Z. N+ K4 ?, n6 l) _国泰民安The country flourishes and people live in peace! @( z4 Y/ V7 M+ c( k2 }' m
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
1 }: a# E) T7 B6 ~% a. P' t" X功夫不负有心人Everything comes to him who waits.
2 a' @8 D9 V9 X5 F: L; g* |好了伤疤忘了疼once on shore, one prays no more( t7 s" b- P ]+ u4 C/ Z; e
好事不出门，恶事传千里Good news never goes beyond the gate, while bad news spread far and wide.
% k" s& ?; u! G' t) G) N和气生财Harmony brings wealth* A6 g+ S0 X$ L
活到老，学到老One is never too old to learn.
' }& Y* x4 P$ _8 W) V2 t& C既往不咎let bygones be bygones
" ?8 ]5 I; w7 u! B( T: O金无足赤,人无完人Gold can't be pure and man can't be perfect.
) P# M# Y( d3 ?/ `金玉满堂Treasures fill the home
3 {% v' n) p7 J0 B脚踏实地be down-to-earth
+ Y( I1 F. C/ ]# N脚踩两只船sit on the fence # `5 ^& R( [/ s8 x$ }& t
君子之交淡如水the friendship between gentlemen is as pure as crystal; a hedge between keeps friendship green 3 ^/ m2 _7 ]% ~- q7 _ r0 z
老生常谈，陈词滥调cut and dried, cliché
; Z- {' v/ p" W5 Y) ]礼尚往来Courtesy calls for reciprocity. " k! w8 R6 @; T4 @! z' [( k
留得青山在，不怕没柴烧"Where there is life, there is hope."! _" s/ X& s' e) U
马到成功achieve immediate victory; win instant success
; ]( s+ a! d8 M$ v; D名利双收gain in both fame and wealth
% o/ p. |, F1 k6 w0 N ?. ?茅塞顿开be suddenly enlightened, R2 b* j4 o# J7 W* o+ U
没有规矩不成方圆Nothing can be accomplished without norms or standards.
, |5 O' ?$ i N$ V" ~7 P0 K" M每逢佳节倍思亲' L" S9 w$ v$ M8 [- p+ J
On festive occasions more than ever one thinks of one's dear ones far away.
0 g2 U0 n- X' h. y% J( s+ H$ ~- a& \It is on the festival occasions when one misses his dear most. , m$ x; ~/ L. S" y+ Y
谋事在人，成事在天"The planning lies with man, the outcome with Heaven. / Man proposes, God disposes. " N. d/ z! Q% t+ F. o
弄巧成拙be too smart by half; Cunning outwits itself.
& d$ N1 o- N& V7 A拿手好戏masterpiece' m @# l0 `7 y4 {2 v2 Q
赔了夫人又折兵throw good money after bad' B+ v; w; u9 ~
抛砖引玉a modest spur to induce others to come forward with valuable contributions; throw a sprat to catch a whale
1 x5 \; I. E$ ]7 }$ k* q5 a5 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# a; V4 u; Z1 {+ O5 N8 {
抢得先机take the preemptive opportunities , |: b4 u8 J I5 @+ c
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.
! v- w9 w3 b# w5 j0 _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 X1 l) m% D ?- M+ H
前事不忘,后事之师Past experience, if not forgotten, is a guide for the future.- k2 }2 C# L. v4 o4 h1 p
前人栽树,后人乘凉One generation plants the trees in whose shade another generation rests.
1 @* c: Y6 d& v6 pOne sows and another reaps.; m& W0 R- z6 R ?- z
前怕狼,后怕虎fear the wolf in front and the tiger behind/ hesitate in doing something
' w2 q$ x- H8 a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. ' G' }( J m3 h. g& G' I
强强联手win-win co-operation
; }$ }4 \7 ^6 }' \. W1 P瑞雪兆丰年A timely snow promises a good harvest.8 M4 Q! I: b# M5 b: m5 e
人之初,性本善Man's nature at birth is good.
* }0 r9 }) w f1 X( s人逢喜事精神爽Joy puts heart into a man.1 K4 k/ [3 d8 D! N+ U" c
人海战术huge-crowd strategy : ?# R1 y8 l! k* y; t, @* F
世上无难事，只要肯攀登"Where there is a will, there is a way. "
9 V8 ]* _! I) Z世外桃源a fictitious land of peace away from the turmoil of the world; * S9 |; C6 c/ |* ^- j6 W
死而后已until my heart stops beating. _* ^& D' O1 z' X, I
岁岁平安Peace all year round
) r. C. Q8 B9 d0 x M: I上有天堂，下有苏杭"Just as there is paradise in heaven, ther are Suzhou and Hangzhou on earth." ' u% Q" a# ~+ G- g! d
塞翁失马，焉知非福Misfortune may be an actual blessing.7 M+ k8 L" [) v/ J8 }5 X
三十而立"A man should be independent at the age of thirty. ' H: i+ ^8 U1 j0 W1 @
At thirty, a man should be able to think for himself." 2 A5 V3 @7 l4 F" o+ J. o* i
升级换代updating and upgrading (of products): V: U! ~$ W6 u# |2 q. g2 t
四十不惑Life begins at forty. 2 P) W7 ?+ ^# s+ _' p; s4 X3 b
谁言寸草心，报得三春晖"Such kindness of warm sun, can't be repaid by grass. " + \: ]. g/ W3 e n$ U( y% w- u
水涨船高When the river rises, the boat floats high.8 P3 K0 j7 Z' A1 H
时不我待Time and tide wait for no man.
% s. \1 f2 G3 |" M& I0 {: \& Z杀鸡用牛刀break a butterfly on the wheel
6 c' M0 N" q' C6 j+ N实事求是seek truth from facts; be practical and realistic; be true to facts 0 Q; `. l3 o$ r
说曹操,曹操到Talk of the devil and he comes.; P, a# [$ Q! T% o7 Z7 P0 K
实话实说speak the plain truth; call a spade a spade; tell it as it is ) N$ R: ^ [4 O
实践是检验真理的唯一标准Practice is the sole criterion for testing truth.
! q, u; n+ X6 j1 S6 v9 V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; "
0 F' Q( { f) |1 ~韬光养晦hide one's capacities and bide one's time
+ O; `2 E C: ?9 o7 E糖衣炮弹sugar-coated bullets$ h4 q5 m# N1 C5 i7 |! M9 K# ~
天有不测风云Anything unexpected may happen. a bolt from the blue
2 V, q) D; C( K ^2 u8 j: x+ W团结就是力量Unity is strength.
( i- u6 I) @) T) K$ i9 n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
# W- b5 x0 f% ^歪风邪气unhealthy practices and evil phenomena/ t) a" D" p* }1 k) G. i3 o5 b- c* X
物以类聚，人以群分Birds of a feather flock together.3 Q! s" w7 u4 N7 E
往事如风"The past has vanished (from memory) like wind.; What in past, is past." 1 Q4 U! w9 t0 O/ Q- `; u, f3 g" A
望子成龙hold high hopes for one's child- ^" y; T+ b$ ^2 G2 @
屋漏又逢连阴雨Misfortunes never come singly. When it rains it pours.: ]# N9 m3 A8 \. y+ C
文韬武略military expertise; military strategy
: h$ p* I% Y; q. K0 }0 G唯利是图draw water to one's mill
( @7 x7 V. K& n& J5 }% b无源之水,无本之木water without a source, and a tree wiithout roots* n2 u3 S; F3 R1 E
无中生有make/create something out of nothing " H) x0 ` a( R$ q: B( b! e4 o5 V9 H
无风不起浪There are no waves without wind. There's no smoke without fire.- \% L6 a* p2 a3 g! G
徇私枉法bend the law for the benefit of relatives or friends 3 b3 s, Q# J, Y7 l
新官上任三把火a new broom sweeps clean ' _' k# p" {0 R
虚心使人进步,骄傲使人落后Modesty helps one go forward, whereas conceit makes one lag behind.
' Q8 j" z. h! \7 f D" G7 ?蓄势而发accumulate strength for a take-off
" K, _% U' L: d' L心想事成May all your wish come true
% E9 {& W1 F3 Y# c0 V* h! }心照不宣have a tacit understanding; give tacit consent; tacit understanding2 T" L4 N, ]" ~' |
先入为主First impressions are firmly entrenched. ?' o$ q+ G0 j% ]. m
先下手为强catch the ball before the bound$ E5 M4 ?9 P, S
像热锅上的蚂蚁like an ant on a hot pan
. G5 R7 D! m6 Y* W; |3 V8 a' n* @现身说法warn people by taking oneself as an example# q! a, o2 F+ |5 M
息事宁人pour oil on troubled waters
x9 G/ `4 C# B- q6 L喜忧参半mingled hope and fear
2 O1 p) V/ D: x; M" n循序渐进step by step
6 u7 ]$ E/ T. i9 q2 F( m' |一路平安，一路顺风speed somebody on their way; speed the parting guest 1 d3 }. d! c2 ^4 p# K
严以律己,宽以待人be strict with oneself and lenient towards others
! b! e" H$ `0 h; |' o0 b/ A鱼米之乡a land of milk and honey
' c& F, C. Q* M6 a: ?8 v2 k有情人终成眷属"Jack shall have Jill, all shall be well."
0 \8 G( u/ R. G% S! d0 i( D有钱能使鬼推磨Money makes the mare go. Money talks.
" t9 f) N+ a# h' p; |有识之士people of vision
/ [6 E1 N6 y- U" \有勇无谋use brawn rather than brain
' |* C( A. N5 @有缘千里来相会Separated as we are thousands of miles apart, we come together as if by predestination.
: l% h% _0 C! @3 O4 S与时俱进advance with times
0 N% b1 h0 h' b/ F以人为本people oriented; people foremost % E$ Q) r3 J) X/ a# M: o
因材施教teach students according to their aptitude
3 [4 L+ Z. N7 N+ A/ c% Z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 P) i( k9 x9 }! u欲速则不达Haste does not bring success.
; T0 o( m: c5 `( u/ O5 l e3 p3 l优胜劣汰survival of the fittest 6 v$ @2 `0 L9 _1 V; p" q
英雄所见略同Great minds think alike.% \2 d; y) I& m9 ~- u- B" t
冤家宜解不宜结Better make friends than make enemies.
- P8 ?& M' t: U冤假错案"cases in which people were unjustly, falsely or wrongly charged or sentenced; unjust, false or wrong cases"
% E0 ^. B$ K: E( x7 u9 z/ Q一言既出，驷马难追A real man never goes back on his words.
, G4 g8 y! ~0 r. T4 m3 p: N% v- [招财进宝Money and treasures will be plentiful% d/ ^- A, L+ z" V( N
债台高筑become debt-ridden
4 F+ m! |) t$ T+ B% s$ @, N9 s" W致命要害Achilles' heel
T3 A7 a- {. N5 A3 D7 [0 u众矢之的target of public criticism' R1 w/ B; M( z& 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.6 L6 r8 D9 v: ^/ f& i! E( d
纸上谈兵be an armchair strategist
" F6 e, W' c9 w6 V5 g/ ^2 G( h纸包不住火Truth will come to light sooner or later.( }0 i- _1 }' p( K" i2 P6 K% d% ~
左右为难between the devil and the deep blue sea; between the rock and the hard place |
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