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爱屋及乌Love me, love my dog.
z! h' K& O7 J6 N% c0 P8 p百闻不如一见Seeing is believing.# {" z7 R* ]) }" e
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
4 w- `0 m2 i- v& Y( k笨鸟先飞A slow sparrow should make an early start.
& {/ p3 Y0 r& @不眠之夜white night
! I3 \& n; m' p# N不以物喜，不以己悲not pleased by external gains, not saddened by personnal losses1 ]) R' R1 V. u
不遗余力spare no effort; go all out; do one's best
9 Y9 H6 T2 W4 ?8 I; K" k不打不成交"No discord, no concord.
0 `/ B" x' F: Z$ u; j1 K2 @% m拆东墙补西墙rob Peter to pay Paul 7 U/ c9 q9 s6 O+ m4 g
辞旧迎新bid farewell to the old and usher in the new; ring out the old year and ring in the new
8 b P0 x. u. C! D! C. T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
( j' T1 W* E- \ S" ^大开眼界open one's eyes; broaden one's horizon; be an eye-opener
/ d0 p( ]6 p1 s. N% ]$ o' i& t国泰民安The country flourishes and people live in peace
: A) P( Y3 V3 E2 C0 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 0 h1 T- J1 n% C5 p7 Q& u0 A5 b) o
功夫不负有心人Everything comes to him who waits.
( V# a1 @3 H- O4 ] N9 r( ~好了伤疤忘了疼once on shore, one prays no more
/ P G# u% Z4 k0 ^9 N: C) {& _& P0 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.
, V# U( a! C: D' S和气生财Harmony brings wealth
7 h9 i* I8 i! d# p/ z5 F- r! ]活到老，学到老One is never too old to learn.
3 O8 q A+ z. e6 f" x8 s既往不咎let bygones be bygones : b. q* b& M, j6 ^% a! I" J
金无足赤,人无完人Gold can't be pure and man can't be perfect.
5 x9 l2 B3 F" e5 |8 g金玉满堂Treasures fill the home% o. C5 t1 w3 z
脚踏实地be down-to-earth
$ y8 Z3 ^5 @" f9 o9 Y脚踩两只船sit on the fence + w, k+ B5 w0 u$ b/ S
君子之交淡如水the friendship between gentlemen is as pure as crystal; a hedge between keeps friendship green
6 m4 s" c _/ I( u: b( T老生常谈，陈词滥调cut and dried, cliché
: c" t1 K3 y, D& _" Z礼尚往来Courtesy calls for reciprocity.
8 Y1 j1 v" c& x8 T, {! Q; ~/ G5 z7 ^留得青山在，不怕没柴烧"Where there is life, there is hope."8 ]# h7 Z2 t2 s7 b
马到成功achieve immediate victory; win instant success
+ }$ ?3 l) C/ I% `9 ?名利双收gain in both fame and wealth
2 d2 s& z! ?$ F8 c+ y- J5 Z茅塞顿开be suddenly enlightened2 R( x1 @$ r @3 O: t9 B3 H# l
没有规矩不成方圆Nothing can be accomplished without norms or standards.
8 [; f1 S+ Z2 o每逢佳节倍思亲
& C+ p; g7 C; |: l) r' K: Z# tOn festive occasions more than ever one thinks of one's dear ones far away.' p! i# P @# [2 I8 K
It is on the festival occasions when one misses his dear most.
% ^% m4 ^1 k) V( b0 f- G5 s谋事在人，成事在天"The planning lies with man, the outcome with Heaven. / Man proposes, God disposes. "
" E, r, B- }! ~! t9 v& e0 M弄巧成拙be too smart by half; Cunning outwits itself.# e+ `1 N! L w4 g% |
拿手好戏masterpiece
! w( a* Q7 a& N5 u+ ^赔了夫人又折兵throw good money after bad) n. f# v! y+ W, k7 P0 d
抛砖引玉a modest spur to induce others to come forward with valuable contributions; throw a sprat to catch a whale5 H1 t( l9 V0 C* B8 G9 [+ ~
破釜沉舟cut off all means of retreat；burn one‘s own way of retreat and be determined to fight to the end0 v# f0 l6 F6 r& e) V; X/ _5 _9 M t$ _
抢得先机take the preemptive opportunities
! |& I; S, s2 l9 b6 g3 @+ } \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/ |# d+ @ K0 `. Z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
, q1 U7 t, a, Z, x7 j- Y0 r前事不忘,后事之师Past experience, if not forgotten, is a guide for the future.3 X4 G t/ P& }
前人栽树,后人乘凉One generation plants the trees in whose shade another generation rests.( E2 R" ^( I/ H0 g! N, ^# N5 b
One sows and another reaps.
3 C: _6 D/ j3 F1 {& J2 w' J前怕狼,后怕虎fear the wolf in front and the tiger behind/ hesitate in doing something
: C4 D. h0 V0 R. n! g5 ]. q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.
2 ]0 k7 Z8 y, T: c* C# G+ _强强联手win-win co-operation
( ^8 Y( G+ r$ h$ t/ Q- d瑞雪兆丰年A timely snow promises a good harvest.
9 T& _3 p% F2 H @, B6 Q人之初,性本善Man's nature at birth is good.
0 U; i1 h, j2 j人逢喜事精神爽Joy puts heart into a man.
9 g3 I3 Q: T% |9 M人海战术huge-crowd strategy / \. K9 R m' X# h4 ?
世上无难事，只要肯攀登"Where there is a will, there is a way. "
" n$ Y7 }7 O, b& v世外桃源a fictitious land of peace away from the turmoil of the world;
5 t7 u2 B; R$ [3 m5 H死而后已until my heart stops beating
8 N# A. f- a, u& m岁岁平安Peace all year round. e! d% _$ R/ _+ Y# e8 x B
上有天堂，下有苏杭"Just as there is paradise in heaven, ther are Suzhou and Hangzhou on earth."
3 H, o. }; l- z q7 \) R塞翁失马，焉知非福Misfortune may be an actual blessing.5 G+ ~6 P& Z' R% M& z g) z! M1 Z; i
三十而立"A man should be independent at the age of thirty.
/ i" \% _: [, h# \# I! ~At thirty, a man should be able to think for himself." % `# a A# v B2 k( \. w
升级换代updating and upgrading (of products)8 A' i! V$ Q, v5 }
四十不惑Life begins at forty. ) o( {5 G0 c' L
谁言寸草心，报得三春晖"Such kindness of warm sun, can't be repaid by grass. "
( l V, m2 q# Y3 ^水涨船高When the river rises, the boat floats high.
0 ^0 _6 R2 @5 e2 }3 S, ~时不我待Time and tide wait for no man. : ?4 n0 Z' S: m: f0 ^
杀鸡用牛刀break a butterfly on the wheel
: k+ i' S: h1 s) u! {! d! A+ o h实事求是seek truth from facts; be practical and realistic; be true to facts
, {. Y. A$ L- t8 ?说曹操,曹操到Talk of the devil and he comes.
$ P% I6 _8 C$ t; f: p5 c实话实说speak the plain truth; call a spade a spade; tell it as it is
- `, w4 g n+ X) J4 l y W实践是检验真理的唯一标准Practice is the sole criterion for testing truth." U0 ~+ J8 J" a) s2 |
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 r0 h6 w2 {8 e! v
韬光养晦hide one's capacities and bide one's time
9 S7 k' R7 P9 D' ~5 Z d糖衣炮弹sugar-coated bullets; Q0 b& g Q; e
天有不测风云Anything unexpected may happen. a bolt from the blue9 _ L" J( J2 p+ M7 W9 t
团结就是力量Unity is strength.
% E$ y2 ?; h8 v/ 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 7 S- e# n5 O- ~2 J0 f
歪风邪气unhealthy practices and evil phenomena4 V( A0 f. y/ k4 {9 _8 v
物以类聚，人以群分Birds of a feather flock together.
" h' |* ?4 W. D& G& i0 a往事如风"The past has vanished (from memory) like wind.; What in past, is past." 1 ~% {) K4 _% W5 A+ ]% m
望子成龙hold high hopes for one's child
' \8 V0 m. d. o+ m& B屋漏又逢连阴雨Misfortunes never come singly. When it rains it pours.
5 }& v. E0 ~, u. i/ c文韬武略military expertise; military strategy 2 a1 [7 s: ^0 P6 u, m I
唯利是图draw water to one's mill ( L( N9 L4 Z3 F; O1 B+ T, B
无源之水,无本之木water without a source, and a tree wiithout roots7 J$ ?' \: q( ~) k8 y
无中生有make/create something out of nothing * p; |. { `: B! X
无风不起浪There are no waves without wind. There's no smoke without fire.
+ r3 S& f* N9 i, k徇私枉法bend the law for the benefit of relatives or friends 0 F( u/ d3 Z7 ]& V( c
新官上任三把火a new broom sweeps clean 2 x% e& O( E6 n* S. _" [& @4 n
虚心使人进步,骄傲使人落后Modesty helps one go forward, whereas conceit makes one lag behind.4 ?$ d6 i! `" a7 ^: A, g
蓄势而发accumulate strength for a take-off, Y, Z$ S* R0 f# l& k8 o' B; @
心想事成May all your wish come true
9 p2 L9 j, { \$ R( H心照不宣have a tacit understanding; give tacit consent; tacit understanding
( f' b+ J. o J: h* u! {先入为主First impressions are firmly entrenched.
7 c- _3 ]7 @7 ~3 ^先下手为强catch the ball before the bound
% m& p5 H( K: W8 a, i/ Y, n像热锅上的蚂蚁like an ant on a hot pan
8 g, @+ B9 d: J( j$ g k% i6 K+ `现身说法warn people by taking oneself as an example
: u% |8 F* P! c( B息事宁人pour oil on troubled waters
& n& i: A4 k3 _% `* V喜忧参半mingled hope and fear
7 K8 Z0 ?2 B2 M6 {7 r循序渐进step by step
' c! o0 Y& n! O# g) F- D& q一路平安，一路顺风speed somebody on their way; speed the parting guest
$ \! ~( L4 | m严以律己,宽以待人be strict with oneself and lenient towards others
. ^' G! w7 H" }鱼米之乡a land of milk and honey
X, T W0 T) x+ H3 r4 | O i1 {有情人终成眷属"Jack shall have Jill, all shall be well."
% {% N( \, \( A* }0 R有钱能使鬼推磨Money makes the mare go. Money talks.
$ f @+ H; R1 I K: ]: o有识之士people of vision7 l+ P! m" w8 V1 K) s
有勇无谋use brawn rather than brain $ C/ I6 N, ?/ A0 w$ O1 y
有缘千里来相会Separated as we are thousands of miles apart, we come together as if by predestination.
7 t0 y: @; P9 V8 d$ |; I: W与时俱进advance with times I- `! a8 P% ^9 u& K! O9 x! H
以人为本people oriented; people foremost 3 o5 v$ x# P2 h* I' F
因材施教teach students according to their aptitude
6 {1 E" U" c/ ~: P6 l$ ^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."
# O# w1 i! p( k欲速则不达Haste does not bring success. 1 J( W5 U5 t8 ]' x0 [
优胜劣汰survival of the fittest 5 d/ P% L! c; m+ V% F& ~
英雄所见略同Great minds think alike.
- M5 c& Y3 \. z/ T6 D8 {) @, @冤家宜解不宜结Better make friends than make enemies.
8 o( R9 q/ t9 h" j冤假错案"cases in which people were unjustly, falsely or wrongly charged or sentenced; unjust, false or wrong cases" , Y. I! H* d* M) ~
一言既出，驷马难追A real man never goes back on his words. 0 D4 N8 D$ U/ `* r7 I( P+ Z
招财进宝Money and treasures will be plentiful ] T) v/ s9 h% ^$ s9 n
债台高筑become debt-ridden
+ K: ~( a W- ]致命要害Achilles' heel & H" ~/ t0 r, ]/ v* l& F6 f
众矢之的target of public criticism
, Q4 I- J" j$ ]8 p/ x$ N# o: |0 n) }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.
0 n7 E& i e- ~2 e0 ?' j" M纸上谈兵be an armchair strategist
2 P4 G+ ?) z" P9 I纸包不住火Truth will come to light sooner or later.
% M3 I Y3 K1 X3 n左右为难between the devil and the deep blue sea; between the rock and the hard place |
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