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爱屋及乌Love me, love my dog. a9 `. O' ^0 N6 H ]- o
百闻不如一见Seeing is believing.
. u5 @- C- D& r3 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. t" Z% h) _8 z6 F5 ]$ a: A2 r
笨鸟先飞A slow sparrow should make an early start.
7 x: D! f" h! }& J+ C不眠之夜white night
7 B# y! K! R8 |/ h8 U. e+ j; p. P# }/ `不以物喜，不以己悲not pleased by external gains, not saddened by personnal losses( a3 b* G( R; b5 X. l4 \' [
不遗余力spare no effort; go all out; do one's best, O' N- T7 q4 T4 h6 E6 @; b! P
不打不成交"No discord, no concord.
' c% \2 ~" z5 ~4 k& _' @, M拆东墙补西墙rob Peter to pay Paul 2 @. F+ B- U4 l1 W7 z
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 e: j6 p( `4 \/ W% I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/ z# I: x: Z) L; D5 t1 F
大开眼界open one's eyes; broaden one's horizon; be an eye-opener }) z, G% [( k( a" ^. [
国泰民安The country flourishes and people live in peace& a s$ F0 L i) O7 E5 e3 V/ P
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 k- d) T J8 s$ k# X5 ~7 d+ F
功夫不负有心人Everything comes to him who waits.
8 M0 u/ l: x& K好了伤疤忘了疼once on shore, one prays no more# t5 u) R+ n$ v9 _& v
好事不出门，恶事传千里Good news never goes beyond the gate, while bad news spread far and wide.
# Z1 N5 `0 _5 ^" H和气生财Harmony brings wealth
0 ^6 G( j( g4 J活到老，学到老One is never too old to learn.
1 b/ [& B% I! W7 h; q既往不咎let bygones be bygones
0 J5 c; Y& u+ D金无足赤,人无完人Gold can't be pure and man can't be perfect. 0 W$ u! b. l1 p& V
金玉满堂Treasures fill the home+ p+ v. e8 o0 d: e6 p! Q8 [
脚踏实地be down-to-earth 4 A8 q7 q& h7 d" q- p& g" t
脚踩两只船sit on the fence 0 @8 B# i& d9 G, n; _* D$ ^5 T* I
君子之交淡如水the friendship between gentlemen is as pure as crystal; a hedge between keeps friendship green
" z3 U* K- {+ c0 x( }5 J( ]: Y老生常谈，陈词滥调cut and dried, cliché. r0 i+ ^5 ~6 V4 `) E5 ]
礼尚往来Courtesy calls for reciprocity. 0 h# [ J2 ^9 u, }' L
留得青山在，不怕没柴烧"Where there is life, there is hope."
8 P9 j: e; u0 F4 d6 Q7 |, y) R马到成功achieve immediate victory; win instant success
" I# ]9 R: S# z2 C1 Z" q7 K名利双收gain in both fame and wealth7 F, q, {: r: ^6 s1 |: o
茅塞顿开be suddenly enlightened) |1 ~$ N+ I9 r( W
没有规矩不成方圆Nothing can be accomplished without norms or standards.4 t' |, J) H4 {6 \/ ~) O6 }
每逢佳节倍思亲; X8 z+ N5 A3 B1 H' v+ R: @, `% e5 r
On festive occasions more than ever one thinks of one's dear ones far away.
2 B: E2 E, ~0 q. w/ ?9 RIt is on the festival occasions when one misses his dear most.
0 `! L3 S# J; r5 \( b! a谋事在人，成事在天"The planning lies with man, the outcome with Heaven. / Man proposes, God disposes. "5 t- X5 a% l! j3 a* P/ }
弄巧成拙be too smart by half; Cunning outwits itself.1 J5 J- Q4 f# |, D+ z" [ Z( ~
拿手好戏masterpiece
+ K# \( g1 q% \1 a, m" o3 ]赔了夫人又折兵throw good money after bad- d: J# b4 J5 K! d" V$ A; a" R2 ]
抛砖引玉a modest spur to induce others to come forward with valuable contributions; throw a sprat to catch a whale2 k" b* i' N! t6 e8 I( x$ W
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
+ c1 A/ ~! x/ q- p2 N1 z- r抢得先机take the preemptive opportunities
6 n+ I, N" | ^5 |9 i6 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.
8 c& _; b+ _+ X- u& w+ C2 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; A* d4 y1 F4 x" h# M; E6 }& H
前事不忘,后事之师Past experience, if not forgotten, is a guide for the future.2 x, R( R7 m8 f; g
前人栽树,后人乘凉One generation plants the trees in whose shade another generation rests.
0 n7 H7 ], [! ^- D* H) rOne sows and another reaps.
$ U. l' i6 i8 A+ q4 `! Z; v前怕狼,后怕虎fear the wolf in front and the tiger behind/ hesitate in doing something. g1 }, ~* M- {4 g9 V
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.
3 c) ^; E& |2 J0 ~, z强强联手win-win co-operation1 [; x( Z- r, ~5 V/ I5 D
瑞雪兆丰年A timely snow promises a good harvest." T- U, Y% H. f9 g
人之初,性本善Man's nature at birth is good.
2 H$ a' b0 I8 }2 w8 n人逢喜事精神爽Joy puts heart into a man.
' L. u) r* }9 K" W) P人海战术huge-crowd strategy ! `4 ?# j# \5 I6 m
世上无难事，只要肯攀登"Where there is a will, there is a way. "
7 Q/ b5 g$ E8 v# K" M) n世外桃源a fictitious land of peace away from the turmoil of the world;
9 ~# N# ?" |. ~* n$ _+ u$ H死而后已until my heart stops beating
* `. G9 n8 B7 ?/ G2 v, C2 p/ |岁岁平安Peace all year round' x, ?) e" r9 n; N( J
上有天堂，下有苏杭"Just as there is paradise in heaven, ther are Suzhou and Hangzhou on earth." ( s( D# i j6 B+ C5 p" g# X
塞翁失马，焉知非福Misfortune may be an actual blessing.( ]5 \2 a( J) ^
三十而立"A man should be independent at the age of thirty.
, W! G" h" a7 w. xAt thirty, a man should be able to think for himself." # P4 D. u L; o! ~/ H
升级换代updating and upgrading (of products)/ a% L; v+ [/ @ K( D$ P! o
四十不惑Life begins at forty. 0 G2 x6 E% j+ s. T. Q' M% u
谁言寸草心，报得三春晖"Such kindness of warm sun, can't be repaid by grass. " + p6 [ C5 @4 ~- i" o
水涨船高When the river rises, the boat floats high.4 G0 |+ U. m8 |. j5 x- J
时不我待Time and tide wait for no man. $ x: V @- C8 z# x3 K
杀鸡用牛刀break a butterfly on the wheel8 Y' X- X) H3 W* J% e
实事求是seek truth from facts; be practical and realistic; be true to facts + i; k \5 @8 B) ^" U$ I
说曹操,曹操到Talk of the devil and he comes.
: y! R8 F) E9 v1 v实话实说speak the plain truth; call a spade a spade; tell it as it is ( ~7 ] [3 v9 j# w8 B( H. _$ k
实践是检验真理的唯一标准Practice is the sole criterion for testing truth.
, f# x( j$ V: Y" _; j) t5 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; "7 V: k% Q3 g' j9 m6 s' G) N5 ~
韬光养晦hide one's capacities and bide one's time$ V# p# P! W; _5 ~: c; Q$ i, H, ^
糖衣炮弹sugar-coated bullets3 [0 V+ x& W0 \. U$ s
天有不测风云Anything unexpected may happen. a bolt from the blue
5 v! a# m7 N& }) k8 ?8 a团结就是力量Unity is strength.) Q+ h( k$ E+ q
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
" m3 g: |$ J* c: z1 e: m( Y歪风邪气unhealthy practices and evil phenomena. a7 \! z n/ k" M( U
物以类聚，人以群分Birds of a feather flock together.
; g! r# H% w% W6 @4 x往事如风"The past has vanished (from memory) like wind.; What in past, is past." : b, ^) w Y, s0 e# T# Y
望子成龙hold high hopes for one's child+ M; |: a; b! z% G% l; g
屋漏又逢连阴雨Misfortunes never come singly. When it rains it pours.
3 C M( [& P4 I文韬武略military expertise; military strategy
# { X9 Y3 h8 G唯利是图draw water to one's mill + P- g6 E2 W! }5 r, }+ U
无源之水,无本之木water without a source, and a tree wiithout roots- R: B' @: A3 [* X
无中生有make/create something out of nothing
- ~1 T6 Z9 B4 S9 \无风不起浪There are no waves without wind. There's no smoke without fire.
- B5 L6 f2 s2 G- p1 R& g徇私枉法bend the law for the benefit of relatives or friends
+ [0 t+ A5 l5 Q, S j新官上任三把火a new broom sweeps clean
# n" V9 j! _$ \" y虚心使人进步,骄傲使人落后Modesty helps one go forward, whereas conceit makes one lag behind.; N; M& y& ~) J8 O
蓄势而发accumulate strength for a take-off2 _4 B5 S1 Z; S( x: z y* A. R5 P
心想事成May all your wish come true, {0 I4 y. c$ I0 l6 s2 l
心照不宣have a tacit understanding; give tacit consent; tacit understanding
* |) u5 t' S, {8 ]! L( c! p2 j先入为主First impressions are firmly entrenched.
/ j' H% x6 [3 o9 |4 O: d先下手为强catch the ball before the bound
: x; o$ l' H8 E- o像热锅上的蚂蚁like an ant on a hot pan( ~" Q$ |' p" O A# U2 H* M3 n
现身说法warn people by taking oneself as an example( G3 J6 q6 t: n: D
息事宁人pour oil on troubled waters
# {6 F6 q* ?' J! x喜忧参半mingled hope and fear / X2 K/ T% x3 q7 _" @
循序渐进step by step
, q- Y% f3 J( J5 ] y一路平安，一路顺风speed somebody on their way; speed the parting guest ) p9 N9 }( f3 y4 K
严以律己,宽以待人be strict with oneself and lenient towards others5 o# V- {( T+ J: f9 b! J- s
鱼米之乡a land of milk and honey
m8 b! n+ T5 M F( y6 e2 R, b$ \# L* C有情人终成眷属"Jack shall have Jill, all shall be well."
$ l* I% \+ ^9 s8 X N5 H2 n' O有钱能使鬼推磨Money makes the mare go. Money talks.
7 D: {# I; x! }* M+ [有识之士people of vision
& |4 Y6 M* ]* ` q9 w W- d) n有勇无谋use brawn rather than brain
" w. q7 M; T8 e* Q( G有缘千里来相会Separated as we are thousands of miles apart, we come together as if by predestination.
5 K2 x ]$ T O% L: u8 I与时俱进advance with times
; a. ~& n7 P t2 o/ S2 E: s以人为本people oriented; people foremost ) j9 T7 y$ M0 q" }4 n# `
因材施教teach students according to their aptitude
1 l5 S# U! k: h* p* }' ]& \' F1 r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."
8 ^( E5 H1 h7 A$ K4 F9 v欲速则不达Haste does not bring success. ! s* r& [" n& }' z( G& i
优胜劣汰survival of the fittest
" B5 O: M1 D: f C' I英雄所见略同Great minds think alike.$ T3 v; r) m0 N9 v2 _( p9 H
冤家宜解不宜结Better make friends than make enemies.
3 @4 }! ?! a% O* [7 w, s* h. l s冤假错案"cases in which people were unjustly, falsely or wrongly charged or sentenced; unjust, false or wrong cases" ; o$ O" T2 p9 b* Y- e: @3 H0 |" K
一言既出，驷马难追A real man never goes back on his words.
# H- [ D3 ]* H* S招财进宝Money and treasures will be plentiful7 ~% N9 ^' m3 E! ]" W
债台高筑become debt-ridden
2 J% {! x& y7 X- d4 |1 Z. W致命要害Achilles' heel
e0 o/ z' C; x8 Z众矢之的target of public criticism
- G: x9 _' b* W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.
- e8 Q- X* k7 W+ Q0 R纸上谈兵be an armchair strategist3 e; k% K4 f' g- o
纸包不住火Truth will come to light sooner or later." ]: Y, P* \* q O, l
左右为难between the devil and the deep blue sea; between the rock and the hard place |
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