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爱屋及乌Love me, love my dog.
% Y$ t1 }' t- A( _4 [! Y+ `百闻不如一见Seeing is believing.: d) b& K1 \6 |/ q* t% A* v9 o
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) [; ]% L8 }2 P( I
笨鸟先飞A slow sparrow should make an early start.! [$ c, a* J; y3 X
不眠之夜white night - z5 e" a$ C8 X
不以物喜，不以己悲not pleased by external gains, not saddened by personnal losses% t; L: b8 v6 p
不遗余力spare no effort; go all out; do one's best
) ^" w, S Q& B( s0 J5 ?# f不打不成交"No discord, no concord. 5 Q0 l9 k1 h0 s
拆东墙补西墙rob Peter to pay Paul
+ @$ m& ^8 c. x3 u, [9 o辞旧迎新bid farewell to the old and usher in the new; ring out the old year and ring in the new
* k. K/ P' e; C& Z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+ Q: C3 }7 u P0 p
大开眼界open one's eyes; broaden one's horizon; be an eye-opener , m% c7 r- r9 { S
国泰民安The country flourishes and people live in peace
7 c" l$ B6 b# C2 J+ ^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 $ `7 P8 P2 g; r4 ]' p
功夫不负有心人Everything comes to him who waits.
; i! x) ~* a8 ^& f好了伤疤忘了疼once on shore, one prays no more* ?( ^" z! G* o
好事不出门，恶事传千里Good news never goes beyond the gate, while bad news spread far and wide.
! S; l; Q* A* r7 C& N和气生财Harmony brings wealth
% G/ A5 L$ o, [+ ^* u活到老，学到老One is never too old to learn.
" X0 a, y- F. \3 F既往不咎let bygones be bygones
. |+ t1 |1 @. S. f4 o6 G金无足赤,人无完人Gold can't be pure and man can't be perfect.
5 f/ `- X% ?! n1 Z# n0 b _, d4 O金玉满堂Treasures fill the home- ^+ o/ L& B5 I5 }
脚踏实地be down-to-earth . U7 F' o' m. I/ V' H
脚踩两只船sit on the fence
' Q% `2 w7 J ^7 F! x君子之交淡如水the friendship between gentlemen is as pure as crystal; a hedge between keeps friendship green
) P6 f) u9 _$ N. R老生常谈，陈词滥调cut and dried, cliché0 c' ~1 y$ I4 I3 `' \
礼尚往来Courtesy calls for reciprocity.
" |) R% a$ D' L# ]; o7 L留得青山在，不怕没柴烧"Where there is life, there is hope."
4 J% \5 O3 v" ` f马到成功achieve immediate victory; win instant success
$ h* b, z/ V& \( J" T" E$ K名利双收gain in both fame and wealth7 [0 M7 r5 B4 L. E1 L0 i/ P! i
茅塞顿开be suddenly enlightened4 I! A: F9 I0 i3 W p4 L9 d. z
没有规矩不成方圆Nothing can be accomplished without norms or standards.% \& l" S3 j0 M$ S; K
每逢佳节倍思亲4 k) p* C4 m" ^+ K1 t% q" J8 O7 B
On festive occasions more than ever one thinks of one's dear ones far away.* j! T% k/ P! j1 [3 Q. {
It is on the festival occasions when one misses his dear most.
4 f1 B L. H* d6 M# E9 R @谋事在人，成事在天"The planning lies with man, the outcome with Heaven. / Man proposes, God disposes. "% R! T+ |6 G8 `2 f
弄巧成拙be too smart by half; Cunning outwits itself.
4 |/ R+ I( \" N5 M拿手好戏masterpiece
& G) B4 {/ Z/ q3 K赔了夫人又折兵throw good money after bad
8 q# q: }, y5 |; U. ^抛砖引玉a modest spur to induce others to come forward with valuable contributions; throw a sprat to catch a whale
h# x# r; M1 u p破釜沉舟cut off all means of retreat；burn one‘s own way of retreat and be determined to fight to the end5 ~2 {$ _! n# ~- @7 O v3 b
抢得先机take the preemptive opportunities
2 r- m j# P* o. P. l3 y3 z. Z巧妇难为无米之炊If you have no hand you can't make a fist./ One can't make bricks without straw.
0 i. e n3 o" o/ d: v千里之行始于足下a thousand-li journey begins with the first step--the highest eminence is to be gained step by step% \) E( x- U* M- @" s6 B
前事不忘,后事之师Past experience, if not forgotten, is a guide for the future., {* I, d- z1 S
前人栽树,后人乘凉One generation plants the trees in whose shade another generation rests.2 @; x. M8 u: H0 d, m% K6 L
One sows and another reaps.5 X' t* F' q. y$ C3 H8 r
前怕狼,后怕虎fear the wolf in front and the tiger behind/ hesitate in doing something# p# A% z, w2 G
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 p+ E4 L) o, q5 z. `) T; }
强强联手win-win co-operation
& c" x: O- B0 I1 E1 a/ f瑞雪兆丰年A timely snow promises a good harvest.
. K% K0 w8 v4 g& O. C$ w' ^9 \人之初,性本善Man's nature at birth is good." b; l6 }+ O$ A3 a G
人逢喜事精神爽Joy puts heart into a man.
' a; ~# X4 J* x7 C9 M) }8 t8 x人海战术huge-crowd strategy ! s8 D. l6 ^4 b
世上无难事，只要肯攀登"Where there is a will, there is a way. "
: j8 u E3 F. B* q世外桃源a fictitious land of peace away from the turmoil of the world;
5 i. v3 g. L( v/ w死而后已until my heart stops beating
v V: ?# b$ x* i1 v+ p! ?" D岁岁平安Peace all year round5 p2 U! b- U) V& l; z& @
上有天堂，下有苏杭"Just as there is paradise in heaven, ther are Suzhou and Hangzhou on earth." 1 a5 {, x# k9 a# |+ X
塞翁失马，焉知非福Misfortune may be an actual blessing.
& t/ n) i, R- `" E, O6 R7 R& C6 W三十而立"A man should be independent at the age of thirty. 9 U: p+ ]" W) ]3 p2 \
At thirty, a man should be able to think for himself." ( e3 `4 M& A" p, H% p2 ^( [
升级换代updating and upgrading (of products)
6 u5 I/ t$ s7 n7 ^" \& K四十不惑Life begins at forty. 3 t8 i! Z6 \! z& {0 J1 [) M, n' y
谁言寸草心，报得三春晖"Such kindness of warm sun, can't be repaid by grass. "
. L4 H a- }) b6 w: o$ y1 n' t水涨船高When the river rises, the boat floats high.! X7 W$ [) b O& m! ^1 }- g
时不我待Time and tide wait for no man.
) z' S' \3 Q( b$ N$ B: Y" P" V( D- d杀鸡用牛刀break a butterfly on the wheel; y4 ~0 X6 m7 d$ L2 K! ]
实事求是seek truth from facts; be practical and realistic; be true to facts
7 c! @" |& T p6 _/ N. o: w说曹操,曹操到Talk of the devil and he comes.) A2 [9 ], ~* g
实话实说speak the plain truth; call a spade a spade; tell it as it is
" ?- }& G3 b" ^* v4 @* h实践是检验真理的唯一标准Practice is the sole criterion for testing truth.
7 d, h- m8 E( T @6 K! p) M: f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; "
; b: W' t/ n/ R3 E1 o( y韬光养晦hide one's capacities and bide one's time
& _& J1 c* x6 E: }糖衣炮弹sugar-coated bullets) O& |6 P0 Q1 A$ A7 v
天有不测风云Anything unexpected may happen. a bolt from the blue! t& t0 n/ M5 |7 P0 V. A% B+ _# B
团结就是力量Unity is strength.
+ M7 ?8 q) ], z4 V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
/ n( X' Z" C( ]6 _2 p4 e歪风邪气unhealthy practices and evil phenomena; U* u, t+ x$ C a$ X3 W3 C
物以类聚，人以群分Birds of a feather flock together.
" r0 C e' {4 X+ B1 n+ d往事如风"The past has vanished (from memory) like wind.; What in past, is past." ) o$ ^; n# x) [% c) p
望子成龙hold high hopes for one's child2 @4 Q7 g+ X+ R1 p; c
屋漏又逢连阴雨Misfortunes never come singly. When it rains it pours.' o ]3 K: `4 V* {) N* g8 ^
文韬武略military expertise; military strategy
- A& d, ~# K- z4 {唯利是图draw water to one's mill 0 r' _* t h) n; n- ^! |: o5 l
无源之水,无本之木water without a source, and a tree wiithout roots
2 L/ f! ]) ?! g: @; c8 w4 r无中生有make/create something out of nothing
7 e* q: [6 z4 R5 L4 o |# y无风不起浪There are no waves without wind. There's no smoke without fire.
1 {4 V* E0 U+ D& E徇私枉法bend the law for the benefit of relatives or friends
1 @2 R! r/ M8 C( R( C2 c新官上任三把火a new broom sweeps clean
8 T8 J8 z7 |+ m, u虚心使人进步,骄傲使人落后Modesty helps one go forward, whereas conceit makes one lag behind.
( q# Z7 c- `: p蓄势而发accumulate strength for a take-off$ A2 t" G& h+ h0 F
心想事成May all your wish come true
& G1 N7 {; f2 B+ ^+ m ~心照不宣have a tacit understanding; give tacit consent; tacit understanding
4 m6 B/ X' y8 G4 Q. |+ X先入为主First impressions are firmly entrenched.
7 G, k; A! v( i) O8 @- }# j7 j4 j先下手为强catch the ball before the bound1 @" O' Z5 p3 V) I2 d
像热锅上的蚂蚁like an ant on a hot pan
# d: W" o: ]; P4 @( K现身说法warn people by taking oneself as an example
1 z3 \' q1 N: @( y! @* t息事宁人pour oil on troubled waters 2 }1 P z! U* g0 f: O+ Q
喜忧参半mingled hope and fear ! N2 |9 H4 V- | O
循序渐进step by step5 D+ @4 f( p& f! t3 s/ x
一路平安，一路顺风speed somebody on their way; speed the parting guest 4 `5 y$ F' ~- C. j# b. }/ a N( Z
严以律己,宽以待人be strict with oneself and lenient towards others
0 R& ~! @: g9 @/ o; Q鱼米之乡a land of milk and honey
& E! d$ R' H* {! ~( u: P有情人终成眷属"Jack shall have Jill, all shall be well." ; _$ ^0 Z# o8 D# `& h2 L
有钱能使鬼推磨Money makes the mare go. Money talks.
: r( f* r R3 S, m$ N8 Z/ y有识之士people of vision$ J4 i3 _- O$ |. K6 }& j, }* {; S
有勇无谋use brawn rather than brain 2 l3 P4 p1 F7 ^
有缘千里来相会Separated as we are thousands of miles apart, we come together as if by predestination.
- `5 Q9 U8 ? C! D与时俱进advance with times1 D6 q8 m; \+ z" ]( y& Y l1 \
以人为本people oriented; people foremost ; y. [1 t6 {+ |1 b
因材施教teach students according to their aptitude
6 I5 m* M2 G3 j. j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."
: Z( T6 A) C, u& B' z c欲速则不达Haste does not bring success.
( J& _' t7 w, M8 b2 Z, d7 x优胜劣汰survival of the fittest 8 w4 S- N. A0 o1 T; R
英雄所见略同Great minds think alike.7 L% s9 `! ~' n9 m) p8 o
冤家宜解不宜结Better make friends than make enemies.
8 F1 u3 K+ d+ l冤假错案"cases in which people were unjustly, falsely or wrongly charged or sentenced; unjust, false or wrong cases"
2 {- ]3 N+ [) D: j W一言既出，驷马难追A real man never goes back on his words.
7 u6 b! C$ P: _7 J! j招财进宝Money and treasures will be plentiful
0 E) i+ m# w% z5 R5 D债台高筑become debt-ridden
5 S4 }, K0 V% S- i# j致命要害Achilles' heel 1 G& J/ d& c `! c8 }# O J
众矢之的target of public criticism' P9 s# [$ G T! {! g8 D
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.
7 p$ b' O- ]8 C( J) G纸上谈兵be an armchair strategist p& W! ?3 W- c
纸包不住火Truth will come to light sooner or later.
; V8 O+ X4 a2 B5 f% F! [9 W左右为难between the devil and the deep blue sea; between the rock and the hard place |
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