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爱屋及乌Love me, love my dog.
% W# L, ^1 Q' M2 h+ Y0 L0 w9 W/ |百闻不如一见Seeing is believing.
: e' R$ I2 z* |2 i$ t8 |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
, P8 f, @$ K U% z笨鸟先飞A slow sparrow should make an early start.
. H D- X! O, E, K+ ?" F不眠之夜white night
; G+ v! C! \. i# L( |* c3 n2 z& [不以物喜，不以己悲not pleased by external gains, not saddened by personnal losses/ w4 x- R+ x% q
不遗余力spare no effort; go all out; do one's best
/ Y& c6 ]8 x0 E% |& h5 S9 B不打不成交"No discord, no concord. % [/ z/ i" u5 ]' @" p3 t, U( b
拆东墙补西墙rob Peter to pay Paul 5 d! H% N2 z1 |1 g9 |& R9 ]) n
辞旧迎新bid farewell to the old and usher in the new; ring out the old year and ring in the new ( X. t8 u$ a7 X+ d! h: `9 O) n' \& K( I5 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
9 s& N) L! y: V2 K大开眼界open one's eyes; broaden one's horizon; be an eye-opener
' D9 `* g4 g- H& s& M- {' I! _# f7 `& @2 t国泰民安The country flourishes and people live in peace c6 L8 ~5 J s7 P( d1 C: 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 1 t% [0 |/ D p5 T- O/ L( v p' H
功夫不负有心人Everything comes to him who waits.
) i; P. b9 e# J3 K* ]0 @; Y& Q5 C好了伤疤忘了疼once on shore, one prays no more
$ B, b8 m/ ] o5 M1 j好事不出门，恶事传千里Good news never goes beyond the gate, while bad news spread far and wide.
- ~. h/ G7 l' R1 a: N6 p! l和气生财Harmony brings wealth
3 n4 K' V" s- X3 l3 n5 m# S活到老，学到老One is never too old to learn. # A4 T, ^8 p- g! K
既往不咎let bygones be bygones
, B5 }/ d: i$ h- A+ W* w. P金无足赤,人无完人Gold can't be pure and man can't be perfect. % i9 S8 `/ |$ G; }" [% s9 {
金玉满堂Treasures fill the home7 V7 Y1 g- g; i& l8 z& c
脚踏实地be down-to-earth
8 P, g5 i4 x0 U" |3 t" |$ O脚踩两只船sit on the fence L) K7 B, x& s) n
君子之交淡如水the friendship between gentlemen is as pure as crystal; a hedge between keeps friendship green + f' J( [2 v8 _, G: g5 F* A
老生常谈，陈词滥调cut and dried, cliché! x( R7 H W7 V! I, ]
礼尚往来Courtesy calls for reciprocity.
% v9 V7 F, ?$ ?' t留得青山在，不怕没柴烧"Where there is life, there is hope."+ ^3 [/ N) ~) o
马到成功achieve immediate victory; win instant success' a/ h% O1 ^6 s) h* ?( z+ v7 p
名利双收gain in both fame and wealth/ {; D. g1 {: K' S
茅塞顿开be suddenly enlightened
) h* G# Y6 H( G" N没有规矩不成方圆Nothing can be accomplished without norms or standards.
# D% s1 @/ w& U' Y* U8 O2 F每逢佳节倍思亲5 `$ m& E; R- I/ x: V& u
On festive occasions more than ever one thinks of one's dear ones far away.
& G S! Z+ U+ X5 g- c1 @- R5 }/ E5 IIt is on the festival occasions when one misses his dear most. ( K3 x j; {# z
谋事在人，成事在天"The planning lies with man, the outcome with Heaven. / Man proposes, God disposes. "
$ o+ b! n$ q+ Z7 i- R' @+ |5 i弄巧成拙be too smart by half; Cunning outwits itself.. P& v9 z6 D& o9 K a& m0 y
拿手好戏masterpiece- n- ~4 T& X- d$ S
赔了夫人又折兵throw good money after bad: q- g- v3 _9 X) m
抛砖引玉a modest spur to induce others to come forward with valuable contributions; throw a sprat to catch a whale1 o7 f0 S; B& j7 B* |- Q
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( Z. r$ _' E. u/ A
抢得先机take the preemptive opportunities
/ Q9 ?8 x( [ @2 k4 g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.
& h% w1 j5 t7 [2 ]) 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
& R! f9 m$ [! K+ n: L( W前事不忘,后事之师Past experience, if not forgotten, is a guide for the future.+ F" d/ c- f+ R0 c0 P
前人栽树,后人乘凉One generation plants the trees in whose shade another generation rests.
/ Q+ }4 L3 U0 Q& i. ]0 i# P3 V( mOne sows and another reaps.
+ x3 @, C/ P: g前怕狼,后怕虎fear the wolf in front and the tiger behind/ hesitate in doing something K2 O- P& W. o8 `/ h* l% a' f! S
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.
5 l8 @3 L! [) c* X3 x+ C2 y' B强强联手win-win co-operation9 B, @5 r5 c- E/ E2 |, g3 V
瑞雪兆丰年A timely snow promises a good harvest.
" ^, ~. H7 |6 I人之初,性本善Man's nature at birth is good.
7 B3 f ~; w% y4 a" |% i人逢喜事精神爽Joy puts heart into a man.: o% q& ]$ |7 S( c- W
人海战术huge-crowd strategy
: y8 c1 F) {% `, x, a世上无难事，只要肯攀登"Where there is a will, there is a way. " ( f8 h0 Q) x+ g0 X8 v* c9 W9 @
世外桃源a fictitious land of peace away from the turmoil of the world; - y7 ~' C- }& W4 S1 a
死而后已until my heart stops beating, W; y& E" s% x
岁岁平安Peace all year round2 n7 o# c& f* Q4 V5 o
上有天堂，下有苏杭"Just as there is paradise in heaven, ther are Suzhou and Hangzhou on earth." % o* X2 p2 y1 v; E% Q: e
塞翁失马，焉知非福Misfortune may be an actual blessing.
q4 E1 V$ s, I, x9 d" [三十而立"A man should be independent at the age of thirty. . C2 T- R/ e" T: J% A
At thirty, a man should be able to think for himself." ; K, J0 P) H7 O- W
升级换代updating and upgrading (of products)8 f% G7 y7 [! P4 |) l
四十不惑Life begins at forty.
2 h5 u" i3 C# ^1 E* f* x _) t$ B谁言寸草心，报得三春晖"Such kindness of warm sun, can't be repaid by grass. "
0 i* {! O8 r% N2 v# @5 L8 W) k水涨船高When the river rises, the boat floats high.
8 n( E4 l; s! L3 M) Q% U% ]时不我待Time and tide wait for no man. ' c: B; N M, l( O8 `6 U
杀鸡用牛刀break a butterfly on the wheel1 |1 b# C. m7 I. X
实事求是seek truth from facts; be practical and realistic; be true to facts . Z+ @, o% U8 L9 I8 z9 ^ F) i) K
说曹操,曹操到Talk of the devil and he comes.* S$ K* y* w# s2 G5 X5 Y
实话实说speak the plain truth; call a spade a spade; tell it as it is
0 m- z. y+ R- v1 S6 f实践是检验真理的唯一标准Practice is the sole criterion for testing truth.
- \: m1 ^9 q6 `* w7 e/ F5 U" q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 @' p5 S# H6 X9 s S8 N# X韬光养晦hide one's capacities and bide one's time
5 N) S. `) t' f糖衣炮弹sugar-coated bullets9 b1 g; u$ G5 r m/ L
天有不测风云Anything unexpected may happen. a bolt from the blue
0 [0 J, P7 J: H p团结就是力量Unity is strength.& t* A' O2 l% L: i5 B
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
* b: I$ W. p" `9 I! \) a歪风邪气unhealthy practices and evil phenomena
+ w, y% ^5 x5 }物以类聚，人以群分Birds of a feather flock together.
3 j$ ^' d S3 W* H* J( W3 z) `/ v往事如风"The past has vanished (from memory) like wind.; What in past, is past."
F- V+ l L# L4 f6 U6 \6 _望子成龙hold high hopes for one's child
" {- f& t: Y I' I$ l6 P; |屋漏又逢连阴雨Misfortunes never come singly. When it rains it pours.
- Z( q8 h5 u& y0 T4 y( P文韬武略military expertise; military strategy
) \, q. u7 P0 J: f' L1 ?唯利是图draw water to one's mill
) O0 ?3 T0 M2 C7 f无源之水,无本之木water without a source, and a tree wiithout roots
) D# V9 E; l# H3 Q! A/ I无中生有make/create something out of nothing 8 Y0 g1 E- S9 E5 ]3 ]5 `+ p5 [- b
无风不起浪There are no waves without wind. There's no smoke without fire.
+ g# F) @% k4 X- @1 x5 o徇私枉法bend the law for the benefit of relatives or friends 8 N1 F( f' B: G. w5 q
新官上任三把火a new broom sweeps clean
' K# [' l# D3 Y虚心使人进步,骄傲使人落后Modesty helps one go forward, whereas conceit makes one lag behind.% Q, B2 c3 E" ^# H5 i- y& ~
蓄势而发accumulate strength for a take-off" t x3 _; p. b2 _2 E; a2 { H
心想事成May all your wish come true H: d! c: t/ n9 a2 u
心照不宣have a tacit understanding; give tacit consent; tacit understanding
! P# h/ v i! x% Y' @0 A6 q先入为主First impressions are firmly entrenched.
$ l! }1 k, \" B, T0 j$ {8 y$ _: [- q先下手为强catch the ball before the bound
* w0 a1 l8 k1 H! D像热锅上的蚂蚁like an ant on a hot pan
. w; t( e. m: {+ P& C- |现身说法warn people by taking oneself as an example
7 C3 u- p u, E7 \息事宁人pour oil on troubled waters
0 N7 {5 T5 G9 N, t6 P喜忧参半mingled hope and fear
; H* _' h: r* A7 V7 ]$ j循序渐进step by step3 y6 ?% H; A' H2 ~5 c
一路平安，一路顺风speed somebody on their way; speed the parting guest
9 m2 O$ d2 g* `- r% I# R5 ?$ U' N严以律己,宽以待人be strict with oneself and lenient towards others1 Z/ @& F+ v' A9 y
鱼米之乡a land of milk and honey
$ j/ g, m+ `& Y' r$ I# W有情人终成眷属"Jack shall have Jill, all shall be well." & q/ Q6 u! |1 k# u
有钱能使鬼推磨Money makes the mare go. Money talks.
8 p1 R3 `8 J( T) M有识之士people of vision
' f( p& E& R, {1 v6 P4 ~' c有勇无谋use brawn rather than brain
" a! ^& b# d [0 n有缘千里来相会Separated as we are thousands of miles apart, we come together as if by predestination." X2 X9 ~; _% B& z" L
与时俱进advance with times3 g, S% x! E' K/ Y. A4 L
以人为本people oriented; people foremost 2 ?+ y8 r! J# S1 J, |. V
因材施教teach students according to their aptitude ( V" P6 \8 N7 R, H5 T
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."
" c2 K0 C% e' m0 Z欲速则不达Haste does not bring success. 9 W Y+ k0 b% b/ U1 _( i
优胜劣汰survival of the fittest & l0 }" e- l! Z3 J+ }2 z* [5 R
英雄所见略同Great minds think alike.
& G4 U% @7 T% \2 J6 Y! {冤家宜解不宜结Better make friends than make enemies.
; C# |1 N, V+ b5 N1 ^1 `冤假错案"cases in which people were unjustly, falsely or wrongly charged or sentenced; unjust, false or wrong cases"
# Z; S" h2 t# P4 d* O, [一言既出，驷马难追A real man never goes back on his words.
: M, R4 Z5 C9 \8 V8 E4 H招财进宝Money and treasures will be plentiful
( k' x" W0 j& k; a& D债台高筑become debt-ridden) h$ p5 y; O- A3 T3 ?
致命要害Achilles' heel : A- d; H) P1 i1 z
众矢之的target of public criticism
6 |0 o2 r$ d8 K8 K3 _% N! Q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." j- i+ b, B. W
纸上谈兵be an armchair strategist5 U6 l- x, L) g* i; C1 R' P
纸包不住火Truth will come to light sooner or later., G& l O' V9 I6 a! X
左右为难between the devil and the deep blue sea; between the rock and the hard place |
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