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爱屋及乌Love me, love my dog.
0 s$ c: }7 P3 E5 R& m5 f百闻不如一见Seeing is believing.! ~ d' ?9 ^ ]- A$ d/ N" q& x
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& a' S( ~! o p: N/ X8 A
笨鸟先飞A slow sparrow should make an early start.+ P8 K1 o/ D I' J9 u* j) \, q
不眠之夜white night + n% X2 A; m/ s1 r6 S/ {
不以物喜，不以己悲not pleased by external gains, not saddened by personnal losses
0 s0 w' n9 R/ v7 @0 a6 q不遗余力spare no effort; go all out; do one's best
! m; \! @1 Y s4 h- F不打不成交"No discord, no concord. % R$ z: w. \. l
拆东墙补西墙rob Peter to pay Paul * p3 k4 S8 [2 a. ~" ^3 J/ ^* S% }+ 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 % b) f& t5 t: {9 U8 @. R" L
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 all8 q" ^- S% s7 m" Y9 H
大开眼界open one's eyes; broaden one's horizon; be an eye-opener
$ ~$ i; s1 k/ N; B H- D) I国泰民安The country flourishes and people live in peace
6 E. c- v m3 q1 L; Y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 l) m1 h( k% _( a功夫不负有心人Everything comes to him who waits.
6 F7 H, S* m; ^* p, p好了伤疤忘了疼once on shore, one prays no more
! i2 s( _: S$ M3 y' b& L4 t好事不出门，恶事传千里Good news never goes beyond the gate, while bad news spread far and wide.
9 J" `. }4 \ C: ^和气生财Harmony brings wealth
. X, W+ r3 x% B活到老，学到老One is never too old to learn.
: F' [% H. }" p& R/ a$ A既往不咎let bygones be bygones
: Q! K7 e" d2 a4 u9 L7 V4 S金无足赤,人无完人Gold can't be pure and man can't be perfect. 2 m* p2 q) D, u% s {
金玉满堂Treasures fill the home0 P7 e, g* a- K, A r
脚踏实地be down-to-earth ! t* D, I8 l7 t
脚踩两只船sit on the fence
+ F1 Y* ]( C- X W君子之交淡如水the friendship between gentlemen is as pure as crystal; a hedge between keeps friendship green 1 i+ t+ U0 J' \, L& U& d3 C
老生常谈，陈词滥调cut and dried, cliché1 t( m- P( p6 l' Z3 |% l
礼尚往来Courtesy calls for reciprocity.
$ T/ B# [% L5 c. R9 q, w9 W留得青山在，不怕没柴烧"Where there is life, there is hope."
* t& n2 R$ |3 D. Q) Z: K/ E马到成功achieve immediate victory; win instant success! b$ a e. w+ S0 I0 _; {
名利双收gain in both fame and wealth
; E) X V+ k" k1 S! [1 T3 B) q茅塞顿开be suddenly enlightened
$ B9 K4 m, y& _8 G. w( P没有规矩不成方圆Nothing can be accomplished without norms or standards.
3 W# `% H( s9 S8 P& y6 `9 b# M每逢佳节倍思亲: J* C5 r9 v. c1 k* l
On festive occasions more than ever one thinks of one's dear ones far away.7 a- U# E, q* o1 [- ^
It is on the festival occasions when one misses his dear most. ( c, g) @* s. L! W4 C+ l, x
谋事在人，成事在天"The planning lies with man, the outcome with Heaven. / Man proposes, God disposes. " d; a$ f; C/ J
弄巧成拙be too smart by half; Cunning outwits itself.6 Q j- m3 c2 }" H9 s+ q% j
拿手好戏masterpiece7 U7 ]! ]- L/ U, X/ h4 d& R6 y
赔了夫人又折兵throw good money after bad' ~" D+ T2 F3 S8 L* K3 {; i3 n6 ]$ O
抛砖引玉a modest spur to induce others to come forward with valuable contributions; throw a sprat to catch a whale
; H% D2 S! s4 o% {; w) l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
@0 R) q+ }" |6 Z# ^" {7 ?0 r抢得先机take the preemptive opportunities
; ^/ q. t5 a$ p' s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 G; {7 Q& P* R$ V% I5 ^0 U: k
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+ n! j2 o3 x+ T+ o; J3 P8 Q/ p. D
前事不忘,后事之师Past experience, if not forgotten, is a guide for the future.* v6 s, n8 d+ |
前人栽树,后人乘凉One generation plants the trees in whose shade another generation rests.
7 R7 ]) K/ g' F( T. E6 {One sows and another reaps.
# D* s" a( V# `! m h# I前怕狼,后怕虎fear the wolf in front and the tiger behind/ hesitate in doing something
, a) h5 v, n, A5 r" T: H: o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 i. {: n: Y; @+ ]5 h, U! a( F强强联手win-win co-operation' f: T: B* C& o% ~' p; W5 |0 k
瑞雪兆丰年A timely snow promises a good harvest.9 |9 U Y# E* c
人之初,性本善Man's nature at birth is good." v) i6 Q) {" a+ t7 g: K
人逢喜事精神爽Joy puts heart into a man.
$ [; G; _, G' k% V$ Q$ S人海战术huge-crowd strategy 4 c, l) z" n. o( M' a
世上无难事，只要肯攀登"Where there is a will, there is a way. "
- M7 a, b* z( A8 ~0 y世外桃源a fictitious land of peace away from the turmoil of the world; 3 U8 S- k [2 ]$ H
死而后已until my heart stops beating! c6 k! W8 j# T7 |/ M0 W" \ ^# F& X
岁岁平安Peace all year round8 ]# R; o R( E& H- j: i" Q
上有天堂，下有苏杭"Just as there is paradise in heaven, ther are Suzhou and Hangzhou on earth." , g$ W$ f5 l7 v+ u
塞翁失马，焉知非福Misfortune may be an actual blessing.4 B8 [9 d/ L% ?% L" j
三十而立"A man should be independent at the age of thirty.
$ T: ^" P l6 o- W2 u9 K$ xAt thirty, a man should be able to think for himself." 8 X0 M# r" H; K
升级换代updating and upgrading (of products)
# Z- |% {- B: O8 f四十不惑Life begins at forty. . U. ?- e5 s, O' @" O
谁言寸草心，报得三春晖"Such kindness of warm sun, can't be repaid by grass. " : r# ~3 k! L: g" c
水涨船高When the river rises, the boat floats high.- B- M2 X: Y2 [) b) ?
时不我待Time and tide wait for no man.
, \: L' v$ T1 H' V2 a杀鸡用牛刀break a butterfly on the wheel- H* U) y: E b/ J: {. v) w
实事求是seek truth from facts; be practical and realistic; be true to facts % H* ]2 B K9 b! S1 h
说曹操,曹操到Talk of the devil and he comes.; g. I' q( y" J$ L1 {
实话实说speak the plain truth; call a spade a spade; tell it as it is
5 A& O) Q- ~+ c, f; H实践是检验真理的唯一标准Practice is the sole criterion for testing truth.
2 V0 P. C8 W! R" J8 G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; "
9 v6 h4 l% I1 e K; f) U. V韬光养晦hide one's capacities and bide one's time
, b& d: O3 `. K糖衣炮弹sugar-coated bullets; t) W* p' p3 d- t4 B" a
天有不测风云Anything unexpected may happen. a bolt from the blue- ~( A* N9 q: q
团结就是力量Unity is strength.: }6 z, y3 _/ y6 Y& b/ j, C8 i
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 ' g! h, z' e2 M+ S( W8 ], P4 W$ ?, u
歪风邪气unhealthy practices and evil phenomena
6 j+ ?1 W6 U% W5 K3 [8 q9 S4 v物以类聚，人以群分Birds of a feather flock together.4 |- D3 Q0 P) @0 h; g2 x; h
往事如风"The past has vanished (from memory) like wind.; What in past, is past." 9 ~, \ b2 x7 v8 q! c4 a
望子成龙hold high hopes for one's child/ _7 `0 E7 y* A; P
屋漏又逢连阴雨Misfortunes never come singly. When it rains it pours.
: `0 B& i2 e+ @文韬武略military expertise; military strategy 6 w5 K+ }6 t/ d3 _- t" O
唯利是图draw water to one's mill
! ?% I. X5 m9 ]. h9 R无源之水,无本之木water without a source, and a tree wiithout roots- C1 |& g8 P0 E
无中生有make/create something out of nothing
9 O# {% j" S0 e2 h* g1 d% O无风不起浪There are no waves without wind. There's no smoke without fire.
( B' \' L1 e6 n: J' ~2 ]徇私枉法bend the law for the benefit of relatives or friends
3 Z( P% \& e8 _9 {新官上任三把火a new broom sweeps clean
# I: u1 {/ O! A0 d8 \' B/ A$ }虚心使人进步,骄傲使人落后Modesty helps one go forward, whereas conceit makes one lag behind.
% S2 @( w0 d8 u蓄势而发accumulate strength for a take-off6 n7 f+ t. Y% T" |
心想事成May all your wish come true
7 ?( [1 l% @2 q- q心照不宣have a tacit understanding; give tacit consent; tacit understanding
0 P5 F# n9 N1 M4 x先入为主First impressions are firmly entrenched.
) ^" r3 y* {9 Y先下手为强catch the ball before the bound
1 F% C" b8 Z. Y }5 ^" V* @# y7 d像热锅上的蚂蚁like an ant on a hot pan
5 A, C: e' C" Z7 [现身说法warn people by taking oneself as an example
" _; n* A# L# |. {( u息事宁人pour oil on troubled waters
/ I1 v% O* Q# A1 B1 r& C0 h. H喜忧参半mingled hope and fear
" ~( T* x/ z9 B7 ^; m循序渐进step by step
1 L" j! ]6 f1 L6 d" m9 @& \一路平安，一路顺风speed somebody on their way; speed the parting guest
) M) L* W1 c3 v( e( Z. Z严以律己,宽以待人be strict with oneself and lenient towards others
( U; |2 q5 z m) C+ ]鱼米之乡a land of milk and honey$ k9 h, s# e, T4 O5 l
有情人终成眷属"Jack shall have Jill, all shall be well." - E" d) n1 f* Y
有钱能使鬼推磨Money makes the mare go. Money talks.9 [& U2 u% _. K
有识之士people of vision9 H- G7 V, w2 J' G5 V" X3 R! k2 N
有勇无谋use brawn rather than brain
1 K8 x3 O% c& W/ t5 [8 t有缘千里来相会Separated as we are thousands of miles apart, we come together as if by predestination.4 |* ]4 y4 ]5 I$ ^9 c3 R% ?+ K, I1 r
与时俱进advance with times: H) G$ q2 M+ C
以人为本people oriented; people foremost
+ Y: W4 M) o J& s4 w+ H因材施教teach students according to their aptitude
9 ?+ M k1 v6 E5 b+ b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."
: C" N! D$ P( a$ {2 M& h5 U# r- q欲速则不达Haste does not bring success. : x# Q+ W1 @! ^( T6 @
优胜劣汰survival of the fittest - u. V) K% k2 X! |8 W1 ?
英雄所见略同Great minds think alike.
% N- d) S4 |2 M. `冤家宜解不宜结Better make friends than make enemies.
, I% Q5 y' h: j# q2 x冤假错案"cases in which people were unjustly, falsely or wrongly charged or sentenced; unjust, false or wrong cases"
' l* ] j, B% P( w一言既出，驷马难追A real man never goes back on his words.
/ y7 G) J# p [# z招财进宝Money and treasures will be plentiful
" t, }5 ?3 W X) s1 o债台高筑become debt-ridden# T; x/ D, x$ A0 B
致命要害Achilles' heel
* a, _: _5 _4 \( G8 N3 s众矢之的target of public criticism
- B, D/ G) |4 H4 B; m3 y6 v3 a/ U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.8 O4 X& T2 \. l' l1 `
纸上谈兵be an armchair strategist
$ ^5 ^" M' Q" ^4 W8 C8 j+ O* v! u& K纸包不住火Truth will come to light sooner or later.
& d! ~8 p, n# U2 K2 c' a左右为难between the devil and the deep blue sea; between the rock and the hard place |
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