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爱屋及乌Love me, love my dog.
2 k6 j* h( y% D* _2 g百闻不如一见Seeing is believing.* Z7 ?9 H+ }" a: o- v2 _
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$ {% Q1 n" C2 ]5 a' d$ Q
笨鸟先飞A slow sparrow should make an early start.. M* T% J1 W" j
不眠之夜white night 1 X2 V+ |! k' t' x0 \
不以物喜，不以己悲not pleased by external gains, not saddened by personnal losses3 Z( @2 i$ W' m- Y" D, t
不遗余力spare no effort; go all out; do one's best
9 @/ E5 p* H' u9 I+ v4 V8 m不打不成交"No discord, no concord. 2 U1 ? w" L% D! |" |8 P
拆东墙补西墙rob Peter to pay Paul
6 Y' g6 O# U e: T. b' g 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
: F. f* b! c: G7 S/ 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
/ M* c. O* }1 b' p7 Y4 O% W$ _大开眼界open one's eyes; broaden one's horizon; be an eye-opener
% f- B4 s5 D# \. ^3 G( Q' G( g- I( H国泰民安The country flourishes and people live in peace8 x5 k, h5 p F( d s% R& a' r7 D" v
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 A# u/ d& u1 _0 }( ?' E
功夫不负有心人Everything comes to him who waits.
/ ~+ N3 v2 S/ N+ V4 n好了伤疤忘了疼once on shore, one prays no more
# q4 Z. Q+ y) e) R' M好事不出门，恶事传千里Good news never goes beyond the gate, while bad news spread far and wide. + u! I* U5 V4 Q- Y4 T8 F3 y
和气生财Harmony brings wealth8 ?2 S8 n! q* b6 a0 V F
活到老，学到老One is never too old to learn.
6 I" ~ h' h2 k既往不咎let bygones be bygones
1 Y& }9 h5 A3 F/ y* ?$ ~: r4 K金无足赤,人无完人Gold can't be pure and man can't be perfect.
0 `* y T" h0 Q金玉满堂Treasures fill the home
% n; o# Q7 [' m1 B' c7 L脚踏实地be down-to-earth ' M- C' e7 g$ W3 ^9 F# X& z2 p
脚踩两只船sit on the fence ) n" h; {7 h* K# @4 i2 D/ s+ ~
君子之交淡如水the friendship between gentlemen is as pure as crystal; a hedge between keeps friendship green : T; n, G* L: t6 j; }
老生常谈，陈词滥调cut and dried, cliché
/ D6 I- K: p1 Y" m8 O, r! [+ E0 X; B礼尚往来Courtesy calls for reciprocity. 3 k1 x4 t1 {& E# @. N3 {
留得青山在，不怕没柴烧"Where there is life, there is hope."' Y: h3 @# n) [/ S6 S: q$ G
马到成功achieve immediate victory; win instant success2 D% v+ H& B3 Q
名利双收gain in both fame and wealth
8 O/ P) U* A* ?6 N6 J# c& e( l0 Y) O茅塞顿开be suddenly enlightened
0 p. I) x; G+ x& n2 |没有规矩不成方圆Nothing can be accomplished without norms or standards.
# }- Q8 I2 M; B$ R. ~( }/ c每逢佳节倍思亲+ I$ c) o& o6 [1 g3 X
On festive occasions more than ever one thinks of one's dear ones far away.5 x4 l$ B U- C2 S3 L' h6 \ x
It is on the festival occasions when one misses his dear most.
6 A5 w; c' x$ \/ R/ ^谋事在人，成事在天"The planning lies with man, the outcome with Heaven. / Man proposes, God disposes. "* k& f5 s& R* U' k) x, \9 Z5 P
弄巧成拙be too smart by half; Cunning outwits itself.
c9 P. n: i- U/ H9 g6 n. p拿手好戏masterpiece
$ E; `% S) ]- G3 Y( J赔了夫人又折兵throw good money after bad# t9 o9 w# h& O3 y. {# x* q
抛砖引玉a modest spur to induce others to come forward with valuable contributions; throw a sprat to catch a whale
4 e, p% J9 v N) u% m+ N5 ]破釜沉舟cut off all means of retreat；burn one‘s own way of retreat and be determined to fight to the end2 w3 [4 |% \$ w/ q- M
抢得先机take the preemptive opportunities ! Q& a" G; I- @$ v6 }" W# D
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.
- N9 T+ z: o1 M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" s" `: \; O! E i6 G
前事不忘,后事之师Past experience, if not forgotten, is a guide for the future.
5 R$ Q" Y% m( ]7 D' d0 I! M! h前人栽树,后人乘凉One generation plants the trees in whose shade another generation rests.
& M) D3 `* X# p; VOne sows and another reaps.
; @2 k9 j* ]+ _: e3 Y前怕狼,后怕虎fear the wolf in front and the tiger behind/ hesitate in doing something
3 s: P6 j z8 l& 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.
" ~, ?; o d9 _$ d& B3 V4 Q强强联手win-win co-operation
: ~ B! v: _3 L: a# `( X2 Z瑞雪兆丰年A timely snow promises a good harvest.
7 T. }* [7 t2 U* F3 v# [人之初,性本善Man's nature at birth is good.8 E \# ~* S9 i5 {4 B( D6 P. W) s5 s
人逢喜事精神爽Joy puts heart into a man.
7 L: n: a7 n( Z2 Q; e8 y人海战术huge-crowd strategy
: V) d+ b( @0 }# n( Y' x: E; M世上无难事，只要肯攀登"Where there is a will, there is a way. "
3 A6 H7 |# A( J; b& V8 a世外桃源a fictitious land of peace away from the turmoil of the world; " z& {& U% P- i, v) i' r+ o, T
死而后已until my heart stops beating5 J6 {) V$ b3 J, Q P/ \1 `; K
岁岁平安Peace all year round
6 p7 f* n" U6 j上有天堂，下有苏杭"Just as there is paradise in heaven, ther are Suzhou and Hangzhou on earth."
* h$ v1 H+ p, F! A9 i* ]! v塞翁失马，焉知非福Misfortune may be an actual blessing.
. E) J7 T2 u: ]% i" ^3 N三十而立"A man should be independent at the age of thirty.
' ]1 D* f/ P6 J, L. dAt thirty, a man should be able to think for himself." 2 z2 D( b5 |! L, P! C
升级换代updating and upgrading (of products)
$ c# l. x* O$ }: i; y四十不惑Life begins at forty. $ {: [6 V0 Q d
谁言寸草心，报得三春晖"Such kindness of warm sun, can't be repaid by grass. " " q* t/ f; L6 t- Z
水涨船高When the river rises, the boat floats high.& v" ]- ]* t6 r5 N7 s
时不我待Time and tide wait for no man. g" F+ j( h. ~) l1 i
杀鸡用牛刀break a butterfly on the wheel
2 O2 ^; p/ H$ J实事求是seek truth from facts; be practical and realistic; be true to facts
4 ^% Y/ N4 z. C8 _ j+ W$ K说曹操,曹操到Talk of the devil and he comes.
; E5 }, x/ U* `实话实说speak the plain truth; call a spade a spade; tell it as it is ; n8 g; {1 W2 |* ~3 w# Q, ?! f
实践是检验真理的唯一标准Practice is the sole criterion for testing truth.6 z/ j: Z0 U9 d9 O& B
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; "
/ y- O7 Y: }- x韬光养晦hide one's capacities and bide one's time
" n' A, b- J0 y& W糖衣炮弹sugar-coated bullets6 Y/ e+ w. a' N/ w# T8 a
天有不测风云Anything unexpected may happen. a bolt from the blue% g, I$ P! Z, g" M& p+ d
团结就是力量Unity is strength.6 k5 v9 V% M$ N4 s3 t5 T
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 6 B% G# z) X! f$ Q, M* Y" \% t
歪风邪气unhealthy practices and evil phenomena5 o6 A! k/ H* _7 E- B
物以类聚，人以群分Birds of a feather flock together.
, K4 E- n1 R6 p- F4 N往事如风"The past has vanished (from memory) like wind.; What in past, is past." 3 E' D: h! S" Y- j
望子成龙hold high hopes for one's child0 n# r: q3 f; Y6 L2 r* G: V7 G
屋漏又逢连阴雨Misfortunes never come singly. When it rains it pours.0 {, s4 W- c5 |% v! X* D) G
文韬武略military expertise; military strategy + }: ^5 F5 x- o
唯利是图draw water to one's mill 2 Y H. B/ Q9 B4 \) c6 ?
无源之水,无本之木water without a source, and a tree wiithout roots
+ r2 z6 U2 r0 m* M1 X: ^! w无中生有make/create something out of nothing % R4 i5 d* y G/ H' G
无风不起浪There are no waves without wind. There's no smoke without fire.3 }4 R R* V1 ]( H" K% _; ?
徇私枉法bend the law for the benefit of relatives or friends
% }+ a) R* c# N新官上任三把火a new broom sweeps clean
: s x% k* t8 R1 v# ^$ U虚心使人进步,骄傲使人落后Modesty helps one go forward, whereas conceit makes one lag behind.
4 @+ K4 C; ]1 ?2 ]7 s; |蓄势而发accumulate strength for a take-off s( L- a( W$ X8 \, l9 ~
心想事成May all your wish come true: [8 t% V- V: R6 W; q5 N$ o
心照不宣have a tacit understanding; give tacit consent; tacit understanding
9 v4 C6 n& R2 D B/ ]先入为主First impressions are firmly entrenched.$ f A' {! m2 g! V( Z
先下手为强catch the ball before the bound
7 }0 K7 i& k7 |2 h像热锅上的蚂蚁like an ant on a hot pan
1 ~8 |, s: Q5 Q' B. B& o1 g' S5 E现身说法warn people by taking oneself as an example
! q( {7 @! L" `6 A+ O息事宁人pour oil on troubled waters
- k8 Y; `0 i+ J# r( N$ i喜忧参半mingled hope and fear 7 a4 I+ `9 y6 U' ~: @; x2 d
循序渐进step by step8 M# v+ Z; ?3 `8 x4 P& s
一路平安，一路顺风speed somebody on their way; speed the parting guest
; m/ Z' M* @+ L& p严以律己,宽以待人be strict with oneself and lenient towards others9 Q2 h. p6 K6 g* v7 E/ R! T% \" ^8 n+ E
鱼米之乡a land of milk and honey) |* R% n: X; U8 M0 f' S* [ n
有情人终成眷属"Jack shall have Jill, all shall be well."
& O6 c% R! U$ e! ]3 m有钱能使鬼推磨Money makes the mare go. Money talks.! ]$ b9 \! t+ \0 g4 h
有识之士people of vision: c: E6 {5 w, R" F
有勇无谋use brawn rather than brain
; D9 Y# O# J, ?有缘千里来相会Separated as we are thousands of miles apart, we come together as if by predestination.7 i5 I3 }% }( [0 |- |
与时俱进advance with times
* \: o7 H' i0 c以人为本people oriented; people foremost
' u# d3 g5 p' Q6 C因材施教teach students according to their aptitude
$ U" ~; j( w% g9 i" c; {( P+ w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 h o4 o$ l2 P: N5 a1 X9 _0 o
欲速则不达Haste does not bring success. & d+ m+ A2 ~; |" w9 o
优胜劣汰survival of the fittest 7 e/ z1 ~: e0 `, v
英雄所见略同Great minds think alike.
9 i$ `% K( u ^" G6 A冤家宜解不宜结Better make friends than make enemies.
: M* R1 t; C1 b冤假错案"cases in which people were unjustly, falsely or wrongly charged or sentenced; unjust, false or wrong cases"
8 v6 E- f$ r; e8 t一言既出，驷马难追A real man never goes back on his words. # E, M0 }# @+ ~/ q
招财进宝Money and treasures will be plentiful! r6 y+ w6 D r1 f! P8 |
债台高筑become debt-ridden
# m6 I/ O. Z! x' ~7 d致命要害Achilles' heel ; V* }) ~ d. n8 Z& o
众矢之的target of public criticism, H; u' N: d5 e7 X3 b/ L( x
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.* _, Y" q6 B, j# `" X6 I' ^+ |
纸上谈兵be an armchair strategist& `( _5 c+ p( O* p+ j6 c% `
纸包不住火Truth will come to light sooner or later.
- y* n7 E, V. B l' L# \左右为难between the devil and the deep blue sea; between the rock and the hard place |
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