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爱屋及乌Love me, love my dog.
' b* F1 s! e$ |7 e* K百闻不如一见Seeing is believing.
, h$ A9 Y4 k0 w" D$ C- ~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
4 {- O& W# i2 A笨鸟先飞A slow sparrow should make an early start.& x; u3 K! N" C9 w
不眠之夜white night ) x& i( ?% T {7 z* J* B$ ]
不以物喜，不以己悲not pleased by external gains, not saddened by personnal losses! q" v5 a$ G) @: f) L2 s `
不遗余力spare no effort; go all out; do one's best
" Z7 z" o- z6 v, M) ]不打不成交"No discord, no concord.
; V; C/ \ D( h! t2 G7 y- n拆东墙补西墙rob Peter to pay Paul
% G4 @/ B/ E, |, ?- L; W1 [辞旧迎新bid farewell to the old and usher in the new; ring out the old year and ring in the new
* I1 q) M3 b. l* ^) R6 C+ ]; q( 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
. G8 X, \3 F: u' {$ S大开眼界open one's eyes; broaden one's horizon; be an eye-opener / W1 z" E0 T" g9 z: R
国泰民安The country flourishes and people live in peace# ]/ F! v, Q' H
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
& x; U; T4 P7 g/ |6 Y7 P功夫不负有心人Everything comes to him who waits. ( r- \+ P4 j6 u2 b' G5 C1 s" y* ~
好了伤疤忘了疼once on shore, one prays no more4 }, k9 D0 u) D9 O8 w& G$ C& i
好事不出门，恶事传千里Good news never goes beyond the gate, while bad news spread far and wide.
; U6 e9 A4 l1 l$ L和气生财Harmony brings wealth
% u+ T- ~! S( L8 A: `/ w活到老，学到老One is never too old to learn. ' y, F/ a4 p2 ~
既往不咎let bygones be bygones
2 Z0 K" G9 ?1 X5 D- z% S金无足赤,人无完人Gold can't be pure and man can't be perfect.
. R4 Q ?0 n6 g# Z# H* E; e+ e5 \金玉满堂Treasures fill the home1 c+ w$ J( o. G2 T
脚踏实地be down-to-earth
- e' `7 M" W" }* t5 K脚踩两只船sit on the fence / `3 a } q8 t7 V( V
君子之交淡如水the friendship between gentlemen is as pure as crystal; a hedge between keeps friendship green 0 W$ Q m2 k6 u J+ `" E
老生常谈，陈词滥调cut and dried, cliché2 }' I/ e+ {$ F1 X: ?0 p
礼尚往来Courtesy calls for reciprocity. 1 m3 O7 u/ p& o5 ]
留得青山在，不怕没柴烧"Where there is life, there is hope."# \6 v# `9 T& O# k% N$ Y
马到成功achieve immediate victory; win instant success
" z* R% x; K% X! b名利双收gain in both fame and wealth) o5 o! A* ~9 ~+ s
茅塞顿开be suddenly enlightened
3 ^& h0 V6 |# f& c7 L+ x没有规矩不成方圆Nothing can be accomplished without norms or standards.# b3 ]0 |1 `! w
每逢佳节倍思亲
( ]- Q& k# f4 _3 h- j4 NOn festive occasions more than ever one thinks of one's dear ones far away.
( ]: @6 c" @3 }1 oIt is on the festival occasions when one misses his dear most.
5 D# ~& q" G- d3 D谋事在人，成事在天"The planning lies with man, the outcome with Heaven. / Man proposes, God disposes. "
' z% D! H3 ]( Z4 M弄巧成拙be too smart by half; Cunning outwits itself.
' e& r1 E: i* B. V- ?拿手好戏masterpiece$ g7 Y5 N. x$ J8 G1 u% o
赔了夫人又折兵throw good money after bad
B- o0 {% j, g6 j+ ?抛砖引玉a modest spur to induce others to come forward with valuable contributions; throw a sprat to catch a whale
+ y( [% ?9 W, Y4 p, M; c: Y' l8 h( ~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
- Q0 N+ T: u! H% H抢得先机take the preemptive opportunities % n v; K! D3 A5 O
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./ O5 q- R2 E+ x0 o8 }: {
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# l& {7 ^' ^- o' i& n) j0 |
前事不忘,后事之师Past experience, if not forgotten, is a guide for the future.
+ g0 E& n7 L7 N c前人栽树,后人乘凉One generation plants the trees in whose shade another generation rests.8 R3 m) H4 @2 L+ z
One sows and another reaps.
! w' C! ~7 Y% h: _( y" T' c7 ~* o# ]! J前怕狼,后怕虎fear the wolf in front and the tiger behind/ hesitate in doing something0 [3 T e: h* 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.
( h+ L! r S8 j8 j# K强强联手win-win co-operation7 ]" k. t8 \1 t
瑞雪兆丰年A timely snow promises a good harvest.0 V9 E( N! k4 f
人之初,性本善Man's nature at birth is good.
6 S: ?8 A) }" v' m( s B( c人逢喜事精神爽Joy puts heart into a man.6 R: Q3 ? C8 _: s6 ]
人海战术huge-crowd strategy " f% V" Z" |' [8 d: w
世上无难事，只要肯攀登"Where there is a will, there is a way. " `. N& Z. q8 v
世外桃源a fictitious land of peace away from the turmoil of the world; 8 t3 {6 c3 k- p
死而后已until my heart stops beating
6 p: A9 |/ D& i; {. P岁岁平安Peace all year round) D+ ~" S O1 I( Y
上有天堂，下有苏杭"Just as there is paradise in heaven, ther are Suzhou and Hangzhou on earth." , ~" I% y ~; U, u+ z
塞翁失马，焉知非福Misfortune may be an actual blessing.
" Y5 y% {% R+ I9 U三十而立"A man should be independent at the age of thirty.
8 J: \4 y1 C" g7 S, V9 F! ~6 Z+ {At thirty, a man should be able to think for himself."
( t$ I5 S% }" H) s" _* i升级换代updating and upgrading (of products)
7 u% s# B. u% |1 k/ k0 S; f四十不惑Life begins at forty. 1 V5 F( w5 m6 ^! G" [* m7 X
谁言寸草心，报得三春晖"Such kindness of warm sun, can't be repaid by grass. " + u- Y8 G) `' J0 ^/ ?- \3 n6 x
水涨船高When the river rises, the boat floats high.2 J& ~" g. x1 w, a- ^
时不我待Time and tide wait for no man. 1 u* m2 Z7 L+ j/ h" j
杀鸡用牛刀break a butterfly on the wheel
" x* d! Y. m# M# G实事求是seek truth from facts; be practical and realistic; be true to facts * {! i( f' o9 F7 \) N* x& x$ C, E
说曹操,曹操到Talk of the devil and he comes.5 k4 j' l( |8 C9 d
实话实说speak the plain truth; call a spade a spade; tell it as it is
8 M0 q9 |: E7 P实践是检验真理的唯一标准Practice is the sole criterion for testing truth.
( F# g$ G# w4 y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; "
* O6 p3 C9 x$ \( d韬光养晦hide one's capacities and bide one's time% `3 I) r% F7 L" Y2 v) `
糖衣炮弹sugar-coated bullets" }" w' C7 ], W I x- s# X Z6 C9 B
天有不测风云Anything unexpected may happen. a bolt from the blue
1 g/ y* u2 b+ r团结就是力量Unity is strength.' ?; Q1 ~$ b# e9 k
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
( r% x' J# F! ^2 A0 [9 r- j歪风邪气unhealthy practices and evil phenomena9 d$ B% e/ @1 z4 F
物以类聚，人以群分Birds of a feather flock together.
7 O8 N. F1 J+ a3 M往事如风"The past has vanished (from memory) like wind.; What in past, is past." , F2 e* ~& p# B5 ?9 d: q& o
望子成龙hold high hopes for one's child
) @7 h; |4 v/ y; d/ s. w" |屋漏又逢连阴雨Misfortunes never come singly. When it rains it pours.. e- [) h( ]! }& h; C: z2 ~8 G% X/ R
文韬武略military expertise; military strategy
# z, \. f6 `+ @ a5 |3 G; M' h" ^唯利是图draw water to one's mill
5 D- I4 w- n0 ]2 B! n; t# D$ r无源之水,无本之木water without a source, and a tree wiithout roots4 E/ i2 L* b* [
无中生有make/create something out of nothing 3 _# j4 Y' Q" N7 j+ h- k0 ]! ]
无风不起浪There are no waves without wind. There's no smoke without fire.2 m% R( a1 ]1 O0 f1 P( m
徇私枉法bend the law for the benefit of relatives or friends ' H- E. ?: ]3 e. ~
新官上任三把火a new broom sweeps clean $ @" Y5 D }1 `) S7 _! p3 j3 d7 p
虚心使人进步,骄傲使人落后Modesty helps one go forward, whereas conceit makes one lag behind.; p' y+ B" L9 l3 I% Y
蓄势而发accumulate strength for a take-off
% y: I1 _, x8 n( K心想事成May all your wish come true4 \" P" U# i3 E% q8 f& C/ R' T' F
心照不宣have a tacit understanding; give tacit consent; tacit understanding
1 T; c1 w" @2 t" c$ ]先入为主First impressions are firmly entrenched.) [" p; ^! F0 f6 f) h' V
先下手为强catch the ball before the bound
9 N2 d* Y; _ C" K像热锅上的蚂蚁like an ant on a hot pan
* e m2 {% Q* K: F, I& P4 m2 T; _6 e现身说法warn people by taking oneself as an example+ Q6 n C H: [( F1 h( v
息事宁人pour oil on troubled waters $ I+ R R' A P% M
喜忧参半mingled hope and fear
9 g) r4 o' H6 T$ M循序渐进step by step* X ]+ e I& |/ o; X
一路平安，一路顺风speed somebody on their way; speed the parting guest 2 y u) G- O' t' S
严以律己,宽以待人be strict with oneself and lenient towards others
6 C" g. M3 Z8 |% p鱼米之乡a land of milk and honey: L8 K$ D9 V1 e( ~ ~& V9 y$ }) f
有情人终成眷属"Jack shall have Jill, all shall be well."
% M9 x0 D2 J7 W! l9 K有钱能使鬼推磨Money makes the mare go. Money talks.
7 z, |4 P9 b/ h/ m3 \- x" s2 b6 z有识之士people of vision
- }, ~" ^8 a: Y# w+ b有勇无谋use brawn rather than brain
% Z+ v4 m2 ^2 X/ C1 P- w9 ^8 s, W6 N有缘千里来相会Separated as we are thousands of miles apart, we come together as if by predestination.) B% [) v: N u
与时俱进advance with times/ h+ V `- H8 S3 S5 `+ s% o
以人为本people oriented; people foremost - ~* m9 m6 b3 M* @" {6 p
因材施教teach students according to their aptitude
5 c4 h( I6 D( a2 A7 e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." , ~9 V$ E3 k: M' Q% z# l
欲速则不达Haste does not bring success.
8 v3 U5 g) q$ o7 X6 E/ b优胜劣汰survival of the fittest 5 l1 c9 \: M2 k* t4 L6 [9 B
英雄所见略同Great minds think alike.) h! Q3 p5 E5 h) E0 l0 P
冤家宜解不宜结Better make friends than make enemies.
! f- d) S: I* }, j4 o0 ]) r冤假错案"cases in which people were unjustly, falsely or wrongly charged or sentenced; unjust, false or wrong cases" ( t: v1 w4 r0 B( \+ r
一言既出，驷马难追A real man never goes back on his words. # m& A# |/ ?( Q: `# r; [( i
招财进宝Money and treasures will be plentiful, f8 W8 K* Q) m
债台高筑become debt-ridden
" t0 q0 j8 ^$ @; e& f2 s, x致命要害Achilles' heel
* }* c( v- M7 y# q8 b众矢之的target of public criticism. K3 j; M- k% D! k1 g( Z4 y
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.; k" d' _2 f5 q1 [7 Q& |
纸上谈兵be an armchair strategist
- w2 q) u$ T2 V) U0 P+ Q纸包不住火Truth will come to light sooner or later.# A# Z: u; Q% Q7 s
左右为难between the devil and the deep blue sea; between the rock and the hard place |
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