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爱屋及乌Love me, love my dog.& U6 C) k+ L l; U: Y( U A; w
百闻不如一见Seeing is believing.) Z! |0 R6 X; W0 ?! E7 J' u
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
# U, J' W9 ]1 [( g- j- Z笨鸟先飞A slow sparrow should make an early start.
' h* y" z$ H$ s a7 [: Y5 b不眠之夜white night
% z- R, c. _5 s* ]不以物喜，不以己悲not pleased by external gains, not saddened by personnal losses- x8 }' }% q: V6 c
不遗余力spare no effort; go all out; do one's best
* t( x2 W1 |4 [不打不成交"No discord, no concord. 9 z( V/ X1 U3 }9 \' a
拆东墙补西墙rob Peter to pay Paul
1 k9 _) w' e; I8 F6 B5 A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/ b; J3 R+ R% ^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 all0 G+ o' y. A6 [8 l
大开眼界open one's eyes; broaden one's horizon; be an eye-opener
) h! z; x& b2 R5 R国泰民安The country flourishes and people live in peace: J. `. f7 }2 M3 n) O
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
' Y! m# z$ x- j; d功夫不负有心人Everything comes to him who waits.
4 J$ N3 o% A- } n! ~& K) P好了伤疤忘了疼once on shore, one prays no more
3 R8 Q4 m; `! _" g9 v* r. @& A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( \, i% `1 X: }
和气生财Harmony brings wealth; d. s) f$ I/ Z/ K
活到老，学到老One is never too old to learn. / ~/ ]3 J) |' H" X e
既往不咎let bygones be bygones s: F5 m8 p) f9 X' a& O# o2 @7 u: u: z
金无足赤,人无完人Gold can't be pure and man can't be perfect.
' W. @! c$ Y$ I3 P* ^金玉满堂Treasures fill the home
* ?9 }5 K% s0 a) v脚踏实地be down-to-earth
! p4 F d/ n/ a: l2 o9 F7 ^5 j脚踩两只船sit on the fence
+ y' ]% M4 p! r% A& z* k, v) e君子之交淡如水the friendship between gentlemen is as pure as crystal; a hedge between keeps friendship green
# M. P6 t; p" W( x2 b( e老生常谈，陈词滥调cut and dried, cliché
4 Y+ \! A& l! ^% R) r% q; z礼尚往来Courtesy calls for reciprocity. ; c8 y* Y2 h) T2 l( ?- h
留得青山在，不怕没柴烧"Where there is life, there is hope."
" A" B5 k) \' p马到成功achieve immediate victory; win instant success
$ u( C7 R/ U" A. p9 o名利双收gain in both fame and wealth8 F) r$ h# O0 i, p
茅塞顿开be suddenly enlightened
/ d) d2 w: c$ |2 F. U+ g) W没有规矩不成方圆Nothing can be accomplished without norms or standards., i6 E- T! p( u% |4 t& N$ P9 {' z$ V
每逢佳节倍思亲
1 E9 C) }1 f- D9 {1 ]7 ]On festive occasions more than ever one thinks of one's dear ones far away.; i. x* ^- h" }, T Z1 Z
It is on the festival occasions when one misses his dear most.
: Z, |, ~, l0 c, ?9 T4 G% n谋事在人，成事在天"The planning lies with man, the outcome with Heaven. / Man proposes, God disposes. "/ j0 L0 }6 Q2 V F$ m0 v9 A
弄巧成拙be too smart by half; Cunning outwits itself.
/ F1 Y Y: \6 @2 D! H& F# s拿手好戏masterpiece
9 u9 ?" v2 l6 D* [! G8 V赔了夫人又折兵throw good money after bad
! D% P: b8 @& I7 G4 J抛砖引玉a modest spur to induce others to come forward with valuable contributions; throw a sprat to catch a whale+ D T; T$ d$ s( B( 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 end
& q$ A7 j: ? J( D) w抢得先机take the preemptive opportunities $ X7 q0 D5 V% p
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.
* b- w9 B% P+ B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; ^5 ?4 M. P4 y2 k! p- V/ u; L1 G
前事不忘,后事之师Past experience, if not forgotten, is a guide for the future.
) {% r/ J) D' P( H* }, ?1 c" J前人栽树,后人乘凉One generation plants the trees in whose shade another generation rests.
; Y( J8 e3 p/ TOne sows and another reaps., |" }% `- Q1 W& p0 ^; t/ y& o1 u1 v
前怕狼,后怕虎fear the wolf in front and the tiger behind/ hesitate in doing something
7 m2 c2 j( M u9 t% [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. & q7 v& Y8 S' Z" i. R
强强联手win-win co-operation
% B" b5 l5 Z& N% ?; K! r% _; q. M瑞雪兆丰年A timely snow promises a good harvest., s# i5 K7 i/ I' c5 `% f# F
人之初,性本善Man's nature at birth is good.
5 V4 V- `# ?- Q) ]& N8 q人逢喜事精神爽Joy puts heart into a man.
4 Y# q( t* t; N6 W' n* `8 W人海战术huge-crowd strategy
/ ]& J, O' c* ]& c; d- o2 H0 T: Z+ [世上无难事，只要肯攀登"Where there is a will, there is a way. "
! ]- c0 h4 k/ V4 {7 u W8 A. N/ |# W世外桃源a fictitious land of peace away from the turmoil of the world;
9 q5 d8 m/ R( U' V, |" j死而后已until my heart stops beating* t$ h3 Q4 w. Z, g3 A Z
岁岁平安Peace all year round
- J: v# i/ T. L4 N/ l* Y上有天堂，下有苏杭"Just as there is paradise in heaven, ther are Suzhou and Hangzhou on earth." & G, P4 P4 i% S
塞翁失马，焉知非福Misfortune may be an actual blessing.
( w. ^2 p7 ?$ ]7 V: H9 V6 v3 m8 I三十而立"A man should be independent at the age of thirty.
2 L# c( h, F3 c! d0 AAt thirty, a man should be able to think for himself." 8 k4 k" } v" }; r+ n, A& g3 f6 K
升级换代updating and upgrading (of products)
* _# h* ^* t% n四十不惑Life begins at forty. * v4 W7 i* c f; p- M9 Y7 M. @: N% p
谁言寸草心，报得三春晖"Such kindness of warm sun, can't be repaid by grass. " 9 H6 {7 w# ?% _2 Q. l) f6 X' V- x: e
水涨船高When the river rises, the boat floats high.
2 P ?2 z3 {1 o5 H时不我待Time and tide wait for no man.
, l" h+ L/ S5 G6 i+ t5 G7 x杀鸡用牛刀break a butterfly on the wheel
8 Y, x* Q/ M0 G7 X" |! V实事求是seek truth from facts; be practical and realistic; be true to facts - H& _! [* ~* u5 _" [6 K9 w
说曹操,曹操到Talk of the devil and he comes.3 J2 ]& `: B& M6 X4 t
实话实说speak the plain truth; call a spade a spade; tell it as it is
/ s5 J9 Q' {* j" F实践是检验真理的唯一标准Practice is the sole criterion for testing truth.
" r" E" X9 q4 G+ d' K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; "
}3 a+ K8 m& D& s. w+ |韬光养晦hide one's capacities and bide one's time5 u5 a/ T. K; T0 t1 m; e
糖衣炮弹sugar-coated bullets
8 V( r5 |# R0 h; k天有不测风云Anything unexpected may happen. a bolt from the blue
0 Q ^3 {" T6 D0 s& N团结就是力量Unity is strength.. D& V" d' z# t) l
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
# I3 S4 r; r7 r* v歪风邪气unhealthy practices and evil phenomena
/ s% d, x) a% C" v3 N物以类聚，人以群分Birds of a feather flock together.. [( x6 G @) G. S' s! ]
往事如风"The past has vanished (from memory) like wind.; What in past, is past."
5 W: A0 ^0 E: C* }8 |5 ]- o% T: Y望子成龙hold high hopes for one's child4 G) A$ r, E5 _% Y" g* d
屋漏又逢连阴雨Misfortunes never come singly. When it rains it pours.$ M7 k0 f) I0 o: I
文韬武略military expertise; military strategy 3 N# g4 Y; D9 c! X5 }# A5 Y& `
唯利是图draw water to one's mill 1 u% N% e5 V% U' S/ Z7 d/ J: K; q$ K
无源之水,无本之木water without a source, and a tree wiithout roots
( w* H8 R4 ?5 \无中生有make/create something out of nothing
% P7 \) D3 V8 U1 ~" u* d4 q& w无风不起浪There are no waves without wind. There's no smoke without fire.
0 N% V/ D8 Y3 c8 c徇私枉法bend the law for the benefit of relatives or friends
, b& \$ |" b( Q" k8 D- j6 i9 D新官上任三把火a new broom sweeps clean / `/ g# V8 F2 V$ @! e
虚心使人进步,骄傲使人落后Modesty helps one go forward, whereas conceit makes one lag behind.
9 x6 j! L9 n' K) H" J( s" O蓄势而发accumulate strength for a take-off
8 k& I/ O# E X0 t心想事成May all your wish come true
- }+ H, F" H* U7 a$ Y心照不宣have a tacit understanding; give tacit consent; tacit understanding
* z( @: e. ^8 b7 f先入为主First impressions are firmly entrenched.
# s" u3 H6 E, x _0 o, a先下手为强catch the ball before the bound
+ j) ]. D" G( J' T' B; ]- G像热锅上的蚂蚁like an ant on a hot pan
1 g( F( s, A5 x' M3 t现身说法warn people by taking oneself as an example5 ?- \7 }3 [4 f) `
息事宁人pour oil on troubled waters / L5 C0 G8 @+ n5 S8 j1 r
喜忧参半mingled hope and fear 2 G& k& ?# |. F" M" o. x
循序渐进step by step6 x% \& c. C1 `7 X% q' E8 s E
一路平安，一路顺风speed somebody on their way; speed the parting guest
: [" _# K n- v" o3 Q严以律己,宽以待人be strict with oneself and lenient towards others3 u6 m7 ^0 X! e# m/ U' ^
鱼米之乡a land of milk and honey
- t1 b. U. J9 d. H有情人终成眷属"Jack shall have Jill, all shall be well."
5 I) _1 d- l% q$ ^4 `有钱能使鬼推磨Money makes the mare go. Money talks.7 P; Q8 t6 s0 |# ~
有识之士people of vision
' H. n$ t5 T6 F有勇无谋use brawn rather than brain
& T2 ?/ ]; q7 i0 ^8 M4 J有缘千里来相会Separated as we are thousands of miles apart, we come together as if by predestination.7 S( {- g! T7 S) }1 r. E
与时俱进advance with times
6 c C- s, ?5 A" ~0 ^0 f5 D以人为本people oriented; people foremost ; b! k/ L9 }0 p7 |2 _$ |
因材施教teach students according to their aptitude : x+ H; X5 Y9 m R: |
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."
; _. ~* _1 D) |7 E$ w欲速则不达Haste does not bring success. ! |. C$ Z8 d3 {) R* H
优胜劣汰survival of the fittest
) t) Z" G4 d% E英雄所见略同Great minds think alike.2 H5 E( S& E, {$ X' ~9 D+ X
冤家宜解不宜结Better make friends than make enemies.
- M7 v$ J7 G: m9 \( c3 X冤假错案"cases in which people were unjustly, falsely or wrongly charged or sentenced; unjust, false or wrong cases" 1 w( |8 ?/ v6 K1 L) K
一言既出，驷马难追A real man never goes back on his words. V3 F1 t9 |# Z. ]6 q0 O: P
招财进宝Money and treasures will be plentiful" u9 A) e$ A# a$ |( l9 l
债台高筑become debt-ridden
P) j, `7 ?* K( M& Q0 m& l致命要害Achilles' heel 9 T% m& _# h! j/ I+ i! d/ @+ x+ J; ]
众矢之的target of public criticism
2 F# g, E% H1 o6 |% I) @& S. q2 M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.
* F1 u- o$ _9 T# ^- G2 G纸上谈兵be an armchair strategist
- V" L, |9 Q; V( k纸包不住火Truth will come to light sooner or later.
5 E' {% Q' l: N8 _( i* g左右为难between the devil and the deep blue sea; between the rock and the hard place |
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