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爱屋及乌Love me, love my dog.
% \; L- }9 R; p$ D+ d0 q& _8 q2 B6 L百闻不如一见Seeing is believing.$ P `; t7 P1 U+ m9 d% q0 a
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
1 x* w" R, P$ |0 g: w' M5 A* h* y0 m笨鸟先飞A slow sparrow should make an early start.
, U+ u+ c" ?+ [7 C% K8 F不眠之夜white night , \6 y0 ]. v( ]% X( X
不以物喜，不以己悲not pleased by external gains, not saddened by personnal losses
3 L+ {2 P' ~, W1 z+ ^不遗余力spare no effort; go all out; do one's best
6 @4 \% E) [ x! Y不打不成交"No discord, no concord. . Q8 @8 i$ ~1 A
拆东墙补西墙rob Peter to pay Paul " o- P) {1 n$ B! R9 k
辞旧迎新bid farewell to the old and usher in the new; ring out the old year and ring in the new * h7 H9 x; Q! E. F
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
4 @" |$ l! f3 ]+ b0 g. ?6 y大开眼界open one's eyes; broaden one's horizon; be an eye-opener
9 V. ~2 w: V! d5 C国泰民安The country flourishes and people live in peace% M$ H' @6 l( d
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 " w+ S9 P4 T0 k) A
功夫不负有心人Everything comes to him who waits.
/ z6 i- ~1 d: H I好了伤疤忘了疼once on shore, one prays no more
4 @: H' u6 b8 _, g好事不出门，恶事传千里Good news never goes beyond the gate, while bad news spread far and wide.
; Q; e _0 H4 w' W6 s% a( r$ V和气生财Harmony brings wealth0 \: C, Y( l. N7 ~! R7 E; n* ]
活到老，学到老One is never too old to learn. * P U: V' t- {) a. W; j" O
既往不咎let bygones be bygones ) M# k) Y4 }- m3 r( D$ m
金无足赤,人无完人Gold can't be pure and man can't be perfect. ( c% c. j& G' ~; H1 }
金玉满堂Treasures fill the home
$ S$ H! d' C% M- C* g" Z脚踏实地be down-to-earth
6 d. N: q7 f' y9 p9 V脚踩两只船sit on the fence 1 w0 f0 z: m6 {" C, }1 ^
君子之交淡如水the friendship between gentlemen is as pure as crystal; a hedge between keeps friendship green
* f" Q/ r6 L: Q$ ?) W老生常谈，陈词滥调cut and dried, cliché
3 s+ b. k" e1 a" g Z S( p8 Q# \礼尚往来Courtesy calls for reciprocity. $ r" O# |3 r: f: y
留得青山在，不怕没柴烧"Where there is life, there is hope."
* V' o6 W* G! J p马到成功achieve immediate victory; win instant success
E0 a& f. C6 V$ @2 c+ s/ c名利双收gain in both fame and wealth$ P6 I, t* ?! O- N
茅塞顿开be suddenly enlightened
& Q- X4 q# J0 r7 V5 C没有规矩不成方圆Nothing can be accomplished without norms or standards.
( y3 q8 O% T" r: A! ]9 {! m- U每逢佳节倍思亲
8 j) l; |6 i/ N4 h( T$ I" eOn festive occasions more than ever one thinks of one's dear ones far away.
- h3 w2 C) b) f, K: |5 }It is on the festival occasions when one misses his dear most.
4 {* c0 c) d6 x' h. Y: k; n2 f谋事在人，成事在天"The planning lies with man, the outcome with Heaven. / Man proposes, God disposes. ") f- k/ c1 l7 C3 a
弄巧成拙be too smart by half; Cunning outwits itself.2 J1 |$ i$ A- g
拿手好戏masterpiece3 ]& G D7 {3 u+ h0 t' T: j v- E9 V
赔了夫人又折兵throw good money after bad V6 `+ e% u1 C4 u
抛砖引玉a modest spur to induce others to come forward with valuable contributions; throw a sprat to catch a whale
1 z& A& _ f! A6 F5 i* T; q! z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
; L# b8 ^6 ^; V" b0 h抢得先机take the preemptive opportunities
2 [! F% ]+ K; e6 z* U& }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.( F0 U2 V0 B, \/ i
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 step3 |; k+ h1 f' T2 a2 H5 A$ K9 Z, S
前事不忘,后事之师Past experience, if not forgotten, is a guide for the future.
- ~4 y* e! w2 ~# `4 B9 b前人栽树,后人乘凉One generation plants the trees in whose shade another generation rests.6 O1 f4 I! a% e' k$ G
One sows and another reaps.
7 I( c- C- C$ g前怕狼,后怕虎fear the wolf in front and the tiger behind/ hesitate in doing something
' i( M$ s2 d+ J& Q4 O3 ~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. / d5 _) g; |, ]% _. A$ s; e/ v5 P
强强联手win-win co-operation* O% _. V+ A: m* r) W/ x
瑞雪兆丰年A timely snow promises a good harvest.' Q* J( H' l, d. A1 b! f$ y
人之初,性本善Man's nature at birth is good.+ S6 l, Q2 e9 g9 u; y
人逢喜事精神爽Joy puts heart into a man.
! O* f* D' e5 \) A6 I- W) K) j( q/ C% z人海战术huge-crowd strategy
& k& I! L) l# c0 h7 l& R4 n. f* T世上无难事，只要肯攀登"Where there is a will, there is a way. " ; i2 o* h2 _8 ]+ Q) S1 Q, E, w5 a- g
世外桃源a fictitious land of peace away from the turmoil of the world;
8 y5 t4 a% C( E. S死而后已until my heart stops beating
/ K7 S- U [4 C# t* {0 c岁岁平安Peace all year round# `7 r* ? m \# k- j
上有天堂，下有苏杭"Just as there is paradise in heaven, ther are Suzhou and Hangzhou on earth." 6 H& s" o* G, F% H8 K
塞翁失马，焉知非福Misfortune may be an actual blessing.
# e1 {$ j7 w& C# h& h# \$ W% B三十而立"A man should be independent at the age of thirty. . q8 f" k; E* F& f
At thirty, a man should be able to think for himself." / c0 Z/ m& \6 J/ l) P
升级换代updating and upgrading (of products) ?( u9 K6 C1 `% r( H. Q! f
四十不惑Life begins at forty.
, n7 X6 M' M- a$ B9 x+ H. D谁言寸草心，报得三春晖"Such kindness of warm sun, can't be repaid by grass. " 4 L# z4 |% |3 C _4 x
水涨船高When the river rises, the boat floats high.% b. B' z$ s( W' C+ [$ d
时不我待Time and tide wait for no man. 2 s2 ]2 G, ~! L/ J) U
杀鸡用牛刀break a butterfly on the wheel
$ k& r8 }0 M( Q; Y5 e实事求是seek truth from facts; be practical and realistic; be true to facts " t, N, C, c+ L5 l1 y3 w
说曹操,曹操到Talk of the devil and he comes.# V! N- f; j! z2 C) n+ H) I
实话实说speak the plain truth; call a spade a spade; tell it as it is
; W7 U: @7 j! h: a" _4 m& G4 i实践是检验真理的唯一标准Practice is the sole criterion for testing truth.
% ~$ x/ U' ?& p" _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 Z# n- @: e- h( q2 @3 m韬光养晦hide one's capacities and bide one's time2 H- j" D& C* k: w. x0 t
糖衣炮弹sugar-coated bullets
( z" j1 |6 `1 E/ C' q/ S# W天有不测风云Anything unexpected may happen. a bolt from the blue
" g" _( s2 \; w+ l团结就是力量Unity is strength.9 C2 U+ V: {0 d A+ N2 ?& S; \
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 ; o# u. l' @3 v7 q- s! h
歪风邪气unhealthy practices and evil phenomena
. E9 k( Q k x: T1 V B物以类聚，人以群分Birds of a feather flock together.) Q* j- F# n8 l0 { j/ R8 W! c
往事如风"The past has vanished (from memory) like wind.; What in past, is past." 7 w' i. {/ ~+ J ]+ P2 ], G3 |* ]
望子成龙hold high hopes for one's child
7 y* ~ ~& f3 y+ R) }( ?屋漏又逢连阴雨Misfortunes never come singly. When it rains it pours.% C4 d% v6 V; a2 p7 q) b0 U
文韬武略military expertise; military strategy 2 L3 n$ j& F3 ?4 v$ x6 B8 v$ v
唯利是图draw water to one's mill $ E8 v7 ?' _, x5 @! K! J( `
无源之水,无本之木water without a source, and a tree wiithout roots
7 ?3 L3 ]) ~) y0 ]! f8 h1 J无中生有make/create something out of nothing
0 z y( F+ a& [ G& I无风不起浪There are no waves without wind. There's no smoke without fire.( f0 O( t# t6 U4 ^) j
徇私枉法bend the law for the benefit of relatives or friends ; Q9 r( Y. l$ _6 T7 Z
新官上任三把火a new broom sweeps clean ! ]" G2 T; p& _
虚心使人进步,骄傲使人落后Modesty helps one go forward, whereas conceit makes one lag behind.( q/ K: M, C2 k; p' d M
蓄势而发accumulate strength for a take-off
, m9 ` L4 Y' N2 h4 v心想事成May all your wish come true
+ w/ b' ?; j7 `2 U' C心照不宣have a tacit understanding; give tacit consent; tacit understanding3 O* `7 Z) L. u7 l+ n4 z8 e
先入为主First impressions are firmly entrenched.* ]8 ~5 {& Y/ V" ?: `
先下手为强catch the ball before the bound
7 O* K* e ^$ h& p像热锅上的蚂蚁like an ant on a hot pan
% ` D/ y! d, w# u! ^5 L7 _( f现身说法warn people by taking oneself as an example
& R4 M+ ?0 R2 C息事宁人pour oil on troubled waters - v) s* _: f9 |3 S6 b6 {- |$ C
喜忧参半mingled hope and fear
" f; d0 k# `6 F循序渐进step by step
/ r9 c6 o$ Z0 ~ _; B" J1 y1 e一路平安，一路顺风speed somebody on their way; speed the parting guest ! d! l8 ]) d# Q S, Z
严以律己,宽以待人be strict with oneself and lenient towards others: @' x7 ~2 Q1 |9 I4 m: O
鱼米之乡a land of milk and honey
* d- W- A! A9 P* d5 b: ~3 t有情人终成眷属"Jack shall have Jill, all shall be well." % F L( F" p/ ^5 i& j0 T9 i
有钱能使鬼推磨Money makes the mare go. Money talks.
& g) d: K+ B; ^# }有识之士people of vision3 ?9 X/ d/ B4 a- J/ H9 \
有勇无谋use brawn rather than brain - G% Y7 W6 L0 \% l# w/ v
有缘千里来相会Separated as we are thousands of miles apart, we come together as if by predestination.
: q! I/ A2 k; M/ S与时俱进advance with times) C# m8 P) Y) b$ F3 s
以人为本people oriented; people foremost
% ^8 I9 m- O) ?9 ]6 M* U& P: r因材施教teach students according to their aptitude 2 A1 Y$ f( `' Y; a- U
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." 5 Z5 a/ X1 P8 J$ o& k
欲速则不达Haste does not bring success.
- Q/ ~1 E8 x; w& z优胜劣汰survival of the fittest
3 r& g1 m. M' S+ @- u! S. A: D英雄所见略同Great minds think alike.7 y9 x" }2 X7 O5 `# n8 A0 ^
冤家宜解不宜结Better make friends than make enemies.
" p# D. e. m/ k6 D冤假错案"cases in which people were unjustly, falsely or wrongly charged or sentenced; unjust, false or wrong cases"
3 G# d% i8 m6 [1 V! ]4 H9 N! ~一言既出，驷马难追A real man never goes back on his words.
w! x0 `; x7 q0 V5 U2 W5 N8 t8 F9 N招财进宝Money and treasures will be plentiful" d) o8 s: B4 y4 z
债台高筑become debt-ridden c# b) _& i9 n& R/ C4 f
致命要害Achilles' heel ' V9 ^+ V3 E* `
众矢之的target of public criticism
+ h/ n) k" ?( n6 d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.$ W. O7 I) M3 {' b+ b, p
纸上谈兵be an armchair strategist
4 \2 @6 n7 o: a& D纸包不住火Truth will come to light sooner or later.+ k) ?0 s% M" Q* J$ Z+ s0 o
左右为难between the devil and the deep blue sea; between the rock and the hard place |
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