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爱屋及乌Love me, love my dog.% G/ c* q7 Z9 n- }7 L( _' D3 X
百闻不如一见Seeing is believing. i: D6 Y/ p: O6 d3 q0 n9 Z( w- ]
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/ z4 v: S- b0 m# d. k+ x
笨鸟先飞A slow sparrow should make an early start.
. G8 j& ]8 o- f) {# V( O# v, i不眠之夜white night 0 T9 [- ~% V4 }+ D! V/ S+ S
不以物喜，不以己悲not pleased by external gains, not saddened by personnal losses
6 f! ^$ H U. ]! ]$ a不遗余力spare no effort; go all out; do one's best
O4 ~$ l7 T4 c不打不成交"No discord, no concord.
6 q$ H6 y( |+ n3 L/ g0 O拆东墙补西墙rob Peter to pay Paul & I, d& |: P8 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
4 Q, u+ Z0 y( D4 u& M; O0 C! O2 B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 all5 ~$ O3 N5 s& z ]+ u
大开眼界open one's eyes; broaden one's horizon; be an eye-opener
9 m+ T& p+ L0 @8 l1 R国泰民安The country flourishes and people live in peace1 g% d% B# [" ^: i8 G$ f5 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 ?6 ~. |; e0 f+ n( [1 A
功夫不负有心人Everything comes to him who waits.
5 p4 e0 l3 l4 p好了伤疤忘了疼once on shore, one prays no more
8 |+ e: X0 R( ]; \2 B y( G! g7 C3 u好事不出门，恶事传千里Good news never goes beyond the gate, while bad news spread far and wide.
- y) m1 h$ u& y+ h和气生财Harmony brings wealth7 }" E5 Z4 |3 x! J
活到老，学到老One is never too old to learn. 1 w- L0 Y5 E w4 X
既往不咎let bygones be bygones 4 b3 ]) L! N0 o# K7 ~
金无足赤,人无完人Gold can't be pure and man can't be perfect. ) x' Q, M& Q1 J6 l& Z7 Z) z
金玉满堂Treasures fill the home
6 u3 i; q+ m8 r# ]脚踏实地be down-to-earth * C T2 ~$ D9 P9 t0 F( a5 ^
脚踩两只船sit on the fence 6 M. S# B7 M' P4 u- j& O4 z! {
君子之交淡如水the friendship between gentlemen is as pure as crystal; a hedge between keeps friendship green
( H/ S% ~ {* c$ w/ P老生常谈，陈词滥调cut and dried, cliché
0 s% O$ q( K0 s% r; y6 N) ~, O礼尚往来Courtesy calls for reciprocity. ) z1 w }+ ^8 e3 e7 M
留得青山在，不怕没柴烧"Where there is life, there is hope."
, g% ]; g$ P: ~" _- `马到成功achieve immediate victory; win instant success% H" v _: t. h8 c j: U
名利双收gain in both fame and wealth ]+ v0 V6 y5 |9 J' i
茅塞顿开be suddenly enlightened* L) Z- s5 u" u6 Q
没有规矩不成方圆Nothing can be accomplished without norms or standards.
: W+ }1 d! g0 {0 O每逢佳节倍思亲0 h; C7 E' a; _
On festive occasions more than ever one thinks of one's dear ones far away.
+ P* Y: P1 ?: OIt is on the festival occasions when one misses his dear most. % `5 Q: G+ S, q5 H' z; n
谋事在人，成事在天"The planning lies with man, the outcome with Heaven. / Man proposes, God disposes. "
! r& b8 y# b0 _+ L弄巧成拙be too smart by half; Cunning outwits itself.
& R1 i2 B3 ?1 @0 v" a5 o9 p拿手好戏masterpiece! ~ y% ^ _$ y- U
赔了夫人又折兵throw good money after bad3 o6 M4 G, I- P, N* W
抛砖引玉a modest spur to induce others to come forward with valuable contributions; throw a sprat to catch a whale' Z* }: O* y: Q* L; o8 D! S( U
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+ F! w2 ^* G+ {
抢得先机take the preemptive opportunities Z/ ^2 p- C o' o" V
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.
' H- E. R0 ^$ }! p; y2 a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
% c: |5 L: \- f. W5 E$ F: T前事不忘,后事之师Past experience, if not forgotten, is a guide for the future.. A1 {* p7 x) @- @* @9 l: s6 F
前人栽树,后人乘凉One generation plants the trees in whose shade another generation rests.
7 D4 T' A& A( g# hOne sows and another reaps.
, D5 g. g4 h% y前怕狼,后怕虎fear the wolf in front and the tiger behind/ hesitate in doing something. c2 x, y$ H% A# I: t; 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. : Y! `: j+ Y) ]! {! D2 E H8 I
强强联手win-win co-operation
% ^+ T' I B1 Y0 e8 `. r& K3 }! _3 M瑞雪兆丰年A timely snow promises a good harvest.( ]6 C: ?# |0 K1 c% q8 z. j& v
人之初,性本善Man's nature at birth is good.
* {. S, t/ y( B4 C人逢喜事精神爽Joy puts heart into a man.4 x) ]# v+ y% A( \* P) m) W4 C: w; V. z
人海战术huge-crowd strategy 3 Z( O9 K4 Q' w) j8 q* d z; `
世上无难事，只要肯攀登"Where there is a will, there is a way. " 9 h4 u i2 e3 p! g
世外桃源a fictitious land of peace away from the turmoil of the world; ; Z5 R H; |& H; o% y' x/ C$ H
死而后已until my heart stops beating
* \( p/ |" c% z' w) V/ p岁岁平安Peace all year round
j) B6 _- F' x3 w* U% P上有天堂，下有苏杭"Just as there is paradise in heaven, ther are Suzhou and Hangzhou on earth."
& g$ z6 {' j, k2 m- }) t塞翁失马，焉知非福Misfortune may be an actual blessing.
2 K# _, ~1 ~& {8 O3 R/ ^三十而立"A man should be independent at the age of thirty.
" S- y7 {: p7 U2 b- L" EAt thirty, a man should be able to think for himself."
8 m+ C0 M/ t& r升级换代updating and upgrading (of products)
/ @0 z7 q) H- K8 J( M四十不惑Life begins at forty.
/ R; }; m1 B; V% |" ~- J; B8 |; o7 q谁言寸草心，报得三春晖"Such kindness of warm sun, can't be repaid by grass. " ' a7 r( p8 d: v! |
水涨船高When the river rises, the boat floats high.
* q- V: X0 |) h8 U时不我待Time and tide wait for no man. ) v3 I% O6 {: \( Y" [
杀鸡用牛刀break a butterfly on the wheel; |: J# M( b2 B5 q" q
实事求是seek truth from facts; be practical and realistic; be true to facts ! ?( M. [0 A% K6 j5 D( ?* q
说曹操,曹操到Talk of the devil and he comes.
6 i- ?% p4 b( _, c* u. @4 L, u实话实说speak the plain truth; call a spade a spade; tell it as it is
, c/ N1 d/ A0 E. ^+ T实践是检验真理的唯一标准Practice is the sole criterion for testing truth.
& Z. h" q9 K$ E* M9 ~* M6 Y8 r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; "
" D5 E5 p4 P1 J( H- q- T韬光养晦hide one's capacities and bide one's time1 J6 { K; w1 ]% x# j+ E# f7 p g
糖衣炮弹sugar-coated bullets
4 F' C4 U& R: _: U天有不测风云Anything unexpected may happen. a bolt from the blue9 ?# W; ^1 X# U
团结就是力量Unity is strength.& ]: a1 o+ E& d# |3 ~
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% t; f( G/ x& B ]/ Q
歪风邪气unhealthy practices and evil phenomena6 _/ w& C: i% a
物以类聚，人以群分Birds of a feather flock together.
- q' X0 c% O, Z% j8 Q: X; ^) H往事如风"The past has vanished (from memory) like wind.; What in past, is past."
+ m: H, F& ?) T, `% e望子成龙hold high hopes for one's child5 j* b5 x e& J9 |; u* _
屋漏又逢连阴雨Misfortunes never come singly. When it rains it pours.1 }0 m* _ S" h( {
文韬武略military expertise; military strategy 8 |) U. k" V; M" E% s. i- B
唯利是图draw water to one's mill 6 ?9 l+ y1 n0 q) d4 e9 M
无源之水,无本之木water without a source, and a tree wiithout roots6 w. ?; L6 O2 a7 C
无中生有make/create something out of nothing
& [0 Y# E" r$ z无风不起浪There are no waves without wind. There's no smoke without fire.
- l/ B3 |1 s$ ^/ [% Z徇私枉法bend the law for the benefit of relatives or friends ; l. l* g' m" M2 j
新官上任三把火a new broom sweeps clean 0 z1 [" ]! f3 S# K
虚心使人进步,骄傲使人落后Modesty helps one go forward, whereas conceit makes one lag behind.
! F O% Q6 y2 Z* ~) s1 B蓄势而发accumulate strength for a take-off
; Y! I @: \# {" m心想事成May all your wish come true
; ?& B/ M7 I1 \# ?/ S# I/ s心照不宣have a tacit understanding; give tacit consent; tacit understanding
. z/ [- p1 w: r" O+ T' o# D( h先入为主First impressions are firmly entrenched.
' O2 I) T! }4 G5 T/ n+ y先下手为强catch the ball before the bound e2 P$ Z7 M, Q5 G4 N
像热锅上的蚂蚁like an ant on a hot pan
/ C: k$ w/ g8 X$ c% T/ g现身说法warn people by taking oneself as an example
3 A7 T! E- _, Z息事宁人pour oil on troubled waters
1 x' }6 t- G! z U! t( f# x喜忧参半mingled hope and fear 9 q1 _1 g7 t( M+ P4 H0 g4 _
循序渐进step by step
5 r" f4 k2 b7 R% U' l一路平安，一路顺风speed somebody on their way; speed the parting guest " I/ m2 `/ h: z
严以律己,宽以待人be strict with oneself and lenient towards others
+ H) g1 U% f0 m! o. D鱼米之乡a land of milk and honey" z) O% C' V; P' \& L* @+ T
有情人终成眷属"Jack shall have Jill, all shall be well."
* R0 ]- \0 m% H _有钱能使鬼推磨Money makes the mare go. Money talks.& e6 g& ^ t( V& Y
有识之士people of vision
& p; p5 W: S3 N有勇无谋use brawn rather than brain - h! t6 @4 E J* p
有缘千里来相会Separated as we are thousands of miles apart, we come together as if by predestination.: \# E: n! k- H8 t! L
与时俱进advance with times
9 e- V" M0 V: T0 ?5 [以人为本people oriented; people foremost
% o9 E3 I- h3 ]9 A因材施教teach students according to their aptitude
0 K2 y: i' h3 f: M+ T# |: x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."
6 h, a# L4 V0 S0 I% i欲速则不达Haste does not bring success.
, }. @7 o7 k9 S$ X优胜劣汰survival of the fittest 6 u# ?/ H$ }2 j
英雄所见略同Great minds think alike., s; t1 @6 L5 j2 S3 p
冤家宜解不宜结Better make friends than make enemies.
2 j, ~. R/ y9 y; G冤假错案"cases in which people were unjustly, falsely or wrongly charged or sentenced; unjust, false or wrong cases" 1 a5 Y4 | [% U5 m/ [% a
一言既出，驷马难追A real man never goes back on his words.
" }& j5 j& [& X! S- j; s/ p招财进宝Money and treasures will be plentiful8 y$ s: j1 Q. N
债台高筑become debt-ridden
) u2 \7 R' \4 t8 K( _& m$ s6 v致命要害Achilles' heel
4 o! @' E6 P _, y$ a众矢之的target of public criticism
H, t! a0 k6 V! Q" B8 k, y i" i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.( o" I* Z) U2 Q1 Q0 v
纸上谈兵be an armchair strategist/ m8 O# W( G$ o
纸包不住火Truth will come to light sooner or later.2 Q8 N5 v, q5 u
左右为难between the devil and the deep blue sea; between the rock and the hard place |
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