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爱屋及乌Love me, love my dog.1 B/ q; L* j/ b# H4 g- Z) Z0 U
百闻不如一见Seeing is believing.
H4 `* E( y$ u6 l9 N% b! Y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- h" e3 a8 p+ p0 U* r, B2 p
笨鸟先飞A slow sparrow should make an early start.
( a; j$ {1 }/ r2 f$ o不眠之夜white night . X( ]- y5 r4 X; F' d2 R$ J
不以物喜，不以己悲not pleased by external gains, not saddened by personnal losses+ R$ a9 Z- }9 M$ x4 q
不遗余力spare no effort; go all out; do one's best
+ T; s2 f6 S$ M1 s% P! w S不打不成交"No discord, no concord. 6 p6 X; S% Y; k/ J z! T5 g' y- x
拆东墙补西墙rob Peter to pay Paul @5 l1 e$ k9 @% q, _
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 z# N' r# j* y6 ?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. @& X3 F; c; Z9 u& d7 X
大开眼界open one's eyes; broaden one's horizon; be an eye-opener 2 W% @5 k/ ?2 J' `7 ^; P
国泰民安The country flourishes and people live in peace- [3 z# o0 }& D- ^+ R
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 5 f7 N& t! m+ x4 S& k4 O
功夫不负有心人Everything comes to him who waits. $ }# r* r! i, U5 b4 s! G/ C0 Y" x7 n
好了伤疤忘了疼once on shore, one prays no more( u. {: E& k8 N' k
好事不出门，恶事传千里Good news never goes beyond the gate, while bad news spread far and wide.
) W$ c& @3 P; k6 x: L6 N& {8 W和气生财Harmony brings wealth
" o+ k# Q" G0 M活到老，学到老One is never too old to learn. 2 _% }7 ^' e+ G0 S H s
既往不咎let bygones be bygones
6 q3 \0 p6 }9 M( R& W& r J5 j金无足赤,人无完人Gold can't be pure and man can't be perfect. 9 h$ d1 X3 [+ o, u, f
金玉满堂Treasures fill the home: |; Z: ~ P& C2 H
脚踏实地be down-to-earth
* {6 V% t _% L; L5 U脚踩两只船sit on the fence 6 Y+ W) h8 l z$ W! O
君子之交淡如水the friendship between gentlemen is as pure as crystal; a hedge between keeps friendship green
2 d! p) [, u8 G8 R7 Q老生常谈，陈词滥调cut and dried, cliché# m9 G @; ?. c
礼尚往来Courtesy calls for reciprocity. ; y9 L/ Z& s9 [8 S
留得青山在，不怕没柴烧"Where there is life, there is hope."
! I1 ?5 f; B1 d5 _' R& i马到成功achieve immediate victory; win instant success$ [. y7 `" K4 O9 R( x4 Z9 X5 z
名利双收gain in both fame and wealth7 a+ G1 j5 H. |' |6 o7 d% F; {0 z& v K
茅塞顿开be suddenly enlightened; h9 G$ t, W& q( I" J3 M
没有规矩不成方圆Nothing can be accomplished without norms or standards.
; Z9 g6 v3 V0 m+ w& H! y每逢佳节倍思亲
* @2 I+ R/ C8 z& { [% |On festive occasions more than ever one thinks of one's dear ones far away.; g, a; z- ~" S5 Y8 q8 y
It is on the festival occasions when one misses his dear most. % }4 J, a7 }6 M$ }3 H/ A; y/ f! [
谋事在人，成事在天"The planning lies with man, the outcome with Heaven. / Man proposes, God disposes. "
, i9 q8 K w# m( O弄巧成拙be too smart by half; Cunning outwits itself.: v) L g. L8 q, c
拿手好戏masterpiece8 ?) q0 J. ?$ O$ H" e/ A8 Y0 V
赔了夫人又折兵throw good money after bad
* o( A* Y k* k$ s9 t$ r6 U' [5 j抛砖引玉a modest spur to induce others to come forward with valuable contributions; throw a sprat to catch a whale
" k6 S0 a) \3 O- f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. X+ W3 f0 O' L
抢得先机take the preemptive opportunities
# O h3 S- b U& {+ v" Z3 C( G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.6 a( I$ H5 R5 _2 H# }
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
: s, A# F" b+ a; o% G$ X& |前事不忘,后事之师Past experience, if not forgotten, is a guide for the future.5 y' l" R4 U- E# D: d5 R
前人栽树,后人乘凉One generation plants the trees in whose shade another generation rests.; o' u* ]4 E6 }1 Y9 J
One sows and another reaps.
; x& D9 t: p3 K- H& X- |7 q前怕狼,后怕虎fear the wolf in front and the tiger behind/ hesitate in doing something$ | b: j0 m, _7 |- 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.
{& K. {, t6 R强强联手win-win co-operation: f1 |' [- E9 D( R* O0 P+ O
瑞雪兆丰年A timely snow promises a good harvest.3 o1 K( [& P; C0 @; Q( p! E
人之初,性本善Man's nature at birth is good.
' o- f8 H9 c8 ]人逢喜事精神爽Joy puts heart into a man.
- ^( o% [, Y5 C人海战术huge-crowd strategy ( X, E# g @ x# M O$ B
世上无难事，只要肯攀登"Where there is a will, there is a way. "
. X- u" g1 C& \世外桃源a fictitious land of peace away from the turmoil of the world;
" [: E6 M: W0 R- q* P; `% E3 ~死而后已until my heart stops beating
a$ P! h% ]0 T& X6 F2 `4 W1 d1 g# l岁岁平安Peace all year round
; c; |) E8 U u- }9 I上有天堂，下有苏杭"Just as there is paradise in heaven, ther are Suzhou and Hangzhou on earth."
9 F1 y1 q8 y5 L( H% F塞翁失马，焉知非福Misfortune may be an actual blessing.9 [! O* Y* b$ J7 D
三十而立"A man should be independent at the age of thirty. $ x! |% h0 p4 v) z) \
At thirty, a man should be able to think for himself." 7 R" t# c1 u( v+ e8 ]2 i, D! U' {
升级换代updating and upgrading (of products)
W) O: @" j% m0 l2 a四十不惑Life begins at forty.
% U5 G$ _! f4 |+ o' t谁言寸草心，报得三春晖"Such kindness of warm sun, can't be repaid by grass. " 4 A( a9 Q; B$ F* ^6 h: l
水涨船高When the river rises, the boat floats high.
1 V$ r) J3 l0 v+ t: U时不我待Time and tide wait for no man.
) F ?4 K6 F0 J7 Z4 p& |# n7 w# q8 s杀鸡用牛刀break a butterfly on the wheel
. A( {. ?3 u! x# S0 ^3 Q4 w$ w1 z实事求是seek truth from facts; be practical and realistic; be true to facts ; j p+ [. t6 w x' _( n
说曹操,曹操到Talk of the devil and he comes.8 V- g6 A5 v% Z
实话实说speak the plain truth; call a spade a spade; tell it as it is : x4 M+ ]# M) x1 \
实践是检验真理的唯一标准Practice is the sole criterion for testing truth.
$ }( ~2 s7 q. _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; "
* D2 ?- J) i1 W* `8 L$ I韬光养晦hide one's capacities and bide one's time
T8 p) F& Q! m- _, Q; ?, D糖衣炮弹sugar-coated bullets
1 C! b% M) \3 O9 D% m, G5 z天有不测风云Anything unexpected may happen. a bolt from the blue T- M9 W; y1 U3 ?) E/ y
团结就是力量Unity is strength.0 R% S/ A, T! o f: t# e
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
' ?, b1 ]. I/ K3 ^- e歪风邪气unhealthy practices and evil phenomena3 K8 I4 Z: N4 i0 m" k; A
物以类聚，人以群分Birds of a feather flock together.
: b: g) P3 X8 V$ G' M往事如风"The past has vanished (from memory) like wind.; What in past, is past." $ k8 ^( W1 i }1 o! Z. A
望子成龙hold high hopes for one's child1 _( k9 d6 L. v
屋漏又逢连阴雨Misfortunes never come singly. When it rains it pours.1 d* ?4 {5 Y' T* z( e0 `
文韬武略military expertise; military strategy
3 h& W( G2 F: ^5 @唯利是图draw water to one's mill
! M+ }' q j2 V8 U! y: e无源之水,无本之木water without a source, and a tree wiithout roots6 k& n' ~! X1 q6 Z+ G
无中生有make/create something out of nothing
) q8 P8 Z# Y( C1 K无风不起浪There are no waves without wind. There's no smoke without fire.0 N0 {* E6 X! u. t! a+ C
徇私枉法bend the law for the benefit of relatives or friends
7 H1 D& d+ I7 Q' u( s新官上任三把火a new broom sweeps clean ) Q, J, X, o' ~1 ^
虚心使人进步,骄傲使人落后Modesty helps one go forward, whereas conceit makes one lag behind.
1 K/ ]/ M: s( Q蓄势而发accumulate strength for a take-off
7 Y7 Z, h5 Q D4 ?0 P5 Z% P心想事成May all your wish come true0 A& S4 }( Q0 q5 o; M% i+ c
心照不宣have a tacit understanding; give tacit consent; tacit understanding
t6 B3 r x9 O/ e0 }先入为主First impressions are firmly entrenched.
, o! w/ W. [1 `5 _- [先下手为强catch the ball before the bound% X6 f) I% A# y" Q6 m( s
像热锅上的蚂蚁like an ant on a hot pan
3 C* Z% X& R' D; b现身说法warn people by taking oneself as an example- F) [0 i; o) ?% x3 m, L- n: O
息事宁人pour oil on troubled waters 6 }1 i1 }: G$ F6 V C
喜忧参半mingled hope and fear
3 _7 N/ T4 @ J$ b. R5 S循序渐进step by step
9 n. f( l/ j( ?5 f6 i' E0 T3 n一路平安，一路顺风speed somebody on their way; speed the parting guest
& q6 W" \( _( q8 S5 ]严以律己,宽以待人be strict with oneself and lenient towards others
' C5 \1 d4 |# L" ?* ~2 n鱼米之乡a land of milk and honey- D' Y& y/ Q* }7 ]- |& s" ~
有情人终成眷属"Jack shall have Jill, all shall be well." * U& X1 U# |- b( q1 \5 |- D2 ^
有钱能使鬼推磨Money makes the mare go. Money talks.
7 i5 ^, _0 {& D+ ^* p9 L: ~有识之士people of vision7 ] B* y4 {. G7 E2 U% z6 Y
有勇无谋use brawn rather than brain / i* a% f# ~3 D0 t
有缘千里来相会Separated as we are thousands of miles apart, we come together as if by predestination.
& l- I' i U. m/ A8 v$ H" I$ N与时俱进advance with times
* r1 t) m' A8 y( M, u& Z4 R2 k* ?; L以人为本people oriented; people foremost
" O: M& a9 m# S: Y. U因材施教teach students according to their aptitude 4 l# Q" r$ H r0 O3 _& N
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."
, F+ ]/ ^( H; U' r. d" q# u欲速则不达Haste does not bring success. ; k& i& y* w Z d, S- K
优胜劣汰survival of the fittest * z5 h6 y* }& k& U
英雄所见略同Great minds think alike.; ` C8 \/ t5 [6 f# o) V
冤家宜解不宜结Better make friends than make enemies.
* U" u; F* j/ N8 Y3 L冤假错案"cases in which people were unjustly, falsely or wrongly charged or sentenced; unjust, false or wrong cases"
9 N5 n: \4 ^$ ~& ^( c: A一言既出，驷马难追A real man never goes back on his words.
9 v5 G+ g5 Z# M/ A: G% b6 y招财进宝Money and treasures will be plentiful
- g8 H% |$ Z6 b3 e- Q6 m' a债台高筑become debt-ridden" @) Y% h$ z6 H" |' T5 i
致命要害Achilles' heel
! w( R5 P6 K" B/ }众矢之的target of public criticism" t# n) d4 @: ~9 ^. R
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.
& `. d6 n/ O# ]. l$ m0 U7 J0 f纸上谈兵be an armchair strategist& }( d! n B0 D1 }) h) E. e' {
纸包不住火Truth will come to light sooner or later.+ V4 w2 Q4 y5 `$ a( {
左右为难between the devil and the deep blue sea; between the rock and the hard place |
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