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爱屋及乌Love me, love my dog.$ s- Y5 k1 d1 r/ c( H# [% @
百闻不如一见Seeing is believing.5 ^: }5 ]( W3 \
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, o' L7 y( J) O5 o) G% ^. A% a
笨鸟先飞A slow sparrow should make an early start.! S. a6 f! E/ L; s$ w- f
不眠之夜white night }( Z) x {* ]' p
不以物喜，不以己悲not pleased by external gains, not saddened by personnal losses
/ U; d2 T ]! Q: ]0 _/ L不遗余力spare no effort; go all out; do one's best
! T$ }' a9 V* Y1 l3 B' Y1 f不打不成交"No discord, no concord. - q) i, }* J, s9 {
拆东墙补西墙rob Peter to pay Paul
4 H* v* J, n8 m辞旧迎新bid farewell to the old and usher in the new; ring out the old year and ring in the new % S. \% k5 D- n0 L6 Z; u* [ P
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
, ^8 X1 o2 L# }# ?! {大开眼界open one's eyes; broaden one's horizon; be an eye-opener ; Y0 e/ B; w2 {( X9 T; Q% P6 _' B
国泰民安The country flourishes and people live in peace
9 t8 _- m0 I 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
+ P; i1 ^! c" _功夫不负有心人Everything comes to him who waits. 9 y6 m9 I' {, f9 ^$ K: l
好了伤疤忘了疼once on shore, one prays no more
+ t. A: J' S/ l2 {好事不出门，恶事传千里Good news never goes beyond the gate, while bad news spread far and wide. 3 [7 W) z6 F1 A2 \* {
和气生财Harmony brings wealth+ R9 z! ]$ i4 S% g3 y
活到老，学到老One is never too old to learn. * M7 O" m) m+ W
既往不咎let bygones be bygones - m5 ?* z, ?' R2 c
金无足赤,人无完人Gold can't be pure and man can't be perfect.
# y. O3 D4 J$ C* d; I; f金玉满堂Treasures fill the home
+ A5 W' E8 [* c脚踏实地be down-to-earth ) a5 u7 \/ p U: x( \
脚踩两只船sit on the fence
" ~; l0 w( J- Q君子之交淡如水the friendship between gentlemen is as pure as crystal; a hedge between keeps friendship green
8 _/ y. @7 G/ ~1 @$ P老生常谈，陈词滥调cut and dried, cliché
, Z }! a$ G! v Q# D/ ?6 z) G4 Q Z6 ]礼尚往来Courtesy calls for reciprocity.
, U7 Z, E# { I7 @1 H' b- `留得青山在，不怕没柴烧"Where there is life, there is hope."
8 l$ i8 v) D8 j! ^马到成功achieve immediate victory; win instant success$ o+ Y8 n N# p
名利双收gain in both fame and wealth
! M4 m* A4 P/ a# O8 j茅塞顿开be suddenly enlightened: M5 ~& q' t9 \, @8 E0 E
没有规矩不成方圆Nothing can be accomplished without norms or standards.
( w" [; r# F6 U8 \8 U每逢佳节倍思亲
4 x5 f% Q2 e5 C& [6 A( {% B2 cOn festive occasions more than ever one thinks of one's dear ones far away.
1 t' ]4 i& n( Z' p; A3 IIt is on the festival occasions when one misses his dear most. / y0 c! G- |* h, {3 H# W* \) s
谋事在人，成事在天"The planning lies with man, the outcome with Heaven. / Man proposes, God disposes. ". t0 w3 |! K0 A" W: g
弄巧成拙be too smart by half; Cunning outwits itself.
$ \( t" t4 Z4 l7 k+ n# s# B拿手好戏masterpiece
. @* W1 c" b3 q# w$ e0 g, ?3 [赔了夫人又折兵throw good money after bad* p# z' p- l: @; ]3 G% |7 ?
抛砖引玉a modest spur to induce others to come forward with valuable contributions; throw a sprat to catch a whale
$ K0 m3 }9 G( b5 k0 l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
9 E" Z6 C- `/ H# C. ~1 n抢得先机take the preemptive opportunities
. [4 n3 Q- w" F' o) s. 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.& ]9 M9 m5 a6 \! W
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
. v' b1 g2 U* H+ G6 Y前事不忘,后事之师Past experience, if not forgotten, is a guide for the future.
* f5 w+ T% ]; v* J前人栽树,后人乘凉One generation plants the trees in whose shade another generation rests.$ d+ d' _0 j z9 V/ b' P
One sows and another reaps.
& Z, v- Y# o1 c/ e# i前怕狼,后怕虎fear the wolf in front and the tiger behind/ hesitate in doing something
! | \8 ~9 O2 T8 T+ y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.
' O* P% ]6 m! a强强联手win-win co-operation( e: p2 l# @/ q$ m, E
瑞雪兆丰年A timely snow promises a good harvest.8 w5 [, e) r& o% u- e- \' A
人之初,性本善Man's nature at birth is good.5 H* M. j# A/ a+ ~
人逢喜事精神爽Joy puts heart into a man.
, g7 N; `) J0 N. g* l7 e人海战术huge-crowd strategy
8 l6 P) O( E2 b; W% t% ?2 A世上无难事，只要肯攀登"Where there is a will, there is a way. " 4 U ]0 r9 M e3 i
世外桃源a fictitious land of peace away from the turmoil of the world; " u( {6 R$ R0 Z0 R2 p
死而后已until my heart stops beating
, |- E& q6 ~! {, @# l+ L8 L岁岁平安Peace all year round6 c! G# Z1 W7 F
上有天堂，下有苏杭"Just as there is paradise in heaven, ther are Suzhou and Hangzhou on earth."
* t# E) Y9 s( h7 P. N5 D塞翁失马，焉知非福Misfortune may be an actual blessing.4 L& P2 M/ d" C3 q V7 _+ k3 Q( w
三十而立"A man should be independent at the age of thirty. " Q5 h9 P2 y# N4 d) a( f! q) T
At thirty, a man should be able to think for himself."
) \! M, Q: ^6 {3 U3 c升级换代updating and upgrading (of products)
/ A0 a1 [* S7 K6 N |四十不惑Life begins at forty.
# ?5 ?% @8 ^" B7 r谁言寸草心，报得三春晖"Such kindness of warm sun, can't be repaid by grass. " 8 p u5 A; E7 T
水涨船高When the river rises, the boat floats high.
* _, x9 T" B( z, c3 A. i" }时不我待Time and tide wait for no man. - @2 Y( J* d L4 ^# x Q
杀鸡用牛刀break a butterfly on the wheel
8 Y& {/ P5 X" C0 i i. L实事求是seek truth from facts; be practical and realistic; be true to facts % H+ _2 r1 w/ L$ x/ C
说曹操,曹操到Talk of the devil and he comes.
* X1 S# C6 a, o' F实话实说speak the plain truth; call a spade a spade; tell it as it is
& I% `8 o' v* v* D& u+ {实践是检验真理的唯一标准Practice is the sole criterion for testing truth.4 ?4 I" D, c: k& X, N
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; "; A2 y/ G1 \: k2 a
韬光养晦hide one's capacities and bide one's time
7 c$ U+ d( \# T# `1 Q糖衣炮弹sugar-coated bullets
+ J9 n6 z1 j) \, y$ V/ {天有不测风云Anything unexpected may happen. a bolt from the blue
1 q: }5 {# e1 N4 O& x Z团结就是力量Unity is strength./ {4 I2 @/ S) q, t8 M& T% 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
; u9 _+ F* ^0 g# L8 e1 g歪风邪气unhealthy practices and evil phenomena; H; {; q2 X+ Y% [3 p2 `' l* W9 M
物以类聚，人以群分Birds of a feather flock together.
+ q; W' ~ z& L! y' w) _往事如风"The past has vanished (from memory) like wind.; What in past, is past."
% D" \6 W+ ~- K$ \3 c5 n q5 S望子成龙hold high hopes for one's child9 R" Y* N! {* _
屋漏又逢连阴雨Misfortunes never come singly. When it rains it pours.
9 m# f& i9 l) V6 [文韬武略military expertise; military strategy 5 |% n: }+ O9 x3 a
唯利是图draw water to one's mill * {! ~' T+ j+ U0 V+ `
无源之水,无本之木water without a source, and a tree wiithout roots
4 x4 _5 T8 l" r无中生有make/create something out of nothing + |6 Y" u+ {/ o) V# T
无风不起浪There are no waves without wind. There's no smoke without fire.9 d Q' W3 q& m! D
徇私枉法bend the law for the benefit of relatives or friends M5 ]- J, i7 ^: P
新官上任三把火a new broom sweeps clean y Z8 ^! [, s/ \ a) U4 o
虚心使人进步,骄傲使人落后Modesty helps one go forward, whereas conceit makes one lag behind.
/ Q& y3 t$ [) p2 F) S蓄势而发accumulate strength for a take-off, D- [2 d1 H: b+ K7 h
心想事成May all your wish come true- D _1 V0 n; A$ M- q3 f
心照不宣have a tacit understanding; give tacit consent; tacit understanding
( m* {3 k3 I( c4 I1 c先入为主First impressions are firmly entrenched.6 {- f' M3 M7 w: [' O
先下手为强catch the ball before the bound
6 z$ j! O' A; n; r; A像热锅上的蚂蚁like an ant on a hot pan6 t' ^8 g- m7 H* h' @
现身说法warn people by taking oneself as an example6 h! i( A2 V3 W, U) w% c, H
息事宁人pour oil on troubled waters 6 y6 e# `( z/ {
喜忧参半mingled hope and fear
- E- b$ N6 j8 U8 i. F+ m循序渐进step by step
, W/ I+ ^" S- a0 @1 L9 o' n2 _7 c8 n一路平安，一路顺风speed somebody on their way; speed the parting guest - D: q* r& p }) ~( Q5 g3 Z& y; d
严以律己,宽以待人be strict with oneself and lenient towards others( ]) [* x0 a& p& U4 W' m& _ x
鱼米之乡a land of milk and honey' R1 s9 F9 z/ m
有情人终成眷属"Jack shall have Jill, all shall be well." 2 b/ b; \) U$ b; u" D# D9 M
有钱能使鬼推磨Money makes the mare go. Money talks.
8 k1 G- p* H) D0 G1 [有识之士people of vision: E0 h9 X/ `2 ^8 e; u6 h, ]5 ]& p: x0 _
有勇无谋use brawn rather than brain
! Q; u# ]! Y6 `, E5 q, Q0 n9 z有缘千里来相会Separated as we are thousands of miles apart, we come together as if by predestination.
8 u2 \. h0 J5 v% _' {7 `5 i与时俱进advance with times
o4 V6 o( ~! g$ f以人为本people oriented; people foremost
* k6 C: E3 ]2 [) g* \% g# a因材施教teach students according to their aptitude
5 l4 k0 H2 N- \) g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." 2 q4 w! W" ]2 J' m; @9 N% u
欲速则不达Haste does not bring success. . p+ {7 F4 U; j2 H H
优胜劣汰survival of the fittest
4 m9 J$ Y7 s6 {0 i英雄所见略同Great minds think alike.
3 Q- \. r2 `1 m1 e, k冤家宜解不宜结Better make friends than make enemies.
* C8 k) a3 N/ m, T0 D冤假错案"cases in which people were unjustly, falsely or wrongly charged or sentenced; unjust, false or wrong cases"
) W' I1 l8 r# Q5 J4 f: Q# s一言既出，驷马难追A real man never goes back on his words. # P, c; x/ G4 ~% z) D$ a6 v2 [& ~
招财进宝Money and treasures will be plentiful
9 h4 ~0 Q1 [( U) @. W- S债台高筑become debt-ridden i- U4 t7 P) b0 K5 E7 t9 s4 y# g8 z
致命要害Achilles' heel 5 P) Y2 O: V n" I4 m: M
众矢之的target of public criticism
! ]; b, m( W9 Y+ H- x7 g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.
+ I G' j7 y! d/ f1 ^* {6 [8 |纸上谈兵be an armchair strategist
5 u6 D1 F, [7 S: B8 n- x纸包不住火Truth will come to light sooner or later.
7 o. h0 e/ n( o8 Q/ H左右为难between the devil and the deep blue sea; between the rock and the hard place |
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