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爱屋及乌Love me, love my dog.
/ Q* m% |. J: h/ @6 I" M- I1 N1 I, g百闻不如一见Seeing is believing.
$ S% G0 H- S" e# D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# o4 Z: y& h" Q9 D& w
笨鸟先飞A slow sparrow should make an early start.( n: f ^7 C W
不眠之夜white night 2 {9 ?8 |" {/ x5 m% K: a
不以物喜，不以己悲not pleased by external gains, not saddened by personnal losses
, A+ u' R% g+ u; [0 N不遗余力spare no effort; go all out; do one's best
, E0 _* f2 S- M3 c* j- J4 M不打不成交"No discord, no concord.
& \: p+ _7 H4 Q# Y2 h9 t拆东墙补西墙rob Peter to pay Paul
% l: W% n7 l: ]) _! Z; L辞旧迎新bid farewell to the old and usher in the new; ring out the old year and ring in the new
2 q x. P4 d+ H+ 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 all* X8 E7 Z9 I( i/ O4 ?( N
大开眼界open one's eyes; broaden one's horizon; be an eye-opener . e' O4 P1 {+ q/ x6 a6 R' A
国泰民安The country flourishes and people live in peace
; R H6 V4 j, [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
) _8 a6 F6 Z* |: W ]- y' T+ n功夫不负有心人Everything comes to him who waits.
; S7 R( Q B ^1 j2 [# W好了伤疤忘了疼once on shore, one prays no more
4 D/ f8 }1 X; {. t' }好事不出门，恶事传千里Good news never goes beyond the gate, while bad news spread far and wide. 9 M1 Q& R7 }: C M! A/ ?7 J s% Y
和气生财Harmony brings wealth/ G" {- N. Z* \3 |, b$ V( U4 q
活到老，学到老One is never too old to learn. 0 k/ s# K) q$ \3 h" ^' y
既往不咎let bygones be bygones P" n* w7 m, C" g
金无足赤,人无完人Gold can't be pure and man can't be perfect. : a# J# D" {# y- `2 c
金玉满堂Treasures fill the home
" {# g) }, o3 o u% }脚踏实地be down-to-earth
+ p( s( d" G) i0 s I* X4 K9 {脚踩两只船sit on the fence
1 J* F( _' i: W+ b) Q; Z( ]- O君子之交淡如水the friendship between gentlemen is as pure as crystal; a hedge between keeps friendship green
" c' y( \3 ?# }: p1 e1 w- r& Q老生常谈，陈词滥调cut and dried, cliché
3 C M( g' v9 Z( M( ^: _8 V礼尚往来Courtesy calls for reciprocity.
: I R% v4 z! L留得青山在，不怕没柴烧"Where there is life, there is hope.": C8 Z1 t- L& U0 j/ F. b! B+ p" H
马到成功achieve immediate victory; win instant success9 `$ u; X" c- ~6 r( r
名利双收gain in both fame and wealth3 X" N; w3 @9 w; F, a3 i
茅塞顿开be suddenly enlightened, c4 A) E# ^( N* u
没有规矩不成方圆Nothing can be accomplished without norms or standards.
% z/ a+ M( e2 V每逢佳节倍思亲
# W. O* s z& d* a; E LOn festive occasions more than ever one thinks of one's dear ones far away.9 _! o' X; S, M ~3 i
It is on the festival occasions when one misses his dear most.
1 G1 y6 t. H+ z/ v* t0 ?& i& p* J谋事在人，成事在天"The planning lies with man, the outcome with Heaven. / Man proposes, God disposes. "
+ a" q5 ~1 l% L" t3 l( Y4 J弄巧成拙be too smart by half; Cunning outwits itself.
, g0 s+ H: \* ~$ I( G z拿手好戏masterpiece: R R3 K% M) V* C5 X
赔了夫人又折兵throw good money after bad
- g5 F& j4 {# ]9 A0 C6 X抛砖引玉a modest spur to induce others to come forward with valuable contributions; throw a sprat to catch a whale, r; T+ n2 \2 b3 Z( f, O
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
) ~1 ]& @/ F, A抢得先机take the preemptive opportunities
: Q* ~, B! A+ o' w1 G; _: f. r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.
3 I, J3 u8 R5 q8 u* g& }$ l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
8 n; J. k* X) T# l前事不忘,后事之师Past experience, if not forgotten, is a guide for the future.9 w- C6 B3 e, Z8 ^2 A$ Q
前人栽树,后人乘凉One generation plants the trees in whose shade another generation rests.& D; y, W# g; S/ T& e. t7 K
One sows and another reaps.7 g6 q/ u, @' L1 `/ w
前怕狼,后怕虎fear the wolf in front and the tiger behind/ hesitate in doing something" ], d8 X, e, U" t1 `
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. & L; N; h5 n% E# P5 h
强强联手win-win co-operation9 X! X$ l% d6 W2 f
瑞雪兆丰年A timely snow promises a good harvest.+ }' p+ H# V# M3 e9 R+ b: d- ~/ @8 a
人之初,性本善Man's nature at birth is good.
# S- F6 e* ~" ?2 I人逢喜事精神爽Joy puts heart into a man.# I6 l4 I$ a# f1 j% ~7 t
人海战术huge-crowd strategy f5 a) L3 N @. O+ h3 w
世上无难事，只要肯攀登"Where there is a will, there is a way. "
0 m, L$ t" D% o7 S世外桃源a fictitious land of peace away from the turmoil of the world;
2 r5 N4 K8 c6 d" Z1 e0 y# {4 }2 L9 o死而后已until my heart stops beating
) J3 _' L0 h9 q岁岁平安Peace all year round; \6 s, w0 F7 ?/ s
上有天堂，下有苏杭"Just as there is paradise in heaven, ther are Suzhou and Hangzhou on earth." & z; H- c4 h4 o3 ?5 q
塞翁失马，焉知非福Misfortune may be an actual blessing.
" e; _5 v+ r$ R Q8 L8 E7 w# F- s三十而立"A man should be independent at the age of thirty.
# ?* i: c% g3 X& \% N& \+ ~3 tAt thirty, a man should be able to think for himself."
/ j0 U' D* m3 b* q3 g* r& G+ I" ]% F升级换代updating and upgrading (of products)
2 D% [: F5 a- K3 r) F9 s1 i四十不惑Life begins at forty.
Y5 x% G- G/ a& t谁言寸草心，报得三春晖"Such kindness of warm sun, can't be repaid by grass. " % I, [ F" y% }6 z
水涨船高When the river rises, the boat floats high.1 t8 E! C) R: |
时不我待Time and tide wait for no man. 1 D' s+ }9 r1 c" A+ u7 V
杀鸡用牛刀break a butterfly on the wheel$ X" s0 }5 K, _8 c
实事求是seek truth from facts; be practical and realistic; be true to facts 4 t+ @! [6 E, c7 k! [: e
说曹操,曹操到Talk of the devil and he comes.
9 p1 d& F6 M d( V% I实话实说speak the plain truth; call a spade a spade; tell it as it is 7 `3 z8 G( ^8 u. P# U
实践是检验真理的唯一标准Practice is the sole criterion for testing truth.3 Y1 @' S7 t$ s; _+ U4 N3 M
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; "
8 ~4 {+ `7 O. v: T5 l! h韬光养晦hide one's capacities and bide one's time
3 w1 W9 f( V: \0 l; ~糖衣炮弹sugar-coated bullets! N- y0 g3 r* _( T
天有不测风云Anything unexpected may happen. a bolt from the blue
. h& Q7 u/ m9 c/ p' [$ l团结就是力量Unity is strength.
0 ^8 c6 X6 z! o6 n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- z \; Y6 R* K歪风邪气unhealthy practices and evil phenomena6 T0 P0 x& J* _$ x, V, a& R
物以类聚，人以群分Birds of a feather flock together.1 {8 B: j0 a! U, ^! [# s2 V
往事如风"The past has vanished (from memory) like wind.; What in past, is past." : ~5 F2 Y" z! x
望子成龙hold high hopes for one's child
; D4 i3 o2 u: ]) E& y5 Q! U屋漏又逢连阴雨Misfortunes never come singly. When it rains it pours.
. V+ p+ z$ o8 n2 Y. k! @文韬武略military expertise; military strategy 6 e# g, t N5 F, k
唯利是图draw water to one's mill # ^7 z. w1 v8 y/ ~5 m- W
无源之水,无本之木water without a source, and a tree wiithout roots* I2 v, _4 W0 n; l( q
无中生有make/create something out of nothing 8 [ I0 _; Q) p0 D; q' \1 ~
无风不起浪There are no waves without wind. There's no smoke without fire.
; l' z, J7 h* D. D* A2 f; b徇私枉法bend the law for the benefit of relatives or friends / P# F: C* c- L( X- u
新官上任三把火a new broom sweeps clean " }8 C% z, c! m" j
虚心使人进步,骄傲使人落后Modesty helps one go forward, whereas conceit makes one lag behind.* O* d, ^% P7 F' x
蓄势而发accumulate strength for a take-off% z; {; q. K) g# X2 I W- |2 i
心想事成May all your wish come true
9 O A- J# _3 \6 `. M }; x! f心照不宣have a tacit understanding; give tacit consent; tacit understanding
$ P. |3 P! v& i* M4 G先入为主First impressions are firmly entrenched.; B: w. H$ X+ z9 m0 ^% `" Y+ l; |* U
先下手为强catch the ball before the bound
* d" f4 J4 Z5 I/ Q; y5 _; C像热锅上的蚂蚁like an ant on a hot pan
0 J( e7 r; h# D现身说法warn people by taking oneself as an example
" U$ D: G5 e' D2 F5 J息事宁人pour oil on troubled waters : X; w7 ?) A' i4 f- `: u& c8 i0 E7 h6 i
喜忧参半mingled hope and fear * W6 ~; U' @/ U7 y; D& `$ k
循序渐进step by step
4 B5 q7 w: v( Q1 C$ }& u一路平安，一路顺风speed somebody on their way; speed the parting guest
0 e( ~! n" X e& r严以律己,宽以待人be strict with oneself and lenient towards others/ G& c, x! x i* ~" b+ i9 C
鱼米之乡a land of milk and honey7 U: o1 y5 i9 Z5 P$ f
有情人终成眷属"Jack shall have Jill, all shall be well." $ `% s9 l) [9 W, k7 j- r
有钱能使鬼推磨Money makes the mare go. Money talks.7 E8 S' z; W+ F& t: E! S3 r
有识之士people of vision
+ I; V& K2 ~9 _' p有勇无谋use brawn rather than brain
" }1 L* Q ]3 J有缘千里来相会Separated as we are thousands of miles apart, we come together as if by predestination.
- t& J: m5 b2 d& r& p: }与时俱进advance with times; J) [7 O4 b& I8 I# `3 b$ x" `
以人为本people oriented; people foremost - e G0 O" P/ ]7 m
因材施教teach students according to their aptitude
$ w5 C7 g) y/ N& j7 O! a# m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." ( p- N! G+ g2 k0 O I
欲速则不达Haste does not bring success. & m. i+ u$ f( U3 w( C; w" w
优胜劣汰survival of the fittest
) M+ {" z! t/ a$ |; o" d英雄所见略同Great minds think alike./ _( {1 k4 b" t7 T
冤家宜解不宜结Better make friends than make enemies.
! T7 a: _+ e9 \9 y* j# f冤假错案"cases in which people were unjustly, falsely or wrongly charged or sentenced; unjust, false or wrong cases"
* {$ ?: ?: Y( M( A0 k0 m$ Q一言既出，驷马难追A real man never goes back on his words. ) N' A% B3 Y' ~. p% Y* |0 T
招财进宝Money and treasures will be plentiful& P" Q2 r# T) T/ A$ Z% ?4 ~
债台高筑become debt-ridden* C5 p$ p* ]9 m2 g( _4 Q
致命要害Achilles' heel
0 g; c/ [& B) F* C0 c ], a0 @% @众矢之的target of public criticism4 b1 F- ]5 \: T
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.! Q/ b- c' k/ h1 i: P. e
纸上谈兵be an armchair strategist5 t4 N2 E/ _* J: M. D9 X3 T+ b
纸包不住火Truth will come to light sooner or later.* f, g* l4 v g7 N
左右为难between the devil and the deep blue sea; between the rock and the hard place |
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