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爱屋及乌Love me, love my dog.
% G. F# U) W" P2 r百闻不如一见Seeing is believing.
5 S' F$ [8 f5 i" C4 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# k& g' q' E+ S- f4 }/ y
笨鸟先飞A slow sparrow should make an early start.
1 Q' e% _9 k: p+ }6 |1 u: I不眠之夜white night
, `9 q) o+ c, X+ q+ H1 L0 V不以物喜，不以己悲not pleased by external gains, not saddened by personnal losses f3 W. ^/ U7 T& q) A9 i
不遗余力spare no effort; go all out; do one's best4 N. H% J' y1 z! F) A
不打不成交"No discord, no concord.
' x, g4 A6 o6 B6 v拆东墙补西墙rob Peter to pay Paul
; z3 i4 y( m$ m ]6 S) `2 B辞旧迎新bid farewell to the old and usher in the new; ring out the old year and ring in the new - [( K2 }( C4 H, N' C
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/ h) g7 `+ q+ V" w" t3 n
大开眼界open one's eyes; broaden one's horizon; be an eye-opener 8 j, v: ~6 c, [. P- M9 z
国泰民安The country flourishes and people live in peace
$ `8 n) b a/ | 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 ' x/ \7 f1 @! r1 G* Z
功夫不负有心人Everything comes to him who waits.
- ^; P/ S0 p6 g0 p: Z好了伤疤忘了疼once on shore, one prays no more
% q0 V) T" y 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. ! p5 q( D3 u; h: i
和气生财Harmony brings wealth
8 L! v T' @6 b活到老，学到老One is never too old to learn. 7 P5 {3 q8 T# H" |7 A8 d: S
既往不咎let bygones be bygones ! ]& v. B( o/ W; J3 n2 e1 b
金无足赤,人无完人Gold can't be pure and man can't be perfect.
, g# M r5 F" \; G# w3 U金玉满堂Treasures fill the home [" e9 M8 V# ]5 p) V
脚踏实地be down-to-earth 9 a2 W- `6 {/ ?, `
脚踩两只船sit on the fence & [% _3 m6 I O3 T
君子之交淡如水the friendship between gentlemen is as pure as crystal; a hedge between keeps friendship green 6 i5 c( P& K( s. G
老生常谈，陈词滥调cut and dried, cliché
; \# r g& D$ Q1 K) m9 y1 }0 @: @礼尚往来Courtesy calls for reciprocity.
5 _1 w M" P9 q, O2 C/ O/ |留得青山在，不怕没柴烧"Where there is life, there is hope."
, e6 O+ G" ~, r( `+ e9 n# L" K马到成功achieve immediate victory; win instant success
8 {9 l; ^$ `7 G/ v( @名利双收gain in both fame and wealth
; N; b- q4 X q+ [/ Y茅塞顿开be suddenly enlightened
" ^& X- V: w% N2 {没有规矩不成方圆Nothing can be accomplished without norms or standards.5 ^- d1 @6 }- E
每逢佳节倍思亲* m5 j9 [$ X5 F2 r
On festive occasions more than ever one thinks of one's dear ones far away.
9 M! B+ g5 ~0 rIt is on the festival occasions when one misses his dear most.
: g1 `0 Z. N4 s$ d0 J谋事在人，成事在天"The planning lies with man, the outcome with Heaven. / Man proposes, God disposes. " a# P+ ?! [, Q. V, [2 t8 ?
弄巧成拙be too smart by half; Cunning outwits itself.* c8 `8 h0 p4 X
拿手好戏masterpiece
% N) n! Q8 ?) u5 A8 D: _赔了夫人又折兵throw good money after bad, |8 B+ j, x' G4 ^+ O5 ^3 R3 d
抛砖引玉a modest spur to induce others to come forward with valuable contributions; throw a sprat to catch a whale
, \& i6 v4 @1 e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
0 |; V; k2 i; I p5 N5 F1 V抢得先机take the preemptive opportunities
2 g0 x: s7 E* a1 W: s* 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.
& }7 V- K# T2 G) q t! Z4 |+ R) t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
" {3 \7 B: l8 T4 Y0 {6 C+ z) s) G前事不忘,后事之师Past experience, if not forgotten, is a guide for the future.6 ^+ u7 l& t; l: u% c) O1 E
前人栽树,后人乘凉One generation plants the trees in whose shade another generation rests.
1 n( }6 w- i$ w5 U4 I- ^1 w6 x4 UOne sows and another reaps.
& \1 e4 d) C# Z4 V Q/ [/ e" y前怕狼,后怕虎fear the wolf in front and the tiger behind/ hesitate in doing something
4 g, s+ f# U; K8 ~' @; C& M) @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- O, ^) ]$ j& M! e& Y, b/ L
强强联手win-win co-operation8 p% A1 B2 u& U0 A; z3 \
瑞雪兆丰年A timely snow promises a good harvest.
2 Y5 r0 M2 i1 P7 _人之初,性本善Man's nature at birth is good.
% q3 L9 I$ s( }. [1 Q6 }2 I8 Q! X人逢喜事精神爽Joy puts heart into a man.
5 x6 C5 c5 }4 \: E4 z人海战术huge-crowd strategy
( `0 V- c) {/ r4 W; J0 H' A世上无难事，只要肯攀登"Where there is a will, there is a way. "
; e% l' e6 }- B) i- T世外桃源a fictitious land of peace away from the turmoil of the world; G4 Q. l! o& r
死而后已until my heart stops beating/ Z! T9 ?/ [/ Z& @* X8 T
岁岁平安Peace all year round
" ~( f( [/ J4 A, H: }, D上有天堂，下有苏杭"Just as there is paradise in heaven, ther are Suzhou and Hangzhou on earth." N9 {4 H" Z; ^9 w0 l/ d6 F
塞翁失马，焉知非福Misfortune may be an actual blessing.
3 \; G% _* \% \8 n' [% F1 V& h; o6 b三十而立"A man should be independent at the age of thirty.
) O* S7 }/ L5 n: C/ ~At thirty, a man should be able to think for himself." , Q g3 l/ c# E# P4 b1 J
升级换代updating and upgrading (of products)* Y1 t% G$ O- h
四十不惑Life begins at forty. 2 R. T& t$ ]8 m6 X9 {+ I
谁言寸草心，报得三春晖"Such kindness of warm sun, can't be repaid by grass. " ' e! P! t1 I9 l* t* [
水涨船高When the river rises, the boat floats high.
l8 h, H6 c' C7 A7 }时不我待Time and tide wait for no man. 1 C6 B9 F: M) E6 t
杀鸡用牛刀break a butterfly on the wheel' w. V( @$ x" \1 x: l
实事求是seek truth from facts; be practical and realistic; be true to facts
' ?: K# I+ L) b" `/ Q: t( J& u说曹操,曹操到Talk of the devil and he comes.) \8 V' v$ B C* M3 H
实话实说speak the plain truth; call a spade a spade; tell it as it is
( k$ b4 U# b+ Y6 C+ E( ~- X, C; r实践是检验真理的唯一标准Practice is the sole criterion for testing truth.
/ X3 ~% R, m+ Q) h0 p( u' b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; "1 G, A6 l4 l g9 K. T* Y
韬光养晦hide one's capacities and bide one's time
- R/ p* W6 k+ {/ p' F7 \糖衣炮弹sugar-coated bullets! n) W, m7 `0 X4 Y
天有不测风云Anything unexpected may happen. a bolt from the blue
K3 y% ~- T2 q3 k" S团结就是力量Unity is strength.
" `7 W/ L" L, ]. g U3 G1 ^0 M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
+ S) m. {% U6 O0 R4 j# |歪风邪气unhealthy practices and evil phenomena# H1 t j" f o2 n
物以类聚，人以群分Birds of a feather flock together.
7 ^. ^" | Z2 C7 Y% E& s; `往事如风"The past has vanished (from memory) like wind.; What in past, is past." + E6 ~& { s% a" O- `! A P9 T
望子成龙hold high hopes for one's child
0 R% b( ]- {1 V) ?/ F `, V屋漏又逢连阴雨Misfortunes never come singly. When it rains it pours.% x- B+ J5 Y4 _ w# M# G {
文韬武略military expertise; military strategy
- {- ^. _3 p6 l# d( w% a) W, l) z唯利是图draw water to one's mill
* x9 r/ O& Y. \4 `7 P1 G& J2 k* Y无源之水,无本之木water without a source, and a tree wiithout roots# I0 \, a C0 E
无中生有make/create something out of nothing 3 y$ x0 {& p* R1 o
无风不起浪There are no waves without wind. There's no smoke without fire.
7 [# H. f4 W8 N6 g5 ^0 B6 g C徇私枉法bend the law for the benefit of relatives or friends 4 {, n( g, J; s& W
新官上任三把火a new broom sweeps clean
7 |5 C9 M/ A4 ]% _$ c/ B虚心使人进步,骄傲使人落后Modesty helps one go forward, whereas conceit makes one lag behind.
$ w. t. u3 u3 ^, n3 B! y" L蓄势而发accumulate strength for a take-off
( ~, Y0 F" m' s" q$ ]心想事成May all your wish come true
& X: C! |" l' l8 z3 ^% r& h+ ]心照不宣have a tacit understanding; give tacit consent; tacit understanding6 P6 L( \. _8 N$ b
先入为主First impressions are firmly entrenched.$ F+ J. _1 |6 Z* ^/ p
先下手为强catch the ball before the bound
% s0 o( S$ J( J d6 s" F9 M$ a像热锅上的蚂蚁like an ant on a hot pan
/ P G7 Z' k( t2 _: Y现身说法warn people by taking oneself as an example
$ z- V6 I" M6 X2 F d; v息事宁人pour oil on troubled waters
+ u) k. m1 F0 }2 M) V0 J& y喜忧参半mingled hope and fear
8 J }5 x0 i: u# a; n循序渐进step by step
' r1 o M4 t0 [$ Z) s5 m一路平安，一路顺风speed somebody on their way; speed the parting guest
* Q* z8 D0 A! u* H& x严以律己,宽以待人be strict with oneself and lenient towards others+ _ \/ s7 S1 c$ U/ A
鱼米之乡a land of milk and honey
& X X& F( O7 c2 e3 o9 `& Z- R2 |有情人终成眷属"Jack shall have Jill, all shall be well."
% z+ y* }" Z( }# J% s" }有钱能使鬼推磨Money makes the mare go. Money talks. i1 R6 @2 u3 r1 N4 J& N6 q
有识之士people of vision
+ j& J5 `- s/ X- B5 G2 x有勇无谋use brawn rather than brain
8 ` c1 I' u3 B. }8 K. x有缘千里来相会Separated as we are thousands of miles apart, we come together as if by predestination.3 h: W8 S0 s0 P0 y8 G/ ~
与时俱进advance with times8 x! j, ?6 @& W
以人为本people oriented; people foremost 0 f8 `' b s/ O% ]0 L# x1 R3 q
因材施教teach students according to their aptitude ; ^2 I( O0 k! P/ Y9 j
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." 4 l+ [& o0 V: S2 N4 {
欲速则不达Haste does not bring success.
5 J* W: k* k8 j, [优胜劣汰survival of the fittest 3 A' X" @3 {2 O4 k3 O
英雄所见略同Great minds think alike.% Z& F! W( }2 c- n g
冤家宜解不宜结Better make friends than make enemies.
+ o8 T5 B4 L% p冤假错案"cases in which people were unjustly, falsely or wrongly charged or sentenced; unjust, false or wrong cases" : y- X. m+ ~9 X+ Z
一言既出，驷马难追A real man never goes back on his words.
" B/ T# e1 I( n招财进宝Money and treasures will be plentiful" e1 o" b, U0 J1 g2 n
债台高筑become debt-ridden
8 j: I4 K; o% l% ]1 q+ j- j致命要害Achilles' heel
5 f$ I0 a6 A; ]( C5 R众矢之的target of public criticism0 u1 _4 G- {! } V
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.8 `! [& c+ z* ^1 K4 M6 W7 V
纸上谈兵be an armchair strategist
+ I& ]9 g) y& S( u纸包不住火Truth will come to light sooner or later.
( T0 F6 H. i' N- f" O左右为难between the devil and the deep blue sea; between the rock and the hard place |
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