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爱屋及乌Love me, love my dog.
: ]( O2 q* k7 w百闻不如一见Seeing is believing.( K8 J) A' X U% ]9 }
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, F1 Z% G5 `/ U# [, v5 m, N; r
笨鸟先飞A slow sparrow should make an early start.8 k ^; n+ z$ T3 C" n/ p. s2 e# I9 \9 {
不眠之夜white night ! m+ y; w% y( _4 Y
不以物喜，不以己悲not pleased by external gains, not saddened by personnal losses0 Q/ `4 D9 j" ], g- B" P! v
不遗余力spare no effort; go all out; do one's best4 Y3 c4 }2 ^9 }! g8 L# w; _
不打不成交"No discord, no concord. 8 K5 @; @" E8 j& @* Y* {& U
拆东墙补西墙rob Peter to pay Paul
& ]6 C( U; z' J `- K4 s辞旧迎新bid farewell to the old and usher in the new; ring out the old year and ring in the new
- I- |9 a7 L$ m7 W: L0 w7 O+ F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 all7 \0 h" U7 x: c; n# [* g2 A
大开眼界open one's eyes; broaden one's horizon; be an eye-opener
9 j4 L6 ]9 w9 U# u8 @: W& V' ?国泰民安The country flourishes and people live in peace! f% {: K0 T' C5 A
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
0 d' R& y: n$ G2 q5 K5 x功夫不负有心人Everything comes to him who waits.
: U$ I, z9 U" j( D$ Y$ D/ @& m( C好了伤疤忘了疼once on shore, one prays no more6 f1 E, N2 W3 ~0 M2 ]
好事不出门，恶事传千里Good news never goes beyond the gate, while bad news spread far and wide. : e* T U( a) Z2 [) L
和气生财Harmony brings wealth
: S0 A8 R1 p, K e) ?! o6 _7 Q7 e活到老，学到老One is never too old to learn.
* Z" X! E- J) N既往不咎let bygones be bygones
- h0 ^ W% y) M5 |2 A2 ?金无足赤,人无完人Gold can't be pure and man can't be perfect.
- ~3 h: u6 Y5 K9 h" M5 i金玉满堂Treasures fill the home
# _- k* [0 m2 `- Y1 x脚踏实地be down-to-earth
1 Z' R- F6 H8 H5 y* b脚踩两只船sit on the fence d# V' {9 s1 {5 B; R n, k
君子之交淡如水the friendship between gentlemen is as pure as crystal; a hedge between keeps friendship green 4 \3 v; C. S2 Y
老生常谈，陈词滥调cut and dried, cliché
, }" O7 G3 `/ F ^礼尚往来Courtesy calls for reciprocity.
+ S, Q+ e/ ]5 R8 |8 l留得青山在，不怕没柴烧"Where there is life, there is hope."
+ R" y' T& X- a# }: g马到成功achieve immediate victory; win instant success9 G4 {# N; M, `2 V
名利双收gain in both fame and wealth$ ~- K" k8 D5 E, n& j( u
茅塞顿开be suddenly enlightened# R$ c4 c) P0 K( h" @: |2 U& ^
没有规矩不成方圆Nothing can be accomplished without norms or standards.& ^6 J) U8 K F& r {
每逢佳节倍思亲
' i, b2 e4 t5 F% `! P* i- ~On festive occasions more than ever one thinks of one's dear ones far away.
% X6 @7 A0 q7 e$ B& o) S: o RIt is on the festival occasions when one misses his dear most. 7 f$ X2 @& ^5 g5 G( p+ O
谋事在人，成事在天"The planning lies with man, the outcome with Heaven. / Man proposes, God disposes. "
* X, P, m1 T2 ]- U7 q! X弄巧成拙be too smart by half; Cunning outwits itself.
9 N2 G$ ?% T( p, g拿手好戏masterpiece9 Z P0 t) E$ ^
赔了夫人又折兵throw good money after bad
. m8 g# Y* P4 E F抛砖引玉a modest spur to induce others to come forward with valuable contributions; throw a sprat to catch a whale9 {# X9 \, Z& H' q0 D
破釜沉舟cut off all means of retreat；burn one‘s own way of retreat and be determined to fight to the end5 T0 H; u# L/ S$ B
抢得先机take the preemptive opportunities " b* x; `( y$ l- b. j
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 c8 o+ p. w1 W+ D+ [. K. y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 C) o, F- ^( t8 w4 w; Y前事不忘,后事之师Past experience, if not forgotten, is a guide for the future.
( l/ W T# i; s( S% s前人栽树,后人乘凉One generation plants the trees in whose shade another generation rests.% ^# E" Q$ O" ]$ F) v2 h
One sows and another reaps.
) R% g( u- W+ x {/ A前怕狼,后怕虎fear the wolf in front and the tiger behind/ hesitate in doing something- }; _( B/ n" S! R% s
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.
( ?- b/ v' L0 a强强联手win-win co-operation# D# i7 |, G& f5 v# C' ^
瑞雪兆丰年A timely snow promises a good harvest.7 l+ C' E, x' P
人之初,性本善Man's nature at birth is good.8 c4 H1 @6 Y1 y6 d( O$ T9 R" h
人逢喜事精神爽Joy puts heart into a man.
! h. ?+ [7 |$ d人海战术huge-crowd strategy # u0 x6 T% b- q% g
世上无难事，只要肯攀登"Where there is a will, there is a way. " - Z$ w7 P: F( H& f$ j
世外桃源a fictitious land of peace away from the turmoil of the world;
% ~* \+ H5 E* a7 o. [死而后已until my heart stops beating& p2 L( q2 v6 V9 v+ F: V& B5 r
岁岁平安Peace all year round
/ J! d) q. `0 K0 \上有天堂，下有苏杭"Just as there is paradise in heaven, ther are Suzhou and Hangzhou on earth." - ]6 Q* L7 C4 X8 ^1 N4 S
塞翁失马，焉知非福Misfortune may be an actual blessing.
7 e, Q2 n+ m( O) n三十而立"A man should be independent at the age of thirty. 0 |1 ^+ F, ~( ?0 ?# P* d" R
At thirty, a man should be able to think for himself."
! f/ e3 ~) e, }! Q升级换代updating and upgrading (of products)
7 @4 ~( z1 Q9 b$ ?; g( z5 v四十不惑Life begins at forty.
4 R" b0 j8 B1 _, y谁言寸草心，报得三春晖"Such kindness of warm sun, can't be repaid by grass. " $ I1 C# `4 c; e4 y1 t7 s
水涨船高When the river rises, the boat floats high.
' T, }" L) z$ E) y8 k( v \" u时不我待Time and tide wait for no man. 6 ^) g7 c5 L& a1 m
杀鸡用牛刀break a butterfly on the wheel
. A- O# U, Z$ T$ I- R实事求是seek truth from facts; be practical and realistic; be true to facts
/ |2 E: f6 k) o3 r% Y说曹操,曹操到Talk of the devil and he comes. y& x# ^; k8 O5 L1 L) l( _
实话实说speak the plain truth; call a spade a spade; tell it as it is
/ S! X7 C% j3 r4 ^实践是检验真理的唯一标准Practice is the sole criterion for testing truth.
) }; O& u2 P" g, h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; "* k- Z7 d6 s W3 p; V% p
韬光养晦hide one's capacities and bide one's time5 [9 J- v: g6 f- t8 c5 i
糖衣炮弹sugar-coated bullets
9 M8 |; y& X1 t- _( t天有不测风云Anything unexpected may happen. a bolt from the blue
; z! k, X! y" l3 C5 }团结就是力量Unity is strength./ G; a) @: O5 s) y* P+ q4 h
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
- h6 @6 R/ ?2 f0 W8 Q- z- F歪风邪气unhealthy practices and evil phenomena' |% x' _& ~. G
物以类聚，人以群分Birds of a feather flock together.
8 W0 t9 _' i8 s) b' S* z往事如风"The past has vanished (from memory) like wind.; What in past, is past."
- c1 p3 T, M2 c2 n, H* F望子成龙hold high hopes for one's child8 p1 q: _! q j9 s
屋漏又逢连阴雨Misfortunes never come singly. When it rains it pours.0 }+ W( }( b+ A8 q8 x( c! \
文韬武略military expertise; military strategy
3 h! {& Z: r1 e9 Y唯利是图draw water to one's mill 2 q' v7 v$ g( }1 N# B
无源之水,无本之木water without a source, and a tree wiithout roots
, `: K% q/ s7 [+ ~, U/ y: T h* Q无中生有make/create something out of nothing
y5 T5 v* R4 X4 K: W& y无风不起浪There are no waves without wind. There's no smoke without fire.9 H* o1 _* u4 d1 f; u( C3 M1 F
徇私枉法bend the law for the benefit of relatives or friends , k( {* H- L, V# r8 q9 @
新官上任三把火a new broom sweeps clean
3 d9 O. N9 P$ K/ B+ ]虚心使人进步,骄傲使人落后Modesty helps one go forward, whereas conceit makes one lag behind.
; I5 q* x3 Y; b- L" G- I$ d蓄势而发accumulate strength for a take-off. i. k, z7 ]% V7 \4 F
心想事成May all your wish come true0 [6 B. d8 ^9 ?# x) C8 z$ z+ D
心照不宣have a tacit understanding; give tacit consent; tacit understanding
3 d6 R( Y6 a8 c: v4 v4 e0 ?% I先入为主First impressions are firmly entrenched." [) ]7 [' V' {8 S2 M/ h
先下手为强catch the ball before the bound
1 f* r' n: s9 Y' X5 O4 }9 g3 H8 F像热锅上的蚂蚁like an ant on a hot pan
+ d* a& s$ R8 w. k( h现身说法warn people by taking oneself as an example
( n, L6 p" n W. E' T息事宁人pour oil on troubled waters
4 p! E3 H" W# {* z喜忧参半mingled hope and fear / Q1 W- i9 `1 d2 R" n2 P' R
循序渐进step by step/ {9 Q& H/ ]3 o' B- f
一路平安，一路顺风speed somebody on their way; speed the parting guest
! Q0 R/ B5 D2 M6 J* ~: @5 }. _# u, {严以律己,宽以待人be strict with oneself and lenient towards others; J; P# S6 ~: [1 L$ s& z3 v
鱼米之乡a land of milk and honey+ Z5 k. J; Z% N8 j2 a; C; n! _
有情人终成眷属"Jack shall have Jill, all shall be well." 8 \/ \. O. |# B8 n+ A- _5 A" E
有钱能使鬼推磨Money makes the mare go. Money talks.
. h* G8 g( K$ v$ c* ^/ E+ D有识之士people of vision
+ H' M8 `4 Y! z( o1 _ n, ?. X R有勇无谋use brawn rather than brain 6 g5 D' ?4 Y' x* v' U0 i
有缘千里来相会Separated as we are thousands of miles apart, we come together as if by predestination.9 J8 x) q5 J0 c/ `
与时俱进advance with times& E9 ^$ S ~, F
以人为本people oriented; people foremost 7 `. x# d; M' N
因材施教teach students according to their aptitude 8 q7 u# u' \0 [4 e" s* E) v
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." 5 x9 I6 q1 B" |* s: P1 L
欲速则不达Haste does not bring success. & c$ Z8 s+ d5 F- z6 U8 f
优胜劣汰survival of the fittest / L2 A4 o, C6 d3 D2 v4 s5 D
英雄所见略同Great minds think alike.
5 \5 X4 d6 d: \: Q! T8 a. K冤家宜解不宜结Better make friends than make enemies.0 p+ h2 S6 c2 K% A
冤假错案"cases in which people were unjustly, falsely or wrongly charged or sentenced; unjust, false or wrong cases"
% [* i0 y I. a, j& Y一言既出，驷马难追A real man never goes back on his words.
/ O, E% z6 k$ ~3 J招财进宝Money and treasures will be plentiful
- a! ^ @& F2 ~- I k1 O4 B7 a, F债台高筑become debt-ridden
$ B! U6 \0 ?: S致命要害Achilles' heel
; [4 G! F K( c6 R5 z+ J5 [众矢之的target of public criticism
0 H. G! ~- p( ^" E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.' b6 M( t0 f1 t& p2 w# \
纸上谈兵be an armchair strategist
( Z, K9 {+ j0 g* b' x: F纸包不住火Truth will come to light sooner or later.2 s/ T+ t) G; ]' G. R% v
左右为难between the devil and the deep blue sea; between the rock and the hard place |
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