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爱屋及乌Love me, love my dog.
^; H/ {- Q9 L( f# \. n9 N百闻不如一见Seeing is believing.
4 O* H6 h4 ]3 W, J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 worst4 o$ r/ {, h# Y* i
笨鸟先飞A slow sparrow should make an early start.( ~- q7 O1 `, l9 \# ~. Y4 Z/ D
不眠之夜white night
) |4 G3 x3 o0 ?+ C U$ F不以物喜，不以己悲not pleased by external gains, not saddened by personnal losses& V7 M$ k, b) }$ e8 {
不遗余力spare no effort; go all out; do one's best& z- |( p# d, a- C1 ~
不打不成交"No discord, no concord.
$ E1 P: l. v9 T# T拆东墙补西墙rob Peter to pay Paul - F8 r; q1 K8 h
辞旧迎新bid farewell to the old and usher in the new; ring out the old year and ring in the new ], _7 c: K% n, w+ j q
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
; ^. Z6 D6 v% q( V7 Q5 ?5 v大开眼界open one's eyes; broaden one's horizon; be an eye-opener
2 G/ ]/ W) t# Q3 K$ a国泰民安The country flourishes and people live in peace
% d8 c$ K. U! K6 g% g& S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
7 ~4 n" v5 g9 @: w# Q' V& ]1 H功夫不负有心人Everything comes to him who waits. ; p- E) @# j, f8 \
好了伤疤忘了疼once on shore, one prays no more
0 O4 z$ R: b4 t/ E; \好事不出门，恶事传千里Good news never goes beyond the gate, while bad news spread far and wide. * f0 r- y8 C: I) x) V p% Q, W
和气生财Harmony brings wealth9 I& x$ o* q. U7 j; G4 w6 ?
活到老，学到老One is never too old to learn.
; Z# b9 r% c9 E% V% P1 a$ O( x既往不咎let bygones be bygones
% `0 a7 \% h# y; F; u金无足赤,人无完人Gold can't be pure and man can't be perfect. 2 Y% x( t/ A& G# ?; E
金玉满堂Treasures fill the home
3 X3 U, w# p. ^; k+ }. x1 t* a脚踏实地be down-to-earth 5 z' j( r; ]0 y4 z# R$ T% t5 S
脚踩两只船sit on the fence . o9 v: L7 [' ]+ N0 ~7 \1 ~
君子之交淡如水the friendship between gentlemen is as pure as crystal; a hedge between keeps friendship green $ o/ u/ i" y5 T! z4 A
老生常谈，陈词滥调cut and dried, cliché
2 U0 _0 @# J1 |礼尚往来Courtesy calls for reciprocity.
/ G; i6 e' Y( ^& p留得青山在，不怕没柴烧"Where there is life, there is hope."
2 a: p3 B7 S- ?' y马到成功achieve immediate victory; win instant success
2 h4 B8 e, x0 L D/ x名利双收gain in both fame and wealth9 \/ ^2 o" [" a+ U F& K3 H' T) D }
茅塞顿开be suddenly enlightened
4 E( f0 |6 M+ \0 M没有规矩不成方圆Nothing can be accomplished without norms or standards.
& ~* O8 X, x: a4 u; u* v每逢佳节倍思亲: G: ^2 E* ?- Z1 b: a' Z
On festive occasions more than ever one thinks of one's dear ones far away.
U* W2 k4 P/ U0 BIt is on the festival occasions when one misses his dear most. - O2 a% o$ \& {$ ~. F! S
谋事在人，成事在天"The planning lies with man, the outcome with Heaven. / Man proposes, God disposes. "; y0 r$ F8 N- Z- l! O/ @/ G
弄巧成拙be too smart by half; Cunning outwits itself.1 x" z- M4 y3 j2 s
拿手好戏masterpiece4 z2 N* `2 y0 S1 `9 t/ B
赔了夫人又折兵throw good money after bad
1 j5 s9 B1 L$ d( n$ c抛砖引玉a modest spur to induce others to come forward with valuable contributions; throw a sprat to catch a whale) R5 m. L) L! S; A5 |$ q
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
- d; K# K$ w& l& e H9 ^抢得先机take the preemptive opportunities
& ?1 I5 f$ t! a- 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.2 M8 i) J, T) A2 }6 d5 u
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
+ ^9 V: v- G5 i# \前事不忘,后事之师Past experience, if not forgotten, is a guide for the future. _4 A2 {0 C) Y0 Q" R
前人栽树,后人乘凉One generation plants the trees in whose shade another generation rests.
4 X, z. x+ X1 \) ]- ?One sows and another reaps.
3 h% C. E1 ~" \- Y" S前怕狼,后怕虎fear the wolf in front and the tiger behind/ hesitate in doing something$ L% x7 b+ y6 u: W
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. * M! \: `) W3 l H7 a, V
强强联手win-win co-operation7 u1 M1 Y6 Z% J% I
瑞雪兆丰年A timely snow promises a good harvest.
7 N% H/ p" A; h/ e人之初,性本善Man's nature at birth is good.
' n0 R+ W' z* x: X" W8 k9 w- a人逢喜事精神爽Joy puts heart into a man.
6 {: }! a' i4 B6 g+ I2 h9 m, h* J6 ?人海战术huge-crowd strategy
: } V7 E! o" W: a; M世上无难事，只要肯攀登"Where there is a will, there is a way. " / U$ w+ A) X' r3 o. d
世外桃源a fictitious land of peace away from the turmoil of the world; 8 D/ \" j, v8 c7 A
死而后已until my heart stops beating
: h! g% M& f N, Q8 N岁岁平安Peace all year round
( O5 N- {$ _; [上有天堂，下有苏杭"Just as there is paradise in heaven, ther are Suzhou and Hangzhou on earth." & n6 R1 i- `2 C \" s& H* A
塞翁失马，焉知非福Misfortune may be an actual blessing.
8 E; W0 d0 b' Y2 r三十而立"A man should be independent at the age of thirty. 3 t' R6 @7 q7 f
At thirty, a man should be able to think for himself."
- T5 G" {+ P8 _9 X! w9 x升级换代updating and upgrading (of products)% ^' {0 s( j$ Z- ^
四十不惑Life begins at forty. % y" t, q" d. m; [' f" {9 c
谁言寸草心，报得三春晖"Such kindness of warm sun, can't be repaid by grass. " / H1 N1 N5 q* N2 `/ Z
水涨船高When the river rises, the boat floats high.
8 @1 ?* d1 {! F* E& }时不我待Time and tide wait for no man.
* q" q4 ~- u7 X, o" g杀鸡用牛刀break a butterfly on the wheel- E8 p" n* G, A
实事求是seek truth from facts; be practical and realistic; be true to facts
- Z$ P I0 R0 z5 F2 g- U) {说曹操,曹操到Talk of the devil and he comes.* \" \8 a0 M1 f' u4 R
实话实说speak the plain truth; call a spade a spade; tell it as it is * Y3 }$ c+ ~2 P6 B, W# {
实践是检验真理的唯一标准Practice is the sole criterion for testing truth.+ b4 J- J% |+ h, W1 m V
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; "
' S O* B; c- I- K! B+ M, R! c4 Y韬光养晦hide one's capacities and bide one's time* Z' N- U2 Y- P
糖衣炮弹sugar-coated bullets* W2 u6 n7 {& x# r% P6 s
天有不测风云Anything unexpected may happen. a bolt from the blue
1 G0 }3 N' \; F) t! q [, \# i7 _团结就是力量Unity is strength.
9 ?$ q) K$ e+ C) n) K9 l8 \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
' h8 b/ q7 D1 u4 Q% U歪风邪气unhealthy practices and evil phenomena# h8 e* ?( x9 l$ b
物以类聚，人以群分Birds of a feather flock together.- F" W) ~5 v5 k& B9 F3 H& f2 }$ @6 x
往事如风"The past has vanished (from memory) like wind.; What in past, is past." 9 {/ M w0 I1 ~& p
望子成龙hold high hopes for one's child
0 }/ q# q f; U0 h3 U5 L屋漏又逢连阴雨Misfortunes never come singly. When it rains it pours.
! H6 u; }4 M5 @- I- E& u+ m文韬武略military expertise; military strategy ( Z- M$ @6 j6 |& L2 u$ k7 V( o
唯利是图draw water to one's mill
1 E+ \" `; B0 v! B. X无源之水,无本之木water without a source, and a tree wiithout roots
$ s. J2 u+ B3 n无中生有make/create something out of nothing
0 J" P8 Y+ U+ t5 ^" o. ?无风不起浪There are no waves without wind. There's no smoke without fire.) E7 Y+ m7 a; n& H o9 r/ @; Q* d) B( L
徇私枉法bend the law for the benefit of relatives or friends ' w" B7 }0 M, [' }& ~8 w
新官上任三把火a new broom sweeps clean " U4 q: S( |) z, r& H- x. h+ u0 F, H
虚心使人进步,骄傲使人落后Modesty helps one go forward, whereas conceit makes one lag behind.3 T) a: g9 _; E& ]; Z G; {
蓄势而发accumulate strength for a take-off
5 @) w2 Q3 ?- n6 Y, h心想事成May all your wish come true
+ `" O7 E6 W# t# P s, ]心照不宣have a tacit understanding; give tacit consent; tacit understanding M/ M j! |5 n1 P( f% J
先入为主First impressions are firmly entrenched.
" a2 W# A; d# c3 D5 j, U u先下手为强catch the ball before the bound4 Q- b7 c3 C- Z- T' I
像热锅上的蚂蚁like an ant on a hot pan0 V( L- Y j9 o, q
现身说法warn people by taking oneself as an example. R, h1 y! ^$ P- z7 Q2 F
息事宁人pour oil on troubled waters ?5 W) {+ C3 I3 V( b; G
喜忧参半mingled hope and fear & Z; C6 M* j* Q5 y6 K: ~! v2 q
循序渐进step by step
4 u1 L8 W) v0 q- p* U一路平安，一路顺风speed somebody on their way; speed the parting guest
& L& Y" l, J2 k. Z; L4 p- \3 r严以律己,宽以待人be strict with oneself and lenient towards others) l* `: f, ^" X, R, Q7 v/ K) R
鱼米之乡a land of milk and honey
6 F. D5 P( w4 E, \9 K& z7 d$ K$ A: N( _有情人终成眷属"Jack shall have Jill, all shall be well."
) k! R0 ^8 W1 n1 Y9 g5 t$ r有钱能使鬼推磨Money makes the mare go. Money talks.
7 [7 j, `9 k, G) B0 H& s有识之士people of vision
0 q) t# [+ j' Z1 b有勇无谋use brawn rather than brain
; J4 S, d& }$ O( `3 i) v有缘千里来相会Separated as we are thousands of miles apart, we come together as if by predestination.
& a/ ^# x% ~, ?0 L与时俱进advance with times
9 E0 Y& E/ S) l( y以人为本people oriented; people foremost
0 M7 K# d5 d5 F3 ?* Q: O. t( `因材施教teach students according to their aptitude
@: U, X8 a' Y% s( Z: K* x9 O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."
; c8 i& v; ~1 T9 \& n5 u% X. j欲速则不达Haste does not bring success. & M( y4 P8 |+ O( k( b, V; U2 C
优胜劣汰survival of the fittest X+ Q+ v6 Y! C) M) z
英雄所见略同Great minds think alike.
) p. M8 f) u! Z |& W( H冤家宜解不宜结Better make friends than make enemies.
9 z; c$ {7 q0 @. @# T8 Q) a冤假错案"cases in which people were unjustly, falsely or wrongly charged or sentenced; unjust, false or wrong cases" : g+ h |7 ~4 V! f7 @
一言既出，驷马难追A real man never goes back on his words.
# K: Z2 n C& z招财进宝Money and treasures will be plentiful( I) F1 n/ @ L- H* h- G
债台高筑become debt-ridden0 u1 ^" t8 W1 V% l7 a
致命要害Achilles' heel
" B8 @. x2 Q+ T; y, ~6 Q众矢之的target of public criticism
1 e/ r2 H( V9 a4 U" M# u- _4 N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.
5 h$ v+ c% K8 ~6 Z6 v. H( O" l纸上谈兵be an armchair strategist
2 { R, T7 N& v2 W2 V纸包不住火Truth will come to light sooner or later.
9 h: f5 r6 L$ r' Y9 q左右为难between the devil and the deep blue sea; between the rock and the hard place |
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