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爱屋及乌Love me, love my dog.
2 T1 @, L& M0 P3 g2 w' m2 J( {' r百闻不如一见Seeing is believing.2 Q0 O6 r6 `* V( g& _
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 \' Q; B" w. [; J% b笨鸟先飞A slow sparrow should make an early start.6 v, p- ]' Z1 b6 R
不眠之夜white night . Q7 ~' E( S% r T0 ^$ z! w
不以物喜，不以己悲not pleased by external gains, not saddened by personnal losses
4 `5 U/ R: }; c$ G% _不遗余力spare no effort; go all out; do one's best/ n6 [* Z) K! O& t
不打不成交"No discord, no concord.
* a$ `+ {. D9 K% x拆东墙补西墙rob Peter to pay Paul
/ \7 i B7 c8 U& B* T辞旧迎新bid farewell to the old and usher in the new; ring out the old year and ring in the new $ P. ~7 S7 a* ]: Z% y7 _2 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* F. t" v# {3 ?+ ]" n3 T
大开眼界open one's eyes; broaden one's horizon; be an eye-opener
6 c! p' O R5 ?% l! s7 Y7 [" T; W国泰民安The country flourishes and people live in peace
9 a. L# b& T# B5 L$ z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 |1 S g! ]功夫不负有心人Everything comes to him who waits. $ ~3 S# \2 u& M. Q: t* [
好了伤疤忘了疼once on shore, one prays no more8 f/ i& I Z3 E7 a
好事不出门，恶事传千里Good news never goes beyond the gate, while bad news spread far and wide.
" N% e% L& ]1 R# w: K* G和气生财Harmony brings wealth
6 k5 c, J; t7 r2 J活到老，学到老One is never too old to learn. 3 y/ J% |' O; z7 @
既往不咎let bygones be bygones
( m" ?1 f% {+ o' X金无足赤,人无完人Gold can't be pure and man can't be perfect. 4 S+ \3 w% Y, u: w
金玉满堂Treasures fill the home
% r$ q( L$ W( D2 n" Z) _+ M( }脚踏实地be down-to-earth 9 b- A9 Q* M7 x* B9 p
脚踩两只船sit on the fence
9 ?, I8 J9 k9 \9 G" O君子之交淡如水the friendship between gentlemen is as pure as crystal; a hedge between keeps friendship green
; R7 g* H1 ~1 U0 O. P S老生常谈，陈词滥调cut and dried, cliché
9 Q+ b8 s/ ^( o9 H礼尚往来Courtesy calls for reciprocity. $ \& x" J; d% |* s/ b
留得青山在，不怕没柴烧"Where there is life, there is hope."& m: {5 I( n# A% b) {6 [( S- m
马到成功achieve immediate victory; win instant success
! W7 A. z I' P" {. P名利双收gain in both fame and wealth
5 T4 L: ]2 n. m- L茅塞顿开be suddenly enlightened
: k0 @9 U9 T# i; s) _. e4 o& N O* E没有规矩不成方圆Nothing can be accomplished without norms or standards.- d# M6 O7 D; i5 B5 @ D
每逢佳节倍思亲
' R2 T4 Z3 ]* POn festive occasions more than ever one thinks of one's dear ones far away.9 r. c g9 S2 R B
It is on the festival occasions when one misses his dear most. * |6 Y9 p8 _9 b3 F
谋事在人，成事在天"The planning lies with man, the outcome with Heaven. / Man proposes, God disposes. "2 B/ m- R' F0 S6 ^/ C) [2 d/ n3 |
弄巧成拙be too smart by half; Cunning outwits itself.
! N/ [' r& Y4 I拿手好戏masterpiece
/ t6 W- r+ }: j: j5 C# L Y3 i赔了夫人又折兵throw good money after bad
+ I" [& ?' f" W5 a5 w7 z抛砖引玉a modest spur to induce others to come forward with valuable contributions; throw a sprat to catch a whale1 o/ Y2 x0 ^6 F( R$ t9 `
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' z7 q, m3 S, D, z% S* q$ ~) X$ P: @
抢得先机take the preemptive opportunities ( Z7 t. E1 S* I0 o7 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.8 M! D7 a) L" B
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
+ m: E0 a1 `5 I3 m' k前事不忘,后事之师Past experience, if not forgotten, is a guide for the future.
3 g$ f" e; u H9 B7 E2 ~; x' s S前人栽树,后人乘凉One generation plants the trees in whose shade another generation rests.5 V9 m" E# c9 R0 g# v
One sows and another reaps.
2 c& T8 V( u4 m' G前怕狼,后怕虎fear the wolf in front and the tiger behind/ hesitate in doing something6 j" ~* ]: Q# g5 T' I7 g, D
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.
7 |; t! E: p9 ]; }0 i% T+ R: B强强联手win-win co-operation
& t% b: u: v( Q8 W T瑞雪兆丰年A timely snow promises a good harvest.
$ Z7 r; O4 T5 I1 c: i人之初,性本善Man's nature at birth is good.
. ?3 u W4 s) P: p. ^ a" S, C人逢喜事精神爽Joy puts heart into a man.
' r$ a, L+ w) }2 J3 ^$ Q2 P# \人海战术huge-crowd strategy
& d; M _2 F% e世上无难事，只要肯攀登"Where there is a will, there is a way. "
7 ?9 B$ g, l. Y$ h+ M( [6 u0 C/ J世外桃源a fictitious land of peace away from the turmoil of the world;
& m! k5 o; q8 N5 b4 b, G死而后已until my heart stops beating
9 k7 R/ d) f- m岁岁平安Peace all year round8 ]" j" V! v) ]8 o# v& H* |
上有天堂，下有苏杭"Just as there is paradise in heaven, ther are Suzhou and Hangzhou on earth."
Z/ _: d3 N5 m$ v/ F, V0 X塞翁失马，焉知非福Misfortune may be an actual blessing.
2 [* Z+ Q* c( b5 ^3 T三十而立"A man should be independent at the age of thirty.
" y1 D7 S; h# `# w% TAt thirty, a man should be able to think for himself."
! E3 J8 T7 M) f+ L) A- [+ c+ ?升级换代updating and upgrading (of products)
" s) h$ y; j( k. \- W2 ~四十不惑Life begins at forty.
1 n& {, X" N3 g) j T3 w谁言寸草心，报得三春晖"Such kindness of warm sun, can't be repaid by grass. "
4 j' d% c8 B8 ?1 R `水涨船高When the river rises, the boat floats high.1 Q, w2 x1 [2 [- U1 j* R% S4 |+ E
时不我待Time and tide wait for no man. ' q4 V4 m$ V& k- L1 R S) _
杀鸡用牛刀break a butterfly on the wheel( A; H* r4 M1 Q" O
实事求是seek truth from facts; be practical and realistic; be true to facts . |% l5 i3 u# \% q1 R3 v
说曹操,曹操到Talk of the devil and he comes.9 _: r! D( c8 K
实话实说speak the plain truth; call a spade a spade; tell it as it is # o3 R; X" r( J* i8 O
实践是检验真理的唯一标准Practice is the sole criterion for testing truth.* G9 F, L) |: d+ J
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; "
# A0 C) S j8 c" b+ k; r韬光养晦hide one's capacities and bide one's time
2 F3 E% s& n+ W) P# }糖衣炮弹sugar-coated bullets. }+ A" o& l* |5 E& H9 q
天有不测风云Anything unexpected may happen. a bolt from the blue4 y' |; k1 K ]
团结就是力量Unity is strength.
+ u. O/ x6 l( z; I& m3 l: f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
) c0 K Q. A" S& P$ S% P歪风邪气unhealthy practices and evil phenomena
" Y, k5 {: V! ]4 i4 Y$ r) p6 k物以类聚，人以群分Birds of a feather flock together.3 X$ U3 d% `& Y* z3 Y5 A
往事如风"The past has vanished (from memory) like wind.; What in past, is past."
+ |' }, [/ _, I& r5 L望子成龙hold high hopes for one's child: y% H' ~9 R9 x. o
屋漏又逢连阴雨Misfortunes never come singly. When it rains it pours.( v- q4 o2 \4 R5 i; f5 W* h, p
文韬武略military expertise; military strategy 1 e; e: L+ I; L. J/ _
唯利是图draw water to one's mill
8 h+ V1 w* w/ V0 K7 B+ v, T3 k无源之水,无本之木water without a source, and a tree wiithout roots/ }$ z% u' z( P- w0 {0 I1 Q* q
无中生有make/create something out of nothing
9 b8 `6 v3 c+ A2 q2 g2 B$ N3 p无风不起浪There are no waves without wind. There's no smoke without fire.4 w) a; K' m( }6 D& G
徇私枉法bend the law for the benefit of relatives or friends
6 J: u& A2 l1 v新官上任三把火a new broom sweeps clean ' e( w& V; C9 j7 P
虚心使人进步,骄傲使人落后Modesty helps one go forward, whereas conceit makes one lag behind.5 q& {- U) x. r4 T, E
蓄势而发accumulate strength for a take-off
7 I* B# {) f4 O3 W: C# _' w心想事成May all your wish come true
/ ]. |/ Y( U& D8 P; {$ [心照不宣have a tacit understanding; give tacit consent; tacit understanding. }; J% j5 D+ K/ b) ?1 D
先入为主First impressions are firmly entrenched.
2 O" o: d9 P8 Q4 f" e8 I. a先下手为强catch the ball before the bound
2 I& [ S( `2 _" I9 A9 `像热锅上的蚂蚁like an ant on a hot pan4 L" u$ \" B& c* q' p
现身说法warn people by taking oneself as an example
{4 n8 {" ^: M: @! S0 E: K息事宁人pour oil on troubled waters * t" G# q8 ?: _
喜忧参半mingled hope and fear
4 T3 {" ]- i9 P# k* d! D循序渐进step by step
3 I4 ]# N. K* H% T8 \: j e一路平安，一路顺风speed somebody on their way; speed the parting guest
2 O( H+ ~3 ~7 c( U, ?: t* }严以律己,宽以待人be strict with oneself and lenient towards others
0 P/ F1 u0 n5 U# L/ F F' Y鱼米之乡a land of milk and honey4 H: L4 T6 ]- c3 z4 L/ x+ P: F
有情人终成眷属"Jack shall have Jill, all shall be well." # ~4 Z; s7 F/ o( u( S3 h
有钱能使鬼推磨Money makes the mare go. Money talks.
5 N4 K* z& a4 V' y" x. Y7 X8 e+ V7 }有识之士people of vision# G4 ^' t* _1 z
有勇无谋use brawn rather than brain
$ {+ z m3 h! v9 D$ B有缘千里来相会Separated as we are thousands of miles apart, we come together as if by predestination.: U: L% }+ t0 x) [, b
与时俱进advance with times$ j4 W; \3 @. b' V
以人为本people oriented; people foremost
- D) Z$ e, ]* p因材施教teach students according to their aptitude
+ D/ P. M: \/ P' i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."
0 B) M5 c1 {* Y) s9 [& n; X欲速则不达Haste does not bring success.
3 T7 W" K R/ p& p3 o9 m优胜劣汰survival of the fittest
# P2 Q2 N; c; U英雄所见略同Great minds think alike.
- m3 t9 s9 o- B冤家宜解不宜结Better make friends than make enemies.! }$ V' _* N" ~9 ~% N5 D# s9 k2 ^
冤假错案"cases in which people were unjustly, falsely or wrongly charged or sentenced; unjust, false or wrong cases" 6 {' G' B* c6 y* i4 m" w# h0 m# P
一言既出，驷马难追A real man never goes back on his words. 5 Z+ ?7 z6 V- j' g0 Z2 @
招财进宝Money and treasures will be plentiful
4 F, ^; I6 u1 n; I6 L. f- `债台高筑become debt-ridden
" o9 T8 `6 z+ L1 N: d7 @致命要害Achilles' heel & I" V5 L: q6 m- [6 j9 C0 X$ o
众矢之的target of public criticism, Y7 h& v! c* K8 K7 X3 p$ o$ J
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.
+ d8 N D; y% V" C& h0 R5 U1 g1 p) j2 G纸上谈兵be an armchair strategist3 X" Z6 c* \, i& E6 {
纸包不住火Truth will come to light sooner or later.
: }, b4 _& m9 y `9 v* v- w7 l左右为难between the devil and the deep blue sea; between the rock and the hard place |
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