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爱屋及乌Love me, love my dog.
+ u( J+ `5 d. V6 V9 x4 i; e百闻不如一见Seeing is believing.
& z' @ Y% P0 u7 e+ n8 M0 Q2 x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 worst2 P [0 q/ ~" S9 O* K& k% U
笨鸟先飞A slow sparrow should make an early start.: h/ n, ^- {4 F; O! z2 X/ H
不眠之夜white night
* ]* T& [* z8 S! V* p不以物喜，不以己悲not pleased by external gains, not saddened by personnal losses
# W8 E, ?/ d3 N& J不遗余力spare no effort; go all out; do one's best
M4 {/ v) u& ^+ e5 t! V; z3 y, X不打不成交"No discord, no concord.
' C; p3 T, ?7 c: {: D8 |拆东墙补西墙rob Peter to pay Paul & K, i( [9 {, f$ O4 `5 V8 V8 `
辞旧迎新bid farewell to the old and usher in the new; ring out the old year and ring in the new
& L2 @; x9 F. 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
. b. H/ [& L! e& j: E3 E大开眼界open one's eyes; broaden one's horizon; be an eye-opener 3 E3 v' P) I9 b2 _3 m
国泰民安The country flourishes and people live in peace; _) V" C9 C8 C% 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
! ^; l7 x1 l9 _# g A/ U功夫不负有心人Everything comes to him who waits. 8 ~# v8 N3 u+ D
好了伤疤忘了疼once on shore, one prays no more! i0 `% O( F" m) i2 w3 Z5 n
好事不出门，恶事传千里Good news never goes beyond the gate, while bad news spread far and wide.
! R' D5 _# L- D: {5 V和气生财Harmony brings wealth
5 z7 y" x. L8 l活到老，学到老One is never too old to learn.
$ P0 x: C9 B2 d1 K! E, ~" {* a既往不咎let bygones be bygones ' y N1 X- D: R$ g X) t% s
金无足赤,人无完人Gold can't be pure and man can't be perfect.
. K7 [. ]( K/ R& ?8 X金玉满堂Treasures fill the home
9 g6 a$ G9 V) G" G. |7 b脚踏实地be down-to-earth ! q$ q5 O* A( x
脚踩两只船sit on the fence
0 Q& P! u5 o( H" i! |1 t: ^君子之交淡如水the friendship between gentlemen is as pure as crystal; a hedge between keeps friendship green 1 g" O3 Y' G2 @4 k4 S+ [( a! C
老生常谈，陈词滥调cut and dried, cliché. p+ g; w+ {) c8 ]
礼尚往来Courtesy calls for reciprocity. 2 a; R/ o6 k0 I
留得青山在，不怕没柴烧"Where there is life, there is hope."6 M9 _- \1 Y) `' P, X! v1 Q( i
马到成功achieve immediate victory; win instant success1 Q6 k" c) _, i
名利双收gain in both fame and wealth# j* G$ T4 k! Z! y
茅塞顿开be suddenly enlightened% U6 {( j& s' X2 n3 c: E# W
没有规矩不成方圆Nothing can be accomplished without norms or standards.
( p' i! G: q+ F4 n* I5 h( C每逢佳节倍思亲/ v+ D5 N- n) A2 A, u
On festive occasions more than ever one thinks of one's dear ones far away.
( ~1 J }9 n r- `It is on the festival occasions when one misses his dear most. . P& {8 a0 x8 Z' x" x& b/ p
谋事在人，成事在天"The planning lies with man, the outcome with Heaven. / Man proposes, God disposes. "
6 t, Y0 W+ M/ V8 H0 s) E5 O9 _弄巧成拙be too smart by half; Cunning outwits itself.; x( C7 ?" b+ x
拿手好戏masterpiece5 t6 H' D: j0 v! m; u Z
赔了夫人又折兵throw good money after bad; Y* x# P" B5 ]6 @: g! V/ n
抛砖引玉a modest spur to induce others to come forward with valuable contributions; throw a sprat to catch a whale& c' D" s3 \5 m0 A$ B) ~
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
* }: q7 a, t% Q4 z抢得先机take the preemptive opportunities 3 g* c# x; Q- p& F
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./ {, q# v; M8 H: Q6 x8 K) v1 ~
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 }0 ?% T3 N8 H前事不忘,后事之师Past experience, if not forgotten, is a guide for the future.! S$ R) C: w* _: n* k6 z( ?9 F! T0 h
前人栽树,后人乘凉One generation plants the trees in whose shade another generation rests.
+ T! I; z' c6 m# S% v& UOne sows and another reaps.
6 [, S/ D9 p' E6 }' H. q" Q前怕狼,后怕虎fear the wolf in front and the tiger behind/ hesitate in doing something
/ Q, K. ~" }: J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.
6 `5 M7 T$ l2 k: l, a强强联手win-win co-operation2 _0 J3 @' q' R# t: {9 o+ u& V" [# V
瑞雪兆丰年A timely snow promises a good harvest.
* U% J* p3 E$ P8 o& {人之初,性本善Man's nature at birth is good.5 D4 ?1 g2 y3 a6 @4 B
人逢喜事精神爽Joy puts heart into a man.& m( ]1 \+ h0 D# ` V2 k
人海战术huge-crowd strategy ' x* v& ~% W% F8 `' M; C
世上无难事，只要肯攀登"Where there is a will, there is a way. "
6 n. V3 x2 D9 N; S! _世外桃源a fictitious land of peace away from the turmoil of the world;
! S7 z/ ?0 m- x死而后已until my heart stops beating
' x+ `3 |& {" k* F7 b" S5 g! E% @岁岁平安Peace all year round6 w8 V/ I! v. i4 d/ i* r
上有天堂，下有苏杭"Just as there is paradise in heaven, ther are Suzhou and Hangzhou on earth."
6 g- k# K0 E+ O r塞翁失马，焉知非福Misfortune may be an actual blessing.
3 U( b( y q* D8 x2 ]三十而立"A man should be independent at the age of thirty.
: E+ B6 J( \2 ?8 Y$ A# Y% C5 C9 _. iAt thirty, a man should be able to think for himself."
3 W( W3 i/ D$ ?* K5 X7 i7 s升级换代updating and upgrading (of products)
9 |9 ?# t( x: [, i四十不惑Life begins at forty.
' Q( c: {; T" y: [6 K9 m, v4 ?2 B谁言寸草心，报得三春晖"Such kindness of warm sun, can't be repaid by grass. " p, K- U2 M* N2 Z0 K0 Y. g5 v
水涨船高When the river rises, the boat floats high.
# L# {+ N0 X7 P: n1 s1 _+ W时不我待Time and tide wait for no man. - j# N& e# b9 _* h6 _
杀鸡用牛刀break a butterfly on the wheel- C: P8 D7 s6 ^; _$ u
实事求是seek truth from facts; be practical and realistic; be true to facts * C- z: Y/ r$ O
说曹操,曹操到Talk of the devil and he comes.
$ B! H y' S# x& K h# u实话实说speak the plain truth; call a spade a spade; tell it as it is ( I; ^. j3 f- D
实践是检验真理的唯一标准Practice is the sole criterion for testing truth.
8 W. [4 [4 w; A# d0 H$ S5 E, w/ A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; "% c7 w2 S% f! ]
韬光养晦hide one's capacities and bide one's time
5 K1 B8 J Y0 `7 g& f. ]7 |) Q* r糖衣炮弹sugar-coated bullets1 ]5 ~! r5 h# v" ^
天有不测风云Anything unexpected may happen. a bolt from the blue
8 W: `( M0 F/ e2 j6 k$ y- W4 y团结就是力量Unity is strength.
( h# c+ Z' j/ a/ A6 L {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 ! m7 k3 N* S1 V' B) U5 ~
歪风邪气unhealthy practices and evil phenomena/ ?" A; A6 Q x! r
物以类聚，人以群分Birds of a feather flock together.
' U" c4 W Z9 I$ d9 S往事如风"The past has vanished (from memory) like wind.; What in past, is past." # X% k) ^' W p! n, z
望子成龙hold high hopes for one's child
! C2 E- ^/ l7 \6 v1 g( z7 M屋漏又逢连阴雨Misfortunes never come singly. When it rains it pours.
& G, @3 X7 [! M" a9 I8 ~5 P文韬武略military expertise; military strategy ( M) Q9 b! _+ Y4 n) A1 [
唯利是图draw water to one's mill
( U6 m+ v& ?% i8 N无源之水,无本之木water without a source, and a tree wiithout roots2 `. {5 M( y& j
无中生有make/create something out of nothing
: H. I: n( c/ G5 O: ^# j& @9 q, v无风不起浪There are no waves without wind. There's no smoke without fire.
# W- T; J& `- K) y徇私枉法bend the law for the benefit of relatives or friends ( x9 a" Q* S' v* A0 N+ E* z
新官上任三把火a new broom sweeps clean
$ Q9 g. G( A8 t" e; P7 E& n虚心使人进步,骄傲使人落后Modesty helps one go forward, whereas conceit makes one lag behind.( \+ b& H, [' k' ~ w+ a
蓄势而发accumulate strength for a take-off8 B, ?% Q, y3 D; o
心想事成May all your wish come true
# c3 K3 o( P `$ O5 t+ d* L心照不宣have a tacit understanding; give tacit consent; tacit understanding
7 f3 x5 j$ e; I5 x: w先入为主First impressions are firmly entrenched.( r7 U! G0 R( _& ?
先下手为强catch the ball before the bound6 n/ W. u, S+ M& z& m3 h& c
像热锅上的蚂蚁like an ant on a hot pan
* Y& v" t8 o' e6 b+ @现身说法warn people by taking oneself as an example
: D# A" d h5 G( w. x9 ?息事宁人pour oil on troubled waters 2 Y2 H) V4 S H$ g- J; ]2 `
喜忧参半mingled hope and fear
$ N2 h+ W, ]% d3 f2 [循序渐进step by step
) S# h R1 o: ?# f. g, U; M一路平安，一路顺风speed somebody on their way; speed the parting guest
6 V; o8 F+ A) b& B, N6 Z严以律己,宽以待人be strict with oneself and lenient towards others4 X( c( U! F' C0 x) g4 c% V* b. C
鱼米之乡a land of milk and honey
. w5 a4 j: Q, N" s$ j/ i有情人终成眷属"Jack shall have Jill, all shall be well."
. A# A) F0 ]4 F, B# N8 @+ @有钱能使鬼推磨Money makes the mare go. Money talks.6 d$ k$ j+ a; {. I1 h8 z$ N
有识之士people of vision
0 f ]8 z( ~. `% f4 G3 k有勇无谋use brawn rather than brain 9 {! c$ S! h! I5 o
有缘千里来相会Separated as we are thousands of miles apart, we come together as if by predestination.8 t* c1 P+ X2 m( j, Z
与时俱进advance with times' n) `9 H+ _* l* y
以人为本people oriented; people foremost
# f7 _% H& K1 N8 s$ \# ]) N因材施教teach students according to their aptitude 3 W/ t V/ y2 v/ z3 g1 d, o, m8 g
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." % g% K3 v2 S$ H2 P
欲速则不达Haste does not bring success. 1 e% j) H/ f& y& j# n9 P3 }0 j
优胜劣汰survival of the fittest
: m! C, [; o l R o' G) [英雄所见略同Great minds think alike.( W% _( v) u& T( g3 t/ k; ^) g [
冤家宜解不宜结Better make friends than make enemies.. B7 \' j" }: u, V
冤假错案"cases in which people were unjustly, falsely or wrongly charged or sentenced; unjust, false or wrong cases" ! Q" h9 k4 Q2 Y& ?2 Z; ]; j( ]6 J
一言既出，驷马难追A real man never goes back on his words. 6 q# d4 s( P: T% I; `! h+ B8 ]
招财进宝Money and treasures will be plentiful
* ` g# J- H+ b! S$ d$ H债台高筑become debt-ridden
7 b4 Y, B) }" S/ i7 V, I' a致命要害Achilles' heel 7 M# n# y: ^( K) k4 H' f. V0 |2 R
众矢之的target of public criticism8 ^. E& ?4 J% ?" a0 H! g
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.$ m+ ]- r* L( s) \
纸上谈兵be an armchair strategist! K( c8 o* q6 l2 |
纸包不住火Truth will come to light sooner or later.
4 V+ ?; G9 l& M% t' [8 a左右为难between the devil and the deep blue sea; between the rock and the hard place |
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