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爱屋及乌Love me, love my dog.
2 o e% m: V }; Z百闻不如一见Seeing is believing.$ X$ Y [. X' R1 P5 H
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 {. A1 U+ W- E p0 M- u
笨鸟先飞A slow sparrow should make an early start.
e! Z$ c, q* B9 |! [" J不眠之夜white night 9 P- O' l: s8 s7 V
不以物喜，不以己悲not pleased by external gains, not saddened by personnal losses6 S% W- y b* V2 Z) ]
不遗余力spare no effort; go all out; do one's best9 ]" I3 j+ {9 v9 v
不打不成交"No discord, no concord. % V. l1 a& i: X2 K1 y I
拆东墙补西墙rob Peter to pay Paul 1 }( b& ^: z9 f0 _2 |7 J
辞旧迎新bid farewell to the old and usher in the new; ring out the old year and ring in the new
6 J( n+ O8 r- o8 J; p! \# v3 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
3 ~- f2 d6 V U大开眼界open one's eyes; broaden one's horizon; be an eye-opener % F- w3 d& }5 S5 Y
国泰民安The country flourishes and people live in peace5 H) t; g, t5 Y6 l6 y
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
( t: _, z: t& E t功夫不负有心人Everything comes to him who waits.
% K4 Z/ B9 U, S! J) l. j好了伤疤忘了疼once on shore, one prays no more
* U Y" s# g3 w" T( C* u1 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.
8 }: P, s- k0 X+ u$ W1 G: \和气生财Harmony brings wealth7 f2 {$ U( F9 w- k
活到老，学到老One is never too old to learn. 6 x3 V0 b0 [5 @3 v2 ^9 S4 s
既往不咎let bygones be bygones ( b* p5 T4 o1 u% D
金无足赤,人无完人Gold can't be pure and man can't be perfect.
0 w' L6 [4 [4 h* T |& t. h金玉满堂Treasures fill the home
0 T$ G( y; E. g3 F+ ~' b脚踏实地be down-to-earth 1 M W1 v% P' I# } ~, R$ U
脚踩两只船sit on the fence % V2 s2 |8 g Q' A$ G% {
君子之交淡如水the friendship between gentlemen is as pure as crystal; a hedge between keeps friendship green
+ b. E" R8 y5 \2 Y9 w老生常谈，陈词滥调cut and dried, cliché
5 \) r5 c s# `4 B5 w礼尚往来Courtesy calls for reciprocity.
9 V: n' N0 o' E+ X留得青山在，不怕没柴烧"Where there is life, there is hope."* l" F5 G, m2 @" v+ G! G$ U
马到成功achieve immediate victory; win instant success7 I* R# y, J9 O1 X5 q2 X$ u
名利双收gain in both fame and wealth7 O7 y" i/ x* U; e
茅塞顿开be suddenly enlightened9 A$ S5 z0 `, Z; X4 V9 y: D. g
没有规矩不成方圆Nothing can be accomplished without norms or standards.
) }, o! E7 } D每逢佳节倍思亲- w2 k% i2 H8 h3 i7 d
On festive occasions more than ever one thinks of one's dear ones far away.6 `' B. G9 y e, ?/ @6 H
It is on the festival occasions when one misses his dear most.
( p+ j- ^1 p$ I: p! Z- U$ V谋事在人，成事在天"The planning lies with man, the outcome with Heaven. / Man proposes, God disposes. "$ t7 M- s( \1 m, V4 o4 L# c
弄巧成拙be too smart by half; Cunning outwits itself.
% U/ }. h2 N) Y# ]拿手好戏masterpiece
0 F; r1 D) Q# m. }2 A+ ?赔了夫人又折兵throw good money after bad1 D7 K) a5 G0 ]
抛砖引玉a modest spur to induce others to come forward with valuable contributions; throw a sprat to catch a whale
1 ]9 x5 n) C$ v2 v4 D5 m* U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; C# O, S" H6 x) O
抢得先机take the preemptive opportunities ; A H* u9 Q# q8 U" ] |
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.4 [3 `* t. k. s% B- b7 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
* D( M' O# y: ]1 p. K, D前事不忘,后事之师Past experience, if not forgotten, is a guide for the future.* W: J: K% {& H) R R
前人栽树,后人乘凉One generation plants the trees in whose shade another generation rests.
* ~' x; P" C. T1 K" J1 j/ GOne sows and another reaps.5 ~- ^: l/ |4 L, J. W5 G6 A. X9 n
前怕狼,后怕虎fear the wolf in front and the tiger behind/ hesitate in doing something
3 R( q$ @- _7 I; ]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. / L* r& K- N' @+ S% X* Q" R# x
强强联手win-win co-operation0 G$ J$ l5 t K6 G
瑞雪兆丰年A timely snow promises a good harvest.! L1 I& {5 G( C: m9 `4 n* d
人之初,性本善Man's nature at birth is good.
- E5 L @! N9 }/ K/ H: h" u人逢喜事精神爽Joy puts heart into a man.
% e0 G; c' i# o. b4 l/ \- c3 P人海战术huge-crowd strategy 1 ^5 i {6 S; O6 Y9 F1 x( T+ f+ V4 d
世上无难事，只要肯攀登"Where there is a will, there is a way. " . O, \6 a1 ~/ c, P7 X
世外桃源a fictitious land of peace away from the turmoil of the world; " h5 a; W& k8 O) m# B
死而后已until my heart stops beating8 ^ B! v" ]& C [' K1 t
岁岁平安Peace all year round& b5 k2 A @7 Z- `
上有天堂，下有苏杭"Just as there is paradise in heaven, ther are Suzhou and Hangzhou on earth." * h: c! g& f9 {& h# F
塞翁失马，焉知非福Misfortune may be an actual blessing.% G) i2 w0 s! q& Q( e/ ?
三十而立"A man should be independent at the age of thirty.
( G N. @/ i0 @% N' T2 O LAt thirty, a man should be able to think for himself."
2 f# k( J, x$ i$ w5 `升级换代updating and upgrading (of products)5 i' G* @; I6 u, y
四十不惑Life begins at forty.
# f) W; \" z" f& [' k* t谁言寸草心，报得三春晖"Such kindness of warm sun, can't be repaid by grass. "
; b* y& b5 p* }5 E* J水涨船高When the river rises, the boat floats high.& p8 o( _. e) S9 P/ U
时不我待Time and tide wait for no man.
: ]% `* u, J- u% `' @3 m6 J杀鸡用牛刀break a butterfly on the wheel8 z, `5 ^2 Z/ i- y- w. s
实事求是seek truth from facts; be practical and realistic; be true to facts # R0 ~3 Y$ @. m( v
说曹操,曹操到Talk of the devil and he comes. P4 F% U) y- {3 f/ F% B
实话实说speak the plain truth; call a spade a spade; tell it as it is % O8 E; G0 \* Z! f1 D9 W* [+ R
实践是检验真理的唯一标准Practice is the sole criterion for testing truth. Z3 Z$ `: }9 s
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; " Y. N; A% _0 T9 h* ]* Z
韬光养晦hide one's capacities and bide one's time
; V$ M' j1 }0 `( n e+ V2 p糖衣炮弹sugar-coated bullets
: G6 {8 W6 h$ b! a/ O8 J5 P8 D1 \& P天有不测风云Anything unexpected may happen. a bolt from the blue* |% i* {2 F) ?" c$ H. k
团结就是力量Unity is strength.6 d0 t: e' k4 K5 y
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 - r( R/ L) T; X' V* F
歪风邪气unhealthy practices and evil phenomena7 J" E! N/ O2 ~9 l' `7 A
物以类聚，人以群分Birds of a feather flock together.
% U J+ |+ G1 U9 S, }往事如风"The past has vanished (from memory) like wind.; What in past, is past." 5 [; v: x) G+ U8 D
望子成龙hold high hopes for one's child8 {9 B7 m& M+ A( L) Q- l7 X, o- u
屋漏又逢连阴雨Misfortunes never come singly. When it rains it pours.
. ]2 w1 S2 o7 F k" m, Y3 f7 L文韬武略military expertise; military strategy
! h7 d0 q3 [4 ], o, `唯利是图draw water to one's mill
+ T0 P9 G3 z f: o5 Y; W无源之水,无本之木water without a source, and a tree wiithout roots
* K! v3 _; P# G; b7 L, _无中生有make/create something out of nothing / N/ T$ ?; v4 }' |0 G
无风不起浪There are no waves without wind. There's no smoke without fire.
6 H( M* \8 z5 D0 w; v徇私枉法bend the law for the benefit of relatives or friends $ ?7 r0 L+ r. I
新官上任三把火a new broom sweeps clean
- v% x7 o9 U4 S1 u- E" v# \' _) t/ G虚心使人进步,骄傲使人落后Modesty helps one go forward, whereas conceit makes one lag behind.
! Y/ M5 W7 I# X蓄势而发accumulate strength for a take-off- E5 o# V+ C7 l3 f
心想事成May all your wish come true
! A! \! O, E; K心照不宣have a tacit understanding; give tacit consent; tacit understanding w7 e7 l; j8 T: `/ U
先入为主First impressions are firmly entrenched.* s- V3 A2 x* x, F9 g6 F* V
先下手为强catch the ball before the bound W& m7 ~! s& S$ M
像热锅上的蚂蚁like an ant on a hot pan
9 M1 J E+ J+ o2 r. s现身说法warn people by taking oneself as an example' j, s+ V5 W- z [
息事宁人pour oil on troubled waters ( o ^# o/ g; G+ W" h8 J) K
喜忧参半mingled hope and fear
% b' O, {$ Y5 b2 V" U; N' E6 M1 F循序渐进step by step7 R4 L. K- p. ^# p9 Q: _, d
一路平安，一路顺风speed somebody on their way; speed the parting guest
9 X; b1 [4 o5 n# v1 g& F0 L y$ J1 M严以律己,宽以待人be strict with oneself and lenient towards others* e3 x; \/ q% s
鱼米之乡a land of milk and honey
7 Q5 G ] b& L3 Z' a6 O有情人终成眷属"Jack shall have Jill, all shall be well." + p4 [7 ^$ j; A+ P* ]: _
有钱能使鬼推磨Money makes the mare go. Money talks.3 W6 u3 l# \% ^# P) C8 A# I$ o# r
有识之士people of vision
2 Q" F! B5 H; e# P2 I6 }5 y有勇无谋use brawn rather than brain % _* z: o+ ^" r$ D' P5 \) d
有缘千里来相会Separated as we are thousands of miles apart, we come together as if by predestination.' E1 k% l! u7 g& @/ I
与时俱进advance with times
8 r. i; v: V1 B1 S; _3 C6 b以人为本people oriented; people foremost
5 |2 M0 P$ E8 y% F$ w( F! V3 y. r( r! c因材施教teach students according to their aptitude
1 R% V: L- u( g# M0 w7 {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." / w- m) c8 i% x/ I; @9 s
欲速则不达Haste does not bring success.
, I9 u3 d( u- W) F优胜劣汰survival of the fittest
( y; C( A( U% h/ c( Y2 w英雄所见略同Great minds think alike.1 z! {$ }8 o: x# Q. }* X' O, D$ ?
冤家宜解不宜结Better make friends than make enemies.
b( a1 R1 i9 L9 e) L" |冤假错案"cases in which people were unjustly, falsely or wrongly charged or sentenced; unjust, false or wrong cases" 6 R' j2 l3 @ a
一言既出，驷马难追A real man never goes back on his words.
; J2 {! z* `4 L- V招财进宝Money and treasures will be plentiful8 p* y# {! Y# @/ ?. C# R V
债台高筑become debt-ridden" F) B" {1 v" r. i; D
致命要害Achilles' heel
6 I7 b' j9 A+ G' ?众矢之的target of public criticism
: ^7 d* F& Y/ }/ k7 A/ [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.
$ n! J/ O2 ?* q, y3 N纸上谈兵be an armchair strategist
, N/ ~% {9 W9 y' g纸包不住火Truth will come to light sooner or later.
5 v6 o2 F. y4 l左右为难between the devil and the deep blue sea; between the rock and the hard place |
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