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爱屋及乌Love me, love my dog.0 O1 ~; Q! F* @9 y/ ~2 V+ F) n
百闻不如一见Seeing is believing.
* c6 a7 v& O# z; b9 e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
: d/ B4 {/ @0 X7 o笨鸟先飞A slow sparrow should make an early start.
" _( a v& T% r不眠之夜white night 6 _% }; m$ k# W& V. K
不以物喜，不以己悲not pleased by external gains, not saddened by personnal losses! ^* X v* {' o" [/ r4 f4 P) V
不遗余力spare no effort; go all out; do one's best1 H, }- n# y) Y0 O5 n1 E
不打不成交"No discord, no concord. : _$ X3 p4 @$ N" P- r2 X
拆东墙补西墙rob Peter to pay Paul Z: k, q' |$ K" Z& C# v
辞旧迎新bid farewell to the old and usher in the new; ring out the old year and ring in the new
( M3 b, j$ X" U4 i0 s4 V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 all8 q2 t7 Z5 ^+ P9 f! T* K2 y
大开眼界open one's eyes; broaden one's horizon; be an eye-opener
- n1 F% ?- ^$ ?- r9 M国泰民安The country flourishes and people live in peace) C9 \/ K4 x- `' ~' a/ Q
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 x4 z. Q6 b' W, y功夫不负有心人Everything comes to him who waits.
! A0 e, ~" q& }7 k1 g好了伤疤忘了疼once on shore, one prays no more/ W" o: S# y, V; q4 J3 P
好事不出门，恶事传千里Good news never goes beyond the gate, while bad news spread far and wide.
! S6 e8 ?6 O1 A' v# S* @8 E和气生财Harmony brings wealth
. i7 B6 }7 ]( O$ O; a/ [活到老，学到老One is never too old to learn.
! _1 z0 D0 @- c既往不咎let bygones be bygones
8 \( E( `6 b) y& E8 {金无足赤,人无完人Gold can't be pure and man can't be perfect.
; b, U; d# i+ o P! F' i金玉满堂Treasures fill the home
1 Z% W, p4 K+ Z' \" z脚踏实地be down-to-earth
* f7 ]4 ^# N% ~2 i! a2 A& E& d: `脚踩两只船sit on the fence 4 y7 A! x" x9 _) C: N& Q
君子之交淡如水the friendship between gentlemen is as pure as crystal; a hedge between keeps friendship green / T# M/ i9 x& L2 Y B: M0 r
老生常谈，陈词滥调cut and dried, cliché, _3 l: b5 s, K& o
礼尚往来Courtesy calls for reciprocity. # Q2 Q3 j/ z8 @2 v( U* A" x4 R! {
留得青山在，不怕没柴烧"Where there is life, there is hope."
& M# f" `" |5 I马到成功achieve immediate victory; win instant success
+ J/ ~/ l5 A4 f7 ]4 L名利双收gain in both fame and wealth: x3 o! i! a Y! H
茅塞顿开be suddenly enlightened8 q0 t" n0 |5 @, }- q
没有规矩不成方圆Nothing can be accomplished without norms or standards., D8 U3 X4 K" L
每逢佳节倍思亲
^, k1 o: l$ n# h6 [5 ~On festive occasions more than ever one thinks of one's dear ones far away.6 p# z# B/ V, f2 I0 B
It is on the festival occasions when one misses his dear most. y! I+ v5 I# l' [& f* D
谋事在人，成事在天"The planning lies with man, the outcome with Heaven. / Man proposes, God disposes. "
; P* J" l: M3 T6 x弄巧成拙be too smart by half; Cunning outwits itself.
$ @) j7 l. R9 f% E( U拿手好戏masterpiece" D! q" ~% H+ t9 k4 T; n" {) m; ?
赔了夫人又折兵throw good money after bad# K3 ~0 s2 G$ [" y. K, ?: Y1 M
抛砖引玉a modest spur to induce others to come forward with valuable contributions; throw a sprat to catch a whale5 ~0 z( h% Q- ?( _" r% ?, C
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
& b8 w- S3 {* q7 G: k" I( w% D# ]抢得先机take the preemptive opportunities , a0 K- D7 ]/ g5 g+ A* U* g' b- ~
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.# N S i; }5 j+ h) _
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 step6 a6 |. H0 o" f1 e1 S
前事不忘,后事之师Past experience, if not forgotten, is a guide for the future.
6 D+ N- O+ X4 c前人栽树,后人乘凉One generation plants the trees in whose shade another generation rests.
: |2 u) s, |7 [8 v% h/ BOne sows and another reaps.
7 u, l$ w1 y- J1 I6 X$ b# g' f0 O' O前怕狼,后怕虎fear the wolf in front and the tiger behind/ hesitate in doing something9 ~0 T/ X+ h& 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. 9 A* Q* i( Y& X- w' y5 Q! S5 F3 u8 w
强强联手win-win co-operation& b6 d* d. i5 K" R/ Q9 m
瑞雪兆丰年A timely snow promises a good harvest.
0 h( p0 q. P; C% f' Y b) r: [4 Y人之初,性本善Man's nature at birth is good.
1 V2 |- \/ q7 ]1 |% C人逢喜事精神爽Joy puts heart into a man.
8 C2 T j5 g8 T3 j) F6 `人海战术huge-crowd strategy
! u- C; E. v6 {' ^* u4 w世上无难事，只要肯攀登"Where there is a will, there is a way. "
! F; |* B* I; S; u3 \) O3 R; A" k世外桃源a fictitious land of peace away from the turmoil of the world; ) D5 f2 f, i8 j! @( x, S
死而后已until my heart stops beating
2 j% [/ @! U. {9 D2 @, L岁岁平安Peace all year round% B( C4 V& a, G2 W8 e( x' s
上有天堂，下有苏杭"Just as there is paradise in heaven, ther are Suzhou and Hangzhou on earth."
2 m$ _2 T# e7 d N) W* E塞翁失马，焉知非福Misfortune may be an actual blessing.
% i5 R- p- i6 m8 J( |+ _9 O7 O三十而立"A man should be independent at the age of thirty. : `6 E2 i4 ]5 [) R" I
At thirty, a man should be able to think for himself." 4 u) o9 g; s! l: u7 x
升级换代updating and upgrading (of products)% M a }( |9 {3 I6 }
四十不惑Life begins at forty.
) }+ [- r+ C5 i! S谁言寸草心，报得三春晖"Such kindness of warm sun, can't be repaid by grass. "
& G6 t+ Q- J. p水涨船高When the river rises, the boat floats high.
8 q" v& B; \- F( q. O2 B时不我待Time and tide wait for no man.
& {6 w0 N _( G |: w# i1 U1 o杀鸡用牛刀break a butterfly on the wheel
9 p* X5 D( P2 y: u; @/ Q实事求是seek truth from facts; be practical and realistic; be true to facts
% z# J- b$ P6 ^说曹操,曹操到Talk of the devil and he comes.$ }' E& L- ^- i) ]" w6 h
实话实说speak the plain truth; call a spade a spade; tell it as it is
: d: e `' C5 G; o: e4 }8 Z) g# w实践是检验真理的唯一标准Practice is the sole criterion for testing truth.
* t$ L& y! 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) ^; E& ]8 D* w: N: y4 s1 K8 b韬光养晦hide one's capacities and bide one's time
$ u" a6 r6 W8 O% o糖衣炮弹sugar-coated bullets
9 \! @$ `* b* @, X7 B: {: f天有不测风云Anything unexpected may happen. a bolt from the blue
1 n( q8 ~' G, F3 k \团结就是力量Unity is strength.
& Q2 e+ R4 t. y9 ]1 D" \( j% 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 5 }* m5 o. x; e! s* K7 `" {. e. C+ r
歪风邪气unhealthy practices and evil phenomena, c1 e6 r& {% J, u; y3 d; _/ F8 R; Z
物以类聚，人以群分Birds of a feather flock together.! Q4 s$ g& Y' }/ x; T9 h
往事如风"The past has vanished (from memory) like wind.; What in past, is past." 9 \' q" Y+ N6 a) _3 x
望子成龙hold high hopes for one's child% t2 I. j t* \
屋漏又逢连阴雨Misfortunes never come singly. When it rains it pours.2 c; h' c5 C4 g1 v2 h
文韬武略military expertise; military strategy 9 {$ a" f* o# Q6 k' ]
唯利是图draw water to one's mill
" I! D, E0 m7 d {无源之水,无本之木water without a source, and a tree wiithout roots
' f: f1 E C! K1 ^! _, Z无中生有make/create something out of nothing
7 Z. Z" t( J' t- E* { p, C0 o无风不起浪There are no waves without wind. There's no smoke without fire.- k- O6 {6 \, z" N) K% Q
徇私枉法bend the law for the benefit of relatives or friends , i4 w! ]. b7 m# p8 L; K+ S
新官上任三把火a new broom sweeps clean 3 }9 G& k1 w _* O. }
虚心使人进步,骄傲使人落后Modesty helps one go forward, whereas conceit makes one lag behind.
( l% E$ x) W2 G0 [3 s; p* U蓄势而发accumulate strength for a take-off
1 e. m# e; F$ G. m/ g3 u心想事成May all your wish come true
4 `+ y2 ^7 z2 U6 d6 a% P心照不宣have a tacit understanding; give tacit consent; tacit understanding
1 r7 B* c; H& s& @( h/ K# ~先入为主First impressions are firmly entrenched.
8 t+ x/ q% v+ y7 M3 e先下手为强catch the ball before the bound
& b& y8 P7 h/ f8 z5 g像热锅上的蚂蚁like an ant on a hot pan
* p+ p; |+ C3 H" f$ E9 U现身说法warn people by taking oneself as an example7 h7 w- ?3 B1 w9 I9 ?" p2 V
息事宁人pour oil on troubled waters 3 z* m H- l: n. _. {. d
喜忧参半mingled hope and fear
( A! B4 u, `* N5 a循序渐进step by step$ h% v; E* `: x/ H! e
一路平安，一路顺风speed somebody on their way; speed the parting guest : n: B5 ?' W+ t2 M5 Q5 f+ s% X% t
严以律己,宽以待人be strict with oneself and lenient towards others* x) _- Q2 I$ ?$ Y5 e& n4 l
鱼米之乡a land of milk and honey
5 h7 f. h1 J( r* S! L' n2 A2 G# \有情人终成眷属"Jack shall have Jill, all shall be well."
" D _: F" N5 y4 l5 N+ ~% \有钱能使鬼推磨Money makes the mare go. Money talks.
! e8 m% v* B! b有识之士people of vision( I* K7 i, l( _9 D9 f' L8 ~$ {
有勇无谋use brawn rather than brain / w7 P* C' s: }) o, h0 K
有缘千里来相会Separated as we are thousands of miles apart, we come together as if by predestination.9 Q/ [8 {5 |, M W( L
与时俱进advance with times
8 B! Q# n1 l! H+ Z# \8 u以人为本people oriented; people foremost 7 K! Q6 v8 l. V z) w
因材施教teach students according to their aptitude 3 k' O& W8 B. J& ]8 L8 c/ W6 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."
: Q) l3 }. p B* y& `欲速则不达Haste does not bring success. 3 s6 F7 l/ F3 W4 S
优胜劣汰survival of the fittest
. L. ?1 `* I/ L* V8 f: u英雄所见略同Great minds think alike.
) A7 a% L, M: |8 \冤家宜解不宜结Better make friends than make enemies.
5 N, v5 r/ ~* T+ B2 G. m冤假错案"cases in which people were unjustly, falsely or wrongly charged or sentenced; unjust, false or wrong cases" 1 I: O6 @# C0 I+ t
一言既出，驷马难追A real man never goes back on his words. ) _4 |/ g2 ]& |6 A& z
招财进宝Money and treasures will be plentiful
( g4 a9 K! U% A- F0 w( \9 `债台高筑become debt-ridden
0 L o- _8 a# \' e# N致命要害Achilles' heel 2 C+ D/ B) b/ r" T
众矢之的target of public criticism
( R9 `8 s3 ?1 L) k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 z4 Y3 k% O3 N1 m$ S) g( V纸上谈兵be an armchair strategist+ ]7 t ]& @; B+ R- y( `0 K
纸包不住火Truth will come to light sooner or later.9 Q7 R: \" j x! d2 O1 _& y
左右为难between the devil and the deep blue sea; between the rock and the hard place |
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