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爱屋及乌Love me, love my dog.
/ ^, g3 \9 t9 ?2 D p百闻不如一见Seeing is believing.
# r7 \8 U$ _8 ]7 W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
4 a, E; K4 y7 r8 s! U笨鸟先飞A slow sparrow should make an early start.
T! e) G" y+ X: b不眠之夜white night ( D) B3 t) k- |2 o2 F
不以物喜，不以己悲not pleased by external gains, not saddened by personnal losses3 @9 H. [3 G2 J+ S8 K' D2 r
不遗余力spare no effort; go all out; do one's best
M: o7 x) h6 a' D9 k不打不成交"No discord, no concord. 1 `5 W* i9 Y* b7 p1 h
拆东墙补西墙rob Peter to pay Paul ! W/ ^* R3 L$ 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 % p, u% @* h1 k, l( r$ F! ^
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 all0 Y% K9 r! H! _
大开眼界open one's eyes; broaden one's horizon; be an eye-opener
7 g; R! s H( Q- b$ l% F9 G! B) t国泰民安The country flourishes and people live in peace. E6 N5 T1 }( e. x: Z7 I( g9 e, G
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
- D- `, A3 ?. @( d& d* F b! w功夫不负有心人Everything comes to him who waits. / o' @8 v; z+ B% d; B+ X% f' P
好了伤疤忘了疼once on shore, one prays no more$ {+ g: s/ d9 |1 [% Q
好事不出门，恶事传千里Good news never goes beyond the gate, while bad news spread far and wide. , l1 R+ w' g' @2 T+ j
和气生财Harmony brings wealth2 K" a* A0 w7 J' q, o8 J% U7 |
活到老，学到老One is never too old to learn. ) p. K. V# r9 k+ I- t
既往不咎let bygones be bygones 9 X1 f* s3 ?3 [; @
金无足赤,人无完人Gold can't be pure and man can't be perfect.
$ {6 Q2 y$ L1 ]9 j* [金玉满堂Treasures fill the home3 k$ V! W- d- o
脚踏实地be down-to-earth ( j' ~. a8 l; ~& [( M1 K, M
脚踩两只船sit on the fence , Q+ {2 D/ O; y: Q
君子之交淡如水the friendship between gentlemen is as pure as crystal; a hedge between keeps friendship green
! g" N9 ?& J: w! E- n老生常谈，陈词滥调cut and dried, cliché
' f2 k. A8 M |! c. o礼尚往来Courtesy calls for reciprocity.
' ~+ K* L# U. x! F留得青山在，不怕没柴烧"Where there is life, there is hope.". o% x: d0 j+ V' K8 I
马到成功achieve immediate victory; win instant success& l" P$ M# {0 W' C- ~! U6 ?
名利双收gain in both fame and wealth
; t8 p4 D3 ?3 @茅塞顿开be suddenly enlightened
1 x+ q5 `0 Q/ Y9 i B没有规矩不成方圆Nothing can be accomplished without norms or standards.% F# I) T7 e' k+ o! o
每逢佳节倍思亲
! L5 E8 _3 S+ j5 dOn festive occasions more than ever one thinks of one's dear ones far away.
+ ?8 Q2 A, X/ \/ nIt is on the festival occasions when one misses his dear most. 2 [7 p+ u8 O: \7 H* }+ X0 i9 X
谋事在人，成事在天"The planning lies with man, the outcome with Heaven. / Man proposes, God disposes. "
9 z) o, u0 r3 M$ Q5 c! A弄巧成拙be too smart by half; Cunning outwits itself.
0 c: B- C1 f f2 Y# C% Q拿手好戏masterpiece; S/ a% ~& {+ v: c6 Q
赔了夫人又折兵throw good money after bad
6 j1 S R- F2 T' l# U; u1 e* S抛砖引玉a modest spur to induce others to come forward with valuable contributions; throw a sprat to catch a whale( `" h" n* P* ~7 z3 D/ }6 A+ ~
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, i5 U, h* @6 x7 }. i/ g7 S- U
抢得先机take the preemptive opportunities / q6 g: V8 c C1 a4 w- I. x
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.
$ ]! i! R7 O2 w* [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+ N ]+ A* j: e
前事不忘,后事之师Past experience, if not forgotten, is a guide for the future.
8 a- w1 S2 E6 p* Y S前人栽树,后人乘凉One generation plants the trees in whose shade another generation rests.1 ?' O' j5 `4 D. Y/ M; q" F4 x* T0 Z# C
One sows and another reaps.
/ M; p$ |" D& ?/ \; ?# t前怕狼,后怕虎fear the wolf in front and the tiger behind/ hesitate in doing something! n8 B+ W) _, u5 |3 W% X
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. ( y3 P& U5 z$ n/ m
强强联手win-win co-operation x4 G7 R5 H* D: H( [3 v' ?
瑞雪兆丰年A timely snow promises a good harvest.
, n8 A7 a* }4 P! Q2 Q人之初,性本善Man's nature at birth is good.& t. E! T) b; v( W3 v
人逢喜事精神爽Joy puts heart into a man.
& W+ R5 a2 |9 R) Y, S人海战术huge-crowd strategy ) q! ~3 E3 |# N' f1 q0 i5 }
世上无难事，只要肯攀登"Where there is a will, there is a way. " # {3 m' |0 p! V# O2 B
世外桃源a fictitious land of peace away from the turmoil of the world;
- h! U1 a. C- B% e d; A8 }) A# J死而后已until my heart stops beating" @7 m/ [/ o% \( W% n. z9 `
岁岁平安Peace all year round
5 {* i& G8 P2 U上有天堂，下有苏杭"Just as there is paradise in heaven, ther are Suzhou and Hangzhou on earth." # M) u4 k% C' A1 K
塞翁失马，焉知非福Misfortune may be an actual blessing.
) m7 R" f$ O' U5 D三十而立"A man should be independent at the age of thirty. # W; D$ J1 m, ]% q9 H6 V
At thirty, a man should be able to think for himself."
- `3 J0 {; D1 B& V3 n升级换代updating and upgrading (of products)
$ l1 {6 d; C% H四十不惑Life begins at forty. & v3 J# M0 T" v2 S- b5 G. D/ S
谁言寸草心，报得三春晖"Such kindness of warm sun, can't be repaid by grass. "
/ U9 {/ H8 R! @+ u- v: P* d) W水涨船高When the river rises, the boat floats high.
2 h; d/ J& w2 `5 w- E; z9 h! ]; n. f4 z时不我待Time and tide wait for no man. , {& Q% U+ q6 [' D3 K+ p
杀鸡用牛刀break a butterfly on the wheel3 D, r" U% M4 a ^
实事求是seek truth from facts; be practical and realistic; be true to facts 2 B& h7 j9 C, m
说曹操,曹操到Talk of the devil and he comes.
& P; R3 x& L& |& Q实话实说speak the plain truth; call a spade a spade; tell it as it is
+ r# z0 K- S4 g! V1 d% z实践是检验真理的唯一标准Practice is the sole criterion for testing truth.# W" ]1 `% i; J1 W& \; e% [
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; "
3 W6 P) L) l n韬光养晦hide one's capacities and bide one's time
: b. A% x* }" F% [' E. I糖衣炮弹sugar-coated bullets
* S5 y4 F: o% k' |" D) l* e8 H天有不测风云Anything unexpected may happen. a bolt from the blue3 l0 k0 K/ T. N' P
团结就是力量Unity is strength.# k" {4 h- i0 F l" B" ?4 X
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
# G& x ]9 ?% v) h歪风邪气unhealthy practices and evil phenomena
+ W( A2 {0 [. k7 }9 `物以类聚，人以群分Birds of a feather flock together.
9 f E3 n3 G$ t$ |+ _往事如风"The past has vanished (from memory) like wind.; What in past, is past."
! u$ Q- y! O- a5 M望子成龙hold high hopes for one's child
7 @. T% k1 o; O屋漏又逢连阴雨Misfortunes never come singly. When it rains it pours.
9 r: a7 _6 r$ S* j6 \+ }文韬武略military expertise; military strategy e# T$ `5 |; y$ S4 y; g3 q
唯利是图draw water to one's mill 9 J% x. U" g$ W: F5 p! F
无源之水,无本之木water without a source, and a tree wiithout roots
4 y3 u1 I1 n" C- }! {$ ?无中生有make/create something out of nothing
0 n; r* z( A E ^无风不起浪There are no waves without wind. There's no smoke without fire.
3 k8 d' W5 v! k. Y) k徇私枉法bend the law for the benefit of relatives or friends / v3 j) w p" m) O
新官上任三把火a new broom sweeps clean 4 O8 \9 f1 d# P( z Q; |
虚心使人进步,骄傲使人落后Modesty helps one go forward, whereas conceit makes one lag behind.& j6 @( M. g. d) P2 Z& M
蓄势而发accumulate strength for a take-off
. m& A+ d& t; E" N" ? z心想事成May all your wish come true( B& n0 g4 [. e! L9 \; e
心照不宣have a tacit understanding; give tacit consent; tacit understanding
& N/ g7 r0 \! D" Z先入为主First impressions are firmly entrenched.+ b6 v! a' Y9 S) k5 m
先下手为强catch the ball before the bound' I+ X1 @; i8 h5 ?% @$ g7 a. [, v
像热锅上的蚂蚁like an ant on a hot pan
: V; }( E5 |8 k' @! v) J) f现身说法warn people by taking oneself as an example8 j$ w/ e3 m% N6 y+ X! Z
息事宁人pour oil on troubled waters
4 ~( R: P- Y9 j' [( ]5 ~$ k喜忧参半mingled hope and fear ; l+ E1 ^% B- d
循序渐进step by step0 U$ e9 }6 C( }2 f4 J
一路平安，一路顺风speed somebody on their way; speed the parting guest 6 t4 v( M1 B! l4 T
严以律己,宽以待人be strict with oneself and lenient towards others& l0 C( @9 H, g1 n/ ^" g
鱼米之乡a land of milk and honey3 Y0 @+ o" k- V6 B
有情人终成眷属"Jack shall have Jill, all shall be well."
6 q$ m) g( o0 ]* x有钱能使鬼推磨Money makes the mare go. Money talks.# o2 m3 K) r7 ?7 d$ Q
有识之士people of vision/ Y |3 G0 ^2 ~8 f s7 t
有勇无谋use brawn rather than brain 5 o1 G* u6 h+ d( Y
有缘千里来相会Separated as we are thousands of miles apart, we come together as if by predestination.
/ b# G, l- e$ n6 N C" J; ^与时俱进advance with times
4 u8 @7 A U- Q2 K: c2 d, m/ j以人为本people oriented; people foremost
" ]/ o. b' u* k& V. w因材施教teach students according to their aptitude
4 {3 I* j* r9 T2 V- \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." 3 B' A) W. O: R( R% ]
欲速则不达Haste does not bring success. - K. h. W# i( t
优胜劣汰survival of the fittest * X4 n) T2 E7 j* @
英雄所见略同Great minds think alike.3 f, m, B" f Z% d- Y; z
冤家宜解不宜结Better make friends than make enemies.
8 [( R" |% e% D0 P/ I c! l冤假错案"cases in which people were unjustly, falsely or wrongly charged or sentenced; unjust, false or wrong cases"
9 P/ g2 }$ e# n一言既出，驷马难追A real man never goes back on his words.
1 r: e% Z. {* @招财进宝Money and treasures will be plentiful
* n- P2 ]& b' x) M: i债台高筑become debt-ridden
, a0 u- C& H) x/ Q8 [, e致命要害Achilles' heel _4 ]1 J0 u1 ]" f7 l6 x
众矢之的target of public criticism
4 D; B& g% K7 c$ Z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.
, j/ r! T) e" n1 i% [9 F纸上谈兵be an armchair strategist ^* s z1 {5 d7 v; A
纸包不住火Truth will come to light sooner or later.
( n8 q7 n( g. i9 Q8 }9 C左右为难between the devil and the deep blue sea; between the rock and the hard place |
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