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爱屋及乌Love me, love my dog.
7 G- N7 a) \# {: E p+ |1 l百闻不如一见Seeing is believing.9 f) N+ H% [, V( S4 l5 ]$ 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: ~) W8 {3 L- D9 }1 ?
笨鸟先飞A slow sparrow should make an early start.
6 }) Y& A. A4 [6 B/ E+ s$ z不眠之夜white night
* ^' l3 I- m8 f! h3 }3 Z不以物喜，不以己悲not pleased by external gains, not saddened by personnal losses
J8 S$ ?$ p$ N' I9 \, H不遗余力spare no effort; go all out; do one's best
; O9 ~1 `; ^2 _( e不打不成交"No discord, no concord.
( w2 P( r; S& r8 N9 i e拆东墙补西墙rob Peter to pay Paul + t* `. y, r0 g0 a+ H; d% 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 8 ~8 i3 \7 S U
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
! C7 e: H* K0 \% e9 ]5 r大开眼界open one's eyes; broaden one's horizon; be an eye-opener
0 m( }/ ^) Z8 t9 b国泰民安The country flourishes and people live in peace
. r* R# G/ N* l' \; F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
2 K1 ?' N7 l9 K0 {" I+ F2 T7 I功夫不负有心人Everything comes to him who waits. 0 D- ? Q2 w- Y; E. f: [5 ~. l
好了伤疤忘了疼once on shore, one prays no more8 x; J; y5 K( D1 u! ^
好事不出门，恶事传千里Good news never goes beyond the gate, while bad news spread far and wide.
2 j' |- X6 Q9 S% b. {! J$ S4 ~3 o/ q5 b和气生财Harmony brings wealth7 M8 b5 O9 U- f; ]
活到老，学到老One is never too old to learn. . f- \9 c( u# f6 Y# P1 _. M
既往不咎let bygones be bygones ( K1 X* G0 u! A
金无足赤,人无完人Gold can't be pure and man can't be perfect.
4 Q: g0 E8 D6 ~0 h5 m: s' \) }金玉满堂Treasures fill the home$ o# i1 x% C5 @5 c
脚踏实地be down-to-earth " \3 v% a# Q( j. W
脚踩两只船sit on the fence
- N$ J" I: {( Z$ D) q; Y' a君子之交淡如水the friendship between gentlemen is as pure as crystal; a hedge between keeps friendship green 3 y$ j f* ` A, M& N- O! Z
老生常谈，陈词滥调cut and dried, cliché, ~% |/ ]3 h" _ }# j, h
礼尚往来Courtesy calls for reciprocity.
2 ~- t) y* m: _' d留得青山在，不怕没柴烧"Where there is life, there is hope."
3 z0 a4 W W5 c/ u( R马到成功achieve immediate victory; win instant success
/ V' @: K; {0 }名利双收gain in both fame and wealth
. j/ s, N0 ?3 T. l+ O7 @) F茅塞顿开be suddenly enlightened; C3 ~! V. u% [# k
没有规矩不成方圆Nothing can be accomplished without norms or standards.( G' U0 C/ w" z$ a/ o: c" I( H y
每逢佳节倍思亲
3 ^7 ^/ v7 l% ~1 N* ]9 N# yOn festive occasions more than ever one thinks of one's dear ones far away.
- }7 @3 b/ i( G3 cIt is on the festival occasions when one misses his dear most.
% I* W" T, w4 ?+ T2 u5 N谋事在人，成事在天"The planning lies with man, the outcome with Heaven. / Man proposes, God disposes. "
) j. l0 Y4 v+ |8 e- e U弄巧成拙be too smart by half; Cunning outwits itself." g- @- K3 |/ I5 w% L6 S% Q6 d
拿手好戏masterpiece
( n: x3 v8 m# w9 u" @' h" X赔了夫人又折兵throw good money after bad+ E6 }5 ^% m \2 n
抛砖引玉a modest spur to induce others to come forward with valuable contributions; throw a sprat to catch a whale" x$ {/ W( }: ^: {: R1 ]
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
7 D) [+ O7 D: X8 p2 Y) E抢得先机take the preemptive opportunities 0 r2 `$ s2 K* [, ?6 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.
: _9 D2 A6 H! Y' O* W' A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
. ^% P. o4 }% m- |/ }前事不忘,后事之师Past experience, if not forgotten, is a guide for the future.( }8 m& m; {/ `! @7 y
前人栽树,后人乘凉One generation plants the trees in whose shade another generation rests.( `& v6 E- M3 p+ A
One sows and another reaps.
8 F8 ?7 m8 {2 H; a# Z$ R @3 b前怕狼,后怕虎fear the wolf in front and the tiger behind/ hesitate in doing something1 \' q+ X9 \$ ]" O7 h
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 |7 @# ?9 |8 f8 L" Z
强强联手win-win co-operation
' h) n; \. d; @瑞雪兆丰年A timely snow promises a good harvest.
K3 `! d' a" R7 B8 N4 }2 ^2 |人之初,性本善Man's nature at birth is good.
" d% o, ?7 |! Z2 y% D/ C人逢喜事精神爽Joy puts heart into a man.7 L) r3 H' [! ^7 h9 C4 z V
人海战术huge-crowd strategy
' _/ N5 L8 I4 S* v7 o& N+ r$ {$ e0 b世上无难事，只要肯攀登"Where there is a will, there is a way. " 9 m; U U8 i8 \; A
世外桃源a fictitious land of peace away from the turmoil of the world;
! ~5 ^" [1 K4 q4 Y( V死而后已until my heart stops beating [; k) M h! ]- x6 D
岁岁平安Peace all year round* R I$ A+ R' W. f
上有天堂，下有苏杭"Just as there is paradise in heaven, ther are Suzhou and Hangzhou on earth."
/ r( v7 q- c2 {9 n塞翁失马，焉知非福Misfortune may be an actual blessing.$ Z) n& r+ c) ]/ o8 o9 J- }
三十而立"A man should be independent at the age of thirty.
% d0 e2 g( @, m9 S4 bAt thirty, a man should be able to think for himself."
- C& w! _7 L* `& O升级换代updating and upgrading (of products)
5 d! o; |9 R* u4 E* |' Y" U+ Y四十不惑Life begins at forty. 2 F' w1 t2 M' T+ a" n! a
谁言寸草心，报得三春晖"Such kindness of warm sun, can't be repaid by grass. "
- a4 m! k2 R! N1 @水涨船高When the river rises, the boat floats high.9 Z/ j; S& i$ {* |7 H2 K" ^4 k
时不我待Time and tide wait for no man.
" \: w. B5 o* N$ ^* F杀鸡用牛刀break a butterfly on the wheel
1 o0 R0 c) ?3 ~, V# d实事求是seek truth from facts; be practical and realistic; be true to facts
, v; Y. k3 p- W说曹操,曹操到Talk of the devil and he comes.1 Y# z3 U5 t: c) M
实话实说speak the plain truth; call a spade a spade; tell it as it is
0 m$ m+ F7 S% d* N! t实践是检验真理的唯一标准Practice is the sole criterion for testing truth." k) _2 v0 e# j$ q% |8 s9 g
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; "& v+ _0 c1 S. o7 s p/ G) K
韬光养晦hide one's capacities and bide one's time) B- [4 i. \8 w. T) u! x- u `8 ^
糖衣炮弹sugar-coated bullets8 A9 r; E) x- ^+ y; d
天有不测风云Anything unexpected may happen. a bolt from the blue
+ m) \- V+ K: L* O& u团结就是力量Unity is strength.# ~/ e6 N& v' H5 C" u
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 b' r7 a& O R2 m: E- v0 N
歪风邪气unhealthy practices and evil phenomena
/ d1 y2 W) L3 q+ o物以类聚，人以群分Birds of a feather flock together.
3 N1 R, Z7 _8 x# B+ V; @& u) M往事如风"The past has vanished (from memory) like wind.; What in past, is past." ! O) w# y3 p' c. j: \8 Z! E* X5 B
望子成龙hold high hopes for one's child/ T& Y- a9 j+ C
屋漏又逢连阴雨Misfortunes never come singly. When it rains it pours.
1 j' ]* P1 m* C+ Y文韬武略military expertise; military strategy 8 l: |, n! k- {4 m2 ~$ O$ `
唯利是图draw water to one's mill
9 T& U; I$ M# l& n$ p: E无源之水,无本之木water without a source, and a tree wiithout roots; X7 j W% p$ R2 l* E0 v2 z
无中生有make/create something out of nothing
* m2 U5 T a U: t6 J' p无风不起浪There are no waves without wind. There's no smoke without fire.
" }1 [% y( _0 V徇私枉法bend the law for the benefit of relatives or friends + f% i3 K7 b# V' r( |. @
新官上任三把火a new broom sweeps clean
1 b6 z& K* L' H- T6 N& s; F4 X虚心使人进步,骄傲使人落后Modesty helps one go forward, whereas conceit makes one lag behind.2 X% Z/ c4 a) l: U
蓄势而发accumulate strength for a take-off8 L* w+ t6 Y6 `6 r1 Z
心想事成May all your wish come true5 L! c, h' \ E! J+ ~7 m
心照不宣have a tacit understanding; give tacit consent; tacit understanding( R( d5 x9 L9 q% i3 w3 K
先入为主First impressions are firmly entrenched. X8 k6 v+ K' F( C- J
先下手为强catch the ball before the bound$ g4 g% S# P+ L; ~3 B3 p6 }4 J8 z
像热锅上的蚂蚁like an ant on a hot pan
8 U( f# ?( i% V# d% W% O现身说法warn people by taking oneself as an example6 U$ s. B2 l9 t% x, z G' F
息事宁人pour oil on troubled waters ; r: u! w/ X- x+ } a' Z
喜忧参半mingled hope and fear 3 h. @& x5 d x" r! }" y" H3 l
循序渐进step by step
* s2 E' M; Y0 n一路平安，一路顺风speed somebody on their way; speed the parting guest
7 c: J5 m, m8 _2 g6 S7 O: u严以律己,宽以待人be strict with oneself and lenient towards others
; j- u* O+ x6 R& Y0 i鱼米之乡a land of milk and honey
. a: m' ~' k1 D4 B5 Y有情人终成眷属"Jack shall have Jill, all shall be well."
- ^* T$ k, b( Q" D. e k有钱能使鬼推磨Money makes the mare go. Money talks.0 f% r; \0 N$ W1 {2 e. b3 q7 d$ O
有识之士people of vision
5 D# L# [# ]8 x/ h& }有勇无谋use brawn rather than brain
+ a/ h* S! e1 q- I; _有缘千里来相会Separated as we are thousands of miles apart, we come together as if by predestination.! x) ]- m- s* |2 r
与时俱进advance with times5 b8 [% J/ }' u b5 q
以人为本people oriented; people foremost
" ~! x) a6 R; ?5 A4 n) v$ N& A因材施教teach students according to their aptitude
: n* H z$ Q; p+ Z# d- }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." + s, {, n; b6 m7 z4 S
欲速则不达Haste does not bring success. 1 e$ v4 a" m8 {9 J( F* { C
优胜劣汰survival of the fittest 8 u2 ~5 C: }% R5 ^1 N$ [
英雄所见略同Great minds think alike.
) f0 {% n" _2 O! x% Y: @冤家宜解不宜结Better make friends than make enemies.
0 R) Q* S$ x4 E+ t( i冤假错案"cases in which people were unjustly, falsely or wrongly charged or sentenced; unjust, false or wrong cases" + K8 I3 o+ A+ ?( o5 ~9 o( ?
一言既出，驷马难追A real man never goes back on his words. . l1 O3 R3 H* Y
招财进宝Money and treasures will be plentiful
% I5 ~! d' z1 Y+ i3 L; n/ L$ N3 R债台高筑become debt-ridden& |7 _4 M$ B: |/ k/ S- |" _2 k
致命要害Achilles' heel ' c) t q* X+ b7 b, L1 ^0 o
众矢之的target of public criticism7 M3 P, x" U9 s0 @
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.4 G3 Z- n) T5 G. k0 w# J+ y
纸上谈兵be an armchair strategist
$ d- f; q. d- Q0 y3 t) J纸包不住火Truth will come to light sooner or later.1 b9 X3 ^/ A" V
左右为难between the devil and the deep blue sea; between the rock and the hard place |
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