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爱屋及乌Love me, love my dog.- v. h# C: Z1 [, W0 p' a
百闻不如一见Seeing is believing.: H& f0 e* ~' U! c$ e% [% p
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 b" a+ k! V! p F7 R1 [5 q笨鸟先飞A slow sparrow should make an early start. @$ M% b& |0 }" }% w4 H+ {
不眠之夜white night ! c! N q: l2 A5 b
不以物喜，不以己悲not pleased by external gains, not saddened by personnal losses
8 M# U/ I$ V$ i' {( J- O3 y. p不遗余力spare no effort; go all out; do one's best
1 S) u$ n k8 t3 Y5 O不打不成交"No discord, no concord.
8 f1 F: D% O! r+ j8 L+ ^- w拆东墙补西墙rob Peter to pay Paul
; s( o7 r# d; A' f: H辞旧迎新bid farewell to the old and usher in the new; ring out the old year and ring in the new
, ]! Q8 `6 \2 f! |+ F# m3 ]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$ i) g$ S! W! k1 H
大开眼界open one's eyes; broaden one's horizon; be an eye-opener - w; b$ L- F& |- z0 N. J: h
国泰民安The country flourishes and people live in peace- E; f: l3 f- }& q. Q% 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
) p' z% l2 D$ Q2 Q# ^, I c" z功夫不负有心人Everything comes to him who waits.
+ W' g% r$ c6 n6 V4 Y好了伤疤忘了疼once on shore, one prays no more ~( A1 o4 i4 [ O
好事不出门，恶事传千里Good news never goes beyond the gate, while bad news spread far and wide.
, v/ l5 I5 U5 A1 s- @' [: b和气生财Harmony brings wealth
: u% x5 c# r5 P2 J* x1 l/ [/ P活到老，学到老One is never too old to learn. ' t+ J: B% J4 ~
既往不咎let bygones be bygones
" E" b- D q5 U, C# o% I金无足赤,人无完人Gold can't be pure and man can't be perfect.
8 `' q9 B) C3 p8 L( U金玉满堂Treasures fill the home
# T% w% @( R5 q/ c, o* J脚踏实地be down-to-earth
7 E7 |, J8 A' I: N7 i* N2 [脚踩两只船sit on the fence N2 \) E, H4 A$ i+ Q# Q
君子之交淡如水the friendship between gentlemen is as pure as crystal; a hedge between keeps friendship green ; F+ |3 O; S# d" x9 | f
老生常谈，陈词滥调cut and dried, cliché/ N2 {& ^5 F7 y$ t. F
礼尚往来Courtesy calls for reciprocity.
% o7 Z+ J+ \4 {/ A6 n) o: S留得青山在，不怕没柴烧"Where there is life, there is hope."
$ M! W9 M0 T3 b d马到成功achieve immediate victory; win instant success) d! b$ S4 `2 L$ ]/ r. w& x7 k( p
名利双收gain in both fame and wealth" h- j0 L: I& N1 B
茅塞顿开be suddenly enlightened
8 C# E0 q! B* ?) `没有规矩不成方圆Nothing can be accomplished without norms or standards.- w* l) D/ r) B7 [" [: K% l& g* @
每逢佳节倍思亲
, s9 D; H9 m2 `3 a0 OOn festive occasions more than ever one thinks of one's dear ones far away.0 }! v: F$ R( ^, ?6 f
It is on the festival occasions when one misses his dear most.
7 h8 S5 d5 g7 s( O谋事在人，成事在天"The planning lies with man, the outcome with Heaven. / Man proposes, God disposes. "0 L" ]0 h; V1 Q l
弄巧成拙be too smart by half; Cunning outwits itself.
. P# G1 B) _2 L& C% C拿手好戏masterpiece/ u0 {% t- g; C; S7 ^% R9 C g
赔了夫人又折兵throw good money after bad
! D( ~" p! t, @5 `抛砖引玉a modest spur to induce others to come forward with valuable contributions; throw a sprat to catch a whale) u) ~9 ?% T2 |! G. y6 k
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
/ m2 A2 m d }8 @1 w1 q9 y抢得先机take the preemptive opportunities
$ e( ?) _* t4 e& X( t9 D2 t3 i1 R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.
7 n4 o% ?$ F. h+ u* c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$ H3 t% l# E. O* ^) h+ `" g
前事不忘,后事之师Past experience, if not forgotten, is a guide for the future.
2 h" |+ U0 z, y) t3 K4 _前人栽树,后人乘凉One generation plants the trees in whose shade another generation rests.
3 ]$ C2 A+ k* y: p( a' rOne sows and another reaps.1 o& U: a) ]# f
前怕狼,后怕虎fear the wolf in front and the tiger behind/ hesitate in doing something
# ~2 [6 X/ P: N1 J: i* k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 b$ M0 \5 k. q6 g$ d/ g, }( l( L+ r
强强联手win-win co-operation
, g, t( E" Z8 n+ D' f A瑞雪兆丰年A timely snow promises a good harvest.2 J3 x, m* Q, \( y6 {
人之初,性本善Man's nature at birth is good.
! s4 _: |9 y0 z1 O# G2 K1 W2 B5 _人逢喜事精神爽Joy puts heart into a man.
6 a A$ j& s5 v4 s7 Y人海战术huge-crowd strategy
% U' R1 A; {6 k5 Z世上无难事，只要肯攀登"Where there is a will, there is a way. " - n$ Q; p3 {' d4 S7 O
世外桃源a fictitious land of peace away from the turmoil of the world; " }/ |) V5 n6 H0 |, O* N1 ]: O
死而后已until my heart stops beating
5 T6 O+ l7 E, R) U岁岁平安Peace all year round I4 Z1 D8 @ o. w* q* B
上有天堂，下有苏杭"Just as there is paradise in heaven, ther are Suzhou and Hangzhou on earth."
3 w. o, }+ V+ L0 K- G/ y# G+ m塞翁失马，焉知非福Misfortune may be an actual blessing.: b' r0 y/ k1 r
三十而立"A man should be independent at the age of thirty.
# t8 R) f2 d3 D) i& [9 w5 n6 LAt thirty, a man should be able to think for himself."
, [# b1 i$ N: W- j0 u) a# {" x) h升级换代updating and upgrading (of products)
/ q9 Y; K! Y7 s0 c: Z$ H6 q四十不惑Life begins at forty.
! s5 A& ]1 p6 z$ ~' e% Z% m谁言寸草心，报得三春晖"Such kindness of warm sun, can't be repaid by grass. " 2 w0 K/ P, ?: J5 g& G$ b
水涨船高When the river rises, the boat floats high.) r! x3 s( N) s8 T* Y
时不我待Time and tide wait for no man. ; U1 v, l& I) ]& d- `
杀鸡用牛刀break a butterfly on the wheel+ a9 D' [7 K+ w( Y4 @0 A- j
实事求是seek truth from facts; be practical and realistic; be true to facts
0 B s; X/ ?0 J+ P说曹操,曹操到Talk of the devil and he comes.$ D# U8 E: ^4 P+ Q
实话实说speak the plain truth; call a spade a spade; tell it as it is
. ~/ j3 K; r0 F实践是检验真理的唯一标准Practice is the sole criterion for testing truth.
4 h1 z% E U) o; Y$ C! O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; "
2 e F- E9 g3 l/ _* a( k韬光养晦hide one's capacities and bide one's time9 N, L3 b s1 {0 n3 b) d( q
糖衣炮弹sugar-coated bullets: B; j2 m3 N3 |
天有不测风云Anything unexpected may happen. a bolt from the blue) u6 t1 [: W( S+ k4 \
团结就是力量Unity is strength.) V4 Z0 V2 |6 [7 [5 Z; g
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
" b4 E7 C7 |4 D* l9 i2 l歪风邪气unhealthy practices and evil phenomena
: e. l1 A c; F* q b1 g物以类聚，人以群分Birds of a feather flock together.
* T( N) S B T往事如风"The past has vanished (from memory) like wind.; What in past, is past." 6 ^% h/ H0 o R9 y
望子成龙hold high hopes for one's child
& Z# g; D* E3 p2 ^, w6 M屋漏又逢连阴雨Misfortunes never come singly. When it rains it pours.
$ E- b* z" F7 V文韬武略military expertise; military strategy
1 F. L, b! z- D' H7 e唯利是图draw water to one's mill # |2 j; y3 c$ a! ^& `3 ?( I
无源之水,无本之木water without a source, and a tree wiithout roots
8 N; k" [0 t5 Y无中生有make/create something out of nothing
5 }# w/ `+ K6 t, Z无风不起浪There are no waves without wind. There's no smoke without fire.* S& {' D# ^! p+ Q& `6 c! r
徇私枉法bend the law for the benefit of relatives or friends
6 x. E# `8 j' U" ]! L新官上任三把火a new broom sweeps clean 7 v" ?8 p# h5 k7 e t- S+ a
虚心使人进步,骄傲使人落后Modesty helps one go forward, whereas conceit makes one lag behind.
2 }( {; ^: q, D蓄势而发accumulate strength for a take-off
- M% ^. M" e" o! J- p! W% F心想事成May all your wish come true
, N7 k. k* Y' I% f% M) V心照不宣have a tacit understanding; give tacit consent; tacit understanding
0 |( r8 |, n4 _0 A4 u先入为主First impressions are firmly entrenched./ x; i+ L, ]: {
先下手为强catch the ball before the bound
0 [, u$ G7 ?, M6 x5 s像热锅上的蚂蚁like an ant on a hot pan
3 e S: |$ A: t4 c( c* J现身说法warn people by taking oneself as an example
* | e1 K+ b8 Y% E息事宁人pour oil on troubled waters 4 l5 N" |) R5 v! k# r* B: B
喜忧参半mingled hope and fear ( U2 Q$ h+ X) ~1 C" @, U
循序渐进step by step6 ^2 n8 y( \4 W7 a1 z/ K6 h
一路平安，一路顺风speed somebody on their way; speed the parting guest
, i7 a* B/ B% B4 R严以律己,宽以待人be strict with oneself and lenient towards others
) L1 O- E; c1 S' q鱼米之乡a land of milk and honey
8 Q) h. T9 M' h, Y+ h7 w有情人终成眷属"Jack shall have Jill, all shall be well." 8 J7 @8 a. b+ L' M2 k0 c
有钱能使鬼推磨Money makes the mare go. Money talks.& R# f* Y2 o* _3 }7 B q k
有识之士people of vision
3 n, v9 Y3 |$ k7 K9 G有勇无谋use brawn rather than brain
% `3 {! b2 ]! r6 w0 L有缘千里来相会Separated as we are thousands of miles apart, we come together as if by predestination.
+ T2 S# s( y9 {; A与时俱进advance with times' v( l P" |8 j c P/ k$ Z
以人为本people oriented; people foremost
; s( U2 m/ ?+ b3 Z7 y! F因材施教teach students according to their aptitude ; ?$ J5 A2 k! g) t
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." 6 R. I. R. H7 f
欲速则不达Haste does not bring success.
/ J S, [" n. a( W! e% t1 p0 j优胜劣汰survival of the fittest * u9 I$ M' v* Q1 J: w8 u9 u
英雄所见略同Great minds think alike.
; s( a5 b+ G4 j6 {$ l# S) E冤家宜解不宜结Better make friends than make enemies.
& ?+ K% g& }6 @' s6 T5 a3 L0 b( h3 c冤假错案"cases in which people were unjustly, falsely or wrongly charged or sentenced; unjust, false or wrong cases" 4 x: f- M2 h% b$ W. t* X. s6 D
一言既出，驷马难追A real man never goes back on his words.
; i) y8 y: c5 w& P# X招财进宝Money and treasures will be plentiful4 F+ R" B2 @! }$ K. ^" c
债台高筑become debt-ridden# O3 U4 L! g; N1 K' T
致命要害Achilles' heel % N6 J; G3 G* V( X4 a E g
众矢之的target of public criticism
7 X9 y4 c: d: x1 x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.' }9 j, S. @! B: X
纸上谈兵be an armchair strategist. R# g5 w6 y; N: v; }& H: T9 a
纸包不住火Truth will come to light sooner or later.5 ]" \' N$ K) ~
左右为难between the devil and the deep blue sea; between the rock and the hard place |
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