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爱屋及乌Love me, love my dog./ [' N) b: t: {# @7 ?& l
百闻不如一见Seeing is believing.
+ i, j0 Y7 F( S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- X6 `8 |/ c# |0 Z
笨鸟先飞A slow sparrow should make an early start.; A+ K% N$ h0 O/ O' B
不眠之夜white night
, Z; B/ n, A8 t0 s& T8 C不以物喜，不以己悲not pleased by external gains, not saddened by personnal losses
\1 J$ @5 m0 e8 [不遗余力spare no effort; go all out; do one's best
6 }" ?/ S( ^3 V O1 \( y不打不成交"No discord, no concord.
8 `& L9 d9 A0 j! ^拆东墙补西墙rob Peter to pay Paul . ~ `) C- L1 r- Z( V. K: O
辞旧迎新bid farewell to the old and usher in the new; ring out the old year and ring in the new $ n2 b) T' o! W! {
大事化小，小事化了try first to make their mistake sound less serious and then to reduce it to nothing at all4 F" k6 U7 b- d% v, u8 S8 t
大开眼界open one's eyes; broaden one's horizon; be an eye-opener 9 r) }' `* j9 M! ^* G
国泰民安The country flourishes and people live in peace
* J9 L# }; W: M2 C7 b) \2 y过犹不及going too far is as bad as not going far enough; beyond is as wrong as falling short; too much is as bad as too little % I2 ~8 n6 X9 W& y a T6 O
功夫不负有心人Everything comes to him who waits. ' a( b3 x+ R4 J4 a5 H' s) k
好了伤疤忘了疼once on shore, one prays no more
% v N2 \8 i8 T3 |0 c好事不出门，恶事传千里Good news never goes beyond the gate, while bad news spread far and wide. 2 ^- k# k& o0 c
和气生财Harmony brings wealth# ^. K" V4 K" v
活到老，学到老One is never too old to learn.
, u& I% K" k4 ]既往不咎let bygones be bygones : S) x: r% H; @+ ~
金无足赤,人无完人Gold can't be pure and man can't be perfect.
$ k0 R7 @' _5 D: Y- F金玉满堂Treasures fill the home
+ ~; U. ]$ R7 L' S4 B) n脚踏实地be down-to-earth % Z! K3 ]$ o9 Z7 S
脚踩两只船sit on the fence ; x( p, S2 {, ~- B5 u# ]3 K; q& N
君子之交淡如水the friendship between gentlemen is as pure as crystal; a hedge between keeps friendship green
. C/ ~# P1 B1 I l老生常谈，陈词滥调cut and dried, cliché6 @1 |6 U5 j v4 c" o$ @& y4 V7 h5 M( d
礼尚往来Courtesy calls for reciprocity. , q" c1 Q0 g1 [/ p- v/ j$ `9 q/ @
留得青山在，不怕没柴烧"Where there is life, there is hope."5 `, E1 }! ]7 \) I+ Y
马到成功achieve immediate victory; win instant success8 G* ?! y4 R3 g
名利双收gain in both fame and wealth
5 F9 R( }8 s# d, o0 H! T! ]3 Q茅塞顿开be suddenly enlightened4 s( i; a9 J/ k- ?7 D
没有规矩不成方圆Nothing can be accomplished without norms or standards.$ g7 [6 I% f* w8 J. r' z/ N1 S
每逢佳节倍思亲% v, {# R- p2 n7 y/ P( ?0 n' a
On festive occasions more than ever one thinks of one's dear ones far away.8 D4 b) E* b5 M7 o% g6 A
It is on the festival occasions when one misses his dear most. ! L, q( r2 [9 s* u7 m, z0 n4 q
谋事在人，成事在天"The planning lies with man, the outcome with Heaven. / Man proposes, God disposes. "
4 _+ W* k6 c# `& M1 K8 I3 R/ a+ Z0 B弄巧成拙be too smart by half; Cunning outwits itself.% C/ X$ w- n7 Z
拿手好戏masterpiece
1 N7 r ]3 Y& H5 i% o" z$ N! h赔了夫人又折兵throw good money after bad
* H' u" ]0 I. Y) R; v* X抛砖引玉a modest spur to induce others to come forward with valuable contributions; throw a sprat to catch a whale+ l h/ [* X4 p
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) ^4 w! u8 y; ^2 S; @
抢得先机take the preemptive opportunities # ~. [) E( s' g: 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 Z( p. K% N6 t2 _$ A1 v' z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 step3 v: l/ I ?, Y8 w& J! |
前事不忘,后事之师Past experience, if not forgotten, is a guide for the future.
3 a( w6 p1 I5 k! A- z前人栽树,后人乘凉One generation plants the trees in whose shade another generation rests.
# ~ f- h0 T% Z- a8 i3 W* xOne sows and another reaps.6 B9 [6 H6 ?! j- R' t0 p1 Y
前怕狼,后怕虎fear the wolf in front and the tiger behind/ hesitate in doing something
( m4 H2 s( Q2 a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. + X$ W! `6 J5 X( K1 z
强强联手win-win co-operation+ K, e. g ]. ^* `6 `
瑞雪兆丰年A timely snow promises a good harvest.
& E/ m6 r0 I7 v1 O人之初,性本善Man's nature at birth is good.+ p4 b+ |# ?0 U, c
人逢喜事精神爽Joy puts heart into a man.
; o5 Y3 w# B3 w! }& ?. x9 X' o人海战术huge-crowd strategy 9 |( w8 Z- @: s0 @% w' m
世上无难事，只要肯攀登"Where there is a will, there is a way. " $ U: @8 G8 d# U2 m
世外桃源a fictitious land of peace away from the turmoil of the world; : u+ j* s4 G1 ^/ N+ e1 N' Q
死而后已until my heart stops beating
* X6 X1 M2 j0 F6 u; l岁岁平安Peace all year round
, ^; {- e8 r) b2 ~上有天堂，下有苏杭"Just as there is paradise in heaven, ther are Suzhou and Hangzhou on earth."
' L5 x' y! h: {/ @, z: C# U塞翁失马，焉知非福Misfortune may be an actual blessing.
R) I/ p* S# p3 E三十而立"A man should be independent at the age of thirty. 4 s) D+ p/ a/ X' j* f; k& z
At thirty, a man should be able to think for himself."
6 P- k6 V% k5 k, p升级换代updating and upgrading (of products)! F$ {: n: c0 C3 d/ b4 ^3 D) G
四十不惑Life begins at forty.
. w2 x* |6 h5 I- I9 x谁言寸草心，报得三春晖"Such kindness of warm sun, can't be repaid by grass. " y- J | {% M2 A, G' s
水涨船高When the river rises, the boat floats high.
0 v8 s# w1 B% r时不我待Time and tide wait for no man.
9 I X9 L' ^, `! X" s杀鸡用牛刀break a butterfly on the wheel
3 S6 m1 n* A" e8 w! p% r& c5 U实事求是seek truth from facts; be practical and realistic; be true to facts - R' Z }% P: W& u) k
说曹操,曹操到Talk of the devil and he comes.9 v! {3 Q' n' U1 ^9 t8 e
实话实说speak the plain truth; call a spade a spade; tell it as it is
6 P7 m9 m! c8 p# F实践是检验真理的唯一标准Practice is the sole criterion for testing truth.
8 `+ [$ a( T4 ]3 I/ u9 _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; "
! q5 Q+ O% p3 @% O( s韬光养晦hide one's capacities and bide one's time. P. H U, c& L) s
糖衣炮弹sugar-coated bullets& ]1 s" j/ Z5 y$ v1 x* p3 K$ F# P# a
天有不测风云Anything unexpected may happen. a bolt from the blue
( P G5 E9 P- j2 x8 f团结就是力量Unity is strength.& t% N8 j. R- P6 c& `
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
# Q, z; |* [; M- R. P! `8 U歪风邪气unhealthy practices and evil phenomena P; C8 P' R) b4 G$ I- q5 J
物以类聚，人以群分Birds of a feather flock together.
/ X0 V! D( o2 ]9 r. N: H& I往事如风"The past has vanished (from memory) like wind.; What in past, is past." / {, j! Y o I2 P$ y. ~' b( a
望子成龙hold high hopes for one's child9 _& ?& E4 j* c: C3 c1 J8 A
屋漏又逢连阴雨Misfortunes never come singly. When it rains it pours.
F1 i, {( R3 n# L' P文韬武略military expertise; military strategy + [( q/ r$ z* Z2 [/ }1 y) l" `
唯利是图draw water to one's mill
2 o. V! G- v7 R4 C0 f无源之水,无本之木water without a source, and a tree wiithout roots
* ~0 g, d0 X1 K: |$ M" M; B无中生有make/create something out of nothing ( ]( T3 w) \2 j* K% s8 ^
无风不起浪There are no waves without wind. There's no smoke without fire.
* l; ?3 T( y* s! G徇私枉法bend the law for the benefit of relatives or friends ( m$ y/ x, e& f4 y3 M/ [1 J
新官上任三把火a new broom sweeps clean - M5 ~, [: ?0 S, f* U- e. b
虚心使人进步,骄傲使人落后Modesty helps one go forward, whereas conceit makes one lag behind.
+ Z, M% d4 a- [蓄势而发accumulate strength for a take-off
# l1 [# S4 [! s3 d0 X8 l! T心想事成May all your wish come true4 j) s1 q1 e2 z$ y, F
心照不宣have a tacit understanding; give tacit consent; tacit understanding
) K7 T# \0 t1 H5 K$ l; B1 ]% O先入为主First impressions are firmly entrenched.
3 H$ _4 l* h* z先下手为强catch the ball before the bound
* |- {' S2 H: b. ~像热锅上的蚂蚁like an ant on a hot pan
6 k, l- G$ T/ H4 \% S4 @, ]5 @现身说法warn people by taking oneself as an example, h" G1 v' R3 V! V! ^
息事宁人pour oil on troubled waters % {/ R) |% X7 L3 {& ]
喜忧参半mingled hope and fear 5 c1 G1 P" Z) o$ I( c1 ^
循序渐进step by step
9 {0 P: ?; L; {6 u9 n一路平安，一路顺风speed somebody on their way; speed the parting guest 5 Y' L i- b1 A% |: ?
严以律己,宽以待人be strict with oneself and lenient towards others
3 @" ^# B8 @: U鱼米之乡a land of milk and honey K' H" T7 }& B) l. X" @
有情人终成眷属"Jack shall have Jill, all shall be well." % |/ l# j0 l8 x
有钱能使鬼推磨Money makes the mare go. Money talks.
9 _# g3 X: g2 S: D9 k% {, s有识之士people of vision
+ g I! M0 D- A" d5 x9 j有勇无谋use brawn rather than brain
) Q% |" F+ }8 f! \" B有缘千里来相会Separated as we are thousands of miles apart, we come together as if by predestination.; O' a* f& N" ~' h
与时俱进advance with times
; [- e4 y( j6 ~& w以人为本people oriented; people foremost
- D, Z' F, M/ s: z; B0 b因材施教teach students according to their aptitude
+ \) g/ 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." 4 O$ f7 z7 P6 `: @; Z
欲速则不达Haste does not bring success.
% V( X. n+ Q* H5 ]. a/ }优胜劣汰survival of the fittest ! n$ ~5 q$ X9 V* W* U% n
英雄所见略同Great minds think alike.- }/ P9 g* R: e" a
冤家宜解不宜结Better make friends than make enemies.
: _5 c- N, Y; z% U冤假错案"cases in which people were unjustly, falsely or wrongly charged or sentenced; unjust, false or wrong cases" , e+ l$ U6 P1 y" o4 {
一言既出，驷马难追A real man never goes back on his words. 4 _, [- j# ?! ~" B8 i- K& m
招财进宝Money and treasures will be plentiful
* k5 x# B. p; w) X0 m" P债台高筑become debt-ridden
( O! O6 m. s6 b, l( i致命要害Achilles' heel # Z$ _+ J! {( E8 C
众矢之的target of public criticism
4 W. b6 w- Z. 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& s8 M3 a2 ?3 K1 w# S+ I
纸上谈兵be an armchair strategist
) }0 l' J6 `6 a' ^5 u4 n' d2 {纸包不住火Truth will come to light sooner or later.
1 k" H% S3 E2 p% |: z8 |1 G- ]8 L$ `左右为难between the devil and the deep blue sea; between the rock and the hard place |
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