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爱屋及乌Love me, love my dog.
! z! ]5 B0 G5 j* K0 }6 S百闻不如一见Seeing is believing.6 ?3 e3 ?9 s7 Z4 a7 K* m
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 \% f! Z3 P' \ Y* h( B笨鸟先飞A slow sparrow should make an early start.
1 F5 Y5 q. q; o' i6 @不眠之夜white night 1 `8 q9 q5 B+ g6 `) `2 i
不以物喜，不以己悲not pleased by external gains, not saddened by personnal losses+ e9 u3 O( _- R" n
不遗余力spare no effort; go all out; do one's best
2 I* J' j+ j9 n4 H不打不成交"No discord, no concord. ! ?/ W9 g) K3 r2 k
拆东墙补西墙rob Peter to pay Paul
) B. \5 s; {( e+ T& F+ N2 B# e* T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 N* M4 R( n {# l" R! i ?
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( [* a1 A4 p0 U9 I9 t e4 c
大开眼界open one's eyes; broaden one's horizon; be an eye-opener ; V& n3 y# v; \& N3 V
国泰民安The country flourishes and people live in peace
6 M# e( p( ^" V8 e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 ! H" B" Q/ u9 G5 O4 Y! @/ @
功夫不负有心人Everything comes to him who waits. % P0 y% Y6 i, F% U; Y9 K4 ~
好了伤疤忘了疼once on shore, one prays no more( C! Z# l0 v9 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. ! l: u- ^0 H! I( D$ `: g
和气生财Harmony brings wealth3 {2 V8 ~/ c3 R
活到老，学到老One is never too old to learn. 7 z1 o: n/ }6 U6 E) `2 U
既往不咎let bygones be bygones
3 Z) e; J. a& Y& i& ~; O, `9 P- \金无足赤,人无完人Gold can't be pure and man can't be perfect. I9 C& i0 Q2 N- I
金玉满堂Treasures fill the home1 Y* N' l: V2 W$ p8 v e
脚踏实地be down-to-earth
% A2 d% {1 |. R- z脚踩两只船sit on the fence
% d3 s( j) v( O君子之交淡如水the friendship between gentlemen is as pure as crystal; a hedge between keeps friendship green 5 b5 z% @2 _( k) q. C- m7 A$ M) y& R
老生常谈，陈词滥调cut and dried, cliché
- O; X4 [) h' Z; G/ @+ R礼尚往来Courtesy calls for reciprocity. % k0 O* n- j9 H) Q, i
留得青山在，不怕没柴烧"Where there is life, there is hope."$ z0 f! ~* z# X4 z
马到成功achieve immediate victory; win instant success
' ^0 k: O; A- k) L9 {名利双收gain in both fame and wealth
7 Q' ~5 m" o7 u6 r/ F2 H4 T/ x茅塞顿开be suddenly enlightened
+ P2 g3 ]& [$ }没有规矩不成方圆Nothing can be accomplished without norms or standards.
& v6 F. c; {' }# @每逢佳节倍思亲
/ c) b4 K; n& S0 i. p& x- B% mOn festive occasions more than ever one thinks of one's dear ones far away.+ P2 _: G! _+ H) l) H
It is on the festival occasions when one misses his dear most. ' K0 c! q, ?! R, x
谋事在人，成事在天"The planning lies with man, the outcome with Heaven. / Man proposes, God disposes. "0 W, F& C" y6 g
弄巧成拙be too smart by half; Cunning outwits itself.9 a( v$ k) q Z6 l1 W: W
拿手好戏masterpiece+ ?% _! k( k% P7 F% j6 E
赔了夫人又折兵throw good money after bad
+ A9 Z% e; d1 `! B3 `( m; d9 w抛砖引玉a modest spur to induce others to come forward with valuable contributions; throw a sprat to catch a whale3 F- \7 [) X! j9 m# o3 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 end4 U) t" E. `/ S+ N" |% O2 [' L9 O4 n
抢得先机take the preemptive opportunities
1 t3 ^( |, |" z; S0 J8 ~9 G& k0 g# [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 t! r# C+ W* K) [- b/ t
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
( d1 r4 \ n: b" f# b9 g前事不忘,后事之师Past experience, if not forgotten, is a guide for the future.% @9 T, v: h0 G, c1 C; U/ j5 s
前人栽树,后人乘凉One generation plants the trees in whose shade another generation rests.
: q4 N. E/ g! a& N( ?One sows and another reaps.
2 c7 u& B; X, o. }. @前怕狼,后怕虎fear the wolf in front and the tiger behind/ hesitate in doing something
; `' N9 d ^0 R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.
* C# `6 \, T' p1 L. @8 ]8 |强强联手win-win co-operation
9 S% ~' k( s5 N ]7 f' C4 K瑞雪兆丰年A timely snow promises a good harvest.! {6 F$ \7 f: |2 O# W5 Z
人之初,性本善Man's nature at birth is good.% \9 o% g3 Y' U" c
人逢喜事精神爽Joy puts heart into a man./ n9 U9 h; H! |( K% j
人海战术huge-crowd strategy + O" d5 o% a& x6 u* C& l: \/ M- D$ ]
世上无难事，只要肯攀登"Where there is a will, there is a way. " 6 e, u: [ N9 D3 a+ V) l, X* E
世外桃源a fictitious land of peace away from the turmoil of the world;
1 W9 t% ?$ m% T8 [% }死而后已until my heart stops beating7 c! `2 C9 o7 l; P
岁岁平安Peace all year round) C* @7 i& o9 D' K4 T
上有天堂，下有苏杭"Just as there is paradise in heaven, ther are Suzhou and Hangzhou on earth." / c/ v- x+ C/ A8 O+ _2 L
塞翁失马，焉知非福Misfortune may be an actual blessing.4 h& H5 }$ u% z6 ~8 l% x* L; w
三十而立"A man should be independent at the age of thirty. + H) {! R! A. {
At thirty, a man should be able to think for himself." - K1 {6 |9 I6 }2 Q Y% T
升级换代updating and upgrading (of products)
( \. Y) \1 v; U+ \, D/ c. {四十不惑Life begins at forty.
$ c+ ]" a4 ?7 t( t7 {% ^) F谁言寸草心，报得三春晖"Such kindness of warm sun, can't be repaid by grass. " ; u' Z7 K$ i, n; X) Z
水涨船高When the river rises, the boat floats high.
* S/ a( e" t6 s {# W时不我待Time and tide wait for no man. $ z+ n6 S$ e6 Q9 X) G* B7 J) v
杀鸡用牛刀break a butterfly on the wheel7 a) e" I3 `" t/ y6 X6 K
实事求是seek truth from facts; be practical and realistic; be true to facts 1 u& p2 r& H0 Y9 |3 ~! U& K
说曹操,曹操到Talk of the devil and he comes.
: {$ j `) V8 G6 Q: _/ g实话实说speak the plain truth; call a spade a spade; tell it as it is
. H O5 U/ U3 e& y" v7 I& ~- O4 {实践是检验真理的唯一标准Practice is the sole criterion for testing truth.
$ h" h2 U2 X4 U- o! g6 U* R& n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; "7 @- ?" y6 F; z. S8 L
韬光养晦hide one's capacities and bide one's time) S6 @( n( `9 N9 [" R
糖衣炮弹sugar-coated bullets9 E$ U1 ?& R p( d$ ?
天有不测风云Anything unexpected may happen. a bolt from the blue
1 E# \# ]" M7 n# y" ]团结就是力量Unity is strength.3 {9 ]* d8 G0 t$ Y1 L0 i3 q
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
( n+ H6 d/ _7 Z歪风邪气unhealthy practices and evil phenomena
' g! c# }" q* Y# V0 ~物以类聚，人以群分Birds of a feather flock together.: M7 H7 Z5 U' G2 e- _
往事如风"The past has vanished (from memory) like wind.; What in past, is past." # \/ [8 E! n3 z+ G# b- N
望子成龙hold high hopes for one's child
1 \! ?4 v7 |( z; O0 `屋漏又逢连阴雨Misfortunes never come singly. When it rains it pours.8 ^9 u. B6 ]6 Q4 D; ^" B
文韬武略military expertise; military strategy 0 N+ \) _6 @ p( ?' n
唯利是图draw water to one's mill
' i$ V3 B9 p$ c9 {无源之水,无本之木water without a source, and a tree wiithout roots$ q2 l5 u2 j, U9 D- X1 ^
无中生有make/create something out of nothing
; |9 I( K% @! {, M; _) B+ A q无风不起浪There are no waves without wind. There's no smoke without fire., g5 R/ C4 h' h
徇私枉法bend the law for the benefit of relatives or friends - b! ~# f9 M1 }% [! Z Y8 R$ i
新官上任三把火a new broom sweeps clean 2 W- U) X$ v0 ]6 U/ G
虚心使人进步,骄傲使人落后Modesty helps one go forward, whereas conceit makes one lag behind.
; h) d# W" m- [1 A# N蓄势而发accumulate strength for a take-off
8 ?) E k% i1 n& a0 e心想事成May all your wish come true( a: N4 j7 d5 ]+ U' e2 u1 a
心照不宣have a tacit understanding; give tacit consent; tacit understanding
' I2 t9 e8 c! T先入为主First impressions are firmly entrenched.
R! l) h0 _' [) R( i先下手为强catch the ball before the bound4 ~. C* L6 k' A% o
像热锅上的蚂蚁like an ant on a hot pan# @+ w9 H" [& r
现身说法warn people by taking oneself as an example
& @2 B# D' x& `& Y& M8 ~ C( H) _息事宁人pour oil on troubled waters 8 x, }: N$ h T& x. H9 H
喜忧参半mingled hope and fear $ ]6 h3 s/ S6 `" [
循序渐进step by step
5 C* o/ W$ R) O1 E一路平安，一路顺风speed somebody on their way; speed the parting guest 6 e1 o( [/ ^$ ~7 O: [+ `+ I, _
严以律己,宽以待人be strict with oneself and lenient towards others
6 M/ p5 V/ u& _8 F鱼米之乡a land of milk and honey* m, ~( `! k- D0 _: _- r3 P
有情人终成眷属"Jack shall have Jill, all shall be well."
& t2 t4 d- M! N* P5 ?- T5 U有钱能使鬼推磨Money makes the mare go. Money talks.
. ~/ v3 r% N1 U: h有识之士people of vision% q2 N: `% H2 q) G: X, H
有勇无谋use brawn rather than brain
$ B% d9 q! p, k H3 `0 K有缘千里来相会Separated as we are thousands of miles apart, we come together as if by predestination.
3 M: U1 T! V1 I% ~% O4 j与时俱进advance with times
6 ^( r! _; K- P( z' p以人为本people oriented; people foremost
o6 I# D4 e5 l& @/ i& A% i* z6 a2 E' E因材施教teach students according to their aptitude 4 u6 r n& L) A0 x$ b
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."
! D$ T$ j; l7 V- T$ { G欲速则不达Haste does not bring success.
6 m' I3 h8 g. v, q优胜劣汰survival of the fittest
* ^" [ `2 ?" F# r& r5 \" J1 d6 g英雄所见略同Great minds think alike.: w! l5 H! Z" P. Z- ]3 {" Z
冤家宜解不宜结Better make friends than make enemies.
. V2 Q7 i+ j* C! |" ~冤假错案"cases in which people were unjustly, falsely or wrongly charged or sentenced; unjust, false or wrong cases" * D {! v' W. E* D5 O
一言既出，驷马难追A real man never goes back on his words.
( m v% P# h6 B m$ S. n招财进宝Money and treasures will be plentiful. ~0 W3 s* z/ U* q R
债台高筑become debt-ridden( b9 G: c1 w$ w0 \5 f4 C
致命要害Achilles' heel 4 }, g- K1 e8 ]6 P# v3 d ~2 j
众矢之的target of public criticism) z* R* R( F5 b, |( w# Z& n, e: m
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.
/ S4 y& [2 v" A纸上谈兵be an armchair strategist
+ r7 A v/ b- `$ |纸包不住火Truth will come to light sooner or later.0 D% T- A& ?% W) E q) p- m1 s
左右为难between the devil and the deep blue sea; between the rock and the hard place |
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