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爱屋及乌Love me, love my dog.* f1 {2 a7 w+ I+ U/ c
百闻不如一见Seeing is believing.
$ w5 l/ o+ {# r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: A2 c! @% j* @/ g: Z8 s- [+ M
笨鸟先飞A slow sparrow should make an early start.
- a+ H. R l T7 p$ ~不眠之夜white night
, Y" n( j3 f5 B. F2 Y& Q6 O不以物喜，不以己悲not pleased by external gains, not saddened by personnal losses2 `5 f3 r; O. l* d, L
不遗余力spare no effort; go all out; do one's best [& |/ V( k4 ^1 P& E% q
不打不成交"No discord, no concord.
: L& n" e# y. {6 H7 I5 M" a拆东墙补西墙rob Peter to pay Paul
% W2 ~: _' ~0 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
" _7 z6 Z$ _: L5 R0 s5 @( _# X! T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
0 Z6 [2 P1 P5 v" z; h, {' U& L大开眼界open one's eyes; broaden one's horizon; be an eye-opener
3 n; Z* t9 s( E( f0 b& a国泰民安The country flourishes and people live in peace9 r8 F& I( U" i+ J: ^3 T
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
+ |& J* f) r) c2 a' a: p0 H功夫不负有心人Everything comes to him who waits. / P, @2 V$ |9 o2 x
好了伤疤忘了疼once on shore, one prays no more# U# F: C& G+ G
好事不出门，恶事传千里Good news never goes beyond the gate, while bad news spread far and wide. l3 o0 t- n2 L' ]+ b6 L
和气生财Harmony brings wealth2 C' G, H% t- g+ _( ^; g! g
活到老，学到老One is never too old to learn.
! h+ @9 J3 @4 f! C% p- I; ~既往不咎let bygones be bygones * r3 V. C$ o. p: T2 {
金无足赤,人无完人Gold can't be pure and man can't be perfect.
/ d+ L9 }% D/ `, Y( C金玉满堂Treasures fill the home$ F# o' Y$ m8 |4 B" v
脚踏实地be down-to-earth 4 ?6 b" t s/ H1 T; E) o. n
脚踩两只船sit on the fence
( Q) q0 ^' D( V" i2 y; W君子之交淡如水the friendship between gentlemen is as pure as crystal; a hedge between keeps friendship green % N& @# ]+ ~( q7 R9 e: ^
老生常谈，陈词滥调cut and dried, cliché
" U$ _6 g4 c2 @: t! T! X* @礼尚往来Courtesy calls for reciprocity.
. A3 E( R2 Y M8 P) C; ~留得青山在，不怕没柴烧"Where there is life, there is hope."
) a* q7 L6 E4 U- n0 |" Y( u4 p' G3 g) i马到成功achieve immediate victory; win instant success) } I, K$ `/ F) t* G
名利双收gain in both fame and wealth
+ F: h; t% E" }2 r' Y茅塞顿开be suddenly enlightened
2 b& g/ K, O0 U% e! M没有规矩不成方圆Nothing can be accomplished without norms or standards.- V; s: o `1 h5 j( w
每逢佳节倍思亲
1 ]7 T( u/ q* t1 z; t% U$ _! zOn festive occasions more than ever one thinks of one's dear ones far away.& Z) B7 w/ d5 J! L3 w) i. b7 G: m0 A
It is on the festival occasions when one misses his dear most.
5 d* n0 Y* Q$ B& b0 d谋事在人，成事在天"The planning lies with man, the outcome with Heaven. / Man proposes, God disposes. "
+ }, G; h' [% V$ J' F. e6 g3 S弄巧成拙be too smart by half; Cunning outwits itself.
/ R, X# \) |) c拿手好戏masterpiece
/ m% y x$ r; {2 O5 q4 n+ Y1 @赔了夫人又折兵throw good money after bad
1 ^, r, L+ B8 N1 ? e; q抛砖引玉a modest spur to induce others to come forward with valuable contributions; throw a sprat to catch a whale
6 k6 I! F) p( x l8 V) J. ?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) ^' W `6 Z6 d% \
抢得先机take the preemptive opportunities
/ Z2 @8 L+ V( I7 Q+ _. \1 E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.
/ y) E$ t8 U) c0 C: t8 ^. z& R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) ~ u" @' ~8 [' ]$ @. B4 {6 W
前事不忘,后事之师Past experience, if not forgotten, is a guide for the future.9 a: R" D6 J( @, j. ?, f- `" G
前人栽树,后人乘凉One generation plants the trees in whose shade another generation rests.
% G9 U3 W! t" jOne sows and another reaps.
& c( U8 C$ J% ?& ^9 @前怕狼,后怕虎fear the wolf in front and the tiger behind/ hesitate in doing something
1 M# O& Z& ~4 q, X+ m: c8 ?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.
2 N7 @6 A3 L9 z. g强强联手win-win co-operation& z- b/ y' o0 u" X7 \9 P
瑞雪兆丰年A timely snow promises a good harvest.% Q6 D# y& B* |* M2 g! }
人之初,性本善Man's nature at birth is good. K0 c9 D3 m: v
人逢喜事精神爽Joy puts heart into a man.1 Y4 o* [% e3 ]& P
人海战术huge-crowd strategy & r- Y2 `4 p3 R8 o# `! _, V, }- U5 {
世上无难事，只要肯攀登"Where there is a will, there is a way. "
& c: W- h2 |/ G! R5 H: m$ C世外桃源a fictitious land of peace away from the turmoil of the world; # Y3 \9 y) r5 Z9 A, E @
死而后已until my heart stops beating- B9 A4 ^" j/ y' M! L: J
岁岁平安Peace all year round* S, }3 `0 R6 ?+ Y+ S2 R8 b
上有天堂，下有苏杭"Just as there is paradise in heaven, ther are Suzhou and Hangzhou on earth." 9 d" d& Y* E2 _6 ]# S
塞翁失马，焉知非福Misfortune may be an actual blessing.2 Z$ ]5 `1 `% @0 X' z
三十而立"A man should be independent at the age of thirty. 5 V" ]! S2 {4 j' |( f% h3 @, L- _
At thirty, a man should be able to think for himself."
/ { z. F! V$ Y1 N1 N& \升级换代updating and upgrading (of products)' d3 T7 c3 Q3 Y b l5 r
四十不惑Life begins at forty.
2 c( `" v" g- O; m9 P$ f8 T/ J3 B谁言寸草心，报得三春晖"Such kindness of warm sun, can't be repaid by grass. " ; K/ A6 Q" \( ~1 I+ a
水涨船高When the river rises, the boat floats high.
" v, b/ F1 ? p8 x时不我待Time and tide wait for no man. : S Z$ s8 H& d/ _1 e, w
杀鸡用牛刀break a butterfly on the wheel
9 b0 d' t4 O! k( G% }7 |4 f实事求是seek truth from facts; be practical and realistic; be true to facts
" u m: J3 J* w" A' I! T3 \说曹操,曹操到Talk of the devil and he comes.
& y# Z# ?8 z- s/ X) s5 N2 y实话实说speak the plain truth; call a spade a spade; tell it as it is
3 a) Z7 o/ F, C7 ^9 z6 n实践是检验真理的唯一标准Practice is the sole criterion for testing truth.
9 L' |1 `% {* r- M9 ^* h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; "/ S1 z z" t- p) D, p
韬光养晦hide one's capacities and bide one's time2 H3 l- v: C! ?# S& f
糖衣炮弹sugar-coated bullets: V! `9 j5 L7 ^, f6 c
天有不测风云Anything unexpected may happen. a bolt from the blue( \5 R+ L+ T c/ }; U' i
团结就是力量Unity is strength.' z8 b! k; ]5 l9 h& \9 Z# P9 H
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 , |7 p* q, M* e5 e
歪风邪气unhealthy practices and evil phenomena% w0 C$ u3 i9 Z: O3 I z
物以类聚，人以群分Birds of a feather flock together.
2 q( n% ^5 K8 i F' C% i往事如风"The past has vanished (from memory) like wind.; What in past, is past." , G' ?2 u5 E& y [0 }+ X! [8 i, L- d' |
望子成龙hold high hopes for one's child
) N( _+ S! v' l3 |% Z屋漏又逢连阴雨Misfortunes never come singly. When it rains it pours.& s' x/ G. Y# q' H" z5 p% [
文韬武略military expertise; military strategy
( v" i0 U6 F6 B0 o I5 B* N$ Y唯利是图draw water to one's mill
. _+ i! Q5 w# y* @无源之水,无本之木water without a source, and a tree wiithout roots# t$ |* k5 W6 H/ [9 @9 e: [
无中生有make/create something out of nothing $ L. j& i* p5 W* {( T% M
无风不起浪There are no waves without wind. There's no smoke without fire.
0 v/ ^8 b% ?$ ]5 N! H0 b" z- n徇私枉法bend the law for the benefit of relatives or friends
7 ]0 A0 [5 w9 v% x6 D& f; R新官上任三把火a new broom sweeps clean
, Y% r) ]& y# {: b" U虚心使人进步,骄傲使人落后Modesty helps one go forward, whereas conceit makes one lag behind.$ a7 q" l1 u, m% J
蓄势而发accumulate strength for a take-off
' }: Q+ |1 D) S/ p) V心想事成May all your wish come true, N* G) `. F% k2 H3 |7 [
心照不宣have a tacit understanding; give tacit consent; tacit understanding
8 x: {+ P: H/ W' q1 f5 r先入为主First impressions are firmly entrenched.
3 ^+ ~& m9 X* Q; [先下手为强catch the ball before the bound
' f4 e1 Z. u& F7 ?% p4 O% ]+ y! i像热锅上的蚂蚁like an ant on a hot pan
1 O2 n4 |3 Q/ L现身说法warn people by taking oneself as an example) Z( y* v- s0 w+ a/ `! L5 Z
息事宁人pour oil on troubled waters
Q2 K5 N8 \( a9 C! I喜忧参半mingled hope and fear 0 |# \4 [- u8 ^. }7 R: B! i
循序渐进step by step
% Y' n) h7 ]; n* k) I一路平安，一路顺风speed somebody on their way; speed the parting guest 9 Z/ f; F& ^& h3 {0 _
严以律己,宽以待人be strict with oneself and lenient towards others( Z5 Z. G/ I) z5 [
鱼米之乡a land of milk and honey; C9 e7 N2 A) D/ B) ^
有情人终成眷属"Jack shall have Jill, all shall be well."
) w+ U% a; V2 ]0 w有钱能使鬼推磨Money makes the mare go. Money talks.4 x7 j. @& [9 R
有识之士people of vision
4 I& x7 |( P% u& ?/ E1 z" F3 O' f有勇无谋use brawn rather than brain 3 U+ o. L4 r m/ B: m4 @
有缘千里来相会Separated as we are thousands of miles apart, we come together as if by predestination.
J$ P! \+ v8 N& a4 E9 W与时俱进advance with times
* l5 K; m& x; [9 C2 P' b) ^* W以人为本people oriented; people foremost
( h( H/ p3 s/ l7 t$ j- u0 p* _因材施教teach students according to their aptitude
! ^$ i5 U4 j( [5 w3 ~' C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."
/ L4 [) L5 n) W* H欲速则不达Haste does not bring success.
& E' v! |9 N% P: p( k优胜劣汰survival of the fittest ; k0 o# i7 H ~2 E6 t& H; E! b; h
英雄所见略同Great minds think alike.
9 {# v D7 ~; `8 N8 r, m! x冤家宜解不宜结Better make friends than make enemies.
4 c$ q1 t: q* T4 q+ n冤假错案"cases in which people were unjustly, falsely or wrongly charged or sentenced; unjust, false or wrong cases" R6 k8 Q7 n+ E6 t& N- p' J, B
一言既出，驷马难追A real man never goes back on his words.
* Y( l/ }% e: A7 _6 G招财进宝Money and treasures will be plentiful
% z, r3 O7 ]8 u8 Z- w! S/ F债台高筑become debt-ridden
6 W" X- Y' K- {& o致命要害Achilles' heel 9 x- z7 O, |9 L0 ?- o1 ]
众矢之的target of public criticism
0 E; t/ w. m# y. A" ]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.
& g# U7 u' R0 \/ B纸上谈兵be an armchair strategist
( c& W5 n, o3 h2 n- y" K纸包不住火Truth will come to light sooner or later.* O4 b1 |0 `$ F$ \
左右为难between the devil and the deep blue sea; between the rock and the hard place |
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