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爱屋及乌Love me, love my dog.% }, _8 r+ j8 @4 W
百闻不如一见Seeing is believing.
^0 N `8 u6 M5 o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 worst4 I( E* Z. h# c
笨鸟先飞A slow sparrow should make an early start.
8 ], E$ [8 `+ p; o" [9 s3 ~不眠之夜white night
# @2 Z* f& [. p$ V9 E不以物喜，不以己悲not pleased by external gains, not saddened by personnal losses
% n, u, B5 m6 Z& V不遗余力spare no effort; go all out; do one's best6 S( l( J# I b1 }5 e! m
不打不成交"No discord, no concord.
$ ~0 `) I4 q% W" t1 l: S# B拆东墙补西墙rob Peter to pay Paul
$ b; d; w3 J- P: \6 }& `9 P辞旧迎新bid farewell to the old and usher in the new; ring out the old year and ring in the new . O9 @( q, T' ^; c z
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 all9 [3 M( z* H) q# r
大开眼界open one's eyes; broaden one's horizon; be an eye-opener 5 r6 c2 D8 R1 R& M# o
国泰民安The country flourishes and people live in peace4 P" A9 K5 ]) I0 G! d% e* C2 S
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 3 O) d m) y7 r8 _) u
功夫不负有心人Everything comes to him who waits. 1 Z# ^5 C5 }# Z' ~" }4 g* r( ~
好了伤疤忘了疼once on shore, one prays no more
p7 ?& F- |: s8 f好事不出门，恶事传千里Good news never goes beyond the gate, while bad news spread far and wide.
1 U' x# U2 |; Q3 n, k3 Q& P和气生财Harmony brings wealth
7 }9 C) h4 u$ e活到老，学到老One is never too old to learn.
: k3 G6 z* N- [% g既往不咎let bygones be bygones % ?# ?5 _1 y# D# M& b% r
金无足赤,人无完人Gold can't be pure and man can't be perfect. ! S+ ^7 u0 C4 _8 M
金玉满堂Treasures fill the home2 R3 F1 R/ `9 c# R
脚踏实地be down-to-earth
" R) L! Z* \- E- N- W6 z( M6 Y3 J脚踩两只船sit on the fence
, ~+ [8 L% g( U* C. Z君子之交淡如水the friendship between gentlemen is as pure as crystal; a hedge between keeps friendship green
5 }6 _" p1 p, q0 q老生常谈，陈词滥调cut and dried, cliché
' L% j, K! k" t$ k+ ~礼尚往来Courtesy calls for reciprocity.
! E- Z# y: R0 ]留得青山在，不怕没柴烧"Where there is life, there is hope."
, D, e- |3 ?4 @7 Y% G马到成功achieve immediate victory; win instant success
1 t7 F& U1 `$ a0 v# y4 c名利双收gain in both fame and wealth Q; Q, L8 y" W# q& ?3 J' S
茅塞顿开be suddenly enlightened+ M, S9 f8 z% B6 d+ H l2 r2 ^/ Q5 K
没有规矩不成方圆Nothing can be accomplished without norms or standards.+ W5 M) c' K& n
每逢佳节倍思亲
4 ~; i2 n1 X. P. b% eOn festive occasions more than ever one thinks of one's dear ones far away.' ~$ M: s; j: d: I. m) [
It is on the festival occasions when one misses his dear most. - Q# g* w9 G2 x; o/ _4 F
谋事在人，成事在天"The planning lies with man, the outcome with Heaven. / Man proposes, God disposes. "4 |% m$ w( M' B% C. A
弄巧成拙be too smart by half; Cunning outwits itself.0 b) c4 V# O) q8 l' d8 B
拿手好戏masterpiece- A, p @) j9 o5 w H& m$ u/ z- J
赔了夫人又折兵throw good money after bad
0 D9 u5 v- {! B6 s# s6 |" U抛砖引玉a modest spur to induce others to come forward with valuable contributions; throw a sprat to catch a whale
2 \3 g1 z, o8 N( N0 n$ u; W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
% k; _6 f& U1 _5 W1 Q8 q" z抢得先机take the preemptive opportunities
2 W, ^ ?4 u E, b/ {+ p' \6 ~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.$ T! f! Y3 R9 G3 t9 g( D
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
, n& r" ^( g0 J) y" ]前事不忘,后事之师Past experience, if not forgotten, is a guide for the future.$ e/ @5 ~3 e% r: _
前人栽树,后人乘凉One generation plants the trees in whose shade another generation rests.6 m5 w4 c& p0 l
One sows and another reaps.! Q$ f6 r6 C+ U1 E, X: x) v* R4 Y
前怕狼,后怕虎fear the wolf in front and the tiger behind/ hesitate in doing something! Z& {9 h* @7 ?- I
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.
( D6 X- N9 `% X3 U2 t( ]强强联手win-win co-operation
7 N* ~, j: s) }' {; Y瑞雪兆丰年A timely snow promises a good harvest.$ z5 A' L$ v8 @1 ^" u! O
人之初,性本善Man's nature at birth is good.
% `' O) S+ a5 s8 j6 y人逢喜事精神爽Joy puts heart into a man.0 S! h% L+ C2 i6 Y
人海战术huge-crowd strategy # a8 Y3 D/ }: V7 P; W5 c$ x2 l0 c" _1 D8 R. v
世上无难事，只要肯攀登"Where there is a will, there is a way. " . L# u1 v0 v' [: N5 j3 L* W5 R/ W
世外桃源a fictitious land of peace away from the turmoil of the world;
9 Y- a4 O7 K, k @. u0 x2 _5 P2 q死而后已until my heart stops beating- ?( p8 C+ u( V! ^1 a+ T+ v
岁岁平安Peace all year round
, X1 J; z9 F# a% E5 ?8 L上有天堂，下有苏杭"Just as there is paradise in heaven, ther are Suzhou and Hangzhou on earth."
. n8 Z* L: n3 F塞翁失马，焉知非福Misfortune may be an actual blessing.
" s% l$ M8 L3 B: ^三十而立"A man should be independent at the age of thirty.
% h6 ^- R! z2 `( {: QAt thirty, a man should be able to think for himself."
4 Y2 `! l! \8 U升级换代updating and upgrading (of products)* i/ s. v1 ?' U. x5 ]; ]$ U; V
四十不惑Life begins at forty. # P" v, J9 W8 J
谁言寸草心，报得三春晖"Such kindness of warm sun, can't be repaid by grass. " - n& s1 X1 H- ~1 \9 I1 \
水涨船高When the river rises, the boat floats high.& ~- a' @1 a$ E
时不我待Time and tide wait for no man.
/ K6 U- d) ? t0 n: F2 G杀鸡用牛刀break a butterfly on the wheel
0 ^; l6 J Y( d' [; }/ y. X: c实事求是seek truth from facts; be practical and realistic; be true to facts + z& L$ [4 k6 p* Y5 j
说曹操,曹操到Talk of the devil and he comes.8 R8 S; \& v. `0 R. Z2 Q
实话实说speak the plain truth; call a spade a spade; tell it as it is
0 L( @. H# U% G) t3 x实践是检验真理的唯一标准Practice is the sole criterion for testing truth.) X6 L& v& t- e0 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; "
2 H1 ~( j0 R$ G- \/ p8 ~" v韬光养晦hide one's capacities and bide one's time
* N, ^( U$ I, k2 U% z6 B1 R糖衣炮弹sugar-coated bullets
4 G$ R$ A, `( u1 W; F/ `0 c. P: G天有不测风云Anything unexpected may happen. a bolt from the blue
( N1 K8 E1 ` |, m) O团结就是力量Unity is strength." Q1 B. _- A' V7 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
3 f& q2 b& `( t) s* t* Y- W歪风邪气unhealthy practices and evil phenomena3 D6 b& X& q7 W1 e% K
物以类聚，人以群分Birds of a feather flock together.
+ Q$ u6 Z. e9 T往事如风"The past has vanished (from memory) like wind.; What in past, is past."
6 s! T# b3 E6 V. W- u R望子成龙hold high hopes for one's child+ a) W/ c1 _4 V- `7 m9 e! Z
屋漏又逢连阴雨Misfortunes never come singly. When it rains it pours.
: P1 U* n0 {: l; `6 y8 u文韬武略military expertise; military strategy ! ?$ O" b# n$ ?; a; b, `) g/ @# v, Z
唯利是图draw water to one's mill * w7 H/ g, f7 s, P8 y( d1 {2 z9 J
无源之水,无本之木water without a source, and a tree wiithout roots" u1 D. x ^ h* }6 }
无中生有make/create something out of nothing 8 w1 v8 P& B" P) y' S
无风不起浪There are no waves without wind. There's no smoke without fire.0 w5 C4 n+ i# f( g% Z
徇私枉法bend the law for the benefit of relatives or friends
0 K; j- g( A7 C- ]" i ]新官上任三把火a new broom sweeps clean
/ g8 h' E; Q' Z3 q0 f: [$ t虚心使人进步,骄傲使人落后Modesty helps one go forward, whereas conceit makes one lag behind.' I8 }/ y) X4 r5 N' u. _
蓄势而发accumulate strength for a take-off
0 [) ^3 O7 v% S( F. D- a心想事成May all your wish come true
7 `: q% D; F( }0 U$ R# u心照不宣have a tacit understanding; give tacit consent; tacit understanding/ C0 r9 k7 V2 U6 U: s# g
先入为主First impressions are firmly entrenched.
. r- H u) d' o( ?9 H W0 y先下手为强catch the ball before the bound( z2 K* h. F: s) z1 ]0 J
像热锅上的蚂蚁like an ant on a hot pan/ b+ r4 D/ g3 }
现身说法warn people by taking oneself as an example
6 l# R" b2 V! ]5 ^0 b4 ]; N8 H息事宁人pour oil on troubled waters 8 B4 w' H% p( X2 i; L5 p
喜忧参半mingled hope and fear ' Z- O6 W8 f8 U1 @% f
循序渐进step by step
$ M: V5 S' k7 w$ ^一路平安，一路顺风speed somebody on their way; speed the parting guest ) C* W H9 \( W) N0 [( [; E
严以律己,宽以待人be strict with oneself and lenient towards others
b/ T4 s; C6 p& [3 W鱼米之乡a land of milk and honey! ?5 S0 I/ K$ e/ Q
有情人终成眷属"Jack shall have Jill, all shall be well." ! c5 N9 h6 [: q# [1 N, d: ]
有钱能使鬼推磨Money makes the mare go. Money talks.
7 J' K, N1 V0 b. T7 L( ^/ t有识之士people of vision
& P7 \" R# Y; X0 d有勇无谋use brawn rather than brain
9 t f5 w( M, U2 V _9 }有缘千里来相会Separated as we are thousands of miles apart, we come together as if by predestination.
D2 b( ~+ |! ~6 y2 o* i: B与时俱进advance with times
# B1 O8 v3 G& Z6 Y7 U* G4 f" z1 k以人为本people oriented; people foremost ! M1 j. t. c) }0 l+ J
因材施教teach students according to their aptitude
1 z9 j2 t x3 [' T$ k9 p欲穷千里目，更上一层楼"to ascend another storey to see a thousand miles further; Ascend further, were you to look farther; Would eye embrace a thousand miles? Go up, one flight." $ t: I+ D7 Y2 Z0 R; g |9 w. P
欲速则不达Haste does not bring success. ) C) ?$ s6 D& O! u
优胜劣汰survival of the fittest " [) u0 E! Z- K3 G- H
英雄所见略同Great minds think alike.
1 r" h6 O3 |4 K4 p# r( [: W( ?- X4 ?6 a冤家宜解不宜结Better make friends than make enemies.9 \* y }8 I/ V- \) s. {8 t
冤假错案"cases in which people were unjustly, falsely or wrongly charged or sentenced; unjust, false or wrong cases" ' I+ N1 Y @ g: G4 u0 \
一言既出，驷马难追A real man never goes back on his words. 6 z& j( P. Q Y, R8 |5 B, A% Z: R
招财进宝Money and treasures will be plentiful1 G1 L x& R) O/ ]
债台高筑become debt-ridden, b8 Q9 _1 V) s3 x9 V
致命要害Achilles' heel / `6 k9 c9 B1 b9 v) b
众矢之的target of public criticism
; Y( w2 g; J% I' l8 K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.
" n( c$ V3 {( f) ^: E7 B纸上谈兵be an armchair strategist
7 G% _' U5 `) O) J- b8 m纸包不住火Truth will come to light sooner or later." ^$ ?" X* G! T( g3 n* m
左右为难between the devil and the deep blue sea; between the rock and the hard place |
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