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爱屋及乌Love me, love my dog.: m# ~+ q" R* @
百闻不如一见Seeing is believing.
: t, Y2 g; u% G% V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
+ l" x# \/ f9 |笨鸟先飞A slow sparrow should make an early start.
" X% M7 j! q/ G不眠之夜white night
7 [% ^+ I* _9 M不以物喜，不以己悲not pleased by external gains, not saddened by personnal losses
' N. d4 W% q& O8 {不遗余力spare no effort; go all out; do one's best
0 {9 y- T% `$ Q$ W3 D不打不成交"No discord, no concord. 7 B# C3 s; f, ?
拆东墙补西墙rob Peter to pay Paul
5 Y) d8 q/ o7 R- A! B% Y' F辞旧迎新bid farewell to the old and usher in the new; ring out the old year and ring in the new 3 K! c# s2 H9 z2 A
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
/ e1 H( L7 Y# D大开眼界open one's eyes; broaden one's horizon; be an eye-opener
4 ~6 |8 n' F( Y% R* j, u国泰民安The country flourishes and people live in peace
; s. ?( g2 `- C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
' Y- N) N' ?. f7 m* ?功夫不负有心人Everything comes to him who waits. 2 M2 `, g* Y; G- }$ l5 n, G- N
好了伤疤忘了疼once on shore, one prays no more
( i2 a% l' ^* a5 s好事不出门，恶事传千里Good news never goes beyond the gate, while bad news spread far and wide.
; k h$ v4 w0 i5 h h& O和气生财Harmony brings wealth
, P, T$ G: z o/ H* e1 |活到老，学到老One is never too old to learn.
1 A; l% p& A( M, Z& H既往不咎let bygones be bygones
! S% _( O4 a9 g: Y金无足赤,人无完人Gold can't be pure and man can't be perfect.
o% B) p2 c7 i; {# A. {8 A- `金玉满堂Treasures fill the home
2 @4 ? I$ o: }) {9 D' W2 {脚踏实地be down-to-earth ) ?/ O% _2 Y" O6 A% @) K- `
脚踩两只船sit on the fence
. v5 B1 O+ t$ ^* o _9 D* _君子之交淡如水the friendship between gentlemen is as pure as crystal; a hedge between keeps friendship green 3 x* G4 l4 Y8 o! m. W8 |# \8 f
老生常谈，陈词滥调cut and dried, cliché
& M% K1 @" w7 C# i1 M5 p礼尚往来Courtesy calls for reciprocity.
3 O, u# \$ F6 S, T留得青山在，不怕没柴烧"Where there is life, there is hope."& i1 C t# {6 h" z
马到成功achieve immediate victory; win instant success
4 J4 i6 V3 `0 V/ s9 G名利双收gain in both fame and wealth- T6 Q2 }) p. o6 a1 ]
茅塞顿开be suddenly enlightened/ e+ m7 S9 X8 o s7 q
没有规矩不成方圆Nothing can be accomplished without norms or standards.2 \8 b4 V' B) J) `# S# o
每逢佳节倍思亲4 u7 c' P% F6 f: g" b6 b
On festive occasions more than ever one thinks of one's dear ones far away.
3 u/ G* v, ?* L* J/ \ lIt is on the festival occasions when one misses his dear most.
4 x! U' n8 W. W谋事在人，成事在天"The planning lies with man, the outcome with Heaven. / Man proposes, God disposes. "/ E, e8 x! _. i6 l# B" X1 R
弄巧成拙be too smart by half; Cunning outwits itself.
, U* ^( ]; V0 Z% {& {4 N& m- N1 Z拿手好戏masterpiece
' N: A) n! e6 n! z赔了夫人又折兵throw good money after bad
8 ?; L- I3 d; ^抛砖引玉a modest spur to induce others to come forward with valuable contributions; throw a sprat to catch a whale K' A. [; ~9 o. s$ Z; `; u }& A F
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
$ Y3 z& B) j L9 M; L/ s; M抢得先机take the preemptive opportunities : z$ `, d; t0 z: p9 C0 |2 d
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.* g- x, W {: w$ z; b
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; \( H$ l2 U' c* z, F
前事不忘,后事之师Past experience, if not forgotten, is a guide for the future.: U2 B2 e4 D- z- o
前人栽树,后人乘凉One generation plants the trees in whose shade another generation rests.
$ B% G* n7 b2 |5 }$ YOne sows and another reaps. v4 z: j3 o0 x' V9 B' b
前怕狼,后怕虎fear the wolf in front and the tiger behind/ hesitate in doing something
8 M: r X, {/ h9 |4 N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.
% Q9 Z7 |; J4 [0 |' }0 L- m2 Y强强联手win-win co-operation% x. X; h1 w. ?! [$ M
瑞雪兆丰年A timely snow promises a good harvest.
! ~# J- v; v' o人之初,性本善Man's nature at birth is good.9 x! D6 c- C0 T
人逢喜事精神爽Joy puts heart into a man.2 |; |' O' ^1 x3 w1 s' @/ C/ M% a
人海战术huge-crowd strategy ) _2 @8 v, i h# B7 o+ S7 D
世上无难事，只要肯攀登"Where there is a will, there is a way. " % d! P1 K5 U k% `
世外桃源a fictitious land of peace away from the turmoil of the world;
- Q+ \- H( j' n+ g7 I! F9 n% H死而后已until my heart stops beating
8 @. I) E5 ]2 v' ~8 m1 a. r岁岁平安Peace all year round) l: n3 B% A, e4 y/ K
上有天堂，下有苏杭"Just as there is paradise in heaven, ther are Suzhou and Hangzhou on earth."
5 v# |7 {- ]8 d7 F K5 ~9 F! ^塞翁失马，焉知非福Misfortune may be an actual blessing.% I7 e. B! x( D# t1 j5 }# X' y
三十而立"A man should be independent at the age of thirty.
/ ^0 B; p7 `) A( yAt thirty, a man should be able to think for himself."
7 q9 j5 N) E8 L2 t升级换代updating and upgrading (of products)
4 Y* X% A# y, i. n四十不惑Life begins at forty. 1 H* C2 b" p7 C1 n9 a$ k
谁言寸草心，报得三春晖"Such kindness of warm sun, can't be repaid by grass. " ' q7 u/ I2 t% l" F# P. L9 t- s: i4 @* x
水涨船高When the river rises, the boat floats high.
' Y% f, Z( ]: q* r# N8 L! ~时不我待Time and tide wait for no man.
% ]. s% y/ @5 x1 i# P杀鸡用牛刀break a butterfly on the wheel
- j" H! \, s( f实事求是seek truth from facts; be practical and realistic; be true to facts
4 w2 g# h/ G- z3 m/ ?* ~4 U说曹操,曹操到Talk of the devil and he comes.
, E+ |9 P3 [* s2 b5 D3 ~( Y$ r实话实说speak the plain truth; call a spade a spade; tell it as it is
r* X$ o* N5 K0 R! {实践是检验真理的唯一标准Practice is the sole criterion for testing truth.1 q" {4 U% [: V$ L6 B( V
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; "5 n) e* M6 ?: `" b2 g
韬光养晦hide one's capacities and bide one's time: L+ W$ N' s" w4 ^% V
糖衣炮弹sugar-coated bullets
* A& @4 r: X5 F) u5 S8 |8 m! \( t天有不测风云Anything unexpected may happen. a bolt from the blue
4 p0 }" c- ^$ C$ _. X7 M9 Z; R团结就是力量Unity is strength.
- a m' b& {1 t' d/ ^+ r+ M跳进黄河洗不清eve if one jumped into the Yellow River, one can not wash oneself clean--there's nothing one can do to clear one's name
1 j0 v/ ^: Q8 S9 V( i歪风邪气unhealthy practices and evil phenomena
4 ^6 E8 r) ]9 Z$ z; a物以类聚，人以群分Birds of a feather flock together.% K3 ^. `) L3 E* b+ O, e
往事如风"The past has vanished (from memory) like wind.; What in past, is past." & @/ v3 B% q6 X2 R
望子成龙hold high hopes for one's child! r7 g; ?/ M: y9 i7 E8 V/ \
屋漏又逢连阴雨Misfortunes never come singly. When it rains it pours.
# Y$ ~" G* B5 \) L% e; N4 j文韬武略military expertise; military strategy
/ O# z8 Q' x6 x! |; F; t唯利是图draw water to one's mill
+ ^) D+ a1 g0 f% T4 D* Q) ^/ }4 A无源之水,无本之木water without a source, and a tree wiithout roots
8 O$ d5 P a" f, q+ E2 w) e无中生有make/create something out of nothing 2 v5 P$ f3 z0 K: i" y) [' A
无风不起浪There are no waves without wind. There's no smoke without fire.1 S5 F- u5 c- n/ W O
徇私枉法bend the law for the benefit of relatives or friends
9 h3 @: o" J+ T# \, f5 I新官上任三把火a new broom sweeps clean
) J1 _8 z7 z# I$ s虚心使人进步,骄傲使人落后Modesty helps one go forward, whereas conceit makes one lag behind.
' Y: J6 n+ g! X# [# e/ n6 H1 k蓄势而发accumulate strength for a take-off6 ~: F! |/ L( j! y* \4 z9 Q
心想事成May all your wish come true
( |+ N" [: G* C4 V& v: N9 r心照不宣have a tacit understanding; give tacit consent; tacit understanding$ A" n" M3 h) [2 L* J6 S0 @8 |/ G
先入为主First impressions are firmly entrenched.
1 L0 f5 C! k7 j l$ \先下手为强catch the ball before the bound
; B$ K; h0 Z6 c7 a1 T' D2 J* j像热锅上的蚂蚁like an ant on a hot pan$ D) J' h- ?. `* B5 {# @
现身说法warn people by taking oneself as an example
! r+ Y& [5 Y, n d! T% f; \! \息事宁人pour oil on troubled waters 1 n1 X+ x% U) l, u0 _, D
喜忧参半mingled hope and fear + S. ^6 I6 }0 A, W7 W* P
循序渐进step by step
3 l( a0 R5 }+ m, H6 h7 x7 |一路平安，一路顺风speed somebody on their way; speed the parting guest ; q' a& g' D- F
严以律己,宽以待人be strict with oneself and lenient towards others
" K. _7 u4 T' i& w! z8 O鱼米之乡a land of milk and honey+ m v. A7 s) O/ B- k" B7 ^
有情人终成眷属"Jack shall have Jill, all shall be well."
9 ~- p9 ]# L7 G6 n有钱能使鬼推磨Money makes the mare go. Money talks.: n; Z4 o6 A7 w2 {6 C. U
有识之士people of vision; ~# d+ `, y) \) j; G
有勇无谋use brawn rather than brain
* M0 [$ H3 R( T3 `! O有缘千里来相会Separated as we are thousands of miles apart, we come together as if by predestination.2 `# g; G1 B* n+ |5 m7 ?8 R
与时俱进advance with times
( B; `( V# A$ W, M* b7 j6 r4 A( I" h4 t以人为本people oriented; people foremost ; t3 B& ^9 J2 @ F, {5 E
因材施教teach students according to their aptitude * O* }+ @ k6 m9 `
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."
2 k1 a' @5 j( A: X- J1 L$ F& a# x欲速则不达Haste does not bring success. # ~6 t% V+ p& u9 X; R/ N& G1 D3 @* _
优胜劣汰survival of the fittest
* l, Z7 k; t* f0 H* f英雄所见略同Great minds think alike.
3 F/ f$ x. c- Z/ \7 ]( F冤家宜解不宜结Better make friends than make enemies.
! C K5 B5 w& Y9 h+ |+ Y1 A冤假错案"cases in which people were unjustly, falsely or wrongly charged or sentenced; unjust, false or wrong cases" - N& \: F9 W; G
一言既出，驷马难追A real man never goes back on his words. ) M/ c" F5 y3 r* f4 k
招财进宝Money and treasures will be plentiful2 g' l* l# n5 b }- l: E
债台高筑become debt-ridden5 A# n- a3 P- a3 a; M* ?* V
致命要害Achilles' heel
' X8 C. ^ {' [$ ?# h1 Z众矢之的target of public criticism
8 G9 f/ D6 V, d- x9 p" a$ e) W7 q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.
6 w8 M7 m( m9 x, B纸上谈兵be an armchair strategist. x F$ S9 z# c7 u
纸包不住火Truth will come to light sooner or later. ?7 n, F, \5 {9 R' K- K! a1 w6 o
左右为难between the devil and the deep blue sea; between the rock and the hard place |
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