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爱屋及乌Love me, love my dog.1 n3 t$ C4 W1 q2 c& f( b
百闻不如一见Seeing is believing.
; Z) H6 @% N3 V l. l. z6 B3 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% W( h8 ~& q7 `! r
笨鸟先飞A slow sparrow should make an early start.
. Z% I: ^# U: j. n) C不眠之夜white night
7 P8 Z9 J; o7 w) D$ m; D不以物喜，不以己悲not pleased by external gains, not saddened by personnal losses
* P) E5 H, o% G0 \; D不遗余力spare no effort; go all out; do one's best
( ~0 {9 O9 l" A. \+ s& [% V* I不打不成交"No discord, no concord. 7 q; P9 d' {, z7 n1 t
拆东墙补西墙rob Peter to pay Paul $ g* M, o- q1 M* ^
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 M: o, ?* ?/ S K
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
X! B7 ?/ a) J; l6 J& }大开眼界open one's eyes; broaden one's horizon; be an eye-opener 2 D4 o2 i4 Q" K
国泰民安The country flourishes and people live in peace
9 @9 _5 E8 h: [6 Z4 `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
: _0 }; u a7 n* d( X' C功夫不负有心人Everything comes to him who waits.
# V& y9 G; D e好了伤疤忘了疼once on shore, one prays no more
5 C3 e# A9 c- ?' B好事不出门，恶事传千里Good news never goes beyond the gate, while bad news spread far and wide.
& E! |9 v% m4 }- Q+ }" Y和气生财Harmony brings wealth+ i; E% V9 A. ~1 x7 _
活到老，学到老One is never too old to learn.
3 A h N* z) \; i4 J( t! Z既往不咎let bygones be bygones
( `3 }% v! J" O5 k6 Q) O; Z金无足赤,人无完人Gold can't be pure and man can't be perfect.
* g: n8 b* {0 W4 @金玉满堂Treasures fill the home5 s% o V% m3 j+ a( V$ L6 ?# x3 I
脚踏实地be down-to-earth
# ~# f' c/ U! \8 X; T' z脚踩两只船sit on the fence 5 I. D# K& L& g( a3 M: D3 N
君子之交淡如水the friendship between gentlemen is as pure as crystal; a hedge between keeps friendship green
& `/ L9 ?" s1 b$ B老生常谈，陈词滥调cut and dried, cliché) C6 ~8 H5 n, I, m
礼尚往来Courtesy calls for reciprocity.
& r/ A4 J, K7 j8 l) G留得青山在，不怕没柴烧"Where there is life, there is hope."2 \2 d9 r; J: _# g2 B. S3 L
马到成功achieve immediate victory; win instant success% H T p: B7 W" [
名利双收gain in both fame and wealth' y4 Y, J8 {* V. ?" @6 |
茅塞顿开be suddenly enlightened
. e( q5 _+ g/ u* h没有规矩不成方圆Nothing can be accomplished without norms or standards.7 p! O# I' \' d! W* N7 ~3 B
每逢佳节倍思亲5 N7 j9 V! c( h
On festive occasions more than ever one thinks of one's dear ones far away.# T% A: i+ y8 T
It is on the festival occasions when one misses his dear most.
9 S% l6 c8 M: |谋事在人，成事在天"The planning lies with man, the outcome with Heaven. / Man proposes, God disposes. "* e2 ]$ X3 R5 ^2 z7 J1 l
弄巧成拙be too smart by half; Cunning outwits itself.* h' H8 {/ T$ I, \
拿手好戏masterpiece o" T* t4 e8 |6 K# u& H3 @, J
赔了夫人又折兵throw good money after bad
# G+ e4 Q; F$ {& d( h0 V. [7 v抛砖引玉a modest spur to induce others to come forward with valuable contributions; throw a sprat to catch a whale/ G( g& r% x/ @, P& X4 N/ ?
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
9 p5 w6 K: u3 p抢得先机take the preemptive opportunities
X! A* ]0 N. p: w( h' W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.- ^9 N/ N4 G; c# L9 B* f2 b/ R2 D9 @
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+ A$ B% y+ l. b; P- T
前事不忘,后事之师Past experience, if not forgotten, is a guide for the future.2 U( v' q; R% `. J
前人栽树,后人乘凉One generation plants the trees in whose shade another generation rests.
% \8 v) }3 _* B% a& z8 R5 GOne sows and another reaps.
3 [$ E" @ t1 ~5 K L# V2 |8 ?前怕狼,后怕虎fear the wolf in front and the tiger behind/ hesitate in doing something0 {" H7 p8 A7 ?* \! O5 g+ S
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.
( O, m. ]; _: {强强联手win-win co-operation7 d W) b) u' h* S& l3 J3 _9 F
瑞雪兆丰年A timely snow promises a good harvest.
M4 u, h: \: }人之初,性本善Man's nature at birth is good.
: U* k) G% r6 I$ k人逢喜事精神爽Joy puts heart into a man.% O. q0 ^+ z; o; N) ~ l9 E
人海战术huge-crowd strategy 2 \: N) { j$ L' ?6 L" A
世上无难事，只要肯攀登"Where there is a will, there is a way. "
+ G o9 Q5 N! j/ F, g/ k世外桃源a fictitious land of peace away from the turmoil of the world;
' y+ e1 K; M$ q+ _4 a/ \# z+ E死而后已until my heart stops beating
7 A$ J( V3 G0 }$ C$ Q4 X岁岁平安Peace all year round7 u; u, ?3 L/ W7 \! n8 m
上有天堂，下有苏杭"Just as there is paradise in heaven, ther are Suzhou and Hangzhou on earth." : e" f! @, s7 |+ j% N# }4 r r
塞翁失马，焉知非福Misfortune may be an actual blessing.
' H9 Y% `9 e( x三十而立"A man should be independent at the age of thirty.
( ]! [2 o- Y- ^& z; QAt thirty, a man should be able to think for himself." 3 ^+ n4 `2 V7 ?& Y5 L
升级换代updating and upgrading (of products)
1 R& w! f Q! `( R4 M2 Y$ B4 o四十不惑Life begins at forty.
! G# ?6 V7 `. f6 M" y谁言寸草心，报得三春晖"Such kindness of warm sun, can't be repaid by grass. " ( w8 Q! D4 O2 i! q. A
水涨船高When the river rises, the boat floats high.# {4 I+ R2 N# i2 N5 K4 F
时不我待Time and tide wait for no man.
3 \; q2 K1 L$ {8 {6 ?7 Z杀鸡用牛刀break a butterfly on the wheel
9 f2 ~ g2 W/ n- j3 `实事求是seek truth from facts; be practical and realistic; be true to facts
7 o4 K W5 n; k( g' H! ]说曹操,曹操到Talk of the devil and he comes.
6 z8 j5 s* W7 b0 O. ~: ?实话实说speak the plain truth; call a spade a spade; tell it as it is
: ?+ p; v! s5 @7 j" P& m# c4 K实践是检验真理的唯一标准Practice is the sole criterion for testing truth.
6 z2 s H/ G) t5 D8 S! z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; "
9 ~% I" I' x7 A O8 Z; l韬光养晦hide one's capacities and bide one's time
; [3 ^5 P/ o( M( q3 b0 P3 a糖衣炮弹sugar-coated bullets
' h# P. y: V5 C. N3 b天有不测风云Anything unexpected may happen. a bolt from the blue
4 m) [; x8 R8 B团结就是力量Unity is strength.
5 R9 y" ^6 `( X& c3 d9 `6 ]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
* H, K* S4 g$ H' V歪风邪气unhealthy practices and evil phenomena
6 S8 @* P9 {! _, |* v( |6 e* z物以类聚，人以群分Birds of a feather flock together.
1 A- |; o& {, g/ i J X& ?' j% y! I% K往事如风"The past has vanished (from memory) like wind.; What in past, is past." 5 t: u2 m* u7 o2 ^* r
望子成龙hold high hopes for one's child- a- R. y, Q% w& f. W
屋漏又逢连阴雨Misfortunes never come singly. When it rains it pours.$ r" ^+ j- w5 V% Q5 z# i
文韬武略military expertise; military strategy # R0 L8 F; S9 [1 @
唯利是图draw water to one's mill
. e0 f7 b' }4 ^' x% g- r无源之水,无本之木water without a source, and a tree wiithout roots
2 ~ F( I, V# I" w) F+ e无中生有make/create something out of nothing
! A0 |# @' B, T1 y+ G1 B0 r无风不起浪There are no waves without wind. There's no smoke without fire.
3 Z u& H: i5 `# @9 B徇私枉法bend the law for the benefit of relatives or friends 4 S& u/ B, x% m$ z7 W
新官上任三把火a new broom sweeps clean 1 P" C- t* J$ q9 W
虚心使人进步,骄傲使人落后Modesty helps one go forward, whereas conceit makes one lag behind.' K1 w+ x2 @. l3 a; F4 \
蓄势而发accumulate strength for a take-off
- L" }; G6 T; H6 z& y0 ]% c心想事成May all your wish come true! H' f) E+ J7 u& n! `
心照不宣have a tacit understanding; give tacit consent; tacit understanding! R5 M- o* y; Y3 t$ j' c
先入为主First impressions are firmly entrenched.# _: a# B' p, c7 b& t. F6 @8 A2 l
先下手为强catch the ball before the bound8 _# m: O# e; Q, y0 g1 h* @
像热锅上的蚂蚁like an ant on a hot pan$ N5 d" s7 n( M1 m/ U
现身说法warn people by taking oneself as an example
. }; R9 c! I& b, q息事宁人pour oil on troubled waters 0 N# I/ G& L, `# {9 d
喜忧参半mingled hope and fear
; |1 e0 K2 G; x5 l8 M- _& i循序渐进step by step5 u8 L3 `: M) P! O2 l* m/ L- k
一路平安，一路顺风speed somebody on their way; speed the parting guest
0 d" y/ }* A/ e2 K. J' ]严以律己,宽以待人be strict with oneself and lenient towards others, k1 C a8 S) U' H& a4 I
鱼米之乡a land of milk and honey0 _) f* u( M+ L9 [" }
有情人终成眷属"Jack shall have Jill, all shall be well."
7 F Y5 H. A# E. e: j有钱能使鬼推磨Money makes the mare go. Money talks.
* c2 P5 q8 Z9 Y6 H. u# j4 A) @$ B有识之士people of vision
6 y. t( y/ Q- e' ~有勇无谋use brawn rather than brain 6 D) ]& e+ j( f- a
有缘千里来相会Separated as we are thousands of miles apart, we come together as if by predestination.
, `9 p2 ]0 t! C: H与时俱进advance with times
3 B4 A. T3 { `2 E E以人为本people oriented; people foremost - i0 f, Q3 g0 k) m6 ?4 X
因材施教teach students according to their aptitude
) H, r% i# Z# Q1 B3 M/ I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." & ]$ v1 y% U P0 I# P
欲速则不达Haste does not bring success.
8 c6 b1 Z4 j! V; L: D6 b优胜劣汰survival of the fittest ) k% h- R8 O1 J6 O% K; g p% P
英雄所见略同Great minds think alike.$ y( J ~9 E8 e% D
冤家宜解不宜结Better make friends than make enemies.
+ [( a) e. u. b$ L- X5 A冤假错案"cases in which people were unjustly, falsely or wrongly charged or sentenced; unjust, false or wrong cases"
3 D+ v, a3 J0 F& V5 `! l一言既出，驷马难追A real man never goes back on his words.
; x/ }. n# h/ }5 Y招财进宝Money and treasures will be plentiful
3 M; P; Y8 z+ L' ^债台高筑become debt-ridden. s- N }4 E) a4 G8 L6 [
致命要害Achilles' heel % p) l# @" z. H, s& {
众矢之的target of public criticism
+ S- R4 B. {! ]1 N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.% }$ E5 m6 J2 |3 } A
纸上谈兵be an armchair strategist; m9 k; X- F# o. F
纸包不住火Truth will come to light sooner or later.1 J0 P$ |2 P0 j' x
左右为难between the devil and the deep blue sea; between the rock and the hard place |
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