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爱屋及乌Love me, love my dog.
: Z. B' @# N7 R( w5 n9 s百闻不如一见Seeing is believing.
& p2 L9 p2 s z5 _6 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
2 M5 w' }: O% h; ?5 I' {笨鸟先飞A slow sparrow should make an early start.
4 I" F5 e, u9 {) x2 p不眠之夜white night 6 v$ g" B( w- K; D
不以物喜，不以己悲not pleased by external gains, not saddened by personnal losses6 u. I4 l) Z5 [% ]/ x
不遗余力spare no effort; go all out; do one's best
+ `$ w0 B6 [& d `2 w6 ~$ \8 M不打不成交"No discord, no concord. 9 ^5 X% `8 t! p5 z& g
拆东墙补西墙rob Peter to pay Paul ' }: F4 H" K }# c; Y
辞旧迎新bid farewell to the old and usher in the new; ring out the old year and ring in the new ; V& [- W9 k) \# y J
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
$ J# A9 ]' D) R大开眼界open one's eyes; broaden one's horizon; be an eye-opener
/ o7 M" s/ t% L W* `0 ~+ I国泰民安The country flourishes and people live in peace9 c7 T5 j0 g1 V7 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
" h6 Y. l! ?; o9 ?0 ~( L8 q* l功夫不负有心人Everything comes to him who waits. $ d! |' s X/ |+ f ?; y
好了伤疤忘了疼once on shore, one prays no more
9 o1 P7 \* C: `/ r( c" D好事不出门，恶事传千里Good news never goes beyond the gate, while bad news spread far and wide. H: B4 r$ ^* c7 y! K+ N
和气生财Harmony brings wealth
! ^/ \0 }9 W- z8 v活到老，学到老One is never too old to learn. }8 w( ~/ M. _' i9 _) ]
既往不咎let bygones be bygones 7 j$ {+ W5 Y; P; m( Z7 @1 p, D3 _
金无足赤,人无完人Gold can't be pure and man can't be perfect. # }7 ^7 ~$ K k8 s& s1 l9 B- O
金玉满堂Treasures fill the home1 x' m9 c: y/ b9 g( O
脚踏实地be down-to-earth
" B6 y4 C5 W% [4 q' B; G脚踩两只船sit on the fence
6 ]: O8 I& K- e8 W君子之交淡如水the friendship between gentlemen is as pure as crystal; a hedge between keeps friendship green ! P4 `' y2 u3 A1 {) f9 i
老生常谈，陈词滥调cut and dried, cliché
: C- C4 \; x. u, V% r" z, Y U礼尚往来Courtesy calls for reciprocity. 4 C, v6 J0 O9 O4 G
留得青山在，不怕没柴烧"Where there is life, there is hope."' ^, {/ I( P. F$ w: Q3 e
马到成功achieve immediate victory; win instant success2 w3 _& U. k2 L- v. E1 ~& T
名利双收gain in both fame and wealth: R" Q1 [% T0 l9 C4 s
茅塞顿开be suddenly enlightened, n4 n1 e) T7 L Z7 R( @6 \$ P' |
没有规矩不成方圆Nothing can be accomplished without norms or standards.' F+ ~' Z$ n9 c0 d7 D
每逢佳节倍思亲5 j% t$ J( E, p/ y5 `4 t
On festive occasions more than ever one thinks of one's dear ones far away.& n& K" B5 Z, V
It is on the festival occasions when one misses his dear most.
. ]& b" x! k% H4 y6 b谋事在人，成事在天"The planning lies with man, the outcome with Heaven. / Man proposes, God disposes. "
3 R4 {8 Z3 _! ^+ L8 ^6 T1 B# l( t弄巧成拙be too smart by half; Cunning outwits itself.
1 r. G4 u8 s3 X# f/ E1 s8 n2 k' a拿手好戏masterpiece
1 R5 m4 Q! p+ _( I& m- T赔了夫人又折兵throw good money after bad
6 `0 u) B6 U. e4 U- m抛砖引玉a modest spur to induce others to come forward with valuable contributions; throw a sprat to catch a whale
) V# z3 w4 Z; `6 H2 r# M3 {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$ A( p: k w! G5 ?抢得先机take the preemptive opportunities
6 N y8 E. J5 e4 x" [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.. r% \$ f) [6 S( q* }2 d! y2 Y$ z
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
9 z ~( m# d L# W0 \: h/ d前事不忘,后事之师Past experience, if not forgotten, is a guide for the future.
7 `4 l' p% j& A. H7 l0 A; ?5 }前人栽树,后人乘凉One generation plants the trees in whose shade another generation rests.' l& t+ j9 x- f7 V# e) [
One sows and another reaps.- A" o$ Y# i! O! X2 X/ _
前怕狼,后怕虎fear the wolf in front and the tiger behind/ hesitate in doing something) o9 s- m+ Y7 K2 u9 N% u
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.
$ X2 E; z5 l$ i) a+ E, Y强强联手win-win co-operation+ i# [" M3 \# L0 Z% v8 X
瑞雪兆丰年A timely snow promises a good harvest.
O0 H: A5 m" I+ h4 ^4 l. R! c5 n人之初,性本善Man's nature at birth is good.* |1 f8 X7 Z/ c
人逢喜事精神爽Joy puts heart into a man.
: ]& O2 g( B! H# T人海战术huge-crowd strategy " X# N* P# I8 m8 o- @+ [) y
世上无难事，只要肯攀登"Where there is a will, there is a way. "
8 X' ^$ O, {$ f8 g7 e6 e* O世外桃源a fictitious land of peace away from the turmoil of the world; 7 b j+ J: q2 q0 I2 h7 k
死而后已until my heart stops beating2 f/ A8 x& Q. `9 w; c
岁岁平安Peace all year round3 z4 x/ Y O0 P V
上有天堂，下有苏杭"Just as there is paradise in heaven, ther are Suzhou and Hangzhou on earth."
2 p* |, v0 j( L; }9 K塞翁失马，焉知非福Misfortune may be an actual blessing.; I+ L* l, O% Z8 U# b+ u
三十而立"A man should be independent at the age of thirty.
3 ~1 s; _7 k+ |/ u fAt thirty, a man should be able to think for himself." * F3 H, r" _# L9 e3 E
升级换代updating and upgrading (of products)3 }- H% b* Z# ]
四十不惑Life begins at forty. 7 Q( F+ {1 f8 S' S
谁言寸草心，报得三春晖"Such kindness of warm sun, can't be repaid by grass. " 6 r2 W- T4 `* ]
水涨船高When the river rises, the boat floats high.
. @ g$ a7 a& w+ |% \! C% |5 T& W时不我待Time and tide wait for no man. $ l6 ?. _! C7 g/ Z! h8 d E
杀鸡用牛刀break a butterfly on the wheel& G- H! S9 l6 {9 u7 n V
实事求是seek truth from facts; be practical and realistic; be true to facts 8 V+ h( [- N( w9 q; o# j2 z
说曹操,曹操到Talk of the devil and he comes. C4 Y: d; x$ o, x# z
实话实说speak the plain truth; call a spade a spade; tell it as it is
% w1 r V3 x) I9 D实践是检验真理的唯一标准Practice is the sole criterion for testing truth.
: k1 h/ z6 m j5 m$ O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 }' h! v: H: `: T韬光养晦hide one's capacities and bide one's time1 v! T; y& v2 l' y9 t" u
糖衣炮弹sugar-coated bullets
5 X/ z0 L4 h( R F# E天有不测风云Anything unexpected may happen. a bolt from the blue& W( L" M7 {, n. e4 n; D8 y% i
团结就是力量Unity is strength.
4 p' T' M, M4 y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 4 e" x5 P/ N( e% T+ u6 L1 y' w
歪风邪气unhealthy practices and evil phenomena
! f0 [2 g+ x; w# U物以类聚，人以群分Birds of a feather flock together.
% s& _! }* O9 h. a5 v2 S2 }往事如风"The past has vanished (from memory) like wind.; What in past, is past." : u. u; `; m# W/ j" R
望子成龙hold high hopes for one's child2 C+ m( V# |! q$ }
屋漏又逢连阴雨Misfortunes never come singly. When it rains it pours.5 |- O# B8 r1 _# n7 t7 F
文韬武略military expertise; military strategy ) i4 Q0 `1 z3 u( M
唯利是图draw water to one's mill
0 V& |+ J- L. @4 r4 v8 s* W6 X无源之水,无本之木water without a source, and a tree wiithout roots4 g0 N7 }8 E; f0 a. E
无中生有make/create something out of nothing
* F, Z9 y. J9 a2 J3 a无风不起浪There are no waves without wind. There's no smoke without fire.
) d( s/ u; S* t$ p& C% J& A% l徇私枉法bend the law for the benefit of relatives or friends
0 T: Y5 T U# I0 K, R# v; F新官上任三把火a new broom sweeps clean
% s( }; ~& G$ r: O+ d7 l l虚心使人进步,骄傲使人落后Modesty helps one go forward, whereas conceit makes one lag behind.# W& \$ |. B! J; v! o
蓄势而发accumulate strength for a take-off; H9 n* D3 L0 W9 {5 S# q2 L1 u/ ?, q
心想事成May all your wish come true
$ F* \$ w7 t1 N; j心照不宣have a tacit understanding; give tacit consent; tacit understanding
+ |% o0 H: g6 J9 Y/ s/ Y先入为主First impressions are firmly entrenched.
' W: `& y9 Y' S* F2 D$ V先下手为强catch the ball before the bound
: U- T6 d% P( ?+ T像热锅上的蚂蚁like an ant on a hot pan3 f" c2 \; S/ c$ ~+ R
现身说法warn people by taking oneself as an example/ o) l6 l' y/ {6 N
息事宁人pour oil on troubled waters 5 Q6 [. z2 d" ] D
喜忧参半mingled hope and fear 5 @ B0 V" s% j9 }! q
循序渐进step by step" R6 B' I% l( n6 k
一路平安，一路顺风speed somebody on their way; speed the parting guest " Z% i- k+ W9 `+ j9 ]$ m
严以律己,宽以待人be strict with oneself and lenient towards others
7 E1 B+ H' d/ A鱼米之乡a land of milk and honey; M$ D$ g0 k, b3 I
有情人终成眷属"Jack shall have Jill, all shall be well."
2 |+ k* f# t9 o! q4 s* I有钱能使鬼推磨Money makes the mare go. Money talks.1 H- j! O+ @2 l2 }" O( ]: R
有识之士people of vision, ~* f/ ^9 x3 @0 b4 N" E$ o @" g4 `
有勇无谋use brawn rather than brain
) a. K" c% |; t F/ L; j {有缘千里来相会Separated as we are thousands of miles apart, we come together as if by predestination.' v% t8 q- d) Z
与时俱进advance with times- v& U9 M6 v) ]! R: C. x
以人为本people oriented; people foremost
9 B" s+ D$ b* C& Y. L; |因材施教teach students according to their aptitude 0 o: D; _1 q7 c* 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." 4 ~# `9 ?" z& V
欲速则不达Haste does not bring success. : Z) Y6 H9 z& \8 p/ y
优胜劣汰survival of the fittest
, R9 r# `9 v" ~# n. Y6 K3 W. c英雄所见略同Great minds think alike.
* v, R; X$ q, _% Q7 ^冤家宜解不宜结Better make friends than make enemies.
3 ^/ W# Q3 W3 s冤假错案"cases in which people were unjustly, falsely or wrongly charged or sentenced; unjust, false or wrong cases"
4 p, n+ G7 P- Q0 t I一言既出，驷马难追A real man never goes back on his words.
. b* Q" _5 b6 T3 D" m招财进宝Money and treasures will be plentiful5 H+ J- ]' s7 S6 ]6 {3 ~
债台高筑become debt-ridden
. d4 z n8 a2 D: I r0 L o致命要害Achilles' heel
5 R5 R, v8 F( _+ z/ G众矢之的target of public criticism* s0 F; s1 L0 C) B) E9 F
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.: F- l- u& h0 v1 c0 b$ ?8 |
纸上谈兵be an armchair strategist1 W2 q! p k( {5 C% _
纸包不住火Truth will come to light sooner or later.& L& T( `# |8 L- r* p5 y
左右为难between the devil and the deep blue sea; between the rock and the hard place |
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