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爱屋及乌Love me, love my dog.
. [: d+ _1 b( l7 }百闻不如一见Seeing is believing.
) m2 J! R% P" F) C$ ~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 worst5 M/ ^, n2 M$ D: d' @4 x
笨鸟先飞A slow sparrow should make an early start.3 ^* F' G0 R% b4 s3 J, \! l2 H; ]" y, l
不眠之夜white night
! H8 B. L0 T7 B( B' S- P" H- l不以物喜，不以己悲not pleased by external gains, not saddened by personnal losses
8 p( l" m, K0 T不遗余力spare no effort; go all out; do one's best
A+ ]5 r$ ?* I3 s' L3 T不打不成交"No discord, no concord.
$ ~# M# x" t. _拆东墙补西墙rob Peter to pay Paul * C7 ?' l6 m/ \1 O: _" S: 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 / l5 R- \% f" m+ q
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 all2 ?, f6 B- S. D1 \
大开眼界open one's eyes; broaden one's horizon; be an eye-opener 6 w0 ~) x; s' \+ r0 `& ^ L+ S
国泰民安The country flourishes and people live in peace
/ |$ c0 A* A! |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 # `* V9 D6 V* X
功夫不负有心人Everything comes to him who waits. 1 L/ b9 A: o4 Q4 E
好了伤疤忘了疼once on shore, one prays no more
3 `8 A, S4 x r& t* Q好事不出门，恶事传千里Good news never goes beyond the gate, while bad news spread far and wide. 9 J+ `2 u6 _% |4 R: B2 k
和气生财Harmony brings wealth1 `) w3 b; I& G& }
活到老，学到老One is never too old to learn.
7 q8 K6 n* z N1 A1 ^$ p: m( U- r既往不咎let bygones be bygones
4 ` ~+ q2 R4 Y& i1 U金无足赤,人无完人Gold can't be pure and man can't be perfect. # d4 T" J2 E% h# J+ N
金玉满堂Treasures fill the home
; s [5 ^1 R" W8 P脚踏实地be down-to-earth 7 M4 \3 f9 a7 W" D% d( o
脚踩两只船sit on the fence ?! V3 f. ^& H% l. {! j
君子之交淡如水the friendship between gentlemen is as pure as crystal; a hedge between keeps friendship green ; C* v, O* @7 H) Y! d9 v: r
老生常谈，陈词滥调cut and dried, cliché) _" w4 l7 E! K. |. w
礼尚往来Courtesy calls for reciprocity. 8 b7 R- T% b. Q' c" r
留得青山在，不怕没柴烧"Where there is life, there is hope."
: k& u# R! d6 i4 T马到成功achieve immediate victory; win instant success
" `5 _8 w, {$ N4 V$ N) |2 Z# m名利双收gain in both fame and wealth
+ f$ a/ z+ E3 J R% {茅塞顿开be suddenly enlightened6 t" Y3 B- b. q0 q2 x: w
没有规矩不成方圆Nothing can be accomplished without norms or standards.
$ \" o, @' \. i, G, Z! G每逢佳节倍思亲
& t$ e2 J' h3 bOn festive occasions more than ever one thinks of one's dear ones far away." v+ P$ } `/ `0 Z$ e7 c
It is on the festival occasions when one misses his dear most.
. F3 n" M4 s2 p谋事在人，成事在天"The planning lies with man, the outcome with Heaven. / Man proposes, God disposes. "* T0 m0 z5 h- U$ E4 k3 x
弄巧成拙be too smart by half; Cunning outwits itself.
' [" e# w1 O( Z拿手好戏masterpiece+ V& X4 s4 E; k+ n0 L' O
赔了夫人又折兵throw good money after bad5 S2 \# {4 ^1 ]# ` O0 C
抛砖引玉a modest spur to induce others to come forward with valuable contributions; throw a sprat to catch a whale
4 G$ h8 L" Y5 I; a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
1 M3 `$ a6 A; o5 y5 o' i抢得先机take the preemptive opportunities 8 K2 g: M! w, K. |
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.( p9 Y( i+ j6 P A/ e7 w5 H: P; g
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$ V7 j& M! v0 P9 F0 H
前事不忘,后事之师Past experience, if not forgotten, is a guide for the future.
( M7 J/ h* b$ E- d前人栽树,后人乘凉One generation plants the trees in whose shade another generation rests.
8 l2 ^; `3 H2 X/ R) aOne sows and another reaps., {8 S8 y* b; K P
前怕狼,后怕虎fear the wolf in front and the tiger behind/ hesitate in doing something9 X) m. x- M3 Z8 v: x# X0 Z
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.
9 R7 @2 D, ^8 s强强联手win-win co-operation
* S9 s& z! @; f3 ^6 j/ b2 q/ A瑞雪兆丰年A timely snow promises a good harvest.
8 ?6 M! K* V8 |人之初,性本善Man's nature at birth is good.
% a3 R$ `# ]! f0 j2 \5 |. y( R人逢喜事精神爽Joy puts heart into a man.9 s% U% t0 I5 y) P% _* f
人海战术huge-crowd strategy 2 t0 q4 {( i5 G- h" I. v- p
世上无难事，只要肯攀登"Where there is a will, there is a way. " g* S ]" l K3 ~
世外桃源a fictitious land of peace away from the turmoil of the world; : g- c( @8 ^8 q+ p. @4 S$ T: j
死而后已until my heart stops beating3 a5 h2 i% H& e* n; c8 g7 c
岁岁平安Peace all year round
2 @. y0 b7 g P8 ]% T! X$ U上有天堂，下有苏杭"Just as there is paradise in heaven, ther are Suzhou and Hangzhou on earth." [; s) E- K8 l! y. J9 u% W/ ]/ Q
塞翁失马，焉知非福Misfortune may be an actual blessing.) u3 F& E% ^, z5 u+ `
三十而立"A man should be independent at the age of thirty.
4 {8 l! o9 C; z$ q: w, I( TAt thirty, a man should be able to think for himself."
6 c. s) L2 w# _0 Q5 ?: {% J升级换代updating and upgrading (of products)' a' V2 B2 Z6 E3 W, z
四十不惑Life begins at forty. ; e7 N8 ]7 k0 P+ x8 f- i/ J
谁言寸草心，报得三春晖"Such kindness of warm sun, can't be repaid by grass. " : l4 E; x. r0 j! y5 D
水涨船高When the river rises, the boat floats high./ N. D( e2 G8 _; p7 @* @1 b1 _* ]5 F
时不我待Time and tide wait for no man. 8 k6 A/ O7 n* v& |6 C
杀鸡用牛刀break a butterfly on the wheel3 n" J% @2 u2 y& L( G% M8 ?
实事求是seek truth from facts; be practical and realistic; be true to facts
7 _* c' t6 P4 W. \ {说曹操,曹操到Talk of the devil and he comes.
0 d0 D: y& o: o8 `9 n% \1 m; O! N实话实说speak the plain truth; call a spade a spade; tell it as it is
# @. x0 m0 g: {! j/ X实践是检验真理的唯一标准Practice is the sole criterion for testing truth.
! W' F! L1 v0 y5 q. \( _- R3 k+ n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; "0 Y, @1 Q# J, R% J
韬光养晦hide one's capacities and bide one's time
: a$ t: N; y9 q9 Q糖衣炮弹sugar-coated bullets# Q+ m8 U; Z9 K0 O
天有不测风云Anything unexpected may happen. a bolt from the blue- l* e' [: \; D2 e+ V
团结就是力量Unity is strength.
4 i$ M7 N- W 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 ( f2 t& E% F# f8 _$ `
歪风邪气unhealthy practices and evil phenomena8 [8 T$ r7 b+ y1 A7 W' {, m
物以类聚，人以群分Birds of a feather flock together.
. P T- e% E7 R/ F' z往事如风"The past has vanished (from memory) like wind.; What in past, is past." " r5 m% q' \' {& F! r: `: h6 G
望子成龙hold high hopes for one's child8 y0 i0 Z- g/ F4 V1 X1 e& ^
屋漏又逢连阴雨Misfortunes never come singly. When it rains it pours.
3 k5 w6 g4 n& B+ Y: }3 f$ R7 W文韬武略military expertise; military strategy
( ^3 Y4 w: U) Z {# [3 G- v7 Q# w唯利是图draw water to one's mill # N1 |- L f! Y6 \1 ?$ p0 y
无源之水,无本之木water without a source, and a tree wiithout roots4 |8 z* r" }, C, F
无中生有make/create something out of nothing
( C" { d1 d- N* {无风不起浪There are no waves without wind. There's no smoke without fire.2 R3 ?6 [9 g" r+ W, x
徇私枉法bend the law for the benefit of relatives or friends 1 u$ u( W3 i! s4 F) ]8 V: q
新官上任三把火a new broom sweeps clean & y( S( W; c ^' V4 f: `0 l- s
虚心使人进步,骄傲使人落后Modesty helps one go forward, whereas conceit makes one lag behind.# g/ Z' O( B; A) S
蓄势而发accumulate strength for a take-off
( C! A7 v# M4 e. S# h v i心想事成May all your wish come true* E% j+ I+ A- j: D4 G3 l5 H# p; Z
心照不宣have a tacit understanding; give tacit consent; tacit understanding
% g3 |$ @$ Y& d/ j/ q先入为主First impressions are firmly entrenched.
+ Q# r3 P/ g* _. C先下手为强catch the ball before the bound
; j5 Q1 v: t! M) E/ C8 k$ ^像热锅上的蚂蚁like an ant on a hot pan
+ l$ \& {8 g) N1 M现身说法warn people by taking oneself as an example
3 T1 N" v) D& V6 z+ w% n9 g9 E息事宁人pour oil on troubled waters 6 n& \5 v4 r5 V8 X% I
喜忧参半mingled hope and fear 5 u, U- ~, V' X. x0 z- ^5 B8 O' w
循序渐进step by step
# {% Z! `& n# Q) E# {一路平安，一路顺风speed somebody on their way; speed the parting guest 6 x l* F7 z# E2 ~
严以律己,宽以待人be strict with oneself and lenient towards others
+ E4 h8 x" L% g* C3 X/ j, ~鱼米之乡a land of milk and honey
6 q1 R0 g) y' Q* Z有情人终成眷属"Jack shall have Jill, all shall be well."
# U3 D% q0 ?$ \+ t6 n有钱能使鬼推磨Money makes the mare go. Money talks.& S9 [6 T: C' f% x' ]
有识之士people of vision
# m: W2 ~3 B( O- s9 R有勇无谋use brawn rather than brain
' z: i1 p, d, r8 z; J" h有缘千里来相会Separated as we are thousands of miles apart, we come together as if by predestination.9 R6 p! S& J5 \
与时俱进advance with times
6 H0 t$ s( r; S" R. X$ ~以人为本people oriented; people foremost
d) l( ]6 C9 |* J因材施教teach students according to their aptitude ; M3 P& 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."
2 G+ [' c% p0 X4 M4 P' Z+ [欲速则不达Haste does not bring success.
1 }, g1 z& a+ H; R优胜劣汰survival of the fittest , L2 a4 E7 a: F
英雄所见略同Great minds think alike.; K/ T. C/ q3 M8 ~) s2 X' H
冤家宜解不宜结Better make friends than make enemies.
$ y6 e9 k1 c6 p/ }$ h2 i# V冤假错案"cases in which people were unjustly, falsely or wrongly charged or sentenced; unjust, false or wrong cases" 2 L' g; Y6 z4 m" | ]+ B& O- v
一言既出，驷马难追A real man never goes back on his words.
, \5 C' X& r4 U2 u& T招财进宝Money and treasures will be plentiful! C/ I# [( Q" P9 l0 _( Z+ [
债台高筑become debt-ridden
& w7 I, ]2 }* ]0 n! I. Z( S. t: p致命要害Achilles' heel
7 Z: j; e( R: ^5 u$ _5 j众矢之的target of public criticism! Q2 f/ W# N- J1 Q6 V: W
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.
3 p( ~0 T/ T8 {; I纸上谈兵be an armchair strategist- N$ [, `" @7 q$ j
纸包不住火Truth will come to light sooner or later.; w% h% y @9 i8 T' \
左右为难between the devil and the deep blue sea; between the rock and the hard place |
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