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爱屋及乌Love me, love my dog.; Z, I: b, p' d1 ~5 ^
百闻不如一见Seeing is believing.$ V' D: `, ^# m _# e R+ ?
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 worst0 D l, Q9 |' Z
笨鸟先飞A slow sparrow should make an early start.
4 t4 Z1 w ~2 `4 F不眠之夜white night # ^, M3 ?* g5 p
不以物喜，不以己悲not pleased by external gains, not saddened by personnal losses- W7 U) p5 Z( ^; Y( o
不遗余力spare no effort; go all out; do one's best* ?% D" y- ^3 Y- Q# f+ {* d: ^
不打不成交"No discord, no concord.
6 a$ k9 M$ z: A# ^! K拆东墙补西墙rob Peter to pay Paul ! M0 n! C5 R \9 Z" L! z5 }0 @
辞旧迎新bid farewell to the old and usher in the new; ring out the old year and ring in the new
6 }5 A8 \! a; j5 F( @ \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# s+ L' R1 N2 r/ h+ w7 `" D2 H
大开眼界open one's eyes; broaden one's horizon; be an eye-opener $ @2 q9 J+ a- r( X. |* W9 k A) x
国泰民安The country flourishes and people live in peace5 W& ~, T! i/ T D/ W
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 5 ~0 k9 L/ O- E- Y: l
功夫不负有心人Everything comes to him who waits. ' f# P& ^. }& m6 G
好了伤疤忘了疼once on shore, one prays no more
4 s. }, K. h% }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 W4 K* T, K4 k! Y! D8 \) q8 \和气生财Harmony brings wealth+ L* d# ?( a" G! Q7 O
活到老，学到老One is never too old to learn.
- D% k" W1 U# @* ?! m! Q. L& }; s* ~既往不咎let bygones be bygones 6 }) s, v5 _) E% H1 v+ D, y
金无足赤,人无完人Gold can't be pure and man can't be perfect.
+ F$ G, Q& w) g: T, S4 ~+ }) @金玉满堂Treasures fill the home H0 P% R/ y) s. O7 w5 k/ l: H
脚踏实地be down-to-earth " P! E5 r/ `' Z6 Q1 n* t1 `
脚踩两只船sit on the fence
1 w3 @* b0 M- u+ J+ r君子之交淡如水the friendship between gentlemen is as pure as crystal; a hedge between keeps friendship green ( X. {* Q3 ?% `4 ?
老生常谈，陈词滥调cut and dried, cliché
( \2 x! b& G$ _2 g礼尚往来Courtesy calls for reciprocity. 5 F! E# ~8 ?- n. O/ S6 D6 N
留得青山在，不怕没柴烧"Where there is life, there is hope."
5 a/ N+ ]& u4 o% X' {" Y" D% v马到成功achieve immediate victory; win instant success! p) l6 ?' v5 G1 y3 C2 ^
名利双收gain in both fame and wealth
. \3 g9 R# p: N3 I( M& H* q茅塞顿开be suddenly enlightened% |. U' O# B* p
没有规矩不成方圆Nothing can be accomplished without norms or standards.
1 u3 T W* O+ _" ^, P [5 d: G% a每逢佳节倍思亲3 t% ?6 O' J) X& Q6 E
On festive occasions more than ever one thinks of one's dear ones far away.& n' a3 O* w3 ~3 m2 I* ]
It is on the festival occasions when one misses his dear most. 5 p+ F1 L8 y8 d) ?& d
谋事在人，成事在天"The planning lies with man, the outcome with Heaven. / Man proposes, God disposes. "
3 d& a% Z; h/ ^弄巧成拙be too smart by half; Cunning outwits itself.* k R% V6 e' ~$ s; E5 ]$ [
拿手好戏masterpiece
- j$ X2 w8 a; v' G4 R- n, e赔了夫人又折兵throw good money after bad
! U8 d$ d. Y6 I$ V7 D5 r9 l [抛砖引玉a modest spur to induce others to come forward with valuable contributions; throw a sprat to catch a whale v+ {1 Y( o$ I: n: k
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
" S9 ~" f5 G8 Q: H抢得先机take the preemptive opportunities ! f& ~: B. z) G; b. G
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.
1 r4 F* |% m) i, o9 b) ]2 H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+ c+ d$ L5 `( c
前事不忘,后事之师Past experience, if not forgotten, is a guide for the future.
4 S! H$ O* t( s, r4 N& C/ L前人栽树,后人乘凉One generation plants the trees in whose shade another generation rests.
3 c5 D' a. U. B& v$ z3 r8 ~% m4 l: p- ZOne sows and another reaps.
( }% [8 W( V( H前怕狼,后怕虎fear the wolf in front and the tiger behind/ hesitate in doing something
i5 o2 ~( Y2 v; p+ K1 n( z# y2 X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.
m$ B& E2 Z- y: i6 I强强联手win-win co-operation) _8 i9 h- E, e5 M' _/ U( L* Z9 Z
瑞雪兆丰年A timely snow promises a good harvest.
% x! j2 K4 M# `% m# w, ~5 ^2 J6 v人之初,性本善Man's nature at birth is good.
! r, v0 g5 x1 t8 W人逢喜事精神爽Joy puts heart into a man.5 y. g% D$ t, v) D4 i+ D& p% p
人海战术huge-crowd strategy : D# c1 G- e+ `- N: m
世上无难事，只要肯攀登"Where there is a will, there is a way. "
6 z! E6 Q( h' S+ `# R/ E9 |世外桃源a fictitious land of peace away from the turmoil of the world; & n2 B6 R* G$ v5 y
死而后已until my heart stops beating
, m! F- a7 X7 Z$ m, u2 B岁岁平安Peace all year round. m6 \: R% D4 F' o4 c# ~. V' J
上有天堂，下有苏杭"Just as there is paradise in heaven, ther are Suzhou and Hangzhou on earth." 2 A3 J& X: u" m: C: ~$ W. K2 E
塞翁失马，焉知非福Misfortune may be an actual blessing.
+ I4 h; {9 \. J! \4 P& P1 U2 a9 l三十而立"A man should be independent at the age of thirty. & `/ ~! T- n# l; G8 d. V
At thirty, a man should be able to think for himself."
" W6 X. P- A. Q- x6 \; e8 J升级换代updating and upgrading (of products)8 {' H8 j1 I# O
四十不惑Life begins at forty. : i! j( q/ Q1 d6 y
谁言寸草心，报得三春晖"Such kindness of warm sun, can't be repaid by grass. "
" F9 Y# T. C! O, r水涨船高When the river rises, the boat floats high.
. c6 D6 a) {2 X& w1 Z% G# d时不我待Time and tide wait for no man.
$ b+ a. _1 y; ^% J U- h* W1 [& [杀鸡用牛刀break a butterfly on the wheel+ v5 C* l2 ]3 X( G
实事求是seek truth from facts; be practical and realistic; be true to facts 1 s$ `- _( e* e; E# p2 X
说曹操,曹操到Talk of the devil and he comes.
9 w5 a2 P# c% @- G t" R实话实说speak the plain truth; call a spade a spade; tell it as it is : H& n( L" K# D1 k# T+ o
实践是检验真理的唯一标准Practice is the sole criterion for testing truth.7 J4 H7 t2 ~# h$ T" J: l/ a. j
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 K& F( C s; H" ~' l韬光养晦hide one's capacities and bide one's time7 I6 k* ^0 V; W1 O, q
糖衣炮弹sugar-coated bullets/ z! o+ Y' U ]9 `/ }2 m$ Y" y" t
天有不测风云Anything unexpected may happen. a bolt from the blue
7 Q4 `/ ]/ t k+ P& ^# H团结就是力量Unity is strength.- E0 z$ }0 ^3 Z1 C' b
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
2 q4 d, Q9 s$ `( y- S8 y( Q7 f歪风邪气unhealthy practices and evil phenomena
0 }. ?' }* M3 ^+ [' c物以类聚，人以群分Birds of a feather flock together.
* l) M1 a- V/ F" f往事如风"The past has vanished (from memory) like wind.; What in past, is past."
" x) { J0 _& Y; S# Z望子成龙hold high hopes for one's child
0 |- s. t9 Y# K2 i+ M3 Q. }屋漏又逢连阴雨Misfortunes never come singly. When it rains it pours.
! ]+ u- j. P* F: v( M( \, D文韬武略military expertise; military strategy ) F( Y' ?0 w, G. J& \( j
唯利是图draw water to one's mill
. W0 L. g5 @7 A% v无源之水,无本之木water without a source, and a tree wiithout roots$ i# v- z; k& H; r' b$ F# ^- V
无中生有make/create something out of nothing t2 u$ Q+ Y0 S3 H" @; N
无风不起浪There are no waves without wind. There's no smoke without fire.1 ?& K/ a1 v$ {. N, }( w4 G
徇私枉法bend the law for the benefit of relatives or friends
7 K- h+ T# R- ^% U4 p X新官上任三把火a new broom sweeps clean
) W* c) A0 P7 I, K! S; v虚心使人进步,骄傲使人落后Modesty helps one go forward, whereas conceit makes one lag behind./ x! @) D7 j' H# s! k3 X: ?# f
蓄势而发accumulate strength for a take-off4 R+ \. o3 i/ B- C$ z" h8 g& g0 ^
心想事成May all your wish come true
5 ?) r z/ C9 N' T6 Y* D心照不宣have a tacit understanding; give tacit consent; tacit understanding1 a+ _1 O7 G. r
先入为主First impressions are firmly entrenched.$ x4 T6 f0 e) m! Y5 Q4 Y) R8 M
先下手为强catch the ball before the bound
3 {" I5 V, W: X% d {: r' Y$ o像热锅上的蚂蚁like an ant on a hot pan
* y8 x. C5 ?' o. Y' J' }现身说法warn people by taking oneself as an example* u$ i6 ^/ z- E! a6 O4 D+ U- e$ Q7 I4 n% \
息事宁人pour oil on troubled waters # Z& C5 A$ W" G: @
喜忧参半mingled hope and fear 2 w2 G! [/ [% w3 }3 u
循序渐进step by step. q3 G, K& H- }" |: \+ o
一路平安，一路顺风speed somebody on their way; speed the parting guest
|% N4 G3 ]8 [# }* x严以律己,宽以待人be strict with oneself and lenient towards others
. x2 U; J0 S; B) C. @6 C+ I9 @/ x* R# T鱼米之乡a land of milk and honey
4 L0 z& L" L. s/ v2 e* `/ @6 R& N* l有情人终成眷属"Jack shall have Jill, all shall be well."
( H8 Z4 }, N Y3 {- A) r有钱能使鬼推磨Money makes the mare go. Money talks.. D4 G/ A3 l1 `; j% y8 m
有识之士people of vision3 v9 m9 g5 J6 c' a w
有勇无谋use brawn rather than brain 6 u3 K0 u2 i$ z" x, R
有缘千里来相会Separated as we are thousands of miles apart, we come together as if by predestination.
: x7 d2 k& O* W* A) Z3 C+ ~与时俱进advance with times
$ S2 f2 |$ M3 r1 \) l以人为本people oriented; people foremost
& f0 r( g/ Q" b" F3 b+ _因材施教teach students according to their aptitude 5 _! x' L- ` h; A3 J2 h9 l
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." 9 A1 F; }0 P% f ~4 o' I
欲速则不达Haste does not bring success. 4 @- l) `4 g- O* g6 b/ W2 f$ G4 @
优胜劣汰survival of the fittest
/ s7 N7 {, {) K0 B% ^4 H& U英雄所见略同Great minds think alike.6 Z+ j& }. ^+ H$ _& ]7 K5 p
冤家宜解不宜结Better make friends than make enemies.8 }' n0 Y$ o* |1 n3 E9 s
冤假错案"cases in which people were unjustly, falsely or wrongly charged or sentenced; unjust, false or wrong cases" % H6 I% U0 e r* b
一言既出，驷马难追A real man never goes back on his words. : O6 \) ^# a" u( q1 H3 a
招财进宝Money and treasures will be plentiful
4 i; p" a) t$ k' Z+ Y$ j债台高筑become debt-ridden+ _$ P: g* a G+ Z c% e: d
致命要害Achilles' heel
; C; u9 v" i' W/ ]" _众矢之的target of public criticism
: f, x1 M; Q9 [! [& Q" X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." e1 O$ L: p7 l, Z
纸上谈兵be an armchair strategist3 `; S* y! c# S$ O0 T% A4 H+ k
纸包不住火Truth will come to light sooner or later.
, n* J/ `0 W- S4 z" f2 z左右为难between the devil and the deep blue sea; between the rock and the hard place |
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