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爱屋及乌Love me, love my dog.
w0 k0 A4 c! y百闻不如一见Seeing is believing. i: W( [$ C, I% k
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& `4 M/ H) }5 | f
笨鸟先飞A slow sparrow should make an early start.
1 a# E' c. \/ Q& R/ z+ Z不眠之夜white night & B" Z* y/ t8 k8 Y" n
不以物喜，不以己悲not pleased by external gains, not saddened by personnal losses6 d6 Y- h8 D* C- m+ R [
不遗余力spare no effort; go all out; do one's best6 s) ~2 r( f0 C: \# o
不打不成交"No discord, no concord. 3 a, g8 g! n7 ^! X
拆东墙补西墙rob Peter to pay Paul ! _# j9 O y8 k4 u, \
辞旧迎新bid farewell to the old and usher in the new; ring out the old year and ring in the new 9 [+ P; _9 V' f$ h
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
0 P$ p+ j% G- [( ^大开眼界open one's eyes; broaden one's horizon; be an eye-opener
% M0 _2 ^! n! W1 j5 [国泰民安The country flourishes and people live in peace3 P$ @7 C0 U% m6 v: J- ?
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 ) K" S% b5 v/ j x y7 K0 B
功夫不负有心人Everything comes to him who waits. 8 F& J; Q. M5 G( V3 C! G
好了伤疤忘了疼once on shore, one prays no more6 F" a% d6 @! l2 I) u2 A
好事不出门，恶事传千里Good news never goes beyond the gate, while bad news spread far and wide.
{" O1 f5 s9 \( q% a* _ Q3 I和气生财Harmony brings wealth
! E# t( \4 h2 E- W活到老，学到老One is never too old to learn.
* `, f; L8 F, y& g8 W# @ X9 F9 b既往不咎let bygones be bygones ! E9 Y" V' A+ g9 B+ _( p) G% V Y9 w
金无足赤,人无完人Gold can't be pure and man can't be perfect.
w( G$ d: J6 Z: T金玉满堂Treasures fill the home0 Q0 F7 b/ [: E+ I& b
脚踏实地be down-to-earth 9 p2 {! K/ M# c Z
脚踩两只船sit on the fence . |/ l) e6 U* `! _2 q/ k1 R
君子之交淡如水the friendship between gentlemen is as pure as crystal; a hedge between keeps friendship green " [, _5 ^2 Z0 R5 t% P3 L
老生常谈，陈词滥调cut and dried, cliché4 e8 k; L5 r" k
礼尚往来Courtesy calls for reciprocity. ' n/ X$ j; y( e
留得青山在，不怕没柴烧"Where there is life, there is hope."
; X2 V2 j5 W% z马到成功achieve immediate victory; win instant success7 D6 O' z9 J6 B) K
名利双收gain in both fame and wealth
( v1 ~0 F. h) I) x$ S茅塞顿开be suddenly enlightened
: @9 ?8 \; h/ M没有规矩不成方圆Nothing can be accomplished without norms or standards.
+ W/ {( k# X. ~* C每逢佳节倍思亲" p! Q4 f% I7 `2 y! J
On festive occasions more than ever one thinks of one's dear ones far away.( r) ^) x8 l! V8 Y& R5 \& p
It is on the festival occasions when one misses his dear most.
9 i& y. R8 C. e% W k5 H5 y2 U谋事在人，成事在天"The planning lies with man, the outcome with Heaven. / Man proposes, God disposes. "3 q) D1 L ^6 r
弄巧成拙be too smart by half; Cunning outwits itself.3 Q! a4 u# P* t% U) j
拿手好戏masterpiece @4 Y# t1 D; I) S$ M
赔了夫人又折兵throw good money after bad
5 i8 S; k) P) _( V( Y# Y2 R抛砖引玉a modest spur to induce others to come forward with valuable contributions; throw a sprat to catch a whale
/ J& n- I5 c5 V+ ^) G+ 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
* Q" M+ t+ \6 M8 y" H抢得先机take the preemptive opportunities
1 F) a4 ^6 x \7 ^2 }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.
$ o. d1 G. B8 O& N! O% F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
) M# y% I7 [) p% a4 E前事不忘,后事之师Past experience, if not forgotten, is a guide for the future.! y- T- l2 W6 \2 ^
前人栽树,后人乘凉One generation plants the trees in whose shade another generation rests.
1 X7 U# o0 [. uOne sows and another reaps.9 `5 G& @. `2 G! k& @: T$ D
前怕狼,后怕虎fear the wolf in front and the tiger behind/ hesitate in doing something
1 J' Z$ M" c) r$ @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' m F' D7 C) C7 _
强强联手win-win co-operation
$ S( k! g/ n _* D瑞雪兆丰年A timely snow promises a good harvest., C& L. O9 E# p* v0 j# b ]
人之初,性本善Man's nature at birth is good.
; u% a _; F5 Z! w( N- N/ p) b% T人逢喜事精神爽Joy puts heart into a man.5 x* l# ?2 L+ }6 `+ J
人海战术huge-crowd strategy
% c, ?& K+ a) R& g8 q世上无难事，只要肯攀登"Where there is a will, there is a way. "
9 f) ?7 v( S7 l' v世外桃源a fictitious land of peace away from the turmoil of the world;
% C ~, @ H* Q- @; t死而后已until my heart stops beating6 t; l$ F' |. P6 z3 \3 v
岁岁平安Peace all year round
7 m0 C" S" B% @( K6 ^2 Z; ?上有天堂，下有苏杭"Just as there is paradise in heaven, ther are Suzhou and Hangzhou on earth."
, {$ [4 s( `1 q L& n塞翁失马，焉知非福Misfortune may be an actual blessing.$ M6 |# V. b6 t3 I
三十而立"A man should be independent at the age of thirty.
Y5 L/ N% j9 \. k' _/ MAt thirty, a man should be able to think for himself." # i3 L" F8 c$ v* y9 J4 e* ~0 L
升级换代updating and upgrading (of products)
/ O& ?" A* k; D! k9 E' f1 g四十不惑Life begins at forty.
( }. f% a" y. @6 \谁言寸草心，报得三春晖"Such kindness of warm sun, can't be repaid by grass. "
5 C" y/ n$ N# X' N% y O: {水涨船高When the river rises, the boat floats high.8 [0 k/ a2 W& |
时不我待Time and tide wait for no man.
" ~6 i% `8 W O* I杀鸡用牛刀break a butterfly on the wheel
. ?4 Q* h, A. A; r0 b" M+ m- c! L6 _实事求是seek truth from facts; be practical and realistic; be true to facts
4 L' T3 |" C9 _$ _, j! x说曹操,曹操到Talk of the devil and he comes.
& j1 b: \* m( {9 {实话实说speak the plain truth; call a spade a spade; tell it as it is . D9 I2 ^3 J/ p% _; }! L1 t T
实践是检验真理的唯一标准Practice is the sole criterion for testing truth.
+ ?, m F$ o4 W: F2 k$ d) C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; "
% Q: Y( x @& z2 k+ u# \韬光养晦hide one's capacities and bide one's time4 m% Q& K! D( a, y( s W
糖衣炮弹sugar-coated bullets* C. @- |0 e# Q8 z8 S, K
天有不测风云Anything unexpected may happen. a bolt from the blue6 ]$ Y6 T$ J7 Q& j, U6 R( p% W
团结就是力量Unity is strength.
% n0 t' q: }9 j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 c, \9 n! A0 J; H
歪风邪气unhealthy practices and evil phenomena
0 P9 h, M$ L/ W# S) |3 g) V- b! _$ X$ a物以类聚，人以群分Birds of a feather flock together./ ` K& O+ u+ |8 H' V- R! C. Y, o
往事如风"The past has vanished (from memory) like wind.; What in past, is past." ; {6 K% Z# |, E# o7 b! s
望子成龙hold high hopes for one's child
* u# \7 _7 t6 y屋漏又逢连阴雨Misfortunes never come singly. When it rains it pours.
. q n& P4 P0 S+ ?) W2 a; V文韬武略military expertise; military strategy
- d- E6 P! `$ S$ d% g" a. x1 |唯利是图draw water to one's mill
. X8 ~9 C2 J, R C) t5 Q- H- T无源之水,无本之木water without a source, and a tree wiithout roots
+ \* }& S* s) x7 P- T& V无中生有make/create something out of nothing $ n# } r. n$ N
无风不起浪There are no waves without wind. There's no smoke without fire.5 V1 _" u- I' n
徇私枉法bend the law for the benefit of relatives or friends : X/ F# {% t! F* B
新官上任三把火a new broom sweeps clean
7 ]2 b4 @5 O r# \. t; r3 a虚心使人进步,骄傲使人落后Modesty helps one go forward, whereas conceit makes one lag behind.% P$ a, F$ s; Y! \5 Q; i
蓄势而发accumulate strength for a take-off4 o+ s5 p8 T/ m% l
心想事成May all your wish come true6 H1 I5 y- ^1 m: r. ^
心照不宣have a tacit understanding; give tacit consent; tacit understanding2 N/ `$ s+ {& v) e: C
先入为主First impressions are firmly entrenched.
& w5 X, I) G) e% g& I% J7 S% t先下手为强catch the ball before the bound
% Y( r" b6 {! @# c像热锅上的蚂蚁like an ant on a hot pan
$ V7 d) |, v! r3 r9 |现身说法warn people by taking oneself as an example: y7 B+ y! A: z' H
息事宁人pour oil on troubled waters $ ~ K2 p: F0 X7 b- l9 m
喜忧参半mingled hope and fear : V8 R0 J$ U: N# J5 C
循序渐进step by step) ^9 i' R2 l. d! i/ k6 d; B5 z
一路平安，一路顺风speed somebody on their way; speed the parting guest ! M/ A4 b! }2 w4 S
严以律己,宽以待人be strict with oneself and lenient towards others+ T \6 ~2 D. h5 y
鱼米之乡a land of milk and honey1 u7 `$ s- X* `) [
有情人终成眷属"Jack shall have Jill, all shall be well."
. J+ o' K: S3 _! D; w! p5 q有钱能使鬼推磨Money makes the mare go. Money talks., b. V( F O3 ^% y% A V
有识之士people of vision) K! L5 L* F2 A9 @" w/ }
有勇无谋use brawn rather than brain 5 I3 P7 _( c3 Y7 @# X4 B6 S1 P9 k' K
有缘千里来相会Separated as we are thousands of miles apart, we come together as if by predestination.8 c# L3 D7 A5 {' L; A$ I
与时俱进advance with times0 \. q2 _ P; k" m1 Z: O) O
以人为本people oriented; people foremost
3 r6 b- v. z% m+ m- ^( H因材施教teach students according to their aptitude , v F, X3 @. c% O8 q8 g
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." 8 N' c% C4 k l6 t1 i% Q; `
欲速则不达Haste does not bring success. ' B( b1 d X; w/ {& z, r
优胜劣汰survival of the fittest 7 w) M+ Q. ^# _ {1 U' m1 V. R
英雄所见略同Great minds think alike.! t3 r. h1 d" [1 O) T
冤家宜解不宜结Better make friends than make enemies.
! e( ?5 A: h, o/ M( }7 M冤假错案"cases in which people were unjustly, falsely or wrongly charged or sentenced; unjust, false or wrong cases"
5 [5 k* K' I; ~6 U9 j一言既出，驷马难追A real man never goes back on his words. $ f6 @2 J; p' g6 E0 p
招财进宝Money and treasures will be plentiful1 f# D: F7 h+ T# }- h6 c
债台高筑become debt-ridden, L, F1 ]3 U; W8 @" Q1 c
致命要害Achilles' heel
0 f) S, W3 z0 ^; w( ]) t3 T众矢之的target of public criticism0 v1 G* t, \$ r/ A9 I
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.4 D3 M) `2 X3 w4 f. G" X( n, h3 l7 M
纸上谈兵be an armchair strategist
8 ]9 ^9 E4 M. b3 d纸包不住火Truth will come to light sooner or later.0 r" Y% P/ `' H% }3 h+ b( A
左右为难between the devil and the deep blue sea; between the rock and the hard place |
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