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爱屋及乌Love me, love my dog.
1 x) i) i4 w9 v' R百闻不如一见Seeing is believing.7 ^' H( F$ H4 v, Y- D. F, a
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
y# U) q0 B, T$ r笨鸟先飞A slow sparrow should make an early start.
8 z! f1 G; w) O4 H# g不眠之夜white night . l) O, {8 r% _
不以物喜，不以己悲not pleased by external gains, not saddened by personnal losses4 D. n& ^, d! j( u
不遗余力spare no effort; go all out; do one's best1 B* B' o$ e2 ], p
不打不成交"No discord, no concord. - s; u5 X! v& V& q
拆东墙补西墙rob Peter to pay Paul 0 K4 w- E D: ^ n, v8 J/ f
辞旧迎新bid farewell to the old and usher in the new; ring out the old year and ring in the new
5 f$ f3 o9 [3 _2 s2 A2 i( y3 A) U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
+ k5 P/ |/ }& v大开眼界open one's eyes; broaden one's horizon; be an eye-opener ' g% V, V# f4 e: R2 [
国泰民安The country flourishes and people live in peace$ ^8 A2 Z; L& ^# ]2 B" h) K
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
9 k8 [1 K: J' M5 [9 l0 s7 t" Y功夫不负有心人Everything comes to him who waits.
3 L: e# L! Y/ R& |7 B6 r好了伤疤忘了疼once on shore, one prays no more
# S4 q. J7 v% _. l) G: G! K好事不出门，恶事传千里Good news never goes beyond the gate, while bad news spread far and wide.
# \8 H3 Q9 [) ]3 H5 G和气生财Harmony brings wealth
$ t; x0 Y1 B N1 E活到老，学到老One is never too old to learn.
: G$ O& ?& c( E& }6 G5 F3 E既往不咎let bygones be bygones
# A/ ?0 q+ b7 R9 R X+ \金无足赤,人无完人Gold can't be pure and man can't be perfect. 1 i& b$ j9 X( z. d
金玉满堂Treasures fill the home# _9 I+ u" r$ B- r- p
脚踏实地be down-to-earth
8 D4 |" }' B" p. f脚踩两只船sit on the fence ?% v# s( e8 ~/ E; }4 L
君子之交淡如水the friendship between gentlemen is as pure as crystal; a hedge between keeps friendship green * t% K, b' [- }
老生常谈，陈词滥调cut and dried, cliché G2 F' a) z$ C1 A! [. A: g
礼尚往来Courtesy calls for reciprocity.
9 s& h* f' m9 p留得青山在，不怕没柴烧"Where there is life, there is hope."
* P( m! ]* R5 A8 E' e马到成功achieve immediate victory; win instant success
# s- n7 m& I5 r/ K! K7 G名利双收gain in both fame and wealth% a' H+ ^1 {, s- t+ d# `
茅塞顿开be suddenly enlightened
0 N: b) ?2 \8 n& Y. \没有规矩不成方圆Nothing can be accomplished without norms or standards.' _/ _( D' P0 m
每逢佳节倍思亲2 p9 K& r% P/ S6 t
On festive occasions more than ever one thinks of one's dear ones far away.8 g9 N3 [$ t* f$ M/ _$ W2 P; O
It is on the festival occasions when one misses his dear most. " H& v+ e b: ]
谋事在人，成事在天"The planning lies with man, the outcome with Heaven. / Man proposes, God disposes. "
& R4 H* F/ s- t. t' Y弄巧成拙be too smart by half; Cunning outwits itself.
$ Y* |: G5 {) J6 R拿手好戏masterpiece( m; Z) R6 S% D
赔了夫人又折兵throw good money after bad' H }: V, B! M
抛砖引玉a modest spur to induce others to come forward with valuable contributions; throw a sprat to catch a whale4 f. u) }4 l8 L# @$ W
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 v0 x |1 M1 ]) z
抢得先机take the preemptive opportunities ) G5 l! T) L, B, |% d: 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.3 _' P3 j: }1 ?; s5 K4 a
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$ T1 K' A# N9 ]) {) g) L! A
前事不忘,后事之师Past experience, if not forgotten, is a guide for the future.+ D' ~, r" M. l) w5 Z
前人栽树,后人乘凉One generation plants the trees in whose shade another generation rests.
$ x7 `2 w u, z2 Y' r6 s' \One sows and another reaps.
8 ?+ e( Y2 z; t2 P前怕狼,后怕虎fear the wolf in front and the tiger behind/ hesitate in doing something
0 [+ q9 x" u: l' J$ ]/ V% Z+ q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. 0 v# I8 h3 f. u& {% g0 @4 R
强强联手win-win co-operation Y) K( w$ j: v R' h W/ W
瑞雪兆丰年A timely snow promises a good harvest.
5 H3 v. Q8 ]1 C( D+ D人之初,性本善Man's nature at birth is good. P. F: v8 G; s8 n- a6 d
人逢喜事精神爽Joy puts heart into a man., ^) L$ V* z8 r8 A/ _" p
人海战术huge-crowd strategy
?! l3 q3 j: y W! g世上无难事，只要肯攀登"Where there is a will, there is a way. "
; g5 Y' |4 Y$ g# X世外桃源a fictitious land of peace away from the turmoil of the world;
9 ~& r/ l' ` M7 F- q, F死而后已until my heart stops beating0 ]! m; }; J' y7 q M6 h" w
岁岁平安Peace all year round
# D; b1 N4 L2 R: f: S) a" O% h/ r上有天堂，下有苏杭"Just as there is paradise in heaven, ther are Suzhou and Hangzhou on earth."
, ?0 k# r/ K. N7 I6 g A塞翁失马，焉知非福Misfortune may be an actual blessing.# b1 l* z/ t% l; [
三十而立"A man should be independent at the age of thirty. + [; s; L+ J7 }. T* l$ W
At thirty, a man should be able to think for himself."
E# y7 K6 x2 m" |. N6 X* E升级换代updating and upgrading (of products)+ Q4 L9 w) p7 t9 t* \
四十不惑Life begins at forty. 3 R" ^' ?! w/ s/ s a- x4 r. }2 j
谁言寸草心，报得三春晖"Such kindness of warm sun, can't be repaid by grass. "
* J4 b( p [6 k水涨船高When the river rises, the boat floats high.+ C. b7 n' c( b- ~2 [9 ]1 j
时不我待Time and tide wait for no man.
3 a1 A1 N: j& a' L7 l& X6 U2 p杀鸡用牛刀break a butterfly on the wheel! P2 C) }' c" a1 j+ h/ E7 p
实事求是seek truth from facts; be practical and realistic; be true to facts
3 @+ a2 a! U+ ~' s" M& {说曹操,曹操到Talk of the devil and he comes.6 H) d7 D3 D2 ^+ D& }
实话实说speak the plain truth; call a spade a spade; tell it as it is
1 i* P; u+ [; _3 \实践是检验真理的唯一标准Practice is the sole criterion for testing truth.
1 c( V3 i& L/ W# A( T4 ?) f5 G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; "
+ F1 l* p! Z0 Q韬光养晦hide one's capacities and bide one's time! {/ a+ A0 C; m3 X
糖衣炮弹sugar-coated bullets3 C( `/ ?; v% I' f! a2 h, \, [
天有不测风云Anything unexpected may happen. a bolt from the blue, Y5 @& ?3 O1 g( p% x
团结就是力量Unity is strength.
' ^( Y1 J J! h8 z- z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
( n4 ?+ c1 a# n1 f, R4 ?" R3 j- q歪风邪气unhealthy practices and evil phenomena, K7 C6 q/ c: X1 f7 l$ g3 A
物以类聚，人以群分Birds of a feather flock together.7 U& }/ @1 k; _( A1 G
往事如风"The past has vanished (from memory) like wind.; What in past, is past." 5 j, o2 O7 U) G- |" |
望子成龙hold high hopes for one's child) b$ {$ o6 `2 G
屋漏又逢连阴雨Misfortunes never come singly. When it rains it pours.; f6 J9 P; E7 ?( z- r: R. p5 E
文韬武略military expertise; military strategy , S! I- q9 L" _; Z: i* ~4 }8 Y
唯利是图draw water to one's mill
* d- a9 e3 T6 i. ?无源之水,无本之木water without a source, and a tree wiithout roots
; {+ L' B. h# q4 g) @" ]无中生有make/create something out of nothing
0 r+ I( ~5 H# c7 [& A无风不起浪There are no waves without wind. There's no smoke without fire./ G$ V! B \ |) w( Y4 ^ I: Q
徇私枉法bend the law for the benefit of relatives or friends
( a. l# _) ~# V4 x* D* G0 O新官上任三把火a new broom sweeps clean 2 t% V; o* c0 d" \
虚心使人进步,骄傲使人落后Modesty helps one go forward, whereas conceit makes one lag behind.
9 M2 V) w; l# S蓄势而发accumulate strength for a take-off
" H' W* S8 ^2 O- C" V; @* G心想事成May all your wish come true- p4 {) N8 u- Q$ W
心照不宣have a tacit understanding; give tacit consent; tacit understanding
( y2 ]6 j; _7 m( v# W2 y/ A1 a8 W先入为主First impressions are firmly entrenched.
7 D( ]$ P7 G) B; a0 W3 Q先下手为强catch the ball before the bound
# L; @+ |8 m& Y1 {像热锅上的蚂蚁like an ant on a hot pan8 L! @! h) @$ T; ?' W2 T8 g
现身说法warn people by taking oneself as an example" }5 [6 ] r6 L1 H: ]: D- D
息事宁人pour oil on troubled waters 8 l8 Q- `; {0 `' \, B2 C
喜忧参半mingled hope and fear x5 @4 ~5 ?) i
循序渐进step by step
' O/ d' C6 L: c1 l一路平安，一路顺风speed somebody on their way; speed the parting guest
. c# o6 a8 g3 f4 ~) S严以律己,宽以待人be strict with oneself and lenient towards others. v6 t4 R0 q+ ?& I/ \3 U1 B
鱼米之乡a land of milk and honey# u# Q! C2 Y7 @% z% Y+ a+ C0 f
有情人终成眷属"Jack shall have Jill, all shall be well."
$ R5 S( E, ^" s1 b' g3 j0 k有钱能使鬼推磨Money makes the mare go. Money talks.
: h7 Y- X% q1 m' j有识之士people of vision' l1 \1 s) T% |% P
有勇无谋use brawn rather than brain
6 E1 e& K5 y) c. j d* z有缘千里来相会Separated as we are thousands of miles apart, we come together as if by predestination.- v1 F& Q: d0 d2 M# t
与时俱进advance with times
1 h( _2 Y2 q4 T1 A$ D/ z; g. T以人为本people oriented; people foremost 4 {& m6 ]- _) u) @4 G" y, }
因材施教teach students according to their aptitude
6 m( \% I: A. J( }$ ]$ |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." 3 M! H* y, Y6 ^0 H/ U
欲速则不达Haste does not bring success. 9 u- M# v) q5 ?6 I9 `5 Q2 d4 s
优胜劣汰survival of the fittest
" z( U: F) G9 S8 K2 Z: C, H' _英雄所见略同Great minds think alike.
: C* l0 B7 { |$ G, M# o5 ~冤家宜解不宜结Better make friends than make enemies.6 @: a) }6 I: G# w4 |: g
冤假错案"cases in which people were unjustly, falsely or wrongly charged or sentenced; unjust, false or wrong cases" : w- v0 q9 a& z6 e
一言既出，驷马难追A real man never goes back on his words. 5 K4 r: n" l6 r, s7 }
招财进宝Money and treasures will be plentiful
! v( L8 r* v6 S& o% y) C8 u" d% n$ ?债台高筑become debt-ridden
2 r% b( h( `% d) @: h致命要害Achilles' heel # W- b4 _2 U6 N1 i( F& T# @
众矢之的target of public criticism* E- n( B1 |/ m) n7 f) h8 W( K
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.7 R& S5 m% J+ \* ?9 X9 B
纸上谈兵be an armchair strategist
( k$ R0 J" Z' d/ c, N8 J纸包不住火Truth will come to light sooner or later.& {$ T" D8 ~7 P/ S9 W6 y3 l; F
左右为难between the devil and the deep blue sea; between the rock and the hard place |
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