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爱屋及乌Love me, love my dog.
6 b! t- q3 a3 E2 X. S" C. p百闻不如一见Seeing is believing.
2 z- m! v! Q+ W6 |7 c7 @& u; l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
1 o; Z% c) r! n6 k2 j笨鸟先飞A slow sparrow should make an early start.
8 r' h. t! \( V5 J不眠之夜white night
+ |% J3 I+ @" E) d% I不以物喜，不以己悲not pleased by external gains, not saddened by personnal losses
( p/ _+ T8 n$ B0 F0 b7 L: g. J不遗余力spare no effort; go all out; do one's best+ H ~: q% Y4 S8 U
不打不成交"No discord, no concord.
2 I& `5 G7 d( ^$ \ z5 n+ P拆东墙补西墙rob Peter to pay Paul * ~8 h0 h; o T. n7 K
辞旧迎新bid farewell to the old and usher in the new; ring out the old year and ring in the new 8 [4 a ^9 G! e: Y- x1 |- K+ S% ?
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 all0 `% i8 L& [2 @. ~. z' ?
大开眼界open one's eyes; broaden one's horizon; be an eye-opener & N, t9 l" N: {- E) X; j
国泰民安The country flourishes and people live in peace) a" q: E" a" S$ v- O3 R6 h, y
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
+ l8 U, V. o/ c8 o; C9 ]" ^功夫不负有心人Everything comes to him who waits. 3 }- y( C) o+ R- g! O$ m4 ^
好了伤疤忘了疼once on shore, one prays no more
3 N3 I0 g) @, \- i/ B1 `1 w好事不出门，恶事传千里Good news never goes beyond the gate, while bad news spread far and wide. ( E1 D1 p, H) F* x9 j* y, {4 W
和气生财Harmony brings wealth
% J2 N% G/ f- J4 m' j% z* `+ Z& S活到老，学到老One is never too old to learn. 8 Y' S# `/ L% {
既往不咎let bygones be bygones ' I( A/ j3 b, A( t+ O
金无足赤,人无完人Gold can't be pure and man can't be perfect. - p+ D3 m& a6 |- |
金玉满堂Treasures fill the home/ N! t) @0 h/ X8 U- T6 Y
脚踏实地be down-to-earth
4 F1 p, y9 Q; {$ \1 y脚踩两只船sit on the fence
0 {: t$ U7 p5 ~1 W君子之交淡如水the friendship between gentlemen is as pure as crystal; a hedge between keeps friendship green g/ g" z; J1 b' s
老生常谈，陈词滥调cut and dried, cliché' B) H8 j7 q7 ^6 J9 u, ~6 b
礼尚往来Courtesy calls for reciprocity. M+ A2 X4 R! T" l* X' E
留得青山在，不怕没柴烧"Where there is life, there is hope."
& |; A ?; o' L- X: {3 j马到成功achieve immediate victory; win instant success2 J" h1 Z7 h/ |' a0 \9 |
名利双收gain in both fame and wealth2 s% Y/ ~2 q) m' n- |+ W" L4 f
茅塞顿开be suddenly enlightened
7 U) L, T/ l- W4 L4 l& q没有规矩不成方圆Nothing can be accomplished without norms or standards.: W5 }- ~4 ?3 _& K% U
每逢佳节倍思亲% m5 D% S6 z, O5 t
On festive occasions more than ever one thinks of one's dear ones far away.) P u) _" R: H; {
It is on the festival occasions when one misses his dear most.
' t% n/ M, Q r' }8 ?9 ?9 t8 f c谋事在人，成事在天"The planning lies with man, the outcome with Heaven. / Man proposes, God disposes. "
/ q: c8 N3 M, L- X5 ~0 C弄巧成拙be too smart by half; Cunning outwits itself.
1 \( I" M! T3 ^# B3 G拿手好戏masterpiece2 P( w6 ]2 C; h k0 K. @
赔了夫人又折兵throw good money after bad
& V$ k: g3 E, d$ S8 \3 i抛砖引玉a modest spur to induce others to come forward with valuable contributions; throw a sprat to catch a whale
1 y, u2 E6 e5 G M破釜沉舟cut off all means of retreat；burn one‘s own way of retreat and be determined to fight to the end9 h& c4 R" s4 o
抢得先机take the preemptive opportunities & P. n1 h, D' Y3 \
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.4 a$ m2 ?. D9 j5 W! W
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
7 g. b) q. q+ G/ l. A, A前事不忘,后事之师Past experience, if not forgotten, is a guide for the future.
" r' g; `" Q* [" X6 z前人栽树,后人乘凉One generation plants the trees in whose shade another generation rests.+ i. I2 I1 m: ^' M; l' X
One sows and another reaps.
E0 Z9 V% e1 V4 V {2 ]% b前怕狼,后怕虎fear the wolf in front and the tiger behind/ hesitate in doing something
* f+ b5 j* P9 J q. Y2 L: d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. 2 ]0 ^( \1 n- x, Y% [! W
强强联手win-win co-operation
8 [6 z9 p8 Q: X2 e" i& M瑞雪兆丰年A timely snow promises a good harvest.# s% y. z$ @# \1 r, ]3 G( p" ?
人之初,性本善Man's nature at birth is good.
* q, I. e) Y9 a8 O/ r( \+ d7 @人逢喜事精神爽Joy puts heart into a man." {9 E0 @; S3 I; T/ {
人海战术huge-crowd strategy 2 P4 E( F! ?! \# c" a5 M
世上无难事，只要肯攀登"Where there is a will, there is a way. "
- u0 T# u; J+ i" U, v3 ?世外桃源a fictitious land of peace away from the turmoil of the world;
4 h( v5 K) D( I, i5 ?- [1 E( j死而后已until my heart stops beating
! c/ Q; L' ~0 m% u4 N! J+ C* }岁岁平安Peace all year round! B% J" O2 m, h6 C# _' g
上有天堂，下有苏杭"Just as there is paradise in heaven, ther are Suzhou and Hangzhou on earth."
+ H a. h! E- q6 O. u k塞翁失马，焉知非福Misfortune may be an actual blessing.! d/ a6 ]6 w9 j# \! I( x9 L
三十而立"A man should be independent at the age of thirty. 5 a# o' \0 w: y% y ~+ r
At thirty, a man should be able to think for himself."
) D! H6 v6 \. R; R升级换代updating and upgrading (of products)
7 Q& [- K$ Y3 _2 X& h# z! i" m四十不惑Life begins at forty.
9 I$ z/ h' n( I9 P. ~谁言寸草心，报得三春晖"Such kindness of warm sun, can't be repaid by grass. " 7 G, H& j5 C$ @) g
水涨船高When the river rises, the boat floats high.
+ q7 m) ]% h/ p- j+ _1 v3 }2 V时不我待Time and tide wait for no man. # R2 X% f. S8 j
杀鸡用牛刀break a butterfly on the wheel
( g. p- S3 n/ q实事求是seek truth from facts; be practical and realistic; be true to facts
4 [- S' E: Z9 b说曹操,曹操到Talk of the devil and he comes.
* n) v! h3 E3 Q2 y( o实话实说speak the plain truth; call a spade a spade; tell it as it is
; o, n! z* ^% \0 g9 r实践是检验真理的唯一标准Practice is the sole criterion for testing truth.
2 ^8 C( }$ s6 B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; "
3 Y: q! o3 |4 d1 }! e" j韬光养晦hide one's capacities and bide one's time! Y! H0 {9 f2 n4 X: X( x
糖衣炮弹sugar-coated bullets
4 s1 l/ f8 \, v2 [天有不测风云Anything unexpected may happen. a bolt from the blue
0 O6 Y6 M+ Z- u' t团结就是力量Unity is strength.1 U; U' k# s8 z1 k
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 5 M4 I6 n" {) x/ d, Y
歪风邪气unhealthy practices and evil phenomena X' X0 k& T; G. }1 m8 ?6 |% W1 m
物以类聚，人以群分Birds of a feather flock together.( | J: J( v) T1 v) ^
往事如风"The past has vanished (from memory) like wind.; What in past, is past." - ]- l$ T% M9 {# @/ v
望子成龙hold high hopes for one's child) n- G+ y P7 \: V
屋漏又逢连阴雨Misfortunes never come singly. When it rains it pours.
* m; q' B1 p# R" z3 u' s6 m文韬武略military expertise; military strategy $ u2 s$ z( Z: o- k# p! R1 Q6 t
唯利是图draw water to one's mill % B; I8 h9 d% [! U% z
无源之水,无本之木water without a source, and a tree wiithout roots
5 D! q3 ^, w2 h( V2 W. ?9 y无中生有make/create something out of nothing
' u& [) P8 B6 E) ~+ i无风不起浪There are no waves without wind. There's no smoke without fire.1 w% Q. T8 Z8 e& w- G1 r) J
徇私枉法bend the law for the benefit of relatives or friends
+ n; Z2 r7 r% D) B9 m z1 P新官上任三把火a new broom sweeps clean
% `0 D" U g' b( N0 _1 x虚心使人进步,骄傲使人落后Modesty helps one go forward, whereas conceit makes one lag behind.3 V8 Y! h% D. ~2 `( O8 K+ N4 D
蓄势而发accumulate strength for a take-off; L2 ^# C* C7 n1 E6 v9 C" ~
心想事成May all your wish come true
b' Q7 @ V: J( |: Q: W d心照不宣have a tacit understanding; give tacit consent; tacit understanding
9 D/ Q2 k1 w8 K1 K$ M先入为主First impressions are firmly entrenched.% d: A; `. K9 e' |/ D
先下手为强catch the ball before the bound! `& |; g: D9 R, V5 b) `
像热锅上的蚂蚁like an ant on a hot pan
5 Z$ `( o* d$ I: U ^! V现身说法warn people by taking oneself as an example* s( K6 R: R; E. E
息事宁人pour oil on troubled waters
4 P$ V5 o! W0 C/ E喜忧参半mingled hope and fear
' h0 B, P2 o# a" j" o$ X' E, R循序渐进step by step
9 N Z. `, V, z: M, U8 V* A7 q一路平安，一路顺风speed somebody on their way; speed the parting guest
x& A* w& W9 v% F严以律己,宽以待人be strict with oneself and lenient towards others+ L* K2 l5 p ?0 h8 O2 N, h
鱼米之乡a land of milk and honey3 C/ W4 s9 s/ l& H/ \! S: O& y8 X6 B9 d
有情人终成眷属"Jack shall have Jill, all shall be well."
3 k2 U3 z! }6 M, z有钱能使鬼推磨Money makes the mare go. Money talks.* _% [ ~! o: }0 l
有识之士people of vision! A" A8 Z* ]+ I8 g3 Z) P3 J
有勇无谋use brawn rather than brain
; A$ ?/ ^+ N8 I! a有缘千里来相会Separated as we are thousands of miles apart, we come together as if by predestination.! V) y4 B- H" V9 b# x
与时俱进advance with times7 e3 v4 r1 t/ j# F) }
以人为本people oriented; people foremost
) }" X, s; q: m- [" ^# t因材施教teach students according to their aptitude 1 f' ~( ?2 V' {7 V3 x7 U
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." # t. h f) G; G5 s( s2 T
欲速则不达Haste does not bring success.
* J' b* A; f- K& T* ~. i* @优胜劣汰survival of the fittest 6 }) ^9 `& ?3 \4 ?5 l
英雄所见略同Great minds think alike.. |- ^$ n4 z! \2 K$ ~$ z# T: f
冤家宜解不宜结Better make friends than make enemies.
" l8 q) i1 j9 {9 s冤假错案"cases in which people were unjustly, falsely or wrongly charged or sentenced; unjust, false or wrong cases"
u8 u( b$ K8 M" b% d8 \- t7 N一言既出，驷马难追A real man never goes back on his words. ; c. R f& A$ T |9 A& y
招财进宝Money and treasures will be plentiful* Q: @9 r7 Z) b0 M
债台高筑become debt-ridden. t+ K/ R( {% C; z* l6 W f
致命要害Achilles' heel
9 q- b9 ]& N; t! [% j1 l. G9 S众矢之的target of public criticism
2 D1 l2 L9 u* \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) H; q) J; w- ^8 ]$ E) t& M& V纸上谈兵be an armchair strategist7 ^: P0 s/ G; L; v) o" n
纸包不住火Truth will come to light sooner or later.
2 f k( t9 |- T: G; ~% D左右为难between the devil and the deep blue sea; between the rock and the hard place |
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