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爱屋及乌Love me, love my dog.
+ x; x( m$ Y# A! c百闻不如一见Seeing is believing.+ H9 Q. {. n3 i. L$ F6 p6 q
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 worst7 U3 d1 r0 R3 U: m3 Q3 R( J
笨鸟先飞A slow sparrow should make an early start.2 _$ u( \# V- H2 T" L9 c
不眠之夜white night 4 p) w! _3 w S6 x' i
不以物喜，不以己悲not pleased by external gains, not saddened by personnal losses6 s0 d0 e: e4 F# H j1 q" M% }
不遗余力spare no effort; go all out; do one's best
& W9 x# J& G+ y. [& n不打不成交"No discord, no concord.
# f- D& F( Y# |拆东墙补西墙rob Peter to pay Paul - \5 R9 w/ g1 K+ i* K5 R3 {7 R
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 N( S: F8 L( A2 k' ^$ r! ~$ K
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 P0 ], \0 j# E" x8 y, \
大开眼界open one's eyes; broaden one's horizon; be an eye-opener + A# z2 W1 z, R* D# X n/ q6 x" n
国泰民安The country flourishes and people live in peace! A" r+ {' m1 v5 a \+ d
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 o! h h: R$ X5 W0 {$ s功夫不负有心人Everything comes to him who waits. 7 p# ?. w3 x1 c* r
好了伤疤忘了疼once on shore, one prays no more' W- ^. g/ y9 Z
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 b2 a3 m# m% f7 O5 x9 b1 c( C, U
和气生财Harmony brings wealth
6 b* ^6 g( p6 h; F$ O; o3 w活到老，学到老One is never too old to learn. 0 l4 u; a1 c1 I0 L o! y5 N
既往不咎let bygones be bygones $ u8 U, k: G9 }) f
金无足赤,人无完人Gold can't be pure and man can't be perfect.
7 P0 G. b3 ^0 m0 N5 k金玉满堂Treasures fill the home7 ]8 k5 N! A' [+ N
脚踏实地be down-to-earth & Q4 j) j1 k! p6 e" u5 Z" g
脚踩两只船sit on the fence
* i+ D3 O) u2 u( h9 n( z! q君子之交淡如水the friendship between gentlemen is as pure as crystal; a hedge between keeps friendship green
% {4 ?0 `3 {) _0 n5 @ k老生常谈，陈词滥调cut and dried, cliché
' r! I- U2 r+ [礼尚往来Courtesy calls for reciprocity. + Z( B; g" e) R; Y
留得青山在，不怕没柴烧"Where there is life, there is hope."8 t- T% o. s/ M
马到成功achieve immediate victory; win instant success
% s Q* s6 V2 d+ Q4 `- N名利双收gain in both fame and wealth/ G! B) V; }, L- S: |
茅塞顿开be suddenly enlightened. X$ _" k+ K$ v/ R; }
没有规矩不成方圆Nothing can be accomplished without norms or standards.
5 u$ z: d0 s2 C2 b" B* {/ ^每逢佳节倍思亲
: t' Q7 L7 r* P5 _7 p) Y7 UOn festive occasions more than ever one thinks of one's dear ones far away.# a- j, S# p$ g3 R
It is on the festival occasions when one misses his dear most. ! `' ^3 a9 u J- v2 ~4 O
谋事在人，成事在天"The planning lies with man, the outcome with Heaven. / Man proposes, God disposes. "
, ]9 ?/ G& ^# `( j. Z1 x% n弄巧成拙be too smart by half; Cunning outwits itself.* u: |- ~! A/ a$ J
拿手好戏masterpiece
6 ^5 k, E6 Z3 [; Z( o5 c赔了夫人又折兵throw good money after bad/ K& W, [( \7 z% D( l; T9 F
抛砖引玉a modest spur to induce others to come forward with valuable contributions; throw a sprat to catch a whale9 k) a+ H" _- M5 ^6 w3 o
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/ f; l) S z2 o4 U% b! B
抢得先机take the preemptive opportunities " [2 _+ B, C8 b0 r- P
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.. W( z% M4 G0 Z1 P. p
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$ ?* {" r' s% c2 }" d- j4 e+ B
前事不忘,后事之师Past experience, if not forgotten, is a guide for the future.# O$ @# l+ r! a# p% v) n
前人栽树,后人乘凉One generation plants the trees in whose shade another generation rests.
- i* V& `' N7 _) A2 YOne sows and another reaps.
- k4 k& Y6 f" w: \4 u9 ]( U; k前怕狼,后怕虎fear the wolf in front and the tiger behind/ hesitate in doing something/ _* }. H) i J* ?
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.
% _7 }: _. t# ?# L$ [& ~2 L强强联手win-win co-operation c4 d( v# ?6 A3 c4 X4 L) L
瑞雪兆丰年A timely snow promises a good harvest./ N" Q4 F/ } P6 P! J
人之初,性本善Man's nature at birth is good.7 P# k3 d9 Q+ j8 M; t& C0 `
人逢喜事精神爽Joy puts heart into a man.
% X2 q( g$ h8 E人海战术huge-crowd strategy
5 S7 ]& }% c: a( e世上无难事，只要肯攀登"Where there is a will, there is a way. " # i* |, e! W9 G* W/ R% f* `! e1 t
世外桃源a fictitious land of peace away from the turmoil of the world;
) B* i6 T; l( [* Z& }0 D) T2 Z2 P5 k死而后已until my heart stops beating
/ N4 e, h- d* D1 ~! G9 T岁岁平安Peace all year round3 {5 C3 ]5 Q% @" @+ m& a
上有天堂，下有苏杭"Just as there is paradise in heaven, ther are Suzhou and Hangzhou on earth."
) K8 J$ J6 H. D2 ?7 Z塞翁失马，焉知非福Misfortune may be an actual blessing.* P# L* T& r& \, ~( f
三十而立"A man should be independent at the age of thirty. ' n1 u2 o. {: Q+ }- z: {
At thirty, a man should be able to think for himself."
& I) r, t( J0 D升级换代updating and upgrading (of products)
7 D3 k) u" R" \5 \' K- q四十不惑Life begins at forty. 5 w+ K q. K; A5 W3 A9 j- O
谁言寸草心，报得三春晖"Such kindness of warm sun, can't be repaid by grass. " $ r G: Y a/ V; q. a
水涨船高When the river rises, the boat floats high.! P' E$ l2 j/ N
时不我待Time and tide wait for no man. ; M" S2 f$ T3 d$ {. W
杀鸡用牛刀break a butterfly on the wheel. O& r3 w: i" ^2 B; g q
实事求是seek truth from facts; be practical and realistic; be true to facts & e7 z0 d, [0 k; g# ]
说曹操,曹操到Talk of the devil and he comes.( l5 R# e! S! A i: o- _) w1 f
实话实说speak the plain truth; call a spade a spade; tell it as it is
0 {- x0 l- r/ F; P& k; r7 m实践是检验真理的唯一标准Practice is the sole criterion for testing truth., P9 G9 F O* 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; "
5 ]: o( Y" c+ i韬光养晦hide one's capacities and bide one's time
- V% [$ W; F$ z7 f1 [' h' T糖衣炮弹sugar-coated bullets
- J* g. w* g# Z4 h+ L* h% G$ F天有不测风云Anything unexpected may happen. a bolt from the blue
; V7 l# j/ B) X! s: O& L1 E团结就是力量Unity is strength.
+ y5 F/ T; Z& L. \$ h# g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
6 @& N4 T1 _7 s歪风邪气unhealthy practices and evil phenomena
- f8 c# i D; x# D7 \物以类聚，人以群分Birds of a feather flock together.1 N" K. r$ } i& y0 v& G5 `
往事如风"The past has vanished (from memory) like wind.; What in past, is past."
( W! C" x" R6 j1 N( J) }望子成龙hold high hopes for one's child
* g/ z6 d3 M$ @. q( T屋漏又逢连阴雨Misfortunes never come singly. When it rains it pours.
4 [8 C$ U! E( ^* _7 [' t: R9 W文韬武略military expertise; military strategy
4 } X: c/ f z7 W' @( J唯利是图draw water to one's mill ( y* k/ ^6 u) z1 [- G, M" E1 {
无源之水,无本之木water without a source, and a tree wiithout roots* y2 A6 c' p( }1 Z; H9 Q7 n
无中生有make/create something out of nothing
. F- i7 J+ W |5 c! l无风不起浪There are no waves without wind. There's no smoke without fire.
+ V0 c& ?2 Q$ w, {( h0 w5 ?) b徇私枉法bend the law for the benefit of relatives or friends 3 M2 Z! C! ]3 T% _
新官上任三把火a new broom sweeps clean
7 i8 T0 ^ J% n% Q4 O虚心使人进步,骄傲使人落后Modesty helps one go forward, whereas conceit makes one lag behind./ P9 a/ f) V2 l9 B
蓄势而发accumulate strength for a take-off
p. g. |- t, O$ W& m' k5 K心想事成May all your wish come true
- [( ^/ d9 \; k7 b心照不宣have a tacit understanding; give tacit consent; tacit understanding
- `+ K2 h5 g( q ]! S" X& b5 b先入为主First impressions are firmly entrenched.5 |! B3 o) N% {
先下手为强catch the ball before the bound
, @" x* {, a' F2 S# ?# ~3 `像热锅上的蚂蚁like an ant on a hot pan
) l# |. I1 \2 M现身说法warn people by taking oneself as an example
! R/ B A, U' M2 o5 q息事宁人pour oil on troubled waters
1 X8 \7 B/ k) L" ^. Q; h喜忧参半mingled hope and fear
T c" I# L6 n5 Y( U& Z, d* K循序渐进step by step, q8 d. U, `% D
一路平安，一路顺风speed somebody on their way; speed the parting guest
& b4 M6 s+ r y严以律己,宽以待人be strict with oneself and lenient towards others
$ k7 m) |) Z; y/ S9 d3 s) g鱼米之乡a land of milk and honey4 s* \2 m. N" j5 g N2 B
有情人终成眷属"Jack shall have Jill, all shall be well."
5 e% c5 q2 d4 Y+ E5 g" U& R' F有钱能使鬼推磨Money makes the mare go. Money talks.. t- ]4 Q2 C& j
有识之士people of vision, C1 L% Q- k$ [1 P
有勇无谋use brawn rather than brain
7 j. _: z- z$ x+ @8 [* e: s有缘千里来相会Separated as we are thousands of miles apart, we come together as if by predestination.4 R9 g$ w- y9 |) N0 G2 S6 @" ?2 f+ h9 A4 ]
与时俱进advance with times
e. G* R- t' A8 s. y以人为本people oriented; people foremost
7 ?- r0 A! J3 b: s' e( F因材施教teach students according to their aptitude
' k' `* k* G3 G l) M4 W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." / |; U5 s7 T1 u! l
欲速则不达Haste does not bring success. # |2 N& y: X5 M# {
优胜劣汰survival of the fittest ; L- t4 T' Z& [3 s( z, {
英雄所见略同Great minds think alike.
1 \, k r7 g/ D冤家宜解不宜结Better make friends than make enemies.
/ o! O( R$ u! n3 m' l' G冤假错案"cases in which people were unjustly, falsely or wrongly charged or sentenced; unjust, false or wrong cases"
- A* d6 R/ n1 t- {; m, q& ?一言既出，驷马难追A real man never goes back on his words. / m* F& K/ q$ `- P3 |7 ^* }. ]8 J Z" g
招财进宝Money and treasures will be plentiful
7 r" Y4 E# ], m V4 G# h+ i3 R: J7 r债台高筑become debt-ridden& x# l- ?/ n9 I' x
致命要害Achilles' heel : @; I" h4 e' l! i( k
众矢之的target of public criticism
! j# e& h+ e& k0 P1 V6 q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.) w( |& v5 T- o. G
纸上谈兵be an armchair strategist
" l, H7 P5 O0 b( h; z& s纸包不住火Truth will come to light sooner or later.) }2 x- k; g8 z: Y& L: }0 u
左右为难between the devil and the deep blue sea; between the rock and the hard place |
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