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爱屋及乌Love me, love my dog.
- U7 U4 _9 ]9 i: Q, a百闻不如一见Seeing is believing.6 t0 I' Q; W9 V1 p
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
& |& _/ N3 ~5 S! x% Y笨鸟先飞A slow sparrow should make an early start.; L/ W3 c( {0 r7 [+ R" I- t& x
不眠之夜white night $ k" ^! l/ A: _. E
不以物喜，不以己悲not pleased by external gains, not saddened by personnal losses D: [0 \# H4 y3 Y" m6 Z5 j
不遗余力spare no effort; go all out; do one's best
3 [. u3 t- d" T3 y5 k2 h! Z不打不成交"No discord, no concord. 0 Y& m) |: d% R! J% v3 R @0 W
拆东墙补西墙rob Peter to pay Paul ; T& S; F* i+ s0 T: \
辞旧迎新bid farewell to the old and usher in the new; ring out the old year and ring in the new 4 x" }3 } h; L% w" t; ]
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 all5 U& L3 Z' |7 e
大开眼界open one's eyes; broaden one's horizon; be an eye-opener
* b% F9 e/ E/ n i$ g h国泰民安The country flourishes and people live in peace
: ^0 U% T# E2 h# e- S" i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
Q& d; F1 ?$ s6 b) T! X功夫不负有心人Everything comes to him who waits.
& Y5 D) I( `- w L好了伤疤忘了疼once on shore, one prays no more
$ v, g F+ A! t) m- c: I2 s' F好事不出门，恶事传千里Good news never goes beyond the gate, while bad news spread far and wide.
+ K7 T- Q4 m9 u* u! Q) ^和气生财Harmony brings wealth% |2 I9 T9 z+ D
活到老，学到老One is never too old to learn. / M9 g$ t' \4 P \/ M. f4 e
既往不咎let bygones be bygones , P9 K% F. L, I- j3 i
金无足赤,人无完人Gold can't be pure and man can't be perfect. 3 V5 p5 j5 \9 t) ]" b! a2 X4 N
金玉满堂Treasures fill the home
( _# b* `: ~' Z8 E$ h脚踏实地be down-to-earth
W$ ]# @ }( L) X2 J: x2 [脚踩两只船sit on the fence
' A% P. l8 K4 A2 c2 y君子之交淡如水the friendship between gentlemen is as pure as crystal; a hedge between keeps friendship green A, R$ }; ?; E; H+ {3 l1 P
老生常谈，陈词滥调cut and dried, cliché [# h0 z$ G0 _2 r- j3 \+ l
礼尚往来Courtesy calls for reciprocity. . p& o2 J& x& y9 A/ K$ x
留得青山在，不怕没柴烧"Where there is life, there is hope."
7 H# b5 G, t5 _5 J$ C* h马到成功achieve immediate victory; win instant success& {' S3 n' U, [% h1 H# S9 \' P/ c
名利双收gain in both fame and wealth
; R, y& ^/ m/ x! p茅塞顿开be suddenly enlightened8 y* T9 D. m u8 _5 {* F
没有规矩不成方圆Nothing can be accomplished without norms or standards.4 m2 Y3 Y. z$ Z' H" Z, R* r7 J
每逢佳节倍思亲$ ^- f, t$ _& B, W S6 U
On festive occasions more than ever one thinks of one's dear ones far away.
" E( d. Y3 Q+ c( Z, XIt is on the festival occasions when one misses his dear most.
+ J* B. ~# P* |, N( V9 v& I3 Y) E5 [谋事在人，成事在天"The planning lies with man, the outcome with Heaven. / Man proposes, God disposes. "
4 Y8 ?6 d L, F2 B弄巧成拙be too smart by half; Cunning outwits itself.
" B, ]$ g8 j! c" T拿手好戏masterpiece0 P7 ~+ ?, Z# e U8 S
赔了夫人又折兵throw good money after bad# h5 Q2 L0 x. C. g: X; O, n
抛砖引玉a modest spur to induce others to come forward with valuable contributions; throw a sprat to catch a whale
; z L V# e' | N4 [, P3 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
% A5 G f9 N9 X9 k4 M% |0 O抢得先机take the preemptive opportunities
' |) z/ V1 f+ A* F- E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.
: c' [: m \. }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! S! o1 E, |; ^$ Q& I
前事不忘,后事之师Past experience, if not forgotten, is a guide for the future.
5 D9 X8 h) q' |7 c& g前人栽树,后人乘凉One generation plants the trees in whose shade another generation rests.
' p' c7 @: q5 Y% |, q/ cOne sows and another reaps.: j& V" _5 e, _ I. c
前怕狼,后怕虎fear the wolf in front and the tiger behind/ hesitate in doing something1 p& }; Y, o0 K1 D6 I
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.
3 g5 B, [, d9 y* m# U: ?4 ?: } Z) }3 E强强联手win-win co-operation/ y' v) M, j9 @& i
瑞雪兆丰年A timely snow promises a good harvest.) i5 T' ~2 |1 T" @9 q) E2 u
人之初,性本善Man's nature at birth is good.4 |% x/ L2 E) v+ W
人逢喜事精神爽Joy puts heart into a man.
: Q% |7 q Q9 q5 U% W. Q人海战术huge-crowd strategy
7 I/ F2 N( j" U& A世上无难事，只要肯攀登"Where there is a will, there is a way. "
0 w* G1 u) B) x* n世外桃源a fictitious land of peace away from the turmoil of the world;
/ n, `# L$ C$ V. X9 z死而后已until my heart stops beating1 h- e" l( w- w+ @, x
岁岁平安Peace all year round& B% J3 e0 Q. a: L
上有天堂，下有苏杭"Just as there is paradise in heaven, ther are Suzhou and Hangzhou on earth."
" E6 X; g( u; y塞翁失马，焉知非福Misfortune may be an actual blessing.# d. V; ^5 T- O; m, f t7 j
三十而立"A man should be independent at the age of thirty. , m% T2 ?+ Y# l1 s1 G
At thirty, a man should be able to think for himself." + {" p6 w0 d8 D
升级换代updating and upgrading (of products), U: e5 i6 B6 p
四十不惑Life begins at forty.
) p- f7 g8 T7 O: p4 l; x2 ]谁言寸草心，报得三春晖"Such kindness of warm sun, can't be repaid by grass. " 5 d H% R; T9 ^+ H. c
水涨船高When the river rises, the boat floats high.: V( Z2 B8 K2 U+ t9 ~ L5 L, K
时不我待Time and tide wait for no man. 6 v$ k' x+ i& V1 W' p
杀鸡用牛刀break a butterfly on the wheel7 y! F3 h e$ G* y2 U) X
实事求是seek truth from facts; be practical and realistic; be true to facts
# h1 P t8 f! M2 R说曹操,曹操到Talk of the devil and he comes.
& C) v. q$ F# h' e, g8 K实话实说speak the plain truth; call a spade a spade; tell it as it is
( N/ Y9 [+ B4 x实践是检验真理的唯一标准Practice is the sole criterion for testing truth.' H+ m6 ^7 y6 n
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; "( N) w* d: J2 \9 Y: c' z, b: I, R
韬光养晦hide one's capacities and bide one's time/ Z5 t! C' s4 F5 W; Z8 N
糖衣炮弹sugar-coated bullets
' f9 D4 | `* f% C0 E7 Y: b天有不测风云Anything unexpected may happen. a bolt from the blue
/ s7 g: R5 ~$ f) t/ D$ ]' N8 T团结就是力量Unity is strength.
( `) ^1 o- {' c7 l, 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 6 p& C' o/ ]/ x( h. |( D0 b
歪风邪气unhealthy practices and evil phenomena3 O; E- z) P% [2 [4 x7 Z' B
物以类聚，人以群分Birds of a feather flock together.: {8 I. v% [3 h4 h
往事如风"The past has vanished (from memory) like wind.; What in past, is past." 7 n ^& g' {+ Y A8 r& u- i; Z# j, f
望子成龙hold high hopes for one's child6 V. {2 F, E. a; I7 K7 H0 v
屋漏又逢连阴雨Misfortunes never come singly. When it rains it pours.
# W" g) m' X* s' [* b1 T文韬武略military expertise; military strategy 7 N8 u, j0 a5 }! Y/ O
唯利是图draw water to one's mill 2 \* i7 t7 m9 I, G( m; D$ ~
无源之水,无本之木water without a source, and a tree wiithout roots
2 w9 q% F1 j, z6 p8 S8 \无中生有make/create something out of nothing , o. e# n. n8 `8 a' K
无风不起浪There are no waves without wind. There's no smoke without fire.3 C# x4 H4 T0 j0 }: `" I" }
徇私枉法bend the law for the benefit of relatives or friends 7 a) Z. O/ K/ ^: Z. G
新官上任三把火a new broom sweeps clean 8 P+ v; y V: s( E6 d) P
虚心使人进步,骄傲使人落后Modesty helps one go forward, whereas conceit makes one lag behind.8 ^0 t3 @, t! P8 w1 D. d+ f
蓄势而发accumulate strength for a take-off
) l! v p) F) ^6 d* w9 ?- U2 a! A心想事成May all your wish come true
# R1 q1 e+ S1 j5 b9 Y心照不宣have a tacit understanding; give tacit consent; tacit understanding
" ~0 C, e2 [& u$ F先入为主First impressions are firmly entrenched.
. X5 v' V( `8 Y: Y; r% M先下手为强catch the ball before the bound. h0 r; H p6 u- e5 U8 H
像热锅上的蚂蚁like an ant on a hot pan; y- d+ r3 T+ w$ z
现身说法warn people by taking oneself as an example
6 F- f; \+ o3 w% t2 y息事宁人pour oil on troubled waters
) D2 g0 \! q7 y# _& M& u喜忧参半mingled hope and fear 2 Q' t9 U9 R! R% b+ N( O) o
循序渐进step by step5 A5 y R8 f! I* y* g; c' e
一路平安，一路顺风speed somebody on their way; speed the parting guest
r/ `2 w6 `! ~; ~2 f0 x# p( h" W严以律己,宽以待人be strict with oneself and lenient towards others8 y4 w* V4 |* S+ J$ k0 f9 F
鱼米之乡a land of milk and honey
1 H! G* e4 n! Y# ]+ x1 B有情人终成眷属"Jack shall have Jill, all shall be well."
: Z4 A! J- ]; |7 D; @4 j5 r/ H7 j有钱能使鬼推磨Money makes the mare go. Money talks.# K: F& U1 ~2 B
有识之士people of vision7 z: r0 @" B) ^6 l
有勇无谋use brawn rather than brain 0 y. M! B* ^& o
有缘千里来相会Separated as we are thousands of miles apart, we come together as if by predestination.# e# r" f. J& n0 o1 D
与时俱进advance with times* Y8 l7 r# S/ J5 c# ~8 r4 D3 H
以人为本people oriented; people foremost
2 m' K2 l2 e* x4 W2 l8 g因材施教teach students according to their aptitude : g( N% L5 v! s
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."
s! n" R! g; z7 M2 O, b" a欲速则不达Haste does not bring success. ( A H! o( ?' u5 @+ X! _4 Q
优胜劣汰survival of the fittest
- ~% C% X; S M) S英雄所见略同Great minds think alike.' j: Q" p" D6 `/ ]& J$ V
冤家宜解不宜结Better make friends than make enemies.
) H% p; n/ Y& |9 q' I3 K冤假错案"cases in which people were unjustly, falsely or wrongly charged or sentenced; unjust, false or wrong cases"
- u+ ]8 U3 S5 V# l5 h# G4 {2 C一言既出，驷马难追A real man never goes back on his words. 1 i: D0 O j6 b* O6 e
招财进宝Money and treasures will be plentiful- t- G p- d4 q
债台高筑become debt-ridden0 F* d: x$ G5 p, `2 F! l& \9 G
致命要害Achilles' heel 8 R# @: [% Y& c% _$ F4 Z* ?3 B& S
众矢之的target of public criticism
% K4 c3 E0 i! S( _: 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.
; F6 x+ |5 P" z) O1 j1 w纸上谈兵be an armchair strategist* K* ]/ E* u# n) m4 }* c
纸包不住火Truth will come to light sooner or later.
: n! x6 P9 c3 ^5 O8 C左右为难between the devil and the deep blue sea; between the rock and the hard place |
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