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爱屋及乌Love me, love my dog.
- _7 J9 M7 Z/ z$ z) K百闻不如一见Seeing is believing./ F$ |* s* a3 Y4 p- k* b j
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
# Q2 E! @9 K" [笨鸟先飞A slow sparrow should make an early start.
' t( n- r ~' t/ i4 V0 O G3 ^不眠之夜white night 6 i2 q! S6 H# e$ x9 L
不以物喜，不以己悲not pleased by external gains, not saddened by personnal losses
4 v$ N% G$ }4 W; n: L$ ~不遗余力spare no effort; go all out; do one's best3 @6 B2 t( v3 J6 s( K* f9 t0 a% n
不打不成交"No discord, no concord.
( q$ C2 M% h0 I- e' t t拆东墙补西墙rob Peter to pay Paul
2 g5 ?* s. H, ~9 Z" S+ F7 ?辞旧迎新bid farewell to the old and usher in the new; ring out the old year and ring in the new
# V& k, ~; W, m; Z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 all9 x) h% Y9 h, o
大开眼界open one's eyes; broaden one's horizon; be an eye-opener
9 z W0 [8 C( ?, f$ n# [国泰民安The country flourishes and people live in peace) U: ?) ~4 x; c6 s! b8 A
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
* p! K8 _2 D. N! U: E# h5 j功夫不负有心人Everything comes to him who waits. 4 y& h1 s* e8 g; w% t
好了伤疤忘了疼once on shore, one prays no more
/ l0 w+ E6 B$ m6 t# t* [. B; j4 U好事不出门，恶事传千里Good news never goes beyond the gate, while bad news spread far and wide. 4 G% b( u) W& L4 c, c
和气生财Harmony brings wealth g2 c0 S3 b. f( {: ]* X, o
活到老，学到老One is never too old to learn. 2 P4 \ c1 ]3 i
既往不咎let bygones be bygones " x- [8 X( N$ T5 W" R
金无足赤,人无完人Gold can't be pure and man can't be perfect. & z) |: `1 }7 ~) \- P3 O( Z% x
金玉满堂Treasures fill the home. I( p2 a' w# J/ |; E8 i7 ?: y
脚踏实地be down-to-earth % ?+ g3 o( l5 y4 b3 {$ ^. C
脚踩两只船sit on the fence / U7 l' i' @* c: I) w" l- n
君子之交淡如水the friendship between gentlemen is as pure as crystal; a hedge between keeps friendship green " A+ H0 D1 ]! e) J6 |
老生常谈，陈词滥调cut and dried, cliché
: _7 {% n* u2 X5 _: J, |; m+ G7 f礼尚往来Courtesy calls for reciprocity.
( Y7 Q4 @/ s% [8 q& y留得青山在，不怕没柴烧"Where there is life, there is hope."& c9 i% ]* y1 v1 a3 u
马到成功achieve immediate victory; win instant success/ X- ^& W, l) r$ N* D+ W; b7 {
名利双收gain in both fame and wealth/ b3 T# H5 [7 J: L7 L+ `
茅塞顿开be suddenly enlightened
- \5 ^: S9 a) f5 r: S8 T$ S4 Q没有规矩不成方圆Nothing can be accomplished without norms or standards.
0 u! A+ U8 C2 T e每逢佳节倍思亲
4 ~4 s& o( o! I) g5 POn festive occasions more than ever one thinks of one's dear ones far away.+ g: u M- r( ] y# c4 @
It is on the festival occasions when one misses his dear most.
9 b1 l, I1 p x% b谋事在人，成事在天"The planning lies with man, the outcome with Heaven. / Man proposes, God disposes. "
9 u4 A; |, l) i弄巧成拙be too smart by half; Cunning outwits itself.1 L6 a5 g. [% t( C5 a8 V
拿手好戏masterpiece
* w4 m1 Q3 D* Z7 m1 _5 D赔了夫人又折兵throw good money after bad
/ T8 M$ p$ {1 I( F/ Y* B抛砖引玉a modest spur to induce others to come forward with valuable contributions; throw a sprat to catch a whale
5 A' I3 R- V' d* m. F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
( L# ~# l; x& Q9 I8 `+ |抢得先机take the preemptive opportunities
: X6 c6 O( V! V0 F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 T- ?" F6 B' I7 {8 s& z
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$ P6 }, [; e4 k前事不忘,后事之师Past experience, if not forgotten, is a guide for the future.7 r6 ^ o7 b3 h6 w
前人栽树,后人乘凉One generation plants the trees in whose shade another generation rests.2 Q$ T$ H6 _* f% m8 M9 ~9 N+ O
One sows and another reaps.
/ f& L9 C/ N8 R8 E- ?( Z前怕狼,后怕虎fear the wolf in front and the tiger behind/ hesitate in doing something" `7 _4 b3 Q3 v/ 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. 6 H0 {$ F& k1 e3 V
强强联手win-win co-operation
& R) t1 n1 b8 M6 D P% T1 Q) D. @瑞雪兆丰年A timely snow promises a good harvest." W5 } R0 a0 v0 _' X
人之初,性本善Man's nature at birth is good.
9 o* v# b9 f( y6 K s0 g9 H人逢喜事精神爽Joy puts heart into a man.
, @; s7 M* Y& \5 \, r! q% o' U人海战术huge-crowd strategy
* f2 ]. R8 z2 ^' z6 _% l( [世上无难事，只要肯攀登"Where there is a will, there is a way. " * w% ^* \8 p; c1 a; I4 e; y
世外桃源a fictitious land of peace away from the turmoil of the world;
! j9 J" o; C* W3 P" W) b; k死而后已until my heart stops beating7 z4 o" I& _% T& L/ m6 T
岁岁平安Peace all year round
$ n7 G& C# j! G5 y上有天堂，下有苏杭"Just as there is paradise in heaven, ther are Suzhou and Hangzhou on earth." * |0 E4 F- R0 I
塞翁失马，焉知非福Misfortune may be an actual blessing.
F- Q: }6 s4 ?2 c, X) z三十而立"A man should be independent at the age of thirty. 3 o$ O% \. Y: i: B+ ^
At thirty, a man should be able to think for himself."
/ T9 k0 _' U9 Y$ w& X8 K$ I升级换代updating and upgrading (of products)
& V* f5 ^( d# Z9 g四十不惑Life begins at forty. 1 X, @9 s0 s0 q, D
谁言寸草心，报得三春晖"Such kindness of warm sun, can't be repaid by grass. "
+ V! \/ N9 _* {5 e水涨船高When the river rises, the boat floats high.! W& [% u! @3 W
时不我待Time and tide wait for no man.
! v6 A8 t1 r- p3 `( j杀鸡用牛刀break a butterfly on the wheel) y I/ h7 h$ m
实事求是seek truth from facts; be practical and realistic; be true to facts
" b' P& a: [! {/ I; }说曹操,曹操到Talk of the devil and he comes.
6 g9 l4 J6 w# k# E实话实说speak the plain truth; call a spade a spade; tell it as it is
2 S2 ^; V& S- N6 q0 V4 g$ B实践是检验真理的唯一标准Practice is the sole criterion for testing truth.
$ R' T/ v+ Z9 t$ j( [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; "! e/ [4 ]( Y6 r' x3 B% S3 Y
韬光养晦hide one's capacities and bide one's time7 k9 c" ~* G4 F: ?: L
糖衣炮弹sugar-coated bullets
4 h( |) v" c9 _: _: D3 c! g" y天有不测风云Anything unexpected may happen. a bolt from the blue. \3 v2 R" f2 e, A/ c1 n
团结就是力量Unity is strength.* v+ y2 ?# c# P' l, \0 \- W+ o
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 C8 e" w- T
歪风邪气unhealthy practices and evil phenomena
$ N; d) k- _0 g9 k: A/ f- K物以类聚，人以群分Birds of a feather flock together.6 v1 |, J+ n% u# C
往事如风"The past has vanished (from memory) like wind.; What in past, is past."
! ~' M% m9 Q, f+ @5 U/ a0 ~望子成龙hold high hopes for one's child
* s) ]1 {' h' l9 Y. \* z屋漏又逢连阴雨Misfortunes never come singly. When it rains it pours.
3 u; _( X6 b, h" m, k8 {( b9 u文韬武略military expertise; military strategy 8 C" ]2 Z, H- N% ?' o! f C0 Y8 k
唯利是图draw water to one's mill
1 K+ S& z4 v" U' W# ^2 ?无源之水,无本之木water without a source, and a tree wiithout roots a' M) K' S: t1 t P) C
无中生有make/create something out of nothing
* w K/ ]+ W8 x无风不起浪There are no waves without wind. There's no smoke without fire.
/ l# }( y% m( @5 x+ b: G4 m徇私枉法bend the law for the benefit of relatives or friends
& M5 J, W: a" _3 T0 _1 ?1 H新官上任三把火a new broom sweeps clean
2 g- z. N, h& D4 ]虚心使人进步,骄傲使人落后Modesty helps one go forward, whereas conceit makes one lag behind.0 ^: ^/ i( J) V k8 G
蓄势而发accumulate strength for a take-off
H* m P; M9 z7 a心想事成May all your wish come true2 L6 E! H8 Z7 ]0 W. a2 c; Z
心照不宣have a tacit understanding; give tacit consent; tacit understanding
o* O0 _' ?, M9 }- {8 h# }/ n先入为主First impressions are firmly entrenched.
5 j$ U9 r/ g1 q先下手为强catch the ball before the bound
2 E6 E. I1 g. l, W0 [9 @4 V8 l像热锅上的蚂蚁like an ant on a hot pan h/ ^7 |; `0 A" c( s
现身说法warn people by taking oneself as an example
) F8 l8 \# S1 G5 h% p7 t" b- c3 E; x息事宁人pour oil on troubled waters
, z0 U) V6 ?0 I g6 C喜忧参半mingled hope and fear
7 m6 n0 _! S9 s/ k循序渐进step by step/ e) o5 B4 _4 n! s3 Z
一路平安，一路顺风speed somebody on their way; speed the parting guest
3 A+ @2 R0 Q% M' P7 i严以律己,宽以待人be strict with oneself and lenient towards others/ X( M9 T K5 i! J6 d) ?% A
鱼米之乡a land of milk and honey0 o+ n; i) ~( I/ W Z% X- S
有情人终成眷属"Jack shall have Jill, all shall be well." 4 @4 Y9 G+ K2 o6 w1 k' J
有钱能使鬼推磨Money makes the mare go. Money talks.
7 M8 L& Z% q" b6 f2 v有识之士people of vision
8 W% X; @' U% A) n$ v$ V, `有勇无谋use brawn rather than brain
' `; k) @# P$ l! A有缘千里来相会Separated as we are thousands of miles apart, we come together as if by predestination.
4 @8 J5 G0 \- a; {4 W" e与时俱进advance with times
# R: i/ R B2 S以人为本people oriented; people foremost
9 z0 f5 J0 ~7 Y" A' _$ [因材施教teach students according to their aptitude ! |4 I. I; {7 m$ d+ Q6 b
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." + E) ^) n# n+ }( X4 c+ e+ _) J
欲速则不达Haste does not bring success.
+ q: u: q; @# M优胜劣汰survival of the fittest 2 T2 i) z" Y3 S. |* S% p
英雄所见略同Great minds think alike.
0 z9 ]" H% {4 G v9 D& @冤家宜解不宜结Better make friends than make enemies.
/ ?3 ]6 A. R3 d; y6 L: @* y% M/ C冤假错案"cases in which people were unjustly, falsely or wrongly charged or sentenced; unjust, false or wrong cases" $ ^+ Q5 `3 u, x
一言既出，驷马难追A real man never goes back on his words.
; g" ]1 ?5 W i+ h8 l; o3 ?招财进宝Money and treasures will be plentiful
- g) A* q# Q3 ~+ o; [债台高筑become debt-ridden
8 |0 e, w8 F& }8 c致命要害Achilles' heel
+ _ [6 N. _% w' ]. T3 i7 f众矢之的target of public criticism2 }/ M2 e2 K# I) m0 E3 d
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., K! X. z2 V$ H' V e" R
纸上谈兵be an armchair strategist
6 ^2 b+ W4 U. c/ f纸包不住火Truth will come to light sooner or later.2 \# i; Y. n( U7 T0 w& z
左右为难between the devil and the deep blue sea; between the rock and the hard place |
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