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爱屋及乌Love me, love my dog.
( J7 u6 z3 \1 V5 Z* f百闻不如一见Seeing is believing.
2 J* P5 C6 V' a* q6 d( i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
# o( G) T F% C5 |* I笨鸟先飞A slow sparrow should make an early start.
3 E% S. }6 F- I- c$ ^不眠之夜white night
: L7 | Z( [. R6 L* r- a不以物喜，不以己悲not pleased by external gains, not saddened by personnal losses0 n: p0 M! F4 m+ n- H% o4 L
不遗余力spare no effort; go all out; do one's best
$ q2 U# F( |8 o; v. N# i Z2 h不打不成交"No discord, no concord.
+ r/ o C$ g E6 c拆东墙补西墙rob Peter to pay Paul & E( X4 p/ k9 R7 ], L
辞旧迎新bid farewell to the old and usher in the new; ring out the old year and ring in the new
* X- i# L6 q+ C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
4 c$ i) y9 |/ Z大开眼界open one's eyes; broaden one's horizon; be an eye-opener
( H: p4 b1 ?$ ?$ k- s3 ?1 Q9 K8 F: X国泰民安The country flourishes and people live in peace* M S$ X" X9 B( l) P, S
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
" t" u) M8 G/ B1 {功夫不负有心人Everything comes to him who waits.
$ C; V" w5 _9 `/ l9 ]. d好了伤疤忘了疼once on shore, one prays no more
6 |% h2 j' d$ m# V. g) E好事不出门，恶事传千里Good news never goes beyond the gate, while bad news spread far and wide.
) p, w7 Q4 K$ e; M和气生财Harmony brings wealth, p8 ]& ]* G# S3 q+ Z& P9 f/ O* ^
活到老，学到老One is never too old to learn.
! j' ^0 i) M+ C7 W$ `既往不咎let bygones be bygones
! Z4 X0 q, D4 v3 |/ [金无足赤,人无完人Gold can't be pure and man can't be perfect.
5 T1 [3 W# R G! Y% X$ t金玉满堂Treasures fill the home
, A- G1 T3 G. O) l脚踏实地be down-to-earth
! I1 Y ^. H) o: n脚踩两只船sit on the fence
1 Y- j# ?+ Z- ^+ D" q君子之交淡如水the friendship between gentlemen is as pure as crystal; a hedge between keeps friendship green
$ O) \8 g8 J9 F" j老生常谈，陈词滥调cut and dried, cliché
' b- ?% Y q! D" t礼尚往来Courtesy calls for reciprocity. ) `6 E& [7 k4 D& c
留得青山在，不怕没柴烧"Where there is life, there is hope."
1 d+ N) H4 }, M! V6 M& z* {马到成功achieve immediate victory; win instant success( B% [& d M2 t0 W0 h/ }" D5 F* ?
名利双收gain in both fame and wealth
& m$ Z; L, F0 m茅塞顿开be suddenly enlightened% u0 @" ^' f" ]1 P
没有规矩不成方圆Nothing can be accomplished without norms or standards.! W3 A& W. H6 i g* J3 K: O5 j
每逢佳节倍思亲* W! y( I& p; c
On festive occasions more than ever one thinks of one's dear ones far away.
1 A+ k* { R* H( O1 |- ~It is on the festival occasions when one misses his dear most.
8 Y8 q+ J4 U3 w5 m谋事在人，成事在天"The planning lies with man, the outcome with Heaven. / Man proposes, God disposes. "1 A" c! \/ D5 R3 o) \
弄巧成拙be too smart by half; Cunning outwits itself.' ]/ h* g3 I _" h: x
拿手好戏masterpiece
4 T& p$ N4 h- P. U& b7 ^赔了夫人又折兵throw good money after bad
; [% G/ w' C. f1 x1 I抛砖引玉a modest spur to induce others to come forward with valuable contributions; throw a sprat to catch a whale( f+ `/ V1 N6 g
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
( D+ [# L% k4 d# o( R) D抢得先机take the preemptive opportunities # H% w3 q% ]1 M; ?0 y# A
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 d2 x- ]; E0 ]2 z! O
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! l k& M6 [' }, c( e0 A8 n1 @* `# m
前事不忘,后事之师Past experience, if not forgotten, is a guide for the future.
) e* B3 x C3 A7 V前人栽树,后人乘凉One generation plants the trees in whose shade another generation rests.) y' x. C6 j0 r2 z" }3 v' g+ q
One sows and another reaps.$ B! Y: m! ~0 T
前怕狼,后怕虎fear the wolf in front and the tiger behind/ hesitate in doing something- Z8 q& e& } K0 y: X
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 ]4 X4 j! g' [& [: ^; Q) x强强联手win-win co-operation
7 K) Q8 ]; o. e- ~( l4 p$ C瑞雪兆丰年A timely snow promises a good harvest.
9 m5 R/ E- |6 ?( d: a人之初,性本善Man's nature at birth is good.
& E' n/ K5 n# C% f& \. z7 F2 {人逢喜事精神爽Joy puts heart into a man.4 i8 a6 K* W' _
人海战术huge-crowd strategy
/ d' ?& B" J9 I$ \+ X. A世上无难事，只要肯攀登"Where there is a will, there is a way. "
& q2 @) F$ Z: Z$ J世外桃源a fictitious land of peace away from the turmoil of the world; 4 S( O6 D, n% M- I
死而后已until my heart stops beating
. c9 ~/ K' u9 t) E7 T岁岁平安Peace all year round K4 ^7 ]+ n$ j6 |1 Y# K, r0 h& e
上有天堂，下有苏杭"Just as there is paradise in heaven, ther are Suzhou and Hangzhou on earth."
0 N7 Z! M- ~/ f塞翁失马，焉知非福Misfortune may be an actual blessing.
8 U) G) v4 U3 B) {# E三十而立"A man should be independent at the age of thirty. ' Y, g8 ?. G& o
At thirty, a man should be able to think for himself." ' L. ^, Y U' j! @, }+ I5 R& L
升级换代updating and upgrading (of products)
( F4 W; a2 n6 _四十不惑Life begins at forty. , }1 t8 Q/ w* f: a5 J0 X0 M7 p
谁言寸草心，报得三春晖"Such kindness of warm sun, can't be repaid by grass. "
$ {. c, L8 ?) v* C8 [. w水涨船高When the river rises, the boat floats high.& m3 ^) e4 h/ V1 u0 k: k9 x
时不我待Time and tide wait for no man. ) O( j Y$ E/ U8 s* f3 ^
杀鸡用牛刀break a butterfly on the wheel
) F( x( v+ {3 w1 f) ^2 |9 i实事求是seek truth from facts; be practical and realistic; be true to facts
/ b, i% M" z7 z( A Z说曹操,曹操到Talk of the devil and he comes.
) Q$ t( H* \- D6 f8 S$ R实话实说speak the plain truth; call a spade a spade; tell it as it is
; N0 s% u$ s7 V$ v# [1 R7 w7 U实践是检验真理的唯一标准Practice is the sole criterion for testing truth.3 g" b S# w& e3 z, n8 Z5 ^ s
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; "
' u1 \5 x. q; m韬光养晦hide one's capacities and bide one's time
! X+ a( D) @5 Z M糖衣炮弹sugar-coated bullets0 X# X; u; k: q0 T, n
天有不测风云Anything unexpected may happen. a bolt from the blue' N* j2 o+ V/ j- ]0 S
团结就是力量Unity is strength.' x$ c! X" \! X4 L
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
2 B" }+ m3 p* Z歪风邪气unhealthy practices and evil phenomena9 P/ E3 K" P: d. ^0 K
物以类聚，人以群分Birds of a feather flock together.5 S- Q1 |' T* H" ~3 p2 c
往事如风"The past has vanished (from memory) like wind.; What in past, is past." 1 |1 ~' e' ?6 ~0 e5 ^; P
望子成龙hold high hopes for one's child
% I% w' l. L4 J7 w屋漏又逢连阴雨Misfortunes never come singly. When it rains it pours.
$ U" j: ~" l- `. }- E+ r; ?文韬武略military expertise; military strategy
8 i0 H. r( M1 [+ R9 h5 N唯利是图draw water to one's mill ' U. e! R8 K0 p
无源之水,无本之木water without a source, and a tree wiithout roots
/ {, k% x' I/ H; k5 M6 a7 b无中生有make/create something out of nothing
% I0 f3 s0 s2 ?! I4 a无风不起浪There are no waves without wind. There's no smoke without fire.
5 T, K3 N3 C& ] n7 c) l; M* c; `3 E徇私枉法bend the law for the benefit of relatives or friends
" l6 _8 P' n, D2 s0 E7 V新官上任三把火a new broom sweeps clean }- M5 e( P; Z; R; G2 Q! |
虚心使人进步,骄傲使人落后Modesty helps one go forward, whereas conceit makes one lag behind.. p5 j" H# b& ?6 T& C" m# K
蓄势而发accumulate strength for a take-off$ a# r+ i3 p1 k$ u2 E* {
心想事成May all your wish come true0 S N; @5 W# V
心照不宣have a tacit understanding; give tacit consent; tacit understanding
& X! {$ h. z6 C* X a. C先入为主First impressions are firmly entrenched.$ K6 P, A* J+ b- Q5 ~- F
先下手为强catch the ball before the bound+ v, m7 T" F' \ |- u
像热锅上的蚂蚁like an ant on a hot pan
: ~, a& p- c5 V8 X现身说法warn people by taking oneself as an example
8 c- J4 s. Z) k, T. W+ Z息事宁人pour oil on troubled waters % o5 G* g5 j$ i% Y Z
喜忧参半mingled hope and fear
; s/ _5 E y% X* P! [循序渐进step by step E8 G7 g& u. L& |# T& F
一路平安，一路顺风speed somebody on their way; speed the parting guest * |7 H/ F' v; ]/ [8 g# t: ?
严以律己,宽以待人be strict with oneself and lenient towards others1 Y5 _) a0 g3 z1 g$ Y3 V
鱼米之乡a land of milk and honey" Y; W' X/ k' w% h6 P% N9 ^
有情人终成眷属"Jack shall have Jill, all shall be well."
F( e; @' C( }有钱能使鬼推磨Money makes the mare go. Money talks.: j# \( r2 g8 ~$ J" Y, r# k
有识之士people of vision
& P2 w/ Y( B. K u; {& j8 P有勇无谋use brawn rather than brain
, k) o+ [2 q. L; s" q& B, [# V有缘千里来相会Separated as we are thousands of miles apart, we come together as if by predestination.
' o; N1 t" ^6 W! V与时俱进advance with times1 l7 P3 L# F" @
以人为本people oriented; people foremost 6 a1 g8 U8 [' [% k
因材施教teach students according to their aptitude
; T( L3 ]3 W( x; O1 d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." ( k' u6 ]% h! T _. z6 ^
欲速则不达Haste does not bring success. * t2 G9 c& `' U6 ~* `) b3 u/ p- }4 F
优胜劣汰survival of the fittest
: U8 G# l8 h4 G! V. }4 a' l5 r. c英雄所见略同Great minds think alike.
& ?0 I1 s" [ Y) D2 C) P$ g" I冤家宜解不宜结Better make friends than make enemies.
) Q4 I# y, f a4 G, p- V, E: K冤假错案"cases in which people were unjustly, falsely or wrongly charged or sentenced; unjust, false or wrong cases"
4 S; P7 _2 r# U一言既出，驷马难追A real man never goes back on his words. 7 \& m! Z$ P6 s
招财进宝Money and treasures will be plentiful/ |+ D6 H3 C+ N3 l( t
债台高筑become debt-ridden
{- m, z# A8 h, F致命要害Achilles' heel 0 n5 U2 K% z! f. ~( \8 @
众矢之的target of public criticism/ c7 s; X0 K) T4 O0 K0 ~
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.1 {0 F; n$ P/ ?: c# F0 u
纸上谈兵be an armchair strategist: p, Y" ?: g- H' }) M( M5 y0 R" D
纸包不住火Truth will come to light sooner or later.4 x* ?* N7 O/ d" L6 b, B# W
左右为难between the devil and the deep blue sea; between the rock and the hard place |
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