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爱屋及乌Love me, love my dog.
. |/ s" w4 C) L$ @2 R百闻不如一见Seeing is believing.
( O/ O# U6 u9 N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
: P6 @! g" m- J# z! G笨鸟先飞A slow sparrow should make an early start.
% {4 W! U% q& ~5 D' l" h s5 B @不眠之夜white night ' |8 [$ t# t N; m
不以物喜，不以己悲not pleased by external gains, not saddened by personnal losses. c% C4 O+ `# {* ]
不遗余力spare no effort; go all out; do one's best
! {4 N" r: ]4 v& s) U) K1 P不打不成交"No discord, no concord. 6 I6 C9 n# x3 ?
拆东墙补西墙rob Peter to pay Paul
' e0 ?4 b/ B4 Z) v+ \2 L3 y4 A辞旧迎新bid farewell to the old and usher in the new; ring out the old year and ring in the new
n, X$ J7 G& `% P f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, o3 }- ` ]3 w7 Y9 ?: E2 E' K( L0 h# {
大开眼界open one's eyes; broaden one's horizon; be an eye-opener
V& u# x; T9 ~国泰民安The country flourishes and people live in peace
3 J3 L6 Y, d7 w. V9 O: e; k+ m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
& {, S2 T5 \! z! N" ?功夫不负有心人Everything comes to him who waits.
1 q+ ?/ _4 {; a3 A4 y好了伤疤忘了疼once on shore, one prays no more3 i1 T0 H% Q+ [. b- e( _/ z0 R
好事不出门，恶事传千里Good news never goes beyond the gate, while bad news spread far and wide.
. y1 i9 b9 b/ m" b* o- h$ x和气生财Harmony brings wealth- }2 e1 T% e$ l
活到老，学到老One is never too old to learn. , V( h+ X) b4 _
既往不咎let bygones be bygones 0 `, X3 O! u0 O
金无足赤,人无完人Gold can't be pure and man can't be perfect. ( L5 R( k! f0 U* y/ E9 R) n7 v- h- G
金玉满堂Treasures fill the home
) b- y$ H; ~0 P脚踏实地be down-to-earth
, A D0 `# e6 w1 g$ C脚踩两只船sit on the fence
$ g9 ?. z. k* N1 ~( W0 U0 V君子之交淡如水the friendship between gentlemen is as pure as crystal; a hedge between keeps friendship green 5 ^5 m* @+ [5 B8 [
老生常谈，陈词滥调cut and dried, cliché% J) [: O/ p) Z- Q4 [
礼尚往来Courtesy calls for reciprocity.
Q$ F1 M8 [# ]. ?6 y留得青山在，不怕没柴烧"Where there is life, there is hope."5 O% ~, B) d! e! N7 M9 ]$ N7 K4 q
马到成功achieve immediate victory; win instant success
" p3 B5 o8 m$ E7 A' a; t6 `$ B" y名利双收gain in both fame and wealth6 f9 ~8 [. h; U4 o, W8 `1 t4 w$ t3 K
茅塞顿开be suddenly enlightened% `' y" o$ k, N+ F- X, H: W
没有规矩不成方圆Nothing can be accomplished without norms or standards.2 I2 g8 D* O5 I( A& {
每逢佳节倍思亲 U/ |+ A) V3 e4 i/ W0 S! ?
On festive occasions more than ever one thinks of one's dear ones far away.
* ~- ~- J. A0 B1 xIt is on the festival occasions when one misses his dear most. 2 L N% A8 w. G# y
谋事在人，成事在天"The planning lies with man, the outcome with Heaven. / Man proposes, God disposes. "
8 p- q* q! [: d! ^ a! F& l弄巧成拙be too smart by half; Cunning outwits itself.7 m4 q. f7 g$ R$ u0 ?+ t$ X& J
拿手好戏masterpiece/ b B9 ] C& ]. v
赔了夫人又折兵throw good money after bad
* J7 X, T& o$ S9 H4 ^; w4 q抛砖引玉a modest spur to induce others to come forward with valuable contributions; throw a sprat to catch a whale2 C; v, X) V3 P" S2 d
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
& O ^3 D9 X' P; N2 `7 G) r: |抢得先机take the preemptive opportunities
. C) D9 y$ ]! x2 W& 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.
: w8 V0 M* A4 I4 e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
) B4 ?: ]4 L$ t( \- B. K5 q+ H前事不忘,后事之师Past experience, if not forgotten, is a guide for the future.
- e# g2 ~- H5 K前人栽树,后人乘凉One generation plants the trees in whose shade another generation rests.
* x! G/ C3 k& z* g1 `$ D: \1 HOne sows and another reaps.
) b1 S3 T& X, d# y( c前怕狼,后怕虎fear the wolf in front and the tiger behind/ hesitate in doing something' H _9 s. ^% 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.
: |! G3 u, V& p( d$ A& I3 X强强联手win-win co-operation; Z: |1 y" ^+ m$ A# R$ |3 O
瑞雪兆丰年A timely snow promises a good harvest.
/ R5 m* o* O: T- M+ q/ n人之初,性本善Man's nature at birth is good.* M6 P) s5 K0 V ~& W. @
人逢喜事精神爽Joy puts heart into a man.
9 x: N: i. ?1 J人海战术huge-crowd strategy 9 |- w- K, l3 }- m4 k1 j
世上无难事，只要肯攀登"Where there is a will, there is a way. "
3 f/ ]4 P0 R1 w) W/ s' P世外桃源a fictitious land of peace away from the turmoil of the world;
. X( @$ a' [9 B9 c! T( _死而后已until my heart stops beating8 P0 B# v/ o5 A& }; ?8 e
岁岁平安Peace all year round
8 ^3 Z. p7 k6 L上有天堂，下有苏杭"Just as there is paradise in heaven, ther are Suzhou and Hangzhou on earth." + B8 j# c1 P2 y/ l- N- U
塞翁失马，焉知非福Misfortune may be an actual blessing.0 P' A4 G. n# I- l
三十而立"A man should be independent at the age of thirty.
% c/ V6 G; t$ w4 w/ VAt thirty, a man should be able to think for himself." ! c1 T* r& f5 m, i, r" [% C
升级换代updating and upgrading (of products): y+ O4 z: f ^, t& |: r6 h2 S/ z: K
四十不惑Life begins at forty.
! P v" X, \3 R) r+ v谁言寸草心，报得三春晖"Such kindness of warm sun, can't be repaid by grass. " 3 {6 k/ \5 j/ |1 K
水涨船高When the river rises, the boat floats high.
2 s9 D* N G* V" J* A时不我待Time and tide wait for no man.
/ s: P3 _" [' I; M杀鸡用牛刀break a butterfly on the wheel0 a% G, f# q5 H% `( V
实事求是seek truth from facts; be practical and realistic; be true to facts 5 S' F7 m- H! {& g
说曹操,曹操到Talk of the devil and he comes.
" H3 o( l; ^* {6 Q实话实说speak the plain truth; call a spade a spade; tell it as it is
, \2 q+ O" O. O ]( g7 }8 h" N. |. a实践是检验真理的唯一标准Practice is the sole criterion for testing truth.
, d0 `$ j- I% [3 O& Y& u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 G, }# D, t& C3 J
韬光养晦hide one's capacities and bide one's time% N$ H, `5 o; g
糖衣炮弹sugar-coated bullets0 R7 c8 D; N- l( D( [1 O
天有不测风云Anything unexpected may happen. a bolt from the blue
% I0 Q8 b5 u" s# Z团结就是力量Unity is strength.6 s' A7 U- @' S2 D& c+ \- k. D
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
& X& |2 ^& e; [+ t0 i歪风邪气unhealthy practices and evil phenomena
7 Y5 C" O2 f" r9 V' \1 F2 x2 g物以类聚，人以群分Birds of a feather flock together.
$ K( j' O6 t" t, E往事如风"The past has vanished (from memory) like wind.; What in past, is past." ' h" I) v# O! b7 j; T* z8 a
望子成龙hold high hopes for one's child$ N) J1 R* s' `# ]: ~$ u9 W7 J% y
屋漏又逢连阴雨Misfortunes never come singly. When it rains it pours.2 h4 N! r- I+ G7 a" {
文韬武略military expertise; military strategy * q" }- R1 e, z
唯利是图draw water to one's mill
) K# Z2 E& |+ y3 t无源之水,无本之木water without a source, and a tree wiithout roots
. Y& D+ Q4 c) y无中生有make/create something out of nothing ' V2 Y W) g" X5 |2 z) W
无风不起浪There are no waves without wind. There's no smoke without fire.
( C C0 W4 i2 t* k徇私枉法bend the law for the benefit of relatives or friends / @$ P L3 v* j! N6 U
新官上任三把火a new broom sweeps clean
' ]0 P* U; k% Q- r* A' }虚心使人进步,骄傲使人落后Modesty helps one go forward, whereas conceit makes one lag behind.* X# Q& @# s% Y$ {8 G& S
蓄势而发accumulate strength for a take-off' E7 Q* j5 u% W) Q1 L
心想事成May all your wish come true
6 Q2 {" y- q" @6 V7 v4 y心照不宣have a tacit understanding; give tacit consent; tacit understanding
3 q3 |$ }$ L( a: @1 n: i$ I先入为主First impressions are firmly entrenched.
* @8 v: Z+ G9 a先下手为强catch the ball before the bound1 J$ X# p2 ]) Z7 n8 ?8 ^' s9 k
像热锅上的蚂蚁like an ant on a hot pan
* c2 Q8 c) N$ R( w* C+ f8 `- T现身说法warn people by taking oneself as an example
4 L( p: r9 j( g: h息事宁人pour oil on troubled waters
: f$ h- P$ I7 B0 ?喜忧参半mingled hope and fear $ w* j3 {" s9 ~$ Y; q! j
循序渐进step by step
% \( [& b8 \$ }, a一路平安，一路顺风speed somebody on their way; speed the parting guest
( n# ^9 j5 X- f, L4 d$ \+ V严以律己,宽以待人be strict with oneself and lenient towards others
- R) \6 X* M- `/ n鱼米之乡a land of milk and honey. q0 J# H3 ~( s W9 b( S, C) V- g
有情人终成眷属"Jack shall have Jill, all shall be well." 5 l: m# Z# M9 @" T5 A8 i! N! z4 T; g
有钱能使鬼推磨Money makes the mare go. Money talks.( ~3 K- H. S4 {; h
有识之士people of vision0 g% }4 }; e3 W+ n
有勇无谋use brawn rather than brain 6 o4 K1 A. M' E8 B; a7 z* s7 l: I
有缘千里来相会Separated as we are thousands of miles apart, we come together as if by predestination.
6 w7 ~( ^# l$ I7 w( ~与时俱进advance with times
3 }; p- q1 [: o! J以人为本people oriented; people foremost # \: _' E2 u2 q6 w$ C* W! v- G
因材施教teach students according to their aptitude
; b/ J0 c& ^: b" K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."
# w+ d* r4 q6 v: S欲速则不达Haste does not bring success.
! q9 D( B6 {6 P! U优胜劣汰survival of the fittest
6 E' }+ ]) L* d: V英雄所见略同Great minds think alike.& ~) P, L' K$ E/ V1 _* V. i$ q& x
冤家宜解不宜结Better make friends than make enemies.
' D& ~. E3 }1 H, q) u4 u# G冤假错案"cases in which people were unjustly, falsely or wrongly charged or sentenced; unjust, false or wrong cases" : G" c; @2 P' W5 k4 w
一言既出，驷马难追A real man never goes back on his words. # s+ Q$ i7 Z- r
招财进宝Money and treasures will be plentiful
- m5 d z5 }+ `; [1 q8 z9 Q债台高筑become debt-ridden
3 j. ~1 d4 }+ i) M- X. Z& D致命要害Achilles' heel
% M. ], d$ L4 V+ N" g; O6 @众矢之的target of public criticism
3 q t4 E( v5 S; Y7 r1 o1 @! f; M/ ~4 n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.: s8 [7 P( \9 `4 H( M
纸上谈兵be an armchair strategist: F6 B7 }; i ~4 s
纸包不住火Truth will come to light sooner or later.
% o" U" U: `6 K左右为难between the devil and the deep blue sea; between the rock and the hard place |
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