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爱屋及乌Love me, love my dog.
2 Q5 }: d( i8 J2 {7 l' ?; r百闻不如一见Seeing is believing.
% _ A7 Q, h4 m8 F- ^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
/ t8 a2 v2 z7 ^笨鸟先飞A slow sparrow should make an early start.
2 X5 N" x* P$ F2 H4 e! Q) ~& J不眠之夜white night
$ `8 G, c9 z& f/ K不以物喜，不以己悲not pleased by external gains, not saddened by personnal losses8 u2 t' t: A' E; m: C6 |- ]
不遗余力spare no effort; go all out; do one's best
* G' A1 K' s; E8 j& {* }! ?0 ]不打不成交"No discord, no concord. 9 h, o/ g8 w& e3 z7 E
拆东墙补西墙rob Peter to pay Paul 9 I1 i) [; r4 z2 b- O
辞旧迎新bid farewell to the old and usher in the new; ring out the old year and ring in the new 3 G9 a' B$ Q4 x' s
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
* w6 E, O/ k" R7 [9 b大开眼界open one's eyes; broaden one's horizon; be an eye-opener
: {# w+ [8 J- `国泰民安The country flourishes and people live in peace5 I3 X) ]- _7 o( b7 l8 f9 [
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
+ }6 h& f! g3 H g功夫不负有心人Everything comes to him who waits. ; b7 ~# O/ o6 I9 @
好了伤疤忘了疼once on shore, one prays no more
2 |7 n2 J/ d. x5 \- C* l* W! j好事不出门，恶事传千里Good news never goes beyond the gate, while bad news spread far and wide.
' Z! p+ J) z5 y* x4 K' y0 Q- L和气生财Harmony brings wealth
+ Y: P! y& g, @8 ^" {活到老，学到老One is never too old to learn.
V4 z# B. M$ M+ |4 K4 j- N既往不咎let bygones be bygones
* Y( v$ j! O Q' v金无足赤,人无完人Gold can't be pure and man can't be perfect. 0 S4 z/ L5 ?: ?7 k5 ]! v) X
金玉满堂Treasures fill the home
4 J# I( W4 H, t: Z3 H" I脚踏实地be down-to-earth
5 u% F$ \/ F( x脚踩两只船sit on the fence ; o' N. E/ I& w v) }& X
君子之交淡如水the friendship between gentlemen is as pure as crystal; a hedge between keeps friendship green
0 t6 f. @, @3 i& K5 M3 X( [7 R老生常谈，陈词滥调cut and dried, cliché
8 Z9 ?+ Q1 P. @4 s礼尚往来Courtesy calls for reciprocity.
* q1 k' U, G1 A2 J留得青山在，不怕没柴烧"Where there is life, there is hope."- o. D3 L' I8 q( J$ Q8 w
马到成功achieve immediate victory; win instant success
) T. N ] k- Q; e: X- J名利双收gain in both fame and wealth S5 F- D/ V4 j. |+ ] u6 J. |
茅塞顿开be suddenly enlightened
5 e! F- ^3 f! B% f没有规矩不成方圆Nothing can be accomplished without norms or standards.
2 V6 s3 O1 b/ G+ ]. T每逢佳节倍思亲
- K6 j {% \$ ?% eOn festive occasions more than ever one thinks of one's dear ones far away.* w) J! m& V6 o3 X3 s8 q$ X7 Y; s
It is on the festival occasions when one misses his dear most.
3 Y' z" k1 R. G谋事在人，成事在天"The planning lies with man, the outcome with Heaven. / Man proposes, God disposes. "7 D# x; u0 `7 w
弄巧成拙be too smart by half; Cunning outwits itself.
( t" O ?/ Y+ v% i) b5 C拿手好戏masterpiece
5 ]% C M7 ~) P3 m赔了夫人又折兵throw good money after bad+ Z) T4 K+ s& i2 O) V: @$ ?* A4 i4 j
抛砖引玉a modest spur to induce others to come forward with valuable contributions; throw a sprat to catch a whale! S$ A: v9 S0 b/ r- W6 ?" v+ n* y& p
破釜沉舟cut off all means of retreat；burn one‘s own way of retreat and be determined to fight to the end3 m6 T4 W7 B1 }0 `+ q: c
抢得先机take the preemptive opportunities / f2 H8 |. d8 T5 J+ q
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.1 t% O: x6 }/ m" _) 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 step2 |$ B8 i% V8 D, ^( |+ q' Q
前事不忘,后事之师Past experience, if not forgotten, is a guide for the future.
% J9 `8 J% c5 {! D前人栽树,后人乘凉One generation plants the trees in whose shade another generation rests.! o7 {3 h. @$ ]" i
One sows and another reaps.# [1 d5 {1 `7 T+ x `. ^) j
前怕狼,后怕虎fear the wolf in front and the tiger behind/ hesitate in doing something$ W" N+ r! ` W7 F. d w
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. # B' w6 B. z9 F! N( w
强强联手win-win co-operation" H" I# s( C* ] H- I/ H
瑞雪兆丰年A timely snow promises a good harvest.
& c5 Z3 m7 r2 B% g' ]/ k: ^3 ?8 p人之初,性本善Man's nature at birth is good.
8 ]3 G" b% a# M, t5 j4 P" N4 i人逢喜事精神爽Joy puts heart into a man.3 r; V/ c. s. J- I8 s
人海战术huge-crowd strategy
# d5 |; O; N1 W( M i& ~世上无难事，只要肯攀登"Where there is a will, there is a way. "
, _! F9 [7 X/ R1 A' W世外桃源a fictitious land of peace away from the turmoil of the world; , U I" \3 n0 ?) ?9 c9 P
死而后已until my heart stops beating
# C' w1 j' v4 K8 x! |岁岁平安Peace all year round
6 }9 Q1 F# g% h/ X上有天堂，下有苏杭"Just as there is paradise in heaven, ther are Suzhou and Hangzhou on earth."
% [; V- \2 @$ r塞翁失马，焉知非福Misfortune may be an actual blessing.
9 |* I0 q4 k( e2 F% P三十而立"A man should be independent at the age of thirty.
6 I7 P, M2 e/ t9 k- y. zAt thirty, a man should be able to think for himself." 3 N& u4 ?5 L6 ]0 O2 s! o& Y
升级换代updating and upgrading (of products)
/ a4 o: n3 q" y Q3 q6 R; k四十不惑Life begins at forty. ! N8 n* Y& f# {! T$ G2 B2 R
谁言寸草心，报得三春晖"Such kindness of warm sun, can't be repaid by grass. "
_9 h# H% J- D& i6 U7 q; E水涨船高When the river rises, the boat floats high.
+ D7 I) d* i3 r! o/ Q( O# H9 M8 I时不我待Time and tide wait for no man.
! Q, I, v7 b5 m. n+ w' N杀鸡用牛刀break a butterfly on the wheel
) D% H/ g# N r4 l7 g8 D. _实事求是seek truth from facts; be practical and realistic; be true to facts ) c' S: V* d( S/ a- R4 {" F( o2 B/ }
说曹操,曹操到Talk of the devil and he comes.
1 h: j2 o0 p; X! p9 T+ n4 ~实话实说speak the plain truth; call a spade a spade; tell it as it is / c& m, U0 z( m7 k0 `. F
实践是检验真理的唯一标准Practice is the sole criterion for testing truth.$ g+ }# ^9 j) P) c2 L: P2 w# }
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; "# B: Q% z% [/ B" z( K: Z' G
韬光养晦hide one's capacities and bide one's time
3 L& _4 L6 n. q( i( y糖衣炮弹sugar-coated bullets) x: w7 u, N" X. ]1 c# O5 D
天有不测风云Anything unexpected may happen. a bolt from the blue, a7 K5 s1 Z2 c2 U/ D
团结就是力量Unity is strength.
( K8 i4 N* Z1 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 ' A8 D3 |' `# N I2 G3 T7 ?% Q
歪风邪气unhealthy practices and evil phenomena
9 i& D" [: }" x/ e1 B+ S3 }物以类聚，人以群分Birds of a feather flock together.
4 @( D9 I f' s' t5 ^* }" O往事如风"The past has vanished (from memory) like wind.; What in past, is past." / u. ] [) n* I6 v
望子成龙hold high hopes for one's child
5 _9 d$ S! C# ^9 o9 F屋漏又逢连阴雨Misfortunes never come singly. When it rains it pours.
, T; b/ n4 L3 q' L+ h文韬武略military expertise; military strategy o* W, }' P+ {
唯利是图draw water to one's mill ' f" n5 Q* b3 F6 a# Q
无源之水,无本之木water without a source, and a tree wiithout roots
4 t ^% G7 f' u无中生有make/create something out of nothing
) G% }2 _" D7 N U无风不起浪There are no waves without wind. There's no smoke without fire.2 A) p/ f# A% O' C
徇私枉法bend the law for the benefit of relatives or friends
. J8 _$ `+ [4 n新官上任三把火a new broom sweeps clean
7 x7 t- c. l+ P8 y: F虚心使人进步,骄傲使人落后Modesty helps one go forward, whereas conceit makes one lag behind.
2 y6 a+ D1 U* i# E# l& H蓄势而发accumulate strength for a take-off2 J% B$ C$ R5 _
心想事成May all your wish come true
- X1 ]; [ b9 r8 c( D# O心照不宣have a tacit understanding; give tacit consent; tacit understanding( a5 D- A. N! G
先入为主First impressions are firmly entrenched.
$ `2 G- X7 l( p, c' T" u( {先下手为强catch the ball before the bound8 @' a2 s S* K4 X8 \% D9 T/ k: u
像热锅上的蚂蚁like an ant on a hot pan o% D3 R6 e! n' S* n. q; |. ?
现身说法warn people by taking oneself as an example
7 q4 w5 d! c" ?- a$ G! n4 U9 V息事宁人pour oil on troubled waters ! A4 |/ L# B% B e+ G" V* q# @
喜忧参半mingled hope and fear
3 g* G9 T2 o. U( e' n" ~% t循序渐进step by step
( [5 ^5 y) i1 }7 }一路平安，一路顺风speed somebody on their way; speed the parting guest 9 H; k- l r( q, R
严以律己,宽以待人be strict with oneself and lenient towards others
- t* e3 Y) ~2 f( j, w: C0 g+ N鱼米之乡a land of milk and honey) Q& ?4 N9 P: q4 k$ z& K# V
有情人终成眷属"Jack shall have Jill, all shall be well." & _7 |) U; L5 i5 H2 t
有钱能使鬼推磨Money makes the mare go. Money talks.& E$ _6 A8 O- r
有识之士people of vision( U, o* S2 S+ j4 k. o2 z
有勇无谋use brawn rather than brain
) w9 ~- ~! ]6 r6 I* ]8 D( }有缘千里来相会Separated as we are thousands of miles apart, we come together as if by predestination.
) G1 U# C0 j' t% b9 w与时俱进advance with times: k& I, D; N$ L T: z: V
以人为本people oriented; people foremost 3 m8 T- c2 H" |: J! D, Z! z
因材施教teach students according to their aptitude
9 O& \4 q9 f g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." 7 V6 {. W4 |" ^8 K5 L+ W$ M" d# ?' N
欲速则不达Haste does not bring success.
6 _- U @1 _( ~- { \' C E/ r优胜劣汰survival of the fittest
) O" X, S0 w9 E0 h. E7 J+ W英雄所见略同Great minds think alike.
' H3 A$ q% A, ^/ T/ f冤家宜解不宜结Better make friends than make enemies.& O8 n2 t* ~( y: b# W" E' K) X' y8 y$ k. c
冤假错案"cases in which people were unjustly, falsely or wrongly charged or sentenced; unjust, false or wrong cases"
- N( `& p- u8 J0 ~/ C3 t5 {一言既出，驷马难追A real man never goes back on his words.
0 h K7 w8 x6 K0 j+ z7 p2 M9 c招财进宝Money and treasures will be plentiful
5 x: r6 k: d* F# m) A债台高筑become debt-ridden
/ A8 C# {, b+ @, s- }- j致命要害Achilles' heel 6 p+ L5 W! b; }0 X
众矢之的target of public criticism
( }" n9 V0 j3 h" u/ ?+ ~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.
/ h8 c$ ^2 C; g/ u( |, i- `/ {纸上谈兵be an armchair strategist3 p. F9 s0 T3 L. K& ]4 e
纸包不住火Truth will come to light sooner or later.
$ D0 [9 Z' p+ I+ Z& X' Y; _$ Q. R左右为难between the devil and the deep blue sea; between the rock and the hard place |
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