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爱屋及乌Love me, love my dog.
9 U% }6 @7 ~0 @2 \$ X( f百闻不如一见Seeing is believing.
1 u; k. v! s0 `) M: M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
& S$ r7 ]- ~' A# s0 N C笨鸟先飞A slow sparrow should make an early start.
4 j( O6 e$ A9 g" s. d$ z$ o不眠之夜white night # e- Q0 r# B/ M- w, r7 X4 y
不以物喜，不以己悲not pleased by external gains, not saddened by personnal losses$ v' `2 s+ ?5 T2 |
不遗余力spare no effort; go all out; do one's best& U$ n- C( \ q1 M" C" p
不打不成交"No discord, no concord. 5 ?% O( K4 F. `1 u% v- m/ q$ n
拆东墙补西墙rob Peter to pay Paul
# g2 H( x4 C8 J* w) @# p辞旧迎新bid farewell to the old and usher in the new; ring out the old year and ring in the new
. E1 z& {) B0 ?; T4 H0 ?* R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 all8 X! i2 |- L* I8 e8 x# ~
大开眼界open one's eyes; broaden one's horizon; be an eye-opener
0 u+ o- \* V. B. m国泰民安The country flourishes and people live in peace# z: Q5 K' m8 ]$ 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
. N4 U2 N& ^% N6 V V+ {* Z( I功夫不负有心人Everything comes to him who waits.
) L! w- P5 I5 D# D& O好了伤疤忘了疼once on shore, one prays no more
3 u9 G% o; m. u8 h9 f& e6 R3 O好事不出门，恶事传千里Good news never goes beyond the gate, while bad news spread far and wide.
6 b! O' q, ], ~. f和气生财Harmony brings wealth+ f/ t9 p- t" r: {
活到老，学到老One is never too old to learn.
6 m$ b- G& m ?; q' @* L# X, {$ m既往不咎let bygones be bygones 8 j4 V2 m" @1 G: k8 L' ~+ X
金无足赤,人无完人Gold can't be pure and man can't be perfect.
+ ?- y9 B0 N: u金玉满堂Treasures fill the home/ o" l, O) ?5 s0 ]
脚踏实地be down-to-earth # ^( q7 D2 o$ l+ c% o) s
脚踩两只船sit on the fence * P& o& C* |# Y* Z) s( ~$ j1 K3 \6 S
君子之交淡如水the friendship between gentlemen is as pure as crystal; a hedge between keeps friendship green 1 `( y5 n* Z- {* A# H5 Q9 r
老生常谈，陈词滥调cut and dried, cliché
0 g6 m7 _) w3 k; o+ E9 x* U% p礼尚往来Courtesy calls for reciprocity.
3 M; r6 }/ t8 M; B) I2 X留得青山在，不怕没柴烧"Where there is life, there is hope."% q: D8 T& n' s9 ~, M) M
马到成功achieve immediate victory; win instant success
6 y- t; [! S' }6 f& X名利双收gain in both fame and wealth
" `: E5 }( A" }8 \. ]. K" o茅塞顿开be suddenly enlightened
) g4 j; i) J- [4 H没有规矩不成方圆Nothing can be accomplished without norms or standards.
" C$ G/ E, j0 D+ v每逢佳节倍思亲
& ^" ?# q7 s1 w* UOn festive occasions more than ever one thinks of one's dear ones far away.! W! O% ?" {3 l! Z$ |& q# q+ x1 j
It is on the festival occasions when one misses his dear most.
7 M8 s) K7 O+ x7 t. {5 |谋事在人，成事在天"The planning lies with man, the outcome with Heaven. / Man proposes, God disposes. "
1 m- W9 O: O$ u+ O弄巧成拙be too smart by half; Cunning outwits itself. O- T/ {7 e7 U& d- N0 f* F& C4 f
拿手好戏masterpiece; S8 h/ ]9 t- a: M6 P- y
赔了夫人又折兵throw good money after bad% L1 ^% e# z3 r n, v; j
抛砖引玉a modest spur to induce others to come forward with valuable contributions; throw a sprat to catch a whale
: Z3 C3 D9 N: S+ U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
2 a _2 p. Z3 Z# E' b! E A8 \抢得先机take the preemptive opportunities
' f2 P Q+ \& d( e2 ?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.
, e. X9 t: t( |5 ]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 step0 O4 o' q1 O4 e& i! M
前事不忘,后事之师Past experience, if not forgotten, is a guide for the future.. w% }% @6 d8 j7 s# Z& v; k$ _
前人栽树,后人乘凉One generation plants the trees in whose shade another generation rests.$ q, l+ q1 i" n' i
One sows and another reaps.
. Z7 [+ b( Z9 ^- |2 Y( M. J前怕狼,后怕虎fear the wolf in front and the tiger behind/ hesitate in doing something
& \$ p+ a6 g n; K- a0 n: Z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.
/ m- v- b) t7 t强强联手win-win co-operation3 ]' u4 t. ^1 h! L1 J+ l5 [2 J: B3 Y
瑞雪兆丰年A timely snow promises a good harvest.' \: T$ v$ [& ^9 C( ^- P% p
人之初,性本善Man's nature at birth is good.
& ?8 W: _+ q2 j/ @+ p) r7 L人逢喜事精神爽Joy puts heart into a man.: ^7 H' Y9 B7 Z4 k
人海战术huge-crowd strategy : S5 v/ r8 b4 y- I+ d
世上无难事，只要肯攀登"Where there is a will, there is a way. "
9 x) V! c$ H- I, Y世外桃源a fictitious land of peace away from the turmoil of the world; ' g$ z2 f, X! u3 M- R
死而后已until my heart stops beating
+ M+ F% `- b7 M. L岁岁平安Peace all year round
8 D3 A' ~& k- X! I1 l p2 ]上有天堂，下有苏杭"Just as there is paradise in heaven, ther are Suzhou and Hangzhou on earth." 5 k n7 l! o: S- P0 Q7 Q
塞翁失马，焉知非福Misfortune may be an actual blessing.6 Y8 f( X& h4 \' D' L) s; C
三十而立"A man should be independent at the age of thirty. " E c- k) Z3 [
At thirty, a man should be able to think for himself."
: Y6 v1 Q7 v4 K, |升级换代updating and upgrading (of products)
6 K. [/ h0 `+ B& d/ h四十不惑Life begins at forty. % O7 w1 K8 N; Z$ q8 A$ x3 A% g
谁言寸草心，报得三春晖"Such kindness of warm sun, can't be repaid by grass. " 8 p; D+ |/ e" C# T! V0 C
水涨船高When the river rises, the boat floats high.; N r9 r) ?* @2 P1 d9 ~7 Q% P
时不我待Time and tide wait for no man. $ ?* h: H M& ^# V. \3 D0 u; N
杀鸡用牛刀break a butterfly on the wheel, x8 \ c# e* ~( ^
实事求是seek truth from facts; be practical and realistic; be true to facts
$ A3 n6 @# g) M, D7 r5 G7 f- S说曹操,曹操到Talk of the devil and he comes.
$ B8 M. W1 x' K9 T! i( C/ }实话实说speak the plain truth; call a spade a spade; tell it as it is 6 ?4 Y* W. j; }$ a: O0 ~0 M! M: ^
实践是检验真理的唯一标准Practice is the sole criterion for testing truth.7 G3 h8 M7 L# q. }
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; "* i. o+ p& b$ R$ i0 t
韬光养晦hide one's capacities and bide one's time2 i. a0 j5 A$ l1 t0 ?0 M
糖衣炮弹sugar-coated bullets
0 M4 U0 F7 l( h7 Q天有不测风云Anything unexpected may happen. a bolt from the blue; e6 f. M$ N# R$ ]: M# d' t. E
团结就是力量Unity is strength.$ t" m" s& f4 X2 K9 C* w- g
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 z/ d( O& ^3 I9 |
歪风邪气unhealthy practices and evil phenomena
9 l+ Q; ]5 z* B物以类聚，人以群分Birds of a feather flock together.& m3 A' z3 C- H# q" y
往事如风"The past has vanished (from memory) like wind.; What in past, is past."
8 k7 D( u$ `7 J( T望子成龙hold high hopes for one's child; z& E% ]* b* l. z; z4 j0 K6 x* x
屋漏又逢连阴雨Misfortunes never come singly. When it rains it pours.# k( ]. [+ m0 ^" o2 c
文韬武略military expertise; military strategy
/ [- s; h; e% h- j. Z4 z唯利是图draw water to one's mill
2 f" V% q% L/ S) T无源之水,无本之木water without a source, and a tree wiithout roots5 A+ I# G) ]) S/ C" `# p1 A
无中生有make/create something out of nothing 6 I& n4 ^) K5 e0 Q
无风不起浪There are no waves without wind. There's no smoke without fire.- y( T9 T+ ?9 P4 s) e+ N
徇私枉法bend the law for the benefit of relatives or friends 5 M& `! O$ q5 n V! `
新官上任三把火a new broom sweeps clean 6 O! E v+ X/ X l, y& ?$ v) O s
虚心使人进步,骄傲使人落后Modesty helps one go forward, whereas conceit makes one lag behind.
, k2 N7 D8 s+ j$ f蓄势而发accumulate strength for a take-off. H, ?" E+ z" }5 ]! Z1 D, K
心想事成May all your wish come true
v: ]: R) p" @心照不宣have a tacit understanding; give tacit consent; tacit understanding
$ f& l7 o7 o3 O8 J# W先入为主First impressions are firmly entrenched.# U. z: o# p2 c6 G- Y
先下手为强catch the ball before the bound
7 [$ y$ v/ ^& L0 h, B9 b像热锅上的蚂蚁like an ant on a hot pan+ A$ X9 i" u/ X3 N
现身说法warn people by taking oneself as an example T; f% g2 y4 o1 Y) B) N# e* j$ ^8 n
息事宁人pour oil on troubled waters
- C+ r# s% J4 E. R喜忧参半mingled hope and fear
' w, w7 Q6 v" k' Z, b, W) A循序渐进step by step
5 ?3 D9 Y7 v8 C3 J" L" i一路平安，一路顺风speed somebody on their way; speed the parting guest
- C* c9 z# A: n0 ]$ K" H: o3 r严以律己,宽以待人be strict with oneself and lenient towards others" z3 E0 ?) D9 T ?2 ]. E
鱼米之乡a land of milk and honey$ U+ I b9 f; v+ P$ A7 P
有情人终成眷属"Jack shall have Jill, all shall be well."
: J! s; k3 d7 Q5 S8 Q有钱能使鬼推磨Money makes the mare go. Money talks.1 K6 [8 U- U8 {5 Z+ c' W& ^
有识之士people of vision4 w1 A+ z# _$ |: @1 d5 m; r
有勇无谋use brawn rather than brain + r$ \7 z+ y" G1 K- c3 G/ E
有缘千里来相会Separated as we are thousands of miles apart, we come together as if by predestination.
/ m$ P$ k, j# \7 u( t8 m% e2 w# K与时俱进advance with times
, M7 I/ a3 j' V& S* k以人为本people oriented; people foremost
3 s8 K {2 {4 I. q1 w1 m8 p) w1 p8 A因材施教teach students according to their aptitude . h0 D0 Q, s, O! \6 N8 {. L
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." . T3 K, c2 M! i) T9 w: E
欲速则不达Haste does not bring success.
$ ^3 ^- Z- m, D2 T9 m优胜劣汰survival of the fittest
; q8 h3 J- M0 m1 r0 n- s: G英雄所见略同Great minds think alike.
2 h l: G: H3 b) c, y冤家宜解不宜结Better make friends than make enemies.
' ]( S) T/ ?# H! b冤假错案"cases in which people were unjustly, falsely or wrongly charged or sentenced; unjust, false or wrong cases" 4 }$ O2 A4 h3 m$ q8 X
一言既出，驷马难追A real man never goes back on his words. 4 Q. n, q/ Z7 o0 d" g$ o
招财进宝Money and treasures will be plentiful6 q O; \/ `0 l7 A7 Q7 S- L' i
债台高筑become debt-ridden
^4 M2 y/ W: X/ {$ D致命要害Achilles' heel
! E& {: G, D& k; y% u( r U' W- t众矢之的target of public criticism( U& }& X& A' |0 ^& X
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 h0 D7 a1 { Z' L& i3 T0 Y0 C
纸上谈兵be an armchair strategist- t) R$ ~3 e3 c
纸包不住火Truth will come to light sooner or later.0 `9 w b( O& F4 h4 p
左右为难between the devil and the deep blue sea; between the rock and the hard place |
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