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爱屋及乌Love me, love my dog.
* E- F/ S4 C: B! z) M9 u9 i百闻不如一见Seeing is believing.0 |6 ~2 _5 W" k, _
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
& K) `/ q) M/ E t& I笨鸟先飞A slow sparrow should make an early start.
( v, J* `5 c! d. c7 ]* T不眠之夜white night
& D4 x) c4 s3 o- e4 l+ D) ^) p不以物喜，不以己悲not pleased by external gains, not saddened by personnal losses
: s1 i* I# t# R# L' Y9 f4 v! M不遗余力spare no effort; go all out; do one's best+ s* C8 Z; Q# y4 n- u3 j2 g3 f, a
不打不成交"No discord, no concord.
2 z* ^' g4 U; }: q' q0 U拆东墙补西墙rob Peter to pay Paul
' n) o2 _, [. X+ n c+ i辞旧迎新bid farewell to the old and usher in the new; ring out the old year and ring in the new
* B$ B$ C' D* l Q& Q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$ A" q: X, q- `& b- p& Q
大开眼界open one's eyes; broaden one's horizon; be an eye-opener
7 N, v! E7 r5 z3 }3 d u5 t; _国泰民安The country flourishes and people live in peace0 T2 V9 c* a, W9 q1 v
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 9 ^; E" x+ R7 i8 z9 g' v+ Q8 b
功夫不负有心人Everything comes to him who waits.
0 H1 y% {0 {, |4 j5 x好了伤疤忘了疼once on shore, one prays no more
* c7 N( K! z8 Y& l; r6 e1 E9 b好事不出门，恶事传千里Good news never goes beyond the gate, while bad news spread far and wide. 7 V F) x5 @2 G, k5 j
和气生财Harmony brings wealth/ V3 H, h7 g& g w& B1 Q0 u9 X; ]
活到老，学到老One is never too old to learn. 5 K" P/ b5 H1 ^% h: |
既往不咎let bygones be bygones
, }; ?+ @, w( j7 O% Z3 o金无足赤,人无完人Gold can't be pure and man can't be perfect. 3 h, Y* h8 H6 E; h) ?
金玉满堂Treasures fill the home
8 ?- D2 z4 [6 q; c/ N脚踏实地be down-to-earth & L+ y% A- T4 j/ q2 F5 g. ~, H
脚踩两只船sit on the fence
6 B4 g& C) {3 |君子之交淡如水the friendship between gentlemen is as pure as crystal; a hedge between keeps friendship green ( k+ f$ C1 B8 {3 R0 }( d$ g
老生常谈，陈词滥调cut and dried, cliché
* d, M9 b9 d) g: a$ L( G( _礼尚往来Courtesy calls for reciprocity. 7 M: T7 R& q( I, O- z
留得青山在，不怕没柴烧"Where there is life, there is hope."
' M% z3 ~/ \* ~马到成功achieve immediate victory; win instant success3 x/ l: M8 u, }9 c8 ]% Y
名利双收gain in both fame and wealth+ y" b& ~$ U; z) d% `, ]
茅塞顿开be suddenly enlightened" L9 B r1 o. L! K) U; M7 z
没有规矩不成方圆Nothing can be accomplished without norms or standards.
! ^* j3 C. Q+ |1 |每逢佳节倍思亲
' `$ T5 c; N$ Y/ v7 ^On festive occasions more than ever one thinks of one's dear ones far away.
9 S, h+ N+ H; n9 j: `It is on the festival occasions when one misses his dear most.
: |$ s! A, S3 G: z. X: G( @/ T, X谋事在人，成事在天"The planning lies with man, the outcome with Heaven. / Man proposes, God disposes. "
1 R% C7 Q- h6 V, I) T/ ]弄巧成拙be too smart by half; Cunning outwits itself.1 N' Q: `$ m& g: u! ^
拿手好戏masterpiece$ u `* k% g8 g; A' v6 s
赔了夫人又折兵throw good money after bad8 e/ l$ h3 |& b
抛砖引玉a modest spur to induce others to come forward with valuable contributions; throw a sprat to catch a whale8 I8 ~! X! L; h2 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+ E! L) c* v- X: B% N
抢得先机take the preemptive opportunities
3 e& u" h3 a# ?. W% m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. j( s$ t3 `$ ~: W/ o1 B* A8 T
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/ j! E& l/ d/ ^( F
前事不忘,后事之师Past experience, if not forgotten, is a guide for the future.3 L8 Y0 U' r% i9 f6 O
前人栽树,后人乘凉One generation plants the trees in whose shade another generation rests.
$ H" ~8 x, P" u, f f% pOne sows and another reaps.2 V. F q: v# u5 @- S
前怕狼,后怕虎fear the wolf in front and the tiger behind/ hesitate in doing something( x( v- E3 j0 U) 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.
5 m- `; y# d. W5 C- V i3 O; K强强联手win-win co-operation
; Z* K8 y' r, R. P; T& a& h! c瑞雪兆丰年A timely snow promises a good harvest.2 b3 R B8 B+ G
人之初,性本善Man's nature at birth is good.& V$ n! D5 i) ^8 r& Y' r+ t
人逢喜事精神爽Joy puts heart into a man.
. @+ o' ~. [0 F; ]3 Q人海战术huge-crowd strategy
, \0 J; y* o+ K. r( g世上无难事，只要肯攀登"Where there is a will, there is a way. " ' u4 Y# H3 ]$ R6 k8 s( c
世外桃源a fictitious land of peace away from the turmoil of the world; T, b, b5 @1 `! I6 d
死而后已until my heart stops beating) ^8 C6 b! b1 A4 D
岁岁平安Peace all year round
9 `2 h1 J, c! O上有天堂，下有苏杭"Just as there is paradise in heaven, ther are Suzhou and Hangzhou on earth."
( d. |: C9 s7 C) S2 N' Q塞翁失马，焉知非福Misfortune may be an actual blessing.
! l) l, U1 G( R0 x! `9 n4 i三十而立"A man should be independent at the age of thirty. * D# U$ b) z& i) B
At thirty, a man should be able to think for himself."
2 F& C! F5 f& V6 p( F0 u升级换代updating and upgrading (of products)
# c. {( ?; j& }; @$ x四十不惑Life begins at forty.
`1 ?: a0 i5 c* g7 J谁言寸草心，报得三春晖"Such kindness of warm sun, can't be repaid by grass. "
1 ^2 g* w s, Y* a+ w+ I水涨船高When the river rises, the boat floats high.% q2 [0 W4 J9 t- e4 h, e
时不我待Time and tide wait for no man.
F& O: F; h3 p, D% Y杀鸡用牛刀break a butterfly on the wheel
; |9 F+ [# N' _实事求是seek truth from facts; be practical and realistic; be true to facts / d' A0 n0 F$ n
说曹操,曹操到Talk of the devil and he comes.
2 |' |2 r/ _! c& j' A& Z' @; u实话实说speak the plain truth; call a spade a spade; tell it as it is $ s8 b" x6 D. e" ~* X4 U$ h
实践是检验真理的唯一标准Practice is the sole criterion for testing truth.
! x0 w6 a: Q, d7 d) m2 Y$ P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; "
, V& x7 {# L5 V. }5 P韬光养晦hide one's capacities and bide one's time/ }& T/ o0 J* a# {
糖衣炮弹sugar-coated bullets
M3 `! x S% X4 v3 Y9 k天有不测风云Anything unexpected may happen. a bolt from the blue7 ~4 L" g% S& }% d) l# ]
团结就是力量Unity is strength.
, Z8 I4 \- l- R0 i! L) V1 O5 V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
3 v6 U6 E( O. f$ H歪风邪气unhealthy practices and evil phenomena
, p& P- V$ R: P* t2 ?物以类聚，人以群分Birds of a feather flock together.8 t' o x: X+ l3 B$ ~% Y3 j
往事如风"The past has vanished (from memory) like wind.; What in past, is past."
D$ n0 ^0 r' A( E望子成龙hold high hopes for one's child
% {/ B/ X0 P! F- a2 d% X4 J. K7 d% Y4 U屋漏又逢连阴雨Misfortunes never come singly. When it rains it pours., O+ a1 W% e& o; l
文韬武略military expertise; military strategy
$ R$ }0 L; ?$ _% q0 z5 l唯利是图draw water to one's mill , y3 K- O3 f, [ ^1 r: G: S
无源之水,无本之木water without a source, and a tree wiithout roots& ^& K6 N2 f/ \- Q% G$ {) }
无中生有make/create something out of nothing , ?. ?( O/ p7 [0 q, S# Q
无风不起浪There are no waves without wind. There's no smoke without fire.
0 X8 d% u) n: k, L徇私枉法bend the law for the benefit of relatives or friends # L4 l) P( `, _5 D1 _9 Z2 A
新官上任三把火a new broom sweeps clean . d/ s( {, d: i6 H
虚心使人进步,骄傲使人落后Modesty helps one go forward, whereas conceit makes one lag behind.
+ a0 h& {. r5 N( u蓄势而发accumulate strength for a take-off" k0 Q4 a/ r- i; D6 j: r; p$ v
心想事成May all your wish come true1 S9 { v+ P# `' z- Y4 B
心照不宣have a tacit understanding; give tacit consent; tacit understanding6 ~. p( ~% z" @3 r' r5 N& F
先入为主First impressions are firmly entrenched.
* H& ]- M$ W" h1 H先下手为强catch the ball before the bound
1 n% t3 V3 [8 q0 b2 G% M3 I像热锅上的蚂蚁like an ant on a hot pan
9 N. ]( b8 b: q* m A, ?现身说法warn people by taking oneself as an example( ?- Q9 R3 L) C2 V# C
息事宁人pour oil on troubled waters 3 Y2 M# n6 I- j" L
喜忧参半mingled hope and fear
Z2 B @1 J- y循序渐进step by step/ Y4 d. s; J" V* ~! u
一路平安，一路顺风speed somebody on their way; speed the parting guest ) U3 t/ ]" H4 G5 U
严以律己,宽以待人be strict with oneself and lenient towards others
) u5 ^8 B6 O. G: I/ x6 ~2 L' e鱼米之乡a land of milk and honey
7 z# w+ J" e4 D& i! t6 V/ M有情人终成眷属"Jack shall have Jill, all shall be well." 6 d* }1 e6 R v1 g& a6 R
有钱能使鬼推磨Money makes the mare go. Money talks.0 A) _: l1 w& {) [/ Z- } x' l
有识之士people of vision
6 ^0 O8 B$ `6 X7 ?) Z4 J有勇无谋use brawn rather than brain
+ E- B& J$ ]+ K5 G5 z7 L; b0 r有缘千里来相会Separated as we are thousands of miles apart, we come together as if by predestination.
& @- y1 I- W' l. M( j9 S与时俱进advance with times4 |. y! u* l2 B, r
以人为本people oriented; people foremost + t1 }) i9 W8 k
因材施教teach students according to their aptitude
q' P( c9 Q! `9 a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."
8 T5 E; S- |. d5 N/ \* R欲速则不达Haste does not bring success.
1 O9 J0 [4 E& b5 T% V优胜劣汰survival of the fittest
! U3 j& u- M+ q X% O3 {# |英雄所见略同Great minds think alike.
7 H8 h( G9 r& K4 S. k冤家宜解不宜结Better make friends than make enemies.( |% K ]6 r, D+ s) O; a( S# x4 Z& b
冤假错案"cases in which people were unjustly, falsely or wrongly charged or sentenced; unjust, false or wrong cases"
5 V' d& l% v: c/ }2 ?一言既出，驷马难追A real man never goes back on his words.
7 A& i x# x3 a4 A1 b& D; U9 D招财进宝Money and treasures will be plentiful( z# d, c2 J" ^; V* }2 @1 Q" W
债台高筑become debt-ridden
( Q2 B. D' \1 k3 ]) e致命要害Achilles' heel ) t9 B/ a6 w- o& J7 t
众矢之的target of public criticism( Y; w# o. [' s% f& M+ E, t
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.4 }, S7 X4 _: f; R2 A
纸上谈兵be an armchair strategist
) t5 R0 r; l* B% k. `5 m纸包不住火Truth will come to light sooner or later.# I+ t/ L6 P6 d
左右为难between the devil and the deep blue sea; between the rock and the hard place |
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