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爱屋及乌Love me, love my dog.
2 E+ {* K8 A5 A5 F9 ?1 Y' L百闻不如一见Seeing is believing.
- n; K) p+ r2 p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, d! `0 n; u2 W! u- Y* D
笨鸟先飞A slow sparrow should make an early start.3 S1 F H* K! W! u7 U- _$ N
不眠之夜white night ! l( ?' |5 b0 U8 d! D ^4 w
不以物喜，不以己悲not pleased by external gains, not saddened by personnal losses( o; d- \; _8 d6 k. V {& m7 c- N
不遗余力spare no effort; go all out; do one's best8 X: `0 z6 \/ Y6 p( g
不打不成交"No discord, no concord.
* d6 W* F6 w: r$ F" A拆东墙补西墙rob Peter to pay Paul 8 O# K" E8 ?$ c0 F; {4 A' C0 B
辞旧迎新bid farewell to the old and usher in the new; ring out the old year and ring in the new
! m; J2 b% P a- `. G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 all7 [* _- J" f# a( w
大开眼界open one's eyes; broaden one's horizon; be an eye-opener ; E* u& m; ^4 E; o/ D, S
国泰民安The country flourishes and people live in peace
: Y6 \) F3 X2 B, i4 n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
' L6 j* Y2 @+ q: j, N, D功夫不负有心人Everything comes to him who waits.
& R, T* e. k" ~" x6 `* m好了伤疤忘了疼once on shore, one prays no more+ V3 C: Z4 L) i, o, D* 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.
: J5 O, @( y/ ^& I" i和气生财Harmony brings wealth
- R# X, i! e; C7 O活到老，学到老One is never too old to learn. 1 K- Q4 l0 X3 S+ ]3 V
既往不咎let bygones be bygones 6 v8 t, u1 I9 i
金无足赤,人无完人Gold can't be pure and man can't be perfect.
; Q% [& B. f- K2 [金玉满堂Treasures fill the home
* Z( ^4 V% e, \! ^! T脚踏实地be down-to-earth & j+ {* u) p( L2 N0 g8 M" U* L
脚踩两只船sit on the fence
, X( r- i( t8 E9 B: @- d君子之交淡如水the friendship between gentlemen is as pure as crystal; a hedge between keeps friendship green # e( ~% g5 w1 e' r% |
老生常谈，陈词滥调cut and dried, cliché$ |' x2 p5 f8 \7 Z- m( t7 m
礼尚往来Courtesy calls for reciprocity. ! T4 F! M) D* _6 w1 V
留得青山在，不怕没柴烧"Where there is life, there is hope."7 ^ q( q$ b0 K( U. Y6 V5 r
马到成功achieve immediate victory; win instant success
1 [# o0 g3 y% c# L, M+ W( m名利双收gain in both fame and wealth9 e) P/ g& E- s! O
茅塞顿开be suddenly enlightened- E- d& g3 z: H' u5 M
没有规矩不成方圆Nothing can be accomplished without norms or standards.& x f( b' ~( t# o6 L
每逢佳节倍思亲7 E- w- h' I" b' p* {- d% p2 Q5 Z
On festive occasions more than ever one thinks of one's dear ones far away.( U5 L/ N% Q5 ?
It is on the festival occasions when one misses his dear most.
$ F2 {! i. w1 K' X谋事在人，成事在天"The planning lies with man, the outcome with Heaven. / Man proposes, God disposes. "' _; s4 K" s7 D. c' w, g( L
弄巧成拙be too smart by half; Cunning outwits itself.
% {8 L/ u3 U- [% c! A& ^6 k. R拿手好戏masterpiece
8 k4 p; C; P) V% u. Z. n% ]6 t赔了夫人又折兵throw good money after bad
, |6 c* `5 t( w" T, R' u1 t抛砖引玉a modest spur to induce others to come forward with valuable contributions; throw a sprat to catch a whale
; M; @* g/ z" r3 K2 S1 ?) 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
, c K$ N% ~* l/ ^抢得先机take the preemptive opportunities
3 U- G& B( Y5 g+ Y* K! n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.. X. z; h" Y5 W3 [2 ?
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. h. d; J& b6 Z& E. }% a7 a! z: [
前事不忘,后事之师Past experience, if not forgotten, is a guide for the future.
' \: N* W* W4 d5 O" q( D前人栽树,后人乘凉One generation plants the trees in whose shade another generation rests.! `: n2 V0 i8 y* ~" L( J
One sows and another reaps.+ z; [6 \, Y- k4 Y) h: m! ?
前怕狼,后怕虎fear the wolf in front and the tiger behind/ hesitate in doing something
% |) e0 ]2 [' a1 z5 H7 {9 H6 z! d! n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.
$ Y9 }0 w/ h/ R1 p强强联手win-win co-operation( m$ t4 O: X' h& M/ s
瑞雪兆丰年A timely snow promises a good harvest.
( o/ }- @' Y# w' C人之初,性本善Man's nature at birth is good.
$ w. L( t4 W9 D人逢喜事精神爽Joy puts heart into a man.2 C% P5 K# w+ {) s5 m
人海战术huge-crowd strategy " V3 f+ Y/ C. M! U
世上无难事，只要肯攀登"Where there is a will, there is a way. " ) X3 o8 ^% t5 r" M2 B8 r$ r
世外桃源a fictitious land of peace away from the turmoil of the world;
3 {; o. c; x/ z, D% f死而后已until my heart stops beating$ L4 w5 t; Q* M( o2 S
岁岁平安Peace all year round
) _* j c& z3 c# H: I: _上有天堂，下有苏杭"Just as there is paradise in heaven, ther are Suzhou and Hangzhou on earth."
! X) l4 n% N1 \3 W& C塞翁失马，焉知非福Misfortune may be an actual blessing./ d; Z1 r( ]5 P
三十而立"A man should be independent at the age of thirty.
! I1 M* U9 Q IAt thirty, a man should be able to think for himself." ! V/ ^" ~1 ^. ~/ U4 Q8 u0 T
升级换代updating and upgrading (of products)0 _" L* Y. s, u7 E( v
四十不惑Life begins at forty. ! f/ \! g6 E; T" u' G7 v
谁言寸草心，报得三春晖"Such kindness of warm sun, can't be repaid by grass. "
) ^ Z. m$ @& o1 m$ Z3 x水涨船高When the river rises, the boat floats high.8 d {+ O+ q# K- R: Q% O
时不我待Time and tide wait for no man.
5 O6 q) C. [# B: O杀鸡用牛刀break a butterfly on the wheel
8 J, F( R/ c; L' Y9 P: c实事求是seek truth from facts; be practical and realistic; be true to facts 9 ~2 e+ s; ]: h' S2 A- ?( k( t
说曹操,曹操到Talk of the devil and he comes.3 H" D# ^8 n- p8 P4 c
实话实说speak the plain truth; call a spade a spade; tell it as it is
7 z# D4 D3 g8 U3 s* A实践是检验真理的唯一标准Practice is the sole criterion for testing truth.
+ Q, q: l' V, F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; "! z, _+ X. Q* ?0 c
韬光养晦hide one's capacities and bide one's time* @7 f& b `7 |$ _! c @5 l2 @0 v
糖衣炮弹sugar-coated bullets- q4 J) t% H' G- h/ V; W
天有不测风云Anything unexpected may happen. a bolt from the blue
; t+ d3 Q+ f% o# t5 V5 u团结就是力量Unity is strength.
! r$ w8 n$ u+ ?) \, k$ f# }: p4 @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 ^- u5 c3 w8 X0 R* j
歪风邪气unhealthy practices and evil phenomena" h9 D5 L- s6 E9 G& O4 G- p
物以类聚，人以群分Birds of a feather flock together." `1 w0 T* O2 F3 [, g1 O
往事如风"The past has vanished (from memory) like wind.; What in past, is past."
" y5 P- b- H# G8 m- ]望子成龙hold high hopes for one's child( R* ?, t- ]% F% y$ G) J2 D9 c
屋漏又逢连阴雨Misfortunes never come singly. When it rains it pours.2 y0 u: O( R/ W0 u
文韬武略military expertise; military strategy
. [$ E- L! r: w* X- w) c( T8 v唯利是图draw water to one's mill % [' \6 G3 d i
无源之水,无本之木water without a source, and a tree wiithout roots
8 M9 y: l/ ?, V' |" Q无中生有make/create something out of nothing ) s( M, ^$ @5 y+ U$ z# @
无风不起浪There are no waves without wind. There's no smoke without fire.* w/ o9 U2 D ]
徇私枉法bend the law for the benefit of relatives or friends 7 D0 \. r8 ~9 G6 l* F6 f
新官上任三把火a new broom sweeps clean # J6 v* a0 `7 u9 ^3 e
虚心使人进步,骄傲使人落后Modesty helps one go forward, whereas conceit makes one lag behind.7 U( g w e* n$ o: y5 V
蓄势而发accumulate strength for a take-off
* }0 u5 ]: z" C* X心想事成May all your wish come true
; `0 r1 H, M) U心照不宣have a tacit understanding; give tacit consent; tacit understanding4 Y% O: c: q; u, ?/ z9 r) C* e
先入为主First impressions are firmly entrenched.7 J$ }% c( @7 J& I' H, F
先下手为强catch the ball before the bound
* d" P5 {( e9 r; M F4 V像热锅上的蚂蚁like an ant on a hot pan
" q8 K# j2 I$ `* b现身说法warn people by taking oneself as an example
* `8 t K( P7 x, }息事宁人pour oil on troubled waters
L( z1 F0 I4 a% Z4 w喜忧参半mingled hope and fear
- w+ K; Y7 ?+ w) ~循序渐进step by step% Y. g& D4 G& K8 r; W/ @5 Z
一路平安，一路顺风speed somebody on their way; speed the parting guest ( {, V$ o2 q9 k* }5 F9 ]
严以律己,宽以待人be strict with oneself and lenient towards others
8 S2 f/ @8 X3 c1 _( W8 r5 W2 d9 S鱼米之乡a land of milk and honey/ w4 P6 i3 a4 t
有情人终成眷属"Jack shall have Jill, all shall be well." $ Z" z& f, v1 l
有钱能使鬼推磨Money makes the mare go. Money talks.. ^8 A O+ K. u' V
有识之士people of vision
' Z$ {5 V6 G+ N* s- g/ d$ I- }有勇无谋use brawn rather than brain
0 P E* B) Y3 w; p! H# F8 Y8 l有缘千里来相会Separated as we are thousands of miles apart, we come together as if by predestination.
- F5 _% n. N3 Z与时俱进advance with times1 R2 J! V3 ?4 {- v4 `* Z# L
以人为本people oriented; people foremost / W) O$ K: H; R# ~1 [
因材施教teach students according to their aptitude
# }1 g" u: @ U0 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."
8 G. u" \8 s' l: c4 Z欲速则不达Haste does not bring success. $ M' E+ E% h! G
优胜劣汰survival of the fittest
" m; ], r9 t6 W3 ~; z0 R英雄所见略同Great minds think alike.6 q( j& h; \& _ O
冤家宜解不宜结Better make friends than make enemies.
% E* g5 p% q0 @, p; n) \2 j# }冤假错案"cases in which people were unjustly, falsely or wrongly charged or sentenced; unjust, false or wrong cases" ; v" w# z" _: i9 \5 V5 {
一言既出，驷马难追A real man never goes back on his words.
/ z' R3 H1 F/ n* F3 R招财进宝Money and treasures will be plentiful
* E0 Q: t* K, }- `- @' j3 i债台高筑become debt-ridden A. Z& `; M0 Z( `9 s
致命要害Achilles' heel $ J$ g. b/ R8 O8 t: L/ v
众矢之的target of public criticism: a! d J, B, _" v+ v
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.
- u4 B1 L7 e; u( Z$ `6 T2 E3 U纸上谈兵be an armchair strategist1 O/ l1 f6 `9 I& C) W8 R
纸包不住火Truth will come to light sooner or later.* Y: @) |" t9 c* q1 h9 g% b' G; w
左右为难between the devil and the deep blue sea; between the rock and the hard place |
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