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爱屋及乌Love me, love my dog.; N1 c9 J# l) {5 U$ g- p
百闻不如一见Seeing is believing.
" ~* Y; ^8 b. w! B! P" H0 a' A1 \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
% n) l4 G: h8 i2 J$ q% Q# `笨鸟先飞A slow sparrow should make an early start.
; B1 }' c/ b9 u' m! O* c不眠之夜white night
/ h$ X( S- A3 ]8 j: f1 z5 q不以物喜，不以己悲not pleased by external gains, not saddened by personnal losses
# ^! W! }) ?$ f: ~4 Y不遗余力spare no effort; go all out; do one's best
; q4 P0 @2 s% _; G. }不打不成交"No discord, no concord. , {: {3 M4 |( v* R
拆东墙补西墙rob Peter to pay Paul
7 D% Z: t7 e7 L: 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 : L/ a# |5 u) Y$ Q& U
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
7 q) h" ]/ x, K1 _' }$ @大开眼界open one's eyes; broaden one's horizon; be an eye-opener
, j% ?0 @, U1 G0 D. b7 B国泰民安The country flourishes and people live in peace
/ |3 C* `8 j% [' D3 {6 w9 ~" k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
, m5 {& B* R2 N6 q. Z$ ^" M4 p功夫不负有心人Everything comes to him who waits.
2 T2 T3 h% \) i- C9 T6 h好了伤疤忘了疼once on shore, one prays no more
y6 w4 x' E, w$ F7 E1 X. U好事不出门，恶事传千里Good news never goes beyond the gate, while bad news spread far and wide. 8 w, t5 ?/ w: ]+ o6 q2 p
和气生财Harmony brings wealth0 {6 _; Q$ w3 S( I% v
活到老，学到老One is never too old to learn.
, D v- s0 w0 \" U1 Q既往不咎let bygones be bygones 1 J: X9 R M( q0 P
金无足赤,人无完人Gold can't be pure and man can't be perfect. G; `9 ~4 {/ K& I; \+ h# W& q$ E
金玉满堂Treasures fill the home: O! R4 l6 b7 ^ Z
脚踏实地be down-to-earth
. p0 I% n2 e, p' o脚踩两只船sit on the fence
: | y% \5 x+ S( E+ F; r- T君子之交淡如水the friendship between gentlemen is as pure as crystal; a hedge between keeps friendship green
; N, w" [: J2 d老生常谈，陈词滥调cut and dried, cliché
2 c6 E& c# E$ S礼尚往来Courtesy calls for reciprocity. $ E0 A' ^9 l+ ^/ d
留得青山在，不怕没柴烧"Where there is life, there is hope."
: t& b& G& p) W( h9 ~" ~7 [马到成功achieve immediate victory; win instant success
$ g1 P0 \4 w; l% M- d名利双收gain in both fame and wealth1 E2 p. |; V- w. o( U
茅塞顿开be suddenly enlightened
: ?' P' P2 u* S" V7 w, \- i# |没有规矩不成方圆Nothing can be accomplished without norms or standards.) X7 o: H1 @, i- \
每逢佳节倍思亲2 p5 q S) ~6 {4 ~1 K: N& O
On festive occasions more than ever one thinks of one's dear ones far away.8 ~; Z0 T6 U* c7 Y& v/ }& f* Z3 I- ~
It is on the festival occasions when one misses his dear most. % V( t5 L6 I1 y8 K1 p. n0 I! W
谋事在人，成事在天"The planning lies with man, the outcome with Heaven. / Man proposes, God disposes. "# {! x: m9 @& J- i8 d: C- x, \
弄巧成拙be too smart by half; Cunning outwits itself.3 O) Y4 U# L- {
拿手好戏masterpiece
& g$ I! y- I; r4 X赔了夫人又折兵throw good money after bad
. ^2 e( N2 h) h9 ~抛砖引玉a modest spur to induce others to come forward with valuable contributions; throw a sprat to catch a whale4 `8 x* \- N: v$ m* `2 @4 q5 r
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
! B1 o3 ]9 [9 L抢得先机take the preemptive opportunities 3 `/ _7 D& X/ q1 `7 p6 Q' J3 @9 J
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.
) T9 N& N9 P# E- u( o! d* ^: {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 step3 X$ y. v$ S8 P1 b2 x
前事不忘,后事之师Past experience, if not forgotten, is a guide for the future.) K$ n0 y3 t. ?; {. P& l4 l
前人栽树,后人乘凉One generation plants the trees in whose shade another generation rests.
7 {4 J. o3 U( {5 f4 y2 ^6 P4 ~" V% a7 }One sows and another reaps.
4 J6 S7 X* k; S* ^- q" c前怕狼,后怕虎fear the wolf in front and the tiger behind/ hesitate in doing something
6 l+ u# @% q* ~& Y, m( m6 J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. % _# A1 D6 c1 c# S3 E9 c( N
强强联手win-win co-operation
9 c: S0 _1 b1 X' O5 E5 Y) }瑞雪兆丰年A timely snow promises a good harvest., P3 e) E9 i; F& D
人之初,性本善Man's nature at birth is good.) W+ {6 p$ v" k6 a5 g- W; C
人逢喜事精神爽Joy puts heart into a man.3 W0 b+ o, d8 s8 L# e% q) O" K
人海战术huge-crowd strategy 5 A0 f4 @$ T4 M" u: ~$ m6 Q# Y% [' ?
世上无难事，只要肯攀登"Where there is a will, there is a way. " ; c2 I) }9 @" H6 s% C/ g3 J5 a
世外桃源a fictitious land of peace away from the turmoil of the world; 1 v7 h; n+ Q- I% @3 R! k8 K
死而后已until my heart stops beating
& ^% d0 ^3 v4 k岁岁平安Peace all year round
7 @& C/ e& k; E; Y8 _/ n, k2 |' [ \上有天堂，下有苏杭"Just as there is paradise in heaven, ther are Suzhou and Hangzhou on earth."
: E6 G# ]- |: u4 N塞翁失马，焉知非福Misfortune may be an actual blessing.
" | ?; A# B3 W+ h0 f! F. J三十而立"A man should be independent at the age of thirty. , |1 r$ b+ s* s& |
At thirty, a man should be able to think for himself." : U* }2 Y% i; e8 a; b: t
升级换代updating and upgrading (of products)
) C% l0 }8 J0 A2 F: Y& F四十不惑Life begins at forty. 0 p1 M* q) P$ x8 L* L
谁言寸草心，报得三春晖"Such kindness of warm sun, can't be repaid by grass. " 0 ~5 ]& @, { _+ o
水涨船高When the river rises, the boat floats high.$ |8 r! J: S; k* s% U
时不我待Time and tide wait for no man.
% ], ^+ c4 J0 f) V, S+ Z杀鸡用牛刀break a butterfly on the wheel
/ F1 B# \* O' T8 g+ S, Y实事求是seek truth from facts; be practical and realistic; be true to facts ! i; `% ^/ F% x8 E
说曹操,曹操到Talk of the devil and he comes.6 z" J2 y6 ~2 H+ ?3 k& B( t9 X
实话实说speak the plain truth; call a spade a spade; tell it as it is
' f) a: l: ]9 h% N# ]实践是检验真理的唯一标准Practice is the sole criterion for testing truth.
& f6 J* m- U6 J/ a. T7 Z M* {9 n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; "4 t$ W$ n+ \ A7 W/ {+ P
韬光养晦hide one's capacities and bide one's time
+ V+ d: v8 Y( y1 B( j# y% {$ P& H3 y$ w糖衣炮弹sugar-coated bullets9 F) f+ }# d, V" s; R7 w
天有不测风云Anything unexpected may happen. a bolt from the blue
- {6 F0 q" u9 @5 w, q: k团结就是力量Unity is strength.- X& N+ O P2 D$ }" m |" p3 Q
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 w i7 G% A/ L1 m
歪风邪气unhealthy practices and evil phenomena
0 v- V; R$ Q2 x z物以类聚，人以群分Birds of a feather flock together.
$ L1 Y. Z7 ?+ R' `1 v往事如风"The past has vanished (from memory) like wind.; What in past, is past."
( x5 @+ ?& q2 }# H/ A望子成龙hold high hopes for one's child
9 S K" A( T; T" L. m屋漏又逢连阴雨Misfortunes never come singly. When it rains it pours.% y; y' d! \+ X$ b
文韬武略military expertise; military strategy
3 N5 E2 J4 q ?唯利是图draw water to one's mill 8 @* k$ b! w- v% {+ B
无源之水,无本之木water without a source, and a tree wiithout roots
$ [2 r9 ]1 i2 w: G' \% }无中生有make/create something out of nothing
0 n. s! p# l$ ?: D无风不起浪There are no waves without wind. There's no smoke without fire.# l/ u0 I7 O! Z/ r# G0 P( a
徇私枉法bend the law for the benefit of relatives or friends
7 Z; |* x m1 p2 K新官上任三把火a new broom sweeps clean 1 b( a" R, y, M3 Q9 p& w+ {
虚心使人进步,骄傲使人落后Modesty helps one go forward, whereas conceit makes one lag behind.
5 i% C1 }3 N: S蓄势而发accumulate strength for a take-off
4 L. \ N3 Y3 X6 C- T心想事成May all your wish come true" @: X' _) k; s; [
心照不宣have a tacit understanding; give tacit consent; tacit understanding
0 O5 x. N( u# W/ E M/ S$ w先入为主First impressions are firmly entrenched.& U2 |2 n, w A& g6 v5 _
先下手为强catch the ball before the bound; M$ z0 W5 c. {$ F0 Q' K9 r
像热锅上的蚂蚁like an ant on a hot pan1 _ }) ~; A5 J8 }. X5 l) U; _
现身说法warn people by taking oneself as an example
, L* w$ @. ]& W9 t1 S( l息事宁人pour oil on troubled waters % q' B$ k+ m8 Z
喜忧参半mingled hope and fear
) G3 z' X6 O" ]' f/ k6 B循序渐进step by step# N7 Z3 ~; u, z! U# P: [1 y
一路平安，一路顺风speed somebody on their way; speed the parting guest
9 R* Z! X; t2 d1 M# Z' p1 `严以律己,宽以待人be strict with oneself and lenient towards others2 k7 F9 `8 k. F! G
鱼米之乡a land of milk and honey2 ^' b1 ~, @' G& m. Q5 w0 ?
有情人终成眷属"Jack shall have Jill, all shall be well." 6 d$ e' Y6 E+ G. Z+ Q
有钱能使鬼推磨Money makes the mare go. Money talks.7 K/ ~5 @2 c3 Y4 n9 d
有识之士people of vision! T `( h9 Z; ^$ t' D! {# O
有勇无谋use brawn rather than brain
( i( d% Y. ?* n% Y4 C有缘千里来相会Separated as we are thousands of miles apart, we come together as if by predestination.
' j. ]' d* m& w6 ]% _与时俱进advance with times8 E& M8 U+ V& T
以人为本people oriented; people foremost
7 p. E3 ^5 {2 }7 y) \ X因材施教teach students according to their aptitude
& r( z r* o& P7 d" ~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." . b+ v) Z2 ^; G- s& A, a
欲速则不达Haste does not bring success.
8 Q8 g* I7 U9 w' u, M优胜劣汰survival of the fittest . A6 s) E1 \' t- R& H
英雄所见略同Great minds think alike.! y* d+ _' T# v+ r/ O3 e" D2 B
冤家宜解不宜结Better make friends than make enemies.5 t- ?7 y) M; j3 F+ i
冤假错案"cases in which people were unjustly, falsely or wrongly charged or sentenced; unjust, false or wrong cases" ( n! \6 d/ f; r9 h' a. e, ~. v; ^
一言既出，驷马难追A real man never goes back on his words. : p7 k E! f$ a% `3 Z' w
招财进宝Money and treasures will be plentiful4 Y' \8 Z1 {% {; b
债台高筑become debt-ridden
! ]$ P4 W0 r- }/ M9 l( a3 p致命要害Achilles' heel # a6 r3 Y" I+ f N
众矢之的target of public criticism
' v% B1 b, z+ l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.8 ]7 E7 f% u- \8 d
纸上谈兵be an armchair strategist
/ ? s0 U' i4 U0 A; P纸包不住火Truth will come to light sooner or later." u, A6 ], v" V, }; _
左右为难between the devil and the deep blue sea; between the rock and the hard place |
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