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爱屋及乌Love me, love my dog.
! ~, b7 @0 H) L/ h) U: X百闻不如一见Seeing is believing.) M8 Y( K& N2 b) y
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% k0 S1 L3 c/ V2 E
笨鸟先飞A slow sparrow should make an early start.' B8 Q: t; o& Y2 q9 u5 s9 x) A
不眠之夜white night
U R. d& k2 K' a不以物喜，不以己悲not pleased by external gains, not saddened by personnal losses
. i& o! }3 N6 V: ?不遗余力spare no effort; go all out; do one's best
. U( X( }+ b& r4 P5 ]) V3 g7 X不打不成交"No discord, no concord.
5 m% Z7 g& ~2 l* ^( d拆东墙补西墙rob Peter to pay Paul 9 E( Y7 M+ c* I/ T" M5 w% L8 {. ~
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/ u4 a0 f" Y8 I0 `$ Z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
" H. G/ @% n7 Z. {% [ Z8 q大开眼界open one's eyes; broaden one's horizon; be an eye-opener
0 Y3 U! \* z- N' `国泰民安The country flourishes and people live in peace0 ?6 F ^$ {' L# b( r( |
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 ( X- |7 j+ ]# z, Z
功夫不负有心人Everything comes to him who waits.
# }7 @9 `4 q+ C+ P好了伤疤忘了疼once on shore, one prays no more
' r- U) X: R' y/ J5 Z. {好事不出门，恶事传千里Good news never goes beyond the gate, while bad news spread far and wide.
3 f( ~, G2 ]- X& n$ }8 E和气生财Harmony brings wealth
1 a* |* B7 w% d5 S( A活到老，学到老One is never too old to learn.
# u3 F! K7 s/ u/ \ K4 g6 m' @既往不咎let bygones be bygones - m/ Y) ?, b2 ~. }: r
金无足赤,人无完人Gold can't be pure and man can't be perfect.
8 W* s. @0 l3 `4 ~7 @) n金玉满堂Treasures fill the home
" A6 j. ^2 U/ {! y1 x1 X! S脚踏实地be down-to-earth
8 f, Z n$ O P- |7 m) I4 D脚踩两只船sit on the fence " p. X, _* J7 y% P
君子之交淡如水the friendship between gentlemen is as pure as crystal; a hedge between keeps friendship green
- {7 d: G# ]* f& k& X6 j5 G0 {老生常谈，陈词滥调cut and dried, cliché
! W% ~) \$ L+ L' C" z* N7 t/ }礼尚往来Courtesy calls for reciprocity. 6 I3 W P) R+ U, \- d1 c3 {
留得青山在，不怕没柴烧"Where there is life, there is hope."
2 ]7 o! L; b D; z马到成功achieve immediate victory; win instant success
+ {4 M9 i& b7 d* i; R. D名利双收gain in both fame and wealth
! O C* `9 X' D" D3 Y) b- c+ { J茅塞顿开be suddenly enlightened2 }! T5 C+ k8 H9 Z/ Q
没有规矩不成方圆Nothing can be accomplished without norms or standards.
, c; y) l& w% z/ P" d% ]/ X6 O: G每逢佳节倍思亲
2 e2 v2 ?* t% u# C+ \" m$ J2 d% lOn festive occasions more than ever one thinks of one's dear ones far away.
2 O7 J6 z0 s. c/ Y" }0 v$ _It is on the festival occasions when one misses his dear most.
2 |# V2 y6 j9 B, B4 c2 K! q谋事在人，成事在天"The planning lies with man, the outcome with Heaven. / Man proposes, God disposes. "
6 X# v) V. O2 g% H- j) r2 X弄巧成拙be too smart by half; Cunning outwits itself.3 j8 D, Q0 }7 G& A* ~1 c {
拿手好戏masterpiece
1 c$ G3 T+ Q# _7 E( ^- E' H$ {# n赔了夫人又折兵throw good money after bad
, U3 u! C9 y# P, r1 A# ~抛砖引玉a modest spur to induce others to come forward with valuable contributions; throw a sprat to catch a whale2 w7 J* M4 P" v# t C
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
- b$ N9 p/ b# h J; p! g抢得先机take the preemptive opportunities
3 P6 e# i+ V; N$ g& 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./ l' ?1 `3 J. f5 O2 v- c7 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
, a n; Q) B6 Y; }* Y1 y/ P前事不忘,后事之师Past experience, if not forgotten, is a guide for the future.0 G2 G3 {0 n/ b' x! J
前人栽树,后人乘凉One generation plants the trees in whose shade another generation rests.
' O* Z6 y( w+ q0 OOne sows and another reaps.
5 r( J' q' [# `3 K$ Y/ w" P前怕狼,后怕虎fear the wolf in front and the tiger behind/ hesitate in doing something+ h9 { r& x' v) r% D1 {. e. I
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. 3 @* W7 R5 {: t i( d: |
强强联手win-win co-operation, s7 r3 r" X( {3 i
瑞雪兆丰年A timely snow promises a good harvest.
* u' r2 b. A- d人之初,性本善Man's nature at birth is good.
& i Y' \' o. ?+ j' M' n人逢喜事精神爽Joy puts heart into a man.& Q9 T4 c9 f# [5 {
人海战术huge-crowd strategy , \$ A8 E2 C1 f! ]3 w
世上无难事，只要肯攀登"Where there is a will, there is a way. " ' N1 b' M( ~- L# Y& l' N8 ~4 [
世外桃源a fictitious land of peace away from the turmoil of the world; ) ?# \/ `1 ^9 ]; a# i
死而后已until my heart stops beating9 H" u! y! t3 d0 g4 K( f4 I
岁岁平安Peace all year round
. d2 @9 P# {& I8 m上有天堂，下有苏杭"Just as there is paradise in heaven, ther are Suzhou and Hangzhou on earth." & r' ^3 `# I8 m$ `! @
塞翁失马，焉知非福Misfortune may be an actual blessing.. B; _; w' \$ g H* Q
三十而立"A man should be independent at the age of thirty.
$ J1 Q& U. m! F( n" l" s! x R+ aAt thirty, a man should be able to think for himself." ( d5 z# u g _+ z; G1 u
升级换代updating and upgrading (of products)- V1 y- t* E5 D; y& o
四十不惑Life begins at forty.
. Y$ o9 }- R' E谁言寸草心，报得三春晖"Such kindness of warm sun, can't be repaid by grass. " 6 e* _ ^$ G! E) w
水涨船高When the river rises, the boat floats high.
! }+ m' r3 G; N时不我待Time and tide wait for no man. " e: _5 r) _0 l4 }; T
杀鸡用牛刀break a butterfly on the wheel
+ S j7 @- _% c0 o4 Q) D( i实事求是seek truth from facts; be practical and realistic; be true to facts 8 k; |1 e g0 ]2 s
说曹操,曹操到Talk of the devil and he comes.
% h! G- N0 Q$ D, Q% L/ S实话实说speak the plain truth; call a spade a spade; tell it as it is , l3 L$ S, o1 E+ E$ Y; i
实践是检验真理的唯一标准Practice is the sole criterion for testing truth.
2 V. ^" F0 O6 V& Y0 k7 c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; "
$ a. ^$ [; i8 G- Y6 J( L/ m韬光养晦hide one's capacities and bide one's time
& y5 X$ `* s- j/ }9 c, k. \; ]& l糖衣炮弹sugar-coated bullets% f# \% p0 c5 ]
天有不测风云Anything unexpected may happen. a bolt from the blue
7 d V4 R# r' ]6 s& m' w' R团结就是力量Unity is strength.
" L0 ^; V- F. C4 W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
& Q R& b; O+ f4 L" K$ ~2 T# Z歪风邪气unhealthy practices and evil phenomena
% N7 t6 ~- D5 _3 _物以类聚，人以群分Birds of a feather flock together.9 J2 h4 h3 B# j2 f
往事如风"The past has vanished (from memory) like wind.; What in past, is past." . m! [4 q* v/ j0 x1 {& o
望子成龙hold high hopes for one's child
- {- G& t3 h8 v" F屋漏又逢连阴雨Misfortunes never come singly. When it rains it pours.
# P5 X- Z/ a% `. {; j文韬武略military expertise; military strategy
' J7 O) p" ]0 y# v t9 z. g( }- B4 M唯利是图draw water to one's mill ( }; a! ^* \$ l n4 p; O
无源之水,无本之木water without a source, and a tree wiithout roots
% J6 y" r& R$ L+ ?' `无中生有make/create something out of nothing * Z/ u4 O8 t5 |% d4 T& u' n9 {
无风不起浪There are no waves without wind. There's no smoke without fire.
$ x% u3 R1 ]: B5 s- S徇私枉法bend the law for the benefit of relatives or friends
. W, y3 @7 J/ K新官上任三把火a new broom sweeps clean 9 q. s1 F- [/ O g$ @) R
虚心使人进步,骄傲使人落后Modesty helps one go forward, whereas conceit makes one lag behind.* S: F! Y3 Z) C
蓄势而发accumulate strength for a take-off
( f7 I% F1 v+ _+ l' l, s7 y心想事成May all your wish come true7 ~: g3 W; U8 I! T1 Q% B
心照不宣have a tacit understanding; give tacit consent; tacit understanding5 s# I- f2 ]; f$ ?* T# H$ c
先入为主First impressions are firmly entrenched." F6 A5 [. O. T
先下手为强catch the ball before the bound/ M. _0 L- F! O2 ?: J
像热锅上的蚂蚁like an ant on a hot pan- |" j/ {0 N* |3 R8 B! F5 ?
现身说法warn people by taking oneself as an example
. c" `, c% \; w息事宁人pour oil on troubled waters
1 O9 d6 l$ w6 N8 _6 W0 A喜忧参半mingled hope and fear
! w$ [* @' E7 e) i0 j# q循序渐进step by step6 j! i! z4 z/ k6 X# G8 g' ^( P
一路平安，一路顺风speed somebody on their way; speed the parting guest
m' y! s5 r) a, z5 [1 a, \严以律己,宽以待人be strict with oneself and lenient towards others7 o0 f! L( f! h8 Q& u$ ^
鱼米之乡a land of milk and honey
. d0 D, x* p3 F( P有情人终成眷属"Jack shall have Jill, all shall be well." Q+ Z' V% l. H
有钱能使鬼推磨Money makes the mare go. Money talks.# v! u* c: ~* G: x1 Q
有识之士people of vision( R8 T$ w' ]3 B
有勇无谋use brawn rather than brain
' b+ a) x: K5 t: K有缘千里来相会Separated as we are thousands of miles apart, we come together as if by predestination.
}* k- @4 g. _4 e与时俱进advance with times
( n# E6 N9 l, R0 N以人为本people oriented; people foremost
. C' y. z9 c; Y( ~因材施教teach students according to their aptitude
5 F9 u5 G- }% P: E+ S9 k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." 1 X$ |) k# _4 g1 U, h
欲速则不达Haste does not bring success.
3 ?# I, t) T$ y优胜劣汰survival of the fittest
( N4 D, ?; j7 Z8 U英雄所见略同Great minds think alike.
+ x+ d) r1 t% A) h冤家宜解不宜结Better make friends than make enemies.
2 E0 @. F' w, k" \0 _冤假错案"cases in which people were unjustly, falsely or wrongly charged or sentenced; unjust, false or wrong cases" : w. p' A+ F, g
一言既出，驷马难追A real man never goes back on his words.
( l9 [' C6 R( p p7 j, X- W! _招财进宝Money and treasures will be plentiful! k) I1 l4 \) K$ w# A# ^' Q
债台高筑become debt-ridden
7 r7 T) |* d ~4 Y$ R. f7 F/ W致命要害Achilles' heel
% y7 r! `$ j: c& ~众矢之的target of public criticism0 o; V# V8 z" ^; n( 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.3 q2 n5 G( Y& X" {( j Z( ^
纸上谈兵be an armchair strategist
% ?+ l/ Z$ U* L( i纸包不住火Truth will come to light sooner or later.9 ]7 R& f. C7 s' N1 _7 ]
左右为难between the devil and the deep blue sea; between the rock and the hard place |
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