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爱屋及乌Love me, love my dog.
2 x N$ a) a* g$ F百闻不如一见Seeing is believing.
- Y4 [, x# g7 ]' E' l6 w6 ?) 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$ _3 H& Y; Y. X5 g4 M) i/ }
笨鸟先飞A slow sparrow should make an early start.
/ s( E* R/ r/ R不眠之夜white night 5 i$ {% |$ E( m/ j2 ~
不以物喜，不以己悲not pleased by external gains, not saddened by personnal losses) o* T7 u0 p! s+ ?8 `0 T! L- t
不遗余力spare no effort; go all out; do one's best+ `. Y6 _* F% o+ G0 @$ [* [7 {
不打不成交"No discord, no concord.
2 E! N/ B. @0 P拆东墙补西墙rob Peter to pay Paul " c+ s* O' n1 ^) O# f
辞旧迎新bid farewell to the old and usher in the new; ring out the old year and ring in the new 0 B# [; Y) e: ?+ 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
' R/ Y# ?8 V$ t r! n大开眼界open one's eyes; broaden one's horizon; be an eye-opener # M) d) N' O- K* d; A
国泰民安The country flourishes and people live in peace
. u" s H4 Q! \5 G" P 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 . j; r5 t+ k( y* \
功夫不负有心人Everything comes to him who waits.
' j: R% K7 G0 e# X; r好了伤疤忘了疼once on shore, one prays no more
2 z/ r: J1 e0 ~' 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 ^* u4 A# u7 @! H6 d# L4 E
和气生财Harmony brings wealth# Q; }- |9 f8 ?+ R. i: N
活到老，学到老One is never too old to learn. u/ h9 e5 }9 c+ y/ y8 |
既往不咎let bygones be bygones
/ P9 W* n3 y7 K5 h) N$ [% ~ \金无足赤,人无完人Gold can't be pure and man can't be perfect. 1 [/ w5 H W" z/ l. H4 d
金玉满堂Treasures fill the home' F& Y' J [6 Q# a, S) y
脚踏实地be down-to-earth ) B# ~7 }2 f! ?
脚踩两只船sit on the fence
8 [, F- J; S# [6 q" R2 p$ @! z君子之交淡如水the friendship between gentlemen is as pure as crystal; a hedge between keeps friendship green
/ }* M) y: O% Y$ `6 W老生常谈，陈词滥调cut and dried, cliché3 m) \* r/ ?; i
礼尚往来Courtesy calls for reciprocity.
& n3 |3 X' G! m1 a( Z7 w) x& d, u留得青山在，不怕没柴烧"Where there is life, there is hope."6 Z# \9 `" P0 Y8 ?; O
马到成功achieve immediate victory; win instant success
8 ?# M& n: `# @# w名利双收gain in both fame and wealth
- f. y! k: I/ O: N+ }$ d* y茅塞顿开be suddenly enlightened
( [% ^7 |% A; W2 F9 U没有规矩不成方圆Nothing can be accomplished without norms or standards.$ \2 X( R; _) Z r& O' x5 P+ o
每逢佳节倍思亲; v% ~) @% L1 s! P
On festive occasions more than ever one thinks of one's dear ones far away.8 m7 R9 A8 u6 L
It is on the festival occasions when one misses his dear most. 5 n/ d( H9 i5 J! e& U$ m u
谋事在人，成事在天"The planning lies with man, the outcome with Heaven. / Man proposes, God disposes. "0 ^# r6 I! Q u/ y
弄巧成拙be too smart by half; Cunning outwits itself.
. d" y. q; m T$ e0 n4 `7 n拿手好戏masterpiece _: d& J' q8 a8 |6 u: k/ e* a, W/ ?
赔了夫人又折兵throw good money after bad
- T# O( ~3 o9 f* Y抛砖引玉a modest spur to induce others to come forward with valuable contributions; throw a sprat to catch a whale
; j/ w: j8 J8 }7 O' l7 v; H n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
6 o# I! t1 O, I& x5 U" o抢得先机take the preemptive opportunities 0 y% H' y% }9 c6 f' i( w. |
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.( z2 B1 D% f5 i$ K) T+ G5 \
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
9 v5 J3 T- i D6 u% l/ C# Y前事不忘,后事之师Past experience, if not forgotten, is a guide for the future.- l. y% |8 v: c* i0 B) Z1 |
前人栽树,后人乘凉One generation plants the trees in whose shade another generation rests.
! {: Q& C' N' B; S- }% GOne sows and another reaps.
6 }% Y: j2 u# e前怕狼,后怕虎fear the wolf in front and the tiger behind/ hesitate in doing something! }3 M4 M4 {9 R) x. y: A) `+ x, o) r
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.
* b6 ]& z4 L( G- Q, W1 I' a强强联手win-win co-operation3 i8 A+ c6 ^! t3 v
瑞雪兆丰年A timely snow promises a good harvest.
! Z3 r9 H" }2 G% _, h# d人之初,性本善Man's nature at birth is good.
. N+ [3 `) v' h8 \8 e人逢喜事精神爽Joy puts heart into a man.
" U7 ]. t% d9 B人海战术huge-crowd strategy
( x9 y3 S0 v, T世上无难事，只要肯攀登"Where there is a will, there is a way. " ' M- C' j$ `% x1 E
世外桃源a fictitious land of peace away from the turmoil of the world; % d: _+ P6 k* D* N) y# R
死而后已until my heart stops beating
- e1 f2 g" t' Z8 l7 \5 D岁岁平安Peace all year round) u- `9 j8 m: W5 E; ~/ I
上有天堂，下有苏杭"Just as there is paradise in heaven, ther are Suzhou and Hangzhou on earth." $ O! O' V+ ]- y3 i" y
塞翁失马，焉知非福Misfortune may be an actual blessing.
5 V$ c q4 g* V: U- Z三十而立"A man should be independent at the age of thirty.
& c# u- S& |% g& v3 bAt thirty, a man should be able to think for himself."
1 M- I4 z3 J- V& g升级换代updating and upgrading (of products)
' b+ O, h+ N4 o' e E2 |四十不惑Life begins at forty. ( z* S3 t. @/ j/ p* J; t3 U
谁言寸草心，报得三春晖"Such kindness of warm sun, can't be repaid by grass. " $ r7 j" t; f# H: ~, A( y
水涨船高When the river rises, the boat floats high.6 z5 K; Y. ^; Y0 ?* u1 U$ w
时不我待Time and tide wait for no man.
+ G! `! ^. d$ L" i& U5 U杀鸡用牛刀break a butterfly on the wheel
1 b6 q" [! s0 _: w s) K! U实事求是seek truth from facts; be practical and realistic; be true to facts 8 G/ ^+ _5 z" ]) H! o Y7 j
说曹操,曹操到Talk of the devil and he comes.. ]: ^" ]8 S" j9 n3 z+ U! e) }
实话实说speak the plain truth; call a spade a spade; tell it as it is . c5 P* D% A& f3 z9 [ W' ~
实践是检验真理的唯一标准Practice is the sole criterion for testing truth.
' g, v1 H# p: p3 ~- D1 y1 j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; "* t3 v: F' p+ ?; c; w/ [/ ^. b V
韬光养晦hide one's capacities and bide one's time
7 r% ]5 G2 c9 c7 D8 a3 g, m糖衣炮弹sugar-coated bullets
* _) i% p( ]' j) }天有不测风云Anything unexpected may happen. a bolt from the blue- l# ~% j o: z2 C9 `
团结就是力量Unity is strength.
; b% Z6 q u- I# i# P' E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
% Z5 K0 b* K0 T, q; q, V歪风邪气unhealthy practices and evil phenomena0 u% w" Q5 ~3 |! }
物以类聚，人以群分Birds of a feather flock together.
5 A; l) a1 B/ n; v: N4 @往事如风"The past has vanished (from memory) like wind.; What in past, is past."
: X, ?' L4 C8 Y7 a! s! B! O, B望子成龙hold high hopes for one's child6 V5 {% |. S( n
屋漏又逢连阴雨Misfortunes never come singly. When it rains it pours.
6 K/ B; m' [ G4 I" c文韬武略military expertise; military strategy
- s: X! ~( [+ r3 j' W唯利是图draw water to one's mill
, m% R4 n/ |- e! t无源之水,无本之木water without a source, and a tree wiithout roots, @# |/ R% M) G$ v
无中生有make/create something out of nothing
0 X4 U" [$ }% H; o% \' v6 C无风不起浪There are no waves without wind. There's no smoke without fire.
2 T: x. r# r$ D2 t. c徇私枉法bend the law for the benefit of relatives or friends
' t# }0 | ^* ?) Z# Y$ S2 X; |新官上任三把火a new broom sweeps clean
5 v @# R+ q! Y/ f. C虚心使人进步,骄傲使人落后Modesty helps one go forward, whereas conceit makes one lag behind.- g B0 @5 }- _+ q
蓄势而发accumulate strength for a take-off% D/ Q5 {! H6 p/ ~
心想事成May all your wish come true' f# O6 X4 c8 v9 P$ E& s' ?3 s& r
心照不宣have a tacit understanding; give tacit consent; tacit understanding9 C, [/ s5 v) e+ F; \5 K$ u: e
先入为主First impressions are firmly entrenched.2 J3 F$ ~- T! f( }
先下手为强catch the ball before the bound
# O- n, P! Q: w1 e像热锅上的蚂蚁like an ant on a hot pan3 q3 `8 i8 C+ S6 | ~
现身说法warn people by taking oneself as an example6 C0 B& G1 E( C
息事宁人pour oil on troubled waters
9 n$ f! b0 Y @7 e: r% s喜忧参半mingled hope and fear
, o( I& v& H- Y循序渐进step by step6 k: p# N4 A' c
一路平安，一路顺风speed somebody on their way; speed the parting guest 5 G( E6 L& z+ T8 M M" Z
严以律己,宽以待人be strict with oneself and lenient towards others
5 H% F" }7 [, d" G$ y* l# A8 v% i9 i鱼米之乡a land of milk and honey
( C7 T) c/ n( |; s, S' d! O( B& c有情人终成眷属"Jack shall have Jill, all shall be well." ! i4 Z/ q+ H( Z0 V; \) }. E/ |
有钱能使鬼推磨Money makes the mare go. Money talks.( O, ]; ^; ^8 s( S* n7 m; j8 K- W
有识之士people of vision) e/ C2 }! v9 u( ^: l
有勇无谋use brawn rather than brain
1 O6 ?3 g5 p% [有缘千里来相会Separated as we are thousands of miles apart, we come together as if by predestination.5 e5 h. e3 h3 u
与时俱进advance with times9 A4 f& d& r5 F: t" J3 I" o
以人为本people oriented; people foremost / J: d" X3 M3 y8 y7 J% b. v. n5 Z
因材施教teach students according to their aptitude . M4 C: D+ W* p! r! c+ J1 e
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." * q& q3 W# \# A# _/ B
欲速则不达Haste does not bring success. s8 m d" b k# f3 S$ x4 P) ]
优胜劣汰survival of the fittest
3 @6 u6 V( r7 b0 x% g2 v英雄所见略同Great minds think alike.
1 H; s4 C! E+ _5 P冤家宜解不宜结Better make friends than make enemies.
5 F* b7 E& Q' r4 Q冤假错案"cases in which people were unjustly, falsely or wrongly charged or sentenced; unjust, false or wrong cases" ' \. d# g$ e1 @0 w+ z
一言既出，驷马难追A real man never goes back on his words. 3 _5 ?- T8 X6 A5 E
招财进宝Money and treasures will be plentiful
1 }1 ]0 k! W: g6 d) F% N$ M0 p债台高筑become debt-ridden) B5 a4 ]1 m, M$ X. b( C
致命要害Achilles' heel 3 G6 k7 E0 m/ h3 h9 v
众矢之的target of public criticism
3 E* n |5 {/ B7 Q7 H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.
/ `* m% ~; b* ]% N u3 Y# d纸上谈兵be an armchair strategist& j( G% I6 P7 x6 U
纸包不住火Truth will come to light sooner or later.. K. ]; l. \$ U. v; a L. ?
左右为难between the devil and the deep blue sea; between the rock and the hard place |
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