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爱屋及乌Love me, love my dog.
' z6 |% I. m' u- `& z& j0 @百闻不如一见Seeing is believing.
$ l1 m+ d$ t. O4 O7 Y7 G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
1 C3 p3 h4 A$ i6 M. Y. A笨鸟先飞A slow sparrow should make an early start.
6 F: K1 h" @5 N* m5 F不眠之夜white night 9 _. d. @% V [7 u+ r6 U5 X$ \
不以物喜，不以己悲not pleased by external gains, not saddened by personnal losses+ b& |$ \; K/ `7 E% X. m) ?% E
不遗余力spare no effort; go all out; do one's best
4 O) }2 r' k# a& M* @- y, k* j; U不打不成交"No discord, no concord.
2 X! `) x/ R1 M" Q拆东墙补西墙rob Peter to pay Paul
/ Z" {$ A. M3 ^1 Y辞旧迎新bid farewell to the old and usher in the new; ring out the old year and ring in the new
) n0 o/ ~+ ?! e* n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 all3 C, A: U. R' [( F6 z" A! V$ l
大开眼界open one's eyes; broaden one's horizon; be an eye-opener
1 k; U4 S: R$ n/ S" m国泰民安The country flourishes and people live in peace" q$ N/ _. |5 w, A# s& V7 J' F8 ^& a- L# }
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 3 ]& }& k; q$ g( C
功夫不负有心人Everything comes to him who waits.
- ]+ t; @% [6 b/ e/ R好了伤疤忘了疼once on shore, one prays no more
5 B1 _3 e2 |9 k) G9 @( _, t. \好事不出门，恶事传千里Good news never goes beyond the gate, while bad news spread far and wide.
5 f, B$ z2 F" y和气生财Harmony brings wealth M5 L3 d4 ^+ S! j( ]
活到老，学到老One is never too old to learn.
" i" |& k3 |+ L6 r9 b6 ^. {- M* \ Z既往不咎let bygones be bygones
% F! Q, V' y, I- E) z1 P金无足赤,人无完人Gold can't be pure and man can't be perfect. 6 Q. q" y0 ~4 Z
金玉满堂Treasures fill the home9 }% W1 x' s) S. Y5 C9 ~ N* ^
脚踏实地be down-to-earth
4 v% |. A; v" k9 H w0 J& A脚踩两只船sit on the fence / [/ k9 ?# C3 @; _, m5 Z% L* Z
君子之交淡如水the friendship between gentlemen is as pure as crystal; a hedge between keeps friendship green
6 |) L" X- c+ V$ d: q7 {& X老生常谈，陈词滥调cut and dried, cliché
3 i& e& o) C6 I+ R3 Q& `礼尚往来Courtesy calls for reciprocity.
3 ^* T( n5 e5 r, ?; O* }留得青山在，不怕没柴烧"Where there is life, there is hope."6 o3 x0 K8 q: Q; ~( v* u
马到成功achieve immediate victory; win instant success
5 z" Z7 p! C. r( c名利双收gain in both fame and wealth( ?$ \9 J0 d7 x# p$ ~
茅塞顿开be suddenly enlightened0 k: {; R5 L1 N6 B# M( d
没有规矩不成方圆Nothing can be accomplished without norms or standards.4 G5 _$ {9 c3 E% S+ W+ v
每逢佳节倍思亲' f; @+ b4 {1 Z- _1 b
On festive occasions more than ever one thinks of one's dear ones far away.% O8 t6 H$ O/ ]$ n
It is on the festival occasions when one misses his dear most. @- r# h A8 M- N# E
谋事在人，成事在天"The planning lies with man, the outcome with Heaven. / Man proposes, God disposes. "8 Y/ Z. V3 ?4 k6 r$ u" X
弄巧成拙be too smart by half; Cunning outwits itself.) K7 F1 B$ O: [
拿手好戏masterpiece
* V1 ~4 |( h6 d; g4 W6 a+ Y% v赔了夫人又折兵throw good money after bad) t0 w1 ^8 j* P% [% Y
抛砖引玉a modest spur to induce others to come forward with valuable contributions; throw a sprat to catch a whale
" R' ^4 n0 C2 V* H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$ F$ X" m1 `- Y( E
抢得先机take the preemptive opportunities
! T# A, o% w- Y$ n3 V* D6 X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.
, O$ x" j1 R% P1 `2 r, R6 g3 ?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$ r7 u( Z$ } Z
前事不忘,后事之师Past experience, if not forgotten, is a guide for the future.( n- s/ H! Z7 @- T% l
前人栽树,后人乘凉One generation plants the trees in whose shade another generation rests.
5 d) t( z: C% _One sows and another reaps.+ o, S/ Z% c w" J0 G2 {2 U) H
前怕狼,后怕虎fear the wolf in front and the tiger behind/ hesitate in doing something1 m. W. C# h: Q
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. - E! w/ P" E" A% p$ E
强强联手win-win co-operation. ~9 W P- x# H
瑞雪兆丰年A timely snow promises a good harvest.
9 c4 R3 b2 F9 N4 t K' n# Z人之初,性本善Man's nature at birth is good.
! t% b+ |# G8 K人逢喜事精神爽Joy puts heart into a man.
3 Z, b, d0 j! c4 o, c8 |. k4 _" O人海战术huge-crowd strategy
o B6 {9 a4 X世上无难事，只要肯攀登"Where there is a will, there is a way. "
* Q- A, L" L( X' k* M* A世外桃源a fictitious land of peace away from the turmoil of the world; F( M9 l. J7 y9 f
死而后已until my heart stops beating8 @1 n, }- `5 {# ~: x3 h
岁岁平安Peace all year round$ ^1 s, W) n0 j8 v$ {2 C
上有天堂，下有苏杭"Just as there is paradise in heaven, ther are Suzhou and Hangzhou on earth."
- _3 i, c# B$ O+ D6 G" h* o/ x塞翁失马，焉知非福Misfortune may be an actual blessing.0 j+ u3 j6 ]& Q" m* @2 y
三十而立"A man should be independent at the age of thirty.
/ i. Q1 n0 [2 Y6 aAt thirty, a man should be able to think for himself."
: Z, n- g, }0 R! F) C升级换代updating and upgrading (of products)( O' R8 |5 }+ t- Y* R- u$ _7 ^6 {
四十不惑Life begins at forty.
; z6 }- h& o+ Z! m7 K$ a谁言寸草心，报得三春晖"Such kindness of warm sun, can't be repaid by grass. " 3 e* y) L6 D9 |8 ]3 h
水涨船高When the river rises, the boat floats high.* c! y. Q: k6 U5 ^9 ~' f# [3 E
时不我待Time and tide wait for no man.
/ G$ d5 F; \7 N* }1 S6 [. A杀鸡用牛刀break a butterfly on the wheel
, ~& x9 e3 D1 }" y, _; D实事求是seek truth from facts; be practical and realistic; be true to facts / T" b- `: ]5 O5 u- Q+ Z
说曹操,曹操到Talk of the devil and he comes.
3 a3 o5 h! @; ~5 m J4 |2 L1 u实话实说speak the plain truth; call a spade a spade; tell it as it is 7 {. `# I L5 N5 X' d3 C
实践是检验真理的唯一标准Practice is the sole criterion for testing truth. Z5 B6 `$ g4 B: u% [$ z/ 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; "
( W0 m$ E. `& ]% Z' q韬光养晦hide one's capacities and bide one's time
0 M: h* b! s# N( ?糖衣炮弹sugar-coated bullets+ a7 z, { ^4 c, p! ?6 C
天有不测风云Anything unexpected may happen. a bolt from the blue# E8 ]$ Z; \ g* V, _0 g* j! ?
团结就是力量Unity is strength.; Q5 x+ c" J) P t
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 ! s9 n* ]7 v0 m& w
歪风邪气unhealthy practices and evil phenomena5 `, |2 P& w D/ ?$ `8 `
物以类聚，人以群分Birds of a feather flock together.$ k( Y; E5 o; H8 A# M
往事如风"The past has vanished (from memory) like wind.; What in past, is past." & _" N) s9 p4 Y2 o
望子成龙hold high hopes for one's child6 T, c- X [; p$ G: w6 Q$ |, ?$ e
屋漏又逢连阴雨Misfortunes never come singly. When it rains it pours.
2 [% e* j( g, `5 y7 l( J |8 A文韬武略military expertise; military strategy
+ ^) s5 r+ R7 n: x0 ?- x6 p/ Z唯利是图draw water to one's mill $ [* K8 r' D7 P; d- x) d
无源之水,无本之木water without a source, and a tree wiithout roots# X0 [# a; @' o% h! H3 t" S2 l
无中生有make/create something out of nothing & z, J- h# O7 K1 }6 ]. h# K
无风不起浪There are no waves without wind. There's no smoke without fire.
1 C( Z$ T* ?1 K: ?/ g" V徇私枉法bend the law for the benefit of relatives or friends
4 z6 g u3 k1 p1 M1 `- o) I新官上任三把火a new broom sweeps clean
0 L/ K8 g6 X1 o6 D/ \9 |7 w, r虚心使人进步,骄傲使人落后Modesty helps one go forward, whereas conceit makes one lag behind.
9 v+ Y, \! i) @2 n4 M6 W$ p蓄势而发accumulate strength for a take-off
: W6 o8 Q# Q* B' E: I3 s$ Z; j3 e6 A心想事成May all your wish come true- I+ s/ D! u4 [8 w
心照不宣have a tacit understanding; give tacit consent; tacit understanding
/ S% Q' N' z( P9 a先入为主First impressions are firmly entrenched.
5 S# K( I1 J4 R$ n1 E, X先下手为强catch the ball before the bound- d9 d; D6 t6 o* L
像热锅上的蚂蚁like an ant on a hot pan: G$ J5 G; _' p" m% T
现身说法warn people by taking oneself as an example5 J2 Y! \6 |8 q& i0 @: l
息事宁人pour oil on troubled waters z0 G6 Y& E0 _$ V( {4 C
喜忧参半mingled hope and fear / G1 |& Z- t1 V$ [9 A$ V
循序渐进step by step' [+ J$ f* y( W5 `* t( Y6 X, b
一路平安，一路顺风speed somebody on their way; speed the parting guest
9 Q3 B( ^& L* w6 c, m! |严以律己,宽以待人be strict with oneself and lenient towards others( `9 g! ^) x4 o$ Z1 T) U
鱼米之乡a land of milk and honey
; |8 `# m. T1 g" X; \9 M有情人终成眷属"Jack shall have Jill, all shall be well." . i' k" E) e% P4 P
有钱能使鬼推磨Money makes the mare go. Money talks.
1 `7 I* O/ K& F" ?有识之士people of vision# G) V' O" U, G
有勇无谋use brawn rather than brain
1 _( U' e4 k, U8 F* t有缘千里来相会Separated as we are thousands of miles apart, we come together as if by predestination.
|! y& C) ~7 P# E与时俱进advance with times# ?7 _* O9 _7 r' _+ R) F8 x
以人为本people oriented; people foremost
+ Y; _+ w. j* k0 p2 @) | Y因材施教teach students according to their aptitude
- ~* S4 g* u2 h% K8 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."
0 z9 j& I0 a: g# r7 y. `欲速则不达Haste does not bring success. - R7 ~' a# J5 a
优胜劣汰survival of the fittest 7 b: o+ G0 y0 W ^) @$ Q
英雄所见略同Great minds think alike.
+ R% ]5 j7 C1 X o$ k冤家宜解不宜结Better make friends than make enemies. L/ C% f# V; S4 g5 P
冤假错案"cases in which people were unjustly, falsely or wrongly charged or sentenced; unjust, false or wrong cases" ! n1 |7 R# _4 ]7 V3 w. e& B
一言既出，驷马难追A real man never goes back on his words. 8 b8 F3 v) C, ?% n
招财进宝Money and treasures will be plentiful
2 d* q6 `* P! [3 G4 G债台高筑become debt-ridden0 C. g3 T2 L$ z$ M! `' n
致命要害Achilles' heel
. k. k ~9 Y- g1 W" v+ O o9 R5 g众矢之的target of public criticism6 D9 g8 z7 n: _$ y% M8 u
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 m+ u* N R; ~ i# z6 P; H
纸上谈兵be an armchair strategist2 k: @5 E; U/ x+ K1 Z3 ]
纸包不住火Truth will come to light sooner or later.
2 [- H1 k# c! B: |: z8 N9 y1 Q左右为难between the devil and the deep blue sea; between the rock and the hard place |
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