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爱屋及乌Love me, love my dog.) n5 v- a" M# I' i
百闻不如一见Seeing is believing.
1 v3 z* C j% R% Z. c$ L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
, s6 E# ]2 ~) k$ l" t1 n* x; Q笨鸟先飞A slow sparrow should make an early start.0 z% `+ r" O5 z1 T
不眠之夜white night
/ I8 ]8 h' Z1 G不以物喜，不以己悲not pleased by external gains, not saddened by personnal losses
! ]5 \, w& p I) Y/ G不遗余力spare no effort; go all out; do one's best
( k9 k0 C) W7 s2 F% w6 V% j不打不成交"No discord, no concord. 1 S5 \ C$ o+ S; b" x7 d9 ~
拆东墙补西墙rob Peter to pay Paul
+ W( ?9 F0 j( b& v2 r. z辞旧迎新bid farewell to the old and usher in the new; ring out the old year and ring in the new
e% r- V) [" a. L3 U# I+ Q2 w" a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 t7 {8 _5 E) b c% }0 {' D' @
大开眼界open one's eyes; broaden one's horizon; be an eye-opener * c8 @ x2 h9 x; S' r- R2 y! n! b8 {
国泰民安The country flourishes and people live in peace
2 ?7 z- z3 q+ c( c' v+ T( ]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 : D4 p4 D2 R3 X2 Y
功夫不负有心人Everything comes to him who waits.
1 Y6 {" m5 |, B3 J" v好了伤疤忘了疼once on shore, one prays no more- m& C3 u" I+ G% E" ]/ 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.
7 f' Y) x/ j$ [, E" n和气生财Harmony brings wealth% W1 j/ V5 Z* ? l9 x. b/ ~, O
活到老，学到老One is never too old to learn. 5 v) h7 V0 }( V- f x# ~
既往不咎let bygones be bygones
5 q* H/ a! k" I" O7 G金无足赤,人无完人Gold can't be pure and man can't be perfect.
w8 g: g; q4 z" D$ K金玉满堂Treasures fill the home
! E: g! T# {/ J9 v) a' {; T, M脚踏实地be down-to-earth
/ K/ t, Y( F( {" M3 B) V5 j脚踩两只船sit on the fence
: Q( G, K; J: j# X% F! I! |* _6 x君子之交淡如水the friendship between gentlemen is as pure as crystal; a hedge between keeps friendship green
' }/ X' e3 { X( L/ j( E* q老生常谈，陈词滥调cut and dried, cliché O9 x/ ?2 v S) c; P
礼尚往来Courtesy calls for reciprocity.
1 A& w: B- u% [3 F' U1 G' ^ z留得青山在，不怕没柴烧"Where there is life, there is hope."
m# L0 O9 i9 l) g/ ]6 ]. ~马到成功achieve immediate victory; win instant success/ e B7 b. h" C d, M3 z- b/ i6 d
名利双收gain in both fame and wealth1 y- `4 s& p; Z8 R: @& o
茅塞顿开be suddenly enlightened
3 O, Q, a2 b: e1 Q' `4 r没有规矩不成方圆Nothing can be accomplished without norms or standards.) L! | T, [$ z; X J- M
每逢佳节倍思亲
% j0 ~" ]9 F- G% qOn festive occasions more than ever one thinks of one's dear ones far away.
+ L0 }9 n/ }' JIt is on the festival occasions when one misses his dear most. + l0 r, a8 [! G0 U& T) l( E
谋事在人，成事在天"The planning lies with man, the outcome with Heaven. / Man proposes, God disposes. "2 ?4 S' x y. G( W* ^/ f
弄巧成拙be too smart by half; Cunning outwits itself.
1 h5 n# t' |: C8 e: I; q拿手好戏masterpiece
' p% T8 U, J* W赔了夫人又折兵throw good money after bad* y6 Y2 D% B& |$ p
抛砖引玉a modest spur to induce others to come forward with valuable contributions; throw a sprat to catch a whale, N% g0 `. z+ w* O# {
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" p( n$ D! S
抢得先机take the preemptive opportunities
) g4 A6 [1 _' u+ L1 m0 \% T+ y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.
( }, c% [! U8 n% g* k: R* {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: B& U: G7 y: c; U5 c$ l- u
前事不忘,后事之师Past experience, if not forgotten, is a guide for the future./ J1 t) w4 `% A+ `
前人栽树,后人乘凉One generation plants the trees in whose shade another generation rests.
. i5 z1 p3 b: W- ]7 g$ @One sows and another reaps.
& u. T0 L; B* ~4 B前怕狼,后怕虎fear the wolf in front and the tiger behind/ hesitate in doing something4 H& x& \7 O z4 P0 x d/ | W
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.
2 M* \" G- K U6 z/ Z( p* `# f强强联手win-win co-operation
" i/ J' j7 Z0 l瑞雪兆丰年A timely snow promises a good harvest., A9 S* j9 b# Z4 @4 m9 I! @0 |
人之初,性本善Man's nature at birth is good." f9 u2 ~; h* C c, C [, S
人逢喜事精神爽Joy puts heart into a man.
1 a& k. A6 h8 s% M, h人海战术huge-crowd strategy
1 f/ r" W( r' k1 t0 w世上无难事，只要肯攀登"Where there is a will, there is a way. " - }$ C* y1 C# t8 w1 K% _+ O/ f& G
世外桃源a fictitious land of peace away from the turmoil of the world; ' W5 M; u$ ]. ]5 G
死而后已until my heart stops beating, e. u; ]& v% [$ K0 L8 D2 D5 ?
岁岁平安Peace all year round Z2 n1 g9 I9 \/ x
上有天堂，下有苏杭"Just as there is paradise in heaven, ther are Suzhou and Hangzhou on earth."
& J. f% {& u# {9 q% L+ w! c8 R1 J4 ^塞翁失马，焉知非福Misfortune may be an actual blessing.
; P3 E* b1 u+ m. I) ?! W' b三十而立"A man should be independent at the age of thirty. 7 p1 [! |5 E1 f
At thirty, a man should be able to think for himself."
+ q% S; P2 X0 S% g5 Q% i S$ P升级换代updating and upgrading (of products)% x, p3 O7 l% \' s. k
四十不惑Life begins at forty.
/ h: T3 x$ V- Z2 Q9 j9 b3 t谁言寸草心，报得三春晖"Such kindness of warm sun, can't be repaid by grass. "
% R& O6 c7 X; q. \2 z水涨船高When the river rises, the boat floats high.
0 i! G5 u$ d+ ~1 [时不我待Time and tide wait for no man. $ I# H- s# o S0 t3 {- W7 B
杀鸡用牛刀break a butterfly on the wheel
8 K$ d' `( m% O1 W; y实事求是seek truth from facts; be practical and realistic; be true to facts
& v: k2 \) C1 U1 ]+ J6 u说曹操,曹操到Talk of the devil and he comes." e: F$ t) w- }! ]# h, Q5 B2 P/ x
实话实说speak the plain truth; call a spade a spade; tell it as it is
$ K& B5 I+ T2 O; L7 U- c4 |9 B8 f: n实践是检验真理的唯一标准Practice is the sole criterion for testing truth.
7 @/ b+ R% j) D6 Q8 U( j) P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; "- O: ^( u) E+ Y; F7 w0 B, ]
韬光养晦hide one's capacities and bide one's time! e7 ?& y4 Y/ F8 s/ ?, f
糖衣炮弹sugar-coated bullets
2 D# v2 x5 _6 |! U5 `天有不测风云Anything unexpected may happen. a bolt from the blue$ u1 C! ~& K" c' \* ]
团结就是力量Unity is strength.# _% Y) ~! q- Z1 y5 j! H" P, r; \
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
4 X7 P9 Q% f0 [; B( F! R歪风邪气unhealthy practices and evil phenomena
/ n- W$ S+ k( `: i1 A物以类聚，人以群分Birds of a feather flock together.2 S, L: k9 I: ^) ?, y, b+ _
往事如风"The past has vanished (from memory) like wind.; What in past, is past."
6 s3 i) d; N; ~望子成龙hold high hopes for one's child
+ j" y4 w+ N {屋漏又逢连阴雨Misfortunes never come singly. When it rains it pours.' |; z+ S" _$ Q; Q+ Z
文韬武略military expertise; military strategy
+ R. N+ B% P3 n7 T4 H! h u7 h唯利是图draw water to one's mill
3 ~. [- l+ k) N7 a无源之水,无本之木water without a source, and a tree wiithout roots
8 J5 i3 M0 _) f7 q2 p' t无中生有make/create something out of nothing
# \2 J2 Z: N& o无风不起浪There are no waves without wind. There's no smoke without fire.' J/ l; k9 m. K8 P% W
徇私枉法bend the law for the benefit of relatives or friends % U% A3 Q1 n- S" }7 J( W9 B
新官上任三把火a new broom sweeps clean - N/ q* P3 C Z; ]3 @! Z1 q4 ~
虚心使人进步,骄傲使人落后Modesty helps one go forward, whereas conceit makes one lag behind.
- ^$ B8 m; `2 o/ W9 q6 A蓄势而发accumulate strength for a take-off
6 r5 @! [3 |- e2 K* O6 k2 b4 u心想事成May all your wish come true+ F- q; ~9 ]% r2 Q7 S8 r G- c
心照不宣have a tacit understanding; give tacit consent; tacit understanding
/ b' c1 E& P% u: ?$ M) s$ ~先入为主First impressions are firmly entrenched.
& d7 F5 V2 @: b, Q先下手为强catch the ball before the bound
4 i# g3 z( W+ Y9 z8 A像热锅上的蚂蚁like an ant on a hot pan
. c: {, e' q" v- X现身说法warn people by taking oneself as an example8 N# ?) X3 i9 Y$ A h
息事宁人pour oil on troubled waters
# D* y' g. X5 I/ m$ k喜忧参半mingled hope and fear
+ W+ L- }" `; K1 K循序渐进step by step
" A" B7 X/ B4 }3 b- o4 u+ q9 \一路平安，一路顺风speed somebody on their way; speed the parting guest 1 q' S, q. G5 P# ]; G3 V
严以律己,宽以待人be strict with oneself and lenient towards others
& L, M3 v% r+ K+ l* C鱼米之乡a land of milk and honey; U5 [4 P9 R( \' L
有情人终成眷属"Jack shall have Jill, all shall be well." + r* z/ j0 ]8 R6 t# w1 {
有钱能使鬼推磨Money makes the mare go. Money talks.
' h R) Y" i# @! x! M, L+ k- e0 B有识之士people of vision2 r% P0 J& A" x, N O; _
有勇无谋use brawn rather than brain 4 i3 w/ d( q& K8 I4 \( i
有缘千里来相会Separated as we are thousands of miles apart, we come together as if by predestination.# `; z; y/ @" W" i- Q; x; {
与时俱进advance with times( W A6 [% o; \: M5 T! r4 \5 X7 V
以人为本people oriented; people foremost 3 a( E: M" u, e
因材施教teach students according to their aptitude
% X w j( s4 {4 a3 x2 a s/ X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."
* e& p" c! A) s欲速则不达Haste does not bring success. $ H7 O5 P4 B. Z. H( ]! c
优胜劣汰survival of the fittest ! W1 E! p/ {$ }0 v
英雄所见略同Great minds think alike.( B2 Z( L# [/ n3 y1 k) s( j
冤家宜解不宜结Better make friends than make enemies.
- R; q/ y3 Y* u8 C2 P9 Y冤假错案"cases in which people were unjustly, falsely or wrongly charged or sentenced; unjust, false or wrong cases" ) m9 g. k8 \ {5 f# y' u* _
一言既出，驷马难追A real man never goes back on his words. 8 J% J; j, V' _* K2 q
招财进宝Money and treasures will be plentiful6 W( n' l/ m" Y) c4 n J% p
债台高筑become debt-ridden4 w/ C+ f6 o9 ]! @
致命要害Achilles' heel
0 X: l4 A+ {3 e( y; w% b' ?众矢之的target of public criticism+ F# b. z/ \( d9 A% ^% Q- A' 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.
, }4 g) E/ ? O% R" d4 T' H纸上谈兵be an armchair strategist
' { l: e1 M1 L. \" A( x9 {纸包不住火Truth will come to light sooner or later.: ~) v1 Q1 B; E8 I5 l
左右为难between the devil and the deep blue sea; between the rock and the hard place |
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