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爱屋及乌Love me, love my dog.
6 b& j% b% J' Z7 Q6 E. ]. H- @( h百闻不如一见Seeing is believing.2 r1 x: z6 b, `9 ]) }( U
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
" ?. W, e7 J3 K3 Q笨鸟先飞A slow sparrow should make an early start.
: L2 H- [" J6 Y. U, r1 k. E不眠之夜white night
9 z1 Q; E: [0 m* d* R. z不以物喜，不以己悲not pleased by external gains, not saddened by personnal losses/ |8 q7 |" P6 D% f
不遗余力spare no effort; go all out; do one's best5 X% X( k/ I3 w) ~: e- u
不打不成交"No discord, no concord.
# ]1 R6 C$ o4 Q9 c; D拆东墙补西墙rob Peter to pay Paul
3 i, v3 T; d1 T- Y% 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
2 m# G) p7 H3 i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
# Q4 x! K3 Z4 s大开眼界open one's eyes; broaden one's horizon; be an eye-opener 8 Q+ v9 A+ `- R2 ~$ y8 X0 B+ {& q: m
国泰民安The country flourishes and people live in peace
' o" _0 s) R) P' d$ I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 % E. Z$ ^5 j! i% c# c0 X- h
功夫不负有心人Everything comes to him who waits.
' S% e/ [9 i: B6 t1 X好了伤疤忘了疼once on shore, one prays no more
) W# E8 @6 B3 Y好事不出门，恶事传千里Good news never goes beyond the gate, while bad news spread far and wide.
. S8 L w& |* C- p, a和气生财Harmony brings wealth: c( k1 f* v! B& k
活到老，学到老One is never too old to learn.
* I: T5 x0 F [) w+ x9 p既往不咎let bygones be bygones , `1 g: [' j/ U
金无足赤,人无完人Gold can't be pure and man can't be perfect.
* I& w( J( H9 s' C1 r( I金玉满堂Treasures fill the home* G7 t$ n5 M) ^9 `5 P( |
脚踏实地be down-to-earth
6 a; ^) {- L( z6 ?% F! M4 f脚踩两只船sit on the fence 9 s6 ~/ P5 u6 y( w B
君子之交淡如水the friendship between gentlemen is as pure as crystal; a hedge between keeps friendship green / f2 N% v8 _; h. A) H
老生常谈，陈词滥调cut and dried, cliché4 p( d5 w* p! e. d a4 f/ f, a
礼尚往来Courtesy calls for reciprocity.
/ K- K- o' ^& O留得青山在，不怕没柴烧"Where there is life, there is hope."
; n- o& M5 M, ~1 N' ~5 k) j& J马到成功achieve immediate victory; win instant success
2 v3 Y3 q" q+ t- `$ W( c- G名利双收gain in both fame and wealth* t# o/ z3 r$ f% P1 Q2 w
茅塞顿开be suddenly enlightened/ b8 h5 P/ X4 k. t7 |5 C6 u+ q
没有规矩不成方圆Nothing can be accomplished without norms or standards.1 e* C* l9 ~2 [2 [* p7 P
每逢佳节倍思亲0 F$ K8 z# h X! {- Q' t
On festive occasions more than ever one thinks of one's dear ones far away.
- a& t8 y7 \3 VIt is on the festival occasions when one misses his dear most.
5 I: u' S: \+ ]0 N* a8 T% O谋事在人，成事在天"The planning lies with man, the outcome with Heaven. / Man proposes, God disposes. "" i: W9 O2 n1 r- g' T# ?; y: d5 g
弄巧成拙be too smart by half; Cunning outwits itself.
0 N9 S3 X4 c: o2 m拿手好戏masterpiece
4 e* `/ W5 O" W3 k9 g赔了夫人又折兵throw good money after bad
! D3 U/ _- E4 \' w J抛砖引玉a modest spur to induce others to come forward with valuable contributions; throw a sprat to catch a whale
( o* d' J2 I9 A! z/ [* o6 s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, A" n8 K" p$ [$ ?7 [5 b1 l
抢得先机take the preemptive opportunities : o4 G4 ]9 c _
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. V4 F. G- @, k$ A& Y0 \
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 step8 t, P J5 W; a& _# T) }9 Q
前事不忘,后事之师Past experience, if not forgotten, is a guide for the future.
; O8 U4 v. Q+ M! ], C& r前人栽树,后人乘凉One generation plants the trees in whose shade another generation rests.
% G7 L8 Q2 c3 w+ e6 H( HOne sows and another reaps.' Y- i+ w) d. n& c
前怕狼,后怕虎fear the wolf in front and the tiger behind/ hesitate in doing something
/ n- j5 Q& A5 e2 ~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. . H* O% E4 b+ D( Y% ?
强强联手win-win co-operation( E' S+ P# p2 y# t" Y
瑞雪兆丰年A timely snow promises a good harvest.
3 S7 N: H" Z" }2 {( t人之初,性本善Man's nature at birth is good.
4 P- l: I6 ~+ q) @8 a/ w人逢喜事精神爽Joy puts heart into a man." `9 t3 M: }+ I, P5 o* ~
人海战术huge-crowd strategy
8 E* a% r2 r0 f( g" D( s0 O8 t世上无难事，只要肯攀登"Where there is a will, there is a way. " 4 a+ V y$ C/ x6 {* e
世外桃源a fictitious land of peace away from the turmoil of the world; 3 M s d4 H; O% \0 M
死而后已until my heart stops beating1 e( @ k: H/ j5 y
岁岁平安Peace all year round9 L! q& ^) V- n$ m( S. z* \
上有天堂，下有苏杭"Just as there is paradise in heaven, ther are Suzhou and Hangzhou on earth."
' R8 u- S9 q. M* _, K塞翁失马，焉知非福Misfortune may be an actual blessing.
. f8 }' x( p. a- x; m3 {1 ^三十而立"A man should be independent at the age of thirty. & ^$ ~8 i. t: |) I+ ?, C
At thirty, a man should be able to think for himself."
9 P! a0 P% r- E- n; T( z升级换代updating and upgrading (of products)9 S( m; ^5 o, _' `0 _) W1 D
四十不惑Life begins at forty.
. ^9 ~" e: }+ |2 m% |+ v6 [5 A谁言寸草心，报得三春晖"Such kindness of warm sun, can't be repaid by grass. "
^: n7 u! b, a# F水涨船高When the river rises, the boat floats high., W) V& v4 R; t6 i* w
时不我待Time and tide wait for no man. & n7 O5 T ` C& y$ g
杀鸡用牛刀break a butterfly on the wheel# A/ w, Y9 [! g8 j/ V
实事求是seek truth from facts; be practical and realistic; be true to facts 1 _3 f9 F, t& q' G
说曹操,曹操到Talk of the devil and he comes./ t" ?- @) X; y; g/ Z
实话实说speak the plain truth; call a spade a spade; tell it as it is 9 Z3 p7 e4 r3 p( \
实践是检验真理的唯一标准Practice is the sole criterion for testing truth.$ K2 ]* p/ ]& ]9 K& n: E
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; "3 }; n* l# N0 U# x+ T- d7 M* @4 |
韬光养晦hide one's capacities and bide one's time
' c# c1 e) r+ p1 b4 V2 ~糖衣炮弹sugar-coated bullets; F, b% e- U+ ~/ b( P7 p! u7 I
天有不测风云Anything unexpected may happen. a bolt from the blue7 \9 g9 r; n6 b0 j- `4 W
团结就是力量Unity is strength.) @% A3 J; O# H c
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 B# A8 b1 r* W, V1 P歪风邪气unhealthy practices and evil phenomena
( X' V$ [4 z8 r. t; Y物以类聚，人以群分Birds of a feather flock together.
2 w! R6 c& h: H$ `1 `" w往事如风"The past has vanished (from memory) like wind.; What in past, is past."
3 ?" y8 l. H4 w* ?望子成龙hold high hopes for one's child. f9 T0 R" D" _9 w8 R" ~
屋漏又逢连阴雨Misfortunes never come singly. When it rains it pours.7 v% k/ n2 M$ E7 J. y
文韬武略military expertise; military strategy
: V4 s- p1 J% z1 E唯利是图draw water to one's mill ; n8 b& M' h# c: `: D
无源之水,无本之木water without a source, and a tree wiithout roots
/ @; T% f' H! j y无中生有make/create something out of nothing : `, M2 u+ o" q0 _# U
无风不起浪There are no waves without wind. There's no smoke without fire.; S# q; y& _( S! e2 {
徇私枉法bend the law for the benefit of relatives or friends 4 v: w9 D3 `* _& D/ i
新官上任三把火a new broom sweeps clean 5 `1 K w3 W" ~6 X
虚心使人进步,骄傲使人落后Modesty helps one go forward, whereas conceit makes one lag behind.5 n+ W, w- ]% W( W
蓄势而发accumulate strength for a take-off% w: k4 @, H* I8 s2 U
心想事成May all your wish come true8 S, n" C9 A8 a6 \+ Z$ _: B; J
心照不宣have a tacit understanding; give tacit consent; tacit understanding1 {; I6 C, d( m% i7 ~4 l w2 Q1 U
先入为主First impressions are firmly entrenched.' W( p7 z- x9 o# E
先下手为强catch the ball before the bound! b/ q7 h" t |2 @7 v
像热锅上的蚂蚁like an ant on a hot pan
: I3 P' H% m( k( g2 G% G现身说法warn people by taking oneself as an example% L( _8 I2 ?* W8 Q/ I1 r
息事宁人pour oil on troubled waters - ?5 x% R* M6 Y
喜忧参半mingled hope and fear
/ }+ w/ ^3 p' N+ i) k9 S/ Q循序渐进step by step4 v; `+ T5 J2 q1 p0 g- ~) f
一路平安，一路顺风speed somebody on their way; speed the parting guest 8 E; V& M* c6 u& A" |
严以律己,宽以待人be strict with oneself and lenient towards others' n" A2 `) D" \: j0 R8 j; X
鱼米之乡a land of milk and honey
5 w! r! `* B3 E6 `: g% X1 O有情人终成眷属"Jack shall have Jill, all shall be well." % s$ o& I ?. Y+ |2 t# W) C
有钱能使鬼推磨Money makes the mare go. Money talks.$ t. h' E s! Q$ }( ~; G
有识之士people of vision
( x- H9 ^/ l+ H有勇无谋use brawn rather than brain
4 H. G2 [& V% ]4 \; M+ L有缘千里来相会Separated as we are thousands of miles apart, we come together as if by predestination.
2 w9 F/ y' v' `6 a$ {0 ~与时俱进advance with times& n& T6 j! h4 L2 _
以人为本people oriented; people foremost 2 t; V7 g5 A3 k) G$ {5 Q
因材施教teach students according to their aptitude 1 c% U$ ^# c- s' R8 D; M+ 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."
# z& |" W+ I6 d4 v* G" d) X' e) W欲速则不达Haste does not bring success. 9 G) `: k# j* K' j2 m5 {
优胜劣汰survival of the fittest
0 S9 @ o; a6 r# P: Q& a: x" m9 |英雄所见略同Great minds think alike.
: w! O0 P. b: r冤家宜解不宜结Better make friends than make enemies.
+ l3 Y7 ]8 c: m: I8 ~冤假错案"cases in which people were unjustly, falsely or wrongly charged or sentenced; unjust, false or wrong cases"
9 e( P( {) i( f一言既出，驷马难追A real man never goes back on his words.
9 h2 F! r' f$ x; I招财进宝Money and treasures will be plentiful: G) ~, t. O) y4 ?" ]: y3 O
债台高筑become debt-ridden; i) ^9 |: ?. `& m
致命要害Achilles' heel 7 u g+ c& N3 N
众矢之的target of public criticism, M$ i" F& N2 S) v: i, p
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.' B# s2 O' T' ?$ o' o7 U8 ]0 B
纸上谈兵be an armchair strategist- |+ v% X' t8 b {% G, [
纸包不住火Truth will come to light sooner or later.: K4 \: i# J7 O+ S% K) E e$ N
左右为难between the devil and the deep blue sea; between the rock and the hard place |
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