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爱屋及乌Love me, love my dog.# f! ]# `; U& m5 W% F
百闻不如一见Seeing is believing.
+ [7 U3 } X! H* \$ H. ?) |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% t2 k/ y# o6 U! k) w4 W
笨鸟先飞A slow sparrow should make an early start.
" y7 C, l/ Q! A, B. e不眠之夜white night 4 X# k3 _* r, {
不以物喜，不以己悲not pleased by external gains, not saddened by personnal losses# `6 Y$ W8 K2 X" b0 w
不遗余力spare no effort; go all out; do one's best9 n' @5 o9 j/ J, S; \
不打不成交"No discord, no concord. " r1 }. @; E5 d
拆东墙补西墙rob Peter to pay Paul % L, S! M) n( U6 f5 T2 C
辞旧迎新bid farewell to the old and usher in the new; ring out the old year and ring in the new
9 B0 U8 M* F' A) O+ a w/ f' V. V6 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 all0 N; N& ?# o* b5 }, B$ m
大开眼界open one's eyes; broaden one's horizon; be an eye-opener ; y( I% ^9 C- G+ U: z0 [
国泰民安The country flourishes and people live in peace1 s: g: Z/ k% G1 h/ c
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
6 S" ~9 {' t) n功夫不负有心人Everything comes to him who waits.
8 y1 G- t0 s+ ?, A! ]/ w" O0 _好了伤疤忘了疼once on shore, one prays no more f% [ C- P- H- p; [
好事不出门，恶事传千里Good news never goes beyond the gate, while bad news spread far and wide. ; P% q6 D( q4 a" H7 f
和气生财Harmony brings wealth
9 g6 y+ L, N& t活到老，学到老One is never too old to learn.
6 _1 d( K2 F) i既往不咎let bygones be bygones
1 ^( Q# T0 u. C5 H/ P, _/ M$ `金无足赤,人无完人Gold can't be pure and man can't be perfect.
! ?' G$ c$ b0 N4 W6 E7 _% c金玉满堂Treasures fill the home1 V1 Z! A6 t/ N7 ]+ @ X
脚踏实地be down-to-earth ' w( D) ]# Y( H; O9 k
脚踩两只船sit on the fence : o! L7 S/ V6 t/ I K6 m3 U
君子之交淡如水the friendship between gentlemen is as pure as crystal; a hedge between keeps friendship green ; j- E6 R! _5 ]1 U
老生常谈，陈词滥调cut and dried, cliché
2 s. ]. e6 F; k, {9 K礼尚往来Courtesy calls for reciprocity.
" U& j4 V) D* N留得青山在，不怕没柴烧"Where there is life, there is hope."
. w$ A6 h8 i& J% L. J, d马到成功achieve immediate victory; win instant success& {/ E: F; ^( v9 U+ u, Z
名利双收gain in both fame and wealth. V0 R7 ~! e- Z# @7 B& ] m3 V
茅塞顿开be suddenly enlightened
' k: C+ L1 o7 o) Q4 d1 o没有规矩不成方圆Nothing can be accomplished without norms or standards.
9 E5 o- J/ ]) b" ~9 \' z8 q! h% Y每逢佳节倍思亲9 j& T+ U3 w$ y# F% J4 k
On festive occasions more than ever one thinks of one's dear ones far away.% ~4 d- ~# e, [3 F+ r( U
It is on the festival occasions when one misses his dear most. 4 E, D% {) s# l2 r6 T
谋事在人，成事在天"The planning lies with man, the outcome with Heaven. / Man proposes, God disposes. "
; I$ j: i" Z3 u4 [弄巧成拙be too smart by half; Cunning outwits itself.( L7 L g" ?6 f" F0 e5 K
拿手好戏masterpiece0 O, J$ s6 H/ j& U5 m. y O
赔了夫人又折兵throw good money after bad
" l# H3 b$ n$ d* D" R: Z抛砖引玉a modest spur to induce others to come forward with valuable contributions; throw a sprat to catch a whale
4 e! E5 U7 y+ ]( n/ ^) D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 ~' i$ F* f5 M8 q! U6 P5 H+ i+ ^抢得先机take the preemptive opportunities ( r0 n6 k* w5 |' K9 Z# D* _4 t
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.
; D/ U9 K7 c7 C( M# b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- H9 W, V- X# h
前事不忘,后事之师Past experience, if not forgotten, is a guide for the future.9 r5 z0 i3 d3 z( ]
前人栽树,后人乘凉One generation plants the trees in whose shade another generation rests.
0 D: C* p$ C; D$ QOne sows and another reaps.
3 ]& b2 g+ k9 `) I8 A4 G前怕狼,后怕虎fear the wolf in front and the tiger behind/ hesitate in doing something
8 c* B5 g& ~1 z. M4 z8 k3 v, 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.
" f q6 y* p% r7 f强强联手win-win co-operation
2 k, ]2 i9 G6 y2 j4 h瑞雪兆丰年A timely snow promises a good harvest.2 n- L7 i6 C9 d8 ]/ R& Z7 u/ R
人之初,性本善Man's nature at birth is good.: a, j L5 N6 `9 a! n
人逢喜事精神爽Joy puts heart into a man.
' a# _7 q- ?: i; Y1 G3 ]: }人海战术huge-crowd strategy 2 K4 j- ]9 U- `3 T
世上无难事，只要肯攀登"Where there is a will, there is a way. " : c- P! f8 t" E
世外桃源a fictitious land of peace away from the turmoil of the world; % O( a" G* w, O: m
死而后已until my heart stops beating6 D: Y* X \% [- P
岁岁平安Peace all year round8 @* g/ ]0 N L; Q$ `
上有天堂，下有苏杭"Just as there is paradise in heaven, ther are Suzhou and Hangzhou on earth." + W# D* Q( }# Z9 g
塞翁失马，焉知非福Misfortune may be an actual blessing.
$ s: g' w9 H/ |) E8 I) M三十而立"A man should be independent at the age of thirty. 2 [- T% ]" k- \! [- C" C) G
At thirty, a man should be able to think for himself." 7 G0 A* s5 d" q* n$ S+ _6 L
升级换代updating and upgrading (of products)
% u z1 f" |' Q1 }0 F) B四十不惑Life begins at forty.
( T9 ]5 O! a I# | c谁言寸草心，报得三春晖"Such kindness of warm sun, can't be repaid by grass. "
( x c; F0 O2 O" u: H+ c: `水涨船高When the river rises, the boat floats high.
% E+ h/ ^" p4 F1 n. @7 N9 E/ K3 J) u时不我待Time and tide wait for no man.
, A: d7 g6 o y- R* k# o# Z杀鸡用牛刀break a butterfly on the wheel; [2 t( J' F* Q! ~( c: h3 t& `
实事求是seek truth from facts; be practical and realistic; be true to facts
* e# D8 v) X* T2 r说曹操,曹操到Talk of the devil and he comes.
- x0 G8 @8 c6 Y# Q! y实话实说speak the plain truth; call a spade a spade; tell it as it is
7 n" {0 f) Z" D, P实践是检验真理的唯一标准Practice is the sole criterion for testing truth., g y# l, q. d+ Q8 H
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; "
9 h% v4 T4 @5 ^ ~+ ` ^韬光养晦hide one's capacities and bide one's time |' H7 v- w3 \8 R2 z# y, T
糖衣炮弹sugar-coated bullets
0 I7 Q7 P6 _& v% k8 T; {天有不测风云Anything unexpected may happen. a bolt from the blue
; y' E9 }( W! t) n, w, m# C团结就是力量Unity is strength.
$ y2 \) i' A/ E: F) f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 7 i/ P6 [. K) \3 T; W5 a0 B
歪风邪气unhealthy practices and evil phenomena9 ~% n0 Q( M5 J% Z/ E- {2 T9 r! i
物以类聚，人以群分Birds of a feather flock together., s L) U/ y1 K
往事如风"The past has vanished (from memory) like wind.; What in past, is past." 0 V5 L' Y8 Z7 p) W
望子成龙hold high hopes for one's child
5 I# n' r' t/ V. o9 e: `屋漏又逢连阴雨Misfortunes never come singly. When it rains it pours.
" Z, m" `1 f: P/ x/ l7 W- [文韬武略military expertise; military strategy
5 b$ `$ w2 ?4 z0 B唯利是图draw water to one's mill
. ^7 F8 t- M% w, p6 C2 K k8 J; ~3 \无源之水,无本之木water without a source, and a tree wiithout roots: r* Y7 [# t5 n) r$ P
无中生有make/create something out of nothing
# Z; o) x3 ~: r. j无风不起浪There are no waves without wind. There's no smoke without fire.
& d6 ~6 P- M, C/ }徇私枉法bend the law for the benefit of relatives or friends
+ F4 [5 |8 q2 O5 D新官上任三把火a new broom sweeps clean
* c$ y6 h( o9 t& q/ Y. C# _虚心使人进步,骄傲使人落后Modesty helps one go forward, whereas conceit makes one lag behind. L' t; g4 u5 r! K6 z4 N
蓄势而发accumulate strength for a take-off$ q; n f7 e7 Q/ r
心想事成May all your wish come true
7 a. D% B& P- F5 a$ }' L' R心照不宣have a tacit understanding; give tacit consent; tacit understanding; d; t C# Z5 ]7 G" w( i
先入为主First impressions are firmly entrenched.
4 v0 _3 Z3 q) o- t7 {6 W2 j+ V先下手为强catch the ball before the bound+ t1 {3 k+ h7 a% ~! B* ]9 N$ t
像热锅上的蚂蚁like an ant on a hot pan
6 a5 w7 H2 H2 n" x8 L! X2 M" }现身说法warn people by taking oneself as an example+ B$ A) h, Z2 d9 @4 F3 e
息事宁人pour oil on troubled waters . A- h; P5 m& P7 I# S: d
喜忧参半mingled hope and fear
% m; S9 ^1 x! {5 ]: w; w1 ~4 y循序渐进step by step
& F8 u" U9 \7 A+ o一路平安，一路顺风speed somebody on their way; speed the parting guest
/ O3 n% g/ J$ p, J( s8 F! A/ }4 E7 p) e严以律己,宽以待人be strict with oneself and lenient towards others
0 }9 w) ^; {2 \' w1 A* p9 V鱼米之乡a land of milk and honey
) _( z- O9 l3 y有情人终成眷属"Jack shall have Jill, all shall be well." ! L5 f6 j$ y. }. y7 |# Z9 v8 |* W
有钱能使鬼推磨Money makes the mare go. Money talks.
+ s6 B# L {+ u- t* I0 P& `2 C4 F有识之士people of vision
$ l( u4 [9 d# }8 e有勇无谋use brawn rather than brain 7 Z8 R; F- P* b; O
有缘千里来相会Separated as we are thousands of miles apart, we come together as if by predestination.
4 R1 v7 _1 | u& n与时俱进advance with times
! ^( o, j2 f' G以人为本people oriented; people foremost
1 ^3 q& ~9 l# L+ L因材施教teach students according to their aptitude
+ P- M) r! h; m: ~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."
+ d5 c4 G# w6 E9 w4 m欲速则不达Haste does not bring success.
+ `* v, _2 k$ j& S2 K) ~优胜劣汰survival of the fittest 2 a5 M9 k/ i2 G- t5 c
英雄所见略同Great minds think alike.
0 X/ ]( C& B; _9 _3 x9 f冤家宜解不宜结Better make friends than make enemies.
: j# G' i) b/ V- a7 ^( `冤假错案"cases in which people were unjustly, falsely or wrongly charged or sentenced; unjust, false or wrong cases"
( Y2 X+ b& u6 c一言既出，驷马难追A real man never goes back on his words. 9 x3 g$ `0 i+ q: L% I8 \
招财进宝Money and treasures will be plentiful
5 U4 _3 d9 @- f$ X+ E债台高筑become debt-ridden2 a9 X' s1 P& P0 |
致命要害Achilles' heel
: ~: r/ q* l8 r- W* {众矢之的target of public criticism
( x r/ M; [2 \# c& n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.1 A: a( ?& S$ H d
纸上谈兵be an armchair strategist U; o6 M7 `& Y
纸包不住火Truth will come to light sooner or later.
+ ~' r% p! W' ~% y2 u左右为难between the devil and the deep blue sea; between the rock and the hard place |
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