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爱屋及乌Love me, love my dog.
6 Y& X. c$ e1 p+ @* h百闻不如一见Seeing is believing.0 A ^/ [8 g. ^0 J
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$ t+ \7 s5 y% |& E: f, {
笨鸟先飞A slow sparrow should make an early start.
; Z, u# E6 D- X$ T$ l不眠之夜white night
0 F& o o: H( Q: W8 P- |4 H3 S$ t7 ?不以物喜，不以己悲not pleased by external gains, not saddened by personnal losses
- f: } i Q' H不遗余力spare no effort; go all out; do one's best
) _/ F# d5 I, Y% }不打不成交"No discord, no concord. 7 ^, o# e) a5 x; m5 l
拆东墙补西墙rob Peter to pay Paul / h- Q ]4 M/ |
辞旧迎新bid farewell to the old and usher in the new; ring out the old year and ring in the new : Z9 w% E- c4 n: G+ 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 all
4 t4 w( l- h6 y; d# V' ~; y% @大开眼界open one's eyes; broaden one's horizon; be an eye-opener 2 k# h" e# S& q* f1 @' T) K
国泰民安The country flourishes and people live in peace7 X7 f5 K+ u z- | i3 i# w
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
8 k. T* @( E3 j. O9 O8 u4 u5 a功夫不负有心人Everything comes to him who waits.
! O3 ]* S% P) J/ S% G好了伤疤忘了疼once on shore, one prays no more! m. E1 Y. k/ t# w& 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.
8 H2 w. I9 e: {5 b和气生财Harmony brings wealth
3 E. V9 o7 R# K5 N3 k活到老，学到老One is never too old to learn.
9 Q( I" L0 A1 l5 s既往不咎let bygones be bygones 9 t. i# @3 G3 O
金无足赤,人无完人Gold can't be pure and man can't be perfect. 4 z3 g* y j6 k" ?
金玉满堂Treasures fill the home
" }9 e0 i6 m. ~" [, O# B脚踏实地be down-to-earth 1 g4 k! c( D. I+ F% k2 C
脚踩两只船sit on the fence
& d6 u$ C( ?7 H) [* Y君子之交淡如水the friendship between gentlemen is as pure as crystal; a hedge between keeps friendship green ' ` \! f8 _) T/ t" W
老生常谈，陈词滥调cut and dried, cliché+ c- T. G7 L8 d) F6 b. H" ^
礼尚往来Courtesy calls for reciprocity.
/ I& S* j5 H- y3 [' d& |& h留得青山在，不怕没柴烧"Where there is life, there is hope."9 d: S/ c U- | @1 d
马到成功achieve immediate victory; win instant success6 w3 f e; y- [! W3 ?$ D# ?4 m
名利双收gain in both fame and wealth
5 W' @# C% R7 q8 C( Z- d茅塞顿开be suddenly enlightened5 B# W$ N6 e4 H; l' c ?+ U+ ^
没有规矩不成方圆Nothing can be accomplished without norms or standards.
# a5 D1 z' T, ^6 ^# A3 b每逢佳节倍思亲: I8 ^! D; K) c* y! E- j3 F r& G
On festive occasions more than ever one thinks of one's dear ones far away.2 W' l b, }/ W3 {5 e% H
It is on the festival occasions when one misses his dear most. 9 t. s7 \6 {! ]' n( l6 D9 u
谋事在人，成事在天"The planning lies with man, the outcome with Heaven. / Man proposes, God disposes. "
7 t1 q- n$ C8 R" t( E- x7 ?弄巧成拙be too smart by half; Cunning outwits itself.
% d: L) E& y1 ?5 n; v拿手好戏masterpiece
! X* G# o8 A) a( e6 U7 O赔了夫人又折兵throw good money after bad, ^- E1 L) h9 C7 ^
抛砖引玉a modest spur to induce others to come forward with valuable contributions; throw a sprat to catch a whale2 t- t, m) 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
# u" n8 \" f/ m& {抢得先机take the preemptive opportunities / G, @ ^+ n. b3 o2 e7 [
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.
( b( r& Q6 T& [& V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 step9 O. F6 S# | x; k
前事不忘,后事之师Past experience, if not forgotten, is a guide for the future.0 s0 v- R1 I# r5 s
前人栽树,后人乘凉One generation plants the trees in whose shade another generation rests.
9 H4 ?0 H2 m) c( \2 X: P. u0 l% cOne sows and another reaps.7 l5 m! [7 m2 l
前怕狼,后怕虎fear the wolf in front and the tiger behind/ hesitate in doing something
' b) W( @3 f$ B3 Z X. f3 D6 @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.
8 }' Z8 ]1 p% e* J/ U+ c强强联手win-win co-operation
5 q2 O5 `4 v9 V. G, d' l. B瑞雪兆丰年A timely snow promises a good harvest.
! y$ O8 J' T& c5 A5 E+ N人之初,性本善Man's nature at birth is good.) h; L( m' m" ?+ L* ?' W; _6 R8 P
人逢喜事精神爽Joy puts heart into a man.
. z( i4 }+ A& }( \人海战术huge-crowd strategy ( q& _. y" Y* v$ [! o1 a9 i
世上无难事，只要肯攀登"Where there is a will, there is a way. " $ y" b' N% x o! O P
世外桃源a fictitious land of peace away from the turmoil of the world;
% ^8 n. l9 Q( b) O0 }死而后已until my heart stops beating
- n4 ^" i' ]0 {! x6 t+ Z! @岁岁平安Peace all year round
+ |# h9 J- N2 l- e" g上有天堂，下有苏杭"Just as there is paradise in heaven, ther are Suzhou and Hangzhou on earth."
1 W- @! l* h) ~$ v6 d% c7 E塞翁失马，焉知非福Misfortune may be an actual blessing.3 t6 H; E& X% m0 t3 s+ B. i( P
三十而立"A man should be independent at the age of thirty. ' h L H6 f, G. ^3 @6 j
At thirty, a man should be able to think for himself."
( x7 n! c/ T4 R# N. g& X升级换代updating and upgrading (of products)0 e7 ?- C5 n2 m" z) t$ A+ o8 r
四十不惑Life begins at forty.
4 d @0 a) P/ a$ `0 r* J谁言寸草心，报得三春晖"Such kindness of warm sun, can't be repaid by grass. " / b$ I8 f2 y K9 f% O% s R
水涨船高When the river rises, the boat floats high.
% h- Q3 c/ W. X! U6 K+ \, i时不我待Time and tide wait for no man. 4 E4 T: t) m- s- ]
杀鸡用牛刀break a butterfly on the wheel+ Y. G1 T4 j; u7 p" P) M& v
实事求是seek truth from facts; be practical and realistic; be true to facts . p" ~' }( T2 y! @5 \
说曹操,曹操到Talk of the devil and he comes.2 Q% c6 Z' l1 N+ B) w P
实话实说speak the plain truth; call a spade a spade; tell it as it is
( C4 v: B9 v% { C$ M2 J& ?实践是检验真理的唯一标准Practice is the sole criterion for testing truth.
/ @+ F; Z; {0 Y6 ^& G% E8 r3 A4 K2 Q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; " P8 b) Z9 g$ e3 T& I7 M4 E
韬光养晦hide one's capacities and bide one's time
w f3 v/ ]1 w6 l0 a糖衣炮弹sugar-coated bullets6 P( L. c0 N9 L$ \6 A7 \& c
天有不测风云Anything unexpected may happen. a bolt from the blue! F) y0 b# ^6 d, L8 x1 N1 g; B
团结就是力量Unity is strength.
7 ^ ?* x" b) 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
) Q! @) g" [$ y: c+ ^+ M歪风邪气unhealthy practices and evil phenomena
2 `# d% ^9 r: U# x2 R物以类聚，人以群分Birds of a feather flock together.
0 n& M2 i& L& h# j4 k, }& g2 O( l1 v往事如风"The past has vanished (from memory) like wind.; What in past, is past."
" S3 w3 R ?6 x望子成龙hold high hopes for one's child
( M+ }6 u9 r' [屋漏又逢连阴雨Misfortunes never come singly. When it rains it pours.* x5 o+ Q8 Z+ e* b# |& B
文韬武略military expertise; military strategy
4 g$ [3 n) Z1 O6 a# ?, |% a% W唯利是图draw water to one's mill ' \ j1 T: k) E7 L: S
无源之水,无本之木water without a source, and a tree wiithout roots
; t, D4 n9 q% ~, E2 {无中生有make/create something out of nothing : c) `8 U% R5 V* i# ~7 f+ _9 B
无风不起浪There are no waves without wind. There's no smoke without fire.2 C! G1 y* L# v
徇私枉法bend the law for the benefit of relatives or friends ! W8 G- G1 @& T: c m
新官上任三把火a new broom sweeps clean 0 G% p" ~: w- m7 j. u1 o E
虚心使人进步,骄傲使人落后Modesty helps one go forward, whereas conceit makes one lag behind.
. ^. q5 F4 c# L) q蓄势而发accumulate strength for a take-off0 E) V' Z y" w. u2 Y* ]( ]- _
心想事成May all your wish come true
$ \! P1 G9 O$ c0 ~! C! W心照不宣have a tacit understanding; give tacit consent; tacit understanding
; P& n& B' E6 J5 w! X8 T1 [先入为主First impressions are firmly entrenched.
. b8 X Q$ i" m8 L9 q, R& J先下手为强catch the ball before the bound
' m$ W# s- |" I像热锅上的蚂蚁like an ant on a hot pan) ~- q+ x* \$ l# B! f
现身说法warn people by taking oneself as an example& [9 T& p: s; B9 V/ f5 s
息事宁人pour oil on troubled waters # y f. Z% |5 l# B
喜忧参半mingled hope and fear ( x1 ?8 }3 |6 r
循序渐进step by step/ S3 `. [6 p D; q+ | i8 l$ l
一路平安，一路顺风speed somebody on their way; speed the parting guest
1 N% a6 O8 G& i( S8 Z. q严以律己,宽以待人be strict with oneself and lenient towards others
z/ V7 s$ E, p& O( [2 Y; J9 m鱼米之乡a land of milk and honey+ p0 l- y7 X J, o0 O0 b
有情人终成眷属"Jack shall have Jill, all shall be well."
) A/ g: x" G5 T8 W: Z+ W有钱能使鬼推磨Money makes the mare go. Money talks.
4 P2 e* M' d0 i- `7 d; w; g有识之士people of vision
! j. a8 w4 J7 N4 \8 y有勇无谋use brawn rather than brain 2 C5 B5 [* s+ S. R! T5 ]: z" u$ \1 l
有缘千里来相会Separated as we are thousands of miles apart, we come together as if by predestination.0 M4 |; r; W% U# N/ w3 r) C* ~* g
与时俱进advance with times' g* l/ }' K- `: n9 B7 M; `) P4 N
以人为本people oriented; people foremost " ]& d+ u! b5 @/ E" ^) u7 g8 I$ H
因材施教teach students according to their aptitude : b, D& K/ |5 y6 E3 Q4 E$ o
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." ) v: c! w) f! ?
欲速则不达Haste does not bring success. + [% N" h4 `7 ~, A2 F4 ~) {# e) l
优胜劣汰survival of the fittest
9 ?4 y6 I) k& J3 f英雄所见略同Great minds think alike.
1 x% z, x# e" M& G. h6 U P冤家宜解不宜结Better make friends than make enemies.
0 u% y+ _. D/ c1 C) Z6 p冤假错案"cases in which people were unjustly, falsely or wrongly charged or sentenced; unjust, false or wrong cases" ! N2 s. ^: Q. o5 W5 @
一言既出，驷马难追A real man never goes back on his words. : }/ i: _; w- A' n' U4 o
招财进宝Money and treasures will be plentiful
8 `" X) Z* K @: h债台高筑become debt-ridden
3 [8 N1 K ?) r- X4 x致命要害Achilles' heel : a# f- z' P5 G; b, @) K; J+ ?
众矢之的target of public criticism6 Z* |+ U) o! ?( w8 W8 I
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.
6 o! ~" _3 k$ j4 j0 b; [6 W0 s纸上谈兵be an armchair strategist
5 L( I0 q/ b$ [- |纸包不住火Truth will come to light sooner or later.: J$ @9 H+ o' a
左右为难between the devil and the deep blue sea; between the rock and the hard place |
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