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爱屋及乌Love me, love my dog.+ ]( J$ O; C, D% }4 ?+ u5 h
百闻不如一见Seeing is believing.( ?$ Z: |# C. z! R# i6 O6 _ a3 T, {
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 worst9 d e- m# B8 p( u/ \
笨鸟先飞A slow sparrow should make an early start.6 I1 Z7 T' r; l
不眠之夜white night 0 i# [+ t* H6 B0 o! {8 f0 l
不以物喜，不以己悲not pleased by external gains, not saddened by personnal losses* Q) q7 x' m* e! }: g' m6 v
不遗余力spare no effort; go all out; do one's best
5 o: t* U F6 {3 u- ?* P5 X( q( M6 k不打不成交"No discord, no concord.
# O! r& q% `6 C2 [1 G, P" H. P拆东墙补西墙rob Peter to pay Paul
& w( N0 `9 u/ B& J& A% [辞旧迎新bid farewell to the old and usher in the new; ring out the old year and ring in the new 6 m7 ]; n0 r/ s& R9 U
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 all2 G- G( _: }% m$ q
大开眼界open one's eyes; broaden one's horizon; be an eye-opener 1 ?# T/ r/ S) E$ o! m
国泰民安The country flourishes and people live in peace
: z; F- V1 j; L! v; a7 M+ x* o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
, v( \9 j- j, J$ H# ]功夫不负有心人Everything comes to him who waits. 1 C3 ~$ b# T5 _" s% m
好了伤疤忘了疼once on shore, one prays no more# g) k( |+ i! t/ z3 ~' q* U
好事不出门，恶事传千里Good news never goes beyond the gate, while bad news spread far and wide. $ o' t9 E( b. k% K' q) M
和气生财Harmony brings wealth: T. T2 B V. ]
活到老，学到老One is never too old to learn.
; {# x0 @& ^5 ?9 W* S! ~既往不咎let bygones be bygones
' @" L; Q, H' ~# J金无足赤,人无完人Gold can't be pure and man can't be perfect. ) b. E% ]+ D" q
金玉满堂Treasures fill the home6 B& {! G; {1 d8 N
脚踏实地be down-to-earth
4 i' V6 E/ ~ i; C脚踩两只船sit on the fence
2 ^3 R8 }+ E: [9 E6 o) I君子之交淡如水the friendship between gentlemen is as pure as crystal; a hedge between keeps friendship green 5 A: r: j, _( v. H- f) w8 d
老生常谈，陈词滥调cut and dried, cliché
9 A( k+ P# V: N# U礼尚往来Courtesy calls for reciprocity.
0 J$ q. Y0 O% H留得青山在，不怕没柴烧"Where there is life, there is hope."8 J) y4 s& j# s( n( y7 e5 H7 V
马到成功achieve immediate victory; win instant success3 ^4 z3 |7 _) L3 X" t0 F& y+ Y
名利双收gain in both fame and wealth/ n0 y- x. J! I$ }0 e4 }& C+ T
茅塞顿开be suddenly enlightened
) h. c& J( |! M& p& f没有规矩不成方圆Nothing can be accomplished without norms or standards.! J& m+ V: \/ [
每逢佳节倍思亲4 c; d/ q' S3 j) U9 m
On festive occasions more than ever one thinks of one's dear ones far away.
/ a$ D2 R P5 |! U# DIt is on the festival occasions when one misses his dear most. , u3 H" M/ O. V. b' B3 G
谋事在人，成事在天"The planning lies with man, the outcome with Heaven. / Man proposes, God disposes. ". X' M- J6 U0 j7 E! E8 M
弄巧成拙be too smart by half; Cunning outwits itself.
4 Q) U) T0 Q: W* d$ C+ Q j拿手好戏masterpiece2 u4 y0 h; Q! I, {4 A' G
赔了夫人又折兵throw good money after bad
7 g& ^/ L: o% x9 N+ L" A* X抛砖引玉a modest spur to induce others to come forward with valuable contributions; throw a sprat to catch a whale
0 Q6 ~8 a/ X9 Q% W1 K+ {6 V破釜沉舟cut off all means of retreat；burn one‘s own way of retreat and be determined to fight to the end1 T9 l, ]- z8 y, K7 O R5 z, B
抢得先机take the preemptive opportunities
6 l7 s/ F+ i1 c# D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.0 O+ Q% ]+ u |4 ~
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 step1 C" [, O* n2 m' i
前事不忘,后事之师Past experience, if not forgotten, is a guide for the future.
* q$ e9 I1 y) \7 K前人栽树,后人乘凉One generation plants the trees in whose shade another generation rests.
4 Q+ s1 e5 B+ ?- SOne sows and another reaps.: t/ e0 `0 y4 d2 J/ d8 {, V5 I
前怕狼,后怕虎fear the wolf in front and the tiger behind/ hesitate in doing something
; G j; p" ]$ d# X8 U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.
+ z/ x3 I" H2 B# q' g& M4 P' w强强联手win-win co-operation7 g2 m T( S4 h l7 E
瑞雪兆丰年A timely snow promises a good harvest.
# [+ r4 y! D) A/ i人之初,性本善Man's nature at birth is good.
; R9 z( O- ~$ Q' ]6 [( m人逢喜事精神爽Joy puts heart into a man.* v" t" j5 N" K; h* n
人海战术huge-crowd strategy % z0 V9 E$ n7 b+ p
世上无难事，只要肯攀登"Where there is a will, there is a way. " + x" r$ |3 W3 K1 p" Z1 ^% H
世外桃源a fictitious land of peace away from the turmoil of the world;
/ c/ c1 P+ T4 _" B死而后已until my heart stops beating# s. T0 U; N6 R$ [3 x$ m- g
岁岁平安Peace all year round
4 Q! y! `; c7 k+ g" K R1 q上有天堂，下有苏杭"Just as there is paradise in heaven, ther are Suzhou and Hangzhou on earth." % H, Z4 q$ [( b* i
塞翁失马，焉知非福Misfortune may be an actual blessing.
0 H% M& [2 {0 t, o$ z% m三十而立"A man should be independent at the age of thirty.
* U: [9 z" n4 h* X4 v% yAt thirty, a man should be able to think for himself."
, k e) E0 Y U: [; V升级换代updating and upgrading (of products)
2 i8 f! G* R; M% k: F3 s四十不惑Life begins at forty.
6 Q. u- F j) @; s$ j+ C7 O谁言寸草心，报得三春晖"Such kindness of warm sun, can't be repaid by grass. "
' `4 ]- {% C5 ?3 }+ d水涨船高When the river rises, the boat floats high.3 V6 k* ~4 b: e# s3 A3 J
时不我待Time and tide wait for no man. 6 ] |7 L, N& n+ M
杀鸡用牛刀break a butterfly on the wheel
' j3 h9 n- |2 y* `! z( \2 X实事求是seek truth from facts; be practical and realistic; be true to facts 1 N* k+ X4 q# p# R, {
说曹操,曹操到Talk of the devil and he comes.9 I1 X# b1 T' X! v" a/ U! @4 ^; N! G
实话实说speak the plain truth; call a spade a spade; tell it as it is - C* |2 x+ ~3 L" @
实践是检验真理的唯一标准Practice is the sole criterion for testing truth.) i4 [1 W; q0 U5 A* u# u) t
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; ", Y2 q, V4 \+ m5 `6 ~1 ^# o
韬光养晦hide one's capacities and bide one's time
/ w0 K4 S7 |3 J# x糖衣炮弹sugar-coated bullets
O7 i1 r- p) c天有不测风云Anything unexpected may happen. a bolt from the blue
, E; [9 r: E2 u: o6 ]团结就是力量Unity is strength./ B- \6 E$ {4 ?1 o; ~
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
; K3 a0 l% t- `9 `: v歪风邪气unhealthy practices and evil phenomena2 z7 f R8 v7 F; P7 H7 v7 k
物以类聚，人以群分Birds of a feather flock together.7 d n$ j3 d- H R
往事如风"The past has vanished (from memory) like wind.; What in past, is past."
' F3 Y/ U4 Y+ ]( [+ ?0 C* u望子成龙hold high hopes for one's child
3 h6 R+ v+ \4 C I- f屋漏又逢连阴雨Misfortunes never come singly. When it rains it pours.
( \# O7 y$ d" ~9 }7 ]. U7 |2 d5 W文韬武略military expertise; military strategy : q0 a9 p% Q' w8 A% U, p
唯利是图draw water to one's mill 0 u( C% g' W* l/ P
无源之水,无本之木water without a source, and a tree wiithout roots" o& |& U& }6 O: w' v! d
无中生有make/create something out of nothing
# M4 K( e/ m5 L( D: ~- I0 |( |无风不起浪There are no waves without wind. There's no smoke without fire.
0 p7 x! m" l- t! u徇私枉法bend the law for the benefit of relatives or friends $ o9 p5 O8 V! R4 f; w
新官上任三把火a new broom sweeps clean 8 t U) J. ]7 i w
虚心使人进步,骄傲使人落后Modesty helps one go forward, whereas conceit makes one lag behind.
8 K; W# S1 \- I" K0 A* P$ s蓄势而发accumulate strength for a take-off$ z# W0 s: M0 H! l6 x( J) C
心想事成May all your wish come true) T* K6 W6 q% q
心照不宣have a tacit understanding; give tacit consent; tacit understanding
0 c; Z9 P4 N1 x9 h先入为主First impressions are firmly entrenched.
/ _4 u4 s* }7 ^4 R5 e. X2 T先下手为强catch the ball before the bound
' ?: ?. S# A) h$ R像热锅上的蚂蚁like an ant on a hot pan
- L; r/ G% c8 M( i现身说法warn people by taking oneself as an example* M( z' d ]8 a0 Y4 O( Q
息事宁人pour oil on troubled waters
% Q: _, y1 k# \, @喜忧参半mingled hope and fear + g! {4 C. ?; u5 }$ B
循序渐进step by step ~3 C3 ~4 G* H! U' W) `
一路平安，一路顺风speed somebody on their way; speed the parting guest
- \. k% E) F7 O8 E严以律己,宽以待人be strict with oneself and lenient towards others
/ O0 z! b4 _8 }7 Y8 Z鱼米之乡a land of milk and honey+ _9 r( F4 `& h' ~1 j8 f
有情人终成眷属"Jack shall have Jill, all shall be well." 6 P; ?1 u- F# Q2 [& m5 A5 e1 V: c
有钱能使鬼推磨Money makes the mare go. Money talks.
; [5 M9 _+ [) J% ~( I# f9 o有识之士people of vision
- d, V5 O' l# ^2 R. a5 d有勇无谋use brawn rather than brain
! H5 k9 v7 H" W& _1 U3 z有缘千里来相会Separated as we are thousands of miles apart, we come together as if by predestination.
2 @2 z7 `7 K1 R. E; m H与时俱进advance with times
! {/ b$ u# k8 Y' Y以人为本people oriented; people foremost [9 }9 s" N" |+ E
因材施教teach students according to their aptitude |1 j2 J' I" }5 p! V" L- C/ P
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 n% P5 t7 \9 M+ _( P
欲速则不达Haste does not bring success. . r; G/ H: f2 p
优胜劣汰survival of the fittest 1 m M5 |# j* j) W$ N
英雄所见略同Great minds think alike.: W; l" n, {. J" N. n, W, e
冤家宜解不宜结Better make friends than make enemies.: j) i. E, l0 R( [' I2 Y% r4 [& G
冤假错案"cases in which people were unjustly, falsely or wrongly charged or sentenced; unjust, false or wrong cases" / H N' P7 P) ~' Y, w2 x
一言既出，驷马难追A real man never goes back on his words.
/ K& ~+ h9 c3 W( q+ D$ R& I招财进宝Money and treasures will be plentiful
. O* s/ n l! A+ o9 ?债台高筑become debt-ridden
5 ^8 I+ V F8 v4 ~2 i: Y1 _" M/ g致命要害Achilles' heel 9 N Y7 i% ?" H; i R& T
众矢之的target of public criticism3 ]- X! s: W a1 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.) m4 f& R: ~# w ^; v
纸上谈兵be an armchair strategist
! E" f* v1 w, Q! D, a1 ~# H2 M/ m纸包不住火Truth will come to light sooner or later.
5 g# x7 n U$ q, c2 h3 Z! E3 w7 z左右为难between the devil and the deep blue sea; between the rock and the hard place |
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