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爱屋及乌Love me, love my dog.8 O$ E* ]( w" u; u% [, f
百闻不如一见Seeing is believing.
; ^6 S7 ^/ p" G) m2 l8 L2 f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 worst4 g- V/ Z. r8 e+ o
笨鸟先飞A slow sparrow should make an early start.
+ A( f3 v/ q1 B( [# \- T不眠之夜white night
7 b* J; o& K3 p3 `& }! ^$ o# x3 q( a不以物喜，不以己悲not pleased by external gains, not saddened by personnal losses$ \, G, l v& e# b0 `, [
不遗余力spare no effort; go all out; do one's best+ Z# d u# k/ t7 Q# P7 G9 r
不打不成交"No discord, no concord. & ] o' M2 w3 o& e
拆东墙补西墙rob Peter to pay Paul
: A5 z Z6 {/ I/ L: X辞旧迎新bid farewell to the old and usher in the new; ring out the old year and ring in the new * y/ Z9 S& y! R* G! i8 o$ B
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
5 q6 |9 q! ~: t* H大开眼界open one's eyes; broaden one's horizon; be an eye-opener c2 @% m. d. ~/ B
国泰民安The country flourishes and people live in peace
& r! Q% v$ r" K! G: y5 L0 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
2 F9 j) g& r, `" {- j* U功夫不负有心人Everything comes to him who waits. * H/ s9 U A; l$ E5 m
好了伤疤忘了疼once on shore, one prays no more
' D5 K. @% X% @$ }; e0 Q好事不出门，恶事传千里Good news never goes beyond the gate, while bad news spread far and wide. ( q3 e2 D7 T# [5 w) y; V8 t; j2 l
和气生财Harmony brings wealth
; S8 S. I. [; ?$ B活到老，学到老One is never too old to learn. 1 D6 u2 }4 t8 j/ @& m
既往不咎let bygones be bygones - P/ V9 [% V, n
金无足赤,人无完人Gold can't be pure and man can't be perfect.
4 A3 s, Y$ m. q金玉满堂Treasures fill the home
2 p7 E G7 A8 M" g脚踏实地be down-to-earth # j2 U' t7 r# q }) j7 R5 J, u
脚踩两只船sit on the fence
" B5 d& O J& G2 C' H6 E5 C, n+ D君子之交淡如水the friendship between gentlemen is as pure as crystal; a hedge between keeps friendship green # ]! w" R1 v0 b+ t+ G- [
老生常谈，陈词滥调cut and dried, cliché+ c9 c' P; u$ q+ U) i3 J# X
礼尚往来Courtesy calls for reciprocity.
- ~' V) Z9 k" p c1 p1 L留得青山在，不怕没柴烧"Where there is life, there is hope."
: v2 [2 R4 ?7 b7 v马到成功achieve immediate victory; win instant success
5 W6 C. o7 r2 g% q! |/ t) V: W名利双收gain in both fame and wealth
& ]* F2 a: X1 M( M茅塞顿开be suddenly enlightened- o$ G4 y7 [$ b/ I, \
没有规矩不成方圆Nothing can be accomplished without norms or standards.
6 g- _1 j4 T* O5 O& h# x" c每逢佳节倍思亲9 F8 N* M3 w3 }) W O; r
On festive occasions more than ever one thinks of one's dear ones far away.
5 P1 C( W7 d! D1 ~It is on the festival occasions when one misses his dear most.
/ V% K$ {2 j2 n1 r# Y# ]* {谋事在人，成事在天"The planning lies with man, the outcome with Heaven. / Man proposes, God disposes. "
4 O/ T2 z/ f7 E" W% D弄巧成拙be too smart by half; Cunning outwits itself.2 L$ s b# `' L- @: l
拿手好戏masterpiece, ~5 C" l# M; j2 q8 {* m Y! |
赔了夫人又折兵throw good money after bad( i" e, b; B* L) r- y `
抛砖引玉a modest spur to induce others to come forward with valuable contributions; throw a sprat to catch a whale; ?4 _* m+ `4 s; Q' s* j
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
! b# J3 ^1 r/ _- I5 D J抢得先机take the preemptive opportunities % i. W3 P, q3 w; r0 I- Z2 p
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., ~* p4 W& R0 w. a
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% l* }2 P/ `! f& G5 W- W; ?
前事不忘,后事之师Past experience, if not forgotten, is a guide for the future.+ y! ?' m4 X, t" r4 C5 N0 O( N# n7 N
前人栽树,后人乘凉One generation plants the trees in whose shade another generation rests.
: I7 [& k, n* R* }5 _- f( m1 T) eOne sows and another reaps., N& [" F! X# G! V1 u
前怕狼,后怕虎fear the wolf in front and the tiger behind/ hesitate in doing something5 t' i- a) |- Y
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. ) W* h* P8 S' V) }
强强联手win-win co-operation- ~: H, r0 S# V( ~$ ~9 I. b4 [- k
瑞雪兆丰年A timely snow promises a good harvest.- O& m( R: r3 N o! l8 k8 g( B$ }
人之初,性本善Man's nature at birth is good.) y, U7 J9 p% p/ d/ S& T% P" b
人逢喜事精神爽Joy puts heart into a man.
; Q5 w5 b6 P! T7 U& S: [人海战术huge-crowd strategy
* I$ M4 a6 H- S$ }' i- O世上无难事，只要肯攀登"Where there is a will, there is a way. " W. Q% X7 T; l& W! n; |3 c+ F
世外桃源a fictitious land of peace away from the turmoil of the world;
6 q) _, ]7 Y5 O# I/ a' U! ?死而后已until my heart stops beating; i( M9 k" @6 e" h& ?
岁岁平安Peace all year round
8 ~3 g+ z+ T# D$ B- b上有天堂，下有苏杭"Just as there is paradise in heaven, ther are Suzhou and Hangzhou on earth."
5 [! Y4 y" A/ e塞翁失马，焉知非福Misfortune may be an actual blessing.4 @) [6 F8 @, f" U! `, E9 Z
三十而立"A man should be independent at the age of thirty. 2 \$ ^2 p3 m, Y L! k
At thirty, a man should be able to think for himself." " e# A! ~6 r+ ~2 i
升级换代updating and upgrading (of products)& x* ^* V" g e+ u4 s; \9 y0 e7 \
四十不惑Life begins at forty.
7 p3 S3 H6 L+ e. A; D谁言寸草心，报得三春晖"Such kindness of warm sun, can't be repaid by grass. "
& _4 b. A1 T m N2 x( b. O水涨船高When the river rises, the boat floats high.
/ P6 y/ J" y J5 a) @3 g/ B) \时不我待Time and tide wait for no man. - o' v/ m# h( m- C y( v
杀鸡用牛刀break a butterfly on the wheel4 m B9 [1 N5 S0 R; x% u2 N
实事求是seek truth from facts; be practical and realistic; be true to facts & A+ z# X: W: y6 ?1 F Y
说曹操,曹操到Talk of the devil and he comes.6 L5 i8 }% Q6 ~
实话实说speak the plain truth; call a spade a spade; tell it as it is
: Q6 H0 [/ D4 b实践是检验真理的唯一标准Practice is the sole criterion for testing truth.$ V! V& V1 z; e- |4 m
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; "+ W3 F8 ?. Z6 F( z
韬光养晦hide one's capacities and bide one's time. V' u0 _ A D$ d
糖衣炮弹sugar-coated bullets
7 N4 O1 ? s: M6 X天有不测风云Anything unexpected may happen. a bolt from the blue
& p% v7 S& V) [9 Q7 G团结就是力量Unity is strength.
( j* E$ s* [1 W0 J- m+ H# @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 : A6 i' s, A! {
歪风邪气unhealthy practices and evil phenomena
' P( B6 o* S0 e: a) E* A- J0 t" y物以类聚，人以群分Birds of a feather flock together.
1 x, ^. A0 Q- ^: V# y往事如风"The past has vanished (from memory) like wind.; What in past, is past." * r3 v. b& u1 h# R7 ?
望子成龙hold high hopes for one's child6 h# V' B" ]1 \, T
屋漏又逢连阴雨Misfortunes never come singly. When it rains it pours.
$ ]; [; @) |5 u; z( j1 W文韬武略military expertise; military strategy
" w+ s: v6 v Z- }唯利是图draw water to one's mill
5 a; X. j# Q8 P! U无源之水,无本之木water without a source, and a tree wiithout roots
, w6 x# O0 b4 T# e! t! p* q7 M无中生有make/create something out of nothing * ~& `% p% | c( C
无风不起浪There are no waves without wind. There's no smoke without fire.
, ~* I1 a" @% V3 Q/ c: o徇私枉法bend the law for the benefit of relatives or friends ) f. n0 i" H1 {! F1 Q+ _
新官上任三把火a new broom sweeps clean 1 p' G: s% b& N, ?
虚心使人进步,骄傲使人落后Modesty helps one go forward, whereas conceit makes one lag behind.
0 a: _" a) V$ R2 }0 R* K蓄势而发accumulate strength for a take-off/ `) t1 M' G( c+ I# l6 s% m$ q
心想事成May all your wish come true: a5 G5 w& I* R q! D H& e! u
心照不宣have a tacit understanding; give tacit consent; tacit understanding
# D2 |2 S- e: c0 i先入为主First impressions are firmly entrenched.
8 }# G6 K& N1 k; Y先下手为强catch the ball before the bound8 ~; G J! J. c4 [7 p
像热锅上的蚂蚁like an ant on a hot pan8 I, h8 v3 J( Y
现身说法warn people by taking oneself as an example
1 i) S7 q0 O8 p息事宁人pour oil on troubled waters Z- u# c% W y D& K# ~, n+ F
喜忧参半mingled hope and fear # j- t1 V8 f- u, i. ?
循序渐进step by step
4 q9 W' [" }4 {3 }" d一路平安，一路顺风speed somebody on their way; speed the parting guest
$ b! V3 q2 }' c6 d1 l! E7 d1 M) d严以律己,宽以待人be strict with oneself and lenient towards others
( L; U7 b( m) D& c' F- Q7 A鱼米之乡a land of milk and honey3 t- A9 ^/ p, v
有情人终成眷属"Jack shall have Jill, all shall be well."
3 @( b+ k p& Z1 w有钱能使鬼推磨Money makes the mare go. Money talks.
+ B% ^) E7 |2 m! X6 I' T/ U有识之士people of vision* _$ P# C9 n6 e6 S P4 Q: ]" y
有勇无谋use brawn rather than brain # n$ i- l. m8 L J& _5 `7 N$ @
有缘千里来相会Separated as we are thousands of miles apart, we come together as if by predestination.
/ o& I% @ }' i& T* i与时俱进advance with times
8 F0 P7 L; `" {3 A* |! j8 e以人为本people oriented; people foremost 7 N' _9 s1 c7 J
因材施教teach students according to their aptitude
1 \" V- n1 ?1 t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." 5 i- r. n8 W2 b$ X' Y, }
欲速则不达Haste does not bring success.
' {# m8 \/ \# p! R# B优胜劣汰survival of the fittest
5 p! ` |( B5 T英雄所见略同Great minds think alike.
4 F3 K8 c8 p, v0 V5 b: G2 f冤家宜解不宜结Better make friends than make enemies.
3 f. } C0 i+ e冤假错案"cases in which people were unjustly, falsely or wrongly charged or sentenced; unjust, false or wrong cases"
( O% M; I6 f1 w2 E一言既出，驷马难追A real man never goes back on his words. * i, C7 g0 @7 z) m
招财进宝Money and treasures will be plentiful
- k v- M$ R" A4 a0 X2 h债台高筑become debt-ridden6 ~3 R& ~' N0 E& ~6 p* t3 A
致命要害Achilles' heel
4 h W( ?0 e9 r% H4 @4 ^: d众矢之的target of public criticism, G" d$ M. B9 J/ ^. D' \- o3 V
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.
9 X6 S5 b6 H. |: k+ x纸上谈兵be an armchair strategist/ z! W! i- J. G) R( Z
纸包不住火Truth will come to light sooner or later.1 T8 O) ~6 s/ W% z! L9 k
左右为难between the devil and the deep blue sea; between the rock and the hard place |
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