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爱屋及乌Love me, love my dog.
/ d2 z( \& E( J/ U q E百闻不如一见Seeing is believing.
$ l9 f! y4 ^, |. q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 worst7 S! Q6 E% a6 w7 P
笨鸟先飞A slow sparrow should make an early start.
% Y$ Y# o9 |! \; c不眠之夜white night : i* ], W, W. K |* V
不以物喜，不以己悲not pleased by external gains, not saddened by personnal losses' h; v% m9 V1 g4 |
不遗余力spare no effort; go all out; do one's best
. ]2 l/ ~6 b/ z) P5 J6 b不打不成交"No discord, no concord. , X7 ?4 J# A) n4 v+ ?" O
拆东墙补西墙rob Peter to pay Paul
) Z# k: ?. e1 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
8 \1 Y5 ?( ~2 }2 k; ?! o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( g* q5 H" L3 d8 I" b0 S% K
大开眼界open one's eyes; broaden one's horizon; be an eye-opener , w ^5 E0 R5 M7 ~ v
国泰民安The country flourishes and people live in peace
$ R* g3 n$ y" ~+ \0 ?& t; K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 V7 ~! A C) d" Z
功夫不负有心人Everything comes to him who waits.
9 e9 o' |- O) g# A' n好了伤疤忘了疼once on shore, one prays no more/ f- G& H5 \. C5 y, 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. ( v8 E; s. `* F4 p. z5 Z
和气生财Harmony brings wealth4 ?! x* N$ J( c' J
活到老，学到老One is never too old to learn.
0 l/ a! v( p$ W! J1 D& @# X既往不咎let bygones be bygones ; |) R( |* j* m1 Q' O; }& j
金无足赤,人无完人Gold can't be pure and man can't be perfect. 2 s5 W1 G; V: f; S% h, a: Y! }8 `
金玉满堂Treasures fill the home
( X. z+ h& O- m m9 }( _8 ]; F脚踏实地be down-to-earth * S$ ]$ `7 S! o+ }% y
脚踩两只船sit on the fence
5 h: N: _, r2 o君子之交淡如水the friendship between gentlemen is as pure as crystal; a hedge between keeps friendship green
& ^9 n! B( ?' v- ~) N4 K5 g+ r' B老生常谈，陈词滥调cut and dried, cliché
9 E# V4 w3 ^/ c礼尚往来Courtesy calls for reciprocity. ) ?: [, _6 a) ~. I Y
留得青山在，不怕没柴烧"Where there is life, there is hope."
6 h; ^# r/ P9 Q- Q马到成功achieve immediate victory; win instant success1 q) r' F7 |% L* R- v
名利双收gain in both fame and wealth* c6 o1 l# P% q: W3 j' O Q" m# s
茅塞顿开be suddenly enlightened0 W" Y9 N% G$ Y" X
没有规矩不成方圆Nothing can be accomplished without norms or standards. a' ?4 o+ ^+ \- D
每逢佳节倍思亲( x ?! X/ K; @3 [- l% l# x
On festive occasions more than ever one thinks of one's dear ones far away.2 o' A0 b/ r0 G! S O! O3 X* ?$ a
It is on the festival occasions when one misses his dear most. 7 y! ?4 }& R4 Z
谋事在人，成事在天"The planning lies with man, the outcome with Heaven. / Man proposes, God disposes. "/ E0 u4 j7 P; L6 l9 \/ w
弄巧成拙be too smart by half; Cunning outwits itself.' s2 s, B5 z) i _3 E# g
拿手好戏masterpiece+ u+ N" A2 p# H7 a% d& b
赔了夫人又折兵throw good money after bad# N$ \) E& N* t! L& }: I% J, N
抛砖引玉a modest spur to induce others to come forward with valuable contributions; throw a sprat to catch a whale0 j& _9 p5 o+ w8 W: v' Q
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' G0 e8 M; X# j. h, J( `: l
抢得先机take the preemptive opportunities
U4 C7 _! @% u+ d5 p b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.
3 P, J: Z( W+ E- @' T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+ T& T X# E% N" g" D5 S4 K1 ]( T
前事不忘,后事之师Past experience, if not forgotten, is a guide for the future.( y0 X& w% z8 }% _" j1 K. ]
前人栽树,后人乘凉One generation plants the trees in whose shade another generation rests.
$ v( h) P$ D, d+ N6 qOne sows and another reaps.$ c* a) |1 T# c. q& ]" H: ]
前怕狼,后怕虎fear the wolf in front and the tiger behind/ hesitate in doing something
% M) L2 |2 Z& h2 g$ l- `$ H+ r3 @7 p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.
" Y0 X4 N$ G$ T强强联手win-win co-operation* A4 U' I3 `+ a7 r6 p+ u" ^, }
瑞雪兆丰年A timely snow promises a good harvest.
/ y) E( h. h) S( A/ F$ T人之初,性本善Man's nature at birth is good.
- u6 q1 ^# a9 Y$ U5 p. F9 ?* |# P人逢喜事精神爽Joy puts heart into a man., R. D# f' w7 ^+ {5 f* u: h0 Y+ h
人海战术huge-crowd strategy 1 m2 T1 r( ~. Z6 M: A
世上无难事，只要肯攀登"Where there is a will, there is a way. "
8 o. q' y- ?% C$ a世外桃源a fictitious land of peace away from the turmoil of the world; % N! z2 w. X0 P+ Y) P$ k
死而后已until my heart stops beating$ [' M8 ~- v( k6 L6 D
岁岁平安Peace all year round
; n: J! |, R% c上有天堂，下有苏杭"Just as there is paradise in heaven, ther are Suzhou and Hangzhou on earth."
" G0 y2 X# D$ o塞翁失马，焉知非福Misfortune may be an actual blessing.* M* k( I! Y b
三十而立"A man should be independent at the age of thirty. . L6 _; J! b/ Q% @) m" b6 |% i
At thirty, a man should be able to think for himself." 7 y, n" C% p6 R
升级换代updating and upgrading (of products)* \& r7 W3 f; \0 T8 A8 v( }1 p
四十不惑Life begins at forty.
5 [. k5 k) w0 S9 p6 l: ] i4 N谁言寸草心，报得三春晖"Such kindness of warm sun, can't be repaid by grass. " * P# @6 H w7 U d. A- ]
水涨船高When the river rises, the boat floats high." S" u* m0 K0 d) D/ t: H; A/ c! s* J
时不我待Time and tide wait for no man. 8 n9 N# |" t4 m
杀鸡用牛刀break a butterfly on the wheel6 o# D- y* b. o& n) N4 w# c
实事求是seek truth from facts; be practical and realistic; be true to facts
9 v: A, |6 u0 k; f* ^说曹操,曹操到Talk of the devil and he comes.
Y0 d$ G0 l0 B1 O实话实说speak the plain truth; call a spade a spade; tell it as it is
0 S& O |) G- _5 C& m2 {- p' V) A9 e实践是检验真理的唯一标准Practice is the sole criterion for testing truth.; w* ^1 ]+ i( n% P5 y5 H* 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; "2 K7 S" e0 j: S, o
韬光养晦hide one's capacities and bide one's time0 `+ F- u5 V1 p* H2 n
糖衣炮弹sugar-coated bullets
, t1 }. ^0 ^/ F4 v6 @天有不测风云Anything unexpected may happen. a bolt from the blue
9 k; g* E. K2 w- _1 b团结就是力量Unity is strength.9 h6 O$ Z! O; p; D: D
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
, F9 a& S* i2 p$ E [$ z歪风邪气unhealthy practices and evil phenomena
/ P0 [# V' u; E" M* H物以类聚，人以群分Birds of a feather flock together.% d2 n, f* P- W" q+ W1 D9 Q. V$ R& c! f$ D
往事如风"The past has vanished (from memory) like wind.; What in past, is past."
3 D8 B( q8 Q0 P2 d0 [" ^望子成龙hold high hopes for one's child5 Z t1 G) m: M' I k
屋漏又逢连阴雨Misfortunes never come singly. When it rains it pours.7 N1 }- j5 P- j( h7 v
文韬武略military expertise; military strategy 4 a# F# w5 U9 O3 [- i$ D4 ?+ `9 x- _' i
唯利是图draw water to one's mill
2 m# C1 R, @! Q2 n4 f* R, \% E无源之水,无本之木water without a source, and a tree wiithout roots
5 v8 {# ? c, ^+ L+ q" f1 T无中生有make/create something out of nothing
3 C& K% g; {: y" M# d2 o% u" [无风不起浪There are no waves without wind. There's no smoke without fire.6 N5 ~# `# @0 E$ i, f1 S+ @
徇私枉法bend the law for the benefit of relatives or friends 9 i* i# g/ Y- G4 D. \. H% D6 s
新官上任三把火a new broom sweeps clean
: E! a* \, S' ?/ X E! l( B* p虚心使人进步,骄傲使人落后Modesty helps one go forward, whereas conceit makes one lag behind.
# W# W: f1 w* r) G/ A% B: @蓄势而发accumulate strength for a take-off
1 M3 B7 a, V- |( G心想事成May all your wish come true2 B/ G: J% z$ ?9 F) H
心照不宣have a tacit understanding; give tacit consent; tacit understanding; H. d8 n2 D0 f5 R; a: M
先入为主First impressions are firmly entrenched.
' z. v4 {* v6 v先下手为强catch the ball before the bound6 D* ^6 v9 i; N1 m% q
像热锅上的蚂蚁like an ant on a hot pan8 P: G- E2 ?% M' ?
现身说法warn people by taking oneself as an example. ?4 c( r0 L- m$ }. F: P( y+ Y
息事宁人pour oil on troubled waters
5 a! i$ C% N% s3 J& Y& b4 [1 R喜忧参半mingled hope and fear ) E5 }. p( Z3 A* s7 n0 u8 m
循序渐进step by step
^1 V) x0 e0 A r' G7 u7 Y) z8 z一路平安，一路顺风speed somebody on their way; speed the parting guest 2 C" ^% I% i( s) [* \4 y
严以律己,宽以待人be strict with oneself and lenient towards others
' R9 H0 N- n3 S3 v- {4 K鱼米之乡a land of milk and honey
1 @/ i }: j- H; Q- i有情人终成眷属"Jack shall have Jill, all shall be well."
2 d( f$ B9 b+ l- P3 |有钱能使鬼推磨Money makes the mare go. Money talks.4 Y; u9 @' d5 U8 D1 S, m
有识之士people of vision. m6 u- _" p9 l: R! S
有勇无谋use brawn rather than brain
" m5 E! Y N7 U8 B有缘千里来相会Separated as we are thousands of miles apart, we come together as if by predestination.
2 W( [' n, q( n0 _! ]与时俱进advance with times! i% e9 u$ E) H. R' A# }
以人为本people oriented; people foremost & }, \# S) ~; m# H
因材施教teach students according to their aptitude " [; f5 |/ o4 q& ]8 R' s
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." + R2 k, ^ W" A* g4 b* V7 Y
欲速则不达Haste does not bring success. $ z$ y3 ]; M8 h( @5 X0 H6 B
优胜劣汰survival of the fittest
7 X- v# G: {3 D1 ]% n3 l& T$ W& f# r英雄所见略同Great minds think alike.' V* V4 Y# k; `! v# B; ?% O
冤家宜解不宜结Better make friends than make enemies.
) k) W( Y7 Q' G5 r- G* c冤假错案"cases in which people were unjustly, falsely or wrongly charged or sentenced; unjust, false or wrong cases"
2 W& j6 l" [/ O+ m4 f6 F一言既出，驷马难追A real man never goes back on his words. " u0 A2 K& Q+ s X2 M
招财进宝Money and treasures will be plentiful
6 V2 e5 e5 w) |8 A$ S2 ]! ^债台高筑become debt-ridden
+ C0 ^2 @8 [4 I1 R: W' L( s致命要害Achilles' heel 7 c4 R# E$ I) e3 {
众矢之的target of public criticism$ f" q6 Q; U* Z4 w* m% b
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.
8 \/ i2 z K6 L2 [2 b3 P# I/ S# I$ Z6 k纸上谈兵be an armchair strategist" Y4 { h$ F2 N t% r
纸包不住火Truth will come to light sooner or later.
5 g/ L# [. L& G8 n左右为难between the devil and the deep blue sea; between the rock and the hard place |
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