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爱屋及乌Love me, love my dog.4 p) t' d1 G/ c
百闻不如一见Seeing is believing.7 P9 |0 v0 W1 P7 ?' z- ~
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 worst8 I$ i- j8 p9 ^2 H, V, E0 h
笨鸟先飞A slow sparrow should make an early start.1 D* g' J3 R" H" a, G9 U
不眠之夜white night
! p* P1 @+ h1 h- k$ r不以物喜，不以己悲not pleased by external gains, not saddened by personnal losses5 C8 u a/ Q6 a: x1 h: @
不遗余力spare no effort; go all out; do one's best" I" j* Q2 N. S0 r$ F) m0 h4 _
不打不成交"No discord, no concord. . V( n& S1 G( {$ I* Q1 B) G8 a5 @
拆东墙补西墙rob Peter to pay Paul
" T, c. I# K% K5 W$ ^+ {: f1 `& G辞旧迎新bid farewell to the old and usher in the new; ring out the old year and ring in the new ; _% ~2 C- N- v% E% Y
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
: W) e4 U5 m* y# r( Y! \0 g大开眼界open one's eyes; broaden one's horizon; be an eye-opener
8 A8 H8 `7 |1 @2 @( K* U国泰民安The country flourishes and people live in peace
2 G" d& i& f) R" k3 w) v( I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
7 t5 q( M* \4 z1 u- L功夫不负有心人Everything comes to him who waits. `0 x0 j6 A: c8 `/ O; c2 ^* h
好了伤疤忘了疼once on shore, one prays no more
3 o- e9 M( |1 y! H9 n8 O: g. r3 E- B好事不出门，恶事传千里Good news never goes beyond the gate, while bad news spread far and wide.
9 c% G- c9 i1 n: k和气生财Harmony brings wealth8 c) W5 {' a5 g* n% ^
活到老，学到老One is never too old to learn.
1 x- B: V4 r/ `既往不咎let bygones be bygones ! O% V, Z) j4 v. Y' I( X' d4 S
金无足赤,人无完人Gold can't be pure and man can't be perfect.
; s3 ?7 T: f |8 B金玉满堂Treasures fill the home7 P* `; ?/ i" G# ~# X: Y+ G
脚踏实地be down-to-earth
" d+ y. v. H% K m( g, |脚踩两只船sit on the fence ; M3 k7 H) F0 _1 `5 q
君子之交淡如水the friendship between gentlemen is as pure as crystal; a hedge between keeps friendship green / Q, e9 p9 R' @/ W+ ]4 _, S
老生常谈，陈词滥调cut and dried, cliché7 |' A1 v- _, ^5 d) K
礼尚往来Courtesy calls for reciprocity.
+ e; A0 t( c0 [2 i留得青山在，不怕没柴烧"Where there is life, there is hope."4 \2 R1 d# i8 o. X s
马到成功achieve immediate victory; win instant success
7 }3 W! h& h8 }名利双收gain in both fame and wealth. o* ]7 O5 Q8 T7 ]0 y* U, x/ z/ L4 ^
茅塞顿开be suddenly enlightened
7 C. G, ?# C' J3 ^/ V3 [! _% B没有规矩不成方圆Nothing can be accomplished without norms or standards.& h+ r1 u6 a& L6 |9 t- |( P
每逢佳节倍思亲
7 s! i' P& A# ^2 x W" [On festive occasions more than ever one thinks of one's dear ones far away.
z! o6 m# M j& YIt is on the festival occasions when one misses his dear most. * o% f: N( d3 |" \, R3 ^- O% `+ r& p
谋事在人，成事在天"The planning lies with man, the outcome with Heaven. / Man proposes, God disposes. "3 u1 z4 @' P" J2 f5 }& K. V1 X
弄巧成拙be too smart by half; Cunning outwits itself.
1 a! b2 }( q) Q拿手好戏masterpiece
7 c+ y) _9 M V5 {( p5 o. G赔了夫人又折兵throw good money after bad
% i+ x S. }1 \# D抛砖引玉a modest spur to induce others to come forward with valuable contributions; throw a sprat to catch a whale
$ p- |5 \- X! ]% \" s! ~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
+ a. I- h6 p$ o; i+ W8 U抢得先机take the preemptive opportunities
' }2 l/ z& V, O: V/ N, |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./ l& K: H9 t( L
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 step6 k- X0 F: C j' x. \5 V& S1 O
前事不忘,后事之师Past experience, if not forgotten, is a guide for the future.& K. P# |+ g5 _
前人栽树,后人乘凉One generation plants the trees in whose shade another generation rests.# ?' u) C) ?. Y
One sows and another reaps.2 |' ?2 Z) D: K6 {5 h- {
前怕狼,后怕虎fear the wolf in front and the tiger behind/ hesitate in doing something
* P9 Z/ `1 A) x6 ?0 x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. * q& p& ~( `6 V
强强联手win-win co-operation% G5 x9 [$ g! v+ I6 Z9 ^) `
瑞雪兆丰年A timely snow promises a good harvest.
; m$ e6 U5 W5 A) _人之初,性本善Man's nature at birth is good.
# K) k: J8 f: d2 e" k5 U人逢喜事精神爽Joy puts heart into a man.
: W, f' j2 m4 v" v! k人海战术huge-crowd strategy . q6 i" @1 H, e2 d1 r. ]
世上无难事，只要肯攀登"Where there is a will, there is a way. "
# Q. K# Q7 o6 x+ l世外桃源a fictitious land of peace away from the turmoil of the world; 1 |4 o! @' ?. O* K# C
死而后已until my heart stops beating! r) A4 Z- p& n9 W7 W6 w- @
岁岁平安Peace all year round- y0 }8 \( f- C. }/ {
上有天堂，下有苏杭"Just as there is paradise in heaven, ther are Suzhou and Hangzhou on earth."
' A5 D2 T" }# C" A2 i) y塞翁失马，焉知非福Misfortune may be an actual blessing.+ i8 c% r. c, m4 L+ L
三十而立"A man should be independent at the age of thirty.
) k/ D0 H7 T' R7 i+ O! E! z5 MAt thirty, a man should be able to think for himself." / y: |2 ~, ^3 Q, T
升级换代updating and upgrading (of products)
' \$ }! @! w+ Z( W# U四十不惑Life begins at forty. 7 @+ K( z$ J9 x+ o6 l1 J0 h: X9 x
谁言寸草心，报得三春晖"Such kindness of warm sun, can't be repaid by grass. "
4 c2 o. v+ W& h: d: S, x7 U. z水涨船高When the river rises, the boat floats high.
. d3 P+ ~5 D0 U. r时不我待Time and tide wait for no man.
% N- Y9 v' ` {, Y4 B- N/ u, j杀鸡用牛刀break a butterfly on the wheel( Q9 q4 _3 Z4 Z
实事求是seek truth from facts; be practical and realistic; be true to facts ^# Y! w" z2 }2 \1 y
说曹操,曹操到Talk of the devil and he comes.5 |' G% V. m" p2 `
实话实说speak the plain truth; call a spade a spade; tell it as it is 8 d# i, P8 R- o, Z) U
实践是检验真理的唯一标准Practice is the sole criterion for testing truth.
2 B' Z+ ]1 b3 u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; "
" P, A2 |/ O& A) ?/ g8 F韬光养晦hide one's capacities and bide one's time/ b( Z5 Z9 i+ f% j3 m2 q; Z4 w9 v
糖衣炮弹sugar-coated bullets5 H; V/ j/ i8 k
天有不测风云Anything unexpected may happen. a bolt from the blue" I8 ?$ b, r5 \6 @4 n9 [3 j
团结就是力量Unity is strength.* y m* N7 ^8 D: K/ O$ f- k
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 5 a5 x6 b. G" k7 ]& S% I/ l. h# o
歪风邪气unhealthy practices and evil phenomena
4 W2 X b4 B# s; R5 w% C' O4 t: ~物以类聚，人以群分Birds of a feather flock together.! ]1 b/ k, z1 i
往事如风"The past has vanished (from memory) like wind.; What in past, is past." * V" G" j8 y5 e& E; r- s9 @/ n
望子成龙hold high hopes for one's child! P2 {6 w* D- S Q/ T
屋漏又逢连阴雨Misfortunes never come singly. When it rains it pours.8 r G6 }( _% ~4 C2 \' l, U
文韬武略military expertise; military strategy
1 F; o; {6 I6 X$ C1 E唯利是图draw water to one's mill
# u! ?; u- Q s无源之水,无本之木water without a source, and a tree wiithout roots
" G7 n# o' L5 ^+ z无中生有make/create something out of nothing % D L Q+ [) C9 w6 x
无风不起浪There are no waves without wind. There's no smoke without fire.
# k$ Q) r$ c6 x. b% T徇私枉法bend the law for the benefit of relatives or friends & g/ f8 S" M5 C4 b' n8 k
新官上任三把火a new broom sweeps clean " u2 B$ R, G7 K! A
虚心使人进步,骄傲使人落后Modesty helps one go forward, whereas conceit makes one lag behind.) T3 u5 ^) J- p; v8 c' N
蓄势而发accumulate strength for a take-off
]' V+ ~: w6 t0 ^心想事成May all your wish come true
& g* u9 i# l) m0 U2 M) Y% A心照不宣have a tacit understanding; give tacit consent; tacit understanding# Q4 g& W+ @; ^6 ?- g' B# r! F
先入为主First impressions are firmly entrenched.: _ D1 p" @" f
先下手为强catch the ball before the bound0 T6 ?1 @5 C) U: Z% z
像热锅上的蚂蚁like an ant on a hot pan/ D' k5 Z8 r$ A! l$ b1 L; d
现身说法warn people by taking oneself as an example \, Z% F* b. n2 s
息事宁人pour oil on troubled waters
4 T: |+ Z( c2 U9 r4 c5 a喜忧参半mingled hope and fear
8 z6 Q1 E. c- n( e& H: @$ g/ U7 [循序渐进step by step
$ f; [ E( C2 g; C& V& N一路平安，一路顺风speed somebody on their way; speed the parting guest
/ m- v8 p* n. G- c+ T |严以律己,宽以待人be strict with oneself and lenient towards others/ H. `$ B0 d6 Z+ |, X1 [ ~ q
鱼米之乡a land of milk and honey
; R, P8 |& I' v5 U, B/ m* _0 I. ^有情人终成眷属"Jack shall have Jill, all shall be well." 6 p! Z r, ]9 A+ Y6 |
有钱能使鬼推磨Money makes the mare go. Money talks.# m/ q. @* N- b! u, C
有识之士people of vision2 S8 |7 C1 p* v& v' o
有勇无谋use brawn rather than brain ' T( J' |4 S1 ~$ N
有缘千里来相会Separated as we are thousands of miles apart, we come together as if by predestination.
( n# G6 Z/ ~" d# j: ]与时俱进advance with times
1 t, e7 _; P& v: ]以人为本people oriented; people foremost
* L) I0 H# M! X& A& [, }# E- a因材施教teach students according to their aptitude
+ d4 R9 b) y% {: Q0 D/ M2 t0 B% ?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."
. h* I' x% h: Z! Q欲速则不达Haste does not bring success.
( k. Y/ O$ r; \ Y$ v w优胜劣汰survival of the fittest 9 r* P8 E+ [" d4 Q+ |& N
英雄所见略同Great minds think alike.5 F& h, p& b7 ?* F2 A; I, q
冤家宜解不宜结Better make friends than make enemies.4 Y( c' x8 r8 E& F
冤假错案"cases in which people were unjustly, falsely or wrongly charged or sentenced; unjust, false or wrong cases"
@- p3 S1 p5 b0 G/ @* |$ Z2 b一言既出，驷马难追A real man never goes back on his words. 0 N( p# f% X& _7 {1 \! u# G3 ?
招财进宝Money and treasures will be plentiful! g/ m; D% i8 \
债台高筑become debt-ridden
( Y; `! [5 I! }致命要害Achilles' heel
5 t- T: Z: W( L众矢之的target of public criticism
; y* z, W$ Q$ [# N, R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.
4 U0 T, R1 j: r纸上谈兵be an armchair strategist
5 q3 j |+ [$ X/ J+ u# O* ?纸包不住火Truth will come to light sooner or later.) u% e6 e4 d) A' ^1 x P& j8 \
左右为难between the devil and the deep blue sea; between the rock and the hard place |
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