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爱屋及乌Love me, love my dog.2 j- w4 m: w+ [0 R( z
百闻不如一见Seeing is believing.
8 u* j* _2 D3 z! p& O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
# H* {7 m* p/ k3 p* j. P4 a1 W7 E+ d笨鸟先飞A slow sparrow should make an early start.3 l$ m' p8 l: ]2 K P8 n* y
不眠之夜white night
0 N5 Z1 j1 ^. t5 x0 I1 ^不以物喜，不以己悲not pleased by external gains, not saddened by personnal losses
) g) I4 F+ A$ X, R; Q不遗余力spare no effort; go all out; do one's best. ~% q$ a) V4 P: C. w* k7 Y% L
不打不成交"No discord, no concord.
+ N% V4 h# I; E- j8 v. o拆东墙补西墙rob Peter to pay Paul ; o2 w! F/ Z, q9 [1 [
辞旧迎新bid farewell to the old and usher in the new; ring out the old year and ring in the new 9 C8 j+ t6 r, g9 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
5 L3 l# M! m2 d4 n( o大开眼界open one's eyes; broaden one's horizon; be an eye-opener # ]9 G# S3 w B5 P9 s9 @" c. c- ]
国泰民安The country flourishes and people live in peace- x# ?& ^0 t6 q2 W3 z+ ]5 [
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 ; Y% T8 m: n( f/ [
功夫不负有心人Everything comes to him who waits.
" d; `" A5 ?8 U8 t1 s4 ~# s好了伤疤忘了疼once on shore, one prays no more
) m! Y2 X) O0 z5 \+ \% 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. ; D" e& Q0 H6 l! V+ `; `* _: S: S
和气生财Harmony brings wealth- U; b( s" k! b/ z$ w
活到老，学到老One is never too old to learn. 2 t9 Y3 w V! x% }' _: v
既往不咎let bygones be bygones 3 `. B w4 J" D6 u+ b
金无足赤,人无完人Gold can't be pure and man can't be perfect.
( M& T- I [& _: N( c% {金玉满堂Treasures fill the home6 [$ p7 ]. y: ^4 r+ h7 G
脚踏实地be down-to-earth 1 ^" \" r% v$ ~+ y0 `$ y% n: d
脚踩两只船sit on the fence , M" d. m- @1 `
君子之交淡如水the friendship between gentlemen is as pure as crystal; a hedge between keeps friendship green
, ?+ t2 s( a9 C6 k9 c老生常谈，陈词滥调cut and dried, cliché
" ]! L' {3 B3 V. n+ n礼尚往来Courtesy calls for reciprocity. 4 a# T/ f$ ?& X
留得青山在，不怕没柴烧"Where there is life, there is hope."% |* W& `6 f& c4 W/ e
马到成功achieve immediate victory; win instant success8 V+ `/ l; E& `' U
名利双收gain in both fame and wealth
/ m B( l* P- e& N# _- v茅塞顿开be suddenly enlightened8 v+ h4 c0 t* ^% {
没有规矩不成方圆Nothing can be accomplished without norms or standards.6 A/ ?1 Z* r+ W/ Q) f3 P. p, Z. u
每逢佳节倍思亲
4 r1 }; e' h( ]( k' c# n, R( cOn festive occasions more than ever one thinks of one's dear ones far away./ }2 y! D: Y3 [! G
It is on the festival occasions when one misses his dear most.
5 k k; Q% r/ u$ k' A1 }. w5 {4 v谋事在人，成事在天"The planning lies with man, the outcome with Heaven. / Man proposes, God disposes. "3 }) v7 o( x* h* E1 @+ Y; M5 M
弄巧成拙be too smart by half; Cunning outwits itself.
" b+ S. H9 f" n) k# z拿手好戏masterpiece
+ S C8 p( n7 D1 L- E8 w8 Y2 }1 E赔了夫人又折兵throw good money after bad
& j: H8 |8 Y) s抛砖引玉a modest spur to induce others to come forward with valuable contributions; throw a sprat to catch a whale; l7 d/ V9 s. c- r" K
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
6 J$ v6 [1 ~) g抢得先机take the preemptive opportunities 2 o* e' ~3 _8 \/ l. a/ I4 t
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.$ W8 C( r5 U+ k) g% B2 _* e3 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 step8 y5 d9 |4 g, e6 Q. j# t5 V8 |! R
前事不忘,后事之师Past experience, if not forgotten, is a guide for the future.; o l, V- p" N- @
前人栽树,后人乘凉One generation plants the trees in whose shade another generation rests.
. A0 |* G# l. A6 v t4 e2 U0 gOne sows and another reaps./ c9 j; h0 |/ e; ]! F
前怕狼,后怕虎fear the wolf in front and the tiger behind/ hesitate in doing something: w& w& X2 w p; Z4 ]' c q
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. % r8 D. {9 s4 ^
强强联手win-win co-operation) n+ _/ s0 Q! r
瑞雪兆丰年A timely snow promises a good harvest.
* Z' F4 H& a. ?4 X" Z) p人之初,性本善Man's nature at birth is good.
. f& u7 _- @# ^' Q) v. d2 B/ h人逢喜事精神爽Joy puts heart into a man.
. Q1 x4 u- ^3 S6 |& v' D人海战术huge-crowd strategy
" l1 _2 ]8 c" {4 p4 J3 `0 ~( G a世上无难事，只要肯攀登"Where there is a will, there is a way. " 3 Q: x" m5 H! P4 H1 z5 D; B$ G
世外桃源a fictitious land of peace away from the turmoil of the world;
& J2 m R4 k! ~9 E) _死而后已until my heart stops beating1 {3 w% |/ _, J# g f- q- X( _7 ?
岁岁平安Peace all year round
/ L- u& j: l" {" ~上有天堂，下有苏杭"Just as there is paradise in heaven, ther are Suzhou and Hangzhou on earth."
/ d, @( ] c1 @% n3 C" o. `塞翁失马，焉知非福Misfortune may be an actual blessing.! f3 t: T8 j, c- D# k
三十而立"A man should be independent at the age of thirty.
1 t( L8 N3 X- y8 o9 FAt thirty, a man should be able to think for himself."
: M3 r1 W( K+ Y升级换代updating and upgrading (of products)3 H2 h: }+ C5 {. Y; n' e7 ^. k
四十不惑Life begins at forty. ( _' b# B ~" @2 n8 {5 Q4 h
谁言寸草心，报得三春晖"Such kindness of warm sun, can't be repaid by grass. "
/ l q0 w3 o. m' o水涨船高When the river rises, the boat floats high.
( I, r: W- g t8 C4 ~! K1 r时不我待Time and tide wait for no man. 4 V$ Z8 S; f$ ]$ g" `4 ~3 c3 b. i
杀鸡用牛刀break a butterfly on the wheel
: [5 q' W# s8 `1 }1 R. n) U! i1 T实事求是seek truth from facts; be practical and realistic; be true to facts ( d: ~9 Y0 ~6 V( k# H2 I* z
说曹操,曹操到Talk of the devil and he comes.9 i6 e$ e1 G" Y
实话实说speak the plain truth; call a spade a spade; tell it as it is
6 f- n. R( z; T' w7 g* U# _3 {实践是检验真理的唯一标准Practice is the sole criterion for testing truth.
* G; U r( B! o4 n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 N! I* x2 E7 ^5 u9 N8 b. j9 Y: C
韬光养晦hide one's capacities and bide one's time
8 s5 y1 R2 Q8 b2 [% G糖衣炮弹sugar-coated bullets2 v7 S4 W0 h: R& f+ Y3 z
天有不测风云Anything unexpected may happen. a bolt from the blue6 X1 l% a c; e, S Y) |9 a
团结就是力量Unity is strength.
2 z2 O6 m2 c+ N' z8 v& r3 U0 ^1 W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 4 u: ?9 \) @. d# C9 w0 B
歪风邪气unhealthy practices and evil phenomena
' y4 s! _' H! o" ?* Y- u1 X物以类聚，人以群分Birds of a feather flock together.
; Z; ~8 R0 t$ @! f2 C7 W' l9 O往事如风"The past has vanished (from memory) like wind.; What in past, is past."
5 L; e0 [' [' U3 {+ n, {2 I望子成龙hold high hopes for one's child7 N* V7 a; k2 D: ~8 B$ K
屋漏又逢连阴雨Misfortunes never come singly. When it rains it pours.
6 N) N7 }2 l- f/ Q/ r# z0 p文韬武略military expertise; military strategy
# R. d; t. l9 m! i, v4 c唯利是图draw water to one's mill
/ d/ o( H+ b( a4 G' t无源之水,无本之木water without a source, and a tree wiithout roots3 `( K& X" u" M
无中生有make/create something out of nothing
+ f5 L) _& G) Z- |' a$ h2 N无风不起浪There are no waves without wind. There's no smoke without fire.
. m6 L; @1 C3 Y- f- ]" G0 E9 w徇私枉法bend the law for the benefit of relatives or friends 5 u, X: f9 E. e( L2 f
新官上任三把火a new broom sweeps clean
* j1 |0 C5 \3 z9 `$ ~8 s# }: D. x- {& L虚心使人进步,骄傲使人落后Modesty helps one go forward, whereas conceit makes one lag behind.
% q3 b+ t& R; ]4 w! K0 N' k# T蓄势而发accumulate strength for a take-off
3 v$ e8 ?( M) \& U! x8 c心想事成May all your wish come true5 P0 r9 B* q8 c0 h% m
心照不宣have a tacit understanding; give tacit consent; tacit understanding
. u- e9 c' L5 ]# ~) t3 g: B" p先入为主First impressions are firmly entrenched. R# [% T8 l6 T4 F" P
先下手为强catch the ball before the bound
1 r7 K' F9 d2 V, [/ O2 m像热锅上的蚂蚁like an ant on a hot pan) P) W1 C8 L {, E2 u6 n
现身说法warn people by taking oneself as an example
$ x7 C3 w' U2 F0 T7 C息事宁人pour oil on troubled waters " ]' X% g& r; C
喜忧参半mingled hope and fear
. F: M0 @- [+ u( Y) G( I) C% A循序渐进step by step. U( l. E4 z, V9 Y1 E q
一路平安，一路顺风speed somebody on their way; speed the parting guest ; S/ C3 w. Z* n
严以律己,宽以待人be strict with oneself and lenient towards others
$ p9 C; [& d1 z @1 O0 w鱼米之乡a land of milk and honey
+ G7 l" S. y+ T8 G) R. ]有情人终成眷属"Jack shall have Jill, all shall be well."
' R( x9 b/ n" L" @/ {有钱能使鬼推磨Money makes the mare go. Money talks.6 p! y, z6 G/ R/ a" {; D6 C8 G
有识之士people of vision: J. K' D( Z1 f0 A* I4 U
有勇无谋use brawn rather than brain 5 p, _% Y( d8 r2 n: J" f
有缘千里来相会Separated as we are thousands of miles apart, we come together as if by predestination.
4 r9 @4 \1 m* f T与时俱进advance with times3 g; A' W7 L0 R3 I5 {% g6 f
以人为本people oriented; people foremost ( ]' [% j, C+ t) f: j# \
因材施教teach students according to their aptitude 3 R" j- _# w+ m, v
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."
. d4 v! Z4 \' w: b' I( ^欲速则不达Haste does not bring success.
# x- @" ~+ @* \ `6 `优胜劣汰survival of the fittest
6 O, T! b+ D- s2 f0 b" F英雄所见略同Great minds think alike.% w% h v6 p& R. y8 c$ N7 g8 g
冤家宜解不宜结Better make friends than make enemies.
9 `& y7 t% O" v' C冤假错案"cases in which people were unjustly, falsely or wrongly charged or sentenced; unjust, false or wrong cases" " J+ q# A5 t2 U" o
一言既出，驷马难追A real man never goes back on his words. 5 Z5 C: M9 D0 U3 U9 m
招财进宝Money and treasures will be plentiful7 c2 x6 h- i) \: P7 q, e
债台高筑become debt-ridden ? n2 E4 |" x7 f8 F0 M/ A
致命要害Achilles' heel
5 ?+ n1 \4 N, r" S0 g. V- v+ \众矢之的target of public criticism( q, f( ~$ p: Y* T2 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.
1 k) G( O* d# ?$ E纸上谈兵be an armchair strategist2 u3 p# f$ _7 I5 ^- p! J
纸包不住火Truth will come to light sooner or later.9 S/ t6 |' S: d
左右为难between the devil and the deep blue sea; between the rock and the hard place |
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