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爱屋及乌Love me, love my dog.
9 J1 n8 U) t+ P4 m! L) C( ~. z百闻不如一见Seeing is believing." J8 j3 C- L1 U+ h2 d7 T, D6 S
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 C: |# \+ Q; M2 ~* r% k$ s' ~5 W: j
笨鸟先飞A slow sparrow should make an early start.
) l+ M5 [" Q9 I; O; w不眠之夜white night
4 Z( R6 |- `! N$ U7 [, v; z2 G# O6 U7 Q不以物喜，不以己悲not pleased by external gains, not saddened by personnal losses
$ G7 q2 j& O' w不遗余力spare no effort; go all out; do one's best$ X" \) V7 ~1 ^7 L
不打不成交"No discord, no concord. ' R( A+ a; V9 Q) `( t8 @
拆东墙补西墙rob Peter to pay Paul
/ p5 E) {5 _* ~! s# F0 U辞旧迎新bid farewell to the old and usher in the new; ring out the old year and ring in the new
0 E" h2 ~% E3 J L0 `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 all8 K9 J! l" R; A4 f! p4 V
大开眼界open one's eyes; broaden one's horizon; be an eye-opener
0 B1 W5 Q5 A: O国泰民安The country flourishes and people live in peace
* `6 m" S6 N# I* \8 p0 r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
' I9 D/ y4 P4 `4 u5 Q$ ^8 ]& O; U) V功夫不负有心人Everything comes to him who waits.
' C$ ?& o# H3 A) y% u. y好了伤疤忘了疼once on shore, one prays no more
, c) X7 {2 K* A. }( r5 l4 a好事不出门，恶事传千里Good news never goes beyond the gate, while bad news spread far and wide. & Z5 ]' h9 n P1 ~
和气生财Harmony brings wealth
( ^0 X# f! K$ w! ?% f, g9 U活到老，学到老One is never too old to learn. ! A, `2 m3 i4 N( \! R6 r
既往不咎let bygones be bygones 0 U' o6 D/ ~' M
金无足赤,人无完人Gold can't be pure and man can't be perfect. 0 J5 d0 o9 \- i* `& ~& J5 e
金玉满堂Treasures fill the home) q9 l# `9 {# m- k% [
脚踏实地be down-to-earth
, q. g, D ?4 ]3 W脚踩两只船sit on the fence & R. d+ e/ r/ ^# b8 S, M: C
君子之交淡如水the friendship between gentlemen is as pure as crystal; a hedge between keeps friendship green
8 \* @3 S1 N6 `" P/ M: @: p) v老生常谈，陈词滥调cut and dried, cliché
% D, J% l1 g) R9 I1 G礼尚往来Courtesy calls for reciprocity.
# e! P9 S! h n; E# E留得青山在，不怕没柴烧"Where there is life, there is hope."' D' y/ @/ f' w8 X0 I$ U
马到成功achieve immediate victory; win instant success, Z& ?( D+ x' U- P8 R8 M. S# K0 z
名利双收gain in both fame and wealth) i0 |+ d6 D7 _6 s) Q* ?% u( \$ D$ P
茅塞顿开be suddenly enlightened6 B) K% W, `/ k/ f5 ]
没有规矩不成方圆Nothing can be accomplished without norms or standards.
5 _8 k; [% g. _; v7 N" c$ g# q每逢佳节倍思亲' e6 ?% i2 Y o& B/ |3 Z4 s7 ~
On festive occasions more than ever one thinks of one's dear ones far away.9 w! h0 S% O4 }
It is on the festival occasions when one misses his dear most.
( n/ T) d8 ^1 R: U F谋事在人，成事在天"The planning lies with man, the outcome with Heaven. / Man proposes, God disposes. "
" D& _0 B4 V0 g" |弄巧成拙be too smart by half; Cunning outwits itself.
h+ [- [, Z4 |# w' I# g. p6 s# ^拿手好戏masterpiece1 B& H/ N: R" s& V% F
赔了夫人又折兵throw good money after bad
) U8 o- d E( D9 Q9 I抛砖引玉a modest spur to induce others to come forward with valuable contributions; throw a sprat to catch a whale
8 y1 u, Y Z2 m( N3 B$ o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% E% G* k D* v
抢得先机take the preemptive opportunities $ F& d# m; u/ b$ l2 X
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.+ D' E$ c( L9 \ @: v' B
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
1 I& g: V9 f, F" A' F6 L* e前事不忘,后事之师Past experience, if not forgotten, is a guide for the future.
, d/ Q$ B' r, O& c" M# a% Z+ F前人栽树,后人乘凉One generation plants the trees in whose shade another generation rests.1 K& y" h8 P0 P: i, S
One sows and another reaps.0 _& j1 c; p9 M" I& }
前怕狼,后怕虎fear the wolf in front and the tiger behind/ hesitate in doing something
2 j; ?$ ?8 i* J; b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.
5 ~: O/ I8 x: x. s; ?0 c% j强强联手win-win co-operation' H8 j7 p+ V3 V6 c; g) A b
瑞雪兆丰年A timely snow promises a good harvest.
5 }" o. N; x) @. V J0 f- k人之初,性本善Man's nature at birth is good.( R4 k1 x) x4 _
人逢喜事精神爽Joy puts heart into a man.$ M+ H4 P& [9 P" m* V; R
人海战术huge-crowd strategy g8 e% Q. X* |, Z+ E( ]6 O
世上无难事，只要肯攀登"Where there is a will, there is a way. " 4 i$ t- w7 `2 C$ A5 b( L! m
世外桃源a fictitious land of peace away from the turmoil of the world;
( G6 w% j* y2 N6 \+ ^% B死而后已until my heart stops beating
. p3 ~6 G$ D+ i; S& m- Y, s+ U岁岁平安Peace all year round p/ p. j8 V! z1 Q( F' [6 E
上有天堂，下有苏杭"Just as there is paradise in heaven, ther are Suzhou and Hangzhou on earth."
3 X) N" z. o: Q+ Q! z塞翁失马，焉知非福Misfortune may be an actual blessing.
# v0 t( Z6 X% _* C8 u) c4 D. g1 f三十而立"A man should be independent at the age of thirty.
0 j- e3 Y1 l, ^' C0 C4 `At thirty, a man should be able to think for himself."
+ q; a+ ~* G, t6 Y9 T6 s% J6 z6 @! E升级换代updating and upgrading (of products)
7 m: F& h( b& W; J( H, b) F四十不惑Life begins at forty. + t% f1 o, L _, w
谁言寸草心，报得三春晖"Such kindness of warm sun, can't be repaid by grass. "
# S7 l, ^7 b5 e水涨船高When the river rises, the boat floats high.
' b5 v* Z0 l, X x时不我待Time and tide wait for no man. / x K) h1 p- U3 P. E
杀鸡用牛刀break a butterfly on the wheel/ h! i( c4 n o0 R9 v
实事求是seek truth from facts; be practical and realistic; be true to facts
]! j' ?) q/ w3 G7 l说曹操,曹操到Talk of the devil and he comes./ G- t A* p6 a6 r$ C, ^5 F
实话实说speak the plain truth; call a spade a spade; tell it as it is
2 S8 O _, n" A$ n* p" V6 ?0 o实践是检验真理的唯一标准Practice is the sole criterion for testing truth.
% h/ @8 w' j( [$ L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; "
/ H( r8 h( z: J韬光养晦hide one's capacities and bide one's time" z7 w& f! G. q, j5 a0 V" Z
糖衣炮弹sugar-coated bullets
7 e. ?6 X# W; n+ ]4 X N3 x天有不测风云Anything unexpected may happen. a bolt from the blue
$ G( K) X( s3 L& x+ s% p团结就是力量Unity is strength.
* E f5 M6 j$ `8 M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
' U1 Z& |# Z# U& K歪风邪气unhealthy practices and evil phenomena
! K. e6 j- g8 |# n物以类聚，人以群分Birds of a feather flock together.
: g% t3 b. \' q W9 C' X往事如风"The past has vanished (from memory) like wind.; What in past, is past." 2 ]* k1 [4 n# R9 |, W
望子成龙hold high hopes for one's child
* E/ Z4 X9 z5 g7 A! N2 c: |屋漏又逢连阴雨Misfortunes never come singly. When it rains it pours.
8 n4 K; {, R/ h! C0 O$ i文韬武略military expertise; military strategy 0 ?* U+ ~, R, t+ I
唯利是图draw water to one's mill
( c" K; V/ s E) F6 i无源之水,无本之木water without a source, and a tree wiithout roots% b6 @9 _4 u* H9 A' K! w
无中生有make/create something out of nothing
4 C" e- r$ V( ~+ T0 X! @3 A无风不起浪There are no waves without wind. There's no smoke without fire.3 B. D9 V6 A% y* ~/ U
徇私枉法bend the law for the benefit of relatives or friends & U' }2 Q) D8 X) T) W2 T
新官上任三把火a new broom sweeps clean 6 C/ N! [, z6 E* F
虚心使人进步,骄傲使人落后Modesty helps one go forward, whereas conceit makes one lag behind.
8 M+ C9 y' [% E& P* c8 B3 K蓄势而发accumulate strength for a take-off
_$ o; ]8 m4 F# b心想事成May all your wish come true9 n+ r) ]+ l/ I" Q$ h- Q- k
心照不宣have a tacit understanding; give tacit consent; tacit understanding
" R' X* F7 x* X) Y, T! J0 m先入为主First impressions are firmly entrenched.; {7 P5 ?+ F! j
先下手为强catch the ball before the bound* Z! W' V, e2 Y) Y
像热锅上的蚂蚁like an ant on a hot pan0 B8 x2 Q; I. D* n- q
现身说法warn people by taking oneself as an example) }0 x" U3 H! ]) O3 D
息事宁人pour oil on troubled waters
; @! z- w; s& x$ p喜忧参半mingled hope and fear
# z& y8 K2 _9 s+ M+ c循序渐进step by step9 h/ x. k/ k/ I, ~; ]: `3 U& U
一路平安，一路顺风speed somebody on their way; speed the parting guest 1 G/ G7 [/ D1 C4 {8 U7 @+ m
严以律己,宽以待人be strict with oneself and lenient towards others/ ~& f9 k' Q/ t! d6 d: k
鱼米之乡a land of milk and honey1 M7 v$ D H7 ]. o }/ L6 i
有情人终成眷属"Jack shall have Jill, all shall be well."
. X4 J5 \3 c' p4 _9 ?有钱能使鬼推磨Money makes the mare go. Money talks./ ]! ]( o& L, H; Y& E
有识之士people of vision
' |, f9 m: W0 x, s7 T有勇无谋use brawn rather than brain 6 @+ \4 n3 j4 T/ }- r. N* d
有缘千里来相会Separated as we are thousands of miles apart, we come together as if by predestination.5 b6 g* a7 ? y# f* F7 ~5 K' X
与时俱进advance with times% R2 T9 M" T* Q: O* `
以人为本people oriented; people foremost * C4 _( p. H' y* V3 l
因材施教teach students according to their aptitude 8 J0 z' x% a! {9 `) ~
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."
2 u: }4 C$ u; Q* `* I d$ n+ t欲速则不达Haste does not bring success. , }2 e8 S5 L- A- u2 Z: r' ~
优胜劣汰survival of the fittest
0 [1 b0 v5 I$ Y. i$ @, x英雄所见略同Great minds think alike.
) u8 o+ i' P' @; o; ~' z H冤家宜解不宜结Better make friends than make enemies.' p0 R; d" Q9 W" Q6 p8 a* @2 C3 |. E
冤假错案"cases in which people were unjustly, falsely or wrongly charged or sentenced; unjust, false or wrong cases" 1 b1 c K. Y8 {0 O, K3 X
一言既出，驷马难追A real man never goes back on his words.
% s8 w2 W2 Y5 q8 u! f# C/ ?招财进宝Money and treasures will be plentiful
8 n6 t. S9 Y5 z- b9 {( O4 B: @债台高筑become debt-ridden% z( w7 | N( D4 I4 Y0 J3 f G: t
致命要害Achilles' heel
" B% U( l L) j7 k* a8 X8 L众矢之的target of public criticism
) h; h: q. ^/ f$ B3 e5 _% M' t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.
/ f6 {3 y9 s" S; m" E& p# I; W纸上谈兵be an armchair strategist3 O& x" X; b& O4 R* d8 d" Z
纸包不住火Truth will come to light sooner or later.% V% @1 h! T" `1 s# C
左右为难between the devil and the deep blue sea; between the rock and the hard place |
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