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爱屋及乌Love me, love my dog.
2 X# ]) w: A! u- v- @: S百闻不如一见Seeing is believing.' w# K; \4 H4 R) E- u8 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& l N0 Y$ V. {4 t: D8 u- Z- c
笨鸟先飞A slow sparrow should make an early start.
- @" Z E; W4 P- `不眠之夜white night
$ e4 |# A3 l) d不以物喜，不以己悲not pleased by external gains, not saddened by personnal losses- d' ?/ k! l+ m' j1 Y
不遗余力spare no effort; go all out; do one's best
- H8 e: _9 k1 }. q不打不成交"No discord, no concord. , J. D& p' P3 {; A: e3 [1 {
拆东墙补西墙rob Peter to pay Paul 3 G6 [, W; H4 O1 C ?# o: ^0 C
辞旧迎新bid farewell to the old and usher in the new; ring out the old year and ring in the new % J1 ~) D, b3 G% f- U3 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
. Y) D+ l; h0 M; c n+ M大开眼界open one's eyes; broaden one's horizon; be an eye-opener
) i2 `: J% X0 o7 |7 p3 y! D国泰民安The country flourishes and people live in peace) ]1 M# c/ D2 M7 Y2 }7 G! Z6 Z, o
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 3 q# }: U- d c; k# D+ X/ q. C
功夫不负有心人Everything comes to him who waits.
- f; Z" i) j3 ]8 Z4 t# e好了伤疤忘了疼once on shore, one prays no more
* ^! T" ?' S5 {9 r* y9 Q' b0 P6 s4 V好事不出门，恶事传千里Good news never goes beyond the gate, while bad news spread far and wide.
# w" V0 v. [/ o1 u# [和气生财Harmony brings wealth$ s1 P$ V7 [9 i7 M7 c' _
活到老，学到老One is never too old to learn.
3 J: Y9 {' w+ i u" f$ ]既往不咎let bygones be bygones 1 {' O6 J* t) P/ O) j( A
金无足赤,人无完人Gold can't be pure and man can't be perfect. & H3 l2 b3 Z0 T; |( k% U
金玉满堂Treasures fill the home9 d; B$ G' ]9 t* R+ @2 U
脚踏实地be down-to-earth
* a# U2 H0 z! S2 Y! K脚踩两只船sit on the fence , o2 Y5 S0 V, V# j& R* i7 d& X8 W
君子之交淡如水the friendship between gentlemen is as pure as crystal; a hedge between keeps friendship green
7 l N; r( d, o, k1 C老生常谈，陈词滥调cut and dried, cliché
; c7 I' V( ^/ P2 q5 |* Z礼尚往来Courtesy calls for reciprocity. & ^8 ~5 M& k, I- d# E
留得青山在，不怕没柴烧"Where there is life, there is hope."
! x2 A0 f' f+ ]! r马到成功achieve immediate victory; win instant success
- _9 H+ x3 d4 M l2 C9 t名利双收gain in both fame and wealth
1 X0 I. x+ L2 Q- y茅塞顿开be suddenly enlightened
7 r8 F' J8 V! `/ w+ n没有规矩不成方圆Nothing can be accomplished without norms or standards.
# ~' o) a& ^/ `0 n, w每逢佳节倍思亲: I6 D' S! m" Z
On festive occasions more than ever one thinks of one's dear ones far away./ F2 H2 t- t2 z9 ]3 g; [
It is on the festival occasions when one misses his dear most.
4 B& @3 W# s9 v. g1 D3 p谋事在人，成事在天"The planning lies with man, the outcome with Heaven. / Man proposes, God disposes. ") G3 e% u1 G& S( ^0 I, V- f- p
弄巧成拙be too smart by half; Cunning outwits itself.( Z& C5 b0 L/ D3 h* y1 m: U
拿手好戏masterpiece5 `5 S7 J% C. R$ F: g
赔了夫人又折兵throw good money after bad3 g9 p! U: W& l- J! @
抛砖引玉a modest spur to induce others to come forward with valuable contributions; throw a sprat to catch a whale) g9 ^5 y; H P9 b
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
: O) c) F# j% \- `抢得先机take the preemptive opportunities
/ I, |9 \ C. L5 r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.* e _" P6 ^0 j- W
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 step4 m9 i) |. R1 z" j2 V# ^9 x- F) H
前事不忘,后事之师Past experience, if not forgotten, is a guide for the future.
" |' r; H o0 c* A前人栽树,后人乘凉One generation plants the trees in whose shade another generation rests.7 i: a9 F2 [% o. {; k
One sows and another reaps.
9 d/ l3 ~( P) R前怕狼,后怕虎fear the wolf in front and the tiger behind/ hesitate in doing something
C! y0 \6 X1 h9 X" _5 K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. 1 W$ ^; \$ f k/ [
强强联手win-win co-operation
% X! f& ]1 n' X2 \4 E- { y( X瑞雪兆丰年A timely snow promises a good harvest.
% R" u' c3 e; l. q% S# I% `, S; s人之初,性本善Man's nature at birth is good.
" m" J- A- R% |" i. \# D人逢喜事精神爽Joy puts heart into a man.8 F$ Z! j) v* p0 u
人海战术huge-crowd strategy - j3 p. I: B3 U2 r
世上无难事，只要肯攀登"Where there is a will, there is a way. " % l* T0 g$ h- G. K: J
世外桃源a fictitious land of peace away from the turmoil of the world;
' F" k* w* D5 _' M K6 n; o; ~: l死而后已until my heart stops beating
/ ?" @3 v) Q! v) S7 q3 m岁岁平安Peace all year round' k& e0 [- e" w- y* a
上有天堂，下有苏杭"Just as there is paradise in heaven, ther are Suzhou and Hangzhou on earth." . p3 _3 {" I( X- ^
塞翁失马，焉知非福Misfortune may be an actual blessing.
- t$ g" A- d5 M( l' y# l1 S三十而立"A man should be independent at the age of thirty.
; e% i/ z9 r; n6 H0 o: a0 NAt thirty, a man should be able to think for himself."
3 Z2 ~/ G9 |' C升级换代updating and upgrading (of products)
( F, h* b; ~9 Z& [" G7 a1 W四十不惑Life begins at forty. & H! b0 D: Y0 A' O
谁言寸草心，报得三春晖"Such kindness of warm sun, can't be repaid by grass. " . N9 R* t7 F4 `1 a( p+ }
水涨船高When the river rises, the boat floats high.8 c1 a% p5 Q8 c$ g+ t
时不我待Time and tide wait for no man. / D. t# M! c) O2 G
杀鸡用牛刀break a butterfly on the wheel
' B, M! u' e; y8 ?* u' S: [实事求是seek truth from facts; be practical and realistic; be true to facts 8 B1 F7 ?3 `1 z" P% Z
说曹操,曹操到Talk of the devil and he comes.
9 A- p2 n" V( i; q1 b实话实说speak the plain truth; call a spade a spade; tell it as it is * h1 {; d7 u$ P u! R
实践是检验真理的唯一标准Practice is the sole criterion for testing truth.
1 E+ e$ P' b+ s+ p& t0 u% ?8 ~( k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; "& E9 }9 d6 T9 T3 J& l
韬光养晦hide one's capacities and bide one's time
6 Q& \9 X8 F( ^0 b糖衣炮弹sugar-coated bullets
3 Y3 J. Z4 B8 e: j天有不测风云Anything unexpected may happen. a bolt from the blue% M5 x' j( V9 [" n& y% A
团结就是力量Unity is strength.
9 I @* m# r; B1 V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 : j7 S: u a- m' U8 ]" _! h# n
歪风邪气unhealthy practices and evil phenomena
* ^4 p+ [+ C0 R/ J( G物以类聚，人以群分Birds of a feather flock together.4 q1 u5 @" O$ g! p: F
往事如风"The past has vanished (from memory) like wind.; What in past, is past." / q. p; {5 H" r$ s- p6 s, P
望子成龙hold high hopes for one's child3 x) w3 l4 V0 h; r* i
屋漏又逢连阴雨Misfortunes never come singly. When it rains it pours.1 `. V/ W" O6 N; N5 L' Z/ d' Z: W
文韬武略military expertise; military strategy
1 S) @1 x4 T2 [% x7 A+ r唯利是图draw water to one's mill 0 {+ S7 @- ?! e" O
无源之水,无本之木water without a source, and a tree wiithout roots' ?0 P/ a9 U4 B4 f
无中生有make/create something out of nothing ! V, P9 ~9 T0 s6 y% W1 p; H* }, U
无风不起浪There are no waves without wind. There's no smoke without fire.. ?! q, y0 l, n! o
徇私枉法bend the law for the benefit of relatives or friends 5 D4 s/ U9 x, k% t4 V7 _
新官上任三把火a new broom sweeps clean * \/ k& H- P4 I
虚心使人进步,骄傲使人落后Modesty helps one go forward, whereas conceit makes one lag behind.; g7 _7 ~) G; c3 L% P2 C
蓄势而发accumulate strength for a take-off. ]% Q- P d3 A7 u7 T
心想事成May all your wish come true
6 ^: e7 d( w- q$ t3 j/ i4 r2 c a心照不宣have a tacit understanding; give tacit consent; tacit understanding! B8 j% }+ ^) X q5 i8 h
先入为主First impressions are firmly entrenched.- A% _/ `( d5 X0 |
先下手为强catch the ball before the bound' v+ w6 Y a. e
像热锅上的蚂蚁like an ant on a hot pan5 S+ J8 t4 r c. D* S- `8 M5 j
现身说法warn people by taking oneself as an example; ]- t, R* N7 `+ W! y( p* J# S
息事宁人pour oil on troubled waters
( u8 e2 T/ @7 j+ L0 D6 k. z9 |( o$ X喜忧参半mingled hope and fear 7 N# b! b3 q, q$ d& I7 V- \
循序渐进step by step
' U7 v) e9 r, k; I( \" E! i一路平安，一路顺风speed somebody on their way; speed the parting guest ' Z+ B/ C! V( U. C
严以律己,宽以待人be strict with oneself and lenient towards others
- w5 D, b- R5 S4 K2 G; F鱼米之乡a land of milk and honey3 i! w( e7 n6 s7 n2 B8 f
有情人终成眷属"Jack shall have Jill, all shall be well." ; p! z5 d0 @( X
有钱能使鬼推磨Money makes the mare go. Money talks.0 I9 ~# N7 e g% L
有识之士people of vision
( {# \0 p1 f- X有勇无谋use brawn rather than brain ) p- E1 R% L5 h0 C! ?. u6 ^
有缘千里来相会Separated as we are thousands of miles apart, we come together as if by predestination.
8 z( y; W' m" g, g与时俱进advance with times
6 p, c/ V9 i a1 m9 Q) h以人为本people oriented; people foremost
8 s: O2 ^! M( Z P因材施教teach students according to their aptitude
3 T5 A \1 N) X' ]4 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."
) q; }, G! j5 ^# {3 l* ]' N欲速则不达Haste does not bring success.
% r. {! v2 K2 A1 H优胜劣汰survival of the fittest * f2 z( }" q: V3 E0 L( h
英雄所见略同Great minds think alike.
6 }3 ]* ?! C ]% |& ^冤家宜解不宜结Better make friends than make enemies.
- v2 ~3 A$ M1 O5 M5 B冤假错案"cases in which people were unjustly, falsely or wrongly charged or sentenced; unjust, false or wrong cases"
) B' W' X ]. O4 ^1 Y6 W& m- _" Y一言既出，驷马难追A real man never goes back on his words. 0 s4 ?* W9 F* Y& x
招财进宝Money and treasures will be plentiful5 y1 i0 f: h6 a* B9 j: p5 L
债台高筑become debt-ridden5 p5 ]5 x' Z0 D; Z* i; o
致命要害Achilles' heel
& l" P; G3 ?* D: W, j0 e6 k$ t: g3 u众矢之的target of public criticism
& }3 c4 N8 t% S o% w$ }1 H. u! j) w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.
3 N7 Q; v V8 Z( I: d, g纸上谈兵be an armchair strategist
$ @. m% N j- s, u) J7 Q6 M纸包不住火Truth will come to light sooner or later.8 Y5 ~1 f' s' |8 Q C# U% D
左右为难between the devil and the deep blue sea; between the rock and the hard place |
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