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爱屋及乌Love me, love my dog.
+ Z5 l u% B- P8 ^. F百闻不如一见Seeing is believing.) N+ @% }6 }* A! H
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
* j4 k0 z2 K# F4 u8 b) g笨鸟先飞A slow sparrow should make an early start.# j% C9 h: `& {9 h- F
不眠之夜white night ) i G$ O; q& h7 [5 B% W
不以物喜，不以己悲not pleased by external gains, not saddened by personnal losses6 F3 g2 r: x U& h6 V0 \( B
不遗余力spare no effort; go all out; do one's best
& r' m" [( G* Z不打不成交"No discord, no concord.
/ J7 Z+ q( T# n2 i- H! r X拆东墙补西墙rob Peter to pay Paul # H! Q% Z) b! A' |" @
辞旧迎新bid farewell to the old and usher in the new; ring out the old year and ring in the new . U: L8 }: j8 Q7 q }
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 U. w! F" I/ Q大开眼界open one's eyes; broaden one's horizon; be an eye-opener
2 [0 k- c! Y% o) M国泰民安The country flourishes and people live in peace% K1 ]2 L( D9 P: p. v i3 L
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
* Z; Q: u4 L* |- \功夫不负有心人Everything comes to him who waits.
: z, v# U& j- q' y* }& \: S3 K好了伤疤忘了疼once on shore, one prays no more" p5 r* W- b+ r2 m( j' D, 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.
+ E8 Q1 L# i" y$ M, |7 P和气生财Harmony brings wealth( s5 e3 R9 d5 z7 m
活到老，学到老One is never too old to learn.
, \' H% W9 h2 S. d既往不咎let bygones be bygones
3 b0 A: j h: m4 L! M$ J金无足赤,人无完人Gold can't be pure and man can't be perfect.
1 q) z' M' n; F& }- g6 s金玉满堂Treasures fill the home
) }* N8 D" x. p4 a7 g& J脚踏实地be down-to-earth # j- S8 H' ?4 I
脚踩两只船sit on the fence
; z9 J# L; S' U0 Z2 k君子之交淡如水the friendship between gentlemen is as pure as crystal; a hedge between keeps friendship green
5 N# M; D! X4 ?1 d. y6 W: m* N老生常谈，陈词滥调cut and dried, cliché5 M6 y6 i4 `% A/ v- G' A
礼尚往来Courtesy calls for reciprocity. ( H) H+ b& ]( C# ^7 t
留得青山在，不怕没柴烧"Where there is life, there is hope."/ @+ q9 A! E/ B, l
马到成功achieve immediate victory; win instant success' Y/ c2 m2 N! h4 m( \
名利双收gain in both fame and wealth; |5 @, b. @5 X( r! ]
茅塞顿开be suddenly enlightened" [* }; f- D6 k' P$ a# n5 S
没有规矩不成方圆Nothing can be accomplished without norms or standards.' {$ I7 [6 Q2 c8 a7 J9 Y: w& J
每逢佳节倍思亲; o: E, a$ d3 @: E7 e& Q
On festive occasions more than ever one thinks of one's dear ones far away.
. y6 \& O5 u3 J: p- dIt is on the festival occasions when one misses his dear most. : M. a6 |3 }2 p
谋事在人，成事在天"The planning lies with man, the outcome with Heaven. / Man proposes, God disposes. "6 E) ?. Z5 C% a L w, {
弄巧成拙be too smart by half; Cunning outwits itself.
, m3 J6 F* y0 N/ H拿手好戏masterpiece
% l8 s9 @6 T; j- ^, j赔了夫人又折兵throw good money after bad
& k; \: E! t, k A! |抛砖引玉a modest spur to induce others to come forward with valuable contributions; throw a sprat to catch a whale$ h: h- R, j& R3 N2 G6 q3 C
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
1 A, Q' s' C9 g( [+ R ?抢得先机take the preemptive opportunities * j% l9 u% n3 e6 c+ K$ o
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.' @& E1 N1 u9 J/ [
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
+ I6 K# E; Z, D9 f2 c9 c6 c前事不忘,后事之师Past experience, if not forgotten, is a guide for the future.
+ t# U( D* Y, t* W前人栽树,后人乘凉One generation plants the trees in whose shade another generation rests.
/ o% r) [- E6 r, K7 X" vOne sows and another reaps.* F. }5 `1 g5 y( M1 @( h
前怕狼,后怕虎fear the wolf in front and the tiger behind/ hesitate in doing something3 M! F- J. a0 r( O; j
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.
* r! \, y6 Z. ^, |强强联手win-win co-operation
$ U: p: \5 T4 A* i2 Y6 }5 {& [7 X瑞雪兆丰年A timely snow promises a good harvest.7 t$ x! E; J( s1 F
人之初,性本善Man's nature at birth is good.6 S I2 ]- p/ ^( _1 [
人逢喜事精神爽Joy puts heart into a man.3 _* g3 u* y. M$ p$ i
人海战术huge-crowd strategy ) V) `4 [; I4 i- H
世上无难事，只要肯攀登"Where there is a will, there is a way. "
, O5 M; \& l! s" X/ b& [- }世外桃源a fictitious land of peace away from the turmoil of the world; . m* u7 p3 B& H6 x
死而后已until my heart stops beating
9 j& W+ B; P( s( G1 H# @, u& r: A8 \岁岁平安Peace all year round
2 e; _1 K& O$ T8 h% E1 ^: A上有天堂，下有苏杭"Just as there is paradise in heaven, ther are Suzhou and Hangzhou on earth."
8 r7 v4 ]2 L. N: N B5 p, {5 x塞翁失马，焉知非福Misfortune may be an actual blessing.
" X7 Q7 V3 n. Z0 V6 Q% K# E三十而立"A man should be independent at the age of thirty.
4 V+ | ~6 ?1 B& i+ Z- a6 n/ \! b* UAt thirty, a man should be able to think for himself."
. y' |* V- k+ D1 `, w8 n. r T升级换代updating and upgrading (of products)
- {' G9 d5 e/ ~4 A: o+ R1 B I四十不惑Life begins at forty. 2 W; }$ W. ^2 J; U% ]* W1 M v
谁言寸草心，报得三春晖"Such kindness of warm sun, can't be repaid by grass. "
+ r' @6 W# T( } R# G水涨船高When the river rises, the boat floats high.. M. j( t6 a. j% R, f
时不我待Time and tide wait for no man. 3 y' ]- Q% R8 o! o
杀鸡用牛刀break a butterfly on the wheel
# D5 _$ n; z# {+ n1 |实事求是seek truth from facts; be practical and realistic; be true to facts # @" B }7 W5 l& {* t
说曹操,曹操到Talk of the devil and he comes.5 ^: h1 [1 R! y3 l$ k
实话实说speak the plain truth; call a spade a spade; tell it as it is " E1 q8 w3 I; Q: n+ ~
实践是检验真理的唯一标准Practice is the sole criterion for testing truth.0 D; Z; F+ K) F( p. @. H% O9 X
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; "
6 ]! F* w. E) {' q$ K- C0 [' ~9 ?; Y% J韬光养晦hide one's capacities and bide one's time
1 v# a% L# N& }7 n- i1 [糖衣炮弹sugar-coated bullets
& Y$ T4 ?& d% H5 w( u; C天有不测风云Anything unexpected may happen. a bolt from the blue
# K0 F6 z. L$ l' H( H团结就是力量Unity is strength.
, l. m5 C ` J& |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 . Y( N: \; u9 I: [* i' N8 n+ d. M
歪风邪气unhealthy practices and evil phenomena ^& D& a4 O4 d+ a, m
物以类聚，人以群分Birds of a feather flock together.1 y3 P2 [; ~" T* z8 @
往事如风"The past has vanished (from memory) like wind.; What in past, is past."
5 T4 Y% P/ F! ~* P望子成龙hold high hopes for one's child/ S# h8 ?4 o& Z5 P8 x4 C
屋漏又逢连阴雨Misfortunes never come singly. When it rains it pours.
3 |3 F$ C a3 L文韬武略military expertise; military strategy y9 E5 W4 `; M4 J: u+ ~
唯利是图draw water to one's mill 2 U; U" Y0 G4 `) N2 r
无源之水,无本之木water without a source, and a tree wiithout roots
" M) E& e; Y3 s+ k7 Y' u无中生有make/create something out of nothing 6 z) B4 B; d+ x, ?8 ]/ k( @3 a7 C
无风不起浪There are no waves without wind. There's no smoke without fire.
, Y- u8 ?2 F4 o# i( t徇私枉法bend the law for the benefit of relatives or friends ) R) _- ], j$ r2 a* A2 m& n4 s
新官上任三把火a new broom sweeps clean
$ [" g- @1 M' |虚心使人进步,骄傲使人落后Modesty helps one go forward, whereas conceit makes one lag behind. }' n! u! s, s2 v# |" h) R
蓄势而发accumulate strength for a take-off8 `" z5 |6 [" L
心想事成May all your wish come true2 q4 C7 m1 j, [& B" b1 z
心照不宣have a tacit understanding; give tacit consent; tacit understanding, m' S# P4 }6 _! a: X ~, L
先入为主First impressions are firmly entrenched.4 z1 G+ ^ B& ~# d( \2 B$ w
先下手为强catch the ball before the bound: t9 p+ _- t9 E6 m/ n
像热锅上的蚂蚁like an ant on a hot pan
0 m- i- T% b: Y+ A现身说法warn people by taking oneself as an example9 [' _2 G& C" L# U% R8 K
息事宁人pour oil on troubled waters 4 F7 a7 J u3 Q! D4 o
喜忧参半mingled hope and fear ; H# Z, G; F$ Z$ N
循序渐进step by step. q2 l( e: C5 C4 n! G' l) c& O
一路平安，一路顺风speed somebody on their way; speed the parting guest
2 `- R ]& c7 F7 D严以律己,宽以待人be strict with oneself and lenient towards others$ o; ^; J: l+ T2 ~+ A1 u% V5 _
鱼米之乡a land of milk and honey1 J$ A! \: H) U+ X8 Y
有情人终成眷属"Jack shall have Jill, all shall be well." 2 q7 x9 Q i& _& L. b- C
有钱能使鬼推磨Money makes the mare go. Money talks.
9 y1 z9 N' G# Y* O; G9 j有识之士people of vision
" F( O" |4 T1 z! q8 X' T" o有勇无谋use brawn rather than brain $ c: y% i" M1 W! t. j; L. S6 ]
有缘千里来相会Separated as we are thousands of miles apart, we come together as if by predestination.% n/ N- S' g/ C- Y' q2 Z, ?
与时俱进advance with times7 Y+ d; `- u- ~; d' \* H
以人为本people oriented; people foremost % T, S! D) |# K
因材施教teach students according to their aptitude ' b$ V# Y# _6 J% H; W: n
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." % L1 n. y) V# Q9 i" }: c y: U
欲速则不达Haste does not bring success. # O$ [$ b0 j9 n' Z$ r
优胜劣汰survival of the fittest
; r3 A) W9 a4 S0 m1 P: \! X9 _英雄所见略同Great minds think alike., `7 J3 E S+ `
冤家宜解不宜结Better make friends than make enemies.
# i3 u3 D0 ]9 j1 l7 s/ p/ S冤假错案"cases in which people were unjustly, falsely or wrongly charged or sentenced; unjust, false or wrong cases"
7 Z) |" r7 j* R* w一言既出，驷马难追A real man never goes back on his words. 5 c6 b( Q5 L' c K5 P8 v
招财进宝Money and treasures will be plentiful S4 y, _$ D% [ I% S0 w# k+ r% e8 v
债台高筑become debt-ridden. |6 ^* D! u. d. O/ H: [: }
致命要害Achilles' heel
5 T" q3 w- |' x$ N' A9 p2 L众矢之的target of public criticism5 h/ N' H1 }4 [
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.2 k* R2 Y" a$ Q( d7 M$ |. `
纸上谈兵be an armchair strategist
# X4 {- Z3 k( F& q! D4 M纸包不住火Truth will come to light sooner or later." @: Z [, Q4 ?5 q) I
左右为难between the devil and the deep blue sea; between the rock and the hard place |
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