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爱屋及乌Love me, love my dog.
: z9 K. C( s5 O+ t百闻不如一见Seeing is believing.6 M1 w, O' `; Y' p1 x! K
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
' E* ]/ X* t; M' C笨鸟先飞A slow sparrow should make an early start.
8 ]) b% Q: N1 g: n/ f不眠之夜white night / L3 K# N( w, n; T
不以物喜，不以己悲not pleased by external gains, not saddened by personnal losses; ]0 B+ B; j1 h+ w' ?7 w: V1 y
不遗余力spare no effort; go all out; do one's best" R$ t+ y9 r' n
不打不成交"No discord, no concord.
/ K( e ~) P) M% X/ u5 V拆东墙补西墙rob Peter to pay Paul
2 p' `; e8 U+ N辞旧迎新bid farewell to the old and usher in the new; ring out the old year and ring in the new ; A& ]6 G8 b5 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: k! \+ S8 n; X# |; x
大开眼界open one's eyes; broaden one's horizon; be an eye-opener 2 c/ v8 q: X" N3 T: A, z
国泰民安The country flourishes and people live in peace- H3 K% t; A* z; g
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
F N2 l: l+ X0 m' `功夫不负有心人Everything comes to him who waits. 5 ^+ Q8 L( X4 t J
好了伤疤忘了疼once on shore, one prays no more- H8 Y0 O( L5 R: \
好事不出门，恶事传千里Good news never goes beyond the gate, while bad news spread far and wide. , z o" D2 U3 T) Y, l8 W1 J3 M
和气生财Harmony brings wealth& J; o+ ], G7 ^( v/ {
活到老，学到老One is never too old to learn.
4 A0 y7 \: _& M# [4 J$ X既往不咎let bygones be bygones
/ Q7 R @4 }6 i* c9 s金无足赤,人无完人Gold can't be pure and man can't be perfect.
% j& f, u& {! }# d0 ]- n金玉满堂Treasures fill the home' Z4 |9 w& q8 k( ]
脚踏实地be down-to-earth
6 e0 d0 V* t$ A0 G; J1 B脚踩两只船sit on the fence
; t" u0 c9 Q6 f" d5 O4 D c6 P君子之交淡如水the friendship between gentlemen is as pure as crystal; a hedge between keeps friendship green
3 X( a' x) k+ {1 a( B3 |8 g老生常谈，陈词滥调cut and dried, cliché0 x6 d6 ~# L% N: b
礼尚往来Courtesy calls for reciprocity.
7 k2 Z. t& F4 q1 R( A9 S留得青山在，不怕没柴烧"Where there is life, there is hope."
# a( z* D6 w& q马到成功achieve immediate victory; win instant success2 Y# P$ y9 Z+ D
名利双收gain in both fame and wealth
6 P8 _, H# ^( Q7 L茅塞顿开be suddenly enlightened
2 ? h2 w* |1 D6 y$ Y& Z' q, }% U没有规矩不成方圆Nothing can be accomplished without norms or standards.
7 `( {) \3 U8 C! Q4 C0 l每逢佳节倍思亲0 \, k( X2 |, V
On festive occasions more than ever one thinks of one's dear ones far away.- W% N* b3 L# E6 f0 s
It is on the festival occasions when one misses his dear most.
* x6 _ I' V- z" R2 R6 E谋事在人，成事在天"The planning lies with man, the outcome with Heaven. / Man proposes, God disposes. "7 k( j' y* c8 s
弄巧成拙be too smart by half; Cunning outwits itself.1 {1 U5 `7 P: s, w. z0 p
拿手好戏masterpiece
9 Z8 f* x, r# g; i赔了夫人又折兵throw good money after bad% a9 ^9 c2 h' C9 [9 ~5 f
抛砖引玉a modest spur to induce others to come forward with valuable contributions; throw a sprat to catch a whale
, y6 }& |/ H3 @' \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
% T: m' p, T7 s5 \3 L' \) u抢得先机take the preemptive opportunities
$ [/ {& k& ^5 d4 R9 D8 G; w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.* {: W- ?+ e- f5 {9 J! c, |. z
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
6 E) A2 u8 X; {) A' Z前事不忘,后事之师Past experience, if not forgotten, is a guide for the future.9 w, S0 o/ m* e8 _0 N
前人栽树,后人乘凉One generation plants the trees in whose shade another generation rests.
' D/ g2 f3 L5 pOne sows and another reaps.0 y/ O8 N. B4 n* q% A- s
前怕狼,后怕虎fear the wolf in front and the tiger behind/ hesitate in doing something
4 i$ E6 u, C, R4 A) [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. ; Z J) v- \& E* d1 F, q F' z
强强联手win-win co-operation8 y* K9 u1 v* U1 ]$ Q' X
瑞雪兆丰年A timely snow promises a good harvest.2 Q5 L4 b* V L- k$ H3 v
人之初,性本善Man's nature at birth is good.8 C( f1 _, a- c
人逢喜事精神爽Joy puts heart into a man.
) C9 H, _4 p! P- [( |, h人海战术huge-crowd strategy 6 I& q+ C% `+ ` P }
世上无难事，只要肯攀登"Where there is a will, there is a way. " 9 n6 m% L5 E- h" ]
世外桃源a fictitious land of peace away from the turmoil of the world;
* J) _7 R' h+ p5 f& [9 ~8 b# S' H5 q死而后已until my heart stops beating
/ o% Y8 h5 M, F. V- ~" p5 i岁岁平安Peace all year round9 [* ^ X. |- Z T7 {
上有天堂，下有苏杭"Just as there is paradise in heaven, ther are Suzhou and Hangzhou on earth." 9 I% Q7 `; w2 J7 G5 T3 ]- a8 x
塞翁失马，焉知非福Misfortune may be an actual blessing.1 \& e* s0 q( q( x6 l
三十而立"A man should be independent at the age of thirty.
# T" ~( D s5 ~. y" y9 RAt thirty, a man should be able to think for himself." 0 E9 p& C k# @# x
升级换代updating and upgrading (of products)
! T4 y% w& S c7 i1 s四十不惑Life begins at forty. * x* h$ Y/ U: l: F' t
谁言寸草心，报得三春晖"Such kindness of warm sun, can't be repaid by grass. "
+ o; X& M8 ?& t; N水涨船高When the river rises, the boat floats high.
7 Z2 A3 {0 X7 f+ E; L时不我待Time and tide wait for no man.
- p. f8 O1 T% u* j5 m杀鸡用牛刀break a butterfly on the wheel
7 M) t5 W$ I2 b, } Z' G实事求是seek truth from facts; be practical and realistic; be true to facts . Q8 ~) Z! F! W o+ w6 ~# `
说曹操,曹操到Talk of the devil and he comes.3 u. ?8 j1 K+ F2 p$ m2 I
实话实说speak the plain truth; call a spade a spade; tell it as it is " k1 J* _! V6 T- j( E
实践是检验真理的唯一标准Practice is the sole criterion for testing truth.
5 k& l) B0 e7 x" D" K% G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; "- w1 O- L1 j9 y. O+ C5 L- Z
韬光养晦hide one's capacities and bide one's time2 j! e: K ]; C) S5 l% L
糖衣炮弹sugar-coated bullets1 C/ L( |# h" E2 K
天有不测风云Anything unexpected may happen. a bolt from the blue) B! e. p% ~8 {' [! A" t" m
团结就是力量Unity is strength.
- s% Z' [6 T! N3 Y+ E3 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 6 I! L5 S! T# B: b$ f) _
歪风邪气unhealthy practices and evil phenomena5 E3 }' R: _ w" b* ^- W
物以类聚，人以群分Birds of a feather flock together.' }3 N0 L/ c1 ?0 a" \
往事如风"The past has vanished (from memory) like wind.; What in past, is past." , L7 P0 [9 X* I$ r* P5 o
望子成龙hold high hopes for one's child& _4 q u5 m2 _) G
屋漏又逢连阴雨Misfortunes never come singly. When it rains it pours.! T9 ?/ ?0 A3 F4 q" [1 D
文韬武略military expertise; military strategy , W) N. b @, x$ m1 i; S3 y
唯利是图draw water to one's mill
( T; A; p, _. s/ h无源之水,无本之木water without a source, and a tree wiithout roots
7 n0 h. U- C- Y* M' N无中生有make/create something out of nothing ; }& _& D, o7 g( J5 Y; |
无风不起浪There are no waves without wind. There's no smoke without fire.
9 C N5 \) k1 N1 q- {1 K* d徇私枉法bend the law for the benefit of relatives or friends & _0 u# e" w% n) y
新官上任三把火a new broom sweeps clean 8 F8 V& \' p5 |8 Q
虚心使人进步,骄傲使人落后Modesty helps one go forward, whereas conceit makes one lag behind.2 Y7 z0 [, x7 o8 d
蓄势而发accumulate strength for a take-off4 t0 g3 l- k1 u8 v
心想事成May all your wish come true
G3 [, p, S; Q$ \$ x心照不宣have a tacit understanding; give tacit consent; tacit understanding
+ v( e4 x# J8 k- G5 t/ i先入为主First impressions are firmly entrenched.% M1 u' }/ K i, [2 d! c
先下手为强catch the ball before the bound
2 A, [/ r. I9 q- @+ x+ f5 K6 E% l. h像热锅上的蚂蚁like an ant on a hot pan" }: U# @6 n, s2 `+ g3 Q
现身说法warn people by taking oneself as an example
. n+ U% D; L- n3 |息事宁人pour oil on troubled waters + o) w' n& k) [8 u( H' K1 q8 o
喜忧参半mingled hope and fear
8 s4 y6 T& V& z5 \* L: h! S- q6 G循序渐进step by step4 G1 Q3 u) a6 T& D% }+ P
一路平安，一路顺风speed somebody on their way; speed the parting guest
8 Y& L. p- F! ?" `1 B3 W R( p严以律己,宽以待人be strict with oneself and lenient towards others( }- \% f7 d8 E5 o. x% Y5 @. |
鱼米之乡a land of milk and honey) t# L7 ^/ i0 i& l4 R" W
有情人终成眷属"Jack shall have Jill, all shall be well." # V5 M' X) r0 `& v' R$ w: s0 K
有钱能使鬼推磨Money makes the mare go. Money talks.
: M3 C; F2 I- B& x& C" T: E有识之士people of vision
1 H( L( n" [4 X3 }5 w- v% }有勇无谋use brawn rather than brain , j" M2 d, a- f! B: x5 l/ i
有缘千里来相会Separated as we are thousands of miles apart, we come together as if by predestination.
9 n. X; Y, T* w3 N与时俱进advance with times
: j" \5 W8 X% h0 R1 J9 N以人为本people oriented; people foremost
8 W* B/ s5 P) S$ d因材施教teach students according to their aptitude
$ J/ x/ \& @- n8 Z& y9 _0 u# E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."
8 c7 U* _' L, p: s1 a+ i欲速则不达Haste does not bring success.
# k) c1 K P- e/ e优胜劣汰survival of the fittest # {; K2 C+ c* c( H+ w* s. o
英雄所见略同Great minds think alike.
& n% Q2 @& V. z" {* M- x0 i$ v冤家宜解不宜结Better make friends than make enemies.
+ F' |* q* f. c& D冤假错案"cases in which people were unjustly, falsely or wrongly charged or sentenced; unjust, false or wrong cases" : |/ V3 b- ^$ ?- p0 h3 C
一言既出，驷马难追A real man never goes back on his words. , R' k6 |: E5 t' p/ N- d
招财进宝Money and treasures will be plentiful
0 b/ u/ x- ^$ w3 N& F5 q1 o债台高筑become debt-ridden
2 ~3 p3 n" D, h2 }致命要害Achilles' heel
) [% j5 g! x' T众矢之的target of public criticism
" f; w0 d' x, H9 h6 f4 _, S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 m0 Z) v# A# d; i纸上谈兵be an armchair strategist$ g0 B8 x6 O5 q- \1 w
纸包不住火Truth will come to light sooner or later.( b6 Y/ d7 [, k+ N, n
左右为难between the devil and the deep blue sea; between the rock and the hard place |
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