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爱屋及乌Love me, love my dog.4 ]) p+ n' `. Z5 T5 H) j( F+ M
百闻不如一见Seeing is believing.
4 P( ] D& x- X; _* i4 r+ ?" 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
8 d, @3 k1 D* {1 h; {" l7 q. Y, E笨鸟先飞A slow sparrow should make an early start.
. l7 }% [2 U& W3 h8 g不眠之夜white night
& s2 Y) ~* U0 b不以物喜，不以己悲not pleased by external gains, not saddened by personnal losses
% L+ S* c1 l1 M& t不遗余力spare no effort; go all out; do one's best
u* I' V' j7 z0 y, C0 {9 ?0 D不打不成交"No discord, no concord. : N0 g) q, U& F; v {
拆东墙补西墙rob Peter to pay Paul ; `: e7 T& n* R3 V. 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 , v: K2 g* i2 _1 }. s8 `+ Z6 L; Y0 C
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, |2 X; c; `1 W4 P% N- ?" p6 I: o
大开眼界open one's eyes; broaden one's horizon; be an eye-opener
( q3 E& \; v0 m) V国泰民安The country flourishes and people live in peace3 P' N% G+ u" K4 [ o0 F2 P5 v
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
; T# e2 \) \! O功夫不负有心人Everything comes to him who waits. , ?# t- R( p1 N+ D1 [5 J
好了伤疤忘了疼once on shore, one prays no more
; H3 p& f: A0 c. 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. 7 S# Q6 u. e6 X# M. ~
和气生财Harmony brings wealth( l: u) g$ R C
活到老，学到老One is never too old to learn. ! j( j4 R' X1 W' U$ R
既往不咎let bygones be bygones
- s9 W3 i# o6 ]$ t' Y- ?1 e- O$ j7 X金无足赤,人无完人Gold can't be pure and man can't be perfect. 7 o; A; F6 C8 x7 {4 n- k4 q# ^0 E
金玉满堂Treasures fill the home
9 h, F- T |/ @# D& w6 x$ z( W脚踏实地be down-to-earth / a+ ^/ \/ v7 ?+ I5 E
脚踩两只船sit on the fence
4 D( a; A6 Z" r# O4 |8 l君子之交淡如水the friendship between gentlemen is as pure as crystal; a hedge between keeps friendship green
( ^6 S/ l$ c; [老生常谈，陈词滥调cut and dried, cliché, {! f. G: w0 @: l9 `
礼尚往来Courtesy calls for reciprocity.
# J2 L3 e. K. ^留得青山在，不怕没柴烧"Where there is life, there is hope."( a' d8 X1 f2 u) k7 }/ l' q
马到成功achieve immediate victory; win instant success, w: R& b* j) `% {: ~8 L! r( J7 Z
名利双收gain in both fame and wealth1 s' O# L5 t- ~" A1 s4 B
茅塞顿开be suddenly enlightened
+ O* z& k* Z; k没有规矩不成方圆Nothing can be accomplished without norms or standards.# t$ r6 Q& \4 R ?
每逢佳节倍思亲
& j! M0 f% N6 A$ [" wOn festive occasions more than ever one thinks of one's dear ones far away.
7 h0 z: N* `* p/ o* TIt is on the festival occasions when one misses his dear most.
; Z2 n7 ~3 z# Z" \& c2 D4 S, t谋事在人，成事在天"The planning lies with man, the outcome with Heaven. / Man proposes, God disposes. "1 s6 z/ r. ^4 Q5 |" K' V
弄巧成拙be too smart by half; Cunning outwits itself.
4 @, d* [5 x- Y拿手好戏masterpiece
. }% _+ ?. i4 P5 G7 h赔了夫人又折兵throw good money after bad
$ d' X) k1 _" K' [3 `6 g& F$ i抛砖引玉a modest spur to induce others to come forward with valuable contributions; throw a sprat to catch a whale6 k y7 b, q3 b" d: m
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/ z' O q- M+ i' s+ l% @$ o抢得先机take the preemptive opportunities
8 E% n; c$ z: U' }9 `$ ~5 [9 D) C G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.
2 a; o7 X! C& ]0 v6 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 step( E: Q. r8 _6 e. y: I* R) w2 @
前事不忘,后事之师Past experience, if not forgotten, is a guide for the future.$ M4 [! p+ b5 U% g0 A8 m
前人栽树,后人乘凉One generation plants the trees in whose shade another generation rests.' f+ }8 s& J5 n8 ~4 _/ A0 G
One sows and another reaps.
; F- R2 R( F+ L& J8 g: h- K0 p前怕狼,后怕虎fear the wolf in front and the tiger behind/ hesitate in doing something
/ r7 i1 J6 c( E( K {/ ^6 D' a4 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! v! B8 l$ O) u
强强联手win-win co-operation3 j V4 e, F8 i
瑞雪兆丰年A timely snow promises a good harvest., `/ ?+ E5 l [- @4 j; p. v
人之初,性本善Man's nature at birth is good.
, e2 T9 j8 h3 e人逢喜事精神爽Joy puts heart into a man.' G! ]' g* B# |0 y' u1 B: v8 e
人海战术huge-crowd strategy
% t# t5 m4 J; S$ \世上无难事，只要肯攀登"Where there is a will, there is a way. " + T4 Q3 ]) q/ y- c8 Y
世外桃源a fictitious land of peace away from the turmoil of the world; ! ^0 q# H, Y5 J* O
死而后已until my heart stops beating
+ p8 O( Q9 X) _* E- \7 |% e岁岁平安Peace all year round
5 m: R' Z6 v" x" c+ i上有天堂，下有苏杭"Just as there is paradise in heaven, ther are Suzhou and Hangzhou on earth."
1 T9 P1 P9 q% O% c+ Y; K2 h塞翁失马，焉知非福Misfortune may be an actual blessing.
/ ?( r" W5 n; i* ?; e三十而立"A man should be independent at the age of thirty.
1 x/ `; C! y8 LAt thirty, a man should be able to think for himself." 1 e/ `: }8 R+ _: X+ P. z$ t' H
升级换代updating and upgrading (of products)
. C4 }/ P# K4 B5 [四十不惑Life begins at forty. ; X! L" ~% \4 W
谁言寸草心，报得三春晖"Such kindness of warm sun, can't be repaid by grass. " , I- C# R0 i! H; C9 V* Z: x. A& `" B, H3 s
水涨船高When the river rises, the boat floats high.
5 r/ j6 t/ Y, ^, f时不我待Time and tide wait for no man.
+ p8 O2 J, j9 k9 X+ Z* M% C" a; O杀鸡用牛刀break a butterfly on the wheel
; Z$ `# v+ [) m实事求是seek truth from facts; be practical and realistic; be true to facts ; N6 B% ^; p8 _) N" H2 n
说曹操,曹操到Talk of the devil and he comes.5 \, O2 `: @; ?8 e6 h6 r b
实话实说speak the plain truth; call a spade a spade; tell it as it is
* }# j' r! Q- ~" h3 e4 n/ F实践是检验真理的唯一标准Practice is the sole criterion for testing truth.+ I M2 s' ^4 p/ ]3 D
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 B2 N. K1 h; F, x( ]
韬光养晦hide one's capacities and bide one's time
/ }% C8 j. b0 g( `( i糖衣炮弹sugar-coated bullets9 w' ~3 [ [0 A( A8 L" P
天有不测风云Anything unexpected may happen. a bolt from the blue
( ]# ]8 v5 _. j' g; g$ l# f* {团结就是力量Unity is strength.* v6 l0 N) C, b& ]
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
. U z7 H y8 p0 f# l) W. S歪风邪气unhealthy practices and evil phenomena
9 M1 [" a! _) c0 k* c( F D物以类聚，人以群分Birds of a feather flock together.
. b" d5 b3 M, \6 c% A! F往事如风"The past has vanished (from memory) like wind.; What in past, is past." , b, ` x, N1 O2 V
望子成龙hold high hopes for one's child9 |7 d) k) S6 z" [3 d* V
屋漏又逢连阴雨Misfortunes never come singly. When it rains it pours.
. L0 J* W& B) u. q文韬武略military expertise; military strategy
$ D# x: S: }9 j& I" H唯利是图draw water to one's mill
* r0 g3 w; x5 _+ i4 W3 P+ ~; Z# u无源之水,无本之木water without a source, and a tree wiithout roots( n: ]2 g5 P L. N2 H; w: q4 X
无中生有make/create something out of nothing 3 N6 @, a e3 \3 {8 k" Y; @
无风不起浪There are no waves without wind. There's no smoke without fire.
/ f" E* ~- Y" A" r l徇私枉法bend the law for the benefit of relatives or friends ; r! u$ q+ w& S# K) `
新官上任三把火a new broom sweeps clean
: w2 f$ i' t' O: U虚心使人进步,骄傲使人落后Modesty helps one go forward, whereas conceit makes one lag behind.
" G$ n# h/ c$ A蓄势而发accumulate strength for a take-off2 d' g2 ^( t# T) k
心想事成May all your wish come true1 U( t# V8 H. d" B. N% p
心照不宣have a tacit understanding; give tacit consent; tacit understanding
: l+ U' O; }& k+ y1 H! Z2 _' w先入为主First impressions are firmly entrenched.# {7 S2 t3 b; o! ]
先下手为强catch the ball before the bound
* J( ?: ^2 s. k2 T& A像热锅上的蚂蚁like an ant on a hot pan" `; y: c" |% M" @, A$ D3 Q' Z
现身说法warn people by taking oneself as an example/ \' f6 F* R6 y0 n/ G
息事宁人pour oil on troubled waters
% Z$ j7 G8 \9 C喜忧参半mingled hope and fear
( ^% l: k I' p$ b* v循序渐进step by step% c; u' V, M5 P6 m
一路平安，一路顺风speed somebody on their way; speed the parting guest
z n) P+ a) t1 [( [1 n' d. t严以律己,宽以待人be strict with oneself and lenient towards others
: [% b9 t Q- \+ _1 I2 f6 W鱼米之乡a land of milk and honey
( A& C0 n+ J# T* I有情人终成眷属"Jack shall have Jill, all shall be well."
+ _' A. o$ Q& f) [2 g" W' |有钱能使鬼推磨Money makes the mare go. Money talks.$ C, U) \ J- m& ]
有识之士people of vision3 T3 X0 \" l7 k! u- H
有勇无谋use brawn rather than brain
) \% A/ ?3 T9 ^7 f; u有缘千里来相会Separated as we are thousands of miles apart, we come together as if by predestination.- U8 | ~& Y$ c4 f0 X
与时俱进advance with times
6 B9 v$ b3 X4 `; R) ~( @以人为本people oriented; people foremost # @4 y! S- V* M; f6 n, j$ _
因材施教teach students according to their aptitude
- W- B4 t' w; k3 U2 Q p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." " b" u% e" R4 d7 E/ r
欲速则不达Haste does not bring success. % H+ K7 M1 `. I7 Y( h) G3 H3 i6 z9 n
优胜劣汰survival of the fittest # t( t7 r! N* B) w) @9 T
英雄所见略同Great minds think alike.+ |; n: w& b0 `9 F
冤家宜解不宜结Better make friends than make enemies.
- x7 T& z/ |# v T# l冤假错案"cases in which people were unjustly, falsely or wrongly charged or sentenced; unjust, false or wrong cases" % Y M; V4 W( A& Z; r1 X
一言既出，驷马难追A real man never goes back on his words. ! a3 z8 E; b# z2 X/ M% v
招财进宝Money and treasures will be plentiful
8 _/ n" G+ I0 V* t9 M9 D; _债台高筑become debt-ridden/ H- F6 P4 h/ H0 a% [ E$ _7 W
致命要害Achilles' heel
: m. J* ]) r. K- z0 Y8 A/ `5 h众矢之的target of public criticism
' v0 U$ k4 i/ \1 C) [& C0 n: b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 I& ]1 A+ ]# L0 O" C0 k纸上谈兵be an armchair strategist
" n( g+ ?3 Q2 |: h: N+ `纸包不住火Truth will come to light sooner or later.& ]0 ~1 ^* @: U* [3 }
左右为难between the devil and the deep blue sea; between the rock and the hard place |
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