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爱屋及乌Love me, love my dog.
- a: J, g! l7 f n$ i百闻不如一见Seeing is believing.
1 ]+ F( |( Z$ k& p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 worst1 |" {/ @5 ~3 e' P
笨鸟先飞A slow sparrow should make an early start./ [$ K- K& q" {" b: j: @5 x
不眠之夜white night & s( Q) i X: D+ Q
不以物喜，不以己悲not pleased by external gains, not saddened by personnal losses
% W/ j E. G7 ?! F' `5 f不遗余力spare no effort; go all out; do one's best
+ w# H$ _! ?1 C( Z7 z7 m( Z3 b) W不打不成交"No discord, no concord. 2 `- N- {; J6 |! b: o& G( A8 r
拆东墙补西墙rob Peter to pay Paul " }( H- U5 ?# l8 P9 D' t6 f
辞旧迎新bid farewell to the old and usher in the new; ring out the old year and ring in the new
( w0 a% _/ i! j) i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
* q! V- [$ u3 l/ K) ~( ?1 w1 V大开眼界open one's eyes; broaden one's horizon; be an eye-opener # k* V3 O. } h0 I2 S& ?
国泰民安The country flourishes and people live in peace
+ \" B- s) ]; ]' V( _, h* y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
4 t: X5 ~2 U- e' B9 D" O& P) `功夫不负有心人Everything comes to him who waits.
( ^) K/ d6 j! ?. D好了伤疤忘了疼once on shore, one prays no more
+ n8 ?5 F* y. f' I. g0 j好事不出门，恶事传千里Good news never goes beyond the gate, while bad news spread far and wide. & l7 Q# t" A2 z9 o$ a, w* j6 n
和气生财Harmony brings wealth
, S* p& j# u2 `活到老，学到老One is never too old to learn.
6 L, X1 \! G7 v" M6 [" H既往不咎let bygones be bygones
: N/ h; b1 {: k) \金无足赤,人无完人Gold can't be pure and man can't be perfect. ) D5 y* m9 l6 Y9 A
金玉满堂Treasures fill the home4 ]: P9 M: v) [5 P8 w3 G
脚踏实地be down-to-earth 0 @3 i2 ~8 {% L7 r
脚踩两只船sit on the fence - d8 l2 ^# \3 Q- v. ]
君子之交淡如水the friendship between gentlemen is as pure as crystal; a hedge between keeps friendship green 5 H1 [! N% ~: d4 h. N
老生常谈，陈词滥调cut and dried, cliché
( w: e* @8 E. ~礼尚往来Courtesy calls for reciprocity.
& S8 j1 T+ R- [( K, _( [9 R, u留得青山在，不怕没柴烧"Where there is life, there is hope."
5 R1 N: r( f9 z! T3 P马到成功achieve immediate victory; win instant success3 W# h4 Q, f$ }
名利双收gain in both fame and wealth
( O3 @* Z# u+ j! X6 K5 F6 V# f茅塞顿开be suddenly enlightened
- Q* ?1 x2 h* D3 N没有规矩不成方圆Nothing can be accomplished without norms or standards.
; y3 M3 N/ J) _7 a每逢佳节倍思亲
5 m* S a% d2 MOn festive occasions more than ever one thinks of one's dear ones far away.! R& y |& [( N& p' j! S9 C7 K
It is on the festival occasions when one misses his dear most.
. K) ~; F& Y) V3 ?$ a" F* A谋事在人，成事在天"The planning lies with man, the outcome with Heaven. / Man proposes, God disposes. "
) O. W. ?7 O; N弄巧成拙be too smart by half; Cunning outwits itself.: g: H* d5 k8 p6 \% w
拿手好戏masterpiece
8 V8 P1 ]" U, X* @赔了夫人又折兵throw good money after bad
( C0 H. u, p0 t1 L2 N- ?0 L抛砖引玉a modest spur to induce others to come forward with valuable contributions; throw a sprat to catch a whale3 \0 n7 i+ Y+ R2 a( U- G
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
$ Y" i& D8 Z% ]" p! E+ M! C抢得先机take the preemptive opportunities - P) P4 l+ @; |: o. V
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.
% X+ x8 y$ o; u' B/ j4 G5 S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' x A- D% C4 ^' H" ~! O
前事不忘,后事之师Past experience, if not forgotten, is a guide for the future.5 D6 }: C& [1 s0 }6 Z y3 x) S
前人栽树,后人乘凉One generation plants the trees in whose shade another generation rests.! u0 s* R, F# X1 e* I1 `; k* Y
One sows and another reaps.
, z/ m6 ], [# [ ]5 F4 F& x6 d前怕狼,后怕虎fear the wolf in front and the tiger behind/ hesitate in doing something" {* |* @ U# \ q3 l6 c% m3 H1 L
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.
: Y8 s3 Y; j$ A+ _+ N$ u强强联手win-win co-operation
0 H7 Y$ Z, c* Q/ p瑞雪兆丰年A timely snow promises a good harvest.- |3 t! q9 E: H1 q' P+ S0 g
人之初,性本善Man's nature at birth is good.
+ z* n, ?0 t2 z$ _人逢喜事精神爽Joy puts heart into a man.
8 K) P+ T0 N8 o4 x. |9 W9 }* ^人海战术huge-crowd strategy
1 m9 l+ Z3 w& t+ `世上无难事，只要肯攀登"Where there is a will, there is a way. " 0 t( X5 n* H [& @, @% y, M- m+ \
世外桃源a fictitious land of peace away from the turmoil of the world;
3 Z+ d; [, S6 V8 s, |# e6 O死而后已until my heart stops beating
- v6 C: {" ^/ \/ B1 f$ S. d) M7 r6 Y岁岁平安Peace all year round2 H2 u; j7 K/ p8 a* u
上有天堂，下有苏杭"Just as there is paradise in heaven, ther are Suzhou and Hangzhou on earth." 5 R* ^7 L& q1 W" m9 m
塞翁失马，焉知非福Misfortune may be an actual blessing.2 J+ Y! u* }% N
三十而立"A man should be independent at the age of thirty. $ }& u$ P3 F- C
At thirty, a man should be able to think for himself." 8 L8 t, w# X' o, S) [
升级换代updating and upgrading (of products)
& s) k. A. s3 h9 R( t0 [# m, ~. W四十不惑Life begins at forty. 1 A! U+ S5 p3 n1 D% Y' P/ t
谁言寸草心，报得三春晖"Such kindness of warm sun, can't be repaid by grass. "
, k1 q/ J4 Z6 A5 D! A9 y" F& v# i水涨船高When the river rises, the boat floats high.
' Y6 ~# H" ]. K/ L0 D时不我待Time and tide wait for no man. 7 N6 L W+ Y7 u' q0 p
杀鸡用牛刀break a butterfly on the wheel4 T' [& q0 u$ d. d+ r
实事求是seek truth from facts; be practical and realistic; be true to facts
3 R. _* s8 a" y2 i' |6 W说曹操,曹操到Talk of the devil and he comes.3 H6 w, W0 K% F) I& Q3 E1 h- |4 z
实话实说speak the plain truth; call a spade a spade; tell it as it is
1 K4 j. F! R, }) K8 ~3 v9 K" T实践是检验真理的唯一标准Practice is the sole criterion for testing truth.2 `8 ^+ @+ x2 @9 k7 n6 A" 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; "
6 `7 z" Y3 t$ ]2 c. V7 U4 c韬光养晦hide one's capacities and bide one's time
2 p+ W4 s1 |. u2 y% D糖衣炮弹sugar-coated bullets
5 A' w6 C8 o6 A天有不测风云Anything unexpected may happen. a bolt from the blue* [+ o# E/ H5 X& `
团结就是力量Unity is strength.
0 B J0 J3 `' h b3 O0 L. s% }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 x) X' W$ G1 I; ]" }( g
歪风邪气unhealthy practices and evil phenomena! t! S" Z* N& v/ v: z+ `
物以类聚，人以群分Birds of a feather flock together.( O7 o8 K: m8 [" @! T
往事如风"The past has vanished (from memory) like wind.; What in past, is past."
, l/ `+ F& b3 a# t4 ~; _7 \望子成龙hold high hopes for one's child
! Q7 w7 o" v( W0 }( I9 M( D4 F0 {屋漏又逢连阴雨Misfortunes never come singly. When it rains it pours.' u/ l* e, F) v% H" r! c$ H
文韬武略military expertise; military strategy
2 M ?& M0 @ J+ e+ b" [/ d唯利是图draw water to one's mill + x) b* _3 h4 i) R- n; ?* ^+ u( o
无源之水,无本之木water without a source, and a tree wiithout roots5 C# \5 z- W" s
无中生有make/create something out of nothing
- {4 p* | W5 k1 G无风不起浪There are no waves without wind. There's no smoke without fire.7 _# M9 B% q+ t0 g# L4 |5 ~; ^
徇私枉法bend the law for the benefit of relatives or friends 8 Y1 h/ e, |1 X; o2 M; I) k' y
新官上任三把火a new broom sweeps clean
8 p5 y* t; S" `) q! C虚心使人进步,骄傲使人落后Modesty helps one go forward, whereas conceit makes one lag behind.
/ o5 Y% f0 p) U' d6 @, I蓄势而发accumulate strength for a take-off2 _ R7 H, l9 z8 Z# { ~8 X# o
心想事成May all your wish come true
' T' H+ L, B( J* ~; q心照不宣have a tacit understanding; give tacit consent; tacit understanding/ i3 u1 U' G! D. M W
先入为主First impressions are firmly entrenched." t. |- l* \8 J, [7 j% Z! J
先下手为强catch the ball before the bound
, S8 ?' p) B6 s! T7 G像热锅上的蚂蚁like an ant on a hot pan
6 l, z# P" c( \* p" K现身说法warn people by taking oneself as an example0 S( T1 V! Q1 K
息事宁人pour oil on troubled waters # I! P# M; K) g) P' S! n j* O
喜忧参半mingled hope and fear l8 g+ e! W: `" t& U D
循序渐进step by step( o8 H/ P$ m' p# P; Y6 t
一路平安，一路顺风speed somebody on their way; speed the parting guest 1 I9 M) ]! A5 q u" v* e K
严以律己,宽以待人be strict with oneself and lenient towards others: I' z, O4 U1 R3 ^- ]6 U
鱼米之乡a land of milk and honey+ M! E4 x# G# n- `- b4 b3 I) Q
有情人终成眷属"Jack shall have Jill, all shall be well."
0 |( @8 w. r' ?9 W+ A% \1 d6 P/ \6 O有钱能使鬼推磨Money makes the mare go. Money talks.
2 H/ I _6 O# W. O7 X; @0 i. _有识之士people of vision- M' O0 D: A( m' f
有勇无谋use brawn rather than brain ( I. P; v5 f1 \
有缘千里来相会Separated as we are thousands of miles apart, we come together as if by predestination.7 J2 i8 a3 h0 J5 [: P L
与时俱进advance with times! p% T/ L$ ^- }5 P7 S/ I6 e
以人为本people oriented; people foremost 2 V- m6 }' J1 a' O! K# o/ b' N8 ]9 b
因材施教teach students according to their aptitude # U& B o) w! l! f" o. T8 o$ i2 Q
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." " U5 D5 T- x* R3 c' f" C
欲速则不达Haste does not bring success. 6 W8 E/ K; w$ B2 ?7 m1 V
优胜劣汰survival of the fittest & d a% T9 e) j
英雄所见略同Great minds think alike.5 M/ y! G5 t. f; _8 @
冤家宜解不宜结Better make friends than make enemies. R1 ?5 [9 q" I5 A; P+ W
冤假错案"cases in which people were unjustly, falsely or wrongly charged or sentenced; unjust, false or wrong cases" 4 l6 M6 ^2 P6 d; p, m: K
一言既出，驷马难追A real man never goes back on his words. + ]* n) Z1 A6 b g* \0 Z8 d+ ~
招财进宝Money and treasures will be plentiful
/ K( m% a. w4 x4 g8 D, z债台高筑become debt-ridden- [) [2 Z, f3 \, Q5 A. L& k. F
致命要害Achilles' heel
7 ]( e' t- V4 x+ X2 y众矢之的target of public criticism
2 {3 J9 l4 T* B; A+ }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. v7 m/ M0 c! _8 s
纸上谈兵be an armchair strategist
1 G2 v% l p- f纸包不住火Truth will come to light sooner or later.) ?" l8 h; i" f; z
左右为难between the devil and the deep blue sea; between the rock and the hard place |
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