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爱屋及乌Love me, love my dog.& z2 n2 B, g% m0 A
百闻不如一见Seeing is believing.
& S0 |5 x: j! H0 A8 e% n' S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
; H+ x7 H% i0 Q9 M% ]3 t笨鸟先飞A slow sparrow should make an early start.
3 ~+ u: Q N/ s$ Z不眠之夜white night
0 V- ^. \5 N. Z4 C1 w不以物喜，不以己悲not pleased by external gains, not saddened by personnal losses
. I5 |! q w- M- B5 J' l* n8 x2 X不遗余力spare no effort; go all out; do one's best3 r4 d! q& ^( I0 E8 w+ b
不打不成交"No discord, no concord.
$ ^7 z1 [* Z3 G$ \ n, @6 A- ?- q拆东墙补西墙rob Peter to pay Paul 5 w1 e$ l3 M, v
辞旧迎新bid farewell to the old and usher in the new; ring out the old year and ring in the new
; @, U5 Z( ?- R1 Y W% K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& X+ u2 z- i7 J) `# P$ Z
大开眼界open one's eyes; broaden one's horizon; be an eye-opener
" K8 u5 Z2 `1 V3 Z* t国泰民安The country flourishes and people live in peace
& _# e8 ?( ?& V1 E, s6 Q# ]7 m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 6 D) k L+ b$ T" l2 o$ ~
功夫不负有心人Everything comes to him who waits. $ t8 _* @2 x8 B r- ?' p
好了伤疤忘了疼once on shore, one prays no more/ w. r; J. `" V) e
好事不出门，恶事传千里Good news never goes beyond the gate, while bad news spread far and wide. 5 u' x( @1 G8 J8 F P8 |+ [
和气生财Harmony brings wealth
7 c5 m# ?$ q) L" F活到老，学到老One is never too old to learn.
: r, e0 o; f" W5 c1 F* @既往不咎let bygones be bygones
+ H- n% I! Q x5 M+ e+ [9 P9 g金无足赤,人无完人Gold can't be pure and man can't be perfect.
9 f! ~: x+ m6 L+ n0 i金玉满堂Treasures fill the home& o9 ?, x- i' C* @6 N
脚踏实地be down-to-earth 1 f M" |% j% Q/ U% ~
脚踩两只船sit on the fence
, O/ o4 s( Z6 Q7 X君子之交淡如水the friendship between gentlemen is as pure as crystal; a hedge between keeps friendship green 6 I0 U( u8 i X5 G8 W
老生常谈，陈词滥调cut and dried, cliché# J0 O0 s* Q+ L0 t
礼尚往来Courtesy calls for reciprocity. 3 V* q7 F" r* t' o5 E
留得青山在，不怕没柴烧"Where there is life, there is hope."* k ]1 ]6 ?+ N6 Z& x- b# H# Q( o
马到成功achieve immediate victory; win instant success
# N5 C% B) S, L6 @4 G; i名利双收gain in both fame and wealth, q6 }& b1 k, r X8 L1 i
茅塞顿开be suddenly enlightened
4 T! q3 f9 y% |( U/ p/ A没有规矩不成方圆Nothing can be accomplished without norms or standards.4 O+ B. }/ V _2 ^4 @9 q
每逢佳节倍思亲
; v2 h+ ]/ k0 v# Z8 z8 } Z* [On festive occasions more than ever one thinks of one's dear ones far away.2 j; Z+ T" w! S. v$ b p; a
It is on the festival occasions when one misses his dear most. # Z5 ?! W! k2 }; C7 ^% x
谋事在人，成事在天"The planning lies with man, the outcome with Heaven. / Man proposes, God disposes. "2 P1 |+ |& H. y' a0 Z' Q: @5 v
弄巧成拙be too smart by half; Cunning outwits itself.3 F. |% f" ~0 m1 z: r
拿手好戏masterpiece
2 _3 h* V: J! }赔了夫人又折兵throw good money after bad
! g2 N: Y/ D( s6 t: \0 o抛砖引玉a modest spur to induce others to come forward with valuable contributions; throw a sprat to catch a whale; u; `7 W9 L1 V+ X 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 end1 t1 l3 B3 u: [2 P/ B
抢得先机take the preemptive opportunities
! b0 w( S0 v' H% z7 `8 q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.7 h" Q& U) b( ]1 k u' `1 @
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
8 B1 V8 C2 x- j+ ?前事不忘,后事之师Past experience, if not forgotten, is a guide for the future.
+ H' [ N4 \% h# I- C- L前人栽树,后人乘凉One generation plants the trees in whose shade another generation rests.4 }1 @3 ]5 F- ?2 a. e0 h. |: K
One sows and another reaps.
+ p5 M: F+ p9 X$ |8 a1 q前怕狼,后怕虎fear the wolf in front and the tiger behind/ hesitate in doing something
" [+ w R: z m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. * {- j" E- U/ q5 f7 k
强强联手win-win co-operation
( a( B f, w! Q5 p3 }瑞雪兆丰年A timely snow promises a good harvest.
/ z# ]; [' c1 w# G8 s& ^人之初,性本善Man's nature at birth is good.
! ^9 B+ Z0 D4 f | o. j3 U2 {+ S人逢喜事精神爽Joy puts heart into a man.* R8 Z6 G2 Y5 U1 V
人海战术huge-crowd strategy ! x& C, v3 K+ m! p* w/ s: A5 y
世上无难事，只要肯攀登"Where there is a will, there is a way. "
* Y6 |2 [6 Z1 q7 L% ?, L世外桃源a fictitious land of peace away from the turmoil of the world; , n) k; z5 a$ u4 F' w, J
死而后已until my heart stops beating
' s4 B$ H3 P1 u岁岁平安Peace all year round
# y' O' `8 ]6 F% h2 K% K1 `" V; G# Q上有天堂，下有苏杭"Just as there is paradise in heaven, ther are Suzhou and Hangzhou on earth."
7 e; q$ j; Y; K. U* U塞翁失马，焉知非福Misfortune may be an actual blessing.
+ F& n$ L( v- _! W2 ]3 J三十而立"A man should be independent at the age of thirty.
. Y) ~' g# C+ O8 w2 nAt thirty, a man should be able to think for himself." 6 k6 h A" [! R2 X y
升级换代updating and upgrading (of products)
6 y- V' L9 u; S: E) D8 A, Y四十不惑Life begins at forty. j# X0 Q$ W- H4 i, H `
谁言寸草心，报得三春晖"Such kindness of warm sun, can't be repaid by grass. "
r5 e* T; z- M3 E$ F5 Y" P; ]! e8 k水涨船高When the river rises, the boat floats high.4 M" n- j% t6 i O; g2 e
时不我待Time and tide wait for no man. ' P# L' o7 F6 b8 Q
杀鸡用牛刀break a butterfly on the wheel D% u$ C; L# s0 q S4 q
实事求是seek truth from facts; be practical and realistic; be true to facts 6 Q3 j0 v9 n* h; y4 D' @' K# K
说曹操,曹操到Talk of the devil and he comes.9 C5 o8 d. Z! C# R- }
实话实说speak the plain truth; call a spade a spade; tell it as it is + [% l/ J' D+ Y7 ~6 _, a# c
实践是检验真理的唯一标准Practice is the sole criterion for testing truth.% h6 A0 `. @7 N9 |* S& b3 G* s& P
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; "
+ Z$ x. m8 r# f& g# q& L G, v韬光养晦hide one's capacities and bide one's time
$ Y, M- s3 d2 K2 m. j( B; f糖衣炮弹sugar-coated bullets2 Y7 n0 Z7 D3 V8 b
天有不测风云Anything unexpected may happen. a bolt from the blue
( N4 s. G0 E" I- i' a团结就是力量Unity is strength.
' t' q5 o. K5 w4 e {0 f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 5 E$ G1 U; J, a2 @. P* \
歪风邪气unhealthy practices and evil phenomena7 q7 x8 i( \0 Z- G5 a; q; i1 q
物以类聚，人以群分Birds of a feather flock together.6 r' X; Y+ A4 K9 Y
往事如风"The past has vanished (from memory) like wind.; What in past, is past."
6 s. Q# Z+ M1 e% r5 V$ X/ \望子成龙hold high hopes for one's child, |! ^/ e; }7 d
屋漏又逢连阴雨Misfortunes never come singly. When it rains it pours.+ @) @9 e4 n: V9 B
文韬武略military expertise; military strategy 4 I$ P8 |! F8 _' [8 U! x; I
唯利是图draw water to one's mill
% ^) J# j0 l" Z6 C0 R" x无源之水,无本之木water without a source, and a tree wiithout roots: f* m/ \ q1 w2 y% [
无中生有make/create something out of nothing
9 z% t0 V, K- U无风不起浪There are no waves without wind. There's no smoke without fire.$ {! q# B3 P' L! R- ~
徇私枉法bend the law for the benefit of relatives or friends
2 u( D" I- E @8 B. u新官上任三把火a new broom sweeps clean 6 h5 u0 u) F. N& l, q! F
虚心使人进步,骄傲使人落后Modesty helps one go forward, whereas conceit makes one lag behind.
g# j3 ]3 y: A7 a: D5 k蓄势而发accumulate strength for a take-off
0 Q R8 v: J3 S7 s M心想事成May all your wish come true: o( O! Y$ K1 t4 q1 N# J6 X
心照不宣have a tacit understanding; give tacit consent; tacit understanding
1 n' {' P: X Z先入为主First impressions are firmly entrenched.
+ H, k1 o$ R2 {2 a" N2 Z' N先下手为强catch the ball before the bound7 N, L1 y' A1 w, t
像热锅上的蚂蚁like an ant on a hot pan) d- |/ p* {: q" w
现身说法warn people by taking oneself as an example! ]+ J! _! P" Y, [: X6 y% M5 v
息事宁人pour oil on troubled waters
' Z6 }' |. I' s- i9 J& e& t! Y2 l喜忧参半mingled hope and fear : ~8 Z3 ], A4 v! t: Y8 o0 E
循序渐进step by step( y4 ~( }! s1 ]7 O" |; {: D
一路平安，一路顺风speed somebody on their way; speed the parting guest * X6 g' A0 M1 C# j: F- A( t3 |
严以律己,宽以待人be strict with oneself and lenient towards others2 L! a- X: E5 N6 ~# \; d( m
鱼米之乡a land of milk and honey
$ _* ~6 ^* L4 H/ [0 ^2 }9 u有情人终成眷属"Jack shall have Jill, all shall be well."
% {9 D: T. F, Q2 r, y/ L有钱能使鬼推磨Money makes the mare go. Money talks.
9 n6 a! d2 u& [1 L ^: Z/ J有识之士people of vision
# r+ g% Z6 u. h8 Z" B# M5 v有勇无谋use brawn rather than brain * o$ Z* a |9 a
有缘千里来相会Separated as we are thousands of miles apart, we come together as if by predestination.
8 e% z% L P- U2 d. R与时俱进advance with times
$ B$ C9 u2 }+ T6 u& K Q0 ]& Z以人为本people oriented; people foremost
, a5 u. h2 f6 L3 ]因材施教teach students according to their aptitude
* \1 X5 ~0 m+ _- U/ F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."
/ C4 v: l* F& {- B! v2 e/ ?欲速则不达Haste does not bring success.
. V7 ] V8 W; Q7 Z& B# C7 s3 B优胜劣汰survival of the fittest
4 O/ \! M2 Q. T/ Q/ v" A% |& ?英雄所见略同Great minds think alike.7 G) x8 x- h5 l; l V7 x
冤家宜解不宜结Better make friends than make enemies.
* t E' [6 C0 |0 B冤假错案"cases in which people were unjustly, falsely or wrongly charged or sentenced; unjust, false or wrong cases"
* l" A9 V3 ]' X一言既出，驷马难追A real man never goes back on his words.
- b3 S, |$ W# L5 H1 S+ E0 M2 T- P招财进宝Money and treasures will be plentiful
1 X. J) ^! e; } v$ w! n债台高筑become debt-ridden! |) U+ \8 T2 z" A5 L
致命要害Achilles' heel
* I4 N3 A' U+ O! f众矢之的target of public criticism: z# _: D) D7 i' K0 Y/ N5 ]4 l- 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.
+ C7 R9 G0 j) _: x1 x4 l H) ^6 E纸上谈兵be an armchair strategist
, P. \; k' A, E6 X) _纸包不住火Truth will come to light sooner or later.3 E4 H2 `. I( k2 A" C' E# f
左右为难between the devil and the deep blue sea; between the rock and the hard place |
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