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爱屋及乌Love me, love my dog.
# a% i8 f, e Z1 K) ?百闻不如一见Seeing is believing.
3 t4 C3 T0 h3 ^) E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
+ p/ z/ X+ k# w笨鸟先飞A slow sparrow should make an early start.
' }8 T" x! q5 D, B4 _* `不眠之夜white night * H$ n# ?9 R) s+ N$ r0 b
不以物喜，不以己悲not pleased by external gains, not saddened by personnal losses$ |0 r1 p2 p' M- Q
不遗余力spare no effort; go all out; do one's best6 X0 d6 ]; A- f; E% b9 K$ m
不打不成交"No discord, no concord.
- k+ Q: `3 T& I" _* A. q3 p0 J拆东墙补西墙rob Peter to pay Paul & Z& z p+ q/ ~
辞旧迎新bid farewell to the old and usher in the new; ring out the old year and ring in the new 9 w4 A0 B* V7 u5 w& 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/ g. ^8 r' b8 o t) q J3 H; p
大开眼界open one's eyes; broaden one's horizon; be an eye-opener : T; U( q6 D3 y
国泰民安The country flourishes and people live in peace
9 m. w) D7 I0 m4 p- w8 g' 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 ' `' L9 t/ B. ^9 P N$ j- X: O# j- V
功夫不负有心人Everything comes to him who waits.
7 a3 M' w: E" C* y$ g4 J8 t好了伤疤忘了疼once on shore, one prays no more0 y6 m$ M, G6 G9 Y8 K; w2 ^ C
好事不出门，恶事传千里Good news never goes beyond the gate, while bad news spread far and wide.
) Y$ R6 D' _8 J和气生财Harmony brings wealth# H5 v* O. l. N- r v5 J* L
活到老，学到老One is never too old to learn.
3 F% \$ a; D/ Y4 p既往不咎let bygones be bygones
8 u- i4 y8 B. S金无足赤,人无完人Gold can't be pure and man can't be perfect.
* d9 B R! ~* `* M! F5 u金玉满堂Treasures fill the home w, c" j4 ?8 n: F# q- t. A6 d
脚踏实地be down-to-earth
( l' H b$ u+ Z7 J脚踩两只船sit on the fence : H( p2 _5 B* G2 v" a. Z* l
君子之交淡如水the friendship between gentlemen is as pure as crystal; a hedge between keeps friendship green ( }# L# q# ^- T+ Q0 ]- R% X9 q& S
老生常谈，陈词滥调cut and dried, cliché5 a- U! v3 g0 E1 O( G
礼尚往来Courtesy calls for reciprocity.
5 `! ?: P/ q1 |* ~留得青山在，不怕没柴烧"Where there is life, there is hope."
/ r% s! R7 `4 v- {$ e马到成功achieve immediate victory; win instant success/ @+ b2 V" d. E2 N: p1 r
名利双收gain in both fame and wealth6 U0 P4 V2 e4 p, t; t7 s! @ Y2 e
茅塞顿开be suddenly enlightened2 j, ]4 m* G3 r5 ~6 K: X
没有规矩不成方圆Nothing can be accomplished without norms or standards.# }* v: x5 N1 p$ v& {9 \ O, ?) A
每逢佳节倍思亲. Z- k0 k' d2 }+ G* s. I9 A; H
On festive occasions more than ever one thinks of one's dear ones far away.
$ F! m* f" T+ N# N2 p6 eIt is on the festival occasions when one misses his dear most. # ^% M$ i# O. ?
谋事在人，成事在天"The planning lies with man, the outcome with Heaven. / Man proposes, God disposes. "
/ E5 A- S/ p) p, I, S0 L弄巧成拙be too smart by half; Cunning outwits itself.
+ D. ^, }+ ~6 [拿手好戏masterpiece
# L/ z5 e" h- f7 p* r# X; W4 L赔了夫人又折兵throw good money after bad; p2 Q+ I+ Q0 G& ]
抛砖引玉a modest spur to induce others to come forward with valuable contributions; throw a sprat to catch a whale
8 v( C5 i& q M2 }8 m5 q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
' n3 a0 \7 P% F6 k: K抢得先机take the preemptive opportunities % e* y& d7 r9 e0 O- x
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.+ c1 N0 x" T+ H X
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$ U) ]" q+ O3 ?- k
前事不忘,后事之师Past experience, if not forgotten, is a guide for the future.2 t6 @# G6 O: o2 j
前人栽树,后人乘凉One generation plants the trees in whose shade another generation rests.+ Y% ~8 m0 n# H! |% r
One sows and another reaps.
& |/ ?7 o, {; K8 l$ l前怕狼,后怕虎fear the wolf in front and the tiger behind/ hesitate in doing something3 N: B% G3 E8 y! i. i, c
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. 9 M n# N/ r+ T Y
强强联手win-win co-operation5 g8 v) O; @& J' ]! N h4 l
瑞雪兆丰年A timely snow promises a good harvest.
+ W$ H3 e: W a人之初,性本善Man's nature at birth is good.
, V% X4 Y9 F! X& q* Q' u人逢喜事精神爽Joy puts heart into a man.6 L( _5 _2 d, R A6 K* ?
人海战术huge-crowd strategy
! j; L* {5 d) c4 n/ @# P5 k2 t世上无难事，只要肯攀登"Where there is a will, there is a way. " ) P. Y9 P; j: ~" X" Z
世外桃源a fictitious land of peace away from the turmoil of the world;
0 a5 Y4 C7 ]2 g- b+ e死而后已until my heart stops beating
. n$ m, V, t2 P9 D; u# J岁岁平安Peace all year round
. ]# Z& |& W% p) j9 @: b* g上有天堂，下有苏杭"Just as there is paradise in heaven, ther are Suzhou and Hangzhou on earth."
/ `2 ?. x0 c, a' Z9 i. X# e A塞翁失马，焉知非福Misfortune may be an actual blessing.
2 J: q$ C8 [' @( o4 h7 @* B+ F, [三十而立"A man should be independent at the age of thirty.
, a1 Q, U2 o( n1 JAt thirty, a man should be able to think for himself." 3 G0 a* g: D* `; D. B( d
升级换代updating and upgrading (of products)% d( h7 ^4 ]# A B9 T0 B- x
四十不惑Life begins at forty. 2 i4 Z7 S4 S' X8 @5 n0 U2 Y
谁言寸草心，报得三春晖"Such kindness of warm sun, can't be repaid by grass. " $ ?$ j0 z3 [' p4 H% k' ^# c& \
水涨船高When the river rises, the boat floats high.- J" O; @' t& o3 h$ \# ~; L9 y& j
时不我待Time and tide wait for no man. / g! {0 j* v U" K; e. @5 c. K
杀鸡用牛刀break a butterfly on the wheel# x5 m4 b* Q/ n4 V( r, m7 e
实事求是seek truth from facts; be practical and realistic; be true to facts
& b" C, H8 S. r0 C7 J说曹操,曹操到Talk of the devil and he comes.
( k& G7 r* `/ u实话实说speak the plain truth; call a spade a spade; tell it as it is
; y y" N [1 C, S% t实践是检验真理的唯一标准Practice is the sole criterion for testing truth.9 q6 |: G$ Q z* R! E8 [/ E v
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; "
& _$ R5 Z3 w( P& k2 e韬光养晦hide one's capacities and bide one's time
8 c$ }6 d; k9 Y K9 k糖衣炮弹sugar-coated bullets
5 W' d2 y: w) x2 N8 i. y6 q2 j天有不测风云Anything unexpected may happen. a bolt from the blue
~1 j, j8 i( Y$ o, ^! z$ ?) w4 E8 J5 e团结就是力量Unity is strength.
5 v. h! r. z: |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 , z6 X7 d4 i/ c# G
歪风邪气unhealthy practices and evil phenomena7 z. j2 F. j' u: M
物以类聚，人以群分Birds of a feather flock together.
/ I5 P u1 X( M1 k$ }8 C往事如风"The past has vanished (from memory) like wind.; What in past, is past."
( _. |7 k2 L- W/ l. ~6 X* E望子成龙hold high hopes for one's child& |8 K2 |$ @, w2 X- M2 J$ f+ u8 ?
屋漏又逢连阴雨Misfortunes never come singly. When it rains it pours.& C4 y8 h+ ~) D. B% V
文韬武略military expertise; military strategy
. p# M2 j4 D. \" B5 T( J! n4 f2 ^唯利是图draw water to one's mill 0 M0 Y8 ` g' h; e' ~1 w
无源之水,无本之木water without a source, and a tree wiithout roots
K6 ^% ]' C2 N7 M1 C: T无中生有make/create something out of nothing ' u' ]* J( s# o
无风不起浪There are no waves without wind. There's no smoke without fire.
. o1 i% Z& P9 g, s; N ]' X徇私枉法bend the law for the benefit of relatives or friends
, F; u! U; \5 z新官上任三把火a new broom sweeps clean
) T9 n' h5 [' d) @0 [) T虚心使人进步,骄傲使人落后Modesty helps one go forward, whereas conceit makes one lag behind.2 |4 F6 G9 d0 R! z3 o
蓄势而发accumulate strength for a take-off) I' r7 k7 s3 Q q1 Q6 q2 ~6 t
心想事成May all your wish come true: m: X4 l8 c& P5 l# t
心照不宣have a tacit understanding; give tacit consent; tacit understanding) w/ W6 @4 Y4 m# c5 @; K, a
先入为主First impressions are firmly entrenched.
* ~9 w- Q$ c8 I; d: m6 w5 C先下手为强catch the ball before the bound0 G: l, Y) I7 S2 G3 V- f* D9 m
像热锅上的蚂蚁like an ant on a hot pan* ~% s$ i( M( w$ j+ ~
现身说法warn people by taking oneself as an example. b0 K3 o# Y% J! h$ {) T
息事宁人pour oil on troubled waters
8 ^$ ^+ Z1 l9 Q& P7 b+ r# n& a6 y喜忧参半mingled hope and fear 0 }9 p' |8 j9 _: I2 k2 h( a$ G
循序渐进step by step
( ?- L5 O1 {' u) F8 L一路平安，一路顺风speed somebody on their way; speed the parting guest & W( @1 X/ U. J, V3 G- @ T
严以律己,宽以待人be strict with oneself and lenient towards others2 ]' z: o; c; U0 ~
鱼米之乡a land of milk and honey' j& z3 S+ O( Q e
有情人终成眷属"Jack shall have Jill, all shall be well."
! H+ q( T/ C6 |& R, ~5 M有钱能使鬼推磨Money makes the mare go. Money talks.1 T) @: ^# `. a. L" u
有识之士people of vision
v# I& ?5 S5 y8 m* `有勇无谋use brawn rather than brain 8 e& N: I' x- i# q4 L& w" C2 @5 j
有缘千里来相会Separated as we are thousands of miles apart, we come together as if by predestination.
/ }& q& v: Z4 a8 Y5 T* C7 j; W与时俱进advance with times
9 v' \ P$ `& c! I% q以人为本people oriented; people foremost
0 L! T8 R) {; S/ c# |因材施教teach students according to their aptitude
d5 d) O4 U9 C' ]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."
/ p9 x! v' D l# | s* ?6 p6 c" m欲速则不达Haste does not bring success.
. I" Q4 g# Q1 R2 B; E优胜劣汰survival of the fittest
) Z9 F" |3 _# t9 t2 z' j# E英雄所见略同Great minds think alike.
4 C2 J+ W7 J' r冤家宜解不宜结Better make friends than make enemies.
5 f1 G5 c! [$ y( ^# Q% g冤假错案"cases in which people were unjustly, falsely or wrongly charged or sentenced; unjust, false or wrong cases"
; @0 D' i% T. l' @0 j" @: J5 ^) f7 _一言既出，驷马难追A real man never goes back on his words. ! `1 B, d' `! h) f2 l- l! c
招财进宝Money and treasures will be plentiful
( E5 J- V6 w m( z& g$ U/ ]债台高筑become debt-ridden
U# C) }4 \4 j+ q8 w致命要害Achilles' heel h/ E6 X& g5 p; u! n* _+ G
众矢之的target of public criticism
: S, h$ j7 E I 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.
. \* w. s; u; [, f纸上谈兵be an armchair strategist# d1 w8 L& T0 w, W3 W- h
纸包不住火Truth will come to light sooner or later.
) e" Y8 X, I0 `! i左右为难between the devil and the deep blue sea; between the rock and the hard place |
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