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爱屋及乌Love me, love my dog.
( _; Y6 y' |3 N6 U' l7 Q百闻不如一见Seeing is believing.
y$ l/ ?% ]/ `4 Q/ l$ H4 b* D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% m- W E- f" C" h
笨鸟先飞A slow sparrow should make an early start.
9 T. G& w7 J6 z3 Y6 U& [不眠之夜white night C$ N2 Q3 ?+ i) p/ q
不以物喜，不以己悲not pleased by external gains, not saddened by personnal losses5 Z1 Z# J$ ?- v' H) l- {5 b2 f) ]# t, t
不遗余力spare no effort; go all out; do one's best
! @# O# M% {8 ? \+ ]不打不成交"No discord, no concord. % {) f4 r& G# m. r# @; p
拆东墙补西墙rob Peter to pay Paul % l9 {( K; V3 O4 h/ B" \7 L M. l
辞旧迎新bid farewell to the old and usher in the new; ring out the old year and ring in the new : o; ]: D: [- [7 |+ V* V
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( M o; ~4 Q. g
大开眼界open one's eyes; broaden one's horizon; be an eye-opener ( O/ v, J' T+ C4 N1 l
国泰民安The country flourishes and people live in peace& S& U; 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
5 N& @9 @) b+ o z1 L# S功夫不负有心人Everything comes to him who waits.
# U! z' p% M- L7 q M3 I; I6 t( H9 u好了伤疤忘了疼once on shore, one prays no more2 s0 H+ g5 ]/ ^; W* a
好事不出门，恶事传千里Good news never goes beyond the gate, while bad news spread far and wide.
% ~ E4 u6 [$ w/ }9 B和气生财Harmony brings wealth4 S r* z2 f4 X2 ]! a1 A0 \
活到老，学到老One is never too old to learn.
' ~9 X/ D2 o5 u( Z既往不咎let bygones be bygones . I: y1 f& i6 s) j
金无足赤,人无完人Gold can't be pure and man can't be perfect. : s2 z8 T; W; r' b+ l! ]8 P
金玉满堂Treasures fill the home
8 V7 |: R$ z4 j! A9 U$ p脚踏实地be down-to-earth # t }1 C( F" w2 k3 R; h3 g
脚踩两只船sit on the fence
2 Y4 _% @8 ^/ F& \" o1 ?" e君子之交淡如水the friendship between gentlemen is as pure as crystal; a hedge between keeps friendship green 3 n$ v& O2 q5 i2 x( ~) O
老生常谈，陈词滥调cut and dried, cliché
: j/ X, {5 r6 e& a% q6 }礼尚往来Courtesy calls for reciprocity. C' m0 y3 A6 h4 `
留得青山在，不怕没柴烧"Where there is life, there is hope."
. z: C& Q9 j( v0 ~马到成功achieve immediate victory; win instant success
" c9 P, x: t' [$ o7 @% \5 M; a名利双收gain in both fame and wealth
/ K! O$ d+ C/ ]; y1 U, s0 ^, d茅塞顿开be suddenly enlightened8 \ K) b5 d4 s# ]
没有规矩不成方圆Nothing can be accomplished without norms or standards.- s, |' U9 S% F) j( o8 @5 h9 `
每逢佳节倍思亲% n5 G2 h% W$ K' x, ^
On festive occasions more than ever one thinks of one's dear ones far away.0 g# m+ w1 f- B3 B1 T3 q3 @
It is on the festival occasions when one misses his dear most. % j8 }" ^0 c0 n, T% {" r i) L! f
谋事在人，成事在天"The planning lies with man, the outcome with Heaven. / Man proposes, God disposes. ": w% w/ g" C# ^% V; O
弄巧成拙be too smart by half; Cunning outwits itself.% \4 j$ N. B% `, Q8 t" j; e6 Z; r
拿手好戏masterpiece2 [3 k' G1 o) p4 E5 h' [/ B( U
赔了夫人又折兵throw good money after bad
) w" J! d# ~" A+ N. Z @抛砖引玉a modest spur to induce others to come forward with valuable contributions; throw a sprat to catch a whale8 t+ C$ O. E0 y& ]. h7 R
破釜沉舟cut off all means of retreat；burn one‘s own way of retreat and be determined to fight to the end4 u! ^# `9 |7 F% Y
抢得先机take the preemptive opportunities
! h) D5 M- h% o. ~, h% |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.( L/ Q" b+ U: r- f, v4 E: j* U! n! c1 |
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 step2 L. E# q' b H+ q0 f, s/ {3 M* _& m
前事不忘,后事之师Past experience, if not forgotten, is a guide for the future.. j$ }8 N7 a7 U
前人栽树,后人乘凉One generation plants the trees in whose shade another generation rests.
- G. b3 l; U2 L" l) S( qOne sows and another reaps.
' W! T: d6 M+ T前怕狼,后怕虎fear the wolf in front and the tiger behind/ hesitate in doing something
& F, A$ J/ r& C' R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. 6 r$ ^; j" G1 |: q' j
强强联手win-win co-operation+ Q& x9 l% o: ^: t" P2 A0 Q; ]( q
瑞雪兆丰年A timely snow promises a good harvest.
' v- O: H+ }. f( G3 K# G人之初,性本善Man's nature at birth is good.2 _6 c% A' g# t5 H n
人逢喜事精神爽Joy puts heart into a man.
: ^) F y+ h; ^. p6 v人海战术huge-crowd strategy B" t o8 d: j |3 J- T
世上无难事，只要肯攀登"Where there is a will, there is a way. "
% o0 J& {: g& j# N) }4 v' c世外桃源a fictitious land of peace away from the turmoil of the world; 1 D7 m7 g/ Q* ]) i. N3 Y% V! h
死而后已until my heart stops beating
$ \. a3 E0 [' a+ H岁岁平安Peace all year round
/ Z3 m2 f" |6 F6 i$ a+ d) f上有天堂，下有苏杭"Just as there is paradise in heaven, ther are Suzhou and Hangzhou on earth."
* o( d0 D! t( n" V8 y塞翁失马，焉知非福Misfortune may be an actual blessing.' ^& N& `6 K" K) d
三十而立"A man should be independent at the age of thirty.
7 j% M: p& g+ n/ `. p; \At thirty, a man should be able to think for himself." 6 o; l/ ^$ R/ j# L& G
升级换代updating and upgrading (of products)
( a) M( J) v: q) G! S O* y( E四十不惑Life begins at forty.
$ ?; @, I+ o; C+ H) h. `+ V: Q谁言寸草心，报得三春晖"Such kindness of warm sun, can't be repaid by grass. " o c! c. o( L7 o& u$ D/ n0 f
水涨船高When the river rises, the boat floats high.9 E3 |" d; A2 W8 T6 {
时不我待Time and tide wait for no man. 2 W3 U& U) U: [. x2 T4 g# N
杀鸡用牛刀break a butterfly on the wheel
4 p" ]" k- `2 I8 P实事求是seek truth from facts; be practical and realistic; be true to facts B O! u! C9 j: m( z, m) M' U
说曹操,曹操到Talk of the devil and he comes.! x- J8 r3 [& O i$ F
实话实说speak the plain truth; call a spade a spade; tell it as it is
* j+ ^% H& ^( Q" j! X实践是检验真理的唯一标准Practice is the sole criterion for testing truth.
$ b3 D' w- k. v$ \5 a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; "" B% d5 K) J: |8 m1 B2 P% V
韬光养晦hide one's capacities and bide one's time
& N6 `3 w8 g) H. X9 h糖衣炮弹sugar-coated bullets
; l0 h% F/ Y, Q6 H0 w天有不测风云Anything unexpected may happen. a bolt from the blue) m1 o8 N1 X- G& o" l
团结就是力量Unity is strength.3 `5 j/ ?4 p1 o
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
" p% N2 e, ^2 h* c歪风邪气unhealthy practices and evil phenomena$ n" m; N$ t8 A+ W, ~
物以类聚，人以群分Birds of a feather flock together.! ~6 N' N' w7 C8 |7 k
往事如风"The past has vanished (from memory) like wind.; What in past, is past." h' w8 K8 P% }6 U/ I" Z9 K
望子成龙hold high hopes for one's child
6 ^+ i% D2 @7 w8 b7 P/ ], x4 T4 W) F屋漏又逢连阴雨Misfortunes never come singly. When it rains it pours.
" o6 c: A/ ~# ?# k* S$ g8 R文韬武略military expertise; military strategy ; C) Y8 _; B0 s; Z8 B" [
唯利是图draw water to one's mill ) t5 ]; T* e) L* S, R! l7 h
无源之水,无本之木water without a source, and a tree wiithout roots
; p s# T9 O# Q. @无中生有make/create something out of nothing
( }" u3 p. ]1 N" r7 m' E% S无风不起浪There are no waves without wind. There's no smoke without fire.
2 W! `- v$ c) V9 @徇私枉法bend the law for the benefit of relatives or friends & D% u U& q- w) Q( V
新官上任三把火a new broom sweeps clean " j! E" g5 N( W# @ L! v
虚心使人进步,骄傲使人落后Modesty helps one go forward, whereas conceit makes one lag behind.5 Z8 Q5 O: M7 e+ w1 o; [) T
蓄势而发accumulate strength for a take-off! X/ t# u1 I5 D s1 A. K5 f( M
心想事成May all your wish come true
( Y- T4 @5 S/ @0 D心照不宣have a tacit understanding; give tacit consent; tacit understanding
$ c8 A' Y7 \: y' L+ J( o6 K" q) x1 A; f先入为主First impressions are firmly entrenched.
! k# U% Z) n% z0 m) H$ U先下手为强catch the ball before the bound
, A4 l: r+ E, R4 {0 {$ w1 {像热锅上的蚂蚁like an ant on a hot pan& }2 ]# n4 `+ p6 D! M$ s
现身说法warn people by taking oneself as an example
O0 s% B3 F( I$ t2 E6 `6 ?息事宁人pour oil on troubled waters ( ~6 }" a# N+ S
喜忧参半mingled hope and fear
5 ^$ | I( v2 T2 `循序渐进step by step
& _; Q5 I/ P- R* c/ n一路平安，一路顺风speed somebody on their way; speed the parting guest ( P. Y4 z5 D( ]$ @
严以律己,宽以待人be strict with oneself and lenient towards others
- {$ ~. `6 `; t$ @' |- f鱼米之乡a land of milk and honey
0 w/ d, o" r1 d4 |4 G/ {1 L有情人终成眷属"Jack shall have Jill, all shall be well."
/ {5 q+ B& q8 d/ v/ `3 M有钱能使鬼推磨Money makes the mare go. Money talks.
3 C+ J' X4 J- h5 p, ^有识之士people of vision6 j4 Z) s5 _6 C4 }9 o, H' j
有勇无谋use brawn rather than brain 0 a. g0 }# `, i
有缘千里来相会Separated as we are thousands of miles apart, we come together as if by predestination.
0 C# q. y* t5 B与时俱进advance with times+ F: t' h& x6 K3 {; o. v1 r# n
以人为本people oriented; people foremost 1 u- h0 n$ I9 @
因材施教teach students according to their aptitude . i) h3 i! [0 X5 j
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." ) V6 o: ]5 p) X" E% i
欲速则不达Haste does not bring success.
6 o" z. ]/ W R优胜劣汰survival of the fittest ' X0 L3 z* U% }! b* {
英雄所见略同Great minds think alike.
% a7 p/ ~; I3 E' }. a C冤家宜解不宜结Better make friends than make enemies.
% D( ]- f6 P. v3 {; |3 K冤假错案"cases in which people were unjustly, falsely or wrongly charged or sentenced; unjust, false or wrong cases"
I4 A& A' |3 g( U一言既出，驷马难追A real man never goes back on his words. 6 J7 \0 @: u, H' X* J/ L$ y
招财进宝Money and treasures will be plentiful* W3 @8 H. x- V# Z1 ] B% J6 w6 r" i
债台高筑become debt-ridden/ D' _9 N4 {3 V8 C- O, L( m
致命要害Achilles' heel 7 w& o7 T3 i! B6 Y# E$ a
众矢之的target of public criticism
0 f' S) _/ o* h$ I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.4 s; Q2 Z$ Y$ R6 {
纸上谈兵be an armchair strategist
! B& b7 U W! d纸包不住火Truth will come to light sooner or later.* }. L! m% X4 g- u$ U
左右为难between the devil and the deep blue sea; between the rock and the hard place |
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