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爱屋及乌Love me, love my dog.
1 P3 h+ f: O' W9 h$ l百闻不如一见Seeing is believing.
: y3 }% I3 F# d+ B |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
3 {4 M3 C! l0 P" y笨鸟先飞A slow sparrow should make an early start.
2 w' W- g4 ~. g不眠之夜white night 7 Q+ v4 W- r' q7 s/ \# M! Z
不以物喜，不以己悲not pleased by external gains, not saddened by personnal losses/ p d1 b8 b2 g, |4 F
不遗余力spare no effort; go all out; do one's best" n* f, S- A6 W3 @2 r( M
不打不成交"No discord, no concord. 1 F' w; Z# N# [8 i3 Q+ \! ]3 ^' v
拆东墙补西墙rob Peter to pay Paul
+ ]$ w- P' o7 n G辞旧迎新bid farewell to the old and usher in the new; ring out the old year and ring in the new ! H% `$ q) @+ q3 z, Q5 |
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
) r: N1 f( p+ g/ D, j大开眼界open one's eyes; broaden one's horizon; be an eye-opener + {8 R" J/ y+ Q" \+ }( G3 k8 f4 f9 Y
国泰民安The country flourishes and people live in peace+ i2 Z+ U6 a: ?5 f
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 ; o! I/ S: E1 `+ q
功夫不负有心人Everything comes to him who waits. $ d" t2 V9 E1 }( b$ U& `
好了伤疤忘了疼once on shore, one prays no more: g& t' p" E* N+ \) ^7 `( B* n+ F
好事不出门，恶事传千里Good news never goes beyond the gate, while bad news spread far and wide.
( G* l" I7 K9 _* I. Q. B; M- h" F和气生财Harmony brings wealth! |* c4 P8 N- @8 X) n! x! q
活到老，学到老One is never too old to learn.
( S. V j# A6 |% d既往不咎let bygones be bygones - \2 o- }' D" i S# D. K
金无足赤,人无完人Gold can't be pure and man can't be perfect.
) [7 e5 Q! U8 ^6 |0 L$ l金玉满堂Treasures fill the home- I3 b+ P+ L- @" v0 G5 M
脚踏实地be down-to-earth
: F7 {: E7 Z5 j3 ?9 M脚踩两只船sit on the fence
+ l+ z+ Z& D% I君子之交淡如水the friendship between gentlemen is as pure as crystal; a hedge between keeps friendship green 7 }$ R4 G' c# g* X6 b. K
老生常谈，陈词滥调cut and dried, cliché
) @) U- P3 Z$ \& Z礼尚往来Courtesy calls for reciprocity.
, {4 u( M( Z8 B% q9 z6 [: x留得青山在，不怕没柴烧"Where there is life, there is hope."6 l# |6 d% `- x* R, Q3 s
马到成功achieve immediate victory; win instant success4 _' n; \* O% O9 j5 d& i4 W
名利双收gain in both fame and wealth
7 K" r; U+ d* z$ P' _' _茅塞顿开be suddenly enlightened0 ?$ h1 T- i( a% ]
没有规矩不成方圆Nothing can be accomplished without norms or standards.3 ]7 u8 V, e4 `3 V2 S8 b1 G7 R
每逢佳节倍思亲1 D' b$ q& t% K' a9 A
On festive occasions more than ever one thinks of one's dear ones far away.( B$ Z H+ i2 Q* U# {
It is on the festival occasions when one misses his dear most. ' X, u% q9 [/ k5 u( o9 o9 s
谋事在人，成事在天"The planning lies with man, the outcome with Heaven. / Man proposes, God disposes. "/ \! W7 F7 P8 O6 w% S% I
弄巧成拙be too smart by half; Cunning outwits itself.
* r3 ?6 C+ g" E5 B$ @8 k拿手好戏masterpiece
( E% Q8 O+ ^* d3 c0 ?赔了夫人又折兵throw good money after bad
+ u$ h( i5 A, j5 `1 D抛砖引玉a modest spur to induce others to come forward with valuable contributions; throw a sprat to catch a whale5 E. w5 ^# x* m) G' a
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
% H6 M! j0 X! D; W: Y抢得先机take the preemptive opportunities 7 t }1 q& i' l+ J5 h/ m
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.4 }, a, t& a1 h; }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 J2 E! E0 c0 N" p w+ b前事不忘,后事之师Past experience, if not forgotten, is a guide for the future.& @0 ?: W: n- D- G5 ^" w$ `1 h8 a
前人栽树,后人乘凉One generation plants the trees in whose shade another generation rests.% Y2 s; S. {) Z) p+ |5 W
One sows and another reaps.5 A8 J8 @( `% r3 t. N2 j/ C
前怕狼,后怕虎fear the wolf in front and the tiger behind/ hesitate in doing something$ k& t4 d& B3 p- H
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.
4 |# w2 k" d9 k# f( g强强联手win-win co-operation* L0 ~; v# [0 h5 j$ ]! R
瑞雪兆丰年A timely snow promises a good harvest.$ S3 L, \. K9 f
人之初,性本善Man's nature at birth is good.
' }; ]) `7 N& \+ `2 c) N人逢喜事精神爽Joy puts heart into a man./ M* x4 G6 R' m( Z% i
人海战术huge-crowd strategy # o7 a- j. U6 ^4 W
世上无难事，只要肯攀登"Where there is a will, there is a way. "
! y& v# A' {" P# u7 k世外桃源a fictitious land of peace away from the turmoil of the world; % {3 g4 [8 v Q" i; B
死而后已until my heart stops beating9 K( G: G. }# v* ]
岁岁平安Peace all year round
t. n1 H- ~1 e上有天堂，下有苏杭"Just as there is paradise in heaven, ther are Suzhou and Hangzhou on earth."
( }. y/ N3 ?4 l1 i/ _6 t9 |塞翁失马，焉知非福Misfortune may be an actual blessing.
6 T8 e+ b% X+ u3 M- a) G三十而立"A man should be independent at the age of thirty.
6 \5 G6 m& l/ U/ D1 W" \At thirty, a man should be able to think for himself."
1 k8 L8 Z2 k$ T# b( c- [+ K升级换代updating and upgrading (of products)
c+ `) c8 i" z3 T) F四十不惑Life begins at forty. + v- e D( k- |0 u5 O. W7 c& M) o
谁言寸草心，报得三春晖"Such kindness of warm sun, can't be repaid by grass. " 7 G7 _$ \1 w8 i3 b8 T& v. A
水涨船高When the river rises, the boat floats high.6 m+ ]0 R g" c+ N; R
时不我待Time and tide wait for no man.
, |# y# _4 @- Z2 V8 V( k& _杀鸡用牛刀break a butterfly on the wheel) C- B; R4 F3 \8 e
实事求是seek truth from facts; be practical and realistic; be true to facts
8 }& Q# ` H, n5 I说曹操,曹操到Talk of the devil and he comes.' c& j8 x* y- K- G
实话实说speak the plain truth; call a spade a spade; tell it as it is
/ q; \! M# w# P; f1 j* m1 S6 \8 Z5 C1 g实践是检验真理的唯一标准Practice is the sole criterion for testing truth.; v) D% s. P- 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; "1 F4 A( a* `, e8 T, }
韬光养晦hide one's capacities and bide one's time
$ v. j& p1 f% s/ O6 G9 \糖衣炮弹sugar-coated bullets, h- k8 l2 f3 K
天有不测风云Anything unexpected may happen. a bolt from the blue9 M+ t; a% h U
团结就是力量Unity is strength.
( p6 f# \4 k( F% A- I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
" ]' G S; C5 H a: v6 m m+ a3 [歪风邪气unhealthy practices and evil phenomena
' W/ x6 b& C) h. z物以类聚，人以群分Birds of a feather flock together.
; z% Q& B* |$ O/ r) _) N+ J- ]6 v" E6 h往事如风"The past has vanished (from memory) like wind.; What in past, is past." 3 J0 r; ^" h. O
望子成龙hold high hopes for one's child
& H0 N6 A; e; t' O8 a+ K- r5 ~7 E+ [+ t屋漏又逢连阴雨Misfortunes never come singly. When it rains it pours.4 Q/ j* @: L9 g- s
文韬武略military expertise; military strategy
! x |6 e1 X6 }- k+ w唯利是图draw water to one's mill
3 H3 Q( _0 t4 u) z8 G无源之水,无本之木water without a source, and a tree wiithout roots
& U, {5 o p" g* f; H. n无中生有make/create something out of nothing
* r8 \/ N1 N4 `' L8 u无风不起浪There are no waves without wind. There's no smoke without fire.
, b R4 O; u/ b F/ \+ b徇私枉法bend the law for the benefit of relatives or friends
# V K6 d6 W6 z! ]8 @0 ]( X新官上任三把火a new broom sweeps clean
5 Q. p! v. \1 @) N2 `& n' \虚心使人进步,骄傲使人落后Modesty helps one go forward, whereas conceit makes one lag behind./ b* c8 u6 y6 f/ I8 L9 g$ q
蓄势而发accumulate strength for a take-off
3 j% X8 O j8 r! C; k心想事成May all your wish come true
7 X- c2 T" ^8 H* }心照不宣have a tacit understanding; give tacit consent; tacit understanding# h3 X: U9 C* T5 R+ O6 o
先入为主First impressions are firmly entrenched.) _* |6 n4 ]4 B& ?
先下手为强catch the ball before the bound$ ~0 K8 ]5 S6 u; O; f$ y
像热锅上的蚂蚁like an ant on a hot pan0 ^, t" f9 S+ [- Y
现身说法warn people by taking oneself as an example
; z: b+ Q/ P2 f; [9 x息事宁人pour oil on troubled waters
2 T$ Z; d6 d, {! d: J喜忧参半mingled hope and fear 3 r! i% U# U# V- \: \( S, j" g
循序渐进step by step e/ S7 P+ F! K
一路平安，一路顺风speed somebody on their way; speed the parting guest
" _7 ^& T5 [$ Q7 F2 Y' ~7 ]% r严以律己,宽以待人be strict with oneself and lenient towards others
% @7 v* i% j4 K, ?4 L8 N/ o& B鱼米之乡a land of milk and honey
% k z1 t$ {9 ]1 I% Y) u有情人终成眷属"Jack shall have Jill, all shall be well."
' C6 ~6 n3 n: n" i) d$ c有钱能使鬼推磨Money makes the mare go. Money talks.
. S) i6 [( A5 | p: y7 v6 t- s有识之士people of vision* y2 {$ t7 |1 u0 o" ~4 |( g/ s- S
有勇无谋use brawn rather than brain * W5 a( t2 j7 ]' G. n# d
有缘千里来相会Separated as we are thousands of miles apart, we come together as if by predestination.9 B) F: f# Y, W. v1 s9 e
与时俱进advance with times
/ z. @5 E, R. ]/ U以人为本people oriented; people foremost 9 `! v6 B5 N9 } a9 F
因材施教teach students according to their aptitude $ \# l! I7 q7 g3 r1 `' s8 A
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." 0 X! L# [& E3 ?0 T9 f
欲速则不达Haste does not bring success.
! E0 {: \, H/ C优胜劣汰survival of the fittest , R8 z0 | |* b( H9 u
英雄所见略同Great minds think alike." E( o& W3 Q- T# b5 d3 Q
冤家宜解不宜结Better make friends than make enemies.: i0 z# S& N% r
冤假错案"cases in which people were unjustly, falsely or wrongly charged or sentenced; unjust, false or wrong cases" ; ~" K' _5 Q4 @; b
一言既出，驷马难追A real man never goes back on his words.
& ^) A5 f$ ]4 Z' g招财进宝Money and treasures will be plentiful
8 k Q3 P# D/ a( P5 i债台高筑become debt-ridden
# c9 I5 M4 {6 X% ?致命要害Achilles' heel
( o k% c3 F4 Q& Q) V$ ^4 X" v0 n众矢之的target of public criticism, k/ \/ N) Q A8 H
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.
2 L4 |1 p) N( V1 V1 e1 E纸上谈兵be an armchair strategist+ U# U% O6 o1 k# V5 O
纸包不住火Truth will come to light sooner or later.
6 V" _( Z3 ^( p左右为难between the devil and the deep blue sea; between the rock and the hard place |
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