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爱屋及乌Love me, love my dog.' I8 D# A4 N$ e
百闻不如一见Seeing is believing.
4 W2 x6 p3 f# a% ^6 ?8 F# G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+ W# \0 a( B/ f* E$ \! h
笨鸟先飞A slow sparrow should make an early start.5 h0 G$ O5 s8 L
不眠之夜white night
! Y, n: K. h0 ^( l% F# x8 @8 M9 V$ D, u不以物喜，不以己悲not pleased by external gains, not saddened by personnal losses- }4 S( Z9 j* g
不遗余力spare no effort; go all out; do one's best* E1 e2 e8 C; q7 \6 r
不打不成交"No discord, no concord.
4 v( @) ~" I% g; h ?拆东墙补西墙rob Peter to pay Paul 3 |" u3 S3 a- u' H) Z
辞旧迎新bid farewell to the old and usher in the new; ring out the old year and ring in the new 1 ~. n( W& s0 f4 J$ w/ B! t
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
+ I" E7 O2 j# B+ l/ C大开眼界open one's eyes; broaden one's horizon; be an eye-opener + B. P7 E* e1 Q% _+ A# h h
国泰民安The country flourishes and people live in peace
3 I4 ?+ j- q# s& k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
( `+ x/ p2 \$ {$ m6 Y' U2 ^( R功夫不负有心人Everything comes to him who waits. . ?1 h% _0 g3 W; i/ g2 x- {9 z0 M
好了伤疤忘了疼once on shore, one prays no more
( E k6 B8 o7 d) `" Y: j. R好事不出门，恶事传千里Good news never goes beyond the gate, while bad news spread far and wide.
9 S; E: p& d4 q0 Q1 ~和气生财Harmony brings wealth
* u6 F' D4 ?0 M8 `% `2 S活到老，学到老One is never too old to learn. * Q: L7 @9 I. u. q% w
既往不咎let bygones be bygones * n! N6 g% W( s: Y. B$ n$ n7 B( z
金无足赤,人无完人Gold can't be pure and man can't be perfect. 7 p& F! z+ n1 }/ X) a# ]9 e
金玉满堂Treasures fill the home [0 K7 s- G" G% E9 g
脚踏实地be down-to-earth ' T' s: w, W( ~" e
脚踩两只船sit on the fence & O! J) O) m0 V/ Q# e) ?2 M- _
君子之交淡如水the friendship between gentlemen is as pure as crystal; a hedge between keeps friendship green
* B8 c0 o' C. ?) k/ _6 [$ ]& A老生常谈，陈词滥调cut and dried, cliché1 d: T( O K$ @& G
礼尚往来Courtesy calls for reciprocity. 8 ?2 j* x; K- y& s
留得青山在，不怕没柴烧"Where there is life, there is hope."$ M' s7 R* B+ @2 `6 x
马到成功achieve immediate victory; win instant success! y5 M; }. Y+ p6 b* R
名利双收gain in both fame and wealth C4 C( i3 Y: C1 q7 w% u
茅塞顿开be suddenly enlightened
/ i% H8 c2 {' X! H1 a0 h8 q没有规矩不成方圆Nothing can be accomplished without norms or standards.7 X7 W% i& F+ `7 K0 d# @" t
每逢佳节倍思亲
6 t* K% U/ p4 N" @' T VOn festive occasions more than ever one thinks of one's dear ones far away. ^. p! t- s9 V& a! X+ \5 x
It is on the festival occasions when one misses his dear most. / P/ @7 }, `1 o7 u& ^- n: I
谋事在人，成事在天"The planning lies with man, the outcome with Heaven. / Man proposes, God disposes. "
7 I' b. z2 Y$ l) }弄巧成拙be too smart by half; Cunning outwits itself.4 g: \: v5 J; N5 H# R8 x* Z0 R" B
拿手好戏masterpiece
2 r+ Q) k% T5 f* V% j赔了夫人又折兵throw good money after bad5 v& ]; `1 w% X& h
抛砖引玉a modest spur to induce others to come forward with valuable contributions; throw a sprat to catch a whale
/ L2 k& {) `2 D1 W) f# F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. }4 P$ q/ c" T0 R1 p
抢得先机take the preemptive opportunities
8 V2 p' \' x7 s+ q6 t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.+ r: L! I8 x J) i- \) ~; c5 O
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 step6 h( k1 s! \$ I1 ^; H2 u- e# _
前事不忘,后事之师Past experience, if not forgotten, is a guide for the future.
+ c; U5 A# [9 O) @. o! {1 h前人栽树,后人乘凉One generation plants the trees in whose shade another generation rests.: v9 n' ?9 W. A
One sows and another reaps.
0 [* `- b7 I. g: E前怕狼,后怕虎fear the wolf in front and the tiger behind/ hesitate in doing something( s% [$ l0 W) }9 t) R0 g
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. * @ Y& }) E% V# l
强强联手win-win co-operation
) O- {' \/ N7 L/ R" k7 H- F2 [; @; G5 `瑞雪兆丰年A timely snow promises a good harvest.
: R0 m' Z$ G* s9 c$ Y人之初,性本善Man's nature at birth is good.% q9 ~' x+ @' I) h" V
人逢喜事精神爽Joy puts heart into a man.
7 L( @" U7 \' u人海战术huge-crowd strategy 0 H$ f7 s0 x- Y* N$ ~0 m
世上无难事，只要肯攀登"Where there is a will, there is a way. " ( \7 E: z6 \! t8 G `. b: F4 i
世外桃源a fictitious land of peace away from the turmoil of the world; / [% W3 u4 f* f8 K% N, ?
死而后已until my heart stops beating
" P# g* ]5 ]( k. x o岁岁平安Peace all year round2 `% N: i2 f& K( E
上有天堂，下有苏杭"Just as there is paradise in heaven, ther are Suzhou and Hangzhou on earth." ! N' U E; o1 w% Z1 _2 o
塞翁失马，焉知非福Misfortune may be an actual blessing.6 x: Q+ Z2 F; }( ^: S7 M) f
三十而立"A man should be independent at the age of thirty. 4 }/ |& v& o% J% X6 Y
At thirty, a man should be able to think for himself." 6 B9 b) j& k6 @8 m- e5 A
升级换代updating and upgrading (of products)
7 G0 F: a( O% U) k( H6 z2 D四十不惑Life begins at forty.
. t/ y/ }" n1 ~3 \* z, U/ o谁言寸草心，报得三春晖"Such kindness of warm sun, can't be repaid by grass. "
c* M; \& F# w水涨船高When the river rises, the boat floats high.
8 g0 U+ n* V6 \- }0 g! u8 p时不我待Time and tide wait for no man. ) `4 U& P- m/ w2 K4 e
杀鸡用牛刀break a butterfly on the wheel
& o9 u$ ?6 E6 S9 M2 `实事求是seek truth from facts; be practical and realistic; be true to facts # [( W' C" C9 T7 s! ^9 w4 c# T
说曹操,曹操到Talk of the devil and he comes." L9 r$ z ~" A* ^* N9 X6 e8 N
实话实说speak the plain truth; call a spade a spade; tell it as it is
6 U8 n/ H+ S$ N- V2 |实践是检验真理的唯一标准Practice is the sole criterion for testing truth.
0 F, E' O2 S% n8 T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; "% _8 }, Q4 k. }$ B% V/ R% t$ X4 u
韬光养晦hide one's capacities and bide one's time
R# d* k n/ A2 n4 l" e$ E1 u糖衣炮弹sugar-coated bullets0 O) A8 K- P8 y& z3 y: k* h ?- ]
天有不测风云Anything unexpected may happen. a bolt from the blue1 Y+ n: _ _2 U( B% Z9 ?
团结就是力量Unity is strength.
4 c" a, e6 j* W0 ?$ K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 4 Y3 _9 }7 K% e# t) s9 M4 J
歪风邪气unhealthy practices and evil phenomena1 z) g$ f D2 o8 {9 J3 C
物以类聚，人以群分Birds of a feather flock together. ^& u) G, o( i' f z. I# d4 _! M
往事如风"The past has vanished (from memory) like wind.; What in past, is past."
, z6 W( F/ z) i9 _" ?5 H望子成龙hold high hopes for one's child
& A. J* V6 {( X K; K. W屋漏又逢连阴雨Misfortunes never come singly. When it rains it pours.. k5 m7 p1 @, s
文韬武略military expertise; military strategy & X& W/ A9 b; H% a
唯利是图draw water to one's mill 0 `8 F/ E( R. b: s, X
无源之水,无本之木water without a source, and a tree wiithout roots! K; J1 l9 L# Z; U3 R+ t1 H
无中生有make/create something out of nothing * A8 i. L; |0 \% o: ^. x* I+ x
无风不起浪There are no waves without wind. There's no smoke without fire.. r1 `6 O: u# r; w, U
徇私枉法bend the law for the benefit of relatives or friends % p& W, p7 E" h
新官上任三把火a new broom sweeps clean
2 g4 @/ {7 h' O8 [& P* X+ m虚心使人进步,骄傲使人落后Modesty helps one go forward, whereas conceit makes one lag behind.- a/ e" s- b, h4 O) U7 [
蓄势而发accumulate strength for a take-off
1 x7 k2 w$ w7 y) O, w' T) a+ D心想事成May all your wish come true# G" O; D" @4 T" s; x" V+ `! j
心照不宣have a tacit understanding; give tacit consent; tacit understanding
# ^6 r# D- B1 R3 h* E先入为主First impressions are firmly entrenched.
/ `* X$ {2 ~4 ]4 o2 e9 x8 F# ]7 M先下手为强catch the ball before the bound
1 ^6 Y& f8 F J/ F像热锅上的蚂蚁like an ant on a hot pan
9 Z/ e2 u( E* s' l8 q8 s现身说法warn people by taking oneself as an example5 i, s7 i$ v4 [0 i9 s. y
息事宁人pour oil on troubled waters
( X& Z3 U( I8 Y9 Z8 V% J喜忧参半mingled hope and fear 8 |8 u% A# V4 g3 S3 |' K' n; `) ~' h
循序渐进step by step& R- A" U6 p+ K5 x3 l+ y3 r
一路平安，一路顺风speed somebody on their way; speed the parting guest
5 t/ U) U/ J: z) } z严以律己,宽以待人be strict with oneself and lenient towards others: }7 ~4 Q6 T0 Q* U0 |: B
鱼米之乡a land of milk and honey6 i* q( A% U+ w4 O v6 Q; h9 E5 |
有情人终成眷属"Jack shall have Jill, all shall be well."
8 b/ p! Z8 J7 ]8 M有钱能使鬼推磨Money makes the mare go. Money talks.: F( q' A& o* t, _/ E1 Y) i
有识之士people of vision
& I" x* C2 ^# }2 @9 Q有勇无谋use brawn rather than brain 4 M3 Z, ?6 R4 @" a7 J
有缘千里来相会Separated as we are thousands of miles apart, we come together as if by predestination.8 J: ?& s0 y) M% v) T3 T3 Y
与时俱进advance with times9 [% A8 e! ^/ t4 e) d* P' u2 i
以人为本people oriented; people foremost 2 y# D5 h) @, h7 w8 ` I- N
因材施教teach students according to their aptitude 6 N B' {: F$ {- S6 ^: ^
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."
' ~1 o* r5 O( W' C欲速则不达Haste does not bring success.
' v7 w6 N4 D; q5 H" n优胜劣汰survival of the fittest
; `7 L. d4 J G6 ]+ O0 S英雄所见略同Great minds think alike.
6 z M" X2 D) k$ T. d' z0 L冤家宜解不宜结Better make friends than make enemies.# E( h! k( Q. W' P6 {& L# O
冤假错案"cases in which people were unjustly, falsely or wrongly charged or sentenced; unjust, false or wrong cases" 6 l4 o6 w# ^9 z9 Y8 y& t: N
一言既出，驷马难追A real man never goes back on his words. 4 _3 {# i v1 Q; _+ t
招财进宝Money and treasures will be plentiful- E& x+ E% R: M6 e2 P3 n$ n4 `
债台高筑become debt-ridden
2 B. y, o) u- I4 W致命要害Achilles' heel
( W0 K+ F- S9 L; Z9 Z众矢之的target of public criticism4 c8 @% o& D7 J5 T v+ x
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." o' F W9 j' E; s2 K- }5 u
纸上谈兵be an armchair strategist
" o- b2 t$ \& w) R纸包不住火Truth will come to light sooner or later.
, f( Y7 G2 M; A* J& V左右为难between the devil and the deep blue sea; between the rock and the hard place |
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