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爱屋及乌Love me, love my dog.
$ _0 J+ w0 n# q- a3 ~4 {* m: Y百闻不如一见Seeing is believing.* V' u! t. z" q. 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 worst5 {8 e6 {* m+ ~7 \1 i
笨鸟先飞A slow sparrow should make an early start.( v" k! I. B& a8 A0 K p
不眠之夜white night 7 a! Y! y0 U6 p4 p( o8 u
不以物喜，不以己悲not pleased by external gains, not saddened by personnal losses
: U1 x ~+ k7 u0 T+ c1 C不遗余力spare no effort; go all out; do one's best* x3 T. ]1 }+ a
不打不成交"No discord, no concord. ! q6 o# W4 }0 Z1 @
拆东墙补西墙rob Peter to pay Paul
# r+ r2 t+ b1 o/ l) [1 J: \辞旧迎新bid farewell to the old and usher in the new; ring out the old year and ring in the new
_6 }$ U1 B. L- [; u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
0 g! R# a; p3 M, S. z1 f) ], S$ B9 d大开眼界open one's eyes; broaden one's horizon; be an eye-opener ; L, @ X4 u5 H5 [2 N
国泰民安The country flourishes and people live in peace$ M& A, Z! {2 D
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 4 O0 ~9 B7 Q0 B# z) M
功夫不负有心人Everything comes to him who waits.
- x* ~4 X; Z, U8 t0 l好了伤疤忘了疼once on shore, one prays no more
. G% n5 ]( K6 k% [% v& \4 U( 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.
, n9 d2 `, o0 R( c) q8 m0 d和气生财Harmony brings wealth
$ ~& y8 {% J" {5 k% @, S( ~活到老，学到老One is never too old to learn. - _; A( [4 E) [1 ]
既往不咎let bygones be bygones
+ f* [/ `. c! V0 b. c/ v1 h金无足赤,人无完人Gold can't be pure and man can't be perfect. 5 P# s5 K* [+ _" i5 m3 O* w9 I+ C( j
金玉满堂Treasures fill the home
! H# v. Z2 F9 K9 R5 {$ ~- s4 J脚踏实地be down-to-earth ! W2 `5 E: w$ g/ N
脚踩两只船sit on the fence 8 H0 H& \* _5 s7 z2 E3 L1 Z
君子之交淡如水the friendship between gentlemen is as pure as crystal; a hedge between keeps friendship green 5 m* G6 e# d) U9 {5 f
老生常谈，陈词滥调cut and dried, cliché
$ c2 U# d9 G% H, l礼尚往来Courtesy calls for reciprocity. 1 i. x0 r2 \# l8 w% E3 l' S
留得青山在，不怕没柴烧"Where there is life, there is hope."6 i: H* y# H. n# y! j
马到成功achieve immediate victory; win instant success
! P* T x: g0 Z. m$ { n% B名利双收gain in both fame and wealth
, a! ?$ v0 D* c& _9 z茅塞顿开be suddenly enlightened5 ]- h+ {4 k \& a, J: w! X
没有规矩不成方圆Nothing can be accomplished without norms or standards.8 k- _+ y: @0 i, C
每逢佳节倍思亲
; ~0 o6 q2 C! `& q, T( B9 c, ROn festive occasions more than ever one thinks of one's dear ones far away.
" m4 b1 Z, K1 o3 jIt is on the festival occasions when one misses his dear most. # Q) B( C) x: ?- e" M, \
谋事在人，成事在天"The planning lies with man, the outcome with Heaven. / Man proposes, God disposes. "
" B1 j, f6 k: ^/ q9 Z' C弄巧成拙be too smart by half; Cunning outwits itself.
2 Z/ F; B3 b- W; m拿手好戏masterpiece ~' ~8 q& Q! }* n7 d! I" E# x: o
赔了夫人又折兵throw good money after bad
: m& v3 D1 P0 E4 @% y6 Q8 Y$ U; l抛砖引玉a modest spur to induce others to come forward with valuable contributions; throw a sprat to catch a whale
3 w1 l3 F3 U# U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. h0 I; ~4 n5 `% U# I; ^7 K
抢得先机take the preemptive opportunities , I/ L; g0 l* _+ r. `6 b& k
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.
( t+ C2 c. U9 |$ Q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
; l+ L% ?+ @& `前事不忘,后事之师Past experience, if not forgotten, is a guide for the future.. W$ ?0 ]6 ] R! t
前人栽树,后人乘凉One generation plants the trees in whose shade another generation rests./ y$ ~* s/ f! i, I. C* }
One sows and another reaps.$ D% A2 {6 g( E: I, Q
前怕狼,后怕虎fear the wolf in front and the tiger behind/ hesitate in doing something1 o3 X* ?2 l3 _% s" f
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.
# r" W+ o6 l K& t9 c$ F. [6 G ^强强联手win-win co-operation
4 J8 P9 P( L& T3 k# }瑞雪兆丰年A timely snow promises a good harvest.' @5 V% h! Y( }& l7 j
人之初,性本善Man's nature at birth is good.7 n1 q& a5 ?+ T# ?* b5 j6 T
人逢喜事精神爽Joy puts heart into a man.
! B2 [. S8 {8 K2 d" M7 S" S人海战术huge-crowd strategy % y7 F5 P, s, O0 o
世上无难事，只要肯攀登"Where there is a will, there is a way. "
9 F6 r' [! p: n3 ]1 e+ j3 g世外桃源a fictitious land of peace away from the turmoil of the world;
% g$ u4 ^$ V! ?. ?( e f6 [/ v0 m1 s( \死而后已until my heart stops beating. ]# h2 N+ \' b' k1 {3 _
岁岁平安Peace all year round' k8 u& l- a/ `1 E# ]7 \
上有天堂，下有苏杭"Just as there is paradise in heaven, ther are Suzhou and Hangzhou on earth." ( @+ I- |6 n2 q; M! K2 I
塞翁失马，焉知非福Misfortune may be an actual blessing.- v) v7 i* w; A
三十而立"A man should be independent at the age of thirty. , L4 d' x, X4 T. Q. R6 D
At thirty, a man should be able to think for himself." + R( r Z9 z, }2 X: s
升级换代updating and upgrading (of products); a$ S; K# S" w3 F0 o6 {
四十不惑Life begins at forty. % p" \* l9 p- V d
谁言寸草心，报得三春晖"Such kindness of warm sun, can't be repaid by grass. "
2 |" [( t, ^9 o) k1 Y; L T水涨船高When the river rises, the boat floats high.
8 I) D; Q# j" b2 P! I2 S5 l9 `( F" W时不我待Time and tide wait for no man. # _8 @; L6 Z7 K& q7 p+ V
杀鸡用牛刀break a butterfly on the wheel
+ E8 z U/ J4 j0 l7 l实事求是seek truth from facts; be practical and realistic; be true to facts , C; t; l+ \ d! ^+ I' I. }( E+ ^
说曹操,曹操到Talk of the devil and he comes.& A: w5 o6 k4 s) G+ V
实话实说speak the plain truth; call a spade a spade; tell it as it is * T* }2 Y2 t3 p* O
实践是检验真理的唯一标准Practice is the sole criterion for testing truth.9 }6 X2 ?6 d% t6 U: Q1 d! Q
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; " e5 c- S1 l8 E; J- {' T. D/ t- l
韬光养晦hide one's capacities and bide one's time# t1 ^9 W6 g; O2 f) r
糖衣炮弹sugar-coated bullets6 S- l; U. ^4 V* Z2 q
天有不测风云Anything unexpected may happen. a bolt from the blue
, L# x2 k# l0 E3 [团结就是力量Unity is strength.
" D8 A4 R: W4 P0 h0 ^1 d) 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 / B# D* w5 P; w0 a4 A8 C, H$ i3 H
歪风邪气unhealthy practices and evil phenomena
; t$ {9 |/ o. s" A; ~6 s- Y物以类聚，人以群分Birds of a feather flock together.- F: V8 p' x4 D7 ~9 s) k
往事如风"The past has vanished (from memory) like wind.; What in past, is past."
! F) m5 {0 e. i& F% y- z望子成龙hold high hopes for one's child
7 u+ W N& q, V/ Q1 J j屋漏又逢连阴雨Misfortunes never come singly. When it rains it pours.- g" n( F( T0 E4 N
文韬武略military expertise; military strategy " r# U e# I0 q" P! O1 Z+ |
唯利是图draw water to one's mill " p0 M v0 b' ~5 j5 c, z. N
无源之水,无本之木water without a source, and a tree wiithout roots! `& Y* f/ `4 Q7 {: h r
无中生有make/create something out of nothing
2 L7 S3 {( O) O) S1 n) F) ?无风不起浪There are no waves without wind. There's no smoke without fire.7 `7 _3 R8 d3 @1 P& `" e* h
徇私枉法bend the law for the benefit of relatives or friends
1 k5 q+ p1 Y/ Q8 I# q# A' G: s新官上任三把火a new broom sweeps clean ' n+ C1 k- p; c
虚心使人进步,骄傲使人落后Modesty helps one go forward, whereas conceit makes one lag behind.- B: f% V7 J4 q
蓄势而发accumulate strength for a take-off3 d6 i9 C, _! ~5 l0 f- z
心想事成May all your wish come true+ y1 j/ U U1 o% x
心照不宣have a tacit understanding; give tacit consent; tacit understanding( E) u% e5 U# S' F9 A7 ?
先入为主First impressions are firmly entrenched.% f. Q f9 c1 ^# T
先下手为强catch the ball before the bound O c7 M4 v* W+ ?4 B3 z
像热锅上的蚂蚁like an ant on a hot pan
8 R, M1 l- v! t) J现身说法warn people by taking oneself as an example
# U5 d2 v) S* d3 q息事宁人pour oil on troubled waters # V6 u9 t8 f U3 O* [9 s
喜忧参半mingled hope and fear
+ S/ Y8 {' t/ I1 x循序渐进step by step
; s. T6 G: Q; A/ ]一路平安，一路顺风speed somebody on their way; speed the parting guest
7 f: H6 h& v2 o5 F2 T" M$ v0 u严以律己,宽以待人be strict with oneself and lenient towards others! w h' @+ ^2 S: v8 h k4 b! f6 P
鱼米之乡a land of milk and honey
5 i L4 V3 Z5 {& i8 r有情人终成眷属"Jack shall have Jill, all shall be well." : ~- Y: ]+ E+ W5 K [
有钱能使鬼推磨Money makes the mare go. Money talks. p. G+ g' h; ?
有识之士people of vision
4 \: g) a: o/ k有勇无谋use brawn rather than brain 2 Y6 J* ^/ Z( q5 h; _4 [
有缘千里来相会Separated as we are thousands of miles apart, we come together as if by predestination.* d- X E% ~: W3 E* Y
与时俱进advance with times$ Q3 f' g4 e' E3 \' n( {
以人为本people oriented; people foremost
1 }4 U5 A% q" ~# z+ k因材施教teach students according to their aptitude & I9 Y2 C. x$ h8 j0 G, k* P
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."
2 T( E: y7 R* M* u. [* Q欲速则不达Haste does not bring success. % e5 L( v5 N/ b G% n4 c0 T
优胜劣汰survival of the fittest + s" U: a" h) F1 n# d. m' a
英雄所见略同Great minds think alike.5 m$ X3 a; g1 @) o C- _0 A
冤家宜解不宜结Better make friends than make enemies.
. j m+ U8 L1 H9 Y0 O冤假错案"cases in which people were unjustly, falsely or wrongly charged or sentenced; unjust, false or wrong cases" , T& t: Y! A, y3 v
一言既出，驷马难追A real man never goes back on his words. 0 h6 S! Y$ ^* ?
招财进宝Money and treasures will be plentiful3 c: Z7 A% ?- B F5 H) f
债台高筑become debt-ridden) v3 g5 _+ _& O, F% s
致命要害Achilles' heel
- i1 k! ^' i, x& f1 N* [! h众矢之的target of public criticism
2 ^. Z, ^0 Q5 k/ f' }+ K& o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.& L# Y5 z3 G3 m' o) W& Z3 y! H
纸上谈兵be an armchair strategist! L, o( |9 S) N* r, I8 e ^; u
纸包不住火Truth will come to light sooner or later.& D5 U+ x0 V) F3 S1 b3 |
左右为难between the devil and the deep blue sea; between the rock and the hard place |
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