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爱屋及乌Love me, love my dog.
, k- Z4 G/ `4 f( A/ e6 y3 o! l/ G百闻不如一见Seeing is believing.% D# y* m* o, `6 Z
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
# P8 l+ e0 V8 B( S8 T# g1 h& l {笨鸟先飞A slow sparrow should make an early start.
9 {% o/ q w z不眠之夜white night
. U# x3 G/ l. _) h+ W不以物喜，不以己悲not pleased by external gains, not saddened by personnal losses
. w6 Z. L9 D* g; i" s5 Y! Q不遗余力spare no effort; go all out; do one's best/ E. B, S* ~( ^0 ]* y
不打不成交"No discord, no concord.
2 v% \) {2 G3 d拆东墙补西墙rob Peter to pay Paul
6 `- R, J2 C" e* u7 C) h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 J$ k; W- ^2 s* K" J: Y! y# @
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
8 R' N. x. W9 k# d大开眼界open one's eyes; broaden one's horizon; be an eye-opener 8 p/ N9 w0 z2 `2 @9 F8 t
国泰民安The country flourishes and people live in peace4 r, r+ z( m6 D. W# Q6 Q. |
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 2 i+ M6 I' E/ U7 }# X T3 S
功夫不负有心人Everything comes to him who waits.
4 }8 ]+ J! V z好了伤疤忘了疼once on shore, one prays no more4 z3 y) U# d7 e9 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. 7 @! l7 Y2 t) q% w* E, b' a
和气生财Harmony brings wealth
$ g s* F; V/ u( W: H' B4 L2 L活到老，学到老One is never too old to learn. 4 \/ a% x: Q; ?( N( q
既往不咎let bygones be bygones ' y- ?6 z2 R- J6 \
金无足赤,人无完人Gold can't be pure and man can't be perfect. ; l5 r" ~" R- c
金玉满堂Treasures fill the home: @+ w& r! a8 M, u
脚踏实地be down-to-earth
) S; o: f8 _3 i9 o6 ]脚踩两只船sit on the fence - V5 w1 U6 |) w+ P! F8 b
君子之交淡如水the friendship between gentlemen is as pure as crystal; a hedge between keeps friendship green $ t! L: D5 U2 x9 ~& _9 j: c
老生常谈，陈词滥调cut and dried, cliché# }& r! F; _' k" ~5 u
礼尚往来Courtesy calls for reciprocity.
9 L/ s6 N$ m8 ?6 h) Y- e留得青山在，不怕没柴烧"Where there is life, there is hope."
/ ^5 |* ~% N+ g% C9 \4 L马到成功achieve immediate victory; win instant success
9 v6 E. o! {7 y名利双收gain in both fame and wealth
$ l) g6 N/ k! a% N" F茅塞顿开be suddenly enlightened
$ |& v, f0 t/ f: C) v0 ~没有规矩不成方圆Nothing can be accomplished without norms or standards.
) L) Z3 q4 Y/ r9 s) J每逢佳节倍思亲- o: K# U9 t T; y. B
On festive occasions more than ever one thinks of one's dear ones far away.' B" G3 G1 a2 M
It is on the festival occasions when one misses his dear most.
+ }& L5 R/ E) o; M" o: B谋事在人，成事在天"The planning lies with man, the outcome with Heaven. / Man proposes, God disposes. "
1 x8 U: k b. ~弄巧成拙be too smart by half; Cunning outwits itself.. [+ h' X) p2 d- S4 y( s
拿手好戏masterpiece
0 Q/ G$ E% [/ o6 N) S1 j) I赔了夫人又折兵throw good money after bad) p' v. y. _: ], [, F
抛砖引玉a modest spur to induce others to come forward with valuable contributions; throw a sprat to catch a whale
# z. w% h: k( ]破釜沉舟cut off all means of retreat；burn one‘s own way of retreat and be determined to fight to the end6 M' [+ }% j5 T: n% {
抢得先机take the preemptive opportunities
6 s- M% E, Q+ B: t8 G) G* \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./ K* N. |7 v; s$ }! i- K3 j
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! ]3 Y7 M" a# W {& R' R" }; j' B+ Z
前事不忘,后事之师Past experience, if not forgotten, is a guide for the future.
# r6 \4 E) C0 q. {2 S& L( L, ` q' R前人栽树,后人乘凉One generation plants the trees in whose shade another generation rests.& {( }7 w. m. R/ @# V
One sows and another reaps./ a k. _5 A, e' u2 n
前怕狼,后怕虎fear the wolf in front and the tiger behind/ hesitate in doing something
% M, j. ]$ {* [% E/ S' Z- d' d: }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.
/ _# d( |9 K# X( Y$ W7 w强强联手win-win co-operation
0 ^3 d0 d. t9 w9 F( L% h瑞雪兆丰年A timely snow promises a good harvest., A* Q0 x8 t, ]2 s) Z, }
人之初,性本善Man's nature at birth is good.
1 T7 j; F4 B; r人逢喜事精神爽Joy puts heart into a man.
: k! a" D2 @+ |8 |5 R) \) C人海战术huge-crowd strategy * \3 T0 g m5 V3 y
世上无难事，只要肯攀登"Where there is a will, there is a way. "
/ @/ _4 Y% X' z世外桃源a fictitious land of peace away from the turmoil of the world; 7 P3 T5 p# P$ k
死而后已until my heart stops beating" y2 O: m1 G* M2 y% N( @
岁岁平安Peace all year round
% N2 l4 }" Q. z( \% [上有天堂，下有苏杭"Just as there is paradise in heaven, ther are Suzhou and Hangzhou on earth."
* G" n2 i* k2 b3 ^塞翁失马，焉知非福Misfortune may be an actual blessing.
- H7 y3 k1 P/ h3 k+ y0 e三十而立"A man should be independent at the age of thirty. 4 K; ~* G4 [1 ?% E
At thirty, a man should be able to think for himself." 4 z/ ]) {. C# S
升级换代updating and upgrading (of products)/ D& m1 t$ t+ x! t0 t+ `
四十不惑Life begins at forty. 5 r6 T" q" A) x4 C( P
谁言寸草心，报得三春晖"Such kindness of warm sun, can't be repaid by grass. "
, t1 r" M0 D f8 L, S水涨船高When the river rises, the boat floats high.8 l( j5 w9 h4 c9 p
时不我待Time and tide wait for no man.
/ J/ L4 K* |4 M3 M: S) I杀鸡用牛刀break a butterfly on the wheel
0 G# p+ O+ X* ?6 {' U实事求是seek truth from facts; be practical and realistic; be true to facts
7 q" g4 U- R* x; C2 t+ B( g说曹操,曹操到Talk of the devil and he comes.
! ]) h1 J" E8 ^; x" G5 {实话实说speak the plain truth; call a spade a spade; tell it as it is % A/ Q5 s9 j' T0 }. [% d
实践是检验真理的唯一标准Practice is the sole criterion for testing truth." {. @" h0 i2 H! B g- _" v% Z6 h
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; "- s. t& L; a! ~9 u* l0 A) v
韬光养晦hide one's capacities and bide one's time& t. |: O% J) @, C$ g1 O7 n
糖衣炮弹sugar-coated bullets1 O; y6 v; C& V5 y, j
天有不测风云Anything unexpected may happen. a bolt from the blue
r* r; \" m9 [8 W4 u: c1 v; _团结就是力量Unity is strength." p7 F8 ~# L- [- o7 k' K( m+ e6 X) h
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 T S! e! i9 k' {歪风邪气unhealthy practices and evil phenomena
- {; m# c' `/ g# Y8 F物以类聚，人以群分Birds of a feather flock together.# k/ P% u9 {4 A/ s
往事如风"The past has vanished (from memory) like wind.; What in past, is past."
7 I2 l R' u$ u5 U2 v望子成龙hold high hopes for one's child
4 u- B& w/ I2 z" t屋漏又逢连阴雨Misfortunes never come singly. When it rains it pours.
& `8 m7 P7 S7 G- a- R7 `( ~文韬武略military expertise; military strategy 8 \( j: @* z# F0 U0 q, {/ |
唯利是图draw water to one's mill
5 \- T( a y" v无源之水,无本之木water without a source, and a tree wiithout roots/ T! ?$ ?- P: |3 i. Q
无中生有make/create something out of nothing 5 \7 ?$ {& y% Q( v
无风不起浪There are no waves without wind. There's no smoke without fire.
* t3 D8 p7 X) ?徇私枉法bend the law for the benefit of relatives or friends
- N3 n! v. ~, K/ b新官上任三把火a new broom sweeps clean : S5 p- X t/ [
虚心使人进步,骄傲使人落后Modesty helps one go forward, whereas conceit makes one lag behind.
6 |: v: `! S5 M! D) E$ z2 z- {蓄势而发accumulate strength for a take-off
' B# C5 P$ ]" U$ k* T" i; \心想事成May all your wish come true i; }/ U4 N e' A, j
心照不宣have a tacit understanding; give tacit consent; tacit understanding
* v$ s" F* k Q7 [* r先入为主First impressions are firmly entrenched.0 @! n: t# M |" v3 N0 ?0 f/ v+ S
先下手为强catch the ball before the bound
! J7 Q# Q% v. O$ c像热锅上的蚂蚁like an ant on a hot pan
) `: B$ K5 e/ r6 i现身说法warn people by taking oneself as an example
; c% Z5 K V/ i. c: q8 v息事宁人pour oil on troubled waters 0 J1 j- T, S8 K, k6 l1 G9 l% n
喜忧参半mingled hope and fear
) l) A; z( e9 i: }4 q循序渐进step by step
3 m0 `% f) y) W一路平安，一路顺风speed somebody on their way; speed the parting guest $ N. D+ V4 M& b; C' B) V
严以律己,宽以待人be strict with oneself and lenient towards others
6 ^$ c3 S8 ]' v" ]+ z5 r鱼米之乡a land of milk and honey2 n& \$ J& E# M
有情人终成眷属"Jack shall have Jill, all shall be well."
. `5 p0 I4 Y' l& u, [+ p$ |有钱能使鬼推磨Money makes the mare go. Money talks.4 q0 i9 f1 `9 p+ N$ h+ E: w
有识之士people of vision
. j* ^4 n' F* h# z! D ~有勇无谋use brawn rather than brain
, ]2 U) {( ^+ i: I1 H$ }有缘千里来相会Separated as we are thousands of miles apart, we come together as if by predestination.3 G7 B/ |$ c. ^ T* Q% Z
与时俱进advance with times
1 k& k) ^$ g" f8 q; o8 y, t2 u' k9 @以人为本people oriented; people foremost
: `" H9 X8 s' H% H* q8 {因材施教teach students according to their aptitude
' J+ [# W# \% @5 o# m0 j/ F$ 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." 5 K# j1 U# G" J8 Y9 }
欲速则不达Haste does not bring success. ) U' z4 z3 J' a- I2 i5 I! k! U
优胜劣汰survival of the fittest # R5 [) x Q8 K2 T- }. U3 U/ g
英雄所见略同Great minds think alike. R- G3 A8 D$ @: i& f9 G, p
冤家宜解不宜结Better make friends than make enemies.3 K: v; m; r) d( R4 ^$ q2 S
冤假错案"cases in which people were unjustly, falsely or wrongly charged or sentenced; unjust, false or wrong cases" ; D& e4 a/ Z' `8 v0 F0 l
一言既出，驷马难追A real man never goes back on his words. 7 K* b4 }4 l& ~! y" Y+ J
招财进宝Money and treasures will be plentiful5 j2 l5 Z$ G, l3 d: A4 O
债台高筑become debt-ridden. I; D, u, ]0 D2 h& C( C
致命要害Achilles' heel 1 @" I4 n; F, K) c2 I
众矢之的target of public criticism' Z7 U3 R7 L+ C' u# _6 j4 N
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.
+ c" C; P/ ^6 v4 ?4 y纸上谈兵be an armchair strategist" X) F8 h% t+ m, B+ Y" K2 t
纸包不住火Truth will come to light sooner or later.
6 l# k4 `8 A: [% s左右为难between the devil and the deep blue sea; between the rock and the hard place |
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