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爱屋及乌Love me, love my dog.' N* u+ R( y0 ]0 F0 A. d' o3 U
百闻不如一见Seeing is believing.) j4 P) C" t$ p5 m% \
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) Y- W7 ]0 a1 Y2 e- B9 I6 q
笨鸟先飞A slow sparrow should make an early start.
3 F, c& A8 Y, }( h不眠之夜white night
& R% r# B$ V3 y6 s1 G) r不以物喜，不以己悲not pleased by external gains, not saddened by personnal losses
9 d5 ^+ n0 {/ I" b6 b0 t- l不遗余力spare no effort; go all out; do one's best0 X- \- e @$ Y* J
不打不成交"No discord, no concord.
! ^* B3 Y5 t7 W1 U0 r' W拆东墙补西墙rob Peter to pay Paul : O+ @0 S' Z8 O/ X% d: {) |! x
辞旧迎新bid farewell to the old and usher in the new; ring out the old year and ring in the new
" ^3 F7 H5 r! F) l- m5 g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 all5 ~- u) a2 X* w l# j7 e
大开眼界open one's eyes; broaden one's horizon; be an eye-opener
- G7 l) q" x$ ^5 Y: f) |3 b国泰民安The country flourishes and people live in peace
9 l: Y; f0 J( @! j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
" ^/ b2 G5 Z6 C功夫不负有心人Everything comes to him who waits.
" e" j2 X, H6 U3 Y" m8 m好了伤疤忘了疼once on shore, one prays no more
) d$ j& @* b) k8 [" o5 Q好事不出门，恶事传千里Good news never goes beyond the gate, while bad news spread far and wide.
5 O V$ c( k; Q" D% M和气生财Harmony brings wealth z) r% C4 f" }" e5 X9 z& ]. G
活到老，学到老One is never too old to learn.
! t$ d, q8 n; M) C7 L: g7 [) Y e既往不咎let bygones be bygones , c; ?0 V3 D) l s+ Y' e) J
金无足赤,人无完人Gold can't be pure and man can't be perfect.
# x2 e* J' z. J. R8 h金玉满堂Treasures fill the home
: h# F5 N+ Q; r) e' v脚踏实地be down-to-earth - m; S+ w, [9 ?' t0 W7 E
脚踩两只船sit on the fence + r# w4 w8 L+ _* s2 e9 C
君子之交淡如水the friendship between gentlemen is as pure as crystal; a hedge between keeps friendship green
$ C- b' ^- W8 x: L. S0 d老生常谈，陈词滥调cut and dried, cliché8 s/ v: A/ E- t2 A2 v% G
礼尚往来Courtesy calls for reciprocity. 2 q0 M: O; |5 E1 V
留得青山在，不怕没柴烧"Where there is life, there is hope."
5 |7 D+ G9 q/ u7 k马到成功achieve immediate victory; win instant success, X9 G; z4 }& B$ K* A A( ?
名利双收gain in both fame and wealth; c/ X- j1 e8 b: w
茅塞顿开be suddenly enlightened9 D) P' P+ @3 ^8 R; q5 z
没有规矩不成方圆Nothing can be accomplished without norms or standards.
+ Y& F) B( ~% H+ E每逢佳节倍思亲7 i- t6 @# s) a
On festive occasions more than ever one thinks of one's dear ones far away.+ Z" G- r9 }9 g/ v. k$ h Y% }
It is on the festival occasions when one misses his dear most. / J5 w, a7 m& W" W# U
谋事在人，成事在天"The planning lies with man, the outcome with Heaven. / Man proposes, God disposes. "
, Q- T' y/ b, s# M弄巧成拙be too smart by half; Cunning outwits itself.
, U. P% }1 R3 _拿手好戏masterpiece
6 Q1 ^+ ~' d. r0 R* d3 L( T* N* k赔了夫人又折兵throw good money after bad
. d( h1 B- i, x" @+ a# k抛砖引玉a modest spur to induce others to come forward with valuable contributions; throw a sprat to catch a whale5 } e; J7 O& c7 V, p' c
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: [0 w- g8 }9 V" r
抢得先机take the preemptive opportunities
6 Z. t$ |. g+ D; m: m; L, K1 J. J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.1 q. N, x; O3 B
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 step7 q" L2 Y) x! Y
前事不忘,后事之师Past experience, if not forgotten, is a guide for the future.7 P" U0 @! U- t- l7 m. Y
前人栽树,后人乘凉One generation plants the trees in whose shade another generation rests." i& i" H5 D1 w4 b
One sows and another reaps.
; h8 n1 k; z" }2 ~# l. H前怕狼,后怕虎fear the wolf in front and the tiger behind/ hesitate in doing something
7 t* t) Q: d# L! S- o% i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.
/ ?0 d2 `3 f) n4 |! j: A强强联手win-win co-operation
: { l+ ]1 } v0 E瑞雪兆丰年A timely snow promises a good harvest.
: Q; ?+ V! |2 h! B人之初,性本善Man's nature at birth is good., Z- p* q# r0 B- b/ q
人逢喜事精神爽Joy puts heart into a man.3 d! d; ^9 b9 y7 g5 V* I
人海战术huge-crowd strategy ; ^8 m: g5 n# t! }+ y# M
世上无难事，只要肯攀登"Where there is a will, there is a way. "
* K6 h$ q0 E4 O6 H) n" X9 w' W2 ]世外桃源a fictitious land of peace away from the turmoil of the world; % y U$ S) z2 [- d2 s) w
死而后已until my heart stops beating
2 N6 \2 s* ^) f岁岁平安Peace all year round
( M8 J- s; o. \+ m0 {上有天堂，下有苏杭"Just as there is paradise in heaven, ther are Suzhou and Hangzhou on earth."
% H, H3 ^8 L4 D# Z7 s0 e5 O塞翁失马，焉知非福Misfortune may be an actual blessing.# }6 g% \, z% l# O, E/ C
三十而立"A man should be independent at the age of thirty. 4 U& H9 P" f8 V, `+ z: T, m
At thirty, a man should be able to think for himself."
5 m% a6 b* l8 ]# y5 M% F升级换代updating and upgrading (of products)$ Z; k$ q6 t' R( c& r+ M; ]& z
四十不惑Life begins at forty.
1 ^; y" N- i5 L. R u# p, ]. A R谁言寸草心，报得三春晖"Such kindness of warm sun, can't be repaid by grass. " 3 L4 o; C$ M7 E
水涨船高When the river rises, the boat floats high.
6 i6 ]0 a( N4 H# @/ X. J时不我待Time and tide wait for no man. 7 f, Y8 |( I G+ \) T, M+ s7 s' F
杀鸡用牛刀break a butterfly on the wheel' @8 j6 @3 h; D9 `+ J! U4 g, J
实事求是seek truth from facts; be practical and realistic; be true to facts ) A, a% a' d& q. n9 ?( X
说曹操,曹操到Talk of the devil and he comes.3 T+ F4 Q5 x' ? j: H
实话实说speak the plain truth; call a spade a spade; tell it as it is
: l8 n" n8 ]! _4 N6 f: J, I# t8 L( y- B实践是检验真理的唯一标准Practice is the sole criterion for testing truth.' x6 ^& P0 }8 T5 Z) S( w
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; "
! z( F5 d/ d9 f. \韬光养晦hide one's capacities and bide one's time
7 a9 q. o. V. K! f4 b* K9 u' N; | S糖衣炮弹sugar-coated bullets
( c8 q: e" P3 F5 O' H- R! f( U天有不测风云Anything unexpected may happen. a bolt from the blue& n7 H3 ?' O; u X3 ^- R
团结就是力量Unity is strength.
: j: A1 o& `. {: u% O* L6 e7 [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
2 ]% y; h4 g6 I. u$ `- M歪风邪气unhealthy practices and evil phenomena
8 I9 L7 f" w( O+ v( K物以类聚，人以群分Birds of a feather flock together.2 o& ^# P, g) t9 `
往事如风"The past has vanished (from memory) like wind.; What in past, is past."
2 d( R8 S+ Q! N7 ?望子成龙hold high hopes for one's child! m: `* W! N# |4 T* H
屋漏又逢连阴雨Misfortunes never come singly. When it rains it pours.
$ `- ?0 D) G: x' U; Z+ A$ P文韬武略military expertise; military strategy
+ B* s- o7 ? _( p# m. b唯利是图draw water to one's mill . F% d. B7 Y5 i4 Q [. i
无源之水,无本之木water without a source, and a tree wiithout roots
! A4 t/ g2 p0 l5 x1 \/ r, o- A无中生有make/create something out of nothing * R2 m' k3 I% M/ O8 t
无风不起浪There are no waves without wind. There's no smoke without fire.
7 z& _! `2 v4 s6 G+ K7 |: c/ U徇私枉法bend the law for the benefit of relatives or friends ( o' o' h( w+ I. N( \# a- d8 u
新官上任三把火a new broom sweeps clean / U# f* I' F5 z+ I$ ^7 q3 T
虚心使人进步,骄傲使人落后Modesty helps one go forward, whereas conceit makes one lag behind.2 W2 u" m8 h; ~- N
蓄势而发accumulate strength for a take-off' ?" S6 I. e! l
心想事成May all your wish come true4 D- Q2 s! u8 M% U+ E) y# b3 v w
心照不宣have a tacit understanding; give tacit consent; tacit understanding- T+ U. {7 l8 ]- B
先入为主First impressions are firmly entrenched.
! X0 O- U9 S+ H6 P6 ~先下手为强catch the ball before the bound
1 z2 z2 G. [3 p7 w" i( l" I# |像热锅上的蚂蚁like an ant on a hot pan! D. ~2 O( X) T; E: L T. }
现身说法warn people by taking oneself as an example
( i e" t1 z) G% {息事宁人pour oil on troubled waters
; K1 _9 t; ~+ ?- N, ~0 L喜忧参半mingled hope and fear
* }' C0 h J3 k1 W1 W% K循序渐进step by step7 I& t# g H0 c" v0 _% g: X1 M
一路平安，一路顺风speed somebody on their way; speed the parting guest 8 Q; z- Q# k& R) [: D
严以律己,宽以待人be strict with oneself and lenient towards others: _ k' w5 ?) Z- N! T8 s% h% E
鱼米之乡a land of milk and honey2 T4 h0 I4 ?7 W+ D7 q
有情人终成眷属"Jack shall have Jill, all shall be well." 9 @; z. p/ ~( f, j; W& X
有钱能使鬼推磨Money makes the mare go. Money talks.' M" L; W7 e, C
有识之士people of vision
u. h3 A$ z% {4 M9 b: p有勇无谋use brawn rather than brain
# V: x/ I3 r: ? a* y. v, }有缘千里来相会Separated as we are thousands of miles apart, we come together as if by predestination.4 h% g( T2 x; J% `
与时俱进advance with times( d' w# v2 o9 r7 E+ V
以人为本people oriented; people foremost
" o" ~6 p6 a% L9 t* {6 R因材施教teach students according to their aptitude
6 g# n( Q2 I1 n x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." + q3 Q' Q' x8 R
欲速则不达Haste does not bring success.
) Q. }# z6 J5 R* V优胜劣汰survival of the fittest
( U/ k. B# K S; E, P$ N/ j英雄所见略同Great minds think alike./ Z# J$ x. ~' R# Q7 y' K2 h9 W
冤家宜解不宜结Better make friends than make enemies.
; j8 f! d8 t% c3 z% v冤假错案"cases in which people were unjustly, falsely or wrongly charged or sentenced; unjust, false or wrong cases" " U7 c5 u3 Z8 d" a* V8 h
一言既出，驷马难追A real man never goes back on his words.
5 M! s# y+ g6 n- F招财进宝Money and treasures will be plentiful5 z) n8 C% ]: K6 L3 L- N
债台高筑become debt-ridden
3 S0 L7 L5 Q! K4 w9 m& {致命要害Achilles' heel
9 n6 R6 F+ D) b! }7 F众矢之的target of public criticism7 }& G0 m, }7 O# A- G! c
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) [9 O" F' g+ @# P, _
纸上谈兵be an armchair strategist
! e5 C3 A& E8 d2 Q2 @3 y% m纸包不住火Truth will come to light sooner or later.
% r( n% ^" F3 P+ N9 B左右为难between the devil and the deep blue sea; between the rock and the hard place |
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