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爱屋及乌Love me, love my dog., b- @3 p8 J8 [3 M) z4 W. F* C
百闻不如一见Seeing is believing.
& K0 j& `) d/ W7 w+ I+ S. `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! G% s7 c G8 s9 i& X
笨鸟先飞A slow sparrow should make an early start.; I) h! T# }5 L: `/ I/ j
不眠之夜white night
- p! f- B5 f C. z不以物喜，不以己悲not pleased by external gains, not saddened by personnal losses
2 C3 S _( @2 Z; o( g* [; Z. X& f不遗余力spare no effort; go all out; do one's best
+ w2 K4 z. T7 E/ Y不打不成交"No discord, no concord.
& Z% w6 T# L3 M拆东墙补西墙rob Peter to pay Paul
* h" n4 U# a% J( a5 R: ]辞旧迎新bid farewell to the old and usher in the new; ring out the old year and ring in the new
" v" U* p$ q/ S0 X4 u7 S- ]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/ q! L( p/ o# ^$ }) Y. c
大开眼界open one's eyes; broaden one's horizon; be an eye-opener
u; M. M1 L. q- X国泰民安The country flourishes and people live in peace
5 U" }, O! g( W3 o# r: I+ |/ 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
4 U/ s$ ]! O8 Y功夫不负有心人Everything comes to him who waits. ) G7 U* |7 X# q& m. e. C- K3 u
好了伤疤忘了疼once on shore, one prays no more
3 Q, r0 f6 T& k5 l好事不出门，恶事传千里Good news never goes beyond the gate, while bad news spread far and wide.
1 v C) K) N0 x7 B; ?0 G$ i6 r9 a/ I z和气生财Harmony brings wealth
2 H% s. r- e: N5 O) E4 u: ^. ~活到老，学到老One is never too old to learn. ) m9 _# d8 _6 }' O" G4 Q9 e1 p
既往不咎let bygones be bygones
* ^/ b6 V( Z, Y8 U/ x/ A! U金无足赤,人无完人Gold can't be pure and man can't be perfect.
* W. `( N/ H) ~$ K1 S7 `+ f金玉满堂Treasures fill the home6 g- K' e5 D: r& Q% H* E) w/ B+ _
脚踏实地be down-to-earth
, O4 h b9 O; o3 I脚踩两只船sit on the fence & r4 }3 c/ q0 F. |+ P) Y) V/ N
君子之交淡如水the friendship between gentlemen is as pure as crystal; a hedge between keeps friendship green
# u/ t# p5 j; r% { P7 I老生常谈，陈词滥调cut and dried, cliché
l3 ?6 J, t5 x礼尚往来Courtesy calls for reciprocity.
6 L# {& `7 h, }留得青山在，不怕没柴烧"Where there is life, there is hope."
, [$ h7 m- n) ^% R6 h5 d马到成功achieve immediate victory; win instant success/ \, X/ v5 W, P+ q
名利双收gain in both fame and wealth! k2 P! a" }* L5 U
茅塞顿开be suddenly enlightened
( X* {$ [8 N2 `# r( k* J; [没有规矩不成方圆Nothing can be accomplished without norms or standards.
7 v4 m& h, X9 D. Y5 n3 \, _& g" Y每逢佳节倍思亲
. e+ M' `7 O$ Z; K* ^; e5 u4 LOn festive occasions more than ever one thinks of one's dear ones far away." z; }4 c9 ?) x+ D: E
It is on the festival occasions when one misses his dear most.
5 N; G: b- k8 n3 s谋事在人，成事在天"The planning lies with man, the outcome with Heaven. / Man proposes, God disposes. "( |, L" N( f$ d) ~0 B8 u: [
弄巧成拙be too smart by half; Cunning outwits itself.. Y0 O: t1 _0 i* { @% e
拿手好戏masterpiece/ c4 ^' W6 w' m
赔了夫人又折兵throw good money after bad
9 a. }, t4 V8 M& t) r抛砖引玉a modest spur to induce others to come forward with valuable contributions; throw a sprat to catch a whale
3 m9 E9 c, d3 m; I+ @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
+ R8 I- v! }- E. m5 ~抢得先机take the preemptive opportunities
7 u+ G/ Z `- i( Y: a) J, f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.
% A: E" { U* X6 x4 {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; B- k& I% G/ w* j! \/ W* s
前事不忘,后事之师Past experience, if not forgotten, is a guide for the future.( w# K6 A, z* h
前人栽树,后人乘凉One generation plants the trees in whose shade another generation rests.3 L9 D# T* [7 b* j+ t
One sows and another reaps.
" m! k% M5 F9 L/ F前怕狼,后怕虎fear the wolf in front and the tiger behind/ hesitate in doing something7 k- }5 P0 @ _! b
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 O, t( u) a5 r& u强强联手win-win co-operation
" W. o1 D6 z0 C5 f瑞雪兆丰年A timely snow promises a good harvest.) d+ Z% X; W r! t+ H7 j
人之初,性本善Man's nature at birth is good.
* W4 |! ^: z" }人逢喜事精神爽Joy puts heart into a man., x4 w5 w5 B. X4 ?) V* U g7 e; b
人海战术huge-crowd strategy
6 ^7 Z% n- g) g% Z6 c2 f/ c世上无难事，只要肯攀登"Where there is a will, there is a way. " 5 Z1 z9 U! K/ ?& S& {
世外桃源a fictitious land of peace away from the turmoil of the world; , O* s+ N, t& C* |! L
死而后已until my heart stops beating7 M5 Y. z- v: U- i$ T
岁岁平安Peace all year round, [! A' f+ m. l
上有天堂，下有苏杭"Just as there is paradise in heaven, ther are Suzhou and Hangzhou on earth." 4 O2 J; e7 E+ @+ Q
塞翁失马，焉知非福Misfortune may be an actual blessing.9 n% ^" D& }4 U4 A& I7 ^
三十而立"A man should be independent at the age of thirty. % C c/ w! e# T/ H' _, \ y
At thirty, a man should be able to think for himself."
+ n5 t. m: Z& J升级换代updating and upgrading (of products)
" C7 u* f: {) J) Y: Y E# y) D四十不惑Life begins at forty. " u$ `/ a: R% E8 M, R& K
谁言寸草心，报得三春晖"Such kindness of warm sun, can't be repaid by grass. " / E9 O. }3 v3 e, V/ v( w6 O
水涨船高When the river rises, the boat floats high.
( l$ b7 f( d, z' \ C时不我待Time and tide wait for no man. m0 H: K# D, q. v
杀鸡用牛刀break a butterfly on the wheel
' o4 v- M$ {4 t Z实事求是seek truth from facts; be practical and realistic; be true to facts
' ^# |0 Q" H1 y4 a! d说曹操,曹操到Talk of the devil and he comes.; F3 u- g. Y& p
实话实说speak the plain truth; call a spade a spade; tell it as it is 0 f" X Z; I% R8 d/ b( o# ]2 s
实践是检验真理的唯一标准Practice is the sole criterion for testing truth.1 H7 e Q5 ?4 D- P2 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; ") p7 a5 q1 `# ^: q. p& M% K* r# A
韬光养晦hide one's capacities and bide one's time
( V: g' p3 Q) t" U* c糖衣炮弹sugar-coated bullets
$ F3 `% j( ~, \1 v3 o天有不测风云Anything unexpected may happen. a bolt from the blue! s2 Y& Y3 x f* m
团结就是力量Unity is strength.
# Q o9 i+ g0 C& N3 q }' U U* J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
$ I p- d7 |- ~6 F, Z歪风邪气unhealthy practices and evil phenomena5 U9 H; j, S8 f d
物以类聚，人以群分Birds of a feather flock together.& K0 Z6 R1 e4 f, _# l: t1 y
往事如风"The past has vanished (from memory) like wind.; What in past, is past."
1 h' S5 V! Y4 I0 F望子成龙hold high hopes for one's child
) E" t+ O" z+ @) K( ?' ?; M: d屋漏又逢连阴雨Misfortunes never come singly. When it rains it pours./ l0 O0 M! d8 `0 w
文韬武略military expertise; military strategy 0 w8 C) }5 c5 Y
唯利是图draw water to one's mill ! A- T) x7 ^& Z( t5 e# b! ?6 H
无源之水,无本之木water without a source, and a tree wiithout roots
7 L& w& C: Z0 u8 J1 @9 j! ^2 x! E无中生有make/create something out of nothing / f' X9 |$ }, _# w! F; K
无风不起浪There are no waves without wind. There's no smoke without fire.. O6 j# Z8 n6 z; C
徇私枉法bend the law for the benefit of relatives or friends
7 P6 x: S8 a/ j新官上任三把火a new broom sweeps clean
) @6 w3 v! e& q& e% X, D4 U虚心使人进步,骄傲使人落后Modesty helps one go forward, whereas conceit makes one lag behind.4 O( U( f2 ]3 {# D5 x
蓄势而发accumulate strength for a take-off% a7 r: L5 D) _" T* g& a' n
心想事成May all your wish come true
3 L: R8 H' n1 o, C0 o( }心照不宣have a tacit understanding; give tacit consent; tacit understanding. C6 y8 S" o: j% z, T8 ]1 E/ |' m
先入为主First impressions are firmly entrenched.: L! N3 w H$ h% ~* M' U( h+ _! g: I$ K- P( W
先下手为强catch the ball before the bound4 E9 m& z4 ]2 p% o
像热锅上的蚂蚁like an ant on a hot pan
& z1 W; n; v' o$ Q7 h现身说法warn people by taking oneself as an example$ S4 C% ~9 ^, i8 y6 y" l: i
息事宁人pour oil on troubled waters
! b1 @9 K" o% f1 {; c" _( w喜忧参半mingled hope and fear 4 B+ X- P2 ^# D/ o/ R3 G
循序渐进step by step
8 w3 [6 i: x, I% e/ g一路平安，一路顺风speed somebody on their way; speed the parting guest : M: O+ u2 R/ s# O; O7 G, w( ^, g
严以律己,宽以待人be strict with oneself and lenient towards others
# m% f7 H k9 d鱼米之乡a land of milk and honey9 D+ p% @4 b, v1 B
有情人终成眷属"Jack shall have Jill, all shall be well." 0 I) S( v: M3 ^& S
有钱能使鬼推磨Money makes the mare go. Money talks.
: Z1 r+ W$ E6 z* H: x4 K( m有识之士people of vision+ ^: _! w B) K) r' n% Y
有勇无谋use brawn rather than brain + J7 @7 V, l4 P+ r I$ r
有缘千里来相会Separated as we are thousands of miles apart, we come together as if by predestination.
* n8 H# j% ? U4 i与时俱进advance with times
6 X( C+ H7 N8 y$ m以人为本people oriented; people foremost
F( v: _# v4 Z* C- O/ X' X5 q因材施教teach students according to their aptitude ) U+ G7 X* t2 `
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." - v# P Y- ~% N( C& w8 V" I- _# S
欲速则不达Haste does not bring success. 2 O" e) B- K& t; {% y! ~
优胜劣汰survival of the fittest
, w8 k+ m- t, I英雄所见略同Great minds think alike.
" W$ s5 J% A7 x" x+ {* y6 Q冤家宜解不宜结Better make friends than make enemies.; I# W; R H. {2 U+ W- ^! b( X
冤假错案"cases in which people were unjustly, falsely or wrongly charged or sentenced; unjust, false or wrong cases"
/ r( w7 V" X8 S( l$ Y' j) M" H3 n一言既出，驷马难追A real man never goes back on his words.
; ]1 c+ I- p) O- V: |& O$ ?招财进宝Money and treasures will be plentiful
3 u3 t; T g0 y0 @债台高筑become debt-ridden
0 L+ Q: |1 B! f3 [! N4 L6 \1 y致命要害Achilles' heel
! J8 j# C* W' B( r/ f2 M众矢之的target of public criticism4 R7 Q0 f3 D: R8 s7 T7 l9 q. j2 k8 B
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.
0 D8 F! g" _: m4 a; J7 _% Q纸上谈兵be an armchair strategist7 o- k5 Y K. s8 V% v* o
纸包不住火Truth will come to light sooner or later.
! K! M. Y7 j" ^左右为难between the devil and the deep blue sea; between the rock and the hard place |
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