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爱屋及乌Love me, love my dog.
$ _ y6 J0 X: G" n8 O9 g2 T8 d1 H% s百闻不如一见Seeing is believing.1 C- Y4 y+ }$ z+ k$ h( S% r3 l$ a
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
0 W( P; X2 q% I2 K笨鸟先飞A slow sparrow should make an early start.& ] l3 \1 `' D. y6 p
不眠之夜white night
" I1 ^" V4 r; q" ]! v( }% t不以物喜，不以己悲not pleased by external gains, not saddened by personnal losses2 ^( k/ U+ `: c, c+ E% J9 n
不遗余力spare no effort; go all out; do one's best
$ N" S6 }! ~) o3 d' ?# r9 d' n不打不成交"No discord, no concord. 8 V! z1 h) K( H! D$ z
拆东墙补西墙rob Peter to pay Paul
* r+ w; y: d( T$ M2 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 " y: G9 m: d+ u B
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
4 h; z0 l! X, E* ?" J a6 Z- P大开眼界open one's eyes; broaden one's horizon; be an eye-opener - P% L y1 g5 _- {/ X
国泰民安The country flourishes and people live in peace5 q. \- }/ S8 v4 o- `
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$ e6 o: e8 m+ \; |
功夫不负有心人Everything comes to him who waits.
- ^* f W/ k; m0 o/ w+ s' a好了伤疤忘了疼once on shore, one prays no more
6 y3 D% F8 a( c9 s' X+ B6 M好事不出门，恶事传千里Good news never goes beyond the gate, while bad news spread far and wide. 8 {5 r; d7 r% u0 P# w: e) a% s( J
和气生财Harmony brings wealth4 D1 q' _6 G- o, l, b
活到老，学到老One is never too old to learn. ' k$ B) |( z' ]9 S
既往不咎let bygones be bygones . Z5 N& ?( v' d7 f: `6 G# R
金无足赤,人无完人Gold can't be pure and man can't be perfect. ! H1 L6 ?- K, O: t0 d
金玉满堂Treasures fill the home* ^) e. ]* |% A8 f* Z8 Z
脚踏实地be down-to-earth 5 X3 M, {" n4 V! U$ i
脚踩两只船sit on the fence 1 d% a; C" `. R; L* L; H8 T3 V
君子之交淡如水the friendship between gentlemen is as pure as crystal; a hedge between keeps friendship green L p( c+ F4 Y* J2 u1 ?$ t, D3 Z" H
老生常谈，陈词滥调cut and dried, cliché
9 W [% X- d/ K% g7 O# {礼尚往来Courtesy calls for reciprocity. ) }" T) C! r r
留得青山在，不怕没柴烧"Where there is life, there is hope."
6 x" L4 k& U# n2 a! N# Y; s4 z7 K% v马到成功achieve immediate victory; win instant success
, v4 P5 n$ v* z K0 M' d% V I名利双收gain in both fame and wealth" z/ s+ T1 C, ]% V) Q' f
茅塞顿开be suddenly enlightened
0 _! @( ]) s3 K- \. T0 E没有规矩不成方圆Nothing can be accomplished without norms or standards.
7 b% c+ X8 Q$ \, e$ g8 N; N8 s, q每逢佳节倍思亲. Z, x% A- P9 g6 @% `9 r; K
On festive occasions more than ever one thinks of one's dear ones far away.
4 v* \0 Y8 Y0 K- HIt is on the festival occasions when one misses his dear most. 6 t* W" k) z) p2 B
谋事在人，成事在天"The planning lies with man, the outcome with Heaven. / Man proposes, God disposes. "9 f9 W" ?0 \9 \/ x
弄巧成拙be too smart by half; Cunning outwits itself.
3 T6 j" s7 C8 u, V/ N8 x& m拿手好戏masterpiece8 f( l0 p7 k n: v
赔了夫人又折兵throw good money after bad3 j- G# V$ F& N: b
抛砖引玉a modest spur to induce others to come forward with valuable contributions; throw a sprat to catch a whale" y$ O+ G" J$ {' S& }5 [
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
. Z4 R. _0 K* x抢得先机take the preemptive opportunities
& A( f" |7 }( p, @/ n5 u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.
7 C ?5 ?# e% U; d6 ~3 [* w: v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: o, r% k, @: }- x* D! y# ^8 z3 D
前事不忘,后事之师Past experience, if not forgotten, is a guide for the future.7 G* j; ~6 ]2 J! V
前人栽树,后人乘凉One generation plants the trees in whose shade another generation rests.
* t4 Z4 f0 ^' r* {7 S1 E8 i+ @One sows and another reaps.
9 f6 w' Z# X3 k前怕狼,后怕虎fear the wolf in front and the tiger behind/ hesitate in doing something2 h; s9 ?6 e/ B1 ]6 u& p7 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. + k" u: e7 A, Q9 @3 g4 g) Z+ F8 n
强强联手win-win co-operation6 W9 l0 s. r) k" o# f
瑞雪兆丰年A timely snow promises a good harvest.. g' t `' a8 ?6 }" W' h8 W& `. O
人之初,性本善Man's nature at birth is good.0 w/ ?7 ]8 J& ?; j6 ~
人逢喜事精神爽Joy puts heart into a man.
0 N4 m- X( W$ }# Y+ x9 \6 s人海战术huge-crowd strategy 9 i. u, s: ~/ U5 P5 c
世上无难事，只要肯攀登"Where there is a will, there is a way. " ' Y7 I! P+ p" A1 c+ S" V: C
世外桃源a fictitious land of peace away from the turmoil of the world;
$ ^) k' e1 p8 I4 `/ N死而后已until my heart stops beating
' w! {" v+ O8 M2 A; `岁岁平安Peace all year round* b- k' \+ A W/ k! P# b8 ]
上有天堂，下有苏杭"Just as there is paradise in heaven, ther are Suzhou and Hangzhou on earth."
( Y$ ~9 [5 H# I) E7 w塞翁失马，焉知非福Misfortune may be an actual blessing.7 m# V) ?# s, I- }
三十而立"A man should be independent at the age of thirty. ; O" m' S V/ A
At thirty, a man should be able to think for himself." ! N' e) G# H: R
升级换代updating and upgrading (of products)( u5 y6 T* S. L5 m, m- Z
四十不惑Life begins at forty. 2 S% y( ?: g9 X
谁言寸草心，报得三春晖"Such kindness of warm sun, can't be repaid by grass. "
7 W. S$ L9 n0 ^ x, V水涨船高When the river rises, the boat floats high." k+ A* W+ t: K; r& e
时不我待Time and tide wait for no man. `: S/ @8 V; ^. X) v2 I
杀鸡用牛刀break a butterfly on the wheel
7 y! ?& B' {7 h" T实事求是seek truth from facts; be practical and realistic; be true to facts / }. H* G7 N) S- b5 f+ X
说曹操,曹操到Talk of the devil and he comes. L, G0 ^& c$ w/ N: U
实话实说speak the plain truth; call a spade a spade; tell it as it is 8 J' G' r$ h+ z' x3 k6 s; e
实践是检验真理的唯一标准Practice is the sole criterion for testing truth.
5 }' C d H' c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; "6 b, \% W R9 ~ y! ~7 [4 e
韬光养晦hide one's capacities and bide one's time. u+ x5 Z9 ]+ N
糖衣炮弹sugar-coated bullets
6 E$ ~* f$ a' ?! g9 f天有不测风云Anything unexpected may happen. a bolt from the blue
2 m! _3 u" T8 A/ T. S! d团结就是力量Unity is strength.
: w' A: ^4 d2 [8 Q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 3 ^ c) R# H( @: s) s! N, [7 H; _
歪风邪气unhealthy practices and evil phenomena& {( o4 ~* {' z8 J6 `$ m6 P& Z
物以类聚，人以群分Birds of a feather flock together.
7 T% |; Q5 o {7 L9 n往事如风"The past has vanished (from memory) like wind.; What in past, is past." & \& N( W* E5 _. F: _
望子成龙hold high hopes for one's child2 }" L2 E3 g) A+ c0 z. h& g2 M* G
屋漏又逢连阴雨Misfortunes never come singly. When it rains it pours.; b6 z* b7 Q% X( F5 i/ @- z3 n
文韬武略military expertise; military strategy
- e7 @8 ~+ v; \唯利是图draw water to one's mill
% r- o- _+ m4 ?6 x无源之水,无本之木water without a source, and a tree wiithout roots
6 {: H# R, |" D2 z" ^! B无中生有make/create something out of nothing 7 M m6 S6 K8 h1 c( m, a! [& q8 T
无风不起浪There are no waves without wind. There's no smoke without fire.5 S1 g0 K9 T: U4 |
徇私枉法bend the law for the benefit of relatives or friends 4 ^# l) ]# }; ?1 g; T$ z
新官上任三把火a new broom sweeps clean
; h( w6 J1 c0 M" g虚心使人进步,骄傲使人落后Modesty helps one go forward, whereas conceit makes one lag behind.
. }9 x1 E3 C/ T8 H2 }( W" Q" d蓄势而发accumulate strength for a take-off8 W x& _/ v& y6 t" e8 ?
心想事成May all your wish come true6 h, `: Z; x" d U
心照不宣have a tacit understanding; give tacit consent; tacit understanding
. F2 Y b5 p+ x7 f2 J先入为主First impressions are firmly entrenched.1 o0 S2 q- G9 f
先下手为强catch the ball before the bound
& p$ ?+ |- ^* J0 j- h8 _像热锅上的蚂蚁like an ant on a hot pan
Y- z) S6 o/ R6 A# E现身说法warn people by taking oneself as an example
0 H3 Z' M1 ?' _' O息事宁人pour oil on troubled waters # S! G( k4 ?" [
喜忧参半mingled hope and fear 0 G; O, ^6 m, u/ E3 ?6 m* k" b+ M
循序渐进step by step5 q4 m6 |4 @! w8 e T
一路平安，一路顺风speed somebody on their way; speed the parting guest . p8 a F, a% m3 J7 f+ f; l/ l
严以律己,宽以待人be strict with oneself and lenient towards others
) F3 L% M5 m& V* ^/ a, B4 x2 T$ t鱼米之乡a land of milk and honey) Y5 i2 u: W6 `# z5 K
有情人终成眷属"Jack shall have Jill, all shall be well." * n+ P' J8 z; R6 q
有钱能使鬼推磨Money makes the mare go. Money talks.* j$ I- M/ ?6 g1 D/ `- o0 W
有识之士people of vision- u5 W F. R% j) y) }
有勇无谋use brawn rather than brain
" L0 G6 S4 N5 I3 Y/ `& I( w [1 ]有缘千里来相会Separated as we are thousands of miles apart, we come together as if by predestination. x5 E& W7 U. q
与时俱进advance with times
5 y; F5 w8 B6 a* Y% ]1 L; K以人为本people oriented; people foremost 4 Z" o7 ~# P; |
因材施教teach students according to their aptitude 8 R) p3 L' B- b( W% i( }# H6 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." ' k; ~; \+ c1 p* F; R! W1 w
欲速则不达Haste does not bring success.
, s s( D' P4 s6 P. B, A优胜劣汰survival of the fittest
- w& f" C* }. O( s$ h2 U$ A2 n英雄所见略同Great minds think alike.& J& i! f+ m( J$ q6 X
冤家宜解不宜结Better make friends than make enemies.8 j9 G) g2 w3 J6 y. }- v4 I; j
冤假错案"cases in which people were unjustly, falsely or wrongly charged or sentenced; unjust, false or wrong cases"
& e# O/ i& z: ]; r一言既出，驷马难追A real man never goes back on his words.
' {: x$ G# ], r& a: R招财进宝Money and treasures will be plentiful
5 L2 B. q' [% f, g T) L债台高筑become debt-ridden
" h; C7 Y1 {+ P/ d( t致命要害Achilles' heel
; y* V1 ]2 M Y5 G& r$ m. _众矢之的target of public criticism: A* U0 y" l, P* x. L5 w
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.
! d# g1 @3 p- R纸上谈兵be an armchair strategist8 |: r9 ]: O' f& W9 S
纸包不住火Truth will come to light sooner or later.
n# Q& }% [( J左右为难between the devil and the deep blue sea; between the rock and the hard place |
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