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爱屋及乌Love me, love my dog.
A0 B, K4 n- q u% A百闻不如一见Seeing is believing.4 b# q' ], \4 z t
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' }. f& W/ ~1 R1 U2 F. }
笨鸟先飞A slow sparrow should make an early start.; V, ]5 g3 g% C: P& }4 W
不眠之夜white night
" k6 l6 \# G3 T% d& r- ]不以物喜，不以己悲not pleased by external gains, not saddened by personnal losses% q/ O( H5 g& x, q
不遗余力spare no effort; go all out; do one's best+ [0 d7 b$ U3 @% S! d+ |
不打不成交"No discord, no concord.
/ V1 R) x" A; i8 u+ a& B拆东墙补西墙rob Peter to pay Paul # {- S( [' L' A
辞旧迎新bid farewell to the old and usher in the new; ring out the old year and ring in the new
0 o8 V# h* o" Q8 d1 Q' R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* a/ n) C# z$ S3 G: c3 b
大开眼界open one's eyes; broaden one's horizon; be an eye-opener
) V4 p6 \* i( Z: J& {7 J国泰民安The country flourishes and people live in peace& j, X6 C. E5 Z2 l
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
: q/ `8 }/ o8 q5 Y5 ^0 V' |功夫不负有心人Everything comes to him who waits. 7 b! l! \1 I; y! V, W) _
好了伤疤忘了疼once on shore, one prays no more
5 j1 B6 ^2 C; T4 R s1 I好事不出门，恶事传千里Good news never goes beyond the gate, while bad news spread far and wide.
2 g+ @- \/ a( Q, \ q和气生财Harmony brings wealth
! H% S6 G- z, g, {& _活到老，学到老One is never too old to learn. $ f& i; `7 R L( i4 Y# D
既往不咎let bygones be bygones & k& m4 [) H( _5 n$ Z& L
金无足赤,人无完人Gold can't be pure and man can't be perfect.
: N8 q: A- o' d2 r Y金玉满堂Treasures fill the home
E$ M) M V+ G4 ]! X7 t5 y$ R; k, G脚踏实地be down-to-earth 8 H6 Y! C b. p) J! x( P% v) x
脚踩两只船sit on the fence
; _! ~8 a! f. }. i1 c* B' A9 t君子之交淡如水the friendship between gentlemen is as pure as crystal; a hedge between keeps friendship green . X) Q b9 ?& ^, s) E: {
老生常谈，陈词滥调cut and dried, cliché* l9 g3 s6 d: y: m* W
礼尚往来Courtesy calls for reciprocity.
7 p! Z* ?/ c( p, ^0 g" U. B5 ?; K/ X: B留得青山在，不怕没柴烧"Where there is life, there is hope."3 m) y! n0 k: R- \6 F% A* H
马到成功achieve immediate victory; win instant success
! z% J, F% W/ ?* ^名利双收gain in both fame and wealth+ E& h! S% q: Q% \ r4 b
茅塞顿开be suddenly enlightened/ _9 B* n3 G, x0 A! |2 H8 `- V# E; X
没有规矩不成方圆Nothing can be accomplished without norms or standards.2 |$ ]+ @" @+ @' i) X
每逢佳节倍思亲
" R" u1 N2 k- d4 `. i* ^8 e' OOn festive occasions more than ever one thinks of one's dear ones far away.
6 s" Y" J+ A( \. r, d( IIt is on the festival occasions when one misses his dear most.
, H& ?$ o# ^6 E! F) ~谋事在人，成事在天"The planning lies with man, the outcome with Heaven. / Man proposes, God disposes. "4 A+ ]% F/ W2 z! Z1 S) }" L
弄巧成拙be too smart by half; Cunning outwits itself.
: a. g# n( `, d, D拿手好戏masterpiece
# J( C+ T8 X* h1 Y赔了夫人又折兵throw good money after bad& _$ z ]/ I) G$ e
抛砖引玉a modest spur to induce others to come forward with valuable contributions; throw a sprat to catch a whale
# u7 K6 f, ^# P+ x9 N破釜沉舟cut off all means of retreat；burn one‘s own way of retreat and be determined to fight to the end5 k" n3 l; o. k7 M0 q1 O
抢得先机take the preemptive opportunities
3 c! b8 _+ y6 Q( z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* v) H/ U9 V6 C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 step4 O! ^" y4 e3 n
前事不忘,后事之师Past experience, if not forgotten, is a guide for the future.
3 I3 S W7 p6 C4 r9 H4 p* q9 }前人栽树,后人乘凉One generation plants the trees in whose shade another generation rests.* K/ h" ]* L) t8 R, i
One sows and another reaps.. j8 S0 }9 T' ?; z1 f6 }" e
前怕狼,后怕虎fear the wolf in front and the tiger behind/ hesitate in doing something
6 H3 {8 O7 w: D0 I; U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% Y- [1 v4 t
强强联手win-win co-operation7 n7 |+ Y9 J, N' Z& X0 l+ G# ]
瑞雪兆丰年A timely snow promises a good harvest.+ F, D7 C; X0 d( g D: L4 e' E A
人之初,性本善Man's nature at birth is good. D ]7 J* l, _
人逢喜事精神爽Joy puts heart into a man.- i! v8 R8 v& \- Y( {
人海战术huge-crowd strategy # O. M' g# P: S0 j
世上无难事，只要肯攀登"Where there is a will, there is a way. "
3 }3 K! `7 T9 ]世外桃源a fictitious land of peace away from the turmoil of the world;
+ b% ~( K' Z# Y( h; E! R4 R死而后已until my heart stops beating9 P$ E& ?! S/ \& ] e
岁岁平安Peace all year round
3 Q' d+ j+ V1 e d8 Q上有天堂，下有苏杭"Just as there is paradise in heaven, ther are Suzhou and Hangzhou on earth."
" X& A ?; h5 B. B/ b塞翁失马，焉知非福Misfortune may be an actual blessing., J& B, g7 ^ c: S6 F* K
三十而立"A man should be independent at the age of thirty.
, W# T8 B4 ^/ M! }; o7 U1 c. NAt thirty, a man should be able to think for himself." 7 d( q/ \9 V0 w
升级换代updating and upgrading (of products)2 S+ w7 g6 F6 l- X3 Y
四十不惑Life begins at forty.
+ F' S* T; E3 N. ^) {谁言寸草心，报得三春晖"Such kindness of warm sun, can't be repaid by grass. " - x5 b7 z8 O6 A" N5 s
水涨船高When the river rises, the boat floats high.9 r5 i/ y. ^& n2 V" }
时不我待Time and tide wait for no man. ' f/ b& |1 d7 b/ }- f; X# t) F1 \
杀鸡用牛刀break a butterfly on the wheel% @, r* t( T+ i5 w0 {
实事求是seek truth from facts; be practical and realistic; be true to facts
7 p$ t- G* O, m4 Y9 o( H B4 R说曹操,曹操到Talk of the devil and he comes.
1 d$ p! x( f- i: a( e4 `5 M实话实说speak the plain truth; call a spade a spade; tell it as it is : U6 h2 v; A/ D/ m! M
实践是检验真理的唯一标准Practice is the sole criterion for testing truth./ p9 g2 k, g" N3 L( T R 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; "
: X* d) w j# v' ?' w# K韬光养晦hide one's capacities and bide one's time- v* U) ^# I. M8 Y
糖衣炮弹sugar-coated bullets
T0 s" D* H) u天有不测风云Anything unexpected may happen. a bolt from the blue% O9 f& Z9 r# Y1 j' S
团结就是力量Unity is strength.# l1 I1 ]1 H5 i! ~ z
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
& n5 o- G3 V* G' b歪风邪气unhealthy practices and evil phenomena
' Z% h7 o3 f6 l ^物以类聚，人以群分Birds of a feather flock together.( |! A Q- F+ ]/ X" \( m0 G6 R
往事如风"The past has vanished (from memory) like wind.; What in past, is past." 2 G, k a e# k6 D3 w7 K
望子成龙hold high hopes for one's child
0 R% U1 i& p% M$ U9 M屋漏又逢连阴雨Misfortunes never come singly. When it rains it pours., {/ C$ C$ c2 ?; c% U# f
文韬武略military expertise; military strategy
+ t! Y( G& \* o( o2 b, y' y唯利是图draw water to one's mill
) x h- ^4 F, l+ r- s无源之水,无本之木water without a source, and a tree wiithout roots
6 B: A+ p) c" A3 |9 d无中生有make/create something out of nothing
" _; g& E2 C+ N无风不起浪There are no waves without wind. There's no smoke without fire.
$ @6 U' q) g c徇私枉法bend the law for the benefit of relatives or friends
$ `6 @3 {, S9 Z+ T( ~4 R& @! @新官上任三把火a new broom sweeps clean ]; O# V1 J* Z
虚心使人进步,骄傲使人落后Modesty helps one go forward, whereas conceit makes one lag behind.3 D6 z5 a6 x6 e! u. u
蓄势而发accumulate strength for a take-off' \( B9 z: o6 \5 G
心想事成May all your wish come true
7 n% J; o y% M: `6 Q4 X心照不宣have a tacit understanding; give tacit consent; tacit understanding
% _8 E8 \2 _3 _ i1 @先入为主First impressions are firmly entrenched.
9 V; h6 I1 p2 p, z6 X先下手为强catch the ball before the bound9 z+ u1 K8 ^9 \4 K
像热锅上的蚂蚁like an ant on a hot pan
, [$ }' x" _* I. u: L% T! ^现身说法warn people by taking oneself as an example# { Z6 p; m7 h' q& f4 q
息事宁人pour oil on troubled waters
6 w3 |, d r6 h- c) f/ b喜忧参半mingled hope and fear % L" _. k1 h; D, l |5 B( z
循序渐进step by step
, F E9 Z# X# j& n+ |; T一路平安，一路顺风speed somebody on their way; speed the parting guest ; B, A. T1 W2 d
严以律己,宽以待人be strict with oneself and lenient towards others* _4 a( q0 ]4 a$ K8 A
鱼米之乡a land of milk and honey _) S( b, [) F* i0 a
有情人终成眷属"Jack shall have Jill, all shall be well."
- Z' I1 `* I8 t. k1 [有钱能使鬼推磨Money makes the mare go. Money talks.* J8 {% u/ I) \" b
有识之士people of vision6 J% Q* Z4 ~# K
有勇无谋use brawn rather than brain
- E6 s1 c' E$ b: W3 x有缘千里来相会Separated as we are thousands of miles apart, we come together as if by predestination.7 L( H/ K, K! ~. H# X
与时俱进advance with times
- n% J# U, f! x8 N以人为本people oriented; people foremost ) F4 C% g1 L/ W( }/ {. `3 T
因材施教teach students according to their aptitude ) Q U" R8 R: ^$ G
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." ) o7 p$ \; y, r+ R. a7 @! c9 i" r
欲速则不达Haste does not bring success. 0 J: _8 `" q7 V6 Q
优胜劣汰survival of the fittest
* I& c2 A h+ x英雄所见略同Great minds think alike.% n9 p8 C; M9 H
冤家宜解不宜结Better make friends than make enemies.
, r# i% N% I5 V6 P冤假错案"cases in which people were unjustly, falsely or wrongly charged or sentenced; unjust, false or wrong cases"
1 ]. X/ e" K _9 |一言既出，驷马难追A real man never goes back on his words.
( V$ V- V% w) D; o$ H$ F招财进宝Money and treasures will be plentiful7 Y+ X! @; x+ L3 `2 ]7 _
债台高筑become debt-ridden, d# ^( y- c" r( b( j9 ~1 u
致命要害Achilles' heel
/ ?2 T7 E% Q) H$ G2 W' @众矢之的target of public criticism
1 Y1 j+ {2 C! P5 J5 r- @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.
1 Q4 ]7 V# }$ ?0 ~. g8 \& R5 Z0 L纸上谈兵be an armchair strategist
( y" n6 a& C! H+ R# e) S% E- ?纸包不住火Truth will come to light sooner or later.% r7 p7 g* c3 y
左右为难between the devil and the deep blue sea; between the rock and the hard place |
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