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爱屋及乌Love me, love my dog.
" O( ?7 g0 a; e" F) ~2 K百闻不如一见Seeing is believing.- n* P1 l% c) Y6 f
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/ ]5 W ]4 M) k0 R5 H
笨鸟先飞A slow sparrow should make an early start.& Z* C, ]2 b" j. ~5 H1 M$ ]
不眠之夜white night ( `# c( u6 T2 h/ Y; b6 p$ z
不以物喜，不以己悲not pleased by external gains, not saddened by personnal losses5 p- r$ Y2 e# d: {( g) @; A1 R
不遗余力spare no effort; go all out; do one's best
* L; _3 g! B0 } e3 h* p0 S) J不打不成交"No discord, no concord.
( Q6 y0 e* f" o0 Y$ y; D拆东墙补西墙rob Peter to pay Paul
" o6 |) M/ {# s9 B. o6 \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- }# M$ T& G9 K/ A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 all1 M7 ]* B: r7 H% Z
大开眼界open one's eyes; broaden one's horizon; be an eye-opener 6 y1 q( F* R3 h! ~( X
国泰民安The country flourishes and people live in peace
; Q5 V# I8 \; |# q- V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 & G0 n6 ^3 r- d; H/ J
功夫不负有心人Everything comes to him who waits.
- S$ E! O' a( D# ?, ?好了伤疤忘了疼once on shore, one prays no more% D" H [9 D. o4 T( B
好事不出门，恶事传千里Good news never goes beyond the gate, while bad news spread far and wide. 6 b- W A. `* F
和气生财Harmony brings wealth% V/ s0 r' a3 W+ L3 m/ t! D& u
活到老，学到老One is never too old to learn. 7 [7 \' g r: k" h
既往不咎let bygones be bygones : l. {" w4 x$ J
金无足赤,人无完人Gold can't be pure and man can't be perfect.
/ \: l) I1 W$ w* X4 C) b金玉满堂Treasures fill the home. \+ p5 [2 h$ E: U) p8 {
脚踏实地be down-to-earth
8 u3 i0 F5 b1 ?3 r! L& V脚踩两只船sit on the fence * p" {/ ?9 E7 G8 e2 U
君子之交淡如水the friendship between gentlemen is as pure as crystal; a hedge between keeps friendship green + g4 o+ i0 W; D
老生常谈，陈词滥调cut and dried, cliché
2 J1 d: S* v& X8 d& i6 W6 H/ s礼尚往来Courtesy calls for reciprocity.
9 g& ^) a9 S" k留得青山在，不怕没柴烧"Where there is life, there is hope."
$ f1 P0 A3 A# q' ~" f* J W马到成功achieve immediate victory; win instant success
: r. e8 m, I1 y3 Q/ E$ Y名利双收gain in both fame and wealth
' x& e' a- D0 j4 S茅塞顿开be suddenly enlightened
. F! _+ z8 P+ A* Y' B+ r/ J没有规矩不成方圆Nothing can be accomplished without norms or standards.
. S ]# d2 r; b每逢佳节倍思亲
, U2 w/ r# Y, w- c( nOn festive occasions more than ever one thinks of one's dear ones far away.
3 D$ {: b) Y0 l" aIt is on the festival occasions when one misses his dear most.
6 C; [) E5 m) G谋事在人，成事在天"The planning lies with man, the outcome with Heaven. / Man proposes, God disposes. " e8 L3 G. f: }9 g4 B! i
弄巧成拙be too smart by half; Cunning outwits itself.
: @. ~* g- K6 \6 Z$ o% m9 Q3 X5 _拿手好戏masterpiece
6 R3 b7 J! T$ z6 q5 y3 G% o* s赔了夫人又折兵throw good money after bad# v, H8 L3 a( w4 j2 u- g. Y
抛砖引玉a modest spur to induce others to come forward with valuable contributions; throw a sprat to catch a whale( C' p# {9 X, X& V. L
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
8 K' V2 E+ e! ?2 Y8 L6 [# s抢得先机take the preemptive opportunities
: p$ P) O3 I4 \! H7 C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.2 h- F$ c$ k8 T6 y
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
7 o7 f6 x0 v F0 r: ]& A: `" F前事不忘,后事之师Past experience, if not forgotten, is a guide for the future.( {, z3 y. w$ f, e* S/ Q
前人栽树,后人乘凉One generation plants the trees in whose shade another generation rests.1 N$ C( |: ~$ ^" z* @5 |7 z
One sows and another reaps.5 b7 B% e$ s! o
前怕狼,后怕虎fear the wolf in front and the tiger behind/ hesitate in doing something
$ K% q& C" @( J3 [: }# a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. " l, ^ _- W4 `) B! m
强强联手win-win co-operation0 n7 t0 V3 |& ^: G" Y( i2 s5 f
瑞雪兆丰年A timely snow promises a good harvest.; y d& }5 c$ `" Q9 V
人之初,性本善Man's nature at birth is good.
& H" x4 z& [; m人逢喜事精神爽Joy puts heart into a man.! K( h' }7 W& b* p% T, v' r
人海战术huge-crowd strategy
7 w& h' e2 L _ P$ o世上无难事，只要肯攀登"Where there is a will, there is a way. " M1 G6 o! b" ^" j9 l+ d
世外桃源a fictitious land of peace away from the turmoil of the world;
7 ~9 C9 K- H6 ?9 |0 W, I7 \死而后已until my heart stops beating
' K( g. ]) u: y+ ^岁岁平安Peace all year round
: }0 b, T6 Q* U! {" Z- s' R上有天堂，下有苏杭"Just as there is paradise in heaven, ther are Suzhou and Hangzhou on earth."
' R) X; m" P) l$ A) L塞翁失马，焉知非福Misfortune may be an actual blessing.
0 i/ E8 m, E* G+ |三十而立"A man should be independent at the age of thirty.
8 {' {! u9 S% ?, a1 TAt thirty, a man should be able to think for himself."
8 p! t) R7 m7 _) ?升级换代updating and upgrading (of products)( D, _8 @8 w) ?
四十不惑Life begins at forty.
5 H3 B; u) T; t0 `: R谁言寸草心，报得三春晖"Such kindness of warm sun, can't be repaid by grass. " * D6 F8 C5 D6 L1 e" I5 C
水涨船高When the river rises, the boat floats high. |+ V. F& H, ~* T& J& O2 ?
时不我待Time and tide wait for no man. o7 q6 E n- o) k$ W
杀鸡用牛刀break a butterfly on the wheel
0 B) S4 J+ H5 e6 L9 l- V实事求是seek truth from facts; be practical and realistic; be true to facts
4 s: {0 Y0 i- U# l- {( s说曹操,曹操到Talk of the devil and he comes.
+ J& f& [' }$ h& \4 q. a- g实话实说speak the plain truth; call a spade a spade; tell it as it is
: a9 e$ c4 m4 g& Y2 H实践是检验真理的唯一标准Practice is the sole criterion for testing truth.
( c3 z' J' v, k/ @+ H% s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; "* |, M3 X0 |5 g2 {1 Z
韬光养晦hide one's capacities and bide one's time
3 A! `0 [, A" g2 k. i1 n2 [" M糖衣炮弹sugar-coated bullets
; ^* u% C/ V# ~6 `: Q) b. U( {" |天有不测风云Anything unexpected may happen. a bolt from the blue+ L$ r* ^& R, J" w
团结就是力量Unity is strength.( n+ I: q3 a1 r) G
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 . R% L3 K {' q& o/ y. }' j3 c& \0 D
歪风邪气unhealthy practices and evil phenomena
( u0 n: C, X o* K物以类聚，人以群分Birds of a feather flock together.; V+ o# A q( ?4 u% P" R" [' [$ ]) _% w
往事如风"The past has vanished (from memory) like wind.; What in past, is past."
& R8 }5 r" y& e+ t6 D, s5 ^望子成龙hold high hopes for one's child' v$ V+ a9 A, T" N5 C" m, Y
屋漏又逢连阴雨Misfortunes never come singly. When it rains it pours. L6 H: Y- M/ t1 a2 \3 `, U1 s
文韬武略military expertise; military strategy $ N5 s1 Q5 s6 N7 Z# z6 B4 A
唯利是图draw water to one's mill ; o8 T5 x m8 M/ q
无源之水,无本之木water without a source, and a tree wiithout roots
0 G; J3 Z3 ?" I* q无中生有make/create something out of nothing 6 {& q- z' T1 e. i, ?4 Z
无风不起浪There are no waves without wind. There's no smoke without fire.4 R' F5 m# Q9 C; |- f. Z8 y* [
徇私枉法bend the law for the benefit of relatives or friends $ Q% a$ [# Z; ?1 z9 ]( r8 @' x
新官上任三把火a new broom sweeps clean
8 _( w, j3 K* h$ M4 n/ ?3 i0 K7 {虚心使人进步,骄傲使人落后Modesty helps one go forward, whereas conceit makes one lag behind.. @7 e1 K4 \# X7 u! W/ v; N o
蓄势而发accumulate strength for a take-off
4 U- M5 g' E2 j2 \; c# f+ R: [ {& B心想事成May all your wish come true: d* a# q* L& ~2 a8 h+ e
心照不宣have a tacit understanding; give tacit consent; tacit understanding z6 V2 [( K. g# }- w" t" q6 b
先入为主First impressions are firmly entrenched.
5 j7 F6 h- q" W2 q z, y1 L先下手为强catch the ball before the bound
+ u4 L3 l! k" Y3 l B; J2 V像热锅上的蚂蚁like an ant on a hot pan6 \: v3 z( Q+ r2 H; R
现身说法warn people by taking oneself as an example. `/ ]2 M5 _* T3 T+ b- C4 K h5 Q% Y
息事宁人pour oil on troubled waters
9 Y' z! ~# M2 ^- S3 ?+ @喜忧参半mingled hope and fear ' R8 {# |" C1 L: O+ U/ ~# S+ N
循序渐进step by step1 @. ]7 i2 P8 w1 m n7 H; _
一路平安，一路顺风speed somebody on their way; speed the parting guest
' D3 G4 c- ~6 L, d严以律己,宽以待人be strict with oneself and lenient towards others I2 P, s( D1 Y4 ]& s. O" E- F
鱼米之乡a land of milk and honey" Z4 Z% |$ _% |# i1 m1 _+ T
有情人终成眷属"Jack shall have Jill, all shall be well." k3 D7 X: I7 C; O$ e1 N
有钱能使鬼推磨Money makes the mare go. Money talks.
! p H2 k. u6 L3 w0 K! x有识之士people of vision
5 m! k c3 o/ V1 q/ L8 x) E) M有勇无谋use brawn rather than brain
) j/ _+ O# m3 }* C B3 w有缘千里来相会Separated as we are thousands of miles apart, we come together as if by predestination.
/ z3 X( t. _7 W" q) G) S" _与时俱进advance with times b# E3 P9 c. T
以人为本people oriented; people foremost $ w6 R a4 U5 I+ i X
因材施教teach students according to their aptitude
0 v, U u4 }& q7 J3 |. 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 r* p5 I5 T+ I+ s欲速则不达Haste does not bring success.
2 T: J$ ?, T" t, ~( a8 j5 W1 R优胜劣汰survival of the fittest ; n- i2 W2 V3 y5 h8 Q# ~
英雄所见略同Great minds think alike.; W8 I* Z) P$ l2 R
冤家宜解不宜结Better make friends than make enemies.
( s. p+ l3 Q A9 l" [冤假错案"cases in which people were unjustly, falsely or wrongly charged or sentenced; unjust, false or wrong cases" - i+ z8 k% K* @) I/ g) l" j
一言既出，驷马难追A real man never goes back on his words. . S$ a3 `% |/ h& l
招财进宝Money and treasures will be plentiful) V9 b! e' F& o4 o) [4 S! e' I
债台高筑become debt-ridden
( v0 R, r+ E Q; U) r% {致命要害Achilles' heel
7 h1 q! i5 m. f, ^. p众矢之的target of public criticism) E* W- a0 W" ?( |. d l
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.6 V& m8 S# P# }& P) X; s
纸上谈兵be an armchair strategist$ Y" o$ A4 O/ r. R' ~1 [$ ]; j1 ~
纸包不住火Truth will come to light sooner or later.1 {( b# D% ~5 c( t+ |+ s- ]
左右为难between the devil and the deep blue sea; between the rock and the hard place |
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