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爱屋及乌Love me, love my dog.
1 m4 O$ L) v! s; z" \7 ^& X百闻不如一见Seeing is believing.; Z8 M) B/ r I0 {7 s0 k, c. ~
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
- H+ u) Q& x5 m! \笨鸟先飞A slow sparrow should make an early start." X# m U& \8 ]8 l3 n7 |6 q2 c
不眠之夜white night 3 k- \8 L: ]+ F- j. w( F, i$ o
不以物喜，不以己悲not pleased by external gains, not saddened by personnal losses$ I3 {! {8 O9 k$ F( F* E
不遗余力spare no effort; go all out; do one's best
# j v- }2 w9 b不打不成交"No discord, no concord.
% p: k% R6 t, Y$ l3 }/ W+ I6 h. U拆东墙补西墙rob Peter to pay Paul ! ]. X& v: q1 v) [
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 [. x! x4 R' 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 all2 ]& j: a" w, P2 Q$ G
大开眼界open one's eyes; broaden one's horizon; be an eye-opener 2 ]& b/ i1 o1 V( \, D2 G
国泰民安The country flourishes and people live in peace
' ]( V0 l! \. s5 R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 & K+ r, j* e# p
功夫不负有心人Everything comes to him who waits.
4 k8 q+ z8 {( K e好了伤疤忘了疼once on shore, one prays no more( o- a( ~% }$ D. d) H! q$ b i: 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.
- r. h: `6 ^( E! }" {和气生财Harmony brings wealth
5 d; Z) Y& e; }0 M7 Z4 F活到老，学到老One is never too old to learn.
( a! n3 I7 Z0 l1 i$ m: J7 n既往不咎let bygones be bygones - x6 U% B" e/ L9 j$ p0 e
金无足赤,人无完人Gold can't be pure and man can't be perfect.
! ^8 Y0 A$ T( b6 B金玉满堂Treasures fill the home
/ ?* H2 }+ r- X脚踏实地be down-to-earth
# a8 ~5 ]8 y0 @脚踩两只船sit on the fence 0 z; ^. P3 P7 F% b3 I, a f- ?
君子之交淡如水the friendship between gentlemen is as pure as crystal; a hedge between keeps friendship green
# l5 w8 D- `$ P( m3 l老生常谈，陈词滥调cut and dried, cliché! g1 R. X+ j: f9 i$ O$ Y/ P
礼尚往来Courtesy calls for reciprocity. 7 ^, x4 W/ ?0 s1 T$ d
留得青山在，不怕没柴烧"Where there is life, there is hope."
! r! _" s+ n% N3 r马到成功achieve immediate victory; win instant success1 I6 ]& B/ t2 p! Q1 P _# r) a0 Q: l
名利双收gain in both fame and wealth# K7 X5 G% y4 j! `) E+ l
茅塞顿开be suddenly enlightened
# C0 x9 |; d: M没有规矩不成方圆Nothing can be accomplished without norms or standards.
( V: J' _" z5 p/ w9 d1 G9 I: q每逢佳节倍思亲7 ]8 @( Q6 I" w/ ?3 m9 I
On festive occasions more than ever one thinks of one's dear ones far away. F2 { j$ U+ g O
It is on the festival occasions when one misses his dear most.
/ N3 F4 f/ |, _3 O$ v% V谋事在人，成事在天"The planning lies with man, the outcome with Heaven. / Man proposes, God disposes. "$ c" D2 e6 r5 t' D) A# M1 b4 |
弄巧成拙be too smart by half; Cunning outwits itself.1 R, Q, {# p& P! E" F: R
拿手好戏masterpiece! j/ q7 t5 y) ]9 Q2 W
赔了夫人又折兵throw good money after bad
- z4 {; {5 T( Q5 |5 P, I4 B, [: G抛砖引玉a modest spur to induce others to come forward with valuable contributions; throw a sprat to catch a whale" m' L# f" i3 H' f; z& s
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: Z0 t ]1 Y# o* {8 V
抢得先机take the preemptive opportunities
8 C% z) Q1 S5 y) r. W& H# 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.& T2 E" E5 o$ ]$ p% g5 }- H
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 _" K/ M% p& W& V' r
前事不忘,后事之师Past experience, if not forgotten, is a guide for the future.3 B. V8 i# B+ P# T6 l% n% k0 ]5 Z
前人栽树,后人乘凉One generation plants the trees in whose shade another generation rests.
1 x: H, s- x! D, e1 N8 nOne sows and another reaps.$ U" ?2 v( o+ Y1 l5 m" m/ J
前怕狼,后怕虎fear the wolf in front and the tiger behind/ hesitate in doing something
" j" Z, ]' s9 M: o& G5 l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. 2 H! C* s [4 Y
强强联手win-win co-operation# r8 A N; x$ d- M+ U q
瑞雪兆丰年A timely snow promises a good harvest.* \$ a: `3 a$ I# \9 z+ f& Z$ i" r7 G
人之初,性本善Man's nature at birth is good.
) d4 x& x3 n$ d4 Z! F& k( E1 G% W人逢喜事精神爽Joy puts heart into a man.6 p4 {1 U* K ~- i8 v
人海战术huge-crowd strategy
0 z5 N+ E) ^! N, }( h, P3 _9 \世上无难事，只要肯攀登"Where there is a will, there is a way. " ) ~7 P/ A. _" \
世外桃源a fictitious land of peace away from the turmoil of the world;
. |; x3 e+ i! l3 u8 A死而后已until my heart stops beating
$ o- ?4 s) Y! z9 x' {( b9 R0 X \8 ]岁岁平安Peace all year round4 c' U' x K9 F! E7 D; K9 \) q8 O
上有天堂，下有苏杭"Just as there is paradise in heaven, ther are Suzhou and Hangzhou on earth."
7 {, s8 d1 u5 m$ Q: h塞翁失马，焉知非福Misfortune may be an actual blessing.
2 N( C% Y; l0 K- X' l% Z; X三十而立"A man should be independent at the age of thirty.
/ S4 r( F" t) }# W9 c! HAt thirty, a man should be able to think for himself."
' j( y( K6 |: T1 V( a& W, [升级换代updating and upgrading (of products)) w+ d9 q, t5 F3 x% M
四十不惑Life begins at forty. 5 ?" ?+ _7 r" \) w9 x
谁言寸草心，报得三春晖"Such kindness of warm sun, can't be repaid by grass. " * I/ t. r" ?" e: v: k* K+ O
水涨船高When the river rises, the boat floats high.
: e3 M$ T; [3 d" J' u. i时不我待Time and tide wait for no man.
7 S) I* M1 y4 Q8 Q杀鸡用牛刀break a butterfly on the wheel
; h7 e/ i) Q, l9 N# q实事求是seek truth from facts; be practical and realistic; be true to facts # I& `0 k+ C5 ]5 }8 F8 ?
说曹操,曹操到Talk of the devil and he comes.
L d6 n# i t8 E实话实说speak the plain truth; call a spade a spade; tell it as it is
/ F7 \. U/ {9 l' n& y6 |% P实践是检验真理的唯一标准Practice is the sole criterion for testing truth.
4 l y* c5 h" q( u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; "
% c% O O3 g6 i韬光养晦hide one's capacities and bide one's time9 i6 d8 T7 _( i) B% k0 q4 v2 H; l
糖衣炮弹sugar-coated bullets7 N6 f, B" I. p$ I5 Y% B2 e
天有不测风云Anything unexpected may happen. a bolt from the blue
" K# i9 Z: f: F/ C/ {# n- D团结就是力量Unity is strength.: h" n& x' h3 k- ^- A1 ^
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 6 p# G' v8 ^6 g9 i) {
歪风邪气unhealthy practices and evil phenomena/ v: I. U, f9 ^4 R
物以类聚，人以群分Birds of a feather flock together.& R; Y7 t: s# M+ w" R* h0 w
往事如风"The past has vanished (from memory) like wind.; What in past, is past."
* D+ L* d: u) T# H: ]望子成龙hold high hopes for one's child
0 I+ y! j$ u( S' N- \& ^+ P屋漏又逢连阴雨Misfortunes never come singly. When it rains it pours.8 h: D, y$ I2 o$ l% p$ \/ J
文韬武略military expertise; military strategy
7 r; @( O, j9 ]! z唯利是图draw water to one's mill
* H" B1 N) S5 a8 v# D, ?2 r3 |, Z无源之水,无本之木water without a source, and a tree wiithout roots: L: g6 _ W1 S; E
无中生有make/create something out of nothing
. Z1 P0 A) z1 s; A9 Y无风不起浪There are no waves without wind. There's no smoke without fire.2 k% h* S8 B% F) t' F1 s
徇私枉法bend the law for the benefit of relatives or friends
4 `; ? C2 i- d/ W新官上任三把火a new broom sweeps clean ! [$ V" e( Z1 s
虚心使人进步,骄傲使人落后Modesty helps one go forward, whereas conceit makes one lag behind.( m. }9 ?. C0 u: Q0 y3 i( Y h% `
蓄势而发accumulate strength for a take-off
6 _& \: d0 M" _. i9 N$ ^心想事成May all your wish come true
! p7 @( j' t Z3 d# n心照不宣have a tacit understanding; give tacit consent; tacit understanding: Y5 ] S6 i2 N- r0 h0 n
先入为主First impressions are firmly entrenched.
, D6 {- I. c1 ]先下手为强catch the ball before the bound
2 Z+ z P7 R, o- l4 v! s像热锅上的蚂蚁like an ant on a hot pan
d- J! F q {( O1 v, t! ~现身说法warn people by taking oneself as an example
9 P* R; Z: e% i9 I# y J息事宁人pour oil on troubled waters
, U/ N, [0 P: e, T; z$ w6 `6 b喜忧参半mingled hope and fear
; W1 R' ]2 S' @3 A循序渐进step by step
6 @9 K9 N& D6 x) K% c+ ~一路平安，一路顺风speed somebody on their way; speed the parting guest
, U6 P: o8 O* n* c) z. j严以律己,宽以待人be strict with oneself and lenient towards others: y8 U- S7 X- Z, t6 T1 T
鱼米之乡a land of milk and honey
+ H7 t5 q+ C; M) D( ^' U有情人终成眷属"Jack shall have Jill, all shall be well."
- J9 R- u" {% l) D) `" i0 C有钱能使鬼推磨Money makes the mare go. Money talks.7 w& }5 e* z; T2 h3 A# _5 V4 N
有识之士people of vision- x3 u0 c& W" [. E
有勇无谋use brawn rather than brain / N* t8 P* h9 X; ?$ o2 ~
有缘千里来相会Separated as we are thousands of miles apart, we come together as if by predestination.
- @' w% v9 J4 O0 z3 W& o8 @与时俱进advance with times
9 L) p$ p1 A# z5 x/ p# L4 p以人为本people oriented; people foremost
h' Z" S: m4 y' }* S因材施教teach students according to their aptitude
; \: U1 j3 X" 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." 6 P3 a0 ?$ i! S6 }: f
欲速则不达Haste does not bring success.
3 x/ A4 f% |, n. V1 B$ V/ i z+ _优胜劣汰survival of the fittest
" O2 d; i5 H3 k) H9 e& u T英雄所见略同Great minds think alike.. Y3 J/ G# w" o8 `) b/ g
冤家宜解不宜结Better make friends than make enemies.
* `8 n( M! Y6 [/ C4 Y; g4 x8 K) P冤假错案"cases in which people were unjustly, falsely or wrongly charged or sentenced; unjust, false or wrong cases" + a7 s$ U8 r {* s3 ^
一言既出，驷马难追A real man never goes back on his words.
+ _: a/ E; e# g( ?: M$ F0 c招财进宝Money and treasures will be plentiful
8 y% W# @& [" Y. `! d% \债台高筑become debt-ridden/ u9 i4 y3 V1 Y1 ^" S9 J
致命要害Achilles' heel 7 i1 f; O" u! L" |3 m( Z( R
众矢之的target of public criticism
6 J- T( v5 R+ a5 |: C" [$ H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.
+ d3 ~8 K& ~ W8 h纸上谈兵be an armchair strategist
- g$ h# s2 U' e8 Q3 r/ p纸包不住火Truth will come to light sooner or later.
% Y) w- R0 `' F& n* h6 u3 V# m; b左右为难between the devil and the deep blue sea; between the rock and the hard place |
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