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爱屋及乌Love me, love my dog.
/ w; R) v( R# [百闻不如一见Seeing is believing.
& w) ?4 B9 k" [+ H5 Q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
% w% F, H! P: J8 a7 R笨鸟先飞A slow sparrow should make an early start.2 |$ |4 l4 F1 G
不眠之夜white night + }. C( A, x0 n+ v6 d
不以物喜，不以己悲not pleased by external gains, not saddened by personnal losses F, W4 ]) l* l3 \; l D+ @
不遗余力spare no effort; go all out; do one's best* J) ]( `" M) [
不打不成交"No discord, no concord.
; H2 b+ ^4 p! ?拆东墙补西墙rob Peter to pay Paul
8 E0 ~ z4 c; r. m* ]' E& H# Y7 i1 N辞旧迎新bid farewell to the old and usher in the new; ring out the old year and ring in the new
7 p3 [ O4 v/ t7 }: t8 d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
( \6 P$ F- |) t# A大开眼界open one's eyes; broaden one's horizon; be an eye-opener
0 D& `5 z$ K; J* p. o国泰民安The country flourishes and people live in peace
1 ^( D1 d- j d; p# ^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
$ g& g J1 a1 E7 S1 k8 ~功夫不负有心人Everything comes to him who waits. ) f L, j) D6 B; D, C
好了伤疤忘了疼once on shore, one prays no more
9 y! t' p8 D. j' V3 q好事不出门，恶事传千里Good news never goes beyond the gate, while bad news spread far and wide. ' }3 e* ^1 O F" r
和气生财Harmony brings wealth
8 x. [# B1 R& q" o% b8 K活到老，学到老One is never too old to learn.
) S3 B+ J O$ e, J$ G- M/ n* |4 Z既往不咎let bygones be bygones $ D" B: I* @5 ^$ l- Z
金无足赤,人无完人Gold can't be pure and man can't be perfect. 3 p# V8 i" u D7 K8 c
金玉满堂Treasures fill the home
8 |8 z' o$ l! \, e0 B# [3 r- }9 z脚踏实地be down-to-earth
8 l/ ]( p2 Q* |- T5 `脚踩两只船sit on the fence
& x, U: V' y' B/ j7 d3 ^8 p君子之交淡如水the friendship between gentlemen is as pure as crystal; a hedge between keeps friendship green
3 G3 J- l6 c7 T: J# |# l, V" g$ P1 X老生常谈，陈词滥调cut and dried, cliché
. v& a! x Y- \# c( y礼尚往来Courtesy calls for reciprocity.
, w' z. M2 {7 M$ n留得青山在，不怕没柴烧"Where there is life, there is hope."9 u& F3 R4 k. y l0 B
马到成功achieve immediate victory; win instant success8 ~% `! ]3 ^- r. u; F5 T. n+ X \
名利双收gain in both fame and wealth- t& E. a* h' A8 G
茅塞顿开be suddenly enlightened4 \# t3 L- B; Z, `
没有规矩不成方圆Nothing can be accomplished without norms or standards.
: z: O/ {9 N' o/ ^% A7 a每逢佳节倍思亲
0 ?( K" T( @# l* D1 `On festive occasions more than ever one thinks of one's dear ones far away.
u# J* \9 H8 p# l ^9 H fIt is on the festival occasions when one misses his dear most.
) o2 D* U: R# U, q/ p$ v" Z谋事在人，成事在天"The planning lies with man, the outcome with Heaven. / Man proposes, God disposes. "( |; q% n0 U& r3 o% i% q
弄巧成拙be too smart by half; Cunning outwits itself.
! ]9 S8 W4 a' R' x3 E拿手好戏masterpiece% p( o# X4 x' [7 L! g3 u9 ^
赔了夫人又折兵throw good money after bad
7 L; }0 v0 P7 J" o- \9 d/ h抛砖引玉a modest spur to induce others to come forward with valuable contributions; throw a sprat to catch a whale
) p S5 }8 @2 K5 a [8 S" x破釜沉舟cut off all means of retreat；burn one‘s own way of retreat and be determined to fight to the end3 z& }( |5 P6 }3 y" m! b
抢得先机take the preemptive opportunities
% h Y' s5 {" a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.
& Z7 t% L: w( Z' D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
4 \4 U" u8 e4 O0 n4 S前事不忘,后事之师Past experience, if not forgotten, is a guide for the future.
( ?4 \" R- T E9 _' B8 w S6 Y0 x前人栽树,后人乘凉One generation plants the trees in whose shade another generation rests.# K0 @% d( F; ~2 \3 m. \/ b/ J( {" q: ?
One sows and another reaps.
! q; U" M- w0 y4 j前怕狼,后怕虎fear the wolf in front and the tiger behind/ hesitate in doing something' s* i8 O" ~0 m
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.
8 R( i: x8 V& e. p强强联手win-win co-operation
9 `+ G7 L9 w& D! `7 {8 z; p) W瑞雪兆丰年A timely snow promises a good harvest.$ z4 x! a% g l
人之初,性本善Man's nature at birth is good.( L4 r4 k! o4 [
人逢喜事精神爽Joy puts heart into a man.
/ Q8 {) s: W I; A7 I人海战术huge-crowd strategy 9 Q0 m( l. K. v- f# w
世上无难事，只要肯攀登"Where there is a will, there is a way. " . `7 h/ z8 R* \ Q0 Z1 z/ h9 \
世外桃源a fictitious land of peace away from the turmoil of the world; 0 |! F {% g( @+ X
死而后已until my heart stops beating
2 O6 s- S: C9 \岁岁平安Peace all year round
; M' k/ }( ~, ?/ f& I+ ~2 j7 Q. |: [上有天堂，下有苏杭"Just as there is paradise in heaven, ther are Suzhou and Hangzhou on earth."
" s5 l# P$ E- I7 h! T塞翁失马，焉知非福Misfortune may be an actual blessing.+ u- ]- ?9 @4 r/ a% X1 u: ?3 A
三十而立"A man should be independent at the age of thirty.
) d$ M, H( n9 x. \At thirty, a man should be able to think for himself."
& G8 X. F3 A( b! }升级换代updating and upgrading (of products)% E: I0 |; [/ e) v. w) @' P
四十不惑Life begins at forty.
; Y7 c, ~5 h4 D' K, k8 J7 V谁言寸草心，报得三春晖"Such kindness of warm sun, can't be repaid by grass. "
7 W: T# T7 C& {) \( u# d水涨船高When the river rises, the boat floats high.# I# }6 [: f; @0 H
时不我待Time and tide wait for no man.
. F; o. Y7 a: U$ u5 R杀鸡用牛刀break a butterfly on the wheel
( G' ?9 a2 Y3 q实事求是seek truth from facts; be practical and realistic; be true to facts 2 i2 E2 V) n: ?6 d
说曹操,曹操到Talk of the devil and he comes.
* R5 H8 g/ \' q2 V _! g5 w实话实说speak the plain truth; call a spade a spade; tell it as it is
! v# E: W+ L# e6 ?* R实践是检验真理的唯一标准Practice is the sole criterion for testing truth.
" ?: f! H3 v$ @3 `1 f. }6 ~+ |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; "
: A0 I/ ` h# W; U2 Y. ^韬光养晦hide one's capacities and bide one's time' X( X# ?8 [0 j4 V* v$ [
糖衣炮弹sugar-coated bullets+ F7 N7 T. Z" h: O4 q9 `" y) m
天有不测风云Anything unexpected may happen. a bolt from the blue( l8 j. `+ N; }
团结就是力量Unity is strength.
- p! ]( Q$ M- @& ^+ W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 5 b$ N# Y, i& `
歪风邪气unhealthy practices and evil phenomena8 I a: K, C% ]8 f: I
物以类聚，人以群分Birds of a feather flock together.
; m6 i) ]: @' G往事如风"The past has vanished (from memory) like wind.; What in past, is past." 2 T, q; S+ Z$ B0 e
望子成龙hold high hopes for one's child) e% M! d% F- {7 [6 M) m
屋漏又逢连阴雨Misfortunes never come singly. When it rains it pours.
( i, O. ^$ d; T& D) s# X$ z3 U0 r文韬武略military expertise; military strategy & \; {% l! J ?* v$ ]/ }6 \% o& Q
唯利是图draw water to one's mill 4 H/ m6 V$ D1 \, _/ Q. P
无源之水,无本之木water without a source, and a tree wiithout roots
; t$ Y6 S0 w7 b/ X5 O- w无中生有make/create something out of nothing
# q5 e+ l, N: e+ j4 Z# U. j无风不起浪There are no waves without wind. There's no smoke without fire.
7 d+ G; I( Q! c- T徇私枉法bend the law for the benefit of relatives or friends
0 H$ G# V" U* Y新官上任三把火a new broom sweeps clean . _8 W# R' ^- H+ A7 L) P
虚心使人进步,骄傲使人落后Modesty helps one go forward, whereas conceit makes one lag behind.+ \2 g6 Y5 |. R0 c9 p
蓄势而发accumulate strength for a take-off. z3 u. u o# ~% R. @0 a
心想事成May all your wish come true
, z: s/ V) b3 [* L: R% R9 Y1 C心照不宣have a tacit understanding; give tacit consent; tacit understanding
; \0 f1 ~) ^9 l4 h `6 O3 `先入为主First impressions are firmly entrenched.
$ q9 j, ?: ` @' c- E9 {) ?先下手为强catch the ball before the bound7 G' F7 s6 M4 n, \- Y; X. A$ s
像热锅上的蚂蚁like an ant on a hot pan
3 c: F% j! p5 h- w/ [现身说法warn people by taking oneself as an example! \' z: G4 [- S
息事宁人pour oil on troubled waters
" H$ ]. \3 C# [6 W4 p8 @# K; \喜忧参半mingled hope and fear
. m+ H+ I6 D: ^5 j循序渐进step by step' j* w- I+ m" o: D" S
一路平安，一路顺风speed somebody on their way; speed the parting guest
5 ~+ t4 W7 f; v5 U; f严以律己,宽以待人be strict with oneself and lenient towards others' d% F# d% Q1 q E6 m" E
鱼米之乡a land of milk and honey
& w# _, [( X5 N: s2 H9 h. J+ P' S5 ?7 K有情人终成眷属"Jack shall have Jill, all shall be well." " c" m& p# _. n) L7 z( u: v
有钱能使鬼推磨Money makes the mare go. Money talks.
, b: z m' W, G& R; s' n8 X2 l. O有识之士people of vision0 w, m1 ^% P6 m5 ]7 j/ X+ _
有勇无谋use brawn rather than brain 4 \4 q! h. N" B. j2 j
有缘千里来相会Separated as we are thousands of miles apart, we come together as if by predestination.
4 I, G4 q$ E, o与时俱进advance with times( b5 b0 o' P5 J5 l4 L
以人为本people oriented; people foremost
$ O# d1 K# F2 F* e0 q9 E因材施教teach students according to their aptitude
5 k% Z$ ~0 j/ e" b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."
- ]/ S0 n6 P# w" V# b) h欲速则不达Haste does not bring success. & c7 G0 h* j% Y: ?
优胜劣汰survival of the fittest
8 V: u% [1 W" w7 J0 N( J9 X8 M! y英雄所见略同Great minds think alike.
, w5 K8 h9 ^8 g* A冤家宜解不宜结Better make friends than make enemies.# r: O0 z) u' u2 a* D6 b
冤假错案"cases in which people were unjustly, falsely or wrongly charged or sentenced; unjust, false or wrong cases"
- s: E- v* s$ w9 F% S2 k9 s一言既出，驷马难追A real man never goes back on his words.
# Z3 _ E+ V2 p( r5 N2 A招财进宝Money and treasures will be plentiful' N( {( t: v y4 w, M& [( ?
债台高筑become debt-ridden# z8 q5 k) j+ ^: H
致命要害Achilles' heel
2 [2 F" f( N9 Q8 J$ T+ }( n众矢之的target of public criticism# d- Q5 K/ Q! D+ I: a9 v, x
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.
* E* i* i/ O( V- \/ e5 ^! G纸上谈兵be an armchair strategist7 e2 ?1 `/ M. Z. H6 k }& G
纸包不住火Truth will come to light sooner or later.7 m, ?+ j1 W# q7 R$ a
左右为难between the devil and the deep blue sea; between the rock and the hard place |
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