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爱屋及乌Love me, love my dog.& k. T4 \' S, F" d4 `' c
百闻不如一见Seeing is believing.4 ~1 `1 Z4 O1 U$ m/ J3 G: _
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 N' {+ L: c0 [, I7 ~- k1 i! Y5 B1 v3 z笨鸟先飞A slow sparrow should make an early start.
, U l1 [6 a* t不眠之夜white night 8 `, Y" Z6 A2 k; z5 t5 G
不以物喜，不以己悲not pleased by external gains, not saddened by personnal losses7 ?4 H. l: O! F- I- u" v
不遗余力spare no effort; go all out; do one's best% ~ n0 j8 a/ I8 F& I
不打不成交"No discord, no concord.
% A6 _/ K. l7 ?7 ?. c拆东墙补西墙rob Peter to pay Paul % p5 u) B" [ M
辞旧迎新bid farewell to the old and usher in the new; ring out the old year and ring in the new : h7 i' j. Y* I7 y5 c+ o& F
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 C" X. Q& ?( d) w大开眼界open one's eyes; broaden one's horizon; be an eye-opener
3 X! p7 d. U( g! w0 b/ P* r8 U( { N国泰民安The country flourishes and people live in peace
$ d7 ]. E7 b7 H& ~( k4 v7 u# |9 b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 1 q8 e# v. z U* m
功夫不负有心人Everything comes to him who waits.
, t! R& |% B& d2 N好了伤疤忘了疼once on shore, one prays no more
, v3 A s6 T8 Y+ Z好事不出门，恶事传千里Good news never goes beyond the gate, while bad news spread far and wide. 1 l1 }' l: [2 a" |, Y
和气生财Harmony brings wealth
1 N9 M+ o. r& P# f1 a$ }活到老，学到老One is never too old to learn.
m. y K* U; r2 u6 z既往不咎let bygones be bygones
4 T0 g8 L7 b. R金无足赤,人无完人Gold can't be pure and man can't be perfect. 9 s+ y& w T& g; C$ ]7 v
金玉满堂Treasures fill the home5 y2 i9 m- O X- P
脚踏实地be down-to-earth 0 i$ y# D7 y- M# R" K" D- k6 `: C
脚踩两只船sit on the fence
! V- H8 h( @9 E& ?1 y君子之交淡如水the friendship between gentlemen is as pure as crystal; a hedge between keeps friendship green ( f- x3 ]3 c p* g
老生常谈，陈词滥调cut and dried, cliché
$ l4 W/ @$ Q- @* ]' v礼尚往来Courtesy calls for reciprocity. ! f2 ^0 T `: C3 C* P
留得青山在，不怕没柴烧"Where there is life, there is hope."+ p9 j# L% y) \- A
马到成功achieve immediate victory; win instant success
3 G! \% R9 H; j% s2 M% }名利双收gain in both fame and wealth
1 L& e; x* e0 I1 `9 D茅塞顿开be suddenly enlightened+ Z6 q2 D: J, X3 w! E$ y
没有规矩不成方圆Nothing can be accomplished without norms or standards.
: l' v! R. i: Q F O) s# G& S每逢佳节倍思亲
# z3 m5 s5 {& d3 F2 F o, Y6 i* SOn festive occasions more than ever one thinks of one's dear ones far away.6 O7 V s J7 m8 [. e
It is on the festival occasions when one misses his dear most. 2 P& C' c+ x* Q; D' ?; w9 f
谋事在人，成事在天"The planning lies with man, the outcome with Heaven. / Man proposes, God disposes. "" U! {+ w7 u% s$ v. x/ A
弄巧成拙be too smart by half; Cunning outwits itself.0 K9 c" ~! p9 F L+ P$ t$ G
拿手好戏masterpiece' Y2 a" w2 r" \; i- b& O
赔了夫人又折兵throw good money after bad
9 ?% P& U* K5 C* @, k9 ~抛砖引玉a modest spur to induce others to come forward with valuable contributions; throw a sprat to catch a whale* |4 L; z" q9 h& {' h; `" u
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
# r" G0 R3 |: X4 w g" m, M抢得先机take the preemptive opportunities ' S {* U( I( |) T" O
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.9 C1 n, m4 N# j( a
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 q; {9 c# v. d3 M' [
前事不忘,后事之师Past experience, if not forgotten, is a guide for the future.
1 w$ |/ }; H9 Z+ N: o2 L+ y7 q1 R前人栽树,后人乘凉One generation plants the trees in whose shade another generation rests.3 q$ q) S/ u7 s( b
One sows and another reaps.
4 ~; ~( g% @0 m- m, C& d前怕狼,后怕虎fear the wolf in front and the tiger behind/ hesitate in doing something
. r; i8 Q" N2 Y( W0 k3 x4 ~% \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. 0 P, R. C* V3 e1 S7 f* g. V
强强联手win-win co-operation! c4 w& D8 K1 L! G" c# K) T1 N
瑞雪兆丰年A timely snow promises a good harvest.6 _, G, D! M) ]7 r3 F' y# m) m
人之初,性本善Man's nature at birth is good.
# k# U6 U9 o! q5 m人逢喜事精神爽Joy puts heart into a man.4 Q. H0 {: y4 ~% F8 W a3 U
人海战术huge-crowd strategy 8 P" V$ I2 J/ r) b' K3 o
世上无难事，只要肯攀登"Where there is a will, there is a way. " % P# j, O' |0 A! [% j% N3 I
世外桃源a fictitious land of peace away from the turmoil of the world; 3 C6 k5 l/ F- H6 H" O" t
死而后已until my heart stops beating! y* A$ O9 k& @. ]* |/ v @6 c
岁岁平安Peace all year round
9 M2 H' l2 X3 H6 }4 v$ x上有天堂，下有苏杭"Just as there is paradise in heaven, ther are Suzhou and Hangzhou on earth."
) T4 @ g: s2 r* S' ^7 u塞翁失马，焉知非福Misfortune may be an actual blessing.: l9 r$ ]+ L) S% r: A
三十而立"A man should be independent at the age of thirty. 4 z2 Q0 z: C! Q, T0 v
At thirty, a man should be able to think for himself." # H! g2 l- _6 J; e- W/ r
升级换代updating and upgrading (of products)( ^+ h7 @9 J4 r' E2 `, }
四十不惑Life begins at forty. ' O2 N4 q" O7 u
谁言寸草心，报得三春晖"Such kindness of warm sun, can't be repaid by grass. " . d' ^, {' I& O ?
水涨船高When the river rises, the boat floats high.
( p9 K9 B @2 s" P时不我待Time and tide wait for no man.
$ \9 i' @! h7 F& s* Q# L% O" d杀鸡用牛刀break a butterfly on the wheel. a* U. b9 I+ m2 N4 h6 m: v
实事求是seek truth from facts; be practical and realistic; be true to facts
6 c& Z% p- i* m) H5 y6 r说曹操,曹操到Talk of the devil and he comes.
& p/ j' F2 W, Y1 S实话实说speak the plain truth; call a spade a spade; tell it as it is
+ k& s. N( S! J( Z; Y5 u* h实践是检验真理的唯一标准Practice is the sole criterion for testing truth.- J& T2 N) ^ U0 h0 y5 I, Y
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; "
; e9 t; S$ E4 e5 }: g. w韬光养晦hide one's capacities and bide one's time
$ t7 q& s- n( R% A; k0 e; S6 w糖衣炮弹sugar-coated bullets
D1 F, e# V" l- I$ \( F天有不测风云Anything unexpected may happen. a bolt from the blue
! {2 w& f) Z" x1 d" R团结就是力量Unity is strength. n- x; V$ X; T' E
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
+ F; i9 z/ ?7 x2 P# ^/ o歪风邪气unhealthy practices and evil phenomena+ k0 E# u( X/ C, J9 H
物以类聚，人以群分Birds of a feather flock together.
C. h7 O. T3 v& Y# H9 w往事如风"The past has vanished (from memory) like wind.; What in past, is past." ) y" b& Z8 P \7 ^. K
望子成龙hold high hopes for one's child
! W2 P+ S8 S5 Y o5 b0 z8 I" y屋漏又逢连阴雨Misfortunes never come singly. When it rains it pours.% e4 {5 a2 _$ G3 M) i1 n
文韬武略military expertise; military strategy ' A- B. ^# Q3 s# s
唯利是图draw water to one's mill
: F/ t* y5 K. m无源之水,无本之木water without a source, and a tree wiithout roots
( ?+ B5 Z6 g' a& `0 {无中生有make/create something out of nothing
$ M+ S+ L& f. ]! Q# ?+ N, @: V: K无风不起浪There are no waves without wind. There's no smoke without fire.
* ]4 s4 }+ W k4 c) N徇私枉法bend the law for the benefit of relatives or friends & R/ Q8 x; Y! q- Q( p- |
新官上任三把火a new broom sweeps clean
! ], F" N3 S& e) `. p* Y, W1 ^8 {虚心使人进步,骄傲使人落后Modesty helps one go forward, whereas conceit makes one lag behind.
G! I5 N- B' B1 {% A% Z+ l; \蓄势而发accumulate strength for a take-off& b1 U2 l6 s! C& t$ I! G, _+ `
心想事成May all your wish come true
7 u! n. S4 w6 b: a! L: `心照不宣have a tacit understanding; give tacit consent; tacit understanding
" [' m0 F, Q6 w) ]: R) z先入为主First impressions are firmly entrenched.* b& T+ {1 a4 ]( h- _
先下手为强catch the ball before the bound+ ^/ j+ m, {% T1 y P |
像热锅上的蚂蚁like an ant on a hot pan
( W2 ~4 x, S9 J# [* h现身说法warn people by taking oneself as an example, J ]9 V) |1 w: R: G V
息事宁人pour oil on troubled waters
5 Q( |7 s% X0 @$ c5 c! m' W& y2 M喜忧参半mingled hope and fear
" O, R9 a1 M( M- u- o循序渐进step by step' x) B- L; J8 x3 y3 J& `- ]4 ?4 T
一路平安，一路顺风speed somebody on their way; speed the parting guest
4 x- _* E: f* C V( `5 \5 g严以律己,宽以待人be strict with oneself and lenient towards others
( H: @# x5 t; b9 P4 \鱼米之乡a land of milk and honey
& w e& z8 U! l& f, Y有情人终成眷属"Jack shall have Jill, all shall be well." " `9 |+ u! {4 V A
有钱能使鬼推磨Money makes the mare go. Money talks./ o5 [# H' S5 C/ _, @, x
有识之士people of vision) ^) T3 r8 @& ?9 i. m1 f3 K
有勇无谋use brawn rather than brain 2 R' |% n \9 @6 X" e0 v2 z
有缘千里来相会Separated as we are thousands of miles apart, we come together as if by predestination.6 d& B; w. G/ |7 C
与时俱进advance with times
y" t: u0 J B3 L t p以人为本people oriented; people foremost $ P9 J! j5 W) b6 H4 @8 ^
因材施教teach students according to their aptitude
% z5 ^" ]* S& ]6 _ a, _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."
( S- _7 Y3 P) \9 T+ U1 u; q1 [. f欲速则不达Haste does not bring success. # `. @, y" g3 k& R( e w
优胜劣汰survival of the fittest
8 q, X3 g6 d: M" S8 I英雄所见略同Great minds think alike.
/ n/ r8 K/ {: F* K, O6 n6 a) ?* Y冤家宜解不宜结Better make friends than make enemies.
' g" S a* t2 [1 |: d3 C% P& h冤假错案"cases in which people were unjustly, falsely or wrongly charged or sentenced; unjust, false or wrong cases"
. e# n0 o. z/ A8 {# W一言既出，驷马难追A real man never goes back on his words.
( B% x! F7 p: w$ W: ~& [% Y W7 k# S招财进宝Money and treasures will be plentiful- `9 j H6 Z3 I. s
债台高筑become debt-ridden
# r$ q' z5 R! F! S# I8 Q致命要害Achilles' heel 2 Y* g3 R) V7 H/ v, N
众矢之的target of public criticism
8 w+ `+ J$ j/ N$ H0 ~' y5 Y; T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.& @7 q* k a) y1 F }* D* _
纸上谈兵be an armchair strategist5 l+ j Q: O( ]! E/ \. d' ~. R
纸包不住火Truth will come to light sooner or later.: W% L6 ?0 S0 g4 z
左右为难between the devil and the deep blue sea; between the rock and the hard place |
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