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爱屋及乌Love me, love my dog.
( }4 Q) ^& l) d% v @百闻不如一见Seeing is believing." `# j) ]0 z, Z5 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
$ \7 X. f; R L1 t笨鸟先飞A slow sparrow should make an early start.* X( s% p8 g. V2 d+ i: f
不眠之夜white night
G% ~% t5 E5 z# m4 ?5 [不以物喜，不以己悲not pleased by external gains, not saddened by personnal losses% s/ a) Z5 A; M! L
不遗余力spare no effort; go all out; do one's best
* ~3 _- W: o. T; U u1 U不打不成交"No discord, no concord. , a8 w; d- R* G9 ~+ I/ T4 }" l/ g
拆东墙补西墙rob Peter to pay Paul
) i+ e& W7 q, |8 f: C+ q辞旧迎新bid farewell to the old and usher in the new; ring out the old year and ring in the new 6 w3 C% v& b3 i
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
& ^1 C8 C4 S8 M大开眼界open one's eyes; broaden one's horizon; be an eye-opener
* ]: ]" k) y, {1 B. x2 f国泰民安The country flourishes and people live in peace5 V. B4 t- H% d# v2 l( v9 Q7 |
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
9 a4 h1 t3 g2 G4 C4 o& v功夫不负有心人Everything comes to him who waits.
$ B7 E5 b5 G" {# m- u9 {好了伤疤忘了疼once on shore, one prays no more
4 ~1 K3 h# t, H7 x好事不出门，恶事传千里Good news never goes beyond the gate, while bad news spread far and wide.
0 { B( m- ~3 i" k/ K1 P: H, f! j和气生财Harmony brings wealth
+ e4 M+ ?. B1 H1 c$ {活到老，学到老One is never too old to learn.
1 a# K+ t h# i4 z( H0 O0 e6 X既往不咎let bygones be bygones & `1 [( C/ C% V6 Y0 {' B5 p+ s
金无足赤,人无完人Gold can't be pure and man can't be perfect. B* D; u Q, G. ]
金玉满堂Treasures fill the home
, u6 s, L9 r2 x: Z: x) E& J脚踏实地be down-to-earth + k& y7 ^( L* m% b' e) z: K
脚踩两只船sit on the fence + r) A* a- Z2 v w' o2 m: T
君子之交淡如水the friendship between gentlemen is as pure as crystal; a hedge between keeps friendship green
; {( i! I# W4 ?! q% t老生常谈，陈词滥调cut and dried, cliché- x/ X* K7 t( J2 o7 O
礼尚往来Courtesy calls for reciprocity.
: q2 b6 J9 } O留得青山在，不怕没柴烧"Where there is life, there is hope."
1 }* ^6 c/ [# b6 W# G马到成功achieve immediate victory; win instant success! K( A9 H( E Q7 x# H
名利双收gain in both fame and wealth1 I! |. G' c- q8 x+ q
茅塞顿开be suddenly enlightened$ `$ c/ R. F. X3 [
没有规矩不成方圆Nothing can be accomplished without norms or standards.9 v$ x4 ]' U' L+ G! f9 F0 y
每逢佳节倍思亲
1 o* p) r* W5 \1 YOn festive occasions more than ever one thinks of one's dear ones far away.
+ `2 x6 n% ?1 @3 zIt is on the festival occasions when one misses his dear most.
5 m3 ], n0 o$ k7 v6 s谋事在人，成事在天"The planning lies with man, the outcome with Heaven. / Man proposes, God disposes. "5 |1 B. J( w% {8 _0 O
弄巧成拙be too smart by half; Cunning outwits itself.5 m: \2 {& G+ c! D
拿手好戏masterpiece
, R* u0 a# {& a- }- D0 v* A! Y6 S赔了夫人又折兵throw good money after bad
* B; g! T: b0 y8 Y抛砖引玉a modest spur to induce others to come forward with valuable contributions; throw a sprat to catch a whale
/ m! }7 @+ U3 S- h0 S) n5 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 end
' ^6 Z6 _3 m! Z y; K抢得先机take the preemptive opportunities % t5 S( H& ~* O: f5 Q, N0 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.+ I/ o/ B+ a8 m+ K9 G) f
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
r( X+ j9 [. j9 e前事不忘,后事之师Past experience, if not forgotten, is a guide for the future.
1 n2 n. s1 F% y6 U; G; j% d前人栽树,后人乘凉One generation plants the trees in whose shade another generation rests. m( a0 d, F6 l
One sows and another reaps.* A7 A" s6 r5 r! V
前怕狼,后怕虎fear the wolf in front and the tiger behind/ hesitate in doing something
- K- U) p3 V4 z% ^5 G" l" e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. - F* c: o. O; |5 {: a
强强联手win-win co-operation
4 F" a9 V6 |; f* }瑞雪兆丰年A timely snow promises a good harvest.% T. z" H# n" [# p& }( p
人之初,性本善Man's nature at birth is good.
9 I% Z+ c! {! N: o3 @ q3 t! a5 |人逢喜事精神爽Joy puts heart into a man.: G# U8 M% J( p( U. R
人海战术huge-crowd strategy & c3 ^5 ^, i7 [8 v1 V; b
世上无难事，只要肯攀登"Where there is a will, there is a way. "
' ?8 J& N( e% N8 S# x) _5 \4 N# d世外桃源a fictitious land of peace away from the turmoil of the world; ! H0 t7 ~: s* N- Q8 r4 K
死而后已until my heart stops beating
$ Y' {# a8 y( y! U0 N- P J岁岁平安Peace all year round
0 _, q+ o$ s* U9 R上有天堂，下有苏杭"Just as there is paradise in heaven, ther are Suzhou and Hangzhou on earth." , a% a ?2 c/ t1 n1 |6 R; A% s
塞翁失马，焉知非福Misfortune may be an actual blessing.8 V! S& X X9 Q* _6 u0 @" ]
三十而立"A man should be independent at the age of thirty. 5 [" E9 C, W# \ v
At thirty, a man should be able to think for himself." 7 f* W; u4 t" F
升级换代updating and upgrading (of products)+ W7 G2 e/ m1 Z% I2 h
四十不惑Life begins at forty. + W8 p/ s. `6 {( }
谁言寸草心，报得三春晖"Such kindness of warm sun, can't be repaid by grass. " * Q) z* K R; T9 U) e* D
水涨船高When the river rises, the boat floats high.
# F& M# _# p$ ]- k) \3 j) b" T! ]8 K时不我待Time and tide wait for no man. : [+ q: {! S! \1 [& G' w
杀鸡用牛刀break a butterfly on the wheel2 J- g, y6 n O( q
实事求是seek truth from facts; be practical and realistic; be true to facts ; {# l1 ]( j; X/ }9 s
说曹操,曹操到Talk of the devil and he comes.
/ ^" _& [& h( W2 k5 @; q实话实说speak the plain truth; call a spade a spade; tell it as it is
9 E! q# x6 z; l6 a9 M实践是检验真理的唯一标准Practice is the sole criterion for testing truth. B2 k# l w! e5 l0 [* i
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; "$ K" E+ h8 e, {. N5 H
韬光养晦hide one's capacities and bide one's time
! n r: C# {! f( n! x d糖衣炮弹sugar-coated bullets
& A2 e& m: V# d8 v7 x1 ?! K) F p% u天有不测风云Anything unexpected may happen. a bolt from the blue
: p6 b: }, u( i, a# j团结就是力量Unity is strength.5 Z7 U4 }, C# B0 S D
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
, v6 m) k2 q6 {2 k8 @1 p' G歪风邪气unhealthy practices and evil phenomena/ t# i- B# B* `9 `% ]
物以类聚，人以群分Birds of a feather flock together.
- q( q# B0 |- a" q1 ?# h% C) O; ?往事如风"The past has vanished (from memory) like wind.; What in past, is past." # Z+ p5 A. n! \; T0 z8 p5 u2 F
望子成龙hold high hopes for one's child
" H# S- Y$ ~. ^$ C/ d$ O屋漏又逢连阴雨Misfortunes never come singly. When it rains it pours.
$ l/ b1 ?8 `3 X7 M' ~文韬武略military expertise; military strategy 9 M( C# V9 A9 v% C" L$ Y8 f
唯利是图draw water to one's mill `8 D6 I% q Z3 _
无源之水,无本之木water without a source, and a tree wiithout roots
6 S' ^, ], U$ n7 K" `无中生有make/create something out of nothing
1 c& M* \* o+ M5 L: q! y无风不起浪There are no waves without wind. There's no smoke without fire.; H- C1 A0 q) M, _
徇私枉法bend the law for the benefit of relatives or friends # w' `! j+ }' N* ?. s( a
新官上任三把火a new broom sweeps clean ' [1 }; s# x0 s8 j8 T) I
虚心使人进步,骄傲使人落后Modesty helps one go forward, whereas conceit makes one lag behind.
$ `) w0 \# c" g1 n" R, U蓄势而发accumulate strength for a take-off
\: q* d( X x心想事成May all your wish come true
# v+ D0 k- q1 W: r心照不宣have a tacit understanding; give tacit consent; tacit understanding& c% N7 Q6 p( r4 `
先入为主First impressions are firmly entrenched.
H, L9 X2 L+ q3 ^2 E9 \先下手为强catch the ball before the bound' _. D, W* R* g! s |4 d2 D
像热锅上的蚂蚁like an ant on a hot pan1 @) Q# g3 e0 q+ P0 ]
现身说法warn people by taking oneself as an example
" {) u4 k3 \7 B% f e息事宁人pour oil on troubled waters " |5 A" C, U% A* m- ~
喜忧参半mingled hope and fear + u, n5 w% l* E! o3 w1 j& u& E1 U
循序渐进step by step3 h' B9 S1 a0 u5 ^; o
一路平安，一路顺风speed somebody on their way; speed the parting guest : ]5 ^; u. L8 g% I
严以律己,宽以待人be strict with oneself and lenient towards others
7 [" @7 @/ g0 T7 g# i; d7 b鱼米之乡a land of milk and honey% U1 H$ J# [; E R: s7 E; H
有情人终成眷属"Jack shall have Jill, all shall be well." L7 D6 d7 L. c: x( a
有钱能使鬼推磨Money makes the mare go. Money talks.7 i9 v, ]: O/ x0 x4 R
有识之士people of vision& E4 p1 d; |4 i9 l
有勇无谋use brawn rather than brain 1 A6 q7 x* X" p( Y3 p; F3 x/ X- C
有缘千里来相会Separated as we are thousands of miles apart, we come together as if by predestination.! X. w% h4 O: C3 X6 z8 ^5 w' P
与时俱进advance with times
: [' G0 h+ h! L$ h以人为本people oriented; people foremost
* h! ]# h% }: g3 _( p9 \( _7 m \因材施教teach students according to their aptitude
! r6 P( V- K2 W/ 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." 5 C) A b- L6 K: h- t$ y5 {+ I- O
欲速则不达Haste does not bring success.
9 M1 a# W! X+ n5 Q) j优胜劣汰survival of the fittest 7 ~) K0 m0 K) r0 U$ |( s, i/ B
英雄所见略同Great minds think alike.% O: T0 m9 I. N+ q% T% H
冤家宜解不宜结Better make friends than make enemies.
7 N% Z9 x3 G$ \2 g" k" o冤假错案"cases in which people were unjustly, falsely or wrongly charged or sentenced; unjust, false or wrong cases" ! {& D. |2 | ^! ^3 r1 w, {: x
一言既出，驷马难追A real man never goes back on his words. ( h1 `& m8 w5 y, E
招财进宝Money and treasures will be plentiful% P9 I* n5 k W4 R" r' j
债台高筑become debt-ridden
2 S# t; L1 d$ H7 Q7 u( h) `致命要害Achilles' heel X$ r2 o# U. O/ v1 \
众矢之的target of public criticism4 Y8 V% X( G, d& v, d
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.
0 ^7 d0 b, X3 {. o" B3 k* I8 E/ M纸上谈兵be an armchair strategist
4 s% G0 x& F; P纸包不住火Truth will come to light sooner or later.
( w( V' t5 v$ \# d }左右为难between the devil and the deep blue sea; between the rock and the hard place |
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