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爱屋及乌Love me, love my dog.) h& s3 F8 ~. C8 ~" d6 |$ ~: M- `
百闻不如一见Seeing is believing.
/ I" Y& g) H, `; W! C4 [2 ^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 worst1 m' P, p+ g- E( m$ t+ D8 K
笨鸟先飞A slow sparrow should make an early start.
8 O& W \) _, S$ U! m# B' x# ?" i不眠之夜white night $ o+ T. r6 N2 X/ r; [; s
不以物喜，不以己悲not pleased by external gains, not saddened by personnal losses; ?0 K/ s% w5 D6 K
不遗余力spare no effort; go all out; do one's best* Q! N8 i3 Z) p. I# C0 a4 t
不打不成交"No discord, no concord. 4 K x# z' ?% {% G: d: _9 B" V
拆东墙补西墙rob Peter to pay Paul ) x) C G8 w" `6 ?( k, 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 : Q( f0 @5 j- b4 Q" N
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& J/ Z6 z0 i' ?3 a: C
大开眼界open one's eyes; broaden one's horizon; be an eye-opener ; @- U ~: b ?6 |4 J, c/ {: [
国泰民安The country flourishes and people live in peace
: Q0 Q, x, E3 L" k5 d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 n2 o: X7 |9 \& C2 O功夫不负有心人Everything comes to him who waits.
( g/ p3 Q7 Y* M好了伤疤忘了疼once on shore, one prays no more" K& L; T3 E: H
好事不出门，恶事传千里Good news never goes beyond the gate, while bad news spread far and wide.
- j: o. N1 Q0 ?: A" V7 w7 F和气生财Harmony brings wealth" Y0 E' [" K& t+ l" |
活到老，学到老One is never too old to learn.
) |, D8 r1 S# I1 O% A6 Q0 G; \8 T% N既往不咎let bygones be bygones
! {4 V' J9 E' y$ s9 I$ g金无足赤,人无完人Gold can't be pure and man can't be perfect. * p7 {6 ]8 ^6 e |0 a& @" Z1 @' ~
金玉满堂Treasures fill the home
& h' Z t* n% e& L; c, K脚踏实地be down-to-earth
8 g/ a! U6 u! g3 S: h. ?脚踩两只船sit on the fence ( n2 @1 i c! C$ S
君子之交淡如水the friendship between gentlemen is as pure as crystal; a hedge between keeps friendship green
* h' v: |+ K" z) D8 Z6 Q" [8 G老生常谈，陈词滥调cut and dried, cliché# _7 h0 `! [' Q" x1 O6 V, ^
礼尚往来Courtesy calls for reciprocity.
! s; \, F2 I' p( q- V6 i: `留得青山在，不怕没柴烧"Where there is life, there is hope."
5 X8 Z- i& y: X2 G+ p马到成功achieve immediate victory; win instant success
# E" R. B1 a! i1 G' n( F% N名利双收gain in both fame and wealth
, k9 X: I) [7 a) [) y! h- I茅塞顿开be suddenly enlightened
% r ], _% _4 h1 x( N8 f; m没有规矩不成方圆Nothing can be accomplished without norms or standards.5 f: m7 t! r: e ]& J2 r
每逢佳节倍思亲, z q# A7 z3 @+ C2 f
On festive occasions more than ever one thinks of one's dear ones far away.
5 `4 v2 i9 W+ F- x$ bIt is on the festival occasions when one misses his dear most.
" O; Q: b3 l$ G+ C谋事在人，成事在天"The planning lies with man, the outcome with Heaven. / Man proposes, God disposes. "4 B) t% K# R8 L) @
弄巧成拙be too smart by half; Cunning outwits itself.: m0 c9 N7 y( t# w# F( V
拿手好戏masterpiece
7 E4 \# I( |; H, n' M6 Q% u赔了夫人又折兵throw good money after bad
, u/ p: R) ]' P: Z抛砖引玉a modest spur to induce others to come forward with valuable contributions; throw a sprat to catch a whale! W0 m! E) c9 l0 T! |9 d* T& 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
4 [6 b8 J1 F6 l4 |抢得先机take the preemptive opportunities . D* H, n( S4 C" x
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.3 E* u- ]( G! B; t7 ~
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 x# M: f q% X$ S6 ~
前事不忘,后事之师Past experience, if not forgotten, is a guide for the future.- E, P* ]* d9 j& J$ p
前人栽树,后人乘凉One generation plants the trees in whose shade another generation rests.
3 R. C: k# u, w# m4 }' C, u, DOne sows and another reaps.0 Z: j. _* S* m; s6 u+ N' p
前怕狼,后怕虎fear the wolf in front and the tiger behind/ hesitate in doing something6 @. A- u& S5 s% |
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 _* {3 y2 ^0 T
强强联手win-win co-operation+ R, S" {3 U/ y2 w
瑞雪兆丰年A timely snow promises a good harvest.- z1 k; G/ B; }8 Q( e5 n* C
人之初,性本善Man's nature at birth is good.
8 c V' Z1 {2 Y* Q: N人逢喜事精神爽Joy puts heart into a man.! B& |* R% c! y( Z' [7 s
人海战术huge-crowd strategy
6 W6 P1 W5 Z7 U0 m- U/ L' o9 d世上无难事，只要肯攀登"Where there is a will, there is a way. "
; h( a2 C. Z, T% s9 N3 t世外桃源a fictitious land of peace away from the turmoil of the world; 1 R$ c( q2 E8 a& K5 \
死而后已until my heart stops beating0 ]$ b* ?: ~. N. p
岁岁平安Peace all year round
5 r! m- e: U' I8 p. s5 t- e$ l上有天堂，下有苏杭"Just as there is paradise in heaven, ther are Suzhou and Hangzhou on earth."
: J; a6 f4 x- \& _- r塞翁失马，焉知非福Misfortune may be an actual blessing.
4 l2 B# {/ Q( ?( t8 s- R H三十而立"A man should be independent at the age of thirty. 9 s+ ?1 ~, H& g5 O% h8 T3 M
At thirty, a man should be able to think for himself."
& \( w/ L( D- i' J升级换代updating and upgrading (of products)' w; V q% T ^7 H
四十不惑Life begins at forty. 6 a, x# Y" W1 ]9 s, i# ?
谁言寸草心，报得三春晖"Such kindness of warm sun, can't be repaid by grass. "
% ~3 P. ^. u; P2 ~+ W水涨船高When the river rises, the boat floats high.
. D- g( h1 x- J. l1 T时不我待Time and tide wait for no man.
4 M# E1 l1 d3 }/ U: V杀鸡用牛刀break a butterfly on the wheel
9 B9 P/ F2 w% X1 O' t实事求是seek truth from facts; be practical and realistic; be true to facts / o5 f) S$ } u* {3 C5 t' z
说曹操,曹操到Talk of the devil and he comes.
+ ~2 ~; r7 w1 q2 q! N实话实说speak the plain truth; call a spade a spade; tell it as it is
+ r$ J1 ^; ?( G3 v实践是检验真理的唯一标准Practice is the sole criterion for testing truth.
( s$ }/ _6 e' F3 F' p- L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; "1 T4 p1 K1 c6 {1 F8 k# U
韬光养晦hide one's capacities and bide one's time' Z. J8 J" u4 J* N2 h7 |# q# Z
糖衣炮弹sugar-coated bullets/ M( Y2 v, {% ]
天有不测风云Anything unexpected may happen. a bolt from the blue
. }+ L1 Q' W8 z: O6 b4 l团结就是力量Unity is strength.% Y8 Q$ p& w! e! m8 n7 z
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 : K, r6 \1 P& V# s
歪风邪气unhealthy practices and evil phenomena5 y! ^( `! B% g8 p4 e5 Z
物以类聚，人以群分Birds of a feather flock together.) }" U0 ~9 T$ m0 @: `: ~
往事如风"The past has vanished (from memory) like wind.; What in past, is past."
3 d9 t- g, M6 |( A1 r' o望子成龙hold high hopes for one's child
2 y" u. p# E0 ]. o; [/ z4 E屋漏又逢连阴雨Misfortunes never come singly. When it rains it pours.
$ l; K* u" g9 H& M' F4 t1 W" d文韬武略military expertise; military strategy 6 R n8 M/ R- C* W; u5 Q0 f# t
唯利是图draw water to one's mill
( t' c5 _' _! }' ?/ m5 \无源之水,无本之木water without a source, and a tree wiithout roots( w* D; P( a3 M8 _: G9 l& u
无中生有make/create something out of nothing 2 g9 f2 ?( z7 y! f
无风不起浪There are no waves without wind. There's no smoke without fire.8 }- Y' r" ~- I% X1 {: A( f: E8 t; h
徇私枉法bend the law for the benefit of relatives or friends
7 H& c# h2 f0 R3 y& t" p新官上任三把火a new broom sweeps clean
6 F, c8 j% l5 W1 q0 L1 R虚心使人进步,骄傲使人落后Modesty helps one go forward, whereas conceit makes one lag behind./ g2 P7 h! R9 K0 p" k
蓄势而发accumulate strength for a take-off
6 s: l8 k x, [, M8 _( x$ P$ A心想事成May all your wish come true
4 D8 e! b; Z* r* ~心照不宣have a tacit understanding; give tacit consent; tacit understanding% A3 I& p0 o7 Z1 w! y
先入为主First impressions are firmly entrenched.$ b- P, c/ s3 i z
先下手为强catch the ball before the bound
W; i: q& O3 p9 ]( o像热锅上的蚂蚁like an ant on a hot pan
* V: j. H8 a1 @. M现身说法warn people by taking oneself as an example7 B, ]+ r. }$ D2 U* ^/ V
息事宁人pour oil on troubled waters
6 c3 A% z- ?# f% V, F8 w# ?2 Y+ k; G喜忧参半mingled hope and fear
. ~) E) u2 Y4 V% S c2 |2 `# Y6 P" m循序渐进step by step! e7 _" \$ j* ?+ g
一路平安，一路顺风speed somebody on their way; speed the parting guest " N( Q4 {* x1 A5 m8 D3 O) @
严以律己,宽以待人be strict with oneself and lenient towards others
# n0 y' a' z* S9 g, k. P鱼米之乡a land of milk and honey
# q3 b8 U* B2 Z" F9 L有情人终成眷属"Jack shall have Jill, all shall be well."
' ?) c! N" B' q7 s. k有钱能使鬼推磨Money makes the mare go. Money talks.
+ n9 H2 z1 \9 |7 N& @8 V有识之士people of vision! ` v3 F7 x( {: \( F% c! r
有勇无谋use brawn rather than brain E3 b; i. C4 G6 A9 C
有缘千里来相会Separated as we are thousands of miles apart, we come together as if by predestination.2 _0 \+ ^, x# d# z
与时俱进advance with times
5 R" b, E% W/ r9 O; C以人为本people oriented; people foremost
: Q4 N( d0 F2 p因材施教teach students according to their aptitude $ {6 f% m9 A* w4 V. J9 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."
4 v- U m6 T1 j6 l' a) T6 [$ A( W5 X欲速则不达Haste does not bring success. : J4 p y9 L3 P7 }/ Y N
优胜劣汰survival of the fittest 1 X+ y: V" c) I% y% t' t O
英雄所见略同Great minds think alike.$ L1 ]# n. h$ x7 }/ w3 a- p8 S
冤家宜解不宜结Better make friends than make enemies.
/ D8 g, v2 z' C8 w冤假错案"cases in which people were unjustly, falsely or wrongly charged or sentenced; unjust, false or wrong cases"
0 F0 u" C; v K1 u一言既出，驷马难追A real man never goes back on his words. 6 F1 I; W& }- P8 a. j+ z4 |9 m
招财进宝Money and treasures will be plentiful
2 `% |# |: S# o8 F. N债台高筑become debt-ridden* W# o, \7 G/ d% D" Q
致命要害Achilles' heel
8 x9 e0 N2 U: k: l; j众矢之的target of public criticism
. ]$ _! L& K( ]1 m5 J2 U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.) f H, T7 ?0 g6 X& H l" p: g* c) V
纸上谈兵be an armchair strategist- E7 P/ d% E' f ?6 D
纸包不住火Truth will come to light sooner or later.% M0 o' g! b8 q/ D+ [6 v
左右为难between the devil and the deep blue sea; between the rock and the hard place |
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