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爱屋及乌Love me, love my dog.
3 g+ v/ f& n" g" a1 A7 L2 Q百闻不如一见Seeing is believing.' A9 m$ U) e/ i, a' I. g- d
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$ M' `& U. d) H k" E
笨鸟先飞A slow sparrow should make an early start.
: r) J; U: i3 U8 C不眠之夜white night 3 j7 W8 q* R- N4 ?
不以物喜，不以己悲not pleased by external gains, not saddened by personnal losses2 m: v2 G# E R& p, Z
不遗余力spare no effort; go all out; do one's best
+ d3 P2 z* l, [6 l' {# I1 u不打不成交"No discord, no concord.
0 c. e$ R Y) N/ K) t5 N4 t. k拆东墙补西墙rob Peter to pay Paul , m( N% T7 S# _% |5 Z/ E
辞旧迎新bid farewell to the old and usher in the new; ring out the old year and ring in the new
, ]$ H- u* a! d7 b- ]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
7 E* m7 R6 n' @! r4 @* x9 @大开眼界open one's eyes; broaden one's horizon; be an eye-opener
. H/ \5 | J6 A1 P% Q国泰民安The country flourishes and people live in peace
' ?: ^% S; G$ j5 {4 K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 2 @/ w- L+ g! l, F
功夫不负有心人Everything comes to him who waits.
* `1 I$ i2 R9 m2 r9 z, H$ o; J% g好了伤疤忘了疼once on shore, one prays no more7 m x* l, m) x& Y
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# p- p X$ W# i3 f+ r+ c% G) e和气生财Harmony brings wealth
' Y: P) O8 t6 g. n9 i4 ?活到老，学到老One is never too old to learn. , D4 H) A& C$ P7 ~: ?; \
既往不咎let bygones be bygones
6 `1 V+ A/ ?( u2 Y金无足赤,人无完人Gold can't be pure and man can't be perfect. 3 \% x& f+ l" P) ]0 E X
金玉满堂Treasures fill the home
0 ?! u' m' x& m/ Q3 n脚踏实地be down-to-earth 5 s% l/ y. R1 [6 c; ]5 a" J" @7 Q
脚踩两只船sit on the fence / e, m5 Q; A0 s% ` s- Z& d- n
君子之交淡如水the friendship between gentlemen is as pure as crystal; a hedge between keeps friendship green 1 K$ C, d$ x" D7 w6 c
老生常谈，陈词滥调cut and dried, cliché, ]5 T: i6 k5 z1 I9 F$ K$ ?7 G
礼尚往来Courtesy calls for reciprocity.
# j, @4 S3 _; g6 P! S) ~$ a留得青山在，不怕没柴烧"Where there is life, there is hope."; B7 Z: T4 O' F
马到成功achieve immediate victory; win instant success
! E. t# D% Q8 G! T9 U+ m名利双收gain in both fame and wealth
0 y2 _1 B0 x9 p4 I茅塞顿开be suddenly enlightened
$ n4 C0 {! F# F9 e& p M Y) h没有规矩不成方圆Nothing can be accomplished without norms or standards.0 @9 }6 k) P( r0 Z+ Y
每逢佳节倍思亲
S3 `# }6 c U: R' KOn festive occasions more than ever one thinks of one's dear ones far away.
+ b' B4 D' ]% o* \6 v. wIt is on the festival occasions when one misses his dear most.
* p# @) A: C4 ^, H* ~# u0 W谋事在人，成事在天"The planning lies with man, the outcome with Heaven. / Man proposes, God disposes. "3 b; a$ f% \4 ]) ?4 c0 c* E
弄巧成拙be too smart by half; Cunning outwits itself.+ S L9 V8 c) ~( `7 {( e) f) s$ M
拿手好戏masterpiece
* [$ w$ A2 A2 l赔了夫人又折兵throw good money after bad$ I7 m, ^- n! p2 u1 R6 @7 f9 B+ ~
抛砖引玉a modest spur to induce others to come forward with valuable contributions; throw a sprat to catch a whale. k5 Y# y% `4 [
破釜沉舟cut off all means of retreat；burn one‘s own way of retreat and be determined to fight to the end2 s! X" Z/ X8 c
抢得先机take the preemptive opportunities
! ~1 N- G! K' h8 r4 r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 B3 z4 j% ]' s) |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
3 U7 S8 s' i4 n) K( [4 s0 T: D前事不忘,后事之师Past experience, if not forgotten, is a guide for the future.
' k, _& v7 z5 k) B% W0 o, q前人栽树,后人乘凉One generation plants the trees in whose shade another generation rests.
9 w6 Z l: R6 R. k" NOne sows and another reaps.$ {8 Q4 X, x1 J- x1 g
前怕狼,后怕虎fear the wolf in front and the tiger behind/ hesitate in doing something6 I4 j1 A, m/ a1 Y, R; n8 I
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.
! n5 v6 Q/ j" O+ |) x& r# [3 B强强联手win-win co-operation H p2 \# o. q4 ^, L
瑞雪兆丰年A timely snow promises a good harvest.% a. | P$ `% u1 u- C
人之初,性本善Man's nature at birth is good.+ ?9 j% f3 N S1 n: S0 {! y
人逢喜事精神爽Joy puts heart into a man.
- _" m# T- { h; u5 n/ a4 p% H人海战术huge-crowd strategy r. O5 [: O0 d" N' e) V6 U
世上无难事，只要肯攀登"Where there is a will, there is a way. " ; ~. U1 `" Z' @: u7 L8 b
世外桃源a fictitious land of peace away from the turmoil of the world;
% b8 X$ R+ p4 k死而后已until my heart stops beating
" R, ^7 Z; ]' Z岁岁平安Peace all year round
2 `/ i! v# C- s% N; }& D上有天堂，下有苏杭"Just as there is paradise in heaven, ther are Suzhou and Hangzhou on earth."
2 \: p' p2 Q7 m# o5 i2 J$ v+ d塞翁失马，焉知非福Misfortune may be an actual blessing.
( p1 z2 a5 f2 h% q3 C三十而立"A man should be independent at the age of thirty. 7 n" Q/ X2 p* |' o# z- }
At thirty, a man should be able to think for himself." ' M& X) z0 J8 |% F. V. B
升级换代updating and upgrading (of products)- P, I) p) v- c+ V2 B
四十不惑Life begins at forty.
/ T2 S$ {$ Q* S3 Z% r' ^4 U% {谁言寸草心，报得三春晖"Such kindness of warm sun, can't be repaid by grass. " 2 D' }0 U0 O9 E' E
水涨船高When the river rises, the boat floats high.
; B3 s3 }+ p5 s2 [% Z' s9 c. `) B- _8 @时不我待Time and tide wait for no man. ' _9 b. ~0 w( W! |
杀鸡用牛刀break a butterfly on the wheel3 U O9 D$ r* H2 A
实事求是seek truth from facts; be practical and realistic; be true to facts + `- i# @( @. F4 e" I3 p
说曹操,曹操到Talk of the devil and he comes.8 v. f2 t$ K2 x7 u' w5 S. S
实话实说speak the plain truth; call a spade a spade; tell it as it is " V( E9 w3 w$ x6 M
实践是检验真理的唯一标准Practice is the sole criterion for testing truth.
9 S1 h7 \5 h9 l) k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; "4 ~' ?4 W- N" d: y+ k
韬光养晦hide one's capacities and bide one's time! c6 @3 l) R' s6 ~- ]4 i$ G
糖衣炮弹sugar-coated bullets
- \, G% G( X l8 B; _天有不测风云Anything unexpected may happen. a bolt from the blue
% U% \/ u! h5 g5 \; i团结就是力量Unity is strength.
! d9 ?, K/ f1 |4 c: C; @2 P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 / W5 [" C+ x, z
歪风邪气unhealthy practices and evil phenomena
% I/ x4 b/ l% P& }2 W. B$ x- s物以类聚，人以群分Birds of a feather flock together.
^2 s6 _" c" E. a( O; W8 u* H往事如风"The past has vanished (from memory) like wind.; What in past, is past." / ^* N9 r3 W% |' j o8 c" }- k; T" `
望子成龙hold high hopes for one's child( ]9 n+ k4 \( r6 R4 o
屋漏又逢连阴雨Misfortunes never come singly. When it rains it pours.' I4 K0 x3 ~, w9 T3 h, z8 u6 [3 e
文韬武略military expertise; military strategy
1 Q& f2 k( L- n" ^/ Q S唯利是图draw water to one's mill
W" o8 e& m' Q. N6 z8 Q无源之水,无本之木water without a source, and a tree wiithout roots
3 Z8 I% m) A0 j8 R无中生有make/create something out of nothing
! I, S7 B: q k4 T1 P' t5 n" x: y无风不起浪There are no waves without wind. There's no smoke without fire.
* |/ J) L5 A6 U& ?7 w+ p U( m徇私枉法bend the law for the benefit of relatives or friends * j) n1 f- u3 v
新官上任三把火a new broom sweeps clean
6 i5 _0 j$ U0 f5 O虚心使人进步,骄傲使人落后Modesty helps one go forward, whereas conceit makes one lag behind.9 T: _$ B4 f4 n
蓄势而发accumulate strength for a take-off' @' S$ b/ E/ S
心想事成May all your wish come true. G: e' X" Y& c! i
心照不宣have a tacit understanding; give tacit consent; tacit understanding4 \0 O2 Y k0 t r: m6 _3 c
先入为主First impressions are firmly entrenched.5 U1 h9 }4 S' @9 _/ r
先下手为强catch the ball before the bound
" @! H% u. J, J+ R8 Y像热锅上的蚂蚁like an ant on a hot pan
9 [& J/ b, Z& s! r. X现身说法warn people by taking oneself as an example
2 Y# A$ t7 Q8 M$ }+ h# c) o, p息事宁人pour oil on troubled waters
2 ~& r* _% m2 A9 s* `+ Q喜忧参半mingled hope and fear 9 j( G0 b8 f5 O+ r( t
循序渐进step by step
$ p5 j7 m5 [& h% N7 _4 w+ S% ^一路平安，一路顺风speed somebody on their way; speed the parting guest 9 j1 H7 c' f l, D& ^1 ?
严以律己,宽以待人be strict with oneself and lenient towards others. b+ n! |8 x) m8 ]0 h8 J: n
鱼米之乡a land of milk and honey. i4 @0 d2 m% n: E) N- S( i
有情人终成眷属"Jack shall have Jill, all shall be well." 5 b* X3 e6 z9 U$ |3 j6 e1 G# _
有钱能使鬼推磨Money makes the mare go. Money talks.6 g6 J* b4 R' x4 y. R
有识之士people of vision% Q+ j/ ~& V; b" o. ?
有勇无谋use brawn rather than brain 5 G. A/ Y9 c; a1 w7 }+ `
有缘千里来相会Separated as we are thousands of miles apart, we come together as if by predestination.
( ~. ^$ l% B/ d. b3 K与时俱进advance with times
8 A7 |4 G9 Q$ E Q: Q7 f |以人为本people oriented; people foremost
# |& B6 v0 S# O( o$ [因材施教teach students according to their aptitude
/ G) M& W" N; d3 }" ?; J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."
9 w5 j4 f, ?) h2 s' n# i5 N欲速则不达Haste does not bring success.
& H6 }7 V! K/ v6 y优胜劣汰survival of the fittest 1 u( d8 s& d6 ?9 ]# F$ M' R5 @
英雄所见略同Great minds think alike.
+ W4 w1 @* K( W7 p) X6 t- N" \冤家宜解不宜结Better make friends than make enemies.
( U" n0 n2 V" w2 I. q冤假错案"cases in which people were unjustly, falsely or wrongly charged or sentenced; unjust, false or wrong cases" # N/ {+ M3 {3 C: K' q. G" s
一言既出，驷马难追A real man never goes back on his words.
6 h9 ?5 Q2 ~( l1 i3 E招财进宝Money and treasures will be plentiful
6 `* U) B% K3 F1 [; p债台高筑become debt-ridden3 ] V- r, O* o k/ c' K
致命要害Achilles' heel 0 u: \3 R, X: S& ?$ ^
众矢之的target of public criticism7 i8 D$ o3 W; I2 V7 \0 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.3 }) H: R6 }8 ^, }* P2 @
纸上谈兵be an armchair strategist
9 x8 z! B- X/ i6 k2 Q纸包不住火Truth will come to light sooner or later.# A( ?" m. V; H ]
左右为难between the devil and the deep blue sea; between the rock and the hard place |
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