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爱屋及乌Love me, love my dog.
, T0 O2 J/ v% H. L+ w百闻不如一见Seeing is believing.* e* z. \" P) a6 Y( 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
( G# S5 o" j. {2 t# h笨鸟先飞A slow sparrow should make an early start.7 P8 Y, h8 f: w
不眠之夜white night
1 f$ r/ D5 e5 Q' c4 i5 Y( s不以物喜，不以己悲not pleased by external gains, not saddened by personnal losses; u- p o, \6 y3 {$ ?
不遗余力spare no effort; go all out; do one's best: c9 r9 A% q' m0 y+ W
不打不成交"No discord, no concord. ! u( ~! K1 X$ x9 d$ M
拆东墙补西墙rob Peter to pay Paul
( t' _; _- ~+ u3 m3 X" s l/ i% w辞旧迎新bid farewell to the old and usher in the new; ring out the old year and ring in the new
0 r8 `& { T7 c7 O s# Y' g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/ p5 f) n$ i S5 L
大开眼界open one's eyes; broaden one's horizon; be an eye-opener $ t' ?$ G; E. h/ ]0 o
国泰民安The country flourishes and people live in peace) H) f$ c; H( `. k0 A* N
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 ( p" N2 T0 [4 s! S/ M7 ]& G/ Q8 ~
功夫不负有心人Everything comes to him who waits.
' _: G. X( \6 d/ B好了伤疤忘了疼once on shore, one prays no more6 V( o1 F2 R2 i. S; x7 b
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 R7 n' B9 l* q. w. Y: a `: k5 w& O和气生财Harmony brings wealth
" k( j' f. _, e: }- y活到老，学到老One is never too old to learn. . w( E; y9 Y% w( K# R
既往不咎let bygones be bygones 6 C( k& ^6 b2 H4 m
金无足赤,人无完人Gold can't be pure and man can't be perfect. ' Q s5 R( U! z( c
金玉满堂Treasures fill the home+ Q: d4 N3 g2 W. M( g M9 N
脚踏实地be down-to-earth
) y. w/ b; U) j脚踩两只船sit on the fence
# g1 M; I' f, j; B" O君子之交淡如水the friendship between gentlemen is as pure as crystal; a hedge between keeps friendship green
: R# ^0 P7 J/ q9 A7 P老生常谈，陈词滥调cut and dried, cliché/ t8 U0 Z5 }3 n& O( Q( P
礼尚往来Courtesy calls for reciprocity. 8 v W) W0 u: \" T' L; U
留得青山在，不怕没柴烧"Where there is life, there is hope."
! H( }9 L! P- W0 L马到成功achieve immediate victory; win instant success+ v w) Z& j! I1 A9 h
名利双收gain in both fame and wealth& k1 l! E, D8 D
茅塞顿开be suddenly enlightened
3 p9 u- q8 H7 r9 S% }没有规矩不成方圆Nothing can be accomplished without norms or standards.
2 D! G; H; Y3 J; W4 \1 x' P& n每逢佳节倍思亲8 d2 j& w, E$ h: b" L2 w2 B
On festive occasions more than ever one thinks of one's dear ones far away.
* I' \6 n0 P: V6 Y# P* d$ T1 }It is on the festival occasions when one misses his dear most. ( S) w2 |" x, H. i6 |9 @% V
谋事在人，成事在天"The planning lies with man, the outcome with Heaven. / Man proposes, God disposes. ", n1 I# w& L; H$ ]2 t% L' x6 A
弄巧成拙be too smart by half; Cunning outwits itself.
6 G2 D! \+ O" [# i拿手好戏masterpiece
' i% [' m* f6 G9 ] P9 y赔了夫人又折兵throw good money after bad+ d2 {2 o) j# K* ]
抛砖引玉a modest spur to induce others to come forward with valuable contributions; throw a sprat to catch a whale
$ L( m; \& U, n! q) w0 c9 E/ V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/ G. J- Z' L: r6 T4 k
抢得先机take the preemptive opportunities 9 q! R/ {! N! ~0 Z4 K V
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.
$ B4 F, U* F& x1 N9 n2 y* `$ q% P3 c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- P6 R" h( D$ k
前事不忘,后事之师Past experience, if not forgotten, is a guide for the future.
. r2 }# F- @4 t- c前人栽树,后人乘凉One generation plants the trees in whose shade another generation rests.2 O1 z- j& p1 b+ b1 i
One sows and another reaps.- q- S1 F) m0 `+ z9 L! t6 X2 B
前怕狼,后怕虎fear the wolf in front and the tiger behind/ hesitate in doing something
+ c6 V: c% O; C ~5 J, O( B1 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. + n3 `6 z; \/ t$ y7 Z2 `
强强联手win-win co-operation
8 a0 M( V" }3 F# R- ^- I4 b& n瑞雪兆丰年A timely snow promises a good harvest.
[5 x3 l# [' E. L: s; O4 O人之初,性本善Man's nature at birth is good.. ~: V: z9 S1 T
人逢喜事精神爽Joy puts heart into a man." `- ^) M8 ? o+ O
人海战术huge-crowd strategy % Q3 L* ?6 J$ P: z1 a
世上无难事，只要肯攀登"Where there is a will, there is a way. "
2 m+ `& J* c- F8 v% v2 y% [& p" t+ B* |世外桃源a fictitious land of peace away from the turmoil of the world;
: [8 h- W: q* o. U5 Z死而后已until my heart stops beating
# ^$ f4 r& \& u' T4 H0 m+ f岁岁平安Peace all year round# a7 p; L8 d2 \* c
上有天堂，下有苏杭"Just as there is paradise in heaven, ther are Suzhou and Hangzhou on earth."
& _$ `. u4 j; Q4 ~3 q! L塞翁失马，焉知非福Misfortune may be an actual blessing.( O3 Q: R% F8 J; a* h/ h. h
三十而立"A man should be independent at the age of thirty. . | U) Z* a( b+ w
At thirty, a man should be able to think for himself."
. }) X+ x/ b& V升级换代updating and upgrading (of products)
7 c! s9 R8 K" g5 i四十不惑Life begins at forty.
: g! [. A2 |; w* J谁言寸草心，报得三春晖"Such kindness of warm sun, can't be repaid by grass. "
: j$ j7 F( J2 g/ V5 d l0 z) W! v水涨船高When the river rises, the boat floats high.# S" r0 ]: d% c' v/ K; K3 t5 h7 j
时不我待Time and tide wait for no man. 5 n+ r6 p9 u4 T M8 e L& k
杀鸡用牛刀break a butterfly on the wheel
4 _6 a L% T. f实事求是seek truth from facts; be practical and realistic; be true to facts
# L- E2 ]0 }5 C7 x' E1 h9 K说曹操,曹操到Talk of the devil and he comes.
+ A4 \- M$ W! I$ l: z E& H实话实说speak the plain truth; call a spade a spade; tell it as it is
, [3 P' Q. v% l* R9 w实践是检验真理的唯一标准Practice is the sole criterion for testing truth.
' {7 l1 Z8 u0 T/ x3 `7 A% R4 [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; "
7 _' @/ C* ~& |* a% G7 v3 T3 `韬光养晦hide one's capacities and bide one's time
; b( U8 f' J; y+ h2 l# ^6 \糖衣炮弹sugar-coated bullets
7 E7 `5 _' a" w" s9 O5 {9 B& B( f% u天有不测风云Anything unexpected may happen. a bolt from the blue( z6 `+ f6 I# K& K( O4 e( P
团结就是力量Unity is strength.
% l$ R; I: u7 U* B' M6 k x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 " r# @# O2 l! {* h
歪风邪气unhealthy practices and evil phenomena6 v1 X+ ?& S( y- y/ Z* b
物以类聚，人以群分Birds of a feather flock together.
4 l# W, r- X9 e8 U0 `8 E ]! ~4 z1 v往事如风"The past has vanished (from memory) like wind.; What in past, is past." ( T/ t+ _5 _# J3 Y# E, W6 r
望子成龙hold high hopes for one's child% D$ K+ o/ s$ N$ b* p' I8 S% `9 b
屋漏又逢连阴雨Misfortunes never come singly. When it rains it pours.5 F) [# S6 o+ Y$ W$ \
文韬武略military expertise; military strategy
$ x& j1 M5 ~+ T# n) w n唯利是图draw water to one's mill 6 N( t3 U2 Q$ f$ n$ \" |6 R
无源之水,无本之木water without a source, and a tree wiithout roots
7 K' d @' V+ X$ Y% D# S无中生有make/create something out of nothing 1 P9 n% o+ \# a, ] |* E
无风不起浪There are no waves without wind. There's no smoke without fire.& W2 C q' B4 }/ h7 s
徇私枉法bend the law for the benefit of relatives or friends 1 x( ~/ x" V) C1 ]& ]$ ~
新官上任三把火a new broom sweeps clean $ V* S2 `2 r" [ k4 |0 ~
虚心使人进步,骄傲使人落后Modesty helps one go forward, whereas conceit makes one lag behind.8 ~' c8 D0 D& Y: F6 _
蓄势而发accumulate strength for a take-off; m- H! d+ h) r; _5 u2 P3 b
心想事成May all your wish come true* ?' Q; _' c$ l$ v4 J
心照不宣have a tacit understanding; give tacit consent; tacit understanding
) w! y5 k; B) D: F0 J0 c先入为主First impressions are firmly entrenched.
& M4 J4 `* P1 P# m先下手为强catch the ball before the bound* C# q! P8 R1 j
像热锅上的蚂蚁like an ant on a hot pan3 p& f. [/ p) a# c) h6 @4 f
现身说法warn people by taking oneself as an example# b) D, `8 }: z& ~
息事宁人pour oil on troubled waters
) Y, w; P8 y% [8 e# J( k喜忧参半mingled hope and fear
! a9 y8 e% m2 H# G循序渐进step by step
3 Y! _; ^3 ?+ } P- e7 A一路平安，一路顺风speed somebody on their way; speed the parting guest " I1 i' `( R! R6 a" h, J3 U5 E
严以律己,宽以待人be strict with oneself and lenient towards others4 G% F4 M" t8 f. l& U3 M5 J6 b
鱼米之乡a land of milk and honey
# y: s5 D9 X8 J* B$ }% A/ R/ _有情人终成眷属"Jack shall have Jill, all shall be well."
3 ^# S% D( X, Y9 f3 Y% l2 S有钱能使鬼推磨Money makes the mare go. Money talks.& V) V1 z" q' e1 s
有识之士people of vision
2 W6 `1 |5 ^# v8 q9 `, g4 E$ _( N有勇无谋use brawn rather than brain 7 F; C6 Y2 X9 m7 S# x6 ?2 L
有缘千里来相会Separated as we are thousands of miles apart, we come together as if by predestination.2 f# p' t0 q: d) S4 [) k
与时俱进advance with times1 g1 ]4 S: H' }' k z0 h: [( |- E# p
以人为本people oriented; people foremost $ e; O4 v' E' n+ k6 \
因材施教teach students according to their aptitude ' v& d. y0 G" {, `+ S! Z) 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." 1 M* e, x+ k/ Y; C5 ^
欲速则不达Haste does not bring success.
7 _& x3 S; d1 J( ]! Y; e优胜劣汰survival of the fittest ) O. G+ d9 P- W0 \7 [
英雄所见略同Great minds think alike.
* _; N! }; F6 Y. O( b4 W' a! x7 m冤家宜解不宜结Better make friends than make enemies./ U/ X- i% Y7 R3 _1 w- A" }
冤假错案"cases in which people were unjustly, falsely or wrongly charged or sentenced; unjust, false or wrong cases" ! e4 P& W- A; F9 M
一言既出，驷马难追A real man never goes back on his words.
3 x" i% [. _0 _' [- U7 T招财进宝Money and treasures will be plentiful% k5 k, L, j# } L
债台高筑become debt-ridden/ f) U3 g' W o& }/ _9 y1 g
致命要害Achilles' heel % H, y! a0 _% u& Y% M L
众矢之的target of public criticism$ R: G9 f: u" K5 R/ H. H
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.: L" j# _- e4 }" }( q
纸上谈兵be an armchair strategist
1 `, p) \3 u4 y# V纸包不住火Truth will come to light sooner or later.$ r; }8 {3 S0 M2 Y
左右为难between the devil and the deep blue sea; between the rock and the hard place |
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