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爱屋及乌Love me, love my dog.% ]3 }! J7 I# e$ k7 A) O- O
百闻不如一见Seeing is believing.# f z9 }4 v/ i: ?: K' Q
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
d9 S* R, U$ E% ?# h笨鸟先飞A slow sparrow should make an early start.
) }" q" m0 g$ n0 M% K# v不眠之夜white night
2 { U# c9 j" W& E. i" |- Y不以物喜，不以己悲not pleased by external gains, not saddened by personnal losses. f, C5 s) [ s: D# ^% B4 M2 Z
不遗余力spare no effort; go all out; do one's best
* @/ Q2 ]" [6 q- N$ ~不打不成交"No discord, no concord. 6 T& N6 s8 V- M
拆东墙补西墙rob Peter to pay Paul
$ r }2 b' [+ o4 s- b3 u& S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" ~2 z0 T R" h
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 all8 R1 O9 U% ~0 ]% V5 t
大开眼界open one's eyes; broaden one's horizon; be an eye-opener
% f! V6 `: J H, @3 |) |国泰民安The country flourishes and people live in peace$ w; i$ c* S! j6 z
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
) c; h$ Z3 V: x" A R& Z' n" |. L功夫不负有心人Everything comes to him who waits.
# o0 D) ] F& n4 [2 P$ m好了伤疤忘了疼once on shore, one prays no more
. r8 e8 [* L" K好事不出门，恶事传千里Good news never goes beyond the gate, while bad news spread far and wide.
# X5 O# _2 N9 a5 P2 L1 h s和气生财Harmony brings wealth
R5 w" F) K$ m M活到老，学到老One is never too old to learn. " W( M0 @# B3 l0 F9 Y3 l
既往不咎let bygones be bygones 4 Z) V& ~+ [5 H
金无足赤,人无完人Gold can't be pure and man can't be perfect. 2 `+ Q2 _* A4 N3 _
金玉满堂Treasures fill the home- |* ~) m. E* @
脚踏实地be down-to-earth 2 G4 `; w9 [9 o
脚踩两只船sit on the fence
( O4 n" ^! k5 M7 y, w p* B君子之交淡如水the friendship between gentlemen is as pure as crystal; a hedge between keeps friendship green 4 X: y% y. O9 R+ q* O4 V
老生常谈，陈词滥调cut and dried, cliché
+ j5 {* ]8 a o, L礼尚往来Courtesy calls for reciprocity.
( r9 t# N9 Z" O: w4 m留得青山在，不怕没柴烧"Where there is life, there is hope."+ r% G2 ^& v" d( f# m0 I
马到成功achieve immediate victory; win instant success1 C# v5 Q6 _: h
名利双收gain in both fame and wealth
+ D1 g* o/ I$ g8 t1 t0 R茅塞顿开be suddenly enlightened
) T& h' p: w% }) t' h2 Z$ u7 d没有规矩不成方圆Nothing can be accomplished without norms or standards.# P9 H3 I$ E% j2 @
每逢佳节倍思亲
: W7 d2 Z3 y0 gOn festive occasions more than ever one thinks of one's dear ones far away.
! j2 T5 ]5 k K% l& iIt is on the festival occasions when one misses his dear most.
" a4 t M2 Y+ p, s谋事在人，成事在天"The planning lies with man, the outcome with Heaven. / Man proposes, God disposes. " o- x8 I" p* i5 n3 D3 i
弄巧成拙be too smart by half; Cunning outwits itself.* U& c1 z9 @! k) o
拿手好戏masterpiece
: X1 j; x' }* g1 ?# j; h( ^赔了夫人又折兵throw good money after bad" }, c9 C& Z$ \; Q. T
抛砖引玉a modest spur to induce others to come forward with valuable contributions; throw a sprat to catch a whale& B6 D( B% L' o" N 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
6 U7 A! u8 N R9 m5 F( A6 [# H5 G$ v抢得先机take the preemptive opportunities / t3 t( W8 X! c0 u& @, ]' a( P
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.
& k& R; u: V4 p' W3 |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
$ L6 y1 w2 l" `4 T$ Y前事不忘,后事之师Past experience, if not forgotten, is a guide for the future.1 F' R" j, |& I1 o0 \
前人栽树,后人乘凉One generation plants the trees in whose shade another generation rests.
7 c/ |, r& }% w1 FOne sows and another reaps." D( M) L; R5 ^% X2 b: ~
前怕狼,后怕虎fear the wolf in front and the tiger behind/ hesitate in doing something
3 g% f. a2 E: ^& E/ v# ~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.
& g+ S4 \5 \) q# C强强联手win-win co-operation
T& c) s8 s5 {+ f t瑞雪兆丰年A timely snow promises a good harvest.
1 L; p2 I& [& v. A7 Z3 O, ?8 W人之初,性本善Man's nature at birth is good.) O8 o; k. X+ b1 p& F# q; V
人逢喜事精神爽Joy puts heart into a man., B) D9 h, W/ Y9 a
人海战术huge-crowd strategy
' o( J4 p/ \) J7 _世上无难事，只要肯攀登"Where there is a will, there is a way. " 0 E- C7 S) C2 j7 i- P# |( T2 n: L
世外桃源a fictitious land of peace away from the turmoil of the world;
- Q* D2 @( J' T3 N; m死而后已until my heart stops beating
( u4 W) T/ _* v岁岁平安Peace all year round
6 i, g$ U2 a' @5 R! F上有天堂，下有苏杭"Just as there is paradise in heaven, ther are Suzhou and Hangzhou on earth." % ?, j" d7 D6 l ^: a+ T
塞翁失马，焉知非福Misfortune may be an actual blessing.
0 }& a n( i3 y- ] U, E4 C8 y三十而立"A man should be independent at the age of thirty. 0 X6 {7 ~' C( Y/ {: D, U
At thirty, a man should be able to think for himself."
3 R% y; e0 h0 i' C! Y4 M升级换代updating and upgrading (of products)
4 H8 r8 M3 I) I( p1 A+ |( X四十不惑Life begins at forty. 5 b2 A- j; }( t* q R
谁言寸草心，报得三春晖"Such kindness of warm sun, can't be repaid by grass. "
. E8 i/ ]: _7 Z+ u; i水涨船高When the river rises, the boat floats high.7 b5 d6 Y/ Q0 e; b/ N: c/ Y2 y6 M) K
时不我待Time and tide wait for no man. : S: V! s6 V. t) a, s: Q7 P4 K' D) h
杀鸡用牛刀break a butterfly on the wheel$ Y; B; T9 g) R1 ~7 L
实事求是seek truth from facts; be practical and realistic; be true to facts % T3 m& C4 q/ d) `
说曹操,曹操到Talk of the devil and he comes.% P; q+ l2 J! S$ ^5 u
实话实说speak the plain truth; call a spade a spade; tell it as it is : p; @% ]/ `, _5 `1 J8 i0 X
实践是检验真理的唯一标准Practice is the sole criterion for testing truth.
5 ?& l/ q+ j) y+ g+ j9 J! g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 N/ G) d) i( d
韬光养晦hide one's capacities and bide one's time0 Y- B" Z, J' _& s/ b& F9 a
糖衣炮弹sugar-coated bullets4 N! E* l, w- p* Q3 u/ c; Y( O
天有不测风云Anything unexpected may happen. a bolt from the blue
3 p8 v" J; b. v+ |团结就是力量Unity is strength.# F. C6 {+ m1 U. E8 X7 \
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 ! \ O+ y! a3 m# }( O2 T" I
歪风邪气unhealthy practices and evil phenomena+ m6 U) S7 p9 P- M$ G1 W- C
物以类聚，人以群分Birds of a feather flock together.
4 a1 I5 I% l" J) B% l9 ?往事如风"The past has vanished (from memory) like wind.; What in past, is past."
" M( a) F, F* A6 u& \2 t& k: {( @望子成龙hold high hopes for one's child ?- B5 U( o# I2 C3 o# X
屋漏又逢连阴雨Misfortunes never come singly. When it rains it pours.
% a* @1 X/ p. c5 {- [" u% N$ b文韬武略military expertise; military strategy + K/ k5 m# N9 A
唯利是图draw water to one's mill $ V5 m5 S2 j# G( _" B& y8 b n
无源之水,无本之木water without a source, and a tree wiithout roots
g/ S2 S3 ]0 k( p$ w+ \无中生有make/create something out of nothing % f+ V" o: ~$ ~7 z" }! N
无风不起浪There are no waves without wind. There's no smoke without fire.
* s& Y- z5 c) E, O; M0 {) }徇私枉法bend the law for the benefit of relatives or friends 6 q! S+ C6 z- U. k
新官上任三把火a new broom sweeps clean
' w' E+ i: ?8 {3 }) _虚心使人进步,骄傲使人落后Modesty helps one go forward, whereas conceit makes one lag behind.. Z9 y0 w8 k% T W+ \
蓄势而发accumulate strength for a take-off; ~7 r7 q# B3 b
心想事成May all your wish come true
5 T5 Q% V- E" E! N. j J9 w心照不宣have a tacit understanding; give tacit consent; tacit understanding' I3 B" k8 }9 }
先入为主First impressions are firmly entrenched.; H% _& ^, Y2 L3 o$ ^
先下手为强catch the ball before the bound
0 I! z2 S" {- k4 G8 J, m5 E0 z像热锅上的蚂蚁like an ant on a hot pan
$ F# s D: `9 |' P1 B+ y现身说法warn people by taking oneself as an example6 t5 \+ @3 k {4 `% Z
息事宁人pour oil on troubled waters ; w9 [4 U- J" t- Y
喜忧参半mingled hope and fear
3 C& T& a& K4 {* I x& @循序渐进step by step- }7 D. k& D/ g- k
一路平安，一路顺风speed somebody on their way; speed the parting guest ; f% b" G7 S; q- o! j1 T T
严以律己,宽以待人be strict with oneself and lenient towards others3 Z# ?" ^& r0 \8 @( C( h8 O
鱼米之乡a land of milk and honey/ W5 G/ I6 \$ V- `
有情人终成眷属"Jack shall have Jill, all shall be well."
1 @3 |" c: x5 @8 I' I: i ~% N有钱能使鬼推磨Money makes the mare go. Money talks.' ?2 x* G: f2 \( o4 ~% a$ x
有识之士people of vision- n, n; X6 Q4 x* ~
有勇无谋use brawn rather than brain
4 |/ D5 ?! c' j有缘千里来相会Separated as we are thousands of miles apart, we come together as if by predestination.
/ T( J' B& ?0 {: o与时俱进advance with times% l! s$ n' q7 }1 R8 N* Z
以人为本people oriented; people foremost / u! Y) A: Y2 C' E/ N$ u0 T, k G
因材施教teach students according to their aptitude
- l" r: r! k, z2 w" P0 w6 \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."
/ |7 r6 e- C& ~! L" \欲速则不达Haste does not bring success. ' O- Y" Q/ E& V# W
优胜劣汰survival of the fittest
2 w4 V) ]+ q F0 u. q# T4 @1 N英雄所见略同Great minds think alike.% b; N3 v1 M) C7 _2 t* [) o
冤家宜解不宜结Better make friends than make enemies.
4 C- J Y9 B6 w1 s5 i, E冤假错案"cases in which people were unjustly, falsely or wrongly charged or sentenced; unjust, false or wrong cases"
) ^( c. b% ]3 j. a一言既出，驷马难追A real man never goes back on his words.
2 m# R: X0 f4 E0 m4 z$ g, m6 V- V招财进宝Money and treasures will be plentiful
* C- z# i" t, V, ^债台高筑become debt-ridden
4 ^$ C9 G, e+ f/ H0 b致命要害Achilles' heel 0 L) {4 o0 B/ L( a/ `1 |' h
众矢之的target of public criticism
1 `! L* f* x, H4 j2 r0 s1 P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.) E) u8 z. e- g0 P# P' s0 o
纸上谈兵be an armchair strategist5 [. u% P! e. I: q
纸包不住火Truth will come to light sooner or later.2 o% a5 ^ P( I8 j" d) c3 X3 E8 V
左右为难between the devil and the deep blue sea; between the rock and the hard place |
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