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爱屋及乌Love me, love my dog.: a8 y% g% Z* j8 P5 ]4 D, l/ C+ A
百闻不如一见Seeing is believing.
0 }! {. a- f- I; Y1 J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
8 L" i; ~, Z6 H9 u. F笨鸟先飞A slow sparrow should make an early start.- c. O( m5 c( N1 ~5 q( e0 u# a
不眠之夜white night
/ R$ | s2 B" s& r- }, E! U不以物喜，不以己悲not pleased by external gains, not saddened by personnal losses
9 c* V5 e0 |: I4 c3 m不遗余力spare no effort; go all out; do one's best. j; F$ F1 }; }; J1 b
不打不成交"No discord, no concord.
% }' G" V2 F5 O拆东墙补西墙rob Peter to pay Paul
1 K) b; E/ ]2 [& l/ O5 H辞旧迎新bid farewell to the old and usher in the new; ring out the old year and ring in the new 9 D( s& ]. ?1 C2 A$ ~) E
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
, q3 J5 }: n1 i1 ?% y; y6 L大开眼界open one's eyes; broaden one's horizon; be an eye-opener $ w" O [+ j8 G% Y
国泰民安The country flourishes and people live in peace/ E# H+ D8 L# y
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
" I; G5 M, g. v1 i. d功夫不负有心人Everything comes to him who waits.
" U' {8 E8 i1 A9 q! {好了伤疤忘了疼once on shore, one prays no more
3 u# O8 E" y; u* X8 m% E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 y: r, C5 ~6 i$ q/ H: R3 Y. q$ k4 }
和气生财Harmony brings wealth
3 {" T5 Q h9 U- P活到老，学到老One is never too old to learn. . W/ q7 D& u8 D& z
既往不咎let bygones be bygones
: {. H8 U! d5 B1 b- D5 L金无足赤,人无完人Gold can't be pure and man can't be perfect. 1 T& y' Z2 z7 n- T! F
金玉满堂Treasures fill the home4 E8 Q, Y& s. r* x7 k) ^
脚踏实地be down-to-earth % @1 N7 M0 t" Y" A M" q7 w
脚踩两只船sit on the fence
+ i$ L. O2 b2 `2 X# c4 w; U0 s7 Z h君子之交淡如水the friendship between gentlemen is as pure as crystal; a hedge between keeps friendship green
8 f6 e/ W& o& K: f4 e& ]: }: t! t3 b5 n6 \老生常谈，陈词滥调cut and dried, cliché
/ D9 w2 @1 H$ s. ^& G9 u% N礼尚往来Courtesy calls for reciprocity.
; s: u& O. g7 K0 j1 Y! V8 |留得青山在，不怕没柴烧"Where there is life, there is hope."2 t* |2 e; S. O! @0 H
马到成功achieve immediate victory; win instant success
- D5 q" {7 J7 V) }; g( w% Y名利双收gain in both fame and wealth
: x9 a/ g; ]. P! Y; V K7 }茅塞顿开be suddenly enlightened
+ k' `4 J: `" q0 ^ j" t! M没有规矩不成方圆Nothing can be accomplished without norms or standards.3 ]1 l1 T! S' s% z, S, B# F
每逢佳节倍思亲2 `# c0 q* x1 n7 B* L
On festive occasions more than ever one thinks of one's dear ones far away.
7 y7 R0 k# S" y$ p6 J2 U# N1 x! Y; JIt is on the festival occasions when one misses his dear most.
7 K8 X0 H9 o/ k' }0 _谋事在人，成事在天"The planning lies with man, the outcome with Heaven. / Man proposes, God disposes. "
- m6 s; x6 Q8 r9 }8 r+ ]3 U弄巧成拙be too smart by half; Cunning outwits itself.
$ i# S* y$ C% Y" E( D拿手好戏masterpiece, |0 J5 h" p# R3 r& l7 J$ v7 q
赔了夫人又折兵throw good money after bad
d; _1 B0 C& e, H. o8 o* L2 J抛砖引玉a modest spur to induce others to come forward with valuable contributions; throw a sprat to catch a whale
( S. {& A* ? X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) ~8 S, x+ Q- _" @0 o
抢得先机take the preemptive opportunities ; o7 x9 _' K# m, F P! 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.
# x ^( C) E6 a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
: |' t! P( d& a* v# l# j3 c前事不忘,后事之师Past experience, if not forgotten, is a guide for the future.
3 ^, _% _2 G4 B0 d. R1 \前人栽树,后人乘凉One generation plants the trees in whose shade another generation rests.9 C9 p" M$ `0 Q! x
One sows and another reaps.$ u8 Y- P- ^1 f9 n- d" L
前怕狼,后怕虎fear the wolf in front and the tiger behind/ hesitate in doing something7 j/ d8 Q' Z( T2 `8 x
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.
/ n1 x$ f3 e) k9 ?强强联手win-win co-operation4 P, I% m0 x" k/ Y: a
瑞雪兆丰年A timely snow promises a good harvest.
' L) k! e: S! q2 e7 k人之初,性本善Man's nature at birth is good.& G/ G' {$ v/ ~/ m' ~& W( b
人逢喜事精神爽Joy puts heart into a man.
7 g4 V2 l1 M0 {人海战术huge-crowd strategy 2 j& s+ v2 e, J% Y" ]
世上无难事，只要肯攀登"Where there is a will, there is a way. "
1 Z' |& u0 s2 N. Y3 g& n2 m世外桃源a fictitious land of peace away from the turmoil of the world;
( a3 K0 H* ^; V" c6 F( e! v. |死而后已until my heart stops beating
. ~! a" {! C% p9 k% e+ D岁岁平安Peace all year round6 D7 K+ L% j* w/ p: z; F
上有天堂，下有苏杭"Just as there is paradise in heaven, ther are Suzhou and Hangzhou on earth."
! v" X) M' U* v& }塞翁失马，焉知非福Misfortune may be an actual blessing.% `8 s; Z0 W. X+ m+ P
三十而立"A man should be independent at the age of thirty.
1 K6 }* } q# |5 ]+ _At thirty, a man should be able to think for himself."
* B, q* E# ?4 T升级换代updating and upgrading (of products)- V/ _7 Y: B9 i) I
四十不惑Life begins at forty.
( W* _% `; G: N+ J8 D谁言寸草心，报得三春晖"Such kindness of warm sun, can't be repaid by grass. "
9 l, K1 N0 m1 t1 |; r& ?水涨船高When the river rises, the boat floats high.% p# E% R1 i( z7 D y
时不我待Time and tide wait for no man. 2 W# d) V# J+ v* m+ |' w* V
杀鸡用牛刀break a butterfly on the wheel
& X1 g( t) G' O2 n1 v2 k& _实事求是seek truth from facts; be practical and realistic; be true to facts ) o; H' x6 ?, o8 O
说曹操,曹操到Talk of the devil and he comes.
: s f. T) N8 V: ?0 d' m- I; \实话实说speak the plain truth; call a spade a spade; tell it as it is
6 f* _0 m, G! e实践是检验真理的唯一标准Practice is the sole criterion for testing truth.' \) J5 W; n- i L- ?( X- f% F' p
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; "
- t% a9 Z; Z8 b- E) j韬光养晦hide one's capacities and bide one's time
) a5 p- A, L2 a) [1 o糖衣炮弹sugar-coated bullets
9 f' @1 m( j: F0 A2 ^ J, d天有不测风云Anything unexpected may happen. a bolt from the blue
8 h* y8 M. d2 {8 U, A P团结就是力量Unity is strength.
6 Y w3 e/ [8 H! S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 : \& d( \" ?4 _! R0 n7 q
歪风邪气unhealthy practices and evil phenomena7 i& {2 ?% J" w/ M4 p
物以类聚，人以群分Birds of a feather flock together.
4 {, t( ~# P1 b H1 M3 E5 I往事如风"The past has vanished (from memory) like wind.; What in past, is past."
3 Y9 U _. m# Z. k6 r- I望子成龙hold high hopes for one's child
* U6 F5 a# g) l9 T屋漏又逢连阴雨Misfortunes never come singly. When it rains it pours.
- D! V0 \+ k/ U' n' J5 l9 t文韬武略military expertise; military strategy 2 N' W3 q* q1 A3 \8 h8 @4 z
唯利是图draw water to one's mill : w/ @( t& ^6 ^3 J2 j4 P( |
无源之水,无本之木water without a source, and a tree wiithout roots' W+ f8 s, Q; B
无中生有make/create something out of nothing ' C& {) u+ g! H- u I# S
无风不起浪There are no waves without wind. There's no smoke without fire.
/ f. j7 i$ A5 [0 W徇私枉法bend the law for the benefit of relatives or friends
8 K; ^" e, O* q5 d3 M: R新官上任三把火a new broom sweeps clean " J/ R3 D \ \7 `
虚心使人进步,骄傲使人落后Modesty helps one go forward, whereas conceit makes one lag behind.
+ @4 Z+ Q& Z+ g* ?7 @蓄势而发accumulate strength for a take-off
2 O* a; d% F8 @" z5 j7 x; x心想事成May all your wish come true
2 c' w# \' n3 h" r3 B( q5 `( s$ h心照不宣have a tacit understanding; give tacit consent; tacit understanding: b3 V, z. P* s1 ]
先入为主First impressions are firmly entrenched.% }. u; T; H' ^; W2 `7 `
先下手为强catch the ball before the bound/ @4 p0 v4 A J
像热锅上的蚂蚁like an ant on a hot pan
1 D* m/ @0 V( S' R* |现身说法warn people by taking oneself as an example3 I1 f; B/ _2 f5 U
息事宁人pour oil on troubled waters
' ~ m" i' V- {# D% q) i喜忧参半mingled hope and fear 0 W( [, A: l' S6 P
循序渐进step by step+ d5 d# w( Z* R A* u. v
一路平安，一路顺风speed somebody on their way; speed the parting guest
A8 M& K: ~9 ]( o% s' k严以律己,宽以待人be strict with oneself and lenient towards others
+ }( @1 F% n) ^, }3 e& T! G鱼米之乡a land of milk and honey
. V9 _- }; O; J, q有情人终成眷属"Jack shall have Jill, all shall be well." # X% P) i) o, S% j5 x/ c
有钱能使鬼推磨Money makes the mare go. Money talks.; s8 ^! M7 G; t% A C; |2 r+ S F
有识之士people of vision4 J) R: M1 o9 V5 F" |$ K
有勇无谋use brawn rather than brain
0 b W: M K% J7 {( q' [" R有缘千里来相会Separated as we are thousands of miles apart, we come together as if by predestination.( [8 b0 p/ x* q( j' P3 u/ v+ j! e
与时俱进advance with times
( V2 `8 ?, |9 V8 A0 ?: v% H" U以人为本people oriented; people foremost
" d$ L* ^- I& A, a% g* ]因材施教teach students according to their aptitude
- S3 V' U# p( g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."
* X& I2 D5 S. X1 t h" n( t欲速则不达Haste does not bring success.
- {4 Z- x# S& L. `优胜劣汰survival of the fittest
. T+ b4 F7 {4 [ Y英雄所见略同Great minds think alike.
( [ G: d& F3 J: m冤家宜解不宜结Better make friends than make enemies.) b% c: `7 a1 N! [/ |; b
冤假错案"cases in which people were unjustly, falsely or wrongly charged or sentenced; unjust, false or wrong cases" 0 w- z( R1 I* q" A/ _
一言既出，驷马难追A real man never goes back on his words.
$ l4 O% X7 [6 n$ t$ o( ~招财进宝Money and treasures will be plentiful
8 X% r. o0 W& u& A+ A债台高筑become debt-ridden
9 k& z+ t7 x2 }) E致命要害Achilles' heel 5 ~+ W/ ~* v! c! U# F
众矢之的target of public criticism9 U. j* ?: E2 B) O6 G
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.
/ `$ c' r9 n* @, E8 F# [; P纸上谈兵be an armchair strategist
9 |$ b( ?& y, R- M$ T! M纸包不住火Truth will come to light sooner or later.% q F8 E! J, N6 w$ {
左右为难between the devil and the deep blue sea; between the rock and the hard place |
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