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爱屋及乌Love me, love my dog.
% a8 L7 X& D$ K+ h8 J百闻不如一见Seeing is believing.# P+ `1 g- y9 ^
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
5 f3 s0 J" e5 s6 P% Y9 t笨鸟先飞A slow sparrow should make an early start.1 T- ~; q" {' `. V/ x
不眠之夜white night
4 i7 G6 \% H* r! t& f不以物喜，不以己悲not pleased by external gains, not saddened by personnal losses9 p5 c) G$ T7 n( [
不遗余力spare no effort; go all out; do one's best& e! f0 D* f5 X# t/ A: b- ^0 x2 }
不打不成交"No discord, no concord.
: p5 I5 _+ f1 o$ ~( ~" N" Q拆东墙补西墙rob Peter to pay Paul % e+ x2 X3 a. L1 X X M/ A: z
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' ^# P; p3 Y0 `" d* [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
( ^( G2 H- z8 H# Q# z大开眼界open one's eyes; broaden one's horizon; be an eye-opener - D L. J% M U8 ]
国泰民安The country flourishes and people live in peace
; @+ w/ p4 n; {% _. C5 ~1 m O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 & l9 I8 G2 ~! q3 j. r( p2 s. A- {
功夫不负有心人Everything comes to him who waits. $ S3 ]3 C7 ?; `- U; Z8 S( t
好了伤疤忘了疼once on shore, one prays no more2 f# z9 B7 M* U( `$ G
好事不出门，恶事传千里Good news never goes beyond the gate, while bad news spread far and wide.
! Y! Y; w3 q% D和气生财Harmony brings wealth
& ]* d& F- Z. c6 R+ ~活到老，学到老One is never too old to learn.
6 q+ M: L/ o6 A8 C* T既往不咎let bygones be bygones 3 K, ?/ y; R8 x+ g: f
金无足赤,人无完人Gold can't be pure and man can't be perfect. , L5 d& _" {: U2 O# P* y
金玉满堂Treasures fill the home1 B/ C8 E- q1 m; J* X$ T; ^
脚踏实地be down-to-earth # B, l1 l/ i1 `8 ^1 P
脚踩两只船sit on the fence + [& w% V1 W* s" y& K0 t
君子之交淡如水the friendship between gentlemen is as pure as crystal; a hedge between keeps friendship green
% j; m1 u: B% {3 w老生常谈，陈词滥调cut and dried, cliché
a' d- ], k0 n礼尚往来Courtesy calls for reciprocity. % M6 m1 z. F/ z2 ^2 T
留得青山在，不怕没柴烧"Where there is life, there is hope."' U2 k0 I3 m/ R* p
马到成功achieve immediate victory; win instant success9 o" M% v$ O; i: `: `/ ~# f: ?
名利双收gain in both fame and wealth
$ I6 R0 y) {: f2 K0 X茅塞顿开be suddenly enlightened
' f! b& L* n0 X/ \没有规矩不成方圆Nothing can be accomplished without norms or standards.
0 N# G Q+ E2 V; Z' u* W) A' A每逢佳节倍思亲
- Y3 X1 P4 h8 G1 N$ SOn festive occasions more than ever one thinks of one's dear ones far away.) r/ g: x) o' n* z
It is on the festival occasions when one misses his dear most.
9 {& Z+ G$ r% j谋事在人，成事在天"The planning lies with man, the outcome with Heaven. / Man proposes, God disposes. "
, i$ H4 I5 w9 B# J8 K% l5 `. V- w弄巧成拙be too smart by half; Cunning outwits itself.
0 U/ @/ v: M M拿手好戏masterpiece& @: _8 w9 L. l; Q" o
赔了夫人又折兵throw good money after bad9 N! |% \3 r: |+ l" q# V
抛砖引玉a modest spur to induce others to come forward with valuable contributions; throw a sprat to catch a whale8 p: O3 c& {" o2 G" `+ O- X% r" l
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
: \1 {1 A2 T! H" N7 K- w抢得先机take the preemptive opportunities ) A/ @: S4 d: 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.
7 T. _4 e, }& |0 D( {4 \2 v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+ q; Y- Z! o/ L+ t
前事不忘,后事之师Past experience, if not forgotten, is a guide for the future.
* I0 I/ E% {5 ~前人栽树,后人乘凉One generation plants the trees in whose shade another generation rests.
; S4 W1 R y- o) f; `8 z$ POne sows and another reaps.$ Z+ |) D9 V$ R+ U3 V
前怕狼,后怕虎fear the wolf in front and the tiger behind/ hesitate in doing something
0 _) D5 c! w- m: ^0 c" O# V3 X7 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.
: Z8 l* @7 t* Q$ z: u: r5 W# X强强联手win-win co-operation2 b/ W2 H6 p6 m1 M
瑞雪兆丰年A timely snow promises a good harvest.
; [; a4 e. H# r. f" h% X人之初,性本善Man's nature at birth is good.; J: h4 K6 c- E7 m/ M3 ^
人逢喜事精神爽Joy puts heart into a man.6 M1 \# X' `, Z) R
人海战术huge-crowd strategy . M9 e. m5 X) {; J
世上无难事，只要肯攀登"Where there is a will, there is a way. "
/ R( b0 h) I: u世外桃源a fictitious land of peace away from the turmoil of the world; # p8 ^& B: c3 ^ M& G s
死而后已until my heart stops beating7 U& [) B$ R! w1 s- }; k
岁岁平安Peace all year round0 O! ~9 Q" [3 T
上有天堂，下有苏杭"Just as there is paradise in heaven, ther are Suzhou and Hangzhou on earth." 2 J9 y- @2 \/ e6 ]. L; ]" [6 q
塞翁失马，焉知非福Misfortune may be an actual blessing.: e) A; q! r9 B# q/ g9 f# T
三十而立"A man should be independent at the age of thirty. " }- k S+ ^" H
At thirty, a man should be able to think for himself." % b' o, y" s* E5 U% x! V
升级换代updating and upgrading (of products)% A- n( Q0 k( _+ p1 Z
四十不惑Life begins at forty. # w& T, t0 z$ R# F9 W* S& T* H
谁言寸草心，报得三春晖"Such kindness of warm sun, can't be repaid by grass. " 5 [% x2 C/ I8 Z6 m; r6 K
水涨船高When the river rises, the boat floats high.
; H1 w6 o2 m/ ^( C5 O时不我待Time and tide wait for no man.
% p$ @( P6 L2 {杀鸡用牛刀break a butterfly on the wheel G) b, A; Q' ^+ T$ `# \0 Q
实事求是seek truth from facts; be practical and realistic; be true to facts
5 w/ c" ~: E2 o! [4 s9 W( T1 w说曹操,曹操到Talk of the devil and he comes.. D5 F7 d. [6 P( A: e" G/ b; t
实话实说speak the plain truth; call a spade a spade; tell it as it is * z3 E/ v; {* D+ Z+ q( M1 z
实践是检验真理的唯一标准Practice is the sole criterion for testing truth.: a7 s. n/ Z( N4 U, q
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; "
& q/ ]- @5 @5 _! q. V1 S, a韬光养晦hide one's capacities and bide one's time
( g# J' n v6 A: s0 D0 L糖衣炮弹sugar-coated bullets: ~/ l4 P" D3 O! R3 Q8 J
天有不测风云Anything unexpected may happen. a bolt from the blue
1 }7 X' z; v; s! k5 i- i2 {1 g团结就是力量Unity is strength.
% y3 x" _3 W4 I. \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 # \) { T* F0 Z8 {6 r$ z* f
歪风邪气unhealthy practices and evil phenomena( c) X* v, z: h, h5 R/ I
物以类聚，人以群分Birds of a feather flock together.' K9 H% m' u! N8 m) |; z- [2 Y. h
往事如风"The past has vanished (from memory) like wind.; What in past, is past." , n, u f' @% l4 _6 m# A& R
望子成龙hold high hopes for one's child
+ A6 U! \1 ~4 [% w5 X# s屋漏又逢连阴雨Misfortunes never come singly. When it rains it pours.4 r5 A- N7 Q. C. R1 `3 V9 D3 i; p2 T/ Z
文韬武略military expertise; military strategy
# b% p' Y, A1 `唯利是图draw water to one's mill : e! d. _9 k7 ^/ B) j# ?' p' j
无源之水,无本之木water without a source, and a tree wiithout roots
/ j$ W9 }5 {, |1 t9 Y无中生有make/create something out of nothing
% h8 T1 e! o; `' G: G4 C8 a/ a+ S无风不起浪There are no waves without wind. There's no smoke without fire.
. @7 b0 ~. k; G7 n E8 q徇私枉法bend the law for the benefit of relatives or friends + B6 O2 ]2 O. M
新官上任三把火a new broom sweeps clean
1 W) A1 _1 j/ A- s, b: J9 t2 D0 V- I虚心使人进步,骄傲使人落后Modesty helps one go forward, whereas conceit makes one lag behind.( j/ \ k h1 S( Z4 p. B
蓄势而发accumulate strength for a take-off5 O2 R1 |% `, f1 X) x
心想事成May all your wish come true
$ D8 }) H0 G/ P4 @: ^' a心照不宣have a tacit understanding; give tacit consent; tacit understanding
7 R" U; D# i, ^1 u先入为主First impressions are firmly entrenched.
4 K' ?. y3 {- p5 c% B先下手为强catch the ball before the bound7 G+ z3 S* D: K& J
像热锅上的蚂蚁like an ant on a hot pan0 t9 j0 B3 a: p2 b. H
现身说法warn people by taking oneself as an example/ d6 `8 d: p1 c& k* z
息事宁人pour oil on troubled waters # J T* F' N0 y: R5 h3 E3 q
喜忧参半mingled hope and fear
9 {' {5 S2 T( c循序渐进step by step
6 I0 c4 o) h" c& ?5 W一路平安，一路顺风speed somebody on their way; speed the parting guest
; [0 Z1 }1 o; H严以律己,宽以待人be strict with oneself and lenient towards others1 J# [9 v1 {( M* D2 O% P3 \# B) \
鱼米之乡a land of milk and honey
( W5 h4 H: u2 ?3 o有情人终成眷属"Jack shall have Jill, all shall be well." 1 @* ]; \7 R2 u/ M
有钱能使鬼推磨Money makes the mare go. Money talks.# } E6 K/ i' t
有识之士people of vision
' b1 U0 v* `& o6 ]3 z/ ~. e有勇无谋use brawn rather than brain
9 g* d6 }7 [ v* U* g4 b N有缘千里来相会Separated as we are thousands of miles apart, we come together as if by predestination.0 F) P( f7 z, a- N2 H
与时俱进advance with times
$ F& p, Z# S7 e( w. L( n, _( W! Z以人为本people oriented; people foremost
. U* Z% k l5 b p8 F因材施教teach students according to their aptitude
7 D; a7 h+ f: ?: b9 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."
: n9 [3 ^1 k7 g6 b2 j7 ] ?欲速则不达Haste does not bring success.
; O4 ^" J# k; t6 W$ b1 H/ ~优胜劣汰survival of the fittest ) o" ~/ J* U5 h% X
英雄所见略同Great minds think alike.% r/ y0 w; N* L$ }0 i7 l( S' }" Y
冤家宜解不宜结Better make friends than make enemies.6 @1 G* Q/ r' r" z* |
冤假错案"cases in which people were unjustly, falsely or wrongly charged or sentenced; unjust, false or wrong cases"
7 ^7 {3 m0 [; K+ V o一言既出，驷马难追A real man never goes back on his words.
, [2 [. l* b5 {- t; l, ~招财进宝Money and treasures will be plentiful! O0 R) R1 @7 z
债台高筑become debt-ridden
$ A& s2 ]/ j; \+ _& x, i: M) A致命要害Achilles' heel ; F7 E C& t; L8 ]. e* D- ]2 `
众矢之的target of public criticism
6 ]$ X( M1 F9 }5 |3 V3 S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.% y$ e0 A* q+ X$ q
纸上谈兵be an armchair strategist
8 l' r9 m* I: v6 e3 v. c5 ~0 y纸包不住火Truth will come to light sooner or later.1 S& ^3 f' s% ~1 P* G% I
左右为难between the devil and the deep blue sea; between the rock and the hard place |
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