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爱屋及乌Love me, love my dog.
7 I( v- ]( } [' H# k百闻不如一见Seeing is believing.
) y1 U& x6 Y1 f& ^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
4 [4 C6 e# }' d7 J笨鸟先飞A slow sparrow should make an early start.
: J" F- ?3 X, L. n不眠之夜white night 6 m$ Z$ `' I5 h
不以物喜，不以己悲not pleased by external gains, not saddened by personnal losses
' W/ F$ k4 k. T2 u, L& B3 P! {, }不遗余力spare no effort; go all out; do one's best
. `1 X3 d z2 n/ s9 F( i不打不成交"No discord, no concord. $ y+ v9 Z7 E3 T) I8 q
拆东墙补西墙rob Peter to pay Paul
9 g* g# V/ M! y! X# b& Y2 d9 }辞旧迎新bid farewell to the old and usher in the new; ring out the old year and ring in the new
( N' l) w; Y- r$ B6 H1 i+ N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
* X+ T6 u3 |: b# T2 Y大开眼界open one's eyes; broaden one's horizon; be an eye-opener 0 r* Q% q j. q+ ?$ A, [5 ^8 C( Y9 {
国泰民安The country flourishes and people live in peace( ^5 E- l" d Y4 S; J; d! M
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
" V# N0 o4 p4 X3 i* q/ H功夫不负有心人Everything comes to him who waits.
5 m, V3 ?# [9 h' B2 z好了伤疤忘了疼once on shore, one prays no more
) ^) [! C+ l# X4 W& Q好事不出门，恶事传千里Good news never goes beyond the gate, while bad news spread far and wide. % O# T3 D+ P/ c$ |
和气生财Harmony brings wealth: c9 K* L3 r! l, H' Q5 |5 g
活到老，学到老One is never too old to learn.
, A3 w* I5 u. `' w) k- ?7 H: e既往不咎let bygones be bygones
) x1 S7 U- t& r e9 I4 y# F- N金无足赤,人无完人Gold can't be pure and man can't be perfect. ) z2 W* K+ k& \: L9 [6 R- e
金玉满堂Treasures fill the home
8 F8 k/ ~. j& h0 o. Y6 k脚踏实地be down-to-earth
3 O! V" _, n6 u5 D5 \; X3 t: w脚踩两只船sit on the fence ! x6 P h+ R, Q$ s+ k) Y8 L- J
君子之交淡如水the friendship between gentlemen is as pure as crystal; a hedge between keeps friendship green D2 F! z/ S; P, J
老生常谈，陈词滥调cut and dried, cliché. ~" s) _, y* K
礼尚往来Courtesy calls for reciprocity. : ]. N" J! `$ g4 ?
留得青山在，不怕没柴烧"Where there is life, there is hope."
( S. d5 j, z- J" w马到成功achieve immediate victory; win instant success! M, i- k3 O' ^2 ~$ c
名利双收gain in both fame and wealth% g5 P; P; K6 O- e4 ~3 b
茅塞顿开be suddenly enlightened
* d* j, G0 f% _* N$ R, v" F没有规矩不成方圆Nothing can be accomplished without norms or standards.$ |: W3 L) G# q4 Z! n4 x0 y* [
每逢佳节倍思亲# S: ]" i g+ X% h3 R: G
On festive occasions more than ever one thinks of one's dear ones far away.4 k- V( P7 I& ~) e# \3 V3 W
It is on the festival occasions when one misses his dear most. $ ~2 X) h% P3 x/ G$ a. i0 e2 a
谋事在人，成事在天"The planning lies with man, the outcome with Heaven. / Man proposes, God disposes. "' c; C! @, p' }" }; W# b' e
弄巧成拙be too smart by half; Cunning outwits itself.! T, U$ o/ }1 v2 O
拿手好戏masterpiece
1 V6 n+ i& v: s赔了夫人又折兵throw good money after bad
E( L. a+ P6 h, D& Y5 Y- ^抛砖引玉a modest spur to induce others to come forward with valuable contributions; throw a sprat to catch a whale
% o1 r Z+ E! e* R0 o* a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% ]4 c2 y9 J' m5 M
抢得先机take the preemptive opportunities 9 A' H$ x0 V3 z
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.' N/ T/ {0 r* |7 _ F$ L
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 step0 }+ U0 A1 \9 w5 h9 \/ H
前事不忘,后事之师Past experience, if not forgotten, is a guide for the future.% h9 M/ { B9 f: q8 E
前人栽树,后人乘凉One generation plants the trees in whose shade another generation rests.2 L9 w. { J0 q" {; D2 g
One sows and another reaps.: t- t! H8 X) X8 i9 l
前怕狼,后怕虎fear the wolf in front and the tiger behind/ hesitate in doing something, |& ?* U; \# T; ^ O0 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.
9 Z. ~- i( k6 r) m( G# f强强联手win-win co-operation
! F' ]; E3 s) ~0 t6 c+ _, F瑞雪兆丰年A timely snow promises a good harvest.: H5 L0 r7 L- y8 D. I% F; N! L
人之初,性本善Man's nature at birth is good.) y, g) V2 [) r3 j
人逢喜事精神爽Joy puts heart into a man.
( H, n/ r* W5 g" H人海战术huge-crowd strategy
' ?/ j5 A' {/ B0 g- @/ [- R世上无难事，只要肯攀登"Where there is a will, there is a way. " 3 b* e! ?( v! Y# `8 T
世外桃源a fictitious land of peace away from the turmoil of the world; 6 f' i/ t3 x2 w0 C+ o
死而后已until my heart stops beating
& r( |6 t: j* S, l$ L/ U岁岁平安Peace all year round
0 y7 Y: |2 k0 P" b" W L7 l8 q上有天堂，下有苏杭"Just as there is paradise in heaven, ther are Suzhou and Hangzhou on earth."
5 A! Z0 z5 Z9 V6 n) P4 H) K' S, N7 [塞翁失马，焉知非福Misfortune may be an actual blessing.
( u1 J4 Z: W& Z2 q8 H三十而立"A man should be independent at the age of thirty. ! Q4 T7 P$ a0 g5 U/ r% P, Q
At thirty, a man should be able to think for himself." . [# l! w/ ^- V
升级换代updating and upgrading (of products)+ b/ `) K' P+ D/ U6 d( P
四十不惑Life begins at forty. 5 j7 w$ L* f* v4 i" ~
谁言寸草心，报得三春晖"Such kindness of warm sun, can't be repaid by grass. " w/ S6 ~/ @. l# Z1 H' D. {
水涨船高When the river rises, the boat floats high.' _: n, p" T9 `. Q: n' j
时不我待Time and tide wait for no man.
5 d9 l+ m& L+ ^1 l9 v! T杀鸡用牛刀break a butterfly on the wheel
& p. X( S8 x/ T3 c实事求是seek truth from facts; be practical and realistic; be true to facts
, A3 _6 ?. z1 p2 Q. d说曹操,曹操到Talk of the devil and he comes./ k! h+ l9 L% i% q4 M
实话实说speak the plain truth; call a spade a spade; tell it as it is
* A Z# X: z8 G: ]5 ?. D实践是检验真理的唯一标准Practice is the sole criterion for testing truth.' u8 o" d' V0 ?$ n, 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; "
0 V! B& L* B) u$ C韬光养晦hide one's capacities and bide one's time
2 v. o4 w' a/ f1 O/ @2 \2 o8 D4 T糖衣炮弹sugar-coated bullets
' j* j) ~- |) N. R B! v天有不测风云Anything unexpected may happen. a bolt from the blue! z t0 \$ c) G) W. `$ D4 P
团结就是力量Unity is strength.
: v. v2 ? o \+ c( k' z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
) s* l8 U0 R% J/ [. c9 R9 V* L- H歪风邪气unhealthy practices and evil phenomena
' S- x6 ~$ m2 x7 ?物以类聚，人以群分Birds of a feather flock together.
/ o9 [3 G# J' y5 ]往事如风"The past has vanished (from memory) like wind.; What in past, is past." : q3 g+ S4 o! N4 Y+ T2 k0 A3 X
望子成龙hold high hopes for one's child' w p# b: M/ M/ O% ?/ I
屋漏又逢连阴雨Misfortunes never come singly. When it rains it pours., R0 ]" F+ v7 \1 ~/ S8 s
文韬武略military expertise; military strategy
`- s- a' m4 Q唯利是图draw water to one's mill
0 g/ J% m- Y" B. h无源之水,无本之木water without a source, and a tree wiithout roots
& f3 y1 H' \3 U( l8 ^- w2 t |无中生有make/create something out of nothing
7 Y5 w& m. K( c1 l8 w" c* v5 b无风不起浪There are no waves without wind. There's no smoke without fire.
7 ~3 i( b* v" ?' p% [1 C徇私枉法bend the law for the benefit of relatives or friends F" T+ M1 O. B5 ?. a2 S4 }
新官上任三把火a new broom sweeps clean
+ r2 @2 }. ~* \2 v2 V* ^% U虚心使人进步,骄傲使人落后Modesty helps one go forward, whereas conceit makes one lag behind.
5 o; h$ q' @6 g蓄势而发accumulate strength for a take-off
* I/ C$ G! v& y3 t; m% k d: j- @心想事成May all your wish come true: G. u! K$ @" t9 z7 E, A1 e) R/ S
心照不宣have a tacit understanding; give tacit consent; tacit understanding
: f' n. w1 L! c8 P先入为主First impressions are firmly entrenched.: o/ ]/ d$ e. Q- v8 a" x' x3 Y& L
先下手为强catch the ball before the bound
: z" d6 a7 e, O* V像热锅上的蚂蚁like an ant on a hot pan1 m8 n* b5 @& l! `
现身说法warn people by taking oneself as an example: q; t u* v, q; a6 |
息事宁人pour oil on troubled waters / w7 w Y( M, ?
喜忧参半mingled hope and fear
9 m( [/ b& Z' E) E# B循序渐进step by step3 ^& T- U$ c; C6 d
一路平安，一路顺风speed somebody on their way; speed the parting guest 8 X$ L2 Q4 C9 T
严以律己,宽以待人be strict with oneself and lenient towards others
$ N" v# H5 v; W* n鱼米之乡a land of milk and honey
% {! Z: m' H/ A4 \$ i" O- R有情人终成眷属"Jack shall have Jill, all shall be well."
& l5 K, w, h' G- ~5 r" f有钱能使鬼推磨Money makes the mare go. Money talks.
' i5 U/ a+ z* w2 d1 W; Q7 c5 S' @有识之士people of vision. F7 p' p$ g! [3 Q+ I
有勇无谋use brawn rather than brain
# v% t) Z$ n0 B% x$ Z) b有缘千里来相会Separated as we are thousands of miles apart, we come together as if by predestination.3 F" w( p" A) g4 i; z' n
与时俱进advance with times1 Z2 K6 l; T6 b4 z8 x- P# \; A
以人为本people oriented; people foremost ( X* l2 f- |- h4 q8 a( j1 i6 M
因材施教teach students according to their aptitude , R1 e: z# [2 ?7 }7 l
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." ) E' t1 C# d7 c, U Q9 o
欲速则不达Haste does not bring success.
H+ v6 B7 Y; B' w. O7 ^/ r优胜劣汰survival of the fittest
8 D$ v: X( F3 j英雄所见略同Great minds think alike.0 R3 H" X8 Z$ Y' a/ Z
冤家宜解不宜结Better make friends than make enemies.6 l; `) O+ x) W' }( h
冤假错案"cases in which people were unjustly, falsely or wrongly charged or sentenced; unjust, false or wrong cases"
! r) |4 B' ~* } c9 b! m' N一言既出，驷马难追A real man never goes back on his words.
: r' n5 V( Q3 K; f% l% q" g! a招财进宝Money and treasures will be plentiful
/ R$ F9 E& w: l4 ?& H: o1 y4 \债台高筑become debt-ridden
- ]3 d' U! B+ `) e4 o% [致命要害Achilles' heel
- P7 Z4 k- I4 d& A' K# ^; l" b众矢之的target of public criticism
9 i) D- C6 l" v' r( m& k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) M% M- k4 ^纸上谈兵be an armchair strategist
! T- E. q: ^0 Z6 ~ t5 |# p# ?9 d0 o纸包不住火Truth will come to light sooner or later.5 Z! V6 k( g" [4 C4 N
左右为难between the devil and the deep blue sea; between the rock and the hard place |
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