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爱屋及乌Love me, love my dog., L$ _, I, B) y, r
百闻不如一见Seeing is believing., d4 u8 C3 V5 I; r, T2 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' V7 W1 e8 S1 S/ b
笨鸟先飞A slow sparrow should make an early start.
, Q7 w) W# x* u- w) t. e/ z不眠之夜white night - M0 i- U' Q; e! e E
不以物喜，不以己悲not pleased by external gains, not saddened by personnal losses
6 [- p5 W4 _3 H不遗余力spare no effort; go all out; do one's best
2 z, h4 @# n( I: t$ g9 @8 O不打不成交"No discord, no concord.
9 A% w' o8 F0 z拆东墙补西墙rob Peter to pay Paul . J7 ~+ U* T1 Q* H: |' N9 u
辞旧迎新bid farewell to the old and usher in the new; ring out the old year and ring in the new & f/ D. g, R6 u8 j, E2 @. e7 [; i# l
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
! L/ P& U6 `* S9 N大开眼界open one's eyes; broaden one's horizon; be an eye-opener ! R" t; y- p/ X# q
国泰民安The country flourishes and people live in peace
$ I7 \/ w# w! c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
0 @" j, D# y" v' v9 I6 M功夫不负有心人Everything comes to him who waits. 2 G3 |: u4 B) R+ J# v
好了伤疤忘了疼once on shore, one prays no more
( w1 i `, U6 k/ o: {好事不出门，恶事传千里Good news never goes beyond the gate, while bad news spread far and wide. 7 S& `) {4 `& {1 {+ o5 t. r6 q
和气生财Harmony brings wealth
* {' _1 s1 C% S$ L* B |活到老，学到老One is never too old to learn.
8 P) a6 S, W V4 N) B/ C7 \7 i既往不咎let bygones be bygones ( g0 O. c8 f) Z! o8 |+ T" G+ \
金无足赤,人无完人Gold can't be pure and man can't be perfect. " v( K* S/ R9 d: S
金玉满堂Treasures fill the home9 z6 g( X% O! A$ \( ~8 [& S. z. Q
脚踏实地be down-to-earth
8 D$ e2 X: C& l. l' Z# ?- P$ [6 I: a脚踩两只船sit on the fence
/ {& Q2 ^& a$ g8 U7 n& F. Q# |君子之交淡如水the friendship between gentlemen is as pure as crystal; a hedge between keeps friendship green 4 `) M4 ]. k. e( u
老生常谈，陈词滥调cut and dried, cliché6 r' u8 A" W# y- W
礼尚往来Courtesy calls for reciprocity. 4 M0 l8 E; s- C n; B
留得青山在，不怕没柴烧"Where there is life, there is hope."
5 Z. p: P7 ?3 Z q1 E' |4 U* m6 \马到成功achieve immediate victory; win instant success' H; Y7 n4 Y0 N7 h$ E
名利双收gain in both fame and wealth
7 Q; |6 e: `6 k! q茅塞顿开be suddenly enlightened/ x7 b/ M' [* C% l5 J. K V" g
没有规矩不成方圆Nothing can be accomplished without norms or standards.7 ]6 W8 Z5 f# Y5 t: C! W
每逢佳节倍思亲
% F: ~3 ~6 p+ F- Z# w( B) oOn festive occasions more than ever one thinks of one's dear ones far away.) l1 w0 r7 I6 ?8 f3 ^: o
It is on the festival occasions when one misses his dear most.
0 \# c0 D" j3 @0 _- Q" B! _谋事在人，成事在天"The planning lies with man, the outcome with Heaven. / Man proposes, God disposes. "
( g3 K2 P$ k* J g+ \/ }$ Y5 _弄巧成拙be too smart by half; Cunning outwits itself.
7 D( O# y' m( V拿手好戏masterpiece7 {) h6 r6 H5 T* Q9 a2 e- Y6 P+ W
赔了夫人又折兵throw good money after bad
7 t x0 ?! V# F. @! R- _+ ]抛砖引玉a modest spur to induce others to come forward with valuable contributions; throw a sprat to catch a whale
. g: [3 c+ s8 S [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
* G2 V: e" V0 D抢得先机take the preemptive opportunities
1 ?$ V4 ~' W3 }2 C% O/ ^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, ^% c- R) d2 \. d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( \. n. D: L, q$ B1 |$ R3 J. N/ p* ^8 R2 m
前事不忘,后事之师Past experience, if not forgotten, is a guide for the future.
, ?! I0 u) O) I7 X2 F! D前人栽树,后人乘凉One generation plants the trees in whose shade another generation rests.+ T0 P$ T v* Z! Y- ~
One sows and another reaps./ h0 W; T* P5 }* @* ?# v0 S
前怕狼,后怕虎fear the wolf in front and the tiger behind/ hesitate in doing something* h2 G; ]9 l3 S& e
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.
+ x, @; L5 o D6 d' j4 ?+ l强强联手win-win co-operation7 r( m1 C* n" A3 y' t' A+ t0 \
瑞雪兆丰年A timely snow promises a good harvest.
o( r0 h. a" n' w人之初,性本善Man's nature at birth is good.
3 I5 e/ \6 ?. B4 M人逢喜事精神爽Joy puts heart into a man.
2 k% d# U& k9 c人海战术huge-crowd strategy
+ n6 X( ^9 N; K" g世上无难事，只要肯攀登"Where there is a will, there is a way. " - X, @( h, S9 \" {$ T
世外桃源a fictitious land of peace away from the turmoil of the world; * L: u2 `! u- L1 J! [
死而后已until my heart stops beating
7 y. D0 w8 U2 j: w8 e岁岁平安Peace all year round1 O2 c2 U9 F, l K
上有天堂，下有苏杭"Just as there is paradise in heaven, ther are Suzhou and Hangzhou on earth." ' Q8 w9 m" \' h! P; h" h
塞翁失马，焉知非福Misfortune may be an actual blessing.# L, A1 C" l/ r/ e$ A* R; m
三十而立"A man should be independent at the age of thirty.
- U* A' H% Q) o- E3 n5 I# t. y# `At thirty, a man should be able to think for himself." 3 ~0 X. l# _: G/ L
升级换代updating and upgrading (of products)
# s0 q) R' t, [) h$ V1 M9 ~+ B! |四十不惑Life begins at forty. 5 G8 A( v9 l8 W, L! V
谁言寸草心，报得三春晖"Such kindness of warm sun, can't be repaid by grass. " ' j2 O1 E8 i: }
水涨船高When the river rises, the boat floats high.% f6 B' K+ G& x6 c0 K; A# \+ ~7 |
时不我待Time and tide wait for no man. : N2 Y8 d8 J% l* b; f. y
杀鸡用牛刀break a butterfly on the wheel7 c) G3 J# J8 r& c5 z5 |2 s
实事求是seek truth from facts; be practical and realistic; be true to facts 4 e, q( {) [4 t- M
说曹操,曹操到Talk of the devil and he comes.
, r3 D& w" m9 c实话实说speak the plain truth; call a spade a spade; tell it as it is
# P) C0 @& |+ S+ e实践是检验真理的唯一标准Practice is the sole criterion for testing truth.4 b0 o8 w( g2 x
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; "
r" f3 a) d2 h韬光养晦hide one's capacities and bide one's time X( E) t6 Q3 Z) k/ a
糖衣炮弹sugar-coated bullets
4 e5 t: Z ?. m天有不测风云Anything unexpected may happen. a bolt from the blue. E+ q B" o5 I+ [- U! c4 ]4 i
团结就是力量Unity is strength.3 u; ?9 O$ l% ]9 \0 s0 ~
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
- D4 \# i: G7 j8 S% h" p歪风邪气unhealthy practices and evil phenomena1 {. Y$ ~4 h" y- X
物以类聚，人以群分Birds of a feather flock together.# r+ k7 K8 M, o! h4 ]4 @
往事如风"The past has vanished (from memory) like wind.; What in past, is past."
; H: f& o2 \8 s望子成龙hold high hopes for one's child
7 o+ U& L4 r6 _5 h: A5 d5 K: }$ [+ Y屋漏又逢连阴雨Misfortunes never come singly. When it rains it pours.% c: W0 J- j4 L& _ I: j( O2 [+ j
文韬武略military expertise; military strategy 4 S& K' R }$ C5 ]+ y1 j. L
唯利是图draw water to one's mill
; w5 ?( {1 A; U+ U2 O) s无源之水,无本之木water without a source, and a tree wiithout roots
t8 p5 }8 c! P' |+ b/ D) a无中生有make/create something out of nothing 9 F8 B% [& F; f" a+ i
无风不起浪There are no waves without wind. There's no smoke without fire.
- E* a9 ^& n: a8 ~+ S8 Z徇私枉法bend the law for the benefit of relatives or friends
; Z- S6 n l5 o. A6 ]0 ~ K新官上任三把火a new broom sweeps clean ( H$ |- n; Z& V/ d0 j" b+ d, R
虚心使人进步,骄傲使人落后Modesty helps one go forward, whereas conceit makes one lag behind.
' V- b8 M% k0 Y5 W ?! D8 i蓄势而发accumulate strength for a take-off1 T Y" }6 t& N, L
心想事成May all your wish come true+ Q9 ^) u% g9 V: B
心照不宣have a tacit understanding; give tacit consent; tacit understanding
' u6 _0 h1 N' ~! Z" E. m/ \先入为主First impressions are firmly entrenched.
+ C' r2 h, |$ ~' N5 m先下手为强catch the ball before the bound
2 ^5 U! y! d$ Z8 O: r: v2 f像热锅上的蚂蚁like an ant on a hot pan
/ `8 R4 O: S1 l! q6 \* g5 ^7 w% A现身说法warn people by taking oneself as an example
$ v" M5 Y) f# S2 h/ |( g; v: k息事宁人pour oil on troubled waters
# Y8 \9 p# T9 `9 K0 T喜忧参半mingled hope and fear % P6 t2 P7 Y; n9 \9 Y: |7 E
循序渐进step by step
- |' J0 H" L! g2 H一路平安，一路顺风speed somebody on their way; speed the parting guest
+ Q. w6 {1 X0 Z }& {5 \严以律己,宽以待人be strict with oneself and lenient towards others7 J# X% _. W7 n2 C2 j
鱼米之乡a land of milk and honey
. O) h- `* d3 M. C1 i; m; I9 R有情人终成眷属"Jack shall have Jill, all shall be well." % T& i p R( |# Z
有钱能使鬼推磨Money makes the mare go. Money talks.9 t$ G3 i' {, V7 A4 U# B/ S8 [: X
有识之士people of vision
; c4 x+ x3 `! i6 S# D& n, K有勇无谋use brawn rather than brain
) w! F" j( ~% x% y" C有缘千里来相会Separated as we are thousands of miles apart, we come together as if by predestination.3 `! ^7 N& _( x) @. Y& V
与时俱进advance with times+ K1 X- O2 W7 K8 c0 y
以人为本people oriented; people foremost
; D' @6 {) i: P7 [( N! O因材施教teach students according to their aptitude 2 \3 T6 U+ U% \3 U) M" \3 M
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."
3 `5 J; t d8 H0 _7 b欲速则不达Haste does not bring success.
# u, h0 \- m* P; p$ r, E优胜劣汰survival of the fittest 2 a/ [) H) Y9 K' o$ {! Z5 T- l
英雄所见略同Great minds think alike.6 f* ~7 p! @& S* d
冤家宜解不宜结Better make friends than make enemies.7 k9 G3 t- V, ?2 T
冤假错案"cases in which people were unjustly, falsely or wrongly charged or sentenced; unjust, false or wrong cases"
" `3 k1 X5 _9 C一言既出，驷马难追A real man never goes back on his words.
- E: |' M: ~7 F% Y招财进宝Money and treasures will be plentiful6 h7 y% ]0 D2 i5 r6 o9 d g& T
债台高筑become debt-ridden
0 [* H2 ]' R$ i# \/ m ?( v致命要害Achilles' heel ! U5 E6 U8 C. t& n8 M
众矢之的target of public criticism
0 V9 l1 j' ^4 Q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& U7 r# `7 V" w u1 V; Y0 x/ |
纸上谈兵be an armchair strategist5 V2 H, T3 l) P8 W) A) q
纸包不住火Truth will come to light sooner or later.
* [5 {& G% b+ p' ?左右为难between the devil and the deep blue sea; between the rock and the hard place |
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