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爱屋及乌Love me, love my dog.
% _. ~/ Q2 t: y. u: O百闻不如一见Seeing is believing.
t$ L! J# W- I5 u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! z& q5 R8 P& i0 S! d7 P
笨鸟先飞A slow sparrow should make an early start.
0 f8 t2 f8 D& B; X' N不眠之夜white night
' K( d) r& ^% A' _1 m2 B2 L) w$ q不以物喜，不以己悲not pleased by external gains, not saddened by personnal losses4 F$ t" U$ T: X2 |# {
不遗余力spare no effort; go all out; do one's best' m' E/ @0 y2 L% `7 r# m/ v2 n
不打不成交"No discord, no concord. . C$ c$ J% ?* f" a# B. E
拆东墙补西墙rob Peter to pay Paul & p* F! `$ L' q6 a4 h9 h4 m
辞旧迎新bid farewell to the old and usher in the new; ring out the old year and ring in the new 6 r( q- @2 Z6 q* Z7 o
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
' E' Z) H3 c& \% P& t4 h大开眼界open one's eyes; broaden one's horizon; be an eye-opener , U& V% W. O0 a5 E
国泰民安The country flourishes and people live in peace
& B7 R/ U+ }+ g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 * M3 g) S, ^1 {2 ]- V3 F: ?! S
功夫不负有心人Everything comes to him who waits.
! h1 s) l5 r. \' A7 G* o好了伤疤忘了疼once on shore, one prays no more, [9 a" K; A. y* J; |6 _
好事不出门，恶事传千里Good news never goes beyond the gate, while bad news spread far and wide. : Z7 V& K _# j1 t; e
和气生财Harmony brings wealth" V' j$ d& k( R" L9 `7 V w; L
活到老，学到老One is never too old to learn.
+ I3 c* ~0 M/ W' ~- ^既往不咎let bygones be bygones ( b$ @+ I" y5 S3 t$ y2 R0 Y, j
金无足赤,人无完人Gold can't be pure and man can't be perfect.
# A. N. z; S% p; R% @金玉满堂Treasures fill the home
; N7 ?5 L$ }$ |; l* s; Y ^+ W脚踏实地be down-to-earth ; D% X Z! i+ ^5 l% p/ B
脚踩两只船sit on the fence
" K! {6 V7 ~4 ?9 \# x' k君子之交淡如水the friendship between gentlemen is as pure as crystal; a hedge between keeps friendship green
, m& a7 g4 |3 J% r老生常谈，陈词滥调cut and dried, cliché
4 Z$ Q" ?- f$ Z; a- r礼尚往来Courtesy calls for reciprocity. , ^( s: ?1 H+ F$ f" L
留得青山在，不怕没柴烧"Where there is life, there is hope.": i. q3 g" W( D f& [3 S
马到成功achieve immediate victory; win instant success
6 J( Q0 G) v9 n$ \名利双收gain in both fame and wealth& ]# B: i# {" w0 k/ s. Q
茅塞顿开be suddenly enlightened
; k# J+ t0 k: R, i7 n没有规矩不成方圆Nothing can be accomplished without norms or standards.
b/ L/ I9 I# h% F( }每逢佳节倍思亲; v2 M5 O! X; e. z$ @
On festive occasions more than ever one thinks of one's dear ones far away.
! o0 Y+ V& R/ m( tIt is on the festival occasions when one misses his dear most. # S, z1 B5 c9 d, \8 }8 ]" |
谋事在人，成事在天"The planning lies with man, the outcome with Heaven. / Man proposes, God disposes. "3 R- u, d; t0 S& Y# @5 Z# \ W
弄巧成拙be too smart by half; Cunning outwits itself.
5 a, D/ U, C" {# i4 y& g拿手好戏masterpiece3 q6 o- u" \" J6 ]
赔了夫人又折兵throw good money after bad
# b9 Y. v3 s/ B; @: ~/ Z5 Q抛砖引玉a modest spur to induce others to come forward with valuable contributions; throw a sprat to catch a whale% D# B" ^& p0 v% ]! G: `
破釜沉舟cut off all means of retreat；burn one‘s own way of retreat and be determined to fight to the end4 v8 `6 V" c6 L/ r9 l+ G9 b1 m' _
抢得先机take the preemptive opportunities & _6 ?1 |" V. i/ ~: N% r5 H( L
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.& Y/ m- L0 `8 ?5 M- 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
- m4 j; q- Q! f. M前事不忘,后事之师Past experience, if not forgotten, is a guide for the future.
+ D! @4 W5 C/ ?2 I1 s& \, m前人栽树,后人乘凉One generation plants the trees in whose shade another generation rests.
- o1 E+ p" Y ?" \: i" A# ZOne sows and another reaps.
4 O7 y. O0 h& r前怕狼,后怕虎fear the wolf in front and the tiger behind/ hesitate in doing something% K: e. g- B9 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.
- x9 O* u' ]. H$ b1 V强强联手win-win co-operation
0 }8 f6 r- W! i) n瑞雪兆丰年A timely snow promises a good harvest.
) S2 m- X1 m5 V. f! v人之初,性本善Man's nature at birth is good.
3 p6 p$ I5 k7 L7 ?& ]0 S2 M; Z( r人逢喜事精神爽Joy puts heart into a man.
; M" N: j% I+ E7 h0 [人海战术huge-crowd strategy * m/ C/ y& z" h9 K
世上无难事，只要肯攀登"Where there is a will, there is a way. "
( a! ]8 t, ^) l7 X9 x4 E; w; g* i) f) I世外桃源a fictitious land of peace away from the turmoil of the world; ) Y5 s2 s2 @( a
死而后已until my heart stops beating
9 J6 V8 w; H7 @: l3 p( {5 }岁岁平安Peace all year round, R8 S! n1 u% l. m6 N
上有天堂，下有苏杭"Just as there is paradise in heaven, ther are Suzhou and Hangzhou on earth."
, B. ^: O4 D* K( Q" u, m& z1 y塞翁失马，焉知非福Misfortune may be an actual blessing.
( ~. N1 o7 p" V8 w/ A: B* U) Z三十而立"A man should be independent at the age of thirty.
7 e4 y, y( F3 P2 U# CAt thirty, a man should be able to think for himself." 9 }/ J1 V/ T' F
升级换代updating and upgrading (of products)% K1 X- i$ l0 z) h% S7 J
四十不惑Life begins at forty.
9 d+ l8 W! D; s6 y# {# X谁言寸草心，报得三春晖"Such kindness of warm sun, can't be repaid by grass. "
) T$ `" l* x" B1 P( Q+ v水涨船高When the river rises, the boat floats high.
& F* a% K0 S' p7 V/ a时不我待Time and tide wait for no man. % h1 K0 d# L! @# {% ?
杀鸡用牛刀break a butterfly on the wheel0 P: v- p9 b6 d% K9 O3 r; c
实事求是seek truth from facts; be practical and realistic; be true to facts ! W2 y- v! C, z' e4 G* W e" v
说曹操,曹操到Talk of the devil and he comes.: c* X2 |+ |. @4 h
实话实说speak the plain truth; call a spade a spade; tell it as it is " ^: ^, w3 U( U4 s6 C
实践是检验真理的唯一标准Practice is the sole criterion for testing truth.
. Y( ~; h' f7 L7 ]. ?7 V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; "5 Q9 E3 m! C7 |; J& e: e' g
韬光养晦hide one's capacities and bide one's time
' [: A7 T" a; @ s糖衣炮弹sugar-coated bullets# Z4 |. `3 S- v7 d7 a0 J
天有不测风云Anything unexpected may happen. a bolt from the blue
) }) \0 G: Y- I团结就是力量Unity is strength.
* b M0 y5 S) Y6 g! ]6 u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
7 I2 _* m8 K# z: `* j歪风邪气unhealthy practices and evil phenomena! g0 c' U5 o" M2 H; k
物以类聚，人以群分Birds of a feather flock together.
* {/ G0 t2 x4 V% g往事如风"The past has vanished (from memory) like wind.; What in past, is past." " [' U7 p6 @4 o& m
望子成龙hold high hopes for one's child& Q2 B' a% [6 k# o
屋漏又逢连阴雨Misfortunes never come singly. When it rains it pours.
_2 U! b/ Q+ \/ {文韬武略military expertise; military strategy ' Z, e4 k8 u) a* |5 P
唯利是图draw water to one's mill & R+ o( R9 n0 F( l$ G1 P! z6 ]
无源之水,无本之木water without a source, and a tree wiithout roots
% G- n1 E% j. G1 p无中生有make/create something out of nothing
; X- H' P& L$ y& h7 A7 f. X无风不起浪There are no waves without wind. There's no smoke without fire.' V! x$ F- B& U: [0 g
徇私枉法bend the law for the benefit of relatives or friends . _- l/ h- s8 L/ g
新官上任三把火a new broom sweeps clean ) E: B G- y" M9 `& v, A
虚心使人进步,骄傲使人落后Modesty helps one go forward, whereas conceit makes one lag behind.$ P% F1 I4 |$ o. R
蓄势而发accumulate strength for a take-off
. ^0 Y! L: Y7 F( l) u" K9 F心想事成May all your wish come true3 {( v, e2 p2 k& S: x1 Y& Y( y' v& X
心照不宣have a tacit understanding; give tacit consent; tacit understanding
, ~# v4 F$ ]8 p. Z; l z2 o1 _: s先入为主First impressions are firmly entrenched.2 k+ u! p# _' n
先下手为强catch the ball before the bound, A3 H0 u5 t0 f4 {
像热锅上的蚂蚁like an ant on a hot pan
' {# B" a4 |) [! {现身说法warn people by taking oneself as an example) m! l0 t1 I4 `6 ]( N
息事宁人pour oil on troubled waters ! t: R$ N9 j3 \' U
喜忧参半mingled hope and fear
% Z: v1 L$ o; e3 p循序渐进step by step
! i3 F( S6 Y ?一路平安，一路顺风speed somebody on their way; speed the parting guest " C3 I6 k; ?3 n/ I* u# H j/ g
严以律己,宽以待人be strict with oneself and lenient towards others$ d: m- Z8 |. b4 b$ S5 h
鱼米之乡a land of milk and honey
( I' w5 v+ G! l! A. t有情人终成眷属"Jack shall have Jill, all shall be well."
8 W& n) P7 U* Y% e8 H& w有钱能使鬼推磨Money makes the mare go. Money talks.
3 M" H) ]8 _. p. C: k有识之士people of vision
+ ^2 ]& `7 |4 L3 y% ]有勇无谋use brawn rather than brain 1 l; R/ @. E: Y9 o
有缘千里来相会Separated as we are thousands of miles apart, we come together as if by predestination.
9 ~3 b/ ~: D- T1 E与时俱进advance with times) \3 y; m% i0 x- T# V
以人为本people oriented; people foremost
) P/ M1 A* A! T/ _因材施教teach students according to their aptitude : ? ^/ l4 R/ \0 _; g5 E
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. }! ~! O/ {9 v" O9 B- `欲速则不达Haste does not bring success. ) f) a% Z/ ^5 L* P S
优胜劣汰survival of the fittest 1 t0 } P w/ A
英雄所见略同Great minds think alike.3 E8 G: j2 u" H8 x( K
冤家宜解不宜结Better make friends than make enemies." W! M* ~" m* [. ~% d
冤假错案"cases in which people were unjustly, falsely or wrongly charged or sentenced; unjust, false or wrong cases" & ~6 d; s- r/ {
一言既出，驷马难追A real man never goes back on his words. ( X3 g: {! v5 E- h9 P5 Y! a
招财进宝Money and treasures will be plentiful8 s; ^2 S9 h7 @$ e
债台高筑become debt-ridden; o+ h1 P# @7 F* Y! g- }! o2 C9 m) c+ @/ o
致命要害Achilles' heel
2 k- Q# D! c6 P众矢之的target of public criticism
( C% c& Z: I- S) E2 M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.
) z- L+ `' v9 @5 U& S" q纸上谈兵be an armchair strategist. v! A( x: S8 B; ?) |
纸包不住火Truth will come to light sooner or later.
9 h8 Q9 q. w8 U- W, K左右为难between the devil and the deep blue sea; between the rock and the hard place |
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