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爱屋及乌Love me, love my dog.1 ^9 L2 O5 B! B4 N( y# e
百闻不如一见Seeing is believing.3 Q6 k/ k5 w# y g' Z; k+ q
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 worst3 u' q2 W& g, S; n; `7 q
笨鸟先飞A slow sparrow should make an early start.
2 I) |8 E r: W+ ?! g不眠之夜white night ' M8 U, T1 G( b3 F
不以物喜，不以己悲not pleased by external gains, not saddened by personnal losses; t+ N% u' B% h7 V) }. Y
不遗余力spare no effort; go all out; do one's best
6 |8 K0 E1 E# \# f不打不成交"No discord, no concord. 3 ^' ?9 Y4 {. F* z' W9 L
拆东墙补西墙rob Peter to pay Paul
& ]$ }* |, b0 o5 V- Y辞旧迎新bid farewell to the old and usher in the new; ring out the old year and ring in the new
. C5 \/ y$ Y) {4 a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
" r+ c/ t7 C P+ \大开眼界open one's eyes; broaden one's horizon; be an eye-opener
4 B% l- n( Q2 }2 g国泰民安The country flourishes and people live in peace" X8 v, _# U1 ]: x: r" L& o. O4 d
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 3 Z& v. k5 f" T9 `, V7 Y6 M2 o
功夫不负有心人Everything comes to him who waits. , Q' ^* U9 ?, I/ S: D+ }5 `% d
好了伤疤忘了疼once on shore, one prays no more
" A; q3 l0 J) e% g e7 P好事不出门，恶事传千里Good news never goes beyond the gate, while bad news spread far and wide. + I7 N5 e. U3 i
和气生财Harmony brings wealth5 H/ s% x4 j+ q% D4 R/ J
活到老，学到老One is never too old to learn.
) p3 i- ~1 \# J既往不咎let bygones be bygones
6 w+ f1 V/ B2 J, n金无足赤,人无完人Gold can't be pure and man can't be perfect. ' u7 w: v* B: b& E
金玉满堂Treasures fill the home
% s; y" d6 y1 N7 D! N i脚踏实地be down-to-earth - m9 j" \2 M6 r6 r$ v9 l2 M E
脚踩两只船sit on the fence , w. c8 P5 [9 O) b$ d( W
君子之交淡如水the friendship between gentlemen is as pure as crystal; a hedge between keeps friendship green % a3 _4 S* a; k J$ W( Q5 n
老生常谈，陈词滥调cut and dried, cliché0 z' x' [ t6 E7 h
礼尚往来Courtesy calls for reciprocity.
2 e. T/ C8 j( T! `1 F$ V留得青山在，不怕没柴烧"Where there is life, there is hope."" a1 r( q+ g7 Q: }% a5 R
马到成功achieve immediate victory; win instant success9 x( H# l* N. ^8 S
名利双收gain in both fame and wealth
; Q: b+ G1 n1 X$ J, _茅塞顿开be suddenly enlightened! h9 i# k' u/ g! V/ s2 p3 S/ y" G
没有规矩不成方圆Nothing can be accomplished without norms or standards.( I) D( m# }! n$ {4 m
每逢佳节倍思亲3 e1 ?! B6 i( w5 N' K
On festive occasions more than ever one thinks of one's dear ones far away.
: f0 F! S& f5 a h* tIt is on the festival occasions when one misses his dear most.
( o0 }0 H* v6 _- O% S* K, S谋事在人，成事在天"The planning lies with man, the outcome with Heaven. / Man proposes, God disposes. "
4 E( c- r% n; _" K, I! |弄巧成拙be too smart by half; Cunning outwits itself./ h% V0 R! r7 P$ q0 g6 B
拿手好戏masterpiece
* D% |# z% t0 {; f4 h8 x" W" @赔了夫人又折兵throw good money after bad
# c& d2 @; F) C. Z抛砖引玉a modest spur to induce others to come forward with valuable contributions; throw a sprat to catch a whale
* `, s4 [8 d" @1 K4 H1 q: m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 ~) N' Q M( u2 o$ \9 f' r) x- z抢得先机take the preemptive opportunities
8 l' M4 u" x. D. F1 L. z. 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. S, N u( e' O; B# Z: `0 Q
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 step9 J3 _6 m# ?: w, [- e7 R) V5 r) T% B
前事不忘,后事之师Past experience, if not forgotten, is a guide for the future.
# u2 @3 w8 F: }前人栽树,后人乘凉One generation plants the trees in whose shade another generation rests.
2 P# x1 N: [3 M7 M' [8 dOne sows and another reaps. w6 r( X9 U4 J0 n, d& O0 U9 y
前怕狼,后怕虎fear the wolf in front and the tiger behind/ hesitate in doing something) r j2 E+ d- Q
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 y- f, M0 I. S3 }强强联手win-win co-operation
4 B! V6 @. L$ Y/ ~1 r瑞雪兆丰年A timely snow promises a good harvest.& w3 z1 M5 R7 j3 u4 p' N
人之初,性本善Man's nature at birth is good.
( q1 B: F; w: W! d) l人逢喜事精神爽Joy puts heart into a man.
& w1 u. E4 l3 C1 f人海战术huge-crowd strategy
6 j2 z2 a d, \2 y' v0 m# f$ C世上无难事，只要肯攀登"Where there is a will, there is a way. " 0 @5 ^/ [, j3 t: O. ^+ Q ~
世外桃源a fictitious land of peace away from the turmoil of the world; " H9 j: h% D3 ^2 ~! \
死而后已until my heart stops beating
; D& |6 h% E, n! j% _岁岁平安Peace all year round
+ G$ U% q, S: R& u. w! ^4 i; I上有天堂，下有苏杭"Just as there is paradise in heaven, ther are Suzhou and Hangzhou on earth."
# U8 o1 A) }' t: V; U塞翁失马，焉知非福Misfortune may be an actual blessing.
J8 h+ [; l+ @三十而立"A man should be independent at the age of thirty.
, t7 ?5 W6 }3 aAt thirty, a man should be able to think for himself." # ]8 N# E9 c5 _1 J1 @
升级换代updating and upgrading (of products)1 {8 S+ j6 ^. D. I) O5 c
四十不惑Life begins at forty.
' X8 L" F4 k" E" G3 W% v' d谁言寸草心，报得三春晖"Such kindness of warm sun, can't be repaid by grass. "
5 N7 F$ _/ I$ \. q$ z0 z" Y水涨船高When the river rises, the boat floats high.7 f8 Z; s/ g" m3 F; J! O+ f( J
时不我待Time and tide wait for no man.
$ L, u# [# f( B7 h! d' G杀鸡用牛刀break a butterfly on the wheel
. U& L4 H# d7 c' P. ~- _+ k2 d实事求是seek truth from facts; be practical and realistic; be true to facts
3 N: K7 j# c e, d+ L+ Y说曹操,曹操到Talk of the devil and he comes.9 f+ G8 e$ w X0 [5 w
实话实说speak the plain truth; call a spade a spade; tell it as it is
( E; t, t P A4 N# t! p3 m' Z实践是检验真理的唯一标准Practice is the sole criterion for testing truth.( ^2 E9 v! ?* S+ s
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' L, @% u0 D# P- x Q8 r韬光养晦hide one's capacities and bide one's time$ Q* J; m# I( i# m! @- I& Y
糖衣炮弹sugar-coated bullets" h7 I3 {/ O; v+ P3 X* D9 z- m) B! i
天有不测风云Anything unexpected may happen. a bolt from the blue- r A. ^% G' t. [& C
团结就是力量Unity is strength.1 \+ d9 o' N1 r& C
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 2 i$ H/ Q: Y/ P" _" t! }
歪风邪气unhealthy practices and evil phenomena
. a5 m5 n# u. p1 P! ]物以类聚，人以群分Birds of a feather flock together.8 M6 l9 t' }# h: k' @
往事如风"The past has vanished (from memory) like wind.; What in past, is past." % G1 i0 P) q1 J2 U0 I6 N
望子成龙hold high hopes for one's child/ [+ p; K- r1 b( T. ?
屋漏又逢连阴雨Misfortunes never come singly. When it rains it pours.* I1 Z, A. V% t$ l; z8 K" U
文韬武略military expertise; military strategy
, v# ]/ q. u" j4 l: o" \唯利是图draw water to one's mill : r; a3 `* C# K, x4 P- K
无源之水,无本之木water without a source, and a tree wiithout roots1 d8 _" a8 a( e- q5 E0 s
无中生有make/create something out of nothing
6 h0 N& R* E8 \7 m) x无风不起浪There are no waves without wind. There's no smoke without fire.
* K$ K, z) F# F' d! Z徇私枉法bend the law for the benefit of relatives or friends 3 g" c) ]$ i1 r$ ~7 u( u9 V2 a
新官上任三把火a new broom sweeps clean
* {6 l& F6 h& j虚心使人进步,骄傲使人落后Modesty helps one go forward, whereas conceit makes one lag behind.- M ~* L" z( g
蓄势而发accumulate strength for a take-off
/ Q( c6 |% k5 D" Z心想事成May all your wish come true
. g1 C+ t$ T) b心照不宣have a tacit understanding; give tacit consent; tacit understanding9 K0 ]' E4 k) ^# T
先入为主First impressions are firmly entrenched.
4 m% s' |. j2 e& a/ z. J4 y0 U先下手为强catch the ball before the bound2 O( W8 B- j% Y% L2 w% J# ^
像热锅上的蚂蚁like an ant on a hot pan
: R1 v0 I4 S$ [2 W! U7 G现身说法warn people by taking oneself as an example8 B; I! u- f- I4 S4 d
息事宁人pour oil on troubled waters 3 B; `) p- O, P( Z2 F: f! N
喜忧参半mingled hope and fear
' G" ]& j) j, d% `/ T9 G! Y2 B循序渐进step by step
3 y% `: b ?4 Q. M( v& a! s8 L一路平安，一路顺风speed somebody on their way; speed the parting guest " a5 y, N5 l$ ~& L) [
严以律己,宽以待人be strict with oneself and lenient towards others
4 F' m! Z4 p. \4 d; `+ P8 `鱼米之乡a land of milk and honey
0 ?4 d# p( E7 u有情人终成眷属"Jack shall have Jill, all shall be well."
) S5 q/ k ~* V3 X$ {有钱能使鬼推磨Money makes the mare go. Money talks.. l6 a" X8 Y* B. o2 J5 M T h$ f
有识之士people of vision
; y6 F8 s6 @2 Q6 C( o/ I% @. }' n有勇无谋use brawn rather than brain
0 l* @' [4 k Z9 Z6 q3 ~有缘千里来相会Separated as we are thousands of miles apart, we come together as if by predestination.2 F; }5 W& N8 a5 [
与时俱进advance with times
3 ~. p: v6 E/ c0 H以人为本people oriented; people foremost / J6 _0 }1 \. W8 i" t- Q2 n
因材施教teach students according to their aptitude
" c& C2 D1 e1 [4 ^, _7 M0 i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." 1 }1 ~3 }0 n1 r, l: \% M
欲速则不达Haste does not bring success.
% S0 M: M- @3 A3 c) x) M优胜劣汰survival of the fittest
8 r0 Y0 o; Q# f: n ^$ @9 _英雄所见略同Great minds think alike.
2 o& S% q+ Y h3 H1 x冤家宜解不宜结Better make friends than make enemies.( p: }2 C% s( I6 w' }
冤假错案"cases in which people were unjustly, falsely or wrongly charged or sentenced; unjust, false or wrong cases"
' F; l. ^& j5 h# ]9 b5 a& T# N8 p一言既出，驷马难追A real man never goes back on his words.
P, O( w' ~, I5 q+ a9 K. H, |1 b招财进宝Money and treasures will be plentiful
, B* d2 o. Q) a# ^债台高筑become debt-ridden
- b6 a3 U w% O2 |. _$ P; i致命要害Achilles' heel - U) c- j9 {: P6 ~* X& A5 g2 B
众矢之的target of public criticism
: g0 {+ Z- c( R5 U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.
R4 D& F9 @/ W! F4 y* t, F纸上谈兵be an armchair strategist; }9 }5 m- e/ i0 |, F; K
纸包不住火Truth will come to light sooner or later.
. B% K( h7 B2 @/ t左右为难between the devil and the deep blue sea; between the rock and the hard place |
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