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爱屋及乌Love me, love my dog.
) k) @! X6 O* d' ?9 Z3 N4 _8 E百闻不如一见Seeing is believing. |, C# O& ? X& p8 V* t( n6 W
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
q* d" y* y5 W5 X7 Q笨鸟先飞A slow sparrow should make an early start.
$ b" O2 J/ r" s不眠之夜white night
5 c9 k7 `. W T' K+ a5 K: e- ~不以物喜，不以己悲not pleased by external gains, not saddened by personnal losses
7 ] g" b3 p5 A W不遗余力spare no effort; go all out; do one's best
3 t* D! i l: f8 g4 q4 b不打不成交"No discord, no concord.
0 x5 \+ [& O0 y4 _ X- c* {拆东墙补西墙rob Peter to pay Paul " r8 ~) J+ ~8 u) r% w0 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
6 r! ~9 L, }; s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
, N k" N! D$ o大开眼界open one's eyes; broaden one's horizon; be an eye-opener 6 |3 A. t+ g: d Y1 y& O6 }
国泰民安The country flourishes and people live in peace& W0 y; B' c) P
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 / p! B1 k ?: S$ g1 o& f6 f H6 }
功夫不负有心人Everything comes to him who waits.
* T" m+ r2 {! @- F好了伤疤忘了疼once on shore, one prays no more5 [. w$ }7 o. z: {: z3 R
好事不出门，恶事传千里Good news never goes beyond the gate, while bad news spread far and wide. / S9 x. V- t. p* K% b8 M8 e
和气生财Harmony brings wealth3 s/ U" o4 P' V; l% Q0 R4 v* x4 p
活到老，学到老One is never too old to learn. 2 f1 H! J8 O$ z2 `; O( `
既往不咎let bygones be bygones
* D; Y4 ~/ H0 }8 S7 m$ u金无足赤,人无完人Gold can't be pure and man can't be perfect. # P7 N6 K0 M6 r1 {2 \5 r
金玉满堂Treasures fill the home8 g j6 u: r t% Z: E/ A
脚踏实地be down-to-earth
7 X! ]2 i8 N- U- _! A5 c脚踩两只船sit on the fence ' p ?7 B k/ T5 @! Z2 j
君子之交淡如水the friendship between gentlemen is as pure as crystal; a hedge between keeps friendship green 9 j. f: D4 q; x1 v
老生常谈，陈词滥调cut and dried, cliché& z; n: @8 U* U f$ p: R
礼尚往来Courtesy calls for reciprocity. " j: X3 s% T7 n K
留得青山在，不怕没柴烧"Where there is life, there is hope."8 |. ~( X; `$ y# _7 m a
马到成功achieve immediate victory; win instant success8 X ^8 V3 v7 L. A
名利双收gain in both fame and wealth( [& A: w! w+ J4 h
茅塞顿开be suddenly enlightened
# I+ \ M. S$ T没有规矩不成方圆Nothing can be accomplished without norms or standards." Z1 f" I/ ?, D! q# n. l2 C
每逢佳节倍思亲2 D r! S& J( d3 O. X. j
On festive occasions more than ever one thinks of one's dear ones far away.
- F; e" d \( l8 zIt is on the festival occasions when one misses his dear most.
. }$ ~6 X7 w% `& E+ y. b谋事在人，成事在天"The planning lies with man, the outcome with Heaven. / Man proposes, God disposes. "1 y6 E% z+ `; l$ `9 e& ]/ T! i% @
弄巧成拙be too smart by half; Cunning outwits itself.
1 J5 Y& T+ |& M8 R5 a拿手好戏masterpiece
! Z1 ]; h( }' q+ P赔了夫人又折兵throw good money after bad6 N7 c: J2 w' c, M9 d$ C
抛砖引玉a modest spur to induce others to come forward with valuable contributions; throw a sprat to catch a whale
, w1 {) s, F, B- U: N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
B) G0 V2 g% {6 Q- k抢得先机take the preemptive opportunities
: H# ]& u% e2 b0 w7 b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: \; b t, ?9 l ?" x
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
. B$ P2 a% Q2 [: |/ z前事不忘,后事之师Past experience, if not forgotten, is a guide for the future.
8 m/ ?( Q& k% Q/ [$ u9 N# j前人栽树,后人乘凉One generation plants the trees in whose shade another generation rests./ \" N4 C5 K% ~) B) M
One sows and another reaps., ^/ S; N, E0 y) p5 j4 C# h
前怕狼,后怕虎fear the wolf in front and the tiger behind/ hesitate in doing something
. r+ X% r; E, m3 V2 I/ U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.
1 @9 ~! n# M/ J强强联手win-win co-operation+ V8 u0 H; F% [9 t; q {/ F+ ]" X
瑞雪兆丰年A timely snow promises a good harvest.
! |9 ~" y# M. k6 z3 H- n人之初,性本善Man's nature at birth is good.
2 `" Q! L+ j. S4 u3 X `! ?1 G人逢喜事精神爽Joy puts heart into a man.5 r1 a1 Z8 U" M9 |( I5 K4 K6 n
人海战术huge-crowd strategy % N7 @* P* b3 `3 i5 t, H
世上无难事，只要肯攀登"Where there is a will, there is a way. " 6 w2 b$ y! G5 w) F
世外桃源a fictitious land of peace away from the turmoil of the world;
4 ~, f8 d; L3 j3 {死而后已until my heart stops beating
+ T+ q/ b& c) y3 ]- ^) d岁岁平安Peace all year round& H2 Q/ U5 g" A/ |
上有天堂，下有苏杭"Just as there is paradise in heaven, ther are Suzhou and Hangzhou on earth." 7 [$ Y8 _" |* W9 r
塞翁失马，焉知非福Misfortune may be an actual blessing.
! S6 P& j: E' ?6 Y) H' _1 O( F! j7 G9 ]三十而立"A man should be independent at the age of thirty. ( q, @; W7 ~7 o7 [( E2 o
At thirty, a man should be able to think for himself."
+ p2 z/ U J6 i3 }( }4 a; k3 L升级换代updating and upgrading (of products)
4 j2 X e) P, T0 C! L2 t四十不惑Life begins at forty. 2 E3 a0 ]& e: y3 d/ D
谁言寸草心，报得三春晖"Such kindness of warm sun, can't be repaid by grass. " 9 e; _$ T7 N& P7 R: b
水涨船高When the river rises, the boat floats high.
0 U6 E N8 u' k( c6 L. i! E3 k时不我待Time and tide wait for no man. ) F6 C* I( Y0 v7 P# V+ _2 Q
杀鸡用牛刀break a butterfly on the wheel9 M, Z& v7 J) U, C
实事求是seek truth from facts; be practical and realistic; be true to facts
6 V" D% m0 k0 e说曹操,曹操到Talk of the devil and he comes.
. o* w5 b- b2 L/ j实话实说speak the plain truth; call a spade a spade; tell it as it is 0 l& g5 Q, Z6 p* x
实践是检验真理的唯一标准Practice is the sole criterion for testing truth.
: i1 `9 X6 m5 a; K( q% c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; "
6 r) q( Y/ s3 q% o9 p3 Z' j韬光养晦hide one's capacities and bide one's time O5 e' k0 P, p4 K A, e; c5 d
糖衣炮弹sugar-coated bullets) o7 I+ S( L b3 [7 H8 W3 [ @, j
天有不测风云Anything unexpected may happen. a bolt from the blue
, B2 B0 D7 i( M9 @9 u团结就是力量Unity is strength.
. ?& f2 J1 u, k' w* z/ s# D9 {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
# W$ D( D$ a" X; g0 o8 L歪风邪气unhealthy practices and evil phenomena
+ g, S Z; k0 r8 u; C1 l6 |8 B) S物以类聚，人以群分Birds of a feather flock together.* Q. ?, t; l8 g+ }$ v
往事如风"The past has vanished (from memory) like wind.; What in past, is past."
) ~! Y2 J) V8 }8 s6 }. r* U望子成龙hold high hopes for one's child* J; f* u+ ^6 @+ j0 b8 {+ ?! f1 ]
屋漏又逢连阴雨Misfortunes never come singly. When it rains it pours.3 v" G$ o. M4 a2 v
文韬武略military expertise; military strategy @: B( v; ?6 O0 o: f6 j
唯利是图draw water to one's mill
A7 m3 Q" s9 I+ Q0 s+ U! X/ Q无源之水,无本之木water without a source, and a tree wiithout roots5 |1 Z$ G6 [: u1 k$ @
无中生有make/create something out of nothing / U1 {# W& E, T1 K' W' Q. y4 s0 E
无风不起浪There are no waves without wind. There's no smoke without fire.7 m, p1 \ u% M+ t1 Z, A s
徇私枉法bend the law for the benefit of relatives or friends 9 W4 P0 r( w) W3 D4 U1 B
新官上任三把火a new broom sweeps clean
) G' A" v& S# R+ h, _1 f+ h虚心使人进步,骄傲使人落后Modesty helps one go forward, whereas conceit makes one lag behind.7 a7 ]% }' Q) V( m! [% R! o
蓄势而发accumulate strength for a take-off" [( V9 `6 }' o# B* c* m3 B
心想事成May all your wish come true
4 ^1 {4 U, W: W! w* k- d' i* G心照不宣have a tacit understanding; give tacit consent; tacit understanding, x4 V2 X: n V) T: J% T
先入为主First impressions are firmly entrenched.+ `+ R" T, [% H; _2 @7 ]) i0 z
先下手为强catch the ball before the bound
9 \; t/ U, ?( L( {# @像热锅上的蚂蚁like an ant on a hot pan
) K; ]: p4 G4 {5 I) y0 U: Q5 ~4 X- h现身说法warn people by taking oneself as an example' ?4 L# s2 T! r8 p
息事宁人pour oil on troubled waters + Y5 f$ s3 J7 b
喜忧参半mingled hope and fear
3 l1 ]9 z) n. ~3 D1 Q7 O循序渐进step by step) \( d: Q& N) j z' N1 R7 E
一路平安，一路顺风speed somebody on their way; speed the parting guest
" [0 y6 T8 u' d3 t" S y严以律己,宽以待人be strict with oneself and lenient towards others; I* x. k& f4 f# Y, U
鱼米之乡a land of milk and honey
8 i( O: I3 O" Z2 q3 R1 I有情人终成眷属"Jack shall have Jill, all shall be well."
# b8 ]& M- E! Y$ B$ v有钱能使鬼推磨Money makes the mare go. Money talks.& s3 b6 m: \7 A* D% g0 p5 T0 C- |
有识之士people of vision
% B2 d v o/ N( z F/ x有勇无谋use brawn rather than brain
* u( {$ q3 `- k, s7 g7 q有缘千里来相会Separated as we are thousands of miles apart, we come together as if by predestination.
7 v7 e; g6 ], i与时俱进advance with times/ z, o4 l t C
以人为本people oriented; people foremost . @- |1 r; X/ V; R2 a; o( B
因材施教teach students according to their aptitude
- @% ^1 W; z! y" b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."
' Y# Z! r+ o3 y# K9 T欲速则不达Haste does not bring success.
& z" p& V+ ^: i; ?1 n4 j# g) K8 f优胜劣汰survival of the fittest
5 \3 C/ ^" @2 N% c" N/ H英雄所见略同Great minds think alike.
6 i4 n3 G$ Y( u# r6 i0 p; x9 F冤家宜解不宜结Better make friends than make enemies.
2 G( s* t* L# i+ }" f9 g$ X冤假错案"cases in which people were unjustly, falsely or wrongly charged or sentenced; unjust, false or wrong cases" , z% {" [6 f h5 V2 _: X, ^
一言既出，驷马难追A real man never goes back on his words. ) d3 B* `& s4 t4 v5 w% h: P8 S0 U5 A+ e
招财进宝Money and treasures will be plentiful& h; }% V1 k* I# Q9 p) `
债台高筑become debt-ridden2 U# m( h4 w5 n& }
致命要害Achilles' heel
R1 M5 Y6 k0 ?) @众矢之的target of public criticism- d- Y, Z# }; z& o
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.
5 {# m. @9 p) D9 d: l9 P5 d* ?纸上谈兵be an armchair strategist
& |( r: ~( @, L9 K纸包不住火Truth will come to light sooner or later.: ]' M$ b/ H' D6 M6 @& n# O1 z& t/ A
左右为难between the devil and the deep blue sea; between the rock and the hard place |
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