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爱屋及乌Love me, love my dog.: H# J+ t) n; K
百闻不如一见Seeing is believing.
6 y; O% Q- e2 C) i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 worst7 O( f$ L3 M" z) G+ r( Y
笨鸟先飞A slow sparrow should make an early start.
( t7 t) K* N; I: F* S不眠之夜white night # E, r% S! ~6 D# N: \
不以物喜，不以己悲not pleased by external gains, not saddened by personnal losses
0 |( r! j2 H1 u) C0 U& S0 k不遗余力spare no effort; go all out; do one's best
9 {2 @$ G% F& @1 K& v9 f: X. L7 `# r不打不成交"No discord, no concord. 4 P/ Y$ D Z/ ~ i6 v5 L+ l
拆东墙补西墙rob Peter to pay Paul
! ^7 j+ A8 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 ' ]. Y+ z7 E: h. i) j
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
% c1 x8 h2 T& N' `大开眼界open one's eyes; broaden one's horizon; be an eye-opener
( n4 p4 J- \0 D" h! @8 a国泰民安The country flourishes and people live in peace* x2 d0 M: P& e" q' Y. H# B
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 ( X1 u0 T* r# r4 s. e
功夫不负有心人Everything comes to him who waits. # l: ]" h- @$ a' p, Z
好了伤疤忘了疼once on shore, one prays no more
) x& H; I4 _; @好事不出门，恶事传千里Good news never goes beyond the gate, while bad news spread far and wide.
' g, G+ x; W: v8 [. f4 @& j和气生财Harmony brings wealth
: x& D% b' Q0 t/ y5 S; N活到老，学到老One is never too old to learn.
- G+ h, @/ q: i) }) R: F既往不咎let bygones be bygones
u: ~* W$ i+ I金无足赤,人无完人Gold can't be pure and man can't be perfect. 8 e' h. R5 P3 G- `! Z9 M6 Q
金玉满堂Treasures fill the home
2 G: i( ^5 c" H8 `8 q脚踏实地be down-to-earth . x3 ?3 \" l" s
脚踩两只船sit on the fence
; s7 R; e) K- p% b8 k君子之交淡如水the friendship between gentlemen is as pure as crystal; a hedge between keeps friendship green : v1 p/ U! ^( G4 D6 z( |2 ?
老生常谈，陈词滥调cut and dried, cliché- u! }( P9 D9 P* E
礼尚往来Courtesy calls for reciprocity.
$ z4 D; Z2 ^% ?; u) I; x* D- C/ h5 b留得青山在，不怕没柴烧"Where there is life, there is hope."
1 S" c2 c% Q# t( `: p马到成功achieve immediate victory; win instant success
, }; a9 k0 p7 e$ ]名利双收gain in both fame and wealth! D/ f: @/ n6 \" L3 Y; q
茅塞顿开be suddenly enlightened
7 g- d7 X# i, J4 P6 c8 G没有规矩不成方圆Nothing can be accomplished without norms or standards.
- j: B6 U- [; n a# a# X4 e每逢佳节倍思亲
; D" K3 O z7 ]$ K3 g" ~On festive occasions more than ever one thinks of one's dear ones far away.
1 c: E) }' } z# ^It is on the festival occasions when one misses his dear most.
+ r8 X/ z: ` }6 J+ B谋事在人，成事在天"The planning lies with man, the outcome with Heaven. / Man proposes, God disposes. "
5 ~5 c( P G. M% |; _弄巧成拙be too smart by half; Cunning outwits itself." F' t; J; r2 I% P7 t" b+ |( E
拿手好戏masterpiece
- d1 H5 Q: E% P: x- ~2 @9 d赔了夫人又折兵throw good money after bad7 [; z/ K; i) K% ^5 L
抛砖引玉a modest spur to induce others to come forward with valuable contributions; throw a sprat to catch a whale; `3 P0 v: s) ~% r% p/ q/ H
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
& s# B P5 c. I" O6 ^3 ?# G1 E# {抢得先机take the preemptive opportunities
4 j. @! x8 X" K0 D$ {! q3 A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.
3 @# J* t/ d/ w7 l7 z* V6 |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
' L8 W" Z I, @3 X, M前事不忘,后事之师Past experience, if not forgotten, is a guide for the future.
1 I% L2 m4 }0 ]; a) R3 l& F前人栽树,后人乘凉One generation plants the trees in whose shade another generation rests.+ H4 B0 K: X/ F
One sows and another reaps.
: w1 v9 m! J. k: u( ^5 Z前怕狼,后怕虎fear the wolf in front and the tiger behind/ hesitate in doing something) y s6 s8 j) T+ z# G a* H
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. 0 ?# P: Z9 r) d Z3 x9 r0 I5 a
强强联手win-win co-operation
" j# q$ e9 u* s. B瑞雪兆丰年A timely snow promises a good harvest./ [0 {% @" n' q4 `
人之初,性本善Man's nature at birth is good., H' T# n! I6 h2 m# c5 v" i
人逢喜事精神爽Joy puts heart into a man.
% e0 Q( _* E/ l d' @/ |7 H人海战术huge-crowd strategy
: U* L* S* w% Y/ U# L) v世上无难事，只要肯攀登"Where there is a will, there is a way. " # `5 T& p+ n. U
世外桃源a fictitious land of peace away from the turmoil of the world; I- ~0 K8 s4 u, M5 ^
死而后已until my heart stops beating: I- s. s6 F$ K$ I
岁岁平安Peace all year round
0 ]& I9 D- o P' x上有天堂，下有苏杭"Just as there is paradise in heaven, ther are Suzhou and Hangzhou on earth." * A9 |, |# }+ q. I7 w
塞翁失马，焉知非福Misfortune may be an actual blessing.
$ l" H) X4 {0 T8 l- n三十而立"A man should be independent at the age of thirty. " D0 {1 g8 m9 Y; A @
At thirty, a man should be able to think for himself." 0 D$ e+ T9 n/ d# B
升级换代updating and upgrading (of products)
" w5 a! X6 w5 Q$ P四十不惑Life begins at forty.
; B5 a3 H' W8 }; D2 [谁言寸草心，报得三春晖"Such kindness of warm sun, can't be repaid by grass. "
- u* `7 I5 J9 ?6 C水涨船高When the river rises, the boat floats high.2 m k U5 T! m8 a* E" l! A8 k1 Z
时不我待Time and tide wait for no man. ( ~% H6 s5 {# w, H) C! M8 [
杀鸡用牛刀break a butterfly on the wheel
. r4 s) G! U o1 C. t3 n实事求是seek truth from facts; be practical and realistic; be true to facts : S( X, f3 F* y. L! u3 a8 i5 o
说曹操,曹操到Talk of the devil and he comes.. u4 P$ n2 [- g7 s3 |
实话实说speak the plain truth; call a spade a spade; tell it as it is
" X3 \) v" n7 W2 ^4 y& z实践是检验真理的唯一标准Practice is the sole criterion for testing truth.; W8 I3 }' R" O
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; "
$ w$ P5 c9 ^ s* h韬光养晦hide one's capacities and bide one's time. {! R) f4 U$ m r
糖衣炮弹sugar-coated bullets
, k5 m) k+ p2 k7 ?1 x天有不测风云Anything unexpected may happen. a bolt from the blue4 r1 ^- b+ H. f
团结就是力量Unity is strength.4 ~2 x1 H$ {2 D9 N' `! b; O4 J9 L
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 ( D8 I z$ b" s8 q
歪风邪气unhealthy practices and evil phenomena" H: n6 c0 p K3 N
物以类聚，人以群分Birds of a feather flock together.
5 U, s" v6 @: A4 Y* g- k8 Z往事如风"The past has vanished (from memory) like wind.; What in past, is past." 9 ~6 o9 Y4 w( C6 n$ ?0 m
望子成龙hold high hopes for one's child
4 y7 C, G- t }, ?6 W& l屋漏又逢连阴雨Misfortunes never come singly. When it rains it pours.
7 v! }' t4 J6 V7 j文韬武略military expertise; military strategy
4 _6 g5 s7 n; e唯利是图draw water to one's mill
* v+ [9 d7 _4 s: w0 ^无源之水,无本之木water without a source, and a tree wiithout roots
3 U2 v% ]% R h# g: k5 ?( j$ i) |无中生有make/create something out of nothing
( \! n& H0 p3 z6 h无风不起浪There are no waves without wind. There's no smoke without fire.
% ]' ~* y; \; D0 l- D徇私枉法bend the law for the benefit of relatives or friends : r) }5 y. ?. C5 u
新官上任三把火a new broom sweeps clean
+ p- z% Y( K; Y) c8 g虚心使人进步,骄傲使人落后Modesty helps one go forward, whereas conceit makes one lag behind.$ P3 s: Q a" C+ a; R# o
蓄势而发accumulate strength for a take-off- J2 Y- U8 P, t' Z# p8 {
心想事成May all your wish come true5 {) w# l3 d8 ^ r- G0 Y) ?& O
心照不宣have a tacit understanding; give tacit consent; tacit understanding
: q5 E5 S3 K+ k: y* m先入为主First impressions are firmly entrenched.
0 T1 G' O9 f0 b1 x9 X' ]2 W% Q先下手为强catch the ball before the bound( l5 f5 x! R* @/ z, N
像热锅上的蚂蚁like an ant on a hot pan$ o1 C7 Q5 u+ \; E+ N
现身说法warn people by taking oneself as an example
/ G( H% E) v4 \' Y+ x息事宁人pour oil on troubled waters
6 z! \" m) S ^, V喜忧参半mingled hope and fear 6 W) Y! B4 |* o$ S/ V
循序渐进step by step1 V1 l* q: B- c/ D6 U" I- a9 W/ W
一路平安，一路顺风speed somebody on their way; speed the parting guest
+ I; v* X. H8 A2 P9 M严以律己,宽以待人be strict with oneself and lenient towards others9 K) j8 y: D3 b
鱼米之乡a land of milk and honey
# \9 `6 I, m- w* k2 D. {( _有情人终成眷属"Jack shall have Jill, all shall be well." " ]- D0 A# I$ G7 X7 k* C
有钱能使鬼推磨Money makes the mare go. Money talks.9 {8 R# k5 Q3 q. L' G& V
有识之士people of vision# Q) V) c+ c7 s( V
有勇无谋use brawn rather than brain 7 _4 C H0 e' ^- J: c- x
有缘千里来相会Separated as we are thousands of miles apart, we come together as if by predestination.! ^& Z7 F0 J! Q+ N0 j
与时俱进advance with times
$ H( q* N3 d" e6 K g以人为本people oriented; people foremost
% q! G+ d: v- o7 _' i/ j! R" `因材施教teach students according to their aptitude ) U- @( i) P4 I" u) s: h
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." : p" P3 ]# d4 P" n2 r
欲速则不达Haste does not bring success.
2 e- y1 Q6 F# p9 u3 I; o优胜劣汰survival of the fittest " h8 V, ?6 t! @0 K5 |
英雄所见略同Great minds think alike.
' \" Z% i- @/ ?' y& R8 c! Q3 ]冤家宜解不宜结Better make friends than make enemies.# v( H+ F' X8 `6 p6 l
冤假错案"cases in which people were unjustly, falsely or wrongly charged or sentenced; unjust, false or wrong cases"
! r8 b, d$ {& a4 `一言既出，驷马难追A real man never goes back on his words. " O" j# _& Q! ~" i. j5 l9 O
招财进宝Money and treasures will be plentiful
7 ~6 j; y3 j J8 q$ o债台高筑become debt-ridden
5 M. s Y2 B. W5 |/ ]致命要害Achilles' heel 9 F5 m: P/ i# U+ h" {$ U
众矢之的target of public criticism
. ~% }9 H$ M% \7 {3 T6 k9 y% a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.7 }" n! q% A" a5 Y. W9 E
纸上谈兵be an armchair strategist
/ t5 D5 K# t4 P' R7 \) |6 H纸包不住火Truth will come to light sooner or later.
/ w: @7 F- H7 o9 q. }6 v, K+ q, Y2 y左右为难between the devil and the deep blue sea; between the rock and the hard place |
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