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爱屋及乌Love me, love my dog.
! Q5 M5 x3 Y% d( _3 ]百闻不如一见Seeing is believing.
% `* d e" r$ L: U8 t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/ L- e* r% Y. |1 V* f4 H
笨鸟先飞A slow sparrow should make an early start.+ j9 R' A9 S) y6 Y5 B
不眠之夜white night ' z o: T4 r( v7 ^. s3 C: |, X
不以物喜，不以己悲not pleased by external gains, not saddened by personnal losses3 j4 t7 J. I( W6 Z3 ?4 Z% w
不遗余力spare no effort; go all out; do one's best
3 h5 Y. ?1 d; P" q& O9 H不打不成交"No discord, no concord. 4 z/ R; g( i& z# f) Q' j- S
拆东墙补西墙rob Peter to pay Paul + k ?) W) G8 ?: d
辞旧迎新bid farewell to the old and usher in the new; ring out the old year and ring in the new
" ^# Y2 f: z1 q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
, J) y+ w& |: v: |. ]大开眼界open one's eyes; broaden one's horizon; be an eye-opener % P) z% j4 h! k
国泰民安The country flourishes and people live in peace
8 K7 O8 ?7 ~ x0 f, I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
$ q4 z+ }/ C- p* |( U功夫不负有心人Everything comes to him who waits.
) @$ a9 O" ^' F- Z! Q3 i好了伤疤忘了疼once on shore, one prays no more! \: ^! n6 i$ A2 v
好事不出门，恶事传千里Good news never goes beyond the gate, while bad news spread far and wide. $ [3 t2 g, I6 s5 n, I1 H0 Z/ q. v
和气生财Harmony brings wealth
& n/ v3 Y4 w4 D3 w7 F/ S7 d活到老，学到老One is never too old to learn.
! u6 F. s v7 L1 l既往不咎let bygones be bygones ) W% a- J% V4 l2 j* `/ u
金无足赤,人无完人Gold can't be pure and man can't be perfect. , k1 R8 `& h7 B; F) s: g: m6 w
金玉满堂Treasures fill the home. d' X w6 X; z- s0 ^& ]0 S
脚踏实地be down-to-earth
: Y7 g7 \( p7 x! ^. C6 I* B l+ I: M脚踩两只船sit on the fence 4 L# j' { v t
君子之交淡如水the friendship between gentlemen is as pure as crystal; a hedge between keeps friendship green
, l0 o9 h" h% `+ M0 ?7 E9 g! V; M% m老生常谈，陈词滥调cut and dried, cliché5 i0 h2 W' f- T% a+ Y0 Z8 t( Q
礼尚往来Courtesy calls for reciprocity.
* c. s9 m- q- J- D留得青山在，不怕没柴烧"Where there is life, there is hope."7 z$ K) z' |0 [$ R( k
马到成功achieve immediate victory; win instant success- d! M- X) D& P+ b) x& p) e
名利双收gain in both fame and wealth
; L) d: k$ D* ^3 @! ~3 A3 F茅塞顿开be suddenly enlightened
+ y7 z$ k/ ]# S9 r/ ~/ Z% q, O. G没有规矩不成方圆Nothing can be accomplished without norms or standards./ c6 q E, B4 f
每逢佳节倍思亲
- i) U! j. p/ _' c3 i/ W7 sOn festive occasions more than ever one thinks of one's dear ones far away.4 f, F2 ^, q. ~: u: @4 l" ?
It is on the festival occasions when one misses his dear most. ) t; a6 f3 m" [/ Z0 g, h
谋事在人，成事在天"The planning lies with man, the outcome with Heaven. / Man proposes, God disposes. "
5 ?4 | r# c( e6 `% T/ v弄巧成拙be too smart by half; Cunning outwits itself.7 p+ h$ a. d( e
拿手好戏masterpiece z9 }6 |( t; |- W
赔了夫人又折兵throw good money after bad7 j a+ c' D: E# B1 J; _" ^8 r( i; a
抛砖引玉a modest spur to induce others to come forward with valuable contributions; throw a sprat to catch a whale$ @, ^9 i- M" _, d! o
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
. v; Q* ]2 L( z1 g9 k. `7 R抢得先机take the preemptive opportunities % p5 q% ?: \# U3 Z: i/ ~
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.
0 P+ X7 [8 a" 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% o( n! s- ]# P0 G% h
前事不忘,后事之师Past experience, if not forgotten, is a guide for the future.6 G, [2 M- q+ T. W
前人栽树,后人乘凉One generation plants the trees in whose shade another generation rests.7 `- p2 D+ ^4 l" Q6 N) m+ p3 B
One sows and another reaps.
e W6 @2 R& Q: s" h前怕狼,后怕虎fear the wolf in front and the tiger behind/ hesitate in doing something
H! ^3 _( i# H9 }6 s M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.
& A( J& q; a( j( c* }# Q2 n强强联手win-win co-operation/ L7 A$ k; Q& y- Q
瑞雪兆丰年A timely snow promises a good harvest.6 m* O+ M- W3 i5 u
人之初,性本善Man's nature at birth is good.) U, N) i% s/ V a/ c0 H5 m8 f
人逢喜事精神爽Joy puts heart into a man.0 ^9 S* j. x. U) z3 O6 k
人海战术huge-crowd strategy - p( D) {8 n. N
世上无难事，只要肯攀登"Where there is a will, there is a way. " 1 \: [) G/ _# b
世外桃源a fictitious land of peace away from the turmoil of the world;
2 Q ^# }. V% c, _死而后已until my heart stops beating4 b2 s0 ]) h0 d+ V5 F9 P. d- O
岁岁平安Peace all year round
4 d( i' w" p' @/ Y: S上有天堂，下有苏杭"Just as there is paradise in heaven, ther are Suzhou and Hangzhou on earth."
( h2 ^8 d9 E7 j塞翁失马，焉知非福Misfortune may be an actual blessing.
3 {* H/ H& P; U三十而立"A man should be independent at the age of thirty.
0 }- x! r" u% Q0 mAt thirty, a man should be able to think for himself."
) D; |+ {* [+ H3 w& \" L升级换代updating and upgrading (of products)0 C( R7 d; u$ X! U" E* c( k X( W
四十不惑Life begins at forty. 8 _2 _# b4 X7 D3 O" R
谁言寸草心，报得三春晖"Such kindness of warm sun, can't be repaid by grass. " 5 ]( h; ` _0 d; e l) C1 Z1 W# b
水涨船高When the river rises, the boat floats high.
7 @# T, z- T p& N! p$ E时不我待Time and tide wait for no man. 1 D5 I5 v0 y$ J! r
杀鸡用牛刀break a butterfly on the wheel
4 F1 ~$ _6 B6 w. y% L实事求是seek truth from facts; be practical and realistic; be true to facts
0 U/ L, R6 H7 @! ]1 C# v% S说曹操,曹操到Talk of the devil and he comes., ~3 S# a) `2 m. F5 T
实话实说speak the plain truth; call a spade a spade; tell it as it is
9 a$ n; P" P: `# Z$ U6 H% e9 E+ u实践是检验真理的唯一标准Practice is the sole criterion for testing truth.
% q" _2 y# ~ o7 m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; ". u7 a2 U% S0 k; o
韬光养晦hide one's capacities and bide one's time
7 I9 E I$ G( b$ e; A7 ^% t糖衣炮弹sugar-coated bullets
% I v) I, r/ Y天有不测风云Anything unexpected may happen. a bolt from the blue. A6 \& m3 W, M6 }. ^3 h; i) l
团结就是力量Unity is strength.
- Z0 l& I( H8 e9 z/ a7 F( A- g. D& r7 E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 : _/ ]; q0 |( v" |% }5 V0 g. w
歪风邪气unhealthy practices and evil phenomena2 ~7 T: k' U6 l& l5 \4 l: B4 ~; c
物以类聚，人以群分Birds of a feather flock together.) J, ~: {5 q1 J/ A
往事如风"The past has vanished (from memory) like wind.; What in past, is past." 0 H0 _; e- t, ~; d0 t
望子成龙hold high hopes for one's child
; c4 n: Y! Y9 D& B/ H5 r! Y屋漏又逢连阴雨Misfortunes never come singly. When it rains it pours.: A ?9 N* x5 {& V
文韬武略military expertise; military strategy
) D& O9 N% i- i8 E: q1 ^9 c4 i唯利是图draw water to one's mill
/ H( A: [8 l; ]: a8 g3 p7 Z# m无源之水,无本之木water without a source, and a tree wiithout roots
" d1 ]9 A3 y) s: @$ H2 d& J- J无中生有make/create something out of nothing
7 S9 F9 ]& {1 L( k8 q无风不起浪There are no waves without wind. There's no smoke without fire.
s. F$ s( X w' S% R" j1 V* T徇私枉法bend the law for the benefit of relatives or friends
1 a* B( v, ^& y }5 k B新官上任三把火a new broom sweeps clean
" i0 t# O' a, g, z虚心使人进步,骄傲使人落后Modesty helps one go forward, whereas conceit makes one lag behind.
6 P0 Z( f6 E! v* v蓄势而发accumulate strength for a take-off* A4 v: O# ^5 _$ Q+ a6 p9 L: ~2 G5 Q
心想事成May all your wish come true
9 K g) z4 Q8 p" `! ~. g {( D# M心照不宣have a tacit understanding; give tacit consent; tacit understanding
$ N; ]* m# _! V: k$ a先入为主First impressions are firmly entrenched.5 o) H2 U" G- E: J
先下手为强catch the ball before the bound* _' X- V7 w$ R) A$ s" K$ O) Y! c
像热锅上的蚂蚁like an ant on a hot pan f& N$ b; v7 H/ z8 R5 `- v. f7 g
现身说法warn people by taking oneself as an example
& J( G ]# ]; I. ]6 J! M息事宁人pour oil on troubled waters 4 o8 U, ~/ A+ v& ?+ z
喜忧参半mingled hope and fear
% r. p& D2 I f7 T+ N. i' W' [循序渐进step by step
' q( r+ D, a( A' m% K) H5 T一路平安，一路顺风speed somebody on their way; speed the parting guest
. w0 t. S- T( D" P9 [4 }: B7 l严以律己,宽以待人be strict with oneself and lenient towards others
, M& u E1 a" y' }& [' P- a鱼米之乡a land of milk and honey! d6 \" D. d0 e. a
有情人终成眷属"Jack shall have Jill, all shall be well."
, Y* @& k+ N! w. `: G有钱能使鬼推磨Money makes the mare go. Money talks.' ^7 \) j y* X
有识之士people of vision, ^# G; v8 J; c R Q
有勇无谋use brawn rather than brain
1 e- x0 d M2 {4 w2 \& |0 e有缘千里来相会Separated as we are thousands of miles apart, we come together as if by predestination.
0 m, B% D( S4 |0 {( Y与时俱进advance with times4 n0 u8 S" ]) G. E6 c! U
以人为本people oriented; people foremost 8 y& y: m/ i1 }& i& y1 @
因材施教teach students according to their aptitude
1 c4 n2 a8 [' _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 Y) {4 p5 m" J& M5 m
欲速则不达Haste does not bring success.
- c2 j' L u, K. g# S9 {7 [0 d优胜劣汰survival of the fittest $ }0 ]+ m2 R" F3 r
英雄所见略同Great minds think alike.
* L: a; v4 T U) G& @冤家宜解不宜结Better make friends than make enemies.) P5 k: ]( Z/ C9 ]2 \% E1 z4 i+ ]
冤假错案"cases in which people were unjustly, falsely or wrongly charged or sentenced; unjust, false or wrong cases"
: w* H% J7 M8 k0 ~: ]3 z! F1 m7 u一言既出，驷马难追A real man never goes back on his words.
* V5 o* ?2 A( F; K7 G# s3 ?招财进宝Money and treasures will be plentiful
& a9 n/ m3 F" p8 y债台高筑become debt-ridden- j& [, I+ D/ e& g- g; I3 h
致命要害Achilles' heel & T c6 H2 m' x, Y D
众矢之的target of public criticism3 ^, U% L: n4 ~$ ], X; N
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- I% n$ `& o) w/ ^纸上谈兵be an armchair strategist! Y* f. E [. S& Z* o- ^ z, e3 S9 b
纸包不住火Truth will come to light sooner or later.
( ]2 {* d: ?( J# c/ r) }, q( ~左右为难between the devil and the deep blue sea; between the rock and the hard place |
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