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爱屋及乌Love me, love my dog.
: U9 l) d6 T! S! E- e. F百闻不如一见Seeing is believing.: N/ `2 o/ f4 s" q& U4 _
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
3 \. n; a3 e' t7 @2 Q$ l笨鸟先飞A slow sparrow should make an early start.
; [! q8 q( {7 C' e; j2 Q不眠之夜white night 6 j" J; W8 p0 l# y
不以物喜，不以己悲not pleased by external gains, not saddened by personnal losses, ~% G$ \1 X, O' y9 H# n. B& J4 Y7 S
不遗余力spare no effort; go all out; do one's best4 {# S' q7 x% V1 k
不打不成交"No discord, no concord. / V& E. \ K6 N( R
拆东墙补西墙rob Peter to pay Paul
' z( B- W6 E5 b: U& n% {" w( W0 b辞旧迎新bid farewell to the old and usher in the new; ring out the old year and ring in the new 4 m; Z3 Y; ?3 L, q$ 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 all0 r2 ^( z$ a7 y$ l
大开眼界open one's eyes; broaden one's horizon; be an eye-opener
9 X5 f* t$ f" A) R国泰民安The country flourishes and people live in peace+ s! D8 ^! \. p) b/ n" o
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
8 |- T9 z! I2 L$ Z6 q6 h. o, B6 l Y功夫不负有心人Everything comes to him who waits.
, S- x# u& D: _; _2 t+ F+ z" p3 A好了伤疤忘了疼once on shore, one prays no more
# d# l( A* o" Z( u1 c好事不出门，恶事传千里Good news never goes beyond the gate, while bad news spread far and wide.
& J: D5 Z+ L3 W7 r8 m% _( t" _和气生财Harmony brings wealth+ X: G- V3 j6 [) p- f
活到老，学到老One is never too old to learn. I7 [! B* ]1 A
既往不咎let bygones be bygones
+ P# Y$ M: l5 n% h+ H/ ]$ `! H8 }金无足赤,人无完人Gold can't be pure and man can't be perfect. 0 S( c# w# C! v) z g
金玉满堂Treasures fill the home. D1 b7 G" |- z5 R0 a& G2 j s
脚踏实地be down-to-earth ) j2 h& I0 Y H: \
脚踩两只船sit on the fence
% I( u8 b3 d! T7 t' @6 R君子之交淡如水the friendship between gentlemen is as pure as crystal; a hedge between keeps friendship green 0 T* N1 u8 H" m: |* B, L; u
老生常谈，陈词滥调cut and dried, cliché
, J4 O. p% X8 R- W; `礼尚往来Courtesy calls for reciprocity. 9 m6 I* I( g @% F. B7 G* a9 A
留得青山在，不怕没柴烧"Where there is life, there is hope."
# L. X. i9 v3 ~' Q2 j }6 n马到成功achieve immediate victory; win instant success
7 p6 z. T7 k$ z7 U名利双收gain in both fame and wealth# V5 b1 ]' q* Z7 d: Z
茅塞顿开be suddenly enlightened
: G; e4 |7 g9 p- c3 `5 M$ }没有规矩不成方圆Nothing can be accomplished without norms or standards.
0 p/ ]- N5 h3 y& V, L6 p- b6 H每逢佳节倍思亲
/ ?3 R8 u2 B- I# I" K& L! s4 _On festive occasions more than ever one thinks of one's dear ones far away.' V; ]0 q0 E. c N+ D
It is on the festival occasions when one misses his dear most.
Q( Z6 X/ q6 J8 D8 ^+ K; N谋事在人，成事在天"The planning lies with man, the outcome with Heaven. / Man proposes, God disposes. ", ]8 h7 B1 S; c: A7 y7 F
弄巧成拙be too smart by half; Cunning outwits itself.
: n% V0 P7 F; l m" j" {3 F拿手好戏masterpiece
' k3 J: ~6 @7 K2 Z- ~! C赔了夫人又折兵throw good money after bad0 `$ F K* s& x" F% g5 I5 \. t
抛砖引玉a modest spur to induce others to come forward with valuable contributions; throw a sprat to catch a whale) ]6 ?4 S: z: z3 `
破釜沉舟cut off all means of retreat；burn one‘s own way of retreat and be determined to fight to the end0 [7 A7 Y8 o0 R) e8 h$ U9 t& c% E7 t* }
抢得先机take the preemptive opportunities
K2 F* e# q6 q6 M% h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. }& }7 |% B9 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
3 Z* `- t9 U L: I3 q前事不忘,后事之师Past experience, if not forgotten, is a guide for the future.
0 {* K2 ^3 {; s/ G* x! ?$ M$ s前人栽树,后人乘凉One generation plants the trees in whose shade another generation rests.4 P0 u) F0 b/ |3 @6 z
One sows and another reaps./ [. O! ?. x: V( a
前怕狼,后怕虎fear the wolf in front and the tiger behind/ hesitate in doing something* b4 x' b6 u2 r8 |
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.
, W7 f) k9 {! T) l) n强强联手win-win co-operation0 C6 r0 x7 i9 [6 V. P9 L
瑞雪兆丰年A timely snow promises a good harvest.; b r, D6 v5 n. `- I
人之初,性本善Man's nature at birth is good.; W6 g2 H+ S. T8 @
人逢喜事精神爽Joy puts heart into a man.) R# Y- Y6 B/ I
人海战术huge-crowd strategy
. |# K3 v4 j. p, A: l- p8 w: s8 t世上无难事，只要肯攀登"Where there is a will, there is a way. " - A( z( H) e* O9 r) V k7 O
世外桃源a fictitious land of peace away from the turmoil of the world; / L. u6 S6 M; [
死而后已until my heart stops beating
6 ? S4 V+ K6 p1 G岁岁平安Peace all year round& J0 x3 ?% k+ \+ y5 K! ]2 T
上有天堂，下有苏杭"Just as there is paradise in heaven, ther are Suzhou and Hangzhou on earth."
9 }+ R U7 q* U0 W4 V3 ]塞翁失马，焉知非福Misfortune may be an actual blessing.
2 t' A q7 C% E z三十而立"A man should be independent at the age of thirty.
" f) O" p0 f1 i# x+ IAt thirty, a man should be able to think for himself." 0 b7 w6 t4 i8 Z4 i. V) M F
升级换代updating and upgrading (of products)# ]' N) O' l, B2 G
四十不惑Life begins at forty. # c7 c7 J' o: l0 H M2 [
谁言寸草心，报得三春晖"Such kindness of warm sun, can't be repaid by grass. " # } a. X. Y) j# d2 z6 n% u0 `
水涨船高When the river rises, the boat floats high.
) ]. y# b, q: @- v2 w时不我待Time and tide wait for no man. ) V3 Q) b/ X# z0 r$ F& P
杀鸡用牛刀break a butterfly on the wheel( ^) I- d5 U! ?& B
实事求是seek truth from facts; be practical and realistic; be true to facts
! T6 g; l$ |# g( S说曹操,曹操到Talk of the devil and he comes., x- f, `4 W8 t) b4 \+ d
实话实说speak the plain truth; call a spade a spade; tell it as it is 2 J1 B' l5 [& g( W- Z5 z( o1 L
实践是检验真理的唯一标准Practice is the sole criterion for testing truth.* \4 Z, b" Z/ Z! @. ~- 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; "/ x6 |6 J6 b: }, b9 s. Y
韬光养晦hide one's capacities and bide one's time
. x( ~' y# h7 W; m5 q6 y糖衣炮弹sugar-coated bullets+ V$ z. o# ^, S$ V
天有不测风云Anything unexpected may happen. a bolt from the blue
) H5 w8 @ }6 A8 L3 i1 d; G" i团结就是力量Unity is strength.
) D+ X* [, f0 N5 M1 I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
: X! j1 E/ h, h V' W歪风邪气unhealthy practices and evil phenomena
5 W7 W: V8 {& b& B- ?1 H3 J物以类聚，人以群分Birds of a feather flock together." e( B; I8 T- w+ s1 O: B9 |
往事如风"The past has vanished (from memory) like wind.; What in past, is past." ' b5 }6 \ C: Y4 K' W) A! W
望子成龙hold high hopes for one's child
, V& o# o) Z1 l6 S" w* o; [% l屋漏又逢连阴雨Misfortunes never come singly. When it rains it pours.; i: z2 r. o; j: S
文韬武略military expertise; military strategy , p- c- [2 [2 u8 @9 U0 O
唯利是图draw water to one's mill + l/ m$ I* F( `$ r$ B; v
无源之水,无本之木water without a source, and a tree wiithout roots
6 D# }$ v# I. w3 O/ @5 i0 P无中生有make/create something out of nothing
. ~9 X$ ?" m5 J" l无风不起浪There are no waves without wind. There's no smoke without fire.6 Q: g9 t" `! K5 j. ?' v
徇私枉法bend the law for the benefit of relatives or friends
+ P" M/ D% N' I: L8 ?! \* i/ `( p新官上任三把火a new broom sweeps clean ! i5 S0 h( O5 H! [) {
虚心使人进步,骄傲使人落后Modesty helps one go forward, whereas conceit makes one lag behind.
+ q; @9 E! ~& C2 h" j2 `蓄势而发accumulate strength for a take-off, g+ I0 J- |7 v! ?
心想事成May all your wish come true
+ e' E% K J9 @' Z' P8 ^9 D心照不宣have a tacit understanding; give tacit consent; tacit understanding _, U n& U5 D
先入为主First impressions are firmly entrenched.
) P* j6 r& r7 L" o: [' q先下手为强catch the ball before the bound
S5 A3 x+ C4 ^; Y0 V& U像热锅上的蚂蚁like an ant on a hot pan, ^2 Q* m1 h5 s8 J# z$ y4 t( _
现身说法warn people by taking oneself as an example( S& T/ f" ?% z* L7 J
息事宁人pour oil on troubled waters
0 J+ P, u: N D" ?: G" w喜忧参半mingled hope and fear + T! W/ q% ?# p+ L2 E* {
循序渐进step by step8 k; C) g/ ?) K2 L) ?* |& Q
一路平安，一路顺风speed somebody on their way; speed the parting guest
7 s5 }/ u' U5 C# j严以律己,宽以待人be strict with oneself and lenient towards others$ _9 p4 ?& ~5 f0 O5 \
鱼米之乡a land of milk and honey' e) \+ X+ \7 |. T
有情人终成眷属"Jack shall have Jill, all shall be well." ( m2 w( h$ P. M f
有钱能使鬼推磨Money makes the mare go. Money talks.8 G, V3 t& f; }% M8 b8 b
有识之士people of vision. x8 I* u4 z4 K4 Y1 `
有勇无谋use brawn rather than brain
, i% b- `- E" _$ R有缘千里来相会Separated as we are thousands of miles apart, we come together as if by predestination.5 x1 ?4 c _% X/ R
与时俱进advance with times1 K: W( I; A- |/ l
以人为本people oriented; people foremost
+ ~' u V8 d8 ^因材施教teach students according to their aptitude % K1 v) _, O9 p" ^% Z" N, X
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." + S' M: y/ R" Q5 U% d; D1 Z
欲速则不达Haste does not bring success.
" q) Y% M9 ^) P5 C( ]) Y& w优胜劣汰survival of the fittest
2 k' b5 B8 H) K英雄所见略同Great minds think alike.0 p/ T( {* }. _, g, q
冤家宜解不宜结Better make friends than make enemies.
, |) V z. z5 P% b8 F( J冤假错案"cases in which people were unjustly, falsely or wrongly charged or sentenced; unjust, false or wrong cases" e+ {# V; @% q+ d; k6 O& X
一言既出，驷马难追A real man never goes back on his words.
t0 A6 ]: ~$ `- j$ M; J) J7 d招财进宝Money and treasures will be plentiful* ?3 j: x: s3 H
债台高筑become debt-ridden p- I/ T' D H/ S
致命要害Achilles' heel n: V& u2 b# Q
众矢之的target of public criticism- u+ C6 U: x3 Q8 H
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.
0 m; D6 E2 [. K5 i' }纸上谈兵be an armchair strategist
/ J: J$ a: i0 C% y+ C纸包不住火Truth will come to light sooner or later.4 I# z( Q2 l7 ]4 s0 ~+ d
左右为难between the devil and the deep blue sea; between the rock and the hard place |
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