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爱屋及乌Love me, love my dog.- r6 H H/ y: P. L m& m3 w
百闻不如一见Seeing is believing.! g5 L- g0 b# `% l+ H- z; D5 R4 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
. Q9 G, G) d. m3 L' Q% u1 A笨鸟先飞A slow sparrow should make an early start.1 T5 r" g2 W( N, a- m' t
不眠之夜white night
$ ?. n, J9 T' @5 L( w& B不以物喜，不以己悲not pleased by external gains, not saddened by personnal losses1 t1 V, `. M, D7 N |3 R
不遗余力spare no effort; go all out; do one's best
: _: C& W( A' Y& @% E( C P不打不成交"No discord, no concord.
7 }" T* X! B; V5 E) C* M' T拆东墙补西墙rob Peter to pay Paul . K% P/ ^& p7 c8 n+ C
辞旧迎新bid farewell to the old and usher in the new; ring out the old year and ring in the new
8 J+ r5 m; N6 L" h; ~2 s5 Q! G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! |( b$ I. L; X3 t$ X; I
大开眼界open one's eyes; broaden one's horizon; be an eye-opener
3 l( H- ?5 ^# A. d; ^! k国泰民安The country flourishes and people live in peace
. V$ C$ Q2 y+ H }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
1 D, S3 h# j( U功夫不负有心人Everything comes to him who waits. ' R7 @- n" F9 u5 p' H- u# m8 Q
好了伤疤忘了疼once on shore, one prays no more
7 @, z9 l$ Z7 }" H5 ~' h好事不出门，恶事传千里Good news never goes beyond the gate, while bad news spread far and wide. # A$ x# [3 b1 L
和气生财Harmony brings wealth
9 ~0 [; P# f/ w6 D6 g5 v5 t活到老，学到老One is never too old to learn.
+ P, A1 I1 `: j. N8 i5 r0 o' w5 L4 o既往不咎let bygones be bygones 7 @* ~6 q0 \! p( h7 e* Z
金无足赤,人无完人Gold can't be pure and man can't be perfect. H) x) O: u- M7 p
金玉满堂Treasures fill the home
" b$ W, g5 F( N, h4 s脚踏实地be down-to-earth ! k g) ]: ?$ N* V1 l- G3 I
脚踩两只船sit on the fence & T3 |# y7 H9 t& ~* U) }9 X+ t
君子之交淡如水the friendship between gentlemen is as pure as crystal; a hedge between keeps friendship green ( Z6 z, I+ o9 }& ~& Y/ s
老生常谈，陈词滥调cut and dried, cliché
+ E) _9 { S) z6 c- e) r礼尚往来Courtesy calls for reciprocity. ! V0 Z$ P7 m/ x8 k
留得青山在，不怕没柴烧"Where there is life, there is hope."& E& T) }) X* N3 K3 P
马到成功achieve immediate victory; win instant success
$ p+ g0 M1 U* o6 j/ u6 k8 z1 P名利双收gain in both fame and wealth7 I# F) r3 T: i# R# s/ c) n
茅塞顿开be suddenly enlightened
4 D6 k, y7 i3 M) G) {3 O没有规矩不成方圆Nothing can be accomplished without norms or standards.
5 t$ e4 Z4 [6 ^4 I) M每逢佳节倍思亲
' }! P) L; d3 S/ ]On festive occasions more than ever one thinks of one's dear ones far away.0 W" ^0 ` A% O; G1 W
It is on the festival occasions when one misses his dear most.
. l6 b! q% y3 ]谋事在人，成事在天"The planning lies with man, the outcome with Heaven. / Man proposes, God disposes. "
8 t1 [2 L( n; I$ b; G弄巧成拙be too smart by half; Cunning outwits itself.
( c* d8 j$ G. Q ] _0 C& D拿手好戏masterpiece
+ Z: W2 Y- O8 |& @赔了夫人又折兵throw good money after bad
- T! D! H$ [6 z抛砖引玉a modest spur to induce others to come forward with valuable contributions; throw a sprat to catch a whale
& A% j+ ~# N, \, G9 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* o9 T+ M4 {% G9 E7 V" s8 A, f' W
抢得先机take the preemptive opportunities
, d C( L0 t0 S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.
6 o5 D+ P! T! C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
4 `- E# t$ G: V# H' E前事不忘,后事之师Past experience, if not forgotten, is a guide for the future.6 T2 O3 U5 G9 s1 H
前人栽树,后人乘凉One generation plants the trees in whose shade another generation rests.' S5 A# a. F- M
One sows and another reaps.4 O! z* F: R5 d# i) ?: G
前怕狼,后怕虎fear the wolf in front and the tiger behind/ hesitate in doing something
+ ?' R& M% k2 y( R( t1 ^/ {- L# l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. 6 z' ]4 A- r% H$ m
强强联手win-win co-operation
/ V+ ~) f: S& [瑞雪兆丰年A timely snow promises a good harvest.; m! G& ^5 }1 V. }
人之初,性本善Man's nature at birth is good.6 Q& {% {9 t9 C2 w0 O* X# x: x
人逢喜事精神爽Joy puts heart into a man.
% h, V4 H9 q2 w! X# L6 I% \9 ^人海战术huge-crowd strategy
5 K! R4 z5 l+ R, v& @- z9 v: D世上无难事，只要肯攀登"Where there is a will, there is a way. " 9 d/ q5 j' w6 f
世外桃源a fictitious land of peace away from the turmoil of the world; $ j, p2 x2 z/ s
死而后已until my heart stops beating# N; n& U: D7 J$ v& ]
岁岁平安Peace all year round+ z$ K9 _/ c5 @% A
上有天堂，下有苏杭"Just as there is paradise in heaven, ther are Suzhou and Hangzhou on earth." ( U: o* W D' I4 j$ s0 B3 b7 C) p
塞翁失马，焉知非福Misfortune may be an actual blessing.7 Q4 }' ^: O" O% U4 l- W
三十而立"A man should be independent at the age of thirty. / V9 ]7 E5 W- K" f7 ]
At thirty, a man should be able to think for himself." 9 K, Y- ]. \5 M6 D5 x* J Q
升级换代updating and upgrading (of products)
- i% X) P. Z: M I8 G9 t四十不惑Life begins at forty.
1 w$ a+ _ I: p" J; u! ]谁言寸草心，报得三春晖"Such kindness of warm sun, can't be repaid by grass. "
0 ]" L" f" |2 a水涨船高When the river rises, the boat floats high.
4 q7 ^. T5 m4 B( d2 n0 |时不我待Time and tide wait for no man. + ^" E, @4 t3 d9 M
杀鸡用牛刀break a butterfly on the wheel& f ^' H/ V, A5 W
实事求是seek truth from facts; be practical and realistic; be true to facts 9 @; n# I/ n4 N0 Z5 S8 M
说曹操,曹操到Talk of the devil and he comes.
5 ]( S* P0 _. A v) j3 W实话实说speak the plain truth; call a spade a spade; tell it as it is ! P8 t& {/ t' q. H0 D; I
实践是检验真理的唯一标准Practice is the sole criterion for testing truth.
: r2 j* L0 ^1 x: [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; "
3 v D2 S/ V7 G" |5 C: y7 F3 {韬光养晦hide one's capacities and bide one's time: Q9 c1 g5 y3 y. }( h% z9 B9 I
糖衣炮弹sugar-coated bullets: o. p- {: Q8 q& A/ y. N7 n
天有不测风云Anything unexpected may happen. a bolt from the blue
" h% |* ^6 g/ V4 G* o' \4 C9 r团结就是力量Unity is strength.
2 b& [; U6 p: L. a# Z3 D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
$ T# H7 m6 {: d+ y' P5 |0 S歪风邪气unhealthy practices and evil phenomena1 {) `" B% ?2 x! [: t
物以类聚，人以群分Birds of a feather flock together.
9 b( W3 W8 R2 {往事如风"The past has vanished (from memory) like wind.; What in past, is past."
2 P, f6 C( S9 p5 [& N4 P1 R望子成龙hold high hopes for one's child+ g, E* e. }# R1 i! |/ _6 C6 T
屋漏又逢连阴雨Misfortunes never come singly. When it rains it pours.
# Q" U5 n H( P6 _4 Q文韬武略military expertise; military strategy
& o( r! E# M0 o; G d, N3 ^& o" K3 U: q唯利是图draw water to one's mill
( X1 l3 t! H: l* L无源之水,无本之木water without a source, and a tree wiithout roots
& Y* T; n% E4 e) K4 n# K无中生有make/create something out of nothing
$ P& Y7 [: U3 u, I$ [无风不起浪There are no waves without wind. There's no smoke without fire.
+ a( `3 E: x8 v( i徇私枉法bend the law for the benefit of relatives or friends
3 E$ ?, F' F( v9 X新官上任三把火a new broom sweeps clean 4 ]6 i& N5 I. a" b
虚心使人进步,骄傲使人落后Modesty helps one go forward, whereas conceit makes one lag behind.' C; G# R* i! d! t
蓄势而发accumulate strength for a take-off0 _: _! v, D n6 q$ e3 K1 k
心想事成May all your wish come true& Y' j; ~$ Q8 E4 U
心照不宣have a tacit understanding; give tacit consent; tacit understanding
8 k7 h4 f m; x4 t先入为主First impressions are firmly entrenched.
2 p" F7 b1 v! M& n4 G先下手为强catch the ball before the bound/ O! m9 b" A3 ~ h; o% B( N: V
像热锅上的蚂蚁like an ant on a hot pan @6 C& _0 m8 \6 ~* G8 q+ L! w( M
现身说法warn people by taking oneself as an example
( v; B9 f9 i' z b息事宁人pour oil on troubled waters , G) z# C5 S: }+ E. i
喜忧参半mingled hope and fear , u1 Y7 X4 ]. o
循序渐进step by step; t* @8 @. |! u. e7 w+ a# T4 P7 U
一路平安，一路顺风speed somebody on their way; speed the parting guest
& b/ H) x, x! X: U5 `, T严以律己,宽以待人be strict with oneself and lenient towards others
) c( X# H$ p: ~; U/ @" j鱼米之乡a land of milk and honey
1 s2 b. s4 g" Y! y有情人终成眷属"Jack shall have Jill, all shall be well."
4 g+ V* R( @% j有钱能使鬼推磨Money makes the mare go. Money talks.
" J1 Y% e* Y/ g2 m, @$ V! s有识之士people of vision
& H7 f' d: R! p有勇无谋use brawn rather than brain
; G% Z( M( X! T, Z' \有缘千里来相会Separated as we are thousands of miles apart, we come together as if by predestination.! Q( p% a9 H& N2 @( U6 w6 @8 L
与时俱进advance with times. e) E ^4 \5 Z1 K! h! C6 P* C
以人为本people oriented; people foremost
( L+ @) }2 T6 M7 q4 k6 F$ r+ h因材施教teach students according to their aptitude , h; q; v/ t8 z/ G
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." 6 B! p) q; e# t! c. _: I
欲速则不达Haste does not bring success.
# X$ b1 C- j8 P' i优胜劣汰survival of the fittest
3 m3 U2 T5 w6 Q2 k! X2 _英雄所见略同Great minds think alike.
4 X2 L+ X( m' y2 Z b7 O冤家宜解不宜结Better make friends than make enemies.
# {4 L8 j: n( r3 U$ Z冤假错案"cases in which people were unjustly, falsely or wrongly charged or sentenced; unjust, false or wrong cases" ; O- R9 A. `* A% o6 t* H4 P' G1 ^
一言既出，驷马难追A real man never goes back on his words.
& u0 F1 I' R; Y& s招财进宝Money and treasures will be plentiful8 E+ M6 L( Z! L- R" d$ s
债台高筑become debt-ridden
; O* z! o' P$ l% c% N致命要害Achilles' heel
% [) h' a( n' h1 M- n众矢之的target of public criticism
9 R$ I/ O0 Y6 Q! C; r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.
& f2 D. Q% T5 }. ~; j% n纸上谈兵be an armchair strategist
) t& W. ^% j: S3 ?6 b纸包不住火Truth will come to light sooner or later.1 t2 `' R+ t2 I2 r' c2 z' D
左右为难between the devil and the deep blue sea; between the rock and the hard place |
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