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爱屋及乌Love me, love my dog.
4 R: D) c% p# R3 X- r百闻不如一见Seeing is believing.7 w( i5 s( w) P H% l" B A
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 y% O* F+ u# D8 q$ l% c
笨鸟先飞A slow sparrow should make an early start.! b f9 T# d4 I
不眠之夜white night ' J& M0 b. c7 q$ D. _
不以物喜，不以己悲not pleased by external gains, not saddened by personnal losses
7 T6 L# u* v5 \8 N- O不遗余力spare no effort; go all out; do one's best
* o( x# T L. q- ^不打不成交"No discord, no concord. : A$ b/ e: a: _4 h
拆东墙补西墙rob Peter to pay Paul
+ B6 I/ t% Y7 z1 t辞旧迎新bid farewell to the old and usher in the new; ring out the old year and ring in the new
7 J) C5 u. {9 u( ?$ I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
& _7 d2 N1 W+ z8 t: m大开眼界open one's eyes; broaden one's horizon; be an eye-opener 7 u6 U6 p" I( B( a& [
国泰民安The country flourishes and people live in peace
$ ~9 Z- T) g$ n" X4 ^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 x' l' A; Z% `- `
功夫不负有心人Everything comes to him who waits.
( Z& k' l, X9 O. U) g% A l2 R; V好了伤疤忘了疼once on shore, one prays no more/ T @; ?+ e+ l. k
好事不出门，恶事传千里Good news never goes beyond the gate, while bad news spread far and wide. 6 b) B, \* Z7 v$ i! }0 U! H
和气生财Harmony brings wealth) `4 G6 K7 T2 l/ _$ i M
活到老，学到老One is never too old to learn.
# f6 L* x4 V) o) f' y3 u既往不咎let bygones be bygones 5 v- B/ Z# B$ G( i4 A* O2 Q
金无足赤,人无完人Gold can't be pure and man can't be perfect.
; F$ P- ^( |- r) G0 H金玉满堂Treasures fill the home
* v4 y' e* i( K脚踏实地be down-to-earth $ c5 D2 A7 ~8 V7 k T
脚踩两只船sit on the fence # L* H' h# _6 U; c& Z
君子之交淡如水the friendship between gentlemen is as pure as crystal; a hedge between keeps friendship green
. X/ u6 g* o/ X' n+ _老生常谈，陈词滥调cut and dried, cliché
, C8 ~4 X- }& o# d. S礼尚往来Courtesy calls for reciprocity.
) k! J6 c0 M' `, |5 F9 o/ Q留得青山在，不怕没柴烧"Where there is life, there is hope."
' F/ V+ ]/ l% i0 A4 q马到成功achieve immediate victory; win instant success
# H& h4 U1 v/ Y$ a9 h名利双收gain in both fame and wealth0 i: i, H1 s5 \" P. h
茅塞顿开be suddenly enlightened
) C- c' u4 n1 }# [2 I+ o4 d! ?没有规矩不成方圆Nothing can be accomplished without norms or standards.
! b3 p6 ~) R# S4 f. s每逢佳节倍思亲
* [7 o2 f0 V5 D/ `3 R4 L4 l1 e- qOn festive occasions more than ever one thinks of one's dear ones far away.
* K5 L1 ?+ |3 Z3 bIt is on the festival occasions when one misses his dear most. 6 L9 `; j4 e2 m7 Z
谋事在人，成事在天"The planning lies with man, the outcome with Heaven. / Man proposes, God disposes. "
$ t5 b' M) \2 _7 O弄巧成拙be too smart by half; Cunning outwits itself.
' f/ V. d; f0 Y& V1 s6 C拿手好戏masterpiece2 g- P0 `8 X/ B+ u
赔了夫人又折兵throw good money after bad
- p% X/ l9 X1 Z1 Y4 K抛砖引玉a modest spur to induce others to come forward with valuable contributions; throw a sprat to catch a whale* m6 b' r. K2 w7 D' K
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% e" h$ [/ X7 K: H3 B" B1 N
抢得先机take the preemptive opportunities
5 Z* e' }- Q0 x- h% p, ]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.' c! @( c3 t$ p" y
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 step1 }8 y6 H. d& m# i( z6 |; r
前事不忘,后事之师Past experience, if not forgotten, is a guide for the future.& D% T* F2 r7 K1 F7 S
前人栽树,后人乘凉One generation plants the trees in whose shade another generation rests.& `' x+ i1 l* Y
One sows and another reaps.7 e7 R: j$ Q- P/ q
前怕狼,后怕虎fear the wolf in front and the tiger behind/ hesitate in doing something: M3 g0 ?0 j& y) }( V# \# ~
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.
, W. `+ E3 [0 b/ `( X0 f强强联手win-win co-operation
y) |! l( f4 _7 _) z) k瑞雪兆丰年A timely snow promises a good harvest.( D( ^, F. A( l) d4 `8 B
人之初,性本善Man's nature at birth is good.
1 t+ e; ~& u U人逢喜事精神爽Joy puts heart into a man.
$ O+ G- N% T, j0 s$ m' D人海战术huge-crowd strategy
0 o) B' K# K5 u, D4 p9 c* @世上无难事，只要肯攀登"Where there is a will, there is a way. " 0 F. |1 k5 ~. _7 U: M
世外桃源a fictitious land of peace away from the turmoil of the world;
+ p2 P; h- Q; Y& @5 [7 [死而后已until my heart stops beating! B- @3 n# i, }7 q1 r
岁岁平安Peace all year round& H9 Q1 \2 C' {+ V1 V
上有天堂，下有苏杭"Just as there is paradise in heaven, ther are Suzhou and Hangzhou on earth."
3 M( A1 g* v1 y# H塞翁失马，焉知非福Misfortune may be an actual blessing.* h9 s4 `: E! H. F0 O& H
三十而立"A man should be independent at the age of thirty. 0 k+ O9 n2 I* t V9 x& _
At thirty, a man should be able to think for himself." : u# L, p' ]8 V1 F( ], n+ T
升级换代updating and upgrading (of products)
3 n6 p6 {8 H4 Q3 p3 h/ G四十不惑Life begins at forty.
) `1 ~: @6 ~5 k4 D8 R/ l: G谁言寸草心，报得三春晖"Such kindness of warm sun, can't be repaid by grass. "
# u) x7 Z4 p X9 G! i* L* @/ Z水涨船高When the river rises, the boat floats high.6 K7 o7 C) o: k D1 {/ A' T6 x5 `
时不我待Time and tide wait for no man.
4 M" @( k& f& y. o9 s杀鸡用牛刀break a butterfly on the wheel
0 \! D- ^) _8 h0 q6 U6 |$ R$ U5 ?4 I) U1 M实事求是seek truth from facts; be practical and realistic; be true to facts
' \9 [. M3 g0 ^) j$ Y2 ?说曹操,曹操到Talk of the devil and he comes.( q3 }! O9 i& m1 M
实话实说speak the plain truth; call a spade a spade; tell it as it is
, O, M$ z1 o7 X实践是检验真理的唯一标准Practice is the sole criterion for testing truth.
0 w2 @1 v5 M" e2 j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; "
/ D0 C- `+ @# V% T$ l Z- c韬光养晦hide one's capacities and bide one's time- Q3 \. Z% ~4 Z% A b
糖衣炮弹sugar-coated bullets
* z- `& \' f3 I; X8 W% H: @: |天有不测风云Anything unexpected may happen. a bolt from the blue
6 H( I. e: P6 j! ^! f& E团结就是力量Unity is strength.
8 o8 O! [% b j& W; D7 H4 o1 b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
3 }. |1 [) \9 ~& K& M; T歪风邪气unhealthy practices and evil phenomena
. V- Y, O% c2 _5 e1 |" L) N9 ]物以类聚，人以群分Birds of a feather flock together.
' o% @" l0 f: E$ n往事如风"The past has vanished (from memory) like wind.; What in past, is past." 2 b+ Q) C- W! @! P& y
望子成龙hold high hopes for one's child
/ z0 s; i2 D$ b3 `. `- }4 U屋漏又逢连阴雨Misfortunes never come singly. When it rains it pours.% |. Q, z3 X* _# \' m0 ?
文韬武略military expertise; military strategy
5 P: i0 b: I2 J* }4 n( ?唯利是图draw water to one's mill 9 F) ?# M: H- }! l
无源之水,无本之木water without a source, and a tree wiithout roots
]0 U$ [! Y7 U无中生有make/create something out of nothing 4 \! @3 n) W3 f% w
无风不起浪There are no waves without wind. There's no smoke without fire.
3 L+ }4 ^! I b2 @徇私枉法bend the law for the benefit of relatives or friends * n: T2 b0 C; U# C
新官上任三把火a new broom sweeps clean
3 h# q) y2 q% U- w+ X1 _ p虚心使人进步,骄傲使人落后Modesty helps one go forward, whereas conceit makes one lag behind.
* G+ e% ]( h1 }; ?) @# B! M* R* U( [9 i蓄势而发accumulate strength for a take-off
r6 d8 m4 Z3 G1 h6 o心想事成May all your wish come true
9 I/ Z2 y1 S: d. |3 L' V心照不宣have a tacit understanding; give tacit consent; tacit understanding
2 [' C5 {- E- V) J先入为主First impressions are firmly entrenched.
' p8 T/ A b, R/ K先下手为强catch the ball before the bound5 s) R( } d6 M& m, m" b( S
像热锅上的蚂蚁like an ant on a hot pan) c) g1 S: N$ {. y7 q
现身说法warn people by taking oneself as an example
% X! q- f- r8 D8 ~/ o% ^3 {, @( \息事宁人pour oil on troubled waters
8 z5 b, x& L. q7 q- c喜忧参半mingled hope and fear # o4 e( N3 u+ ~7 ?/ ^1 ?: \, ?% }
循序渐进step by step
. X+ T* v- r b. u! Q6 U, j一路平安，一路顺风speed somebody on their way; speed the parting guest , B5 L3 O/ `) I2 T
严以律己,宽以待人be strict with oneself and lenient towards others% S9 r5 Y5 u x3 ~2 B) Z
鱼米之乡a land of milk and honey
g3 o1 m/ p9 \有情人终成眷属"Jack shall have Jill, all shall be well."
& ]% m# j3 O8 [有钱能使鬼推磨Money makes the mare go. Money talks.5 k4 U; ?' Y8 \3 T9 t
有识之士people of vision( X3 p, {- f5 ` _- X5 j8 d; d) o
有勇无谋use brawn rather than brain 6 B1 {# _; W% w2 P% s7 |- O
有缘千里来相会Separated as we are thousands of miles apart, we come together as if by predestination.; g' S; v; J# W+ E. ]9 P" U# ]
与时俱进advance with times0 ~# ^8 G9 E. O0 s% ]7 ?
以人为本people oriented; people foremost
# E$ g2 _! e; ?9 G0 d/ i: n因材施教teach students according to their aptitude
* |, D1 C. {" [" K; @$ `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."
+ x8 C! K/ Q- b% B! {* y9 e* |) J& ?1 n欲速则不达Haste does not bring success. 2 w, z% R5 a3 ]7 D* z J' W( _+ p7 w
优胜劣汰survival of the fittest , ?9 n+ O! G/ s
英雄所见略同Great minds think alike.! X9 e9 U/ N/ h. M
冤家宜解不宜结Better make friends than make enemies.3 n# w) E3 d4 h1 [& Y5 k& S6 N: w
冤假错案"cases in which people were unjustly, falsely or wrongly charged or sentenced; unjust, false or wrong cases"
0 q' X! D/ p, G) s一言既出，驷马难追A real man never goes back on his words. 6 ?+ O8 ~4 _8 H( R
招财进宝Money and treasures will be plentiful! K6 L# C% G5 s( G. j2 {8 `: U
债台高筑become debt-ridden
% a- z+ A7 p; [. F! ]1 f致命要害Achilles' heel
$ P4 j5 a0 _. @# x" D众矢之的target of public criticism
. G0 A9 e8 p5 {4 O5 f( @; P. y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.
& j: ?( `2 H: y0 N* R纸上谈兵be an armchair strategist
+ V5 b. g2 d, Z R {纸包不住火Truth will come to light sooner or later.
* [$ M) Y( l% B# S0 q. C左右为难between the devil and the deep blue sea; between the rock and the hard place |
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