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爱屋及乌Love me, love my dog.( _+ Q% x% D& ?3 A9 X2 ?5 z
百闻不如一见Seeing is believing.
1 w* ]- f4 c7 A0 G7 g, @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
0 x( v( x" B) X& Z! L- B笨鸟先飞A slow sparrow should make an early start.
) z) q4 {* \3 j8 b4 t不眠之夜white night
8 O+ q0 ]6 c! n2 V+ T不以物喜，不以己悲not pleased by external gains, not saddened by personnal losses9 c* D. S) x, E' Q: ~8 w7 |/ W5 L
不遗余力spare no effort; go all out; do one's best
, T7 F% H8 M* S' v r1 t% m8 E+ S不打不成交"No discord, no concord. . w+ N3 o" T7 V5 B
拆东墙补西墙rob Peter to pay Paul , q$ R4 h" @+ F+ T9 s8 E
辞旧迎新bid farewell to the old and usher in the new; ring out the old year and ring in the new
; P4 P' B9 I: Y R9 e4 P% d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. h" [" X( {" h
大开眼界open one's eyes; broaden one's horizon; be an eye-opener 5 a" O0 N% B9 x- g$ S7 _
国泰民安The country flourishes and people live in peace
& u: ^0 x3 P. C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
5 a3 R5 d8 o( B5 z& E$ {/ U2 q功夫不负有心人Everything comes to him who waits. - R& ]" i9 u, s/ N+ W
好了伤疤忘了疼once on shore, one prays no more" N4 n: G/ k2 @( B! W7 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.
; g; d9 L9 g- x7 a和气生财Harmony brings wealth
" F7 n2 F3 }! m活到老，学到老One is never too old to learn. $ _& m1 L) @8 b
既往不咎let bygones be bygones 9 e( \; Q0 l6 G. j* N8 a# u1 V3 f) p
金无足赤,人无完人Gold can't be pure and man can't be perfect.
( [9 c& a3 J" [% D! v0 u! m4 n金玉满堂Treasures fill the home
- c" r8 }5 Z/ t* g脚踏实地be down-to-earth
9 t- T4 y9 @# x5 C3 ?8 ~+ [脚踩两只船sit on the fence
0 h& U! ? {" M4 l+ m0 D君子之交淡如水the friendship between gentlemen is as pure as crystal; a hedge between keeps friendship green
) F/ i" h" o. ^, ~8 n4 D' w; O老生常谈，陈词滥调cut and dried, cliché
8 U" Z0 x( C0 I礼尚往来Courtesy calls for reciprocity. # C1 ]. d8 }( B! H' e: d' B6 o
留得青山在，不怕没柴烧"Where there is life, there is hope."
9 ] D/ x. s2 G R' d马到成功achieve immediate victory; win instant success* W/ T$ P6 U! A4 W1 t6 T* u& B
名利双收gain in both fame and wealth
8 Q v4 y8 C t! c茅塞顿开be suddenly enlightened. O" v- q( d, [
没有规矩不成方圆Nothing can be accomplished without norms or standards.
& A# G$ p# ~% O2 x8 _/ t x每逢佳节倍思亲
h4 }0 t- [$ k, bOn festive occasions more than ever one thinks of one's dear ones far away.! W7 L. V$ `& j
It is on the festival occasions when one misses his dear most.
+ U6 R' K/ d$ z; H# f谋事在人，成事在天"The planning lies with man, the outcome with Heaven. / Man proposes, God disposes. "
! u+ G {) ^1 W s0 D8 [* ] e( T弄巧成拙be too smart by half; Cunning outwits itself.% R! N3 P/ E" w8 [1 v! R
拿手好戏masterpiece
* S5 j0 e0 i1 |- B赔了夫人又折兵throw good money after bad, [4 b' `' F& @ v) y) V
抛砖引玉a modest spur to induce others to come forward with valuable contributions; throw a sprat to catch a whale
: ~# a; w7 n0 G# {+ e2 ?" P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
1 p/ }4 _3 G1 @$ \ t1 ]# b抢得先机take the preemptive opportunities
Y: n" M& |0 U+ P3 n3 y; ?+ l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.8 R# I8 K( u4 J% {4 H* y( g
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' C* c. L2 o$ Z7 n4 A8 n) W' |
前事不忘,后事之师Past experience, if not forgotten, is a guide for the future.7 `/ f s: s- y2 D5 m: q
前人栽树,后人乘凉One generation plants the trees in whose shade another generation rests.
' n I- _& p( MOne sows and another reaps.
- V; X7 ?! s: _7 b! u前怕狼,后怕虎fear the wolf in front and the tiger behind/ hesitate in doing something
# J, s. O0 X. f( G; ]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. ' I. F; f5 w" V% d
强强联手win-win co-operation! S' ~$ i: F! K- h( G1 N) T
瑞雪兆丰年A timely snow promises a good harvest.
4 Y& q3 u! h3 O2 X人之初,性本善Man's nature at birth is good.
3 s6 @. \3 Y7 @( i" [0 Q( k& \" R1 n人逢喜事精神爽Joy puts heart into a man.
) n* I. U5 H1 b2 I5 M, E* r) G人海战术huge-crowd strategy + L/ D% Y/ g1 a+ P$ j6 @
世上无难事，只要肯攀登"Where there is a will, there is a way. " 0 a0 [2 ] U: j8 f
世外桃源a fictitious land of peace away from the turmoil of the world; : l2 b8 p5 ^" [/ }5 l
死而后已until my heart stops beating
2 `( y" z5 o/ J/ @6 {! F: m岁岁平安Peace all year round; a8 p, o( N5 E2 `6 p( p; t
上有天堂，下有苏杭"Just as there is paradise in heaven, ther are Suzhou and Hangzhou on earth." 7 u: X, w9 E% ]& f* [
塞翁失马，焉知非福Misfortune may be an actual blessing.
3 g' S6 U( ]2 }三十而立"A man should be independent at the age of thirty. ' u) ], Q: ^& Z/ q% H
At thirty, a man should be able to think for himself." 0 j5 e( C# o _+ D
升级换代updating and upgrading (of products)4 j& {# j- g# D
四十不惑Life begins at forty. - P" d" t5 q$ n9 I: q4 v* ]
谁言寸草心，报得三春晖"Such kindness of warm sun, can't be repaid by grass. "
5 n, q% W0 u6 r( j水涨船高When the river rises, the boat floats high.
1 p/ X& ~. h" {0 V6 x3 y时不我待Time and tide wait for no man. ) }; a" z. b4 U; N
杀鸡用牛刀break a butterfly on the wheel
# j8 A6 `( N, N* U# [* Q实事求是seek truth from facts; be practical and realistic; be true to facts ) P8 a7 q# Y9 F0 f
说曹操,曹操到Talk of the devil and he comes.8 J. f- W& R) H6 n! L) S+ c# Q
实话实说speak the plain truth; call a spade a spade; tell it as it is , i4 m z" z' B# I& C
实践是检验真理的唯一标准Practice is the sole criterion for testing truth. {6 z, }' q; W* 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; "
u# d& L* D$ J1 \1 [: `4 A, k6 a韬光养晦hide one's capacities and bide one's time
" i y" y/ n& I5 p7 x6 F糖衣炮弹sugar-coated bullets5 v0 z3 Q6 y9 c( {+ z, H A. R) c2 c
天有不测风云Anything unexpected may happen. a bolt from the blue
$ n; I. i! [- U+ @/ L4 U团结就是力量Unity is strength.+ V8 C1 [2 f8 |+ W
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 1 _. Q3 s6 A, ~
歪风邪气unhealthy practices and evil phenomena; N" k' m$ C# A ^) I) m( v/ }
物以类聚，人以群分Birds of a feather flock together.
: \) @" F- W' ~( ]往事如风"The past has vanished (from memory) like wind.; What in past, is past." 4 r2 b* s5 C- r0 G8 h, V0 T) u
望子成龙hold high hopes for one's child
; o0 `$ S+ g) N& ^* n" H% O4 E屋漏又逢连阴雨Misfortunes never come singly. When it rains it pours.
5 N* V% u; M; ]4 {- }文韬武略military expertise; military strategy
. e$ \8 T7 X( s9 [& C( a: s, n唯利是图draw water to one's mill
8 T3 d# S7 e& t* f无源之水,无本之木water without a source, and a tree wiithout roots9 o% D, |: q( A& J6 B& J
无中生有make/create something out of nothing
6 G! p/ g- d+ f b无风不起浪There are no waves without wind. There's no smoke without fire.3 P6 r$ i7 l, | l' s6 a# Z
徇私枉法bend the law for the benefit of relatives or friends
' G" t' A6 q2 \7 J" T新官上任三把火a new broom sweeps clean $ P) j3 o2 ?. a/ D5 c: C
虚心使人进步,骄傲使人落后Modesty helps one go forward, whereas conceit makes one lag behind.
5 {/ ^; p" c2 K$ Q( o9 L) S蓄势而发accumulate strength for a take-off
" }5 ]/ r8 K" c7 I心想事成May all your wish come true
/ }0 j) R6 U4 r: R心照不宣have a tacit understanding; give tacit consent; tacit understanding R7 O9 ` Z! o4 j
先入为主First impressions are firmly entrenched.0 `5 X4 W! ~+ B
先下手为强catch the ball before the bound
1 ^! A1 W+ ?1 m' B! {6 t& r! { K像热锅上的蚂蚁like an ant on a hot pan( ]9 Y) f" {$ g6 y
现身说法warn people by taking oneself as an example
6 b( _ C9 `. K8 Z2 Z) a1 A息事宁人pour oil on troubled waters ! @1 f$ o$ L' P6 J- Z t" {
喜忧参半mingled hope and fear % K! _+ @* q7 Z) w
循序渐进step by step0 @/ p5 q* m" z& @# M* C
一路平安，一路顺风speed somebody on their way; speed the parting guest
/ @) l; } A4 T: l }严以律己,宽以待人be strict with oneself and lenient towards others
% m8 V4 X0 B, \) s鱼米之乡a land of milk and honey7 L: O* b1 O% G9 w: r: x& l. S
有情人终成眷属"Jack shall have Jill, all shall be well." 1 g, C, V: F3 ]2 l
有钱能使鬼推磨Money makes the mare go. Money talks.% Z6 c$ u. k/ y( H; e3 H4 y
有识之士people of vision
0 \. `5 x2 j1 V* b9 {有勇无谋use brawn rather than brain
( Z8 E' [/ _- x, O+ x$ G( F- w有缘千里来相会Separated as we are thousands of miles apart, we come together as if by predestination., u9 Z+ k5 b2 k
与时俱进advance with times
2 N k* |, Y2 k8 m6 `以人为本people oriented; people foremost
& w- o& H7 O; ]' n3 i因材施教teach students according to their aptitude / \& a# e3 q" U \) s
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." / i6 `0 z0 L! r/ ]7 K
欲速则不达Haste does not bring success.
[- n( z: d& x7 D3 X8 @优胜劣汰survival of the fittest ! O( I B& B: w" n
英雄所见略同Great minds think alike.
- @( [- G, g1 m/ }- `" |冤家宜解不宜结Better make friends than make enemies.
; h9 P" n3 ]6 b冤假错案"cases in which people were unjustly, falsely or wrongly charged or sentenced; unjust, false or wrong cases"
. O* ~9 B4 @" s7 a一言既出，驷马难追A real man never goes back on his words. 8 I7 B+ T6 k) C3 b4 U+ e9 s
招财进宝Money and treasures will be plentiful3 ~! v% ?' V1 W9 F' Z2 _
债台高筑become debt-ridden
& H# M1 d5 a3 z/ f致命要害Achilles' heel
* t Z6 @/ F& l. q5 H5 m. U% S* D众矢之的target of public criticism
z5 t: {& q( L7 J$ V* E# z8 S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.
% P5 r a: w4 R" r5 J% H: J纸上谈兵be an armchair strategist
* m) P: f5 Q; q, J! [; U纸包不住火Truth will come to light sooner or later.8 }& T1 ]; N, a
左右为难between the devil and the deep blue sea; between the rock and the hard place |
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