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爱屋及乌Love me, love my dog.
' M. y \: y, [5 u9 v9 ?百闻不如一见Seeing is believing., U" }4 d1 c6 Q9 K. Z4 v8 `3 q
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
% \9 r7 L% \3 k# g笨鸟先飞A slow sparrow should make an early start.8 {% P W7 [# a: W
不眠之夜white night ( o9 _/ k0 N1 Z, _* B+ N" C4 I
不以物喜，不以己悲not pleased by external gains, not saddened by personnal losses0 {+ I4 M6 _" A. f
不遗余力spare no effort; go all out; do one's best7 @4 K5 Z4 a$ x/ a
不打不成交"No discord, no concord.
. j8 b) q- n* Y! b' w6 W9 d) l9 w) x拆东墙补西墙rob Peter to pay Paul P9 @) h6 ?. x
辞旧迎新bid farewell to the old and usher in the new; ring out the old year and ring in the new 1 V0 [8 h# g6 l8 C0 t7 q7 f, W0 a
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$ L) s) [9 l5 `) O7 |
大开眼界open one's eyes; broaden one's horizon; be an eye-opener 8 ?! f( |" h z. @. M9 g
国泰民安The country flourishes and people live in peace
2 s2 B2 L' q: O+ }5 n5 u- 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 3 d% n0 o V! b% K8 Y7 z
功夫不负有心人Everything comes to him who waits. / L. C( O6 l; } n
好了伤疤忘了疼once on shore, one prays no more) Z5 S* F0 a+ v$ z) f, J+ e$ b% w
好事不出门，恶事传千里Good news never goes beyond the gate, while bad news spread far and wide. ) ^+ d; d9 |. N" K% O
和气生财Harmony brings wealth
% ]5 Y# q) {" ]# e% V' E活到老，学到老One is never too old to learn.
0 B4 l1 A% l( d既往不咎let bygones be bygones
+ D, |! q: G k. N! c. i4 M金无足赤,人无完人Gold can't be pure and man can't be perfect. , x5 o. y, l( S$ R- U
金玉满堂Treasures fill the home
% j/ h* J$ a* i# H脚踏实地be down-to-earth
1 W$ Q q* j6 ?$ T4 f1 q6 M脚踩两只船sit on the fence
: ^8 p4 c0 w8 h) p君子之交淡如水the friendship between gentlemen is as pure as crystal; a hedge between keeps friendship green
3 D' h9 y# P( i! D) [老生常谈，陈词滥调cut and dried, cliché& o5 ]! p1 c" U+ l& e4 z8 |
礼尚往来Courtesy calls for reciprocity. , o. ~0 m- U+ w! p7 t0 u
留得青山在，不怕没柴烧"Where there is life, there is hope.") _! i7 F9 C( F4 e, e) f
马到成功achieve immediate victory; win instant success. I/ w: Z. j4 g3 p5 k* p1 G
名利双收gain in both fame and wealth( ?" _1 M( z' y
茅塞顿开be suddenly enlightened
* @' r3 M' x* @* S没有规矩不成方圆Nothing can be accomplished without norms or standards.
/ E8 l% P( l! m/ H N5 k' ^! |1 X# N每逢佳节倍思亲8 [2 O5 e4 g ^+ g5 P; @
On festive occasions more than ever one thinks of one's dear ones far away.
) q u+ ]7 v9 x+ Z* a; s7 {It is on the festival occasions when one misses his dear most. 7 |8 N$ N% H9 x G% M. N
谋事在人，成事在天"The planning lies with man, the outcome with Heaven. / Man proposes, God disposes. "7 j7 F0 P B, N- A" x4 r' |$ Z# m
弄巧成拙be too smart by half; Cunning outwits itself.
4 u. V' c! o$ n# @拿手好戏masterpiece1 J. R1 m8 n2 Q n5 V; m" ]
赔了夫人又折兵throw good money after bad
8 w# ], R3 O. `* }; s! C抛砖引玉a modest spur to induce others to come forward with valuable contributions; throw a sprat to catch a whale
6 a, k4 ]" E9 ^$ f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
, b& I! r) b0 |抢得先机take the preemptive opportunities 4 z; ]- o, ^( o
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.
1 Q( Q, [: D! O9 ?7 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 step4 @8 H! G8 i3 T
前事不忘,后事之师Past experience, if not forgotten, is a guide for the future.6 q2 D) w$ K3 `! U6 m& O. p% h
前人栽树,后人乘凉One generation plants the trees in whose shade another generation rests.
9 v5 n4 h2 I F0 W& [- a' AOne sows and another reaps.# Y) o5 G4 X( @' B2 S1 a2 ?
前怕狼,后怕虎fear the wolf in front and the tiger behind/ hesitate in doing something
7 B; \: v2 U7 T3 u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.
4 ?! l, D$ _- c- L" j强强联手win-win co-operation8 Z( p0 A3 q) c' O% f
瑞雪兆丰年A timely snow promises a good harvest.
1 A6 ?+ v) K3 s5 c1 e1 e人之初,性本善Man's nature at birth is good.
: k, |% i m3 I d' \* J人逢喜事精神爽Joy puts heart into a man.
) u5 M' _5 F: h {# ^人海战术huge-crowd strategy
" ?% i |' ~; |* g# e世上无难事，只要肯攀登"Where there is a will, there is a way. " $ q+ R1 |6 z ~0 C
世外桃源a fictitious land of peace away from the turmoil of the world; + V* S# G" I+ X9 P3 w
死而后已until my heart stops beating
. R2 I( Q& ], R7 c1 [' j4 {) j岁岁平安Peace all year round
2 J4 ]% ?- `8 j上有天堂，下有苏杭"Just as there is paradise in heaven, ther are Suzhou and Hangzhou on earth." ) N: B4 r; c/ M* B e3 n
塞翁失马，焉知非福Misfortune may be an actual blessing.
5 c0 l) m4 n2 }2 v三十而立"A man should be independent at the age of thirty.
% j3 Q. U2 C* sAt thirty, a man should be able to think for himself."
1 j Y6 n$ [& M2 n升级换代updating and upgrading (of products)
7 w$ k. g* P! _: [4 H1 i1 S四十不惑Life begins at forty. Z2 T9 a+ M) ^
谁言寸草心，报得三春晖"Such kindness of warm sun, can't be repaid by grass. "
4 @3 _4 b$ A9 B/ v0 B0 K9 L水涨船高When the river rises, the boat floats high.
, _6 B* a9 U% u时不我待Time and tide wait for no man. 5 W# J0 D! E0 @8 q
杀鸡用牛刀break a butterfly on the wheel
; X1 `6 u$ B4 n5 a实事求是seek truth from facts; be practical and realistic; be true to facts 8 H2 Q6 X/ x9 z6 o& { g6 }
说曹操,曹操到Talk of the devil and he comes.
9 j9 |/ l0 |1 L实话实说speak the plain truth; call a spade a spade; tell it as it is
+ {9 I' l9 L. g, n G实践是检验真理的唯一标准Practice is the sole criterion for testing truth.
' X; \: i+ s8 r, l9 _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; "" J% a: q; y) t8 i F( ^% X; G
韬光养晦hide one's capacities and bide one's time |# J4 m/ c& {/ i+ N6 F* i9 @
糖衣炮弹sugar-coated bullets
6 z8 V" P% |1 B5 i/ B4 q" w9 R天有不测风云Anything unexpected may happen. a bolt from the blue' L* z, m! I: B# ^+ i, S( j& t6 E: J
团结就是力量Unity is strength.
+ D" c) M. i; y+ a5 Q& M4 H# X* |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
- R" |- |) G: v歪风邪气unhealthy practices and evil phenomena+ E0 `- v. h4 o; c6 @
物以类聚，人以群分Birds of a feather flock together./ P/ ]# u- M& S6 i' T/ r" s; F; e
往事如风"The past has vanished (from memory) like wind.; What in past, is past."
# V3 i: _, f9 ~, h! q8 w望子成龙hold high hopes for one's child- r. A7 `4 O2 R* e
屋漏又逢连阴雨Misfortunes never come singly. When it rains it pours.0 i- g! a& g. @3 N% \* t/ d
文韬武略military expertise; military strategy ' [/ a0 t" Y" b4 g& G
唯利是图draw water to one's mill 2 F L) [7 `4 ^5 H
无源之水,无本之木water without a source, and a tree wiithout roots5 ^! P" G8 } D' X, \ ~
无中生有make/create something out of nothing
! c/ q; }* }, p无风不起浪There are no waves without wind. There's no smoke without fire.0 F9 i# M* r- E. e
徇私枉法bend the law for the benefit of relatives or friends ' ?8 v0 f4 ~* p" V; B. w
新官上任三把火a new broom sweeps clean . H# R1 E! j3 l5 P1 ]
虚心使人进步,骄傲使人落后Modesty helps one go forward, whereas conceit makes one lag behind./ Z- R; E+ }# J3 h! Y' x; q
蓄势而发accumulate strength for a take-off9 L7 F/ ~ B, m3 s0 @( B
心想事成May all your wish come true0 ^/ W2 U2 S" ?, s. v
心照不宣have a tacit understanding; give tacit consent; tacit understanding8 } P* V" S% m) J7 F- U: i
先入为主First impressions are firmly entrenched.: t1 @3 ~0 h3 J* N
先下手为强catch the ball before the bound4 i- @9 d2 p/ z
像热锅上的蚂蚁like an ant on a hot pan
2 H+ n. V% t. T! c# r0 Q3 `现身说法warn people by taking oneself as an example
7 z% b2 P' Y K F J& `息事宁人pour oil on troubled waters
1 y8 h" N0 T9 q8 P5 Z/ V喜忧参半mingled hope and fear 1 L6 V8 A* \- F6 K
循序渐进step by step) H# f; q1 J) }, s: c$ f" K4 _
一路平安，一路顺风speed somebody on their way; speed the parting guest - m- s% m8 {4 ?; l* ?+ S$ d( e
严以律己,宽以待人be strict with oneself and lenient towards others
5 }( q' M1 T8 T; ]/ n( j" H+ u鱼米之乡a land of milk and honey
- p- w2 a9 x6 h2 p% u: [有情人终成眷属"Jack shall have Jill, all shall be well."
6 t k/ n, B; R7 M4 F0 f0 Z% O; v有钱能使鬼推磨Money makes the mare go. Money talks.$ c+ q9 E t9 J ]& a+ o F
有识之士people of vision
7 @. m4 e! G' G5 J# V. m- Z& C有勇无谋use brawn rather than brain , w. o2 h& b, T$ n) X) w
有缘千里来相会Separated as we are thousands of miles apart, we come together as if by predestination.6 r' q7 ^* j" v" o5 T, N" Z
与时俱进advance with times
1 a2 C. s1 F' k' ^以人为本people oriented; people foremost
; I& {/ A6 m3 N- e, L因材施教teach students according to their aptitude
" Q$ k* C7 T1 |/ {7 I) 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." 5 O, ]! J+ ~9 c$ e5 C
欲速则不达Haste does not bring success.
& P4 P$ e8 O/ c) q优胜劣汰survival of the fittest
0 \4 t6 G8 I! a& u- X6 Y5 Z英雄所见略同Great minds think alike.
1 D- n; b( a% k; s1 `( g& I6 \冤家宜解不宜结Better make friends than make enemies.
" [ Y! y/ K& [- t ~7 C冤假错案"cases in which people were unjustly, falsely or wrongly charged or sentenced; unjust, false or wrong cases" - k. { Q& c% k4 i
一言既出，驷马难追A real man never goes back on his words. \* R; Q- X( Y
招财进宝Money and treasures will be plentiful
, N) |5 u* h: u债台高筑become debt-ridden% D7 ^: D- m- U$ i# ~
致命要害Achilles' heel ' |# J! |: [! o! P& e( [. l7 \+ Z
众矢之的target of public criticism9 j$ g2 ]. |+ h6 v9 N/ |# t
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. N7 p3 Y8 Q. J& w9 d
纸上谈兵be an armchair strategist* M- V3 k4 o+ v& q3 D$ H# V% p
纸包不住火Truth will come to light sooner or later.
& F# p1 ]# T& ]' u7 \- f; d左右为难between the devil and the deep blue sea; between the rock and the hard place |
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