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爱屋及乌Love me, love my dog.
# k* N X3 M2 E: P$ n4 |百闻不如一见Seeing is believing.
' N5 _& v' ?" t) 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 worst3 ^. k$ N2 w( }- p/ [* b. f
笨鸟先飞A slow sparrow should make an early start.
0 B$ f- H b9 i% |7 O' G1 L8 C5 g不眠之夜white night ; g1 C9 x b2 H
不以物喜，不以己悲not pleased by external gains, not saddened by personnal losses
6 Z/ O1 o' r( ~5 A s" F不遗余力spare no effort; go all out; do one's best+ X; E' x+ M& I* O3 S9 E
不打不成交"No discord, no concord.
; d. ?' L8 {; R9 p1 ]# L拆东墙补西墙rob Peter to pay Paul
- Z O$ F0 q) b: B ]$ L辞旧迎新bid farewell to the old and usher in the new; ring out the old year and ring in the new
' ~: [0 m. \9 T0 C" t+ ]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
/ V) p2 E0 T5 s; a' H. k8 j大开眼界open one's eyes; broaden one's horizon; be an eye-opener 4 B, h8 U# s4 y+ Y% b$ @2 C9 s
国泰民安The country flourishes and people live in peace) t4 D1 D* n( \- d+ }2 Q* {
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 9 N9 d4 F6 \6 F' O5 r* D
功夫不负有心人Everything comes to him who waits.
4 I0 b) N- ?. J7 Q" p好了伤疤忘了疼once on shore, one prays no more
9 c! m' E1 P& W5 F6 \0 ~! n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/ o+ Z2 b# {' T. C: A和气生财Harmony brings wealth
- ^- E) R( V; s% }" v+ Q8 j, M; A a Q活到老，学到老One is never too old to learn. # ^1 {8 p8 V; t* c& J$ `$ P
既往不咎let bygones be bygones 4 ^# a' H7 |" \: w! L7 W
金无足赤,人无完人Gold can't be pure and man can't be perfect. ! ~9 `$ i, F/ ?% b
金玉满堂Treasures fill the home7 U" b- U" _9 O
脚踏实地be down-to-earth ( m9 D1 s- ~$ Z2 @5 T5 r" N
脚踩两只船sit on the fence * B' k) J5 R/ r) M
君子之交淡如水the friendship between gentlemen is as pure as crystal; a hedge between keeps friendship green
4 |# h6 C! M' j0 g2 `# l老生常谈，陈词滥调cut and dried, cliché4 r8 e! Y* m" H: a. }* b) Z7 c
礼尚往来Courtesy calls for reciprocity. 5 ?3 B. O, g, f% w# B
留得青山在，不怕没柴烧"Where there is life, there is hope."
8 ] R4 g( [) S0 q% E马到成功achieve immediate victory; win instant success
; E( e" V4 w1 k0 m名利双收gain in both fame and wealth
6 M% U7 B8 U( x; W0 V茅塞顿开be suddenly enlightened
1 t p: S" A* e2 Z5 y9 e没有规矩不成方圆Nothing can be accomplished without norms or standards." p; R7 |& f& v% J! _
每逢佳节倍思亲
6 e* \% b5 ]/ }, h A! P" J. e! rOn festive occasions more than ever one thinks of one's dear ones far away.& X- v2 @1 S/ A: H, p; t
It is on the festival occasions when one misses his dear most.
6 v# x$ a% W, Q6 k3 R谋事在人，成事在天"The planning lies with man, the outcome with Heaven. / Man proposes, God disposes. "
5 z8 o8 F$ P0 d( N弄巧成拙be too smart by half; Cunning outwits itself.
0 G [4 F+ y$ Y% u% V5 Y拿手好戏masterpiece
% v4 n# ?6 Z# E3 j! u ^赔了夫人又折兵throw good money after bad
- I7 O4 Y2 o! r6 Q! L2 R* _抛砖引玉a modest spur to induce others to come forward with valuable contributions; throw a sprat to catch a whale$ \# s* q. L( y2 s" L2 v
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( J5 e% J g9 _2 \
抢得先机take the preemptive opportunities " U' b/ |% [/ [
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.
4 ~: D# ^- _6 d( R! z: _0 [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 u1 S- u8 X; O! k J4 {
前事不忘,后事之师Past experience, if not forgotten, is a guide for the future.' \' l5 r. n; u5 y5 f( ^# T1 N
前人栽树,后人乘凉One generation plants the trees in whose shade another generation rests.
, I- |/ s( v: z6 s5 l/ xOne sows and another reaps.8 u* m2 y( b9 ]6 u* N
前怕狼,后怕虎fear the wolf in front and the tiger behind/ hesitate in doing something( ~) n7 x/ ^! p9 E& f9 I
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. & S' K" J0 U4 G) u% m \
强强联手win-win co-operation* I: s* ^0 A6 W3 ^4 d6 j* Y
瑞雪兆丰年A timely snow promises a good harvest.
1 O! r( f4 O z7 _! |5 O人之初,性本善Man's nature at birth is good.
3 d, K' |# l9 n, @, Y" |; p4 P人逢喜事精神爽Joy puts heart into a man.) d {3 A! c9 f* L6 ?
人海战术huge-crowd strategy % b( W1 P- A! x
世上无难事，只要肯攀登"Where there is a will, there is a way. " " G) `2 [, l3 T, ~
世外桃源a fictitious land of peace away from the turmoil of the world;
. W9 F5 A7 I( c, A3 `& i3 G( S死而后已until my heart stops beating5 j+ ?+ ~: Z( C$ e& A; v3 P" M
岁岁平安Peace all year round
u$ }+ K# B* w% h7 Z1 v上有天堂，下有苏杭"Just as there is paradise in heaven, ther are Suzhou and Hangzhou on earth."
+ y- ]7 J6 N `塞翁失马，焉知非福Misfortune may be an actual blessing.
8 z8 r' O1 \- P( l2 }三十而立"A man should be independent at the age of thirty. - t7 u3 ^4 s% }8 i' Y* [2 j3 n
At thirty, a man should be able to think for himself." ) D2 K. T) m3 u# E" o* F9 y
升级换代updating and upgrading (of products)" F" P4 P- j2 P- D0 s
四十不惑Life begins at forty. ! r7 z# @1 Y& D% q) i7 e- Y
谁言寸草心，报得三春晖"Such kindness of warm sun, can't be repaid by grass. " ( a: f5 z# R2 b7 a
水涨船高When the river rises, the boat floats high.) E: Y" ^% C! C0 x
时不我待Time and tide wait for no man. ) a# A1 v7 f- t8 ~: m# B& {# _
杀鸡用牛刀break a butterfly on the wheel
3 W, B* l/ q+ }& ^. C* w- X" b# \实事求是seek truth from facts; be practical and realistic; be true to facts
5 Y. C/ U) u1 B7 n8 r% A) Q说曹操,曹操到Talk of the devil and he comes.) I% L# B6 ~$ e8 v/ c [, A: ]
实话实说speak the plain truth; call a spade a spade; tell it as it is
! N6 T# h" @5 L! X. d) a9 I实践是检验真理的唯一标准Practice is the sole criterion for testing truth.
' w: V3 H% o2 ]# @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; "
0 o9 m% @/ _ K; k7 l8 `- }韬光养晦hide one's capacities and bide one's time
' M/ E: Q7 q' p/ |% r& a; F* ?糖衣炮弹sugar-coated bullets0 [7 V. Y. q% Z/ V/ E& e) {9 i
天有不测风云Anything unexpected may happen. a bolt from the blue6 f+ g5 b) w2 t; k
团结就是力量Unity is strength.$ \- Y- R5 h* j, e5 _
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
. k1 F; E3 `) o+ l3 p' \2 U歪风邪气unhealthy practices and evil phenomena( q5 A: W( C! F! ]& V
物以类聚，人以群分Birds of a feather flock together.
2 V2 S3 T2 R3 X% H5 ?; F往事如风"The past has vanished (from memory) like wind.; What in past, is past." 6 `- ~; q1 @3 r( H
望子成龙hold high hopes for one's child; |) Y8 F/ A# |0 P! b5 e6 {
屋漏又逢连阴雨Misfortunes never come singly. When it rains it pours.* I5 J5 N5 t0 m D! Y; V6 ?5 v
文韬武略military expertise; military strategy
, `7 M; s) o+ e% v2 b! j唯利是图draw water to one's mill
8 J; D. G. |. i0 o: E$ \+ a) }无源之水,无本之木water without a source, and a tree wiithout roots- |6 L, p- M& N% l9 I
无中生有make/create something out of nothing 2 u1 y/ m7 G) T" l9 S/ |6 u" x
无风不起浪There are no waves without wind. There's no smoke without fire." x p6 C, Y# W7 V1 @6 n
徇私枉法bend the law for the benefit of relatives or friends
4 o. f" l% v7 C! \$ Y新官上任三把火a new broom sweeps clean
( R n# X" M6 ?. q2 h; j P- F7 t4 q虚心使人进步,骄傲使人落后Modesty helps one go forward, whereas conceit makes one lag behind.1 w G( E1 }% u+ \$ z
蓄势而发accumulate strength for a take-off
: B) u- B+ S* L" O( v心想事成May all your wish come true
- I$ d- d1 p6 J4 `! x- d心照不宣have a tacit understanding; give tacit consent; tacit understanding( j9 s4 B! v( E+ J. o: k
先入为主First impressions are firmly entrenched.7 j3 X$ s3 A, m3 L9 N+ G8 D# r
先下手为强catch the ball before the bound9 v! a4 k. d+ j6 m
像热锅上的蚂蚁like an ant on a hot pan) D2 f/ M$ |4 v5 [- J3 x+ K% E8 H1 e
现身说法warn people by taking oneself as an example8 U! m: b: R& b6 Y7 F& W9 c! F- o1 z# `
息事宁人pour oil on troubled waters ' H" J9 P/ c$ v- R3 r
喜忧参半mingled hope and fear 5 p4 A; y |- Z- t3 f+ y) R; T
循序渐进step by step$ |4 k C# h: T% Y
一路平安，一路顺风speed somebody on their way; speed the parting guest . ]4 o6 C7 F+ _7 X3 J
严以律己,宽以待人be strict with oneself and lenient towards others
) s# w6 M2 x% z1 A- E0 E* Z3 c7 L3 ?- y鱼米之乡a land of milk and honey
* f; i8 t) j c% a有情人终成眷属"Jack shall have Jill, all shall be well."
- R. w% U# j6 w& U, t% x有钱能使鬼推磨Money makes the mare go. Money talks.4 u& r' U" p( y% ]7 c5 r7 B
有识之士people of vision
% q1 t* Q* x- z) `# Q5 s) m有勇无谋use brawn rather than brain . I% m1 f& v t) u. ]
有缘千里来相会Separated as we are thousands of miles apart, we come together as if by predestination.
' n7 V A. `( T- R与时俱进advance with times
$ j0 f+ z7 p$ s* N1 |以人为本people oriented; people foremost 6 y$ t7 c4 S/ j2 @, ?& ~
因材施教teach students according to their aptitude ( P; }0 c0 o# m
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." % i g3 `0 q* Z; J
欲速则不达Haste does not bring success. " K) \: B3 n4 s7 P
优胜劣汰survival of the fittest ! z; ~% |- U4 l% x+ j# E- b6 Z+ {* x% w
英雄所见略同Great minds think alike.
4 [. j$ u" }( v/ h3 X/ G- i+ j冤家宜解不宜结Better make friends than make enemies.
7 n. B/ S7 R0 L' S. ~冤假错案"cases in which people were unjustly, falsely or wrongly charged or sentenced; unjust, false or wrong cases" ) _# C& M* E9 w7 M
一言既出，驷马难追A real man never goes back on his words.
2 Z, v7 F5 j, h( F7 M5 [招财进宝Money and treasures will be plentiful
% p" E! y, C) X2 T7 l( f7 s' _. e债台高筑become debt-ridden- X$ N0 w8 _+ ?7 R& k
致命要害Achilles' heel 2 o: s/ s: {8 O/ G
众矢之的target of public criticism
- A( Y! \# l8 ]" h& V2 a: [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.
9 |+ |1 U. O7 ^9 g8 c) G: O纸上谈兵be an armchair strategist
" F/ q9 ^( H+ A5 |! R纸包不住火Truth will come to light sooner or later.
, L r; N3 \2 N( e3 ?5 Y左右为难between the devil and the deep blue sea; between the rock and the hard place |
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