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爱屋及乌Love me, love my dog.
0 g9 x5 M3 p# b" Y4 l1 ] F# ?百闻不如一见Seeing is believing.+ V9 E1 K: Z) b( E) e
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! A1 O+ b3 Q5 H2 k p7 _) [& r0 Q
笨鸟先飞A slow sparrow should make an early start.' e& L- L& Z- y; c
不眠之夜white night
9 o7 ~0 S# F% `6 x) c不以物喜，不以己悲not pleased by external gains, not saddened by personnal losses) R: Z$ v2 L5 R: s/ c% c+ t
不遗余力spare no effort; go all out; do one's best
9 F3 p. q6 p8 ~, Y' h* t, L不打不成交"No discord, no concord. $ }2 J) ^4 n; S& z! {
拆东墙补西墙rob Peter to pay Paul
9 c2 A4 ~! e+ o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 h$ b& @2 }; W8 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" n* f4 D* m- `. Q
大开眼界open one's eyes; broaden one's horizon; be an eye-opener & u R, [0 } j; f2 V7 t6 M1 q$ y
国泰民安The country flourishes and people live in peace4 O7 z0 Z0 I- U2 a* P. F
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 % `, {* W5 R' H" D: M# E# B' ?7 K
功夫不负有心人Everything comes to him who waits.
" a3 ]& ^) H" {0 G好了伤疤忘了疼once on shore, one prays no more
, i% [1 j I. u b' R4 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. ' }, D- }6 w6 b, K0 N6 c/ d/ w
和气生财Harmony brings wealth
6 ]; x8 h4 V3 O活到老，学到老One is never too old to learn. / j6 c8 F& V# I i" s
既往不咎let bygones be bygones 2 \5 i5 `( I, Y1 u" B* x% d/ x5 Q
金无足赤,人无完人Gold can't be pure and man can't be perfect. , c; D' N6 r* C D& r% D" G* v
金玉满堂Treasures fill the home3 V2 J9 R: C. p
脚踏实地be down-to-earth
+ ~ ^4 ?! V9 P' D1 J5 I脚踩两只船sit on the fence
/ m4 i$ t- T2 g! c' U! d君子之交淡如水the friendship between gentlemen is as pure as crystal; a hedge between keeps friendship green 7 x9 l J- U- d! J: p7 Z! x' l% b8 {
老生常谈，陈词滥调cut and dried, cliché+ u& J- w$ O' ?9 b. }. f- X( T0 N
礼尚往来Courtesy calls for reciprocity. 4 p* V9 n! @, F" c! ]
留得青山在，不怕没柴烧"Where there is life, there is hope."$ J' r) o1 T# b" v
马到成功achieve immediate victory; win instant success
4 E+ s, J! @: q$ P9 T: o6 r名利双收gain in both fame and wealth
$ N4 @: u( z0 \6 u& m茅塞顿开be suddenly enlightened2 L$ d& T, [+ b+ `6 l, G
没有规矩不成方圆Nothing can be accomplished without norms or standards.% [6 X' C2 ~( L
每逢佳节倍思亲" a- i6 l& }3 _
On festive occasions more than ever one thinks of one's dear ones far away.; S8 B2 _! R7 L6 W' T* H5 S
It is on the festival occasions when one misses his dear most.
( c' b; U' A3 O" q# [3 `谋事在人，成事在天"The planning lies with man, the outcome with Heaven. / Man proposes, God disposes. "6 ]% ~8 @/ f8 k1 v: N% a/ X S
弄巧成拙be too smart by half; Cunning outwits itself.. Y& X. P9 i# q" X2 C# B
拿手好戏masterpiece' z4 o J. l5 o) ^% C: Q! w
赔了夫人又折兵throw good money after bad
1 c. [& |9 P% p, v+ Z0 Z* v+ R' o抛砖引玉a modest spur to induce others to come forward with valuable contributions; throw a sprat to catch a whale
' t9 u9 \- |5 x& c2 L3 Z4 Z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
& f, a: Y Z3 i K L- h$ r5 y抢得先机take the preemptive opportunities
" u' J0 k H* s" J8 T& D& |5 p& x4 `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.
! U, [; r" v5 q& T: z& {" {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
8 W" e$ L8 S; c: x* R前事不忘,后事之师Past experience, if not forgotten, is a guide for the future.
, @' c; S# G3 J8 d. l( m前人栽树,后人乘凉One generation plants the trees in whose shade another generation rests.
# H3 l$ @ p: z' f( ]6 LOne sows and another reaps.
, f1 F: G' }( E. K4 o. o* q3 Z3 K前怕狼,后怕虎fear the wolf in front and the tiger behind/ hesitate in doing something
+ v7 L; Q3 ^/ c4 n( N. y O# n* {- x3 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.
* u4 a" Y7 w2 D- D强强联手win-win co-operation
$ e4 X( m+ ~: \瑞雪兆丰年A timely snow promises a good harvest.
L3 X- u3 V0 `4 G人之初,性本善Man's nature at birth is good.% U0 l# C, Z8 A' Q
人逢喜事精神爽Joy puts heart into a man.
9 H8 m$ H. g E+ {1 k, }; w人海战术huge-crowd strategy 5 Q0 T7 {+ o! k
世上无难事，只要肯攀登"Where there is a will, there is a way. " ) F2 P9 k$ F) Y" i% N
世外桃源a fictitious land of peace away from the turmoil of the world; 2 F1 S# U8 L9 y8 l, m
死而后已until my heart stops beating5 }6 @& o% d. Y" V7 V/ P* d
岁岁平安Peace all year round0 b1 l( |! D2 N
上有天堂，下有苏杭"Just as there is paradise in heaven, ther are Suzhou and Hangzhou on earth." 9 M. {: k5 A$ c% s/ T; J% {: }
塞翁失马，焉知非福Misfortune may be an actual blessing.
1 s) A( e U. k) \0 m! M$ g" R三十而立"A man should be independent at the age of thirty. 9 i# W1 i+ G8 p- n' o0 v
At thirty, a man should be able to think for himself." ; q6 d% A' P& u& Q
升级换代updating and upgrading (of products)1 E# `% u8 c% S8 i2 X, r
四十不惑Life begins at forty.
4 D, c% u' a- _, c- Y8 m4 J谁言寸草心，报得三春晖"Such kindness of warm sun, can't be repaid by grass. " * p; C8 j M7 D
水涨船高When the river rises, the boat floats high.
5 B3 ]4 X I- t, |时不我待Time and tide wait for no man.
; y6 F6 C: p: X7 B" a* B. q6 m杀鸡用牛刀break a butterfly on the wheel' K* P+ e' \' B0 _
实事求是seek truth from facts; be practical and realistic; be true to facts
) A4 L) y6 c$ f. w" \说曹操,曹操到Talk of the devil and he comes.
w- [ L. W* I( ?2 o( k实话实说speak the plain truth; call a spade a spade; tell it as it is
( v) @1 M; ^' t6 H9 H6 I实践是检验真理的唯一标准Practice is the sole criterion for testing truth.
: X; Q* w, {# m" Q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; "8 @& a4 V+ n5 c- y& n1 V9 c! o
韬光养晦hide one's capacities and bide one's time) D# g* T4 E. g
糖衣炮弹sugar-coated bullets6 q, _( w H9 }: w
天有不测风云Anything unexpected may happen. a bolt from the blue
( ]- m+ o+ [% p, z! i3 j. }团结就是力量Unity is strength.
5 B8 a" v7 @8 M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 N" C9 S: w# O& z( X8 S) n ^4 Z0 Y% A
歪风邪气unhealthy practices and evil phenomena5 i% C. X Y! h6 j9 W/ h
物以类聚，人以群分Birds of a feather flock together.
9 M! C. R/ d, s往事如风"The past has vanished (from memory) like wind.; What in past, is past."
+ A/ ^/ c- m" J7 i" n望子成龙hold high hopes for one's child
0 ?) p6 Z0 W" g$ q: V/ I屋漏又逢连阴雨Misfortunes never come singly. When it rains it pours.
% O E/ |& M8 a8 |& l' P文韬武略military expertise; military strategy ; ^3 Q, |. P* R5 D: U" L
唯利是图draw water to one's mill
" q' d0 J: W* p1 n2 H6 j4 X无源之水,无本之木water without a source, and a tree wiithout roots
$ X8 C! i; y& r; M无中生有make/create something out of nothing
' h. ~/ b9 h+ t# O) z x# z无风不起浪There are no waves without wind. There's no smoke without fire.
. N: O5 L" N5 V7 J- B" h徇私枉法bend the law for the benefit of relatives or friends
3 h. I% K2 a; Z4 f3 u* w9 h新官上任三把火a new broom sweeps clean
8 \0 h" w* h, w d% B& \! F, a a" n- C虚心使人进步,骄傲使人落后Modesty helps one go forward, whereas conceit makes one lag behind.
, t3 z. ]$ Q& v0 f* S4 ~蓄势而发accumulate strength for a take-off
7 n, e# w9 x* x& @: c+ h! v心想事成May all your wish come true
; e h0 w; c" Q" O, C$ w心照不宣have a tacit understanding; give tacit consent; tacit understanding
9 {# Z% ~: U* p% L先入为主First impressions are firmly entrenched. k- g2 F4 _' `0 H0 n( ?% g
先下手为强catch the ball before the bound
" ?$ ^2 i$ d& }" o/ r2 P; L像热锅上的蚂蚁like an ant on a hot pan
* ?- r3 i1 X g& F t6 N现身说法warn people by taking oneself as an example
8 J0 j8 h9 y% e1 y- S息事宁人pour oil on troubled waters
# Z% j: v: _, j4 S$ t喜忧参半mingled hope and fear 2 \8 @$ }( W9 n- M; M# Y2 Q7 P
循序渐进step by step
/ x& F. r6 h c一路平安，一路顺风speed somebody on their way; speed the parting guest
/ }. G2 B. U: e3 W9 m严以律己,宽以待人be strict with oneself and lenient towards others
# d0 Q$ G0 E% d鱼米之乡a land of milk and honey
9 |# @2 ]0 g8 M, b, E2 Z: n有情人终成眷属"Jack shall have Jill, all shall be well." 7 T c: G1 w7 S1 B7 |( Y. D! @
有钱能使鬼推磨Money makes the mare go. Money talks./ n+ B4 R1 u0 h( U# l- m' p
有识之士people of vision* w" ~! }" E$ F5 o
有勇无谋use brawn rather than brain
3 m/ o9 T" W3 E ^5 X& R7 Y1 {% B有缘千里来相会Separated as we are thousands of miles apart, we come together as if by predestination.' f/ G3 i* Y, s# w# P- \
与时俱进advance with times
: D$ {- \) t. ]以人为本people oriented; people foremost
$ I; |5 I5 ?& _' z( [+ M因材施教teach students according to their aptitude
$ U3 p+ P) b4 i* X$ y5 R: Z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."
8 w1 \; }. h4 o: c8 _0 e欲速则不达Haste does not bring success.
. u0 h. S5 w& ~0 f: {优胜劣汰survival of the fittest
6 v5 c! f9 G9 `! P英雄所见略同Great minds think alike.
9 T! M ~5 }, {( e3 w( l冤家宜解不宜结Better make friends than make enemies.# p7 O( P% ~2 I z- f
冤假错案"cases in which people were unjustly, falsely or wrongly charged or sentenced; unjust, false or wrong cases" ' R) P2 e/ j6 ^: f5 W) @3 N3 N C
一言既出，驷马难追A real man never goes back on his words. 7 c5 D/ y( M: A5 \7 y
招财进宝Money and treasures will be plentiful
. H: n4 F* l: j! u0 E债台高筑become debt-ridden
3 x6 H* O9 \ T致命要害Achilles' heel 0 o3 e$ v9 K" D' m$ P
众矢之的target of public criticism' o& k/ b- M# U
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.6 U0 x% E: ~. l' y, v
纸上谈兵be an armchair strategist3 Q) s' r: B! Y/ G5 v( d
纸包不住火Truth will come to light sooner or later.) W% E* N. r% p8 T2 a
左右为难between the devil and the deep blue sea; between the rock and the hard place |
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