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爱屋及乌Love me, love my dog.! y0 V' v7 T$ w* q( h" k/ P
百闻不如一见Seeing is believing.
% z5 J: E2 C! q/ U, ^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
$ T ~' u y. ]1 W4 F+ l笨鸟先飞A slow sparrow should make an early start.
: p% @( ~' v/ ]& ^! A; B* U不眠之夜white night
8 V9 H) V( S7 ]8 Z' }1 _ }不以物喜，不以己悲not pleased by external gains, not saddened by personnal losses
/ j/ i: w: u4 c1 p$ l不遗余力spare no effort; go all out; do one's best
. E& G7 e* s9 K5 Y* t不打不成交"No discord, no concord.
) t/ l2 @3 N% }# Y, B拆东墙补西墙rob Peter to pay Paul " E6 I+ o" w2 H: Z2 w/ 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
. D0 i+ ~) K# s% {- P/ P1 H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
6 \; I: ^( S' H/ J大开眼界open one's eyes; broaden one's horizon; be an eye-opener
/ @* {" r. D- W+ ]4 G: R国泰民安The country flourishes and people live in peace7 ?6 F6 c) D- h g' D
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 7 F' l, F5 x z( ?
功夫不负有心人Everything comes to him who waits.
) A7 ?" a: M" ? H! ?好了伤疤忘了疼once on shore, one prays no more
7 N$ y1 g4 Z" I) u8 Q; U6 n$ j3 \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) l E- h5 [& N h和气生财Harmony brings wealth( p+ i; b4 l5 _+ m- u
活到老，学到老One is never too old to learn.
; U* k6 A: q& |$ u既往不咎let bygones be bygones 8 e' R- ~: e; a3 m+ u) ]5 s
金无足赤,人无完人Gold can't be pure and man can't be perfect.
: H/ `- N! ]- i3 G; j u2 F金玉满堂Treasures fill the home
: K& q2 @% s! ?+ I: I脚踏实地be down-to-earth . H' ~' ^. Z: G9 q: P) ]3 ?* S
脚踩两只船sit on the fence / n) Q; x; f6 Z! ]0 V) V
君子之交淡如水the friendship between gentlemen is as pure as crystal; a hedge between keeps friendship green
7 k; _6 ^, C- ^! | ]老生常谈，陈词滥调cut and dried, cliché
' v& `, t3 o& ]6 |( X# h) V) \礼尚往来Courtesy calls for reciprocity. - D8 _ o+ ?0 K" q7 x: x: _2 i2 s
留得青山在，不怕没柴烧"Where there is life, there is hope."+ T+ s3 J: q1 _* }1 A. p- Q
马到成功achieve immediate victory; win instant success. B# L! p1 ^" s& R+ \1 N
名利双收gain in both fame and wealth" \6 F, m' X3 y7 T _& y
茅塞顿开be suddenly enlightened9 h" w( x0 e% A1 P! O! t" X0 c! h* T6 A
没有规矩不成方圆Nothing can be accomplished without norms or standards.) H4 x/ q: T, u) u6 n( J1 T0 W8 M
每逢佳节倍思亲
+ l; T9 \6 a# ~$ k6 `9 N, l; jOn festive occasions more than ever one thinks of one's dear ones far away.
8 Y1 ?& S: X5 l ?' aIt is on the festival occasions when one misses his dear most. $ f/ l" t7 Z8 m! y+ [
谋事在人，成事在天"The planning lies with man, the outcome with Heaven. / Man proposes, God disposes. ": g- E. l$ I1 p4 _
弄巧成拙be too smart by half; Cunning outwits itself.
, K1 {+ r0 e) T+ [拿手好戏masterpiece
$ Q( R+ i1 N/ T" B+ f! \3 s8 D赔了夫人又折兵throw good money after bad
|& n7 N2 s6 E8 b- z* v2 W抛砖引玉a modest spur to induce others to come forward with valuable contributions; throw a sprat to catch a whale
4 R2 b. I0 Q) i3 Z8 U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
8 c: J a9 R, M" t* J5 W! |5 w抢得先机take the preemptive opportunities
J& [+ S* w6 R2 U. @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.
7 U Q1 J( w( H/ u1 Z! S* u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% e# c! ~! l7 a( y, b
前事不忘,后事之师Past experience, if not forgotten, is a guide for the future.7 [/ f8 W0 r; g# a" S2 W
前人栽树,后人乘凉One generation plants the trees in whose shade another generation rests.2 E! ], J# Y0 k- n* Z& y; O
One sows and another reaps.+ {' p: r( m' G
前怕狼,后怕虎fear the wolf in front and the tiger behind/ hesitate in doing something
. o1 o) P* a2 G2 P) k+ E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.
; y0 W# z3 {3 e3 E! }2 V! u强强联手win-win co-operation
& s+ {$ `, t+ @/ K+ u瑞雪兆丰年A timely snow promises a good harvest.
9 N0 ], T8 G; A5 c5 V人之初,性本善Man's nature at birth is good.
% U( {3 S# i( `' |' ~+ R z8 {" U人逢喜事精神爽Joy puts heart into a man.% u2 {$ F6 g* h) d2 c/ F5 Z
人海战术huge-crowd strategy
% s* Z, G! _ F* ~. i7 S& _世上无难事，只要肯攀登"Where there is a will, there is a way. "
4 S. f4 t1 w1 y8 d$ v5 _ w世外桃源a fictitious land of peace away from the turmoil of the world; 2 x7 T# ]) Z, Z, C5 ~ c3 _
死而后已until my heart stops beating
2 }/ p" Y; g4 B岁岁平安Peace all year round N6 G: q% b+ K/ h+ w4 }* [
上有天堂，下有苏杭"Just as there is paradise in heaven, ther are Suzhou and Hangzhou on earth." ; e5 n3 |2 \/ L: l- P
塞翁失马，焉知非福Misfortune may be an actual blessing.
( E, n$ u2 e H% {" J @三十而立"A man should be independent at the age of thirty. ' B3 g" |" B) ]1 L0 i/ Y
At thirty, a man should be able to think for himself."
" n! e. Q2 i/ N升级换代updating and upgrading (of products)9 Z) d0 B5 U- S8 m
四十不惑Life begins at forty. 3 V& \* z: O- P5 L* n$ J
谁言寸草心，报得三春晖"Such kindness of warm sun, can't be repaid by grass. "
" [9 `+ v% A8 C" Z" o水涨船高When the river rises, the boat floats high." \& M1 i& H# t! G
时不我待Time and tide wait for no man. ; T& e* U! r& s Y9 @
杀鸡用牛刀break a butterfly on the wheel6 ^/ M9 P }% k6 `/ L8 o. I
实事求是seek truth from facts; be practical and realistic; be true to facts
4 @1 _0 e( g7 U4 j说曹操,曹操到Talk of the devil and he comes.$ O% V4 n) e6 `9 |2 b/ h/ l/ R
实话实说speak the plain truth; call a spade a spade; tell it as it is 8 F0 k( @4 C+ h H
实践是检验真理的唯一标准Practice is the sole criterion for testing truth.+ _- P6 e5 Z* B) }" i9 r/ s' W
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; "
6 {% L7 F. B% k7 ~1 R* w1 H' [韬光养晦hide one's capacities and bide one's time, S% }% I8 F6 a" ?
糖衣炮弹sugar-coated bullets
: v! r& U# _6 K; N2 U0 ~4 }6 Q天有不测风云Anything unexpected may happen. a bolt from the blue; X; K2 T% l! ]( L7 J6 F
团结就是力量Unity is strength.
: }2 [& z) R W# ^' v7 D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 # t: q$ Q9 F% f0 X8 J" s
歪风邪气unhealthy practices and evil phenomena8 W% t. k8 Y. P$ U
物以类聚，人以群分Birds of a feather flock together.
# \, v3 c3 N( J3 S- ? O8 R) |' B9 E往事如风"The past has vanished (from memory) like wind.; What in past, is past." ' v a1 A1 o% c1 K9 p7 f8 T
望子成龙hold high hopes for one's child
9 l# h: v0 [4 Q! o- B屋漏又逢连阴雨Misfortunes never come singly. When it rains it pours.) g$ Z% U! O4 K+ g, O2 }
文韬武略military expertise; military strategy
5 y7 R/ s7 U8 F2 b唯利是图draw water to one's mill
9 d7 l8 w$ y& I2 d无源之水,无本之木water without a source, and a tree wiithout roots" J% K) A- B* w/ z
无中生有make/create something out of nothing ) c8 b3 q l& d9 m
无风不起浪There are no waves without wind. There's no smoke without fire.
& g! H5 v8 x3 v ^徇私枉法bend the law for the benefit of relatives or friends
2 `; ?7 K( z" P- w3 ?) _新官上任三把火a new broom sweeps clean ! `$ G+ s( ?- F* A
虚心使人进步,骄傲使人落后Modesty helps one go forward, whereas conceit makes one lag behind.
( z2 Z9 w0 \% G! V2 b蓄势而发accumulate strength for a take-off+ h x* j" p( k0 C9 k* I* [- g+ ^
心想事成May all your wish come true8 [* D; |! F! O/ L# V% G0 s
心照不宣have a tacit understanding; give tacit consent; tacit understanding
5 w; }- U/ M; ?- M先入为主First impressions are firmly entrenched.8 w7 {4 Z8 K7 a7 Z
先下手为强catch the ball before the bound
7 d+ Q, E* ^: ?0 `4 [% G像热锅上的蚂蚁like an ant on a hot pan/ l5 V2 X1 | l! z
现身说法warn people by taking oneself as an example1 i- u7 h) e* ?0 {$ z% o8 n. V) }
息事宁人pour oil on troubled waters
' g4 u5 C, \. d喜忧参半mingled hope and fear
9 d/ c9 ]6 Q% c% k! C$ w循序渐进step by step1 Z# y- _: l) B+ S
一路平安，一路顺风speed somebody on their way; speed the parting guest
7 v5 R' _/ O a$ x3 S/ M2 N6 C严以律己,宽以待人be strict with oneself and lenient towards others
9 C) B7 ] [3 W8 i5 _8 T5 d) p鱼米之乡a land of milk and honey
$ ~- Z( L3 F8 h) [8 s有情人终成眷属"Jack shall have Jill, all shall be well." 7 s2 }2 Y" l) Z* u, h; v7 ^: e
有钱能使鬼推磨Money makes the mare go. Money talks.
2 q) r- Z6 V8 {4 i% {6 b2 N. F有识之士people of vision
+ ^% I& z. Z1 _/ R1 K有勇无谋use brawn rather than brain
: I: G3 A }4 Z1 c有缘千里来相会Separated as we are thousands of miles apart, we come together as if by predestination.
9 o Y* u+ Y# }9 H与时俱进advance with times
9 p4 O/ r$ Q. ]' J0 X- t以人为本people oriented; people foremost
) [7 {. y4 N0 x& t因材施教teach students according to their aptitude + P5 N# K* H& O" o2 T; ?
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."
) X. F, i1 e$ i. J+ |% `4 b欲速则不达Haste does not bring success. ) q0 @5 k+ D: [1 I' n+ k5 y# R) c
优胜劣汰survival of the fittest
2 e9 Z: s8 F7 ~& e7 K' E {英雄所见略同Great minds think alike.
' C7 n; ?. S; `4 z' B7 g+ Y冤家宜解不宜结Better make friends than make enemies./ r; g8 s& p+ Y& c1 J, z
冤假错案"cases in which people were unjustly, falsely or wrongly charged or sentenced; unjust, false or wrong cases"
. g! l9 M3 Q9 o0 Q* i一言既出，驷马难追A real man never goes back on his words. 3 M: `. j7 z4 F4 ]8 j
招财进宝Money and treasures will be plentiful
# `+ e, G. v' j( N5 S债台高筑become debt-ridden% x8 Z0 g" z. d% H* M1 q
致命要害Achilles' heel 3 o" r1 k' K1 i. j, R
众矢之的target of public criticism
3 t: n* K* X/ m- s/ ^% m1 x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 q2 Y9 O8 f9 X3 `# M+ R# \2 o. [
纸上谈兵be an armchair strategist/ {$ g7 {, Y) C- O- \% v1 [
纸包不住火Truth will come to light sooner or later.- c( L5 p9 ^2 L& p- O
左右为难between the devil and the deep blue sea; between the rock and the hard place |
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