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爱屋及乌Love me, love my dog.
& f, Z) N8 d$ e百闻不如一见Seeing is believing.2 G' \! J" }2 K9 W$ V
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
+ S% S0 G! p3 a' R+ T笨鸟先飞A slow sparrow should make an early start.7 U6 M: \; n8 Y( w
不眠之夜white night + }7 K2 W' [3 T& `, t
不以物喜，不以己悲not pleased by external gains, not saddened by personnal losses
5 `$ W6 P- a+ j4 s% u不遗余力spare no effort; go all out; do one's best
3 S4 d' S5 j8 S不打不成交"No discord, no concord. 9 X! T- E. c' b# ^+ ]8 G
拆东墙补西墙rob Peter to pay Paul
( g' ?5 f: s' Q; k6 R1 _5 Z2 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 ; r1 C. B/ U& r9 ]# 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
4 V( K, [) w3 ] U# ~大开眼界open one's eyes; broaden one's horizon; be an eye-opener / a$ t5 ]# N3 \* }
国泰民安The country flourishes and people live in peace
& d2 Q" u' _! 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
9 j$ Z. [4 T% y" d( W% v. N! O9 L功夫不负有心人Everything comes to him who waits. ( y B- {. V. y/ [
好了伤疤忘了疼once on shore, one prays no more$ Z) g0 R0 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. * v# }' a5 j/ B1 p- S) ?4 l
和气生财Harmony brings wealth I) m1 p! r) R, l, v, \; e' j- N
活到老，学到老One is never too old to learn.
7 M5 T+ c. r6 g9 i7 w既往不咎let bygones be bygones
3 Y6 r9 X) I" m& b金无足赤,人无完人Gold can't be pure and man can't be perfect.
5 D0 f; U) f. o+ r0 u' v/ ^- ~金玉满堂Treasures fill the home, W. p+ y m1 D( U1 i" v
脚踏实地be down-to-earth
9 t8 B2 G2 d4 W7 }+ p4 \脚踩两只船sit on the fence
% ?( H' ^4 V- q3 K, t3 e君子之交淡如水the friendship between gentlemen is as pure as crystal; a hedge between keeps friendship green 2 B* l$ U; s, p6 Y$ T2 O# u
老生常谈，陈词滥调cut and dried, cliché
' z4 j* l, m- y# o8 Z, N+ G礼尚往来Courtesy calls for reciprocity.
9 s' f: ?) i0 q" j5 J2 _8 Y7 _留得青山在，不怕没柴烧"Where there is life, there is hope."8 C3 N/ X$ m: u z) ]) N9 M* v
马到成功achieve immediate victory; win instant success% F* a- f" S; V0 |9 B5 C/ J
名利双收gain in both fame and wealth
, v0 {' X& f# F+ w茅塞顿开be suddenly enlightened
5 i1 p4 U, ~$ @( O/ C S没有规矩不成方圆Nothing can be accomplished without norms or standards.
6 v' z( x" g+ i- a5 M. y: {' s每逢佳节倍思亲
8 c9 x$ ?0 U+ j. e! D f6 rOn festive occasions more than ever one thinks of one's dear ones far away.
" C& F* ?' a' K! t. j. [$ q$ qIt is on the festival occasions when one misses his dear most.
/ w# `* h9 w A9 e- S' y( }6 c谋事在人，成事在天"The planning lies with man, the outcome with Heaven. / Man proposes, God disposes. ", T: r k4 Q) ?7 M @
弄巧成拙be too smart by half; Cunning outwits itself.
4 E; o) r. h1 D, v, d. j: n& f拿手好戏masterpiece* v9 W: H l e5 O @! n/ Y
赔了夫人又折兵throw good money after bad0 v$ \1 O6 ^: `( M7 Z- c
抛砖引玉a modest spur to induce others to come forward with valuable contributions; throw a sprat to catch a whale" s9 G' H' q1 d/ F# N
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
: U3 C; k; P9 f7 [; L抢得先机take the preemptive opportunities " \6 J- O2 e# ^3 i' G/ C/ a4 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.; L5 F4 t2 D v4 H
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
: P' q5 H, F' K2 S前事不忘,后事之师Past experience, if not forgotten, is a guide for the future.
$ q h% r5 h$ f0 ?* Q" Y前人栽树,后人乘凉One generation plants the trees in whose shade another generation rests.
- n4 }9 u# X1 O0 HOne sows and another reaps./ P+ b8 e8 G; m& C3 c
前怕狼,后怕虎fear the wolf in front and the tiger behind/ hesitate in doing something' V( C, I$ i' e2 X
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.
7 U2 n# g2 n: p z强强联手win-win co-operation
- X7 A0 v0 s# o4 u0 j瑞雪兆丰年A timely snow promises a good harvest., F5 K5 v$ _8 @% x& {0 f
人之初,性本善Man's nature at birth is good.
/ \& P, Z2 u, S. u人逢喜事精神爽Joy puts heart into a man.+ X( ~1 S# a8 m+ E( t3 ]
人海战术huge-crowd strategy % r# i. F z9 |4 _6 y) b1 Y
世上无难事，只要肯攀登"Where there is a will, there is a way. "
# K+ u; V5 e i$ ^世外桃源a fictitious land of peace away from the turmoil of the world; + [. s2 a9 Y$ Q
死而后已until my heart stops beating! ]: X8 r% e3 f$ E" B6 Q
岁岁平安Peace all year round
5 @+ c9 ~0 _2 }" Q+ Y4 W6 B上有天堂，下有苏杭"Just as there is paradise in heaven, ther are Suzhou and Hangzhou on earth."
# z" G z9 n* Z5 { F1 l塞翁失马，焉知非福Misfortune may be an actual blessing.* e3 A+ m) u5 q. K6 n# |" T
三十而立"A man should be independent at the age of thirty.
+ n8 ^% `1 k! r; e, J$ ?6 vAt thirty, a man should be able to think for himself."
3 w$ S8 s; ~; n8 H, Z升级换代updating and upgrading (of products)
e! c/ D2 Z N8 }5 U+ o% J四十不惑Life begins at forty. / Q U. H) p: F; R! F5 S; V
谁言寸草心，报得三春晖"Such kindness of warm sun, can't be repaid by grass. " ! h Y( O& t4 A8 D( b
水涨船高When the river rises, the boat floats high.
) o; ]% L* k2 S! r3 n2 Z时不我待Time and tide wait for no man.
" E# t+ y2 W" W% K杀鸡用牛刀break a butterfly on the wheel
) W0 Z/ J4 o. {实事求是seek truth from facts; be practical and realistic; be true to facts : _0 k! ] Q/ k) }* {1 z
说曹操,曹操到Talk of the devil and he comes.; k5 |' i4 Y/ f( u/ E6 y9 b9 g
实话实说speak the plain truth; call a spade a spade; tell it as it is 4 E( ^1 r; p& `
实践是检验真理的唯一标准Practice is the sole criterion for testing truth.
" {" w% B8 h3 @* q. ?# W0 s; v: 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; "
9 g, ?' b7 Y' {7 }% ^" V韬光养晦hide one's capacities and bide one's time
6 O* r, c; q; M糖衣炮弹sugar-coated bullets# I& u5 [* P! F: r8 G/ F
天有不测风云Anything unexpected may happen. a bolt from the blue, b3 o) e' N& P/ g
团结就是力量Unity is strength., ?% b" I& y8 g, V$ S
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
. ]4 a) ~2 U. N0 E9 ?) [歪风邪气unhealthy practices and evil phenomena
( |: X& J% q7 s, i4 _$ S& \物以类聚，人以群分Birds of a feather flock together.) _6 `! G* b, b; m) ]
往事如风"The past has vanished (from memory) like wind.; What in past, is past." $ Z0 P/ A8 \( M6 i. j
望子成龙hold high hopes for one's child. m3 D; h1 ]. x/ Y2 B$ J
屋漏又逢连阴雨Misfortunes never come singly. When it rains it pours.
) j, m7 |+ A. V, b; b* L$ w( V文韬武略military expertise; military strategy
u3 H4 Q( p( ~唯利是图draw water to one's mill
W3 _) m. T# o' K5 ]无源之水,无本之木water without a source, and a tree wiithout roots6 S" U6 f7 c/ z z2 F1 J) X1 {( Z$ K
无中生有make/create something out of nothing
4 l5 n; k7 R8 k: _# l5 ?无风不起浪There are no waves without wind. There's no smoke without fire.
~6 p( }" ]/ V5 _9 @# o1 _徇私枉法bend the law for the benefit of relatives or friends
& {. K8 ? r% ~6 ~: F9 R新官上任三把火a new broom sweeps clean
% P4 |4 N& E4 m8 V虚心使人进步,骄傲使人落后Modesty helps one go forward, whereas conceit makes one lag behind.
; J* N, L3 x: E; U3 Z$ C蓄势而发accumulate strength for a take-off* @2 ~& ?. O) d1 f$ G, t" F
心想事成May all your wish come true8 I7 Z! X- p0 q5 D. C
心照不宣have a tacit understanding; give tacit consent; tacit understanding
% M9 ^1 e4 k3 a% _* t先入为主First impressions are firmly entrenched., Z3 {& {; H. O2 B$ h1 z B
先下手为强catch the ball before the bound
$ g- a0 H: h. S6 m: d像热锅上的蚂蚁like an ant on a hot pan
) c$ k; l$ [* j# U( R5 r J现身说法warn people by taking oneself as an example; u; C! |. a+ m+ S1 K# G4 m# R
息事宁人pour oil on troubled waters . V0 O7 r* U$ J* d# U# N
喜忧参半mingled hope and fear . c3 `7 w7 L5 ?
循序渐进step by step
4 f) c8 r: H' F f" @/ o一路平安，一路顺风speed somebody on their way; speed the parting guest ) V( Y" {" c, f2 r3 Z2 e
严以律己,宽以待人be strict with oneself and lenient towards others
% z( D8 Y* y6 [# w5 y) G$ d, R鱼米之乡a land of milk and honey. A+ T8 |+ c! i" C
有情人终成眷属"Jack shall have Jill, all shall be well." 6 I& H/ t/ T' ~/ V! o1 b
有钱能使鬼推磨Money makes the mare go. Money talks.& m/ K5 i7 N7 b4 [9 I
有识之士people of vision! U1 @1 Q' h% h5 w$ E' y
有勇无谋use brawn rather than brain
6 @4 J9 L9 r" x- \) C有缘千里来相会Separated as we are thousands of miles apart, we come together as if by predestination.
) D6 Y3 o! n- P9 l4 @( i与时俱进advance with times+ D, k3 S1 v- _; x
以人为本people oriented; people foremost 3 o+ }9 L- m- I5 ~, F6 ^; [& _
因材施教teach students according to their aptitude
- s ~: ^) j M; e% E( J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." ) X1 m8 y( V8 O& M
欲速则不达Haste does not bring success. ! h' H: G+ M, I( O) r9 W- {
优胜劣汰survival of the fittest
8 c7 T/ H* v5 U! x! c$ x, R英雄所见略同Great minds think alike.* I, s/ U! K; Q
冤家宜解不宜结Better make friends than make enemies., R$ ]5 M4 a+ j0 r
冤假错案"cases in which people were unjustly, falsely or wrongly charged or sentenced; unjust, false or wrong cases"
$ _; A* B+ | E. W一言既出，驷马难追A real man never goes back on his words.
' c' a! {4 |5 W% U招财进宝Money and treasures will be plentiful
+ q' H0 }+ E. T" H) f V. T债台高筑become debt-ridden
6 d+ h, _+ \5 P6 z g4 n* j& ?致命要害Achilles' heel ( G$ X0 U1 N0 B4 B1 Q
众矢之的target of public criticism
6 {7 r3 b' @% r4 A- `- \& t& r9 L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.0 N" I- g+ }3 L' \; \
纸上谈兵be an armchair strategist
/ M. I( Z" r7 i+ I纸包不住火Truth will come to light sooner or later.: z2 Y' W9 x# L3 `' ]0 i6 m' S- z! v
左右为难between the devil and the deep blue sea; between the rock and the hard place |
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