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爱屋及乌Love me, love my dog.
' ?4 t9 z! Z3 F" B+ V- z: }& E百闻不如一见Seeing is believing.0 o+ g8 x7 W5 t4 a; R$ T/ y
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
" A. F' |* _6 X" G0 p- M5 G笨鸟先飞A slow sparrow should make an early start.
/ A8 [6 T% t2 ^/ G" s% T! l不眠之夜white night
: `% Y' ]# ?: D9 N% P8 P! T3 J9 q* K不以物喜，不以己悲not pleased by external gains, not saddened by personnal losses$ p+ h+ h% s- v
不遗余力spare no effort; go all out; do one's best
7 j' J4 _" Z: _8 \2 f不打不成交"No discord, no concord.
/ O" H, S, k: l/ }0 {7 k: `拆东墙补西墙rob Peter to pay Paul ' E% U" H7 V" a
辞旧迎新bid farewell to the old and usher in the new; ring out the old year and ring in the new
/ f4 q! r* A* k5 n: P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& s; b+ V2 L! F6 w+ w1 Z
大开眼界open one's eyes; broaden one's horizon; be an eye-opener / U" q% ]* d. R2 D* A- H# j
国泰民安The country flourishes and people live in peace
( ^+ h" N5 _! N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
! @/ r `( {2 @. T功夫不负有心人Everything comes to him who waits.
- n1 f. S q$ T9 \$ y8 C# i好了伤疤忘了疼once on shore, one prays no more
$ c9 ?- y0 c, G5 ^- m好事不出门，恶事传千里Good news never goes beyond the gate, while bad news spread far and wide.
; W8 Q+ ^6 b+ I/ X5 n和气生财Harmony brings wealth: k& _4 W# D0 L0 `' G
活到老，学到老One is never too old to learn. P: E! c/ n& `$ u4 t( n* L& \
既往不咎let bygones be bygones
8 f; E# L z) H/ m) W X6 F金无足赤,人无完人Gold can't be pure and man can't be perfect. ; U; S, n% c5 v3 n% w* Z
金玉满堂Treasures fill the home. l% W, Q/ `0 z* H6 B& u7 y7 ]
脚踏实地be down-to-earth
+ {2 L% o+ E* d( } P/ ]9 i( S脚踩两只船sit on the fence . j; ]+ B+ o5 g d) {1 G9 j
君子之交淡如水the friendship between gentlemen is as pure as crystal; a hedge between keeps friendship green 3 a& F) J! g- m! ^7 W
老生常谈，陈词滥调cut and dried, cliché$ y0 k' O: F! q, R4 J+ l0 n
礼尚往来Courtesy calls for reciprocity.
( `0 s6 v/ P- [留得青山在，不怕没柴烧"Where there is life, there is hope."
3 r' x! S- C! t' @5 }马到成功achieve immediate victory; win instant success
# r4 e/ D3 h' O' ~名利双收gain in both fame and wealth. H( a. p0 J4 W
茅塞顿开be suddenly enlightened
/ V: X( d. N; h1 B# s1 K5 {没有规矩不成方圆Nothing can be accomplished without norms or standards.
4 X2 Y; l5 C. O* I9 f4 Y1 I) N每逢佳节倍思亲0 h- Q/ ?: c) N j
On festive occasions more than ever one thinks of one's dear ones far away.& T8 _8 Q2 \0 X. Y
It is on the festival occasions when one misses his dear most.
* B' v3 s; j; ~# N' V" h( i- t谋事在人，成事在天"The planning lies with man, the outcome with Heaven. / Man proposes, God disposes. "* B$ B* t* p3 W8 I. n: s2 N
弄巧成拙be too smart by half; Cunning outwits itself." T* [( P! M4 Y- ?% o m: h- }
拿手好戏masterpiece
+ g6 h) a; D: h7 J+ Z% N7 ~# U; P赔了夫人又折兵throw good money after bad
0 l+ I1 j5 C2 {2 c$ n% D( U. b抛砖引玉a modest spur to induce others to come forward with valuable contributions; throw a sprat to catch a whale
8 N% u- x* F3 g" H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- e" i! U, A: g+ c0 h
抢得先机take the preemptive opportunities $ B2 d& M5 e1 M- u- S
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.- B9 m: M( N$ S/ r7 U+ g; Y: c
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
; M* m0 y8 @3 V h s前事不忘,后事之师Past experience, if not forgotten, is a guide for the future.- L* f4 @7 ^) |6 s: J0 k2 r
前人栽树,后人乘凉One generation plants the trees in whose shade another generation rests.
) \3 e+ m3 z' @' AOne sows and another reaps.( d5 P! D! C+ S: V; h
前怕狼,后怕虎fear the wolf in front and the tiger behind/ hesitate in doing something; |5 ?1 i: F7 [) X1 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.
% i1 I4 W" w8 q8 T" J$ u0 v强强联手win-win co-operation
% r1 ^& \. y# R x* ]& _5 q瑞雪兆丰年A timely snow promises a good harvest.
/ w8 a9 C( d* i( H# c( r t人之初,性本善Man's nature at birth is good.
3 K9 E- d1 x2 h/ T" d0 T- k: N$ G人逢喜事精神爽Joy puts heart into a man.
: i; U" b6 F! h7 Y人海战术huge-crowd strategy
* u3 ^7 L% x3 Y, F. p世上无难事，只要肯攀登"Where there is a will, there is a way. " . [ s/ M7 I0 X/ \' a3 ]
世外桃源a fictitious land of peace away from the turmoil of the world;
3 A5 g7 T4 }! N死而后已until my heart stops beating
3 Z- o, l& z7 C% `. m3 R" a+ Y% @岁岁平安Peace all year round
/ w! X X [( Z; S上有天堂，下有苏杭"Just as there is paradise in heaven, ther are Suzhou and Hangzhou on earth."
7 R- Q8 G7 m: V+ b; `塞翁失马，焉知非福Misfortune may be an actual blessing.
, N- {8 D9 J1 g0 I三十而立"A man should be independent at the age of thirty. # o! x4 {" h" |9 d/ |+ j; Q" i3 l
At thirty, a man should be able to think for himself."
* S' X0 M2 S% d升级换代updating and upgrading (of products): N$ _! |9 R$ e- p6 C/ R% c
四十不惑Life begins at forty. 7 u7 A9 U1 G3 E, N% ^4 E, C, O
谁言寸草心，报得三春晖"Such kindness of warm sun, can't be repaid by grass. " / y. w, V& \8 {1 c/ T
水涨船高When the river rises, the boat floats high.7 y2 L2 S: G3 K; O
时不我待Time and tide wait for no man.
. P! t& |$ d+ R+ F' s0 Z2 ^2 B杀鸡用牛刀break a butterfly on the wheel2 ?/ @7 [% y8 v- E/ b5 }) E
实事求是seek truth from facts; be practical and realistic; be true to facts
2 m1 K0 L, V" Y3 K说曹操,曹操到Talk of the devil and he comes.0 ]. v: X8 C! i! O1 d
实话实说speak the plain truth; call a spade a spade; tell it as it is
; _, s# a- R- Y1 _实践是检验真理的唯一标准Practice is the sole criterion for testing truth." G! X8 _7 C8 y. K& p# i) d$ o9 `
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; "/ ^" z. e; N( `, b7 g
韬光养晦hide one's capacities and bide one's time0 y: r, [/ G7 t1 f/ z# ?5 w
糖衣炮弹sugar-coated bullets, u1 S) z9 D9 O. G4 F) j
天有不测风云Anything unexpected may happen. a bolt from the blue
/ V/ r. y. k. O5 t/ u5 x" D团结就是力量Unity is strength.2 k) P% H: q; j& b% D. `& f* W
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
. ~* O# k* m8 |8 [5 v. b歪风邪气unhealthy practices and evil phenomena5 b0 m( ]3 f" L0 C
物以类聚，人以群分Birds of a feather flock together.
) q. f4 s6 r' u往事如风"The past has vanished (from memory) like wind.; What in past, is past." # X+ Y% `6 H- x
望子成龙hold high hopes for one's child8 W9 [# F# O! }& [% M
屋漏又逢连阴雨Misfortunes never come singly. When it rains it pours.
& k [, v/ G* y) {1 q6 @1 A文韬武略military expertise; military strategy
' N* l/ H% a( f$ D% c$ {- _9 q唯利是图draw water to one's mill
1 w/ L4 Y D) Q% c+ k, }无源之水,无本之木water without a source, and a tree wiithout roots
- Y7 I( [4 S" w- M无中生有make/create something out of nothing 7 Z* G* Z3 @. h1 {5 D
无风不起浪There are no waves without wind. There's no smoke without fire.
: c" r* |3 F8 ?! s, k徇私枉法bend the law for the benefit of relatives or friends * D. `) F; b# @( x8 t
新官上任三把火a new broom sweeps clean - v# A, g- D0 s: s! v1 a3 o
虚心使人进步,骄傲使人落后Modesty helps one go forward, whereas conceit makes one lag behind.
" M. Y9 X( O2 @6 `蓄势而发accumulate strength for a take-off
5 n. T/ t+ A5 y- B. t: W心想事成May all your wish come true
6 M2 ~8 K/ ^) b& _- f" O心照不宣have a tacit understanding; give tacit consent; tacit understanding7 |' I/ T+ O8 J! v- J: s6 S+ V
先入为主First impressions are firmly entrenched.9 v, J; [& G/ y5 b6 k# b* V
先下手为强catch the ball before the bound- U5 f( R% q: R6 h( g- H5 @, j
像热锅上的蚂蚁like an ant on a hot pan
3 ?5 I: j" x" W) \5 o现身说法warn people by taking oneself as an example
6 J/ o2 U2 o8 v- c1 s' P$ r+ g5 G* E$ w' g息事宁人pour oil on troubled waters
; C! G% a8 y- _1 _喜忧参半mingled hope and fear
1 A4 F" J8 a4 z! O1 M6 E循序渐进step by step) r6 O; q0 z+ b* }7 x
一路平安，一路顺风speed somebody on their way; speed the parting guest - N/ ~7 R# v/ W
严以律己,宽以待人be strict with oneself and lenient towards others
$ u+ w+ U ?% p, p- ~鱼米之乡a land of milk and honey& l0 B6 o8 ^" ^
有情人终成眷属"Jack shall have Jill, all shall be well." ! ~1 b2 C8 @' i" j" r, W
有钱能使鬼推磨Money makes the mare go. Money talks.- x2 o4 [6 ^3 @* l% J; h X" B
有识之士people of vision6 u3 v% o8 }. g
有勇无谋use brawn rather than brain 8 ~% z* v9 u% Y
有缘千里来相会Separated as we are thousands of miles apart, we come together as if by predestination.+ S$ S5 H1 C+ l8 [( o
与时俱进advance with times
+ r0 j/ P7 w& u以人为本people oriented; people foremost * e0 x3 i% ~+ Z$ c- w# o# P3 @
因材施教teach students according to their aptitude # B: z5 @0 V* L$ w9 |) \
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." ! v$ S% A3 A$ G% _2 |+ C
欲速则不达Haste does not bring success. 9 ^. ^" L2 ~7 Z x( Y8 I! v- G' M
优胜劣汰survival of the fittest s! _- {0 Y. [/ Q7 z
英雄所见略同Great minds think alike.% K+ K/ j/ @, d2 V
冤家宜解不宜结Better make friends than make enemies.
4 ~+ K) F# }- u" ?( M冤假错案"cases in which people were unjustly, falsely or wrongly charged or sentenced; unjust, false or wrong cases"
1 n# a- A0 [( Z6 l2 J% K+ i一言既出，驷马难追A real man never goes back on his words. ( c$ n* C2 P( }2 U9 P2 A
招财进宝Money and treasures will be plentiful& R3 |( E9 h- M0 l% [
债台高筑become debt-ridden
5 n1 |6 S* I* X2 n- i+ ?1 p. J, r+ B致命要害Achilles' heel ! h8 ^+ e9 _1 }
众矢之的target of public criticism0 @- K5 K3 ~ ] y* g
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 \+ _8 c# |3 ^5 H Q4 ~纸上谈兵be an armchair strategist2 O3 ~/ L' t: a5 ]; i& J$ E
纸包不住火Truth will come to light sooner or later.
. b. t# r% _8 ~/ F+ v6 [左右为难between the devil and the deep blue sea; between the rock and the hard place |
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