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爱屋及乌Love me, love my dog. W4 ? k: V+ Z
百闻不如一见Seeing is believing., \% m- ^" |: F% v2 I( ^0 N2 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. C3 d1 s" O+ y. c' h
笨鸟先飞A slow sparrow should make an early start.. g- \. h3 x; I( W. v! D
不眠之夜white night
- A+ l7 w, S/ J不以物喜，不以己悲not pleased by external gains, not saddened by personnal losses
# b0 C% {* W: c, B4 s; h不遗余力spare no effort; go all out; do one's best$ N+ t) S k% g5 e3 }( p: P0 b
不打不成交"No discord, no concord. 8 D; s+ r% y4 S
拆东墙补西墙rob Peter to pay Paul
4 `3 c* S1 j8 m' u- g# E辞旧迎新bid farewell to the old and usher in the new; ring out the old year and ring in the new
: \8 P5 N$ F F8 n. V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 w! k, q5 f& B" B
大开眼界open one's eyes; broaden one's horizon; be an eye-opener
3 Z6 C6 b8 E( L国泰民安The country flourishes and people live in peace* n3 d* M7 `* v+ I+ S; ]* s6 v* [
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 3 s! L$ Q8 m; J
功夫不负有心人Everything comes to him who waits.
% _, a$ K) w( q* q# s' ]好了伤疤忘了疼once on shore, one prays no more
2 m2 @; t# s0 I# d6 ?好事不出门，恶事传千里Good news never goes beyond the gate, while bad news spread far and wide. ) M" y1 `, ~! K3 R
和气生财Harmony brings wealth7 v; Q$ @' ]) q B d+ D1 R
活到老，学到老One is never too old to learn. 6 b2 G0 K9 B7 ?1 [
既往不咎let bygones be bygones 4 b9 y0 G- V: z: ~! m+ p0 P
金无足赤,人无完人Gold can't be pure and man can't be perfect. + E1 E( t" J: r
金玉满堂Treasures fill the home
* l8 {; ~5 P1 c0 u. i. k/ l4 d+ f脚踏实地be down-to-earth 5 h! K* U+ D3 B" ]) v* F: V
脚踩两只船sit on the fence ; U% \" ~2 q+ G. ^' e Z
君子之交淡如水the friendship between gentlemen is as pure as crystal; a hedge between keeps friendship green
9 c4 M, z6 G$ A; c6 `老生常谈，陈词滥调cut and dried, cliché: e& T0 N7 ~, o
礼尚往来Courtesy calls for reciprocity. 7 ?( g8 n: _5 ^6 ?6 H
留得青山在，不怕没柴烧"Where there is life, there is hope."
9 f% u% G' |) P( n& o马到成功achieve immediate victory; win instant success3 ]# F( e1 A8 Z( ~/ i0 F; X# b0 a
名利双收gain in both fame and wealth# P' Y, U2 h' R2 T3 V, M
茅塞顿开be suddenly enlightened
8 {- w9 a; J" W& b2 N没有规矩不成方圆Nothing can be accomplished without norms or standards.
, R3 d) @ M' ]& S+ D每逢佳节倍思亲
; p& v2 D7 ]2 m7 P. }On festive occasions more than ever one thinks of one's dear ones far away.1 j& H/ B5 ~2 X1 }) q
It is on the festival occasions when one misses his dear most.
" m: L0 j' h. u# i% b5 q. C7 r1 V, ^谋事在人，成事在天"The planning lies with man, the outcome with Heaven. / Man proposes, God disposes. "
9 j( D/ D1 f* Q% j! o9 \7 m弄巧成拙be too smart by half; Cunning outwits itself.# }+ o. ^* M R
拿手好戏masterpiece$ D ^" t# I* m: O/ L% \5 V
赔了夫人又折兵throw good money after bad
- I, {9 P+ }: n, C4 K# L5 u8 Q% ]9 ?6 J抛砖引玉a modest spur to induce others to come forward with valuable contributions; throw a sprat to catch a whale( i6 c3 c$ i" \7 a
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
4 t$ O/ C# W, u, O! o9 B0 J$ m抢得先机take the preemptive opportunities ' X+ w! ]- {( t+ z E, E
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.
! w7 Q6 y' W3 O0 s' e/ 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
( x# z0 o& p) f6 ] p前事不忘,后事之师Past experience, if not forgotten, is a guide for the future.
Q0 j! }0 }( F; d5 T+ H# V前人栽树,后人乘凉One generation plants the trees in whose shade another generation rests.
+ z5 J% X' I- u) G3 _9 v/ ~( O+ NOne sows and another reaps.
" Z1 c% G/ W( ^; {5 q前怕狼,后怕虎fear the wolf in front and the tiger behind/ hesitate in doing something: c, t$ Q' Z) D3 \' U
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.
# y# X* ?1 ^- e: x强强联手win-win co-operation7 W B: b8 r4 U$ M0 p/ s
瑞雪兆丰年A timely snow promises a good harvest.) \) W# R7 ~0 I
人之初,性本善Man's nature at birth is good.' I& P; X! x" Q8 L7 `
人逢喜事精神爽Joy puts heart into a man.
7 _- r7 k3 f) h人海战术huge-crowd strategy ; ]1 k/ f2 N! b8 y/ y4 t
世上无难事，只要肯攀登"Where there is a will, there is a way. " % C; A& N. `6 s, v# N# ^% {
世外桃源a fictitious land of peace away from the turmoil of the world;
+ m, o1 }7 o9 c$ L% c% y0 o死而后已until my heart stops beating4 d3 @ ~5 I- `( T$ Q- h
岁岁平安Peace all year round: a+ C; Z/ g% }! t
上有天堂，下有苏杭"Just as there is paradise in heaven, ther are Suzhou and Hangzhou on earth."
' H* R! B9 t8 G塞翁失马，焉知非福Misfortune may be an actual blessing.
& T1 @! B1 q3 Z8 S2 } e三十而立"A man should be independent at the age of thirty.
1 C N! B4 p I) V$ }At thirty, a man should be able to think for himself." - C0 V$ C* m+ q7 c1 K: {
升级换代updating and upgrading (of products)
2 z: ^3 z% j+ g四十不惑Life begins at forty.
. B6 B& |- A+ L谁言寸草心，报得三春晖"Such kindness of warm sun, can't be repaid by grass. "
$ [- v5 v8 X) T8 R水涨船高When the river rises, the boat floats high.
( _ C" ^" M" C; F) [4 K% v时不我待Time and tide wait for no man.
3 C( c/ A9 k; V i6 H杀鸡用牛刀break a butterfly on the wheel% }% z" o9 Z1 L# Z, ]9 G
实事求是seek truth from facts; be practical and realistic; be true to facts ) L7 @0 D+ f0 y' j- z7 F& v5 k( H
说曹操,曹操到Talk of the devil and he comes.
3 d* D E, y: ~实话实说speak the plain truth; call a spade a spade; tell it as it is . X! C! J4 K! {& U
实践是检验真理的唯一标准Practice is the sole criterion for testing truth.
$ O& {0 g4 G8 {; D7 r9 e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; "
5 J6 _7 z% f. w6 ]: N; x$ m韬光养晦hide one's capacities and bide one's time4 C; `" n3 m! U9 c
糖衣炮弹sugar-coated bullets9 H5 u |- m2 F# y- S
天有不测风云Anything unexpected may happen. a bolt from the blue: a3 C6 C9 m9 k5 N% U& s
团结就是力量Unity is strength.+ w" L) ~- r) q: p X; ]
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 - H# U6 Z0 d8 |; t& [. T; D# T
歪风邪气unhealthy practices and evil phenomena! U! e5 e. T5 u
物以类聚，人以群分Birds of a feather flock together.
& L0 _+ v& K r往事如风"The past has vanished (from memory) like wind.; What in past, is past."
. ?# _1 ]4 d7 a+ |9 [望子成龙hold high hopes for one's child, d5 b. X' I3 R0 a7 @% c# b: J
屋漏又逢连阴雨Misfortunes never come singly. When it rains it pours." }* g% F2 C" [" g& y6 x
文韬武略military expertise; military strategy & N2 O D- T* v1 G4 {
唯利是图draw water to one's mill H* q- i. o: Z7 b' O! H- Z
无源之水,无本之木water without a source, and a tree wiithout roots
" n; r- ^# L0 P. x& y1 g1 Z; F无中生有make/create something out of nothing
. O: V. b) j7 Z$ b; z无风不起浪There are no waves without wind. There's no smoke without fire.* R' G8 N! L6 |% D3 F3 ?
徇私枉法bend the law for the benefit of relatives or friends + h" I; P" m P4 g
新官上任三把火a new broom sweeps clean ) y/ H) S+ i5 e5 A
虚心使人进步,骄傲使人落后Modesty helps one go forward, whereas conceit makes one lag behind.
. Q& o: b: _4 j6 D蓄势而发accumulate strength for a take-off
3 [& j0 p5 C( ]5 j心想事成May all your wish come true
: A$ Q$ ~7 C7 M心照不宣have a tacit understanding; give tacit consent; tacit understanding8 \" q" }* E' _* h, Y& V4 e7 }
先入为主First impressions are firmly entrenched.' F* {4 U7 Q" J+ o% n, L
先下手为强catch the ball before the bound
1 g9 ]" |3 F+ d; G' C像热锅上的蚂蚁like an ant on a hot pan- M, b% q9 J8 m5 ^1 Z( V
现身说法warn people by taking oneself as an example- f; l* f$ J2 m4 u# x2 B+ e
息事宁人pour oil on troubled waters
3 }( O) @6 n) ?# [0 n6 t: U喜忧参半mingled hope and fear
/ t) ?9 ] U" d0 n9 I0 {6 h循序渐进step by step% ]! E$ p( A6 A3 y. Z9 c
一路平安，一路顺风speed somebody on their way; speed the parting guest & X* ?3 o7 G! @* q/ M- g3 R
严以律己,宽以待人be strict with oneself and lenient towards others
' B6 t8 x5 L" H鱼米之乡a land of milk and honey
9 x0 H& j: P9 p( f' c有情人终成眷属"Jack shall have Jill, all shall be well."
# o; s( f* Q) |) `+ a" b6 ]有钱能使鬼推磨Money makes the mare go. Money talks.; ~) B# i: Y% o* m' x: B7 y& }
有识之士people of vision
. E9 ~8 Y) O& ^ l有勇无谋use brawn rather than brain
8 m |& k+ x |3 s4 ]. \( A" l有缘千里来相会Separated as we are thousands of miles apart, we come together as if by predestination.
# D$ m- v( L* D与时俱进advance with times
1 H) h) i8 N9 I7 B- [以人为本people oriented; people foremost 0 k% k6 c$ V0 K, m
因材施教teach students according to their aptitude % R8 m, o; I) o4 h% 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."
* C% A3 y7 `. t' n$ e欲速则不达Haste does not bring success.
3 t4 D3 c, p3 l" M优胜劣汰survival of the fittest 0 B9 L1 B; o7 i, w
英雄所见略同Great minds think alike.; ]7 i2 y- I Q- t8 P& R3 r
冤家宜解不宜结Better make friends than make enemies.
9 R* w3 ?. _6 Q冤假错案"cases in which people were unjustly, falsely or wrongly charged or sentenced; unjust, false or wrong cases"
4 @2 I" q& b: j3 j8 _. M' v, v一言既出，驷马难追A real man never goes back on his words. + d& F( }2 g, `6 T8 n6 {
招财进宝Money and treasures will be plentiful
# C* E7 W6 i* f5 t债台高筑become debt-ridden B" f" _. W8 V# O; m2 I; ]( p$ r, M% v
致命要害Achilles' heel
1 H9 Y ]) {! i% I众矢之的target of public criticism/ G) G0 e# C7 r. V1 Z1 _, \- v
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.
! o' @% w I& f# v2 S纸上谈兵be an armchair strategist4 r' i5 N' u# ~& c( p' F4 v: w
纸包不住火Truth will come to light sooner or later.
$ T: |; l( a0 V左右为难between the devil and the deep blue sea; between the rock and the hard place |
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