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爱屋及乌Love me, love my dog.; O0 w) J0 R( R" v
百闻不如一见Seeing is believing.0 B$ y6 N3 K. |, a; c0 b2 `: Z
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
' _! I) w5 o/ [; `; c笨鸟先飞A slow sparrow should make an early start.4 a. P" Q# D6 y% u
不眠之夜white night
* x% p. K4 ^6 A4 {: z不以物喜，不以己悲not pleased by external gains, not saddened by personnal losses+ ^: u' Y6 ?- `7 [, Q
不遗余力spare no effort; go all out; do one's best+ P' o' D9 @. e4 J, k/ @
不打不成交"No discord, no concord. 1 a0 B3 V, b0 e' q* ` \
拆东墙补西墙rob Peter to pay Paul
5 m0 |$ Q7 `8 @0 V, o9 j/ d$ d辞旧迎新bid farewell to the old and usher in the new; ring out the old year and ring in the new ! L! M) x8 X& _, [
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
, {& H, a% E7 A大开眼界open one's eyes; broaden one's horizon; be an eye-opener
5 U% Z& E% L4 ?国泰民安The country flourishes and people live in peace. \, M2 m/ @: q5 N( Y& 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
_8 s$ C5 R% h% X% _3 p功夫不负有心人Everything comes to him who waits. ' B, G! f9 x' U" m$ M8 _/ `
好了伤疤忘了疼once on shore, one prays no more3 ~0 r" [0 k+ X% C
好事不出门，恶事传千里Good news never goes beyond the gate, while bad news spread far and wide.
: J+ |8 z& x1 m和气生财Harmony brings wealth
& |2 [4 g0 w! ]7 ^活到老，学到老One is never too old to learn. 6 u6 v' {( g6 J% z- H
既往不咎let bygones be bygones
0 M p" X+ B/ n1 n. i( M9 H- z* T金无足赤,人无完人Gold can't be pure and man can't be perfect. + Q) u2 R' h$ ? R* U. b/ c
金玉满堂Treasures fill the home4 z) o0 M$ { E5 J
脚踏实地be down-to-earth
' `: A7 j2 I7 `! J6 w脚踩两只船sit on the fence
, n3 I4 l+ R* u" z$ e/ w( q: G君子之交淡如水the friendship between gentlemen is as pure as crystal; a hedge between keeps friendship green " W6 _9 M R% P
老生常谈，陈词滥调cut and dried, cliché
+ M. u4 F9 o, G. x$ o2 b$ H# A礼尚往来Courtesy calls for reciprocity.
4 ~$ _5 f) S/ h* M, E& |" Z4 L留得青山在，不怕没柴烧"Where there is life, there is hope."3 ]) L3 T5 X8 x) i) i
马到成功achieve immediate victory; win instant success: a0 M8 I6 H) G3 `
名利双收gain in both fame and wealth( {# \# \% y( G7 \6 W4 G
茅塞顿开be suddenly enlightened7 U+ E2 [/ e* }
没有规矩不成方圆Nothing can be accomplished without norms or standards.
9 V; B5 D3 [( `每逢佳节倍思亲. v) `+ |% `) ~7 _. h# g/ U
On festive occasions more than ever one thinks of one's dear ones far away.- `% L R/ C% T" C6 F) d% E9 K" x
It is on the festival occasions when one misses his dear most.
) m8 _; H& B# Q/ g! L+ F3 f谋事在人，成事在天"The planning lies with man, the outcome with Heaven. / Man proposes, God disposes. "& L# t: x' i4 T# g5 ?* |
弄巧成拙be too smart by half; Cunning outwits itself.. ?) t1 a6 K8 q+ f7 y, d
拿手好戏masterpiece
7 n* l( {. G# C2 h8 c赔了夫人又折兵throw good money after bad; o3 j3 t; q& D( Z
抛砖引玉a modest spur to induce others to come forward with valuable contributions; throw a sprat to catch a whale3 j6 n. @8 t$ 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+ |' d/ u抢得先机take the preemptive opportunities 6 o$ J% b$ L6 O1 J$ Z* ]
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.
" w; P0 R/ K: 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
1 a2 I# @9 w O- t6 @前事不忘,后事之师Past experience, if not forgotten, is a guide for the future.; Q* |. I1 r+ }# e1 x9 h( K
前人栽树,后人乘凉One generation plants the trees in whose shade another generation rests.& @1 i6 i& H M% x! y5 ?
One sows and another reaps.
' }( R% B7 i) k$ F前怕狼,后怕虎fear the wolf in front and the tiger behind/ hesitate in doing something
9 ~4 v0 n7 S6 T/ r# ^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. 6 D3 v) `; Y% \6 Y: E! g
强强联手win-win co-operation
; J3 L/ l2 [0 o瑞雪兆丰年A timely snow promises a good harvest.
8 v1 U3 z0 z: S5 e( }/ W; n1 T人之初,性本善Man's nature at birth is good.3 r$ x- }$ y4 ]; \8 ^; G( A
人逢喜事精神爽Joy puts heart into a man.
9 J3 k* \2 w+ ?3 I. e) l- U* _人海战术huge-crowd strategy
- P, g5 E$ D/ l: Y; O5 f世上无难事，只要肯攀登"Where there is a will, there is a way. "
. Y0 V! ?% y: f2 E4 J l1 }1 y世外桃源a fictitious land of peace away from the turmoil of the world; / J7 W: z% Q. B1 w9 X% f# l& }
死而后已until my heart stops beating* }& W+ O: L! \
岁岁平安Peace all year round7 P$ Z5 N% C5 E$ ?! Z9 ]
上有天堂，下有苏杭"Just as there is paradise in heaven, ther are Suzhou and Hangzhou on earth." " y6 S- t- f- j$ p- G
塞翁失马，焉知非福Misfortune may be an actual blessing.; |1 K4 |4 Q o6 |
三十而立"A man should be independent at the age of thirty.
6 `! Y# ^! U# m, D- }At thirty, a man should be able to think for himself." , M( B% e p* b( B
升级换代updating and upgrading (of products)7 L3 p& O4 \& b. i! @
四十不惑Life begins at forty. * u+ o5 C) i3 [8 ]
谁言寸草心，报得三春晖"Such kindness of warm sun, can't be repaid by grass. "
8 b: D4 G E6 L; ]' ]. Y水涨船高When the river rises, the boat floats high.8 ?4 {6 r: W6 E$ D
时不我待Time and tide wait for no man. 0 _! q$ O4 F+ y, f1 h
杀鸡用牛刀break a butterfly on the wheel
U4 y7 w$ [# ^' l" P J8 b- a8 i实事求是seek truth from facts; be practical and realistic; be true to facts
) ~/ s4 S8 s9 V5 U: E说曹操,曹操到Talk of the devil and he comes.5 P% l+ H8 ~' Y8 u
实话实说speak the plain truth; call a spade a spade; tell it as it is
, _- i: l6 G0 z! W实践是检验真理的唯一标准Practice is the sole criterion for testing truth.( R& B j( P0 T( c2 c2 M
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; "" u, L5 |" r1 b
韬光养晦hide one's capacities and bide one's time
7 R$ ?! Q0 ?" Y T糖衣炮弹sugar-coated bullets, s# J- \. u+ P0 o
天有不测风云Anything unexpected may happen. a bolt from the blue; S4 |7 B4 t; |3 q4 g, r$ ^
团结就是力量Unity is strength.# y i( ~6 z: T" `5 ~% o; p0 e
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
1 Q- q7 T4 f ~ W, f7 w歪风邪气unhealthy practices and evil phenomena
3 s( x2 \5 ^$ H' e. z: n' m物以类聚，人以群分Birds of a feather flock together.0 J p9 t' P% U0 Y- D
往事如风"The past has vanished (from memory) like wind.; What in past, is past."
, g. d$ s1 ?$ e望子成龙hold high hopes for one's child r" b! z. N% ?% `1 d1 r
屋漏又逢连阴雨Misfortunes never come singly. When it rains it pours.4 H5 U a% P+ G+ E8 e Q) x
文韬武略military expertise; military strategy
' x) S1 ~+ j* e唯利是图draw water to one's mill
4 { F) O. X+ g& K无源之水,无本之木water without a source, and a tree wiithout roots
F2 j( z" \; k# U, U" ~% E8 W& g无中生有make/create something out of nothing { ?" ~5 t6 C: d) u3 s& J
无风不起浪There are no waves without wind. There's no smoke without fire.- i. _8 I+ x& x
徇私枉法bend the law for the benefit of relatives or friends
l# P4 |& @5 ~" X新官上任三把火a new broom sweeps clean # U( v4 |" M6 L) z) w
虚心使人进步,骄傲使人落后Modesty helps one go forward, whereas conceit makes one lag behind.5 D' ?6 [' O0 l" Q6 c
蓄势而发accumulate strength for a take-off
/ i% j- O% p! w心想事成May all your wish come true7 }8 ]5 `3 p, ^- t
心照不宣have a tacit understanding; give tacit consent; tacit understanding4 ^) j& { K0 Q, {0 z$ I
先入为主First impressions are firmly entrenched.! c& Q" t, t/ k( N
先下手为强catch the ball before the bound+ c: E8 z/ T$ Q) P2 t3 Q
像热锅上的蚂蚁like an ant on a hot pan
4 G* M; O$ G/ S' z# t- c4 ^. p1 u现身说法warn people by taking oneself as an example% |7 i, ?, @" r. d2 e j* o
息事宁人pour oil on troubled waters
+ Z+ [2 X3 V6 T喜忧参半mingled hope and fear
* e/ B; Q4 |8 L* z循序渐进step by step7 h7 J2 V i( w& E
一路平安，一路顺风speed somebody on their way; speed the parting guest M$ J! w+ N( ~8 @* i! D9 E# s
严以律己,宽以待人be strict with oneself and lenient towards others$ G H9 Z% m9 ?; _; Z* t6 I6 G
鱼米之乡a land of milk and honey
$ y( H. P4 A& l _9 x! `有情人终成眷属"Jack shall have Jill, all shall be well." 8 U8 K2 z1 o, r- s. a5 @9 x2 z
有钱能使鬼推磨Money makes the mare go. Money talks., V+ ^) @1 k3 U
有识之士people of vision
: H5 M1 E6 d7 h5 S! H9 l* C有勇无谋use brawn rather than brain
" a* O. J) J) h5 f1 b/ [有缘千里来相会Separated as we are thousands of miles apart, we come together as if by predestination.
) O1 k: t3 d; k& Z% G, s与时俱进advance with times# {3 \; Y2 r6 N& o; `) U
以人为本people oriented; people foremost
# m7 `( w& g! V9 J7 W; C8 b因材施教teach students according to their aptitude
6 x* V# {. @: ?! |- v( r1 a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." ( m0 j: L4 Q9 r
欲速则不达Haste does not bring success.
( |% C3 b5 }; i/ M5 M; e9 ]1 B& B优胜劣汰survival of the fittest 1 R4 ~! A6 i1 n2 U {/ _ R( A2 H& D
英雄所见略同Great minds think alike.# P) I" `1 S& }" |7 Q {4 {/ _
冤家宜解不宜结Better make friends than make enemies.* ]; D3 y% T. u
冤假错案"cases in which people were unjustly, falsely or wrongly charged or sentenced; unjust, false or wrong cases" 2 P, i, I A$ C, h0 M3 |( X
一言既出，驷马难追A real man never goes back on his words. 0 X. G! a# p ~
招财进宝Money and treasures will be plentiful4 d* P% w) N: I; ^ D, ^
债台高筑become debt-ridden w0 i/ l* k4 [ u. e
致命要害Achilles' heel r5 P8 N' d' Q# ^. m7 [
众矢之的target of public criticism
' y3 j3 T3 _/ j. R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.
- S. n$ ?6 n* g2 c0 J4 N纸上谈兵be an armchair strategist
8 J# V8 C1 J# ~; c纸包不住火Truth will come to light sooner or later.
" a) K' U7 r( _/ L左右为难between the devil and the deep blue sea; between the rock and the hard place |
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