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爱屋及乌Love me, love my dog.9 S) X0 m* p: @% ?4 S8 H/ o
百闻不如一见Seeing is believing./ {, g5 K# h( C( a0 X* Z3 h
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 worst0 k" A$ Y2 e2 [: m; Z0 e
笨鸟先飞A slow sparrow should make an early start.
9 k0 ~4 y e' M; I不眠之夜white night # P. }! R) W; I) O9 R( J9 t" v
不以物喜，不以己悲not pleased by external gains, not saddened by personnal losses7 g) a2 n1 `$ d u3 _; I% \
不遗余力spare no effort; go all out; do one's best2 c7 t9 h. W& R$ L L
不打不成交"No discord, no concord. 2 |$ v/ c3 J5 E& Y2 R0 Q
拆东墙补西墙rob Peter to pay Paul
) a8 W. c1 ]4 l8 G0 L# m4 A" G& ]辞旧迎新bid farewell to the old and usher in the new; ring out the old year and ring in the new ) Z6 a( _8 f0 |
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
" K; ~+ {* {$ j, f大开眼界open one's eyes; broaden one's horizon; be an eye-opener
2 n3 y7 P6 c6 _; f国泰民安The country flourishes and people live in peace
: V& @ P* c% l9 [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 : L9 {( f9 i9 s8 a+ }$ O
功夫不负有心人Everything comes to him who waits.
4 f B, F' D# {1 o0 T好了伤疤忘了疼once on shore, one prays no more
/ a: S' }$ G. a4 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.
3 r/ W& p- G, z和气生财Harmony brings wealth
- C6 M' m D' X& r# M# ?; w( Q/ g活到老，学到老One is never too old to learn. w" n5 Y2 h! P
既往不咎let bygones be bygones : `/ Z+ r% {$ U& e! `4 ]2 O
金无足赤,人无完人Gold can't be pure and man can't be perfect.
, H$ G$ ?. |, ~: B金玉满堂Treasures fill the home
9 }+ {8 w- @" G9 N/ P: u8 t脚踏实地be down-to-earth 5 A; s0 p* P1 i8 j% S' i
脚踩两只船sit on the fence
# M: C& J( m9 h+ a5 w9 c君子之交淡如水the friendship between gentlemen is as pure as crystal; a hedge between keeps friendship green 7 p4 l! \5 o4 A, l+ V) r
老生常谈，陈词滥调cut and dried, cliché1 |1 O) x8 c9 ~7 k: R. v
礼尚往来Courtesy calls for reciprocity.
/ [$ U; j9 y- G4 [留得青山在，不怕没柴烧"Where there is life, there is hope."0 _! h0 s* T: v o' B1 s! q/ d
马到成功achieve immediate victory; win instant success$ \, W. }* G; c8 R/ W, l
名利双收gain in both fame and wealth
5 {2 h2 ^4 G' ?$ w茅塞顿开be suddenly enlightened
+ _2 M0 c, D1 P1 {- y& v* N; y没有规矩不成方圆Nothing can be accomplished without norms or standards.
0 T+ K% N3 n/ n. S* ] G( n每逢佳节倍思亲
2 f' ]) w9 f& r# C1 U# ?1 Q# nOn festive occasions more than ever one thinks of one's dear ones far away.
5 Z/ [% o2 b4 vIt is on the festival occasions when one misses his dear most. 4 P* v! |) i) z- u
谋事在人，成事在天"The planning lies with man, the outcome with Heaven. / Man proposes, God disposes. "8 b- [* u+ E% \9 z
弄巧成拙be too smart by half; Cunning outwits itself.
. \7 f: m' z8 l$ u3 h& a拿手好戏masterpiece
7 C W: ^7 Z: _: Z2 I$ w. ?. W赔了夫人又折兵throw good money after bad7 T0 w; ?2 I0 C
抛砖引玉a modest spur to induce others to come forward with valuable contributions; throw a sprat to catch a whale
8 }$ y+ ?5 e* X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/ m$ W0 v9 y7 j
抢得先机take the preemptive opportunities ! f1 w& F3 ?. [2 \) t$ y$ R
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.
. x- q9 [, \2 W& d7 D" k4 \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
P7 n& Q2 c2 M6 Q前事不忘,后事之师Past experience, if not forgotten, is a guide for the future.
/ b: C/ I) G* a; S: n$ q前人栽树,后人乘凉One generation plants the trees in whose shade another generation rests.
* w1 s# p, Q" h- X) L: r7 @. LOne sows and another reaps.; |- X$ a( v# @* }5 Q& N
前怕狼,后怕虎fear the wolf in front and the tiger behind/ hesitate in doing something
9 }! v4 |$ @$ k" j9 n- x2 _* r/ L% F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 m% z6 m* S y/ ]
强强联手win-win co-operation# g& v) p/ E, Y; t% {+ H
瑞雪兆丰年A timely snow promises a good harvest.
g/ R/ N% s* t- [% ^人之初,性本善Man's nature at birth is good.+ B4 b8 C- T' _, j) t% g6 k
人逢喜事精神爽Joy puts heart into a man.' X6 u* `! }, k Q }' I
人海战术huge-crowd strategy
+ |, E3 e( c4 k世上无难事，只要肯攀登"Where there is a will, there is a way. " 2 _6 L8 }$ a5 l& S: l/ g- S K/ I
世外桃源a fictitious land of peace away from the turmoil of the world; 5 {6 E+ ^& @# ~- f
死而后已until my heart stops beating
, w; Y% f5 e5 J. z岁岁平安Peace all year round
5 v: q C t0 ~6 E- s1 Y# m2 e! r上有天堂，下有苏杭"Just as there is paradise in heaven, ther are Suzhou and Hangzhou on earth." & u( P8 ^: l) l4 x, ^3 n
塞翁失马，焉知非福Misfortune may be an actual blessing.
# e6 C. N$ \& h三十而立"A man should be independent at the age of thirty.
; |# n- r! g6 GAt thirty, a man should be able to think for himself." 2 B6 ?4 X2 u; s; N2 u$ ^* Z3 H
升级换代updating and upgrading (of products)
- b4 P6 A) M0 f" M% J* d# a四十不惑Life begins at forty. ) ]; g" s9 `; ]/ V0 p
谁言寸草心，报得三春晖"Such kindness of warm sun, can't be repaid by grass. " 6 U+ k7 z8 c( O1 N
水涨船高When the river rises, the boat floats high.
1 Q4 C3 d- r$ p. P% d7 s* h( ^4 D时不我待Time and tide wait for no man.
- Y% E9 O4 l, y) U' F0 A杀鸡用牛刀break a butterfly on the wheel" s1 w5 W3 d1 O3 C7 Z2 ^9 H
实事求是seek truth from facts; be practical and realistic; be true to facts 1 P" n' {% Z/ E P9 z2 W
说曹操,曹操到Talk of the devil and he comes.
/ K9 K1 x# m5 F实话实说speak the plain truth; call a spade a spade; tell it as it is
! E: h; @$ ]! q% \$ I9 G$ X实践是检验真理的唯一标准Practice is the sole criterion for testing truth.
3 S" b/ p0 ]" V' P8 v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; "
& l6 C) [; i9 U$ k韬光养晦hide one's capacities and bide one's time- p# c3 Y2 _4 O) d% _! R9 R
糖衣炮弹sugar-coated bullets
) t- I# x4 E4 g' j9 T天有不测风云Anything unexpected may happen. a bolt from the blue
* k4 g8 f! S& K$ G团结就是力量Unity is strength., q* x! w1 I0 |* W+ H) p. U8 ^9 P
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
# M' V# z+ k7 u5 D& S& g歪风邪气unhealthy practices and evil phenomena
$ N z' x8 f K$ M# k. c物以类聚，人以群分Birds of a feather flock together.6 z/ X9 ?4 o# d/ \$ h* h
往事如风"The past has vanished (from memory) like wind.; What in past, is past." 4 q: a3 Q+ @5 m/ q
望子成龙hold high hopes for one's child
2 D1 n: P% f* W: ~" z5 Z屋漏又逢连阴雨Misfortunes never come singly. When it rains it pours." h+ [. O, j/ U& [/ R
文韬武略military expertise; military strategy 4 G: A4 a ?- `. X& g8 B8 N/ Y
唯利是图draw water to one's mill
, v3 [ W8 ^$ U$ t$ A- K* Y无源之水,无本之木water without a source, and a tree wiithout roots) Q. |+ m! T9 P9 \& W
无中生有make/create something out of nothing
2 g* I" ?' k2 o* ^7 X无风不起浪There are no waves without wind. There's no smoke without fire.; H$ A) s1 a$ b! {
徇私枉法bend the law for the benefit of relatives or friends ' H$ E% L& c/ T- O
新官上任三把火a new broom sweeps clean
8 o; }" c* D3 |+ ^! W; i& p) F虚心使人进步,骄傲使人落后Modesty helps one go forward, whereas conceit makes one lag behind.
! V. Q0 k+ ~0 Q蓄势而发accumulate strength for a take-off
9 p/ `/ \, F Y- _0 W" s9 i* ~' v心想事成May all your wish come true2 W, U( V/ V, D9 t5 l
心照不宣have a tacit understanding; give tacit consent; tacit understanding
+ R+ t$ E$ G5 w9 Q# Z; u5 ^% R3 m先入为主First impressions are firmly entrenched.
/ B* R$ J- o. P- z+ c0 I9 x' |先下手为强catch the ball before the bound
/ z- z, d) A$ ~4 Z9 M5 F. t$ h像热锅上的蚂蚁like an ant on a hot pan
5 Y+ H5 K/ s- V8 |现身说法warn people by taking oneself as an example, C0 _' F! T8 H6 ^& z
息事宁人pour oil on troubled waters % t/ d( k \2 x9 n
喜忧参半mingled hope and fear + R+ u% l0 ]( w4 f% K2 j
循序渐进step by step
: S; [$ g* G8 h$ k, t6 n一路平安，一路顺风speed somebody on their way; speed the parting guest
; k( T3 I7 w/ P; u, R5 ]严以律己,宽以待人be strict with oneself and lenient towards others
3 t1 b; j! [$ G" S- M; l- t鱼米之乡a land of milk and honey
. t2 ^5 K7 o7 b. j, u有情人终成眷属"Jack shall have Jill, all shall be well."
, z" q0 r* y) v% @有钱能使鬼推磨Money makes the mare go. Money talks.0 S4 k/ H- w" ?2 O; H
有识之士people of vision
( B7 P! p4 u3 h有勇无谋use brawn rather than brain
O: C# _1 p3 J+ F! S5 T有缘千里来相会Separated as we are thousands of miles apart, we come together as if by predestination./ q% B- E- Y' C5 M F
与时俱进advance with times
( v k0 T8 x- D5 C) O* ^; W- E# O以人为本people oriented; people foremost
5 W0 T! K3 \( ^" f) g! ~2 i0 q因材施教teach students according to their aptitude
8 E( M9 _7 p2 C$ g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." , E" f, y6 D O, \2 m
欲速则不达Haste does not bring success.
: ~9 ^9 |* d+ x! t7 p& s优胜劣汰survival of the fittest
6 t X- E$ T; q9 a) i S英雄所见略同Great minds think alike." w ^# r6 Q$ K% \; `
冤家宜解不宜结Better make friends than make enemies.0 d1 C9 S* c: F; Y" X
冤假错案"cases in which people were unjustly, falsely or wrongly charged or sentenced; unjust, false or wrong cases"
5 z, O8 A0 m6 p) _+ j一言既出，驷马难追A real man never goes back on his words. ) g$ U/ ?5 N3 Z" `0 K
招财进宝Money and treasures will be plentiful
% c& X3 h8 I/ j. T' o6 |" h/ X7 n债台高筑become debt-ridden! _- z) Q8 t$ C+ e' x; G9 v8 t
致命要害Achilles' heel - b; _2 c% g& O% [# f* X6 l- \' @' S5 N
众矢之的target of public criticism
/ z5 q' ]$ J* o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.+ `* u/ ~) u& a7 F3 R
纸上谈兵be an armchair strategist
5 z$ B& U( }1 o$ \纸包不住火Truth will come to light sooner or later.- Z z! Q) A% V I
左右为难between the devil and the deep blue sea; between the rock and the hard place |
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