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爱屋及乌Love me, love my dog.
& V: B" I1 i3 X) ]百闻不如一见Seeing is believing.3 ?" r4 x8 Q: N. K6 P: z2 z7 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 worst& P' s9 d: R( B" p( b: i8 ^
笨鸟先飞A slow sparrow should make an early start.' H! y( h- K3 q
不眠之夜white night
4 F0 ], t' m3 L- A0 z& E$ w不以物喜，不以己悲not pleased by external gains, not saddened by personnal losses$ `: l7 {6 ?: T/ w1 d+ w1 a! [4 \
不遗余力spare no effort; go all out; do one's best3 e7 y }& w2 w4 z
不打不成交"No discord, no concord. $ _+ M B5 u r9 l
拆东墙补西墙rob Peter to pay Paul
9 E1 s/ T D( |- x辞旧迎新bid farewell to the old and usher in the new; ring out the old year and ring in the new
_4 J7 g7 [" I2 M; W) A! ]$ h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 all9 V0 T$ A2 S* ]4 J& v9 l% Q& N
大开眼界open one's eyes; broaden one's horizon; be an eye-opener
6 ^$ v' y, x- b国泰民安The country flourishes and people live in peace% F+ i8 @' \2 P6 X- W
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
) j1 {6 p T& C功夫不负有心人Everything comes to him who waits.
" _# D) i0 E8 X, u+ X好了伤疤忘了疼once on shore, one prays no more9 a4 V4 g3 d2 C2 A" w. O
好事不出门，恶事传千里Good news never goes beyond the gate, while bad news spread far and wide. : \+ g0 d+ L, o! C* O4 R
和气生财Harmony brings wealth, p# O! J0 Z# H
活到老，学到老One is never too old to learn.
# q c! E4 _1 U4 ~3 _" d) \9 U既往不咎let bygones be bygones $ N5 d2 u& ~& b( f
金无足赤,人无完人Gold can't be pure and man can't be perfect. 6 H; m; i" n8 Q
金玉满堂Treasures fill the home5 E* e2 s+ b0 g
脚踏实地be down-to-earth , h; d5 m/ b# x/ p! S
脚踩两只船sit on the fence + H+ t$ l5 T( M; T7 @
君子之交淡如水the friendship between gentlemen is as pure as crystal; a hedge between keeps friendship green
) V% v8 T& O9 A- F) i9 p! O3 C- x老生常谈，陈词滥调cut and dried, cliché S3 s( i( C1 x
礼尚往来Courtesy calls for reciprocity. ' b1 I4 ?$ b; R3 l" x
留得青山在，不怕没柴烧"Where there is life, there is hope."# q4 G) ` K. z5 Q5 K
马到成功achieve immediate victory; win instant success7 ^, w" B/ |2 ^) n- w
名利双收gain in both fame and wealth; x1 U0 T* E* X
茅塞顿开be suddenly enlightened7 W, R2 {3 U6 u- r# q
没有规矩不成方圆Nothing can be accomplished without norms or standards.# h% y, F$ s/ d3 N. A5 M) t
每逢佳节倍思亲
% z, |1 b; |$ v# J+ O2 IOn festive occasions more than ever one thinks of one's dear ones far away.; j3 Q9 [) N4 @& k( D
It is on the festival occasions when one misses his dear most. " p$ N2 L3 J. N0 F
谋事在人，成事在天"The planning lies with man, the outcome with Heaven. / Man proposes, God disposes. "
9 U/ G s' x7 C1 w& H! L8 `弄巧成拙be too smart by half; Cunning outwits itself.3 R! m2 l* K, b5 i" Z5 [) r
拿手好戏masterpiece
% y# y! q$ A7 N$ z) B9 }赔了夫人又折兵throw good money after bad/ Y5 q3 B' \2 V* v+ @+ J+ }! |, z
抛砖引玉a modest spur to induce others to come forward with valuable contributions; throw a sprat to catch a whale
$ I7 j: c: ?5 W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 Y8 {2 Z: p& j7 Y) j0 E$ A
抢得先机take the preemptive opportunities ! y. o- G% h2 [$ `7 Q; J
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.
k9 G( y' Y* M i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; i1 L6 N, ^) t
前事不忘,后事之师Past experience, if not forgotten, is a guide for the future.. ?# s4 n* w1 Y9 m# I! x" ?5 \
前人栽树,后人乘凉One generation plants the trees in whose shade another generation rests.7 p4 ]4 E7 C/ _. X& d
One sows and another reaps.
% I+ S# v! c5 [% Y. ]5 W前怕狼,后怕虎fear the wolf in front and the tiger behind/ hesitate in doing something
! N5 Z- V# |% ?7 m" @1 v8 ?2 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. 4 p( Y1 |3 e5 u# d
强强联手win-win co-operation
7 m. ?2 V" {3 b* O瑞雪兆丰年A timely snow promises a good harvest.
% |2 `4 Z9 F$ d7 B* ^人之初,性本善Man's nature at birth is good.
9 h- G1 h, E& ]; l- z/ E/ o4 ?人逢喜事精神爽Joy puts heart into a man.
+ D3 v8 I' p, B$ ?人海战术huge-crowd strategy
: d- X1 r+ C/ l8 D& V4 K( y世上无难事，只要肯攀登"Where there is a will, there is a way. "
- o$ {$ n1 t" N世外桃源a fictitious land of peace away from the turmoil of the world; & N& v4 o! z9 y0 A5 C
死而后已until my heart stops beating
" N) Q0 A( u1 j3 `* h4 O岁岁平安Peace all year round
5 a) l6 B) h+ c; [# M( ]; x$ c上有天堂，下有苏杭"Just as there is paradise in heaven, ther are Suzhou and Hangzhou on earth."
( h- ? p9 q! s' h! i$ F塞翁失马，焉知非福Misfortune may be an actual blessing.
/ W% l4 H' F" H6 K j' C3 c三十而立"A man should be independent at the age of thirty.
8 S" {; x w0 L( q6 y0 rAt thirty, a man should be able to think for himself." - R" @9 ?5 @& Z, R# g3 @8 w+ [4 z
升级换代updating and upgrading (of products)
, m: k, [9 o2 @四十不惑Life begins at forty.
* l$ \' z ?8 G! x" x+ J谁言寸草心，报得三春晖"Such kindness of warm sun, can't be repaid by grass. " & o! N2 X: [6 c$ }: @# [0 r" m
水涨船高When the river rises, the boat floats high.& B! d8 m- w9 y! B) N8 i- j
时不我待Time and tide wait for no man. 7 t, v8 T4 ^5 o5 L
杀鸡用牛刀break a butterfly on the wheel7 t# F! p4 v( R# y
实事求是seek truth from facts; be practical and realistic; be true to facts
3 x' W' g/ C F/ @8 O说曹操,曹操到Talk of the devil and he comes.4 u& C0 W% i4 t3 z2 Q
实话实说speak the plain truth; call a spade a spade; tell it as it is
; b1 R2 P6 H( ?实践是检验真理的唯一标准Practice is the sole criterion for testing truth.& J6 A* R0 h$ n/ ?
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; "
2 X0 f( o' d* \* f9 w韬光养晦hide one's capacities and bide one's time
, g' W$ A- T! ]7 ]0 ~糖衣炮弹sugar-coated bullets
% R& Z, n9 I0 u3 L天有不测风云Anything unexpected may happen. a bolt from the blue* { ?* K' m1 _/ p5 |; R8 l
团结就是力量Unity is strength.1 Z* x" D: N: i
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 % t% q7 F, a: [3 X3 M% k1 i0 v
歪风邪气unhealthy practices and evil phenomena' F+ q0 S6 Y% d. A6 W3 O
物以类聚，人以群分Birds of a feather flock together./ P1 a$ Y( G( S) P) n4 C% }! c
往事如风"The past has vanished (from memory) like wind.; What in past, is past." # ~7 ]) z) ^+ {& G
望子成龙hold high hopes for one's child" R# F" x0 @3 _) Z' ]
屋漏又逢连阴雨Misfortunes never come singly. When it rains it pours.1 ?: P$ f3 m8 `+ W g4 k# K
文韬武略military expertise; military strategy
* B) N$ d2 N6 U* c0 Z ]5 j唯利是图draw water to one's mill
( h2 v+ f& ^/ W, x! m1 d# {* y- V" W' {无源之水,无本之木water without a source, and a tree wiithout roots
4 d( g5 E- b5 L0 c$ i无中生有make/create something out of nothing
/ M3 y, L/ u: {" F W- Q2 k6 n无风不起浪There are no waves without wind. There's no smoke without fire.$ z, U9 M8 Z8 c' h# P& S% q! ~
徇私枉法bend the law for the benefit of relatives or friends
7 N# Q* W# I6 [. [新官上任三把火a new broom sweeps clean & G3 c! L3 e% R5 i% t
虚心使人进步,骄傲使人落后Modesty helps one go forward, whereas conceit makes one lag behind.8 o6 x' ~! p" W; W/ t( k
蓄势而发accumulate strength for a take-off p; b, b+ J) X! G" [8 n6 w
心想事成May all your wish come true
- U6 g, a9 H) E/ I. d心照不宣have a tacit understanding; give tacit consent; tacit understanding
* L% g4 H6 d- S0 r; H先入为主First impressions are firmly entrenched.) m3 [7 E( o8 N# a2 p* t) E
先下手为强catch the ball before the bound
2 ~, [* M4 w O7 e( x像热锅上的蚂蚁like an ant on a hot pan
$ O8 R5 B8 [- F; P现身说法warn people by taking oneself as an example
' n/ c* u/ I8 r" D/ ?2 S' }% [息事宁人pour oil on troubled waters
" z+ m9 n$ u2 U* Q9 v& Y Q8 {喜忧参半mingled hope and fear " S& v! O7 [5 l% ~' W
循序渐进step by step. y5 K( u- `9 h. H% F* j
一路平安，一路顺风speed somebody on their way; speed the parting guest
( s& M6 V ~+ p' V4 Y+ f3 ~8 A严以律己,宽以待人be strict with oneself and lenient towards others: o% d9 ? o6 e+ A
鱼米之乡a land of milk and honey
# }2 v1 D5 Y* t3 A3 X) b有情人终成眷属"Jack shall have Jill, all shall be well."
+ L% f& W$ E, G! ^有钱能使鬼推磨Money makes the mare go. Money talks.
: u# K' }9 r0 Z) i& L7 L& {; H有识之士people of vision; K4 Z0 x) t9 W) H
有勇无谋use brawn rather than brain
* I9 u; l4 k. i3 w有缘千里来相会Separated as we are thousands of miles apart, we come together as if by predestination. v" s6 R2 t: e) I5 y, {) N# G
与时俱进advance with times
% ]) `$ O, B. Y5 n1 A以人为本people oriented; people foremost
! A. t' N/ h# N% I1 \- j因材施教teach students according to their aptitude
0 |/ ~' Q) r5 A% l$ l1 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." & q6 Q, m. \. W3 K
欲速则不达Haste does not bring success. ) u3 l. P5 M/ V, i, }* K1 P
优胜劣汰survival of the fittest 7 m6 ?0 v3 C+ _3 E# V2 @9 W
英雄所见略同Great minds think alike.
9 s0 _4 J$ c% l/ K冤家宜解不宜结Better make friends than make enemies.
$ B- V F# P. ^6 s9 c* V冤假错案"cases in which people were unjustly, falsely or wrongly charged or sentenced; unjust, false or wrong cases"
- u/ t- g/ X- j- s2 ^* t一言既出，驷马难追A real man never goes back on his words. - n6 R) t8 \% C4 [# N
招财进宝Money and treasures will be plentiful
; Q ?+ ^" \+ T9 w债台高筑become debt-ridden
5 O w A: l b! Q- l) _* x6 e致命要害Achilles' heel & M- b" q v% P! N" R
众矢之的target of public criticism
* N* m' ~2 @$ s9 M. F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.! c' K1 {& w M) }# u/ m9 {- v# Q2 a
纸上谈兵be an armchair strategist
/ e" @: D+ k% u纸包不住火Truth will come to light sooner or later.
0 E. w5 @, |6 D( |左右为难between the devil and the deep blue sea; between the rock and the hard place |
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