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爱屋及乌Love me, love my dog.
+ {& y: }! {! ]7 Y百闻不如一见Seeing is believing.
" s! w' U/ A1 Z6 s+ ~# [; G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 O) u2 \7 q+ A. b, O
笨鸟先飞A slow sparrow should make an early start.* ]/ o5 ]8 k! q, H' t+ b
不眠之夜white night
" [! d! U* \6 V) c" H5 b# j: _; d& _- s+ E不以物喜，不以己悲not pleased by external gains, not saddened by personnal losses
! J+ s4 R8 ]1 [' v' b不遗余力spare no effort; go all out; do one's best" f) L8 v0 v+ n/ ~
不打不成交"No discord, no concord. / B; X- [/ d4 U1 i
拆东墙补西墙rob Peter to pay Paul * l, K) b* D {( q5 l
辞旧迎新bid farewell to the old and usher in the new; ring out the old year and ring in the new / d7 o* z9 V8 u4 I4 a
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' N- E: W- A' \9 |, t j; T* I
大开眼界open one's eyes; broaden one's horizon; be an eye-opener
9 y Y* r% h: _. u, j国泰民安The country flourishes and people live in peace$ Z! r. Z! l1 p3 ~+ q# `% C
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 K4 d0 {: ?" u/ S
功夫不负有心人Everything comes to him who waits.
; n* s! x% M$ ?6 Z好了伤疤忘了疼once on shore, one prays no more" z; g3 V+ W' p* c. a
好事不出门，恶事传千里Good news never goes beyond the gate, while bad news spread far and wide. 4 N- d( I4 @9 x7 r: r; {2 w8 ~5 T
和气生财Harmony brings wealth* `* A! s. ~, S3 o' m
活到老，学到老One is never too old to learn.
% G" f, x) S, `既往不咎let bygones be bygones
c7 m- }3 W9 k9 A; j金无足赤,人无完人Gold can't be pure and man can't be perfect. % m6 G: {8 x, h/ p
金玉满堂Treasures fill the home: e+ O- ~0 }1 ?6 w
脚踏实地be down-to-earth
4 Z; n( }6 g0 \# U脚踩两只船sit on the fence 6 K4 k" S0 n/ j! z7 E( q q
君子之交淡如水the friendship between gentlemen is as pure as crystal; a hedge between keeps friendship green
9 r5 b9 U, P3 g/ j+ r老生常谈，陈词滥调cut and dried, cliché
+ [* f, [' {, _5 c8 o8 o! V# ^3 T) _礼尚往来Courtesy calls for reciprocity. & @, i6 A* W% c' r
留得青山在，不怕没柴烧"Where there is life, there is hope."% p4 u2 e4 d" Q
马到成功achieve immediate victory; win instant success0 U9 f, S* W! m, `( `1 G; i
名利双收gain in both fame and wealth$ w0 g! s3 ~1 t2 c2 y! K
茅塞顿开be suddenly enlightened
5 U: [$ r/ i/ R* c没有规矩不成方圆Nothing can be accomplished without norms or standards." b7 s, G1 n/ A$ q6 k
每逢佳节倍思亲
A8 J' g( k7 D* S! lOn festive occasions more than ever one thinks of one's dear ones far away.; q2 v) D7 m" Y5 \- i4 B
It is on the festival occasions when one misses his dear most.
' L" ?, T1 m+ `; }, {+ Q8 k* {) P谋事在人，成事在天"The planning lies with man, the outcome with Heaven. / Man proposes, God disposes. "
+ X1 y4 ?' N: V9 @) n. B弄巧成拙be too smart by half; Cunning outwits itself.
% a& x& e& I1 q. o% O拿手好戏masterpiece( v3 a# k' \- F; n6 N9 C- t) Q# S
赔了夫人又折兵throw good money after bad H r: K+ q7 N* m# ]
抛砖引玉a modest spur to induce others to come forward with valuable contributions; throw a sprat to catch a whale$ [+ o/ s- G; k) g- Q5 `8 M
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
3 g3 o& ^2 V( C) W' D抢得先机take the preemptive opportunities & x! B& l& }3 f$ ]" L& j# }* x
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.5 J: S) d6 J$ B8 d! f
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 step5 d( ~3 ~2 _+ x: l, P
前事不忘,后事之师Past experience, if not forgotten, is a guide for the future.! P! b T, w# i: c, D( f5 u
前人栽树,后人乘凉One generation plants the trees in whose shade another generation rests.7 Q9 K6 L B& }- B1 g
One sows and another reaps.
$ A( Y% x% u5 a+ ?; u前怕狼,后怕虎fear the wolf in front and the tiger behind/ hesitate in doing something
3 ] Q% v: V. d# r6 @# O% b0 K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. - o8 o/ l. L4 k6 m1 A5 {' z
强强联手win-win co-operation8 ?1 j5 e$ S# y4 Z# u2 y
瑞雪兆丰年A timely snow promises a good harvest.; T, \+ o/ ?3 p0 X% f7 `
人之初,性本善Man's nature at birth is good.% g; i# K; J2 }& ~2 p
人逢喜事精神爽Joy puts heart into a man.
9 h- q8 ^# J; z$ F人海战术huge-crowd strategy F% h2 `" p! J
世上无难事，只要肯攀登"Where there is a will, there is a way. " & u" ?( ~. W# d& Q ]* {$ ?9 \& C
世外桃源a fictitious land of peace away from the turmoil of the world; 7 Q$ |0 X) g' X/ T: l2 T X) p
死而后已until my heart stops beating
, l5 o* O9 L' w4 y* x/ f4 E岁岁平安Peace all year round+ A4 g. Y( a) S6 `. F1 H$ d4 G
上有天堂，下有苏杭"Just as there is paradise in heaven, ther are Suzhou and Hangzhou on earth." $ K/ O8 U" K5 w2 o, g& A
塞翁失马，焉知非福Misfortune may be an actual blessing.
2 s7 ]) Y% t* Z @三十而立"A man should be independent at the age of thirty.
& B2 ]; n8 B# L4 f; D! M+ ^# wAt thirty, a man should be able to think for himself." : I1 N& t! q3 c- x
升级换代updating and upgrading (of products) Q' S. {# Q' `7 ^" [: e& ?$ B4 G9 r0 C
四十不惑Life begins at forty. / _$ m. ?! ~8 O2 u8 `
谁言寸草心，报得三春晖"Such kindness of warm sun, can't be repaid by grass. "
/ f& h- j! X, D. n水涨船高When the river rises, the boat floats high.
! _* h1 W9 a6 Z* R* F时不我待Time and tide wait for no man. % J4 ~ Y9 I5 B {% N& o, t: V
杀鸡用牛刀break a butterfly on the wheel4 b Q& [/ U2 c! U3 n
实事求是seek truth from facts; be practical and realistic; be true to facts ; m6 u3 d; s- p) B r3 K
说曹操,曹操到Talk of the devil and he comes.8 |. i0 n4 q1 `
实话实说speak the plain truth; call a spade a spade; tell it as it is 4 ?7 ]6 K! }0 S8 ?5 K, Z% H
实践是检验真理的唯一标准Practice is the sole criterion for testing truth.- Q3 l O0 ^4 W l. i5 n& u
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; "
e5 X) l8 ]% Q7 _5 B) U! |- V5 j韬光养晦hide one's capacities and bide one's time) g7 l, E7 I2 q0 q5 i2 t
糖衣炮弹sugar-coated bullets0 I8 O: F( e& Y. o. d$ H: I: o' W) e
天有不测风云Anything unexpected may happen. a bolt from the blue( [' Z! Z2 [3 {, S" @8 \+ R+ d
团结就是力量Unity is strength.
$ x- @' V# H* V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 # I6 P5 X, u0 L& X, ~, W# A
歪风邪气unhealthy practices and evil phenomena0 l4 S6 \* O2 M
物以类聚，人以群分Birds of a feather flock together.
! ~0 A7 c8 \# ~' j往事如风"The past has vanished (from memory) like wind.; What in past, is past."
$ [- C& }2 U! }" l( u0 K望子成龙hold high hopes for one's child- B, E7 j5 z, @) f5 ?, F% D
屋漏又逢连阴雨Misfortunes never come singly. When it rains it pours.
' a! E0 g- [! D/ c; q! P" w文韬武略military expertise; military strategy 7 H. h( _* D/ P
唯利是图draw water to one's mill
, P4 q4 D) h4 p- `% t& K无源之水,无本之木water without a source, and a tree wiithout roots
" {+ A. J- ^& M! Z. ?, [6 P无中生有make/create something out of nothing
5 P8 @6 h+ H* d8 l7 s) y无风不起浪There are no waves without wind. There's no smoke without fire.
# e* j- L4 k3 L- k) d" d# _徇私枉法bend the law for the benefit of relatives or friends
% _; s! K1 @2 D( q D$ Q新官上任三把火a new broom sweeps clean $ h# @- _% Z V. X: S! [. P B" N
虚心使人进步,骄傲使人落后Modesty helps one go forward, whereas conceit makes one lag behind.- s+ l% V: n* T& v9 c N
蓄势而发accumulate strength for a take-off; K/ a8 v( Y5 C" v' [
心想事成May all your wish come true
6 l N$ t% F, u; n. W" T心照不宣have a tacit understanding; give tacit consent; tacit understanding
6 [8 B# _6 n! D2 z# ^1 ]先入为主First impressions are firmly entrenched.& w4 R4 X/ K( y6 o' q" d3 A
先下手为强catch the ball before the bound
% b8 E7 z. v9 U. M$ z% }像热锅上的蚂蚁like an ant on a hot pan
; N5 V3 g* \' i4 W现身说法warn people by taking oneself as an example
; U- p. j; u1 U _( r0 B息事宁人pour oil on troubled waters 5 b& D3 @( v: ]5 s
喜忧参半mingled hope and fear 9 C9 d9 ~6 _& m+ ^- l& K. G
循序渐进step by step* w' `- u* r! e* {. x0 ?
一路平安，一路顺风speed somebody on their way; speed the parting guest + T& d- W, V8 \
严以律己,宽以待人be strict with oneself and lenient towards others
' S K' Z4 G5 Q2 v鱼米之乡a land of milk and honey; J6 X0 c# o Y+ [
有情人终成眷属"Jack shall have Jill, all shall be well." 6 L: U- a$ [" U6 o
有钱能使鬼推磨Money makes the mare go. Money talks.
- L6 ?8 z! ?3 o: J* s3 h有识之士people of vision* G0 J: g' P* y0 o
有勇无谋use brawn rather than brain 5 G, F# y2 r C; \0 z
有缘千里来相会Separated as we are thousands of miles apart, we come together as if by predestination.4 Y+ R$ {! B" E7 }' F3 p. _
与时俱进advance with times% L, o. w1 K0 z) L* H/ d1 I
以人为本people oriented; people foremost
5 `7 i8 x, [$ n因材施教teach students according to their aptitude
0 a: B9 v; y# ]! Y2 ]" x# O7 U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." . g" l- s; u1 o# n+ [
欲速则不达Haste does not bring success. . t1 h5 K- N, z+ x+ V
优胜劣汰survival of the fittest , d+ U ~; J8 e; Z: N2 v; a! K
英雄所见略同Great minds think alike.
; i0 v4 Z/ c8 o0 o- o9 F r& f9 {冤家宜解不宜结Better make friends than make enemies.; ` o% \8 w! @* ]6 Z! R
冤假错案"cases in which people were unjustly, falsely or wrongly charged or sentenced; unjust, false or wrong cases" " X8 w! z G4 ]- j* ^7 C! K
一言既出，驷马难追A real man never goes back on his words. 2 M$ o4 F1 V, W; C2 N: x5 \
招财进宝Money and treasures will be plentiful
+ I/ P; _, y4 ]/ L; J债台高筑become debt-ridden, j4 t u. C: D, X8 Q2 t% |
致命要害Achilles' heel
9 A0 j: U+ p3 h% j7 l" Y0 q众矢之的target of public criticism6 W; q4 O. ?8 A1 i8 L4 O! W' [4 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.) F; `6 y% w4 Y7 X) ]
纸上谈兵be an armchair strategist, L$ ^- _) |/ Z( }, m) D
纸包不住火Truth will come to light sooner or later.
6 U @7 J5 Q, j* ~" c/ @左右为难between the devil and the deep blue sea; between the rock and the hard place |
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