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爱屋及乌Love me, love my dog.
6 [+ C/ f6 u: W$ U, m6 n2 S6 k/ L. H百闻不如一见Seeing is believing. \& ~4 V o$ 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 worst4 \2 @) S. t- R
笨鸟先飞A slow sparrow should make an early start.
" M" [% |! f/ V7 W不眠之夜white night
4 p; k& O0 F$ v# Z- u/ P' E7 Z不以物喜，不以己悲not pleased by external gains, not saddened by personnal losses6 v# Z- O( J3 Q( o
不遗余力spare no effort; go all out; do one's best
& c* R3 }, C! M' L) H不打不成交"No discord, no concord.
6 F! M8 B w5 G. r) c% R拆东墙补西墙rob Peter to pay Paul
' Z5 v' ]5 |# 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 ; W0 R1 P$ g/ L! X1 j
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 all1 d) O5 Z; x! |7 R M' V
大开眼界open one's eyes; broaden one's horizon; be an eye-opener 7 G3 P I1 `+ k# i
国泰民安The country flourishes and people live in peace
3 O5 t; t/ r2 I; ^' 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 * z8 l. V: v8 a( i: J
功夫不负有心人Everything comes to him who waits. * L2 V4 R2 { }
好了伤疤忘了疼once on shore, one prays no more3 _9 _ K9 E, B; L# V
好事不出门，恶事传千里Good news never goes beyond the gate, while bad news spread far and wide.
1 j9 x' h; {2 [; S6 j和气生财Harmony brings wealth
( x$ ]6 u- R( v. S( e% I' S活到老，学到老One is never too old to learn.
, H9 h1 Y7 [9 e# I既往不咎let bygones be bygones
8 W, S' P0 `( W. F- ?+ P金无足赤,人无完人Gold can't be pure and man can't be perfect.
# \4 U/ g" Q+ K6 @0 v r金玉满堂Treasures fill the home
0 g9 ~' `$ {5 N R" |脚踏实地be down-to-earth 9 D7 y8 I- ]4 @; Q
脚踩两只船sit on the fence
, B4 D" z6 N1 s1 b$ {0 U君子之交淡如水the friendship between gentlemen is as pure as crystal; a hedge between keeps friendship green ) B* e" D+ s0 Y+ O/ D* e
老生常谈，陈词滥调cut and dried, cliché
! X5 m1 A* d! {5 W+ B$ B; p礼尚往来Courtesy calls for reciprocity. / Z" B9 v- H: R5 y) J5 I
留得青山在，不怕没柴烧"Where there is life, there is hope."
; ~# m- U; m. J8 [/ n! `, Z马到成功achieve immediate victory; win instant success; T! \% X3 j& \. { k$ y* S7 F
名利双收gain in both fame and wealth
* O: p. A7 P# q. f/ d茅塞顿开be suddenly enlightened5 M* F9 {7 f! E
没有规矩不成方圆Nothing can be accomplished without norms or standards.% Y; h. P5 R/ d) Y7 U
每逢佳节倍思亲
4 G$ Y3 U6 |8 h$ _, m4 qOn festive occasions more than ever one thinks of one's dear ones far away.# B3 K" R+ E% T$ g- H; ~
It is on the festival occasions when one misses his dear most.
# j, c/ S4 v; l% B# @$ e7 y4 O谋事在人，成事在天"The planning lies with man, the outcome with Heaven. / Man proposes, God disposes. "9 x) |3 w0 w2 e0 _
弄巧成拙be too smart by half; Cunning outwits itself.* y3 V) O/ l \3 {+ K! H# u
拿手好戏masterpiece
V0 Z" u7 Y8 t6 q1 |3 w& r赔了夫人又折兵throw good money after bad& ]+ U0 w: d* Q
抛砖引玉a modest spur to induce others to come forward with valuable contributions; throw a sprat to catch a whale! O, z5 I! F; @6 y. c
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( x0 ^" X+ B. a9 f2 w2 }
抢得先机take the preemptive opportunities & r8 ~8 s) @; V- X+ p
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.9 y1 F3 w2 U' t) m7 t# ?* U" w
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
# x6 k8 a7 \8 R5 w0 @6 Y& w- g0 h前事不忘,后事之师Past experience, if not forgotten, is a guide for the future.
) P' @4 Y$ s6 r8 g前人栽树,后人乘凉One generation plants the trees in whose shade another generation rests.
! i. O4 p4 C( F6 p! T4 n+ D+ c) FOne sows and another reaps.- I U3 D* w" w2 @& ]( t
前怕狼,后怕虎fear the wolf in front and the tiger behind/ hesitate in doing something g: n2 D8 l2 k; C5 e% Q
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.
, o/ _, ^6 F9 ?. Y/ E强强联手win-win co-operation
2 z$ t; A; Q9 E& V3 J4 P' y瑞雪兆丰年A timely snow promises a good harvest.1 y( G) \) r1 g; [
人之初,性本善Man's nature at birth is good.
: o' f1 t" z9 V4 l' o# B人逢喜事精神爽Joy puts heart into a man.; S8 [- Q- k& M3 n8 ]" z5 Z& b
人海战术huge-crowd strategy ( {% n3 o+ N' U! T& @2 L8 u
世上无难事，只要肯攀登"Where there is a will, there is a way. " 9 m/ W, [" Y, r# ~
世外桃源a fictitious land of peace away from the turmoil of the world;
% a7 P! g: R) J [死而后已until my heart stops beating
6 t& }% R: R5 u+ z5 P1 n8 S岁岁平安Peace all year round
* W% [# H6 c z% ^& N" O* G- S! w0 P# P上有天堂，下有苏杭"Just as there is paradise in heaven, ther are Suzhou and Hangzhou on earth." 3 y0 V: c& J% G# p
塞翁失马，焉知非福Misfortune may be an actual blessing.
- {5 q4 Y& N) q% `三十而立"A man should be independent at the age of thirty. 6 Y; |% F' _! P% _1 Y T" l9 J c
At thirty, a man should be able to think for himself." 6 l" P: R8 Z7 w' C
升级换代updating and upgrading (of products)- i8 {8 x2 |% J% }2 S0 }
四十不惑Life begins at forty. 5 R0 N, Z/ k! y# S& O: @6 _
谁言寸草心，报得三春晖"Such kindness of warm sun, can't be repaid by grass. "
, a5 o6 P( R4 g6 H. X: L8 i水涨船高When the river rises, the boat floats high./ f* j( J% w3 U' @0 L- y9 s: @! N
时不我待Time and tide wait for no man. ( K( e8 k5 [9 p- u) n
杀鸡用牛刀break a butterfly on the wheel& W) I! l: W& V- {3 c( _
实事求是seek truth from facts; be practical and realistic; be true to facts 8 C" F2 H4 F1 H! {; l/ O
说曹操,曹操到Talk of the devil and he comes.4 f' N9 V" F2 X( V4 C6 P
实话实说speak the plain truth; call a spade a spade; tell it as it is & ]- m, m; E+ q( s2 P4 d4 Y
实践是检验真理的唯一标准Practice is the sole criterion for testing truth.
# D* w3 Y3 J, 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; "
, U" o# ^: _' r G: e& o' Z$ M& d韬光养晦hide one's capacities and bide one's time
% n7 n A C4 C. c5 `, |糖衣炮弹sugar-coated bullets5 ?8 T7 m% t; u2 z7 m
天有不测风云Anything unexpected may happen. a bolt from the blue
6 c8 q! q' H% f8 p团结就是力量Unity is strength.
i' s# |5 G" V0 X) g$ ~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 0 o+ ?, m: w# P% a6 N0 V! a
歪风邪气unhealthy practices and evil phenomena2 ~! \0 X6 |/ Q. k
物以类聚，人以群分Birds of a feather flock together.
7 g9 ~1 m+ C2 L8 F5 D8 V. ^# r! |往事如风"The past has vanished (from memory) like wind.; What in past, is past." # I& L% y! g% u i, x ?0 O
望子成龙hold high hopes for one's child: m/ W8 E+ ~, `9 D1 F( x5 v
屋漏又逢连阴雨Misfortunes never come singly. When it rains it pours.: l$ U/ v" T( |0 J, P
文韬武略military expertise; military strategy 0 o3 r3 @7 P' y; W0 T
唯利是图draw water to one's mill i0 \: m6 N$ Y
无源之水,无本之木water without a source, and a tree wiithout roots
9 n8 A$ r, z% h5 f! [1 Z5 b无中生有make/create something out of nothing , A1 O) l5 e) I( Y) _2 S- v$ ^
无风不起浪There are no waves without wind. There's no smoke without fire.
! f% w2 t4 t! r0 D+ i徇私枉法bend the law for the benefit of relatives or friends $ M' _- L; y* l+ d2 h" p( i% }5 V
新官上任三把火a new broom sweeps clean
/ d* m( t) g9 d虚心使人进步,骄傲使人落后Modesty helps one go forward, whereas conceit makes one lag behind.4 U, `, k/ `7 |- J- i
蓄势而发accumulate strength for a take-off
0 a* M3 K# F6 I2 z7 O2 f6 b心想事成May all your wish come true C' u6 e# E/ ~# ^
心照不宣have a tacit understanding; give tacit consent; tacit understanding
1 x0 A: X4 p3 Q' a0 l先入为主First impressions are firmly entrenched.
' A- Y* R' U0 G# h) C9 }5 V先下手为强catch the ball before the bound8 Y, G5 J% r$ ~ w% c O7 U" n; r
像热锅上的蚂蚁like an ant on a hot pan
I" O' ^1 P' N* C5 g* j现身说法warn people by taking oneself as an example
. W& \0 v. b0 L8 ?息事宁人pour oil on troubled waters ( \2 |) I0 h" ]. ~+ h
喜忧参半mingled hope and fear 9 Z, @1 b" T, E; @9 H% ?
循序渐进step by step
/ K3 ~9 U1 C. Z( `" E" C2 E一路平安，一路顺风speed somebody on their way; speed the parting guest
8 H& D: z. \1 ~3 t& W严以律己,宽以待人be strict with oneself and lenient towards others
7 M2 [; X4 f4 @$ a- @! S2 @鱼米之乡a land of milk and honey! n* ^6 P2 b( A3 S+ e
有情人终成眷属"Jack shall have Jill, all shall be well." 1 h* X/ N( U6 y6 a
有钱能使鬼推磨Money makes the mare go. Money talks.% e: N' L4 ?2 G0 `1 Z
有识之士people of vision! [4 d N7 m Y
有勇无谋use brawn rather than brain
. A6 R S0 ?5 E/ g: u& M- C' C; u8 v有缘千里来相会Separated as we are thousands of miles apart, we come together as if by predestination.
% [5 }& p" J# c' l; V+ U: G与时俱进advance with times
1 O6 D6 d4 ~' n4 J: P( S以人为本people oriented; people foremost
6 W0 u" S8 ?) u因材施教teach students according to their aptitude
' Q b6 l9 P3 \% O+ \+ n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."
3 R2 `5 v8 {0 U- [( k/ K5 a欲速则不达Haste does not bring success. 2 G: Q* \) U& A g: z
优胜劣汰survival of the fittest
) V$ j0 v ]+ l% ]' l* Y英雄所见略同Great minds think alike.5 P1 n" V, r& P+ Y3 k5 P0 R# K
冤家宜解不宜结Better make friends than make enemies.
- M- @8 G, n& F& y' e( r: |冤假错案"cases in which people were unjustly, falsely or wrongly charged or sentenced; unjust, false or wrong cases" 8 a4 j- a8 [3 ~' ~; U8 f6 c8 n
一言既出，驷马难追A real man never goes back on his words.
. O- j5 v* t. ~# [. G7 ?招财进宝Money and treasures will be plentiful
- Q6 c3 B8 E/ \# S债台高筑become debt-ridden6 p% J: w( f5 a* ^, ~3 n6 I
致命要害Achilles' heel
b! s7 x' i \1 R4 H7 W众矢之的target of public criticism" P2 s. v2 ~, f4 x* I
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.
: H p/ G8 ~, r, b+ L纸上谈兵be an armchair strategist* F: |3 c& ?" U: Q" q/ p8 d& M) C
纸包不住火Truth will come to light sooner or later.( q- N3 y5 [6 Q; K
左右为难between the devil and the deep blue sea; between the rock and the hard place |
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