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爱屋及乌Love me, love my dog.$ u. e6 j0 O$ Y1 ~+ s5 @# j5 x. L
百闻不如一见Seeing is believing.2 }5 Y& n- W% Y9 x7 [+ `0 g2 m
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
8 u, z3 t+ i7 P& I, j1 P笨鸟先飞A slow sparrow should make an early start.
) B* E* @& m" g1 P+ f6 U2 U' a不眠之夜white night . W0 m4 V" W1 j3 x- x
不以物喜，不以己悲not pleased by external gains, not saddened by personnal losses% b! P2 ]" C! R; [. K
不遗余力spare no effort; go all out; do one's best
; l# J M/ R/ O2 `; o. {不打不成交"No discord, no concord.
& \2 h4 B q0 S7 b拆东墙补西墙rob Peter to pay Paul 4 P* L* z( A7 I. N+ 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
+ S* L0 u! h( }$ o% |. ?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+ x5 G6 X' V. i" ]+ Z( k
大开眼界open one's eyes; broaden one's horizon; be an eye-opener 9 m, y9 Q9 P- n* ?9 @2 a" P
国泰民安The country flourishes and people live in peace
N4 A5 `) V8 ?, e' G; I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 , W( a+ F7 _/ l8 T
功夫不负有心人Everything comes to him who waits.
. j7 k4 J0 o+ W, _1 k好了伤疤忘了疼once on shore, one prays no more
5 I% }! D6 i3 ]/ c- z' F$ ?好事不出门，恶事传千里Good news never goes beyond the gate, while bad news spread far and wide. ' d9 W0 v/ w, f5 G) _' p
和气生财Harmony brings wealth
1 h1 T Z* o5 ?活到老，学到老One is never too old to learn.
! S% p3 u& Q: \/ h( j: Y既往不咎let bygones be bygones 1 b5 O% t( p( O1 R9 c5 X
金无足赤,人无完人Gold can't be pure and man can't be perfect.
# z$ P6 b! y! j2 @) B3 B金玉满堂Treasures fill the home
- @) a* e% P/ l4 T脚踏实地be down-to-earth ' _3 \4 k4 w$ f1 t8 Q; o
脚踩两只船sit on the fence
9 p g+ T. H6 `; _君子之交淡如水the friendship between gentlemen is as pure as crystal; a hedge between keeps friendship green
: i+ L' r& X6 C2 S% c& Z老生常谈，陈词滥调cut and dried, cliché
0 U: k6 l! s: i8 F7 o0 m+ N+ _礼尚往来Courtesy calls for reciprocity. + d# y9 _, D6 {1 @9 w
留得青山在，不怕没柴烧"Where there is life, there is hope."
$ T- m! u) J: n$ f2 i/ c. @: c马到成功achieve immediate victory; win instant success
" ^" ]; z4 T5 B; m2 s4 \- ^名利双收gain in both fame and wealth
1 Y2 }9 p+ n v2 I3 E: } u$ ^, o6 z茅塞顿开be suddenly enlightened/ J) ~, }9 A$ U0 k/ q9 @6 P
没有规矩不成方圆Nothing can be accomplished without norms or standards.5 i( r" j* ] H5 z
每逢佳节倍思亲' V8 N: W% l; L+ V
On festive occasions more than ever one thinks of one's dear ones far away.
/ P! ?* e3 Z& e W, {2 N* V ?It is on the festival occasions when one misses his dear most. 8 h: ?% \% V. r, Z3 s+ M) J
谋事在人，成事在天"The planning lies with man, the outcome with Heaven. / Man proposes, God disposes. "/ s2 ~- C1 H$ R/ V5 r t( x2 c
弄巧成拙be too smart by half; Cunning outwits itself.
/ \6 C) y3 ^: o) v {: L拿手好戏masterpiece' R1 I2 L' I( _
赔了夫人又折兵throw good money after bad- L, }' Y6 J; A+ P) N+ C
抛砖引玉a modest spur to induce others to come forward with valuable contributions; throw a sprat to catch a whale: n3 e$ d- r# u/ j2 q
破釜沉舟cut off all means of retreat；burn one‘s own way of retreat and be determined to fight to the end3 ]" p+ C N; k7 m
抢得先机take the preemptive opportunities * M3 K& l# m+ i) Q$ p5 \
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.1 W0 H6 I1 z8 Q# n1 ^$ E1 S! }
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
6 D$ p5 h2 @ K% W1 X前事不忘,后事之师Past experience, if not forgotten, is a guide for the future.
2 A1 l% ?- j$ |6 k. {前人栽树,后人乘凉One generation plants the trees in whose shade another generation rests.
) i1 B" a; u; f: A* [- HOne sows and another reaps.6 ?8 j, n. a& z4 {
前怕狼,后怕虎fear the wolf in front and the tiger behind/ hesitate in doing something
) h2 c' q- `/ Y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. ; v; E, \1 q( ~7 Q3 G& \+ M
强强联手win-win co-operation) S" i+ c* I- _! ^
瑞雪兆丰年A timely snow promises a good harvest./ E# L6 h( ^# J' B* i1 t
人之初,性本善Man's nature at birth is good.( T7 Q6 D' j, Q6 ^
人逢喜事精神爽Joy puts heart into a man.* B6 ~% N, ~% y) |4 o* b, h+ |) V
人海战术huge-crowd strategy
; K% a) B2 ]. I3 p! A2 V( K) }5 n世上无难事，只要肯攀登"Where there is a will, there is a way. "
+ d- p' u8 T5 v* w; ^ g) g世外桃源a fictitious land of peace away from the turmoil of the world; 6 {8 C+ Z9 G5 E# Q/ e0 t8 v
死而后已until my heart stops beating. |2 F& [, k( X5 n3 X: |# Q* R
岁岁平安Peace all year round
' c" w- {# _# s, d- f上有天堂，下有苏杭"Just as there is paradise in heaven, ther are Suzhou and Hangzhou on earth." + Z1 r& E, h$ i$ F T4 K* | a
塞翁失马，焉知非福Misfortune may be an actual blessing.) M( t, z! u* q- r5 @, _
三十而立"A man should be independent at the age of thirty.
8 X2 F/ H c- H b/ M+ d' u8 H, K5 CAt thirty, a man should be able to think for himself." ! |4 R9 U% W& W; T
升级换代updating and upgrading (of products)# h& q6 o" r* L/ G* i- k3 l" v$ S
四十不惑Life begins at forty. , t- e4 l3 V6 Y8 v3 a f
谁言寸草心，报得三春晖"Such kindness of warm sun, can't be repaid by grass. " / w' f- l# }9 ~" t; x$ v
水涨船高When the river rises, the boat floats high.; [2 S% F9 I0 a. y5 f: E' @2 n* M+ r
时不我待Time and tide wait for no man.
3 r8 I R0 }+ f0 t- u6 z2 A杀鸡用牛刀break a butterfly on the wheel) X" ]& R( ]2 r7 k( i6 ?
实事求是seek truth from facts; be practical and realistic; be true to facts
2 G& A# b$ b: g% L说曹操,曹操到Talk of the devil and he comes.
& j3 h0 E+ l" S4 t实话实说speak the plain truth; call a spade a spade; tell it as it is
6 o; ~- l1 c$ o/ }! P实践是检验真理的唯一标准Practice is the sole criterion for testing truth.3 K4 B. n& T* v4 k6 Z+ h
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; "* p! y4 X! M$ j3 J! w5 c
韬光养晦hide one's capacities and bide one's time
/ z% I7 i7 \, W/ c: W: C- D糖衣炮弹sugar-coated bullets; A: h# ^" I+ g
天有不测风云Anything unexpected may happen. a bolt from the blue
+ ~; ?9 R0 {9 b% l/ d7 [) ]1 ?( H团结就是力量Unity is strength.& g) g+ K. I' y8 o& P9 z" H$ M
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
7 j S! O2 I- @* s+ V& _# }0 y歪风邪气unhealthy practices and evil phenomena
2 Y/ p8 X$ d8 t, G# ?4 i, u M物以类聚，人以群分Birds of a feather flock together.
5 X0 N% C& v, E7 w% R往事如风"The past has vanished (from memory) like wind.; What in past, is past."
/ }0 I. d! M( x! S% W2 G6 I望子成龙hold high hopes for one's child1 ]# e! i2 ^. h( _0 V: L2 }) z
屋漏又逢连阴雨Misfortunes never come singly. When it rains it pours." c' P# K; ?! N' ?; I2 |
文韬武略military expertise; military strategy \& X! _! C* d% ?7 _
唯利是图draw water to one's mill ' y0 l/ p: K- ]) d& {! w
无源之水,无本之木water without a source, and a tree wiithout roots: Q; m. U6 D# |
无中生有make/create something out of nothing # I3 h. Q( Q7 I5 C L8 `# s: x
无风不起浪There are no waves without wind. There's no smoke without fire.' M7 f0 t% x- k% |* a
徇私枉法bend the law for the benefit of relatives or friends % ?$ G& b; v7 _! T% E
新官上任三把火a new broom sweeps clean
0 A& |" W b+ A# K9 C虚心使人进步,骄傲使人落后Modesty helps one go forward, whereas conceit makes one lag behind.7 s* }5 Z( K1 ^2 |' x$ g
蓄势而发accumulate strength for a take-off' _) _ d$ U, A) q1 N0 I
心想事成May all your wish come true5 D2 {: I6 E0 c
心照不宣have a tacit understanding; give tacit consent; tacit understanding
9 \ O( L2 Q J4 N8 c# n E先入为主First impressions are firmly entrenched.
' v& G1 p" \' w4 x4 N! g; Z) P I先下手为强catch the ball before the bound
/ `4 C9 m& O1 z8 J( m3 t像热锅上的蚂蚁like an ant on a hot pan
U! T! G: ]; w" R7 D现身说法warn people by taking oneself as an example
6 M- {% C9 b6 x% G( T+ `息事宁人pour oil on troubled waters
% v6 @# `; L' [. c p% ]+ S喜忧参半mingled hope and fear
+ w# ^# R, n' L* B( d2 Q. }循序渐进step by step
$ `& P! Q7 b& J; P一路平安，一路顺风speed somebody on their way; speed the parting guest , c2 r$ X) f( g& P6 g
严以律己,宽以待人be strict with oneself and lenient towards others
' B; j* |4 ]' t鱼米之乡a land of milk and honey" z/ j; P7 j2 f2 R& o- W
有情人终成眷属"Jack shall have Jill, all shall be well."
- z2 _8 A5 f( i4 s' H+ i有钱能使鬼推磨Money makes the mare go. Money talks.8 ^6 X% ?/ z+ ]% Q8 C% M
有识之士people of vision/ Y! f+ H: l+ V) X
有勇无谋use brawn rather than brain
# _( m7 T6 ]3 A5 X% C3 i. v8 R有缘千里来相会Separated as we are thousands of miles apart, we come together as if by predestination.% V; ~( c. a/ a& y! @
与时俱进advance with times- J# `% B0 D/ |3 V8 a' @% f
以人为本people oriented; people foremost 3 q0 K5 n$ G, R7 L2 `7 e
因材施教teach students according to their aptitude
8 A- v$ h6 l' Q4 S( z: d5 |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, e( Z/ I* C _欲速则不达Haste does not bring success. % W1 M. E' u# u( B
优胜劣汰survival of the fittest , D4 n5 H0 n" `6 W% |1 p
英雄所见略同Great minds think alike.
5 E/ C) v. S& `( i, P4 u冤家宜解不宜结Better make friends than make enemies.
% N' b! X) \* P% j& G冤假错案"cases in which people were unjustly, falsely or wrongly charged or sentenced; unjust, false or wrong cases" L1 L; T$ v& g# i3 B
一言既出，驷马难追A real man never goes back on his words.
7 u7 X2 o' c: n0 L9 y: V' |招财进宝Money and treasures will be plentiful
$ r* b/ w! Y8 _, q& L0 [债台高筑become debt-ridden' |! Z1 {: z$ a2 Y% N; x
致命要害Achilles' heel % J* E+ H) e# x/ g: ]2 u7 W+ A1 K
众矢之的target of public criticism! T; X# c" G' z# O' H5 X
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.$ ~8 y* x7 _# F5 [; i
纸上谈兵be an armchair strategist
% l- {+ e' R8 a/ Y/ z8 z纸包不住火Truth will come to light sooner or later.
. y4 i0 _5 S6 ^# c7 a左右为难between the devil and the deep blue sea; between the rock and the hard place |
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