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爱屋及乌Love me, love my dog.
& \$ Q7 J5 M' ]" j R& A百闻不如一见Seeing is believing.
: K& f% `: n1 V9 w$ u6 v% w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
0 ]5 E9 D: G. F" \. c笨鸟先飞A slow sparrow should make an early start.* {! p: Z* T# d8 g9 Y
不眠之夜white night 8 u+ W" p% a V9 r1 v, I
不以物喜，不以己悲not pleased by external gains, not saddened by personnal losses2 \, O' V/ A/ M: U
不遗余力spare no effort; go all out; do one's best& i5 B: ^% k) Y
不打不成交"No discord, no concord.
3 O7 d6 y6 u% X拆东墙补西墙rob Peter to pay Paul
8 `' r0 W4 w0 ?辞旧迎新bid farewell to the old and usher in the new; ring out the old year and ring in the new 1 G8 a4 n; P$ ?; V U/ d& k
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
" ~: E* |6 X4 @9 q5 {$ B3 H6 @$ U/ N3 h大开眼界open one's eyes; broaden one's horizon; be an eye-opener
5 {! g. ^% P% j2 m! a1 o国泰民安The country flourishes and people live in peace; x' v, `) c1 ]9 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 U) X; L/ I' U
功夫不负有心人Everything comes to him who waits.
3 t0 ?! I' O. [+ k$ I* P好了伤疤忘了疼once on shore, one prays no more
8 W: \) H/ O4 q7 w, W( l7 o& D好事不出门，恶事传千里Good news never goes beyond the gate, while bad news spread far and wide.
0 m( h& n$ l0 u. b- Q* _和气生财Harmony brings wealth' U7 L4 l6 c ]1 k$ m
活到老，学到老One is never too old to learn. ) [* x" T3 }# w6 Z; p/ V
既往不咎let bygones be bygones 1 h/ T* F0 w/ Q7 P( c J
金无足赤,人无完人Gold can't be pure and man can't be perfect.
- s% ~- j) n `) `. x金玉满堂Treasures fill the home
. _" ^8 _; I; u" N( d脚踏实地be down-to-earth : V& Z' D3 O# G2 C
脚踩两只船sit on the fence
3 a f3 P- H- f1 o君子之交淡如水the friendship between gentlemen is as pure as crystal; a hedge between keeps friendship green
- e: H9 y9 h. V! _) }老生常谈，陈词滥调cut and dried, cliché
' q }. t: ^0 K( s+ Y礼尚往来Courtesy calls for reciprocity. ) i) M( z) E3 A6 ~% d/ A V
留得青山在，不怕没柴烧"Where there is life, there is hope."+ l, C6 K3 j- B$ `! N ~" o
马到成功achieve immediate victory; win instant success
; |) f: L1 N- _名利双收gain in both fame and wealth
2 ], y1 d" P3 u3 V& g, b0 J茅塞顿开be suddenly enlightened& [0 ~/ y& P* F: ^& s
没有规矩不成方圆Nothing can be accomplished without norms or standards.$ h+ H3 G4 w* k2 d" o$ _
每逢佳节倍思亲8 p1 ~1 O% m, `" K- `
On festive occasions more than ever one thinks of one's dear ones far away.- U/ |. C4 s! D7 L- L" T' H$ s n. s0 a
It is on the festival occasions when one misses his dear most.
- Y* ]# S# _ a% f, J; d z; Q Z1 v谋事在人，成事在天"The planning lies with man, the outcome with Heaven. / Man proposes, God disposes. "
( a7 _! w$ C4 D, A; n: a弄巧成拙be too smart by half; Cunning outwits itself.
& [0 Q* o' L# B4 z/ b1 }拿手好戏masterpiece; m) |# P1 I1 A7 @% f" q
赔了夫人又折兵throw good money after bad+ I& ~* O- Y9 P
抛砖引玉a modest spur to induce others to come forward with valuable contributions; throw a sprat to catch a whale
2 g5 @1 ?, z/ c, ?3 T9 [. I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
! a: ]4 J* V3 S) f; w抢得先机take the preemptive opportunities
2 Z7 R: ]- t5 J/ ^4 N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.8 I/ X9 J8 o2 h, d: L
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 step2 ^' B* _& ], v( q) [
前事不忘,后事之师Past experience, if not forgotten, is a guide for the future.' M2 L$ _5 t7 V. }* r1 j# R1 Z2 l
前人栽树,后人乘凉One generation plants the trees in whose shade another generation rests.
; j: X; R( p3 b7 |One sows and another reaps.& @( a6 R% k2 w8 L$ L
前怕狼,后怕虎fear the wolf in front and the tiger behind/ hesitate in doing something8 T5 k6 L# {4 j1 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. 1 \# V4 O' T; f
强强联手win-win co-operation
. Y5 ?( A) n! D) U瑞雪兆丰年A timely snow promises a good harvest.
' P8 {5 e9 _7 L5 n. O% {人之初,性本善Man's nature at birth is good.* D% |1 J j% x4 J3 p
人逢喜事精神爽Joy puts heart into a man.6 P/ Z5 x3 x6 ^* O/ @: c( G
人海战术huge-crowd strategy
& f& h7 M( i$ S2 f世上无难事，只要肯攀登"Where there is a will, there is a way. " 8 p7 v" O0 w, A/ d! I
世外桃源a fictitious land of peace away from the turmoil of the world; 1 @0 u- U- t) H, `! v* V& }
死而后已until my heart stops beating
8 ~3 |, b' n: G/ O9 r! v岁岁平安Peace all year round
1 {* g4 e8 u1 l' I( o上有天堂，下有苏杭"Just as there is paradise in heaven, ther are Suzhou and Hangzhou on earth." ! x! x5 e# f5 y" _
塞翁失马，焉知非福Misfortune may be an actual blessing., o! l) I, z1 Z' U6 d
三十而立"A man should be independent at the age of thirty. 5 h% J! g3 o- `
At thirty, a man should be able to think for himself." , d0 J. n7 m2 Z
升级换代updating and upgrading (of products)% X& B. } Y5 d; {& Y
四十不惑Life begins at forty.
! {0 m% H* b5 H谁言寸草心，报得三春晖"Such kindness of warm sun, can't be repaid by grass. " ( d% q9 P6 ~5 z8 l
水涨船高When the river rises, the boat floats high.8 x/ H( G& @3 B o, T
时不我待Time and tide wait for no man. ) U9 }8 Y( D x# M4 F: p" d
杀鸡用牛刀break a butterfly on the wheel
. [( m% ~1 d- _实事求是seek truth from facts; be practical and realistic; be true to facts & h% f+ X3 E( D5 ~* }. O
说曹操,曹操到Talk of the devil and he comes.- H! H9 R! i7 ?9 A4 U. h" e
实话实说speak the plain truth; call a spade a spade; tell it as it is
: p- J- N2 v* b0 O实践是检验真理的唯一标准Practice is the sole criterion for testing truth.
7 F S9 S d) M2 H& j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; "
* |/ g- ~/ Z+ H韬光养晦hide one's capacities and bide one's time
' H ]# L' K; v3 G/ r1 _8 ^) x2 |糖衣炮弹sugar-coated bullets
( R" b/ D. B* H) J6 Y天有不测风云Anything unexpected may happen. a bolt from the blue
5 D" {( T; m Y, L5 Q团结就是力量Unity is strength.( w! b+ P5 L0 i& l
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
% D; V W( |( L歪风邪气unhealthy practices and evil phenomena
) {7 r1 j" S1 B9 E9 k+ Q) P物以类聚，人以群分Birds of a feather flock together.
+ Q% Z0 _! o" e往事如风"The past has vanished (from memory) like wind.; What in past, is past."
3 ~1 O \) J- @ |1 D9 {9 n& ?望子成龙hold high hopes for one's child; _: z2 }0 G- T7 ?, n
屋漏又逢连阴雨Misfortunes never come singly. When it rains it pours.
$ n* ?# }, r6 v& q% p9 m7 N/ k文韬武略military expertise; military strategy
8 f8 @ W4 g6 P( M" h唯利是图draw water to one's mill / Y X9 M: j. F! m8 m
无源之水,无本之木water without a source, and a tree wiithout roots
2 u- r2 _5 H$ _2 a无中生有make/create something out of nothing
( R( M- P; B8 H% a% S! U无风不起浪There are no waves without wind. There's no smoke without fire.8 z4 \3 E1 B) G! Z3 o8 `* \2 F8 m
徇私枉法bend the law for the benefit of relatives or friends
# s$ U% q V$ \# ~1 t/ e# V6 X5 p新官上任三把火a new broom sweeps clean ( d2 B) p( ~8 q
虚心使人进步,骄傲使人落后Modesty helps one go forward, whereas conceit makes one lag behind.
8 @4 A7 F4 U( N% i. u y蓄势而发accumulate strength for a take-off% [! @2 A d$ z8 {% T( a$ `
心想事成May all your wish come true
+ _/ |' k8 U' o心照不宣have a tacit understanding; give tacit consent; tacit understanding
) y0 o( _2 c9 n9 E5 i先入为主First impressions are firmly entrenched.
, ]! a$ [6 U! e% _先下手为强catch the ball before the bound& n! W- ?$ k! B7 {% U
像热锅上的蚂蚁like an ant on a hot pan
) \ n, G; ?/ p+ V7 W现身说法warn people by taking oneself as an example& j2 J8 P: h# J4 ^
息事宁人pour oil on troubled waters
/ n( n. F5 y( c7 N* @喜忧参半mingled hope and fear
$ y( [ Z+ D( x; L1 {1 q5 M3 V循序渐进step by step. I; m" u% K# v* Q) _% y, p
一路平安，一路顺风speed somebody on their way; speed the parting guest
4 e, f0 M+ P+ T- ~; z, T9 z8 r严以律己,宽以待人be strict with oneself and lenient towards others
) F" [/ ?0 e. u鱼米之乡a land of milk and honey. J0 z1 ~4 p! | w; I
有情人终成眷属"Jack shall have Jill, all shall be well." 2 Y1 S0 D( U+ j' h3 V* U+ ~: m2 u+ m
有钱能使鬼推磨Money makes the mare go. Money talks." T" h. x; O) C% e" J. }! D
有识之士people of vision
( }$ W( |% G6 e4 {% `. W5 d有勇无谋use brawn rather than brain
- o! p5 S: k9 e2 F% M6 W1 J有缘千里来相会Separated as we are thousands of miles apart, we come together as if by predestination.
1 f ~" L! P0 }与时俱进advance with times
! P% R6 ~+ E( F* o% U! \以人为本people oriented; people foremost
- V! G; C" R* C因材施教teach students according to their aptitude 2 a6 ~6 w" l" ~# w' C' f
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."
8 K( p5 {- |* z9 T! `! E! J欲速则不达Haste does not bring success.
5 g7 p- f# C. I4 n' N+ ]7 E4 ~- d优胜劣汰survival of the fittest
5 S0 @% N* w$ {! p+ k8 h英雄所见略同Great minds think alike.; B8 A; c( {. c- a( m, d
冤家宜解不宜结Better make friends than make enemies.
4 z3 k( j, K: u1 R1 l1 e5 m* ^5 K+ }冤假错案"cases in which people were unjustly, falsely or wrongly charged or sentenced; unjust, false or wrong cases" , U2 I ]+ O: [: [
一言既出，驷马难追A real man never goes back on his words.
8 H+ o( ?$ k5 O" z( _ p招财进宝Money and treasures will be plentiful' _3 T' j" R' J* ?. u0 | V
债台高筑become debt-ridden
( f+ @ s3 O9 R1 P$ J) A9 b( Z致命要害Achilles' heel 2 ]5 f0 g+ s3 f* A; L Y5 ^
众矢之的target of public criticism
4 M7 s, H. Z7 Z+ Q1 h4 |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./ }7 `! v" b4 ?8 Z5 d; f; s
纸上谈兵be an armchair strategist
" j4 G2 X ~: |9 n9 l5 `2 Y纸包不住火Truth will come to light sooner or later.
, T; g3 ~2 V1 ~3 R- l左右为难between the devil and the deep blue sea; between the rock and the hard place |
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