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爱屋及乌Love me, love my dog.
+ S0 |1 Y; C- n" T& I8 F6 \百闻不如一见Seeing is believing.
; h) J# l- w) n9 w4 L/ M; ]- c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: c. j! ^3 I0 E* L6 q7 B8 @3 @7 z1 G2 W
笨鸟先飞A slow sparrow should make an early start.+ n7 r- V4 c+ z: j; n
不眠之夜white night
/ T* L. t6 g. ~! I+ e7 G不以物喜，不以己悲not pleased by external gains, not saddened by personnal losses! q! G+ P, I" H, @
不遗余力spare no effort; go all out; do one's best- L9 R# e! r% |$ A
不打不成交"No discord, no concord.
8 c/ \. r( Z9 d, j0 {1 j拆东墙补西墙rob Peter to pay Paul 3 i( y1 v( ~& N5 P
辞旧迎新bid farewell to the old and usher in the new; ring out the old year and ring in the new
0 l2 h+ ~% Z$ u1 t1 b& G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" ~- I( S% [. x8 p* B0 Y& w* o
大开眼界open one's eyes; broaden one's horizon; be an eye-opener
! o! L& p" w/ X* |3 o+ Z. t, g国泰民安The country flourishes and people live in peace
* h; `9 k1 r8 H/ T' X1 F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 % }+ Y( C8 x1 R, o) }, ?/ ]
功夫不负有心人Everything comes to him who waits. - } o4 h7 E2 f$ j ~# n" @
好了伤疤忘了疼once on shore, one prays no more
# `1 {# ?# F5 t: {% @: a4 b, c1 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. . r0 g9 k' {$ d9 u
和气生财Harmony brings wealth( g0 w% e& a8 D
活到老，学到老One is never too old to learn. - K( V0 H3 c! o. @
既往不咎let bygones be bygones ) a8 p( I1 f6 B6 N( V
金无足赤,人无完人Gold can't be pure and man can't be perfect. / l; M j) b1 h) f2 ?6 r
金玉满堂Treasures fill the home# y; d- P0 w. w l& F" ]
脚踏实地be down-to-earth ' v) g) F f& x- ^& v1 R. X
脚踩两只船sit on the fence ; r D( U' x a3 h8 o
君子之交淡如水the friendship between gentlemen is as pure as crystal; a hedge between keeps friendship green
5 n* d5 v- X1 A6 C5 D3 m老生常谈，陈词滥调cut and dried, cliché8 Z! d0 F1 q+ ^1 {. B6 |4 F
礼尚往来Courtesy calls for reciprocity.
* d* R+ \5 P: @留得青山在，不怕没柴烧"Where there is life, there is hope."
) `# I3 }$ p& t8 l% e* j! U2 Q马到成功achieve immediate victory; win instant success' I* ]; t/ {0 \$ g% _7 Q
名利双收gain in both fame and wealth
" w! r3 @/ t. S T% i茅塞顿开be suddenly enlightened
6 m3 T/ _- Z& z: H$ H+ H: I& y没有规矩不成方圆Nothing can be accomplished without norms or standards./ ?* U+ F# s5 K- M; Q
每逢佳节倍思亲3 U4 m3 w% C) \/ W' e, n
On festive occasions more than ever one thinks of one's dear ones far away.
K# c! B4 H$ ]6 X; \+ j2 L# EIt is on the festival occasions when one misses his dear most.
( {1 |0 Y' T+ ~9 ?+ c谋事在人，成事在天"The planning lies with man, the outcome with Heaven. / Man proposes, God disposes. "
V& B% X J8 G! ~弄巧成拙be too smart by half; Cunning outwits itself.
7 p+ p P1 [- z9 I/ e拿手好戏masterpiece
& l1 u3 G+ z4 S& |: m赔了夫人又折兵throw good money after bad( X w- M) P/ {% Z
抛砖引玉a modest spur to induce others to come forward with valuable contributions; throw a sprat to catch a whale# f0 C9 q% K2 {6 H. p! z
破釜沉舟cut off all means of retreat；burn one‘s own way of retreat and be determined to fight to the end7 i" t3 ]. R! s
抢得先机take the preemptive opportunities $ p: c2 R4 l g$ b
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.+ l$ \- F& e/ y1 |" t
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 step6 p6 |. B; ^. F! L; q9 {. j
前事不忘,后事之师Past experience, if not forgotten, is a guide for the future.
& e6 }; }+ h/ K6 p前人栽树,后人乘凉One generation plants the trees in whose shade another generation rests.9 E+ R9 r5 @% A) n2 W
One sows and another reaps.% I: x o9 Z" p( Y5 ] ~3 x! b# v
前怕狼,后怕虎fear the wolf in front and the tiger behind/ hesitate in doing something b1 q4 i* S4 {* n0 v% y, Z' ^/ 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. % Z& U9 z9 N3 e) V) g/ F8 _+ t$ b
强强联手win-win co-operation8 H E( A! s& a }/ h& Q5 C
瑞雪兆丰年A timely snow promises a good harvest.2 ?" n" p. S. ~+ |7 b% u
人之初,性本善Man's nature at birth is good.
+ |" n a* G/ s) M人逢喜事精神爽Joy puts heart into a man.$ e/ f9 W, n9 Z+ {. U. i" R' C
人海战术huge-crowd strategy
. ~7 M; d7 H+ Y' A; i9 N, p1 M( K世上无难事，只要肯攀登"Where there is a will, there is a way. "
. q5 i7 f+ l2 W" X) ~3 G+ y; O世外桃源a fictitious land of peace away from the turmoil of the world; ( F8 v; Z) A, I% Y
死而后已until my heart stops beating; S {, P) g, m6 U
岁岁平安Peace all year round$ R) T* u# E9 S4 K2 H
上有天堂，下有苏杭"Just as there is paradise in heaven, ther are Suzhou and Hangzhou on earth."
& W$ C: t1 C7 L2 ^1 @4 N塞翁失马，焉知非福Misfortune may be an actual blessing.
+ y% @! j8 M8 q/ J9 [3 q) F# r& I7 S三十而立"A man should be independent at the age of thirty.
3 v% M1 d# F& H# xAt thirty, a man should be able to think for himself." / f) X ?* b# |2 K, [+ A
升级换代updating and upgrading (of products)- F' y, F- P$ v! |
四十不惑Life begins at forty.
* T; c2 i* [; V! w8 H谁言寸草心，报得三春晖"Such kindness of warm sun, can't be repaid by grass. " * N5 b$ g$ f' M' R4 P) W
水涨船高When the river rises, the boat floats high.( T8 K/ |: m* p0 W9 O: R
时不我待Time and tide wait for no man. 7 [* g: Y) R0 S& E/ t; H
杀鸡用牛刀break a butterfly on the wheel
9 f+ S! A" p% D2 S9 x9 r实事求是seek truth from facts; be practical and realistic; be true to facts 5 n, V4 f6 @7 ~( t
说曹操,曹操到Talk of the devil and he comes.
) g' N3 u% Z) O$ R+ E6 X实话实说speak the plain truth; call a spade a spade; tell it as it is
8 r' L: m z6 C6 h% y) l实践是检验真理的唯一标准Practice is the sole criterion for testing truth.2 _5 o9 l2 u; C/ p) b* i
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; "! c- A* o9 T" i% a6 [, A5 g! R' F, u
韬光养晦hide one's capacities and bide one's time* x! ^( K9 }% c! V6 A0 T/ l/ H6 V
糖衣炮弹sugar-coated bullets
; b" E" L6 A! Z6 b0 v( R( @0 [天有不测风云Anything unexpected may happen. a bolt from the blue
. v! B- J/ d2 a3 G团结就是力量Unity is strength.4 \" U% u; |/ F* a! W; ^
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
) u: J$ x% B4 f% T8 h歪风邪气unhealthy practices and evil phenomena
8 H q8 y' S: z- W, i( A) l; |物以类聚，人以群分Birds of a feather flock together.' N; t- o) i3 b3 t
往事如风"The past has vanished (from memory) like wind.; What in past, is past." ) u8 B+ h9 t! h) s( l' v2 s
望子成龙hold high hopes for one's child
% b& n& E: u8 N; `+ O( x) I6 e# }屋漏又逢连阴雨Misfortunes never come singly. When it rains it pours.
) ?" `5 |9 y, E* o文韬武略military expertise; military strategy ' e j7 B' L) |+ C$ |2 @+ U
唯利是图draw water to one's mill
L# q& R: ?- ] m+ ^- p- P无源之水,无本之木water without a source, and a tree wiithout roots0 A3 z V& h! Q5 [* Z, w
无中生有make/create something out of nothing ' F& ^, p: K2 }8 S. ^' v; k, E& [5 v1 ~; N
无风不起浪There are no waves without wind. There's no smoke without fire.
& u [( _* T( O% Y. I% D* x徇私枉法bend the law for the benefit of relatives or friends
& T+ {3 j$ e5 Q' \+ W2 E7 f( O新官上任三把火a new broom sweeps clean . N: h) w1 v0 T& s9 D9 t8 v
虚心使人进步,骄傲使人落后Modesty helps one go forward, whereas conceit makes one lag behind.
( ^2 g: c; h+ O蓄势而发accumulate strength for a take-off
* U+ L5 a$ y5 N% B8 i; X. L心想事成May all your wish come true
" }7 d% \" ^& y: j心照不宣have a tacit understanding; give tacit consent; tacit understanding
% K% G0 ~& R7 c先入为主First impressions are firmly entrenched.. @( f- L- a1 E5 }! ?1 U
先下手为强catch the ball before the bound y: h/ ^" q& J7 ]& Q
像热锅上的蚂蚁like an ant on a hot pan
- D1 D7 [( W, l j3 v现身说法warn people by taking oneself as an example
7 c `1 z) s4 _; t( H息事宁人pour oil on troubled waters
+ Y9 x2 c: a0 {. [, u喜忧参半mingled hope and fear
: x4 e# t- w; j' R' L循序渐进step by step
& H% |: n" e/ G* j x2 u& e, `9 g一路平安，一路顺风speed somebody on their way; speed the parting guest . E! T# }9 [7 G& d/ Y; g
严以律己,宽以待人be strict with oneself and lenient towards others
! l( s' u0 a% z+ |. k: l% B0 l# n+ D鱼米之乡a land of milk and honey2 i" x" `7 N" {. S
有情人终成眷属"Jack shall have Jill, all shall be well."
* _) n6 y( h u! @& O( o有钱能使鬼推磨Money makes the mare go. Money talks.
) Y" n! J& V/ ~& P- f) U8 J有识之士people of vision% L' }4 W0 z! {; D1 p3 \
有勇无谋use brawn rather than brain . n9 |4 h. l% h7 P$ y- P/ A/ t: ~
有缘千里来相会Separated as we are thousands of miles apart, we come together as if by predestination.) ^3 R( h7 L! v& e- }
与时俱进advance with times& s; k( P" x8 x
以人为本people oriented; people foremost
, T2 s" v4 ]( A" E6 n" r/ G+ z" ^6 j因材施教teach students according to their aptitude 6 R" c5 P) M; k- _, N. 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."
$ Q* g" T4 J% V. |欲速则不达Haste does not bring success. . X0 R: |4 B9 D
优胜劣汰survival of the fittest 5 H5 L9 X1 i. v' t% u( g
英雄所见略同Great minds think alike. |1 u7 ~( C. J# r8 }/ x$ O
冤家宜解不宜结Better make friends than make enemies.
+ D/ d6 Z9 e+ y冤假错案"cases in which people were unjustly, falsely or wrongly charged or sentenced; unjust, false or wrong cases" 5 R6 z- [" @0 Z
一言既出，驷马难追A real man never goes back on his words. 3 \ p9 F2 s" h
招财进宝Money and treasures will be plentiful
$ ~+ k' N5 U# C: i3 R4 \债台高筑become debt-ridden
) y6 {, n! j" I* c致命要害Achilles' heel
+ x# M9 o) s; M/ k, N众矢之的target of public criticism$ n9 c9 R, s) j% E* |
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; W; z0 W, w: b6 A纸上谈兵be an armchair strategist
& z1 E" Q, s; P4 A |% r0 e纸包不住火Truth will come to light sooner or later.
# p+ ]( g2 f: C3 D- V$ x# ?左右为难between the devil and the deep blue sea; between the rock and the hard place |
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