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爱屋及乌Love me, love my dog.
1 d! [0 B9 ?1 o9 F百闻不如一见Seeing is believing.
4 |- _" B: n- ~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) B1 j/ n. C9 Y$ n6 B
笨鸟先飞A slow sparrow should make an early start.& q& h* \7 M0 M; ~) m. F
不眠之夜white night 3 C/ y$ \. U# z1 j1 H7 G. E1 _9 R& g4 s) F
不以物喜，不以己悲not pleased by external gains, not saddened by personnal losses
# } ?6 k$ L, V不遗余力spare no effort; go all out; do one's best
# g( U" u: i1 R( @# P9 ?不打不成交"No discord, no concord. , o" I) w% x7 u. @7 p- ~6 w
拆东墙补西墙rob Peter to pay Paul
/ d! S/ z8 |: c& R2 i s辞旧迎新bid farewell to the old and usher in the new; ring out the old year and ring in the new
6 h6 i2 A- A8 }6 f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
5 X# [$ q$ r2 p# G1 |: x3 y( n& h大开眼界open one's eyes; broaden one's horizon; be an eye-opener
5 |; x' f3 N. |* v' _国泰民安The country flourishes and people live in peace1 \1 I B& J) d8 D1 v1 I) a
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 5 D k: g- x, l( M+ {, O
功夫不负有心人Everything comes to him who waits.
V0 B# D9 V1 {; ?; E& b, v' |好了伤疤忘了疼once on shore, one prays no more' c, l' ?% [2 i9 s7 W! p0 o; e6 D' C
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 G! G9 _6 K) s$ T& u
和气生财Harmony brings wealth0 X+ V; P. @& a$ t& j" z
活到老，学到老One is never too old to learn. , F- l" ~1 B- v6 ?, z1 o6 k
既往不咎let bygones be bygones 2 D; a- I9 u6 y' b6 x" H( c& H
金无足赤,人无完人Gold can't be pure and man can't be perfect.
9 S2 [- n* W8 \: Y: R金玉满堂Treasures fill the home( W* b5 m C/ h4 f1 H
脚踏实地be down-to-earth 4 c5 b2 N' T9 s& ]5 ~" ~
脚踩两只船sit on the fence ' `5 x9 x3 s+ ~$ Q$ O" V! J7 _
君子之交淡如水the friendship between gentlemen is as pure as crystal; a hedge between keeps friendship green
% k- A: c; T) Q! H老生常谈，陈词滥调cut and dried, cliché
& m7 b; B! C/ [' v" W* B礼尚往来Courtesy calls for reciprocity.
, n; j: O8 c2 m; J9 a留得青山在，不怕没柴烧"Where there is life, there is hope.") T7 ~9 {5 q: H" x1 [- W3 p
马到成功achieve immediate victory; win instant success9 b( s# T3 E4 I0 p9 ^8 ~/ V
名利双收gain in both fame and wealth. E( f. E' ^7 k& P
茅塞顿开be suddenly enlightened$ C' s# o- c6 A5 D9 x4 h2 n$ G
没有规矩不成方圆Nothing can be accomplished without norms or standards.
: }# y, g# \- v0 ?% ?/ a4 O每逢佳节倍思亲
0 f' j9 M: V$ s" IOn festive occasions more than ever one thinks of one's dear ones far away.
, ^7 w. M) r6 m: r; J) cIt is on the festival occasions when one misses his dear most.
& y- z7 U! k/ o, r6 N5 K& s谋事在人，成事在天"The planning lies with man, the outcome with Heaven. / Man proposes, God disposes. "
2 m- S( S( P- u) r6 }5 u3 S+ Y/ {8 g弄巧成拙be too smart by half; Cunning outwits itself.$ j; [: x& j5 W, Y$ n
拿手好戏masterpiece
! V4 A; `- E0 [; w7 j# I8 D5 W9 J赔了夫人又折兵throw good money after bad
6 l2 k: v1 {" P, x2 Q! z+ x) r抛砖引玉a modest spur to induce others to come forward with valuable contributions; throw a sprat to catch a whale
. H ]6 ]2 t2 ?# E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
( R. u; E$ P8 \- u抢得先机take the preemptive opportunities
' s) X( c6 f6 `7 j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.
# K, J j* W: O) O; Q. Y( x: M e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
4 i& f6 W* A! Y" v8 }. b前事不忘,后事之师Past experience, if not forgotten, is a guide for the future.- f. \* N, E2 j7 @
前人栽树,后人乘凉One generation plants the trees in whose shade another generation rests.5 g- m1 T* r8 R, U
One sows and another reaps.( X# B3 u" E4 f7 h$ v. Q
前怕狼,后怕虎fear the wolf in front and the tiger behind/ hesitate in doing something
$ w! k! |* a' E' y2 x; j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. + l/ [6 T; u+ M& Z! R
强强联手win-win co-operation
/ k6 I0 I8 J8 A2 n$ X瑞雪兆丰年A timely snow promises a good harvest.
4 G! p3 E4 ~. E$ y( `人之初,性本善Man's nature at birth is good.
4 [: h( P8 l! K! Z" a1 K人逢喜事精神爽Joy puts heart into a man.
. G2 a' O6 X% x# L9 A人海战术huge-crowd strategy * D6 n% Y6 X) Z" l+ Z/ d0 |$ d
世上无难事，只要肯攀登"Where there is a will, there is a way. " 1 Q- y4 F3 Y# I. d2 F2 K
世外桃源a fictitious land of peace away from the turmoil of the world;
% Z* C! y7 w3 l& g; W: V死而后已until my heart stops beating) p0 j- e' ^ P% o/ n" W6 v
岁岁平安Peace all year round, F g$ f! z; |6 O2 n. d9 q* n
上有天堂，下有苏杭"Just as there is paradise in heaven, ther are Suzhou and Hangzhou on earth."
8 J0 c/ t q. `* s$ b3 x3 [) a6 V塞翁失马，焉知非福Misfortune may be an actual blessing.' A" ?* L f0 J. r! S
三十而立"A man should be independent at the age of thirty. * A2 x3 U/ ~4 R" X
At thirty, a man should be able to think for himself." 4 c/ O/ \3 g$ p1 J
升级换代updating and upgrading (of products)
) T" P# Y9 r, J! P' D四十不惑Life begins at forty. # T9 J" N# F) m1 O5 b+ f" e
谁言寸草心，报得三春晖"Such kindness of warm sun, can't be repaid by grass. "
; S+ @0 S1 I$ E7 u( P4 G1 a水涨船高When the river rises, the boat floats high.
, x0 @& O6 w$ T2 u# N时不我待Time and tide wait for no man.
& |4 k! O) O0 k/ F1 [杀鸡用牛刀break a butterfly on the wheel" e3 f) J# k4 n$ P- F
实事求是seek truth from facts; be practical and realistic; be true to facts & v# n3 }. b' a/ T4 b
说曹操,曹操到Talk of the devil and he comes.
8 f0 C# l9 V9 F: C1 X实话实说speak the plain truth; call a spade a spade; tell it as it is / l+ b# U4 A) l1 u& w) d4 U
实践是检验真理的唯一标准Practice is the sole criterion for testing truth., Q M5 i$ @! K4 R7 u3 l
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; "- K- E2 R+ ]2 J3 Y4 L* D
韬光养晦hide one's capacities and bide one's time
# ]: G2 X7 U3 C# L5 h糖衣炮弹sugar-coated bullets* q: ]! E: [8 s L& o6 A
天有不测风云Anything unexpected may happen. a bolt from the blue: u5 b2 t9 S& u/ y# D1 u$ M7 W
团结就是力量Unity is strength.& B6 C* A" [; ?" V0 j
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 5 Q$ U9 X3 |- n O2 [9 n) Y0 n
歪风邪气unhealthy practices and evil phenomena: h9 l+ I, i \; D' v9 V/ A
物以类聚，人以群分Birds of a feather flock together.
: k: g3 c5 s( r% t6 w往事如风"The past has vanished (from memory) like wind.; What in past, is past."
+ N9 e; Z3 f7 q. I2 r K8 q h! k望子成龙hold high hopes for one's child
, i6 M3 ]0 N% z$ r3 Q) d屋漏又逢连阴雨Misfortunes never come singly. When it rains it pours.
! R+ G1 f8 B5 |7 i1 z# b: D文韬武略military expertise; military strategy
2 Y" G4 i+ ?5 O' L, p& D, P唯利是图draw water to one's mill
9 }3 N! d: a) }& w, F无源之水,无本之木water without a source, and a tree wiithout roots
1 y; s" P/ O) I" R/ Z! [无中生有make/create something out of nothing
7 S9 m8 }! s0 d- j8 c3 P- V无风不起浪There are no waves without wind. There's no smoke without fire.( ^- Y) u# P, l0 }. }. w
徇私枉法bend the law for the benefit of relatives or friends & F/ E( p9 O! w/ A' h9 u, A1 i
新官上任三把火a new broom sweeps clean 7 U/ E" W, k1 z4 ]
虚心使人进步,骄傲使人落后Modesty helps one go forward, whereas conceit makes one lag behind.; f- B e% Q" u/ F7 F& N$ n, T
蓄势而发accumulate strength for a take-off
" t4 J0 H9 ?/ ?" p& ]3 @4 ~! m心想事成May all your wish come true0 A3 |1 R* q9 X+ w+ s& K( @
心照不宣have a tacit understanding; give tacit consent; tacit understanding
* |9 W2 r3 U( O- l% P- T6 y先入为主First impressions are firmly entrenched.
* d( A" w( N0 V先下手为强catch the ball before the bound# }, N8 p; C; \! L
像热锅上的蚂蚁like an ant on a hot pan* b2 c: c% {% ^9 t, T* B) O
现身说法warn people by taking oneself as an example% t. G' B: k# O1 w
息事宁人pour oil on troubled waters * {! T# K6 l9 r- H1 N" W! i, b4 S
喜忧参半mingled hope and fear ) o `. |# s" L/ m% U. o' a
循序渐进step by step M9 Z |6 z2 U8 W P2 a' |
一路平安，一路顺风speed somebody on their way; speed the parting guest
& q) G d; G" X% S' q/ J0 ?* J严以律己,宽以待人be strict with oneself and lenient towards others/ {9 d9 W) m1 R& a! g
鱼米之乡a land of milk and honey* a. ]2 D6 R9 }& ^0 V, `) Z, t
有情人终成眷属"Jack shall have Jill, all shall be well." 7 ]* n* t5 _3 n
有钱能使鬼推磨Money makes the mare go. Money talks.
" J+ ?0 M# f/ e. x有识之士people of vision
" R9 v: W- J" Y+ _+ T5 I2 f有勇无谋use brawn rather than brain
3 _0 ^3 y+ {2 b3 i1 J1 Y" G |+ N1 q有缘千里来相会Separated as we are thousands of miles apart, we come together as if by predestination.
, T; x$ m- W: p$ {1 k与时俱进advance with times
# {. R7 E9 G6 t# l, E6 R& x以人为本people oriented; people foremost
: W _; B# M, h7 P: ?因材施教teach students according to their aptitude
/ O5 H; V. A4 @6 Y- `5 L+ E/ Q; `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."
) J# n. I8 U4 z& _欲速则不达Haste does not bring success.
$ C. C" ~5 m/ L& \优胜劣汰survival of the fittest
_9 V5 ~: n$ G I英雄所见略同Great minds think alike.
$ L) |: j9 x. v" J# w h冤家宜解不宜结Better make friends than make enemies.
3 D: S/ m, Y b4 c+ G% i冤假错案"cases in which people were unjustly, falsely or wrongly charged or sentenced; unjust, false or wrong cases"
# ]* ~& k# L/ G2 r2 n6 i一言既出，驷马难追A real man never goes back on his words.
9 V( ~. U5 v6 U l3 p _招财进宝Money and treasures will be plentiful8 D3 D, [* I/ k: B" F
债台高筑become debt-ridden9 F' z# N2 T6 X2 l7 f* g
致命要害Achilles' heel
9 B# D- s; y* b" G众矢之的target of public criticism
- Y3 _2 N9 |* G! w6 d, [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.+ j* r6 N, N1 O) o' j
纸上谈兵be an armchair strategist
; e) y! U! E/ ^0 S$ f纸包不住火Truth will come to light sooner or later.
/ j. Y! e$ _6 h* ]8 ]1 m左右为难between the devil and the deep blue sea; between the rock and the hard place |
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