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爱屋及乌Love me, love my dog.
! N, \" L2 P; Z6 W+ R$ v! H3 G9 ]; o百闻不如一见Seeing is believing.
: ?, }8 Q+ p# ?& @' v0 @# 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 worst9 X) {9 g% i0 \0 k* j4 Z: |$ p0 p
笨鸟先飞A slow sparrow should make an early start.
9 m$ G$ f- n, l. X1 C不眠之夜white night 9 n- @0 ^# u9 N- Q: X) G
不以物喜，不以己悲not pleased by external gains, not saddened by personnal losses0 o* ?6 M. ~& t5 J( C
不遗余力spare no effort; go all out; do one's best4 S m3 L/ y( X' }% U# o6 I# |9 t
不打不成交"No discord, no concord.
# v- p: X4 S; L" T( q! x6 t拆东墙补西墙rob Peter to pay Paul & m9 q9 f& e6 y$ o P7 C
辞旧迎新bid farewell to the old and usher in the new; ring out the old year and ring in the new / y0 }9 S! O/ r9 z* U ~; A$ ]. D# z. y
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; k% ~/ }0 |$ @& c1 q$ G* e
大开眼界open one's eyes; broaden one's horizon; be an eye-opener
; V4 A7 ~! i+ W国泰民安The country flourishes and people live in peace# p& S; f9 @' a% J5 ^% x; \+ B
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
: o/ u$ q3 {4 c# \9 b" ^+ M功夫不负有心人Everything comes to him who waits.
% N8 [; Z* ]& Z好了伤疤忘了疼once on shore, one prays no more& O" ^4 ?3 @- T T; x/ `
好事不出门，恶事传千里Good news never goes beyond the gate, while bad news spread far and wide. 5 i0 K4 ^& a* [$ ?5 b
和气生财Harmony brings wealth
9 Z$ J0 l8 H# ^! \$ v% `) H活到老，学到老One is never too old to learn. 5 R" z& L" D# D6 k8 E- s
既往不咎let bygones be bygones
% C2 f; D4 p# |; G" H金无足赤,人无完人Gold can't be pure and man can't be perfect.
5 S8 E% Y% [/ n# |/ |" Y金玉满堂Treasures fill the home& I; b4 `& b- C* F+ z% Q) ]
脚踏实地be down-to-earth
( k* |# p* Q9 _脚踩两只船sit on the fence
) R) {! T- {: E# f( S: f! ^8 o君子之交淡如水the friendship between gentlemen is as pure as crystal; a hedge between keeps friendship green
6 p: l$ {6 \4 v2 w' z老生常谈，陈词滥调cut and dried, cliché9 A7 m ]5 R2 J
礼尚往来Courtesy calls for reciprocity. $ b; Q+ G* z& i2 q
留得青山在，不怕没柴烧"Where there is life, there is hope."
# D8 s- ?+ A8 h8 a* r* V# u马到成功achieve immediate victory; win instant success+ M' R4 {. q1 m6 r5 a8 j s
名利双收gain in both fame and wealth6 f$ E) @/ q$ ~/ Q: _
茅塞顿开be suddenly enlightened( t' A3 h+ M7 y8 j$ c
没有规矩不成方圆Nothing can be accomplished without norms or standards.
6 h* O/ y/ G" ]3 I4 W; I' U每逢佳节倍思亲
, z0 K; p/ F# G0 V; WOn festive occasions more than ever one thinks of one's dear ones far away.0 t9 Y4 l: q7 Z7 j, \/ E
It is on the festival occasions when one misses his dear most. 8 w# Q" u8 R9 ~2 s: m' _# e
谋事在人，成事在天"The planning lies with man, the outcome with Heaven. / Man proposes, God disposes. "
* e: F- a# _* b( M! n弄巧成拙be too smart by half; Cunning outwits itself.
6 [3 [% g7 p9 x( m2 T* V5 W拿手好戏masterpiece) V( q' @$ Z) |. C& N! _
赔了夫人又折兵throw good money after bad. x. m# m! {9 O$ U! ?
抛砖引玉a modest spur to induce others to come forward with valuable contributions; throw a sprat to catch a whale
$ d( d. S' E! W- q5 H; X9 S* t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; M3 W; j8 ?. G5 L: h& V7 C
抢得先机take the preemptive opportunities
# [# s: k6 ^0 r$ y8 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.
7 m0 @* \; @9 I! e- Z% ]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 u8 A) j# }3 L9 h前事不忘,后事之师Past experience, if not forgotten, is a guide for the future.! n/ E% ]7 S2 O/ s# D5 s
前人栽树,后人乘凉One generation plants the trees in whose shade another generation rests.6 P- m0 {, |0 J3 Q4 Z
One sows and another reaps.
" p- w6 `2 a% E2 O# Z前怕狼,后怕虎fear the wolf in front and the tiger behind/ hesitate in doing something
; a% _$ n3 y8 v. h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. 2 X- k* v+ s+ R3 D; c" r- K
强强联手win-win co-operation2 j& n; b$ r& p9 x5 \+ ~" Z9 i1 R2 [
瑞雪兆丰年A timely snow promises a good harvest.
4 F% Y3 c/ g* W# L1 V人之初,性本善Man's nature at birth is good.
% h9 l3 T$ S' [0 `人逢喜事精神爽Joy puts heart into a man." {( w7 F8 `( p$ F3 V9 b
人海战术huge-crowd strategy : T9 Q7 I% q( b7 o4 P, L! I) |. \
世上无难事，只要肯攀登"Where there is a will, there is a way. " ( [0 [, j2 E$ N; R. j
世外桃源a fictitious land of peace away from the turmoil of the world; . x! N" T9 ^6 r4 p6 t; V
死而后已until my heart stops beating8 g9 A( W% y, F6 D* v
岁岁平安Peace all year round
: t) P z7 K1 i" |$ b: Z上有天堂，下有苏杭"Just as there is paradise in heaven, ther are Suzhou and Hangzhou on earth." ; ~# e4 r Y4 }7 R+ D& V+ i
塞翁失马，焉知非福Misfortune may be an actual blessing.! ^" B$ |" o: z& g2 F$ U/ G
三十而立"A man should be independent at the age of thirty.
! V F+ `& l( U n9 vAt thirty, a man should be able to think for himself."
4 N& X# D. l. F6 |( N7 V升级换代updating and upgrading (of products)8 Y6 O: F( w4 M: U6 H) p0 K4 [
四十不惑Life begins at forty.
4 \5 X; u$ N. x8 ]谁言寸草心，报得三春晖"Such kindness of warm sun, can't be repaid by grass. " : H0 _, x* T8 i+ }+ K2 | o
水涨船高When the river rises, the boat floats high.
8 F8 A# ^$ H6 _ A# Y$ `时不我待Time and tide wait for no man.
* D, j0 J7 S2 S; Q( F4 B+ b杀鸡用牛刀break a butterfly on the wheel
! G6 R1 [1 ]: y; B7 I" M9 I实事求是seek truth from facts; be practical and realistic; be true to facts
( O/ W- q" h$ k说曹操,曹操到Talk of the devil and he comes.* Y* n+ M% B! f# e9 L' h
实话实说speak the plain truth; call a spade a spade; tell it as it is ; R* f% r2 b! p4 u5 P: F
实践是检验真理的唯一标准Practice is the sole criterion for testing truth.4 K7 a) D+ U2 L! A+ |1 D1 Y- Z
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; "
" T& ]$ f: q" y# _! m韬光养晦hide one's capacities and bide one's time
7 @2 W1 ` x& m5 x. E! T% W. X糖衣炮弹sugar-coated bullets
' U' c5 S" b! E5 i. o4 u5 }( J天有不测风云Anything unexpected may happen. a bolt from the blue
) i. A5 v; a9 o( ~& x8 r团结就是力量Unity is strength.
; f% U# U) c& q) O2 P, T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
4 U( o6 u" v' e e2 S$ K歪风邪气unhealthy practices and evil phenomena
9 a' e% r; ?8 N ]物以类聚，人以群分Birds of a feather flock together.
q6 _! f; V$ m7 @" q' K往事如风"The past has vanished (from memory) like wind.; What in past, is past."
/ l; ^8 B: z3 M( u# g0 Q8 d/ e望子成龙hold high hopes for one's child
) j; }/ q! X7 f屋漏又逢连阴雨Misfortunes never come singly. When it rains it pours.
2 P: p3 v3 O# f# S文韬武略military expertise; military strategy 8 [( [1 v" {7 Q1 J* N; {7 ` I0 q
唯利是图draw water to one's mill
( k5 U% P1 b/ ~) p F无源之水,无本之木water without a source, and a tree wiithout roots8 P1 n5 u8 H' P1 t5 o0 P: K3 _$ d2 u3 W
无中生有make/create something out of nothing 7 a8 d& S6 z9 U6 J# q; O7 S, ~
无风不起浪There are no waves without wind. There's no smoke without fire.
3 A8 R6 ?9 I; Y' S3 i+ I徇私枉法bend the law for the benefit of relatives or friends , Y& M4 u6 M/ G4 v' T1 K" G0 \
新官上任三把火a new broom sweeps clean
( B1 ~/ Q, A, I8 E虚心使人进步,骄傲使人落后Modesty helps one go forward, whereas conceit makes one lag behind.5 b+ V% n9 X/ k- N) j
蓄势而发accumulate strength for a take-off( e7 \' ^8 D- t4 V' w2 |) O
心想事成May all your wish come true
7 g u6 f6 P! k$ L9 a, }心照不宣have a tacit understanding; give tacit consent; tacit understanding$ P* E5 I# x/ J- w1 `2 ` V
先入为主First impressions are firmly entrenched.
+ _5 I- R3 d. B2 ?% \/ I先下手为强catch the ball before the bound
5 F+ Y3 t, ]% I w+ J9 t5 Y# R像热锅上的蚂蚁like an ant on a hot pan4 j+ W' `: I& B1 y, M! @
现身说法warn people by taking oneself as an example. x/ `" s2 N5 b
息事宁人pour oil on troubled waters 1 |0 Q" C1 u& \/ W( X1 e
喜忧参半mingled hope and fear
3 k8 B: V6 S1 U2 \2 J7 @7 Z循序渐进step by step
- {# d8 F Y$ r+ w# Y一路平安，一路顺风speed somebody on their way; speed the parting guest ! z6 r' t+ v7 W" ~9 x4 m* f
严以律己,宽以待人be strict with oneself and lenient towards others" o1 T8 q6 q9 ?8 v, I: A
鱼米之乡a land of milk and honey1 \/ q* V9 t( b9 n0 `
有情人终成眷属"Jack shall have Jill, all shall be well." ( M; U' \& S+ {' i! |( W0 n _
有钱能使鬼推磨Money makes the mare go. Money talks.
% n, P3 f+ x; @有识之士people of vision. g3 L- j& p9 r# w* f! Z8 K; t" F
有勇无谋use brawn rather than brain * B+ C6 Z$ s& a% p7 D' ^" J
有缘千里来相会Separated as we are thousands of miles apart, we come together as if by predestination.
" T b3 T$ t3 {与时俱进advance with times5 u) B% ]. l9 p0 N' n6 R
以人为本people oriented; people foremost 3 S7 x: l- B: o
因材施教teach students according to their aptitude 9 R- f2 p3 U. _8 D$ z1 |7 G5 @
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." : s: V$ }& u) h/ R0 Q
欲速则不达Haste does not bring success. 6 b, h0 G" u# A
优胜劣汰survival of the fittest
$ t, E! S( {' R英雄所见略同Great minds think alike.2 Y4 A& h8 i, O' c
冤家宜解不宜结Better make friends than make enemies.
. v1 t& ~. w. S& a# Y1 J: z& L冤假错案"cases in which people were unjustly, falsely or wrongly charged or sentenced; unjust, false or wrong cases"
5 h( M, u: o& Q" p' n8 I0 N1 T) H( _一言既出，驷马难追A real man never goes back on his words. 6 i: C0 R8 A0 U, b1 _' D5 l2 l5 Z$ A. D
招财进宝Money and treasures will be plentiful
' q5 ^$ Y) v4 A2 J. b" S) p5 q, H# \2 K. G债台高筑become debt-ridden( h+ v, x+ s( N; i. v
致命要害Achilles' heel
! Q% ]" E4 @0 {众矢之的target of public criticism
2 `8 L7 _& ^1 Y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.
# I9 m/ M0 |, G7 q纸上谈兵be an armchair strategist/ S- M& }1 I5 c+ u6 b
纸包不住火Truth will come to light sooner or later.* 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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