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爱屋及乌Love me, love my dog.
# L- Q! f. I, H; L百闻不如一见Seeing is believing." W, n2 n+ j8 |, f4 x! u
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 O/ |: m. N3 p S# S* x. u8 r6 k
笨鸟先飞A slow sparrow should make an early start.+ t" E7 A; i( e: {
不眠之夜white night ' g7 z3 O: L2 H/ m( [3 ~% {/ V# h
不以物喜，不以己悲not pleased by external gains, not saddened by personnal losses
1 T H e/ c8 r$ b3 ^: l- A不遗余力spare no effort; go all out; do one's best7 T6 z% S6 j. W
不打不成交"No discord, no concord.
# P( d/ |1 H" l5 P" `拆东墙补西墙rob Peter to pay Paul
i9 @# h% k) B. h, n辞旧迎新bid farewell to the old and usher in the new; ring out the old year and ring in the new + Z, F* N0 n3 x5 E& [: A! X
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
& A6 {6 U# B! e: K4 p* z& q4 W大开眼界open one's eyes; broaden one's horizon; be an eye-opener % t; t& i$ H" M) ^5 D1 h! N3 T
国泰民安The country flourishes and people live in peace4 W2 d9 p1 C1 J- J: G
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 ' d, a6 R% J- B, e
功夫不负有心人Everything comes to him who waits. 9 \- h e; w0 T
好了伤疤忘了疼once on shore, one prays no more- k6 F6 r0 Y( E$ V: 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. . X Y1 b& ^ |) p6 m
和气生财Harmony brings wealth
" w; N! h1 U( V) u. K$ b活到老，学到老One is never too old to learn. 4 ^2 ~4 i9 s @ k1 B: I
既往不咎let bygones be bygones
5 j4 k% A! ~1 D: R# I$ @! ]金无足赤,人无完人Gold can't be pure and man can't be perfect. ) I B5 N% x4 K$ ~
金玉满堂Treasures fill the home
- d8 b1 v3 h0 c7 t, q1 q脚踏实地be down-to-earth
( B; g0 \- s: z7 G: s脚踩两只船sit on the fence 8 o5 o: z* L+ P( H/ i: E
君子之交淡如水the friendship between gentlemen is as pure as crystal; a hedge between keeps friendship green
7 K- j9 |" H6 z! z; q; B4 B老生常谈，陈词滥调cut and dried, cliché2 r$ [# [; E! {" A
礼尚往来Courtesy calls for reciprocity.
! g& S7 } ]( E8 o7 I留得青山在，不怕没柴烧"Where there is life, there is hope."2 \9 f- m6 r+ d" ^
马到成功achieve immediate victory; win instant success
" F4 M4 G( }7 u" \! j( I7 ]名利双收gain in both fame and wealth
& l4 z5 a& L1 t茅塞顿开be suddenly enlightened
; x- e3 n& l$ u- J没有规矩不成方圆Nothing can be accomplished without norms or standards.
) I) F7 P- O& J0 E; R* x" ^+ @每逢佳节倍思亲
0 s! Z/ H8 i% t: ]/ {5 r( kOn festive occasions more than ever one thinks of one's dear ones far away.
8 e: W, L( ?( g, [' V0 J9 vIt is on the festival occasions when one misses his dear most.
: l% l i/ Q7 u谋事在人，成事在天"The planning lies with man, the outcome with Heaven. / Man proposes, God disposes. ". C9 k/ W+ g. c; t! F% Z: z. U
弄巧成拙be too smart by half; Cunning outwits itself.
$ r( `% V* U/ }3 s- e拿手好戏masterpiece( ^; w& c' f* T9 g6 G, c7 ^7 F
赔了夫人又折兵throw good money after bad5 e( S4 N I W7 r" o
抛砖引玉a modest spur to induce others to come forward with valuable contributions; throw a sprat to catch a whale: T: A+ j4 ~6 G2 o8 W' |" L9 l1 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 end7 }1 Z8 P& n# g1 ]& q
抢得先机take the preemptive opportunities
' d7 n. ^4 u! y: @/ _/ k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.* r& @0 O( J5 [" I: n; `' 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
+ b' D( g# ?) d7 [) C# [ v- Y前事不忘,后事之师Past experience, if not forgotten, is a guide for the future.
6 f" V& ~- [: l( A7 ^# }前人栽树,后人乘凉One generation plants the trees in whose shade another generation rests.
, L; G8 r; I- cOne sows and another reaps.$ `: \6 T1 u/ ^0 i4 h
前怕狼,后怕虎fear the wolf in front and the tiger behind/ hesitate in doing something$ ]* S8 D$ Q3 |% Y) z; {9 _
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. 7 q* q! b# C* b: \! X+ @
强强联手win-win co-operation7 _# c7 F2 ?0 P% M
瑞雪兆丰年A timely snow promises a good harvest.4 k9 e/ h- C4 c: t5 @& F! P) I" A' c9 d
人之初,性本善Man's nature at birth is good.
0 y( u, g/ l% c. N- R人逢喜事精神爽Joy puts heart into a man." }) _* _3 d; a7 }) B. }* j' O" T" \
人海战术huge-crowd strategy
: f1 f6 L# [# A世上无难事，只要肯攀登"Where there is a will, there is a way. "
- g/ b& y% P; }% \! {1 p世外桃源a fictitious land of peace away from the turmoil of the world;
9 }/ X; T9 L: ^; U) x死而后已until my heart stops beating7 e$ E. j8 `) M9 b; W
岁岁平安Peace all year round
, z. N: Y7 m, C9 r1 Q# _" D' w' h上有天堂，下有苏杭"Just as there is paradise in heaven, ther are Suzhou and Hangzhou on earth."
3 z$ l h4 M: {; C塞翁失马，焉知非福Misfortune may be an actual blessing.
1 q7 h) l; n: a! K三十而立"A man should be independent at the age of thirty. / M: L1 w' M. p; Y# h1 N
At thirty, a man should be able to think for himself."
+ K- E5 z S1 _$ [ \- L9 ?0 W0 L' y; ]升级换代updating and upgrading (of products)4 ~9 s6 J- ?4 p$ f
四十不惑Life begins at forty.
2 M/ u, b5 B0 `0 R" R' O谁言寸草心，报得三春晖"Such kindness of warm sun, can't be repaid by grass. "
+ v* q* t# s2 \6 c水涨船高When the river rises, the boat floats high., f7 F( M- y2 {* ^+ z
时不我待Time and tide wait for no man.
8 V$ H# B! D: g( {" |杀鸡用牛刀break a butterfly on the wheel
6 l) Y/ o/ I/ [2 ]实事求是seek truth from facts; be practical and realistic; be true to facts 1 b b' r% Q$ ^
说曹操,曹操到Talk of the devil and he comes.
* W2 U. v9 P4 q! Y3 a& S实话实说speak the plain truth; call a spade a spade; tell it as it is 0 [* y4 k0 s, z
实践是检验真理的唯一标准Practice is the sole criterion for testing truth.3 F6 `* @( h2 t1 r9 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; "2 R/ U; Z$ l9 @ n+ ?3 a
韬光养晦hide one's capacities and bide one's time
' B% s" S( V" V* L& ?% e; ~' a糖衣炮弹sugar-coated bullets7 D/ h0 N: x4 [( w/ b0 r( V
天有不测风云Anything unexpected may happen. a bolt from the blue3 [3 u. }' j+ E3 I& z) f
团结就是力量Unity is strength.0 N( g* ~7 A9 k8 [& F( s
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 & s& |3 r- w( g8 f0 d/ o3 V
歪风邪气unhealthy practices and evil phenomena
) w& k d H+ y; t8 {9 c0 Q6 D物以类聚，人以群分Birds of a feather flock together.
" y4 B, v. U8 e, P往事如风"The past has vanished (from memory) like wind.; What in past, is past." b# a7 X' F- e" C- H% F$ R
望子成龙hold high hopes for one's child
3 B1 e$ Y* D( u, b4 {1 p屋漏又逢连阴雨Misfortunes never come singly. When it rains it pours.
, _) U6 X4 h: D# I) U5 _文韬武略military expertise; military strategy 7 |# S2 C+ p' W) L& w) r) l% f. c
唯利是图draw water to one's mill
! T7 q0 R8 w* p' U无源之水,无本之木water without a source, and a tree wiithout roots
4 a/ v; o) ]6 Q无中生有make/create something out of nothing 6 ?! [$ H8 F2 \" Z, I2 T
无风不起浪There are no waves without wind. There's no smoke without fire.$ K8 I# ~$ g4 L
徇私枉法bend the law for the benefit of relatives or friends
5 l& A f3 p* U$ h( ^# A9 u* |6 f新官上任三把火a new broom sweeps clean / N* s7 S p" _+ R/ _; c
虚心使人进步,骄傲使人落后Modesty helps one go forward, whereas conceit makes one lag behind.
- {: I% v1 h+ U5 C1 O蓄势而发accumulate strength for a take-off8 H9 W8 L& D3 C% c
心想事成May all your wish come true: [ ?7 ~( n v, }! }: L
心照不宣have a tacit understanding; give tacit consent; tacit understanding, ~9 u* P0 e* r" n
先入为主First impressions are firmly entrenched.1 }( s; R$ c. i
先下手为强catch the ball before the bound( A& l4 K. v6 i" Z X
像热锅上的蚂蚁like an ant on a hot pan
* \' V* Z& h ]( {' t+ n现身说法warn people by taking oneself as an example {0 F* w2 B5 I/ T
息事宁人pour oil on troubled waters
m- _# S) d3 |/ a0 }喜忧参半mingled hope and fear
: K% f7 ^( y2 p& _# m1 [. q循序渐进step by step3 ~9 h' E; X# O4 A- v
一路平安，一路顺风speed somebody on their way; speed the parting guest
5 Y/ P7 g* o3 w' |& {) I1 E. O- b严以律己,宽以待人be strict with oneself and lenient towards others. X/ K4 `2 y# d5 F& G
鱼米之乡a land of milk and honey' C) ~) _3 G! g2 T
有情人终成眷属"Jack shall have Jill, all shall be well." h' ? e7 S6 h4 v
有钱能使鬼推磨Money makes the mare go. Money talks.
; u5 m4 h$ Q: {/ J, J$ \有识之士people of vision
6 S- m4 ]+ @; J5 \+ S+ o有勇无谋use brawn rather than brain
7 A$ {6 {$ d3 W7 f& U! n" f有缘千里来相会Separated as we are thousands of miles apart, we come together as if by predestination.
6 H" Y. ^ [6 T+ X$ R与时俱进advance with times/ d s: Q( s1 l2 q b
以人为本people oriented; people foremost 2 m. D* f. S( f4 G% J
因材施教teach students according to their aptitude 9 ~5 h# E# f4 ~6 \- M
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."
: X% f4 V1 {& A. T, U# o欲速则不达Haste does not bring success. 2 L9 ^: c/ V; V. G( \# {1 j) G
优胜劣汰survival of the fittest 4 }4 ] N6 g, V0 K R4 A4 J
英雄所见略同Great minds think alike.
8 y! t" E0 o }冤家宜解不宜结Better make friends than make enemies.
* I' E# V+ O! U% U6 Q+ ] b5 ~冤假错案"cases in which people were unjustly, falsely or wrongly charged or sentenced; unjust, false or wrong cases" ' I& @3 A( V) @# ^6 Z
一言既出，驷马难追A real man never goes back on his words.
2 g0 l8 i; |) G, r% D5 H招财进宝Money and treasures will be plentiful+ @3 h; q& m$ i6 V. L# g
债台高筑become debt-ridden
+ F& S; }- x# t4 c2 o致命要害Achilles' heel
. }. B5 G- g3 P5 {0 M众矢之的target of public criticism
" p* @& E# w( `' R2 B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.
5 `$ |' i! Z! y0 R' @3 ?纸上谈兵be an armchair strategist `# j$ C" U+ @ K3 ^
纸包不住火Truth will come to light sooner or later.9 m* S3 `. s; t; e- L7 P4 h
左右为难between the devil and the deep blue sea; between the rock and the hard place |
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