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爱屋及乌Love me, love my dog.
+ a6 ]. x9 _, E$ n2 [0 K, e. J百闻不如一见Seeing is believing.1 [* @4 o. H% ?5 A7 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
8 J2 a- F* |, L6 x7 `笨鸟先飞A slow sparrow should make an early start.) i ?8 l, P [8 Q. I F m
不眠之夜white night
4 h- f+ ~; Z4 X9 `1 b& Q2 o不以物喜，不以己悲not pleased by external gains, not saddened by personnal losses
( R6 J8 y% j. v0 h& O9 V% P" h不遗余力spare no effort; go all out; do one's best
& |; _) l9 F+ y+ |2 ^$ P) C不打不成交"No discord, no concord.
' P6 w3 i: y9 M% b; } W2 h拆东墙补西墙rob Peter to pay Paul
, n9 S- U5 m' g3 w: U: i) q& y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 D; I0 ?* T2 J9 |9 U7 R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
+ S( k, e8 k4 { x大开眼界open one's eyes; broaden one's horizon; be an eye-opener
% p* d0 ^: V3 v/ \国泰民安The country flourishes and people live in peace; ~* Z, {4 ~% M# f% p9 g- V
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 9 T7 w2 |$ I- H* ~' s
功夫不负有心人Everything comes to him who waits. - c; `3 m( I5 L2 y- E
好了伤疤忘了疼once on shore, one prays no more
8 }% @! {/ e. J$ Q' j) ]/ m好事不出门，恶事传千里Good news never goes beyond the gate, while bad news spread far and wide. # G4 n# U. N1 l0 f
和气生财Harmony brings wealth
& D( ]/ t c% c/ `! w活到老，学到老One is never too old to learn. 9 R( B9 U0 u2 f: A
既往不咎let bygones be bygones
4 @6 @7 @! B8 \* D1 @' I金无足赤,人无完人Gold can't be pure and man can't be perfect.
. x% t" j. J: l金玉满堂Treasures fill the home
3 I5 M6 j. W! u+ M+ ]: n `脚踏实地be down-to-earth
3 p) g- F+ A" s脚踩两只船sit on the fence
# L2 x5 ?4 T( X君子之交淡如水the friendship between gentlemen is as pure as crystal; a hedge between keeps friendship green
9 M1 B# S/ {, ?/ `" A9 z! c. S老生常谈，陈词滥调cut and dried, cliché% L+ }9 U6 q1 h }7 v4 w) g
礼尚往来Courtesy calls for reciprocity.
3 u& B# E" Y% q# C! \留得青山在，不怕没柴烧"Where there is life, there is hope."# t5 K9 k6 O u0 j
马到成功achieve immediate victory; win instant success
/ H/ v" R$ o) ?9 K% f8 ] ]. Y名利双收gain in both fame and wealth$ w: Z6 o6 H3 l
茅塞顿开be suddenly enlightened
; U$ a, q* n [) Q5 T没有规矩不成方圆Nothing can be accomplished without norms or standards.
( v% l7 P- B, P2 o S每逢佳节倍思亲
1 h5 y R$ o! D DOn festive occasions more than ever one thinks of one's dear ones far away.
4 R2 X. ? B9 n. ?% _4 hIt is on the festival occasions when one misses his dear most.
4 _4 ^& S0 ]3 _2 o7 {2 J谋事在人，成事在天"The planning lies with man, the outcome with Heaven. / Man proposes, God disposes. "
/ R2 g& A4 \" N, S弄巧成拙be too smart by half; Cunning outwits itself.4 c& w+ F+ k+ |
拿手好戏masterpiece
: h- {2 x9 V0 r& E) ?' L, F赔了夫人又折兵throw good money after bad2 e' j4 h9 C2 \8 P, }) N# ^
抛砖引玉a modest spur to induce others to come forward with valuable contributions; throw a sprat to catch a whale7 s t0 v5 k1 }% Z( Z3 N
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 x) v; T. g2 N( e: S/ ~, R
抢得先机take the preemptive opportunities
! b; ~- Y4 h& Q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.1 X% A; O1 p. }
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 step3 G) \- ~. Z9 `7 o" h: ^
前事不忘,后事之师Past experience, if not forgotten, is a guide for the future.1 X9 q. f& r% N8 x, j' [% q
前人栽树,后人乘凉One generation plants the trees in whose shade another generation rests.8 |4 Z1 m6 c% I3 q$ E" A9 s- {% y
One sows and another reaps.: j" O: S9 M/ H b
前怕狼,后怕虎fear the wolf in front and the tiger behind/ hesitate in doing something& G* j0 o0 I/ `
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.
: `0 k% E. l1 t& f1 C, U& q8 q$ M8 s6 F强强联手win-win co-operation7 c6 N' J9 E+ k& c+ ~* W" j& z+ }
瑞雪兆丰年A timely snow promises a good harvest.
, [& v' O% Y! e1 f: |9 z6 s9 @5 k人之初,性本善Man's nature at birth is good.
. L2 T" m1 F, Q' b7 M+ k5 `7 G% C人逢喜事精神爽Joy puts heart into a man.
6 e9 d: R* |) s0 M5 S& ?/ {6 V人海战术huge-crowd strategy
2 E$ y; C. \* L/ d世上无难事，只要肯攀登"Where there is a will, there is a way. "
3 ?9 k1 a$ o9 ]8 l世外桃源a fictitious land of peace away from the turmoil of the world; ( U7 R- q. O& w' O* f0 s
死而后已until my heart stops beating
1 r7 `, j) D) [+ a3 y; [岁岁平安Peace all year round
3 R; N& T. `5 k c7 {! g上有天堂，下有苏杭"Just as there is paradise in heaven, ther are Suzhou and Hangzhou on earth."
& s9 S, y4 u. h5 J+ D$ ?塞翁失马，焉知非福Misfortune may be an actual blessing.- e2 {* \0 p+ ]5 E3 [) w7 ~
三十而立"A man should be independent at the age of thirty.
$ ~! y; A/ K4 N7 W, C) L. c I4 jAt thirty, a man should be able to think for himself."
9 C, g; f4 h8 h) E# ?9 C升级换代updating and upgrading (of products)4 `- w8 R; a8 ~ d
四十不惑Life begins at forty. ! a- A; } B( Q+ ^0 h+ r: s
谁言寸草心，报得三春晖"Such kindness of warm sun, can't be repaid by grass. " ! ?: C; h2 m( a5 p
水涨船高When the river rises, the boat floats high.2 D# W; n. X6 y4 I
时不我待Time and tide wait for no man. " r5 s! y3 F+ z' P5 k* z4 X
杀鸡用牛刀break a butterfly on the wheel" h* }7 _, y! j' O# n
实事求是seek truth from facts; be practical and realistic; be true to facts
" D$ T9 A% y0 Q' x0 }4 Z- C说曹操,曹操到Talk of the devil and he comes.; u8 ~1 u; R0 r* y2 P% ?2 L
实话实说speak the plain truth; call a spade a spade; tell it as it is
. o% T, _2 h: J$ J+ ?/ x实践是检验真理的唯一标准Practice is the sole criterion for testing truth.) ]+ m* U& u: m: r% ~
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 f( @0 e/ P8 J! Q: m) m& a韬光养晦hide one's capacities and bide one's time
1 P, e6 |5 ?; |% B+ E, m8 C糖衣炮弹sugar-coated bullets( E! D& J: @( j! D/ I/ M
天有不测风云Anything unexpected may happen. a bolt from the blue
/ Y* S, G8 e* ~# D$ O3 d团结就是力量Unity is strength.
3 D7 {* d( R7 h8 w- Q. u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 c& W6 h6 @8 D8 A歪风邪气unhealthy practices and evil phenomena
& i4 @) r# @+ v0 k8 O. ]物以类聚，人以群分Birds of a feather flock together.
6 m6 h `$ N! A# j往事如风"The past has vanished (from memory) like wind.; What in past, is past." ) E& u, ?4 y1 d9 E! {# ]
望子成龙hold high hopes for one's child
" z, D) g( d3 q( B屋漏又逢连阴雨Misfortunes never come singly. When it rains it pours.6 B( r t9 L; x- k2 W, ~
文韬武略military expertise; military strategy 3 _6 D3 L* N0 U2 E1 A; G
唯利是图draw water to one's mill
1 O% [. Z8 X) u无源之水,无本之木water without a source, and a tree wiithout roots
% v* J" R" U, ^无中生有make/create something out of nothing
2 w% @) Z) R2 s: o( w/ u& ]无风不起浪There are no waves without wind. There's no smoke without fire.
+ D& H. }$ o" V& c' |6 t9 ~徇私枉法bend the law for the benefit of relatives or friends + H* ?! p, Q+ O1 S. C
新官上任三把火a new broom sweeps clean - b) U2 N+ L1 t1 x
虚心使人进步,骄傲使人落后Modesty helps one go forward, whereas conceit makes one lag behind.
* k8 r( b6 o! v& a/ f! y蓄势而发accumulate strength for a take-off# C. O# v) f! H* t
心想事成May all your wish come true
0 [! c2 l1 l% Q3 X; B1 [$ m心照不宣have a tacit understanding; give tacit consent; tacit understanding- ]4 W5 k( E) Q5 \
先入为主First impressions are firmly entrenched.& m. C a3 g7 e1 x
先下手为强catch the ball before the bound# O/ f Q' r! y& R; A
像热锅上的蚂蚁like an ant on a hot pan# @( C# e3 O4 p" P# t
现身说法warn people by taking oneself as an example
1 _( c' N; J$ e' L8 @1 U8 ^息事宁人pour oil on troubled waters
4 O/ i1 s5 E. y& k; B$ J9 A喜忧参半mingled hope and fear 6 P% K5 n0 P, U
循序渐进step by step
+ d) R2 y7 A/ I2 a, L4 N一路平安，一路顺风speed somebody on their way; speed the parting guest
' e3 L% j$ @7 A1 ]" |严以律己,宽以待人be strict with oneself and lenient towards others6 w4 n+ P& B( o6 }$ M( Z
鱼米之乡a land of milk and honey
: b: W2 L Y6 B! x0 S- s. T有情人终成眷属"Jack shall have Jill, all shall be well."
5 r& k4 r; t# W: T' E" M Z有钱能使鬼推磨Money makes the mare go. Money talks.
' k* t! b& Q9 s2 h& w# D$ O( n: ^; P, n有识之士people of vision
& ?5 F/ Z. o8 q3 ]0 _3 {有勇无谋use brawn rather than brain
) T8 Z) m& v* u( |; w0 \. |, @有缘千里来相会Separated as we are thousands of miles apart, we come together as if by predestination.
/ t4 p5 w- X& l/ X与时俱进advance with times& y- e5 o* L. `9 ?3 m4 p- |1 g
以人为本people oriented; people foremost ) a8 g0 q9 M+ h& l0 @! k
因材施教teach students according to their aptitude
k: a% H6 t, a2 d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 o5 k, n8 P j5 e; X' r1 f
欲速则不达Haste does not bring success.
& l: y& Z/ U& `4 J- Q" e( Z6 `优胜劣汰survival of the fittest " p# r9 g {# N
英雄所见略同Great minds think alike.
]% V/ ^" A% E% w! K! i% V冤家宜解不宜结Better make friends than make enemies.
% u; _ C, E7 _2 ^+ ~冤假错案"cases in which people were unjustly, falsely or wrongly charged or sentenced; unjust, false or wrong cases"
1 B& o+ {6 v7 V9 O* X7 o1 W1 q一言既出，驷马难追A real man never goes back on his words. $ ?' X: Y& S+ ]; e; h( U# P0 X# V; M
招财进宝Money and treasures will be plentiful- u% T7 m- D% s$ ~
债台高筑become debt-ridden
; H8 A; p) O! R( s致命要害Achilles' heel 7 c& i3 t1 E8 J4 Y
众矢之的target of public criticism; X. x$ N9 j `1 H
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.8 m6 y9 q% W: o* r$ ^$ v7 d
纸上谈兵be an armchair strategist
r1 O6 W. i8 U ]. z5 T9 g5 q纸包不住火Truth will come to light sooner or later.
4 L2 w6 b9 D5 |4 F" B$ ?% c- w左右为难between the devil and the deep blue sea; between the rock and the hard place |
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