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爱屋及乌Love me, love my dog.- D6 x" f, h. k0 J. I, K- {* ^( @. _
百闻不如一见Seeing is believing.
) u/ ^" f9 H/ W( O6 a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' j$ w, q- r5 L" A
笨鸟先飞A slow sparrow should make an early start.
' a+ K! m. {& |0 {不眠之夜white night
3 g5 t1 \. r0 b; I4 T! B9 {不以物喜，不以己悲not pleased by external gains, not saddened by personnal losses
' T- F: |' N* h5 _不遗余力spare no effort; go all out; do one's best- ~; y' @- j9 X& d4 Z
不打不成交"No discord, no concord. ) M- I6 q8 Z4 e# e6 x
拆东墙补西墙rob Peter to pay Paul ! L' k* n* |/ N; T7 D* G; ]8 J: w
辞旧迎新bid farewell to the old and usher in the new; ring out the old year and ring in the new & Q* S; i7 m! W0 p, E7 L
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
; a; k2 k) K% ]- c大开眼界open one's eyes; broaden one's horizon; be an eye-opener
, D9 y# S6 w% F1 k" m; P9 `国泰民安The country flourishes and people live in peace3 T+ z3 }, b: G% u% T1 s2 _# l
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 ! F6 l$ X. ?. s3 V$ ^
功夫不负有心人Everything comes to him who waits. / d: }6 B" F2 Z, o
好了伤疤忘了疼once on shore, one prays no more. K( C7 J1 a0 i+ p/ 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.
" |$ O/ K+ {; q6 b% ]和气生财Harmony brings wealth! Z. |: c1 X! j5 a4 N
活到老，学到老One is never too old to learn. * L9 U- t: {" f( B' D8 y2 O( r
既往不咎let bygones be bygones
) d' M5 P2 ]' \金无足赤,人无完人Gold can't be pure and man can't be perfect. 6 X! W6 [4 b2 D" b* }) }6 L9 ^ z
金玉满堂Treasures fill the home
5 |6 b! ~5 N: Z/ n) d, G脚踏实地be down-to-earth ( f& ^3 |5 G* b
脚踩两只船sit on the fence : m7 { r9 l5 s- x2 j
君子之交淡如水the friendship between gentlemen is as pure as crystal; a hedge between keeps friendship green : Z+ n* x& C2 g3 K5 t& O
老生常谈，陈词滥调cut and dried, cliché
9 _% E% L* T/ _0 k+ J3 X9 k* j礼尚往来Courtesy calls for reciprocity.
' R+ F4 L$ y/ q留得青山在，不怕没柴烧"Where there is life, there is hope."& F$ b B. S1 I8 D: i+ t
马到成功achieve immediate victory; win instant success
8 g3 }4 o# P- p1 U* r- ?* Z名利双收gain in both fame and wealth& q5 m' w+ n$ B7 V3 M6 ] d3 h
茅塞顿开be suddenly enlightened
5 r5 ]7 A: a# [, o! v% W9 h没有规矩不成方圆Nothing can be accomplished without norms or standards.. k1 l9 c( [! s1 ?4 w
每逢佳节倍思亲
% r5 s" R& t3 t$ d5 o& x/ J5 MOn festive occasions more than ever one thinks of one's dear ones far away.6 }# f K. |$ j2 U+ B2 ~3 {+ f; p3 c. M
It is on the festival occasions when one misses his dear most. " B$ G) m! [/ o$ Z: ?9 X
谋事在人，成事在天"The planning lies with man, the outcome with Heaven. / Man proposes, God disposes. "
$ d5 e. }, Z6 T+ Z7 Y; C* ^" a Y弄巧成拙be too smart by half; Cunning outwits itself.5 h+ ~6 h5 A/ x
拿手好戏masterpiece
4 q$ J9 B* k1 ~# K赔了夫人又折兵throw good money after bad: \1 x I( E8 Q! I
抛砖引玉a modest spur to induce others to come forward with valuable contributions; throw a sprat to catch a whale
! c' P1 d" Z* B/ p* W) p破釜沉舟cut off all means of retreat；burn one‘s own way of retreat and be determined to fight to the end8 k4 U: Y* h5 B, @. Q6 Y! k2 @
抢得先机take the preemptive opportunities
4 R- ^ t: {3 H: V* G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. A f+ ^
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% ]0 ]+ ]7 S' ]* O! A% I
前事不忘,后事之师Past experience, if not forgotten, is a guide for the future.
- X) r5 M5 P6 V: d7 w( ~7 ]% c前人栽树,后人乘凉One generation plants the trees in whose shade another generation rests.
M6 b. F' r" {: c+ _/ {* sOne sows and another reaps.
, K7 B, Z- Q) D! B; j/ k4 n前怕狼,后怕虎fear the wolf in front and the tiger behind/ hesitate in doing something
/ `. h8 t9 [: ~3 \! g5 a1 G) e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. - P3 G% |+ v i' z; ~
强强联手win-win co-operation
% @0 @1 b/ s+ b# s+ y5 Q+ ?瑞雪兆丰年A timely snow promises a good harvest.
1 I' J; C. V3 {$ E ]( S, a人之初,性本善Man's nature at birth is good.7 k/ \& h5 Q: E4 m# y
人逢喜事精神爽Joy puts heart into a man.
7 G" y6 u0 v6 N! ^人海战术huge-crowd strategy
, ?5 B3 s9 P6 p9 ^# ]世上无难事，只要肯攀登"Where there is a will, there is a way. " / G- H; V8 m" y
世外桃源a fictitious land of peace away from the turmoil of the world;
w3 j; @9 k7 l) L死而后已until my heart stops beating t1 q8 f2 g- s; t
岁岁平安Peace all year round
1 u# h" s& Z0 r2 u0 H上有天堂，下有苏杭"Just as there is paradise in heaven, ther are Suzhou and Hangzhou on earth." % ~' E- X$ V5 T S) L% N
塞翁失马，焉知非福Misfortune may be an actual blessing.
- K! s7 ?4 _, P: h, h$ E/ l2 y三十而立"A man should be independent at the age of thirty. 1 t4 P: `/ }' _) h
At thirty, a man should be able to think for himself." " s" q1 D5 E) ]$ G0 i+ H( A4 n! [
升级换代updating and upgrading (of products)
& Q, I8 M% w0 P5 u R& T! `四十不惑Life begins at forty. $ T$ x4 z# D& |( {4 }. M
谁言寸草心，报得三春晖"Such kindness of warm sun, can't be repaid by grass. " / n! v8 X, e h; d
水涨船高When the river rises, the boat floats high.2 c6 W( R6 K6 f q
时不我待Time and tide wait for no man.
$ Z+ F( M T/ d& \/ Q5 C杀鸡用牛刀break a butterfly on the wheel
' c% o; x* z: u3 c) b Y5 ^实事求是seek truth from facts; be practical and realistic; be true to facts
0 S) L. [( d) A7 L0 n说曹操,曹操到Talk of the devil and he comes.
( R- f* F2 y; f; s8 e5 Q2 ]3 l/ @实话实说speak the plain truth; call a spade a spade; tell it as it is
5 T) s r$ ]/ l- Z) g* L8 g实践是检验真理的唯一标准Practice is the sole criterion for testing truth.8 g! n' z+ H+ W- U% w, L7 K' O
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; "
r" }$ l& m- f( A% P8 g韬光养晦hide one's capacities and bide one's time
6 A8 i2 b% H2 E6 R& |: z" B糖衣炮弹sugar-coated bullets$ H4 t" h, p: g3 K b6 }
天有不测风云Anything unexpected may happen. a bolt from the blue, ^1 G, C' T1 [, m0 r% q: s
团结就是力量Unity is strength.; ~8 {' L) i7 o1 i+ a h
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
3 f, ^- T" v4 A: t! i歪风邪气unhealthy practices and evil phenomena: d. @/ w6 x" b3 K* s* J
物以类聚，人以群分Birds of a feather flock together.* t p O# ~9 B: J ]1 U: b1 f
往事如风"The past has vanished (from memory) like wind.; What in past, is past." % J& B1 o# l8 I
望子成龙hold high hopes for one's child
1 {; V% f" T5 w2 {屋漏又逢连阴雨Misfortunes never come singly. When it rains it pours.) |) H3 D T+ z' V
文韬武略military expertise; military strategy 0 I3 e l1 B( {0 s; Q
唯利是图draw water to one's mill : K% i3 P9 c/ p1 Y, P
无源之水,无本之木water without a source, and a tree wiithout roots
5 o" O4 R- R F( {% u无中生有make/create something out of nothing
( j+ }0 s# ?( V; H无风不起浪There are no waves without wind. There's no smoke without fire.
' \+ n2 Y, v" B2 w5 |: ?徇私枉法bend the law for the benefit of relatives or friends
6 i7 I" O) i$ c ]新官上任三把火a new broom sweeps clean
! V. W! m! K6 h" i虚心使人进步,骄傲使人落后Modesty helps one go forward, whereas conceit makes one lag behind.0 h7 B$ N& E; q" f+ V2 O
蓄势而发accumulate strength for a take-off+ d. s- k: L7 g0 t8 n0 }' R7 m
心想事成May all your wish come true _0 ^/ |4 J' [1 r9 }) }2 i* R0 w
心照不宣have a tacit understanding; give tacit consent; tacit understanding
8 x, `3 o% T4 x/ B6 [" E先入为主First impressions are firmly entrenched./ T/ z$ s' n% S1 I' }
先下手为强catch the ball before the bound
& K4 \! w% ~, J$ J1 W7 ?7 K! `" w2 C像热锅上的蚂蚁like an ant on a hot pan) V' C* e. {: Q9 h$ b: p
现身说法warn people by taking oneself as an example
' A3 k' }: Y- n5 ~! D息事宁人pour oil on troubled waters
- |) P* z W1 d3 X; M( o喜忧参半mingled hope and fear & l3 M/ F& \% p0 F3 Z4 S
循序渐进step by step
; w; M( W4 y' }一路平安，一路顺风speed somebody on their way; speed the parting guest 4 {# {/ Z- Z% s0 s4 e7 z& q
严以律己,宽以待人be strict with oneself and lenient towards others. t! Q5 ~( _2 C
鱼米之乡a land of milk and honey
. l" p' ]/ C3 @, [2 ^1 @) X) Z" P有情人终成眷属"Jack shall have Jill, all shall be well."
8 @) H8 x" `7 Z有钱能使鬼推磨Money makes the mare go. Money talks. ~6 t5 h) e/ Q0 D
有识之士people of vision
; b: h1 Q; v% C f* o9 m有勇无谋use brawn rather than brain & K. Y( [9 o( H) [# N: t9 {, |1 B6 d( _
有缘千里来相会Separated as we are thousands of miles apart, we come together as if by predestination." |8 t& N3 L2 ~ i7 M& Z4 Q
与时俱进advance with times @" p; C; c# f. t
以人为本people oriented; people foremost
4 t1 }( R/ H% { \4 {因材施教teach students according to their aptitude " r6 m; v# k4 P: p% P" T
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." R* x4 J& j1 @! l! e G
欲速则不达Haste does not bring success.
! U, y" [/ D9 \- R/ b/ _0 R优胜劣汰survival of the fittest * \2 u1 Y, n# a. ? {
英雄所见略同Great minds think alike.
: t/ `6 }( j6 T- ^: Z5 n冤家宜解不宜结Better make friends than make enemies.+ G c3 j" G: L2 K
冤假错案"cases in which people were unjustly, falsely or wrongly charged or sentenced; unjust, false or wrong cases" 9 F( f- \! S; L2 x! v1 j5 {6 v. A
一言既出，驷马难追A real man never goes back on his words. 4 P/ I4 O" A2 ^& X6 K
招财进宝Money and treasures will be plentiful. v% j* K) |9 _# ]) A' F
债台高筑become debt-ridden3 w& C& q9 \! W- t
致命要害Achilles' heel . C- e6 A$ Y$ X3 n. P7 Q
众矢之的target of public criticism
9 f5 P" N6 ?1 e2 S. h: W; P) f- Q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.
; W! b# @0 Q5 G2 I) B! S1 O纸上谈兵be an armchair strategist
( _1 W$ S& @1 ~$ b- k8 F纸包不住火Truth will come to light sooner or later./ Y9 U( ~$ g6 x' E* b9 b
左右为难between the devil and the deep blue sea; between the rock and the hard place |
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