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爱屋及乌Love me, love my dog.1 k1 `! R3 _" V3 [0 i
百闻不如一见Seeing is believing.& I6 v# N# d. n' j' M, i- t# h
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 h5 g- j8 |% c" O5 h G
笨鸟先飞A slow sparrow should make an early start.
& q4 K! N% ?$ l0 f7 d; c不眠之夜white night : ^8 ]& ?% _5 N) }+ ]( C
不以物喜，不以己悲not pleased by external gains, not saddened by personnal losses
4 n5 k, h' A6 x; i2 c不遗余力spare no effort; go all out; do one's best! N6 m& y; M9 U/ e. Q7 h5 h- |
不打不成交"No discord, no concord. 3 m3 O' c: W7 v6 z$ m& @
拆东墙补西墙rob Peter to pay Paul 0 A1 v' e- O% A" A
辞旧迎新bid farewell to the old and usher in the new; ring out the old year and ring in the new
4 r5 H& v. Q) ?" G) H6 J" M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
' r' P( i5 o5 m! K7 O: c1 j0 n( g6 w大开眼界open one's eyes; broaden one's horizon; be an eye-opener
# p/ Q0 o$ `# V2 J6 F- D7 h' Z国泰民安The country flourishes and people live in peace
/ Q9 b& e* G& i6 b& Y" q3 j0 x. D& t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
8 B1 K- W4 X- c& c" ^功夫不负有心人Everything comes to him who waits. 9 h6 K6 [5 O0 b
好了伤疤忘了疼once on shore, one prays no more
# {- |/ Q5 {9 d, I9 c1 ~好事不出门，恶事传千里Good news never goes beyond the gate, while bad news spread far and wide.
6 D% E- T& J$ p6 e和气生财Harmony brings wealth
# b+ C; W+ Y4 S1 O活到老，学到老One is never too old to learn.
5 r; K- X- Q1 ]$ h# s既往不咎let bygones be bygones 3 S4 D/ P0 O; t6 P
金无足赤,人无完人Gold can't be pure and man can't be perfect.
3 w% }/ u2 _" @* o8 t0 p* n: Y; Z金玉满堂Treasures fill the home
! Z8 r6 l! i7 j- P5 A脚踏实地be down-to-earth 9 |& @: S$ m/ k8 J1 \5 ^; |' Y
脚踩两只船sit on the fence O: K6 K- @: O2 b
君子之交淡如水the friendship between gentlemen is as pure as crystal; a hedge between keeps friendship green * K7 G. o$ U, U, @7 t S
老生常谈，陈词滥调cut and dried, cliché
* r& h V( \# l礼尚往来Courtesy calls for reciprocity. 0 b# ^" ?1 @/ p& u
留得青山在，不怕没柴烧"Where there is life, there is hope."1 Z& t/ m+ z8 }/ E6 Y# A; w6 @, v
马到成功achieve immediate victory; win instant success0 _# D3 Q" C6 F4 y" g# w0 Q, O' l- \ p
名利双收gain in both fame and wealth
! @+ @+ [5 L. [; m茅塞顿开be suddenly enlightened
) ^2 x+ h. q% b* h, E* _没有规矩不成方圆Nothing can be accomplished without norms or standards.
9 ~9 O3 ?8 C+ R每逢佳节倍思亲
% ]% H. Q L2 y( ~* c( S; N' r/ {On festive occasions more than ever one thinks of one's dear ones far away.
# P( o) z- C" x6 @" y3 {' M) RIt is on the festival occasions when one misses his dear most. * y3 A# s* P+ J a( b
谋事在人，成事在天"The planning lies with man, the outcome with Heaven. / Man proposes, God disposes. "
7 g" _# @' |! s" U5 I0 `( @弄巧成拙be too smart by half; Cunning outwits itself.- L4 c3 V8 j+ l; i5 b
拿手好戏masterpiece. w" Y* ]. H! l1 v9 @
赔了夫人又折兵throw good money after bad: n. ?+ |' ?5 ^
抛砖引玉a modest spur to induce others to come forward with valuable contributions; throw a sprat to catch a whale
0 O+ V7 ?, a; Z( V( p% U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
4 m% s( p. l5 u# A抢得先机take the preemptive opportunities 5 d/ r/ q2 N+ Q; F
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.
* |* e* C- T! S$ n( O) a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
. E" f; }: i! l前事不忘,后事之师Past experience, if not forgotten, is a guide for the future.
0 s5 C. X6 B; `( q* C1 L& Z前人栽树,后人乘凉One generation plants the trees in whose shade another generation rests.
6 N8 m( M- L' T0 fOne sows and another reaps.( E1 n; W5 W# H7 b$ {5 m6 l
前怕狼,后怕虎fear the wolf in front and the tiger behind/ hesitate in doing something
/ K" \% q' _% y: r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. - G6 Q) J- q) ~& G1 u- S0 Y8 H
强强联手win-win co-operation
0 X/ J, p; _' f- {瑞雪兆丰年A timely snow promises a good harvest.; K% p4 E# o# o5 {1 S2 W
人之初,性本善Man's nature at birth is good.! R) t! M! S5 C( O' {+ @2 A! ^
人逢喜事精神爽Joy puts heart into a man.& d3 r: p$ f8 j( C& J' v$ F( W1 b
人海战术huge-crowd strategy $ S; {5 K' ]& G0 ?1 B
世上无难事，只要肯攀登"Where there is a will, there is a way. " 5 v3 v: O8 F5 V7 J) T* O2 n4 o
世外桃源a fictitious land of peace away from the turmoil of the world; % ]+ S5 X" w7 {
死而后已until my heart stops beating" p* k* K- B/ `$ V; R' F
岁岁平安Peace all year round
! q0 T* C; u4 U: ?( m5 u2 y5 [上有天堂，下有苏杭"Just as there is paradise in heaven, ther are Suzhou and Hangzhou on earth." " R, p n8 _- m1 w
塞翁失马，焉知非福Misfortune may be an actual blessing.
9 W% a, G& J* I3 |5 _0 _# i三十而立"A man should be independent at the age of thirty. & z0 u8 k+ E1 u s9 ^, p# _2 {
At thirty, a man should be able to think for himself."
8 H7 L& X; P$ ^8 O升级换代updating and upgrading (of products)7 U# A" W7 v' k# f3 d
四十不惑Life begins at forty.
/ w3 \* r7 F9 x, L. \谁言寸草心，报得三春晖"Such kindness of warm sun, can't be repaid by grass. "
& A6 L& {. P: b) f水涨船高When the river rises, the boat floats high.
% d/ J8 Q, L; ~% O# m5 v时不我待Time and tide wait for no man. ; g& i8 T# R- q0 ^! }( d
杀鸡用牛刀break a butterfly on the wheel
% U7 m. m$ x1 _1 {2 b! ~& T4 {实事求是seek truth from facts; be practical and realistic; be true to facts 6 I+ V7 }1 y( U
说曹操,曹操到Talk of the devil and he comes.7 \# x% B1 i) ?% L' Y+ \
实话实说speak the plain truth; call a spade a spade; tell it as it is / A) B; Z& X W8 k2 ~$ ~
实践是检验真理的唯一标准Practice is the sole criterion for testing truth.
0 c; R5 @# U+ r. 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; "
, ^' ?+ r! {) _, @韬光养晦hide one's capacities and bide one's time6 a: [, l2 }, n. q0 m; t5 r! t
糖衣炮弹sugar-coated bullets
, ?- q, v3 P' f3 h" Q% g天有不测风云Anything unexpected may happen. a bolt from the blue" l) l( i/ a8 R* N9 ^0 {7 S$ N2 w6 J
团结就是力量Unity is strength.
) e: k- c7 h" g# q5 {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
z& G- }- v. Q! R2 Z: U% u% `7 A歪风邪气unhealthy practices and evil phenomena
# K4 S; @: q9 R8 p, {0 ~; r物以类聚，人以群分Birds of a feather flock together.! Y" \) P9 t. D3 t/ |3 b7 W. I5 g
往事如风"The past has vanished (from memory) like wind.; What in past, is past."
( w9 L J6 ?6 U# u望子成龙hold high hopes for one's child' ^5 K3 i% J+ J. J
屋漏又逢连阴雨Misfortunes never come singly. When it rains it pours.
% \8 P# |# k5 ~: p' j6 [& h3 g文韬武略military expertise; military strategy
2 e' t, \' Y0 h% t* H* R m7 C唯利是图draw water to one's mill 1 _- |1 I& {7 k( p3 W
无源之水,无本之木water without a source, and a tree wiithout roots4 F s3 p4 B$ T1 {' w- ]
无中生有make/create something out of nothing
$ B6 u' f9 y" Y% A9 @无风不起浪There are no waves without wind. There's no smoke without fire.0 f7 F! k6 z4 U
徇私枉法bend the law for the benefit of relatives or friends 8 w( x6 n% }& G% R* T
新官上任三把火a new broom sweeps clean
( w/ Y7 V& I7 B; f/ ]# }* x, Q虚心使人进步,骄傲使人落后Modesty helps one go forward, whereas conceit makes one lag behind.1 ^& ~& U( E+ K
蓄势而发accumulate strength for a take-off& m% q$ Y4 {# N' Y
心想事成May all your wish come true
! |6 O$ N7 I6 S) n" `/ Z$ u心照不宣have a tacit understanding; give tacit consent; tacit understanding
. }# \! j3 N, }. \+ k先入为主First impressions are firmly entrenched.% N; C8 O" i* l: G
先下手为强catch the ball before the bound, _* n. z8 |" b9 J' g: i, i' O
像热锅上的蚂蚁like an ant on a hot pan7 F5 R- n- \9 g2 r; D
现身说法warn people by taking oneself as an example
; M# a) D1 i, L- J0 D息事宁人pour oil on troubled waters + g; [" F- ~% G% t+ e; c
喜忧参半mingled hope and fear ' {% j, Y' n1 [2 f* F9 s- o; a$ E1 o
循序渐进step by step
3 q, b- b2 Z- C: H( a+ a一路平安，一路顺风speed somebody on their way; speed the parting guest
1 j I6 f; r1 e2 U7 g严以律己,宽以待人be strict with oneself and lenient towards others
( r& o0 m) [2 b. P$ M3 C2 Q鱼米之乡a land of milk and honey
@6 C1 h7 l. I& R有情人终成眷属"Jack shall have Jill, all shall be well." 8 A7 V0 S c6 y& a' B9 h
有钱能使鬼推磨Money makes the mare go. Money talks.9 R) `& b% X3 u3 R- P
有识之士people of vision- a5 }. W0 A7 [% Y. h' i7 I
有勇无谋use brawn rather than brain
3 k+ i. a; A1 \, \- z! O$ k. P+ ~- Y有缘千里来相会Separated as we are thousands of miles apart, we come together as if by predestination.& ?+ X3 |5 }2 V8 q6 {, Z' y
与时俱进advance with times. \% R+ q, b; O5 J; X# z( @1 w3 s
以人为本people oriented; people foremost 3 F; S" u6 i: ]0 k1 T% L, n+ _, I
因材施教teach students according to their aptitude
( Y' X2 O$ h8 L4 r" D! 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." % A" q' J! k; _% O C. h) }
欲速则不达Haste does not bring success. " q* N' h( x c5 }9 I
优胜劣汰survival of the fittest
9 F6 j# k0 d7 D+ I! p1 x/ H1 y* |英雄所见略同Great minds think alike.9 G; P. U. |7 ~7 V: k, {
冤家宜解不宜结Better make friends than make enemies.
: S* U8 G7 A# d7 g冤假错案"cases in which people were unjustly, falsely or wrongly charged or sentenced; unjust, false or wrong cases" 0 g3 l, I; Z3 P4 I1 X
一言既出，驷马难追A real man never goes back on his words. $ `: K. G7 | Y$ N. J
招财进宝Money and treasures will be plentiful
* d, f; r& z) H$ c9 \$ q7 L8 h债台高筑become debt-ridden
0 Y H1 P1 s- i6 U致命要害Achilles' heel
$ v: V8 w6 D6 L3 M, g/ E$ O众矢之的target of public criticism0 k; Z2 i% u: H9 g3 ~
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.0 y% u7 t+ s p5 g/ U+ c# q& i3 g# l
纸上谈兵be an armchair strategist$ y. b9 I* }2 ] q+ R9 ~& X
纸包不住火Truth will come to light sooner or later." `$ i3 ?! k& x2 r
左右为难between the devil and the deep blue sea; between the rock and the hard place |
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