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爱屋及乌Love me, love my dog.
# m$ j+ X. R" E8 i* N+ F& W" Z百闻不如一见Seeing is believing.
5 [5 b( c7 D: d9 B: z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
& ^2 q$ E4 O$ T$ ~* m! n7 n笨鸟先飞A slow sparrow should make an early start.
, {0 y r' B/ C# \4 F; f不眠之夜white night
9 }+ q @5 v' B* @; X2 X( ^1 z+ _不以物喜，不以己悲not pleased by external gains, not saddened by personnal losses
6 ], N+ ]) G" ^/ H5 c* H* |* P( l* v不遗余力spare no effort; go all out; do one's best7 L8 R) ^, S/ G6 m8 G
不打不成交"No discord, no concord.
" X h* H& g+ s% d" m拆东墙补西墙rob Peter to pay Paul
$ x4 ~$ y: E7 x8 U1 s辞旧迎新bid farewell to the old and usher in the new; ring out the old year and ring in the new ' r, Z) q7 Z3 ?9 k4 I# T+ {9 g3 T
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
3 F1 y+ W: F7 d0 x* b5 O大开眼界open one's eyes; broaden one's horizon; be an eye-opener
( D) c( K! \7 e% E! s2 |/ O国泰民安The country flourishes and people live in peace
$ p( s2 E G& E; 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
% J5 O6 Z* r5 t! T8 e功夫不负有心人Everything comes to him who waits.
6 e2 s4 a; R$ _好了伤疤忘了疼once on shore, one prays no more: K. b( n6 _* i* @
好事不出门，恶事传千里Good news never goes beyond the gate, while bad news spread far and wide.
& _' R6 r2 q b# J3 v7 P和气生财Harmony brings wealth5 v3 T/ B" G, P L
活到老，学到老One is never too old to learn.
; G, U. [% B6 L3 B( c既往不咎let bygones be bygones . ~4 ~0 e0 X6 _$ `0 a- S! b" Y
金无足赤,人无完人Gold can't be pure and man can't be perfect. ' U5 U* ?" }6 t
金玉满堂Treasures fill the home
. }1 l' ~6 X) V- G$ B o: |) R) m脚踏实地be down-to-earth
; ]. U6 A% Q& n: z- _4 N脚踩两只船sit on the fence 1 N1 z) v1 `' }$ q0 o3 u4 b
君子之交淡如水the friendship between gentlemen is as pure as crystal; a hedge between keeps friendship green ( ]" \3 Q3 U r( c1 T- v
老生常谈，陈词滥调cut and dried, cliché, p4 P3 u% \1 J% d
礼尚往来Courtesy calls for reciprocity. . R3 n4 {( a( i: k% M; r! N( R
留得青山在，不怕没柴烧"Where there is life, there is hope."+ y' K9 @$ h. T/ Z8 a
马到成功achieve immediate victory; win instant success
; v; j- M: u$ {: y5 V名利双收gain in both fame and wealth
1 R) m4 m5 Y$ ~2 i: G茅塞顿开be suddenly enlightened" G2 {, M7 n' ~; N
没有规矩不成方圆Nothing can be accomplished without norms or standards.
# M: o! a3 U0 k- F3 O* g Q0 Y每逢佳节倍思亲
6 I# P% |2 G+ o" fOn festive occasions more than ever one thinks of one's dear ones far away.
$ F {1 ]% Y2 t5 G3 zIt is on the festival occasions when one misses his dear most.
2 y/ f# ]; S: `8 p谋事在人，成事在天"The planning lies with man, the outcome with Heaven. / Man proposes, God disposes. "
$ e2 ^( f& u3 e( }8 Q; k. _弄巧成拙be too smart by half; Cunning outwits itself. v d% x+ Q% u0 M- w; R6 \
拿手好戏masterpiece, j0 ^- F! l9 }. T
赔了夫人又折兵throw good money after bad/ p/ d/ I" [2 j) A5 z+ K! K
抛砖引玉a modest spur to induce others to come forward with valuable contributions; throw a sprat to catch a whale& _3 u& q3 o* p) E; O6 L: n+ }4 j
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
: Z. b2 g; J0 r抢得先机take the preemptive opportunities
9 z3 a @& y: _7 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.
( t( n3 W9 o4 a9 J! Z) @; u, b; O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
3 y" ~: E4 ?/ b% t; n$ c" b5 w+ `( ]! o- C前事不忘,后事之师Past experience, if not forgotten, is a guide for the future.8 ]9 T; l( g/ }* x# X R' T
前人栽树,后人乘凉One generation plants the trees in whose shade another generation rests.
. k+ e3 c" i8 Z/ t4 t# b rOne sows and another reaps.
1 i. f5 X6 x( V! K前怕狼,后怕虎fear the wolf in front and the tiger behind/ hesitate in doing something3 B& R* K3 t+ G5 T
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. 5 U. B$ U- m$ x" q2 k/ R" l
强强联手win-win co-operation9 r8 P8 ]. v) V, \2 o
瑞雪兆丰年A timely snow promises a good harvest.
% c# R5 I8 M4 M; s& U人之初,性本善Man's nature at birth is good., b U5 r6 ?* B D y, y! V
人逢喜事精神爽Joy puts heart into a man.
2 D8 G* p s1 G1 S O) K人海战术huge-crowd strategy
: P: h* Y0 @" C" z& J h世上无难事，只要肯攀登"Where there is a will, there is a way. "
2 C3 ~* v1 G* d7 d9 U5 d世外桃源a fictitious land of peace away from the turmoil of the world;
) \$ ^% @8 u! S死而后已until my heart stops beating/ u7 h: e3 N6 e Z" f
岁岁平安Peace all year round3 i# R4 z- R6 }- T) M
上有天堂，下有苏杭"Just as there is paradise in heaven, ther are Suzhou and Hangzhou on earth." 0 n- Y/ A/ d9 E" p4 w
塞翁失马，焉知非福Misfortune may be an actual blessing.
" }/ [7 j) S" Q) \7 R% G" n三十而立"A man should be independent at the age of thirty.
6 z% t; x8 f/ L' k3 s- IAt thirty, a man should be able to think for himself."
: `0 h9 i6 J; W S d! K+ Q6 s' N升级换代updating and upgrading (of products)0 ?. Z6 }2 T+ @- o( v( j% A% d
四十不惑Life begins at forty. - b/ R% i7 z# }7 b* c- r
谁言寸草心，报得三春晖"Such kindness of warm sun, can't be repaid by grass. " + E* `6 o! Y$ R% v9 K v; q
水涨船高When the river rises, the boat floats high.2 f8 [+ X c; [1 u. h
时不我待Time and tide wait for no man. ! c0 j, q6 i h3 L+ ~1 C, J. Z
杀鸡用牛刀break a butterfly on the wheel @7 K8 d2 U: s' D% A3 ?- h
实事求是seek truth from facts; be practical and realistic; be true to facts & Q9 ?0 D3 P5 D* T9 H
说曹操,曹操到Talk of the devil and he comes.# }6 m W3 I6 @& _8 @ [. z: ?# C
实话实说speak the plain truth; call a spade a spade; tell it as it is 8 u3 K7 L; ^$ u- }5 h: u
实践是检验真理的唯一标准Practice is the sole criterion for testing truth.
3 Z+ l' Q0 U4 W" a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; ") n4 ?( o0 c7 I9 E7 \5 u2 \
韬光养晦hide one's capacities and bide one's time
3 R6 [, c7 i) ^, Q4 y' K1 {糖衣炮弹sugar-coated bullets
/ c5 A6 M& K/ C" ~, d: f8 a天有不测风云Anything unexpected may happen. a bolt from the blue% s! j0 B) k) \5 D. p) k m
团结就是力量Unity is strength.
: M/ e& } S( Q$ Z4 c4 {6 u2 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 8 J! s5 g8 r0 l5 N
歪风邪气unhealthy practices and evil phenomena
1 L; |8 H% X; ]8 }; y; T物以类聚，人以群分Birds of a feather flock together.5 j( K1 H+ V: s& {$ _
往事如风"The past has vanished (from memory) like wind.; What in past, is past."
9 p- s. d; I9 u3 i! U5 C望子成龙hold high hopes for one's child
. z" K6 }# G) G- @, Q屋漏又逢连阴雨Misfortunes never come singly. When it rains it pours.
3 k* l& z: ^( v文韬武略military expertise; military strategy
2 j; |8 ~# |6 F* h- |唯利是图draw water to one's mill
2 [' c7 W! [9 `" E( G' y- P/ r无源之水,无本之木water without a source, and a tree wiithout roots# I% v# g, U3 W3 ]
无中生有make/create something out of nothing
+ y4 U' M2 M1 s7 D+ ~: X9 V无风不起浪There are no waves without wind. There's no smoke without fire.
- R- ] M; `' O6 C$ l8 t徇私枉法bend the law for the benefit of relatives or friends
; X2 w3 T+ j% U# m" M X) ?: E新官上任三把火a new broom sweeps clean
# ]& c& M8 q8 A( s, m! _虚心使人进步,骄傲使人落后Modesty helps one go forward, whereas conceit makes one lag behind., C7 T9 Q; \7 F' o4 m( w( L( K
蓄势而发accumulate strength for a take-off
" _7 q0 t4 X( g+ `1 w* U3 Q心想事成May all your wish come true) [/ D1 ]: p( s8 s
心照不宣have a tacit understanding; give tacit consent; tacit understanding
& }2 p. O, z& ^. |2 S先入为主First impressions are firmly entrenched.6 v( w) v3 t' o8 P$ k+ l
先下手为强catch the ball before the bound
& e: k9 q' b$ m) D5 X# d像热锅上的蚂蚁like an ant on a hot pan
: p" r! F& ?. i# I# u5 T8 p现身说法warn people by taking oneself as an example8 i% b. F/ m8 w8 y- u
息事宁人pour oil on troubled waters
/ J5 M% \; y S, e5 m喜忧参半mingled hope and fear
5 p( M! C* @' u4 U1 {- y/ K循序渐进step by step
( a/ P+ [ `$ g+ C# o一路平安，一路顺风speed somebody on their way; speed the parting guest / v i6 c& g. B
严以律己,宽以待人be strict with oneself and lenient towards others
7 r4 y+ x2 ^: Q- }8 |& z鱼米之乡a land of milk and honey
+ z1 y% n: q: _3 ]* K有情人终成眷属"Jack shall have Jill, all shall be well." / J" y6 z3 M$ o
有钱能使鬼推磨Money makes the mare go. Money talks.
) Q$ w! v/ x, F8 S% F有识之士people of vision8 g# Q9 Y1 a* e- {$ S; }4 J- e+ L
有勇无谋use brawn rather than brain / R5 u5 w7 A" C- }9 n+ A
有缘千里来相会Separated as we are thousands of miles apart, we come together as if by predestination.7 u& z' ^6 P- Q, w
与时俱进advance with times9 ~) w0 y, Q4 S
以人为本people oriented; people foremost O l% y5 `0 S1 a) Z, i5 @
因材施教teach students according to their aptitude * N/ T/ I7 F7 E- I H
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."
5 l2 j# N5 u4 b6 H欲速则不达Haste does not bring success. 0 o; S) O. |0 ?8 i# i" R
优胜劣汰survival of the fittest 0 D8 G8 o5 v/ N0 w) ^7 `
英雄所见略同Great minds think alike.
) g$ u. e) g' ?3 j冤家宜解不宜结Better make friends than make enemies.% V! c+ T! w/ y# N; _( o
冤假错案"cases in which people were unjustly, falsely or wrongly charged or sentenced; unjust, false or wrong cases" : S& W) T1 F V% G; A) A6 @
一言既出，驷马难追A real man never goes back on his words.
! Y5 f5 |9 [" K招财进宝Money and treasures will be plentiful* d: l- A% M& N8 `: F
债台高筑become debt-ridden3 ?& q6 M5 \) A4 m+ y; S7 @
致命要害Achilles' heel 0 U; O& n; a( j. V" _8 A
众矢之的target of public criticism
) R6 ?4 _- q m; ]+ X3 s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.
" I8 v$ E" U' F/ {纸上谈兵be an armchair strategist% d$ a4 z2 v7 j# l$ e3 H
纸包不住火Truth will come to light sooner or later.* }8 K: U9 F5 ~7 [, G' k# }& |
左右为难between the devil and the deep blue sea; between the rock and the hard place |
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