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爱屋及乌Love me, love my dog.
& [2 @0 K8 y7 w- }+ ~4 O百闻不如一见Seeing is believing.5 U% ]; x' r6 w9 F/ T
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 u4 w2 s: r( {" w* @( ^! k笨鸟先飞A slow sparrow should make an early start.0 x0 i; |. q* m+ O/ s$ B
不眠之夜white night 8 G) t/ b- n. u( v6 [ g
不以物喜，不以己悲not pleased by external gains, not saddened by personnal losses
4 a* `( |/ _0 F8 v不遗余力spare no effort; go all out; do one's best
6 K1 {8 ~' c+ a |4 f不打不成交"No discord, no concord. 7 |) V" ~- G( d N+ {3 C2 W- ~
拆东墙补西墙rob Peter to pay Paul
0 Z }) K; F& {0 K辞旧迎新bid farewell to the old and usher in the new; ring out the old year and ring in the new " B& J+ `7 v4 Y) a: M, A ?- K
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 all5 I" q1 R6 p. f
大开眼界open one's eyes; broaden one's horizon; be an eye-opener
. o2 W6 z+ [) j' @) l: p# L' g* N国泰民安The country flourishes and people live in peace) B6 k" i- q) @# K
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 p6 S! e4 W8 F2 g' F+ k$ F8 U功夫不负有心人Everything comes to him who waits.
# |+ D. [3 F. j4 _" G9 Y& D; F好了伤疤忘了疼once on shore, one prays no more+ K* x. I: b* H" R3 r+ V
好事不出门，恶事传千里Good news never goes beyond the gate, while bad news spread far and wide.
, B4 V/ w' s$ t1 N! N和气生财Harmony brings wealth
' e7 {5 o& l7 B( j- e3 _4 P) E% ^活到老，学到老One is never too old to learn.
! _/ [ @: e4 j6 k7 a- A既往不咎let bygones be bygones
! L, k1 p( j4 f- Y# F金无足赤,人无完人Gold can't be pure and man can't be perfect. / a B0 F1 u. z/ h$ @8 h! y
金玉满堂Treasures fill the home0 |6 ?2 E$ @8 J0 ^" ^' x6 N
脚踏实地be down-to-earth / N8 M0 }# e6 c9 x0 b$ d
脚踩两只船sit on the fence
6 W. f/ p4 U& m7 s& [% }. X君子之交淡如水the friendship between gentlemen is as pure as crystal; a hedge between keeps friendship green # v! G) h+ D1 S. @& o
老生常谈，陈词滥调cut and dried, cliché. b |- R; }$ N0 I+ I8 t
礼尚往来Courtesy calls for reciprocity. 4 t6 ~' k$ r( Y1 ^7 P
留得青山在，不怕没柴烧"Where there is life, there is hope."% Z* C6 i7 {) {- |/ m6 `, d
马到成功achieve immediate victory; win instant success A' d0 C" m6 w; o% M
名利双收gain in both fame and wealth
4 ^6 I* G3 d/ g# c! i茅塞顿开be suddenly enlightened$ _% F$ I& r+ x& \: ]( t' _
没有规矩不成方圆Nothing can be accomplished without norms or standards.# g6 g- ^% X3 ]3 x3 e" }( a! C5 V
每逢佳节倍思亲
3 ` b2 L( a9 M7 FOn festive occasions more than ever one thinks of one's dear ones far away.: _, R% D- n7 p( o6 q
It is on the festival occasions when one misses his dear most.
8 N7 u7 S+ j' W: M& L+ \0 u谋事在人，成事在天"The planning lies with man, the outcome with Heaven. / Man proposes, God disposes. "& q. @6 f, G# c' v& M" ~
弄巧成拙be too smart by half; Cunning outwits itself.
5 B0 B* D) q) w4 O* A3 ~ A$ M拿手好戏masterpiece* n2 A |! @3 P( g4 C. a
赔了夫人又折兵throw good money after bad7 U2 Y' R b8 x2 I& E( M
抛砖引玉a modest spur to induce others to come forward with valuable contributions; throw a sprat to catch a whale0 G/ k( c6 M6 B& K2 j e
破釜沉舟cut off all means of retreat；burn one‘s own way of retreat and be determined to fight to the end6 h6 | n- k1 g9 I
抢得先机take the preemptive opportunities
' Z) j5 r& K6 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.. R7 Z; h) }3 }4 U/ s
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 G' P% l) W/ K前事不忘,后事之师Past experience, if not forgotten, is a guide for the future.
) m9 [; @5 l0 s- I* B8 ?前人栽树,后人乘凉One generation plants the trees in whose shade another generation rests./ w {* V- s% S6 L% h" ~9 v, k; F
One sows and another reaps.
0 [. F7 Y5 p3 _4 Z, g& r前怕狼,后怕虎fear the wolf in front and the tiger behind/ hesitate in doing something
`7 u: _" M1 _9 d d5 y5 b+ y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.
2 y9 o9 e& W* c; q% w+ E" \) r8 t强强联手win-win co-operation
$ m* n, S; I4 z+ r4 I7 x瑞雪兆丰年A timely snow promises a good harvest.$ g" p" q: L+ i! v
人之初,性本善Man's nature at birth is good.
+ O, b$ F" w" S' v人逢喜事精神爽Joy puts heart into a man.# V3 x$ W0 {# w( {3 t
人海战术huge-crowd strategy
9 s7 I6 d4 Z6 A/ h+ V5 N, `! M/ {世上无难事，只要肯攀登"Where there is a will, there is a way. "
% G2 W4 U, Y9 O. s. U' j5 o. N世外桃源a fictitious land of peace away from the turmoil of the world;
1 |! b r& b* `' r死而后已until my heart stops beating, d4 K' P, k( d( g5 R
岁岁平安Peace all year round5 i# U5 X" ^* A3 z
上有天堂，下有苏杭"Just as there is paradise in heaven, ther are Suzhou and Hangzhou on earth." $ Q2 E$ o! a. I- G2 @0 p4 F/ _
塞翁失马，焉知非福Misfortune may be an actual blessing.5 @$ K- k2 |% w, B
三十而立"A man should be independent at the age of thirty.
6 a" {' `0 b$ }: KAt thirty, a man should be able to think for himself."
$ y! B; p5 V% W* ]. W升级换代updating and upgrading (of products)
& {! y6 L3 k4 O N! e$ |四十不惑Life begins at forty. % H* @ W- h/ J4 c) X
谁言寸草心，报得三春晖"Such kindness of warm sun, can't be repaid by grass. " ' U. u' R" r: E
水涨船高When the river rises, the boat floats high.
. O; Z' A8 M7 A7 J- N4 j时不我待Time and tide wait for no man. 6 u4 q, v N3 W5 M* Z, n
杀鸡用牛刀break a butterfly on the wheel9 v* f! T7 S/ k( x4 v) I
实事求是seek truth from facts; be practical and realistic; be true to facts
$ n: l; t. C5 E9 F0 N( d说曹操,曹操到Talk of the devil and he comes.
1 p9 \( T( @7 Y! [& q3 r实话实说speak the plain truth; call a spade a spade; tell it as it is # g M& w0 [8 y: n
实践是检验真理的唯一标准Practice is the sole criterion for testing truth.6 d! V$ c- J; R: o: y( m* Y
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; "- U; J7 K- w# e' v4 u9 L5 p. C# G
韬光养晦hide one's capacities and bide one's time
8 g& A; B6 H* V: U1 H" j& l糖衣炮弹sugar-coated bullets" [( t4 Q8 X/ a3 n# \0 o) C1 z, k8 ~
天有不测风云Anything unexpected may happen. a bolt from the blue* a! j- @; z* a# j( g7 |
团结就是力量Unity is strength.) O, E, z4 L" a; l3 L* i1 w
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 ) d* I) T" \# o& L6 g+ \
歪风邪气unhealthy practices and evil phenomena, X$ s1 @& _, O& y7 e% {2 |) \; {6 L
物以类聚，人以群分Birds of a feather flock together.
1 Q/ m) X: K/ ]. D# e" y6 j往事如风"The past has vanished (from memory) like wind.; What in past, is past." 7 V: d. Z5 {" c; n& L1 X
望子成龙hold high hopes for one's child
! i& U( X! Q9 ?3 F4 k9 I" Y3 v屋漏又逢连阴雨Misfortunes never come singly. When it rains it pours.
3 P: b: N2 c1 i, W& o. p+ i文韬武略military expertise; military strategy 8 N0 B6 d& e- Q: q' A
唯利是图draw water to one's mill ; z+ e/ a$ k0 z
无源之水,无本之木water without a source, and a tree wiithout roots
1 j; Y5 K# i; q4 g9 n. V/ a无中生有make/create something out of nothing
. c" x4 K9 x' t. g无风不起浪There are no waves without wind. There's no smoke without fire.) m/ z) \2 z5 u( K L$ n
徇私枉法bend the law for the benefit of relatives or friends
w% a# @8 b9 x/ u新官上任三把火a new broom sweeps clean
# n2 e# J4 V; \虚心使人进步,骄傲使人落后Modesty helps one go forward, whereas conceit makes one lag behind.
. }* `% J1 k; t8 I( S蓄势而发accumulate strength for a take-off6 z, P) g+ R7 q1 t- l
心想事成May all your wish come true
" I3 C" f; k+ t心照不宣have a tacit understanding; give tacit consent; tacit understanding
+ q0 @1 K0 e9 W4 Q/ d: B2 C先入为主First impressions are firmly entrenched.
' n: |& d) j/ j& O2 d) k+ ^5 @( g先下手为强catch the ball before the bound+ p: Q7 E$ X% p3 Z, p9 C
像热锅上的蚂蚁like an ant on a hot pan
# ^9 ~7 q+ a( V c现身说法warn people by taking oneself as an example
7 F# d0 f5 z/ q- ~) T- d息事宁人pour oil on troubled waters
8 q# V8 J* O- F) b: q喜忧参半mingled hope and fear
/ L1 ?4 S0 X; a7 y& H7 S% A9 I* B循序渐进step by step
) i K4 }/ q* T% n一路平安，一路顺风speed somebody on their way; speed the parting guest
( {" s& G' a4 M8 E2 {8 R严以律己,宽以待人be strict with oneself and lenient towards others& ?+ `: _* y+ F$ k" m% \
鱼米之乡a land of milk and honey) W9 N! @ I1 i( @6 B7 ]
有情人终成眷属"Jack shall have Jill, all shall be well."
4 I; K* v' t" X: p有钱能使鬼推磨Money makes the mare go. Money talks.
2 \3 R9 [8 J. \; H4 l2 B* g有识之士people of vision
6 e" [3 o# {$ t有勇无谋use brawn rather than brain
1 ]: i7 O$ M6 X! L6 `; J有缘千里来相会Separated as we are thousands of miles apart, we come together as if by predestination." t4 X ]4 P6 S7 W6 P" ]. s6 q
与时俱进advance with times
/ R+ @+ a" D4 h$ y以人为本people oriented; people foremost
, P$ M2 D' b: B; i) Y' i: h$ f因材施教teach students according to their aptitude
) Z5 `7 J3 a) M6 C! ]2 Z+ 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."
) Q$ g2 z# O3 J% e) I1 `欲速则不达Haste does not bring success.
Q d% i9 d9 x4 U优胜劣汰survival of the fittest
, \$ Y }# g7 x英雄所见略同Great minds think alike.
0 l2 `+ t7 l( ^7 m: F冤家宜解不宜结Better make friends than make enemies.7 q2 ?# U2 h) f4 q2 ^& E( c3 t
冤假错案"cases in which people were unjustly, falsely or wrongly charged or sentenced; unjust, false or wrong cases" F' V, C/ A" R1 t, J/ c
一言既出，驷马难追A real man never goes back on his words. - |, w% M$ Q: Z% Z9 B8 S0 ]
招财进宝Money and treasures will be plentiful
* V% r4 r$ W$ u3 p债台高筑become debt-ridden
4 `* N0 g G9 O致命要害Achilles' heel
Z' U( }: ]9 H: e7 e众矢之的target of public criticism- Z. M8 y: |' }) a) }
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.
^: Y) }+ c5 f9 m! z: C纸上谈兵be an armchair strategist, B2 u3 o( z" d
纸包不住火Truth will come to light sooner or later.
( O" i0 p" Z. k' u5 X5 P左右为难between the devil and the deep blue sea; between the rock and the hard place |
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