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爱屋及乌Love me, love my dog.' o2 ~; A( U, p- B. I% g' D
百闻不如一见Seeing is believing.
3 T$ W1 ]3 `- u' b9 ]' i% f1 `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- e1 j; h8 j# C
笨鸟先飞A slow sparrow should make an early start.
1 Y% O$ M' @( Z* v+ {' x; m不眠之夜white night & c1 \) q. E, p9 m% o- P/ U
不以物喜，不以己悲not pleased by external gains, not saddened by personnal losses+ G4 V' n, f$ {1 z3 h2 r/ O
不遗余力spare no effort; go all out; do one's best4 ~4 [. l1 @( j! N. W3 I0 d
不打不成交"No discord, no concord. : G4 |! q3 q3 |. r
拆东墙补西墙rob Peter to pay Paul
3 T* Q% D- d( M& u7 x0 i, L, r辞旧迎新bid farewell to the old and usher in the new; ring out the old year and ring in the new ' ~. V$ o4 D. [: \# D' ?$ `
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! ^5 U1 O% c7 u; L! x& Y. F2 W
大开眼界open one's eyes; broaden one's horizon; be an eye-opener
0 L @1 \. q4 s国泰民安The country flourishes and people live in peace1 w3 H, g! L1 _) ^& 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 ' M$ m$ p- @4 v: N3 f# [
功夫不负有心人Everything comes to him who waits.
( f$ z5 }2 {; T好了伤疤忘了疼once on shore, one prays no more
; a6 M5 N$ N9 e( k O7 m9 D& g( c7 k好事不出门，恶事传千里Good news never goes beyond the gate, while bad news spread far and wide. ) p, t0 ?; M, e; j% o; {0 Q, Q
和气生财Harmony brings wealth6 a6 U( ?( o& |6 o0 y
活到老，学到老One is never too old to learn.
8 ?1 a7 a* m, x2 i既往不咎let bygones be bygones . n) ^' u( v5 v8 \ U
金无足赤,人无完人Gold can't be pure and man can't be perfect. " M. N% W7 e8 b$ x
金玉满堂Treasures fill the home: T/ J0 G8 A* T7 q. v# @' A, I1 V
脚踏实地be down-to-earth
% [( c. `) {9 A' ?* n: _- T9 [, O# ^脚踩两只船sit on the fence 5 d* f& t5 _3 O5 y
君子之交淡如水the friendship between gentlemen is as pure as crystal; a hedge between keeps friendship green
0 F6 D0 W p8 s! u8 N; s8 b老生常谈，陈词滥调cut and dried, cliché1 Z4 f) p1 Q' n0 K$ p
礼尚往来Courtesy calls for reciprocity. $ V- l8 u; Y X* x2 u
留得青山在，不怕没柴烧"Where there is life, there is hope."
: T, W' y% j+ t( D; w7 X6 m马到成功achieve immediate victory; win instant success
g( S; w# T2 d; S4 `名利双收gain in both fame and wealth
( d3 [& k- e( i' _' O9 b9 C茅塞顿开be suddenly enlightened
" W0 B4 c0 y, ~没有规矩不成方圆Nothing can be accomplished without norms or standards.
1 {& v+ _! }6 X5 Y: j! x: m每逢佳节倍思亲
5 o8 [2 R. f, J# M+ POn festive occasions more than ever one thinks of one's dear ones far away.
! k; V/ G0 {* b5 d* Y O3 P! u1 xIt is on the festival occasions when one misses his dear most.
2 I8 A1 q# Z! _. _) q谋事在人，成事在天"The planning lies with man, the outcome with Heaven. / Man proposes, God disposes. "3 ]- @( r, b3 q! d5 y" r& D: S
弄巧成拙be too smart by half; Cunning outwits itself.+ K) Y/ w# T+ D( ~
拿手好戏masterpiece0 v# C* F9 B4 [) g" z! a, Q
赔了夫人又折兵throw good money after bad( z( |; B$ G! D: x
抛砖引玉a modest spur to induce others to come forward with valuable contributions; throw a sprat to catch a whale: `5 I" O8 r* r: \9 b
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& E+ T! K5 c/ R% p/ @9 w
抢得先机take the preemptive opportunities
2 }) F, D, P# y( i1 r% g1 z6 Z) e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.
+ L6 v# R7 L, q; J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
# i! o7 k# U% \7 V& i2 g前事不忘,后事之师Past experience, if not forgotten, is a guide for the future.* K6 @ D5 a% q( C: p; @% s! s0 `
前人栽树,后人乘凉One generation plants the trees in whose shade another generation rests.
) H7 S4 Z$ D- H7 }; y3 x6 H+ FOne sows and another reaps. x. @3 z" T* J7 q' x0 F/ R3 j2 P; I
前怕狼,后怕虎fear the wolf in front and the tiger behind/ hesitate in doing something1 I. k, m' I! w
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.
9 O' d6 z8 g! h( f强强联手win-win co-operation, b1 s# h+ ?$ P
瑞雪兆丰年A timely snow promises a good harvest.
5 F+ k* G6 z7 {人之初,性本善Man's nature at birth is good.) F( M# E) `+ A
人逢喜事精神爽Joy puts heart into a man." |+ |+ W8 z' r/ O4 R, b; e) b
人海战术huge-crowd strategy $ b/ M: ] W7 i* }3 [1 L2 n: ?) t
世上无难事，只要肯攀登"Where there is a will, there is a way. "
+ g1 z5 V+ ^% T! N世外桃源a fictitious land of peace away from the turmoil of the world;
' p% {0 S9 x( T/ \, k3 K' Q死而后已until my heart stops beating
3 a1 \( B- @! e/ t- o" h) F岁岁平安Peace all year round H9 W. q8 g6 g6 y' y9 r6 A9 R: \
上有天堂，下有苏杭"Just as there is paradise in heaven, ther are Suzhou and Hangzhou on earth." : a0 c; {, A: w. w4 M
塞翁失马，焉知非福Misfortune may be an actual blessing.* D0 o: @$ B/ K; Z- X, G
三十而立"A man should be independent at the age of thirty.
+ y" V8 Z2 s1 \2 t, C pAt thirty, a man should be able to think for himself."
. z* D; {0 Q1 V0 B# L. a升级换代updating and upgrading (of products)1 e0 K9 A7 M: f4 v2 I
四十不惑Life begins at forty. 8 _% T6 X: E9 h9 _
谁言寸草心，报得三春晖"Such kindness of warm sun, can't be repaid by grass. " ) W. ?1 C& m7 g! x, K
水涨船高When the river rises, the boat floats high.- r$ K# r* a# `; B$ H# }& U
时不我待Time and tide wait for no man. 3 K! J u: n8 ~! T' K
杀鸡用牛刀break a butterfly on the wheel( r% P9 A/ o, A: }
实事求是seek truth from facts; be practical and realistic; be true to facts . {- E8 S% M' c P7 x1 H
说曹操,曹操到Talk of the devil and he comes.' }% q% X3 [ Z
实话实说speak the plain truth; call a spade a spade; tell it as it is
8 ~3 U" v: F# C O+ F3 G. {实践是检验真理的唯一标准Practice is the sole criterion for testing truth.
2 h7 s9 s1 W% b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; ": g2 D P8 ]# w" Q/ _
韬光养晦hide one's capacities and bide one's time6 [, z4 ~3 c5 X5 P2 E5 X
糖衣炮弹sugar-coated bullets
3 k, \! C7 v5 N) y% H天有不测风云Anything unexpected may happen. a bolt from the blue
' i) Y n- d- {: N/ m0 U团结就是力量Unity is strength.& n3 P9 v8 ? y- Q' p
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 5 I3 |; ^0 \$ j, |
歪风邪气unhealthy practices and evil phenomena
5 h" g1 `2 c0 F! h: V物以类聚，人以群分Birds of a feather flock together.& ~* F0 N& M; x3 y
往事如风"The past has vanished (from memory) like wind.; What in past, is past."
6 f( p' [ H" j# I7 A) j2 m望子成龙hold high hopes for one's child
" A# [; w& O+ E$ U7 _) o+ _屋漏又逢连阴雨Misfortunes never come singly. When it rains it pours.
* I% C# t! ?. ?, h$ h4 }# Q文韬武略military expertise; military strategy
/ D4 L/ U0 ^" L6 f1 s- M0 ` W唯利是图draw water to one's mill 8 x8 D* I, O2 B, K2 [
无源之水,无本之木water without a source, and a tree wiithout roots
) @/ E2 Y5 F$ ]9 }# F/ N无中生有make/create something out of nothing
, B: Y$ Y& L; o j无风不起浪There are no waves without wind. There's no smoke without fire.
' R% P) e1 I; ]徇私枉法bend the law for the benefit of relatives or friends
1 f% x1 a/ z2 y& |- G Z2 T2 o新官上任三把火a new broom sweeps clean & c0 w7 @! Z' b. u
虚心使人进步,骄傲使人落后Modesty helps one go forward, whereas conceit makes one lag behind.. |- u# a9 C( b, {' A3 U
蓄势而发accumulate strength for a take-off% r- R. i* z" B o1 |
心想事成May all your wish come true- ~6 { D* @7 m: `) S* ?' v% V
心照不宣have a tacit understanding; give tacit consent; tacit understanding9 d1 O5 F. c- q& ~; M" G) N4 N- V
先入为主First impressions are firmly entrenched.; T9 M! q8 d$ O" b r
先下手为强catch the ball before the bound. i9 e" ]/ y; m* |
像热锅上的蚂蚁like an ant on a hot pan
6 w$ l, w" t+ b* f6 e现身说法warn people by taking oneself as an example
" @2 |6 [5 N8 r3 F2 c( X息事宁人pour oil on troubled waters ; z, f% f* a S& C6 h) V5 c. z
喜忧参半mingled hope and fear
4 I/ Y _" B, n4 W循序渐进step by step/ [! _' j7 n$ \$ t
一路平安，一路顺风speed somebody on their way; speed the parting guest , q _ `) w5 S( V
严以律己,宽以待人be strict with oneself and lenient towards others8 Y, z- I& Y% [1 [; B: p( L" G
鱼米之乡a land of milk and honey! D! [: b% c' f! B6 Q" b
有情人终成眷属"Jack shall have Jill, all shall be well."
4 }+ p3 o$ m) A/ {! ]+ k1 m0 v, ]有钱能使鬼推磨Money makes the mare go. Money talks.& q3 z: P: M2 x! P
有识之士people of vision
+ |5 Z+ T$ w. C$ @4 m( @有勇无谋use brawn rather than brain 7 Z/ `. j+ q1 i7 E' C
有缘千里来相会Separated as we are thousands of miles apart, we come together as if by predestination.# E) m7 t, }& s
与时俱进advance with times
" a( x! m0 y5 E" C; `+ t& x以人为本people oriented; people foremost
% O2 [% s0 F9 b+ K3 y' O* W& M因材施教teach students according to their aptitude . Q3 a4 A2 ~; v0 o3 A7 Q
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."
, o: {3 d! s# l' z" [9 T0 D; N欲速则不达Haste does not bring success. 6 X& j2 @/ F1 d1 E I5 w, ?
优胜劣汰survival of the fittest
; [3 T! E6 ^0 h: E& {英雄所见略同Great minds think alike.
8 Q( N, u$ t* E# g0 ^冤家宜解不宜结Better make friends than make enemies.9 L! g. Z% V: [* ~
冤假错案"cases in which people were unjustly, falsely or wrongly charged or sentenced; unjust, false or wrong cases" . I* W9 e( o. u! ~ ]' E
一言既出，驷马难追A real man never goes back on his words.
! [3 `: X9 B# P# J招财进宝Money and treasures will be plentiful4 i' V- B f" R) F! u
债台高筑become debt-ridden
' ^- Y4 G2 W+ K+ \5 v- B# G致命要害Achilles' heel
+ g4 ]! v, |9 O0 G众矢之的target of public criticism+ X" @9 v+ C$ P) b5 d% T! }& I
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./ }. A% y5 s1 ~5 `2 @2 `# |
纸上谈兵be an armchair strategist
5 `- B! y! K2 P6 u* ~纸包不住火Truth will come to light sooner or later.* C/ g! U- {5 P( h- m5 C
左右为难between the devil and the deep blue sea; between the rock and the hard place |
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