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爱屋及乌Love me, love my dog.
( m! f# v* f4 }0 m" ~百闻不如一见Seeing is believing.9 {0 Z, D- R* E- D
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 worst1 W) [/ b) c* L! t/ E7 ^
笨鸟先飞A slow sparrow should make an early start.6 Z5 u) U3 F- K$ M* L, f2 E2 [3 l
不眠之夜white night
2 o0 X3 m4 Q; F3 {! r6 X5 v* f不以物喜，不以己悲not pleased by external gains, not saddened by personnal losses
- z" w/ r% ^9 f1 V R h不遗余力spare no effort; go all out; do one's best
- M( ]1 B% z& d1 ^6 A& [* c不打不成交"No discord, no concord.
2 B5 D* U. P3 N) c! J# s& W1 G" |拆东墙补西墙rob Peter to pay Paul
+ O2 R: Z& r+ a/ 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
: U. c' I8 I8 ?5 [6 m: X2 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 D! }/ ^/ r9 D9 J
大开眼界open one's eyes; broaden one's horizon; be an eye-opener
2 g0 ]6 V, K/ o* U6 _国泰民安The country flourishes and people live in peace' X. `+ |2 i; _5 |- W7 c
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
# \9 f; _. X3 i A! i. }/ i功夫不负有心人Everything comes to him who waits.
: t* ]0 A6 {! e. Z% k好了伤疤忘了疼once on shore, one prays no more
* j6 s5 h+ n/ h2 K# 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.
/ c' R7 D8 ~' q3 q* h1 T和气生财Harmony brings wealth; |- q) _- b4 |/ G% n3 u9 Q: j4 \$ V
活到老，学到老One is never too old to learn. 4 m+ `7 p( a$ e* G1 S) ]( q
既往不咎let bygones be bygones
# Z- B9 w- G, e! i. j金无足赤,人无完人Gold can't be pure and man can't be perfect.
2 f+ i; f, v; d2 l( U8 Z q金玉满堂Treasures fill the home" f1 h- F. }" f( w
脚踏实地be down-to-earth
* ?, c( z7 J5 N/ z脚踩两只船sit on the fence ) d+ B3 g" u( ~: k7 u4 T( D- O
君子之交淡如水the friendship between gentlemen is as pure as crystal; a hedge between keeps friendship green
. `( d5 M$ k# k- ]1 ?' y老生常谈，陈词滥调cut and dried, cliché
. }* u" G! k2 b! a5 M礼尚往来Courtesy calls for reciprocity.
* n& W, ^; a9 z6 j留得青山在，不怕没柴烧"Where there is life, there is hope."
( @/ _! A) M, L! h1 }- U$ \9 S马到成功achieve immediate victory; win instant success
. \% `: @0 \. H/ l8 E8 }. K名利双收gain in both fame and wealth
) S. D3 {2 M; R8 y) E茅塞顿开be suddenly enlightened
6 Y! x Y+ [" P; l7 g6 |$ J& J+ z2 E没有规矩不成方圆Nothing can be accomplished without norms or standards. j$ @: R- n' |2 I8 {' O) h- j
每逢佳节倍思亲6 C* F" [: X& \# Y3 m1 b/ G, x
On festive occasions more than ever one thinks of one's dear ones far away.: i) b6 J: x! A/ B1 N$ g
It is on the festival occasions when one misses his dear most.
' l+ [) p+ P) i/ ]: K" I, @谋事在人，成事在天"The planning lies with man, the outcome with Heaven. / Man proposes, God disposes. "# [, \" k% p5 f( f
弄巧成拙be too smart by half; Cunning outwits itself.
3 z+ ^5 ?9 [$ u) N( o4 A拿手好戏masterpiece5 V* `0 h6 k4 T" V( [
赔了夫人又折兵throw good money after bad0 E6 f1 l, V+ z9 x
抛砖引玉a modest spur to induce others to come forward with valuable contributions; throw a sprat to catch a whale- j* H, \: T' _4 R6 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
2 B( z$ `' s3 a5 A" I抢得先机take the preemptive opportunities
]5 g! e6 h. Q9 M+ o0 w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.
$ `0 v5 Y6 @+ n8 A8 R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
7 t7 G+ @' r! \2 G6 w9 [1 B' E前事不忘,后事之师Past experience, if not forgotten, is a guide for the future.# d" h' a$ E* Q! O1 R3 Y
前人栽树,后人乘凉One generation plants the trees in whose shade another generation rests.
) F7 l; x u7 v4 T/ GOne sows and another reaps.7 W9 r7 `* k6 i" [5 m6 v- v$ g& b
前怕狼,后怕虎fear the wolf in front and the tiger behind/ hesitate in doing something. j2 Z! M( j$ q
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.
6 T1 U" ]- W9 g, V* Q W强强联手win-win co-operation
6 x2 F4 P( z+ L7 f瑞雪兆丰年A timely snow promises a good harvest.% t/ Y& V" P6 e" T' X( D; \
人之初,性本善Man's nature at birth is good.
. @; b: P; r8 I人逢喜事精神爽Joy puts heart into a man.+ g* X+ z9 P7 R$ T
人海战术huge-crowd strategy " }, G/ E! X. \& K; G5 _" x1 l" x
世上无难事，只要肯攀登"Where there is a will, there is a way. "
' }, @+ d4 o3 Q' U0 A世外桃源a fictitious land of peace away from the turmoil of the world; 8 @! E! v$ l- ^1 v9 `' I+ x, P
死而后已until my heart stops beating
% J8 v6 l$ O. Y( m! _岁岁平安Peace all year round- N; s6 s" m5 ?# g+ y# _
上有天堂，下有苏杭"Just as there is paradise in heaven, ther are Suzhou and Hangzhou on earth."
* L8 O1 n) M9 _8 J: L& A塞翁失马，焉知非福Misfortune may be an actual blessing.
; Z2 I: W4 G9 c, s! D三十而立"A man should be independent at the age of thirty.
4 O3 A& i9 R2 D6 L g. w; XAt thirty, a man should be able to think for himself."
6 g8 J0 t* w5 f; X+ y/ i升级换代updating and upgrading (of products)+ c: q9 J+ E* j
四十不惑Life begins at forty. / m: g9 t. Y4 G L+ P; Z+ X
谁言寸草心，报得三春晖"Such kindness of warm sun, can't be repaid by grass. "
9 u& g9 f, O* D+ c0 I水涨船高When the river rises, the boat floats high.4 p& f* I7 i( \ O) T1 J3 T2 J# B0 ^
时不我待Time and tide wait for no man. 9 T3 y! N, |( B1 w1 a8 Z
杀鸡用牛刀break a butterfly on the wheel$ C! D9 x2 o4 N# O
实事求是seek truth from facts; be practical and realistic; be true to facts
$ ^5 @: l A L9 ]说曹操,曹操到Talk of the devil and he comes.
" g' s- N2 v5 Y3 m1 a! D; n- i实话实说speak the plain truth; call a spade a spade; tell it as it is T9 r) G( e, V. |
实践是检验真理的唯一标准Practice is the sole criterion for testing truth.. b8 G6 u$ ^" `+ ~! x( W
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; "3 B. |& [/ ?3 S- B
韬光养晦hide one's capacities and bide one's time
$ b: b& i) R& H. G8 Z( P) D5 }糖衣炮弹sugar-coated bullets
; j' P) {! H/ F+ M' r天有不测风云Anything unexpected may happen. a bolt from the blue6 Z7 \0 P* S9 \% n
团结就是力量Unity is strength.
- _ H* E, y1 q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
2 d7 d* J A5 f( R歪风邪气unhealthy practices and evil phenomena
, C1 o& D6 a+ i5 O$ Q& B) g物以类聚，人以群分Birds of a feather flock together.
# c+ G% E8 C# s* l$ q6 d往事如风"The past has vanished (from memory) like wind.; What in past, is past." 3 k7 F2 ^* i; u9 w* W/ b$ {
望子成龙hold high hopes for one's child2 ]( Z+ f* K Y: h( Z
屋漏又逢连阴雨Misfortunes never come singly. When it rains it pours.
" c5 M+ H& N+ {. d1 P. k文韬武略military expertise; military strategy 0 K; U# d- z; l, I* X2 n
唯利是图draw water to one's mill ; d3 b0 X& i! Y' V3 d6 J& K/ j
无源之水,无本之木water without a source, and a tree wiithout roots
: ~6 M4 n1 y" f' ^1 C无中生有make/create something out of nothing ?5 A6 i9 U5 h: } g
无风不起浪There are no waves without wind. There's no smoke without fire.' R7 C6 {0 K; j! r1 [6 `, P
徇私枉法bend the law for the benefit of relatives or friends
9 K) T5 N+ R* D+ i$ r8 Z新官上任三把火a new broom sweeps clean
2 D7 ?+ d5 C/ t虚心使人进步,骄傲使人落后Modesty helps one go forward, whereas conceit makes one lag behind.
% E6 @! E7 X3 k, N. o5 w8 v2 x% ^蓄势而发accumulate strength for a take-off
: Y7 m2 i6 d& j: j* k! i7 B+ N心想事成May all your wish come true
( G/ e. o$ K3 s$ X& A- A心照不宣have a tacit understanding; give tacit consent; tacit understanding N* I+ P! I5 B/ Q/ y
先入为主First impressions are firmly entrenched.# T' y! G+ p8 p/ y9 o
先下手为强catch the ball before the bound& F2 @" f6 x: F9 y( X' u
像热锅上的蚂蚁like an ant on a hot pan
' P# P4 d" _3 u' q现身说法warn people by taking oneself as an example
- P, q( T* M' Z2 o* j0 B0 Y: S9 m息事宁人pour oil on troubled waters
: x. Y* Y3 D& g" t* O9 V/ ^+ [4 t喜忧参半mingled hope and fear
" o' p/ Q8 I& `$ Z. k) E9 r循序渐进step by step
! \) n2 Q, y& A一路平安，一路顺风speed somebody on their way; speed the parting guest
/ A6 L4 X* Z- H* ^& W& f. i严以律己,宽以待人be strict with oneself and lenient towards others
* W# o9 \, {6 i- w5 K鱼米之乡a land of milk and honey
/ {7 S( ?3 o; J有情人终成眷属"Jack shall have Jill, all shall be well." 9 T, z! x8 m3 _5 _8 ?! q& F
有钱能使鬼推磨Money makes the mare go. Money talks.7 s) [ T0 }4 X9 ]. Y7 `3 z
有识之士people of vision
; U8 |: D8 P9 G有勇无谋use brawn rather than brain
6 s$ C! }, |, D+ {- G+ e- E" }9 e有缘千里来相会Separated as we are thousands of miles apart, we come together as if by predestination.
; o2 C# k; F `: i8 c$ G与时俱进advance with times
% P' |+ @3 }3 {2 _) ?以人为本people oriented; people foremost
5 N9 I9 x, p [5 {9 D' q因材施教teach students according to their aptitude
3 g k+ E7 ]9 N3 R+ P( U4 }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." 0 o" z: R; _) W" P! }: d. D6 C
欲速则不达Haste does not bring success.
& d% F, v" P1 _) n1 w5 r优胜劣汰survival of the fittest
1 s- m; P6 l* d6 }1 S- L5 U- N英雄所见略同Great minds think alike.
) D4 w, T0 B( [+ ^冤家宜解不宜结Better make friends than make enemies.6 }3 [* b9 B1 K
冤假错案"cases in which people were unjustly, falsely or wrongly charged or sentenced; unjust, false or wrong cases"
# i; U, r% M- `" r& R1 \2 O一言既出，驷马难追A real man never goes back on his words.
: }; |/ P. g9 X1 f& b/ e' G" ?# H招财进宝Money and treasures will be plentiful
- p! n( M4 o$ O/ i$ y# [6 ]债台高筑become debt-ridden% {7 D! G5 N- J! A. A, K D6 B
致命要害Achilles' heel ' r. U9 e1 D. D7 C! T4 N
众矢之的target of public criticism
1 X e0 G" z' H3 X' h! T, H9 L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.
/ B3 r8 W2 d/ t* L2 V) u, O: U纸上谈兵be an armchair strategist7 l7 [2 Z* ^" u* c7 c+ ~$ X4 q- s
纸包不住火Truth will come to light sooner or later.7 \* _# I( `* b$ E7 F
左右为难between the devil and the deep blue sea; between the rock and the hard place |
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