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爱屋及乌Love me, love my dog.
3 P0 N2 W0 M: C6 n4 n百闻不如一见Seeing is believing.3 b( m/ e3 p% |. l# a2 t4 }
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
* d8 F6 H" H1 G3 k+ t6 F" k笨鸟先飞A slow sparrow should make an early start.
' V7 \. B0 j7 F) `# r0 }. K不眠之夜white night 2 J5 |6 i$ t0 c
不以物喜，不以己悲not pleased by external gains, not saddened by personnal losses" y j. v! T2 a& O6 ?; b
不遗余力spare no effort; go all out; do one's best
8 b' f; k' e) a' `4 c8 [0 ]1 W不打不成交"No discord, no concord. ; o* M& S% V" [7 t+ c
拆东墙补西墙rob Peter to pay Paul
/ [7 l& R- Y' l5 {$ t辞旧迎新bid farewell to the old and usher in the new; ring out the old year and ring in the new
$ H% I+ |) M3 ^: s" Q2 G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, X4 e7 K0 c9 o$ R" Z& b
大开眼界open one's eyes; broaden one's horizon; be an eye-opener
& n1 K3 a& E5 \国泰民安The country flourishes and people live in peace
( L/ I+ G! y1 Z; m) a9 J6 ]6 ?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 g) J' x/ q. C$ y2 Z4 ?/ K
功夫不负有心人Everything comes to him who waits.
& k/ i- \( U* q" Y' S好了伤疤忘了疼once on shore, one prays no more0 Y, y! X, Z2 D
好事不出门，恶事传千里Good news never goes beyond the gate, while bad news spread far and wide.
: H4 V9 y& M* _ j# v3 [和气生财Harmony brings wealth" F( P) @4 v8 _5 k
活到老，学到老One is never too old to learn.
p9 W- x( g6 o0 e+ z5 C既往不咎let bygones be bygones * R9 s/ ]/ ^: c
金无足赤,人无完人Gold can't be pure and man can't be perfect. 7 I3 E: E" `' j3 q7 v: O
金玉满堂Treasures fill the home+ m: U8 g! {8 ?+ N5 T# u; V# V
脚踏实地be down-to-earth
, X# w+ g' C ]脚踩两只船sit on the fence
, B P& J5 N! G0 O- O君子之交淡如水the friendship between gentlemen is as pure as crystal; a hedge between keeps friendship green
6 P* K% j/ \5 b3 w% P/ s老生常谈，陈词滥调cut and dried, cliché) L o! S! |+ a% p% R3 N; {
礼尚往来Courtesy calls for reciprocity. - ^8 A* N; @# B5 T2 [
留得青山在，不怕没柴烧"Where there is life, there is hope."
3 Q# [ c: Z! f8 x8 j# h1 s2 u2 h: j马到成功achieve immediate victory; win instant success
+ `# G. t; J1 u n; [$ N6 y0 }名利双收gain in both fame and wealth" E2 B1 v0 n) y* e
茅塞顿开be suddenly enlightened
8 r( q& f# G6 Z/ ?; A% b没有规矩不成方圆Nothing can be accomplished without norms or standards.0 A+ s: H6 R- A; |/ t' ]& K
每逢佳节倍思亲 O5 u V3 y2 t1 @& Z4 q
On festive occasions more than ever one thinks of one's dear ones far away.+ ?, e5 I/ X: K& w5 s; {, P2 t
It is on the festival occasions when one misses his dear most. 1 B% R9 T! |7 X/ M9 S. L
谋事在人，成事在天"The planning lies with man, the outcome with Heaven. / Man proposes, God disposes. "; y! B/ z* @" v: g
弄巧成拙be too smart by half; Cunning outwits itself.: Y% D7 s/ v$ i' K; a
拿手好戏masterpiece
# z4 v6 B# V5 x2 ], p7 s& ?赔了夫人又折兵throw good money after bad1 J. Y: `3 j' h: U4 B2 Z+ x1 z; H+ p
抛砖引玉a modest spur to induce others to come forward with valuable contributions; throw a sprat to catch a whale
6 k Z# j2 C: @4 k% g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+ v2 p6 W0 J3 Z+ H- Z0 j
抢得先机take the preemptive opportunities
" P! I q! ~ y% Z3 M3 U' g: V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.
5 d9 l* y; E1 e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
5 }6 @: U( J" p前事不忘,后事之师Past experience, if not forgotten, is a guide for the future.
2 a, Q8 x) j8 w7 b前人栽树,后人乘凉One generation plants the trees in whose shade another generation rests.0 T8 s9 }/ |6 Z) F, m% b P
One sows and another reaps.
- @# p1 N9 G3 k; x8 |前怕狼,后怕虎fear the wolf in front and the tiger behind/ hesitate in doing something
9 V/ s( |; K- p B/ R; ^3 I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 I' F9 Q! K! L; q
强强联手win-win co-operation
6 C; \# A4 L, g/ X$ d6 ?$ T: f' @瑞雪兆丰年A timely snow promises a good harvest.
$ ]- f2 \+ g5 V- L* a6 a3 A人之初,性本善Man's nature at birth is good.& K, F) z4 W9 `* d4 A5 W
人逢喜事精神爽Joy puts heart into a man.! X: h6 b2 W+ X: I/ d% E' s: R
人海战术huge-crowd strategy
m. P" o* Q% q. T/ f% m. A世上无难事，只要肯攀登"Where there is a will, there is a way. "
& t9 V: R- k d* w世外桃源a fictitious land of peace away from the turmoil of the world; ; e1 v9 O3 m: x+ }
死而后已until my heart stops beating
6 [# q/ ~% {5 L" Q岁岁平安Peace all year round
4 x0 a* d9 K; I6 M上有天堂，下有苏杭"Just as there is paradise in heaven, ther are Suzhou and Hangzhou on earth."
$ L: B: d" J$ `! a$ x2 Y塞翁失马，焉知非福Misfortune may be an actual blessing.- p7 }, T+ V9 A- ^ \) r
三十而立"A man should be independent at the age of thirty. $ j; }% G% M1 x' r$ @1 \
At thirty, a man should be able to think for himself." * B% q- M% X' C4 B5 K6 M' X
升级换代updating and upgrading (of products)5 T9 c. _. s/ `( w# r
四十不惑Life begins at forty. $ o7 i9 o. U5 ]# R# o0 D* V. Y q o
谁言寸草心，报得三春晖"Such kindness of warm sun, can't be repaid by grass. " ! E s `5 f0 b- z6 I
水涨船高When the river rises, the boat floats high.
7 c$ D, n" W8 y0 X& a5 D& D时不我待Time and tide wait for no man.
4 z) N6 I9 p' w+ {杀鸡用牛刀break a butterfly on the wheel) s' E+ d/ Z. s8 \: C
实事求是seek truth from facts; be practical and realistic; be true to facts & W0 l3 f0 |& c$ B$ o4 x( P
说曹操,曹操到Talk of the devil and he comes.
& p2 s) a5 M# b2 y( x1 i& X实话实说speak the plain truth; call a spade a spade; tell it as it is % J2 K& ?8 V* K% O. @3 M
实践是检验真理的唯一标准Practice is the sole criterion for testing truth.
2 q8 f2 a' H2 |* k/ b) ~1 H0 P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; "
0 ~1 S* o. A# v# M8 ^! d+ V. [韬光养晦hide one's capacities and bide one's time# A0 q o. p% x D k% P
糖衣炮弹sugar-coated bullets
; ]8 F0 w: x1 B" e5 L2 k# u3 d9 d天有不测风云Anything unexpected may happen. a bolt from the blue" O& Y0 F0 k% Z8 l7 M9 y" @( e- @
团结就是力量Unity is strength.2 x) l; y9 g2 g, @
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
, W* U: ~0 k' n& @$ B# O歪风邪气unhealthy practices and evil phenomena+ ^. _3 N3 _$ J1 }' \4 Q1 u
物以类聚，人以群分Birds of a feather flock together. `: }6 s/ f5 z6 @
往事如风"The past has vanished (from memory) like wind.; What in past, is past."
( ]5 S" D+ ~7 D0 h7 z望子成龙hold high hopes for one's child+ O- ~; e9 }- I) G0 m9 z& i% W
屋漏又逢连阴雨Misfortunes never come singly. When it rains it pours.+ D9 U0 x# g% h% v* A# z1 c, `
文韬武略military expertise; military strategy
3 `3 B+ X6 I+ T/ C: b6 b唯利是图draw water to one's mill
! R0 _7 m) I c% }) z, }无源之水,无本之木water without a source, and a tree wiithout roots7 F* Q8 m5 t' e3 G0 C
无中生有make/create something out of nothing + L$ `- p0 U# x, z0 M8 t
无风不起浪There are no waves without wind. There's no smoke without fire.1 M M3 q [; n( ?
徇私枉法bend the law for the benefit of relatives or friends + T0 I: z4 ?, @2 J
新官上任三把火a new broom sweeps clean 1 f8 A" x7 [, u. j0 L( p" ^
虚心使人进步,骄傲使人落后Modesty helps one go forward, whereas conceit makes one lag behind.
6 X! E( v% E" Q/ z0 y5 \6 N0 H蓄势而发accumulate strength for a take-off2 z: e* v- a& L9 A" q& e/ j
心想事成May all your wish come true
5 a. y/ M( y D# E9 A' o+ `心照不宣have a tacit understanding; give tacit consent; tacit understanding
% q# Y* r( Q& ]7 t0 H1 y先入为主First impressions are firmly entrenched.
: ]: o! X3 j7 s/ c7 r先下手为强catch the ball before the bound
4 X7 M) ^3 B4 {9 n7 N像热锅上的蚂蚁like an ant on a hot pan& f! r e; m( U- W
现身说法warn people by taking oneself as an example
9 n- }! n8 X$ {; p息事宁人pour oil on troubled waters
: F6 ^' p4 j Y; P喜忧参半mingled hope and fear
& V! r) w7 a; z/ X循序渐进step by step) Y4 e/ c! N: }% a8 h; G
一路平安，一路顺风speed somebody on their way; speed the parting guest # ~7 L8 v4 k- x' T# W" u
严以律己,宽以待人be strict with oneself and lenient towards others7 O; P3 c% A# O, M: \
鱼米之乡a land of milk and honey* u6 ? [; n& d3 ~# G* B- D
有情人终成眷属"Jack shall have Jill, all shall be well."
& p" |6 m; o! S( V有钱能使鬼推磨Money makes the mare go. Money talks.* \9 A$ T/ |5 H7 f4 i
有识之士people of vision
1 G8 F1 V$ j; u) U( V/ _5 q: W6 y有勇无谋use brawn rather than brain ' i) x+ t I3 D" q! K/ w
有缘千里来相会Separated as we are thousands of miles apart, we come together as if by predestination.
; J# |$ _% G3 q5 R: {# p与时俱进advance with times
4 r5 r$ u. Z- z/ i" T$ f* Q& A以人为本people oriented; people foremost
/ x- z4 N2 S4 ?& r因材施教teach students according to their aptitude . ]. O* v8 t. \! t. g
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."
) S) \0 ?$ y* Q0 t* \/ p欲速则不达Haste does not bring success.
% z* b9 d# g2 G5 _$ y/ ~优胜劣汰survival of the fittest 7 U) _* w- v7 i. r8 m
英雄所见略同Great minds think alike.4 J% R/ U j6 ^3 T/ J
冤家宜解不宜结Better make friends than make enemies.
8 d b) b3 S; W# I' O. L冤假错案"cases in which people were unjustly, falsely or wrongly charged or sentenced; unjust, false or wrong cases" - {6 [ r# z- O8 E
一言既出，驷马难追A real man never goes back on his words. ?) i. |4 |% ]2 i* F
招财进宝Money and treasures will be plentiful8 m' a7 [- W/ R5 I" X
债台高筑become debt-ridden6 d. O+ H7 R, O% G! u
致命要害Achilles' heel 8 Q8 x I/ U. [8 i# N. A8 S
众矢之的target of public criticism2 w1 d# n1 T- ]* f$ h" K( e. g9 {9 ^
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.' m6 I* |7 `0 S9 c+ l7 @
纸上谈兵be an armchair strategist) s4 Q# r/ C! w" E' e
纸包不住火Truth will come to light sooner or later.- z ^$ g3 O3 F
左右为难between the devil and the deep blue sea; between the rock and the hard place |
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