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爱屋及乌Love me, love my dog.
9 S( m5 n9 H( e5 F: J( j" k3 P百闻不如一见Seeing is believing.
- t; J# _5 O/ X9 o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 worst5 j) B, r6 P4 J) o4 m' B5 t& S0 |
笨鸟先飞A slow sparrow should make an early start.
0 f Z+ f4 [* J/ c9 o# s( _2 \8 p不眠之夜white night
4 m; o0 L$ K3 V4 _不以物喜，不以己悲not pleased by external gains, not saddened by personnal losses
* X4 [; `& B# R6 B+ s不遗余力spare no effort; go all out; do one's best
$ |/ _3 ^2 l3 s& j9 A% z+ [, G+ f不打不成交"No discord, no concord.
1 N) K9 Y. D1 @7 s拆东墙补西墙rob Peter to pay Paul 0 [6 j" y0 ]6 I: J& 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 6 y2 ^$ y$ L7 W4 [9 }# p9 k& ^2 [* B
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: u$ w* [. V0 y' |6 S5 c
大开眼界open one's eyes; broaden one's horizon; be an eye-opener
& {) ?, W# y9 O. g8 D( i2 ~" l国泰民安The country flourishes and people live in peace5 m: C; e& }. R3 E
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
* O# f$ c4 g/ C& p功夫不负有心人Everything comes to him who waits. - u( V9 V, t) L0 S( h$ ^
好了伤疤忘了疼once on shore, one prays no more
J, Q- W. v& D( e6 O" H好事不出门，恶事传千里Good news never goes beyond the gate, while bad news spread far and wide. 2 q$ ^6 X4 N2 D3 {1 P I
和气生财Harmony brings wealth
8 ?' k6 E+ e7 l6 b; |活到老，学到老One is never too old to learn. , a* x4 `$ f8 o3 h/ A6 f- v
既往不咎let bygones be bygones
. a6 `# z! [0 T; `2 T3 U金无足赤,人无完人Gold can't be pure and man can't be perfect.
+ q# J( `" S! u金玉满堂Treasures fill the home) d" I& {5 G4 `7 {) j3 a
脚踏实地be down-to-earth
; H6 F. K& d9 Q( c* r1 A1 a+ g脚踩两只船sit on the fence : v3 K# a" V7 G7 y- N
君子之交淡如水the friendship between gentlemen is as pure as crystal; a hedge between keeps friendship green
H# ]6 R- M6 [: R9 M' ?老生常谈，陈词滥调cut and dried, cliché
# r6 S z# n! d; I# C' u) v礼尚往来Courtesy calls for reciprocity.
; s. Z. V6 Y+ z& Z留得青山在，不怕没柴烧"Where there is life, there is hope."
& c& B& T, N3 K! }6 \马到成功achieve immediate victory; win instant success
! l: G* x+ x4 T w- D名利双收gain in both fame and wealth
. F+ D$ m# P$ x; L+ j茅塞顿开be suddenly enlightened2 x8 {# o9 u' N! X5 O
没有规矩不成方圆Nothing can be accomplished without norms or standards.# {0 G- q- F! D
每逢佳节倍思亲
- _$ z. O+ j" o+ nOn festive occasions more than ever one thinks of one's dear ones far away./ r0 r1 Y `& X& ]! k
It is on the festival occasions when one misses his dear most. 2 k+ F# X9 L: J* ^) X% x
谋事在人，成事在天"The planning lies with man, the outcome with Heaven. / Man proposes, God disposes. ", n3 ^- k+ M% {) h) R
弄巧成拙be too smart by half; Cunning outwits itself.7 S# s' e: V' B. {/ {& N: ]3 O
拿手好戏masterpiece! z3 \, j1 {% B8 L A5 ~" c
赔了夫人又折兵throw good money after bad( I) S# s0 M) f6 J/ T
抛砖引玉a modest spur to induce others to come forward with valuable contributions; throw a sprat to catch a whale; w( ^. d& D6 }/ c& W. \) Y
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
/ Z5 C2 `+ H- K! y% F抢得先机take the preemptive opportunities 3 R+ A) h! I, n, s+ j* V r
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.
1 D& j9 d/ q& 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
( p/ D$ { v6 ` T前事不忘,后事之师Past experience, if not forgotten, is a guide for the future.
7 d8 s) ^3 t" n" M8 U8 R: @前人栽树,后人乘凉One generation plants the trees in whose shade another generation rests.
' X4 o/ z4 D% `8 l# w5 lOne sows and another reaps.
# }' b: H2 j) G前怕狼,后怕虎fear the wolf in front and the tiger behind/ hesitate in doing something
) \6 Z, m! ?% A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.
" X) ~# G6 M9 d' W) T/ E& ~+ a强强联手win-win co-operation! G! S; |1 ?3 a" o
瑞雪兆丰年A timely snow promises a good harvest.
) O4 S+ [! P4 x) t# m- g6 i人之初,性本善Man's nature at birth is good.9 ?6 n7 a3 J* _( L
人逢喜事精神爽Joy puts heart into a man.
4 ~2 T( A& ?% b: d B人海战术huge-crowd strategy * |- z2 J% X& D& Q* P! L
世上无难事，只要肯攀登"Where there is a will, there is a way. "
& u; N6 @+ E% b6 F5 }7 b世外桃源a fictitious land of peace away from the turmoil of the world;
" G, B# X L+ o: Z' t6 q死而后已until my heart stops beating0 e- \) m1 W/ T" S+ h
岁岁平安Peace all year round
$ X' a3 K3 ]$ F" K$ z) x上有天堂，下有苏杭"Just as there is paradise in heaven, ther are Suzhou and Hangzhou on earth."
! W& ], ~- }2 @3 }* F( ?0 a1 g% R& Z# v塞翁失马，焉知非福Misfortune may be an actual blessing.; C8 U' b: y$ I0 F- b
三十而立"A man should be independent at the age of thirty. 0 X5 w+ w6 o5 O2 k3 h' J
At thirty, a man should be able to think for himself."
1 b! m; p& ?/ n* h9 ^2 c升级换代updating and upgrading (of products)
8 |( b+ u4 {* T* @四十不惑Life begins at forty.
9 K- L) y i& ^* Z2 t谁言寸草心，报得三春晖"Such kindness of warm sun, can't be repaid by grass. " 0 W1 |* a& d! z- {" X% I* p
水涨船高When the river rises, the boat floats high.% M4 l$ o" S1 G
时不我待Time and tide wait for no man. 5 X5 v$ [5 }: |: d& x
杀鸡用牛刀break a butterfly on the wheel8 y0 K* U: \( @3 q2 h. I+ A
实事求是seek truth from facts; be practical and realistic; be true to facts " e% ~- Q1 \- k# ?0 [: `: y- K/ f' A
说曹操,曹操到Talk of the devil and he comes.& ~: R; ?0 P2 f4 d
实话实说speak the plain truth; call a spade a spade; tell it as it is 1 \, U( \3 \/ X y8 [
实践是检验真理的唯一标准Practice is the sole criterion for testing truth.- j7 _0 M* `7 Y+ B# 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; "" `, E/ Z% m; h* h" b
韬光养晦hide one's capacities and bide one's time
! t4 z" l2 H' h8 o p( m糖衣炮弹sugar-coated bullets
: i: F# _$ h Q7 m) Z: Z& M/ o2 N天有不测风云Anything unexpected may happen. a bolt from the blue
' T+ E2 G& p; U团结就是力量Unity is strength.
/ G2 k2 d W9 `% K4 y8 F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 1 o' c/ E4 e! ]+ @! h; E
歪风邪气unhealthy practices and evil phenomena- \/ m T1 @ W
物以类聚，人以群分Birds of a feather flock together.7 u8 e% U6 o! W
往事如风"The past has vanished (from memory) like wind.; What in past, is past."
@; w4 f8 ]+ k: S4 ?$ q! H望子成龙hold high hopes for one's child
: o) {: e& e* \! c) c2 z4 e" |& s5 o& h屋漏又逢连阴雨Misfortunes never come singly. When it rains it pours.1 C/ k5 e! n9 _9 X3 R
文韬武略military expertise; military strategy 5 l7 l# d9 P7 {
唯利是图draw water to one's mill
, {/ a$ z) H1 ]无源之水,无本之木water without a source, and a tree wiithout roots0 y& \( m5 M) u3 u+ N
无中生有make/create something out of nothing ( R, m5 H9 ^4 a+ t+ @% q
无风不起浪There are no waves without wind. There's no smoke without fire.
8 P. J' Z% d' S: }' b9 E徇私枉法bend the law for the benefit of relatives or friends * P& N) j6 Z8 c' S, [
新官上任三把火a new broom sweeps clean
3 V( T2 A" ~ U7 n1 [' e虚心使人进步,骄傲使人落后Modesty helps one go forward, whereas conceit makes one lag behind./ K2 F* X8 Z5 }, @
蓄势而发accumulate strength for a take-off, h' H0 C3 ~( n0 P1 f5 z7 S
心想事成May all your wish come true
! r# b/ d2 d; R ]% j3 I心照不宣have a tacit understanding; give tacit consent; tacit understanding
4 n$ j6 l1 h" J) X5 M2 i先入为主First impressions are firmly entrenched.( Y( ^8 v- e' S6 G* X& I8 X5 t
先下手为强catch the ball before the bound
1 M1 h$ {8 U) s+ W1 C! f像热锅上的蚂蚁like an ant on a hot pan
9 J, O6 |) G: u( |( m现身说法warn people by taking oneself as an example9 M) B! Z( J7 S% {6 C" I. _9 Y
息事宁人pour oil on troubled waters
# z8 H/ b4 |8 V, j9 R喜忧参半mingled hope and fear
* w: l( X4 \* M# j E- o o5 K循序渐进step by step
1 d* f$ I' R: c3 i一路平安，一路顺风speed somebody on their way; speed the parting guest
+ z) q% m% \" O* E2 @, h严以律己,宽以待人be strict with oneself and lenient towards others! E3 h3 j; r% u: ~8 u# B$ b I
鱼米之乡a land of milk and honey
: p2 X3 B; A; z" E1 x, g- S! M7 `0 [有情人终成眷属"Jack shall have Jill, all shall be well." + y3 w8 f4 v p( n/ p) a6 g+ r
有钱能使鬼推磨Money makes the mare go. Money talks.
' [* i( h* z" a+ s& b有识之士people of vision
/ w% _% m' ~5 P% g' `6 F: R' I有勇无谋use brawn rather than brain / O7 o% |+ x( a" I; f. F: K
有缘千里来相会Separated as we are thousands of miles apart, we come together as if by predestination.
. }# J( r8 ?' @* U q. i与时俱进advance with times( W5 Y8 e$ J4 Y) C. d
以人为本people oriented; people foremost
! u- I) A: L U- V因材施教teach students according to their aptitude 7 C2 O l. n) O! G- v5 W
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."
+ y5 e5 O1 v: d, c U欲速则不达Haste does not bring success. 1 t& [9 t' m; m8 e
优胜劣汰survival of the fittest
0 s# E8 T0 d7 h英雄所见略同Great minds think alike.
0 i8 S* ]+ g8 g冤家宜解不宜结Better make friends than make enemies.. ^+ Y! x: R% A% f. C2 h5 Y0 y+ `
冤假错案"cases in which people were unjustly, falsely or wrongly charged or sentenced; unjust, false or wrong cases"
; M' u2 a& m0 \' e% F" i, J一言既出，驷马难追A real man never goes back on his words.
. t' J2 I8 x! i; n# J$ h7 y% s& v招财进宝Money and treasures will be plentiful
8 F5 K6 v, C7 |0 Z债台高筑become debt-ridden
. z4 C. w: i0 M7 s, x! g; c$ U致命要害Achilles' heel
: @* W! [* d, @" y# H$ W# `众矢之的target of public criticism! a6 Y- k ?1 f3 {4 P. 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.& r: L/ M* R4 d; |3 n4 x
纸上谈兵be an armchair strategist
' d z6 k; E2 O/ B0 h" Z* X* R3 N) a纸包不住火Truth will come to light sooner or later.2 g/ k* c+ N( {4 m7 e' W
左右为难between the devil and the deep blue sea; between the rock and the hard place |
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