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爱屋及乌Love me, love my dog.
7 `2 w( T9 W# d百闻不如一见Seeing is believing.- \. K& _' C0 u2 m. i6 D+ V
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* K% g$ K" b2 @% e' [) V
笨鸟先飞A slow sparrow should make an early start.
{$ W8 @' D' w; G不眠之夜white night : t' W2 N% o8 [% I# D8 ^2 N
不以物喜，不以己悲not pleased by external gains, not saddened by personnal losses
7 O9 v7 G1 T/ s; c. [, |" f3 P不遗余力spare no effort; go all out; do one's best
* X/ _* w; q5 l D' _" o不打不成交"No discord, no concord.
Z2 ]* g3 T7 |" v拆东墙补西墙rob Peter to pay Paul
1 Z0 X: Q. a: A: @辞旧迎新bid farewell to the old and usher in the new; ring out the old year and ring in the new $ f6 t1 c2 A( S) j) k7 S$ \
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
! E+ N# R+ a3 n' G- z) u- m大开眼界open one's eyes; broaden one's horizon; be an eye-opener
$ a7 N) m7 u% b$ Z9 Y( u国泰民安The country flourishes and people live in peace
7 e- E- \# B9 e5 R% s/ |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 * y0 R! r/ z6 l+ O0 L
功夫不负有心人Everything comes to him who waits.
2 a* q2 S& r) O, B! g+ H& A好了伤疤忘了疼once on shore, one prays no more
4 e& l# ^% X2 ]9 h& e/ P3 f# W/ J好事不出门，恶事传千里Good news never goes beyond the gate, while bad news spread far and wide. 9 {3 @0 f/ K1 m4 w. x/ p: C
和气生财Harmony brings wealth6 t D% d8 J. G6 P3 [9 L; q
活到老，学到老One is never too old to learn. + A" E: h; A. J9 v0 x/ K
既往不咎let bygones be bygones 5 @( X5 B6 {% }9 l R- v/ X
金无足赤,人无完人Gold can't be pure and man can't be perfect.
, U$ `+ j3 r8 o1 ?金玉满堂Treasures fill the home
; J1 D* Z0 h) `. w/ X脚踏实地be down-to-earth ; m# R; n3 P7 F. x4 b; D! _
脚踩两只船sit on the fence 1 C, r4 |7 ~$ B9 x' A% @
君子之交淡如水the friendship between gentlemen is as pure as crystal; a hedge between keeps friendship green , c ~ g4 O. S% V; P& \8 L$ Y( S! X
老生常谈，陈词滥调cut and dried, cliché' ]1 v% e' a1 u4 H: G
礼尚往来Courtesy calls for reciprocity. : S# }( U; I3 X6 V
留得青山在，不怕没柴烧"Where there is life, there is hope."
, z! ^6 |- X. F q* |. \1 R* Y马到成功achieve immediate victory; win instant success
) i& X3 B" c3 \9 u( P名利双收gain in both fame and wealth9 A! j+ H) r6 h: z5 X, v- m
茅塞顿开be suddenly enlightened; ?* |$ }4 {( y% m+ o6 ?' Q
没有规矩不成方圆Nothing can be accomplished without norms or standards.( @, E" p C0 q" ^
每逢佳节倍思亲
( m8 \8 V9 W6 e+ `- X2 W0 k" ?. E% QOn festive occasions more than ever one thinks of one's dear ones far away.
8 l0 k! c; i: x" q" ^/ }5 L d% V% _It is on the festival occasions when one misses his dear most.
: a7 \' [/ f) m谋事在人，成事在天"The planning lies with man, the outcome with Heaven. / Man proposes, God disposes. "
; S7 c( r" J' b; X( w/ V$ K4 N8 ?弄巧成拙be too smart by half; Cunning outwits itself.2 F/ O, E: U1 J5 n h0 D
拿手好戏masterpiece- l- t3 Y) K; Y5 q
赔了夫人又折兵throw good money after bad2 @4 a8 T9 k" C+ 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" Y# l2 w" a7 ~1 n; t' o; z2 V
破釜沉舟cut off all means of retreat；burn one‘s own way of retreat and be determined to fight to the end1 h0 |+ O2 y1 E/ f9 E3 o" M
抢得先机take the preemptive opportunities ' w! m- ?/ `. d5 Z+ f+ e# u
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.
' l+ z9 ^5 i$ t7 O! ~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 Y8 J. k% h7 t o! \! m2 `$ t前事不忘,后事之师Past experience, if not forgotten, is a guide for the future.
! y l5 O/ A$ v( p; `/ I前人栽树,后人乘凉One generation plants the trees in whose shade another generation rests.
. ?% ~( x) A! ?' ]( U) hOne sows and another reaps.2 M8 B3 G* m* C2 n y5 m( d
前怕狼,后怕虎fear the wolf in front and the tiger behind/ hesitate in doing something
- C' S- E- X1 z5 L9 C( s$ U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.
( H. G: Y9 ?! H8 v9 J强强联手win-win co-operation& T& m, d. f* a% u* m5 D
瑞雪兆丰年A timely snow promises a good harvest.
3 V9 H( ~+ L4 ]$ f人之初,性本善Man's nature at birth is good.
$ m) ~/ g% z( r9 N7 x# ? B$ ?- Q人逢喜事精神爽Joy puts heart into a man.
" e, Z7 h9 m- D1 {: k) w: K人海战术huge-crowd strategy 8 g1 b% S f8 G- ^
世上无难事，只要肯攀登"Where there is a will, there is a way. "
( I" @3 `) r* x世外桃源a fictitious land of peace away from the turmoil of the world; : F# B8 H+ ~6 |2 K
死而后已until my heart stops beating7 x% ~0 y$ W5 [: x- \
岁岁平安Peace all year round
: k) y# F O4 W- S上有天堂，下有苏杭"Just as there is paradise in heaven, ther are Suzhou and Hangzhou on earth."
: W9 z5 p6 B" Z9 U' |+ r塞翁失马，焉知非福Misfortune may be an actual blessing.
+ y0 R: J& V% q; S三十而立"A man should be independent at the age of thirty.
: Y; r' c# A7 r7 U4 y. L: U7 L0 X9 uAt thirty, a man should be able to think for himself."
1 \; R5 F3 ]+ U S7 w; L) O3 K升级换代updating and upgrading (of products)3 x" v5 C8 e# J) M, W7 w
四十不惑Life begins at forty.
' C: l4 } t7 `# D" |$ _ Z谁言寸草心，报得三春晖"Such kindness of warm sun, can't be repaid by grass. " 8 b! P+ w' b7 i$ G
水涨船高When the river rises, the boat floats high.3 E! Q7 ` K: l; g
时不我待Time and tide wait for no man.
3 s+ m% }9 y, w; Z: n) f. ?/ g& e杀鸡用牛刀break a butterfly on the wheel
7 k: L+ `; U: m, H9 u7 H$ V/ ~5 h% i9 Y实事求是seek truth from facts; be practical and realistic; be true to facts
' D$ m3 T2 t) d4 ~% s$ Z) p说曹操,曹操到Talk of the devil and he comes.
# d) g4 x% {/ |4 f6 `) O& e5 m实话实说speak the plain truth; call a spade a spade; tell it as it is
4 V6 ^2 \4 n3 g实践是检验真理的唯一标准Practice is the sole criterion for testing truth.! x4 X& X) J, o+ D
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; ", c8 ~6 J7 G% B4 @3 `
韬光养晦hide one's capacities and bide one's time: n0 U$ u: i5 C9 S
糖衣炮弹sugar-coated bullets. l8 w/ U: j6 X' F. W1 W
天有不测风云Anything unexpected may happen. a bolt from the blue8 K' l i4 X4 k5 N
团结就是力量Unity is strength.
8 z% ?8 G+ [9 l3 o' ^/ e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 G0 X, ^" R' K3 S% e
歪风邪气unhealthy practices and evil phenomena( |9 Q6 J1 \+ s' h# C& y0 x# q
物以类聚，人以群分Birds of a feather flock together.8 m& G- F# D% @, I
往事如风"The past has vanished (from memory) like wind.; What in past, is past." + Q7 m" h& G3 e& D9 G
望子成龙hold high hopes for one's child% h+ F, a2 K1 l; O6 v! H- B% N
屋漏又逢连阴雨Misfortunes never come singly. When it rains it pours.
3 Q9 \1 {0 }6 i7 \" U8 k) ]2 L文韬武略military expertise; military strategy 4 F% s. E: r ~9 c
唯利是图draw water to one's mill : H9 J g# O% a9 t+ T7 n
无源之水,无本之木water without a source, and a tree wiithout roots' X/ b, m* [1 l& _+ h7 ?; e1 C
无中生有make/create something out of nothing
, z) _ W0 R3 q& u) w$ |无风不起浪There are no waves without wind. There's no smoke without fire.
9 ~% n$ B: N: T徇私枉法bend the law for the benefit of relatives or friends 9 w/ Z7 h' O$ y9 w
新官上任三把火a new broom sweeps clean 3 V! G0 N. W) x" g7 \$ B
虚心使人进步,骄傲使人落后Modesty helps one go forward, whereas conceit makes one lag behind.
5 `6 b3 p1 x8 v蓄势而发accumulate strength for a take-off
. @& S! u! x3 ]心想事成May all your wish come true
; E! F: z3 C- T9 @* g心照不宣have a tacit understanding; give tacit consent; tacit understanding
& m, J6 g2 [: V1 y& K5 T先入为主First impressions are firmly entrenched.
. v( z1 h, _' z8 R" `先下手为强catch the ball before the bound( \' l$ S, ?7 O! L
像热锅上的蚂蚁like an ant on a hot pan O* U# ~3 e7 U! g, L) @
现身说法warn people by taking oneself as an example+ C/ h& l1 V+ D9 t/ ^, Y1 p
息事宁人pour oil on troubled waters
" x: b' m, q5 F! ?* ]2 \* E喜忧参半mingled hope and fear
1 |. O6 y1 H3 W. z. ^+ U循序渐进step by step# u2 A5 J- s" v. l% z: m' D& J
一路平安，一路顺风speed somebody on their way; speed the parting guest
% c# ^8 _; d* b/ c1 y+ K严以律己,宽以待人be strict with oneself and lenient towards others
5 k7 r' p; |+ p1 J/ @& a鱼米之乡a land of milk and honey/ J% m' D% f0 ^) E) s8 ~! @, h$ x) y
有情人终成眷属"Jack shall have Jill, all shall be well."
& f7 J7 o" D& S/ R有钱能使鬼推磨Money makes the mare go. Money talks.7 W& y6 R* L+ k d5 B
有识之士people of vision
$ b2 V9 C" l. z1 g; u有勇无谋use brawn rather than brain - q/ C8 Q7 W0 x- s
有缘千里来相会Separated as we are thousands of miles apart, we come together as if by predestination.: D! r- q; j6 ^8 p' L# p
与时俱进advance with times
* V8 G1 n4 m# F2 ~9 m" S D6 ]& b以人为本people oriented; people foremost
( a" j6 c/ O: e& H: P3 T因材施教teach students according to their aptitude ( ^' ~ d% n: B) ? a1 m$ y* p
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." * b" H! J1 f& V. o8 p- r# D
欲速则不达Haste does not bring success.
0 x6 `' g) o8 a- C7 r/ O优胜劣汰survival of the fittest : w* ]6 f5 c9 s8 I0 H4 h
英雄所见略同Great minds think alike.8 \9 N1 t' U2 M4 }8 \
冤家宜解不宜结Better make friends than make enemies.
& C2 z4 T r$ B! C7 O冤假错案"cases in which people were unjustly, falsely or wrongly charged or sentenced; unjust, false or wrong cases" + K5 g3 b" I" O/ \1 C- a
一言既出，驷马难追A real man never goes back on his words. ) A% ?: b$ l1 l
招财进宝Money and treasures will be plentiful' L5 x% U: E# A
债台高筑become debt-ridden
+ D8 ^8 ?0 x: [2 U; n6 v4 w致命要害Achilles' heel ( b* Q; l6 K, J+ i6 S: c
众矢之的target of public criticism
$ \' L4 E* D) H4 @# Q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.
1 S: u) N* N( ^* |. z' h纸上谈兵be an armchair strategist7 D! d4 y2 P- t; F4 s& V* |
纸包不住火Truth will come to light sooner or later. o: z; S( z0 Q& G; q; f1 M l( Y
左右为难between the devil and the deep blue sea; between the rock and the hard place |
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