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爱屋及乌Love me, love my dog.
: O% a3 ~% g/ m7 f百闻不如一见Seeing is believing.: F+ o. h4 l) S) w/ ~+ n9 V. T
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: G4 r" R4 x c; p
笨鸟先飞A slow sparrow should make an early start.* U( Y$ b/ R, l& F. d h
不眠之夜white night
# `/ z0 f/ g5 X1 X* w* G/ q不以物喜，不以己悲not pleased by external gains, not saddened by personnal losses
2 |/ G, Y% l7 D8 T- A% h不遗余力spare no effort; go all out; do one's best. y- i) M" ]9 y/ i, j- q+ b" G5 m4 }; j
不打不成交"No discord, no concord. ! ~+ Z0 k% k% O* I1 ~' b
拆东墙补西墙rob Peter to pay Paul
4 f, T5 W8 }, I7 d辞旧迎新bid farewell to the old and usher in the new; ring out the old year and ring in the new " z7 F: F/ X- {" T) u( @3 f
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 all6 X3 V# j( n+ c
大开眼界open one's eyes; broaden one's horizon; be an eye-opener + ^: D8 q% O/ B" m2 @! G$ \8 L' l
国泰民安The country flourishes and people live in peace
% o% p: T+ x7 G5 Q% r: b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 & [" x; I: |0 u
功夫不负有心人Everything comes to him who waits. 6 X6 A1 g8 {9 l, P3 Q. K6 f
好了伤疤忘了疼once on shore, one prays no more
. v9 B0 a& `9 {& [好事不出门，恶事传千里Good news never goes beyond the gate, while bad news spread far and wide. 3 B9 I" ]9 }8 z H1 \
和气生财Harmony brings wealth* i; }0 v! r' T, h- D3 n# S
活到老，学到老One is never too old to learn.
: E0 A% C5 o" m+ q/ O" b, w" n既往不咎let bygones be bygones
$ B& b& h" F c# W2 ?1 h( ~' U金无足赤,人无完人Gold can't be pure and man can't be perfect. 1 A4 H r2 P- u
金玉满堂Treasures fill the home' e" j& g8 t, P& l
脚踏实地be down-to-earth
2 Y+ r# t/ {5 f, C! b" }$ ~5 ^ X脚踩两只船sit on the fence 4 e* \; Y0 l7 \# N1 d
君子之交淡如水the friendship between gentlemen is as pure as crystal; a hedge between keeps friendship green . C" V; a8 N% c& ^1 s
老生常谈，陈词滥调cut and dried, cliché& ]( O- \0 i0 y- \- o4 n
礼尚往来Courtesy calls for reciprocity. ( _" ]; d" X3 t/ z: K. a
留得青山在，不怕没柴烧"Where there is life, there is hope."; t1 V) B# u. {, x4 [8 B
马到成功achieve immediate victory; win instant success
+ b7 s. v# a) o4 V# A' V名利双收gain in both fame and wealth
# f p& V$ d* u% P茅塞顿开be suddenly enlightened
; \. e: ]/ d8 m没有规矩不成方圆Nothing can be accomplished without norms or standards.) W8 @* \; E- B+ c+ v
每逢佳节倍思亲& g4 k. i" k2 {* h
On festive occasions more than ever one thinks of one's dear ones far away.8 t! ?3 {2 O# J
It is on the festival occasions when one misses his dear most.
2 q5 ^8 a4 c% _2 P! }9 Z, c4 ~ t谋事在人，成事在天"The planning lies with man, the outcome with Heaven. / Man proposes, God disposes. "( w* p( G) u: u; A1 \3 K: B6 l1 Z
弄巧成拙be too smart by half; Cunning outwits itself.9 s* `- F+ z) p
拿手好戏masterpiece0 A, r$ x8 @- M; ?
赔了夫人又折兵throw good money after bad
4 w! _9 u$ c% o! a7 P- M) I抛砖引玉a modest spur to induce others to come forward with valuable contributions; throw a sprat to catch a whale& t( y8 M+ J. f& d" U
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" }- F: m8 P6 Y1 z: P3 R" L
抢得先机take the preemptive opportunities
! K% l$ S! Q J! p8 Y0 g5 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.6 [0 E, \( k" F3 i: f6 a
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
- d @7 E3 U/ Y2 o# o/ j前事不忘,后事之师Past experience, if not forgotten, is a guide for the future.
2 x) e3 t8 k2 Z' ~前人栽树,后人乘凉One generation plants the trees in whose shade another generation rests.2 P b- C* S! |' b0 c' P
One sows and another reaps.
" G4 H% s- U$ A9 @- N( x8 ^8 n! E前怕狼,后怕虎fear the wolf in front and the tiger behind/ hesitate in doing something
7 ^3 g7 }3 Y c* ^# _) o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.
% {1 G% C9 \8 \4 \5 Y5 k强强联手win-win co-operation6 `3 G( f2 A1 e+ F* m/ _
瑞雪兆丰年A timely snow promises a good harvest.8 y( G4 Y1 @8 [1 j$ \+ V
人之初,性本善Man's nature at birth is good.
$ O+ ~/ K6 k- M( F0 a人逢喜事精神爽Joy puts heart into a man.# g6 q4 Y4 x! w) [6 N. M6 d
人海战术huge-crowd strategy
% z" m$ u7 v+ I0 o& [. p% ^世上无难事，只要肯攀登"Where there is a will, there is a way. " + a7 K) M/ ~5 A
世外桃源a fictitious land of peace away from the turmoil of the world;
' I6 U# W# O; g' A死而后已until my heart stops beating0 _$ B7 x5 r ` m8 t- }
岁岁平安Peace all year round: a7 s" @/ f$ a/ ^1 M, D c
上有天堂，下有苏杭"Just as there is paradise in heaven, ther are Suzhou and Hangzhou on earth."
- ?- q5 l' l$ z' G- E# k% B塞翁失马，焉知非福Misfortune may be an actual blessing.
1 }* q! B9 Z' K0 b: N% o三十而立"A man should be independent at the age of thirty. * ]. e2 _0 W9 j% s7 J
At thirty, a man should be able to think for himself." 8 M" |' R* u2 Y! y* r C7 x5 i" q
升级换代updating and upgrading (of products)0 b. E9 M+ R- `0 j
四十不惑Life begins at forty. - u# i, B1 I2 o% f1 Q g: f8 B
谁言寸草心，报得三春晖"Such kindness of warm sun, can't be repaid by grass. "
8 U; ~% S/ v* v+ i水涨船高When the river rises, the boat floats high.
3 P' m% v9 e: l1 s# e8 ] M时不我待Time and tide wait for no man.
$ r5 K" q$ S$ N% M. v3 V! R杀鸡用牛刀break a butterfly on the wheel/ }( ?" f9 l( g7 b) s
实事求是seek truth from facts; be practical and realistic; be true to facts
- K/ e* S& ]9 q9 e说曹操,曹操到Talk of the devil and he comes.
2 y0 Y! Z+ K5 ~7 B, N实话实说speak the plain truth; call a spade a spade; tell it as it is
7 e5 I# V0 R' |! i实践是检验真理的唯一标准Practice is the sole criterion for testing truth.
% ^+ Z8 N( q& @! y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; "
. s+ ~; [/ L% O4 Y! y1 g- V6 Y/ h韬光养晦hide one's capacities and bide one's time( |/ K+ x5 |! p$ J" C1 w
糖衣炮弹sugar-coated bullets7 N8 N! M f' i% F) @
天有不测风云Anything unexpected may happen. a bolt from the blue7 ^+ U N' P$ `
团结就是力量Unity is strength.; M' {- L$ s* s, w
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 : f3 M1 B- ~- b [/ R/ D: ^, S3 t
歪风邪气unhealthy practices and evil phenomena
" ?1 T( y3 s+ u# {( t4 v/ {物以类聚，人以群分Birds of a feather flock together.
0 ]4 ?, X" W% }. r8 x8 L8 ]往事如风"The past has vanished (from memory) like wind.; What in past, is past." " S3 K0 `& `- T0 B7 D
望子成龙hold high hopes for one's child
( Y/ v; i4 u% M7 J! _屋漏又逢连阴雨Misfortunes never come singly. When it rains it pours.9 z7 a( K5 Y3 A
文韬武略military expertise; military strategy % K# x! @% V4 _, E! H' ~
唯利是图draw water to one's mill
. g. z: W. K9 n! q4 n( O. N无源之水,无本之木water without a source, and a tree wiithout roots. C2 I% N. f4 }$ \
无中生有make/create something out of nothing
9 N" T1 ]7 U) \. h# l2 d; W, S7 ?无风不起浪There are no waves without wind. There's no smoke without fire.
+ d- r/ D4 c: J9 Q徇私枉法bend the law for the benefit of relatives or friends
. G. J! Y0 |7 Y- E, o" _新官上任三把火a new broom sweeps clean 4 c! W, X( S3 [) ?- l
虚心使人进步,骄傲使人落后Modesty helps one go forward, whereas conceit makes one lag behind.4 u P) E# e' L
蓄势而发accumulate strength for a take-off
! V x: P3 n/ S心想事成May all your wish come true
6 ]! e* V; |4 @0 f" K/ {. A心照不宣have a tacit understanding; give tacit consent; tacit understanding; n& a! k. @: r4 `$ {
先入为主First impressions are firmly entrenched.: H+ }4 }8 d8 n f& T
先下手为强catch the ball before the bound
4 u0 Z; B8 l5 Q0 z5 ~. {# l像热锅上的蚂蚁like an ant on a hot pan
: Z+ x/ L" W+ M# D) K现身说法warn people by taking oneself as an example+ q) w( P! V4 A/ K+ Y: ^7 J
息事宁人pour oil on troubled waters
9 i' {* |) B. A4 c4 H* }喜忧参半mingled hope and fear
- w$ t, @. m) \! D Z1 t& z循序渐进step by step' u' }& s+ f$ s3 u9 z
一路平安，一路顺风speed somebody on their way; speed the parting guest
' a- W0 G0 @ w" R. \0 `+ V严以律己,宽以待人be strict with oneself and lenient towards others, L- ^/ l# u: d7 Z/ g3 p) f
鱼米之乡a land of milk and honey* m7 L2 C- P5 P; T* Z
有情人终成眷属"Jack shall have Jill, all shall be well." 3 D1 {, k4 {4 i7 V* j! s* M
有钱能使鬼推磨Money makes the mare go. Money talks.8 f& M1 t8 u4 \" n" u" \* p2 T
有识之士people of vision
# ~. P+ n n! o' f: {有勇无谋use brawn rather than brain ! t8 r! o2 v$ [( G
有缘千里来相会Separated as we are thousands of miles apart, we come together as if by predestination.. b7 v; P! I" X' k8 x+ t: E
与时俱进advance with times
) W( Z1 F! H$ s4 t6 m F5 [以人为本people oriented; people foremost + b9 p# H7 ^6 e
因材施教teach students according to their aptitude 5 \( I: a7 f# ~7 |1 J* k" e
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."
! m2 y3 v8 W4 R: {+ p欲速则不达Haste does not bring success.
; ~( e7 D. v6 |! U优胜劣汰survival of the fittest
1 ~: `1 J9 K7 z' G9 A; w; h英雄所见略同Great minds think alike. m7 U9 W, {2 W! _* U- d
冤家宜解不宜结Better make friends than make enemies.
6 b W; B: _- _* z. a冤假错案"cases in which people were unjustly, falsely or wrongly charged or sentenced; unjust, false or wrong cases" 9 ~) [+ y- r- G3 ?, B
一言既出，驷马难追A real man never goes back on his words. 9 r( Q0 `9 S+ \: ~
招财进宝Money and treasures will be plentiful/ t7 w2 b! `+ n4 |3 w* x
债台高筑become debt-ridden) r1 y( W( Y* B7 R0 Y. s9 }2 d; U
致命要害Achilles' heel 4 Q% y. ?% K! S$ h+ n
众矢之的target of public criticism& J. f/ j7 L& q' P- c
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.& ^& s" K& j" ~; p4 }0 G+ K
纸上谈兵be an armchair strategist7 Y% r0 }$ A" v
纸包不住火Truth will come to light sooner or later.5 R# t9 _# Y$ a! o+ W! a
左右为难between the devil and the deep blue sea; between the rock and the hard place |
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