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爱屋及乌Love me, love my dog.
" L* f' G% G9 `9 x4 d百闻不如一见Seeing is believing.
1 `- o* ], t- s$ y. @1 C& [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
3 q& j6 j5 E' |' c4 Z+ ~5 a; r笨鸟先飞A slow sparrow should make an early start.8 b3 k6 b, V/ t6 E3 r0 k; s1 ^
不眠之夜white night
0 S4 m" P% P: H$ g( A8 n H不以物喜，不以己悲not pleased by external gains, not saddened by personnal losses6 S4 f, W5 J, A# @
不遗余力spare no effort; go all out; do one's best
6 Q4 X- ]# A! J; l不打不成交"No discord, no concord. + G% P9 e. W; u; ]
拆东墙补西墙rob Peter to pay Paul ( m% F8 K+ {) c2 H# 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 ' U2 i/ |$ U% y! Y( b/ R3 _
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
( K" G2 _0 Q+ {1 Y0 m% d% ]! u大开眼界open one's eyes; broaden one's horizon; be an eye-opener
: N2 N- ~( x/ e/ `7 \国泰民安The country flourishes and people live in peace6 i. m4 L1 K9 [! \; `# z ~
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 , a' [6 p( }3 J7 y
功夫不负有心人Everything comes to him who waits.
& q* O3 ^5 D7 U! T+ n好了伤疤忘了疼once on shore, one prays no more) ?* v7 B# \- e
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 [; B- k4 N) n, |9 E
和气生财Harmony brings wealth* d* T+ w# {% U
活到老，学到老One is never too old to learn.
( r4 K/ r$ M# h- y+ W" T既往不咎let bygones be bygones
2 M! O; W1 N1 G) z9 h& n) E金无足赤,人无完人Gold can't be pure and man can't be perfect.
3 x4 y" I4 b4 E/ }金玉满堂Treasures fill the home
* P8 V. m) k6 s5 z7 [: {脚踏实地be down-to-earth " l2 W! E! R! _3 p& a( y
脚踩两只船sit on the fence
' ^ j& y: f1 j* \/ C7 M君子之交淡如水the friendship between gentlemen is as pure as crystal; a hedge between keeps friendship green
# a" b6 T: b, Z! I9 v老生常谈，陈词滥调cut and dried, cliché
- G" c! g& n8 M) C3 `1 y礼尚往来Courtesy calls for reciprocity.
/ Y5 e- v( i O: t3 T0 ~) u留得青山在，不怕没柴烧"Where there is life, there is hope."7 t# K3 I4 |/ v X9 x) x/ P
马到成功achieve immediate victory; win instant success
4 y5 F# x+ d- K' a) t* x/ v0 D2 j/ v名利双收gain in both fame and wealth
; z1 J+ a7 u" a; `2 ?茅塞顿开be suddenly enlightened
) Q. R/ E7 l2 Y- B0 L没有规矩不成方圆Nothing can be accomplished without norms or standards.+ {/ c7 t- _9 K5 r, h5 h
每逢佳节倍思亲
3 V9 g* _+ h9 s4 I3 O: AOn festive occasions more than ever one thinks of one's dear ones far away.; S! a/ C# R: G
It is on the festival occasions when one misses his dear most. . L5 G N: p7 H+ G
谋事在人，成事在天"The planning lies with man, the outcome with Heaven. / Man proposes, God disposes. "! z; n% o. |* f* B( B c0 I
弄巧成拙be too smart by half; Cunning outwits itself.
: S; l, N+ Y+ p3 f& i0 g0 h& _拿手好戏masterpiece g! Q5 u. H& i w/ L3 k8 q
赔了夫人又折兵throw good money after bad* P- {3 r5 q# P
抛砖引玉a modest spur to induce others to come forward with valuable contributions; throw a sprat to catch a whale
f0 e7 X) \1 |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! M" a& n) |, R# j0 t
抢得先机take the preemptive opportunities 1 q: G$ T6 ^; Q, l- G2 Q7 F
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 a" F: f; g- D! `
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) T- B; M! G$ U% i T* }! c
前事不忘,后事之师Past experience, if not forgotten, is a guide for the future.
5 O7 E( q( G5 `+ C前人栽树,后人乘凉One generation plants the trees in whose shade another generation rests.
* a; m9 I* Y( S$ bOne sows and another reaps., i+ c% c! l. P) R
前怕狼,后怕虎fear the wolf in front and the tiger behind/ hesitate in doing something9 O( [; v: d k& W5 M9 w C2 [4 Y
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. ' b, f5 v& S, U4 w; g. z7 o
强强联手win-win co-operation% d- m0 y5 I1 d
瑞雪兆丰年A timely snow promises a good harvest.
3 E; H, g4 Y0 T( s7 \- s人之初,性本善Man's nature at birth is good.: K9 ^& L4 L! ?3 P
人逢喜事精神爽Joy puts heart into a man., l! W" F8 {. G" f" f5 @* j
人海战术huge-crowd strategy
+ z1 a. P; K9 T: a8 I: G% y) t% q2 T世上无难事，只要肯攀登"Where there is a will, there is a way. "
8 F* Q0 \7 N4 H5 B$ i0 s世外桃源a fictitious land of peace away from the turmoil of the world; 8 r1 g* N! U1 c( e0 ^/ r" _$ m9 @
死而后已until my heart stops beating
$ w, h) h4 Z; H岁岁平安Peace all year round$ o' m8 g, o' C( w) j5 K; a& F9 f
上有天堂，下有苏杭"Just as there is paradise in heaven, ther are Suzhou and Hangzhou on earth."
! Z" B l$ ?1 W Y: u塞翁失马，焉知非福Misfortune may be an actual blessing.
! U: a- c. T6 y w! g# r. D三十而立"A man should be independent at the age of thirty.
8 `% s9 S s- r7 s0 S& X3 |, PAt thirty, a man should be able to think for himself."
) p( I& z5 Z# m- E" C) A2 h升级换代updating and upgrading (of products)
0 S V. b+ G7 x" E四十不惑Life begins at forty.
) A' \ U( @3 {谁言寸草心，报得三春晖"Such kindness of warm sun, can't be repaid by grass. "
D \$ L2 N& M& q水涨船高When the river rises, the boat floats high.8 A, s4 E& q+ [% c5 Z. v8 v
时不我待Time and tide wait for no man.
4 O/ x! b" C: z- j& G7 l7 F杀鸡用牛刀break a butterfly on the wheel8 E. x8 q$ h3 F- l
实事求是seek truth from facts; be practical and realistic; be true to facts
, a! J6 _0 ~% n2 C( Q# C: j说曹操,曹操到Talk of the devil and he comes.
' [" Q5 `) d, L, l实话实说speak the plain truth; call a spade a spade; tell it as it is ; H5 ^! w& p7 J% E/ B( N# P
实践是检验真理的唯一标准Practice is the sole criterion for testing truth.
4 x1 M5 {" e7 ~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; "" ?% Y* Q: S; H$ D
韬光养晦hide one's capacities and bide one's time o! ^4 U: m- v2 J' K! p
糖衣炮弹sugar-coated bullets" L- u& M# X. w5 @& a
天有不测风云Anything unexpected may happen. a bolt from the blue
0 f- R( X' c; E) f# v团结就是力量Unity is strength.1 P/ k; y1 y7 h, w6 E0 p; U
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
V. C! h. R3 ~+ }& M8 v歪风邪气unhealthy practices and evil phenomena
! `8 Z$ w+ j1 {' o" K, {( {物以类聚，人以群分Birds of a feather flock together.9 s7 \' V& g) r* X9 |7 x; }
往事如风"The past has vanished (from memory) like wind.; What in past, is past."
7 ~) }/ p0 c8 q( R$ w望子成龙hold high hopes for one's child
6 }! w+ W$ V: Z6 F屋漏又逢连阴雨Misfortunes never come singly. When it rains it pours.. I1 [; l% \% C8 J p
文韬武略military expertise; military strategy 1 k( q/ ~/ w) e, Y8 \5 R+ X
唯利是图draw water to one's mill
+ |" }; q" D/ p5 D, @0 T4 g2 d无源之水,无本之木water without a source, and a tree wiithout roots4 e8 q! M7 `: C) l. C& l5 A" c
无中生有make/create something out of nothing
x/ k" G; M3 I$ ]% M, s2 h- M7 w3 R) ^无风不起浪There are no waves without wind. There's no smoke without fire.4 j7 ?! O2 V. m7 o8 o3 f, h& S
徇私枉法bend the law for the benefit of relatives or friends 0 r) H3 l6 m7 g8 F
新官上任三把火a new broom sweeps clean
' y5 I# I$ `# w! L* _ O虚心使人进步,骄傲使人落后Modesty helps one go forward, whereas conceit makes one lag behind.
. J+ j6 |# n; P蓄势而发accumulate strength for a take-off
- n1 Q* G Y! \6 y! w6 v; ?心想事成May all your wish come true
% D1 G% J$ v4 i$ e0 r+ k. E i1 g心照不宣have a tacit understanding; give tacit consent; tacit understanding" o$ ~* }% z* ?! T+ x; @; l8 g* V K& ~
先入为主First impressions are firmly entrenched.8 D& _# z- l: W1 L0 ?* p2 }7 `
先下手为强catch the ball before the bound+ W0 p' }% u+ [7 m; d0 K- b) B
像热锅上的蚂蚁like an ant on a hot pan: B2 C" f! m! F1 n5 S8 i& a/ b, T, b: w$ z
现身说法warn people by taking oneself as an example
: l4 z: G" t( N# C1 Z2 P息事宁人pour oil on troubled waters % \* f& }+ } L$ ]( E Y
喜忧参半mingled hope and fear 7 r S {; K2 x- G% ?3 O
循序渐进step by step
1 I* Z# C- a9 I, }: b一路平安，一路顺风speed somebody on their way; speed the parting guest
8 Q8 T3 n# J& l1 J严以律己,宽以待人be strict with oneself and lenient towards others
! N+ }: k( V* b2 v鱼米之乡a land of milk and honey: {6 b& e1 |8 P
有情人终成眷属"Jack shall have Jill, all shall be well." 5 ?0 o i7 y! o
有钱能使鬼推磨Money makes the mare go. Money talks.9 s( j9 f5 s3 S2 `( w, G) E: O* K3 \
有识之士people of vision
* q/ S$ j, y7 D6 R4 L1 Q1 r有勇无谋use brawn rather than brain 2 N0 a/ X" W" v/ C: g
有缘千里来相会Separated as we are thousands of miles apart, we come together as if by predestination.
+ K8 t5 K0 v' d9 _3 ]与时俱进advance with times, t/ M. u; E, S; p/ N
以人为本people oriented; people foremost & ^+ _& w3 P; ]% h9 @ o: b- b6 N
因材施教teach students according to their aptitude
( Y' g' `: U0 d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."
% ^/ e3 L0 A n9 n& J/ t欲速则不达Haste does not bring success.
# d/ J& `; ?, _优胜劣汰survival of the fittest
- v) p2 ?. e; j8 {/ W' @7 T英雄所见略同Great minds think alike.$ C# i, ~* x2 r1 }
冤家宜解不宜结Better make friends than make enemies.
* `2 a7 `! d( B冤假错案"cases in which people were unjustly, falsely or wrongly charged or sentenced; unjust, false or wrong cases"
$ P5 r/ q- }# y一言既出，驷马难追A real man never goes back on his words. , H$ R& x! N1 O7 U
招财进宝Money and treasures will be plentiful
; R" j0 o* l( s7 T& C+ I债台高筑become debt-ridden
8 N& G: \, `% `; w: I: x. T致命要害Achilles' heel
$ N! {- ?5 |* n, [$ P, k众矢之的target of public criticism G: K1 v- d1 W- T- q) m+ h
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.% y0 S! P; g9 J* F- q& h0 N
纸上谈兵be an armchair strategist
$ n8 r$ U; k% Y" i' ^纸包不住火Truth will come to light sooner or later.7 [- B& W8 @6 g+ }3 s6 {+ {# n
左右为难between the devil and the deep blue sea; between the rock and the hard place |
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