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爱屋及乌Love me, love my dog.
( L9 f1 a, C. E6 x百闻不如一见Seeing is believing.
& Z2 r% r/ |: `4 U9 x5 x5 J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) M- g ]- a/ o; O( D; k
笨鸟先飞A slow sparrow should make an early start.# S9 K Q: O6 }0 j+ n8 j$ r
不眠之夜white night
+ ~: v8 O5 C# s4 j; C不以物喜，不以己悲not pleased by external gains, not saddened by personnal losses* y4 Z8 u' m- u8 Z2 v
不遗余力spare no effort; go all out; do one's best
( S* v3 M! f5 B7 {不打不成交"No discord, no concord.
. O0 a0 {; F- i1 U拆东墙补西墙rob Peter to pay Paul 7 X5 A* @0 ~1 T& g3 X
辞旧迎新bid farewell to the old and usher in the new; ring out the old year and ring in the new : ~. M2 p s; G4 Z9 R) 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 all2 F$ O$ c! a: ?" C
大开眼界open one's eyes; broaden one's horizon; be an eye-opener % o- Z* T9 n, S* V
国泰民安The country flourishes and people live in peace# N0 T2 {( I. C/ C
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
. k7 o9 g: M) J- P2 l/ D功夫不负有心人Everything comes to him who waits.
' n& e- v5 G" j$ r$ L. k好了伤疤忘了疼once on shore, one prays no more7 D6 E' F ]& z1 H/ ~5 O
好事不出门，恶事传千里Good news never goes beyond the gate, while bad news spread far and wide. , A4 f! h8 k8 |- G8 ^3 u( Q
和气生财Harmony brings wealth
3 N& C- H: f) [) M, U活到老，学到老One is never too old to learn.
' c7 h; i* z( b4 v! @4 o: Y Q/ d既往不咎let bygones be bygones " h+ P: O! [: S: z0 k# m
金无足赤,人无完人Gold can't be pure and man can't be perfect. 6 k. r% c" N$ ~; Y, E1 o) e; m. s
金玉满堂Treasures fill the home
, _8 v! w# \4 T4 p7 a脚踏实地be down-to-earth
: B: f& E* h# o* A B脚踩两只船sit on the fence 2 w7 V1 R" L/ `, S% B. \" `
君子之交淡如水the friendship between gentlemen is as pure as crystal; a hedge between keeps friendship green
4 `0 P7 i. F: D4 W" ^; l老生常谈，陈词滥调cut and dried, cliché8 r) m* Z" E) }, e
礼尚往来Courtesy calls for reciprocity. . c0 p) n( c/ ]
留得青山在，不怕没柴烧"Where there is life, there is hope.") O) @. j4 U9 d# E. c5 r
马到成功achieve immediate victory; win instant success
. I7 Y, _+ h% I. d名利双收gain in both fame and wealth
5 [- ] p4 c+ H# H' [茅塞顿开be suddenly enlightened
3 \" t x6 m0 I. J t4 n4 Q没有规矩不成方圆Nothing can be accomplished without norms or standards.8 S; r4 r, }& [
每逢佳节倍思亲
) p, r% Q$ o, I" n7 M/ nOn festive occasions more than ever one thinks of one's dear ones far away.
/ ]! A9 ~* M* i; b2 z: V6 ^) hIt is on the festival occasions when one misses his dear most. . {' w% S0 l9 W4 Q3 D
谋事在人，成事在天"The planning lies with man, the outcome with Heaven. / Man proposes, God disposes. ") g6 _2 b4 F. F# O/ A# R
弄巧成拙be too smart by half; Cunning outwits itself.
( d g. R7 g1 g& j拿手好戏masterpiece
8 S! i) |8 }% V/ \6 g! ~赔了夫人又折兵throw good money after bad) c* w0 d% \: w7 {
抛砖引玉a modest spur to induce others to come forward with valuable contributions; throw a sprat to catch a whale
& n" c$ ^4 a2 T8 ~" O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
& N5 O; q& A; V抢得先机take the preemptive opportunities
4 F( {) j$ i. J4 N- c( A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.% w! y# m4 Y8 p/ A- G8 [
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
) t3 z0 [) c/ f5 n/ _$ h: F" a: w前事不忘,后事之师Past experience, if not forgotten, is a guide for the future.
% F" k* q$ C7 ]: P0 K5 w- ^& f# [前人栽树,后人乘凉One generation plants the trees in whose shade another generation rests.
# S" G/ Z$ z9 @" X# Q0 C/ O" i# GOne sows and another reaps.5 X3 W; I5 B( g! a6 Z9 z5 ^
前怕狼,后怕虎fear the wolf in front and the tiger behind/ hesitate in doing something
; n) @/ ^9 v$ C0 a: D$ M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.
7 p# I1 O$ l6 q7 S! k强强联手win-win co-operation
( W ]; @% |, M" b% N% y2 |& Q4 D" ]! |瑞雪兆丰年A timely snow promises a good harvest.6 z* F' z7 _; d% H
人之初,性本善Man's nature at birth is good.
5 q/ z+ S+ W! t8 |$ o2 M! \人逢喜事精神爽Joy puts heart into a man.8 B( r$ Q, X9 `; t
人海战术huge-crowd strategy , R5 y' x& E8 b. b1 Q
世上无难事，只要肯攀登"Where there is a will, there is a way. " . C2 A7 N* N3 I
世外桃源a fictitious land of peace away from the turmoil of the world; 0 \8 Z, R# Z' r! _
死而后已until my heart stops beating$ M. _0 c& i6 M! b& I( K
岁岁平安Peace all year round1 M1 U8 _0 B: i. a$ E' ]
上有天堂，下有苏杭"Just as there is paradise in heaven, ther are Suzhou and Hangzhou on earth." 4 n) ?/ h, V+ n8 V
塞翁失马，焉知非福Misfortune may be an actual blessing.
) V1 N) U* S- H+ B; _三十而立"A man should be independent at the age of thirty.
; J4 \- \6 o. l# G4 ^# zAt thirty, a man should be able to think for himself."
% M7 s4 h1 C# o( J升级换代updating and upgrading (of products)! }9 }. j$ B1 C. F: m
四十不惑Life begins at forty.
# |& u! \0 w: r2 `" c/ o3 C谁言寸草心，报得三春晖"Such kindness of warm sun, can't be repaid by grass. " ' e' Z2 H8 V. Z
水涨船高When the river rises, the boat floats high.
5 z: U( X$ Z" Y& x: C6 }5 {0 }时不我待Time and tide wait for no man.
7 q1 d, z+ A# E$ v杀鸡用牛刀break a butterfly on the wheel
- E3 X/ j6 o; n3 Y; D3 r' c实事求是seek truth from facts; be practical and realistic; be true to facts 1 J% T: O" d% d2 D% p$ V
说曹操,曹操到Talk of the devil and he comes.
8 F/ ~4 L3 @( x$ k2 N9 W1 H6 r/ ?实话实说speak the plain truth; call a spade a spade; tell it as it is , b8 Q3 z1 e( A% D% d
实践是检验真理的唯一标准Practice is the sole criterion for testing truth.1 s8 o4 W' @/ N0 ^% c
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; "
) X6 r- b, B8 u. f/ s' S韬光养晦hide one's capacities and bide one's time
/ ^2 x: A S9 N2 z; |8 S糖衣炮弹sugar-coated bullets( w g0 a( a, S. j+ ~/ t
天有不测风云Anything unexpected may happen. a bolt from the blue. T, V/ r6 L2 u+ Z: v- S
团结就是力量Unity is strength.
+ w6 b, D8 e/ Z! ]1 L5 j6 ]& z1 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 , I$ n5 U) o- N
歪风邪气unhealthy practices and evil phenomena
; }7 G- _; g1 W, u. ?7 Y( R物以类聚，人以群分Birds of a feather flock together.
* m& d% ~0 D$ @- Y往事如风"The past has vanished (from memory) like wind.; What in past, is past." + ?; J D& L1 z3 r; k3 ?
望子成龙hold high hopes for one's child
5 T; s( b/ m$ O2 t3 n屋漏又逢连阴雨Misfortunes never come singly. When it rains it pours.
: w$ B: ^/ [& }4 @3 [* @! L" [; W$ a文韬武略military expertise; military strategy
8 g8 x; w+ r9 k7 S( _+ e2 k+ y唯利是图draw water to one's mill " E$ n% Y5 G0 w- }
无源之水,无本之木water without a source, and a tree wiithout roots& i1 o4 R/ Z+ L; p! I
无中生有make/create something out of nothing
4 g" H, U( Y. Q# ]9 {3 S( z无风不起浪There are no waves without wind. There's no smoke without fire.8 ?4 {; @: v/ D: o; b
徇私枉法bend the law for the benefit of relatives or friends 9 b% Q* u b j6 @( i; ^ ?
新官上任三把火a new broom sweeps clean
7 N9 O- e4 E! C虚心使人进步,骄傲使人落后Modesty helps one go forward, whereas conceit makes one lag behind.
% m3 I# I' e- `) Q蓄势而发accumulate strength for a take-off3 k! j& R1 s0 X+ G; g# R6 Q
心想事成May all your wish come true; ]/ {* t0 b$ l, |9 u
心照不宣have a tacit understanding; give tacit consent; tacit understanding
5 W! n- r' L9 o) p. q先入为主First impressions are firmly entrenched. p* \8 x: k0 b* ], G6 j6 C; I
先下手为强catch the ball before the bound
$ _' ?* J- k9 c5 P) P2 ?像热锅上的蚂蚁like an ant on a hot pan
! M3 Y" C9 _" M+ h现身说法warn people by taking oneself as an example {8 z, C* T7 C& a: N
息事宁人pour oil on troubled waters
% \* d, [& S+ m- R; v6 R$ ^; ~喜忧参半mingled hope and fear
, q2 q$ X! ?' E# l循序渐进step by step
+ g' O+ C$ A. T. G I' ~9 A3 S一路平安，一路顺风speed somebody on their way; speed the parting guest ; N( Y: w5 C9 |$ S
严以律己,宽以待人be strict with oneself and lenient towards others8 }4 b. E! H9 y
鱼米之乡a land of milk and honey1 D2 M; w( _4 V: A( d1 `
有情人终成眷属"Jack shall have Jill, all shall be well."
" F+ a9 C; G+ z' v. K有钱能使鬼推磨Money makes the mare go. Money talks.
* ^; ]2 z5 v6 `" m& }有识之士people of vision' Q4 [+ K( @3 L8 N4 s
有勇无谋use brawn rather than brain
) M) L) i6 t% j* f1 N* g有缘千里来相会Separated as we are thousands of miles apart, we come together as if by predestination.) p$ a0 J7 T3 }, F
与时俱进advance with times
! ?4 v7 O4 m) j8 B; N! _以人为本people oriented; people foremost
4 ?' p' E) ?; B0 w! a+ E因材施教teach students according to their aptitude
' D- v; b! K& Q3 E1 O7 U; ?. n0 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." ! m. ]/ y# J7 o- [' j- O" h) |
欲速则不达Haste does not bring success. ; u$ W$ P# u! \$ }2 }3 @
优胜劣汰survival of the fittest
; J+ a' Y" W4 z! x+ }1 N英雄所见略同Great minds think alike.
) A* H3 E+ C: s1 O* G( p9 y; E' C: I5 ]# k冤家宜解不宜结Better make friends than make enemies.4 l; u8 T, w5 o* c: Q
冤假错案"cases in which people were unjustly, falsely or wrongly charged or sentenced; unjust, false or wrong cases" 3 I0 ]9 z% z7 ]+ {' V/ P
一言既出，驷马难追A real man never goes back on his words. 9 b% O- _1 t# u9 L' R# x" n
招财进宝Money and treasures will be plentiful
$ N$ B. ]9 ]+ Q) H债台高筑become debt-ridden5 ^! x! `3 z1 s5 H- U+ D" O
致命要害Achilles' heel
K- A7 D$ G9 j% U. T& w Q, l/ B众矢之的target of public criticism
) h* D% M% m& l4 W0 X0 R3 _3 f& D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.6 U! u, R& @7 T' p3 }1 ^, S
纸上谈兵be an armchair strategist
' S) z" C, b: v纸包不住火Truth will come to light sooner or later., ^! l5 @& c6 p# n2 p
左右为难between the devil and the deep blue sea; between the rock and the hard place |
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