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爱屋及乌Love me, love my dog.
2 Y) l: R# A: @- \, r百闻不如一见Seeing is believing.
9 d6 w* |' D6 t$ I1 v9 `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! I/ f5 A7 s V0 e0 r+ Q) }/ q: v
笨鸟先飞A slow sparrow should make an early start.
, H1 V) {- h, V- U5 A ^, F$ ]不眠之夜white night ) k G4 g: p" Z# o, g
不以物喜，不以己悲not pleased by external gains, not saddened by personnal losses6 ?! u" k, W( O; J( u
不遗余力spare no effort; go all out; do one's best
% G& k) A% x3 g2 q3 l% W9 q不打不成交"No discord, no concord. / V g, {0 d X0 y" i
拆东墙补西墙rob Peter to pay Paul 6 ?* I( i' t& W1 |
辞旧迎新bid farewell to the old and usher in the new; ring out the old year and ring in the new ) Q# w$ S) o( P$ J
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
* z( U3 }6 Z2 x# m大开眼界open one's eyes; broaden one's horizon; be an eye-opener
@: s+ J+ g5 H* {, [+ W) l国泰民安The country flourishes and people live in peace* A. F) e7 T0 R) y
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 , Y) Z" [4 m6 V
功夫不负有心人Everything comes to him who waits. 3 k0 g& c0 F I% c) L3 m5 `
好了伤疤忘了疼once on shore, one prays no more
( R. ?- m2 V# u% F7 w好事不出门，恶事传千里Good news never goes beyond the gate, while bad news spread far and wide.
7 \3 N, f& \8 t$ }" _2 W" B# r和气生财Harmony brings wealth' X# S+ g _1 q9 ^: ?. s L: S
活到老，学到老One is never too old to learn. 6 q* A% g! @- R% _0 e( }
既往不咎let bygones be bygones E$ \+ E e0 R8 c
金无足赤,人无完人Gold can't be pure and man can't be perfect.
$ E( D5 `" i6 l2 R6 H, `金玉满堂Treasures fill the home
& _$ G1 `8 \1 p$ ~# n/ F7 j& \! C脚踏实地be down-to-earth 8 r, C+ ^6 S4 [ K5 E* A
脚踩两只船sit on the fence
$ c: G9 x* T4 @. h) r* y君子之交淡如水the friendship between gentlemen is as pure as crystal; a hedge between keeps friendship green 7 c% b$ {7 b+ z0 c
老生常谈，陈词滥调cut and dried, cliché' ^6 T; c& o2 V$ |9 }
礼尚往来Courtesy calls for reciprocity. 9 J0 P {& Y! M+ K3 [
留得青山在，不怕没柴烧"Where there is life, there is hope."( i. H, d4 M/ ~3 b* A; n
马到成功achieve immediate victory; win instant success
Q$ G, j, `8 W+ z/ h0 ^: G; J/ {名利双收gain in both fame and wealth
1 ?7 y) y. q) \8 S% Z) I茅塞顿开be suddenly enlightened B) _" f+ n8 Q/ V8 r% l( ~9 b; w
没有规矩不成方圆Nothing can be accomplished without norms or standards.
+ R3 \$ d2 y% A6 R每逢佳节倍思亲* B/ |5 Q$ c3 e* G$ Y* U) r/ a
On festive occasions more than ever one thinks of one's dear ones far away.- a' S* h; N! E
It is on the festival occasions when one misses his dear most. 1 `; N7 z2 a5 F4 w7 I; l* K, B
谋事在人，成事在天"The planning lies with man, the outcome with Heaven. / Man proposes, God disposes. "
5 H% R5 U5 X( {! l L弄巧成拙be too smart by half; Cunning outwits itself.
6 Q Q7 a% b0 X5 `! v' i拿手好戏masterpiece. }# T6 p N5 W
赔了夫人又折兵throw good money after bad
6 P9 n1 i; B p' [; j/ O% \抛砖引玉a modest spur to induce others to come forward with valuable contributions; throw a sprat to catch a whale( Z, n+ c4 \; ?$ g/ q
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 W$ i' Z) `* t4 x, Y) T) o0 a
抢得先机take the preemptive opportunities ( E9 D6 G6 R/ F; V% Q: Y! v
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.
* g& H# ^6 h& o6 ]3 Z, D7 t0 j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) b% u; D$ v+ a; \! m( v! {
前事不忘,后事之师Past experience, if not forgotten, is a guide for the future.
( D; T1 o$ L b0 z( B前人栽树,后人乘凉One generation plants the trees in whose shade another generation rests.
& Y, e( v: z1 F4 [$ ^1 s' _" Z+ n/ IOne sows and another reaps.
. @( C1 ?" C# q& S% P" S前怕狼,后怕虎fear the wolf in front and the tiger behind/ hesitate in doing something
9 O6 ]3 Z0 U$ C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. / c7 `) G! U! K; O. u
强强联手win-win co-operation4 N# j8 Y, g, _6 |
瑞雪兆丰年A timely snow promises a good harvest.
3 u |$ u# j+ ~9 a+ P( L9 B人之初,性本善Man's nature at birth is good.
/ W# `" D. }" u$ n人逢喜事精神爽Joy puts heart into a man.# ?4 W! U9 |( L7 g5 C, K
人海战术huge-crowd strategy ! ]2 ? Z* b8 C) v
世上无难事，只要肯攀登"Where there is a will, there is a way. " & P4 i/ ^! A0 i F' G! D
世外桃源a fictitious land of peace away from the turmoil of the world;
d0 Q7 D' H1 J! J9 M" m, q死而后已until my heart stops beating7 M, @- U- w3 O3 J
岁岁平安Peace all year round* W) p( S+ Q& b, U4 h
上有天堂，下有苏杭"Just as there is paradise in heaven, ther are Suzhou and Hangzhou on earth."
% {1 O# B/ J! b1 f. J塞翁失马，焉知非福Misfortune may be an actual blessing.: V& h: x; x ^5 e* i+ i
三十而立"A man should be independent at the age of thirty.
8 P& l. W5 Q* a- vAt thirty, a man should be able to think for himself." 5 K1 m/ V" ?, K. J
升级换代updating and upgrading (of products)
8 T( Q7 w* x8 c7 u2 ]% O2 o0 L四十不惑Life begins at forty. 8 ~9 r8 \) j; }
谁言寸草心，报得三春晖"Such kindness of warm sun, can't be repaid by grass. "
7 K" c$ w, Q& ~2 i" J6 w" a$ R水涨船高When the river rises, the boat floats high./ |! B! u4 W3 v! o0 S+ c6 e8 K
时不我待Time and tide wait for no man.
& }# D9 ^; r1 O9 w+ r O8 S/ w" V. i杀鸡用牛刀break a butterfly on the wheel
( V9 I x: W2 N O实事求是seek truth from facts; be practical and realistic; be true to facts 4 y( U& v* o0 t8 j9 d/ k
说曹操,曹操到Talk of the devil and he comes.: c; l% V3 k3 H/ ?2 A0 e
实话实说speak the plain truth; call a spade a spade; tell it as it is
# u- I/ _8 I8 h0 R实践是检验真理的唯一标准Practice is the sole criterion for testing truth.
3 w0 S5 V- p( u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; "0 e# q# ~$ c3 x) y, { v+ T
韬光养晦hide one's capacities and bide one's time
. Q( o' L4 H# m O糖衣炮弹sugar-coated bullets
1 z; B* ?( H# Q5 F- B天有不测风云Anything unexpected may happen. a bolt from the blue$ W- u6 D* K: a
团结就是力量Unity is strength.
6 G4 a! ^: N; v4 _8 r! c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 " J5 {9 k/ [% |" L P2 v; R7 q- t
歪风邪气unhealthy practices and evil phenomena% q* T( o9 ~2 S' v7 |- f, ~" J; u
物以类聚，人以群分Birds of a feather flock together.
. W) h' {' ~2 f7 N往事如风"The past has vanished (from memory) like wind.; What in past, is past." / u H+ E7 u% ?' f
望子成龙hold high hopes for one's child
. f' l" C9 \) o; `( ~& i屋漏又逢连阴雨Misfortunes never come singly. When it rains it pours.3 E% g% [ F0 E- A
文韬武略military expertise; military strategy 3 p! W9 h. y( ^/ L
唯利是图draw water to one's mill + ?& M/ m" S+ w; C2 K6 |9 v
无源之水,无本之木water without a source, and a tree wiithout roots& t! ~0 E* m) L
无中生有make/create something out of nothing
3 t- X6 d/ @/ R( s2 @: n无风不起浪There are no waves without wind. There's no smoke without fire.) Y: x- j( I. Y- v! X+ U7 T2 U
徇私枉法bend the law for the benefit of relatives or friends 1 S; b, M" S+ @/ x
新官上任三把火a new broom sweeps clean
$ N% V* S$ y: a- w, I f( s虚心使人进步,骄傲使人落后Modesty helps one go forward, whereas conceit makes one lag behind.# i% K" D' l. X
蓄势而发accumulate strength for a take-off. }3 i* s, l$ { ~5 P4 d3 Z
心想事成May all your wish come true) U% _0 Y$ v0 ~" P4 V$ H
心照不宣have a tacit understanding; give tacit consent; tacit understanding% @: C; r! b I5 m- D* c' V
先入为主First impressions are firmly entrenched.
$ x' N# x, p- D$ C* C1 Q4 p! G先下手为强catch the ball before the bound* K- V* l+ E: f5 A0 Y5 N0 z
像热锅上的蚂蚁like an ant on a hot pan8 ?$ g& `% L1 t7 ?5 c/ o
现身说法warn people by taking oneself as an example' j8 [- F( K& n. k
息事宁人pour oil on troubled waters
, H* N" Q- B1 I9 r. w喜忧参半mingled hope and fear
# o4 C5 `/ c# X9 C% v循序渐进step by step1 {7 V0 W8 H4 ?; ]! V% Q2 C
一路平安，一路顺风speed somebody on their way; speed the parting guest 0 @) |" M& P2 @2 U
严以律己,宽以待人be strict with oneself and lenient towards others9 b9 f# ], S5 m) A
鱼米之乡a land of milk and honey
# ^. J5 {/ H% x% D; w V4 F有情人终成眷属"Jack shall have Jill, all shall be well."
}2 s% }+ j9 S- R, W* @' C有钱能使鬼推磨Money makes the mare go. Money talks.
# _3 B; T- N& S( f" q& x有识之士people of vision! u" u2 B& z$ `) G. D& y5 c* w: c
有勇无谋use brawn rather than brain 6 h* e/ q/ x$ B6 [0 ]
有缘千里来相会Separated as we are thousands of miles apart, we come together as if by predestination.
: N; c; B2 U9 ^+ ^* N与时俱进advance with times
* L, B \) d3 n( o! k0 |以人为本people oriented; people foremost # b; M' X9 ~7 E- s7 C/ c
因材施教teach students according to their aptitude % C+ S( M# Q! M- x. b; 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." - L# V8 ~. L3 O/ Q$ {9 r: t$ P
欲速则不达Haste does not bring success. 3 T/ G0 Z% x+ f
优胜劣汰survival of the fittest 0 j: I, U& z/ D2 [3 T
英雄所见略同Great minds think alike.
1 ^8 D/ c1 U4 T# G! Q! u冤家宜解不宜结Better make friends than make enemies.
9 m1 w2 L; Y7 R8 ?# _冤假错案"cases in which people were unjustly, falsely or wrongly charged or sentenced; unjust, false or wrong cases"
9 O: X2 F4 V, {! v% y" P. I7 m一言既出，驷马难追A real man never goes back on his words. ) n# D0 {3 c5 c9 w2 s
招财进宝Money and treasures will be plentiful
# [0 t6 }5 c( p/ U" j: |* Q债台高筑become debt-ridden
: r/ i8 R8 o8 b2 {1 j( t致命要害Achilles' heel 2 c; U6 p8 N8 f" R' X- O' t
众矢之的target of public criticism7 j- S9 w! I2 k; c7 ]4 U' s+ q) f
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.
' O* `$ S0 i- i( A纸上谈兵be an armchair strategist
; m6 f9 s" [# ?$ c纸包不住火Truth will come to light sooner or later.9 P) J M- D) V4 r& n
左右为难between the devil and the deep blue sea; between the rock and the hard place |
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