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爱屋及乌Love me, love my dog.
6 d& }- j- A0 l3 i3 n4 [' |百闻不如一见Seeing is believing.
7 ]5 e5 ]1 L) M7 o; h/ y6 p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
# x- N) {7 F5 l$ d1 V笨鸟先飞A slow sparrow should make an early start.
7 M3 Z! N* f0 H: o( @, w) \0 z不眠之夜white night % s# N' E( i/ w. K/ S2 s
不以物喜，不以己悲not pleased by external gains, not saddened by personnal losses
4 \5 q) c" O$ c$ t不遗余力spare no effort; go all out; do one's best
% Z+ y* z1 z P, E$ ^不打不成交"No discord, no concord.
' s4 R" L% A) l( Y; F拆东墙补西墙rob Peter to pay Paul . l; C* h# O! Q L' f( W- s7 g) i+ 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 " P1 A4 K7 T2 |7 g6 ^' Q
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/ n# j. _3 q) G7 ^ V
大开眼界open one's eyes; broaden one's horizon; be an eye-opener , Y5 [, I( y$ E+ p( n9 `6 \* {# S
国泰民安The country flourishes and people live in peace
4 L# S' Y" g1 {5 r }9 W% i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
. S- n8 M1 M; X/ C9 F6 }功夫不负有心人Everything comes to him who waits. $ ? N0 ]4 w1 b
好了伤疤忘了疼once on shore, one prays no more2 s4 i! Y% J% } V5 ^7 E6 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.
: F0 \) V* P6 P( \8 d/ S和气生财Harmony brings wealth' @1 X# S9 j% J
活到老，学到老One is never too old to learn.
. b& E( n3 k, k: D既往不咎let bygones be bygones ( a% S# R& H9 k6 r9 h1 }* B- U2 G3 i
金无足赤,人无完人Gold can't be pure and man can't be perfect. . W' F$ i8 O) e7 y& _0 h. L+ F, W9 n! w
金玉满堂Treasures fill the home+ q3 K7 Q$ y( ]) \* F. N1 y4 m
脚踏实地be down-to-earth % ~7 O, T2 ^; @! A- o
脚踩两只船sit on the fence
! ?" x. |+ c: j+ |$ ~4 P$ M1 R君子之交淡如水the friendship between gentlemen is as pure as crystal; a hedge between keeps friendship green + r4 {7 ?3 k5 F8 F( t' b$ S/ ^
老生常谈，陈词滥调cut and dried, cliché( x D- L+ C6 o! O4 {
礼尚往来Courtesy calls for reciprocity.
6 _1 g% ^. M1 F4 j) d9 S4 v留得青山在，不怕没柴烧"Where there is life, there is hope."
% I' ?3 ^5 I6 B: u* N: Y3 X马到成功achieve immediate victory; win instant success
3 J( d5 P" U4 O& v% A8 p名利双收gain in both fame and wealth
* `) d+ \' D& N+ x/ _茅塞顿开be suddenly enlightened% `0 t# R2 f6 F$ m6 J
没有规矩不成方圆Nothing can be accomplished without norms or standards.
6 ]! y$ y$ \& _& k4 n) J% w) Z9 u& \每逢佳节倍思亲
8 S3 w# i9 w3 l0 f/ Q6 S8 @On festive occasions more than ever one thinks of one's dear ones far away.
! M7 B. r) j; ~1 H; sIt is on the festival occasions when one misses his dear most. 7 f+ X% v, r- J& T% Y0 u6 W+ O8 g% _$ T
谋事在人，成事在天"The planning lies with man, the outcome with Heaven. / Man proposes, God disposes. "
/ p5 u( c+ _$ o2 M8 c4 J5 @弄巧成拙be too smart by half; Cunning outwits itself.
0 H5 J) m( X) X+ |' j! r0 v e拿手好戏masterpiece ]3 [$ ?& d0 c% s
赔了夫人又折兵throw good money after bad2 I. T, C+ u" |6 }; P
抛砖引玉a modest spur to induce others to come forward with valuable contributions; throw a sprat to catch a whale# D" t4 D! E0 j' R9 W
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$ e% l5 u6 B6 H
抢得先机take the preemptive opportunities , N u9 W2 `. w2 F+ `& a8 I
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.8 Y( s/ B# X/ A( d/ s3 T; L {0 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 step4 m b4 J, j5 L2 X
前事不忘,后事之师Past experience, if not forgotten, is a guide for the future.# ~+ Z- ^. c1 V `3 q' ~+ _) ?) d: q1 U
前人栽树,后人乘凉One generation plants the trees in whose shade another generation rests.
( i! ^! F6 |. P" o# B1 {One sows and another reaps., X5 j* B! T! S; o0 L
前怕狼,后怕虎fear the wolf in front and the tiger behind/ hesitate in doing something5 C) ~% C: l( o5 r6 n/ @8 V
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. ' t' T- @- }6 u0 r. k9 t' L8 f
强强联手win-win co-operation
* b7 r& a) s3 ]瑞雪兆丰年A timely snow promises a good harvest.
3 ^( I' }5 S% q, E9 _1 m' b2 O人之初,性本善Man's nature at birth is good.5 |* g: U/ D6 s" S4 M2 f
人逢喜事精神爽Joy puts heart into a man.% }6 _" n( i8 N. r$ O. f! ]$ a4 l7 o
人海战术huge-crowd strategy $ t( F: h" r! L! W5 e
世上无难事，只要肯攀登"Where there is a will, there is a way. "
1 k0 e& w' x, z( r! c/ N世外桃源a fictitious land of peace away from the turmoil of the world; 1 i4 s, z, \. r" }- X
死而后已until my heart stops beating
$ w: L: c: e# x0 U, R$ }2 y岁岁平安Peace all year round" Y% X/ z2 e+ y2 |6 R d
上有天堂，下有苏杭"Just as there is paradise in heaven, ther are Suzhou and Hangzhou on earth." 4 @% t8 a' T% b9 U' R4 P& P
塞翁失马，焉知非福Misfortune may be an actual blessing.
3 ^; i# u" ^5 |4 K w9 J- h三十而立"A man should be independent at the age of thirty.
( q: z* U; r' ]$ \3 s6 o a9 DAt thirty, a man should be able to think for himself."
9 o9 h; e: k9 M% X3 x9 o0 h, _1 d, n) T升级换代updating and upgrading (of products)! R, M1 ]1 q U8 H( N
四十不惑Life begins at forty. : }) y( P( ]" g$ K
谁言寸草心，报得三春晖"Such kindness of warm sun, can't be repaid by grass. "
6 G$ l U( }6 ~2 @0 y* K" q$ o水涨船高When the river rises, the boat floats high.
5 n4 o# }* P- {, P- E! g时不我待Time and tide wait for no man. " z! x( u& e( J/ s( r
杀鸡用牛刀break a butterfly on the wheel* w. X/ ^% L8 N/ R# Q4 @( A
实事求是seek truth from facts; be practical and realistic; be true to facts
* ^. O: o# Q$ ], ~说曹操,曹操到Talk of the devil and he comes.
0 t. A- l/ t& t' d0 Y& ]- T实话实说speak the plain truth; call a spade a spade; tell it as it is 6 \9 ?" [. p6 K% t4 \: q0 t
实践是检验真理的唯一标准Practice is the sole criterion for testing truth.' J1 w O& R) O. e u* _& @* c8 ?- q
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; "
9 Y+ A |5 V* o6 K5 F) n* O2 u韬光养晦hide one's capacities and bide one's time
) z E; }" m; j( s( p9 k) }2 a6 l! J糖衣炮弹sugar-coated bullets
9 `& C" k, G8 b& G天有不测风云Anything unexpected may happen. a bolt from the blue
0 O4 O- g' c# p; t; M团结就是力量Unity is strength.% r+ w l: ^9 g
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 p8 c( S) d7 D
歪风邪气unhealthy practices and evil phenomena& i' d( H; |- J( ]/ O9 \( x
物以类聚，人以群分Birds of a feather flock together.6 I4 k( {$ X7 _! d' E* V3 z
往事如风"The past has vanished (from memory) like wind.; What in past, is past."
( i5 X9 D2 A& ~$ g3 s望子成龙hold high hopes for one's child
4 ] Z; s+ c2 j I4 I4 z/ e屋漏又逢连阴雨Misfortunes never come singly. When it rains it pours.
1 t/ m" B5 U# I% }& r+ r文韬武略military expertise; military strategy ; ?; a4 [$ g4 h/ h4 v: f: H5 M' j
唯利是图draw water to one's mill 8 S- i4 P" B l
无源之水,无本之木water without a source, and a tree wiithout roots+ A" z+ h! j# O) E& N+ Q0 x1 C
无中生有make/create something out of nothing # o/ Z7 ?8 v- C5 Z7 w
无风不起浪There are no waves without wind. There's no smoke without fire.
) Y6 s1 s/ Z9 X; p) U5 O9 E徇私枉法bend the law for the benefit of relatives or friends 2 s! L9 I# z/ M, h" [' a8 C, T
新官上任三把火a new broom sweeps clean
8 U% y. |2 Q$ e: I4 {虚心使人进步,骄傲使人落后Modesty helps one go forward, whereas conceit makes one lag behind.
1 B: d. g' }' X# W2 p* X蓄势而发accumulate strength for a take-off) O$ P1 a! ^5 ^% i3 Q
心想事成May all your wish come true. V4 Z" V7 ^0 }3 }" L' y" T; }
心照不宣have a tacit understanding; give tacit consent; tacit understanding
. F% Z8 T0 ~; W P! E先入为主First impressions are firmly entrenched.
6 @1 L' t4 ]+ h# d7 |8 d$ I先下手为强catch the ball before the bound
3 f, a/ c+ h0 P* C; X% ~7 Y像热锅上的蚂蚁like an ant on a hot pan) C1 t% B8 h8 h, M0 ]1 h1 e
现身说法warn people by taking oneself as an example
! T4 ?7 W- m% f$ e2 h. v3 M息事宁人pour oil on troubled waters
- e' f4 h* G+ u! @8 c2 t6 R$ S6 p1 M; X喜忧参半mingled hope and fear 1 J- L6 I: H6 w) d
循序渐进step by step
; \/ j* j1 a8 O7 f5 w一路平安，一路顺风speed somebody on their way; speed the parting guest - v! P. `- W1 z; V( ?
严以律己,宽以待人be strict with oneself and lenient towards others) v$ ^/ e: |% [ c. w8 _; K
鱼米之乡a land of milk and honey
, b& ` k8 m; W( a# E有情人终成眷属"Jack shall have Jill, all shall be well."
: J1 {1 R" a% `有钱能使鬼推磨Money makes the mare go. Money talks.; v1 |5 ^) p4 K; w& E5 a4 [
有识之士people of vision
/ M% w) t: L2 }有勇无谋use brawn rather than brain $ U$ k% I2 A# P* }+ p' R: U
有缘千里来相会Separated as we are thousands of miles apart, we come together as if by predestination.
$ ~! O- E* @' L: X# O* L' o4 c与时俱进advance with times8 j4 H1 [. e* i1 Q' |/ ~9 K
以人为本people oriented; people foremost
6 K+ `2 V1 S5 K4 \4 [因材施教teach students according to their aptitude + l! O( Q: c& {% A9 j
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."
8 x) p0 H; c/ {. m! j: z+ q2 S/ ~8 x欲速则不达Haste does not bring success.
6 [5 a g9 B3 R+ @+ T优胜劣汰survival of the fittest 3 g$ I0 i3 G+ X* _) H
英雄所见略同Great minds think alike.
$ @! V S* T% v. z) H冤家宜解不宜结Better make friends than make enemies.
0 w3 R* e& H. _2 V f1 }: B冤假错案"cases in which people were unjustly, falsely or wrongly charged or sentenced; unjust, false or wrong cases" ( N" [! S& y* }) l
一言既出，驷马难追A real man never goes back on his words.
& R2 \" N+ w# r' c5 A9 g. @3 M N招财进宝Money and treasures will be plentiful$ y. R* e T6 I* {4 j' `8 z3 t
债台高筑become debt-ridden' E! w7 _% q6 z7 s0 l
致命要害Achilles' heel
1 e% }" M C" L众矢之的target of public criticism& n) x' z/ N1 q( V. h9 P3 a
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.
?" B- G' Z9 u6 T# r+ O# n纸上谈兵be an armchair strategist- V4 o% F# e) s
纸包不住火Truth will come to light sooner or later.5 d2 K4 s8 @+ \
左右为难between the devil and the deep blue sea; between the rock and the hard place |
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