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爱屋及乌Love me, love my dog.8 S( \& X: K6 ~/ S: W( @+ r, e
百闻不如一见Seeing is believing.
' h3 g9 P' q M6 ~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, P, Q l# A, X& a& K
笨鸟先飞A slow sparrow should make an early start.
" p& M. I" m) ? \- G8 y* O" Y7 `不眠之夜white night 6 m& V1 s% y# L* N0 y- s
不以物喜，不以己悲not pleased by external gains, not saddened by personnal losses
& ?/ @( M& T* S3 w不遗余力spare no effort; go all out; do one's best; H2 I& o# j9 [9 m: B
不打不成交"No discord, no concord.
1 U- Y# U. t, s3 l拆东墙补西墙rob Peter to pay Paul * q1 \7 r9 k6 ^) l8 F( o: y
辞旧迎新bid farewell to the old and usher in the new; ring out the old year and ring in the new ; e* B! ~1 o M v- r
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 all9 }5 u- y8 C; T5 U0 \
大开眼界open one's eyes; broaden one's horizon; be an eye-opener 5 Q4 b* J9 Q1 a* ]: U% ?: ?
国泰民安The country flourishes and people live in peace) B% ]& G* s: T1 |
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
! r# v- b* f" w! ]: H2 s9 U* q功夫不负有心人Everything comes to him who waits. $ h9 o# B+ [* b' a
好了伤疤忘了疼once on shore, one prays no more; x+ D$ Y8 X8 L& f, z
好事不出门，恶事传千里Good news never goes beyond the gate, while bad news spread far and wide.
$ ~8 o# u- {( D2 K4 w和气生财Harmony brings wealth
% P9 q2 M: `( h6 H; Z3 A7 n活到老，学到老One is never too old to learn. - v* \; { f, l' E2 A% S5 c5 W
既往不咎let bygones be bygones
4 O1 @# { I. z1 l4 m3 W' w金无足赤,人无完人Gold can't be pure and man can't be perfect.
0 f9 q* L! q: T) z+ k+ Y金玉满堂Treasures fill the home
0 a9 l9 q4 R3 d( Z) f* y _脚踏实地be down-to-earth 7 @$ S+ }1 y6 l
脚踩两只船sit on the fence
; e3 d# t; j# D; {君子之交淡如水the friendship between gentlemen is as pure as crystal; a hedge between keeps friendship green : `' b0 Q* C. d$ N
老生常谈，陈词滥调cut and dried, cliché5 z( _. x1 s7 x5 `2 [1 h3 G2 K( }: a
礼尚往来Courtesy calls for reciprocity. 3 [/ `; L7 t+ w) D. I
留得青山在，不怕没柴烧"Where there is life, there is hope."
J: ], ^ o: D4 A( {$ x* q马到成功achieve immediate victory; win instant success
# J5 P7 ^3 r8 r6 w名利双收gain in both fame and wealth* B! p& G- f$ K4 c- \/ j( T
茅塞顿开be suddenly enlightened0 }& i. i2 m+ J/ }8 l! T
没有规矩不成方圆Nothing can be accomplished without norms or standards.
; A6 N0 G7 G& E* G- x P& q$ N每逢佳节倍思亲( p2 d, t. [" I' t
On festive occasions more than ever one thinks of one's dear ones far away.
" d6 X; T, y+ Y6 i+ l% yIt is on the festival occasions when one misses his dear most. / @- ?! w0 ~3 e( ?: m; f0 ~3 f
谋事在人，成事在天"The planning lies with man, the outcome with Heaven. / Man proposes, God disposes. "9 K/ {+ j+ h' y3 [6 h
弄巧成拙be too smart by half; Cunning outwits itself.
0 p, s1 n* v0 e5 r, g拿手好戏masterpiece# X! J! u$ m' B9 I' c8 A( Y
赔了夫人又折兵throw good money after bad0 h( a8 B0 p( ~$ W4 F' o r* K) Q
抛砖引玉a modest spur to induce others to come forward with valuable contributions; throw a sprat to catch a whale1 S4 ]2 j' r( N- o& V
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* y- }4 l% F& x$ @( C
抢得先机take the preemptive opportunities
7 e* y* o9 ]) L5 ?6 r: d M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.- ^2 V/ ], {( P
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( D9 U3 E; W9 o0 j" |
前事不忘,后事之师Past experience, if not forgotten, is a guide for the future.
/ K# W6 M4 j( F U! V0 L前人栽树,后人乘凉One generation plants the trees in whose shade another generation rests.. h( s( z8 G1 y
One sows and another reaps.& z2 B# A6 r1 K* W% |5 W7 s* k6 X
前怕狼,后怕虎fear the wolf in front and the tiger behind/ hesitate in doing something% D+ f1 `+ n) j* r/ X( I( _5 ]
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.
5 d2 w8 {# T. m$ Z& d h% k强强联手win-win co-operation
2 T2 N5 s' M' ]5 Q* a3 C1 V' V8 ~" u+ A! I瑞雪兆丰年A timely snow promises a good harvest.) n. d1 E! U$ X0 y; d3 j4 I
人之初,性本善Man's nature at birth is good.' o( ]$ T7 Z. x0 t; H: j
人逢喜事精神爽Joy puts heart into a man.
$ b' Q3 o% p: w人海战术huge-crowd strategy $ z3 q2 ]" c, |( C
世上无难事，只要肯攀登"Where there is a will, there is a way. " & F: R" |7 ^ S# i9 }! _! `
世外桃源a fictitious land of peace away from the turmoil of the world; 6 d# e2 c7 s) q9 n' t! ?) N: c9 z
死而后已until my heart stops beating
: C# d0 d' `( y% A0 o* x+ I2 Q岁岁平安Peace all year round; H* u, `' u( d' i, y( C% C
上有天堂，下有苏杭"Just as there is paradise in heaven, ther are Suzhou and Hangzhou on earth." $ s: |9 h$ O7 o# a% k- A: v( {
塞翁失马，焉知非福Misfortune may be an actual blessing.) k. ]( a; u1 _1 L& Q
三十而立"A man should be independent at the age of thirty. % \2 G% q, k0 {+ U' n
At thirty, a man should be able to think for himself." ' O# f4 ~9 ~! Q; o, E$ ~ W1 p
升级换代updating and upgrading (of products)
; @1 C# {7 I3 q四十不惑Life begins at forty.
9 u) l2 o0 M+ z7 L谁言寸草心，报得三春晖"Such kindness of warm sun, can't be repaid by grass. "
, L7 I: H' |3 @& q- m$ c7 A1 P水涨船高When the river rises, the boat floats high.3 c. R9 j3 K* o* N* H# Z
时不我待Time and tide wait for no man.
6 s) H1 t. T; g3 d0 v8 _1 f4 L6 c杀鸡用牛刀break a butterfly on the wheel: \4 |2 S, R. C; s6 |8 Y4 N
实事求是seek truth from facts; be practical and realistic; be true to facts
% w* I# j& R, q+ ]* \说曹操,曹操到Talk of the devil and he comes.
1 @7 I: g) z/ r4 W实话实说speak the plain truth; call a spade a spade; tell it as it is ' [& z7 {$ O x0 ~
实践是检验真理的唯一标准Practice is the sole criterion for testing truth.. f* L" Y3 r6 @" T/ f" k' E
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; "+ m/ q& R0 m6 A" o3 k0 J
韬光养晦hide one's capacities and bide one's time! i) \, i8 o, Q- k9 ~2 t0 |2 c
糖衣炮弹sugar-coated bullets: x+ Q5 v5 Z0 J1 ?4 o n
天有不测风云Anything unexpected may happen. a bolt from the blue
. `7 \4 G* s! T% t3 D4 r团结就是力量Unity is strength.
. s7 r7 s5 L3 g. M3 \. x8 E; g) n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 6 {# U+ Y( ?. h$ [+ B+ E# p
歪风邪气unhealthy practices and evil phenomena
, X+ |. v, Z3 }! k4 {# s物以类聚，人以群分Birds of a feather flock together.
' I4 t) a% P! k6 N) R. x往事如风"The past has vanished (from memory) like wind.; What in past, is past." . U# {# N' |1 \1 v3 @) H% r" L
望子成龙hold high hopes for one's child6 k7 ^! }! h: N, V
屋漏又逢连阴雨Misfortunes never come singly. When it rains it pours.
, L! g$ r( L$ D- v2 T3 f$ m; J文韬武略military expertise; military strategy 3 @; {- M/ u0 W# X5 k4 Q
唯利是图draw water to one's mill E& O1 x! o6 x: U
无源之水,无本之木water without a source, and a tree wiithout roots( ~* n. Z+ L$ q+ _. A
无中生有make/create something out of nothing % e5 j2 k3 D2 {
无风不起浪There are no waves without wind. There's no smoke without fire.
1 O6 p. o8 ?. y, i. K% p$ N9 h! W9 ~徇私枉法bend the law for the benefit of relatives or friends - @; m* }$ `/ ~! a' ?" O3 `% k
新官上任三把火a new broom sweeps clean 7 |5 }& A) z: e
虚心使人进步,骄傲使人落后Modesty helps one go forward, whereas conceit makes one lag behind.
3 {7 g: r( r# H- [2 ?( N4 i$ f蓄势而发accumulate strength for a take-off! K; I( h2 C/ H1 m; I
心想事成May all your wish come true
: O& ]* I4 ]6 z+ ~) w心照不宣have a tacit understanding; give tacit consent; tacit understanding" e5 M Z3 ]" \
先入为主First impressions are firmly entrenched.5 h0 f" ~ m( h x( g9 p/ q
先下手为强catch the ball before the bound/ b' ^7 m- t8 l4 E
像热锅上的蚂蚁like an ant on a hot pan+ f7 W+ [6 |. Q# t# ?9 H
现身说法warn people by taking oneself as an example
" D) v% m0 G$ O( m息事宁人pour oil on troubled waters / {$ [+ @# |9 o% r8 t
喜忧参半mingled hope and fear ( Z. K, O6 y6 f; T2 V- r6 t
循序渐进step by step
! I D8 c% I v' g$ B8 h8 v一路平安，一路顺风speed somebody on their way; speed the parting guest
& M8 I% |5 x- [ f! h严以律己,宽以待人be strict with oneself and lenient towards others
# G) c- b- R; V/ r$ J+ e鱼米之乡a land of milk and honey- t; J1 x3 `3 w9 h5 w/ g
有情人终成眷属"Jack shall have Jill, all shall be well." # `* U, o J* H) \. K7 K
有钱能使鬼推磨Money makes the mare go. Money talks.+ F- |8 k5 L e0 M1 S! U1 o
有识之士people of vision$ |" N, N# e$ F1 |& O! H3 a) X/ W' o
有勇无谋use brawn rather than brain + {0 ?$ Q, ^4 n0 X. e8 w" M
有缘千里来相会Separated as we are thousands of miles apart, we come together as if by predestination.
0 I- G' T! _$ h8 W- |1 g( f) X5 H与时俱进advance with times5 h# I( F+ A0 @0 h Z: w0 q
以人为本people oriented; people foremost
4 C4 y% b' t7 b# _/ \; J因材施教teach students according to their aptitude ) r% w( @. V/ _5 u% ~3 ]1 S' k+ e$ y
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."
3 q0 ~* c9 V; V. c$ o, Q/ U欲速则不达Haste does not bring success.
3 x) `2 {6 c/ n6 T优胜劣汰survival of the fittest * d2 \" T' L0 Y8 Q' a2 h: `" r% a5 P
英雄所见略同Great minds think alike.# U4 e6 F3 ?: [& f6 O
冤家宜解不宜结Better make friends than make enemies.
$ T% Z9 T, \& x$ P2 H- O* w冤假错案"cases in which people were unjustly, falsely or wrongly charged or sentenced; unjust, false or wrong cases" . d) _7 l, H" I$ r
一言既出，驷马难追A real man never goes back on his words. - d! ]) C/ Z* h6 C
招财进宝Money and treasures will be plentiful
, } z& I& \- I+ H; G5 ]& y债台高筑become debt-ridden
* g/ z. ~; w. O& f6 N k; Y* D致命要害Achilles' heel
( x, R% Z% \3 {% x) o# j. Y众矢之的target of public criticism
# F* f1 D1 L; C: ~! 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.
7 H+ _; M* z$ P4 W: p纸上谈兵be an armchair strategist
; T* {' ?% P# M9 }$ S; { h3 q纸包不住火Truth will come to light sooner or later.
! y f4 T% Y7 x. M左右为难between the devil and the deep blue sea; between the rock and the hard place |
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