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爱屋及乌Love me, love my dog.
- u- s6 a' k& u百闻不如一见Seeing is believing.. p7 Q8 P# V0 s: q
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
4 W: o3 R/ y9 o' o. n% c笨鸟先飞A slow sparrow should make an early start.1 Y) [) H3 L. l: a1 H4 p# u
不眠之夜white night
: Y& H; s y3 ?; e7 B6 u不以物喜，不以己悲not pleased by external gains, not saddened by personnal losses
0 X" }, N6 C/ ]# R! V* Y5 X不遗余力spare no effort; go all out; do one's best2 S/ Z: n2 d7 G1 l8 b0 W- P
不打不成交"No discord, no concord.
# |2 S. X3 }/ y1 {( j7 `拆东墙补西墙rob Peter to pay Paul ) o% ?; w# e7 {: e0 j
辞旧迎新bid farewell to the old and usher in the new; ring out the old year and ring in the new
! Y8 M6 c( y) n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# Y0 r8 b. d7 {
大开眼界open one's eyes; broaden one's horizon; be an eye-opener 6 S$ Z$ E @' e% c+ D0 E
国泰民安The country flourishes and people live in peace+ p" D! ]2 z4 [9 ?; O
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 0 \7 ~: p, K! F; `2 U$ W; v
功夫不负有心人Everything comes to him who waits. + s3 Y' Q x% {/ T+ s, h, B+ ^: b
好了伤疤忘了疼once on shore, one prays no more
0 l& I6 _5 Z/ c: w1 o5 T好事不出门，恶事传千里Good news never goes beyond the gate, while bad news spread far and wide.
" s9 `# z# Q7 A' |和气生财Harmony brings wealth
2 Y6 v! Z$ f/ w7 {4 Y2 _6 ~活到老，学到老One is never too old to learn.
0 _8 e' H5 g" W" u# V既往不咎let bygones be bygones
- H$ ^# K) Z5 W2 t! r金无足赤,人无完人Gold can't be pure and man can't be perfect.
d6 D/ g3 _* r3 a# f金玉满堂Treasures fill the home
9 i4 F' u1 G% y脚踏实地be down-to-earth 6 V7 a4 U A( U1 Y/ d& s
脚踩两只船sit on the fence - j! J+ r$ S0 k2 j: {
君子之交淡如水the friendship between gentlemen is as pure as crystal; a hedge between keeps friendship green
* r8 z8 [" t+ I. O" l老生常谈，陈词滥调cut and dried, cliché6 T7 v% e( }# l4 a
礼尚往来Courtesy calls for reciprocity. : c6 m9 h% L( P r2 s' ~9 J7 c
留得青山在，不怕没柴烧"Where there is life, there is hope."1 P4 ?4 y8 F, Y }. x' {
马到成功achieve immediate victory; win instant success
$ w, I+ A! K) k# }) Z; s; L名利双收gain in both fame and wealth
$ o3 e$ n) A( t9 M& t' F茅塞顿开be suddenly enlightened( U* {0 v, j: j0 v, i
没有规矩不成方圆Nothing can be accomplished without norms or standards.
# A: [6 w9 D) g3 Y每逢佳节倍思亲
4 F% d* d6 C* B% D7 jOn festive occasions more than ever one thinks of one's dear ones far away.7 W) w0 T) K6 Y& C; W
It is on the festival occasions when one misses his dear most.
, v: G) t0 |- c# O( c2 a0 r* o谋事在人，成事在天"The planning lies with man, the outcome with Heaven. / Man proposes, God disposes. "
9 L8 C# u, I2 ]/ H4 k弄巧成拙be too smart by half; Cunning outwits itself.* _+ d0 [3 ?$ [ z4 `: w
拿手好戏masterpiece
: i; U7 j) Q1 f* L赔了夫人又折兵throw good money after bad; l" B9 N3 X7 a6 E0 ^" q
抛砖引玉a modest spur to induce others to come forward with valuable contributions; throw a sprat to catch a whale( a4 G m8 _ h% H! e( X
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
; l8 @3 k' L1 w: w6 ^1 N/ {& a1 F: t抢得先机take the preemptive opportunities
9 ^- o/ ]0 P$ @# U+ p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.' s3 O5 g% s8 q$ W( u# N' Q
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
2 n0 f6 X* P6 F& l前事不忘,后事之师Past experience, if not forgotten, is a guide for the future.
G, U5 ?# C; Y* L) o前人栽树,后人乘凉One generation plants the trees in whose shade another generation rests.
7 X5 @- l2 p! ^! ^9 V: u' U6 DOne sows and another reaps.
3 x4 U' l/ U- _/ U! B前怕狼,后怕虎fear the wolf in front and the tiger behind/ hesitate in doing something5 \# w" ~/ g9 }; s( ]5 a
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 _+ { N% `$ ?6 [' g" `强强联手win-win co-operation" I' V- J' r7 o/ \# ?' K
瑞雪兆丰年A timely snow promises a good harvest.7 O. |" r% [* b. D4 s% c
人之初,性本善Man's nature at birth is good." R: b6 W4 c) d1 k& X4 O, L$ G
人逢喜事精神爽Joy puts heart into a man.7 r! _0 [* G% n c* J0 y2 j! {
人海战术huge-crowd strategy 9 F- b `+ b. a) _# ^# t$ S1 I$ P2 u
世上无难事，只要肯攀登"Where there is a will, there is a way. " : x; f/ c: s( s( D) d9 h' w4 J
世外桃源a fictitious land of peace away from the turmoil of the world; 1 b# F: o# F+ o! {+ _3 D. w
死而后已until my heart stops beating* u0 ^, t0 s A0 Q8 C
岁岁平安Peace all year round& M2 ]$ v/ |- }8 o5 P
上有天堂，下有苏杭"Just as there is paradise in heaven, ther are Suzhou and Hangzhou on earth."
3 n' M( N% Q' x4 i0 q3 l& ^: x塞翁失马，焉知非福Misfortune may be an actual blessing.
^* o% E. _/ U$ Q8 i# |三十而立"A man should be independent at the age of thirty. 4 u* u% ^" _! ?
At thirty, a man should be able to think for himself."
0 i: [ _: w; Z升级换代updating and upgrading (of products)
9 z$ k+ W. C0 ~2 D8 {, M四十不惑Life begins at forty.
1 R- v, _( w1 D5 |谁言寸草心，报得三春晖"Such kindness of warm sun, can't be repaid by grass. " * p. b) ?! T& o7 k3 c6 ]9 d
水涨船高When the river rises, the boat floats high.
7 ^7 f1 X, P$ u$ r4 J7 o3 T时不我待Time and tide wait for no man.
# W* \3 w3 z+ q0 Y5 L杀鸡用牛刀break a butterfly on the wheel
8 @+ N# p) M6 w. X! m/ k0 y实事求是seek truth from facts; be practical and realistic; be true to facts
# g9 G ~2 S5 u% F* e3 I说曹操,曹操到Talk of the devil and he comes. c! i$ n& c# _! ?' S* r! d1 u: x, u
实话实说speak the plain truth; call a spade a spade; tell it as it is 0 Y6 J% E& Q' ~6 o( J
实践是检验真理的唯一标准Practice is the sole criterion for testing truth.
$ D! F. @- O& Q) ] E, M# @7 N7 B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; "6 K4 s6 m1 [* r" w
韬光养晦hide one's capacities and bide one's time
# O0 e1 x& l# Z2 R0 M5 o) C. R$ d糖衣炮弹sugar-coated bullets
0 D* b0 n4 T& F: g1 v' a5 E* [天有不测风云Anything unexpected may happen. a bolt from the blue" f6 u$ o: n! @9 h5 Q0 \, V
团结就是力量Unity is strength.
* _6 R8 L3 Q, p& {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 " p5 d& W- I: f, V% g
歪风邪气unhealthy practices and evil phenomena1 c5 G6 [* X, z) V# c- I
物以类聚，人以群分Birds of a feather flock together.2 u: W2 N3 c" s; [% G
往事如风"The past has vanished (from memory) like wind.; What in past, is past." % J2 n: A) j& M" x; V) P( p, |
望子成龙hold high hopes for one's child5 h: s: ~1 m* X
屋漏又逢连阴雨Misfortunes never come singly. When it rains it pours.; g2 l _9 Z/ z- k) }1 h9 i( Y
文韬武略military expertise; military strategy 6 Z% m0 ?! e* a. w
唯利是图draw water to one's mill 5 v2 u: c6 t2 z" j
无源之水,无本之木water without a source, and a tree wiithout roots
0 s( D& Y1 n0 I无中生有make/create something out of nothing ) X& }0 r' k) Y* C7 {
无风不起浪There are no waves without wind. There's no smoke without fire.; g0 O4 Y% M/ N, I0 s7 M) ^
徇私枉法bend the law for the benefit of relatives or friends 7 F% y C+ g5 h# @& b! q
新官上任三把火a new broom sweeps clean
( p) t3 ` G( ^6 J9 N. O' G虚心使人进步,骄傲使人落后Modesty helps one go forward, whereas conceit makes one lag behind.% T a4 ` Y( |5 y7 N
蓄势而发accumulate strength for a take-off$ g: `7 A! y& B( D* f/ U
心想事成May all your wish come true3 l2 |7 K! J4 j' N
心照不宣have a tacit understanding; give tacit consent; tacit understanding
3 Q5 v |# d! \$ V( g1 ?先入为主First impressions are firmly entrenched.
' h- O2 F$ v! Y- T; g先下手为强catch the ball before the bound! J8 F) h! R3 h6 A7 x; o' Y
像热锅上的蚂蚁like an ant on a hot pan
+ d* O' E/ q) H9 Y7 Q; l现身说法warn people by taking oneself as an example
% \$ M& A, m) ^) |6 q: q息事宁人pour oil on troubled waters
3 f; m4 z: a& A; Q, L9 `# l喜忧参半mingled hope and fear
" Y5 M* l! b; \4 ?2 o! z循序渐进step by step
# A! M& K4 b0 h6 ^9 g5 d一路平安，一路顺风speed somebody on their way; speed the parting guest " j7 \- m' F. r% o6 L4 l' S# @
严以律己,宽以待人be strict with oneself and lenient towards others
1 g$ J1 N! o% L V, [! Z鱼米之乡a land of milk and honey
/ ^* t- j" p& H8 v) ?! M9 A! I# t有情人终成眷属"Jack shall have Jill, all shall be well."
- s6 w, n* P3 g* l% d( m( X有钱能使鬼推磨Money makes the mare go. Money talks.- v& g8 T0 \1 m& x
有识之士people of vision* {0 l# ^4 O0 p' H7 h/ m" a' m
有勇无谋use brawn rather than brain
x/ M g% p6 @有缘千里来相会Separated as we are thousands of miles apart, we come together as if by predestination.+ N2 S) U3 q2 D! ?
与时俱进advance with times
& `1 G, ?9 z+ u8 h k9 L以人为本people oriented; people foremost
2 R% M, m9 T/ d' g# B' n因材施教teach students according to their aptitude
; e5 o* u2 e# M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."
( {; F/ Z1 B) \: X6 v4 N% r欲速则不达Haste does not bring success.
1 n8 W6 @: S' T `' N) Q优胜劣汰survival of the fittest
6 z; |( z( i( O$ D9 _英雄所见略同Great minds think alike.
+ J$ M% a, ^$ b/ k9 z6 e' j& z: n冤家宜解不宜结Better make friends than make enemies.
* X0 T8 c' T. r3 A冤假错案"cases in which people were unjustly, falsely or wrongly charged or sentenced; unjust, false or wrong cases" : ^; ]7 i7 U- Z' i
一言既出，驷马难追A real man never goes back on his words. 7 o0 k: U! F9 J. Q
招财进宝Money and treasures will be plentiful
$ U2 A. A% {' i( w5 c4 o, ^. }债台高筑become debt-ridden7 _/ u" ~ E/ t/ v5 \; P/ ?
致命要害Achilles' heel 7 c3 o$ D$ M9 Y4 O3 N
众矢之的target of public criticism
/ _( E% b, z% l+ T1 b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 W* h# u- d$ ^# o" K纸上谈兵be an armchair strategist
* `" A' o% |# G! j0 e, I( M8 E纸包不住火Truth will come to light sooner or later.
9 w- u2 S. L6 P3 t1 v- x! U左右为难between the devil and the deep blue sea; between the rock and the hard place |
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