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爱屋及乌Love me, love my dog.6 {! |+ v6 K5 \
百闻不如一见Seeing is believing.
. t% n, l' l8 g, f( v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! e: R4 S; e2 T& k1 m4 n
笨鸟先飞A slow sparrow should make an early start.
" C4 e4 M) A! y) Y L, K+ i* Y: _+ T不眠之夜white night ' @6 x7 {% }: @( H. b5 R
不以物喜，不以己悲not pleased by external gains, not saddened by personnal losses
, ~0 F6 v5 G1 A N8 R+ w不遗余力spare no effort; go all out; do one's best
7 Q7 A! t* `: a+ ?7 K; I不打不成交"No discord, no concord.
, B) f& X1 W' Y* ~* j! s2 b拆东墙补西墙rob Peter to pay Paul ) E: s+ ^6 E! R* C
辞旧迎新bid farewell to the old and usher in the new; ring out the old year and ring in the new 9 @7 y; y6 l* t; h& 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
* J/ @ ~2 \+ }, G+ p大开眼界open one's eyes; broaden one's horizon; be an eye-opener ) _( |" y& h p7 n }2 L
国泰民安The country flourishes and people live in peace. W5 ?8 Z4 m( B" e9 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 " X2 S3 G& ]8 i. _2 q. F/ f
功夫不负有心人Everything comes to him who waits. " Y1 F5 B: S6 `' `* w0 f
好了伤疤忘了疼once on shore, one prays no more. F8 h- n# O2 C% c& @$ ]
好事不出门，恶事传千里Good news never goes beyond the gate, while bad news spread far and wide. ' P1 I; i0 _/ {( P
和气生财Harmony brings wealth" {9 ^9 _9 r/ Y2 ]- A" M, u
活到老，学到老One is never too old to learn. * K# S; u7 @6 R8 |- g1 b' B/ l
既往不咎let bygones be bygones
6 d5 u5 O( U: a金无足赤,人无完人Gold can't be pure and man can't be perfect.
; F/ W2 x" v% B+ l5 X+ s F5 g金玉满堂Treasures fill the home
6 d2 m- g, {! q: v脚踏实地be down-to-earth
1 ]' g; k8 {& J$ E0 b |# A脚踩两只船sit on the fence 8 X; [1 {' M5 e. Q6 W3 M: f
君子之交淡如水the friendship between gentlemen is as pure as crystal; a hedge between keeps friendship green - \' P- w( U' ~6 [
老生常谈，陈词滥调cut and dried, cliché( B- g/ w" }* P# i+ v& M
礼尚往来Courtesy calls for reciprocity. : k# ]9 i5 w( O8 b
留得青山在，不怕没柴烧"Where there is life, there is hope."" F9 M2 O0 d0 l+ B8 }
马到成功achieve immediate victory; win instant success
0 ]8 A: |* T% P# k9 Z" y% u名利双收gain in both fame and wealth( t! `" H( S6 v
茅塞顿开be suddenly enlightened
) A$ ?' y3 v* {6 @没有规矩不成方圆Nothing can be accomplished without norms or standards.. C6 ~: D3 i3 u8 S9 B6 E5 T
每逢佳节倍思亲$ q: [; d" H( C
On festive occasions more than ever one thinks of one's dear ones far away.
/ X3 K4 v2 b1 l. p7 j+ EIt is on the festival occasions when one misses his dear most.
4 F* u. o; [4 n2 \谋事在人，成事在天"The planning lies with man, the outcome with Heaven. / Man proposes, God disposes. "
) R8 A" k/ ]& g弄巧成拙be too smart by half; Cunning outwits itself.
" n5 O' N1 c; C* D9 m1 E- Q拿手好戏masterpiece
) a# l8 H4 v: _, n% Q赔了夫人又折兵throw good money after bad3 u9 l+ w- s- J" Y
抛砖引玉a modest spur to induce others to come forward with valuable contributions; throw a sprat to catch a whale% c, @, v! A3 W5 \# o8 b; s' |
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; X- s, l+ o3 c: M9 U6 L
抢得先机take the preemptive opportunities
2 w+ k4 S' r8 S. Q0 j8 x% Z5 v5 }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" G1 n2 U J" k- B- }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
* i. I* R* r" a. q, T/ W9 i前事不忘,后事之师Past experience, if not forgotten, is a guide for the future.
5 `3 d: b1 ?4 F$ `# l" W% g6 b/ i前人栽树,后人乘凉One generation plants the trees in whose shade another generation rests.9 o5 m. h1 V7 w$ T' I" L
One sows and another reaps.7 z- ^* x% k1 \$ t" d$ X- s0 N9 K( X& K
前怕狼,后怕虎fear the wolf in front and the tiger behind/ hesitate in doing something$ l6 O% ]. Z" m. m9 p& w
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.
, M3 ]$ `6 A' J6 Q3 Y" Q* |/ y& ]9 R% b强强联手win-win co-operation' B/ X: N5 }: r$ O+ Q
瑞雪兆丰年A timely snow promises a good harvest.' J1 ?' t L; f
人之初,性本善Man's nature at birth is good.
4 x, j7 V1 r( x, ] L, E6 Q7 \人逢喜事精神爽Joy puts heart into a man.. f! j9 p9 n" H8 L2 Y9 X
人海战术huge-crowd strategy ) e& H: l7 a# k8 B/ f7 o
世上无难事，只要肯攀登"Where there is a will, there is a way. " % S( l5 q6 @# N, Q4 p! u+ l/ {
世外桃源a fictitious land of peace away from the turmoil of the world;
5 _2 l1 p2 [3 b; t7 r' o0 x死而后已until my heart stops beating
% ]' [9 v! i5 N2 c; O岁岁平安Peace all year round7 S* L% w- s: i2 B8 R! O
上有天堂，下有苏杭"Just as there is paradise in heaven, ther are Suzhou and Hangzhou on earth."
$ L. }, w' I' J7 a塞翁失马，焉知非福Misfortune may be an actual blessing.
' h, @; E; d, o1 j三十而立"A man should be independent at the age of thirty.
" R: K B; j y+ F# a0 |At thirty, a man should be able to think for himself." 4 Z0 C7 v5 e' V' J" ^/ `3 u9 a
升级换代updating and upgrading (of products)
1 z$ x+ a# A2 \+ V8 D5 o2 G' @8 R& |四十不惑Life begins at forty.
8 h3 s# M9 @' D" c2 `# J& y谁言寸草心，报得三春晖"Such kindness of warm sun, can't be repaid by grass. " ( m8 W4 g. [- c2 y7 b5 A0 N
水涨船高When the river rises, the boat floats high.( M0 P4 ]. ?2 ?4 z6 e5 V
时不我待Time and tide wait for no man.
- b4 t! n6 \( n4 z) d+ G杀鸡用牛刀break a butterfly on the wheel" N( ~: K4 L$ p( v1 t! s
实事求是seek truth from facts; be practical and realistic; be true to facts / ^* Q2 N7 p. F* }: w( ?7 z- x l
说曹操,曹操到Talk of the devil and he comes., f4 I* h8 N/ e! M5 D4 M9 E
实话实说speak the plain truth; call a spade a spade; tell it as it is ; p5 e/ x3 a1 U" r* ~
实践是检验真理的唯一标准Practice is the sole criterion for testing truth.) `! Y" c" X: l7 k$ X3 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; "
' I/ x, T8 m% `4 {* Y! P韬光养晦hide one's capacities and bide one's time
( T9 ^7 g) L5 E* I( d! J糖衣炮弹sugar-coated bullets
, V. M% z" K( E2 \3 b天有不测风云Anything unexpected may happen. a bolt from the blue: G7 K% W/ E+ M, B0 R$ ~
团结就是力量Unity is strength.; J) [" b2 r5 h$ B& ~' `
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$ W0 Q6 [/ ^1 ?/ Q歪风邪气unhealthy practices and evil phenomena0 H! L6 L9 \1 v% A7 @, W
物以类聚，人以群分Birds of a feather flock together.
1 w. z% N% @- L2 @往事如风"The past has vanished (from memory) like wind.; What in past, is past." 9 |# t* P& a+ B6 p
望子成龙hold high hopes for one's child
% e: F" O' ~5 e5 ^屋漏又逢连阴雨Misfortunes never come singly. When it rains it pours.
' O+ E4 X" C: A8 o5 ?8 ?文韬武略military expertise; military strategy : D: p8 g F2 ^, V6 E& e
唯利是图draw water to one's mill
% S4 W) [! O/ w无源之水,无本之木water without a source, and a tree wiithout roots: P0 C; f$ Z( v v$ C
无中生有make/create something out of nothing
! ~1 E8 F5 {0 ~6 W3 p无风不起浪There are no waves without wind. There's no smoke without fire./ W. F: a4 w& S9 Z) w, f9 L& k
徇私枉法bend the law for the benefit of relatives or friends ( p/ Q& o: }+ c) i
新官上任三把火a new broom sweeps clean 7 K7 F4 I# q6 w
虚心使人进步,骄傲使人落后Modesty helps one go forward, whereas conceit makes one lag behind.+ x- G" ~" ]6 [. M, V! K" k
蓄势而发accumulate strength for a take-off
* z3 t3 {$ q1 @心想事成May all your wish come true @. d# e- J% J# w! m
心照不宣have a tacit understanding; give tacit consent; tacit understanding) ^, _2 i s7 F& M7 Z( z5 r T; w
先入为主First impressions are firmly entrenched.
6 o, o8 H1 T. d# d/ d先下手为强catch the ball before the bound% k- i3 q; U5 f$ g( _9 }
像热锅上的蚂蚁like an ant on a hot pan
/ `* f3 m' V! Q3 \2 {/ |( v& g现身说法warn people by taking oneself as an example
) c3 |, @6 D. I6 m9 v息事宁人pour oil on troubled waters 9 ]$ g! S& M' X- [7 I
喜忧参半mingled hope and fear 7 {0 x2 v1 S* X" R- q* R3 Q3 p
循序渐进step by step6 q2 ~- X6 P# J) p6 C
一路平安，一路顺风speed somebody on their way; speed the parting guest # c9 k; e" g x. Z
严以律己,宽以待人be strict with oneself and lenient towards others7 _# y% T5 S. A* O6 J! m* \' h
鱼米之乡a land of milk and honey. a* u# G) H0 [0 L- H
有情人终成眷属"Jack shall have Jill, all shall be well."
; S3 e+ b: W2 S+ \有钱能使鬼推磨Money makes the mare go. Money talks.
( V0 _7 U5 m! u; i; H! R有识之士people of vision
3 c+ t7 K, ]( R有勇无谋use brawn rather than brain
- |- Q( v/ S$ J5 A: y有缘千里来相会Separated as we are thousands of miles apart, we come together as if by predestination.
2 j4 h0 a% ~# U& E# K: ^与时俱进advance with times6 g$ B) M7 t: X2 D' y* \. D5 ^
以人为本people oriented; people foremost
2 Q- b+ D+ N" |因材施教teach students according to their aptitude 7 y `. K! p4 A! 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." # Z8 ~- E6 H1 ]5 Y
欲速则不达Haste does not bring success. 3 ]1 z$ X2 ] c$ m4 q# t8 W1 i6 Z
优胜劣汰survival of the fittest # g5 ]4 ^* N9 V% Q {; d( L! _
英雄所见略同Great minds think alike.( j' u/ R! F. G3 O
冤家宜解不宜结Better make friends than make enemies.
4 c: W, c4 |5 Y w' } z冤假错案"cases in which people were unjustly, falsely or wrongly charged or sentenced; unjust, false or wrong cases"
$ _3 P E1 J* b% J( p, J一言既出，驷马难追A real man never goes back on his words.
9 [8 C, C" f* r9 I) C招财进宝Money and treasures will be plentiful
. a: N; A' q/ f, g% _1 }8 U债台高筑become debt-ridden& g' b0 H) s/ k
致命要害Achilles' heel 0 ], T' V" Z. ?
众矢之的target of public criticism; I, \( r% Q8 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.
$ q# t ~( ^' q, d纸上谈兵be an armchair strategist
9 X. s; c# f% z* {( g纸包不住火Truth will come to light sooner or later.2 ]4 A; z6 h. `) ~2 ?7 g/ n
左右为难between the devil and the deep blue sea; between the rock and the hard place |
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