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爱屋及乌Love me, love my dog.
1 |" M# f) ]* j# E$ I百闻不如一见Seeing is believing., M9 N) c" K" x/ p" A
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
6 i6 K7 \5 b( N3 u' K" _笨鸟先飞A slow sparrow should make an early start.
3 M h. ?2 D" l7 V2 X, i8 c5 Q" H7 I不眠之夜white night
! g2 p3 R' K1 E7 v4 {" `不以物喜，不以己悲not pleased by external gains, not saddened by personnal losses
: z0 ?/ ?& M s) G) X不遗余力spare no effort; go all out; do one's best
; ?: m& i1 _( B不打不成交"No discord, no concord. ' X) o3 {' C; R. g8 n
拆东墙补西墙rob Peter to pay Paul 4 g2 h* C) g* O7 O
辞旧迎新bid farewell to the old and usher in the new; ring out the old year and ring in the new 3 U9 v/ M% \$ l4 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* h h; C2 \3 H& K" x1 F% D
大开眼界open one's eyes; broaden one's horizon; be an eye-opener 1 k6 i# {3 c$ Q& N
国泰民安The country flourishes and people live in peace
8 B- }+ J7 r1 N; k1 w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; g2 U9 p5 Q0 c功夫不负有心人Everything comes to him who waits.
/ y( t( `0 ]" W! J好了伤疤忘了疼once on shore, one prays no more% S# O2 n. [; g b; X
好事不出门，恶事传千里Good news never goes beyond the gate, while bad news spread far and wide. 1 D7 u2 X8 v0 t9 v' g
和气生财Harmony brings wealth
, }/ P. G/ n7 N+ f8 }5 f活到老，学到老One is never too old to learn. / F2 v0 d; {4 ]5 ~! t" i' F; ^
既往不咎let bygones be bygones , z H4 _1 m# A8 A) S' v( C0 ?
金无足赤,人无完人Gold can't be pure and man can't be perfect.
3 V0 y! v1 ?; V: ]" u& X金玉满堂Treasures fill the home
+ w, V/ K. K9 G1 x$ K脚踏实地be down-to-earth
' [( _' y' y. ]+ v脚踩两只船sit on the fence
7 r* t( K. d/ X! |/ f- d8 x君子之交淡如水the friendship between gentlemen is as pure as crystal; a hedge between keeps friendship green
( k8 V0 y& S0 h) B- `' T! ^老生常谈，陈词滥调cut and dried, cliché4 B- E6 y, T" g' _5 m l
礼尚往来Courtesy calls for reciprocity. : m4 f0 ~ O6 a% @1 x$ a( t7 {8 e( R
留得青山在，不怕没柴烧"Where there is life, there is hope."
/ @5 h- O% X' |! G& M$ }' t" n+ w马到成功achieve immediate victory; win instant success
2 j, M+ o: [' | ~# X5 E名利双收gain in both fame and wealth8 w2 h) O% K0 B9 Y
茅塞顿开be suddenly enlightened
- }* W7 D4 z* Y0 b1 P没有规矩不成方圆Nothing can be accomplished without norms or standards.7 e% |0 I( y* o. j/ n
每逢佳节倍思亲
, g* q+ c x E' c/ F7 i& rOn festive occasions more than ever one thinks of one's dear ones far away.. s1 Y" O) W$ d1 l. N" a
It is on the festival occasions when one misses his dear most. ! x* X: o% l6 N+ Z" f
谋事在人，成事在天"The planning lies with man, the outcome with Heaven. / Man proposes, God disposes. "
6 n6 L, C* G. t弄巧成拙be too smart by half; Cunning outwits itself.
7 J( `2 K+ A+ l( u1 H: N拿手好戏masterpiece$ ~9 }5 n2 u( W8 Q
赔了夫人又折兵throw good money after bad
: a* o! x! W7 x6 N+ c抛砖引玉a modest spur to induce others to come forward with valuable contributions; throw a sprat to catch a whale
4 `/ ~$ l2 T) {. R9 m' 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+ k: L* w/ H8 s3 ]0 N
抢得先机take the preemptive opportunities
Q( k# K; D! _( c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.; P6 B2 S# O* U7 I+ 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 step6 P2 J$ v g3 n# [1 Y# ^% `
前事不忘,后事之师Past experience, if not forgotten, is a guide for the future.7 C" `! ]9 ~: `; ~/ Q. }- [
前人栽树,后人乘凉One generation plants the trees in whose shade another generation rests.1 N+ h- }6 V, P! y2 R
One sows and another reaps.- w3 l+ q6 u' C5 Z: V( a
前怕狼,后怕虎fear the wolf in front and the tiger behind/ hesitate in doing something
. ]' m% w/ h, c- ]4 b! M$ ^4 d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. + x, y8 l, ]$ U& M
强强联手win-win co-operation* ~3 F% l2 t: B6 K' N
瑞雪兆丰年A timely snow promises a good harvest.
$ i' f0 T5 ^$ T8 D {人之初,性本善Man's nature at birth is good.
1 ~% r2 g# n. N3 z+ E" J5 _( `, r人逢喜事精神爽Joy puts heart into a man.
5 S" f$ f) a1 }0 h. ~人海战术huge-crowd strategy : K6 i6 ]' i' a2 G0 n
世上无难事，只要肯攀登"Where there is a will, there is a way. "
. E9 m" H- [0 `" G+ G8 }世外桃源a fictitious land of peace away from the turmoil of the world;
7 x) ?' s4 Z7 o {- t3 \ A死而后已until my heart stops beating: n( n: L/ k5 [% R
岁岁平安Peace all year round
& q* Q( ^! E& }4 F+ ^上有天堂，下有苏杭"Just as there is paradise in heaven, ther are Suzhou and Hangzhou on earth." : E8 @- I/ M, b! ^& c. i
塞翁失马，焉知非福Misfortune may be an actual blessing.
9 k* H r0 J4 v1 C7 q3 X三十而立"A man should be independent at the age of thirty.
5 x6 }% d ^- F6 oAt thirty, a man should be able to think for himself." ; z$ w8 U7 u4 V+ h
升级换代updating and upgrading (of products)
; \8 M; T/ N( S4 \$ ]四十不惑Life begins at forty.
& l/ q) A& a8 B谁言寸草心，报得三春晖"Such kindness of warm sun, can't be repaid by grass. "
. C, }* t$ v9 B' N+ W. i+ k水涨船高When the river rises, the boat floats high.4 r0 @' h+ W7 p; v2 z! g) E
时不我待Time and tide wait for no man. ) E7 X J: M6 \
杀鸡用牛刀break a butterfly on the wheel
4 Q6 n+ m1 x0 b- | _实事求是seek truth from facts; be practical and realistic; be true to facts
9 y/ H$ J) T8 N \/ e! ?说曹操,曹操到Talk of the devil and he comes.: H9 _: S6 J0 `5 v/ b, a1 h
实话实说speak the plain truth; call a spade a spade; tell it as it is 3 Y( a) ]- x9 k1 q0 [/ e
实践是检验真理的唯一标准Practice is the sole criterion for testing truth.7 a0 r0 Z- G7 I7 h: j2 D
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; "( [& p7 r% q3 L/ u8 n! U
韬光养晦hide one's capacities and bide one's time- o0 \( ~. R7 x) s& `
糖衣炮弹sugar-coated bullets! J9 X% `1 w5 l$ Y
天有不测风云Anything unexpected may happen. a bolt from the blue+ R% t& [' g: ]/ f$ I
团结就是力量Unity is strength.* P3 n' B3 H1 `3 q) K
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
+ C. O6 Z1 x, n* u3 W歪风邪气unhealthy practices and evil phenomena
4 C$ _* Z9 M9 R) |" ^: n物以类聚，人以群分Birds of a feather flock together.
1 Q/ C1 v, i f5 ]2 z1 a往事如风"The past has vanished (from memory) like wind.; What in past, is past." - @# P# @" A: d2 D8 p% L
望子成龙hold high hopes for one's child
" m! J* s4 c$ `" @7 N屋漏又逢连阴雨Misfortunes never come singly. When it rains it pours.
3 M7 H4 r5 U* q9 K" P3 s2 n文韬武略military expertise; military strategy
8 u* Q. j1 |( z5 F唯利是图draw water to one's mill # h6 P: u' B$ x
无源之水,无本之木water without a source, and a tree wiithout roots
1 ?8 [. s9 m3 X无中生有make/create something out of nothing
/ ~' I- p8 [! M) P: ]2 ]: m' B无风不起浪There are no waves without wind. There's no smoke without fire./ c3 e8 p5 g, j) Y
徇私枉法bend the law for the benefit of relatives or friends - y) }: e! d$ M: l9 K) k2 w5 ] ]
新官上任三把火a new broom sweeps clean
- D+ u9 S! {* K0 n; P, W- M虚心使人进步,骄傲使人落后Modesty helps one go forward, whereas conceit makes one lag behind.- w* | i# b$ Q% ?% o* m9 Z
蓄势而发accumulate strength for a take-off0 o3 r$ F. o/ \3 v, j6 |+ q
心想事成May all your wish come true5 F' b8 l0 V6 \& R. a2 t# D! F
心照不宣have a tacit understanding; give tacit consent; tacit understanding. O& F8 o) v! R P$ G# Z I5 x+ L
先入为主First impressions are firmly entrenched.
D- r' F a. \, \先下手为强catch the ball before the bound
[8 C( S0 \" ]9 J像热锅上的蚂蚁like an ant on a hot pan9 G( w; y1 i! F ^
现身说法warn people by taking oneself as an example% q9 H0 J3 Q; R
息事宁人pour oil on troubled waters . X0 ?$ Y8 ]5 _$ {: V
喜忧参半mingled hope and fear 6 E3 i. C, y4 w: R
循序渐进step by step
% W& g' g' J% U: c/ ^3 M一路平安，一路顺风speed somebody on their way; speed the parting guest ' E! ?! f8 T6 G2 l
严以律己,宽以待人be strict with oneself and lenient towards others
5 W) T& j* Y D7 _鱼米之乡a land of milk and honey( w5 n5 H% _/ {6 V3 ~
有情人终成眷属"Jack shall have Jill, all shall be well."
; e" ?5 T+ w/ O' x有钱能使鬼推磨Money makes the mare go. Money talks.
3 g0 j$ g5 T' d有识之士people of vision, K) a" J# G `- q5 e( x) N
有勇无谋use brawn rather than brain
6 [$ ~5 W9 [4 k8 [有缘千里来相会Separated as we are thousands of miles apart, we come together as if by predestination.
R$ b) X% A/ `+ \6 \/ g与时俱进advance with times
( m5 D4 z6 L" A! I4 e以人为本people oriented; people foremost ( F: R6 i; b9 d9 U5 O$ M
因材施教teach students according to their aptitude 8 H$ e, @% w' E1 t1 Q i+ w& 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."
( O4 g3 y9 a1 Z/ _7 N% w欲速则不达Haste does not bring success. ]% ^7 T( e3 C* J
优胜劣汰survival of the fittest 0 c. t" V4 V& D" S8 W% v8 f5 ~
英雄所见略同Great minds think alike.
$ [- v2 A- _. x冤家宜解不宜结Better make friends than make enemies.
9 j1 P8 A" s6 a1 D# ?7 D* S冤假错案"cases in which people were unjustly, falsely or wrongly charged or sentenced; unjust, false or wrong cases"
6 l b9 H }6 d7 Y一言既出，驷马难追A real man never goes back on his words.
* {' l) h2 e9 D0 O( `( N6 x( k招财进宝Money and treasures will be plentiful& Y0 l5 i( ?) O1 J& J. P/ ?
债台高筑become debt-ridden
5 G) `+ W/ R( F2 ?7 w; b, g+ q7 d致命要害Achilles' heel 1 H$ U6 _; Y, G" f
众矢之的target of public criticism# Y; s6 @ \! Z
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$ R# L, S( g4 |3 s+ H* ^纸上谈兵be an armchair strategist( N9 ^& P& c8 s8 `6 `3 \
纸包不住火Truth will come to light sooner or later.
& |% D. @5 u! e6 y; h( g% f左右为难between the devil and the deep blue sea; between the rock and the hard place |
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