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爱屋及乌Love me, love my dog.6 J+ I: c+ F6 H8 T! ? Y$ T
百闻不如一见Seeing is believing.
2 p2 T N2 q/ P1 T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
2 A3 e4 Y3 X9 q& U笨鸟先飞A slow sparrow should make an early start.' u9 E) \8 t3 X. G- x* ? h( {
不眠之夜white night ; P) d ^+ E2 f% w1 O5 ]
不以物喜，不以己悲not pleased by external gains, not saddened by personnal losses4 M' V Q- ]1 _. [9 {5 X" T& C. f
不遗余力spare no effort; go all out; do one's best; W) z$ U6 q. W8 ?: C
不打不成交"No discord, no concord. 4 M$ X' k6 J# r; v! T! O7 h
拆东墙补西墙rob Peter to pay Paul & s8 e' O4 [( { R$ N; A8 N
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 a# C, y7 \) \6 M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 x3 j# z, g5 c. [: v9 y
大开眼界open one's eyes; broaden one's horizon; be an eye-opener * l7 v7 Q. n7 [0 r6 b% y' s/ U
国泰民安The country flourishes and people live in peace( \+ @8 W, X' |4 M+ ^, i( U
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 . E% b4 `% N s% c! o
功夫不负有心人Everything comes to him who waits.
0 R& B# r; h2 f/ {好了伤疤忘了疼once on shore, one prays no more
0 H( l9 J8 P, z* N' y: }, w0 j- G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 j# ~1 u1 J0 U* o0 A0 P" T和气生财Harmony brings wealth9 L: f: I" w5 W& i
活到老，学到老One is never too old to learn.
3 w4 E- [0 x; l# f6 t2 o既往不咎let bygones be bygones
$ I, Q1 l) |. E金无足赤,人无完人Gold can't be pure and man can't be perfect.
# x. |# A/ D3 Z! f: V! u金玉满堂Treasures fill the home
9 E0 Z8 x4 A9 r$ t( [脚踏实地be down-to-earth - T/ K6 ~7 V' G# m4 P
脚踩两只船sit on the fence
9 D, @: o& E& L8 ]% g2 ^( O, a- b君子之交淡如水the friendship between gentlemen is as pure as crystal; a hedge between keeps friendship green + C2 u! z- c- ]3 o
老生常谈，陈词滥调cut and dried, cliché6 R# z) B$ s1 h5 I
礼尚往来Courtesy calls for reciprocity.
( A% z+ r) ]2 L( a留得青山在，不怕没柴烧"Where there is life, there is hope."
! ]. R0 H# M5 T) d f# i马到成功achieve immediate victory; win instant success; ]; g6 o4 R4 s; k# I1 Y4 \
名利双收gain in both fame and wealth
) ~! p8 l2 |( i1 a R茅塞顿开be suddenly enlightened
& W! p) s0 N; Y" k0 B' Q7 X没有规矩不成方圆Nothing can be accomplished without norms or standards.! B: l Z9 R1 Q2 j
每逢佳节倍思亲
2 x/ M6 |& W, U3 g1 COn festive occasions more than ever one thinks of one's dear ones far away./ V7 x" G8 r. d8 S7 Z
It is on the festival occasions when one misses his dear most.
3 T F% y" L! c1 ?/ B+ e谋事在人，成事在天"The planning lies with man, the outcome with Heaven. / Man proposes, God disposes. "' y) K" i" U4 x; W# E' k. Z- K
弄巧成拙be too smart by half; Cunning outwits itself.
$ C: j# g5 w$ o5 t+ g拿手好戏masterpiece# ]; B% m9 L5 S8 G
赔了夫人又折兵throw good money after bad. z, U e& v6 d0 [1 m. y6 ~( P3 u
抛砖引玉a modest spur to induce others to come forward with valuable contributions; throw a sprat to catch a whale1 _0 V! {, @* H( h( \
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. {7 J8 X" t, {
抢得先机take the preemptive opportunities & J' E) n7 A# ]! ^; G( D
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.: s$ k8 k. {5 i6 q0 F* f
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
4 R: O ~# O; u+ d前事不忘,后事之师Past experience, if not forgotten, is a guide for the future.
; k4 H2 [# w# @3 Y% j; | x前人栽树,后人乘凉One generation plants the trees in whose shade another generation rests.
9 W8 ]3 K% K# j+ oOne sows and another reaps.
6 w% n1 G9 C* k4 ~5 v前怕狼,后怕虎fear the wolf in front and the tiger behind/ hesitate in doing something
F4 q$ n4 [1 }, L, r1 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.
7 ^9 t6 T* a8 Z. T: T& t0 I! \3 _强强联手win-win co-operation
! R2 x1 c. q; u瑞雪兆丰年A timely snow promises a good harvest.# |& N2 s9 K6 d, O- G0 o; c7 E! |
人之初,性本善Man's nature at birth is good.: {0 s ?4 c/ r/ |1 h0 b
人逢喜事精神爽Joy puts heart into a man.
- Z5 I- e5 @. N) G( ]7 V) n人海战术huge-crowd strategy 5 r% w2 Z! {0 m& E. Q7 _" P
世上无难事，只要肯攀登"Where there is a will, there is a way. " ) P% T( k0 U6 s; \6 m6 v
世外桃源a fictitious land of peace away from the turmoil of the world;
# ^% x& v7 c: D0 \" j死而后已until my heart stops beating
. \* w# c4 P/ i4 V1 j4 f2 F岁岁平安Peace all year round5 a2 I& D7 A) `) Z
上有天堂，下有苏杭"Just as there is paradise in heaven, ther are Suzhou and Hangzhou on earth." ) i: f. Z4 [1 M% u% B
塞翁失马，焉知非福Misfortune may be an actual blessing.5 |$ p) U, W+ ] e6 A( |1 `) }: C
三十而立"A man should be independent at the age of thirty. ! ]1 z! F; L' R: @' N: E4 x# h8 r
At thirty, a man should be able to think for himself."
5 T- o7 Y1 |( }! Q升级换代updating and upgrading (of products)
1 z) j- l& M: [# r! P! N四十不惑Life begins at forty. 0 l* \- b; I2 \: o" U% z
谁言寸草心，报得三春晖"Such kindness of warm sun, can't be repaid by grass. "
' U6 V1 b) P) z$ p8 D水涨船高When the river rises, the boat floats high.
+ Q- m: |4 s& |2 |时不我待Time and tide wait for no man. / g8 u. M- t" @) Y1 O
杀鸡用牛刀break a butterfly on the wheel X- s, R9 ]$ w
实事求是seek truth from facts; be practical and realistic; be true to facts 6 g0 }+ `" W, l6 t% v0 E
说曹操,曹操到Talk of the devil and he comes.
# A% L2 N2 i6 k! {& }实话实说speak the plain truth; call a spade a spade; tell it as it is ( \$ d. r3 C# B
实践是检验真理的唯一标准Practice is the sole criterion for testing truth.
( V6 |9 R6 r# n8 z8 q" n# t& O% ?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; "0 i6 g" H K! l7 @' [3 k4 f/ B
韬光养晦hide one's capacities and bide one's time/ }; }1 z$ u7 H, z" o
糖衣炮弹sugar-coated bullets: C* {3 {; {: `: m9 |3 o, n
天有不测风云Anything unexpected may happen. a bolt from the blue% o' G$ O' A9 R: s
团结就是力量Unity is strength.
$ R# m$ X# |0 [( |; M6 @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
+ M) J1 k8 g0 }* T+ Q3 \歪风邪气unhealthy practices and evil phenomena+ w9 u D+ P! D% M& n9 H! w! p6 H
物以类聚，人以群分Birds of a feather flock together.
, R _$ \- U( b/ }( H往事如风"The past has vanished (from memory) like wind.; What in past, is past."
9 l" z% B. Q3 y望子成龙hold high hopes for one's child
3 A t- C- [: @4 n屋漏又逢连阴雨Misfortunes never come singly. When it rains it pours.8 M; g+ ?( E. P. X" Z% m' _$ K, f# c
文韬武略military expertise; military strategy
% T6 r x5 `( z" e b" r唯利是图draw water to one's mill
' F6 L1 E' i9 Y% c无源之水,无本之木water without a source, and a tree wiithout roots2 L* J! J+ ~ d" @' ~
无中生有make/create something out of nothing Q5 E- C$ ]9 T! E
无风不起浪There are no waves without wind. There's no smoke without fire." I4 L6 }% i6 P# C% P V( q! B
徇私枉法bend the law for the benefit of relatives or friends ' _( v. G% M n# z7 [" [
新官上任三把火a new broom sweeps clean 7 Y( n3 H" e- Q& }5 n: y+ _
虚心使人进步,骄傲使人落后Modesty helps one go forward, whereas conceit makes one lag behind.
' T/ W/ H# l9 M& x4 }蓄势而发accumulate strength for a take-off+ g W9 |- v* M. ?8 R# J! F
心想事成May all your wish come true, S5 i3 F6 x6 W1 K C
心照不宣have a tacit understanding; give tacit consent; tacit understanding; z8 N. h. p% @# m. E1 w4 k# L& M2 E
先入为主First impressions are firmly entrenched.
& I) ~- _! [; P! v3 V+ m先下手为强catch the ball before the bound% f- x, F3 C+ {/ t, ?
像热锅上的蚂蚁like an ant on a hot pan
m9 d* W7 t3 H3 j现身说法warn people by taking oneself as an example7 Y8 z2 K& W% i. r$ ]
息事宁人pour oil on troubled waters ! n* O- Y# Q6 h$ S0 X q, \+ j5 U
喜忧参半mingled hope and fear 4 r" C' g" Q" F+ [4 c! r8 W
循序渐进step by step
4 p1 Q, e/ f& O- k3 X4 p9 a/ V一路平安，一路顺风speed somebody on their way; speed the parting guest
1 F" `5 s5 @- i& f# F' W严以律己,宽以待人be strict with oneself and lenient towards others/ ~& t t5 R8 v5 \+ d, z
鱼米之乡a land of milk and honey% r# H7 j S1 @, b
有情人终成眷属"Jack shall have Jill, all shall be well." ! C% d7 R. Z3 C3 h! U' b% [) F' |
有钱能使鬼推磨Money makes the mare go. Money talks.) B/ r4 t. V U2 H
有识之士people of vision6 e) g: ^" d g7 Q3 `; _$ x, ?
有勇无谋use brawn rather than brain 5 n L7 E, |- }( c- e" P
有缘千里来相会Separated as we are thousands of miles apart, we come together as if by predestination.
) [% m: C6 [1 L! @. o4 C! j与时俱进advance with times
! o& l, m+ N0 s& y. E6 p以人为本people oriented; people foremost ! O& D( S, {/ H$ |- s) \3 k% ?/ W/ V
因材施教teach students according to their aptitude
. r4 \, r+ l( w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." " K5 u" ?; f9 J2 I
欲速则不达Haste does not bring success.
# u1 p$ b: ~2 V+ W" y优胜劣汰survival of the fittest ( v# ^( c9 T, x1 e; `
英雄所见略同Great minds think alike.8 l0 [" W4 r, u' J3 `% W/ G# o0 P
冤家宜解不宜结Better make friends than make enemies.8 t) y! d, D, p
冤假错案"cases in which people were unjustly, falsely or wrongly charged or sentenced; unjust, false or wrong cases" 7 Q. d8 R( n$ [( u7 x8 ?
一言既出，驷马难追A real man never goes back on his words. " b" f6 n' w- v9 }9 }, u( `
招财进宝Money and treasures will be plentiful
: m1 ~1 p! B) e% V+ C债台高筑become debt-ridden, c) y* P% r% _; k6 G) z
致命要害Achilles' heel
- O- K+ F! Q. C0 C4 T: s5 m* q众矢之的target of public criticism
2 U* O2 o- Q# R [2 {9 C' [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.
' w5 ^9 k' J$ q+ J纸上谈兵be an armchair strategist0 g, [, ^1 ^& V( \
纸包不住火Truth will come to light sooner or later.
, @+ s- x8 \% R- |: z5 ?- [左右为难between the devil and the deep blue sea; between the rock and the hard place |
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