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爱屋及乌Love me, love my dog.
5 U4 k8 |& c9 X; t; x3 D1 T百闻不如一见Seeing is believing.
& [2 X2 ]6 ^$ p( B7 q; \$ e F4 ^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 worst9 H6 x7 [% a* A* e% L
笨鸟先飞A slow sparrow should make an early start.
! ^! Z4 c6 g8 p( g* D& A不眠之夜white night
' \' H7 E, L2 G/ z) w- q不以物喜，不以己悲not pleased by external gains, not saddened by personnal losses
! y y5 W5 @# U$ W2 b不遗余力spare no effort; go all out; do one's best
9 c( J1 P5 \$ A' W0 J不打不成交"No discord, no concord. " B1 O+ k! m# C# Z# P/ U- K V
拆东墙补西墙rob Peter to pay Paul
* k0 J& \1 u& y, d" ^2 N2 e辞旧迎新bid farewell to the old and usher in the new; ring out the old year and ring in the new 6 M: y1 l6 U e1 S; P3 ^
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
+ v! z1 x! [$ t+ N# ]大开眼界open one's eyes; broaden one's horizon; be an eye-opener 2 k' t# T# Q. ^$ f! m9 t
国泰民安The country flourishes and people live in peace
! J3 X% ]1 q8 |: Q7 B( q3 w/ i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 - w% X8 r8 k4 \$ m+ @3 f* O
功夫不负有心人Everything comes to him who waits. 3 f7 o6 }* u6 W. {
好了伤疤忘了疼once on shore, one prays no more
/ Z# W6 g0 X& i# y/ p5 a1 N: Z0 L |好事不出门，恶事传千里Good news never goes beyond the gate, while bad news spread far and wide. n3 _0 E4 ^% g& k
和气生财Harmony brings wealth
& G: l5 b! `) ^ p4 n/ E活到老，学到老One is never too old to learn. " ?+ z$ I: S( c; y1 X: P
既往不咎let bygones be bygones
4 Z4 Y; P7 _8 g4 K/ k7 ?* i' ]% u金无足赤,人无完人Gold can't be pure and man can't be perfect. - U. t, \2 E) c; Y. J F8 y
金玉满堂Treasures fill the home
# L/ B. ?( |' h' ~脚踏实地be down-to-earth
2 ~( [7 {# x3 ]4 A2 U' C& O3 `4 R脚踩两只船sit on the fence
9 C {& }! S( S& G- s% L. v君子之交淡如水the friendship between gentlemen is as pure as crystal; a hedge between keeps friendship green Q T; a9 F! B. ~0 L
老生常谈，陈词滥调cut and dried, cliché
' J/ d1 X' U) o礼尚往来Courtesy calls for reciprocity.
) ^" `$ m. [$ h# d8 Z' M5 }9 c7 i: A留得青山在，不怕没柴烧"Where there is life, there is hope."2 E" H7 \- s3 `/ Q$ b m" [7 Z- {
马到成功achieve immediate victory; win instant success+ q6 M, b- r5 d; F
名利双收gain in both fame and wealth& H: d3 F4 J( Y+ @9 N" \
茅塞顿开be suddenly enlightened
v; \. ^9 O) E( _没有规矩不成方圆Nothing can be accomplished without norms or standards.; g/ b! q* t0 u* L/ ?" w! Y* m
每逢佳节倍思亲
- E7 i" E7 v$ z- ~On festive occasions more than ever one thinks of one's dear ones far away.% Z) |% y) J( ~* V8 j$ u+ H c* ~
It is on the festival occasions when one misses his dear most.
, b% ^3 C9 ^/ U谋事在人，成事在天"The planning lies with man, the outcome with Heaven. / Man proposes, God disposes. "6 s" z J6 v/ }
弄巧成拙be too smart by half; Cunning outwits itself.
/ u7 Y# Z2 S& P2 u: n拿手好戏masterpiece% o. z9 L H9 s# w: I! |
赔了夫人又折兵throw good money after bad
. N8 W/ t* N. V6 \! I5 Z/ j; }6 S抛砖引玉a modest spur to induce others to come forward with valuable contributions; throw a sprat to catch a whale9 R8 ^3 u* O, t! m
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# r# o6 y2 q4 T) |! M2 l7 }- |/ F
抢得先机take the preemptive opportunities : n# B. O7 s/ Q" A. \3 C7 Q
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.. y) B$ Y+ d1 J6 t* x J) S
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, Q: X6 w1 V- [' D% w
前事不忘,后事之师Past experience, if not forgotten, is a guide for the future.
4 V" k* x% X R. M1 [. b前人栽树,后人乘凉One generation plants the trees in whose shade another generation rests.) K- a8 a+ X- P& r7 s$ S Q7 X
One sows and another reaps.
9 G; j$ R$ _9 J9 H! c. H. o! f+ j前怕狼,后怕虎fear the wolf in front and the tiger behind/ hesitate in doing something7 ~- W( R( T' H9 O! k8 z: ^5 I
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.
0 l6 h1 W3 u& U- x2 Q强强联手win-win co-operation3 e" V7 A2 p6 n( `
瑞雪兆丰年A timely snow promises a good harvest.
( d M1 ^: B; H% y, N人之初,性本善Man's nature at birth is good.
4 A# l# d M, e1 h. N: V" t- F6 S- V人逢喜事精神爽Joy puts heart into a man.; O1 A+ r5 j" P# W# f: Z" R
人海战术huge-crowd strategy / `/ j8 y- l0 F* C4 y
世上无难事，只要肯攀登"Where there is a will, there is a way. " 1 l4 ~& P( W7 [
世外桃源a fictitious land of peace away from the turmoil of the world; 1 r" q+ Q2 b9 I& j3 g
死而后已until my heart stops beating
3 O; I( y/ v' O% N0 l! L) o岁岁平安Peace all year round% j5 F0 T% d. Y+ z
上有天堂，下有苏杭"Just as there is paradise in heaven, ther are Suzhou and Hangzhou on earth." 9 x" K) _8 e2 a; F2 d2 f4 L7 x
塞翁失马，焉知非福Misfortune may be an actual blessing.
5 m7 s, X" y; Q" U8 y0 o6 [2 E三十而立"A man should be independent at the age of thirty. 9 G, [% C" k" c
At thirty, a man should be able to think for himself."
, [0 q) G, b% K0 z6 x" h( _6 L( _升级换代updating and upgrading (of products)& j' g/ o5 J2 y
四十不惑Life begins at forty.
+ s+ k2 \ h+ F" T: S5 |谁言寸草心，报得三春晖"Such kindness of warm sun, can't be repaid by grass. " $ i+ O+ f1 e1 }5 k8 [7 W$ p8 j
水涨船高When the river rises, the boat floats high.# X* S, c5 W6 L6 f$ ~
时不我待Time and tide wait for no man. 7 Y. ^ v( u5 @1 a% c: n
杀鸡用牛刀break a butterfly on the wheel
( ~7 F) z4 n( e1 N% q3 b实事求是seek truth from facts; be practical and realistic; be true to facts
1 h! v0 Y5 U2 Q说曹操,曹操到Talk of the devil and he comes.2 p4 ~3 s5 w5 e0 ?3 W
实话实说speak the plain truth; call a spade a spade; tell it as it is
* d8 B2 ]/ \* g" S6 m) F4 d% w实践是检验真理的唯一标准Practice is the sole criterion for testing truth.
. J% w. |) B1 H; U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; "
' Q, e! C( I9 {8 w$ K韬光养晦hide one's capacities and bide one's time- o5 T6 ?. `, y6 t# x
糖衣炮弹sugar-coated bullets
* ` }5 h9 g8 j* w天有不测风云Anything unexpected may happen. a bolt from the blue' u1 W& T: J1 m3 Y$ p2 `1 C
团结就是力量Unity is strength./ {# ~5 i& E! y
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
! y& ^) y( e/ t7 M f歪风邪气unhealthy practices and evil phenomena
* D% d0 x- v1 h- H物以类聚，人以群分Birds of a feather flock together.
) Y( s; Q) D4 G6 @- T往事如风"The past has vanished (from memory) like wind.; What in past, is past."
8 ]6 Q% c3 k& ?0 M X! g9 U望子成龙hold high hopes for one's child
j6 c) z0 X" e0 B/ i H ?2 C屋漏又逢连阴雨Misfortunes never come singly. When it rains it pours.& q2 N8 }# ]5 @$ ], E6 T/ H
文韬武略military expertise; military strategy
9 w ?1 u3 o- N9 g5 a( l( v唯利是图draw water to one's mill 3 j( H: [4 l, _+ ~2 l
无源之水,无本之木water without a source, and a tree wiithout roots
' C. B. l/ r: t无中生有make/create something out of nothing ! }* u5 D6 U" r m
无风不起浪There are no waves without wind. There's no smoke without fire.
3 X* r" m# h( Q1 V徇私枉法bend the law for the benefit of relatives or friends & ~% @0 X/ Z/ G" V5 r+ p0 c1 c
新官上任三把火a new broom sweeps clean
1 v% c7 f& s; V. m1 T2 @虚心使人进步,骄傲使人落后Modesty helps one go forward, whereas conceit makes one lag behind.
4 c1 ]6 B; I( p' A. P蓄势而发accumulate strength for a take-off
! l5 \% J& V) c) K/ ~' a心想事成May all your wish come true3 B/ |$ O: E; ]5 m" d- Q& o
心照不宣have a tacit understanding; give tacit consent; tacit understanding
, ~7 u1 P, f T/ `0 B( x6 @. _先入为主First impressions are firmly entrenched.* o% \- K; f9 v
先下手为强catch the ball before the bound% f9 Y! |$ j! ]. o" Y c
像热锅上的蚂蚁like an ant on a hot pan
5 N3 p- ]0 F" u, O现身说法warn people by taking oneself as an example7 ]) T) X3 E( g/ x
息事宁人pour oil on troubled waters
! [# G7 r$ v6 R7 g5 _+ c5 m喜忧参半mingled hope and fear
9 `3 X7 e, F. O; y循序渐进step by step: O1 S; p) s* ^, u7 I
一路平安，一路顺风speed somebody on their way; speed the parting guest
( N1 M1 G+ ~. e3 e严以律己,宽以待人be strict with oneself and lenient towards others8 I% s' F" S G4 R: |2 Z! S
鱼米之乡a land of milk and honey
6 H- s" v$ f* r; O有情人终成眷属"Jack shall have Jill, all shall be well." . T5 G/ J3 I0 r" u; g& O8 m. {! F
有钱能使鬼推磨Money makes the mare go. Money talks.: f8 Q' v8 X2 b2 D$ O7 K2 x( c1 x. ^
有识之士people of vision
" O' I& {3 x% P! H有勇无谋use brawn rather than brain
) i: o( l- L$ P, D有缘千里来相会Separated as we are thousands of miles apart, we come together as if by predestination.
" n8 g; l2 H5 A( |5 i) H与时俱进advance with times
4 A: r# z6 |' q* w以人为本people oriented; people foremost
/ Q4 @- ?! l6 c! N" J因材施教teach students according to their aptitude & c1 T6 x- P& r3 S9 c. d
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."
) c; a3 V$ s: U3 O欲速则不达Haste does not bring success.
3 J( L8 z, E) a& K* a9 o7 e优胜劣汰survival of the fittest
, G, S a' \' J) r0 E8 M" k英雄所见略同Great minds think alike.: f3 u1 x2 ~1 G }$ I7 Y% Y5 R) c
冤家宜解不宜结Better make friends than make enemies.1 a1 J: J, ^+ M8 @: m4 Q: y; @1 A" Q
冤假错案"cases in which people were unjustly, falsely or wrongly charged or sentenced; unjust, false or wrong cases"
: j7 @' h) n5 S5 K! B( z一言既出，驷马难追A real man never goes back on his words.
{& _/ _# Q9 f- O% C5 Y) o8 U+ S招财进宝Money and treasures will be plentiful
( [& w2 E/ G. [债台高筑become debt-ridden
, ^4 X1 m) R6 u! [7 ^( x5 U致命要害Achilles' heel + F) Q. R" Y% D& ?( K
众矢之的target of public criticism- t! Z# z5 C+ ]" K; d5 Y
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; _! x8 M- m. `
纸上谈兵be an armchair strategist
: t% [; G9 o5 k; P( L) \4 t9 Y$ M纸包不住火Truth will come to light sooner or later.
& ~$ r& k ]5 z左右为难between the devil and the deep blue sea; between the rock and the hard place |
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