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爱屋及乌Love me, love my dog.0 h9 P$ H# G9 Z7 v
百闻不如一见Seeing is believing.
# ^& O4 x1 s# r5 U# J4 n% B: C/ `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: y3 A; S5 w. t- Z5 |, x
笨鸟先飞A slow sparrow should make an early start.
! n+ o7 m" g& S不眠之夜white night 1 L& V! G# z0 K# ]0 q3 g0 F
不以物喜，不以己悲not pleased by external gains, not saddened by personnal losses8 |! \0 m" r- j' A7 U% f
不遗余力spare no effort; go all out; do one's best& s( e( i9 \0 b5 M% q- `" I+ x
不打不成交"No discord, no concord. ! R( m M* K- T9 u
拆东墙补西墙rob Peter to pay Paul 5 }: g9 g! T8 Q; S3 e. J4 }
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 M3 w' _" W. W# [9 M7 W3 n/ Z* u2 r
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
0 ]9 |6 D p% a! X/ ~大开眼界open one's eyes; broaden one's horizon; be an eye-opener
3 h! C4 l0 s" M# Y m+ r' C国泰民安The country flourishes and people live in peace
. u W) h Z6 `/ |2 @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 - d4 y5 `3 U/ w7 P
功夫不负有心人Everything comes to him who waits. 0 ?+ T' ]0 |; B
好了伤疤忘了疼once on shore, one prays no more
; e5 j$ a* B" X3 f& Z好事不出门，恶事传千里Good news never goes beyond the gate, while bad news spread far and wide. 8 W7 z) J: O0 t/ B5 f) A
和气生财Harmony brings wealth
, v: K3 _! k g+ H: w9 O7 T活到老，学到老One is never too old to learn. ) ?' U) Z h- ~9 C# [) g
既往不咎let bygones be bygones
+ R5 |) d1 ?% G; H金无足赤,人无完人Gold can't be pure and man can't be perfect.
& |6 f1 i9 ?% E) W% \) U+ v$ y1 V金玉满堂Treasures fill the home- ]) k& c2 Z0 a8 e
脚踏实地be down-to-earth 0 B7 f8 t f9 _5 w; b# u2 m2 O
脚踩两只船sit on the fence 0 R" K$ X1 _; Q8 N* R
君子之交淡如水the friendship between gentlemen is as pure as crystal; a hedge between keeps friendship green 8 _- d% p$ N. q* ~ v
老生常谈，陈词滥调cut and dried, cliché, q, d: J: q3 a
礼尚往来Courtesy calls for reciprocity.
" M# m& U" H/ K; r3 ^- _/ u留得青山在，不怕没柴烧"Where there is life, there is hope."
9 ~* I3 T- v% f" A% j) G马到成功achieve immediate victory; win instant success% k* X& O/ @$ d6 h8 H
名利双收gain in both fame and wealth! H* Z, u8 A/ p+ t
茅塞顿开be suddenly enlightened
( u9 X2 B, o) A( O没有规矩不成方圆Nothing can be accomplished without norms or standards.
! h+ z$ q. ?/ k% B2 s每逢佳节倍思亲+ i9 ^6 p$ |/ Z, z- g
On festive occasions more than ever one thinks of one's dear ones far away.
' v+ o; U) z2 ]( kIt is on the festival occasions when one misses his dear most.
* d3 W7 S) Z& q6 R4 ]4 L谋事在人，成事在天"The planning lies with man, the outcome with Heaven. / Man proposes, God disposes. ") u5 v* T( r. w3 [9 r
弄巧成拙be too smart by half; Cunning outwits itself.* K: V( Q$ z) B
拿手好戏masterpiece
) [1 w% f# I, o. j; q赔了夫人又折兵throw good money after bad
8 P9 T; e7 \# K. R8 i: E0 T3 Z: X5 a$ y抛砖引玉a modest spur to induce others to come forward with valuable contributions; throw a sprat to catch a whale
$ V; A$ d* W2 z1 A1 N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" q: o" `1 F2 F4 w" x2 Z
抢得先机take the preemptive opportunities
0 V9 m3 |" S* F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.7 X: G, D) d- k( l: D
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; W4 I) N! u0 s7 u; y; k
前事不忘,后事之师Past experience, if not forgotten, is a guide for the future.
$ O: P8 M3 `* f( N6 B* B前人栽树,后人乘凉One generation plants the trees in whose shade another generation rests.6 z- A9 D# f6 k/ u- Q% Q) t/ z
One sows and another reaps.5 L9 F: X" k; k Y* c7 _, W
前怕狼,后怕虎fear the wolf in front and the tiger behind/ hesitate in doing something' o9 e% q( C: 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.
7 p- _" i {- A5 B; `- }2 c强强联手win-win co-operation X# s y9 J. f9 x& G
瑞雪兆丰年A timely snow promises a good harvest.
: o6 J! `4 Y7 S人之初,性本善Man's nature at birth is good.
6 Z; ?8 T+ e4 g8 p# w* H人逢喜事精神爽Joy puts heart into a man.; q) g* t; {# K7 E, W
人海战术huge-crowd strategy % c; ?) h, c$ `3 d& @
世上无难事，只要肯攀登"Where there is a will, there is a way. "
( i' O" }9 |9 Z Q" N世外桃源a fictitious land of peace away from the turmoil of the world; / j' |: C3 r0 u7 T8 \( J2 j
死而后已until my heart stops beating
/ U3 ~' t4 n, ^! N9 I岁岁平安Peace all year round
7 K6 b& X8 x0 q& x7 M" d: r# }上有天堂，下有苏杭"Just as there is paradise in heaven, ther are Suzhou and Hangzhou on earth."
6 {4 Z9 t4 B! C0 \5 u; F塞翁失马，焉知非福Misfortune may be an actual blessing.6 P5 h& t d' b# J' [
三十而立"A man should be independent at the age of thirty.
2 k& r% ]) ?( b( S5 d7 cAt thirty, a man should be able to think for himself."
3 F) t7 i/ M. B& d, a0 S8 \) ]升级换代updating and upgrading (of products)& o0 w- Q+ A/ Z6 M+ g
四十不惑Life begins at forty.
* k) C; G+ k( J8 m0 Z谁言寸草心，报得三春晖"Such kindness of warm sun, can't be repaid by grass. " $ B+ x0 @- D$ v
水涨船高When the river rises, the boat floats high./ u$ W2 i+ i$ `/ v& q3 D m
时不我待Time and tide wait for no man. . x# G$ z* ]* v) l% T6 U
杀鸡用牛刀break a butterfly on the wheel- J3 p* k7 _& y5 S' P: ^
实事求是seek truth from facts; be practical and realistic; be true to facts 9 E: f& \8 l% }
说曹操,曹操到Talk of the devil and he comes.
2 O x* s! o) ]' |实话实说speak the plain truth; call a spade a spade; tell it as it is
; T" y/ K z3 n; X实践是检验真理的唯一标准Practice is the sole criterion for testing truth.
3 b. c' z0 k V+ C4 r' o3 i$ H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; "# d/ \$ r" G- ^8 m
韬光养晦hide one's capacities and bide one's time& A9 w! S5 M- i; P- Q2 O
糖衣炮弹sugar-coated bullets" j5 i0 Q; C; d- w* S
天有不测风云Anything unexpected may happen. a bolt from the blue3 x5 x" }( l4 q1 }. t
团结就是力量Unity is strength.
3 y& W) K: {- e+ [ r4 \' 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 " k7 |1 p5 T7 } I* b
歪风邪气unhealthy practices and evil phenomena
' ?. C& y1 ]4 z1 k- p) z物以类聚，人以群分Birds of a feather flock together.' U5 W4 k+ I( a: n7 D: ]
往事如风"The past has vanished (from memory) like wind.; What in past, is past." $ Q! N9 v& b- d
望子成龙hold high hopes for one's child8 h- S9 B0 i: m, s7 l9 N
屋漏又逢连阴雨Misfortunes never come singly. When it rains it pours.
& q) f4 }1 W8 v, l* ?文韬武略military expertise; military strategy # k1 D- x& c ], A
唯利是图draw water to one's mill 4 w C3 z. y& k/ n0 N8 H ~
无源之水,无本之木water without a source, and a tree wiithout roots
. Y/ o" v* Q( v4 |9 b无中生有make/create something out of nothing ; \ \8 n, y* c* `
无风不起浪There are no waves without wind. There's no smoke without fire., {9 g1 S* g% K4 d! d! [, M
徇私枉法bend the law for the benefit of relatives or friends
$ E. F5 D2 M" a% [( t% z4 Q7 s新官上任三把火a new broom sweeps clean ; F0 k0 L% g- N; a# O R
虚心使人进步,骄傲使人落后Modesty helps one go forward, whereas conceit makes one lag behind.1 ]( s$ k( W6 T* e
蓄势而发accumulate strength for a take-off4 Z6 ?2 k; z* R- M
心想事成May all your wish come true9 @# B8 B- e% w' M5 [2 p
心照不宣have a tacit understanding; give tacit consent; tacit understanding7 j$ x8 l5 F1 D# s* f+ n
先入为主First impressions are firmly entrenched.. S$ C2 Y5 z& s1 f; N% N
先下手为强catch the ball before the bound5 t& s6 Q# B9 f, {
像热锅上的蚂蚁like an ant on a hot pan
0 k5 P7 y1 E) a. a" c9 U现身说法warn people by taking oneself as an example" |1 x* E7 l$ \; s5 W* j: Z
息事宁人pour oil on troubled waters & }' [' u$ @' Z: y
喜忧参半mingled hope and fear
6 q/ J+ O; _& P- f, Y循序渐进step by step
! }! |' z/ X% }3 v' ?; Y一路平安，一路顺风speed somebody on their way; speed the parting guest , P$ v4 U' \# Z
严以律己,宽以待人be strict with oneself and lenient towards others
& ^% m% {3 E- z( W$ m8 t; s7 L8 J鱼米之乡a land of milk and honey
& s' F' T+ K: Z2 b, m有情人终成眷属"Jack shall have Jill, all shall be well."
6 x. Q$ S; t, V有钱能使鬼推磨Money makes the mare go. Money talks.
3 v3 s! W/ s) Q8 P* ?( f有识之士people of vision
" p- A; @. u+ z0 y6 {有勇无谋use brawn rather than brain 3 e' l' F7 }8 B& Y( h
有缘千里来相会Separated as we are thousands of miles apart, we come together as if by predestination.
" B, s# _ e' J与时俱进advance with times
; ^* V9 |; C5 z8 B6 T1 [以人为本people oriented; people foremost , s. @' O9 R' h8 n3 F6 A
因材施教teach students according to their aptitude # Z3 z0 B4 x' A+ J) ~7 t# z% E
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."
! D" x% b$ y& ^欲速则不达Haste does not bring success.
* u T3 N! O9 S优胜劣汰survival of the fittest
1 C6 Z- i# {8 w+ S/ B2 I/ Q: _* Y英雄所见略同Great minds think alike.
" K3 j/ i# T% l* h; |" z) N冤家宜解不宜结Better make friends than make enemies.
& f; P+ x6 B) U+ S: l1 v* a/ ^( A8 k冤假错案"cases in which people were unjustly, falsely or wrongly charged or sentenced; unjust, false or wrong cases" 5 a l( e' Y7 S/ S& u L+ s N- M
一言既出，驷马难追A real man never goes back on his words. & u6 K/ l1 G% [6 ~2 N& j% }# o3 ]' Y
招财进宝Money and treasures will be plentiful
2 m% F" D! D* _6 D5 g$ o: q) N' W- O$ |债台高筑become debt-ridden2 i3 E" h! @8 I2 I% I/ w! r/ v
致命要害Achilles' heel
) ?1 a% c# l9 `! I1 O8 F V+ R众矢之的target of public criticism
! r1 o2 E4 l4 p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; O( M: B8 w$ d* Y9 i r( l& Q7 h
纸上谈兵be an armchair strategist7 S1 @/ ]4 p! w" e
纸包不住火Truth will come to light sooner or later.5 a: b" R" e: j6 P }
左右为难between the devil and the deep blue sea; between the rock and the hard place |
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