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爱屋及乌Love me, love my dog.+ l* l7 o- }4 { w; D: r$ e
百闻不如一见Seeing is believing.2 E8 c2 Q* ?6 x8 E
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$ O6 ]1 E, q3 T8 [8 z
笨鸟先飞A slow sparrow should make an early start.' V' s6 |7 v9 w. g) X
不眠之夜white night
6 L/ K4 ^, d1 m8 B7 k6 d& Z) K不以物喜，不以己悲not pleased by external gains, not saddened by personnal losses7 ~0 a" Q3 l& n( n
不遗余力spare no effort; go all out; do one's best* Q2 r! D' L* Y8 Y/ ^
不打不成交"No discord, no concord.
~ ^7 [6 T4 e* [2 o拆东墙补西墙rob Peter to pay Paul f; n/ w* ?6 S% Y
辞旧迎新bid farewell to the old and usher in the new; ring out the old year and ring in the new 4 I! L' e1 a% ]* t) z
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
- i* \" J: m, P5 g3 w大开眼界open one's eyes; broaden one's horizon; be an eye-opener
; s6 z& u9 R2 J$ A: Y, h' a$ k国泰民安The country flourishes and people live in peace$ q/ ?) j3 }* N9 l
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 5 `; G$ C |9 H4 ?- v f- o
功夫不负有心人Everything comes to him who waits. V$ U# F7 _& u3 x/ t
好了伤疤忘了疼once on shore, one prays no more
, t# ?% Z+ U0 v+ @7 D( A, |好事不出门，恶事传千里Good news never goes beyond the gate, while bad news spread far and wide. ( W+ X0 T( G i% Z |* v) K
和气生财Harmony brings wealth5 ~8 D1 L6 ^ U3 @. I6 m4 S( u$ h6 R
活到老，学到老One is never too old to learn.
# p" {. i3 d0 N5 h+ I既往不咎let bygones be bygones 4 u% ]5 [, b& [0 b6 ~4 N: c
金无足赤,人无完人Gold can't be pure and man can't be perfect. 6 }, x) B( C8 P$ q8 `0 s
金玉满堂Treasures fill the home
8 U9 i9 F4 y: G脚踏实地be down-to-earth ( ^ W q; h8 Y! I- n& p! R
脚踩两只船sit on the fence
5 p% `* s; _0 H; L7 P$ s, n8 _+ u- U君子之交淡如水the friendship between gentlemen is as pure as crystal; a hedge between keeps friendship green ) i7 M& G% z2 m/ ]0 y
老生常谈，陈词滥调cut and dried, cliché& I, t; ]8 G4 O0 Y5 A3 [" h
礼尚往来Courtesy calls for reciprocity. : J, D7 T! ?6 ~4 ?! k* y0 i
留得青山在，不怕没柴烧"Where there is life, there is hope."
; a/ y; m7 m/ G1 f% q马到成功achieve immediate victory; win instant success
: y! Z- O( o+ x4 q2 E' N名利双收gain in both fame and wealth
$ v+ K2 g$ ?' C茅塞顿开be suddenly enlightened
+ ~7 P7 R9 }+ y+ W$ @& B6 O没有规矩不成方圆Nothing can be accomplished without norms or standards.9 `3 k$ {8 r% m& n0 l# y7 _
每逢佳节倍思亲
! b. \1 u) Z& v% r5 O B) |On festive occasions more than ever one thinks of one's dear ones far away.
8 L1 f1 U% ^1 l& z$ h1 R8 l" C4 `It is on the festival occasions when one misses his dear most. 7 `7 J6 N4 W. F8 b
谋事在人，成事在天"The planning lies with man, the outcome with Heaven. / Man proposes, God disposes. "
2 w6 O( x, \% }弄巧成拙be too smart by half; Cunning outwits itself.7 J. S0 O. Z4 K. K
拿手好戏masterpiece
: B, A2 m# T) b赔了夫人又折兵throw good money after bad- v" J4 z. V, L# J
抛砖引玉a modest spur to induce others to come forward with valuable contributions; throw a sprat to catch a whale
+ N6 m: ^5 Y) g% W破釜沉舟cut off all means of retreat；burn one‘s own way of retreat and be determined to fight to the end9 w! N9 b# a& N# G! f- n! v
抢得先机take the preemptive opportunities / I, \1 Y& R( s/ M
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.$ G9 ?1 V1 [' U
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" R; J! N, m( o, ?( d! W( d5 ~
前事不忘,后事之师Past experience, if not forgotten, is a guide for the future.5 {. ^& B3 W+ h
前人栽树,后人乘凉One generation plants the trees in whose shade another generation rests.' u' Q: T' O# h8 L
One sows and another reaps.
' X. F. F3 c5 y# j. c0 g9 s前怕狼,后怕虎fear the wolf in front and the tiger behind/ hesitate in doing something
8 p" y4 W, g1 |* d4 r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.
( V3 K! T2 e$ _. {6 T强强联手win-win co-operation* d' _0 s$ f3 k1 R- a. M
瑞雪兆丰年A timely snow promises a good harvest.3 p% e) }6 `9 M& X1 G6 G9 z/ T* d$ W
人之初,性本善Man's nature at birth is good./ K9 l! Y/ Y5 a' o
人逢喜事精神爽Joy puts heart into a man.( E0 ^9 D) o0 Y. s0 _; Y* i
人海战术huge-crowd strategy
$ N1 F8 D' _# x0 q' [# K, c5 A世上无难事，只要肯攀登"Where there is a will, there is a way. " % b' C3 E8 j3 w; C" V% V6 d
世外桃源a fictitious land of peace away from the turmoil of the world; $ }; Q1 {$ |' A- M; i
死而后已until my heart stops beating9 ~% \2 ~& p; G$ j$ z0 A! O
岁岁平安Peace all year round m: I/ U5 [, d5 Z2 H' `1 T: ?
上有天堂，下有苏杭"Just as there is paradise in heaven, ther are Suzhou and Hangzhou on earth."
/ }* l2 x# O0 w! V塞翁失马，焉知非福Misfortune may be an actual blessing.
: a* R, e8 n \. H1 B$ |- n k2 j三十而立"A man should be independent at the age of thirty. ! x V/ D% n( g' h9 @* N
At thirty, a man should be able to think for himself." % _& Y( ]# t7 f
升级换代updating and upgrading (of products)! I- Y; K/ b( X
四十不惑Life begins at forty. & e" { G* u9 }' A2 X$ X! ~
谁言寸草心，报得三春晖"Such kindness of warm sun, can't be repaid by grass. "
" J6 t) ~. X" Q水涨船高When the river rises, the boat floats high.
+ @+ Y$ {( M- R- k时不我待Time and tide wait for no man. $ P) v7 P+ q5 o7 ^8 [
杀鸡用牛刀break a butterfly on the wheel
* A& H# y8 z5 w实事求是seek truth from facts; be practical and realistic; be true to facts
0 W+ |9 @1 b6 x& [) p" H/ d8 s l7 f( w说曹操,曹操到Talk of the devil and he comes.4 `: n2 C5 m7 p0 Y+ a7 j
实话实说speak the plain truth; call a spade a spade; tell it as it is
( ~- c) z3 B t& M5 H \5 [, j实践是检验真理的唯一标准Practice is the sole criterion for testing truth.
, l: T: g+ d3 p8 A+ Y6 C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 ~; x. U9 Q T韬光养晦hide one's capacities and bide one's time. K/ K. G5 l( x3 f: S
糖衣炮弹sugar-coated bullets8 B) h; M9 C( M2 R) N1 n
天有不测风云Anything unexpected may happen. a bolt from the blue
/ z5 h: k2 \% O0 y2 y% Q y团结就是力量Unity is strength.
/ ~ A% i1 J. E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
( B/ \6 E" Z, W' {6 w3 {8 f/ l歪风邪气unhealthy practices and evil phenomena
$ N5 U9 V) ]0 Q物以类聚，人以群分Birds of a feather flock together.
8 |' f. u' [9 n! j: ~往事如风"The past has vanished (from memory) like wind.; What in past, is past."
7 f$ Y2 a' C" v' q/ j9 W( o望子成龙hold high hopes for one's child
# Y, C& k# A7 @0 |! S( @屋漏又逢连阴雨Misfortunes never come singly. When it rains it pours.
# Q2 o/ N' x. X# j% a% Z$ V, w+ Z文韬武略military expertise; military strategy 4 \* q; X& O: O! X( x9 ^3 i
唯利是图draw water to one's mill 6 Y: @ n# Q8 F! o& t! |
无源之水,无本之木water without a source, and a tree wiithout roots
' r5 }1 }) X* W; |& l无中生有make/create something out of nothing
+ E [* D0 U1 E$ U( M无风不起浪There are no waves without wind. There's no smoke without fire.
$ @- t7 h% X6 e: ]0 w徇私枉法bend the law for the benefit of relatives or friends
% }" c( W$ Z; o$ C8 ` a& A' L新官上任三把火a new broom sweeps clean ! m1 F, C+ r! F6 h- _3 I/ r3 C V6 U
虚心使人进步,骄傲使人落后Modesty helps one go forward, whereas conceit makes one lag behind.8 R, s, b2 c# e
蓄势而发accumulate strength for a take-off- K9 t1 J, r5 ~5 }2 T: a
心想事成May all your wish come true
6 Y' h: w# C1 d* x心照不宣have a tacit understanding; give tacit consent; tacit understanding( T* e8 o& ?+ i& x% B; B
先入为主First impressions are firmly entrenched.! Z# D3 s: E- g. h# T5 ?
先下手为强catch the ball before the bound+ L. _# g1 `+ Y6 m% c
像热锅上的蚂蚁like an ant on a hot pan
b% B1 _2 A* T5 b8 h现身说法warn people by taking oneself as an example* W2 |7 S- y- N1 r0 u% j+ b+ C
息事宁人pour oil on troubled waters 0 m. g, g& Y/ E+ K1 ~3 W
喜忧参半mingled hope and fear
7 n* J6 z9 |. S% v4 U( H循序渐进step by step
9 l3 T e3 I+ V0 _一路平安，一路顺风speed somebody on their way; speed the parting guest z% N% L# G+ B, A8 z
严以律己,宽以待人be strict with oneself and lenient towards others
: O1 |- y. N4 R( h1 S鱼米之乡a land of milk and honey
3 |5 f3 M0 g* d6 L, p4 n$ S1 n有情人终成眷属"Jack shall have Jill, all shall be well."
8 O; y8 g3 d9 v有钱能使鬼推磨Money makes the mare go. Money talks.0 P& w* U7 N: m: S/ V: j
有识之士people of vision/ V1 ^5 O3 Y7 h' ^" K: [4 U
有勇无谋use brawn rather than brain , x4 H4 [6 I! H
有缘千里来相会Separated as we are thousands of miles apart, we come together as if by predestination.
) f/ d$ L2 R6 q; Q4 s与时俱进advance with times' p- Q6 N+ I. s. v' L
以人为本people oriented; people foremost
" f" e3 M {$ p4 W+ R* g1 H: _$ p/ a- L因材施教teach students according to their aptitude
* r3 ?" v. Q- P3 }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." : l' w" w4 k* r9 x
欲速则不达Haste does not bring success. ; V/ z9 \# V( ^6 q! x) b
优胜劣汰survival of the fittest
3 t- E8 G0 L1 u2 O z! j英雄所见略同Great minds think alike.
* Q$ I e0 R7 k/ w6 X冤家宜解不宜结Better make friends than make enemies.# Q; J6 E& B4 k1 o+ n
冤假错案"cases in which people were unjustly, falsely or wrongly charged or sentenced; unjust, false or wrong cases" 3 T- d( {' k- j
一言既出，驷马难追A real man never goes back on his words. 5 K/ f3 E' N( j( m0 F" w/ y
招财进宝Money and treasures will be plentiful; P) T0 I) o" U2 T& W
债台高筑become debt-ridden
5 {& ?1 w( P! V' p致命要害Achilles' heel
, s$ Q+ ~# m& v" W. X+ d$ @0 F众矢之的target of public criticism. n) i, @: ~# l) 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.: m3 Q% O& t2 A4 X
纸上谈兵be an armchair strategist
) s* H2 M% ]8 s, c& Z4 u纸包不住火Truth will come to light sooner or later.# \2 R9 w9 m- _# y* ~0 V
左右为难between the devil and the deep blue sea; between the rock and the hard place |
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