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爱屋及乌Love me, love my dog.& j1 P1 |% @- w0 b2 v/ l; W
百闻不如一见Seeing is believing.' S5 [( w/ l+ G' u4 O
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 worst7 z* _ U3 Y- A9 L1 }0 C
笨鸟先飞A slow sparrow should make an early start.
; V' p- _6 ~8 s5 Y9 J% B0 P不眠之夜white night - L7 X8 r- F f% T5 d8 s
不以物喜，不以己悲not pleased by external gains, not saddened by personnal losses
' ~6 @( B" F( `/ w: K不遗余力spare no effort; go all out; do one's best
- i& i9 o5 I8 ?2 e$ X7 a) _不打不成交"No discord, no concord.
1 a9 z P9 k3 q5 p0 q拆东墙补西墙rob Peter to pay Paul
3 g; j7 X1 ^3 k6 u3 Q9 H! f! ^7 t辞旧迎新bid farewell to the old and usher in the new; ring out the old year and ring in the new
( n3 k5 x/ O. ~. D' [3 Y$ 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 all2 [9 ]5 p" c& B
大开眼界open one's eyes; broaden one's horizon; be an eye-opener $ S+ r0 n7 K: n& ^5 R$ l
国泰民安The country flourishes and people live in peace
1 W2 {( u' C# t: H2 p2 v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 6 s8 R8 F: _6 b" h
功夫不负有心人Everything comes to him who waits.
. ]6 U! ^- V/ T0 Q, h3 Z好了伤疤忘了疼once on shore, one prays no more
8 R9 J {% M9 _6 y P好事不出门，恶事传千里Good news never goes beyond the gate, while bad news spread far and wide.
) p8 C" r& \# ^+ `9 f; ^% D和气生财Harmony brings wealth, ^9 S& P+ w7 Z1 O k
活到老，学到老One is never too old to learn.
5 G+ _+ f2 ^% c" m7 A* @- i既往不咎let bygones be bygones
8 n; o" I3 u$ h" G- Y0 r金无足赤,人无完人Gold can't be pure and man can't be perfect.
5 l+ C/ q& Q& P5 c! p金玉满堂Treasures fill the home
" w/ }: h% \% S2 _# K+ Z脚踏实地be down-to-earth & l; I |; S2 x& _# \$ J2 h
脚踩两只船sit on the fence + ~& W7 m) g9 P. w1 J
君子之交淡如水the friendship between gentlemen is as pure as crystal; a hedge between keeps friendship green
6 i) j' H. P: K1 t* F5 q/ y5 ^老生常谈，陈词滥调cut and dried, cliché
$ w% z$ ~" O" ?$ h+ q礼尚往来Courtesy calls for reciprocity. 5 i! n4 I% \+ h
留得青山在，不怕没柴烧"Where there is life, there is hope."
2 K0 y( V# }! A8 q( b% P马到成功achieve immediate victory; win instant success
8 c. n y" z8 U/ ]名利双收gain in both fame and wealth" g9 I* T+ w( |+ R% h- J/ I( x+ Y9 d
茅塞顿开be suddenly enlightened* W. _! z8 J$ a
没有规矩不成方圆Nothing can be accomplished without norms or standards.
$ i4 f% Z/ I% m5 f1 m% ]: A每逢佳节倍思亲8 b/ y' c: x. G0 B
On festive occasions more than ever one thinks of one's dear ones far away.8 _' T5 y B( T( W# X9 |" `; S) W
It is on the festival occasions when one misses his dear most.
3 X, a" K& ^& d2 x6 @+ F# T* J2 s3 K谋事在人，成事在天"The planning lies with man, the outcome with Heaven. / Man proposes, God disposes. "- G) E& M5 I N8 v
弄巧成拙be too smart by half; Cunning outwits itself. D1 |5 l; h6 i- Q; l7 y
拿手好戏masterpiece
9 e; w# F) r$ D- p赔了夫人又折兵throw good money after bad
1 a5 b# A- T9 p$ r8 V& n" g! G抛砖引玉a modest spur to induce others to come forward with valuable contributions; throw a sprat to catch a whale
- Q; Q& N. b- j: n3 Z$ G4 l破釜沉舟cut off all means of retreat；burn one‘s own way of retreat and be determined to fight to the end4 ~! o' n9 j4 S0 j# T* Y, e" W
抢得先机take the preemptive opportunities ' n+ X9 W' j* q- A9 ]2 H
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.( ?& n6 i( | e* r# R5 A, E9 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
H) D! x, f7 x# e, f- q1 p1 I$ m0 Z前事不忘,后事之师Past experience, if not forgotten, is a guide for the future.1 W5 j8 H% T9 N7 T7 K6 z% |, K
前人栽树,后人乘凉One generation plants the trees in whose shade another generation rests.* l# `4 H2 M- j; L
One sows and another reaps.
# v8 ^, v7 N$ R前怕狼,后怕虎fear the wolf in front and the tiger behind/ hesitate in doing something
* T G* ~4 }( |: ]- T, C( b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. % G, ^% Z- V* y6 f- L# }2 ^
强强联手win-win co-operation
: L+ S2 M0 e; i. L$ d! E+ D7 L瑞雪兆丰年A timely snow promises a good harvest.4 ^- ^) Q6 _! D; G
人之初,性本善Man's nature at birth is good.
6 b3 ^0 A# R5 H# g/ [( u5 ~5 L3 [人逢喜事精神爽Joy puts heart into a man.
& x. n" n8 J. R0 D9 \/ |人海战术huge-crowd strategy * J" O) [3 P, v2 P( F
世上无难事，只要肯攀登"Where there is a will, there is a way. "
8 O+ [' F, Q n: a% }. d& _世外桃源a fictitious land of peace away from the turmoil of the world; " S# l8 g) G2 z/ Z& |
死而后已until my heart stops beating4 H1 t7 ~3 ]( X1 j. g- t
岁岁平安Peace all year round
) V6 f+ |# D& L: \" V( U; _上有天堂，下有苏杭"Just as there is paradise in heaven, ther are Suzhou and Hangzhou on earth."
9 S% v O! ]0 x- q4 ^6 Y9 W塞翁失马，焉知非福Misfortune may be an actual blessing. w+ S+ @9 z+ i6 t7 J
三十而立"A man should be independent at the age of thirty.
. Q2 Z. T% a; QAt thirty, a man should be able to think for himself." 6 E& ~4 w7 |, s4 z
升级换代updating and upgrading (of products). @$ \3 z: l) K9 _0 i
四十不惑Life begins at forty. " B& e3 F4 [2 _+ d8 d
谁言寸草心，报得三春晖"Such kindness of warm sun, can't be repaid by grass. "
% Z8 F! r. H9 ]' F3 G/ l2 g7 Q水涨船高When the river rises, the boat floats high.
7 z8 l' s1 R3 \. v& x时不我待Time and tide wait for no man.
2 h7 [2 m6 q: X) a: v8 q7 T杀鸡用牛刀break a butterfly on the wheel
B0 T, d" y" S2 C! g) t实事求是seek truth from facts; be practical and realistic; be true to facts " f' {# s$ E" L( q
说曹操,曹操到Talk of the devil and he comes.
: b2 P4 v$ ]7 d2 n* m: k# q实话实说speak the plain truth; call a spade a spade; tell it as it is , O. ]3 y5 F# Y3 Z9 c3 S( G
实践是检验真理的唯一标准Practice is the sole criterion for testing truth.
0 J5 M0 F' u5 E1 P* M, W6 p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% S7 {7 i! e9 [( @' h韬光养晦hide one's capacities and bide one's time4 P0 T5 h+ }+ g, B
糖衣炮弹sugar-coated bullets
J) u# g; P- n0 C3 F* F. a, w: E天有不测风云Anything unexpected may happen. a bolt from the blue/ P4 H3 B+ m5 s
团结就是力量Unity is strength.
. o, T" P ]; W9 z, I& `* ]5 h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
* m7 ^" }) W8 t: T `歪风邪气unhealthy practices and evil phenomena
" F( @" I9 ~+ V- z7 f$ p物以类聚，人以群分Birds of a feather flock together.) [( @) P, T3 E# M) D2 E" F
往事如风"The past has vanished (from memory) like wind.; What in past, is past."
! L4 V8 b( p) L% I0 z望子成龙hold high hopes for one's child5 X; C2 i% C* q: M# G) s
屋漏又逢连阴雨Misfortunes never come singly. When it rains it pours.. F' T3 ?- n- I- Z4 W
文韬武略military expertise; military strategy # G9 T: H0 ~6 Y& e/ P5 w
唯利是图draw water to one's mill
F) B% l6 X+ [ G7 v( {) a+ t& L无源之水,无本之木water without a source, and a tree wiithout roots! m j5 m& j. L
无中生有make/create something out of nothing 3 n, d3 }/ m3 S/ h E* h
无风不起浪There are no waves without wind. There's no smoke without fire.& u; o9 z% b8 z7 \" `& l5 [
徇私枉法bend the law for the benefit of relatives or friends
4 V3 ^" ]# e( y+ {新官上任三把火a new broom sweeps clean + i' l3 n( m5 }2 a$ S+ y
虚心使人进步,骄傲使人落后Modesty helps one go forward, whereas conceit makes one lag behind.& @3 a2 q! x _, a9 G
蓄势而发accumulate strength for a take-off
3 R) Z, o# G4 q6 @心想事成May all your wish come true
7 o" e( H' G+ t; {, |心照不宣have a tacit understanding; give tacit consent; tacit understanding
; r2 ]; G( }6 | k% a* O先入为主First impressions are firmly entrenched.1 @0 t& z) B7 j1 T6 @
先下手为强catch the ball before the bound7 ^3 v- g( y- x0 ]
像热锅上的蚂蚁like an ant on a hot pan6 j7 Q& x6 A1 r$ d+ I( D9 Y5 W
现身说法warn people by taking oneself as an example
1 Y- B) p1 X# B" d( v6 Z$ ~息事宁人pour oil on troubled waters : ]. m7 e/ B# w0 D0 b
喜忧参半mingled hope and fear
4 @4 ~* D& r0 T* ^' H循序渐进step by step
/ l: k1 ]* L: L' T7 F8 @7 z% l0 N: _一路平安，一路顺风speed somebody on their way; speed the parting guest
/ U' u+ ]7 y5 C严以律己,宽以待人be strict with oneself and lenient towards others) W( e W: G7 `! H
鱼米之乡a land of milk and honey
& _: }1 ~9 P4 V/ b有情人终成眷属"Jack shall have Jill, all shall be well."
' B5 U. K3 t' Z$ c; Z( k有钱能使鬼推磨Money makes the mare go. Money talks.
2 c4 I( S5 w- \7 y7 r) J有识之士people of vision
5 ^/ c& b' i z4 o' p* B有勇无谋use brawn rather than brain
6 Z1 @ ^( m! X' F( H3 V ^+ @5 Y k有缘千里来相会Separated as we are thousands of miles apart, we come together as if by predestination.
$ W; r) w: x5 U+ I0 d与时俱进advance with times
' Z( C$ M6 _4 s5 d) W以人为本people oriented; people foremost
( K- i9 Y% y H/ B% k6 \因材施教teach students according to their aptitude 2 p0 R/ J- B/ j* `9 `. E6 u
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."
5 c- |5 t* \6 w+ k1 z# k& R欲速则不达Haste does not bring success.
3 t: j% f+ }- b2 E+ |+ _优胜劣汰survival of the fittest 7 ^, A; C5 N, ^% n) o# e3 a
英雄所见略同Great minds think alike.1 E; C0 P! W) l! q0 Q2 T6 k
冤家宜解不宜结Better make friends than make enemies.
/ c% w) P: [9 `" E! M" T冤假错案"cases in which people were unjustly, falsely or wrongly charged or sentenced; unjust, false or wrong cases" 1 g/ u& m/ q! t3 ]( i* _* S" r% P' t1 Q
一言既出，驷马难追A real man never goes back on his words. * [! S+ @. ?* A' v; c% A
招财进宝Money and treasures will be plentiful9 ^0 c U0 v7 D; f; a5 O# X; a
债台高筑become debt-ridden. L4 z; k4 v" u# @: }- S+ i+ s4 Y
致命要害Achilles' heel & d9 A5 H" f0 J4 E# V9 [$ P& E+ j& ^$ t$ A
众矢之的target of public criticism
; j/ m( f( T% _- o5 o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.. n3 T" g( ]" W# V, I$ b
纸上谈兵be an armchair strategist$ l6 I; R6 q% P8 f9 |( G6 d
纸包不住火Truth will come to light sooner or later.
7 {3 T% s1 K3 _& |2 u3 @( C1 v左右为难between the devil and the deep blue sea; between the rock and the hard place |
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