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爱屋及乌Love me, love my dog.
; J. X( Z# X0 P# I' G' a% t百闻不如一见Seeing is believing.8 {9 c( m1 Y# ^: @8 l( Z+ u
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 S2 R9 y+ W8 ~" H
笨鸟先飞A slow sparrow should make an early start.6 B' S2 u& ^. w5 ~0 m
不眠之夜white night
- \7 h3 Z" e) @7 C6 q不以物喜，不以己悲not pleased by external gains, not saddened by personnal losses5 F$ [6 }: `* x Y$ F" V% i; M
不遗余力spare no effort; go all out; do one's best
% t- I1 ^ v# {7 O$ P' r不打不成交"No discord, no concord.
2 B( V; V4 ~5 H* ~/ Q" Z R3 J拆东墙补西墙rob Peter to pay Paul $ q, t) D# K( t6 g6 [$ f' ], Q
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 t% U- e( f6 v5 l1 D
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 all1 H i( J. W% b
大开眼界open one's eyes; broaden one's horizon; be an eye-opener 9 e: @3 f6 p7 J% z H
国泰民安The country flourishes and people live in peace
& n' t8 I/ k' j {2 A( a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
$ U4 i- P: T3 f- z功夫不负有心人Everything comes to him who waits.
- U/ |- C! k7 Z好了伤疤忘了疼once on shore, one prays no more
* v! F) \- k4 C3 ]$ 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. 9 `/ j& j& i' d8 Z0 L! X. ^
和气生财Harmony brings wealth1 Z/ Z) ?' w" i$ w. ^, i
活到老，学到老One is never too old to learn. $ H. Z0 W. l: Z% Q6 h) Y' x
既往不咎let bygones be bygones & k2 u. q. X9 y5 A5 I7 _, |
金无足赤,人无完人Gold can't be pure and man can't be perfect. 5 I2 M) a. ~8 Y2 S
金玉满堂Treasures fill the home( n5 w* ^" N; f9 k. G6 a+ E
脚踏实地be down-to-earth % C$ V1 h0 k& }/ t/ A4 O6 Q
脚踩两只船sit on the fence
9 e6 Y. x, ~! p8 P- @; w君子之交淡如水the friendship between gentlemen is as pure as crystal; a hedge between keeps friendship green
1 `, o. b8 \* L& s" r8 e! }& M3 }老生常谈，陈词滥调cut and dried, cliché! C! j3 g8 G& r. u
礼尚往来Courtesy calls for reciprocity. 2 r# g2 k6 I& t! y' z0 ~. }
留得青山在，不怕没柴烧"Where there is life, there is hope."2 T! a! S# V: `+ w- P9 d: p" A
马到成功achieve immediate victory; win instant success7 c# R4 _9 P' h9 U) u
名利双收gain in both fame and wealth
/ [# G4 O* K/ F* z; M. x. U! `茅塞顿开be suddenly enlightened
4 {; C& a2 K* j7 |没有规矩不成方圆Nothing can be accomplished without norms or standards.0 R+ _( t& Q; O! n r7 Y# O* l
每逢佳节倍思亲( R; A$ ?: C% N! p( w, d, E5 G# i
On festive occasions more than ever one thinks of one's dear ones far away.* P' Q% V4 X, n& M2 W) y* ?
It is on the festival occasions when one misses his dear most. 1 B- Y/ b( v ]0 s
谋事在人，成事在天"The planning lies with man, the outcome with Heaven. / Man proposes, God disposes. "
l' {( K7 w9 C( d/ M! f. D! o弄巧成拙be too smart by half; Cunning outwits itself.- A- K8 b. a1 l
拿手好戏masterpiece6 @1 D) K+ _9 ^- T9 i, W
赔了夫人又折兵throw good money after bad
# _9 w0 p( g& `$ }' I2 M抛砖引玉a modest spur to induce others to come forward with valuable contributions; throw a sprat to catch a whale! X/ K$ n/ K6 @/ ^9 f* @
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 ~* a J) f% _ ]6 g2 Y( P' ^( f
抢得先机take the preemptive opportunities
( M0 f/ V) t" o4 k! Y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." y0 H' p. q$ Z5 R) m6 L4 i* h; n
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
9 x( y9 Q* s% V% u前事不忘,后事之师Past experience, if not forgotten, is a guide for the future.
0 Z9 U- q; H G% @7 _9 A5 x$ K" F前人栽树,后人乘凉One generation plants the trees in whose shade another generation rests.
; B! p! p1 r$ M" j. ?One sows and another reaps.9 |1 m7 }! A& |
前怕狼,后怕虎fear the wolf in front and the tiger behind/ hesitate in doing something. A- }& a0 Z% p
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.
9 J: z2 G- S( I$ `) r1 q* |( q) j强强联手win-win co-operation
, ?4 M" l7 v8 t* c瑞雪兆丰年A timely snow promises a good harvest.
2 f3 b5 m. X; O9 }4 n7 R人之初,性本善Man's nature at birth is good.
. S: a# r9 }5 H人逢喜事精神爽Joy puts heart into a man.
/ |. k1 j! G/ D1 J人海战术huge-crowd strategy # s. ]) R; N4 i" I
世上无难事，只要肯攀登"Where there is a will, there is a way. "
n& |. g# y, A2 x+ i: M+ B6 E* h世外桃源a fictitious land of peace away from the turmoil of the world;
* O! b; r2 q' r. R死而后已until my heart stops beating) X* o3 | M9 u+ R5 Y) ^9 A
岁岁平安Peace all year round
9 O; K0 K8 j6 }上有天堂，下有苏杭"Just as there is paradise in heaven, ther are Suzhou and Hangzhou on earth." ( Y2 V. S4 i( S1 x
塞翁失马，焉知非福Misfortune may be an actual blessing.
2 P% V+ H# ]/ X# a; I三十而立"A man should be independent at the age of thirty.
% d* ~, g5 b4 q* b* G0 p" jAt thirty, a man should be able to think for himself."
8 O7 f" n* \; i& J& V% _升级换代updating and upgrading (of products)7 @' K. B: c; `( Q
四十不惑Life begins at forty.
2 k' {1 m5 ~1 Y( `' k5 ]0 p谁言寸草心，报得三春晖"Such kindness of warm sun, can't be repaid by grass. " 8 n4 A4 B: M' F- J# ?: y+ \
水涨船高When the river rises, the boat floats high.
- j% A+ F( f9 ^( D! j时不我待Time and tide wait for no man. , r4 @0 g! p. ?- K9 D' a; ]' z& W* j
杀鸡用牛刀break a butterfly on the wheel+ M: j/ |, F2 ^: G& f# D/ d
实事求是seek truth from facts; be practical and realistic; be true to facts
. p# M4 J5 C3 g% W说曹操,曹操到Talk of the devil and he comes.
- O: @- V$ p' z* t实话实说speak the plain truth; call a spade a spade; tell it as it is ! r4 e: U0 m4 h G+ r# b2 _3 j
实践是检验真理的唯一标准Practice is the sole criterion for testing truth.$ d1 x8 e. Q, {
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; "% b1 }; _7 v- M v9 h
韬光养晦hide one's capacities and bide one's time! Y, T, u! F( b8 R$ |4 c( S) V( L
糖衣炮弹sugar-coated bullets
9 l3 g' K3 t* M天有不测风云Anything unexpected may happen. a bolt from the blue* C* \5 A; W8 u
团结就是力量Unity is strength.
5 t3 @ c& k" [. M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
% H0 G8 B; l$ ?) _歪风邪气unhealthy practices and evil phenomena
4 U& B3 l- j- N7 i( ] b2 p' v. W物以类聚，人以群分Birds of a feather flock together.0 e; X9 z' f V( M4 r6 k* x
往事如风"The past has vanished (from memory) like wind.; What in past, is past."
- g* }! o' Z+ S% c" e7 `望子成龙hold high hopes for one's child
2 z. c) n) b' P' t6 k" A4 G屋漏又逢连阴雨Misfortunes never come singly. When it rains it pours.1 h+ G, y0 B1 M( K9 _# n5 E* J
文韬武略military expertise; military strategy
3 B8 j- c( k& [' R$ \- j唯利是图draw water to one's mill ) f/ ^! [- R: ^2 F& Q
无源之水,无本之木water without a source, and a tree wiithout roots* ~2 M( x+ Y& _* ^* A7 o9 b
无中生有make/create something out of nothing
' X3 _; A8 \0 K, x1 Y4 _: W无风不起浪There are no waves without wind. There's no smoke without fire.% r1 r( b9 }: ~: o! F+ [
徇私枉法bend the law for the benefit of relatives or friends
' R8 o/ _4 O8 `; ^: w新官上任三把火a new broom sweeps clean 8 ^1 O7 T, |0 e o {* P8 t' ^1 r
虚心使人进步,骄傲使人落后Modesty helps one go forward, whereas conceit makes one lag behind.7 C4 ^6 ?- ]. z) K! H k d# E( l
蓄势而发accumulate strength for a take-off1 v" Z. e: d" C
心想事成May all your wish come true, Y& z" y* Z! G5 G
心照不宣have a tacit understanding; give tacit consent; tacit understanding
$ D: j! R0 }7 O5 G, D6 I! s z先入为主First impressions are firmly entrenched.8 l! [6 _/ L7 V2 A; A! R
先下手为强catch the ball before the bound
2 z* D9 c! c: K( H! i5 {- K) f像热锅上的蚂蚁like an ant on a hot pan: ?* L" s; P( |5 B4 F) J
现身说法warn people by taking oneself as an example
: W, _. p; i8 V+ X息事宁人pour oil on troubled waters 7 d% m2 C3 j% W( M+ \. \6 G
喜忧参半mingled hope and fear 1 }1 |) c }( I6 [4 n% u5 N
循序渐进step by step
. g1 i+ E! A. k m/ n3 E一路平安，一路顺风speed somebody on their way; speed the parting guest # z! ^1 W+ I% Z( I/ |
严以律己,宽以待人be strict with oneself and lenient towards others
5 O0 X: E f* v h3 c" O$ b鱼米之乡a land of milk and honey
3 {" w% C4 f2 e- {" w6 q有情人终成眷属"Jack shall have Jill, all shall be well."
1 s( O( l1 E7 O1 M5 N$ j) D4 _有钱能使鬼推磨Money makes the mare go. Money talks.
9 I3 {# l% r1 A8 u9 L+ E8 I+ M2 Q) f有识之士people of vision3 D) x( ~0 x' t6 n
有勇无谋use brawn rather than brain ; t! G- w6 s; k
有缘千里来相会Separated as we are thousands of miles apart, we come together as if by predestination.
+ P( A& o" e) V- j( ^与时俱进advance with times- Q' ]- P, o" Q, |
以人为本people oriented; people foremost & T* v3 E: S) Q; ?7 g3 V
因材施教teach students according to their aptitude
" `, |7 \- d3 t, d& \- l) o8 j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."
# _) |9 i8 m; d1 P6 B0 b欲速则不达Haste does not bring success. 7 ^6 V: _( ~! t) F7 N3 H& D
优胜劣汰survival of the fittest
+ {% L# o& v! d* I7 R7 v英雄所见略同Great minds think alike.
% [) l7 S0 U: q1 K5 H# L# t冤家宜解不宜结Better make friends than make enemies.
8 U0 |" f% H+ x l5 |+ Z8 k冤假错案"cases in which people were unjustly, falsely or wrongly charged or sentenced; unjust, false or wrong cases" 5 k9 _; D$ X+ D8 ^" L
一言既出，驷马难追A real man never goes back on his words.
6 R7 G! E3 D% c* D招财进宝Money and treasures will be plentiful
# k) R( p0 }7 x( c3 _债台高筑become debt-ridden
) Z" G8 c! D& k, a8 V. U致命要害Achilles' heel % s. E5 J8 l" j" b2 @+ \
众矢之的target of public criticism
3 Y- i1 I; o6 G* v7 C9 h5 r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.* y' S# ]4 G. j$ h, T) ]
纸上谈兵be an armchair strategist1 Q# t T. ^+ {, C+ Z
纸包不住火Truth will come to light sooner or later.
4 D( z; N( C6 E- ~ r2 s) W9 q左右为难between the devil and the deep blue sea; between the rock and the hard place |
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