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爱屋及乌Love me, love my dog.
& i1 E& H" O" ?7 o百闻不如一见Seeing is believing.
5 ~" P1 V. A/ U; f5 |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
5 l" v6 p. X: R L/ {笨鸟先飞A slow sparrow should make an early start.
9 M, T% O! g7 n: O6 w不眠之夜white night
, t2 y' M' Q1 _ d* x c不以物喜，不以己悲not pleased by external gains, not saddened by personnal losses
, N4 q) r$ z m( N5 w不遗余力spare no effort; go all out; do one's best
4 N4 j- r" g; J* i; d不打不成交"No discord, no concord.
t% ]9 A9 h8 o. d拆东墙补西墙rob Peter to pay Paul # L. }+ q! j1 Z3 O" d
辞旧迎新bid farewell to the old and usher in the new; ring out the old year and ring in the new & k6 Q6 X9 P$ X- ?" h* y
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$ O" z! ~+ @8 ~7 R- f+ K' V
大开眼界open one's eyes; broaden one's horizon; be an eye-opener 4 {2 D: Y. W4 C; T7 p7 l
国泰民安The country flourishes and people live in peace
, u# O; v0 S5 o( x# v# M1 e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 / ?. m) t6 W ]8 f; o
功夫不负有心人Everything comes to him who waits. 1 Z$ _& ], A/ z" A
好了伤疤忘了疼once on shore, one prays no more
3 w/ p: F' c 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.
0 m0 B* y9 R5 o* x和气生财Harmony brings wealth0 M- X$ I" r9 R) F; }7 ?( R$ j
活到老，学到老One is never too old to learn. , r/ z$ w4 j2 Y: y$ H- _6 ? J2 n
既往不咎let bygones be bygones
9 v- M: S: K7 A6 v金无足赤,人无完人Gold can't be pure and man can't be perfect.
) N5 [4 m4 l7 x" e$ |6 g- i9 e) a金玉满堂Treasures fill the home
" q* A- ]2 k* p$ z' `# t脚踏实地be down-to-earth
8 C# y4 E f2 k. u- C5 _& M脚踩两只船sit on the fence
" U2 K* }" I* e- r0 A9 K8 c君子之交淡如水the friendship between gentlemen is as pure as crystal; a hedge between keeps friendship green 6 i6 z2 ?; l# R K
老生常谈，陈词滥调cut and dried, cliché
* p. r+ M+ J. R. g1 E% P礼尚往来Courtesy calls for reciprocity. , a9 S' y' k4 Y8 }
留得青山在，不怕没柴烧"Where there is life, there is hope."' ^; F. s( S9 x! ~- q
马到成功achieve immediate victory; win instant success
+ |) P" T7 x; M5 {7 _8 J6 \名利双收gain in both fame and wealth* V5 ~9 a: {' L
茅塞顿开be suddenly enlightened
* [( \4 ^* D" I* T% `9 c没有规矩不成方圆Nothing can be accomplished without norms or standards.
- F' @: c( l( U+ t/ X每逢佳节倍思亲$ Z% t# Y9 p- |
On festive occasions more than ever one thinks of one's dear ones far away.5 O) A- P, I& A' J$ Y" p6 a, u
It is on the festival occasions when one misses his dear most. , L/ l+ ? D* i; E# V5 G6 b
谋事在人，成事在天"The planning lies with man, the outcome with Heaven. / Man proposes, God disposes. "' n8 f' O1 K5 d6 k5 Z' H- C* t
弄巧成拙be too smart by half; Cunning outwits itself.5 l! C& N. i( F6 Z) G
拿手好戏masterpiece2 R* t0 ^' f- F4 u0 I
赔了夫人又折兵throw good money after bad8 y( t& V. f7 D% b- m9 u
抛砖引玉a modest spur to induce others to come forward with valuable contributions; throw a sprat to catch a whale
) A6 D- N& e2 _3 O5 H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$ h1 H3 r3 g( L4 q) \$ B) ]8 q! U
抢得先机take the preemptive opportunities $ O$ c7 H# Z1 u! b
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./ L( g! p5 R# [% _7 Y2 J
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/ m* K2 L* r* c$ v. Y1 D
前事不忘,后事之师Past experience, if not forgotten, is a guide for the future.
$ w; z! K, D5 s+ m$ p前人栽树,后人乘凉One generation plants the trees in whose shade another generation rests.; \# l: _, x; l2 h
One sows and another reaps.
( {7 C( ]7 }' E3 n& C. B前怕狼,后怕虎fear the wolf in front and the tiger behind/ hesitate in doing something
( _3 r0 e" q) m/ l+ r q# X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 d# y; F9 q3 X0 {9 X) ^' G! B9 u强强联手win-win co-operation5 V' L4 t& u3 w) g4 [. o* `
瑞雪兆丰年A timely snow promises a good harvest.
# n4 P+ f$ P/ P3 g. P7 w人之初,性本善Man's nature at birth is good.
, \' y( f( T+ f7 e! |人逢喜事精神爽Joy puts heart into a man." w5 R5 ?; ^3 B) p6 y. O
人海战术huge-crowd strategy 0 J" Y$ D, H3 U" f% `# N+ \; @
世上无难事，只要肯攀登"Where there is a will, there is a way. " 7 E; t( ~0 T( K
世外桃源a fictitious land of peace away from the turmoil of the world; $ N- B5 i: U9 i" s. i3 `
死而后已until my heart stops beating
8 g) D l8 G q+ |, g5 j7 c岁岁平安Peace all year round; X9 K& k3 n2 i% o
上有天堂，下有苏杭"Just as there is paradise in heaven, ther are Suzhou and Hangzhou on earth." , x6 S! y+ i. p6 V% F/ I, b
塞翁失马，焉知非福Misfortune may be an actual blessing.; Z% z9 U' f, _* n B/ P& X4 ?' T
三十而立"A man should be independent at the age of thirty.
1 o; H* b5 B. JAt thirty, a man should be able to think for himself." + o* ?' f' x1 I0 _
升级换代updating and upgrading (of products)7 J' V, T4 X5 p6 f: h9 c
四十不惑Life begins at forty.
& W7 V& ~6 z$ }2 \2 Y谁言寸草心，报得三春晖"Such kindness of warm sun, can't be repaid by grass. "
_; O# P1 a* L8 G% H水涨船高When the river rises, the boat floats high.# ^- ^' N$ S7 c+ t( h
时不我待Time and tide wait for no man. - m0 K! [' c# U
杀鸡用牛刀break a butterfly on the wheel
; G# l5 b' Y) N" z3 |: o& B实事求是seek truth from facts; be practical and realistic; be true to facts 4 Q6 {1 H( z. Y( c
说曹操,曹操到Talk of the devil and he comes.
9 G8 ~* ?: C. h t# T% E实话实说speak the plain truth; call a spade a spade; tell it as it is % }' z# c+ ^8 s7 w. ]" U
实践是检验真理的唯一标准Practice is the sole criterion for testing truth.
' d9 v$ ^, j+ W5 f' x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; "$ [* U5 p/ ^( ^; r" J* z2 V7 q
韬光养晦hide one's capacities and bide one's time
# A6 k0 v4 D: h2 h- f5 n糖衣炮弹sugar-coated bullets2 M/ Q. i( f. K' l5 r+ k+ K
天有不测风云Anything unexpected may happen. a bolt from the blue
; Q" ~2 T9 M- H% T, \团结就是力量Unity is strength.$ a8 U# d5 o @
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
/ s( A; k0 b' |* s% X% Y T歪风邪气unhealthy practices and evil phenomena7 k9 L( b1 i; R3 P2 H7 H
物以类聚，人以群分Birds of a feather flock together.
$ R* r5 D4 h2 C! h: j$ L往事如风"The past has vanished (from memory) like wind.; What in past, is past." 8 ^6 ]& U7 I, z3 h- O
望子成龙hold high hopes for one's child# @$ o, m+ c5 u' j. M q
屋漏又逢连阴雨Misfortunes never come singly. When it rains it pours.
M9 G$ H. Z" s. F3 m* N' q. ^* v文韬武略military expertise; military strategy
& l- S' W" \: ]% {" @' E: k唯利是图draw water to one's mill , O+ p* n" v8 ?% N
无源之水,无本之木water without a source, and a tree wiithout roots
' J8 X; S1 ^( S# o& Q; c无中生有make/create something out of nothing ) z- A! _' g- [% n; t5 m$ i; o+ D
无风不起浪There are no waves without wind. There's no smoke without fire.% r2 f1 c! o: \; g' ^1 o' @5 C$ A8 `
徇私枉法bend the law for the benefit of relatives or friends - c; M) I* {! Q7 R
新官上任三把火a new broom sweeps clean
# N3 Z: Z! V% F5 S1 J" g( q; u: h8 f0 @$ k虚心使人进步,骄傲使人落后Modesty helps one go forward, whereas conceit makes one lag behind.3 E% _6 H/ e$ b) P
蓄势而发accumulate strength for a take-off& l/ ~& c3 L# ]8 N' g! I6 `
心想事成May all your wish come true
/ Z2 ^' j; ~/ u7 U! d心照不宣have a tacit understanding; give tacit consent; tacit understanding8 M# K0 d" Z, |+ K
先入为主First impressions are firmly entrenched.) U% I1 Y! n* O9 j- _2 V+ T3 a+ w; |
先下手为强catch the ball before the bound' \8 M+ Y) d: b
像热锅上的蚂蚁like an ant on a hot pan5 m5 F5 ~$ |; r% ?% U) x- O
现身说法warn people by taking oneself as an example
+ o5 p2 w0 s$ e息事宁人pour oil on troubled waters ( H2 c4 {3 G; u8 w$ h7 }8 H
喜忧参半mingled hope and fear
8 S! d! M& X1 J+ a' K循序渐进step by step& x, \1 b( K/ ~/ E- C( |
一路平安，一路顺风speed somebody on their way; speed the parting guest
& ^, S' A- a$ C% f% C9 Z严以律己,宽以待人be strict with oneself and lenient towards others
" M- Y! I+ C9 h7 z鱼米之乡a land of milk and honey0 J2 b- R% z4 g2 G8 f* X5 I. \
有情人终成眷属"Jack shall have Jill, all shall be well."
3 q7 \! k J& h% Y* \1 T3 i1 ~有钱能使鬼推磨Money makes the mare go. Money talks.) `: C+ K" y7 b1 U' Z
有识之士people of vision ~( [0 r: w2 t& n9 W) L
有勇无谋use brawn rather than brain 0 w$ w' y+ }- ?. I
有缘千里来相会Separated as we are thousands of miles apart, we come together as if by predestination." p6 ^; u7 R! @9 w# U7 ?
与时俱进advance with times
( R# T0 R I/ Y. K* j以人为本people oriented; people foremost 2 ]4 E. [" [. u; v b$ D. O
因材施教teach students according to their aptitude ( [8 F: p$ A+ O" _- K! F- H
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." 3 ]! F' s0 _; @" w
欲速则不达Haste does not bring success. 5 }/ H' {% c- b: ~7 w0 Q5 [ f
优胜劣汰survival of the fittest
* y) D, x4 Q4 I& ^! ]/ i英雄所见略同Great minds think alike.' h; ]2 ], C5 Q6 K
冤家宜解不宜结Better make friends than make enemies. g5 P' ?0 F, s
冤假错案"cases in which people were unjustly, falsely or wrongly charged or sentenced; unjust, false or wrong cases" , w* P* J' n8 S2 T; f) X7 X6 [
一言既出，驷马难追A real man never goes back on his words.
, t) N% `" u) i, G4 ]4 `招财进宝Money and treasures will be plentiful
N1 i$ a) s( Q0 L5 Y债台高筑become debt-ridden
9 ?& |* r( d& r- ?3 V0 |- V" X致命要害Achilles' heel % j1 n* W8 n0 |) o
众矢之的target of public criticism
1 `, h" B7 c) {( i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.0 G; d) w! X- \: e& d) d. h
纸上谈兵be an armchair strategist4 Q6 `- C2 V b1 j3 g2 o* t
纸包不住火Truth will come to light sooner or later.3 U, c! E8 L# W# j0 Z7 ?, _2 ^
左右为难between the devil and the deep blue sea; between the rock and the hard place |
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