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爱屋及乌Love me, love my dog.! w+ _; u* s. `( t6 s$ I( j
百闻不如一见Seeing is believing.8 |$ J* s: f0 g" q% y
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
2 V Y. X5 \. L笨鸟先飞A slow sparrow should make an early start.
" }. g' q. ]7 D& r7 h. d+ o不眠之夜white night
) ^2 k) N: L% v; V不以物喜，不以己悲not pleased by external gains, not saddened by personnal losses3 H' W' G. V6 y8 A, K
不遗余力spare no effort; go all out; do one's best
/ {6 f4 t# {/ e4 t& J, {5 B& A% s不打不成交"No discord, no concord.
1 c+ O( m4 W# b拆东墙补西墙rob Peter to pay Paul ; K& }. A2 a/ x) @( M" K' W- o
辞旧迎新bid farewell to the old and usher in the new; ring out the old year and ring in the new
8 p" Y" R3 C7 N- C1 b1 c% `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 m$ P& |4 h; o, D
大开眼界open one's eyes; broaden one's horizon; be an eye-opener
% t( Y6 J4 _8 Q5 ]国泰民安The country flourishes and people live in peace! o3 a5 L4 ~; A, [; U1 B, P8 F" `
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 ' |1 \; y- I0 g3 `- T% o
功夫不负有心人Everything comes to him who waits.
9 Q4 X8 l, S/ ]好了伤疤忘了疼once on shore, one prays no more
0 Y& ^$ W4 D4 T3 u# F好事不出门，恶事传千里Good news never goes beyond the gate, while bad news spread far and wide. 7 e" d6 k6 \; t, [6 |# q+ r$ e8 J
和气生财Harmony brings wealth
4 i* o5 x0 [: F+ z) L/ I8 x1 j活到老，学到老One is never too old to learn. ' T3 F1 S g0 t- I% i$ d
既往不咎let bygones be bygones
7 j+ I" L; J* ]. u* m金无足赤,人无完人Gold can't be pure and man can't be perfect. 1 k( f& Q* h' G8 l3 Z$ O* Q3 ?
金玉满堂Treasures fill the home$ p* @% `- F: i+ `
脚踏实地be down-to-earth ; R! k( d0 F1 w) f8 V w
脚踩两只船sit on the fence
s/ p/ H: Z5 [& ~君子之交淡如水the friendship between gentlemen is as pure as crystal; a hedge between keeps friendship green ) G$ H& ^; [) M# H
老生常谈，陈词滥调cut and dried, cliché( K7 j w: P k+ b
礼尚往来Courtesy calls for reciprocity.
( O2 [: z% k3 ^5 Q. x3 b7 h留得青山在，不怕没柴烧"Where there is life, there is hope."
: l- M" k% N! o0 X) d8 j马到成功achieve immediate victory; win instant success- s; d4 y( k" C5 [& A2 M0 ^
名利双收gain in both fame and wealth" r8 | t) i' l0 `
茅塞顿开be suddenly enlightened9 B$ T: h; l* i0 \8 C
没有规矩不成方圆Nothing can be accomplished without norms or standards.
4 {/ Z0 i2 L3 f0 H( Q. D! P每逢佳节倍思亲
* i6 q4 U- }) R" p9 ^2 OOn festive occasions more than ever one thinks of one's dear ones far away.
% N- \+ ?" A" J( SIt is on the festival occasions when one misses his dear most.
: L: ~# n) W2 ?8 w& C谋事在人，成事在天"The planning lies with man, the outcome with Heaven. / Man proposes, God disposes. "
" c; q" r( [4 F G% ?: d7 j/ k5 E弄巧成拙be too smart by half; Cunning outwits itself.: r r; z3 l }6 O; \# \
拿手好戏masterpiece1 ?# c2 U6 [3 }3 D' k' D) j1 P
赔了夫人又折兵throw good money after bad
! u: n$ s; c6 m+ R抛砖引玉a modest spur to induce others to come forward with valuable contributions; throw a sprat to catch a whale8 u4 a' J3 h) n6 A' W2 A
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, e s9 B& z4 K8 N: J5 O" S& |5 w
抢得先机take the preemptive opportunities 3 m5 w, c5 J1 c) u7 b6 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.
% ]5 K2 s) B/ g# N% 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+ g. W5 c8 Y+ Q
前事不忘,后事之师Past experience, if not forgotten, is a guide for the future.7 K( [: X1 z& ]# X
前人栽树,后人乘凉One generation plants the trees in whose shade another generation rests.
+ P$ t; v4 M, u9 nOne sows and another reaps.
! [0 l1 Q9 F& F/ E5 u' P- O% V前怕狼,后怕虎fear the wolf in front and the tiger behind/ hesitate in doing something. K" {; \; k% \* N( w6 O# _
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.
# i2 a7 ]1 u; u( L) r" P( s强强联手win-win co-operation7 P7 T5 X/ L4 |( X1 Z( k3 u6 Z
瑞雪兆丰年A timely snow promises a good harvest.
3 J. O; g( f Y, o人之初,性本善Man's nature at birth is good.8 ?, b: D. b$ M5 c& b
人逢喜事精神爽Joy puts heart into a man." Q. j* a4 S, v, g0 U
人海战术huge-crowd strategy
n) s4 I2 P E7 S世上无难事，只要肯攀登"Where there is a will, there is a way. " * k0 Q* _! V I+ o
世外桃源a fictitious land of peace away from the turmoil of the world; 2 a/ l3 w, f1 L( e0 @6 f- ?
死而后已until my heart stops beating
$ o# Q5 T. L9 s& z岁岁平安Peace all year round* a# s, c& I4 B. X
上有天堂，下有苏杭"Just as there is paradise in heaven, ther are Suzhou and Hangzhou on earth." " D3 o, u5 F0 @
塞翁失马，焉知非福Misfortune may be an actual blessing.
# o1 W- f) l* I3 i& c& c三十而立"A man should be independent at the age of thirty. ; P8 p# O3 S: C% j: H
At thirty, a man should be able to think for himself."
. F: P! O1 [( w, a$ Y4 O升级换代updating and upgrading (of products)
* i$ S. L. ]+ \$ Q- G/ k# p; n6 r四十不惑Life begins at forty.
" t: n) C& h: s; h1 [谁言寸草心，报得三春晖"Such kindness of warm sun, can't be repaid by grass. "
4 J" y2 r- f, S8 S+ d3 S. t% Q水涨船高When the river rises, the boat floats high.3 l# q' ^$ H$ u' F
时不我待Time and tide wait for no man.
( M/ ~) D& R. `0 a杀鸡用牛刀break a butterfly on the wheel
. Z0 @4 j ~# L3 ]2 b y/ \- @3 E实事求是seek truth from facts; be practical and realistic; be true to facts $ i& K1 n2 f! O" j3 t
说曹操,曹操到Talk of the devil and he comes.& M4 T" b8 b# F. ]
实话实说speak the plain truth; call a spade a spade; tell it as it is
n3 }5 w* t' T. l; J实践是检验真理的唯一标准Practice is the sole criterion for testing truth.9 o9 i) a4 z0 D6 j: s" `
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; ", I8 I" Q: c8 p; x5 K( w
韬光养晦hide one's capacities and bide one's time
+ K; b) P k( P糖衣炮弹sugar-coated bullets* G3 }: h3 S4 W4 Q
天有不测风云Anything unexpected may happen. a bolt from the blue/ _9 |/ G, n4 {1 Z
团结就是力量Unity is strength.
" A0 _. B5 T7 m( h' f0 ] L0 p& r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 & F+ G; X1 w _5 t2 t
歪风邪气unhealthy practices and evil phenomena
9 D V/ \: m" ~" A# P; e物以类聚，人以群分Birds of a feather flock together.
# z5 e& Q8 P7 y5 X+ o往事如风"The past has vanished (from memory) like wind.; What in past, is past."
+ l8 l2 C; Y! K% d望子成龙hold high hopes for one's child9 }8 u8 P7 D0 v) p; w& s0 {
屋漏又逢连阴雨Misfortunes never come singly. When it rains it pours.
" E0 o0 B4 K8 L/ p文韬武略military expertise; military strategy
* o, X9 b/ B5 a% p唯利是图draw water to one's mill
# k) F8 W) X: U; a% g无源之水,无本之木water without a source, and a tree wiithout roots
6 S* l5 `0 ]2 I% J3 A! S' p) ?2 Z无中生有make/create something out of nothing / A% k0 d$ J: }8 ]0 q
无风不起浪There are no waves without wind. There's no smoke without fire.2 h% S' f! N: V, ?1 }1 U" o3 f
徇私枉法bend the law for the benefit of relatives or friends % B$ l9 \& ?: ?6 y3 A q
新官上任三把火a new broom sweeps clean
9 M% d' i! A# y6 c& g+ z/ v* p* \虚心使人进步,骄傲使人落后Modesty helps one go forward, whereas conceit makes one lag behind.
/ [' z$ p4 w* r蓄势而发accumulate strength for a take-off) L6 |, D9 H, m
心想事成May all your wish come true: Z: ~$ y6 ]' ^5 @0 O0 q+ Z
心照不宣have a tacit understanding; give tacit consent; tacit understanding
$ \$ U7 v- Y8 Z1 P( h8 \; P, {先入为主First impressions are firmly entrenched.
9 q- X+ O+ h8 T+ [ q! C先下手为强catch the ball before the bound
* T9 i0 q2 k2 |# [* ^" A3 z像热锅上的蚂蚁like an ant on a hot pan
1 x/ d8 L2 L: }) U- ?8 E; H现身说法warn people by taking oneself as an example
* Y1 n4 O% W8 K& q$ r! y0 i2 I息事宁人pour oil on troubled waters
7 @$ s# i; B) F) N7 R w喜忧参半mingled hope and fear
2 I) W3 s* F, A循序渐进step by step8 _$ p5 u, x6 Y) H& s8 Q9 {
一路平安，一路顺风speed somebody on their way; speed the parting guest
. G9 U) t! [: c7 J严以律己,宽以待人be strict with oneself and lenient towards others
" U0 f( P7 L% V H鱼米之乡a land of milk and honey/ Q0 i6 E8 Z8 [5 p7 C+ ~: d5 N
有情人终成眷属"Jack shall have Jill, all shall be well."
' Z0 r+ l1 O1 W6 a有钱能使鬼推磨Money makes the mare go. Money talks.# y* V# L( H# Z, }7 G
有识之士people of vision
1 z) Q+ o; E1 `2 E0 b/ l有勇无谋use brawn rather than brain % h& k' E' V+ |1 R
有缘千里来相会Separated as we are thousands of miles apart, we come together as if by predestination.
) I5 Z6 ^) e i( a, F R- W与时俱进advance with times# a/ y3 `1 ]" j" R
以人为本people oriented; people foremost
* m+ Z3 A1 s) H( h9 y' K9 z因材施教teach students according to their aptitude , t0 `2 f2 y; a, D- q! }! P
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." " q& `" v# W' ?" c7 \. P* B2 y
欲速则不达Haste does not bring success. . M( d5 P) ?) j4 Y1 G# ~; G( M z
优胜劣汰survival of the fittest
6 z4 _& m1 V2 ?$ p; S英雄所见略同Great minds think alike.
& V; }5 M S m. N! x4 S冤家宜解不宜结Better make friends than make enemies.
" X1 s7 X5 c, C; m+ ?5 F& l! `冤假错案"cases in which people were unjustly, falsely or wrongly charged or sentenced; unjust, false or wrong cases" 6 f$ S6 z+ W8 q# g5 t. O% z
一言既出，驷马难追A real man never goes back on his words.
* x! |$ C3 z" V. O# O( x招财进宝Money and treasures will be plentiful1 A' n2 R* h2 r( y$ q. r
债台高筑become debt-ridden* o9 q$ g1 f, s
致命要害Achilles' heel
) W2 `8 |9 R$ W8 q! u& b众矢之的target of public criticism
( @: r6 j9 Z) ]9 m) e$ U8 Q2 `& g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.% @! W, z& S+ r
纸上谈兵be an armchair strategist
; N. x7 F1 V8 L5 H& f4 U( `' w& J$ N# k纸包不住火Truth will come to light sooner or later.
% W- e' b, s" {6 y左右为难between the devil and the deep blue sea; between the rock and the hard place |
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