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爱屋及乌Love me, love my dog.
7 R% z: o7 m( z3 ]百闻不如一见Seeing is believing.' }9 }- \! X$ k# C; A
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
3 A4 V, J2 Z c ~; ^笨鸟先飞A slow sparrow should make an early start.
0 G, C. f) S% ~7 L8 a ?: l/ U不眠之夜white night
' u4 f" n6 d+ i5 q不以物喜，不以己悲not pleased by external gains, not saddened by personnal losses
7 B: e+ R6 I' V+ y6 G! ]8 _不遗余力spare no effort; go all out; do one's best6 I1 h2 L1 v! z' I2 Z% K
不打不成交"No discord, no concord.
+ c! B+ Z1 Y# a拆东墙补西墙rob Peter to pay Paul 2 e( I6 x: u# Y0 p- v
辞旧迎新bid farewell to the old and usher in the new; ring out the old year and ring in the new 5 I3 p: h3 z) A8 w1 i5 ?
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
$ {: a' G$ M4 O& R; B大开眼界open one's eyes; broaden one's horizon; be an eye-opener # K- w* M6 G2 ~3 o0 X
国泰民安The country flourishes and people live in peace
' ~: t9 n5 o6 I* l: ]$ x: D* n; ?5 ^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 # Q, L: w9 A. V, v3 e
功夫不负有心人Everything comes to him who waits. 7 p9 R# L5 t: J0 `& I, N U- w
好了伤疤忘了疼once on shore, one prays no more
- K' Y! l* K1 ]# Z( @' M' [' e0 t好事不出门，恶事传千里Good news never goes beyond the gate, while bad news spread far and wide.
! \' y/ Q3 h$ H1 Z1 {( m% j( a和气生财Harmony brings wealth' c$ n; k2 T9 @6 F/ ?; {
活到老，学到老One is never too old to learn.
# g# ]( D0 U2 D: |% f既往不咎let bygones be bygones
) Q9 a" e+ u7 f7 n, o b) y金无足赤,人无完人Gold can't be pure and man can't be perfect. 0 Q9 f# h/ R' {3 [
金玉满堂Treasures fill the home
$ E1 B0 Q- I2 Y6 V+ A. V脚踏实地be down-to-earth * ^3 Z+ n4 C, f
脚踩两只船sit on the fence |# O: }6 m% E5 d. ]
君子之交淡如水the friendship between gentlemen is as pure as crystal; a hedge between keeps friendship green
$ S( v3 `% ]# ? I7 B老生常谈，陈词滥调cut and dried, cliché/ O* F8 y1 x% `9 z6 Y+ O+ u7 E
礼尚往来Courtesy calls for reciprocity.
& s; k0 ]" ^9 Q/ S- S留得青山在，不怕没柴烧"Where there is life, there is hope."9 z- d# Q6 K6 N7 x6 g1 k& S* M. h3 n
马到成功achieve immediate victory; win instant success
( o v+ |6 K/ D) j; [8 K0 h名利双收gain in both fame and wealth
9 \: ]* e/ Z, Q( W茅塞顿开be suddenly enlightened
" {1 Z0 f& R8 C! S没有规矩不成方圆Nothing can be accomplished without norms or standards.
* M& P. j- } v8 E每逢佳节倍思亲
4 C; N. w% E; h1 H1 h6 {( yOn festive occasions more than ever one thinks of one's dear ones far away.' @7 v V5 `) ?. }4 S
It is on the festival occasions when one misses his dear most. $ h. l2 C# U( p! S- c& ?
谋事在人，成事在天"The planning lies with man, the outcome with Heaven. / Man proposes, God disposes. "
9 I" S s8 V6 Q% o; y! V) k弄巧成拙be too smart by half; Cunning outwits itself.0 _& k2 a' K' n( ]3 a- C) G( `
拿手好戏masterpiece. ~, Q4 g+ B* f0 y' m
赔了夫人又折兵throw good money after bad' N; Q- |8 A) y% B
抛砖引玉a modest spur to induce others to come forward with valuable contributions; throw a sprat to catch a whale
: y5 Y/ g% _4 w. e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' J- I7 O, T8 P6 e- o
抢得先机take the preemptive opportunities # J: t; Q5 s; s' o+ K
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.
3 i1 s9 N$ P9 ~8 Q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
0 y; g5 `, E8 Q4 _, _; \+ h4 m7 R前事不忘,后事之师Past experience, if not forgotten, is a guide for the future.
- h8 E) y d% w6 k前人栽树,后人乘凉One generation plants the trees in whose shade another generation rests.
$ h( m7 L: j8 e/ LOne sows and another reaps.
' Y5 V0 N; l5 E A6 U' E3 W. i前怕狼,后怕虎fear the wolf in front and the tiger behind/ hesitate in doing something
" y, ]! H4 L5 ?( ^' V6 K# v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. . M4 H3 O; O8 v( q5 q; d% H2 `
强强联手win-win co-operation2 U) ^- X: ?/ Q
瑞雪兆丰年A timely snow promises a good harvest.8 V6 A, ?4 Y* M* U) M4 R
人之初,性本善Man's nature at birth is good.
/ | O& y7 H7 ^$ W( ?. F" g人逢喜事精神爽Joy puts heart into a man.+ n% `4 ~! ]9 v" G, a1 _
人海战术huge-crowd strategy # T. g _6 Z8 X7 c
世上无难事，只要肯攀登"Where there is a will, there is a way. "
2 {: M B+ a! i& o: n6 K9 [世外桃源a fictitious land of peace away from the turmoil of the world; `1 d; p! @" m" W: w4 e
死而后已until my heart stops beating
1 N" C( _6 h- m* e( l) A. a; ~岁岁平安Peace all year round
( [; C1 j' c* M% \8 N. U上有天堂，下有苏杭"Just as there is paradise in heaven, ther are Suzhou and Hangzhou on earth."
+ p X2 b9 ~8 i! u" z% C9 w塞翁失马，焉知非福Misfortune may be an actual blessing.
1 g4 z( a( O+ U$ |( @ B' k' ~/ v) o% q三十而立"A man should be independent at the age of thirty. 3 W+ I. m4 r' l2 L3 O; Y* K3 A
At thirty, a man should be able to think for himself." / m' E; G1 }; q, t f T# V
升级换代updating and upgrading (of products)
6 Q9 y" \ ~4 C( U% B' b7 R9 L四十不惑Life begins at forty. " f' x [# ~0 A3 i- ~7 Y8 U5 D; }8 w
谁言寸草心，报得三春晖"Such kindness of warm sun, can't be repaid by grass. " / F/ X l4 p5 P7 p- k8 x
水涨船高When the river rises, the boat floats high.
( l3 h: J2 W* j3 g时不我待Time and tide wait for no man.
L+ K! W2 e6 W" H" j7 ?1 l杀鸡用牛刀break a butterfly on the wheel, v& A. F- \5 F, `. F
实事求是seek truth from facts; be practical and realistic; be true to facts
3 t G" ]9 y- T7 }* g9 a说曹操,曹操到Talk of the devil and he comes.
; o8 w2 {) {" N) ?$ N7 S实话实说speak the plain truth; call a spade a spade; tell it as it is & J# l4 J$ E+ W D! Q8 Q6 L2 ^' }0 m2 |
实践是检验真理的唯一标准Practice is the sole criterion for testing truth.0 J# P' q' E1 Q/ M3 R/ \
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; "
! G. F' z# T% k! ?3 E2 _! y韬光养晦hide one's capacities and bide one's time
( u9 m+ M% X& D$ s糖衣炮弹sugar-coated bullets
|, `/ A. i- V/ E1 b- ?$ t天有不测风云Anything unexpected may happen. a bolt from the blue# \. g* s* ~* ~# g- z
团结就是力量Unity is strength.
' u3 A J0 G! e, o5 t) Z6 X1 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
5 H. G. [3 \' k; s( T! f, ^; @歪风邪气unhealthy practices and evil phenomena5 }4 u$ [9 `0 M& I8 _# x
物以类聚，人以群分Birds of a feather flock together.; @: b) }+ u5 ~! i J( S. z
往事如风"The past has vanished (from memory) like wind.; What in past, is past."
5 l: f4 a- o1 S# ~! H5 B9 p6 `9 v- K望子成龙hold high hopes for one's child
/ _' U0 u+ y% ]( P* R6 p3 |; P屋漏又逢连阴雨Misfortunes never come singly. When it rains it pours.
: F, m1 T4 M7 E文韬武略military expertise; military strategy
7 ?' q% X9 i* W0 |! Z5 j1 v( g G唯利是图draw water to one's mill ' C) u' e5 l& x
无源之水,无本之木water without a source, and a tree wiithout roots
3 g9 u2 ]* p$ i7 T8 N6 i无中生有make/create something out of nothing 8 w: O2 u% p, I8 F( n. s
无风不起浪There are no waves without wind. There's no smoke without fire.. Y4 n" D( c8 ]6 l
徇私枉法bend the law for the benefit of relatives or friends
1 M9 [; C* o/ ?. X新官上任三把火a new broom sweeps clean
8 \# |8 L' K) ~ a% Q虚心使人进步,骄傲使人落后Modesty helps one go forward, whereas conceit makes one lag behind.
- E+ ^4 G2 W* J. {# m8 z蓄势而发accumulate strength for a take-off" d' P3 r. Y3 ]2 O8 p+ ]. R
心想事成May all your wish come true
4 q& R1 q+ G) T, a: F3 ]心照不宣have a tacit understanding; give tacit consent; tacit understanding
: E, ^, O5 \- k% j先入为主First impressions are firmly entrenched.0 f: ?3 K: c, U8 u( R! ~, K
先下手为强catch the ball before the bound# j. \+ D0 ]+ l
像热锅上的蚂蚁like an ant on a hot pan8 T/ P- h% M7 m" c4 c
现身说法warn people by taking oneself as an example( Z. a l/ w9 M' _
息事宁人pour oil on troubled waters
) d/ Y5 Z% U" c5 L$ L0 L6 t喜忧参半mingled hope and fear
/ e; r! v( f3 `! N" q6 u' _4 i+ r- N循序渐进step by step" M" g! C4 b9 N
一路平安，一路顺风speed somebody on their way; speed the parting guest 3 s) [$ K: o: z* ?8 V
严以律己,宽以待人be strict with oneself and lenient towards others
) r$ ]* d$ O. B; t鱼米之乡a land of milk and honey0 R5 \" i4 b+ S% p' g) v- i2 L+ L
有情人终成眷属"Jack shall have Jill, all shall be well." 6 r* ?/ J r8 ]% d( ~$ ~+ }8 l* c
有钱能使鬼推磨Money makes the mare go. Money talks.
* ?0 s1 T: `% R: `4 k7 k L% k有识之士people of vision! C. \- n/ P3 _0 q- _
有勇无谋use brawn rather than brain 0 R4 K5 h5 O3 J. G n4 t
有缘千里来相会Separated as we are thousands of miles apart, we come together as if by predestination.: U) W, u+ Q9 B5 F
与时俱进advance with times! U/ P, e+ q- m) T. n4 N7 o6 r
以人为本people oriented; people foremost
. r8 }/ V1 c" N& p. @ m! @+ B因材施教teach students according to their aptitude
0 Y: |- q1 Y8 S2 a$ 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." , R) }% T) G7 ]$ D: n" Z
欲速则不达Haste does not bring success.
% ~$ F0 m2 A8 I! F优胜劣汰survival of the fittest
. q1 y1 X$ F- C8 y英雄所见略同Great minds think alike.- f5 k# Q q9 Y& T
冤家宜解不宜结Better make friends than make enemies.0 v O- s' Z( T8 B9 q" i
冤假错案"cases in which people were unjustly, falsely or wrongly charged or sentenced; unjust, false or wrong cases" / X/ x1 \& r" p- W. t5 {
一言既出，驷马难追A real man never goes back on his words.
, g) I) m9 U, c3 a- z4 `/ p Q招财进宝Money and treasures will be plentiful0 f& c' s7 T% h5 @( z6 d1 C
债台高筑become debt-ridden
6 }1 P" M2 A1 J' G8 h7 p致命要害Achilles' heel
; X0 _$ X! i+ H# w众矢之的target of public criticism
' J' y+ w" M6 \7 H. l) r" e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" ~1 Q e5 {: T7 \4 f( |
纸上谈兵be an armchair strategist( y8 T/ s8 y3 `2 r
纸包不住火Truth will come to light sooner or later.
" t% c& ^. |2 j7 ~. x左右为难between the devil and the deep blue sea; between the rock and the hard place |
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