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爱屋及乌Love me, love my dog.
/ [# f$ V, o- p; I百闻不如一见Seeing is believing.# f! G9 T$ S: b7 M$ T! i# \* J* d
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
k- l8 t+ B1 r$ M笨鸟先飞A slow sparrow should make an early start.
/ j# ~( c3 a2 W r不眠之夜white night
2 M; X: a, U1 T" K不以物喜，不以己悲not pleased by external gains, not saddened by personnal losses
8 P! b# ^' _! k Q不遗余力spare no effort; go all out; do one's best
9 F! I& x/ M; f/ O不打不成交"No discord, no concord. 1 H! M* j) q( y- A Z. t& v
拆东墙补西墙rob Peter to pay Paul
& `4 D: A( h6 i$ y辞旧迎新bid farewell to the old and usher in the new; ring out the old year and ring in the new
3 ^ Z- O) F- u: M2 E# K! _! L- e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
# O8 x" ^$ ]3 ~大开眼界open one's eyes; broaden one's horizon; be an eye-opener - w! y. w$ X S U2 R1 Z1 s; z
国泰民安The country flourishes and people live in peace
2 X$ D& [$ {: g0 j8 N$ z* e2 y# _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
* r$ v. o1 N6 J( q: e1 ]) C8 t功夫不负有心人Everything comes to him who waits. ( ~. s) l) P! K% w# m6 P+ h
好了伤疤忘了疼once on shore, one prays no more
3 d. R8 L% |/ @( d好事不出门，恶事传千里Good news never goes beyond the gate, while bad news spread far and wide.
3 C R0 s& q: S. B' P和气生财Harmony brings wealth
6 E: f* [0 m3 E- l* B活到老，学到老One is never too old to learn.
' q& r7 \0 u' L# `/ o& k! d/ S既往不咎let bygones be bygones
1 I! A% M% y. N9 w6 `0 G金无足赤,人无完人Gold can't be pure and man can't be perfect. $ G. D" x( M @& T
金玉满堂Treasures fill the home& `- l4 M4 n) q/ f) e
脚踏实地be down-to-earth % _. O- q) J: J+ H6 \" x6 u
脚踩两只船sit on the fence
3 h/ ]& |1 w. C; V3 w+ [6 G君子之交淡如水the friendship between gentlemen is as pure as crystal; a hedge between keeps friendship green & v" Z+ Z9 V, e
老生常谈，陈词滥调cut and dried, cliché
) A: J3 r9 }$ _# T$ P6 Q礼尚往来Courtesy calls for reciprocity. " V( l4 N# t! d% D5 G
留得青山在，不怕没柴烧"Where there is life, there is hope."4 O j3 \4 o% G. L7 E/ C7 J
马到成功achieve immediate victory; win instant success
* c# o8 M& V$ j* B4 W: O0 m名利双收gain in both fame and wealth
- v$ a) d( J, q" Q6 k3 @茅塞顿开be suddenly enlightened
0 p; E; M5 T+ N7 t5 a! y没有规矩不成方圆Nothing can be accomplished without norms or standards.- g- C8 Q0 ~4 p. R$ R# a: \: S
每逢佳节倍思亲5 C4 b- }$ {2 v* X3 \% B$ ?
On festive occasions more than ever one thinks of one's dear ones far away.5 U& C6 H: N% ]( u. f% N
It is on the festival occasions when one misses his dear most.
3 L( G: M" T9 `1 K6 c谋事在人，成事在天"The planning lies with man, the outcome with Heaven. / Man proposes, God disposes. "
% l$ e% _6 \$ t( ^' C5 k8 @弄巧成拙be too smart by half; Cunning outwits itself.5 y* o- {* p( t2 U" T. p& y
拿手好戏masterpiece
/ n; u- e6 O3 C: i- z, U8 H赔了夫人又折兵throw good money after bad
4 g6 C( O8 o4 ^1 R7 W抛砖引玉a modest spur to induce others to come forward with valuable contributions; throw a sprat to catch a whale W; i: d4 E- d$ }& N$ 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 end" y+ D- {. b' u$ _# ]- c' B7 I, L J
抢得先机take the preemptive opportunities
5 [( n& J8 Z3 ^, C4 q& F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.
d. c5 f# A5 P; W; Y o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" i' ]/ m: X* q
前事不忘,后事之师Past experience, if not forgotten, is a guide for the future.* `5 I' \" J7 }( J9 H% A7 W+ a
前人栽树,后人乘凉One generation plants the trees in whose shade another generation rests.
" Y0 S4 h0 Z3 OOne sows and another reaps.$ y" b" U. m- i# o4 _
前怕狼,后怕虎fear the wolf in front and the tiger behind/ hesitate in doing something! s l/ f0 }& C5 K5 L/ { a
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.
5 \8 T) d( d$ R- I; l C. O/ s6 E强强联手win-win co-operation
4 m# Z8 t' m% j0 o4 t% }! c7 o瑞雪兆丰年A timely snow promises a good harvest.* ?! _1 G: v3 Y ^
人之初,性本善Man's nature at birth is good." i3 w6 J1 f* e/ h
人逢喜事精神爽Joy puts heart into a man.+ ]1 Y. f) L5 I& J4 c
人海战术huge-crowd strategy
8 Q* e" p9 F7 P- g; i8 }8 {世上无难事，只要肯攀登"Where there is a will, there is a way. "
2 C* Q9 o0 }; ^% d7 Q世外桃源a fictitious land of peace away from the turmoil of the world; ! |' M$ {- l6 M; L. ~) l
死而后已until my heart stops beating
& {: s9 ~( s# Y8 G% j0 V2 y0 e岁岁平安Peace all year round
" u; g" ^5 C3 w% I* z$ u& `5 l上有天堂，下有苏杭"Just as there is paradise in heaven, ther are Suzhou and Hangzhou on earth." ! _. i/ w! s$ S5 d7 K
塞翁失马，焉知非福Misfortune may be an actual blessing.
" a9 B" d$ t2 k: Q7 I7 T三十而立"A man should be independent at the age of thirty.
2 T0 x r1 S4 g1 N6 LAt thirty, a man should be able to think for himself."
$ |4 W, ^ g& o( v1 \& F升级换代updating and upgrading (of products)
' R- g/ V* c5 E1 r6 S/ y四十不惑Life begins at forty. $ J* h7 F; ^1 Z$ \# x, _5 d
谁言寸草心，报得三春晖"Such kindness of warm sun, can't be repaid by grass. "
8 L6 k9 q7 e2 Y水涨船高When the river rises, the boat floats high." R* C. |7 G1 z2 K h6 ^* r
时不我待Time and tide wait for no man.
3 o! t% M# ?, x& ^( a, r8 O: Y杀鸡用牛刀break a butterfly on the wheel
: I' j: H: ?) e实事求是seek truth from facts; be practical and realistic; be true to facts - Z' u2 H, J' Q' X8 b
说曹操,曹操到Talk of the devil and he comes.
* Q" {# L6 y' o1 [: X1 K. v }+ X实话实说speak the plain truth; call a spade a spade; tell it as it is + P" f6 |! ^5 k5 B* V7 _0 t3 [# a
实践是检验真理的唯一标准Practice is the sole criterion for testing truth.
2 B2 x9 h. ` h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; "
L$ {6 [+ R/ e, X u; z/ Y+ Q韬光养晦hide one's capacities and bide one's time0 }6 ~8 O9 {1 C( j
糖衣炮弹sugar-coated bullets
5 `& m6 ]- E* M4 l天有不测风云Anything unexpected may happen. a bolt from the blue
0 |7 z- M8 B, v6 j; P团结就是力量Unity is strength.
; Y8 i" O+ w! Q! V! G# x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
}' `) ], d& @5 l歪风邪气unhealthy practices and evil phenomena" k0 k8 S. e1 j, b
物以类聚，人以群分Birds of a feather flock together.8 Y, Z# |5 v3 _4 @2 o3 D
往事如风"The past has vanished (from memory) like wind.; What in past, is past."
$ ]9 l9 k, a3 W; q* G+ ]/ C望子成龙hold high hopes for one's child* N6 ^% [& P2 u, e- R* l, S
屋漏又逢连阴雨Misfortunes never come singly. When it rains it pours.
$ [* l/ S# U* X& m- q z3 M文韬武略military expertise; military strategy ( T% `8 T# w* r L
唯利是图draw water to one's mill
* W. P) q' I0 ?4 {# K7 [" a1 q5 j无源之水,无本之木water without a source, and a tree wiithout roots5 ^; Z3 a7 t7 z$ K0 V. j0 j+ p
无中生有make/create something out of nothing / ^1 a9 Q& w+ J4 |1 w& \
无风不起浪There are no waves without wind. There's no smoke without fire." W7 M# L ^: D2 T% I+ o* q6 i0 Y
徇私枉法bend the law for the benefit of relatives or friends & M0 f* x& \: A5 O% g
新官上任三把火a new broom sweeps clean 2 ?* t' e, |, s2 s
虚心使人进步,骄傲使人落后Modesty helps one go forward, whereas conceit makes one lag behind.
9 _- ^) p, G+ R) y蓄势而发accumulate strength for a take-off/ w9 J; p. I1 c3 c7 _) s
心想事成May all your wish come true7 Z; k7 W \# I D0 A" ~) X" d
心照不宣have a tacit understanding; give tacit consent; tacit understanding
; E2 e* F* t" c; u6 X# t- [先入为主First impressions are firmly entrenched.) j& `1 d+ d6 r9 Q5 j% C( w! i- e
先下手为强catch the ball before the bound! N( w. l7 G4 Y( ~% a
像热锅上的蚂蚁like an ant on a hot pan# \5 E. d! f% J
现身说法warn people by taking oneself as an example! i. v, l4 s& S8 I
息事宁人pour oil on troubled waters 3 r3 O( @5 a; J& \/ l) l3 @
喜忧参半mingled hope and fear & n5 U) h! d/ S7 j8 X
循序渐进step by step
9 K) ]- W/ C8 r一路平安，一路顺风speed somebody on their way; speed the parting guest ( g8 a7 u1 k8 A$ ?0 x2 q/ i
严以律己,宽以待人be strict with oneself and lenient towards others0 G' D, J7 b* J1 I, b, b
鱼米之乡a land of milk and honey& b. r+ i& g; G7 q& a5 H/ n
有情人终成眷属"Jack shall have Jill, all shall be well."
* `9 R" D1 w- T- ^; T3 p有钱能使鬼推磨Money makes the mare go. Money talks.
9 R0 y6 C, P. b* {3 o有识之士people of vision( f' U; O0 V8 |
有勇无谋use brawn rather than brain
) E. {8 x; y& V( A有缘千里来相会Separated as we are thousands of miles apart, we come together as if by predestination.( O" O3 J1 u' K) S' f
与时俱进advance with times; j: k2 D, K5 @6 b
以人为本people oriented; people foremost ) [; D+ _+ f! G7 ^$ y! Z& c' r
因材施教teach students according to their aptitude
- e4 I) e, f4 ^6 q+ N: j( d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." , u: \# ~% h6 O/ j
欲速则不达Haste does not bring success. $ F& z8 o. h6 A4 w: G; d' u4 W5 w
优胜劣汰survival of the fittest 3 t- W- Y; d2 T& \8 Z L& {
英雄所见略同Great minds think alike.# S) n7 ]3 \% B$ e; i
冤家宜解不宜结Better make friends than make enemies./ ^* Y# P# K; N" } P1 }) k
冤假错案"cases in which people were unjustly, falsely or wrongly charged or sentenced; unjust, false or wrong cases"
2 D9 n! B2 A. D# [一言既出，驷马难追A real man never goes back on his words.
. q% w2 H) W$ _) J0 c9 B6 v& J招财进宝Money and treasures will be plentiful
S% c6 _; p9 {" q2 O( ^债台高筑become debt-ridden
+ v6 o, i! r' z- p z. d致命要害Achilles' heel 9 p W% l- z- h; e* R" }) ?; k
众矢之的target of public criticism s, M) Q r! Q: [- 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.
4 \3 O+ |! y8 K2 w纸上谈兵be an armchair strategist
; B! X2 ^6 x* v+ r ]纸包不住火Truth will come to light sooner or later.
5 c. U$ m( q( q! U8 t; a左右为难between the devil and the deep blue sea; between the rock and the hard place |
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