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爱屋及乌Love me, love my dog.
& Q5 _/ {$ j2 I3 |5 E* Q: w6 S百闻不如一见Seeing is believing.
- m# V$ J/ y; 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# n$ |" B! V& s/ f; O
笨鸟先飞A slow sparrow should make an early start.$ D' E. Y o+ K
不眠之夜white night
% s' B% l- L3 a不以物喜，不以己悲not pleased by external gains, not saddened by personnal losses% O/ v6 M7 z+ c
不遗余力spare no effort; go all out; do one's best
( v6 \( I, O8 j不打不成交"No discord, no concord. 8 W' [; s8 | h6 D8 H2 Q# w
拆东墙补西墙rob Peter to pay Paul 6 f8 u7 y* w, N( I, A
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 D, B& z4 C/ G |- L$ a. f% h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 W% G/ X% N j U1 _6 e
大开眼界open one's eyes; broaden one's horizon; be an eye-opener , C$ Z, V( z+ s. B7 [+ g( ?
国泰民安The country flourishes and people live in peace
; W% y4 p1 ?5 z4 z3 s, l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
& v1 i$ Z" t' m9 i* X3 y& C功夫不负有心人Everything comes to him who waits.
r; M, y8 [+ a" K+ ~2 l好了伤疤忘了疼once on shore, one prays no more
) H8 E: R8 C- R% m* x' u好事不出门，恶事传千里Good news never goes beyond the gate, while bad news spread far and wide.
( V i, [4 T. H$ a( j6 g$ Q和气生财Harmony brings wealth& v0 l) E4 [) U' u# C' {
活到老，学到老One is never too old to learn.
/ d, Y2 O: B& Z8 k/ S) F. U; b既往不咎let bygones be bygones . R8 C+ K: U. S0 a0 ]3 B
金无足赤,人无完人Gold can't be pure and man can't be perfect. 1 E+ d1 }$ V) o0 ?1 }
金玉满堂Treasures fill the home
2 }) O9 k, D& n2 M: f0 ]! g0 c; T脚踏实地be down-to-earth # v+ V5 Z( _$ P& m$ B
脚踩两只船sit on the fence
$ M( S. Y0 I, T君子之交淡如水the friendship between gentlemen is as pure as crystal; a hedge between keeps friendship green
4 E1 W: `6 V' h, S' C老生常谈，陈词滥调cut and dried, cliché5 P; h) L7 V' m0 M0 r2 @
礼尚往来Courtesy calls for reciprocity. 7 ~ `4 n- [- E8 c
留得青山在，不怕没柴烧"Where there is life, there is hope.", F1 W H9 `- E1 C7 t- ~1 Z
马到成功achieve immediate victory; win instant success% x$ F; ^. d2 b2 W
名利双收gain in both fame and wealth0 o* K; v# j6 J4 t) W7 p& `0 Q
茅塞顿开be suddenly enlightened9 V. I" d5 D; C; o
没有规矩不成方圆Nothing can be accomplished without norms or standards.6 Z4 e$ k1 ~: f
每逢佳节倍思亲( D( B, @' l j9 a4 h
On festive occasions more than ever one thinks of one's dear ones far away.; z/ n: g; D" o9 ?2 t
It is on the festival occasions when one misses his dear most. ) Q% W+ S5 o3 {' N0 E
谋事在人，成事在天"The planning lies with man, the outcome with Heaven. / Man proposes, God disposes. "
5 }. d4 l% ? k' P0 ]. O弄巧成拙be too smart by half; Cunning outwits itself.* @3 S; H9 Q" ^8 U* g! p
拿手好戏masterpiece
9 P C4 \$ o8 k8 w& x赔了夫人又折兵throw good money after bad
, q ?) l3 r5 _% f; V抛砖引玉a modest spur to induce others to come forward with valuable contributions; throw a sprat to catch a whale( |( G1 v0 s. t) f. W
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
' ^ U2 v5 r! X( w7 R抢得先机take the preemptive opportunities
# l( c! c& K. ]8 A: `- ~9 { W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.2 Q* U6 W7 [' }! 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
" |1 B. c5 N! E4 V3 q+ G前事不忘,后事之师Past experience, if not forgotten, is a guide for the future.
. c I8 ^0 I( a o* T/ B# }前人栽树,后人乘凉One generation plants the trees in whose shade another generation rests.
: k, e, ~8 F' ~# t$ sOne sows and another reaps.
, {! o) c! Z9 ]9 Y" T1 @, @前怕狼,后怕虎fear the wolf in front and the tiger behind/ hesitate in doing something* K( s5 f) @' R" F7 l( V: C
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.
( d& v' }- x) x" ~/ W& r- f强强联手win-win co-operation
! v% N' b4 c( p: W9 S+ ^瑞雪兆丰年A timely snow promises a good harvest.7 U8 K! C* |- T3 `# x
人之初,性本善Man's nature at birth is good.* _1 S6 \% b1 Q
人逢喜事精神爽Joy puts heart into a man.' w& ^6 x2 Q& [* x/ A/ O J
人海战术huge-crowd strategy 9 Y. a0 R# g8 h) [' I7 L
世上无难事，只要肯攀登"Where there is a will, there is a way. " 4 e) K$ b/ l1 e7 c; J0 d" r
世外桃源a fictitious land of peace away from the turmoil of the world; ! c6 d, _' T6 W* u* ?
死而后已until my heart stops beating
6 O' J4 J/ F5 N1 T. G* o, ~0 v岁岁平安Peace all year round
, h1 R9 i3 o" b( e+ ~上有天堂，下有苏杭"Just as there is paradise in heaven, ther are Suzhou and Hangzhou on earth." " ^# Q: T* b; r% u- U. W
塞翁失马，焉知非福Misfortune may be an actual blessing.
6 |* O, y6 ~5 A0 x u7 e三十而立"A man should be independent at the age of thirty. # J6 |! O0 n& n) g ^
At thirty, a man should be able to think for himself."
# C4 K' J# n0 X: O( I7 Z# Z# A- I) X升级换代updating and upgrading (of products)
/ P8 @! l' S' @( Q, y% _四十不惑Life begins at forty. ' X. Z+ ?/ B7 ]5 ~$ q6 U
谁言寸草心，报得三春晖"Such kindness of warm sun, can't be repaid by grass. " % r8 v/ ~4 x2 e* R# N) ?
水涨船高When the river rises, the boat floats high.
( A: B a# u+ @" E; ]' p5 d时不我待Time and tide wait for no man. * B2 N5 s- x0 ~- M
杀鸡用牛刀break a butterfly on the wheel: k3 a- S+ }: J, p
实事求是seek truth from facts; be practical and realistic; be true to facts 4 \) `' U% ^& [0 a
说曹操,曹操到Talk of the devil and he comes.; {; @! g& V* w7 v( \
实话实说speak the plain truth; call a spade a spade; tell it as it is
7 \' D8 R4 Q* ^- g- g实践是检验真理的唯一标准Practice is the sole criterion for testing truth.
1 \) _ L$ V0 L- Z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; "
7 s4 }$ q. n2 j! c7 n, U- f' m韬光养晦hide one's capacities and bide one's time
/ N( m$ |/ J* o1 D糖衣炮弹sugar-coated bullets
( x* p" Z# P; a( h3 |天有不测风云Anything unexpected may happen. a bolt from the blue9 p: J' N$ O) L# N& S0 d4 f2 Z
团结就是力量Unity is strength.; s6 k& ]2 }; q) @: m: i! o+ K- s
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
- p; \& U/ l2 L {! ~8 N. q歪风邪气unhealthy practices and evil phenomena
( I1 D, X2 P' [$ f# t2 y. V/ {物以类聚，人以群分Birds of a feather flock together.
3 I8 U# a' y r* f7 w3 Y6 Q0 Y! V往事如风"The past has vanished (from memory) like wind.; What in past, is past." 8 f5 V3 F: {# Z; V3 g
望子成龙hold high hopes for one's child
: R9 N) Y/ G4 s0 U/ B' \9 ]2 m屋漏又逢连阴雨Misfortunes never come singly. When it rains it pours.
: ?9 |9 ~* j& ~6 B文韬武略military expertise; military strategy
( B t* p, d& T3 ]唯利是图draw water to one's mill
0 a6 F; l8 g' I) z9 r2 E5 I8 q无源之水,无本之木water without a source, and a tree wiithout roots* Z( E' s. F' n% ~9 W
无中生有make/create something out of nothing
* }+ f# `: l5 T, }( d/ I5 f无风不起浪There are no waves without wind. There's no smoke without fire.
& r( h4 @2 A$ c$ Y徇私枉法bend the law for the benefit of relatives or friends
\3 N/ Y9 @% k$ u+ L2 i新官上任三把火a new broom sweeps clean ) T. Q( y; b1 W9 z! d# b X0 B
虚心使人进步,骄傲使人落后Modesty helps one go forward, whereas conceit makes one lag behind., z$ I* }1 ]( Q/ T' D' R
蓄势而发accumulate strength for a take-off3 S" ?' `. d9 M6 B4 A( C- X1 a1 |
心想事成May all your wish come true. c* `" }* K$ T8 M3 u1 q9 x
心照不宣have a tacit understanding; give tacit consent; tacit understanding
8 ?5 G7 A/ A( B9 A' V- d/ G先入为主First impressions are firmly entrenched.5 k- j) u8 H1 W# b J1 N# E9 C
先下手为强catch the ball before the bound: F! ?. a2 l- c
像热锅上的蚂蚁like an ant on a hot pan1 z! P# z* u8 a8 U) V
现身说法warn people by taking oneself as an example: u: K5 j, V( K
息事宁人pour oil on troubled waters ) f) U2 N8 `& Q, l8 `9 O
喜忧参半mingled hope and fear
: ?- f$ i" s! l循序渐进step by step
" I8 G2 L( V9 G一路平安，一路顺风speed somebody on their way; speed the parting guest # h: u3 P' B- _8 B# w
严以律己,宽以待人be strict with oneself and lenient towards others% [1 H) {& E1 [: h. v8 H
鱼米之乡a land of milk and honey1 ]/ ?4 D, _8 G4 K8 e! w3 `
有情人终成眷属"Jack shall have Jill, all shall be well."
- H6 p: G2 _$ h8 a/ @( m有钱能使鬼推磨Money makes the mare go. Money talks.; J8 a4 c. J# A7 U+ E( |
有识之士people of vision) ~& Z w$ \% a# V7 u; M8 B
有勇无谋use brawn rather than brain : p" J! X4 V7 ?6 ~9 s, T
有缘千里来相会Separated as we are thousands of miles apart, we come together as if by predestination.
# B" } e% ~! h1 G2 \7 P' E, F与时俱进advance with times* `! \4 m5 p9 h+ l& [: h
以人为本people oriented; people foremost 6 ^" `. l2 V2 I- N( j) l8 T1 c
因材施教teach students according to their aptitude $ z/ T: D# ]4 q/ @) `9 u1 Y
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."
% N* t G( k2 b& W" O欲速则不达Haste does not bring success. W) F% T* L: z: B
优胜劣汰survival of the fittest
. W$ f7 x- I* N' k英雄所见略同Great minds think alike.2 {! o, j! w a/ {7 k1 B1 i
冤家宜解不宜结Better make friends than make enemies.
- j1 l7 k( _) I0 A( L' f, v冤假错案"cases in which people were unjustly, falsely or wrongly charged or sentenced; unjust, false or wrong cases" 0 |8 ?4 D( j& ^# a
一言既出，驷马难追A real man never goes back on his words. 4 R3 `( r) U+ V' A5 E% h7 z/ R
招财进宝Money and treasures will be plentiful
; W5 L: {! Z! H, a& e9 g0 F# X债台高筑become debt-ridden+ H2 u5 ]7 a0 q" E* d
致命要害Achilles' heel
- }/ l* G8 W% j# T; L7 g众矢之的target of public criticism8 I P( g8 b e9 N B, i& H" O
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.
v2 O" L$ B S: a纸上谈兵be an armchair strategist" n$ ~& c$ j- D2 B# N
纸包不住火Truth will come to light sooner or later.: O; x$ x* p1 N4 I4 x* \
左右为难between the devil and the deep blue sea; between the rock and the hard place |
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