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爱屋及乌Love me, love my dog.+ u( @2 r" p8 f# V4 E: ^ k$ R" n
百闻不如一见Seeing is believing.
4 f- a" D. |; t3 R, s% b2 O7 n( q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& W8 x0 P' [, }2 b
笨鸟先飞A slow sparrow should make an early start.+ A8 R% T* V5 ~( U' B
不眠之夜white night
2 m7 P% u! C( D$ F: L) y5 u不以物喜，不以己悲not pleased by external gains, not saddened by personnal losses0 j; S2 H5 X) n; J8 [9 P4 Z
不遗余力spare no effort; go all out; do one's best
$ y, P3 d7 S, f7 R- V不打不成交"No discord, no concord.
w7 c! l9 C+ y, L k拆东墙补西墙rob Peter to pay Paul
* T f! G/ q9 u2 Q$ z辞旧迎新bid farewell to the old and usher in the new; ring out the old year and ring in the new ( y3 y" @6 T S1 `! i
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( H3 Q1 Q! P$ C. J$ ~
大开眼界open one's eyes; broaden one's horizon; be an eye-opener
& X) N7 `2 `$ J$ b2 s) Q) i. @国泰民安The country flourishes and people live in peace
- r! J- N! p- N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 ' _& @, x: M% O) p8 n
功夫不负有心人Everything comes to him who waits.
F3 I) z$ N. Q/ \ H6 h, A好了伤疤忘了疼once on shore, one prays no more3 u4 H c) V0 R) 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. 1 R: |+ Q) w4 d: b
和气生财Harmony brings wealth! Z% j! b7 Y8 o( w; A
活到老，学到老One is never too old to learn.
0 {5 v6 O, B4 r7 M3 i- V* E5 |既往不咎let bygones be bygones
- G. K' g2 D7 M* T( P金无足赤,人无完人Gold can't be pure and man can't be perfect.
+ A! [6 V" E3 i& I4 n金玉满堂Treasures fill the home
5 O9 k7 X; N/ B" H- X脚踏实地be down-to-earth
- K" \$ o1 E% M/ T& L) k脚踩两只船sit on the fence
( ?, V3 z- o& j) [君子之交淡如水the friendship between gentlemen is as pure as crystal; a hedge between keeps friendship green 1 Q& R) i$ F5 G: x9 I
老生常谈，陈词滥调cut and dried, cliché
* B9 r2 @/ y! k, x$ n' h7 A礼尚往来Courtesy calls for reciprocity. 0 E. [! Q" C p
留得青山在，不怕没柴烧"Where there is life, there is hope."
& B( q% G" F g0 T$ h马到成功achieve immediate victory; win instant success5 _ _1 U( _$ x* v9 H
名利双收gain in both fame and wealth0 f" ]9 E0 s" p5 d: \- x
茅塞顿开be suddenly enlightened3 A6 Y" Z6 z4 d# V* H
没有规矩不成方圆Nothing can be accomplished without norms or standards.6 f* v4 P @" s& \3 Y
每逢佳节倍思亲
2 _0 l) X. f+ Y. j% J5 @On festive occasions more than ever one thinks of one's dear ones far away.. C3 d$ k: Z ^- X; A: S* F6 _; [8 F
It is on the festival occasions when one misses his dear most. 1 k% F- l/ ] @) f @8 G0 b
谋事在人，成事在天"The planning lies with man, the outcome with Heaven. / Man proposes, God disposes. "
! X+ r5 l( C. i弄巧成拙be too smart by half; Cunning outwits itself.
, ]! Z( x4 P( }1 l拿手好戏masterpiece* f3 K2 t" c0 g2 [+ A
赔了夫人又折兵throw good money after bad
Q, i2 U Z% i5 g抛砖引玉a modest spur to induce others to come forward with valuable contributions; throw a sprat to catch a whale
1 c! ^8 |1 E1 D, s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
5 x3 x# L4 |9 p! x4 }8 Y抢得先机take the preemptive opportunities
& v, F q; T8 m3 i" G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 Y* ` s" M$ u
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
" t" p! X3 c& u+ e: Y前事不忘,后事之师Past experience, if not forgotten, is a guide for the future.
" P9 G6 K2 W1 G6 s- A前人栽树,后人乘凉One generation plants the trees in whose shade another generation rests.7 E; ~6 ?; K8 R2 t
One sows and another reaps.
6 {0 T9 `2 U i0 Z. X* i前怕狼,后怕虎fear the wolf in front and the tiger behind/ hesitate in doing something1 T& Y. p4 g- D0 D) E- U
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.
1 Z. s$ y* j9 q5 q强强联手win-win co-operation
, @5 ?) X8 q1 F5 a瑞雪兆丰年A timely snow promises a good harvest.
; N& J' r. S3 M. V0 X+ N人之初,性本善Man's nature at birth is good.
/ Z& f% t" a1 s1 j8 \人逢喜事精神爽Joy puts heart into a man.
/ Y9 A0 S; C7 j! b( C3 l0 ~人海战术huge-crowd strategy ' _, X7 `( _0 D( V
世上无难事，只要肯攀登"Where there is a will, there is a way. "
# r0 M( B" d! N6 H* D8 X/ c. F世外桃源a fictitious land of peace away from the turmoil of the world; 3 L2 V" b- f8 L/ d6 B
死而后已until my heart stops beating
8 ?9 b" u( j" f8 Y( w- p2 U岁岁平安Peace all year round; y; C9 D( }1 s( a8 E8 r3 z
上有天堂，下有苏杭"Just as there is paradise in heaven, ther are Suzhou and Hangzhou on earth."
+ R5 b0 D0 A$ l8 N' n) E7 b塞翁失马，焉知非福Misfortune may be an actual blessing.
3 V% ]1 n! @2 C, o三十而立"A man should be independent at the age of thirty.
) U5 H7 s2 T x: S0 OAt thirty, a man should be able to think for himself." ( j& E* w) i" B G: D8 h& o
升级换代updating and upgrading (of products)2 F0 i2 S H' [
四十不惑Life begins at forty. 6 y! j' q( }2 }/ x; @/ z! }
谁言寸草心，报得三春晖"Such kindness of warm sun, can't be repaid by grass. " , ~6 B5 J& N) J$ s0 @9 q& Y
水涨船高When the river rises, the boat floats high.2 X% q, A3 o' N9 Q- W1 I& d
时不我待Time and tide wait for no man. 6 U$ R8 M. O3 D
杀鸡用牛刀break a butterfly on the wheel
/ `- ~% V- Q( ]; S实事求是seek truth from facts; be practical and realistic; be true to facts
' W; h; }$ x N/ M' b- I说曹操,曹操到Talk of the devil and he comes.
1 |) U+ U0 D" y. n' r1 T实话实说speak the plain truth; call a spade a spade; tell it as it is
$ Q4 q! E- N% K/ X6 w实践是检验真理的唯一标准Practice is the sole criterion for testing truth.
# L: G! \/ c& R3 u: S. g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; "9 k, |" C3 n6 \- `8 |: K+ V8 D
韬光养晦hide one's capacities and bide one's time
# d- l0 x3 ]% B糖衣炮弹sugar-coated bullets( C: O* W/ N& ?, M+ i o8 h; V9 x
天有不测风云Anything unexpected may happen. a bolt from the blue
2 E" A# e2 C+ g+ {. m) ^团结就是力量Unity is strength., Z+ r! `& Q4 e- a- n
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
3 \/ M( A6 s) p" }: O歪风邪气unhealthy practices and evil phenomena
) V5 R) B u- P( M; m V物以类聚，人以群分Birds of a feather flock together.8 O; l; j8 E$ A+ R* h9 ?( _; B
往事如风"The past has vanished (from memory) like wind.; What in past, is past." , ~. q/ |# `/ s
望子成龙hold high hopes for one's child) W' |. }7 s* {9 n
屋漏又逢连阴雨Misfortunes never come singly. When it rains it pours.) b. v, l; ]3 _6 o/ e" J5 g
文韬武略military expertise; military strategy , o( l+ v. M3 i. L$ d9 N( @
唯利是图draw water to one's mill
# F4 J' e) n& \( ?- k/ x' C' A无源之水,无本之木water without a source, and a tree wiithout roots c3 ` n( R% E3 i
无中生有make/create something out of nothing
; c1 y/ x# o3 R+ r: D* {无风不起浪There are no waves without wind. There's no smoke without fire.7 {- @: b4 Q, l# X) t; Q9 i; S
徇私枉法bend the law for the benefit of relatives or friends
& p8 p( r) R: Y2 M- ^! i& J! z/ [新官上任三把火a new broom sweeps clean ) V% K" m) ]- s5 ^. O- h
虚心使人进步,骄傲使人落后Modesty helps one go forward, whereas conceit makes one lag behind.) o$ k( I: a8 o& Q
蓄势而发accumulate strength for a take-off) f2 V! o! [' M0 N$ x2 f+ H0 D
心想事成May all your wish come true* C9 G! ^, e. \ V7 W; v$ L* p
心照不宣have a tacit understanding; give tacit consent; tacit understanding( \3 M/ O* W% T7 x" q( _: X: T
先入为主First impressions are firmly entrenched.
+ A, `/ Z" }' H7 V$ S先下手为强catch the ball before the bound
1 |) ?# I; |$ @' ? f像热锅上的蚂蚁like an ant on a hot pan4 h& D" b7 @- T$ W) J
现身说法warn people by taking oneself as an example3 K* }2 n8 b/ D% J4 n( _: J
息事宁人pour oil on troubled waters ' a6 G% ?" N4 K2 p
喜忧参半mingled hope and fear ) S0 j |. O( P0 {5 f
循序渐进step by step
, @- Y& L# F6 ~5 M/ t# Z一路平安，一路顺风speed somebody on their way; speed the parting guest
; l# `3 b" ^8 `" G严以律己,宽以待人be strict with oneself and lenient towards others
) q! f$ P$ p7 P% y鱼米之乡a land of milk and honey6 P2 q# X! s# I1 w" A. ?
有情人终成眷属"Jack shall have Jill, all shall be well." % z! o; A- U2 f3 B% r
有钱能使鬼推磨Money makes the mare go. Money talks.! O! \. w$ S8 k; ]
有识之士people of vision
& o& M4 c# o& m有勇无谋use brawn rather than brain + x! u- B2 y# C9 N5 k2 v
有缘千里来相会Separated as we are thousands of miles apart, we come together as if by predestination.9 D+ P# J. J4 p8 T% z8 R
与时俱进advance with times2 R; ~& r# M+ {. {' w( j! ~
以人为本people oriented; people foremost / R" w2 r) X& K
因材施教teach students according to their aptitude
( m: B6 ~( U+ a! ]) n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." 0 \# Y; ^5 \+ `' P% X
欲速则不达Haste does not bring success. ; a0 @% y; }+ }- }' u
优胜劣汰survival of the fittest
* G) d! P5 b, P% {英雄所见略同Great minds think alike.0 ~1 b+ \& {" d5 J
冤家宜解不宜结Better make friends than make enemies.; `4 m4 ~! v8 H1 v( A
冤假错案"cases in which people were unjustly, falsely or wrongly charged or sentenced; unjust, false or wrong cases"
, X m, k6 d5 n9 m! m% j1 S一言既出，驷马难追A real man never goes back on his words.
$ [' s$ f9 m7 F# q2 ]$ j招财进宝Money and treasures will be plentiful
0 {( U4 }- J( w$ r% n9 g& N9 T债台高筑become debt-ridden
# a% W5 P$ R9 g* r8 b致命要害Achilles' heel 1 I' o& Q; Y5 e( f
众矢之的target of public criticism
8 R/ |( S5 d c, A) S; y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, }8 e7 C) d9 x纸上谈兵be an armchair strategist; A" G9 }7 E- K; F ~" [
纸包不住火Truth will come to light sooner or later.
0 {2 C2 T, C3 J# W左右为难between the devil and the deep blue sea; between the rock and the hard place |
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