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爱屋及乌Love me, love my dog.
, s+ F. ?7 |! w- ~百闻不如一见Seeing is believing.
& ?8 K6 i9 R% I2 y. i8 [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
7 Z' F2 G( v" W( d5 y笨鸟先飞A slow sparrow should make an early start.
% x* M2 p) T" l5 }不眠之夜white night # }5 z* k) b I( @; n4 O( X
不以物喜，不以己悲not pleased by external gains, not saddened by personnal losses
. z! z' w' J% i2 E; H# I7 V9 j不遗余力spare no effort; go all out; do one's best& G# M: F9 G/ E1 t0 s
不打不成交"No discord, no concord.
- Y- t" j+ Q' X- G. h拆东墙补西墙rob Peter to pay Paul
* }. j% ?6 G+ E' l. t& `0 \辞旧迎新bid farewell to the old and usher in the new; ring out the old year and ring in the new c& |1 O8 E: N3 v' 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) e% s7 |, l) G2 z
大开眼界open one's eyes; broaden one's horizon; be an eye-opener
. Z5 Y9 [& U0 b5 |% F4 S7 Q国泰民安The country flourishes and people live in peace
0 O. J2 I, G' D- J3 r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 ) r5 H, b9 d* V, U- ~7 U! w
功夫不负有心人Everything comes to him who waits.
2 x/ L2 t1 R1 x7 u0 {好了伤疤忘了疼once on shore, one prays no more7 E, I. r/ N: a& y+ i9 M
好事不出门，恶事传千里Good news never goes beyond the gate, while bad news spread far and wide.
; A4 u. `! F" }, U- u2 w和气生财Harmony brings wealth; N3 ~5 p' Y( Y3 K
活到老，学到老One is never too old to learn. 8 V; _9 Z0 \! h
既往不咎let bygones be bygones
. f3 W4 Y# o R- w; m金无足赤,人无完人Gold can't be pure and man can't be perfect. 8 o$ M' e! s: [6 {! A& D
金玉满堂Treasures fill the home$ J# W- O s4 K2 u: r
脚踏实地be down-to-earth
( w# W- A2 m* H1 u5 U h脚踩两只船sit on the fence # K) r: m+ t' N3 \$ l4 f
君子之交淡如水the friendship between gentlemen is as pure as crystal; a hedge between keeps friendship green : b( L1 A \$ v/ c+ r/ L
老生常谈，陈词滥调cut and dried, cliché+ t) Z, N' i; w3 v& p! P
礼尚往来Courtesy calls for reciprocity.
$ F7 q! u+ {) D2 ^6 d) Z6 ]4 U留得青山在，不怕没柴烧"Where there is life, there is hope."
- z( J9 v; j2 f c" i马到成功achieve immediate victory; win instant success" M$ O# q6 n3 a5 e% m( F" A! c
名利双收gain in both fame and wealth7 k! K9 B; |. G. U4 {
茅塞顿开be suddenly enlightened! m" G' Z% ^, `" k
没有规矩不成方圆Nothing can be accomplished without norms or standards.
?/ w0 h( F- N4 Y( D9 M( S每逢佳节倍思亲" v2 ^$ }. {! \: ~' n
On festive occasions more than ever one thinks of one's dear ones far away.
7 E$ N+ K' Z% q" {: s8 tIt is on the festival occasions when one misses his dear most.
0 D3 P. ^$ T& p: w5 z( b* }谋事在人，成事在天"The planning lies with man, the outcome with Heaven. / Man proposes, God disposes. ": Y/ R5 [2 R$ Q# X# A( v' f
弄巧成拙be too smart by half; Cunning outwits itself.* }: E1 {. l, }% o7 N2 U. M
拿手好戏masterpiece
. u% Y! f- q$ `赔了夫人又折兵throw good money after bad
" y6 }: p M: G, Z: m- \8 Y抛砖引玉a modest spur to induce others to come forward with valuable contributions; throw a sprat to catch a whale
9 g5 p( @5 f. X/ f: w: \4 {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
- R& l7 s7 B* l8 f& b: `: D) y抢得先机take the preemptive opportunities - C& ~: @/ p1 j: R' Y
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.7 `4 B$ r1 T3 r* W6 j3 X; A' I. G
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* U& k: K+ Q3 R! Y( B
前事不忘,后事之师Past experience, if not forgotten, is a guide for the future.
. x: i1 B% V, t# @ R4 S前人栽树,后人乘凉One generation plants the trees in whose shade another generation rests.
: l# i' b* P( V! r+ f5 t0 J$ lOne sows and another reaps.. f& J+ [+ m+ n; W2 A$ X8 v
前怕狼,后怕虎fear the wolf in front and the tiger behind/ hesitate in doing something9 p1 U9 v' @4 y
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.
7 t/ J& \- B& ~5 B强强联手win-win co-operation, b$ z. d* u# B: [, M( H& L: m1 Y) R
瑞雪兆丰年A timely snow promises a good harvest.
$ G, W$ Y3 }4 |! P5 s人之初,性本善Man's nature at birth is good.
/ \# d3 w7 b7 P人逢喜事精神爽Joy puts heart into a man.8 y0 |& o% t" H7 B% a% t) U. p
人海战术huge-crowd strategy 9 c! U' h& E& O, D' b
世上无难事，只要肯攀登"Where there is a will, there is a way. " 3 O' W: O" R6 O w/ \2 U
世外桃源a fictitious land of peace away from the turmoil of the world;
5 l% \- I" @; w) B. o死而后已until my heart stops beating
: H k0 D, Y3 N岁岁平安Peace all year round2 f0 A/ l0 `3 w0 S
上有天堂，下有苏杭"Just as there is paradise in heaven, ther are Suzhou and Hangzhou on earth."
. Y# H |- @! i$ I t塞翁失马，焉知非福Misfortune may be an actual blessing.9 m- X8 `9 E0 U+ H7 l0 n/ y
三十而立"A man should be independent at the age of thirty. 7 D5 ~3 q8 Z: U% v- ^1 ` \7 b P
At thirty, a man should be able to think for himself." ( t( ]3 E! o% F. O
升级换代updating and upgrading (of products)& i( |" i, e8 s! e, n
四十不惑Life begins at forty.
. j |+ T" X6 H* `0 ]谁言寸草心，报得三春晖"Such kindness of warm sun, can't be repaid by grass. "
3 q" g$ C; w3 q' N/ j. C水涨船高When the river rises, the boat floats high.
1 \% ]$ ^$ V+ A! F时不我待Time and tide wait for no man.
# C, y( ^# R8 o3 \2 r+ a杀鸡用牛刀break a butterfly on the wheel
' Z) z$ J# H+ v |实事求是seek truth from facts; be practical and realistic; be true to facts 1 M* a" x# e$ {" `1 g" }/ e' X' d: f
说曹操,曹操到Talk of the devil and he comes.
3 P! ~) ^: V k* @& L/ _$ A实话实说speak the plain truth; call a spade a spade; tell it as it is
" t+ {) }/ U' E实践是检验真理的唯一标准Practice is the sole criterion for testing truth.
6 ^% v% _: B: @; o! P2 d# Y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; ") x# ?0 j0 V0 O5 a% L0 D1 J9 ]- f
韬光养晦hide one's capacities and bide one's time) x' E* f0 [& P' D
糖衣炮弹sugar-coated bullets- N, }$ k3 G7 C. Y: S
天有不测风云Anything unexpected may happen. a bolt from the blue6 ]# l2 i7 U, C D9 G" [. j$ X6 H
团结就是力量Unity is strength.
' }5 d! h, t% T/ p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 7 l8 x2 ^( i" ~: j% z9 x3 [
歪风邪气unhealthy practices and evil phenomena
5 o" Z+ h1 c# K物以类聚，人以群分Birds of a feather flock together.- { @: i+ H# h' G) G6 f
往事如风"The past has vanished (from memory) like wind.; What in past, is past." / M8 n* O/ R8 r" F" M O- }
望子成龙hold high hopes for one's child% h: D, w) V2 R
屋漏又逢连阴雨Misfortunes never come singly. When it rains it pours.
, {; S- L/ t. G0 f) T Q8 ?; n文韬武略military expertise; military strategy ( a/ g% ?) U7 S' t% f8 _
唯利是图draw water to one's mill
% S. ?' s" }, @$ g6 V% S7 \无源之水,无本之木water without a source, and a tree wiithout roots
V1 u0 H' K- ~* Y2 o% F无中生有make/create something out of nothing
% v8 s# j2 ?6 r$ `! I: H无风不起浪There are no waves without wind. There's no smoke without fire.! h# \" J) x* Q) r' N$ s" v1 P& w; L; |
徇私枉法bend the law for the benefit of relatives or friends
; t; Q7 L" T3 k! x6 O1 l新官上任三把火a new broom sweeps clean
; C" i3 t3 d( K虚心使人进步,骄傲使人落后Modesty helps one go forward, whereas conceit makes one lag behind.
4 B0 q2 g- [: K8 Y! }" l5 Y' v蓄势而发accumulate strength for a take-off; C$ F: |3 B& S) Y& B
心想事成May all your wish come true3 a3 h E6 e* [9 Y0 f' p, k
心照不宣have a tacit understanding; give tacit consent; tacit understanding2 O: K9 }6 {5 v B4 [6 d; B
先入为主First impressions are firmly entrenched.2 g" ]) j! L1 Q% Z+ C2 E# Q
先下手为强catch the ball before the bound6 ?% | k+ G |' y, O/ A; A
像热锅上的蚂蚁like an ant on a hot pan
$ f: P* E6 x5 z8 M现身说法warn people by taking oneself as an example4 z* I! V: g9 o7 u
息事宁人pour oil on troubled waters 4 z7 Z d5 u- P* V: w" f) y
喜忧参半mingled hope and fear 7 u' ^# ~& v0 q
循序渐进step by step; p; j) c, W3 d: R' O% ?
一路平安，一路顺风speed somebody on their way; speed the parting guest % s. H g8 B; o# ]5 `
严以律己,宽以待人be strict with oneself and lenient towards others
. r* q) `( r8 `* a( k) i3 a鱼米之乡a land of milk and honey3 {0 v \3 J$ m
有情人终成眷属"Jack shall have Jill, all shall be well." . V& Q* I0 e9 M* C X6 w1 {
有钱能使鬼推磨Money makes the mare go. Money talks.
4 G7 u% s. Q8 Y/ w, ?有识之士people of vision' M! m: }9 f8 v8 r: t0 E# ?
有勇无谋use brawn rather than brain 5 U; a/ Z0 s1 D
有缘千里来相会Separated as we are thousands of miles apart, we come together as if by predestination.. x& r& ~- M% _+ g& N% T7 } h4 U; p+ b
与时俱进advance with times4 v- ^& F. k: \% r
以人为本people oriented; people foremost
& y5 H7 `! Z+ H7 M9 D2 `因材施教teach students according to their aptitude 7 S. \5 D+ `$ U( @7 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." $ k. N% g& ^ v, e# P
欲速则不达Haste does not bring success.
; w( m. O9 n% v4 _% g优胜劣汰survival of the fittest + ^* F2 Q0 q, |9 Y a( D" `
英雄所见略同Great minds think alike.8 n+ q) j# Z' m- Y. r
冤家宜解不宜结Better make friends than make enemies.
, v# n4 u5 A0 y6 r冤假错案"cases in which people were unjustly, falsely or wrongly charged or sentenced; unjust, false or wrong cases"
* I) s$ q; }! M9 F$ G B一言既出，驷马难追A real man never goes back on his words.
, V) L: U' }1 C招财进宝Money and treasures will be plentiful8 E' M( ?! E9 M; W
债台高筑become debt-ridden
: h/ K* f4 N% b, h) J1 }; X& [致命要害Achilles' heel
8 Q$ j( z8 e& N5 T/ k众矢之的target of public criticism
) y6 O3 U1 |8 Z) ]" h% 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.1 T/ w0 h2 a" u ?
纸上谈兵be an armchair strategist" I/ U: J$ }' k1 D5 s
纸包不住火Truth will come to light sooner or later.
2 Z( _9 c b7 h" \1 h左右为难between the devil and the deep blue sea; between the rock and the hard place |
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