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爱屋及乌Love me, love my dog.
Z" r6 b0 i5 G/ v2 r* U百闻不如一见Seeing is believing.% l' F' K' m w2 U& n
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! A! F4 H0 }: n5 K n; _
笨鸟先飞A slow sparrow should make an early start.8 r6 a& p0 B. d' N
不眠之夜white night * [6 G: c9 k8 X; x
不以物喜，不以己悲not pleased by external gains, not saddened by personnal losses
- L6 P' G9 K0 P& s5 @不遗余力spare no effort; go all out; do one's best
4 S6 S+ e7 \4 \不打不成交"No discord, no concord.
7 [' ]1 g- _. V) c K" h拆东墙补西墙rob Peter to pay Paul
. _8 p/ l8 s/ w4 `+ f辞旧迎新bid farewell to the old and usher in the new; ring out the old year and ring in the new
% h& }8 k( Q9 C8 \( j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* R- t! n( j$ N4 U% u
大开眼界open one's eyes; broaden one's horizon; be an eye-opener
! r1 H7 T* n# y* U. v) b0 d国泰民安The country flourishes and people live in peace
+ y1 e) K' W5 N1 G% b; @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
) _7 ^& q/ @: O' e: l8 A功夫不负有心人Everything comes to him who waits. 7 A! R1 p: w8 n3 }7 J" E
好了伤疤忘了疼once on shore, one prays no more% D6 z" ^- L0 o+ B
好事不出门，恶事传千里Good news never goes beyond the gate, while bad news spread far and wide.
: `( \, N. ?" N/ s和气生财Harmony brings wealth+ i' n! x0 y5 l2 q" y* {1 J
活到老，学到老One is never too old to learn. & R7 S, P; h% H8 ^0 N
既往不咎let bygones be bygones
' ^$ l5 }- n5 V I7 f金无足赤,人无完人Gold can't be pure and man can't be perfect.
g V5 a) q) C1 \: i金玉满堂Treasures fill the home& y& I( @0 {* S+ p+ r7 c6 E5 h
脚踏实地be down-to-earth & t0 B) o* s5 I! U6 Y- C! O" [; }
脚踩两只船sit on the fence 2 U0 W! l* x4 T5 R, F
君子之交淡如水the friendship between gentlemen is as pure as crystal; a hedge between keeps friendship green
, Y. k5 U! K: t( c) f! U) i老生常谈，陈词滥调cut and dried, cliché* u2 }6 }! M7 c" z) @* r/ M* ^" D
礼尚往来Courtesy calls for reciprocity.
* P0 O# @ P! `: T' X7 _! d留得青山在，不怕没柴烧"Where there is life, there is hope."( u+ }2 f2 u# V) h
马到成功achieve immediate victory; win instant success) ^' E* |0 t7 b; [, d
名利双收gain in both fame and wealth
: x. c& `) x+ y1 J$ Z茅塞顿开be suddenly enlightened
7 a& E }& x6 C1 j; V; ] @没有规矩不成方圆Nothing can be accomplished without norms or standards.; `$ F7 i& f% ?, ]/ g- q0 j. P, `
每逢佳节倍思亲
3 j, I+ A# k) j! c; G( oOn festive occasions more than ever one thinks of one's dear ones far away.
( ?- }9 s# w( D7 y7 TIt is on the festival occasions when one misses his dear most. # V; P) v8 I! U9 V, }5 [7 R
谋事在人，成事在天"The planning lies with man, the outcome with Heaven. / Man proposes, God disposes. "
; D0 S' P9 n3 E4 _; U% H; R弄巧成拙be too smart by half; Cunning outwits itself.
' w. P8 p2 V& y拿手好戏masterpiece+ ?9 E% Q, @ F( L1 w
赔了夫人又折兵throw good money after bad
# \9 N& F% Q, Z1 Y& z0 R' d+ }抛砖引玉a modest spur to induce others to come forward with valuable contributions; throw a sprat to catch a whale" R# v; t" C' ~" ?7 j2 I
破釜沉舟cut off all means of retreat；burn one‘s own way of retreat and be determined to fight to the end3 |* M* @7 h' M1 \' W8 B
抢得先机take the preemptive opportunities 4 k7 R5 w; r; }; j# 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.+ ~& a, S7 Q( r2 G9 M
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( N. ^. n2 b0 W- N* [
前事不忘,后事之师Past experience, if not forgotten, is a guide for the future." {4 @! W% p/ H3 [. P
前人栽树,后人乘凉One generation plants the trees in whose shade another generation rests.- S. a1 o+ x; i) I7 w8 F
One sows and another reaps.$ o# K& `0 s+ ], y0 H( A8 ]0 Z
前怕狼,后怕虎fear the wolf in front and the tiger behind/ hesitate in doing something: _2 a( P+ A' M
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. 6 o/ F2 c! M& Y
强强联手win-win co-operation }. L4 q* W8 _) T
瑞雪兆丰年A timely snow promises a good harvest.
: P+ S3 f" y% S0 L- }4 {2 R! f/ X人之初,性本善Man's nature at birth is good.
# s% Q! C6 z; G. S人逢喜事精神爽Joy puts heart into a man.
8 w |0 S ~$ J: m' K人海战术huge-crowd strategy : S% b/ I2 V- W2 k% A& ?0 }
世上无难事，只要肯攀登"Where there is a will, there is a way. "
) x4 {5 B [) H7 }世外桃源a fictitious land of peace away from the turmoil of the world;
- q, p0 r; H4 c( P& o死而后已until my heart stops beating
/ @; r" Y6 ?: R岁岁平安Peace all year round
8 I8 }0 }" T( X+ K* v上有天堂，下有苏杭"Just as there is paradise in heaven, ther are Suzhou and Hangzhou on earth."
7 |/ S$ y4 K, u塞翁失马，焉知非福Misfortune may be an actual blessing.
% S1 e9 V9 [% N三十而立"A man should be independent at the age of thirty. 9 B! W4 N" {! p" j6 o9 f
At thirty, a man should be able to think for himself."
: @2 m" K. Q' `7 O0 C i! e升级换代updating and upgrading (of products)- o* D" I8 J$ w3 Y
四十不惑Life begins at forty.
6 D2 F) n/ K) g) j- N% ]5 v谁言寸草心，报得三春晖"Such kindness of warm sun, can't be repaid by grass. "
- X8 z) B- P/ [. S& y9 u水涨船高When the river rises, the boat floats high.
& ^+ ? ?4 v7 z+ V# f9 q时不我待Time and tide wait for no man.
1 L% G& M7 t3 g( @' o, M2 I杀鸡用牛刀break a butterfly on the wheel
4 L* Q' a; {; k9 ]" W2 b/ i实事求是seek truth from facts; be practical and realistic; be true to facts ( a0 d- g, S+ s. a9 {; }& e
说曹操,曹操到Talk of the devil and he comes.- n5 a) F1 v+ l" t' F3 Q
实话实说speak the plain truth; call a spade a spade; tell it as it is " v2 G( O! W/ a4 m. s) O4 s' ~
实践是检验真理的唯一标准Practice is the sole criterion for testing truth.
1 ?2 {+ k4 v8 e5 L) C' `+ 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; "
; J, q. W6 s6 v1 U, A! K }韬光养晦hide one's capacities and bide one's time
& Q. O- p0 A# {8 [1 J: \糖衣炮弹sugar-coated bullets8 Y1 F+ e3 N5 o' o3 _; z
天有不测风云Anything unexpected may happen. a bolt from the blue
3 H( g F) Y3 Q) D; B; o团结就是力量Unity is strength.
" E j7 w. Y9 k3 ~8 z" i5 w- O: V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 ( ^: ?' x, G" s& X( J% ~& P
歪风邪气unhealthy practices and evil phenomena
- V+ \: `: i( J! o& J) c物以类聚，人以群分Birds of a feather flock together.4 Q. H2 w1 t4 k% K' h
往事如风"The past has vanished (from memory) like wind.; What in past, is past." 6 u: {: o4 t( s, q+ A2 [0 X+ A
望子成龙hold high hopes for one's child" L: U: v8 Z% R% u, u' N7 F6 K
屋漏又逢连阴雨Misfortunes never come singly. When it rains it pours.
# x I0 B1 ^- e$ J8 C文韬武略military expertise; military strategy , E6 s% ~7 q, q* Z* x& |& h( s
唯利是图draw water to one's mill 6 A/ Z( y* Y3 t
无源之水,无本之木water without a source, and a tree wiithout roots/ C' l, {* @( `, X5 g @
无中生有make/create something out of nothing
9 b+ T7 I6 v9 d* S无风不起浪There are no waves without wind. There's no smoke without fire.
9 B( n- Q- O, e, G' H徇私枉法bend the law for the benefit of relatives or friends
. d* j% C7 a4 H+ s, L" Y1 O新官上任三把火a new broom sweeps clean
" T& Q; _+ k. ]虚心使人进步,骄傲使人落后Modesty helps one go forward, whereas conceit makes one lag behind.
$ d: ]$ I6 Z3 ~# J; s5 {; `蓄势而发accumulate strength for a take-off/ v1 a: q1 J- R# m! X
心想事成May all your wish come true( B1 p" N( V" F) H7 e/ E! g$ y
心照不宣have a tacit understanding; give tacit consent; tacit understanding2 P( k& v' {# N/ p6 F) R" R
先入为主First impressions are firmly entrenched.
& P9 r; U/ Y1 g% @! N. _& p先下手为强catch the ball before the bound
8 n1 h0 [. ` _2 s; S像热锅上的蚂蚁like an ant on a hot pan" ]* f" m; [8 \& a) G
现身说法warn people by taking oneself as an example
* h; y3 N# O8 ]; z+ ]2 @5 S息事宁人pour oil on troubled waters
_) ]3 g' D8 @2 D$ Z8 @4 q喜忧参半mingled hope and fear 8 z+ I6 o: N/ I9 G8 A: u
循序渐进step by step1 L5 f U, V! _) `
一路平安，一路顺风speed somebody on their way; speed the parting guest
& \- h0 E7 { s; y- z# `严以律己,宽以待人be strict with oneself and lenient towards others# Q2 K) V+ ?* {' `
鱼米之乡a land of milk and honey4 g9 l+ v, e. l- [ J, P1 N3 \/ W
有情人终成眷属"Jack shall have Jill, all shall be well."
1 o* z0 I9 S7 l: B0 {" u K有钱能使鬼推磨Money makes the mare go. Money talks.8 w, U0 D* V& i! s- W9 I
有识之士people of vision
$ v- @. f$ k* k% Q有勇无谋use brawn rather than brain 2 \4 j% ~/ y k& O0 w1 N7 j8 Y
有缘千里来相会Separated as we are thousands of miles apart, we come together as if by predestination.. ^* D2 X2 n4 x6 X# t' h; B. U
与时俱进advance with times
V: l4 P' _0 b以人为本people oriented; people foremost + L; R X4 g: P
因材施教teach students according to their aptitude
) j' Q, c/ D$ V+ x1 {$ T# P- F# J1 a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." 6 i2 n8 _) l; ~* q. J
欲速则不达Haste does not bring success.
. H8 r, p; J. ~) ^: a3 x优胜劣汰survival of the fittest / _+ \- f* _( Z5 x. P N: S
英雄所见略同Great minds think alike." M3 ~/ u* V/ \5 X; ~) S7 | G9 Z1 L
冤家宜解不宜结Better make friends than make enemies.0 z6 j: h- I, W* }6 e3 q- {6 M
冤假错案"cases in which people were unjustly, falsely or wrongly charged or sentenced; unjust, false or wrong cases"
( Y" e4 O1 P5 ~# \) w8 O/ p一言既出，驷马难追A real man never goes back on his words.
- Y0 `4 L) _# Z, b5 B e招财进宝Money and treasures will be plentiful
" f8 G; i- \% I( R0 b \& H% j债台高筑become debt-ridden5 y+ m% E0 d& h7 K/ l0 B
致命要害Achilles' heel
8 M" {# J s" I4 j, M# b! \" P7 w众矢之的target of public criticism. G, X' v: `& \+ s% a& ^( u9 \' N
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.$ h) g# \/ G9 I& \( x
纸上谈兵be an armchair strategist
2 j) m/ Y9 h- I1 F纸包不住火Truth will come to light sooner or later.
1 |2 s9 ? p) @左右为难between the devil and the deep blue sea; between the rock and the hard place |
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