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爱屋及乌Love me, love my dog.9 W, S# W; H( G' {5 E0 \- O
百闻不如一见Seeing is believing.
0 R4 v% e6 a# t" g+ u. E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
. u7 ]. m( ]8 {( n笨鸟先飞A slow sparrow should make an early start.
- M* J- |' Y" X. S8 z不眠之夜white night
* N" h6 b) c) f% V0 J( z不以物喜，不以己悲not pleased by external gains, not saddened by personnal losses
; R g! Q- g( ^) y7 g* a: P不遗余力spare no effort; go all out; do one's best0 \7 r( D& g( y% y7 Q
不打不成交"No discord, no concord. ' j5 C/ E% a9 y5 ]' Q2 Q
拆东墙补西墙rob Peter to pay Paul 4 D2 ?6 y m9 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 5 ~/ Q l& K6 ^$ x* 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
1 X# f. Y* L- ^5 \7 S! P7 I大开眼界open one's eyes; broaden one's horizon; be an eye-opener
$ [* W! Z# q* h国泰民安The country flourishes and people live in peace
6 `3 ?* m& R5 {, E% 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 5 O8 w2 o: E1 B, @
功夫不负有心人Everything comes to him who waits. 8 \: J2 g8 z0 I9 R. r
好了伤疤忘了疼once on shore, one prays no more
9 s" t, W, x4 e4 g1 R; F好事不出门，恶事传千里Good news never goes beyond the gate, while bad news spread far and wide. + B% @8 q5 D; i9 o* [
和气生财Harmony brings wealth5 B6 e/ @! `9 S# H* q
活到老，学到老One is never too old to learn.
, {* i* o, r E2 j( k6 g+ z既往不咎let bygones be bygones
9 n* r4 y f, W6 w6 l* ^金无足赤,人无完人Gold can't be pure and man can't be perfect.
: N$ q: O! G5 Y6 ]( G o: P! M金玉满堂Treasures fill the home4 \, H9 e& U4 m4 D1 q8 E
脚踏实地be down-to-earth M; f6 f2 S, \
脚踩两只船sit on the fence
; w" u# B' k9 B! L& W* G君子之交淡如水the friendship between gentlemen is as pure as crystal; a hedge between keeps friendship green
) a% ^9 n2 R2 M5 z8 i: m老生常谈，陈词滥调cut and dried, cliché
4 s6 s8 t0 }! O& c$ \! j& B礼尚往来Courtesy calls for reciprocity. ( j' k% t" `) f+ I( l0 Z" p
留得青山在，不怕没柴烧"Where there is life, there is hope."
- Z+ o9 R6 x E d$ a( ~+ P马到成功achieve immediate victory; win instant success' X& G7 m7 k. j8 w
名利双收gain in both fame and wealth
6 Q. R% Q1 Y0 w" O2 n1 |! @茅塞顿开be suddenly enlightened2 C3 b4 j- k% \) b
没有规矩不成方圆Nothing can be accomplished without norms or standards.
! N8 Y: @5 |& T5 n" w8 c }4 G- q6 f4 c每逢佳节倍思亲
/ i) t8 Y* j* h- c+ C6 k& z" ?On festive occasions more than ever one thinks of one's dear ones far away.5 S, T/ n$ D& X- F
It is on the festival occasions when one misses his dear most.
' \* T# O' W3 `9 A谋事在人，成事在天"The planning lies with man, the outcome with Heaven. / Man proposes, God disposes. "6 G8 P) n F5 I% u' b
弄巧成拙be too smart by half; Cunning outwits itself." E, {9 }; ~$ y! i- m F/ [
拿手好戏masterpiece
, [9 a* o' E' m8 n赔了夫人又折兵throw good money after bad
+ G, X! s. C0 B1 S) q6 X& v4 p6 E抛砖引玉a modest spur to induce others to come forward with valuable contributions; throw a sprat to catch a whale w) M$ L( k2 Q$ z, u$ C, ~
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( J" r& r( g4 n
抢得先机take the preemptive opportunities * v5 p9 R! I- D# F3 w2 r& K
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.
& j! M( Z( W( O& j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) y1 o3 I4 Y U6 q% f9 H
前事不忘,后事之师Past experience, if not forgotten, is a guide for the future.
3 T* |3 O- @! C前人栽树,后人乘凉One generation plants the trees in whose shade another generation rests.$ M; m) | [" W" e
One sows and another reaps.1 v, Y: p: E( O/ ^
前怕狼,后怕虎fear the wolf in front and the tiger behind/ hesitate in doing something6 y: `' d2 s5 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. 3 w! }- P- `& W; a- I
强强联手win-win co-operation
; U5 B7 x% z6 S8 S& p( S% ^8 U5 K瑞雪兆丰年A timely snow promises a good harvest.
9 Z4 R b3 g8 r0 A! W5 a人之初,性本善Man's nature at birth is good.3 k! o2 k" N: r, b$ H; _
人逢喜事精神爽Joy puts heart into a man., V, C. P* |4 o4 m6 L& D1 u0 T
人海战术huge-crowd strategy % G1 s# \$ b! m9 J6 \
世上无难事，只要肯攀登"Where there is a will, there is a way. "
6 h1 x; [3 p6 r0 W世外桃源a fictitious land of peace away from the turmoil of the world;
+ K& X' s- J& e5 L& U死而后已until my heart stops beating
4 i( N5 Y% M% {+ C/ y# y( t岁岁平安Peace all year round: r) K F( K. r- J
上有天堂，下有苏杭"Just as there is paradise in heaven, ther are Suzhou and Hangzhou on earth." ( `: C3 g- k/ `! ?# w, @1 ?
塞翁失马，焉知非福Misfortune may be an actual blessing.
4 N. `6 K# X. I4 A# e8 X三十而立"A man should be independent at the age of thirty. - Q$ ?* X; N/ t. D; a
At thirty, a man should be able to think for himself." }2 M! A8 s) D0 Q
升级换代updating and upgrading (of products)
7 D8 D {+ L; C四十不惑Life begins at forty.
; \9 B0 ]3 S# y" l' c7 I谁言寸草心，报得三春晖"Such kindness of warm sun, can't be repaid by grass. " " z2 M9 C$ a4 R
水涨船高When the river rises, the boat floats high.) y# s3 [2 M7 o# w! K# I
时不我待Time and tide wait for no man. 6 |$ F: {. G; C# W" ]4 R0 {9 W
杀鸡用牛刀break a butterfly on the wheel% O1 I- X7 C o
实事求是seek truth from facts; be practical and realistic; be true to facts $ Y6 X$ T8 K- U3 }
说曹操,曹操到Talk of the devil and he comes.2 J! O3 x/ G* v5 L
实话实说speak the plain truth; call a spade a spade; tell it as it is $ M& _ J! J4 `2 Q+ W
实践是检验真理的唯一标准Practice is the sole criterion for testing truth.* b% L7 q8 d8 h/ h. b- v
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; "5 U( y9 c8 _- n8 r' V5 w
韬光养晦hide one's capacities and bide one's time
- h" ?9 `. K3 w# [# w- ?! V8 g糖衣炮弹sugar-coated bullets, c) b ?& P2 A7 I) P
天有不测风云Anything unexpected may happen. a bolt from the blue
& e# N i, Z! m& `团结就是力量Unity is strength. C. }8 j6 P1 v8 G5 O# X, |( r
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
( A9 m7 j3 N/ P0 f5 }$ [歪风邪气unhealthy practices and evil phenomena
! }6 O5 I0 L$ o8 i! r; [9 Q$ r0 F物以类聚，人以群分Birds of a feather flock together.) i7 c" N1 l) [! A% }* D
往事如风"The past has vanished (from memory) like wind.; What in past, is past." " ~ R. `0 g5 W5 H! V: {% Y4 n+ O+ p
望子成龙hold high hopes for one's child% z M- q7 l1 q3 \% y- h
屋漏又逢连阴雨Misfortunes never come singly. When it rains it pours., m+ r) f3 ~+ f% A9 w" s
文韬武略military expertise; military strategy 5 M8 F: L- }% i e$ K
唯利是图draw water to one's mill $ E! m& ?# R+ z1 r. V& B% q
无源之水,无本之木water without a source, and a tree wiithout roots# y. Q, y+ J! a+ ]& E6 Q
无中生有make/create something out of nothing ) l6 z( ?7 P( Z) {9 ]
无风不起浪There are no waves without wind. There's no smoke without fire.8 U3 e3 l1 }2 B' a0 K8 V8 h' [
徇私枉法bend the law for the benefit of relatives or friends
/ |3 m- e, j/ i* t) f. W" P新官上任三把火a new broom sweeps clean & t5 ]! |8 S. h# r7 \/ @2 y
虚心使人进步,骄傲使人落后Modesty helps one go forward, whereas conceit makes one lag behind.7 T1 z; r( {9 `" q5 v; Z! r. {6 t3 d
蓄势而发accumulate strength for a take-off
+ D; u# M. u) [/ p& }心想事成May all your wish come true
3 e, v5 g+ W& P( A心照不宣have a tacit understanding; give tacit consent; tacit understanding G8 W0 r4 G' A, {: \0 N) n
先入为主First impressions are firmly entrenched.
' W* v- u. x8 @7 s b" H/ M先下手为强catch the ball before the bound
5 r4 A# e6 L8 `$ N: l5 J像热锅上的蚂蚁like an ant on a hot pan1 W# O1 {* S$ ]. _7 d! k" @- }$ O
现身说法warn people by taking oneself as an example U4 ^+ `5 E) {
息事宁人pour oil on troubled waters / H; a7 G2 `6 ^5 x5 P/ q; `
喜忧参半mingled hope and fear 6 ]; e& A! k3 }: I% y" F
循序渐进step by step
3 [: v8 T$ t, G7 [一路平安，一路顺风speed somebody on their way; speed the parting guest
+ D/ C' ~3 f" A# q% E9 v( d) N严以律己,宽以待人be strict with oneself and lenient towards others
* }. {0 G6 g4 N鱼米之乡a land of milk and honey
7 D( y( n ~0 D1 K* k O1 D% `+ u有情人终成眷属"Jack shall have Jill, all shall be well." 3 K' Q3 h6 s* X# H5 {3 T. _" ]1 j
有钱能使鬼推磨Money makes the mare go. Money talks.
. X+ k$ i3 [: c0 Q& z有识之士people of vision: e b) b# S: q S( `: J' w( Q
有勇无谋use brawn rather than brain
% C% W, v; _. J/ G1 ?2 ~7 h) c有缘千里来相会Separated as we are thousands of miles apart, we come together as if by predestination.- y* B6 B% g- d/ O2 j/ s
与时俱进advance with times
) q6 ~6 {; W' [+ ]: ^以人为本people oriented; people foremost
& |' E4 S% q# \, r* S- V因材施教teach students according to their aptitude
" {4 M, H# x- _ 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." 2 P8 a( E7 ~' h( G
欲速则不达Haste does not bring success. 2 c4 _7 K+ q0 L5 f3 J
优胜劣汰survival of the fittest
) O4 F' c) `/ {: _7 }英雄所见略同Great minds think alike.% {0 @& u, j1 W
冤家宜解不宜结Better make friends than make enemies.6 { W6 K9 s, Z
冤假错案"cases in which people were unjustly, falsely or wrongly charged or sentenced; unjust, false or wrong cases" " K! v* w! R% R/ l
一言既出，驷马难追A real man never goes back on his words. : P3 S; _5 Y& h" O) l' K
招财进宝Money and treasures will be plentiful
/ i2 u* L$ i0 _ [9 Z债台高筑become debt-ridden
4 L# Y' X. G$ _6 k致命要害Achilles' heel
% z- m- g; Q" T众矢之的target of public criticism1 Q% a$ q5 R0 b E) W: m
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 X. B4 R0 D, C6 p纸上谈兵be an armchair strategist @" U% i* ^* E" a
纸包不住火Truth will come to light sooner or later.( {; l2 M0 Q$ r4 f5 G% v
左右为难between the devil and the deep blue sea; between the rock and the hard place |
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