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爱屋及乌Love me, love my dog.
( V) W) Q+ H- V. V百闻不如一见Seeing is believing.
$ y. E1 {5 k( h1 v& C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- I( ~3 c/ J2 x3 D: f
笨鸟先飞A slow sparrow should make an early start.
3 {+ r3 j% y" q( l/ r3 m! v. ?不眠之夜white night & z+ i( V* H7 x1 t$ [, K1 l
不以物喜，不以己悲not pleased by external gains, not saddened by personnal losses
. }+ i4 F" T- P+ v5 M4 [& Z" K. b不遗余力spare no effort; go all out; do one's best
& n8 B, c" Z9 i+ X9 X不打不成交"No discord, no concord.
! D% ^$ V3 T2 k9 O$ f7 m W. a% T拆东墙补西墙rob Peter to pay Paul
# k# M5 D" W; ?% Y1 i+ \ v- B辞旧迎新bid farewell to the old and usher in the new; ring out the old year and ring in the new
! g. x2 e7 Y+ `4 E1 y0 R; \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 all0 R3 X* I8 M% ?6 \. D
大开眼界open one's eyes; broaden one's horizon; be an eye-opener 9 g8 H; N& P9 ~9 f" x
国泰民安The country flourishes and people live in peace
7 P, K$ t8 f- e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 / ]9 x( a, L+ @4 D, ]- t6 h1 H# }
功夫不负有心人Everything comes to him who waits. 8 ]% v6 r4 |0 W- ]$ ~
好了伤疤忘了疼once on shore, one prays no more
+ g$ ^) w& K6 L好事不出门，恶事传千里Good news never goes beyond the gate, while bad news spread far and wide. 0 K( [) [7 i/ t& b; w" ~
和气生财Harmony brings wealth; H: s( a% x T" }: S9 P
活到老，学到老One is never too old to learn.
+ n( x( V/ t7 m' k6 l/ z既往不咎let bygones be bygones ( u; r2 Z+ S0 Z# ~0 m! M
金无足赤,人无完人Gold can't be pure and man can't be perfect.
! T/ Y3 S- T: R' I. |0 H金玉满堂Treasures fill the home: N9 a! s: p/ \( I" X# {9 X+ H
脚踏实地be down-to-earth
( P( Y3 G) v S6 G# @& O. ~脚踩两只船sit on the fence 0 x$ r' F5 O1 m& d. u7 P
君子之交淡如水the friendship between gentlemen is as pure as crystal; a hedge between keeps friendship green 8 r( I# y# }& j- V: V* n9 H
老生常谈，陈词滥调cut and dried, cliché' B, ?5 D0 x- e5 d6 }
礼尚往来Courtesy calls for reciprocity.
$ ^/ ^$ W$ q2 x* e留得青山在，不怕没柴烧"Where there is life, there is hope."' k4 M) q6 L8 X1 c
马到成功achieve immediate victory; win instant success
: E; Q; O' B( ?) c( u2 l& U名利双收gain in both fame and wealth! Y$ s* @9 ~! E, f- }! Y1 d
茅塞顿开be suddenly enlightened# E/ o+ q) [8 O1 r4 y s3 h
没有规矩不成方圆Nothing can be accomplished without norms or standards.
/ K% p/ P5 m- W6 \( b每逢佳节倍思亲
, ^( u- b! i' D+ }: s' X9 k; fOn festive occasions more than ever one thinks of one's dear ones far away.
" B. H2 _" E7 N0 k" ^It is on the festival occasions when one misses his dear most.
! [; O d% B! w% K2 r c谋事在人，成事在天"The planning lies with man, the outcome with Heaven. / Man proposes, God disposes. "8 Z9 ~, P! i. k( n
弄巧成拙be too smart by half; Cunning outwits itself.! V+ H H% R' J+ I% Y
拿手好戏masterpiece
F# m2 V- C+ s' [$ }' J! W1 j3 {赔了夫人又折兵throw good money after bad% m7 i+ `2 F6 K% _/ v! W% ]* E/ k$ d
抛砖引玉a modest spur to induce others to come forward with valuable contributions; throw a sprat to catch a whale% M- m0 q2 N: H* V
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% `. }- m# l- M6 ~& }
抢得先机take the preemptive opportunities ! n) T8 u) j6 N) 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.1 G& d" e9 P Q o
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( W! f8 f& R( F% M! G* V0 @8 e1 p
前事不忘,后事之师Past experience, if not forgotten, is a guide for the future.
8 o6 W4 b; X2 z$ h前人栽树,后人乘凉One generation plants the trees in whose shade another generation rests.
1 T+ i& E# M8 h7 b8 l# H) P2 R2 `One sows and another reaps.
+ K0 [+ N0 r/ R6 F6 C) F' e前怕狼,后怕虎fear the wolf in front and the tiger behind/ hesitate in doing something
$ ^: {+ {+ R: y- h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. 8 o5 @& s% U0 E' O6 G5 e
强强联手win-win co-operation. [! l8 O+ ]8 [8 j
瑞雪兆丰年A timely snow promises a good harvest.
2 j3 S$ B& T- P' A6 ?" e8 r人之初,性本善Man's nature at birth is good.
. K T: d/ H" n+ G) Q人逢喜事精神爽Joy puts heart into a man." O8 K+ ], ^0 b. }0 A
人海战术huge-crowd strategy
0 O" S! a' J; L/ L/ L6 \7 N2 A; Q世上无难事，只要肯攀登"Where there is a will, there is a way. " 6 G6 s" q( ]* |
世外桃源a fictitious land of peace away from the turmoil of the world;
( H+ ?$ P' \5 o( O$ B死而后已until my heart stops beating4 A' x m/ i: z6 ?
岁岁平安Peace all year round! E: t5 V1 R: [! d2 h
上有天堂，下有苏杭"Just as there is paradise in heaven, ther are Suzhou and Hangzhou on earth."
% h8 a% I; p& k2 R8 k塞翁失马，焉知非福Misfortune may be an actual blessing.& H3 ]% q& b* u+ x* [
三十而立"A man should be independent at the age of thirty.
! Y" K8 c: B/ ?* N# w6 N DAt thirty, a man should be able to think for himself."
. I& ?/ ?9 H/ b+ m* K0 j升级换代updating and upgrading (of products)
& B" M: Z- o0 p7 G四十不惑Life begins at forty.
+ ?9 N5 {. G# @& A8 J/ G谁言寸草心，报得三春晖"Such kindness of warm sun, can't be repaid by grass. " ; ~3 s4 d6 p: Q% G# s# g
水涨船高When the river rises, the boat floats high.( ~4 b9 T9 o* w" @
时不我待Time and tide wait for no man.
3 d. e, [, ^+ h# V+ _! v杀鸡用牛刀break a butterfly on the wheel
( x2 E) r# i6 i- W) o实事求是seek truth from facts; be practical and realistic; be true to facts
% ? ~/ t6 x' I6 I5 |: k说曹操,曹操到Talk of the devil and he comes.
6 ?) C4 }* G6 P" ?7 l实话实说speak the plain truth; call a spade a spade; tell it as it is
6 ^/ \! L4 y: X9 `# }实践是检验真理的唯一标准Practice is the sole criterion for testing truth." a! ~/ \" i1 D1 J1 g3 j
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; "
0 K+ F0 R: D: ?( l( @4 P9 i6 u韬光养晦hide one's capacities and bide one's time- B/ S( }3 a3 l: e
糖衣炮弹sugar-coated bullets
/ f* Y& ]4 R+ X2 t# ]9 k天有不测风云Anything unexpected may happen. a bolt from the blue; d" p f1 C8 j/ R1 h: x% t: B/ X
团结就是力量Unity is strength.
7 D' ]/ E* _6 _% H% `& W7 G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
4 h1 E8 }: f+ ?3 }9 Q) F1 w/ t歪风邪气unhealthy practices and evil phenomena' a; Y- m& g. n' D
物以类聚，人以群分Birds of a feather flock together.
8 S5 P" ]! T) B: |: u1 k往事如风"The past has vanished (from memory) like wind.; What in past, is past." V: f! i: M$ z5 s
望子成龙hold high hopes for one's child* r. n, @; `" x" q9 u3 F+ b
屋漏又逢连阴雨Misfortunes never come singly. When it rains it pours.
# h; H5 x# m0 j6 E! r, h# K/ O文韬武略military expertise; military strategy
6 x4 C3 o# j$ E, G4 [: v* [唯利是图draw water to one's mill # s. G& P2 k1 r, c7 w
无源之水,无本之木water without a source, and a tree wiithout roots0 d1 P, E& h' N) l; o8 n
无中生有make/create something out of nothing
7 \3 a6 ^- R' b2 l1 L h; r! g$ b无风不起浪There are no waves without wind. There's no smoke without fire.' n% J0 z6 R4 X5 F8 J! Q5 _
徇私枉法bend the law for the benefit of relatives or friends
$ G0 D+ K' g( k8 }/ O新官上任三把火a new broom sweeps clean
6 L2 U1 _5 _. r( r3 q( C虚心使人进步,骄傲使人落后Modesty helps one go forward, whereas conceit makes one lag behind.
: U G! k. a8 }2 V9 H蓄势而发accumulate strength for a take-off
4 n8 A+ P) Q! E9 y0 Q1 d心想事成May all your wish come true l& U+ B5 \1 s9 @( J! ?
心照不宣have a tacit understanding; give tacit consent; tacit understanding
, C7 H& `, e+ _( K7 l先入为主First impressions are firmly entrenched.9 B$ h) {- a4 L
先下手为强catch the ball before the bound5 r" S7 E! }- b! t# c
像热锅上的蚂蚁like an ant on a hot pan
' j' z* w$ E" s6 }7 e7 I1 K现身说法warn people by taking oneself as an example
. |5 e, B( ^# e) L7 T, K息事宁人pour oil on troubled waters
) _& `. K W- d( X t喜忧参半mingled hope and fear
2 v Z+ F; r) C4 J- s& o) Z0 w% f循序渐进step by step1 o+ ?7 X' _% ~% D; C4 k
一路平安，一路顺风speed somebody on their way; speed the parting guest
% T# y5 I- ^8 `. H严以律己,宽以待人be strict with oneself and lenient towards others
8 h: [; T a/ s8 k# Q: |3 w# z鱼米之乡a land of milk and honey x7 K# V, P, G9 O( p4 ~
有情人终成眷属"Jack shall have Jill, all shall be well."
, `% u0 A$ @' @* \, C* t' I* X有钱能使鬼推磨Money makes the mare go. Money talks.
( p, I5 a `# _4 @有识之士people of vision4 ~, |9 E' `& ?3 `, F% q
有勇无谋use brawn rather than brain 8 [2 k* o% O! Z: y% T. r& d. x& H
有缘千里来相会Separated as we are thousands of miles apart, we come together as if by predestination.; d7 V* c7 T8 r% S
与时俱进advance with times" w7 x% _8 o, a/ w6 e% c
以人为本people oriented; people foremost
! Q% ~* H9 |: I* {" U [) b因材施教teach students according to their aptitude
' K. ?2 ^9 k" A/ I5 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."
1 o" @, T$ h6 R% K$ ~! p欲速则不达Haste does not bring success.
0 s8 }9 ?4 ^5 d优胜劣汰survival of the fittest
. w( ]0 _ i& c. y: B' d& t英雄所见略同Great minds think alike.
# u" c: N N: [- B2 h冤家宜解不宜结Better make friends than make enemies.8 m* c$ R; m, g: H" o/ ?1 y
冤假错案"cases in which people were unjustly, falsely or wrongly charged or sentenced; unjust, false or wrong cases"
2 N, `$ n, p! p2 [* ?一言既出，驷马难追A real man never goes back on his words.
% D# K, _$ z( D" O. M招财进宝Money and treasures will be plentiful7 f! \4 o2 p! P" r' K! x/ z0 `: e
债台高筑become debt-ridden/ c" l6 \: k+ E% J. E* `
致命要害Achilles' heel
8 k; g3 R# S7 x* B; F1 {( O) i2 z2 N' s众矢之的target of public criticism
* m! f( G. b0 W1 F. R; ]( z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.. U4 S7 K. i8 H" \( }: X
纸上谈兵be an armchair strategist2 |! ?! p+ e' H
纸包不住火Truth will come to light sooner or later.. u- d, g* x7 T) G( s0 j
左右为难between the devil and the deep blue sea; between the rock and the hard place |
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