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爱屋及乌Love me, love my dog.3 Y0 [; B3 {1 `1 u0 v$ T
百闻不如一见Seeing is believing.
& v# s- \: `; K0 r: G6 T4 w6 A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
% q- S6 O3 G( P/ g+ J笨鸟先飞A slow sparrow should make an early start.5 b1 I: M5 ], D; t, J; B8 d& k
不眠之夜white night ' k$ v' x- G) Z8 d/ o3 Q4 F
不以物喜，不以己悲not pleased by external gains, not saddened by personnal losses
% |2 ]# c* P* o/ E m不遗余力spare no effort; go all out; do one's best
8 Z/ m1 j" Y& T& `- j! P不打不成交"No discord, no concord.
5 N0 r9 ?! s0 G# G拆东墙补西墙rob Peter to pay Paul
/ w u P* i! [7 K辞旧迎新bid farewell to the old and usher in the new; ring out the old year and ring in the new & R8 Y" R! C- O# w& X" S% w5 h
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
+ K$ }- S/ a* C1 ?+ V& m9 Q# y& _# K; v大开眼界open one's eyes; broaden one's horizon; be an eye-opener
. ~+ Y% L' G5 F7 U5 r; T# S国泰民安The country flourishes and people live in peace
. \% {. N( q( |/ M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 * o4 S" A' b& B' A, g: P
功夫不负有心人Everything comes to him who waits.
5 z6 w4 Y! B. m好了伤疤忘了疼once on shore, one prays no more
8 J4 P) {: V( |% C% Z1 i好事不出门，恶事传千里Good news never goes beyond the gate, while bad news spread far and wide.
5 z6 ~# s3 b z( ?/ `和气生财Harmony brings wealth
* D2 J9 |! ?0 b( `- T5 G活到老，学到老One is never too old to learn.
3 V+ @# H0 ?! P6 k1 S& x H& X" X既往不咎let bygones be bygones
8 C8 f4 t! O- b- {% q金无足赤,人无完人Gold can't be pure and man can't be perfect.
% {' G4 w3 K4 I$ _' |" J+ ?5 y金玉满堂Treasures fill the home) |; y! S) F6 _- Z0 r1 f$ y8 t3 p
脚踏实地be down-to-earth
7 p n3 f# m. c4 t! P# o2 `- Q7 n脚踩两只船sit on the fence * m: F. {6 T, K9 {, ]2 `
君子之交淡如水the friendship between gentlemen is as pure as crystal; a hedge between keeps friendship green ' f. C$ g+ j# b, t7 g; F
老生常谈，陈词滥调cut and dried, cliché# \2 _5 x' l8 ^9 e! z
礼尚往来Courtesy calls for reciprocity. . k* w# V9 D5 n- s4 W+ ]; K
留得青山在，不怕没柴烧"Where there is life, there is hope."
" Q2 q6 l# x3 p马到成功achieve immediate victory; win instant success
; n+ J3 P. V/ l名利双收gain in both fame and wealth! K3 S7 N0 A$ E, H
茅塞顿开be suddenly enlightened1 d P" F; B$ F4 b
没有规矩不成方圆Nothing can be accomplished without norms or standards.) t3 Y! R7 G' h3 ]* ?& {" b! [0 h) K
每逢佳节倍思亲4 L" ?1 w- K! Z* b# F; k7 Q
On festive occasions more than ever one thinks of one's dear ones far away.5 J8 A8 j, ^; W
It is on the festival occasions when one misses his dear most.
# M) l1 y( c/ d" h0 M谋事在人，成事在天"The planning lies with man, the outcome with Heaven. / Man proposes, God disposes. "
2 F! v' D: Z: E3 z弄巧成拙be too smart by half; Cunning outwits itself.
% e, ?4 p4 \: H拿手好戏masterpiece* C( d" t1 k3 \; l6 l' o
赔了夫人又折兵throw good money after bad
: ?) z1 N- ]3 m9 e6 D抛砖引玉a modest spur to induce others to come forward with valuable contributions; throw a sprat to catch a whale2 d8 W N- w- Y
破釜沉舟cut off all means of retreat；burn one‘s own way of retreat and be determined to fight to the end1 z3 G8 k. H2 a S( W6 y6 B
抢得先机take the preemptive opportunities ( p7 m/ u8 p5 a; ` F9 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.
" O/ C- h. c) X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
3 E! L! Y+ S4 W! \ P: `% V前事不忘,后事之师Past experience, if not forgotten, is a guide for the future. S, F" [0 C+ E0 z8 }! D' s
前人栽树,后人乘凉One generation plants the trees in whose shade another generation rests.
% a; |% h% V, D4 WOne sows and another reaps.2 A, ~7 M/ g, P) k, W* C2 C$ ^/ Z7 y A
前怕狼,后怕虎fear the wolf in front and the tiger behind/ hesitate in doing something
) P: q$ i9 R, I* F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. 5 D5 V7 N/ [, O' I
强强联手win-win co-operation
" @) z* z9 H. S7 U& C {5 ]& Y瑞雪兆丰年A timely snow promises a good harvest.! }, b; {& [) Y S
人之初,性本善Man's nature at birth is good." g$ t# n$ T7 j/ m# i; T
人逢喜事精神爽Joy puts heart into a man.
% }+ ?/ W% j0 h) h+ F人海战术huge-crowd strategy ! E% L _, J5 |$ `* v$ c6 `5 h
世上无难事，只要肯攀登"Where there is a will, there is a way. " 2 r) x' v3 `) i& z9 g
世外桃源a fictitious land of peace away from the turmoil of the world;
4 t/ ^! K0 x; f; A# N( j" s6 T死而后已until my heart stops beating
2 I( s- d4 c0 [3 v岁岁平安Peace all year round
7 }( P* J* y7 B, ]+ M7 u4 z. a8 T6 b上有天堂，下有苏杭"Just as there is paradise in heaven, ther are Suzhou and Hangzhou on earth."
! M# _- J3 h; u塞翁失马，焉知非福Misfortune may be an actual blessing. b4 @$ u- c9 y) {2 P
三十而立"A man should be independent at the age of thirty. # V* O/ s) Y2 c/ |7 Z1 r
At thirty, a man should be able to think for himself."
9 c3 i! r$ [: [$ X9 ^9 K. z/ d }0 @& r升级换代updating and upgrading (of products)
; {: g" G8 u3 V# j7 m3 l: c, W四十不惑Life begins at forty. " k& b, H' U" S/ D
谁言寸草心，报得三春晖"Such kindness of warm sun, can't be repaid by grass. "
G6 u2 a' ~( B! m9 N% T' f+ n水涨船高When the river rises, the boat floats high.
$ Z4 l! z2 O: `- C时不我待Time and tide wait for no man. 3 I8 y0 i3 ^* _7 G" D5 ?- G' T
杀鸡用牛刀break a butterfly on the wheel
) E8 n+ W+ d4 R1 f; ~实事求是seek truth from facts; be practical and realistic; be true to facts / d/ h$ d6 X2 V4 }: L1 Y5 b
说曹操,曹操到Talk of the devil and he comes.
* d# l4 g4 m% w, \, m6 ]+ W: h实话实说speak the plain truth; call a spade a spade; tell it as it is
+ J" m# ^* Z2 l# o6 y4 E9 B实践是检验真理的唯一标准Practice is the sole criterion for testing truth.+ O( F" n2 c9 [( @6 c
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; ": a* d: \7 u* f7 |! u( |
韬光养晦hide one's capacities and bide one's time) P. Z" }6 N( C7 l/ B/ b
糖衣炮弹sugar-coated bullets3 h! |, c- x8 c7 i! O; [- g Y
天有不测风云Anything unexpected may happen. a bolt from the blue
F) U% `" z9 K5 t团结就是力量Unity is strength.- K3 Z! N1 u/ 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
5 @6 [8 A2 _7 L& ~. T2 _, F歪风邪气unhealthy practices and evil phenomena
9 _7 j& ^: B$ r& O; t物以类聚，人以群分Birds of a feather flock together.
8 ?' w3 R4 {, w n4 }0 e往事如风"The past has vanished (from memory) like wind.; What in past, is past." . U9 y0 x9 m; o1 [. r- T+ V
望子成龙hold high hopes for one's child
# {2 C7 g- Y3 t. f/ ^屋漏又逢连阴雨Misfortunes never come singly. When it rains it pours./ B6 f7 d2 r% v
文韬武略military expertise; military strategy 9 G, L4 b8 c' D) C- k6 g
唯利是图draw water to one's mill : ?1 M# M% h9 P% z2 u* U
无源之水,无本之木water without a source, and a tree wiithout roots
" c3 T3 g0 T" b, j" _! c. k; v2 W: U4 m无中生有make/create something out of nothing
2 |/ T5 ~7 S' V9 L, e无风不起浪There are no waves without wind. There's no smoke without fire.5 i0 x: A( H' G6 @! h
徇私枉法bend the law for the benefit of relatives or friends
0 D, f$ [, ~9 L y: ?% S新官上任三把火a new broom sweeps clean 7 n( K, {% Y. p# _
虚心使人进步,骄傲使人落后Modesty helps one go forward, whereas conceit makes one lag behind.# X! }; }2 l& m& p/ }' ]# X
蓄势而发accumulate strength for a take-off
1 @7 j f* A7 q/ L9 Y0 D8 u心想事成May all your wish come true" } h2 M* W$ i o t0 _
心照不宣have a tacit understanding; give tacit consent; tacit understanding) X* l% D/ ~0 A7 J1 i5 K |# }7 {; n
先入为主First impressions are firmly entrenched.
/ @) \7 ]4 _7 k# I: h先下手为强catch the ball before the bound% ?1 u) s% \2 e q8 R" M1 h
像热锅上的蚂蚁like an ant on a hot pan8 |8 n |, ?6 B: A
现身说法warn people by taking oneself as an example( z1 h$ K i6 J- |$ K
息事宁人pour oil on troubled waters
* A6 Q3 D3 y ^! T: U6 ]* E1 V喜忧参半mingled hope and fear
) c5 i& \' S& D4 u2 s3 i6 E循序渐进step by step! G; E" v& b( D
一路平安，一路顺风speed somebody on their way; speed the parting guest 5 F( }' I4 ]3 Z( f2 Y
严以律己,宽以待人be strict with oneself and lenient towards others
" }. _5 L( t/ V鱼米之乡a land of milk and honey' m! X6 s# p. y* N+ A
有情人终成眷属"Jack shall have Jill, all shall be well."
- K* Q# J7 i' E8 h有钱能使鬼推磨Money makes the mare go. Money talks.. u- n3 _* h. W" I8 s6 g" t3 ?
有识之士people of vision0 V; q) _+ x6 I) _0 }, W
有勇无谋use brawn rather than brain
" H8 u, V$ m$ t% e! O1 ]" f/ t# b' Z有缘千里来相会Separated as we are thousands of miles apart, we come together as if by predestination.
7 j8 o* k8 a8 F. C- w与时俱进advance with times
7 Z7 q _* D; r2 I" j以人为本people oriented; people foremost - @* z3 j: X1 z9 O. {' k
因材施教teach students according to their aptitude ; d" I" h5 a* h
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."
* `+ u% i' Q; c; F欲速则不达Haste does not bring success. ' U- V# R$ f6 J d7 G; f2 \( I5 C& N
优胜劣汰survival of the fittest
$ D& I q1 h% K$ N) v/ ~# x m英雄所见略同Great minds think alike.
# z; J& r9 i0 A$ P1 F冤家宜解不宜结Better make friends than make enemies.9 {3 c4 z5 `. W. { c: `0 i" Y$ @! G b2 v
冤假错案"cases in which people were unjustly, falsely or wrongly charged or sentenced; unjust, false or wrong cases" * e5 s* V% S. |, q
一言既出，驷马难追A real man never goes back on his words. 6 p* X- p) R9 J& h- _0 J
招财进宝Money and treasures will be plentiful
9 Q! z& h2 n+ a D4 v ~债台高筑become debt-ridden# Z- G+ A) S+ q: o m# Q7 ^) F
致命要害Achilles' heel
8 D1 @$ g2 e5 K# ]众矢之的target of public criticism
; O, v1 V- \, j: C. ?4 c7 p$ ~8 j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% V/ |4 Q+ {1 @9 U纸上谈兵be an armchair strategist
, A( h9 f; C- x% I1 h纸包不住火Truth will come to light sooner or later.* d$ y1 j/ j: I8 P) o' o5 t" v
左右为难between the devil and the deep blue sea; between the rock and the hard place |
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