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爱屋及乌Love me, love my dog.
7 R" {5 N( t5 r! a% a百闻不如一见Seeing is believing.: d% x# L! ^% M8 B
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
9 E8 \+ E8 h2 @: x6 L7 X笨鸟先飞A slow sparrow should make an early start. [/ E/ e! l" w
不眠之夜white night : o# s1 |$ v6 g# S) {. W, m: v
不以物喜，不以己悲not pleased by external gains, not saddened by personnal losses
) ]; t; l" z0 z6 S q不遗余力spare no effort; go all out; do one's best# B3 O' B3 y+ y: J0 n* z
不打不成交"No discord, no concord. ; Q& j/ M4 ?+ ]0 D# h
拆东墙补西墙rob Peter to pay Paul 5 G- ^" w: I: h" g- K+ c
辞旧迎新bid farewell to the old and usher in the new; ring out the old year and ring in the new ; Q+ `' @, o$ O4 \2 u
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
" j- }' g! m0 d9 t V大开眼界open one's eyes; broaden one's horizon; be an eye-opener 0 Y! `# P, `8 f% C% X% m4 Q
国泰民安The country flourishes and people live in peace# E' C/ u5 e8 y
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 6 X# l/ M& e# V/ j0 S9 G
功夫不负有心人Everything comes to him who waits.
% z8 O: }2 m3 v+ l7 ]好了伤疤忘了疼once on shore, one prays no more
6 T# V: v6 j: H! `, z好事不出门，恶事传千里Good news never goes beyond the gate, while bad news spread far and wide.
3 J* ~3 Q& k- z4 D |) k- f和气生财Harmony brings wealth. S5 d9 R% D# V
活到老，学到老One is never too old to learn. 8 j- D0 f# \( x7 l2 p
既往不咎let bygones be bygones
' a$ M& ]7 H! C# M3 C金无足赤,人无完人Gold can't be pure and man can't be perfect.
; R: R3 Z) W' r& x- x1 ?金玉满堂Treasures fill the home! ?6 x4 L# o. A o! W" H
脚踏实地be down-to-earth , G- U4 o2 Y+ F9 M0 m9 j
脚踩两只船sit on the fence + i1 r8 j* V5 w9 I- i E
君子之交淡如水the friendship between gentlemen is as pure as crystal; a hedge between keeps friendship green % H# _1 D3 D6 D8 e/ H
老生常谈，陈词滥调cut and dried, cliché
+ @' R5 _- p, M! C' o, ^1 K( j礼尚往来Courtesy calls for reciprocity. 9 N7 T, J9 i( m
留得青山在，不怕没柴烧"Where there is life, there is hope."
: |- _5 q1 D% b2 L* J- K# _. i1 q1 T马到成功achieve immediate victory; win instant success; @$ Q! A q) J/ t
名利双收gain in both fame and wealth' J' G0 ~9 l: p+ ]
茅塞顿开be suddenly enlightened! k7 E, X! [: b
没有规矩不成方圆Nothing can be accomplished without norms or standards.2 p! w- F" E. |0 R [
每逢佳节倍思亲1 @7 A/ y/ Z: ?9 X1 D" u9 S
On festive occasions more than ever one thinks of one's dear ones far away.
: B6 _ k: \) @. L T! F; _; w: |; tIt is on the festival occasions when one misses his dear most. 4 S+ y4 q: F- r) v6 l0 C/ Q
谋事在人，成事在天"The planning lies with man, the outcome with Heaven. / Man proposes, God disposes. "
9 p) W$ _2 Q f$ u# E弄巧成拙be too smart by half; Cunning outwits itself., p" a, B8 q Y# K
拿手好戏masterpiece# u; U( S8 W; ~5 T# `
赔了夫人又折兵throw good money after bad* }: t6 {5 x3 j; _6 {$ ^
抛砖引玉a modest spur to induce others to come forward with valuable contributions; throw a sprat to catch a whale5 ~6 f5 y* t1 p* ?& O
破釜沉舟cut off all means of retreat；burn one‘s own way of retreat and be determined to fight to the end5 g- y. e2 X* T$ _
抢得先机take the preemptive opportunities
n1 r! C, m* ^; \8 O+ 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.* F: j( V+ T* [
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
8 V+ X9 _" F$ F/ }# |4 u/ d# p前事不忘,后事之师Past experience, if not forgotten, is a guide for the future.
! y0 C/ O9 }; n前人栽树,后人乘凉One generation plants the trees in whose shade another generation rests.4 f. k# q; e" `" W" {4 a! N! O
One sows and another reaps.
x; p/ C) k9 s/ M/ ^4 K) w前怕狼,后怕虎fear the wolf in front and the tiger behind/ hesitate in doing something: K3 x. s0 Y$ f- G ~4 e
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. * m1 f! m/ L( q* m' d
强强联手win-win co-operation
# R% E n* p( p' f9 v瑞雪兆丰年A timely snow promises a good harvest.
. r, k! D; Y! R' M- Z6 X人之初,性本善Man's nature at birth is good.) s# |3 K6 l, V8 E
人逢喜事精神爽Joy puts heart into a man.
% F5 s4 Q' Z7 e人海战术huge-crowd strategy % q* O) y/ Q5 T/ y
世上无难事，只要肯攀登"Where there is a will, there is a way. " 0 W7 }4 |- W* q" u2 }5 J
世外桃源a fictitious land of peace away from the turmoil of the world; : {: `2 {1 V. l/ p
死而后已until my heart stops beating
6 Z' h6 r6 R1 B2 |岁岁平安Peace all year round# i, L8 N2 B) b
上有天堂，下有苏杭"Just as there is paradise in heaven, ther are Suzhou and Hangzhou on earth."
+ G, Z3 B v! ^3 Z+ a( {塞翁失马，焉知非福Misfortune may be an actual blessing.* X1 `- P/ e8 k, e; L
三十而立"A man should be independent at the age of thirty.
4 g& j7 |6 w+ G* \At thirty, a man should be able to think for himself." : R2 m' }( o& T' i4 P# }7 ^' a7 l
升级换代updating and upgrading (of products)) y% C* e8 `; }1 V) _" C
四十不惑Life begins at forty. 4 u! D M8 u( ]' i
谁言寸草心，报得三春晖"Such kindness of warm sun, can't be repaid by grass. " 6 C9 h5 o+ n P7 d
水涨船高When the river rises, the boat floats high.
* q, v1 Y- C( y* u1 Q6 G$ L& h时不我待Time and tide wait for no man. : n Q$ {! \( |! ]3 x( @: K: u
杀鸡用牛刀break a butterfly on the wheel! |2 N0 c5 l: H0 n( I3 C" z
实事求是seek truth from facts; be practical and realistic; be true to facts
6 ~6 Q+ Y# o3 V4 w4 w" o说曹操,曹操到Talk of the devil and he comes.
% T' X3 o. R' f9 a4 r2 C7 y实话实说speak the plain truth; call a spade a spade; tell it as it is 4 n0 b7 t$ b @1 p% V# K6 _: ~1 P
实践是检验真理的唯一标准Practice is the sole criterion for testing truth.8 W( a/ b) V5 A
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; "; X6 S* f9 j8 _1 R+ K8 @
韬光养晦hide one's capacities and bide one's time
% Z$ ~* b. b F+ t. z1 [3 m! G4 V" P糖衣炮弹sugar-coated bullets0 f L0 e! ^% W: I( `: o& r
天有不测风云Anything unexpected may happen. a bolt from the blue7 C6 D, s" v/ j4 }2 J' C7 Y! h
团结就是力量Unity is strength.7 o9 R5 z8 o9 j: A( D
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 ) a" X; ~: I9 V$ R6 Y' r
歪风邪气unhealthy practices and evil phenomena
/ c3 b: i p. [: i8 b物以类聚，人以群分Birds of a feather flock together.
7 B8 i1 A- ~" a/ J$ }8 {往事如风"The past has vanished (from memory) like wind.; What in past, is past."
6 e: W$ x( w1 _. |* m望子成龙hold high hopes for one's child( z/ s" D( z" @4 w( G5 O: R, O( q
屋漏又逢连阴雨Misfortunes never come singly. When it rains it pours.3 s4 w% x8 t$ _' f& F
文韬武略military expertise; military strategy " A3 m. s! T7 S0 h" b
唯利是图draw water to one's mill - c( y$ X- O! G9 x9 h# D* R! Z
无源之水,无本之木water without a source, and a tree wiithout roots
$ `5 y$ h* K9 m! F6 e* F& g无中生有make/create something out of nothing B" q V+ {' u) e
无风不起浪There are no waves without wind. There's no smoke without fire.' s: X3 f2 l3 C5 z
徇私枉法bend the law for the benefit of relatives or friends
8 P" b6 ~: M2 ^ |新官上任三把火a new broom sweeps clean
- M5 h: [; Y* W2 u1 }$ C虚心使人进步,骄傲使人落后Modesty helps one go forward, whereas conceit makes one lag behind.
: \1 u: n8 F$ O0 { X) t9 Q6 m蓄势而发accumulate strength for a take-off
0 k2 ?0 l, G) ]* ]0 x: |; Q心想事成May all your wish come true
/ j! m5 Z( N. P; V. |+ H心照不宣have a tacit understanding; give tacit consent; tacit understanding1 V- S& v7 P4 n7 G! g K
先入为主First impressions are firmly entrenched.
& X( z( Q% v; f6 W先下手为强catch the ball before the bound; k/ ], P9 L( n
像热锅上的蚂蚁like an ant on a hot pan
. a) [1 j$ k7 T2 R H现身说法warn people by taking oneself as an example5 i! z* a- W9 D! P" `3 Y
息事宁人pour oil on troubled waters
: G1 m* B% L) ^, m3 X% f喜忧参半mingled hope and fear ; W) K, J g* {
循序渐进step by step( ?1 N% B1 Y v" {! H
一路平安，一路顺风speed somebody on their way; speed the parting guest 1 `' L# \ J' z2 K( T" m
严以律己,宽以待人be strict with oneself and lenient towards others
, a& U5 y; x8 W9 G) {2 E2 ]& H鱼米之乡a land of milk and honey; s3 z6 u2 c3 g2 c3 N q
有情人终成眷属"Jack shall have Jill, all shall be well." + r5 ~0 r; M* ]# w% I
有钱能使鬼推磨Money makes the mare go. Money talks.& U) K. ~. i8 S( _( G+ B
有识之士people of vision* [* u$ l" c% |
有勇无谋use brawn rather than brain , y, C* A( m6 q: O8 x$ v5 h
有缘千里来相会Separated as we are thousands of miles apart, we come together as if by predestination.. c* I+ U1 {- k2 O
与时俱进advance with times
2 K9 Z* y/ v8 g; t3 K! L以人为本people oriented; people foremost
2 q! g& p7 p) h因材施教teach students according to their aptitude
1 Q& L5 d, R2 c2 v$ E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."
0 P" d; A4 [3 |$ u欲速则不达Haste does not bring success. 9 \- j9 R+ _ O0 m+ ?+ w
优胜劣汰survival of the fittest . C5 @% n# k1 u! [- V! S
英雄所见略同Great minds think alike.9 x, ?! }; J6 Y8 x: f, \7 h# d
冤家宜解不宜结Better make friends than make enemies.4 p1 `% O5 f& t* N7 p
冤假错案"cases in which people were unjustly, falsely or wrongly charged or sentenced; unjust, false or wrong cases"
3 ?; b y. s6 }% ?/ M( q一言既出，驷马难追A real man never goes back on his words.
+ l) M- ?, J. _$ b4 C) Y5 A招财进宝Money and treasures will be plentiful
D% X" Q% M, j5 W债台高筑become debt-ridden& G* b* Y w8 n" m
致命要害Achilles' heel e h, G% l8 s; c5 d( i) \
众矢之的target of public criticism+ t, a* _$ E3 c5 F( k
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.
! ?9 ]4 T. g! x# n- `纸上谈兵be an armchair strategist
% d4 h1 V8 `7 J' G纸包不住火Truth will come to light sooner or later.
9 b2 G& Y+ ?6 u* O. P( z! V左右为难between the devil and the deep blue sea; between the rock and the hard place |
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