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爱屋及乌Love me, love my dog.
& o* O0 V$ c$ p: H百闻不如一见Seeing is believing.
! @3 `5 y( `3 D/ 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
( u2 C( C1 G9 F' @; o笨鸟先飞A slow sparrow should make an early start., D, }/ x. Y7 K- t$ E
不眠之夜white night
! e& k; z" j: S0 Y R8 r8 a; S不以物喜，不以己悲not pleased by external gains, not saddened by personnal losses+ o$ ]$ F# t9 U" ?3 V# |) e
不遗余力spare no effort; go all out; do one's best
* u" r4 F+ e A9 L- N不打不成交"No discord, no concord. ! P# m+ L6 u% I" o+ S9 q
拆东墙补西墙rob Peter to pay Paul
$ ?; X1 j9 O) R0 Z" ]% L$ p辞旧迎新bid farewell to the old and usher in the new; ring out the old year and ring in the new
; m; J* E/ z' _8 A/ L% 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
' \& y5 e; Z8 N3 E5 y/ T8 r大开眼界open one's eyes; broaden one's horizon; be an eye-opener
8 z# p$ B7 Y) d3 R% Q国泰民安The country flourishes and people live in peace
2 a7 D% O. }; `8 o! h" W8 Z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 , G" |" F1 \* _! E. w# L: H+ r
功夫不负有心人Everything comes to him who waits. C7 ]$ T- B, D o
好了伤疤忘了疼once on shore, one prays no more
; K5 Q+ L N8 f5 @1 p4 o! U0 N; R好事不出门，恶事传千里Good news never goes beyond the gate, while bad news spread far and wide.
: K% |1 O- K R2 B& F% w; v和气生财Harmony brings wealth
, I! |5 t5 H a9 Q, o活到老，学到老One is never too old to learn. 9 t- ~8 q# g9 G, Q. \' n: E
既往不咎let bygones be bygones
0 I, R2 e9 ~# e3 r2 u0 P; y& g; _金无足赤,人无完人Gold can't be pure and man can't be perfect. / ?- {( A' D* r' _+ h* k' z* n, O
金玉满堂Treasures fill the home% J/ Q1 k, s- V6 P' c
脚踏实地be down-to-earth
+ Z8 `, k+ U% D脚踩两只船sit on the fence ) I R/ [2 D9 Y- {( ?" t
君子之交淡如水the friendship between gentlemen is as pure as crystal; a hedge between keeps friendship green
6 K5 a& |/ { b% ?' \# U% e老生常谈，陈词滥调cut and dried, cliché4 W$ W1 H! e5 i6 r2 t
礼尚往来Courtesy calls for reciprocity. : `9 p/ d: i& W! I7 y0 y& o+ R" `
留得青山在，不怕没柴烧"Where there is life, there is hope."* d) j9 a8 M" h
马到成功achieve immediate victory; win instant success3 s3 E2 |% p5 O2 X3 @2 X6 K
名利双收gain in both fame and wealth
7 f9 U: @1 y7 u: o( f6 I" O6 v x* u茅塞顿开be suddenly enlightened
) m; M C; G+ l5 m没有规矩不成方圆Nothing can be accomplished without norms or standards.5 N9 u$ G; ?9 `9 w2 B0 P# F3 k
每逢佳节倍思亲7 F( k" Q" H/ Y3 M6 c' U
On festive occasions more than ever one thinks of one's dear ones far away.( M p. @- {# }6 a7 M, C2 i4 W! V p
It is on the festival occasions when one misses his dear most. 1 D; W' D$ s1 I# Q8 h" }& O O
谋事在人，成事在天"The planning lies with man, the outcome with Heaven. / Man proposes, God disposes. "
, E& n, _7 W' o9 a2 n" c弄巧成拙be too smart by half; Cunning outwits itself.
- x0 P# g: j _- z' H拿手好戏masterpiece1 b* h7 v J' a$ f, ?; ^, L( i- i
赔了夫人又折兵throw good money after bad
4 N7 p9 Z0 N# s' ?抛砖引玉a modest spur to induce others to come forward with valuable contributions; throw a sprat to catch a whale
3 ^5 @# |3 {$ 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( J& k" D+ i; P- `" U9 W0 n
抢得先机take the preemptive opportunities
% m5 I! a! U- ` E. j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.5 \! @4 o0 R% b( D/ r) {
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
5 b* N6 A# i7 g2 A0 G前事不忘,后事之师Past experience, if not forgotten, is a guide for the future.5 O& \4 k" t. Z6 M! R N c% E" B
前人栽树,后人乘凉One generation plants the trees in whose shade another generation rests.
$ `" [6 h d+ [5 z' w+ B, kOne sows and another reaps.
4 _# a0 J e/ F X前怕狼,后怕虎fear the wolf in front and the tiger behind/ hesitate in doing something
/ S I) _7 \& E2 V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. 9 q/ H7 b# W& C" A
强强联手win-win co-operation
0 a" T) d6 C' R瑞雪兆丰年A timely snow promises a good harvest.3 h; {3 ~. b/ @' n) z/ h) n8 S8 W
人之初,性本善Man's nature at birth is good.
$ z. E0 X9 r; {4 L4 E5 n F1 k人逢喜事精神爽Joy puts heart into a man.: R. v4 [ y, \& Z2 ~
人海战术huge-crowd strategy
; M/ @' D7 w) T$ Q9 Z世上无难事，只要肯攀登"Where there is a will, there is a way. " # Y# ^1 M/ v: j0 t. x6 q
世外桃源a fictitious land of peace away from the turmoil of the world; + G' g# a; |0 V0 U. l4 {
死而后已until my heart stops beating0 F8 `8 w) m N
岁岁平安Peace all year round1 h; S+ |+ x$ C
上有天堂，下有苏杭"Just as there is paradise in heaven, ther are Suzhou and Hangzhou on earth." ) @2 b! C9 g7 a, P7 T7 P6 i
塞翁失马，焉知非福Misfortune may be an actual blessing.
" N- _* z! t: h3 F0 g三十而立"A man should be independent at the age of thirty. 9 @1 v- A' T$ o5 a( L+ \( J+ [# v
At thirty, a man should be able to think for himself." ! ]1 |, W1 |% }' e- i/ z
升级换代updating and upgrading (of products)4 c; q& k7 H8 }2 Q' w3 H
四十不惑Life begins at forty. 0 Q/ n# |4 W6 U( X2 ^* A
谁言寸草心，报得三春晖"Such kindness of warm sun, can't be repaid by grass. " / G& q5 f% S3 X' v9 p2 K* d% K
水涨船高When the river rises, the boat floats high.
5 c+ }( Q; ?, G' J时不我待Time and tide wait for no man.
9 K/ V2 a: x+ f* L: w1 S杀鸡用牛刀break a butterfly on the wheel! G+ z% \/ Z6 k
实事求是seek truth from facts; be practical and realistic; be true to facts
[; x$ H' s+ Y6 y说曹操,曹操到Talk of the devil and he comes.
. k# g" g: a: x" }# l$ Y实话实说speak the plain truth; call a spade a spade; tell it as it is
3 ~2 T9 b1 i4 I, Q+ S% g C* }实践是检验真理的唯一标准Practice is the sole criterion for testing truth./ H/ A$ f1 T! e4 e. e
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; "% t9 i9 g2 z) |, t
韬光养晦hide one's capacities and bide one's time8 i' _, t( N# n. {8 a- i
糖衣炮弹sugar-coated bullets2 _0 J( m+ p# D+ v; |* \
天有不测风云Anything unexpected may happen. a bolt from the blue ?# a) n/ `# W+ I' y2 }3 p
团结就是力量Unity is strength.
2 i! t0 d8 o8 W {# X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
* V- r" d; H2 B7 F1 v歪风邪气unhealthy practices and evil phenomena
( i- v( P# D" K" f物以类聚，人以群分Birds of a feather flock together.8 @+ I0 ^; r7 A0 z6 c" h' R1 z
往事如风"The past has vanished (from memory) like wind.; What in past, is past."
" g; n, }, K. T0 B/ p# @望子成龙hold high hopes for one's child! A. `) t: {7 o+ n* c2 f
屋漏又逢连阴雨Misfortunes never come singly. When it rains it pours.
# Z4 D( ]8 T0 b) s- y9 F6 S: e9 P文韬武略military expertise; military strategy ; o, F+ |0 _" X2 d. z) \0 z# y
唯利是图draw water to one's mill
: V0 y0 h) C1 l, o0 [无源之水,无本之木water without a source, and a tree wiithout roots# A7 ]3 N4 p! A2 i
无中生有make/create something out of nothing
& D2 E& _2 d/ h3 F4 G. p无风不起浪There are no waves without wind. There's no smoke without fire.
2 ?9 I- Z# C5 Q5 U. L8 X9 z( Q徇私枉法bend the law for the benefit of relatives or friends 2 V6 {" z4 m0 t: \1 v
新官上任三把火a new broom sweeps clean " w% Z% O$ y1 w. o1 @" Z
虚心使人进步,骄傲使人落后Modesty helps one go forward, whereas conceit makes one lag behind.8 f5 H( `# m1 P4 s
蓄势而发accumulate strength for a take-off! N8 _0 u5 d7 i4 @+ G4 \
心想事成May all your wish come true# ^: x8 ]9 m* a
心照不宣have a tacit understanding; give tacit consent; tacit understanding: k N3 j6 X0 T9 J* P$ p
先入为主First impressions are firmly entrenched.
+ }3 a6 }( b# T( R# ]先下手为强catch the ball before the bound3 q! X* k$ X9 C. G+ ^$ M) A8 r9 C! D
像热锅上的蚂蚁like an ant on a hot pan
7 z. {7 e5 X3 w: m1 `" b8 t现身说法warn people by taking oneself as an example
Q0 v- t0 R- d/ p9 G息事宁人pour oil on troubled waters
- g- T. E# J! g g8 L$ z喜忧参半mingled hope and fear , ^! @+ R0 r; `7 |4 N, L9 U: o
循序渐进step by step
! a! F) r; T, l9 S一路平安，一路顺风speed somebody on their way; speed the parting guest 3 C; L) ]8 s7 @* K& |( O: F
严以律己,宽以待人be strict with oneself and lenient towards others
( {5 g# I8 {% ^% [- V: {& x( G* l鱼米之乡a land of milk and honey
' n+ ^- f, w7 `7 }有情人终成眷属"Jack shall have Jill, all shall be well." ! n2 ?, N! D" n7 H7 @
有钱能使鬼推磨Money makes the mare go. Money talks.( V5 g! g/ T% F) U9 S. Q e
有识之士people of vision }; V* j' O1 }4 e3 L3 y
有勇无谋use brawn rather than brain $ l$ g# Q2 I- y! I1 Z7 |: \" X
有缘千里来相会Separated as we are thousands of miles apart, we come together as if by predestination.
0 D6 N2 E0 ^' }5 K与时俱进advance with times
. ^6 y# s1 D w8 d/ n7 y7 L以人为本people oriented; people foremost 8 ` r: C1 ]( A8 a4 U% Y
因材施教teach students according to their aptitude & w- n4 z8 u2 F0 u# g2 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." / ?/ X& e7 U# C/ q% O# d. {
欲速则不达Haste does not bring success. . C: d& r# ^" x( S/ a* a
优胜劣汰survival of the fittest
4 `" x* H4 D; _/ d6 i英雄所见略同Great minds think alike.: O; f$ q* o+ W( U$ G
冤家宜解不宜结Better make friends than make enemies.7 o! U1 x, p& X8 v3 X5 c4 X
冤假错案"cases in which people were unjustly, falsely or wrongly charged or sentenced; unjust, false or wrong cases"
" M; i. ?, \6 C3 h) [! x) ?一言既出，驷马难追A real man never goes back on his words.
; A k. \9 M# s& c, ^招财进宝Money and treasures will be plentiful* C" d" }( G! S0 Z1 c9 n
债台高筑become debt-ridden" c0 b4 @9 i1 i$ d2 ]" C& r' Q5 m6 m
致命要害Achilles' heel
3 l- p& c1 i( l9 j! q7 s" j1 W, r众矢之的target of public criticism
) t" t& W6 e9 a2 z" u/ o7 O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./ ~/ \: O/ v6 G! _2 p; c# r5 k5 H
纸上谈兵be an armchair strategist
8 T1 h; P! _& y. n) c纸包不住火Truth will come to light sooner or later.
4 K9 ~8 {4 m0 M& O: q6 S左右为难between the devil and the deep blue sea; between the rock and the hard place |
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