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爱屋及乌Love me, love my dog.& u( S. ?6 }- ~9 V5 c2 p
百闻不如一见Seeing is believing.
1 E; j6 x; T& v8 I' ~% T+ ?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* [3 |3 p! Y. j2 {* J, e5 `* ^+ a$ S2 A
笨鸟先飞A slow sparrow should make an early start., J* u! w) j7 A$ p
不眠之夜white night 3 @: Z4 e5 P5 {0 Y
不以物喜，不以己悲not pleased by external gains, not saddened by personnal losses
9 `7 A7 Y+ B+ r# o& L5 I$ ?( Q; z2 q不遗余力spare no effort; go all out; do one's best
) I, O2 F/ R( r3 V3 U: w) Y! V不打不成交"No discord, no concord. & y: x0 j" d! |
拆东墙补西墙rob Peter to pay Paul
( O, \0 Z! D! I+ X' @辞旧迎新bid farewell to the old and usher in the new; ring out the old year and ring in the new 9 D6 I0 M$ s* s7 K, C' N! Z1 X- I
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; I& j; n! {2 W3 F
大开眼界open one's eyes; broaden one's horizon; be an eye-opener
6 v W+ @) r2 I4 N) K- D" _7 R国泰民安The country flourishes and people live in peace/ x- V# `& {3 j7 c
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 ) j$ } m2 O# k0 d( k
功夫不负有心人Everything comes to him who waits.
& O l( S7 {* ]! j" ^' i好了伤疤忘了疼once on shore, one prays no more7 k. k& s6 ?9 f$ n
好事不出门，恶事传千里Good news never goes beyond the gate, while bad news spread far and wide.
, [: Z1 n1 n, c$ L6 D和气生财Harmony brings wealth+ c% }' B: f Z8 G& w
活到老，学到老One is never too old to learn.
" z7 o( {! A& Z既往不咎let bygones be bygones
4 e7 {' g# z: e/ v: q7 p/ l- P9 s% ^4 Z金无足赤,人无完人Gold can't be pure and man can't be perfect.
# z. S9 C% q# g @$ y& s金玉满堂Treasures fill the home9 q3 b L- G) Z3 g: ~% A9 F& f8 r
脚踏实地be down-to-earth 6 d* P0 R' H: D" p. M
脚踩两只船sit on the fence
) ?( Z, F! {9 C* U4 n* D0 p: ?0 X, X君子之交淡如水the friendship between gentlemen is as pure as crystal; a hedge between keeps friendship green
5 G, _& m; ^2 }8 z老生常谈，陈词滥调cut and dried, cliché" n& h, J( `. o2 w! {( U6 j
礼尚往来Courtesy calls for reciprocity. : h% J+ H; {% Z8 t- j+ h
留得青山在，不怕没柴烧"Where there is life, there is hope."
5 V; Z7 s& S2 l+ s) q马到成功achieve immediate victory; win instant success
" ]% `. J+ ^% X# Q# x8 F7 z3 F; S名利双收gain in both fame and wealth
' o# Z7 z5 b9 i/ n茅塞顿开be suddenly enlightened9 C7 _0 ]6 m; y! R0 p8 r8 g- U
没有规矩不成方圆Nothing can be accomplished without norms or standards.% B' Y v" P0 _5 r
每逢佳节倍思亲
) \- `0 C5 _* ]On festive occasions more than ever one thinks of one's dear ones far away.4 A' S: u% s, ^. z
It is on the festival occasions when one misses his dear most. : A8 {" }4 w9 N, O2 s# ~
谋事在人，成事在天"The planning lies with man, the outcome with Heaven. / Man proposes, God disposes. "8 C3 b/ H8 {, R, o1 e
弄巧成拙be too smart by half; Cunning outwits itself.' J2 S6 M( q# g' Q3 g
拿手好戏masterpiece7 m* p( p& m ?$ }
赔了夫人又折兵throw good money after bad6 \' U/ a2 X3 l- Y7 H9 u
抛砖引玉a modest spur to induce others to come forward with valuable contributions; throw a sprat to catch a whale# g- v% `' _! F" @, A# u* E; {9 `: 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
3 Z4 q) F7 N2 x$ R, B0 j' B抢得先机take the preemptive opportunities
' Y9 u$ J4 O! Z" Y) f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.* p" C% d& Y3 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 step3 B) m6 g& a4 p* B7 n2 k/ W3 S
前事不忘,后事之师Past experience, if not forgotten, is a guide for the future.
* {% {# v, m; L3 w6 D* g Y; |0 O6 h前人栽树,后人乘凉One generation plants the trees in whose shade another generation rests.
0 ~4 m/ E# E+ a+ |- q uOne sows and another reaps.
; C) f2 s r7 O. J. j前怕狼,后怕虎fear the wolf in front and the tiger behind/ hesitate in doing something0 F H9 u1 S! p8 Z
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! U7 v! l7 H% B3 Z强强联手win-win co-operation
. m# P* K: }7 N3 o$ \0 K瑞雪兆丰年A timely snow promises a good harvest.
) T- i# l/ w4 ]4 O8 G- l人之初,性本善Man's nature at birth is good.! f: }: k: D! h( ~0 ]& S" C9 E
人逢喜事精神爽Joy puts heart into a man.! Q5 Q$ R4 @. c) r! y4 G
人海战术huge-crowd strategy / B! G/ g. F$ y x8 \
世上无难事，只要肯攀登"Where there is a will, there is a way. "
; v% h/ O1 x! w( e, f, d世外桃源a fictitious land of peace away from the turmoil of the world;
! T% [2 o; `/ m7 S- Y7 d# I. Q5 f( H死而后已until my heart stops beating
: p' @6 n3 B1 j; {, q" M2 F岁岁平安Peace all year round
- ^$ f' {5 _$ c: ?( a+ j上有天堂，下有苏杭"Just as there is paradise in heaven, ther are Suzhou and Hangzhou on earth."
2 Z9 `5 G! L, p8 [8 W塞翁失马，焉知非福Misfortune may be an actual blessing.
3 X# c' W7 |1 M三十而立"A man should be independent at the age of thirty.
C/ Z+ H- V9 x1 ]- }" LAt thirty, a man should be able to think for himself."
6 x; w. z! ^$ b3 D( G, {升级换代updating and upgrading (of products)
$ o B& D! a T" ^四十不惑Life begins at forty.
" }" v1 y+ W @! A谁言寸草心，报得三春晖"Such kindness of warm sun, can't be repaid by grass. "
( x& F! s/ _5 Z6 V% t7 n) I水涨船高When the river rises, the boat floats high. ]8 H; G" m9 u" m: L7 |4 ~
时不我待Time and tide wait for no man.
6 c* O, e/ H9 o: n杀鸡用牛刀break a butterfly on the wheel k. h( Y7 g$ H5 k3 q
实事求是seek truth from facts; be practical and realistic; be true to facts
. \9 Y$ `; E$ _: ]1 @! h说曹操,曹操到Talk of the devil and he comes.
5 D& R& o( e' F% ~, L* h! H6 C. a实话实说speak the plain truth; call a spade a spade; tell it as it is
9 s# |/ P, S" L7 X7 f8 i实践是检验真理的唯一标准Practice is the sole criterion for testing truth.8 B5 S! x0 P3 m0 u& m( Y) ~5 C0 |
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; "
4 }# \. E8 u' E1 D7 }0 Y3 r% u韬光养晦hide one's capacities and bide one's time
3 Q$ ?7 @( d0 a+ A糖衣炮弹sugar-coated bullets: x( U& l4 J) M- k2 R
天有不测风云Anything unexpected may happen. a bolt from the blue
7 h8 D# h' c4 j' R4 d团结就是力量Unity is strength.
. W) ]* D2 p& _- ~* H. W% T# w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 ; P* E# r1 E6 h7 }. a* E
歪风邪气unhealthy practices and evil phenomena
8 B Z' O9 }1 }" Q物以类聚，人以群分Birds of a feather flock together.5 p4 d+ m6 P( ]& ]" ]# c
往事如风"The past has vanished (from memory) like wind.; What in past, is past." ! J6 }5 g( E+ N4 v
望子成龙hold high hopes for one's child' E/ x7 n" b X' |
屋漏又逢连阴雨Misfortunes never come singly. When it rains it pours.
% z: K0 @+ c0 ~: P文韬武略military expertise; military strategy 9 c5 j' Q. G$ w4 g, ?- R
唯利是图draw water to one's mill * z1 k* T9 }$ u
无源之水,无本之木water without a source, and a tree wiithout roots6 G$ |, ?# Q4 A, i$ c. r! @
无中生有make/create something out of nothing
) c9 ~. A3 j7 ]) B" n7 l无风不起浪There are no waves without wind. There's no smoke without fire.- F9 z9 X# c; k
徇私枉法bend the law for the benefit of relatives or friends Z0 g& f# Y. k* T
新官上任三把火a new broom sweeps clean . ?2 F* x* b' ]0 `+ n
虚心使人进步,骄傲使人落后Modesty helps one go forward, whereas conceit makes one lag behind.9 X6 C4 u& ~) E- [5 p+ o
蓄势而发accumulate strength for a take-off
! z O! }$ m9 {9 `) i% ~心想事成May all your wish come true
: P: d$ d9 a/ {心照不宣have a tacit understanding; give tacit consent; tacit understanding8 o$ u0 }" s# s0 x
先入为主First impressions are firmly entrenched.% ^) p# A. q T* i1 L0 H) W9 z
先下手为强catch the ball before the bound4 C: o I: `" V, H9 S: b
像热锅上的蚂蚁like an ant on a hot pan
6 b% }, M T1 Q3 w0 y& H现身说法warn people by taking oneself as an example* U/ K: B% a7 a }$ U- @+ ^: U
息事宁人pour oil on troubled waters 5 Q2 }$ P4 z1 B9 _1 k0 h
喜忧参半mingled hope and fear 6 t- s0 r8 Q0 W! k0 b; b
循序渐进step by step" [" x3 o; g5 a5 {" l, z* F
一路平安，一路顺风speed somebody on their way; speed the parting guest
7 H* c! j0 d, \, Z* |$ i: f严以律己,宽以待人be strict with oneself and lenient towards others
' G4 G# o3 E. v9 M: e, ~鱼米之乡a land of milk and honey
. s, c' e7 { }有情人终成眷属"Jack shall have Jill, all shall be well."
+ k% W+ ~. n$ }! f& ?有钱能使鬼推磨Money makes the mare go. Money talks.
# K/ C# I# ?( @3 z8 Y有识之士people of vision
2 ~' O) b( L M9 E, Q有勇无谋use brawn rather than brain
$ V' c8 N5 C& B/ m% M2 X有缘千里来相会Separated as we are thousands of miles apart, we come together as if by predestination.3 B# h* w' e4 h5 q% Z' R3 c
与时俱进advance with times
, Q( J3 a; n z. s以人为本people oriented; people foremost # D( l6 L$ u' L' q
因材施教teach students according to their aptitude 3 N. I+ y8 |( B+ [( y0 @
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." 9 J3 I# U2 O" l" S# j
欲速则不达Haste does not bring success. : t/ j9 q. K. [5 S3 H
优胜劣汰survival of the fittest 3 s+ ]( X. s- a2 M2 o) o
英雄所见略同Great minds think alike.
$ `% J" J& L! X9 W8 T( X冤家宜解不宜结Better make friends than make enemies.) j* y: v& k g# u2 ^8 m
冤假错案"cases in which people were unjustly, falsely or wrongly charged or sentenced; unjust, false or wrong cases" 8 @! Y5 |+ Q8 |5 G+ u; ^! l0 [
一言既出，驷马难追A real man never goes back on his words. " \; L/ ~$ j0 M1 R7 h
招财进宝Money and treasures will be plentiful
. Q8 w2 X5 s9 x$ u r债台高筑become debt-ridden. }1 l/ K0 `) O+ \+ A
致命要害Achilles' heel : E$ J1 F/ Q$ z* \
众矢之的target of public criticism4 ^0 x* e' l/ [2 h# x! Y) 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.( {$ K" V; W8 v0 G5 y
纸上谈兵be an armchair strategist
* c) {2 {9 k: M% _/ ?* J W% T纸包不住火Truth will come to light sooner or later. w5 L) ~$ U( h
左右为难between the devil and the deep blue sea; between the rock and the hard place |
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