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爱屋及乌Love me, love my dog.# h' s8 A: k9 S9 {
百闻不如一见Seeing is believing.: L+ ]8 C/ A; Q( m6 [
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
6 U+ ]: o+ V" y0 Z# O/ _笨鸟先飞A slow sparrow should make an early start.
! W, c( c8 e; x1 T; W! p* g不眠之夜white night ! M+ f" f2 b1 @/ t) z& \
不以物喜，不以己悲not pleased by external gains, not saddened by personnal losses
: r* @/ c; h) ~. J$ Y9 N' L不遗余力spare no effort; go all out; do one's best
/ T- Z V B& a2 h# J不打不成交"No discord, no concord.
, ]* k, i, |7 \! f T- E拆东墙补西墙rob Peter to pay Paul
' u9 @/ e ~: B& i( T1 V9 n辞旧迎新bid farewell to the old and usher in the new; ring out the old year and ring in the new " ]0 F& B+ @- _, c- u, O
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 all6 m3 s7 b9 p8 x' Z, U7 u9 W! }# m
大开眼界open one's eyes; broaden one's horizon; be an eye-opener
$ f; m ~/ `. Y9 p* y7 ?' c4 D! o国泰民安The country flourishes and people live in peace
0 t4 H% m( @/ d$ O% [9 F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 D+ [( ^; a: |+ U' C- G" w. m: N功夫不负有心人Everything comes to him who waits.
( x; g" E3 P: ^+ f' {9 n好了伤疤忘了疼once on shore, one prays no more( ?& z% _3 n: j, p4 D
好事不出门，恶事传千里Good news never goes beyond the gate, while bad news spread far and wide.
9 A" R: g. k$ L! ~( s和气生财Harmony brings wealth
2 t* _8 k- j; H活到老，学到老One is never too old to learn.
9 k9 Y4 P& c" b! o B既往不咎let bygones be bygones 5 v2 b' D8 _5 Q, }% w$ e3 ^0 F
金无足赤,人无完人Gold can't be pure and man can't be perfect. 8 ?3 g3 F1 C% ~0 Y! r& `1 \
金玉满堂Treasures fill the home
( z" c' y, ~% ?9 l n* j脚踏实地be down-to-earth 0 }! b S+ S0 }0 S+ j9 B
脚踩两只船sit on the fence 7 c& z: K: s. ?' B+ X- _7 m
君子之交淡如水the friendship between gentlemen is as pure as crystal; a hedge between keeps friendship green
1 X' T7 T1 k# k老生常谈，陈词滥调cut and dried, cliché
+ n; J: B* Z5 a" N* O礼尚往来Courtesy calls for reciprocity. * P ~# K! X; l" W
留得青山在，不怕没柴烧"Where there is life, there is hope."
; I5 N' p2 H& ~马到成功achieve immediate victory; win instant success
% f5 g; T- Q" _0 d5 u/ k( \8 w名利双收gain in both fame and wealth; g a' K2 d4 N; l3 d6 M5 C( T
茅塞顿开be suddenly enlightened
$ c: J. U; Y Z. h没有规矩不成方圆Nothing can be accomplished without norms or standards.
2 _. y0 H# r: w6 y% D9 R每逢佳节倍思亲
$ c% V# D" u7 D/ cOn festive occasions more than ever one thinks of one's dear ones far away.% M& C" ~+ R* H9 ]/ H6 Y
It is on the festival occasions when one misses his dear most. 6 g$ a2 n5 R; U) T2 O7 F: _
谋事在人，成事在天"The planning lies with man, the outcome with Heaven. / Man proposes, God disposes. "
8 d V# D. T$ ]- E; X9 B: T弄巧成拙be too smart by half; Cunning outwits itself.
5 N: s; F" U. I7 U; w( V拿手好戏masterpiece
9 N8 w8 \8 J1 O& R赔了夫人又折兵throw good money after bad3 x: z u# O1 x) j1 _$ ]. Q4 o
抛砖引玉a modest spur to induce others to come forward with valuable contributions; throw a sprat to catch a whale/ U0 V' t& x/ B. j% z: k6 K: I
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# R+ |/ r- C8 \! i
抢得先机take the preemptive opportunities 1 n0 }1 w) n& k; O$ s# ~, E& 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.
5 t2 @/ M% W1 p1 M! x7 \: Q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+ I4 i+ M4 G+ C( o. d: E6 T
前事不忘,后事之师Past experience, if not forgotten, is a guide for the future. V2 H- M, w/ \, z
前人栽树,后人乘凉One generation plants the trees in whose shade another generation rests.
7 z f) Q" ^: r; J0 l! i" r1 WOne sows and another reaps.
9 J9 n9 e3 R* [2 g1 A. h前怕狼,后怕虎fear the wolf in front and the tiger behind/ hesitate in doing something. D! d5 D$ C- s* 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. 4 Q2 y4 q, t @. f% f8 F- D* p; z3 q! ^
强强联手win-win co-operation3 N3 {" n- `+ j T5 Y
瑞雪兆丰年A timely snow promises a good harvest.* B- J5 v7 A* ]: q
人之初,性本善Man's nature at birth is good.6 ?, ?5 P' K8 S4 l( v
人逢喜事精神爽Joy puts heart into a man.
, n) Q/ }9 X+ j E6 `2 e0 I6 a人海战术huge-crowd strategy 9 j5 S( A5 I9 S6 Y! z T
世上无难事，只要肯攀登"Where there is a will, there is a way. " ! r7 i4 |6 i; V5 m- F. ]3 k& M" Q
世外桃源a fictitious land of peace away from the turmoil of the world;
, z/ j) x, g# y' m4 G( }死而后已until my heart stops beating
& i8 X4 k' h& {# g0 N9 S! [岁岁平安Peace all year round
% `) [1 R& Y: y( D8 B' S, Z8 w上有天堂，下有苏杭"Just as there is paradise in heaven, ther are Suzhou and Hangzhou on earth." & }3 }) B) Z5 F! O: A7 Y* z
塞翁失马，焉知非福Misfortune may be an actual blessing.' e* Z% K& m4 k0 V7 F, h& E
三十而立"A man should be independent at the age of thirty.
4 e2 \4 H+ R) ?( Q( lAt thirty, a man should be able to think for himself." , }; d& j; w' K, p& O' f6 D' X
升级换代updating and upgrading (of products)
2 E& o% Q. K9 T& m四十不惑Life begins at forty.
( n% `' f) d5 \4 [8 v1 Z谁言寸草心，报得三春晖"Such kindness of warm sun, can't be repaid by grass. "
+ [0 Q& ~ {. w0 M: [8 L水涨船高When the river rises, the boat floats high.
2 F* t/ B$ K3 ^4 ~0 [+ s时不我待Time and tide wait for no man. 3 N, ^( Q' {( b1 I" \" \
杀鸡用牛刀break a butterfly on the wheel6 o5 h7 i% s+ Z9 |5 _' T
实事求是seek truth from facts; be practical and realistic; be true to facts
6 ?! m+ h4 }) E# x说曹操,曹操到Talk of the devil and he comes.8 C: a4 [9 ~+ |# W" f* u
实话实说speak the plain truth; call a spade a spade; tell it as it is / q, D% H7 K$ B- K6 |9 O
实践是检验真理的唯一标准Practice is the sole criterion for testing truth./ s, U- u! ~* ?! S% s/ g
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; "# C3 A1 L7 ~* @/ O! W0 R
韬光养晦hide one's capacities and bide one's time/ k0 V& i! k* W/ o8 i* {+ Q
糖衣炮弹sugar-coated bullets
" Y4 v1 B' r, v1 h& S% E# v天有不测风云Anything unexpected may happen. a bolt from the blue
4 t( t$ c4 q! w* b; b* V团结就是力量Unity is strength.7 R, m! i' w8 p" b8 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 - M9 r$ \7 Y9 |! t a2 S# {
歪风邪气unhealthy practices and evil phenomena9 Y2 ? x/ a# h# r8 n) L) K; ?, V
物以类聚，人以群分Birds of a feather flock together./ j$ |/ {! ]7 w
往事如风"The past has vanished (from memory) like wind.; What in past, is past."
! d. H) e0 X$ ]望子成龙hold high hopes for one's child
9 C$ b# y4 q* E; `: y: }屋漏又逢连阴雨Misfortunes never come singly. When it rains it pours.% ^$ p0 t3 b& x5 K2 ]$ ^
文韬武略military expertise; military strategy
# T4 B+ x8 m2 H+ h唯利是图draw water to one's mill
4 c( ^7 Z. g: T6 ?4 y$ `- H无源之水,无本之木water without a source, and a tree wiithout roots- t: a8 h0 `. c; d1 k1 |7 C
无中生有make/create something out of nothing
4 c' @: y3 w( N2 C* q8 o9 |无风不起浪There are no waves without wind. There's no smoke without fire.5 ]0 Y) T7 P/ y; o7 E- J* l
徇私枉法bend the law for the benefit of relatives or friends ' l! W% N9 C: R9 ?+ T
新官上任三把火a new broom sweeps clean
; {' Z( q( I1 E( Q" V, R虚心使人进步,骄傲使人落后Modesty helps one go forward, whereas conceit makes one lag behind.
. G2 y% Z6 D, t m) N+ o: W蓄势而发accumulate strength for a take-off
7 o. v/ E r. Y0 x7 @ Z7 X E心想事成May all your wish come true
& N7 j) Z1 n6 ]& ~7 |+ Q" P" a心照不宣have a tacit understanding; give tacit consent; tacit understanding" `4 G6 O6 ~, O1 N0 N2 O- Q% r m
先入为主First impressions are firmly entrenched.
7 i, L8 P% e ]/ ?2 E. T先下手为强catch the ball before the bound% ^" b6 q* {! z+ L. w( o6 g! G
像热锅上的蚂蚁like an ant on a hot pan
+ {# G) z. \; y8 |现身说法warn people by taking oneself as an example
$ g: {# V _2 R {息事宁人pour oil on troubled waters 1 E& G9 g/ A0 k, r# y2 W
喜忧参半mingled hope and fear
5 @: {2 l" ]$ U1 b6 @3 W! R% }循序渐进step by step
+ D) n: U" t! E一路平安，一路顺风speed somebody on their way; speed the parting guest 1 y. N5 J6 h5 c i' r& V& O
严以律己,宽以待人be strict with oneself and lenient towards others
- Q2 h0 W) v+ F+ t鱼米之乡a land of milk and honey- o& |$ W) K% T- F d- o0 K! @
有情人终成眷属"Jack shall have Jill, all shall be well." 7 a# G4 V; m% ?
有钱能使鬼推磨Money makes the mare go. Money talks.
$ Y& b# b# A# C z有识之士people of vision
. @: A* D5 _; k1 k* H& v% ?有勇无谋use brawn rather than brain
# C8 y# q# s* D% `& O: S, D4 d9 ^有缘千里来相会Separated as we are thousands of miles apart, we come together as if by predestination.* ~# @9 B& C o7 y9 F8 ?" Y+ c
与时俱进advance with times& b7 L# ?* r3 V7 T" w1 Z
以人为本people oriented; people foremost
( W+ y5 G' ^7 ?$ c: l因材施教teach students according to their aptitude
- F" y7 n( F. r) x( x( J1 P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."
; C+ o$ H1 u, p: q. ?' ]) J欲速则不达Haste does not bring success.
3 s# h) n) {0 S [! g! w优胜劣汰survival of the fittest $ M9 o3 A2 y+ E& F% x5 Q
英雄所见略同Great minds think alike.( q3 z) [' f# [# N: O$ [, |
冤家宜解不宜结Better make friends than make enemies.; J3 y7 G; l; ]- \" `2 q5 V) g
冤假错案"cases in which people were unjustly, falsely or wrongly charged or sentenced; unjust, false or wrong cases" * Q# h8 z5 t1 e4 m
一言既出，驷马难追A real man never goes back on his words. 2 R0 I% \1 e1 [$ N% ?6 n- ]& V
招财进宝Money and treasures will be plentiful
1 X8 d% X0 Z- I" P* U9 K; S! Z7 q7 b债台高筑become debt-ridden
- c, M# ]; T7 F$ ^致命要害Achilles' heel 6 ?- g5 \9 V: m! I7 C
众矢之的target of public criticism" J- R$ U2 I. ?/ Y9 L# L( e3 \
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.0 l2 g) A8 u! ]4 E& J! ~/ U
纸上谈兵be an armchair strategist
8 N2 A j: [ o* X7 T) \纸包不住火Truth will come to light sooner or later.
& {7 x& Z* D: v% K! |5 C1 i左右为难between the devil and the deep blue sea; between the rock and the hard place |
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