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爱屋及乌Love me, love my dog.
) ?/ N& ~ l2 m) O$ w百闻不如一见Seeing is believing.; q+ ~0 H! `# ?
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
+ s( ]: g% }: `7 e+ [ |笨鸟先飞A slow sparrow should make an early start." q# n. c3 k q& I6 {1 e8 D
不眠之夜white night
% Q4 S5 R0 B) H/ K6 S# Z8 s8 O _不以物喜，不以己悲not pleased by external gains, not saddened by personnal losses
9 T9 k5 \: r# @' a. ~- { Z4 v不遗余力spare no effort; go all out; do one's best& ^1 k) _) ^$ i; z5 l( m0 n9 m3 x* f
不打不成交"No discord, no concord.
: J6 r1 W3 c% |; {9 @" Y拆东墙补西墙rob Peter to pay Paul 7 \# @% F1 g, ]
辞旧迎新bid farewell to the old and usher in the new; ring out the old year and ring in the new # D) P# s z# k' Y7 e& D: Q1 g
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
3 G& y. n' L. T) M大开眼界open one's eyes; broaden one's horizon; be an eye-opener
# N! I7 K- }8 s3 K# V0 y国泰民安The country flourishes and people live in peace0 {4 n) ?) ~7 z' ?! v4 l; 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 F* B1 {0 ~: l, Q' \, N
功夫不负有心人Everything comes to him who waits.
3 @2 n: o% |$ H( H% \( a/ h$ ]好了伤疤忘了疼once on shore, one prays no more
& s; a7 s' v% m, _ A好事不出门，恶事传千里Good news never goes beyond the gate, while bad news spread far and wide.
6 z8 H- {" T4 y t) u和气生财Harmony brings wealth" @$ P g9 K& l, o4 p0 X
活到老，学到老One is never too old to learn. * y* ]% ?3 _8 N; y
既往不咎let bygones be bygones * o3 c+ t* s3 v% `3 r
金无足赤,人无完人Gold can't be pure and man can't be perfect. 3 y m- v" U* T6 Z* o
金玉满堂Treasures fill the home5 ?- U. [0 ^# _7 D: R/ h& \8 [3 S$ s
脚踏实地be down-to-earth ; u+ Y" i6 U3 N* D
脚踩两只船sit on the fence
- e; }9 o. D$ f j. |7 m o君子之交淡如水the friendship between gentlemen is as pure as crystal; a hedge between keeps friendship green
- M o% A) c* p, c3 g老生常谈，陈词滥调cut and dried, cliché
& z( S( y4 o2 e7 O2 P礼尚往来Courtesy calls for reciprocity. ( r& N2 S* u$ l2 `! k: v$ ^6 B
留得青山在，不怕没柴烧"Where there is life, there is hope."
8 ~1 L% F* n I! ^. n马到成功achieve immediate victory; win instant success
- I3 K. i' F7 J( t: e( s名利双收gain in both fame and wealth
# ]8 t. Q0 v) `2 Z4 ^2 m y茅塞顿开be suddenly enlightened' D, }3 o+ h) ~, s$ ^5 I
没有规矩不成方圆Nothing can be accomplished without norms or standards.9 t/ E* Y$ ~/ r( F9 W
每逢佳节倍思亲
1 H( w8 u) H2 p; @& x. t% tOn festive occasions more than ever one thinks of one's dear ones far away.
1 ^" x) o; ^& T% q9 f- n0 T6 c* \2 pIt is on the festival occasions when one misses his dear most.
0 g9 u* ~% e* J- B' I* T) R6 |5 Y谋事在人，成事在天"The planning lies with man, the outcome with Heaven. / Man proposes, God disposes. "
# [, `. q/ z2 X8 }$ Z. K1 i弄巧成拙be too smart by half; Cunning outwits itself.7 y; H! }( v( A: Z
拿手好戏masterpiece2 R. S4 |& C: H
赔了夫人又折兵throw good money after bad4 z/ {: R& d9 r+ j
抛砖引玉a modest spur to induce others to come forward with valuable contributions; throw a sprat to catch a whale
( X5 Y: X0 ~1 R4 R2 M' 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 end
2 T# }5 D" S0 [8 F; ]7 p2 ]抢得先机take the preemptive opportunities + h' d; ?0 Y5 j% I
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.- W9 l7 D/ f6 ~ H) M
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
6 l U1 ?! o; ~/ l8 P) s, |前事不忘,后事之师Past experience, if not forgotten, is a guide for the future.0 v$ {9 X( v& l( S8 v, b
前人栽树,后人乘凉One generation plants the trees in whose shade another generation rests.' k; I5 A: L) \% `8 l
One sows and another reaps.* H- H$ N) S! A
前怕狼,后怕虎fear the wolf in front and the tiger behind/ hesitate in doing something) l" H, `- Q4 _( W) O& e0 N
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.
2 b! O: s6 ?0 m2 d; K7 |强强联手win-win co-operation! e z4 X' i1 F: E; r( i
瑞雪兆丰年A timely snow promises a good harvest.4 c8 l3 ~4 t7 N+ F/ V6 p
人之初,性本善Man's nature at birth is good.
" @2 l) n, a2 I2 _; T人逢喜事精神爽Joy puts heart into a man.
+ n( G9 h6 v& @2 t' g! W人海战术huge-crowd strategy 6 O) p6 t, p1 k# x3 M2 h1 L
世上无难事，只要肯攀登"Where there is a will, there is a way. "
1 L" u0 i3 G6 U) Q* c( X7 ?世外桃源a fictitious land of peace away from the turmoil of the world; + }* r4 I+ L* x l6 A
死而后已until my heart stops beating
% F* |- g* T& Y! k' l h9 S岁岁平安Peace all year round5 O) l _1 c, Y% b3 N0 c6 U( E& F
上有天堂，下有苏杭"Just as there is paradise in heaven, ther are Suzhou and Hangzhou on earth."
6 o6 N$ [; X/ p( M5 p塞翁失马，焉知非福Misfortune may be an actual blessing.
+ ^8 l) R4 m' M8 `4 N% g三十而立"A man should be independent at the age of thirty.
1 [ y: A# ^/ e0 g7 r9 IAt thirty, a man should be able to think for himself." 6 d; z% E! T7 [: w/ k/ `: c
升级换代updating and upgrading (of products)
1 K$ R! e0 F7 L2 I四十不惑Life begins at forty. 1 b1 B! T& M/ y
谁言寸草心，报得三春晖"Such kindness of warm sun, can't be repaid by grass. " 0 C; p5 v. d+ B
水涨船高When the river rises, the boat floats high.# X5 ]* y) u) P/ K* W6 Z
时不我待Time and tide wait for no man. * g! r3 v/ H" ^. \9 c
杀鸡用牛刀break a butterfly on the wheel3 X. E8 K; J; N9 z5 Q' M" I
实事求是seek truth from facts; be practical and realistic; be true to facts 4 l. y$ u# u* T5 u6 }# l
说曹操,曹操到Talk of the devil and he comes.
* f$ G, P+ `7 C+ V$ K实话实说speak the plain truth; call a spade a spade; tell it as it is $ `" B. F" \/ ?6 E. q/ P
实践是检验真理的唯一标准Practice is the sole criterion for testing truth.7 O6 U* R, K y* `* |& E5 u
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) x4 S) \) _8 x8 }韬光养晦hide one's capacities and bide one's time9 M, w! U8 D! W z6 h
糖衣炮弹sugar-coated bullets
" J: a% n) k% b* T天有不测风云Anything unexpected may happen. a bolt from the blue
1 Q/ l. b {4 U; n3 i5 X$ l2 E- W团结就是力量Unity is strength.
$ I6 q, @9 A' y" C ?* L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
! X4 F5 y. n4 [2 T7 e3 z3 R歪风邪气unhealthy practices and evil phenomena
/ Q f/ H# ?/ A8 f物以类聚，人以群分Birds of a feather flock together.( u5 J) {% P/ I, W, Q2 G8 O
往事如风"The past has vanished (from memory) like wind.; What in past, is past." ' B) c: G2 O. V" F# ]( z7 d
望子成龙hold high hopes for one's child% u/ D! E: W" K. F, u( l' V
屋漏又逢连阴雨Misfortunes never come singly. When it rains it pours.
! J; y8 @2 F, k1 O/ u" J2 x文韬武略military expertise; military strategy 9 e" g: z( y0 X& V- P
唯利是图draw water to one's mill + E2 k" n; V: I
无源之水,无本之木water without a source, and a tree wiithout roots0 L8 ~. O5 f, ^) _2 [8 v3 m. B3 ?
无中生有make/create something out of nothing $ b# [$ X, ]/ A9 Y2 L
无风不起浪There are no waves without wind. There's no smoke without fire.8 r; t6 s1 ], t3 ]1 S- R9 o
徇私枉法bend the law for the benefit of relatives or friends % C7 W% E/ j) r8 O
新官上任三把火a new broom sweeps clean
% i8 ^2 |' G* \' z! c7 g虚心使人进步,骄傲使人落后Modesty helps one go forward, whereas conceit makes one lag behind.$ H% a. ]- X+ l7 J1 h# P
蓄势而发accumulate strength for a take-off
9 s& Q# C: b/ ~/ t: M6 H: r! i心想事成May all your wish come true: r6 Y7 S$ V* ~, {8 D$ r
心照不宣have a tacit understanding; give tacit consent; tacit understanding
" t, |/ ]; v. |+ A o8 L先入为主First impressions are firmly entrenched.$ j% @' P M' y8 T' W( B' @* }
先下手为强catch the ball before the bound# B- {$ z r2 y( P/ A7 d& g
像热锅上的蚂蚁like an ant on a hot pan8 e6 b. K/ q4 F( h
现身说法warn people by taking oneself as an example) }, H( X/ q7 E0 g
息事宁人pour oil on troubled waters
5 R8 {6 ^& k/ s9 X$ f" b喜忧参半mingled hope and fear
' b% M3 K: P0 q5 B- a3 `' q循序渐进step by step
% r4 Z; ` `) Q' C2 p C# h7 Y一路平安，一路顺风speed somebody on their way; speed the parting guest # S; w# l7 y; a/ T3 I" z6 x
严以律己,宽以待人be strict with oneself and lenient towards others$ X1 b" ]( _/ Y6 l5 {9 j9 e
鱼米之乡a land of milk and honey
3 H$ e) g4 \' q! s( V有情人终成眷属"Jack shall have Jill, all shall be well."
4 F/ N5 M& x+ b0 A7 [3 f有钱能使鬼推磨Money makes the mare go. Money talks.
6 g0 v1 W3 G: W* S% R( n有识之士people of vision
/ o/ D5 ~: P" ^( V有勇无谋use brawn rather than brain
4 h! f$ Q: p' {. o$ x s有缘千里来相会Separated as we are thousands of miles apart, we come together as if by predestination.! J! s. I! B' a7 A
与时俱进advance with times# f+ E3 t0 J* p* d
以人为本people oriented; people foremost 3 `7 I% r5 ^0 u( o9 I
因材施教teach students according to their aptitude * v+ ?! I1 z" r7 }/ M
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* {8 r0 H: d9 H2 F. Z; a
欲速则不达Haste does not bring success.
6 @8 S& W. R2 l. O+ |) f# z优胜劣汰survival of the fittest 8 U% S' r5 e* Y5 C1 u
英雄所见略同Great minds think alike.4 n* b9 H) G9 r ~$ U& w
冤家宜解不宜结Better make friends than make enemies.7 F) _9 U1 ?9 e- Y2 i; [
冤假错案"cases in which people were unjustly, falsely or wrongly charged or sentenced; unjust, false or wrong cases"
8 U8 a1 v5 d7 O1 \% B; N& Z一言既出，驷马难追A real man never goes back on his words.
, }# o0 [1 z4 t招财进宝Money and treasures will be plentiful3 p- K$ k# D" h5 I0 C" c
债台高筑become debt-ridden
# ^. V! i* z% |4 v" W" ?致命要害Achilles' heel
; p( x7 F) }: ]1 A- m& J众矢之的target of public criticism
3 @& g0 ~. d7 N a# x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.
+ W+ I9 m2 c d. K# |纸上谈兵be an armchair strategist/ s5 K" e- H7 L8 e/ b
纸包不住火Truth will come to light sooner or later.
0 k% y7 b4 d/ i左右为难between the devil and the deep blue sea; between the rock and the hard place |
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