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爱屋及乌Love me, love my dog.
- o) Y. h2 ]7 ? U% W- }7 C3 f6 W* `百闻不如一见Seeing is believing.3 G6 t* G& c2 x( r" R* R( u7 F
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- ?5 d2 H( j1 a" \' h
笨鸟先飞A slow sparrow should make an early start.1 p! i# W! ^2 @0 X7 a& m
不眠之夜white night
6 _5 m: x( B9 ?! ?# R' |不以物喜，不以己悲not pleased by external gains, not saddened by personnal losses
0 H; h2 q% [6 G* @不遗余力spare no effort; go all out; do one's best
) ^0 w0 r6 P# j( P0 Z% ~0 o不打不成交"No discord, no concord. - l+ d- B! W& N7 M/ q/ X# P
拆东墙补西墙rob Peter to pay Paul 6 F0 w$ E' U8 A' F; [9 n/ h, _
辞旧迎新bid farewell to the old and usher in the new; ring out the old year and ring in the new
. s6 ?/ N0 R& R: k* ?( 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
: \/ B9 c% r2 z大开眼界open one's eyes; broaden one's horizon; be an eye-opener
( v P- d' }+ A" L; d. D0 G" a# T国泰民安The country flourishes and people live in peace8 X1 o1 L8 y- E) l9 q
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
9 o0 q# ?: M& U9 ~功夫不负有心人Everything comes to him who waits.
- q2 A$ D8 J7 n5 H o, W: l# _好了伤疤忘了疼once on shore, one prays no more
. s U5 l p- E1 R+ X好事不出门，恶事传千里Good news never goes beyond the gate, while bad news spread far and wide.
( w' z4 q9 w) x6 G+ e* i和气生财Harmony brings wealth
' p4 n- A- A% b# k活到老，学到老One is never too old to learn. 3 Y0 Q& q6 D6 y) h
既往不咎let bygones be bygones
5 X/ }+ }" J0 K4 _! d4 O1 s# |金无足赤,人无完人Gold can't be pure and man can't be perfect.
) F8 @% P4 c4 j4 \7 i金玉满堂Treasures fill the home
0 a- n! e; S" s: o6 Z- K& _脚踏实地be down-to-earth 5 I$ y0 C8 J1 f9 |
脚踩两只船sit on the fence
3 a; h' z: Q! m2 C; M. V君子之交淡如水the friendship between gentlemen is as pure as crystal; a hedge between keeps friendship green % v; w0 `- g0 l2 s# `% U4 p0 e
老生常谈，陈词滥调cut and dried, cliché
8 p$ a* y8 `9 `4 J礼尚往来Courtesy calls for reciprocity. 1 [9 h" r+ y% [% C' ?3 f$ {9 i
留得青山在，不怕没柴烧"Where there is life, there is hope.", f( O% ]8 u+ l3 Q: P+ R
马到成功achieve immediate victory; win instant success' q0 I$ T$ V$ }
名利双收gain in both fame and wealth
# I" v7 ^& l1 \3 x6 J, \茅塞顿开be suddenly enlightened0 m: n' h5 v0 L1 U+ K" s0 Z1 X
没有规矩不成方圆Nothing can be accomplished without norms or standards.9 y5 k& U! L4 Z. z
每逢佳节倍思亲
. _* @ D- ?3 S1 x2 SOn festive occasions more than ever one thinks of one's dear ones far away.
1 x- D3 D4 m0 l- VIt is on the festival occasions when one misses his dear most.
/ M7 w K# O+ H. w4 ]谋事在人，成事在天"The planning lies with man, the outcome with Heaven. / Man proposes, God disposes. "
4 {' _- g/ X8 j. s$ Q" j" C弄巧成拙be too smart by half; Cunning outwits itself.
) a, o, N$ D9 o, ^1 u5 u- z& b& t9 H拿手好戏masterpiece- `7 f! E; q/ ?5 e( u
赔了夫人又折兵throw good money after bad* r% {- J/ y7 s( ~- p1 Y- l) Y p
抛砖引玉a modest spur to induce others to come forward with valuable contributions; throw a sprat to catch a whale
% r5 y4 O% b7 G6 N( d6 E破釜沉舟cut off all means of retreat；burn one‘s own way of retreat and be determined to fight to the end3 l' Q) a1 X4 r* J% W
抢得先机take the preemptive opportunities ) @% S% ]3 x F l
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.+ ?9 K3 L: S( j1 U" ~- A0 Y- {" x& w
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
% k5 N7 j& T9 M前事不忘,后事之师Past experience, if not forgotten, is a guide for the future.
0 ], h$ {! {9 G" S+ y7 N前人栽树,后人乘凉One generation plants the trees in whose shade another generation rests.) m! o I$ F+ E0 i
One sows and another reaps.
! h4 @: R4 ?% k' Q& f: r6 H$ d前怕狼,后怕虎fear the wolf in front and the tiger behind/ hesitate in doing something0 u* f) g* m$ V, m; a$ c) r
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.
0 a9 k7 v2 j2 U e' o强强联手win-win co-operation) `6 B0 X1 h2 T6 u% H" m
瑞雪兆丰年A timely snow promises a good harvest.- d* B$ i1 J1 s6 ^1 X* b1 F5 D1 a+ D
人之初,性本善Man's nature at birth is good.
2 @" C" ~$ ~7 x# \# D" m人逢喜事精神爽Joy puts heart into a man.2 m Q4 ? n2 s2 p, T8 U5 y% t% h2 g
人海战术huge-crowd strategy + ^! Y) @- j4 X) m) z; y
世上无难事，只要肯攀登"Where there is a will, there is a way. "
" t7 g: K7 H' Y5 f% B世外桃源a fictitious land of peace away from the turmoil of the world; 8 X: b+ g7 Q( C6 L$ t0 }. h& a
死而后已until my heart stops beating @! Z3 q$ f8 O& r$ Z. q* |1 b
岁岁平安Peace all year round: k$ P; I; M" p) a
上有天堂，下有苏杭"Just as there is paradise in heaven, ther are Suzhou and Hangzhou on earth." * O* i* [; l& e4 A( g/ h
塞翁失马，焉知非福Misfortune may be an actual blessing.
& w3 F1 y0 R: J三十而立"A man should be independent at the age of thirty.
) B) Z8 y4 p: e& c6 fAt thirty, a man should be able to think for himself." 9 {! {( W H; R3 j( [& R1 v
升级换代updating and upgrading (of products)
: g1 l5 v* f- D$ ?# U1 y- g四十不惑Life begins at forty.
3 s y/ a$ y9 D谁言寸草心，报得三春晖"Such kindness of warm sun, can't be repaid by grass. " 9 o. V2 ^6 a( \. `# }7 z
水涨船高When the river rises, the boat floats high.
1 M0 o! i6 k- K7 c4 M1 ]时不我待Time and tide wait for no man. 6 [0 R' K9 }+ _9 C; Q; y) R
杀鸡用牛刀break a butterfly on the wheel
, I& Q2 ?# V* F, N2 v7 E/ t实事求是seek truth from facts; be practical and realistic; be true to facts
# m9 }% R7 k3 D8 k( X说曹操,曹操到Talk of the devil and he comes.5 O: s1 D6 J$ l( l
实话实说speak the plain truth; call a spade a spade; tell it as it is ) Y* s: j* ]& q6 W% h
实践是检验真理的唯一标准Practice is the sole criterion for testing truth.
- C; k, F2 o5 j& B1 n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; "* W/ D& l: ^6 D( M. `+ @
韬光养晦hide one's capacities and bide one's time$ ^/ }& d9 S% U0 N( M, L' V7 ~% C' e
糖衣炮弹sugar-coated bullets' X; ^- H# g8 |5 H5 x
天有不测风云Anything unexpected may happen. a bolt from the blue( H D. Q- @. k
团结就是力量Unity is strength.# g, M# E1 e( Z, O9 i
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
2 h5 |+ c3 p9 L8 _3 y6 \0 ?8 K歪风邪气unhealthy practices and evil phenomena
0 e% t8 `3 R% U7 ]物以类聚，人以群分Birds of a feather flock together.1 n1 `4 r G+ z/ d, W
往事如风"The past has vanished (from memory) like wind.; What in past, is past."
4 \7 f2 N' Y+ R9 `5 D- ~% h- d望子成龙hold high hopes for one's child
* d3 q8 { c4 w: s3 G% o: ~屋漏又逢连阴雨Misfortunes never come singly. When it rains it pours.& `/ p, s% S. y- L
文韬武略military expertise; military strategy
+ T2 j" {; G- |2 H7 a5 Y唯利是图draw water to one's mill 6 Q- M& t9 V9 Y3 W6 f
无源之水,无本之木water without a source, and a tree wiithout roots
/ t# F+ Q: C, C+ k5 d, }无中生有make/create something out of nothing ) U) C% b6 V* W0 x4 A
无风不起浪There are no waves without wind. There's no smoke without fire.9 Y$ |- e, o- i% ~
徇私枉法bend the law for the benefit of relatives or friends
* k" M* |' F( ]# e: ~" k( |9 X新官上任三把火a new broom sweeps clean
9 {0 d1 Y' V' T7 {0 f4 M4 I虚心使人进步,骄傲使人落后Modesty helps one go forward, whereas conceit makes one lag behind.- K+ ?0 ?8 O* y2 s: j/ F/ F* W( e9 x& s
蓄势而发accumulate strength for a take-off& R- N9 b5 u/ W
心想事成May all your wish come true
/ I7 }) x u' K7 f7 V1 @' d" n心照不宣have a tacit understanding; give tacit consent; tacit understanding
1 Z3 b9 G o6 i9 M先入为主First impressions are firmly entrenched.% |3 M& L5 r- a c" E) Y/ J
先下手为强catch the ball before the bound
( z4 h7 j3 \# }; U, ^像热锅上的蚂蚁like an ant on a hot pan
; D% g3 ^9 m8 L; E; H2 V: \: o o现身说法warn people by taking oneself as an example. `* g+ r5 N2 v8 [; w) ^8 L4 s+ @
息事宁人pour oil on troubled waters
9 z- M K$ ^% z5 n5 B9 \喜忧参半mingled hope and fear
- Z! D' V9 O" A. F, R循序渐进step by step
3 _* r) q" m/ u; S一路平安，一路顺风speed somebody on their way; speed the parting guest & M9 \# e, g3 S* V( K
严以律己,宽以待人be strict with oneself and lenient towards others5 S v/ b( ]) O1 V
鱼米之乡a land of milk and honey
/ D2 S' | G7 H有情人终成眷属"Jack shall have Jill, all shall be well." ' ]. @5 u2 {7 z& v0 v8 R
有钱能使鬼推磨Money makes the mare go. Money talks.
; }7 O0 A" U, w0 Q1 E8 R# O1 _有识之士people of vision
7 u# h* [8 E# R1 m) v( ?% R& I' b有勇无谋use brawn rather than brain
0 i/ o7 E4 a% }有缘千里来相会Separated as we are thousands of miles apart, we come together as if by predestination." ~( N- d& r4 ]" r% W
与时俱进advance with times& J) L' T3 {! \4 b& H! N& v D5 M
以人为本people oriented; people foremost
' q& B7 R# \% ?4 P3 D因材施教teach students according to their aptitude
+ B% M& D e' S* E Y% ?; z( q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." 2 h5 X" x; }& D" _
欲速则不达Haste does not bring success. - c+ c6 v8 g* |/ k# E
优胜劣汰survival of the fittest + ?: S$ f( w( q- M2 ^% y
英雄所见略同Great minds think alike.1 a4 h) P2 c) j+ }0 T, B7 m
冤家宜解不宜结Better make friends than make enemies.4 ]' y. \9 l& y8 _0 X; C, N
冤假错案"cases in which people were unjustly, falsely or wrongly charged or sentenced; unjust, false or wrong cases" 5 g8 H* E0 V, X1 p' }5 Z( z5 K
一言既出，驷马难追A real man never goes back on his words.
8 z3 z- ^5 u5 [& @$ Z, p& X+ @; c招财进宝Money and treasures will be plentiful: V( k* \1 K* m/ M/ W, J% V; t
债台高筑become debt-ridden: ]% m+ M5 T) v1 U) Z2 y6 D
致命要害Achilles' heel & k, J- X1 K" r- q" a3 C' w! E" i
众矢之的target of public criticism
3 ~7 ]' C7 c* _. g6 [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.- \+ A0 y z# T
纸上谈兵be an armchair strategist; A5 {8 Y* S/ S' n$ d: h
纸包不住火Truth will come to light sooner or later.
$ T! ?4 s! i( O: [* S左右为难between the devil and the deep blue sea; between the rock and the hard place |
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