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爱屋及乌Love me, love my dog.
0 M+ p& d9 D1 J+ G6 g6 \百闻不如一见Seeing is believing.
7 S- T7 ^5 s5 k9 q1 ~+ O7 i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 worst9 `/ m# S' _6 a" \) e
笨鸟先飞A slow sparrow should make an early start.8 f3 }* z8 J- {8 }7 ?
不眠之夜white night . g, ]1 g0 h1 z# e
不以物喜，不以己悲not pleased by external gains, not saddened by personnal losses
# |! n+ ^/ Z. l! ?1 x9 v不遗余力spare no effort; go all out; do one's best
+ {+ X( @4 I8 ^( b" E不打不成交"No discord, no concord.
, t9 L# G+ S$ d0 g拆东墙补西墙rob Peter to pay Paul - Y9 J) N6 a0 a' W
辞旧迎新bid farewell to the old and usher in the new; ring out the old year and ring in the new
3 N$ S0 x7 n, U: S" r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
8 [" w% K4 \( `6 `% l1 v! t大开眼界open one's eyes; broaden one's horizon; be an eye-opener
& |9 o8 G% Z6 l国泰民安The country flourishes and people live in peace
5 H4 N! p% J/ a4 k9 j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
7 n1 R ~' v Y$ K1 n5 Y功夫不负有心人Everything comes to him who waits. & c1 l% E% j8 ]7 k9 m+ w
好了伤疤忘了疼once on shore, one prays no more
2 l: C0 z9 J" l% O( 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. % w1 I5 L5 E! X
和气生财Harmony brings wealth5 _1 ]4 O% v8 ?& A8 Y3 k6 {# P
活到老，学到老One is never too old to learn.
7 M c' ` L6 O. \1 G; K既往不咎let bygones be bygones ' T. p" e5 d8 E+ v, b
金无足赤,人无完人Gold can't be pure and man can't be perfect. 5 O/ E; S9 k, u+ j( U0 G
金玉满堂Treasures fill the home
! R) P) j/ w7 h- z- ~9 n脚踏实地be down-to-earth
; K# N, d( }# x: d脚踩两只船sit on the fence
: a9 ^8 p* @; w/ u+ r君子之交淡如水the friendship between gentlemen is as pure as crystal; a hedge between keeps friendship green / `, \; u& l+ Y+ M( I! R2 }
老生常谈，陈词滥调cut and dried, cliché
1 S |3 m( \, i" x礼尚往来Courtesy calls for reciprocity. 8 `& P9 U7 p$ H0 a. Q
留得青山在，不怕没柴烧"Where there is life, there is hope."- l ^+ t, ]. ^$ M2 e' y0 C
马到成功achieve immediate victory; win instant success I- d9 O0 \- j4 I
名利双收gain in both fame and wealth& g) u; P0 H( k; G4 p6 X# X1 Q! u3 J
茅塞顿开be suddenly enlightened( W2 W2 j, K7 w9 g
没有规矩不成方圆Nothing can be accomplished without norms or standards.6 m6 W8 R1 P; |
每逢佳节倍思亲
2 p3 w m7 M4 K* l% m$ d0 YOn festive occasions more than ever one thinks of one's dear ones far away.
( h/ ?3 U) ~: g! k2 X# U6 o2 z0 q tIt is on the festival occasions when one misses his dear most.
) [& r/ l& B% z, |, s谋事在人，成事在天"The planning lies with man, the outcome with Heaven. / Man proposes, God disposes. "1 v- N1 u$ ?+ l) _; P c }
弄巧成拙be too smart by half; Cunning outwits itself.. }4 u8 y# V% ]# d0 d
拿手好戏masterpiece: _5 E5 a( V! N- G. q1 y7 d
赔了夫人又折兵throw good money after bad' t! k4 `5 |8 P; z4 }
抛砖引玉a modest spur to induce others to come forward with valuable contributions; throw a sprat to catch a whale
- f) o: h: e/ g破釜沉舟cut off all means of retreat；burn one‘s own way of retreat and be determined to fight to the end2 @$ `+ Z$ z7 ~
抢得先机take the preemptive opportunities
; O3 G/ b2 ?) L0 o" [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 z: p; a( o# i& E
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
: q: }7 M, {( k' \; h# H前事不忘,后事之师Past experience, if not forgotten, is a guide for the future.8 P/ q0 W( a& m2 m. E8 a; q
前人栽树,后人乘凉One generation plants the trees in whose shade another generation rests.
; h5 ?/ M# W/ vOne sows and another reaps.
0 x2 l1 U2 g5 N$ G前怕狼,后怕虎fear the wolf in front and the tiger behind/ hesitate in doing something
) C) Z* ^/ T! N# w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.
/ k5 o. A8 ?- U; X+ s强强联手win-win co-operation
5 P; X. j( C v0 s3 k$ y$ P瑞雪兆丰年A timely snow promises a good harvest.0 D: F8 F7 H- h" |( m$ c9 u4 z
人之初,性本善Man's nature at birth is good.
# g. r9 O. [8 Z% E. R* E7 e8 J3 p* Q人逢喜事精神爽Joy puts heart into a man.
* r; k" h3 W3 B8 |5 l2 i人海战术huge-crowd strategy
2 H7 R" v1 Q7 v5 N8 ~世上无难事，只要肯攀登"Where there is a will, there is a way. " : L4 h# F0 U7 G7 O% e3 w
世外桃源a fictitious land of peace away from the turmoil of the world;
+ r% n7 D$ U& S* Q死而后已until my heart stops beating; E n$ s8 Z5 s/ |7 `
岁岁平安Peace all year round
; n. [ Y5 O5 o6 [上有天堂，下有苏杭"Just as there is paradise in heaven, ther are Suzhou and Hangzhou on earth." - b2 |+ G; z j; y6 y: ^- c2 F
塞翁失马，焉知非福Misfortune may be an actual blessing.
# g! ^4 e& }1 |8 ~: e三十而立"A man should be independent at the age of thirty. * m3 n4 R' ^+ j
At thirty, a man should be able to think for himself."
, K- l9 D9 i& @: K) O升级换代updating and upgrading (of products)
; ^& A) v6 W1 ]1 {; ~9 q5 p4 ]四十不惑Life begins at forty.
! y- E* V8 ~* J1 C" k0 T$ ~; J S谁言寸草心，报得三春晖"Such kindness of warm sun, can't be repaid by grass. " , Q7 v8 s. M7 `8 h, ]0 r
水涨船高When the river rises, the boat floats high.8 U9 t- N3 o# m3 U _6 L4 R2 J
时不我待Time and tide wait for no man. , {, |% l+ K+ s& S) j+ l% t
杀鸡用牛刀break a butterfly on the wheel
1 z G4 I( c( A6 b实事求是seek truth from facts; be practical and realistic; be true to facts 2 b, i9 y) T, [! W
说曹操,曹操到Talk of the devil and he comes.
" B" l( `, M9 G6 M/ {/ o, V+ ?实话实说speak the plain truth; call a spade a spade; tell it as it is * l% T$ ]' a/ |0 X
实践是检验真理的唯一标准Practice is the sole criterion for testing truth.1 I! n3 \ k, a5 D9 X1 i* w% f
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; "! I* W( q8 z; Q x
韬光养晦hide one's capacities and bide one's time
! B: ~1 }2 ]) j! g0 G8 y6 r/ {糖衣炮弹sugar-coated bullets# k$ M1 k' m1 u, t# o
天有不测风云Anything unexpected may happen. a bolt from the blue
9 M/ n- s" Z4 J; x% ? M团结就是力量Unity is strength.# E8 t9 h! _8 E
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 " @! {) D- X' \) R6 D2 Z
歪风邪气unhealthy practices and evil phenomena: Y( o* ^$ F2 m" m; L
物以类聚，人以群分Birds of a feather flock together.6 }6 w9 X! p, z9 O$ x
往事如风"The past has vanished (from memory) like wind.; What in past, is past."
! {: T6 i4 A Q6 [! H6 r, e望子成龙hold high hopes for one's child
4 Q1 Y5 e5 r% V屋漏又逢连阴雨Misfortunes never come singly. When it rains it pours.* `2 i3 U G# E
文韬武略military expertise; military strategy 9 z$ r5 [. [! v6 y7 h1 S' ]! D
唯利是图draw water to one's mill
; J* N. O. x+ w+ Y1 n$ p无源之水,无本之木water without a source, and a tree wiithout roots# K3 q, `, r5 M, I$ {, o
无中生有make/create something out of nothing
. }& p3 j' f6 \+ _6 l$ r1 U( a无风不起浪There are no waves without wind. There's no smoke without fire.
5 H0 G/ r* L) P1 [徇私枉法bend the law for the benefit of relatives or friends
, l: f6 r8 i5 f0 ^+ z- \0 b- u新官上任三把火a new broom sweeps clean
, N1 u5 u* z8 [3 P* C6 V虚心使人进步,骄傲使人落后Modesty helps one go forward, whereas conceit makes one lag behind.' E, n) ]6 W! G! m( c
蓄势而发accumulate strength for a take-off
5 I5 }8 x7 G4 M) b. ^# N心想事成May all your wish come true2 k1 |" m O: ~5 f+ `3 b! I$ }$ r
心照不宣have a tacit understanding; give tacit consent; tacit understanding8 P$ q+ b0 L* s' F0 d2 j" C
先入为主First impressions are firmly entrenched. f: ^5 P5 r: p8 ], T
先下手为强catch the ball before the bound: |6 G p; z7 p" u& t& L) x2 Y
像热锅上的蚂蚁like an ant on a hot pan: ]; e: I# R) b
现身说法warn people by taking oneself as an example. N0 {7 K9 s- p4 @% ^
息事宁人pour oil on troubled waters
9 B4 ~; S* }% A, }' W b0 b! w* {喜忧参半mingled hope and fear 0 D; s) @1 e1 m, T9 X9 C6 d9 Z
循序渐进step by step
1 \& S1 `8 v5 L& O一路平安，一路顺风speed somebody on their way; speed the parting guest $ B% @* v: |! e& l" P! ?, B
严以律己,宽以待人be strict with oneself and lenient towards others
) S. U" p- S# U1 S s# a# n鱼米之乡a land of milk and honey; Y3 l# H) x$ H3 P: k: b
有情人终成眷属"Jack shall have Jill, all shall be well."
: m$ V7 V) a# ?有钱能使鬼推磨Money makes the mare go. Money talks.
& j4 H( v/ i9 h i/ L有识之士people of vision
j7 V( H1 c8 E. M! P% ]7 y0 \有勇无谋use brawn rather than brain 2 n7 g: M2 f! |! R+ ]/ q' d) H
有缘千里来相会Separated as we are thousands of miles apart, we come together as if by predestination." \3 Z% W+ q! B+ E; J2 Z
与时俱进advance with times$ V4 J& b `, g: e2 a% P6 y, C5 k; ?
以人为本people oriented; people foremost 9 e- }2 P/ C0 R7 ~* k$ d. b
因材施教teach students according to their aptitude
+ r5 K0 f) @: G8 |. r1 }/ l5 G/ 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." 4 g+ J. B# f/ `3 Q# @8 V
欲速则不达Haste does not bring success. ; V* }; d. v; r3 Q% U- x6 S
优胜劣汰survival of the fittest
- X1 I' E* C# Q% j( A英雄所见略同Great minds think alike.
6 t8 L% R% \9 L, s冤家宜解不宜结Better make friends than make enemies.9 n+ @1 [" t% C) l
冤假错案"cases in which people were unjustly, falsely or wrongly charged or sentenced; unjust, false or wrong cases"
3 S' q9 Z/ o9 _- d一言既出，驷马难追A real man never goes back on his words. . O) c% G( P4 f; p
招财进宝Money and treasures will be plentiful
9 k- \( y' H" u0 _1 u6 f2 m债台高筑become debt-ridden1 w! G1 b2 D; P6 u. u7 P/ O
致命要害Achilles' heel * ]. u3 F4 t5 o4 F/ A
众矢之的target of public criticism8 I Y7 a( G+ c, z, k
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.
; T- I, b0 H) s* B5 s纸上谈兵be an armchair strategist& t; Z* q3 p5 o/ r6 ^- J
纸包不住火Truth will come to light sooner or later. X! K4 H; j! @8 N" E& E; N
左右为难between the devil and the deep blue sea; between the rock and the hard place |
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