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爱屋及乌Love me, love my dog.
8 g3 x- G6 f$ W8 K* G( A百闻不如一见Seeing is believing.' C1 A1 Z, d' c
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
* G3 U g' C: F. A( n笨鸟先飞A slow sparrow should make an early start.4 W8 p. }& t+ V' f
不眠之夜white night # c7 b9 ?* V( [; c
不以物喜，不以己悲not pleased by external gains, not saddened by personnal losses
+ F! S2 u$ K! d不遗余力spare no effort; go all out; do one's best
# |) Q q$ i. _; H9 |: `2 y* ?不打不成交"No discord, no concord.
) |. w6 f' L: H/ M p拆东墙补西墙rob Peter to pay Paul 9 Y5 p$ X U8 l4 {' F
辞旧迎新bid farewell to the old and usher in the new; ring out the old year and ring in the new
: e, h% o7 r5 ~8 R3 d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
' Y" A# d( p( C. t5 G大开眼界open one's eyes; broaden one's horizon; be an eye-opener , t# J' B3 q; S4 _$ A- t
国泰民安The country flourishes and people live in peace1 U$ V) h) Y. m6 u1 }; S+ ^3 S
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
( i4 s/ i0 G3 F0 c ^, q功夫不负有心人Everything comes to him who waits. - @0 P5 D7 l& c( }4 }. O
好了伤疤忘了疼once on shore, one prays no more
* h$ S a5 S) K. }5 v好事不出门，恶事传千里Good news never goes beyond the gate, while bad news spread far and wide. * C% }8 s6 f, O
和气生财Harmony brings wealth
* n2 C/ g2 v8 f0 F; I& e1 @活到老，学到老One is never too old to learn.
, I( Z( }& f H' _' @7 x既往不咎let bygones be bygones
( `% H; o0 \9 y金无足赤,人无完人Gold can't be pure and man can't be perfect. 1 ^( p$ R0 g O; ^
金玉满堂Treasures fill the home
9 G f9 _$ e* c( a& W% m脚踏实地be down-to-earth : Q. W) z" a. n v& }+ `
脚踩两只船sit on the fence - g2 |1 v% a- Q0 V+ G& i
君子之交淡如水the friendship between gentlemen is as pure as crystal; a hedge between keeps friendship green
+ T6 R& k7 B8 t- U4 r$ a" j9 e: X老生常谈，陈词滥调cut and dried, cliché
6 y f- Y( B3 I/ U3 C* }礼尚往来Courtesy calls for reciprocity. 8 G" p- `; X" q* I
留得青山在，不怕没柴烧"Where there is life, there is hope."
8 \; ^! A4 g' B, K2 C0 t( x# M7 T马到成功achieve immediate victory; win instant success5 C% D+ ?% e& y, k# h% e
名利双收gain in both fame and wealth
$ Y7 Y/ e# ]- V, E8 j茅塞顿开be suddenly enlightened
+ \7 R7 w6 t3 ^& ]% D- Z1 p没有规矩不成方圆Nothing can be accomplished without norms or standards.
) {& \% j; S( `每逢佳节倍思亲
* e3 n1 E5 {7 c# o$ }0 dOn festive occasions more than ever one thinks of one's dear ones far away.
! }0 w1 g* v: K. d hIt is on the festival occasions when one misses his dear most.
" j4 K- Y1 [+ ?; M+ X2 x: o. ^谋事在人，成事在天"The planning lies with man, the outcome with Heaven. / Man proposes, God disposes. "- r0 c4 ]( J- I
弄巧成拙be too smart by half; Cunning outwits itself., c3 G( ?3 ~7 a0 W( A! X8 @
拿手好戏masterpiece
5 {! G" g3 o+ `0 y赔了夫人又折兵throw good money after bad' J( K3 z4 D5 B: I
抛砖引玉a modest spur to induce others to come forward with valuable contributions; throw a sprat to catch a whale! |, d7 p- n$ |9 D. q, O) D
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
0 s, `$ A6 S) B- W: p! L抢得先机take the preemptive opportunities # k* s( H* |3 N! Y5 G+ H" f8 {5 ?
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 ?* I* q& D9 }' S/ d
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$ W e+ }! y, B
前事不忘,后事之师Past experience, if not forgotten, is a guide for the future.
! ? ^. B6 U( }% J# f前人栽树,后人乘凉One generation plants the trees in whose shade another generation rests.* }' T# H7 q2 F( [( R( m2 m4 m" B3 e
One sows and another reaps.
- |6 m4 e3 D! p* e/ g) D前怕狼,后怕虎fear the wolf in front and the tiger behind/ hesitate in doing something8 ?+ i% l" l" s9 I, h% @5 q, l
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. A8 h1 u0 N( ]
强强联手win-win co-operation
# {, q0 a+ D2 {6 V瑞雪兆丰年A timely snow promises a good harvest.
" \) O; G& u2 |; @' j; k人之初,性本善Man's nature at birth is good.
, [9 F1 U5 a: R6 c' b人逢喜事精神爽Joy puts heart into a man.( ~) R; b: M4 j) }0 C1 k4 d9 J2 s
人海战术huge-crowd strategy
# {/ m+ j- Z, c世上无难事，只要肯攀登"Where there is a will, there is a way. " ; E& Z4 A& i) O- B' t- I
世外桃源a fictitious land of peace away from the turmoil of the world; 0 x( }+ r, T0 s$ b9 t7 l- Y
死而后已until my heart stops beating$ @2 E6 g. d1 `% ^3 A2 R( }
岁岁平安Peace all year round
) n; |8 g8 E* O8 a" K上有天堂，下有苏杭"Just as there is paradise in heaven, ther are Suzhou and Hangzhou on earth."
+ j/ w* ^3 L- d* S- \3 D4 F; x塞翁失马，焉知非福Misfortune may be an actual blessing.# ^ ], U8 r, V3 Y7 p7 P" S
三十而立"A man should be independent at the age of thirty.
% J$ S! ~; n& N8 M6 k& [At thirty, a man should be able to think for himself."
M+ z) e& l1 Z; \) [3 H升级换代updating and upgrading (of products)4 F5 D5 o+ @+ G& s) u5 P5 X. u I
四十不惑Life begins at forty. ' h x: l4 c9 D1 r) b
谁言寸草心，报得三春晖"Such kindness of warm sun, can't be repaid by grass. " / _3 v6 E5 u3 u2 d+ U- r
水涨船高When the river rises, the boat floats high.3 J, \4 E! l& x$ x: h9 ` H
时不我待Time and tide wait for no man.
- ~: Z8 q. d5 \2 i/ [" W杀鸡用牛刀break a butterfly on the wheel! ] ~( j1 n& a. z; p+ w* Q
实事求是seek truth from facts; be practical and realistic; be true to facts 0 T8 |& N, T2 C( z% }3 o
说曹操,曹操到Talk of the devil and he comes.
: K( x# q. }/ }实话实说speak the plain truth; call a spade a spade; tell it as it is
" f# |8 y k! B1 \. J/ V实践是检验真理的唯一标准Practice is the sole criterion for testing truth.' u: d, L) P/ t/ h {
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; "
, u1 Q7 Q( r" H- {2 v韬光养晦hide one's capacities and bide one's time
) X+ C( s8 H3 d& t8 ?1 I糖衣炮弹sugar-coated bullets
1 }1 O: O9 W, n2 T天有不测风云Anything unexpected may happen. a bolt from the blue
" f9 x9 a5 ~0 |( q) P团结就是力量Unity is strength.
! d$ b' \' g: }4 ]7 [' X8 F/ ^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
7 t: L7 L& @* a9 e, n5 G4 d3 u4 z歪风邪气unhealthy practices and evil phenomena) U4 O. R) `" P6 \# N I2 d2 g
物以类聚，人以群分Birds of a feather flock together.
q# }- x- C( [往事如风"The past has vanished (from memory) like wind.; What in past, is past." * Y: O% A. |7 ^& S w9 t9 H
望子成龙hold high hopes for one's child
$ g: ~ Y0 U4 ^. W0 O {1 _屋漏又逢连阴雨Misfortunes never come singly. When it rains it pours.9 l U M% s3 v2 H1 T
文韬武略military expertise; military strategy
( o$ {4 O7 o2 ~; s# d8 d: t0 Q唯利是图draw water to one's mill b4 c/ s# q" `5 o6 U
无源之水,无本之木water without a source, and a tree wiithout roots% F8 p+ m* O7 t- S& Z! x1 y
无中生有make/create something out of nothing
! G/ G) J1 h* T: k6 y" X |# B无风不起浪There are no waves without wind. There's no smoke without fire.
* L$ w P" g [& z: e0 S% z徇私枉法bend the law for the benefit of relatives or friends 0 t4 r" r- O1 T$ M/ [4 a: \& t5 W2 ]
新官上任三把火a new broom sweeps clean
- }: l) K# o- |, b# W1 f. ~4 t虚心使人进步,骄傲使人落后Modesty helps one go forward, whereas conceit makes one lag behind.; n1 L/ g# j, v. ~2 k
蓄势而发accumulate strength for a take-off
6 x7 _' A% y8 N0 ^/ D6 Q4 M8 U心想事成May all your wish come true
0 g4 F: F, x$ U7 f e心照不宣have a tacit understanding; give tacit consent; tacit understanding
) i" U; Z" t( M) d先入为主First impressions are firmly entrenched.0 u e, Z" N- V3 o, U* f; u. R; F
先下手为强catch the ball before the bound2 T( ~1 x) x0 Z) Z; f1 m
像热锅上的蚂蚁like an ant on a hot pan
0 R* i% o! \0 e( e- h/ V现身说法warn people by taking oneself as an example, r7 B9 B+ u& I o) }
息事宁人pour oil on troubled waters
L$ i( }. c' B喜忧参半mingled hope and fear
& ^2 b) S2 I4 e" _1 z& z& s, q D循序渐进step by step
% L' N% S7 J: x) ]8 k; Z, l% ]一路平安，一路顺风speed somebody on their way; speed the parting guest 4 V" k0 V! s8 A. K, V
严以律己,宽以待人be strict with oneself and lenient towards others! s/ f# R. l5 c; r* T5 g' W
鱼米之乡a land of milk and honey! j/ ]- ~! J$ D# y9 b
有情人终成眷属"Jack shall have Jill, all shall be well." , {5 r7 M, [& l: D
有钱能使鬼推磨Money makes the mare go. Money talks.9 |- v9 X9 j- q& u: u u6 Y. O6 L) P
有识之士people of vision
# H& a# G4 f7 a有勇无谋use brawn rather than brain
3 z% c9 |0 H9 r& G有缘千里来相会Separated as we are thousands of miles apart, we come together as if by predestination.
1 m* ]- o$ z3 ^" r8 i3 Z# W与时俱进advance with times
* f6 g8 w- k& h, u8 ^以人为本people oriented; people foremost
' H+ |# o" A. b3 f因材施教teach students according to their aptitude 6 a0 p9 c; {$ I1 g
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 z' A ^( H8 d p/ L欲速则不达Haste does not bring success. 9 l0 e( t& a. R& ?& q4 s
优胜劣汰survival of the fittest 2 O( k- t" _) l" V$ M! _
英雄所见略同Great minds think alike. ]5 P$ Z0 O& [: X7 |6 D* T
冤家宜解不宜结Better make friends than make enemies.: K' i2 K0 ?9 P7 f5 o2 B
冤假错案"cases in which people were unjustly, falsely or wrongly charged or sentenced; unjust, false or wrong cases" ! m3 V+ i( U, p4 K5 L" A. p4 q
一言既出，驷马难追A real man never goes back on his words. + j! S( p+ t) ?: N, N: n
招财进宝Money and treasures will be plentiful
8 p! B* `; G) P& g债台高筑become debt-ridden
& U/ O3 U& k n* k. s7 V致命要害Achilles' heel
. G5 h2 ^# \6 e% e2 L2 l' e. C众矢之的target of public criticism
: d3 Q; N2 }0 x6 @) k" L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.
6 S- {6 P- ?' b) |5 z. i5 `# d- I纸上谈兵be an armchair strategist
, }( y* d3 R L9 E6 {纸包不住火Truth will come to light sooner or later.* w: {" V5 K0 u0 Z
左右为难between the devil and the deep blue sea; between the rock and the hard place |
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