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爱屋及乌Love me, love my dog.
6 b- ~/ S6 r7 k7 b) @) F) w4 e8 f* ~百闻不如一见Seeing is believing.
7 S1 R- s! G& W0 r3 |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
& m3 z' }7 J; P# K' u5 M笨鸟先飞A slow sparrow should make an early start.
0 w: A' \2 D: o; e( f不眠之夜white night
7 e* Y! S9 U/ |! C5 O, S不以物喜，不以己悲not pleased by external gains, not saddened by personnal losses1 c8 j* e0 N+ o9 n6 U S; h2 @
不遗余力spare no effort; go all out; do one's best( J; O7 Y8 w% e0 d8 ?: @
不打不成交"No discord, no concord.
" Z7 _' n T! E1 x* U4 ?拆东墙补西墙rob Peter to pay Paul
$ ^7 d$ R/ U. r+ A3 r辞旧迎新bid farewell to the old and usher in the new; ring out the old year and ring in the new & c) }+ X4 A- }7 k
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
) w& n, L% s/ W" Y8 \大开眼界open one's eyes; broaden one's horizon; be an eye-opener
+ h |/ s# n! Q国泰民安The country flourishes and people live in peace/ j4 r5 A3 x% |% u, | 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
( J0 s" ^, R4 g+ |1 }功夫不负有心人Everything comes to him who waits. $ K; R/ D8 u8 c# J0 t3 X c& t+ `
好了伤疤忘了疼once on shore, one prays no more
6 Z+ b- a2 M9 p ~9 ~" j S7 ]好事不出门，恶事传千里Good news never goes beyond the gate, while bad news spread far and wide. 2 o5 T ]8 i0 A
和气生财Harmony brings wealth
7 |$ Z/ f6 Q1 [$ I$ Z. l" x活到老，学到老One is never too old to learn. : b6 J- v% v4 M4 | [/ N) K' ?& E% H
既往不咎let bygones be bygones
; ~' Y* O2 [1 p$ x* D- b3 w金无足赤,人无完人Gold can't be pure and man can't be perfect. # m; a5 u) ~# @/ z7 X/ F: d
金玉满堂Treasures fill the home8 l/ z9 D2 b# U R
脚踏实地be down-to-earth
7 _1 r8 A K4 F6 I5 Q3 y' v脚踩两只船sit on the fence
$ ]6 P* C, m5 y5 k- e; E9 B君子之交淡如水the friendship between gentlemen is as pure as crystal; a hedge between keeps friendship green
; T) O& n- G1 f5 F/ `老生常谈，陈词滥调cut and dried, cliché
7 _3 r& \! {: N# x3 j8 M礼尚往来Courtesy calls for reciprocity.
9 e9 T* P; f5 z1 A( J/ e留得青山在，不怕没柴烧"Where there is life, there is hope."
% s o% a+ u$ ^9 k( |% V% j马到成功achieve immediate victory; win instant success
* }& e/ s3 h7 F& p' n名利双收gain in both fame and wealth
- p$ q8 E! F* ~茅塞顿开be suddenly enlightened* g' B! E- k' z: Y4 {" Y. g. q
没有规矩不成方圆Nothing can be accomplished without norms or standards.
2 Z% y7 Z, `; b# f+ l每逢佳节倍思亲
" k" O' m% _* u; K9 A4 j8 ]On festive occasions more than ever one thinks of one's dear ones far away.
% t' R$ I% G: }3 A. U2 r# lIt is on the festival occasions when one misses his dear most.
; b4 g+ s$ _5 u2 P4 G( a) n谋事在人，成事在天"The planning lies with man, the outcome with Heaven. / Man proposes, God disposes. ", [. v6 x) f( e7 n
弄巧成拙be too smart by half; Cunning outwits itself.
, X( d2 u- T, l2 m: a" e% j, T* O拿手好戏masterpiece
- J( c( e! X! @. A: K赔了夫人又折兵throw good money after bad
5 \2 r1 @5 z l! _/ J. {9 R" w抛砖引玉a modest spur to induce others to come forward with valuable contributions; throw a sprat to catch a whale
! c. v$ u) |, N6 w& k, H% N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
4 O" J% q, O9 A. r3 b抢得先机take the preemptive opportunities . n# X# V6 {$ g
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.
6 ]/ q# n* ^5 m# l1 B! 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
& c7 O# z2 I. T+ a% w/ G% _前事不忘,后事之师Past experience, if not forgotten, is a guide for the future.
% r# n: C9 f- G/ k6 v( z, j前人栽树,后人乘凉One generation plants the trees in whose shade another generation rests.
- {5 ?2 L! i( _. ^" ^4 w! n6 ?3 uOne sows and another reaps.
6 F8 w$ _0 @/ D A. Y( _- ]4 z前怕狼,后怕虎fear the wolf in front and the tiger behind/ hesitate in doing something
/ Y7 M- ]# n) [- b( I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.
% H2 V; d7 R8 k# }强强联手win-win co-operation* I+ j6 K8 J* f, E4 j: }- q
瑞雪兆丰年A timely snow promises a good harvest.
( k% u; k1 E" ?% j9 D. X人之初,性本善Man's nature at birth is good.7 }2 j3 w* a! x' k% c5 ]* |1 ~
人逢喜事精神爽Joy puts heart into a man.
# s1 O# y' g2 G# k人海战术huge-crowd strategy
0 J- Z _. }( J2 \/ n- `世上无难事，只要肯攀登"Where there is a will, there is a way. " % Y0 q/ r: I/ n
世外桃源a fictitious land of peace away from the turmoil of the world;
9 @9 h8 Z6 k0 c! X- d/ R- P死而后已until my heart stops beating) k# ?3 L9 b9 b
岁岁平安Peace all year round6 S) p' w! J* q5 ~& e4 | t0 V, v4 T
上有天堂，下有苏杭"Just as there is paradise in heaven, ther are Suzhou and Hangzhou on earth."
3 M3 b2 a. E* D塞翁失马，焉知非福Misfortune may be an actual blessing.7 U) f+ R# y- |! G3 ~; ?* i$ V6 }5 `
三十而立"A man should be independent at the age of thirty.
0 k' U: T* _+ AAt thirty, a man should be able to think for himself." 1 A) O' F( }+ O1 O8 a& k
升级换代updating and upgrading (of products)
/ d. L! g: v0 y* P: m四十不惑Life begins at forty. ) u" V+ t% o, L7 @. `
谁言寸草心，报得三春晖"Such kindness of warm sun, can't be repaid by grass. "
: b# }" R, T) E( w& w/ F; J水涨船高When the river rises, the boat floats high.6 a5 m1 S$ C! ]' `
时不我待Time and tide wait for no man.
4 Q. I0 Y" T0 [ _" p杀鸡用牛刀break a butterfly on the wheel
1 p! s3 K( I- [( k实事求是seek truth from facts; be practical and realistic; be true to facts 7 t: |5 }0 F3 \, J4 w
说曹操,曹操到Talk of the devil and he comes.
+ P# D) q0 |1 P实话实说speak the plain truth; call a spade a spade; tell it as it is q* v4 a3 f) z4 {+ w
实践是检验真理的唯一标准Practice is the sole criterion for testing truth.- U9 f" `# e: k2 ]
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; _3 q- b& P- {韬光养晦hide one's capacities and bide one's time
* i7 W2 @( Z( s糖衣炮弹sugar-coated bullets
+ q8 L9 i* m" `0 ^+ H W天有不测风云Anything unexpected may happen. a bolt from the blue1 J' ^: ?6 @. w4 ? B; ~
团结就是力量Unity is strength.
3 ]8 q6 d# d1 M$ ^/ o. G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* G% \5 L% n S歪风邪气unhealthy practices and evil phenomena* T/ @+ g, c4 D5 F
物以类聚，人以群分Birds of a feather flock together.; O, D6 U4 O% m' ], x+ l( z4 O3 a
往事如风"The past has vanished (from memory) like wind.; What in past, is past." $ H3 @. Q# ]. I4 u
望子成龙hold high hopes for one's child j% F2 x+ }; X% \8 q
屋漏又逢连阴雨Misfortunes never come singly. When it rains it pours.
" u+ U8 [$ m* H2 h文韬武略military expertise; military strategy
9 V- |( |; c s! w8 N5 S唯利是图draw water to one's mill
( j' @+ `+ f& S, Y无源之水,无本之木water without a source, and a tree wiithout roots3 d J" P: Q! d+ A
无中生有make/create something out of nothing 2 a: A% i# U: x
无风不起浪There are no waves without wind. There's no smoke without fire.9 I: |* K( P) `9 B; [% r
徇私枉法bend the law for the benefit of relatives or friends {9 R! J& `& _" s* Q" r9 d
新官上任三把火a new broom sweeps clean
0 q8 C/ v! T# C+ M! q虚心使人进步,骄傲使人落后Modesty helps one go forward, whereas conceit makes one lag behind.
8 @0 A: i! D4 F& y7 l蓄势而发accumulate strength for a take-off# {$ C6 ]$ ~- `8 j
心想事成May all your wish come true" a% i6 t1 e7 L: c( p5 f. o# f
心照不宣have a tacit understanding; give tacit consent; tacit understanding
8 F% |4 F- A% H/ A先入为主First impressions are firmly entrenched.
) U' ]' u1 z1 T8 J) L4 I4 ?. w: M先下手为强catch the ball before the bound! q1 @- A% L& q3 _1 I3 m8 x" a
像热锅上的蚂蚁like an ant on a hot pan
4 \( C" ^: Q2 w9 x( y现身说法warn people by taking oneself as an example
2 ?% D0 k5 {- l7 o( y息事宁人pour oil on troubled waters # Y* |! J; W+ B# G7 E3 ~6 a
喜忧参半mingled hope and fear 7 F9 }7 S! _0 ~$ O
循序渐进step by step( P9 `+ P; b/ S: K4 g% J9 `% R3 A' j
一路平安，一路顺风speed somebody on their way; speed the parting guest
/ O$ t4 @9 n& v严以律己,宽以待人be strict with oneself and lenient towards others. P* x+ ?) i0 U3 d" {
鱼米之乡a land of milk and honey% R' e8 w4 Y6 f+ `2 e/ Z, z t
有情人终成眷属"Jack shall have Jill, all shall be well."
5 W' m+ {/ t5 `有钱能使鬼推磨Money makes the mare go. Money talks.
4 J4 A7 `) M1 f' X7 s4 [有识之士people of vision" c: |0 I. h% A1 V
有勇无谋use brawn rather than brain 5 w H- [7 L& `* l7 l8 Y8 o
有缘千里来相会Separated as we are thousands of miles apart, we come together as if by predestination.* p$ x4 q! ~1 H5 Z$ I
与时俱进advance with times
2 c# I& N6 E3 h% ^# g以人为本people oriented; people foremost
# C2 G1 J. Z, N5 N; x3 u因材施教teach students according to their aptitude ! r9 H* t4 i) C% y4 H# h7 L
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."
v$ ^6 h6 P/ W6 v0 n& `欲速则不达Haste does not bring success. 9 c8 o/ y5 w# O* z" a
优胜劣汰survival of the fittest - V) d, F- r# P: L `0 p
英雄所见略同Great minds think alike.
7 B. w" f! S9 s# s( I冤家宜解不宜结Better make friends than make enemies.9 I. W' a! j5 p" ?; w
冤假错案"cases in which people were unjustly, falsely or wrongly charged or sentenced; unjust, false or wrong cases"
+ Y' @7 z3 ^! z一言既出，驷马难追A real man never goes back on his words. 5 g: j/ h' O3 _4 L: U- T. s
招财进宝Money and treasures will be plentiful
. Z4 a9 b# C: j; Y; u+ ^: Y. t债台高筑become debt-ridden0 a4 o S1 ]- S0 u
致命要害Achilles' heel $ m! _$ X2 E0 z# f {. _
众矢之的target of public criticism. T1 i( }3 \/ d7 S. C) s; l8 G
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.+ R+ w! Q7 D, y* _
纸上谈兵be an armchair strategist% N7 I+ C( F) V* {- ]- b% _
纸包不住火Truth will come to light sooner or later.
+ n, d0 c! S7 T& n3 e5 f+ h左右为难between the devil and the deep blue sea; between the rock and the hard place |
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