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爱屋及乌Love me, love my dog.
. Z$ b& C, w7 O4 G: y百闻不如一见Seeing is believing.
/ q6 Z, T. I5 y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
& o1 z3 h7 V4 w: d4 K' z E5 e笨鸟先飞A slow sparrow should make an early start. Y% W, s! \" K$ `# ]; N* W4 {& g
不眠之夜white night + A7 h7 `4 G( U- P1 k
不以物喜，不以己悲not pleased by external gains, not saddened by personnal losses
; N9 l/ u0 }# W; Z1 s9 _' u不遗余力spare no effort; go all out; do one's best4 }' d8 e- N2 H/ s6 T, w
不打不成交"No discord, no concord. + H& w3 A7 W9 m
拆东墙补西墙rob Peter to pay Paul
, h- Y" [9 j3 k* v5 y辞旧迎新bid farewell to the old and usher in the new; ring out the old year and ring in the new
5 c( [% y5 O; Q% o' n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( b8 z1 P9 _ c5 R( x
大开眼界open one's eyes; broaden one's horizon; be an eye-opener 9 E) [; a6 C L
国泰民安The country flourishes and people live in peace9 s- x; m: d6 b
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 8 C! A* ]! I. w) E
功夫不负有心人Everything comes to him who waits. : b. B( S' Q4 q
好了伤疤忘了疼once on shore, one prays no more2 O! w# f- _! B' U+ @9 N
好事不出门，恶事传千里Good news never goes beyond the gate, while bad news spread far and wide. % {/ J. G6 _0 m& |/ ]
和气生财Harmony brings wealth8 e7 g5 A( ?/ S0 R% @" t
活到老，学到老One is never too old to learn.
+ y. b1 O4 d5 v2 R$ V既往不咎let bygones be bygones - {5 m5 F+ B2 z# V* X; z
金无足赤,人无完人Gold can't be pure and man can't be perfect.
; L( x1 ]7 z5 f$ ^3 N9 r4 X3 u2 O7 m金玉满堂Treasures fill the home
; Q$ c! t% g! B/ \& y N脚踏实地be down-to-earth
: `3 ` s5 v }( I2 ^, O! y* l6 Q脚踩两只船sit on the fence 0 x# e6 q6 i+ |5 a6 Y8 u
君子之交淡如水the friendship between gentlemen is as pure as crystal; a hedge between keeps friendship green
1 @& V7 U7 D k2 m6 U" ^7 W老生常谈，陈词滥调cut and dried, cliché; \1 B0 t/ c- ]0 ~9 b
礼尚往来Courtesy calls for reciprocity.
) I0 M% Z: `" E( C) _ N& W$ s/ }留得青山在，不怕没柴烧"Where there is life, there is hope."
1 V, A/ S, G; Q( [; W9 m马到成功achieve immediate victory; win instant success
7 D" V* _2 Y, x/ J2 I( i! o1 M6 s名利双收gain in both fame and wealth
n( B* k( T4 i) ?茅塞顿开be suddenly enlightened( f3 @! h3 _+ s+ \- F2 A
没有规矩不成方圆Nothing can be accomplished without norms or standards.+ N9 N/ M9 N+ r$ q3 I
每逢佳节倍思亲
2 ?# k8 \4 t7 b$ d2 `; _1 zOn festive occasions more than ever one thinks of one's dear ones far away.* z* r4 v7 R2 F }( q, H' V2 h
It is on the festival occasions when one misses his dear most. . S& y! Z1 P$ i% H
谋事在人，成事在天"The planning lies with man, the outcome with Heaven. / Man proposes, God disposes. "' ?( `4 y( C8 Q* C7 S. }! F3 C
弄巧成拙be too smart by half; Cunning outwits itself.$ s# P3 l# ]4 v; M# p. f
拿手好戏masterpiece0 Y3 J+ D( q9 g3 I5 o
赔了夫人又折兵throw good money after bad
9 N3 r: d. }0 S' _6 D抛砖引玉a modest spur to induce others to come forward with valuable contributions; throw a sprat to catch a whale/ l8 j" y3 ^' @6 j; 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 end9 T) H, X9 j1 l& N+ s: i
抢得先机take the preemptive opportunities
; A9 E1 a7 j; T& @( i2 e; A; `8 n2 U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 ^6 Z$ N* D/ ?4 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
9 _! |2 k6 u4 `7 ~前事不忘,后事之师Past experience, if not forgotten, is a guide for the future.) u% A" a. ?% P6 H
前人栽树,后人乘凉One generation plants the trees in whose shade another generation rests., x, I/ t% d) X* |
One sows and another reaps.% E8 M, `9 h6 O: z0 G) p
前怕狼,后怕虎fear the wolf in front and the tiger behind/ hesitate in doing something R4 g" h; V3 r/ i# B
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. 9 t6 T0 b- p+ w! R) K- G
强强联手win-win co-operation" v; i5 L. q2 T9 F' b7 G
瑞雪兆丰年A timely snow promises a good harvest.9 j s6 C2 h$ v- y6 a. A
人之初,性本善Man's nature at birth is good.' ^8 T. h5 e7 L# M" g
人逢喜事精神爽Joy puts heart into a man.2 q) z6 N) s& i- K
人海战术huge-crowd strategy
2 o" z# w \2 Z% H1 z7 K世上无难事，只要肯攀登"Where there is a will, there is a way. "
: e9 W7 v6 ^8 R, h: t+ A+ S世外桃源a fictitious land of peace away from the turmoil of the world; 2 x3 S( E& z" p; y
死而后已until my heart stops beating% M$ m$ o" J' M) S
岁岁平安Peace all year round
, J0 J) @( h3 Y' ~8 w上有天堂，下有苏杭"Just as there is paradise in heaven, ther are Suzhou and Hangzhou on earth." - A V: k- W* i- n
塞翁失马，焉知非福Misfortune may be an actual blessing. S6 h% z R9 ^/ F$ S9 f; n9 l# i
三十而立"A man should be independent at the age of thirty. $ ?; L) s& ~% S
At thirty, a man should be able to think for himself."
4 S: W$ k x; y, S1 U升级换代updating and upgrading (of products)
( x) h- X$ a- K u0 B8 m四十不惑Life begins at forty. : c9 N1 A# C7 L- g) T& D, x) ]
谁言寸草心，报得三春晖"Such kindness of warm sun, can't be repaid by grass. "
7 V, u# l5 E9 V( i r( `8 J水涨船高When the river rises, the boat floats high.1 F, F7 y: { L- t* s+ R5 [
时不我待Time and tide wait for no man.
- G$ T& S$ W2 `: \- m杀鸡用牛刀break a butterfly on the wheel
5 w: U$ ?$ Z+ q6 w实事求是seek truth from facts; be practical and realistic; be true to facts
# m3 G! v# g' Y8 j# ]8 d9 b说曹操,曹操到Talk of the devil and he comes.
- E; t! b: V' z3 [; n实话实说speak the plain truth; call a spade a spade; tell it as it is 8 R7 Q3 N8 T8 r0 J1 b
实践是检验真理的唯一标准Practice is the sole criterion for testing truth.1 G2 j' f1 }7 Z6 l6 U) W& @
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; "
$ {3 x0 f9 g" [/ F) ^- a Z韬光养晦hide one's capacities and bide one's time- @! D! L* ^1 g9 b. I5 o
糖衣炮弹sugar-coated bullets
8 x+ W8 f2 s6 Q) F# m' H天有不测风云Anything unexpected may happen. a bolt from the blue5 N$ C7 e1 W+ c! h) w& k& x
团结就是力量Unity is strength.
" O/ l7 ?' P0 Y" W/ q) S8 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 ! }) h, B- Y F: w, T
歪风邪气unhealthy practices and evil phenomena- w' n" f( T. f# d0 h, T
物以类聚，人以群分Birds of a feather flock together.
3 N M* R& b6 p+ b0 k: e2 e1 H& ]往事如风"The past has vanished (from memory) like wind.; What in past, is past."
6 O! k9 H: A8 I6 Y望子成龙hold high hopes for one's child
3 P4 ^! x% W3 O6 S, N1 q屋漏又逢连阴雨Misfortunes never come singly. When it rains it pours.4 p% |% x0 u$ T U% i. [# u, q
文韬武略military expertise; military strategy
. `* [* l9 o. z7 g: o" r1 a唯利是图draw water to one's mill " d. M' K% ^ e6 }
无源之水,无本之木water without a source, and a tree wiithout roots3 L e) H7 l# u- u5 r1 l, e0 U
无中生有make/create something out of nothing % F8 V9 \- r6 ]5 `$ z+ W* a' r
无风不起浪There are no waves without wind. There's no smoke without fire.* J- ^- `, {( M! S; D! ]
徇私枉法bend the law for the benefit of relatives or friends X% e! U: e% W, m9 A {
新官上任三把火a new broom sweeps clean ( `+ A8 {7 ~0 a0 _" `9 a, {
虚心使人进步,骄傲使人落后Modesty helps one go forward, whereas conceit makes one lag behind.# T; X' y# {) P# j% O6 t, z4 Y5 ]& I
蓄势而发accumulate strength for a take-off
4 E$ `7 m* h0 W5 g# O* ^0 t* f心想事成May all your wish come true
, A$ j% l$ V% k7 }( a" W6 D心照不宣have a tacit understanding; give tacit consent; tacit understanding
3 m* x5 ~! a& c: n5 ^6 a5 [先入为主First impressions are firmly entrenched.; R( w- W4 \4 G; m0 ?! C8 c
先下手为强catch the ball before the bound9 |0 y- P) \9 S% j: o3 p& e
像热锅上的蚂蚁like an ant on a hot pan( m8 g" v& A2 \3 S: M+ H
现身说法warn people by taking oneself as an example
. p1 M( \/ b# i: A" n0 g息事宁人pour oil on troubled waters / h- {/ t7 T9 w W* A( V' @
喜忧参半mingled hope and fear
0 m5 S" ^4 B7 X) F循序渐进step by step6 H3 g' ^0 O7 ~, ~# I2 K
一路平安，一路顺风speed somebody on their way; speed the parting guest
3 \% K3 S; m0 O4 n5 R- x* M严以律己,宽以待人be strict with oneself and lenient towards others
0 I6 R# C: H/ c) n. J2 }: P鱼米之乡a land of milk and honey; F& \6 D& G( p- ~9 \- |2 e) B' v* {
有情人终成眷属"Jack shall have Jill, all shall be well." ! ?+ Y% V& C1 b1 J4 ?
有钱能使鬼推磨Money makes the mare go. Money talks.
" ^7 e5 G5 h; S6 e0 _ d( I9 e有识之士people of vision. J, U2 n& H; W7 A% K. O( ^
有勇无谋use brawn rather than brain
( g9 N: P8 N% ^- s/ \* {有缘千里来相会Separated as we are thousands of miles apart, we come together as if by predestination.
: a l7 f/ G4 N5 e" o0 |& R. ?3 W7 u与时俱进advance with times# R5 t) J" W6 T. o" @# w8 [
以人为本people oriented; people foremost 0 E; q2 d- N- M" h
因材施教teach students according to their aptitude * g0 @+ F" L3 }7 o
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."
) r" C. C; l' o$ U+ e: H S欲速则不达Haste does not bring success.
/ `5 X) d2 [- I优胜劣汰survival of the fittest , u& i6 T' g* C! A3 J+ v
英雄所见略同Great minds think alike.
& u3 M2 e4 X% ]) |0 x; J n冤家宜解不宜结Better make friends than make enemies.) V+ c: U6 ]7 |! f- `
冤假错案"cases in which people were unjustly, falsely or wrongly charged or sentenced; unjust, false or wrong cases"
+ n0 d6 x+ m/ {2 j一言既出，驷马难追A real man never goes back on his words.
: ~) O6 R9 [" \7 `$ L$ s$ Q招财进宝Money and treasures will be plentiful
8 K% \' m/ C/ E' ~7 h. V债台高筑become debt-ridden) Z( g8 e2 z: P+ V7 i$ j# R9 o4 n
致命要害Achilles' heel ( E' I/ o' D# {% a0 l
众矢之的target of public criticism' e2 Q6 d, @$ I: N6 K( I7 Z- n
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.9 c6 v, }5 Z/ c! z
纸上谈兵be an armchair strategist
) s. ?+ _0 t$ t+ |2 P7 k6 A纸包不住火Truth will come to light sooner or later.8 h% A3 w* L6 f& v. _
左右为难between the devil and the deep blue sea; between the rock and the hard place |
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