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爱屋及乌Love me, love my dog.
# E( I& D# w# W3 K( ^& ` s5 U百闻不如一见Seeing is believing.! q: T d$ v" P. |+ Z& z
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! \( d: O: I g
笨鸟先飞A slow sparrow should make an early start.
/ K7 z ?! x1 Q. F! X# E不眠之夜white night
1 e- i5 X6 t6 v2 N不以物喜，不以己悲not pleased by external gains, not saddened by personnal losses5 y3 I. U! F d- |7 M5 _) ^" B
不遗余力spare no effort; go all out; do one's best
# Z, P' E% U5 O! Y. ]% r不打不成交"No discord, no concord. 8 l; m' C$ v9 Z* L$ J
拆东墙补西墙rob Peter to pay Paul ) _! F) O: F' G$ b1 j4 t6 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 7 m$ T- @. p. M/ q; t
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
/ A2 f z8 y6 q+ C, m/ a大开眼界open one's eyes; broaden one's horizon; be an eye-opener 5 d1 C6 \& @- D: m
国泰民安The country flourishes and people live in peace: X8 R+ }9 C" p5 u' l9 c( }
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 * r' B- Z% m7 K' q0 C7 W0 }
功夫不负有心人Everything comes to him who waits.
& n, G) y" b' T: i+ u好了伤疤忘了疼once on shore, one prays no more: t9 N( B* X* f+ k0 {
好事不出门，恶事传千里Good news never goes beyond the gate, while bad news spread far and wide.
) u9 l/ \! K( U+ Z6 c( f2 t/ w和气生财Harmony brings wealth" B% Z, f1 @7 B2 a ]. P! z1 o
活到老，学到老One is never too old to learn.
8 R# v+ ?2 D$ G5 D既往不咎let bygones be bygones ; O U' K- o! f' w- o5 b) ?7 O
金无足赤,人无完人Gold can't be pure and man can't be perfect. / c! y2 |3 r! _% R
金玉满堂Treasures fill the home
9 [/ ?' c0 z# v. Y7 x脚踏实地be down-to-earth
0 z0 T1 J" p1 T, Y0 j& q脚踩两只船sit on the fence 4 L' l+ e. l. G4 d0 N; @% p
君子之交淡如水the friendship between gentlemen is as pure as crystal; a hedge between keeps friendship green
) E- ?& R: ]5 z9 r& O老生常谈，陈词滥调cut and dried, cliché! }1 |; x6 C. j& k
礼尚往来Courtesy calls for reciprocity. 7 [) I. j+ j: `7 T+ C( k @
留得青山在，不怕没柴烧"Where there is life, there is hope."7 Q) {) B3 J9 I3 m: g7 m
马到成功achieve immediate victory; win instant success* j4 ^/ ?) ~# O. R" c5 S
名利双收gain in both fame and wealth4 x6 [ I- F8 P+ }( z" k, L1 b
茅塞顿开be suddenly enlightened/ [$ D7 l* C' ~6 j7 B& D- [; z
没有规矩不成方圆Nothing can be accomplished without norms or standards.
& L0 ^" \' K- o- s每逢佳节倍思亲/ v# l- c- D, x0 E8 p* j
On festive occasions more than ever one thinks of one's dear ones far away. R) I3 e. m& I- s) O/ x' @. O6 J
It is on the festival occasions when one misses his dear most. 8 @# u7 C. U& @1 I3 m! z8 F
谋事在人，成事在天"The planning lies with man, the outcome with Heaven. / Man proposes, God disposes. "7 a0 l1 T- f, n: Q1 H1 J" S
弄巧成拙be too smart by half; Cunning outwits itself., k( j( a! X. T. m$ a
拿手好戏masterpiece
/ x0 t4 W9 T- }赔了夫人又折兵throw good money after bad2 @2 x' k# W; @; q; M. m
抛砖引玉a modest spur to induce others to come forward with valuable contributions; throw a sprat to catch a whale; o- E1 I2 C3 \2 c* a6 W
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
# Q( n( n1 ]# G$ D抢得先机take the preemptive opportunities $ r7 t1 t" M m' C3 W, i, j1 B
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.
; k( E ~+ a3 e* E5 }& K& _2 h6 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; |* @" y! f3 E3 M+ z
前事不忘,后事之师Past experience, if not forgotten, is a guide for the future.- \, d& D: S( n- r8 R2 n2 o; p/ _- p4 y
前人栽树,后人乘凉One generation plants the trees in whose shade another generation rests.
1 H9 ] ~; h6 f2 j2 f( D& YOne sows and another reaps.
. d* D. w! g: x7 k$ C前怕狼,后怕虎fear the wolf in front and the tiger behind/ hesitate in doing something/ i2 Q. S7 G; T; D
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.
5 F/ k) a x, A) T$ ], g强强联手win-win co-operation
) |1 Y/ z& j U: ^: t6 I: h瑞雪兆丰年A timely snow promises a good harvest.
( l( Q2 X0 D; \5 w3 W人之初,性本善Man's nature at birth is good./ ~ e! _# N: ?" {" J' f
人逢喜事精神爽Joy puts heart into a man.7 `0 s5 d0 w4 ?( e8 `# q
人海战术huge-crowd strategy
5 T, e/ h3 \3 x; V X世上无难事，只要肯攀登"Where there is a will, there is a way. " 7 I! H5 O" Z7 h7 F) b/ d) w8 v7 G
世外桃源a fictitious land of peace away from the turmoil of the world; ! C. p9 r! W5 C
死而后已until my heart stops beating, N" P4 K) l0 k' E. V
岁岁平安Peace all year round
Z* h# {5 b$ E9 _( b: [8 d上有天堂，下有苏杭"Just as there is paradise in heaven, ther are Suzhou and Hangzhou on earth."
9 I: m6 F1 `6 U: ~塞翁失马，焉知非福Misfortune may be an actual blessing.
! a) r9 {3 b3 B) ^% w/ q三十而立"A man should be independent at the age of thirty. * [ r5 s q4 l2 O% p
At thirty, a man should be able to think for himself." 1 j* I2 z* o$ ~; |1 \6 o5 ~
升级换代updating and upgrading (of products)
; k5 t/ l' @# g5 _四十不惑Life begins at forty.
6 o5 F1 x* ~: p7 x. j) ?$ F/ q1 i! Z谁言寸草心，报得三春晖"Such kindness of warm sun, can't be repaid by grass. " , v9 a2 Y7 t) } W
水涨船高When the river rises, the boat floats high.
5 X$ T) [& {4 u2 L- L时不我待Time and tide wait for no man. - o' b! O, ]# \: o+ M3 `
杀鸡用牛刀break a butterfly on the wheel
8 W) z6 L, V2 ^: {6 [/ O! e实事求是seek truth from facts; be practical and realistic; be true to facts * k( K8 `+ E! J, N
说曹操,曹操到Talk of the devil and he comes.6 P; f; Y1 V9 F0 T/ R2 F9 {
实话实说speak the plain truth; call a spade a spade; tell it as it is
* Q6 T2 D+ m4 s7 @! y) W+ R! j实践是检验真理的唯一标准Practice is the sole criterion for testing truth.7 U. C( V- j7 _: l! r* m
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; "( |; E7 f7 F7 u
韬光养晦hide one's capacities and bide one's time+ Q6 u& m0 }) q+ v
糖衣炮弹sugar-coated bullets% B5 \" C# l4 k' }* J, _7 y/ o
天有不测风云Anything unexpected may happen. a bolt from the blue4 k! c& J0 d+ i% d0 b( _
团结就是力量Unity is strength.. ~8 S' |, `) v, E( z0 M/ L
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 0 V7 \5 s/ k' ^2 e" _
歪风邪气unhealthy practices and evil phenomena( }8 a6 H- V7 ?# Z9 S# ?. x
物以类聚，人以群分Birds of a feather flock together.5 V- s- i1 a* {; p: z' B
往事如风"The past has vanished (from memory) like wind.; What in past, is past." 0 l9 A* x: z, M: P
望子成龙hold high hopes for one's child
$ {# m3 G" \; P4 _屋漏又逢连阴雨Misfortunes never come singly. When it rains it pours.
0 ~1 @0 @* d+ [( v' }; G) K! g文韬武略military expertise; military strategy 5 j B4 u; N+ x; T% c5 I% n+ P- w
唯利是图draw water to one's mill 2 t* p" u2 {2 V
无源之水,无本之木water without a source, and a tree wiithout roots
; a1 n/ n" E3 z9 ?9 Y无中生有make/create something out of nothing 3 B& b0 J- r' U& g Z# g
无风不起浪There are no waves without wind. There's no smoke without fire.
5 o) c, R8 _. S& G3 k: @徇私枉法bend the law for the benefit of relatives or friends ) }1 Y" C& z9 L
新官上任三把火a new broom sweeps clean
: E( D# y7 C, i7 M+ ~0 C/ P虚心使人进步,骄傲使人落后Modesty helps one go forward, whereas conceit makes one lag behind.* D1 j- z j9 ], V
蓄势而发accumulate strength for a take-off
" b: v2 J- i/ g' ?. Y% O: E, i心想事成May all your wish come true
9 n- W& v( Q, A7 h# q心照不宣have a tacit understanding; give tacit consent; tacit understanding" Z O2 E! E6 B T2 s# V8 _
先入为主First impressions are firmly entrenched.
/ F; |& D7 [8 P) N/ U先下手为强catch the ball before the bound
+ I/ y7 }" G. r* v1 n" E4 g像热锅上的蚂蚁like an ant on a hot pan/ c( v6 p' U- w* x) U) ~
现身说法warn people by taking oneself as an example
$ S, O ~7 ^0 J, O) N息事宁人pour oil on troubled waters
& H: |/ ]1 {; m+ u$ [喜忧参半mingled hope and fear 5 h9 p W. n+ Q( u4 ]
循序渐进step by step
6 M( \; G: F* W6 C) ^1 k9 t) d一路平安，一路顺风speed somebody on their way; speed the parting guest
0 |2 I. [. h4 T/ D严以律己,宽以待人be strict with oneself and lenient towards others: _6 N/ @7 W0 ?9 T
鱼米之乡a land of milk and honey
! ]% i) u: Z. R# f1 s0 S1 U有情人终成眷属"Jack shall have Jill, all shall be well." & V4 o b4 B0 _/ P
有钱能使鬼推磨Money makes the mare go. Money talks.
5 e" {0 o" ]3 B3 i! S有识之士people of vision
# _! V$ E6 v: y0 ?3 X$ r有勇无谋use brawn rather than brain
$ r9 \' Y$ q: {9 f% G! H! I有缘千里来相会Separated as we are thousands of miles apart, we come together as if by predestination./ T' C P0 U4 A4 e( ~( J# k
与时俱进advance with times4 x, `' N( }8 p' A! C8 o
以人为本people oriented; people foremost
4 ^# d$ ?$ }! a: T- v因材施教teach students according to their aptitude S: M B: ?9 C9 o% u2 C
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."
n4 Z3 V/ |+ n9 J欲速则不达Haste does not bring success. ' w' s0 w) V4 l8 E7 z5 W
优胜劣汰survival of the fittest : r3 {7 d8 F6 J0 C" @8 m9 w& e
英雄所见略同Great minds think alike.% m' E2 r" c8 {5 a7 Y
冤家宜解不宜结Better make friends than make enemies.: e' @: F7 V8 G+ }/ Z
冤假错案"cases in which people were unjustly, falsely or wrongly charged or sentenced; unjust, false or wrong cases"
; b) f& Q( v1 B9 b9 i一言既出，驷马难追A real man never goes back on his words.
- D6 \0 z- `2 Y# q# G招财进宝Money and treasures will be plentiful
& T$ T4 _ O, }债台高筑become debt-ridden
2 c! Q! p) K; J5 H( z! |致命要害Achilles' heel
& A8 t; R* [* D5 K; z- o. M众矢之的target of public criticism8 z7 N- s1 D: h
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./ l7 D* U3 f* c( \
纸上谈兵be an armchair strategist
/ {' f, e5 i1 D2 G* Z( y- l纸包不住火Truth will come to light sooner or later.
" R% z3 H# I- F8 i3 l左右为难between the devil and the deep blue sea; between the rock and the hard place |
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