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爱屋及乌Love me, love my dog.
) p$ U* Z& o9 H N. b' \百闻不如一见Seeing is believing.
0 R5 X9 G1 Z/ |. S+ J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
9 S* @2 t( A$ T% J, _笨鸟先飞A slow sparrow should make an early start." f8 u C5 n: L+ p0 C0 V
不眠之夜white night 4 ?1 C) u0 o0 I: L m
不以物喜，不以己悲not pleased by external gains, not saddened by personnal losses
2 g" t: y( s: }0 [4 b不遗余力spare no effort; go all out; do one's best
% U* Q8 ?6 t, G" I不打不成交"No discord, no concord.
9 h9 x8 H+ Z8 p* N7 Y7 ]; \拆东墙补西墙rob Peter to pay Paul
2 Z( y; w: I% z( ^. G( e4 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 % ^) R( {4 K0 a \- N* s# @4 A
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! g$ I$ d& r# ^# m" G
大开眼界open one's eyes; broaden one's horizon; be an eye-opener 9 U9 v2 u( t. X6 J# ?2 z* j3 |
国泰民安The country flourishes and people live in peace1 R6 }" G% s6 F8 A( D6 [
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 * g+ Q- u# N5 W6 }: X: y& ]# V
功夫不负有心人Everything comes to him who waits.
7 h! ^3 U9 c% K& s好了伤疤忘了疼once on shore, one prays no more1 t$ n! K/ x2 s! @/ i
好事不出门，恶事传千里Good news never goes beyond the gate, while bad news spread far and wide.
) J1 {) R$ [' u, P6 E和气生财Harmony brings wealth1 X! |/ M# [7 _. o0 v
活到老，学到老One is never too old to learn.
* ~3 v9 ]9 ]; F/ d" \! v既往不咎let bygones be bygones / @6 z& O) }. K* \3 x8 A% H
金无足赤,人无完人Gold can't be pure and man can't be perfect. * i$ @& u4 n6 U, F4 k% R
金玉满堂Treasures fill the home
% u" W. Y% ~- b! ]" }& I% {. T脚踏实地be down-to-earth ! B2 Z) \+ e: c; }+ C" ~2 F" X1 @
脚踩两只船sit on the fence
( m/ `2 k6 S7 e; r# H2 T君子之交淡如水the friendship between gentlemen is as pure as crystal; a hedge between keeps friendship green
7 O. |: I+ u& d( [& y& s! a老生常谈，陈词滥调cut and dried, cliché7 |+ [: m7 J1 |
礼尚往来Courtesy calls for reciprocity.
+ V n0 [: m' G/ ?1 H留得青山在，不怕没柴烧"Where there is life, there is hope."
4 z+ e0 P2 {% u- u: S% s2 T' t+ b马到成功achieve immediate victory; win instant success
* F, @# o6 Q8 b! N1 a/ t! ^5 {) q名利双收gain in both fame and wealth
, Q8 |* F$ z0 r3 N; n0 |) R+ R- L$ |茅塞顿开be suddenly enlightened
1 L( ?! j6 B) _7 d- f没有规矩不成方圆Nothing can be accomplished without norms or standards.% K! Y$ E, W6 S9 \
每逢佳节倍思亲
w. w! P3 W/ G- IOn festive occasions more than ever one thinks of one's dear ones far away.
5 n1 r/ B; a. N: ^; a' qIt is on the festival occasions when one misses his dear most.
* U5 d @, S% x, Q, t6 n2 E8 D7 p谋事在人，成事在天"The planning lies with man, the outcome with Heaven. / Man proposes, God disposes. "- }) J* M. R& I A' l6 \) o- z
弄巧成拙be too smart by half; Cunning outwits itself.8 W. ?0 t+ R4 E$ v, J
拿手好戏masterpiece$ Q& w1 A. t$ {0 z
赔了夫人又折兵throw good money after bad7 C# n0 f$ t9 W8 ?9 h: k
抛砖引玉a modest spur to induce others to come forward with valuable contributions; throw a sprat to catch a whale
; w8 D. i9 o' `# j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
: }) I# k) e4 P5 I+ t抢得先机take the preemptive opportunities
' X& l) G5 a' F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.
" n+ T4 O2 Q: d- D) Y& k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& \( o! P. ~/ Z% f
前事不忘,后事之师Past experience, if not forgotten, is a guide for the future.% M' l, A7 p) C
前人栽树,后人乘凉One generation plants the trees in whose shade another generation rests.# W U1 n2 N( Y
One sows and another reaps.) X7 Q5 ^/ i) q1 [
前怕狼,后怕虎fear the wolf in front and the tiger behind/ hesitate in doing something# p3 s' v, w! W% [+ c
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. ) N% P3 r% Q! b$ {, B3 T
强强联手win-win co-operation" `0 C5 C, ]# u# ^
瑞雪兆丰年A timely snow promises a good harvest.
+ _4 b& l" U; x) ^3 V5 K人之初,性本善Man's nature at birth is good.
# v, s& u' D/ U% a7 E人逢喜事精神爽Joy puts heart into a man.( s" `. y; }' ^" Y9 N' \& E% c
人海战术huge-crowd strategy
2 `! B0 B! m& l9 Q& }0 O8 `+ r5 v世上无难事，只要肯攀登"Where there is a will, there is a way. "
7 w: L* J9 Y$ L" u5 Y世外桃源a fictitious land of peace away from the turmoil of the world; ! O7 H& f7 |- t p! H$ m; G
死而后已until my heart stops beating9 E( }- e$ v5 y2 {8 j/ `; s4 n
岁岁平安Peace all year round
) L1 I* ^; O: s3 g上有天堂，下有苏杭"Just as there is paradise in heaven, ther are Suzhou and Hangzhou on earth."
( T& u1 J, \: G6 B塞翁失马，焉知非福Misfortune may be an actual blessing.3 e8 l, M7 Y; I- I7 n& ]) H
三十而立"A man should be independent at the age of thirty.
$ Y; A8 F4 p( I0 \, ^8 nAt thirty, a man should be able to think for himself." & {% W8 x" E2 b8 g$ J
升级换代updating and upgrading (of products) F" Z1 D2 [/ h2 |
四十不惑Life begins at forty. - S, s' Z9 V, @* \" p& H% C
谁言寸草心，报得三春晖"Such kindness of warm sun, can't be repaid by grass. " 0 L6 I" F' m$ h
水涨船高When the river rises, the boat floats high.
: H: K; J$ D6 j! V; } u时不我待Time and tide wait for no man.
5 f' W. t6 }; e杀鸡用牛刀break a butterfly on the wheel& u ?% P& a* B, o( X |2 c
实事求是seek truth from facts; be practical and realistic; be true to facts 3 C% H$ x& |* }8 d
说曹操,曹操到Talk of the devil and he comes.$ f E4 ~0 g* L
实话实说speak the plain truth; call a spade a spade; tell it as it is 4 \5 t& i p( d5 i* a1 U
实践是检验真理的唯一标准Practice is the sole criterion for testing truth.) [- a+ [1 Z1 d, b( B* V# S: a
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; "
4 c. \' S% C& K8 @8 N7 k" t韬光养晦hide one's capacities and bide one's time$ H* p8 v$ G; g8 A" n
糖衣炮弹sugar-coated bullets
5 Y5 T0 k( w/ @1 |1 M2 W. ~& T天有不测风云Anything unexpected may happen. a bolt from the blue- O' l4 Z( S) X5 `" L+ N9 \% i" Z
团结就是力量Unity is strength.
2 Y/ ?0 o7 C+ b# P2 d. L5 ^7 e* C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 ?) Y; F! Q* x. I1 k( S% A8 p, Z
歪风邪气unhealthy practices and evil phenomena
7 \, u$ M* P5 L H9 T: ]' r$ W, O物以类聚，人以群分Birds of a feather flock together.; }7 y) o1 f% l! ~4 j+ `* c
往事如风"The past has vanished (from memory) like wind.; What in past, is past."
* ^6 J: a3 Z1 o1 a" z, [望子成龙hold high hopes for one's child
D% O D/ h3 M$ _屋漏又逢连阴雨Misfortunes never come singly. When it rains it pours.
% Q$ ^+ U0 d' ]& e2 X文韬武略military expertise; military strategy " A2 G8 v6 t( E6 l8 z7 \
唯利是图draw water to one's mill 2 `" T7 ?9 Z! L
无源之水,无本之木water without a source, and a tree wiithout roots
% |$ J" j3 ?5 _无中生有make/create something out of nothing
/ r- V' y% o. B" Z' {, ?无风不起浪There are no waves without wind. There's no smoke without fire.3 R a8 b7 T5 @. V( V y, h9 A! l
徇私枉法bend the law for the benefit of relatives or friends
9 d u( \& \# q" {! I% E新官上任三把火a new broom sweeps clean
3 Q2 A! {( y# p虚心使人进步,骄傲使人落后Modesty helps one go forward, whereas conceit makes one lag behind.
, t/ b5 P8 E, @: `% z. m* [: @* l蓄势而发accumulate strength for a take-off
( N3 O$ X* Y0 \8 W8 j3 M6 e心想事成May all your wish come true- U& Q; F& q% {
心照不宣have a tacit understanding; give tacit consent; tacit understanding
9 ~; o1 a* _9 T ^3 p先入为主First impressions are firmly entrenched.
' V# q5 [+ H$ u- g9 }# y% J先下手为强catch the ball before the bound
% U$ y" O$ a+ t( U像热锅上的蚂蚁like an ant on a hot pan
$ G, S6 m- T0 E/ e' X' f现身说法warn people by taking oneself as an example0 c O- [/ }/ d; m! L2 |% t( v. }
息事宁人pour oil on troubled waters
) z5 Z$ f- S+ z4 O喜忧参半mingled hope and fear
& l- a$ q5 M3 [( z0 L8 T循序渐进step by step) q+ ~8 z+ |! ^" K; Q
一路平安，一路顺风speed somebody on their way; speed the parting guest
% j, G0 i0 a) j4 N; s严以律己,宽以待人be strict with oneself and lenient towards others
2 [+ X; [' x! T- z鱼米之乡a land of milk and honey5 j# M' m [4 W/ w, A
有情人终成眷属"Jack shall have Jill, all shall be well." 1 K, l+ L- E' t8 z/ m* V' Z$ M
有钱能使鬼推磨Money makes the mare go. Money talks.
- H& w/ @7 b& [( P- i V& h有识之士people of vision
4 a- a( H, f5 b2 m2 D3 H有勇无谋use brawn rather than brain
+ T( o- X @& ^$ M5 h有缘千里来相会Separated as we are thousands of miles apart, we come together as if by predestination.
, t! D @6 g0 W$ O9 v# H与时俱进advance with times2 X3 d$ b1 B' S0 U' T) B( h; j: a$ Z) \
以人为本people oriented; people foremost
- ^9 b! p6 T7 R因材施教teach students according to their aptitude
- d" r0 I$ ~( l k! D# D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."
2 ?. i4 N7 R5 L, a9 S欲速则不达Haste does not bring success.
2 G6 J# ^; ?2 D7 ~- V优胜劣汰survival of the fittest ) Q/ B' w9 c* x5 H4 C4 p1 ?
英雄所见略同Great minds think alike.7 e% a9 o# u4 q' v) |" A
冤家宜解不宜结Better make friends than make enemies.
* C- h. K) ^* `) y" B冤假错案"cases in which people were unjustly, falsely or wrongly charged or sentenced; unjust, false or wrong cases"
O' l# l" ]+ V& v) f一言既出，驷马难追A real man never goes back on his words.
5 `+ r. R. h$ q* N- G" p" W" g招财进宝Money and treasures will be plentiful; |( y- b: E5 c& Y1 B
债台高筑become debt-ridden! L' s7 S& a( J/ |" d, @6 y; U
致命要害Achilles' heel
2 F3 V+ a C$ {+ j$ d" R, |1 R, E众矢之的target of public criticism
4 ^: ]$ Y' ~1 U- @( U- R; d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.
! m1 R$ j! L: V2 s2 R纸上谈兵be an armchair strategist9 @: S- F- \! m0 p/ V
纸包不住火Truth will come to light sooner or later.
0 @9 `, @. E! R- k左右为难between the devil and the deep blue sea; between the rock and the hard place |
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