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爱屋及乌Love me, love my dog.6 b% q' g$ p, R! h
百闻不如一见Seeing is believing.1 _) L4 v' n; f: ?% G S) 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
: q6 p' R$ n5 {笨鸟先飞A slow sparrow should make an early start.' s* @; @. |2 Y1 X* z; f
不眠之夜white night
! b. r- i/ F. @0 |* u, _- I9 i6 x" ]不以物喜，不以己悲not pleased by external gains, not saddened by personnal losses( V+ Z8 i; k1 E8 u
不遗余力spare no effort; go all out; do one's best: z: \, I G6 I8 Y8 N* {$ _
不打不成交"No discord, no concord. 5 }! _3 f9 n- n
拆东墙补西墙rob Peter to pay Paul
& w, O2 D/ l+ p$ O3 ~- d l辞旧迎新bid farewell to the old and usher in the new; ring out the old year and ring in the new # C8 t1 m3 r: h9 I! @9 R
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" v1 \. l+ a大开眼界open one's eyes; broaden one's horizon; be an eye-opener
) n* J2 t+ h* `1 [* U7 F5 d国泰民安The country flourishes and people live in peace
1 f6 l9 v# W2 b `' l1 }, t/ j" V% D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 I1 R, F) |8 F0 M功夫不负有心人Everything comes to him who waits. 7 X* U y! T3 Z
好了伤疤忘了疼once on shore, one prays no more% h0 [8 y0 B& _0 q' Z: H# K
好事不出门，恶事传千里Good news never goes beyond the gate, while bad news spread far and wide.
' I# d7 v$ i7 m2 p和气生财Harmony brings wealth# u. p9 ]( n8 o& q( Q
活到老，学到老One is never too old to learn.
6 q# S1 V+ I8 v; V* _5 T+ i既往不咎let bygones be bygones
" ] L V5 S( u, o- \金无足赤,人无完人Gold can't be pure and man can't be perfect.
O# Q# X8 d/ d2 J" S8 ?' M- b金玉满堂Treasures fill the home) |, D W- ^6 x$ ~( u5 B& f+ }- F
脚踏实地be down-to-earth
+ W: O% v9 e( |脚踩两只船sit on the fence
* G7 e; q5 V1 |8 [0 F& O1 P7 ~5 W君子之交淡如水the friendship between gentlemen is as pure as crystal; a hedge between keeps friendship green
4 h! Y- r O/ ?老生常谈，陈词滥调cut and dried, cliché
/ x6 z. @) j* [礼尚往来Courtesy calls for reciprocity.
9 f! r" r- `3 U1 d5 B2 |8 `留得青山在，不怕没柴烧"Where there is life, there is hope.") C9 }' `* W* R7 D6 }+ o$ H4 s
马到成功achieve immediate victory; win instant success
5 s8 X2 B" V( j( \% M名利双收gain in both fame and wealth
: e. ]: C. A, n& }茅塞顿开be suddenly enlightened
% u5 N6 }( U& c; ]4 G9 v没有规矩不成方圆Nothing can be accomplished without norms or standards.8 j; \: _% F: J: A
每逢佳节倍思亲
4 k. B3 N! b. D a+ Q' M2 a2 tOn festive occasions more than ever one thinks of one's dear ones far away.
2 F4 z* L4 l( ~It is on the festival occasions when one misses his dear most. ' ]) A p" V' e# V: o
谋事在人，成事在天"The planning lies with man, the outcome with Heaven. / Man proposes, God disposes. "2 M# [$ | ?! S# Z1 w, j
弄巧成拙be too smart by half; Cunning outwits itself.
3 ^, Q2 n/ _6 ?拿手好戏masterpiece
2 J$ b3 h8 c& v2 o$ |$ c赔了夫人又折兵throw good money after bad' q# G- C1 z0 ?! N. O
抛砖引玉a modest spur to induce others to come forward with valuable contributions; throw a sprat to catch a whale
9 S) r3 H' n6 V* q( @; 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
; P1 w$ h, j" L, H' R抢得先机take the preemptive opportunities
7 w/ M& A7 G" B3 b) J7 U( Y) v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.
+ |* Y3 S+ P8 A1 V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+ D, }1 d4 @' y# t# H4 f# @
前事不忘,后事之师Past experience, if not forgotten, is a guide for the future.
$ N% K6 l4 h5 T( ^+ L5 @前人栽树,后人乘凉One generation plants the trees in whose shade another generation rests.9 i5 Q' w4 o6 H B
One sows and another reaps.8 u; V' F. h F: ^* P
前怕狼,后怕虎fear the wolf in front and the tiger behind/ hesitate in doing something% T" A2 ~' g( o% k6 l5 Y
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.
7 d1 C) E- C$ X# c, i2 U8 o$ \强强联手win-win co-operation
+ |. r: g! F Q# N. O瑞雪兆丰年A timely snow promises a good harvest.
3 y' E W" U4 x# M3 J/ |人之初,性本善Man's nature at birth is good.6 C! y B, A; ~; ] O8 a9 O
人逢喜事精神爽Joy puts heart into a man.6 l* @2 Z# s7 h, M" b
人海战术huge-crowd strategy 1 N& q- D1 o8 r# U( o% x
世上无难事，只要肯攀登"Where there is a will, there is a way. " # \* ?& ]! j* V. y- z( B1 N
世外桃源a fictitious land of peace away from the turmoil of the world;
! b/ Q/ D, z. ~2 e% h死而后已until my heart stops beating/ l' b; G0 X) k; }4 W& ?2 _' m
岁岁平安Peace all year round' c0 R+ R2 f7 }& P
上有天堂，下有苏杭"Just as there is paradise in heaven, ther are Suzhou and Hangzhou on earth." 7 O1 s ]' z* h! F2 X: e- L
塞翁失马，焉知非福Misfortune may be an actual blessing.( L4 D3 ?( C3 i/ e) s/ M
三十而立"A man should be independent at the age of thirty. 6 I, ~3 h1 m/ k) _- f+ V: w7 Q5 a! @
At thirty, a man should be able to think for himself." ; o7 a8 M7 p) Y
升级换代updating and upgrading (of products)
8 a: v( ^" t7 O2 {& H0 L四十不惑Life begins at forty.
% r' v# t7 J0 j) G谁言寸草心，报得三春晖"Such kindness of warm sun, can't be repaid by grass. " * D- ^( E" V& f4 R2 O. v/ [' d
水涨船高When the river rises, the boat floats high.
) p! ^. g; C* `! K5 Z/ ~时不我待Time and tide wait for no man. ! e4 Z( x3 b$ A/ H4 M2 \
杀鸡用牛刀break a butterfly on the wheel
- i; ?0 B% a) E$ F实事求是seek truth from facts; be practical and realistic; be true to facts
/ n2 u0 F/ N5 N5 h说曹操,曹操到Talk of the devil and he comes.
' N. r! m' W2 \4 C$ `8 L实话实说speak the plain truth; call a spade a spade; tell it as it is $ R! N9 F. ] I7 g: K M3 H9 b0 f
实践是检验真理的唯一标准Practice is the sole criterion for testing truth.
* J7 Q! T: Z4 K6 ~* d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; "; @) E' r0 {- H) c( {% ~
韬光养晦hide one's capacities and bide one's time
9 I+ _- U! a& t# q7 P. z糖衣炮弹sugar-coated bullets
- L d. z) @, g/ i1 |' K, j9 y天有不测风云Anything unexpected may happen. a bolt from the blue- v" P1 H$ r* V: }
团结就是力量Unity is strength.$ a( @: C6 x* p4 Q* Z# _
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
; G+ Z: Z( Y' j* L歪风邪气unhealthy practices and evil phenomena
9 }" m4 _ q; y7 V% s物以类聚，人以群分Birds of a feather flock together.
' C0 D/ ~/ T& V. @) |* Z往事如风"The past has vanished (from memory) like wind.; What in past, is past." * ]9 y0 B- h/ E! `' N3 T
望子成龙hold high hopes for one's child! N) Q, c! A4 U1 V1 _
屋漏又逢连阴雨Misfortunes never come singly. When it rains it pours.7 [4 i5 f2 M E9 D
文韬武略military expertise; military strategy # l9 ]: J/ j" \7 {; G8 E) R4 Z
唯利是图draw water to one's mill % G' l1 L# t; T! t/ n' O2 n
无源之水,无本之木water without a source, and a tree wiithout roots; ?' a3 w1 f5 G8 F0 {
无中生有make/create something out of nothing
; M$ _/ g# R1 [0 P无风不起浪There are no waves without wind. There's no smoke without fire.
" t5 N% J6 c( D# p! ]徇私枉法bend the law for the benefit of relatives or friends . m2 U1 f9 F$ Y. z6 T
新官上任三把火a new broom sweeps clean
% M, q. V! Q; o: ?8 F2 k虚心使人进步,骄傲使人落后Modesty helps one go forward, whereas conceit makes one lag behind.# n7 @' }2 J6 |# B
蓄势而发accumulate strength for a take-off! e, p+ @, ^% G6 i2 b( n
心想事成May all your wish come true2 r& A- o, Y1 u% U% Z
心照不宣have a tacit understanding; give tacit consent; tacit understanding
& z. o& t3 e8 m8 ~5 m. D5 |先入为主First impressions are firmly entrenched.' ?3 f$ e$ Q; h7 |- r6 f
先下手为强catch the ball before the bound$ Q% |& \. h- {( v
像热锅上的蚂蚁like an ant on a hot pan2 }/ E0 S% N0 ?: E* ]0 X+ e
现身说法warn people by taking oneself as an example
0 h% @% @" I i# w3 n息事宁人pour oil on troubled waters 8 \7 f2 C. g. F$ N% z8 D. |
喜忧参半mingled hope and fear
2 f0 f I- n- p( _循序渐进step by step! F9 y9 B; u+ {0 b' M
一路平安，一路顺风speed somebody on their way; speed the parting guest
( Z2 r1 o' \1 a1 v( }严以律己,宽以待人be strict with oneself and lenient towards others" ?1 B" z+ a: D9 f: f7 |$ ~/ f
鱼米之乡a land of milk and honey
# F. m- y! n6 K% L0 d* N6 P0 r有情人终成眷属"Jack shall have Jill, all shall be well." $ v* Y. ^( i; Z+ _
有钱能使鬼推磨Money makes the mare go. Money talks.
, p* g. b" Z% W) _" \有识之士people of vision
4 q3 @3 z( Z8 a/ q% P3 F有勇无谋use brawn rather than brain
) t: R! d. R' R+ Y有缘千里来相会Separated as we are thousands of miles apart, we come together as if by predestination.
; Z2 f5 |4 l. G4 n& h0 z与时俱进advance with times! f) g) m# @* j1 ?. @1 P: e( Y
以人为本people oriented; people foremost , f- N/ R( c1 `3 C+ T7 R( c
因材施教teach students according to their aptitude
( e/ `4 v5 \9 q; W7 |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."
7 H) O; z9 _/ T2 f# H( |0 O0 e" r: C- b欲速则不达Haste does not bring success. 7 {4 l" E- D" K1 r& F. s% ]
优胜劣汰survival of the fittest
' [" q. ~7 M1 n' o+ w英雄所见略同Great minds think alike.
8 B* M1 k3 N) X+ I* B% c冤家宜解不宜结Better make friends than make enemies.
. f* u6 A, u& n! Q! J4 K& ~; R冤假错案"cases in which people were unjustly, falsely or wrongly charged or sentenced; unjust, false or wrong cases"
& q" {% d5 Z* W* p, n一言既出，驷马难追A real man never goes back on his words. 3 R; ?# F- @$ L) @( N
招财进宝Money and treasures will be plentiful$ c+ f4 g* T7 J9 a" e
债台高筑become debt-ridden
0 S$ [. n$ i2 S3 K: e/ @# y致命要害Achilles' heel 3 x, u0 K% a. [
众矢之的target of public criticism
! f1 Y1 M0 m I0 f! \- b0 O* W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.7 ?# ^9 T6 S+ ^) N( t
纸上谈兵be an armchair strategist/ h& {8 e2 d9 e( [
纸包不住火Truth will come to light sooner or later.
" ^, Z9 d: N' p0 n' ?& g1 b左右为难between the devil and the deep blue sea; between the rock and the hard place |
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