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爱屋及乌Love me, love my dog.3 ?. K: h; s6 w( ]1 r
百闻不如一见Seeing is believing.8 p' O, E' G+ H' U* e+ w/ q
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
! t4 T8 g6 @- G! S, }% K- o笨鸟先飞A slow sparrow should make an early start.
* T% B# ~( V8 G. h不眠之夜white night
! _& G9 J! a" s% Q1 T不以物喜，不以己悲not pleased by external gains, not saddened by personnal losses0 \! L: ~0 t% F; b
不遗余力spare no effort; go all out; do one's best) ]2 u' n( ]+ ?' l' x7 A$ U, Z
不打不成交"No discord, no concord.
" Z6 ?- `; q$ v$ U" F拆东墙补西墙rob Peter to pay Paul $ {9 C- u5 i' G3 h) m
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 n, Z2 Q6 W: c4 g$ V. R/ s* \
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 all0 h' N2 L/ F1 A" {! L
大开眼界open one's eyes; broaden one's horizon; be an eye-opener
* E% S- k5 C; Q) b国泰民安The country flourishes and people live in peace0 ^. _3 G. m1 j* b2 u f
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 3 b. y8 w9 q' H) L. i2 w$ \7 ?3 ^
功夫不负有心人Everything comes to him who waits.
$ n+ {; E% V) P' G2 G. V5 h' n好了伤疤忘了疼once on shore, one prays no more. h% v/ b1 o% D# c7 y* Z! {
好事不出门，恶事传千里Good news never goes beyond the gate, while bad news spread far and wide. $ r! S6 {2 c6 s# s _' {1 }
和气生财Harmony brings wealth5 t; l7 v0 m/ D2 j$ B
活到老，学到老One is never too old to learn.
. S8 b6 n* n2 ?既往不咎let bygones be bygones 4 `5 H! ~2 G7 ]# F, ~% @
金无足赤,人无完人Gold can't be pure and man can't be perfect. 5 U. Q* c) O2 }$ \
金玉满堂Treasures fill the home! d8 X: c w- b
脚踏实地be down-to-earth + v3 T, Y: D6 j( p
脚踩两只船sit on the fence & N$ w$ y* `8 f# J& }# q: C6 m
君子之交淡如水the friendship between gentlemen is as pure as crystal; a hedge between keeps friendship green - O) v/ F2 H2 c0 Y6 b/ ?
老生常谈，陈词滥调cut and dried, cliché
* y- F6 p. e. j, @7 u礼尚往来Courtesy calls for reciprocity. 5 N' t/ c' ^: L% c% c/ V1 O
留得青山在，不怕没柴烧"Where there is life, there is hope."
1 [. E0 B* ], K6 [/ @马到成功achieve immediate victory; win instant success7 A U$ `1 A+ o4 U' z7 ?
名利双收gain in both fame and wealth/ r0 {0 L$ F& ?6 j! L7 z+ h
茅塞顿开be suddenly enlightened
. F4 H/ J1 R4 C: v没有规矩不成方圆Nothing can be accomplished without norms or standards.
! n8 N! `# C) V每逢佳节倍思亲% E3 N4 R4 h t/ n% N% B, X# G* g4 m
On festive occasions more than ever one thinks of one's dear ones far away.
0 g8 C* v/ p! ]2 XIt is on the festival occasions when one misses his dear most. ' G3 V: ^+ [. M
谋事在人，成事在天"The planning lies with man, the outcome with Heaven. / Man proposes, God disposes. "
' Y7 ^8 K) [' Q: Y `弄巧成拙be too smart by half; Cunning outwits itself.
* \- E4 p2 `4 S% ` |6 ?拿手好戏masterpiece
7 n0 U* {; E- S: |. D4 f赔了夫人又折兵throw good money after bad. D# ~: n1 r, F% A# [
抛砖引玉a modest spur to induce others to come forward with valuable contributions; throw a sprat to catch a whale' o3 J4 Y, Y1 K* v) m$ f; P
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- u" `/ g c4 n2 C2 V! r4 |8 `
抢得先机take the preemptive opportunities
0 P2 `, T8 ~0 O5 i/ i2 A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.
" e9 z/ v& w* a* Z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# J2 |1 G0 |/ ~; s/ I& Z4 u
前事不忘,后事之师Past experience, if not forgotten, is a guide for the future.; X9 G( E" r0 W7 {7 c
前人栽树,后人乘凉One generation plants the trees in whose shade another generation rests.
+ H7 c! Q0 S4 w3 ]( [7 H/ OOne sows and another reaps.
: ]2 C: Z( I5 n( j1 q; H前怕狼,后怕虎fear the wolf in front and the tiger behind/ hesitate in doing something
; y/ e0 ?2 w' Q2 X7 z) w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. - R+ Z; T6 S, E: i, C7 l j" P
强强联手win-win co-operation
! ?3 }; u7 g, h瑞雪兆丰年A timely snow promises a good harvest.
# {7 x# a' i2 n5 N$ j人之初,性本善Man's nature at birth is good.
& i2 f. T2 l, y( G; M/ L* {8 {人逢喜事精神爽Joy puts heart into a man.8 s0 i* L4 n3 I
人海战术huge-crowd strategy 1 d5 F) O6 [4 p; G: A4 L2 v2 r
世上无难事，只要肯攀登"Where there is a will, there is a way. "
4 {9 a! D# U+ ]# B3 G世外桃源a fictitious land of peace away from the turmoil of the world;
' z- i2 t: {. O死而后已until my heart stops beating
' [7 K5 V$ B0 f9 x, s岁岁平安Peace all year round
; j! z/ J" x5 @; e. z4 {- q上有天堂，下有苏杭"Just as there is paradise in heaven, ther are Suzhou and Hangzhou on earth."
6 I" ]3 n/ R2 c6 O: ]塞翁失马，焉知非福Misfortune may be an actual blessing.0 F& B* T {) }0 N8 N4 j
三十而立"A man should be independent at the age of thirty. 5 m0 n' Z& m! D, N; ^
At thirty, a man should be able to think for himself." " @1 D E% Y' e" T
升级换代updating and upgrading (of products)' g* P/ y- f1 N2 H0 [- u
四十不惑Life begins at forty.
% S4 H8 X/ ?% }4 F6 G" P谁言寸草心，报得三春晖"Such kindness of warm sun, can't be repaid by grass. " - L# x1 F" I2 J+ F- B. v5 E
水涨船高When the river rises, the boat floats high.- m1 \+ N p7 ?; L: H- @
时不我待Time and tide wait for no man.
& G `; |5 v# a9 R3 k3 _杀鸡用牛刀break a butterfly on the wheel
1 b3 c0 Q! G2 B; T' C# F实事求是seek truth from facts; be practical and realistic; be true to facts 7 Z: g& ~6 }8 P
说曹操,曹操到Talk of the devil and he comes.
, Z9 ?4 A( T8 v+ f$ m4 e实话实说speak the plain truth; call a spade a spade; tell it as it is - O& e# |, Z8 ], w: K- H; X
实践是检验真理的唯一标准Practice is the sole criterion for testing truth.9 j% O4 ]; x/ W7 @+ I' p" J7 k
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; ", Y2 s! x/ D! r
韬光养晦hide one's capacities and bide one's time
) ]# X' f I; O- D: v) x1 H糖衣炮弹sugar-coated bullets4 J# D& s6 q/ U2 }# L7 \% }
天有不测风云Anything unexpected may happen. a bolt from the blue$ w8 W9 c+ |+ t; U0 {6 z
团结就是力量Unity is strength.
- ]9 f/ v* S( u- H, ~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
' f0 P. a0 K1 M歪风邪气unhealthy practices and evil phenomena
" A$ ?) V7 K# `+ D$ p物以类聚，人以群分Birds of a feather flock together.
1 K7 d& \: J* K; U( T! m' u l往事如风"The past has vanished (from memory) like wind.; What in past, is past."
/ a* I, x% c- F- N望子成龙hold high hopes for one's child
; C+ Z& @8 _; V1 B屋漏又逢连阴雨Misfortunes never come singly. When it rains it pours.
5 f4 G4 r% J( b文韬武略military expertise; military strategy . e+ a" P- d [
唯利是图draw water to one's mill ( B" ~" d0 F8 Z5 |0 F
无源之水,无本之木water without a source, and a tree wiithout roots
: Z( X( r# g6 S! d6 A8 d% s, i无中生有make/create something out of nothing
( P% R+ S% U$ u5 d1 H& x+ j* l, U无风不起浪There are no waves without wind. There's no smoke without fire.
. f- K, Y) {7 y* a徇私枉法bend the law for the benefit of relatives or friends & v8 T1 T. P. \ G
新官上任三把火a new broom sweeps clean ) H% b" M2 y( M
虚心使人进步,骄傲使人落后Modesty helps one go forward, whereas conceit makes one lag behind. N2 t2 Z4 P, [5 l& {; X
蓄势而发accumulate strength for a take-off4 }8 A' d3 y4 p* J2 J6 n: M9 A
心想事成May all your wish come true
* g0 Y2 y' c, Z( ^) m1 @心照不宣have a tacit understanding; give tacit consent; tacit understanding
; [# [; S# i3 Z6 a9 x6 A& m! s' B2 h先入为主First impressions are firmly entrenched.% {0 F: s3 R! E/ Z" j6 m
先下手为强catch the ball before the bound+ f5 M4 L) _& b$ k, O K
像热锅上的蚂蚁like an ant on a hot pan |, R1 v- M* w. C% Z
现身说法warn people by taking oneself as an example+ K3 `: \' R7 T$ b) F9 u5 N& F
息事宁人pour oil on troubled waters
: ^3 S. i! N. m' ^喜忧参半mingled hope and fear ! }7 m: d! U2 c0 v/ l
循序渐进step by step
4 ? i+ G4 Q2 S9 C+ G! L5 D一路平安，一路顺风speed somebody on their way; speed the parting guest
/ Q" J) |# m: a+ T* v! j' \严以律己,宽以待人be strict with oneself and lenient towards others1 z1 R' K) T" s! Y" @( P
鱼米之乡a land of milk and honey- F: D- W0 K& n: v( I, M! s
有情人终成眷属"Jack shall have Jill, all shall be well." * z" U- h! P4 _5 E9 l
有钱能使鬼推磨Money makes the mare go. Money talks.
7 v5 h7 ]' p" [& Y( @- W. d有识之士people of vision1 o3 S- c$ }! i2 v% i
有勇无谋use brawn rather than brain
1 N+ q5 z6 E. a$ f8 F% ]7 G. l7 L有缘千里来相会Separated as we are thousands of miles apart, we come together as if by predestination.6 C9 y* M( U! q
与时俱进advance with times; ?+ x: D& x/ F R8 C4 V
以人为本people oriented; people foremost , [5 s. [2 w" `* y4 i4 \( |, q
因材施教teach students according to their aptitude
, ]$ l: }' _+ z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."
" T- W) h! ^8 g* l8 G欲速则不达Haste does not bring success.
& T( c5 o4 X, Y0 H- F优胜劣汰survival of the fittest # B3 B3 f s% n3 b' x0 V
英雄所见略同Great minds think alike.) O. u( L( W0 _, t& J
冤家宜解不宜结Better make friends than make enemies.
[2 o1 M1 O9 u: M8 }冤假错案"cases in which people were unjustly, falsely or wrongly charged or sentenced; unjust, false or wrong cases"
7 f' @) t# g4 X一言既出，驷马难追A real man never goes back on his words. : K9 E0 V+ u: k/ H0 J
招财进宝Money and treasures will be plentiful
- o l; |: Z9 L债台高筑become debt-ridden
5 p2 O. S" G* H致命要害Achilles' heel 8 q: p. T& A8 L, T7 J
众矢之的target of public criticism x2 N( e: B0 x8 O
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.
: j. y$ R$ V2 _' n纸上谈兵be an armchair strategist
% s' K5 U7 ]- I* k, V, p% x纸包不住火Truth will come to light sooner or later.
& e# `" F2 i' Y3 j M2 H; y; Q左右为难between the devil and the deep blue sea; between the rock and the hard place |
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