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爱屋及乌Love me, love my dog.
1 P$ M7 |+ X% z. Y# c3 {6 ^百闻不如一见Seeing is believing.
: b6 B5 O* K& I/ o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 A( |7 A% x0 u% e! D$ h- e' J
笨鸟先飞A slow sparrow should make an early start.+ R; l# H, W" E) j% u: V
不眠之夜white night
. z. I# L' }" c* F( n4 c" Y1 {不以物喜，不以己悲not pleased by external gains, not saddened by personnal losses
( T6 R% v, K( j# }7 P: b不遗余力spare no effort; go all out; do one's best8 f3 D( W' C1 z
不打不成交"No discord, no concord. 6 L5 z6 G! L) k# N$ r
拆东墙补西墙rob Peter to pay Paul
# W4 l. L1 p! d& X" T! i辞旧迎新bid farewell to the old and usher in the new; ring out the old year and ring in the new
$ p; e+ M4 C5 W1 s1 D) X" M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
) Q5 J' V& A% h! ?大开眼界open one's eyes; broaden one's horizon; be an eye-opener
" v, @4 s f# P* K0 }国泰民安The country flourishes and people live in peace
9 q5 \4 Y' u/ c/ R; N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
/ q0 O6 W) j Z8 f9 s7 V+ W功夫不负有心人Everything comes to him who waits. - o* d1 R2 x" a8 D' s3 i7 o! L
好了伤疤忘了疼once on shore, one prays no more
$ b' v) e0 @/ 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.
9 ^0 {/ j# J5 p4 z和气生财Harmony brings wealth
0 f9 [/ J/ @% M: P活到老，学到老One is never too old to learn.
Y2 H6 g, Q3 h, C/ h j$ \: @5 K既往不咎let bygones be bygones , {& L- U5 q: N2 Q! q9 ?4 @
金无足赤,人无完人Gold can't be pure and man can't be perfect. . p( i- u5 r* g" X* Y7 F3 B
金玉满堂Treasures fill the home8 R" k1 I6 Q3 f; u. I+ H5 ]
脚踏实地be down-to-earth
2 z8 w% N# q) L$ o1 v脚踩两只船sit on the fence ! E8 g; A% l9 t, |' X
君子之交淡如水the friendship between gentlemen is as pure as crystal; a hedge between keeps friendship green & y) x- y; v2 r1 r. c
老生常谈，陈词滥调cut and dried, cliché
6 n, D7 f! ?: n+ J" N6 `礼尚往来Courtesy calls for reciprocity.
' u" x2 ], g$ } W7 n: k; s留得青山在，不怕没柴烧"Where there is life, there is hope."- e0 X. D% m5 j6 f
马到成功achieve immediate victory; win instant success$ a; S3 {. X: T. N. ~- ]
名利双收gain in both fame and wealth+ N2 a! Z/ ]9 W: y
茅塞顿开be suddenly enlightened
- ? [) C* I* I4 ]# b/ O没有规矩不成方圆Nothing can be accomplished without norms or standards.& I6 `$ C4 l3 k9 t% C4 j
每逢佳节倍思亲. \1 Z1 j: z. d: T/ t; o
On festive occasions more than ever one thinks of one's dear ones far away.
8 S, h$ H# v3 k6 u: V7 bIt is on the festival occasions when one misses his dear most. : ^7 e: M1 X% r: B
谋事在人，成事在天"The planning lies with man, the outcome with Heaven. / Man proposes, God disposes. "0 S) J4 h/ D A/ H* ~6 q( T9 W
弄巧成拙be too smart by half; Cunning outwits itself.6 X+ N8 [* [/ a: Q3 I9 G9 }# s
拿手好戏masterpiece
o8 z g3 P2 ? H/ z6 H; ?9 V& {5 ?赔了夫人又折兵throw good money after bad
" Q! G0 s O- D5 ?3 s抛砖引玉a modest spur to induce others to come forward with valuable contributions; throw a sprat to catch a whale6 m# W2 B) _# ^% b$ H3 F; x- 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+ K b- S0 ~% u* c: \* q" H
抢得先机take the preemptive opportunities & s2 B3 r7 N$ W# N5 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.7 o) C3 d2 X/ c$ Y+ E: |: X
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
6 n6 R7 i% J: c8 @# \/ F+ d, @前事不忘,后事之师Past experience, if not forgotten, is a guide for the future.
$ M# s' c: j7 q/ U& C1 u8 {前人栽树,后人乘凉One generation plants the trees in whose shade another generation rests.6 B( G8 ^3 x* H
One sows and another reaps.. z- `' X! e0 B B4 b( T }9 ~
前怕狼,后怕虎fear the wolf in front and the tiger behind/ hesitate in doing something* K: o( Q) r) p0 ]! `2 A
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. 8 p: g; i' ?( [7 F; J+ B' l
强强联手win-win co-operation- T$ s8 l* w! C5 g6 L9 ?% H" T
瑞雪兆丰年A timely snow promises a good harvest.7 p5 _, j3 E5 K4 u4 B
人之初,性本善Man's nature at birth is good. q$ W+ F* [) P9 R; P e9 ~
人逢喜事精神爽Joy puts heart into a man.! ?, i' T) n- r( C8 S( Z5 |
人海战术huge-crowd strategy # I, d9 l7 U! C
世上无难事，只要肯攀登"Where there is a will, there is a way. " 4 Z8 E7 X; s1 M4 g. h2 O
世外桃源a fictitious land of peace away from the turmoil of the world;
7 h) K$ e5 C5 L5 V- x死而后已until my heart stops beating
% p1 e* I4 O6 o, L% _8 ^0 X岁岁平安Peace all year round
8 B' T0 z J1 q) H6 z上有天堂，下有苏杭"Just as there is paradise in heaven, ther are Suzhou and Hangzhou on earth." 4 @. k/ B2 v& S) k- `; o
塞翁失马，焉知非福Misfortune may be an actual blessing.
) C( N, j* j$ _三十而立"A man should be independent at the age of thirty. 3 ~" Y3 t% k: U8 I6 B& J+ u& k
At thirty, a man should be able to think for himself." $ n# t7 H$ X5 L. E9 ]/ P1 I
升级换代updating and upgrading (of products), e2 E4 l' n G" x
四十不惑Life begins at forty.
' `, _4 `1 M- C' Z谁言寸草心，报得三春晖"Such kindness of warm sun, can't be repaid by grass. " + X" h8 w/ ^, ]& x3 ^$ g+ i8 z
水涨船高When the river rises, the boat floats high.
4 ^, [6 z/ k" X时不我待Time and tide wait for no man.
9 D/ h0 J; \- ~9 d* H杀鸡用牛刀break a butterfly on the wheel
& V U0 u) ?" V2 N( h; Q实事求是seek truth from facts; be practical and realistic; be true to facts 7 D0 d7 L0 s3 Q- }! _ s4 ]
说曹操,曹操到Talk of the devil and he comes., [; E9 K& ~9 |0 a2 W
实话实说speak the plain truth; call a spade a spade; tell it as it is
9 D3 N& ?1 I1 H8 z6 c0 `( f实践是检验真理的唯一标准Practice is the sole criterion for testing truth.
' i, }$ Z5 c. ]* t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; "
. X& F& X8 I: E; {6 ^+ B4 p韬光养晦hide one's capacities and bide one's time
?( j9 a4 _1 s2 o# A糖衣炮弹sugar-coated bullets W/ |2 N+ t# ~/ X0 h& I1 E! d/ C h
天有不测风云Anything unexpected may happen. a bolt from the blue/ C1 M, m' K2 N: |5 D/ k% e$ B
团结就是力量Unity is strength.3 i- v/ Y5 }; i' M. W/ P; D
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 Q" X, d3 @1 O0 W
歪风邪气unhealthy practices and evil phenomena1 V# V* I' g+ ^ ^* k" U
物以类聚，人以群分Birds of a feather flock together.5 [6 U" j7 t$ f" {8 J
往事如风"The past has vanished (from memory) like wind.; What in past, is past."
5 c4 O3 K# O& T望子成龙hold high hopes for one's child
v/ g# u1 u) n2 E+ y; `屋漏又逢连阴雨Misfortunes never come singly. When it rains it pours.! h, ?& J: D+ _# x W: `
文韬武略military expertise; military strategy
" X3 q& Z* s P% A唯利是图draw water to one's mill ; Q* S7 p' M2 m+ g3 Z2 [
无源之水,无本之木water without a source, and a tree wiithout roots
/ D* {) e" X/ Y3 O7 \( w5 {无中生有make/create something out of nothing ) [$ e7 [* y9 @' ^& D( A
无风不起浪There are no waves without wind. There's no smoke without fire.. R5 _) G- H4 @0 \; z$ i# a5 y
徇私枉法bend the law for the benefit of relatives or friends 7 j; E1 f( I% }* F
新官上任三把火a new broom sweeps clean % h; R: ^; b- ?% i) w1 z4 j5 B
虚心使人进步,骄傲使人落后Modesty helps one go forward, whereas conceit makes one lag behind.
: q. f. X5 D. _- x% O蓄势而发accumulate strength for a take-off- O7 v7 u) v- Z+ {! `+ \6 _
心想事成May all your wish come true
$ M+ P0 ?) r. C8 P9 y! C心照不宣have a tacit understanding; give tacit consent; tacit understanding
, q" G; p- x9 @* A先入为主First impressions are firmly entrenched.8 I- }7 {! `; J3 O
先下手为强catch the ball before the bound
9 R. E5 D% R% m" l8 Y- i! j# N! H像热锅上的蚂蚁like an ant on a hot pan
/ ^( @# I8 @4 K; [9 U. o1 H! K现身说法warn people by taking oneself as an example" I0 e8 S; H/ x! i! H H
息事宁人pour oil on troubled waters
& C/ E1 C4 y! O7 Q: D9 T9 ]喜忧参半mingled hope and fear
+ K" f8 S+ L7 \: k5 d1 c循序渐进step by step u; @7 _) {& c6 E
一路平安，一路顺风speed somebody on their way; speed the parting guest 9 M/ e5 {. n' Y3 _: }
严以律己,宽以待人be strict with oneself and lenient towards others7 U8 N. x) M5 k1 s* R
鱼米之乡a land of milk and honey' U* H; W6 x; g; @6 d5 l6 Y* g
有情人终成眷属"Jack shall have Jill, all shall be well."
7 t2 C$ u* p- f6 Z有钱能使鬼推磨Money makes the mare go. Money talks.
& w8 c8 @# c+ P, z& X( W5 K/ j有识之士people of vision
8 b% Q' V7 R, `! k' I7 D5 O有勇无谋use brawn rather than brain
' {' [. e4 m! h/ F' C) S( V有缘千里来相会Separated as we are thousands of miles apart, we come together as if by predestination.
8 @' [3 _( L. a0 t: r8 }5 T0 C- e与时俱进advance with times
0 u# s. h8 u4 j# O9 p0 v+ n. @以人为本people oriented; people foremost * h* \' f( H; `; \' K( Z
因材施教teach students according to their aptitude 6 m$ M! ]$ g8 v
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."
- Q& B% |$ h" J# a# R3 T* T5 U& p欲速则不达Haste does not bring success.
4 ^* a& r- e# K优胜劣汰survival of the fittest
9 g6 n9 k1 K/ M0 W6 x# ?7 w英雄所见略同Great minds think alike.2 a" R% d6 @5 E& @& p
冤家宜解不宜结Better make friends than make enemies.
& _& Q6 ?3 i& w T: o, C冤假错案"cases in which people were unjustly, falsely or wrongly charged or sentenced; unjust, false or wrong cases" 2 F+ v9 K3 c% y0 h- X2 M) ~0 c
一言既出，驷马难追A real man never goes back on his words.
2 ]# _6 k$ m8 r$ a招财进宝Money and treasures will be plentiful. ~& j- e4 ?9 B% N" e8 o
债台高筑become debt-ridden
; v0 E: Z( D! c致命要害Achilles' heel i' _; m+ a+ `2 `. Z0 \5 F% d! h
众矢之的target of public criticism. F, g. i2 q# u$ ^. B1 Q
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., A3 h& E( P5 d8 D
纸上谈兵be an armchair strategist
# n9 e. e8 V% M9 y1 ]8 E6 S纸包不住火Truth will come to light sooner or later.% p" ^% @1 f, R/ h/ L/ c' t0 G
左右为难between the devil and the deep blue sea; between the rock and the hard place |
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