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爱屋及乌Love me, love my dog.
/ {0 C, D i7 G" u百闻不如一见Seeing is believing.) N* Y5 ]! k3 D; k* q5 ~
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 v* n% K$ G, [
笨鸟先飞A slow sparrow should make an early start.% d! X. ]& z9 J
不眠之夜white night ( X9 j4 ~& y% F
不以物喜，不以己悲not pleased by external gains, not saddened by personnal losses7 O9 t" f$ B4 A, f3 f
不遗余力spare no effort; go all out; do one's best
! L- [4 R1 S6 [( w/ J- Z不打不成交"No discord, no concord. , E; A c7 `+ V6 ~0 q* M
拆东墙补西墙rob Peter to pay Paul
: W `! K8 o4 M2 W; K% Y4 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 4 m9 U5 Z) @3 Y( x( V1 i
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 all1 @7 q" F) K& ]$ F& Z
大开眼界open one's eyes; broaden one's horizon; be an eye-opener
& r- r$ ^$ o/ h# V0 ?( M国泰民安The country flourishes and people live in peace
" s- K4 k3 q, }* S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 ~) L1 U9 M6 u
功夫不负有心人Everything comes to him who waits.
" H$ _8 }* i$ B) ]6 A3 H好了伤疤忘了疼once on shore, one prays no more
+ y7 r$ x8 `' v好事不出门，恶事传千里Good news never goes beyond the gate, while bad news spread far and wide. # y; F8 j: A1 s' v% J/ Z
和气生财Harmony brings wealth
! V( r: Q# C1 p3 ]$ ~活到老，学到老One is never too old to learn. # a& k, W1 H% j& B& H& d$ A! k
既往不咎let bygones be bygones
* H# k7 A ]" }2 p金无足赤,人无完人Gold can't be pure and man can't be perfect.
& Y6 U4 `. }7 i: e& j0 F2 }$ {金玉满堂Treasures fill the home- F4 ~- H6 [" Q! ?5 }# r0 H+ \( T
脚踏实地be down-to-earth * {: L! |2 b9 i1 h
脚踩两只船sit on the fence
; `+ S& m# u! \0 u/ w君子之交淡如水the friendship between gentlemen is as pure as crystal; a hedge between keeps friendship green
' j: Z# O7 P# _+ X0 s/ M老生常谈，陈词滥调cut and dried, cliché
$ B; v9 G8 A W) ]+ t5 [8 O礼尚往来Courtesy calls for reciprocity. 9 [( A. w/ {2 t) S3 Y
留得青山在，不怕没柴烧"Where there is life, there is hope.": ^+ [" O1 E& a& t' b: h
马到成功achieve immediate victory; win instant success+ A' m3 r% [# [" _# O4 `2 h
名利双收gain in both fame and wealth3 l8 u/ [ O, f2 l. q* z3 n
茅塞顿开be suddenly enlightened
- ~9 a) R2 J* H/ C6 t* D; f8 @没有规矩不成方圆Nothing can be accomplished without norms or standards.
5 {$ ]. [: l: ^每逢佳节倍思亲 u$ N w2 N2 q J
On festive occasions more than ever one thinks of one's dear ones far away.' ^: W$ Q! ~8 l, `) R" y
It is on the festival occasions when one misses his dear most. " H( p$ d5 |0 {0 s/ f7 o
谋事在人，成事在天"The planning lies with man, the outcome with Heaven. / Man proposes, God disposes. "
0 D9 ~% c+ a, Y! \弄巧成拙be too smart by half; Cunning outwits itself.
1 T9 D# F, b6 ?6 A9 W% ^拿手好戏masterpiece
! K( w- m) o5 F/ U5 A赔了夫人又折兵throw good money after bad
9 i( B4 ?' g+ W" L+ a9 U4 S5 N抛砖引玉a modest spur to induce others to come forward with valuable contributions; throw a sprat to catch a whale! {" a0 A" \' ^) n1 m x
破釜沉舟cut off all means of retreat；burn one‘s own way of retreat and be determined to fight to the end2 Y- k( u# e$ `& r6 R
抢得先机take the preemptive opportunities
+ K( C$ \5 e( m: 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. Q6 ~" b* h( Y/ 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
8 D% g, q2 b( M/ B& e! D前事不忘,后事之师Past experience, if not forgotten, is a guide for the future.+ P$ T/ V) O; p( O) ]3 c; H
前人栽树,后人乘凉One generation plants the trees in whose shade another generation rests.; H2 _1 v. @: {% o9 p' D1 z. [ J
One sows and another reaps.
6 R, l6 f' z# |2 d& o% M前怕狼,后怕虎fear the wolf in front and the tiger behind/ hesitate in doing something
0 B- o+ _- H7 t1 ^! ~/ d+ ]! m% s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. ) T/ }- }2 R& i
强强联手win-win co-operation
) e, z' D$ O0 {# [1 T# j# P瑞雪兆丰年A timely snow promises a good harvest.8 ]) }4 i' \5 X& m
人之初,性本善Man's nature at birth is good." }5 A. O7 A; u& P
人逢喜事精神爽Joy puts heart into a man.
/ |- s4 n* p, h; F( @0 ~7 k6 @0 Z( o人海战术huge-crowd strategy $ n) H) ?% }* ?, v' L) z6 ~! d' t% p
世上无难事，只要肯攀登"Where there is a will, there is a way. "
7 E' F( E/ y$ \1 Q! v3 l世外桃源a fictitious land of peace away from the turmoil of the world;
$ @$ t# Z! P0 h I. K, E死而后已until my heart stops beating
7 Y9 v/ U" h! \( u5 p岁岁平安Peace all year round
# P `# @, ~( v( c2 \7 R/ P上有天堂，下有苏杭"Just as there is paradise in heaven, ther are Suzhou and Hangzhou on earth." + K9 F1 K2 ^6 X9 ?
塞翁失马，焉知非福Misfortune may be an actual blessing., s8 q9 a/ v: V& D
三十而立"A man should be independent at the age of thirty.
: Y; d: o3 \4 r' S; x3 }1 yAt thirty, a man should be able to think for himself."
. [+ B* c+ [9 M9 ?/ @8 z升级换代updating and upgrading (of products)) B5 |% u4 ~) t. `5 m; I
四十不惑Life begins at forty. . S+ T0 `) f+ D3 _) K0 q; y
谁言寸草心，报得三春晖"Such kindness of warm sun, can't be repaid by grass. " 5 s" V. R8 J6 q* }& ~# G& K
水涨船高When the river rises, the boat floats high.: T* Y( N; }- A$ X
时不我待Time and tide wait for no man. $ ?( s- H8 p& E- r5 b J# n6 t# Q
杀鸡用牛刀break a butterfly on the wheel7 G+ x0 ]. Q. h$ R5 n1 i
实事求是seek truth from facts; be practical and realistic; be true to facts
m9 }) P8 ~1 M8 h+ j说曹操,曹操到Talk of the devil and he comes.
: _1 I- c, J' R0 t( \实话实说speak the plain truth; call a spade a spade; tell it as it is , |3 _2 j, T+ c8 i; o9 f
实践是检验真理的唯一标准Practice is the sole criterion for testing truth.
7 W, r2 C- @( O2 X( P( h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 |9 m6 h- e1 c2 \. N1 [1 `2 e# L
韬光养晦hide one's capacities and bide one's time) ]2 ?6 _7 t2 k; o7 _5 [; W/ s8 T
糖衣炮弹sugar-coated bullets
4 x3 F1 W; L. i: x天有不测风云Anything unexpected may happen. a bolt from the blue% m# S0 l+ K& Z* }" s5 s+ R" I7 r) S
团结就是力量Unity is strength.+ z! N# {) C3 j0 X
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 Z9 |3 Q+ ^) X" p3 A* \
歪风邪气unhealthy practices and evil phenomena
/ C! c, r& r6 U6 x% E物以类聚，人以群分Birds of a feather flock together.
5 U2 k, m/ B1 l/ h- G" W; |往事如风"The past has vanished (from memory) like wind.; What in past, is past." 2 a! o4 W" L# f, W, L& `9 i7 a1 P4 @
望子成龙hold high hopes for one's child
, b h; |2 s* @& `& p0 L屋漏又逢连阴雨Misfortunes never come singly. When it rains it pours.5 O) s6 T \! ]& F. e$ @+ a
文韬武略military expertise; military strategy . S1 s K0 g4 u% W4 H
唯利是图draw water to one's mill
) ]! F7 l/ ?5 W" n) i' r) t/ [无源之水,无本之木water without a source, and a tree wiithout roots+ m. f$ N- p" x6 V' k5 Y2 c
无中生有make/create something out of nothing + N. l' w5 W' p+ ?3 B
无风不起浪There are no waves without wind. There's no smoke without fire.
+ R; [* s4 ` m4 x% l徇私枉法bend the law for the benefit of relatives or friends
n/ [( t) p- N' D. q* t }/ f新官上任三把火a new broom sweeps clean
/ l. y @' q1 _6 M3 \虚心使人进步,骄傲使人落后Modesty helps one go forward, whereas conceit makes one lag behind.' E6 O& u4 U% q+ f
蓄势而发accumulate strength for a take-off6 Q* S) K, G& u% _8 i- j2 E* u9 v( {
心想事成May all your wish come true
3 G/ Z# H7 V( b' P" H# R3 F) M心照不宣have a tacit understanding; give tacit consent; tacit understanding
! y. i9 Q- ]3 K8 l5 _0 _+ n$ }先入为主First impressions are firmly entrenched.
) }: \; r! g5 B8 r) ^先下手为强catch the ball before the bound& t) ~$ h2 U" w# p* w* O+ @
像热锅上的蚂蚁like an ant on a hot pan* [; x9 R$ s( m! S
现身说法warn people by taking oneself as an example
6 U$ M* M; G- `, g- Q8 `4 N! W息事宁人pour oil on troubled waters
* i: ^- R2 b: X2 T; P喜忧参半mingled hope and fear
/ Q/ _$ A9 h8 k循序渐进step by step
$ D8 I6 F# |7 ~) y一路平安，一路顺风speed somebody on their way; speed the parting guest
) [) a1 V- l& y d' `严以律己,宽以待人be strict with oneself and lenient towards others
3 l* j; \5 Y- M2 N% z鱼米之乡a land of milk and honey6 f7 S$ I+ z% {5 |0 f0 w( G
有情人终成眷属"Jack shall have Jill, all shall be well."
" k" j9 }9 s. w有钱能使鬼推磨Money makes the mare go. Money talks.
, z( d) C# r- Y6 b" \有识之士people of vision
2 Q! k! i& Z" s$ h& a有勇无谋use brawn rather than brain L4 A! B3 t0 Y6 @- a% [' n
有缘千里来相会Separated as we are thousands of miles apart, we come together as if by predestination.) q+ k% U. F- {: w: x6 K" A) t
与时俱进advance with times) h P1 Y, Y/ ?. P- t# D
以人为本people oriented; people foremost
7 ^9 x1 n4 v, h* Q因材施教teach students according to their aptitude
9 M* r9 Z2 Z: v* l7 o2 g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."
, W% O& V# O2 r( E' n7 d; h4 M! M欲速则不达Haste does not bring success.
$ r( e$ h7 G4 K' z7 {2 F! z优胜劣汰survival of the fittest
: A& x! Z3 Y# i- C英雄所见略同Great minds think alike.8 d. n0 h* V- ?8 A( ^+ m/ W/ N( H
冤家宜解不宜结Better make friends than make enemies.
# ~; c: l% N1 b( x/ N冤假错案"cases in which people were unjustly, falsely or wrongly charged or sentenced; unjust, false or wrong cases" . i2 \7 m# z2 p7 N% r$ b
一言既出，驷马难追A real man never goes back on his words.
# d/ p0 t+ k7 P; r. @) x招财进宝Money and treasures will be plentiful' [2 d* U" |. W/ l' ?# I6 j4 _
债台高筑become debt-ridden4 w/ X, I& u9 T2 p& [( G* M3 L
致命要害Achilles' heel ! a/ X* M8 L$ `8 B% p; Q: N
众矢之的target of public criticism! ?! X" J6 I# O" h& W/ E
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.
' C3 Y4 q5 k: F" [0 F9 I1 L9 _纸上谈兵be an armchair strategist
! @( g0 {$ _+ T6 |. d( x! i5 n纸包不住火Truth will come to light sooner or later.$ [( N( Y! r) z6 P g+ k; H8 `
左右为难between the devil and the deep blue sea; between the rock and the hard place |
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