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爱屋及乌Love me, love my dog.
! T* D" V3 L3 x* P6 h百闻不如一见Seeing is believing. ?! K$ V1 k0 O _! 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
( h9 F! ]/ M5 Q+ ?; y! c笨鸟先飞A slow sparrow should make an early start.9 [% L, s+ D( V( W# [( _
不眠之夜white night
" E K1 p/ O; v5 t' e: r/ X不以物喜，不以己悲not pleased by external gains, not saddened by personnal losses
; O2 z! K/ ?1 G8 L; R, K不遗余力spare no effort; go all out; do one's best r' d, Y2 u3 y( h/ A
不打不成交"No discord, no concord.
& D; l5 [; O4 H' S9 ~3 O: c拆东墙补西墙rob Peter to pay Paul
; I! L5 D" Y9 j3 N. `+ o辞旧迎新bid farewell to the old and usher in the new; ring out the old year and ring in the new
, T# X; I/ ]- I" |3 _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' M w3 j) G4 O
大开眼界open one's eyes; broaden one's horizon; be an eye-opener ) V, M3 G+ M4 n: L: i
国泰民安The country flourishes and people live in peace
' ?7 ^4 S. A5 R3 s2 N1 x/ W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
6 b& ~7 K' K) V& L/ m功夫不负有心人Everything comes to him who waits. 2 V/ y V$ K7 `/ J" X7 S& t) n
好了伤疤忘了疼once on shore, one prays no more+ @ ]' ]/ v1 [9 V/ i. z5 d/ n
好事不出门，恶事传千里Good news never goes beyond the gate, while bad news spread far and wide.
# U( L" F. I# C和气生财Harmony brings wealth
0 `+ k9 }% Z: a: P( B# F* u9 I活到老，学到老One is never too old to learn. ) p9 R8 L. n$ \/ j( I" y
既往不咎let bygones be bygones
8 E M K: L# w: t6 m, w, B! {2 T金无足赤,人无完人Gold can't be pure and man can't be perfect.
& v% k+ t/ b# ?) }金玉满堂Treasures fill the home6 r- d P1 W) T/ B( E- `
脚踏实地be down-to-earth
2 j6 D6 {; F# s4 L0 N" D脚踩两只船sit on the fence
; G! j* S D& M: d/ e" q君子之交淡如水the friendship between gentlemen is as pure as crystal; a hedge between keeps friendship green
* Z, b; P8 X3 z- `老生常谈，陈词滥调cut and dried, cliché
. L' v3 w Y. f+ c- s, j礼尚往来Courtesy calls for reciprocity.
+ k2 }2 D: l( h9 k留得青山在，不怕没柴烧"Where there is life, there is hope."3 I1 F8 q+ \; M8 J
马到成功achieve immediate victory; win instant success8 s: K3 s3 W& K4 Z3 L" e
名利双收gain in both fame and wealth
$ O" ^9 i1 e8 T% X3 T, f茅塞顿开be suddenly enlightened
. ^ P8 H' g) ~6 ]没有规矩不成方圆Nothing can be accomplished without norms or standards.
" C, ^2 x) D& n) f! h, E每逢佳节倍思亲9 n3 U, s& v" H6 _
On festive occasions more than ever one thinks of one's dear ones far away.
! b' ~. {0 S. Y# D1 Q8 NIt is on the festival occasions when one misses his dear most.
6 J. h6 m" T) @& ~谋事在人，成事在天"The planning lies with man, the outcome with Heaven. / Man proposes, God disposes. "' Y8 Y: ], A) \7 P
弄巧成拙be too smart by half; Cunning outwits itself.# S/ g) M' G: }3 j
拿手好戏masterpiece! _/ e9 c8 U- f) t. C: z
赔了夫人又折兵throw good money after bad
* e+ W7 `# u! F( d抛砖引玉a modest spur to induce others to come forward with valuable contributions; throw a sprat to catch a whale' U6 e' M9 z! \7 c9 c
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/ r" c' N# Q: ], O
抢得先机take the preemptive opportunities
- x3 S$ n% p6 S' X/ `" @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.
# o) u: ~$ O+ ]7 v/ G) r3 w* A: d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 i4 A: I# @5 m3 a前事不忘,后事之师Past experience, if not forgotten, is a guide for the future.0 }6 b: s$ ?* \ L' n
前人栽树,后人乘凉One generation plants the trees in whose shade another generation rests.. w$ |% d6 Y# s' p# q9 q0 w
One sows and another reaps.
* c& a8 D, i& G) v8 Y; Z) L7 U6 R前怕狼,后怕虎fear the wolf in front and the tiger behind/ hesitate in doing something1 A& w7 g z1 h Y- P# | R
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. / F; ~$ d! X- m4 a
强强联手win-win co-operation3 X7 R- f' U7 x6 f, P( Z
瑞雪兆丰年A timely snow promises a good harvest., N! P% R) P. z! L; h- C
人之初,性本善Man's nature at birth is good.
3 ]* q" Y/ a' Z0 o; b5 o r z人逢喜事精神爽Joy puts heart into a man.
6 m! c) ^ q' E人海战术huge-crowd strategy ) R! Y& u1 z6 L, }7 M
世上无难事，只要肯攀登"Where there is a will, there is a way. "
3 K" o9 n2 o6 x5 e! `# x世外桃源a fictitious land of peace away from the turmoil of the world;
0 j K, J; f R& u$ H5 }, {7 G死而后已until my heart stops beating
`+ f9 ?. l& L7 I. e1 Z" X岁岁平安Peace all year round9 X* U2 \4 b& u% j
上有天堂，下有苏杭"Just as there is paradise in heaven, ther are Suzhou and Hangzhou on earth." & e" h+ [8 Q7 x1 F+ H
塞翁失马，焉知非福Misfortune may be an actual blessing.' m: }/ M6 B" W I% O
三十而立"A man should be independent at the age of thirty. $ |, p! n5 h) |7 {& }, ]4 V5 R
At thirty, a man should be able to think for himself."
! R9 l f S; ]4 u2 g升级换代updating and upgrading (of products)
; r9 d( Y+ ^4 b$ b& w" {四十不惑Life begins at forty. # B6 t, L& _1 E U! L% f9 q
谁言寸草心，报得三春晖"Such kindness of warm sun, can't be repaid by grass. "
7 j. Z. O l! S6 s& p* K水涨船高When the river rises, the boat floats high.
. R! e4 H0 v" T' c v( J时不我待Time and tide wait for no man. % y, n) U( y4 x, ^( _0 x
杀鸡用牛刀break a butterfly on the wheel
9 ^: \/ C6 r8 l& B3 S实事求是seek truth from facts; be practical and realistic; be true to facts
; F7 z- ^% L- N; ~说曹操,曹操到Talk of the devil and he comes.
9 i4 ?* y! e) }+ C O2 c实话实说speak the plain truth; call a spade a spade; tell it as it is / P3 p$ L$ d0 [; o! a( A; Y
实践是检验真理的唯一标准Practice is the sole criterion for testing truth.
- R7 [7 o: ?4 P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; "
1 r* v' x8 @0 q' x韬光养晦hide one's capacities and bide one's time
8 H3 i: c1 W2 E* M糖衣炮弹sugar-coated bullets0 J( i* J F3 Z( F+ @- k6 k
天有不测风云Anything unexpected may happen. a bolt from the blue
/ ^8 _+ a: p& D. |7 a; b: h团结就是力量Unity is strength.
; J y* i$ Z4 `) X/ l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, V9 I& e2 U! `: l( r歪风邪气unhealthy practices and evil phenomena
$ K' C& a0 }8 S, i" ~物以类聚，人以群分Birds of a feather flock together.% G5 S0 y$ t% f1 a
往事如风"The past has vanished (from memory) like wind.; What in past, is past."
! |" f$ p: T$ P% Y* u望子成龙hold high hopes for one's child% L: s2 l, [+ B: M$ ^
屋漏又逢连阴雨Misfortunes never come singly. When it rains it pours.5 }/ N6 A# `* n- f7 a! A
文韬武略military expertise; military strategy 4 i4 L8 u( {% {8 x
唯利是图draw water to one's mill
. r* {& r F! W无源之水,无本之木water without a source, and a tree wiithout roots% n/ T4 B% {+ _$ t e- ^% ^
无中生有make/create something out of nothing
. ?! g! h3 z5 N( T, u _$ h; ^无风不起浪There are no waves without wind. There's no smoke without fire.1 p) d+ Y5 _% |, J4 ^+ {
徇私枉法bend the law for the benefit of relatives or friends
( o% W( x9 E! m A新官上任三把火a new broom sweeps clean
! u3 S3 b0 @- U+ g6 w虚心使人进步,骄傲使人落后Modesty helps one go forward, whereas conceit makes one lag behind.$ J3 e5 V; x8 X6 f
蓄势而发accumulate strength for a take-off+ [* S% J) k" B5 o6 l6 V2 E1 I6 Z
心想事成May all your wish come true: N9 j: K% m. R9 d* l. a3 R* r
心照不宣have a tacit understanding; give tacit consent; tacit understanding
: P/ e0 [9 w0 J5 B* B# n+ D1 ^' l. ?先入为主First impressions are firmly entrenched.# B2 J6 W2 L" l+ p1 Y, G! u
先下手为强catch the ball before the bound
& {7 p2 V l, N像热锅上的蚂蚁like an ant on a hot pan8 A7 M( x' T0 Q
现身说法warn people by taking oneself as an example
. E, L. Y2 Z: ^7 U" e1 n息事宁人pour oil on troubled waters
* k! W, `2 V. h. v( H! F喜忧参半mingled hope and fear
" K \1 T9 |' W8 {6 ~% b循序渐进step by step
$ B' K- ~$ B3 R5 X) X一路平安，一路顺风speed somebody on their way; speed the parting guest
# `9 G; C+ y& ?: t: l$ h严以律己,宽以待人be strict with oneself and lenient towards others" T4 o$ f: e8 D* N% j, R
鱼米之乡a land of milk and honey
) O5 D, {' Y$ O, K: q$ a$ g: z, Y8 q有情人终成眷属"Jack shall have Jill, all shall be well."
1 O9 @1 k& |9 r; J有钱能使鬼推磨Money makes the mare go. Money talks.
* }! Z \2 t( d+ L有识之士people of vision
, j9 Q9 X# c" l0 W5 i* j8 J有勇无谋use brawn rather than brain $ T9 B& I' m3 ?! S7 e" x# E6 n- h
有缘千里来相会Separated as we are thousands of miles apart, we come together as if by predestination.
2 z+ Z. t3 ^0 [) `( n与时俱进advance with times
/ z9 V. J0 s' d/ S: P以人为本people oriented; people foremost ' x& a: X! ^' z+ A3 Y" x, K
因材施教teach students according to their aptitude 0 A0 x' b; h" Q$ C. A. U7 K# g+ ]3 K
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( ~2 y% C- g9 x
欲速则不达Haste does not bring success. 6 k! a5 g/ Q& C( M* `; u' S5 y
优胜劣汰survival of the fittest . H+ ^( x; W4 l5 F! m8 p
英雄所见略同Great minds think alike.$ ^7 t d) _9 l8 }0 \$ E; s0 n! l: p
冤家宜解不宜结Better make friends than make enemies.. k# Z% E8 E0 L9 }, @/ G5 b4 I
冤假错案"cases in which people were unjustly, falsely or wrongly charged or sentenced; unjust, false or wrong cases"
9 y" t T/ A! x3 J, D一言既出，驷马难追A real man never goes back on his words. 8 r8 U% w! {: w& {9 x+ W
招财进宝Money and treasures will be plentiful/ M' I$ C5 G. W2 X3 u8 \; `
债台高筑become debt-ridden
9 Z& s) h' [% `! y致命要害Achilles' heel $ `' i( w: L& u! g' j
众矢之的target of public criticism" b" C6 A9 z: j/ s2 R* J, D+ V
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.9 W6 t1 O9 }' M
纸上谈兵be an armchair strategist
7 L+ L6 d; b- T8 T) O6 x2 ~纸包不住火Truth will come to light sooner or later.
! E) G' @8 h& t9 A$ S" p ^左右为难between the devil and the deep blue sea; between the rock and the hard place |
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