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爱屋及乌Love me, love my dog.
7 G V8 T4 z: K百闻不如一见Seeing is believing.
! g+ g; ?1 x! ?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& \0 _4 g% ]2 w& @! q
笨鸟先飞A slow sparrow should make an early start.
9 p# x4 s" b/ ^$ N. K5 V" Z! Y8 [4 K不眠之夜white night
1 u# ?5 s4 V! b- D3 ]9 D) k% |不以物喜，不以己悲not pleased by external gains, not saddened by personnal losses
; a( u3 [# E% |/ Y不遗余力spare no effort; go all out; do one's best. _0 h0 B9 D5 o8 O# X& }
不打不成交"No discord, no concord. . q9 S7 u3 h" ]) ~' Q% q
拆东墙补西墙rob Peter to pay Paul
' Z7 l1 w7 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 : c0 d4 h% g* l8 B
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
& }$ F7 k" r% c$ N- \ a) Q* f大开眼界open one's eyes; broaden one's horizon; be an eye-opener ) I; P, v C2 r: E% }% U9 D: W/ \
国泰民安The country flourishes and people live in peace; k4 |) d* m6 S- ], j' 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 ; I1 ^$ F& y) f+ F$ Y9 W0 p2 a
功夫不负有心人Everything comes to him who waits. - d1 C/ b+ T) s( l
好了伤疤忘了疼once on shore, one prays no more) v8 F" ~7 u) w4 v7 }
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: \* t4 ?, X, U和气生财Harmony brings wealth+ }4 j& p" `* {$ ^0 X
活到老，学到老One is never too old to learn.
4 T" j$ S. i) }# U! F7 S既往不咎let bygones be bygones
7 ~/ r4 r% J+ y$ B0 I, ]金无足赤,人无完人Gold can't be pure and man can't be perfect. 0 E5 y6 O8 |& o. k
金玉满堂Treasures fill the home& j# T; n% l) R" W& K
脚踏实地be down-to-earth
4 ]! o# L( y- _0 N$ ^$ x9 X, M脚踩两只船sit on the fence - T4 V2 Y5 r8 D6 s
君子之交淡如水the friendship between gentlemen is as pure as crystal; a hedge between keeps friendship green ! ^. [, e8 c8 ~. A, }* [. ]
老生常谈，陈词滥调cut and dried, cliché$ P' U H) ^( `0 ?+ _
礼尚往来Courtesy calls for reciprocity.
S. K b8 \$ g留得青山在，不怕没柴烧"Where there is life, there is hope."
( s6 A! ~; r3 l& y3 ~! I: Y马到成功achieve immediate victory; win instant success
4 j9 N" m0 y% q# `( {4 a' D6 C名利双收gain in both fame and wealth i& q! ^: k H+ q2 r
茅塞顿开be suddenly enlightened
p6 X* A+ |8 M$ V3 f没有规矩不成方圆Nothing can be accomplished without norms or standards.
6 a5 L5 m( s# I }& r5 Q7 |每逢佳节倍思亲9 [2 m& G0 Y9 q N% L& O
On festive occasions more than ever one thinks of one's dear ones far away.
* w; H( ^. q- @3 t: z, P. ]" d1 dIt is on the festival occasions when one misses his dear most. 9 N- T5 J' e% u7 x$ c; K D% L
谋事在人，成事在天"The planning lies with man, the outcome with Heaven. / Man proposes, God disposes. ". y f9 z# k# M% v
弄巧成拙be too smart by half; Cunning outwits itself.
' f( Y4 T* L5 q1 d [) W拿手好戏masterpiece& h% I; \7 A/ p" |4 S: j- o- a" I
赔了夫人又折兵throw good money after bad
) ?$ b% x2 U# N7 m& ^抛砖引玉a modest spur to induce others to come forward with valuable contributions; throw a sprat to catch a whale2 M& \( Z' N( Q
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
4 ^0 `2 [ n; W抢得先机take the preemptive opportunities + I" r' F4 b ?3 Z
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.% \# ^) \- n0 T" f9 U
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
0 }: \" U( W0 C1 l% d前事不忘,后事之师Past experience, if not forgotten, is a guide for the future.
1 h8 A7 W+ a7 p前人栽树,后人乘凉One generation plants the trees in whose shade another generation rests.
6 N; i* I9 x, ZOne sows and another reaps.
* B7 g( h; V0 z4 p7 a7 N4 v前怕狼,后怕虎fear the wolf in front and the tiger behind/ hesitate in doing something/ \/ h( ^2 G# K Y+ e. n' v
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.
' y/ w. E" [; s) K强强联手win-win co-operation
0 _6 G2 N$ D& I7 O/ l g瑞雪兆丰年A timely snow promises a good harvest.' A8 y% V9 g3 H- e
人之初,性本善Man's nature at birth is good.# }% }( e/ J" o
人逢喜事精神爽Joy puts heart into a man.5 ` M M+ A5 P; O2 E
人海战术huge-crowd strategy
; Z- J: D. s+ o世上无难事，只要肯攀登"Where there is a will, there is a way. "
. c4 V' g% G, j H: ~世外桃源a fictitious land of peace away from the turmoil of the world; * ?6 i% Y3 l0 b- b( _
死而后已until my heart stops beating
; V9 v/ B5 s5 G; ^4 n1 m2 T岁岁平安Peace all year round4 F6 ?2 U# N$ e6 c0 a: d
上有天堂，下有苏杭"Just as there is paradise in heaven, ther are Suzhou and Hangzhou on earth." - N& N; k! J) i- s+ ]2 o: E* z
塞翁失马，焉知非福Misfortune may be an actual blessing.1 R. Y3 e7 C% X2 T) Q; c$ b
三十而立"A man should be independent at the age of thirty.
R% b3 y: z7 Y7 lAt thirty, a man should be able to think for himself." 0 O4 H$ R1 `( [. N8 M
升级换代updating and upgrading (of products)
( E4 u d, ^) d& f* V$ O3 ?四十不惑Life begins at forty. ! Y. y( ~2 y+ J* x& M+ Q
谁言寸草心，报得三春晖"Such kindness of warm sun, can't be repaid by grass. " $ ^( P- b( d Y8 J
水涨船高When the river rises, the boat floats high.
1 ~+ z$ E3 J0 x/ Q$ y时不我待Time and tide wait for no man.
. T2 Z7 T7 a3 [( c! \6 ]5 n杀鸡用牛刀break a butterfly on the wheel+ ?8 y0 S! |) h5 z, u
实事求是seek truth from facts; be practical and realistic; be true to facts ( Q3 _3 F( i9 S, O( o. E3 |1 O
说曹操,曹操到Talk of the devil and he comes.' Q0 X5 ^( |3 {: T; D
实话实说speak the plain truth; call a spade a spade; tell it as it is . Q$ i0 a7 N `. {
实践是检验真理的唯一标准Practice is the sole criterion for testing truth.
( S- J- K' I3 s) Z# `) C. _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; "2 J( }2 M* V# }
韬光养晦hide one's capacities and bide one's time7 K7 U" b/ `$ G* M4 |
糖衣炮弹sugar-coated bullets
X# _9 T& ~7 b# u7 p9 ^# @天有不测风云Anything unexpected may happen. a bolt from the blue( `5 F- K* s; M0 y X2 H8 E
团结就是力量Unity is strength.0 T' }. d. M% Z2 O, T4 k6 [
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
( k' a" L( {$ M! N& l# D歪风邪气unhealthy practices and evil phenomena
- Q4 K5 u3 a4 f+ A物以类聚，人以群分Birds of a feather flock together.
; b( g' x( `: s往事如风"The past has vanished (from memory) like wind.; What in past, is past." / P- z9 C- V7 T( p6 l. l
望子成龙hold high hopes for one's child
. |6 f- `! ~5 `- ]8 C2 o* G屋漏又逢连阴雨Misfortunes never come singly. When it rains it pours.
- [1 l- n5 w! z0 S# S# o文韬武略military expertise; military strategy
# B. K+ e4 M# R/ a5 M/ i唯利是图draw water to one's mill
& }9 J7 I3 I* S# W& u1 t6 m无源之水,无本之木water without a source, and a tree wiithout roots! v) m- u+ \1 U+ X; f0 E) i2 x
无中生有make/create something out of nothing : m# {6 _4 x0 W, r# s
无风不起浪There are no waves without wind. There's no smoke without fire./ r# H6 }: t8 K7 c0 h
徇私枉法bend the law for the benefit of relatives or friends
0 s0 A& f# K# H8 {新官上任三把火a new broom sweeps clean
2 x5 x' {/ S4 J# m7 Q+ u虚心使人进步,骄傲使人落后Modesty helps one go forward, whereas conceit makes one lag behind.* k6 D5 \# Y+ a. d
蓄势而发accumulate strength for a take-off' Q# {: `: T' K
心想事成May all your wish come true
# O# h6 G' P- d1 I$ R心照不宣have a tacit understanding; give tacit consent; tacit understanding8 c* x8 v9 R7 V2 d* g, o
先入为主First impressions are firmly entrenched. l: G8 A& {- C. l& w' ^9 I
先下手为强catch the ball before the bound
/ G( O: B7 S% a! D5 c8 D! W& S像热锅上的蚂蚁like an ant on a hot pan
2 L1 F; b" J ^" C. {# I现身说法warn people by taking oneself as an example
$ z t+ v9 ]) w$ P+ |* E; c( M息事宁人pour oil on troubled waters
/ X' _0 `2 w6 i' M3 }8 l3 X喜忧参半mingled hope and fear 3 Z) v9 I$ n: ~ h' c. v! X
循序渐进step by step
- w" Z, D. o5 d$ y一路平安，一路顺风speed somebody on their way; speed the parting guest " a$ j D* a: d. i! D
严以律己,宽以待人be strict with oneself and lenient towards others3 U: V& _0 u: ~1 u( f9 H r( I$ t
鱼米之乡a land of milk and honey/ a0 J: c% z X+ v3 |0 C
有情人终成眷属"Jack shall have Jill, all shall be well." . F* ?4 Y6 e4 |+ ?! J5 f/ ~! F9 l; l) n
有钱能使鬼推磨Money makes the mare go. Money talks.: ~4 H/ j* n3 S- |6 p" }& l
有识之士people of vision! A) [ P: |+ c( K$ G2 Y7 q
有勇无谋use brawn rather than brain , d2 X, f/ d! `
有缘千里来相会Separated as we are thousands of miles apart, we come together as if by predestination.8 U3 @3 w: [, P
与时俱进advance with times
6 c5 X Q2 F6 y1 U, T3 \2 |以人为本people oriented; people foremost
5 Z9 ~2 D/ a1 Q) K9 @因材施教teach students according to their aptitude
: K( X7 n3 O0 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."
* R" R* G. I1 y' W- Q, w3 g6 M欲速则不达Haste does not bring success. 8 {/ a# Z1 L" N- g8 r0 y" K
优胜劣汰survival of the fittest
6 \- y9 A7 W* o% _英雄所见略同Great minds think alike.
4 ] l0 U& a9 q冤家宜解不宜结Better make friends than make enemies.
/ D2 Z1 {6 e9 f冤假错案"cases in which people were unjustly, falsely or wrongly charged or sentenced; unjust, false or wrong cases" 3 l, d" s X; ^% \! O
一言既出，驷马难追A real man never goes back on his words. " S, `& G% G* B6 H5 @1 l
招财进宝Money and treasures will be plentiful0 o' x: g; H. |# \" U7 n8 S2 h* x$ v
债台高筑become debt-ridden/ U9 n- [1 t: ^0 N+ o+ l$ _6 [
致命要害Achilles' heel
; n4 D; p7 h2 b. F) D% i众矢之的target of public criticism* o: [; i. P5 B$ X6 b
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.0 _5 n% ?8 d* a$ e3 s \
纸上谈兵be an armchair strategist4 J: L9 _6 L$ ^/ M* g
纸包不住火Truth will come to light sooner or later.
1 i s; O# [/ J7 `左右为难between the devil and the deep blue sea; between the rock and the hard place |
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