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爱屋及乌Love me, love my dog.
* c. T! [1 _: r: e0 f' k' N百闻不如一见Seeing is believing.
$ c* z8 ^& ? I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# T F6 e V0 J" c
笨鸟先飞A slow sparrow should make an early start.
$ ^# W" Y8 e% l; e不眠之夜white night # X( Q* n8 @3 D( c1 z- ~: y7 C
不以物喜，不以己悲not pleased by external gains, not saddened by personnal losses. |, L6 E+ Z* h) B/ P; v
不遗余力spare no effort; go all out; do one's best5 v! Q3 B# V" E4 g M
不打不成交"No discord, no concord.
/ h" @3 O+ P' z3 V, S) Y拆东墙补西墙rob Peter to pay Paul - V4 x, g2 \5 V& ]0 U+ g9 X
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; g/ J) N) S+ C& o
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
" ~( {! v/ e* `- F: Z5 Q大开眼界open one's eyes; broaden one's horizon; be an eye-opener 0 C) m1 D P" G! s. C! y
国泰民安The country flourishes and people live in peace4 a9 s- J1 \0 m1 @7 `' R! \6 U
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
- d4 N+ _+ n* c7 b% ~功夫不负有心人Everything comes to him who waits. 8 g/ m; j6 K* t( D, ~ E* m
好了伤疤忘了疼once on shore, one prays no more
, N& l( a' S; n: t好事不出门，恶事传千里Good news never goes beyond the gate, while bad news spread far and wide. 8 ?9 H, B* y5 ?+ ^+ t
和气生财Harmony brings wealth$ R9 M1 P$ d3 B# l8 w2 w, D
活到老，学到老One is never too old to learn.
4 x* m8 M7 [+ a/ e0 N既往不咎let bygones be bygones
4 u" S5 L6 y/ M; |金无足赤,人无完人Gold can't be pure and man can't be perfect. " ^; x. h7 b/ I- P. E" l3 g
金玉满堂Treasures fill the home
( v2 H" [9 e8 i6 S0 i. V( c k脚踏实地be down-to-earth
2 ~6 n! Y+ k- `- p脚踩两只船sit on the fence
; c8 N3 H; z+ e9 z君子之交淡如水the friendship between gentlemen is as pure as crystal; a hedge between keeps friendship green
6 a2 F2 a- P3 A2 w7 z; d老生常谈，陈词滥调cut and dried, cliché
/ V: k& Y; _" k9 c) S$ P5 }礼尚往来Courtesy calls for reciprocity. 8 o# p6 \( X; N+ s+ |
留得青山在，不怕没柴烧"Where there is life, there is hope.") [ q; v1 i: P" d4 k+ u+ ~5 V
马到成功achieve immediate victory; win instant success
) v0 L D3 F$ k& O9 y$ ~名利双收gain in both fame and wealth
! h8 L! a* L2 C0 Y; y& P y茅塞顿开be suddenly enlightened
9 e) q8 j1 w% o没有规矩不成方圆Nothing can be accomplished without norms or standards.
/ i7 t, r4 t! `/ c" ?9 }每逢佳节倍思亲
! v* d; y1 \/ \* e z9 p/ sOn festive occasions more than ever one thinks of one's dear ones far away.
2 M! f' n& L4 D& s7 m% CIt is on the festival occasions when one misses his dear most. 0 V6 P1 w/ S1 Z# R
谋事在人，成事在天"The planning lies with man, the outcome with Heaven. / Man proposes, God disposes. "; b% S; \" [+ |! t9 H6 A
弄巧成拙be too smart by half; Cunning outwits itself.1 ~* _6 [* q" u5 m
拿手好戏masterpiece8 m0 n0 j; U! L" Z
赔了夫人又折兵throw good money after bad
+ h$ Q/ V4 j8 H1 G: t& I抛砖引玉a modest spur to induce others to come forward with valuable contributions; throw a sprat to catch a whale
H) F p2 ~/ U; A9 P3 |3 [7 `* z( D$ B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) v; z3 V1 h5 c" H3 M7 E. f
抢得先机take the preemptive opportunities . s8 V+ j. G2 L, H. T2 A/ j8 V
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.
# e( r, @( u3 m$ \' w6 v# G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
. F, B! B g- [7 z' |# Q1 L前事不忘,后事之师Past experience, if not forgotten, is a guide for the future.+ a6 c/ z# N, q/ R: C. R7 x
前人栽树,后人乘凉One generation plants the trees in whose shade another generation rests.
$ ? i# T9 {6 [4 f/ YOne sows and another reaps.( ~8 _$ o9 E& b" r0 q3 O
前怕狼,后怕虎fear the wolf in front and the tiger behind/ hesitate in doing something" u/ v3 d+ I2 K. x# G+ H
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.
/ p( Z+ c; J3 Y0 ?- S8 o强强联手win-win co-operation9 T+ K/ f9 r( Y; O! ?; O! e" n
瑞雪兆丰年A timely snow promises a good harvest.
: B& j+ E" s+ e1 ]* { H9 C/ Z5 S7 \5 s人之初,性本善Man's nature at birth is good.
- R% o3 O. l8 W( N, @7 Z人逢喜事精神爽Joy puts heart into a man.
3 c! x3 F, [2 _" f" M5 \人海战术huge-crowd strategy
5 U2 q& B' Q8 L$ g& D2 M世上无难事，只要肯攀登"Where there is a will, there is a way. " " ]3 m9 u' i) t+ g% e0 n# C
世外桃源a fictitious land of peace away from the turmoil of the world;
. e0 E/ ]" H5 w8 D* c死而后已until my heart stops beating
. P" Q+ f' S: l$ P( I- I! e/ r岁岁平安Peace all year round
* @9 }4 W9 x9 L: C& z, u2 l- t! K上有天堂，下有苏杭"Just as there is paradise in heaven, ther are Suzhou and Hangzhou on earth."
. A% U0 m1 x+ m* Q塞翁失马，焉知非福Misfortune may be an actual blessing.; d; p' H5 [) Z! d* H* A& Q# u
三十而立"A man should be independent at the age of thirty.
( G( }* {7 Y8 y6 N. v4 ?7 AAt thirty, a man should be able to think for himself." / P# ^" R, J$ |1 X
升级换代updating and upgrading (of products). U3 Y" h7 [' Q/ o1 G7 Q
四十不惑Life begins at forty. ( |) ^8 ?' D/ o2 P, G: J/ i
谁言寸草心，报得三春晖"Such kindness of warm sun, can't be repaid by grass. " 7 L) j# ]- Q5 T1 T X/ b5 g
水涨船高When the river rises, the boat floats high.
* E7 O! M. L7 a时不我待Time and tide wait for no man.
( Y& f. P) Q2 e- T杀鸡用牛刀break a butterfly on the wheel
8 q! I# ]/ I5 c) O2 J) d: U实事求是seek truth from facts; be practical and realistic; be true to facts
' h! g3 {+ u, y0 W- {* x$ K说曹操,曹操到Talk of the devil and he comes.! |4 U/ d: c1 R7 @
实话实说speak the plain truth; call a spade a spade; tell it as it is , G4 Q9 O \- I l' N6 k% m- c: j
实践是检验真理的唯一标准Practice is the sole criterion for testing truth.5 z" i1 E6 Y0 q) N. i
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; "
. b- n- H( V7 ]韬光养晦hide one's capacities and bide one's time
: K D8 i1 g( R糖衣炮弹sugar-coated bullets
! D. U0 {2 ?* R. m' i( @天有不测风云Anything unexpected may happen. a bolt from the blue9 E) A; r/ K: S w8 T1 T) F
团结就是力量Unity is strength.
+ A: i+ [4 C4 F5 t7 N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 0 |7 q6 [* z* A" V1 o v
歪风邪气unhealthy practices and evil phenomena
% q. E* i" h) t+ Q物以类聚，人以群分Birds of a feather flock together.
/ B6 K+ Y ~$ E) p' A" o, b往事如风"The past has vanished (from memory) like wind.; What in past, is past." 1 v" t ?7 |- J- R. Q
望子成龙hold high hopes for one's child
( D' \ c3 u, m屋漏又逢连阴雨Misfortunes never come singly. When it rains it pours.
& X) A$ ^2 a! L5 I; `, D& C文韬武略military expertise; military strategy 4 X( Q) Y' A; p' e
唯利是图draw water to one's mill 3 y3 D' w+ V# W; L
无源之水,无本之木water without a source, and a tree wiithout roots
) ^9 Z& i$ {) n无中生有make/create something out of nothing
; a; Z1 V6 `0 @# l) A. V无风不起浪There are no waves without wind. There's no smoke without fire.9 a$ X" [/ [: e, l( z
徇私枉法bend the law for the benefit of relatives or friends ) S) v' r0 ^+ E+ ^
新官上任三把火a new broom sweeps clean % E1 `: D# L: J* w6 _- r3 P' a9 M
虚心使人进步,骄傲使人落后Modesty helps one go forward, whereas conceit makes one lag behind.
: }6 {4 x/ p, `9 N9 P5 ^蓄势而发accumulate strength for a take-off
5 w- R/ l; N/ X1 g心想事成May all your wish come true
' f" Z' @6 U: z3 h4 V/ i8 N3 f. {心照不宣have a tacit understanding; give tacit consent; tacit understanding
5 |' ^1 a( \ v; b' {/ A$ E0 b先入为主First impressions are firmly entrenched.
$ ~; l' w* @3 D/ m先下手为强catch the ball before the bound: f/ ?- P" s6 G" @- q+ V7 W
像热锅上的蚂蚁like an ant on a hot pan
, I8 i5 w6 D" p# H5 D, Q$ O- _现身说法warn people by taking oneself as an example
3 R' o$ j$ c" A, l息事宁人pour oil on troubled waters " S5 B% V0 Y; i0 V4 m
喜忧参半mingled hope and fear 5 S9 r3 \# R" k! M' d4 M
循序渐进step by step6 C* [3 T# s {* ^
一路平安，一路顺风speed somebody on their way; speed the parting guest
0 P% T- z7 m! o# t& a8 a/ J' X严以律己,宽以待人be strict with oneself and lenient towards others" D( R8 [5 w; A5 p. v# i
鱼米之乡a land of milk and honey. |( r# M6 s+ {3 ]0 [3 I
有情人终成眷属"Jack shall have Jill, all shall be well."
: ~5 |9 a7 r! a; Q有钱能使鬼推磨Money makes the mare go. Money talks.6 }, c( X: j! U4 k5 G; k
有识之士people of vision8 o7 C; \# H- O% t
有勇无谋use brawn rather than brain ( B) n8 x/ T) b3 |* v
有缘千里来相会Separated as we are thousands of miles apart, we come together as if by predestination.
+ v0 Y$ w' b! w( f, P与时俱进advance with times' v' u7 f# l, i: O8 S2 T& h6 O9 L* g
以人为本people oriented; people foremost $ T6 g: M& s. {# q$ U3 S! o7 U
因材施教teach students according to their aptitude [+ D2 l1 ?) A1 D- M7 @3 Z0 ^6 O. {
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."
6 Y. n v. b8 T+ ]3 N欲速则不达Haste does not bring success. 1 A6 n) D+ O' w, b0 }% }/ Q' K) F
优胜劣汰survival of the fittest
1 W; Z: J, l2 W- V英雄所见略同Great minds think alike.
0 {+ d% c' j, n/ @7 H& x5 U冤家宜解不宜结Better make friends than make enemies.
, \8 z6 t$ ~4 ~" K1 Y0 B I冤假错案"cases in which people were unjustly, falsely or wrongly charged or sentenced; unjust, false or wrong cases" , [0 }, x( S" Z% x
一言既出，驷马难追A real man never goes back on his words. ' B. s, K- j, I( ]. E1 c ]- j
招财进宝Money and treasures will be plentiful
$ i$ `& j a5 S; t' e债台高筑become debt-ridden
5 t/ N3 o; g& X. D9 x5 L致命要害Achilles' heel
5 u3 l6 n! l8 g0 D! a众矢之的target of public criticism# y: V0 G% _* v' |/ x
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.8 R. U( i' r4 c: ^- \
纸上谈兵be an armchair strategist: u. ~$ U- r& {- e2 H$ }
纸包不住火Truth will come to light sooner or later.
. V. k) W! F! m: W/ S1 L4 S左右为难between the devil and the deep blue sea; between the rock and the hard place |
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