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爱屋及乌Love me, love my dog.
3 I1 M7 k# L4 j' A& w) d7 y百闻不如一见Seeing is believing.
, @' D9 B, {0 Q, \% f, P% F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
( a9 F# ?, D. K" l; P5 w笨鸟先飞A slow sparrow should make an early start.$ n. q! R5 T6 _+ Q1 |+ P e
不眠之夜white night
7 }8 u" y2 S# J, V) D不以物喜，不以己悲not pleased by external gains, not saddened by personnal losses
, r: v$ d. b: ]& J) c不遗余力spare no effort; go all out; do one's best
- |$ c0 w! T, J不打不成交"No discord, no concord. 7 v' {% D6 Z6 K5 p. V4 x
拆东墙补西墙rob Peter to pay Paul 4 H- i. C5 o. x7 S3 `
辞旧迎新bid farewell to the old and usher in the new; ring out the old year and ring in the new 5 v+ M, u$ k) l" U
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 all6 a- S- v/ ^1 x3 I" B6 S
大开眼界open one's eyes; broaden one's horizon; be an eye-opener ! P/ W5 V+ P" u' k- G$ h& Y
国泰民安The country flourishes and people live in peace
6 J8 r2 `8 a& V/ V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
7 g! V! f- z1 V: }$ V功夫不负有心人Everything comes to him who waits.
% V. l: }' t. |& g好了伤疤忘了疼once on shore, one prays no more
9 @4 U; Z8 }% D5 ~好事不出门，恶事传千里Good news never goes beyond the gate, while bad news spread far and wide. 1 }+ G4 a' ^9 ~5 X" ^7 ]
和气生财Harmony brings wealth. s$ w' i4 _* \5 o8 R' u( @2 A9 T! q
活到老，学到老One is never too old to learn.
1 J D7 l) S, ]既往不咎let bygones be bygones
* [* @" e3 L5 y) R0 N8 K' A金无足赤,人无完人Gold can't be pure and man can't be perfect. 4 p7 ~* [& h0 c) N/ i- p
金玉满堂Treasures fill the home
5 Q. G+ `& e' x# v, r脚踏实地be down-to-earth
4 _6 C$ M+ F N0 [" P& M4 Z9 }脚踩两只船sit on the fence ' |/ V2 F. T& g/ c% M. O B' H1 H; ]
君子之交淡如水the friendship between gentlemen is as pure as crystal; a hedge between keeps friendship green
" ~; Y5 l; J H' M0 q" ^' ]老生常谈，陈词滥调cut and dried, cliché" {. D) U, {/ W, P
礼尚往来Courtesy calls for reciprocity. # }: A0 }5 c2 P1 d- `5 b0 L
留得青山在，不怕没柴烧"Where there is life, there is hope."
4 ]+ \+ M" {+ q8 S马到成功achieve immediate victory; win instant success
w' ]0 N' g$ k; p/ Q% {! H4 p) O名利双收gain in both fame and wealth
# G# s' h& m2 j& d茅塞顿开be suddenly enlightened
. a; T+ b* f+ e没有规矩不成方圆Nothing can be accomplished without norms or standards.
! L% ^$ [4 s# z& j每逢佳节倍思亲# \. p: |0 L( C% Y n: l: A/ v
On festive occasions more than ever one thinks of one's dear ones far away.# Z0 E& x* t+ ~% U( n
It is on the festival occasions when one misses his dear most.
8 [) P6 ? V8 Y$ u3 b谋事在人，成事在天"The planning lies with man, the outcome with Heaven. / Man proposes, God disposes. "
6 ]; j; H2 n0 N+ s8 \弄巧成拙be too smart by half; Cunning outwits itself.
; L$ L! \2 G, y( k2 E拿手好戏masterpiece4 E& |2 _; p' Z' R+ m' V; n; E
赔了夫人又折兵throw good money after bad
' [5 f8 q' l" r$ w抛砖引玉a modest spur to induce others to come forward with valuable contributions; throw a sprat to catch a whale
$ G& E+ ~5 T& _/ k+ g! X" \2 U1 h破釜沉舟cut off all means of retreat；burn one‘s own way of retreat and be determined to fight to the end0 Y- m: ~( C" b5 T( r6 M# E
抢得先机take the preemptive opportunities & d) K7 Z6 C6 t0 K# W, e2 f
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.2 q) r8 @' O2 I1 O2 }
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
$ V8 d- m( f( w2 }/ w, r前事不忘,后事之师Past experience, if not forgotten, is a guide for the future.' |7 N* ]# o7 ^; q
前人栽树,后人乘凉One generation plants the trees in whose shade another generation rests.
! G6 p" }: t/ ?1 r5 t# X0 ^+ H% UOne sows and another reaps.
1 s8 n8 X- |. I3 T7 f+ ]$ b9 E7 N& L前怕狼,后怕虎fear the wolf in front and the tiger behind/ hesitate in doing something
$ ^0 ?( ?" c. p3 j' A& ]3 j4 X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. 6 l4 c& B( H4 G" o! ?1 U+ t# B
强强联手win-win co-operation: A# q/ y' s" ^3 P" ?
瑞雪兆丰年A timely snow promises a good harvest." I( t* l, {- f, M6 k8 _
人之初,性本善Man's nature at birth is good./ u4 x ^/ f( f: Y" O- Q/ I2 ]& l
人逢喜事精神爽Joy puts heart into a man./ G+ t9 _$ K k
人海战术huge-crowd strategy
3 m' A& P3 ?% v6 n0 J世上无难事，只要肯攀登"Where there is a will, there is a way. " 3 t i8 r) R* o: G" z4 [* N- n, z: x, T
世外桃源a fictitious land of peace away from the turmoil of the world;
. u+ O; B, i/ a死而后已until my heart stops beating" ?* z0 L9 K$ f$ B( ^* \' ?
岁岁平安Peace all year round
3 ?% P) u# J; s上有天堂，下有苏杭"Just as there is paradise in heaven, ther are Suzhou and Hangzhou on earth." . i% n- ^" P: L
塞翁失马，焉知非福Misfortune may be an actual blessing.& R( F( R& `6 X
三十而立"A man should be independent at the age of thirty. 2 H+ D7 ^# [. ]; |& E: H: K- H
At thirty, a man should be able to think for himself."
4 b* g* B* Y j6 a: ^- ^4 R' D升级换代updating and upgrading (of products)
8 i% e. _$ {, L) H9 M四十不惑Life begins at forty.
& e+ }/ d2 L; D谁言寸草心，报得三春晖"Such kindness of warm sun, can't be repaid by grass. " 8 g2 J2 }" E: B& p+ Y2 R# I" @
水涨船高When the river rises, the boat floats high." x9 \% F& P1 @1 @: W; q% T6 m! ]% \
时不我待Time and tide wait for no man. ) b0 V" ~" C6 G1 o: l
杀鸡用牛刀break a butterfly on the wheel: Z. |% n* q7 ]2 o B2 y' l" A9 i7 q0 E
实事求是seek truth from facts; be practical and realistic; be true to facts
( [' @, a' y& {7 P2 r. b% K说曹操,曹操到Talk of the devil and he comes.
* ^8 T' F S) J实话实说speak the plain truth; call a spade a spade; tell it as it is
) b, ~- L9 {# \) e: [. c" B4 j实践是检验真理的唯一标准Practice is the sole criterion for testing truth.+ ]0 n1 Y+ C Y
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; "
% C- a6 h! r* @$ f) w. p1 A( _韬光养晦hide one's capacities and bide one's time {; a) ?" e: p e( {
糖衣炮弹sugar-coated bullets
- J* @* _, G) {6 Q; f天有不测风云Anything unexpected may happen. a bolt from the blue! Z' z& b1 |7 r9 J. S& z5 V5 J
团结就是力量Unity is strength.! C# r5 |% Y! Z; q* ^$ I L) G
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 _% w4 V0 M- l7 j& P歪风邪气unhealthy practices and evil phenomena
% u1 a* v# @2 a/ }2 x物以类聚，人以群分Birds of a feather flock together. X( ?3 |5 Y# G$ {3 |) F$ C
往事如风"The past has vanished (from memory) like wind.; What in past, is past." 6 ~6 M3 _0 r1 v- B" k5 j" m Z# ]
望子成龙hold high hopes for one's child
' B6 c9 O ]8 h0 \) t/ y屋漏又逢连阴雨Misfortunes never come singly. When it rains it pours.9 j8 C# m3 o$ k- s7 G
文韬武略military expertise; military strategy
* P0 Z2 r* I, N8 L3 B0 R唯利是图draw water to one's mill
6 w! s8 F* I' R( F# F! B* [无源之水,无本之木water without a source, and a tree wiithout roots
0 P/ h) r8 |- @/ Q, Y6 Q无中生有make/create something out of nothing 3 [9 [3 d5 w. _: `" E" _; q
无风不起浪There are no waves without wind. There's no smoke without fire.
+ ^6 N. H0 ?# c' ^4 P" m9 l8 l徇私枉法bend the law for the benefit of relatives or friends
2 N; ?, r( @8 _新官上任三把火a new broom sweeps clean : ?0 ^$ u$ `$ c; r; P: m
虚心使人进步,骄傲使人落后Modesty helps one go forward, whereas conceit makes one lag behind.1 c) t0 S4 \, U0 e; X
蓄势而发accumulate strength for a take-off
# t, Z" m* U6 r2 H x( d z心想事成May all your wish come true
F' {# r/ z6 ]% k( w1 t0 M心照不宣have a tacit understanding; give tacit consent; tacit understanding& i6 ~/ M5 E$ V$ O) h) K
先入为主First impressions are firmly entrenched. M# n) O5 q# Q- S% B, D
先下手为强catch the ball before the bound
- {7 ]: H# \) N/ ~像热锅上的蚂蚁like an ant on a hot pan
$ t4 b! M2 `6 V+ }' ^! \5 _8 u现身说法warn people by taking oneself as an example G/ G1 n; y+ s9 ?* {4 t
息事宁人pour oil on troubled waters 3 ]6 `+ p4 [( }0 i+ ]( o
喜忧参半mingled hope and fear
! A$ O( s, k8 G1 P- r0 _循序渐进step by step$ C" p7 e& u2 d$ b9 d) N' a
一路平安，一路顺风speed somebody on their way; speed the parting guest ; O0 K h; ^& E
严以律己,宽以待人be strict with oneself and lenient towards others' Y8 h% |! l/ c% ^& p4 z* M/ }
鱼米之乡a land of milk and honey
. w& J) G9 U( \2 T" P" @9 G有情人终成眷属"Jack shall have Jill, all shall be well."
5 E, S. q" U8 }: x ?* P# u: U有钱能使鬼推磨Money makes the mare go. Money talks.
2 t) A+ u* N y" x F' J有识之士people of vision Y, c4 x2 h4 S( v& }/ a
有勇无谋use brawn rather than brain
]1 h* U) G* e* z" H有缘千里来相会Separated as we are thousands of miles apart, we come together as if by predestination.
! t9 s- H1 T$ V与时俱进advance with times* L' H" B) z0 o, D
以人为本people oriented; people foremost
t- {7 c& M6 D" s# y+ M, p: g因材施教teach students according to their aptitude " z5 i0 @) S) n* j
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 D" `9 c+ w4 @4 D欲速则不达Haste does not bring success.
$ m8 w k- u6 `0 j! R3 I% Y% B优胜劣汰survival of the fittest
" y3 a: Y- t9 r英雄所见略同Great minds think alike.
2 A4 U R; @# K, \+ J9 ^冤家宜解不宜结Better make friends than make enemies.0 r" h/ y6 t3 L- x, I
冤假错案"cases in which people were unjustly, falsely or wrongly charged or sentenced; unjust, false or wrong cases"
* \. D7 ^7 V! }. v4 R9 L. G2 _一言既出，驷马难追A real man never goes back on his words. 8 T. X5 d( h. z" A: K% A. G4 w
招财进宝Money and treasures will be plentiful
1 p* N8 Q9 [9 o! v0 n. k债台高筑become debt-ridden( A& ^3 U1 \: g' U
致命要害Achilles' heel 1 M D9 v) ~3 B# n$ Z+ p
众矢之的target of public criticism
( e5 v/ A2 S( D$ D! F4 g9 F# C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.
5 d/ [5 c) R5 [2 @4 i纸上谈兵be an armchair strategist. r N( Z; D8 V ~( Z
纸包不住火Truth will come to light sooner or later.
- k5 p0 O6 V. {' g8 i左右为难between the devil and the deep blue sea; between the rock and the hard place |
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