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爱屋及乌Love me, love my dog.) q1 T. _9 R" o( B
百闻不如一见Seeing is believing.% ?. S) w; O. Q; l+ 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, H7 C I6 H$ ^. E- ?5 X2 y
笨鸟先飞A slow sparrow should make an early start.) f; \2 i: M6 U( x2 B/ Q4 t. ] m
不眠之夜white night
. V" ~6 T6 `. _6 Q不以物喜，不以己悲not pleased by external gains, not saddened by personnal losses! F0 H# r# Y1 c) e
不遗余力spare no effort; go all out; do one's best
' f/ k3 r' w3 n' x5 E! m不打不成交"No discord, no concord.
' H/ o4 P+ {! ]4 {+ O" ~1 i拆东墙补西墙rob Peter to pay Paul 3 p( j5 [- x7 p9 Y8 G
辞旧迎新bid farewell to the old and usher in the new; ring out the old year and ring in the new
& g; R8 k% u U) e2 |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 all4 Y# ^$ P. i3 E* F e5 h+ K j( V
大开眼界open one's eyes; broaden one's horizon; be an eye-opener 6 a# _2 }6 ~+ P9 G+ x3 C+ Q0 j
国泰民安The country flourishes and people live in peace
% q4 F: c# ]/ j& C6 t3 O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
F- \1 _* B3 {( a8 [* F, A- U功夫不负有心人Everything comes to him who waits. 4 z" v: Q8 \7 h0 c) n9 F# k3 A
好了伤疤忘了疼once on shore, one prays no more$ K9 k6 r) V1 i0 @( `; k
好事不出门，恶事传千里Good news never goes beyond the gate, while bad news spread far and wide.
, |+ k6 Z# p- A$ c和气生财Harmony brings wealth! N# }& } ^$ B8 g: _* n
活到老，学到老One is never too old to learn. " G9 e; V$ c0 ?
既往不咎let bygones be bygones 4 ?. r1 ?& N. S& [) v0 D
金无足赤,人无完人Gold can't be pure and man can't be perfect. * \) G( u: A7 t. l2 r6 q$ u5 b2 E
金玉满堂Treasures fill the home, Z' n6 V A& I* h6 [3 f* i0 z
脚踏实地be down-to-earth 1 B' B! y+ W; B( x, l
脚踩两只船sit on the fence 6 O% x! T1 Z! y) u8 M* G) {6 e
君子之交淡如水the friendship between gentlemen is as pure as crystal; a hedge between keeps friendship green / a. j3 t! ], ~+ o
老生常谈，陈词滥调cut and dried, cliché. z p6 }3 p* z9 `3 Q* `7 |. t2 f
礼尚往来Courtesy calls for reciprocity. # T* E; {5 B/ E/ U' C: M+ `
留得青山在，不怕没柴烧"Where there is life, there is hope."- z& p( H# ]4 N& i* ~1 U. U
马到成功achieve immediate victory; win instant success
; U( T1 |. Q7 c( ]名利双收gain in both fame and wealth: z8 m2 n9 J* v d# [2 K' P
茅塞顿开be suddenly enlightened/ s9 ]$ @- z8 [. Y* G4 K
没有规矩不成方圆Nothing can be accomplished without norms or standards.
( h( {8 Y0 C L9 T$ c每逢佳节倍思亲
7 j( i8 n i1 }8 W6 s0 @On festive occasions more than ever one thinks of one's dear ones far away.
+ H$ U; x8 H5 e0 v! n9 s- W2 W, pIt is on the festival occasions when one misses his dear most. 7 ~5 |$ Q( G+ n* }6 ?! }0 } t/ Z
谋事在人，成事在天"The planning lies with man, the outcome with Heaven. / Man proposes, God disposes. ". R, w$ h; [9 p' n3 E' S3 T2 K
弄巧成拙be too smart by half; Cunning outwits itself.1 ?" s, ~6 Y/ i; t6 j
拿手好戏masterpiece
; ^9 @/ M( N; _& J$ x赔了夫人又折兵throw good money after bad* D7 N/ \' k, k; Q/ d
抛砖引玉a modest spur to induce others to come forward with valuable contributions; throw a sprat to catch a whale; g+ H6 G9 k" z
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
" r1 |( n% ? X1 j' b3 D$ f! P. U抢得先机take the preemptive opportunities
5 C" i# P: t" T/ 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.
9 }- [: I5 \: `( B w8 e, s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& p6 F% p7 M4 r5 `$ O* w0 R+ r1 ^
前事不忘,后事之师Past experience, if not forgotten, is a guide for the future.+ V# l6 A# m6 j; ?
前人栽树,后人乘凉One generation plants the trees in whose shade another generation rests.9 ` x# y& u6 [: J
One sows and another reaps.
( f8 Y* |4 C8 }4 L1 `. B d3 f9 C前怕狼,后怕虎fear the wolf in front and the tiger behind/ hesitate in doing something" R- J9 ~2 a3 ~/ B. i$ i" k) ~ _' p
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.
+ f2 }6 j0 I% b ?1 I; W强强联手win-win co-operation
3 F% a) `6 p4 _7 [6 F! U0 n# w% f F瑞雪兆丰年A timely snow promises a good harvest.7 h2 M. q7 J) U' L2 |1 L
人之初,性本善Man's nature at birth is good.* v% b1 o& L/ H8 V" j) a, q& @/ m
人逢喜事精神爽Joy puts heart into a man. x2 x! \8 |) t7 ^/ j4 i0 _
人海战术huge-crowd strategy : |1 h" m L# e
世上无难事，只要肯攀登"Where there is a will, there is a way. " $ ^- q5 O) [1 M {, k& @' l7 M
世外桃源a fictitious land of peace away from the turmoil of the world;
* f8 J i8 z4 p5 Q; q4 {# V3 n死而后已until my heart stops beating, q) h$ O$ v' |! `7 N" z0 }5 _! Z
岁岁平安Peace all year round0 [" C7 d/ l% i2 j* l2 ^- Q
上有天堂，下有苏杭"Just as there is paradise in heaven, ther are Suzhou and Hangzhou on earth."
& C4 n5 F: }# G6 j塞翁失马，焉知非福Misfortune may be an actual blessing.
8 O" U9 ]* N+ a三十而立"A man should be independent at the age of thirty.
6 v5 n9 ]# ]8 dAt thirty, a man should be able to think for himself." 8 J1 p- n8 y+ b, P6 z
升级换代updating and upgrading (of products)
$ Y* `+ `6 A2 ^2 }' h8 J四十不惑Life begins at forty. 3 g. p0 I' [; f0 ^7 U
谁言寸草心，报得三春晖"Such kindness of warm sun, can't be repaid by grass. "
# |2 n! R0 c( Y# B( j7 q! ~0 E水涨船高When the river rises, the boat floats high.1 k* E8 ]0 O8 C7 x3 ^9 u
时不我待Time and tide wait for no man.
$ e# i& W9 O# H9 J' _- W6 M: t杀鸡用牛刀break a butterfly on the wheel$ X4 A* d" G- u# G
实事求是seek truth from facts; be practical and realistic; be true to facts 9 I6 X) E8 g2 i; s6 Q
说曹操,曹操到Talk of the devil and he comes.4 `& k- f! K% {5 f# B, r
实话实说speak the plain truth; call a spade a spade; tell it as it is
0 Y) q3 |3 G! b M4 o5 l+ P实践是检验真理的唯一标准Practice is the sole criterion for testing truth.
! F5 Y& v% r& l, s8 M: |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; ". ^' L' T& T6 y. ?! U
韬光养晦hide one's capacities and bide one's time
- |" Y& F) o s; }8 g4 U6 D糖衣炮弹sugar-coated bullets- p& Q/ y: @. t( h# c( R o
天有不测风云Anything unexpected may happen. a bolt from the blue
/ h3 ]* F1 {2 v: u4 K: L- W- @团结就是力量Unity is strength.9 D& P3 T u5 a+ A, c7 U# D& o; j
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 # x1 d. b7 w$ V* S0 E ~; Q% ?
歪风邪气unhealthy practices and evil phenomena; j4 [ R) _; Q9 ^1 T2 r
物以类聚，人以群分Birds of a feather flock together.
0 M# W" a5 X5 r2 z往事如风"The past has vanished (from memory) like wind.; What in past, is past." 7 g7 R1 u# u/ P+ _, Q6 `7 v- W
望子成龙hold high hopes for one's child' N* K+ v# m) d8 t* }. z+ C. J
屋漏又逢连阴雨Misfortunes never come singly. When it rains it pours.
" A* f$ u1 S q6 y文韬武略military expertise; military strategy 4 H( S* J& u; n- L+ t
唯利是图draw water to one's mill ' _6 N% }3 x2 R5 Z$ Z4 t
无源之水,无本之木water without a source, and a tree wiithout roots
0 R( R; ^/ z0 o. ?无中生有make/create something out of nothing ( ?1 ]7 I: o4 u2 L
无风不起浪There are no waves without wind. There's no smoke without fire.
8 |( ?: ?! _/ ]8 [( R! r徇私枉法bend the law for the benefit of relatives or friends 6 \& r/ |, K6 }; O0 ~" U( _/ l, z
新官上任三把火a new broom sweeps clean 5 U6 s- V4 _: y4 \& m: x: ~
虚心使人进步,骄傲使人落后Modesty helps one go forward, whereas conceit makes one lag behind./ C5 t) u( n; p; w5 q5 `, X" ?
蓄势而发accumulate strength for a take-off
* {$ m, r% u, {; s! b心想事成May all your wish come true7 p5 |* N) L& i8 `) q! n
心照不宣have a tacit understanding; give tacit consent; tacit understanding S4 G% S) D1 a+ y, k
先入为主First impressions are firmly entrenched.% C& \9 m2 X0 G; A6 G6 X
先下手为强catch the ball before the bound
' a8 M% ?3 a- Z像热锅上的蚂蚁like an ant on a hot pan
- Y2 r Y1 c6 ~: O现身说法warn people by taking oneself as an example
, X/ d1 B! ?6 d! x息事宁人pour oil on troubled waters ! V+ r9 d+ T" o9 P8 K
喜忧参半mingled hope and fear
, H8 w: r& Z) u) V. l" I循序渐进step by step# }, g% F1 P4 ~9 e7 n7 a- l% O
一路平安，一路顺风speed somebody on their way; speed the parting guest R5 R. B) o2 W
严以律己,宽以待人be strict with oneself and lenient towards others
5 S1 l) q* I; N U1 } x鱼米之乡a land of milk and honey8 a2 R0 y$ _0 G" y
有情人终成眷属"Jack shall have Jill, all shall be well." % B5 R4 l d3 P. N6 D- y
有钱能使鬼推磨Money makes the mare go. Money talks.
4 |5 F4 d* P1 Y有识之士people of vision7 f) v r+ d5 V( `
有勇无谋use brawn rather than brain $ o0 m( ~$ a6 o! B P
有缘千里来相会Separated as we are thousands of miles apart, we come together as if by predestination.2 q% o) k. M' X
与时俱进advance with times7 L7 u$ W6 {* J0 A$ P
以人为本people oriented; people foremost
4 p* v# M I/ a+ h N1 \ L* j: Y因材施教teach students according to their aptitude 6 X3 N% K3 f5 w" K$ w
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."
0 T9 Z" r" A s% z4 V$ a; l( E欲速则不达Haste does not bring success. # |: ~/ X. k4 s; c" T- S! F
优胜劣汰survival of the fittest ( F4 u/ D+ K! I: b8 J) R' K
英雄所见略同Great minds think alike.
0 I) f5 L" k6 J冤家宜解不宜结Better make friends than make enemies.
0 a& m q; Y8 g9 ]冤假错案"cases in which people were unjustly, falsely or wrongly charged or sentenced; unjust, false or wrong cases"
( b# G5 ]" h8 o) V+ n一言既出，驷马难追A real man never goes back on his words. " w; Z! l% B0 E$ q! {" @
招财进宝Money and treasures will be plentiful- W* b z5 p, R9 A8 [3 Y
债台高筑become debt-ridden& x0 j; g0 v! x5 z5 [1 Z
致命要害Achilles' heel
' R# O4 E1 A" e" _ B众矢之的target of public criticism3 [0 I6 ?. s* {) F+ ~/ t2 l
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.; i& p5 q8 r5 j
纸上谈兵be an armchair strategist# [2 A7 E# G0 [- X' `. y9 Z: C, M0 `
纸包不住火Truth will come to light sooner or later.) G! @" p" u# D' R# j* s
左右为难between the devil and the deep blue sea; between the rock and the hard place |
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