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爱屋及乌Love me, love my dog.
# L* u$ T0 a6 b7 p' ] r }; U/ V" Z9 ^百闻不如一见Seeing is believing.3 g0 F b- x6 r/ @1 Q4 |! E
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
; u2 B2 Z6 l& c' S! z笨鸟先飞A slow sparrow should make an early start.
, k# L$ j$ h: L5 h+ C0 d2 |不眠之夜white night ) i- X6 a0 q# e4 n* P- u
不以物喜，不以己悲not pleased by external gains, not saddened by personnal losses( }! A; d5 w+ N4 s, X
不遗余力spare no effort; go all out; do one's best
5 J. P) v$ a; W8 d$ p不打不成交"No discord, no concord. % F* D# s5 n0 f" v+ `
拆东墙补西墙rob Peter to pay Paul ' k: [$ U% V B1 [7 X$ b( B3 s
辞旧迎新bid farewell to the old and usher in the new; ring out the old year and ring in the new 1 J$ |. r# U' e& U; x
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 all8 T2 f% a/ O, {+ I5 t7 y5 @8 \0 Y
大开眼界open one's eyes; broaden one's horizon; be an eye-opener ( z9 Q/ R7 X( ^4 k( B! ^
国泰民安The country flourishes and people live in peace- j, t4 W% e0 N* K
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
! y. r4 S" O6 { v( l. ^. H9 h功夫不负有心人Everything comes to him who waits. - `1 {8 n( }. a. D( \
好了伤疤忘了疼once on shore, one prays no more
) V O4 N, e; O% S6 L1 O3 w好事不出门，恶事传千里Good news never goes beyond the gate, while bad news spread far and wide. + Q# ?- P" q1 V! v3 U/ ^
和气生财Harmony brings wealth
7 h3 v" [1 H8 k0 e* l2 k& i2 y活到老，学到老One is never too old to learn. " T( o, U8 e Q) O/ t" X$ Y. [
既往不咎let bygones be bygones ! |. F& Y5 \! z8 r
金无足赤,人无完人Gold can't be pure and man can't be perfect. * f+ _$ |7 n3 J* y
金玉满堂Treasures fill the home
- i/ J$ E/ V. V脚踏实地be down-to-earth ! C. w7 K' l6 u4 e
脚踩两只船sit on the fence 4 o% z3 h: E& Z+ g- p
君子之交淡如水the friendship between gentlemen is as pure as crystal; a hedge between keeps friendship green $ K* L0 }6 R P z
老生常谈，陈词滥调cut and dried, cliché
; g( A7 g4 G6 E礼尚往来Courtesy calls for reciprocity. ! N9 j) k* P" D0 W
留得青山在，不怕没柴烧"Where there is life, there is hope.", t) P, z9 O, J8 z$ z
马到成功achieve immediate victory; win instant success9 P8 L$ w) e) r
名利双收gain in both fame and wealth; `0 B. [8 C. S
茅塞顿开be suddenly enlightened' J; ]7 t v- d
没有规矩不成方圆Nothing can be accomplished without norms or standards.. y+ Q( U# s4 A1 ^8 A
每逢佳节倍思亲7 ]- O4 M1 B, n" @, _( M
On festive occasions more than ever one thinks of one's dear ones far away.2 E) x" U; Y' e% ]
It is on the festival occasions when one misses his dear most. $ a! v* o7 d- O' o3 J% F4 v, E
谋事在人，成事在天"The planning lies with man, the outcome with Heaven. / Man proposes, God disposes. "( \2 U0 @6 V1 l/ q% l/ x
弄巧成拙be too smart by half; Cunning outwits itself.
) d6 {3 E. n7 @5 R9 H H6 T拿手好戏masterpiece
i9 E) L3 D# n赔了夫人又折兵throw good money after bad
2 E$ B4 }4 Z$ `$ N/ D抛砖引玉a modest spur to induce others to come forward with valuable contributions; throw a sprat to catch a whale) I2 j& W2 T# ^, l3 k7 U
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 B [/ [6 f" {8 X! D' d$ l抢得先机take the preemptive opportunities
3 w) p/ w" X& M, B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.' U1 H- Q& o" N
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
% v; n, q6 [: V3 }; r$ C' j前事不忘,后事之师Past experience, if not forgotten, is a guide for the future.: P2 ?: J6 n% g+ m' X: g
前人栽树,后人乘凉One generation plants the trees in whose shade another generation rests.
6 R/ S8 x* |, A0 iOne sows and another reaps.& o3 b' {1 V8 N9 e
前怕狼,后怕虎fear the wolf in front and the tiger behind/ hesitate in doing something5 P i/ H: I6 B' U
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. 1 [1 ]( x8 V F. L& c; b D
强强联手win-win co-operation( p. d1 {* o$ p j$ Q9 f
瑞雪兆丰年A timely snow promises a good harvest.
, n' J9 z0 e: E1 A2 U; x人之初,性本善Man's nature at birth is good.
2 p6 q; f) X+ C" B( ]& H# Z人逢喜事精神爽Joy puts heart into a man.
% ]5 C, u0 P( I$ B$ {人海战术huge-crowd strategy 7 b" [, G$ n, X) Z- X
世上无难事，只要肯攀登"Where there is a will, there is a way. " : s" u! F+ L8 k/ l5 @
世外桃源a fictitious land of peace away from the turmoil of the world; ; \3 U- Y6 l/ g- n$ }0 }9 V$ p
死而后已until my heart stops beating x8 A$ U/ s1 L# N
岁岁平安Peace all year round
, B/ D$ Y! T y8 P7 l6 V上有天堂，下有苏杭"Just as there is paradise in heaven, ther are Suzhou and Hangzhou on earth."
2 i9 t2 w0 A0 D/ i+ {塞翁失马，焉知非福Misfortune may be an actual blessing.
+ V$ P! C% L; x% F三十而立"A man should be independent at the age of thirty. 1 K/ J4 A8 _- J C |0 n( t0 K: a8 g
At thirty, a man should be able to think for himself."
* | W2 [: F; S% c3 X; F8 e- `: d升级换代updating and upgrading (of products)" `2 X+ k, @& y$ X- g1 n
四十不惑Life begins at forty. ' }) Z6 `& b8 C' N* o; {" g
谁言寸草心，报得三春晖"Such kindness of warm sun, can't be repaid by grass. " ; k) V. D8 r @7 t, j. H! \
水涨船高When the river rises, the boat floats high.
2 e+ C# b5 D4 \7 H( w2 b时不我待Time and tide wait for no man. " V3 y* A. b& M3 G
杀鸡用牛刀break a butterfly on the wheel7 K" m/ ^9 X! [
实事求是seek truth from facts; be practical and realistic; be true to facts 8 a& @6 l, L3 C/ Z7 v: ^
说曹操,曹操到Talk of the devil and he comes.2 k% c1 r, _# @, F+ O
实话实说speak the plain truth; call a spade a spade; tell it as it is * I7 t" F! T& D5 n) o$ D
实践是检验真理的唯一标准Practice is the sole criterion for testing truth.) s1 g! n# O: f4 F
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; "
7 J0 X+ @5 O$ Z0 T: S7 K k韬光养晦hide one's capacities and bide one's time- v6 v' S$ u, W( I5 {2 c+ U# {
糖衣炮弹sugar-coated bullets
. i& R+ t) I8 I! ?4 K. ~/ X天有不测风云Anything unexpected may happen. a bolt from the blue
$ T/ n* ]% ~5 |0 P( [! |团结就是力量Unity is strength.
, J3 `# S! v- I1 K3 b. _7 m* U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
8 r* H' }) _8 m+ A歪风邪气unhealthy practices and evil phenomena
6 ?; T+ g/ t) X8 B' l8 H物以类聚，人以群分Birds of a feather flock together.
2 e7 ^+ P$ M8 x! ^0 C/ p往事如风"The past has vanished (from memory) like wind.; What in past, is past." & C+ u$ M2 J" c5 t6 v" e4 u- B; h
望子成龙hold high hopes for one's child
8 X& H# a# X- [7 _- _; P4 C' J屋漏又逢连阴雨Misfortunes never come singly. When it rains it pours.
8 D0 Y2 d- S3 N5 b/ ]8 x0 U" m文韬武略military expertise; military strategy # ]+ G- r, ]1 y8 P" n& G: L; b
唯利是图draw water to one's mill
$ o" L- X) T. x/ `2 d无源之水,无本之木water without a source, and a tree wiithout roots4 s; n2 M) d: U# v, V( J
无中生有make/create something out of nothing
# _8 H$ _( E( G3 ~无风不起浪There are no waves without wind. There's no smoke without fire.
1 R' e( s4 r1 X! v徇私枉法bend the law for the benefit of relatives or friends
N* C5 W( q9 T5 s' c$ w新官上任三把火a new broom sweeps clean
+ A* i0 Q) v7 f) g" ?* |6 {8 b虚心使人进步,骄傲使人落后Modesty helps one go forward, whereas conceit makes one lag behind.
4 _, i. I0 I0 O5 L, M1 I蓄势而发accumulate strength for a take-off) `0 [% E8 @+ v. D4 N% d8 c% r4 z
心想事成May all your wish come true
- ~' K. u5 ] [& v心照不宣have a tacit understanding; give tacit consent; tacit understanding
+ I- G1 L( ?7 ^9 s! [1 v先入为主First impressions are firmly entrenched.; \$ r3 K) R" E& v! X
先下手为强catch the ball before the bound% _& d/ i6 j2 Q/ V
像热锅上的蚂蚁like an ant on a hot pan
1 ?7 T/ r, o: C7 r) b% b1 F8 W$ y+ T现身说法warn people by taking oneself as an example+ O% T# [7 f, z: B5 @9 g
息事宁人pour oil on troubled waters
" C k7 o$ U* a7 J" B喜忧参半mingled hope and fear
0 y/ Y [5 U1 _7 d9 T9 W" i2 x循序渐进step by step
! A; N; o2 K) K9 o; I一路平安，一路顺风speed somebody on their way; speed the parting guest
( P5 R+ s0 _ z8 D/ U" T严以律己,宽以待人be strict with oneself and lenient towards others
. ?' m& d; t+ ~6 n' N3 C# @鱼米之乡a land of milk and honey" m# K! y+ L2 T/ A
有情人终成眷属"Jack shall have Jill, all shall be well."
9 P" T% f3 o7 c0 u有钱能使鬼推磨Money makes the mare go. Money talks." p0 J4 @, s8 K0 k @# E
有识之士people of vision
/ F o1 X$ y$ y6 C& T6 N有勇无谋use brawn rather than brain : b6 j J) C3 }3 K4 N5 b6 {; b9 m
有缘千里来相会Separated as we are thousands of miles apart, we come together as if by predestination.
5 j8 Y: I6 y9 Z与时俱进advance with times I( T" |" \/ S+ S: ^( P' K
以人为本people oriented; people foremost
% m m0 T" I$ l! u0 F4 q. Q因材施教teach students according to their aptitude ) z+ |+ _ S9 t
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 `' s* i8 [( X+ F. j' w
欲速则不达Haste does not bring success.
) R4 H: I) |" L( [优胜劣汰survival of the fittest
( l" T& ?: Y; t# D/ H( V' {& ?英雄所见略同Great minds think alike.
5 p- I# q9 |$ b4 C. _( L冤家宜解不宜结Better make friends than make enemies.
+ e# ^( J: _' F* b冤假错案"cases in which people were unjustly, falsely or wrongly charged or sentenced; unjust, false or wrong cases"
s6 E" C( a# l: H0 O一言既出，驷马难追A real man never goes back on his words. # T/ g. C0 c, ]7 e, b9 V
招财进宝Money and treasures will be plentiful
- }# ?: r B, F5 [债台高筑become debt-ridden
1 G! Z" T+ B; j0 ]" a3 z, |致命要害Achilles' heel ) F. C8 j7 |1 t% D; ~$ j
众矢之的target of public criticism- d; H: c8 |4 h( X/ A
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.
! [% _2 Z- Q4 {) L b$ b纸上谈兵be an armchair strategist
8 R- k; V/ B2 R纸包不住火Truth will come to light sooner or later.
7 p$ [6 u1 v* Y左右为难between the devil and the deep blue sea; between the rock and the hard place |
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