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爱屋及乌Love me, love my dog.0 w( y; Q# O4 I2 y% Z- J
百闻不如一见Seeing is believing.5 Z4 W0 n! p2 j8 ]$ m
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 worst4 M% ?- g0 C, D
笨鸟先飞A slow sparrow should make an early start.. R% {( P) R, k5 k0 C1 o
不眠之夜white night
0 {' f" G2 \/ Q! i不以物喜，不以己悲not pleased by external gains, not saddened by personnal losses
6 ]: |; P$ A; ]% ^: `不遗余力spare no effort; go all out; do one's best, \) e, S6 i$ ?( \/ l
不打不成交"No discord, no concord. " R$ c7 E1 v1 H4 B
拆东墙补西墙rob Peter to pay Paul + V& }9 L8 C% f: n
辞旧迎新bid farewell to the old and usher in the new; ring out the old year and ring in the new
. F- t r! T5 {9 Q- I: b5 w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 all9 y I1 L. E# I5 I. y
大开眼界open one's eyes; broaden one's horizon; be an eye-opener 7 ~& \+ h* u* G! J: u
国泰民安The country flourishes and people live in peace
+ K6 F8 a) J$ }1 B( Y6 O3 D: 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
& I8 J r: h% T. N. q功夫不负有心人Everything comes to him who waits.
8 f1 w- [0 T, c k好了伤疤忘了疼once on shore, one prays no more8 |1 Y* Z# {. H5 f2 N* 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.
$ v( @8 T" Q5 |: R和气生财Harmony brings wealth f9 U( w: a' l
活到老，学到老One is never too old to learn. ; [, O- M/ n( _# y/ A8 M# p- d5 d
既往不咎let bygones be bygones 5 Y! O9 |* g- \
金无足赤,人无完人Gold can't be pure and man can't be perfect. ; N9 A% x# |1 R+ t9 g1 P* i
金玉满堂Treasures fill the home0 I' G. J8 X8 h8 \% P
脚踏实地be down-to-earth
+ ~* R( m+ n6 G& u' l# E* F脚踩两只船sit on the fence
1 F$ h b" A& A君子之交淡如水the friendship between gentlemen is as pure as crystal; a hedge between keeps friendship green
7 v. G$ j5 `3 C* g( h* l老生常谈，陈词滥调cut and dried, cliché, U% n8 d% Y; ^, n- T* g T. H2 u
礼尚往来Courtesy calls for reciprocity. 4 s- h2 x4 U7 O" d* L! v) F* v
留得青山在，不怕没柴烧"Where there is life, there is hope."
4 l& L$ V+ ?. D马到成功achieve immediate victory; win instant success& D1 d7 Q+ N9 ?8 v0 K* h# R
名利双收gain in both fame and wealth# s' g2 Q& U$ E
茅塞顿开be suddenly enlightened
: J: b) h# T! w+ O" |没有规矩不成方圆Nothing can be accomplished without norms or standards.
" b Q5 e( z0 A4 W2 q每逢佳节倍思亲
+ I2 `' A9 x6 s( _! P: uOn festive occasions more than ever one thinks of one's dear ones far away.
: A+ L8 w$ o/ VIt is on the festival occasions when one misses his dear most. , k1 Y; L- e, l& D
谋事在人，成事在天"The planning lies with man, the outcome with Heaven. / Man proposes, God disposes. "
4 _; j2 r( V8 e$ v" O/ l弄巧成拙be too smart by half; Cunning outwits itself.
* P+ p1 I- v# r拿手好戏masterpiece/ ~' E6 v% i* z" P8 k3 b* \
赔了夫人又折兵throw good money after bad
6 R, P1 E: V# ]8 r抛砖引玉a modest spur to induce others to come forward with valuable contributions; throw a sprat to catch a whale
- M6 ~( ?9 i5 C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
9 \# b/ Q, {4 y2 P/ a& U抢得先机take the preemptive opportunities
6 |( M+ n0 x5 w9 ~ l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.) p/ Z# G: t6 l# A- D {
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% T' {5 @7 V% y2 u7 B+ F
前事不忘,后事之师Past experience, if not forgotten, is a guide for the future., Q6 F- b/ \0 ^0 N; b
前人栽树,后人乘凉One generation plants the trees in whose shade another generation rests.
# C' [5 u7 h4 l- L) Z; ]% C- COne sows and another reaps.. W- `& t4 z+ z) o5 H" `7 i
前怕狼,后怕虎fear the wolf in front and the tiger behind/ hesitate in doing something
4 d( V0 o; A& G3 B6 k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.
: `5 {6 i6 h- J强强联手win-win co-operation& q& |4 @6 y, {$ v# R H
瑞雪兆丰年A timely snow promises a good harvest.
" p( M0 D6 B/ j- ]# ^人之初,性本善Man's nature at birth is good.1 a' c. d/ U0 ~2 v9 d9 h. y
人逢喜事精神爽Joy puts heart into a man.; x* j' H$ M! C% u2 V" S. b
人海战术huge-crowd strategy 8 d- i+ J X6 E/ ^) I1 L
世上无难事，只要肯攀登"Where there is a will, there is a way. "
& X3 o( n) P" Q. C世外桃源a fictitious land of peace away from the turmoil of the world; " a& M3 T/ q7 I- }$ @5 z4 ~
死而后已until my heart stops beating) x' k$ `( b H& ?6 s" b+ g
岁岁平安Peace all year round) ~: j6 a8 n e( o9 Z, Q
上有天堂，下有苏杭"Just as there is paradise in heaven, ther are Suzhou and Hangzhou on earth."
8 ` d4 M2 `# T; r+ V( x+ B! O- v塞翁失马，焉知非福Misfortune may be an actual blessing.0 P4 U- ?' B# t# i/ T: ~, \
三十而立"A man should be independent at the age of thirty. & [$ @- j- M i! n$ J, {5 [: A/ d
At thirty, a man should be able to think for himself." 5 J/ x4 N ^8 w! V% ~$ m1 s
升级换代updating and upgrading (of products)
: M$ ]' q/ W& P- b$ d四十不惑Life begins at forty. ( o( K9 p1 ~! y8 v$ f
谁言寸草心，报得三春晖"Such kindness of warm sun, can't be repaid by grass. "
# J9 r% v! A( h& b水涨船高When the river rises, the boat floats high.
) B* h, T4 G2 G* e! H3 j2 a时不我待Time and tide wait for no man.
7 @# z& p7 l5 O( q( M) _8 h杀鸡用牛刀break a butterfly on the wheel2 g! T: E. K/ l, O4 s. c
实事求是seek truth from facts; be practical and realistic; be true to facts % r$ G+ H4 d- O/ T
说曹操,曹操到Talk of the devil and he comes.8 E8 l9 q! I! v" M* D
实话实说speak the plain truth; call a spade a spade; tell it as it is
5 _, ?, M! b/ L8 ^实践是检验真理的唯一标准Practice is the sole criterion for testing truth.( H0 i9 n$ ?8 R4 z& J
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; "* i% k! C! Y4 M$ b
韬光养晦hide one's capacities and bide one's time
w1 ~6 _% b- l Z6 b6 h糖衣炮弹sugar-coated bullets! _1 B _$ R8 ?( }- x
天有不测风云Anything unexpected may happen. a bolt from the blue
% L# Y- K6 V3 o1 I5 I. V5 g团结就是力量Unity is strength.& v$ F* C0 b: K! v, M+ g) x
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
: C( _3 L7 d1 b2 P% C1 E. Y歪风邪气unhealthy practices and evil phenomena5 ~) w, D# i8 W/ C4 ?9 _
物以类聚，人以群分Birds of a feather flock together.
2 H1 G1 S! O2 i5 u1 F往事如风"The past has vanished (from memory) like wind.; What in past, is past." " {* {1 u4 y& `6 K; n8 Z
望子成龙hold high hopes for one's child
A3 M& j9 v# u1 T* v4 Z屋漏又逢连阴雨Misfortunes never come singly. When it rains it pours.
7 [2 c. L, h2 i% U文韬武略military expertise; military strategy
5 }, W8 T$ K8 G5 \唯利是图draw water to one's mill
/ F6 A( E0 A8 z无源之水,无本之木water without a source, and a tree wiithout roots- y- K/ B! a3 v) I
无中生有make/create something out of nothing . |) C6 O/ X* [
无风不起浪There are no waves without wind. There's no smoke without fire.+ B: P! z* n( U1 _$ W0 u% y: W
徇私枉法bend the law for the benefit of relatives or friends . ~! Q* K) [6 D, N
新官上任三把火a new broom sweeps clean 0 t" s# B7 L- K' ^
虚心使人进步,骄傲使人落后Modesty helps one go forward, whereas conceit makes one lag behind.
3 H' X; p8 F4 ?4 r' d; H1 k& q蓄势而发accumulate strength for a take-off
- ]5 z$ z% q) Y3 o9 V* T7 v: f- I心想事成May all your wish come true7 S0 }9 z/ J. `* B# ^0 |% m
心照不宣have a tacit understanding; give tacit consent; tacit understanding
* K* b' W% n& a T先入为主First impressions are firmly entrenched.
3 _% Q: H3 {1 ^, }8 @先下手为强catch the ball before the bound- k5 p2 V4 S, a$ G3 `
像热锅上的蚂蚁like an ant on a hot pan
$ J5 |1 P2 y u7 _ O现身说法warn people by taking oneself as an example
) _8 e, x3 l# N* j1 ~息事宁人pour oil on troubled waters
' ^& K7 Q b* p4 }喜忧参半mingled hope and fear 7 P( k6 h) B: ~2 c( ^( W
循序渐进step by step1 P8 E; a. m) T6 R0 {3 v
一路平安，一路顺风speed somebody on their way; speed the parting guest 7 P& @; ^+ }8 {5 v
严以律己,宽以待人be strict with oneself and lenient towards others s" Y g- C' c0 f7 E* e+ U0 h* O
鱼米之乡a land of milk and honey
. x" `1 ], i! R0 F) O: X* h有情人终成眷属"Jack shall have Jill, all shall be well." / D2 u7 I2 ?0 P7 X1 x" U( x
有钱能使鬼推磨Money makes the mare go. Money talks.
; f% S4 o* x2 h( K$ w有识之士people of vision6 O. `- B1 K( x) v
有勇无谋use brawn rather than brain ! i4 b2 P( J6 {8 i- |- L0 S; ^
有缘千里来相会Separated as we are thousands of miles apart, we come together as if by predestination.
0 |4 t+ T$ M7 ^* F, A与时俱进advance with times' ]- N4 ]" l4 U% w( }2 e
以人为本people oriented; people foremost , q1 s; w$ n( P) H2 y- {: a$ l4 I
因材施教teach students according to their aptitude
6 I/ r6 x2 h; Y% L0 Z. z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." ) j# [* ^$ R# d, M$ z, U
欲速则不达Haste does not bring success.
) I8 }3 @- Z+ n9 L1 ~+ Y9 s7 J优胜劣汰survival of the fittest 5 A) Y0 e* x" ^$ k1 R0 E' J
英雄所见略同Great minds think alike.
w( ^/ g$ v4 Y' p2 F冤家宜解不宜结Better make friends than make enemies." @ e, w3 K8 @1 y. V8 ~/ R
冤假错案"cases in which people were unjustly, falsely or wrongly charged or sentenced; unjust, false or wrong cases"
. q* y# T# [5 Z/ ?一言既出，驷马难追A real man never goes back on his words. / Y1 K6 T8 x: y2 `
招财进宝Money and treasures will be plentiful
9 P( z2 R0 c$ L2 x- B" T) ~债台高筑become debt-ridden9 z+ @4 P, M! f2 a0 ]; V
致命要害Achilles' heel % V$ I" y# \2 f7 ]' ]% D0 O
众矢之的target of public criticism1 d; r! X# @; f9 K9 T8 I
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.) u; J4 T$ N* c, m: g
纸上谈兵be an armchair strategist* ^0 U3 G% z6 k1 R# v% s
纸包不住火Truth will come to light sooner or later.! d x8 { I- a7 [5 n& \
左右为难between the devil and the deep blue sea; between the rock and the hard place |
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