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爱屋及乌Love me, love my dog.
) S) ^# ?- l+ K: p百闻不如一见Seeing is believing.
, K3 a9 S @ @9 N# A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 x+ I9 w2 w& | q a- x4 m; F2 l2 {
笨鸟先飞A slow sparrow should make an early start.1 {3 R! k1 e: _5 N
不眠之夜white night , y; k5 ^; l5 y
不以物喜，不以己悲not pleased by external gains, not saddened by personnal losses( n2 }5 Z$ a' [! d. Z" {
不遗余力spare no effort; go all out; do one's best
6 j& h& t6 c, W0 E' Z) \& F不打不成交"No discord, no concord. 4 O9 U( x( j0 n
拆东墙补西墙rob Peter to pay Paul # V! P' X: [7 {
辞旧迎新bid farewell to the old and usher in the new; ring out the old year and ring in the new 3 J0 A' | A& K: v2 {% Q. N
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
, ^& ?" K+ ^6 G0 Y" t7 _大开眼界open one's eyes; broaden one's horizon; be an eye-opener
d" S! d* n5 ~% s' e8 y国泰民安The country flourishes and people live in peace
- W }, i% ]* l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
1 Z5 f& p1 y, N2 s7 r1 G功夫不负有心人Everything comes to him who waits. $ j* ^9 K+ c7 ]$ w; f, X# `
好了伤疤忘了疼once on shore, one prays no more* l& K8 r, s" j6 }- ?
好事不出门，恶事传千里Good news never goes beyond the gate, while bad news spread far and wide. & ?5 w+ u' s6 ]9 L! P/ o4 i- m
和气生财Harmony brings wealth# {7 S$ C8 S; u& |! k& @7 ?
活到老，学到老One is never too old to learn.
+ ^6 s# c5 D+ |; q: F0 W2 w既往不咎let bygones be bygones 6 f9 m! L& C% b4 H4 q7 |1 s& I
金无足赤,人无完人Gold can't be pure and man can't be perfect. + N: {; X2 B N/ `5 M+ [4 ^: g2 C
金玉满堂Treasures fill the home/ t$ n7 {1 f' {$ Y( f: f) n
脚踏实地be down-to-earth
2 E! k4 E9 y9 F# X脚踩两只船sit on the fence
$ M, |; a& \) I8 x7 |君子之交淡如水the friendship between gentlemen is as pure as crystal; a hedge between keeps friendship green ' _4 C9 E% U: L
老生常谈，陈词滥调cut and dried, cliché
* b" A/ A- }5 ]) F, e礼尚往来Courtesy calls for reciprocity.
* v% ]* d& {& G; z% V. a% L留得青山在，不怕没柴烧"Where there is life, there is hope."6 F- w: n3 N; E- K
马到成功achieve immediate victory; win instant success
! R. l* h- o* D" W: B" p名利双收gain in both fame and wealth; H' X* g9 V! e/ U5 S
茅塞顿开be suddenly enlightened% W7 o7 p' y& B
没有规矩不成方圆Nothing can be accomplished without norms or standards.3 g+ i( B; S: y* J6 U! C
每逢佳节倍思亲
7 p4 k4 T, |) _. D; r. z: KOn festive occasions more than ever one thinks of one's dear ones far away.5 P* O# _6 O" t' d0 |& C
It is on the festival occasions when one misses his dear most. ; N3 Q, y# O8 T) x
谋事在人，成事在天"The planning lies with man, the outcome with Heaven. / Man proposes, God disposes. "
2 e$ U) x0 P# q1 \: |弄巧成拙be too smart by half; Cunning outwits itself.7 v, n; i x- \( ?1 q
拿手好戏masterpiece
4 N8 M' |3 J* T( X赔了夫人又折兵throw good money after bad* J/ T4 X4 D+ @0 c7 r$ A
抛砖引玉a modest spur to induce others to come forward with valuable contributions; throw a sprat to catch a whale
2 s7 p; @5 _8 _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% {+ w! h, k" c( j. z$ d
抢得先机take the preemptive opportunities
$ B0 Q1 p. b$ m. U! y* q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.
: F+ r. G6 ?7 a! m! |% a, g* } n! i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- Z: R' v9 D, P
前事不忘,后事之师Past experience, if not forgotten, is a guide for the future.
) h) o& F: M/ `/ V) O: u8 }9 W前人栽树,后人乘凉One generation plants the trees in whose shade another generation rests.6 e3 \, w' e; S8 r% T
One sows and another reaps.
* `) W+ l: t, l) Z9 k$ O前怕狼,后怕虎fear the wolf in front and the tiger behind/ hesitate in doing something0 y* M+ C! R* ^7 I9 W0 {! M+ 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. ) o$ P5 c, V3 H
强强联手win-win co-operation
/ p; q, Y/ w. t5 [$ {8 E瑞雪兆丰年A timely snow promises a good harvest.
8 E6 l: [% e- v, Z! }人之初,性本善Man's nature at birth is good.6 ^, J3 d" v! T) r8 d9 W, r
人逢喜事精神爽Joy puts heart into a man.0 l2 m2 Q) z! Z# Z- F% j) T
人海战术huge-crowd strategy
+ Q# Z3 K- }5 k: C4 C& v. S世上无难事，只要肯攀登"Where there is a will, there is a way. "
4 G# b) r2 J$ n1 n& ~世外桃源a fictitious land of peace away from the turmoil of the world; 3 i; l$ X5 _% o; w& ]0 G
死而后已until my heart stops beating6 G: E& S' O) u, N, P& j. ?5 W, _
岁岁平安Peace all year round
0 _7 H' \% Q. p: a上有天堂，下有苏杭"Just as there is paradise in heaven, ther are Suzhou and Hangzhou on earth."
! y) M) ?. m- _9 v塞翁失马，焉知非福Misfortune may be an actual blessing.% v, M3 Y: p% Y0 }
三十而立"A man should be independent at the age of thirty. + b# T1 i3 e# p/ A% f8 M7 Y
At thirty, a man should be able to think for himself."
, n, I, c3 {! h+ b t) O6 M3 _升级换代updating and upgrading (of products)
6 {: L2 m5 ?$ K# c0 A四十不惑Life begins at forty. . H7 c# `% i- n, f& p
谁言寸草心，报得三春晖"Such kindness of warm sun, can't be repaid by grass. " ! T& ]) R) e$ z
水涨船高When the river rises, the boat floats high.5 C8 m' I' Y& ?- F y% f& ?. q3 K+ z
时不我待Time and tide wait for no man.
+ x4 @6 m M7 n E) @杀鸡用牛刀break a butterfly on the wheel
. Z7 U& t s9 W2 T实事求是seek truth from facts; be practical and realistic; be true to facts
* {" w: J% F+ {. s3 N- g8 T说曹操,曹操到Talk of the devil and he comes.. R2 j8 I F- @1 Y7 w/ |, T
实话实说speak the plain truth; call a spade a spade; tell it as it is 2 P* ]' M* H5 K2 F( V
实践是检验真理的唯一标准Practice is the sole criterion for testing truth.8 y3 Z6 g. b' Z4 a1 ^
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; ", k5 @3 Y, @6 t& e
韬光养晦hide one's capacities and bide one's time
1 }6 I6 x8 a0 e- Y糖衣炮弹sugar-coated bullets2 }1 m w+ W: t- c3 Z6 G1 Z# ^
天有不测风云Anything unexpected may happen. a bolt from the blue
1 S& a) z. F7 X; Y1 I团结就是力量Unity is strength.
3 v! x4 {0 \4 A* x- G7 r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
: {4 `$ p2 s1 _$ p, R& s' I1 W歪风邪气unhealthy practices and evil phenomena
" k5 D5 i/ R5 D( }" {3 M物以类聚，人以群分Birds of a feather flock together.
* R+ n$ c% X0 l& _往事如风"The past has vanished (from memory) like wind.; What in past, is past." . w. \: [, c+ u/ U% ]. `
望子成龙hold high hopes for one's child
3 p8 m7 ?2 G+ q. Q( S0 R4 ?屋漏又逢连阴雨Misfortunes never come singly. When it rains it pours.
: F( Q8 O: S- C+ f; d文韬武略military expertise; military strategy
4 }& `3 k5 p; K2 \唯利是图draw water to one's mill p5 U. z$ S' a+ s: J% Q8 y
无源之水,无本之木water without a source, and a tree wiithout roots$ E! L2 J- q3 R& ^9 _2 Y5 _1 l" z
无中生有make/create something out of nothing
* C/ I4 h6 N) T d6 ]* x" B无风不起浪There are no waves without wind. There's no smoke without fire.
: b$ k7 A4 p8 J Q. b( v徇私枉法bend the law for the benefit of relatives or friends 2 W* y& U6 _ s5 A
新官上任三把火a new broom sweeps clean : ~% t! B. _6 n
虚心使人进步,骄傲使人落后Modesty helps one go forward, whereas conceit makes one lag behind.: j" D0 D5 \6 d4 ?' V
蓄势而发accumulate strength for a take-off
& c7 u2 ^! K; _6 g6 k1 x, n! |心想事成May all your wish come true
2 k- k, p6 a. o! J心照不宣have a tacit understanding; give tacit consent; tacit understanding; E/ r5 e. n" ~; m+ Q4 P+ Q
先入为主First impressions are firmly entrenched.
9 B) S0 L6 J) F先下手为强catch the ball before the bound
0 b; j' a& g0 ?" m+ |3 I; i" `像热锅上的蚂蚁like an ant on a hot pan1 _, z: R8 A7 d7 I! ~0 h
现身说法warn people by taking oneself as an example
' e2 I8 ~+ ?, ]' n5 z息事宁人pour oil on troubled waters
! V, e, @3 L3 I8 t# y( u喜忧参半mingled hope and fear
2 d, j7 ~2 D- Y) j5 G: p循序渐进step by step& L) ~5 a! u7 j6 E3 v% W" \
一路平安，一路顺风speed somebody on their way; speed the parting guest
3 F) s# R8 N4 P) [4 V8 y严以律己,宽以待人be strict with oneself and lenient towards others+ y! e* B( k& `4 t; {
鱼米之乡a land of milk and honey/ k6 S1 N) w8 v7 S+ {
有情人终成眷属"Jack shall have Jill, all shall be well." 1 x3 [9 P% W3 h( Q0 E2 s+ V8 \% |4 L: P
有钱能使鬼推磨Money makes the mare go. Money talks.3 h, i$ @$ [$ k; Z3 D. [0 y
有识之士people of vision9 f# ^. i3 r' u L* I' `
有勇无谋use brawn rather than brain 1 R3 a( g+ K# y" j l9 P7 U
有缘千里来相会Separated as we are thousands of miles apart, we come together as if by predestination.
2 K+ B( w) k9 W$ a; O与时俱进advance with times
& W: M. m" o: @2 |以人为本people oriented; people foremost ) m& Z/ q& C; r8 o/ t! F: j
因材施教teach students according to their aptitude
' n/ h& c6 G1 P" 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."
3 Q9 c+ W( C) W J7 u欲速则不达Haste does not bring success.
7 k4 ]2 D. v: b6 D9 O优胜劣汰survival of the fittest $ g8 {" H9 z- s% Y- w. [6 }6 y0 X( S
英雄所见略同Great minds think alike.
4 G" R/ J6 W- V& \冤家宜解不宜结Better make friends than make enemies.4 e2 q0 Y+ x8 u. X
冤假错案"cases in which people were unjustly, falsely or wrongly charged or sentenced; unjust, false or wrong cases" : R5 i" l& ^6 y r2 w
一言既出，驷马难追A real man never goes back on his words.
H i( y* g2 g: R; D招财进宝Money and treasures will be plentiful& b: C. g# D6 H
债台高筑become debt-ridden8 i1 B" p8 G% M% B1 \- @
致命要害Achilles' heel
/ g- T5 a; L# N( v% t& l众矢之的target of public criticism
0 F$ ^7 X8 {; g7 D/ X+ b5 Y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.4 m2 R& F7 s( Y7 z( J. p
纸上谈兵be an armchair strategist2 Q. ~5 p, u5 c) n) v4 ]/ X3 N' T
纸包不住火Truth will come to light sooner or later.
0 b/ }0 V9 p9 l左右为难between the devil and the deep blue sea; between the rock and the hard place |
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