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爱屋及乌Love me, love my dog.; l) `4 W+ b# {, o1 v
百闻不如一见Seeing is believing.
z3 i! S3 c' A7 I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
+ C" e7 E$ X4 O2 D- A/ X笨鸟先飞A slow sparrow should make an early start.: p. H z+ I. k( [) N( A
不眠之夜white night ! ]2 ]! G0 W% u. O+ B& I$ `$ t# F
不以物喜，不以己悲not pleased by external gains, not saddened by personnal losses
; d1 O) F4 s/ e, B不遗余力spare no effort; go all out; do one's best+ o' b+ O- Z. g* }, V/ ]0 L* M7 a
不打不成交"No discord, no concord. s. S( l4 `( |2 G
拆东墙补西墙rob Peter to pay Paul
# _: g; f3 y# R& q辞旧迎新bid farewell to the old and usher in the new; ring out the old year and ring in the new
* D5 r1 W' R: T+ _1 t8 X& b0 |6 c( M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% z0 c1 V- }: C2 i
大开眼界open one's eyes; broaden one's horizon; be an eye-opener , s9 s1 M! T5 K+ R
国泰民安The country flourishes and people live in peace
; I8 r* _2 X& I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
8 M! z5 y/ H) F8 W功夫不负有心人Everything comes to him who waits. 7 a p" M6 o4 [* a. ?9 y9 [
好了伤疤忘了疼once on shore, one prays no more4 H8 D, a- b% g, 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.
* G' l3 e6 J, A( s6 @& {和气生财Harmony brings wealth0 d% u0 r/ G" n
活到老，学到老One is never too old to learn.
, l1 c" t' q, P5 c6 p+ l* M2 r既往不咎let bygones be bygones
2 V9 \+ k* `$ E金无足赤,人无完人Gold can't be pure and man can't be perfect.
% f! x8 V: p3 f金玉满堂Treasures fill the home4 T Z$ m' t& q2 S- t
脚踏实地be down-to-earth
( A$ M4 U9 p: F/ P脚踩两只船sit on the fence " n- |% |# H, M4 H `
君子之交淡如水the friendship between gentlemen is as pure as crystal; a hedge between keeps friendship green
; m/ L' b2 v4 K4 i1 g/ ?% H5 ?6 p老生常谈，陈词滥调cut and dried, cliché
2 D9 a" m1 \ W# @& E0 I& L) m5 Z礼尚往来Courtesy calls for reciprocity.
& a" ]" f# X4 M- G( X- J留得青山在，不怕没柴烧"Where there is life, there is hope."7 p. f; w9 Z6 b9 e$ P$ v
马到成功achieve immediate victory; win instant success! M# _% s' g f' }6 h. E
名利双收gain in both fame and wealth" h: e1 m9 I# `4 `6 A" S! S, \& j
茅塞顿开be suddenly enlightened
8 o. ?* A7 }( q$ }% T+ ?$ [, L; d没有规矩不成方圆Nothing can be accomplished without norms or standards.
1 `% A9 f3 y" z' s0 C1 a每逢佳节倍思亲
- L; D3 [: j2 {9 Z" A+ W& fOn festive occasions more than ever one thinks of one's dear ones far away.
- y5 e; G, ]( C- B% AIt is on the festival occasions when one misses his dear most.
$ [& k2 p* S [% {8 E谋事在人，成事在天"The planning lies with man, the outcome with Heaven. / Man proposes, God disposes. "7 j3 Q D8 \% @& U$ O: i3 D
弄巧成拙be too smart by half; Cunning outwits itself.4 C6 r& b \9 ], v8 [" f
拿手好戏masterpiece
1 |) [! n) d1 o1 L5 u9 K赔了夫人又折兵throw good money after bad2 ]! Z! V/ c( F2 K
抛砖引玉a modest spur to induce others to come forward with valuable contributions; throw a sprat to catch a whale
( m& H0 X' h! D9 m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
0 j5 u) \" N# G* ^* m& i抢得先机take the preemptive opportunities 6 _% \0 v% B' [# i. x$ |- K3 Y
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.4 Q; l( I, M' s3 t
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
N1 l) w7 J! m# l Q5 V前事不忘,后事之师Past experience, if not forgotten, is a guide for the future./ v/ O! A: j; q% U5 e7 T b
前人栽树,后人乘凉One generation plants the trees in whose shade another generation rests.
! ]$ y4 Z$ ]) ^) U# K1 [/ AOne sows and another reaps.
2 z& A! h4 F% n前怕狼,后怕虎fear the wolf in front and the tiger behind/ hesitate in doing something2 X- x7 J% G$ l- n% u L
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. 2 S+ v- m% ~, h8 i+ @
强强联手win-win co-operation
+ l; [6 C) T) Z+ B瑞雪兆丰年A timely snow promises a good harvest.
. E' T) [4 G* T3 K: c$ p5 @2 l人之初,性本善Man's nature at birth is good.3 n- z7 v( p5 |4 e
人逢喜事精神爽Joy puts heart into a man.6 b/ o; q1 \- m
人海战术huge-crowd strategy T9 ]7 C, ?& n( }* t
世上无难事，只要肯攀登"Where there is a will, there is a way. " " I% a( y3 F8 G0 ~
世外桃源a fictitious land of peace away from the turmoil of the world;
# W6 l6 I! @" m8 ?8 Q死而后已until my heart stops beating
8 M8 q( e, M; H岁岁平安Peace all year round! W6 h* z# w- T4 d: d2 O
上有天堂，下有苏杭"Just as there is paradise in heaven, ther are Suzhou and Hangzhou on earth." 3 B" n4 B* \% k e9 L
塞翁失马，焉知非福Misfortune may be an actual blessing.! B* ?" k! G$ p
三十而立"A man should be independent at the age of thirty.
9 ^, O' ~* t# n9 _- w( HAt thirty, a man should be able to think for himself."
. }! G8 R$ J ~+ |升级换代updating and upgrading (of products)2 n, O# s; u0 Q# e) X
四十不惑Life begins at forty. - }0 W) R& }! p ^) f( c' W
谁言寸草心，报得三春晖"Such kindness of warm sun, can't be repaid by grass. "
* `- F# x- B3 E8 |! a水涨船高When the river rises, the boat floats high.
5 h. }$ H, C" [5 x4 o$ I时不我待Time and tide wait for no man. 5 A! R; V- s$ `
杀鸡用牛刀break a butterfly on the wheel
% X5 [' J8 Z% W实事求是seek truth from facts; be practical and realistic; be true to facts " g+ B0 ] f! i( U: V- A" ]. b0 F' s
说曹操,曹操到Talk of the devil and he comes.
2 b3 L5 Y0 E$ @& ~实话实说speak the plain truth; call a spade a spade; tell it as it is
) @2 ~8 S. y( W实践是检验真理的唯一标准Practice is the sole criterion for testing truth.7 \. r- F8 h* j$ J" T( 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; "* p. k! B8 V& M, k; p' W2 E9 M
韬光养晦hide one's capacities and bide one's time- t g$ U6 J7 m9 T, X+ P& T% o3 `7 v
糖衣炮弹sugar-coated bullets
' ]3 C! @/ u7 o& v* ^天有不测风云Anything unexpected may happen. a bolt from the blue
d. O2 @" ?. l# V& o! _团结就是力量Unity is strength.
8 `% ^% k) @9 h u; ?; H1 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
6 Q- d; F8 ] N q2 n# }2 K# s歪风邪气unhealthy practices and evil phenomena
: C0 P; S x( Z9 I物以类聚，人以群分Birds of a feather flock together.
; {$ A: X2 s* S( i2 W& g$ ]往事如风"The past has vanished (from memory) like wind.; What in past, is past." # M. d) [) r8 `+ b* T$ U
望子成龙hold high hopes for one's child
( _ [7 _$ P! s# D/ y: L( y屋漏又逢连阴雨Misfortunes never come singly. When it rains it pours.
. r7 O# f& f: y+ k文韬武略military expertise; military strategy
: ?. e% Y7 m2 |& j% ]- @! H唯利是图draw water to one's mill - K+ O* w9 W3 n" `. v
无源之水,无本之木water without a source, and a tree wiithout roots
3 V, X, @8 G o; @, N. D6 l无中生有make/create something out of nothing
* t. ~( ^1 h& p5 g' A. ^: Y8 e( \2 J无风不起浪There are no waves without wind. There's no smoke without fire.. w+ F9 J% U3 S+ a- z. L
徇私枉法bend the law for the benefit of relatives or friends 7 N) x; }9 @( ~' f: M7 T% M
新官上任三把火a new broom sweeps clean 3 k! G8 o$ v0 e# x2 m, G. o
虚心使人进步,骄傲使人落后Modesty helps one go forward, whereas conceit makes one lag behind.
8 |7 q* ?* ~6 j* K a2 b; s& y' f蓄势而发accumulate strength for a take-off
& B. E* \" x, d6 e: n! l; H. ?; t6 R心想事成May all your wish come true
4 r( |7 P$ w/ L5 Z1 M心照不宣have a tacit understanding; give tacit consent; tacit understanding9 r m5 _* p& e, U" Y" O. M+ o$ F
先入为主First impressions are firmly entrenched.9 j1 V( g0 n% f ]0 j: F
先下手为强catch the ball before the bound
5 a I) E6 L: {1 @" V像热锅上的蚂蚁like an ant on a hot pan
b/ Y- U9 P3 u现身说法warn people by taking oneself as an example* g2 w' i% e! S* U0 h. f
息事宁人pour oil on troubled waters 1 u/ E; U9 N5 m6 B T0 ?
喜忧参半mingled hope and fear . a( R G8 {, [# q5 W D% F8 O
循序渐进step by step7 m6 i; M1 k E! f$ ]# i* N0 G: M
一路平安，一路顺风speed somebody on their way; speed the parting guest , Q2 q7 H S$ k; s
严以律己,宽以待人be strict with oneself and lenient towards others
; b+ I- q' E9 O% u鱼米之乡a land of milk and honey
7 L* F5 y: w! @" N: ]" b有情人终成眷属"Jack shall have Jill, all shall be well." 0 u1 T E! [" ^6 ^% d3 x% X N' l& W
有钱能使鬼推磨Money makes the mare go. Money talks.
/ b4 ^7 n! O( c# ^. E+ q有识之士people of vision( k1 F" L6 Q, p; A% e/ M9 s
有勇无谋use brawn rather than brain ; k. p& R( V1 d9 F" Z* ^' D
有缘千里来相会Separated as we are thousands of miles apart, we come together as if by predestination.% d3 a! G2 T1 Y* }# }' P% F0 z
与时俱进advance with times" B. x. b$ s' ]+ r
以人为本people oriented; people foremost 5 F+ e% }7 ]% Y1 b$ P9 \
因材施教teach students according to their aptitude , p3 @# k% C$ o+ n) Y, a) Z" U
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 ^2 p3 a- m! x/ V3 F
欲速则不达Haste does not bring success. & Q+ N" m5 W8 A8 q$ L9 C! C/ U
优胜劣汰survival of the fittest
: ?3 ]% n" n$ {英雄所见略同Great minds think alike.
( J4 T0 I/ F3 t9 c1 `9 |冤家宜解不宜结Better make friends than make enemies.
& {/ y T, G0 b7 M2 p; A" E D冤假错案"cases in which people were unjustly, falsely or wrongly charged or sentenced; unjust, false or wrong cases"
2 N D: t* n. U3 a# F( _# G一言既出，驷马难追A real man never goes back on his words.
0 a% s% P: O9 y招财进宝Money and treasures will be plentiful6 Z5 x5 }* D/ @$ H' z+ }# c
债台高筑become debt-ridden
& V& J! B8 I; p致命要害Achilles' heel / Z3 U# D3 q9 L+ d% _7 F' J+ J' Q
众矢之的target of public criticism' A" E0 R7 z& l% b" J, ?
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 A( v% x/ C& d7 W# _5 M
纸上谈兵be an armchair strategist
) W# d: j* w& x" P纸包不住火Truth will come to light sooner or later.
5 A$ \+ @( T6 K+ v/ k. I左右为难between the devil and the deep blue sea; between the rock and the hard place |
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