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爱屋及乌Love me, love my dog.
8 S' [8 ^0 Z# i8 X# k, C, ?1 y百闻不如一见Seeing is believing.
& H$ t) @4 |. a* Q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% A; W& u' K n% g% e7 ?# V
笨鸟先飞A slow sparrow should make an early start.
1 i; Y+ O0 |/ {; s3 S: ~不眠之夜white night , j* J `) ~% T" X, j/ k
不以物喜，不以己悲not pleased by external gains, not saddened by personnal losses
- R5 ~. N3 r. z8 W不遗余力spare no effort; go all out; do one's best
% w- P6 y9 p) s+ R+ |不打不成交"No discord, no concord. 6 o. b; c# ]0 f& J) S# r. v
拆东墙补西墙rob Peter to pay Paul ! y5 C `9 i6 W0 d" J8 ?
辞旧迎新bid farewell to the old and usher in the new; ring out the old year and ring in the new
/ q, o: f) T' x7 h- k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+ N+ O/ w0 Y/ d; N" Z0 `
大开眼界open one's eyes; broaden one's horizon; be an eye-opener
) h0 D4 n2 r% G$ R国泰民安The country flourishes and people live in peace5 y% ~, M4 n$ [' }+ A( f
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 V; d! V+ ~, m# I% l7 |
功夫不负有心人Everything comes to him who waits. 9 B- C, b7 R+ u# }$ k/ h: E. ?3 G6 i
好了伤疤忘了疼once on shore, one prays no more5 y$ T/ ?6 v+ T0 ?8 x }
好事不出门，恶事传千里Good news never goes beyond the gate, while bad news spread far and wide.
8 d* F: h8 y7 r) h8 C9 p和气生财Harmony brings wealth8 C2 d A+ O) O, o, c
活到老，学到老One is never too old to learn.
$ ]% U) u5 z% F# f) i! O既往不咎let bygones be bygones z: w J5 A" o
金无足赤,人无完人Gold can't be pure and man can't be perfect.
+ a' H3 ]+ ^) F# a5 M7 x% D2 ^金玉满堂Treasures fill the home( t. |( ^$ L4 d2 m$ Y3 A5 z
脚踏实地be down-to-earth
$ w A; }. A6 ?6 H脚踩两只船sit on the fence d0 C/ O$ r$ j; S/ K' g) w
君子之交淡如水the friendship between gentlemen is as pure as crystal; a hedge between keeps friendship green 8 x* S. N6 U$ m- W I2 A
老生常谈，陈词滥调cut and dried, cliché( l$ o8 I" y* o1 j
礼尚往来Courtesy calls for reciprocity. 7 @2 ^* y+ Z; J& O) y4 L
留得青山在，不怕没柴烧"Where there is life, there is hope.". d- w; ]+ Z7 @: i f
马到成功achieve immediate victory; win instant success
4 K( m) X; ~( |; r% L5 c: V名利双收gain in both fame and wealth8 Q9 a4 ~) ` @; G
茅塞顿开be suddenly enlightened
# g0 s7 ~0 U# B: W没有规矩不成方圆Nothing can be accomplished without norms or standards." |3 g& h+ P, u! z
每逢佳节倍思亲
: @! K+ C+ j& P/ ~. `# _! xOn festive occasions more than ever one thinks of one's dear ones far away.1 S b- G/ v$ w; y, O+ Q
It is on the festival occasions when one misses his dear most.
& J. [, x2 u* O: U, W# h! V7 U谋事在人，成事在天"The planning lies with man, the outcome with Heaven. / Man proposes, God disposes. "
( b" Q2 L! Y7 ]% s弄巧成拙be too smart by half; Cunning outwits itself.
4 v; n# M$ p+ P* T+ Q$ t拿手好戏masterpiece$ k/ J1 l. b9 A+ P5 K& {( i3 ?
赔了夫人又折兵throw good money after bad2 l+ w3 p0 ]8 ~: ^( T" f
抛砖引玉a modest spur to induce others to come forward with valuable contributions; throw a sprat to catch a whale
* A! C, D6 |& C! j& E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) F9 F/ H' k6 X8 t/ N
抢得先机take the preemptive opportunities 9 N8 A7 f0 W& t4 }- b, ]" T0 C9 ?
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.
v1 T8 f. y8 T7 j) v a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
. u5 f7 `1 M k1 k前事不忘,后事之师Past experience, if not forgotten, is a guide for the future.
& M; F4 O9 \- @3 r7 r前人栽树,后人乘凉One generation plants the trees in whose shade another generation rests.- e: f* o9 A$ x: j" _
One sows and another reaps.% e; k, ]! R- x- @! b* ?/ Z- \/ x
前怕狼,后怕虎fear the wolf in front and the tiger behind/ hesitate in doing something
' ]$ w. C: j$ Y2 f3 f6 _$ n \0 {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.
0 v% O+ n5 A+ `8 N2 B强强联手win-win co-operation
8 s$ p4 m3 B% ]! M* j瑞雪兆丰年A timely snow promises a good harvest.
" ?% h8 ^% x6 G7 F- d# \9 S' C人之初,性本善Man's nature at birth is good.
1 Z% H$ l) G' {( ?1 t人逢喜事精神爽Joy puts heart into a man.
' C. y) w% H" y! d& r+ K, n人海战术huge-crowd strategy
/ T3 Y: S( p- X0 r9 p/ F世上无难事，只要肯攀登"Where there is a will, there is a way. " + \; S+ F4 |$ k* ^" K- m8 U; w' |
世外桃源a fictitious land of peace away from the turmoil of the world;
; v8 S; @* b' r& `( X. u死而后已until my heart stops beating: J' O( Q* w. w4 ]: l1 `
岁岁平安Peace all year round2 ?% V6 F" Y: f( L/ E) D# B
上有天堂，下有苏杭"Just as there is paradise in heaven, ther are Suzhou and Hangzhou on earth."
1 U. s- r. l) U# w塞翁失马，焉知非福Misfortune may be an actual blessing.
^! Z7 Z/ t3 i" @三十而立"A man should be independent at the age of thirty.
) C$ ]$ n$ i( n' AAt thirty, a man should be able to think for himself." ) {: m5 K% I3 b" k7 B
升级换代updating and upgrading (of products)5 u1 U* @, W' \8 ]
四十不惑Life begins at forty.
+ }; w7 j) a9 u/ H9 Z谁言寸草心，报得三春晖"Such kindness of warm sun, can't be repaid by grass. "
, T( ?8 E$ {" a1 ~水涨船高When the river rises, the boat floats high.5 T+ v Q" m1 ]9 b! x; F+ p
时不我待Time and tide wait for no man.
8 @$ f; z8 z" n. C杀鸡用牛刀break a butterfly on the wheel3 X9 A* }! O' ?. j' B. k
实事求是seek truth from facts; be practical and realistic; be true to facts
1 L- D& X" C3 u& t说曹操,曹操到Talk of the devil and he comes.0 }% X# j/ Z/ v" I( Y
实话实说speak the plain truth; call a spade a spade; tell it as it is
8 J: x) p, ^! w) i/ Z0 W实践是检验真理的唯一标准Practice is the sole criterion for testing truth.2 `8 \/ ~% S+ {, 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; "2 I2 X8 ?6 _! n$ g: y0 ^3 W& T7 |6 s7 @
韬光养晦hide one's capacities and bide one's time5 h1 i- T1 A! J# A3 W
糖衣炮弹sugar-coated bullets* O5 l! g3 b" a# U
天有不测风云Anything unexpected may happen. a bolt from the blue6 G% _0 D2 v, u
团结就是力量Unity is strength.
" u: j5 a2 m" r1 i+ n$ ^. E% l, w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
2 U) n0 d. w# Z9 c% X! K0 p8 y歪风邪气unhealthy practices and evil phenomena$ z$ n; Q: ]; V
物以类聚，人以群分Birds of a feather flock together.
& H, M* p1 q; T5 `往事如风"The past has vanished (from memory) like wind.; What in past, is past."
1 N; Q8 [ O- d" M0 g7 {; @% f望子成龙hold high hopes for one's child: ?5 X2 Q; V# o- V) l1 O% i1 ~
屋漏又逢连阴雨Misfortunes never come singly. When it rains it pours./ [& }5 C& o: `: C" n. j
文韬武略military expertise; military strategy
) \% H M: a# p! K( c" H7 L1 U0 T. {唯利是图draw water to one's mill
* o9 u9 T% N4 G& Y q# @6 f无源之水,无本之木water without a source, and a tree wiithout roots: u l$ J" ~& {; I: [7 T& J! F
无中生有make/create something out of nothing - S3 a: H: A" P$ x* a0 \
无风不起浪There are no waves without wind. There's no smoke without fire.1 P, {! R( j9 c2 J
徇私枉法bend the law for the benefit of relatives or friends
5 W& `1 K4 `: s新官上任三把火a new broom sweeps clean
8 Y8 d! s- T, a4 H9 @7 U* Y虚心使人进步,骄傲使人落后Modesty helps one go forward, whereas conceit makes one lag behind.% z; r: a9 `( X `! X4 w
蓄势而发accumulate strength for a take-off
4 r: S& H/ i! E7 z心想事成May all your wish come true
' y ?9 N0 k5 i' w$ f心照不宣have a tacit understanding; give tacit consent; tacit understanding0 v9 e" k9 {6 s W5 W: c& \. Y
先入为主First impressions are firmly entrenched.
8 Z/ m: a* G+ U6 t, X. s- ?先下手为强catch the ball before the bound
" h1 G, q# I0 m像热锅上的蚂蚁like an ant on a hot pan4 z- k/ q/ v3 [
现身说法warn people by taking oneself as an example j* n! y" d* {/ J/ d7 [
息事宁人pour oil on troubled waters 2 r" N* j Q/ j5 X( E; S$ s
喜忧参半mingled hope and fear
* _: G3 K8 v, a) A$ d循序渐进step by step
4 ^* Q* O! k3 V& a, N: V% H# L一路平安，一路顺风speed somebody on their way; speed the parting guest
: e0 O4 }. d& o严以律己,宽以待人be strict with oneself and lenient towards others
9 ~. V: V4 u3 ~ e) l9 |鱼米之乡a land of milk and honey0 K9 w2 U& X8 W; A. I
有情人终成眷属"Jack shall have Jill, all shall be well." 3 \; t/ }6 }0 N- L7 {4 F
有钱能使鬼推磨Money makes the mare go. Money talks.
, d# ]- F" U7 G8 E有识之士people of vision
9 I# O U6 d/ ?0 q' e, k有勇无谋use brawn rather than brain 3 L/ r7 Q& I: Z% a$ z& R# f
有缘千里来相会Separated as we are thousands of miles apart, we come together as if by predestination.
" j Y/ x; w ?" a与时俱进advance with times
# c4 x& w. d6 T0 c; _; i以人为本people oriented; people foremost
) u- }- Q9 d6 U1 I8 d2 a因材施教teach students according to their aptitude + I4 u* h5 T3 W9 S
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." * H* P" x& L3 J+ n" B/ S- x
欲速则不达Haste does not bring success. 5 \: D5 G, u B9 G2 v5 z
优胜劣汰survival of the fittest
& Z& C2 y2 N7 e' g英雄所见略同Great minds think alike.
, B" }$ E; s' ~/ s2 D7 c6 t' X8 T冤家宜解不宜结Better make friends than make enemies.; n, I8 _0 F) }1 N) X' w# s
冤假错案"cases in which people were unjustly, falsely or wrongly charged or sentenced; unjust, false or wrong cases" * T/ m1 i5 Z$ H3 H' V) z
一言既出，驷马难追A real man never goes back on his words.
; F8 m$ H" K8 F招财进宝Money and treasures will be plentiful! L0 u/ I' q8 k, a* }8 \
债台高筑become debt-ridden# W% c+ i/ k9 A+ }. i
致命要害Achilles' heel ! B9 K" l- |9 {2 H6 O
众矢之的target of public criticism
" R; {% i" f; R5 H% ?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 G' ^! P2 c1 K, b4 [纸上谈兵be an armchair strategist* z8 z& i- x) n# n
纸包不住火Truth will come to light sooner or later.7 Z' I1 {2 O4 Z7 F; B3 P F
左右为难between the devil and the deep blue sea; between the rock and the hard place |
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