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爱屋及乌Love me, love my dog.; K" M* u4 f; J, U4 c
百闻不如一见Seeing is believing.% o# `* B l- ?
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
) _: V' `3 j# U2 _9 I, a0 U笨鸟先飞A slow sparrow should make an early start.$ s1 Q, W2 w' o& k8 M0 t
不眠之夜white night - \; T1 [) Z3 z
不以物喜，不以己悲not pleased by external gains, not saddened by personnal losses
" s4 |/ A3 I2 `* W$ K5 i! s* P不遗余力spare no effort; go all out; do one's best: u& B0 e. C/ O3 O
不打不成交"No discord, no concord. - p" u* B, E7 ?. M. t* [" w; L
拆东墙补西墙rob Peter to pay Paul 8 d. r4 P- a1 u- B9 U% s7 A8 K5 K8 Y
辞旧迎新bid farewell to the old and usher in the new; ring out the old year and ring in the new # T9 Z+ s# g( q: V9 w% w; a. _% O
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; f4 {' M2 {# ^" f4 j5 m1 w
大开眼界open one's eyes; broaden one's horizon; be an eye-opener
4 \- [. [6 a7 J% J- P( t3 \7 z% G国泰民安The country flourishes and people live in peace" M! I6 ?+ z, v+ v
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 ( Z. D S+ C6 ?6 ~4 f: u
功夫不负有心人Everything comes to him who waits. + S. E; }# i5 p
好了伤疤忘了疼once on shore, one prays no more# {9 {5 Q# h. ~1 a/ _3 e
好事不出门，恶事传千里Good news never goes beyond the gate, while bad news spread far and wide. I1 u6 m4 {9 q# q
和气生财Harmony brings wealth
2 W0 P. u& b+ L1 Q7 i5 I) ]活到老，学到老One is never too old to learn. & r5 e# M/ c; _* A: P) E. q
既往不咎let bygones be bygones 2 h+ @+ U/ v; i% x
金无足赤,人无完人Gold can't be pure and man can't be perfect. ; n5 v( x: x2 L ]& C
金玉满堂Treasures fill the home
( t8 O( V& c0 }8 X; K脚踏实地be down-to-earth
* |( H8 H( m6 ~6 f脚踩两只船sit on the fence # ^ l) T8 v0 T" c; K( H
君子之交淡如水the friendship between gentlemen is as pure as crystal; a hedge between keeps friendship green
1 d! \7 {# v: b1 }) }! e. {2 H老生常谈，陈词滥调cut and dried, cliché0 }! p# B5 v3 h- V# W
礼尚往来Courtesy calls for reciprocity. 0 [9 c- J6 @0 P
留得青山在，不怕没柴烧"Where there is life, there is hope."6 a; V3 H% |; o
马到成功achieve immediate victory; win instant success. G- x3 Y( i2 g% p) R2 R( w7 f+ T- A
名利双收gain in both fame and wealth8 o. `' A9 `8 R, a8 @
茅塞顿开be suddenly enlightened
, X& m8 Y! E! O没有规矩不成方圆Nothing can be accomplished without norms or standards.
! z0 _& l) g8 i每逢佳节倍思亲
9 P, u/ i# v/ _3 j' V2 iOn festive occasions more than ever one thinks of one's dear ones far away.: T9 Y! q8 z3 `( Y7 n" U' j1 }
It is on the festival occasions when one misses his dear most. / Z+ X7 U7 K5 s# i
谋事在人，成事在天"The planning lies with man, the outcome with Heaven. / Man proposes, God disposes. "/ G, p/ f/ k* p1 G( M _
弄巧成拙be too smart by half; Cunning outwits itself.
/ Y- h8 c' J: S( p3 C( m: B$ O拿手好戏masterpiece
! k. \- p+ [! Z赔了夫人又折兵throw good money after bad
% E0 ?* y- @* m2 I抛砖引玉a modest spur to induce others to come forward with valuable contributions; throw a sprat to catch a whale
+ |( ?+ O4 Q; X, ` w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! v' V- c/ t+ v# w9 L5 Z" ~5 S i
抢得先机take the preemptive opportunities
; D# W: I$ v3 t) }2 K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.
6 u7 k2 D+ n% Z _3 Q; O! k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
6 ^3 G4 A+ I1 {0 ]- x前事不忘,后事之师Past experience, if not forgotten, is a guide for the future.$ S; s2 U" ?: k, d. L7 X; s
前人栽树,后人乘凉One generation plants the trees in whose shade another generation rests.8 H! s- m, V3 B, z) Z$ @
One sows and another reaps./ `5 A% e. ~5 X5 z
前怕狼,后怕虎fear the wolf in front and the tiger behind/ hesitate in doing something1 e- b; ], r P: p4 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. : O* K" r9 P; A0 ]6 T* w
强强联手win-win co-operation
1 S7 Y- L: P% `. b3 ]瑞雪兆丰年A timely snow promises a good harvest.
- l7 J( i, U$ W5 ?* H人之初,性本善Man's nature at birth is good.' h- m3 R% V9 C
人逢喜事精神爽Joy puts heart into a man., k. D$ q2 C# F2 V7 z9 m
人海战术huge-crowd strategy
0 _7 h) }3 i$ ~% b& [2 c! ?世上无难事，只要肯攀登"Where there is a will, there is a way. " ! [: _7 n4 |7 _1 W# ?9 r2 o
世外桃源a fictitious land of peace away from the turmoil of the world;
" s1 i4 u1 }/ L0 G w死而后已until my heart stops beating
9 E: H' z8 q) ~! n岁岁平安Peace all year round6 O7 `8 _- W$ C% T2 F
上有天堂，下有苏杭"Just as there is paradise in heaven, ther are Suzhou and Hangzhou on earth."
( L; L8 E& b* \+ p% n塞翁失马，焉知非福Misfortune may be an actual blessing.) y" q. Z* _( o2 P
三十而立"A man should be independent at the age of thirty.
0 d6 d q/ o6 Z( w3 N& O0 [At thirty, a man should be able to think for himself."
6 C F3 Y% }+ v7 h! @# P4 M升级换代updating and upgrading (of products)7 o, r; s, Q( L
四十不惑Life begins at forty. % Q3 o* d5 M/ e+ B( v% A
谁言寸草心，报得三春晖"Such kindness of warm sun, can't be repaid by grass. "
, r; \0 a; `( S) F. q# [水涨船高When the river rises, the boat floats high.
9 {5 N% s$ m* ~5 Y! o% j- y时不我待Time and tide wait for no man. 1 y4 X2 {; n6 l
杀鸡用牛刀break a butterfly on the wheel/ B F5 T! N5 Z
实事求是seek truth from facts; be practical and realistic; be true to facts 6 \! A( F0 i5 H. q% ]" n
说曹操,曹操到Talk of the devil and he comes.8 E7 _- F8 x2 t
实话实说speak the plain truth; call a spade a spade; tell it as it is 2 l3 [3 I3 j& k7 }- y. |* o
实践是检验真理的唯一标准Practice is the sole criterion for testing truth.+ H1 y, v; V) e9 S
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; "/ R( Z8 l) D6 e- E
韬光养晦hide one's capacities and bide one's time& {- X0 r# I; }
糖衣炮弹sugar-coated bullets
# g/ O5 a4 e! E. o* G! D天有不测风云Anything unexpected may happen. a bolt from the blue
) j1 w. i1 R8 R! ^0 c* o团结就是力量Unity is strength.' {: d- I1 l1 _7 \' 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 ) g8 b0 d; n) e0 }. Y
歪风邪气unhealthy practices and evil phenomena
5 c5 c/ d+ }0 x1 c( v5 M物以类聚，人以群分Birds of a feather flock together.
: r6 r% Z6 Q( ]4 M d' y% C往事如风"The past has vanished (from memory) like wind.; What in past, is past." n, x1 G1 i: }8 w6 V4 g o [
望子成龙hold high hopes for one's child
6 N4 x% W* |# y, b屋漏又逢连阴雨Misfortunes never come singly. When it rains it pours.
3 _# `, W9 I, T6 }, f文韬武略military expertise; military strategy
. Q G. o- Q N5 W唯利是图draw water to one's mill : {4 ]2 x$ f7 ~4 U8 Y4 ?% A+ g) g
无源之水,无本之木water without a source, and a tree wiithout roots
. c T* v" S* R+ _. h无中生有make/create something out of nothing
3 `# Z" S! Y* B1 r7 z9 c( b4 B无风不起浪There are no waves without wind. There's no smoke without fire.
5 X% j2 H' I, h0 Y3 X" H徇私枉法bend the law for the benefit of relatives or friends
" c! b: B- W4 ~$ o, c, u( u: T2 i, ?新官上任三把火a new broom sweeps clean
( ~" F2 K+ l8 B o- o虚心使人进步,骄傲使人落后Modesty helps one go forward, whereas conceit makes one lag behind., J/ s! ?7 d! `# p1 ^. `. X; p
蓄势而发accumulate strength for a take-off5 b' x( F% g1 W
心想事成May all your wish come true7 `& _# @- ^- e' t
心照不宣have a tacit understanding; give tacit consent; tacit understanding J; P: |% f2 m+ D& s4 G( l2 y" s+ U
先入为主First impressions are firmly entrenched.% _. c0 C: p. w
先下手为强catch the ball before the bound9 i5 ]$ `+ g* R" U3 _) c
像热锅上的蚂蚁like an ant on a hot pan& K, Q% l1 }2 ~0 S9 D! a
现身说法warn people by taking oneself as an example
3 H) ^" f* R- ]8 c, A! V/ a息事宁人pour oil on troubled waters ' }' U6 G" L/ G+ S3 l
喜忧参半mingled hope and fear
' g8 x( n r6 T5 R5 n/ F循序渐进step by step
7 C! m8 b$ }8 H' D; V% c一路平安，一路顺风speed somebody on their way; speed the parting guest - d7 S4 v% T3 D! W$ h
严以律己,宽以待人be strict with oneself and lenient towards others! \5 g% \" R) v! b( h( \5 R: s
鱼米之乡a land of milk and honey, W* M0 r I5 k; f# s5 E
有情人终成眷属"Jack shall have Jill, all shall be well." $ R# m# Y- s; [5 ]7 T8 ]( e
有钱能使鬼推磨Money makes the mare go. Money talks.1 R& S7 i5 q c3 l
有识之士people of vision
( I8 Z( l: a+ X" z# }7 R- H有勇无谋use brawn rather than brain
T; G1 q, f0 Q+ T) L8 G有缘千里来相会Separated as we are thousands of miles apart, we come together as if by predestination.4 x- ^& z8 X. U2 y: \% x
与时俱进advance with times
4 p y, u7 m: h5 s* {' Z! A以人为本people oriented; people foremost
! ?! ~6 N5 M& A* r3 s因材施教teach students according to their aptitude
- }& q9 b% b0 y1 w* }. f/ v1 a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." ( b- [2 b0 X+ @- i2 s& m
欲速则不达Haste does not bring success.
, u& m7 G y5 Y优胜劣汰survival of the fittest $ F: t7 y* U, X" J$ B
英雄所见略同Great minds think alike.
" _: i0 {% F. G冤家宜解不宜结Better make friends than make enemies.
" u4 B/ K& K1 \4 K: z: Z8 t冤假错案"cases in which people were unjustly, falsely or wrongly charged or sentenced; unjust, false or wrong cases"
" C, M% E2 a: s+ a/ }( B一言既出，驷马难追A real man never goes back on his words. 5 U+ p+ M0 e! j0 P+ E a9 x6 ?* N
招财进宝Money and treasures will be plentiful
5 D( i, o( H+ j7 k* W- P债台高筑become debt-ridden
: @' s( f. K3 p! x8 X5 I. W致命要害Achilles' heel
/ k8 s' i. C* I, A% M' P. D众矢之的target of public criticism
( b2 b& b+ d/ u% E# P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.
' ^' U0 ~- i6 W! `纸上谈兵be an armchair strategist
( U# G- N, Y7 S, Z& J纸包不住火Truth will come to light sooner or later.
6 ^4 }; l" Y2 u0 o左右为难between the devil and the deep blue sea; between the rock and the hard place |
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