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爱屋及乌Love me, love my dog.
5 |& h- G' Q7 u9 Y7 @百闻不如一见Seeing is believing.# }0 m* k! Y8 R" f/ H" x3 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 worst. T% Y7 _6 U% z3 j4 p# V2 L' W a
笨鸟先飞A slow sparrow should make an early start.5 M1 f/ @8 I: ` H
不眠之夜white night
# ^- r* g$ o1 S( U2 q6 v# `不以物喜，不以己悲not pleased by external gains, not saddened by personnal losses1 K, y2 |/ I4 }# P1 Q
不遗余力spare no effort; go all out; do one's best, w7 g6 O7 S8 @2 @* h
不打不成交"No discord, no concord.
3 s$ f+ j; y+ C2 I, ]) ~- v拆东墙补西墙rob Peter to pay Paul
$ R# Z3 u3 j! A3 h辞旧迎新bid farewell to the old and usher in the new; ring out the old year and ring in the new
% p2 Z6 I0 k( {( ^% v R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) w: H6 U. c6 m, d6 w8 U$ y
大开眼界open one's eyes; broaden one's horizon; be an eye-opener 5 r2 {. w2 S' k3 a6 \ N
国泰民安The country flourishes and people live in peace
. t- H2 a, c5 M p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 V0 p0 d& H3 a" Q6 t" l6 Y0 j5 k功夫不负有心人Everything comes to him who waits. : L6 y/ u" g# a/ r
好了伤疤忘了疼once on shore, one prays no more
& f$ |: P* q+ L* h- N好事不出门，恶事传千里Good news never goes beyond the gate, while bad news spread far and wide. 7 i, u- M+ r5 C! V9 Z% {3 H& Q5 m, ~
和气生财Harmony brings wealth# N; S Y* q$ U
活到老，学到老One is never too old to learn.
0 L6 r5 p! |$ \3 K) \既往不咎let bygones be bygones
$ s4 ]/ ^5 t' o% A1 I& R& n金无足赤,人无完人Gold can't be pure and man can't be perfect. - z! A* n: Y6 Y) g; G
金玉满堂Treasures fill the home; t1 _, Z4 h% x/ {
脚踏实地be down-to-earth ( K9 r% o/ x( v
脚踩两只船sit on the fence
, w# y$ Q8 h: f7 E8 F君子之交淡如水the friendship between gentlemen is as pure as crystal; a hedge between keeps friendship green
& j% c9 p/ [8 Y' |7 w老生常谈，陈词滥调cut and dried, cliché
/ h7 P/ U( d* P0 |0 W礼尚往来Courtesy calls for reciprocity. 6 ~- P/ S0 {6 s% H3 c
留得青山在，不怕没柴烧"Where there is life, there is hope."5 x: e- B- Y1 K3 j. s" o
马到成功achieve immediate victory; win instant success
0 Y, t# `* n2 w! L q% b/ N, t1 @名利双收gain in both fame and wealth: \" @% @' X* K& k9 y- ?7 S- U& h
茅塞顿开be suddenly enlightened
) e! l$ A0 y3 x# A; h没有规矩不成方圆Nothing can be accomplished without norms or standards.' @; k A% l! ?8 m9 w9 W' b
每逢佳节倍思亲, D T: s3 I- @( e" m, P8 n1 C
On festive occasions more than ever one thinks of one's dear ones far away.
3 g, p/ u, l/ T0 s7 I. d7 I$ b4 DIt is on the festival occasions when one misses his dear most. 0 X+ R' p) L" E$ T& r' i3 c {
谋事在人，成事在天"The planning lies with man, the outcome with Heaven. / Man proposes, God disposes. "" i C4 E' z) V
弄巧成拙be too smart by half; Cunning outwits itself.
6 A+ D% Z: F/ {- {7 w拿手好戏masterpiece
5 I9 Z* A* U5 m0 w$ ?赔了夫人又折兵throw good money after bad
4 H3 N3 X# k4 g! W( J6 [9 B8 R抛砖引玉a modest spur to induce others to come forward with valuable contributions; throw a sprat to catch a whale
* Q! n; Q" [0 _+ o }1 l) R A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 ]( J* l2 @$ t$ R" V6 Q抢得先机take the preemptive opportunities
9 U% ^3 l2 J- ^7 Z6 c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.
5 |- J; M. L3 _4 v- c# x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
$ G" D1 Y# D, Y9 w前事不忘,后事之师Past experience, if not forgotten, is a guide for the future.
: g, n; A; [! E" t前人栽树,后人乘凉One generation plants the trees in whose shade another generation rests.
# \- v" c; t; ~# T; A1 _3 KOne sows and another reaps.
# p2 N0 q8 X# w }# L' _前怕狼,后怕虎fear the wolf in front and the tiger behind/ hesitate in doing something
) ]- @5 T7 n/ O( a) s, ]: g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 p" F3 F) C" w9 ^2 U强强联手win-win co-operation
+ |: l2 w+ F; r0 p' Q$ f! g瑞雪兆丰年A timely snow promises a good harvest.
$ ]* t% G* @6 T* _5 t人之初,性本善Man's nature at birth is good.
# Q8 _0 u/ t7 `" `9 M5 c% i$ t人逢喜事精神爽Joy puts heart into a man.- R0 |7 F7 @' W+ \
人海战术huge-crowd strategy ~/ ?8 R) P9 M- b
世上无难事，只要肯攀登"Where there is a will, there is a way. "
Q- m: j# _' H8 F世外桃源a fictitious land of peace away from the turmoil of the world; ; k5 H7 r8 a$ a" I8 E+ }5 Z9 }
死而后已until my heart stops beating0 w3 Z. d* J! L* x% y
岁岁平安Peace all year round
; V+ i1 o U- T$ @上有天堂，下有苏杭"Just as there is paradise in heaven, ther are Suzhou and Hangzhou on earth." ; X( M2 f& Y% Q3 Q/ f% W
塞翁失马，焉知非福Misfortune may be an actual blessing.
- D6 ]6 V) X' t三十而立"A man should be independent at the age of thirty. 2 } m5 K B. ]
At thirty, a man should be able to think for himself."
; D" }* B T& s! G& Y; s) S升级换代updating and upgrading (of products)3 O7 D* H9 u2 k1 R! f
四十不惑Life begins at forty. ) W0 H% F# s c9 ?
谁言寸草心，报得三春晖"Such kindness of warm sun, can't be repaid by grass. " $ h* P# F( C- `$ W, h& A! l
水涨船高When the river rises, the boat floats high.0 D$ [: Q3 D0 ^. P, F5 n) q
时不我待Time and tide wait for no man. " T4 S; B1 [, X; f/ G! O3 l
杀鸡用牛刀break a butterfly on the wheel- E @" m% o' R
实事求是seek truth from facts; be practical and realistic; be true to facts " g2 q# E9 @4 N: w3 o" }
说曹操,曹操到Talk of the devil and he comes.: Q4 I E1 l1 f6 {* n
实话实说speak the plain truth; call a spade a spade; tell it as it is - T: i5 B% L" P3 e4 S
实践是检验真理的唯一标准Practice is the sole criterion for testing truth.& U% y- ?# N4 l
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; "
7 `' p. J6 i' T# n2 u8 g- H- v韬光养晦hide one's capacities and bide one's time
& u W6 E6 K7 `6 M: i糖衣炮弹sugar-coated bullets
5 z7 r% d' z/ I' _) I* o v- L. t天有不测风云Anything unexpected may happen. a bolt from the blue
; q8 ~' G3 Q: l5 G6 C+ G团结就是力量Unity is strength.; i0 y& Z: I$ t, Q- l" l
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 8 B6 N5 y9 ^! i! y7 b0 o# L
歪风邪气unhealthy practices and evil phenomena! _& \. D* r8 J/ [* I
物以类聚，人以群分Birds of a feather flock together.4 l; }! s8 D7 s0 ~
往事如风"The past has vanished (from memory) like wind.; What in past, is past."
( W* b$ K+ v/ g% M7 t望子成龙hold high hopes for one's child
* r G6 B4 a8 P/ I! Y屋漏又逢连阴雨Misfortunes never come singly. When it rains it pours.+ d8 F8 d7 A# e7 z* s* \
文韬武略military expertise; military strategy 8 h3 D* R# x) U$ w6 A5 c/ w
唯利是图draw water to one's mill
6 N2 R. j" | s9 W( o# e6 M( d无源之水,无本之木water without a source, and a tree wiithout roots
* m% _! W# O/ O9 q. D. }) ~无中生有make/create something out of nothing
7 J5 |6 j1 P) k9 N3 \无风不起浪There are no waves without wind. There's no smoke without fire.
|. P5 J2 C7 I4 h徇私枉法bend the law for the benefit of relatives or friends 2 H1 k( a5 I/ X Z8 F/ d/ Q' a
新官上任三把火a new broom sweeps clean
1 O+ N5 }( q& l6 J8 M4 ^# t) n虚心使人进步,骄傲使人落后Modesty helps one go forward, whereas conceit makes one lag behind.4 |/ b8 ] ?1 k. L5 M) |! P
蓄势而发accumulate strength for a take-off
* t6 \# @3 B" l: H B; |心想事成May all your wish come true6 p9 r2 ?! b$ ?
心照不宣have a tacit understanding; give tacit consent; tacit understanding
' J8 ^' w8 v1 J; h5 G+ J3 {先入为主First impressions are firmly entrenched.
/ t4 A, m9 J8 p" q; A4 P; v先下手为强catch the ball before the bound; t, U c. B$ W
像热锅上的蚂蚁like an ant on a hot pan7 u+ ~& e# g \& ]
现身说法warn people by taking oneself as an example
/ D5 A% B+ M. z9 B* I4 r% h9 z+ q息事宁人pour oil on troubled waters 0 ?: i, m3 X+ C' C( _9 l1 t
喜忧参半mingled hope and fear , @! t" x* `1 U" h$ Y4 J
循序渐进step by step* C& a- \9 T! }( G5 v
一路平安，一路顺风speed somebody on their way; speed the parting guest
8 ~! L+ g# u/ w/ H. F' r严以律己,宽以待人be strict with oneself and lenient towards others
* z) L: |2 k) W# T8 g! z9 @鱼米之乡a land of milk and honey. l; U4 z) [! N: s# B( j. B3 v' e
有情人终成眷属"Jack shall have Jill, all shall be well."
" v+ l& _6 o, `( \; y2 l有钱能使鬼推磨Money makes the mare go. Money talks.
& q0 D8 h0 q2 \) |3 l* P: y) N( K有识之士people of vision7 }! ~! l7 k U* o3 }/ `! z
有勇无谋use brawn rather than brain
; {, J. N. {/ z6 {" ]有缘千里来相会Separated as we are thousands of miles apart, we come together as if by predestination.4 [6 i! e: f G' v! P J. ?% S
与时俱进advance with times
( L4 w4 O z2 V1 v以人为本people oriented; people foremost % K5 ~& T2 f* R+ L4 i3 W% v7 d: r/ G ?
因材施教teach students according to their aptitude . g" ?5 C$ K: S( {* X2 r, \) T
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."
! f0 R" T3 U5 h) @欲速则不达Haste does not bring success. 6 v$ K" e0 N5 k. T7 t& n8 `2 j
优胜劣汰survival of the fittest - P. n5 P! }+ |0 T, {" t5 B
英雄所见略同Great minds think alike.; x5 h# h. P! ?
冤家宜解不宜结Better make friends than make enemies.
; s+ I- z$ v+ o5 U) E. y冤假错案"cases in which people were unjustly, falsely or wrongly charged or sentenced; unjust, false or wrong cases"
3 Q2 v8 _8 z8 f* m; b) n7 |一言既出，驷马难追A real man never goes back on his words. P: d3 e, M9 U6 p6 d& i( M
招财进宝Money and treasures will be plentiful
1 S4 ^$ V% q% l! t债台高筑become debt-ridden
7 E; \3 R4 q( S* H/ e0 {. d; Y2 M致命要害Achilles' heel 3 j6 f5 v; r. D4 b
众矢之的target of public criticism G+ i5 ^7 ~% e# F4 o
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.
- v& s! f2 W, B2 q+ | z# _% L- f' A纸上谈兵be an armchair strategist
+ b9 ]( v( l" ]' U, G纸包不住火Truth will come to light sooner or later.* a) a) }0 I- n |- F: K% l
左右为难between the devil and the deep blue sea; between the rock and the hard place |
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