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爱屋及乌Love me, love my dog.$ N: A4 g7 X" w) l4 N) q! _" @
百闻不如一见Seeing is believing.; w& A, T& u- C2 L3 f
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) r I: `& J! O9 m3 X7 l$ ]
笨鸟先飞A slow sparrow should make an early start.
, u! o; O! h0 p; W0 {不眠之夜white night 9 `' _8 j i/ T: Z5 ~4 {' A
不以物喜，不以己悲not pleased by external gains, not saddened by personnal losses, ]) U, ]# ?8 y
不遗余力spare no effort; go all out; do one's best- | Y7 ^: ?6 @
不打不成交"No discord, no concord.
y; `$ I& ^9 K拆东墙补西墙rob Peter to pay Paul % {; i7 _9 B! x
辞旧迎新bid farewell to the old and usher in the new; ring out the old year and ring in the new
5 [( Z t" }3 b* x A4 e! q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
: {( p) D! @" e大开眼界open one's eyes; broaden one's horizon; be an eye-opener
" S; F6 W) I8 {. ]$ \: P! y国泰民安The country flourishes and people live in peace- g }# s3 P( j. }' q( D, j
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 ) s. b$ [, o! `% e7 K
功夫不负有心人Everything comes to him who waits.
( p p$ L! P: |1 D好了伤疤忘了疼once on shore, one prays no more, p- I0 D% z% s8 g/ N9 _
好事不出门，恶事传千里Good news never goes beyond the gate, while bad news spread far and wide. ) j! W j s1 f+ A# `
和气生财Harmony brings wealth4 F# A- I) K+ h5 M
活到老，学到老One is never too old to learn. 8 U x/ D% M7 O) V
既往不咎let bygones be bygones ( m6 A$ H0 H' w& _. y) ~: l/ z
金无足赤,人无完人Gold can't be pure and man can't be perfect. 9 B- ?% m7 D) z! S. h+ ^2 a$ X4 e
金玉满堂Treasures fill the home
5 t4 p5 K/ \5 C/ Q& V, |7 B脚踏实地be down-to-earth
7 r( r- a8 i" y9 B3 K" @! G k脚踩两只船sit on the fence ' l' f! M/ z' ?. B g0 L& U
君子之交淡如水the friendship between gentlemen is as pure as crystal; a hedge between keeps friendship green
0 d8 [+ D$ L+ h j3 r% ~7 n老生常谈，陈词滥调cut and dried, cliché+ }* F" p8 g0 |) X0 P; |/ {
礼尚往来Courtesy calls for reciprocity. 0 }! p2 C; {: h6 e: S8 ^& S+ e6 A
留得青山在，不怕没柴烧"Where there is life, there is hope."
. d/ R) d# i) j* _5 J马到成功achieve immediate victory; win instant success
6 x) l8 D5 s( X! E名利双收gain in both fame and wealth+ r$ O( k! R1 q
茅塞顿开be suddenly enlightened0 z! P( b/ c# o' _6 Z0 v. ^
没有规矩不成方圆Nothing can be accomplished without norms or standards.
& ]+ a6 U8 @" x) x* d4 ]6 }" F每逢佳节倍思亲: S5 k! s4 t6 O( Y/ ~
On festive occasions more than ever one thinks of one's dear ones far away.) s. ^2 `; F9 l, I' `& o
It is on the festival occasions when one misses his dear most. 4 o4 v( ]3 G- T# a9 J+ g1 P9 p; R9 @; C
谋事在人，成事在天"The planning lies with man, the outcome with Heaven. / Man proposes, God disposes. "1 A6 Z: m' r5 `' Q1 p% H
弄巧成拙be too smart by half; Cunning outwits itself.- x4 ^$ g0 M( Z& H) ^
拿手好戏masterpiece$ R: ]8 w; g& H1 s- P5 ], R$ a# c( A. t
赔了夫人又折兵throw good money after bad; n7 L& x9 s4 l4 R+ s* `7 `
抛砖引玉a modest spur to induce others to come forward with valuable contributions; throw a sprat to catch a whale6 u; d! S0 z+ j \+ j) |( \* C1 J4 g
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' X; ^$ }9 X$ o$ Z
抢得先机take the preemptive opportunities
' j" Q" f) F1 ]# P- I6 R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.# x/ L2 B1 U% ], w% Q% p
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
& j' d2 m4 B+ b8 N1 W前事不忘,后事之师Past experience, if not forgotten, is a guide for the future.
# y( s! G0 m! J前人栽树,后人乘凉One generation plants the trees in whose shade another generation rests.+ ^% w' g7 v. c9 A+ K$ I- Z" ?8 K2 O
One sows and another reaps.
) a3 x+ _6 u! L( p. g前怕狼,后怕虎fear the wolf in front and the tiger behind/ hesitate in doing something% ~* v& i' ^ p$ p; x, p
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.
7 \* ^. {. z3 g* {' P k" X! o强强联手win-win co-operation
+ h+ r9 k" y( y& y4 e! a8 L瑞雪兆丰年A timely snow promises a good harvest.0 q# f6 R, R1 B
人之初,性本善Man's nature at birth is good.7 A/ ]9 e! q/ S% U
人逢喜事精神爽Joy puts heart into a man.
: A2 F3 P( L" T7 |& Y& I2 F人海战术huge-crowd strategy , o! q0 i( n1 y' L9 M1 W5 q6 n5 o
世上无难事，只要肯攀登"Where there is a will, there is a way. " + `, w6 |+ X, `% @) C6 @; ]2 `
世外桃源a fictitious land of peace away from the turmoil of the world;
/ x( F/ F4 b/ U! Y3 |9 }& Y! J死而后已until my heart stops beating! o* P" v7 a! h
岁岁平安Peace all year round' |+ l8 { }3 \5 F5 Z2 t' M' O" x
上有天堂，下有苏杭"Just as there is paradise in heaven, ther are Suzhou and Hangzhou on earth." 0 z$ Q o0 [. Y9 [+ J6 t, c
塞翁失马，焉知非福Misfortune may be an actual blessing.
) N \: K6 h4 u' W三十而立"A man should be independent at the age of thirty.
) I$ k. f- K+ S h8 e6 U% A( [$ CAt thirty, a man should be able to think for himself."
4 X* B% L1 x5 E) |; i3 v升级换代updating and upgrading (of products)- l5 V: y5 S z" Z: \: M" t. S+ t
四十不惑Life begins at forty. ' N2 m+ M/ s% X, y+ p Q0 Q+ b+ |$ i4 u
谁言寸草心，报得三春晖"Such kindness of warm sun, can't be repaid by grass. "
2 n% D$ I. }; T; R. e水涨船高When the river rises, the boat floats high.! f& G! k ?4 |; v/ i4 s
时不我待Time and tide wait for no man.
# q8 n) ~: R6 Y杀鸡用牛刀break a butterfly on the wheel
" j8 ]7 d# o. `% p& F* _ A实事求是seek truth from facts; be practical and realistic; be true to facts 9 V# m" a0 x2 d; i- r" ^% T
说曹操,曹操到Talk of the devil and he comes.
" p/ v7 J; P/ w# |; t' l& c0 j) w/ y" d实话实说speak the plain truth; call a spade a spade; tell it as it is
6 Y h. Z. |7 P4 N; L实践是检验真理的唯一标准Practice is the sole criterion for testing truth.# J. S3 V2 U. y2 Q# c. Y
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; "/ }* f2 n6 t J4 @9 i+ A1 f& d
韬光养晦hide one's capacities and bide one's time$ R; p8 t2 t+ b) m4 c
糖衣炮弹sugar-coated bullets
* S5 L8 s8 @# y6 b C% d天有不测风云Anything unexpected may happen. a bolt from the blue
2 m8 F: F9 o+ _* i团结就是力量Unity is strength.# [( n, Q/ b1 y8 Y% d
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 ) F; e2 ?4 r3 G
歪风邪气unhealthy practices and evil phenomena* y. k! A) f! W/ S$ ?
物以类聚，人以群分Birds of a feather flock together.
$ F) H1 ^3 ~+ p) g# c往事如风"The past has vanished (from memory) like wind.; What in past, is past." / u5 E5 |4 a+ Y' `$ b
望子成龙hold high hopes for one's child
+ H9 b) f) t8 o. f屋漏又逢连阴雨Misfortunes never come singly. When it rains it pours.7 Z$ t0 C, \0 V; b+ ]6 W4 S
文韬武略military expertise; military strategy ' ^0 F: O8 O6 `; _! d
唯利是图draw water to one's mill 5 u, w/ n2 u# b, ]! t+ R! u* Y9 b
无源之水,无本之木water without a source, and a tree wiithout roots/ t. n3 ~- y3 W. N
无中生有make/create something out of nothing * o; U1 `+ K# ] m, c% y I% `
无风不起浪There are no waves without wind. There's no smoke without fire.! w: u& q; s; Y" i) t
徇私枉法bend the law for the benefit of relatives or friends 4 F( ?) B. z+ P4 q: `8 A
新官上任三把火a new broom sweeps clean
' O% G# e! J( p; X' X虚心使人进步,骄傲使人落后Modesty helps one go forward, whereas conceit makes one lag behind.
; \3 i- d& G. Z- e6 h. ?蓄势而发accumulate strength for a take-off Q5 c* e$ c. I$ `
心想事成May all your wish come true6 t) [2 i4 E% o; }. w
心照不宣have a tacit understanding; give tacit consent; tacit understanding
( x0 H) c: u- n+ H先入为主First impressions are firmly entrenched.
, k: P! D' y' R; w+ t* c6 v先下手为强catch the ball before the bound
% T1 J: {* k, b3 |% g0 r像热锅上的蚂蚁like an ant on a hot pan, r/ F) ]# _' h" E" V& d" c
现身说法warn people by taking oneself as an example2 m4 U* H5 B, \& p9 U
息事宁人pour oil on troubled waters 3 Q" z, n: ]# U$ z" H
喜忧参半mingled hope and fear
1 z+ w1 j/ G& @! F' I循序渐进step by step
* k0 b5 y2 o: o一路平安，一路顺风speed somebody on their way; speed the parting guest * J9 K7 e2 \' T" b
严以律己,宽以待人be strict with oneself and lenient towards others- r# t/ ]+ b5 d: W; _
鱼米之乡a land of milk and honey4 a2 O- \; k R: T0 M: E- H$ U
有情人终成眷属"Jack shall have Jill, all shall be well."
- ~4 K- [! }) q' _有钱能使鬼推磨Money makes the mare go. Money talks.
0 f; k8 c- q- ^. X6 l A. @有识之士people of vision3 c6 x8 f: }' |: C8 ]
有勇无谋use brawn rather than brain
; [! H$ k" z1 }有缘千里来相会Separated as we are thousands of miles apart, we come together as if by predestination." j! M! m) x% A: K+ u
与时俱进advance with times. R6 o. N' D* C
以人为本people oriented; people foremost
" V7 c3 v6 i/ X% B; n; r因材施教teach students according to their aptitude
~* a0 P/ g6 Z( v5 g 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."
& q) l; b! j1 t/ n, Q欲速则不达Haste does not bring success.
+ j7 L/ N; l9 f! @, k0 O0 \! w1 ]优胜劣汰survival of the fittest
/ F% m; z. _; s8 m' V, i英雄所见略同Great minds think alike.0 ~% s& Q8 j1 u, O Y O
冤家宜解不宜结Better make friends than make enemies.& p7 ], `; I! H8 f
冤假错案"cases in which people were unjustly, falsely or wrongly charged or sentenced; unjust, false or wrong cases" % t$ D. {: _/ F( Q' W: ?( ^
一言既出，驷马难追A real man never goes back on his words.
; B. t' t/ T5 u9 {/ x招财进宝Money and treasures will be plentiful6 \% h. V5 @1 Q+ z3 Q; E
债台高筑become debt-ridden; G- `4 Y7 N$ v/ R0 B9 ~6 G
致命要害Achilles' heel
3 c* d0 `1 x5 E1 ^( x# F( Y9 r众矢之的target of public criticism
/ F; T# S5 R/ \! N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.6 K9 B* b$ A$ B% M1 q
纸上谈兵be an armchair strategist( t4 {( |+ J0 z8 G" s2 m
纸包不住火Truth will come to light sooner or later.& s& z" o6 h8 G; v8 C; M
左右为难between the devil and the deep blue sea; between the rock and the hard place |
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