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爱屋及乌Love me, love my dog.
0 M7 p; o( z1 n百闻不如一见Seeing is believing.
4 a3 \! _6 v3 E6 d/ m {$ Z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( }, S9 [) _7 g6 G) C
笨鸟先飞A slow sparrow should make an early start., T9 [& u# V. l) i
不眠之夜white night
' r3 _4 A0 I& u. C- T不以物喜，不以己悲not pleased by external gains, not saddened by personnal losses
% H9 i3 r1 \% i+ H不遗余力spare no effort; go all out; do one's best# u0 m5 R) p! r+ s, m1 n' O
不打不成交"No discord, no concord.
% i. `& s! j) m" u拆东墙补西墙rob Peter to pay Paul 7 h" @9 S ]) P6 i+ C
辞旧迎新bid farewell to the old and usher in the new; ring out the old year and ring in the new ) u6 }/ H0 v" u, X( 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 all8 O' Y% L8 B/ a" l: r: ]4 ]+ j
大开眼界open one's eyes; broaden one's horizon; be an eye-opener 3 M' ~- N! r/ S' R; o5 w6 p# k
国泰民安The country flourishes and people live in peace
! a( P5 [" w+ q' p% ^9 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 3 I4 n C: X. T
功夫不负有心人Everything comes to him who waits. 1 a3 c% w5 @5 D ?
好了伤疤忘了疼once on shore, one prays no more$ p, {" k7 H9 C2 l" S
好事不出门，恶事传千里Good news never goes beyond the gate, while bad news spread far and wide. * n; g6 T7 q- j7 r( B5 K! g
和气生财Harmony brings wealth5 H2 x0 [- }5 y8 F1 K% N7 }+ J
活到老，学到老One is never too old to learn.
+ O; a% r+ Q. U0 k! E+ ^既往不咎let bygones be bygones 6 f! H$ j4 a2 G- g( ~! @7 q( X
金无足赤,人无完人Gold can't be pure and man can't be perfect. % |9 o) L2 B( E2 |+ ~3 {
金玉满堂Treasures fill the home
" w1 D# C, ^7 a& w9 O9 v6 W脚踏实地be down-to-earth
' ~! O( A( Q0 n% J脚踩两只船sit on the fence
8 g1 g: b+ S6 c/ E- R; M2 X君子之交淡如水the friendship between gentlemen is as pure as crystal; a hedge between keeps friendship green
% [& U) D" J, q% W老生常谈，陈词滥调cut and dried, cliché
5 y2 R. g- P b& X5 q4 u礼尚往来Courtesy calls for reciprocity. 5 c+ p' l1 t6 P7 ~4 J3 B, Y( A
留得青山在，不怕没柴烧"Where there is life, there is hope."8 g+ K( h; n: f1 B2 k5 D- R' o
马到成功achieve immediate victory; win instant success
) }1 w1 M. i$ }! R8 T# a" A3 T名利双收gain in both fame and wealth
. O% |0 t9 y% x$ v9 E9 x, G! E' P& A茅塞顿开be suddenly enlightened0 N+ i$ k/ z9 X# a+ @/ `$ z
没有规矩不成方圆Nothing can be accomplished without norms or standards.8 Q0 z7 H2 r4 o: D
每逢佳节倍思亲" B( Y S) Z" r. L
On festive occasions more than ever one thinks of one's dear ones far away.' m" a0 J, H. ^
It is on the festival occasions when one misses his dear most.
& D: O; D* t% N G) A% e" b: ~谋事在人，成事在天"The planning lies with man, the outcome with Heaven. / Man proposes, God disposes. "7 j6 _1 e0 {) T T$ U" |( J E
弄巧成拙be too smart by half; Cunning outwits itself." U0 s3 w1 D& ^
拿手好戏masterpiece
: M( I% G5 ~; ?# W# E赔了夫人又折兵throw good money after bad F* x! h+ b/ j) M; v, S) i) h: G
抛砖引玉a modest spur to induce others to come forward with valuable contributions; throw a sprat to catch a whale
5 j! y2 h; ^% F9 a0 Q( Y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
M, ]; k' `# T: \6 L) T抢得先机take the preemptive opportunities
; @, I/ U [3 W! J" B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. S* R1 \# e3 T* i' ?) I( r9 b
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 step4 [2 a$ C9 g( k4 `
前事不忘,后事之师Past experience, if not forgotten, is a guide for the future.. A/ e: f) P- Z
前人栽树,后人乘凉One generation plants the trees in whose shade another generation rests.
# [2 S/ {. C' }, }8 KOne sows and another reaps.# H8 R l# {& z5 E+ h( Z6 k$ a* M
前怕狼,后怕虎fear the wolf in front and the tiger behind/ hesitate in doing something M" f1 L Y' e& v F! T' 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.
8 z6 \6 v$ J8 i! u+ C强强联手win-win co-operation
+ p% ]* c& l7 ~' j# Z6 b0 c }瑞雪兆丰年A timely snow promises a good harvest.
1 }( D, N1 v h* k0 E人之初,性本善Man's nature at birth is good.( [5 X% E! v) C1 B$ [; l& C
人逢喜事精神爽Joy puts heart into a man.
8 O$ w8 P% v9 e, R! |; w" d- d人海战术huge-crowd strategy $ F Y1 J. P7 s$ B1 e9 [
世上无难事，只要肯攀登"Where there is a will, there is a way. " : l) E8 a+ b2 u! h* L3 {
世外桃源a fictitious land of peace away from the turmoil of the world; 4 R2 d' T/ o" F/ H
死而后已until my heart stops beating8 s" X! P' }& Q5 S* B% a4 K
岁岁平安Peace all year round* Z V8 |- a4 b5 e9 ^3 _1 j
上有天堂，下有苏杭"Just as there is paradise in heaven, ther are Suzhou and Hangzhou on earth."
! d _& ?5 W% q2 C* |2 D. z' ^塞翁失马，焉知非福Misfortune may be an actual blessing.
8 \7 [: x) W5 d* r; E& V三十而立"A man should be independent at the age of thirty. 3 J) ?. B& t% f, P7 O* L7 z
At thirty, a man should be able to think for himself." 8 q/ T; R+ h7 Z3 d) S2 _% I! t
升级换代updating and upgrading (of products)4 Z7 n- k# t0 r3 }
四十不惑Life begins at forty. " @7 h8 \" E4 B4 }0 i1 O
谁言寸草心，报得三春晖"Such kindness of warm sun, can't be repaid by grass. "
' h2 e7 M* o3 z' S7 Q+ ^水涨船高When the river rises, the boat floats high.
# b0 O4 l1 D6 w. G- T时不我待Time and tide wait for no man.
: t/ `- D) \( u/ @杀鸡用牛刀break a butterfly on the wheel8 @# Z7 @0 ]9 A' q% K" h- C
实事求是seek truth from facts; be practical and realistic; be true to facts 3 N& o: B# ~7 c2 T3 ~- p) Z. V
说曹操,曹操到Talk of the devil and he comes.& Z0 C, y# y* h$ } U4 Y
实话实说speak the plain truth; call a spade a spade; tell it as it is + {. @ K; i V: A* b( w( v
实践是检验真理的唯一标准Practice is the sole criterion for testing truth.% g% ?) K. c; O }, R
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; "
! I5 f: I9 a2 z韬光养晦hide one's capacities and bide one's time4 {/ z' E" M- k
糖衣炮弹sugar-coated bullets" _3 X8 f3 z Q6 w9 c/ t1 t
天有不测风云Anything unexpected may happen. a bolt from the blue
, W. o/ \/ `% {9 f" r% w* b团结就是力量Unity is strength.
d# Q5 Q' Q* T, T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 ( s! F) f9 z: g' r. U. U4 a6 D; a
歪风邪气unhealthy practices and evil phenomena
$ E. ]: v+ s# A) U9 D物以类聚，人以群分Birds of a feather flock together.! Q# f7 S6 w! F, m0 {1 X' x$ n* r
往事如风"The past has vanished (from memory) like wind.; What in past, is past." + L6 |$ {; ?: O6 a8 d) b- d0 ]: ?
望子成龙hold high hopes for one's child
' y2 L l/ z5 S1 q* h2 F* p1 i屋漏又逢连阴雨Misfortunes never come singly. When it rains it pours.6 u* G) p( L7 v; M9 o; U+ X _
文韬武略military expertise; military strategy
$ t6 c1 x. A- v7 W, J* R9 U唯利是图draw water to one's mill - |# f/ V& n8 P- p$ t) [
无源之水,无本之木water without a source, and a tree wiithout roots
; y3 O. G8 P8 M, X+ g" {# J* V0 G) u+ ^无中生有make/create something out of nothing $ j" q& X" F" L- K& S
无风不起浪There are no waves without wind. There's no smoke without fire.7 v* i/ t1 ]7 s! _& U- s
徇私枉法bend the law for the benefit of relatives or friends + h2 m3 z ^ ^) R
新官上任三把火a new broom sweeps clean
. n F4 m! B' o n. a9 v- }4 l% D虚心使人进步,骄傲使人落后Modesty helps one go forward, whereas conceit makes one lag behind.
8 F) l7 @/ J7 B& ~( j" S蓄势而发accumulate strength for a take-off
" o# x' J4 B8 m( W0 I' A- Y; l& K. i心想事成May all your wish come true
; h( R" \* B. T+ q' A. M心照不宣have a tacit understanding; give tacit consent; tacit understanding2 X! l: h4 n7 D4 ]9 \0 I$ a1 ]
先入为主First impressions are firmly entrenched.
' \8 {" }: P* z! o- ^5 O先下手为强catch the ball before the bound" u4 O( \7 f. j
像热锅上的蚂蚁like an ant on a hot pan
( {8 B, ~2 D; E现身说法warn people by taking oneself as an example
7 l* V2 T! \7 {3 w( X: P4 k息事宁人pour oil on troubled waters
! {! L1 e; y; p- d! p6 k3 L2 j T喜忧参半mingled hope and fear 5 a+ s4 `# r* ~; r( q" G$ O# m
循序渐进step by step$ @' Y7 [, ?6 x9 y
一路平安，一路顺风speed somebody on their way; speed the parting guest 1 O E9 B r1 w! k" K6 `
严以律己,宽以待人be strict with oneself and lenient towards others
2 q. [" ~! a4 u0 q5 U; H$ G鱼米之乡a land of milk and honey
8 i; X, t! | C& A. R( {有情人终成眷属"Jack shall have Jill, all shall be well." % M( k* t. X/ C2 _ b( D
有钱能使鬼推磨Money makes the mare go. Money talks.
7 n* a* q+ X. j( t. @# c' Y; R, k- ^有识之士people of vision9 x1 _/ d4 \2 }
有勇无谋use brawn rather than brain
7 u/ R% Y) K0 `- j, g. i1 E有缘千里来相会Separated as we are thousands of miles apart, we come together as if by predestination.) g0 e( ^. \9 {4 r' p
与时俱进advance with times
/ }' O5 X- X& A; p( y7 |以人为本people oriented; people foremost
3 N% F3 P( a6 p! s, h$ M+ C) i因材施教teach students according to their aptitude
; d6 s5 N2 i% y P, e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."
5 Q, x/ R. T% U& H% L. M5 q欲速则不达Haste does not bring success.
# X3 D6 I3 k" a0 G优胜劣汰survival of the fittest ; I) A& w9 L0 O. D
英雄所见略同Great minds think alike.
' y/ M# D) e9 g; U冤家宜解不宜结Better make friends than make enemies.3 F. `' h6 `6 i( e& H' [
冤假错案"cases in which people were unjustly, falsely or wrongly charged or sentenced; unjust, false or wrong cases"
" u7 y6 n8 r( z" P: N一言既出，驷马难追A real man never goes back on his words.
V0 C! m+ T7 T- F7 x) d招财进宝Money and treasures will be plentiful- z( C2 o: U4 `2 O7 e
债台高筑become debt-ridden
# f6 }3 m/ G, l% Z% \ R致命要害Achilles' heel
) N$ _% q: p' |! v众矢之的target of public criticism
* s7 Q/ K8 n& e& `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.
8 P! C/ B4 G* v/ m纸上谈兵be an armchair strategist
+ n- F/ `5 W8 O+ ~纸包不住火Truth will come to light sooner or later.
$ y6 D& x: |2 \! @+ Q左右为难between the devil and the deep blue sea; between the rock and the hard place |
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