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爱屋及乌Love me, love my dog./ q+ x3 x# |* e% W* [$ n, `
百闻不如一见Seeing is believing.* }3 T' {. c7 l1 R6 m1 n8 n
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 worst5 e k0 N9 p0 H. ?
笨鸟先飞A slow sparrow should make an early start.
+ O# e3 v5 U; J) W不眠之夜white night : k" M, M# ^# G: D" ~
不以物喜，不以己悲not pleased by external gains, not saddened by personnal losses# |4 e+ H. k4 @
不遗余力spare no effort; go all out; do one's best
4 |2 w% ^$ i% H& s' ^不打不成交"No discord, no concord. , j$ l4 S" Z. x
拆东墙补西墙rob Peter to pay Paul * M3 E" N. H. P7 s
辞旧迎新bid farewell to the old and usher in the new; ring out the old year and ring in the new 9 ^' }/ f6 e0 w+ W( s2 k2 O: M
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$ E F+ E! k3 F2 e2 V3 K1 Q
大开眼界open one's eyes; broaden one's horizon; be an eye-opener # M8 A; b' ?6 G8 M) T4 f, Y
国泰民安The country flourishes and people live in peace
& P6 y' q' y: o: E8 K) l# B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 " r7 e3 _! ?: D5 U) k3 D
功夫不负有心人Everything comes to him who waits.
* y0 q0 j. v9 @, i好了伤疤忘了疼once on shore, one prays no more4 G( M" L- o+ g d0 u( e) ^/ o( v
好事不出门，恶事传千里Good news never goes beyond the gate, while bad news spread far and wide. 4 w# L; n5 A7 J f4 b# N9 ^
和气生财Harmony brings wealth
9 D! K$ T" j9 I* Y3 `; h! u活到老，学到老One is never too old to learn. , |; `" w' L4 G0 t
既往不咎let bygones be bygones : d% L! k/ F9 }' ~
金无足赤,人无完人Gold can't be pure and man can't be perfect.
) I W% g2 h% l" Y( u金玉满堂Treasures fill the home
$ t1 |6 y0 X8 {脚踏实地be down-to-earth : \% r) X* o. ^7 |" l7 J1 ^
脚踩两只船sit on the fence . y+ R! T* ^0 ?$ I
君子之交淡如水the friendship between gentlemen is as pure as crystal; a hedge between keeps friendship green X5 x$ g$ \+ j$ y/ A& _
老生常谈，陈词滥调cut and dried, cliché
4 {8 O% ]" f$ X& X+ F礼尚往来Courtesy calls for reciprocity.
, u8 a: E/ ]: A# C0 {留得青山在，不怕没柴烧"Where there is life, there is hope."$ t! h+ W4 S6 X. d* T
马到成功achieve immediate victory; win instant success
" c1 x2 ^- Y: c, h( G. s. z( q名利双收gain in both fame and wealth& q* J: R ]8 c5 G, N2 R
茅塞顿开be suddenly enlightened
2 {8 }5 V4 G5 N+ }; d0 N没有规矩不成方圆Nothing can be accomplished without norms or standards.0 _4 U/ l6 X. b3 i6 _' L" w
每逢佳节倍思亲
, N4 r* T# a: S# e# L2 l ^On festive occasions more than ever one thinks of one's dear ones far away.
2 `& [1 J1 I; o+ e1 bIt is on the festival occasions when one misses his dear most. 7 u' ] B' F8 x" E6 B7 X) ~( @
谋事在人，成事在天"The planning lies with man, the outcome with Heaven. / Man proposes, God disposes. "& [0 c/ a! b B8 H/ z# C! I
弄巧成拙be too smart by half; Cunning outwits itself.
5 i2 Y+ p* Z! C: \) L0 j7 ]4 U6 r) Z拿手好戏masterpiece- g* Z/ Q5 l6 }, A% ?9 z' `
赔了夫人又折兵throw good money after bad a1 T& f% m/ K% o
抛砖引玉a modest spur to induce others to come forward with valuable contributions; throw a sprat to catch a whale
2 q( k3 L; L6 m% J& o/ w$ O# L. X4 s. o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. \) E) A, @* H5 s s8 e
抢得先机take the preemptive opportunities
* w) O1 \" B7 Z+ W: i& [3 S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 `; y# y \( x$ 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
* S. z% i# _" L3 |前事不忘,后事之师Past experience, if not forgotten, is a guide for the future.- S5 Z" G) u- f
前人栽树,后人乘凉One generation plants the trees in whose shade another generation rests.
9 k! ^" k' o0 GOne sows and another reaps.( s( S9 w) l8 M
前怕狼,后怕虎fear the wolf in front and the tiger behind/ hesitate in doing something7 q p. J) U9 _, r# d- D
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. + N9 ]" A6 m% q: I
强强联手win-win co-operation; e7 v# e+ g6 [! Q& z, x
瑞雪兆丰年A timely snow promises a good harvest.
B# D. f8 ~$ J* A& U9 ^. W人之初,性本善Man's nature at birth is good., b- ^0 r+ R4 S* X' _5 x b
人逢喜事精神爽Joy puts heart into a man.# d7 n3 ^# i( X6 p
人海战术huge-crowd strategy # b4 k2 T/ R4 K* |* |6 `! n* D
世上无难事，只要肯攀登"Where there is a will, there is a way. " ! I- [9 p0 l& w! b) Y) y' q
世外桃源a fictitious land of peace away from the turmoil of the world;
- G+ p0 M2 W6 R/ q死而后已until my heart stops beating' v3 C* M5 \( M) i. \
岁岁平安Peace all year round6 ~8 {/ N% \2 ]9 U, S* Z- t
上有天堂，下有苏杭"Just as there is paradise in heaven, ther are Suzhou and Hangzhou on earth."
$ V) l5 M' R" A, v塞翁失马，焉知非福Misfortune may be an actual blessing.2 W6 [8 s, D5 q% N5 @7 R; b
三十而立"A man should be independent at the age of thirty.
/ A8 U5 U* u% G. }. f0 sAt thirty, a man should be able to think for himself." * Y5 p: v9 ~. C! Z
升级换代updating and upgrading (of products)
/ N" ~9 t; O- U5 i+ u5 W% p四十不惑Life begins at forty. ) m1 f6 H X& {" [( a1 F
谁言寸草心，报得三春晖"Such kindness of warm sun, can't be repaid by grass. " . [ Y3 @" t- n+ [
水涨船高When the river rises, the boat floats high.
( ]& X3 |. r# a# v4 x' m" B时不我待Time and tide wait for no man. 6 G4 q! c/ ]' ~# }) f5 P, K6 r
杀鸡用牛刀break a butterfly on the wheel: S' G# Z7 [" @1 v1 x' ?
实事求是seek truth from facts; be practical and realistic; be true to facts
; I, O/ d' V3 e: y' T) Q: r" e" x: i说曹操,曹操到Talk of the devil and he comes.* k* x$ N" `4 H' V
实话实说speak the plain truth; call a spade a spade; tell it as it is # k0 j5 Z% v Z8 p1 g+ |
实践是检验真理的唯一标准Practice is the sole criterion for testing truth.8 A2 C$ d* ]4 M) {* I
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; "
5 i P- W9 ~7 C- e2 G" K韬光养晦hide one's capacities and bide one's time
# E# q+ A7 A0 R( V) a8 M* O糖衣炮弹sugar-coated bullets4 H. \1 U0 f7 o- t
天有不测风云Anything unexpected may happen. a bolt from the blue
8 z. n. w( P% d9 e- E, N团结就是力量Unity is strength.- V4 S1 Z* w0 ?% p
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
) n. F; x; V+ W( E- [( V歪风邪气unhealthy practices and evil phenomena
; Z" D, u$ L8 @5 v [物以类聚，人以群分Birds of a feather flock together.7 B7 S2 @" f% Y9 j) j
往事如风"The past has vanished (from memory) like wind.; What in past, is past."
6 L5 h8 T- w g: ]望子成龙hold high hopes for one's child' t3 N C4 j" g4 z9 c) k
屋漏又逢连阴雨Misfortunes never come singly. When it rains it pours.6 |* q0 ]8 V% y; F( m
文韬武略military expertise; military strategy ' d( I1 o2 j/ i/ L, ~
唯利是图draw water to one's mill
6 F5 ^; C4 P1 [ j' ^3 N无源之水,无本之木water without a source, and a tree wiithout roots
* M/ V( X5 J$ d! v- l无中生有make/create something out of nothing
$ N. a; Q6 U# W0 w无风不起浪There are no waves without wind. There's no smoke without fire.' q x* e; h8 I x5 v
徇私枉法bend the law for the benefit of relatives or friends
1 D& m4 |+ v e1 o% a5 w9 I新官上任三把火a new broom sweeps clean 1 H; j2 y* x; [. n# R5 v, L1 M
虚心使人进步,骄傲使人落后Modesty helps one go forward, whereas conceit makes one lag behind.
% @4 p2 W5 w% v/ L3 n; V蓄势而发accumulate strength for a take-off+ y# B9 @* z' _5 @5 p! |
心想事成May all your wish come true
9 }& U% w* I" v* L u' t1 I( {# G心照不宣have a tacit understanding; give tacit consent; tacit understanding5 M* K' d9 U6 o# ~% X9 U
先入为主First impressions are firmly entrenched.
' F9 W9 ~8 k7 L, `: N/ R先下手为强catch the ball before the bound: I; R( x3 Z+ y2 A/ K
像热锅上的蚂蚁like an ant on a hot pan
5 v. s1 F# U+ y) |3 Q现身说法warn people by taking oneself as an example% m! m' u% d" d5 z4 M
息事宁人pour oil on troubled waters 2 p( I, t+ E% n2 U
喜忧参半mingled hope and fear
3 Z% Y4 g3 P3 n6 j: W循序渐进step by step
) a+ s1 ]. n- L7 G8 C! a一路平安，一路顺风speed somebody on their way; speed the parting guest , I+ W, A' e0 ?2 x( {& K# z5 n
严以律己,宽以待人be strict with oneself and lenient towards others
7 ^* f, D' M) `+ x鱼米之乡a land of milk and honey; E8 M3 f5 s' d' t* I" m# W
有情人终成眷属"Jack shall have Jill, all shall be well." 5 u3 z6 H# k; D# ` ?! q! g' j
有钱能使鬼推磨Money makes the mare go. Money talks." n6 W3 o9 c; G1 e
有识之士people of vision1 u* I) ]6 a. i d$ M( [+ V+ l
有勇无谋use brawn rather than brain
# c! C4 Z( a6 t9 M有缘千里来相会Separated as we are thousands of miles apart, we come together as if by predestination.
" o$ a/ k8 ?! F: a! n与时俱进advance with times e) P" X% w& v5 V( z V
以人为本people oriented; people foremost
7 ~! M/ n) n' O9 _2 ^因材施教teach students according to their aptitude
+ |, d/ ], _9 U [, h2 E! 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." * ?6 N' h7 t+ ~
欲速则不达Haste does not bring success. 9 c- d* v1 V& f. Y
优胜劣汰survival of the fittest
5 Y6 U( a3 W- Y- s# Y R& R英雄所见略同Great minds think alike.# u( k+ `" w, u
冤家宜解不宜结Better make friends than make enemies.
o7 G4 ^# r3 A+ F$ w, ~1 Q2 B冤假错案"cases in which people were unjustly, falsely or wrongly charged or sentenced; unjust, false or wrong cases"
3 R- @/ d R: w" s! D; {一言既出，驷马难追A real man never goes back on his words. + F z' T5 b, F! I: o
招财进宝Money and treasures will be plentiful
2 _5 J/ G1 J) Y债台高筑become debt-ridden
0 O. ? x) j/ i* h! \致命要害Achilles' heel
8 l* m! ]8 t) b5 B$ N' I众矢之的target of public criticism! ]- F0 v% d* T1 G2 J& W* P# w
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.
, E9 y1 I, A: z; ^! s纸上谈兵be an armchair strategist9 h1 K0 E' @3 H
纸包不住火Truth will come to light sooner or later.
8 E1 x7 i0 Q+ ]) |左右为难between the devil and the deep blue sea; between the rock and the hard place |
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