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爱屋及乌Love me, love my dog.
7 T7 t4 o2 C. P. _5 c百闻不如一见Seeing is believing.
$ M$ Q2 _+ ]% e3 @+ c+ D3 G& 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 worst4 T" o4 [: T$ l& n+ B' v9 R
笨鸟先飞A slow sparrow should make an early start.
; v5 {) K c6 Y9 ?不眠之夜white night
2 \/ H% I- ]3 e$ t0 v, D+ h0 S8 d不以物喜，不以己悲not pleased by external gains, not saddened by personnal losses
5 ~ E( @) h/ S: U, R8 ^1 M不遗余力spare no effort; go all out; do one's best
2 y; ]# D. U, x( e, j4 y不打不成交"No discord, no concord.
; w% w* b; M; K+ ~拆东墙补西墙rob Peter to pay Paul ( V( I# b9 W, Z: c- r5 c( U# j% 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
: @1 q e' }6 i! N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
4 H9 c" ^6 \5 J7 P: _0 t" [大开眼界open one's eyes; broaden one's horizon; be an eye-opener
" S6 N) i5 Q! `国泰民安The country flourishes and people live in peace
, M, w, v# U5 Q7 k' B; r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 q6 s, n% Z' l& Z7 t# ^. O
功夫不负有心人Everything comes to him who waits.
- \) R; s* I8 e) S: w好了伤疤忘了疼once on shore, one prays no more
, ]4 Y0 g- X# ]9 B. ~3 {好事不出门，恶事传千里Good news never goes beyond the gate, while bad news spread far and wide. 2 ?; H- N% E2 i, e
和气生财Harmony brings wealth
3 I- g0 m2 H& C" ]; y, ]活到老，学到老One is never too old to learn. & W W3 f5 m( C& u, b+ ~; c3 I
既往不咎let bygones be bygones - k. \; g( f! a1 _3 p
金无足赤,人无完人Gold can't be pure and man can't be perfect.
, F4 z5 b8 {" Z$ V+ v金玉满堂Treasures fill the home& w3 j4 O1 F' Q7 @6 h
脚踏实地be down-to-earth
0 s% G* M1 w% o+ i7 m脚踩两只船sit on the fence - U% C) L& B g! Y0 b
君子之交淡如水the friendship between gentlemen is as pure as crystal; a hedge between keeps friendship green
' X' p- Q' l9 k* k$ O老生常谈，陈词滥调cut and dried, cliché
( [/ n+ h/ R( J# g f0 k; X; j* S礼尚往来Courtesy calls for reciprocity. 8 I6 v9 s' _- \- h! w1 q8 `
留得青山在，不怕没柴烧"Where there is life, there is hope."5 }/ q5 M1 Q8 q( Q& W
马到成功achieve immediate victory; win instant success
. _! B8 Z5 l% v6 A8 B: _1 E名利双收gain in both fame and wealth5 V! Q& l |# l$ ]( }+ ]2 f9 u7 ]
茅塞顿开be suddenly enlightened
% \, c/ d" Y' u) S; X+ q没有规矩不成方圆Nothing can be accomplished without norms or standards.
7 L$ ]. p2 K/ c6 Z. v8 C, E每逢佳节倍思亲/ p, e% T/ b8 F* ~
On festive occasions more than ever one thinks of one's dear ones far away.# {2 n$ ~* T/ B# Y% o; T9 b
It is on the festival occasions when one misses his dear most.
- |- d6 ~# H9 u谋事在人，成事在天"The planning lies with man, the outcome with Heaven. / Man proposes, God disposes. "
K ^6 q/ m5 M1 w$ W, t弄巧成拙be too smart by half; Cunning outwits itself. x2 I. n( l3 m+ u& m4 d
拿手好戏masterpiece
" E: v9 [8 B1 }9 G. p赔了夫人又折兵throw good money after bad5 W* N Y7 J4 t4 T( F
抛砖引玉a modest spur to induce others to come forward with valuable contributions; throw a sprat to catch a whale
# @- |# L; v ?, C( H6 n. Y+ r! M6 `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" @8 J5 i/ q" }+ L S5 R; t6 R# ~) K
抢得先机take the preemptive opportunities ' {+ ]1 `5 @9 N
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 @* |3 o7 H" b! P, }+ V0 b0 A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& q7 @, _3 P+ P$ K# x
前事不忘,后事之师Past experience, if not forgotten, is a guide for the future.1 x$ {% s7 P# Z
前人栽树,后人乘凉One generation plants the trees in whose shade another generation rests.
$ C7 F0 ^9 H: R5 w; R0 g3 [One sows and another reaps.
+ d* n7 u* L3 N* r7 e前怕狼,后怕虎fear the wolf in front and the tiger behind/ hesitate in doing something
# ]- r* V* r' U- F2 R6 M; X% V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.
1 ^8 `6 u, _5 x2 V# T6 w5 Q强强联手win-win co-operation
( D: c4 g+ l3 I9 J瑞雪兆丰年A timely snow promises a good harvest.
( A0 j$ q1 L" U9 A' O, e人之初,性本善Man's nature at birth is good.
; l! a$ w) D; S: h: }% q3 u- G人逢喜事精神爽Joy puts heart into a man.$ a+ M p7 H, I# s
人海战术huge-crowd strategy
9 ~9 t/ Z2 H6 S6 E \9 |世上无难事，只要肯攀登"Where there is a will, there is a way. "
. _5 J$ W6 ]# d1 I世外桃源a fictitious land of peace away from the turmoil of the world; ( @( D4 A% N9 O" w, Y! m
死而后已until my heart stops beating
. X1 m/ t: O1 _" A/ Z) L% \岁岁平安Peace all year round
" R6 k8 d' _1 g B4 O上有天堂，下有苏杭"Just as there is paradise in heaven, ther are Suzhou and Hangzhou on earth."
0 y. c+ e6 K3 E" g塞翁失马，焉知非福Misfortune may be an actual blessing.
- q" A" Z! H7 n4 d4 d三十而立"A man should be independent at the age of thirty.
4 s6 I: R A9 N5 d0 RAt thirty, a man should be able to think for himself." 3 L/ U. |8 Z' @
升级换代updating and upgrading (of products)3 ^; i9 E9 j) z0 \: w% `$ k2 w
四十不惑Life begins at forty.
: r3 `. k& M/ O6 o) l3 n谁言寸草心，报得三春晖"Such kindness of warm sun, can't be repaid by grass. " 8 x4 Y* h4 A; d: M7 _, K' I
水涨船高When the river rises, the boat floats high.8 ^: {, l* i8 m1 q# d
时不我待Time and tide wait for no man.
4 h* n; L; v, Z! C杀鸡用牛刀break a butterfly on the wheel
$ ]4 S% ]1 o/ j5 C1 t+ J& {# k实事求是seek truth from facts; be practical and realistic; be true to facts 0 u- S, X# z; I5 Z8 W `& F
说曹操,曹操到Talk of the devil and he comes.
' y0 q9 j1 p6 {0 h0 l9 I, Q实话实说speak the plain truth; call a spade a spade; tell it as it is
/ J" s8 ^9 s) X4 H实践是检验真理的唯一标准Practice is the sole criterion for testing truth.1 r1 Z5 g' }) v: B& ?0 U8 V2 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; "& S9 ^: D4 O6 p ^ ^. m
韬光养晦hide one's capacities and bide one's time
: P" o( t, }8 ]* {/ U糖衣炮弹sugar-coated bullets. n( d' H' s4 X. z4 Z; o
天有不测风云Anything unexpected may happen. a bolt from the blue$ {* u0 T3 {3 q9 @$ }6 e
团结就是力量Unity is strength.
# o" d: B, l3 v5 o( p* E- M+ M) y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
3 @- H" H0 A% o+ e" h歪风邪气unhealthy practices and evil phenomena
; {, @- f: v! E E物以类聚，人以群分Birds of a feather flock together.
' i0 d, ?6 C+ d, ]. j/ z$ `2 i& W) d往事如风"The past has vanished (from memory) like wind.; What in past, is past."
) }" @1 C) t% E3 j5 C. q% ]5 d望子成龙hold high hopes for one's child3 m8 t- V" X5 o3 `2 ]
屋漏又逢连阴雨Misfortunes never come singly. When it rains it pours.2 f2 u; G: a" z- ~1 b5 K# j
文韬武略military expertise; military strategy ; I) L* Z7 F" M% P+ M( J& ~
唯利是图draw water to one's mill
# f; ~8 I' E1 h- r" m b8 e6 `( l无源之水,无本之木water without a source, and a tree wiithout roots
( c" @/ F5 B) V* X+ \* x无中生有make/create something out of nothing 0 ?7 K& W1 }2 R' B+ d4 X# n* m3 ^
无风不起浪There are no waves without wind. There's no smoke without fire.) w# u( p' d$ k8 ]5 W
徇私枉法bend the law for the benefit of relatives or friends
3 j8 J1 {. D- R9 Z/ C" `8 l+ q新官上任三把火a new broom sweeps clean
+ V* Y) Q* D" v( a虚心使人进步,骄傲使人落后Modesty helps one go forward, whereas conceit makes one lag behind.1 i! |- V: T+ L3 a
蓄势而发accumulate strength for a take-off
" N2 g7 D& J e# x8 H2 O0 ]心想事成May all your wish come true1 o- D `7 p' w! ~
心照不宣have a tacit understanding; give tacit consent; tacit understanding
0 t b( O: ^9 e4 \6 b; P! ?, x2 M先入为主First impressions are firmly entrenched.
* W6 `+ |2 v+ s# Z5 u; Y' b* \+ T先下手为强catch the ball before the bound
. f3 M# |. X( j1 p2 P- b( B- V像热锅上的蚂蚁like an ant on a hot pan
: {# F; [5 }$ g. h. g, ^) G) P现身说法warn people by taking oneself as an example/ k$ o: P) E. N2 Z+ D4 t& W
息事宁人pour oil on troubled waters 0 O ~. o' \: a, s% H1 D. ]: [
喜忧参半mingled hope and fear % T0 |% U0 B' `; r8 k( N
循序渐进step by step
' N. u2 H# T- s6 V2 |一路平安，一路顺风speed somebody on their way; speed the parting guest
: J3 g9 N+ S+ `+ U+ u严以律己,宽以待人be strict with oneself and lenient towards others
7 `/ \7 F1 _- ?1 ?鱼米之乡a land of milk and honey9 x* O. s& `# Z6 U' E. J
有情人终成眷属"Jack shall have Jill, all shall be well."
c' q* w: Y m' m有钱能使鬼推磨Money makes the mare go. Money talks.
) _0 F' [0 q6 c1 p& X! Y有识之士people of vision
9 D( q% X+ i1 N5 x/ N有勇无谋use brawn rather than brain
% a# o/ t: V _7 e; J有缘千里来相会Separated as we are thousands of miles apart, we come together as if by predestination.' E0 \$ w' T1 O# p5 x7 B' H, F
与时俱进advance with times. m4 ?% n1 t5 F3 m7 L4 \1 ]* k# U
以人为本people oriented; people foremost * s; h4 Q, b6 a
因材施教teach students according to their aptitude 4 r5 u0 S- e* q Q
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." t6 z& F$ g, E( Q
欲速则不达Haste does not bring success.
8 Y0 a- `% E! b" C- w' a6 l优胜劣汰survival of the fittest
8 a" s7 {4 ?. Y/ e/ o0 ~英雄所见略同Great minds think alike.0 w7 W5 n3 \, H! E" P
冤家宜解不宜结Better make friends than make enemies.
9 ^$ B6 s. ^+ L! a0 U冤假错案"cases in which people were unjustly, falsely or wrongly charged or sentenced; unjust, false or wrong cases"
4 g6 l$ ~' U+ b l一言既出，驷马难追A real man never goes back on his words. * b7 O5 W3 ]8 x4 |6 y; @2 [
招财进宝Money and treasures will be plentiful
& c8 @& H" Y3 `" s3 y5 O债台高筑become debt-ridden
- y4 b: p# Z! Q4 h7 z致命要害Achilles' heel 1 s. a3 O$ U+ T# |3 c$ G
众矢之的target of public criticism
2 a3 M! i& ?7 Y/ n/ L: @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.! g6 I7 d7 O7 r; J
纸上谈兵be an armchair strategist
. k% {, S6 _; r纸包不住火Truth will come to light sooner or later./ Y: P; F3 r* T, t8 v/ i
左右为难between the devil and the deep blue sea; between the rock and the hard place |
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