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爱屋及乌Love me, love my dog.
4 W; M& Q$ l- n. J百闻不如一见Seeing is believing.3 I; U- p$ n1 u( [
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 worst8 w% Q0 r- E5 g$ s q3 \4 |. s3 d" @
笨鸟先飞A slow sparrow should make an early start.1 v3 n, r% o! F. W* `1 k/ k
不眠之夜white night % A( H& j- a1 x( |7 o' z) U" r
不以物喜，不以己悲not pleased by external gains, not saddened by personnal losses) H" j$ w r/ I4 M4 j
不遗余力spare no effort; go all out; do one's best2 _* y. @4 B& Z! d$ s0 l. B1 O8 X
不打不成交"No discord, no concord. # d/ e; f) U( d0 ^8 g5 H
拆东墙补西墙rob Peter to pay Paul
" @: t) a3 f- ?0 _( J0 P7 T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 J8 p8 A1 ]- a
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- o3 i4 c0 G( C$ V# Z5 h# x
大开眼界open one's eyes; broaden one's horizon; be an eye-opener
9 }0 w( c" H0 Y! m6 Q国泰民安The country flourishes and people live in peace; U. n- g& \8 r0 J* J% d0 ~
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
5 g9 v# V* V' V8 Y* l1 X/ x# c* a" W功夫不负有心人Everything comes to him who waits. M2 E% J* I/ G8 K# C) I
好了伤疤忘了疼once on shore, one prays no more
% ~! Q3 u1 w' P6 K, J+ |4 c好事不出门，恶事传千里Good news never goes beyond the gate, while bad news spread far and wide.
; Y7 u& P2 z/ b% ^5 F* k和气生财Harmony brings wealth& R4 |6 |9 e4 d
活到老，学到老One is never too old to learn. 6 g8 \7 |* S! d: N" i
既往不咎let bygones be bygones
& W i$ i5 r: ?# G7 Z金无足赤,人无完人Gold can't be pure and man can't be perfect.
6 a: x3 k/ _0 v, L) c7 O金玉满堂Treasures fill the home) |2 x( C! |* k5 Z I4 G
脚踏实地be down-to-earth
* |4 v4 w: P6 v# A, T+ a a3 R. y脚踩两只船sit on the fence * u: r$ j! V" e J
君子之交淡如水the friendship between gentlemen is as pure as crystal; a hedge between keeps friendship green + s. W( t' T7 C, d) B E2 e8 u
老生常谈，陈词滥调cut and dried, cliché) x. Z( t7 ^ L0 `
礼尚往来Courtesy calls for reciprocity. 7 K' z1 {4 w7 F5 Y- ? ~' @9 L6 v
留得青山在，不怕没柴烧"Where there is life, there is hope."+ j8 `/ o* D _! C$ G; e; @1 i$ F
马到成功achieve immediate victory; win instant success: n+ m, O5 J- X( u
名利双收gain in both fame and wealth
) G% S/ }% @, z" H& ^- ^ f" A- P茅塞顿开be suddenly enlightened
/ i2 }: h! h" D' f+ v1 V没有规矩不成方圆Nothing can be accomplished without norms or standards.
7 h6 e9 X( s" m$ {! I每逢佳节倍思亲
5 }5 `" }' G3 h) }# rOn festive occasions more than ever one thinks of one's dear ones far away.8 a [$ X, p* s! y# N6 h. F
It is on the festival occasions when one misses his dear most.
3 T' W) ]0 M) s- m谋事在人，成事在天"The planning lies with man, the outcome with Heaven. / Man proposes, God disposes. "# P: G2 E( x4 A2 p3 v
弄巧成拙be too smart by half; Cunning outwits itself./ \: \9 O r! K N/ g
拿手好戏masterpiece
6 c3 Z5 a, |$ O& j赔了夫人又折兵throw good money after bad, z8 T6 Q+ N1 B: i0 k8 q0 x
抛砖引玉a modest spur to induce others to come forward with valuable contributions; throw a sprat to catch a whale
5 I! X, f3 V9 N* R9 T1 B% P5 J8 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
2 p6 d, I H( f h) l/ G9 [7 \抢得先机take the preemptive opportunities
5 }2 g2 P: C- V* k- j$ k* p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.8 ?1 }# F* k/ c% I+ o8 }& c1 W
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
, `$ p$ N, v- I; A, P8 }/ x8 I! a前事不忘,后事之师Past experience, if not forgotten, is a guide for the future.+ y0 x8 F" H0 C0 M1 H9 x) g8 j
前人栽树,后人乘凉One generation plants the trees in whose shade another generation rests.
2 L* J) ^3 } G4 S( l# f p" p' K+ bOne sows and another reaps.; Q) S% O# C! B* f
前怕狼,后怕虎fear the wolf in front and the tiger behind/ hesitate in doing something
7 u2 D# D9 `- D' M! 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.
( K8 D% }+ P7 O6 C' B6 B强强联手win-win co-operation, [7 \8 S1 ?4 n; e: V4 f8 {
瑞雪兆丰年A timely snow promises a good harvest.
% V& r6 G0 K# `人之初,性本善Man's nature at birth is good.4 e! X6 i& j. r( B
人逢喜事精神爽Joy puts heart into a man.: C( W& D- X9 ~/ j/ k' ~; Z
人海战术huge-crowd strategy
0 j5 p8 b. Z( Z: j0 A+ d世上无难事，只要肯攀登"Where there is a will, there is a way. " 6 Z, c( ?% t. [ z' V. K/ R
世外桃源a fictitious land of peace away from the turmoil of the world; " @- U) |. p; n- M* e
死而后已until my heart stops beating7 }2 t/ x) p G
岁岁平安Peace all year round
8 a7 [6 L* k) ^" P* V' }/ D上有天堂，下有苏杭"Just as there is paradise in heaven, ther are Suzhou and Hangzhou on earth."
* \- Y4 W I% t# ]塞翁失马，焉知非福Misfortune may be an actual blessing.
1 C6 B# r1 }% Z: \三十而立"A man should be independent at the age of thirty. N9 S4 [( ~! g/ W L5 E* ]
At thirty, a man should be able to think for himself."
# S6 a( O* r) D6 U升级换代updating and upgrading (of products)/ a9 h( _/ J* n2 Z& I
四十不惑Life begins at forty. 2 S6 a* n/ \. c" |
谁言寸草心，报得三春晖"Such kindness of warm sun, can't be repaid by grass. " ' q- Q7 G9 x2 U1 B
水涨船高When the river rises, the boat floats high.
( |7 r# g- M9 ^$ c7 T, @' Z时不我待Time and tide wait for no man. ; r, C' D W! c7 Q' J p
杀鸡用牛刀break a butterfly on the wheel
# U$ Y* D6 V5 R实事求是seek truth from facts; be practical and realistic; be true to facts # t# \7 c2 R$ K0 d9 x4 M7 z. {) m
说曹操,曹操到Talk of the devil and he comes./ J3 a9 `0 C) V
实话实说speak the plain truth; call a spade a spade; tell it as it is
6 A: ?1 b, G6 K实践是检验真理的唯一标准Practice is the sole criterion for testing truth.$ V. z2 o% A1 V- z- q+ B; X; w
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 c0 d3 `' g" U- W2 k
韬光养晦hide one's capacities and bide one's time/ H0 @0 a4 A5 H2 F" a" x$ c
糖衣炮弹sugar-coated bullets
5 q/ m* y! t; [6 u$ ?天有不测风云Anything unexpected may happen. a bolt from the blue
4 X% O/ N4 o; ^6 e% N2 X/ Y团结就是力量Unity is strength.. S$ d, c7 L+ u, L" l) `& J: b
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 ( K. }! p ~! ^2 N' K4 H
歪风邪气unhealthy practices and evil phenomena
) o9 k: x6 M6 w; d5 r9 w. Z6 D2 l物以类聚，人以群分Birds of a feather flock together.
' k4 q, s2 @/ F' X7 G9 f, h; x往事如风"The past has vanished (from memory) like wind.; What in past, is past." 0 a7 ]+ }) v) S7 g+ c
望子成龙hold high hopes for one's child
" }( E) c( @/ }% @% L+ |. j屋漏又逢连阴雨Misfortunes never come singly. When it rains it pours.
, V! }$ D# b5 n! o. P; A文韬武略military expertise; military strategy
% k- P( O! s0 i$ I( p( Y唯利是图draw water to one's mill ( e0 _( o! H7 Z0 S1 ^9 I+ z% \. T' a
无源之水,无本之木water without a source, and a tree wiithout roots# _; p# L8 Q, }( u
无中生有make/create something out of nothing
8 P. j2 e" d+ T( H* \ q* M无风不起浪There are no waves without wind. There's no smoke without fire.- `% B) ~% s1 { }* d/ ^
徇私枉法bend the law for the benefit of relatives or friends
' B2 k" }0 h' X% G% ~2 ]& M新官上任三把火a new broom sweeps clean
2 }8 \( A5 y" P: h虚心使人进步,骄傲使人落后Modesty helps one go forward, whereas conceit makes one lag behind.8 I) m7 G% B9 p& n
蓄势而发accumulate strength for a take-off* F6 v* @$ `) I: |
心想事成May all your wish come true& \3 ^$ I2 q% F
心照不宣have a tacit understanding; give tacit consent; tacit understanding
# C3 U, J" v; Q. Z0 I7 ]3 m先入为主First impressions are firmly entrenched.
' z3 I* |& k) }先下手为强catch the ball before the bound
7 ?: n& e- i6 O: G2 P7 N3 Y8 A$ r像热锅上的蚂蚁like an ant on a hot pan
6 i; ~# \. _6 {1 R现身说法warn people by taking oneself as an example7 j- E3 n$ i' o9 F+ P' A8 d; W/ E
息事宁人pour oil on troubled waters 1 \. L; T4 D1 `# z: P6 ?$ ^
喜忧参半mingled hope and fear % X" G. g& P2 Q) r7 g5 c
循序渐进step by step
% e2 g: g2 Y, R+ j! P( T( `一路平安，一路顺风speed somebody on their way; speed the parting guest
8 Q4 B2 w4 f' V+ g+ E严以律己,宽以待人be strict with oneself and lenient towards others
- } Q+ h2 Z. j" H鱼米之乡a land of milk and honey/ E2 H% q) u3 ^2 n7 S4 s; ~
有情人终成眷属"Jack shall have Jill, all shall be well." : Z1 p/ u- l9 |7 I9 t
有钱能使鬼推磨Money makes the mare go. Money talks.
5 f9 N* W* r u' r9 x/ V- O! _5 N有识之士people of vision
8 \0 q! T5 g- H. f有勇无谋use brawn rather than brain
1 D2 L) p3 ~+ f2 a7 k7 A有缘千里来相会Separated as we are thousands of miles apart, we come together as if by predestination.
8 F& S4 \; N0 y与时俱进advance with times4 W& h4 h; M5 V
以人为本people oriented; people foremost
8 D3 j& S `- P9 C1 u因材施教teach students according to their aptitude 3 a% |% y' p2 U
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."
# Z3 s( [4 t. I: ?, w4 }) a( ~欲速则不达Haste does not bring success.
6 U# c. g6 v% ?0 J! a+ @% e8 _优胜劣汰survival of the fittest - r- E1 o; g( }
英雄所见略同Great minds think alike.
8 Z. K* R9 S, \, Z: ?- e! i冤家宜解不宜结Better make friends than make enemies.! k6 N3 B& G) O: {. w F4 P
冤假错案"cases in which people were unjustly, falsely or wrongly charged or sentenced; unjust, false or wrong cases" 6 v0 }: f' v' W3 U# W
一言既出，驷马难追A real man never goes back on his words.
2 ?2 @( q7 H! c招财进宝Money and treasures will be plentiful7 u. [0 M. ?2 P* T* V! t
债台高筑become debt-ridden
: q; B& f# ~/ ], E- M致命要害Achilles' heel
3 H6 I1 C7 M7 y& H/ O! n4 Z1 j众矢之的target of public criticism
& H# Q* P# i3 D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.# @+ y9 ]. E' X
纸上谈兵be an armchair strategist" |1 e3 Q- @$ b- j
纸包不住火Truth will come to light sooner or later.
- I2 c% l7 U! D左右为难between the devil and the deep blue sea; between the rock and the hard place |
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