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爱屋及乌Love me, love my dog.
6 a3 W& E; ~* Q8 i百闻不如一见Seeing is believing.
9 U; H: r: {7 S4 y4 _, C% _( t, j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" N& y1 ~" b# H* A; D
笨鸟先飞A slow sparrow should make an early start.
# f' v5 h; |9 r不眠之夜white night " |$ U& w! p; w B X5 X$ U! x- B
不以物喜，不以己悲not pleased by external gains, not saddened by personnal losses
# p! z/ o9 v1 P; y0 R3 W不遗余力spare no effort; go all out; do one's best. T8 z3 r$ ]* i2 I8 s
不打不成交"No discord, no concord.
& G/ q* k9 C+ p* Q9 C* J' z拆东墙补西墙rob Peter to pay Paul # t% f5 W7 r, v3 |8 d
辞旧迎新bid farewell to the old and usher in the new; ring out the old year and ring in the new 2 C. Y: J) M7 E% C$ {5 P
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! P9 M& F; w/ ^9 e: d
大开眼界open one's eyes; broaden one's horizon; be an eye-opener
! A7 a' p2 S1 E6 k国泰民安The country flourishes and people live in peace
) X/ G8 Y) r* i6 p; |2 h/ k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
0 q0 v' c. m0 U, @$ a+ n功夫不负有心人Everything comes to him who waits.
( J* o! L$ V. ?7 H3 [好了伤疤忘了疼once on shore, one prays no more
$ t& L u! M* V+ z* a. 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. $ m- U \% P3 Q: R5 N) |
和气生财Harmony brings wealth) }" l6 ]5 i- |! e2 a3 h7 V, ?' f
活到老，学到老One is never too old to learn.
5 A+ R6 V; V" `" i既往不咎let bygones be bygones
( T1 D6 E" D, C) ^2 _, o金无足赤,人无完人Gold can't be pure and man can't be perfect.
}* E) H* ?, U& l2 E4 K4 M7 I9 R0 D金玉满堂Treasures fill the home
) L# s* S! P w6 I8 o* n h* I2 h脚踏实地be down-to-earth $ R3 u1 d7 g7 a4 U$ M/ N9 a
脚踩两只船sit on the fence - L' ^; ]& F q: h3 `1 i7 F
君子之交淡如水the friendship between gentlemen is as pure as crystal; a hedge between keeps friendship green ( u+ o, c/ _, c% X
老生常谈，陈词滥调cut and dried, cliché- E' ]) M) p- K* [8 |3 d
礼尚往来Courtesy calls for reciprocity.
; o, y- D9 D: b留得青山在，不怕没柴烧"Where there is life, there is hope."
" X# v% x$ r- s# s3 Y马到成功achieve immediate victory; win instant success
! r# j1 F: T. ?) v名利双收gain in both fame and wealth
6 ^! u, v( ^3 O. D/ G( D2 V% U茅塞顿开be suddenly enlightened
/ n# p. m6 C5 u7 @) i8 `没有规矩不成方圆Nothing can be accomplished without norms or standards.
; y- A( G3 p! [7 [; N* r每逢佳节倍思亲
2 z0 M& A! Y6 I4 N( G, }1 a# X; XOn festive occasions more than ever one thinks of one's dear ones far away.5 x9 ?, e. z) {3 y
It is on the festival occasions when one misses his dear most.
' y4 d' K6 C4 f$ i# ~) G谋事在人，成事在天"The planning lies with man, the outcome with Heaven. / Man proposes, God disposes. "/ k, |0 F( y, C, `
弄巧成拙be too smart by half; Cunning outwits itself.
( k: t9 c5 g+ H5 i% c拿手好戏masterpiece$ n6 I1 P/ y. I9 }; K" z* G
赔了夫人又折兵throw good money after bad$ ]3 j7 y- \# s. N! Y* G! d
抛砖引玉a modest spur to induce others to come forward with valuable contributions; throw a sprat to catch a whale
" M, [+ ]4 K% k+ j( B) ]2 t' k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
, ? w5 d; V" n& F0 d. l! K8 z9 ^抢得先机take the preemptive opportunities
2 }+ M) m: H4 e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./ l' {% A% G4 I9 Z& Q) j! y
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
5 }, |' [! G Y7 b4 _) M/ f前事不忘,后事之师Past experience, if not forgotten, is a guide for the future.
9 G/ a: C4 }8 W6 k+ O* S6 t前人栽树,后人乘凉One generation plants the trees in whose shade another generation rests.
, v$ }0 h) Y+ X$ e+ Z" bOne sows and another reaps.
% x. h. S* P+ K3 \! G/ ?* S* T前怕狼,后怕虎fear the wolf in front and the tiger behind/ hesitate in doing something
( k w- a8 ?, L4 ]0 X0 [) 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.
3 e( J# X. ^/ e4 I7 H9 t- N" m/ ]强强联手win-win co-operation
7 H" {/ R7 { S% m: u瑞雪兆丰年A timely snow promises a good harvest.
/ Y5 W# Z9 r1 ^, Y, Q% L人之初,性本善Man's nature at birth is good.
- t: G0 M: D1 A: S D人逢喜事精神爽Joy puts heart into a man.
: L6 N! y/ f+ X/ G人海战术huge-crowd strategy ) {$ G4 `* {1 P8 J- `, v
世上无难事，只要肯攀登"Where there is a will, there is a way. "
6 P! N( @2 m1 K2 G% {0 f世外桃源a fictitious land of peace away from the turmoil of the world; % b" q" t2 j: K7 |, I9 O
死而后已until my heart stops beating" S' c6 z: D I, |' ^4 n
岁岁平安Peace all year round4 Z; g' E+ }7 x. F: D( h
上有天堂，下有苏杭"Just as there is paradise in heaven, ther are Suzhou and Hangzhou on earth." ' S: [9 g# f# L7 F0 z
塞翁失马，焉知非福Misfortune may be an actual blessing.
7 B' Q/ w/ d' @3 ]0 v6 n三十而立"A man should be independent at the age of thirty.
8 c8 j1 v' `9 ~. N( N7 m4 K O6 E8 I( jAt thirty, a man should be able to think for himself."
7 g) D# D: q" u升级换代updating and upgrading (of products)
: |# b# b, E9 m3 O# a$ s* {四十不惑Life begins at forty.
; N1 ]0 D1 z& c0 Z! q( n3 W谁言寸草心，报得三春晖"Such kindness of warm sun, can't be repaid by grass. " 1 C f" ^7 g3 j2 e5 F y
水涨船高When the river rises, the boat floats high.; {; r8 _' x7 V
时不我待Time and tide wait for no man. 9 T! M# y3 b1 _" G+ ]
杀鸡用牛刀break a butterfly on the wheel9 A& B! b" b, M) `5 K. o
实事求是seek truth from facts; be practical and realistic; be true to facts $ s& A6 p/ j) _- Z
说曹操,曹操到Talk of the devil and he comes., `( a9 U' b/ C! W, C6 G( @
实话实说speak the plain truth; call a spade a spade; tell it as it is
8 ~) ]* N8 Y$ @; Q; r5 Z C# B u实践是检验真理的唯一标准Practice is the sole criterion for testing truth.
/ V% C! t1 b. `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; ". U; {! z1 v: {1 ? d
韬光养晦hide one's capacities and bide one's time, c0 l2 }( M* j3 Z( d8 f
糖衣炮弹sugar-coated bullets- s9 j0 v3 R) t
天有不测风云Anything unexpected may happen. a bolt from the blue
) w$ y: ]9 b9 j A- c1 D' H团结就是力量Unity is strength.1 u) B" p6 U' D% f
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
6 T2 B7 N0 U3 A* k V8 h歪风邪气unhealthy practices and evil phenomena
% H" p+ I2 e7 x% O/ ^4 S物以类聚，人以群分Birds of a feather flock together.% s0 q$ M5 L3 H8 }
往事如风"The past has vanished (from memory) like wind.; What in past, is past."
( T) V& Y" F; Z# O9 E望子成龙hold high hopes for one's child
: o( N/ @8 _! K# m屋漏又逢连阴雨Misfortunes never come singly. When it rains it pours.. Q+ U( M+ h' V3 [8 R$ m
文韬武略military expertise; military strategy
- ^/ \" O0 |6 N1 @# Z唯利是图draw water to one's mill 9 d3 @# L" u4 N" b( K
无源之水,无本之木water without a source, and a tree wiithout roots
6 G0 q7 f( @' A. H* T无中生有make/create something out of nothing
& j/ \& W. s+ b8 `& C$ }无风不起浪There are no waves without wind. There's no smoke without fire.$ w3 j. Q' b# |" Z. O. T- U4 m
徇私枉法bend the law for the benefit of relatives or friends
3 x9 y9 n. c) Y% r6 D) ~新官上任三把火a new broom sweeps clean ; U0 y' k& _, Q; a7 T' }, H% U
虚心使人进步,骄傲使人落后Modesty helps one go forward, whereas conceit makes one lag behind.. J* E9 ^: t/ Z- m
蓄势而发accumulate strength for a take-off' m9 s, O! G2 C- ]; u% b
心想事成May all your wish come true
- B9 _! z" J5 C4 y1 d! D( h7 Q8 U心照不宣have a tacit understanding; give tacit consent; tacit understanding
6 o& j, Q/ l, C5 t- P' R先入为主First impressions are firmly entrenched.
' Y) E# m& T7 c3 V8 D先下手为强catch the ball before the bound& C8 `# E. w: }: b
像热锅上的蚂蚁like an ant on a hot pan% v M( v t1 K* C- O
现身说法warn people by taking oneself as an example0 R) Y, Z: S: q+ L! D
息事宁人pour oil on troubled waters
5 ^, `' m. f7 B$ Q7 `喜忧参半mingled hope and fear
! V! }. H; k9 H! U0 a- m2 r循序渐进step by step+ e0 Z7 V- [7 q; G) j) {- T
一路平安，一路顺风speed somebody on their way; speed the parting guest
" N# E9 i0 o; w" U; B1 z& q t+ M严以律己,宽以待人be strict with oneself and lenient towards others
7 ^! X6 M M- L9 z鱼米之乡a land of milk and honey
R! v! ` z, t4 V有情人终成眷属"Jack shall have Jill, all shall be well." # T, s1 ~/ _. g6 S+ @! Y% f
有钱能使鬼推磨Money makes the mare go. Money talks.
5 s* Q" e+ b% H/ [有识之士people of vision
2 ?; n; T& J, D% W有勇无谋use brawn rather than brain 0 O7 v% K( T: k* t1 ?
有缘千里来相会Separated as we are thousands of miles apart, we come together as if by predestination. t3 \3 J9 h, f8 p1 q) M# j
与时俱进advance with times1 H1 l8 P) \' f9 U# Z/ \2 g
以人为本people oriented; people foremost ; `& I& h: ~0 g+ f+ e
因材施教teach students according to their aptitude
; X0 x/ l, c. o: ]1 t# p. _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 [0 f7 q2 l1 p5 D欲速则不达Haste does not bring success.
2 h% Z2 C1 V! X% Y优胜劣汰survival of the fittest
+ R; e/ s( e8 [' V( P) O英雄所见略同Great minds think alike.
3 I' p' ?0 t, V* \: Q. ?0 y5 P冤家宜解不宜结Better make friends than make enemies.
" Z# o/ E/ D& k/ X0 T2 H7 s) l: B冤假错案"cases in which people were unjustly, falsely or wrongly charged or sentenced; unjust, false or wrong cases" ; R9 g; k/ |. k/ u2 Q% e$ \& E8 H7 X
一言既出，驷马难追A real man never goes back on his words. % m# V. `+ z, e5 F
招财进宝Money and treasures will be plentiful
6 o0 `/ q) q7 I* P/ q* H债台高筑become debt-ridden0 D* G& ?) S# X; k& r3 H5 o o/ F
致命要害Achilles' heel
3 A( e$ [. d- `0 k3 j* M众矢之的target of public criticism
# G! d' U: Z- ?2 f6 a5 [& ?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.) g' j! C# C7 K* E1 A, j; j g
纸上谈兵be an armchair strategist! ]: i9 X; n( s3 \; R, W; X
纸包不住火Truth will come to light sooner or later./ m/ u) V4 m5 C4 Q4 d; G
左右为难between the devil and the deep blue sea; between the rock and the hard place |
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