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爱屋及乌Love me, love my dog.
6 w# T x& P6 W3 R百闻不如一见Seeing is believing.
0 V: Q+ {9 X. u' h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; `' ~) R6 g: j5 Y/ S3 M
笨鸟先飞A slow sparrow should make an early start.5 X% X1 k. P% M0 d9 H' E5 e* I
不眠之夜white night O, }: c! w( G+ p( ~; G
不以物喜，不以己悲not pleased by external gains, not saddened by personnal losses
" V" L3 G. X# `$ v不遗余力spare no effort; go all out; do one's best8 S( ~6 [; E7 _6 Q
不打不成交"No discord, no concord.
b8 X2 @; k* S4 o! U拆东墙补西墙rob Peter to pay Paul , a$ j0 y7 Y4 }) B
辞旧迎新bid farewell to the old and usher in the new; ring out the old year and ring in the new 3 I! E3 T- H" X
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 all5 g! u$ Y: r8 Q! ^0 a/ k1 r; X/ M
大开眼界open one's eyes; broaden one's horizon; be an eye-opener
3 `4 m4 A; Y/ L' i9 _) @4 }! n国泰民安The country flourishes and people live in peace% e2 F+ r5 b# m; W0 _9 y. n& D0 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
9 s8 |& a L i. v功夫不负有心人Everything comes to him who waits. i, J. ]( Q6 a3 m! ]1 m: S
好了伤疤忘了疼once on shore, one prays no more
. |. w% z! G) Q# f/ u: K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 }/ x5 H Z' N! P和气生财Harmony brings wealth
/ X4 s4 e- u0 k3 B5 b活到老，学到老One is never too old to learn.
( P: O `& E. j# b: O& l6 | c既往不咎let bygones be bygones * v* P) K+ I& z" o- J
金无足赤,人无完人Gold can't be pure and man can't be perfect.
5 Q) o7 K" q' C5 h金玉满堂Treasures fill the home3 M7 w! @5 S3 F0 y4 ?; Y: R( K
脚踏实地be down-to-earth ( s, P+ d9 v) B- [1 T/ }
脚踩两只船sit on the fence
! J1 P8 q% X" a; H君子之交淡如水the friendship between gentlemen is as pure as crystal; a hedge between keeps friendship green * @3 Y- F' M/ e0 C1 F# j2 T
老生常谈，陈词滥调cut and dried, cliché y/ j, x6 ^ E2 B* p0 n- i: ^# V3 l
礼尚往来Courtesy calls for reciprocity.
- B0 E; A. K) w8 @留得青山在，不怕没柴烧"Where there is life, there is hope."
1 Y* t5 x5 h# C$ `7 a马到成功achieve immediate victory; win instant success
! k# z& ]- d& w! q名利双收gain in both fame and wealth
1 i* Q1 v; s7 t8 s" Y8 p. W+ ^茅塞顿开be suddenly enlightened
5 \# G' _$ C6 c2 ?( I2 c3 Y8 A A没有规矩不成方圆Nothing can be accomplished without norms or standards.' L% {0 ]& M& Y: e- K/ ~; l
每逢佳节倍思亲
$ l( D/ f2 |3 u( J# B5 W+ e( }On festive occasions more than ever one thinks of one's dear ones far away.
& e. Y" F9 a* g- DIt is on the festival occasions when one misses his dear most.
) }( B5 O7 {: B8 \1 X谋事在人，成事在天"The planning lies with man, the outcome with Heaven. / Man proposes, God disposes. "
0 e& g0 g! w f弄巧成拙be too smart by half; Cunning outwits itself.4 R0 u/ m7 ~! u/ W" _
拿手好戏masterpiece- v. w0 Y8 }) _, l! c! M- Z% z
赔了夫人又折兵throw good money after bad' h/ e, b1 ]2 Y* b# v
抛砖引玉a modest spur to induce others to come forward with valuable contributions; throw a sprat to catch a whale S# s4 W2 q" [
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# S. y; R! @1 A$ w' W, w# z
抢得先机take the preemptive opportunities 4 b% z3 Z# v" R$ F8 O; e" Q: x4 t
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.. d" K& Y. c3 N( j d. L0 \
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
& r" d& x5 z/ Q' r8 P前事不忘,后事之师Past experience, if not forgotten, is a guide for the future.
# s0 Z9 N& N* y前人栽树,后人乘凉One generation plants the trees in whose shade another generation rests.
% t0 [8 {7 N6 U1 |One sows and another reaps.
9 F, ^% m7 O" Z) D# O& J! i前怕狼,后怕虎fear the wolf in front and the tiger behind/ hesitate in doing something- {' L; M% J' |! T# Y% `4 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. $ Y$ V8 \1 e$ r6 `' p
强强联手win-win co-operation4 ~4 N# n4 E. X" G: F* _
瑞雪兆丰年A timely snow promises a good harvest.' D( ^, |- Y6 ]: J% ]* X
人之初,性本善Man's nature at birth is good.
5 P/ D, {1 J5 N5 H3 K, e人逢喜事精神爽Joy puts heart into a man.
. y" o% H1 F; [" f人海战术huge-crowd strategy * N1 a6 @7 m( e. R7 Z+ c
世上无难事，只要肯攀登"Where there is a will, there is a way. " " i+ n5 N+ _. g
世外桃源a fictitious land of peace away from the turmoil of the world; a; M* x& `/ p: r
死而后已until my heart stops beating
2 o$ J$ a2 ]& p岁岁平安Peace all year round+ b q" n# x' ]5 x/ g$ J5 Q
上有天堂，下有苏杭"Just as there is paradise in heaven, ther are Suzhou and Hangzhou on earth." 5 N9 }% t# S: f; y
塞翁失马，焉知非福Misfortune may be an actual blessing.
; |1 b% `( ^, L% v0 N! [三十而立"A man should be independent at the age of thirty.
9 A+ V6 e% J8 f+ J. WAt thirty, a man should be able to think for himself."
4 f# P4 z$ W7 Y2 x3 c% ?+ ]升级换代updating and upgrading (of products)
# e: H* b. X) k& Y9 h6 O四十不惑Life begins at forty. ( w1 q2 W, _. w& p# n% r# s& J
谁言寸草心，报得三春晖"Such kindness of warm sun, can't be repaid by grass. " 0 U; v7 E1 P5 P( S0 P, z) A6 E3 {
水涨船高When the river rises, the boat floats high.
, Z1 n* `& }" _% W; q( J时不我待Time and tide wait for no man. # g. h! N% Q9 k% d3 b. r( ^: g
杀鸡用牛刀break a butterfly on the wheel' N& f+ c& [# ~6 j6 M
实事求是seek truth from facts; be practical and realistic; be true to facts $ U+ a- j, @, h0 i
说曹操,曹操到Talk of the devil and he comes.! w. V' b# J8 x
实话实说speak the plain truth; call a spade a spade; tell it as it is
" C4 R+ ~# x0 q: G* V实践是检验真理的唯一标准Practice is the sole criterion for testing truth.( ]: X% T/ ]# R6 `* [* m. _
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; "
6 j+ ]( D1 f8 ?5 j, n b韬光养晦hide one's capacities and bide one's time
" z; O4 G0 D2 h- u: u& c2 I9 Y: g糖衣炮弹sugar-coated bullets
8 X! z1 G# Q$ i) W+ g+ i# P天有不测风云Anything unexpected may happen. a bolt from the blue
! j3 ^7 J9 ~7 T6 _5 M8 r! }团结就是力量Unity is strength.: }" o4 b0 C5 J |3 T, 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
2 D% @ A0 m0 w歪风邪气unhealthy practices and evil phenomena
" R* \2 p3 i2 w, j物以类聚，人以群分Birds of a feather flock together. m1 o" g# C" s% n7 P7 m
往事如风"The past has vanished (from memory) like wind.; What in past, is past."
5 ^0 P" X/ o+ N; z3 O望子成龙hold high hopes for one's child6 ^2 Z& o4 \- g, W, D" p: O# t
屋漏又逢连阴雨Misfortunes never come singly. When it rains it pours.4 j+ }$ q' s$ [
文韬武略military expertise; military strategy
$ Q; W4 U/ c* } c: Y# h; p唯利是图draw water to one's mill
; X2 \9 u& h: A1 \无源之水,无本之木water without a source, and a tree wiithout roots; Y: F. V1 \ n$ v
无中生有make/create something out of nothing ! G" C9 ?+ ~8 v" e$ N- M g6 \
无风不起浪There are no waves without wind. There's no smoke without fire.
8 o: J0 ^# i: @, v; \- \0 U* x徇私枉法bend the law for the benefit of relatives or friends
! N' x: O& x1 p- \; z" N/ n7 D新官上任三把火a new broom sweeps clean
8 X) C0 @3 n+ {# _( P( g# n1 L虚心使人进步,骄傲使人落后Modesty helps one go forward, whereas conceit makes one lag behind.1 E. u. }$ p. J: X2 J
蓄势而发accumulate strength for a take-off
/ P8 J. Z4 C! x, ^# B/ }心想事成May all your wish come true
! P8 F/ m: D# U: l0 V: f$ E心照不宣have a tacit understanding; give tacit consent; tacit understanding% u2 H4 r. {4 z( ^. L7 u% a
先入为主First impressions are firmly entrenched.. V, n1 t% _$ q% F6 g
先下手为强catch the ball before the bound
' _' a$ j+ @+ C6 l0 Q+ F像热锅上的蚂蚁like an ant on a hot pan
) z5 I1 p3 t( h现身说法warn people by taking oneself as an example
: ^: }3 ]" @" E% J* B/ [$ L' y2 E息事宁人pour oil on troubled waters 7 x# N+ j! P8 H- _2 |- J
喜忧参半mingled hope and fear U0 T2 N, x/ y% X
循序渐进step by step
+ N( j1 T. X5 }3 r; y7 r- S( E一路平安，一路顺风speed somebody on their way; speed the parting guest 7 k% y8 Y( z, X0 E' a/ ]* M5 r* ]3 M
严以律己,宽以待人be strict with oneself and lenient towards others
4 @) J% i c: V1 b0 U# r5 e鱼米之乡a land of milk and honey' z( d8 P! v$ r) t" l
有情人终成眷属"Jack shall have Jill, all shall be well." 6 Q# b' n* S1 ^$ y5 h0 K+ k
有钱能使鬼推磨Money makes the mare go. Money talks.
% F9 W2 m# u& |$ A有识之士people of vision
* ~; h4 ~( r$ m: {- M有勇无谋use brawn rather than brain
4 {- A0 J8 x! V有缘千里来相会Separated as we are thousands of miles apart, we come together as if by predestination./ E8 S! |3 i- b$ Z* y# b
与时俱进advance with times
7 l* L# O- F) b" r3 M& L* b以人为本people oriented; people foremost
4 _ k6 y. ?% j) d6 i因材施教teach students according to their aptitude - L% Z7 {- ~/ ]5 O/ c. \" e; D6 r
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." X6 \- O' h- N3 E! c
欲速则不达Haste does not bring success. 4 n+ O# f' o3 k. P( I3 T
优胜劣汰survival of the fittest
. ]# M; v7 W# n5 p英雄所见略同Great minds think alike.' y/ x5 m. I6 w7 J# o9 p2 N0 A
冤家宜解不宜结Better make friends than make enemies.4 r, u* c+ x5 Y0 K' @, n- \
冤假错案"cases in which people were unjustly, falsely or wrongly charged or sentenced; unjust, false or wrong cases"
5 J: o7 C0 `: {8 R' M$ N6 W一言既出，驷马难追A real man never goes back on his words. ; V4 d3 {$ W0 l+ [
招财进宝Money and treasures will be plentiful6 i/ N8 H( L3 m
债台高筑become debt-ridden/ k9 Q2 }$ n9 i% N4 q( v
致命要害Achilles' heel @1 k$ C# R N, q- ^4 E) U$ e
众矢之的target of public criticism4 ~2 a) |. g* |/ f
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.
3 a* ]! o3 u- a$ ^- x: B- t纸上谈兵be an armchair strategist
1 S8 V# e$ \$ ~, z纸包不住火Truth will come to light sooner or later.
( ~. Z3 j- w% Z左右为难between the devil and the deep blue sea; between the rock and the hard place |
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