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爱屋及乌Love me, love my dog.
. M& J* r% i7 }百闻不如一见Seeing is believing.) d+ N! k6 L W# Y) G- }
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
( j% A+ ?; i! o) }笨鸟先飞A slow sparrow should make an early start.
: U1 M% {! V& E' N; c3 J1 N不眠之夜white night
' a8 Y8 K+ B+ X( K不以物喜，不以己悲not pleased by external gains, not saddened by personnal losses) G8 F+ e* t1 e) e. b& N: M
不遗余力spare no effort; go all out; do one's best
; J3 d* a3 g1 ^: @7 ?7 a# b" o" A/ ?不打不成交"No discord, no concord. 3 i4 `# K9 y8 v) r. F, L
拆东墙补西墙rob Peter to pay Paul
4 X2 O% t- I8 R; k* e3 r1 z1 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 * b, Z6 B6 x) 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
9 a& p% B- T- h6 u' Q" I- m大开眼界open one's eyes; broaden one's horizon; be an eye-opener 8 N! \) U/ ^0 g) N, k/ H
国泰民安The country flourishes and people live in peace) I; d; `- s( L _) g4 o
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 {- i; \9 _5 r' S# |* ]2 h# M功夫不负有心人Everything comes to him who waits.
9 y, \5 A2 B$ d3 d, E$ C4 m6 o! ]好了伤疤忘了疼once on shore, one prays no more
' w8 J; I' p8 I- @; M好事不出门，恶事传千里Good news never goes beyond the gate, while bad news spread far and wide.
; v9 j: j8 n) B- U2 g3 z和气生财Harmony brings wealth
! K' o5 R, @5 w活到老，学到老One is never too old to learn. ; H; f. [( [1 _ ?( @% v- u
既往不咎let bygones be bygones
, |; z( j; q+ t- h/ g% ]金无足赤,人无完人Gold can't be pure and man can't be perfect. 3 V: {( }* O7 m7 \& A& S/ I) a
金玉满堂Treasures fill the home
% n$ v) I4 Z5 o- l* l脚踏实地be down-to-earth
* t; C; J0 a z0 r# D脚踩两只船sit on the fence
) c, v9 w# u/ u君子之交淡如水the friendship between gentlemen is as pure as crystal; a hedge between keeps friendship green % ?9 R8 m2 E; n: m
老生常谈，陈词滥调cut and dried, cliché8 D7 \1 [- Z' E1 R5 z
礼尚往来Courtesy calls for reciprocity. 7 r$ D. Z. e" X/ J
留得青山在，不怕没柴烧"Where there is life, there is hope."( _( j' I+ F5 S! X4 G1 A' e2 q
马到成功achieve immediate victory; win instant success* b1 ?4 M1 N) V4 z4 ?4 o
名利双收gain in both fame and wealth
, |6 _% A' D& _/ e: K5 O$ K( m茅塞顿开be suddenly enlightened5 }0 s3 N, H% B4 s6 a9 u4 W+ B
没有规矩不成方圆Nothing can be accomplished without norms or standards.
5 t0 I& e( S( [+ Z1 c1 U2 U每逢佳节倍思亲, V% y2 h, l/ x# |
On festive occasions more than ever one thinks of one's dear ones far away.
$ x/ H2 p, Q$ X3 N b/ d# B# tIt is on the festival occasions when one misses his dear most. # F% l; _! D6 K6 [
谋事在人，成事在天"The planning lies with man, the outcome with Heaven. / Man proposes, God disposes. ", a. H$ }# W: j
弄巧成拙be too smart by half; Cunning outwits itself.# k8 C2 \ {3 n8 Z3 C
拿手好戏masterpiece
8 k+ F4 B9 ? Y0 [; H5 ]赔了夫人又折兵throw good money after bad; k4 [" [" e8 \+ K
抛砖引玉a modest spur to induce others to come forward with valuable contributions; throw a sprat to catch a whale0 H% a6 V# R8 e7 B6 W1 F
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% d! [8 S) V7 q3 R& N
抢得先机take the preemptive opportunities
/ C( X' a9 h% p" T( j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.
7 S, ~% F3 x; L) X( I7 `; J9 |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- ?6 |1 ?5 {/ \' s9 J' c
前事不忘,后事之师Past experience, if not forgotten, is a guide for the future.
7 ]3 Y: Y& W2 P5 ? }# U前人栽树,后人乘凉One generation plants the trees in whose shade another generation rests.
8 o' Y0 J9 i) w6 F5 z3 HOne sows and another reaps.
w" b3 }2 W# `$ w o. }- ]前怕狼,后怕虎fear the wolf in front and the tiger behind/ hesitate in doing something
9 C; `6 u% {' G8 T- Y% b; 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. " _0 S! n& A' I. R: K/ h1 s. T) d, H! Q
强强联手win-win co-operation
3 c6 J7 e: g% v瑞雪兆丰年A timely snow promises a good harvest.
( E' D6 h4 r; d. D人之初,性本善Man's nature at birth is good.
3 T1 Q( ~( e1 _# o( E& D9 j1 C人逢喜事精神爽Joy puts heart into a man. B5 {$ T+ i6 D
人海战术huge-crowd strategy
/ t) w2 v G4 @! Q# u+ F世上无难事，只要肯攀登"Where there is a will, there is a way. " : }: Y" l I) M+ O7 x1 d
世外桃源a fictitious land of peace away from the turmoil of the world;
* L: n: W$ l6 }5 ~死而后已until my heart stops beating- W9 n# m. r% |, {
岁岁平安Peace all year round
$ j* ~. w( ^" D+ B* ]" l- K) _' P% h上有天堂，下有苏杭"Just as there is paradise in heaven, ther are Suzhou and Hangzhou on earth." 8 n8 }8 j1 B" F% a* n9 r0 Y
塞翁失马，焉知非福Misfortune may be an actual blessing.$ e6 D1 ]2 N( M9 ~# s6 j, j
三十而立"A man should be independent at the age of thirty. / h$ s: K, t6 g+ V9 q. z" z# T( k
At thirty, a man should be able to think for himself."
6 B6 b7 y6 A* x- q, |! y; s升级换代updating and upgrading (of products)% b, T2 ~1 u/ L; J# R7 |
四十不惑Life begins at forty. * [) c5 P1 @+ J9 c
谁言寸草心，报得三春晖"Such kindness of warm sun, can't be repaid by grass. "
2 j% F4 ]+ W" S* f8 k/ r水涨船高When the river rises, the boat floats high.
& r% ]1 f+ g8 ^# V0 G& M8 e8 I时不我待Time and tide wait for no man. 0 z, p# c+ J0 x4 B% e8 ~$ n
杀鸡用牛刀break a butterfly on the wheel
2 b' n1 `3 s8 e& v' q# u5 S实事求是seek truth from facts; be practical and realistic; be true to facts
, t" W6 V8 K6 N" e说曹操,曹操到Talk of the devil and he comes.
1 e+ K# u! R6 |: i& s实话实说speak the plain truth; call a spade a spade; tell it as it is
$ `% o3 J: ^+ O, l- i: e! L实践是检验真理的唯一标准Practice is the sole criterion for testing truth.
" k N2 s$ v$ T8 n) C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; "
- Y6 G& c* ~$ x; {0 J韬光养晦hide one's capacities and bide one's time1 V; p; U2 i' I8 R: v
糖衣炮弹sugar-coated bullets7 J7 O: ~& H& v( k$ o, e
天有不测风云Anything unexpected may happen. a bolt from the blue0 J$ _0 @4 C" s9 {
团结就是力量Unity is strength.
; r. j' \( M3 C( W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
# b. k& Z$ Z8 \. v2 J; f歪风邪气unhealthy practices and evil phenomena; W9 B& x/ V+ F, G; Q% \3 U- R: G. X
物以类聚，人以群分Birds of a feather flock together." T% C# ^0 w) {3 e$ L
往事如风"The past has vanished (from memory) like wind.; What in past, is past." 1 f- m; e X% |4 K1 P* b+ ]. \, e
望子成龙hold high hopes for one's child6 n5 ^' w6 R- w: s. }) q! c5 f
屋漏又逢连阴雨Misfortunes never come singly. When it rains it pours.
; V2 M- M( @4 x3 b7 |文韬武略military expertise; military strategy ) v Y# o4 O% X( G
唯利是图draw water to one's mill
- k8 P1 {5 I1 M$ D无源之水,无本之木water without a source, and a tree wiithout roots/ n: y3 ^% u! O# h
无中生有make/create something out of nothing
0 J- t# S0 Q( W8 s无风不起浪There are no waves without wind. There's no smoke without fire.
' l1 d3 i5 d3 X4 m0 z徇私枉法bend the law for the benefit of relatives or friends 1 b8 Q4 f5 _. K8 _/ j: v" y' ?9 P' @
新官上任三把火a new broom sweeps clean ! B. Z$ \: A! Y: H5 ~8 C" j7 ]# B1 G
虚心使人进步,骄傲使人落后Modesty helps one go forward, whereas conceit makes one lag behind.6 q7 j7 o, m G. V# {( |, J. E
蓄势而发accumulate strength for a take-off8 g6 I0 @6 g) U9 }$ P9 r
心想事成May all your wish come true
8 {; G9 u2 Q) ?1 |. j心照不宣have a tacit understanding; give tacit consent; tacit understanding
' }2 l" @" k! q- W3 m7 i先入为主First impressions are firmly entrenched.
% g6 E% ~: D# a3 g先下手为强catch the ball before the bound
/ Y& y+ N1 B+ L& r. t像热锅上的蚂蚁like an ant on a hot pan$ p8 E7 O( r3 d- t/ q
现身说法warn people by taking oneself as an example
5 J% [8 ?, O% r息事宁人pour oil on troubled waters 7 H( y k6 D& {. Q5 q
喜忧参半mingled hope and fear
- a5 [; Q. ?& y. Z3 S& K循序渐进step by step* ^( e: i3 {2 C Z
一路平安，一路顺风speed somebody on their way; speed the parting guest
" c- d5 y% _. C' u8 e: o* n: }严以律己,宽以待人be strict with oneself and lenient towards others/ N5 W1 J0 \& J! V& i2 b1 V( B w
鱼米之乡a land of milk and honey
' T3 N/ a9 @" \% d有情人终成眷属"Jack shall have Jill, all shall be well." 9 s7 N. H3 W2 r/ u! g
有钱能使鬼推磨Money makes the mare go. Money talks.$ j8 I; Y2 y+ b+ c+ s6 Z& M
有识之士people of vision9 k: A+ b1 U8 ~
有勇无谋use brawn rather than brain
" U, x3 z6 F0 z" {有缘千里来相会Separated as we are thousands of miles apart, we come together as if by predestination.
% C4 r/ v' A) y$ A3 P& P与时俱进advance with times
3 P& ?9 P b2 U" o( l以人为本people oriented; people foremost
' D& i: E8 K$ r因材施教teach students according to their aptitude 2 l0 K, }4 N3 ~3 e/ 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."
0 [- K+ N/ S8 \欲速则不达Haste does not bring success.
; x- L7 M) y) f# O/ B& O7 f. Q优胜劣汰survival of the fittest 5 H/ A, v. J. ?
英雄所见略同Great minds think alike.
: w* R0 j# x) A冤家宜解不宜结Better make friends than make enemies.
" q+ M! u" _# L* r5 J% j冤假错案"cases in which people were unjustly, falsely or wrongly charged or sentenced; unjust, false or wrong cases" ! M }, {9 [4 j2 o
一言既出，驷马难追A real man never goes back on his words. ; ?5 K# w6 y& A$ |
招财进宝Money and treasures will be plentiful
' L' i6 @( u, o/ _& @+ h% H/ S债台高筑become debt-ridden
% `* P* P* \9 K+ R! K: f) [# l8 r致命要害Achilles' heel
" Z1 ]' h; T& A; s+ Z& m- g, f众矢之的target of public criticism
9 j' w9 e3 P; i/ j5 x$ D9 L4 T1 ^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.: I1 j; j* V/ V4 |
纸上谈兵be an armchair strategist& X: o& j- t+ E7 \! S6 r) x/ d
纸包不住火Truth will come to light sooner or later.' U. `# s: d. G2 l1 b
左右为难between the devil and the deep blue sea; between the rock and the hard place |
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