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爱屋及乌Love me, love my dog.
1 @; P, G* B. _- ~百闻不如一见Seeing is believing.
* K% |& b3 ?1 I% p% @) M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% j7 D2 B8 S# I" Q1 {. f
笨鸟先飞A slow sparrow should make an early start.
3 x4 Y% Y! P% z1 _& Y不眠之夜white night $ B3 |' M5 \; V. n( `) f: f6 M: X: {
不以物喜，不以己悲not pleased by external gains, not saddened by personnal losses
0 G: r ?3 e0 E" B- K# e: ~# {不遗余力spare no effort; go all out; do one's best
- h9 V/ z2 V" t$ D" G8 s2 d不打不成交"No discord, no concord.
, C0 d+ ?% b; W8 i1 g拆东墙补西墙rob Peter to pay Paul ; b/ p$ [3 t& @; r, 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 ' y, U. @! a* o& K/ ]( [+ W# z9 v9 g
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
5 A8 F5 w8 Y% ^- e& }大开眼界open one's eyes; broaden one's horizon; be an eye-opener & A& M0 w6 u4 l/ M2 _' k
国泰民安The country flourishes and people live in peace
+ _% w+ @5 W: ]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 ) F. K7 |) Y3 t. I
功夫不负有心人Everything comes to him who waits.
. C: I- n' K2 i& H6 |好了伤疤忘了疼once on shore, one prays no more& G7 G: i) j# P
好事不出门，恶事传千里Good news never goes beyond the gate, while bad news spread far and wide.
% `- H, s$ n6 t( h. J和气生财Harmony brings wealth
8 d/ |, I1 x1 y* O- Q% Y+ z, F活到老，学到老One is never too old to learn. * t5 w: W" q8 Y) S* c
既往不咎let bygones be bygones : B. p0 Q s- e; t9 t
金无足赤,人无完人Gold can't be pure and man can't be perfect.
8 L* p! o4 `+ W; r6 {金玉满堂Treasures fill the home
a' z- ?6 `! ?1 T0 C/ J6 A; o2 t脚踏实地be down-to-earth 3 b! n4 q6 R' ^) E# {6 F
脚踩两只船sit on the fence 2 X( Z: R) L/ N1 |& q* x
君子之交淡如水the friendship between gentlemen is as pure as crystal; a hedge between keeps friendship green 0 k4 c; }' r* s2 ?
老生常谈，陈词滥调cut and dried, cliché
) n3 ^) T9 w/ h7 q$ R% {5 i礼尚往来Courtesy calls for reciprocity.
7 f" c: m3 }& z( H" {5 R3 |留得青山在，不怕没柴烧"Where there is life, there is hope."6 l+ B& A j+ T0 n9 [( T
马到成功achieve immediate victory; win instant success* g1 ?& E4 V4 l4 J
名利双收gain in both fame and wealth
, a0 ]& c. i8 d茅塞顿开be suddenly enlightened0 i' @7 M$ H! A' c: B1 R
没有规矩不成方圆Nothing can be accomplished without norms or standards.
5 |4 P7 o5 }, q' O) Q. n每逢佳节倍思亲/ g4 s/ g6 ^) t; | z
On festive occasions more than ever one thinks of one's dear ones far away.( L- w( h, ^7 F, W
It is on the festival occasions when one misses his dear most.
: o/ \8 V9 W4 d1 e谋事在人，成事在天"The planning lies with man, the outcome with Heaven. / Man proposes, God disposes. "
$ \0 Z z+ k# @* e! c2 G( O弄巧成拙be too smart by half; Cunning outwits itself.$ Y6 G( o! l* }( {& b T4 W
拿手好戏masterpiece, S7 b4 O! U9 J' k% Y3 W5 P6 n7 Y
赔了夫人又折兵throw good money after bad/ B& f, U5 M7 q1 H
抛砖引玉a modest spur to induce others to come forward with valuable contributions; throw a sprat to catch a whale7 z; Y& _2 }/ ~1 T! @
破釜沉舟cut off all means of retreat；burn one‘s own way of retreat and be determined to fight to the end5 a2 h: Z! A( g# Q
抢得先机take the preemptive opportunities 9 i! ~! J+ o0 e' ~4 ?6 J3 Z8 u" [
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.
# z, j- z; e G5 \- o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
; a& K( ~4 \) W前事不忘,后事之师Past experience, if not forgotten, is a guide for the future.( ^, l, f# I6 d1 }5 R
前人栽树,后人乘凉One generation plants the trees in whose shade another generation rests.6 k/ e6 O, s- w: Q; P
One sows and another reaps.: y q9 E4 |2 g9 }2 ~9 {! @
前怕狼,后怕虎fear the wolf in front and the tiger behind/ hesitate in doing something6 K! ?6 Y. W y) w
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. 8 {3 |8 V3 Y% m2 A. K: V" S
强强联手win-win co-operation4 q: v R5 h9 D
瑞雪兆丰年A timely snow promises a good harvest.0 D5 j3 X# Z' Y$ O2 j
人之初,性本善Man's nature at birth is good.
' }; O5 l v9 X- {8 J: K& a人逢喜事精神爽Joy puts heart into a man.8 b5 }/ g% X$ X1 J0 z' Z! |
人海战术huge-crowd strategy
+ L. d2 y7 Q& U9 K: Y+ j世上无难事，只要肯攀登"Where there is a will, there is a way. " : i: w [* Q. V1 |5 G
世外桃源a fictitious land of peace away from the turmoil of the world; 4 G! f0 E) j0 r" j8 D) g
死而后已until my heart stops beating Z$ L* o9 W0 G" g7 e4 r- d: u
岁岁平安Peace all year round/ ]& m( V3 P, i n) _
上有天堂，下有苏杭"Just as there is paradise in heaven, ther are Suzhou and Hangzhou on earth."
( v% ?: z' B5 O% k6 @- G7 U塞翁失马，焉知非福Misfortune may be an actual blessing.
9 M v( M/ K v. j% L三十而立"A man should be independent at the age of thirty. / ]) T1 Y6 q& l. i! `
At thirty, a man should be able to think for himself." 5 I: R9 Q5 B( D- ~
升级换代updating and upgrading (of products)
, T, J' P/ O+ {8 K9 \7 C四十不惑Life begins at forty.
+ m J0 r, D, @* F' X谁言寸草心，报得三春晖"Such kindness of warm sun, can't be repaid by grass. "
- @) h$ A/ W4 l2 P% w- S4 @水涨船高When the river rises, the boat floats high.
/ l6 ?) f. j$ b f5 E时不我待Time and tide wait for no man. b; E( P9 `, b |
杀鸡用牛刀break a butterfly on the wheel
2 N! `3 v2 |1 p/ B实事求是seek truth from facts; be practical and realistic; be true to facts
" t6 k/ t& X" v) Z6 p, E- R说曹操,曹操到Talk of the devil and he comes.# w1 ~' @/ v/ k- A) g8 m( [, \
实话实说speak the plain truth; call a spade a spade; tell it as it is
" F3 ?- ~; ~7 l5 K. t# N实践是检验真理的唯一标准Practice is the sole criterion for testing truth./ b8 P9 G# A( Q
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; "( r4 _- R( r/ L
韬光养晦hide one's capacities and bide one's time
) B5 Q% P& Y' E7 f" b8 _糖衣炮弹sugar-coated bullets
7 t; W, t. \% J' f; x4 t天有不测风云Anything unexpected may happen. a bolt from the blue
8 M4 [: l1 N) A7 O团结就是力量Unity is strength.
/ e# j5 Y5 Y2 D* }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
+ z3 J+ D4 n( p+ X0 o2 R歪风邪气unhealthy practices and evil phenomena+ R7 k* V, {; @3 e) c
物以类聚，人以群分Birds of a feather flock together.
7 _: Y7 ^0 [" m% _2 ?往事如风"The past has vanished (from memory) like wind.; What in past, is past."
7 n F; V% X7 T. P* d# o望子成龙hold high hopes for one's child
: n5 q3 V! t+ W- j2 v; i9 P2 D3 k; i屋漏又逢连阴雨Misfortunes never come singly. When it rains it pours.% ^1 F& q- {( D0 i& Y$ d
文韬武略military expertise; military strategy + O# X0 P. A( a, M9 O+ S
唯利是图draw water to one's mill 6 S2 \! e F2 [9 T2 I3 g
无源之水,无本之木water without a source, and a tree wiithout roots: U! i; C) @# e. L. c" t; b7 W
无中生有make/create something out of nothing 1 s( \; ?8 [6 \
无风不起浪There are no waves without wind. There's no smoke without fire.
& T U$ j1 h2 y; E( ]1 {0 B3 P& w徇私枉法bend the law for the benefit of relatives or friends 3 Q3 W5 G( v+ K4 E
新官上任三把火a new broom sweeps clean
+ l, X2 ]4 ?# X6 J虚心使人进步,骄傲使人落后Modesty helps one go forward, whereas conceit makes one lag behind.; N( p; x }8 s6 O6 X+ w) a+ C
蓄势而发accumulate strength for a take-off
* W' U# ]. {- Q0 F+ s! o0 b6 }心想事成May all your wish come true
2 `1 {' Y3 \/ w8 T心照不宣have a tacit understanding; give tacit consent; tacit understanding
' [& i) `' Z6 d. G6 T7 i先入为主First impressions are firmly entrenched.
& z. {, {( a5 D# j7 _9 w先下手为强catch the ball before the bound" C% v% {; U. \3 s4 b0 ]4 }' E2 C
像热锅上的蚂蚁like an ant on a hot pan
) Y) R2 f5 G6 n( d& n. |现身说法warn people by taking oneself as an example2 L1 z1 W$ y' Z5 Q% B
息事宁人pour oil on troubled waters 7 v" B+ D; Z3 O: w( `- D5 x% ~ `
喜忧参半mingled hope and fear " e' f0 c& o q5 P8 g! ^7 I: }% G
循序渐进step by step
" x/ L. {0 H( Q6 K5 B( b$ q一路平安，一路顺风speed somebody on their way; speed the parting guest
Z* w: _* L% z$ q2 i) z! P* ?严以律己,宽以待人be strict with oneself and lenient towards others# L+ S+ T" X9 B% }, X1 ^
鱼米之乡a land of milk and honey3 X" U( k+ Y" Q
有情人终成眷属"Jack shall have Jill, all shall be well." ( y+ Y1 ~' J5 ^1 y2 C
有钱能使鬼推磨Money makes the mare go. Money talks.
! E" A2 P8 ?* e; N% r有识之士people of vision
1 I( s B! W- h k& ~( v( w有勇无谋use brawn rather than brain + _" R7 m9 Z$ C2 D' @, d& R8 M
有缘千里来相会Separated as we are thousands of miles apart, we come together as if by predestination.( ~1 k) v0 T* r& D9 e: [8 w
与时俱进advance with times
/ C( v0 T5 L) v$ J# B0 h以人为本people oriented; people foremost
: p$ v5 d. v% ~4 F因材施教teach students according to their aptitude
1 {" l# |7 |2 V& A7 v; 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." 5 B9 _3 ? }0 A% Y
欲速则不达Haste does not bring success. ) i4 s- d6 X1 I% w k9 h$ B' S- i
优胜劣汰survival of the fittest
. M: f- Z1 N) W. X- t, ?" B英雄所见略同Great minds think alike.: r$ @3 r* p2 |
冤家宜解不宜结Better make friends than make enemies.
9 ]: N( `6 g1 ~& @1 x$ s* M冤假错案"cases in which people were unjustly, falsely or wrongly charged or sentenced; unjust, false or wrong cases"
& V) _. B) u# z1 a3 p; `一言既出，驷马难追A real man never goes back on his words. ' k% G/ X$ L7 N) g: j6 }
招财进宝Money and treasures will be plentiful* x" ^5 O ] f! p" `& h) N
债台高筑become debt-ridden
) R" z6 ?- d( u; j8 s6 C致命要害Achilles' heel
- Y l! G% Z8 A9 D众矢之的target of public criticism
9 e% B+ G& G8 i9 ]! [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.( S' E- p W+ P7 w8 d4 p
纸上谈兵be an armchair strategist: z# ^2 l! z" x" t' @
纸包不住火Truth will come to light sooner or later.
% ~3 J/ n) E" e& \左右为难between the devil and the deep blue sea; between the rock and the hard place |
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