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爱屋及乌Love me, love my dog.5 b* `# W0 d7 g4 B; }
百闻不如一见Seeing is believing.4 ^/ w, _9 B6 t3 a, 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
7 C' ~# Q% Y- Y5 i- j笨鸟先飞A slow sparrow should make an early start.
s" q# d8 x: }7 B) K不眠之夜white night
& @" I7 N% {5 k: F/ `7 R4 {不以物喜，不以己悲not pleased by external gains, not saddened by personnal losses& e3 B6 p7 P( n. M
不遗余力spare no effort; go all out; do one's best; |; r2 l( b+ }5 K! M
不打不成交"No discord, no concord.
V: y+ |, _3 P5 L拆东墙补西墙rob Peter to pay Paul
c% d( m- r, {8 u辞旧迎新bid farewell to the old and usher in the new; ring out the old year and ring in the new
9 f5 ]: L7 {- B+ `* r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
! n4 h# J# _$ A- [, X" d! Z1 K大开眼界open one's eyes; broaden one's horizon; be an eye-opener
" d7 @) @ z# n9 I国泰民安The country flourishes and people live in peace
9 C) H2 c+ q" ~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 ' ?$ A' Z' x3 H- \2 o) F( q
功夫不负有心人Everything comes to him who waits.
; l8 Q1 r6 |7 R) U3 x: k好了伤疤忘了疼once on shore, one prays no more) S# F9 n5 K0 B
好事不出门，恶事传千里Good news never goes beyond the gate, while bad news spread far and wide. ! [! T- V4 _' E; i2 b
和气生财Harmony brings wealth5 y; V/ i- r6 l" D
活到老，学到老One is never too old to learn. # T9 y: x, f5 o
既往不咎let bygones be bygones ' g0 A; ?0 n2 V6 \
金无足赤,人无完人Gold can't be pure and man can't be perfect.
# A4 N* \/ u6 }+ _金玉满堂Treasures fill the home
9 [. n% v; l* y" g脚踏实地be down-to-earth 9 A3 }& S: N) u6 o8 T' x
脚踩两只船sit on the fence 4 u0 R. i0 G! L3 X
君子之交淡如水the friendship between gentlemen is as pure as crystal; a hedge between keeps friendship green # Y% H. q8 \/ G
老生常谈，陈词滥调cut and dried, cliché5 Q* Z) b3 ?0 l* n% \3 m
礼尚往来Courtesy calls for reciprocity.
' |3 y- J1 X/ H! f" O留得青山在，不怕没柴烧"Where there is life, there is hope."
' L( \4 K8 |8 F7 N! Z2 O马到成功achieve immediate victory; win instant success
N' o1 V3 R f( P ? r: k名利双收gain in both fame and wealth
/ q( k2 ^4 a U茅塞顿开be suddenly enlightened* {/ ?0 L* ?4 |* a1 L8 S
没有规矩不成方圆Nothing can be accomplished without norms or standards.( A7 D3 S/ t1 }: w% V& {' }
每逢佳节倍思亲8 w+ `* L, j/ V' D* t$ r/ K
On festive occasions more than ever one thinks of one's dear ones far away.5 \: A- @0 P8 t+ b5 [! I
It is on the festival occasions when one misses his dear most. 1 ^. O, J+ X, O& C' E" a8 Q
谋事在人，成事在天"The planning lies with man, the outcome with Heaven. / Man proposes, God disposes. "* M: M# o* X+ A( A( z
弄巧成拙be too smart by half; Cunning outwits itself.
+ a6 e- i! j" m, Q5 _& W拿手好戏masterpiece+ @, W8 ]; U/ F! J0 ?8 g: s* c
赔了夫人又折兵throw good money after bad
" X$ n$ Z$ p/ T6 D( D& Z/ z4 G抛砖引玉a modest spur to induce others to come forward with valuable contributions; throw a sprat to catch a whale
' |; p( n( r- B( t. u" y2 ^$ g; x1 u9 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 P! |, C) [) b4 ~% M9 Y
抢得先机take the preemptive opportunities ; o2 f6 `1 R" _. T: |; 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.$ ]/ A9 l- {4 [) w/ H+ A$ C" L! {
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- i& L5 k k; r4 j5 K% G9 u x
前事不忘,后事之师Past experience, if not forgotten, is a guide for the future.& q* n- L7 i( N/ H# k3 q
前人栽树,后人乘凉One generation plants the trees in whose shade another generation rests.
5 ?7 U5 J" ?# B% j5 F$ t( IOne sows and another reaps.
: E& |5 y4 q3 V5 o0 P' [前怕狼,后怕虎fear the wolf in front and the tiger behind/ hesitate in doing something
: V" E4 i' L( U5 A$ l2 ?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.
9 Q5 m0 F" Z0 O" ?5 K强强联手win-win co-operation1 B; T$ G8 E4 o# k4 s: F
瑞雪兆丰年A timely snow promises a good harvest.8 q- X- M( w9 P. f+ J% r( p
人之初,性本善Man's nature at birth is good.( @2 R3 I" Z( G2 ?# p& `: _* q ?
人逢喜事精神爽Joy puts heart into a man./ W6 t+ E/ u& E, C. S
人海战术huge-crowd strategy
+ }+ s- D- ^( a" y5 O5 A y5 J1 l( f世上无难事，只要肯攀登"Where there is a will, there is a way. "
) L. {- f7 G: j. @$ E世外桃源a fictitious land of peace away from the turmoil of the world; " e) V- u' @# k( |
死而后已until my heart stops beating0 N. W' Y, s: J# n3 z2 ^
岁岁平安Peace all year round
* y) y n. i+ A# Q z5 }( _) M上有天堂，下有苏杭"Just as there is paradise in heaven, ther are Suzhou and Hangzhou on earth."
# J1 g; E: k& z8 f) p/ n7 H, z, Y( l; C塞翁失马，焉知非福Misfortune may be an actual blessing.7 |, e' v1 M. b
三十而立"A man should be independent at the age of thirty. 4 V( O4 E7 E" \* j" x$ ]6 f
At thirty, a man should be able to think for himself." 3 U% m4 `$ T a! e' a( |
升级换代updating and upgrading (of products)
/ Q% T; v+ j+ F四十不惑Life begins at forty. 1 x2 e- j2 m& p4 c% G6 {# N
谁言寸草心，报得三春晖"Such kindness of warm sun, can't be repaid by grass. " 9 T) s: j+ G: Q& F" A- J. _2 y
水涨船高When the river rises, the boat floats high.2 M% n. O& }' F+ k) u/ Y
时不我待Time and tide wait for no man.
' \$ l) o9 U1 p O; \杀鸡用牛刀break a butterfly on the wheel! W/ h9 ]" h: K# C( x6 Z3 Y
实事求是seek truth from facts; be practical and realistic; be true to facts
! h9 g# R, n* x: X5 Y说曹操,曹操到Talk of the devil and he comes.* l: A% R8 v# `9 H% B8 f
实话实说speak the plain truth; call a spade a spade; tell it as it is
; Z7 N d7 _' A1 |$ q. }实践是检验真理的唯一标准Practice is the sole criterion for testing truth.
/ G' ~$ s; W& ]4 c9 f% l' q$ 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; ". h3 n+ z" z3 j
韬光养晦hide one's capacities and bide one's time! x f2 ]4 r1 O ]" i
糖衣炮弹sugar-coated bullets' t) `7 ?6 I, b' s; r
天有不测风云Anything unexpected may happen. a bolt from the blue; \; |: {- z7 [1 j
团结就是力量Unity is strength.
. w- C* B$ J Q% C# v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
: d1 P" ^. h$ L歪风邪气unhealthy practices and evil phenomena
/ ^3 _9 t+ ?( g3 d+ D! f物以类聚，人以群分Birds of a feather flock together.
" I! _4 C3 m$ \0 y/ G! W往事如风"The past has vanished (from memory) like wind.; What in past, is past."
4 S4 s; u/ e2 F. M K望子成龙hold high hopes for one's child
6 J2 F4 @' X ~屋漏又逢连阴雨Misfortunes never come singly. When it rains it pours.
7 Q, _( Z. ]. j3 x. C/ _文韬武略military expertise; military strategy 5 v# o* n' J0 ^2 J- m# W
唯利是图draw water to one's mill 2 {& U+ o. F9 ^
无源之水,无本之木water without a source, and a tree wiithout roots @( G! c; O0 a8 c& K% M: ^+ U; ~
无中生有make/create something out of nothing % q( N+ {& z, D; f, Q
无风不起浪There are no waves without wind. There's no smoke without fire.' g: x, N; }. C( A4 \
徇私枉法bend the law for the benefit of relatives or friends + A$ p( h/ S5 h
新官上任三把火a new broom sweeps clean
, L' M8 _/ l7 o" X虚心使人进步,骄傲使人落后Modesty helps one go forward, whereas conceit makes one lag behind.; @! M+ O" W7 N( V2 F
蓄势而发accumulate strength for a take-off
" Q$ U: z/ U6 w6 j1 C+ W, {心想事成May all your wish come true/ n3 g: c8 \9 u
心照不宣have a tacit understanding; give tacit consent; tacit understanding- j0 D, P# _2 R- `! K1 I
先入为主First impressions are firmly entrenched.4 i( V9 z* v/ f; Y9 _0 M/ \
先下手为强catch the ball before the bound
7 y1 R0 ~; @* ?* }像热锅上的蚂蚁like an ant on a hot pan$ g% d4 i5 Y; H, _" `6 w- S! H
现身说法warn people by taking oneself as an example
/ R& m# ]5 K0 y) {$ N息事宁人pour oil on troubled waters 8 [+ ^& ]) K3 U
喜忧参半mingled hope and fear 9 w: L2 |- C: n
循序渐进step by step
& E }! m+ x& F) Z8 H一路平安，一路顺风speed somebody on their way; speed the parting guest
. D0 d" D( e, R9 X Q& a$ Y2 q严以律己,宽以待人be strict with oneself and lenient towards others
3 e/ n3 c% e3 R" }: Z* ], w# A( K鱼米之乡a land of milk and honey8 A# V9 v! E; d/ X) ]
有情人终成眷属"Jack shall have Jill, all shall be well." 4 T9 J) V8 k/ k6 w' E0 o" d
有钱能使鬼推磨Money makes the mare go. Money talks.& E# I/ N1 r% I& F9 J# ~' s/ Z
有识之士people of vision
- B. s, j4 Z' N }3 k有勇无谋use brawn rather than brain
+ V' |$ \4 `1 b2 j9 n$ P有缘千里来相会Separated as we are thousands of miles apart, we come together as if by predestination.
( V7 q, \/ z# G H与时俱进advance with times
7 l9 h' A7 ^1 ^+ K' \以人为本people oriented; people foremost
0 V- H* h" N( e, R因材施教teach students according to their aptitude - o4 ~. n4 X( h0 W2 X
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." $ v7 o5 J% s( E3 c( a
欲速则不达Haste does not bring success.
2 g( l) G; i/ c2 W$ ~, ?优胜劣汰survival of the fittest
1 ^1 @5 a3 Z( [. H英雄所见略同Great minds think alike.; B& ~. W# [% C) J6 r9 w2 x
冤家宜解不宜结Better make friends than make enemies.9 R% q: h6 n8 ~6 R) P
冤假错案"cases in which people were unjustly, falsely or wrongly charged or sentenced; unjust, false or wrong cases"
2 |8 R- C, Q5 a9 X6 M' g一言既出，驷马难追A real man never goes back on his words. 7 ~9 K; R5 Y; `- C: a- d4 M' R6 L, M
招财进宝Money and treasures will be plentiful- | v) a" {' z! x
债台高筑become debt-ridden& [! g% x) C# Q2 X7 ?9 A0 v
致命要害Achilles' heel
K5 D( W; o$ F# m众矢之的target of public criticism
% g7 k. L% Q9 f/ Y& e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.1 F9 z- X+ n, k* I! c8 j! I) E7 c
纸上谈兵be an armchair strategist8 m( t5 l; Q! r+ c6 c0 ], }" m
纸包不住火Truth will come to light sooner or later.
8 R3 _$ y" `- h0 F7 l1 t1 L左右为难between the devil and the deep blue sea; between the rock and the hard place |
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