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爱屋及乌Love me, love my dog.
, t/ V9 C# W. T1 x( J/ Y C4 C8 [+ R百闻不如一见Seeing is believing.
; P* Q, ?- |$ q. r: }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 worst7 ?3 v! `( `) z- F
笨鸟先飞A slow sparrow should make an early start.( N0 M: C5 z( }; v' b: H
不眠之夜white night & D! T; X# a" ?+ N; g- k
不以物喜，不以己悲not pleased by external gains, not saddened by personnal losses1 |/ S; U" p+ W" B5 z' N* K
不遗余力spare no effort; go all out; do one's best
' b! e. x: d; `7 i% l/ A不打不成交"No discord, no concord.
, B- w3 p. D- Z. }" x( s' X5 G拆东墙补西墙rob Peter to pay Paul * m# A5 w( E& I! ?) t0 ?
辞旧迎新bid farewell to the old and usher in the new; ring out the old year and ring in the new
# z8 D* \$ x0 k- _- U4 V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
+ @ {1 p- g' P! Z大开眼界open one's eyes; broaden one's horizon; be an eye-opener
) ?( j+ R8 d' @3 s+ I/ J4 X国泰民安The country flourishes and people live in peace
^8 ~5 I/ \9 }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 3 E' {+ H# L& y2 T4 A4 B% v
功夫不负有心人Everything comes to him who waits.
0 Y8 j9 F6 z' I% O% t: ^+ _. m好了伤疤忘了疼once on shore, one prays no more
* {. D! k" `6 v好事不出门，恶事传千里Good news never goes beyond the gate, while bad news spread far and wide.
1 T2 X: W) u8 g和气生财Harmony brings wealth
+ W5 ^ |7 |: R+ g+ O7 d活到老，学到老One is never too old to learn.
9 ~/ {2 f& h5 k7 |既往不咎let bygones be bygones $ x( n& m1 W* o; w* Y+ w6 _5 P
金无足赤,人无完人Gold can't be pure and man can't be perfect.
3 N4 z0 N" i- X. H金玉满堂Treasures fill the home/ V+ U1 s* a- a( x: F' C
脚踏实地be down-to-earth
8 @. P2 X* I K+ d. B' A; n& \* z脚踩两只船sit on the fence
6 d& ^& U( P0 `+ y; Y7 n君子之交淡如水the friendship between gentlemen is as pure as crystal; a hedge between keeps friendship green + d: V& `" F2 _6 I3 V% Q& ^. H& D
老生常谈，陈词滥调cut and dried, cliché
) I2 `) y' I8 u# T5 V3 T礼尚往来Courtesy calls for reciprocity.
2 A' }6 ?- O$ o; f4 _" N留得青山在，不怕没柴烧"Where there is life, there is hope."
0 P/ m& m; Z9 b$ z$ R马到成功achieve immediate victory; win instant success
* S8 r, p1 m4 i8 v6 x' m名利双收gain in both fame and wealth
+ X% Q( ^9 d: Q1 g( S茅塞顿开be suddenly enlightened7 [* ~9 P/ @; ?( Z9 k
没有规矩不成方圆Nothing can be accomplished without norms or standards.! j2 p- O) m0 h- [9 M7 w7 q
每逢佳节倍思亲
8 I6 O9 D, U9 i1 ^$ |On festive occasions more than ever one thinks of one's dear ones far away.
1 i6 v, w' u8 r1 @2 NIt is on the festival occasions when one misses his dear most.
" [$ p/ L0 N$ _# q0 L; B谋事在人，成事在天"The planning lies with man, the outcome with Heaven. / Man proposes, God disposes. "8 H6 F7 X6 o# P1 p- M
弄巧成拙be too smart by half; Cunning outwits itself.
% u/ F5 c$ C9 H拿手好戏masterpiece6 g; s1 P- S5 x/ R
赔了夫人又折兵throw good money after bad' F6 P) w# r3 i% r6 b! \+ F
抛砖引玉a modest spur to induce others to come forward with valuable contributions; throw a sprat to catch a whale4 X0 ^1 @% z' c; R
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- R+ Q% |* Y+ G: g
抢得先机take the preemptive opportunities
8 v( z4 R2 h. v$ D- Q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.2 y* c2 n( u9 \# H% D- s* P
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 u- q# B, B; a" W, L
前事不忘,后事之师Past experience, if not forgotten, is a guide for the future.
7 q" Q. R8 d( T前人栽树,后人乘凉One generation plants the trees in whose shade another generation rests., O% V5 I% X1 a
One sows and another reaps.; r3 U1 M8 n# l4 u1 T' L [2 Z4 {0 S
前怕狼,后怕虎fear the wolf in front and the tiger behind/ hesitate in doing something7 `( E/ N& S, z3 j3 E2 K
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.
# q5 @3 Z0 O$ q% q% \& ?# p强强联手win-win co-operation' Q3 U% ?; p. z# |6 d* R! A
瑞雪兆丰年A timely snow promises a good harvest.: s* f1 F# \! o2 ?" Z
人之初,性本善Man's nature at birth is good.0 i# n0 T* G& P8 C
人逢喜事精神爽Joy puts heart into a man., R; Z7 P* E/ W. Q
人海战术huge-crowd strategy & W1 Z4 r# x1 \ @& d
世上无难事，只要肯攀登"Where there is a will, there is a way. "
4 a3 a/ Y/ o- X0 c世外桃源a fictitious land of peace away from the turmoil of the world;
# v0 h6 H' C% S5 ?: H% a8 s死而后已until my heart stops beating9 ]1 S* @0 p% u" b
岁岁平安Peace all year round
* H' |& U9 v! k: k上有天堂，下有苏杭"Just as there is paradise in heaven, ther are Suzhou and Hangzhou on earth." 8 _' Y, V! Q3 T j" @
塞翁失马，焉知非福Misfortune may be an actual blessing.
% S' j x% D: h# D2 N三十而立"A man should be independent at the age of thirty. 0 Y: K) d7 X5 |/ N# f8 z
At thirty, a man should be able to think for himself." : ?7 x7 m/ a$ y
升级换代updating and upgrading (of products)
- P8 w8 c8 n4 H4 ]8 G: W, ^) O6 T四十不惑Life begins at forty. $ y0 L( Z/ T! S5 R- {
谁言寸草心，报得三春晖"Such kindness of warm sun, can't be repaid by grass. "
7 V( h+ A, X# o水涨船高When the river rises, the boat floats high." }1 |4 R6 Y* S3 A$ Q; g
时不我待Time and tide wait for no man. / |$ w+ v9 ]5 x, R+ e2 [" X4 [
杀鸡用牛刀break a butterfly on the wheel
8 N7 Z J% e. b/ `实事求是seek truth from facts; be practical and realistic; be true to facts
& g( Q* @1 n, g说曹操,曹操到Talk of the devil and he comes.
7 ~5 X* O9 J! Z+ O实话实说speak the plain truth; call a spade a spade; tell it as it is , {: ~# r7 ~4 Y- q, Y
实践是检验真理的唯一标准Practice is the sole criterion for testing truth.3 M# R* B+ x9 H; U3 t6 R' _
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; "4 d: u3 _5 B0 v+ @
韬光养晦hide one's capacities and bide one's time3 W) ?( f4 c, _. r2 E) ]; o
糖衣炮弹sugar-coated bullets
4 L9 w9 b+ @+ _1 p5 y5 O. z天有不测风云Anything unexpected may happen. a bolt from the blue
. y7 \, ] @; s% y8 [团结就是力量Unity is strength.
* l- g p1 w6 \6 ]9 Q! R& O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
+ N0 n+ V; D* |" j歪风邪气unhealthy practices and evil phenomena* ?# ~0 w N* g6 j8 q) P" s8 r
物以类聚，人以群分Birds of a feather flock together.2 J# u9 {4 ? d$ D! I- m4 J% {, }) ~6 D
往事如风"The past has vanished (from memory) like wind.; What in past, is past."
& z$ t8 m( x$ D% C l望子成龙hold high hopes for one's child4 a3 o6 G7 ~. W# v1 f
屋漏又逢连阴雨Misfortunes never come singly. When it rains it pours.* F: }& t1 B; A! ^
文韬武略military expertise; military strategy
/ G. ?- b' p0 @6 c; h+ J2 n: A唯利是图draw water to one's mill
4 @( Z x( N( Y. ]& _无源之水,无本之木water without a source, and a tree wiithout roots
& z+ |; n+ C* b# i* ^, F% `无中生有make/create something out of nothing
* Q5 Q2 i w) T: B- z; f无风不起浪There are no waves without wind. There's no smoke without fire.4 z) q5 n9 ?! ]! l& F0 b
徇私枉法bend the law for the benefit of relatives or friends
: e _% A1 p, R: d- _0 t新官上任三把火a new broom sweeps clean : y. f8 t6 j6 K# T7 c4 A7 F
虚心使人进步,骄傲使人落后Modesty helps one go forward, whereas conceit makes one lag behind.
# b2 u5 N2 b4 M ~; |, E$ ?: {$ y蓄势而发accumulate strength for a take-off
+ m3 g3 t! c; L( Z: b" y; L心想事成May all your wish come true, \! L" a& R7 n3 p3 _
心照不宣have a tacit understanding; give tacit consent; tacit understanding
; [& @% c; Q* }, }' X, m! P& ? W# D先入为主First impressions are firmly entrenched.
: ]6 T x7 M- c1 O- v0 [1 i先下手为强catch the ball before the bound+ I: t/ d+ c- O9 ^' `7 U
像热锅上的蚂蚁like an ant on a hot pan+ E; b) n) |- {0 I6 P
现身说法warn people by taking oneself as an example; H! L4 j8 ]+ } y7 P" q3 \2 p
息事宁人pour oil on troubled waters
1 t5 q& E* u' i( H2 I$ G' B- z' G喜忧参半mingled hope and fear
b( r; M5 L$ H循序渐进step by step. f; n! g. V# u: R, h
一路平安，一路顺风speed somebody on their way; speed the parting guest ' K7 W7 ?- _7 r) d& |% L' u
严以律己,宽以待人be strict with oneself and lenient towards others+ m5 M: N2 r I0 ^9 j
鱼米之乡a land of milk and honey( V5 O) o8 d: h! l" T, q
有情人终成眷属"Jack shall have Jill, all shall be well."
# B( A& J; `$ B8 S( _有钱能使鬼推磨Money makes the mare go. Money talks.
6 ], |5 c1 x# s9 g有识之士people of vision
# v9 d$ D, H& {4 @' l e: V9 X有勇无谋use brawn rather than brain - ~+ e5 @% W) J8 d; p
有缘千里来相会Separated as we are thousands of miles apart, we come together as if by predestination.- ^2 p+ T/ L( f3 }% h( x5 A; _: _
与时俱进advance with times4 r$ N) ]# S q$ c
以人为本people oriented; people foremost 2 u" P5 l3 g p% S
因材施教teach students according to their aptitude
$ f5 y: X& L6 Q0 S1 g, _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." y1 C L2 p% g
欲速则不达Haste does not bring success.
5 a+ ^4 z7 c0 m; q优胜劣汰survival of the fittest b( s l) B9 O$ C. F7 b% ^
英雄所见略同Great minds think alike.
$ t! @: M3 v0 H0 f冤家宜解不宜结Better make friends than make enemies.
: S; U4 |1 I7 ?& g) w5 w/ n冤假错案"cases in which people were unjustly, falsely or wrongly charged or sentenced; unjust, false or wrong cases" 1 p4 p6 Z9 ?, r$ @4 P
一言既出，驷马难追A real man never goes back on his words. 6 p* T0 k$ S+ x5 z* l( n4 A
招财进宝Money and treasures will be plentiful
2 l1 h" l0 M: O4 u; {4 m债台高筑become debt-ridden
: o; v: c- h7 ^4 b致命要害Achilles' heel
, T0 V* A3 n" a% ~9 @1 Q) `众矢之的target of public criticism
6 j4 m3 U1 x6 Y7 s1 [* ?+ d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.5 N5 v! R" n9 i% c0 G- H, b% d
纸上谈兵be an armchair strategist7 |' R. {+ Y( _8 I/ [& h
纸包不住火Truth will come to light sooner or later.
4 O5 h. b" V4 \1 B- \: K i' ?, q左右为难between the devil and the deep blue sea; between the rock and the hard place |
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