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爱屋及乌Love me, love my dog.
% y- |7 e/ f J6 p% b百闻不如一见Seeing is believing.$ P- g# v* M( u3 v; X6 A
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
~ r" P- R$ R4 [笨鸟先飞A slow sparrow should make an early start.8 I1 n0 j/ n6 {7 I( e8 X% p
不眠之夜white night 9 X5 N2 _$ N4 l9 \/ P! I1 ^
不以物喜，不以己悲not pleased by external gains, not saddened by personnal losses7 m8 j$ K& b* R7 q% F
不遗余力spare no effort; go all out; do one's best
& Z+ r$ i: @) Z不打不成交"No discord, no concord. ! |2 v9 F9 k4 I3 h6 Q' L
拆东墙补西墙rob Peter to pay Paul 6 T% |5 |5 u( j; Q
辞旧迎新bid farewell to the old and usher in the new; ring out the old year and ring in the new
) Z; N! A; l9 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
7 p0 \; p2 }( W$ |大开眼界open one's eyes; broaden one's horizon; be an eye-opener
8 M* }+ J$ d! G/ G" Y( u* N- c6 O, M国泰民安The country flourishes and people live in peace
1 T }) C( \* ^7 L- y2 \1 W# k0 U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
, c4 g/ a; r$ A& y q功夫不负有心人Everything comes to him who waits. ' n" W3 K$ b7 S, h$ q9 |
好了伤疤忘了疼once on shore, one prays no more+ _& M$ K; N4 a" 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. 5 t3 m( z+ i3 p7 {% y U1 ]$ r
和气生财Harmony brings wealth. T- T! y- d- P2 A0 F X2 H2 K
活到老，学到老One is never too old to learn. $ N6 Z: t" z( i- N) d+ R( F
既往不咎let bygones be bygones 8 G) x+ r, Z! O/ j
金无足赤,人无完人Gold can't be pure and man can't be perfect. 8 p2 V! R4 L: \
金玉满堂Treasures fill the home/ O0 F7 G) b1 E# x+ u
脚踏实地be down-to-earth
8 R6 k$ w% e6 L脚踩两只船sit on the fence ( l1 u: [/ a! }+ `
君子之交淡如水the friendship between gentlemen is as pure as crystal; a hedge between keeps friendship green
# U$ Q; O, Q4 P2 F: H( y老生常谈，陈词滥调cut and dried, cliché- n4 k1 p" O8 ?* r
礼尚往来Courtesy calls for reciprocity. & B( s7 p; n% [3 K9 Q8 \% L* a: o
留得青山在，不怕没柴烧"Where there is life, there is hope."
1 t Y- L6 p" e. M d4 x1 k* M马到成功achieve immediate victory; win instant success
5 P% L# V* B3 ?7 t* L, i C5 q名利双收gain in both fame and wealth0 i. x. e7 P4 d; a O7 r+ d
茅塞顿开be suddenly enlightened
: V* Q8 j+ l- E7 {; P1 x) R9 p没有规矩不成方圆Nothing can be accomplished without norms or standards.
5 O+ h0 a& |5 l1 G, X( W& g每逢佳节倍思亲) l9 C9 g3 a4 O) ^, e% V
On festive occasions more than ever one thinks of one's dear ones far away.
# B& B- `6 i2 A, [# e. r8 aIt is on the festival occasions when one misses his dear most.
0 _+ `1 E# \- \! Z! h( O谋事在人，成事在天"The planning lies with man, the outcome with Heaven. / Man proposes, God disposes. "
3 ]2 G. t3 ?6 h弄巧成拙be too smart by half; Cunning outwits itself.
& U1 }, l* k3 N* ]1 c- {7 X拿手好戏masterpiece W6 ?$ n0 H% g/ i5 h+ f
赔了夫人又折兵throw good money after bad3 u9 n1 }4 X" q
抛砖引玉a modest spur to induce others to come forward with valuable contributions; throw a sprat to catch a whale; Q0 {6 G1 E1 ~7 y2 J% m+ L: V
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' g6 |# ^9 f0 B! k3 T: L
抢得先机take the preemptive opportunities
- W8 P8 J4 l- ~3 ^, K) ^. G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.
% J. F2 b, J0 t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: U0 F$ U; i' W% J n. s
前事不忘,后事之师Past experience, if not forgotten, is a guide for the future.
7 r+ d) ~& e, [. g/ Z) q& x# {前人栽树,后人乘凉One generation plants the trees in whose shade another generation rests.
+ d- D: | c: H$ T$ p: fOne sows and another reaps.( h9 r( ^2 M8 A5 s; f! X
前怕狼,后怕虎fear the wolf in front and the tiger behind/ hesitate in doing something$ p: v! A) z% V9 a
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.
5 D! T" V& `+ L% I6 i强强联手win-win co-operation
" V9 x9 k$ {5 ]- _( i/ |1 t- I8 ^% ]瑞雪兆丰年A timely snow promises a good harvest.6 x+ i+ A6 }# v1 }8 `& w$ ?
人之初,性本善Man's nature at birth is good./ Z% f6 Z1 B2 i3 t9 m
人逢喜事精神爽Joy puts heart into a man./ w. \ o: _ U3 E. \( o
人海战术huge-crowd strategy 6 @+ h1 V0 l$ X# d) W" r
世上无难事，只要肯攀登"Where there is a will, there is a way. " ?% `/ V( ~, g7 p5 z
世外桃源a fictitious land of peace away from the turmoil of the world;
) ]/ u7 U* A# E/ K8 g: H死而后已until my heart stops beating& ]0 W) T+ Y; Y0 T6 G0 J0 Y# ]
岁岁平安Peace all year round7 e6 Z! V _ o1 D8 C1 q ?
上有天堂，下有苏杭"Just as there is paradise in heaven, ther are Suzhou and Hangzhou on earth."
y' F3 W' p/ \+ Z5 ?. [7 O塞翁失马，焉知非福Misfortune may be an actual blessing.1 q% g' p: E: m6 E
三十而立"A man should be independent at the age of thirty. ) _8 D( p$ w/ H. {# a6 b# [# d
At thirty, a man should be able to think for himself." 4 V% \; K: k7 d6 H
升级换代updating and upgrading (of products)
. c$ f" ]/ E1 O/ Q# E. Q. U; a四十不惑Life begins at forty.
9 v2 K. n3 Q' P. B& g0 Z, l谁言寸草心，报得三春晖"Such kindness of warm sun, can't be repaid by grass. "
6 I* c3 c5 I- b6 i( f水涨船高When the river rises, the boat floats high.
; a* i' G; X! _时不我待Time and tide wait for no man. # o! t% W6 S9 e
杀鸡用牛刀break a butterfly on the wheel$ i2 m. V1 ^8 |) @% u: I, r- Z, ?
实事求是seek truth from facts; be practical and realistic; be true to facts
( k( O* v' U+ n7 \$ l1 ]说曹操,曹操到Talk of the devil and he comes.' L5 R ~( }$ x% S7 b
实话实说speak the plain truth; call a spade a spade; tell it as it is
% `. P7 S$ O3 B& s实践是检验真理的唯一标准Practice is the sole criterion for testing truth.
: d% G/ g8 N. U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; ": A+ N L- D) g7 D9 O) a
韬光养晦hide one's capacities and bide one's time, Z6 Q$ ?( }) X. f. e! T, S
糖衣炮弹sugar-coated bullets
* y. v7 }- T5 t) o天有不测风云Anything unexpected may happen. a bolt from the blue
. n" G) k0 g1 Q ~9 J2 b团结就是力量Unity is strength.8 G2 m; o7 x9 ]8 g6 r& i
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 ! q2 x" m" m9 r/ C' }9 \* A; i n
歪风邪气unhealthy practices and evil phenomena: P) H( N k/ D! J. P0 ]
物以类聚，人以群分Birds of a feather flock together.% m# K6 K1 o5 u# M0 h& _$ G3 Y0 l% d
往事如风"The past has vanished (from memory) like wind.; What in past, is past."
: Z# A2 E, y+ E3 Q" O6 w3 o% c望子成龙hold high hopes for one's child( F2 {. j9 h+ I( \' k
屋漏又逢连阴雨Misfortunes never come singly. When it rains it pours.
% A3 I" N& d9 j0 y: S' l" }文韬武略military expertise; military strategy ( B# y0 R4 ?. N P' ~1 V Z+ Q
唯利是图draw water to one's mill
9 k! h& y$ x+ N) \* q H1 o% E无源之水,无本之木water without a source, and a tree wiithout roots
4 S/ o: [* d1 M. M- `' g无中生有make/create something out of nothing ) q: g. b" g6 @% M1 N' Q2 J
无风不起浪There are no waves without wind. There's no smoke without fire.( N& {# o ]) d5 {6 G S; N
徇私枉法bend the law for the benefit of relatives or friends
; E7 J$ \9 G. X3 j) i( O新官上任三把火a new broom sweeps clean
% g% P! R' k& x7 Y" T2 ?虚心使人进步,骄傲使人落后Modesty helps one go forward, whereas conceit makes one lag behind.
4 y1 F, ^7 O7 _$ `蓄势而发accumulate strength for a take-off
2 v" J" o8 v/ T$ J心想事成May all your wish come true$ O% a: x$ q8 n; x1 l2 T D# e
心照不宣have a tacit understanding; give tacit consent; tacit understanding# X) ]8 e. D% N- m
先入为主First impressions are firmly entrenched.( N/ Q6 F& y2 I- ~8 y" Q
先下手为强catch the ball before the bound7 A4 M* N7 t! m* g8 w
像热锅上的蚂蚁like an ant on a hot pan6 Y2 b) b% N0 a
现身说法warn people by taking oneself as an example
5 s+ N4 p& h! H' M息事宁人pour oil on troubled waters
5 Y; n- a5 G7 { T; I喜忧参半mingled hope and fear - @/ i. b E4 ]/ y' R' r* n5 v* k
循序渐进step by step) G) H* I8 U7 i" E4 v
一路平安，一路顺风speed somebody on their way; speed the parting guest / w B/ _5 U" o
严以律己,宽以待人be strict with oneself and lenient towards others
/ S0 P& S( W) ?/ D8 O鱼米之乡a land of milk and honey
* ?, W+ T0 s. j# ?0 B有情人终成眷属"Jack shall have Jill, all shall be well."
3 |9 M4 V# _) D5 i/ T有钱能使鬼推磨Money makes the mare go. Money talks.
; ?/ o& G3 m5 Y+ _有识之士people of vision, @7 G8 D3 N+ \1 }* @
有勇无谋use brawn rather than brain
$ r. b; I+ P9 |$ L有缘千里来相会Separated as we are thousands of miles apart, we come together as if by predestination. U" ]8 ?1 s. t+ U3 }" L
与时俱进advance with times
, q l% |1 n8 O# R' |0 x以人为本people oriented; people foremost 1 R# N% Q7 z; k6 o( g4 U
因材施教teach students according to their aptitude
" y1 l+ a/ u' ^5 |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." ! Y% R; I' ]+ o0 C. v T u9 w3 i( s
欲速则不达Haste does not bring success.
; s9 F- G' {# b9 s( n0 M/ K优胜劣汰survival of the fittest / l" H0 r% o, ]6 U) J" x
英雄所见略同Great minds think alike.
; A7 D0 i; y, F$ g$ D6 Q冤家宜解不宜结Better make friends than make enemies.2 r! W8 q8 w( j
冤假错案"cases in which people were unjustly, falsely or wrongly charged or sentenced; unjust, false or wrong cases" @" o l* \$ q2 i1 e3 k
一言既出，驷马难追A real man never goes back on his words.
9 R8 J6 \6 x& l' ?% P5 w7 j招财进宝Money and treasures will be plentiful5 \$ w2 P, k; [% Y- U, x, l4 j6 T
债台高筑become debt-ridden
3 s3 w$ K8 @, k. k. U1 I) k* f致命要害Achilles' heel
, @% s e8 j( z' n0 ^. ^众矢之的target of public criticism
' t9 Z# w/ `" u" k9 P* w- {: Q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./ P4 Q# S# g$ |" k
纸上谈兵be an armchair strategist
. {( ]3 M/ V4 U6 w) `6 S3 ]纸包不住火Truth will come to light sooner or later.% @9 T, T: S: D8 x
左右为难between the devil and the deep blue sea; between the rock and the hard place |
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