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爱屋及乌Love me, love my dog.
3 a' Z U# E# E+ ^6 A7 @9 P百闻不如一见Seeing is believing.
8 g9 k @4 D4 |) C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
$ z2 `$ s3 I% O笨鸟先飞A slow sparrow should make an early start.- I. @. |# C# O
不眠之夜white night
' L8 @7 }# [! A* G3 N! a不以物喜，不以己悲not pleased by external gains, not saddened by personnal losses! V1 s2 Y! p+ U( Q3 f
不遗余力spare no effort; go all out; do one's best; K$ ^: C$ F f" \7 G0 H
不打不成交"No discord, no concord.
) ?: } |6 N8 @; v" Q2 K- W拆东墙补西墙rob Peter to pay Paul 1 D5 b' Q" Y3 h
辞旧迎新bid farewell to the old and usher in the new; ring out the old year and ring in the new # s5 [$ W! e- t# _# k' L2 P
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 y o# g9 P: t& a" ^) e7 {1 g4 L& e大开眼界open one's eyes; broaden one's horizon; be an eye-opener
# V8 ~( ?: M& k2 k国泰民安The country flourishes and people live in peace" ?* j8 s& O3 G
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 % {$ A9 s3 X& k: R1 Y! u4 ?
功夫不负有心人Everything comes to him who waits.
; w# Z" J: g8 x* U4 u; ^好了伤疤忘了疼once on shore, one prays no more9 h0 q3 {! r" ]- R9 L ?9 {
好事不出门，恶事传千里Good news never goes beyond the gate, while bad news spread far and wide. 9 s4 X& M6 L( ^8 ]
和气生财Harmony brings wealth) i" N X+ S. s# m- h
活到老，学到老One is never too old to learn.
, S7 f: c1 b* S* B既往不咎let bygones be bygones
. y; l. [- I% i& [+ s3 w" m金无足赤,人无完人Gold can't be pure and man can't be perfect. . S/ s% |8 {- O" ~5 B# W8 w) E
金玉满堂Treasures fill the home
~; H$ J( p" B1 v! v脚踏实地be down-to-earth
9 |5 h2 b- J4 X7 X脚踩两只船sit on the fence ; q$ P6 `, o: z6 b# ] Z+ Z* U7 D
君子之交淡如水the friendship between gentlemen is as pure as crystal; a hedge between keeps friendship green 6 T7 ~9 T" p- n0 i. V
老生常谈，陈词滥调cut and dried, cliché6 F# N3 k& @) Z W" q7 h& B
礼尚往来Courtesy calls for reciprocity.
" R8 {/ W! T; M$ K6 ?留得青山在，不怕没柴烧"Where there is life, there is hope."
2 P$ P- S8 a; [: B9 w" M马到成功achieve immediate victory; win instant success
. m; J# r% o3 A+ u2 {3 g: @2 b名利双收gain in both fame and wealth
! [% `+ Z1 p- [4 ]; h茅塞顿开be suddenly enlightened
/ u, W+ J( `4 a. Z没有规矩不成方圆Nothing can be accomplished without norms or standards.
0 [3 b1 T2 D1 I" K* ~0 s每逢佳节倍思亲
+ R. a8 b# h5 M4 U/ _On festive occasions more than ever one thinks of one's dear ones far away., M: n1 q% o- C; N, V
It is on the festival occasions when one misses his dear most. 6 x. I. l# j# w0 k& E
谋事在人，成事在天"The planning lies with man, the outcome with Heaven. / Man proposes, God disposes. ") a! K1 D# Z+ r( C; e: h
弄巧成拙be too smart by half; Cunning outwits itself.
' E' f I |) q$ ^! H) @' l4 j拿手好戏masterpiece
- ~0 C) ~4 Y7 A- A/ Z8 T; L0 S赔了夫人又折兵throw good money after bad
- g+ o2 `. h% {6 Q# t$ q. J抛砖引玉a modest spur to induce others to come forward with valuable contributions; throw a sprat to catch a whale
) v& r. g- O0 H7 M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% W* J' c% ^! l4 J$ X: K
抢得先机take the preemptive opportunities
" n3 M% t" `( K- J; Z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.
, V; v' F m$ r- 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
/ R0 z$ X t' l) C. m ^0 E6 _& I前事不忘,后事之师Past experience, if not forgotten, is a guide for the future.) B1 w6 y, t# k- A* e: b
前人栽树,后人乘凉One generation plants the trees in whose shade another generation rests.7 h7 |* |/ F1 a" r/ \. D
One sows and another reaps.3 _8 c! P- @6 N4 |9 g- c- H. u
前怕狼,后怕虎fear the wolf in front and the tiger behind/ hesitate in doing something
0 K/ K: M; w) A! X4 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.
' Z# z& ~* t$ x/ k- x) w% Q( t9 | o强强联手win-win co-operation& T, a* R4 `+ @$ a- M) U4 A
瑞雪兆丰年A timely snow promises a good harvest.8 K; y% M- i) v0 y. O
人之初,性本善Man's nature at birth is good.
# z; l* \, P) |; @3 _- N0 B6 r人逢喜事精神爽Joy puts heart into a man., b: e0 z( F# @) z2 W
人海战术huge-crowd strategy
5 [" q# h- T' {/ c世上无难事，只要肯攀登"Where there is a will, there is a way. " # t2 I& K0 r# l% j Q
世外桃源a fictitious land of peace away from the turmoil of the world;
2 w! F: Z ?% a& K# G死而后已until my heart stops beating5 ]/ Q# O$ L H& [1 v( F: b
岁岁平安Peace all year round
: p1 N9 E9 B* v; c7 e# V( i; P' c* q上有天堂，下有苏杭"Just as there is paradise in heaven, ther are Suzhou and Hangzhou on earth."
8 m# e7 F/ t7 {8 D" [" Q, f塞翁失马，焉知非福Misfortune may be an actual blessing.
/ {4 C0 \1 d7 R' a! i三十而立"A man should be independent at the age of thirty.
; k, J6 \" l; h% QAt thirty, a man should be able to think for himself." ) ?7 l4 d0 i1 J- C) i
升级换代updating and upgrading (of products)
7 S$ V/ J$ _: S2 E4 t( ?四十不惑Life begins at forty.
" E6 i! [1 N8 d: b; M& I谁言寸草心，报得三春晖"Such kindness of warm sun, can't be repaid by grass. " - }1 i7 {: \" ~& i6 X* H$ @4 f
水涨船高When the river rises, the boat floats high.
. C! i- s: H* D% Y \0 H时不我待Time and tide wait for no man. 5 }0 I/ o0 R; O7 Z6 z* x3 O
杀鸡用牛刀break a butterfly on the wheel
& O1 L! _. t8 h, s7 N; A6 T/ x实事求是seek truth from facts; be practical and realistic; be true to facts 3 ?/ L. G' Z. R5 y
说曹操,曹操到Talk of the devil and he comes.' O% i$ L2 Z+ A& _
实话实说speak the plain truth; call a spade a spade; tell it as it is 5 Z4 C( y1 O1 g/ B
实践是检验真理的唯一标准Practice is the sole criterion for testing truth.8 m7 u" T) ^# p8 N! o
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 \1 Y3 w! y, Q! R: X韬光养晦hide one's capacities and bide one's time+ j' F4 s: O9 \ H: T2 p* w+ h
糖衣炮弹sugar-coated bullets
7 u1 ^4 R- [5 N) c( y! `天有不测风云Anything unexpected may happen. a bolt from the blue2 H9 i% y. _5 O A% e5 z
团结就是力量Unity is strength.& Z! ]/ U+ R& E9 B
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 6 R0 x/ d# v3 t
歪风邪气unhealthy practices and evil phenomena
2 K/ }7 I2 n7 o1 [8 k+ c物以类聚，人以群分Birds of a feather flock together.. `( a2 h6 l% C Y& O5 a) Q% r" ~
往事如风"The past has vanished (from memory) like wind.; What in past, is past." 0 x+ m) ^. m: f) a ^6 h( l
望子成龙hold high hopes for one's child
" n( R: ?" }# y( W1 I屋漏又逢连阴雨Misfortunes never come singly. When it rains it pours.1 {$ S2 u, x$ [6 W
文韬武略military expertise; military strategy + F7 G$ ?5 {" T4 E" p
唯利是图draw water to one's mill
& u5 ^" `9 P+ @7 h. c无源之水,无本之木water without a source, and a tree wiithout roots
3 D% b; t- [$ C; e8 @5 y无中生有make/create something out of nothing
: ]; f3 F* n3 U" D5 `! C4 I无风不起浪There are no waves without wind. There's no smoke without fire.
2 [ _: ?. k: k- v" }* Z* ]徇私枉法bend the law for the benefit of relatives or friends
( [, p/ h6 R/ g7 ^0 S G# e _新官上任三把火a new broom sweeps clean
. x0 \1 F% V& l4 |3 f虚心使人进步,骄傲使人落后Modesty helps one go forward, whereas conceit makes one lag behind.- L4 U* w4 V. w! O" [! K; Z8 w
蓄势而发accumulate strength for a take-off
1 g9 d8 N, I+ W+ h: I* N心想事成May all your wish come true! e; F& F+ V( p
心照不宣have a tacit understanding; give tacit consent; tacit understanding
3 _$ f' L; S8 x先入为主First impressions are firmly entrenched.
% O8 l" Z7 U) y1 `" f) F$ a5 V) o先下手为强catch the ball before the bound
' \, y/ o Y7 y8 c! u$ H6 y% _& P& l% l像热锅上的蚂蚁like an ant on a hot pan
! J0 J( z6 G9 r5 V( X现身说法warn people by taking oneself as an example+ @5 j# \" a% C; o& C
息事宁人pour oil on troubled waters + {/ G1 M& q V
喜忧参半mingled hope and fear
$ ~0 @1 U {" _9 o8 O- I5 T循序渐进step by step' F; i; @/ _: L. E. ^) _( \: x1 G
一路平安，一路顺风speed somebody on their way; speed the parting guest 2 r! Q4 A/ W O5 V0 K
严以律己,宽以待人be strict with oneself and lenient towards others
1 T! B& J* f: k" D# L: J* E鱼米之乡a land of milk and honey
# }& v. y* U$ G' R3 r" K: g有情人终成眷属"Jack shall have Jill, all shall be well." : S4 m1 T) F1 ]0 _' [. @: c U3 f
有钱能使鬼推磨Money makes the mare go. Money talks.
( e* a" G+ m1 K3 w有识之士people of vision- {4 {6 C- f; G/ W7 S
有勇无谋use brawn rather than brain
t* W/ A7 w$ p9 M& R# D0 S有缘千里来相会Separated as we are thousands of miles apart, we come together as if by predestination., X/ G& `/ e- P
与时俱进advance with times
: C* L; K% s3 ^2 w+ U以人为本people oriented; people foremost
3 J, s* C3 x. D1 h+ ^因材施教teach students according to their aptitude
( }, Q3 }/ x7 d' 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."
' h6 \: D9 ]/ w0 V4 J& {/ ]5 K4 m, e7 p欲速则不达Haste does not bring success. # }& p+ g' a r2 ?% B9 _8 {+ b
优胜劣汰survival of the fittest
; D/ |& @5 {$ r$ i' K英雄所见略同Great minds think alike.
5 X/ X' t( O& h. L/ c, X2 a4 G冤家宜解不宜结Better make friends than make enemies.1 F8 \ q7 H+ w+ R0 h# k, I
冤假错案"cases in which people were unjustly, falsely or wrongly charged or sentenced; unjust, false or wrong cases"
! L9 w$ [( N" ?* @- G% n一言既出，驷马难追A real man never goes back on his words. ) _3 j( r0 ^) D" s. e
招财进宝Money and treasures will be plentiful
$ v7 E2 P6 o6 }6 q4 V3 K* T债台高筑become debt-ridden0 g h( p. t9 | ^9 [/ |( p
致命要害Achilles' heel 3 W, v6 V m* {( D% l
众矢之的target of public criticism
. u2 Y8 }/ i9 l' m, q. ]/ Q7 W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.
' P K1 f3 S H8 b纸上谈兵be an armchair strategist, i7 J. S! V" |* d& M+ o
纸包不住火Truth will come to light sooner or later.
& V. c; p7 J. w% f左右为难between the devil and the deep blue sea; between the rock and the hard place |
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