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爱屋及乌Love me, love my dog.
/ @4 @7 ]9 S2 r- b9 I8 K百闻不如一见Seeing is believing.
+ ^; J/ \7 f$ Q9 \3 x/ O) f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
$ Z1 D c1 }2 K0 z' F1 E笨鸟先飞A slow sparrow should make an early start.
" ]" ?9 t9 b8 m6 d不眠之夜white night & n0 ]' x) ?; T n0 m
不以物喜，不以己悲not pleased by external gains, not saddened by personnal losses$ L3 a( F4 e1 f( I; e& d
不遗余力spare no effort; go all out; do one's best
% g/ ]# f2 z; G1 f7 v2 h" B不打不成交"No discord, no concord.
( s0 u1 q: W, d) s拆东墙补西墙rob Peter to pay Paul 1 z" q4 u8 a4 Y, E7 o) W$ r
辞旧迎新bid farewell to the old and usher in the new; ring out the old year and ring in the new 3 J7 N0 y, {8 j5 |6 ?) x* B
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; `6 M7 [3 a0 I( X- n
大开眼界open one's eyes; broaden one's horizon; be an eye-opener
6 B3 n: `3 e+ W8 D7 y国泰民安The country flourishes and people live in peace( t/ W% u$ r$ R3 ^* A: 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 " x* B! t& c5 k) e& J
功夫不负有心人Everything comes to him who waits.
+ k9 Y* H# k2 U* w+ _) g# M1 p4 w5 \好了伤疤忘了疼once on shore, one prays no more8 J( `3 g# y# L- c0 }/ K' ~. j5 Y
好事不出门，恶事传千里Good news never goes beyond the gate, while bad news spread far and wide.
4 Y1 x6 F8 Z9 z8 Z8 a7 Q$ R0 H- q和气生财Harmony brings wealth i# }8 C4 l0 l* Z0 B4 p8 a
活到老，学到老One is never too old to learn.
) `& z- t4 Q _. h8 d既往不咎let bygones be bygones P$ c8 N @# ^& p1 A
金无足赤,人无完人Gold can't be pure and man can't be perfect. ; a; h$ v$ ]. e' Q" `
金玉满堂Treasures fill the home
7 @% U; G' u" r: r* x$ Q脚踏实地be down-to-earth
/ A- y6 B3 \$ z# B2 q脚踩两只船sit on the fence
4 j3 P% |" p# [君子之交淡如水the friendship between gentlemen is as pure as crystal; a hedge between keeps friendship green , ^1 N( [$ p; r6 b+ b* k+ [
老生常谈，陈词滥调cut and dried, cliché# S5 X% R9 y; k( T
礼尚往来Courtesy calls for reciprocity.
! t: l% T/ M4 o+ `0 x7 K留得青山在，不怕没柴烧"Where there is life, there is hope."
' n) j) R+ Z7 g0 G# @& w7 c! ]! V马到成功achieve immediate victory; win instant success
3 \+ C0 \0 c; R# x名利双收gain in both fame and wealth
, y( V/ X) p$ n0 P9 J0 p5 z茅塞顿开be suddenly enlightened
L7 @# w5 \; o) |- m没有规矩不成方圆Nothing can be accomplished without norms or standards.
! s6 b# {' J* e" C8 q每逢佳节倍思亲: C; u0 r' ]+ n3 h9 ?" m6 @6 i
On festive occasions more than ever one thinks of one's dear ones far away.
* f" j; q- i7 L- gIt is on the festival occasions when one misses his dear most. " B3 e, L* r6 L( s( p8 d+ q
谋事在人，成事在天"The planning lies with man, the outcome with Heaven. / Man proposes, God disposes. "
9 N" h/ l3 o' B7 ^' G弄巧成拙be too smart by half; Cunning outwits itself.
1 d9 O) \6 {: h2 O拿手好戏masterpiece& h& v6 [! ~6 Q7 l1 w. I: I
赔了夫人又折兵throw good money after bad9 |3 K* n) i, x1 H3 m5 {8 \+ Y
抛砖引玉a modest spur to induce others to come forward with valuable contributions; throw a sprat to catch a whale( o0 O8 q Z+ k8 P3 j
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/ z( K5 A7 }1 O1 ]
抢得先机take the preemptive opportunities 0 Z8 N; t- W0 |; a7 M: n1 A
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./ X& X; w* \9 K8 R
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 step7 [1 s* l. W) f: {/ \2 @
前事不忘,后事之师Past experience, if not forgotten, is a guide for the future.
' d0 \! w: o' m8 w前人栽树,后人乘凉One generation plants the trees in whose shade another generation rests.* O: L7 R& |! ^$ h% S8 x) f. z9 Z+ p; q* ?
One sows and another reaps.
1 f$ h% P) w9 ^" X' L) n0 O前怕狼,后怕虎fear the wolf in front and the tiger behind/ hesitate in doing something
! Q! t+ M2 y! T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. : s/ l# W) o5 \6 `; n
强强联手win-win co-operation- S4 x3 s8 H% V4 C1 r
瑞雪兆丰年A timely snow promises a good harvest.. A/ A0 K: W) j9 J( I1 G) q
人之初,性本善Man's nature at birth is good.7 h+ A. F6 j/ o; ~( q
人逢喜事精神爽Joy puts heart into a man.
: R$ T/ j5 S S* R人海战术huge-crowd strategy 4 V/ R. f" f* G
世上无难事，只要肯攀登"Where there is a will, there is a way. "
) B( u) J7 p+ c, E6 t世外桃源a fictitious land of peace away from the turmoil of the world;
- Y& O7 N( t- G6 s: ?0 B( v死而后已until my heart stops beating
8 I& H% ^% W6 w& C" g8 f$ y岁岁平安Peace all year round' U* o; S$ x% W9 x& V2 I+ @* |4 D4 k
上有天堂，下有苏杭"Just as there is paradise in heaven, ther are Suzhou and Hangzhou on earth." ( O M7 ~" N) D2 u+ }" f
塞翁失马，焉知非福Misfortune may be an actual blessing.
6 U5 {# }: Z! x三十而立"A man should be independent at the age of thirty.
8 u/ v5 }8 t7 e. wAt thirty, a man should be able to think for himself." / }+ v1 f* w, c
升级换代updating and upgrading (of products)/ [' o5 p6 j" [( n
四十不惑Life begins at forty.
# n4 z$ Y! P2 d6 ?& ^谁言寸草心，报得三春晖"Such kindness of warm sun, can't be repaid by grass. " % ~5 V/ [5 x D# }
水涨船高When the river rises, the boat floats high.
( o4 V g C- U) P" Y. J4 m% N( \时不我待Time and tide wait for no man. * I. R6 u$ }$ I* E
杀鸡用牛刀break a butterfly on the wheel: I9 a9 y& F$ W. o/ j
实事求是seek truth from facts; be practical and realistic; be true to facts
; ~9 `# ~# o9 }6 G- b说曹操,曹操到Talk of the devil and he comes.* ]7 j9 L# j! H- z9 H- f2 U
实话实说speak the plain truth; call a spade a spade; tell it as it is
' a1 e. _# C! V5 z. ^: t( n! G实践是检验真理的唯一标准Practice is the sole criterion for testing truth.% u6 j) r' ]8 Y, \/ p! S
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; "% I% w4 h' w+ I2 S: h0 u
韬光养晦hide one's capacities and bide one's time
3 i5 S6 \: |& Y; N8 w糖衣炮弹sugar-coated bullets2 B6 M$ s( a+ c w
天有不测风云Anything unexpected may happen. a bolt from the blue3 I( `. c0 ]. H5 U; t, O
团结就是力量Unity is strength.
5 [( _' J, ^- W6 y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 % j% C' F. p5 N! e, t/ B8 q" v
歪风邪气unhealthy practices and evil phenomena
1 _! }1 M6 K; n物以类聚，人以群分Birds of a feather flock together.. [ f. Y/ v# K( d2 }+ ]* V8 H
往事如风"The past has vanished (from memory) like wind.; What in past, is past." 8 H G& r8 E8 B
望子成龙hold high hopes for one's child
! Y# S" n B" t/ E) X/ W+ M( c9 N& f屋漏又逢连阴雨Misfortunes never come singly. When it rains it pours.% I1 y5 O, w7 z, D& N2 H* X
文韬武略military expertise; military strategy
8 H; t& a9 X; r1 V唯利是图draw water to one's mill / M7 H! h# q! p6 I& E- j
无源之水,无本之木water without a source, and a tree wiithout roots
7 x$ ^5 w) F( _# @! i9 O+ G- k无中生有make/create something out of nothing
% J% [( [& f' e: l1 I+ Y, n; s, f无风不起浪There are no waves without wind. There's no smoke without fire.
0 R V, @5 v K' ^. E8 S- J徇私枉法bend the law for the benefit of relatives or friends
8 D; R' r4 M9 ]- S% u2 O新官上任三把火a new broom sweeps clean
# \- a. ?. F, O7 w5 g虚心使人进步,骄傲使人落后Modesty helps one go forward, whereas conceit makes one lag behind./ i8 u2 P+ _8 P) f' \
蓄势而发accumulate strength for a take-off
! G' L, }% l3 J6 s心想事成May all your wish come true
: Q. a0 e' ?' ^8 U* Q% o心照不宣have a tacit understanding; give tacit consent; tacit understanding
8 [5 C0 \( `- m1 w& ]! f$ \1 Q" s先入为主First impressions are firmly entrenched.
P D5 I" ?' e$ }: ^! ?$ P, D先下手为强catch the ball before the bound
0 ^; {! c! @. C4 ]( w像热锅上的蚂蚁like an ant on a hot pan# d: h: y1 w& O. h
现身说法warn people by taking oneself as an example
6 H: ?; P" \5 s* b6 O* b: Q. K( H息事宁人pour oil on troubled waters
$ T9 r3 s7 y8 `0 J/ O' C5 h# I喜忧参半mingled hope and fear
5 v) M4 R0 K( o0 m循序渐进step by step' R9 |; `9 g& _( U4 Z
一路平安，一路顺风speed somebody on their way; speed the parting guest 1 N" h' P1 O# o
严以律己,宽以待人be strict with oneself and lenient towards others" l. q2 k* W/ X* @ o
鱼米之乡a land of milk and honey
$ u1 m, U; y( t. y2 J有情人终成眷属"Jack shall have Jill, all shall be well."
- Y. K& y& m3 ^- s有钱能使鬼推磨Money makes the mare go. Money talks.
4 m4 E* A" \( a' |+ ~有识之士people of vision2 J; W$ m# `1 n- F. `# I" H
有勇无谋use brawn rather than brain I6 m0 M9 R! |% `! t
有缘千里来相会Separated as we are thousands of miles apart, we come together as if by predestination.. B9 j8 `' m# q1 t" e
与时俱进advance with times
% w9 v% q0 D& t以人为本people oriented; people foremost
1 K$ e; t+ M3 q因材施教teach students according to their aptitude
6 W/ [" \: e, q2 x- U5 j3 D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." + O; n r+ J Z5 I
欲速则不达Haste does not bring success.
8 s. a% u$ i5 G优胜劣汰survival of the fittest ! K' `: T& X0 Q5 W% n
英雄所见略同Great minds think alike.
; E3 k. @# W% s' [9 G冤家宜解不宜结Better make friends than make enemies.9 l7 z" \! s/ T8 z
冤假错案"cases in which people were unjustly, falsely or wrongly charged or sentenced; unjust, false or wrong cases" + Q$ K9 V9 ]$ }' q. z4 ]4 u
一言既出，驷马难追A real man never goes back on his words. + V$ o* @4 D5 @5 r
招财进宝Money and treasures will be plentiful
/ u' L: @( N+ S债台高筑become debt-ridden6 k) W5 c; k; `* L
致命要害Achilles' heel 6 u) ]5 K3 u# J4 B; r
众矢之的target of public criticism
$ e; h; y X% M7 F# L$ Z$ `! b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 p: A7 P/ b3 D+ v
纸上谈兵be an armchair strategist# y2 s9 O f5 H/ G
纸包不住火Truth will come to light sooner or later.
! @6 y G" D9 b2 U左右为难between the devil and the deep blue sea; between the rock and the hard place |
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