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爱屋及乌Love me, love my dog.$ n! h! {; G: ]! ~
百闻不如一见Seeing is believing.5 h6 o( o3 [; B6 N. i# l
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
Z: ?9 h6 j: G/ W1 H笨鸟先飞A slow sparrow should make an early start.
M% o" `. U0 ~- m5 R不眠之夜white night
2 x& x$ d! J: V不以物喜，不以己悲not pleased by external gains, not saddened by personnal losses
& t6 B5 |/ ?" Y不遗余力spare no effort; go all out; do one's best. l3 w8 D! Z8 ]
不打不成交"No discord, no concord.
! Y3 A7 x/ b; {& L. T拆东墙补西墙rob Peter to pay Paul & n3 q6 V! k |& I$ ~2 v
辞旧迎新bid farewell to the old and usher in the new; ring out the old year and ring in the new 7 j" j4 \; b2 Q# q. ^+ c. z7 k
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# [9 E) K, i. j7 ]) [" a0 n' G
大开眼界open one's eyes; broaden one's horizon; be an eye-opener
; h. z6 F+ Q, K国泰民安The country flourishes and people live in peace
2 _/ x" y5 f! h8 h' B% k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 ' O- U' z8 B9 i+ {! k
功夫不负有心人Everything comes to him who waits. U' {6 R3 B8 |1 h: ^* ]# a. z e
好了伤疤忘了疼once on shore, one prays no more) i) W, V- l3 c5 c# _. g
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 P8 `2 ?# T. h' \, d% l和气生财Harmony brings wealth- ?; l4 `% a+ e2 y
活到老，学到老One is never too old to learn.
7 C: `% b; V% M" v既往不咎let bygones be bygones 6 T/ F0 ]" m, ^+ |
金无足赤,人无完人Gold can't be pure and man can't be perfect. 7 B S* ~! l4 x, H3 V' k) [
金玉满堂Treasures fill the home
I- b" A7 h$ ~1 I& Y# I# E脚踏实地be down-to-earth
1 Y& I! T/ \, O# X脚踩两只船sit on the fence + E% m! e, v9 H0 Q
君子之交淡如水the friendship between gentlemen is as pure as crystal; a hedge between keeps friendship green + ~* }; I. |0 J5 E8 Y) q1 B
老生常谈，陈词滥调cut and dried, cliché
* _7 G* D) S6 t礼尚往来Courtesy calls for reciprocity.
% w% m7 P8 ?+ b3 }7 k留得青山在，不怕没柴烧"Where there is life, there is hope.") {0 A, @7 ^& }2 `2 O
马到成功achieve immediate victory; win instant success
( i+ G) D0 Y, D2 V* }名利双收gain in both fame and wealth* Y' l, u7 V) A' F1 I0 b4 x
茅塞顿开be suddenly enlightened0 R4 y( i4 F' n$ p! `* s5 P* I/ ~
没有规矩不成方圆Nothing can be accomplished without norms or standards., }" N: ^. R3 r1 X, v
每逢佳节倍思亲
- n. b% B. J3 y7 c8 s( ZOn festive occasions more than ever one thinks of one's dear ones far away.
4 ^8 j% p, s# pIt is on the festival occasions when one misses his dear most.
7 Y3 N+ ]) [/ f- j# i9 }谋事在人，成事在天"The planning lies with man, the outcome with Heaven. / Man proposes, God disposes. "
8 Q7 w Y( B+ h: h" D弄巧成拙be too smart by half; Cunning outwits itself.
2 p' r' h2 e! l拿手好戏masterpiece) r9 r- e! c; X8 K* J
赔了夫人又折兵throw good money after bad! t5 x' L/ O( s; g$ U% C2 Q
抛砖引玉a modest spur to induce others to come forward with valuable contributions; throw a sprat to catch a whale; A# Q+ h' h& P7 m! q8 X
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
+ e- |* j! D" {2 ]9 Q2 |, p抢得先机take the preemptive opportunities ) z! Z% _; o( J6 i# P
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.- P# h1 l7 ^7 B2 s( G
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' z( E$ k, C" F0 g5 {2 H
前事不忘,后事之师Past experience, if not forgotten, is a guide for the future.- D+ h, V. F( ]+ H+ s4 @- D
前人栽树,后人乘凉One generation plants the trees in whose shade another generation rests.* }! h Z' E* c& K" G5 ~
One sows and another reaps.
( [, e3 T) b2 z" ~; [前怕狼,后怕虎fear the wolf in front and the tiger behind/ hesitate in doing something
/ i9 z2 g/ U5 O6 x4 D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.
/ O* J9 ]+ U7 b, ~3 C V- q9 O) A8 T强强联手win-win co-operation
, ?9 h4 V- [! n% p9 h& A! n瑞雪兆丰年A timely snow promises a good harvest.
+ ^; B. X/ Q0 g# y# |, [人之初,性本善Man's nature at birth is good.
1 t3 F) a: N; ~7 Y人逢喜事精神爽Joy puts heart into a man.6 G; r7 w; u- E) w. T( m0 G* u2 g/ x# K
人海战术huge-crowd strategy - w n+ F* S( T8 f" j7 g. `
世上无难事，只要肯攀登"Where there is a will, there is a way. "
7 g3 `, d7 E% n. U; \8 e世外桃源a fictitious land of peace away from the turmoil of the world; 8 Z5 X" G" A, C9 O; M3 S7 Q% m
死而后已until my heart stops beating& W, r$ p# P9 T6 n9 w8 E+ X
岁岁平安Peace all year round
0 T! }7 T% y- T$ k3 E$ {上有天堂，下有苏杭"Just as there is paradise in heaven, ther are Suzhou and Hangzhou on earth." - X$ J$ v5 k, Z C
塞翁失马，焉知非福Misfortune may be an actual blessing.: X S8 p: o2 ]- A, B
三十而立"A man should be independent at the age of thirty.
- D; r2 c; I! @1 F7 @At thirty, a man should be able to think for himself." ! d; N- c; T) A& m- d" T
升级换代updating and upgrading (of products)
* }( f5 u& w5 R9 \& Y% O/ |四十不惑Life begins at forty. % G& `4 i0 i1 O/ i4 N- C: v
谁言寸草心，报得三春晖"Such kindness of warm sun, can't be repaid by grass. "
# s9 U- Q6 R, I/ i s水涨船高When the river rises, the boat floats high.
' r+ e" _8 k0 N7 i$ }. c时不我待Time and tide wait for no man. - @, z/ Z. B9 b6 j9 W" Z
杀鸡用牛刀break a butterfly on the wheel
5 R& ~! g# K M7 q7 g+ ]实事求是seek truth from facts; be practical and realistic; be true to facts
9 l. q& I! a2 n! T P说曹操,曹操到Talk of the devil and he comes.
+ f0 t3 e! t6 X* M$ G$ R: _* c实话实说speak the plain truth; call a spade a spade; tell it as it is
: m e5 L) \3 e实践是检验真理的唯一标准Practice is the sole criterion for testing truth.
2 j/ |# b3 [' R+ z7 @8 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; "& Z# R2 [& W) g. Z
韬光养晦hide one's capacities and bide one's time
0 A: p& Y6 |; V0 I3 k: R糖衣炮弹sugar-coated bullets0 }- m/ Q* j- T6 e9 H a
天有不测风云Anything unexpected may happen. a bolt from the blue4 c* H; Y4 p1 O" z+ q; o2 s7 w
团结就是力量Unity is strength.
" ?: W3 m( Z1 ~% o2 S7 A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
5 @4 R0 k9 D3 ^: S4 G歪风邪气unhealthy practices and evil phenomena
$ M$ Y( ^9 N$ Z# y7 Q d物以类聚，人以群分Birds of a feather flock together.
( A f6 }& v* n* @. N* D往事如风"The past has vanished (from memory) like wind.; What in past, is past." ( x3 J: w; v' K% z; f
望子成龙hold high hopes for one's child
6 P7 j3 ~9 R W" l t屋漏又逢连阴雨Misfortunes never come singly. When it rains it pours.! Z; u0 V) j# O) a" ]. b" x
文韬武略military expertise; military strategy 1 @; Q" a" N8 Z; {+ J- C
唯利是图draw water to one's mill
1 K/ ~! ?5 ^$ |9 ]0 w9 t5 {: L无源之水,无本之木water without a source, and a tree wiithout roots! P7 m8 f6 W( B& x; n; ^
无中生有make/create something out of nothing ' Z( @; o5 \3 `
无风不起浪There are no waves without wind. There's no smoke without fire.
& Q; j. w( |5 L9 F徇私枉法bend the law for the benefit of relatives or friends : _- q% h$ L. A+ |% ]1 D$ C% T
新官上任三把火a new broom sweeps clean
' W' P1 @6 w, k虚心使人进步,骄傲使人落后Modesty helps one go forward, whereas conceit makes one lag behind.
: j6 w r( h( n) H) R蓄势而发accumulate strength for a take-off/ |. Q! v# f/ `" l4 b1 ]% f v
心想事成May all your wish come true: G3 W: M) V$ o+ H+ B; k' Y# k
心照不宣have a tacit understanding; give tacit consent; tacit understanding
3 o- p2 \4 ? S# e) V) |8 b" Q% E先入为主First impressions are firmly entrenched." f T# p# }! |# P# J. I
先下手为强catch the ball before the bound2 P( f' ~. w. [) ]& _- i% j7 W2 j4 R
像热锅上的蚂蚁like an ant on a hot pan
9 z- k0 @/ j7 Z' f现身说法warn people by taking oneself as an example
2 E# h1 W4 ~6 ?9 l& M( J7 I息事宁人pour oil on troubled waters : h# v* B% {% Y+ o0 `$ m$ ?( V- a
喜忧参半mingled hope and fear
6 I% x' w5 f8 Y4 q! v7 M- x0 W+ _1 w循序渐进step by step! J8 ~" x# `; F( s/ C" \
一路平安，一路顺风speed somebody on their way; speed the parting guest # G2 _- Z6 t/ m& q1 p. X
严以律己,宽以待人be strict with oneself and lenient towards others
, l0 c6 { l7 O; u% i鱼米之乡a land of milk and honey
' R& X' o- B p4 {& N6 `1 ?' t有情人终成眷属"Jack shall have Jill, all shall be well." & d$ C# w- ^7 Q: L
有钱能使鬼推磨Money makes the mare go. Money talks.
: o2 w0 q6 y8 D) c. E2 h) N有识之士people of vision1 q6 s. M: p) ^. C0 E+ w
有勇无谋use brawn rather than brain
2 `, v# w# D @# W/ h! [有缘千里来相会Separated as we are thousands of miles apart, we come together as if by predestination.
) o3 E% N2 H3 Y% b4 B与时俱进advance with times
/ n* {! y$ i& ~1 t& l: [+ Z以人为本people oriented; people foremost
% m, g# q; h8 Y因材施教teach students according to their aptitude , ^- Q+ m8 X. [4 H; M% q+ _# T
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." 3 n. y5 D9 O; o/ o5 ]7 Q1 G
欲速则不达Haste does not bring success. % S n6 W4 ~7 x8 S1 q
优胜劣汰survival of the fittest 7 X+ z2 }2 H( |" Z( y
英雄所见略同Great minds think alike.- S+ q: G5 x/ v+ `3 E* t
冤家宜解不宜结Better make friends than make enemies.( O" f. @! w E* j- I7 w' l( p5 c% v
冤假错案"cases in which people were unjustly, falsely or wrongly charged or sentenced; unjust, false or wrong cases" ) E7 C8 z! r6 G! ]) J4 c# A
一言既出，驷马难追A real man never goes back on his words. - }& z. L" _7 D+ g1 M
招财进宝Money and treasures will be plentiful; D; V9 e+ l. A- C
债台高筑become debt-ridden+ z" g, J% @: I a
致命要害Achilles' heel + I8 ~6 p. {" R( P5 l' u
众矢之的target of public criticism
1 ?6 t9 P0 l# S2 d7 v8 r/ t0 w% q1 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.
; d/ F1 h x/ N3 P纸上谈兵be an armchair strategist
" w1 x6 o" @9 S0 v纸包不住火Truth will come to light sooner or later.
6 Y% Q1 u0 C4 O/ h1 H. Y0 |% B9 }左右为难between the devil and the deep blue sea; between the rock and the hard place |
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