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爱屋及乌Love me, love my dog.
* ]2 e* S0 |. i$ z S: W. e4 {5 p4 m百闻不如一见Seeing is believing." b2 I, i7 W; |% }
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+ ]* i3 S1 _0 l- F) l3 P! w9 s
笨鸟先飞A slow sparrow should make an early start.
$ Z! {2 l) b! Q% K0 S7 z! b9 _不眠之夜white night * k) Z; F, d8 t) Z
不以物喜，不以己悲not pleased by external gains, not saddened by personnal losses
0 z2 [# B# b- M! S! B" d不遗余力spare no effort; go all out; do one's best
4 K S) t8 \8 t' k0 w8 w5 t! F不打不成交"No discord, no concord. , d8 }& G2 q9 K# s) U n/ F) L) u5 S
拆东墙补西墙rob Peter to pay Paul
% S) Z6 a' d- w: i" j2 d( G辞旧迎新bid farewell to the old and usher in the new; ring out the old year and ring in the new
( k7 b6 E* t* i1 E% ], O- D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
/ N1 z8 U) z" f/ i; \大开眼界open one's eyes; broaden one's horizon; be an eye-opener
/ Z2 h( ^" w) x( b' w$ f国泰民安The country flourishes and people live in peace
# m) M4 x" C' G0 e V; A& E6 O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
8 A; H$ F( A; }* j( T: o功夫不负有心人Everything comes to him who waits.
1 f( h7 \( F- [7 J8 o$ C& V8 o好了伤疤忘了疼once on shore, one prays no more( G7 ?' K6 P% u9 V2 y5 }: \
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 `7 ?( T& o& o* R9 J |3 `3 Q和气生财Harmony brings wealth- Q( ~. i1 v) U2 c( F: v; Q& X
活到老，学到老One is never too old to learn.
6 X9 ^5 Z c! m: V. a/ b% w/ O既往不咎let bygones be bygones 6 y2 [: x( U' Y+ b# | X; T3 r! ]0 j
金无足赤,人无完人Gold can't be pure and man can't be perfect.
6 ?9 t8 O. S2 Y; g金玉满堂Treasures fill the home
( ]) M6 F& Y( N" B# e( D; H% S! {脚踏实地be down-to-earth
. B' h0 ~& m$ u脚踩两只船sit on the fence 3 p! _0 r% a0 g- p& Z' S
君子之交淡如水the friendship between gentlemen is as pure as crystal; a hedge between keeps friendship green 6 y6 N/ v$ \; W c6 c, |
老生常谈，陈词滥调cut and dried, cliché
( i5 e! E0 W8 |% o! u+ k5 K礼尚往来Courtesy calls for reciprocity.
. m1 q- }+ `: \9 r0 B# t, S: Z5 t留得青山在，不怕没柴烧"Where there is life, there is hope."3 L- e7 c* J$ @, L
马到成功achieve immediate victory; win instant success' {' F: ~, ?6 q5 I
名利双收gain in both fame and wealth5 a! V9 k* R( z# p! @# h: n
茅塞顿开be suddenly enlightened
* |- I4 K9 M& g7 c7 t3 B' u没有规矩不成方圆Nothing can be accomplished without norms or standards.: s3 j% `- X/ F
每逢佳节倍思亲
2 ~1 X5 }: T0 c, x/ L. W8 U LOn festive occasions more than ever one thinks of one's dear ones far away.
/ W7 B! ]5 W! F+ X) oIt is on the festival occasions when one misses his dear most. v9 G$ W7 ~# Q, c* K
谋事在人，成事在天"The planning lies with man, the outcome with Heaven. / Man proposes, God disposes. "/ S* _- K1 E) ?# e
弄巧成拙be too smart by half; Cunning outwits itself.
( q" l- _/ _) Y: M C/ _拿手好戏masterpiece
" o" I: b1 `2 Q0 b: A. G; T" S( [$ z赔了夫人又折兵throw good money after bad
- L: t/ ]9 B9 h: M. O5 H1 ?抛砖引玉a modest spur to induce others to come forward with valuable contributions; throw a sprat to catch a whale
& h- M6 }8 U6 z W& f I* T% B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
2 s9 C! p9 I( [8 J/ x( B( q抢得先机take the preemptive opportunities
3 z+ X \8 v0 L+ K, e9 {$ j* v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.7 e$ G; z" Q$ y' j! k g0 D* `" [
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& ?$ v F. I% c
前事不忘,后事之师Past experience, if not forgotten, is a guide for the future.
0 Z' V6 b8 ]/ d, h2 [前人栽树,后人乘凉One generation plants the trees in whose shade another generation rests.
& X7 O, s7 [- w5 K* M' s4 u7 bOne sows and another reaps.
, z2 w; U6 K; P前怕狼,后怕虎fear the wolf in front and the tiger behind/ hesitate in doing something
, o' }. {+ d+ N! U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. ' d# m. M5 H* ?/ L% A9 ~
强强联手win-win co-operation# b5 ]) ]% B7 r$ K5 w' I: o
瑞雪兆丰年A timely snow promises a good harvest.. Z" ^/ Y; J# I3 S9 [
人之初,性本善Man's nature at birth is good.9 B. F: A# y/ L: F" S' z
人逢喜事精神爽Joy puts heart into a man.
$ }/ x1 q& F) y7 g$ a' }人海战术huge-crowd strategy
) B) V8 o3 T' M& z# l& M世上无难事，只要肯攀登"Where there is a will, there is a way. " % J( |6 T- _$ ~/ t8 Q9 a, V
世外桃源a fictitious land of peace away from the turmoil of the world; ; q1 T" s7 Z1 |8 p* e( {
死而后已until my heart stops beating3 v+ C+ ~! q- o, w# r
岁岁平安Peace all year round
$ I, E& A3 g; D% c* C' X上有天堂，下有苏杭"Just as there is paradise in heaven, ther are Suzhou and Hangzhou on earth." 1 g6 w# J3 F, d4 V5 D
塞翁失马，焉知非福Misfortune may be an actual blessing.
) f$ b, J2 I2 j% F( x* g0 q0 @三十而立"A man should be independent at the age of thirty.
# t% }; f3 s# n$ [At thirty, a man should be able to think for himself."
& b1 y* P. d/ K5 |" S0 E升级换代updating and upgrading (of products)
* J8 w% c4 F1 W* O8 J四十不惑Life begins at forty. }# I. a8 ^/ R1 J* i; o1 \: ~+ Q" j! t
谁言寸草心，报得三春晖"Such kindness of warm sun, can't be repaid by grass. " 9 h C: L, Q" K3 C2 v* x6 H" x
水涨船高When the river rises, the boat floats high./ _2 r+ ^8 p7 U. @( w! } Y0 p% R
时不我待Time and tide wait for no man. + E1 k* I9 g% n# y3 t6 P& H
杀鸡用牛刀break a butterfly on the wheel# a0 O, Y' ?- U# {) Q. Q* A
实事求是seek truth from facts; be practical and realistic; be true to facts
& d9 n5 R# L, p, J& u说曹操,曹操到Talk of the devil and he comes.
3 X+ m3 ~1 o: U, m* ?实话实说speak the plain truth; call a spade a spade; tell it as it is 2 j* E) D( t" r" y- M8 D
实践是检验真理的唯一标准Practice is the sole criterion for testing truth.8 b7 V% G2 d( \6 W5 t! E& Y
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 ?) I; V/ y7 {( F
韬光养晦hide one's capacities and bide one's time I7 R+ N' }/ D$ R( S }# `
糖衣炮弹sugar-coated bullets
- X+ h5 D6 I, Q/ S. [8 c! c0 p天有不测风云Anything unexpected may happen. a bolt from the blue X3 B0 B: u" u8 Z
团结就是力量Unity is strength.
7 P: u' _$ U8 t$ |7 R3 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 ; D5 M5 s$ i+ P' H
歪风邪气unhealthy practices and evil phenomena6 I5 C3 R; O& S, p1 l- f p+ {1 K
物以类聚，人以群分Birds of a feather flock together.# D# _) E, ~% o2 T4 t/ I; M
往事如风"The past has vanished (from memory) like wind.; What in past, is past." # l/ H b) ~; A1 L, B% h9 R3 ^9 ^; p
望子成龙hold high hopes for one's child
% @, G8 I9 o3 Y0 b6 E! {屋漏又逢连阴雨Misfortunes never come singly. When it rains it pours./ e: ^6 @3 d. U: f/ o6 J6 L
文韬武略military expertise; military strategy
" c E' H) o" t& W- u3 J唯利是图draw water to one's mill 6 K: G* I2 B) c4 Q/ g9 M
无源之水,无本之木water without a source, and a tree wiithout roots6 Y h6 J; y- f9 U) i) H( ^- D
无中生有make/create something out of nothing
$ ~4 d1 i3 _( d$ L/ D6 K无风不起浪There are no waves without wind. There's no smoke without fire.: M( C) j. k- z( P* h
徇私枉法bend the law for the benefit of relatives or friends ; J, T' t+ ~% G! X6 R" S% J* D9 U
新官上任三把火a new broom sweeps clean : B; R% {' x% ?. J( {9 q3 p+ _( i
虚心使人进步,骄傲使人落后Modesty helps one go forward, whereas conceit makes one lag behind.8 z' r0 q9 r% b5 w+ H
蓄势而发accumulate strength for a take-off
) @- ?1 z- L4 M. Q0 ^1 W心想事成May all your wish come true i0 G$ h0 E$ { {% s
心照不宣have a tacit understanding; give tacit consent; tacit understanding$ j$ Z* g$ k# D( D3 z! V% {1 X
先入为主First impressions are firmly entrenched.+ c* q% ]7 J0 X& X1 q9 X
先下手为强catch the ball before the bound( N' t% [) Z" m1 B1 Q6 l
像热锅上的蚂蚁like an ant on a hot pan- M1 i' N* S6 E* r$ o/ d2 f l0 ]
现身说法warn people by taking oneself as an example
4 C x, m: S* N( e% p息事宁人pour oil on troubled waters
3 ], V& e9 M* N喜忧参半mingled hope and fear
5 H/ p# J: o) m' s4 Y5 x9 C. v% ^% E循序渐进step by step# O0 L: F8 v- ]; g2 M
一路平安，一路顺风speed somebody on their way; speed the parting guest
# N U. o- H4 ]9 D% k# o严以律己,宽以待人be strict with oneself and lenient towards others4 i7 t0 x8 r e5 t
鱼米之乡a land of milk and honey. J- o) ~6 _* L6 s1 ~9 v
有情人终成眷属"Jack shall have Jill, all shall be well." 7 q ]& i) K1 Q0 _
有钱能使鬼推磨Money makes the mare go. Money talks.
7 n/ F a% S4 F6 W8 l, g有识之士people of vision
0 X- z6 j/ J0 O0 g8 [有勇无谋use brawn rather than brain 2 h% A, k3 T, b* D
有缘千里来相会Separated as we are thousands of miles apart, we come together as if by predestination.2 z/ b# c: B. \6 q
与时俱进advance with times
- b) n. q# g% W3 }以人为本people oriented; people foremost
9 s7 o- g) d" ^0 X4 q因材施教teach students according to their aptitude , N6 q M. f$ a% Q3 |
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." 0 _- L8 u: C* b9 r3 [# i& O
欲速则不达Haste does not bring success. : D6 X2 D! c3 F L- ^4 Y
优胜劣汰survival of the fittest * G) }' d' p5 Q! K! m* t% R% l
英雄所见略同Great minds think alike.
* C3 a/ S0 O5 l& S冤家宜解不宜结Better make friends than make enemies.
2 e9 o: f5 p8 i P4 Z冤假错案"cases in which people were unjustly, falsely or wrongly charged or sentenced; unjust, false or wrong cases"
8 y: C: e. g3 x2 d1 Y一言既出，驷马难追A real man never goes back on his words. o6 J7 W0 P% n5 @8 b( }
招财进宝Money and treasures will be plentiful
' p; r: `7 }2 C" Z5 g4 X/ h' z- j- T债台高筑become debt-ridden# S5 _ n6 H% e$ N3 }
致命要害Achilles' heel
7 a5 u: C% N) \( `. B4 F众矢之的target of public criticism
D; ] A1 u+ w& 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.: i4 M7 K& f+ o, I+ l. ~
纸上谈兵be an armchair strategist! o2 S$ O! t$ C8 {# o
纸包不住火Truth will come to light sooner or later.
8 e3 L2 O5 _! ] K: E7 ^- G左右为难between the devil and the deep blue sea; between the rock and the hard place |
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