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爱屋及乌Love me, love my dog.
P& c7 Y. t0 L1 _: I" L7 T百闻不如一见Seeing is believing.0 Q/ W" M2 f5 N' d$ k d
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
0 Y5 ]7 j+ l4 h7 e笨鸟先飞A slow sparrow should make an early start./ Y& K! ]1 W& f+ l& S! I( ~
不眠之夜white night
- W+ d; w# z5 [5 w4 l4 M不以物喜，不以己悲not pleased by external gains, not saddened by personnal losses. q9 L& x V$ ?$ |+ ^- ^8 A
不遗余力spare no effort; go all out; do one's best- I4 [$ h6 b4 z/ o& c
不打不成交"No discord, no concord. + G' |4 ^8 V8 c3 Q* Z5 k
拆东墙补西墙rob Peter to pay Paul & T' n M. G1 f7 I' B% z% K
辞旧迎新bid farewell to the old and usher in the new; ring out the old year and ring in the new
: k* O, ~0 z( q4 M! C: |+ s4 V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 all2 P; V p% F+ y6 c. t9 G; Y
大开眼界open one's eyes; broaden one's horizon; be an eye-opener
2 ?/ r# a& K) t) G. j国泰民安The country flourishes and people live in peace
) ^# G0 O& L9 ^8 m. U3 N* ^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 % G# O( B, k m
功夫不负有心人Everything comes to him who waits.
( p( M- Y; @0 L7 m. P. G好了伤疤忘了疼once on shore, one prays no more" ~3 G5 a; t5 t# Y3 Y2 J* w, J
好事不出门，恶事传千里Good news never goes beyond the gate, while bad news spread far and wide.
M% ?( s. [) p$ w$ `和气生财Harmony brings wealth+ f% J3 a2 C5 O1 t& a+ @
活到老，学到老One is never too old to learn.
/ P3 Q. n# a) F5 N既往不咎let bygones be bygones
y" p% l9 u- U: P! O金无足赤,人无完人Gold can't be pure and man can't be perfect. - S4 l1 `! v* c0 h7 U) A
金玉满堂Treasures fill the home3 c% J8 `: s+ \! d) V, g
脚踏实地be down-to-earth
4 z3 m0 \4 N6 e1 C! }脚踩两只船sit on the fence . y0 |: B# z+ _
君子之交淡如水the friendship between gentlemen is as pure as crystal; a hedge between keeps friendship green
" j1 N" x* C, E% M4 ]# X, X; z, N( r老生常谈，陈词滥调cut and dried, cliché6 K: M" j- `' k3 c& x. J
礼尚往来Courtesy calls for reciprocity.
7 f- E* i4 e, `; |留得青山在，不怕没柴烧"Where there is life, there is hope."1 S$ a' z( p- c5 r2 r4 b+ |* m
马到成功achieve immediate victory; win instant success' p/ G" l8 B8 }. U
名利双收gain in both fame and wealth q# _; @& ^. g) z
茅塞顿开be suddenly enlightened2 [: _4 f1 V- J! r \
没有规矩不成方圆Nothing can be accomplished without norms or standards.* I8 I& Y7 S3 `2 j; W% b: K2 O; [
每逢佳节倍思亲: {5 R* i$ n& [
On festive occasions more than ever one thinks of one's dear ones far away.
9 b4 I1 U* {+ K" L; wIt is on the festival occasions when one misses his dear most.
& }- ^5 R1 I) ^; U, t谋事在人，成事在天"The planning lies with man, the outcome with Heaven. / Man proposes, God disposes. "
# h2 U0 `0 `4 i弄巧成拙be too smart by half; Cunning outwits itself.
$ c9 X. I8 X! d4 c& v$ D( u7 t拿手好戏masterpiece
/ v) f0 D0 H& L( x& u赔了夫人又折兵throw good money after bad( Y1 A3 y* E4 J- @1 N5 L
抛砖引玉a modest spur to induce others to come forward with valuable contributions; throw a sprat to catch a whale q( `# m0 q- o& \0 r
破釜沉舟cut off all means of retreat；burn one‘s own way of retreat and be determined to fight to the end0 z4 i3 f `7 ^8 z1 V: Z
抢得先机take the preemptive opportunities
* o C* z) B8 M7 e- f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.
( ?! ^$ j3 q; x% E( ]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
e X X* t; ?. J! Z: F前事不忘,后事之师Past experience, if not forgotten, is a guide for the future.8 s( y: ~6 S. ?+ D Y8 d0 T
前人栽树,后人乘凉One generation plants the trees in whose shade another generation rests.
+ n- u, m0 p, R% sOne sows and another reaps.
* O! q4 A! l5 n. y5 @前怕狼,后怕虎fear the wolf in front and the tiger behind/ hesitate in doing something
( |$ Q/ J; B: q2 R: q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. ; l2 q' V3 x3 i2 U$ v
强强联手win-win co-operation% i* ~; ^5 ]* c5 }8 |
瑞雪兆丰年A timely snow promises a good harvest.
8 B" p7 a7 p6 r$ x- ]/ h人之初,性本善Man's nature at birth is good./ h% O" M$ e8 x% v1 x
人逢喜事精神爽Joy puts heart into a man.
- e8 @* Z1 @$ N" K/ v6 b( o w人海战术huge-crowd strategy ; J# ~/ x6 I$ k
世上无难事，只要肯攀登"Where there is a will, there is a way. "
- ^5 u3 Q; x! k. B# p) K7 M世外桃源a fictitious land of peace away from the turmoil of the world; $ D7 J$ b' O) o4 v# B( T) a
死而后已until my heart stops beating
2 t9 ~; K' \: M% s% c$ m, K岁岁平安Peace all year round7 m6 Z, d, N2 {' ^+ i9 Y
上有天堂，下有苏杭"Just as there is paradise in heaven, ther are Suzhou and Hangzhou on earth."
7 k C F8 s& b. F( s1 L) P塞翁失马，焉知非福Misfortune may be an actual blessing.0 ^4 O4 b. w9 J! O
三十而立"A man should be independent at the age of thirty.
" h+ g9 A+ [. B0 dAt thirty, a man should be able to think for himself."
. c- M# C C' r6 _升级换代updating and upgrading (of products)/ i6 v" d! P0 N0 K( B* \3 q
四十不惑Life begins at forty.
! @9 O: ~! o1 A" a- b5 l9 G& X谁言寸草心，报得三春晖"Such kindness of warm sun, can't be repaid by grass. " ' Y9 W) ~7 Z: q
水涨船高When the river rises, the boat floats high.# M- k' p7 m4 @
时不我待Time and tide wait for no man.
" S0 f) D! j C7 ~6 h杀鸡用牛刀break a butterfly on the wheel
* ~9 O# ~% f& ~2 M实事求是seek truth from facts; be practical and realistic; be true to facts 4 C, C% y" b3 x+ g% M% u) a8 j
说曹操,曹操到Talk of the devil and he comes.3 F; ^0 E5 c7 f, A, R; b) y9 q
实话实说speak the plain truth; call a spade a spade; tell it as it is 7 `( o7 f; `# U# l" u1 O
实践是检验真理的唯一标准Practice is the sole criterion for testing truth.) Z4 | i5 f; x1 f, `2 _: W
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; "
K4 y2 j% f+ k韬光养晦hide one's capacities and bide one's time, i3 n+ \# V8 v
糖衣炮弹sugar-coated bullets/ ]+ ~* o' Z- {; A- k8 U2 ~
天有不测风云Anything unexpected may happen. a bolt from the blue
: s1 r( H1 O2 v团结就是力量Unity is strength.
8 O4 F: ^( L" d$ J# e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 - t; @% k$ B( o8 H
歪风邪气unhealthy practices and evil phenomena
/ `. @# C F- h物以类聚，人以群分Birds of a feather flock together.
4 O; r) x ]2 N0 [' H8 q往事如风"The past has vanished (from memory) like wind.; What in past, is past." , E. ^; H3 X/ X! f$ n& B
望子成龙hold high hopes for one's child; e' N! |1 g* P- v8 I) h* a
屋漏又逢连阴雨Misfortunes never come singly. When it rains it pours.
7 S$ e& J2 V9 b5 M J: ~& ^文韬武略military expertise; military strategy
' \: S9 v: H& t$ q9 K Q) m唯利是图draw water to one's mill
) T x) d c% r1 M- ^无源之水,无本之木water without a source, and a tree wiithout roots
% M N* x5 r. w/ z1 K无中生有make/create something out of nothing
; d1 d9 _1 {# f: _0 p# X/ w3 p无风不起浪There are no waves without wind. There's no smoke without fire.
_- P9 y8 A/ |1 v徇私枉法bend the law for the benefit of relatives or friends
) i, y) M, y1 d4 [5 a& S新官上任三把火a new broom sweeps clean ; {! B7 A! x) V! D; R
虚心使人进步,骄傲使人落后Modesty helps one go forward, whereas conceit makes one lag behind.
5 b& _$ T- q4 W0 t# P" _蓄势而发accumulate strength for a take-off3 S+ [" A5 L7 d% c4 J' ~9 T
心想事成May all your wish come true
# {1 p" a# ]! ]4 w" l+ \ x心照不宣have a tacit understanding; give tacit consent; tacit understanding
' p" l; D( g( ?2 V先入为主First impressions are firmly entrenched.5 w4 D1 b+ Z7 y, r O2 r( Q
先下手为强catch the ball before the bound
g& P# m9 P; Y8 t4 A/ V像热锅上的蚂蚁like an ant on a hot pan3 w2 w) J+ ?8 H6 Z- I" ~
现身说法warn people by taking oneself as an example, [ N6 n: N$ z! a1 G3 X! V
息事宁人pour oil on troubled waters " L3 ?! l3 c$ F" v+ }" i+ R& k! x
喜忧参半mingled hope and fear
1 P( T8 C" Z* ]/ @3 @循序渐进step by step, o; ^( I3 m& L1 H/ a
一路平安，一路顺风speed somebody on their way; speed the parting guest 1 X0 w5 s, ?0 a& M. a1 p
严以律己,宽以待人be strict with oneself and lenient towards others
2 t$ X- Q1 t% `% ]# m* ^2 S; k! {7 m% q鱼米之乡a land of milk and honey
: O+ x6 d! I1 z* ~2 T有情人终成眷属"Jack shall have Jill, all shall be well." ! h% _- w$ n. j8 V
有钱能使鬼推磨Money makes the mare go. Money talks.
7 K; D- y7 S" W n( S, Z4 H$ a有识之士people of vision
8 {& v* |! V! P; p" R, u4 d( }2 G: a有勇无谋use brawn rather than brain
) {" M1 S2 F- H有缘千里来相会Separated as we are thousands of miles apart, we come together as if by predestination.
: v: q4 Y: X3 H5 m* g与时俱进advance with times8 ]% v& J) T- i) |' U* [% {
以人为本people oriented; people foremost " m O% D( i' V. W5 [8 c
因材施教teach students according to their aptitude
/ c/ j3 t2 \6 m9 @: n! 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."
* q* b% I w8 V1 L9 X& b5 s2 B8 g) K欲速则不达Haste does not bring success. $ `2 d% v4 e4 H$ W2 Q2 P$ n6 ]+ F
优胜劣汰survival of the fittest
" e& q8 J% F7 E# g' j% N5 i英雄所见略同Great minds think alike.
! P. E3 b, W/ H, t冤家宜解不宜结Better make friends than make enemies.; W, \! Y3 @ V. j
冤假错案"cases in which people were unjustly, falsely or wrongly charged or sentenced; unjust, false or wrong cases" 7 M5 e1 g# B4 [9 I) h
一言既出，驷马难追A real man never goes back on his words. ' ]' k) L& a+ y* S: g; Q6 E
招财进宝Money and treasures will be plentiful" M# h. N% W/ R/ G! V' _1 Y
债台高筑become debt-ridden
j) U; e* m. a* @& {& @致命要害Achilles' heel
' x# ^# [* E1 V3 u众矢之的target of public criticism8 _9 C3 v" w* Z# h, P! J
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.
# q0 `3 ?4 y" O) J/ u纸上谈兵be an armchair strategist/ I9 D2 `( c" |1 C/ H- g# j
纸包不住火Truth will come to light sooner or later.
. D) a0 M# [. f5 X# l U左右为难between the devil and the deep blue sea; between the rock and the hard place |
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