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爱屋及乌Love me, love my dog.
& `0 `9 U! I$ c7 ~5 I, ~百闻不如一见Seeing is believing.8 I' o! c3 ~2 }$ Q
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. V5 _ Q6 S2 G- o. ~5 M2 R) m
笨鸟先飞A slow sparrow should make an early start.5 ^8 Q0 i* D" I" Q" {4 ]0 x( Q
不眠之夜white night 3 v) Q+ P O* t, u6 N" j' C: m
不以物喜，不以己悲not pleased by external gains, not saddened by personnal losses8 I7 W& Y% k# X% O' R% Z9 A
不遗余力spare no effort; go all out; do one's best; |& B0 q9 r$ k# p( V8 |" x
不打不成交"No discord, no concord.
5 `. o J5 C" P3 e9 d! c y& ^6 o拆东墙补西墙rob Peter to pay Paul . f( V5 B5 j* l& k+ q
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% n- I: x- T# K3 I
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
, f7 q" M. B6 O- A1 f大开眼界open one's eyes; broaden one's horizon; be an eye-opener
; I2 b: i" E4 ?- ^国泰民安The country flourishes and people live in peace. |) _6 `* ?& _' _* K2 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
" ]6 Q3 W* ~$ ?/ Z$ ~1 ~1 h; ]功夫不负有心人Everything comes to him who waits. I9 [8 [8 R, O5 C% O
好了伤疤忘了疼once on shore, one prays no more$ U( J. T H6 C' B: z& V
好事不出门，恶事传千里Good news never goes beyond the gate, while bad news spread far and wide.
8 a J: ]6 Q t和气生财Harmony brings wealth+ x7 X, O/ J& W) R6 S, W: e
活到老，学到老One is never too old to learn. : y' q% J$ G, s7 Y0 n
既往不咎let bygones be bygones 9 }6 x0 u1 u6 Q# ]& j
金无足赤,人无完人Gold can't be pure and man can't be perfect.
: j! V7 \' S2 ~2 k1 n金玉满堂Treasures fill the home
- C+ `$ Y8 n! @7 U; {7 Q* H/ |脚踏实地be down-to-earth + N$ H. W3 N/ k. a% x: H
脚踩两只船sit on the fence 5 c5 L u* W7 l" N v( W
君子之交淡如水the friendship between gentlemen is as pure as crystal; a hedge between keeps friendship green
- V1 `% s/ c. ?. {6 `8 ?& y6 g老生常谈，陈词滥调cut and dried, cliché9 P7 P5 R/ [9 p6 n3 ~. I
礼尚往来Courtesy calls for reciprocity.
) ]" w' x W# ^7 h留得青山在，不怕没柴烧"Where there is life, there is hope." M8 U; z3 X @% g
马到成功achieve immediate victory; win instant success
. n% S7 F; P0 ~名利双收gain in both fame and wealth! B' m1 i' D2 F0 C5 u& {
茅塞顿开be suddenly enlightened0 k3 [+ C, `- ~# q' z$ h7 I
没有规矩不成方圆Nothing can be accomplished without norms or standards.( K# B# r8 _* p# H( Q9 D
每逢佳节倍思亲
" u( a8 n! f. f7 C" U- iOn festive occasions more than ever one thinks of one's dear ones far away.5 E) h. Q8 n: q' A2 {+ D0 I& s
It is on the festival occasions when one misses his dear most.
; Y9 c) f ]1 ^8 w* c0 f谋事在人，成事在天"The planning lies with man, the outcome with Heaven. / Man proposes, God disposes. "
) j! J: f6 z) O' ~: h弄巧成拙be too smart by half; Cunning outwits itself.
1 [, X: f* e) L拿手好戏masterpiece
& N! ]2 [. f5 M5 q% w7 Z6 e赔了夫人又折兵throw good money after bad4 ^- I$ U, P7 p/ q4 H' u7 u9 y# r1 Y9 j
抛砖引玉a modest spur to induce others to come forward with valuable contributions; throw a sprat to catch a whale
8 D" R# U5 c/ K; e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
* o/ F# C5 s: I8 G* q0 F抢得先机take the preemptive opportunities
" R9 A% M! G! r4 V0 g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.
/ e7 I5 L% s& ^6 t) O5 F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 step6 ]3 w Q& \" u, s3 v' T/ V
前事不忘,后事之师Past experience, if not forgotten, is a guide for the future., G3 V- L/ T# w. B/ n
前人栽树,后人乘凉One generation plants the trees in whose shade another generation rests.
: h2 [8 h% _% u; t2 @& NOne sows and another reaps.
+ U! t. P% [; l1 l$ o9 Q' h前怕狼,后怕虎fear the wolf in front and the tiger behind/ hesitate in doing something
; W C1 N4 }" S4 B+ 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.
2 A" i- s0 a2 I& D% C) [强强联手win-win co-operation& d% y8 B0 {& N* o e: S
瑞雪兆丰年A timely snow promises a good harvest.
- p o$ P9 u1 ?( ?, Z' y/ J人之初,性本善Man's nature at birth is good.
4 B3 h+ L' Q, Q0 w! g人逢喜事精神爽Joy puts heart into a man.
. _) k: D" ]8 I- C, s人海战术huge-crowd strategy - E( N8 y* N. r; Z8 I6 q9 b& K! e5 C
世上无难事，只要肯攀登"Where there is a will, there is a way. "
, J; {# J$ d, L世外桃源a fictitious land of peace away from the turmoil of the world;
2 N# O% z+ ?& h' S+ c7 W7 g) U# J死而后已until my heart stops beating5 I2 D* `2 k1 B Q( Q B% \5 U
岁岁平安Peace all year round V) C$ m( w9 @9 \3 { L5 R Q
上有天堂，下有苏杭"Just as there is paradise in heaven, ther are Suzhou and Hangzhou on earth."
; t5 q; i6 F' @ E8 }4 W% o7 f塞翁失马，焉知非福Misfortune may be an actual blessing.
1 k, w- N9 K, {+ `7 C8 T$ \三十而立"A man should be independent at the age of thirty.
. a: Q8 ^) q% `3 fAt thirty, a man should be able to think for himself." 3 ]! K; V* D. X$ w
升级换代updating and upgrading (of products)
n+ b% B7 c; z+ ?- ?5 ~四十不惑Life begins at forty. 7 t) A+ s, g( p* D: \" f/ `
谁言寸草心，报得三春晖"Such kindness of warm sun, can't be repaid by grass. " / l# U& W9 w: B0 D5 I5 k4 I+ i
水涨船高When the river rises, the boat floats high.! @+ C5 c/ D% M! {5 i
时不我待Time and tide wait for no man.
. E+ j4 x; t. H) ?2 `, t- m杀鸡用牛刀break a butterfly on the wheel' p7 N% u4 u5 J Y
实事求是seek truth from facts; be practical and realistic; be true to facts - O5 z* y' v) _* m# F$ }
说曹操,曹操到Talk of the devil and he comes.
. p1 y2 ^( w4 r" `% j, j! {% z实话实说speak the plain truth; call a spade a spade; tell it as it is
! y; g& |/ r6 Y- U5 I. X. _4 [. ], b( {实践是检验真理的唯一标准Practice is the sole criterion for testing truth.
9 G6 s) B2 o2 f# c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; "
6 `- w" b$ ]6 e4 R3 q0 I; D" [. g& W韬光养晦hide one's capacities and bide one's time. y! V) t) J- r; ^- f
糖衣炮弹sugar-coated bullets) d1 g/ F5 D& @, d4 }0 y o ^
天有不测风云Anything unexpected may happen. a bolt from the blue
6 h3 ?! h* h$ U4 k H7 e% J团结就是力量Unity is strength.
/ w+ m: w8 ?1 t1 n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 c4 [% w; j2 q4 c
歪风邪气unhealthy practices and evil phenomena
& O6 D* g) g! @+ C' E L4 _物以类聚，人以群分Birds of a feather flock together.9 L' N! _( o8 H
往事如风"The past has vanished (from memory) like wind.; What in past, is past."
/ B9 A9 q! V: ^望子成龙hold high hopes for one's child
) s% U0 F" w$ N/ D屋漏又逢连阴雨Misfortunes never come singly. When it rains it pours.
) l9 w7 h# A7 V0 W文韬武略military expertise; military strategy
# J0 }9 ^( A, {- E; Z唯利是图draw water to one's mill 3 S/ f4 D. r: v- F F: h) n
无源之水,无本之木water without a source, and a tree wiithout roots! h* x1 e; S8 e% l9 Q
无中生有make/create something out of nothing % ]+ ]$ S q: d+ Z" A
无风不起浪There are no waves without wind. There's no smoke without fire./ g2 _; Q$ p, d, y
徇私枉法bend the law for the benefit of relatives or friends # m7 [& f* M5 { E
新官上任三把火a new broom sweeps clean
3 ~) i" v" p$ T1 s虚心使人进步,骄傲使人落后Modesty helps one go forward, whereas conceit makes one lag behind.
7 z8 a5 A1 k! g- T* l% {# s! k, L蓄势而发accumulate strength for a take-off
" Z: |, o1 [, \5 C$ | c* C8 c心想事成May all your wish come true' _) s( D1 a: S, S$ u1 Y
心照不宣have a tacit understanding; give tacit consent; tacit understanding" z6 M8 q, d9 j* D! o% J; X3 u/ J
先入为主First impressions are firmly entrenched.
; e8 a8 v. n& w, E, L/ k2 S- d先下手为强catch the ball before the bound0 S2 N- z" O/ r4 p+ U4 J, W& O
像热锅上的蚂蚁like an ant on a hot pan
2 v7 P8 w% h: @0 A1 P4 A1 m& B' X现身说法warn people by taking oneself as an example+ n3 s& M% i* E! G& E9 F$ Q0 q
息事宁人pour oil on troubled waters ; J% p8 J: f! i7 d6 o) j
喜忧参半mingled hope and fear % H# W' u+ c4 ?5 l$ S
循序渐进step by step
8 W4 W1 M2 @# b x一路平安，一路顺风speed somebody on their way; speed the parting guest 7 [1 F$ ?& h, v n. c R) G- [
严以律己,宽以待人be strict with oneself and lenient towards others
L' \! n9 w& z X" n9 `- r0 e鱼米之乡a land of milk and honey* M" u7 f( e* |
有情人终成眷属"Jack shall have Jill, all shall be well." + m8 ?; G3 Z9 w: D: z$ M' `. y
有钱能使鬼推磨Money makes the mare go. Money talks.2 X! l, Z a, x
有识之士people of vision$ j: l( X' s% ]( @8 q$ B/ G
有勇无谋use brawn rather than brain
3 i: R& J5 P' t- B; E有缘千里来相会Separated as we are thousands of miles apart, we come together as if by predestination.
4 y; a0 C$ O- _6 f) w3 P7 Y与时俱进advance with times& x- n, n2 G+ h4 m2 n
以人为本people oriented; people foremost
( n( I& u% U: T因材施教teach students according to their aptitude
# I; N. Q& _9 V( m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."
4 X3 F9 Q3 x# z4 W {: {+ ]5 j欲速则不达Haste does not bring success.
; y3 z/ ?* C5 ] f, T优胜劣汰survival of the fittest
) {- q) n8 I# S1 J% H英雄所见略同Great minds think alike.1 U2 H' S) J* b$ F- O5 Z' [
冤家宜解不宜结Better make friends than make enemies.
5 Y5 m" g0 ?2 u' j冤假错案"cases in which people were unjustly, falsely or wrongly charged or sentenced; unjust, false or wrong cases"
/ ~' U" b- `$ u6 n) i$ }+ K一言既出，驷马难追A real man never goes back on his words.
0 R6 o# f/ e0 i" V# t( f招财进宝Money and treasures will be plentiful
/ D* R6 K; e1 J& J$ M1 _债台高筑become debt-ridden c3 U5 i# {6 ~5 _1 y @) m0 }* p/ `
致命要害Achilles' heel " @0 y, w* X( g1 g, V
众矢之的target of public criticism- x: q! H' o% [) y$ B5 M) T2 y; P
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.
9 g% @4 p/ \* ~ |3 V, g, ]: p纸上谈兵be an armchair strategist
( j1 v" z) W0 |6 y纸包不住火Truth will come to light sooner or later.+ }- q! i& Y+ R1 k" T, x8 Y
左右为难between the devil and the deep blue sea; between the rock and the hard place |
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