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爱屋及乌Love me, love my dog.
* U; a- F5 s1 Q! c9 X百闻不如一见Seeing is believing.
# R2 {# O& F: d+ f/ k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* V2 H, }# D/ @( _7 c
笨鸟先飞A slow sparrow should make an early start.0 f: j5 D: `$ z+ h4 l* X
不眠之夜white night & \1 I$ @9 ?* j; s- F5 |" e
不以物喜，不以己悲not pleased by external gains, not saddened by personnal losses
5 X+ m4 C) N/ { |1 j7 l不遗余力spare no effort; go all out; do one's best
: U" Q' Q8 y' M0 {不打不成交"No discord, no concord. 1 [% S/ \7 ?7 D' J; K
拆东墙补西墙rob Peter to pay Paul + c( [* A* T# K0 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
/ t7 i& G; z1 m6 X. z* L- g3 P! `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
( @ X, D( D- O( F) V1 V' t大开眼界open one's eyes; broaden one's horizon; be an eye-opener
3 k+ `" `' w' f# t" Z; S# g- P1 S9 h0 W国泰民安The country flourishes and people live in peace ~$ g: T+ z0 m! g* a
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 9 `: M; y. G! \! }4 Z# }+ O
功夫不负有心人Everything comes to him who waits. & T. e0 g& E1 ~, E
好了伤疤忘了疼once on shore, one prays no more0 ]- [9 r9 a, b ~
好事不出门，恶事传千里Good news never goes beyond the gate, while bad news spread far and wide.
0 Q; g( S T6 X* b7 ?+ j' E和气生财Harmony brings wealth
: g- V3 r/ B$ ~' a活到老，学到老One is never too old to learn.
7 t$ U( W4 z9 Z' {9 s既往不咎let bygones be bygones $ i# n3 c1 `+ P& {3 w' H( r, e
金无足赤,人无完人Gold can't be pure and man can't be perfect. # }4 O$ O3 y0 }/ h& N3 F
金玉满堂Treasures fill the home8 L. d M/ q2 ?2 H# `$ V
脚踏实地be down-to-earth
3 c2 r$ J6 U7 S+ m/ ]脚踩两只船sit on the fence
: S! f1 x% {/ L7 g, A君子之交淡如水the friendship between gentlemen is as pure as crystal; a hedge between keeps friendship green
9 c |+ K* e5 z6 K: T老生常谈，陈词滥调cut and dried, cliché* x/ C! i" ]6 F6 O* K: }# p
礼尚往来Courtesy calls for reciprocity.
& I4 f8 p- l/ H" J4 R留得青山在，不怕没柴烧"Where there is life, there is hope."
6 O6 z! x. C7 Q0 [+ k; L马到成功achieve immediate victory; win instant success% B! k' w% p7 m M# F! z+ m: }
名利双收gain in both fame and wealth
7 Y$ B; y$ ^2 |) X. d9 W茅塞顿开be suddenly enlightened3 l& t$ I4 e) J! {3 U: Q
没有规矩不成方圆Nothing can be accomplished without norms or standards.8 I6 M( _4 g3 u7 Y: C! L3 i
每逢佳节倍思亲
6 R- L- w k! I, q- sOn festive occasions more than ever one thinks of one's dear ones far away.
- f! G# C. j. Z3 o# x3 oIt is on the festival occasions when one misses his dear most.
- F* B ]9 E: L8 k, M7 Z谋事在人，成事在天"The planning lies with man, the outcome with Heaven. / Man proposes, God disposes. "
p& \' |/ _+ j( ?7 ~- Q. |8 {9 {, A弄巧成拙be too smart by half; Cunning outwits itself.5 i. x2 [: f3 D
拿手好戏masterpiece
1 L8 r3 a3 n9 X& u' I赔了夫人又折兵throw good money after bad
& h9 O) f( }2 X& `6 ?抛砖引玉a modest spur to induce others to come forward with valuable contributions; throw a sprat to catch a whale
/ z; D7 ~5 i l* T( v# N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' ~* {0 ]2 o6 l9 a4 U! ]$ k: i
抢得先机take the preemptive opportunities 7 F& ]. P- \; I2 b, n
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.
( x8 D5 H( O) U F9 `. w+ H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% ` I/ p u4 `' p! L. x
前事不忘,后事之师Past experience, if not forgotten, is a guide for the future." W7 `; t9 ?; E4 Q' i, k
前人栽树,后人乘凉One generation plants the trees in whose shade another generation rests.
H0 r7 W! J: S6 f" mOne sows and another reaps.& v# W: T; [" ?/ [8 e# u2 n
前怕狼,后怕虎fear the wolf in front and the tiger behind/ hesitate in doing something
8 o" ?+ K4 |- X$ p7 w6 a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 P! |6 U' P0 I( S7 m
强强联手win-win co-operation( ~4 V: t3 w% F
瑞雪兆丰年A timely snow promises a good harvest.5 d$ r- u& J* e* m
人之初,性本善Man's nature at birth is good.1 @4 _6 U$ X7 Z
人逢喜事精神爽Joy puts heart into a man.
- q: J& q# Q+ z: e* T* A4 Z/ B人海战术huge-crowd strategy
4 t- y5 d# f8 `6 L7 a5 T+ T0 }世上无难事，只要肯攀登"Where there is a will, there is a way. "
- _' z. z7 D* B9 ^5 J世外桃源a fictitious land of peace away from the turmoil of the world; $ V1 H# `2 o# D. l
死而后已until my heart stops beating
p# ~8 U% j2 L岁岁平安Peace all year round
5 A' B" F5 D. d, o上有天堂，下有苏杭"Just as there is paradise in heaven, ther are Suzhou and Hangzhou on earth."
) [( `! _+ y3 O, u. c8 Y8 {塞翁失马，焉知非福Misfortune may be an actual blessing.3 }! K. n) k' L2 t
三十而立"A man should be independent at the age of thirty.
5 B; D! i# L* c# |5 HAt thirty, a man should be able to think for himself."
# N1 z' n$ [9 l; r$ G, g升级换代updating and upgrading (of products)4 U- D; \5 z! } T
四十不惑Life begins at forty. ( q7 p/ y K9 i# e( U$ {
谁言寸草心，报得三春晖"Such kindness of warm sun, can't be repaid by grass. "
- y4 W. Y$ a' D* m水涨船高When the river rises, the boat floats high./ h& H2 U8 z' R8 Q9 z
时不我待Time and tide wait for no man.
' ?' U: ~+ p& [% u3 Q杀鸡用牛刀break a butterfly on the wheel
, T$ X! D/ Z6 ~- D9 F) u实事求是seek truth from facts; be practical and realistic; be true to facts 8 g' I" ]2 G& J
说曹操,曹操到Talk of the devil and he comes.6 t# L- N6 }, Q' y2 S
实话实说speak the plain truth; call a spade a spade; tell it as it is
% z5 F% p9 N; j0 Z9 q; z实践是检验真理的唯一标准Practice is the sole criterion for testing truth.
& i% G# c' O* H# P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; "
! n+ F, B- P- h" Y4 ~! l韬光养晦hide one's capacities and bide one's time- u) ?# n0 g5 P+ _1 }5 y% v$ V
糖衣炮弹sugar-coated bullets
8 ` O0 f/ z$ j3 P" F9 |3 a天有不测风云Anything unexpected may happen. a bolt from the blue' P( f( U' B- n0 ~* C" j$ o
团结就是力量Unity is strength./ @5 F0 g0 ]: g% k
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 / v9 v! }6 w0 c
歪风邪气unhealthy practices and evil phenomena5 m2 ^) q0 l# U+ o( v
物以类聚，人以群分Birds of a feather flock together.0 x1 n2 H3 A- a! R- D$ x
往事如风"The past has vanished (from memory) like wind.; What in past, is past." + T2 d! V4 r8 s5 n1 z& x
望子成龙hold high hopes for one's child& M) N. X, I) W3 |2 G
屋漏又逢连阴雨Misfortunes never come singly. When it rains it pours.
! R& G6 H" e2 E( j9 x文韬武略military expertise; military strategy
: j2 r n$ U5 Y( {唯利是图draw water to one's mill / L% A2 z) O9 N5 W) c
无源之水,无本之木water without a source, and a tree wiithout roots
2 d9 I, a: t/ A! _无中生有make/create something out of nothing
- l0 ]! P' S+ q6 @无风不起浪There are no waves without wind. There's no smoke without fire.
& }0 J1 G7 Y; Q9 ^& J d# S徇私枉法bend the law for the benefit of relatives or friends 4 f( U# `' p; S8 p% P7 C- Q2 d- ]
新官上任三把火a new broom sweeps clean + r1 i/ w" \3 p; Z! G) s
虚心使人进步,骄傲使人落后Modesty helps one go forward, whereas conceit makes one lag behind.& p% T3 ~( G$ }% l9 \
蓄势而发accumulate strength for a take-off. n M% p5 g3 ]! Q0 W( g
心想事成May all your wish come true
# O N1 }6 _( [1 e9 ~; q心照不宣have a tacit understanding; give tacit consent; tacit understanding5 D- \8 _) o+ t! e, x/ {; T J, i
先入为主First impressions are firmly entrenched.
# I8 ]6 E; H2 T# Z4 h4 f! t先下手为强catch the ball before the bound
W# M. Y' j3 n0 I7 i( r像热锅上的蚂蚁like an ant on a hot pan/ ?8 T4 Q9 I+ Y7 F- N
现身说法warn people by taking oneself as an example& R) `, `, R* f( Q$ H) L
息事宁人pour oil on troubled waters
1 P, D2 y# g5 |1 M$ T/ e5 L/ e喜忧参半mingled hope and fear 7 K+ A9 j% d. V
循序渐进step by step
a" z& y$ [9 B4 ~! A6 E5 C3 Q* [一路平安，一路顺风speed somebody on their way; speed the parting guest ) P" V! g+ _5 c( } a. V
严以律己,宽以待人be strict with oneself and lenient towards others. O8 V- E0 h( J7 W4 w& v1 a
鱼米之乡a land of milk and honey- w9 U# k6 s8 h' t/ C! D+ }; Y: d
有情人终成眷属"Jack shall have Jill, all shall be well."
+ o/ L5 m/ N' m' M/ `有钱能使鬼推磨Money makes the mare go. Money talks.6 [) \* A4 G) V8 N: _) p, W
有识之士people of vision
8 e# E2 w) K7 ~有勇无谋use brawn rather than brain , y' }9 K- G+ @2 d4 C
有缘千里来相会Separated as we are thousands of miles apart, we come together as if by predestination.( z0 n+ {0 F% R8 [
与时俱进advance with times
% C) v2 _# K; y以人为本people oriented; people foremost 7 X. `" y; l0 y, J
因材施教teach students according to their aptitude ' K" ^+ H) o& g: I: c/ \! O
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."
1 t& ^) U) O9 E欲速则不达Haste does not bring success.
+ N0 D+ t6 [& K6 D: X+ r2 S9 V$ P+ u优胜劣汰survival of the fittest
% I5 b- k1 [, H ~英雄所见略同Great minds think alike." V' \1 g4 F1 |2 g" E) }% j" |* P
冤家宜解不宜结Better make friends than make enemies.
* ^: n6 z& ^! L冤假错案"cases in which people were unjustly, falsely or wrongly charged or sentenced; unjust, false or wrong cases" ! {$ f9 W4 Z) l- N! C' m
一言既出，驷马难追A real man never goes back on his words.
( Y R0 c; e% O招财进宝Money and treasures will be plentiful
$ |( _& w& [- e; l' Q" ?/ p债台高筑become debt-ridden
+ }5 D, r2 y7 I9 q致命要害Achilles' heel , K) U5 V: [5 u) A- u# t5 {6 o2 a
众矢之的target of public criticism
+ |% C( a' m% z2 ]" E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." I6 B5 U! B+ o+ z* @
纸上谈兵be an armchair strategist1 l- [7 L* S( y L0 z7 \1 z
纸包不住火Truth will come to light sooner or later.
2 S" P9 Q% Z$ i/ d0 D$ B. e! x4 o6 j左右为难between the devil and the deep blue sea; between the rock and the hard place |
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