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爱屋及乌Love me, love my dog.( K8 e" {* ?3 {
百闻不如一见Seeing is believing.$ V B% |- [6 S& A- s
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+ `& M8 Q! R5 {/ |- n) F/ Y
笨鸟先飞A slow sparrow should make an early start.% j$ j. m E2 W& g
不眠之夜white night
+ s. i) g3 _2 M$ b不以物喜，不以己悲not pleased by external gains, not saddened by personnal losses& C* V- X$ R, u. r5 D2 h3 P2 d _
不遗余力spare no effort; go all out; do one's best6 G; X5 V& y* z. w
不打不成交"No discord, no concord.
( E2 g5 z/ s1 G* F) d, F拆东墙补西墙rob Peter to pay Paul
, d/ H0 C- J/ K: u: 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 3 V5 A4 j8 _( A+ 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 all
* `. l- y0 P8 O, x W5 I大开眼界open one's eyes; broaden one's horizon; be an eye-opener
( g) n: ]6 z+ X/ q s国泰民安The country flourishes and people live in peace3 k3 X( l" \: r* n$ s2 O# M' S
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 4 h7 J9 y1 i- a [6 `. n, v3 a
功夫不负有心人Everything comes to him who waits.
; X( d9 Q8 T5 K8 B. O5 i+ n# H好了伤疤忘了疼once on shore, one prays no more
8 L _7 N% w0 b3 b: }9 w" t好事不出门，恶事传千里Good news never goes beyond the gate, while bad news spread far and wide. ' Q- d4 [' J$ e& ^: o
和气生财Harmony brings wealth
, \) Z/ {' G. n' I5 W: c) j活到老，学到老One is never too old to learn.
t$ P/ e; X2 U" [3 J既往不咎let bygones be bygones
5 e* N: K; e2 v [金无足赤,人无完人Gold can't be pure and man can't be perfect.
/ f0 @( m7 j/ p' V1 |金玉满堂Treasures fill the home# {1 n7 a7 r# A1 y% U, |
脚踏实地be down-to-earth " R+ h0 D. s9 c% ~3 K1 x0 x3 v- Y
脚踩两只船sit on the fence
; o$ q- ^, P% ^君子之交淡如水the friendship between gentlemen is as pure as crystal; a hedge between keeps friendship green 4 j$ K. K! ~" j S, M5 | U; J
老生常谈，陈词滥调cut and dried, cliché
& `9 K5 p7 P- h- R" }% y5 ?: x# o礼尚往来Courtesy calls for reciprocity.
8 ]1 n! H' M% E4 P7 Q留得青山在，不怕没柴烧"Where there is life, there is hope."
- X6 C+ E9 A: l9 V马到成功achieve immediate victory; win instant success: F; V6 ~4 `5 ~
名利双收gain in both fame and wealth
' s# z; v* a" d茅塞顿开be suddenly enlightened7 v1 n# j5 \: j
没有规矩不成方圆Nothing can be accomplished without norms or standards.- G6 n% @: f+ \
每逢佳节倍思亲
0 q1 V5 N6 u7 n4 l g5 e9 S% D3 TOn festive occasions more than ever one thinks of one's dear ones far away.; t8 l- ?8 m$ A8 f+ R% ~: y* @& ?& R' X6 j
It is on the festival occasions when one misses his dear most.
3 d, o& Q1 `2 p, o1 \谋事在人，成事在天"The planning lies with man, the outcome with Heaven. / Man proposes, God disposes. "$ @# ?' ?/ \; e6 X" Y
弄巧成拙be too smart by half; Cunning outwits itself.
p2 u1 t& T7 }3 H @拿手好戏masterpiece1 I5 o3 N+ ], t' C# h
赔了夫人又折兵throw good money after bad/ F8 q* o% Q* s( \9 q
抛砖引玉a modest spur to induce others to come forward with valuable contributions; throw a sprat to catch a whale4 ]! s0 F( ^+ E: h' j* e" e2 s
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( i# x; n- D5 Q8 Z0 X: O, |
抢得先机take the preemptive opportunities
m& H* f7 Y2 W1 l1 B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.
& E8 v" o" J0 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
4 w' x# Z! b5 q# s: C% ]前事不忘,后事之师Past experience, if not forgotten, is a guide for the future.
: ~7 |% J$ V5 Q0 i& [7 m% h4 @3 p' g前人栽树,后人乘凉One generation plants the trees in whose shade another generation rests.
1 v1 v# `: \: F6 g! c1 uOne sows and another reaps.
5 l+ ~, w4 v3 D6 s" O前怕狼,后怕虎fear the wolf in front and the tiger behind/ hesitate in doing something1 u; L2 h, T 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. $ R5 X- \ C2 [
强强联手win-win co-operation
$ Y! r( V1 w( Q: K& ^- w6 X* j瑞雪兆丰年A timely snow promises a good harvest.0 O1 T4 ^9 Y" ?' B( G( r7 F+ k' |9 r
人之初,性本善Man's nature at birth is good.
, k% s% w9 p8 ]人逢喜事精神爽Joy puts heart into a man.# f! g. P G1 E6 ^0 Q* c V2 N+ p
人海战术huge-crowd strategy 3 i* Z/ t: `" R$ q k8 w
世上无难事，只要肯攀登"Where there is a will, there is a way. " 8 L0 r/ H) D( _3 W, Y" h
世外桃源a fictitious land of peace away from the turmoil of the world;
; a3 C: F: M5 `* Q, d% p死而后已until my heart stops beating
% C0 U" e" D& _9 O, H岁岁平安Peace all year round! G3 G1 }: L- x5 `$ E k4 z3 J
上有天堂，下有苏杭"Just as there is paradise in heaven, ther are Suzhou and Hangzhou on earth." : c% D: A M. J! h5 f
塞翁失马，焉知非福Misfortune may be an actual blessing.
9 H: ?, J$ {/ _; q6 {6 }9 ]三十而立"A man should be independent at the age of thirty. ' O) N; i# F, \4 T# M
At thirty, a man should be able to think for himself."
% m/ {/ q) S7 q9 W( ^升级换代updating and upgrading (of products)
& n- E( `4 f: {四十不惑Life begins at forty. . n9 ` x7 h" {7 B. g
谁言寸草心，报得三春晖"Such kindness of warm sun, can't be repaid by grass. "
9 h) C8 |/ W; ]% ~) h水涨船高When the river rises, the boat floats high.
6 \( Z z9 @) [- m时不我待Time and tide wait for no man. & j! v3 L; Y$ k
杀鸡用牛刀break a butterfly on the wheel
. l2 y2 p2 A; K实事求是seek truth from facts; be practical and realistic; be true to facts
I7 ]+ K* L" j$ R& D. h4 c+ K说曹操,曹操到Talk of the devil and he comes.
( Q+ ]% f) \; U实话实说speak the plain truth; call a spade a spade; tell it as it is
$ G* Q" D: e0 A实践是检验真理的唯一标准Practice is the sole criterion for testing truth.
8 [% w2 |# j9 {山不在高，有仙则名"No matter how high the mountain is, its name will spread far and wide if there is a fairy; "& g4 P! E- w2 ?" u
韬光养晦hide one's capacities and bide one's time
5 g- z1 ^! K+ E糖衣炮弹sugar-coated bullets
+ ?: i$ l, j/ V1 V, m, M- K天有不测风云Anything unexpected may happen. a bolt from the blue
8 j7 T* T2 f, D9 P& r7 s4 d; n* ^/ k团结就是力量Unity is strength.# t9 v# I, e" O [6 s
跳进黄河洗不清eve if one jumped into the Yellow River, one can not wash oneself clean--there's nothing one can do to clear one's name ' C% h1 `9 {$ N. r2 v, q
歪风邪气unhealthy practices and evil phenomena K0 c! v- u7 \) w
物以类聚，人以群分Birds of a feather flock together.
G# ?* c" c* v+ f# N往事如风"The past has vanished (from memory) like wind.; What in past, is past." , h8 }% i1 r1 |
望子成龙hold high hopes for one's child
; O$ K, W/ J1 I- M7 {+ G* Z/ b! w" W3 U6 k屋漏又逢连阴雨Misfortunes never come singly. When it rains it pours.5 Q. l# V7 ^6 J: a/ N% T% Z
文韬武略military expertise; military strategy 5 I3 p. H) n# f7 q% E4 {+ W( Q! k
唯利是图draw water to one's mill
9 k' D: H0 Y9 p% H8 t无源之水,无本之木water without a source, and a tree wiithout roots
; ] M2 p7 A; q7 m* K2 { i; ~' j无中生有make/create something out of nothing & }6 U: B5 Y1 @6 V
无风不起浪There are no waves without wind. There's no smoke without fire./ r) ?+ |3 Y( _, k2 O
徇私枉法bend the law for the benefit of relatives or friends
9 S' c5 z! j' l" L& V+ k8 _新官上任三把火a new broom sweeps clean 0 e+ W0 p" i% h1 a3 z
虚心使人进步,骄傲使人落后Modesty helps one go forward, whereas conceit makes one lag behind.0 t; c+ @. b! u; R& j
蓄势而发accumulate strength for a take-off1 j. }5 A. c+ m% ~+ b2 o0 C# L
心想事成May all your wish come true. I7 f2 n9 e: I, _3 p5 o6 F' ]- i: Q# S# w
心照不宣have a tacit understanding; give tacit consent; tacit understanding
+ g# F5 ], ?+ z2 p. `+ H. J/ e先入为主First impressions are firmly entrenched.) u5 a& L: N7 O8 N C+ v
先下手为强catch the ball before the bound
4 j: O1 N0 z, |) h像热锅上的蚂蚁like an ant on a hot pan: ?, O2 M5 A+ L: k( ~" d( h% K
现身说法warn people by taking oneself as an example4 N4 F7 U7 G) [( ?. t
息事宁人pour oil on troubled waters
! e3 j% ~; p% e; p7 L喜忧参半mingled hope and fear
+ e8 a8 t: X( N1 F/ S, a: I" I循序渐进step by step
3 D7 t8 G0 T Q一路平安，一路顺风speed somebody on their way; speed the parting guest
/ u! K4 u' v4 V9 J严以律己,宽以待人be strict with oneself and lenient towards others4 X0 ^6 x! p! [" M6 T# x
鱼米之乡a land of milk and honey
/ A# N) H* ^% n6 b! o' B$ b3 [有情人终成眷属"Jack shall have Jill, all shall be well."
8 n" s2 r" ]. T2 `有钱能使鬼推磨Money makes the mare go. Money talks.
* h9 P! s" q9 K% [, v7 R3 D有识之士people of vision, e% X' L; N4 e! A, Z
有勇无谋use brawn rather than brain ( S! A& h2 V6 \: `5 {. L R
有缘千里来相会Separated as we are thousands of miles apart, we come together as if by predestination.2 X" {3 E; v7 D5 z! Y
与时俱进advance with times
8 T( N( H6 g' \# v* O$ @' q% |, q以人为本people oriented; people foremost
9 [( k& H, R# A0 h9 C9 x% K h% @因材施教teach students according to their aptitude 7 |8 {2 q& f* t& g) i
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." : {: p, R: \# L) R
欲速则不达Haste does not bring success.
8 f# h: y6 \% O/ q0 \优胜劣汰survival of the fittest 0 C, V+ w4 |# I
英雄所见略同Great minds think alike.
6 @8 h/ j( o3 |% W& k- ?冤家宜解不宜结Better make friends than make enemies.
% B! `$ y8 o" B. g3 R冤假错案"cases in which people were unjustly, falsely or wrongly charged or sentenced; unjust, false or wrong cases" 9 L: Z& O S5 m
一言既出，驷马难追A real man never goes back on his words.
; S. Q: K7 ^' }5 S- `+ J& L# W1 Z招财进宝Money and treasures will be plentiful: U1 f [7 V/ @, K% t
债台高筑become debt-ridden4 k$ U( X @6 E; d* A; W$ L) M& y$ Y/ ?
致命要害Achilles' heel , X2 ?# p k( |$ x% T
众矢之的target of public criticism
) o5 g B; H5 r' f% [1 x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/ i/ f7 o0 ~0 i: q0 @' P纸上谈兵be an armchair strategist
1 s, U) M3 D7 c1 J2 G- c纸包不住火Truth will come to light sooner or later.9 ?; E8 r: A( o' g' m6 |$ n
左右为难between the devil and the deep blue sea; between the rock and the hard place |
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