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爱屋及乌Love me, love my dog.
c( o( s# V& Z4 n8 Q4 R4 p2 k) x: m百闻不如一见Seeing is believing. L, a4 {; ^7 f6 }( G& D/ u
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 worst2 j$ ^! \$ y& Q
笨鸟先飞A slow sparrow should make an early start.
* s) Z R7 h. }, q! L+ o4 L不眠之夜white night ' p9 C) ^2 f0 t
不以物喜，不以己悲not pleased by external gains, not saddened by personnal losses
5 q Z: R% o& g, {0 G6 S不遗余力spare no effort; go all out; do one's best% q6 J- O% o& g, I |; N+ ~; [
不打不成交"No discord, no concord.
8 A: j9 G: _# y! X( b& n3 \拆东墙补西墙rob Peter to pay Paul
0 J- G2 S4 O% k" D+ v; |. U, S辞旧迎新bid farewell to the old and usher in the new; ring out the old year and ring in the new ! Y/ b5 P1 x" ~# ~- K& @
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) P) ]8 [ a" k- p
大开眼界open one's eyes; broaden one's horizon; be an eye-opener / N! ]7 b$ e6 f0 O! ^
国泰民安The country flourishes and people live in peace
. Q* B* x( L. N* u9 L1 D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
2 e6 a$ D/ s b V3 i功夫不负有心人Everything comes to him who waits. 1 K/ F1 y6 B. D; S1 n% J; B
好了伤疤忘了疼once on shore, one prays no more
; l& G9 I/ n: J( @% j, F好事不出门，恶事传千里Good news never goes beyond the gate, while bad news spread far and wide. ; I1 D- h* m; V/ m
和气生财Harmony brings wealth# u$ l# r u' L. m7 a
活到老，学到老One is never too old to learn.
) x: M9 G4 @3 V既往不咎let bygones be bygones
6 H' k( O! \, O6 ^3 ?金无足赤,人无完人Gold can't be pure and man can't be perfect. . [) s( N) l+ x% [* E
金玉满堂Treasures fill the home
! p# k, @& X& [3 f脚踏实地be down-to-earth
/ X+ l9 A/ c/ _3 @5 Y脚踩两只船sit on the fence ( p9 k1 V! }8 m( s4 b; | q
君子之交淡如水the friendship between gentlemen is as pure as crystal; a hedge between keeps friendship green
/ O) ^. f1 |& [/ s3 R老生常谈，陈词滥调cut and dried, cliché
2 N& a: I* N5 G6 i! M礼尚往来Courtesy calls for reciprocity. 7 J7 L$ E9 e4 e+ ~0 ^4 B4 D" L
留得青山在，不怕没柴烧"Where there is life, there is hope."
6 r+ h4 p$ d' b; z6 g马到成功achieve immediate victory; win instant success0 E8 o, w B6 q1 g! b, L
名利双收gain in both fame and wealth
6 I' Z+ ~5 @6 L: J2 Z茅塞顿开be suddenly enlightened
+ s, z( t# k3 Q( a8 h* r* ?没有规矩不成方圆Nothing can be accomplished without norms or standards.
& P2 E0 B+ N' H0 {每逢佳节倍思亲
3 B4 I+ v+ O; \2 \* sOn festive occasions more than ever one thinks of one's dear ones far away.6 V7 C5 x ~: B! O. J
It is on the festival occasions when one misses his dear most. " V5 f' u; i8 e6 p6 M
谋事在人，成事在天"The planning lies with man, the outcome with Heaven. / Man proposes, God disposes. "
/ A, m- _" M: \弄巧成拙be too smart by half; Cunning outwits itself.' E4 T, b3 I, g9 a: ~1 b
拿手好戏masterpiece
8 j5 n4 Q# Q0 u7 t5 n0 U w赔了夫人又折兵throw good money after bad
" M6 F, B3 Q! b& ?5 F! a" s抛砖引玉a modest spur to induce others to come forward with valuable contributions; throw a sprat to catch a whale! ]7 r; \/ N9 K6 \; T
破釜沉舟cut off all means of retreat；burn one‘s own way of retreat and be determined to fight to the end5 F. i% Y; H' w; n, K4 Q9 f9 ?
抢得先机take the preemptive opportunities , E, d( g' A+ X, y
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.
# {" ^0 Q5 I0 D, q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! x) M9 J1 ?* ?. h/ k) D
前事不忘,后事之师Past experience, if not forgotten, is a guide for the future.
- z# f0 {# l' d! v! ?% P2 `前人栽树,后人乘凉One generation plants the trees in whose shade another generation rests.
- {2 ]8 D/ D! I6 j) OOne sows and another reaps.
: F+ a6 b# f1 Y前怕狼,后怕虎fear the wolf in front and the tiger behind/ hesitate in doing something
6 C8 U8 [' `8 F3 U9 [% G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.
& L' I6 M# @+ O% T) R' P' G强强联手win-win co-operation
6 C* s- n6 O7 S& g0 V; |2 ^4 X瑞雪兆丰年A timely snow promises a good harvest.
4 K8 K, t' j% G人之初,性本善Man's nature at birth is good.& Z _7 p1 S, A' g& @) U
人逢喜事精神爽Joy puts heart into a man.
+ g. F3 f6 I t; N人海战术huge-crowd strategy
9 c# r0 r9 e$ p+ x: u( l( d世上无难事，只要肯攀登"Where there is a will, there is a way. "
7 y) S6 X9 M3 i) D% a6 B世外桃源a fictitious land of peace away from the turmoil of the world; j) }4 _3 X0 F* M' Q
死而后已until my heart stops beating
% f2 w+ S, l! ]$ H6 B岁岁平安Peace all year round
) ~+ e& M/ E4 @- ]4 P上有天堂，下有苏杭"Just as there is paradise in heaven, ther are Suzhou and Hangzhou on earth."
$ Z$ [" n% C% U3 @塞翁失马，焉知非福Misfortune may be an actual blessing.
7 ~ q& R' B) a三十而立"A man should be independent at the age of thirty.
" B5 u6 N6 d/ AAt thirty, a man should be able to think for himself." * f; Z% f& P% M' x
升级换代updating and upgrading (of products)
2 n. o) Z7 Y( K四十不惑Life begins at forty. - I# U; u1 O/ D0 B: q
谁言寸草心，报得三春晖"Such kindness of warm sun, can't be repaid by grass. " 2 p+ y/ p8 z- C0 N v {/ T
水涨船高When the river rises, the boat floats high." W( T5 Y! z- N4 X! m' V
时不我待Time and tide wait for no man. 0 d+ z$ r1 N( D; `
杀鸡用牛刀break a butterfly on the wheel: ?9 T3 ?- _) ?6 P- r
实事求是seek truth from facts; be practical and realistic; be true to facts
: @+ e/ b2 z7 d& _' z) K说曹操,曹操到Talk of the devil and he comes.
' ^3 U# ^2 \% o实话实说speak the plain truth; call a spade a spade; tell it as it is + }* R; ~: d" ~ d$ m+ ?
实践是检验真理的唯一标准Practice is the sole criterion for testing truth.: ^0 j7 E# I! _6 P3 q
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; "
! s. c0 D* Q8 r1 A* i1 w8 s% t韬光养晦hide one's capacities and bide one's time
- C- G/ y! s9 D9 x糖衣炮弹sugar-coated bullets
, }2 |- @( Z5 A+ @& T' m3 T" o) |天有不测风云Anything unexpected may happen. a bolt from the blue
0 A2 I# W1 u: c9 Q4 {( a团结就是力量Unity is strength.
t# d1 F6 d& o% s# M* T7 m9 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 U" ]! o: x' \( x" w
歪风邪气unhealthy practices and evil phenomena- c& c+ {1 ?. M( x3 K
物以类聚，人以群分Birds of a feather flock together.
) M& T0 ?" V) B往事如风"The past has vanished (from memory) like wind.; What in past, is past."
4 K8 C+ c7 \5 u, j7 z i7 x0 m望子成龙hold high hopes for one's child
% b |# B2 D& Q& Z" Q屋漏又逢连阴雨Misfortunes never come singly. When it rains it pours.; Z L) O8 {/ \
文韬武略military expertise; military strategy
8 |- Y c$ N. M, V2 v唯利是图draw water to one's mill : v$ ~+ l! U3 b' J8 x3 ~
无源之水,无本之木water without a source, and a tree wiithout roots
1 y% G' l) ]% X5 n! o1 ~/ S无中生有make/create something out of nothing
3 X! u5 `% U O$ h4 {无风不起浪There are no waves without wind. There's no smoke without fire.
: L9 I D8 Q0 `, }徇私枉法bend the law for the benefit of relatives or friends $ Q: m# U# b; m7 a
新官上任三把火a new broom sweeps clean
6 u6 V, p8 P! o( m虚心使人进步,骄傲使人落后Modesty helps one go forward, whereas conceit makes one lag behind.
: d/ @, }9 z2 K9 \9 ^" \6 t) v+ ]6 G蓄势而发accumulate strength for a take-off) Q" d3 f: U; o9 U) ^
心想事成May all your wish come true
$ P5 I/ x/ a- G9 `3 f9 g$ _心照不宣have a tacit understanding; give tacit consent; tacit understanding
5 k! [2 D0 B* S( u先入为主First impressions are firmly entrenched.
) c+ `4 F0 l" q7 R: x0 Q& a9 U' [先下手为强catch the ball before the bound
7 ]* q0 m0 V6 ?7 V像热锅上的蚂蚁like an ant on a hot pan
; @) y) }" v' F现身说法warn people by taking oneself as an example
/ s0 A. ~3 ~& W# g- J息事宁人pour oil on troubled waters 2 N' a1 C) ]6 I( T
喜忧参半mingled hope and fear
8 D+ E4 X1 t( ~. Y. _. i循序渐进step by step
i& {8 r1 V4 D一路平安，一路顺风speed somebody on their way; speed the parting guest 5 h3 P, c! M+ F
严以律己,宽以待人be strict with oneself and lenient towards others
9 _7 R/ `: W) z- k# S, S% {+ a鱼米之乡a land of milk and honey( U$ k/ r4 K8 O |$ w
有情人终成眷属"Jack shall have Jill, all shall be well." . L0 i! g1 Y# x" q7 d; i: W
有钱能使鬼推磨Money makes the mare go. Money talks.
: }# k8 r4 q4 W有识之士people of vision
( v) L7 D. ?( W3 o0 o有勇无谋use brawn rather than brain & ^* A7 X' `1 j2 z3 a' E
有缘千里来相会Separated as we are thousands of miles apart, we come together as if by predestination.4 O$ B0 i- U# Y8 j" H4 n! H* \3 E
与时俱进advance with times* U' R, I3 ]. s U2 K$ J8 ]4 X9 x
以人为本people oriented; people foremost 1 u7 t# @/ \$ H- c( g6 p' [& e
因材施教teach students according to their aptitude
! H* d+ W4 Y) A" u3 F1 @: e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." : W7 X$ o1 S1 e: ^9 ]
欲速则不达Haste does not bring success.
6 r1 \6 O( g' l h5 ]优胜劣汰survival of the fittest 3 k$ i$ T' t0 |. K3 O
英雄所见略同Great minds think alike. k4 i7 Y9 b; C' X0 t2 C$ ^/ ?
冤家宜解不宜结Better make friends than make enemies.
( x/ r3 G; T* Z7 `. D) U0 f冤假错案"cases in which people were unjustly, falsely or wrongly charged or sentenced; unjust, false or wrong cases"
! g `# J! ?, ]2 w1 F一言既出，驷马难追A real man never goes back on his words.
: A z! n0 P5 X M; Z招财进宝Money and treasures will be plentiful
0 F6 j' Y% J# q. V3 L债台高筑become debt-ridden% y9 ?& m) m [2 v' b6 ^: a
致命要害Achilles' heel ]: C4 C% W1 ^/ M
众矢之的target of public criticism
: M7 J" P7 V' S; 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.
& _& I& h1 X0 N* h纸上谈兵be an armchair strategist6 s* G3 C& O6 O* M% j* t) I
纸包不住火Truth will come to light sooner or later.
5 c3 E( V; C; Z左右为难between the devil and the deep blue sea; between the rock and the hard place |
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