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爱屋及乌Love me, love my dog.
, i: D0 w$ _, c! z# d' @* J- `6 b百闻不如一见Seeing is believing.$ z! Q- N) k! ]& K; D+ z( L% w
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 worst9 _) T% b4 H! z6 H: z% a+ J
笨鸟先飞A slow sparrow should make an early start.+ r# e0 c0 {+ l" m3 `/ O" z' `- S
不眠之夜white night
. Y- F: g! Y' l! W0 q4 J不以物喜，不以己悲not pleased by external gains, not saddened by personnal losses8 @( [9 U7 `' `( `% Z) x
不遗余力spare no effort; go all out; do one's best0 C0 o, |5 P z7 ?
不打不成交"No discord, no concord.
. Z' z) F# p7 k" F拆东墙补西墙rob Peter to pay Paul & E4 N: t# P/ ?9 n1 T
辞旧迎新bid farewell to the old and usher in the new; ring out the old year and ring in the new & t& ~9 t$ Z* y" W2 E
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
3 v. H1 l8 |7 T! K大开眼界open one's eyes; broaden one's horizon; be an eye-opener 9 D% t/ F1 R8 [/ D# M# R: d
国泰民安The country flourishes and people live in peace
* g8 t; ]: x' @( p! u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 : ]' o0 x# Y% J9 P, C# q0 k. {
功夫不负有心人Everything comes to him who waits. 5 Z* ?6 K& k d" h- \
好了伤疤忘了疼once on shore, one prays no more3 c! f, }; e0 @ w
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 h3 P; U6 Z; D
和气生财Harmony brings wealth
) g W- A& F+ t* ]( y0 `+ o活到老，学到老One is never too old to learn.
6 R+ q. M e9 r# ^8 R- X既往不咎let bygones be bygones
+ h% Z% Q2 H) L0 f金无足赤,人无完人Gold can't be pure and man can't be perfect.
% } b2 Y" }3 Q0 R金玉满堂Treasures fill the home
^ h3 x! L% A2 ~' s! T) C脚踏实地be down-to-earth
6 A) K* y2 G5 y脚踩两只船sit on the fence
. }' U w. R# a K0 B+ \, \5 A君子之交淡如水the friendship between gentlemen is as pure as crystal; a hedge between keeps friendship green ' F% V8 A0 h- t* E/ F" I
老生常谈，陈词滥调cut and dried, cliché
% j' N" ]- K% p, g* r礼尚往来Courtesy calls for reciprocity. & O/ k9 y2 t" r" e4 y0 I3 X
留得青山在，不怕没柴烧"Where there is life, there is hope."
3 W# b8 v; U' g& P. a$ Q. O马到成功achieve immediate victory; win instant success& F; f3 b$ x5 ^
名利双收gain in both fame and wealth
% n+ r9 f+ R/ y S茅塞顿开be suddenly enlightened
6 g7 l0 Z: x& v- ], ^没有规矩不成方圆Nothing can be accomplished without norms or standards.
! l8 a; L) P R% V z. P% ]每逢佳节倍思亲
+ Z; q& [2 N6 P0 _On festive occasions more than ever one thinks of one's dear ones far away.
0 L# ]" P% K% n# x/ \1 A+ ?1 DIt is on the festival occasions when one misses his dear most.
- u' ?! }/ C% {6 [谋事在人，成事在天"The planning lies with man, the outcome with Heaven. / Man proposes, God disposes. "9 c u0 F! O- X; ?* u
弄巧成拙be too smart by half; Cunning outwits itself.
5 Y& E4 L+ j5 z- D$ e! [! G4 e; ^! _+ o拿手好戏masterpiece
5 m$ Q3 w4 \! T3 A1 G赔了夫人又折兵throw good money after bad
( G, ?9 b, j; {0 y9 ?. T5 z; I3 k抛砖引玉a modest spur to induce others to come forward with valuable contributions; throw a sprat to catch a whale( n0 ^' M' ?2 v/ ]+ ^7 m8 J
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' c) L! A4 Q! Y* [
抢得先机take the preemptive opportunities ' Y! U, d3 }6 C
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.5 U; b& b$ g2 |
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
; ~3 A7 I/ {: k3 O前事不忘,后事之师Past experience, if not forgotten, is a guide for the future.+ }% b; L, i. d" M
前人栽树,后人乘凉One generation plants the trees in whose shade another generation rests.
0 c! |- o% V( N3 E1 pOne sows and another reaps.
8 |7 k3 x I/ u+ n前怕狼,后怕虎fear the wolf in front and the tiger behind/ hesitate in doing something u( P3 J3 Y* K$ Q% d
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.
W8 K7 P& l8 v# X强强联手win-win co-operation
- h- b8 j) `1 H: u! v0 ?瑞雪兆丰年A timely snow promises a good harvest.. F" v) ~5 Q9 Q& m H
人之初,性本善Man's nature at birth is good.
# a& G. n+ O+ D5 g1 K- j" y人逢喜事精神爽Joy puts heart into a man.4 N/ g) Q$ z) Q- O
人海战术huge-crowd strategy
6 T; J2 U! h3 b9 F- X9 V世上无难事，只要肯攀登"Where there is a will, there is a way. "
0 Q: [4 ^+ R) K! a& O: d6 N世外桃源a fictitious land of peace away from the turmoil of the world; 8 W1 k, n- |9 n; c( x
死而后已until my heart stops beating) Z/ \2 j6 r9 q7 e, y* Y1 b
岁岁平安Peace all year round+ G3 V3 B$ j1 ~7 L' b. O
上有天堂，下有苏杭"Just as there is paradise in heaven, ther are Suzhou and Hangzhou on earth."
/ R* ^9 a+ S0 A8 x# N$ ]塞翁失马，焉知非福Misfortune may be an actual blessing.
, j7 m! L5 o8 z7 y6 t- \5 T0 ?三十而立"A man should be independent at the age of thirty.
5 q4 Q7 S+ U7 M; @ nAt thirty, a man should be able to think for himself."
* ]/ J: l' }' c4 d' E1 x升级换代updating and upgrading (of products)
# k: n1 Y9 O& m ?; V. Q# S3 z四十不惑Life begins at forty.
7 i( h& E/ q& ?9 ]: s谁言寸草心，报得三春晖"Such kindness of warm sun, can't be repaid by grass. "
0 n5 \7 T# N3 l# g. g水涨船高When the river rises, the boat floats high.
6 E/ t" E; k# `3 h; ?! x% E* Q* G时不我待Time and tide wait for no man.
, Z& L5 } \1 V& l杀鸡用牛刀break a butterfly on the wheel
# ?$ z% i. U& H; o5 I实事求是seek truth from facts; be practical and realistic; be true to facts
3 Y4 m0 b+ T o5 b说曹操,曹操到Talk of the devil and he comes.
) _. Z5 j2 n, m w* T: p实话实说speak the plain truth; call a spade a spade; tell it as it is
7 U, y: Y! X5 S; b+ R实践是检验真理的唯一标准Practice is the sole criterion for testing truth.& \& Z8 g4 Z5 z, P5 R
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; "
. M& I3 y; Q5 |韬光养晦hide one's capacities and bide one's time3 D* g% W. ?& a- ^. n6 _4 J
糖衣炮弹sugar-coated bullets5 i& c% j& V( X) e7 B9 O
天有不测风云Anything unexpected may happen. a bolt from the blue
. e: J; m1 k/ H' I+ [团结就是力量Unity is strength.
. B/ j7 n0 G" Q; w+ g6 M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 4 @" |* ~, z+ d0 E9 C
歪风邪气unhealthy practices and evil phenomena
7 F4 O' O- |5 ] v物以类聚，人以群分Birds of a feather flock together.* f& [9 c( V) a- y
往事如风"The past has vanished (from memory) like wind.; What in past, is past."
( R. w3 I3 l2 J. a3 k' D9 ?; a* u7 X望子成龙hold high hopes for one's child
0 c- @" g j( J屋漏又逢连阴雨Misfortunes never come singly. When it rains it pours.
/ Q& v9 r4 p( M2 E文韬武略military expertise; military strategy
3 C% I# T$ Q- E- s+ Q唯利是图draw water to one's mill % g+ Y5 z6 W) _/ t+ ^
无源之水,无本之木water without a source, and a tree wiithout roots% g5 A! R4 |8 H9 u) p/ V
无中生有make/create something out of nothing
9 U$ V5 Q! |4 \+ S: v无风不起浪There are no waves without wind. There's no smoke without fire.3 V; Q% M' M' h. |( M0 h1 D
徇私枉法bend the law for the benefit of relatives or friends
$ V8 S/ J" a7 Z2 @1 D新官上任三把火a new broom sweeps clean
. z7 ]; W! C9 L虚心使人进步,骄傲使人落后Modesty helps one go forward, whereas conceit makes one lag behind.$ v7 v" S; F" n4 \* x* i! }, e0 J
蓄势而发accumulate strength for a take-off
0 @/ n. Y. {; c心想事成May all your wish come true/ n% K: i. a- i/ j( U4 h1 v
心照不宣have a tacit understanding; give tacit consent; tacit understanding( k4 Y9 d0 U! q& [
先入为主First impressions are firmly entrenched.
, T: x* D( _2 `; l$ Q& Z先下手为强catch the ball before the bound$ j! b# M7 A6 t$ ^' m& U6 W0 D
像热锅上的蚂蚁like an ant on a hot pan
) J5 N9 [$ h9 Y2 }* g4 n现身说法warn people by taking oneself as an example
2 G% j9 U1 ~# i: E# ]息事宁人pour oil on troubled waters - \' G# ^, q9 D" d
喜忧参半mingled hope and fear 4 G" |: x. \5 p+ q0 G% i8 ~' g
循序渐进step by step& I8 g5 q( }) i; l( U; u$ @
一路平安，一路顺风speed somebody on their way; speed the parting guest
+ @, |: G9 `- I+ H6 b; C% O严以律己,宽以待人be strict with oneself and lenient towards others
$ R. ?8 B' v2 ?) t. \鱼米之乡a land of milk and honey
0 W3 j/ E. Q# R4 o2 I' p有情人终成眷属"Jack shall have Jill, all shall be well."
4 ]1 E- B: `( t: W1 s有钱能使鬼推磨Money makes the mare go. Money talks., ?+ Q1 S7 [2 j6 G' W0 V
有识之士people of vision
4 U. w6 H1 O9 C7 `( B$ @- M有勇无谋use brawn rather than brain % Q% ~3 ?1 {# D! h* O) _
有缘千里来相会Separated as we are thousands of miles apart, we come together as if by predestination.$ L4 r+ o Q" Y$ _3 T; I
与时俱进advance with times; y$ a N9 e w0 e6 r0 q
以人为本people oriented; people foremost @$ ~2 ~% S0 @$ V! U$ Y( M7 ^
因材施教teach students according to their aptitude 2 y1 `: R, A q7 _# e+ @) j1 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."
9 s9 w9 V+ o$ X' d# }欲速则不达Haste does not bring success. ) b. ~6 X; [9 ^5 E1 @/ ?5 [
优胜劣汰survival of the fittest * C5 a* A, d) e9 j% _1 o4 `$ s, c( h
英雄所见略同Great minds think alike.
: `, b1 l8 a* M5 y. \" a* D冤家宜解不宜结Better make friends than make enemies.
' Y4 k" ~8 z4 z8 ?+ C, U' k冤假错案"cases in which people were unjustly, falsely or wrongly charged or sentenced; unjust, false or wrong cases" 1 N" w W/ Z) ~
一言既出，驷马难追A real man never goes back on his words. / ]+ [. W5 a7 O. l3 v, F/ Y% o6 M, l
招财进宝Money and treasures will be plentiful
, |9 _/ I# E8 T0 H5 `债台高筑become debt-ridden3 Z$ j; O7 H+ x" d1 b$ P* c
致命要害Achilles' heel - j1 z( P' G( r! v$ @% r# Q& o
众矢之的target of public criticism
% R+ j* C) y9 g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./ @5 F8 I- F$ j$ k( T
纸上谈兵be an armchair strategist1 ~% h# O7 L( C, ?5 Z
纸包不住火Truth will come to light sooner or later.% t2 y2 L' g* ?: B3 H, f! X
左右为难between the devil and the deep blue sea; between the rock and the hard place |
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