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爱屋及乌Love me, love my dog.1 d! u+ L* g: u% A/ O% Z$ m; D
百闻不如一见Seeing is believing.
# @8 J8 C1 Z% Z$ |! o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
5 z0 c3 ?, H. A: k) j3 Z& V8 }5 M# `笨鸟先飞A slow sparrow should make an early start.1 N& D6 z P' N( x3 d
不眠之夜white night
4 [/ Q9 |( A8 @% T不以物喜，不以己悲not pleased by external gains, not saddened by personnal losses5 \2 [$ [6 J. ]1 [' z
不遗余力spare no effort; go all out; do one's best* A+ q8 J- X) g; |7 r% f: j! r
不打不成交"No discord, no concord.
0 C* p7 b$ x6 Z3 H, U/ t7 b5 v, P6 u$ R拆东墙补西墙rob Peter to pay Paul 4 K4 u( o- m& Q* R- H
辞旧迎新bid farewell to the old and usher in the new; ring out the old year and ring in the new 6 E: i! P' ]! _/ u0 ~
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
( f% J/ G" G4 b大开眼界open one's eyes; broaden one's horizon; be an eye-opener
6 ~3 h1 z5 G, j# g- _/ C% q: b国泰民安The country flourishes and people live in peace
# |$ B% z; Y+ F) T! Z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
) e: O5 e8 M0 C. D$ i8 k: A! i功夫不负有心人Everything comes to him who waits.
5 u" B% Q) Z7 J) k9 @好了伤疤忘了疼once on shore, one prays no more4 p( h0 x( |4 L) C& J. i7 _( o
好事不出门，恶事传千里Good news never goes beyond the gate, while bad news spread far and wide.
1 a# ] q% ?8 T% Z' e$ P和气生财Harmony brings wealth5 r/ ?0 Q' _' @' a3 O3 d
活到老，学到老One is never too old to learn.
\" }1 ]/ s" W2 e既往不咎let bygones be bygones 9 \ e8 W, G* p' b$ L" }+ ~3 a
金无足赤,人无完人Gold can't be pure and man can't be perfect. $ z& r2 n' z# o3 T3 W
金玉满堂Treasures fill the home+ w. B; v* [5 [& P+ F- C
脚踏实地be down-to-earth
) h6 k' ]/ _- Y/ F' y o, V脚踩两只船sit on the fence
! f' |9 m9 N2 g君子之交淡如水the friendship between gentlemen is as pure as crystal; a hedge between keeps friendship green
7 T* [# f' {% o) h( N7 q! `老生常谈，陈词滥调cut and dried, cliché
# P( |! P6 v' Y2 K礼尚往来Courtesy calls for reciprocity. * n! r0 d6 B( N# o
留得青山在，不怕没柴烧"Where there is life, there is hope."( g8 f' @0 T3 E' `. d+ P
马到成功achieve immediate victory; win instant success
) g7 I. I2 p: s" V: A4 p+ C名利双收gain in both fame and wealth
+ j& M6 F w* O茅塞顿开be suddenly enlightened
. Q& h% U- d, ]4 d; e8 H: [没有规矩不成方圆Nothing can be accomplished without norms or standards.
2 |1 D+ l( h! j" g每逢佳节倍思亲8 d4 I1 G6 b9 H1 I) y
On festive occasions more than ever one thinks of one's dear ones far away.2 U: b, T) v( v( z" r5 J
It is on the festival occasions when one misses his dear most. 5 I8 m7 G& a4 `+ L2 v
谋事在人，成事在天"The planning lies with man, the outcome with Heaven. / Man proposes, God disposes. "
; C) E& L/ p# g3 b, L弄巧成拙be too smart by half; Cunning outwits itself.8 Y( h' h. g& M. P& u- O
拿手好戏masterpiece9 U& n' K3 ] x* S$ d+ d
赔了夫人又折兵throw good money after bad9 H" v P3 d) W2 \
抛砖引玉a modest spur to induce others to come forward with valuable contributions; throw a sprat to catch a whale
. ]4 c0 `5 E" h- ^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+ Y1 Q2 f& h/ r( @+ A
抢得先机take the preemptive opportunities : n3 C) j" L/ j
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.1 v9 j+ P$ R( p$ S/ r: ?
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: C" x- B/ ~1 ^! Z& D b) g
前事不忘,后事之师Past experience, if not forgotten, is a guide for the future.
+ |. ?6 v) @& \前人栽树,后人乘凉One generation plants the trees in whose shade another generation rests.
/ K! c( }! C+ {% FOne sows and another reaps.6 | r$ f5 I( I: h# f. F! e8 F
前怕狼,后怕虎fear the wolf in front and the tiger behind/ hesitate in doing something+ F6 d4 P ?5 t4 \1 g, T) 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. ! R$ h, z$ C! P1 _ b# ?; H
强强联手win-win co-operation/ f2 v; x# b! i! w. i
瑞雪兆丰年A timely snow promises a good harvest.4 s) R9 w' }( c, u3 J. C
人之初,性本善Man's nature at birth is good.' O2 s& X) q/ d% C
人逢喜事精神爽Joy puts heart into a man.
3 x* r/ y3 r% \; o3 U人海战术huge-crowd strategy U$ a6 Z9 h2 F8 ~0 d- f" J
世上无难事，只要肯攀登"Where there is a will, there is a way. "
% T9 y/ \3 i+ [世外桃源a fictitious land of peace away from the turmoil of the world;
- k8 e. w l ]2 K0 h- H死而后已until my heart stops beating/ E3 s8 j- Z( g8 M
岁岁平安Peace all year round" y+ S+ J7 }# ~3 l7 c
上有天堂，下有苏杭"Just as there is paradise in heaven, ther are Suzhou and Hangzhou on earth."
3 A) ^) ]: Z/ ?) j4 ?# Q+ x) H: s塞翁失马，焉知非福Misfortune may be an actual blessing./ |3 n6 _/ p5 [1 n, ~- p% B
三十而立"A man should be independent at the age of thirty.
9 X$ p: X! _4 xAt thirty, a man should be able to think for himself."
9 i% r! ?. I4 k$ l升级换代updating and upgrading (of products)
% _6 U) w. n. `7 V+ t2 I4 S. L. w四十不惑Life begins at forty. ! _& O5 E' y4 c/ F, W
谁言寸草心，报得三春晖"Such kindness of warm sun, can't be repaid by grass. "
# Y. D( n2 W3 }! Q+ }* K水涨船高When the river rises, the boat floats high.
. o6 V0 @7 H$ @时不我待Time and tide wait for no man. 7 o& @8 @8 F6 \1 ?; S X7 d9 E
杀鸡用牛刀break a butterfly on the wheel
& k2 P5 X' u' F( u3 O实事求是seek truth from facts; be practical and realistic; be true to facts ! Z+ s" ^( y; }$ m9 d
说曹操,曹操到Talk of the devil and he comes.3 a% J% z' H$ `
实话实说speak the plain truth; call a spade a spade; tell it as it is
/ s: C3 s p/ ]% W3 W& ~4 b实践是检验真理的唯一标准Practice is the sole criterion for testing truth.; V& x3 \( A+ A! k V* |8 S6 V( G
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; ". ]' c8 _' a# U' x
韬光养晦hide one's capacities and bide one's time2 W' f {# J! s8 K" s5 _* s
糖衣炮弹sugar-coated bullets4 u2 l1 ]- v! ?+ v7 o/ Z
天有不测风云Anything unexpected may happen. a bolt from the blue
^/ [/ ]: _0 Z; w+ \! H团结就是力量Unity is strength.( |+ J! H0 n O" I7 s" @8 o1 @" E( F
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 N0 }! ?: `1 f$ D3 B% f$ ~歪风邪气unhealthy practices and evil phenomena
* y; \9 |8 I" @2 N8 |物以类聚，人以群分Birds of a feather flock together.$ `: A6 t* h- n
往事如风"The past has vanished (from memory) like wind.; What in past, is past." 2 E8 {, n* |" s$ x% j( \
望子成龙hold high hopes for one's child7 |) ?) M( k& m. ^1 T! N
屋漏又逢连阴雨Misfortunes never come singly. When it rains it pours.: L- R! Z, y5 L p: K, P
文韬武略military expertise; military strategy
* T* h" [7 v6 f唯利是图draw water to one's mill
$ u0 @4 v$ `( e无源之水,无本之木water without a source, and a tree wiithout roots
1 ^/ ?/ N, l3 p9 H8 v+ V无中生有make/create something out of nothing
' r1 g; _4 i1 M* h* P( d无风不起浪There are no waves without wind. There's no smoke without fire.
: f" V- a, N: q" k徇私枉法bend the law for the benefit of relatives or friends 4 _! s' h0 \, P( ]. x e* ^
新官上任三把火a new broom sweeps clean
7 Y2 q- U8 W- s; o$ z! O b2 l虚心使人进步,骄傲使人落后Modesty helps one go forward, whereas conceit makes one lag behind.+ E& Q( m) D" C9 y+ v2 V: [1 y
蓄势而发accumulate strength for a take-off. s* m! a4 ]+ ]! i
心想事成May all your wish come true
. U- E2 Y7 b# g8 t心照不宣have a tacit understanding; give tacit consent; tacit understanding% w1 } l3 V* C
先入为主First impressions are firmly entrenched.+ a) L3 c# T& n! T
先下手为强catch the ball before the bound
5 R. @: X, h% g. z3 v像热锅上的蚂蚁like an ant on a hot pan
% Z6 k; B; z6 ~' G' x& h2 W现身说法warn people by taking oneself as an example
4 R- M9 F0 \6 I: w% i; f8 ?息事宁人pour oil on troubled waters
' W, O% s ?9 F& O& |& M( s喜忧参半mingled hope and fear # [; Z( n. w, m: _5 r' }- S
循序渐进step by step
B: D# D. ]$ U) e一路平安，一路顺风speed somebody on their way; speed the parting guest . K: w5 }0 n2 s3 m) U8 q& V& x
严以律己,宽以待人be strict with oneself and lenient towards others
# h) T2 ^7 C$ i* b- e( Z鱼米之乡a land of milk and honey/ @0 j5 N* y+ J$ w8 W) }
有情人终成眷属"Jack shall have Jill, all shall be well." 2 j$ A; A1 a' s
有钱能使鬼推磨Money makes the mare go. Money talks.
4 O4 M) E: s" g( Z有识之士people of vision a/ V/ t Q' T& V, S3 R- u
有勇无谋use brawn rather than brain
/ y1 A$ _4 e* P6 [* \+ H$ T5 O有缘千里来相会Separated as we are thousands of miles apart, we come together as if by predestination.: a% Y' x- Y3 _+ m
与时俱进advance with times
9 G n+ k# z1 j* Z+ F( e+ Q/ l' P( x以人为本people oriented; people foremost
/ C, O4 h% e8 J e3 R4 M% N因材施教teach students according to their aptitude 5 B% _3 b: q( U) m7 h, j. M 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."
% K9 i; E6 g$ A- v' A h欲速则不达Haste does not bring success.
! b! C+ p1 O1 B$ p优胜劣汰survival of the fittest 0 K7 S: |* ?' `4 t3 A3 @0 M
英雄所见略同Great minds think alike.6 q4 i$ J$ } M; M$ n
冤家宜解不宜结Better make friends than make enemies.
& C$ f! o! M7 x2 O( U( t冤假错案"cases in which people were unjustly, falsely or wrongly charged or sentenced; unjust, false or wrong cases"
% M( H; v, E- s& S2 t6 G% w一言既出，驷马难追A real man never goes back on his words. " H& f7 G0 V' }/ m9 ]) K1 Y
招财进宝Money and treasures will be plentiful
H) x1 o. {( n6 ]6 P1 Y3 V9 P6 K债台高筑become debt-ridden
: `8 I: L/ c, S! `2 H' e) P致命要害Achilles' heel & K! j6 y9 D+ {5 O# |
众矢之的target of public criticism
+ h( }- Z1 n! ?/ a# V" Y5 y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.* O3 }# a, I! u) ?
纸上谈兵be an armchair strategist
9 m) B2 w4 V/ c( T, l. L4 r, d纸包不住火Truth will come to light sooner or later.7 N5 q3 X" t+ t1 {
左右为难between the devil and the deep blue sea; between the rock and the hard place |
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