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爱屋及乌Love me, love my dog.
& ]- T% Q) V% H百闻不如一见Seeing is believing.- D1 s+ W! W+ O1 M& b% L$ y
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
! c8 b1 j# Y4 K笨鸟先飞A slow sparrow should make an early start.
6 h& d, ~* C/ D不眠之夜white night
. j5 S$ U |& ^$ X( P4 \$ P; Y; y不以物喜，不以己悲not pleased by external gains, not saddened by personnal losses4 g/ e' C# _4 p# G0 p ]# a. Q
不遗余力spare no effort; go all out; do one's best4 d* f/ m! B# t; i E' z9 g
不打不成交"No discord, no concord. ( G/ V! }9 V2 `5 I
拆东墙补西墙rob Peter to pay Paul
6 V+ H P1 w5 i; d% o4 v. E辞旧迎新bid farewell to the old and usher in the new; ring out the old year and ring in the new ) g3 ^6 z9 D( s# H, S
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
, J) T& q2 m- F" z+ ^大开眼界open one's eyes; broaden one's horizon; be an eye-opener & ?# N& ~ i+ N/ I( D8 t
国泰民安The country flourishes and people live in peace
/ f. F6 a7 l' c* a- I, [. x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
& q; L, Q* D3 P- b功夫不负有心人Everything comes to him who waits. * p @, K9 F( {* n3 l1 X
好了伤疤忘了疼once on shore, one prays no more
$ y/ g1 t% j; ?好事不出门，恶事传千里Good news never goes beyond the gate, while bad news spread far and wide.
$ [+ I" E* X1 l+ ?# v; C3 \2 r和气生财Harmony brings wealth
5 m- ~! r; W5 [/ a$ s; S活到老，学到老One is never too old to learn.
; U1 B4 E5 I" w4 N既往不咎let bygones be bygones
- J& i. Z/ j2 {( g3 }) C& k& i金无足赤,人无完人Gold can't be pure and man can't be perfect. 3 E. y( U0 D, k0 q2 |. @; }
金玉满堂Treasures fill the home
8 X$ i8 b$ G$ f9 B* ]1 d脚踏实地be down-to-earth
m. A9 B0 l2 D) d S: g脚踩两只船sit on the fence
. q* J7 N+ _& n& R# m, h7 q2 P# B君子之交淡如水the friendship between gentlemen is as pure as crystal; a hedge between keeps friendship green 0 N4 P8 F. ~* C3 o X
老生常谈，陈词滥调cut and dried, cliché
- {: L$ ] x# R$ {" U5 x0 M' Q. O礼尚往来Courtesy calls for reciprocity. & k9 H/ d9 }; [0 E" W
留得青山在，不怕没柴烧"Where there is life, there is hope."
|/ d0 a' T9 I) k* r3 k3 J. F1 P马到成功achieve immediate victory; win instant success$ D; w6 t/ Y+ Z! v
名利双收gain in both fame and wealth
9 [4 q( G4 B( b. S# q3 A, K茅塞顿开be suddenly enlightened W0 d( T7 s0 e. @! n: x
没有规矩不成方圆Nothing can be accomplished without norms or standards.0 l" W* z4 f4 N) v5 P* }. ]
每逢佳节倍思亲
; z; [! p" T: {+ t3 eOn festive occasions more than ever one thinks of one's dear ones far away.0 ? B" C, p3 c7 R* H$ p' ^
It is on the festival occasions when one misses his dear most.
2 ?1 B6 m6 `' X4 l" G5 k谋事在人，成事在天"The planning lies with man, the outcome with Heaven. / Man proposes, God disposes. "1 Z' ?4 @/ y9 A# j/ r0 p9 B" _
弄巧成拙be too smart by half; Cunning outwits itself.$ e# J" x! R$ T; |
拿手好戏masterpiece
; H' q. n. R1 r& y赔了夫人又折兵throw good money after bad) P$ W% ^6 w8 E+ @( ^
抛砖引玉a modest spur to induce others to come forward with valuable contributions; throw a sprat to catch a whale: Y( b/ T! r4 w& L6 k* 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 end8 ?$ U! x* @* A( i
抢得先机take the preemptive opportunities 6 s/ p) n- `* d: W1 z4 R
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.
, s% F* A% {6 [4 A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
9 p/ P. |7 ^1 o$ h) M2 @4 t前事不忘,后事之师Past experience, if not forgotten, is a guide for the future.
. K' M7 q1 X" j' Q* d2 c前人栽树,后人乘凉One generation plants the trees in whose shade another generation rests.5 }* v6 W$ C/ Y1 ]) n
One sows and another reaps.: M/ `! P6 s/ X: Q
前怕狼,后怕虎fear the wolf in front and the tiger behind/ hesitate in doing something0 g" c$ e4 T1 k
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.
" q* n' Z+ h5 I4 \3 J强强联手win-win co-operation
$ Q. c" ~7 k9 ~瑞雪兆丰年A timely snow promises a good harvest.
$ X+ G5 o+ x! r7 R. i, C人之初,性本善Man's nature at birth is good.: `8 e. J; ?2 B( B% n
人逢喜事精神爽Joy puts heart into a man.' N' {0 V( H! h
人海战术huge-crowd strategy
) i3 _; o5 G$ D5 C, _世上无难事，只要肯攀登"Where there is a will, there is a way. " 0 K, G4 E4 D5 _6 i0 G/ W
世外桃源a fictitious land of peace away from the turmoil of the world; " W) T7 Y; v8 m- W' q& F0 \9 J
死而后已until my heart stops beating( q1 o9 h# d! T+ u) ^8 W
岁岁平安Peace all year round
# T/ t+ S$ {* b9 I上有天堂，下有苏杭"Just as there is paradise in heaven, ther are Suzhou and Hangzhou on earth."
# A2 z- `- d9 c) G( ^& P K4 J塞翁失马，焉知非福Misfortune may be an actual blessing.7 W" N& D6 N0 k2 G
三十而立"A man should be independent at the age of thirty.
. |! Y+ d7 J; n& jAt thirty, a man should be able to think for himself." 2 O# p! j* ^+ u6 U5 d; K6 y
升级换代updating and upgrading (of products)* @# D0 @* M8 d; l+ r! k
四十不惑Life begins at forty.
. {8 }' Y1 a3 D" J" T谁言寸草心，报得三春晖"Such kindness of warm sun, can't be repaid by grass. " ' W9 ]1 d& z2 c8 I% U
水涨船高When the river rises, the boat floats high.
5 a# j) K( A; r/ f; t- K时不我待Time and tide wait for no man. ( J! j/ z; U& A8 J2 z- a
杀鸡用牛刀break a butterfly on the wheel
5 c, P. ]8 z7 ]3 `实事求是seek truth from facts; be practical and realistic; be true to facts
2 B, { Q E: O. v: u5 v' Z说曹操,曹操到Talk of the devil and he comes.
J$ U/ s/ B& D1 X7 W; i5 o实话实说speak the plain truth; call a spade a spade; tell it as it is
' X" u3 Y4 C- m7 e! A2 e实践是检验真理的唯一标准Practice is the sole criterion for testing truth.' h" a1 d4 { a# p2 k2 X6 ^( z9 y
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* V8 @- W: `: P4 D韬光养晦hide one's capacities and bide one's time
7 J) L6 j* S. V. {% g) U' S糖衣炮弹sugar-coated bullets
) [( f" q8 `' ~: G# j$ R天有不测风云Anything unexpected may happen. a bolt from the blue
; f0 ^4 b, P2 w2 f) c5 A团结就是力量Unity is strength.6 l$ {5 u' y2 L2 C& }2 |
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 , ?7 L3 P& X5 O5 T4 Q5 w! B
歪风邪气unhealthy practices and evil phenomena$ d4 _3 ^$ b' F6 `2 }* T/ Z$ k
物以类聚，人以群分Birds of a feather flock together. F6 R, @, X" g; P3 y
往事如风"The past has vanished (from memory) like wind.; What in past, is past." 0 G; s8 H! R' \
望子成龙hold high hopes for one's child g4 ]$ I4 D; w- c0 ~8 s
屋漏又逢连阴雨Misfortunes never come singly. When it rains it pours.
' \8 V2 U4 S* n1 \3 r. V. f, y文韬武略military expertise; military strategy
; U3 T7 X+ ~( j* H唯利是图draw water to one's mill # o1 G R; P6 b, T: T
无源之水,无本之木water without a source, and a tree wiithout roots1 a+ y/ i! R5 ~
无中生有make/create something out of nothing
; {4 |; d6 m2 \; h无风不起浪There are no waves without wind. There's no smoke without fire.2 N& x. @3 O9 v' c2 q/ v, L/ E
徇私枉法bend the law for the benefit of relatives or friends
7 t& y. ~( @1 f1 I- G4 `新官上任三把火a new broom sweeps clean
8 m/ L, K7 V: ?5 I虚心使人进步,骄傲使人落后Modesty helps one go forward, whereas conceit makes one lag behind.
" Z( d: q& v6 v( t; X蓄势而发accumulate strength for a take-off
. I4 v; l1 I+ _) [6 j, z2 q心想事成May all your wish come true
2 U: K' |, [/ a* U心照不宣have a tacit understanding; give tacit consent; tacit understanding
1 Z* T7 `6 j0 c8 t7 |" h# O先入为主First impressions are firmly entrenched.
7 x; ^) {- O6 U7 m8 }先下手为强catch the ball before the bound
( W/ r7 v4 ?* {3 I/ t6 X. L, {+ o$ h像热锅上的蚂蚁like an ant on a hot pan% `3 t3 n2 X9 d3 \$ \/ ^( E- J( `9 R
现身说法warn people by taking oneself as an example
& `5 L6 O& E* s+ L' |息事宁人pour oil on troubled waters
, T" R6 K5 m( k喜忧参半mingled hope and fear / J$ C6 M" `' Q6 H, R
循序渐进step by step
3 }9 M0 Z z7 {; Q: y一路平安，一路顺风speed somebody on their way; speed the parting guest " b( U0 O$ M# [
严以律己,宽以待人be strict with oneself and lenient towards others
! O1 q) c1 y" i+ ^鱼米之乡a land of milk and honey4 L& q _, l) @7 |/ J) i
有情人终成眷属"Jack shall have Jill, all shall be well." - Q7 M# B% _" B* D9 e
有钱能使鬼推磨Money makes the mare go. Money talks.
0 `8 J% ^3 ~" ]8 W7 u有识之士people of vision" p6 k- M$ h' J- D
有勇无谋use brawn rather than brain & L# W( A: r$ H
有缘千里来相会Separated as we are thousands of miles apart, we come together as if by predestination.
7 K8 @6 R: _! t9 f* ]- H与时俱进advance with times" L0 u- e; r j' t) r, P- K
以人为本people oriented; people foremost ( c' v6 {9 O1 {2 W/ G3 V
因材施教teach students according to their aptitude
7 K/ Q* F R" P( R3 T0 \7 Y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."
2 ?3 x/ g7 A2 E2 K0 j. M$ c5 J+ q# e欲速则不达Haste does not bring success.
& s/ B4 d+ O/ G9 D H优胜劣汰survival of the fittest % c5 y) N/ @ q2 i: L4 l
英雄所见略同Great minds think alike./ n( C" [2 |' v! B0 k
冤家宜解不宜结Better make friends than make enemies.
0 O- ~6 A8 n4 g5 P; C9 W% ]3 t冤假错案"cases in which people were unjustly, falsely or wrongly charged or sentenced; unjust, false or wrong cases"
( T& a3 b4 f- _' i6 P一言既出，驷马难追A real man never goes back on his words. " l8 a2 P8 i9 c; s5 f7 m
招财进宝Money and treasures will be plentiful, }6 n# d0 `6 y2 S9 T* Y( B) z
债台高筑become debt-ridden
4 q; p% o8 {& k' x# b, |0 K+ h2 y致命要害Achilles' heel
8 n/ J( \8 z0 s众矢之的target of public criticism
# t: H" M# z; `6 w3 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.# Q1 `+ r; k( j" |9 p
纸上谈兵be an armchair strategist$ v; N f1 S2 k$ F
纸包不住火Truth will come to light sooner or later.& k- o; G2 W' W2 u
左右为难between the devil and the deep blue sea; between the rock and the hard place |
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