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爱屋及乌Love me, love my dog.
4 Z2 \7 S! e( e百闻不如一见Seeing is believing.
5 Q( L& g) k/ V/ [. i1 w n; Q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 worst5 Z n; Y) U8 W2 X: _* w
笨鸟先飞A slow sparrow should make an early start.& Q3 B6 W" q. u( v% u, |7 b
不眠之夜white night
7 }3 o; L4 b1 C# g% B0 X9 l不以物喜，不以己悲not pleased by external gains, not saddened by personnal losses
3 B, D: O5 P8 I" K0 {% b6 b8 j9 [$ h% K不遗余力spare no effort; go all out; do one's best8 ]/ _) w2 o2 c0 H& C
不打不成交"No discord, no concord.
+ g- [" r& p2 Z% a, p拆东墙补西墙rob Peter to pay Paul ' b5 {2 d5 q$ F4 H8 v1 o9 u: `
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 g/ N0 J/ Q; O8 V- z( n+ W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' y& b* G& Q* O6 k4 x
大开眼界open one's eyes; broaden one's horizon; be an eye-opener
& e" N$ [0 x2 {6 q) B7 ?# _国泰民安The country flourishes and people live in peace& Y( D0 p# y) f4 x: E! f
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 u7 W; {* M$ Y0 k功夫不负有心人Everything comes to him who waits. / z2 e+ G2 N: G) N/ q
好了伤疤忘了疼once on shore, one prays no more7 h. k& `" ^; ~9 J' m6 N
好事不出门，恶事传千里Good news never goes beyond the gate, while bad news spread far and wide.
, l: K7 e+ L- A& Q8 ]6 |, U和气生财Harmony brings wealth* l; h, ^0 t5 T+ P/ ]8 k! }
活到老，学到老One is never too old to learn. & s5 } u0 c5 B
既往不咎let bygones be bygones
% M3 m6 k0 J+ R1 L" Y5 h金无足赤,人无完人Gold can't be pure and man can't be perfect.
6 t8 W3 R0 Q" o金玉满堂Treasures fill the home9 E4 O$ V" }4 w1 D; s
脚踏实地be down-to-earth
1 q3 X% s, n0 [1 ]! E脚踩两只船sit on the fence
, X% P$ t3 m" k5 A% 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 {# c6 e, i9 j$ j老生常谈，陈词滥调cut and dried, cliché
- l+ R+ i2 S' a( ^6 s& `- W礼尚往来Courtesy calls for reciprocity.
( X" g1 Q( U0 i, @" C留得青山在，不怕没柴烧"Where there is life, there is hope."% g! f2 J0 ^! J. R* }
马到成功achieve immediate victory; win instant success4 B! o8 T u+ u2 Q# t
名利双收gain in both fame and wealth
) a J# j/ K- {' s$ a茅塞顿开be suddenly enlightened. w4 C7 S: L0 v) q
没有规矩不成方圆Nothing can be accomplished without norms or standards.
4 E* ?0 X+ D- p2 @7 o( y- c7 _ @每逢佳节倍思亲& C) a8 K' h: e8 e
On festive occasions more than ever one thinks of one's dear ones far away.' |0 F, r0 a* o/ t0 W5 W) x
It is on the festival occasions when one misses his dear most.
" K/ [4 g" |9 o- t' }0 V谋事在人，成事在天"The planning lies with man, the outcome with Heaven. / Man proposes, God disposes. "' I$ j, s8 [/ e! Q" ?/ ]9 n) ~; n
弄巧成拙be too smart by half; Cunning outwits itself.8 d h4 M2 P' I& m
拿手好戏masterpiece
8 Y" G# O2 y5 ^0 [& \- G赔了夫人又折兵throw good money after bad9 S/ o) l- m7 z' ^2 P5 J8 r4 q0 j
抛砖引玉a modest spur to induce others to come forward with valuable contributions; throw a sprat to catch a whale" O& X, e9 m4 D M* B7 |9 d- l
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
/ y5 }$ T/ _, S' R, O8 W抢得先机take the preemptive opportunities
/ e1 X8 ?9 q- j! k' @: T% \2 _3 P+ M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.
8 ?/ M4 a6 \+ d5 _7 b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, \% ^' L- v/ N5 h, i) f5 C! X
前事不忘,后事之师Past experience, if not forgotten, is a guide for the future.
( G* i9 w- ?9 n. V6 M7 L前人栽树,后人乘凉One generation plants the trees in whose shade another generation rests.# @( f0 R/ T, U* [ a D' f
One sows and another reaps.
6 N& ?, A' |3 r& C前怕狼,后怕虎fear the wolf in front and the tiger behind/ hesitate in doing something+ w' {/ l) O! i& i; g1 L
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. , x+ d: I. B) {5 H# n
强强联手win-win co-operation
: b1 q5 w1 d9 l) [- _! l( [) w瑞雪兆丰年A timely snow promises a good harvest.
& w- _+ x2 l; { [0 r4 ]2 h0 b人之初,性本善Man's nature at birth is good.
3 _: D( _' ^* i/ ^人逢喜事精神爽Joy puts heart into a man.
! u# ^2 K3 C; Q5 E( j( @+ e人海战术huge-crowd strategy % C& `0 Z' r8 v% W1 a
世上无难事，只要肯攀登"Where there is a will, there is a way. "
; E9 @1 o9 |) Y4 s) s- z世外桃源a fictitious land of peace away from the turmoil of the world;
* I( j% `" J5 [ ~( X+ V死而后已until my heart stops beating7 e; s; X, f) K
岁岁平安Peace all year round
6 _. s3 H& m* U1 K上有天堂，下有苏杭"Just as there is paradise in heaven, ther are Suzhou and Hangzhou on earth." # }9 y O" U! h' `& S: K }
塞翁失马，焉知非福Misfortune may be an actual blessing.
0 t0 ]9 N/ S) j, }' t5 d三十而立"A man should be independent at the age of thirty.
7 f8 ~! ]+ q! q. J/ B- ?At thirty, a man should be able to think for himself." # S/ Y& q0 h; A& n. P( p+ s& o) Z) _
升级换代updating and upgrading (of products)
) i$ g& {4 [2 d四十不惑Life begins at forty.
' c8 {: F# @, }1 F! C* D谁言寸草心，报得三春晖"Such kindness of warm sun, can't be repaid by grass. " & a5 ]) U2 Q$ O, l& v* U5 B$ H
水涨船高When the river rises, the boat floats high.6 {& S( D1 D. w! C4 [3 X4 T
时不我待Time and tide wait for no man.
$ w$ Y/ k" M7 ^杀鸡用牛刀break a butterfly on the wheel
9 g! _2 [, b# P( D% c% Y实事求是seek truth from facts; be practical and realistic; be true to facts 8 g l1 T# j1 v8 U8 |& h
说曹操,曹操到Talk of the devil and he comes./ s- H$ A2 b. s, Q
实话实说speak the plain truth; call a spade a spade; tell it as it is
- w2 C1 G( k: g% T. }% |& }实践是检验真理的唯一标准Practice is the sole criterion for testing truth.
: s A( P) {" x4 U% u8 Z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; "
/ _8 Z" N" `8 D. I6 L韬光养晦hide one's capacities and bide one's time2 D& J1 z$ `1 w9 i) P5 c! o
糖衣炮弹sugar-coated bullets4 W1 s. B9 W/ j- w* q; x
天有不测风云Anything unexpected may happen. a bolt from the blue) q+ p- v7 p _2 U
团结就是力量Unity is strength.2 e! i. q' r4 ~$ B8 v
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
* N% k) g/ n0 h. A. c8 d歪风邪气unhealthy practices and evil phenomena
- G K0 t) n9 \( |& G9 O物以类聚，人以群分Birds of a feather flock together.
/ Z. Z1 v; S1 r @, D4 f: g往事如风"The past has vanished (from memory) like wind.; What in past, is past."
7 A2 ]4 }+ H& p8 ~ G8 v2 h9 S L望子成龙hold high hopes for one's child, j5 \ M. U P& y/ e
屋漏又逢连阴雨Misfortunes never come singly. When it rains it pours.
. Q& d$ o! q1 _1 `' \$ v. O* I文韬武略military expertise; military strategy / a6 h1 z0 K0 Q
唯利是图draw water to one's mill * O P$ u d. U8 ^/ q
无源之水,无本之木water without a source, and a tree wiithout roots
% y, n5 i2 Q# V' l无中生有make/create something out of nothing $ ^1 x" W' N/ o/ N+ X7 b- z7 r3 j
无风不起浪There are no waves without wind. There's no smoke without fire.: R& [3 P% G# o5 I- n: `$ {$ n4 @; s
徇私枉法bend the law for the benefit of relatives or friends : v0 s+ [3 P5 w) E
新官上任三把火a new broom sweeps clean
; _+ r/ N- J2 f3 [& X虚心使人进步,骄傲使人落后Modesty helps one go forward, whereas conceit makes one lag behind.& K8 o4 f6 {+ o$ m0 S" M5 S
蓄势而发accumulate strength for a take-off" c- ^" t% k6 k! Y% H4 [% k
心想事成May all your wish come true4 r! h- U4 U! G* x
心照不宣have a tacit understanding; give tacit consent; tacit understanding
B% l9 D$ h* f; C, d; N# t先入为主First impressions are firmly entrenched.
+ m* x! ^+ L: c3 l( C6 Z先下手为强catch the ball before the bound
; Q# P+ Y! V' d/ e# l像热锅上的蚂蚁like an ant on a hot pan
) n l7 I% T- E现身说法warn people by taking oneself as an example& [- ^ d- m5 I9 g6 O9 @5 j. P
息事宁人pour oil on troubled waters
/ ~' \5 P) Z/ A- ], ^! F4 {喜忧参半mingled hope and fear
9 e9 X! H* M; l6 J循序渐进step by step
5 s% \- l0 M& s+ Z一路平安，一路顺风speed somebody on their way; speed the parting guest
/ [- C8 J/ _+ y6 G2 Q严以律己,宽以待人be strict with oneself and lenient towards others M8 g. d' G/ |6 e* t$ f
鱼米之乡a land of milk and honey, T) _! O' n& A3 E: y+ c7 {
有情人终成眷属"Jack shall have Jill, all shall be well."
; a/ r1 y$ w" R) p9 c有钱能使鬼推磨Money makes the mare go. Money talks.
: [0 s, ]# k; X) }( B6 o7 j有识之士people of vision2 E4 `* Z4 O8 `) S1 l. t
有勇无谋use brawn rather than brain 3 w2 z o) a6 y
有缘千里来相会Separated as we are thousands of miles apart, we come together as if by predestination.
- E6 N M- Y% x$ x与时俱进advance with times% U: p& Z0 h& E' g3 F1 w
以人为本people oriented; people foremost
6 M! Z5 o# `; T) W+ S因材施教teach students according to their aptitude 3 J; I* c! A2 l
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."
M8 q& Z5 X; T. H欲速则不达Haste does not bring success.
A- i8 ^ ~7 a) P& d& X% L; @2 a优胜劣汰survival of the fittest 6 f1 G }5 F9 K! s; W
英雄所见略同Great minds think alike.
, A1 P+ J" V$ ]6 e. e冤家宜解不宜结Better make friends than make enemies.3 A2 c0 i9 }2 ]
冤假错案"cases in which people were unjustly, falsely or wrongly charged or sentenced; unjust, false or wrong cases"
U# k" N9 B4 L% |& [5 z _, D一言既出，驷马难追A real man never goes back on his words.
/ b2 |+ i* I9 I8 _2 a2 L招财进宝Money and treasures will be plentiful, q3 Z( V: J2 F5 |. B7 J
债台高筑become debt-ridden
$ s5 L% f ?: b5 a/ t致命要害Achilles' heel
" u9 \1 R/ l6 _6 D/ H0 P众矢之的target of public criticism2 S8 q8 y6 Y2 |
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.
- l9 c9 T7 ^- {: s1 s. M0 Q纸上谈兵be an armchair strategist% M: _5 a2 d7 O5 `
纸包不住火Truth will come to light sooner or later.
! q; v8 p! t, h% F左右为难between the devil and the deep blue sea; between the rock and the hard place |
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