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爱屋及乌Love me, love my dog.
- t3 v7 g; `$ o5 i2 G( {9 K百闻不如一见Seeing is believing.
3 Z# R" z/ a# O4 d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
% ?: @ w( F/ p j2 d z/ ]笨鸟先飞A slow sparrow should make an early start.8 P6 a: f1 e {
不眠之夜white night
" ~1 S# r: p- L& _7 A4 s1 @$ |不以物喜，不以己悲not pleased by external gains, not saddened by personnal losses
}, c" Q" n! a/ h, ?3 ~ e9 l不遗余力spare no effort; go all out; do one's best# J2 J! R0 ^/ ?3 @% L: n0 I7 L
不打不成交"No discord, no concord. ! b3 u1 k: |( u
拆东墙补西墙rob Peter to pay Paul
5 Z4 N6 M4 t- n+ N辞旧迎新bid farewell to the old and usher in the new; ring out the old year and ring in the new
! ]' c# R a W$ I* |* _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 all7 p; J0 z. w+ P8 M8 C1 ]2 s$ A
大开眼界open one's eyes; broaden one's horizon; be an eye-opener i7 h; c9 b/ ~9 H% W5 N- U) k
国泰民安The country flourishes and people live in peace
: J( s3 f. `, W, [( c6 a9 T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 3 }+ X* |3 }3 s& g( c, A+ _2 o
功夫不负有心人Everything comes to him who waits. * b l7 V, g4 B; G. i
好了伤疤忘了疼once on shore, one prays no more
3 O$ D+ ^9 @% ] }; ]好事不出门，恶事传千里Good news never goes beyond the gate, while bad news spread far and wide. ^6 s8 {* P& j) m! C* [
和气生财Harmony brings wealth
9 p8 {5 _( g7 v- l活到老，学到老One is never too old to learn. / c+ f2 W4 S, P. O
既往不咎let bygones be bygones
, z/ b2 s9 D/ f, d0 S5 l5 y金无足赤,人无完人Gold can't be pure and man can't be perfect.
/ a& @- y4 m0 J7 R金玉满堂Treasures fill the home
: C$ q( _% d w6 i1 S4 `脚踏实地be down-to-earth . t& f1 w: F2 J3 K8 u+ a; ?
脚踩两只船sit on the fence 9 s1 i" ^3 i# y
君子之交淡如水the friendship between gentlemen is as pure as crystal; a hedge between keeps friendship green
) ^3 G+ }, d8 O6 Z% U5 D老生常谈，陈词滥调cut and dried, cliché
' m* W& R7 g' i0 ^( o礼尚往来Courtesy calls for reciprocity.
! l" `4 `( J4 X1 z( E) ]留得青山在，不怕没柴烧"Where there is life, there is hope."
! @' W% G0 S9 @% T, t# z马到成功achieve immediate victory; win instant success! u, K8 F4 Q9 H" U* [
名利双收gain in both fame and wealth
9 C* s! v" `! Q茅塞顿开be suddenly enlightened# S9 f* v+ {7 ~# [' Q6 L! |' E
没有规矩不成方圆Nothing can be accomplished without norms or standards.
' ~" U+ L5 }5 d o) J1 ^/ r! s- Y每逢佳节倍思亲
0 o- f- e0 `/ E0 @% t2 VOn festive occasions more than ever one thinks of one's dear ones far away.( M9 S* {" y: _! \
It is on the festival occasions when one misses his dear most. - s, x( a* r7 m, e
谋事在人，成事在天"The planning lies with man, the outcome with Heaven. / Man proposes, God disposes. "/ y8 M" A, a& Y: N6 t* n' c
弄巧成拙be too smart by half; Cunning outwits itself.
& w4 X0 |2 T& h拿手好戏masterpiece
/ h+ R2 E4 R& U$ B赔了夫人又折兵throw good money after bad! N: Z9 m9 P( E
抛砖引玉a modest spur to induce others to come forward with valuable contributions; throw a sprat to catch a whale
+ o, L0 N& B3 \& Q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
8 F' R" Q* n9 H# e抢得先机take the preemptive opportunities
" e( M. J1 U3 A# I0 N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.
) ]; L0 w5 k5 n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
& e: g K# Y8 o! |% c$ s3 T# X1 [前事不忘,后事之师Past experience, if not forgotten, is a guide for the future.
" m5 }8 h8 X+ y前人栽树,后人乘凉One generation plants the trees in whose shade another generation rests.! j7 H, Y; v$ |8 |0 C
One sows and another reaps.# D4 W7 H [ P# k6 b* K
前怕狼,后怕虎fear the wolf in front and the tiger behind/ hesitate in doing something
! x! T; R# K( c: T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.
?: f* D4 J3 X/ ]# Z. I强强联手win-win co-operation+ j/ h: o7 G, g- |
瑞雪兆丰年A timely snow promises a good harvest.
& a4 W; |! ?: H9 q4 C人之初,性本善Man's nature at birth is good.
/ k8 G$ C# T% D2 l1 A人逢喜事精神爽Joy puts heart into a man., o! e/ |& R9 F. l
人海战术huge-crowd strategy
4 N! _% S$ \- n( ]世上无难事，只要肯攀登"Where there is a will, there is a way. " # X! Q9 e) H) J5 p9 l. t
世外桃源a fictitious land of peace away from the turmoil of the world;
# [6 B6 t" K! b( Z/ j% z死而后已until my heart stops beating- m; D5 ], M& s6 Y4 e
岁岁平安Peace all year round
% G% \" \- \4 |: i- M# h上有天堂，下有苏杭"Just as there is paradise in heaven, ther are Suzhou and Hangzhou on earth." . s! B' U7 l. q# ^# {& }
塞翁失马，焉知非福Misfortune may be an actual blessing.
) H" p4 ~ ^2 Z6 N三十而立"A man should be independent at the age of thirty.
* b% T5 ^4 @/ B1 s' i) ?At thirty, a man should be able to think for himself."
8 A+ k( r' j1 k/ o8 _6 o升级换代updating and upgrading (of products)2 ~0 J7 K+ U5 X7 _9 Q9 q C/ g, j
四十不惑Life begins at forty. $ D7 I/ a0 }. o0 f
谁言寸草心，报得三春晖"Such kindness of warm sun, can't be repaid by grass. "
; v; g1 x7 u9 B0 @) c水涨船高When the river rises, the boat floats high.
8 z i! D& z9 a0 O时不我待Time and tide wait for no man.
5 T1 u1 s. @1 K; b& U% l杀鸡用牛刀break a butterfly on the wheel- F/ ~+ I4 H, C5 \: R6 g) ^
实事求是seek truth from facts; be practical and realistic; be true to facts
; @6 R3 _( o$ a `% O8 h说曹操,曹操到Talk of the devil and he comes.
- e/ b. N6 \) e- n实话实说speak the plain truth; call a spade a spade; tell it as it is ; |7 R8 a: _# j' ~6 T/ m
实践是检验真理的唯一标准Practice is the sole criterion for testing truth.
. [( Q% N: \9 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; "
" X8 j1 a$ Z: p7 i0 [4 U6 U7 i5 }韬光养晦hide one's capacities and bide one's time! a; A2 H5 g) K2 a
糖衣炮弹sugar-coated bullets, Q( @" n* |: o+ i. d ?
天有不测风云Anything unexpected may happen. a bolt from the blue0 J) E F% _/ O: b/ j0 I3 O
团结就是力量Unity is strength.1 ?. |: w/ A' h4 S
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
* s6 @4 l! v- \( }4 ]歪风邪气unhealthy practices and evil phenomena- n1 Q* G; J0 R7 S
物以类聚，人以群分Birds of a feather flock together.: j. P. \: J6 m+ \# ~3 I% w
往事如风"The past has vanished (from memory) like wind.; What in past, is past."
" ^' F" t, g' u, r6 G望子成龙hold high hopes for one's child
z4 C8 Q& u- P, O& e( P: l: l屋漏又逢连阴雨Misfortunes never come singly. When it rains it pours.# ~& h* I8 ?; ~ j! `4 V
文韬武略military expertise; military strategy 9 l2 f0 e# K5 U
唯利是图draw water to one's mill
+ E$ |$ W8 l8 { Y无源之水,无本之木water without a source, and a tree wiithout roots% U& Y! m4 ^$ {5 `3 F" d
无中生有make/create something out of nothing
7 M7 M+ ^; {. Z8 B* J无风不起浪There are no waves without wind. There's no smoke without fire.
; t$ S( W7 c$ u* P7 S9 ~7 r. Q+ O徇私枉法bend the law for the benefit of relatives or friends
. {, q& k# R l( ~: O新官上任三把火a new broom sweeps clean
) M' V- n5 k3 @2 R& e) z虚心使人进步,骄傲使人落后Modesty helps one go forward, whereas conceit makes one lag behind.
' l) S: [6 p) j0 w u- C" S' d6 \! J蓄势而发accumulate strength for a take-off1 c( i# G: K0 w
心想事成May all your wish come true1 S: O1 Q8 n8 T' K3 U4 B1 Z
心照不宣have a tacit understanding; give tacit consent; tacit understanding8 ?8 f/ x2 g9 T7 \- `7 e" I4 \
先入为主First impressions are firmly entrenched.9 P7 a- x% z) O- D+ i6 [/ v, H
先下手为强catch the ball before the bound
' u% j' Y& b0 ^% f4 E- @像热锅上的蚂蚁like an ant on a hot pan
" j% Y% C! M& Y3 [8 a h0 K现身说法warn people by taking oneself as an example! F: z+ V5 ?" x* S* |4 u# ~
息事宁人pour oil on troubled waters
0 d$ l9 R/ s) @1 Z喜忧参半mingled hope and fear 8 ~" T$ A" W7 }4 F4 U
循序渐进step by step
1 d+ J- x7 V/ e( \一路平安，一路顺风speed somebody on their way; speed the parting guest
! j. ]5 b3 w' j F/ J! L! r+ } Y! ~/ Z严以律己,宽以待人be strict with oneself and lenient towards others
2 o8 x+ i* b) U2 l( g鱼米之乡a land of milk and honey
. w2 T4 H* r, a有情人终成眷属"Jack shall have Jill, all shall be well."
# v" z" d6 J! W; \0 F有钱能使鬼推磨Money makes the mare go. Money talks.- k, x! \% n6 `% K5 f$ }% e
有识之士people of vision: [+ \. Z5 p# \3 H9 Y/ H, Y
有勇无谋use brawn rather than brain
9 p. x- n4 @6 n有缘千里来相会Separated as we are thousands of miles apart, we come together as if by predestination." f+ v8 k6 K" I$ ] S: Y9 x& v3 W8 R( |
与时俱进advance with times
- {3 }; P, F# D( ~8 M" e- X以人为本people oriented; people foremost
6 W7 Q2 g7 q! f) j0 w因材施教teach students according to their aptitude
# O+ Y/ s( \1 b+ g9 m) z& A! H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."
6 O' |( ]# A# |4 u欲速则不达Haste does not bring success. 8 N5 A7 i) K* G& }, R( ?0 F: ^) i
优胜劣汰survival of the fittest h0 q6 r( U, k0 H: |) b8 O l. M
英雄所见略同Great minds think alike.' o2 z1 M3 E' d P5 I- b
冤家宜解不宜结Better make friends than make enemies.0 b+ V$ I. Z: t1 v
冤假错案"cases in which people were unjustly, falsely or wrongly charged or sentenced; unjust, false or wrong cases"
% E7 u d$ m' o一言既出，驷马难追A real man never goes back on his words.
& h t3 ^; D7 O) Q% a招财进宝Money and treasures will be plentiful! _; t G& W6 J3 o. o; p
债台高筑become debt-ridden
$ \1 C; z& I/ O; J% }致命要害Achilles' heel 6 Q- L8 d0 |; }/ b+ ^
众矢之的target of public criticism
! }, U8 J0 U% x3 w$ G9 x0 b& Y& A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.8 K& b w3 w$ @7 d/ F/ |
纸上谈兵be an armchair strategist
9 b. y) Z: {9 c' T纸包不住火Truth will come to light sooner or later.
: b2 J: u& e0 C$ h) U; k左右为难between the devil and the deep blue sea; between the rock and the hard place |
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