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爱屋及乌Love me, love my dog.
' X$ c+ `6 K @1 k0 k( `4 x百闻不如一见Seeing is believing./ n9 V. [" S. @
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. X; o. m/ i/ ]. ]5 A/ R, `
笨鸟先飞A slow sparrow should make an early start.
3 _! x' A8 G" T不眠之夜white night 6 i3 \( N% U9 U5 O
不以物喜，不以己悲not pleased by external gains, not saddened by personnal losses/ a% j# }( V+ C) K! {/ W
不遗余力spare no effort; go all out; do one's best
' \' `3 j+ N/ i/ n/ e, M1 d8 S不打不成交"No discord, no concord. & h# `& S& X1 M- ]9 @
拆东墙补西墙rob Peter to pay Paul 3 P) m) b0 g1 y
辞旧迎新bid farewell to the old and usher in the new; ring out the old year and ring in the new
( q) t i2 O1 r- ~" `& [+ `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 X j8 C' K- m! N- U6 R: S* C
大开眼界open one's eyes; broaden one's horizon; be an eye-opener / h$ I. ]$ M$ K6 ]2 l
国泰民安The country flourishes and people live in peace1 A" W3 b5 h0 x5 }0 {% y
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 g/ e1 H$ D. b! P' J4 G2 N& k功夫不负有心人Everything comes to him who waits. ) u+ S1 b& `3 \/ q C, v) K$ d
好了伤疤忘了疼once on shore, one prays no more' G! {, n. o- Z
好事不出门，恶事传千里Good news never goes beyond the gate, while bad news spread far and wide.
; a. A! M2 s+ E [& {5 h7 S+ u* G和气生财Harmony brings wealth
8 j" |' B/ j9 Y6 c+ U' D活到老，学到老One is never too old to learn. A6 J# z1 C7 ~ S: i. y
既往不咎let bygones be bygones
; ]' \: X' F( a# U; L# E9 p% D8 u金无足赤,人无完人Gold can't be pure and man can't be perfect. + b. h9 L! j+ k+ @
金玉满堂Treasures fill the home( n$ N7 y. j' ^5 x
脚踏实地be down-to-earth ; H/ @0 x" R, T6 w4 z
脚踩两只船sit on the fence , }1 n2 |0 P# w5 j, v$ w$ W
君子之交淡如水the friendship between gentlemen is as pure as crystal; a hedge between keeps friendship green 7 N+ J" R! C/ o9 ~* Q8 m
老生常谈，陈词滥调cut and dried, cliché
" A# K% m; d* k# Z$ r" ?! c7 W礼尚往来Courtesy calls for reciprocity.
5 o+ j, Q+ e( v. J, @留得青山在，不怕没柴烧"Where there is life, there is hope."2 x; d) j* `; d: c Q" f. B& b
马到成功achieve immediate victory; win instant success
* X# q! f( k, t, S2 S( w名利双收gain in both fame and wealth
3 d+ G) @) Z" p( S5 d" t1 D茅塞顿开be suddenly enlightened
+ K% i4 X1 w: B: s9 }) |6 X# X没有规矩不成方圆Nothing can be accomplished without norms or standards.9 f. M6 z8 H% V2 |3 l9 o# |
每逢佳节倍思亲' a t9 _( Q) K, l' F1 @5 @
On festive occasions more than ever one thinks of one's dear ones far away.
0 ]$ S: |) G& }) q$ m0 VIt is on the festival occasions when one misses his dear most. + {! n+ R' y, S' K* ?& o) f! U; B
谋事在人，成事在天"The planning lies with man, the outcome with Heaven. / Man proposes, God disposes. "2 f; N6 \3 g9 U1 t6 S
弄巧成拙be too smart by half; Cunning outwits itself.& J X# a3 v" _- A
拿手好戏masterpiece. V& V' d- a P, R r7 }
赔了夫人又折兵throw good money after bad
- `" m% n! p: f; k: p1 ]抛砖引玉a modest spur to induce others to come forward with valuable contributions; throw a sprat to catch a whale
4 d# O C" N6 V, S& {0 B, 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
5 [! I9 o& L8 Y4 t" ?0 k抢得先机take the preemptive opportunities / O! _: j4 \: b5 H( k! w
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.
`, g/ m" B, o& y' S3 S' S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
( Y7 ^! O2 h4 g# e7 G) N前事不忘,后事之师Past experience, if not forgotten, is a guide for the future.
5 w0 C7 D( n* B前人栽树,后人乘凉One generation plants the trees in whose shade another generation rests.
7 i% P4 f2 K* u; i' f9 q( IOne sows and another reaps.
# T( {4 I* W; w i: _ x前怕狼,后怕虎fear the wolf in front and the tiger behind/ hesitate in doing something; a" y" U3 u6 d6 J, f# w
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. $ W, |: w0 X/ s& a1 i
强强联手win-win co-operation t# z- [8 {* W2 }- M
瑞雪兆丰年A timely snow promises a good harvest., D0 ]' J, z$ m- X2 ~& _5 b. x
人之初,性本善Man's nature at birth is good.( h& x0 z8 g# @' _# Q$ d# q
人逢喜事精神爽Joy puts heart into a man.
* x8 R6 M; k; ^: h8 [6 l( c8 B人海战术huge-crowd strategy / l9 a5 t6 z. }1 {6 W! F, S' U- C/ v
世上无难事，只要肯攀登"Where there is a will, there is a way. "
" S/ y- M8 U3 X) w世外桃源a fictitious land of peace away from the turmoil of the world; ' V. k4 c, o# i9 s7 {
死而后已until my heart stops beating# U% D' n4 Y2 M& f3 Y
岁岁平安Peace all year round5 i9 J5 ]4 I% N( F5 d7 b# l! B
上有天堂，下有苏杭"Just as there is paradise in heaven, ther are Suzhou and Hangzhou on earth."
1 l$ `. A! b0 \# {( M" y z塞翁失马，焉知非福Misfortune may be an actual blessing.! c8 P; c1 i2 d
三十而立"A man should be independent at the age of thirty.
8 Y: ~8 g0 d2 m9 b S4 n0 |! HAt thirty, a man should be able to think for himself." % G5 W: e" m6 }* S
升级换代updating and upgrading (of products)5 z: M2 L$ T1 U7 Y* \
四十不惑Life begins at forty. + B: \ A- K: M
谁言寸草心，报得三春晖"Such kindness of warm sun, can't be repaid by grass. " ) `: E% g" V' d9 ]
水涨船高When the river rises, the boat floats high.
' i- ^- y) h8 p! ^6 T Y @时不我待Time and tide wait for no man. 9 W) ^7 v0 n1 S
杀鸡用牛刀break a butterfly on the wheel
( H) F/ H) S0 x8 y- H; S+ @实事求是seek truth from facts; be practical and realistic; be true to facts 4 z9 V; L+ `) L n' I7 H7 r
说曹操,曹操到Talk of the devil and he comes.) E2 g, |3 x) R$ `$ t
实话实说speak the plain truth; call a spade a spade; tell it as it is $ D4 G) |9 M$ J. S0 i; O6 o
实践是检验真理的唯一标准Practice is the sole criterion for testing truth.5 M) v. N* U- z e
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; "
9 ~7 f& C2 Q' j* B$ h ^; Z韬光养晦hide one's capacities and bide one's time+ m- Y; ?$ y, O5 s! Q3 t" W$ P. G3 z
糖衣炮弹sugar-coated bullets$ a* j9 x K: `# t5 S, X
天有不测风云Anything unexpected may happen. a bolt from the blue
5 g5 i; \% A, z- I, ~, D9 m团结就是力量Unity is strength.
, ?% ]; m9 c' i/ ]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
5 G8 J3 H0 y4 Y1 T G/ N3 f歪风邪气unhealthy practices and evil phenomena k/ J$ c& [3 R/ C: n A8 B" {. u
物以类聚，人以群分Birds of a feather flock together. ]) e5 `& F" l$ N
往事如风"The past has vanished (from memory) like wind.; What in past, is past."
) w( F7 S$ S# z& U, q2 F望子成龙hold high hopes for one's child" r( E% {8 N3 b/ U0 o2 O7 e
屋漏又逢连阴雨Misfortunes never come singly. When it rains it pours.
s$ g, T2 H3 d8 K文韬武略military expertise; military strategy & b9 N( h+ N3 t* X- z
唯利是图draw water to one's mill
' k2 j( x k0 M3 y6 Z; g7 k无源之水,无本之木water without a source, and a tree wiithout roots- \8 ?7 r' B% o$ c
无中生有make/create something out of nothing
/ ]( S7 ~% @( X0 @$ I无风不起浪There are no waves without wind. There's no smoke without fire.; a- |: M* \/ G
徇私枉法bend the law for the benefit of relatives or friends
$ H8 c) U0 ~2 ]: W" f& H' e1 y新官上任三把火a new broom sweeps clean ' t6 ~; @1 B+ T3 `) E$ j7 B
虚心使人进步,骄傲使人落后Modesty helps one go forward, whereas conceit makes one lag behind.
/ b0 m- I# C8 Y! k j! W3 O蓄势而发accumulate strength for a take-off7 W; a y- t! c+ Q; z
心想事成May all your wish come true% L) A0 A3 Z8 l* H1 E& t' j* e
心照不宣have a tacit understanding; give tacit consent; tacit understanding B, x; ^. |6 Y$ J# R. q
先入为主First impressions are firmly entrenched.
+ k0 o, R6 g- Z) d2 a+ \先下手为强catch the ball before the bound' {! B- v$ N" `( g8 m& v
像热锅上的蚂蚁like an ant on a hot pan3 @: Z4 o- r& L4 B( M3 J
现身说法warn people by taking oneself as an example! ^. ^6 m6 H( a3 _" w
息事宁人pour oil on troubled waters
. W9 x. G2 l) @' p% J喜忧参半mingled hope and fear
9 r$ E1 t0 b9 [* b7 o' S" U循序渐进step by step' \( g0 D; {9 g' x
一路平安，一路顺风speed somebody on their way; speed the parting guest " w; u4 v0 [+ w- J. p' U/ y
严以律己,宽以待人be strict with oneself and lenient towards others
. i( ]: c' q- R. A" R鱼米之乡a land of milk and honey
! h" ~! y2 {$ t# N8 w有情人终成眷属"Jack shall have Jill, all shall be well."
, q! J/ E$ [! O' W: ~+ \, }有钱能使鬼推磨Money makes the mare go. Money talks.& W8 X" v! c& C% i
有识之士people of vision
- _. U4 R/ j7 m2 ?+ e, v0 n9 {3 z- k& h有勇无谋use brawn rather than brain _: k: z' E- ^) P
有缘千里来相会Separated as we are thousands of miles apart, we come together as if by predestination.
, \, b n$ b6 y/ E6 n8 h" E与时俱进advance with times
9 Y3 x0 `+ T' r# n7 l+ a以人为本people oriented; people foremost
9 r5 j; X' Z/ ~3 \& W因材施教teach students according to their aptitude L& _ o/ O6 D' j8 r1 [9 s
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."
; d- w9 F( |! A* E" @" ~/ o欲速则不达Haste does not bring success.
. K* m* i. u- e, S7 Y. r优胜劣汰survival of the fittest 8 J9 w; b U2 l& A8 W+ h3 r! l
英雄所见略同Great minds think alike.
! e4 d! @$ G) Q0 {; r& m- l冤家宜解不宜结Better make friends than make enemies.: `3 _6 w5 [! A8 G# F& i
冤假错案"cases in which people were unjustly, falsely or wrongly charged or sentenced; unjust, false or wrong cases" , M1 W, V; g0 a6 Q4 H) G, C/ l2 W8 L
一言既出，驷马难追A real man never goes back on his words. " V: o% }& m* ?. x. e& X
招财进宝Money and treasures will be plentiful
[: U, Y% l2 l债台高筑become debt-ridden3 d; L! L) e& [, R P
致命要害Achilles' heel % P6 w0 Z4 j( x& e/ ^: Z
众矢之的target of public criticism
' u- t8 [8 J) e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.
/ I, X' k& L9 |! v纸上谈兵be an armchair strategist
* g% \$ ]8 _! ?, X纸包不住火Truth will come to light sooner or later.: R* Q/ H. E, a: v2 F: ^9 S
左右为难between the devil and the deep blue sea; between the rock and the hard place |
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