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爱屋及乌Love me, love my dog.
: q( |0 ?( J* i) w百闻不如一见Seeing is believing.' A* r, i; W5 {9 M; K( i8 @
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- b9 A1 {9 L! V, k: ]
笨鸟先飞A slow sparrow should make an early start.& c0 C9 c' A, M7 m3 g4 ~
不眠之夜white night ! [1 D. p& z8 G$ J* a0 E7 ^* b
不以物喜，不以己悲not pleased by external gains, not saddened by personnal losses0 X) i' R( B* q( R
不遗余力spare no effort; go all out; do one's best8 i+ o8 j+ o3 t
不打不成交"No discord, no concord.
% Y4 W4 K# V, d4 W: j# L拆东墙补西墙rob Peter to pay Paul
8 G; [! _( D/ U/ B( \辞旧迎新bid farewell to the old and usher in the new; ring out the old year and ring in the new
4 Y) G4 }. j% _# @; z" A# l4 p: s+ P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
* ^, D6 X5 n/ t& e% `, W+ _大开眼界open one's eyes; broaden one's horizon; be an eye-opener
( q, d: ~" z H4 z @国泰民安The country flourishes and people live in peace) H0 Y5 K! T8 `& k+ 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 ! a, q( J$ x$ N0 B6 [ g
功夫不负有心人Everything comes to him who waits.
7 p# K0 `4 C3 b7 n7 |好了伤疤忘了疼once on shore, one prays no more: D* K+ z. y$ ^% O* f
好事不出门，恶事传千里Good news never goes beyond the gate, while bad news spread far and wide.
9 E' |1 F$ y3 B* x$ g和气生财Harmony brings wealth) w4 N( R+ p8 P) `0 c6 l
活到老，学到老One is never too old to learn.
0 T) l g1 o5 i6 f& c: {既往不咎let bygones be bygones
5 r% n+ K3 _ l( J: S金无足赤,人无完人Gold can't be pure and man can't be perfect. 9 A& Z5 ^1 J5 @; F! t5 h- n D0 k
金玉满堂Treasures fill the home
& m" a+ M: H! Y" z4 ]1 Z脚踏实地be down-to-earth
1 M8 |' a$ R7 R. X脚踩两只船sit on the fence
* c6 V4 R- f6 K君子之交淡如水the friendship between gentlemen is as pure as crystal; a hedge between keeps friendship green
: J, y# j. E2 R& D老生常谈，陈词滥调cut and dried, cliché1 R! d8 u; G. a% X4 Y6 I
礼尚往来Courtesy calls for reciprocity.
* i8 T" O* @* I& k+ `8 J留得青山在，不怕没柴烧"Where there is life, there is hope."7 ]1 S2 a- T7 F2 i
马到成功achieve immediate victory; win instant success
# L1 P, B$ r; }# D' `# E5 M名利双收gain in both fame and wealth
+ d. Z5 }! u. P I茅塞顿开be suddenly enlightened! U% r) a6 L ]8 F
没有规矩不成方圆Nothing can be accomplished without norms or standards.( V' d, I; w' s/ L2 z5 v4 K
每逢佳节倍思亲# W% q+ y( ~2 u" ^5 u; y
On festive occasions more than ever one thinks of one's dear ones far away.
$ p- g# o. P( O' CIt is on the festival occasions when one misses his dear most.
; H0 O5 C2 a( X9 |2 @* U谋事在人，成事在天"The planning lies with man, the outcome with Heaven. / Man proposes, God disposes. "
. [( v4 \8 t- J0 u& l4 E弄巧成拙be too smart by half; Cunning outwits itself.' ?: S w8 w* J$ {9 `
拿手好戏masterpiece
, y# G* l& v# o9 G赔了夫人又折兵throw good money after bad
: C" ?# u& B; Y2 g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 u8 R' l: C W5 C1 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
7 `6 x5 C( L' D* j& J; e6 C( d0 M抢得先机take the preemptive opportunities
# C+ ^! i+ {- N' [5 i/ i# d. @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 @0 A/ {+ N: R$ h4 X$ E
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
' S% T% E! V( q% Y2 S前事不忘,后事之师Past experience, if not forgotten, is a guide for the future.6 W* }- d8 Q& O5 o
前人栽树,后人乘凉One generation plants the trees in whose shade another generation rests.
1 Z }( u% t5 L) s* UOne sows and another reaps.
$ e3 x* n+ R9 W! Q: J前怕狼,后怕虎fear the wolf in front and the tiger behind/ hesitate in doing something- [6 R2 R: C6 Y5 V6 Q
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. 0 o _9 j0 ]( K! N3 b' U' ~2 }
强强联手win-win co-operation
& C7 U6 \+ r# }0 S& P瑞雪兆丰年A timely snow promises a good harvest.; }; {1 C( J2 T J# z
人之初,性本善Man's nature at birth is good.' a1 ^, G0 E# E$ ^
人逢喜事精神爽Joy puts heart into a man.
9 \) l& b3 g8 ]0 B3 ~& c人海战术huge-crowd strategy * T% x, z7 k/ h* x
世上无难事，只要肯攀登"Where there is a will, there is a way. "
0 V. s) U9 u$ t: r2 v; q5 e3 c世外桃源a fictitious land of peace away from the turmoil of the world;
, h# u- G/ M! ~, a* m死而后已until my heart stops beating
) R/ @) z1 n& P0 ~- Q6 G岁岁平安Peace all year round( O% P0 S! d( ^7 p$ A. L% U8 H
上有天堂，下有苏杭"Just as there is paradise in heaven, ther are Suzhou and Hangzhou on earth."
1 p: Q3 Z! |' ~! p塞翁失马，焉知非福Misfortune may be an actual blessing.. @) `$ ?/ x* F. W8 t
三十而立"A man should be independent at the age of thirty.
. v3 ]4 v r; Y7 `At thirty, a man should be able to think for himself." . t& Z: x: n: p/ V
升级换代updating and upgrading (of products)
8 m* T. x0 E# p1 D' u3 B四十不惑Life begins at forty. $ p+ c5 l! b6 z( |) e
谁言寸草心，报得三春晖"Such kindness of warm sun, can't be repaid by grass. " 3 Q! z, d+ t6 J# s. Q) x
水涨船高When the river rises, the boat floats high.; _! {7 w; m6 u }& j% u M4 s$ X
时不我待Time and tide wait for no man.
, B0 A. E* W& |9 _杀鸡用牛刀break a butterfly on the wheel
. X; ~, K) x4 M实事求是seek truth from facts; be practical and realistic; be true to facts
, H4 h7 f! ~( U1 m( N H# h& [说曹操,曹操到Talk of the devil and he comes.
8 }/ w7 j, B3 \6 K7 ] _$ [实话实说speak the plain truth; call a spade a spade; tell it as it is
- k p1 D' A1 V7 y4 ~$ {实践是检验真理的唯一标准Practice is the sole criterion for testing truth.
+ B1 `4 Y6 L: T$ l) ?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; "1 K, W7 q" {4 Y! O9 Z; B* h
韬光养晦hide one's capacities and bide one's time- m& n Y3 J3 i
糖衣炮弹sugar-coated bullets, v7 y& D0 f# ?* `- e: v8 y" p6 ~
天有不测风云Anything unexpected may happen. a bolt from the blue0 U% G8 Z9 B8 p$ I% A7 S F2 n
团结就是力量Unity is strength.1 j) _' v# ?/ q4 J2 C( t4 B4 @1 t
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 3 l3 {2 I3 T2 g/ x. h
歪风邪气unhealthy practices and evil phenomena% f4 k: l* s1 H7 [) j, c5 Z0 Z
物以类聚，人以群分Birds of a feather flock together., e( [/ k5 p7 f( ^, Y+ _& P [& ]; w
往事如风"The past has vanished (from memory) like wind.; What in past, is past."
: q$ b' U) x( b望子成龙hold high hopes for one's child0 _$ L3 u! j) E* i" \: u1 Z
屋漏又逢连阴雨Misfortunes never come singly. When it rains it pours. h1 x; ^: N& U) u% x8 K' R. t
文韬武略military expertise; military strategy O0 r, D/ D! L2 h3 |' g
唯利是图draw water to one's mill / p) U) z, P: x; l! L
无源之水,无本之木water without a source, and a tree wiithout roots
; T- O( o) E& g8 }无中生有make/create something out of nothing 9 V, ?: b& I$ ^1 g" e b
无风不起浪There are no waves without wind. There's no smoke without fire.# s0 p, n5 ^- k# `; ] K
徇私枉法bend the law for the benefit of relatives or friends 0 R% d+ ^0 |, j( v
新官上任三把火a new broom sweeps clean
) o; E6 c6 h$ Y7 U4 o) S虚心使人进步,骄傲使人落后Modesty helps one go forward, whereas conceit makes one lag behind.
3 L& f$ p$ O9 j蓄势而发accumulate strength for a take-off) e: p& H+ t; g; O, f
心想事成May all your wish come true& H! m: Z( T5 M$ {
心照不宣have a tacit understanding; give tacit consent; tacit understanding2 O# |: R; r* I0 u' z3 Y& h p
先入为主First impressions are firmly entrenched.
7 [4 p* T+ D O0 A! q% e先下手为强catch the ball before the bound
7 B$ }- Q5 g2 N7 c像热锅上的蚂蚁like an ant on a hot pan) k: d: }9 |% ^7 ~7 r
现身说法warn people by taking oneself as an example
5 ]% |2 {! n1 _5 T6 t息事宁人pour oil on troubled waters
/ O$ G0 U' P( f) i& _喜忧参半mingled hope and fear
# K/ s5 \1 r0 r0 e/ x循序渐进step by step
) {1 ]3 O* A3 u7 N7 K, Y, g一路平安，一路顺风speed somebody on their way; speed the parting guest
A/ _5 V, O2 Q% N! Z* A0 S4 F严以律己,宽以待人be strict with oneself and lenient towards others$ }& } ?5 C" `6 ~% @/ f
鱼米之乡a land of milk and honey
8 t3 L. j0 \! v1 X* v$ s' z$ j3 K4 R$ o- c有情人终成眷属"Jack shall have Jill, all shall be well."
9 E; s! C' ]# o o2 ]5 @5 p6 A+ p有钱能使鬼推磨Money makes the mare go. Money talks.7 K" L% {* g2 x
有识之士people of vision( I2 j+ u2 K: T) t
有勇无谋use brawn rather than brain
6 y9 ~% ], [6 \有缘千里来相会Separated as we are thousands of miles apart, we come together as if by predestination.( y9 X m' F( w$ R- q. a1 w. X; G
与时俱进advance with times
% N5 B2 n; U% Q5 b0 ?0 |9 t* S以人为本people oriented; people foremost . B" B% b2 l# G6 @2 J
因材施教teach students according to their aptitude
1 ?7 t; l/ u& [ f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." / o% d% F$ L3 h/ p' [
欲速则不达Haste does not bring success. 8 j& l# a9 z. ^0 T) G2 R
优胜劣汰survival of the fittest 9 M& c* d5 O: p& j
英雄所见略同Great minds think alike.
/ x7 Y9 K+ g% v2 D冤家宜解不宜结Better make friends than make enemies.
$ P, f3 S4 A. G* ^2 H0 W( \冤假错案"cases in which people were unjustly, falsely or wrongly charged or sentenced; unjust, false or wrong cases" + o$ _% U! u$ ]
一言既出，驷马难追A real man never goes back on his words.
) e/ F2 u; I. E$ W招财进宝Money and treasures will be plentiful
4 U, L) G9 ~( M* E9 U g债台高筑become debt-ridden
& d4 |( ?4 ]8 C( v+ U致命要害Achilles' heel 6 h, o3 t6 N8 J5 B) n9 g; K
众矢之的target of public criticism
1 ?: f" y! [* |" q- Y5 G3 M( I; [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.
, R1 R6 [$ [, }( f- I, X4 v纸上谈兵be an armchair strategist! h1 _6 Y u& N
纸包不住火Truth will come to light sooner or later.6 {, K4 U) R5 u1 A- Q z
左右为难between the devil and the deep blue sea; between the rock and the hard place |
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