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爱屋及乌Love me, love my dog.
- |2 v( m! H: Y& v F+ q百闻不如一见Seeing is believing.
. J7 z* F. P+ w( M# \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. L' x0 }' [! p
笨鸟先飞A slow sparrow should make an early start.
7 ~. Q* v2 h' Z7 ?( h% X7 w不眠之夜white night
) p# J3 @: Q7 Z$ ~, x不以物喜，不以己悲not pleased by external gains, not saddened by personnal losses
/ E4 i# t4 q+ V; h% ^' f不遗余力spare no effort; go all out; do one's best
5 D8 r1 R8 n: ]不打不成交"No discord, no concord.
/ L3 Z+ ]" {' V2 e7 a+ `拆东墙补西墙rob Peter to pay Paul
0 k/ y( O& v ~6 G- K" d/ B. l1 W辞旧迎新bid farewell to the old and usher in the new; ring out the old year and ring in the new # s4 k5 a3 n8 q" A
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 all2 w5 V+ o6 V) l# r& ]& r7 h
大开眼界open one's eyes; broaden one's horizon; be an eye-opener
4 n4 l1 p1 N+ X' {' ?国泰民安The country flourishes and people live in peace/ ]9 B! U: n3 N1 V* h% z3 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 4 y2 L1 Z- y: F, y! V: t$ |
功夫不负有心人Everything comes to him who waits.
* f" s$ T9 Y ~ M好了伤疤忘了疼once on shore, one prays no more) l9 U3 m. x M9 b2 a
好事不出门，恶事传千里Good news never goes beyond the gate, while bad news spread far and wide.
# ?7 W$ ?+ `& z8 Y3 b, h$ ~" W/ m4 R和气生财Harmony brings wealth
# j/ |# N& `: D4 [8 l活到老，学到老One is never too old to learn. 3 E" x$ O9 L4 k& _5 I
既往不咎let bygones be bygones ; m% |: G& }7 M2 o9 o8 P5 @
金无足赤,人无完人Gold can't be pure and man can't be perfect. 8 @- R7 D ^) ?" T2 v
金玉满堂Treasures fill the home
8 H: m6 I. s8 Q& M4 u Y3 o- K脚踏实地be down-to-earth ) i( m- N% I3 T
脚踩两只船sit on the fence
* `: i$ _) _ w5 H; t: R君子之交淡如水the friendship between gentlemen is as pure as crystal; a hedge between keeps friendship green 0 ` o8 y$ P) F( M9 x+ u8 k
老生常谈，陈词滥调cut and dried, cliché
7 Q" Y Z* N6 x& _& X# X礼尚往来Courtesy calls for reciprocity.
0 `1 K1 ]. n% i# n留得青山在，不怕没柴烧"Where there is life, there is hope."
2 W% R/ u: r: A4 Q: O1 o3 @马到成功achieve immediate victory; win instant success
' T( Z! C$ U8 A* ?# S0 i8 @( a" V名利双收gain in both fame and wealth" \: q2 y- U* z# H
茅塞顿开be suddenly enlightened& ?: ]- v7 Z5 A
没有规矩不成方圆Nothing can be accomplished without norms or standards.
4 G( z! c2 ^& x+ z4 l每逢佳节倍思亲
( ?% I5 L$ [9 m$ Q- H( d. ?On festive occasions more than ever one thinks of one's dear ones far away.! |7 B2 u! C3 ]$ E' o9 y+ }5 a8 F3 b
It is on the festival occasions when one misses his dear most.
3 A& k9 N0 H' d: {6 J# h& q( K谋事在人，成事在天"The planning lies with man, the outcome with Heaven. / Man proposes, God disposes. "
$ [- U" o# T4 p弄巧成拙be too smart by half; Cunning outwits itself.
5 K; |* |, C6 G6 T拿手好戏masterpiece' ~" t% P' f3 ^
赔了夫人又折兵throw good money after bad
|2 Q4 q/ m$ H) \抛砖引玉a modest spur to induce others to come forward with valuable contributions; throw a sprat to catch a whale; S$ c& i4 a4 z& [: Z6 K
破釜沉舟cut off all means of retreat；burn one‘s own way of retreat and be determined to fight to the end2 w9 l( p/ V( q/ E, k6 [6 \
抢得先机take the preemptive opportunities
' F$ I: u+ I/ 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.
3 {- C ~/ X3 B: U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
) B' K4 p# K! m/ P前事不忘,后事之师Past experience, if not forgotten, is a guide for the future.* M/ z D8 m V, N1 {$ h+ p. Y& R
前人栽树,后人乘凉One generation plants the trees in whose shade another generation rests.
" ^8 @0 S; w( ZOne sows and another reaps.8 M* k6 y. b6 u) y' [) p7 K1 g
前怕狼,后怕虎fear the wolf in front and the tiger behind/ hesitate in doing something+ c, `. K5 ]0 E9 J
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. 4 D( o) S! O& B' o) {) y8 W( J
强强联手win-win co-operation) J+ ~6 X, A9 t" z
瑞雪兆丰年A timely snow promises a good harvest.
+ `9 z; [# _: f7 o5 A人之初,性本善Man's nature at birth is good.
# ~8 Q% z8 p0 Z人逢喜事精神爽Joy puts heart into a man.( ~+ y# w) x- Q, x* T& \( N0 P5 |
人海战术huge-crowd strategy 8 Y- n7 O( z2 j* i7 }
世上无难事，只要肯攀登"Where there is a will, there is a way. " o; z7 e3 o) _7 L6 w
世外桃源a fictitious land of peace away from the turmoil of the world;
8 \1 R" T3 x# O' E4 I死而后已until my heart stops beating
3 J) j6 f+ |( l* ~岁岁平安Peace all year round
. [, l7 h7 J* Q7 M. Y上有天堂，下有苏杭"Just as there is paradise in heaven, ther are Suzhou and Hangzhou on earth." * \/ Y+ m$ ?' j% @& V+ K4 f% ], W
塞翁失马，焉知非福Misfortune may be an actual blessing.1 c5 X/ D" u2 K2 o9 V8 G/ o* Y
三十而立"A man should be independent at the age of thirty.
' P' d- D) ]* k& a3 rAt thirty, a man should be able to think for himself."
* ^4 ^ u! n. u0 f5 U5 J0 x升级换代updating and upgrading (of products)
# l4 v+ u. T9 \6 X四十不惑Life begins at forty.
0 v) J( R8 O4 M% T" i4 p谁言寸草心，报得三春晖"Such kindness of warm sun, can't be repaid by grass. " , R( `, w1 [9 A; j- G4 t& h
水涨船高When the river rises, the boat floats high.
4 D8 r1 g0 x" Q; @时不我待Time and tide wait for no man. / D4 i8 Y% d" g( B' [8 X' n
杀鸡用牛刀break a butterfly on the wheel
( j m9 d6 |9 M* z5 [7 V4 q实事求是seek truth from facts; be practical and realistic; be true to facts
/ e) {" ~( n4 q- ]4 W6 i0 r# L. `说曹操,曹操到Talk of the devil and he comes.
8 Z2 T, t' I9 x1 e+ H; t实话实说speak the plain truth; call a spade a spade; tell it as it is " Z+ w7 R; l; M
实践是检验真理的唯一标准Practice is the sole criterion for testing truth.7 K0 c3 }* _* a) d0 p" l& u5 @8 B
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; ", k& d. @9 w, A
韬光养晦hide one's capacities and bide one's time* N0 a1 j. X) g; w6 p, Q" f
糖衣炮弹sugar-coated bullets6 }4 _& Z; C. N5 K. U& u- E
天有不测风云Anything unexpected may happen. a bolt from the blue, J- n3 a% Z) f* ]5 Z
团结就是力量Unity is strength.
( i# U4 V, b+ u! y. y9 x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
% D% b' U3 r i6 i歪风邪气unhealthy practices and evil phenomena2 D' i+ S/ I/ s' {9 b3 O R
物以类聚，人以群分Birds of a feather flock together.
( |- Y( M1 ?# a6 r, T4 l往事如风"The past has vanished (from memory) like wind.; What in past, is past." / Y+ V3 R& y4 k6 m. ~ f7 l" _
望子成龙hold high hopes for one's child3 c1 H/ Q+ R: u7 L# O
屋漏又逢连阴雨Misfortunes never come singly. When it rains it pours.
* I6 A/ G4 I9 I文韬武略military expertise; military strategy
9 Y" p5 c6 X x1 Y6 I- \唯利是图draw water to one's mill 1 Y* V( ~2 Y/ z# C
无源之水,无本之木water without a source, and a tree wiithout roots' l+ C0 `* ^, y$ T) f, t
无中生有make/create something out of nothing
% \- V' }1 a' p5 g' v1 t. V5 x无风不起浪There are no waves without wind. There's no smoke without fire.
* `0 _) S0 o& s. {1 }7 h徇私枉法bend the law for the benefit of relatives or friends
' o& h% C4 o! k新官上任三把火a new broom sweeps clean
3 c$ `5 \) _3 } X虚心使人进步,骄傲使人落后Modesty helps one go forward, whereas conceit makes one lag behind.. `; }) J2 A8 _* s
蓄势而发accumulate strength for a take-off
, a, L# [. m2 o, O% a# w心想事成May all your wish come true
% M5 k3 @7 _- f心照不宣have a tacit understanding; give tacit consent; tacit understanding
% M4 S( l; }- @: Q先入为主First impressions are firmly entrenched.7 n Y" J7 r1 f+ [* V9 E: ^
先下手为强catch the ball before the bound9 d: a% L. t& t& C, W
像热锅上的蚂蚁like an ant on a hot pan' p& g6 A( u8 W& Z3 }7 T
现身说法warn people by taking oneself as an example$ z) v& A. D% s4 B+ g) N+ C/ M& e
息事宁人pour oil on troubled waters
/ Y8 ~8 w) h2 ]! C喜忧参半mingled hope and fear
$ p/ e9 {; X/ ~* o" ~ W循序渐进step by step
. P1 n3 F7 _$ L- \ h) ~一路平安，一路顺风speed somebody on their way; speed the parting guest + }) K I2 V$ l2 _' M; j& E
严以律己,宽以待人be strict with oneself and lenient towards others
R, @4 x- K) f% U2 n鱼米之乡a land of milk and honey) w Z+ c" ?7 F8 S9 M
有情人终成眷属"Jack shall have Jill, all shall be well." [5 k- ^5 H5 ]* y; _
有钱能使鬼推磨Money makes the mare go. Money talks.6 `2 M: B5 ]$ }
有识之士people of vision
1 ^- h+ w9 V& P( S" f5 o有勇无谋use brawn rather than brain 3 `% V I ~+ d0 {4 @
有缘千里来相会Separated as we are thousands of miles apart, we come together as if by predestination./ D3 t3 ]1 l" {4 Z: C
与时俱进advance with times# @% A/ @/ {9 d/ S- K( ~$ {
以人为本people oriented; people foremost - x% h7 R6 x" e9 a7 ] ^- _+ \; y
因材施教teach students according to their aptitude
+ }; i8 P$ q% |# ?9 D( H/ [+ X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." 7 t; }+ R' A/ G" G3 E
欲速则不达Haste does not bring success.
h3 D, T; S9 h/ \2 }优胜劣汰survival of the fittest 1 t8 f5 s1 ]. v: }5 B$ \( |
英雄所见略同Great minds think alike.
1 A' a* e9 K9 Z+ r0 A冤家宜解不宜结Better make friends than make enemies.
& L" C, J% I+ j8 `+ c冤假错案"cases in which people were unjustly, falsely or wrongly charged or sentenced; unjust, false or wrong cases" 2 W5 g5 h6 P( s* v
一言既出，驷马难追A real man never goes back on his words. 1 i- |4 M9 w( y. H4 w3 N
招财进宝Money and treasures will be plentiful
9 t( u/ R, M8 n9 k# o0 O债台高筑become debt-ridden
5 C. V- K( Z$ }0 _& j) s5 E% ~致命要害Achilles' heel
, ` m1 r# w& T& b2 _! l- q众矢之的target of public criticism
: {3 _" O% `2 c$ N- \) U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. G- G2 Z! {1 W; [: @' D
纸上谈兵be an armchair strategist6 F% ~: W: }8 J3 E, o |' `
纸包不住火Truth will come to light sooner or later.
' y" O+ r9 j% L8 B: q左右为难between the devil and the deep blue sea; between the rock and the hard place |
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