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爱屋及乌Love me, love my dog.
" e' g3 q1 P: J2 x5 r百闻不如一见Seeing is believing.% X9 H, d3 O3 [% ]) x* A
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" h, O/ Y9 r- y) _3 I) u2 `
笨鸟先飞A slow sparrow should make an early start.3 \: r+ h7 x" Z7 j% M" ~
不眠之夜white night $ U9 ^* r- j, E
不以物喜，不以己悲not pleased by external gains, not saddened by personnal losses
! c( b- }! q3 f _. @" ]不遗余力spare no effort; go all out; do one's best, k% d2 [7 r; @
不打不成交"No discord, no concord. ) V# u+ f' O( V6 |' s$ Q
拆东墙补西墙rob Peter to pay Paul
# h/ ]0 B0 P5 Z! Q5 P& K: s辞旧迎新bid farewell to the old and usher in the new; ring out the old year and ring in the new 5 }8 B: k; ^* Q5 P+ k" H! V; [
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
0 w. ]3 T; b3 z大开眼界open one's eyes; broaden one's horizon; be an eye-opener 7 r* K$ m. g! V3 z( w% h; Z$ n2 L6 K
国泰民安The country flourishes and people live in peace
& o" Z! p5 F) O" t! A% _* 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
/ ?. K+ q- x. \' M功夫不负有心人Everything comes to him who waits. . w6 }: p' T( a3 e" A
好了伤疤忘了疼once on shore, one prays no more5 R/ w4 P O6 i$ s; 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. 2 j C; I, L9 I( C
和气生财Harmony brings wealth2 e: H& X9 E0 e* G, H4 I
活到老，学到老One is never too old to learn. % c+ Q& ]8 o1 q0 [6 m. q
既往不咎let bygones be bygones 1 C7 ]) N8 C9 g; _& f
金无足赤,人无完人Gold can't be pure and man can't be perfect. $ b# A* R' \/ o
金玉满堂Treasures fill the home5 H7 q# _; q3 d2 a
脚踏实地be down-to-earth 8 R) i1 ~! a0 e6 c
脚踩两只船sit on the fence * X S) U" {+ j% Q( L* c8 I" k: l; {
君子之交淡如水the friendship between gentlemen is as pure as crystal; a hedge between keeps friendship green * y: ^ \$ D, r( J+ L# l
老生常谈，陈词滥调cut and dried, cliché5 ] k8 n; w5 Q: j0 k0 ~! H
礼尚往来Courtesy calls for reciprocity.
5 t m3 X% P2 J* E留得青山在，不怕没柴烧"Where there is life, there is hope."5 C( ~ N) k2 J! F( Z2 a# K$ e3 ]
马到成功achieve immediate victory; win instant success
/ ?; @: x2 Y( \/ \名利双收gain in both fame and wealth
- N ]0 w4 K( Y" w茅塞顿开be suddenly enlightened
; r( m) |9 H. ~, a8 {没有规矩不成方圆Nothing can be accomplished without norms or standards.
$ q5 r4 k) y3 _, N9 f3 v每逢佳节倍思亲
: @8 C5 M+ S) ~3 C4 g( _& K' x) iOn festive occasions more than ever one thinks of one's dear ones far away.0 m8 S7 C- d( W( t
It is on the festival occasions when one misses his dear most.
4 z( r+ o9 h& ~# w谋事在人，成事在天"The planning lies with man, the outcome with Heaven. / Man proposes, God disposes. "; f. ]# v/ F8 o5 e% ]5 ?( P, D
弄巧成拙be too smart by half; Cunning outwits itself.9 U' w2 @& S) r+ A' t
拿手好戏masterpiece* u! X- X+ t0 C* j/ a
赔了夫人又折兵throw good money after bad& q4 @7 ]' c; r. b5 k
抛砖引玉a modest spur to induce others to come forward with valuable contributions; throw a sprat to catch a whale
$ u0 O. H" Q" Z: Z# I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
" ?/ o) a4 k& T4 O' S2 w抢得先机take the preemptive opportunities
' l; Y5 t; x' m. O l! I7 H- t: z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.
) S! a- y0 t1 F" K* ^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
( h. z r! o! F1 p前事不忘,后事之师Past experience, if not forgotten, is a guide for the future.. m5 F( Q4 F m
前人栽树,后人乘凉One generation plants the trees in whose shade another generation rests.
3 D; L2 |( \% W2 ]& ]3 F' @& Y; R0 LOne sows and another reaps. o# A9 d" E( S4 Z( Y3 f& u; ~
前怕狼,后怕虎fear the wolf in front and the tiger behind/ hesitate in doing something8 Y8 Y4 t8 b& i. Z3 ^
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. " U* Z* b7 z- q" M$ z8 G
强强联手win-win co-operation
7 ]/ U7 n0 K2 ?$ y瑞雪兆丰年A timely snow promises a good harvest.
8 N$ t |' T1 K人之初,性本善Man's nature at birth is good.
. z) _2 C* D# o, e- O* Z人逢喜事精神爽Joy puts heart into a man.0 A' g5 @$ V7 i( q Y
人海战术huge-crowd strategy
+ F2 Y# {7 q& H" N1 J3 K世上无难事，只要肯攀登"Where there is a will, there is a way. " # ?4 W% {: D& s6 E1 Q+ T* \
世外桃源a fictitious land of peace away from the turmoil of the world; S9 n7 b# b, V5 r/ F! s8 d3 |
死而后已until my heart stops beating/ `8 q# n5 M: h- [) P1 A6 Z. ]
岁岁平安Peace all year round* o4 B* C1 e9 }
上有天堂，下有苏杭"Just as there is paradise in heaven, ther are Suzhou and Hangzhou on earth." 5 v) N, N( \% S' S, G: w; o
塞翁失马，焉知非福Misfortune may be an actual blessing.
* X7 C" h% T9 x6 a, F0 i( {三十而立"A man should be independent at the age of thirty.
( j* S O! J( j' ?3 XAt thirty, a man should be able to think for himself."
0 }2 C5 |8 i1 _升级换代updating and upgrading (of products)
4 d% p# Q9 l S' o9 |. ~% l) `四十不惑Life begins at forty. * s& O5 O- l2 r9 @8 @
谁言寸草心，报得三春晖"Such kindness of warm sun, can't be repaid by grass. " . m" d" ?' a) l
水涨船高When the river rises, the boat floats high.
4 N; s: O. p+ R/ Z- Y时不我待Time and tide wait for no man.
' h' V; S0 r- N, R$ E杀鸡用牛刀break a butterfly on the wheel
6 y; ~" Q }( M- p7 b |/ s实事求是seek truth from facts; be practical and realistic; be true to facts
: l' z8 X, h: \9 H" {. ^$ q说曹操,曹操到Talk of the devil and he comes.% H+ t& @# @. J) t4 W
实话实说speak the plain truth; call a spade a spade; tell it as it is
. I) F1 a2 m& J; X5 v' i实践是检验真理的唯一标准Practice is the sole criterion for testing truth.
3 Y7 R, h# [0 `6 Z2 F. 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; "6 f2 {* S2 j! y# j1 p, k4 d' o
韬光养晦hide one's capacities and bide one's time6 w/ f1 S. l1 W7 z4 [$ H
糖衣炮弹sugar-coated bullets
0 [% D6 e1 p6 S& }7 o6 U天有不测风云Anything unexpected may happen. a bolt from the blue
0 f0 C) A' H9 n4 i( M+ Y; e团结就是力量Unity is strength.3 K0 k5 j: K0 H7 W, 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 & g4 r7 K4 C' w U0 U$ d: b9 u
歪风邪气unhealthy practices and evil phenomena, f. v3 K* ^! p; |
物以类聚，人以群分Birds of a feather flock together.1 r- B' o* c% I. s
往事如风"The past has vanished (from memory) like wind.; What in past, is past." 4 ?0 Q- v( u/ s/ V# H6 p$ c
望子成龙hold high hopes for one's child- B ]: s4 f* K# |8 x
屋漏又逢连阴雨Misfortunes never come singly. When it rains it pours.+ d$ h, \" t4 x
文韬武略military expertise; military strategy ; G. Q% P- I6 M: z$ E# d
唯利是图draw water to one's mill % R3 r' t9 V. B0 E; K$ I
无源之水,无本之木water without a source, and a tree wiithout roots1 G) T0 l1 [9 w9 `3 M
无中生有make/create something out of nothing ; r' s j; Q( o& l7 ~; G' O9 D2 q
无风不起浪There are no waves without wind. There's no smoke without fire.6 D% A; I u& h$ ~* h _$ D; b
徇私枉法bend the law for the benefit of relatives or friends ; E( q4 p H b) E) ], ~7 c
新官上任三把火a new broom sweeps clean
' `# C8 [# ?0 Y, g虚心使人进步,骄傲使人落后Modesty helps one go forward, whereas conceit makes one lag behind.
0 ?+ A' f3 O D9 z. g蓄势而发accumulate strength for a take-off
: H0 G1 m2 p: y' h' h7 @! _心想事成May all your wish come true
9 T2 k2 B1 S: L' {* p心照不宣have a tacit understanding; give tacit consent; tacit understanding, [( d$ }9 j, z( n" @
先入为主First impressions are firmly entrenched./ ^% m l3 Y& k4 @/ e; H- |# ^* w
先下手为强catch the ball before the bound' F" {' x7 o; G) S8 k
像热锅上的蚂蚁like an ant on a hot pan
q0 N( j, L4 B4 d" o. H3 Q现身说法warn people by taking oneself as an example
" Q$ D/ [6 a1 E息事宁人pour oil on troubled waters ! k- U) A5 v+ D1 t
喜忧参半mingled hope and fear
: [; n% K% I5 \! M( r1 ^! L循序渐进step by step
) H1 m" _ e, Y* x t. N* u& R6 k一路平安，一路顺风speed somebody on their way; speed the parting guest 3 j- C# [6 [4 t% W. K r
严以律己,宽以待人be strict with oneself and lenient towards others
* F4 Y) Q2 A, p: `鱼米之乡a land of milk and honey m$ G5 j) g" b
有情人终成眷属"Jack shall have Jill, all shall be well."
7 M0 y' O# C. d9 w9 y0 t2 z, n有钱能使鬼推磨Money makes the mare go. Money talks.
, S2 j7 f: k- {( M/ O8 ^3 x" }有识之士people of vision
6 `7 D% Z& c |* x4 P8 l/ _& e' b有勇无谋use brawn rather than brain
; M: y0 V! j1 a" a" m5 H2 s. t有缘千里来相会Separated as we are thousands of miles apart, we come together as if by predestination./ r$ N( S+ _# Q( g6 _) E
与时俱进advance with times
3 E) r% ?0 c1 o* Y以人为本people oriented; people foremost
2 s* ]2 e1 Q% M7 a% e" W* [因材施教teach students according to their aptitude
) w" f' p5 h6 k( `8 r5 U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."
9 j. o+ [! U- z5 w$ ?# o欲速则不达Haste does not bring success.
2 [' |# P* w d优胜劣汰survival of the fittest
7 Q9 I2 @6 r6 [' P英雄所见略同Great minds think alike.
6 e" f, e7 b L A) h/ ?冤家宜解不宜结Better make friends than make enemies.
8 [2 Y2 u9 i4 R- V冤假错案"cases in which people were unjustly, falsely or wrongly charged or sentenced; unjust, false or wrong cases"
3 y& T/ x2 a x3 k# O$ P% t' s一言既出，驷马难追A real man never goes back on his words.
) K( _% E x, s' ~8 `招财进宝Money and treasures will be plentiful7 f' W# P) p/ t r: P
债台高筑become debt-ridden
1 Q }3 m) L! C致命要害Achilles' heel
5 h; @* W6 Q0 |! Z) R* V& {众矢之的target of public criticism
/ i3 `+ M9 e' E3 O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.
/ {* |, c/ I$ [0 U* i纸上谈兵be an armchair strategist2 @4 p: n. Y* j- J0 `: T
纸包不住火Truth will come to light sooner or later.
$ l/ q2 ^! ]8 U& P3 m' z左右为难between the devil and the deep blue sea; between the rock and the hard place |
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