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爱屋及乌Love me, love my dog.
; G# t5 a5 e/ B) b5 A. f百闻不如一见Seeing is believing.5 X$ f$ @. g, R) J0 J" n
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$ D* z8 c, m$ L7 n" g x! @
笨鸟先飞A slow sparrow should make an early start.
, l6 e" t1 B: j; X# C& i, x不眠之夜white night % p1 _6 [" n2 E N- Z) D
不以物喜，不以己悲not pleased by external gains, not saddened by personnal losses
# U. H$ e) v) g) ?( }1 V2 f不遗余力spare no effort; go all out; do one's best
, e( O# J3 L$ }% l! z- {不打不成交"No discord, no concord.
' r k% ~0 w! B: o拆东墙补西墙rob Peter to pay Paul ) Q$ {# y D/ o# 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 8 z# A! s) O3 A5 s8 x: Y8 F" G. g% 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 all
( o- n& _' S' m3 O d大开眼界open one's eyes; broaden one's horizon; be an eye-opener / C x; B+ t; f7 O
国泰民安The country flourishes and people live in peace
$ N: {! d5 y3 t- D$ N0 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
! `: b6 K, s G" ?+ f% h功夫不负有心人Everything comes to him who waits. " u/ z3 O) w. ?; c( ~5 p
好了伤疤忘了疼once on shore, one prays no more6 A# q: P) q {1 M' z e2 [
好事不出门，恶事传千里Good news never goes beyond the gate, while bad news spread far and wide. ! x% a8 x4 [$ {
和气生财Harmony brings wealth
" h: ?& s' T" h; w) H活到老，学到老One is never too old to learn. 2 J! T! w8 h1 q# Q' \& }# a% w
既往不咎let bygones be bygones 5 h/ a/ ]( `: J
金无足赤,人无完人Gold can't be pure and man can't be perfect.
K% N' N9 V$ ]) P. y+ }, j金玉满堂Treasures fill the home [: U4 }# c" |9 k
脚踏实地be down-to-earth
' `$ R9 q- |( _& V' O0 M# r脚踩两只船sit on the fence
' L, W/ X X8 l4 r6 m. ^0 \" U君子之交淡如水the friendship between gentlemen is as pure as crystal; a hedge between keeps friendship green
7 N w' t' a; ?. F" Y6 @( k: q老生常谈，陈词滥调cut and dried, cliché
7 [2 `3 d& { [2 w礼尚往来Courtesy calls for reciprocity.
7 L% K7 R# m1 `/ F; h/ \0 F留得青山在，不怕没柴烧"Where there is life, there is hope."
9 p; l/ @. F7 D2 @/ J* d9 A马到成功achieve immediate victory; win instant success
8 ^* y) m5 ?7 O% ~7 i& d7 v名利双收gain in both fame and wealth& Q% ^" \& j. ^& f- a, u. O
茅塞顿开be suddenly enlightened7 U+ C8 c" R4 M9 q
没有规矩不成方圆Nothing can be accomplished without norms or standards.* G7 f. U* L* P& A" U# ^
每逢佳节倍思亲
2 l9 [1 C% O( V2 D: n/ @* A. AOn festive occasions more than ever one thinks of one's dear ones far away.
7 h; r2 t# y( J& e( s' dIt is on the festival occasions when one misses his dear most.
$ @, G l1 G( _谋事在人，成事在天"The planning lies with man, the outcome with Heaven. / Man proposes, God disposes. "
: N3 Z" o. Y4 J- _" X, R弄巧成拙be too smart by half; Cunning outwits itself.
0 u9 i7 ]' {3 j* B拿手好戏masterpiece9 E( y: l& Q/ r4 g$ J- b
赔了夫人又折兵throw good money after bad5 b& X, ?$ f, I# Z
抛砖引玉a modest spur to induce others to come forward with valuable contributions; throw a sprat to catch a whale; C _+ I [$ 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 end4 T. M; K; C# S8 K. F
抢得先机take the preemptive opportunities
2 i+ `1 w8 F' {1 o( h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.& ^8 y, i5 x6 n+ 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% I5 h: q) J" c I2 G! @8 w/ H* ?
前事不忘,后事之师Past experience, if not forgotten, is a guide for the future.9 S" q3 H3 k. E
前人栽树,后人乘凉One generation plants the trees in whose shade another generation rests.% F5 {0 a& d3 \- ?
One sows and another reaps.& W" Y/ s! z; |* t& }4 V0 U
前怕狼,后怕虎fear the wolf in front and the tiger behind/ hesitate in doing something
2 [+ I9 I. U/ q k: M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. ' l* ~4 r5 _0 B$ W* A% j6 N" j
强强联手win-win co-operation* [1 w6 ]3 g/ j, s# n
瑞雪兆丰年A timely snow promises a good harvest.
" n0 l7 v+ f! }人之初,性本善Man's nature at birth is good.
( M. R3 b: u+ c' K& o( m; X人逢喜事精神爽Joy puts heart into a man.
+ o; l/ k% ]- ~; v& f2 D- k7 P4 ]人海战术huge-crowd strategy / K' G7 g2 ^ V. p/ [8 ]
世上无难事，只要肯攀登"Where there is a will, there is a way. "
9 L$ A9 g7 C1 h6 F( J: L世外桃源a fictitious land of peace away from the turmoil of the world;
Y; G. x' c0 u$ y8 q: b死而后已until my heart stops beating
/ b9 j8 U) k( y' I岁岁平安Peace all year round6 {: {* D5 b. {4 R
上有天堂，下有苏杭"Just as there is paradise in heaven, ther are Suzhou and Hangzhou on earth." - O9 a+ H" l* j% R% j
塞翁失马，焉知非福Misfortune may be an actual blessing.3 e# k4 ?! {4 u
三十而立"A man should be independent at the age of thirty. ) N0 L/ e4 M# ]4 d" l
At thirty, a man should be able to think for himself." : j6 m" c- Q7 w- S" i: ~" |8 R
升级换代updating and upgrading (of products)3 s/ F3 c r6 M* z
四十不惑Life begins at forty. d W& f; b& }* g8 L: R
谁言寸草心，报得三春晖"Such kindness of warm sun, can't be repaid by grass. " 0 X( r$ ?, z6 F2 \' ~* `& z5 h+ O
水涨船高When the river rises, the boat floats high.2 F8 N% o: ^$ l9 D% f! E
时不我待Time and tide wait for no man.
: Y" z4 T2 g! r, s& N( q- S杀鸡用牛刀break a butterfly on the wheel! l( P6 f8 Q4 l0 {9 W! n j
实事求是seek truth from facts; be practical and realistic; be true to facts 2 _2 ~0 K [/ m( b% O
说曹操,曹操到Talk of the devil and he comes.1 z# l$ h: C" M. z4 E( s; ~# a- g& `6 {
实话实说speak the plain truth; call a spade a spade; tell it as it is
7 K2 W; V( w* E2 e. B实践是检验真理的唯一标准Practice is the sole criterion for testing truth.6 ^, y4 C: o/ ^9 E8 {9 K7 @
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; "# r3 L, i+ O! j: D( k
韬光养晦hide one's capacities and bide one's time" d4 L5 C7 U8 G/ k Q
糖衣炮弹sugar-coated bullets+ [3 H( l" H! H9 d1 }
天有不测风云Anything unexpected may happen. a bolt from the blue! q( j9 d4 M" A& U$ ]7 W
团结就是力量Unity is strength.$ i, E W0 X+ G0 ^4 M1 w9 {
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
: l) Q9 N, F3 r# j, U歪风邪气unhealthy practices and evil phenomena
# L9 ^' {( R2 A: h1 \7 G物以类聚，人以群分Birds of a feather flock together.
$ V y" M( L: L% l t往事如风"The past has vanished (from memory) like wind.; What in past, is past."
! y' B @) [5 |8 E3 s$ K望子成龙hold high hopes for one's child
, S& p T1 l4 o1 e0 h& ^' g屋漏又逢连阴雨Misfortunes never come singly. When it rains it pours.- `! |, z$ x- k: Y6 N: _ Q
文韬武略military expertise; military strategy 0 s2 A: \( h6 p4 r5 A; T* \" Q
唯利是图draw water to one's mill " u# F$ C7 L& f
无源之水,无本之木water without a source, and a tree wiithout roots. z) U2 `# y" I' u" ^5 I7 r9 A* D
无中生有make/create something out of nothing
6 `' L" D' u8 |& A( r% o7 z无风不起浪There are no waves without wind. There's no smoke without fire.) n3 s' M+ }2 c$ F M
徇私枉法bend the law for the benefit of relatives or friends
+ c9 ^; m( C3 `& p新官上任三把火a new broom sweeps clean # B& R/ t: j0 ^2 `
虚心使人进步,骄傲使人落后Modesty helps one go forward, whereas conceit makes one lag behind.7 x! z: D. A7 o) G& [( k
蓄势而发accumulate strength for a take-off( b+ ?9 d9 U9 |; U4 X" ^, ?
心想事成May all your wish come true
# z' S7 E4 D, l: Z" Q心照不宣have a tacit understanding; give tacit consent; tacit understanding
! s! S( ?5 R$ ~- ]9 x& U9 e7 J7 u$ n先入为主First impressions are firmly entrenched.
2 m- ]) j% Q3 k0 N5 n/ i3 y9 L8 p先下手为强catch the ball before the bound& q6 z2 o3 K5 s9 ?
像热锅上的蚂蚁like an ant on a hot pan9 u. r/ e6 `4 A4 M" d( l8 P1 |
现身说法warn people by taking oneself as an example
( ]/ M: |5 T* Q& D, ~息事宁人pour oil on troubled waters
4 A* F* O' G6 Y) }6 Z; k喜忧参半mingled hope and fear 7 Q& N$ [( S, ~/ D/ r- r
循序渐进step by step: g1 Z' o* e, s/ {
一路平安，一路顺风speed somebody on their way; speed the parting guest , I+ k* M7 @% p6 g; |" @0 S& [
严以律己,宽以待人be strict with oneself and lenient towards others4 E" o3 ?& p* m1 x
鱼米之乡a land of milk and honey
Y2 A* A/ R# U; R' f有情人终成眷属"Jack shall have Jill, all shall be well."
( x7 n: K/ ^9 \, }! g有钱能使鬼推磨Money makes the mare go. Money talks." j& s( v; J7 t* G
有识之士people of vision( y: a9 c" V& k, Z, c" R7 [
有勇无谋use brawn rather than brain
2 R$ w& M/ Q# w# t. G3 E有缘千里来相会Separated as we are thousands of miles apart, we come together as if by predestination.
3 b% e1 ?$ Y" x与时俱进advance with times
( a, G& u+ D) T# ^* |; y0 \以人为本people oriented; people foremost
, r) H9 C" W; e3 j因材施教teach students according to their aptitude $ \8 I7 V# o" N) N+ U- g; n0 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."
+ ]" }3 l; ?4 D' H9 t* w/ D+ b欲速则不达Haste does not bring success. ; o" S! B4 w1 R! ^
优胜劣汰survival of the fittest
! a2 `; t ~0 ]8 o英雄所见略同Great minds think alike.
}8 l: B4 D. H, u# f冤家宜解不宜结Better make friends than make enemies.
# g" X# r. w4 \5 e( R) n' S% _7 h- q冤假错案"cases in which people were unjustly, falsely or wrongly charged or sentenced; unjust, false or wrong cases"
; ~" D; Z: A' E( l2 L& s# y一言既出，驷马难追A real man never goes back on his words. 6 `4 J1 a- r# J! t( H0 P4 f; k; L
招财进宝Money and treasures will be plentiful
J% [2 y4 O# }( I债台高筑become debt-ridden9 n# O2 W7 \/ E& u* _
致命要害Achilles' heel
6 D( q7 t: b- m7 }$ _. c众矢之的target of public criticism
, w# `% [. C/ R6 c; Y* v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.
& b4 x% d6 D5 P( j) y9 y5 {纸上谈兵be an armchair strategist
6 W% A- o2 d+ f7 ]+ r纸包不住火Truth will come to light sooner or later./ D$ _6 ~8 R1 U
左右为难between the devil and the deep blue sea; between the rock and the hard place |
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