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爱屋及乌Love me, love my dog.
' H6 d9 g* O( }, C# f百闻不如一见Seeing is believing.
( s/ Y) ` K4 W4 q6 u! k9 z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 worst2 \" t T6 Y# w. i
笨鸟先飞A slow sparrow should make an early start.' ?" q; H& ~ n' d
不眠之夜white night
) |0 [" D6 }6 @5 M不以物喜，不以己悲not pleased by external gains, not saddened by personnal losses; C6 E9 l/ u6 G$ t" Y
不遗余力spare no effort; go all out; do one's best+ D7 a' n+ Q+ P
不打不成交"No discord, no concord. - E, m0 N( j* |* [3 E
拆东墙补西墙rob Peter to pay Paul
1 O% o, h. c) u$ ]& c辞旧迎新bid farewell to the old and usher in the new; ring out the old year and ring in the new % P' }8 A! h9 v: h0 y
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, _. f0 ~- W% }+ \4 c9 f; J2 l" w
大开眼界open one's eyes; broaden one's horizon; be an eye-opener
8 e' z" ?' a* v! L国泰民安The country flourishes and people live in peace
8 J* k' t/ B) M( \4 _ m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 , C+ l, d2 v+ x. D
功夫不负有心人Everything comes to him who waits. - t8 t+ a* l7 f2 U5 _
好了伤疤忘了疼once on shore, one prays no more! r2 b6 ^, s1 t% `$ s
好事不出门，恶事传千里Good news never goes beyond the gate, while bad news spread far and wide.
; \: T5 \. r4 Y8 G2 Q2 r1 k3 N和气生财Harmony brings wealth
3 T7 w0 ~, c! a3 A8 m6 X9 E活到老，学到老One is never too old to learn. + W0 }, X& x5 g0 e& A) R6 q3 g
既往不咎let bygones be bygones # z, Z8 ]9 i3 g
金无足赤,人无完人Gold can't be pure and man can't be perfect. _# Z. R M) f. M7 ?/ N/ W
金玉满堂Treasures fill the home
P* l+ F, m0 ^脚踏实地be down-to-earth
: L& H4 n) k/ O脚踩两只船sit on the fence : |7 y. M+ p A D- M
君子之交淡如水the friendship between gentlemen is as pure as crystal; a hedge between keeps friendship green 2 G7 ]2 J& j0 U+ P: w& G6 T% o" T
老生常谈，陈词滥调cut and dried, cliché+ V9 a6 T# `2 L' g( x2 D; _
礼尚往来Courtesy calls for reciprocity.
6 c6 S1 y3 O- y1 K, i) _0 \留得青山在，不怕没柴烧"Where there is life, there is hope."
" o( [) M4 x Q& s) q- q马到成功achieve immediate victory; win instant success) F1 G3 L0 C U, E! d% Q, f# N
名利双收gain in both fame and wealth5 |& k* I# Y( O$ n! L
茅塞顿开be suddenly enlightened
- s6 k1 }$ O2 ~7 E没有规矩不成方圆Nothing can be accomplished without norms or standards.
% N2 d1 G+ _2 d1 C2 }* {每逢佳节倍思亲- g3 V) W) G( @$ l0 f
On festive occasions more than ever one thinks of one's dear ones far away.6 Q6 v, U! d- o2 O( Z
It is on the festival occasions when one misses his dear most. ' P9 F! {" m- d; u Z
谋事在人，成事在天"The planning lies with man, the outcome with Heaven. / Man proposes, God disposes. ": g K2 \& }. P) N* L5 P0 ^
弄巧成拙be too smart by half; Cunning outwits itself.( K8 G/ B! X' j+ e8 H* H
拿手好戏masterpiece
7 Z; l) E/ d ?: V( H赔了夫人又折兵throw good money after bad
4 n. I: T4 Y" s! k& I. K4 a# b抛砖引玉a modest spur to induce others to come forward with valuable contributions; throw a sprat to catch a whale
' P |/ W2 D9 g5 p9 |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# g' S0 K4 ?+ k4 P9 u* S
抢得先机take the preemptive opportunities
3 B% g( l: i* W8 G, H: ]* Y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.
2 {' \/ s9 R% z% t- e8 r& u: H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
" W9 A! j/ f) X! Q) D% ~8 F! U前事不忘,后事之师Past experience, if not forgotten, is a guide for the future.
: E4 Z+ w* {, C前人栽树,后人乘凉One generation plants the trees in whose shade another generation rests.4 n! M* n. u2 D }$ G# Z2 u3 o# x
One sows and another reaps.
2 o$ b/ q$ g, E' ~6 z; ~, e, T前怕狼,后怕虎fear the wolf in front and the tiger behind/ hesitate in doing something: q5 i& |2 T3 }/ v1 |4 x3 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. 5 @3 W1 n: B# Q' h3 O( N
强强联手win-win co-operation
5 n& }- A/ y( @8 z* R& c8 }! L; s7 m$ e瑞雪兆丰年A timely snow promises a good harvest.: `6 J4 s) y) h8 m5 @* p$ X
人之初,性本善Man's nature at birth is good.
7 l2 A; l3 z: K4 m人逢喜事精神爽Joy puts heart into a man.- H$ v- A1 X' o9 ^/ q4 |
人海战术huge-crowd strategy 6 [8 N& L9 |, l* u
世上无难事，只要肯攀登"Where there is a will, there is a way. "
2 z: q. G' p$ q' A0 f% t F4 U世外桃源a fictitious land of peace away from the turmoil of the world;
5 A# o E' X4 W. x7 `7 w; Q) l死而后已until my heart stops beating
7 P1 u0 K! m0 }2 n% D岁岁平安Peace all year round9 U# Q5 n! r4 {$ h; ?
上有天堂，下有苏杭"Just as there is paradise in heaven, ther are Suzhou and Hangzhou on earth."
! e, E3 v4 l. K2 ~8 E塞翁失马，焉知非福Misfortune may be an actual blessing.9 m! _( P5 w! ]1 T
三十而立"A man should be independent at the age of thirty. & x) ]; v- D4 P4 z: b/ U- y
At thirty, a man should be able to think for himself." . u& J5 S. g8 h
升级换代updating and upgrading (of products)
! W4 u9 K9 b4 c) `9 g! m四十不惑Life begins at forty.
2 r5 v7 U; j6 I8 F+ a6 a1 [谁言寸草心，报得三春晖"Such kindness of warm sun, can't be repaid by grass. "
2 _% u- \% V% b9 G0 k水涨船高When the river rises, the boat floats high.- A, J- e. Q4 U$ V/ |" P7 A
时不我待Time and tide wait for no man. " p" I; F/ h& e/ R3 t/ d% z
杀鸡用牛刀break a butterfly on the wheel: j$ F; T9 J& U% \! `
实事求是seek truth from facts; be practical and realistic; be true to facts
2 p9 y K) @6 N9 \! w$ r: z+ J说曹操,曹操到Talk of the devil and he comes.& v* ?. a+ M `, K6 E* v
实话实说speak the plain truth; call a spade a spade; tell it as it is ' d8 o' Z, }5 ?, s7 |) Z
实践是检验真理的唯一标准Practice is the sole criterion for testing truth.
: j+ X0 L' F$ [! a& Q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; "- b8 k0 Y3 g( Y" p, j
韬光养晦hide one's capacities and bide one's time2 h7 u: j, B& z2 M* Q9 Z
糖衣炮弹sugar-coated bullets3 M" G3 M0 U) K" B2 e
天有不测风云Anything unexpected may happen. a bolt from the blue% O; i8 L7 T- z; k
团结就是力量Unity is strength.1 T$ D/ E4 {- q$ @
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
8 j, }3 ?! A. E歪风邪气unhealthy practices and evil phenomena" Z# b" L+ T( O5 H
物以类聚，人以群分Birds of a feather flock together.5 s) L: K/ A6 l0 }5 h$ U0 o
往事如风"The past has vanished (from memory) like wind.; What in past, is past."
6 x; H3 O) k, W% F& J望子成龙hold high hopes for one's child
8 b. v% G5 e3 N屋漏又逢连阴雨Misfortunes never come singly. When it rains it pours.' f, w+ z. d3 i; K, w
文韬武略military expertise; military strategy ! }% Q5 F5 }" y1 @, A
唯利是图draw water to one's mill
/ i2 t6 Z2 U, O1 D无源之水,无本之木water without a source, and a tree wiithout roots/ b! ^6 \, d* t/ v3 N! K
无中生有make/create something out of nothing
6 G0 D8 S* t) s! h+ P无风不起浪There are no waves without wind. There's no smoke without fire.2 \/ ^9 N5 E' j# z W$ G- K. R1 m
徇私枉法bend the law for the benefit of relatives or friends $ ^/ U: J7 ~5 ?3 \5 y
新官上任三把火a new broom sweeps clean
& @8 {/ A) C ]. D; e7 s( p- k虚心使人进步,骄傲使人落后Modesty helps one go forward, whereas conceit makes one lag behind.
) m, m/ L5 J0 q蓄势而发accumulate strength for a take-off
# a* k6 ]. y* c- w3 d7 x心想事成May all your wish come true( j0 b# M4 \2 i3 |; ~& N4 b
心照不宣have a tacit understanding; give tacit consent; tacit understanding
- n* u5 h3 T/ i, i: g0 S* T9 Q' d: |先入为主First impressions are firmly entrenched.! W; D' P3 C% z7 R: r$ s: Q
先下手为强catch the ball before the bound
' t+ ?5 R8 E. U L: D像热锅上的蚂蚁like an ant on a hot pan
z) w2 l- E* I2 h现身说法warn people by taking oneself as an example& k8 @' k& r3 D" u
息事宁人pour oil on troubled waters & h# H: P" i+ n( C2 r
喜忧参半mingled hope and fear 8 M# e9 V: N) J9 K* L- i2 N
循序渐进step by step
; F9 W6 o$ P1 u7 i6 F8 C' \一路平安，一路顺风speed somebody on their way; speed the parting guest
; n6 n1 |8 d; z& L, l严以律己,宽以待人be strict with oneself and lenient towards others2 u/ @* d$ N: X1 g
鱼米之乡a land of milk and honey3 ]% ?1 M5 x+ _
有情人终成眷属"Jack shall have Jill, all shall be well." $ B7 ]# c, k. s' C% w
有钱能使鬼推磨Money makes the mare go. Money talks.
& w& p& S! H, `! Q5 B有识之士people of vision4 D1 t$ F7 y4 L- t
有勇无谋use brawn rather than brain
& _! ]/ `/ p5 i有缘千里来相会Separated as we are thousands of miles apart, we come together as if by predestination.$ N4 ]1 ^# \7 K! y2 K+ H8 ~3 X
与时俱进advance with times- W, j6 q( V) _6 w7 A
以人为本people oriented; people foremost + T* b5 S' L$ ^& {7 m. p& ]
因材施教teach students according to their aptitude
6 y( [" W: Z+ Q: d/ U" T, z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." , d5 q6 D! C& t& I& f( N
欲速则不达Haste does not bring success. & Y. l; e: q" x U. o" k) H, O
优胜劣汰survival of the fittest
B/ ?6 ?2 H9 [7 Z) n! ~: ^ I英雄所见略同Great minds think alike.! e5 B! H! L% ^5 K
冤家宜解不宜结Better make friends than make enemies.
: K$ G; P7 m$ F) }$ g冤假错案"cases in which people were unjustly, falsely or wrongly charged or sentenced; unjust, false or wrong cases" # B1 m5 l4 @* s& x- |
一言既出，驷马难追A real man never goes back on his words.
0 a" m. j7 v! V% } N* F ]招财进宝Money and treasures will be plentiful
; n [" Z& Q$ U0 e债台高筑become debt-ridden0 \# s7 d$ c2 ?/ {
致命要害Achilles' heel % w7 j5 g' A! m1 R3 M
众矢之的target of public criticism
8 V: v9 l# }; J- D5 f4 M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., z7 [# J9 B# H
纸上谈兵be an armchair strategist
7 `9 j1 h: k- ^3 j; C纸包不住火Truth will come to light sooner or later.
3 n, \& Z, m/ s) l# S" o左右为难between the devil and the deep blue sea; between the rock and the hard place |
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