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爱屋及乌Love me, love my dog.$ z9 \6 y: i/ b: \2 w% \
百闻不如一见Seeing is believing.: l' N( h# C$ {/ y
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; J2 ?: }0 e$ N
笨鸟先飞A slow sparrow should make an early start.- u) s+ U9 K2 w+ v+ U# a9 U2 R
不眠之夜white night 2 z% T2 d! d9 r& n- g, X- l
不以物喜，不以己悲not pleased by external gains, not saddened by personnal losses7 C; @! ]# a/ r- j8 C) S
不遗余力spare no effort; go all out; do one's best
) n ^4 \9 n, _0 d9 t( F& N不打不成交"No discord, no concord. ; l6 H& m+ |" @6 ]) T) f7 Q
拆东墙补西墙rob Peter to pay Paul / k1 w2 s# W r. w0 k! K
辞旧迎新bid farewell to the old and usher in the new; ring out the old year and ring in the new % n' _* s9 v% G
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 |8 }( c* i+ F. m
大开眼界open one's eyes; broaden one's horizon; be an eye-opener ' Z @# |4 l |; H) `3 n) U
国泰民安The country flourishes and people live in peace
- g H( G% x* C: [) n& u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 G# s; v7 {# [* Z9 L8 c
功夫不负有心人Everything comes to him who waits. / X. x& N! }$ H
好了伤疤忘了疼once on shore, one prays no more1 P8 i& P+ k* A' z* Y9 ^8 W, \# \- p
好事不出门，恶事传千里Good news never goes beyond the gate, while bad news spread far and wide.
8 H4 ?1 S: Y: D" B, d( V和气生财Harmony brings wealth+ z1 P* E8 g8 O; i
活到老，学到老One is never too old to learn. - Q- V/ j) |4 j4 h. p
既往不咎let bygones be bygones ' n0 B, Z3 \. C! J+ o
金无足赤,人无完人Gold can't be pure and man can't be perfect. 6 R- Y" e4 i% m2 j% p l0 p
金玉满堂Treasures fill the home
3 p% A* U. B# Y0 W: h' H脚踏实地be down-to-earth
# X) ?- S# c# ?, x0 Z8 {. O脚踩两只船sit on the fence " z/ b5 B3 C1 @: g7 i! J
君子之交淡如水the friendship between gentlemen is as pure as crystal; a hedge between keeps friendship green
: w% M% ]# V# e; P老生常谈，陈词滥调cut and dried, cliché
( }8 P8 r6 \4 z* p% ]礼尚往来Courtesy calls for reciprocity.
( Y" s5 k$ }: L1 ?2 g) r% Y' F留得青山在，不怕没柴烧"Where there is life, there is hope."
% G7 a' t8 l& }3 N; [马到成功achieve immediate victory; win instant success6 o4 h% L0 ?/ t+ @
名利双收gain in both fame and wealth% {$ w" R. d, [3 W# t7 m
茅塞顿开be suddenly enlightened
# Y& P* s/ z7 w C没有规矩不成方圆Nothing can be accomplished without norms or standards.
" K* c- B3 C8 S9 S: H9 X每逢佳节倍思亲
# l- f3 y5 ~# n( G, s. E. i/ oOn festive occasions more than ever one thinks of one's dear ones far away.
6 B1 ^3 w$ j* P4 o6 HIt is on the festival occasions when one misses his dear most. & B8 ]* d- t+ @
谋事在人，成事在天"The planning lies with man, the outcome with Heaven. / Man proposes, God disposes. "8 J* a% X3 j/ \
弄巧成拙be too smart by half; Cunning outwits itself., l" \! L2 ~; M# M4 P \. Q
拿手好戏masterpiece
9 |. \3 F! }9 Z+ o9 W$ I$ P0 S赔了夫人又折兵throw good money after bad
: ` M" m$ U& m# W: Y抛砖引玉a modest spur to induce others to come forward with valuable contributions; throw a sprat to catch a whale
; E9 U9 ]! |- {7 d3 G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( |+ x/ L$ a, F8 e
抢得先机take the preemptive opportunities - Q# L( k7 L% V/ S7 I' v9 o4 b) ~
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.
, O) T4 i' s F% 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
- y4 j9 B5 z% M8 m前事不忘,后事之师Past experience, if not forgotten, is a guide for the future.
/ h& @1 g" G* g7 s. l3 P5 D前人栽树,后人乘凉One generation plants the trees in whose shade another generation rests.
4 ]. I7 {! u6 j3 _, o& jOne sows and another reaps.9 s, |( ?/ n# k
前怕狼,后怕虎fear the wolf in front and the tiger behind/ hesitate in doing something' I0 K3 \% C) |9 d# x7 s0 S
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.
7 a3 c! v/ {9 _/ u% ]' j. v强强联手win-win co-operation9 [- }$ }+ c: } R f8 J$ W
瑞雪兆丰年A timely snow promises a good harvest.
0 \" W' @' ?/ R人之初,性本善Man's nature at birth is good.+ j: I: m- R$ e7 k$ L
人逢喜事精神爽Joy puts heart into a man.7 Y4 a/ z8 \: G f
人海战术huge-crowd strategy # n0 t' A! i- [/ E; |
世上无难事，只要肯攀登"Where there is a will, there is a way. " : _1 E. g, k- N Z6 x9 O
世外桃源a fictitious land of peace away from the turmoil of the world;
2 Q7 f+ T" y' @0 N# d死而后已until my heart stops beating
; c3 \1 U5 z7 F6 u5 S: E0 K0 c岁岁平安Peace all year round) p; d! K) {7 U& U2 A
上有天堂，下有苏杭"Just as there is paradise in heaven, ther are Suzhou and Hangzhou on earth." ( N; ?; U, L( k+ t0 c. }
塞翁失马，焉知非福Misfortune may be an actual blessing. f9 J& t" m& S0 a3 O
三十而立"A man should be independent at the age of thirty.
; H, s2 ?0 ~7 S6 v5 [' ~+ TAt thirty, a man should be able to think for himself." ! m8 J% [ a& U# k& L' G2 f( m
升级换代updating and upgrading (of products): b: k+ k9 e5 Y, E& m. H r
四十不惑Life begins at forty.
3 T* a& A T8 c2 B, Y* l! e谁言寸草心，报得三春晖"Such kindness of warm sun, can't be repaid by grass. " 7 d; P9 @ J f$ [
水涨船高When the river rises, the boat floats high.
( S. Z# p& a" B5 f1 e, \8 v时不我待Time and tide wait for no man.
8 ~* J2 M( L8 W5 P, } X3 S+ j杀鸡用牛刀break a butterfly on the wheel1 G4 W7 }) O* h7 L$ z& l9 Y1 _ q0 D
实事求是seek truth from facts; be practical and realistic; be true to facts 9 d7 ?2 d" I6 `$ t5 ^9 k! K' P
说曹操,曹操到Talk of the devil and he comes." \- |4 S6 d( v% w4 i, R* A
实话实说speak the plain truth; call a spade a spade; tell it as it is
% w: B4 l! N# l6 d- q- e* g3 q4 {实践是检验真理的唯一标准Practice is the sole criterion for testing truth.
' d6 c+ ~6 t2 R4 S- } l# J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; "
' |: n) @- H" A8 w9 u% v韬光养晦hide one's capacities and bide one's time
/ [3 G/ `; L& }% k/ w( v糖衣炮弹sugar-coated bullets
! l; k4 S2 E- b天有不测风云Anything unexpected may happen. a bolt from the blue$ m4 U! P8 L6 y+ I" a3 y- @
团结就是力量Unity is strength.
9 `/ Y" Z% i$ R0 D& F* S- I7 G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 7 t# u. C3 v* z- _* U
歪风邪气unhealthy practices and evil phenomena
3 S- x" n! _' `4 Q% C m/ i) A物以类聚，人以群分Birds of a feather flock together. u8 e, g1 z+ t0 N, O# K B! ?) J5 P
往事如风"The past has vanished (from memory) like wind.; What in past, is past." % D3 ~6 e9 K' Q4 [! `
望子成龙hold high hopes for one's child
7 b+ }; \8 j; n6 _, R" Z屋漏又逢连阴雨Misfortunes never come singly. When it rains it pours.- N5 @% U) d2 X1 [& U9 k, s4 j4 B, e5 a
文韬武略military expertise; military strategy
: b1 G3 u2 \' Y# e唯利是图draw water to one's mill 2 ]* _; d( g/ u- z ]) `8 q# _
无源之水,无本之木water without a source, and a tree wiithout roots7 g- K+ j, V! k/ v; w" S4 p+ a* ~6 v
无中生有make/create something out of nothing
6 h7 l, B5 P3 t. T7 I% k; o" J无风不起浪There are no waves without wind. There's no smoke without fire.3 z' C3 _ \9 m3 V+ I
徇私枉法bend the law for the benefit of relatives or friends
" \* B: E( P( M: R( Y, `! }新官上任三把火a new broom sweeps clean
9 N M. x s7 O) u% c虚心使人进步,骄傲使人落后Modesty helps one go forward, whereas conceit makes one lag behind.
( c7 m7 p. E4 W& I# K" [6 k! B4 o蓄势而发accumulate strength for a take-off# s: f6 p ~/ U+ F# ?2 u
心想事成May all your wish come true
2 \% S1 X/ Y ~: ]: m8 a7 a9 \心照不宣have a tacit understanding; give tacit consent; tacit understanding
7 z) u8 [3 E& I# i) Y% t m先入为主First impressions are firmly entrenched.
# V5 W; z- H9 X) f+ q: U5 h8 S先下手为强catch the ball before the bound z ~, L& j& c* y3 ~+ d0 C! e: R
像热锅上的蚂蚁like an ant on a hot pan
2 h c9 \* m$ w' ^6 F* F O2 ]现身说法warn people by taking oneself as an example8 R* i+ \( F6 G' L+ \! I9 ?6 ], k- F
息事宁人pour oil on troubled waters / A, V. \" w! E2 p: ^
喜忧参半mingled hope and fear 5 k8 k5 _4 ?8 E9 X
循序渐进step by step
; W: m- z( b2 [- t! T- T9 x# o一路平安，一路顺风speed somebody on their way; speed the parting guest
, m8 W5 n' V3 a/ {5 ], u严以律己,宽以待人be strict with oneself and lenient towards others
0 Z$ i4 h" c& O2 {鱼米之乡a land of milk and honey
! \" H- R6 u0 i) m有情人终成眷属"Jack shall have Jill, all shall be well." $ U0 l* X( M: r$ V
有钱能使鬼推磨Money makes the mare go. Money talks.
% ] \& |/ N, X: o0 X有识之士people of vision, w! D! ~( W, b! u m
有勇无谋use brawn rather than brain K Z: `( H; E; R3 F! v0 Z% N
有缘千里来相会Separated as we are thousands of miles apart, we come together as if by predestination.
4 Q# W( [8 z H7 w与时俱进advance with times
1 N1 I3 c" s- p% q8 l以人为本people oriented; people foremost
+ z7 o6 q' `) u# @$ r因材施教teach students according to their aptitude
+ T5 ^' j' W# J! o2 t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."
5 t: r- t1 ] i5 k欲速则不达Haste does not bring success.
% a. w+ ~# \1 L, t2 |# ^+ h I优胜劣汰survival of the fittest 4 H4 W/ @: M& `" k5 Z
英雄所见略同Great minds think alike.) B) q8 P- a2 C$ T( i
冤家宜解不宜结Better make friends than make enemies.
; P$ A! O+ \4 R5 _7 J冤假错案"cases in which people were unjustly, falsely or wrongly charged or sentenced; unjust, false or wrong cases" / j* f0 n; c2 K& T0 l7 s3 C
一言既出，驷马难追A real man never goes back on his words. 9 V2 l) E# n: I" b% N% Q/ k
招财进宝Money and treasures will be plentiful' v& _& H* v* A# Q
债台高筑become debt-ridden
( U- u ]( W: A, n致命要害Achilles' heel
% Y9 @! Y! L& m( h( N' I众矢之的target of public criticism
$ L) a4 {* L0 A" L. H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.9 @3 h" Z/ p' N0 h2 z* d. n
纸上谈兵be an armchair strategist7 p8 l- U1 O$ D# M6 z5 ^
纸包不住火Truth will come to light sooner or later.
$ Y C( t% G: A, n5 N, L4 b4 u左右为难between the devil and the deep blue sea; between the rock and the hard place |
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