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爱屋及乌Love me, love my dog.
: b9 R$ j4 \4 m4 v百闻不如一见Seeing is believing.
$ a8 N) B3 j! t% p; b2 l8 w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$ }9 s' @2 s) J: P" u
笨鸟先飞A slow sparrow should make an early start.* I4 s5 o- L( C( t4 R3 c
不眠之夜white night
+ C, H- z- D: X+ z/ _* N不以物喜，不以己悲not pleased by external gains, not saddened by personnal losses
' {3 R5 T5 n, l) f不遗余力spare no effort; go all out; do one's best) N0 Y1 b* {7 ^" ~* ~% L0 ?, u& P
不打不成交"No discord, no concord.
) H7 N) M5 d3 z; p1 @: u拆东墙补西墙rob Peter to pay Paul
$ g- s5 N" Y/ Q: D& z! I辞旧迎新bid farewell to the old and usher in the new; ring out the old year and ring in the new , k5 U6 J I9 H# \: t! U
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
4 E# B1 k1 e S大开眼界open one's eyes; broaden one's horizon; be an eye-opener
+ d9 q4 W4 \4 r/ s# Y& O国泰民安The country flourishes and people live in peace, K" e! v& p# ~2 a0 y2 j% u% I+ ]" l- n
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
1 c1 g$ l+ F C8 b4 U8 n功夫不负有心人Everything comes to him who waits. . `+ }/ ]7 l. g: ]6 i; N- `2 Y4 }
好了伤疤忘了疼once on shore, one prays no more
1 D8 P8 @! }/ _2 I5 P: 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.
' P$ P6 [" h5 ^/ R" m和气生财Harmony brings wealth
! Q( n1 ?1 B& K3 P, X活到老，学到老One is never too old to learn. 9 U# @$ H6 ?7 Z0 p( x S5 G4 Z3 U
既往不咎let bygones be bygones + J+ X: D5 N/ B! O+ ?5 r' C8 [
金无足赤,人无完人Gold can't be pure and man can't be perfect. . j" U* L8 U2 q( ] M- ?
金玉满堂Treasures fill the home0 q% J$ I" s4 ]- H* m o# j9 j
脚踏实地be down-to-earth
( _& r- B1 O) ~脚踩两只船sit on the fence
; r6 k' ~9 A& e! ~' s君子之交淡如水the friendship between gentlemen is as pure as crystal; a hedge between keeps friendship green
. }) j {# k% @% q* j老生常谈，陈词滥调cut and dried, cliché
) S2 C t6 R+ x6 ? Q0 v礼尚往来Courtesy calls for reciprocity. $ B1 k+ _6 R( P& s
留得青山在，不怕没柴烧"Where there is life, there is hope."
2 ~ `" F) g% ]" M; U; w马到成功achieve immediate victory; win instant success
! p5 ?) {. x: f% ]* A$ o名利双收gain in both fame and wealth" D s1 q. `- M* K* U5 F
茅塞顿开be suddenly enlightened1 Y4 R2 c7 e- [ m* u+ W& ?
没有规矩不成方圆Nothing can be accomplished without norms or standards.) R- j1 X1 @ K
每逢佳节倍思亲& J* K6 y$ \6 y, P8 ?( U: V. {4 V
On festive occasions more than ever one thinks of one's dear ones far away.
/ h2 _9 d; y# t' \! t8 n6 ]; oIt is on the festival occasions when one misses his dear most.
" _4 p K }8 U5 F5 ^; K" K谋事在人，成事在天"The planning lies with man, the outcome with Heaven. / Man proposes, God disposes. "
, J# Y& Q6 z' f4 O" F' H弄巧成拙be too smart by half; Cunning outwits itself.
P0 X! z' Y. D8 j; S/ S拿手好戏masterpiece7 |9 f- H& B) w0 y
赔了夫人又折兵throw good money after bad# J% g3 A2 \* p6 Y) h" x' R6 b
抛砖引玉a modest spur to induce others to come forward with valuable contributions; throw a sprat to catch a whale& D# `# a2 p8 N. }7 b8 k- s
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# P2 i) f9 ~: V6 J
抢得先机take the preemptive opportunities
9 m2 C! M& a- D0 I9 a/ [* _- ?2 q% X+ o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.
- ~, Q7 h- e/ N* H# t. h7 c8 T* T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 step3 ?6 O0 ^9 r% ^) v% N j* Z
前事不忘,后事之师Past experience, if not forgotten, is a guide for the future.
3 _$ g3 W( h+ ?! g1 r" v前人栽树,后人乘凉One generation plants the trees in whose shade another generation rests.
- o, Y( ?& K$ x/ ^6 IOne sows and another reaps.
& |4 O$ @# \; q: _: ?' I, \前怕狼,后怕虎fear the wolf in front and the tiger behind/ hesitate in doing something2 l; \" @* _6 o8 t0 n; Q
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.
. ~8 K( U' E4 P" Y强强联手win-win co-operation( K) D6 B; d! A
瑞雪兆丰年A timely snow promises a good harvest.
0 [# n% X! T2 L8 D/ d人之初,性本善Man's nature at birth is good.
5 a0 _4 O8 H# I0 m+ R人逢喜事精神爽Joy puts heart into a man.
" I5 R! H: m' ]$ J" ~ V/ L人海战术huge-crowd strategy
/ I4 a/ T/ b: t. j/ l& c& a世上无难事，只要肯攀登"Where there is a will, there is a way. " |1 m( r9 D& T( j
世外桃源a fictitious land of peace away from the turmoil of the world; % r" y" e9 P& s6 P
死而后已until my heart stops beating: Q0 ~/ T3 S M" F
岁岁平安Peace all year round
! a; @: [3 r$ `% p6 ~9 t/ Z上有天堂，下有苏杭"Just as there is paradise in heaven, ther are Suzhou and Hangzhou on earth." + \+ e/ a- H4 z7 B, }
塞翁失马，焉知非福Misfortune may be an actual blessing.
7 I) n: l, Y' y/ x% @3 B# j8 M三十而立"A man should be independent at the age of thirty. 1 \7 \4 b J' W0 Z
At thirty, a man should be able to think for himself."
- G0 U% h; l. X升级换代updating and upgrading (of products)
5 t* `5 ]9 W0 R; r3 p7 x四十不惑Life begins at forty.
: q! P# p2 v# X$ ^谁言寸草心，报得三春晖"Such kindness of warm sun, can't be repaid by grass. " ! Z- |+ v' y1 T+ x
水涨船高When the river rises, the boat floats high.
0 v% v' d' `0 [7 M# K9 n) G时不我待Time and tide wait for no man.
6 | O) F! O9 v* ]8 z0 O2 h: V杀鸡用牛刀break a butterfly on the wheel
$ n8 j6 G6 e R实事求是seek truth from facts; be practical and realistic; be true to facts
. y6 L: m3 p& i! k8 Z说曹操,曹操到Talk of the devil and he comes.$ ^$ `) n8 b5 B _8 @+ \& A
实话实说speak the plain truth; call a spade a spade; tell it as it is
8 @. u& b# J l3 U实践是检验真理的唯一标准Practice is the sole criterion for testing truth.
( l- C2 Z6 [( x1 C# t/ W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; "; |- X; b9 ]4 ]+ w0 d8 k$ ^
韬光养晦hide one's capacities and bide one's time
7 F ^) F5 T6 @糖衣炮弹sugar-coated bullets: j1 d' _, Y, ~( S2 J' q1 G
天有不测风云Anything unexpected may happen. a bolt from the blue
1 H' e J6 k; e8 c7 A1 ~团结就是力量Unity is strength.5 K- B. z: c1 r4 I6 x. r
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 " U- T2 J4 ~6 {8 i
歪风邪气unhealthy practices and evil phenomena8 }- s6 _% _5 y: _2 A, J
物以类聚，人以群分Birds of a feather flock together.) T* G) H0 D% j% h! y/ n4 s
往事如风"The past has vanished (from memory) like wind.; What in past, is past." 2 l' ]3 u+ n7 j. `
望子成龙hold high hopes for one's child
3 E1 T2 L+ z, c [; x8 x0 w屋漏又逢连阴雨Misfortunes never come singly. When it rains it pours.
& Y, }% V- `& `文韬武略military expertise; military strategy
5 Z; l9 T/ m6 O5 J+ a唯利是图draw water to one's mill " O" N. [, r9 y+ D3 @/ M% `- B2 G
无源之水,无本之木water without a source, and a tree wiithout roots
! i# @' {7 Q& X0 B无中生有make/create something out of nothing
1 c% B) ~' `! y7 O2 r无风不起浪There are no waves without wind. There's no smoke without fire.
! \, |$ U8 ?& V9 |' v$ Z3 f4 ?徇私枉法bend the law for the benefit of relatives or friends
& m3 e$ v8 `' Q- s9 K8 T& R新官上任三把火a new broom sweeps clean % u; R8 M& O( Z# F" A$ M+ f) f
虚心使人进步,骄傲使人落后Modesty helps one go forward, whereas conceit makes one lag behind.
, k! d% c$ H6 x5 N0 C$ O% D蓄势而发accumulate strength for a take-off- s9 B1 `3 x& @/ i! k: H! V# p" x
心想事成May all your wish come true6 t* R' y' e- A3 J, n' d
心照不宣have a tacit understanding; give tacit consent; tacit understanding: @# V, _8 [: ~5 C. |( V: o6 ?. _. z# \
先入为主First impressions are firmly entrenched.
+ N1 g% C8 T8 ^' _+ p8 J$ j先下手为强catch the ball before the bound `; t) K+ J+ w' R6 q+ d
像热锅上的蚂蚁like an ant on a hot pan4 v& o3 [2 |& R% d1 \8 H/ @
现身说法warn people by taking oneself as an example* q( b' E9 |* e# R
息事宁人pour oil on troubled waters
: h# s' F, p* [, E喜忧参半mingled hope and fear
! x+ Q& \2 M) b) n9 v/ ~- ~循序渐进step by step) G7 @4 t! R8 G4 c
一路平安，一路顺风speed somebody on their way; speed the parting guest ! K5 L' C8 u* n$ t1 t! p9 {
严以律己,宽以待人be strict with oneself and lenient towards others) c* I2 }3 P3 i
鱼米之乡a land of milk and honey8 R) c( C9 s p* @
有情人终成眷属"Jack shall have Jill, all shall be well."
# @! f5 {5 x" H有钱能使鬼推磨Money makes the mare go. Money talks.
; q* }+ u8 S7 \0 _" b5 N有识之士people of vision! `- |) P- f0 A* D7 R) `
有勇无谋use brawn rather than brain " u* B3 V! ^, j) v4 e
有缘千里来相会Separated as we are thousands of miles apart, we come together as if by predestination.
3 C5 s9 B# q0 o \与时俱进advance with times0 e' b# I8 J; B3 D K: e) F$ P
以人为本people oriented; people foremost
9 c8 G( u$ W+ ^# z4 M因材施教teach students according to their aptitude
: w: m" }. s+ D2 l; \. k. _- h8 Z' I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."
8 @& Y9 V& a; B$ N欲速则不达Haste does not bring success. 3 H7 r2 o+ J" ~8 x* C6 y
优胜劣汰survival of the fittest 3 ?$ J4 E/ D7 }/ e
英雄所见略同Great minds think alike.9 c3 `- ~9 t: F
冤家宜解不宜结Better make friends than make enemies.( [7 K7 D: S( _( K% V
冤假错案"cases in which people were unjustly, falsely or wrongly charged or sentenced; unjust, false or wrong cases"
1 o' F# h" e% u1 ^( u一言既出，驷马难追A real man never goes back on his words. - T, J" t2 Q6 } w6 f0 N5 g
招财进宝Money and treasures will be plentiful
* f; L% ~7 X7 s9 j6 b债台高筑become debt-ridden
6 M* p, o. o6 |0 W. q- B* G/ S8 }致命要害Achilles' heel % ?+ p7 o6 J' j2 t( ~: e% `# }& J R
众矢之的target of public criticism9 L2 N: m' z# j) Y0 e# l: ]
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.
7 O3 m; e# y2 G$ O2 d1 I1 Y5 _& F) n纸上谈兵be an armchair strategist z4 p7 K" _$ Q# [: K3 O7 e
纸包不住火Truth will come to light sooner or later.
% H% ?# m- d$ e左右为难between the devil and the deep blue sea; between the rock and the hard place |
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