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爱屋及乌Love me, love my dog.
& G/ Z2 V/ ]2 K6 y百闻不如一见Seeing is believing.
! E# O( w( X7 S5 M/ ]" j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; T6 X; R) z5 J3 s2 }6 v
笨鸟先飞A slow sparrow should make an early start./ E( l* g; |6 y5 w# @
不眠之夜white night
" G7 E* D/ J6 y不以物喜，不以己悲not pleased by external gains, not saddened by personnal losses V. E& f6 U* o. U& x; } P
不遗余力spare no effort; go all out; do one's best
# ?' _0 K* k& Q* A不打不成交"No discord, no concord.
( Q2 D; I- c* c# o$ W: M) R' T+ }拆东墙补西墙rob Peter to pay Paul
5 K: x. R% u ~5 J0 H8 H# S/ 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
' L' [1 z$ y% C+ O$ D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' Q3 ]5 x6 [% ~
大开眼界open one's eyes; broaden one's horizon; be an eye-opener
' G/ V; J& l& q- r国泰民安The country flourishes and people live in peace7 Q/ |$ N7 h: ~2 q
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 / ~+ r" b# w" B7 s
功夫不负有心人Everything comes to him who waits. - \& R# p* V- s# q# }! y P
好了伤疤忘了疼once on shore, one prays no more
$ w5 ~! ]4 j; q# g1 h4 S7 n1 t好事不出门，恶事传千里Good news never goes beyond the gate, while bad news spread far and wide.
, s6 ?3 G0 H6 \/ e: c和气生财Harmony brings wealth
0 m% W: J" e! r, Q, ^' Q* K. z5 |活到老，学到老One is never too old to learn.
- r( x; e# }; `既往不咎let bygones be bygones
9 P. ^& l8 W/ a. B& l+ `, }金无足赤,人无完人Gold can't be pure and man can't be perfect.
) C: k) \. ?* u: ]5 k6 v( c7 M- C( y金玉满堂Treasures fill the home
$ s) v, d- N" u7 a9 t9 s脚踏实地be down-to-earth
6 r' v% n7 F$ l: e6 C& Y脚踩两只船sit on the fence
6 W, j; w9 A9 w5 t+ W, l0 C君子之交淡如水the friendship between gentlemen is as pure as crystal; a hedge between keeps friendship green m; H+ b/ q2 j) ]: i' u
老生常谈，陈词滥调cut and dried, cliché; F/ Z+ [' f1 ?7 i
礼尚往来Courtesy calls for reciprocity. . k6 S5 o" F' Y$ m) E/ e8 |
留得青山在，不怕没柴烧"Where there is life, there is hope."
. O8 f3 ^* _) f- o7 V+ |2 ~马到成功achieve immediate victory; win instant success, g/ W% p6 g9 C: W$ j- |' G/ c
名利双收gain in both fame and wealth0 Q3 f: \' D" O: B( I$ Z1 h- ]8 e
茅塞顿开be suddenly enlightened
! p3 z0 F* r) n' ` E N! S没有规矩不成方圆Nothing can be accomplished without norms or standards.
O0 k+ K: _: Z8 E7 l' s0 s每逢佳节倍思亲- K* x8 u6 o2 [3 V: Y
On festive occasions more than ever one thinks of one's dear ones far away.
+ v. K5 w+ v4 r$ ZIt is on the festival occasions when one misses his dear most.
Z% ^- e X5 E& H$ t7 a$ t H1 c谋事在人，成事在天"The planning lies with man, the outcome with Heaven. / Man proposes, God disposes. "# N, u; [7 n" c
弄巧成拙be too smart by half; Cunning outwits itself.
5 g, g& C5 A: w d拿手好戏masterpiece& a A0 `9 T% ?$ P2 d( W3 j
赔了夫人又折兵throw good money after bad: h! V" T( J/ H# M6 ]! a' v ^
抛砖引玉a modest spur to induce others to come forward with valuable contributions; throw a sprat to catch a whale
) H* u" j% t& v a) N4 e8 ]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
$ E' C. B$ a% _抢得先机take the preemptive opportunities K8 g; s' @) G9 y% P# P1 K0 ~
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 R4 ^# Y/ N2 T4 j$ ?
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
( u& b @& l$ B前事不忘,后事之师Past experience, if not forgotten, is a guide for the future.
' \+ U' U& R# m& a前人栽树,后人乘凉One generation plants the trees in whose shade another generation rests.. t' V& B8 q4 X% P( q6 \
One sows and another reaps.9 B2 _* L/ C# y: s0 f, @$ b2 S. r
前怕狼,后怕虎fear the wolf in front and the tiger behind/ hesitate in doing something5 ~6 f7 U7 G" K3 H9 f
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. * G% i& s- D9 f0 a
强强联手win-win co-operation
' u" e' ~' ]- C; l/ C2 @! T瑞雪兆丰年A timely snow promises a good harvest.$ C" J/ ~& ^; k
人之初,性本善Man's nature at birth is good.
( x1 O" Y2 k8 \! \/ A; }( R人逢喜事精神爽Joy puts heart into a man.
7 A' P K# _3 u" C人海战术huge-crowd strategy
# d+ f, S; @) ?6 f4 z3 M6 p世上无难事，只要肯攀登"Where there is a will, there is a way. "
7 [. [% Y; y" g B5 E世外桃源a fictitious land of peace away from the turmoil of the world; % V) s7 t# y/ i) Q0 i
死而后已until my heart stops beating+ g% f" K9 W7 k9 [, A' B0 u8 a l
岁岁平安Peace all year round/ e" {9 M3 c/ e
上有天堂，下有苏杭"Just as there is paradise in heaven, ther are Suzhou and Hangzhou on earth."
! R! S# f" u% M6 ^5 F) _: c塞翁失马，焉知非福Misfortune may be an actual blessing.$ {& Z3 s6 H0 Y) I8 P: ^, _
三十而立"A man should be independent at the age of thirty. 3 d# n& S6 L, u' Q0 v! J1 Y/ }
At thirty, a man should be able to think for himself."
& M4 ^$ l8 W2 W: n升级换代updating and upgrading (of products)) C4 _% o) v o
四十不惑Life begins at forty. w# P: U% ?. ]% E! D
谁言寸草心，报得三春晖"Such kindness of warm sun, can't be repaid by grass. " - n4 s1 L( G1 w' v0 z+ W
水涨船高When the river rises, the boat floats high.9 [9 e6 @3 ~4 {
时不我待Time and tide wait for no man.
5 F' O- D* I& }3 t+ h6 s$ ^) ]4 Y& G; L杀鸡用牛刀break a butterfly on the wheel
g( E# V% y, C& `* N' w实事求是seek truth from facts; be practical and realistic; be true to facts
6 [6 d( s- ~) f1 e# v3 R/ h# o说曹操,曹操到Talk of the devil and he comes.: d8 Y% V& i9 Y& ^
实话实说speak the plain truth; call a spade a spade; tell it as it is
# Q# U% d; a1 ~$ }* c& K实践是检验真理的唯一标准Practice is the sole criterion for testing truth.
) ?. B8 y& m' [5 @$ X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; "$ D( V. h0 u2 M5 q- G# b2 v/ G
韬光养晦hide one's capacities and bide one's time
- D) s+ F8 L0 ?3 ^8 G糖衣炮弹sugar-coated bullets2 u: g# I* N$ ^ O7 h! f' r. E
天有不测风云Anything unexpected may happen. a bolt from the blue$ `1 y, _+ E: S. g. Q$ ?
团结就是力量Unity is strength.
; ~/ b9 O3 ?, [$ Y; e2 b, [3 m4 X; V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! c8 p; ], m' H7 z% @3 `( v
歪风邪气unhealthy practices and evil phenomena4 ~& y1 l$ ~, e) Z/ d& v4 U) d& o" {
物以类聚，人以群分Birds of a feather flock together.9 ~% Q S# r5 p8 w( {% k. f9 h
往事如风"The past has vanished (from memory) like wind.; What in past, is past." ' t* W8 E9 R7 i
望子成龙hold high hopes for one's child# F" t; H* w( \- B) _6 C8 n3 W( s" e
屋漏又逢连阴雨Misfortunes never come singly. When it rains it pours.: X- a: c( ]7 ^! B( [. \) Z
文韬武略military expertise; military strategy
o" u" ~+ \5 D" Q9 j& j/ c唯利是图draw water to one's mill
9 r8 q' Z: B! G' b7 `无源之水,无本之木water without a source, and a tree wiithout roots
0 E4 V6 c$ O9 |% c3 }/ t# C无中生有make/create something out of nothing
4 V, |5 k) I) f( J; i6 E; f无风不起浪There are no waves without wind. There's no smoke without fire.
$ O7 |. @1 T) I. i4 K% A& s徇私枉法bend the law for the benefit of relatives or friends ( A* ]8 d2 L' q$ V" F
新官上任三把火a new broom sweeps clean - M8 I n1 X1 z' C! r5 W
虚心使人进步,骄傲使人落后Modesty helps one go forward, whereas conceit makes one lag behind.
& w! ^- O& k" _$ Q蓄势而发accumulate strength for a take-off
3 r; @. s# Y1 a: n6 P) I+ T心想事成May all your wish come true
5 E5 a$ w3 ^ X# @+ G% L心照不宣have a tacit understanding; give tacit consent; tacit understanding2 w( r5 D8 [: N5 ]
先入为主First impressions are firmly entrenched.( o3 V. a+ l& C* z' x
先下手为强catch the ball before the bound
4 V4 `: b$ c6 Z2 T像热锅上的蚂蚁like an ant on a hot pan# I, L0 z) g* K9 u# x6 g3 E. B, u
现身说法warn people by taking oneself as an example4 K1 N2 C, A, s- _3 D1 P. i
息事宁人pour oil on troubled waters * V: S0 \1 q. W
喜忧参半mingled hope and fear
. M/ d3 l& n7 {( U C循序渐进step by step, |$ Q# }5 h# t9 ?* c2 t; I' y$ I
一路平安，一路顺风speed somebody on their way; speed the parting guest
0 O$ w2 N$ @) y5 V" O严以律己,宽以待人be strict with oneself and lenient towards others
; Z# b- a+ W! b" W: @4 V9 v l鱼米之乡a land of milk and honey b3 V* P o2 t% r. u4 Y B, d5 z$ y
有情人终成眷属"Jack shall have Jill, all shall be well." & Q! r) V( m7 O: L% O+ {2 D$ }
有钱能使鬼推磨Money makes the mare go. Money talks.
9 |9 h, d5 c0 L) c有识之士people of vision
* V' \: s& Z# j& {. `) q5 G有勇无谋use brawn rather than brain 0 E" _3 ]/ v% F4 [) B
有缘千里来相会Separated as we are thousands of miles apart, we come together as if by predestination.
, F6 E$ c( X0 p# T与时俱进advance with times
a* u) f" Y9 ]! k以人为本people oriented; people foremost
1 s7 ]6 a; Y* v1 c4 l因材施教teach students according to their aptitude 5 w' p$ z7 x, V* n
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."
6 [. L( I2 }+ u欲速则不达Haste does not bring success.
/ k0 D" W3 |% N* W g/ X5 c优胜劣汰survival of the fittest 3 P1 R$ N5 w: n" {4 L
英雄所见略同Great minds think alike.
+ f4 T% P5 D2 g( T' y+ \* U冤家宜解不宜结Better make friends than make enemies.
. G; q. Y( N+ Q/ ^1 Q1 ]% o/ O- J冤假错案"cases in which people were unjustly, falsely or wrongly charged or sentenced; unjust, false or wrong cases"
$ P6 F% _( Y( R/ K: p一言既出，驷马难追A real man never goes back on his words. 9 ?0 t, R r" M# U' z
招财进宝Money and treasures will be plentiful
& ~7 z+ h0 @% }. b- T$ R债台高筑become debt-ridden
# e' ?* |* ~* _; u致命要害Achilles' heel 1 o o8 E6 ^0 e. ?0 J9 A
众矢之的target of public criticism
. G' a7 W' W8 U2 U$ K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.* p; ^" |# F9 U* e1 ^ k( a
纸上谈兵be an armchair strategist
( ^1 J+ M3 w& B, B- _4 Q纸包不住火Truth will come to light sooner or later.
3 _& R; j* q4 ~左右为难between the devil and the deep blue sea; between the rock and the hard place |
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