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爱屋及乌Love me, love my dog.
2 e$ w8 [* W* i- Q7 X6 G4 b7 M百闻不如一见Seeing is believing./ [1 L9 E+ C0 ]7 [
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
, M6 b$ `* w1 N# [/ i笨鸟先飞A slow sparrow should make an early start.
$ D1 ]' \# [% L$ l3 I" X: p7 ?不眠之夜white night 4 a7 o3 U6 p R- B1 d$ {- E) S
不以物喜，不以己悲not pleased by external gains, not saddened by personnal losses, ?# R. m b: I) _+ Q% n( l
不遗余力spare no effort; go all out; do one's best; K: y' ~5 R8 e4 K8 v
不打不成交"No discord, no concord. ( W. X. o. j0 j) @
拆东墙补西墙rob Peter to pay Paul
) l7 g! b/ y i( L1 J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 j4 L7 i) s& 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
l6 I' |! I" U+ X' v大开眼界open one's eyes; broaden one's horizon; be an eye-opener
- ^0 @- p" ?2 i6 j( {$ g; e0 e8 M5 u国泰民安The country flourishes and people live in peace$ ^ v, d" o! k+ g$ X6 w
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 , Q& h% B* j& U! u9 y3 e
功夫不负有心人Everything comes to him who waits.
# O6 L$ {9 Z* A# ?+ I& W好了伤疤忘了疼once on shore, one prays no more5 [& c# h" y' I$ U
好事不出门，恶事传千里Good news never goes beyond the gate, while bad news spread far and wide. $ w4 j) K+ C9 b P8 X9 A3 u
和气生财Harmony brings wealth
/ w+ s4 j! i. G+ V/ {# i活到老，学到老One is never too old to learn. 1 B- t0 f5 }3 I! _4 J+ [' V, \) f
既往不咎let bygones be bygones
. V, n5 m" u2 l% j$ J* L金无足赤,人无完人Gold can't be pure and man can't be perfect.
) C* ?, S. Y+ c金玉满堂Treasures fill the home0 p' p s: O! H N1 |# Y) J2 _
脚踏实地be down-to-earth + x! m1 R9 h0 l
脚踩两只船sit on the fence
7 M. T' p* ]/ W- |君子之交淡如水the friendship between gentlemen is as pure as crystal; a hedge between keeps friendship green ' I, e" \1 G; P5 [- l0 P: _
老生常谈，陈词滥调cut and dried, cliché. o* N/ W( @9 ]! P' x3 j& L
礼尚往来Courtesy calls for reciprocity.
' d6 D( ^# e: V4 P* F+ z留得青山在，不怕没柴烧"Where there is life, there is hope."8 D- d9 O) ~& M. e& L3 x ^5 J9 p
马到成功achieve immediate victory; win instant success
$ ^* ^, p5 g! T# r: N名利双收gain in both fame and wealth
7 g( _% ?) t3 e/ l' O. \茅塞顿开be suddenly enlightened
- \/ u1 E, ]/ b( E没有规矩不成方圆Nothing can be accomplished without norms or standards.& }; T p) q+ d% r6 w& x+ [) `: y* g
每逢佳节倍思亲" e) H1 e7 v& O8 j: A$ [# T
On festive occasions more than ever one thinks of one's dear ones far away.
9 ^9 P/ g6 g2 ~3 _It is on the festival occasions when one misses his dear most. 7 p# M8 C; |; U; Z1 E% m
谋事在人，成事在天"The planning lies with man, the outcome with Heaven. / Man proposes, God disposes. "5 k3 U- ^$ C; x% J" J+ B8 d
弄巧成拙be too smart by half; Cunning outwits itself." p% q. ?" F, d5 ? d5 T& Y$ U
拿手好戏masterpiece
. L' D# ^) d4 t0 {9 T赔了夫人又折兵throw good money after bad! l- P; F9 B3 {- a
抛砖引玉a modest spur to induce others to come forward with valuable contributions; throw a sprat to catch a whale7 @& o. [# m% }) t# C# i. o9 ]9 c3 R1 X
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
1 r4 N5 ^/ g* R. L9 X' B( B0 c抢得先机take the preemptive opportunities ; E9 U" _$ o0 b8 o, R8 L2 x
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.) M, F% m! D( m, _5 D$ ^! n) }
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
$ E* a" f1 v$ r( u前事不忘,后事之师Past experience, if not forgotten, is a guide for the future.- z. o$ E% e$ S7 n, F$ ^
前人栽树,后人乘凉One generation plants the trees in whose shade another generation rests.
& ^- C% Z& \- M# @# u% [) YOne sows and another reaps.8 J8 \' T9 ~ g5 J1 q
前怕狼,后怕虎fear the wolf in front and the tiger behind/ hesitate in doing something
% T8 G; r" Z! C' P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.
' v( [5 K3 y, u强强联手win-win co-operation; L& G9 [ n" w8 k- V0 I5 x4 v
瑞雪兆丰年A timely snow promises a good harvest.8 k' w2 @; e: b2 U0 P2 d9 O, S
人之初,性本善Man's nature at birth is good.
2 H, k4 }! z; g. {' J; v人逢喜事精神爽Joy puts heart into a man.
& C& m2 W6 _8 z人海战术huge-crowd strategy * \$ a' H8 [$ M4 r: {1 n
世上无难事，只要肯攀登"Where there is a will, there is a way. " " |# X$ \ f$ N, I# Q& a
世外桃源a fictitious land of peace away from the turmoil of the world;
$ F" k' u% y( ]- }死而后已until my heart stops beating
& J+ {; a2 v' E( q% K) j5 a岁岁平安Peace all year round
$ ?" p M) S7 ^+ ], |6 P/ E上有天堂，下有苏杭"Just as there is paradise in heaven, ther are Suzhou and Hangzhou on earth."
; o" W3 F) u' y1 T) T塞翁失马，焉知非福Misfortune may be an actual blessing.
- w% I* Q) \& E0 Y+ t三十而立"A man should be independent at the age of thirty.
6 j* `$ R9 v. S% _At thirty, a man should be able to think for himself."
5 E" L. X" ?0 P. l k& w升级换代updating and upgrading (of products)
0 J$ K5 V0 J$ C' m四十不惑Life begins at forty. , B$ d1 {: t" a% d/ a. k
谁言寸草心，报得三春晖"Such kindness of warm sun, can't be repaid by grass. "
1 s0 u, O) I$ p c水涨船高When the river rises, the boat floats high.( A$ J0 c. W9 L
时不我待Time and tide wait for no man. " y9 B- d1 A7 O) z3 ^: T$ @
杀鸡用牛刀break a butterfly on the wheel
: k& K: }$ o* T7 q8 s0 K. {% o* g实事求是seek truth from facts; be practical and realistic; be true to facts & v/ P, v K0 r( _
说曹操,曹操到Talk of the devil and he comes.
7 r9 h" T+ Q% z实话实说speak the plain truth; call a spade a spade; tell it as it is
( ^; e/ s: w8 y0 k6 o; f/ C8 Z实践是检验真理的唯一标准Practice is the sole criterion for testing truth.
7 `1 z) F/ q; C3 z0 q1 v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; "
% [% S: E# q2 a韬光养晦hide one's capacities and bide one's time Y7 m8 T( f1 L: i1 v
糖衣炮弹sugar-coated bullets; B: I9 X3 Z5 F
天有不测风云Anything unexpected may happen. a bolt from the blue
( x! n: _$ Q S1 s7 X! F团结就是力量Unity is strength.
3 Q; p! Q! m! f! f) V# S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
5 A. ~. d2 ?# p d; M: o5 z歪风邪气unhealthy practices and evil phenomena
) y8 A0 [0 ^9 _- Q物以类聚，人以群分Birds of a feather flock together.
, A' _( m( F( ?9 x0 T" Q8 \: h往事如风"The past has vanished (from memory) like wind.; What in past, is past." / F0 l* o* {" Y* K1 K
望子成龙hold high hopes for one's child
8 v- L" \* \3 |& x# @0 c, D! U/ b屋漏又逢连阴雨Misfortunes never come singly. When it rains it pours.$ O8 u8 N( @$ E9 ~. I4 v' N" E
文韬武略military expertise; military strategy
8 m/ A/ i: ~* k. S" j. r) K5 B唯利是图draw water to one's mill ; {* p: t$ g7 r/ ]
无源之水,无本之木water without a source, and a tree wiithout roots
j# C- P5 S) R无中生有make/create something out of nothing
# {. p+ P3 V7 B1 ~% y! D R9 E1 m无风不起浪There are no waves without wind. There's no smoke without fire.
D* l( Y& P0 L( Z' \' A徇私枉法bend the law for the benefit of relatives or friends
8 Z9 `7 b6 q1 U4 q8 q2 w新官上任三把火a new broom sweeps clean
; e% x9 d8 A* H虚心使人进步,骄傲使人落后Modesty helps one go forward, whereas conceit makes one lag behind./ S* E+ K4 J+ U( K' N3 M/ [
蓄势而发accumulate strength for a take-off% @0 `+ V$ c, U( Z7 P: _& h
心想事成May all your wish come true
6 ]/ J8 }. i% u, h6 n" Y心照不宣have a tacit understanding; give tacit consent; tacit understanding, \. c, _* _- u
先入为主First impressions are firmly entrenched.
6 n% @0 p* J* `; g, B先下手为强catch the ball before the bound
l1 @; T/ t X% L像热锅上的蚂蚁like an ant on a hot pan
+ ^, Y! w7 N2 \现身说法warn people by taking oneself as an example' D& ?; T/ g V2 e
息事宁人pour oil on troubled waters & ~5 h" ^- }1 Y3 n% n9 g# M% K
喜忧参半mingled hope and fear 8 l6 H+ U. b! B( j
循序渐进step by step
: | R7 i2 e0 U. s9 I1 K一路平安，一路顺风speed somebody on their way; speed the parting guest
8 ?1 ]$ p9 K* M# J/ b( U严以律己,宽以待人be strict with oneself and lenient towards others
) V, O$ R- A2 R9 D' y; `. Q鱼米之乡a land of milk and honey8 _: E# _; D2 Z1 p% z# [. \& P4 x
有情人终成眷属"Jack shall have Jill, all shall be well."
8 H( \2 I7 C6 M# @有钱能使鬼推磨Money makes the mare go. Money talks.' S$ q4 x; v. x% K1 Y. m. ~
有识之士people of vision
! I( P7 x7 B: _2 |/ ]3 p有勇无谋use brawn rather than brain
+ E! T; t1 p" c) p7 n7 @有缘千里来相会Separated as we are thousands of miles apart, we come together as if by predestination.. J; K2 r. s4 @' ~
与时俱进advance with times$ Y# }; n. v, K: H
以人为本people oriented; people foremost
# C" z8 a4 j% i) A4 O$ c6 N8 K因材施教teach students according to their aptitude
! @& H/ _ l+ c3 Y/ k. V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." 0 H3 t5 I+ c2 b% A
欲速则不达Haste does not bring success.
. T# V% `4 Y& u& P0 W& q1 I9 x优胜劣汰survival of the fittest
/ [) X* ~" o- X/ \$ l( M英雄所见略同Great minds think alike.! I" {, T$ J2 c& _5 W
冤家宜解不宜结Better make friends than make enemies.
' `" _' S3 @; i2 Z5 s. ~冤假错案"cases in which people were unjustly, falsely or wrongly charged or sentenced; unjust, false or wrong cases"
; C$ J/ o" y! z8 `( U" i一言既出，驷马难追A real man never goes back on his words.
+ l; ^; D, @9 d% v: `! @招财进宝Money and treasures will be plentiful
2 N; s. Z! N* G: {5 Y债台高筑become debt-ridden
2 R# [ C6 r' E/ N* i致命要害Achilles' heel
* m" w& [- ^* y/ m众矢之的target of public criticism
" l0 D( Y+ }' I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.: ?' C( Z* F" ~' ]; B( q9 [% z
纸上谈兵be an armchair strategist
' l' A3 Y: `4 \" |3 x- [纸包不住火Truth will come to light sooner or later.
, X6 l P3 A- W5 l左右为难between the devil and the deep blue sea; between the rock and the hard place |
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