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爱屋及乌Love me, love my dog.
1 ]1 R5 w' A Z$ W: _百闻不如一见Seeing is believing.7 X0 s( B2 X" J1 {) }0 M" V: C; `* c, T
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 worst4 R) O- d } R
笨鸟先飞A slow sparrow should make an early start./ `6 d+ p7 V% _
不眠之夜white night ! ]$ b. P+ B. y3 C
不以物喜，不以己悲not pleased by external gains, not saddened by personnal losses
) f8 {1 N( B0 J/ u& I1 i5 F不遗余力spare no effort; go all out; do one's best
. l' ^1 T' H+ K; {( \不打不成交"No discord, no concord.
% c7 X) E1 w( w* C- W拆东墙补西墙rob Peter to pay Paul / @% A2 `$ u. c; S( n( m
辞旧迎新bid farewell to the old and usher in the new; ring out the old year and ring in the new , J& m% Q0 i3 g4 v F, Z
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! }3 L9 X4 o; U% J9 a- c3 M* m
大开眼界open one's eyes; broaden one's horizon; be an eye-opener
* a5 v1 G" G3 x5 W国泰民安The country flourishes and people live in peace
9 W3 {0 |/ e/ K" o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 2 u4 h* z( t, a2 V" H
功夫不负有心人Everything comes to him who waits. b* ?; A5 ?! m- Q: S K' I" H
好了伤疤忘了疼once on shore, one prays no more, O: N4 H# X! H! _% Q5 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, \" t& ^3 E3 N$ [7 V& Z和气生财Harmony brings wealth
$ S6 S* h; c5 h/ t% V$ q/ m活到老，学到老One is never too old to learn.
. X r& N# H3 L$ k) G9 h$ E既往不咎let bygones be bygones
/ A G8 F1 A% {3 {& i6 t& k# C金无足赤,人无完人Gold can't be pure and man can't be perfect.
% a* S7 T& ^# I5 }0 y$ {% W" Q2 d金玉满堂Treasures fill the home+ K0 d- ^7 y! M( n8 m2 B
脚踏实地be down-to-earth $ f; i0 m' k* [1 m- |9 E
脚踩两只船sit on the fence / Q- _4 c+ H8 T0 i6 |
君子之交淡如水the friendship between gentlemen is as pure as crystal; a hedge between keeps friendship green
5 @/ r; b3 q7 s2 G老生常谈，陈词滥调cut and dried, cliché
+ \% R! \' O) S1 w6 _( n礼尚往来Courtesy calls for reciprocity. 5 U4 J+ o$ F1 U3 \; V* m
留得青山在，不怕没柴烧"Where there is life, there is hope." I/ w/ W. t. A/ t C) f
马到成功achieve immediate victory; win instant success
: d+ R% S+ G- [名利双收gain in both fame and wealth
6 p; M$ ?: E' y2 R5 k茅塞顿开be suddenly enlightened1 x( T4 o% c5 [# L+ ]7 w( K
没有规矩不成方圆Nothing can be accomplished without norms or standards.' Q4 k; ?2 ]9 O0 {! y/ K$ [! a; j2 z, f
每逢佳节倍思亲
- ]: ]7 J1 {! n7 \* y: ?4 {On festive occasions more than ever one thinks of one's dear ones far away.
& ^" _0 B3 L' Q" j3 c! y; fIt is on the festival occasions when one misses his dear most.
2 l, o$ P! S3 ?8 O- S8 P# z; N谋事在人，成事在天"The planning lies with man, the outcome with Heaven. / Man proposes, God disposes. "
+ c( T9 r& g0 C5 z: P弄巧成拙be too smart by half; Cunning outwits itself.2 s! D( G9 z% P# U4 o
拿手好戏masterpiece2 C, k$ {1 T8 ?6 [
赔了夫人又折兵throw good money after bad
' K$ o+ c* h9 H+ N! c9 e: t抛砖引玉a modest spur to induce others to come forward with valuable contributions; throw a sprat to catch a whale" ~+ W0 M; r# o, v, B. ?1 Z: 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
5 }5 \( l" ]( y; x: A抢得先机take the preemptive opportunities
$ m# t3 U1 w1 r1 g1 o- V0 I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." w; p$ C1 f+ ?+ r& n. G8 x
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) W! ]) S! B O9 M. h) \ }
前事不忘,后事之师Past experience, if not forgotten, is a guide for the future.$ W0 n; H; K" x; e, W
前人栽树,后人乘凉One generation plants the trees in whose shade another generation rests.
/ R6 M* m* L0 y* s% gOne sows and another reaps.
3 B- c- U4 K- f) I7 _* U前怕狼,后怕虎fear the wolf in front and the tiger behind/ hesitate in doing something
! r/ a8 [* j! }5 o, O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.
! C. j5 _; f/ q% S n强强联手win-win co-operation5 C4 r/ T1 o; U" X1 S
瑞雪兆丰年A timely snow promises a good harvest.
& B/ \1 [/ Z9 C* Q人之初,性本善Man's nature at birth is good.3 k6 ]# o; A! L( R
人逢喜事精神爽Joy puts heart into a man.
: I# b1 G3 i) k8 U( K人海战术huge-crowd strategy . ?5 m: }$ _( \; ~
世上无难事，只要肯攀登"Where there is a will, there is a way. "
, a2 f: ^% }( K6 Q世外桃源a fictitious land of peace away from the turmoil of the world;
4 S/ ]5 n- \9 @1 z$ M8 M: w* Q死而后已until my heart stops beating, ?! g9 a. v! j1 u* \' A1 i
岁岁平安Peace all year round
8 F7 u5 u1 z3 T" w/ T上有天堂，下有苏杭"Just as there is paradise in heaven, ther are Suzhou and Hangzhou on earth."
, t! L' |4 C q3 z0 M5 t, Y塞翁失马，焉知非福Misfortune may be an actual blessing.
2 ~9 g! d! Y) E( b8 U三十而立"A man should be independent at the age of thirty. , P" _1 F- X* G6 v) Y9 x
At thirty, a man should be able to think for himself." 7 R5 _& P) s+ z, _( U5 x2 D6 @8 k. U
升级换代updating and upgrading (of products)& Y/ Q2 N7 O$ S5 G4 R
四十不惑Life begins at forty. - `9 u# P$ }" i! S+ f# {, e
谁言寸草心，报得三春晖"Such kindness of warm sun, can't be repaid by grass. " 2 ]3 [5 ?, h$ W/ V/ l
水涨船高When the river rises, the boat floats high.% v# w5 c- f* Z
时不我待Time and tide wait for no man. + X1 t, ~! C( S6 A
杀鸡用牛刀break a butterfly on the wheel
3 z0 [& \5 D7 z$ C0 w X7 J: I, Y. R* d实事求是seek truth from facts; be practical and realistic; be true to facts
7 a9 X X0 `9 T$ G. Y5 |5 X说曹操,曹操到Talk of the devil and he comes.' r) r4 W" m( r6 Z
实话实说speak the plain truth; call a spade a spade; tell it as it is
- n2 q4 k- {5 g6 a/ |( p: W/ @实践是检验真理的唯一标准Practice is the sole criterion for testing truth.
! V3 P- q1 L& C2 ? `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; "' H% K; U" X- ~3 o# q* Y* I
韬光养晦hide one's capacities and bide one's time
7 [3 G# B/ a! E. Z- e- n. e- N% Z糖衣炮弹sugar-coated bullets
) p @! r* x2 Y8 u1 e天有不测风云Anything unexpected may happen. a bolt from the blue
* T e5 U5 N; l- A团结就是力量Unity is strength.
4 V2 i4 J5 @& k; D; `1 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 1 m, m- k' H5 a4 r
歪风邪气unhealthy practices and evil phenomena
* Z4 W) Z6 \& M ]" |# t物以类聚，人以群分Birds of a feather flock together.+ f+ ~9 B" l* Q; O7 z6 @
往事如风"The past has vanished (from memory) like wind.; What in past, is past." ) ?5 A$ O H) n0 B3 M1 m
望子成龙hold high hopes for one's child
a! e+ Z! v: V屋漏又逢连阴雨Misfortunes never come singly. When it rains it pours.7 m- q. M$ _1 q9 e/ {" G9 r h& B
文韬武略military expertise; military strategy 5 p9 Z( j' U7 x
唯利是图draw water to one's mill 0 ?8 _. ?1 }' Q: T
无源之水,无本之木water without a source, and a tree wiithout roots
. g' W$ m) Z3 _$ p7 Y无中生有make/create something out of nothing
Z$ s% y$ b' ]无风不起浪There are no waves without wind. There's no smoke without fire.
9 L- Q$ R; c- |. a4 |! G) X徇私枉法bend the law for the benefit of relatives or friends
# \9 W) Q7 t, N- j3 p4 g新官上任三把火a new broom sweeps clean . x1 B# x/ X0 D
虚心使人进步,骄傲使人落后Modesty helps one go forward, whereas conceit makes one lag behind.
" Z" H A# B* e, ~蓄势而发accumulate strength for a take-off4 P) i3 E3 i. i9 D* g e& r2 Z* f
心想事成May all your wish come true8 P2 w/ S7 G( d4 a$ b. e6 P4 c
心照不宣have a tacit understanding; give tacit consent; tacit understanding) c# b X. @+ |4 o. d2 o" T
先入为主First impressions are firmly entrenched.' d0 @$ q+ u; G N d- h( h
先下手为强catch the ball before the bound% U) z$ ?+ t& u# o1 V
像热锅上的蚂蚁like an ant on a hot pan
( G# \* B7 X+ Z+ {2 ^$ d0 X$ ]现身说法warn people by taking oneself as an example
3 m( ]. S) @0 j息事宁人pour oil on troubled waters
* h+ g# o7 s G$ M喜忧参半mingled hope and fear 8 k4 ]- p. B1 x. R2 h/ S
循序渐进step by step% ^5 g$ m! m" E @; P
一路平安，一路顺风speed somebody on their way; speed the parting guest
5 P u; I- }4 }$ d! ?0 l严以律己,宽以待人be strict with oneself and lenient towards others6 P) |: V2 [, t6 ~( g
鱼米之乡a land of milk and honey( R8 H/ }: Y7 K/ ^7 c
有情人终成眷属"Jack shall have Jill, all shall be well." 3 P8 i, ^3 ?$ Y. N6 z8 s' M; j
有钱能使鬼推磨Money makes the mare go. Money talks.
9 f3 A" S. |6 ?# N' H7 `有识之士people of vision
" s4 B) V0 `( R" n6 T/ E* D2 h有勇无谋use brawn rather than brain y* }; |1 h9 F' O+ c
有缘千里来相会Separated as we are thousands of miles apart, we come together as if by predestination.- {9 \! M! }6 }# k2 e
与时俱进advance with times
# \" `2 Y! d+ ?. @1 r以人为本people oriented; people foremost ) ?* C- @1 S C# @( i! o
因材施教teach students according to their aptitude
) R* L7 `$ e/ R: D1 Q9 C4 \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." % N" E E( y% C. _# M' e( @; q
欲速则不达Haste does not bring success.
; h v$ D/ C3 p3 ?. K; ? u$ a9 ?: j优胜劣汰survival of the fittest
4 G; b9 j6 O1 ?4 U3 z: j& C英雄所见略同Great minds think alike.
R9 V. i7 ~( B! I/ }! ?冤家宜解不宜结Better make friends than make enemies.
# B, O) _3 |: U" Z0 @% R* _5 ]冤假错案"cases in which people were unjustly, falsely or wrongly charged or sentenced; unjust, false or wrong cases" ( o8 K- h; h, T
一言既出，驷马难追A real man never goes back on his words.
8 r1 T& ?0 b) H* L: T招财进宝Money and treasures will be plentiful3 K: T0 e2 V- q- o' R
债台高筑become debt-ridden& K6 X" @$ O* S/ `
致命要害Achilles' heel ) M5 {2 ?7 R3 a( p: {
众矢之的target of public criticism
, q) s6 Z" f- b/ r0 s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.( j, R8 d* D) f5 B1 p5 V4 X, T$ `
纸上谈兵be an armchair strategist: T% w' s- ~: i( S4 }) B
纸包不住火Truth will come to light sooner or later.
( P9 c! d7 E; P9 |, c$ x左右为难between the devil and the deep blue sea; between the rock and the hard place |
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