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爱屋及乌Love me, love my dog.
% }7 t+ q2 L5 q百闻不如一见Seeing is believing.* f6 y) g# ~( q0 `1 N; p9 g9 x
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 G2 \5 T1 p: o* v2 ]笨鸟先飞A slow sparrow should make an early start.! }+ l/ m# I5 w$ P, p+ D+ q% j) Q
不眠之夜white night , E0 x0 K" `5 Z# v- _
不以物喜，不以己悲not pleased by external gains, not saddened by personnal losses
# C+ P/ q) l# \( `2 P) _不遗余力spare no effort; go all out; do one's best
9 m3 f; {9 p6 g7 n不打不成交"No discord, no concord.
) r0 v0 L0 g& D+ w( }9 m% ~# H拆东墙补西墙rob Peter to pay Paul
S& ?0 b. w' A) \: m辞旧迎新bid farewell to the old and usher in the new; ring out the old year and ring in the new
) {+ c5 z. A4 e/ [$ l6 F, ^大事化小，小事化了try first to make their mistake sound less serious and then to reduce it to nothing at all7 ]* e4 K1 }" t/ F9 T+ |, ~5 ?4 h& b
大开眼界open one's eyes; broaden one's horizon; be an eye-opener
0 T( o8 Z0 o$ \) V% f# N) W国泰民安The country flourishes and people live in peace
% H9 z/ y( V9 m7 }% A" ~' F5 j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 ) }, s* c8 `1 u
功夫不负有心人Everything comes to him who waits.
2 C' ?( h% o5 }1 o, K8 Q; ~好了伤疤忘了疼once on shore, one prays no more
4 L# d- z8 ]$ w ~8 u' n. o好事不出门，恶事传千里Good news never goes beyond the gate, while bad news spread far and wide.
, U4 V* h% r' [和气生财Harmony brings wealth
5 K+ j' u/ e' B4 n# q, m$ e活到老，学到老One is never too old to learn.
& i. J6 f* I/ d既往不咎let bygones be bygones 6 z& N8 _. m0 n7 }6 H
金无足赤,人无完人Gold can't be pure and man can't be perfect.
( z; g3 o v. i# G# N. p2 z+ s金玉满堂Treasures fill the home
& J; O( T& F* z$ T1 s) K脚踏实地be down-to-earth
# E6 E; K. U- E; B: r! X脚踩两只船sit on the fence
' v" J Y: i4 C. p6 b7 r: C君子之交淡如水the friendship between gentlemen is as pure as crystal; a hedge between keeps friendship green ! \! S7 t8 M7 X" ]! ?
老生常谈，陈词滥调cut and dried, cliché
5 T4 G I2 f. R; j, a3 H `/ F礼尚往来Courtesy calls for reciprocity. ! T- s, D: k8 T4 h6 v9 |' X
留得青山在，不怕没柴烧"Where there is life, there is hope."
; V9 q: G! O* C; }: T3 Q; P马到成功achieve immediate victory; win instant success
' r! p3 K# `& t9 V; ^4 V. J# `! h9 o名利双收gain in both fame and wealth5 `2 a3 V. }) c4 `$ e
茅塞顿开be suddenly enlightened
1 D* l" K \/ [) |# q没有规矩不成方圆Nothing can be accomplished without norms or standards. M/ V) S' k9 T0 x' R! C: T
每逢佳节倍思亲
: z3 ]+ q" Y, x# I9 FOn festive occasions more than ever one thinks of one's dear ones far away. ^4 u: q& ]3 m* Q, r- d
It is on the festival occasions when one misses his dear most.
4 ?0 J; }4 @+ N) f/ T8 |谋事在人，成事在天"The planning lies with man, the outcome with Heaven. / Man proposes, God disposes. "
( E3 a! b" }0 E2 e$ x# p弄巧成拙be too smart by half; Cunning outwits itself.
% d/ @0 P+ s& {: G' o; W! I6 q8 a1 B拿手好戏masterpiece
0 K# x# p) \0 o3 g: @* o; G: i" W1 c赔了夫人又折兵throw good money after bad
: U+ k- y' C+ s- q4 b. M0 q抛砖引玉a modest spur to induce others to come forward with valuable contributions; throw a sprat to catch a whale
. B8 Q! w# x( @9 e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
0 q$ \0 T R- {抢得先机take the preemptive opportunities
4 k6 Y/ _6 N' ?" p4 E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.
( Z( h2 L- O& u% h1 |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% c9 Q9 ?/ R; h- n5 ?- P. d
前事不忘,后事之师Past experience, if not forgotten, is a guide for the future.3 B: l$ y9 [" e5 M7 C
前人栽树,后人乘凉One generation plants the trees in whose shade another generation rests./ Y( j+ H3 e( K6 B/ H- `
One sows and another reaps., m! _7 V* {4 o5 c3 s
前怕狼,后怕虎fear the wolf in front and the tiger behind/ hesitate in doing something) p; \+ Q! w. I4 i
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.
! s& V8 W1 n/ a0 n强强联手win-win co-operation
) h* ]) E/ b/ ~* O5 @. I瑞雪兆丰年A timely snow promises a good harvest.
+ K5 B6 A, Q. V& _! ]; @$ U! w人之初,性本善Man's nature at birth is good.8 x6 _# P! b/ \0 q* C7 I- a
人逢喜事精神爽Joy puts heart into a man.
. ^! b4 A# g2 ^1 M) t! C/ O4 w6 L9 A人海战术huge-crowd strategy $ D$ G( K) E% W6 ?
世上无难事，只要肯攀登"Where there is a will, there is a way. "
# q) D, \0 c! M$ f7 g世外桃源a fictitious land of peace away from the turmoil of the world; + `8 o2 r* [9 Q9 w. E
死而后已until my heart stops beating
. @: y: z) T, v N岁岁平安Peace all year round* n- s" q" X* K+ y3 h6 k, e4 G
上有天堂，下有苏杭"Just as there is paradise in heaven, ther are Suzhou and Hangzhou on earth." ' c m) P+ Z6 ?8 @2 g5 o0 d" N/ t
塞翁失马，焉知非福Misfortune may be an actual blessing., Z0 L2 ?/ B8 g
三十而立"A man should be independent at the age of thirty.
3 E, Q7 C8 F$ h4 z1 F* B! [# @At thirty, a man should be able to think for himself." 8 K/ u1 L9 G5 j4 |7 w1 X- q
升级换代updating and upgrading (of products)' M3 X( H: H7 b0 I8 w$ D" P
四十不惑Life begins at forty. ' F$ ^/ c4 \% c H6 H5 q+ x# g. `
谁言寸草心，报得三春晖"Such kindness of warm sun, can't be repaid by grass. "
+ M! i5 Y; J3 z2 d. ]5 P4 K' S- Z水涨船高When the river rises, the boat floats high.
S4 f' {2 q6 ?7 n: R# o+ \时不我待Time and tide wait for no man.
( P. F5 l% Q0 q* M ^杀鸡用牛刀break a butterfly on the wheel
6 l" P+ l6 }# m实事求是seek truth from facts; be practical and realistic; be true to facts , Q$ A; A* E v! x3 p% _$ @/ x% `
说曹操,曹操到Talk of the devil and he comes.
1 b) K9 g1 I$ L3 J8 }/ D实话实说speak the plain truth; call a spade a spade; tell it as it is
# X! f1 A; ~! D, q; O实践是检验真理的唯一标准Practice is the sole criterion for testing truth.$ X; U4 `+ T6 H* I
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; "
9 d5 [. O- ^- v8 ?2 m9 q韬光养晦hide one's capacities and bide one's time
' J2 @ w8 `( U5 ?! T+ v糖衣炮弹sugar-coated bullets& N6 `: i6 \6 x
天有不测风云Anything unexpected may happen. a bolt from the blue
& D- P9 J/ {) C. U, d0 M0 ~团结就是力量Unity is strength.* R8 L6 [1 H1 H$ N" f
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 8 e O3 m" l2 k' V8 u# v
歪风邪气unhealthy practices and evil phenomena
" B0 }. {7 D: i( c3 ]0 D$ i物以类聚，人以群分Birds of a feather flock together.% ~5 u1 Z; | W' ~! R8 V
往事如风"The past has vanished (from memory) like wind.; What in past, is past." 8 r1 s' ]4 F) k. g
望子成龙hold high hopes for one's child0 T0 ~& V+ f5 n, J2 r$ W) @
屋漏又逢连阴雨Misfortunes never come singly. When it rains it pours.
* @" q. V! A9 d! x/ f( [文韬武略military expertise; military strategy # _* R+ l( M9 b8 C9 G
唯利是图draw water to one's mill & U1 o- g* @: R: ]
无源之水,无本之木water without a source, and a tree wiithout roots: L2 O5 y2 M3 K- @
无中生有make/create something out of nothing
7 E7 b& ]% {* i6 P2 y' Y. X无风不起浪There are no waves without wind. There's no smoke without fire.
( ~: E0 P; X( [7 v8 B& ?' a徇私枉法bend the law for the benefit of relatives or friends
1 ?' W+ _" L2 J. I' C, g: W! q新官上任三把火a new broom sweeps clean 3 i1 E& r, K% n
虚心使人进步,骄傲使人落后Modesty helps one go forward, whereas conceit makes one lag behind.
2 H6 Q n$ T" s. C蓄势而发accumulate strength for a take-off% V2 N0 u- K" ^1 I3 i3 m2 i' k
心想事成May all your wish come true
+ `6 x! `/ X. E9 ~6 O心照不宣have a tacit understanding; give tacit consent; tacit understanding
6 x5 @5 o y2 k" N5 N( i& p先入为主First impressions are firmly entrenched.
9 a2 y) _( v1 i( q7 k先下手为强catch the ball before the bound: @% s4 o- O8 B) R' B) d( k+ U6 l
像热锅上的蚂蚁like an ant on a hot pan
5 T6 R3 y) @* Y" C现身说法warn people by taking oneself as an example
) R, D4 O% h5 M3 q2 b; k- R息事宁人pour oil on troubled waters
3 H. R+ d& W4 F, h( Q! r喜忧参半mingled hope and fear
V9 O$ q, K) g4 f M! T1 S循序渐进step by step3 S9 }! n& }4 W: k: |0 J
一路平安，一路顺风speed somebody on their way; speed the parting guest 9 K8 d4 O0 a; C) p8 ^* C
严以律己,宽以待人be strict with oneself and lenient towards others& `0 D c3 j" q, _/ J& y: z/ `
鱼米之乡a land of milk and honey
3 Q0 y( {6 w$ H; Y+ K0 ~有情人终成眷属"Jack shall have Jill, all shall be well." ' V9 |8 M& K6 u( Y( p- E5 _
有钱能使鬼推磨Money makes the mare go. Money talks.
0 ~: W9 o3 p. \. t有识之士people of vision; W# ~# k5 q) R! O U
有勇无谋use brawn rather than brain
! a1 I- ^. s7 n# f% N$ ^; D8 d# `有缘千里来相会Separated as we are thousands of miles apart, we come together as if by predestination.
( t- \) A" t1 l+ z. V与时俱进advance with times
4 y6 l( {- b+ Q5 J- N5 S! M以人为本people oriented; people foremost - R( S8 f. N* d5 F, n
因材施教teach students according to their aptitude + T9 ~- G, g4 O4 ~1 W6 @2 x9 F9 J
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." - K K. h% V% F8 P% |5 d/ @8 ~. C
欲速则不达Haste does not bring success. ! z/ X) {8 `3 Z4 K- C9 u
优胜劣汰survival of the fittest
. u @5 c& x9 k: L英雄所见略同Great minds think alike.5 d w4 P6 ^# B/ H! W
冤家宜解不宜结Better make friends than make enemies.
6 t# O! a/ I1 j" b冤假错案"cases in which people were unjustly, falsely or wrongly charged or sentenced; unjust, false or wrong cases" , S& k$ [" _- O5 U
一言既出，驷马难追A real man never goes back on his words.
' }. K9 `$ C9 Q5 {0 K招财进宝Money and treasures will be plentiful
% c( I+ ]4 u Q2 j4 D4 l. J3 ` C; q债台高筑become debt-ridden: w/ k$ _1 q% E
致命要害Achilles' heel " S' n0 r/ i; m `- A( y
众矢之的target of public criticism( n4 M$ s1 D" V7 ]
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.
" I$ b) j6 c- _/ ]纸上谈兵be an armchair strategist! P$ Q6 p4 C8 _8 l7 P) L
纸包不住火Truth will come to light sooner or later.
& q7 a. n4 C3 i' Z% Z( P$ [左右为难between the devil and the deep blue sea; between the rock and the hard place |
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