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爱屋及乌Love me, love my dog.
, R! T% z5 P8 P3 T百闻不如一见Seeing is believing.9 N7 f4 j" H) b: ~- ~ S) d
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
( s. z/ V+ x! r" |笨鸟先飞A slow sparrow should make an early start.7 h6 V) k8 K7 x
不眠之夜white night
& {9 P0 y3 \; \# R# ?* ?不以物喜，不以己悲not pleased by external gains, not saddened by personnal losses
) O- l8 H8 o; @3 w& Q3 J2 X {不遗余力spare no effort; go all out; do one's best5 {0 T- s8 a6 A5 F
不打不成交"No discord, no concord.
$ h0 q \8 b3 s" C' ]拆东墙补西墙rob Peter to pay Paul 0 f" g' W ?, a p7 Q
辞旧迎新bid farewell to the old and usher in the new; ring out the old year and ring in the new
" R8 j2 a7 T' m* z" w6 E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
* O% Q8 o- D* p' M" M4 F大开眼界open one's eyes; broaden one's horizon; be an eye-opener
: M F5 M- K' f5 b7 I* ?国泰民安The country flourishes and people live in peace1 K. g' D4 u& w" x, f& q6 b, k
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
" L9 b, d3 S. A3 p$ E功夫不负有心人Everything comes to him who waits. $ ~4 ^ F9 V, u5 g# L9 i H) C
好了伤疤忘了疼once on shore, one prays no more; o0 k+ A5 Q6 [. d3 ^" q' K
好事不出门，恶事传千里Good news never goes beyond the gate, while bad news spread far and wide.
+ W/ N0 F% I9 s4 f* g6 \和气生财Harmony brings wealth
; Z W5 q( q: {- C8 x5 I活到老，学到老One is never too old to learn.
. v* [: }1 R" U; a# Y4 ^既往不咎let bygones be bygones ' E: C+ d$ b5 [
金无足赤,人无完人Gold can't be pure and man can't be perfect.
* h" ^2 [: ~- Z# ?% E金玉满堂Treasures fill the home
& K* r- g* A% D% n! A5 o# k f脚踏实地be down-to-earth 9 m: T) }+ t' x3 n: a% c! e
脚踩两只船sit on the fence
9 I' }+ S, b4 _& M君子之交淡如水the friendship between gentlemen is as pure as crystal; a hedge between keeps friendship green - Q: {4 x; F0 {
老生常谈，陈词滥调cut and dried, cliché
8 @& R( Q4 J4 O9 }- o礼尚往来Courtesy calls for reciprocity. 0 v8 l+ ^7 h! e
留得青山在，不怕没柴烧"Where there is life, there is hope."
# j: p i" K% C: r9 U* Z9 `/ t马到成功achieve immediate victory; win instant success1 r- j8 P3 U2 l& X
名利双收gain in both fame and wealth/ Q8 P! |( }: k, b
茅塞顿开be suddenly enlightened& [( ~4 l6 `/ q4 ?" y7 p) U) y" y
没有规矩不成方圆Nothing can be accomplished without norms or standards.9 ~1 g+ H- U8 d& g5 l* r# e- J$ d# f
每逢佳节倍思亲
; b* S- K2 d6 ] LOn festive occasions more than ever one thinks of one's dear ones far away.
9 R1 U: S7 V$ W4 |2 iIt is on the festival occasions when one misses his dear most. 0 u3 i/ ?5 U" b( y- N+ K0 z) D
谋事在人，成事在天"The planning lies with man, the outcome with Heaven. / Man proposes, God disposes. "
2 ~: \( {/ }8 }* Y- G% G弄巧成拙be too smart by half; Cunning outwits itself.
, d5 @3 |7 @/ V( H, `拿手好戏masterpiece
4 ?) Z. n2 m( z E- U赔了夫人又折兵throw good money after bad" J3 C5 E- C' _. S2 y% c
抛砖引玉a modest spur to induce others to come forward with valuable contributions; throw a sprat to catch a whale% ]9 S5 i/ O0 |8 z
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
3 y! P# g3 u0 |% B1 b: X抢得先机take the preemptive opportunities
( B$ `+ D; i3 {2 G; h6 Y- ]# 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.' ~7 b f Q: T+ z- r+ t2 ^; L
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 step0 t+ Q7 h A* T8 s1 }+ ]
前事不忘,后事之师Past experience, if not forgotten, is a guide for the future.
2 o* {+ h: \' S( H- M6 {前人栽树,后人乘凉One generation plants the trees in whose shade another generation rests.: N( y" ]5 C8 k: S. d+ y& N
One sows and another reaps.
; _, n8 _% T; n4 z$ I1 _前怕狼,后怕虎fear the wolf in front and the tiger behind/ hesitate in doing something! g# y; }2 M: |" c* M+ v5 x
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. ' L) P1 x" U! L$ R
强强联手win-win co-operation/ |0 V$ B; \/ h# ` g Y
瑞雪兆丰年A timely snow promises a good harvest.
4 s% n3 u' }# M$ q: O- R6 _人之初,性本善Man's nature at birth is good. ^# c& R& W' I9 h. U" m2 C0 o
人逢喜事精神爽Joy puts heart into a man.0 U# z: v' c4 y' x' ]$ M
人海战术huge-crowd strategy . V5 ?6 \; I, m( M% S3 D7 b
世上无难事，只要肯攀登"Where there is a will, there is a way. " 1 ]& ^. [, ~* y
世外桃源a fictitious land of peace away from the turmoil of the world;
. u, _( ]3 [$ T# l% S死而后已until my heart stops beating
2 Q9 U% N T1 ^+ q, X$ H岁岁平安Peace all year round1 p6 @$ A/ ^2 X* B9 @" [
上有天堂，下有苏杭"Just as there is paradise in heaven, ther are Suzhou and Hangzhou on earth." & ?" T6 z1 t% A( u! O
塞翁失马，焉知非福Misfortune may be an actual blessing.
. w8 |- K& n4 S' _3 s: g三十而立"A man should be independent at the age of thirty. 4 j* H# b9 i( e) I+ g
At thirty, a man should be able to think for himself."
9 U2 Z- a) c( u7 q0 s* C& o& o升级换代updating and upgrading (of products)) @& I& j# x" l5 l
四十不惑Life begins at forty. ) [" Y% [7 J9 G9 u& ~1 s9 R
谁言寸草心，报得三春晖"Such kindness of warm sun, can't be repaid by grass. " @7 b7 C" T! |/ g/ j' {. E1 J4 j
水涨船高When the river rises, the boat floats high.
% C& r) q. q) \8 T8 h" Z时不我待Time and tide wait for no man.
' B, f m- H- G5 o/ j杀鸡用牛刀break a butterfly on the wheel" r6 M Q% b7 H0 u3 q& M( N
实事求是seek truth from facts; be practical and realistic; be true to facts 0 e2 h, F* r9 t6 x
说曹操,曹操到Talk of the devil and he comes.! M* b' o3 L ~5 U
实话实说speak the plain truth; call a spade a spade; tell it as it is & T1 x2 U3 y$ ]6 Z# P8 Z% m0 e
实践是检验真理的唯一标准Practice is the sole criterion for testing truth.
4 ]4 h3 E! B, [+ R; J6 |) o- k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; "
! G8 o# z' @& B# z* C* ^; B韬光养晦hide one's capacities and bide one's time
; a3 g" V4 h& A: |糖衣炮弹sugar-coated bullets$ G* F/ o( k8 Q& Q
天有不测风云Anything unexpected may happen. a bolt from the blue. o, w' y5 j G; c3 `
团结就是力量Unity is strength.) D! g9 z- l' I$ m
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
" H, Y1 U2 T1 P6 R# N歪风邪气unhealthy practices and evil phenomena# |% V( O P( p+ C% i9 I* f2 }
物以类聚，人以群分Birds of a feather flock together.
* u1 G* w) v* X往事如风"The past has vanished (from memory) like wind.; What in past, is past."
9 `* Y, Q. ]5 E! }望子成龙hold high hopes for one's child
# K) e5 f5 ]& d* `4 o |' [9 j0 K屋漏又逢连阴雨Misfortunes never come singly. When it rains it pours." e! ]% t' A8 ?1 P
文韬武略military expertise; military strategy 8 @1 J E+ j$ ~% U; \3 `
唯利是图draw water to one's mill
6 I' l, p0 g ~* z0 d无源之水,无本之木water without a source, and a tree wiithout roots
: V& D1 E) `' d6 i无中生有make/create something out of nothing
' R1 b7 O1 t0 c: I- F6 z9 S无风不起浪There are no waves without wind. There's no smoke without fire.
: D, J& ~' q7 k& G) k徇私枉法bend the law for the benefit of relatives or friends ) [' U! J0 l( _- W% ~( b
新官上任三把火a new broom sweeps clean % j+ G/ ^8 _8 P
虚心使人进步,骄傲使人落后Modesty helps one go forward, whereas conceit makes one lag behind.4 N! @- h8 H) S; Z
蓄势而发accumulate strength for a take-off0 S$ j/ B: g/ R
心想事成May all your wish come true* J2 \2 V+ L$ D& d/ Q
心照不宣have a tacit understanding; give tacit consent; tacit understanding
2 a/ D2 ^' |9 G0 @) o$ J8 ^先入为主First impressions are firmly entrenched.) I. g0 H: c( @3 k( K
先下手为强catch the ball before the bound/ p$ N& Z- P }$ v( v
像热锅上的蚂蚁like an ant on a hot pan
! L9 J8 g1 R- F+ ~现身说法warn people by taking oneself as an example6 |: u$ V2 U$ h, T4 l- g
息事宁人pour oil on troubled waters
$ u! G" Q t4 y) ]( \3 A喜忧参半mingled hope and fear ( g+ e& z/ j* D4 D% c U+ U
循序渐进step by step
. `$ Z/ I3 d2 e( f! B/ ]$ N; b/ v一路平安，一路顺风speed somebody on their way; speed the parting guest : z8 m; a0 |# {& q- S! E; O! X; [
严以律己,宽以待人be strict with oneself and lenient towards others) u X0 `. b' y
鱼米之乡a land of milk and honey4 Y9 w# v# u* W. `0 a* Z0 h
有情人终成眷属"Jack shall have Jill, all shall be well."
% O9 s4 q2 D: x有钱能使鬼推磨Money makes the mare go. Money talks.+ T8 {8 C$ b* p) w( h/ E' k
有识之士people of vision
& R: N, J" j* @' T3 x; f# d有勇无谋use brawn rather than brain
* j' w- h' ^. }5 d1 z/ o. j5 ~- y有缘千里来相会Separated as we are thousands of miles apart, we come together as if by predestination.
3 W# j# ?/ m8 g0 v' T6 f与时俱进advance with times
f: n6 f! d. H0 u6 t以人为本people oriented; people foremost 4 j$ O# Y# M% r6 C' G$ }
因材施教teach students according to their aptitude
7 |7 [' c; Z1 \+ M/ f7 v9 q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 k6 R' u6 r2 \; B; u
欲速则不达Haste does not bring success.
) p/ H5 h) _, [+ u5 H( Z( x优胜劣汰survival of the fittest Q6 X3 R" c$ ?1 ^+ z
英雄所见略同Great minds think alike.
. H* w$ V* }7 ?, X3 l* y' A冤家宜解不宜结Better make friends than make enemies.( g$ x$ {; g+ K7 r3 T
冤假错案"cases in which people were unjustly, falsely or wrongly charged or sentenced; unjust, false or wrong cases"
A# o0 F0 F1 W' t/ t一言既出，驷马难追A real man never goes back on his words.
- U) A: j6 K2 U( ]7 m+ m+ d- ^# D/ ~招财进宝Money and treasures will be plentiful
2 w3 r1 @0 p8 c; J债台高筑become debt-ridden% |* G2 V2 p$ H0 C i
致命要害Achilles' heel
2 ]+ E7 G9 [/ \0 W+ K众矢之的target of public criticism0 u9 E/ L% Q% U9 k6 H
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.
# { t( e [, a8 t& M8 K6 K$ G纸上谈兵be an armchair strategist* V3 h" e* y' T4 F; g' G) ]7 f/ m
纸包不住火Truth will come to light sooner or later.+ I; o: ^( x8 r& K0 n
左右为难between the devil and the deep blue sea; between the rock and the hard place |
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