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爱屋及乌Love me, love my dog.0 g$ A; g0 L: Z0 h# O
百闻不如一见Seeing is believing.
% I2 ^7 Y( N1 y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. t$ u5 _+ l2 n3 k, U! x3 e4 K
笨鸟先飞A slow sparrow should make an early start.1 l( l0 R& p! C1 D/ D
不眠之夜white night
9 T3 u4 j1 f. a) b8 `6 B不以物喜，不以己悲not pleased by external gains, not saddened by personnal losses6 z3 m: F; q6 Q0 s/ t4 \3 c
不遗余力spare no effort; go all out; do one's best; L( M' A. H, H" k6 Q
不打不成交"No discord, no concord. 8 z; C( t- p# D% h/ ~/ A& T
拆东墙补西墙rob Peter to pay Paul $ D5 w& E7 h: 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 & N9 _$ N2 l( k2 c
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
" N" y* e- Y8 T0 x# W9 L, F大开眼界open one's eyes; broaden one's horizon; be an eye-opener 8 k8 C3 ]7 S( c" X A/ J
国泰民安The country flourishes and people live in peace
1 P# x. q Q a5 S. h' b7 f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 . O3 h0 Z4 ~& d9 j- y
功夫不负有心人Everything comes to him who waits.
0 V w u/ L2 b& k4 b好了伤疤忘了疼once on shore, one prays no more
8 f4 m; k2 f) Q0 r; m5 Z7 W$ A好事不出门，恶事传千里Good news never goes beyond the gate, while bad news spread far and wide. 5 J! L @5 d" h }* K6 X9 U
和气生财Harmony brings wealth+ r5 D2 P& k g0 R
活到老，学到老One is never too old to learn. 7 b l: d' g3 S
既往不咎let bygones be bygones + k' n* o; T/ D* p
金无足赤,人无完人Gold can't be pure and man can't be perfect.
: `7 A: h9 c3 M金玉满堂Treasures fill the home
+ W" ^8 f6 s+ J, \% x8 a9 E4 x脚踏实地be down-to-earth 5 @3 v1 D# P: A7 f; z9 o' ~+ n
脚踩两只船sit on the fence
4 e. e( V# i% v8 d+ R+ S8 ^$ R4 P君子之交淡如水the friendship between gentlemen is as pure as crystal; a hedge between keeps friendship green / E' O3 ~+ q O* w& g
老生常谈，陈词滥调cut and dried, cliché+ \! ~" ?- d# ?! j1 L! _
礼尚往来Courtesy calls for reciprocity. ) _4 X) e! N( ^
留得青山在，不怕没柴烧"Where there is life, there is hope."" B$ U) \4 T! L; v- e1 c
马到成功achieve immediate victory; win instant success
: S1 ?1 G& X2 F名利双收gain in both fame and wealth
- P3 R% F, T4 {茅塞顿开be suddenly enlightened9 R! y' e6 |7 {( i9 @
没有规矩不成方圆Nothing can be accomplished without norms or standards.
$ v @6 I" g: R$ F4 E每逢佳节倍思亲 [' \7 ~/ L; G0 n3 q
On festive occasions more than ever one thinks of one's dear ones far away.
/ r, u. s( @- S; O8 I8 E/ }, a) eIt is on the festival occasions when one misses his dear most.
9 A4 ?6 P6 w- I: A. ]5 G, K谋事在人，成事在天"The planning lies with man, the outcome with Heaven. / Man proposes, God disposes. "& e8 o) T0 w5 I0 v0 B, N! o) Y
弄巧成拙be too smart by half; Cunning outwits itself.
9 B; {. O! a! U8 A. h( A拿手好戏masterpiece
/ M- n8 d s5 E! w' W9 Y8 {赔了夫人又折兵throw good money after bad
: [' f9 l- e, F( P抛砖引玉a modest spur to induce others to come forward with valuable contributions; throw a sprat to catch a whale1 Y' Q6 p8 f* V5 N; g; C j
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
, Y6 G; o2 [/ v2 E& r抢得先机take the preemptive opportunities 9 j8 {5 `' c& w. i$ t. Z3 p
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.3 S& T6 `2 B5 z4 y' a0 m3 v
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
( N6 K; K, x) K! \前事不忘,后事之师Past experience, if not forgotten, is a guide for the future.3 u3 \( i7 U9 J" P6 W( K7 N1 |9 t
前人栽树,后人乘凉One generation plants the trees in whose shade another generation rests. H, ]0 ^: a/ C
One sows and another reaps.( j1 x2 \0 N- N
前怕狼,后怕虎fear the wolf in front and the tiger behind/ hesitate in doing something
: f3 `+ @( N7 l" o% x! G0 |5 B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. ! Q- \8 t/ H( Y" ~- u
强强联手win-win co-operation% ~. H1 ?/ Y- a7 W7 g$ N
瑞雪兆丰年A timely snow promises a good harvest.
, m- i/ S. G2 k1 [9 _人之初,性本善Man's nature at birth is good.9 } ~% @# C6 E+ F, s" ]
人逢喜事精神爽Joy puts heart into a man.
: Y ~0 j) E7 X( ~6 C' E d! ]( G人海战术huge-crowd strategy
; K7 x: M0 A$ ^& G2 L; y世上无难事，只要肯攀登"Where there is a will, there is a way. " # l7 ^' X1 @7 B6 H% w$ W
世外桃源a fictitious land of peace away from the turmoil of the world;
8 n6 ]6 o& e- i5 }8 Q7 ]死而后已until my heart stops beating
" S7 y4 l. o6 s+ z6 V2 l! n6 }岁岁平安Peace all year round
$ s! l. k' N1 ~. d% J- E) p上有天堂，下有苏杭"Just as there is paradise in heaven, ther are Suzhou and Hangzhou on earth."
y" p4 a: m3 ^4 ?" N# K# n+ F塞翁失马，焉知非福Misfortune may be an actual blessing.* j9 b8 C2 ~. x2 ~% ]
三十而立"A man should be independent at the age of thirty. 5 a" v5 l1 N0 \* H7 s. p
At thirty, a man should be able to think for himself."
( B; Y. E9 t8 i1 [8 Y升级换代updating and upgrading (of products)
# {8 |; U* T. E. S) X" E% A四十不惑Life begins at forty. ! {7 Q/ k9 g6 I
谁言寸草心，报得三春晖"Such kindness of warm sun, can't be repaid by grass. " ! F0 z7 ?" f, X" Z
水涨船高When the river rises, the boat floats high.
' L+ O3 B Q F时不我待Time and tide wait for no man. & `) z7 Q4 T) B7 }# `
杀鸡用牛刀break a butterfly on the wheel4 g* b7 r0 H- [7 | q
实事求是seek truth from facts; be practical and realistic; be true to facts
' ~8 a: [8 E7 ]( f4 P说曹操,曹操到Talk of the devil and he comes.
8 d) m: r% S+ F实话实说speak the plain truth; call a spade a spade; tell it as it is
; [& N: t- H% f4 x! k实践是检验真理的唯一标准Practice is the sole criterion for testing truth.! [% }! E5 _" y
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; "$ \/ ~( m6 ^% a/ L$ N
韬光养晦hide one's capacities and bide one's time
( w( k; [! `5 x) b糖衣炮弹sugar-coated bullets' E- v. t0 o8 p5 C$ Z2 x* g g! I* q
天有不测风云Anything unexpected may happen. a bolt from the blue3 L# H( U: ?* d( W. D' C F. ~
团结就是力量Unity is strength.5 z" l) r8 @; f, s, }1 K% ?4 T) Z8 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
, B9 c6 ?9 C& E( Y# f, }歪风邪气unhealthy practices and evil phenomena
/ ?9 @& ?0 U$ N5 x) r! I/ \ f7 _物以类聚，人以群分Birds of a feather flock together.
% A5 J, g: } d: P往事如风"The past has vanished (from memory) like wind.; What in past, is past." 8 y/ T7 ~& z5 r1 O) N+ a9 W
望子成龙hold high hopes for one's child
+ o6 h1 N8 g, r% n屋漏又逢连阴雨Misfortunes never come singly. When it rains it pours.' b0 w5 C/ K- y) Y K8 v: J+ L( q
文韬武略military expertise; military strategy & l; ]- p5 e! Z1 {5 h
唯利是图draw water to one's mill
( m$ M0 F! P, J+ L3 I( Z无源之水,无本之木water without a source, and a tree wiithout roots8 J, e, C6 x* b
无中生有make/create something out of nothing / a* u2 W: e# H: h1 {
无风不起浪There are no waves without wind. There's no smoke without fire.
0 I: j6 K5 x/ L3 y I, T P5 ]# o徇私枉法bend the law for the benefit of relatives or friends + l- Y7 j/ t6 |3 b* o
新官上任三把火a new broom sweeps clean
( k" W, W: X9 f! a, \4 ^( z$ A虚心使人进步,骄傲使人落后Modesty helps one go forward, whereas conceit makes one lag behind.
$ ]+ R6 y, h+ O( J蓄势而发accumulate strength for a take-off
, ^. C* p# [3 k$ y/ P* e心想事成May all your wish come true' m5 x! q; P# {" M- Z. A. T, ]% ?
心照不宣have a tacit understanding; give tacit consent; tacit understanding
5 _1 F) ~. @7 B" T先入为主First impressions are firmly entrenched.' R! X! S) g! @5 D" x6 o, A2 q1 o
先下手为强catch the ball before the bound# Y% q& ^' i" }! b6 V
像热锅上的蚂蚁like an ant on a hot pan; ]% T, d3 q# }7 S+ n+ J! M
现身说法warn people by taking oneself as an example
) D/ G) j4 y+ Y息事宁人pour oil on troubled waters
U, @! u9 d( g X喜忧参半mingled hope and fear 0 ]3 y- J0 v" j1 Z1 p
循序渐进step by step8 j b8 ]+ @. o6 O
一路平安，一路顺风speed somebody on their way; speed the parting guest - t1 J6 H. ^! q" ]7 ^1 O
严以律己,宽以待人be strict with oneself and lenient towards others
* r" e* f8 u {9 R; P5 f鱼米之乡a land of milk and honey
0 U. b% c( ]7 I; y2 M有情人终成眷属"Jack shall have Jill, all shall be well." 8 r# F, U3 e% q% t3 d9 O
有钱能使鬼推磨Money makes the mare go. Money talks./ K7 _, J. t: U9 o ?0 R3 X! }! J
有识之士people of vision
1 t, h. E4 U* Y. J, b W有勇无谋use brawn rather than brain
* y4 m2 J2 w# }8 T8 g( F/ k8 L有缘千里来相会Separated as we are thousands of miles apart, we come together as if by predestination.
9 ~' z6 W% j5 @与时俱进advance with times
6 G' s6 |0 n& g以人为本people oriented; people foremost
; C" D$ J; v# ^) ?' p. Z) h因材施教teach students according to their aptitude
% ~# W+ Y! Y$ {3 u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."
2 g. }% N% d1 o欲速则不达Haste does not bring success.
7 Y5 ?; b% ?4 D; r& i8 k优胜劣汰survival of the fittest * Q0 f2 W; ?3 ]- W t/ `; u# l6 @5 y
英雄所见略同Great minds think alike.
8 y. y! E- x9 \# e; V冤家宜解不宜结Better make friends than make enemies.
) ^2 P$ C G/ E/ u$ K冤假错案"cases in which people were unjustly, falsely or wrongly charged or sentenced; unjust, false or wrong cases"
U6 A0 e. j+ ]* Y* w, }1 f一言既出，驷马难追A real man never goes back on his words. & L( E6 |8 D2 d4 {4 j$ Z* o
招财进宝Money and treasures will be plentiful
- H0 V0 E& C% y! O债台高筑become debt-ridden# n; X( I9 r: K5 F g# e
致命要害Achilles' heel % s6 A( i4 o" w8 j! h) G5 G
众矢之的target of public criticism! W& G/ B' Z1 f& e
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.9 `! n% w! q( G. |2 c
纸上谈兵be an armchair strategist/ e# D" c" A9 ?7 Y0 t7 {
纸包不住火Truth will come to light sooner or later.1 m7 R; Y8 ?; J6 a) ]
左右为难between the devil and the deep blue sea; between the rock and the hard place |
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