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爱屋及乌Love me, love my dog.
# N7 B: j4 y o$ b百闻不如一见Seeing is believing.: j$ n. b6 k" q+ J4 M
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 worst5 D% h+ W- {2 q0 m, `# ~
笨鸟先飞A slow sparrow should make an early start.
, m" j' b( o x. C9 J/ `不眠之夜white night , N& C% q, S) r
不以物喜，不以己悲not pleased by external gains, not saddened by personnal losses
* Z% c% L3 G* e3 y! C$ M不遗余力spare no effort; go all out; do one's best
+ P# B {( X* p* N不打不成交"No discord, no concord. % p+ g7 W2 W$ T1 Y( [5 E! ^
拆东墙补西墙rob Peter to pay Paul / w4 P$ _7 t1 V2 i6 ]( T: v I+ v
辞旧迎新bid farewell to the old and usher in the new; ring out the old year and ring in the new 3 P- n: C9 u" Y" W& r
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) J) }' q; B# {6 |1 ~! F$ X
大开眼界open one's eyes; broaden one's horizon; be an eye-opener
) |- U: B8 T8 T" G% H国泰民安The country flourishes and people live in peace0 t0 e( D' a2 p- u9 P! w0 n
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
- M, D, _2 i/ M0 y+ X# p功夫不负有心人Everything comes to him who waits. 8 T* R( r- D- q( K4 O
好了伤疤忘了疼once on shore, one prays no more; a0 B+ [* e E# o9 R0 ?; W- \
好事不出门，恶事传千里Good news never goes beyond the gate, while bad news spread far and wide. 7 `0 d& j2 V$ }; K5 P( B
和气生财Harmony brings wealth
2 U. d$ D& Y3 f6 P- w' R活到老，学到老One is never too old to learn.
/ s, Y! P/ ]' |+ O+ ]既往不咎let bygones be bygones : T( j- n! {6 ]: e% i' ~5 V
金无足赤,人无完人Gold can't be pure and man can't be perfect.
7 C: K" {" E! w0 x' y金玉满堂Treasures fill the home& `. M6 ^' \: u7 u, x0 n
脚踏实地be down-to-earth 4 y- ~7 u! B' @! X6 d# S! l
脚踩两只船sit on the fence
' @7 U0 a4 G6 z9 w. y/ |* O( J+ I君子之交淡如水the friendship between gentlemen is as pure as crystal; a hedge between keeps friendship green : `! X3 J- u/ [; \- e
老生常谈，陈词滥调cut and dried, cliché# H1 X8 b) \0 [2 u! b
礼尚往来Courtesy calls for reciprocity. ; S9 ]) q) [" P; ?' h# h
留得青山在，不怕没柴烧"Where there is life, there is hope."! q# o; @' h7 \* X
马到成功achieve immediate victory; win instant success
* m; V0 T0 [( g' P: H G名利双收gain in both fame and wealth j# p* I+ Z0 @& h% {4 f- t
茅塞顿开be suddenly enlightened# A2 M2 _* Q0 K! ?( L
没有规矩不成方圆Nothing can be accomplished without norms or standards.
3 _8 p1 O( y3 c2 b% h2 J每逢佳节倍思亲7 d, f3 L0 ?+ [! O K" C; T
On festive occasions more than ever one thinks of one's dear ones far away.! R4 k4 V5 W( ?& B9 e0 u
It is on the festival occasions when one misses his dear most. ! C0 B3 ~" A: {- d" `
谋事在人，成事在天"The planning lies with man, the outcome with Heaven. / Man proposes, God disposes. "
9 t# f" v* f( i% d2 n& D5 A1 }弄巧成拙be too smart by half; Cunning outwits itself.
4 i3 a4 D! y* |4 w+ C拿手好戏masterpiece4 i v D, C' ^2 r5 m, Z
赔了夫人又折兵throw good money after bad- X4 C6 [- C- R" k4 f: H
抛砖引玉a modest spur to induce others to come forward with valuable contributions; throw a sprat to catch a whale
8 h9 C1 m9 F1 }$ D. p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 W% d0 L$ W/ W抢得先机take the preemptive opportunities 8 A% _% o( d G& y
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.
! c. C7 s. \" \# J7 M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$ d6 F4 B- W2 h1 v
前事不忘,后事之师Past experience, if not forgotten, is a guide for the future., {1 u J, g# g
前人栽树,后人乘凉One generation plants the trees in whose shade another generation rests.
! o* _- u& z7 |2 m9 b; j% jOne sows and another reaps. ~8 R/ u% i* M0 [
前怕狼,后怕虎fear the wolf in front and the tiger behind/ hesitate in doing something% Y# ~9 W2 a& e" {) V
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. 0 y3 W/ h$ ^* a) R6 ~" X& c
强强联手win-win co-operation
' C: P* |& r, }+ b瑞雪兆丰年A timely snow promises a good harvest.
2 P" h, l- O( Q( r人之初,性本善Man's nature at birth is good.2 v$ y9 G+ S# v5 u9 o
人逢喜事精神爽Joy puts heart into a man.0 D. t7 o, d" C5 [" K
人海战术huge-crowd strategy
& C$ F W; I# {! ]世上无难事，只要肯攀登"Where there is a will, there is a way. "
\3 H4 o5 P# u* o1 G2 K+ Q世外桃源a fictitious land of peace away from the turmoil of the world; 7 V' Q2 z$ H* Z
死而后已until my heart stops beating
3 m- ?* f: t$ z6 [5 R岁岁平安Peace all year round6 u0 V/ `2 |7 Y9 _# V' O
上有天堂，下有苏杭"Just as there is paradise in heaven, ther are Suzhou and Hangzhou on earth." 1 J6 l1 W: a2 N- c
塞翁失马，焉知非福Misfortune may be an actual blessing.
; @9 |3 D" i8 p) G- v; G三十而立"A man should be independent at the age of thirty. ( W W. D+ ~3 i
At thirty, a man should be able to think for himself."
* A9 U6 }/ Y/ y" x/ W% |0 _( b升级换代updating and upgrading (of products)
4 Y* C: \9 w3 Q. N四十不惑Life begins at forty.
( A5 Q( B3 g* O# n9 L; Z ]谁言寸草心，报得三春晖"Such kindness of warm sun, can't be repaid by grass. " / a3 l4 a! O6 s4 S+ P
水涨船高When the river rises, the boat floats high.
9 o- ~# C: a$ f& G& x- |- I7 V O时不我待Time and tide wait for no man. & W2 d2 p# \4 Q) L; f3 ?8 y% }
杀鸡用牛刀break a butterfly on the wheel+ W5 n$ m5 {: }" \* G" K
实事求是seek truth from facts; be practical and realistic; be true to facts
( Z* I% y' b$ b" v! O8 g f5 s+ Y说曹操,曹操到Talk of the devil and he comes.
8 g5 I8 D- Y" T. A, @- T) e/ @实话实说speak the plain truth; call a spade a spade; tell it as it is % V* X4 \- k: Q0 e0 p
实践是检验真理的唯一标准Practice is the sole criterion for testing truth.* l, X5 o K& z9 E/ L% w& `) }3 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; "- x$ g& W8 d7 F0 s* f
韬光养晦hide one's capacities and bide one's time
/ j& g6 f* g" k9 Z5 o8 ~8 Y糖衣炮弹sugar-coated bullets
1 r5 u! B! a: J% A( k) K3 S3 o天有不测风云Anything unexpected may happen. a bolt from the blue
) \2 P9 k7 f$ d4 T团结就是力量Unity is strength.
: r% P* M4 Y8 a# z7 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
+ n( a- J0 A! g( M歪风邪气unhealthy practices and evil phenomena5 P+ |: E3 U2 E; \# o, X+ T& P
物以类聚，人以群分Birds of a feather flock together.3 d0 P/ C) T p- z; k- Y! `
往事如风"The past has vanished (from memory) like wind.; What in past, is past." 1 C5 T& e9 `, Z7 ]
望子成龙hold high hopes for one's child( H9 Y+ K: X& r D1 q) d* B4 d
屋漏又逢连阴雨Misfortunes never come singly. When it rains it pours.
. l& K$ I6 E3 X' i# N+ L% r+ q" J文韬武略military expertise; military strategy 7 w# a w T; T4 U1 O$ \# n2 T3 Z, e" }
唯利是图draw water to one's mill - z( x7 ?* q! c# V, x
无源之水,无本之木water without a source, and a tree wiithout roots8 h( \5 M2 |( c) [' ]4 s8 O$ f
无中生有make/create something out of nothing
6 |& J y. B7 v% z% S+ V7 i无风不起浪There are no waves without wind. There's no smoke without fire.
: J k9 R4 o# c3 \( I徇私枉法bend the law for the benefit of relatives or friends
- }4 d) o8 a& a新官上任三把火a new broom sweeps clean ; Z+ K) Z! ~. \/ a: F
虚心使人进步,骄傲使人落后Modesty helps one go forward, whereas conceit makes one lag behind.1 J5 b0 Q3 |* [7 y* J
蓄势而发accumulate strength for a take-off
, ~1 S9 w, J& j p! E1 L心想事成May all your wish come true
# }3 m1 @8 c, Y& ~" r7 D心照不宣have a tacit understanding; give tacit consent; tacit understanding
$ g1 v3 B1 g+ [8 t/ ]4 N先入为主First impressions are firmly entrenched.- q5 W, l& |8 i$ Y* p+ H" n- u
先下手为强catch the ball before the bound& C2 S3 A! W- A
像热锅上的蚂蚁like an ant on a hot pan
9 X. Q7 Z: O! f8 N现身说法warn people by taking oneself as an example
5 R+ P3 [# U8 P r' O p& z) }息事宁人pour oil on troubled waters $ j" v; x. n% p3 F. q7 B
喜忧参半mingled hope and fear 3 c0 R: ? P& f) }9 s$ q: K
循序渐进step by step
" ]* ^) X$ L7 h8 T6 w p一路平安，一路顺风speed somebody on their way; speed the parting guest 4 s* x" F9 W# \, e- m6 W7 A
严以律己,宽以待人be strict with oneself and lenient towards others
2 R1 P5 d* x' U6 W% }& e! k* N鱼米之乡a land of milk and honey
$ M1 g4 ^8 F8 g% H有情人终成眷属"Jack shall have Jill, all shall be well."
* J. o' N) Q# J' j/ d* h1 a5 f" m有钱能使鬼推磨Money makes the mare go. Money talks.
+ a. t1 C ]6 A' Z有识之士people of vision
I' u& ~3 H9 M有勇无谋use brawn rather than brain : _$ @2 V" P4 t: F/ Z% i; n
有缘千里来相会Separated as we are thousands of miles apart, we come together as if by predestination./ o, u3 Z6 K& I& k- }6 P7 z
与时俱进advance with times
' X# n6 N) e: _* n以人为本people oriented; people foremost * l2 q- B; ~5 \0 _0 s @
因材施教teach students according to their aptitude
' B# u, Q5 p" z6 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." 3 O$ Q( a; a6 I4 d7 ?3 j6 E" z* S
欲速则不达Haste does not bring success.
7 Z) F# Z/ P g) r4 f# t优胜劣汰survival of the fittest
3 b3 V, z5 R9 u) @英雄所见略同Great minds think alike.
1 ?8 H6 W b- u' N6 r; I1 W冤家宜解不宜结Better make friends than make enemies.4 P" f) ]7 S7 U, s; J( }
冤假错案"cases in which people were unjustly, falsely or wrongly charged or sentenced; unjust, false or wrong cases" ) p0 O) h8 o+ o$ E6 o/ L- a
一言既出，驷马难追A real man never goes back on his words.
& n" b4 y7 }5 i8 n9 p, _招财进宝Money and treasures will be plentiful
1 n1 C% f- ]! D: {: w债台高筑become debt-ridden; x" K# G! Y. O$ Y( c9 s! p
致命要害Achilles' heel
1 r4 }3 X" X1 w: y, i众矢之的target of public criticism% y, U6 O6 a$ j; [; U0 P' x- 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.
I8 K! ^# K4 p0 C纸上谈兵be an armchair strategist
; V8 b2 h$ `( L" g纸包不住火Truth will come to light sooner or later.
; Y; U' M8 L: w* X! W% R9 Q左右为难between the devil and the deep blue sea; between the rock and the hard place |
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