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爱屋及乌Love me, love my dog.4 s) ^' f4 C: I8 ?
百闻不如一见Seeing is believing.4 E( w" o+ h2 i% u1 q/ }
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% ]6 ~0 h* [0 P' m2 h6 w$ L
笨鸟先飞A slow sparrow should make an early start.% x! X% n; N- }. L9 \
不眠之夜white night ( e5 @% q" j( q( w
不以物喜，不以己悲not pleased by external gains, not saddened by personnal losses
* t+ t- ^, V% W8 n j6 j( O* u不遗余力spare no effort; go all out; do one's best( V4 F9 H) T) l
不打不成交"No discord, no concord. : u& m- t0 s. I6 L! ]% s5 f% `0 ]
拆东墙补西墙rob Peter to pay Paul 3 }, x( L y" {; R
辞旧迎新bid farewell to the old and usher in the new; ring out the old year and ring in the new * e$ l, l, ]0 i9 S) a
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 all5 E9 g4 c2 g$ E
大开眼界open one's eyes; broaden one's horizon; be an eye-opener
2 x5 Q, F) U; g7 B3 T3 R) h) H; t国泰民安The country flourishes and people live in peace
1 B8 Q' H' K Q( n! s* E8 r0 }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
! W( M5 H* D" b$ q- l& R功夫不负有心人Everything comes to him who waits. . P8 K9 ?2 {& v
好了伤疤忘了疼once on shore, one prays no more
. j9 h: c4 @/ B好事不出门，恶事传千里Good news never goes beyond the gate, while bad news spread far and wide. 1 F1 s# w0 h- p- N5 r& b7 K) ^$ s/ Z$ q
和气生财Harmony brings wealth" Z5 W# F2 b3 k6 y8 {' f0 V
活到老，学到老One is never too old to learn. 1 f8 d$ n- _# K* l
既往不咎let bygones be bygones ; d0 a. b( C! C. G) E9 Y( f
金无足赤,人无完人Gold can't be pure and man can't be perfect.
4 ~4 U' e4 A6 e( A- A, V, u6 a金玉满堂Treasures fill the home
; H' C% j* G/ R' J# R' B# D) c脚踏实地be down-to-earth , J! M& V: l6 `( N# S
脚踩两只船sit on the fence 6 o6 A3 Y% F9 v6 k8 X
君子之交淡如水the friendship between gentlemen is as pure as crystal; a hedge between keeps friendship green % r }1 a. \7 C4 G' e
老生常谈，陈词滥调cut and dried, cliché
) ^* d& Q. D# a5 y3 c# ~礼尚往来Courtesy calls for reciprocity. F& L. x" K1 j4 N- y5 z
留得青山在，不怕没柴烧"Where there is life, there is hope."
+ \+ G0 [9 l3 R0 J4 e* b. @0 g7 [3 U3 H马到成功achieve immediate victory; win instant success+ s7 \. j' o. ~1 l, w( ?
名利双收gain in both fame and wealth8 R% {5 b9 U" R6 z8 I7 S
茅塞顿开be suddenly enlightened% A4 [8 C1 T6 V- E7 L' z
没有规矩不成方圆Nothing can be accomplished without norms or standards.
( }5 b9 ]5 E2 K* w& J每逢佳节倍思亲
" h) |4 i. { Q' W/ G5 p: y, G' XOn festive occasions more than ever one thinks of one's dear ones far away./ {2 }* A# y0 }" e+ [6 [2 ]3 [8 d4 ^
It is on the festival occasions when one misses his dear most.
) o3 R5 y3 `+ Z& ?! w& N! _# U' o. q谋事在人，成事在天"The planning lies with man, the outcome with Heaven. / Man proposes, God disposes. "4 n# }$ c3 q% }' h
弄巧成拙be too smart by half; Cunning outwits itself.2 Z. a9 Z, y, j7 b! m! t" `
拿手好戏masterpiece
' G/ w& F* ^) U8 R4 u) m赔了夫人又折兵throw good money after bad
+ Z/ L% f5 q1 v; l抛砖引玉a modest spur to induce others to come forward with valuable contributions; throw a sprat to catch a whale. u+ i k8 {3 p% w C. C
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" v; Y* a4 t! o9 `% F
抢得先机take the preemptive opportunities
" u8 A9 d# a& ?$ x( L1 x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.
& ?) Q+ y) k) ^4 @! M, h6 f5 c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
, M: I8 ?9 K0 m$ K前事不忘,后事之师Past experience, if not forgotten, is a guide for the future.
) A9 |3 |6 w! n: b# j前人栽树,后人乘凉One generation plants the trees in whose shade another generation rests.
8 W0 ^) u1 R. l! J/ NOne sows and another reaps.
+ M3 D$ E, ]" L前怕狼,后怕虎fear the wolf in front and the tiger behind/ hesitate in doing something& `4 e. ~) C+ 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. # K% L# \4 P: @8 z/ F. j6 O
强强联手win-win co-operation' b' A! @2 V0 m3 G& j4 C g1 \
瑞雪兆丰年A timely snow promises a good harvest.
4 e4 h v/ S2 H/ ~$ Y3 E8 l! t6 a0 ^人之初,性本善Man's nature at birth is good.4 G9 p$ L) j* l l& [
人逢喜事精神爽Joy puts heart into a man.
9 K3 k) b8 e" L6 r/ w" p人海战术huge-crowd strategy / K ^2 q" n( Z3 p. @
世上无难事，只要肯攀登"Where there is a will, there is a way. "
1 Z" f0 {" |% C# R: y7 D世外桃源a fictitious land of peace away from the turmoil of the world;
3 w) Z" Z: V4 I8 _/ H死而后已until my heart stops beating, H3 ]* j( }' V+ O
岁岁平安Peace all year round+ I; i ~' w0 d' v9 h! U, p
上有天堂，下有苏杭"Just as there is paradise in heaven, ther are Suzhou and Hangzhou on earth." $ W- {- S. d* o8 T: z
塞翁失马，焉知非福Misfortune may be an actual blessing.
, `" n$ C2 ?6 d V( i# B三十而立"A man should be independent at the age of thirty.
! B( t1 M% x- G' k( M$ I* wAt thirty, a man should be able to think for himself." . \* V$ r! I) r4 x- ^
升级换代updating and upgrading (of products)
2 ~1 t! V. l0 e5 | M6 E) _四十不惑Life begins at forty.
0 r+ t: m2 Q6 Y' p7 z* ?谁言寸草心，报得三春晖"Such kindness of warm sun, can't be repaid by grass. "
u4 m; `3 I7 ^% Y8 y/ t水涨船高When the river rises, the boat floats high.; J1 C! u; y5 X% G) K
时不我待Time and tide wait for no man. ) Z1 c! r/ e4 j% v5 Q6 Y
杀鸡用牛刀break a butterfly on the wheel+ X) _6 ?: I- d7 p$ `) Y
实事求是seek truth from facts; be practical and realistic; be true to facts 1 F( a: D: N6 i2 n
说曹操,曹操到Talk of the devil and he comes.( l) ^; p6 _7 u* n6 _ s7 N, b0 S
实话实说speak the plain truth; call a spade a spade; tell it as it is . v( f' t/ b% G$ g- N6 r
实践是检验真理的唯一标准Practice is the sole criterion for testing truth. m4 ]( x+ D$ c+ M* Q$ e8 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; "
3 c# ^7 L' B" h9 ] j0 G: U' G韬光养晦hide one's capacities and bide one's time
, j+ m0 \1 N+ v0 a% Q糖衣炮弹sugar-coated bullets
2 V9 S+ K7 K$ N1 `" S; M% x+ K/ j天有不测风云Anything unexpected may happen. a bolt from the blue
' T4 a- w; Y( P' _. C团结就是力量Unity is strength.
8 ?" N6 n4 R t7 G3 Q. U/ E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
& [5 a5 q! P+ ]) p2 w& I1 }歪风邪气unhealthy practices and evil phenomena5 W$ [; }% o) d) ]& j" b
物以类聚，人以群分Birds of a feather flock together.; m. e; P* w& `+ c
往事如风"The past has vanished (from memory) like wind.; What in past, is past."
+ }7 T) g' |2 v9 q; i' p望子成龙hold high hopes for one's child
, b& c" m% |- _4 X) @. G' {屋漏又逢连阴雨Misfortunes never come singly. When it rains it pours.
) _+ g3 t- i; {. }0 j文韬武略military expertise; military strategy $ I& E. T' W" l+ T. L2 n5 U. w
唯利是图draw water to one's mill 2 `9 K6 z, Y6 o: b% _0 r
无源之水,无本之木water without a source, and a tree wiithout roots
# H3 `& }) y7 g" K( N7 Z4 `: L无中生有make/create something out of nothing 6 X! r& j- t9 y2 O- F
无风不起浪There are no waves without wind. There's no smoke without fire.
* u% G' b3 n: n" n- c徇私枉法bend the law for the benefit of relatives or friends M g1 v. u# s; _" M% e
新官上任三把火a new broom sweeps clean
; x/ S A3 O5 ^. \虚心使人进步,骄傲使人落后Modesty helps one go forward, whereas conceit makes one lag behind.+ }' Y# W1 |& {8 C) B5 Q
蓄势而发accumulate strength for a take-off
7 b/ K$ [1 k8 l4 P. S# J心想事成May all your wish come true
5 i! B- X& v2 [* z; m心照不宣have a tacit understanding; give tacit consent; tacit understanding
1 L# B/ O; u5 _先入为主First impressions are firmly entrenched.( i% l4 x3 x$ g( E$ G
先下手为强catch the ball before the bound |. ?: F% F* a' \0 _+ l
像热锅上的蚂蚁like an ant on a hot pan
% R. f* B6 F" `现身说法warn people by taking oneself as an example
6 T" x# l# `+ v" K7 W( R息事宁人pour oil on troubled waters
5 H ^/ j, W# {, j: T$ H: U1 ]喜忧参半mingled hope and fear / X! n9 D9 R# d! R$ e5 R
循序渐进step by step
# o9 i! M. T4 D8 K2 B一路平安，一路顺风speed somebody on their way; speed the parting guest / S$ d' M6 E* z$ X- J3 O- ]3 v* ]
严以律己,宽以待人be strict with oneself and lenient towards others. S4 B, j2 l7 v4 }% O
鱼米之乡a land of milk and honey- n4 v4 I* O6 O( T: v
有情人终成眷属"Jack shall have Jill, all shall be well."
( r# r8 `3 o# t. {" c7 G5 Y1 j3 w有钱能使鬼推磨Money makes the mare go. Money talks.
9 Y2 v3 \7 u! p6 r. A4 [5 D有识之士people of vision! K. H' V2 R1 N
有勇无谋use brawn rather than brain
4 ~4 D* {9 D; `有缘千里来相会Separated as we are thousands of miles apart, we come together as if by predestination." R0 n. I3 Y, N$ U) u
与时俱进advance with times" x2 x( {/ w! Z% j. X) T
以人为本people oriented; people foremost
/ t- n. O0 S4 S5 _$ G* q4 V因材施教teach students according to their aptitude 1 w0 ?! Z0 ]9 R6 g/ j9 j0 O& T
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." 1 ]; z$ |, L% P9 b5 r
欲速则不达Haste does not bring success. ) S! }' ~7 z0 Z* u b3 ^* T
优胜劣汰survival of the fittest ( R' x, ^5 R8 _1 ]9 F8 e& h- Z
英雄所见略同Great minds think alike.; H" ]6 @" r3 a4 n* Q. B4 K* ]
冤家宜解不宜结Better make friends than make enemies.1 w8 W9 q& |9 Q0 S1 n+ a2 c& @
冤假错案"cases in which people were unjustly, falsely or wrongly charged or sentenced; unjust, false or wrong cases" 9 w) e3 ~; P' u4 M% M( H1 ]. G3 j ]
一言既出，驷马难追A real man never goes back on his words. 7 B# B- v) }/ W
招财进宝Money and treasures will be plentiful
; P9 L, S; E& t债台高筑become debt-ridden
3 t0 q4 P- B3 m0 H致命要害Achilles' heel ?( M1 w. T% F1 b3 g, b6 X/ e
众矢之的target of public criticism/ Y9 _- z# E: ]+ N/ k0 h1 ?
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.
0 q" U& R# c U8 ?+ a8 C纸上谈兵be an armchair strategist
1 f. j5 r8 G8 ?. y" Q纸包不住火Truth will come to light sooner or later.! ]* ~( p; G# y* l4 y
左右为难between the devil and the deep blue sea; between the rock and the hard place |
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