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爱屋及乌Love me, love my dog.* V" v; D5 T- a* e2 ~8 J
百闻不如一见Seeing is believing.
* _7 H" k9 Q' ?+ u8 L" ~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 P: C/ s# d: [- ]! g/ [4 D- r
笨鸟先飞A slow sparrow should make an early start.6 c/ ]% D+ G5 [' f
不眠之夜white night & o% l/ ~" m) q1 F% G4 B I, M
不以物喜，不以己悲not pleased by external gains, not saddened by personnal losses6 L0 L' b3 g) Y
不遗余力spare no effort; go all out; do one's best, b* y% r4 `* f3 j X0 x4 v9 N
不打不成交"No discord, no concord. 2 }" Q2 t6 E" `0 }
拆东墙补西墙rob Peter to pay Paul
7 B; i% g* B; [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 C$ C% ^! O$ V+ j; P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 all2 z8 x8 d* S `# K0 C \/ D
大开眼界open one's eyes; broaden one's horizon; be an eye-opener $ D* y/ o, K2 E- W$ T. {1 g0 F W. p
国泰民安The country flourishes and people live in peace
; D4 ~; s/ O( [" T9 O+ ^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 6 F4 [& Z2 V( ?* e- \! ]; w" W
功夫不负有心人Everything comes to him who waits.
5 x3 b% g" F. A$ d% i好了伤疤忘了疼once on shore, one prays no more, N& r6 Z- Q' [2 r
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 z( Q7 C8 a# q' H和气生财Harmony brings wealth0 Z t, T" ]% X5 d- e
活到老，学到老One is never too old to learn. # Z4 t. K6 ]$ O4 Y% L2 v
既往不咎let bygones be bygones
4 t& a# ~& L$ L' ^# f金无足赤,人无完人Gold can't be pure and man can't be perfect.
" G; u% r, O; ?% z4 E金玉满堂Treasures fill the home3 b) c9 u2 p7 I4 i
脚踏实地be down-to-earth
3 e7 Y/ B7 n" i1 u2 _! S脚踩两只船sit on the fence 3 ?) d0 |0 y5 n5 G$ A$ @& u0 g: I
君子之交淡如水the friendship between gentlemen is as pure as crystal; a hedge between keeps friendship green
5 a$ v1 k( y2 o$ w- D8 \) m老生常谈，陈词滥调cut and dried, cliché0 v4 t8 U5 n6 o7 d* ?
礼尚往来Courtesy calls for reciprocity. + W S' `( G! G5 b/ M( N
留得青山在，不怕没柴烧"Where there is life, there is hope."
& }& L' y% E5 y6 i9 `马到成功achieve immediate victory; win instant success! J1 O& I2 e$ T# E2 S
名利双收gain in both fame and wealth. K6 \6 Q5 }/ i5 R
茅塞顿开be suddenly enlightened
. u, F1 }6 p6 `" H6 U没有规矩不成方圆Nothing can be accomplished without norms or standards.2 g: d' G; W3 R5 P- l
每逢佳节倍思亲
6 J9 Q1 W! S/ E$ U n. Z+ lOn festive occasions more than ever one thinks of one's dear ones far away.
, j8 j- [. n& V# ~" TIt is on the festival occasions when one misses his dear most. 0 s/ _6 z! X8 `6 N1 z0 v. `
谋事在人，成事在天"The planning lies with man, the outcome with Heaven. / Man proposes, God disposes. ", j) N3 M% b& W2 R& ]; U" [
弄巧成拙be too smart by half; Cunning outwits itself.
6 H* k% ^* C* W# L3 ?- {拿手好戏masterpiece
* S4 ^$ V7 I8 z, C0 v, C7 o/ u1 o赔了夫人又折兵throw good money after bad
( b% k5 Q) z% o6 u7 _4 t" I抛砖引玉a modest spur to induce others to come forward with valuable contributions; throw a sprat to catch a whale6 p t! n! R9 h# W# o( Q$ A
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
1 a- D& o- M% N0 Y抢得先机take the preemptive opportunities , e0 h$ B2 z8 v9 ` i: A& i2 q
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.
, G! x( R1 U0 N3 l2 g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! C; ?% W8 x$ p) H/ }
前事不忘,后事之师Past experience, if not forgotten, is a guide for the future.2 O& J8 J2 R2 b' R$ m- W& g+ z
前人栽树,后人乘凉One generation plants the trees in whose shade another generation rests.( C- C- a- s9 U# t$ i
One sows and another reaps.
2 J; S( m9 H3 l0 P/ n9 C前怕狼,后怕虎fear the wolf in front and the tiger behind/ hesitate in doing something7 Y2 t) K5 ~% 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. . W. a8 M6 A5 o" Y! T$ _
强强联手win-win co-operation$ [- K/ a" J1 c9 ~, k
瑞雪兆丰年A timely snow promises a good harvest.
" m4 c2 {. T0 a% G. u% ^, [( k人之初,性本善Man's nature at birth is good.
# c/ j/ }8 r e人逢喜事精神爽Joy puts heart into a man.
4 w1 I0 k# _* _/ w人海战术huge-crowd strategy 6 y }2 v3 V4 t& O+ U0 p
世上无难事，只要肯攀登"Where there is a will, there is a way. " 4 H2 _1 j& Y/ i% Z5 U5 S
世外桃源a fictitious land of peace away from the turmoil of the world;
7 s: _4 N) M- ^" S8 T# v0 ~5 F死而后已until my heart stops beating
! t& Y8 P# Q+ }$ R- E6 n, N8 z岁岁平安Peace all year round
+ T% { l3 d4 N- C上有天堂，下有苏杭"Just as there is paradise in heaven, ther are Suzhou and Hangzhou on earth."
) Q& F4 t6 b6 t+ f塞翁失马，焉知非福Misfortune may be an actual blessing./ u" x7 N+ [- `# V: q7 e
三十而立"A man should be independent at the age of thirty.
$ e% q/ Y V3 p/ ~" F) a( vAt thirty, a man should be able to think for himself." ! l: m/ @6 f% V4 G6 @$ T9 q5 @* g
升级换代updating and upgrading (of products)
; D. A+ x8 L0 m( b: O四十不惑Life begins at forty. * u4 {! L# C. \' e. g
谁言寸草心，报得三春晖"Such kindness of warm sun, can't be repaid by grass. " ! ^; {; q1 u5 |& Z$ ]
水涨船高When the river rises, the boat floats high.
- R# J% s: e2 s. O; @; `时不我待Time and tide wait for no man. " ]; A" g; W( G% _
杀鸡用牛刀break a butterfly on the wheel Q# Y, Z2 f8 x
实事求是seek truth from facts; be practical and realistic; be true to facts
i- o& q' M0 g& v* L说曹操,曹操到Talk of the devil and he comes.
1 t0 \1 ]1 |9 E* g' K+ K+ V实话实说speak the plain truth; call a spade a spade; tell it as it is
) y( {9 j( ^) O* L实践是检验真理的唯一标准Practice is the sole criterion for testing truth.3 n# n9 s/ T5 F5 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; "
# U; g3 V0 J1 f! A7 R, r) @0 {- y韬光养晦hide one's capacities and bide one's time
0 j' J2 P3 O- l" ]/ W糖衣炮弹sugar-coated bullets; x, O @/ f# j
天有不测风云Anything unexpected may happen. a bolt from the blue7 L) G5 m" Q Y3 G
团结就是力量Unity is strength.
- F0 y3 U+ g/ q- C; G 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
$ D! `- p) I- C" i0 k! B3 e2 I: C歪风邪气unhealthy practices and evil phenomena8 U' U* E) A) w* Y/ o3 ~! i5 b
物以类聚，人以群分Birds of a feather flock together." E6 G. |6 ~, `/ M9 v( |
往事如风"The past has vanished (from memory) like wind.; What in past, is past."
- Y, w- w; b7 x% l望子成龙hold high hopes for one's child
" E F. W; A2 I6 x屋漏又逢连阴雨Misfortunes never come singly. When it rains it pours.
4 S! o* W+ B1 i2 V7 A文韬武略military expertise; military strategy
) U. T9 V5 q/ N+ Y, ?唯利是图draw water to one's mill 0 y. H, M0 f" b
无源之水,无本之木water without a source, and a tree wiithout roots3 l Q. N7 j$ v
无中生有make/create something out of nothing - g1 S8 G$ W5 p( k( j
无风不起浪There are no waves without wind. There's no smoke without fire.
3 ]) D( k |$ K! C. F徇私枉法bend the law for the benefit of relatives or friends
7 J8 B( a% ?3 A! h/ P+ h& _; _新官上任三把火a new broom sweeps clean
1 B! u/ c0 z. ^- h4 [/ m) z- ~虚心使人进步,骄傲使人落后Modesty helps one go forward, whereas conceit makes one lag behind.* W8 X; I, A5 A
蓄势而发accumulate strength for a take-off, H" g0 e' M$ t, C* W1 F
心想事成May all your wish come true; }! e; B/ W" D$ b4 g) l+ G j
心照不宣have a tacit understanding; give tacit consent; tacit understanding
e2 r8 v$ K% T2 N/ Y先入为主First impressions are firmly entrenched.1 }& q! a0 ]4 u# D1 B* ~) P
先下手为强catch the ball before the bound) Y8 v% b: a2 n) v
像热锅上的蚂蚁like an ant on a hot pan
- P$ H; R9 E" o+ p4 E' M( a; B现身说法warn people by taking oneself as an example8 u3 T- d6 h# u9 a7 g
息事宁人pour oil on troubled waters @+ Y3 X' T& Q. N0 x
喜忧参半mingled hope and fear . D9 w: N- l# Q, w- ^
循序渐进step by step
* l L3 Z" f8 X# g) |: ]5 W一路平安，一路顺风speed somebody on their way; speed the parting guest - a! t' L" `/ i& M* S+ N
严以律己,宽以待人be strict with oneself and lenient towards others
' J' f+ |. R2 o6 \+ A4 g鱼米之乡a land of milk and honey
! i6 a# f6 S1 L, B! s9 v% q有情人终成眷属"Jack shall have Jill, all shall be well." ( E2 K, y. C% A1 l+ ]& B# n. L
有钱能使鬼推磨Money makes the mare go. Money talks.# X* [7 I2 I- A* }8 Z/ K; l
有识之士people of vision
; S. }: B2 p# k3 J/ f) Z' J有勇无谋use brawn rather than brain * t+ ^$ i; C' l4 A; Z+ @
有缘千里来相会Separated as we are thousands of miles apart, we come together as if by predestination.
8 c- M6 V! u# [9 Q与时俱进advance with times" T6 e' ]: q! {2 X( V
以人为本people oriented; people foremost ' D5 x0 ~6 ?9 N* [
因材施教teach students according to their aptitude
' w+ C* j7 c( K+ f& @3 M7 M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."
) z7 s e: L( o: w- I8 N( G7 a. R欲速则不达Haste does not bring success. ) X6 o k8 h( `' s* c
优胜劣汰survival of the fittest
4 G/ @6 u O( L) I英雄所见略同Great minds think alike.
3 I1 f4 L" ] c$ t冤家宜解不宜结Better make friends than make enemies.
: S- Z! Q5 ?& s% ~/ A/ Z8 q2 |冤假错案"cases in which people were unjustly, falsely or wrongly charged or sentenced; unjust, false or wrong cases"
, U9 ~% k5 `# ?) ^" L; L' c; e, z( ^一言既出，驷马难追A real man never goes back on his words. : s# E3 k& |& [$ v& k) {( w
招财进宝Money and treasures will be plentiful
. p( u2 d6 u# C0 U2 |债台高筑become debt-ridden
0 g9 h' ^( D' B/ v. f# S' t致命要害Achilles' heel % Z: ~9 ^" a( ^) I& K- M
众矢之的target of public criticism1 T; g! f6 P: `4 u; w& z3 @
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.
e2 P# z/ |) [纸上谈兵be an armchair strategist% V" g" g; F7 b/ b
纸包不住火Truth will come to light sooner or later.
* f) c2 c! W; V( V% z% }左右为难between the devil and the deep blue sea; between the rock and the hard place |
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