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爱屋及乌Love me, love my dog.
) z( H* J+ m0 N5 c2 r% Q: Y百闻不如一见Seeing is believing.
( Q+ S! h; l5 y u5 p1 ~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
8 K7 E' C9 s, E7 G9 P9 R8 }/ c" U笨鸟先飞A slow sparrow should make an early start.' H# h" Z4 N. G! {! G: o% h$ C
不眠之夜white night
; p8 r- x) _3 B& }/ w% U6 Z6 }2 [不以物喜，不以己悲not pleased by external gains, not saddened by personnal losses9 k" F9 Q/ B; s" Q; y- p" g
不遗余力spare no effort; go all out; do one's best
, I- y* F8 V# ^ g1 {7 ]不打不成交"No discord, no concord. , D# _: f* `8 n, f
拆东墙补西墙rob Peter to pay Paul
" z7 n1 C+ K( ~% ?$ d2 |辞旧迎新bid farewell to the old and usher in the new; ring out the old year and ring in the new
* N; R" _4 b$ p 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
) _" v( _" j" C* z. h. `) n$ t大开眼界open one's eyes; broaden one's horizon; be an eye-opener
. k% C2 f+ b1 S' P2 o* O国泰民安The country flourishes and people live in peace
2 i3 O0 k6 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 ' X! j2 ~- m4 G \+ h
功夫不负有心人Everything comes to him who waits. * ]& i2 t0 ~ a5 J
好了伤疤忘了疼once on shore, one prays no more
" a# K: u) [4 k, u7 E好事不出门，恶事传千里Good news never goes beyond the gate, while bad news spread far and wide. ( G, _. i$ u/ Z$ b* @
和气生财Harmony brings wealth3 }) w7 ^; T1 Q4 D% _
活到老，学到老One is never too old to learn. 1 H* b" P, m- k8 |9 S
既往不咎let bygones be bygones ; a1 w# ~, z9 w9 Q- j A' C, Y
金无足赤,人无完人Gold can't be pure and man can't be perfect. & s, D! r; J; @) X8 Y% h0 h
金玉满堂Treasures fill the home# j# {% z( K' L6 o- _$ s% U! s C t
脚踏实地be down-to-earth ! U# E+ g' B/ k2 M0 m9 J$ ?
脚踩两只船sit on the fence 8 ]' w$ ^5 d! w
君子之交淡如水the friendship between gentlemen is as pure as crystal; a hedge between keeps friendship green
5 W9 p6 k% {! n7 t& f老生常谈，陈词滥调cut and dried, cliché. |- p8 B$ }8 e' O
礼尚往来Courtesy calls for reciprocity.
) n0 P0 m/ [' q5 [留得青山在，不怕没柴烧"Where there is life, there is hope."$ T, Q0 T2 s k4 @
马到成功achieve immediate victory; win instant success
2 l* g5 ]% |* r" j名利双收gain in both fame and wealth1 V3 s/ @. I1 {
茅塞顿开be suddenly enlightened
& _3 A, ^1 ~, d2 C& W8 B没有规矩不成方圆Nothing can be accomplished without norms or standards.
' \( C1 F4 m- b8 n每逢佳节倍思亲+ R- |* C+ ^: [3 v5 \' [
On festive occasions more than ever one thinks of one's dear ones far away., x' r, R q+ F0 ^; b3 s: y+ i
It is on the festival occasions when one misses his dear most. : h4 D1 u7 V4 ~' [9 G5 l( R
谋事在人，成事在天"The planning lies with man, the outcome with Heaven. / Man proposes, God disposes. ", e+ N1 A3 L2 B* a; B
弄巧成拙be too smart by half; Cunning outwits itself.
8 [$ l4 ?, o8 K; |' s( z. N拿手好戏masterpiece
v$ a! X! F' `0 ]赔了夫人又折兵throw good money after bad7 o2 {+ T8 [4 \
抛砖引玉a modest spur to induce others to come forward with valuable contributions; throw a sprat to catch a whale
& F( O/ g9 W7 n" C+ n4 R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# ~5 M9 {/ G: }) S
抢得先机take the preemptive opportunities
J( j# X) Y9 M* ^5 k6 `5 k( U: B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.6 |* R0 \6 c( A& J6 E* a+ N
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
5 P; c3 c7 n* ~3 W) N) ~' X }3 K前事不忘,后事之师Past experience, if not forgotten, is a guide for the future.
/ W, n7 ~. W! z/ l' N" r# g, A前人栽树,后人乘凉One generation plants the trees in whose shade another generation rests.1 q; O+ T8 Y% s
One sows and another reaps.
2 o% E1 P5 z' N+ c3 t前怕狼,后怕虎fear the wolf in front and the tiger behind/ hesitate in doing something1 x% t/ [/ o% i X' J4 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. 7 r Y4 d* o+ @) i/ o& m
强强联手win-win co-operation
3 \9 b7 d8 t" a7 C- V# `+ i" N瑞雪兆丰年A timely snow promises a good harvest.
, _$ ^9 h) w6 s3 w& B2 i- o* F! o人之初,性本善Man's nature at birth is good.
' }, W* h4 v; q人逢喜事精神爽Joy puts heart into a man.
( K. G! B p- v Z8 z人海战术huge-crowd strategy - W" {. _- S1 z% z
世上无难事，只要肯攀登"Where there is a will, there is a way. " ; S5 a/ U4 J- d
世外桃源a fictitious land of peace away from the turmoil of the world;
, Q; ]9 | k( Q死而后已until my heart stops beating
6 n5 }) p, @1 V+ E1 ] ~% \岁岁平安Peace all year round7 c6 d* o* G* M- i* A
上有天堂，下有苏杭"Just as there is paradise in heaven, ther are Suzhou and Hangzhou on earth." / i& o7 r. O4 h: H! e( R2 K- a0 a( Y
塞翁失马，焉知非福Misfortune may be an actual blessing.5 y/ o' o+ ~% T; l! ?8 a( B
三十而立"A man should be independent at the age of thirty.
# H6 c! V4 g! I( o/ C( fAt thirty, a man should be able to think for himself." $ b' J, t; |8 s. m( t, M" T
升级换代updating and upgrading (of products)
) R* T+ b/ X' Z# Z& r# e4 A: R四十不惑Life begins at forty.
6 e' ~0 n8 R+ M+ w0 \) O% g谁言寸草心，报得三春晖"Such kindness of warm sun, can't be repaid by grass. " ; P: p' B0 a4 E; U! G; V
水涨船高When the river rises, the boat floats high.
; L1 v) _( f$ w1 {/ f时不我待Time and tide wait for no man. * _: X" K2 t w, F; p
杀鸡用牛刀break a butterfly on the wheel/ a5 @& w* u4 d G9 U6 M
实事求是seek truth from facts; be practical and realistic; be true to facts / M, x3 S" ` J& L
说曹操,曹操到Talk of the devil and he comes.6 _) T5 {9 a+ o9 t6 p" W
实话实说speak the plain truth; call a spade a spade; tell it as it is
" p" I5 g6 O8 w: \实践是检验真理的唯一标准Practice is the sole criterion for testing truth.* l3 C- v# z0 z F0 u, e5 f" ]
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; "
, |$ F0 P$ U6 M9 t7 b$ r6 n5 {$ c韬光养晦hide one's capacities and bide one's time& N( }$ ` L5 k4 s5 f1 D' c
糖衣炮弹sugar-coated bullets, j% ~* Y/ C) D/ ^$ a6 m9 ` j
天有不测风云Anything unexpected may happen. a bolt from the blue$ |, F* q) t( x7 k6 j7 h
团结就是力量Unity is strength., T& @9 P! `+ F4 ?. A- L$ x
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 2 H; {8 A+ d8 b
歪风邪气unhealthy practices and evil phenomena) C0 r0 p( G6 Z+ g1 S
物以类聚，人以群分Birds of a feather flock together.
. o& }( A, o" L# l往事如风"The past has vanished (from memory) like wind.; What in past, is past."
6 h$ G4 `- [6 O+ {) |9 r) h望子成龙hold high hopes for one's child4 C9 A/ B3 l9 o/ q% U9 b* F
屋漏又逢连阴雨Misfortunes never come singly. When it rains it pours.
) a# c5 q1 k- O F5 y7 {文韬武略military expertise; military strategy & M4 x2 J/ ?, Q2 t7 O
唯利是图draw water to one's mill W9 i/ ]9 a: F$ \; z" G! @
无源之水,无本之木water without a source, and a tree wiithout roots
% Q& x. e A) S无中生有make/create something out of nothing 0 d, t, Q" \0 I6 {: Q
无风不起浪There are no waves without wind. There's no smoke without fire.
- |; f( v* G+ A+ E徇私枉法bend the law for the benefit of relatives or friends
+ @; @ z f% }0 v0 u( v新官上任三把火a new broom sweeps clean ' O/ d, P2 j7 s8 x0 @( s& n
虚心使人进步,骄傲使人落后Modesty helps one go forward, whereas conceit makes one lag behind./ c; \# r; P; R0 ^* `0 |
蓄势而发accumulate strength for a take-off
0 i) B; J& V# C心想事成May all your wish come true
9 e( _2 d* C1 U' X心照不宣have a tacit understanding; give tacit consent; tacit understanding1 Q- k3 F2 Q+ Q5 l j( D
先入为主First impressions are firmly entrenched.
8 V# n6 n% g; j' A先下手为强catch the ball before the bound
L. K* Q/ J2 H7 ~! Z5 h5 ^# [像热锅上的蚂蚁like an ant on a hot pan3 m r) ]0 b, G( A' C/ O
现身说法warn people by taking oneself as an example5 F7 r- j. N8 Y' V* U
息事宁人pour oil on troubled waters % K( V( O2 O$ H$ n5 A+ g ^
喜忧参半mingled hope and fear
( C8 V" I X6 V# Q- p循序渐进step by step
( h- _2 k; a" d8 \一路平安，一路顺风speed somebody on their way; speed the parting guest ) q& ?$ }, N" n. |
严以律己,宽以待人be strict with oneself and lenient towards others
* g- e4 N5 M0 ~. {+ r5 a; G鱼米之乡a land of milk and honey9 W7 |7 ^$ n7 b4 I- v; R+ C, n: e
有情人终成眷属"Jack shall have Jill, all shall be well."
: S! j& Q& \# T6 \有钱能使鬼推磨Money makes the mare go. Money talks.% J( R( m2 H7 ]1 h, n$ ~ b
有识之士people of vision
6 _; ~! T* r7 R: }: y4 g* G有勇无谋use brawn rather than brain : x, W }& H5 Z! i8 z! F
有缘千里来相会Separated as we are thousands of miles apart, we come together as if by predestination.
; T8 n; R& v5 ]6 s与时俱进advance with times
- Z2 }$ J, s8 W( h; B8 `7 P以人为本people oriented; people foremost
( R2 \: w5 `8 l2 Q! v5 `0 t+ p2 h因材施教teach students according to their aptitude
3 K8 J9 U7 ^5 P, U1 D$ F$ l" ~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." : x8 r2 D d, P- A) D: y$ c, Z: R8 P
欲速则不达Haste does not bring success. + c/ D' j/ H" x
优胜劣汰survival of the fittest
* t% j( M0 H( W. ^$ o. k英雄所见略同Great minds think alike.* \ e5 {. O) s% j4 Z
冤家宜解不宜结Better make friends than make enemies.8 d' G4 l" l$ L* z' }+ F# n
冤假错案"cases in which people were unjustly, falsely or wrongly charged or sentenced; unjust, false or wrong cases"
0 a0 }4 u- m0 J' N一言既出，驷马难追A real man never goes back on his words.
- \) P7 B. t! g6 W, a( D7 h招财进宝Money and treasures will be plentiful
# W' Y0 j2 F4 t, K, B0 P% D: j债台高筑become debt-ridden9 L% k: s, X6 P" l, ^
致命要害Achilles' heel % ]- {5 p2 h# E- j V5 A
众矢之的target of public criticism/ D7 x# r. N q* D
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.
6 X2 z: Q; F. h; ]; ?9 M纸上谈兵be an armchair strategist
! d6 [5 ?0 C R6 |纸包不住火Truth will come to light sooner or later.3 F& [% c5 W0 _- t
左右为难between the devil and the deep blue sea; between the rock and the hard place |
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