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爱屋及乌Love me, love my dog.
6 g; q: h. ]8 |) ?百闻不如一见Seeing is believing.
( f2 f! B9 @' s, b1 n. D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
, H# F+ P7 d( z: z笨鸟先飞A slow sparrow should make an early start.1 i3 p; x. a2 u8 W
不眠之夜white night
2 Z7 j6 S/ Q' G6 V2 E不以物喜，不以己悲not pleased by external gains, not saddened by personnal losses* d8 o8 a2 t5 S
不遗余力spare no effort; go all out; do one's best
D T" P [! W8 W: c不打不成交"No discord, no concord. / b( k7 Q( E* c2 p# x! g
拆东墙补西墙rob Peter to pay Paul 7 |7 \& ?3 G4 G" A/ `* i
辞旧迎新bid farewell to the old and usher in the new; ring out the old year and ring in the new 9 q# J" k' W# N5 T* K0 Q3 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 all
- A* x- Z: X. M# U, D" X大开眼界open one's eyes; broaden one's horizon; be an eye-opener , ~# y$ h) ^; [
国泰民安The country flourishes and people live in peace: g5 k* @6 S" _/ u
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 _# M1 S; i' q, @& m, K" @7 C5 s8 l功夫不负有心人Everything comes to him who waits.
s" G1 w4 i* }- \& u0 Q. a" p好了伤疤忘了疼once on shore, one prays no more4 E4 g, o* p$ v( e! p" X9 x; 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.
8 z7 \/ `! F+ r. n! R$ W和气生财Harmony brings wealth
1 [+ f& V! o- [& d0 J4 s0 c8 }. G活到老，学到老One is never too old to learn.
1 A1 G: j7 U; W4 t既往不咎let bygones be bygones $ B; ^6 o7 w6 N
金无足赤,人无完人Gold can't be pure and man can't be perfect.
) O: ~. e- Q8 E6 F1 v金玉满堂Treasures fill the home( O9 m" i& n6 a8 i) l
脚踏实地be down-to-earth
1 p8 W! J U" d7 j; N脚踩两只船sit on the fence ! w) j& R) i$ y6 e6 Y7 a2 L% p; k
君子之交淡如水the friendship between gentlemen is as pure as crystal; a hedge between keeps friendship green
! ]$ e' \ L' X+ k) D2 J: S老生常谈，陈词滥调cut and dried, cliché
# @. B3 G! c% |, ?' ~- u1 j礼尚往来Courtesy calls for reciprocity. - r$ Z( N$ n" p4 V: _4 B
留得青山在，不怕没柴烧"Where there is life, there is hope."
5 O) [, W3 U$ o4 N* x马到成功achieve immediate victory; win instant success
; f2 r4 Q0 @' n% ], [名利双收gain in both fame and wealth3 `8 C( l% P+ p3 ?% q
茅塞顿开be suddenly enlightened
( a* K1 L6 y8 F" @* `, ]: c没有规矩不成方圆Nothing can be accomplished without norms or standards.& q( I8 E# K5 `$ ~4 d, @
每逢佳节倍思亲) i" e0 D3 Y& ]& [. l- {
On festive occasions more than ever one thinks of one's dear ones far away.# |* E# e1 h3 _4 Q- |7 P+ A
It is on the festival occasions when one misses his dear most.
7 F' D& k) F( E! w谋事在人，成事在天"The planning lies with man, the outcome with Heaven. / Man proposes, God disposes. "
: F2 { @ Z4 c" J" V9 Y' ^4 F/ U弄巧成拙be too smart by half; Cunning outwits itself.1 ?: J' C' ?. L7 N% B1 R H5 L
拿手好戏masterpiece
# i1 d0 v2 Y. A; i- {赔了夫人又折兵throw good money after bad
! ~5 V8 @6 c: [# T2 t. R) ]抛砖引玉a modest spur to induce others to come forward with valuable contributions; throw a sprat to catch a whale7 h% ^7 g4 B8 Y! U
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
0 k! K; }) t% ] S0 j" l抢得先机take the preemptive opportunities
+ ]$ ^4 H6 |1 L' m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.
: J8 O0 S- _/ L7 J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! ^4 P, X/ g }2 ?6 U N4 w
前事不忘,后事之师Past experience, if not forgotten, is a guide for the future.
3 T8 \% x) A7 d+ P0 o前人栽树,后人乘凉One generation plants the trees in whose shade another generation rests.
0 T! ?- U$ b7 f* B* y) HOne sows and another reaps.
* W* g! D3 V- E* K7 g前怕狼,后怕虎fear the wolf in front and the tiger behind/ hesitate in doing something
$ p1 G" M7 _0 ]( h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.
! ^: O5 W* b& p5 v强强联手win-win co-operation5 C" H+ h" @% r# S
瑞雪兆丰年A timely snow promises a good harvest.& [: K7 ?- a) k
人之初,性本善Man's nature at birth is good.
2 u" D9 l2 i. Z人逢喜事精神爽Joy puts heart into a man.
8 [) e6 S6 E: v( m0 z2 m' p5 [人海战术huge-crowd strategy - s! h1 r0 ?2 r* \3 i
世上无难事，只要肯攀登"Where there is a will, there is a way. "
% k: k/ ]1 r+ b+ v H; K* [世外桃源a fictitious land of peace away from the turmoil of the world; / p/ [. W& z1 X7 @7 _8 j5 I4 T6 f
死而后已until my heart stops beating
% B! \, p; ?/ e* ~8 a岁岁平安Peace all year round# \- t& {, p2 {# b
上有天堂，下有苏杭"Just as there is paradise in heaven, ther are Suzhou and Hangzhou on earth." ! q3 J9 Q7 z% i2 \2 R: x% @: d
塞翁失马，焉知非福Misfortune may be an actual blessing.
! f$ z4 y' v9 ?" K4 x三十而立"A man should be independent at the age of thirty.
$ O& ^+ h! ~8 A* M8 a( u" m* OAt thirty, a man should be able to think for himself." 1 \9 K' l+ P4 k( D. G" G6 J/ Z. \
升级换代updating and upgrading (of products)+ @& o4 s6 g# o" ?% }: M: d. N, r6 ^. \
四十不惑Life begins at forty. 2 V3 R5 Q* E) E4 ]: c* o, W
谁言寸草心，报得三春晖"Such kindness of warm sun, can't be repaid by grass. " 6 c C; ~9 I* h* z$ K b4 v
水涨船高When the river rises, the boat floats high.& ]" w/ g# r7 @4 _
时不我待Time and tide wait for no man. : i r! H3 F9 k& S6 I* C
杀鸡用牛刀break a butterfly on the wheel( y/ [8 T; a, E, j k" c
实事求是seek truth from facts; be practical and realistic; be true to facts
2 I* q4 U% S$ v# L6 U {3 Q说曹操,曹操到Talk of the devil and he comes.
7 T5 w# t: z3 r: C2 F) X0 b实话实说speak the plain truth; call a spade a spade; tell it as it is 3 a* P. X* {$ B0 O7 ~
实践是检验真理的唯一标准Practice is the sole criterion for testing truth.( q- M& `* e% |# t9 s; m0 g( ~
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; "9 ^7 c5 K, e( ^+ A. W7 Z( |
韬光养晦hide one's capacities and bide one's time
8 k) D8 W6 W* C5 Q+ J糖衣炮弹sugar-coated bullets) H' [: W( h0 ]1 q1 W$ G
天有不测风云Anything unexpected may happen. a bolt from the blue
+ @8 X8 [2 v* v) @团结就是力量Unity is strength.% P0 i) ^0 i2 j7 t" w: H% M
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 ! E0 |. G* j( u
歪风邪气unhealthy practices and evil phenomena
0 r0 R* j: @0 Y- _0 V$ p" `/ L物以类聚，人以群分Birds of a feather flock together.
7 v9 u4 s' \6 z; x1 z往事如风"The past has vanished (from memory) like wind.; What in past, is past." , b" d z' Q' h) o9 ^) ]. B! a" j; ~5 _
望子成龙hold high hopes for one's child1 q* s& N: ^/ n+ M
屋漏又逢连阴雨Misfortunes never come singly. When it rains it pours.
3 O1 d5 I. B7 g% i9 Z" k% L文韬武略military expertise; military strategy & @( Y0 N; z+ d4 P% x
唯利是图draw water to one's mill
: J+ X* U d) ?; r" C! u无源之水,无本之木water without a source, and a tree wiithout roots
% _* F$ n$ S2 J5 [) C9 W1 [无中生有make/create something out of nothing
1 a h* ~4 Z( w/ ~8 ~无风不起浪There are no waves without wind. There's no smoke without fire.
9 j( Y3 {/ W) o( {- [6 S* y徇私枉法bend the law for the benefit of relatives or friends
, o" I. ^2 z( @8 b( f新官上任三把火a new broom sweeps clean
% V" \9 [3 j4 {- C( R, E虚心使人进步,骄傲使人落后Modesty helps one go forward, whereas conceit makes one lag behind.) d) s: u5 Z. d2 X" A
蓄势而发accumulate strength for a take-off r2 }' k- \: J% ]! } |
心想事成May all your wish come true# x9 C8 }+ k6 J/ x/ v2 o G7 `
心照不宣have a tacit understanding; give tacit consent; tacit understanding$ b9 g* ~0 ]8 v2 g6 d( ~/ v+ t
先入为主First impressions are firmly entrenched.
! u$ {: E0 b# V先下手为强catch the ball before the bound
# Q/ U5 J7 S3 _6 Y. l4 \. U像热锅上的蚂蚁like an ant on a hot pan8 U8 \0 l- E) |* ^& ^0 u
现身说法warn people by taking oneself as an example! Q1 L* d: W. x! h6 U# W$ I
息事宁人pour oil on troubled waters
) s9 j/ e& C$ z K9 G喜忧参半mingled hope and fear
: l9 ?& T/ D P% I Z# P' ~循序渐进step by step
* U& j1 [! U% Y) L2 z! Y& U6 P一路平安，一路顺风speed somebody on their way; speed the parting guest 1 M; T2 r( |; F. W' G. J7 W! {
严以律己,宽以待人be strict with oneself and lenient towards others
! ?5 W% u3 T3 E. N1 B鱼米之乡a land of milk and honey" [$ i' Y7 E% ]" i ^& y4 P" ?$ d
有情人终成眷属"Jack shall have Jill, all shall be well."
5 |( n! L* H2 b: h) u% s* V有钱能使鬼推磨Money makes the mare go. Money talks.
( J7 i8 R/ ?' ~3 t有识之士people of vision1 K5 j. Q6 _5 u% `
有勇无谋use brawn rather than brain 4 M8 y" m4 c; t7 |- p& l
有缘千里来相会Separated as we are thousands of miles apart, we come together as if by predestination.9 \1 V& \- u1 }; M
与时俱进advance with times! W' y; e) w) `# Y$ @
以人为本people oriented; people foremost U P4 ^1 O4 T( h* z
因材施教teach students according to their aptitude
w6 L2 |) [. n) n3 U5 T& s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 n6 P3 ?9 ?. n) m+ A+ w5 W
欲速则不达Haste does not bring success.
; s' H$ M) s& i; h优胜劣汰survival of the fittest . |+ T' J; Q7 m4 A' f& q
英雄所见略同Great minds think alike.
' y7 [& u- ? L) Z冤家宜解不宜结Better make friends than make enemies.
$ P. p; [6 b5 j6 I8 d- y. x0 ?9 O. m冤假错案"cases in which people were unjustly, falsely or wrongly charged or sentenced; unjust, false or wrong cases" ) Q' i3 [6 Z& \6 p- g, ?0 j+ b# o
一言既出，驷马难追A real man never goes back on his words.
+ b5 f' l5 [" d招财进宝Money and treasures will be plentiful
i: K7 B5 C$ H3 u债台高筑become debt-ridden* Y6 A) a* q) C x
致命要害Achilles' heel
! {! Q1 O" C" u- ^& {众矢之的target of public criticism
# i- K8 W: m9 A) B6 S" J9 V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.
p" C) d+ S( E; f* V% v纸上谈兵be an armchair strategist6 h( H- B/ F, s9 s
纸包不住火Truth will come to light sooner or later.2 p& `3 M6 p* n0 ?" B% j1 V( R
左右为难between the devil and the deep blue sea; between the rock and the hard place |
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