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爱屋及乌Love me, love my dog.
0 C% y2 C9 J, B9 w0 [( Q百闻不如一见Seeing is believing.9 y8 O& ~' N* @" @
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$ }5 @$ d @/ i+ |
笨鸟先飞A slow sparrow should make an early start.8 N) ]8 [+ ^! U7 z1 C
不眠之夜white night 3 d4 x4 _# A, |
不以物喜，不以己悲not pleased by external gains, not saddened by personnal losses
2 C8 y" e' g0 d不遗余力spare no effort; go all out; do one's best
: [' l! x/ j" K+ \不打不成交"No discord, no concord. 0 C! G) d4 G# c- s/ j/ j
拆东墙补西墙rob Peter to pay Paul 3 T4 R: X7 _5 h% H8 l c
辞旧迎新bid farewell to the old and usher in the new; ring out the old year and ring in the new & s8 B4 n; X& C. C4 j
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
$ O+ t. \7 J1 W. R大开眼界open one's eyes; broaden one's horizon; be an eye-opener
- t. i' `( k! u8 I9 r6 B国泰民安The country flourishes and people live in peace, x+ r7 o0 P. U, j
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
) R! N% T# `: ], K8 R功夫不负有心人Everything comes to him who waits.
( b' v9 k. M9 s! O* g4 n好了伤疤忘了疼once on shore, one prays no more; d# k: T) w+ b! C. j' y( O6 a2 f
好事不出门，恶事传千里Good news never goes beyond the gate, while bad news spread far and wide. - H" N2 _/ [( f0 L) D
和气生财Harmony brings wealth3 | L$ {/ V& Z* o: p) x! I
活到老，学到老One is never too old to learn.
t' f3 I- U# {7 r( ^: L既往不咎let bygones be bygones 1 T8 R& M4 N, f6 e* @+ t
金无足赤,人无完人Gold can't be pure and man can't be perfect. ( l& ^5 R( @# A/ s
金玉满堂Treasures fill the home
; Y. A0 J l, ^! H脚踏实地be down-to-earth
% e( |# F5 n0 c% ]" u! H脚踩两只船sit on the fence
7 F5 U+ j: w! a6 E- F君子之交淡如水the friendship between gentlemen is as pure as crystal; a hedge between keeps friendship green
W; D2 m, f% E2 S+ `( {" O, J老生常谈，陈词滥调cut and dried, cliché
) e& ]: E4 r1 i A: X礼尚往来Courtesy calls for reciprocity.
# [4 b1 ?8 K4 n* F留得青山在，不怕没柴烧"Where there is life, there is hope."2 f* r+ Y+ G4 S: c3 }5 D6 ~2 F
马到成功achieve immediate victory; win instant success+ ?4 s; ?" K* p
名利双收gain in both fame and wealth0 p6 P( i0 s* V! j" f1 s; I
茅塞顿开be suddenly enlightened/ y+ m, n0 i g% g& t
没有规矩不成方圆Nothing can be accomplished without norms or standards.! i' F; X. K1 r. Y! i
每逢佳节倍思亲
7 Q8 `" u+ ~( v+ ~* ^0 W" jOn festive occasions more than ever one thinks of one's dear ones far away.
0 z: ]1 ^2 h* ?: C* i. ]+ N% fIt is on the festival occasions when one misses his dear most.
! a) a1 m3 C, Q3 W( r* ^3 R! v谋事在人，成事在天"The planning lies with man, the outcome with Heaven. / Man proposes, God disposes. "
2 u3 t5 k1 W/ n3 f6 [& Q7 [弄巧成拙be too smart by half; Cunning outwits itself.' s' Y3 N; ?/ x2 y2 x' v
拿手好戏masterpiece+ i* e: R9 K, y# |
赔了夫人又折兵throw good money after bad
6 V x4 @2 e/ k( g# A- P; ~抛砖引玉a modest spur to induce others to come forward with valuable contributions; throw a sprat to catch a whale6 G1 T) ~" O# N. E( x$ m) v" |
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
9 `: o. w9 {7 R( Q抢得先机take the preemptive opportunities
4 ?; l% C1 [% ?, u. y! D ]! a: j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.+ h- ?% {* l# H G& `0 h+ ?/ X
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% ~/ ?) u* X$ e
前事不忘,后事之师Past experience, if not forgotten, is a guide for the future.+ Z9 f! ]* S2 F
前人栽树,后人乘凉One generation plants the trees in whose shade another generation rests.8 q0 E2 S) J/ I+ @8 ^7 z
One sows and another reaps.
7 K+ g$ h0 {2 i c: D6 G前怕狼,后怕虎fear the wolf in front and the tiger behind/ hesitate in doing something
A! Q+ d6 D9 Z6 |- r- G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. ! H/ k/ @0 n5 m$ T; m
强强联手win-win co-operation4 F2 i- D* `& c' H9 k$ E
瑞雪兆丰年A timely snow promises a good harvest.
9 s. T2 G- [) f: }* g _$ Y人之初,性本善Man's nature at birth is good.
6 ]% `) ^1 c. W9 ^5 t人逢喜事精神爽Joy puts heart into a man.8 {% Y! r# D4 K: G8 G4 @: Q- `) n
人海战术huge-crowd strategy 2 B/ d" E! `* j5 ^; D
世上无难事，只要肯攀登"Where there is a will, there is a way. "
& B$ U* ^9 O. }+ A世外桃源a fictitious land of peace away from the turmoil of the world; & P \! p% |8 ^6 s: i- ]. ?5 n3 c
死而后已until my heart stops beating
+ [: \% P' E1 V岁岁平安Peace all year round) M8 ?! Y% b; [) ]# k0 C$ ?( y
上有天堂，下有苏杭"Just as there is paradise in heaven, ther are Suzhou and Hangzhou on earth." 8 h3 |) g: s6 A4 H" P9 m
塞翁失马，焉知非福Misfortune may be an actual blessing.1 S& z* W( W2 V- S
三十而立"A man should be independent at the age of thirty.
d2 \3 g- a: a1 s0 V% e$ OAt thirty, a man should be able to think for himself." : b z; O: Y6 H2 V5 x3 d8 N
升级换代updating and upgrading (of products)* P) i! N/ a# g. g2 ?$ j
四十不惑Life begins at forty.
, t: I7 U5 t% Z( G( S1 q谁言寸草心，报得三春晖"Such kindness of warm sun, can't be repaid by grass. "
* {* D1 ^ _) o! E4 k, v$ r( }水涨船高When the river rises, the boat floats high.4 V A' U) o( V' u) @; |! D
时不我待Time and tide wait for no man. ' O; p; I1 {; `% X7 k$ q" m# q, q2 m1 V
杀鸡用牛刀break a butterfly on the wheel
+ {5 v" } y; {实事求是seek truth from facts; be practical and realistic; be true to facts
4 U$ y% d0 a$ S3 h4 c8 k6 {% l说曹操,曹操到Talk of the devil and he comes.
, k& W6 c1 R% H6 k$ ?3 _( _. q1 b& f实话实说speak the plain truth; call a spade a spade; tell it as it is
/ a7 y2 V3 X7 H$ {( n实践是检验真理的唯一标准Practice is the sole criterion for testing truth.! g, y( ^5 z2 C# w% ?9 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; "6 w' T0 Y( y8 V1 V4 A9 s4 W& p% \
韬光养晦hide one's capacities and bide one's time: H, z; A% D& e7 _# t7 T8 U9 R
糖衣炮弹sugar-coated bullets
1 K; T/ X5 v! e' f5 o9 _天有不测风云Anything unexpected may happen. a bolt from the blue. a W6 T/ u8 e$ j! a) a: z$ Z
团结就是力量Unity is strength.& @! y/ A3 x# h$ b- v& }
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
, ?: h' w6 y0 Z& L! h+ z; _歪风邪气unhealthy practices and evil phenomena
5 S, j7 h" ~, _1 c, V `8 Y物以类聚，人以群分Birds of a feather flock together.; g; ]- F+ B( u: O0 r2 s+ e6 o! G
往事如风"The past has vanished (from memory) like wind.; What in past, is past."
; X! h/ f4 ?, d7 Z' P望子成龙hold high hopes for one's child
1 S5 G! t8 k w& D! P屋漏又逢连阴雨Misfortunes never come singly. When it rains it pours.: r) p, y. Y# O) s$ G4 N. k* F
文韬武略military expertise; military strategy & r8 d8 ?. v4 o% J; L
唯利是图draw water to one's mill
6 o0 O* b+ v+ B+ A% j无源之水,无本之木water without a source, and a tree wiithout roots
, n7 B3 l: X) L# Z2 }1 c% X: @* `无中生有make/create something out of nothing
; u1 X& I4 C1 F3 R# d4 b6 F无风不起浪There are no waves without wind. There's no smoke without fire.
4 {3 j0 W" q: a* t' b0 x徇私枉法bend the law for the benefit of relatives or friends + p9 k; Y: p' _- G! u; X
新官上任三把火a new broom sweeps clean - V0 J+ j1 O7 }0 }4 m
虚心使人进步,骄傲使人落后Modesty helps one go forward, whereas conceit makes one lag behind.- M! L# B, h2 ^% N
蓄势而发accumulate strength for a take-off# ~# j, S, v7 o. L
心想事成May all your wish come true
% L u$ m. x1 _心照不宣have a tacit understanding; give tacit consent; tacit understanding2 X' ^! ]2 U2 D# J& m" D$ Y
先入为主First impressions are firmly entrenched.2 |" `3 `4 Z% U6 O+ Q2 w
先下手为强catch the ball before the bound
( ]& |' i9 [# y; \. `* |* @像热锅上的蚂蚁like an ant on a hot pan! W& _; @6 m1 Y. @5 k
现身说法warn people by taking oneself as an example$ u( o9 w7 i% [& D
息事宁人pour oil on troubled waters
& q+ A" d9 i; ^' K3 T2 H* p喜忧参半mingled hope and fear
% O+ o( J; ~$ X6 |" D+ z: [( }( T循序渐进step by step0 \. G1 A; F) t6 G: D- l# ~
一路平安，一路顺风speed somebody on their way; speed the parting guest
7 [# o0 a1 j$ k8 ^$ D* L; N严以律己,宽以待人be strict with oneself and lenient towards others: W* j! P# Z2 |' Z
鱼米之乡a land of milk and honey9 f. j% I5 {0 z! d+ w/ _ h
有情人终成眷属"Jack shall have Jill, all shall be well."
% N4 q2 G7 t9 {有钱能使鬼推磨Money makes the mare go. Money talks.
9 ]) F% D; e, ~1 B: K有识之士people of vision
4 _. V8 t9 l4 q+ Z% q7 u有勇无谋use brawn rather than brain
1 J. c1 Q( N; [9 E5 z% D/ l有缘千里来相会Separated as we are thousands of miles apart, we come together as if by predestination.# u4 [& k! k# \6 A0 \; i
与时俱进advance with times
# D" s4 W: O! u! E以人为本people oriented; people foremost
" U6 \& Z! g% O# ~因材施教teach students according to their aptitude 0 J( e! ~' ~# Y3 h1 ]* C: v
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."
. _6 ~8 |- w) i9 s欲速则不达Haste does not bring success. # z* G' _3 J$ a* F
优胜劣汰survival of the fittest ( |' T$ }- _' S/ B/ O
英雄所见略同Great minds think alike.( w- D! u8 D+ O7 i
冤家宜解不宜结Better make friends than make enemies.* P" Y; H, i& @/ m* `' T/ K
冤假错案"cases in which people were unjustly, falsely or wrongly charged or sentenced; unjust, false or wrong cases" 0 _ @3 X' `4 [, Q* p! s7 I) N
一言既出，驷马难追A real man never goes back on his words.
- N) F9 y+ u# Y- ?+ x& W' b9 W招财进宝Money and treasures will be plentiful
2 g* Q: l! |: c债台高筑become debt-ridden
& W! e' S+ D1 V/ ?( N' y( V致命要害Achilles' heel
: I/ s d. f# L& L5 F( V众矢之的target of public criticism
" R: Z: u) ^# t+ q+ G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.
9 U( Z$ a5 ~+ i( i7 D4 R1 S纸上谈兵be an armchair strategist
4 Y: L" @0 O$ r0 [7 n9 u K2 j- t纸包不住火Truth will come to light sooner or later.% h H9 X4 V1 m4 P- P7 F) q9 Q: v1 b$ x" w
左右为难between the devil and the deep blue sea; between the rock and the hard place |
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