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爱屋及乌Love me, love my dog.
! O0 b- z( w" O) Z) w, w% \# t百闻不如一见Seeing is believing.2 l$ ^1 Y" e& x0 z) p7 ^/ E5 O4 e
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
9 F, C% l8 Y! P% Y" h% A* Y笨鸟先飞A slow sparrow should make an early start.6 B: |, n9 G2 W8 `5 ^' S
不眠之夜white night
1 W( ? E& `" j9 K1 b/ @不以物喜，不以己悲not pleased by external gains, not saddened by personnal losses; ~( } M7 z9 R1 R9 b1 z9 w
不遗余力spare no effort; go all out; do one's best% w0 @& `/ w$ z/ M! k: a* K
不打不成交"No discord, no concord.
5 R/ |( _* X/ `9 R& T M4 Z8 M# O拆东墙补西墙rob Peter to pay Paul
7 o; p# t1 F- F辞旧迎新bid farewell to the old and usher in the new; ring out the old year and ring in the new 4 {) Y6 e1 M2 D+ y% L# O3 s
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
+ ^1 w! L( |0 L+ ]+ \. y3 |大开眼界open one's eyes; broaden one's horizon; be an eye-opener
O! [4 x& R$ b* q7 F/ c国泰民安The country flourishes and people live in peace; s) o/ u- e# u8 I& y r$ G, V6 C. q
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
: b, e4 K# a- x- m3 r功夫不负有心人Everything comes to him who waits. 5 _' I2 b4 z; Z2 j& T
好了伤疤忘了疼once on shore, one prays no more
7 l, G- A% v7 c1 Y/ r' v6 r4 m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 \" @! g% \+ w4 E" c0 g( X和气生财Harmony brings wealth
) E* a# Q6 R8 f9 R* Z8 ~- [0 Z活到老，学到老One is never too old to learn. 9 y* l% a1 a8 g
既往不咎let bygones be bygones
" ]2 L( h4 d4 T2 v/ A' r9 c金无足赤,人无完人Gold can't be pure and man can't be perfect. 6 z% h0 r6 ~; |
金玉满堂Treasures fill the home# K) `1 g8 w5 W
脚踏实地be down-to-earth / c1 t t, ~3 U
脚踩两只船sit on the fence
) l# W' H2 H7 z5 q5 K1 V! [君子之交淡如水the friendship between gentlemen is as pure as crystal; a hedge between keeps friendship green
* _& I+ c) l) J1 j老生常谈，陈词滥调cut and dried, cliché
2 }4 }0 t" E( d8 z礼尚往来Courtesy calls for reciprocity. ( A1 y" z+ D( }. ]" u0 E
留得青山在，不怕没柴烧"Where there is life, there is hope."
4 t' V n& k5 p, p2 ~) }% W马到成功achieve immediate victory; win instant success. S$ k @- i! }! m( `1 y; f J% F
名利双收gain in both fame and wealth
- k* w3 V+ {! i5 v7 c茅塞顿开be suddenly enlightened
- J: n& g% b# S) R9 D没有规矩不成方圆Nothing can be accomplished without norms or standards.# o% l2 n3 [9 y c
每逢佳节倍思亲6 u# z6 S' r1 L4 Y5 K K, ~- ?
On festive occasions more than ever one thinks of one's dear ones far away.& M/ L' T* t( \+ M4 M( e2 \
It is on the festival occasions when one misses his dear most. ' u2 _+ K9 Z0 f* }# ~/ F
谋事在人，成事在天"The planning lies with man, the outcome with Heaven. / Man proposes, God disposes. "
) a* [; _3 D9 H+ ]4 O弄巧成拙be too smart by half; Cunning outwits itself.
1 P- j- S6 k8 I' |" k7 c6 b! F$ q: J拿手好戏masterpiece. {3 U: `2 H+ x, d1 C: V" j
赔了夫人又折兵throw good money after bad( L' [! |. Z# B m4 \
抛砖引玉a modest spur to induce others to come forward with valuable contributions; throw a sprat to catch a whale- b( @- U% p" E7 B% ~. A/ M
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
$ b K, i; A3 e0 J/ i7 W1 @抢得先机take the preemptive opportunities
1 c" m; I; W# z. m& w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.
+ L. p w: ^7 g+ m/ [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! k- u& F+ g& M* V- \
前事不忘,后事之师Past experience, if not forgotten, is a guide for the future.
4 } c" |/ M$ L2 E) Z; L4 J7 o前人栽树,后人乘凉One generation plants the trees in whose shade another generation rests.
2 N- ?0 j+ J7 ~5 b, B/ P& T5 a; r- F9 jOne sows and another reaps.' `4 H! g5 z" o( W3 o+ D
前怕狼,后怕虎fear the wolf in front and the tiger behind/ hesitate in doing something: A C& ` X% t
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. 5 X+ _; |( B! N$ m+ k' j, g0 Z A
强强联手win-win co-operation+ ?8 G. m* t9 s; |6 s" B8 z
瑞雪兆丰年A timely snow promises a good harvest.7 W. \" @) p: R; E# @' m
人之初,性本善Man's nature at birth is good.
6 L3 p+ e# P; w人逢喜事精神爽Joy puts heart into a man.& ^, q3 [6 m, P, r
人海战术huge-crowd strategy 2 ~6 y+ Y! k0 Q. ]6 w0 F
世上无难事，只要肯攀登"Where there is a will, there is a way. "
8 Z( B4 M2 Y) Y4 |% n世外桃源a fictitious land of peace away from the turmoil of the world;
# ]* G# W7 m! [* Z: y( d' M' k死而后已until my heart stops beating
6 J0 E5 C- H' g$ d! g0 w9 O1 l岁岁平安Peace all year round* A4 o) k& ~9 z, K9 i7 G# i
上有天堂，下有苏杭"Just as there is paradise in heaven, ther are Suzhou and Hangzhou on earth." 5 L. [3 r9 y& j+ G5 \8 c+ P( S
塞翁失马，焉知非福Misfortune may be an actual blessing.
; } f* G+ C+ {' @$ K7 u三十而立"A man should be independent at the age of thirty. $ G- V \3 {# J$ h
At thirty, a man should be able to think for himself."
, S9 Z& _+ h/ c( G- Z升级换代updating and upgrading (of products)3 j% W, |: \4 @3 G- n
四十不惑Life begins at forty.
: j6 R+ w% u) W# ~谁言寸草心，报得三春晖"Such kindness of warm sun, can't be repaid by grass. "
f- M, c$ m6 t" [' T/ O6 S水涨船高When the river rises, the boat floats high.) x# g3 e& p# n$ u+ }+ T' S
时不我待Time and tide wait for no man.
T" c9 K& P |. ^' J( ~杀鸡用牛刀break a butterfly on the wheel' P. H2 W# w( F1 I5 v
实事求是seek truth from facts; be practical and realistic; be true to facts
8 {8 F& f7 x& \" I: g9 G8 B/ N说曹操,曹操到Talk of the devil and he comes.7 @+ d- m9 o* L8 u( e Q b
实话实说speak the plain truth; call a spade a spade; tell it as it is
' A4 O; Z M4 t9 z/ y( J& _) Q实践是检验真理的唯一标准Practice is the sole criterion for testing truth.
3 ]7 m) r' F. E" K: t w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; "$ s$ T% M! Y9 R8 L6 i' }+ y
韬光养晦hide one's capacities and bide one's time
9 `8 X1 |9 S, X7 Z1 h+ x7 o3 Y糖衣炮弹sugar-coated bullets5 R' X5 ?( O3 a) j) Q
天有不测风云Anything unexpected may happen. a bolt from the blue
6 ? h( p1 Q! E: s+ x0 E+ ~; R团结就是力量Unity is strength.5 F$ ^. Y4 w2 E* ^# f5 y3 B4 F
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 N/ K. j5 { [" g5 ~
歪风邪气unhealthy practices and evil phenomena# e- @" e: @# y
物以类聚，人以群分Birds of a feather flock together.
3 W: `- }0 K$ _往事如风"The past has vanished (from memory) like wind.; What in past, is past." ) t4 e7 |. R) z) A. E
望子成龙hold high hopes for one's child
9 s; F) J, t0 c7 w+ N: ]; M屋漏又逢连阴雨Misfortunes never come singly. When it rains it pours.
' H+ T4 q; o+ l; C) w文韬武略military expertise; military strategy ; ]; q9 F$ |4 C- v" ^8 G. v
唯利是图draw water to one's mill ' h& T$ a! ]5 Y1 M, i
无源之水,无本之木water without a source, and a tree wiithout roots
' O5 f5 k: }7 \7 I无中生有make/create something out of nothing
, a8 T- X5 G! r8 a% ^5 S无风不起浪There are no waves without wind. There's no smoke without fire.% ^4 x0 U3 e" ?/ f5 t1 k
徇私枉法bend the law for the benefit of relatives or friends 5 M; e' y0 A* c; `
新官上任三把火a new broom sweeps clean
7 }, g) X4 {% g! }虚心使人进步,骄傲使人落后Modesty helps one go forward, whereas conceit makes one lag behind.
2 D) J0 |( P: O- m$ F: ^$ b蓄势而发accumulate strength for a take-off
# Z: D, s4 g9 k心想事成May all your wish come true3 t: y( _$ ^, k5 B* X* n% i
心照不宣have a tacit understanding; give tacit consent; tacit understanding
4 y J( ~3 b! f先入为主First impressions are firmly entrenched.
2 F2 C4 S0 l i! ?先下手为强catch the ball before the bound
2 l: E1 C f" X g% S1 s! w! Y像热锅上的蚂蚁like an ant on a hot pan7 G) g; d' t- r9 n6 I$ S" ?- T
现身说法warn people by taking oneself as an example
1 e1 z6 W4 j0 y5 }2 |# D息事宁人pour oil on troubled waters
$ v/ v* T$ @: S, Z喜忧参半mingled hope and fear
. t6 k a7 n+ @( ~" r9 T6 x& k& L6 ?# A循序渐进step by step8 {' W! u% ?: l% e+ r B5 J9 f
一路平安，一路顺风speed somebody on their way; speed the parting guest ) \1 P. J5 `! @
严以律己,宽以待人be strict with oneself and lenient towards others- l9 ?- I6 e* j) e3 d/ G2 h
鱼米之乡a land of milk and honey; U9 T, i8 p7 E1 m1 ^) \
有情人终成眷属"Jack shall have Jill, all shall be well."
! Y# n' S6 }2 \; d9 R; Z8 l有钱能使鬼推磨Money makes the mare go. Money talks.0 _# J% f5 v1 [; |0 a. q
有识之士people of vision6 ~5 J2 t, I4 d$ p; m
有勇无谋use brawn rather than brain
# R. X( G9 {9 a9 |! |7 D$ z& \有缘千里来相会Separated as we are thousands of miles apart, we come together as if by predestination.
# M. O8 N, U0 d1 r# j' o与时俱进advance with times
$ \1 y+ l% Z! v6 Y; u1 o以人为本people oriented; people foremost 5 q0 b6 F* U- r, c
因材施教teach students according to their aptitude , r/ u: q7 f; v% 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."
- A) T8 `% O, N1 d5 K( V0 n欲速则不达Haste does not bring success. 1 J/ e/ y6 R: S! w( R
优胜劣汰survival of the fittest r8 G* Q# ?* A: O3 y n3 V
英雄所见略同Great minds think alike.# J& {8 F) X+ K( P- T3 K; t$ f
冤家宜解不宜结Better make friends than make enemies.) r1 }) h- _- S
冤假错案"cases in which people were unjustly, falsely or wrongly charged or sentenced; unjust, false or wrong cases" 4 e8 w2 b5 d) e9 S/ w+ a
一言既出，驷马难追A real man never goes back on his words.
/ i) u9 s# L# r( c* w招财进宝Money and treasures will be plentiful0 S7 A* x% ^) r8 u
债台高筑become debt-ridden
- r' F' b; W* ?$ W0 {致命要害Achilles' heel
& Z6 P* r& n6 I8 g+ [5 [4 T2 `众矢之的target of public criticism8 k# L# p/ I4 A) k1 T" t, I P
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.7 K# y: ~7 N5 @; Y( g# c9 g/ I
纸上谈兵be an armchair strategist
! G" V5 m5 }' B纸包不住火Truth will come to light sooner or later.0 E- m" h% R( z; }
左右为难between the devil and the deep blue sea; between the rock and the hard place |
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