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爱屋及乌Love me, love my dog.
6 n+ `$ b" T: s" D9 R百闻不如一见Seeing is believing.
4 M0 o5 ^, k) A9 ]; k- f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
- X# F6 ]5 G# |7 h/ i! V! \ ^笨鸟先飞A slow sparrow should make an early start.
, g1 k U L+ j0 s+ W不眠之夜white night
$ P7 k9 W Y7 X8 U不以物喜，不以己悲not pleased by external gains, not saddened by personnal losses( b: Z5 X4 [# ^7 _1 d
不遗余力spare no effort; go all out; do one's best$ ]* H0 C Q0 n* ?
不打不成交"No discord, no concord.
2 B8 q: _; C& o) X# E6 z拆东墙补西墙rob Peter to pay Paul - g( g) `1 g/ U4 S, 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 ' e8 \4 x I* W, W" x0 A5 U
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
6 H7 {& ?$ T: U: T4 P( c3 x大开眼界open one's eyes; broaden one's horizon; be an eye-opener * I4 `% Z1 E) I& v1 P
国泰民安The country flourishes and people live in peace
9 N7 b/ G$ q5 S# P+ v4 H( T% I; T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
. j, b1 X/ [" n- O功夫不负有心人Everything comes to him who waits.
0 H" k# |+ U/ k5 H' R好了伤疤忘了疼once on shore, one prays no more3 ]' i; F; y: A7 ^7 I! z
好事不出门，恶事传千里Good news never goes beyond the gate, while bad news spread far and wide.
, {; N% \6 o4 M4 }1 O" B和气生财Harmony brings wealth# I! C" \# g' o1 w% f
活到老，学到老One is never too old to learn. e- ~, `4 S; z# O$ F
既往不咎let bygones be bygones
% J) B1 c5 a8 {. d9 u5 B! b$ k金无足赤,人无完人Gold can't be pure and man can't be perfect.
/ k# b3 F$ F( `9 s/ U! n金玉满堂Treasures fill the home
# f4 |& E4 `+ n. q' H脚踏实地be down-to-earth
! [5 l/ B( \6 Z" q9 s0 T脚踩两只船sit on the fence
! z2 |: T/ i3 F9 u d1 Q( s/ X君子之交淡如水the friendship between gentlemen is as pure as crystal; a hedge between keeps friendship green 5 v% z, I; h) P" K3 ~! V6 I( s
老生常谈，陈词滥调cut and dried, cliché1 K! G4 P6 s4 O
礼尚往来Courtesy calls for reciprocity.
5 c% q; X5 x; b6 w( A# D' q留得青山在，不怕没柴烧"Where there is life, there is hope."
" E/ o2 U0 j1 w8 [! R8 B0 M马到成功achieve immediate victory; win instant success' W8 Z9 O: J, D. d9 T
名利双收gain in both fame and wealth
+ y) D2 ~. @: B" ?7 p4 [茅塞顿开be suddenly enlightened
- W; i Y4 @1 y没有规矩不成方圆Nothing can be accomplished without norms or standards." _. n6 X6 `3 [7 x! {
每逢佳节倍思亲
% R: B: ?( W2 e6 L4 F6 w, Y( iOn festive occasions more than ever one thinks of one's dear ones far away.
. ^% I ^$ ? aIt is on the festival occasions when one misses his dear most.
3 u1 q9 M* N1 d* a6 ^谋事在人，成事在天"The planning lies with man, the outcome with Heaven. / Man proposes, God disposes. "# \4 j9 M" i4 F8 \, A O6 C) h
弄巧成拙be too smart by half; Cunning outwits itself.5 q! U2 e* F$ k
拿手好戏masterpiece) ~- |/ p0 t% G8 ` b0 B. G% z, j
赔了夫人又折兵throw good money after bad
q# b- s+ I7 P0 e) k抛砖引玉a modest spur to induce others to come forward with valuable contributions; throw a sprat to catch a whale! |! g5 l/ S4 G, A, i$ @
破釜沉舟cut off all means of retreat；burn one‘s own way of retreat and be determined to fight to the end4 O4 f4 a) v3 A, o
抢得先机take the preemptive opportunities
s8 ~2 c" ^- j; G) 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.) V+ F! R: N' y. x5 P% }3 m& V
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( l# a3 e. l; b1 R* {2 S: F1 Z( l
前事不忘,后事之师Past experience, if not forgotten, is a guide for the future.# t3 v8 C1 @% a8 o% H
前人栽树,后人乘凉One generation plants the trees in whose shade another generation rests.; o6 L8 N, i; X( I+ |" v
One sows and another reaps.
: o+ b. \0 F5 n3 o) P前怕狼,后怕虎fear the wolf in front and the tiger behind/ hesitate in doing something; |' `- [" w3 h$ b) E) `0 U# L
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. 1 `/ l% ]0 W$ Z) L6 r( s
强强联手win-win co-operation, k$ d- ~4 t: k' F
瑞雪兆丰年A timely snow promises a good harvest.3 L, p7 a6 b0 G" M( G: V5 q5 i6 W* ]
人之初,性本善Man's nature at birth is good.
, E; r& l# Y" g$ i人逢喜事精神爽Joy puts heart into a man.; d$ J+ n6 ~; G& J8 E5 J# p
人海战术huge-crowd strategy
+ u, J4 s6 Q% l1 y D( p世上无难事，只要肯攀登"Where there is a will, there is a way. " . {2 K/ ?! u' K
世外桃源a fictitious land of peace away from the turmoil of the world; 9 A2 J' ]3 W7 ^8 L% v! v
死而后已until my heart stops beating
1 X- T0 W5 P# _0 T/ [岁岁平安Peace all year round, r8 ?5 {$ E6 u* [7 }* W
上有天堂，下有苏杭"Just as there is paradise in heaven, ther are Suzhou and Hangzhou on earth."
8 Z6 n9 f) R6 T3 O. e5 u+ m塞翁失马，焉知非福Misfortune may be an actual blessing.
8 g: s9 v5 d( J$ l三十而立"A man should be independent at the age of thirty.
0 Z3 D) t5 {6 p( y EAt thirty, a man should be able to think for himself."
7 Y% k; I* X! k- {1 P. W; N8 ]) {升级换代updating and upgrading (of products)1 y" q3 ]/ q. v3 g# ^: L1 ?
四十不惑Life begins at forty. . v% x, [+ G, Y; y1 @4 R8 W3 z
谁言寸草心，报得三春晖"Such kindness of warm sun, can't be repaid by grass. "
' t2 @8 R: g. y |- V2 r水涨船高When the river rises, the boat floats high.
. n$ X! v2 b5 Z* N时不我待Time and tide wait for no man. ) \8 ], p( W$ r7 w8 K
杀鸡用牛刀break a butterfly on the wheel
! H h& _0 j, ]& Q实事求是seek truth from facts; be practical and realistic; be true to facts * F1 K5 I% \7 H7 L( ~
说曹操,曹操到Talk of the devil and he comes.6 g: k9 _6 I, Q- v' ~; `5 G
实话实说speak the plain truth; call a spade a spade; tell it as it is
6 g7 X6 {! L( d# U% ^实践是检验真理的唯一标准Practice is the sole criterion for testing truth.9 T0 H+ b& @# h; E
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 Z' T. v% g, d3 m
韬光养晦hide one's capacities and bide one's time( {9 u- |. A% w
糖衣炮弹sugar-coated bullets6 Q8 I! u0 J% }
天有不测风云Anything unexpected may happen. a bolt from the blue
* `' K6 w, K5 F: t6 e( L, Z团结就是力量Unity is strength.6 h/ z+ u# M' @2 |' a6 @2 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 4 D3 |0 l4 G. X; v j$ W& @
歪风邪气unhealthy practices and evil phenomena
+ @- C0 G# K8 C物以类聚，人以群分Birds of a feather flock together.
& j7 ]3 i2 h; B. [往事如风"The past has vanished (from memory) like wind.; What in past, is past." 5 a9 W7 t3 ^) ]& p- K5 b
望子成龙hold high hopes for one's child* C9 A; n+ `$ O3 n. U! b
屋漏又逢连阴雨Misfortunes never come singly. When it rains it pours.
. m _ O/ J- }: Q/ U! p$ y文韬武略military expertise; military strategy
$ u2 T! e1 f6 e' F唯利是图draw water to one's mill
/ ]3 t/ U! h8 q5 L+ F/ r. z无源之水,无本之木water without a source, and a tree wiithout roots, c/ }( |1 l" Z* ^4 ~: p+ E0 {3 S! m1 X
无中生有make/create something out of nothing ) U, |6 Z/ n* x& R" q6 | y7 j
无风不起浪There are no waves without wind. There's no smoke without fire.
\( \( h9 Z/ @1 N% R' u徇私枉法bend the law for the benefit of relatives or friends
- S+ j2 H+ D, `* L+ M, F0 |+ U- h新官上任三把火a new broom sweeps clean
; V5 a/ I! _0 o8 e" b: g虚心使人进步,骄傲使人落后Modesty helps one go forward, whereas conceit makes one lag behind.* X8 Q% K- ^! K. q& p
蓄势而发accumulate strength for a take-off; @1 d6 z: S2 A$ j
心想事成May all your wish come true
( g s: _$ l0 |5 t( C' [7 w# g心照不宣have a tacit understanding; give tacit consent; tacit understanding2 R7 P" ~& _$ r- o( f% t
先入为主First impressions are firmly entrenched.
. _9 O! ]# V! w$ q( A先下手为强catch the ball before the bound
- N; T$ F& L# W像热锅上的蚂蚁like an ant on a hot pan
- C' W3 |. ]0 B4 w现身说法warn people by taking oneself as an example
9 e, ^0 P! ~: E, ?0 g息事宁人pour oil on troubled waters $ y0 J: k' M) B9 V4 s- F( O
喜忧参半mingled hope and fear
2 J( g+ H) h( K9 G3 Z1 w, }循序渐进step by step
0 k* d& ?: r% J! @一路平安，一路顺风speed somebody on their way; speed the parting guest
3 U R6 a) g2 n- J0 H5 g& B, i严以律己,宽以待人be strict with oneself and lenient towards others: K2 W) w) `4 F# a
鱼米之乡a land of milk and honey
2 y! J1 N8 w2 M5 t1 A. l) @5 c有情人终成眷属"Jack shall have Jill, all shall be well."
& ]* s7 @) X% I& m' b; ^有钱能使鬼推磨Money makes the mare go. Money talks.
% U# i: C/ Y$ L: [+ w9 e$ X4 d有识之士people of vision. s2 X/ q" Q+ E* h9 n+ u+ t
有勇无谋use brawn rather than brain / G5 ^: \$ t9 h; X: `# O
有缘千里来相会Separated as we are thousands of miles apart, we come together as if by predestination.
5 q1 Z7 u+ L2 d9 c/ Q. f与时俱进advance with times5 {4 M' d' e- l8 W/ M! D8 w
以人为本people oriented; people foremost . M% T! o0 C6 y7 E6 Q
因材施教teach students according to their aptitude
`: b' \( x+ \! X+ N0 O2 H; J7 Y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 o" n" V8 H$ v8 ]
欲速则不达Haste does not bring success. ( i5 c: B9 ~- P6 F+ ?
优胜劣汰survival of the fittest
( @3 y' l& r/ j4 G) R3 G' [8 K英雄所见略同Great minds think alike.% c' O8 N5 Y# K3 m$ K
冤家宜解不宜结Better make friends than make enemies.
" Y% V: X4 U; _/ L4 c2 G0 z冤假错案"cases in which people were unjustly, falsely or wrongly charged or sentenced; unjust, false or wrong cases" . ~/ g( v4 r- O0 d
一言既出，驷马难追A real man never goes back on his words. 8 X/ }; l* y6 |8 Q
招财进宝Money and treasures will be plentiful
& V! p$ G* u1 O* L. g债台高筑become debt-ridden9 T7 w4 a4 d) h0 |+ B+ q
致命要害Achilles' heel
0 l( }# o" ^! j- \+ @! B众矢之的target of public criticism9 g. h2 A) M/ H, }
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.3 k. K e' T" M; w* e! j
纸上谈兵be an armchair strategist- o6 L3 _: F( i2 o8 _0 w
纸包不住火Truth will come to light sooner or later.. S9 p% M6 }' G5 b; ]# h
左右为难between the devil and the deep blue sea; between the rock and the hard place |
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