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爱屋及乌Love me, love my dog.
# X9 i4 D/ H$ a7 E. W$ \* O: V百闻不如一见Seeing is believing.
+ ]5 H# h; s+ i! L! r/ ]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
1 A& k0 k y( t3 y4 u( s笨鸟先飞A slow sparrow should make an early start.
y4 ?4 c; P$ j0 T) p/ f不眠之夜white night
8 `/ l R$ d* V: M* h不以物喜，不以己悲not pleased by external gains, not saddened by personnal losses
! c' o* g y Y不遗余力spare no effort; go all out; do one's best
" t5 [8 Y$ x: P; i! s9 l* l不打不成交"No discord, no concord.
- \& S. {/ v7 b' H2 c8 b8 c拆东墙补西墙rob Peter to pay Paul
# F0 F- a7 Z q: l8 x$ B4 h. c8 a# `辞旧迎新bid farewell to the old and usher in the new; ring out the old year and ring in the new ; g v( q0 t2 o
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
& c, J; K% r7 O大开眼界open one's eyes; broaden one's horizon; be an eye-opener
& @, Z G+ J. u4 s国泰民安The country flourishes and people live in peace
$ s: d/ g" b! g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
9 d+ E! l( y( O% m' M# l功夫不负有心人Everything comes to him who waits.
1 H3 O) w; r+ ^, _好了伤疤忘了疼once on shore, one prays no more
: [/ y) I& M8 |7 w" q好事不出门，恶事传千里Good news never goes beyond the gate, while bad news spread far and wide.
4 p4 o& ~, Q$ A9 X和气生财Harmony brings wealth
+ {: q/ Q, U- _) [活到老，学到老One is never too old to learn. : x* X% g4 G3 M+ N% {" p
既往不咎let bygones be bygones
0 @/ e# a6 I* [9 n1 X金无足赤,人无完人Gold can't be pure and man can't be perfect.
8 \0 |' \# O) n4 v金玉满堂Treasures fill the home
: ~+ g& m6 J6 ~脚踏实地be down-to-earth 8 z, V0 I2 I+ ~
脚踩两只船sit on the fence
0 f3 P0 \' v, F4 ?, [君子之交淡如水the friendship between gentlemen is as pure as crystal; a hedge between keeps friendship green
- v+ R* c ]6 ~老生常谈，陈词滥调cut and dried, cliché+ a W3 [, [7 h9 ?" j
礼尚往来Courtesy calls for reciprocity. 5 _ { m9 m8 r+ s# B7 o8 C4 L
留得青山在，不怕没柴烧"Where there is life, there is hope."
; ]6 n0 o1 X' a: A马到成功achieve immediate victory; win instant success' U! Q. N) e+ U! I
名利双收gain in both fame and wealth
/ W: q, F4 r7 [# F1 @茅塞顿开be suddenly enlightened
% O0 I' S: P0 h* ~1 r3 ^没有规矩不成方圆Nothing can be accomplished without norms or standards. e: o! L& c/ J- j& M# R
每逢佳节倍思亲/ T w- v5 V; T
On festive occasions more than ever one thinks of one's dear ones far away.
1 v2 F% b7 r) t# S5 PIt is on the festival occasions when one misses his dear most. , P# X% W9 M7 G" n, @
谋事在人，成事在天"The planning lies with man, the outcome with Heaven. / Man proposes, God disposes. "" E: m9 ~% q1 B- c& @
弄巧成拙be too smart by half; Cunning outwits itself.
- y" b+ @2 }9 w4 o5 Z拿手好戏masterpiece- Z2 O" p' h0 m8 l' @ j
赔了夫人又折兵throw good money after bad( ~' z- f7 K6 T' X
抛砖引玉a modest spur to induce others to come forward with valuable contributions; throw a sprat to catch a whale5 }4 ^) P2 M! V" 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 end5 }/ M x# h" \0 `- Q
抢得先机take the preemptive opportunities
& ]! o2 Y+ N @1 q3 p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.! G- \3 X. R" i, R5 x7 I- 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 step3 p2 c( }( T+ g. b0 h0 k* Q
前事不忘,后事之师Past experience, if not forgotten, is a guide for the future.. H8 H& T% @9 J# J* i- I
前人栽树,后人乘凉One generation plants the trees in whose shade another generation rests.0 U0 \: u1 ~* h& s7 J
One sows and another reaps.' g+ H; r4 q9 D/ Q1 ]6 ~
前怕狼,后怕虎fear the wolf in front and the tiger behind/ hesitate in doing something
4 t1 Z+ \9 s! v' Z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 |# P; A! u3 [8 E强强联手win-win co-operation
) A y1 w" p7 u% s6 ~: L0 s瑞雪兆丰年A timely snow promises a good harvest.
* p8 G" D; ?9 z# l [7 U3 ]人之初,性本善Man's nature at birth is good.
8 S+ p" r1 A- p+ \$ H! A人逢喜事精神爽Joy puts heart into a man.- _! t% V' @; ~! b3 d2 P, w+ A
人海战术huge-crowd strategy
2 R0 ]: @# b8 J5 K1 j' o' x1 x1 i: C世上无难事，只要肯攀登"Where there is a will, there is a way. " 7 Z6 O) M! H7 k! e: i! Z
世外桃源a fictitious land of peace away from the turmoil of the world;
9 `- J# r4 ~, g, l8 x死而后已until my heart stops beating
h7 O0 Q- o: B! q岁岁平安Peace all year round* ~% @) J: N% ^5 v( f; w) b; Q" |6 |* W
上有天堂，下有苏杭"Just as there is paradise in heaven, ther are Suzhou and Hangzhou on earth."
7 ~5 u- S, |$ I# n: ~0 u塞翁失马，焉知非福Misfortune may be an actual blessing.
' K: G) W7 q& U; |; u0 F" w5 m三十而立"A man should be independent at the age of thirty.
2 T6 `/ [/ Y* J6 e0 Y5 Z; d3 S/ ~At thirty, a man should be able to think for himself." + d$ V+ o: }7 J+ C! V# f$ x
升级换代updating and upgrading (of products)
: ~' }6 Z4 m. ^0 `: A四十不惑Life begins at forty. 5 {- o! `8 M7 U9 ? i. X6 q
谁言寸草心，报得三春晖"Such kindness of warm sun, can't be repaid by grass. "
. z& d! Z0 d3 @水涨船高When the river rises, the boat floats high.
/ |$ O& X! X0 p3 t* I时不我待Time and tide wait for no man.
) x I3 f. F$ j1 n9 d, J. N# u杀鸡用牛刀break a butterfly on the wheel
2 j3 ~! c1 K% u. F( I- ]实事求是seek truth from facts; be practical and realistic; be true to facts
; ?* f- j: s# g* @ U/ g$ P. U4 c2 E说曹操,曹操到Talk of the devil and he comes.: b/ X( y* k; Z# ~5 Z
实话实说speak the plain truth; call a spade a spade; tell it as it is ; ?( P3 Z. Y& W8 y, Q% Z
实践是检验真理的唯一标准Practice is the sole criterion for testing truth.' Y% @* V4 b! h
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; "
/ k3 U- u& [' K; K6 Q, |! T2 l$ N韬光养晦hide one's capacities and bide one's time" f; Q- i% w, a7 D( X+ e
糖衣炮弹sugar-coated bullets3 k7 `5 H, g: g$ j* R6 `1 {$ D8 o; H
天有不测风云Anything unexpected may happen. a bolt from the blue
) n2 [4 R" F3 z, E团结就是力量Unity is strength.
1 a0 K8 k5 ~0 ` M: u" s& I) u0 o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
' l5 Y8 R" b" H/ }& d2 q+ `4 `$ U4 Y歪风邪气unhealthy practices and evil phenomena* v7 i6 d4 J5 z6 H% N; w7 e
物以类聚，人以群分Birds of a feather flock together.
* x2 V% n. _0 e往事如风"The past has vanished (from memory) like wind.; What in past, is past." 6 |, u0 W. R8 W8 k5 l: x
望子成龙hold high hopes for one's child( _! |. z3 ?1 b, M4 O
屋漏又逢连阴雨Misfortunes never come singly. When it rains it pours.; Z3 z- i4 d) v5 R+ X0 |& H
文韬武略military expertise; military strategy
+ c+ |' O* d% r9 B. o) w2 X$ ~唯利是图draw water to one's mill 5 O8 c3 y/ e8 a2 }; N+ k
无源之水,无本之木water without a source, and a tree wiithout roots
0 [$ b: f9 n' X4 @' h; V无中生有make/create something out of nothing
$ j) N+ q* @9 Q Q3 j, N无风不起浪There are no waves without wind. There's no smoke without fire.
: n) v: {- e1 y# n; L徇私枉法bend the law for the benefit of relatives or friends , f) a w1 \( A7 @3 P
新官上任三把火a new broom sweeps clean
5 j7 I( G' C0 p5 k6 p虚心使人进步,骄傲使人落后Modesty helps one go forward, whereas conceit makes one lag behind.2 d3 T [- o- F
蓄势而发accumulate strength for a take-off0 E: J# U6 E3 U$ d ?3 J! v
心想事成May all your wish come true
. D$ P8 q5 j% h5 f* [心照不宣have a tacit understanding; give tacit consent; tacit understanding
( u+ l& ^6 O: m0 J+ `1 t先入为主First impressions are firmly entrenched.7 F$ |6 S3 Y; ^0 f" ^* J
先下手为强catch the ball before the bound& D$ F3 \( ?, H% B" C4 W) ~
像热锅上的蚂蚁like an ant on a hot pan
- E" r: t, x2 ?, q现身说法warn people by taking oneself as an example
5 r1 G& N3 @! h8 X息事宁人pour oil on troubled waters
4 }( Z$ L7 @1 [9 r3 a% ~8 \$ N, c喜忧参半mingled hope and fear 4 ]6 F6 v- b) }& j) ^: @, W4 J
循序渐进step by step" C1 q! ^& w& x3 |
一路平安，一路顺风speed somebody on their way; speed the parting guest
/ J0 ^% z/ O; w5 z严以律己,宽以待人be strict with oneself and lenient towards others
4 D4 g: _# w3 N: q& W1 O* P1 P8 s鱼米之乡a land of milk and honey
2 t6 M' @4 O; g) w! L" H有情人终成眷属"Jack shall have Jill, all shall be well." , Y. @/ O1 t) i! t; w9 t
有钱能使鬼推磨Money makes the mare go. Money talks.
5 u* U2 q9 Y+ R有识之士people of vision
6 @0 x5 t% L* S1 C+ Z! X1 @有勇无谋use brawn rather than brain ' [5 V1 b0 I6 K8 {+ g, N( m. N- `3 P# Y
有缘千里来相会Separated as we are thousands of miles apart, we come together as if by predestination.
$ a+ z- x0 p6 [7 f, s6 f2 ?与时俱进advance with times
1 p% b5 {, d1 {0 p# {9 K1 a$ p以人为本people oriented; people foremost
1 }+ w$ v; m0 ~' J0 g$ [* T因材施教teach students according to their aptitude ) X# o J4 y3 u0 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."
5 u, Z! X' B: s* t9 t: q; \( j欲速则不达Haste does not bring success. : d0 n: `! J' N+ q" F, V" M
优胜劣汰survival of the fittest # l- E/ w+ Q: r* [# v! a
英雄所见略同Great minds think alike.5 }2 j. ]( A' q8 A' K( O3 G
冤家宜解不宜结Better make friends than make enemies.
% t1 y8 Y/ k. \. y2 F5 W# r0 D9 @冤假错案"cases in which people were unjustly, falsely or wrongly charged or sentenced; unjust, false or wrong cases"
; g* ~4 s1 O1 t& f一言既出，驷马难追A real man never goes back on his words. ! \ Z F. E3 t( M# K1 a1 b" X% k7 j
招财进宝Money and treasures will be plentiful5 p) H' _ C2 k) j! y
债台高筑become debt-ridden/ R* q1 z' W2 [$ k4 R
致命要害Achilles' heel
/ K, p! a# Z$ ~+ d" Q众矢之的target of public criticism6 e" t/ A! {$ P, t& F
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.4 p" x- H6 E V+ e, F B3 e
纸上谈兵be an armchair strategist
3 B3 Z3 D6 g: ~! [3 ] H纸包不住火Truth will come to light sooner or later.
5 _6 D) A: U+ Y5 O左右为难between the devil and the deep blue sea; between the rock and the hard place |
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