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爱屋及乌Love me, love my dog.
( X" m8 C/ E0 N$ e8 E4 [% A5 i' P百闻不如一见Seeing is believing./ a: `* x/ G+ U# {1 q
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
! W! N* |* u2 W9 I7 J笨鸟先飞A slow sparrow should make an early start.
% ]" v: {/ f; w9 E' I0 Y, F不眠之夜white night
' A$ f% A J- h* x不以物喜，不以己悲not pleased by external gains, not saddened by personnal losses9 X2 Q9 A% d- O2 S: l& G
不遗余力spare no effort; go all out; do one's best
* Q/ m. X6 q# h( p不打不成交"No discord, no concord.
5 ]) r! O/ I. j0 k' t0 T+ A拆东墙补西墙rob Peter to pay Paul
7 ]$ w8 ~0 e. h! T' Y0 m1 l辞旧迎新bid farewell to the old and usher in the new; ring out the old year and ring in the new
/ E) m d f8 n' x- 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& P. L) [/ X; q% {3 Y" B. A
大开眼界open one's eyes; broaden one's horizon; be an eye-opener
! [9 I. v2 ?1 W国泰民安The country flourishes and people live in peace
/ J6 L" i9 B k) u/ Q0 D8 {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
5 ^! H- ]! D5 }& A功夫不负有心人Everything comes to him who waits.
4 S1 t% }8 ~0 ^3 @好了伤疤忘了疼once on shore, one prays no more( z2 ?+ n0 c, C7 _8 n
好事不出门，恶事传千里Good news never goes beyond the gate, while bad news spread far and wide. , L$ [. t* t3 l& j, n2 g9 W
和气生财Harmony brings wealth2 ]! _ R" Q. K( I( ~: w8 O0 A$ d; h
活到老，学到老One is never too old to learn.
) B- `+ D! K0 Z4 K既往不咎let bygones be bygones 6 x5 @2 v3 V! S
金无足赤,人无完人Gold can't be pure and man can't be perfect.
: ~# a% H4 E1 W& U& n$ I* p金玉满堂Treasures fill the home) I2 h1 ^3 \5 ^, E
脚踏实地be down-to-earth " ]( J+ M. P0 G7 Z- |- x
脚踩两只船sit on the fence
+ W9 L' Y' Y% P& b1 {! i君子之交淡如水the friendship between gentlemen is as pure as crystal; a hedge between keeps friendship green
* y* q% D. q4 x% E老生常谈，陈词滥调cut and dried, cliché
4 I1 w( l& d# p; D礼尚往来Courtesy calls for reciprocity. % G; d- u. j, Z1 s' j
留得青山在，不怕没柴烧"Where there is life, there is hope.") t7 e( ~; W+ Z' }) f
马到成功achieve immediate victory; win instant success0 J& F7 v" D. |; _, F
名利双收gain in both fame and wealth6 Y/ [, g' W! X+ J6 ^6 q
茅塞顿开be suddenly enlightened A+ J" h" \' ]3 }
没有规矩不成方圆Nothing can be accomplished without norms or standards.
8 a" h/ P( X- q每逢佳节倍思亲 }2 a1 t( u/ \2 v1 B1 w6 K/ e' j
On festive occasions more than ever one thinks of one's dear ones far away.+ T2 I7 c- W! H: ~9 Q- k
It is on the festival occasions when one misses his dear most. . g; v0 k4 S- ^! v
谋事在人，成事在天"The planning lies with man, the outcome with Heaven. / Man proposes, God disposes. "
) Z/ R0 r' q: `! v1 ]& p; W弄巧成拙be too smart by half; Cunning outwits itself.3 k: {+ h- B; P) _$ a! H" a2 |9 a
拿手好戏masterpiece
+ s$ s( l6 w+ |赔了夫人又折兵throw good money after bad) X( o O/ X$ k7 f: n" A
抛砖引玉a modest spur to induce others to come forward with valuable contributions; throw a sprat to catch a whale, y$ j/ L' |# x2 B- ^2 F7 Y4 j! q
破釜沉舟cut off all means of retreat；burn one‘s own way of retreat and be determined to fight to the end3 g" }6 F: Q; E3 u! ~
抢得先机take the preemptive opportunities
" W4 H3 W3 Z: _& k+ e4 s9 u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.
# t/ q9 T9 D) } D* e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/ S" f8 `/ Q3 w" @
前事不忘,后事之师Past experience, if not forgotten, is a guide for the future.' O6 m, ^: |; @% Y, ~& r1 e
前人栽树,后人乘凉One generation plants the trees in whose shade another generation rests.6 o' s6 H4 }) A i0 }# E
One sows and another reaps.
* c; w1 ]7 B( `' Y0 a G: o9 @( g前怕狼,后怕虎fear the wolf in front and the tiger behind/ hesitate in doing something+ Q. D) _! g$ P
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.
, }) W7 P0 N5 n4 q+ L: R8 l强强联手win-win co-operation
$ t0 x3 ^) Q4 }# E/ c( a瑞雪兆丰年A timely snow promises a good harvest.6 b2 A& L' _, v0 S) m6 o9 t
人之初,性本善Man's nature at birth is good.
5 G. L0 y3 Y0 G) K人逢喜事精神爽Joy puts heart into a man.
, E. {) [9 t* a4 C0 e人海战术huge-crowd strategy
& K" K; T; i0 p+ `' E; Z& R世上无难事，只要肯攀登"Where there is a will, there is a way. " % s# J$ x/ ?! q' _
世外桃源a fictitious land of peace away from the turmoil of the world;
8 Z# K1 ]$ p0 b8 |; E5 s) I死而后已until my heart stops beating3 x, C( t4 n8 B3 m. e
岁岁平安Peace all year round# l* l1 @% T- U. U6 u5 i' l t
上有天堂，下有苏杭"Just as there is paradise in heaven, ther are Suzhou and Hangzhou on earth."
! {# Z& e) y k9 v# W塞翁失马，焉知非福Misfortune may be an actual blessing.
1 b. S" A" L% y( L' [8 F三十而立"A man should be independent at the age of thirty.
# U3 p) d X( SAt thirty, a man should be able to think for himself."
. q, r0 W9 ?/ y4 z$ d升级换代updating and upgrading (of products)
# Z O- a& U, o5 z2 D, @, Y/ a! M四十不惑Life begins at forty.
! F! [7 \2 F( g2 \谁言寸草心，报得三春晖"Such kindness of warm sun, can't be repaid by grass. "
; }0 H& B8 @: v# |' M水涨船高When the river rises, the boat floats high.
' E* a7 H* f2 m( c5 Y时不我待Time and tide wait for no man.
/ b0 T9 ^, U- I杀鸡用牛刀break a butterfly on the wheel
- e& F) D6 D- a/ N' m) ~实事求是seek truth from facts; be practical and realistic; be true to facts
5 x: T! c9 q; I9 [说曹操,曹操到Talk of the devil and he comes.+ G0 ]2 g3 r+ q. t0 D9 I$ H
实话实说speak the plain truth; call a spade a spade; tell it as it is 5 A+ ]& m$ o G$ J% P5 a
实践是检验真理的唯一标准Practice is the sole criterion for testing truth.4 |1 b3 j1 F" k" H* f2 e9 S, O
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; "0 A$ d* i% P+ c- F
韬光养晦hide one's capacities and bide one's time ~( M/ R" |* N3 F; i% S! A
糖衣炮弹sugar-coated bullets" I- g- S4 f5 }: O9 k+ X' v* f
天有不测风云Anything unexpected may happen. a bolt from the blue/ T, b/ Z0 Z, m" G3 k; p- P
团结就是力量Unity is strength.
$ E7 l# V8 j8 Q+ ?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 1 X, ]2 H9 _( i" S2 `2 W
歪风邪气unhealthy practices and evil phenomena: w& V9 w7 }. l* p& V8 ^5 @
物以类聚，人以群分Birds of a feather flock together.
# {% Q' s" {/ t2 z( f往事如风"The past has vanished (from memory) like wind.; What in past, is past."
+ [! A7 ]0 t( T" y望子成龙hold high hopes for one's child; P* f& K4 ^0 t8 |( l
屋漏又逢连阴雨Misfortunes never come singly. When it rains it pours.
) v/ r" g6 l4 ~ E9 k文韬武略military expertise; military strategy
) q" A+ M+ c6 J7 p唯利是图draw water to one's mill ' Z: P+ F. V( z% o; f3 {
无源之水,无本之木water without a source, and a tree wiithout roots
7 u9 X6 A* }. y) S- t' V无中生有make/create something out of nothing ; d+ |, Z( Y H7 Y% x8 e6 R: g' b2 }
无风不起浪There are no waves without wind. There's no smoke without fire.' ]0 S! F/ m0 k& _* B
徇私枉法bend the law for the benefit of relatives or friends h+ }) _3 I" T2 s
新官上任三把火a new broom sweeps clean
' N6 X$ Z9 N/ J/ ^' U& g虚心使人进步,骄傲使人落后Modesty helps one go forward, whereas conceit makes one lag behind.4 B% z9 x, b5 U2 l( G
蓄势而发accumulate strength for a take-off
( M2 X# c" H1 }+ I, ]' c# M心想事成May all your wish come true
* I. ]; n! X. n心照不宣have a tacit understanding; give tacit consent; tacit understanding
S/ d0 t' @, C+ [4 W i先入为主First impressions are firmly entrenched. Z) Z- R/ w! j5 v' b; O5 m
先下手为强catch the ball before the bound
3 O3 y Z4 p) R2 p. B像热锅上的蚂蚁like an ant on a hot pan
' Y/ W3 j' x: P6 e9 O% k现身说法warn people by taking oneself as an example
0 u6 M; g) u$ x, S+ m8 e u息事宁人pour oil on troubled waters
/ N1 z- m, {; Z3 y+ B# Z喜忧参半mingled hope and fear
$ v' o5 m; v. x9 p8 c循序渐进step by step
) f, h2 i) f0 s. y# a- a: n一路平安，一路顺风speed somebody on their way; speed the parting guest 9 w, X6 b( {( z
严以律己,宽以待人be strict with oneself and lenient towards others
& t& _7 ?; q6 r: X鱼米之乡a land of milk and honey C3 O" j5 f4 {
有情人终成眷属"Jack shall have Jill, all shall be well." + H- f+ B3 y+ k( Z; V+ i
有钱能使鬼推磨Money makes the mare go. Money talks.
! D( c8 c: p. v4 m, X有识之士people of vision
8 u) E& e0 w7 m. Z" F有勇无谋use brawn rather than brain
+ J9 \9 F/ w1 g( c5 p2 h有缘千里来相会Separated as we are thousands of miles apart, we come together as if by predestination.
/ N- B( D1 W t/ m+ ?' B与时俱进advance with times
. p: E& _/ j, f) @ V1 q4 ?# Z. d以人为本people oriented; people foremost 0 l' M* k1 T# n) x9 u Y
因材施教teach students according to their aptitude
. c& d. M. I3 j3 t* f1 |) b! m% C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 r' x' R7 Z+ q7 C$ E* [) S
欲速则不达Haste does not bring success.
% O( m9 V0 J1 n) \( y) K7 v优胜劣汰survival of the fittest ' c- N$ [0 Z9 R0 L2 C( P
英雄所见略同Great minds think alike.2 H& Y* q1 Q) `! w4 c3 i2 u
冤家宜解不宜结Better make friends than make enemies.- u) }$ B# O. @" w9 Q
冤假错案"cases in which people were unjustly, falsely or wrongly charged or sentenced; unjust, false or wrong cases"
, B/ G6 F. R7 P一言既出，驷马难追A real man never goes back on his words. 1 h- U0 V4 f, V7 }! w4 g
招财进宝Money and treasures will be plentiful* H5 {9 P2 ~, T+ L) X. r8 k
债台高筑become debt-ridden
- d- J( y- j1 x* h5 H- O致命要害Achilles' heel
! g' X/ I/ B D* P8 q众矢之的target of public criticism4 W5 C( p% r B1 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.. c; L |, Y @* [6 w) T$ `
纸上谈兵be an armchair strategist
. G$ _! `" E5 r/ l1 s8 k纸包不住火Truth will come to light sooner or later.
$ h- I9 F1 m8 w% t' B5 Q5 }左右为难between the devil and the deep blue sea; between the rock and the hard place |
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