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爱屋及乌Love me, love my dog./ k" h: y" D |6 p" p+ @4 S: O
百闻不如一见Seeing is believing.$ ^& W- g7 U' @! Z ]' \
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/ F/ O; ]5 J ~$ _* V6 u
笨鸟先飞A slow sparrow should make an early start.
7 R, S6 M. E, ~2 m不眠之夜white night 1 Y {8 b) H) \8 q5 S
不以物喜，不以己悲not pleased by external gains, not saddened by personnal losses" t2 V% f$ T7 P! \# h
不遗余力spare no effort; go all out; do one's best2 P3 X' [4 }7 \ d1 Q
不打不成交"No discord, no concord. : T, |% U6 `7 r, ~' s
拆东墙补西墙rob Peter to pay Paul
/ u/ e- }5 B2 u: [2 k/ P辞旧迎新bid farewell to the old and usher in the new; ring out the old year and ring in the new
7 I" h+ z0 }- ~2 L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* ?/ ?9 H9 E5 ^
大开眼界open one's eyes; broaden one's horizon; be an eye-opener
. n) ]: M3 g U5 \# v/ _国泰民安The country flourishes and people live in peace$ m% T" I) M. n" ?
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 Z! m Z x/ H' G: H2 D& E/ P h6 G
功夫不负有心人Everything comes to him who waits.
- b, _* x' e6 o" R; \好了伤疤忘了疼once on shore, one prays no more& O5 [! j7 M! Y) x4 ~; w
好事不出门，恶事传千里Good news never goes beyond the gate, while bad news spread far and wide.
; v" k2 l7 [( |: k( b和气生财Harmony brings wealth
7 M. [. j2 Y3 ~3 U$ ]9 S, |; B活到老，学到老One is never too old to learn.
/ H% D/ |, z; e0 d7 A1 g, H既往不咎let bygones be bygones S! C/ a9 O, J. K( f2 |2 w
金无足赤,人无完人Gold can't be pure and man can't be perfect. $ O/ g$ g9 D1 y/ \/ g( }$ r
金玉满堂Treasures fill the home% `( ]1 {8 m) G
脚踏实地be down-to-earth , e o0 j5 c- m8 ^1 j' Y. H, ~4 S0 D
脚踩两只船sit on the fence
1 s; S# A( u- s( ~' u$ O君子之交淡如水the friendship between gentlemen is as pure as crystal; a hedge between keeps friendship green 6 n" B ^: y% N9 u
老生常谈，陈词滥调cut and dried, cliché0 y; Z$ m1 s( G% d
礼尚往来Courtesy calls for reciprocity. % a6 F5 a, t) w7 M1 @" {
留得青山在，不怕没柴烧"Where there is life, there is hope."
. l. r/ N1 X; _马到成功achieve immediate victory; win instant success
0 L* V6 j& y2 X8 b& y名利双收gain in both fame and wealth
; R' p9 M3 \5 B茅塞顿开be suddenly enlightened
/ f! z2 `# _. E, Y6 K* f1 D1 ]% R: |+ T没有规矩不成方圆Nothing can be accomplished without norms or standards. ^, p4 ]% P0 h
每逢佳节倍思亲' X8 w" V! \) D0 k) Z
On festive occasions more than ever one thinks of one's dear ones far away.4 o( m$ \$ y. I: i8 I
It is on the festival occasions when one misses his dear most. 0 i/ z; N# ~$ }. g# T" O
谋事在人，成事在天"The planning lies with man, the outcome with Heaven. / Man proposes, God disposes. "
" m0 i% g6 y. C7 J1 z1 v8 g弄巧成拙be too smart by half; Cunning outwits itself.! L5 @- _3 H0 q8 Q1 ~' `% \& @$ t
拿手好戏masterpiece4 I0 @& f" a6 q* ]
赔了夫人又折兵throw good money after bad2 c* _* S; O4 x
抛砖引玉a modest spur to induce others to come forward with valuable contributions; throw a sprat to catch a whale
& b1 F! u' H8 ?1 o$ A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; t7 o0 r% |9 o. s Y. b
抢得先机take the preemptive opportunities
3 H- I% O$ ~5 g0 `# M* w6 {0 K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# n4 Q9 M) |) h$ K- c; y# N
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! O' z( p9 L. x7 n8 i
前事不忘,后事之师Past experience, if not forgotten, is a guide for the future.1 G4 o( [. W, d; ]
前人栽树,后人乘凉One generation plants the trees in whose shade another generation rests.# m7 N7 V& {7 K
One sows and another reaps.% f4 f) j; S( L2 {
前怕狼,后怕虎fear the wolf in front and the tiger behind/ hesitate in doing something
4 w0 e4 D4 h0 a: R1 v! x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.
2 K6 W* L) t/ S强强联手win-win co-operation
' V& Y% R I- Z" v9 ~瑞雪兆丰年A timely snow promises a good harvest.
$ G9 @* M1 L0 Y+ b/ {* ?人之初,性本善Man's nature at birth is good.
) a" X1 }/ T* Q' N- v+ P" a! n人逢喜事精神爽Joy puts heart into a man.& d& m: o8 B5 i. U! ?1 s5 B
人海战术huge-crowd strategy % C' r. x+ }4 V( p
世上无难事，只要肯攀登"Where there is a will, there is a way. "
8 s+ i8 o$ u+ ^ Z0 B, n世外桃源a fictitious land of peace away from the turmoil of the world; / w8 j% V% M% F+ Q# A! C
死而后已until my heart stops beating
: q/ c; B/ h8 E `! }岁岁平安Peace all year round
1 C2 |2 R3 c/ v I0 Q G上有天堂，下有苏杭"Just as there is paradise in heaven, ther are Suzhou and Hangzhou on earth."
. R) Y& i' l6 |% _1 S塞翁失马，焉知非福Misfortune may be an actual blessing.0 U% ~; m7 ^# {/ K2 r
三十而立"A man should be independent at the age of thirty.
- l G; q/ u2 E/ _6 [1 A6 v: V8 WAt thirty, a man should be able to think for himself."
$ ]" W0 e a O/ L" q2 }5 E升级换代updating and upgrading (of products)
8 J8 _6 X8 S" @9 Q6 j% F/ X四十不惑Life begins at forty. * e0 p* q( a1 A0 @% j7 k' d3 `4 ]7 U# X; R
谁言寸草心，报得三春晖"Such kindness of warm sun, can't be repaid by grass. " , G) N5 a1 {2 z3 Z4 ^
水涨船高When the river rises, the boat floats high.& W: V5 }4 C p- E/ `- o
时不我待Time and tide wait for no man. ( Z/ A d" g7 e! P
杀鸡用牛刀break a butterfly on the wheel
+ M8 y& n+ W5 l# i- o% h" k实事求是seek truth from facts; be practical and realistic; be true to facts
$ O. K/ X9 M8 M& S9 h1 D, h1 O说曹操,曹操到Talk of the devil and he comes.
4 m1 q# v# a5 i" t实话实说speak the plain truth; call a spade a spade; tell it as it is 5 o% y1 ]4 Z o% }% ?. E
实践是检验真理的唯一标准Practice is the sole criterion for testing truth.
- b/ [" D/ @. q+ X! V( U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; "
! ]. E" B; x; q) R$ `韬光养晦hide one's capacities and bide one's time
! d* L4 F1 t+ D: N$ v. c5 f' `: \1 ~糖衣炮弹sugar-coated bullets0 T( r( f8 y5 k5 l2 H
天有不测风云Anything unexpected may happen. a bolt from the blue
; w: Q3 t* U- \( @团结就是力量Unity is strength.
4 y5 ~& j0 W O& F/ g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 3 d- c+ W* M) G4 D
歪风邪气unhealthy practices and evil phenomena
6 v6 g* Q- _( i物以类聚，人以群分Birds of a feather flock together.
# v$ u- G. w' H. j往事如风"The past has vanished (from memory) like wind.; What in past, is past."
r" ]( B( `! ^# A, P& y6 }# c* v望子成龙hold high hopes for one's child/ \$ X" q q8 n: n
屋漏又逢连阴雨Misfortunes never come singly. When it rains it pours.* p, W( o ]8 G) U" h- A' b
文韬武略military expertise; military strategy " F2 |1 ~# |5 ^
唯利是图draw water to one's mill 1 j7 G3 w$ r8 ?6 ^8 ]! r4 \( R
无源之水,无本之木water without a source, and a tree wiithout roots
8 K g- Q# ~1 R/ s2 g- r& c/ m无中生有make/create something out of nothing
. ^- [8 E2 Z. I$ r无风不起浪There are no waves without wind. There's no smoke without fire.% @8 z$ K5 `# @2 r
徇私枉法bend the law for the benefit of relatives or friends
# B' P6 R4 k W) p" k, c新官上任三把火a new broom sweeps clean
: n6 r" w& ~; t0 y) o虚心使人进步,骄傲使人落后Modesty helps one go forward, whereas conceit makes one lag behind.
. t" e/ i' {+ u蓄势而发accumulate strength for a take-off1 S& V! U: V" m& L3 C Y- _6 r
心想事成May all your wish come true# w2 M- q1 _2 p8 O& W
心照不宣have a tacit understanding; give tacit consent; tacit understanding
! {1 t2 g7 m3 { E先入为主First impressions are firmly entrenched.- @9 V6 f: x% @ n8 W- \
先下手为强catch the ball before the bound
8 F0 I# }' d. y1 k# C# x像热锅上的蚂蚁like an ant on a hot pan. f, e0 K [0 Q5 |, O1 y* U
现身说法warn people by taking oneself as an example
6 I& H$ u& u0 a z1 k0 B息事宁人pour oil on troubled waters
- n0 \' F, B5 Z# c$ v7 I喜忧参半mingled hope and fear
% \; J( i0 d( }. w7 |& n循序渐进step by step
- \ ~. ]) p3 A# m) L4 P7 T" Q8 p一路平安，一路顺风speed somebody on their way; speed the parting guest
, z1 J: ]5 Y2 k: G严以律己,宽以待人be strict with oneself and lenient towards others6 p( b* s7 p' {5 e9 T
鱼米之乡a land of milk and honey8 c( ~0 Y6 X, D- W$ p/ t
有情人终成眷属"Jack shall have Jill, all shall be well." : H+ Q9 j" J# ^3 p: y5 }, T
有钱能使鬼推磨Money makes the mare go. Money talks.
- w; |6 V1 B3 Z' w有识之士people of vision
% x6 Z! S) V8 {; I+ r有勇无谋use brawn rather than brain 3 [4 D8 S% m& i# a. ~1 ]
有缘千里来相会Separated as we are thousands of miles apart, we come together as if by predestination.
/ C6 S0 W$ P0 I6 x; X; J与时俱进advance with times
: Y0 _" z- |* V以人为本people oriented; people foremost
( o3 P P$ W) S因材施教teach students according to their aptitude ! R& P3 o6 s+ T2 E% 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."
% C3 D/ }( \* T1 n欲速则不达Haste does not bring success. : p/ O- }6 {. \. }3 \( u2 P3 F
优胜劣汰survival of the fittest
+ Q1 ]. Z1 ~4 v: P/ T5 M- q( J" I* a英雄所见略同Great minds think alike.* e* k: v7 H+ o& M5 t6 Z
冤家宜解不宜结Better make friends than make enemies.7 z/ J. ?. F G
冤假错案"cases in which people were unjustly, falsely or wrongly charged or sentenced; unjust, false or wrong cases"
0 ^3 G* _: h( V Y+ C0 \一言既出，驷马难追A real man never goes back on his words.
5 V5 n! U' K8 E( }3 _, b招财进宝Money and treasures will be plentiful5 o/ p: C8 D! e: K
债台高筑become debt-ridden# c/ V* X$ V: H; M# a, j
致命要害Achilles' heel 9 |# u( \. F( H& i
众矢之的target of public criticism
) V/ V5 U: b1 A# N' u3 j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.5 I/ _+ [7 y8 z; T
纸上谈兵be an armchair strategist: R0 l+ Y6 y9 m/ \: T- [6 b
纸包不住火Truth will come to light sooner or later.2 K6 Y& p7 a$ |5 g7 u0 ^5 G" }
左右为难between the devil and the deep blue sea; between the rock and the hard place |
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