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爱屋及乌Love me, love my dog.
/ c. F6 B4 ^. Z* z5 N百闻不如一见Seeing is believing.
) O8 [" O" \) p0 m' g. a; }6 k/ G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( Y+ `$ }0 s/ x8 O# |& i6 X% S
笨鸟先飞A slow sparrow should make an early start.
; V5 e; b# R9 L) u/ @& j* i* v% u不眠之夜white night
R6 @0 Y! m) X: Y ^' |不以物喜，不以己悲not pleased by external gains, not saddened by personnal losses
8 I' H9 l, `+ Y, d1 s' ]. q不遗余力spare no effort; go all out; do one's best
3 e) j" K* N4 L; o) w) ]" Z3 F1 H不打不成交"No discord, no concord. ; o: o. Z9 t& q1 D! W0 o
拆东墙补西墙rob Peter to pay Paul
u6 } z$ f7 \7 N c' Z }) Z辞旧迎新bid farewell to the old and usher in the new; ring out the old year and ring in the new 6 M1 b; I X, g1 ^& C6 N6 n5 C2 l/ e( `
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
$ I1 w* B, s, Y9 N' @大开眼界open one's eyes; broaden one's horizon; be an eye-opener
+ v: D# _" l) o国泰民安The country flourishes and people live in peace
7 Y- e# ~0 m2 c* c/ C$ w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 J9 p$ q8 r. B( ^$ ~
功夫不负有心人Everything comes to him who waits.
: I' e% E" I" ~ [! z5 {& @( c好了伤疤忘了疼once on shore, one prays no more
2 g, ?9 d" J, `6 K' O好事不出门，恶事传千里Good news never goes beyond the gate, while bad news spread far and wide. . z* z X$ L4 `& U
和气生财Harmony brings wealth* F! M/ E# t" D( v2 d/ _ s) k
活到老，学到老One is never too old to learn.
" l$ s! Z: d# A+ w既往不咎let bygones be bygones
/ r+ X/ A: j$ H! I金无足赤,人无完人Gold can't be pure and man can't be perfect.
9 p2 B' G4 o/ j% I2 i金玉满堂Treasures fill the home! D3 V+ G) M' \" {$ ?
脚踏实地be down-to-earth 4 q0 @/ F4 ?% }1 |. e
脚踩两只船sit on the fence . b9 Y5 o0 h2 {) O% V
君子之交淡如水the friendship between gentlemen is as pure as crystal; a hedge between keeps friendship green x5 o, _9 n p6 M6 u* l& |
老生常谈，陈词滥调cut and dried, cliché
0 H% W9 Y: ?" s1 Q礼尚往来Courtesy calls for reciprocity. ( U: [( t0 J; {
留得青山在，不怕没柴烧"Where there is life, there is hope."
" ]* _! ~/ Y" I V马到成功achieve immediate victory; win instant success
9 v0 M9 J. C0 |9 e名利双收gain in both fame and wealth# _% {( F; Y+ n- x0 A
茅塞顿开be suddenly enlightened3 w/ e( h& t: l- }
没有规矩不成方圆Nothing can be accomplished without norms or standards.
/ G6 ^# J1 ~) b0 f" @5 k# R2 ^+ H每逢佳节倍思亲
( a% ]/ u2 A7 u, p9 z0 N. x( Y% sOn festive occasions more than ever one thinks of one's dear ones far away.' t; K! R u1 D# K1 Y5 m
It is on the festival occasions when one misses his dear most.
" J; a. s! y& @2 G5 c6 M谋事在人，成事在天"The planning lies with man, the outcome with Heaven. / Man proposes, God disposes. "
2 B4 P/ n1 F, y( m! I" n, w弄巧成拙be too smart by half; Cunning outwits itself.
) B- v9 E/ n* m- d! ?6 O6 M( x) _拿手好戏masterpiece
# a Y2 I" m$ h赔了夫人又折兵throw good money after bad; e2 H4 ~! q1 R
抛砖引玉a modest spur to induce others to come forward with valuable contributions; throw a sprat to catch a whale5 j# U8 Q$ `0 H! l! v& n" m e
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 ]: W3 ^% n# x. ~ u
抢得先机take the preemptive opportunities 4 }5 v& G. i( X/ K% R
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.
# b9 s8 n% q7 O; 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
6 i: a% s, M" k8 q: L& g2 v- b前事不忘,后事之师Past experience, if not forgotten, is a guide for the future.* C4 M* {- B. ?* U4 G \1 c
前人栽树,后人乘凉One generation plants the trees in whose shade another generation rests.) ^6 a, S5 w# ~- b6 F/ q& Z
One sows and another reaps.
: _2 A- t. o1 X9 c前怕狼,后怕虎fear the wolf in front and the tiger behind/ hesitate in doing something
0 p4 `, e5 ]7 J! D) W& F, }. @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. . w! s' a! `4 Z
强强联手win-win co-operation4 `4 u( T- u9 e1 k8 O
瑞雪兆丰年A timely snow promises a good harvest.
1 p3 p9 {# c& x7 r人之初,性本善Man's nature at birth is good.
( L4 G g! O4 ]5 [) m人逢喜事精神爽Joy puts heart into a man.
7 f; k5 g$ @, F: y6 S3 I人海战术huge-crowd strategy
% x1 F% T9 T) V$ A世上无难事，只要肯攀登"Where there is a will, there is a way. "
/ r$ z* o0 R5 p世外桃源a fictitious land of peace away from the turmoil of the world; 7 y( J7 v0 k# ^* w
死而后已until my heart stops beating
' _/ O. o5 v6 z* Q2 @* _/ U4 Z3 U岁岁平安Peace all year round# z9 h3 i2 @) Y# s& N* e) T
上有天堂，下有苏杭"Just as there is paradise in heaven, ther are Suzhou and Hangzhou on earth." ! I# o( S; Q- A) y
塞翁失马，焉知非福Misfortune may be an actual blessing.2 S/ e: P% `$ t2 N& T7 L2 q* y5 O
三十而立"A man should be independent at the age of thirty. f- B2 M% B" P. g
At thirty, a man should be able to think for himself." 2 j" K8 p/ Z3 U, n* o( ~. ~ F
升级换代updating and upgrading (of products), q1 }6 G) h- ~3 x4 H* U5 M0 P* Q
四十不惑Life begins at forty.
( H; B( i5 Q" N; H; I/ a1 Y谁言寸草心，报得三春晖"Such kindness of warm sun, can't be repaid by grass. " " h/ B8 N8 J/ m3 E
水涨船高When the river rises, the boat floats high.
7 |9 M3 z: P3 F8 L8 R时不我待Time and tide wait for no man. 4 s7 m, g4 j$ `1 A& s
杀鸡用牛刀break a butterfly on the wheel7 H# j+ D# f1 }6 X4 V" c$ a
实事求是seek truth from facts; be practical and realistic; be true to facts
% M* Y; w% p0 A, O7 R说曹操,曹操到Talk of the devil and he comes.
3 ^- |4 }# C t, g, u# T实话实说speak the plain truth; call a spade a spade; tell it as it is ) Z6 i' M s& l
实践是检验真理的唯一标准Practice is the sole criterion for testing truth.3 ]0 W1 N& D' g6 |7 f$ 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; "2 X$ o- \8 |( v
韬光养晦hide one's capacities and bide one's time
4 }6 J8 q# j$ V" z0 P8 M4 z# k糖衣炮弹sugar-coated bullets
# |" D, l0 u+ C- E天有不测风云Anything unexpected may happen. a bolt from the blue' x" w1 c/ l6 r; ^
团结就是力量Unity is strength.% T! d1 W1 o. Q7 s! a
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 S! n5 X M' [! ~( u
歪风邪气unhealthy practices and evil phenomena
' D3 Q# V8 C& `4 o: Q: ~2 W物以类聚，人以群分Birds of a feather flock together.) r9 D+ N/ j. K
往事如风"The past has vanished (from memory) like wind.; What in past, is past." 3 q& l w8 B! Z" I" g# v+ [8 M
望子成龙hold high hopes for one's child
. _4 A0 P. u9 M6 v$ F2 K屋漏又逢连阴雨Misfortunes never come singly. When it rains it pours.
, f( ^; l4 _0 `文韬武略military expertise; military strategy
% F7 Z0 y3 `, [/ D唯利是图draw water to one's mill A$ E' ^- {4 {2 c9 G# g
无源之水,无本之木water without a source, and a tree wiithout roots5 M1 w8 {7 Z h0 c2 g, y; w7 E6 p/ c
无中生有make/create something out of nothing ! H. _/ u# F8 q
无风不起浪There are no waves without wind. There's no smoke without fire.. L: ]! ~- H4 n/ y/ B' D! _! P
徇私枉法bend the law for the benefit of relatives or friends 4 [8 E7 y* Y* V7 Y! i8 T
新官上任三把火a new broom sweeps clean 7 Z) L. B( R( z) y! I+ [+ g4 z
虚心使人进步,骄傲使人落后Modesty helps one go forward, whereas conceit makes one lag behind.
8 H* |$ C; t4 `' S. B, j% t蓄势而发accumulate strength for a take-off8 x2 z. n+ ^3 z4 O6 f- v
心想事成May all your wish come true" a! V" i* F, Z; H% r
心照不宣have a tacit understanding; give tacit consent; tacit understanding8 R1 j) q* r- d, }' G. @
先入为主First impressions are firmly entrenched.% [) |# w* n" }
先下手为强catch the ball before the bound' T1 x& |- O4 J- }5 Q0 U8 a2 `; n8 F
像热锅上的蚂蚁like an ant on a hot pan) O: g# M( M o- x/ A0 g0 ^. t1 a
现身说法warn people by taking oneself as an example6 L- ]6 o( q" }# D
息事宁人pour oil on troubled waters 5 x3 `) E* A2 ^
喜忧参半mingled hope and fear 7 n* u+ J: O" g7 }, s/ x
循序渐进step by step
! v4 P# E( N5 p( l4 o一路平安，一路顺风speed somebody on their way; speed the parting guest 6 S3 R1 N+ k9 w6 n% H& a; r) v# V
严以律己,宽以待人be strict with oneself and lenient towards others
P- d& e2 w+ o# @( P' m% E' |" v鱼米之乡a land of milk and honey
2 F7 Z$ E+ }" }, e" ~有情人终成眷属"Jack shall have Jill, all shall be well." & G8 @' i+ w: A
有钱能使鬼推磨Money makes the mare go. Money talks.
: M: C: `7 J7 [+ B; \% ^! h有识之士people of vision$ x- _5 N( T( X, o3 X% j' W
有勇无谋use brawn rather than brain * y) g7 P n* g/ {& E% W
有缘千里来相会Separated as we are thousands of miles apart, we come together as if by predestination.
) f6 Y# e8 b, j5 w与时俱进advance with times! N+ [4 B9 t4 Q# j
以人为本people oriented; people foremost % k* ?+ }. Q2 V0 m
因材施教teach students according to their aptitude
: j1 J# w, `" M$ Q; |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." : q( @' @ m% z0 j" ~; z' p
欲速则不达Haste does not bring success.
0 ]# i5 T3 j: j0 i4 T3 h. E优胜劣汰survival of the fittest
; F. U; y2 k, ~3 _1 T英雄所见略同Great minds think alike.8 E7 v& ?1 a5 u
冤家宜解不宜结Better make friends than make enemies.
( v% c/ H- g+ V" Y/ o; C冤假错案"cases in which people were unjustly, falsely or wrongly charged or sentenced; unjust, false or wrong cases" $ }5 x4 I& K& _& Q7 N- f
一言既出，驷马难追A real man never goes back on his words.
) N% v4 l2 t' p5 S0 H! H8 R招财进宝Money and treasures will be plentiful$ w; C/ s0 q9 \6 d" m
债台高筑become debt-ridden
1 r4 y4 g4 a: @/ ?致命要害Achilles' heel ) I4 C# j- Q8 U" u: y& \ J4 Y
众矢之的target of public criticism
4 y: m$ L6 m* \- P- 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.
( N2 X, q. Q: v/ E& G. }: ^/ C纸上谈兵be an armchair strategist$ t& e* P. f! c, K# \9 H
纸包不住火Truth will come to light sooner or later.
+ \7 c6 a0 \' w; J& U左右为难between the devil and the deep blue sea; between the rock and the hard place |
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